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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-02-2016 Regular Council Meeting MinutesREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, February 2, 2016 at or after 7:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor .ion Post, Vice Mayor David Bowen, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Herb Kai, Council Member Carol McGorray, Counci Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER. AND ROLL CALL. Mayor Honea galled the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. Council Member Kai was excused, and Council Member McGorray participated by telephone. There was a quorum present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /INVOCATION /MOMENT OF SILENCE Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to approve by Council Member Bo)ven, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unani*lnously 6 -0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. No speak cards were presented. PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. Mayor Honea noted that a longtime memb of the commu nity, Karl Horvath, recently passed. A red rose was placed on the chair where he sat at Council meetings. Karl was ver instrumental in helping with the senior programs when the Senior Center was started. I �e provided food, service January 19, 2016 Meting Minutes 1 and great camaraderie within the community. Mayor Honea also noted two Marana residents, Sherry Cervi and Sarah Kennedy are in the spotlight again. Sarah painted the poster for the 2016 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros showing Sherry and her horse Stingray competing in a barrel race. Sherry is a four -tinge world champion barrel racer who was raised in Marana and attended Marana schools. The Mayor has a signed and framed poster in his office which is available for viewing. He also noted that another woman with roots in Marana, Array McReynolds, the daughter of Dr. Scott Foster for whom the MUSD administration building is named, was selected as only the second woman in nearly 70 years to be the chairman of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association. Amy is also a Marana high School graduate. Marana is proud to acknowledge these women and their skills and talents. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Davidson noted that the Executive Report for January is available. Also, John Kmiec, director of the water department, was nominated to serve on the Governor's water Augmentation Council, and is the only municipal water director to serve on this council. So it's a great testament to John's abilities to be able to bring Marana's voice to their discussions. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA.. Motion to apl-)rove by Council Member Bowen, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously G -o. C 1 Resolution No. 2016 -011 Relating to Public works; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a "Right of Entry and Indemnity Agreement for Bridge Painting" with Union Pacific Railroad Company for the bridge over the orange Grove Road underpass (Ryan Benavides) C:2 Approval of January 12, 2016 Study Session Minutes and January 19, 2016 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 special event liquor license application submitted by Rev. Fr, Virgilio Tabo, Jr. on behalf of Saint Christopher Roman Catholic Parish for Valentine's Day Party to be held on February 13, 2016 (Jocelyn C. Bronson). Ms. Bronson noted that the application was properly reviewed, and staff recommends approval. Motion to al- ;Drove by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Bowen. Passer' unanimously 6 -0. January 19, 2016 Meeting Minutes 2 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION Al ordinance No. 2016.002 Relating to Finance; exempting Town -owned projects from certain Town of Marana fees (Jamsheed Mehta). Mr. Mehta noted that this item is designed to exempt certain development- related fees when the project is owned by the town. Under the town's comprehensive fee schedule, the town is permitted to charge for certain fees related to development. For town -owned projects, such as the proposed police facility, it is recommended that we not pay ourselves out of one general fund account to put in another as part of the review process. By g doin g this, we can potentially reduce the cost of a town -owned project. These costs can run from seven to thirteen percent of the total cost of a project. If that amount is added to the total cost of a project, it basically increases the overhead costs of the contractor. The proposed fee exemption only applies to projects which have a general fund component or non -- enterprise fund projects. If the source of funding is a grant or another non -town related funding source or even an enterprise fund, those fees will continue to be charged. Exempting the fees does not remove the review and inspection processes. Motion to a by Vice Mayor Post, second by Council Member Ziegler. Passed unanimously 6 -0. A2 Resolution No. 201.6 -012 Relating to Facilities; posting a portion of Luckett Road as "John Kai Sr. Memorial Roadway" (Gilbert Davidson). Mr. Davidson noted that at the January 19 meeting, a request was made to name a portion of Luckett Road the John Kai, Sr. Road or come up with other concepts. Town staff net and looked at the various options and challenges involved in renaming the road and then came up with a concept that would be appropriate for the situation that acknowledges the Kai family donation of property for the new Veterans' Cemetery. He noted that a visible recognition is an appropriate honor for their contributions and the significance of having a national cemetery in Marana. One of the concepts proposed which can be done fairly quickly is to name a portion of Luckett Road the "John Kai., Sr. Memorial Parkway." Signs would be made and installed along a stretch of I,uckett Road. This has been done in other communities so there is a precedent. Interstate 10 is another great example. Along the road you can see signs such as "Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway," It's an effective way to recognize and honor someone or some effort without renaming the entire street which brings many complications. The signage proposed could be done in two weeks before the opening of the Cemetery. Council Member Bowen asked if there was any need to bring others in on the discussion, such as the family for which Luckett Road is named. Mr. Davidson responded that under the scenario presented., no notice would have to be given to any family members because it's not legally changing the name of the road but rattler designating a portion of the road as a corridor. In addition, we wouldn't be changing mailing January 19, 2016 Meeting Minutes 3 addresses. If the Council desires to rename the road, ther would have to be a formal pr ocess to work with residents along Luckett Road and let them weigh in on the name change, and there would be costs associated with that. The stretch proposed would be on Luckett north of Marana Road. There would be signs erected at major intersections; one at Marana and Luckett Roads and one near the entrance to the Cemetery. Another sign could be placed near flardin. Motion to approve the concept presented by staff by Council Member .Bower, second by mice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously 6 -0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSIONIPOSSIBLE ACTION DI Resolution No. 2016-013 Relating to Utilities; approving Marana water Department water service area maps (John Kmiec). Mr. Kmiec started with a brief background of how the Marana water system came about and then noted that in 2010 the Council adopted a written service area policy which stated that annexation is r equired for any commercial, industrial or residential subdivisions c urren tly outsi the town limits to be able to be provided with water service. The policy also stipulated that no annexation would be mandated for sin gle family residential or non - commercial projects that were in established Marana water department service areas. At the time of the discussions about the policy, service area reaps were not prepared, so staff has been operating under the policy as it was. � Ie and his staff have reviewed the historic documents and the operational necessities of the county water systems that we have historically had. From that he is presenting some reaps of intended service areas of those water systems outside the town to help staff know i f developments are eligible for water service. Motion to approve by Council Membe Ziegler, se by Co Member Bowen. Passed unan 6 -0. 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 upcoming meetings of the other governmental bodies (Gilbert Davidson). Mr. Davidson noted that there are two bills of interest to the town which are being followed closely by the League, The League is opposed to both of them. The first is H13 2391 regarding water and wastewater rates. The bill would prohibit municipalities from being able to use the actual money collected from monthly rates, or any fees, including impact fees, to purchase or pay for in frastructure for the system. This creates a very onerous way to deal with our municipal system and could have an impact on how we have put together our wastewater system. we are very much opposed to the bill. H13 2440 is the second bill relating to municipal financing districts such as an improvement district or any type of special distr that the town forms to create amenities for residents in a certain area This cr eates additional layer that make it almost impossible for the municipal to do that. It would require additional elections, among other things, and make it much harder on the town. He will provide sponsor and contact information to Council. January 19, 2016 Meeting Minutes 4 EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:25 p.m. b Vice Ma Post, second b Council Member Bojven. Passed unanimousl 6-0. CERTIFICATION I hereb certif that the fore are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meetin held on Februar 2, 2016. 1 further certif that a q uorum was present. ronson, Town Clerk oe �-" - y J S ,WWI M r ARA`�'44 A lei I'v 1 1`% Januar 19, 2016 Meetin Minutes 5