MAYOR AND COUNCIL
PAST AGENDAS

December 18, 2000
***12:00 noon***
CITY HALL
CITY HALL, 255 WEST ALAMEDA
TUCSON, ARIZONA

ESTIMATED DURATION

TOPICS

COMMENTS

15 mins.

 1. Executive Session - Parking Surcharges on Local Fees (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-549

DISCUSSION OR CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY OF TUCSON IN ORDER TO CONSIDER ITS POSITION AND INSTRUCT ITS ATTORNEYS REGARDING THE CITY OF TUCSON'S POSITION REGARDING CONTRACTS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS, IN PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR IN SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO AVOID OR RESOLVE LITIGATION PURSUANT TO A.R.S. SECTION 38-431.03 (A) (4)

7 mins.

2. Mayor and Council Direction Regarding Executive Session - Parking Surcharges on Local Fees (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-550

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION

45 mins.

3. 3. Gun Violence Reduction Plan (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-554

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION

7 mins.

4. Boards, Committees and Commissions (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-555

 

7 mins.

5. Mayor and Council Discussion of Regular Agenda SS/DEC18-00-557

 

30 mins

6. FY 2002 CDBG Priority Discussion (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-559

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION

40 mins.

7. Update on Tucson Water 5 Star Safety Program (City-Wide) (Continued from the meeting of 11/20/00) SS/DEC18-00-556

REPORT/DISCUSSION

30 mins.

8. Submission of City Comments to Pima County on the Draft Preliminary Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (City-Wide and Outside the City) SS/DEC18-00-561

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION

7 mins.

9. Pima Association of Governments (PAG) Management Committee's Recommendation to Regional Council (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-551

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION

30 mins.

10. Status of Alternative Fuel for City of Tucson (City-Wide) SS/DEC18-00-552

REPORT/DISCUSSION

7 mins.

11. Mayor and Council Discussion of Future Agendas SS/DEC18-00-558

 

For Information Only

12. Administrative Action Report and Summary - SS/DEC18-00-560

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR AGENDA

Monday, December 18, 2000
2:00 P.M.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
255 W. ALAMEDA,
TUCSON, ARIZONA

  1. ROLL CALL

  2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

    INVOCATION - Reverend Curt Lunsford, New Life Community Church of the Nazarene

    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor and Council, Staff and Public in Attendance

    PRESENTATION(S):

    (a) Presentation by Community Services Department and editors of two book projects: "Voices Community Stories Past and Present, Inc." and "Don’t Look at Me Different/No Me Veas Diferente"

  3. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS
    1. Report from City Manager DEC18-00-748 CITY-WIDE

  4. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE, for persons desiring to speak.

  5. CONSENT AGENDA - ITEMS A THROUGH M
    FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS
    SEE ATTACHED CONSENT AGENDA

    Matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by members of the governing body, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

  6. LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS

    (a) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-749

    1. LIQUOR LICENSE SERIES APPLICATION(S)

      There are no Regular Liquor License Series Application(s) for the meeting of December 18, 2000

      (c) SPECIAL EVENTS

          1. Knights of Columbus St. Pius X Council
            1800 N. Camino Pio Decimo
            Applicant: Robert J. Palomino
            City #: T135-00, located in Ward 2
            DATE OF THE EVENT: December 31, 2000

          2. TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
            3800 E. River Road
            Applicant: Joanna M. Fitzgerald
            City #: T137-00, located in Ward 2
            DATE OF THE EVENT: December 31, 2000

            (d) EXTENSION OF PREMISES

            1. O’MALLEY’S ON FOURTH
              247 N. 4th Avenue
              Applicant: Scott J. Cummings
              City #: EP54-00, located in Ward 6
              Type: Temporary Extension
              DATE OF THE EVENT: December 31, 2000

  1. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT: FLOWING WELLS ROAD, ROGER ROAD TO MIRACLE MILE DISTRICT SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT

    (a) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-751 WI & WIII

    (b) Declaration of bids received by the City Clerk on November 28, 2000. Recommendation for award of contract provided by the Superintendent of Streets.

