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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/2011 Regular Council Meeting Minutes ARA , REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, January 18, 2011, at or after 7:00 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 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 6:59 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. All members were present except Council Member Ziegler, who was excused. There was a quorum present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /INVOCATION /MOMENT OF SILENCE Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to approve moved by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Clanagan. Motion carried unanimously. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Josh Wright introduced Mr. Bob Flatley, Coolidge City Manager, and Jimmy Jayne, Navajo County Manager from Holbrook. Mr. Flatley noted that this was a surprise for Gilbert Davidson. He stated that Gilbert was being recognized for the achievement of receiving his credential as a certified municipal manager. He stressed that continuing education is critical for city and town managers, and that Gilbert excelled in the educational component for this achievement. Mr. Jayne, current president of the city manager association in Arizona. There are 92 cities and towns in Arizona that are in the forefront across the country for having professional managers. He also noted that Gilbert will be taking the reins as the president of the association in April. He further noted that Gilbert is considered an exceptional leader and a genuinely good person. He is one of 32 managers in Arizona to have received the certified manager designation. Gilbert will be leading a team in 2011 for hosting the national association conference in Arizona in 2012. Mr. Davidson expressed his appreciation for the honor and for both Mr. Flatley and Mr. Jayne to come so far to make their remarks. 1 January 18, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Vice Mayor Kai stated that he had attended a bi- partisan press conference for Southern Arizona's elected leaders at the local, state and federal level. The focus was to state that they promote civil discussion on all issues faced in this region at all levels of government. This came about due to the shooting that occurred on January 8 involving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The nation is looking at the Tucson region and Arizona to take the lead in this endeavor. Mayor Honea also spoke to the events that occurred over the past week regarding the Congress on you Corner event and the aftermath. He noted how everyone seemed to come together in the past week. He specifically noted the character shown by Ron Barber and others who attended the funerals of those killed in spite of their own injuries. He thanked the Marana PD as well as others for their first responder efforts. He and Council Members Clanagan, Ziegler and Comerford, as well Mr. Davidson and Keith Brann attended the event on January 12 at UA when President Obama and other dignitaries spoke to the tragedy. He noted how well organized it was in such a short amount of time and how it brought people together to make good out of a bad situation and continue to move forward. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Davidson thanked Council for the honor given to him earlier and noted that the Council Executive Report for the past month has been delivered for Council review. PRESENTATIONS P 1: Relating to Finance; Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Town's fiscal year 2010 -2011 Annual Budget and Financial Plan Mr. Davidson recognized the outstanding contribution of Erik Montague's leadership and that of the Finance Department under his direction which enabled the town to again receive the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award — this time for FY 10 -11. Mr. Montague remarked that he appreciated the special recognition that his department is receiving. He further noted that this type of award would not be possible without the overall vision of Mayor and Council in their valuing transparency and accountability. He further thanked the Manager for his support and direction in identifying the core principles that framed the budget process as well as the Herculean effort of the General Managers, department heads and others to identify solutions to the fiscal challenges that the town faced to maintain services for the citizens. He also recognized Meghan Doherty, the town's Finance Manager, who played a key role over the past year in developing not only the current budget but also processes and improvements behind the scenes which are critically important to the organization. He said that he and his department look forward to providing similar levels of service in the future. P 2: Relating to Police; special recognition of exemplary service by the Marana Police Department Chief Rozema noted that over the Christmas holiday a number of officers responded to a domestic violence situation when it came to their attention that the family didn't have the 2 January 18, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes opportunity to have a Christmas because of whatever their situation was. When the officers left, they felt that they wanted to do something for the kids at the home. They went to Wal -Mart and talked to some of the employees about the situation. This shows not only the quality of the officers but the relationships that have been built in the community, especially the Wal -Mart Corporation and an employee, Cory Evans, who works in loss prevention. When he learned what the officers were trying to do for the family, he and other members of the Wal -Mart staff put together clothes and a tree for the family. The officers reached into their own pockets and donated money for toys for the kids. What the officers represent are law enforcement professionals who are as concerned with enforcing laws and peace, but also concerned about the members of the community. It demonstrates clearly the compassion that our officers