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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/23/2000 Study Session MinutesII. III. IV. MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY sESSION MARANA TOm COUNCIL MAY 23, 2000 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, May 23, 2000 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 5:43 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Michael Reuwsaat Ora M. Harn Ed Honea Herb Kal Jim Blake Roxanne Ziegler Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Excused Excused Present Excused Present Present STAFF Michael Hein Jocelyn Entz Jane Howell Jim DeGrood Roy Cuaron Farhad Moghimi Jack Holden Town Manager Town Clerk Human Resources Director Development Services Administrator Finance Director Assistant Public Works Director Building Official APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda was unanimously approved. Reverend Robert Hyman spoke before the Council regarding his concerns with the high-density development planned for areas within the rural atmosphere of northwest Marana. He also stated his concerns about impact fees, the infrastructure development and water issues facing the Town's future. Mayor Sutton thanked Reverend Hyman for voicing his concerns and for his many years of community activism. MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MAY 23; 2000 v. ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Discussion - FY 2000-01 Budget Review (Roy Cuaron) Mr. Hein began the budget discussions by stating that the Town's overall budget had originally reflected a deficit of approximately $238,000. After changes, that figure had been lowered to $55,000. He pointed out some of the financial challenges facing the Town. These included meeting the market demands for Police department staffing, endangered species and conservation planning personnel requirements, and funding for recreational program additions and expansions. He announced that Ms. Howell would be working with Mr. Lawrence to double the capacity of the Parks and Recreation programs that would be offered in the future to the community. The budget discussions began with the Building Services department. Mr. Hein said that no significant changes had been made to this budget other than an increase in the staffing capacity. Next on the agenda was the budget for the Marana Northwest Regional Airport. Mr. Hein said that there were no year-to-date budget comparisons that could be made since the facility had been acquired only last year. He noted that the projected allocations were standard. The Planning and Zoning department budget was presented to the Council and briefly discussed. Mr. Hein said that this department had faced several staffing challenges and that compensation had been made under the contract labor category. He stated that there were no major changes in this budget. The Water department figures were the next topic of discussion. Mr. Hein explained that this department had a decrease in staffing needs including consulting services. He said that these projected figures represented a trim and reasonable budget. There were no questions. The next budget discussed was that of the Development Services Administration. Mr. Hein gave a short explanation of the figures that were presented and pointed out the changes to several line items of importance. These included the categories of transit services, community events, and capital equipment purchases. 2 MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MAY 23, 2000 The budget for the Public Works department followed. Mr. Hein commended Mr. Moghimi for his diligence in the preparation of these figures and stated that significant reductions to this budget had been made. He briefly described these changes which included in the street sweeping, traffic light maintenance, contract labor, small tools and equipment, and capital equipment purchases categories. A brief explanation of the Court department budget was given by the Town Manager. Line item reductions were made in several categories including hourly wages, equipment repair, and small tools and equipment. There were no questions. The final budget figures that were presented to the Council were those of the Police department. Mr. Hein pointed out the decreases as well as the increases in the allocations and gave a short explanation of each change. There were no questions. At this time, Mr. Hein thanked Mr. Cuaron and the senior staff for their hard work in the preparation of the FY 2000-2001 budget. There was no further discussion. VI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, adjournment of the study session was unanimously approved. The time was 6:27 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council Study Session held on May 23, 2000. I further certify that a quorum was present. 3