HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/2019 Study Session Council Meeting Minutes MARANA AZ
ESTABLISHED 1977
MARANA TOWN COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653
Council Chambers, April 23,2019, at or after 6:00 PM
Ed Honea, Mayor
Jon Post,Vice Mayor
David Bowen, Council Member
Patti Comerford, Council Member
Herb Kai, Council Member
John Officer, Council Member
Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member
SUMMARY MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and direct the Clerk to call the roll.
Mayor Honea, Vice Mayor Post, Council Member Bowen, Council Member
Comerford, Council Member Kai (6:02 PM arrival), Council Member Ziegler and
Council Member Officer were present, constituting a quorum of the Council.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
Mayor Honea led the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of silence being
observed.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Vice Mayor Post moved to approve the agenda Council Member Ziegler seconded the
motion. Motion passed, 6-0.
DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION
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D1 Relating to Budget; review, discussion, consideration, and direction to staff
regarding the fiscal year 2019-2020 Manager's recommended operating budgets for the
General Fund, Bed Tax Fund, Highway User Revenue Fund, Water Operating Fund,
Wastewater Operating Fund, and the Airport Operating Fund (Jamsheed Mehta and
Yiannis Kalaitzidis)
Town Manager, Jamsheed Mehta and Finance Director, Yiannis Kalaitzidis provided
a PowerPoint Presentation on the proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Manager's
recommended operating budgets for the General Fund, Bed Tax Fund, Highway User
Revenue Fund, Water Operating Fund, Wastewater Operating Fund, and the Airport
Operating Fund. (PowerPoint Presentation is on file in the Town Clerk's Office, and the video
is available for viewing on the Town of Marana's website at www.maranaaz.gov.)
Mr. Mehta stated this has been an extensive process as Town staff has been at this for
several months. It is just the operating budget that is being presented this evening
containing the General Fund, Bed Tax Fund, Highway User Revenue Fund, Water
Operating Fund, Wastewater Operating Fund, and the Airport Operating Fund on the
operating side. This presentation does not include at this time, but will be provided in
May with the Tentative Budget will include: Capital Improvement Plan, Debt Service,
and the other Revenue Funds that are not included, i.e. RICO Funds, Court,
Technology, the Insurance Fund, Community Facilities District (CFD's) Fund, and
Development Impact Fees. He covered the following highlights: Accomplishments,
New Investment Summary, and FY2020 Revenue Outlook. Yiannis Kalaitzidis, Finance
Director will cover the Selected Operating Budget Summaries, and then the Next Steps.
Mr. Mehta stated everything that Town staff does in relation to the budget reflects back
to Strategic Focus Areas: Commerce, Community, Innovation, Heritage, and Recreation.
These five areas there are 71 specific initiatives—mostly what staff is doing falls into
those categories.
Accomplishments:
• Commerce
o Carondelet Micro Hospital
o Northwest Emergency
o Encantada at the Pines
o Hampton Inn
o Marana Film Office
o Airport new leases: Control Tower (discussions)
o Development Services - Improved customer online processes
o Downtown Overlay Zoning District- More restaurants and shops
• Community
o Ina Commercial Corridor
o Wastewater Treatment Facility
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o Water Quality Enhancements
o Public Safety Building
o 2040 General Plan
o Signs Ordinance
o Building Code Updates
• Innovation
o Parks Mobile App
o Public Access to Town Records
o PCWIN
o Police Virtual Training
o Solar Energy Structures
o Street Pavement Condition Inventory
• Heritage
o Founder's Day
o Fall Festival
o Discover Marana Tours
• Gastronomy and Taste of the Wild
• Recreation
o Crossroads District Park
o Honea Heights Park
o Tangerine Sky Park
o Special Needs Recreational Programming
o Increased Programming and Attendance
o Santa Crus Shared Use Path Extension
• Recognitions
o Top 10 Best Cities to Live in Arizona (HomeSnacks.com)
o Top 10 Safest Cities in Arizona (Safewise)
o Environmental Project of the Year - Small Cities/Rural Communities (So.
Arizona American Public Works Association)
o 3CMA Award of Excellence
• Future Development
o Cortaro Ranch
o FLSmidth Krebs Expansion
o Avion Solar Power Facility
o North Marana Main Street
• Planning for Growth
o Land Use Planning
• Land Development Code
• 2040 General Plan
o Water Conveyance
• North Marana Drainage Study
o Infrastructure Planning
• Sewer Conveyance Plan
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• Section 5.4 and Section 5.7, consensus of the Council in agreement.
• Target GO Tax Rate, consensus of the Council in agreement.
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