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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/01/2003 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF 1tEGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ,, ~ ,MARANA TOWN HALL JULY 1, 2003 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, July 1, 2003 I. II. III. IV. V CALL TO ORDER By Mayor Sutton at 7:05 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Sutton INVOCATIONJMOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Present Herb Kai Vice Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Michael Hein Town Manager Present Michael Reuwsaat Assistant Town Manager Present Thomas Benavidez Town Attorney Present Jocelyn Bronson Town Clerk Present Jim DeGrood Development Services Administrator Present Roy Cuaron Finance Director Present Ron Smith Parks & Recreation Director Present Randy Robbins Recreation Superintendent Present Jaret Barr 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 Blake, the agenda was unanimously approved. i MINUTES`OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11fARANA TO~YN HAIL ~. _ JULY 1, ?003 VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Honea, the minutes of the June 17, 2003 regular Council meeting were unanimously approved. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Council Member Escobedo reminded everyone of the upcoming Fourth of July celebration. He noted that the Chamber of Commerce would be holding a raffle fora 2003 Nissan Frontier. The tickets were $10 each with a 2nd prize of $2,000 and a 3rd prize of $1,000. He urged everyone to buy a raffle ticket to help out the Chamber. Floyd Brown, a 1964 Marana High School graduate and CPA, spoke before the Council regarding a Pima County Parks and Recreation department program, Arizona Youth Services, aimed at reaching youth at risk. The program begins on August 1, 2003 and information will be forwarded to the Town for enrollment purposes. Mayor Sutton announced that the Town of Marana had received an award from the U.S. Department of Interior's National Park Service in recognition of its achievements related to the Central Arizona Project Trail. A plaque was presented to the Town on which the trail was officially designated as a national recreation trail within the national trail system. Mayor Sutton called Sue Flayer and Robert Condit, outgoing Planning and Zoning Commissioners, to the podium and presented each with a handmade stained-glass window hanging to commemorate their outstanding community service. Ms. Flayer will be moving out of the Marana area and Mr. Condit plans to retire. VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TO«'N HALL JULY 1, 2003. IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2003-69: Releasing the Assurance Agreement for Hartman Vistas, Trust No. 4981, for Lots 1-353, Blocks I and II, and common Areas A-D, and Acceptance of Public Improvements for Maintenance (Farhad Moghimi) 2. Resolution No. 2003-71: Appointment to the Public Arts Committee (Farhad Moghimi) 3. Resolution No. 2003-74: Kohl's Retail Center Final Plat: Request for Approval of a Final Plat to allow for the re-subdivision of Block 1 of the Continental Ranch Retail Center commercial subdivision into Five Lots on 13.49 acres within the Continental Ranch Specific Plan, south of Cortaro Road, east of Arizona Pavilions and west of I-10 in Section 26, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) 4. Resolution No. 2003-76 and Ordinance No. 2003-13: Amending and updating Chapter Three of the Town Code, relating to Article 1, Officers, Department Heads and Employees, and Article 2, Officers and Other Positions Qane Howell) 5. Resolution No. 2003-72 and Ordinance No. 2003.12: Adoption of 2003 Marana Outdoor Lighting Code Qack Holden) 6. Resolution No. 2003-63: Dos Lagos at Dove Mountain Final Plat: Request to approve a 91-lot Single-family residential subdivision on 76.82 acres, within the Dove Mountain Specific Plan, located south of Dove Mountain Boulevard, in a portion of Section 23, Township 11 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. MINUTES 4F I2EGLTLAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TO«'N 1L~iLL ~` JULY 1, 2003 B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Resolution No. 2003-73: Appointment of the Vice Mayor (Jocelyn Bronson) Ms. Bronson spoke before Council regarding the Town Code regulations related to the office of Vice Mayor. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member Honea, Resolution No. 2003-73 was unanimously approved. 2. Resolution No. 2003-77 - Appointments to the Town of Marana Planning & Zoning Commission Qocelyn Bronson) Mayor Sutton reported that four qualified candidates had applied for the two vacant seats on the Planning and Zoning Commission. He added that two commissioners, Russell Clanagan and Billy Schisler, were up for re- appointment. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, Tom Hestwood was for appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Russell Clanagan and Billy Schisler were approved for re-appointment to the commission. The vote was 6/1 with Council Member Escobedo voting nay. Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Blake, Richard Purcella was unanimously approved for appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission. All of the commissioners' terms will end in June, 2007. 3. PUBLIC HEARING -Resolution No. 2003-75: Adoption of the Fiscal 2003-2004 Final Budget (Roy Cuaron) Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, the meeting was called into public hearing.. Billy Schisler, former Mayor and current Planning & Zoning Commissioner, spoke before the Council regarding this item. He `"` commented on the exemplary job the Town staff has done in regard to the financial planning for the Town. He remarked that the Town had come a long way from the days when there wasn't enough money to pay the bills. 4 - IVIINUTES.:OF 1ZEGULAR,COUNCIL MEETING :~~ 11TARANA" T0~3'N I~iLL- ,. ~~ ~ ~: JULY 1i. 2 ~3 .. -~ .. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, the public hearing was unanimously closed. Mayor Sutton acknowledged the favorable financial position of the Town in terms of fiscal solvency. He said that everyone worked hard to put this year's budget together and to remain fiscally responsible as well. He said that the CIP budget was following the vision of the Council. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2003-75 adopting the Fiscal 2003-2004 Final Budget at $77,185,503 was unanimously approved. 