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Home My WebLink About01/21/2003 Regular Council Meeting MinutesNIINUT'ES OF REGULAR COUNCII, MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL ~._ JANUARY 21, 2003 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, January 21, 2003 I. CALL TO ORDER By Vice Mayor Kai at 7:03 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Vice Mayor Kai III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Led by Michael Reuwsaat IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Excused Herb Kai Vice Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present .~ Path Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Mike Hein Town Manager Present Mike Reuwsaat Assistant Town Manager Present Dan Hochuli Town Attorney Present Jim DeGrood Development Services Admin. Present Jocelyn Entz Town Clerk Present Joel Shapiro Planning & Zoning Director Present Dick Gear Comm. & Economic Dev. Director Present Attached is a list of public attendees. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Honea, the agenda with a change was unanimously approved. The change was that Council Action Item B. 2, PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2003.02: Southwest corner Flying Diamond & Camino de Oeste, be continued until the February 4, 2003 Town Council meeting. i MIlVITTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARAIITA TOWN HALL JANUARY 21, 2003 ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, the minutes of the December 17, 2002 regular Council meeting were unanimously accepted as written. CALL TO THE PUBLIGANNOUNCEMENTS There were no speakers from the public at this time. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2003-01: Appointments of Marana Water Utility Advisory Committee Members (Brad DeSpain) 2. Resolution No. 2003-02: Farm Field Five Final Plat: A request for approval of a 248-unit single-family subdivision on 69.08 acres, within the Rancho Marana Specific Plan, being a portion of the south half of Section 27, Township 11 South, and Range 11 East. Located generally south of Barnett Road and east of Sandario Road, in the Town of Marana (Joel Shapiro) 3. Resolution No. 2003-07: Agreement between Town of Marana and D.R Horton for Construction of Water Facilities Under Private Contract (Brad DeSpain) 4. Signing of Agreement between Town of Marana and Arizona Game & Fish Commission concerning the Marana Habitat Conservation Planning Project (Andy Laurenzi) 5. Amended Ordinance No. 2002.18: Hartman Hills Rezone: Correction by recording a Scrivener's Error (Jocelyn Entz) 6. Resolution No. 2003-08: Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Town of Marana and Pima County Division of Elections for election services to the Town (Jocelyn Entz) 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL. MEETING MAR.4NA TO`'VN HALL ~.. JANUARY 21, 2003 7. Resolution No. 2003-10: Naming three park sites within Continental Ranch and dedicating one park site (Mike Reuwsaat) 8. Resolution No. 2003-11: Appointments to the town of Marana Municipal Property Corporation (MMPC) (Roy Cuaron) 9. Ordinance No. 2003.03: Amending the Town tax code by eliminating the tax on amusements, exhibitions and similar activities (Roy Cuaron) 10. Resolution No. 2003-09: Request to adopt a standardized design and color palette for use on the official Town emblem (Jocelyn Entz) 11. Resolution No. 2003-12: Heritage Highlands V Lot 937 Lot Split: A request to split approximately 390 square feet off of Lot 937 of Heritage Highlands V subdivision, and add it to Common Area "C". It is a small area that may be subject to erosion due to the proximity of the 100-year flood plain. This tot split will place that area within the maintenance responsibility of the Homeowners Association (Joel Shapiro) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Honea, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2003.01: Continental Ranch S ecific Plan Amendment Block 1 of the continental Ranch Retail Center Subdivision and Existing Post Office Site: an application for approval of a Specific Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of Block 1 of the continental Ranch Retail Center Subdivision, consisting of 13.49 acres, and the existing Post Office site, consisting of approximately 1.06 acres, from a combination of Industrial (I) and Freeway Commercial (C*) to entirely Freeway Commercial (C*), expand the existing area designated as Parce165A, shown as 4.92 acres, to include this entire area of approximately 14.55 acres, located on the northwesterly corner of the I-10 Frontage Road and Burlingame Road, in a portion of Section 26, Township 12 South, Range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Joel Shapiro addressed the Council regarding this item. He briefly explained the history of this proposed amendment and said that the request would change the land use designation of the property from a combination of Industrial (I) and Freeway Commercial (C*) to entirely Freeway Commercial. He described discrepancies that had arisen over the size of the area classified as Parce165A and related how these issues were MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY 21, 2003 handled. He noted that, due to the commercial and industrial nature of this area, this request was consistent with the purpose and intent of the General Plan. Mr. Shapiro called for the approval of the amendment with the recommended condition. The condition is as follows: 1. High Density Residential will not be an allowable use once Parcel 65A is amended and formally created. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Blake, Ordinance No. 2003.01 with the listed condition was unanimously approved. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2003.02: Southwest corner Fl ' Diamond & Camino de Oeste: A request to rezone approximately 9.56 acres from "C" (Large Lot Zone) to "R-144" {Residential -144,000 square feet per lot) located at the southwest corner of Flying Diamond and Camino de Oeste, in Section 12, Township 12 South, range 12 East (Joel Shapiro) Earlier in the meeting, this item was removed from Council Action and continued to the February 4, 2003 Town Council meeting. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: Eastern Camino de Manama Annexation: Consideration of the town of Marana's desire to annex approximately 131 acres located in Section 1, T12S, R12E south of Tangerine Road, and bordered on the west by Camino de Mana~ia Road. If successful, this annexation will eliminate approximately two-thirds of the Pima County island bisected by Camino de Manama Road (Dick Gear) Mike Reuwsaat spoke before the Council regarding this item. He outlined the proposed annexation request and said that, if successful, it would eliminate approximately two-thirds of the Pima County island bisected by Camino de Manama Road. He noted that all owners of real and personal property within the 131-acre area had been duly notified of this public hearing. He added that the land within and peripheral to this annexation was zoned Suburban Ranch in Pima County and would translate into the Town's R-144 Zone (Single Family Residential with minimum lot size of 144,000 sq. ft.). No action was required by Council at this time. A~tIN UTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL 11~EETING MARANA TOWN HALL -~.. JANUARY 2I, 2~3 4. Resolution No. 2003-05: Orange Grove I-10 Plaza Preliminary Plat: A request for preliminary plat approval on 26 acres to construct a 20-lot light industrial park located between the Union Pacific Railroad and westbound Interstate 10 Frontage Road on the south side of Orange Grove Road, in a portion of Section 7, township 13 South, Range 13 East (Joel Shapiro) Jim DeGrood spoke to the Council and public about this item. He explained that the property owner, Shomac Group, Inc., was requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat fora 26-acre site to construct a 20-lot light industrial park He reported that this project was presented to the Planning Commission on November 13, 2002 and was forwarded to the Town Council with a unanimous recommendation for approval. He noted that Town staff had reviewed the request against the requirements of the underlying zoning district and that all applicable development standards had been adhered to with this Preliminary Plat with the approved variance. He recommended approval of the resolution with the condition that the Town must have received acceptance from the Arizona -~ Department of Transportation prior to the Final Plat being scheduled for Council review. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2003-05 with the aforementioned condition was unanimously approved. 5. Sanitary Sewer Connections for Residents along Grier Road (Jim DeGrood) Jim DeGrood addressed the Council regarding this item. He said that a public meeting with the Grier Road residents had been held on December 10, 2002 with the express purpose of informing the local neighborhood of the municipal complex development proposals. He reported that a strong interest had been expressed in the provision of street lighting and added that the most interest was expressed about the possibility of having individual lots connected to the new sewer. Upon motion by Council Member Blake, seconded by Council Member McGorray, authorization to incorporate the connection of the houses adjacent to the sanitary sewer in the Town Hall sewer extension project and to incorporate street lighting in the plans to reconstruct Grier Road was unanimous. s MIlVUTES OF REGULAR CCIUNCIl. MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL JANUARY ~ 1, 2883 C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Vice Mayor Kai reported on the Governor's State of the State address at the Tucson Convention Center on January 17, 2003 and expressed his pleasure that so many Council and staff were able to attend. D. MANAGERS' REPORT Mr. Hein indicated that with the Legislature again in session, the legislative updates would be included in the packet materials. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS It was suggested that a legislative update be given at the next Council meeting. XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, approval to adjourn was unanimous. 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