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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/17/1999 Study Session MinutesII. III. IV. MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN COUNCIL AUGUST 17,1999 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, August 17, 1999 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 6:20 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Michael Reuwsaat Ora M. Harn Ed Honea Herb Kai Jim Blake Roxanne Ziegler Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Excused Present Present Present Present Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz Jerry Flannery Joel Shapiro Marcie Botsford Lisa Shafer Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Development Services Administrator Planning Director Planner II Planning Technician APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Kal, the agenda was approved as written 6/0. ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Discussion - Update on Revision of the Marana Land Development Code Mike Hein gave a brief overview of the progress that had been made concerning Town Code zoning revisions and then turned the discussion over to Jerry Flannery for more detailed information. Mr. Flannery explained the processes that were necessary to revise the Land Development Code. These included creating new zoning MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN COUNCIL AUGUST 17, 1999 VI. categories for the different land designations within the Town's boundary, holding public hearings to discuss these new categories and having further discussions before the Planning and Zoning Commission as well as the Town Council prior to final approval. He continued by stating that the implementation of these new zoning codes was the most difficult part of the task. Mr. Flannery concluded by stating that he was seeking approval to begin finalizing the code revisions and for Council's direction regarding the implementation of the new codes. A general discussion followed focusing on the various options available to the Town for establishing hard zoning categories and the implementation of these code changes. Informing and educating the public regarding the impact of any zoning changes was also discussed. Mayor Sutton asked Mr. Flannery and Mr. Hochuli to draft a zoning change notification memo for the Council to study before an additional study session regarding zoning changes was held. ADIOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Ziegler, seconded by Council Member Blake, the adjournment of the study session was approved 6/0. The time was 6:50 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 August 17, 1999. I further certify that a quorum was present. 2 II. IlL IV. Mo MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, September 7, 1999 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 6:20 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 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 Present Present Excused Present Present Present STAFF Michael Hein Dan Hochuli Jocelyn Entz Brad DeSpain Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Utilities Director APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Vice Mayor Reuwsaat, seconded by Council Member Blake, the agenda was approved as written 6/0. ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Discussion - Stored Water Recovery Program - Brad DeSpain and Mark Myers Brad DeSpain and Mark Myers gave a presentation before the Council that briefly covered the program's goals, the various types of underground storage activities, the operational or proposed groundwater savings projects, and the direct recharge projects within the metropolitan Tucson area. Mr. DeSpain explained the storage decision-making factors, listing the major water storers in the Tucson AMA, the possible recovery objectives, levels of recovery activity, and the pricing components. Mr. Myers, who was suffering from MINUTES OF COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 laryngitis, handled the overhead projections and offered clarifications where needed. A general discussion followed about the information presented and the historic value of this water recovery program to the Marana community. Copies of the presentation materials and the Stored Water Recovery Program's Governing Body Review Draft have been included in this packet for public records retention. Mr. Hein stated that this was the first step of a unique opportunity to put the Town of Marana on the leading edge in the water rights market. No action was required by Council at this time. VI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Harn, seconded by Council Member Blake, the adjournment of the study session was approved 6/0. The time was 7:05 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 September 7, 1999. I further certify that a quorum was present. ~, To~erk