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Home My WebLink About06/05/2001 Special Council Meeting MinutesA~`IINUTES OFSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING IIIARANA TO«'N HALL JUNE 5, 2001 I. II. III. IV. V. VI. PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, June 5, 2001 CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Invocation given by Michael Reuwsaat ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Herb Kai Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present STAFF Michael Hein Town Manager Michael Reuwsaat Assistant Town Manager Jocelyn Entz. Town Clerk Attached is a list of public attendees. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda was unanimously approved. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES There were no minutes submitted for approval. 1 MINUTES OR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JUNE 5, 2001 VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC,/ANNOUNCEMENTS Kelle Maslyn spoke to the Council regarding the Town of Marana's upcoming Fourth of July Star Spangled Celebration. This joint effort between the Town and the Marana Chamber of Commerce has many event attractions scheduled throughout the day in addition to the fireworks display after dark. Ms. Maslyn stated that this year's festivities should be a huge success with approximately 20,000 spectators expected. Some of the activities include water balloon tosses, watermelon and pie eating contests, carnival games for kids and adults, live music, and food booths. The live music will continue unti111:00 p.m. in order to assist in controlling departing traffic congestion. The available parking has been doubled since last year. There will be a $3.00 charge for parking/ admittance. Mayor Sutton announced the winners of the Fourth of July arts/banner contest held in conjunction with Marana High School (MHS). The winning design will be made into thirty banners to be hung throughout the Town. Sally Jackson, MHS art teacher and Marana Arts Council President, explained the contest procedures and added that fifty students had participated. Town officials made the final decision regarding the winners. Ms. Jackson thanked the Town for the opportunity to present practical applications to her students for their artistic talents. Mayor Sutton congratulated each student and presented the winners with checks. The winners and prizes were as follows: 1St place -Jeremy Hill - $100 2nd place - Jazmine Martinez - $50 3rd place -Joe Nitka - $25 VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding staff reports. IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2001-61: Agreement Between Town of Marana and Romulus Inc. for Construction of Water Facilities and Provision of Water Utility Service. 2 A~IINUTES OFSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MAItA.NA TOWN FALL JUNE 5, 2001 2. Resolution No. 2001-66: Substitution of Assurances: Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit with amendment for Canyon Pass at Dove Mountain Phase IV-A, Lots 182-227 (Farhad Moghimi) 3. Resolution No. 2001-67: Adoption of new Town motto (Mike Hein) Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Resolution No. 2001-64: Kachina Ranch Kennels Significant Land Use Change Extension. Request by Glen Seal, President/Owner of Kachina Ranch Kennels, to extend the commencement of the self-storage use for an additional one year. Kachina Ranch Kennels is located at 8181 W. Tangerine Road, Marana, Arizona 85653 Joel Shapiro gave a brief explanation of this item and noted that there was no opposition from any of the property owners within aone-mile radius during the initial land use change process in May-June, 2000. Upon motion by Council Member Kai, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, Resolution No. 2001-64 was unanimously approved. 2. Resolution No. 2001-65: Continental Ranch Sunflower VI -Request for Approval of a 123-lot single family detached home subdivision Final Plat on 34.69 acres located within Continental Ranch, on Parcel 41N, adjacent to Sunflower Phase II. This property lies within a portion of the southwest quarter of Section 16, 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) Mr. Hein stated for the record that a scrivener's error had been made on this item's the blue sheet. He pointed out that the caption calling this item a final plat request was incorrect. He said that the wording of the resolution associated with this item was correct in that it called the effort a preliminary plat request. There were no questions or discussion regarding Resolution No. 2001-65. 3 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JUNE 5, 2001 Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, approval of Resolution No. 2001-65 was unanimous. 3. Adoption of the fisca12001-02 Tentative Budget (Roy Cuaron) Roy Cuaron addressed the Council regarding the adoption of the fiscal 2001-02 tentative budget. He explained this action would set the upper spending limits for the next fiscal year but that changes could be made up until the adoption of the final budget on June 19, 2001. The tentative budget for 2001-2002 totaled $62, 335,470 and represented a 34% increase over the 2000-01 fiscal budget. He commended the Council for their clear direction on some of the critical issues facing the Town and stated that nearly $21.5M, or 49.5%, of the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) had been targeted toward roadway capacity improvements. Some of the other significant highlights included $3.5M budgeted for park acquisition and development and $1.3 for additional Town staffing for customer service enhancements and efficiency improvements. Mr. Cuaron remarked that the Council valued the Town employees and had approved a $775K increase in the employer portion of dependent care coverage and retirement contributions. He added that there was also a 3% pay adjustment for all employees. Mr. Hein briefly outlined the budget process and remarked that, after revenue estimates were set and fixed expenses identified, policy decisions were made that rendered a discretionary amount. Prior year expense categories were considered when determining departmental allocations and a five-year capital improvements plan was agreed upon. He emphasized how highly unusual it was for a small jurisdiction such as Marana to have a majority of its budget allocated for capital improvements while still meeting its ongoing recurring revenues. He stated that this budget process was especially difficult given the rapid increase in employee benefit costs. He thanked the Council for their commitment to reward employees with a net increase while costs increased 34% for health insurance coverage. Dependent care coverage was increased from 50% to 66% pursuant to Council direction. He concluded by saying that the CIP was 70% of the total fiscal year budget and reflected the Towri s commitment to infrastructure expenses. He added that Marana was the beneficiary of the decennial census and that, with the increase in shared revenues from the population rise, the timing of those revenues offset the hit of the insurance cost increase. 4 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JUNE 5, 2001 Council Member Honea commented that the first budget he had the privilege of voting on was for $68,000. He commended Mr. Hein and his staff for the excellent job they did in making the budget process uncomplicated and relatively easy to complete. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, adoption of the Fiscal 2001-02 Tentative Budget was unanimous. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Honea reported on his attendance at the funeral of a past Council member and founding father of Marana, Jack Horton. He spoke of the outstanding generosity and commitment that Mr. Horton had shown during the Towri s early years. He said that approximately 300 people attended the memorial service held at the Marana Stockyards. Mayor Sutton asked that Sandy Groseclose be informed of this passing so that a tribute to Jack Horton could be celebrated at the next Founders' Day. D. MANAGERS' REPORT There were no reports. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no items suggested for future agendas at this time. XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member Blake, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Martina Town Council meeting held on June 5, 2001. I further certify that a quorum was present. ~~~. ~,~~ .... ~ ~~- "~~~«~ ~ ~~ ~~4d9J1i111s~~,` '~4S