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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/11/2020 Study Session Summary MinutesMARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL STUDY SESSION 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Conference Center on the Second Floor, February 11, 2020 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 - Excused John Officer, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member SUMMARY MINUTES CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and directed the Clerk to call the roll. Mayor Honea, Vice Mayor Post (Arrival 6:06 PM), Council Members: Dave Bowen, Patti Comerford, Roxanne Ziegler (Excused), John Officer, and Herb Kai. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE: Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Council Member Bowen moved and Council Member Officer second the motion approving the agenda as written. Motion passes, 6-0. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION P1 Relating to Annexation; discussion, consideration, and possible authorization to proceed with an annexation of property known as the Pima Farms 30 Annexation, located south of Pima Farms Road and east of Cerius Stravenue (Cynthia Ross) Study Session Summary Minutes 02/11/2020 1 Senior Planner Cynthia Ross provided an overview of this proposed project stating ACM Ventures, LLC has submitted a request to proceed with the annexation and subsequent rezoning of a 30 -acre property that is located on the south side of Pima Farms Road and east of I-10. Pima County zoning for this property is Suburban Homestead (SH), Residential zoning designation with a Minimum Lot size of 36,000 sq. ft. R-36. The project lies within the municipal planning area and is compatible for the General Plan Land Use for the area meets the congruity requirement. If the Council decides to permit staff to go forward with processing the application, the applicant will submit an application to rezone the property to a higher density residential. The processing of both the annexation application and rezoning plan will run concurrently. Final Council action on both applications will occur as two separate items during the same Council Meeting with the annexation presented first and the rezoning second. The proposed northern border boundary for the annexation is the section line for Pima Farms Road which lies south of the CMID canal ditch. Pima Farms Road right-of-way will be annexed into the town will be the portion of Pima Farms Road that directly fronts the project. Site conditions are challenging due to the aging infrastructure that currently exist as well as site constraints. Pima Farms Road and portions of Cerius Stravenue are in poor condition and the CMID ditch poses a hazard for automotive travelers. The CMID canal will not be annexed and will be required to be undergrounded by the developer. There is an existing 200 feet of TEP easement for the transmission lines on the west side of the site; no development have been proposed for this easement. Staff advised the applicant during the annexation discussion that certain off-site infrastructural improvements would be required as conditions of the rezoning approval. The applicant agreed to all of the staff infrastructural improvements as discussed. She stated there are infrastructure impact fees that would benefit the Town across departments. The total per dwelling impact fees are approximately $12,578; for 120 homes, the impact fees will amount to an estimate of $1.25 million. Town staff contact the Public Works Department relating to right-of-way maintenance and traffic improvement cost. Once this project is rezone and completed, it is estimated to be approximately $41,000. Utilities that will serve this project includes Pima County Wastewater and TEP; Marana Water will also serve this site if annexed into the town with off-site improvements. Ms. Ross stated staff is seeking direction from Council as the next step in this project includes the recordation of the annexation petition and collection of signatures. Town Attorney Frank Cassidy clarified for the record the applicant's documentation indicates that they have conditional approval of a trailer home site from the County Study Session Summary Minutes 02/11/2020 2 without a timeline. Even though the density is low, they did receive a rezoning for higher density. The only condition is that the applicant would need to record a sub- division plat with the county in order to finalizing the zoning, as that is how Pima County process works. It could be translated to a similar zoning as that with the same conditions. However, there may be trouble with this even if the applicant submitted a plat to the county, there is no order to serve. The applicant may experience some problems there. Mayor Honea stated this is the third time that this property has come before the Council. John Gutierrez brought this property to Council 15 years ago; it is a tough property. Pima Farms is entirely in the county as is Cerius Stravenue. The way this property meets boundary is contiguous beside the railroad on the south side. Even if they annex part of Pima Farms Road up to Sandy Desert, much of that road is within the county. There are horse property in that area as well. Cerius Stravenue just maybe the worst road located in Pima County. He does not see the advantage of annexing this property into the Marana community. Council Member Kai question how the flow of water is handle on the property. He commented about the FEMA Floodplain. Mr. Ross deferred to Town Engineer Keith Brann to respond. Mr. Brann stated the portion of the property that parallel I-10 and the railroad, there is a ponding FEMA flood zone. It is the entire TEP easement of this property and some of the property is effected in that floodplain. The preliminary layout that he has reviewed, show the applicant trying to avoid that. They may also try to pursue a Letter of Map Revision to reduce that floodplain. Council Member Kai asked whether the water flows beside the railroad tracks, or underneath. Mr. Brann stated the flooding that runs through that area is part of the Tortolita fan floodplain. If they were to annex, the applicant would be subject to Marana's policies. Council Member Bowen inquired as to where the water source would be for this site. Ms. Ross deferred to Water Director Scott Schladweiler to reply to the question. Mr. Schladweiler stated Marana has infrastructure that is immediately to the north of Pima Farms Road. It is possible that off-site infrastructure improvements would be required. Vice Mayor Post expressed curiosity over the upgrades only includes Pima Farms and not Cerius Stravenue as more travelers would access Cerius through Cortaro than Pima Farms Road. Ms. Ross deferred to Public Works Director Mo El -Ali for a reply regarding the roadway. Mr. El -Ali stated as far as traffic impact, staff would need to look at the traffic impact before it can look at Cerius Stravenue. Vice Mayor Post stated he does not believe everyone would travel near or on the Sandy Desert area. He used that route as a bypass to Cerius near the QT. Mr. El -Ali stated the traffic light is in that area of ingress egress. Study Session Summary Minutes 02/11/2020 3 Vice Mayor Post stated this is an opportunity to get both of those roads repaired, as he does not believe Pima County will ever repair those roads. He would like to use this particular development to try to have some of those roads repaired in that area. If we cannot get any upgrades to those streets, then it is not likely to occur. However, Marana residents does drive on those roads. Mr. El -Ali stated a portion of Cerius Stravenue is located with the county as well as in Marana. Additionally, a portion of Pima Farms Road is located within Pima County and Marana respectfully. It is located east of Sandy Desert and is a small portion of the road. Under the current 2018 IGA, Pima County is responsible for maintaining even Marana's portion of that roadway. In reference to the flooding concerns, this road does flood often. The county closes the roadway after every rain event. Ms. Ross asked whether Vice Mayor Post would be willing to move forward if the applicant is agreeable with off-site improvements to Pima Farms Road and Cerius Stravenue. Vice Mayor Post stated he would be willing to consider it. However, he is not opposed to the development, as he drove by the development to get a better understanding of the property. With the development and the streets being repaired, it would be a win-win for Marana. Council Member Officer inquired whether there would be some development on the southeast end of the road. Ms. Ross deferred to the consultant to the applicant Jim Portner to respond to some of the questions from Council. Mr. Portner stated the questions that Council raised are universe in terms of the impact when looking at the possibility of annexing. There are problems there that extends far beyond the impacts of the property. The developer is already assuming the cost of the improvements to Pima Farms. As they move forward with the Town to annexation, they will look at the other extensive improvements from a cost benefit analysis standpoint. However, there is a curing capacity that a project can only take on a certain amount of debt, and still balance. They are willing to review the matter along with staff and determine a funding source through them and quasi -determining the impact fees. He is unable to provide a definitive answer to Council to make improvements to the streets in question. Vice Mayor Post asked whether Mr. Portner has had conversations with the county on cost sharing of those roads. Mr. Portner stated he has not had those conversations with the county; however, they have other development activity in progress at this time to the east of this area not with this project, but have had conversations with county officials on those immediate projects. There are many deficiencies with those projects from a transportation and drainage standpoint. With the amount of work in this area, he believes it is possible to get a working group of officials in this area to work towards solutions with those deficiencies. Study Session Summary Minutes 02/11/2020 4 Vice Mayor Post suggested if the applicant is willing to provide solutions to those deficiencies; it is possible that the Council could be willing to consider the development; though he is speaking individually. Mr. Portner stated he and the applicant understand there are scope of concerns that they could take on that requires some work. The extent to which they could address all of the problems is an open question. Mayor Honea stated Mr. Portner provided some answers to the concerns that Council has, that the applicant's project is not big enough to generate enough revenue to improve Cerius Stravenue or Pima Farms Road. In order to build on the property, the applicant has to improve the other roads. He does not believe the property is big enough to generate the type of funding it will take to improve the roads in that area. Mr. Porter stated the applicant and the Council are looking at the same concern. Mayor Honea suggested the applicant come back to Council with a presentation that would address the drainage, roads and transportation concerns in that area. Mr. Portner requested some assistance from town staff and efforts they could come back to Council with answers to Council concerns. Council Member Bowen stated he agrees with both Mayor Honea and Vice Mayor Post regarding the size of the project verses the improvements that needs on the roads. He suggested the applicant begin the conversations with Pima County to see what infrastructure funding they are willing to commit too. If Marana takes this on and cannot later pay for it, it becomes a bigger problem for the community. Vice Mayor Post moved and Council Member Kai second the motion for staff to continue to work with the applicant to come up with a solution to get the infrastructure streets to be redone before the annexation comes to Council again. Motion passes 5-0,1 Nay (Council Member Comerford). P2 Relating to Development; presentation of the 2019 Town of Marana Development Activity Annual Report (Anita McNamara) Development Services Director Jason Angell provided an overview of the 2019 Town of Marana Development Activity Annual Report. Mayor Honea and Council thanked Mr. Angell for the presentation. 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). Study Session Summary Minutes 02/11/2020 5 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 Mayor Honea asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Vice Mayor Post, moved and Council Member Kai second the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passes 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 6:41 PM. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes for the Study Session Meeting of the Marana Town Council meeting held on February 11, 2020. I further certify that a quorum was present. Cherry L. Law on, Town Clerk .:fry 1� ARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 Study Session Summary Minutes 02/11/2020