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Home My WebLink About06/07/2011 Regular Council Meeting Minutes II •� I e ___...... _...._........._..... .. N.A = / I \ 9#0" famff REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, June 7, 2011, at or after 7:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Herb Kai, Vice Mayor David Bowen, 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 7:02 p.m. Council Member Comerford 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 Post. Motion carried unanimously. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Alisha Mesa addressed Council regarding options for the Marana Estates issues as finalization of the upcoming budget approaches, including building a new road, or restricting access to the residential neighborhood by commercial businesses, or relocation of the commercial businesses. She requested funds from this year's budget to help alleviate the existing problems. Brianne Mesa spoke to reinforce the concerns of the neighborhood in Marana Estates that are affected by the truck traffic moving through their residential streets. She referenced prior presentations she made to Council on this issue as well as relevant sections of the Marana Town Code. Phyllis Farenga concurred with the prior comments and went on to quote Mayor Honea from an Arizona Daily Start article regarding the upcoming budget to fund Tucson Water infrastructure in Dove Mountain and Continental Ranch. Her concern is that there is money for infrastructure in two areas of Marana while other areas are unattended to. David Morales spoke on the issue of SB 1070 and the sewer business and the Pima County 5 by 5 plan. (This is Pima County's determination that it will take Marana five 1 June 7, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes years or $5M, whichever comes first, to take over Marana's portion of the wastewater system from Pima County). He also referred to the law of unintended consequences and SB 1070. Mr. Morales illustrated how tourism and business has been affected by people leaving the state under this legislation. He attempted to connect the outcome of SB 1070 with Marana going into the sewer business under the County's five by five plan. Tim Kanavel, the Economic Development Manager for Pinal County and a member of AAED, the 480 - member Arizona Association for Economic Development. Mr. Kanaval presented an EDDE (Economic Developer Distinguished by Excellence) award to Josh Wright as Economic Developer of the Year, noting that this is only the second time this award has been given to someone in Pima County since 1990. This award was originally j presented to Josh at the AAED conference in Prescott before approximately 200 members. There were 79 people eligible for the award and Josh was chosen from five nominees this year. PROCLAMATIONS j MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member McGorray commented on the Marana Health Center grand opening. Mayor Honea commented on the Arizona Town Hall in Tempe on Friday which he and M Mr. Davidson attended. r MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Davidson reported that staff is working on the issue of concern in the Marana Estates neighborhood, which may result in a study session regarding various options. f PRESENTATIONS P 1: Presentation: Relating to Personnel; recognition of employee Glenn Phillips for going above and beyond the call of duty by administering emergency first aid to a citizen in need E Mr. Davidson made the presentation recognizing Glenn for performing a heroic act in attempting to help a citizen. Mr. Davidson further reported that the severity of the citizen's condition was beyond the scope of Glenn's ability to save him, but his efforts meant a lot to the family. Glenn thanked everyone and urged the town to partner with Northwest Fire to provide first aid training to town staff, especially those who work in the field. This instance was actually the third time he had given first aid in five years. The more training people have, the more willing they are to stop and give assistance. Mayor Honea expressed how proud he was of Glenn and that he is a part of the Marana family. P 2: Presentation: Relating to Special Events; update on the Star - Spangled Spectacular/Fourth of July event Presented by Josh Wright. This is one of the three largest events that the town provides G to the community. Between 10,000 and 20,000 people have attended this event in past years. He thanked Adelina Martin, special events coordinator, the Council for their support, Tom Ellis and his staff at Parks & Recreation. Josh noted that Comcast is the fireworks sponsor this year. Maracay Homes is another corporate sponsor. Comcast and 2 June 7, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes d P i b a Y KOLD, and the Arizona Daily Star was selected through a bidding process as official media sponsor. The event will kick off at about 6:00 p.m. He walked the Council and the audience through the three main areas of the event from live entertainment, a festival or party area and family activities. There will be additional food vendors this year's event. He also added that this year are additional youth games and activities. The d Crossroads at Silverbell Park will also have more family areas suited for family activities or a picnic. Many Pavilion businesses are stepping up this year and offering promotions or discounts in return for free advertising. Traffic is another area of challenge that's being refined by the police department and traffic engineering. There will be both right and left turns out of The Pines. The fireworks will be launched at 9:00 p.m. behind The q Pines. CONSENT AGENDA Motion to approve moved by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Post. Motion carried unanimously. C 1: Resolution No. 2011 -56: Relating to the Police Department; exempting the Marana Police Department's undercover police vehicles from Arizona state laws related to the designation of political subdivision motor vehicles; authorizing the Chief of Police to renew existing vehicle registrations for undercover police vehicles and to obtain vehicle registrations for new undercover police vehicles C 2: Resolution No. 2011 -58: Relating to Intergovernmental Relations; authorizing and directing Town of Marana representatives to propose, sponsor, and support the adoption of resolutions by the 2011 Arizona League of Cities and Towns C 3: Minutes of the May 13, 2011 joint study session, May 18, 2011 regular meeting and May 24, 2011 special meeting LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION A 1: Resolution No. 2011 -57: Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a memorandum of understanding between the Town of Marana and the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance regarding the presentation and promotion of artistic and cultural programs and events in the Town of Marana Presented by Josh Wright, who noted that at the January strategic planning session, there was discussion of promoting arts and cultural events in Marana as a priority event despite lower revenues. Staff has been looking at ways to engage outside partnerships to provide these types of events. SAACA has done events in Marana in the past — the bluegrass festival in Continental Ranch and the Arts & Crafts and the Music in the Park series. SAACA is based in Pima County but works with all jurisdictions including Casa Grande, Sahuarita, Oro Valley and Pima Community College. They have a great track record of working with a variety of organizations. 3 June 7, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes 4 This MOU is the first of a series of agreements staff would like to put in place with I various community agencies that do work in Marana for little or no cost to our residents. There is no cost to the town. The cost and revenue models will be borne by SAACA. The highlights of the agreement will be that they will continue to do many of the events they have already done; and working with all of the vendors participating with the town for Founders' Day this fall. Kate Marcus, the executive director of SAACA is available to answer any questions. Council Member McGorray asked if SAACA will be controlling the fees for Founders' Day this year, and Mr. Wright replied in the affirmative that it will be done on a cost recovery model. Council Member Bowen asked if SAACA negotiated the contracts with the providers of entertainment or act as a liaison. Mr. Wright stated that SAACA will negotiate some of the contracts as they have a much larger list of vendors to draw upon for fresh entertainment. The town will also have five tables reserved. Council Member Ziegler commented that it was good to be large enough to outsource some of our events on a professional level and asked if the town will be sponsoring a Founders' Day breakfast or lunch. Mr. Wright responded that 9 he is also working on getting an outside partner for an evening awards event. Motion to approve moved by Council Member Ziegler, second by Council Member McGorray. Motion carried unanimously. G ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION p D 1: Legislative/Intergovernmental Report: regarding all pending state and federal legislation and report on recent meetings of other legislative bodies No report. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Motion to go into executive session on item E.3 moved by Council Member Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Motion carried unanimously. 5 Council left the dais at 7:44 p.m. m Council returned to the dais at 8:31 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 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)(1) to discuss and evaluate the performance of Town Manager Gilbert Davidson 4 June 7, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn moved by Council Member Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on June 7, 2011. I further certify that a quorum was present. ocel . Bronson, Town Clerk ��, ® ®�O�' ®,��, �O�� 000 s SEAL ,1 5 June 7, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes