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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-05-2023 Regular Council Meeting Summary MinutesMARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, December 5, 2023, 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 6:01 PM and directed the Town Clerk to call the roll. All Council Members were present, constituting a quorum. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE: Led by Mayor Honea. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Honea asked for a motion to approve the agenda. Council Member Ziegler moved to approve the agenda as presented. Vice Mayor Post seconded the motion. Motion passed, 7-0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC PROCLAMATIONS Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes December 5, 2023 Page 1 of 5 PR1 Proclamation Recognizing Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson (David L. Udall) Town Clerk / Assistant Town Attorney David Udall read the proclamation into the record. Mayor Honea, Council Member Ziegler, and Council Member Craig expressed appreciation for Sharon Bronson's service and for the proclamation in her honor. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member Craig and Council Member Comerford thanked everyone involved in putting together the Holiday Festival and said it was a great event. Council Member Comerford and Council Member Ziegler thanked the Police Department for the arresting-the-Grinch event held for elementary school children. Council Member Ziegler thanked Council Member Comerford for proposing a bigger Christmas tree for the Holiday Festival this year and said it turned out nice. Mayor Honea said he was very impressed with the Holiday Festival event. He commented on a Sol Dog Lodge and Training Center event that he attended. He expressed displeasure with how the Governor's Office handled the upcoming closing of the Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility. He provided an update on the RTA Next program and said it appeared it will be going forward, but that there are still meetings scheduled to take place. Mayor Honea also highlighted that the Marana Food Bank and Community Resource Center began operations in Marana on December 1, 2023. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Town Manger Terry Rozema said the Town has now hired a Cultural Heritage Specialist, who started on December 4, 2023. He said the Town issued 83 single-family residential permits for the month of November. Last November, there were 35 total permits issued. He provided an update on the construction of the Community and Aquatics Center and highlighted a recent podcast on fiberoptic infrastructure construction. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes December 5, 2023 Page 2 of 5 C1 Resolution No. 2023-119: Relating to Development; approving a release of assurances for Gladden Farms Block 42 Lots 1-157 & Common Areas and accepting public improvements for maintenance (Jason Angell) C2 Resolution No. 2023-120: Relating to the Police Department; approving and authorizing the Interim Chief of Police to execute a Data Access/Exchange Agreement between the Town of Marana and the Arizona Department of Transportation regarding the Accident Location Information and Surveillance System (ALISS) database and the Arizona Crash Information System (ACIS) (Libby Shelton) C3 Resolution No. 2023-121: Relating to Finance; declaring, for purposes of Section 1.150-2 of the Federal Treasury Regulations, official intent to be reimbursed in connection with certain capital expenditures relating to a Town Community Center Capital Improvement Project (Yiannis Kalaitzidis) C4 Approval of Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes of November 21, 2023 (David L. Udall) Vice Mayor Post moved to approve the consent agenda. Council Member Kai seconded the motion. Motion passed, 7-0. LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D1 Relating to Development and Public Works; update, discussion, and possible direction regarding public and private projects and development applications on the Towns Marana CL11TC11t and Proposed Projects internet site (Jason Angell) Development Services Director Jason Angell introduced a new website that not only included projects under Town review, but also included active construction projects and other tools to provide greater transparency and information to residents regarding development in the Town. Mr. Angell provided an overview of the new website's functionality and used it to update the Council on select public and private projects and development applications in the Town. He also answered questions about the projects. Mr. Angell said the new website would be available for use by the end of the week. Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes December 5, 2023 Page 3 of 5 Council Member Ziegler praised the new website. Vice Mayor Post requested that the website be made available on Council tablets so Council Members could explore the site during Council meetings. Council Member Officer requested a one -page "cheat -sheet" version that he could utilize when interacting with constituents. 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. E1 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). Mayor Honea asked for any future agenda items. There were no requests to add future agenda items. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Honea asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Vice Mayor Post moved to adjourn the meeting. Council Member Kai seconded the motion. Motion passed, 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 6:41 PM. Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes December 5, 2023 Page 4 of 5 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the regular Town Council meeting held on December 5, 2023. I further certify that a quorum was present. David L. Udall, Town Clerk MARANA AZ ESTA13LISHEL Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes December 5, 2023 Page 5 of 5