MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Zinkin and seconded by Councilmember Snider to go into Executive Session at 5:01 p.m. pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03(A)(4) for discussion or consultation with the Town Attorneys in order to consider its position and instruct its attorneys regarding the Town's position regarding pre-annexation development agreements for annexation of certain properties that are the subject of negotiations and pursuant to A.R.S. Sections 38-431.03(A)(1) for discussion or consideration of appointment of an elected official and for discussion or consultation with the Town Attorney for legal advice regarding same and regarding potential liabilities to the Town for private acts of public officers.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Mayor Hiremath stated that the following staff members would join Council in both Executive Sessions: Town Manager Greg Caton, Town Attorney Kelly Schwab and Town Clerk Julie Bower. The following staff member would join Council in the annexation Executive Session: Economic Development Manager Amanda Jacobs.
Councilmember Hornat requested that item (E) be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
Councilmember Garner requested that item (D) be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
| A. |
Minutes - February 19, 2014 |
| B. |
Reappointment of Stephen Dean as the Town's citizen representative on the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) Environmental Planning Advisory Committee (EPAC) |
| C. |
Cancellation of the March 19, 2014 Regular Town Council Meeting |
| F. |
Request for approval of Conceptual Public Art for the Catalina Springs Memory Care Facility, located on the Southwest corner of Oracle Road and Desert Sky Road |
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Snider and seconded by Vice Mayor Waters to approve Consent Agenda items (A-C) and (F).
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Councilmember Garner inquired as to whether the inventory of spare parts was included in the overall dollar amount of the contract.
Deputy Chief Stevens said that the required spare parts were for radios and they were included in the dollar amount outlined in the contract.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Garner and seconded by Councilmember Snider to approve Resolution No. (R)14-11, authorizing and approving an intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and the Town of Oro Valley for the Pima County Wireless Integrated Network (PCWIN) subscriber services.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Councilmember Hornat said that the fees were too low and recommended that they be increased.
Parks and Recreation Director Kristy Diaz-Trahan stated that the Town would have to adhere to the Pima County fee schedule since Steam Pump Ranch was purchased with Pima County bond funds.
Discussion ensued amongst Council and staff regarding the proposed Steam Pump Ranch fee schedule.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Hornat and seconded by Vice Mayor Waters to approve tripling the proposed Steam Pump Ranch fee schedule and request Pima County approval of the tripled fees prior to the effective date of the new fee schedule.
MOTION carried, 5-2 with Councilmember Burns and Councilmember Garner opposed.
Mark Cueva, representative for Carhuff-Cueva Architects, gave a brief overview of the Conceptual Architecture for Basis School.
Discussion ensued amongst Council and Mr. Queva regarding the Conceptual Architecture for Basis School.
Senior Planner Matt Michels gave an overview of the proposed Conceptual Architecture for the Coxco property and discussed the following:
-Location
-Conceptual Site Plan
-Existing Context
-CDRB recommended approval
Ricardo Enriquez, representative for SBBL Architecture and Planning of Tucson, spoke on the proposed Conceptual Architecture.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Zinkin and seconded by Vice Mayor Waters to approve the Conceptual Architecture for the Coxco property retail building, finding that the proposed design meets applicable Design Principles and Standards with the condition that should the mechanical be mounted on the rooftop, the ladder accessing the mechanical shall be located in the interior of the building.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Finance Director Stacey Lemos gave an overview of item #3.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Snider and seconded by Vice Mayor Waters to approve Resolution No. (R)14-13.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Mayor Hiremath recessed the meeting at 7:37 p.m.
Mayor Hiremath reconvened the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
Councilmember Garner gave an overview of item #4.
The following individual spoke in favor of item #4.
Oro Valley resident Gil Alexander
The following individual spoke in opposition to item #4.
Oro Valley resident Bill Adler
Discussion ensued amongst Council and staff regarding guest houses.
Council directed staff not to initiate a Zoning Code amendment related to guest houses in single-family residential zoning districts.
Human Resources Director Ron Corbin gave an overview of item #5.
Mayor Hiremath opened the public hearing.
No comments were received.
Mayor Hiremath closed the public hearing.
MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Mayor Waters and seconded by Councilmember Snider to approve Ordinance No. (O)14-03, amending the Oro Valley Town Code Chapter 4, Public Safety, Article 4-1, Police Department, Section 4-1-8, Public Safety Employee Relations and Processes.
MOTION carried, 6-1 with Councilmember Garner opposed.
Mr. Corbin gave an overview of item #6.
Discussion ensued amongst Council and staff regarding the proposed public safety MOU.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Snider and seconded by Vice Mayor Waters to approve Resolution No. (R)14-14, approving a Memorandum of Understanding between public safety employees and the Town of Oro Valley pursuant to Chapter 4, Section 4-1-8 of the Town Code, Public Safety Employee Relations and Processes.
MOTION carried, 5-2 with Councilmember Garner and Councilmember Zinkin opposed.
Mr. Corbin gave an overview of item #7.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Burns and seconded by Councilmember Snider to approve Resolution No. (R)14-15, repealing and replacing Personnel Policy 28, On-Call and Emergency Call-Out Pay.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Ms. Lemos gave an overview of item #8.
MOTION: A motion was made by Councilmember Zinkin and seconded by Vice Mayor Waters to approve the use of the $30,000 originally budgeted for a community survey and the use of $30,000 in General Fund contingency reserves to fully fund the implementation of the Microsoft Office Suite upgrade project in FY 2013/14.
Councilmember Hornat requested an amendment to the motion to stipulate that any department budget surpluses from FY 2013/14 would be refunded to the General Fund contingency reserves. This amendment was agreed to by Councilmember Zinkin and Vice Mayor Waters.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Councilmember Zinkin gave an overview of item #9 and recommended that every program be placed in the Town budget for proper review and approval by Council.
Discussion ensued amongst Council regarding item #9.
No action was taken on item #9.