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Home My WebLink About11/02/1993 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL ~ETING MARANA TOWN ~QU~CIL NOVEMBER 2.!993 ~ATE November 2, 1993 PLACE Marana Town Hail I__. ~.APL. TO ORDER At 7:03 P.M. by Mayor Ora Ham pLEDGE QJ~6,LLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Ora Ham. III. INVOCATION Led by Mayor Ora Harn. IV. ROLL CALL Ora M. Harp Sharon Price Tom Clark Ed Honea Betty Horrigan Herb Kai Helen Key Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member council Member Council Member Council Member Staff Hurvie E. Davis Sandra L. Groseclose Dan Hochuli Nick Mathieu Roy Cuaron Town Manager Town Clerk Town Attorney Engineer Town Accountant Four members of the public, V. APPROVAL O__FAGENDA A motion was made by Sharon Price, seconded by carried unanimously to approve the agenda. Ed Honea and PETITIONS AND COMMENTS Robert McCrea, 13950 W. Grief Rd., Marana: Expressed concern about lack of community's knowledge of what going on with the town of Marana, suggested a newsletter. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Ora Ham announced that November 13 is Founder's Day. VIII, PUBLIC HEARING Pulte Homes Setback Appea_a_k A motion was made by Ed Honea, seconded by Tom Clark and unanimously to go into Public Hearing. Time:7:12 P,M. carried M~UTE$ 0__~ RE6ULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN COUNCI~ NOVEMBER 2. 1993 Jerry Flannery, Planning Administrator gave a brief explanation of the Pulte Homes request. John Wood, WLB Group, 4444 E. Broadway, Tucson: Addressed the Council with some additional changes to obtain the variance. hopefully Mick Mathieu, Engineer: Stated that the sidewalk should still for purposes of safety. have a 1' to 3' separation Robert McCrea: Agreed with Mathieu-- for safety, sidewalks should be set back from the curb, and if changes were approved, Marana could become legally responsible if accidents occurred. Anton Krapek, Planning Commission member, 7700 N. Bellwether: If a setback is granted, a precedent would be set allowing all other developers to request development changes. He agreed with Mr. McCrea that Marana could be held liable if a pedestrian got hurt trying to go around an oversize vehicle that was blocking the sidewalk. John Wood: Responded to the comments, stated that no matter what the set- back, 20' or 17' homeowners could still park oversized vehicles that could block sidewalks. And precedent or not, developers could still make requests for changes. A motion was made by Sharon Price, seconded by Betty Horrigan and carried unanimously to close public hearing. Time: 7:32 IX. ORDER O_~BUSINES$ AL Pulte Homes setback Appeal Sharon Price stated that she appreciates the Planning Commis- sion's work, that waiving the 1' to 3' sidewalk setback would not be a problem because of the small volume of traffic in the devel- opment. A 15' front yard setback~ however~ is too short to safely park a vehicle. Tom Clark: States that he does not like meandering sidewalks. John Wood: Other option is to keep a straight sidewalk with ration from the curb and a 16' setback. sepa- Time 7:53 Back in Session Time : 8:01 P.M. BINUTES OF REGUkAR ¢OU,NCZL MEETING MARANA TO~N ~O,pNCIL NOVEMBER ~ 1~93, John Wood: asked for a continuance to next regular meeting. A motion was made by Ed Honea, seconded by Sharon Price to con- tinue Item 9A Pulte Homes Setback Appeal to next Council Meeting on November 16, 1993. The motion carried 4 to 3 with Tom Clark, Betty Horrigan and Helen Key voting Nay. ~ Fidelity Time Extension To Record Final plat Map For Antell Zonin~ (Sombrero Peak Estates) A motion was made by Sharon Price, seconded by Helen Key and carried unanimously that the time period within which to record the final plat map as set forth in the Town Ordinance 90.30 be extended one year to November 19, 1994. ~. Maraoa Park ~ Parking Prob!em~ L Discussion Town Manager Hurvie Davis gave an update on the parking at the Marana Park. problems Bob Kern, Public Works: Temporary solution: "No Parking" signs on both sides of Barnett Rd. and the driveway a "One Way" road. People do not use available parking because the lot is too far away. More "No Parking" signs have already been ordered. D_~. Police Substation ~,n.