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Home My WebLink AboutPackets - Council Packets (1670)Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 Town Council Meeting Announcements Upcoming Meetings Meetings are subject to change. Check the Town website for meeting status. Stormwater Utility Commission Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. Hopi Conference Room Board of Adjustment –CANCELED Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. Council Chambers Town Council Regular Session Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. Council Chambers Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 Daniel DeGrood 8th grade, Immaculate Heart School Spotlight on Youth Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 YOUR WATER. YOUR FUTURE. Oro Valley Town Council November 17, 2021 KAREN CESARE, CAWCD BOARD MEMBER |2 Colorado River Basin System: •Reservoirs •Snowpack/runoff •Projections Colorado River Shortage: •The U.S. Secretary of the Interior has declared the first-ever shortage on the Colorado River for 2022 What’s next? •Beyond shortage •Arizona Reconsultation Committee Here’s what we’ll cover today: | Colorado River Basin 3 YOUR WATER. YOUR FUTURE. |4 Colorado River Basin •Upper Basin States: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming •Lower Basin States: Arizona, California, and Nevada •7.5 million acre-feet (MAF) annual allocation of Colorado River water for the Upper Basin, 7.5 MAF for the Lower Basin and 1.5 MAF for Mexico •Lower Basin allocations: •AZ (2.8 MAF) •CA (4.4 MAF) •NV (0.3 MAF) | Colorado River Basin and Major Reservoirs 5 | Colorado River Water Supply Report System Contents: 20.92 MAF As of September 22, 2021 14 * With respect to previous month’s report Lake Mead Lake Powell 80% 68% 95% 31% 57% 30%, 7.34 MAF 35%, 9.00 MAF 1,220’ 3,700’ Tier 1 Shortage 1,075’ Current Elevation 1,067’ Mid-Elevation Release 3,575’ 67% Crystal Reservoir Current Elevation 3,547’ Reservoir Current Change*Maximum Lake Mead 9.00 - 0.04 25.90 Lake Powell 7.34 - 0.28 24.30 Flaming Gorge Reservoir 2.99 - 0.04 3.75 Fontenelle Reservoir 0.23 - 0.01 0.34 Navajo Reservoir 0.96 - 0.07 1.70 Blue Mesa Reservoir 0.26 - 0.07 0.83 Morrow Point Reservoir 0.11 0.00 0.12 Crystal Reservoir 0.02 0.00 0.03 Reservoir Capacities (MAF) | Colorado River shortage and future of the Colorado River system 8 YOUR WATER. YOUR FUTURE. | Arizona (CAP) Contributions in Shortage |18 What’s next? | •Establish a process for continued engagement within Arizona throughout the Reconsultation process •Provide a venue for developing and sharing stakeholder perspectives and values to guide Arizona’s guiding principles in the Reconsultation process •Conduct fact-based technical work to understand the impacts to Arizona •Continue the transparency established during the successful DCP Steering Committee effort •Open to the public and/or livestreamed •Presentations available on website AZ Reconsultation Committee (ARC) 12 | Arizona Reconsultation Process *By invitation to support the co-Chairs **Requires confidentiality agreement for legal advice and negotiating strategies ***Federal legislation if necessary Arizona Reconsultation Committee (ARC): Arizona Colorado River stakeholders including: cities, tribes, agriculture, CAP users, industry, development, NGOs and elected officials Arizona Strategy Team** AZ Technical Work GroupsAZ Technical Work Groups Technical Work Groups ROD & Federal Legislation*** BOR ProcessBasin States Process Basin States* 13 | Building a Resilient Colorado River System NOW 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 Augmentation, Conservation, Reuse, Recovery –long term efforts “Reconsultation” -Develop new Colorado River Guidelines Implement and refine new Colorado River Guidelines Develop additional measures to protect Lake Mead per “1,030’ Consultation” Prepare to implement Tier 1 shortage pursuant to DCP Implement 2007 Guidelines and DCP efforts to protect Lake Mead, including 1,030’ Consultation agreements 14 | For more information: •CAP’s news site –knowyourwaternews.com •CAP’s main website (with information on the Drought Contingency Plan and Arizona Reconsultation Committee –CentralArizonaProject.com Other resources: •Arizona Department of Water Resources --new.azwater.gov •US Bureau of Reclamation –usbr.gov 15 KNOW YOUR WATER KnowYourWaterNews.com Thank you! Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 Community and Economic Development Department Tech Parks Hierarchy Connections to Community and University Programming Programming People Support Two Mentors-in-Residence Four subject matter experts Full programmatic staff University interns Broader network Global Soft Landing U.S. Market Ready Startups U.S. State Department Contract Mexican Consulate Contract InBIA Soft Landings Designation GA Partners Federal Opportunities Corporate / Municipal Sponsors UACI at a Glance 57 startups $46 million in startup capital raised $6 million in current federal startup grants Mix of companies from all over the region/U.S./globe $600k in current contracts $110k in current sponsorships 3 locations and 2 outposts How We Got Here Need identified in 2013 Nonprofit board formed in 2015 Fundraising began in 2016 Tech Parks involvement in 2018 Groundbreaking in 2019 Opening in December 2020 Participants The Facilities The Facilities Equipment Genpure Pro Water Purification System 4ft and 6 ft Biosafety cabinet Isotemp 3-door Chromatography Refrigerator Chemical Fume hood Sorvall X4 Pro Centrifuge Oven Water bath pH/cond meter Ultra-low freezer Autoclave Precision balance Analytical balance Cell counter 71L Shaking Incubator Pearl Ice Machine Inverted Microscope CO2 Incubator-Dual stacked Automated Liquid handling System -80°Freezer Stir/Hot Plate Plate Centrifuge ThermoCycler Vacuum Desiccator Single channel pipettors Vacuum Aspirator Microplate shaker Microcentrifuge Vortex Mixer Companies in Oro Valley Companies in Oro Valley Progress In operation for 10 months Full incubator with a waiting list Companies represent 15 employees Companies represent over $600k in capital to the region Community and university startups Residents from in and out of Oro Valley Thank You Eric Smith Executive Director, University of Arizona Center for Innovation TECH PARKS ARIZONA 9040 S. Rita Road Suite 1270 Tucson, AZ 85747 esmith@uacenterforinnovation.org O:(520) 382-3279 M: (520) 907-5550 StartUp Tucson Entrepreneurial Needs Study Strategic Leadership Plan •Goal 1B •Develop strategies to incentivize entrepreneurial opportunities for start-up and home-based businesses, business expansion opportunities and adaptive reuse of vacant buildings. 1) Current State: What is the current make-up of Oro Valley’s entrepreneurs in terms of stage, demographics, and/or industry? 2) Business Types: Are there particular niches or industries that tend to prosper more in this area than others? Are there industries that are “low hanging fruit”? Are there industries that would be a greater “stretch” for Oro Valley to build towards? 3) Resource Availability: Of the resources currently available to small businesses and startups, which are the most useful? Which are underutilized? 4) Gaps & Opportunities: Of the 7 essential elements to a functional entrepreneurial ecosystem, which needs the most improvements in Oro Valley from the perspective of entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups? Entrepreneurial “Ecosystem” •Incubation •Acceleration •“Spaces” •Venture Capitalists •Angel Financing •Talent •Guidance •Research •Incentives •Information •“Community” •ETC. Town OVCC UofA PCC UACI SU TUC Finance Oro Valley StartUp Ecosystem Characteristics Service and Consulting 42% Health and Fitness 32% Food 8% Creative Maker 8% Life Science 6%Software and Tech 4% Percentage of Startups by Sector Service and Consulting Health and Fitness Food Creative Maker Life Science Software and Tech StartUp Ecosystem Analysis Strengths Ownership Demographics Funding SourcesResources Gaps Marketing Faster and Easier Permitting Funding Affordable Space Talent Needs Talent Benefits Acquisition CEO/CFO Assistance Incentives to stay in OV StartUp Needs: General vs. UACI Tenants Opportunities Reduce Property Costs Community Identity Business Resource Center Nurture Homegrown Startups Study Recommendations Ecosystem Building Community Building Events Targeted Recruitment Targeted Programming Expanded Space Simulating Density Community Integration Short Term Assistance Next Steps/Questions Longer Term Objectives •Upcoming Events/Support •January 20 StartUp Mixer •Benefits Support •Transportation •Position Recruitment •StartUp Incentive Program •Transitional Facility •StartUp Corporate Affiliations •Maker Spaces and Accelerators Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 Moore Road Speed Limit Change Request November 17, 2021 Request Currently, the Town Code ‘Section 11-3-4.Q’ does not match posted speed limits along Moore Road Current code: Moore Road from Rancho Vistoso Boulevard to the Town’s western boundary: 35mph This request adjusts the code for Moore Road to reflect current posted speed limits and modifies one section both posted and within the code: Maintain posted and Town Code speed limit from Rancho Vistoso Boulevard to Eagleview Drive at 35mph Revise and increase both posted and Town Code speed limit from Eagleview Drive to the roundabout at La Cañada Drive from current 35mph to proposed 45mph Maintain Moore Road speed limit from the roundabout at La Cañada Drive to a point 1,000ft west at 35mph Maintain posted 45mph speed limit but change the Town Code specified 35mph speed limit from a point 1,000ft west of the roundabout to the Town’s western boundary to coincide with posted Add a new code section to codify the speed limit through the La Cañada Drive and Moore Road intersection roundabout at 15mph Moore Road (at Present) Moore Road Revised Speed Limit Request Changes in Moore Road Alignment Moore Road before the Eagles Rest subdivision development Pre-2014 Moore Road todayYellow Orchid DriveMoore Road Moore RoadYellow Orchid DriveEagles Rest Subdivision Changes in Moore Road Alignment 1000ft from intersection 1000ft from intersection La Cañada DriveMoore Road Moore Road La Cañada DriveMoore Road before roundabout Moore Road after roundabout This has been thoroughly studied and endorsed by the members of the Town’s Internal Traffic Safety Committee and we request the aforementioned changes. Questions? Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. (O)21-06 Town Code Chapter 17 Floodplain and Erosion Hazard Management Amendments November 17, 2021 Timeline . Meet With Individual Town Council Members to Address Concerns Town Code Chapter 17 Amendments Four areas within the Town Floodplain and Erosion Hazard Management Ordinance were identified as needing amending to become compliant with the Arizona State Floodplain Model Ordinance to better serve our residents and partnering agencies. 1.Remove archaic terminology 2.Revise the Base Flood and Regulatory Floodplain threshold from 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 100 cfs 100-year peak discharge 3.Clarify the responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator regarding issuance of building permits within effective FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas 4.Clarify Manufactured Home development requirements within the Regulatory Floodplain Town Code Chapter 17 Amendments Article 17-1-3 Statement of Purpose Item G The Arizona Department of Water Resources has flagged two items within the Statement of Purpose as not in conformance with the State Model Ordinance. Current Language to be deleted as proposed in June: •G. Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a Regulatory Floodplain Proposed Language after feedback from Council: •G. Ensure the state mandated required Regulatory Floodplain information is available to potential buyers Town of Oro Valley Floodplain Inquiry Map Town Code Chapter 17 Amendments Article 17-1-3 Statement of Purpose Item H Another item identified by The Arizona Department of Water Resources as not in conformance with the State Model Ordinance. Current Language to be deleted as proposed in June: •H. Ensue that those who occupy an area in a Regulatory Floodplain assume responsibility for their actions Proposed Language after feedback from Council: •H. Regulate activities within Regulatory Floodplains for both public and private properties Town Code Chapter 17 Amendments Article 17-2-1 Definitions: The term Base Flood has been revised from a flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceed in any given year, otherwise known as the 100-year storm event. Further, in order to be consistent with the City of Tucson, Pima County, and the Town of Sahuarita, Base Flood was changed to mean a 100-year peak discharge of 100 cubic feet per second (100 cfs) instead of 50 cfs. Although the Base Flood and Regulatory Floodplain definitions are being requested for amendment, the Town still has the responsibility to analyze ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT within the Town against our Floodplain and Development Standards,regardless of flow amount, to show they are safe from flooding. The amendment reduces the burden on the applicants and review staff of fully delineating the floodplain boundaries and performing excessive watershed analysis for small nuisance flows while remaining in compliance with the State Model Ordinance and State Standard SSA 2-96 which identifies regulatory flows as 500 cfs 100-year peak discharge. QUESTIONS? Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021 Options for Live Streaming of Audio/Video and Recording for all Boards and Commissions Options Vendor Hosted $50,000 one-time cost for equipment $30,000 per year in O&M increase Includes presentations, screen footers IT Staffed $50,000 one-time cost for equipment $70,000 per year for an FTE to staff meetings Location of Video Enabled Conference Rooms Website Meeting List Town Council Meeting Regular Session November 17, 2021