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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/21/2007 Regular Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: August 21, 2007 PLACE AND DATE Marana Municipal Complex A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL By Mayor Honea at 7:00 p.m. COUNCIL Ed Honea Mayor Present Herb Kai Vice Mayor Excused Russell Clanagan Council Member Present Patti Comerford Council Member Present Tim Escobedo Council Member Present Carol McGorray Council Member Present Roxanne Ziegler Council Member Excused STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Town Manager Present Gilbert Davidson Deputy Town Manager Present Frank Cassidy Town Attorney Present Jocelyn Bronson Town Clerk Present B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATIONIMOMENT OF SILENCE Led by Mayor Honea. Mayor Honea asked everyone to remember Vice Mayor Kai who is having heart surgery Thursday in Cleveland. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member Escobedo, the agenda was unanimously approved. D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC David Morales addressed Council and talked about five stages; growth, evolution, adjustment, change, correction. Ed Stolmaker, President and CEO of the Marana Chamber of Commerce, addressed Council and stated they are over 500 members at this time. At their recent luncheon they presented the businesses that have been members for over ten years. The Town has been a member of the Chamber for twenty years. He thanked the mayor, council and staff for their support. He presented a certificate and token of appreciation. E. PRESENTATIONS 1. Relating to Personnel Policy Manuel; revised media policy (Mike Reuwsaat) I MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: August 21, 2007 Mr. Reuwsaat addressed Council and stated he went to some creditable members of the press and asked to modify the policy. The new policy would continue to meet our needs as a community and meet the needs of the media. He stated they went through two to three months of review. Mr. Reuwsaat stated they will formally bring back the item to the consent agenda in the future. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Honea stated Charlie Mangum, Marana Regional Airport Director, has really been an asset to the town. Mayor Honea stated we've had approximately $14 million in grants in the last four or five years for the airport. He has been very active in helping to expand the airport not only in capacity, but upgrading the facility. Ms. Bronson read a proclamation for Mr. Mangum. F. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Council Member Escobedo stated he attended the governor's conference. He stated he has been attending outpatient treatment and will be graduating a week from Friday. He has been attending AA classes and working on substance abuse at Marana High School which will be a town hall for the youth which will be held in November. He gave an apology. Council Member Comerford stated she is glad to be back from vacation in California. Council Member Clanagan stated the minutes of the Council meetings are on the internet. He stated he read the minutes of March 6, 2007 meeting regarding comments made by council members regarding campaign signs. He stated when you have a council member that was cited three times for being under the influence three times the legal limit and no one on the council wants to discuss it in public that he is distressed by that. He also stated that this member stated he would be taking a leave of absence from council and that hasn't occurred. He stated that he hoped some level of contrition could be shown. He stated he could not remain silent on an action that could have killed somebody. Council Member McGorray stated she attended the governor's conference. They broke records with attendees numbering 700. It was held at El Conquistador. She stated she attended the commemoration of the 232nd birthday of Tucson and read a proclamation. Next week they will be at the League of Cities and Towns. Mayor Honea stated he attended part of the governor's conference. He stated there was a lot of great networking. He stated Vice Mayor Kai is in Cleveland and will have dual bypass, valve replacement heart surgery on Thursday. G. MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mr. Reuwsaat stated he will be taking off for a week and a half to Texas. H. STAFF REPORTS 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: August 21, 2007 GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 1. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolution No. 2007-137: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing a final plat for Willow Ridge Custom Lots (Kevin Kish) 2. Relatinp- to Human Resources; Personnel Request (Regina Fleming) 3. Minutes of the August 7, 2007 regular meeting. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. J. COUNCIL ACTION PUBLIC HEARING. Trico-Marana Annexation: Relating to Annexation; consideration of the Town of Marana's desire to annex approximately 1550 acres within Sections 14, 23 and a portion of 24, Township 11 South, Range 10 East. Mr. Kish addressed Council and stated the town has initiated an annexation of approximate 1550 acres which extends to Hardin Road to the north, Trico Road to the west, Trico Marana Road to the south and to the exiting town boundaries on the east. Pursuant to filing a blank petition with the Pima County Recorder's Office this Public Hearing is mandated by state statutes to be held within 30 days following such filings. David Morales asked if there was a map of the area. Ms. Bronson provided a copy to him. Mr. Reuwsaat stated even though no action is required per the letter from the Mayor to the Chairman of the Board, staff will not be pursing an annexation. 2. Ordinance No. 2007.20: Relating to Building; adopting by reference the 2006 International Fire Code with local amendments; amending Marana Town Code Title 7 by revising section 7-1-2 and establishing an effective date. (John Huntley) Mr. Huntley addressed Council and stated the initial presentation regarding adoption of the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code took place at the 6-26-07 council meeting. At that time, the Southern Arizona Homebuilders Association had expressed a concern regarding local amendment 903.2.8.3.1 which required the installation of residential style sprinkler systems in all model homes used as sales offices and storage. Since that time, this provision has been 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: August 21, 2007 removed from our amendment package to this code. SABA concerns related to adoption of the code have been resolved. Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Ordinance No. 2007-20 was unanimously approved. Resolution No. 2007-138: Relating to Building; declaring the 2006 International Fire Code, with local amendments, to Town Code Title 7, adopted by Marana Ordinance No. 2007.20, as a public record filed with the Town Clerk; and declaring an emergency (John Huntley) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Resolution No. 2007-138 was unanimously approved. 3. Resolution No. 2007-139: Relating to Land Development; authorizing the Mayor to send a letter on behalf of the Council and the citizens of Marana responding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's change in policy relating toflood risk assessment, and declaring an emergency (Keith Brann) Mr. Brann addressed Council and stated this resolution is for the mayor to have the authority to sign a letter that will be send out to various political bodies, state, federal representatives, the President, anyone who we feel we need to get our voice heard. The sample letter goes over a few areas of FEMA's policy that the town strongly disagrees with. There is no doubt that what has driven FEMA to make these drastic changes was Hurricane Katrina. We have to get our point across that coastal hurricanes have little to do with the and southwest and how we manage our flood plains down here. Another point they are making is the previously unmapped areas and even areas that FEMA has granted letter of map revision to are going to be pulled into the flood plain when they really had little or no flood plain before. They are making another point in the letter that when FEMA reviews letters of map revision from municipalities or consultants they require extremely detailed hydrologic studies. FEMA is not performing any studies themselves. In summary they are saying that FEMA is asking us to address the concerns regarding levies and not themselves. The main points are insufficient study and that it is somewhat of an unfunded mandate. This letter either needs to be tailored to either get the condition removed or plead for time so we can get large scale flood improvement projects in place to take the place of what FEMA is going to take away from us. Council Member Escobedo stated at the governor's conference he spoke with a few municipalities and they have not received this letter. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Resolution No. 2007-139 was unanimously approved. 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: August 21, 2007 K. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES L. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION M. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3),(4),(6) and (7) for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning water rights issues and to consult with and instruct the Town Attorney and the Town Manager concerning the 1979 intergovernmental agreement between the Town of Marana and Pima County relating to sewer service within the Marana town limits and to direct the Town Manager and Town Attorney with respect to that agreement (Frank Cassidy) Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Comerford, Council convened to Executive Session. Council reconvened on the dais. Mr. Cassidy stated staff gave Council, in executive session, an overview relative to the 1979 sewer IGA and no action is needed. N. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS O. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Comerford, seconded by Council Member McGorray, Council voted to adjourn. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on August 21, 2007. I further certify that a quorum was present. ce yn C ronson, Town Clerk 5