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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/04/2001 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 I. II. III. PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, September 4, 2001 CALL TO ORDER By Town Clerk Jocelyn Entz at 7:00 p.m. Pursuant to ~ 2.4.3 of the Marana Town Code, in the absence of the Mayor and the Vice Mayor, the Council shall elect a temporary presiding officer who shall serve until the return of the Mayor or Vice Mayor. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Council Member Honea was unanimously elected to preside over the Council meeting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Council Member Honea. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Excused Herb Kai Vice Mayor Excused Jim Blake Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Michael Hein Town Manager Michael Reuwsaat Assistant Town Manager Dan Hochuli Town Attorney Jocelyn Entz Town Clerk Attached is a list of public attendees. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 4, ?001 V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, the agenda was unanimously approved. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Council Member McGorray pointed out an error in the August 21, 2001 Council meeting minutes. She said that Consent Agenda Item A. 7, Resolution No. 2001- 85: El Rio at Continental Ranch should read "102-lot preliminary subdivision plat" instead of "106-lot preliminary subdivision'. The Clerk stated that this change would be made. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, the August 21, 2001 Council meeting minutes with the previously described correction were unanimously approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS • Billy. Schisler, former Mayor and longtime resident, addressed the Council and commended their commitment to Marana. He also reported on the health of his wife, Leilani, an outstanding community volunteer for many years. He said that she was slowly returning to good health. Jane Howell introduced Dick Powell and his wife, Linda, to the Council. Mr. Powell, who recently retired from the Public Works department, was presented with an award from the Town of Marana for his 19 years of service to the community. Mr. Powell presently works as a part-time volunteer monitor in the Parks and Recreation department. Council Member Honea presented the award and lauded Mr. Powell on his long history of community involvement. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding staff reports. .7 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA There were no items on the Consent Agenda. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Public Hearing on the Massingale II Annexation: Consideration of the Town of Marana's desire to annex a single parcel of approximately 15 acres located in Section 36, T12S, 812E immediately east of the Interstate 10, Union Pacific and Tucson Electric Power Company rights-of-way (Dick Gear) Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, approval to go into public hearing was unanimous. Mr. Reuwsaat spoke regarding this item and relayed to the Council that the public hearing was the second step in the annexation process. He said that this was a 15-acre parcel located within the Towri s ultimate boundary designation as passed by the Mayor and Council last year. He pointed out that this request was voluntary and was brought to the Town by the property owner. He explained that the parcel was currently zoned by Pima County as SH (Suburban Homestead), and according to law, if the annexation request was accepted, the zoning would be translated into the Towri s zoning designation R-36, Residential 3,600sf minimum. Mr. Reuwsaat emphasized that if any changes in the zoning designations or development/specific plans were desired, then the property owner would need to apply for a variance and go through a process with Town staff as well as appear before Council for approval of any special conditions. The property, located off Massingale, consists of 15 acres taken out of a larger section and has access to Camino De Oeste from Ina Road. It is also one of the few area properties with an access road crossing the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and continuing to an I-10 access. He concluded by adding that the property owner wanted this annexation to take place in order to set the development standards for the parcel as well as to acquire Town amenities such as police protection. Council Member Honea asked for any comments from the Council and the audience. There were no comments. Upon motion from Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, approval to come out of public hearing was unanimous. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL. SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 2. Resolution No. 2001-92: entering into the First Amended FBO Lease Agreement with Pima Aviation, Inc.,. including various amendments to the FBO Lease, and clarification and extension of the Leased Premises (Roger Dougan) Mr. Reuwsaat commented that most of the information regarding this item had been discussed during a previous Council meeting. He thanked Mr. Dougan, the Abrams family, all of the attorneys and Town staff who pulled together the documentation package presented before the Council. He said that all of the documents associated with the Marana Northwest Regional Airport agenda items provided security for both the Fixed Base Operator and the Town and that the airport's future was also secured by the provision of long-term goals and planning. He highly recommended approval of all of the airport related agenda items. Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution Nos. 2001-92, 2001-83, 2001-96, and 2001-97 were all unanimously approved. 3. Resolution No. 2001-83: entering into Amendment Number One to the 7.91-Acre Lease at the Marana Northwest Regional Airport (Roger Dougan) By previous motion of Council Member Comerford and a second by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2001-83 was unanimously approved. 4. Resolution No. 2001-96: entering into the Termination, by Mutual Agreement, of the 2.51-Acre Lease at the Marana Northwest Regional Airport (Roger Duncan) By previous motion of Council Member Comerford and a second by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2001-96 was unanimously approved. 5. Resolution No. 2001-97: entering into the First Amendment to the 73- Acre Lease at the Marana Northwest Regional Airport (Roger Dougan) By previous motion of by Council Member Comerford and a second by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2001-97 was unanimously approved. 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 6. Resolution No. 2001-111: adopting a policy for the selection of candidates to fill vacancies to the Marana Planning and Zoning Commission (Mike Hein) Mr. Reuwsaat remarked that this policy was a composite process reflecting the consensus of the Council in terms of filling vacancies for the Planning and Zoning Commission. He recommended approval of this resolution. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2001-111 was unanimously approved. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Escobedo commented that the new sign for the Ora Mae Harn District Park was quite spectacular. He commended the art students from -the Marana High School on their beautiful the work. He also commended the Parks and Recreation department's landscape maintenance workers. He added that the parks looked professionally groomed and well kept. D. MANAGERS' REPORT Mr. Reuwsaat announced that there would be a dedication ceremony held on September 15, 2001 when the Town would officially dedicate the Ora Mae Harn District Park (formerly the Marana Community Park) with the placement of a permanent marker at the park entrance across from the Marana Community Center. He .invited all to attend and to honor Ms. Harn for her many years of service to the Marana community. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no items presented for future agendas at this time. • 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 1VIARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 4, 2001. XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo and seconded by Council Member Blake, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. The time was 7:17 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on September 4, 2001. I further certify that a quorum was present. celyn ntz, Town Cle 6