4. Resolution No. 2003-66: Gladden Block 11 Preliminary Plat: Request by Sivage Thomas Homes for preliminary plat approval of a 141-lot single family detached home seditions on approximately 30 acres of R-6 zoned land within Block 11 of the Gladden Farms development. Along with this preliminary plat is a request to increase the allowable height under Section 05.10.12.G.5.b of the Town of Marana Land Development Code. Block 11 is located directly south of the new Gladden farms Drive and west of the new Lon Adams Road, within Section 34, Township 11 South, Range 11 East (Joel Shapiro) Jim DeGrood presented this item to Council. He said that there were eight conditions associated with this request. The conditions were in relation to maximum structure heights, minimum building separation, staggered setbacks, varying color schemes, fencing and landscaping issues, Land Development Code compliance, and restrictions on placement and the number of two-story homes. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, Resolution No. 2003-66 was unanimously approved. 5. Resolution No. 2003-67 Gladden Block 12 Preliminary Plat: Request by Sivage Thomas Homes for preliminary plat. approval of a 104-lot single family detached home subdivision on approximately 29 acres of R-7 zoned land within Block 12 of the Gladden Farms development. Along with this preliminary plat is a request to increase the allowable height under Section 05.10.12.G.5.b of the Town of Marana Land Development Code. Block 12 is located approximately 1.100 feet south of Moore Road on the east side of the new Lon Adams Road, within Section 34, Township 11 South, Range 11 East Qoel Shapiro) 5 ~_ ~.~. '; ;. :.:' MINUTES OF`REGULAR C©UNCIL MEETING +~ _ ~'~ '~ ~`MARANA-TOWN HALL ,_ ` - ~ : `JULY 1, 2003 Mr. DeGrood spoke to the Council about the item. He explained that the recommended conditions were identical to the previous item. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Vice Mayor Kai, Resolution No. 2003-67 was unanimously approved. Council Member Honea commented that the imposed conditions for Sivage Thomas Homes needed to be incorporated into the Town's ordinances. He said that he hoped staff would be directed to make these necessary conditions permanent. 6. Ordinance No. 2003.14 - Saguaro Ranch North Annexation: Consideration and approval of an annexation comprising approximately 461 acres of land on the east side of the Tortolita Mountains and north of Tangerine Road. The annexation incorporates several parcels that will serve to host a large lot development. This annexation area incorporates portions of Sections 17 and 20 in T 11 S, R 13 E, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pima County, Arizona (Dick Gear) Jaret Barr presented this item and the following item to Council. He spoke briefly about the two proposed annexations and said that all State mandated requirements had been met. Tracy Chamberlain, Pima County resident living within the annexation area, spoke before the Council. She said that she believed that most of her concerns had been addressed except for the close proximity to her home of one particular casita being planned within the Saguaro Ranch development. She said that she was She thanked the Town staff as well as the Saguaro Ranch staff for being accessible and working with the area residents in addressing their concerns and issues. Mayor Sutton commented that Mr. Barr had made the Council aware of her specific concerns and that he felt comfortable as well that things were moving forward smoothly. Tim Blowers, Pima County resident living within the annexation area, voiced his approval of the annexations. He said that he believed that the Town staff would be easier to work with than Pima County and that the Town of Marana had more opportunity to investigate the situation thoroughly. He pointed out that the tentative plat, currently in process with Pima County, was far from completed. 6 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING M~iRANA TO~~N HALL p ~ JULY 1, 2003 Mr. Blowers said that if the annexations were approved then he hoped that the Town would "disapprove" the proposed plat. He inquired about the Tortolita Mountain Park entrance and said that the access was not good. He asked the Council to consider making the park entrance ADA accessible. He stated that he was looking forward to working with the Town. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Ordinance no. 2003.14 was unanimously approved. 7. Ordinance No. 2003.15 - Saguaro Ranch South Annexation: Consideration and approval of an annexation comprising approximately 131 acres of land on the east side of the Tortolita Mountains and north of Tangerine Road. The annexation incorporates several parcels that will serve to host a large lot development. This annexation area incorporates portions of Sections 20 and 29 in T 11 S, R 13 E, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pima County, Arizona (Dick Gear) .~ There was no further discussion at this time. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, Ordinance 2003.15 was unanimously approved. 8. Executive Session: Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 (A)(1), discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee of Marana (Mayor Sutton) Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Honea, the meeting went into executive session. The time was 7:38 p.m. At 8:05 p.m. Mayor Sutton reconvened the meeting with all Council members present and seated on the dais. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Escobedo reported about his attendance at the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) recently held in Phoenix. Mr. Escobedo sat on the host committee and enjoyed listening to the Democratic Presidential candidates' debate during one of the event's key presentations. ~_ ~ MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11if~RANA TO~'VN HALL r JULY S, 2003 D. MANAGERS' REPORT There were no reports given at this time. X. UPCOMING EVENTS Council Member Escobedo reminded everyone about the upcoming Fourth of July celebration. He listed several of the day's offerings which included live music, food vendors, family-oriented games and plenty of craft booths. He also said there would be a spectacular fireworks presentation at 9:00 p.m. XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Mayor Sutton asked that Council Member Honea's suggestion to update the Marana Land Development Code to reflect subdivision standards similar to the conditions imposed for the recently approved Gladden Farms development. XII. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, approval to adjourn was unanimous. The time was 8:10 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on July 1, 2003. I further certify that a quorum was present. celyn Br son, Town Clerk ~.~~ 8