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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPackets - Council Packets (1988)Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 Upcoming meetings Meetings are subject to change. Check the Town website for meeting status. Stormwater Utility Commission –CANCELED October 16 Tourism Advisory Commission October 20 at 4 p.m. Council Chambers Budget and Finance Commission October 21 at 4 p.m. Council Chambers Board of Adjustment –CANCELED October 28 Planning and Zoning Commission November 4 at 6 p.m. Council Chambers Parks and Recreation Advisory Board November 4 at 6 p.m. Hopi Conference Room Town Council Regular Session November 5 at 6 p.m. Council Chambers 4 OV’s Path Forward Informational Booths Saturday, October 18 5 PM – 8 PM Bark at the Park (Steam Pump Ranch) Monday, October 20 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Panera Bread Wednesday, October 22 4 PM – 6 PM Naranja Park Saturday, October 25 8 AM – 11 AM Rancho Vistoso Fall Event at Sunset Park Sunday, October 26 8:30 AM - 10 AM Savaya Coffee Market Tuesday, October 28 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Oro Valley Country Club Wednesday, October 29 12 PM – 2 PM Oro Valley Public Library Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 7 Spotlight on Youth – Selah D’Angelo Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 9 Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 Stormwater Utility Request to initiate the Notice of Intent (NOI) to raise the base Stormwater fee Rate Change Process – The Notice of Intent (NOI) What is the Stormwater fee rate change NOI As the name implies: it’s a notice to the public that the Stormwater Fee may be adjusted Stormwater Rates Analysis Report and the amended Stormwater Utility Schedule of Fees available for public review Publish in a newspaper of general circulation at least 60 days prior to public hearing, and again at least 20 days prior Scheduling public hearing, where the Town Council considers adoption of the proposed base rate changes Why do we need an NOI State law not clear for Stormwater utility rate changes – so process conservatively For transparency, following the OVWU process for their rate adjustments Allows for maximum input from our residents What the NOI does not do Does not on its own adjust the rate. It is merely an educational tool A Council hearing after the prescribed notice period is how the fee can be adjusted Residents $4.50 per month Commercial $4.50 per Equivalent Resident Unit (ERU) ERU Based on 4,000sf of impermeable surface Current Fee SWC Proposed Fee Residents $6.50 per month Commercial $6.50 per Equivalent Resident Unit (ERU) ERU still Based on 4,000sf of impermeable surface Rate Change Proposal Review Fiscal Year Proposed Increase New Base Rate (Per ERU)Effective Date FY 2027 15%$5.17 JULY 1, 2026 FY 2028 13%$5.84 JULY 1, 2027 FY 2029 11%$6.50 JULY 1, 2028 Proposed Fee Increase Implementation Summary For consistency of implementation and predictability for the public, staff is requesting the original $2.00 per ERU fee increase, as an escalating three-part, three-year enactment: That would be 67¢ per ERU for years 1&2 and 66¢ third year increase. The impact is a diminishing year over year increase of 15% first year, 13% the second year and 11% the third year. We feel that this meets the spirit of what the SWC reviewed & approved while meeting Council phasing direction and providing predictability to the public and funding to accomplish some projects. Request all three years of this implementation is covered by this NOI and subsequent rate hearing. Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 Town Council Study Session ASLD Property Tangerine Road and Thornydale Road INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE •INTRODUCTIONS •PURPOSE OF STUDY SESSION •WLB GROUP, AN LJA COMPANY – ROLE IN THE STUDY SESSION TONIGHT SUBJECT PROPERTY INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE BENEFITS OF ANNEXATION INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE STATE LAND 101 OVERVIEW •The Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) serves as fiduciary for a multi-generational, perpetual Trust whose assets were granted to the State at statehood •Trust revenue supports 13 Public Service Beneficiaries, of which K-12 public education is the largest •Additional Beneficiaries: the State Universities and some of their educational programs, the State’s juvenile and adult corrections systems, the State Hospital, the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Arizona Pioneers’ Home, and State Government buildings Arizona State Trust Land 27.6 17.6 12.7 42.1 Native American Trust Private State Trust Federal Enabling Act & Constitutional Requirements •All lands granted shall be held in trust •All Trust lands shall be appraised at fair market value •Trust lands can’t be sold for less than fair market value •Land sales or leases in excess of ten years require a public auction •Trust lands cannot be mortgaged or encumbered in any way ARIZONA STATE LAND ENTITLEMENT GUIDELINES ASLD ENTITLEMENT PROCESS HISTORY & BACKGROUND •PREVIOUS ENTITLEMENT AND ANNEXATION EFFORT •COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS •PUBLIC CONCERNS IN 2020 AND SUBSEQUENT PAUSE BY ASLD ZONING TOWN OF ORO VALLEY UNICORPORATED PIMA COUNTY TOWN OF MARANA UNICORPORATED PIMA COUNTY SHANNON RDTANGERINE RD THORNYDALE RDMOORE RD NARANJA DR LA CHOLLA BLVDTOWN OF MARANA TOWN OF ORO VALLEY SR SR R1-144 R1-20 R1-7 C-N C-1 R1-144 