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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/03/2004 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, August 3, 2004 I. CALL TO ORDER By Vice Mayor Kai at 7:OOp.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Vice Mayor Kai III. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE A moment of silence was observed. IV. ROLL CALL COUNCIL Bobby Sutton, Jr. Mayor Excused Herb Kai Vice Mayor Present Jim Blake Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Ed Honea Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Town Manager Present Jaret Barr Assistant Town Manager Present Frank Cassidy Town Attorney Present Jocelyn Bronson Town Clerk Present Jim DeGrood Executive Asst. to the Town Manager Present Kevin Kish Interim Planning Director Present Attached is a list of public attendees. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Blake, the agenda was unanimously approved. 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, the June 29, 2004 Study Session minutes were approved unanimously and the July 20, 2004 Town Council minutes were approved 5/0 with one abstention. Council Member Comerford was absent from the July 20th meeting and abstained from the vote. VII. CALL TO THE PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS Ed Stolmaker, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, made a short presentation to the Council regarding Chamber accomplishments during 2003- 2004. Acopy of the annual report, 2003-2004 Year in Review, has been made a permanent part of this record. He said that membership had increased, that tourism signs along I-10 had been re-installed which had subsequently doubled the number of visitors to the Chamber office. He noted that the Chamber Board of Directors' annual retreat had been held on July 30th at the Lazy K Bar Ranch and that two goals had been set. He said that one goal was to increase the Chamber's financial resources and the other was to increase the value of the Chamber membership to the businesses. Mr. Stolmaker stated that both of the goals were attainable for 2004-2005. He thanked the Council for their support and commented that the organization was moving in the right direction. He reminded the Council of an upcoming joint ribbon cutting ceremony with the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce and the Marana Chamber of Commerce. He said it was scheduled for August 5th and would be celebrating the openings of Canyon Community Bank and Marana Carpet. Vice Mayor Kai thanked Mr. Stolmaker for his work toward promoting the Town of Marana. The Vice Mayor said that it was greatly appreciated. Nick Janicki, representing the Falun Dafa practitioners throughout Arizona, spoke before the Council about the traditional self-cultivation practice geared toward improving one's mind and body. He referenced a July 6th proclamation issued by Mayor Sutton which recognized the ti~eek of July 19th as Falun Dafa Week and presented the Vice Mayor with a plaque entitled "Thank You for Your Support" commemorating the First Marana Falun Dafa Week. He explained that Falun Dafa, a self-improvement practice rooted in ancient Chinese culture, was designed to help people improve their physical condition, cleanse their mind, uplift their moral standards, and rid themselves of bad habits. 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 VIII. STAFF REPORTS There were no questions regarding the staff reports. IX. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2004-106: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing the execution of a second amendment to the Saguaro Ranch pre-annexation and development agreement (Frank Cassidy) 2. Resolution No. 2004-109: Relating to Homeland Security; Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Marana and Pima County for the disbursement of funds under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program administered by the Pima County Health Department for the benefit of the Town of Marana Police Department (Richard Vidaurri) r 3. Resolution No. 2004-110: Relating to Subdivisions; approving a Final Plat for Ironwood Reserve Block 1 (Kevin Kish) 4. Resolution No. 2004-111: Relating to Subdivisions; approving a Final Plat for Ironwood Reserve Block 2 (Kevin Kish) 5. Resolution No. 2004-112: Relating to Subdivisions; approving a Final Plat for Ironwood Reserve Block 3 (Kevin Kish) 6. Resolution No. 2004-113: Relating to Subdivisions; approving a Final Plat for Ironwood Reserve Block 4 (Kevin Kish) 7. Resolution No. 2004-115: Relating to Public Works; approving the abandonment of a portion of El Camino de Manana road between Tangerine Road and Thornydale Road; and declaring an emergency (Harvey Gill) 8. Resolution No. 2004-121: Relating to Street Naming; authorizing the renaming of "Gallery Canon Drive" (Private Street) within The Gallery Parcel 3, The Golf Villas at Solana and The Gallery Parcel 4B at Dove Mountain Subdivisions to "Paseo Vista Solana (Private Street) (Harvey Gill) 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, the consent agenda was unanimously approved. B. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Presentation: Reconstruction of the Eastbound on-ramp at Cortaro Road and I-10 (Harvey Gill) Mr. DeGrood spoke before the Council regarding this item. He said that ADOT was in the bidding process for an I-10 widening project that would add another lane between the Cortaro Road interchange and the Tangerine Road interchange. He provided several aerial view maps depicting the existing conditions at the Cortaro Road and I-10 eastbound on-ramp as well as a map showing the proposed widening and the proposed enhanced striping and marking. Mr. DeGrood spoke in depth about the roadway improvements and said that Town staff would be meeting with the contractor to try to get the proposed work accelerated so it would not be ongoing at the same time that the Silverbell Road work was ongoing. Council Member Comerford asked if there was a possibility for the widening of Cortaro Road under the I-10 bridge. Mr. DeGrood replied that this was a very expensive proposition and that ADOT had been working with the Town for programming that project 5 to 6 years in the future. He said that once the receiving lanes on Cortaro Farms Road were built then it would be particularly noticeable that a widening under I-10 would be beneficial. He said that the eastside interchange signal was being reconfigured and programmed for asplit-phase that provided more traffic capacity. Vice Mayor Kai asked if the Town was participating financially in the project. Mr. DeGrood said that Marana was contributing approximately $200,000 to the project. He noted that the Town had a history of financial contributions to ADOT roadway improvements beginning with work performed at Arizona Pavilions and including the double lane off-ramp at Cortaro Road where the Town did the dirt work and ADOT did the paving. Council Member Escobedo asked about the timeframe, particularly the starting and completion dates. 