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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2019 Regular Council Meeting Minutes MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers May 7, 2019, 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 John Officer, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member SUMMARY MINUTES CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Honea called the meetingto order at 7:00 PM and directed the Clerk to call the Y roll. Vice Mayor Jon Post (Absent); Council Members Dave Bowen, Patti Comerford (Absent), Herb Kai, Roxanne Ziegler and John Officer were present. There were a quorum of council members present constituting a quorum. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE: Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Council Member Ziegler moved and Council Member Kai seconded the motion to approve the agenda. Motioned passed, 5-0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Mayor Honea opened the meeting to receive public comments. There were no comments offered. May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 1 PROCLAMATIONS P1 Proclaiming May 5-11, 2019 as Municipal Clerks Week (Cherry L. Lawson) P2 Proclaiming May 18, 2019 as Kids to Parks Day (Cherry L. Lawson) P3 Proclaiming May 19 -25, 2019 as National Public Works Week (Cherry L. Lawson) MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member Bowen commented on the Ina Road event. He questioned whether Orange Grove off-ramp is open. Mr. Mehta explained that it is not at this time. He stated the Town had 88 Single Family Residential building permits this month. Council Member Ziegler reported she attended a Saturday Neighborhood Watch Meeting for Sombrero Peak area. Great turnout--largest they have had. Mayor Honea reported he attended the AAED last week with Council Member Officer and Council Member Comerford. The AAED president is in Afghanistan, so Curt Woody filled in; a special award was given to Heath Vescovi for economic development efforts. Ina Road event had a great turnout; a couple hundred people in attendance with lots of vendors; people love Marana and are thrilled with the new road. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Mehta confirmed the 88 Single Family Residential Permits. Last April was 60. January and February 2019 were not as healthy as we expected; but our average is 64 per month this year. Water Department awards announced. PRESENTATIONS P1 Relating to Budget; presentation of third quarter results (July-March) for the Town's General Fund and other selected major funds for the 2018-2019 fiscal year (Yiannis Kalaitzidis) Finance Director Yiannis Kalaitzidis provided a PowerPoint Presentation overview of the third quarter results (July - March) for the Town's General Fund stating Revenues are up slightly; new hotel at the outlet mall is mentioned. Construction sales tax revenues are already at 99% of anticipated for the year; expenditures at 24%. Water revenues are lower than anticipated, due to lower consumption than expected; we anticipate higher water use in the upcoming months, but we still expect to be below expectations. (PowerPoint Presentation is on file in the Town Clerk's Office.) CONSENT AGENDA May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 2 Council Member Kai moved and Council Member Ziegler second the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion passed: 5-0. Cl Resolution No. 2019-035: Relating to Development; accepting for maintenance certain public water improvements serving Marana Assisted Living on Lot 2 of Continental Crossing subdivision (Keith Brann) C2 Resolution No. 2019-036: Relating to Administration; adopting the Town of Marana Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Pension Funding Policy (Yiannis Kalaitzidis) C3 Resolution No. 2019-037: Relating to Development; approving a Final Plat for Rancho Marana 154 Block 3 Lots 1-128 and Common Areas "A" through "N" at the northeast corner of Tangerine Farms Road and Clark Farms Blvd. (Steven E. Vasquez) C4 Relating to Procurement; ratifying the Town Manager's approval of a change order to the Pima Paving Inc. Construction Contract for the Marana Road Realignment project (ST044) in the amount of$48,463.00; authorizing the transfer of appropriations if necessary for the change order; and authorizing the Town Manager or designee to execute the necessary documents to effectuate the change order (Keith Brann) C5 Resolution No. 2019-038: Relating to Development; approving a final plat for The Estates at Camino de Manana, Lots 1-5 located east of Camino de Manana and south of the Desert Falcon Lane alignment (Brian D. Varney) C6 Resolution No. 2019-039: Relating to Public Works; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Intergovernmental Transportation Funding Agreement with the Regional Transportation Authority of Pima County (RTA) for the construction of the Park and Ride at Marana Crossroads Park and a Termination Agreement terminating the Intergovernmental Transportation Funding Agreement with the RTA for the construction of the Park and Ride at Arizona Pavilions (Lisa Shafer) C7 Approval of the April 30, 2019 Special Council Meeting Summary Minutes, the April 26, 2019 Special Council Meeting Summary Minutes, the April 23, 2019 Study Session Meeting Summary Minutes and the April 16, 2019 Regular Council Summary Minutes (Cherry L. Lawson) LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 3 Al PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2019.010: Relating to Development; approving a rezoning of approximately 52 acres of land located east of Interstate 10, approximately a half-mile south of Linda Vista Boulevard, from Zone E (Transportation Corridor Zone) and Zone C (Large Lot Zone) to R-3.5 (single-family residential) and R-6 (single-family residential), and approximately 17.4 acres of land from Zone E (Transportation Corridor Zone) to Village Commercial (VC); and approving a minor amendment to the Marana General Plan land use designation from Low-Density Residential (LDR) to Medium-Density Residential (MDR) (Brian D. Varney) [7:23 PM Minutes] Mayor Honea opens the Public hearing on Joplin Estates rezoning. Senior Planner Brian Varney provided a PowerPoint Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation is on file in the Town Clerk's Office.) Lexy Wellot, The Planning Center representative presented for the applicant. She introduced Linda Morales and Doron Sears, of Sears Financial also present. She spoke of the unregulated development; horse facility; etc., in the