HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-2022 Study Session Meeting Summary Minutes MARANA AZ
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS
MARANA TOWN COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653
Second Floor Conference Center, May 24, 2022, 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 (Excused), Council Members: Jackie
Craig, Patti Comerford (Excused), Roxanne Ziegler (attended electronically),
John Officer, and Herb Kai.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE: Led by Mayor
Honea.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Council Member Officer moved and Council Member Craig second the motion to
approve the agenda as presented. Motion passes unanimously, 5-0.
DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION
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D1 Relating to Strategic Planning; discussion and possible direction regarding the
continued development of Marana Strategic Plan V, including discussion regarding the
Town's Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan Structure (Andrea Caicedo)
Town Manager Terry Rozema provided an overview of the Strategic Plan Update V
presentation and introduced Anindita Mitra, Founding Principal of CREA Affiliates,
LLC who would present the materials to the Council. (A copy of the presentation is on file in
the Town Clerk's Office for review upon request.) Below are highlights from the presentation.
PURPOSE
• Review Vision Statement
• Select a Mission Statement
• Approve Strategic Plan Organization
Council was led through a series of discussions and exercises in developing a vision, a
mission statement, along with focus areas in building the strategic plan statement.
Through those discussions and exercises, the Council came to a consensus on the vision
and mission statement.
Vision Statement:
Consensus: Marana is a trailblazing community that raises the bar for the best
quality of life.
Mission Statement:
Consensus:Five-star service for a thriving community.
Marana Values:
Consensus: Like the current values and would rather not change them.
Focus Areas:
- Thriving Community: Strengthen the sense of place and create opportunities for
community connections. Incorporate safe community within the statement or
elsewhere.
- Thriving Commerce: Consensus to change definition: Recruit and maintain a
diverse commercial sector that is supported by local workforce training and
funding opportunities.
- Healthy Lifestyle: Consensus to change definition to, Provide a variety of
recreational, artistic and cultural opportunities along with a flourishing natural
environment to support healthy and active lifestyles.
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- Proactive Governance: (Change to Proactive Public Services) Consensus to change
focus area to, Proactive Public Service, Foster an open atmosphere that embraces
change, creativity, innovation and calculated risk, and maintains the Town's
quality of customer-oriented service delivery.
- Cherished Heritage: Consensus to add more resources to heritage (ex. hiring someone
that focuses on preserving the town's heritage) Leverage the region's historic and
cultural legacy to strengthen community character, increase community pride,
and to build a robust heritage tourism industry.
Commitment to Heritage:
- Alternative Structures for SP5
o Keep Heritage as a Focus Area and allocate resources
o Make Heritage a key element of Vibrant Communities
Strategic Plan Structure A:
Interim Town Engineer and Deputy Public Services Director Fausto Burruel suggested
that the Town's Five Stars equals its each of the Town's Focus Areas: Vibrant
Communities, Thriving Commerce, Healthy Lifestyles, Cherished Heritage, and
Proactive Public Service.
Actionable Goals:
- Add Business Retention and Attraction to actionable goals.
Overriding Principles
- Consensus to remove completely the principles from the plan. "Seems redundant."
Implementing the Vision for Marana
Aspirational
- General and Other Plans
o What?
o Where?
o Why?
Role of the Strategic Plan
Technical
- Strategic Plan
o What?
o When?
o How?
o Who?
Programs Projects Laws
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- Recreational -Capital Projects - Municipal Code
- Social Service - Plans - Design Standards
- Economic Development - IT Projects -Council Resolutions
- Maintenance
- Operations
- Policing
Logistics Compliance
- Financing - Building Inspection
- Human Resources -Permitting
- Procurement - Code Enforcement
- Policing
Department Leads
Strategic Plan
- Town Manager
- Deputy Town Manager
- Assistant to the Town Manager
Programs
- Parks & Recreation
- Neighborhood Services
- Economic Development
- Public Works
- Water
- Police
- Communications
Projects
- Public Works
- Water
- Development Services
- Parks & Recreation
- Information Technology
Laws
- Town Attorney
- Town Clerk
- Development Services
Compliance
- Development Services
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o Building Inspection
o Permitting
- Neighborhood Services
- Police
Logistics
- Finance
o Procurement
o Budgeting
- Human Resource
- Town Manager
Ms. Mitra provided the next steps in the development process for the Strategic Plan 5
stating that the Executive Leadership Team will review it on June 9. Once approved by
the Town Manager, staff will bring it to Council on June 28 in a Study Session for
review and action.
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.
Council Member Kai, moved and Council Member Officer second the motion to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passes unanimously 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:54
PM.
CERTIFICATION
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I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana
Town Council Study Session Meeting held on May 24, 2022. I further certify that a
quoru was present.
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Cherry L. La 'son, Town Clerk
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