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Home My WebLink About02/18/2014 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, February 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 7:04 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. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. David Morales spoke regarding projects within the town; specifically the wastewater system and the proposed rodeo arena. Mr. Morales suggested returning the sewer system to Pima County, thus freeing money for other projects. PROCLAMATIONS General Aviation Appreciation Month MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Mayor Honea reported on the Accenture Match Play Golf Tournament starting on February 19. February 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes 1 MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. No report. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member Kai. Passed unanimously. C 1:Resolution No. 2014-011: Relating to Development; adopting a notice of intent to enter into the San Joaquin Pre -Annexation Development Agreement, a retail development tax incentive agreement for the proposed development of land located immediately north of the intersection of Twin Peaks Road and Tiffany Loop C 2: Approval of January 28 and February 4, 2014 Council Meeting Minutes LIQUOR LICENSES L 1: Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding a special event liquor license application submitted by Francisco Rodriquez on behalf of the Marana Heritage Conservancy for Marana Founders Day to be held on March 8, 2014. Presented by Jocelyn Bronson, who noted that the application was properly reviewed by staff, posted and that no protests were received. Staff recommended approval. Motion to approve by Council Member Kai, second by Council Member Ziegler. Passed unanimously. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES B 1: Resolution No. 2014-012: Relating to Boards, Commissions and Committees; Reappointing Phyllis Farenga, Thomas Hochard, and John McIntyre to the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Mahoney stated that all reappointments are being recommended to Council. He also noted that there are some vacancies on the Board and that staff will be reaching out into the community to fill the vacancies. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously. COUNCIL ACTION A 1: PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2014.002: Relating to Development; approving a rezoning of approximately 23.9 acres of land from `C' (Large Lot Zone) and `E' (Transportation Corridor Zone) to `HI' (Heavy Industry) for the Marana Technology Campus located on the southwest corner of Tangerine Road and Breakers Road. Mayor Honea opened the public February 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes hearing. Presented by Robert Clements. At the end of Mr. Clements' presentation, Mr. Cassidy noted that a revised ordinance had been placed on the dais. The ordinance in the council packet was not the up-to-date version which is basically language clean-up with no substantive changes, other than a requirement for a 207 waiver. Back in June we stopped requiring 207 waivers for up -zoning requests by the property owner. There being no questions from Council and no questions from the public, Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. Motion to approve the revised ordinance by Council Member Ziegler, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously. A 2: Resolution No. 2014-013: Relating to Development; approving the Twin Peaks Corridor Study as a guide for new development in the Twin Peaks Corridor. Mr. Mahoney presented an overview of the study, including the potential costs, General Plan policy directives, Planning Commission input, goals, guidelines for development and signage, wildlife linkages and landscaping and color treatments. He noted that this study has been in progress for several months. Sherry Potter spoke regarding encroaching on existing lifestyles with special emphasis on the 20 -foot buffer and the need for all jurisdictions to work on maintaining the roads and to ensure that the properties are protected. John Holley stated that it's a good study, defining a lot of the landscaping requirements and entry monuments and does a beautiful job of that, but felt that there are inadequate buffers within the plan and nothing in the plan addresses lot size. David Lutz spoke in opposition to the Twin Peaks Specific Plan and too much development too fast causing his taxes to rise. Len Paradise spoke regarding the density, lot size buffer and that the corridor doesn't address the needs of the people who already committed to the area and the zoning when they purchased. Ron Isaacson spoke regarding his belief that rules are being made to cover up what is being built, the size of the buffer and the size of the lots. Motion to approve the Twin Peaks Corridor Study by Council Member Comerford, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed 6-1 with Council Member Ziegler voting nay. A 3: PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2014.003: Relating to Development; approving a rezoning of approximately 26 acres of land located west of Twin Peaks Road, south of Potvin Lane, and east of Decker Drive from `R-36' (Residential) to `F' (Specific Plan) for the purpose of creating the Twin Peaks Vista Specific Plan and approving a minor amendment to the General Plan. Presented by Jenna Reilly. Mayor Honea declared the public hearing open. Speakers in opposition or asking for a delay in approving the rezoning included Susan Trembley, Ron Isaacson, Susan Parrish, John Holley, Len Paradise and David Lutz. In favor was Richard Stamp, owner of property in Dove Mountain. Paul Oland of the WLB Group gave additional comments regarding the rezoning, as did Pat Welchert from Picor Commercial Real Estate, representing the landlord of the property. Vice Mayor Post asked Ms. Reilly why the departure from the General Plan on the densities. Ms. Reilly responded that a minor General Plan amendment is required for any master planned area, which this would be as a cluster development. They can take one step up as a minor General Plan amendment, so they're still February 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes slightly above the 2 RAC if you took the overall property, but they are allowed to request that. Mr. Mahoney added that it's important to note that the property originally incorporated a larger area, and after that was donated for the road, they were essentially working on the same number of units. Mayor Honea closed the public hearing and noted that this item requires a super majority vote of Council for passage. Motion by Mayor Honea, second by Vice Mayor Post to approve the rezoning as supported and approved by the Planning Commission, by removing Lots I and 28, with 58 lots remaining. Town Clerk Bronson polled Council. Passed unanimously 7-0. A 4: PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2014.004: Relating to Development; approving a rezoning of approximately 100 acres of land located east of Camino de Manana and approximately a quarter mile north of Lambert Lane from `R-36' (Residential) to `F' (Specific Plan) for the purpose of creating The Preserve at Twin Peaks Specific Plan; and approving a minor amendment to the General Plan. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Presented by Brian Varney. Mr. Varney noted some additional conditions apart from what was included in the council packets. One of the conditions is that four additional lots along the northern perimeter of the project be restricted to single story homes. The second additional condition is that the corridor design standards, located on page 60 of the Specific Plan will be amended to accommodate the Twin Peaks Corridor Study design standards which were adopted earlier by Council. Mayor Honea noted that several speakers cards had been submitted. Speakers in opposition to the rezoning included John Holley, who stated that although he feels this is a better plan than the last one, his opposition is based on the 6,000 square foot lot and two-story home. Ron Isaacson echoed the remarks of Mr. Holley regarding the lot size; Diane Lee and Len Paradise spoke generally about being able to preserve the lifestyle they and many other residents bought into when they moved to the area as well as noise and traffic that will accompany additional development. David Lutz spoke generally about upzoning the 6,000 square foot lots, water use and increased property taxes due to new development and his opposition to the development. Gayle Stenstrom spoke regarding her concerns over new development, the first being water and the availability of water. The second concern is about the preservation of the Sonoran desert tortoise. Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. Council Member Bowen asked about the lot sizes. The minimums range from 6,000 square feet on the low end, 7,200 square feet at the midpoint and 9,100 at the high end, Council Member Ziegler asked for clarification on proposed density. Motion to approve a rezoning creating The Preserve at Twin Peaks Specific Plan and approving a minor amendment to the General Plan, subject to the recommended 25 [sic 171 conditions as presented, by Council Member Comerford, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously. A 5: Resolution No. 2014-014: Relating to Development; authorizing Town staff to execute and record any documentation necessary to remove the 2003 Development Agreement between the Town of Marana and Spare Time Family Entertainment Center, L.L.C. from the affected February 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes property's title. Presented by Frank Cassidy. Council Member Comerford asked for clarification on the prospective buyer's ability to pay the $50K obligation under the 2003 development agreement. Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member Kai. Passed 6-1 with Council Member Comerford voting nay. A 6: PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2014.005: Relating to Utilities; amending the Town of Marana comprehensive fee schedule by successively increasing the water base fee, water consumption rates, and groundwater resource/acquisition fee for all Marana residential and non- residential water customers effective April 1, 2014, January 1, 2015, January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2014; and by increasing the monthly wastewater service fee and the wastewater volume charge for all Marana residential and non-residential wastewater customers effective April 1, 2014 Resolution No. 2014-015: Relating to Utilities; declaring as a public record filed with the Town Clerk the amendments adopted by Ordinance No. 2014.005, amending the Town of Marana comprehensive fee schedule by successively increasing the water base fee, water consumption rates, and groundwater resource/acquisition fee for all Marana residential and non-residential water customers effective April 1, 2014, January 1, 2015, January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2014; and by increasing the monthly wastewater service fee and the wastewater volume charge for all Marana residential and non-residential wastewater customers effective April 1, 2014. Mr. Cassidy noted that there is an error on the agenda with respect to the consecutive dates of utility rate increases. The public notices, however, are correct. The correct dates should be April 1, 2014, January 1, 2015, January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017. Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Introduced by John Kmiec, who noted that all public notices for this hearing were made according to statute. Dan Jackson of economists.com, the town's water rate consultant, continued with the presentation. Mr. Jackson provided an overview of utility rates and the goals of the rate plan, including capital construction and repairs. He then reviewed the proposed water rate plan, the plan impact, wastewater utility assumptions, and the forecast for cost of service. Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member Kai. Passed unanimously. 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