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MAYOR AND COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA

Mayor and Council
Study Session Agenda

MAYOR AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS
(CITY HALL, 255 W. ALAMEDA, TUCSON, ARIZONA)
December 17, 2001
*** 1:00 p.m. ***

See also Special Study Session Agenda

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, December 17, 2001 - 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 Bruce Turner, Desert Dove Christian Church.

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

PRESENTATION

(a) Proclamation - Proclaiming Ted Ramirez to be "Tucson's Troubadour".

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

(a) Report from City Manager DEC17-01-677 CITY-WIDE

4. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE:

At this time, any member of the public is allowed to address the Mayor and City Council on any issue not listed on today's agenda. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, individual Council Members may ask the City Manager to review the matter, ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda, or respond to criticism made by speakers. However, the Mayor and Council may not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during "call to the audience."

5. CONSENT AGENDA - ITEMS A THROUGH L

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 DEC17-01-678

(b) LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION(S)

New License(s)

(1) JETT'S PRINCE TEXACO Staff Recommendation
1850 E. Prince Road
Applicant: Bryan J. Benz Police: In Compliance
City #118-01, located in Ward 3 Planning: In Compliance
Series #10 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: January 1, 2002

(2) JETT'S PLUMER TEXACO Staff Recommendation
2200 E. Broadway Blvd.
Applicant: Bryan J. Benz Police: In Compliance
City #117-01, located in Ward 5 Planning: In Compliance
Series #10 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: January 1, 2002

(3) SUNRISE OIL #3 Staff Recommendation
4810 N. 1st Avenue
Applicant: Samuel I. Rodriguez Police: In Compliance
City #119-01, located in Ward 3 Planning: In Compliance
Series #10 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: January 5, 2002

(4) LA SALSA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL Staff Recommendation
1021 N. Wilmot Road
Applicant: Ron T. Yaeli Police: In Compliance
City #120-01, located in Ward 6 Planning: In Compliance
Series #12 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: January 7, 2002

(5) GORDO'S MEXICATERIA Staff Recommendation
7701 E. Broadway Blvd.
Applicant: Lonnie B. Cosper Jr. Police: In Compliance
City #121-01, located in Ward 2 Planning: In Compliance
Series #12 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: January 14, 2002

Person Transfer(s)

(6) LESTER STREET STATION Staff Recommendation
144 West Lester Street
Applicant: Richard Y. Plowman Police: In Compliance
City #115-01, located in Ward 3 Planning: In Compliance
Series #06 Business License: In Compliance
Action must be taken by: December 31, 2001
Public Opinion: THREE LETTERS OF PROTEST AND
TWO LETTERS OF APPROVAL RECEIVED
(CONTINUED FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 10, 2001)
For a Person to Person transfer, state law does not allow the Mayor and Council to consider the location of a license when making a recommendation if the location has previously been approved. The State Liquor Board will only consider the applicant's capabilities, qualifications and reliability.

(c) Special Event(s)

(1) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ST. PIUS X COUNCIL #10762 Staff Recommendation
1800 N. Camino Pio Decimo Police: In Compliance
Applicant: Robert J. Palomino Planning: In Compliance
City #T133-01, located in Ward 2
Date of Event: December 31, 2001

(2) ST. AMBROSE 8th GRADE PARENTS GROUP Staff Recommendation
300 South Tucson Blvd. Police: In Compliance
Applicant: Steven C. Skowron Planning: In Compliance
City #T135-01, located in Ward 5
Date of Event: December 31, 2001

7. ZONING: (C9-01-18) STREAMS IN THE DESERT - LEE STREET, R-1 TO R-2, ZONING EXAMINER'S REPORT

(a) Report from City Manager DEC17-01-681 WVI

(b) Report from Zoning Examiner dated November 30, 2001.

(c) Request to rezone approximately 2.48 acres of property located on the northwest corner of Lee Street and Woodland Avenue from R-1 to R-2 zoning. Applicant: Olson Shaleen Architects on behalf of the property owners Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church. The preliminary development plan is for 36 elderly housing units and a 2,688 square-foot adult daycare facility on 2.48 acres. The Zoning Examiner recommends approval of R-2 zoning. The City Manager recommends approval of the request 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. All units along Lee Street a maximum of one-story.

b. Minimum building setback of thirty-five (35) feet from the property line along Lee Street.

c. Minimum building setback of twenty-nine (29) feet from the west property line.

d. No vehicular access to Lee Street.

