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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/2000 Regular Council Meeting MinutesPLACE AND DATE Marana Community Center, November 7, 2000 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:03 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Ed Honea Herb Kal Ora Mae Harn Roxanne Ziegler Jim Blake Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Present Present Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz Jim DeGrood David Smith Brad DeSpain Jane Howell Joel Shapiro Kevin Kish Steve Cheslak Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Development Services Administrator Chief of Police Utilities Director Human Resources Director Planning Director Principal Planner Planning Technician The list of public attendees is attached. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda was unanimously approved. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Minutes of Study Session - October 3, 2000 Minutes of Regular Meeting - October 3, 2000 Minutes of Regular Meeting - October 17, 2000 Minutes of Special Meeting - October 24, 2000 Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the minutes for the two meetings of October 3, 2000 were unanimously approved. The minutes for the meetings held October 17 and 24, 2000 were approved 5/0 with one abstention. Council Member Ziegler abstained from these two votes, as she was not present at these meetings. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Sutton explained the reason that the Council meeting was being held at the Marana Community Center was because of the general election and that Pima County was utilizing the Town Hall as a polling place. Due to technical difficulties, the announcement by Joel Shapiro was inaudible. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2000-123 - Continental Ranch Sunflowert Phase VII: Request for Approval of a llS-lot single family detached home subdivision Final Plat on 24.69 acres located within Continental Ranch at the northwest corner of Twin Peaks Road and Coachline Boulevard. This property lies within a portion of the northwest quarter of Section 21, Township 12 South, Range 12 East. Property Owner/Applicant is Del Webb's Home Construction, Inc., 9155 N. Coachline Blvd., Marana, AZ 85743 (Joel Shapiro) 2 2. Resolution No. 2000-122 - The Gallery Parcel Ir Phase I at Dove Mountain: Request for approval of a final plat consisting of lots 1-6, Block 1, and Common Areas "A" and "B" on approximately 20.08 acres located north of Dove Mountain Boulevard, north of The Gallery Club House in a portion of Section 24, Township 11 South, Range 12 East. Property Owner/Developer is Tortolita Properties, LLC, 2211 East Highland Ave., Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (Joel Shapiro) 3. Resolution No. 2000-119: Amendment to the 1999 Community Development Block Grant Program contract for Management and Implementation of Remaining Project Funds (Dan Groseclose) 4. Resolution No. 2000-120: authorization to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Town of Marana and Pima County for the management and implementation of the 2000 Community Development Block Grant Program (Dan Groseclose) 5. Ordinance No. 2000.20 and Resolution No. 2000-121: amending the Town Code, Chapter 3, to establish the positions of assistant town manager, development services administrator and airport director (Jane Howell) 6. Ordinance No. 2000.21: amending Chapter 2 (Mayor and Council) of the Town Code. The changes update Section 2-4-4 and Appendix A of the Town Code entitled "Procedures for Meetings" and "Agenda Format" respectively, concerning the Town Council order of business (Dan Hochuli) 7. Resolution No. 2000-113: Heritage Highlands at Dove Mountain, Release of Assurance Agreement, Trust No. 4699, for Lots 1-392, Common Areas A (Private Streets), B (Golf Course), C (Drainage Facilities) and D (Landscape Area) (Farhad Moghimi) 8. Resolution No. 2000-124: Supplemental hiring authority in anticipation of turnover (Jane Howell) 9. Proclamation, Proclaiming November 8th as Community and Regional Planning Day (Joel Shapiro) 10. Resolution No. 2000-125: approving an Acquisition Agreement between the Town of Marana and Kai Hartman Lane Property, LLC, for acquisition of additional right-of- way along Hartman Lane (Mike Hein) Il. Direction and Discussion: Reclassification of current secretary position to engineering aide and promotion of current employee to fill the position in Public Works Engineering (Jane Howell) Council Member Kal declared a conflict of interest with Item A. 10, Resolution No. 2000-125, and abstained from voting on this consent agenda. Upon motion by Council Member Ham, seconded by Council Member Blake, the consent agenda was approved 5/0 with a conflict noted. B. COUNCIL ACTION Resolution No. 2000-118 - Twin Peaks II Preliminary Plat: request for Approval of a l18-1ot single family detached manufactured home subdivision Preliminary Plat on 29.78 acres located southeast of Silverbell Road and Twin Peaks Road, within a portion of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township 12 South, Range 12 East. Property Owner/applicant is The Myers Development Corporation, P.O. Box 65629, Tucson, AZ 85728 (Joel Shapiro) Jon Uchilyama, representing the