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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/18/2014 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, March 18, 2014, at or after 7:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Jon Post, Vice Mayor David Bowen, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Herb Kai, Council Member Carol McGorray, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL. Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. All Council Members were present except Council Member Kai, 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 by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. There were no speaker cards presented. PROCLAMATIONS Proclaiming April 1, 2014 as National Service Recognition Day MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Council Member McGorray reported on a successful fundraiser for the Food Bank held at the Ritz Carlton last Saturday. March 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes 1 MANAGER' S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Mr. Davidson introduced the new Deputy Town Manager, Jamsheed Mehta. Mr. Mehta spoke and expressed his appreciation for being hired to work with the Town. PRESENTATIONS P 1: Presentation: Relating to Administration; presentation regarding the establishment of a Town brand. Rodney Campbell introduced the staff inembers of the branding committee - Vickie Hathaway, Amanda Jones, Corey Larriva, Ramon Armenta and Rodney Campbell. Vickie Hathaway showed a 7-minute video produced in-house for the initial marketing program. Council were very impressed and appreciative of the work staff has done to create this program. CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve by Council Member Ziegler, second by council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. C 1: Resolution No. 2014-019: Relating to Development; approving a release of assurances for Saguaro Springs/Saguaro Bloom Block 8B and accepting public improvements for maintenance C 2: Resolution No. 2014-026: Relating to Public Works; approving and authorizing the Town Manager or Town Engineer to execute a Settlement and Release Agreement with URS Corporation for claims associated with the engineering design for the waterline support system beneath the Santa Cruz River Bridge as part of the I-10 Twin Peaks Road Traffic Interchange Project C 3: Resolution No. 2014-027: Relating to Addressing; naming the entry road to the Northwest Fire District Central Services Campus as "Camino de Fuego" C 4: Approval of February 25, 2014 Study Session Minutes C 5: Approval of March 4, 2014 Council Meeting Minutes LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES B 1: Resolution No. 2014-028: Relating to Boards, Commissions and Committees; reappointing Glenn Pfleiderer as the Town of Marana citizen representative to the Tucson - Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee. Presented by Brian Varney. Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member Ziegler. Passed unanimously. COUNCIL ACTION A 1: PUBLIC HEARING: Relating to Development; public hearing pursuant to A.R.S. § 9- 463.05(C) on the intent to assess development impact fees for street facilities and parks and March 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes recreation facilities. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Presented by Keith Brann, who gave a brief overview of the history of presentations made to Council over the past few months, including changes and clarifications to those presentations and an updated development fee schedule for impact fees in all three districts. Mr. Brann noted that he had not received any feedback from SAHBA and MPA on this part of the presentation. Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. No action by Council was necessary. A 2: PUBLIC HEARING: Relating to Development; public hearing to discuss and consider annexing the Luckett Road Water Reclamation Facility into the corporate limits of the Town of Marana. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Presented by Ryan Mahoney, who gave an overview of the property. Abby Franco, 14261 W. Linda Lane, asked if the surrounding residents would have to be hooked up to the sewer if this annexation becomes final. Mr. Mahoney and Mr. Cassidy both addressed her question, stating that the annexation would not require a homeowner to change from a septic system to sewer unless there was a line established and the homeowner wanted the change. There were no further questions from the public, and Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. No Council action was necessary. A 3: Resolution No. 2014-029: Relating to Development; approving a preliminary plat for Cypress Gardens Lots 1-165 and Common Areas "A", "B", and "C". Presented by Brian Varney. He noted that Miramonte Homes is the developer of the property, located on the northwest corner of Barnett Road and Sandario Road and is approximately 46 acres. Some of the amenities will be park site, decorative masonry walls and substantial landscaping buffers along the project boundary. The developer is proposing tree-lined streets on both of the north/south streets. Pedestrian access is provided to Sandario Road and the future Barnett Channel through the development. He then discussed several of the other features within the development. Vice Mayor Post asked if the streets throughout the subdivision would be public to which Mr. Varney replied that they would be. There will be no facilities district, but there will be a homeowners' association responsible for maintaining the curbway and attendant landscaping. The town would be responsible for maintaining the right of way, and because the curbway is located within the right of way, it will be necessary to have a license agreement for maintenance. Council Member McGorray asked if there would be parking at the park. Mr. Varney noted that the park is private and would be maintained by the association, but there is no parking scheduled at this time. The developer could possibly consider adding some. Mr. Varney also responded to questions regarding drainage. Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D 1: Relating to Public Works; Discussion and possible direction related to a request from Pima County concerning Silverbell Road. Presented by Gilbert Davidson, who noted that on March 11 staff received a letter from Supervisor Sharon Bronson on behalf of the Board wherein she was asking for maintenance funding from the city of Tucson and the town of Marana in concert March 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes 3 with the county for roadway improvement funding for a portion of Silverbell Road. There is a current intergovernmental agreement (IGA) signed by the county and Marana in 2007 wherein the county is responsible for the maintenance of this portion of the road. The IGA states that there were a number of roads that the town agreed to take on that were in the county but were extension of Marana roads. And there were roads identified in the IGA that the county would maintain. So the county is asking Marana to re-program funds from our existing pavement preservation program. We have already programmed money for pavement restoration on the portion of Silverbell Road that the town owns in FY 2018. Mr. Davidson wanted Council to hear the full details of the proposal so they could consider whether they wanted to change the pavement preservation program to accommodate the county's request. Discussion ensued among Council on the various aspects of proposal. Council Member Bowen asked if staff had had communication with Supervisor Bronson regarding the letter or the IGA. Mr. Davidson responded that there had been no follow-up since the letter was received. His concern was getting the information to Council as quickly as possible. Council Member Bowen felt it would be inappropriate to vote on anything this evening, but it would be to the town's advantage to reach out and let them know about the IGA and put together a good letter that politely explains the obligations under the existing IGA, and then wait for a response. Council Member Ziegler said that she had gone to the Board of Supervisors meeting today and was approached by Mr. Huckleberry and Sharon Bronson. He asked if Council had seen the letter, and were we going to discuss it. She told them yes on both questions. Council Member Ziegler asked if the Council would allow her to contact Supervisor Bronson and inform her of the IGA, and then follow that up with a letter as Council Member Bowen suggested. Mayor Honea stated that he would prefer that town staff deal with the county staff on the issue rather than having elected officials involved. Council Member Bowen said that he thought there should be some kind of formal response from the town that would be more precise than a casual conversation. As far as Council Member Ziegler talking to anyone at the county, we talk to people for a living; that's what we do. Mr. Davidson concurred with the Mayor and Council Member Bowen that staff would follow up with a letter to them and attach a copy of the IGA. D 2: Relatin tg o 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 reported on updates he received today. SB 1413, related to t�es, noting that this bill has been amended to give cities and towns the option of eliminating the tax on electricity used in manufacturing, and the definition of manufacturing has been narrowed. The League has changed its position from full-out opposition to neutral; it is now in the House Ways and Means committee. HB 2692, relating to Department of Public Safety (DPS) operating expenses, would fund DPS out of the general fund which would eliminate the HURF shift caused by the recession to help keep DPS services going. The League has been actively involved to get HURF revenues restored to cities and towns. They are asking elected officials to continue to call and encourage the legislature to support the restoration March 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes as it moves forward for adoption by the Governor. HB 2517, relating to firearms preemption and penalties, is being objected to by the League for the penalties section of the bill. In reading the League's objections to Council, Mr. Davidson said "elected officials could be removed from office subject to personal penalties and could not be defended by municipal funds if they knowingly or willfully enact local ordinances that are in conflict with state firearms regulations. We believe this is an improper and excessive penalty." This bill is in the Senate Judiciary today. New estimates have been released by the Department of Revenue for revenue sharing funds, and those are being included in all the League publications. Council Member Ziegler referred to a comment she made at the last Council meeting about the three percent taa� that the county could impose on cities/towns. She noted that the bill died quickly which is good. And the Board of Supervisors did vote unanimously to put the $22M bond on the November ballot for the new Pima County Animal Shelter on Silverbell. This could bring a$6 increase to our secondary taxes if it passes. 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). ADJOURNMENT. Upon motion by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member McGorray, the meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m. Passed unanimously. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on March 18, 2014. I further certify that a quorum was present. I.��_ � _ _ � G ,� ,. _ _�_ '. - n � : , . . March 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes