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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/06/2007 Regular Council Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 PLACE AND DATE Marana Municipal Complex A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL By Mayor Honea at 7:00 p.m. COUNCIL Ed Honea Herb Kai Bob Allen Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Carol McGorray Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Present Present Present Present STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Gilbert Davidson Jim DeGrood Frank Cassidy Jocelyn Bronson Town Manager Deputy Town Manager Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Present Present Present Present Present B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Led by Mayor Honea. c. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray the agenda was unanimously approved. D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Steve Rebro addressed Council to talk about the Circle K being proposed at Twin Peaks and Coachline. He read from a draft citizens petition that they will begin getting signatures on. He stated the Circle K at Ina and 1-10 sells adult literature and asked Council if this is appropriate next to a playground. He stated that it is his understanding that the State laws of Arizona prohibit alcohol sales within 300 feet of a school. He asked Council if it is appropriate to sell alcoholic beverage within 150 feet of a playground. David Morales addressed Council and stated Mayor Honea was appointed and he disagreed with the Mayor using the word re-elect in his campaign. 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 E. PRESENTATIONS 1. PGA Update Michael Garten, Executive Director of the Accenture Match Play Championship, addressed Council along with Jill Twomey, Tournament Manager of the Championship and stated on behalf of the PGA Tour, Accenture their title sponsor, the Tucson Conquistadors, local sales and marketing partner, they wanted to present the Mayor with a pin flag that is signed by all 64 players that participated at the Gallery Golf Club. Mr. Garten stated that the Town of Marana was a first class/rate partner to work with on the championship. 2. Lovitt and Touche - Blue Cross/Blue Shield refund Regina Fleming addressed Council and introduced Chris Helan, Vice President of Lovitt and Touche. Lovitt and Touche is our broker for our health and welfare program. Ms. Helan presented a check for $270,000 from the medical plan for the last twelve months that has come back because of how aggressively the Town has worked to manage the health care costs. 3. SAHBA 2008 Parade of Homes/Marana Chamber of Commerce They will make presentation at our next regularly scheduled meeting on March 20th. 4. Pinal County Visioning and Comprehensive Plan Ken Buchanan, Pinal County Manager, addressed Council along with Jerry Stabley, Deputy County Planning and Development Director, and presented the Pinal County comprehensive plan update which includes a visioning process. They noted that Pinal County is experiencing phenomenal growth, approximately 11 percent a year. They are asking for staffs involvement in the process. The County Supervisors has given staff some direction in that the County will provide leadership in the areas of economic development, state of the art technology and growth management. To meet those expectations, they have developed the growth planning initiative. Some of the goals they have for visioning is they want to create consensus on land use, develop new employment areas, create population centers, link development with transportation, and improve quality of life. They are looking at very strong public involvement and over 100 public meetings. They want to work closely with all their municipalities. Mayor Honea stated we have begun the procedure of annexation into Pinal County and that we look forward to working with Pinal County. 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 Mr. Reuwsaat stated that we already have a great working relationship with Pinal County and it will be necessary as we grow together that we jointly plan the infrastructure. INTRODUCTIONS PROCLAMA TIONS/uPDA TES Rodney Campbell, Community Relations Officer, addressed Council regarding Founder's Day on March 1 ih at Ora Mae Ham Park which is kicked off at 9:00 a.m. with a parade. The Marana Junior Rodeo is very involved. The parade will have approximately 80 entries. There will be a classic car show which will have approximately 200 automobiles. KOLD- 13 will be coming to the Municipal Complex to do four live segments on their morning show related to Founder's Day. Council Member Escobedo asked how we are looking at securing the non-mechanized portion of the parade and what steps is the Town taking. Mr. Campbell stated it was his understanding there would only be nine carts that will actually be drawn by horses. Children eight and younger if they are riding horseback they need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. There will be people that will be on horseback following the route of the parade. Mr. Reuwsaat stated he will forward a memo he received from Tom Ellis with the details of what we are doing to provide for a successful parade. It includes the outriders, the placement of the carriage units, etc. F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member McGorrary stated that in Heritage Highlands they have 70 volunteer members and they did a great job during the golf tournament. She thanked every department and organization for working hard on this event. Council Member Escobedo stated as he has been listening to the candidates running for election and if he had the task of cutting $4 million from the budget, where would he cut. This amount equates to almost half of the police department's operating budget. Do you cut children and seniors programs or cut the children's expansion of the new library or make cuts in affordable housing. He stated $4 million equates to a half cent sales tax. He stated he was thinking about Mr. Morales' groupthink phenomenon and how some of the candidates agreed with Mr. Morales that the council has groupthink syndrome. He looked at how groupthink applies itself and his understanding of this phenomenon. Three of the five candidates running against the incumbents taught him the true definition of groupthink. These candidates wait until the leaders installed their signs to install their signs next to them. 