HomeMy WebLinkAboutStudy Session Agenda Packet 10-29-2019MARANA TOWN COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
NOTICE AND AGENDA
11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653
Council Chambers, October 29, 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
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Marana
Town Council and to the general public that the Town Council will hold a meeting open
to the public on October 29, 2019, at or after 6:00 PM located in the Council Chambers of
the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona.
ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS
AGENDA. Revisions to the agenda can occur up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Revised
agenda items appear in italics.
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disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter,
by contacting the Town Clerk at (520) 382-1999. Requests should be made as early as
possible to arrange the accommodation.
This Notice and Agenda posted no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at the Marana
Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, the Marana Operations Center, 5100
W. Ina Road, and at www.maranaaz.gov under Agendas and Minutes.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION
D1 Relating to Development; presentation, discussion, and possible
direction regarding the Town's subdivision requirements for private, and
common on-site recreation areas (Jason Angell)
D2 Resolution No. 2019-109: Relating to Public Works; approving a settlement of
pending condemnation litigation and authorizing the Town Attorney to sign all
documentation necessary for the purchase of property rights needed from TRP
Twin Peaks, L.L.C. for Tangerine Corridor/Tangerine Road, Twin Peaks to La
Cañada Drive, Town of Marana Project No. ST021 (Frank Cassidy)
D3 Resolution No. 2019-110: Relating to Public Works; approving and authorizing
the Mayor to sign a mediation agreement between the Town of Marana and
Mandarina, LLC settling two pending lawsuits regarding acquisition of Adonis
Road right-of-way and zoning entitlements associated with the Mandarina
Property located at the northwest corner of I-10 and Tangerine Road (Frank
Cassidy)
D4 Resolution No. 2019-111: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing
the Mayor to sign the First Amendment to Villages of Tortolita Development
Agreement (Frank Cassidy)
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.
E1 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
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Council-Study Session D1
Meeting Date:10/29/2019
To:Mayor and Council
Submitted For:Jason Angell, Development Services Director
From:Anita McNamara, Long-Range Planner
Date:October 29, 2019
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Not Applicable
Subject:Relating to Development; presentation, discussion, and possible
direction regarding the Town's subdivision requirements for private,
and common on-site recreation areas (Jason Angell)
Discussion:
At the Council's September 10, 2019, Study Session, staff presented an overview regarding subdivision
requirements for private, common on-site recreation areas and received feedback from the Council. At
tonight's meeting, staff will provide an update regarding minimum on-site recreational area dedications
and quality of amenities for private recreational areas for subdivisions. Staff will provide additional
information for discussion regarding the possibility of adjusting the minimum dedication per dwelling
unit, as well as the possible use of a sliding scale, a net versus gross density calculation, categorization of
amenity types, and establishing a potential buy-down process based upon quality of amenities. Lastly,
staff will present a possible alternative to the in-lieu fee provision.
Staff Recommendation:
Council's pleasure.
Suggested Motion:
Council's pleasure.
Attachments
Recreation Areas Presentation
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Private, Common On-site Recreation Areas Update
Jason Angell, Development Services Director
October 29, 2019
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•Background
•Calculation of recreational area
•In-lieu fee consideration
•Design manual
Presentation Overview
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Private Parks -Marana vs Other Jurisdictions
Minimum Area
Requirement
(per single family unit)
LDC Park Standards Standards in Parks/Rec
Design Manual
Drainage Area –Park
Design Requirements
Trail
Requirements
Marana 185 sq.ft.Yes No No No
Oro Valley 512 sq.ft.Yes No
(Parks & Rec Advisory Board)Yes Yes
City of Tucson 269 sq.ft.No No Yes Yes
Sahuarita 436 sq. ft.Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pima County 436 sq. ft.Yes Yes Yes Yes
Queen Creek Open Space -20% net, 30%
active Yes No Yes Yes
Buckeye Open Space -20-25% gross,
5%-8%active No No Yes Yes
City of Maricopa
Open Space -
1 to 99 lots (20% net)
100+ lots (22% net)
No No Yes Yes
Background
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Proposed Modification to Recreational Area Requirement
1.Reduce minimum density threshold
2.Increase minimum area per unit
3.Dwelling units per acre sliding scale
4.Area buy-down based on amenities
5.In-Lieu fee consideration
6.Create a design manual
Requirement Modification Outline
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1. Reduce Minimum Density Threshold
•Current Requirement
•3.0 dwelling units per gross acre and 50+ dwelling units
•Proposed Requirement
•2.0 dwelling units per acre
•Based on net development area
•Net does not include rights-of-way, sensitive natural areas,
peaks & ridges, school sites
Calculation of Recreational Area
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2. Increase Minimum Area Per Unit
•National Standard
•National Recreation & Parks Assoc. minimum for neighborhood park
•2 acres per 1,000 residents
•2.76 residents per household in Marana (US Census Bureau)
•1,000 residents = 362 units
•Current Requirement
•Minimum 185 sq. ft. per unit (single-family residential)
•362 units = 1.54 acres
•Proposed Requirement
•Minimum 300 sq. ft. per unit = 2.5 acres
Calculation of Recreational Area
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3. Dwelling Units per Acre Sliding Scale
Calculation of Recreational Area
2.0 –4.0 du/ac 300 sq. ft. per unit
4.1 –6.0 du/ac 350 sq. ft. per unit
6.1 –8.0 du/ac 450 sq. ft. per unit
8.1 + du/ac 500 sq. ft. per unit
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Calculation of Recreational Area
4. Area Buy-down Based on Amenities
Minimum
Requirement
•Benches
•Picnic Tables
•Surface (turf)
•Trail connection(s)
15% Credit
•Shaded
Playgrounds
•Ramadas
•Multi-use
Field w/o
permanent
fixtures
30% Credit
•Lighted Ball
Field w/
permanent
fixtures
•Dog Park
45% Credit
•Swimming
Pool
•Rec Center
•Restrooms
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362 Lot Subdivision Requirement Buy-Down Example
Calculation of Recreational Area
Current Minimum -15%-30%-45%
3 du/ac 185 sf 1.54 ac N/A N/A N/A
Proposed
3 du/ac 300 sf 2.5 ac 2.1 ac 1.7 ac 1.4 ac
6 du/ac 350 sf 2.9 ac 2.5 ac 2.0 ac 1.6 ac
7 du/ac 450 sf 3.7 ac 3.2 ac 2.6 ac 2.1 ac
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5. In-lieu Fee Consideration
•Existing option not utilized
•Replace with coordinated process
•Developers of adjacent properties
•Development agreement required
•Creates efficiency and avoids duplication
In-lieu Fee
Current Code Option
An in-lieu fee may be accepted by the
council pursuant to an agreement
which shall provide,at a minimum,
for the equivalent of park land (based
on improved property)and the
recreational facilities the project
would have been required to provide.
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•Supplements subdivision ordinance
•Provides guidance to developers
•Establishes design criteria
•Maximum distance from homes
•Park location
•Type of amenities
•Standards for retention/detention basins
•Connectivity requirements to adjacent parks/trails/developments
•Passive area standards –landscaping, shade
Design Manual
6. Create a Design Manual
Town of
MaranaDesign
Manual
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Durham, NC
•A la carte choices
•Passive facilities limited to a percentage
of total recreation requirement
•Ensures better overall quality amenities
Example Community
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•Draft ordinance and design manual
•Stakeholder outreach
•Return to council regarding stakeholder feedback
Next Steps
Next Steps
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Council-Study Session D2
Meeting Date:10/29/2019
To:Mayor and Council
From:Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
Date:October 29, 2019
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Not Applicable
Subject:Resolution No. 2019-109: Relating to Public Works; approving a settlement of
pending condemnation litigation and authorizing the Town Attorney to sign all
documentation necessary for the purchase of property rights needed from TRP
Twin Peaks, L.L.C. for Tangerine Corridor/Tangerine Road, Twin Peaks to La
Cañada Drive, Town of Marana Project No. ST021 (Frank Cassidy)
Discussion:
The Town filed a condemnation action in 2016 to acquire right-of-way from TRP Twin
Peaks, LLC, at the southeast corner of Twin Peaks Road and Tangerine Road for
Tangerine Corridor/Tangerine Road, Twin Peaks to La Cañada Drive, Town of Marana
Project No. ST021. Before the case was filed, Town staff had reached an agreement in
principle to purchase the right-of-way for the principal amount of $30,000, but litigation
among claimants to the property made it necessary to file and then stay the
condemnation proceedings until after the conflicting claims to the property were
resolved. The conflicting claims to the property were resolved in July 2019, and Town
staff has now reached a settlement with TRP Twin Peaks, LLC, the confirmed owner of
the property, for the principal amount of $30,000.