area. Vacant land, but previously disturbed by ATV activity. Neighborhood outreach description. Most of the discussion revolved around drainage and flooding in the area. 17.4 acres of village commercial along the west (along the railroad). Now proposing 187 lots, 50@ 50'x120'; 137 @ 40'x120'. Amenable to including a dog park. Open space is about 30% of the residential area. Wash will be channelized. They are comfortable with the staff- recommended conditions. Council Member Bowen stated a large part of the open space is drainage; much like in Gladden. He commented about the density of the area to be developed stating with the number of lots to be developed into homes, there needs to be more park space; 36,000 sf neighborhood park is not enough. He is okay with the zoning, with the caveat that the lots be not smaller than 3,500 sf and that there be more parks. Mayor Honea stated he agrees with Council Member Bowen; there are ZERO amenities with this project. No regional parks around this property. There is nowhere for kids to play. He referenced Ms. Wellot comments that it "MAY" include; he is interested in what it will include. Dog Park is an amenity family's love. No lots will be less than 4,800 on the R-3.5 piece. He asked whether the trails along the drainageway will be improved. Mayor Honea requested more specificity of what the park improvements will include. He is willing to go along with the density if there are the right amenities. However, this is low density in the General Plan. The applicant is basically asking for double the lots that would have been allowed. He would vote for this lot layout if there is more park space and more certainty. Council Member Kai stated he is mainly concerned with the ability to get into the property. Camino Benicardo from the north. He asked whether there had been an agreement with the neighbor to the north. Things need to be completed before you get May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 4 the rezoning. Ms. Morales replied stating they have been in communication with Linda Vista Village to the north, which has submitted their plat. They cannot move forward without Camino Benicardo. If Red Point does not build it, my client would be required to build it. Council Member Kai suggested that Ms. Morales ensure that some order is exercised before moving forward. Ms. Morales stated it will be done in sequence. This also completes the right-of-way eventually connecting to Joplin Lane in the south. Property to the south would need to provide right-of-way. Council Member Kai asked whether there is public right-of-way for Joplin Road. Ms. Morales commented on the gaps. Mr. Varney reported that they are close to the time when the final plat for Linda Vista Village will be submitted; will be a few months before there's a final plat. Ms. Morales explained the park situation stating they were asked to come back with more park area. In the wash, there is water a couple days a year. Otherwise it can be used for dog park and play areas. Further explaining that it is cost-prohibitive for a development of 187 lots to provide a large amount of park area; we need for this to be affordable. They need amenities, but those amenities need to be affordable. More modest; less water and maintenance. Council Member Bowen replied stating he does not have an issue with the lot size nor parts of the area being a drainage basin. However, the formula for lots gets skewed when the lot sizes are so small; we need more than 185 sf per lot for a small lot subdivision. I cannot sign off on what we've got here. We cannot have ball fields on this size of development, but we need more space. Timing of Camino Benicardo construction. Council Member Ziegler stated she does not have a problem with the density at this point. She fought for three years on the Oasis development; it is now going through. Council need to be flexible in the Town of Marana. Oasis would have sold at one acre lots. Son and daughter-in-law lives in the Pines community -- too small of lots to throw a Frisbee, but there are some pools. She questioned affordability, stating she does not understand what that means anymore. Council cannot push others away. People to be able to have the American dream of homeownership. She thanked Ms. Morales for adding parks and dog parks. Marana has other regional parks people can use. This would allow people to have an affordable house in Marana. Council Member Officer agreed with almost everything that has been said by other Council Members. He expressed concerned with the density of homes on a dead end road. There is space for The Planning Center to add in amenities. Council Member Ziegler stated where there is the dead end road, will future conditions allow through access. Ms. Morales stated it is a developing area. Benicardo is a developer-built road. If a developer does not build it, the Town plans to connect to Joplin Road. San Lucas connection to Tangerine Road is a similar situation. The Town is able to get the right-of way at no cost. Right now it is not completed, but this gets you that much closer to its May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 5 being completed. Council Member Ziegler commented stating the Planning Department and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval. She does not have a concern about the dead end road; it is taken care of with the conditions. Ms. Morales stated they have worked with staff on the internal roads, to ensure that there are two crossings of the wash. Council Member Ziegler stated this development is a while away. The parks area is higher than 185 sf per lot. Ms. Morales asked for direction from Council in terms of its vision for the area related to park development and size of the homes. Mayor Honea stated 185 sf per lot is the Town's minimum amount for home lots. Ms. Morales stated she does understand the Town's position regarding lot size, and for the park they will go back and look at it with their client to look at increasing the park size. Council Member Bowen stated he would increase the park size to 60,000 sf. He has seen community developments with small lot sizes and they did very well. For those individuals looking to purchase a smaller home, first time buyers, or low income families looking to purchase their first home is great. He would not live in this area. For those families that wish to live in this area, it would be nice to have a home and community that they still wish to live in without it becoming an anchor for them to remain years later. Increased recreational areas would make it