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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/17/2001 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 17, 2001 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, Apri117, 2001 I. CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:02 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Mayor Sutton asked that a moment of silence be observed in remembrance of abused children. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Jim Blake Ora Mae Harn Ed Honea Herb Kai Carol McGorray Roxanne Ziegler Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Excused Present Excused Present Excused STAFF Michael Hein Michael Reuwsaat Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz Roy Cuaron Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Finance Director The list of public attendees is attached. 1 MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 17, 2001 V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda was unanimously approved as amended, with the change being to continue items IX. B. 3 and 4 under Council Action. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Minutes of Study Session -March 27, 2001 Minutes of Study Session -March 29, 2001 Minutes of Study Session - Apri13, 2001 Minutes of Regular Meeting - Apri13, 2001 Upon motion by Council Member Honea, and seconded by Council Member Blake, the minutes of the regular Council meeting of April 3, 2001, and the minutes of the study sessions on March 27, 2001 and March 29, 2001 and April 3, 2001 were approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no requests from the public to speak. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2001-43: Intergovernmental Agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana Police Department, a member agency of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A.) Program Drug Grant Agreement (Dave Smith) 2. Resolution No. 2001-45: Appointment to the Town of Marana Business Advisory Committee (BAC) (Roy Cuaron) 3. Child Abuse Prevention Proclamation (Mayor Sutton) MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 17, 2001 4. Community Development Block Grant Proclamation (Mike Reuwsaat) The Consent Agenda was unanimously approved upon motion by Council Member Blake and seconded by Council Member McGorray. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Financial Assistance for Marana-Based Schools (Roy Cuaron~ Per Mr. Hein, this item was continued from a previous meeting and is an equity issue dealing with residual funds. Mr. Hein stated that Hendricks Elementary School would receive $1,500 and that the Superintendent for the Marana Unified School District, Dr. Wade McLean, would receive $1,500 on behalf of MUSD for disbursement to various schools within the town limits. School funding will be addressed as a line item in Council's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the Council unanimously approved the funding of $1,500 to °~° Hendricks Elementary School for art supplies and $1,500 to MUSD for disbursement to various schools within the town limits. 2. Ordinance No. 2001.07 -amending Chapter 12 ("Traffic") of the Marana Town Code, regulating the stopping of vehicles at railroad crossings, and imposing criminal penalties (Dan Hochuli) Mayor Sutton expressed his concern regarding people stopping on railroad tracks and how, in addition to imposing higher fines on those who do, the Town needs to help educate citizens about how to prevent stopping on railroad tracks and to avoid accidents. Mr. Hein responded that a number of interventions were being established, including additional signage at both Ina and Cortaro Roads, assistance from Union Pacific with this hazardous situation, and additional police presence in the areas of concern. He noted that this ordinance did not enact new law but that it merely created stiffer penalties for infractions. 3 MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 17, 2001 Council Member Honea noted that he had received a complaint from a citizen who related that the signal light was too close to the tracks and created problems for motorists attempting to stop soon enough. He further stated that the intersection's heavy volume of traffic added to the difficulty in stopping appropriately. The Mayor responded that while this was a concern, the objective of this ordinance was not to punish people unnecessarily but to raise public awareness of the problem through the media and other efforts. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, and seconded by Council Member McGorray, Ordinance No. 2001.07 was unanimously approved. 5. Legislative Update (Mike Hein) Mr. Hein briefly noted that most of the legislative focus was on the budget, but that Mr. Racy was also watching legislation potentially affecting the Town, including a measure allowing jurisdictions to acquire state land through assumption of a default lease. He added that other legislation of interest to Marana included the issue of the State imposing ~° its will over local municipalities and counties that may wish to enter into federal agreements, and legislation relating to retirement plans for law enforcement. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member McGorray reported that she had firsthand experience with being stopped on the Ina Road railroad tracks because of another motorist's unpredicted stop. She noted that the situation was frightening. She concluded by voicing her pleasure in helping to pass an ordinance that would promote public awareness of this hazard. D. MANAGERS' REPORT The managers had no report. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no items at this time. 4 MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 17, 2001 XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Honea and seconded by Council Member Blake, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:16 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on April 17, 2001. I further certify that a quorum was present. '. 1 111 5 ~`~' ~ ~ ~ Council Mecting Attendees Name Address