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Home My WebLink About04/18/2017 Regular Council Meeting Minutes MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA ]'OWN COUNC-1.1--, REGULAR COUNCIL MEEJJNG 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, April 18, 2017, at or after 7:00 I'M 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. 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 Bogen, second by Council Member Kai. Unanimously approved. CALL TO THE PUBLIC, Chief Cheryl Horvath with Mountain Vista Fire District, who handed out the annual report and also announced that an RFP (Request for Proposal} is out to possibly consolidate with Golder Ranch Fire District. Ed Stolmaker, President and CEO of the Marana Chamber of Commerce, thanked Council and staff for their support of the State of the '['own event. He noted that there was not one negative comment. PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS, Council Members Bowen, Comerford and McGorray reported on the very successful State of the Town luncheon and program. Mayor Honea also offered his thanks to the staff of the April 18,2017 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 1 Chamber and the town for making this event such a huge success this year. It was a great addition to showcase several of the Council, residents and staff in the videos and presentations. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. No report. PRESENTATIONS Pi Relating to Boards, Commissions and Committees; discussion, consideration and possible direction regarding recommendations from the Winter 2017 Marana Citizens' Forum on the topic "Public Safety Educations' (Jocelyn C. Bronson). Ms. Bronson noted that the Forum delegates are very focused and committed to delivering the best possible recommendations to Council. Ron Hill then presented the Council with the process they followed to come up with their recommendations on Public Safety Education. The Council thanked the delegates for their hard work and commented on the thoughtful recommendations. Council Member Bowen asked how the Public Crime Prevention Unit would work. Mr. Hill indicated that the delegates had not gotten that far into the planning aspect. CONSENT AGENDA. Motion to approve by Council .Member Ziegler, second by Council Member McCorray. Passed unanimously. C I Resolution No. 2017-031: Relating to Development; approving a final plat for Saguaro Bloom Block 3 Lots 1-141 and Common Area A (Open Space, Recreation , Public Utilities, Road Maintenance & Signage) and Common Area B (Open Space, Drainage, Recreation, Public Utilities, Road Maintenance & Signage) located at the northeast corner of Twin Peaks Road and Saguaro Highlands Drive (Steven Vasquez) C2 Ordinance No. 2017.009: Relating to Personnel; approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 2 —Employment Process, Policy 2-8 "Fingerprinting", Section 2-8-1 "Affected Positions" (Jane Fairall) C3 Resolution No. 2017032: Relating to Real Estate; authorizing the Town Manager to sign instruments granting Tucson Electric Power Company an electrical right of way easement and a temporary construction easement with excavation on the Marana operations Center property (Frank Cassidy) C4 Approving Regular Council Meeting Minutes from March 21, 2017 and April 4, 2017 (Jocelyn C. Bronson) LIQUOR LICENSES Ll 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 Yuk Chu Cheng on behalf of Sushi Cortaro, located at 8225 N. Courtney Page way #141, Marana, Arizona 85743. Ms. Bronson noted that.the application had been properly reviewed and posted. Staff recommends approval. Motion to approve by Vice .Mayor .Post, second by Council Member Bowen. Passed unanimously. April 18,2017 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2 L2 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 Bruce Robert Barro on behalf of Barro's Pizza, located at 5884 W. Arizona Pavilions Drive, Marana, Arizona 85743 (Jocelyn C. Bronson). Ms. Branson noted that the application had been properly reviewed and posted. Staff recommends approval. .Motion to approve by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member Kai. Passed unanimously. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION Al Resolution No. 2017-033: Relating to Utilities; approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign the Northwest Recharge, Recovery, and Delivery System Intergovernmental Agreement (John Kmiec). Mr. Kmiec noted that this item is a follow-up to a presentation he made to Council a couple of weeks ago regarding an agreement which would allow movement of CAP water to the Twin Peaks area as well as the Metro Water District and the CDO area. Both the Metro Water board and the Oro Valley Town Council have agreed to participate in the intergovernmental agreement. The parties are also working with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District to use the terminal storage agreement from 2011 to disburse funding if the project moves forward at the CAP board meeting in May. This would be a benefit to Marana in excess of $500K. which could be put toward this project. Council Member Ziegler asked for clarification as to where the money is budgeted, to which Mr. Kmiec responded that the funding is currently be worked on by renegotiating the Cascada Water Service Agreement as well as using potential impact fees for the Twin Peaks benefit area or a combination thereof as well as potential monies from the disbursement of CAP. Motion to approve by Council .Member Bowen, second by Vice Mayor Post. Passed unanimously. A2 Ordinance No. 2017.010: Relating to Marana Regional Airport; authorizing camping and parking of motor homes and recreational vehicles on the airport during the U.S. Flight Expo event May 3.6, 2017; and declaring an emergency (Heath Vescovi-Chiordi). Mr. Vescovi gave a brief overview of the event scheduled at the Marana Airport. ,Motion to approve by Council Member.tai, second by Council Member McCorray. Passed unanimously. A3 Resolution No. 2017034: Relating to Administration; approving and authorizing the Finance and Purchasing Director to sell up to four used Ford Crown Victoria police vehicles to the Town of Quartzsite (Erik Montague). Mr: Montague stated that the police chief from the Town of Quartzsite inquired about any used vehicles that could be purchased from the town as we phased out our vehicles through our vehicle replacement cycle. We do have up to four used Crown Victoria vehicles that may be available that are traditionally sold at auction. Auction prices vary but usually averages about $1200 per vehicle. This item would allow staff to sell these four used vehicles to the Town of Quartzsite for $1200 per vehicle. If approved, the vehicles would be sold "as is" with identifying markings and other pieces of equipment removed prior to transfer. The Town of Quartzsite would be liable for any costs related to transporting those vehicles. Staff is recommending approval. Council Member Bowen asked about the average age and mileage when we retire vehicles. Mr. Montague replied six to seven years is about average, and we try to replace our vehicle around 100,000 miles. These vehicles have been well-maintained, and will have significant residual value, especially to a community that is April 18,2017 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 3 in need. We do buy our vehicles new, and we will be buying new vehicles as part of our normal replacement cycle. Motion to approve by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Kai. Passed unanimously. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION tZclating 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 reported that staff continues to monitor various legislation; however, not much is moving. The budget is under way and there are a few bills we and the League are continuing to track. The construction sales tax bill has no movement, but it will likely come back in another session. HB 2406 did not pass in the Senate, but it may come back for reconsideration this Thursday. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council may vote to go 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 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 1'own Council meeting after the date of- the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B). ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:3 7 p.m. by Council Member Bowen, second by Council Member McGorray. Passed unanimously. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on April 18, 2017. 1 further certify that a quorum was present. Mocelyn Bronson, Town Clerk MARAN Z April 18,2417 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 4