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Home My WebLink About12-03-2024 Regular Council Meeting Summary Minutes MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, December 3, 2024, at or after 6:00 PM Jon Post, Vice Mayor Patrick Cavanaugh, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Herb Kai, Council Member John Officer, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member SUMMARY MINUTES CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Vice Mayor Post called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM. He said the Town had recently suffered the tragic loss of Mayor Ed Honea and that the agenda would primarily be focused on him. He 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 Vice Mayor Post. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Vice Mayor Post asked for a motion to approve the agenda with the following adjustments: (1) the Call to the Public being suspended except for those wishing to address the Council on Item D1 at the time that item is presented, and (2) the Council Reports being moved to be heard during Item D1. Council Member Cavanaugh so moved. Council Member Officer seconded the motion. Motion passed, 6-0. Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 1 of 7 CALL TO THE PUBLIC PROCLAMATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA LIQUOR LICENSES BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COUNCIL ACTION Vice Mayor Post asked for a motion to continue Items Al through A3 to the Town Council's regularly scheduled meeting on December 17, 2024. Ms. Fairall requested that emergency clauses be included on Items Al and A2 for the next meeting so they will be effective prior to January 1, 2024. Council Member Ziegler moved to: (1) continue Items Al and A2 to the Town Council's next regularly scheduled meeting on December 17,2024, and to add emergency clauses to the resolutions accompanying Items Al and A2;and(2) to continue Item A3 to the Town Council's next regularly scheduled meeting on December 17, 2024. Council Member Officer seconded the motion. Motion passed, 6-0. Al Public Hearing: Ordinance No. 2024.027: Relating to Development; amending Marana Town Code Title 17 (Land Development), Chapter 17-3 (Administration and Enforcement), Section 17-3-1 (Amendment and rezoning) to add provisions establishing time frames for review of zoning applications; and establishing an effective date (Jane Fairall) A2 Public Hearing: Ordinance No. 2024.028: Relating to Development; amending Marana Town Code Title 17 (Land Development), amending Chapter 17-6 (General and Miscellaneous Development Regulations) by adding new Section 17-6-14 entitled Accessory Dwelling Units; amending chapter 17-4 (Zoning) by making conforming amendments to sections 17-4-2 (Use matrix) and 17-4-3 (Use conditions matrix); approving the housing impact statement pertaining to this ordinance; and establishing an effective date (Jane Fairall) Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 2 of 7 A3 Public Hearing: Ordinance No. 2024.029: Relating to Land Development; adopting amendments to Marana Town Code Title 17 "Land Development"; revising Section 17-1-6 (Definitions), to add a definition for "data center"; revising Section 17-4-2 (Use matrix) Table 2 - Use matrix, to add the data center use and to provide that data centers are prohibited as a principal use in all standard Town zones and allowed as accessory uses in the Town's industrial zones LI and HI; revising sections 17-4-8 (Industrial zoning districts) and 17-4-16 (Legacy zones) to provide regulations for data centers operating as accessory uses; revising Chapter 17-6 "General and Miscellaneous Development Regulations" to add new section 17-6-13 (Data centers) establishing that data centers may only operate in the Town as a principal use if approved in a specific plan or specific plan amendment adopted through the normal rezoning process, and establishing development regulations for data centers; and designating an effective date (Jason Angell) Resolution No. 2024-108: Relating to Land Development; declaring as a public record filed with the Town Clerk the amendments adopted by Ordinance No. 2024.029,revisions to Title 17"Land Development" of the Marana Town Code,including revising Section 17- 1-6(Definitions),to add a definition for"data center";revising Section 17-4-2(Use matrix) Table 2 - Use matrix, to add the data center use and to provide that data centers are prohibited as a principal use in all standard Town zones and allowed as accessory uses in the Town's industrial zones LI and HI; revising sections 17-4-8 (Industrial zoning districts) and 17-4-16 (Legacy zones) to provide regulations for data centers operating as accessory uses; revising Chapter 17-6 "General and Miscellaneous Development Regulations" to add new section 17-6-13 (Data centers)establishing that data centers may only operate in the Town as a principal use if approved in a specific plan or specific plan amendment adopted through the normal rezoning process, and establishing development regulations for data centers (Jason Angell) ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION D1 Resolution No. 2024-110:Relating to Facilities; naming the Marana Municipal Complex the "Ed Honea Marana Municipal Complex" (Terry Rozema) Vice Mayor Post moved to adopt Resolution No. 2024-110. Council Member Comerford seconded the motion. Before calling the vote,Vice Mayor Post provided an opportunity for the Council and anyone in attendance to say a few words about Mayor Ed Honea. He then said the following, among other things, regarding Mayor Honea: .... The Tuesday night that I took him home... this particular Tuesday night, he wanted to talk, and for whatever reason I wanted to listen and talk, and we had a great conversation, and he actually was telling me that he was going to finish this four-year term and he was going to run for Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 3 of 7 another four years, and there wasn't one part of me that didn't absolutely believe that he was going to do that.... When I got the call on Friday,just days later, that he had passed away, I was in utter shock. I mean, the conversation that we had, the mood that he was in, the things that we talked about, and just to know that I won't be giving him a ride home tonight, hits pretty hard. Ed had a particular personality... that made him perfect for this job. I mean, he was so perfect to be the Mayor because he lived and breathed Marana.... He loved Marana, and he gave his life..., he literally gave his life to the Town.... He loved the residents of Marana.... You couldn't have picked somebody better than Ed Honea to be the Mayor of Marana and to get us to this point." Vice Mayor Post's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. Council Member Ziegler paid tribute to Mayor Ed Honea. Among other things,she said the following: ".... Mayor, you left us too soon. We weren't ready, but not before you provided our Town with a very strong foundation in which to grow and prosper.After we say goodbye to you and assist and support your loved ones as best we can, our promise to you is to get back to work, hold you in our hearts and memories, and continue to build on the foundation you created for the Town of Marana. Rest in Peace, my friend." Council Member Ziegler's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. Council Member Kai paid tribute to Mayor Ed Honea. Among other things, he said the following: "I think I've known Mayor Honea longer than anyone else here. Mayor Honea and I, we were grade schoolers together, and we used to play in the playground at Marana Elementary School, and we both graduated at the same time.... I'm sure going to miss him.... Ed was a leader, and he never gave up, and our Town would not be where it is today were it not for Ed.... I want to thank him for his service...." Council Member Kai's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. Council Member Comerford paid tribute to Mayor Ed Honea. Among other things, she said the following: "We are going to miss Ed beyond now. We are going to miss him. There will never be another Ed Honea, and I am not saying that everybody isn't wonderful, I am saying that he had a way of making everybody wonderful. He was the one that encouraged me... to participate in [the] Town, and you just didn't say no to Ed.... I'm glad I said yes. Ed and I were buddies.... He was Marana's biggest cheerleader. He would not give up until he saw what he wanted to see through.... He just Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 4 of 7 loved Marana with every ounce of his body..., he loved everybody, and everybody loved him.... I am going to miss him." Council Member Comerford's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. Council Member Officer paid tribute to Mayor Ed Honea. Among other things, he said the following: "Ed was my neighbor before he was the Mayor to me.... He was a true neighbor.... [The] relationships that he built with people in the Town, in the County, in the State - with everybody -the relationships that he built with people, ... it all came back to...:he was always for Marana.... He gathered the greatest there was in the area to do what we needed to get done.My hat's off right now to Town staff,... our police department, and... Northwest Fire [for] the respect and dignity, and just the love for who they responded to [when Mayor Honea passed away].... Ed created a strong community, and he's going to be greatly missed;greatly missed." Council Member Officer's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. Council Member Cavanaugh paid tribute to Mayor Ed Honea. Among other things, he said the following: ".... I guess I'm the youngest friend of Ed Honea. I've known him for about five years, and you can tell a lot from somebody after about two minutes of conversing with him, and my experience in talking to the Mayor, I knew the day I met him and came to a Council meeting [wanting] to shake his hand -he was genuine. I know he was authentic; he meant what he said; he was easy to smile.... I really respected him as our Mayor.... I knew that Mayor Honea loved the citizens of Marana - loved them! ." Council Member Cavanaugh's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. On behalf of Town staff, Town Manager Terry Rozema thanked Vice Mayor Post and the Council for their tributes to Mayor Honea. He then paid tribute to Mayor Ed Honea and, among other things, said the following: .... Over the course of this past week-and-a-half now, the thing that I keep hearing from people is it feels so surreal - it just is absolutely surreal that the Mayor is not with us, and I think we all kind of expected that he was going to outlive all of us and be here long after we stepped away from our positions.... [M]ore than anything, the thing[Mayor Honea]was most proud of is the service that we provide to this community, and that meant a lot to him.... [T]hat spirit of sacrifice and that spirit of putting others ahead of self and that spirit of doing whatever it takes to get the job Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 5 of 7 done - that's what makes Marana unique and special. And that was Mayor Ed Honea.... He sacrificed for this community.... He was somebody who lived for this community and it was a passion for him.... I know I speak on behalf of all of the staff in this organization -we're all going to miss Mayor Ed Honea." Mr. Rozema's full tribute can be viewed here: https://maranaaz.new.swagit.com/videos/321748. Vice Mayor Post called for a vote on the motion. Motion passed, 6-0. 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). Vice Mayor Post asked for future agenda items. There were no future agenda items requested. ADJOURNMENT Vice Mayor Post asked for a motion to adjourn. Council Member Ziegler and other Council Members moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed, 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 PM. Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 6 of 7 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the regular Town Council meeting held on December 3, 2024. I further certify that a quorum was present. 411 / David L. Udall, Town Clerk 41°' Ilk Ilk MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 Council Regular Meeting Summary Minutes December 3,2024 Page 7 of 7