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TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING
INFORMATION
TOWN OF MARAN A
MEETING DATE: January 16, 2007
AGENDA ITEM:
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TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL
FROM: Joshua H. Wright, Assistant to the Town Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2007-10: Relating to Intergovernmental Relations;
authorizing and directing Town lobbyists to represent and pursue
the Town of Marana 2007 Legislative Agenda Priority Issues
DISCUSSION
The Town of Marana utilizes the Mayor and Council, Town staff, and retained lobbyists to
promote issues oflegislative importance at both the state and federal levels. Currently, the Town
is in the process of developing strategies on several important policy issues and specific projects
which require authorizations and appropriations by elected officials at both the state and federal
levels. The Town of Marana 2007 Legislative Agenda Priority Issues packet serves to give
detailed background of these issues and projects, as well as indicate current progress and a
specific request to elected representation toward meeting the Town's goals.
The 2007 Legislative Agenda Priority Issues document is divided into two sections: state and
federal. The 2007 State Legislative Agenda Priority Issues packet provides information and
specific requests for action on eight State of Arizona policy issues. The 2007 Federal Legislative
Agenda Priority Issues packet provides information and specific requests for action on five
individual projects which will require federal appropriations and authorizations to complete.
Both the state and federal packets were developed from similar policy statement documents
issued by the Pima Association of Governments (P AG), the League of Arizona Cities and
Towns, and Pima County, as well as consultation with appropriate Town staff.
ATTACHMENTS
2007 State Legislative Agenda Priority Issues; and 2007 Federal Legislative Agenda Priority
Issues.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt the Town of Marana 2007 Legislative Agenda Priority
Issues.
SUGGESTED MOTION
I move to approve Resolution No. 2007-10.
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MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2007-10
RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENT AL RELATIONS; AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THOSE AUTHORIZED TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF
MARAN A TO REPRESENT AND PURSUE THE TOWN OF MARANA 2007
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PRIORITY ISSUES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That certain document known as "2007 State Legislative Agenda
Priority Issues" is hereby referred to, adopted and made a part ofthis resolution as if fully
set out here.
Section 2. That certain document known as "2007 Federal Legislative Agenda
Priority Issues" is hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of this resolution as if fully
set out here.
Section 3. Those persons authorized by the Town of Marana to lobby on its behalf
and registered as such with the Secretary of the State of Arizona pursuant to Arizona
Revised Statutes S 41-1231 et seq. are hereby authorized and directed, subject to the
continuing supervision of the Town Manager and the Town Council, to represent and
pursue the legislative interests of the Town of Marana by supporting legislation that
embodies any of the following basic principles:
A. Empowering the Town of Marana with sufficient flexibility to address an expanding
and changing variety of local needs and conditions.
B. Establishing appropriate means to adequately compensate the Town for the costs of
complying with state-mandated and federally-mandated requirements.
C. Providing the Town with the means to cope with inflationary cost increases,
population growth and escalating service requirements.
D. Enabling the Town to provide public services in a more responsive, efficient and cost-
effective manner.
E. Defining appropriate fiscal and administrative responsibilities within various U.S.
Federal Government/Town, State/Town and County/Town joint programs.
Section 4. In addition to those basic principles set forth in Section 3 of this
resolution, the following specific objectives, as elaborated upon in the 2007 State
Legislative Agenda Priority Issues document, shall be pursued at the State level:
A. Protecting State Shared Revenues
B. Sustaining Self-Determination and Maintaining Local Control
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C. Creating Supplemental Tools and Incentives for Affordable Housing
D. Maintaining and Supplementing Statewide Transportation Funding
E. Eliminating Payday Loans and Predatory Lending Practices
F. Recovering Investments in State Trust Lands
G. Preserving and Fully Funding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
H. Increasing Funding for Water Quality Improvement
Section 5. In addition to those objectives set forth in Section 4 of this resolution,
appropriate approvals and authorizations for the following projects, as elaborated upon in
the 2007 Federal Legislative Agenda Priority Issues document, shall be pursued at the
Federal level:
A. Design and Construction of the Twin Peaks Corridor Project (TPCP)
B. Design and Construction of the Marana I Bureau of Reclamation I Pima County
Regional Sports Park Complex
C. Construction and Operation of a Federal Contract Control Tower at the Marana
Regional Airport
D. Construction of a Northwest Reliability Reservoir Utilizing Central Arizona Project
(CAP) Water
E. Preservation and Expansion ofthe Tortolita Fan and Preserve Area
Section 6. Legislation that is inconsistent with any of the basic principles set forth
in Sections 3, 4 and 5 above should be opposed or appropriate amendments pursued.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, this 16th day of January, 2007.
ATTEST:
Mayor ED HONEA
Jocelyn C. Bronson, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
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