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Home My WebLink About09/02/2003 Regular Council Meeting MinutesI~iINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 2, 2003. PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, September 2, 2003 I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Sutton at 7:02 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL V. COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr Herb Kai Jim Blake Patti Comerford Tim Escobedo Ed Honea Mayor Vice Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Carol McGorray STAFF Michael Reuwsaat Frank Cassidy Lynn Warde Jim DeGrood Jaret Barr Town Manager Present Town Attorney Present Documents Coordinator/ Clerk's Office Present Development Services Administrator Present Assistant to the Town Manager Present Attached is a list of public attendees. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the agenda was unanimously approved. 1 'MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 2, 2003.. VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, the minutes of the August 19, 2003 regular Council meeting were approved 6/ 0 with one abstention. Mayor Sutton was not present at the August 19~ meeting and abstained from this vote. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Chief Richard Vidaurri, Lieutenant Joe Carrasco, and Detective Richard Palma spoke briefly before the Council regarding a new software application being installed at the Marana Police Department (MPD). The software program, COPLINK, will allow MPD to access other local, state, and national law enforcement agencies' computerized databases when searching for suspects or crime-related information. This new technology will save an enormous amount of investigative time. Dan Hochuli spoke before the Council and described a recent decision by a three-judge panel of the 9~ District Circuit Court regarding the Town of Tortolita's pleadings associated with incorporation papers and the Voting Rights Act. He explained that the panel ruled against the unincorporated town and he gave a short history of the case. Mr. Hochuli noted that it was unlikely that Tortolita would succeed in securing en banc review before the 9~ Circuit Court or a reviewing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mayor Sutton announced that Congressman Jim Kolbe would be holding a Town Hall meeting at the Marana Operations Center on Saturday, September 6, 2003. He said that the meeting would begin at 2:00 p.m. and for any Council members wishing to attend to coordinate with Mr. Reuwsaat. The Mayor continued by announcing that several Council members had recently received service awards from the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. Mayor Sutton received an award for eight years of distinguished service. Vice Mayor Kai also received an eight year award even though he has served in the League for 10 years. Council Member Honea received a State plaque commemorating his sixteen years of League dedication. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 2, 2003 IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2003-98: Approving the Conservation Planning Phase 2a contract with CH2M Hill (Leslie Liberti) 2. Resolution No. 2003-97: Authorizing the renaming of "Pastel Vista Place" within Canyon Pass II at Dove Mountain Subdivision to "Sonora Vista Canyon Place" (Farhad Moghimi) 3. Resolution No. 2003-103: Appointments to the Town of Marana Business Advisory Committee (Roy Cuaron) 4. Resolution No. 2003-100: Saguaro Ranch Final Plat: A request for approval of a final plat for the creation of aloes-density residential subdivision on approximately 583 acres, consisting of four blocks and 441ots generally located north of Moore Road and east of Thornydale Road in portions of Sections 17, 20 and 29, Township 11 South, Range 13 East (Joel Shapiro) 5. Resolution No. 2003-86: Authorizing an actuarial valuation on behalf of the Mayor and Council as the preliminary step for participation in the Elected Officials' Retirement Plan (Jane Howell) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. PUBLIC HEARING on the Santa Cruz/Avra Valley Road Annexation - consideration of the Town of Marana's desire to annex approximately 105 acres in the vicinity of the Santa Cruz River and Avra Valley Road west of Interstate 10. This annexation encompasses portions of Sections 8 and 17 in Township 11 South, Range 11 East. All of the real property within this annexation is owned by the Town of Marana (Dick Gear) Mr. Reuwsaat presented this item before the Council. He gave a brief outline of the annexation request and pointed out that an error had been made in the legal description on the agenda and on the blue sheet material. He said that instead of being Township 11 South, Range 11 East, the correct legal description was Township 12 South, Range 12 East. 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANATOWN HALL SEPTEMBER Z, 2003 He noted that all legal notices distributed to the public had contained the correct legal description. Mayor Sutton opened and closed the public hearing. There were no speakers from the public. There were no questions from the Council. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Mayor Sutton reported that the Town had full attendance at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns' recent conference. He commented that he was very proud of the Council and that he appreciated each member's participation and dedication. D. MANAGERS' REPORT There were no reports. X. UPCOMING EVENTS There were no upcoming events discussed. XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS No future agenda items were suggested. XII. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, approval to adjourn was unanimous. The time was 7:16 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on September 2, 2003. I further certify that a quorum was present. ~~~~~~~~~I~l®~®~ ~~ ~ ~eetrt9mrnis°°~,~ `,~ n arde for ocel on wn Clerk ~ ~.~` G®pPO~Tf =, a J y ~, - ~ - . ® ~ Y O /~~ ,~°°0°°ie~u---tt°~e` ~~~~~~~~HI~ ~1`®`® 4 MARANA TOWN COLIlVCIL MEETING Public Attendees DATE: ~~ Name Address r f ~/ f~21~s /~n4U~~ •~~~t ,6~IAiv,4~e~` /~ ~ J ~ ~ S~ ~ ,-~ a ~~ ~~ biz a--~~~ ~ t,, a -~ ,~L~ x :~,~~ ~ ~~8~