    (c) Award of Construction Contract to K.A.Z. Construction

  2. PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDING TUCSON CODE (CHAPTER 29) WATERCOURSE AMENITIES, SAFETY AND HABITAT WASH ORDINANCE ADDING ATTERBURY WASH FROM IRVINGTON ROAD TO THE CITY LIMITS LINE TO THE WASH ORDINANCE

    (a) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-755 WIV

    3. (b) Hearing

    (c) Ordinance No. 9501 relating to the Tucson Code; Chapter 29, Energy and Environment; Article VIII, Watercourse Amenities, Safety and Habitat; Section 29-14, Applicability, Table 1; designating the Atterbury Wash between Irvington Road and City limit line as a wash ordinance wash; and declaring an emergency.

  3. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

    (a) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-753 CITY-WIDE

  4. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE, for persons desiring to speak.

  5. ADJOURNMENT

    The next scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Council will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2001, at 2:00 p.m., in the Mayor and Council Chambers, 255 West Alameda, Tucson, Arizona.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA
Monday, December 18, 2000
2:00 P.M.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
255 W. ALAMEDA
TUCSON, ARIZONA

A. TELECOMMUNICATIONS: TRANSFER OF NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE/FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY AND GST TUCSON LIGHTWAVE, INC. TO TIME WARNER TELECOM OF ARIZONA

    (1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-750 CITY-WIDE

    (2) Ordinance No. 9500 relating to competitive telecommunications; authorizing and approving the amendment to a non-exclusive license/franchise between the City of Tucson and GST Tucson Lightwave, Inc., and the assignment of said amended non-exclusive license/franchise to Time Warner Telecom of Arizona, LLC.

B. FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT: WITH ARIZONA PROCUREMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK

    (1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-752 CITY-WIDE

    (2) Resolution No. 18796 relating to financial participation agreements; approving a financial participation agreement between the City of Tucson and Arizona Procurement and Technical Assistance Network.

C. ZONING: (C9-00-10) TMC HEALTHCARE - WYATT DRIVE, R-1 TO O-3, CHANGE OF CONDITION AND PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN

    (1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-747 WII

    (2) This is a request to change a previously approved condition of rezoning for a rezoning site located on the south side of Wyatt Drive approximately 1,200 feet north of Grant Road. Applicant: Robin Shambach of Burns Wald-Hopkins Associates, on behalf of the property owner, Tucson Medical Center. The preliminary development plan is for a 30,000 square foot two-story administrative office for Tucson Medical Center. The Planning Department recommends the Mayor and Council approve the requested change of preliminary development plan and change of condition. To ensure compliance with Plan policy regarding a variety of rooflines for buildings over 20 feet tall, approval should be subject to compliance with the elevation drawings submitted October 17, 2000. The City Manager recommends the Mayor and Council approve the requested change of concept plan and change of condition, subject to revised condition No. 1 and added condition No. 15 as listed on communication.

Twenty (20) written approvals and two (2) written protests have been received. No protests are located within the 150-foot notification area resulting in a zero (0) percent protest by area in all quadrants.

A simple majority vote of the Mayor and Council will be necessary to authorize the rezoning case should the Mayor and Council choose to do so. Additional Mayor and Council action will be required at a future date to adopt the ordinance once the conditions of rezoning have been met.

D. ZONING: (C9-00-26) GORMALLY - GRANT ROAD, R-1 TO O-1, ZONING EXAMINER’S REPORT

    (1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-754 WIII

    (2) Report from Zoning Examiner dated December 1, 2000

    (3) This is a request to rezone approximately 0.24 acres located on the southeast corner of Cherry Avenue and Grant Road from R-1 to O-1. Applicant: Eric P. Gormally, M.D. The preliminary development plan proposes conversion of the front 1,400 square-foot residence into a medical office and converting the 500 square-foot rear residence into storage for the office. The Planning Department and the Zoning Examiner recommend approval of O-1 zoning subject to certain conditions. The City Manager recommends approval of O-1 zoning subject to the conditions listed on the communication.

    Two (2) approvals and three (3) protests have been received. Two of the protests are within the 150 foot area, representing a 17.08 percent protest by area to the west, a 4.21 percent protest by area to the south, and zero percent to the north and east.

    A simple majority vote will be necessary to adopt an ordinance rezoning the subject property once the conditions of rezoning are met.