Owner/Applicant, spoke briefly before the Council regarding this item and explained that all of the objections and problems associated with this project had been corrected. He pointed out that the conditions set forth by the Town staff had also been met. Barbara Rose addressed the meeting with her concerns regarding this project. Ms. Rose was representing the Safford Peak Watershed Education Taskforce (SaPWET) and the Pima Farms/Scenic Drive Neighborhood Association (PF/SDNA) She presented the Council with a handout containing major concerns the aforementioned organizations had with the Twin Peaks I Development. The handout also included detailed solutions for each of the listed concerns. This information has been made a permanent part of the record. The concerns that Ms. Rose touched on in her presentation included the negative visual impact of the Twin Peaks project, the destruction of habitat in the buffer area, and trust issues regarding new commitments with the Myers Group. Solutions that were proposed included native plant re-vegetation, utilization of a native plant restoration professional for the design and oversight of this planting, providing a recreation area, signage and educational program for residents, and developing a contractual agreement addressing the problems in a binding action plan. Mayor Sutton remarked that he appreciated groups such as the SaPWET that worked with the residents in the neighborhood. He stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously denied this item and he asked that it be sent back to the Commission for reconsideration. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, it was unanimously approved to return Resolution No. 2000-118 to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review. Shannon Sullivan and Reiko Braxton introduced themselves to the Council as new employees in the Parks and Recreation Department. Both were hired as part-time Recreation Center Attendants. Mayor Sutton welcomed them. Ordinance No. 2000.09: Rancho Santa Cruz (Gladden Farms) Rezone - Consideration of approval for a request to rezone approximately Tl4-acres of land located north of Tangerine Road, west of Postvale Road and south of Moore Road, in Section 34, Township 11 South, Range 11 East, and a portion of Section 33, Township 11 South, Range 11 East, from Zones "C" (Large Lot Zone), Zone "A' (Small Lot Zone) and "D" (Designated Floodplain Zone) to approximately 41 acres of "VC" (Village Commercial), 244 acres "R-6' (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 6,000 sq. ft.), 137 acres "R-7" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 7,000 sq. ft.), 118 acres "R-8" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 8,000 sq. ft.), 30 acres "R-16" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 16,000 sq. ft.), 144 acres "R-144" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 144,000 sq. ft.). Assessor's Parcel Numbers 217- 49-0010, 217-53-008E, -008F and -008H. The applicant is Gladden Farms LLC. (Joel Shapiro) Jim DeGrood gave a brief explanation of this rezone request. Mayor Sutton asked if this request was in compliance with the Northwest Marana General Plan. Mr. DeGrood confirmed that it was in compliance. Bill Schisler, past Mayor and longtime Marana resident, spoke before the Council regarding this item. He said that he was proud to see a development such as Rancho Santa Cruz being located in Northwest Marana. He thanked the Town staff for all of their hard work on this project. Council Member Honea also commended the staff for a job well done and stated that this project would serve as an excellent example that the Northwest Marana General Plan would work. Fie said that there were a few remaining issues to address such as distinct wording within zoning ordinances as clarification in order to better police the development plans. He specifically called out the "truth in zoning" issue and stated that the zoning designations needed to be better defined so that there would not be any misinterpretations by future developers. Other issues mentioned were realignment of proposed roadways, pre-planning for future projects and transportation systems. Council Member Ziegler asked about the plans for the Tangerine Loop Road prior to the need for such a wide interchange. Mr. DeGrood pointed out the recommended condition number six related to this agenda item. He replied that this condition required the construction of the Tangerine Loop Road to be to full configuration in conjunction with the first phase of the development of Rancho Santa Cruz or as approved in the Development Agreement. He added that this interchange should also include a landscaped median and street lighting. Council Member Ziegler further asked who would fund the necessary park sites listed in the recommended conditions as well as The Gladden Farms Land Use Proposal. She asked if only 42 acres would be developed into a community park and added that, in her opinion, the proposal's language was vague. Due to technical difficulties, Mr. DeGrood's response was inaudible. Council Member Ziegler remarked that it did not sound as if an approved park was required by the Town of Marana and she asked if the Town was going to depend on fair share funding and impact fees to provide funding for the necessary recreational areas. Due to technical difficulties, Mr. DeGrood's response was inaudible. Council Member Blake commented that he had reservations regarding this project. He said that the proposed development plans were not configured as he had anticipated but that he felt there would be an opportunity for the Council to propose changes at the time of the preliminary plat review. Council Member Honea voiced his objections to the proposed relocation of the park from its original central location to a location on the Santa Cruz River in the far southwest corner of the property. He thought that this new site was too far for children to travel safely to the park. He further stated that this move would put the park on the opposite side of the street from the majority of the residents and create a potential hazard in terms of safe access. He remarked that the Town might possibly be forced to provide safe access by building either expensive tunnels under the roads or unattractive overhead walkways. Due to technical difficulties, Mr. DeGrood's response was inaudible. Mayor Sutton agreed with Council Member Honea that safety was an important factor. He commented that the Rancho Santa Cruz planners had an opportunity to learn from mistakes made in other developments such as Continental Ranch but he also agreed with the reasoning for the park's move. He remarked that the purpose of the relocation was to provide linkage with the Town's parks through a trail system. Council Member Ziegler asked several questions regarding the total acreage committed by the developer for the park, whether it was located within the floodplain, and how the park would be funded. Bill Baker, representing Gladden Farms LLC, stated that the developer's intentions were to fully build-out the 42-acre park and that, although the park was within the floodplain, improvements to the floodway were planned. He 6 added that there were two 9-acre park sites that were also set aside for this development. He explained that one site, south of the Santa Cruz River, was currently undisturbed open space and, based on their understanding of the Master Plan, would remain as such. Plans for the other 9-acre site was still being made. Council Member Kai commented that he was concerned with the safe access issue as well. He asked for clarification regarding other pocket parks located throughout this development. Mr. Baker replied that the open space for this project included areas for active linear parks and trails, as well as paseos or open space corridors. He said that a proposed trail system would link the residential areas and the community park with the Santa Cruz River as well as the Marana Town Center. He added that pedestrian and bike corridors would integrate with the main park site to provide for a continuous functional open space system of playing fields, pedestrian ways, natural open space and linkages to the Santa Cruz River. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Ham, Ordinance No. 2000.09 was unanimously approved. Mayor Sutton commented that it was very appropriate for the Council members from Northwest Marana to make and second this motion. He said that this was a big step in the future of this part of the community. Ordinance No. 2000.12 - San Lucas Rezone: Consideration of approval for a request to rezone approximately 297 acres from Zone "E' (Transportation Corridor Zone) to 15 acres of "VC' (Village Commercial), 11 acres "CO" (Commercial), 85 acres "R-6" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 6,000 sq. ft.), 71 acres "R-7" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 7,000 sq. ft.), 82 acres "R-8" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 8,000 sq. ft.), and 29 acres "R-144" (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 144,000 sq. ft.) of land located on the east side of 1-10 at the Trico-Marana interchange, in the northern 1/2 of Section 22, TllS, RllE. Assessor's Parcel Numbers 217-29-002C, 217-27-002H, -002J, 002K and 002L. The applicant is BCIF Group, represent by The Planning Center, 110 S. Church Street, Suite 1260, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood gave a brief explanation of this item. Council Member Blake inquired about an area depicted on the backup material's map as "Excluded 4.32 Acres". He asked if any action had been taken to include this property in an annexation effort. Due to technical difficulties, responses from Dick Gear and Mike Hein were inaudible. 7 Council Member Honea voiced his numerous concerns with the transportation infrastructure relating to this project. These concerns included accessibility for the school buses, drive flow, etc. He said that, due to being bordered on one side by the CAP canal and on the other side by railroad tracks, this was an especially difficult piece of property to develop. He added that there was no adequate ingress/egress at this time and providing these accesses would be very complicated. He mentioned that the expensive endeavor of installing sewer lines under Interstate 10 factored into the difficulty of the development. Mayor Sutton agreed with Council Member Honea's concerns and asked Jim DeGrood to comment. Due to technical difficulties, Mr. DeGrood's response was inaudible. Bill Schisler addressed the meeting with his concerns related to this project