An independent fee appraisal determined that the right-of-way being acquired from
TRP Twin Peaks, LLC had a market value of $9,400 when the condemnation case was
filed. To get possession of the right-of-way for construction of the Project, the Town
deposited $9,400 with the Clerk of Superior Court. If this settlement is approved, the
Town will need to deposit an additional $20,600 plus statutory interest, which will then
be released by the Clerk of Superior Court to the property owner. Because the delay in
pursuing the condemnation action was caused by litigation among property owners and
was out of the Town's control, the parties stipulated to stop the running of statutory
interest during most of the time the litigation stay was in place, resulting in a
significantly lower interest obligation than normal for a condemnation case.
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Staff feels that $30,000 is a reasonable settlement amount. TRP Twin Peaks, LLC
purchased the 3.44 acre parcel of property in August 2013 for $375,000 -- about $2.50 per
square foot. The Town is acquiring 11,599 square feet of right-of-way. At $2.50 per
square foot, the 11,599 square foot take would be worth about $29,000.
Financial Impact:
Fiscal Year:2020
Budgeted
Y/N:
Y
Amount:$21,377.56
The amount consists of an additional $20,600 in principal plus $777.56 in statutory
interest from July 29, 2016 (the date of the order granting the Town immediate
possession of the right-of-way) to April 16, 2017 (when the parties agreed to stop the
running of statutory interest pending the outcome of the litigation among the claimants
to the property).
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2019-109, approving a settlement of
pending condemnation litigation and authorizing the Town Attorney to sign all
documentation necessary for the purchase of property rights needed from TRP Twin
Peaks, L.L.C. for the Tangerine Corridor project.
Suggested Motion:
I move to adopt Resolution No. 2019-109, approving a settlement of pending
condemnation litigation and authorizing the Town Attorney to sign all documentation
necessary for the purchase of property rights needed from TRP Twin Peaks, L.L.C. for
the Tangerine Corridor project.
Attachments
Resolution No. 2019-109
Draft TRP Twin Peaks Judgment
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MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2019-109
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS; APPROVING A SETTLEMENT OF PENDING
CONDEMNATION LITIGAT ION AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO
SIGN ALL DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY
RIGHTS NEEDED FROM TRP TWIN PEAKS, L.L.C. FOR TANGERINE CORRIDOR/
TANGERINE ROAD, TWIN PEAKS TO LA CAÑADA DRIVE, TOWN OF MARANA
PROJECT NO. ST021
WHEREAS the Town of Marana constructed the Tangerine Corridor/Tangerine
Road, Twin Peaks to La Cañada Drive, Town of Marana Project No. ST021, (the
“Tangerine Road Project”); and
WHEREAS the pending condemnation litigation Town of Marana v. TRP Twin
Peaks, L.L.C., Pima County Superior Court No. C20163031, seeks to acquire property
from TRP Twin Peaks, L.L.C. for the Tangerine Road Project (the “Needed Property”);
and
WHEREAS Town staff has negotiated a settlement with TRP Twin Peaks , L.L.C.
for acquisition of the Needed Property , the terms of which exceed Town staff’s general
authority for acquisition of property rights needed for the Tangerine Road Project ; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana find that this
resolution is in the best interests of the Town and its residents and citizens .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Town
of Marana, Arizona, approving a settlement of the pending condemnation litigation in
substantially the form set forth in the draft Judgment found in the agenda materials
accompanying this resolu tion, and authorizing the Town Attorney to execute all other
documentation necessary for the purchase of the Needed Property from TRP Twin
Peaks, L.L.C. for the Tangerine Road Project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF MARANA, ARIZONA, this 29th day of October, 2019.
Mayor Ed Honea
ATTEST:
Cherry L. Lawson, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
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TOWN OF MARANA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
11555 West Civic Center Drive
Marana, Arizona 85653-7006
Tel: (520) 382-1940
Fax: (520) 382-1945
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
State Bar No. 007358, PCC No. 8532
fcassidy@maranaaz.gov
Jane Fairall, Deputy Town Attorney
State Bar No. 016480, PCC No. 65235
jfairall@maranaaz.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff TOWN OF MARANA
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIMA
TOWN OF MARANA, an Arizona municipal
corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
TRP TWIN PEAKS, L.L.C., an Arizona limited
liability company; BUETTE DEROUSSE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES,
LLC, an Arizona limited liability company;
PIMA COUNTY TREASURER,
Defendants.
No. C20163031
JUDGMENT
HON. JANET C. BOSTWICK,
DIVISION 04
Upon stipulation of Plaintiff TOWN OF MARANA and Defendant TRP TWIN PEAKS, L.L.C.,
and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judgment is entered as follows:
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1. The Court finds that the interest in the real property sought to be condemned, as described in
Exhibit A to the Complaint filed in this action and attached to this Judgment as Exhibit A, is necessary
for a public use.
2. Plaintiff Town of Marana has Judgment condemning for its use the real property and any im-
provements there, as described in Exhibit A to the Complaint and attached to this Judgment as Ex-
hibit A.
3. Defendant TRP TWIN PEAKS, L.L.C. has Judgment against Plaintiff in the sum of $30,000,
together with statutory interest, as total just compensation for damages of any kind occurring to
Defendant as a result of the taking for which the real property was condemned.
4. Defendant Pima County Treasurer having filed a Disclaimer of Interest on August 12, 2016,
has no further interest in this case and shall take nothing by reason of this action or Judgment.
5. On August 5, 2016, Plaintiff TOWN OF MARANA deposited a cash bond in the amount of
$9,400.00 with the Clerk of the Court pursuant to this Court’s Order for Immediate Possession dated
July 29, 2016, which amount (minus taxes paid to Defendant PIMA COUNTY TREASURER) is still being
held by the Clerk of the Court.
6. Plaintiff TOWN OF MARANA shall deposit with the Clerk of the Court an additional $20,600,
plus $777.56 statutory interest on $30,000 from the July 29, 2016 date of the Order for Immediate
Possession through April 16, 2017 (see paragraphs 7 through 10 below).
7. By stipulation of the Parties and by orders in this case dated April 21, 2017, and February 15,
2018, statutory interest on the ultimate award has been stayed from April 17, 2017.
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8. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-409, statutory interest payable pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1123(B) by a
municipality in a condemnation action is calculated based on the prime rate charged by banks on
short term business loans as determined for publication in the bulletin of the federal reserve system
as of the first day of that month.
9. The prime rate as of the first day of July 2016 through the first day of December 2016 was
3.5%; as of the first day of January 2017 through the first day of March 2017 was 3.75%, and as of
the first day of April 2017 was 4%.
10. Applying these interest rates for the 262 days from July 29, 2016 through April 16, 2017
(inclusive of the first and last dates) results in a total interest obligation of $777.56.
11. Upon Plaintiff Town of Marana’s deposit with the Clerk of the Court of the $21,377.56 set
forth in paragraph 6 above (being $20,600 in additional principal plus $777.56 in interest), the Clerk
of the Court without further order of the Court shall release all funds on deposit to the CLINE LAW
FIRM TRUST ACCOUNT, on behalf of Defendant TRP TWIN PEAKS, L.L.C., and the Court shall enter
its Final Order of Condemnation, vesting in Plaintiff title in fee simple to the real property described
in Exhibit A attached to this Judgment and any improvements located on the property so described.
12. Immediately upon receipt of the judgment proceeds, Defendant TRP TWIN PEAKS, L.L.C. or
its counsel shall sign and file with the Court a satisfaction of judgment.
13. Upon filing of the satisfaction of judgment, the Court shall enter a Final Order of
Condemnation, vesting in Plaintiff TOWN OF MARANA title in fee simple to the real property
described in Exhibit A attached to this Judgment and any improvements located on the property so
described.
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14. Each party to this action shall bear its own costs and fees
15. The Court expressly finds that no further matters remain pending in this action and that this
Judgment is entered pursuant to ARIZ. R. CIV. P. Rule 54(c).
DATED this ____ day of _________________, 2019.
Judge of the Superior Court
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Council-Study Session D3
Meeting Date:10/29/2019
To:Mayor and Council
From:Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
Date:October 29, 2019
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Not Applicable
Subject:Resolution No. 2019-110: Relating to Public Works; approving and authorizing
the Mayor to sign a mediation agreement between the Town of Marana and
Mandarina, LLC settling two pending lawsuits regarding acquisition of Adonis
Road right-of-way and zoning entitlements associated with the Mandarina
Property located at the northwest corner of I-10 and Tangerine Road (Frank
Cassidy)
Discussion:
The Town of Marana is engaged in two lawsuits regarding the Mandarina Property,
located at the northwest corner of I-10 and Tangerine Road. The first is a 2016 case filed
by Mandarina LLC against the Town arising out of a 2015 revision to the Marana
General Plan, abandoning plans to move the Tangerine traffic interchange about a
quarter mile northward of its existing location. The second is a 2018 case filed by Marana
to acquire right-of-way for the construction of Adonis Road, to provide secondary
access from the San Lucas area to Tangerine Road.
Some key elements of the mediation agreement are the following:
Mandarina will immediately dedicate the right-of-way needed for the Adonis Road
Extension (Project ST059) and for the eventual full permanent four-lane
construction of Adonis Road; that is:
Mandarina will dedicate 150 feet of permanent right-of-way for Adonis Road
through the Mandarina Property, and
Mandarina will dedicate 51 feet of temporary right-of-way for Mandarina
Road Link, from Adonis Road to Tangerine Road (west of the CAP siphon).
The Adonis Road Extension (Project ST059) will be built by the Town or a third
party (TMR Investors, pursuant to the Villages of Tortolita Development
Agreement as amended by separate action on tonight's agenda).
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Adonis Road will now follow a revised alignment, further south of the original
alignment but in all cases at least 500 feet from Mandarina's southwest
property boundary.
Adonis Road will be built as a temporary two-lane "throw-away" road, which
will need to be replaced by a permanent Adonis Road prior to development of
the Mandarina Property.
Mandarina's future construction of permanent Adonis Road can be phased
with development of the Mandarina Property, and is anticipated to occur first
as a permanent two-lane cross-section, with the final permanent two lanes to
be added only if and when warranted by traffic generation and capacity.
The Town will contribute a total of $2 million toward the construction of permanent
Adonis Road on the Mandarina Property -- $900,000 payable into an escrow account
now, and an additional $1.1 million payable into the same escrow account no later
than 60 days before permanent Adonis Road construction occurs.
The right to use the escrow account to build permanent Adonis Road is
transferred to new owners of the Mandarina Property, if it is sold before the
construction happens.
The Town's obligation to pay into escrow the additional $1.1 million goes
away if the Town builds permanent Adonis Road through the Mandarina
Property.
When permanent Adonis Road is built, it will be added to the Town's
infrastructure improvements plan (IIP) for roadways, allowing the Town and
Mandarina to receive roadway development impact fee reimbursement or
credits against their respective contributions toward permanent Adonis Road.
The Town will approve an administrative amendment to the Mandarina Specific
Plan, revising the land uses and roadway alignments to reflect the 2015
elimination of the planned future Tangerine/I-10 interchange and the resulting
modification of permitted land uses (reducing commercial acreage, increasing
residential acreage, but retaining the 2500 unit residential cap). A redline of the
proposed administrative Mandarina Specific Plan amendment as initially submitted
by Mandarina is included in the backup materials.
Financial Impact:
Fiscal Year:2020 Future
Budgeted Y/N:Y N
Amount:$900,000 $1,100,000
If approved, the Mandarina settlement calls for the Town to place into escrow within 30
days the $900,000 budgeted for Adonis Road right-of-way acquisition in the current
year's budget, and calls for $1.1M to be placed into the same escrow account not later
than 60 days before the future construction of Adonis Road as a two-lane permanent
roadway through the Mandarina Property. The escrowed funds are to be used for the
design and construction of future Adonis Road as a two-lane permanent roadway.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2019-110, approving and authorizing the
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Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2019-110, approving and authorizing the
Mayor to sign the Mandarina mediation agreement and authorizing Town staff to carry
out its terms.
Suggested Motion:
I move to adopt Resolution No. 2019-110, approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign
the Mandarina mediation agreement and authorizing Town staff to carry out its terms.
Attachments
Resolution No. 2019-110
Mediation Agreement version 11
Mandarina Specific Plan amendments
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MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2019-110
RELATING TO PUBLIC W ORKS; APPROVING AND AUTHOR IZING THE MAYOR
TO SIGN A MEDIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF MARANA AND
MANDARINA, LLC, SETTLING TWO PENDING LAWSUITS REGARDING
ACQUISITION OF ADONIS ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ZONING ENTITLEMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANDARINA PROPERTY L OCATED AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF I-10 AND TANGERINE R OAD
WHEREAS the Town of Marana needs to acquire right-of-way for the Adonis
Road Extension, Town of Marana Project No. ST059, (the “Adonis Road Project”); and
WHEREAS the pending condemnation litigation Town of Marana v. Mandarina,
LLC, Pima County Superior Court No. C20184425, seeks to acquire property from
Mandarina, LLC for the Adonis Road Project (the “Needed Property”); and
WHEREAS pending litigation Mandarina, LLC v. Town of Marana, Pima County
Superior Court No. C20161982, arises out of a 2015 amendment to the Town’s General
Plan that eliminated a planned future relocation of the Tangerine/I -10 interchange
northward to property owned by Mandarina, LLC, and the alleged effects of the
amendment on the zoning and value of the property owned by Mandarina, LLC; and
WHEREAS Town staff has negotiated a settlement with Mandarina, LLC for
acquisition of the Needed Property and settlement of the two pending lawsuits ; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana find that this
resolution is in the best interests of the Town and its residents and citizens .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the M ayor and Council of the Town
of Marana, Arizona, approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign a mediation
agreement with Mandarina, LLC in substantially the form set forth in the agenda
materials accompanying this resolution, settling the two pending lawsui ts.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town’s staff is authorized to execute all
other documentation and do all other things necessary or prudent to comply with the
terms of the mediation agreement.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF MARANA, ARIZONA, this 29th day of October, 2019.
Mayor Ed Honea
ATTEST:
Cherry L. Lawson, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
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Dale S. Zeitlin (#006615)
ZEITLIN & ZEITLIN, P.C.
5050 North 40th Street, Suite 330
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
Telephone: (602) 648-5222
Email: Dale@zeitlinlaw.com
Attorneys for Mandarina, LLC
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA
IN AND FOR PIMA COUNTY
MANDARINA, LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company,
Plaintiff,
v.
TOWN OF MARANA, a municipal
corporation,
Defendant.
Case No.: C20161982
MEDIATION AGREEMENT
(Assigned to the Honorable
D. Douglas Metcalf)
TOWN OF MARANA, an Arizona
municipal corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
MANDARINA, LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company; and PIMA COUNTY
TREASURER,
Defendants.
Case No.: C20184425
(Assigned to the Honorable
Janet C. Bostwick)
The parties, the Town of Marana (“Town”) and Mandarina, LLC (“Mandarina”),
participated in a mediation pursuant to Rule 80(a) Ariz. R. Civ. Proc. before the Honorable
Lawrence H. Fleischman that occurred on June 20, 2019. The parties have reached this
agreement (this “Mediation Agreement”) to settle the above referenced cases (the
“Pending Litigation”) as follows:
1. AGREEMENTS RE ADONIS ROAD
1.1. In the lawsuit Town of Marana v. Mandarina, LLC C20184425 (the “Eminent
Domain Action”), the Town condemned right-of-way for the construction of Adonis Road
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through the property owned by Mandarina (the “Mandarina Property”). Adonis Road has
not yet been constructed and is currently being designed as a temporary (i.e., not designed
to the Town’s permanent street standards) two-lane roadway located in an alignment not
consistent with future development of the Mandarina Property as depicted on the
development plan that is attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit 1.
1.2. Pursuant to this Mediation Agreement, Adonis Road is being realigned to
accommodate future development of the Mandarina Property as depicted on the
development plan that is attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit 1, but the Town or a
third party acting pursuant to an agreement with the Town will within two years of this
Mediation Agreement construct Adonis Road as a temporary two-lane roadway
(“Temporary Adonis Road”) and Mandarina Road Link (defined in paragraph 1.4.2
below) as a temporary two-lane roadway. The construction of Temporary Adonis Road
and Mandarina Road Link will include the installation of stock-tight fencing at the 150-
foot Adonis Road right-of-way boundaries from the north boundary of the Mandarina
Property to Mandarina Link Road, and will include the installation of stock-tight fencing
at the 51-foot temporary Mandarina Road Link right-of-way boundaries from Adonis
Road to Tangerine Road, all as shown on the map attached and incorporated herein as
Exhibit 2. The parties acknowledge that upon the development of the Mandarina Property,
Temporary Adonis Road will need to be removed and replaced with a permanent roadway
that is in compliance with Mandarina’s Specific Plan (“Permanent Adonis Road”) as
further described in Section 1.10 below.
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1.3. The portion of Permanent Adonis Road that runs parallel to the Union Pacific
Railroad will be redesigned and constructed such that the closest point to the Union Pacific
Railroad will be 500 feet, as depicted on Exhibit 1.
1.4. Within 30 days after the Effective Date of this Mediation Agreement,
Mandarina shall dedicate to the Town the following-described public right-of-way:
1.4.1. The 150-foot right-of-way needed for the four-lane Permanent Adonis
Road through the Mandarina Property, as described and depicted on Exhibit 3.
1.4.2. A 51-foot interim right-of-way at or near the east boundary of the
Mandarina Property, connecting Adonis Road to Tangerine Road (the “Mandarina
Road Link”), as described and depicted on Exhibit 4.
1.5. Any additional right-of-way needed for the construction of the four-lane
Permanent Adonis Road and the permanent road to be constructed as Mandarina
Boulevard shall be dedicated to the Town at no additional cost when it is needed, and any
right-of-way dedicated pursuant to this Mediation Agreement for the four-lane Permanent
Adonis Road or for the Mandarina Road Link that the Town Engineer and Mandarina
determine is not needed for the actual construction of those permanent roads shall be
vacated to Mandarina or its successor in interest at no cost pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-7203
(“roadway exchange”). The vacated right-of-way for the Mandarina Road Link shall be
returned to Mandarina no later than 30 days after conditional acceptance by the Town of
the permanent road to be constructed as Mandarina Boulevard.
1.6. On or before the Effective Date of this Mediation Agreement, the Town shall
provide all necessary engineering information to Mandarina to design Temporary Adonis
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Road and the Mandarina Road Link as temporary two-lane roadways (consistent with the
existing temporary two-lane roadway design for the balance of Adonis Road).
1.7. Mandarina shall pay for and, within 60 days after the Effective Date of this
Mediation Agreement, shall submit to the Town Engineer the design plans for Temporary
Adonis Road and the Mandarina Road Link as temporary two-lane roadways (consistent
with the existing temporary two-lane roadway design for the balance of Adonis Road)
within the right-of-way described in Section 1.4 above.
1.7.1. Temporary Adonis Road will be designed and built within the west 75
feet of the new Adonis Road right-of-way.
1.7.2. Mandarina’s revisions to the Temporary Adonis Road design shall
include design off-site of the Mandarina Property to the extent necessary to tie in the
revised alignment to the portion of the temporary two-lane Adonis Road located north
of the Mandarina Property. Mandarina shall not be responsible for any offsite right-of-
way, easements, or improvements not on the Mandarina Property.
1.7.3. The Town shall review and provide comments for the design plans for
Temporary Adonis Road submitted by Mandarina within 30 days after receipt of the
design plans. Mandarina shall submit plan revisions to the Town Engineer within 30
days after receipt of the Town’s plan review comments.
1.7.4. The escrow instructions for the Escrow Account (see Section 1.11 below)
shall authorize (but not require) the Town to withdraw sufficient funds from the
Escrow Account to complete the design of Temporary Adonis Road and the Mandarina
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Road Link as two-lane roadways described in this Section 1.7 if Mandarina fails to do
so within the timeframes set forth in this Section 1.7.
1.8. Within 30 days after the Town’s receipt from Mandarina of title to the right-
of-way described in Section 1.4 above, the Town shall do all of the following:
1.8.1. Dismiss the Eminent Domain Action.
1.8.2. Return to Mandarina clear title to any portion of the right-of-way sought
in the Eminent Domain Action and not included in the right-of-way described in
Section 1.4 above.
1.8.3. Record a release of lis pendens with the Pima County Recorder.
1.9. The parties will work together so that the connections where Adonis Road
leaves the Mandarina Property, both on the north and south ends of the Mandarina
Property, comply with the Town’s engineering and safety standards.
1.10. Through the Mandarina Property, phased with development as it occurs on
the Mandarina Property, Mandarina shall design and construct Adonis Road as a
permanent two-lane roadway (one lane in each direction) that fully complies with the
ultimate street standards of the Mandarina Specific Plan, as more specifically depicted in
Exhibit 5.
1.10.1. When designing the two-lane Permanent Adonis Road, Mandarina shall
undertake sufficient design and technical analysis of the ultimate construction of
Adonis Road as a four-lane road so that the two-lane ultimate Adonis Road
improvements constructed by Mandarina will function with and will not need to be
removed or substantially modified upon the construction of the final two lanes of the
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ultimate four-lane cross-section of Adonis Road, but in no circumstance shall the Town
require Mandarina to provide the Town with design and technical plans that exceed
30% of final design and technical plans.
1.10.2. Any Mandarina obligation associated with paying for the cost of design
and/or construction of Permanent Adonis Road as a four-lane roadway shall be
proportional to the traffic impact of development on the Mandarina Property, but only
as the traffic impact of development on the Mandarina Property exceeds the capacity
provided by the two-lane Permanent Adonis Road.
1.11. Within 30 days after the Effective Date of this Mediation Agreement, the
Town shall contribute $900,000 into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) to be held
by a Tucson-area title company of Mandarina’s choice (the “Escrow Agent”) and
disbursed in accordance with the terms of this Mediation Agreement. The escrow
instructions for the Escrow Account shall:
1.11.1. Permit Mandarina to withdraw funds in the Escrow Account to pay
Mandarina’s costs to design and construct Adonis Road on the Mandarina Property as
a permanent roadway, as contemplated by Section 1.10 above.
1.11.2. Authorize the Town to withdraw funds in the Escrow Account to pay
costs to design Temporary Adonis Road and Mandarina Road Link, but only in the
event that Mandarina does not perform its obligations described in Section 1.7 above.
1.12. At least 60 days before commencement of construction of Adonis Road as a
two-lane permanent roadway through the Mandarina Property pursuant to Section 1.10 of
this Mediation Agreement, the Town shall deposit into the Escrow Account an additional
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$1,100,000 for the removal of Temporary Adonis Road and for the design and
construction of Permanent Adonis Road through the Mandarina Property. The Town’s
obligation to deposit the additional $1,100,000 into the Escrow Account shall be waived
if the two-lane Permanent Adonis Road is designed and constructed by or on behalf of the
Town. The design and construction of the two-lane Permanent Adonis Road by or on
behalf of the Town will satisfy all of Mandarina’s obligation for capacity on the two-lane
Permanent Adonis Road.
1.13. The Town agrees the Mandarina Road Link will have a full movement un-
signalized traffic intersection at Tangerine Road until Tangerine Road is widened or until
the intersection meets warrants for a traffic light (whichever first occurs), at which time
the Mandarina Road Link will be reconfigured to have a three-quarter access point on
Tangerine Road, as depicted in Exhibit 6. The Town has determined that the intersection
does not meet separation requirements for a traffic light.
1.14. The parties agree the intersection described in Section 1.13 above may also
be used by the Town to temporarily avoid the Adonis Road crossing of the Central Arizona
Project (CAP).
1.15. At no time shall Mandarina be restricted by the Town from developing the
Mandarina Property because the Town has not yet completed the Adonis Road crossing
of the CAP and the connection east of the CAP crossing to Tangerine Road.