E. WATER: EXCHANGE OF CITY’S SANTA CRUZ AREA TYPE 2 WATER RIGHT CERTIFICATE FOR GROUNDWATER PUMPING CREDITS

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-756 CITY-WIDE AND OUTSIDE CITY

(2) Resolution No. 18797 relating to water; authorizing the conversion from Type 2 Groundwater Rights in the Santa Cruz Wellfield to Service Area Rights; and declaring an emergency.

F. GRANT AWARD CONTRACT: WITH THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT AWARD UNDER OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1999

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-757 CITY-WIDE

(2) Resolution No. 18798 relating to law enforcement; approving and authorizing execution of a Grant Award Contract between the City of Tucson and the U.S. Department of Justice, under the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999, No. 2000 LB-BX-2273 in the amount of $656,420.00.

G. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT: WITH PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY FOR SERVICES UNDER THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM/BRIDGES PROJECT

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-758 CITY-WIDE

(2) Resolution No. 18799 relating to community services; approving and authorizing execution of an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County for the Pima County Community Action Agency for the Supportive Housing Program/Bridges Project.

H. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT: WITH PIMA COUNTY FOR THE JACKSON EMPLOYMENT CENTER SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM/BRIDGES PROJECT

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-759 CITY-WIDE

(2) Resolution No. 18800 relating to community services; approving and authorizing execution of an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County for the Jackson Employment Center for the Supportive Housing Program/Bridges Project.

I. REAL PROPERTY: ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FROM UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE BROADWAY, FOURTH AVENUE, STEVENS AVENUE AND STONE AVENUE RIGHTS-OF-WAY

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-760 WI, WV & WVI

(2) Resolution No. 18801 relating to real property; authorizing the City Manager to acquire by negotiation and the City Attorney to condemn if necessary, certain real property for the Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Stevens Avenue and Stone Avenue rights-of-way.

J. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS: WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO MIRACLE MILE FROM INTERSTATE 10 TO ORACLE HIGHWAY

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-762 WIII

(2) Resolution No. 18802 relating to intergovernmental agreements; approving and authorizing execution of an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Tucson and the State of Arizona for the design and construction of improvements to Miracle Mile from Interstate 10 to Oracle Highway (Ward 3).

K. FINANCE: WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-763 CITY-WIDE

(2) Resolution No. 18803 relating to finance; authorizing the write-off of certain uncollectible accounts.

L. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT: WITH PIMA COUNTY FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSECTION OF VALENCIA ROAD AND SOUTH 12TH AVENUE AND PETITION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTH 12th AVENUE AS A COUNTY HIGHWAY

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-761 WI

(2) Resolution No. 18804 relating to intergovernmental agreements; approving and authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Tucson and Pima County for design and construction of Valencia Road and South 12th Avenue and petition for establishment of South 12th Avenue as a County highway.

M. ZONING: (C9-99-22) HOUGHTON ROAD INVESTORS - HOUGHTON ROAD, SR TO R-1, CHANGE OF CONDITIONS AND ORDINANCE ADOPTION

(1) Report from City Manager DEC18-00-764 WIV

(2) Request for change of conditions and ordinance adoption of approximately 154.7 acres located east of Houghton Road between Bilby Road and Poorman Road from SR to R-1 zoning. Applicant: Warren D. Thompson of Stantec Consulting, Inc., on behalf of the property owner, Houghton Road Investors, LLC. The rezoning site is to be developed by Diamond Ventures as a single, integrated site known as Mesquite Ranch. The preliminary development plan is for 618 one and two-story single-family residences with a density of approximately four units per acre utilizing the Residential Cluster Option provisions of the Land Use Code. The Planning Department recommends adoption of the ordinance presented. Within the ordinance presented, text has been added to require a single subdivision plat prepared in compliance with the preliminary development plan dated November 21, 2000. No other changes to the conditions of rezoning adopted by Mayor and Council on March 20, 2000, are recommended. The City Manager recommends adoption of the ordinance presented.

(3) Ordinance No. 9502 relating to zoning: Rezoning approximately 154.7 acres located east of Houghton Road between Bilby Road and Poorman Road in Case C9-99-22 from SR to R-1; and setting an effective date.

Zero (0) written approvals and zero (0) written protests have been received.

A simple majority vote of the Mayor and Council will be necessary to adopt a rezoning ordinance for the subject property.

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