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Home My WebLink About04/03/2007 Amended Council Agenda Only AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Council Chambers 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 , April 3, 2007 at or after 7:00 p.m. Ed Honea, Mayor Herb Kai, Vice Mayor Council Members Bob Allen Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Carol McGorray 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. As a courtesy to others, please turn off or put in silent mode all pagers and cell phones. Welcome to this Marana Council meeting. Regular Council meetings are usually held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Marana Town Hall, although the date or time may change, or Special Meetings may be called at other times and/or places. Contact Town Hall or watch for posted agendas for other meetings. This agenda may be revised up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. In such a case a new agenda will be posted in place of this agenda. If you are interested in speaking to the Council during Call to the Public, Public Hearings, or other agenda items, you must fill out a speaker card (located in the lobby outside the Council Chambers) and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the convening of the meeting. All persons attending the Council meeting, whether speaking to the Council or not, are expected to observe the Council Rules, as well as the rules of politeness, propriety, decorum and good conduct. Any person interfering with the meeting in any way, or acting rudely or loudly will be removed from the meeting and will not be allowed to return. To better serve the citizens of Marana and others attending our meetings, the Council Chambers are wheelchair and handicapped accessible. Any person who, by reason of any disability, is in need of special services as a result of their disability, such as assistive listening devices, agenda materials printed in Braille or large print, a signer for the hearing impaired, etc., will be accommodated. Such special services are available upon prior request to the Town Clerk at least 10 working days prior to the Council meeting. Copies of the agenda are available the day of the meeting in the lobby outside the Council Chambers or online at www.marana.com, by linking to the Town Clerk page under Agendas, Minutes and Ordinances. For questions about the Council meetings, special services or procedures, please contact the Town Clerk, at 382-1999, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Posted no later than April 2, 2007, 7:00 p.m., at the Marana Municipal Complex, the Marana Operations Center and at www.marana.com under Town Clerk, Agendas, Minutes and Ordinances. AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Council Chambers 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 , April 3, 2007 at or after 7:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING A.CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC At this time any member of the public is allowed to address the Town Council on any issue not already on tonight’s agenda. The speaker may have up to three minutes to speak. Any persons wishing to address the Council must complete a speaker card located outside the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, at the conclusion of Call to the Public, individual members of the council may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Council, may ask staff to review the matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda. E. PRESENTATIONS – 2007 Citizen Survey (Mike Reuwsaat) ANNOUNCEMENTS INTRODUCTIONS PROCLAMATIONS/UPDATES F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS G. MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS H. STAFF REPORTS GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS I.CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda contains items requiring action by the Council which are generally routine items not requiring Council discussion. A single motion will approve all items on the Consent agenda, including any resolutions or ordinances. A Council Member may remove any issue from the Consent agenda, and that issue will be discussed and voted upon separately, immediately following the Consent agenda. AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Council Chambers 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 , April 3, 2007 at or after 7:00 p.m. 1.Resolution No. 2007-47: Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing the reallocation of existing affordable housing funding from the Employer Assisted Housing Program to hire consultants to facilitate the master planning process for the Honea Heights Neighborhood Redevelopment Project (T. Van Hook) 2.Resolution No. 2007-48: Relating to Parks & Recreation; establishing rental fees and agreement for public use of the Town of Marana Parks and Recreation mobile stage (Tom Ellis) 3.Resolution No. 2007-49: Relating to Real Estate; authorizing the acquisition by negotiation or condemnation of property rights as needed for the Silverbell Road Water Improvement Project (Frank Cassidy) 4.Resolution No. 2007-50: Relating to Administration; approving and authorizing the renewal of an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County for payment of housing municipal prisoners (Jocelyn Bronson) 5.Resolution No. 2007-51: Relating to Water; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Water Services Consulting Agreement with Southwest Desert Water Solutions, Inc., to assist the Town in acquiring needed water resources (Frank Cassidy) 6.Resolution No. 2007-52: Relating to Town Facilities; requesting bids from the public for the purchase and removal of modular buildings previously used by the Marana Police Department, presently not in use, and being stored at a continuing cost to the Town (Frank Cassidy) J. COUNCIL ACTION 1.Resolution No. 2007-53: Relating to Community Development; approving and authorizing the granting of discretionary funding in the form of entertainment credits to the Marana High School Students Together Against Narcotics and Drinking, a student-run grassroots organization, to support “The After Party” event to keep Marana youth from harm after the 2007 prom (T. Van Hook) 2.Resolution No. 2007-54: Relating to Public Works; approving the design and construction of public art as part of the Cortaro Farms Road, UPRR to Star Grass Drive Project, CIP Project 99-076 (Gilbert Davidson/Morris Reyna) 3.PUBLIC HEARING. Ordinance No. 2007.09: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing a rezoning to create The Villages of Tortolita Specific Plan (Kevin Kish) AMENDED COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Council Chambers 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 , April 3, 2007 at or after 7:00 p.m. 4.Resolution No. 2007-55: Relating to the Marana General Plan; approving and authorizing the Public Participation Plan for the 2007 Marana General Plan Update (Kevin Kish) K. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES L. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1.State Legislative Issues: Discussion/Direction/Action regarding legislation and all pending bills before the Legislature. This item will appear on each agenda while the Legislature is in session. (Michael Racy) M. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), Council may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. 1.Executive session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), (4) and (6) for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning water rights issues and to consult with an instruct the Town Attorney and the Town Manager on the Town’s position regarding various pending contract and property acquisition negotiations with the goal of securing additional Town water resources (Frank Cassidy) 2. Executive session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(4) to discuss and consult with and instruct the Town’s attorneys regarding the lawsuit entitled Explorer Newspapers, Inc. v. Town of Marana, Pima County Superior Court No. C2006-3087. N. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor’s discretion of what items to place on the agenda, if three or more council members request an item to be placed on the agenda, it must be placed upon the agenda for the second regular town council meeting after the date of the request (Marana Town Code, Title 2, Chapter 2-4, Section 2-4-2 B) O. ADJOURNMENT