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Home My WebLink About11/17/2015 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85 653 Council Chambers, November 17, 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 7:00 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. Council Members Bowen and Kai were excused; there was a quorum present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIINVOCATIONIMOMENT OF SILENCE. Led by Mayor Honea, APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Motion to al)prove the agenda by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member McGorra . Passed unani' nously S--0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. Barbara Rose spoke and distributed a magazine she subscribes to called Yes which she believes may be of interest to Council when planning for futur e development. Ed Stolmaker, President/ of the Mar ana Chamber of Commerce, thanked Council for their support of the Chamber's Big Green Event held last Saturday at Crossroads P ark. PROCLAMATIONS November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes � MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Gilbert Davidson noted that the annual Holiday Tree Lighting will be held on December 5, 2015 from 3..00-8 p.m. This year the event will be held at the intersection of Marana Main Street and Civic Center Drive as we have outgrown the municipal complex courtyard. Mr. Davidson also noted that the Council Executive Report for October is available on the dais. PRESENTATIONS P1 Presentation on Pinal Regional Transportation Authority. Andy Smith from Pinal County gave a brief presentation on Pinal County's efforts to organize a regional transportation authority in Pinal County. The current plan is to take this item to the voters in November 2016. CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Me ibex Ziegler. Passed unanimously 5-0. C1 Resolution 2015-117 Relating to Development; approving a final plat for Willow Vista, Lots 1-69, Common Area "A" (Natural Undisturbed Open Space), Common Area "B" (Open Space), and Parcel "A" located near the southeast corner of Cortaro Farms Road and Sandy Desert Trail (Brian Varney) C2 Resolution 2015-118 Relating to Development; approving a :final plat for Thornydale Plaza II, Lots 2A and 5A located near the southwest corner of Ina Road and Thornydale Road (Brian Varney) C3 Resolution 2015-119 Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an intergovernmental agreement between the Regional Transportation Authority of Pima County and the Town of Marana for the regionalization of public transit and special needs transportation services and maintenance of effort (MOE) funding for fiscal years 2016 -2020; and authorizing the Town Manager to execute an annual amendment to the IGA setting forth the amount of the Town's MOB contribution for each fiscal year (Lisa Shafer) C4 Resolution No. 2015-120 Relating to Development; approving a preliminary plat for the Preserve at Twin Peaks, .Lots 1 -195 and Common .Areas "A" (Private Streets) "B" (Natural Open Space, Drainage, Landscape, Pedestrian, Public Sewer and Utilities), and "C" (Active Open Space), Located east of Camino de Marana and approximately a quarter mile north of Lambert Lane (Brian Varney) November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes 2 C5 Resolution No. 2015 -121 Relating to Parks and Recreation; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the Town of Marana and S & S Bluegrass Promotions, LLC regarding the planning, development and presentation of the 2016 Marana Bluegrass Festival (Toni Ellis) C6 Resolution No. 2015 -122 Relating to Personnel; approving an additional paid holiday on December 24, 2015 for eligible Town of Marana employees (Curry C. Hale) C7 Resolution No. 2015 -123 Relating to Real Property; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Wireless Communications Facility Lease Agreement with TWMobile West LLC for the lease of approximately 240 square feet of Town -owned property at 13249 N. Lon Adarns Road (.lane Fairall) CS Resolution No. 2015- 124 Relating to Marana Regional Airport; formally and permanently establishing the Town of Marana Memorial at the Marana Regional Airport for the 19 members of the United States Marine Corps killed in the April S, 2000 MV -22 osprey crash (Jocelyn C. Bronson) C9 Approval of November 4, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes (.Jocelyn C. Bronson) LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES BI Relating to Boards, Commissions and Committees; discussion, consideration and possible direction regarding recommendations from the Fall 2015 Marana Citizens' Forum regarding the topic "Business Retention in Marana" (Jocelyn C. Bronson). Ms. Bronson introduced the delegates on the Forum and then introduced Angela Wagner -- Gabbard to present the Forum's recommendations. Mayor Honey thanked the members of the Citizens' Forum for their service and noted how valuable their input has been into improving several town processes. Ms. Wagner- Gabbard, on behalf of the Forum delegates, presented two recommendations on their topic of creating an action plan to implement a new, Town -owned and administered business retention program. The recommendations were the result of asking what the town can do to be