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 Mr. DeGrood replied that the entire project from Tangerine Road to Cortaro Road was an 18-month project which was broken into five phases. He pointed out that the Cortaro Road eastbound on-ramp project was scheduled for Phase 2 but that Town staff was seeking to accelerate it into Phase 1. Council Member Escobedo asked about work he noticed being done on I-10 at the Avra Valley overpass and at the Tangerine overpass. Mr. DeGrood responded by saying that there had been several instances when oversized vehicles struck the overpass and that large portions of the concrete had been damaged. He said that these areas were being repaired and structurally reinforced. Council Member Honea asked if the Tangerine/I-10 interchange was included in the expansion project. Mr. DeGrood said that he believed that ADOT planned to widen I-10 up to Tangerine Road where there would be a lane coming off of Tangerine and a °~ lane going onto Tangerine. Council Member Honea said that he was interested in the engineering for the Tangerine Loop as there would be a need for major modification to the clover-leaf interchange. He asked if the State's work would be compatible with what the Town had planned. Mr. DeGrood answered that he believed it would be compatible. Mr. Reuwsaat asked when work on the additional lanes at the bridges would begin. Mr. DeGrood said that a lot of work would be taking place but that he did not know exact dates at this time. He said that he would report back to the Council as soon as he received more information and that the Town would be represented at the pre-construction meetings. There was no more discussion regarding this item. 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 2. Resolution No. 2004-103: Relating to intergovernmental relations; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County and the Pima County Library District for the Continental Ranch Library (Frank Cassidy) Mr. Cassidy presented this item to the Council. He said that the agreement stated that the Town would be involved with the design phase of the library but that, after that point, the County would run the project as a County project. Council Member Comerford remarked on the 15 to 30 month starting timeframe contained with the agreement. Mr. Cassidy responded by saying that the timeframes were taken directly out of the text of the County's bond ordinance. Mr. Reuwsaat commented that there would be an alternate bid on an additional 10,000 sq. ft. of shelf space if it could be afforded. '~~°' Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Resolution No. 2004-103 was unanimously approved. 3. PUBLIC HEARING. Resolution No. 2004-114: Relating to Subdivisions; Approving a Preliminary Plat for Continental Reserve Block 17 (Kevin Kish) Vice Mayor Kai opened and closed the public hearing. No speakers came forward. Mr. Kish presented this item before the Council and gave a brief overview of the proposed project. He said that it was a 123-lot single-family subdivision on 34.23 acres and that it was located west of Wade Road and north of Pima Reserve Drive. He noted that staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2004-114 was unanimously approved. 6 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AZARANA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 4. Resolution No. 2004-116: Relating to Elections; approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Marana and Pima County Division of Elections for the provision of election services for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. Ms. Bronson spoke before the Council regarding this item. She said that the IGA was a standard agreement and only contained updates from previous Pima County IGAs dealing with election services. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Honea, Resolution No. 2004-116 was unanimously approved. 5. Resolution No. 2004-119: Relating to Personnel; approving and authorizing the execution of changes to the loan provisions of the ICMA- RC 401(a) Defined Contribution plan and the 457 Deferred Compensation savings plan. Ms. Howell presented this item before the Council. She explained that there were two retirement options for the Town employees, one being a defined contribution plan and the other being a deferred compensation savings plan. She said that loans were currently available to employees from the defined contribution plan 401(a) and that this resolution proposed to have that option removed from the retirement monies to loan availability only from the voluntary 457 deferred compensation savings plan. Upon motion by Council Member Honea, seconded by Council Member Blake, Resolution No. 2004-119 was unanimously approved. C. MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S REPORT Council Member Honea reported that Council Member McGorray and he had visited the Picture Rocks area to tour the new Marana Health Center's facility in that neighborhood. He said that it was very nice and quite spacious at 4,200 sq. ft. with 11 offices. He urged everyone to stop by the facility at Rudasill and Sanders Roads just west of Sandario Road. D. MANAGERS' REPORT Mr. Reuwsaat reported that Michael Racy's wife, Michael Lang, was in labor and that their first child was well on its way. He announced that Mr. Racy had ~. also recently taken 10th place in the world standings in Aerobatics. MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAPu~NA TOWN HALL AUGUST 3, 2004 He continued by reporting that the City of Benson's Mayor, George Scott, and Town Manager, Boyd Kraemer, had recently contacted him regarding how the Town of Marana had dealt with its rapid growth. Mr. Reuwsaat commented that he had accepted an invitation to attend a series of study sessions dealing with such topics as transportation sales taxes and impact fees. He said that he would take along staff from the development team to offer suggestions from Marana's own growing experiences. He continued his report by announcing that Council Member Blake would continue representing the Town at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns monthly meetings and would serve on the Resolutions Committee. He reminded everyone that there was a community meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 5th, to hear neighborhood discussion regarding the proposed mural for the Honea Heights water tank. He said that the meeting was to be held at St. Christopher's Catholic Church. He went on to say that he had received an email message from Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson, regarding a proposed consolidated regional economic development mechanism. He predicted that Michael Hein, Assistant County Administrator, would be working on this project as it was his speciality. He said that the details had not been completed and that only a blue ribbon committee had been assembled to study a more consolidated and efficient method to attract industry to this region. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no items suggested for future agendas. XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member McGorray, unanimous approval to adjourn was given. 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