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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/2014 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL- MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, April 01, 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 7:05 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. All Council Members were present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /INVOCATION /MOMENT OF SILENCE. Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Council Member Comerford moved to approve with Item C 4 being moved to the first item on the Action agenda. Second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. No speaker cards were presented. PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Council Member Comerford reported on the Little League Opening ceremonies. Related to that event, Council Member Comerford noted that Mr. Davidson was made aware of and is working on April 012014 Meeting Minutes 1 some customer service issues to be addressed so that Marana continues to bring excellent staffing to community events. Council Member Ziegler congratulated Lt. Brunenkant and Officer Tim Goering as they were selected through an online survey hosted by the Northwest Explorer in its annual Best of the Best contest. Mayor Honea reported that he attended the PAG meeting which was held in their new building. He also attended the Southern Arizona Small Business Association's legislative update. Council Members Comerford and McGorray and he attended a For Tucson event at the Viscount Hotel where Tucson Mayor Rothschild was the speaker. He also reported on planning commission tours to familiarize staff and other town official with new commercial development. The final tour will be this Friday. He concluded his remarks by noting that Charles Keating, who originally developed the concept and early infrastructure for Continental Ranch, had passed away. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Mr. Davidson noted that the Council Executive Report for March will be available later this week or early next week. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve with the exception of item C 4 by Council Member Kai, second by council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. C 1: Resolution No. 2014 -030 Relating to Administration; declaring support for restoration of Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) distribution to cities, towns, counties and state highways and authorizing the Mayor to execute any documents necessary to carry out the purpose of this resolution C 2: Resolution No. 2014 -031: Relating to the Police Department; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a revised intergovernmental agreement by and between the parties that form the Pima County /Tucson Metropolitan Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) regarding the administration and operation of the CNA, a law enforcement task force C 3: Resolution No. 2014 -032 Relating to the Marana Regional Airport; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Land/Facility Use Agreement between the Town of Marana and the Arizona State Forestry Division for use of the airport as an air tanker base for fire suppression activities during fire season C 4: Resolution No. 2014 -033 Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the Town of Marana and the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council regarding the presentation of the 2014 Marana Main Street Festival and the 2014 Marana Summer Concert Series. April 012014 Meeting Minutes 2 Moved to the Action agenda. T. VanHook reported on the 2014 Marana Main Street Festival contract and activities coming up this Saturday. She then reviewed the agreement with the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council doing business as Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance which includes the Summer in the Park Concert Series for six concerts on Saturday evenings, excluding the Fourth of July, at Crossroads and Silverbell Park. Ms. VanHook responded to comments from Council regarding the agreement and marketing the Saturday event. She noted that SAACA signed the agreement a couple of weeks ago; however, Ms. VanHook was waiting for all the insurances and other documents that were needed before bringing the agreement forward for Council approval until this evening. She then read a partial list of the marketing that has been taking place by SAACA with their partners and by the town of Marana. Council Member Bowen asked where the list of the summer concerts was available. Ms. VanHook noted that she has a list but they would also be marketed by SAACA through our social media. Council Member Ziegler asked if it would be possible to let the SAACA group know that it might be nice to have a variety of musical performances; not just country, so that the event wasn't pigeonholed for one type of music. Ms. VanHook named a few of the groups scheduled to play, which included a folk, rock and jazz. Council Member Comerford moved to approve, seconded by Council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. C 5: Resolution No. 2014 -034 Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing Town staff to submit the Town of Marana's updated list of proposed bond projects to the Pima County Bond Advisory Committee for consideration for inclusion in future Pima County general obligation bond elections C 6: Approval of March 18, 2014 Regular Council Meeting Minutes C 7: Approval of March 18 and 25, 2014 Study Session Minutes LIQUOR LICENSES L 1: PUBLIC HEARING: Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona State Liquor Board regarding a new series 12 (restaurant) liquor license application submitted by Thomas Aguilera on behalf of Tucson Wings IV, LLC for Wingstop located at 3662 W. Ina Road, #110, Marana, AZ 85741. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Jocelyn Bronson April 012014 Meeting Minutes 3 noted that this application was properly posted, no protests were received, and staff recommended approval. There were no speakers from the audience. Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously. L 2: Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding a special event liquor license application submitted by Richard McAtee on behalf of Marana Foundation for Educational Excellence for an event to be held at the Breakers Water Park on April 6, 2014. Jocelyn Bronson noted that this application meets the criteria for a special event liquor license, and staff is recommending approval. Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION A 1: PUBLIC HEARING: Relating to Utilities public hearing pursuant to A.R.S. 9- 463.05 (C) on proposed water and sewer development impact fees. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Introduced by John Kmiec and presented by Dan Jackson from economists.com. Mr. Jackson presented a water and wastewater utility impact fee analysis, including an overview of SB 1525 which outlines the guidelines for implementing impact fees. He briefly discussed other aspects of impact fee calculations, service territories, and the forecast for the infrastructure improvement plan. Next, he presented the maximum and minimum impact fees for both water and wastewater based on water meter size and location. Mr. Jackson concluded with a ten -year projection of fee revenue which could be collected. He then summarized the presentation that the fees are reasonable and in compliance with SB 1525. The maximum impact fees will ensure that growth pays for itself. And in deciding what level of fee to set, the town has to balance the goal of making the service pay for itself without disproportionately raising the price to the customer to drive development to other communities. Discussion ensued with Council related to maximum cost and the methodologies described in SB 1525. By charging the maximum we are charging what we think things are going to cost — not to make money. The money will not be used to subsidize other operations, but the fees are based on certain assumptions. Vice Mayor Post asked why the impact fees for wastewater were not set to recover the full expenditure over ten years. But the impact fee can be recovered beyond ten years. So the total revenue shown is only for ten years, but that's not all the revenue you'll receive from the impact fee. Over the time it takes to build out capacity, you will be collecting the impact fee. Mr. Jackson responded that the bill limits the calculation of the infrastructure to ten years. But the April 012014 Meeting Minutes 4 bill says you have to stop at ten years, because the law says you've got to stop at ten years. Particularly in regard to the rate study, one thing about impact fees is that impact fees do not always eliminate the need to issue debt or adjust rates to pay for new growth. The issue with the impact fee is that you have to build the infrastructure before you can collect the fee. He then went on to use his methodology for the wastewater versus the water fee. By the end of the ten - year period, the water capacity level is just about reached. But the wastewater capacity is not. It's a lot easier to add capacity in a water system because you can just drill a new well. With wastewater, to add capacity you have to expand the water treatment plant, and you'll do that infrequently because it's very expensive. So there will be a little imbalance between the two fees. A water impact fee is more likely to collect the total amount that is due in a period than a wastewater fee. Vice Mayor Post asked if the water resource fee and the water infrastructure fee was tied together. Mr. Jackson responded that they could be. We have a water resource fee and a water development fee which is separate. Vice Mayor Post asked if the wastewater fee was for capacity or for conveyance. Mr. Jackson said that it includes collection fees but is primarily treatment. Sean Cote reiterated his appreciation for Council and staff engaging SAHBA in the process and working with them to resolve questions and concerns. Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION /POSSIBLE ACTION D 1: 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 noted that the legislative session is coming to a close. Overall, the session was not too impactful for cities and towns. Council Member Bowen asked about the public records bill. Mayor Honea reported that in years past there have been occasions when individuals have come to cities and towns and asked for volumes of data that they may have looked at or not at all and walked away. The bill was an attempt to enable the generation of information while being appropriately compensated for the time to gather the information. He stated that he doesn't foresee any action being taken on it. 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 April 012014 Meeting Minutes 5 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 Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member Bowen, the meeting adjourned at 7. SS 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 April 1, 2014. I further certify that a quorum was present. MIX d�, •: ronso April 012014 Meeting Minutes