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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Executive Report 08/19/2008Town of 1Vlarana ��►uncil ��c��u��ve .I�e��t .��u5t ��, Zo�s Report Time Period: August 2008 Prepared On: August 15, 2008 Prepared By: Rebecca Kunsberg Distributed Through: Gilbert Davidson, Town Manager � - ' "Committed to the futu�e... MARANA / �� In,spi�ed by ou� past. " • ORGANIZATION WIDE UPDATES • COUNCIL CALENDAR • MARANA IN THE NEWS P�EA��1�2��'�:8��1�t�� I�� i'� �8� '-19I3 �`�� uE�T�+�� ORGANIZATION WIDE: A. BUILDING UPDATES GENERAL OFFICE � • Green Building outreach meeting for the Developers and Builders on Sept 5 • Standard Operating Procedures database August 27 meeting — to develop some guidelines with HR, Manager's office and Legal. � Outdoor Lighting Code to Council on August 5 removed and placed on agenda for Council on August 12 RITZ CARLTON RESORT DOVE MOUNTAIN • Construction is in steady progress. • Attending regular meetings at the job site bi-weekly on Wednesdays. • Inspector and Northwest Fire trailer placed and operating. PROJECT UPDATE REVIEW • Steakout at Tangerine Crossing close to issuing permit. • Meat Steakhouse at Bashas shopping center on Tangerine Road has applied for their demo permit. • Circle K and Chase Bank at the Villagio Center is in plan review (July 2008 Building Permit Report attached) -2- B. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SILVERBELL ROAD INTERCEPTOR PROJECT: 1999-OSO • Concrete spillways in the three main channel outlets are complete. Grading, concrete and rock slope protection and channel inlet drop structures are nearing halfway completion overall. • Of the seven main drainage structures under the roadway, the box culvert north of Ina Rd. is 50% complete and work on the three RCBC's draining into the channels is in progress with forming, rebar fixing and one floor slab poured. • The sanitary sewer, portable water main and joint underground utility bank installation being approximately 20% complete. • Earthwork on-site cut and fill is on-going, coordinated around archaeological work. An anticipated 50,000 cubic yard shortage of fill material is being imported in stages as suitable material is identified and tested. • Work at the Silverbell/Ina Rd. intersection has commenced with fill placing and drainage structures primarily in the southeast quadrant. Work within the intersection is being done in three phases to accommodate the traffic flow with frequent traffic lane changes through out the duration of the project. • The district park construction is on hold until the Army Corps of Engineers approve plans to deal with anticipated archaeological discoveries within the area. The plan was submitted by Desert Archaeology, Inc. and has been forwarded to the State Historic Preservation Office and the Army Corps of Engineers. Archaeological work within the roadway is progressing with recovery completion expected during mid to later part of August. • Value engineering, environmental concern monitoring, testing and quality control and assurance are on-going daily. The project has had no reported safety issues. • At the end of July, 35% of the Phase I time has been used and approximately 25% of the completed construction contract work based on costs has been spent. • Based on a revised schedule submitted by the Contractor, Phase I opening to traffic may slip from early November to the later part of the month. Finishing roadway work would continue through February into March. MOORE ROAD (I-lO TO SANDERS ROAD�(2005-056� • Rehabilitation completed SILVERBELL/COACHLINE RIGHT TURN LANE: A pre bid meeting was held Thursday, July 24 at 1:00 P.M. A Bid opening will occur on Thursday August 7, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. in the conference center. Construction is anticipated to begin the 1 St week of September. -3- INA ROAD SIGNAL COORDINATION • This project has been transferred to Pima County and will be completed using RTA funds. A meeting to discuss the progress was held August 15` with Pima County. THORNYDALE ROAD PROJECT: • The project is approximately 70% complete. Substantial completion is expected by mid- November. • Orange Grove was fully opened to eastbound and westbound traffic on August 12th. • Reconstruction of the Thornydale/Costco and Thornydale/Horizon Hills intersections is currently scheduled to be completed by the end of September. • Following completion of Tucson Water's 12" main upgrades, installation of underground storm drain laterals and catch basins along the west side of Thornydale are proceeding ahead of rough grading and cement treatment of the roadway subgrade. • Concurrent work continues on traffic signal/street lighting systems and landscaping irrigation systems. • Ongoing public and business outreach remains an important part of the project. Significant effort is being made to minimize inconveniences to area businesses and their customers. A complimentary letter about theproject from the ownership group of Integrity Automotive was published in the August 6 th edition of the Marana Weekly News. • The project team is engaged in an impressive partnership, fostered in part by the construction management at risk contract delivery method, which is reaping dividends in terms of both schedule and