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Home My WebLink About05/18/2021 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 4f<S, MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, May 18, 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 Council Member Ziegler, moved and Vice Mayor Post second the motion to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/18/2021 Council Member Ziegler thanked Human Resource Director Curry Hale and his department for working to maintain the healthcare benefit rates at the same level for next fiscal year as they are in the current fiscal year. She welcomed new Water Director Jing Luo to the Town. Mayor Honea reported that he participated in the last zoom meeting with the Executive Board with the League of Cities and Towns. He stated the half-cent sales tax was discussed during that meeting among the mayors who participated in the meeting. The League is reporting that it may not happen this year due to some members of the Republican Party is not happy with the effects it would have on communities. He sent to each of the Council Members a proposal listing the pros and cons of the half-cent sales tax. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Town Manager Terry Rozema introduced new Water Director Dr. Jing Luo, Ph.D. to the Town and mentioned some of the complexities to the search for the new Water Director. He invited Dr. Luo to introduce herself to the Mayor and Council. Dr. Luo introduced herself to Mayor Honea and Council Members stating she appreciates the opportunity to be part of the leadership team in a growing community as its Water Director. Mr. Rozema continued his report stating he and a few members of Town staff including Deputy Town Manager Erik Montague, Parks & Recreation Director Jim Conroy visited the Goodyear community to tour its new community and aquatic center.He stated it is a very impressive center,and the Town will benefit greatly from the process that they had previously went through, and has offered their assistance as well as list of those things that they would do differently if they had to repeat the process. He and town staff including Mr. Montague, and Assistant to the Town Manager Heath Vescovi-Chiordi took a trip to Mesa Gateway Airport as they are in the process of building an air control tower. The Town will be pursuing that in the near future. The Council Executive Report that was not available at the last Council Meeting is available to Council, and the upcoming report for June 1 would not be available during that meeting; however will be available the following week. The Town has issued 28 single-family housing permits as of this day, May 2020 the Town had issued 57, and for April 2021, the Town had issued 100 single-family housing permits. He thanked Mr. Vescovi-Chiordi for serving in a dual role as Interim Airport Manager and his current position of Assistant to the Town Manager. Mr. Vescovi- Chiordi had reached out to ADOT and discussed with them the Marana Airport priorities. The result of those conversations, ADOT advanced some grant funds for Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/18/2021 $675,000, and the Town will add a 10% match to those funds for a total of$750,000 for the airport for use for the airport apron reconstruction design. Last Saturday, Deputy Parks & Recreation Director Wayne Barnett attended the Common Ground Awards as the Town of Marana Parks & Recreation Master Plan was nominated for one of the Common Grounds awards, and the Town won that award. He congratulated Mr. Barnett and Parks & Recreation Director Jim Conroy as well as the Parks & Recreation team for their work in achieving the award. The CAP Trail is now open. This project resulted from a collaborative effort between Parks & Recreation and Public Works. Lastly, the Town is following the CDC guidelines for masks and are asking all others to do the same. These guidelines are for staff and others who visit the municipal complex. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA Cl Resolution No. 2021-066: Relating to Development; approving a preliminary plat for Sierra Pointe Lots 1-27 and Common Areas "A" and "B" located on the west side of Coachline Boulevard approximately 0.2 miles north of Silverbell Road. (Cynthia Ross) C2 Resolution No. 2021-067: Relating to Economic Development; amending the Marana Matters: COVID19 Small Business Assistance Program to revise the business eligibility requirements for the program (Jane Fairall) C3 Resolution No. 2021-068: Relating to Administration; designating Yiannis Kalaitzidis as the Chief Fiscal Officer for officially submitting the Fiscal Year 2022 expenditure limitation report to the Arizona Auditor General (Libby Shelton) C4 Approval of the Council Regular Session Summary Minutes of May 4, 2021 (Cherry L. Lawson) Council Member Ziegler moved and Vice Mayor Post second the motion approving the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES B1 Resolution No. 2021-069: Relating to Boards, Commissions, and Committees; appointing the chair of the Marana Utilities Board (David L. Udall) Assistant Town Attorney Libby Shelton explained that Stephen Dean formerly served as the Town Interim Water Director and was specifically appointed by Council as chair Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/18/2021 of the Utilities Board. As of May 10,the newly appointed Water Director Jing Luo began employment with the Town. Town staff felt it would be appropriate at this time to again bring the decision of appointing the chair of the Marana Utilities Board before the Town Council. Pursuant to Section 16-1-2 of the Marana Town Code, the Town Council may appoint the chair of the Marana Utilities Board from anyone among its membership. Council Member Ziegler moved and Council Member Kai second the motion to adopt Resolution No. 2021-069 appointing Water Director Jing Luo as chair of the Marana Utilities Board. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. COUNCIL ACTION Al PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution No. 2021-070: Relating to Budget; adopting the fiscal year 2021-2022 tentative budget (Yiannis Kalaitzidis) [6:16 PM] Mayor Honea opened the public hearing. Finance Director Yiannis Kalaitzidis provided a PowerPoint Presentation of the proposed Tentative Budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022. (A copy of the presentation is on file in the Town Clerk's Office for review.) Council Member Ziegler inquired as to the Manager's Recommended Budget relating to the IGA with Pima County for the preschool asking whether that is some form of scholarship, and is the agreement an annual renewal. Mr. Rozema replied stating it is a scholarship program for low-income families so that children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old can attend a qualified preschool at no expense. Families would have to apply for those scholarships.The program would accommodate between 25 and 30 families that apply. The county intends to do this program annually; however, Marana has not made a commitment to provide funds to the program annually at this time. [6:29 PM] Mayor Honea closed the public hearing to testimony. Vice Mayor Post moved and Council Member Ziegler second the motion to approve Resolution No. 2021-070 adopting the fiscal year 2021-2022 tentative budget. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. A2 Ordinance No. 2021.008: Relating to Finance; declaring as a public record filed with the Town Clerk the Town of Marana Comprehensive Fee Schedule, including specific amendments, adopted by Ordinance No. 2021.008 (Yiannis Kalaitzidis) Resolution No. 2021-071: Relating to Finance; declaring as a public record filed with the Town Clerk the Town of Marana Comprehensive Fee Schedule, including specific amendments, adopted by Ordinance No.2021.008 (Yiannis Kalaitzidis) Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/18/2021 Mr. Kalaitzidis provided a PowerPoint Presentation on this item relating to the Town of Marana Comprehensive Fee Schedule including specific amendments. (A copy of the presentation is on file in the Town Clerk's Office for review.) Council Member Kai moved and Vice Mayor Post second the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2021-008 and Resolution No. 2021-071. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. A3 Ordinance No. 2021.009: Relating to Special Events; adopting revisions to Marana Town Code Title 10 (Health and Sanitation), Chapter 6 (Special Events); revising Section 10-6-2 (Definitions) to add "temporary extension of premises/patio permit" to the definition of "Special Event"; and designating an effective date (David L. Udall) Ms. Shelton provided an overview of this item explaining the nature of the code related to adopting revisions to Marana Town Code Title 10 (Health and Sanitation), Chapter 6 (Special Events); revising Section 10-6-2 (Definitions) to add "temporary extension of premises/patio permit" to the definition of "Special Event". Vice Mayor Post asked how those businesses would be treated that expanded into their parking lot during Covid. He asked whether the business would have to remove the extension until they have submitted a new application with the Town. Ms. Shelton explained stating when a business applies for an extension of premise from the DLLC, extending the liquor license into that area it is for that time that is approved by the DLLC. Ms. Shelton continued explaining that the process had not changed, that Council would recommend approval to the DLLC, and the DLLC would then issue the permit. Vice Mayor Post asked whether business had to remove the extension of premise as the mandate regarding Covid was over, and whether the Town make contact with the business to make them aware of the change. Development Services Director Jason Angell stated Town staff has been working with Code Enforcement to notify a small number of local businesses to inform them of the process to obtain the necessary approvals. Vice Mayor Post moved and Council Member Ziegler second the motion adopting revisions to Marana Town Code Title 10 (Health and Sanitation), Chapter 6 (Special Events); revising Section 10-6-2 (Definitions) to add "temporary extension of premises/patio permit" to the definition of"Special Event"; and designating an effective date. Motion passes unanimously, 7-0. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D1 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) Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/18/2021 Mr. Rozerna reported the discussions are centered on the budget. However, provided an update to SB1405, which is the funding for Tangerine Road Widening. It is continuing at this point and has been included within the larger budget packet for consideration. He is assured that this is positive news for the Town, but that there is still more work to be done. The Town received information that is related to the discussions that the Council and Town has had regarding the flat tax and tax cut that the state is considering. There has been some significant changes, and the proposal is still on the table, but is not yet been finalized. There is a hold harmless clause for communities that could potentially have negatively affected by the tax cut. However, it is not clear what the hold harmless clause means. It would be in effect for two (2) years and supposedly the state will review that and continue discussions on it. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters. El Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A), Council may ask for discussion or consideration, or consultation with designated Town representatives, or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney, concerning any matter listed on this agenda for any of the reasons listed in A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the Mayor's discretion regarding the items to be placed on the agenda, if three or more Council members request that an item be placed on the agenda, it must be placed on the agenda for the second regular Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B). ADJOURNMENT Mayor Honea asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Vice-Mayor Post moved and Mayor Honea second the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passes unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:42 PM. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on May 18, 2021. I further certify that a quorum was present. 4)641 Cherry L. L�wson, Town Clerk MARANA AZ Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes 05/18/2021