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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/21/2014 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 115 5 5 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 8 5 6 5 3 Council Chambers, January 21, 2014, at or after 7:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Jon Post, Vice Mayor David Bowen, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member IIerb Kai, Council Member Carol McGorray, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member REGULAR CGUNCII:j MEETING CALL TO ORDER. AND ROLL CALL. Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. All Council Members were present. PLEDGE OF ,ALLEGIANCEIINVOCATION/MOMENT of SILENCE. Led by Mayor Honea, APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Council .Member Aai. Passed unanimously. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. No speaker cards were presented. PROCLAMA.rI",IONS National School Choice week MAYOR .AND COUNCIL, REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Council Member Comerford reported on a fundraiser for the Marana Food Bank at Harley Davidson this Saturday. Marana citizen, Dan Heston, will be running for 12 hours straight in Footfalls for Food — the second year Mr. Heston has done this. Everyone is welcome to come out this weekend and give hien some support. Council Member McGorray added to Council Member Comerford's report, statim that Mr. Heston will be coning across the finish line at 3 p.m. The January 21, 2014 Meeting Minutes 1 Board of Directors from. Food Bank will be there, and it would be great to have a good --sized crowd cheering him on across the finish line. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. No report. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA. .Motion to approve the Consent Agenda by Council Member Kai, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously. C 1: Resolution No. 2014004: Relating to Development; approving a final block plat for Marana Main Street, Blocks 1 through 10 and Common Area 'A'. C 2: Approval of January 7, 2014 meeting minutes LIQUOR LICENSES L 1: Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona State Liquor Board regarding a new series 12 (restaurant) liquor license application submitted by Javier Ramos Mora on behalf of Taco Giro Mexican Food, located at 4140 W. Ina Rd., Suite 1, 80, Marana, AZ 8574 1. Jocelyn Bronson stated that the application was properly reviewed and posted. Staff received no protests and is recommending Council approval. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Ziegler. Passed unanimously. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION Al: PUBLIC HEARING: ordinance No. 2014.001: Relating to Development; adopting an amendment to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan to add congregate care housing as a permitted use within the Commercial land use designation on land identified within the Specific Plan as Parcels 565 57 and 72 only. Steven Vasquez presented to Council. It would affect the area at the northeast corner of Cortaro and Silverbell Roads. The Continental Ranch Specific Plan was adopted in 1988. The final plat for the affected parcels was adopted in 2005. rhe applicant is in process of developing a congregate care facility. On December 18, 2013, the Planning Commission approved the application. Staff received one call in favor of project. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. There were no speakers from the public. Council Member Ziegler stated her support for the project, although she is concerned about the location as it is adjacent to the wheeler Taft Library. She thought the area better suited to this project from a zoning perspective was closer to the Urgent Care on Silverbell. Erin Farris from Star Consulting, the project engineer, addressed Council Member Ziegler's concerns. Vice Mayor January 21, 2014 Meeting Minutes 2 Post also expressed his concerns regarding the location of the facilities in proximity to the district park. Both Ms. Harris and Mr. Vasquez presented background information on the decision to use this location for the project. Council Member Ziegler moved not to adopt ordinance No. 2014.0 1, second by Vice Mayor Post. Motion failed 4-3 with Vice Mayor Post, and Council Members Kai and Ziegler voting "aye. " A second motion in favor of adopting Ordinance No. .2014.0.1 by Council Member Mc Gorray, second by Council Member Bowen, passed 4-3 with Council Members Bowen, Comerford, McGorray and Mayor Honea voting in furor of adoption. ITEMS FOR DISCUS SIONIPOSSIBLE ACTION D 1: PUBLIC HEARING: Presentation: Relating to Utilities; public hearing pursuant to A.R.S. 9-463.05 (D) regarding land use assumptions and infrastructure improvement plans related to the Town's 2014 development impact fees for Water and Sewer. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Presented by John Kmiec, who addressed Council with the permissible uses for the requested development fees, which includes new construction only. The deadline to have these fees in place is August 1, 2014. He then spoke to the fee adoption process, including growth assumptions, the infrastructure improvement plan and development fee report. The remainder of his presentation focused on comments to date, water service areas, the Marana and Pima County designated management areas and cost detail for acquiring the Marana water reclamation facility. This item was for information and open comment by the public. No Council action was required. 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. Mr. Davidson acknowledged that the legislative session. is open, and staff will be presenting updates to Council when we get them from the League or our contract lobbyists. Updates of interest to any municipality across the state will be given to Council in the form of ernails and presentations at meetings. 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 January 21, 2014 Meeting Minutes 3 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). ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:33 p.m. by Vice Mayor Post, second by Couned Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana. Town Council meeting held on January 21, 2014. 1 further certify that a quorum was present. IIIC celyn Bronson, Town Clerk r January 21, 2014 Meeting Minutes -y () AAAA P 14