1.16. Not less than 30 days prior to the commencement of construction on the
Mandarina Property of a section or segment of Permanent Adonis Road or Mandarina
Boulevard, the Town shall amend its infrastructure improvements plan (“IIP”) adopted
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pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-463.05, relating to municipal development impact fees (“DIFs”),
to add the section or segment of Permanent Adonis Road and/or Mandarina Boulevard, to
allow all of the following (to the extent permitted by law):
1.16.1. The recapture and reimbursement to the Town through street facilities
DIFs of the lesser of (i) the $2,000,000 deposited by the Town into the Escrow Account
or (ii) half of the IIP-determined anticipated cost of the permanent two-lane Adonis
Road through the Mandarina Property; and
1.16.2. All Transportation DIF-creditable costs beyond those set forth in
Subsection 1.16.1 above shall be fully creditable or reimbursable to Mandarina.
Mandarina shall receive 100% credit or reimbursement, at its election, from all street
and related facilities DIFs paid within the Mandarina Property until all such costs have
been recaptured by Mandarina.
1.17. The Town or others will continue to have sole responsibility for the design
and construction of Adonis Road beyond the boundaries of the Mandarina Property,
including the CAP crossing and the Adonis Road connection east of the CAP crossing to
Tangerine Road. Except for the design of the transition of Temporary Adonis Road to the
previous alignment in the area 296.30 feet north of the Mandarina Property, in no event
shall Mandarina be responsible for the design and construction of Adonis Road outside
the boundaries of the Mandarina Property.
1.18. Except as provided in Subsection 1.10.2 above, Mandarina shall be
responsible for the redesign and construction of the two-lane Permanent Adonis Road
through the Mandarina Property only.
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1.19. If Mandarina sells a portion of the Mandarina Property to a successor
owner(s), Mandarina may, at its election, assign a portion of its rights to use and withdraw
funds from the Escrow Account, by written agreement between Mandarina and the
successor owner. If Mandarina sells the Mandarina Property and has no further obligation
to design and construct any portion of Permanent Adonis Road, Mandarina shall assign
the rights to use and withdraw funds from the Escrow Account to the successor owner.
2. AMENDMENTS TO THE MANDARINA SPECIFIC PLAN
2.1. In the lawsuit Mandarina, LLC v. Town of Marana, C20161982, (the “Inverse
Condemnation Action”) Mandarina alleged certain claims against the Town arising from
the Town’s decision to eliminate the planned interchange at Tangerine Road and
Interstate-10 (I-10). The Town denied the claims. Nevertheless, the parties recognize that
it is in their mutual interest to amend the Mandarina Specific Plan. Therefore, Mandarina
and the Town will work together cooperatively and diligently to review and complete the
amendment to the Mandarina Specific Plan to include, without limitation, those certain
modifications of land uses, areas of land uses, and modifications of the on-site roadway
network and roadway dedication requirements, as set forth on Exhibit 1.
2.2. The parties have agreed that the amendments/modifications to the Mandarina
Specific Plan can be accomplished through an administrative process as set forth in the
Mandarina Specific Plan §H(3).
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3. WAIVER OF FEES
3.1. The Town shall waive Town of Marana application and review fees through
the approval of the final block plat covering the Mandarina Property (but not for
subdivision plats for individual blocks of the block plat).
3.2. The Town shall also waive any Town of Marana application and review fees
that may otherwise be incurred with respect to the formation of a Community Facilities
District for the Mandarina Property.
4. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1. Binding Arbitration. Judge Fleischman shall serve in the role of arbitrator, and
shall have the authority to resolve any disputes between the parties. Any such decision by
Judge Fleischman shall be binding on the parties. Judge Fleischman shall have the
authority to order modifications to the language of this Mediation Agreement that is
consistent with parties’ settlement intentions as reasonably interpreted by Judge
Fleischman. The parties hereby waive any right to initiate an action in any court with
respect to this Agreement, other than an appeal of a binding arbitration decision by Judge
Fleischman.
4.2. Dismissal of Pending Litigation. Upon the Town Council approving this
Mediation Agreement and the amendments/modifications to the Mandarina Specific Plan:
(i) the Inverse Condemnation Action will be dismissed with prejudice, each side to bear
its own attorneys’ fees and costs; (ii) in the Eminent Domain Action, the Town and
Mandarina shall enter into a stipulation to place the case on the inactive calendar until it
is dismissed pursuant to Section 1.8 of this Mediation Agreement; and Mandarina shall
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keep the money previously paid by the Town for the taking of Adonis Road, but
Mandarina waives any further compensation based on the redesign and relocation of
Adonis Road, and the increase in right-of-way required for Adonis Road, beyond the
compensation provided for as described in this Mediation Agreement. If necessary, the
parties will stipulate to the continuance of the Pending Litigation on the inactive calendar
for so long as necessary and until this Mediation Agreement is approved by the Town
Council and Mr. Palkowitsh.
4.3. Agenda. Once the terms of this Mediation Agreement have been agreed to by
the representatives of both parties, the Town will place it on the agenda of the next
scheduled Marana Town Council Meeting for approval. This Mediation Agreement is not
effective and binding on the parties until accepted by the Town Council for the Town of
Marana, and by Marcus Palkowitsh on behalf Mandarina, LLC (the “Effective Date”).
4.4. Cooperation. The Town will work with Mandarina cooperatively and
diligently to complete the items contemplated within this Mediation Agreement and to
facilitate the development of the Mandarina Property.
4.5. Compromise. The settlement reflected in this Mediation Agreement represents
a compromise and settlement of disputed claims and does not constitute an admission of
any fact, or of liability with respect to any claim by any party.
4.6. Attorneys’ fees re Pending Litigation and this Agreement. The parties shall
bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the Pending Litigation and in the
preparation of this Mediation Agreement.
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4.7. Binding Effect. The provisions of this Mediation Agreement are binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns.
4.8. Attorneys’ Fees. If either party to this Mediation Agreement initiates or
defends any legal action or proceeding with the other party in any way connected with this
Mediation Agreement, including an arbitration proceeding before Judge Fleischman, the
prevailing party in any such legal action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief
which may be granted, whether legal or equitable, shall be entitled to recover from the
losing party in any such legal action or proceeding its reasonable costs and expenses of
suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees. If either party to this
Mediation Agreement initiates or defends any legal action or proceeding with a third party
because of the violation of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this
Mediation Agreement by the other party to this Mediation Agreement, then the party so
litigating shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and expenses of suit, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees, incurred in connection with such
litigation from the other party to this Mediation Agreement. All such costs and attorney’s
fees shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of any such legal action or
proceeding and shall be enforceable whether or not such legal action or proceeding is
prosecuted to judgment. Attorneys’ fees under this Section include attorneys’ fees on any
appeal and in any bankruptcy or similar or related proceeding in federal or state courts.
Any dispute as to the amounts payable pursuant to this Section shall be resolved by the
court and not by a jury.
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4.9. Waivers. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Mediation Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver be
a continuing waiver. Except as expressly provided in this Mediation Agreement, no waiver
shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. Either party
may waive any provision of this Mediation Agreement intended for its benefit; provided,
however, such waiver shall in no way excuse the other party from the performance of any
of its other obligations under this Mediation Agreement.
4.10. Notices. All notices shall be in writing and shall be made by hand delivery,
email, express delivery service, freight prepaid, or by certified mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested. Notices will be delivered or addressed to the parties at the
addresses or email addresses hereinafter set forth or at such other address as a party may
designate to the other party in writing. Any such notice shall be deemed to be given and
received and shall be effective (a) on the date on which the notice is delivered, if notice is
given by hand delivery; (b) on the date of actual receipt, if the notice is sent by express
delivery service; (c) on the date on which it is received or rejected as reflected by a receipt
if given by United States mail, addressed and sent as aforesaid; and (d) when transmitted,
in the case of email transmission; provided, however, that if transmission after 5:00 p.m.,
Arizona time on such day, then the email transmission will be deemed to have been given
and received and become effective on the next succeeding day.
If to Mandarina: Mandarina, LLC
720 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 940N
Denver, Colorado 80246
Tel: (303) 399-9804
Email: marcus@mspcompanies.com
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Attn: Marcus Palkowitsh
With a copy to: Dale S. Zeitlin
Zeitlin & Zeitlin, P.C.
5050 N. 40th Street, Ste. 330
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
Tel: (602) 648-5222
Email: Dale@zeitlinlaw.com
If to the Town: Town of Marana
11555 W. Civic Center Dr.
Marana, Arizona 85653
Tel: (520) 382-1900
Email: clerk@maranaaz.gov
Attn: Town Clerk
With a copy to: Town Attorney
Marana Legal Department
11555 W. Civic Center Dr.
Marana, Arizona 85653
Tel: (520) 382-1900
Email: fcassidy@maranaaz.gov
4.11. Further Documentation. Each party agrees in good faith to execute such
further or additional documents as may be necessary or appropriate to fully carry out the
intent and purpose of this Mediation Agreement.
4.12. Counterparts. This Mediation Agreement may be executed in counterparts
(and by different parties to this Mediation Agreement in different counterparts), each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a
single contract.
4.13. Construction. Unless the context of this Mediation Agreement clearly
requires otherwise or unless otherwise expressly stated in this Mediation Agreement, this
Mediation Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the following:
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4.13.1. Use of Certain Words. References to the plural include the singular and
to the singular include the plural and references to any gender include any other gender.
The part includes the whole; the terms “include” and “including” are not limiting; and
the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented
by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and
similar terms in this Mediation Agreement refer to this Mediation Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Mediation Agreement.
4.13.2. References. References in this Mediation Agreement to “Articles,”
“Sections,” or Exhibits are to the Articles and Sections of this Mediation Agree ment
and the Exhibits to this Mediation Agreement. Any reference to this Mediation
Agreement includes any and all amendments, extensions, modifications, renewals, or
supplements to this Mediation Agreement. The headings of this Mediation Agreement
are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning of any
provision of this Mediation Agreement.
4.14. Construing the Agreement. Each of the parties to this Mediation Agreement
acknowledges that such party has had the benefit of independent counsel with regard to
this Mediation Agreement and that this Mediation Agreement has been prepared as a result
of the joint efforts of all parties and their respective counsel. Accordingly, all parties agree
that the provisions of this Mediation Agreement shall not be construed or interpreted for
or against any party to this Mediation Agreement based upon authorship or any other
factor but shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the
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words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of all parties to this
Mediation Agreement.
4.15. Partial Invalidity. If any portion of this Mediation Agreement is determined
to be unconstitutional, unenforceable or invalid, such portion of this Mediation Agreement
shall be stricken from and construed for all purposes not to constitute a part of this
Mediation Agreement, and the remaining portion of this Mediation Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and shall, for all purposes, constitute the entire Mediation
Agreement.
4.16. Governing Law. This Mediation Agreement shall be construed according to
the laws of the State of Arizona, without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles.
4.17. Time of Essence; Time Periods. Time is of the essence of this Mediation
Agreement. The time for performance of any obligation or taking any action under this
Mediation Agreement shall be deemed to expire at 5:00 o’clock p.m. (local Arizona time)
on the last day of the applicable time period provided for in this Mediation Agreement. If
the time for the performance of any obligation or taking any action under this Mediation
Agreement expires on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, or any other day that Escrow
Agent is closed for business, the time for performance or taking such action shall be
extended to the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday or
day on which Escrow Agent is closed for business.
4.18. Entire Agreement. This Mediation Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter contained in this Mediation
Agreement. All prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations and
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understandings of the parties, oral or written, are superseded by and merged in this
Mediation Agreement. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Mediation
Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and executed by the Town and Mandarina.
APPROVED BY:
The “Town”:
TOWN OF MARANA, an Arizona
municipal corporation
By:
Ed Honea, Mayor
Date:
ATTEST:
Cherry L. Lawson, Town Clerk
“Mandarina”:
MANDARINA, LLC, a Colorado limited
liability company
By: MSP INVESTMENT CO., LLP, a
Colorado limited liability
partnership, its Manager
By:
Marcus Palkowitsh, Partner
Date:
ZEITLIN & ZEITLIN, P.C.
BY:/s/ Dale S. Zeitlin
Dale S. Zeitlin (#006615)
5050 N. 40th Street, Suite 330
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Attorneys for Mandarina, LLC
SIMS MACKIN, LTD.
BY:/s/
Catherine M. Bowman (#011713)
3031 N. Central Avenue, Suite 870
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Attorneys for Town of Marana
TOWN OF MARANA LEGAL
DEPARTMENT
BY:/s/
Frank Cassidy (#007358)
11555 West Civic Center Drive
Marana, AZ 85653-7006
Attorneys for Town of Marana
THE FLEISHMAN LAW FIRM, P.C.
BY:/s/
The Honorable Lawrence H. Fleishman
P.O. Box 27646
Tucson, AZ 85726
Mediator
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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C. Development Plan Concept
The Mandarina Specific Plan provides the framework for a diverse project that responds to market
demands and the Town of Marana vision while maximizing development opportunities for the site. By
integrating a variety of well planned land uses which may include and are not limited to retail, commercial,
and office uses, single-family and multi-family residences, a balanced community is envisioned.
Mandarina is influenced by its proximity to strong transportation corridors and its inclusion in the
Single Central Business District. The strong retail and commercial land use component shall provide
employment and tax revenue opportunities for the Town of Marana. The provision of a variety of
housing options, appealing to all household types from families to empty-nesters, shall create a diverse
community. Integrated residential uses shall provide opportunities for pedestrian friendly, walkable, live/
work environments and a network of trails shall provide connections to existing and future open space
areas and among the various neighborhoods in the area. (See Exhibit 2.C.1 - Land Use Concept, pg. 10)
This plan envisions an area that can accommodate growth, create a destination and function as a
gateway, both to the east and to the north as transit plans and transportation alternatives evolve. The
balance of uses, consistent with the economic vision for the area, shall be a catalyst and a partner in
“Marana’s vision as a self-sustaining community that meets the needs of its citizens…”1
1 Marana General Plan 2007, Appendix C, Land Use Decision Keys
D. Land Use Concept
The four Planning Areas in Mandarina represent a gradation of uses, with the most transportation
influenced uses planned for the area adjacent to the Interstate. Uses that are less dependent on direct
access to the interchange are intended for the areas to the east of Adonis Road.
1. Mandarina Land Use Planning Areas
The four Planning Areas, described in this section, shall guide the implementation of the Mandarina
Specific Plan. Refer to Part 3 - Development Standards, of this document for proposed land uses for
each Planning Area. Land use transition and development standards shall create a project in which
the integrated mix of uses creates a place that people want to live, work, play and shop—helping
build a successful Marana for the future.
1.1 Mandarina Transportation Corridor (MTC)
The Mandarina Transportation Corridor is directly adjacent to Interstate 10 and is designed
to take advantage of the high visibility from the Interstate and access to the new Interstate
10/Tangerine Road interchange. Uses permitted in the Mandarina Transportation Corridor
benefit from convenient access to a strong transportation network and the proposed inter-city
rail connection.
1.2 Mandarina Village Center (MVC)
The Mandarina Village Center shall be located at the intersection of Adonis Road and
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Mandarina Village Center
Tortolita Corridor
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Mandarina Boulevard. The location of the Mandarina Village Center makes it the central core
of the Mandarina community as well as a gateway to Oro Valley, Northwest Tucson and the
communities east of the interstate. A broad range of retail and employment opportunities
shall create a vibrant regional destination. Its pedestrian orientation shall create an exciting
walkable hub with a vibrant sense of community. Homes may be integrated into this area,
offering residents myriad opportunities for work and play.
1.3 Mandarina Corridor (MC)
The Mandarina Corridor holds a prime position adjacent to Adonis Road. The Mandarina
Corridor area shall support uses that benefit from the proximity to a major arterial. Uses in this
planning area may be related to those within the Mandarina Transportation Corridor, taking
advantage of the vehicle traffic generated by the Mandarina Transportation Corridor uses.
1.4 Tortolita Corridor (TC)
The Tortolita Corridor is uniquely situated to take advantage of both the natural beauty of the
area and the proximity to the shops, employment and services that are proposed in the other
Planning Areas. Nearby open space, regional and local trails and the planned CAP Canal
Trail shall provide visitors and residents with easy access to recreational opportunities and
breathtaking views of the region’s mountains. Uses proposed for this Planning Area are likely
to be less intense, incorporating the dramatic backdrop of the open space into its unique
character.
