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Home My WebLink About09/05/2000 Regular Council Meeting MinutesPLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, September 5, 2000 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:06 p.m. II. III. IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A momen, t of silence was observed. A special request for prayers and well wishes for Wheeler Abbott was made by Mayor Sutton. Mr. Abbott recently suffered a brain aneurysm and is recuperating satisfactorily. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Herb Kai Council Member Present Ora Mae Ham Council Member Present Roxanne Ziegler Council Member Present Jim Blake Council Member Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz Brad DeSpain Jim DeGrood Dick Gear Dan Groseclose Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Utilities Director Development Services Administrator Community & Economic Development Administrator Community Development Specialist The list of public attendees is attached. SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the agenda was unanimously approved. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES A. Minutes of Regular Meeting - August 15, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Ham, seconded by Council Member Blake, the minutes for the August 15, 2000 Regular Council meeting were approved 5/0. Mayor Sutton abstained from the x, ote, as he was not present at the August meeting. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Sharon Bronson, Chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, was in attendance at this meeting to present the Town with a national award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This HUD merit award, Local Best Practices, recognized the outstanding achievements of the Marana Construction Works! Program. Chairwoman Bronson gave special thanks to Dan Groseclose and Dick Gear for their outstanding efforts. Mayor Sutton added that letters of appreciation and congratulations for this award had also been received from Congressman Kolbe and Tucson Mayor Walkup. Dan Groseclose thanked the Town's entire staff for their overall participation and cooperation in helping to make this program successful. Jane Howell announced that there were seven Town of Marana graduates from the most recent session of the Arizona Government Training System's (AGTS) Supervisors Academy. She reported that collaboration between the Town and Pima County had resulted in the establishment of a local classroom at the Northwest Fire Training Center. Previously, the Town's employees traveled to Mesa, Arizona to receive this training. The semester session of supervisory training was attended by Town employees as well as employees from the Pima County Wastewater department. Ms. Howell stated that the majority of the Town's supervisors and department heads had received certificates of training from this course. Mr. Hein commended Ms. Howell for her own job dedication and added that he felt this training program was exemplary and well worth the Town's participation. John Malloy, candidate for Justice of the Peace, introduced himself to the Council and audience. He gave a brief history of his community involvement and asked for support in his upcoming election effort. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL !i David Morales, resident, spoke before the Council regarding the Marana sign code. He stated that the regulations were too restrictive and suggested that they be revised to match the Pima County sign code. Mr. Morales also spoke about obtaining public recognition of the men and women who had worked in the Marana Volunteer Fire Department, which is no longer in existence. Due to the lack of funding, this volunteer department closed in the mid-1990s. He asked that a plaque or monument honoring these volunteers be placed within the Marana Park and that the park's entrance street be named in commemoration of their brave deeds. VIII. STAFF REPORTS, IF ANY There were no questions regarding staff reports IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2000-95 - raising the speed limit on Twin Peaks Road between Sandario Road and Sanders Road from 35 mph to 45 mph (Farhad Moghimi) e Resolution No. 2000-96 - Agreement between Town of Marana and Richmond American Homes, Inc., for construction of water facilities and provision of water utility service (Brad DeSpain) 0 Resolution No. 2000-97 - consideration of recommendation to State Liquor Board for a No. 06 (bar) liquor license to Marsha Diane Silverman on behalf of P'Nosh Deli & Catering Co., Inc., dba Old Father Inn, for premises located at 4080 W. Ina Road (Jocelyn Entz) e Resolution No. 2000-98 - authorizing the Town of Marana to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Pima County and the Marana Unified School District creating the Marana Construction Works! Project 2000 to continue the Youth- Build HOME Program (Dan Groseclose) e Resolution No. 2000-100 - The Villages Phase III at Dove Mountain: request for approval of a 139-1ot single family detached home subdivision final plat on 29.08 acres located west of Dove Mountain Boulevard, south of Moore Road in a portion of Section 35, Township 11 south, Range 12 East. Property Owner/Developer is Cottonwood Properties, Inc., 3567 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 