cost. THORNYDALE RD. / TANGERINE RD. INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS: IGA with the RTA is in process to obtain funding from the RTA to construct Estimated to begin construction the end of September Duration of construction is anticipated to take 3 months TANGERINE FARMS LOOP ROAD • Punch list, site cleanup work, and project closeout in progress • Drainage along Street A into Cemex pit negotiated with Cemex, design and construction modifications to follow • Signalization of the I-10/Tangerine Road intersection: site electrical work substantially complete, signal cabinet being checked and prepared by ADOT, awaiting delivery of poles for installation to energize signals, currently expected in September, 2008 -4- HONEA HEIGHTS WATER, SEWER AND PAVING PROJECT: • NAC Construction completed water improvement installation prior to July, system tied over to new service and site cleanup in progress • Paving substantially completed in July, utility adjustments and site cleanup in progress • Two additional sewer manholes, sewer main and service connections installed for low income housing project on town owned property on Whitney Ln., in new road alignment for Sidney Place • Sanitary sewer as-built information is being compiled for submittal to PCWMD and ADEQ for final Approval to Discharge, to be submitted after final manhole rims adjusted to new street pavement elevations and final survey information and post paving inspections completed • Connection of homes to new sewer main to begin after Approval to Discharge issued by ADEQ, program currently calls for approximately 200 homes to be connected over a three year period • Sidewalk construction planned once all homes are connected to the sanitary sewer system CAMINO DE MANANA PROJECT • 404 permit application has been in with the Army Corp for 2 months now, town is still waiting on approval of permit • The Town will be sending out consultation letters to several Tribal governments regarding the Cultural Resources Survey Report for the Project. No significant cultural resources were found, and no issues are expected. • Right of way acquisition is currently on going and expected to be complete by January 2009. • Project anticipated to begin construction early next year which will last 12-14 months BARNETT LINEAR CHANNEL • The project is currently under design and the Town is negotiating a scope change to include the following: o Bridge Selection report. o Design of two bridges for all-weather access. o Design of low-flow traffic crossings where bridges will not be initially built. • Existing underground utilities are currently being located for design of the utility relocations. Archaeological monitoring of potholing within an archaeological site in the UPRR right-of-way is ongoing by Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. -5- • Environmental investigations for bridge foundation geotechnical investigation coring have been put on hold until the farm fields within the Town's Right-of-Way are harvested. The approximate date for harvest is December 2008. • The total set of plans ready for construction are estimated to be completed Apri12009 due to scope changes. PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM: • The 2007-2008 program has been finalized and is complete. The 2008-2009 is underway and the remaining residential streets within the Sunflower neighborhood will be advertised for bid by early September 2008. • If money is left over from the Sunflower pavement rehabilitation, staff will iook into the costs of rehabilitating Twin Peaks Road between northern Silverbell Road to the Saguaro Springs development. C. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATES HONEA HEIGHTS III - SPECIFIC PLAN � • Environmental Report complete and delivered (FULL NEPA/EER) • Hydrology and Drainage Report complete and delivered - Under review • Specific Plan Chapters I- III complete • Met with Utilities Department to discuss energy and water conservation, grey water, solar, building standards etc. • Soil stockpile underway courtesy of Public Services CIP and the Honea Heights Sewer MA1�NA Bu1LDS HABITAT • Public meeting for prospective buyers July 31, 2008 • Habitat meeting to accept applications August 14, 2008 • Four (4) team captains secured • Meeting scheduled with Habitat to discuss next steps SYDNEY PLACE • Demolition/rehabilitation started on existing structure • Final Platt submitted • Sewer submitted to PC _ l 2" and 3 (under review) • Utility trenches, rough in, and sewer infrastructure completed • Survey and Phase I environmental complete D. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATES ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT • Town staff inet with the senior leadership team of Southwest Gas Corporation on July 30 to secure their participation in the Blueprint process. They have committed to providing � funding and support for the Blueprint, joining with Tucson Electric Power Company, Comcast, and Trico Electric Cooperative as the town's utility partners on this project. MARANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • The Economic Development Office partnered with the Community Development Department to work with the Marana Chamber of Commerce on the terms of their discretionary funding agreement for 2008-2009. A request for funding will be brought to the Mayor and Council at a future council meeting. TREO • Town staff have completed a draft financial participation agreement for TREO membership for 2008-2009. The draft has been reviewed by the town's attorneys and w�ll be discussed with TREO's senior leadership team at a meeting in early August before it is brought before Mayar and Council for review. • The Town continues to participate in the TREO "Shovel Ready Program," working with a local landowner in t�e Peppertree / Continental Ranch Business Park as a potential pilot program test subject for the shovel-ready application and process. A meeting was held between the landowner, the Economic Development Office, the landowner's broker, and TREO on July 9 to facilitate this discussion. BUSINESS RETENTION • The Economic Development Office and Kelle Maslyn, Chair of the town's Business and Economic Development Citizen Advisory Commission (BEDAC) met with a representative from FLSmidth Krebs (formerly Krebs Engineering), located at 5505 W. Gillette Road, on July 8. The purpose of the meeting was to allow members of FLSmidth Krebs' management team to meet with members of the town's staff and commissioners and begin dialogue about the company's needs from the Town. FLSmidth Krebs currently employs over 200 workers in Marana and continues to gow at a rapid rate. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION (BEDAC) • The BEDAC met on July 15 but only had two members, the chair and the vice chair, in attendance. As such, no action was taken on agenda items. • The Commission is now seeking three new appointments, as Tom Dunn was administratively removed for missing too many meetings. New commissioner appointments will be brought before Mayor and Council for review on August 12. • The next meeting of the BEDAC will be held at 8:30 AM on August 19 in the Marana Board Room. E. LEGAL DEPARTMENT UPDATE WASTEWATER LITIGATION • The case is now assigned to Judge Richard Mangum as the result of a normal judicial rotation • The Town has filed a request for "final judgment," seeking to make Judge Kristen Hoffinan's June 9 ruling final and appealable -7- • Pima County has filed an opposition to final judgment, a request for reconsideration, and a motion to amend answer, seeking to re-litigate Judge Hoffinan's ruling • The Town's attorneys have received a short extension to reply to the County's court papers • Judge Mangum will rule on the Town's request for final judgment 30 to 90 days from now CMID IGA NEGOTIATIONS • Meetings have been taking place between the Town and CMID on a proposed IGA, currently anticipated to be completed in mid-September, primarily addressing hydro-power • We currently anticipate negotiating separate future IGAs to address possible water rights acquisition, well usage, and operational and infrastructure coordination issues DEANZA REFERENDUM LITIGATION • Pima County Superior Court Judge John Davis ruled that other owners of the land affected by the DeAnza rezoning need not be named as parties in the referendurn litigation • The referendum petitioner, represented by the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, has now intervened as a party in the case • A stipulation of undisputed facts is expected to be completed within 30 days • Motions for judgrnent based on the undisputed facts will likely be filed within 60 days PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS • All necessary Twin Peaks/Linda Vista interchange right-of-way should be obtained within 60 days either through completion of settlement negotiations or by obtaining immediate possession in condemnation • One or more settlement proposals on the remaining pending Thornydale Road/CDO-Orange Grove condemnation cases are expected to be presented to Council in the next 30 days • Appraisals and property acquisition negotiations are in process to obtain right-of-way needed for the Camino de Manana project • Real property acquisitions have just been completed for the Silverbell Road and Moore Road projects • Negotiations and litigation are ongoing in pending real property acquisitions and condemnation cases for various other public works projects OTHER NOTABLE CNIL MATTERS • Saguaro Ranch historic access easements are the subject of litigation brought by Theresa (Tracy) Chamberlain and others against the developer o Chamberlain seeks court recognition of the public's rights to use historic easements through Saguaro Ranch o The Town is not a party to, and is not participating in, the litigation at this time o At some point the Town may be asked to take a position one way or another regarding any public rights to the easements—that is, either to abandon them or to assert them • Saguaro Springs project abandonment has given rise to several issues o Developer-installed public infrastructure, most of which has not been accepted for maintenance by the Town, is deteriorating o Model homes and subdivision walls and infrastructure have become magnets for vandals -8- o Town staff has investigated the legal and practical issues in removing tumbleweeds that have in some places grown as high as six feet PROSECUTiorr AcTiviTiES arrD JuLY 2008 STaTisTics: • The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in the state's favor on a petition for special