a more attractive and livable community, along with specificity of the amenities and the shared-use path. Ms. Morales stated they are at 56,500 SF, and are not too far off from the 60,000 SF that Council would like to see. Council Member Bowen stated he would rather have a larger single park; I'd like to have them both, but a larger single park will do. Council Member Ziegler expressed concern over the reference to "crud" place; it is common to start at a beginner home; it is not a "crud" place. Many people have to get into their cars and go other places. Marana have guidelines; we are not going to build anything that is bad. Families can drive within three to four miles to go to parks in their cars. She asked for flexibility from Council to allow people to buy a starter home. Council Member Kai question leads to clarification that there is a gap in public right of way for Joplin Road. Mayor Honea points out that Joplin Lane will need to be built by the taxpayers. We can have a vote now or give you time to work on it. Ms. Morales stated we would like to have Council support, but we'll also be happy to take a continuance. Mayor Honea stated this community will not be built soon, asking whether the applicant wish to withdraw its request. Ms. Morales stated they would like to request a continuance to work out these issues. Her client has a long-term interest in this property and in working with the town. They put their best efforts forward to work through the transportation issues with staff. Mayor Honea commented on eminent domain and whether staff has had conversation about the manner in which Joplin will be built and the access to the roadway. Council Member Ziegler commented on the process of Eminent Domain San Lucas access; we May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 6 had to use eminent domain to get access. She asked whether the Planning and Zoning Commission spoke about using eminent domain for Joplin Lane. This concerns her after hearing Council Member Kai's comments related to eminent domain. If the Town has to do something in order to facilitate this development, that is concerning to her. Ms. Morales stated those efforts would be to accomplish the ultimate connection— access for Joplin and Cortaro Farms from a subdivision and design standpoint, along with safety. Council Member Bowen moved and Council Member Ziegler second the motion to continue the Public Hearing to June 18, 2019. Motion passed: 5-0. A2 Resolution No. 2019-040: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign the First Amendment to Development Agreement Regarding Parks and Recreation Development Impact Fee Credits for the Saguaro Bloom Development Project (Frank Cassidy) Council Member Ziegler moved and Council Member Kai seconded the motion approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign the First Amendment to Development Agreement Regarding Parks and Recreation Development Impact Fee Credits for the Saguaro Bloom Development Project. Motion passed: 5-0. A3 Resolution No. 2019-041: Relating to Personnel; approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 3 - Classification and Compensation, Section 3-3-2 "Pay Adjustments Based on Market Movement and Performance" (Curry C. Hale) Council Member Kai moved and Council Member Bowen seconded the motion approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 3 - Classification and Compensation, Section 3-3-2 "Pay Adjustments Based on Market Movement and Performance."Motion passed: 5-0. A4 Resolution No. 2019-042: Relating to Personnel; approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 4 - Employment Benefits and Leaves by adding new policy 4-16 "Parental Paid Time Off" (Curry C. Hale) Human Resource Director Curry Hale provided a brief overview of the Personnel Policy on Employment Benefit & Leave for Parental Paid Time Off. Mr. Mehta explained this a few weeks ago; this covers the fine details (PPT presented). Tight labor market in Pima County. Fundamental to take care of your child. Minimal 12 months of work and 1250 hours to take advantage of this policy. Will be effective July 1. Resignation within 30 days requires repayment, with some exceptions for health issue or injury or circumstances beyond their control. May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 7 Council Member Ziegler moved and Council Member Officer seconded the motion approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 4 - Employment Benefits and Leaves by adding new policy 4-16 "Parental Paid Time Off"Motion passed: 5-0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D1 Relating to Budget; discussion, direction and possible action regarding development of the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget, including proposed budget initiatives and expenditures (Jamsheed Mehta) Mr. Mehta stated on May 21 Town staff will present of the maximum budget; this is the last time you'll see this item, as we are almost ready to finish the budget. Council Member Ziegler reminded Mr. Mehta of her request for tuition reimbursement and more shade in the dog parks. Mr. Mehta confirmed tuition reimbursement has the support of Council Member Comerford as well; it is included in the tentative budget. 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 (Jamsheed Mehta) Mr. Mehta reported that budget discussion is primary now; where to put the federal tax windfall. Nearing the 120-day mark of the legislature. Council Member Ziegler commented on Stonegarden having passed, and asked whether Marana would be eligible for those dollars. 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), Council may ask for discussion or consideration, or consultation with designated Town representatives, or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney, concerning any matter listed on this agenda for any of the reasons listed in A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A). 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 Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B). ADJOURNMENT Council Member Bowen moved and Council Member Ziegler second the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed: 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:42 PM. May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 8 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on May 7, 2019. I further certify that a quorum was present. 44111° •I I 0ll 0•�. , . ,eats. h Cherry L. La son, Town Clerk 1466 MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 May 7,2019 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 9