more proactive in serving as a resource to new and existing businesses and flow to identify more trackable information from the business license process. The first recommendation was to design and implement a new welcome packet to new businesses from the town and the Chamber of Commerce. The second recommendation was to collaborate with the Finance Department on a new business application software. Ms. Gabbard listed a variety of services and processes for both recommendations, including a survey with the business license application November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes 3 and renewal process. Council thanked Ms. Gabbard. Vice Mayor Post asked Mr. Davidson about next steps in implementing the recommendations. Mr. Davidson noted that there were some excellent recommendations, and he already sent an email to staff to set up a meeting. COUNCIL ACTION Al PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution No. 2015 -125 Relating to Development, approving a conditional use permit to allow the development of a new wireless communication facility at 5 541 west Linda Vista Boulevard (Steven Vasquez). Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Mr. Vasquez presented this item as a request from Verizon wireless. He began with an overview of the existing land use and zoning. The proposed lease area would be located at the Marana water and pumps station near the intersection of Linda Vista and Hartman and would incorporate a 59 -foot monopalm — a simulated palm tree — to blend into the landscape. Two live palm trees would be planted in proximity to the monopalm to make it more realistic. The equipment and generator would be enclosed by an eight -foot wall to match existing walls. The proposed conditional use permit (CUP) will expand Verizon's voice and data coverage. He presented slides of the existing and proposed views with the new facility. All notifications to property owners near the site were properly sent, advertised and posted. No objections were made at meetings nor were letters of protest received. The Planning Commission held a public hearing for the CUP on October 28, 2015, and received unanimous recommendation for approval. Staff is recommending approval with the conditions outlined in the Council. report. In response to a question from Mayor Honea, Mr. Vasquez noted that the proposed tower will be one foot lower than the existing tower. Robert Pulver addressed Council. He lives directly across from the existing tower site. IIe voiced no objection to the tower but raised concerns about who was responsible for keeping the live trees watered and maintained. The existing AT &T site has two live palm trees. They put in an irrigation system, but one of the trees lasted about six months. � Ie wants to mare sure that the live trees will live because the current paperwork suggests that no water will be used at the site. He asked how this will be managed. Mr. Davidson noted that the lease agreement requires the leaseholder to maintain and water the palm trees. Town staff will follow up with the lessee to make sure that is properly executed. Council Member Ziegler thanked Mr. Pulver for bringing this to the attention of the Council and staff. Motion to appro by Council Member Ziegler, second by Co Member Mc Gorray. Passed unanimously 5-0. A2 PUBLIC HEARING: ordinance No. 2015.019 Relating to Development; amending the Marana Land Development Code Title 5 (zoning) to revise the minimum lot width for the R- 6 zone from 55 to 50 feet and correcting formatting issues with Section 05.10.12.G and Title 22 (Off Street Parking and Loading) to replace the handicapped parking space minimum dimensions found in Table 1 with those of the current American with Disabilities .Act. (Ryan Mahoney and Steven Vasquez). Mayor Honea opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Vasquez presented revisions November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes 4 to downsize the minimum wide of lots in R-6 zones and to replace the minimum dimensions for handicap parking for off-street parking and loading to conform to the current Americans with Disabilities Act. There being no speakers from the audience, Mayor Honea closed the public hearing. Council Member Comerford made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2015.019 and Resolution No. 2015-126, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passel unanimously 5--0. Resolution No. 2015-126 Relating to Development; declaring the amendments to the Land Development Code of the Town of Marana, Title 5 (zoning) revising the minimum lot width for the RW6 zone and correcting formatting issues with Section 05.10.12.G and Title 22 (Off Street Parking and Loading) replacing the handicapped parking space minimum dimensions with Those of the current American with Disabilities Act as a public record filed with the Town Clerk. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSIONIPOSSIBLE ACTION EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:47 p.m. by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously 5-0. CERTIFICATION 1 hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on November 17, 2015. 1 further certify that a quorum was present. 1 oce . ronson, Town Clerk 9 ��,� 0 November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes 5