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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/07/2015 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 010011 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, April 7, 2015 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIINVOCATIONIMOMENT OF SILENCE. Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Motion to approve the agen(la by Council Member Bojven, second b council Member Mc Gorray. Passed unan imo usly. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. Ed Stolmaker, President and CEO of the Marana Chamber of Commerce noted that he was providing the town with a full report on the recent Business Walks. I Te also reported on the Marana Walk /Run and thanked town staff, especially park employees, for their assistance. David Morales spoke regarding the mega drought conditions and appealed to Council for water conservation measures and the planting of drought- resistant plants. PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Honea noted that all proclamations would be part of the permanent record, however, only the proclamation for John Montgomery would be read. Mr. Montgomery approached the April 7, 2015 Meeting Minutes dais with Police Chief Rozema for the reading of the proclamation and the presentation of the commemorative branding iron, which is given to exemplary employees who have served at least ten years with the town. Mr. Montgomery thanked the Chief and Council and noted that it was a pleasure to have served the town. Pi Proclamation: Recognizing and celebrating the contributions of John Montgomery to the Marana Community P2 Proclamation: April 13 - 17, 2015 as Employee Appreciation and Recognition Week P3 Proclamation: April 7, 2015 as National Service Recognition Day 1 Proclamation: April 24, 2015 as Arbor Day 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 placed on the dais. He also noted that the Technology Services department and the Communication./Marketing team has made the My Marana mobile app even more accessible for town services. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda by Council Member McGorr ay, second by Council Member Kai. Passed unaninioirsly. C 1 Resolution No. 2015028 Relating to Development; approving a preliminary plat and neighborhood design plan for Tangerine Midge Lots 1 -219, Block "I" and Common Areas "A ", "B ", and "C ", generally located south of Tangerine Road and West of Camino de Oeste, directly adjacent to and west of the approved Casa Sevilla Specific Plan (Jenna Reilly) C2 Resolution No. 2015-029 Relating to Utilities; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement for Construction of Water Facilities and Provision of Water Utility Service for the Saguaro Bloom Development Project (Frank Cassidy) C3 Resolution No. 201.5030 Relating to Personnel; approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 3 - Classification and Compensation, Section 3 -7 -1 "Promotion, Demotion and Lateral Transfer" (Suzanne M:achain) April 7, 2015 Meeting Minutes C4 Resolution No. 2015 -031 Relating to Administration; adopting a vehicle narking policy that establishes a uniform pattern for designating Town of Marana motor vehicles (Jane Fairall) C5 Resolution No. 2015 -032 Relating to Development; Accepting Marana Center Drainage Systems 1 and 2 for maintenance and releasing the assurances associated with their construction (Keith Brann) C6 Approval of revised February 3, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes, March 10, 2015 and March 24, 2015 Study Session Minutes and approval of March 17, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes (Jocelyn C. Bronson) LIQUOR LICENSES L 1 Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding a new Series #12 Restaurant liquor license application submitted by Christopher Mark Bvenson Jr. on behalf of Chuy's Mesquite Broiler, located at 4499 W. Ina. Road, Marana, Arizona 85742. Ms. Bronson noted that the application had been properly posted, reviewed by staff and that no protests had been received. Staff recommends approval. Council Member Bowen asked why there was an application for a business that has been in operation. Ms. Bronson noted that this was a license for a new owner. Motion to approve b Council Member Bo)ven, second by Council Member McGorray. Passed unaniniously. L2 Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding a special event liquor license application submitted by Fr. Virgilio T. Tabo, Jr. on behalf of St. Christopher Catholic Church for Parish Fundraiser to be held on April 25, 2015. Ms. Bronson noted that the application had been properly reviewed by staff and staff recommends approval. .lotion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Bojven. Passed unanimously. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL AC'T'ION Al PUBLIC HEARING: ordinance No. 2015.008 Relating to Development; approving a rezoning of approximately 30.6 acres of land located south of Cortaro Farms Road and east of Sandy Desert Trail from R-16 (single - family residential) to R -6 (single - family residential); and approving a minor amendment to the General Plan amending the land use category from Low - Density Residential (LDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR). Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Presented by Brian Varney, who noted that this proposal is for 69 lots on April 7, 2015 Meeting Minutes 3 approximately 5 I % of the site. Approximately 40% of the site will remain as undisturbed, natural open area. The zoning requested is commensurate with the zoning to the west, willow Ridge Commons, which is all part of the willow Ridge development. The Planning Commission heard this request on February 25, 2015, and voted 7 -0 in favor of recommendation to the town Council. Staff is also recommending approval subject to the conditions contained in the draft ordinance. Kelly Lee from the Planning Center spoke on behalf of the applicant. She noted that she worked with the Sonoran Desert Coalition on the site plan as well as with neighbors at various meetings. No major concerns were raised. Carolyn Campbell, representing the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, spoke in support. She asked to make one additional request regarding invasive species. While working hard to protect native plants, this was overlooked. She asked to read into the record the language she would life to have added which the owners have agreed to. "Willow Ridge II (now referred to as willow vista) Homeowner's Association shall have a continuing responsibility to remove invasive nonnative species from the property, including those listed in Attachment A. Acceptable methods of removal include chemical treatment, physical removal, or other known effective means of removal. Lot owners shall keep private lots including enclosed yards free of invasive non - native plant species, including those listed in Attachment A. This obligation also transfers to any future owners of property within the rezoning. Prior to or upon requesting a building permit for a lot, the owner(s)/developer(s) shall record a covenant, to run with the land, memorializing the terms of this condition." She provided the Clerk with the language as well as a list of invasive species such as buffle grass and fountain grass. There being no further speakers, Mayor Honea closed the public hearing and asked for questions from Council. Council Member Bowen asked the applicants if they agreed to these terms. They indicated that they did. Motion to approve as presented by staff subject to the modifIcations listed by the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection by Council. lMepmber .Kai, second b Council Member Bo)ven. Passed unanimously. A2 ordinance No. 2015.009 Relating to Deal Estate; approving an exchange of real property located on the east side of Big Sky Ranch Drive, south of Camino de Man'ana in the Town of Marana, Pima County; specifically, Parcel "A" of Sky Ranch subdivision as described in the plat recorded in the office of the Pima County Recorder at Boob. 58 of Maps and Plats, Page 58, for a parcel of substantially equal value located in the triangle of land bounded by Tangerine Road, Camino de Mariana, and Camino de Oeste in the Town of Marana, Pima County, for purposes of construction of a proposed Tangerine Corridor Community Parr site; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a real estate exchange and purchase agreement and any deeds and other documents necessary to accomplish the exchange and purchase; and declaring an emergency. Presented by Jane Falrall, who noted that this item came before Council in January 2014 with direction to staff to initiate the process to reach the agreement with the HOA. The agreement before Council would allow the town and the HOA to exchange parcels of substantially equal value. The town's parcel is about 7.3 acres. Based on the appraised value, April 7, 2015 Meeting Minutes 4 that amounts to about 9.5 acres of the HOA's property. The agreement provides that the town will purchase the remaining 8.5 acres for the park at the appraised value, which was $8500 per acre. On behalf of the town staff, Ms. Fairall thanked the HOA and the HOA board for working through all the details with staff so that it could be brought- for Council consideration. Council Member Ziegler asked what the timeline is for building the park. Mr. Davidson noted that construction is slated as part of FY 2016 -17. Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member Ziegler. Ms. Fairall noted that the emergency clause requires a roll call vote. Ms. Bronson called roll. All Council Members voted in favor, 7 -0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D 1 Relating to Strategic Plan III; discussion, consideration and authorization of a process :For Council to continue partnership opportunities with Marana Unified School District (MUSD) to enhance economic development, including a possible joint Town /MUSD partnering meeting. Presented by Gilbert Davidson, who noted that this item was requested by Council Member Bowen, to begin to execute what is in the Strategic Plan as it relates to further partnering and discussions with the school district. He stressed that the town and MUSD already have a good working relationship, so it's not about improving the relationship, but focusing on key things such as economic development. The town is investing a lot of resources in economic development, and we want to see companies and high wage jobs wove into our community. The school district will benefit from that as new residents will bring additional property taxes. It also is important to have an award- winning school district to attract businesses and residents. Council Member Bowen stated that the work he and Mr. Davidson did on the Strategic Plan, they identified the fact that in many communities in the U.S., the school is governed by the town Council. The reasons are that the fortunes of both are inextricably linked. That doesn't exist in Arizona, so this could be an opportunity to forge a relationship with the school district, recognizing the good relations we already have, but initiating a conversive arrangement that we could talk about things that are cowing up and figuring out ways to strengthen one another with the goal of benefiting the entire town. After general discussion among Council, Council Members Bowen., Ziegler and McGorray volunteered to be the town representatives at a partnering meeting with MUSD representatives. Mr. Davidson elaborated that the work to be done at this time will be to set up a process. Everything will come back before Council. Mayor Ionea asked for a motion. Council Member Bowen moved that the Council appoint Council Members McCTorray, Ziegler and Bowen to form an exploratory committee to begin working with staff 'and the Marana Unified ied S'ch ool District on how we can make our relationships work Better and make the process work better for the town. Second by Vice Mayor 1lost. Motion passed unanimously. D2 Relating to Legislation and Government Actions; discussion and possible action regarding all pending state, federal, and local legislation /government actions and on recent and April 7, 2015 Muting Minutes 5 upcomin meetin of the other g overnmental bodies. Mr. Davidson noted that the Le leas a ourned. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. Motion to g o into executive session on Item E2 b Vice Ma Post, second b Council Member McGorra at 7:48. Passed unanimousl Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council ma vote to g o into executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters. El Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), Council ma ask for discussion or consultation for le advice with the Town Attorne concernin an matter listed on this a E2 Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(7), discussion or consultation with the Town Mana and Town Attorne in order to consider the Town's position and instruct its representatives re ne for the possible purchase of real propert owned b Re Partnership and Marana 348 Limited Partnership located near the Marana Municipal Complex. Motion to direct staff to proceed as discussed in executive session b Vice Ma Post, second b Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimousl FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstandin the ma discretion re the items to be placed on the a if three or more Council members re that an item be placed on the a it must be placed on the a for the second re Town Council meetin after the date of the re pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2 ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 8:01 p.m. b Vice M Post, second b Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimousl CERTIFICATION I hereb certif that the fore are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meetin held on April 7, 2015. 1 further certif that a q uorum was present. Jocel Bronson, Town Clerk .1 (1 9 9 April 7, 2015 Meetin Minutes 6 z 1Z�N�`