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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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