action Jane Fairall filed in a child endangerment case, thereby re-instating a conviction and sentence originally imposed by the Marana Municipal Court that had been dismissed by Pima County Superior Court Judge Villarreal • The Legal Department prosecuted and closed 171 criminal cases in Marana Municipal Court, including 12 petitions to revoke probation • The Legal Department accepted 274 new cases from Marana Police Department and other state agencies for future prosecution F. MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT UPDATES FIRE PROTECTION WATER LINE • Under contact to Sundt Construction • There have been no major issues with construction • Construction is 50% complete SEWER LINE • Under contact to Sundt Construction There have been no major issues with construction Construction is 50% complete SEPTIC TANK • Design is under contact to Westland Resources • Design is 40% complete BY APRON • Design is complete • Construction bids were opened on 8/11/2008 • Apparent low bidder is Borderland Construction -$763,435 • Award for construction is on hold waiting for ADOT Aeronautics Approval SECURITY FENCE • Design is complete • Construction bids were opened on 8/11/2008 • Apparent low bidder is Orta Fence -$246,877 • Award for construction is on hold waiting for ADOT Aeronautics Approval AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD • Design is complete • Construction bids were opened on 8/11/2008 s'� • Apparent low bidder is Borderland Construction -$1,717,555 AIRPORT TERMINAL • Under design to Jacobs Carter Burgess • Schematic design is 60% complete AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER • Site Study is under contract with the FAA • FAA draft study and AFTIL visit on 11/17/2008 • Continuing to work with Gabrielle Giffards for construction funding G. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE UPDATES KEY INVENTORY • Have received responses from all departments. • Will be going through all responses to check for appropriateness of keys, OK forms and forward to HR for personnel file. • Will complete Phase 1 of access/security issues and begin Phase 2 which deals with well sites and other security challenges FIRE DRILL, AUGUST 1 S, 2008 • An MMC fire drill exercise was conducted on Friday, August 15, 2008. All MMC personnel exited the building in an expeditious manner and complied with all aspects of the drill. • There were some operational issues that were corrected during the test portion of the drill regarding the HVAC system. • This fulfills our annual fire safety requirements with Northwest Fire. H. PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATES MARANA CULTURAL AND HERITAGE PARK • The Marana Heritage Park Improvement Project is nearing completion. • Irrigation and landscaping is complete. • Placement of decorative gravel is underway and punch list items are being completed. • Building plans for the reconstructed Producer's Cotton Oil Office Building and Warehouse have been reviewed by Building Safety and comments are being addressed. SILVERBELL-CORTARO DISTRICT PARK • Park staff is coordinating construction with Public Works and Silverbell Road insuring that civil engineering dovetails at both projects • Archeological discovery plan has been approved by SHPO and the Army Corps of Engineers. • Grading activities and tree salvage will resume in the park by months end. • District Park project remains on schedule. - 10- CONTINENTAL RESERVE BALL FIELD LIGHTING • GLHN is under contract for lighting design. Lighting plan is in development. • Parks staff is working with City of Tucson Pracurement to facilitate use of one of their on-call contractors for lighting installation. TORTOLITA MOUNTAIN TRAILS WILD BURRO TRAILHEAD • Psomas Engineering has submitted Trailhead Plans for 2" submittal. � Pre-cast restroom for facility has been contracted. • Staff is coordinating Marana Trail Plan with Pima County Trail Master Plan Update. ORA MAE HARN PARK IMPROVEMENTS • Pre-cast restroom to replace existing facility has been contracted. • Replacement benches have been ordered. • Replacement water fountains are in process. PARKS AND RECREATION COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN UPDATE • Consultants met with Parks and Recreation Advisory Board — benchmarking cities are being researched. • Park inventory is underway. • Citizen Survey is being developed. • Next meeting with PRAC is August 21 at Parks and Recreation Conference Room at 6:30 p.m. RECREATION • Youth Programs — 2,605 participants • Teen Programs — 570 participants • Sports Programs — 45 participants • Pool Patrons — 1,786 participants � Seniors — 1,302 participants I. POLICE GAIN • Town Event scheduled for October 11, 2008. • Brochure, registration form, letter to department heads and businesses in the process for distribution. PROJECT LIFESAVER • Training took place August 9, 2008. • In-house instructar trained new Search Team Members and a refresher re-cert for current members along with members of Northwest Fire. • Currently we have 7 clients enrolled, and no call outs in July. CARE FAIR -11- This years Care Fair held on Saturday August 2, 2008 at Marana Middle School. The event was sponsored by the Marana Unified School District and the Marana Health Center. Estimated crowd attended 2,000+. This yearly