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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/04/2021 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, May 04, 2021, at or after 6:00 PM Ed Honea, Mayor Jon Post,Vice Mayor Patti Comerford, Council Member Jackie Craig, Council Member Herb Kai, Council Member John Officer, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member SUMMARY MINUTES CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and directed the Clerk to call the roll. Mayor Honea,Vice Mayor Post, Council Members: Jackie Craig, Patti Comerford, Roxanne Ziegler,John Officer, and Herb Kai. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE: Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Vice Mayor Post, moved and Council Member Kai second the motion to approve the agenda, and removing Item DI from the agenda. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Mayor Honea open the meeting to receive public comments. The following individuals came forward to provide comments related to the development activity near Silverbell Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021 and Ina Road related to a distribution center, as traffic impact, decrease in property value, increase noise, and safety to the community. Bryon Jones spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Andrew Reiz spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Dennis Justice spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Dr. Janalyn Lindley spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Kevin Oxnam spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Dennis Hoffman spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Heather VonFange spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Michelle Launi supported the comments that were made. Lewis Marshall spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Erin Daddona spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Lee Nevarez spoke in opposition of the proposed development. Jennifer Caballero spoke in opposition of the proposed development. PROCLAMATIONS P1 Proclamation declaring May 16-22, 2021 as, "National Public Works Week" (Cherry L. Lawson) P2 Proclamation declaring May 2021 as, "Water Safety Month" (Cherry L. Lawson) MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member Comerford reported that she had attended the paper shred and drug disposal event, and complimented Town staff on getting everyone through the line as well as encouraged the public to come out and participate in similar future events. Council Member Officer complimented the Parks & Recreation Department Town staff, Northwest Fire District, Marana Health Center as they work to increase awareness around swimming pools in an effort to keep the community safe this season. Mayor Honea reported that he had attended a retreat with other public officials across the state. Communications Manager Vic Hathaway brought him in to work on a PSA to encourage members of the Marana community to obtain the covid-19 shot. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Town Manager Terry Rozema reported the monthly Executive Report would be delayed as the month of April ended on a Friday. However, the report would be emailed to Council by the end of the week. He reported Development Services issued 100 permits for single-family residential homes for the month of April. As of now, the town has issued 843 single-family residential permits for the fiscal year.The town may exceed 1,000 for the fiscal year. The airport received a couple of grants: 1) $30,000 and 2) $20,000. Some Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021 of those funds would be used to reimburse the airport for expenses it incurred during of covid-19. The airport will look to replace some beacons out at the site. The Ina Road Community Center has reopened PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA Cl Resolution No. 2021-055: Relating to Development; approving a final plat for Whitney Farms Lots 1-10, located generally on the west side of North Whitney Lane and south of West Swanson Street. (Anita McNamara) C2 Resolution No. 2021-056: Relating to Development; approving a final plat for Honea Heights Lots 49A and 49B, located generally at the northeast corner of North Morgan Drive and West Sandy Street. (Anita McNamara) C3 Resolution No. 2021-057: Relating to Development; approving a preliminary plat for Gladden Farms Blocks 28 and 34, Lots 1-314 and Common Area "A-1" - "A-9" (Landscape, Utilities, Drainage, and Grading) and "B-1" - "B-8" (Recreation, Landscape, Utilities, Drainage and Grading) located north of Mike Etter Boulevard and southwest of Clark Farms Boulevard (Brian D. Varney) C4 Resolution No. 2021-058: Relating to Real Estate; approving and authorizing the Town Manager to execute an amended and restated license agreement with Apollo Healthcare and Diagnostics, LLC, dba: TestNOW for use of Town-owned property located at 11555 W. Civic Center Drive (Lisa Shafer) C5 Resolution No. 2021-059: Relating to Administration; approving and authorizing the Town Manager to execute an Agreement for Public Art Funding with the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) (Jane Fairall) C6 Resolution No. 2021-060: Relating to Police Department; approving and authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the Marana Police Department and the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration regarding License Plate Reader Information (Libby Shelton) C7 Resolution No. 2021-061: Relating to the Police Department; approving and authorizing the Police Chief to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Tucson, acting as the System Administrator for the Pima County 9-1-1 Planning Committee and Marana Police Department for administering the Pima 9-1-1 System billing and payment process (Libby Shelton) Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021 C8 Resolution No. 2021-062: Relating to Marana Regional Airport; approving and authorizing the Town Manager to sign the Airport Coronavirus Relief Grant Program (ACRGP) Grant Agreement, Grant Number 3-04-0058-025-2021, with the Federal Aviation Administration for funding in an amount not to exceed $23,000 (Kristin Taft) C9 Resolution No. 2021-063: Relating to Personnel; approving and adopting amendments to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, revising Chapter 2- Employment Process by amending Section 2-1-3 "Internal Competitive Recruitment Process" (Curry C. Hale) C10 Approval of the Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes of April 20, 2021, and the Council Study Session Meeting Summary Minutes of April 27, 2021 (Cherry L. Lawson) Council Member Ziegler moved and Vice Mayor Post second the meeting approving the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION Al Resolution No. 2021-064: Relating to Real Estate; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions between the Town and Penvesco for the sale of Town property located in Marana Air Commerce Park (Jane Fairall) Economic Development Director Curt Woody provided a brief overview of Resolution No. 2021-065 Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property. It is a culmination of preparing 60 acres of land owned by the Town for sale near the Marana Airport. During the past year, the Town has platted those 60 acres, zoned as light industrial, and have a client that is willing to purchase four acres to move their national headquarter to that site. He further stated the Town has included language within the agreement to ward against land baking whereby investors buy land and sit on it for years to come. Therefore, the purchaser has timelines that he has to meet. If he does not meet those timelines, the land reverts to the Town. Council Member Kai moved and Council Member Ziegler second the motion to adopt Resolution No. 2021-064, approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions between the Town and Penvesco for the sale of Town property located in Marana Air Commerce Park. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021 D1 Resolution No. 2021-065: Relating to Intergovernmental Relations; opposing a state of Arizona budget proposal that negatively impacts the budgets of the Town of Marana and other municipalities throughout the state by reducing shared revenues (Jane Fairall) Item was pulled from the agenda, and not considered. D2 Relating to Budget; discussion, direction and possible action regarding development of the fiscal year 2021/2022 budget, including proposed budget initiatives and expenditures (Terry Rozema) Mr. Rozema reported he did not have any items to report, as this is a standing item on the agenda until the Council approves the tentative budget. The tentative budget is coming forward at the end of May. D3 Relating to Development and Public Works; update, discussion, and possible direction regarding public and private projects and development applications on the Town's Marana Current and Proposed Projects internet site (Jason Angell) Development Services Director Jason Angell provided an overview of the current and upcoming projects in the Marana community. Vice Mayor Post inquired of the distribution center stating the Council zoned that property in 2014. He assumes that no one at that time even considered that there would be a distribution warehouse type facility built in that area. He stated there is no action the Council could take at this time as the area was zoned in 2014. He asked Mr. Angell to discuss some of the steps the Development Services Department staff took in order to address noise abatement, street lighting and other areas of concern as mentioned by the residents in that area. Mr. Angell stated that as part of the review process, Town staff does review all of the varying code requirements. That review includes environmental, cultural, traffic, and drainage reports. This property has been in a floodplain. At this time, they are going through a FEMA application and review at the federal level. The lighting requirements will need to meet the Town's dark sky ordinance. The Town's traffic engineers review the traffic report, as they work very closely with the applicants to ensure the applicants meet all of the requirements. The developer is responsible for improving the area where the business will be located, as it is not a town related expense. He further explained the developer would be responsible for the installation of the two traffic signals in that area. Regarding the use of that land as zoned in 2014, it has a plethora of uses that could go into that space. Anything from retail to apartment complexes (which is proposed to the north), warehousing and light industrial. At the time this area was zoned,the Town nor Council did not envision that a 2,000 sq.ft.facility would be placed in that location. However, at the same time,the Town cannot dictate the size of the facility that is developed. Rather, the Town looks at the use that is allowed for that zoning district. Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021 Mr. Angell stated warehousing no matter the size, it permitted under the current zoning district. Vice Mayor Post inquired as to the hours of operation the developer will have for this location. Mr. Angell replied stating the Town has had those conversations with the applicant, and have indicated that they will have two different shifts 1) start at 6:00 a.m., 2) 10 p.m. Vice Mayor Post asked whether those shift times were permissible or whether the Town could persuade the applicant to vary the hours. Mr. Angell stated the Town code does not regulate the hours of a business operation. Council Member Kai asked whether the Town could require quiet zones or some form of buffer around the perimeter of the distribution center. Mr. Angell stated that is part of the review process to ensure compliance of the Town code. At this time, the Town does not know what business will occupy that space as many different business names have been discussed. From a staff level, it does not know who the end user will be; there are a number of distribution centers out there. Council Member Comerford asked whether the main artery for delivery trucks would be located on Ina Road. Mr. Angell replied displaying a map of the proposed location and explained how deliveries would likely be handled. Mr. Angell and Council continued discussion on the many different projects that are planned for the town. D4 Relating to Legislation and Government Actions; discussion and possible action regarding all pending state, federal and local legislation/government actions and on recent and upcoming meetings of the other governmental bodies (Terry Rozema) Mr. Rozema reported there is nothing to report on the federal level. Regarding bill tracking, Town staff did not create a report for the Council this week due to the discussions centering around the budget, and no movement on the bills. With the exception of SB1146. It deals with motor vehicle dealers and TPT exemptions. The bill would allow any resident to get a TPT exemption on a motor vehicle by claiming the motor vehicle will be used outside of the state. The bill appears to be favorable for the Town, but will continue to monitor it as is passes along. He mentioned the item that had been removed by Council stating the Council still have the option of sending a letter on behalf of the Council if it wishes to go into that direction. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters. El Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A), Council may ask for discussion or consideration, or consultation with designated Town representatives, or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney, concerning any matter listed on this agenda for any of the reasons listed in A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A). Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021 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. Council Member Kai, moved and Council Member Officer second the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on May 04, 2021. I further certify that a quorum was present. r berry L. L ws e , ',own Clerk 141‘ MARANA AZ FF, A L ISH ! D 1977 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/04/2021