2. Land Use Summary
Parcels and their respective acreage are identified for each Planning Area in Table A.
Table A: Land Use Summary
Parcel Planning Area Area (Acres)
A MTC 104.6 58.5
B MTC 53.2 69.1
C MVC 17.3
D MVC 16.4
E MVC 13.5
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G MC 12.3 23.1
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I MC 9.0 14.6
J TC 52.4 127.6
R.O.W. Adonis Road 41.4 20.6
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Tangerine Road
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Meeting Date:10/29/2019
To:Mayor and Council
From:Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
Date:October 29, 2019
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Not Applicable
Subject:Resolution No. 2019-111: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing
the Mayor to sign the First Amendment to Villages of Tortolita Development
Agreement (Frank Cassidy)
Discussion:
The April 2018 Villages of Tortolita Development Agreement (the Original Agreement)
between the Town and TMR Investors, LLC (TMR) provided (among other things) for
TMR to construct the Adonis Road Extension (Town of Marana Project ST059)
connecting existing Grier Road along the north side of Adonis Mobile Home Subdivision
to the future signalized intersection of Tangerine Road on the Tangerine Investment
Partners property.
Several things have happened since April 2018 to require revisions to the Original
Agreement, the most significant being:
Disagreement between the Town and TMR about whether an irrigation canal
relocation and stock-tight fencing were required elements of the Adonis Road
Extension construction
Unexpected resistance to the project by the Central Arizona Project (CAP),
including a requirement to build a "land bridge" over the CAP siphon
A proposed Town settlement with Mandarina LLC, the owner of land underlying
more than a mile of Adonis Road Extension, requiring realignment of Adonis and
allowing a temporary Mandarina Road Link from Adonis Road to Tangerine Road
west of the CAP siphon, thereby enabling Adonis Road to be connected to
Tangerine Road in the short term without the need to immediately build the CAP
land bridge.
All the elements bulleted above are addressed in the First Amendment to Villages of
Tortolita Development Agreement (the First Amendment), which:
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Requires TMR to relocate the irrigation canal and splits the cost of the stock-tight
fencing with the Town (the $85,000 Town contribution)
Avoids the CAP siphon by amending the definition of the "Adonis Road
Improvements" to delete the portion of Adonis Road east of the Mandarina
Property (i.e., TMR will not build Adonis Road over the CAP siphon or over the
Tangerine Investment Partners property) and instead requiring TMR to build the
Adonis Road Extension on the new alignment through the Mandarina Property and
on the Mandarina Road Link from Adonis Road to Tangerine Road
If the First Amendment and the mediation agreement with Mandarina, LLC (also on
tonight's agenda) are approved as presented, Town staff anticipates that construction of
the Adonis Road Extension will begin within four months.
Financial Impact:
Fiscal Year:2020
Budgeted Y/N:Y
Amount:$85,000
The Town and TMR could not agree who is responsible for the installation of stock-tight
fencing in areas where cattle are grazing, so the estimated $170,000 cost of the fencing
has been split, with the Town making an $85,000 cash contribution to TMR within 30
days after the effective date of the First Amendment. Funding will be provided by the
Adonis Road Extension project budget.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2019-111 approving and authorizing the
Mayor to sign the First Amendment to The Villages of Tortolita Development
Agreement.
Suggested Motion:
I move to adopt Resolution No. 2019-111, approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign
the First Amendment to The Villages of Tortolita Development Agreement.
Attachments
Resolution No. 2019-111
Villages of Tortolita DA 1st Amendment
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MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 201 9-111
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT; APPROVING AND AUTHOR IZING THE MAYOR
TO SIGN THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO VILLAGES OF TORTOLITA
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS the Town of Marana adopted Marana Ordinance No. 20 17.023 on
November 7, 2017, which (among other things) authorized the execution of the
“VILLAGES OF TORTOLITA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT” (the “Original Agreement”), which
was recorded in the Pima County Recorder’s office on April 16, 2018 at Sequence
20181060069 and recorded in the Pinal County Recorder’s office on April 17, 2018 at Fee
Number 2018-028230; and
WHEREAS changed circumstances since the execution of the Original
Agreement have caused the parties to negotiate the First Amendment to Villages of
Tortolita Devel opment Agreement; and
WHEREAS the Marana Town Council finds that the First Amendment to
Villages of Tortolita Development Agreement is in the best interest of the Town and its
citizens and should be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Town
of Marana, Arizona, approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign the First Amendment
to Villages of Tortolita Development Agreement in the form provided in the agenda
materials associated with this Council agenda item , and authorizing Town staff to carry
out its terms.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, this 29th day of October, 2019.
Mayor Ed Honea
ATTEST:
Cherry L. Lawson, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO VILLAGES OF TORTOLITA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Town of Marana, Arizona
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO VILLAGES OF TORTOLITA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made and entered into by and between the TOWN OF MARANA (the
“Town”), an Arizona municipal corporation; and TMR INVESTORS, LLC (“TMR”), an Ari-
zona limited liability company. The Town and TMR are sometimes collectively referred
to as the “Parties,” either of which is sometimes individually referred to as a “Party.”
RECITALS
A. The Parties entered into the “VILLAGES OF TORTOLITA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT”
(the “Original Agreement”), which was recorded in the Pima County Recorder’s office
on April 16, 2018 at Sequence 20181060069 and recorded in the Pinal County Recorder’s
office on April 17, 2018 at Fee Number 2018-028230.
B. Among other things, the Original Agreement provided for TMR’s construction of
the “Adonis Road Improvements” as defined and described in the Original Agreement,
which included construction of Adonis Road as a “two-lane paved roadway extending
from the current eastern terminus of Grier Road pavement (located about 770 feet east of
Grier Road's intersection with Galleno Avenue) to Tangerine Road, as detailed in Ex-
hibit B” to the Original Agreement.
C. TMR timely submitted the design plans for the Adonis Road Improvements in ac-
cordance with subparagraph 3.a. of the Original Agreement, but final approval of the
plans has been delayed by unanticipated and expensive design requirements imposed by
a third party for approval to have the Adonis Road Improvements cross the Central Ari-
zona Project (CAP) siphon.
D. TMR’s submission of the design plans included stock-tight fencing along the new
portions of Adonis Road through properties being used for grazing, but follow-up dis-
cussions between representatives of TMR and the Town have revealed a disagreement
between the Parties about whether the stock-tight fencing is appurtenant to construction
and is TMR’s responsibility or is appurtenant to right-of-way acquisition and is the
Town’s responsibility.
E. TMR’s submission of the design plans did not include relocation of an irrigation
ditch along a new portion of Adonis Road through a property being used for farming,
but TMR has agreed in follow-up discussions to relocate the irrigation ditch.
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F. TMR’s submission of the design plans did not include sufficient geotechnical infor-
mation for the Town Engineer to determine whether the roadway construction will re-
quire more than a two-inch asphalt road on a six-inch aggregate base.
G. The unanticipated and expensive design requirements to cross the CAP siphon
have revealed a disagreement between the Parties about whether the costs to design and
construct the CAP siphon crossing should be borne by TMR or the Town.
H. Mandarina LLC (“Mandarina”) is the owner of land in the alignment of the Adonis
Road Improvements as described in the Original Agreement. Mandarina’s land is de-
picted in Exhibit E and is referred to in this Amendment as the “Mandarina Property.”
I. A proposed settlement of pending litigation between the Town and Mandarina pro-
vides for an adjustment of the Adonis Road Improvements alignment through the Man-
darina Property, and provides additional right-of-way for the “Mandarina Road Link,” a
road linking Adonis Road to Tangerine Road near the eastern border of the Mandarina
Property, west of the CAP siphon.
J. By realigning the Adonis Road Improvements on the Mandarina Property and con-
structing the Mandarina Road Link, Adonis Road can be connected to Tangerine Road
without the need to cross the CAP siphon.
K. The Parties enter into this Amendment to break the stalemate in moving forward
with the construction of the Adonis Road Improvements and to clarify the obligations of
the Parties in light of the changed circumstances that have occurred since the Original
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated
into this Amendment as though fully restated here, and the mutual covenants set forth
in the Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Revision to “Adonis Road Improvements” definition. The definition of the “Adonis
Road Improvements” in paragraph 1.a. of the Original Agreement is hereby modified to
read as follows:
The “Adonis Road Improvements” means the design and construction and one-
year warranty of the two-lane paved Adonis Road and Mandarina Road Link
roadways extending as follows, as detailed in Exhibit A to the First Amendment
to Villages of Tortolita Development Agreement:
i. From the current eastern terminus of Grier Road pavement (located about
770 feet east of Grier Road’s intersection with Galleno Avenue) to the eastern
border of the Mandarina Property; and
ii. From Adonis Road as constructed pursuant to subparagraph i. above to
Tangerine Road, near the eastern border of the Mandarina Property, west of
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the CAP siphon. This segment of roadway is referred to in this Amendment as
the “Mandarina Road Link” and is depicted on Exhibit E with the label “Man-
darina Blvd.”
The “Adonis Road Improvements” shall include all of the following:
i. The installation of stock-tight fencing on both edges of the 75-foot Adonis
Road right-of-way from the Patton Road alignment (the north-south section
line shared by sections 25 and 26, Township 11 South, Range 11 East) to the
north property line of the Mandarina Property, where it shall connect to the
stock-tight fencing in subparagraph ii below.
ii. The installation of stock-tight fencing on both edges of the 150-foot Ado-
nis Road right-of-way from the north boundary of the Mandarina property to
Mandarina Link Road (as shown on Exhibit E).
iii. The installation of stock-tight fencing on both edges of the 51-foot Man-
darina Road Link right-of-way from Adonis Road to Tangerine Road (as
shown on Exhibit E).
iv. Relocating the irrigation ditch from its current location near the north
boundary of the land currently being used for farming (specifically, the land
covered by the subdivision plat of La Mirage Estates, Pima County Recorder’s
office Book 52 of maps and plats at page 82) to a new location along the south
right-of-way line of Adonis Road.
The “Adonis Road Improvements” shall exclude all of the following:
i. Any additional costs to design and construct the Adonis Road crossing of
the CAP siphon.
ii. Any additional costs to design and construct Adonis Road east of the
CAP siphon to Tangerine Road.
iii. All Tangerine Road signalization costs.
2. Town contribution toward the cost to install stock-tight fencing. In settlement of the Par-
ties’ dispute about who is responsible to install stock-tight fencing, the Town shall pay
TMR $85,000 within 30 days after the Effective Date of this Amendment toward the cost
of installing stock-tight fencing.
3. TMR submission of geotechnical information. Within 30 days after the Effective Date of
this Amendment, TMR shall submit to the Town Engineer sufficient geotechnical infor-
mation to determine whether the roadway construction will require more than a two-
inch asphalt road on a six-inch aggregate base, as provided in Exhibit B to the Original
Agreement and Exhibit A to this Amendment.
4. No TMR responsibility for the design of the realigned portion of Adonis Road or the Man-
darina Road Link. TMR has no responsibility to design the realigned portion of Adonis
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Road or the Mandarina Road Link. The Town’s settlement with Mandarina requires Man-
darina to design those road segments to standards consistent with those found in the
Adonis Road design plans submitted by TMR (see recital C above) and consistent with
Exhibit B to the Original Agreement. The Town will provide copies of Mandarina’s de-
sign plans to TMR during the Town’s review of the design plans, and will take TMR’s
timely comments regarding the design plans into account when responding to, approv-
ing, or requesting modifications of the design plans.
5. Adonis Road Improvements start. The last sentence of paragraph 3.a. of the Original
Agreement is hereby modified to read as follows:
TMR shall begin construction of the Adonis Road Improvements as soon as possi-
ble, but in any event no later than 120 calendar days after TMR’s receipt of the
Town-approved design of the Adonis Road Improvements, including those por-
tions of the Adonis Road Improvements revised to accommodate realignment of
Adonis Road through the Mandarina Property and to include the Mandarina Road
Link.
6. Remainder of the Original Agreement unchanged. Except as revised in this Amend-
ment, the Original Agreement shall remain unchanged.
7. Term. This Amendment shall become effective (the “Effective Date”) upon the date
of recording pursuant to paragraph 8 below. The term of this Amendment shall begin on
the Effective Date and shall terminate concurrently with the termination of the Original
Agreement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that, by operation of paragraphs 21
(“Term”) and 33 (“Recordation”) of the Original Agreement, the Original Agreement was
effective on April 17, 2018 (the date the Original Agreement was recorded in Pinal
County), and automatically terminates on April 17, 2048, unless sooner terminated by the
mutual consent of the Parties.
8. Recordation. After this Amendment has been executed by the Parties, the Town
shall, as concurrently as reasonably possible, record this Amendment in the offices of the
Pima County Recorder and the Pinal County Recorder. If recording does not occur on the
same day, the date of recording for purposes of this Amendment shall be the later of the
two recording dates. To facilitate concurrent recording of this Amendment, the Parties
may sign two identical originals of this Amendment.
9. Miscellaneous.
a. The Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment may not be modified
except in a writing signed by the Parties.
b. This Amendment may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instru-
ment. In addition, this Amendment may contain more than one counterpart of the
signature pages and this Amendment may be executed by the affixing of the signature
pages, and all of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and
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they shall have the same force and effect as though all the signers had signed a single
signature page.
c. Exhibits referred to in and attached to this Amendment are incorporated by ref-
erence as if set forth in full in the text of this Amendment.
d. This Amendment is subject to A.R.S. § 38-511, which provides for cancellation
of contracts in certain instances involving conflicts of interest.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the last
date set forth below their respective signatures, with an Effective Date determined as set
forth in paragraph 7 above.
THE “TOWN”:
TOWN OF MARANA, an Arizona municipal
corporation
By:
Ed Honea, Mayor
Date:
ATTEST:
Cherry L. Lawson, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
“TMR”:
TMR INVESTORS, LLC, an Arizona limited
liability company (“TMR”)
By: TMR MANAGEMENT, LLC, an Arizona
limited liability company, its
Manager
By: ZIPPRICH GROUP, LLC, an Arizona
limited liability company, its
Member
By:
Michael B. Zipprich, Manager
Date:
By: INCA CAPITAL I, LLC, an Arizona
limited liability company, its
Member
By:
William Cleverly, Manager
Date:
STATE OF ARIZONA )
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County of )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on by
Michael B. Zipprich, Manager of ZIPPRICH GROUP, LLC, an Arizona limited liability
company, a Member of TMR MANAGEMENT, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company,
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Manager of TMR INVESTORS, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, on behalf of
TMR.
(Seal)
Notary Public
STATE OF ARIZONA )
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County of )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on by
William Cleverly, Manager of INCA CAPITAL I, LLC, an Arizona limited liability
company, a Member of TMR MANAGEMENT, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company,
Manager of TMR INVESTORS, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, on behalf of
TMR.
(Seal)
Notary Public
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Detailed description of the Adonis Road Improvements (as revised by
this Amendment)
Exhibit B Legal description and depiction of the Adonis Road right-of-way
transition immediately north of the Mandarina Property (Note:
Reference to this exhibit is found in Exhibit A)
Exhibit C Legal description and depiction of Adonis Road right-of-way through
the Mandarina Property (Note: Reference to this exhibit is found in
Exhibit A)
Exhibit D Legal description and depiction of Mandarina Road Link right-of-way
through the Mandarina Property (Note: Reference to this exhibit is
found in Exhibit A)
Exhibit E Map of stock-tight fence locations on the Mandarina Property
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Exhibit A to First Amendment to
The Villages of Tortolita Development Agreement
Description of the Adonis Road Improvements
1. A minimum two-inch asphalt road on a six-inch aggregate base, subject to
findings from a geotechnical report.
2. A 30-foot wide pavement cross-section.
3. Drainage crossings will be handled at-grade with concrete header curbing
three feet deep or to scour depth, and with a design that includes armored
drainage crossings, and compliance with all town, state and federal
regulations pertaining to roadway design.
4. Alignment per "Right-of-Way Plans for Adonis Road Grier Road to Tangerine
Road" prepared by Dibble Engineering, as modified by the alignments
attached as Exhibit B (the Adonis Road transition north of Mandarina), Exhibit
C (the Adonis Road alignment through Mandarina), and Exhibit D (the
Mandarina Road Link alignment), as follows:
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EXHIBIT B TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT E TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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