have for this community and speaks volumes of the quality and caliber of individuals we have working for our organization. Not all of them could be here, but he identified Sgt. Jeff Pridgett, who also was just named the Officer of the Year for the Sons of the American Revolution. Also introduced were Officers Brandt Smith, Gerrie Tinsley and Sgt. Chris Warren. There were other officers involved in the project but unable to attend tonight's meeting including Officers Jayme Dozier, Melissa Larkin, Mike Holbert, Ray Kennedy and Brad Clifford. Mayor Honea commented that people think of police officers as people who keep us safe and that traffic's taken care of, but police officers are moms and dads and many live in our community. For those who participated in this project, it's not only a tremendous reflection on you as police officers, but on the Council and staff as well. CONSENT AGENDA Motion to approve moved by Council Member Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Motion carried unanimously. C 1: Resolution No. 2011 -08: Relating to Parks and Recreation; approving and authorizing the Town Manager to implement the Management Plan for the Marana parcels adjacent to the Santa Cruz River and Coachline Boulevard known as the El Rio Open Space Area C 2: Resolution No. 2011 -09: Relating to Development; approving a final plat for Mira Vista Resort and Timeshare Lots 1 though 3 C 3: Resolution No. 2011 -10: Relating to Utilities; approving and authorizing the Utilities Director to execute a resource aggregation contract by and among Western Area Power Administration, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., and the Town of Marana Utilities Department C 4: Minutes of the January 4, 2011 regular council meeting LIQUOR LICENSES L 1: Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the state liquor board regarding a special event liquor license application submitted by Tucson Conquistadores, Inc., for 2011 Accenture Match Play Championship customer and volunteer appreciation parties, located at 12100 N. Dove Mountain Blvd 3 January 18, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes Presented by Ms. Bronson, who recommended Council approval. Motion moved by Council Member McGorray to recommend approval, second by Vice Mayor Kai. Motion carried unanimously. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES B 1: Resolution No. 2011 -11: Relating to Boards, Commissions and Committees; appointing Jeff Voss to fill a vacancy on the Utilities Citizen Advisory Commission Presented by Ms. Bronson who recommended Council approval. Motion to approve moved by Council Member Clanagan, second by Council Member Post. Motion carried unanimously. COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D 1: Legislative /Intergovernmental Report: regarding all pending state and federal legislation and report on recent meetings of other legislative bodies Josh Wright updated Council on the Governor's proposed budget and gave a brief legislative update. The 50 Legislature convened on January 10. Local governments have done pretty well in the proposed budget. But this is only half of the equation. The Legislature will come back with its own version of a proposal. Numbers will change and become fluid as the process goes on. Governor Brewer is supportive when it comes to local government and values the job that local governments do and largely wants to hold local governments harmless in her budget process. Her proposal spreads $18.8M across all cities and towns, from a combination of Water Resources fees passed along to ratepayers as well as cuts from HURF — the highway revenues bonds. The impact to Marana would be about $66K a year which is fairly good. Again, these numbers may change as counter - proposals come forth. Vice Mayor Kai asked if the Governor addressed the shortfalls that are outstanding. Mr. Wright responded that she did provide some revised numbers. As of r the current year $763.6M is needed to make up the deficit before June 30. For FY `12 it will be about $1.15B. Some of the other entities have not fared as well as cities in towns. The ACCHCS program and education through K12 are facing steep cuts. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Motion to go into executive session on items E2 and E3 moved by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Post. Motion carried unanimously. Council left the dais at 7:27 p.m. Council returned to the dais at 7:43 p.m. 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 E 2: Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38- 431.03(A)(3),(4) and (7), discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town's attorneys and discussion and to consider its 4 January 18, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes position and instruct the Town Manager and staff concerning (1) the lawsuit entitled Town of Marana v. Pima County /Pima County v. Marana (consolidated), Maricopa County Superior Court No. CV2008- 001131, (2) pending legal issues, settlement discussions and contract negotiations relating to the transition of Marana wastewater collection and treatment to the Town of Marana E 3: Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38- 431.03(A)(4) and (7) to consider the Town's position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations for the settlement of the lawsuit entitled State of Arizona v. Robert E. Barnes, et al. filed in the Pima County Superior Court as C2008 -4691 Presented by Cedric Hay. Mr. Hay asked for direction to proceed as discussed in executive session in the amount of $961,015 plus statutory interest. Motion to approve moved by Council Member Clanagan, second by Council Member McGorray. Motion carried unanimously. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn moved by Council Member Clanagan, second by Council Member Comerford Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on January 18, 2011. 1 further certify that a quorum was present. a J celyn, . Bronson, Town Clerk ��®F ®,� :`��a�nnr�i,, SEAL .$ > �`� will nu�`V 'Ni ®,®® �S! 5 January 18, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes