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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/2013 Regular Council Meeting Minutes�pW N pF 1 7 9 � �f��#�k" 7 a� Y: �� qRIZONP REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, June 4, 2013, at or after 7:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Patti Comerford, Vice Mayor David Bowen, Council Member Herb Kai, 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 7:00 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. Vice Mayor 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 by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member McGorray. Unanimously approved 6-0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. Shauna Harris, Kristina Barnes and Chris Martin addressed Council on the recent incident at the Marana Pool at Ora Mae Harn Park. They posed questions to Council regarding the training and responsibilities of lifeguards and supplies on hand for emergencies. PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COiTNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Council Member McGorray reported on an art contest at the Oro Valley Library sponsored by Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick. Council Member Bowen thanked the citizens who spoke at Call to the Public about the incident at the Marana pool and assured them that every Council Member is concerned about this incident and will follow up on their comments. Mayor Honea reported on a TREO Retreat that he attended last week; that he attended Primavera Cooks, sponsored by Primavera Foundation which helps individuals throughout the community; he will be attending an event on June 5 where Marshall Vest and George Hammond from UA's Eller College will speak on the economic future for southern Arizona. He will also be attending the Pinal bi-monthly mayors' Meeting Minutes for June 4, 2013 Page 1 of 5 meeting. He then welcomed members of Boy Scout Troop #209 who were in attendance to gain merit badge points. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Gilbert Davidson reported that the Council Executive Report for the month is on the dais for Council review. He also noted that staff is putting together two educational open houses on code violations. The first is June 19 at 5:00 p.m. at the Wheeler Taft Abbett Library. The second one is June 23 at 5:00 p.m.at the Marana Parks & Recreation building. A number of code enforcement and public works staff will be on hand to answer questions that they get frequently such as garage sale signs, illegally placed signs, weeds and trash and storage of inoperable vehicles and graffiti abatement. This will be a good opportunity for members of the community to talk to staff about these issues and how they are dealt with. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA. Mayor Honea explained that because of two Consent items having an emergency clause, he would ask Council for a motion and then ask the Town Clerk for a roll call vote. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed 6-0 after a roll call vote. C 1: Resolution No. 2013-052: Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing Town staff to implement the Town of Marana Housing Rehabilitation Program Guidelines C 2: Resolution No. 2013-053: Consideration and possible adoption of a resolution authorizing the defeasance of payment obligations of the Town with respect to the Fourth Supplement to Amended and Restated Town Lease and Series 1982 Town Lease with Town of Marana Municipal Property Corporation as determined by the Finance Director of the Town; authorizing the taking of other actions necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this resolution and declaring an emergency C 3: Resolution No. 2013-054: Consideration and possible adoption of a resolution approving the sale and execution and delivery of pledged excise tax revenue and revenue refunding obligations evidencing a proportionate interest of the owners thereof in a purchase agreement from the Town; approving the form and authorizing the execution and delivery of such purchase agreement and other necessary agreements for such sale; delegating authority to determine certain matters and terms with respect to the foregoing; authorizing the taking of all other actions necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this resolution and declaring an emergency LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES B 1: Resolution No. SSCFD 2013-02: [Marana Town Council acting as the Saguaro Springs Community Facilities District Board of Directors]: A resolution of the Board of Directors of Saguaro Springs Community Facilities District approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a District Development, Financing Participation and Intergovernmental Agreement (Saguaro Springs Community Facilities District). Presented by Frank Cassidy. Motion to approve by Board Member Post, second by Board Member McGorray. Passed unanimously 6-0. Meeting Minutes for June 4, 2013 Page 2 of 5 B 2: Resolution No. 2013-051: Relating to Boards, Commissions and Committees; re-appointing John Soper and Joe Reilly to the District Board of the Dove Mountain Resort Community Facilities District. Presented by Jocelyn Bronson. Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member Kai. Passed unanimously 6-0. COUNCIL ACTION A 1: Resolution No. 2013-055: Relating to Utilities; Authorizing Town staff to seek out acquisition of additional water resources. Presented by John Kmiec, who noted that the purpose of this item is to reaffirm the Council's commihnent to acquire available water resources to meet our planning and population projections for the Marana utility service area. This acquisition is for what is known as non- Indian Ag CAP water. It is a slightly lower priority CAP water that our standard municipal and industrial CAP water, but there is currently 34,000 acre feet that ADWR is taking applications for. Staff is working on an application for this water. Mr. Kmiec addressed several questions by Council. We would be asking for whatever the renewable resource shortfall would be by the year 2020; we anticipate applying for about 2100 acre feet. ADWR will look at all the successful applicant requests and then determine allocation on a prorata basis. Mr. Kmiec also elaborated on the effect to the town of lower priority water. It is assumed that this would be a take it or pay contract once our allocation is established by ADWWR. He further noted that he is not aware of any other agency in southern Arizona who will be applying for this, although Oro Valley may. Motion by Council Member Kai, second by Council Member Bowen, to approve. Passed unanimously 6-0. A 2: Resolution No. 2013-056: Relating to Elections; declaring and adopting the results of the general election held on May 21, 2013. Presented by Jocelyn Bronson. She congratulated the successful candidates who were elected at the Primary election, and further noted that the town code requires a canvass of the votes after a Primary and a General election; however successful candidates in the Primary are not sworn in until after the General Election. She gave the results of the ballot measure on May 21, which passed successfully. She then handed out the Certificates of Election, followed by Loyalty Oaths. Mayor Honea congratulated the newly elected Council Members and noted that Vice Mayor Comerford would take her Loyalty Oath when she returns from vacation next week. Motion to approve the results of the official results of the general election by Council Member Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously 6-0. A 3: Resolution No. 2013-057: Relating to development; approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a District Development, Financing Participation and Intergovernmental Agreement (Saguaro Springs Community Facilities District) and declaring an emergency. Presented by Frank Cassidy. This is a similar item to Resolution No. SSCFD 2013-02 with the exception of the emergency clause. Motion to approve by Council Mernber McGorray, second by Council Member Post. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. Passed unanimously 6-0. A 4: Ordinance No. 2013.09: Relating to Development; Amending Ordinance No. 2013.003 (creating the Towne Center Specific Plan) by retroactively repealing Section 4 concerning the execution and recording of property owner waivers; and setting an effective date. Presented by Frank Cassidy. He noted that back in 2006 when Proposition 207 was passed by the voters, it caused great concern among municipal lawyers, and many urged their Councils to adopt a policy that required people to sign waivers every time they asked for a rezoning. Over the years, it has become a procedural difficulty. With regard to the Town Center rezoning that was passed a couple of months ago, we've now passed the 90-day period for getting the waivers. This was a rezoning that involved many applicants, and all signed waivers immediately except for Circle K. It's hard to find anybody who believes that they have authority to do anything. So this item is brought so that when an upzoning — a zoning for a higher use — is sought, that maybe we shouldn't require the waivers. For a downzoning, we will continue to seek the waivers, and if there is an Meeting Minutes for June 4, 2013 Page 3 of 5 annexation - because rights in the county are different are different from the town — we will continue to ask Council for the waivers. For this upzoning and future upzonings, staff is asking that requests for waivers be repealed. Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member Ziegler; passed unanimously 6-0. A 5: Relating to Mayor and Council; selection of the Vice Mayor. Presented by Jocelyn Bronson. Mayor Honea called for a nomination for Vice Mayor. Motion by Council Member Kai, second by Council Member McGorray to appoint Council Member Post as Vice Mayor for the upcoming two year term. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D 1:Presentation: Relating to Mayor and Council; discussion and direction regarding options for the 2013 Strategic Plan retreat. Gilbert Davidson gave a broad overview of the Strategic Plan, noting that every two years, Council travels to a different area to learn about innovative projects and developments to help evolve the Strategic Plan. In the past two cycles of the Plan, Council and staff have traveled to the Phoenix region. Tonight, he presented proposals for three possible locations for which he is requesting feedback. The first location is the East Valley (Mesa, Chandler and Queen Creek) featuring Chandler's airport and downtown development; Queen Creek's Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Facility; and Mesa's education hub related to economic development. The second location is Prescott and Prescott Valley featuring historic downtown Prescott's linkage to heritage, rodeo arena, various historical/heritage museums and public-private partnerships within those municipalities. Third is Cochise County (Sierra Vista and Bisbee) featuring a historical and a heritage focus as a tourism draw with a strong emphasis on a downtown, new public projects and a satellite campus for the University of Arizona. If Council has other locations they would like to recommend, he is open to those as well. Council discussion generally determined that the East Valley location has the most to offer at this time. Dates are still to be determined; however, Mr. Davidson noted that the last two weeks of September, early November or early December are possible times that are least likely to interfere with standing local events or holidays. Mayor Honea noted that Council would discuss amongst themselves the best dates and get back with Mr. Davidson. D 2: Relating to Legislation and Government Actions; Discussion and possible action regarding all pending state, federal, and local legislation/government actions and on recent and upcoming meetings of other governmental bodies. Presented by Del Post, who again noted that the latest League Legislative Bulletin is before Council on the dais. This session continues to lag on without a lot of resolutions of the issues, the primary two being the state budget and the TPT. It is suspected that those two issues are tied together. We continue to let our legislative delegation know of our concerns with the TPT bill, specifically the construction sales tax implications. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 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. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor's discretion regarding the items to be placed on the agenda, if three or more Council members request that an item be placed on the agenda, it must be placed on the agenda for the second regular Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B) Meeting Minutes for June 4, 2013 Page 4 of 5 ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7: 52 p.m. by Council Member McGorray, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously 6-0. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on June 4, 2013. I further certify that a quorum was present. �� Jocelyn ronson, Town Clerk Meeting Minutes for June 4, 2013 Page 5 of 5