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Home My WebLink About03/29/2001 Study Session Minutes PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, March 29, 2001 L CALL TO ORDER By Council Member Blake at 5:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANC~E Led by Council Member Blake III. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Excused Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Council Member Present Jim Blake Council Member Excused Ora Mae Ham Council Member Present Ed Honea Present Herb Kal Council Member Excused Roxanne Ziegler Council Member Council Member Present Carol McGorray Tim Escobedo Council Member-Elect Present STAFF Town Manager Michael Hein Assistant Town Manager Michael Reuwsaat Documents Coordinator Lynn Warde Finance Director Roy Cuaron Human Resources Director Jane Howell The list of public attendees is attached. IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA_ Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Kal, the agenda was unanimously approved. V. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Discussion - FY 2001-02 Budget Review (Roy Cuaron) Mike Hein began the study session by recapping the budget process and a variety of revenues and allocations included on the 2001-02 budget. He remarked that the projected population of 12,000 was adjusted to 13,556 after the 2000 Census results and that additional state shared revenues would be factored into the revenue projections. Roy Cuaron spoke to the Council regarding the vehicle acquisition and replacement program. He said that the Town was now in its third year of the replacement process and that he would be happy to answer any questions regarding this program. A general discussion followed regarding several of the higher priced vehicle and equipment line items. These items included two lowboy trailers, two standard pickups for use by new field inspectors, a 4-door crew-cab pickup planned for use by road crews, new police patrol vehicles, and an RV that would be converted into a police command center. There was also a short discussion regarding the floodway program slated for Berry Acres. Mr. Hein said that an advancement in the capital improvement program was the focus on appropriate uses for the transportation fund and on capacity improvements. He remarked that Marana would benefit in the long run by becoming less reliant on operational maintenance uses for the transportation fund as the allocations decreased and as the housing construction industry slowed over the next fifteen years. He said that one concern in this area was how to promote affordable housing and that the Town had an outstanding Community Development Block Grant housing program for low income residents. He added that the Town was developing another program that would assist first-time homebuyers who qualified for conventional financing but who had difficulty buying down the down payments. The Town would purchase the lots, pay the developers back to build at cost, and work with mortgage lenders on affordability in order to assist these residents in exchange for a commitment of community service. He explained that this type of sweat equity would build an investment in the Town from a social standpoint because these residents would have more of a vested interest in the community as a result of their involvement with graffiti programs or working with the schools. VI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Kal and seconded by Council Member FIonea, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 6:04 p.m. CERTIFICATION ! hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council study session held on March 29, 2001. I further certify that a quorum was present. Documents c ordinator Cou~(;ll M eC.,ino