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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/21/2003 Regular Council Meeting MinutesNIINTJTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 1NIARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, October 21, 2003 I. CALL TO ORDER By Vice Mayor Kai at 7:01 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Vice Mayor Kai III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Brad DeSpain gave the invocation. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Excused Herb Kai Vice Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Michael Reuwsaat Town Manager Present Frank Cassidy Town Attorney Present Jocelyn Bronson Town Clerk Present Jim DeGrood Development Services Administrator Present Jaret Barr Assistant to the Town Manager Present Attached is a list of public attendees. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the agenda was unanimously approved. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the minutes of the October 7, 2003 regular Council meeting were unanimously approved. i MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003 VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIGANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. John Marchello addressed the Council regarding the Marana Western Heritage Committee, a newly formed non-profit corporation interested in promoting the Marana's western heritage primarily through the staging of livestock related events and youth events. He stated that one of his group's major functions would be to work closely with the Parks and Recreation department to coordinate the Founders' Day livestock events. He spoke briefly about plans to purchase a portable 150'X280' custom arena which could be easily moved to a permanent Town facility in the future. Council Member Comerford congratulated Dr. Marchello on the progress of his committee and expressed her excitement with his proposal. Janice Mitich, MAC Treasurer and Pony Art Contest Chair, spoke before the Council regarding a Marana Arts Council's elementary school art contest The MAC Pony Art Contest involved students in kindergarten through sixth grade who created equine artworks fashioned after a regional cultural tourism project, Ponies del Pueblo. She explained that over 6,700 MUSD elementary students participated in the contest and a winner from each grade level was chosen from each school. She said that a final judging process took place at the MAC office with herself, Council Member Patti Comerford, Lynn Warde, MAC Charter board member and MAC Pony Project Chair, Sally Jackson, MAC Vice President and Marana High School art teacher, and Brian Jones, charter board member and Marana High School art teacher acting as judges. The selected grand prize winners and their teachers were present at the meeting and came forward to receive a letter of appreciation from Mayor Sutton, a gift bag from the Town, and cash awards and framed certificates from the arts council. Vice Mayor Kai, Council Member Comerford and Ms. Mitich presented the prizes. The grand prize winners and their teachers are as follows: GRADF~STUDENT PONY SCHOOL TEACHER K -Elise Crookston Rainbow Wings Ironwood Elementary Ms. Jessica White 1gt -Andrew McCaffrey Lightning Striker Ironwood Elementary Mrs. Ilene Dulaney 2nd - Araceli Islas The Spirit of a Pony Estes Elementary Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson 3=d - Rain Bleske Desert Dancer Butterfield Elementary Ms. Patricia Michel 4~ - Lizeth Perez Golden Angel DeGrazia Elementary Mrs. Margaret O'Sullivan 5~ - Brianna Eubanks Tiki DeGrazia Elementary Mr. Daniel Smith 6th - Yazmin Uriarte My Rice Unicorn Twin Peaks Elementary Mrs. Lorelei Barrett 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2tN13 Vice Mayor Kai congratulated the young artists as well as their teachers. He remarked that it was wonderful to have so many talented artists in Marana. Jan Lawson-Honea, Marana Arts Council President, spoke before the Council and presented the Town with a plaque honoring their membership in the MAC Presidents Circle. She thanked the Council and Town staff for the ongoing support for the arts and for supporting MAC. Ed Stolmaker, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, invited the Council and public to the upcoming "Evening with Mike Reuwsaat" at the Pines scheduled for Thursday, October 23, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Jane Howell spoke to the Council regarding the receipt of an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation recognizing the Town as a best workplace for commuters, for providing the employees with outstanding commuter benefits, and helping reduce air pollution in Marana. Ms. Howell presented the plaque to the Vice Mayor and thanked the Council for supporting this program. David Graham, representing The Pines Golf Club, announced the opening of the newly designed course on Halloween morning, October 31st. He invited everyone out to enjoy the festivities. Tom Collins, District 5 Co-Chair for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization, spoke before the Council regarding the Buddy Poppies program. Mr. Collins also introduced several VFW members present in the audience including Jim Ellers, District 5 Commander, Linda Law, Vice President of the Women's Auxiliary, Terry Collins, District 5 Co-chair, and Don Pegum, Commander of VFW Post 5990 -the Avra Valley/Marana Post Vice Mayor Kai presented Mr. Collins with a proclamation declaring October 21st as Buddy Poppy Day. Mr. Reuwsaat commented that he enjoyed working with Mr. Stolmaker and that a Chamber quarterly report would be presented to the Council at the next meeting, November 4, 2003. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003 IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2003-131: Agreement between Town of Marana and Centres Cortaro L.L.C. for Construction of Water Facilities Under Private Contract (Brad DeSpain) 2. Resolution No. 2003-136: Certifying baseline court collections for each quarter of fiscal year 2002-2003 (Roy Cuaron) 3. Resolution No. 2003-133: Town of Marana Support for the Application and Designation of the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area (Farhad Moghimi) 4. Proclamation: 2003 Arizona Cities and Towns Week (Jocelyn Bronson) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Resolution No. 2003-135: PUBLIC HEARING Proposed abandonment of portions of the Town of Marana public rights-of--way on Scenic Drive (Farhad Moghimi) Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, unanimous approval to go into public hearing was given. Mr. Reuwsaat reported that 16 people in favor of the resolution were present in the audience. He added that no one had come forward at the meeting to speak in protest of the proposed abandonment. Roger Condra, resident, spoke in favor of the abandonment and added that he wanted to know more about any road improvements that were being planned as well as more information relating to the signage at the entryway to the restricted area and the proposed cul-de-sac. Mr. DeGrood replied that the cul-de-sac design had not been finalized and that neighborhood meetings were ongoing. He said that the intersection improvements had come in under budget which might lead into further change orders for a more comprehensive paving project. 4 Nm~ruTES of REGULAR couNC~, iv~Tnvc hL4RANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003 Jim Shiner, co-owner of the Lazy K Bar Ranch, spoke regarding this item. He urged the Council to approve the resolutions before them as he believed them to be vital to his business as well as to the adjacent Stardance and nearby Sanctuary Cove. He commented that the three businesses operated together and created a 325-acre oasis that hoped to survive further urbanization within the area through the years. Jim Gracion, representing the Northwest Fire District, spoke to the Council and offered to answer any questions from the public that may arise regarding this item. Ed Stolmaker, Scenic Road resident, commented about water issues and an easement being made available to the area residents if the proposed abandonment was approved. He also asked if the Town planned to install a water line on North Scenic Drive. Mr. DeGrood replied that provisions to retain an easement had been made and that it would overlie the existing pavement area that would allow for the future installation of Marana Water improvements. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, approval to come out of public hearing was unanimous. Mr. DeGrood pointed out a modification in the condition language of Resolution No. 2003-135, Section 2, 1. The changes are as follows: "........shall reserve perpetual easements over the area currently disturbed by the pavement for ........." Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Resolution No. 2003-135 with the aforementioned change was unanimously approved. 2. Resolution No. 2003-125: Preliminary Plat: Continental Reserve Blocks 18, 19 and a portion of 17: A request for approval of a 102-lot single family detached home subdivision on 25.5 acres within Continental Reserve; Blocks 18, 19 & a portion of 17 of the Final Block Plat of Continental Reserve, Township 12 South, Range 12 East, Section 28, on the east and west side of Continental Loop Road, north of Pima Reserve Drive (Joel Shapiro) s MINUTES OF It2EGULAR COUNC'II, MEETING. MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003. Joel Shapiro presented this item before Council and gave a brief overview of the development. He pointed out that the preliminary plat request was heard by the Planning & Zoning Commission on September 24, 2003. He noted that the developer had asked for a deferral of conditions recommended by Town staff to the Final Plat because of expected delays due to a back log of Pima County Wastewater's review process. He acknowledged this would mean that the Preliminary Plat would go forward "at risk" to Council. He said that the property was also subject to an impact fee for the Marana South Benefit area. Warren Thompson, representing Stantec Consulting, offered to answer any questions the Council might have regarding this preliminary plat request. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Resolution No. 2003-125 was unanimously approved. 3. Discussion/Direction: The Interstate 10 Traffic Interchange at Twin Peaks/Linda Vista (Farhad Moghimi) Mr. Reuwsaat congratulated the consultants and staff for the success of the open house at Sunflower Community Center which was held on Monday night, November 20~. Farhad Moghimi spoke before Council regarding the I-10 Traffic Interchange project at Twin Peaks Road and Linda Vista Boulevard. He commented that this project was a partnership between the Town of Marana and the Arizona Department of Transportation and consisted of two phases, the development of the design concepts and the conducting of environmental studies and the design and construction of the new traffic interchange. He mentioned that public comments being received by the Town staff were very positive. Mr. Moghimi, the Director of Public Works and the Town Engineer, is a member of the Linda Vista/Twin Peaks Interchange design team. He introduced other design team members present in the audience including Harvey Gill, Jr., Assistant Director of Public Works, David Perkins, P.E., Project Manager for the Design Concept Report and from Kimley-Horn & Associates, Scott Stapp, in charge of the Environmental Assessment and from the URS Corporation, Ron Staub, P.E., consultant on the Town's Project Management Team and from Ron Staub & Associates. 6 MIt~TUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN BALL OCTpBER 21, ZOQ3 Mr. Perkins gave a five minute overview of the design concept and environmental assessment of the project. He said that the project was to develop concepts for a new interchange approximately midway between Cortaro Road and Avra Valley Road on Interstate 10. He explained that the concept for the crossroad would be to carry it over the freeway and over the railroad tracks with diamond ramps and one-way frontage roads. He remarked that the study was approximately one third complete and that the process of developing and evaluating the engineering alternatives for the roadways was ongoing. He said that a significant accomplishment made in the environmental assessment stage was the partnership between Marana, the FHWA, and ADOT. He commented that the public's involvement was also significant and that various impacted homeowners' associations, businesses, and residents had been invited to one-on-one discussions of the project. He noted that, as a result of 16,000 piece mailing, about 400 attendees had been at the Sunflower Open House related to this project. He stated that it was an overwhelming success in terms of getting the information out to those .~ impacted by the new interchange and that the responses were very positive. He listed several issues and concerns that were being investigated such as levels of fraffic, traffic noise, construction impacts, and issues regarding Twin Peaks Elementary School. Dave Parker, Planning and Zoning Chair, addressed the Council regarding his approval of the Town's actions associated with this project. He commended Jim DeGrood and his staff for their outstanding work and said that this was a dream come true for his neighborhood. No action was required for this item and there was no further discussion. 4. Resolution No. 2003-134: Gladden Farms Block 5 Preliminary Plat: A request by US HomeJL.ennar for preliminary plat approval of a 130-lot single family detached home subdivision on approximately 26 acres within the Gladden Farms Development The proposed subdivision will be located on Block 5 of the Gladden Farms Block Plat, which is directly south of Moore Road, west of the new Lon Adams Road and north of Gladden Farms Drive, within Section 34, Township 11 South, and Range 11 East (Joel Shapiro) MIl~TUTES OF REGULAR COUNCII. MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBE$ Zl, 2~3 Mr. Shapiro presented this item before Council and gave a brief description of the proposed subdivision. He said that the project was known as Harvest Moon and had a unanimous recommendation for Council approval from the Planning & Zoning Commission. He said that the average lot size was approximately 6,700 sq. ft. and that both one and two-story homes were contained within the development. He reported that conditions were placed on lots 54 and 55 that were related to access and turning movements and that the engineer had agreed to work on a revised layout of these lots. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, Resolution No. 2003-134 was unanimously approved. 5. Ordinance No. 2003.25: San Lucas Rezone II: Rezone portions of Assessor's Parcel Numbers 217-27-002L, 217-27-002J, 217-27-002Q, 217-27- 002N, 217-27-002C, and 217-27-002P for the purpose of changing the zoning on Block 10 fmm "CO" (Commercia~/Office) to "VC" (Village Commercial), and adjusting zoning boundary lines due to the alignment W of roads and placement of features associated with the block plat for San Lucas (Joel Shapiro) Mr. DeGrood presented this item to the Council and said that the proposed rezoning served two functions; to adjust zoning boundary lines due to the alignment of roads and placement of features associated with the block plat; and to change the zoning on Block 10 from "CO" (Commercial/Office) to "VC" (Village Commercial). He said that the adjoining property owners also wanted to be rezoned "VC" and would be coming before the Council at a later date. Council Member Honea commented that Condition number 6 was vague and inquired if the "VC" zoned property could be developed at "R-8" standards. Mr. DeGrood replied "no" and said that the Town did not feel it was appropriate to allow residential housing next to the railroad tracks. He added that multi-family housing was not permitted within the development. -~~ Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, Ordinance No. 2003.25 with the recommended conditions was unanimously approved. s MINUTES OF REGULAR CUUNCII., MEETING AIARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2UQ3 6. Public Hearin: (The Mayor and Council will be sitting as the Board of Adjustment for this item). Gladden Farms Flagpole Variance Request: A request by Gladden Forest LLC for a height and setback variance to allow a 60-foot flagpole at the Sales Center for the Gladden Farms residential development. This request is for a variance to increase the allowable height of a flagpole per Title 16.8.1.A.4 of the Marana Land Development Code and to allow a reduced front setback from Title 05.02.03.C of the Marana Land Development Code. The property is located at the SWC of Moore Road and Postvale Road adjacent to Block 6 of the Gladden Farms Development within the northeast 1/4 of Section 34, T11S, R11E (Jim DeGrood) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, approval to go into public hearing was unanimous. Mr. DeGrood spoke before Council regarding this item. He gave a brief explanation of the request and said that the location of the proposed flagpole was at the home of Stan Gladden. He added that Town staff and the applicant concurred that the icon of the flag at the sales center site would aid in guiding customers to the proper location. He concluded that any flag permitted at the site would be code compliant. Council Member Honea asked about lighting and safety precautions for a flag of this size and height Mr. DeGrood replied that regulations for flying the United States Flag were imposed by the Federal government. Gene Rosberg, Pierson Signs, speaking before the Council, said that he had been working with the applicant on the proposed flagpole and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this item. Mr. Reuwsaat asked if Mr. Rosberg could confirm that there was no light at the top of the flagpole. Mr. Kosberg replied that plans were being followed to illuminate the flag per the 2003 Outdoor Lighting Code and that no light was on the top of the pole. Council Member Comerford asked Mr. Kosberg to elaborate on what type of lighting was required fora 60-ft flagpole. s MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARA-NA TOWN HALL OG"I'(1-BER 21, 2003 Mr. Kosberg answered that the pole met the Town's minimum building code standards and that the flag was required to be no smaller than 25% of the height of the pole making the flag at least 10x15 ft. flag. Bob Anderson, resident, spoke before the Council regarding this item and said that he had worked on the flag ordinance with Mr. Shapiro and the Planning department staff several years ago. He commented that there was always a concern about putting up flagpoles of this size and he wondered if this was simply a commercial gesture on the part of the developer. He mentioned that the pole was the equivalent of a six-story building and he did not know of any other structure in the area that was similar. He questioned whether this action was proper and remarked that there might be better ways to guide potential homebuyers to the new subdivision. Vice Mayor Kai asked how long the flagpole was expected to be utilized and said that his understanding was that the placement of the 60-ft pole was to be on a temporary basis during the marketing phase of the new homes. Mr. DeGrood replied that the Vice Mayor was correct and that the duration of the flagpole placement was conditioned on the duration of the temporary sales center. He noted that the sales center consisted of modular homes and was to be utilized by the builders during the subdivision's construction phase. Vice Mayor Kai asked for the applicant to provide a time table for the flagpole's use. The applicants representative, O.K. Rihl, replied that the flagpole might possibly be erected for three to five years. Council Member Honea commented that Mr. Anderson was right in his assessment of the flagpole and agreed that it was questionable whether the pole was simply an advertising tower or marquee symbol for the sales office. He wondered if other developers would be allowed to erect tall flagpoles as well and said that the Town might be putting itself in an awkward position by approving this request. He said that 60 feet seemed extreme and that the final decision should be postponed until further research was accomplished. io MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL 1VIEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 2i, 20Q3 Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray, approval to come out of public hearing was unanimous. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Comerford, approval to table the requested flagpole height variance until the November 4, 2003 Council meeting was unanimous. 7. Public Hearin: (The Council will be sitting as the Board of Adjustrnent for this item). Los Morteros Lot 4 Request for Variance. Request to allow an approximately 3.5' (three and on-half feet) encroachment into the front 10-foot setback. The property is located at 8260 W. Circulo De Los Morteros, within the Los Morteros Subdivision (Jim DeGrood) Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Honea, approval to go into public hearing was unanimous. Mr. Shapiro presented this item before Council. He explained that the request was needed because of two issues related to the construction of the residence. He said that there was an error in the initial layout of the home on the lot and the applicant was unaware of the additional right-of-way from back of curb. He added that the front porch of the residence, where the encroachment occurs, extends further to the front property line than was approved on the construction plans. He remarked that, per State statutes, certain criteria must be met in order to qualify for a variance and that the applicant had not met all required criteria for the approval of the variance. He recommended the denial of the variance request. Lourdes Delgadillo, the applicant, appeared before the Council. She stated that she was under the impression that they were building according to approved plans. She noted that there was apre-slab inspection which was approved and has received subsequent approvals from Building officials up to the intermediate construction stage. She noted that at that time, they were notified by Building Services of the setback infraction. She said that this was a hardship on her family and could cost anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000. She continued to state her case in favor of approval of the variance. Gary Macey, Los Morteros property owner, voiced his opposition to the granting of this variance. ~~ Nyle Jones, Los Morteros homeowner, stated that he was forced to adhere to the setback requirements and the property in question should be held to the same requirements. 11 NIINtITES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTO$ER 21, 24Q3 Bill Ohl, subdivision homeowner, stated that he had canvassed the neighborhood per the request of Ms. Delgadillo and Mr. Wright and, out of eight couples, sixteen people were unanimously opposed to the granting of the variance. He said that this problem was a result of an error on the part of the builder as well as the building inspectors. Roger Conora, Los Morteros homeowner, agreed with the previous speakers in his opposition to the variance approval. He said that he was particularly concerned with the destruction of native plants. Ms. Delgadillo returned to the podium and said that, on the garage side of the property, there was plenty of room to park a vehicle and that the encroachment was only on the porch side of the property. She added that her pad was overbuilt and her family would take full responsibility for restoring the natural vegetation that was destroyed in the conservation area. Council Member Honea asked about Item 4 on the Variance Request Questionnaire which stated that "Marana signed off on pre slab saying all set backs are ok." Mr. Shapiro replied that the plans approved by the Building department for the construction of the home reflected a porch that was not as large as the porch currently standing. Council Member Escobedo commented that if the original porch had been built there would be no need for a variance. Jack Holden addressed the Council. He said that the building plans showed a 10-ft. porch but the site plan is laid out showing a more narrow porch. He said that there was an error in coordination between the building plans and the site plans. He said that he had reported speaking with the building inspector about this problem and was told that, due to construction debris and activity at the site which obscured the curb, the setback was "eyeballed" and not actually measured. He added that the inspector was also told by the homeowners that all set back requirements had been met. He said that, according to the Inspectors' procedure, the inspector should have had the owner stake the property line. 12 MIl~lUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003 Mr. Ohl spoke again and commented that, although it was a shame that the homeowners would bear the brunt of the expense and that the Town was partially at fault for the error, he was in favor of denying the variance. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, unanimous approval to come out of public hearing was given. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Variance-03115, Los Morteros, Lot 4 front setback encroachment, was unanimously denied. 8. Resolution No. 2003-130: To issue floodplain use permits for the area behind the Lower Santa Cruz River Levee as if the levee has been accepted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Jim DeGrood) Mr. DeGrood presented this item to Council. He said that this request was somewhat unusual. He said that he was asking for permission to issue blanket permits to subdividers who were building within the area shielded physically by the Santa Cruz Levee. He stated that, according to Pima County information presented before Council at the October 7, 2003 meeting, the County's letter of map revision is delayed but the conditional letter of map revision put forth by Pima County and approved by FEMA was the best available information to be used by the Town in issuing floodplain permits. He mentioned that this would affect many people in the area and that the Town had a duty to issue the permits. He noted that the majority of Gladden Farms Phase I was largely outside of the floodplain. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Resolution No. 2003-130 was unanimously approved. 9. Resolution No. 2003-137: Authorizing and approving the application to the State of Arizona for designation of the Pima County~TucsonfSouth Tncson/Maran~/Sahuarita Enterprise Zone Qaret Barr) Mr. Reuwsaat thanked everyone for their patience in the last minute addition of this agenda item. He said that it was an important action that had to be done and would provide substantial benefits to the business development at the Marana Northwest Regional Airport 13 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCII. MEETING MARANA TOWN HAi,L OCTOBER Zl, 24Q3 Mr. Cassidy spoke to the Council regarding this item and explained the urgency for the Council action to be approved at this time. He gave a brief description of an enterprise zone and the statutory requirements for the application and subsequent intergovernmental agreement (IGA). Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Resolution No. 2003-137 was unanimously approved. 10. Resolution No. 2003-138: Authorizing and approving the executive of an intergovernmental agreement relating to the establishment of a participation in the Pima County/Tucson/South Tucson,/Marana/Sahuarita Enterprise Zone (Janet Barr) Mr. Cassidy continued his explanation of this action and said that the IGA simply carried out the previous action. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, Resolution No. 2003-138 was unanimously approved. D. MANAGERS' REPORT Council Member Escobedo reported on his recent trip to Washington, D.C. He said that he had met with the Hispanic Caucus as well as several Congressmen. He listed several topics which were discussed while in the Capital including the Twin Peaks Interchange, which was proceeding at the Congressional level as well as locally, and the Heritage Park area. Vice Mayor Kai reported on a recent meeting with Pima County officials that was designed to keep communication open between the Town and the County and to establish a forum where Marana issues could be addressed. He said that other attendees at the meeting included Council Member Honea, Town Manager Mike Reuwsaat, Supervisor Sharon Bronson, Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckleberry, and Assistant County Administrator Mike Hein. He encouraged the Council members to utilize this connection. Mr. Reuwsaat reminded the Council that Friday, October 24~, was the ribbon- cutting ceremony and dedication for the Santa Cruz River Trail System behind Honea Heights. He announced that the Building Committee scheduled for October 28~ had been cancelled. 14 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCII. MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 20Q3 He continued his report and said that he had recently had an interesting discussion with State Representative Huffman. He said that, during the previous legislative session, a bill was passed that took a large portion of the increased revenues from the courts and assigned them to the State. He said that action penalized small towns such as Marana in terms of fine collection and assessment. He stated that currently a bill was on the floor that repealed that action after it was in effect for one year. X. UPCOMING EVENTS There were no upcoming events discussed. XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no items suggested for future agendas. XII. ADJOURNMENT ,.~,. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, approval to adjourn was unanimous. The time was 9:10 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on October 21, 2003. I further certify that a quorum was present. yn onson, Town Clerk I 15