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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/19/2001 Regular Council Meeting MinutesPLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, June 19, 2001 I. CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:04 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed for the family of Denver Drake, who recently passed away. Mr. Drake was a member of the Marana Business Advisory Committee and a strong supporter of the Town. IV. 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 Jim DeGrood Development Services Administrator Roy Cuaron Finance Director Attached is a list of public attendees. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Sutton announced that Southwest Value Partners and Affiliates had withdrawn Item IX. B. 4 Public Hearing Ordinance No. 2001.11 - Amendment to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan from the agenda. 1 The Mayor requested the Town staff to schedule a future agenda item regarding the establishment of a commercial overlay district encompassing the entire Silverbell Corridor. He said that Town staff would solicit help from the community with this endeavor and that the Town would ask developers to suspend commercial development in that area until an outcome from the study was reached. The Mayor asked that Items IX. B. 5, 6, & 7 be moved to the consent agenda. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the agenda with amendments, was unanimously approved. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Kai, the minutes for May 22, 2001 regular Council meeting, the May 25, 2001 special Council meeting, and the June 5, 2001 regular Council meeting were all unanimously approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Dave Parker, Planning and Zoning Commissioner, introduced Sharon Roots to the Council. Ms. Roots, a resident of England and the Public Risk Manager of the Year for the United Kingdom, was visiting Mr. Parker as a participant in an international business exchange among public risk managers. Chuck Shackleford, resident, addressed the Council regarding the Continental Ranch right-of-way area of the Woodside development. He explained about a problem with the street sinking and asked Town staff for assistance. Sandy Groseclose, Community Programs & Events Manager, spoke before the Council regarding the second "Music Under the Moonlight" concert series being held in the park throughout the summer. She announced that the next concert was on Friday, June 22, 2001 at the Ora Mae Ham District Park. Additionally, Ma: Groseclose displayed the winning Fourth of July banner chosen from the Town's recent arts/banner design contest held in conjunction with Marana High School art students. She informed the Council and audience that thirty copies of this banner would be displayed throughout the Town. The winning design was conceived by Jeremy Hill who also received a check for $100 from the Town for his efforts. 2 Mr. Hein commended Jim DeGrood and Farhad Moghimi as well as their respective departments, Engineering and Public Works, for the special efforts made to keep ahead of schedule on the Twin Peaks/ Linda Vista Interchange project. He reported that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Board had voted unanimously to schedule this project into the State's 5 -year transportation plan. He said that ADOT would be funding 50% of the grade - separated interchange including the railroad crossing scheduled for 2006. Mr. DeGrood said that this joint effort included participants from the Marana community, regional jurisdictions as well as State agencies. At the start of the meeting, speaker cards were submitted to the Town Clerk by audience members indicating their desire to address the Council regarding Item B. 4. Public Hearing Ordinance No. 2001.11- Amendment to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan. However, because this item was removed from the agenda, these people opted to speak when the item was rescheduled for a future agenda. The cards are a permanent part of the record and include submissions by Ray Spitzer, Anne LaVigne, Mary Tyson, Edward Weiland, Al Taylor, John Gerrettie, Max Jones, and Rich Wheeler. Jane Howell introduced Ann Puscus to the Council as the new Human Resources Analyst. Ms. Puscus holds a bachelors degree in anthropology and has an extensive work history in the human resources field. Mayor Sutton announced that the Town of Marana was nominated by the U.S. Conference of Mayors to receive a City Liveablity Award. The award, the highest recognition given by this organization, will be accepted by the Mayor on June 23, 2001 at their conference in Detroit, Michigan. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding staff reports. IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2001-73: Town of Marana Agreement for Purchase of Type 1 Non -Irrigation Grandfathered Water Right Extinguishment Credits from Arizona Water Measurement (Brad Despain) 2. Resolution No. -2001-76: Releasing the Subdivision Assurance Agreement for The Links at Continental Ranch, First American Title Trusts #4737 and 4738, as recorded in Book 50, Page 34, of Maps and Plats (Jim DeGrood) 3. Proclamation "Small Cities Investing in Communities Day - June 22, 2001" (Jocelyn Entz) 5. Resolution No. 2001-71: amending that certain development agreement dated October 24, 2000 by and between the Town of Marana and Cottonwood Properties and recorded in Docket 11418 at page 1885 (Roy Cuaron) 6. Resolution No. 2001-74: amending prior development agreements relating to RedHawk Canyon Community Facilities District (CFD) (Roy Cuaron) 7. Resolution No. 2001-75: declaring and ordering formation of Dove Mountain Resort Community Facilities District in the Town of Marana, Arizona (Roy Cuaron) By motion of Council Member Kai and seconded by Council Member Blake, the amended consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Introduction of new Planning and Zoning Commissioners and administering Loyalty Oath (Jocelyn Entz) Mayor Sutton stated that, on June 5, 2001, Dave Parker had been reappointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission. He added that new appointees to the commission on that date included Roxanne Ziegler, former Council member, and Marty Dorgan, a registered nurse. The Town Clerk administered the Loyalty Oath to Mr. Parker and Ms. Dorgan. Ms. Ziegler, out of town and unable to attend this meeting, will be administered this oath at a later date. Upon motion by Council Member Kai, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, Resolution No. 2001-64 was unanimously approved. 