219, Tucson, Arizona 85718 (Joel Shapiro) M/NUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ~A TOWN · HALL SEPTEMBER 5~ 2000 6. Resolution No. 2000-101 - appointment to the Town of Marana Business Advisory Committee (BAC) (Roy Cuaron) e Resolution No. 2000-102 Continental Commerce Park: Request for approval of a 45-1ot industrial subdivision final plat on 5.45 acres located within the Continental Ranch Specific Plan and more specifically east of Hartman Lane, at the terminus of Business Center Drive in a portion of the northwest 1/4 of Section 36, Township 12 South, Range 12 East. Property Owner/Developer is Mickey Eigen, 5669 N. Oracle Road, #2101, Tucson, Arizona 85704 (Joel Shapiro) 8. Proclamation - proclaiming September 2000 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the Town of Marana (Mayor Sutton) Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the Consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Resolution No. 2000-99 - TRICO Electric Cooperative Height Variance: THE COUNCIL WILL BE SITTING AS THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THIS ITEM. Request from TRICO Electric Cooperative to build and operate their utility facilities on a 40-acre site located north of Tangerine Road approximately $/4 of a mile east of Interstate 10. This request is to obtain a variance to allow an increase in building height from the maximum allowable of 30-feet, per Section 05.10.01.H.3 of the Land Development Code, to a maximum height of 47-feet. Case Number VAR- 0058. The applicant is TRICO Electric being represented by Erickson, Leader, Martinez Architects, Inc., 235 W. Giaconda Way, Suite 217, Tucson, AZ 85704 (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood briefly explained this item and stated that TRICO had recently received a conditional use permit on this AG-zoned property. He said that staff found this office administration building to be ancillary to the primary use of the property. He added that there was no objection to the variance approval subject to conformance with the building elevations proposed and that the development of the project begins within 12 months of the variance approval. Sergio Martinez, project architect, provided illustrations of the proposed structure and gave a brief presentation before the Council regarding this variance request. He said that the proposed buildings were primarily a combination of masonry and stucco with a large glass window wall. He added that the two-story structure would take full advantage of the spectacular view of the Tortolita Mountains. · 'MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL ..... SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Harn, seconded by Council Member Kai, Resolution No. 2000-99 was unanimously approved. Public Hearing Ordinance No. 2000.16 - Silverbell Centre Rezone: consideration of approval for a request to rezone approximately 76.74 acres from Zone "A: (Small Lot Zone) to 27.12 acres of "VC' (Village Commercial) and 49.62 acres "LI' (Light Industrial) of land located at the northeast corner of Ina and Silverbell Roads, in the southern 1/2 of Section 35, T12S, R12E. Assessor's Parcel Number 226-27-009J, 226-32- 010B, 226-27-009H and 226-32-011J. The applicant is Fairfax Management represented by The Planning Center, 110 S. Church St., Suite 1260, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Council Member Ziegler, seconded by Council Member Honea, it was unanimously approved to go into public hearing. There was a brief discussion regarding this request and the consensus was for approval. Upon motion by Council Member Ham, seconded by Council Member Ziegler, it was unanimously approved to come out of public hearing. Upon motion by Council Member Ziegler, seconded by Council Member Honea, Ordinance 2000.16 was unanimously approved. Mayor Sutton briefly recessed the Council meeting at 7:42 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 7:50 p.m. All Council members were present on the dais. 3. Update by LP&G on the community survey results regarding the proposed vision statement (Mike Hein) Ms. Colleen Cutshaw, representing LP&G Marketing and Public Relations, gave a brief presentation to the Council and said that the results of a recent survey about the proposed vision statement were generally positive. A copy of these survey results has been made a permanent part of this record. She recommended moving forward with the vision statement as it stands, "Committed to the future...Inspired by our past". C. Mayor and Council's Report There were no reports at this time. D. Manager's Report There was no report. i ~NUTES OF REGuL~ COUNCIL ~VIEETINGI MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTE~ER 5, 2000 X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS XI. There were no future agenda items presented at this time. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Ziegler, adjournment was unanimously approved. The time was 8:06 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby 'certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on September 5, 2000. I further certify that a quorum was present. MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Public Attendees Name T// Address / '?-~2 5 cd. A'") ~. ,/ '7-0 ' MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Public Attendees DATE: Name , Address