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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/2000 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2000 Ie II. IH. PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, April 4, 2000 CALL TO ORDER Vice Mayor Reuwsaat at 7:07 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Given by Brad DeSpain, Utilities Director ROLL CALL 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 Excused Present Present Present Present Present Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz RoyCuaron Jim DeGrood Jane Howell Brad DeSpain Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Finance Director Development Services Administrator Human Resources Director Utilities Director The list of public attendees is attached. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Honea and seconded by Council Member Blake, the agenda with a change was unanimously approved. Item IX. A. 2. was moved from A. Consent Agenda to B. Council Action. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2000 VI. Vlll. IXe ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES A. Minutes of Council Meeting- March 21, 2000 B. Minutes of Special Council Meeting- March 28, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Honea and seconded by Council Member Blake, the Minutes for the Council Meetings held on March 21 and 28, 2000, were approved. The vote for March 21st was 5/1 with Council Member Ziegler abstaining as she was excused from the meeting. The vote for March 28~ was 4/2 with Council Members Ziegler and Ham both abstaining as they were excused from the special meeting. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS John Sponsler presented the Council with a list of 13 signatures from county residents who are interested in being annexed into Marana. Mr. Sponsler lives west of the Town's boundary and recently spoke before the Council on this matter. Mr. DeGrood is working with this group, Jim DeGrood introduced Harvey Gill as the Assistant Public Works Director. Mr. Gill has previously worked for the Town and Mr. DeGrood was delighted to welcome him back. Council Member Ham thanked the Council, Town staff and the general public for the outstanding show of support for the' Marana Health center at the Grand Opening. COuncil Member Ziegler announced the birth of her first grandchild on March 21, 2000. Sandy Groseclose announced the birth of her third grandchild who was bom earlier in the day. STAFF REPORTS, IF ANY There were no questions regarding the staff reports. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2000.32: Final Plat for Heritage Highlands IH at Dove Mountairu Request for approval of a Final Plat consisting of 178 lots on approximately ~3 acres within the dove Mountain Specific Plan area. Identified as A~sessor Parcel Numbers 218-43-001K, 218-43-001L, and 218-43-001J, located in portions of Sections 24 and 25, Township 11 South, Range 12 East. The Applicant is US Home Corporation, 5151 E. Broadway Boulevard, Suite 1100, Tucson, AZ 85711. 3. Resolution No. 2000-37: Authorization to submit a Town of Marana project for consideration in the State of Arizona's 2001 Highway Safety Plan (Jim DeGrood) MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Ham, seconded by Council Member Honea, the Consent Agenda with the removal of A. 2. was unanimously approved. Earlier in this meeting, a motion was unanimously approved to move this item from the Consent Agenda to X. B. Council Action. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Proclamation, Proclaiming April as Volunteer Month and Honoring Marana Volunteers (Sandy Groseclose) Vice Mayor Reuwsaat commended volunteerism in general and pointed out that Marana was fortunate to have a large number of residents who dedicated their time and efforts to the community. He said that 51 individuals volunteer many hours to the Town in such areas as the police department, parks department and on a multitude of committees. In order to acknowledge and honor these citizen volunteers, the Town has proclaimed the month of April as Marana Volunteer Month. Each of these individuals received a certificate of appreciation, a volunteer pin and a coupon for a Town of Marana Volunteer shirt. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat read the official proclamation into the record and called these volunteers to the front of the Council Chambers for the presentation. The honOred volunteers present at the meeting included Maggie Anslow, Lorie Bull, Terry Dee, Russell Dove, DenVer Drake, Brent Garcia, Janie Henley, Karl Horvath, Jean Lynch, Michelle Martin, Sergio Martinez, Bob Millner, Joe Reilly, Tori Robinson, Sherry Rollins, Bob Sales, Bonnie Schmidt, Sandy Shkolnick, Steve Wyly, Keith Cress, Mary Stygstra, Helen Doty, and Wynema Honea, Council Members Honea and Ham said that Marana was a very special town because of its outstanding citizens. They both acknowledged their pride in the community and said that Marana was very fortunate to have such dedicated residents. Mr. Hein commended Sandy Groseclose for her hard work in cOOrdinating this recognition effort for the volunteers. He added that plans to approach private and non- profit companies operating in Marana were being made in order to honor the volunteers in a much grander fashion in the future. At 7:32 p.m., Vice Mayor Reuwsaat called for a short recess. At 7:41 p.m., the meeting was reconvened with all attending Council Members present on the dais. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETiNG MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2000 A. 2. Resolution No. 2000-35 - Continental Ranch Parcel 11 Release of the Substitute Assurance Agreement, Trust No. 4685, for Lots 1 through 142, Common Areas A through D2 and Acceptance of Public Improvements for Maintenance. This item was removed from the consent agenda earlier in the meeting. The motion by Council Member Ham and seconded by Council Member Honea to reposition this item to Section B. Council Action was unanimously approved at that time. Mr. Hein explained that several residents had approached the Council earlier in the evening with concerns regarding the release of assurances for this development. He said that, because of this new information, Staff recommended continuance of this item. Chuck Shackleford, resident, spoke before the Council also asking that this item be continued. He stated his concerns about the quality of construction in this development and about his reservations regarding the proper installation of the utilities. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat thanked Mr. Shackleford for his comments. He asked that Mr. DeGrood meet with the developer regarding these issues and report back to the Council with the resulting remedies. Council Member Ziegler also thanked Mr. Shackleford for coming forward. She said that, as a longtime resident of Continental Ranch, she was aware of some of the construction deficiencies in the area and that she appreciated Mr. Shackleford bringing his concerns to the Council's attention. 1 Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, a continuance for Resolution No. 2000-35 was unanimously approved. Status report from the Marana Chamber of Commerce regarding Founders' Day 2000 (Kelle M. Maslyn) Kelle Maslyn, Executive Director of the Marana Chamber of Commerce, spoke before the Council regarding the 23rd annual Founders' Day festivities. She reported that many residents had participated in the planned activities over the 3-day celebration and that the majority of the events were successful. In order to begin planning for next year's celebration, Ms. Maslyn asked for the Council's input and comments regarding this year's scheduled activities. Council Member Ziegler requested that the Council be provided with a financial report on Founders' Day 2000. Ms. Maslyn replied that a profit and loss report was ready for distribution to the Council before the end of the meeting. A copy of this report has been made a permanent part of this record. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2000 Council Member Ziegler inquired when a survey sheet regarding the Council's critique of the Founders' Day 2000 events would be distributed. Ms. Entz replied that the survey was readY and would be distributed to the Council this week. Council Member Harn reported that she had received many compliments from residents on the Founders' Day parade. She said that she was privileged to ride right behind, the Fort Huachuca Marching Band and that it was a wonderful experience. Ms. Maslyn reported that the 10K run held at Dove Mountain and sponsored by Northwest Medical Center had raised $2,500. She added that the ProfessiOnal Runners Association told her to expect the next year's participation to double in attendance. Executive Session - Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 (A) (1), discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee' or employee of Marana. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Ziegler, it was unanimously approved to move into Executive Session. The Council members left the dais at 8:05 p.m. The Council meeting was reconvened by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat at 8:55 p.m. with all attending Council members present on the dais. 4~ Consideration and action regarding compensation for Town Clerk (Mayor Sutton) Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, seconded by Council Member Honea, a continuance for this item until the May 2, 2000, Council meeting was unanimoUSly approved. 5. Pima Association of Governments Management Committee (Mike Hein) Council Member Ham gave a brief report of the upcoming scheduled meetings on the PAG agenda and announced that an important meeting with ADOT was scheduled for April 21, 2000. Mr. Hein said that a memo detailing the meeting information would be distributed to the Council this week. 6. Legislative Update (Mike Hein) Mr. Hein announced that each Council member would be receiving an invitation to attend a ceremonial bill signing at the Oro Valley Town Hall on Saturday, April 8, 2000. He said that Governor Hull would be signing a bill based on Oro Valley's native plant ordinance and that this would be an excellent opportunity to speak with her about Marana's issues as well as to support regional concerns. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2000 Xi Mr. Hein continued by reporting on the status of legislation before the current session of the Legislature. The items he mentioned included the effluent consent legislation and the incorporation bill. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat asked that copies of the bills' that were planned for the ceremonial signing on Saturday be distributed to the Council for review. C. Mayor and Council's Report Council Member Ham took this time to thank everyone again for their support of the Marana Health Center and for their assistance in making a success of the Grand Opening ceremonies. She added that the bids for the parking lot Pavement had been received and that the contract had been awarded to the Dar-Hill Corporation. She thanked Vice Mayor Reuwsaat for his outstanding support of the clinic. Vice Mayor Reuwsaat reminded the Council that an important meeting on the Northwest Regional Plan was scheduled for Wednesday, April 5, 2000. He said that it was one of the most important items for Marana. D. Manager's Report There was no report. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no future agenda items presented at this time. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, adjournment was unanimously approved. The time was 9:03 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on April 4, 2000. I further certify that a quorum was present.