¢ Town Hall An0,e.,x ~ Update ~nd Discus- sion Town Manager Hurvie Davis gave an update. The Town will be advertising in the local paper for office space of 3,000 to 3,500 square foot in the Ina Thornydale annexation area. The Town will also be sending letters to the local SHOP- PING Centers in the area. It will take approximately 30 to 90 days for tenant improvements once the best site is selected and contracts signed. E. QuQn~t, HU~ Leas, e A~reement Hurvie Davis, Town Manager, gave summary. David Smith, Police Chief, 13540 Gallego Ave., Marana: There is no place to take prisoners for processing or interviews. The Fire District facility is inadequate. We often have to use victims' locations to do interviews. No real office space, no room for files. Only two phone lines and Fire District needs them. No equipment storage space. 3 MINUTES Q_~EiGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TP~B COUNCIL NOVEMBER 2,, 1993 Bob Kern, Public Works Superintendent, 12755 N. Sanders Rd., Marana: Continental Ranch area not properly maintained. A place such as the quonset hut would be a good place to keep equipment so that time would not be wasted transporting equipment all the way to Continental Ranch. Ed Honea, Council Member: Expressed disappointment over this being on the agenda. It was decided last meeting and is a dead issue. Betty Horrigan, Council Member: voiced agreement with Ed Honea. Sharon Price: But circumstances have changed. A motion was made by Ton] Clark, seconded by Herb Kal for the Town of HaraDa to enter into a lease agreement with Southwest Value Partners IV Limited Partnership for a temporary Police Substation and storage lot for Public Works equipment. The motion carried 5 to 2 with Betty Horrigan and Ed Honea voting Nay. F_~. Oi.rec.ti.o.nal Signs Fo~ Public Buildings And /Q.Uri. s~ ~ttracr tions Hurvie Davis addressed the issue of directional signs and some needs from the Saguaro National Monument through the Town of Marana to I-lO. Eld Honea: P.O. offered to buy signage would put posts up in right of ways. for the Town's signs. for inner streets, if town Cost to Town would only be G. Execu~iv~ Session ~rsMAn~ to ARS Sec%i. op 38-431-Q3 (A)(3) &_ (4) Regarding Status Positig~. ~¢ InstrMc.t~(~.~ T_~o ~D~ ,Fr..p[p LeBal Counsel O_~n TuqsQm M.. Maraca A motion was made by Helen Key, seconded by Sharon Price and carried unanimously to go into executive session. Time: 8:55 P.M. Return from Executive Session. Time: 9:33 P.M. H~. Ina i Thornydale ~oA~ Annexatio~ Update i Action Hurvie Davis gave an update, stating that things with local businesses. Discussion are going well ~, Possible Change .Io Schedu.l~ Council. Meetings For A..n~ DecembeE i Discussion, No changes made. November M__INUTES O~ REGULA~ COUNCI~ MEETING MSRANA T__QWN COUNCIL NOVEMBER ~ 199~ ~ Christmas P~art¥ After some discussion the following people volunteered to be the christmas Party committee: Tom Clark, Sharon Price, Smith and Sandy Groeeclose. K_~ 1995 Q~n$~s i Plannin~ ~ S~rategy It was discussed that if the Town did do 1. Grid the community 2. Identify each home in each grid 3. Census takers can be sure they have that grid, a census we should: counted each person No action was taken. L__. Mayor's Report Deferred until the next Council meeting. M__~ Town Maoa~e~Repo.r~ Hurvie Davis gave an oral report. X__~ FUTURE AGENDA ZT~MS Transfer of Marana Founders Day to the Chamber'. Directional signs through Marana 3. Animal Control Ordinance X.!. ADJOURNMENT A motion WaS made by Sharon Price, seconded by carried unanimously to adjourn. Time: 10:13 P.M. on Dave Tom Clark and AUDIO TAPES OF THE MEETING ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MARANA TOWN HALL, CLERK'S OFFICE ~.RTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are rect copy of the minutes of the Regular Council Marana Town Council held on November / ~~lose, To~n Clerk a true and CDr- Meeting of the further certify 5