2. The two existing driveways on Woodland Avenue shall be signed, "No Right Turn".

3. A detailed hydrology and hydraulics report addressing both detention and retention analysis shall be prepared and submitted for approval. A 5-year threshold retention storage shall be provided onsite, covering the entire 4.0 acres site which includes the Streams in the Desert church site. A separate set aside detention/retention facility is required.

4. Water harvesting techniques shall be extensively used by conveying all rooftop and parking area drainage to landscape areas prior to discharging the outflows into Pima Street and/or adjacent properties to the northwest.

5. The finished floor elevations of buildings shall be placed one foot above the top of adjacent curbs in Lee Street.

6. All units along Lee Street shall have sloped roofs of similar materials found in the neighborhood.

7. The two-story building shall be designed with a variety of roof lines to provide view corridors to mountain peaks from the adjacent residence to the west and to help reduce the appearance of height and bulk.

8. Second-story balconies or bay windows are not to face residential zones or uses to the west.

9. All rear and side building facades visible from streets or adjacent properties shall be designed with attention to architectural character and detail comparable to the front façade.

10. All buildings, screening (if not vegetative materials), and other structures shall be earth-tone colored.

11. A six (6)-foot screen and a ten (10)-foot wide landscape border shall be installed along Woodland Avenue and Lee Street.

12. A twenty (20)-foot wide landscape border shall be installed along the west property line. This landscaping shall consist of a double row of 24-inch box canopy trees, with a 25-foot spacing between trees, and a second row off-set ten (10) to fifteen (15) feet from the first row, with a spacing between rows of ten (10) feet. The offset row of trees shall extend north from Lee Street a minimum of twenty (20) feet beyond the depth of the adjacent R-1 to the west. These screening trees shall be of a variety reaching a minimum height of twenty-five (25) feet.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. All outdoor pole and building lighting shall be directed down and away from residential parcels and public roadways and not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height.

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

17. All required loading spaces shall be located on site.

18. All signs shall be integrated into the overall design of the new building, improving overall aesthetic appeal and promoting ease of use of the development. A detail of the signs shall be included in the development plan to be reviewed.

19. 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.

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

21. Street numbers shall be clearly visible from public rights-of-way and emergency service access and shall be placed at each property access point. The size, location, and style of numerals shall be based on the character of the building.

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

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

Four (4) written approvals and four (4) written protests have been received. Three (3) of the protests are within the 150 foot area, representing a 36.9 percent protest by area to the south.

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

8. ZONING: (C9-95-21) LEVIS - SWAN ROAD, SR TO C-1, ORDINANCE ADOPTION

(a) Report from City Manager DEC17-01-690 WII

(b) Request to rezone property located at the northwest corner of Camp Lowell Drive and Swan Road from SR to C-1. Applicant: Ed Roll on behalf of Park West Development. The approved development plan is for an 88,833 square foot shopping center on 10.39 acres. The City Manager recommends adoption of the ordinance presented.

(c) Ordinance No. 9644 relating to zoning: amending zoning district boundaries in the area located at the northwest corner of Camp Lowell Drive and Swan Road in Case C9-95-21, Levis - Swan Road, SR, to C-1 (Ward 2); and setting an effective date.

Two (2) written approvals and 44 written protests have been received in this case. The protests represent a six (6) percent protest by area to the west, and zero percent by area to the north, south, and east.

A simple majority vote will be necessary to adopt the ordinance presented.

9. PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED HUGHES ACCESS ROAD/STATE LAND ANNEXATION DISTRICT

(a) Report from City Manager DEC17-01-676 WV

(b) Hearing

The City Manager recommends that Mayor and Council direct staff to proceed with the Hughes Access Road/State Land Annexation District as presented.

10. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (a) Report from City Manager DEC17-01-686 CITY-WIDE

11. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE

At this time, any member of the public is allowed to address the Mayor and City Council on any issue. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, individual Council Members may ask the City Manager to review the matter, ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda, or respond to criticism made by speakers. However, the Mayor and Council may not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during "call to the audience."

12. ADJOURNMENT

The next scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Council will be held on Monday, January 7, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. in the Mayor and Council Chambers, 255 West Alameda, Tucson, Arizona.

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