4 2. Discussion/Direction: Selection of Vice Mayor (Mike Hein) Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, the nomination of Council Member Kai as the Vice Mayor was unanimously approved. 3. Resolution No. 2001-37. Twin Peaks Highlands Preliminary Plat: Request for approval of a 118 -lot single-family detached manufactured home subdivision 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/Application is The Myers Development Corporation, P.O. Box 65629, Tucson, AZ 85728 (Joel Shapiro) Mayor Sutton called for the applicant, The Myers Development Corporation, to appear before the dais but no, representatives were present at the meeting. Barbara Rose, representing SaPWET and the Tucson Mountains Homeowners Association, spoke before the Council regarding the impact of the Twin Peaks Highlands development on the North Safford Peak Wash. She asked the Town to request that the applicant remove the platted lots from the wash area and to adhere to other conditions in order to preserve and protect the sensitive desert environment. A copy of a letter from the Friends of SaPWET, the proposed letter of agreement between Friends of SaPWET and The Myers Group, as well as a map detailing the area in question, have all been made a permanent part of the record. Ms. Rose explained that this unique wash represented the only zero riparian watershed in the designated critical habitat corridor for the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. She pointed out that the area containing this wash system was designated as part of a reserve system by the team of science and technical advisors for the conservation plan and, according to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, that the wash was regarded as a jurisdictional wash and water of the U.S. She listed the suggested federal guidelines for dealing with development in a wash area. The guidelines were to first practice avoidance, secondly to use minimization, and thirdly to employ mitigation. Ms. Rose pointed out that current mitigation in Pima County was setting aside four times the amount of land or resources as the impacted land. She added that a majority of the proposed lots ranged in size from 5,000 to 7,000 sq. ft and were much larger than the minimum 4,500sf zoning designation. Ms. Rose 5 concluded by stating that, by reconfiguring the oversized lots, the developer could still achieve economic success with this project. Emily Johnston, a Pima County resident representing the Tucson Mountains Homeowners Association, spoke to the Council about the removal of lots 22-37 from the wash system. She said that her group, an active organization since 1935, wanted to preserve the natural desert wash system. She gave a brief explanation of the associations history and work that included sensitive land area planning, expansion of area parklands and preservation of existing trail systems. She remarked that plans for decreasing the wash from a width of 250 ft. to the proposed 75 ft. width would harm the wildlife activity as well as the native vegetation and deprive the area residents from enjoying the beauty of the natural desert. She pointed out that preserving open space was especially important as Marana rapidly grew so that future residents would be able to enjoy the benefits of these desert areas. She concluded by stating that her group was more than willing to work hand in hand with Town staff and the developer in order to amicably resolve this matter. She emphasized that all parties concerned were aiming for the same goal of making Marana the best place to live and work. Ed Stolmaker, a Pima County resident and SaPWET member, spoke regarding his opposition to the development of lots within the North Safford Peak Wash. He commented that many attempts to negotiate with the developer had failed but that his group was anxious and willing to be a part of the solution. Mayor Sutton applauded SaPWET and the area residents for their efforts to negotiate an amicable solution for all interested parties. Council Member Honea voiced his opposition to this project and to the developer's earlier similar project. He stated that he was particularly disappointed that no representative of the Myers Group was present at the meeting to answer questions regarding this project. Council Member Kai asked that a landscape maintenance requirement be added to condition number four of the resolution. Mr. DeGrood commented that this area was within the common area of the project and would be maintained by the homeowners association. 6 Mr. Hein said that this request would be noted for the future when the planning department could be more specific setting similar plat conditions. He added that the language present on the resolution was sufficient to assure that maintenance of the area was performed because it required the approval of the Development Services Administrator. Upon motion by Mayor Sutton, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2001-37 was unanimously approved. Council Member Honea asked that the record reflect that modifications were made to Resolution No. 2001-37. The original text had called for an allowance of 118 homes and the final version of the resolution placed a limitation of 102 single-family homes on the development. 8. Resolution No. 2001-68: extension of ultimate town boundaries (Dick Gear) Mr. Hein explained that, prior to staff undertaking efforts to annex any areas, ultimate town boundaries had been set by Council action. He explained that this item was an attempt to provide clarity to Marana's neighbors as well as residents within those boundaries, and an effort to square up boundaries for convenient, appropriate and common sense delivery of services. He pointed out that this was also an opportunity to look at cause -benefit and the future of the community. Mr. Hein continued by stating that the proposed additions to the Town boundaries were focused within two areas; on the north extending to the Pinal County line and on the southwest incorporating existing residential areas and other opportunities. These areas would also square off the existing Town boundaries in that quadrant. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2001-68 was unanimously approved. 9. Ordinance No. 2001.10 - Stellar Homes Annexation: Consideration and approval of an annexation comprising approximately 5.5 acres along the eastern border of Section 6, Township 12 South, Range 13 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pima County, Arizona. The annexation area is located one-third of a mile south of Tangerine Road and along the western margin of Thornydale Road (Dick Gear) Mr. Hein gave a brief history of the annexation process for the 5.5 -acre site known as the Stellar Homes Annexation and located on Thornydale 7 Road just south of Tangerine. He pointed out that the appropriate signatures had been gathered and that the required waiting period has passed. He added that the required public hearing had been held as well. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, Ordinance No. 2001.10 was unanimously approved. 10. Public Hearing Resolution No. 2001-77 - adopting the Marana Transportation Plan Update, 2001-2025 as an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Marana General Plan (Jim DeGrood) Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, unanimous approval to go into public hearing was given. Mr. DeGrood said that, following the May 22, 2001 informational update on the transportation plan, this public hearing was the finalization of the amendment to the Circulation Element of the Marana General Plan. He explained that this plan investigated roadway improvements needed over the next 25 years with the year 2025 horizon. He said that it identified and developed solutions to potential traffic problems at intersectiortss, inventoried bicycle and pedestrian facilities and provided recommendations to address deficiencies. He said that the plan also addressed the potential for commuter rail connections with downtown Tucson, as well as identifying funding needs and potential sources to finance proposed improvements, maintenance and operations. Additionally, the plan analyzed the traffic operations on Interstate 10 within the town limits. There were no questions or comments from the audience. Vice Mayor Kai commented that there had been quite a bit of construction in Marana recently and that the contractors performing this work had done a poor job of signing the construction areas. He said that the traffic transition areas were not clearly marked and asked that Town staff look carefully at the contractors to make sure that the time and money was used to correctly sign construction detours for motorists. Mr. DeGrood thanked the Vice Mayor for his comment and responded by saying that the Town no longer had the contractors bid traffic control devices. He commented that this was a forced account item, where an agreed upon price for message boards and barricades was included in bids. He further explained that the Town worked with the contractor to s set up these detours appropriately. He concluded by remarking that these construction detours were a challenge as the projects moved constantly. Chuck Shackleford spoke before the Council regarding the problems associated with signage during a transportation construction project. Mayor Sutton commented that the Town was partly responsible to work with the contractor and that the funding mechanisms were incorporated into the budget for each project. Mr. DeGrood repeated that the Town did not bid the traffic control devices but that it was a forced account item. He continued by stating that the issue was really with the Town to follow-up and monitor the various roadway construction projects and that there were plenty of projects to track during this summer. He said that the Town was committed to working with the businesses and residents along the roadways under construction. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, unanimous approval to go out of public hearing was given. Upon motion by Vice Mayor Kai, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Resolution No. 2001-77 was unanimously approved. 11. Public Hearing: Resolution No. 2001-69 - adopting the Fiscal 2001-2002 Final Budget (Roy Cuaron) Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, approval to go into public hearing was given. Mr. Cuaron spoke before Council regarding this item. He recapped the adoption of the tentative budget by the Council on June 5, 2001 and explained that this resolution was the last act in the adoption of the Fiscal 2001-2002 Final Budget. There were no questions or comments made by the public. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, unanimous approval was given to come out of public hearing. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Resolution No. 2001-69 was unanimously approved. 9 r C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Comerford reported that she and Council Members McGorray and Escobedo had attended a seminar in Phoenix for newly elected officials. She said that she was proud of Marana and especially proud to be a part of its Council. Mayor Sutton reminded the Council that he would be at the U.S. Conference of Mayors convention being held in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 2001 and would accept the City Livability Award for Marana at that time. D. MANAGERS' REPORT There were no reports. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The Mayor restated that he wanted the subject of commercial overlay districts scheduled on the next agenda, July 3, 2001. XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake and seconded by Council Member McGorray, unanimously approval to adjourn was given. The time was. 7:58 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on June 19, 2001. I further certify that a quorum was present. 10 OF s V SEAL I-� CORN �y s 0 i ® i