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MAYOR AND COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA

Mayor and Council
Study Session Agenda

TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER, 260 S. CHURCH AVENUE
GRAHAM/GREENLEE MEETING ROOMS
December 3, 2001
*** 1:30 p.m. ***

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, December 3, 2001 - 10:00 A.M.
TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER - GRAHAM/GREENLEE ROOMS
(260 S. CHURCH AVENUE, TUCSON, ARIZONA)

1. ROLL CALL

2. INVOCATION

Dr. Andrew Ross, Northminster Presbyterian Church

Reverend John Fife, Southside Presbyterian Church

Rabbi Robert J. Eisen, Congregation Anshei Israel & Religious Schools

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - led by A.J. and McCoy Ronstadt

4. AWARDS/COMMENTS - Copper letter to Council Member Jerry Anderson

5. OATH OF OFFICE

The Honorable Judge Jan Kearney, will administer the Oath of Office to Council Member Kathleen Dunbar, Ward 3.

The Honorable Margarita Bernal, City Magistrate, will administer the Oath of Office to Council Member Steve Leal, Ward 5.

The Honorable Judge Charles V. Harrington will administer the Oath of Office to Council Member Fred Ronstadt, Ward 6.

6. MAYOR AND COUNCIL: ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL

(A) Mayor and Council will be seated

(B) Roll Call

(C) Selection of a Vice-Chair

(1) Report from City Manager DEC3-01-649

(2) Resolution No. 19069 relating to the Vice-Chair of the Mayor and Council; selecting a Vice-Chair; and declaring an emergency.

AT THIS TIME THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL RECESS THE MORNING MEETING AND RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M.

STUDY SESSION WILL COMMENCE AT 1:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001 - 2:00 P.M. PORTION OF MEETING
TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER - GRAHAM/GREENLEE ROOMS
(260 S. CHURCH AVENUE, TUCSON, ARIZONA)

7. ROLL CALL

8. PRESENTATIONS

(a) Certificates of Appreciation to Sage Landscape and MMLA, Inc., for their efforts in the areas of equal opportunity and affirmative action

(b) Presentation of Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting and award of Financial Reporting Achievement to the Finance Department

9. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS

(a) Report from City Manager DEC03-01-651 CITY-WIDE

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

11. CONSENT AGENDA - ITEMS A THROUGH G

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.

12. LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS

(a) Report from City Manager DEC3-01-643

(b) LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION(S)

New License(s)
(1) TEXACO STAR MART Staff Recommendation
5502 East 22nd Street
Applicant: Gregory M. Sargovetz Police: In Compliance
City #108-01, located in Ward 4 Planning: In Compliance
Series #10 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: December 24, 2001

(2) TEXACO STAR MART Staff Recommendation
4301 East Broadway Blvd.
Applicant: Gregory M. Sargovetz Police: In Compliance
City #109-01, located in Ward 6 Planning: In Compliance
Series #10 Business License: In Compliance
ACTION MUST BE TAKEN BY: DECEMBER 24, 2001

Person Transfer(s)
(3) HOUSENKA JAPANESE RESTAURANT Staff Recommendation
1800 East Ft. Lowell Road, #116
Applicant: Yong Sik Lee Police: In Compliance
City #107-01, located in Ward 3 Planning: In Compliance
Series #7 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: December 24, 2001

(c) EXTENSION OF PREMISES(S)

(1) BISON WITCHES BAR & DELI Staff Recommendation
326 North 4th Avenue
Applicant: Thomas R. Partridge Police: In Compliance
City #EP61-01, located in Ward 6 Planning: In Compliance
Type: Temporary Extension
Date of Event : December 15, 2001

(2) BARRIO GRILL Staff Recommendation
135 South 6th Avenue
Applicant: Ted C. Parks Police: In Compliance
City #EP62-01, located in Ward 6 Planning: In Compliance
Type: Temporary Extension
Date of Event : December 15, 2001

13. ZONING: C9-01-21, SHULTZ & ROLLINS - OLSEN AVENUE R-2 TO 0-2, ZONING EXAMINER'S REPORT

(a) Report from City Manager DEC3-01-644 WIII

(b) Report from Zoning Examiner dated November 16, 2001

(c) Request to rezone approximately 0.65 acres located on the southwest corner of Fort Lowell Road and Olsen Avenue, from R-2 to O-2. Applicant: Gus Roumbos on behalf of the property owner Shultz and Rollins Ltd. Profit Sharing Plan. The preliminary development plan is for a two-story office building with 8,054 square feet of gross floor area. The Zoning Examiner recommends approval of O-2 zoning. The City Manager recommends approval subject to the following conditions:

1. A development plan, in substantial compliance with the preliminary development plan and the Design Compatibility Report, is to be submitted and approved in accordance with Section 5.3.8 of the LUC, including, but not limited to:

a. One access point on Fort Lowell Road.

b. Only secondary egress to, and no access from, Olsen Avenue.

