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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/2009 Special Council Meeting Minutes~~~~ '~.!~ uhf SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, January 20, 2009, at or after 5:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Herb Kai, Vice Mayor Russell Clanagan, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Carol McGorray, Council Member Jon Post, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member SPECIAL MEETING CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL. Council Members Clanagan and Comerford were excused. A quorum was present Note: Council Member Comerford arrived at 5:11 pm. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Motion by Council Member Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Unanimously approved CALL TO THE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS P 1: Presentation: Relating to the information and feedback obtained from residents and staff concerning Marana's Strategic Plan Gilbert Davidson gave a brief overview of the strategic plan process to date and how the strategic plan elements will be incorporated in the future. Deb Thalasitis gave the presentation of where the town has been and how comments from the public have been incorporated into the plan through public open house meetings. There have been twelve open house/public sessions. She discussed action steps for atwo-year period and the five focus areas which will bring the diverse community -geographically and culturally - together: commerce, community building, progress and innovation, heritage, and recreation capital of Arizona. Eighteen comments were received from the public which have been reviewed. Ms. Thalasitis then summarized the comments and the recommendations of staff from those comments. Ms. Thalasitis then noted that staff is requesting feedback from Council on the information presented tonight. When the recommendations are approved they will be forwarded to PSA for final adoption at the February 3, 2009 meeting. This plan will be revisited on an annual basis prior to the budget each year. She recognized Breanne Lorefice, Josh Wright, Rodney Campbell and Gary Hudman and thanked them for their contributions to putting the presentation together. Council Member McGorray addressed the item of mission and processes associated with the Town's. citizen advisory boards and commissions and asked for a unified process to report quarterly to Council. Ms. Bronson was asked to send the Police CAC to the chairs of the commissions to assist them in preparing their reports. Under progress is an innovation for developing a code of ethics for elected and appointed officials. Council Member Ziegler addressed the issue of Council ethics. Ms. Thalasitis noted that this has been considered a `best practice' among all municipalities and entities as a way of communicating expectations to the public. Council Member Ziegler stated that she does not want it included in the strategic plan. Mayor Honea commented on how this is primarily setting guidelines rather than how to be morally correct. Council Member McGorray also addressed the issue. Council Member Post also addressed the issue and asked how the strategic plan was going to be implemented. Ms. Thalasitis commented that staff and Council would tie the areas to the budget process and through the agenda communication process. Vice Mayor Kai addressed the green building program and stated that he hoped whatever is done is economically feasible to builders and developers. Council Member Comerford said that it appeared they were working off of three different documents, and that she would like to see the final documents prior to the February 3 meeting. Council Member McGorray also addressed the green building issue and the cost of certifications/qualifications at different levels. Ms. Thalasitis clarified that she was referring to the League certification process and that did not necessarily have to be part of the process. Mayor Honea commented on city/town recognition awards as well as the ethnicity issue under the heritage focus area. He also noted that a firm reporting schedule from the CAC's maybe able to be set up outside the strategic plan. He also commended the staff for the work that has been done on the strategic plan.. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS TOWN REPORTS GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL ACTION BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION EXECUTIVE SESSIONS E 1: Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), Council may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor's discretion of what items to place on the agenda, if three or more council members request an item to be placed on the agenda, it must be placed upon the agenda for the second regular town council meeting after the date of the request (Marana Town Code, Title 2, Chapter 2-4, Section 2-4-2 B) ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Council Member Post, seconded by Council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council special meeting held on January 20, 2009. I further certify that a quorum was present. ~~~~~I~tf~)~~® ' ~~`~ GORPORATF ~~ celyn C. nson, Town Clerk _ ~ e .. '~~+AL~ s