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Home My WebLink About07/01/2014 Regular Council Meeting MinutesY� •�4,il iF r fit 4 . %[!•N � � iiC� /r . t / ri•r'. fy •flrCx t .•. •:: ti w[MARAN. I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, July 1, 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 :04 p.m.. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. Council Member Kai was excused and Council Member Comerford arrived on the dais at 7:09 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /INVOCA►.TION /MOMENT OF SILENCE. Led by Mayor Honea, APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member Bowen. Unanimously approved 5--0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. Dave Morales spoke about the town hosting the local swap meet. He suggested that the parking lot between the Senior Center and the swimming pool because there are restroom facilities there. The last meet was June 28, 201.4. PROCLAMATIONS A proclamation declaring August I through August 31 as Drowning Impact .Awareness Month. Mayor Honea noted that the proclamation was made part of the public record but was not read. July 1, 2014 Meeting Minutes 1 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS No reports. MANAGER'S :REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Davidson noted that the Council Executive Report was still in progress and would be posted on the website. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve by Council Member 1McGorray, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passe' unanimously 6.0. CI.- Resolution No. 2014 -060 Relating to Administration; rescinding Resolution No. 2006 -140 designating T. Van1Jook to act on behalf of the Town of Marana with respect to all documentation and communications related to emergency management funding; designating l�rik Montague to act on behalf of the Town of Marana with respect to all documentation and communications related to emergency management funding C2: Resolution No. 2014 -061 Relating to Administration; approving and authorizing the Town Manager to execute an agreement between the Town of Marana and. websEdge Limited for production of a film about the Town for the International City /County Management Association (ICMA) Annual Conference C3: Resolution No. 2014 -062 Relating to Economic Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a funding agreement between the Town of Marana and the Marana Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for fiscal year 2014 -2015 to support the operation of the Marana Visitor Center and the provision of services to the Marana community C4: Resolution No. 2014 -063 Relating to Personnel; approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 3 - Compensation, Chapter 6 - Employee Development and the Introduction to Personnel Policies and Procedures C5: ordinance No. 20 14.018 Relating to Administration; amending Marana Town Code Title 3 (Administration); renaming Chapter 3 -1 (officers, Department Heads, and Employees) as "Officers and Employees "; revising Chapter 3 -1; modifying provisions defining town officers, position status, and non employee positions; modifying officer and employee appointment and reporting procedures; adding a new definition of "at- will" em ployees; clarifying that employee compensation and benefits are determined through budget a r enaming chapter 3-2 (Officers and other Positions) as "Establishment, Compensation, and Powers and Duties of July 1, 2014 Meeting Minutes 2 Town officers "; revising Chapter 3-2 to conform to revisions to Chapter 3-1 regarding appointment procedures; revising Section 3-2-1 (Town Manager) to clarify Town Manager's powers and duties regarding positions and staffing and implementation of a salary schedule; deleting Sections 3-2-9 (Special projects manager), 3-2-10 (Assistants to the town manager), 3-2- 12 (Deputy chief of police), and 3-2-13 (Director of strategic initiatives) and renumbering Chapter 3-2 to conform; revising Chapter 3-3 (Personnel Policies); revising Section 3-3-1 regarding application of personnel policies to employees; deleting Section 3-3-3 (Rules and regulations); and declaring an emergency Resolution No. 2014 -064 Relating to Administration; declaring as a public record filed with the Town Clerk the amendments adopted by ordinance No. 2014.018 to Marana Town Code title 3 (Administration) C6: ordinance No. 201.4.01.9 Relating to Police Department; amending Town Code Section 4- 1-2 (Appointment of officers) to provide that the chief of police shall be appointed by the Town Manager; amending Town Code Sections 4 -1-2 and 4 -1 -3 (Compensation of officers) to clarify that appointment and compensation of officers shall be determined through budget adoption; and designating an effective date C7: Approval of June 17, 2014 Council Meeting Minutes and approval of the June 24, 2014 Study Session Meeting Minutes LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION Al: Relating to Real Estate; Reauthorizing town staff to proceed with the sale by public auction of approximately 3.09 acres of Town -owned land located at the northwest corner of Twin Peaks Road and Casa Grande Highway (Interstate 10); and approving revised terms and conditions for the sale. Mr. Cassidy noted that this is a reauthorization of the Pioneer remnant parcel. It was authorized at the end of April, 2014. At that time, the most recent appraisal was from December, 2011., and it said the property was worth $369,800. We were having it re-appraised assuming the price increased, and there's a different statute to follow for property that's worth more than $500K. We were surprised that the price went down by nearly $107K. based on a couple of nearby sales. So staff went ahead with the auction at the old price. Meanwhile, staff asked for justification of the second appraisal price. The appraiser then met with Mr. Wexler, who was involved in a couple of sales closest to the property. Mr. Wexler's company is basically selling the rest of their property in the area. Thy sold the property to John Deere for a good price. Mr. July 1, 2014 Meeting Minutes 3 Cassidy asked Mr. Wexler to meet with the appraiser, and as a result, the appraiser upped the value to $323K. The bottom line is we went to auction; one of the neighbors showed up but they did not malfe the minimum bid. So Mr. Cassidy would like to do a couple of things differently. First, set the opening bid at the new appraisal of $323K and our costs, for a total $333,018. The second thing is to post the auction on the property. It's landlocked and right at the corner. We're assuming San Joaquin will bid on it, but if we can get the word out, we night have other bidders. if Council approves the reauthorization, staff` will post the bid next week., put something on the property and hold the auction on September 2, right after Labor Day. Council Member McCorray moved to reauthorize town staff to proceed with the sale by public auction of approximately 3.09 acres of Town -owned land located at the northwest corner of Twin Peaks .Road and Casa Grande Highway (Interstate 10); subject to the revised terms and conditions recommended by staff. Motion seconded by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously 6-0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSIONIPOSSIBLE ACTION D1: 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. No report. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS El -, 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(f3). Council Member Bowen asked that the Town Manager prepare a public outreach plan to the stakeholders of the proposed police facility and the Heritage River 'ark as discussed at the :rune 24, 2014 study session, and explore all the funding options and prepare a recommendation to Council on how the police facility and the Heritage Parr can be funded. Concurrence from Council Members Comerford and McOorray. July 1, 2014 Meeting Minutes 4 Mr. I)avt*ds(.)ii reminded Council that toni meetin is the onl meetin scheduled for Jul Unless there is an issue that comes up that calls -for a special meetin the next re COL11161 meetin will be Au 5, 2014. ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:17p.m. b Vice Ma Post, second b Council Member McGorra Passed unanintousl 6 CERTIFICATION I hereb certif that the fore are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Coul-icil meetin held on Jul 1, 2014. 1 further certif that a q uorum was present. �Zcel CA-ronson, Town Clerk A ( - y MARA 7 Jul 1, 2014 Meetin Minutes 5