event was for back to school medical screenings, vaccinations, safety programs, backpacks with school supplies, child helmets, child I.D. and other local services available to the community. VIPS Volunteered three hundred and eleven hours month of July Hours were equivalent to a cost savings $5,601 GRAFFITI SUPPRESSION DETAIL • On July 30 and August 1, the Criminal Investigations Unit conducted Graffiti suppression details in the area of Orange Grove and Thornydale. The goal of the details was to gain intelligence and or arrest the person(s) responsible for the increase of graffiti in the area. • On August 11, Detectives responded to a business located on Camino Martin to assist Patrol Officers investigate a report of Criminal Damage. Detective learned that four males had entered a fenced in yard and painted graffiti on a wall located inside the business. Detectives arrested one adult male and upon interviewing the male, a subsequent arrest was made the following day. This investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are anticipated. PROJECT LIFE SAVER • On August 9, the Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Unit received training on the use of the Project Life saver. Project Live Saver is a program that uses tracking equipment to assist the Marana Police Department with locating citizens with special needs, in the event that they become lost. SEARCH WARRANTS • August 1 st — Executed a search warrant recovering over 40 marijuana plants. J. TOWN CLERK NOVUSAGENDA UPDATE • Software customizations to be finalized by August 8 • Management and Dept. Head training to be completed by August 31 • Line staff and Council training to be completed by September 9 • Parallel testing to occur for Sept. 16, Oct 7, and Oct 21 meetings • To go live by November / December CREW & MARANA 101 • CREW to start September 3 and Marana 101 to start September 4 • CREW will run for 8 weeks and Marana 101 for 10 weeks (1 wk of community partners, 1 wk of Town tour) ELECTIONS - 12- 0 • First voter registration drive held at MMC July 30 — had 20 citizens register or request early ballots • May hold another voter registration drive on September 16 • Candidate packets for 2009 election being prepared — will not be ready until after September 2. K. UTILITIES DEPARTMENT UPDATES WASTEWATER: • The Town of Marana is submitting its request to be a Designated Management agency to PAG. This is crucial in our quest to be a regional wastewater provider. • Department personnel will be working with Pima County personnel on transition planning in the coming weeks. CMID • The Utilities Department and others are actively engaged in coming to a mutually beneficial resolution with members from CMID. DEVELOPMENT: • Several developers have met with the Utilities Department staff over the past week. • These developers may be seeking to take advantage of possible lower construction costs to get critical infrastructure identified and in place in the coming months. (July 2008 Business License Report attached) Clerk C.A.R.E.S. Newsletter — Town Clerk's Office (Summer 2008) This is the first Clerk C.A.R.E.S. newsletter and it highlights, CREW 2008, elections information and registration, signing up to receive neighborhood information if residents do not live within a homeowner's association. CREW Brochure — Town Clerk Jocelyn Bronson The brochure informs citizens about our educational program that highlights how local government are organized and how services are funded and delivered. The brochure includes the session topics and an application to sign up. 2007-2009 Town Council Guide — Town Clerk Jocelyn Bronson This brochure introduces all Council members. It includes a description of our council structure, council elections, and meeting times. "Gas prices drive push to reinvent America's suburbs" — USA Today (8/7/08) -13- This article is about the City of Maricopa transforming their areas from bedroom communities to more cosmopolitan places that include residential, retail, office and entertainment. Because of soaring living costs and energy prices, small municipalities have to rethink growth patterns and consider mass transit, sustainability, and conservation. - 14- TOWN OF MARANA SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY �uiy-os Permits Issued Number of' ' Permit Type ' Permits ' Permit Fees , Valuations New Single Family R esiden tia l (NE 21 ' $ 121,40 1.84 ' $4,1 44,559.95 - - -- --- Remodel/Additio SF R ( T 11 $ 4,398.0 0 ' $1 45,145.78 Manufactured Hous 1 ' $1 50.00 ', $10,00 _ _ _ - _ — _ __ N ew Multi Fami R esid en tial (NEW 0 $0 .00 , $0.00 _ __ - _ __ __ - __- Remodel/Ad MF (RA , 0 T $0.0 $0.0 _- - _ _ __ _ � __ _ _- _ _ _- - N ew Retail Com (N 6 ' $ ' $6,650,0 _ _ _ _ Re model/Ad dition R C_ (RA RC ) r 8 '� $10,3 $ 399,1 01.29 - _ _ __ New Industria Com ( � 0 ', $ 0.00 $0.00 _ __ __ __ _ - R emodel/Additio n I (R AIC) '� 0 ' $0.00 $0.00 - � � _ _ _ _ -- __ _. _ __ Walls WALL _ _ __ 4 '� $568. $15,500.00 _ _ - - - _ __ __ _- - Swimmin Pools/S (PO OLSPA) 1 6 ' $5,4 $149, . _ _ ___—_ Signs (SIGN) - _ _ . - ' 9 ' - - $2,0 64.18 _ _ __$34,37 -- _ _._ ___ _ Certificates of Occ ( 7 ' $31 $0.0 . -- - -- - _ - -- -- Temporary Cons tructio n Trailer ' 2 $1 80.00 $ _ _ _ - - Tempor Tents (T EMP TE NT) , 0 ' $0.0 $0.00 _ _— _ __ _ __ __ Revis 61 $4,9 11.22 $0. _ __ - - Model Plan Re view (MP 8 $5 ,443.8 3 ' $0.00 _ _ _ Plann ing/Enginee rin g _ . - 31 - - $19,46 . ' $0.0 Miscellaneous MISC - - ' � ) 30 $8,091.32 $255,157.00 Totals ' 215 $256,272.53 I $11,803,791.74 Total Number of Inspections = 781 AVERAGE DAILY = 34 STOPS Road Impact Fees = 15 units Total Collected =$29,153.00 Park Irnpa�t Fees: Park Impact Fees Issued = 8 units Total Collected =$23,600.00 Sky Ranch Education Fee = 2 units Total Collected =$2,000.00 �� ,� ` � �� \\\�: � '� �� . � ��`� � �; �\:\ �� `�\� �. � ��;. , ... i.... �- �: ... . z ,.., .� .. �... �: \ ,,,<,,, ... %�,..... . . . .: Status of Current Commercial Projects Pro'ect Name % Complete Pro'ect Name % Complete Pa III & IV/ 606 ' 80 ' Rit Swim & F 0 --- _ __ _ — __ - - _ _ .. __ _ Ta ng-Xing Pad 4 Sh 30 I Sho 2@ Thorny X-i 10 _ __ _- _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ - -- Starbucks/B0 80 ' Enterp Re nt-A-Ca r/B0 709-079 20 ---- __ _ ___ -__ __.__ Affordable Fence/B0 ' 45 Firs Cho Autob ody/B080 1-06 5 30 -- - _ _ ___ Ritz Carlton/6 4 0 Mara Mkt PI'L,K, ' 0 —_ _ - -_ _ _ _- _ _ _ _. -_ _ ._ _ McDonalds/B0803-0 5 __ - _-- - Ritz C arlton Clu bhouse/B 070 3-137 75 ' _ ._- - _ - - _ ._ _- --_ _ _ -- _ Marana Mkt PU60 $5 �' _ _ - _ __---. _ - - __- Cont.Ra Shell/B070 35 ' _ - __T- __— _ _. _- _ Shops at Thornydal Shell/B0 10 ' ' _ __ _ _ -- _ - _- - __ _ _- ._ _ __ Old West Indust Villa 85 ' - ___ - - - -- - - _ _ : . _ _- _ _ _- -_ _- _- Ritz Halfway House/60707-093 25 N�N n.N n.n��.n.N.n N�.n n�n n��n N.� n N N n'N �.n N��n�n n n n n N n A n n'n�.N n n�n N�n�n N�n�� N N�O��N o O.O R o�N o o O O o N t» o N N O�m.N�O.� (D.N o�o o O o.o�� O N o o'�o W.O o N�o O.��o O�m N p y � , 2 2 d 2�3�d d'2��.� 2�.> > o��.2�m ° 2�2� 2�o:z �.z � o��o » �2 �.�.> >.� Z�o.�.2 � o z.> >�2-2 ?».� , �pm��pn w�� mwmo� o��n o o m. m m � m.m o�� .� o.o o�o 0 0�� o �o.o n co -. � o o�m � � m�.m �� ;O' O O O � ��O �,O O ��O �O O ��0 . 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Community Information • Agenda Preparation • Records Management • Elections • Special Events & Licenses Town Of Marana Volume 1, Issue 1 2008 CREW Session Nears Returning winter residents and monsoon die-hards—come and join us for a new session of CREW. Starting September 3, Marana's C.R.E.W. (Citizen Resource and Education Workshop) program launches its sixth session. This free 8-week interactive program lets you get up close with Marana elected officials, town staff and community partners such as the Marana Health Center, the Ma- rana Correctional Treatment Facility, Northwest Fire District, the Chamber of Commerce and many others. Find out how your tax dollars are spent – where and why. Learn what it takes to get a build- ing permit, how to apply for a special event, a liquor license, or a business license. What's the process for bringing a new devel- opment on board? Who reviews new construction plans? When will the Twin Peaks Interchange be done? What's a CIP project? When will I be a61e to shop in Dillard's or Penneys without having to drive to Tucson? What new restaurants are opening? Answers to these and many more questions are provided through- out the 8-week sessions. We invite you to join us and enjoy the camaraderie of your neighbors and Marana business owners. The CREW Program is open to anyone i S years of age and older. Most sessions are held on Wednesday evenings (except for September 16) from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Marana Municipal Complex. Register by August 25th online at www.marana.com or request an application from: Town of Marana, Attention: Viviana Ruiz Deputy Town Clerk 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, AZ 85653 Please call 382-1962 if you have any questions, need assistance registering or would like more informatioa ' Election Information The Town Clerk is the officer responsible for Town elections and will serve as your point of contact for any election-related questions. The Town Clerk will be more than happy to provide you with prospective candidate documents, voter registration information, requests for an early More on next page! mail ballot, and polling piace election dates. All Marana elec- locations. tions are non-partisan, and Coun- cil members are elected at large. The Town of Marana holds Council elections in March and May of odd-numbered years. Other elections may be sched- uled; contact the Clerk's office if you have any questions about For more information visit www.marana.com or contact the Town Clerk's Office at 382-1999 Summer 2008 Starting July l, 2008 all Citizen Advisory Com- mission Members will be required to attend CREW or the equiva- lent einployee pro- gram Marana 101— prior to completing their first term. Special points of interest: • CREW 2008 to start in September •� E[ections Just around the corner • Stay lnformed • Tell us your bright idea Inside this issue: CREW 1 E[ections 1 & 2 Voter Registration 2 Bright Ideas 2 Page 2 Falling Through the Crack? The Cierk's office would like to create a data- base of residents in the Northwest area who do not live within a homeowners' association so that we can provide you with information about Town events and programs similar to how we provide information to residents in Dove Mountain, Heritage Highlands, Conti- nental Ranch, Continental Reserve, Cortaro Ranch and Sunflower. Contact our office if you would like to be on this mailing list. _ �- � , �. ) � � "Ideas are the beginning � points of all fortunes. " � - Napoleon Hill � Election Information (cont.� Consolidated Election Dates: September 2, 2008 November 4, 2008 ►��*�� ; ��E ' Marana Council Election Dates: March 10, 2009 May 19, 2009 Clerk C.A.R.E.S. Bright Ideas? Now it's your turn! We'd like to hear what tips you can ofFer your fellow citizens. They will appear in a future newsletter issue. We'd like to know what things work best for you. The more we know, the better we can assist you. So tell us your views, good or bad . Submit ideas to vruiz@maranacom or mail or hand deliver to: Town Clerk, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, AZ 85653 Nomination Packets Please contact the Town Clerk after September 5 for information about candidate filing for the Spring 2009 Councii elections. Voter Registration The Clerk's office provides Ma- rana residents with voter registra- tion forms and works with com- munity partners to hold voter registration drives. You may also register to vote at: http://www.recorder. co.pima.az.us /regvote.html to download a voter registration form or review the registration requirements. 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O� �" � . G As "t .. � � C? : re _r ... p� �. . . . � . . . . . � � . . . . � � .. . : � 4 � .�� Gas prices drive push to reinvent America's suburbs - USATODAY.com ��►�� Gas prices drive push to reinvent America's suburbs By Haya EI Nasser, USA TODAY MARICOPA, Ariz. — Mayor Tony Smith proudly waves a thank-you letter from a major builder telling him that no city has ever reached out to him in his 30-year career the way Maricopa did. What Maricopa has been doing is unusual, especially for a distant suburb. This city about 35 miles south of Phoenix is asking builders not to develop just isolated subdivisions behind walls, but whole communities that encourage walking by including stores, schools and services nearby. "The people of Maricopa don't want to be a bedroom community, a city of rooftops," Smith says. 'They want a self-sustained community." URBAN DESIGN: Large cities are rethinking growth patterns, too HEALTH BENEFITS: Neighborhood layouts can improve residents' behavior Especially today. As gas prices hover around $4 a gallon, the nation's far-flung suburbs — which have boomed because they could provide larger homes at cheaper prices to those willing to drive farther — are losing their appeal. Soaring energy costs and the foreclosure epidemic have jolted many Americans into realizing that their lifestyles are at risk. For many, ever-lengthening commutes in the search for affordable homes no longer make financial sense. In Maricopa and elsewhere, a movement is underway to transform suburbs from bedroom communities that sprang up during an era of cheap gasoline to lively, more cosmopolitan places that mix houses with jobs, shops, restaurants, colleges and entertainment. Suburbs on the far edge of inetro areas are turning aside strip malls and creating new downtowns and neighborhoods that favor pedestrians. They're trying to attract more employers and services such as hospitals, colleges and small airports. The appeal of urbanism is spreading to far suburbs such as Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.(about 42 miles east of Los Angeles), and Huntersville, N.C., about 16 miles north of Charlotte. Centers that combine residential, retail, office and entertainment are becoming popular far from urban centers. Small historic towns on the edge of inetropolitan areas such as Brighton, Colo., northeast of Denver, and Plainfield, III., southwest of Chicago, are emphasizing their Main Streets and history to provide a sense of community outside the walls of sprawling subdivisions. Page 1 of 3 �,�� . . Powered by � Mass transit is being embraced by towns that wouldn't have been born without the automobile. Here in Maricopa, the city introduced bus service to Phoenix and Tempe this year, providing the first mass transit a�ternative to residents, many of whom commute about 35 miles to Phoenix. Such changes could have a profound effect on the way the nation develops as it prepares to absorb an estimated 100 million more people by about 2040. The scent of change is in the air in Maricopa, even in the way city officials talk. Words such as "bedroom community" have become dirty words. "Green," "sustainable," "walkable," "mass transit," "conservation," "open space" and "energy-efficienY' punctuate the http://usatoday.printthis. clickability. com/pt/cpt? action=cpt&title=Gas+prices+drive+push+t... 8l7/2008 Advertisement Gas prices drive push to reinvent America's suburbs - USATODAY.com Page 2 of 3 suburban dialogue. "Absolutely, suburbs are not going to go away," says David Goldberg, spokesman for Smart Growth America, a national coalition of groups pushing for conservation and sustainable growth. "But the math is becoming very clear." Until now, people were willing to drive increasingly far for a home they couid afford. "Drive-till-you-qualify collapsed," Goldberg says. "IYs done. IYs not going to work as a housing strategy anymore." Living costs soar In the past year, as gas prices skyrocketed, the housing