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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/21/2000 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 I® PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, March 21, 2000 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Bobby Sutton, Jr. at 7:03p.m. II. III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton INVOCATIONJMO~NT OF SILENCE Given by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat ROLL CALL Me COUNCIL , Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mike Reuwsaat Ed Honea Herb Kai Ora Mae Harn Roxanne Ziegler Jim Blake Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Present Present Excused Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz Roy Cuaron Jim DeGrood Jane Howell Joel Shapiro David Smith Blanca Rico Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Finance Director Development Services Administrator Human Resources Director Planning Director Chief of Police Office Support Assistant The list of public attendees is attached. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat and seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda was approved 6/0. : MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 VI. VII. VIII. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES A. Minutes of Regular Council Meeting- March 7, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Kai and seconded by Council Member Blake, the minutes for March 7, 2000, were approved 6/0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Sutton announced that Council Member Ziegler was in California visiting her son after the birth of his first child. He said that the Councilwoman was very excited about having a new grandson. Patti Comerford, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairperson, spoke before the Council as a representative of the Continental Ranch Little League. She invited the Council to attend the opening day ceremonies at Windmill Park on April 1, 2000. The festivities begin at 10:00 a.m. Leilani Schisler, resident, stated that she was continuing to raise money for two Marana students to go on a civics class trip to Washington, D.C. She said that a raffle will be held on April 1, 2000, with approximately 60 prizes and that the tickets were $5.00 each. John Sponsler, spoke to the Council regarding his desire to have the Marana Police Department services annexed to his area. His residence is located within Pima County near Roadrunner School. Mr. Sponsler asked what he would have to do to get better police service than he is presently receiving from the county. Mayor Sutton said that Jim DeGrood would contact Mr. Sponsler and provide him with a list of the necessary steps to take for the annexation of his area. Barney Brenner announced his campaign plans for the Pima County Board of Supervisors. Mayor Sutton reminded the Council and public that a special Council meeting will be held at the Heritage Highlands' Recreation Center at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2000. Council Member Ham stated that the Marana Health Center (MHC) would be holding a dance on March 25, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. at the Marana Senior Center in order to raise funds, She said that there would be free admission and plenty of opportunities to donate funds to the MHC. She added that the MHC Grand Opening would be held on March 31, 2000, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. In conjunction with the ribbon-cutting ceremonies, a health fair will be held. STAFF REPORTS, IF ANY There were no questions regarding the staff reports. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 DC GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2000-27: Twin Peaks Subdivision, Release of Assurances, Trust No. 7907-T, for Lots 1-78, Common Areas A & B and Acceptance of Public Impr~ements for Maintenance (Jim DeGrood) 2. Resolution No. 2000-28: Substitution of Assurances for Canyon Pass at Dove Mountain Phase II, Lots 49-110 and Common Areas A (Private Streets) and B (Natural Open Space) (Jim DeGrood) 3. Resolution No. 2000-29: Re-appointments to the Town of Marana Business Advisory, Committee (Roy Cuaron) Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, seconded by Council Member Blake, the consent agenda was approved 6/0. B. COUNCIL ACTION le Ordinance No. 2000.03: Proposed amendment to the Town of Marana's Land Development Code to delete Sections 05.10.03J and 05.10.04J, the Cluster Development Option in the R-36 and R-16 Zones (Joel Shapiro) Mr. Shapiro spoke briefly regarding this item. He explained that, with the update to the Land Development Code, deleting this option would provide orderly growth and the opportunity to address the cluster option in a comprehensive manner. He said that on January 26, 2000, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on this proposed amendment and approved these recommendations. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat asked if this amendment would limit the ability of the developers to use the available land with respect to the designated critical habitat. Mr. Shapiro acknowledged that, in regard to clustering and preserving open space, this amendment could possibly impact the development of property located east of 1-10 within the Town boundaries. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat asked that the cluster option not be totally Prohibited to developers. He said that, with pending mitigation regarding properties east of 1-10, he wanted to be on record as being in favor of this development option. He commented that, in order to pay for Town service, residential housing is needed to generate sales taxes and revenue sharing. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 , Council Member Honea respectfully disagreed with the Vice Mayor. He said that this concept was misleading to the public. He explained that, in the past, the Town had allowed developers to utilize this option and the agreed upon improvements to public use lands were never made. This left the communities without open space recreational areas and parks. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat agreed with Council Member Honea that developers had not always fulfilled their obligations of providing recreational areas satisfactorily for the residential developments. He added that, regardless of the type of zoning request, he wanted to keep the clustering option available for future use. He emphasized that this would guarantee the Town's ability to allow some residential density with the appropriate lot sizes. He stressed the importance of this option, particularly in the northwest region where mitigation issues will significantly change the affordability of housing as a requirement of the critical habitat designations. Council Member Ham said that, in keeping the clustering option available, an opportunity existed for Marana to allow the developers the freedom to create unique residential environments while the Town retained control through Council action over the zoning designations and development planning. Mayor Sutton said that mitigation and critical habitat designations were inevitable for this region. He said that retaining flexibility regarding the zoning codes was essential for the Town's continued success in offering a wide range of housing options. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, seconded by Council Member Honea, Ordinance No. 2000.03 was approved 6/0. Authorization to Proceed with Request for Proposals (RFP) for appraisal and other professional services for the Water Department (Brad DeSpain) Mr. Hein said that this item was part of the on-going negotiations between the Town and the City of Tucson (COT) pertaining to the acquisition of COT's water storage and distribution system. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat said that, prior to this issue coming back for Council action, he expected that a rate analysis would be complete and tb~at the appraisal could be properly studied. He also requested that a report be generated detailing the net effect of potential water rates on existing systems and with new users. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, seconded by Council Member Blake, the authority to proceed with Request for Proposals for appraisal and other professional services for the Water Department was granted. The vote was 6/0. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 ® . Resolution No. 2000-23: Preliminary Plat for Hartman Vistas: Request for approval of a 367-1ot single family detached home subdivision Preliminary Plat on 157.33 acres of currently vacant land zoned R-6 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 6,000 sq. fL). Identified as parcel number 221-06-00104, located in a portion of the northeast quarter of Section 23, Township 12 South, Range 12 East. The propert~ lies at the southwest comer of the intersection of Linda Vista Boulevard and Harlmmn Lane. The Applicant is New World Homes, Inc., 3550 N. Ist Avenue, S-150, Tucson, AZ 85719 (Joel Shapiro) Mr. Hein reported that negotiations With the applicant had been held during the last several weeks and that some of the transportation improvement issues had been resolved. Specifically, he said that language was added to this item regarding written verification of no objection from US Fish and Wildlife, the Staff review of developed open space, and an additional condition number four. This fourth condition states that no finial inspections of residential construction will be granted until such time as offsite Hartman Lane paving improvements currently under design by the Town and Pima County are completed. In the event the improvements are not completed at the time of final inspection, the developer, at his option, may chipseal the roadway to allow final inspection of the residential construction. Mr. Hein said that this was an integrated solution as well as a compromise between the Town and New World Homes, Inc. Upon motion by Council Member Ham, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2000-23 was approved 6/0. Resolution No. 2000-25: Saguaro Springs Preliminary Block Plat: Request for approval of a Preliminary Block Plat consisting of Blocks 1 through 23 and Lots 1-7 on a 790-acre parcel located east of Airline road between Lambert Lane, Twin Peaks Road, and the Tucson Mountains in portions of Sections 17, 18, and 19, Township 12 South, Range 12 East. Property Owner/Applicant is Best Associates, LLC, 6339 E; Speedway, Suite 200, Tucson, AZ 85710 (Joel Shapiro) Mr. Hein gave a brief summary of this item and explained a revision and an addition to the conditions listed within this resolution. These changes were made after the Council packet distribution. A copy of the revised resolution has been made a permanent part of this record. The change and addition are as follows: Condition #1: Written verification was changed to Verification. Condition #7: Prior to the acceptance of the Final Block Plat, Developer must have an approved agreement with the Town Manager providing that once established, the golf course will be irrigated with a water source other than groundwater. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Kai, Resolution No. 2000-25 was approved. The vote was 6/0. 5. Executive Session - Pursuant to A.R.S.38-431.01 (A) for discussion and cOnsultation with Town Attorney in order to consider its position regarding potential litigation (Dan Hochuli) Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, the meeting was adjourned for the Executive Session. The vote was 6/0 and the time was 7:40 p.m. The Council left the dais. Mayor Sutton called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. with all attending Council members present on the dais. 6. Legislative Update (Mike Hein) Mr. Hein gave a brief update of the issues before the Legislature including sales tax, incorporation, and lobbying activity. C. Mayor and Council's Report Council Member Honea commended the Mayor and Town staff for the success of the Founders' Day VIP breakfast. Council Member Ham reported that she had met with Colonel Jim Bramon, Commander of the Western Army Aviation Training Site. She said that the Commander was interested in becoming involved with the Marana Northwest Regional ~ort (MNRA) and she said that she would introduce him to Roger Dougan, MNRA Manager. Mayor Sutton reported that Ms. Entz was working on a Founders' Day survey for the Council's feedback to be used with future planning of this annual event. He said that the Town's plans were to make this special event bigger each year with particular emphasis on the 25~h Anniversary in 2004. D. Manager's Report There was no report. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL MARCH 21, 2000 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Member Honea said that, as an U.S. Postal Service employee, he had the chance to meet and to talk with many of the rural county residents living between northwest Marana and the Pinal Air Park. He said that these citizens had voiced an interest in this community and that many of them work in Marana as well. He suggested starting a dialogue with these residents to ascertain the extent of their interest in annexation into Marana. Council Member Harn spoke about the ongoing efforts to preserve an historic adobe building in northwest Marana. She reported that negotiations were proceeding toward the donation of this building to the Town by the property owners. She requested that this item be placed on a future agenda in order for the Council to view a presentation of the preservation plans. Council Member Kai requested that the Staff and the Town Attorney put together a draft for a golf course ordinance particularly pertaining to watering sources and methods. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, seconded by Council Member Kai, adjournment was approved 6/0. The time was 8:32 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on March 21, 2000. I further certify that a quorum was present.