SR PS R1- 36 GENERAL PLAN TOWN OF ORO VALLEY UNICORPORATED PIMA COUNTY UNICORPORATED PIMA COUNTYTOWN OF ORO VALLEYTOWN OF MARANA UNICORPORATED PIMA COUNTY EXISTING SURROUNDING LAND USES SHANNON RDTANGERINE RD THORNYDALE RDMOORE RD NARANJA DR LA CHOLLA BLVDCOMMERCIAL SFR FIRE DEPT.COMMERCIAL SFR SFR SFR SFR SFRSFR EDUCATION RECREATION EDUCATION EDUCATION SFR SFR SFR VACANT VACANT TOWN OF MARANA TOWN OF ORO VALLEY SAGUAROS SHANNON RDTANGERINE RD THORNYDALE RDMOORE RD NARANJA DR LA CHOLLA BLVD URBAN SERVICE BOUNDARY TANGERINE RD THORNYDALE RDSHANNON RDMOORE RD NARANJA DR LA CHOLLA BLVDTOWN OF MARANA TOWN OF ORO VALLEY URBAN SERVICE BOUNDARY PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS (ESLO) TANGERINE RD THORNYDALE RDSHANNON RDMOORE RD NARANJA DR LA CHOLLA BLVD LOCATION OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND ZONING PREVIOUS NEIGHBOR ISSUES •Stormwater/drainage pattern changes due to the development that might negatively affect neighboring properties. •Water – is there physical supply to serve the development? •Compatibility of use with surrounding development. •Desire to preserve open space on the property. •Density and the need for land use transitions/buffers between proposed and existing uses. •Environmental considerations: washes, saguaros, etc. Work with SDCP and Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection. •Light pollution. •Traffic. Capacity of Tangerine Road? No access is wanted to Camino del Norte on south edge of subject property and to Coyote Crossing Trail adjacent to NE area of site. •Recreation and trails. Equestrian trails wanted on property. •Architectural character to be similar to surrounding area. •Adhere to Pima County Conservation Lands System (CLS) and particularly the Important Riparian Areas (IRA – 95% open space). Also Multiple Use Management Area (MUMA – 66 2/3% open space) on site. •Need more employment land, tech park, commercial and restaurants. KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES •ROADS/VEHICULAR CIRCULATION •BUILDING HEIGHTS •ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT •WATER SUPPLY AND UTILITIES •RETAIL VIABILITY •COMMUNITY CONCERNS/BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR STRATEGIC RATIONALE FOR POTENTIAL ANNEXATION •LOCATION AND CONTEXT •ECONOMICS •PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT •INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES WORK COMPLETED TO DATE & POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS IT THE TOWN CHOOSES TO PROCEED THE TIMELINE WOULD LIKELY BE AS FOLLOWS: RENEW DIALOGUE WITH ASLD WITH COUNCIL SUPPORT REQUEST ASLD PLANNING AUTHORIZATION LETTER SELECT QUALIFIED CONSULTANT UPDATE FISCAL AND MARKET STUDIES PAD DEVELOPMENT & ENTITLEMENT PROCESS RE-INITIATE ANNEXATION PROCESS •GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT IN 2017 ON NORTH PROPERY TO MPC •INCLUDED IN URBAN SERVICES BOUNDARY •2013 TOV RESOLUTION INDICATING POTENTIAL PURSUIT OF ANNEXATION OF THE SOUTHERN 550 ACRES •WATER PLANNING COMPLETE BY OV •DRAFT SPECIFIC PLAN DOCUMENT COMPLETE •ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED •TOWN STRATEGIC PLAN (FY 2026-2027) POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS Discussion Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025 Proposed Tax Rate Increases Shouldn’t be “sitting on the people’s money”. Staff agrees. The financial policies direct that excess reserves be directed toward PSPRS excess contributions or capital needs. This policy has been followed since at least FY2020. (Marana’s General Fund ending fund balance for FY24 is $130M). Fund balance reserves and cash balances comprise 30% of a bond rating analysis and score. Pile-on effect on businesses. Impact on residents. Some businesses do not pay much to the Town in exchange for the level of services they receive. Generally, the proposal distributes revenue collections to non-residents and residents alike, meaning that residents would not bear the full burden of the tax changes. Five-Year Forecast Five -year forecast does include a minimal amount of new personnel. That assumption will be removed from future forecasts. Five -year forecast does include new tax revenues associated with OV Marketplace, including about $250k/year in additional bed tax revenue. The model assumes two apartments and one hotel. What do cuts look like across all departments? Degrees of severity? This would need to be evaluated during the upcoming budget process. Cuts would begin in capital before operations would be impacted. Questions and Comments We Heard/Clarifications Capital Items May Need Reconsideration (examples) Pavement preservation – neighborhood roads Police station outfitting and timing of transition Park field lighting replacements Police and other Town vehicles VTNP Pond amenities and revegetation Pusch Ridge Tennis Court lighting and resurfacing OVAC landscaping and gathering Additional Naranja Park fields PSPRS excess contributions Summary Aligns with prior and current strategic plan. Proposal aligns with surrounding communities. Proposal expands tax base to those who currently are not paying. Consideration of a phased-in approach to the Commercial Rental tax and potential delayed implementation until next fiscal year. Without approval, future bond rating processes will be negatively impacted. We have conducted a significant amount of public outreach and haven’t heard a lot of negative feedback from residents. OCI Examples 65 OCI 75 OCI Town Council Meeting Regular and Study Session October 15, 2025