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 Council Member Comerford commended staff on the Accenture Match Play. She stated as council members they have listened to many allegations, name calling and ridiculing. She asked where the candidates have been over the past years while all the hard work has been occurring. She stated there have been no requests for minutes of council meetings in the past several years council has been together. She stated her and fellow Council members have been called un-American and corrupt. She asked where the evidence is to support this claim. She stated one of the favorite terms of the candidates is groupthink. They all use it. She asked if the candidates know what teamwork is and wonders if they confuse team work with group think. She stated she wonders if they have bothered to do the research on what the Council has done while making accusations regarding what they all think the Council has done. Do they know about the many study sessions with staff and Council to get everyone's input and the direction they would like to see the Town go? Do they know about the hours and retreats held to come up with a plan, a direction that would reflect the Town residents' wants and that the residents would take ownership of? There is the constant team building that they all participate in to keep the communication flowing. She stated that the council members actually have an interest in each others well-being. While they may not actually agree on every item they actually have mutual respect for each other, as well as for staff and will continue to act as professionals who represent this town. They do not bicker on the dais for hours just for the sake of bickering. They discuss respectfully to each other from the dais. The Marana Municipality is a family that takes care of each other and does a great job of taking care of the town. Staff knows what the Council expects to see and does not bring items to the Council unless they believe they are ready. They have involved the community in a lot of policy making and town mission over the last several years and continue to involve the community. Much of the ground work has been an ongoing project yet much has been established and accomplished. They are committed to their plans, directions and goals and so is the staff. They believe strongly in what they are trying to accomplish and the goals they have set. There is no hidden agenda. Almost all of the information can be requested and obtained by the public. You can receive the information electronically for free. She stated the facts are Marana is a wonderful up and coming community filled with wonderful people who have chosen to live here for many reasons. She stated the people who sit on the dais are members of this community, as well. They have worked hard, make the sacrifices, and are committed to doing their best for the town. She stated they do it because they love Marana if for no other reason. She stated teamwork, corporation and respect from your other team members is what you need to make things happen. She stated that over the weekend signs went up for candidates. Some claim they were targeted and signs were taken down by the town. Everyone was given the same information regarding the rules. Mayor Honea stated as far as the Accenture tournament sponsors that it was larger this year, the first year in Marana, than any year that it was in the San Diego area. The PGA and the Accenture have sent us notes and e-mails regarding how happy they have been with the professionalism of our police department, staff and the VIP volunteers. He stated he attended the Southern Arizona Town Hall group breaking ceremony at the Fox Theater last week and met with individuals that are looking at the same concept we are looking at and our entire region. What they want to do is develop procedures and ways to help with water, transportation, healthcare, and education within our entire region. He stated that he and Mr. Reuwsaat will be going to the four day Town Hall in May and there will be a lot of leaders 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 not only from the elected community, but from the business community, as well. They are going to try to set up a collaborative agreement to work on functions to help our community. G. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Reuwsaat addressed Council and stated Saturday while he was out, Mr. lIes Winder stated that he was not always complaining that he was appreciative of the work that has gone on and the progress made. He wanted to complement Barbara Johnson and Ryan Benavidez and the amount of communication and progress that has been made. He complimented staff on doing a great job and that it is nice driving on Cortaro Road on a fully paved section. H. STAFF REPORTS Mr. Davidson addressed Council and thanked staff for all the work they do with individual citizens and trying to resolve serious issues that face the community. Mr. DeGrood addressed Council and stated Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities is going to be putting out their economic blueprint for the region. They will be doing that at the Fox Theater on March 28th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tickets can be obtained from Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities. Over 3500 people have been involved in putting the economic blueprint together. We look to take the Tucson regional economic blueprint and then from that what we want to do is develop the Marana economic blueprint and that will be forthcoming with our business and economic development commission. There will be an opportunity for people in the community to sign up for the Arizona Town Hall. He has applications in his office for people requesting to participate. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS I. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2007-32: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing a development plan for Lots 50-53 at Peppertree Ranch Business Park. (Kevin Kish) 2. Resolution No. 2007-33: Relating to Streets; approving and accepting public improvements for maintenance on Linda Vista Boulevard in the Oasis Hills subdivision. (Aaron Suko) 3. Resolution No. 2007-34: Relating to Liquor Licenses; consideration of recommendation to the State Liquor Board for a new No. 12 (Restaurant) liquor license submitted by Ken Mannuel Gallardo on behalf of La Olla, located at 8551 N. Silverbell Road. (Jocelyn Bronson) 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 4. Resolution No. 2007-35: Relating to the Police Department; approving and authorizing the renewal and execution of an intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and the Marana Police department concerning the Pima Regional S.W.A.T. team. (Richard Vidaurri) 5. Minutes of the October 17,2006, regular meeting. Upon Motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. J. COUNCIL ACTION 1. PUBLIC HEARING. Ordinance No. 2007.03: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing a Specific Plan for Barrios de Marana. (Kevin Kish) Mr. Kish addressed Council and stated that The Planning Center on behalf of Barrios de Marana LLC requests approval of a rezoning for a 38-acre site called Barrios de Marana to develop a master planned community which reflects the Town's vision for the town core with higher density, attached housing surrounding a mixed use area that allows for commercial uses with the option of having residential uses on the second and third floors. The subject area is located about a half a mile north of the Marana Municipal Complex just north of Grier Road. Proposed specific plan will establish two land use designations, residential which covers approximately 18 acres of the site, most of which is the peripheral ofthe site. To respect the scale of the existing Marana Vistas and existing homes along Grier Road all the residential buildings will be limited to single story and will be set back a minimum of twenty feet from those boundaries. The applicant has indicated the site could yield approximately 350 homes which would not include the residential units over the commercial units along Main Street. Based on the development standards within the proposed project of a minimum of 3,000 sq. ft. gross area per dwelling unit, staff believes they are looking at a maximum 270 units for that area as opposed to the 350. The second land use is the mixed use which covers approximately 20 acres ofland. It allows multi-family housing on the second floors, but is primarily intended for commercial office use and activities of a Main Street nature. The development standard for the mixed use area has building heights up to 50 feet. An amended ordinance was handed out which includes four additional conditions which helps clarify some of the concerns they have been working with the developer and Town Manager's office on. The applicant is volunteering to do the $1,200 per unit fee to Marana Unified School District. Condition 16 addresses the structures along Marana Main Street in the mixed use area. Number 17 addresses concerns regarding having the multi-family use allowed by right within the mixed 6 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 use zone. Residential will be allowable in the second and third floors of the Main Street. A conditional use permit would be required to allow the ability to do residential on the first floor. Number 18 addresses the permitted uses within the multi-family area or residential area. They have live/work units. On further review, it was felt that those were a positive thing for the balance of the community and the residential area that it could create additional traffic. They are looking at the southern roundabout where these buildings could front on Main Street and they could turn into the live/work units identified in the plan. The land development code requires 100 sq. ft. for recreational areas and multi-family housing. Within the specific plan there are very specific detail design standards. In the mixed use or commercial buildings the parking is to be in the rear of the building with on street parking in front. Harold Mencher addressed Council and stated that one of the things that concerns him and some other neighbors is that there is a 90 feet right of way which he guesses is for future expansion of the road. There are a lot of homes on the south side of Grier and some homes on the north side of Grier and he believes that will cut into the property lines. Mr. Reuwsaat stated the right of way that is indicated is only on the property. It doesn't cross the street onto Main Street that connects with the Municipal Complex. It shouldn't affect existing homes. Keith Brann addressed Council and stated the major routes right of way plan is a programming tool whereby they were acquire rights of way from properties that are rezoning and under development. The traffic studies they have done on northwest Marana have downplayed the significance of Grier Road significantly and it is shown on all current and future models to be a two lane roadway at this point. Although they will be requiring rights of way from properties that are rezoning, they would not be taking right away from existing residences. They have no intention of widening Grier to a four lane roadway. Georgia Acker addressed Council and stated she wanted to be sure that along the west side and all of the first row of housing that fronts Grier Road is single family housing, one story high. Jack Neubeck from The Planning Center representing Barrios de Marana addressed Council and stated that one of the conditions of their rezoning is that the residential will be attached. They cannot do detached housing. It will be single story wherever it fronts existing neighborhoods. There will be a wall along Grier and they have committed to one along the Marana Vista project, as well. Mr. Reuwsaat stated off the second circle to the right that is intended to add an additional access to the frontage road that is not currently there so that people in this project ifthey want to get to 1-10, if ADOT allows, will be able to get on the frontage road and go down to the future Moore Road interchange and to the Tangerine Interchange. 7 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 Mayor Honea stated part of the concern there was they did not want to put all the traffic on Grier Road. The idea is to take the traffic through the old gin property and around into the intersection on Marana Road and into the intersection where everyone can get in and out going north and east instead of coming south. Ms. Acker asked on the diagram that ifthe Shaw's shop would stay in the same spot. Mr. Neubeck stated it was their hope over time that maybe they could acquire those businesses or move those businesses to another place. Mr. Reuwsaat stated that Council will have to go through a process to discuss the overall major streets and roads plan. That is still to come. Where Marana Main Street is there will be a connection through the old cotton gin site to at least Sandario Road that they know for sure and that's already in the site plan that has been approved by Council years ago. They are proposing if there is an opportunity to provide another access to the frontage they will take advantage of that. Council Member McGorray asked about what kind of parking would be offered for the homes. Mr. Neubeck stated in this plan there are duplexes, triplexes and sixplexes and each one has its own garage and it also has apron parking, as well. They have worked with staff to make sure they are compliant with the parking requirements. The first row of commercial parking which is adjacent to the residential will be joint use. The model they were using had two car garages. Vice Mayor Kai asked about the two roundabouts and also the backend type parking and whether it could be changed. Mr. Neubeck stated it could be changed and it was conceptual. The traffic engineer suggested this was a very efficient way. They worked with Fernando Prol and he didn't want any angle parking at all, but because ofthe expanse ofthe 90 foot right of way they felt that was appropriate. They are working to get Main Street implemented as quickly as possible. Mr. Kish stated that Fernando Prol did do more research on angle parking and is quite comfortable with it at this point. In regards to the roundabouts they are also a traffic control devise and sometimes the removal of a roundabout can lead to the implementation of a four-way, three-way stop or even a traffic signal. The current traffic study for the development shows a roundabout will handle the traffic quite well. Daniel Carman addressed Council and stated developing a large area of apartments gets away from the small town feel. He opposes these apartments and feels they will adversely affect the neighborhood, as well as the property values. 8 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 He asked what about the infrastructure to support 46 two story and 21 one story apartment buildings. He stated the schools are having a hard time handling the housing additions going up in the area and the apartments tend to attracts families with school age children and how will the schools be able to handle that. In an economic study done for Pima County garden apartments are in looses money category of the types of land uses ranked for cost effectiveness by governments. He discussed the word Barrio, its meaning, and the perception in shaping an area's future. He discussed the manner in which the proposed property owners were notified. He discussed receiving a black and white copy of an original and upon obtaining a color copy of the original he noticed that the word residential had been dropped from the one sent out. Wanda McDuff addressed Council and stated their property is the only one affected on three sides. She asked if the irrigation ditch was going to be removed and also asked if the properties behind her on the west could be one story. Mr. Neubeck stated as far as the notification they had a neighborhood meeting where there were color copies available. He talked about the small town Main Street feeling. He stated the irrigation ditch will be taken out and they could do single story. Mayor Honea asked if these units are going to be rental units or owner occupied. Mr. Neubeck stated it could be both. The way the zoning is proposed is as long as it is attached they can do for sale or lease. He stated it would be what the market will bear at this point. Mayor Honea stated that if it is all apartments that he would not vote for it. He stated they needed clarity to respect the neighborhoods around. Mr. Neubeck stated he did not have a problem with a percentage that was equitable as far as owner occupied. He asked what could be done to adjust the impact fees and to adjust the school fees. When they do a traffic impact analysis it's different for attached project compared to single family residence. He mentioned Red Rock and how there were no fees. Mr. DeGrood stated depending on what the product is, how the product functions will dictate what the impact fees will be. Ifit's a dense unit and it's clustered, that kind of a use generally has less impact on your streets, and for that reason there is a reduction that a developer can apply for in their impact fees irrespective if its rental or for sale housing. It's based on the density and the use ofthat type of occupancy. Council Member McGorray asked if clustering and density synonymous. Mr. DeGrood stated it has to do with density. 9 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6,2007 Council Member Comerford stated she has concerns on the southern portion where they are going from residential to commercial. Mr. Neubeck clarified the areas for residential and commercial. He stated as far as the linear version of things that is one of the concepts of new urbanism. Council Member Escobedo asked about bus pullouts. He asked regarding the north portion that could be commercial, apartment complex style how would the parking be handled so people could associate commercial from residential parking in those areas. Mr. Neubeck stated as far as the designation of what will be parking that will be clearly delineated as far as what is joint use parking. He stated maybe they would take out one of the roundabouts and put bus pullouts. Mayor Honea asked about the CUP (conditional use permit) availability if they would say that the request has to come to Council and asked Mr. Cassidy if they could do that. Mr. Cassidy stated right now the way the CUP process works it goes to the commission and that's the way the code provision works. They would have to create a modified procedure which they can do. This is a specific plan so what they would do is rewrite any portion of the ordinance as applied to this property. Mayor Honea stated if they use the current CUP proposal that could be changed without ever coming back to Council. The CUP allows for permission to get a certain type of zoning, but then if somewhere down the line that zoning doesn't work you can come back and make a request for another type of zoning and if that is the case on Main Street maybe they should bring it back to Council instead of the planning commission. Mr. Cassidy stated you could change proposed condition 17 to say accept upon Town Council approval of a conditional use permit. Mr. Neubeck stated Mr. Racy informed him that on conditional use permit the Mayor and Council can request that an action taken by P &Z be brought before Council. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Allen to adopt Ordinance No 2007.03 with four conditions to include the period per Mr. Cassidy's recommendation was unanimously approved. Upon motion by Mayor Honea, seconded by Council Member McGorray to amend the motion to also include 60 percent for sale residential houses and single stories behind the McDuffs home was unanimously approved. 2. Ordinance No. 2007.04: Relating to Health and Sanitation; repealing Chapter 10-6 ("Smoking") of the Marana Town Code, which prohibits 10 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 smoking in public places with certain defined exceptions; amending Title 10 of the Marana Town Code by deleting Chapter 10-6 and Section 10-7-5, the associated penalty provision; and designating an effective date of May 1, 2007, to coincide with the effective date of A.R.S. ~ 36-601.01, the Smoke-free Arizona Act. (Frank Cassidy) Mr. Cassidy addressed Council and stated one of the smoking initiatives will become law on May 1,2007. They have suggested when the Arizona Smoke-Free Act becomes effective that our smoking ordinance that we put into place that would sunset and that way the State enforces their rules and their rules will apply within the Town as everywhere else in the State. It removes the Town's separate smoking regulations. In discussing with staff and management it was felt it would be best to pull our smoking regulation upon the effective date of the Arizona Smoke-Free Act. Council Member Escobedo stated that the bars in Arizona have a movement questioning Proposition 201 and asked if that was to move forward asking legislation to hold back on ARS 36-601.01 would that affect the time constraint. Mr. Cassidy stated no because the Legislature cannot undo any part of the initiative. It can be undone by a future initiative such as if the bar owners were to collect enough signatures and circulate another initiative that could undo the 2006 initiative, but even if that occurs that certainly will not occur by May 1, 2007 which is when the new act goes into effect. We can modify it that in the event of unforeseen circumstances that the Smoke-Free Arizona Act does not go into effect on May 1 st then this ordinance removing our smoking ordinance would then continue in place until that act goes into effect. When the governor proclaimed the vote on the Smoke-Free Arizona Act it became law, but the initiative itself had a provision in it that said its regulations did not become enforceable until May 1 st. Normally if they were going to challenge an initiative they would bring that challenge presumably as soon after the proclamation or even before the proclamation of the vote. Council Member Escobedo asked to have the amendment added to the prior motion. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Allen, Ordinance No. 2007.04 unanimously approved with an amendment. K. BOARDS. COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES L. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION 11 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 1. Discussion/Possible Action: Request for direction on possible annexation on the south side of Pima Farms Road at the end of Cerius Stravenue. (Kevin Kish) Mr. Kish addressed Council and stated this is located south of Pima Farms Road and east of 1-1 0 railroad frontage road. It has frontage with the Town on the west side of its boundary. One of the challenges on this is providing sewer to the project. The applicant's proposal is for industrial use and economic development. The other challenge is the transportation. Cerius Stravenue has access to the property. Unfortunately the gap is within a County right of way so it would a County road coming in and the Town would have the frontage if the annexation were to go through along the northern Pima Farms area and then with the Willow Ridge project there is Sandy Desert Trail which is the extension south of Camino de Oeste which will also tie into Pima Farms Road. Depending on traffic analysis and studies, looking at potential improvements to Pima Farms Road, off site within the County area to Sandy Desert Trail, the frontage of this on Pima Farms and Cerius Stravenue. The commercial site for Cortaro Ranch if it moves forward would generate the traffic for a signal light for Cerius Stravenue and Cortaro. John Gutierrez addressed Council and talked about his development of Camino Martin. On the proposed annexation property he stated he went door to door to 13 homes that fronted this property and showed them two plans, a trailer park that meets County zoning or a conceptual plan and ten were in favor of a business park. What he is proposing percentage wise will be in the small area and the majority of the project will focus around that, but elements will go to larger bay to accommodate growth. On Pima Farms all the homes to the north would be viewing to the south and they will be leaving all the existing mesquite trees there. He is self-imposing a wider buffer than what the ordinance would be to leave the vegetation. The elevation A, he is going to copy some industrial condos. It is not an industrial looking block building. Elevation B would be similar to the old west. Elevation C is a smaller bay, 1200 sq. ft. Elevation D and E would be the larger buildings. His estimate of all the businesses combined would take in about $75 million in revenue. Like the tenants at old west not all pay sales taxes. Almost a third would pay into sales revenue in some form. If the same number applied $623,000 of that revenue would go to Marana. The rental taxes another $60,000. Marana Schools would see a $100,000 of additional income and not one student. Northwest Fire would collect $40,000 and the County would get the balance to $250,000. They are looking at employment for 760 people. If the wages were similar to old west there would be $17 million in wages. He stated he is passionate about bringing business to the town. He stated his attrition rate at old west is barely ten percent. Mayor Honea stated annexation they could do, but staff would need to be satisfied as far as public amenities. Whether sewer or septic would work, 12 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 roadways including the County piece. We stated it would be two things the annexation and then the details of working out implementation of the plan. Mr. Reuwsaat stated it will have to rezone and at that point the appropriate studies on transportation, drainage and waste water will have to be addressed in the rezoning and that is a concern on staff also. Council Member McGorray stated she is concerned on how it affects the surrounding areas as far as an additional stop light. Vice Mayor Kai stated the sewer system needs to be looked at and he does not like septic systems. He stated they should make every effort to hook up to the County system. Mr. Gutierrez stated the project would be dependant upon the Willow Ridge subdivision which is at the intersection of Cortaro and Camino de Oeste. One of the requirements of that plat was that sewer line was extended all the way south and reaches Pima Farms. In talking with staff it looks like that development is moving forward so with the expectation of it being there he would then plan on entertaining the necessary things to lift and pump their sanitation to that. Council Member Escobedo stated with annexation would it bring benefit to the town and he stated he believed it would. 2. State Le2islative 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. (Mike Reuwsaat) Mr. Michael Racy addressed Council and gave a mid-session legislative report. They've had a near record number of bills introduced this year. The Senate is working on the budget. The House has a reduced committee list and is also working on the budget. So far the session is going fairly smoothly and rapidly, although they have deferred action on most of the controversial bills and on the most controversial budget items. There are 33 republican members in the House and 17 in the Senate. Consequently there have been many fewer of the more controversial issues and many fewer elements directed at limiting local government authority this year than the last few years. There were bills introduced to reduce revenue sharing. Those bills are not moving at this point in time. There is a bill introduced on development impact fees, but this year it is a consensus bill developed with the league of cities and towns and a number of communities. It is not the version that was introduced last year that would have had much more significant limitations and impacts on the use of impact fees. There is a bill introduced this year having to do with construction sales tax. That bill would materially impact the flexibility with respect to the use of 13 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: March 6, 2007 construction sales tax. That bill is not moving, but is one that they are actively involved in. The most active area is transportation. Transportation has gotten more attention this year at least in discussion and very little action. There is a new blue ribbon task force bill that is moving through the process. There are promises they will come back and look at expanded revenue sources next year. Most of the proposals for this year are not adding significant additional revenues. There is a transportation measure that has been brought forward by Queen Creek. It proposes an additional funding carve out of additional revenues, a very small amount, $20 million to go to hyper-growth, cities, towns, and potentially counties around the State. It's really designed specifically for Queen Creek. It doesn't do anything significant to solve the infrastructures issues facing the state. It is getting a lot of attention, a lot of discussion not only by the legislature, but by a pretty broad consensus of business interests. 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. 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 (Maran a Town Code, Title 2, Chapter 2-4, Section 2-4-2 B) Council Member Escobedo asked to see the highway interchange commercial design standards. He asked also to look at the Town's stage policy and maybe make some adjustments. O. 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