bubble burst and transit ridership soared, the cost of living farther out for many Americans went from manageable to pricey. An analysis of real estate data by Fiserv Lending Solutions shows that home prices have fallen more in towns and neighborhoods far from urban centers than in close-in suburbs. Developers traditionally have flocked to fields at the edge of inetro areas to avoid the stricter zoning rules and higher fees they face in older, more densely populated communities. But that could be changing. "The trends that pushed housing demand toward distant suburbs and rural areas were not sustainable," says David Stiff, chief economist at Fiserv. "The problem is that it can be two, three, four times as expensive to develop in close-in neighborhoods vs. outlying neighborhoods, if there's any space at all." If gas prices continue to climb or government provides incentives to build more densely and closer in, development patterns should evolve, planners say. "People respond to economic incentives," Stiff says. "Reducing commuting costs, trying to be more environmentally conscious and trying to find the cheapest housing affect decisions simultaneously." "We're sort of stuck with retrofitting the suburbs," says Scott Bemstein, head of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, which for years has urged that transportation costs be a criterion for mortgage qualification. "ThaYs not all that bad. ... There's nothing like a crisis to get people to try something." Fresh ideas about development are spreading. A new website gives "walk" scores for more than 2,500 neighborhoods in the 40 largest cities (walkscore.com). Bernstein's group publishes a housing and transportation affordability index for 52 metropolitan areas (htai ndex. cnt.org/). Kenneth Himmel says now is "the perfect moment to be doing everything we're talking about." The developer of the Reston Town Center in Virginia, the Time Warner Center in New York and City Place in West Palm Beach, Fla., says: "Some people will say, 'For $300,000 to $325,000, what are my options to live closer?' Maybe it's a smaller home. ... Do they want to drive or do they want to be five or 10 minutes from their office? People will make the trade." The new reality The Phoenix area is legendary for sprawl. The city atone covers 517 square miles. Surrounding it is 14,000 square miles (twice the size of New Jersey) of desert dotted by seas of rooftops. Foreclosures have hit the region hard — more than 5,500 the first six months of this year. Home construction permits have slowed by more than half in many communities. Still, building crews are grading tracts of land far from downtown. Buckeye, more than 30 miles west of Phoenix, and Maricopa, a similar distance to the south, are the suburbs that have the highest number of new single-family home permits. IYs there that the seeds of change are taking root. "We've got to get jobs to keep people from driving," says Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck, who worries that gas "could easily go to $8, $10" a gallon. Meck and town manager Jeanine Guy say Buckeye's goal was never to be a bedroom community but a gateway to California and the Pacific Rim. Already, developers of a master-planned community on 1,100 acres 30 miles beyond Buckeye — 60 miles from Phoenix — are rethinking their project because of fuel costs. They want to turn it into a distribution center that would cut gas costs for truckers from the West who are delivering goods to the Phoenix area. http://usatoday.printthis. clickability. com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Gas+prices+drive+push+t... 8/7/2008 Gas�prices drive push to reinvent America's suburbs - USATODAY.com Page 3 of 3 In Maricopa, the city for the �rst time is encouraging builders to create sustainable communities that use altemative forms of energy or are nearjobs, goods and services. Already, the city is home to Arizona's first ethanol plant and a facility that uses recycled water to flush toilets. And there are the commuter buses to downtown Phoenix and Tempe. When gas prices inched toward $4 a gallon, Donna Nance bemoaned her 40-mile, one-way commute to work her job as the court clerk in downtown Phoenix. Gas would now cost her $60 a week, a blow for a single mom who had moved here to get a house at a betterprice. She considered moving closer, at the risk of giving up her three-bedroom, single-family home and might have done it if Maricopa had not introduced Phoenix-bound commuter buses in April. Nance, 43, now drives 7 miles to the bus stop and enjoys the ride. Even if gas prices keep climbing, Nance says she has no reason to leave. "We hit a sweet spot starting a transit program here," Mayor Smith says. IYs a reflection of how some suburbs are trying to replace their "middle of nowhere" image with a"there." "Maybe gas drops to $3 a gallon and people will say we don't need to do this anymore," says Guy, the Buckeye town manager. "We do." Find this article at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-29-nosale_N.htm � Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. Copyright 2008 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. http://usatoday.printthis. clickability. com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Gas+prices+drive+push+t... 8/7/2008