2. The owner/developer shall dedicate right-of-way, per the Major Streets and Routes Plan, along Fort Lowell Road, as required.

3. A detailed drainage report addressing an encroachment analysis and detention/retention storage shall be submitted and approved. A 5-year threshold retention volume storage is required. All building construction shall be outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floodplain, or located such that no obstructions to the Wilson Wash Floodwaters occur.

4. Water harvesting techniques shall be extensively utilized to first convey the on-site floodwaters from the roof and parking areas to landscape areas prior to discharging in the retention area.

5. All off-site flows from Fort Lowell Street and east of Olsen Avenue shall be freely accepted by the site and released at property lines towards the east without any alteration of the flow characteristics.

6. The vehicular egress point on Olsen Avenue shall be designed to direct traffic to Fort Lowell Road. The vehicular egress point on Olsen Avenue shall have a "Do Not Enter" on Olsen Avenue, and a "No Right Turn" sign for traffic exiting be designed to direct traffic to Fort Lowell Road and the rezoning site.

7. All parking, loading, and vehicle maneuvering areas are to be provided on-site. This condition shall not preclude the option of a variance to delete the loading space requirement.

8. Any required or proposed masonry screen walls shall be constructed of, or painted with, graffiti-resistant materials. These screen walls shall incorporate one of the following decorative materials: (a) tile, (b) stone, (c) brick, (d) textured brick/block, (e) a coarse-textured material such as stucco or plaster, or (f) a combination of the above materials.

9 Any continuous wall greater than 75 feet in length and 3 feet in height visible from the public right-of-way shall vary the wall alignment (jog, curve, notch, or setback, etc.) and include trees or shrubs in the voids created by the variations.

10. All outdoor pole and building lighting shall be of a low-pressure sodium type, directed down and away from residential parcels and public roadways, and not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height.

11. All new dumpsters and loading spaces shall be placed at least fifty (50) feet from residentially zoned or developed property.

12. Balconies and second story windows unless clerestory or using obscure glass, shall not face the residentially-zoned property to the south.

13. Any exterior mechanical equipment shall be screened from view of the adjacent residential properties and the street frontages with landscaping or opaque screening materials of a color that is complimentary to the building color.

14. The side and rear of the building shall be commensurate in appearance with the front façade. Elevation drawings with colors and materials for all buildings and structures shall be submitted for review with the development plan to determine compatibility with adjacent zones/uses for elements including, but not limited to: signs, lighting, screen walls or fences, landscaping, rooflines, colors, materials, and architectural design.

15. If archaeological features are found during project construction, testing and data recovery will be completed as needed. Copies of testing plans, testing reports, data recovery plans and final reports shall be submitted to and approved by the City Historic Preservation Office prior to construction work commencing. If, during construction, human remains and associated burial items are discovered, ground disturbing activities in the vicinity of the discovery will cease, the discovery site will be secured, and the Arizona State Museum will be immediately notified as required under A. R. S. 41-865.

16. "Safe by Design" concepts shall be incorporated in the development plan for review by the Tucson Police Department.

17. Any relocation, modification, etc., of existing utilities and/or public improvements necessitated by the proposed development shall be at no expense to the public.

18. Five years are allowed in which to comply with all Code requirements and conditions of rezoning.

19. A minimum 36" tall screen, consisting of an earthen berm or hedge may be provided outside of the sight visibility triangles between the parking lot and the Fort Lowell Road and Olsen Avenue rights-of-way, in lieu of the screen walls shown on the preliminary development plan.

Four (4) written approvals and zero (0) written protests have been received.

A simple majority vote will be necessary to approve the proposed changes.

14. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

(a) Report from City Manager DEC3-01-650 CITY-WIDE

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

16. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Council will be held on Monday, December 10, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mayor and Council Chambers, 255 West Alameda, Tucson, Arizona.

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