and said that he hoped there would be enough buffering provided to shield the residences from the railroad noise and potential danger. He added that he agreed with Council Member Honea and had his own concerns with safety issues such as reasonable access for emergency and police vehicles. Mayor Sutton said that it was still early in the planning process and that he was confident that Town staff would provide the proper remedies for all of the concerns being considered. Council Member Honea asked if the ordinance was changed on this issue so that the BCIF Group would no longer allowed to automatically switch to an R-6 zoning designation. Mr. DeGrood said that this had not been completely accomplished but that any zoning changes would be subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission before being brought back to the Council. Council Member Honea remarked that the Pinal Airpark roadway would be a good road for moving traffic toward 1-10 except for the fact that the majority of the automobiles were traveling toward the Tucson area and would have to cross the freeway. He said that this might be feasible many, many years into the future when parcels further north are developed but not for the present. He added that there were also substantial drainage problems with this road and that bridges would be required in order to bring the roadway up to standard. He concluded that he did not think that anyone would drive that far north to access the Interstate when they were intending to travel to Tucson. This would leave the Marana interchange the likely entranceway for freeway travelers. 8 Council Member Ham made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2000.12. There was no second to the motion and the motion failed. Public Hearing on the Luckett Annexation - Consideration of the Town of Marana's desire to annex approximately 640 acres in Section 13, Township 11 South, Range 10 East. No action will be taken at this hearing. (Dick Gear) Mr. Gear gave a brief description of this annexation consideration. He said that the property owners had approached the Town seeking annexation and that the petition process had just begun. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Ziegler, approval was unanimous to go into a public hearing. Bill Schisler voiced his approval of this effort. Upon motion by Council Member Ziegler, seconded by Council Member Ham, unanimous approval was given to go out of public hearing. There was no further discussion of this item. Resolution No. 2000-117 - IHOP Restaurant: Request from David Evans and Associates to build a 5,000 square foot restaurant. The property is 1.15 acres located at the northwest corner of Cortaro Farms Road and Cerius Stravenue, in Section 26, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood gave a short synopsis of this building request. Council Member Honea stated that it was his understanding that Cortaro Road would be widened to three lanes before commercial ventures were allowed at this intersection. Mr. DeGrood gave a short explanation of the traffic flow planning for this location and said that there would be no direct access onto Cortaro from the IHOP. Council Member Ziegler asked for the timeline on the widening of Cortaro Road. Mr. DeGrood said that a realignment of the railroad crossing was expected by the first quarter of 2001. He gave a short description of the improvements planned for this crossing. He added that the project for widening Cortaro Road was scheduled by Pima County for 2004. Council Member Honea asked several questions concerning the access into and from the IHOP as well as if improvements would be made to Cerius. 9 Mr. DeGrood replied that there would not be any direct driveways onto Cortaro from the IHOP and that all accesses would be onto Cerius. He added that improvements were scheduled for Cerius. Council Member Honea remarked that he did have reservations with the inadequacy of the transportation infrastructure and that the Town might possibly be getting ahead of itself. However, he said that he felt confidence in Mr. DeGrood assurance that this was a safe project. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Kai, Resolution No. 2000-117 was passed by a vote of 5/1. The dissenting vote was made by Council Member Ziegler. Mayor Sutton commented that it was difficult for the Town to move forward while still relying on Pima County bond projects to make necessary improvements to Marana roadways. He said that the Town was very pro-business and pointed out that the II-tOP would be a good establishment to add to the sales tax revenues as well as a nice addition to the Town. 6. Presentation: Election 2001 (Jocelyn Entz) Jocelyn Entz gave a presentation before the Council and public regarding the election process. Some of the information discussed included the merits of mail-in ballots, nomination campaign packets for Spring 2001, required campaign finance reporting software and the election process in general. C. Mayor and Council's Report There were no reports. D. Manager's Report There was no report. 10 XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, adjournment was unanimously approved. The time was 8:27 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on November 7, 2000. I further certify that a quorum was present. 11