City Council to discuss the Union Pacific / SR 347 grade separation project

On Tuesday Maricopa’s City Council will possibly be approving the new Alterra Elementary School site, the reappointment of two Planning & Zoning commissioners, an agreement with the Gila River Community to fund a motorcycle officer and the project assessment for the construction of the Union Pacific / SR 347 grade separation. The agendas for both the work session and the regular meeting follow:

Maricopa City Council Work Session
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Maricopa High School
45012 West Honeycutt Avenue
Maricopa, AZ 85239

1.0 Call to Order

2.0 Roll Call

3.0 Minutes – There are no minutes scheduled for approval at this meeting.

4.0 Agenda Items

4.1 Strategic Plan for Law Enforcement Services. The City Council shall discuss approving the strategic plan for law enforcement services in the City of Maricopa prepared by Carroll Buracker & Associates Inc. Discussion.

4.2 Budgetary Transfer. The City Council shall discuss approving a budgetary transfer of $25, 672.50 from professional and technical service to personal services in the City Magistrate’s Department. Discussion.

4.3 Contract Amendment. The City Council shall discuss approving an amendment to the City’s contract for Law Enforcement Services with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Discussion.

4.4 Payment of Claims. The City Council shall discuss approving the payment of claims for December 2005 and January 2006. Discussion.

4.5 Emergency Purchases Declaration. The City Council shall discuss a request made by Finance Director Kolman to approve purchases made by staff under an emergency purchasing declaration made by Mayor Anderson. Discussion.

5.0 Report from the Mayor – This meeting is a work session and there is no report from the Mayor scheduled.

6.0 Call to the Public – This meeting is a work session and there is no Call to the Public scheduled.

7.0 Executive Session

The Maricopa City Council may go into executive session for purposes of obtaining legal advice from the City’s attorney on any of the above agenda items pursuant to A.R.S.§ 38-431.03 (A)(3).

8.0 Adjournment

Note: This meeting is open to the public. All interested persons are welcome to attend. Supporting documents and staff reports, which were furnished to the Council with this Agenda, are available for review.

Maricopa City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Maricopa High School
45012 West Honeycutt Avenue
Maricopa, AZ 85239

1.0 Call To Order

1.1 Invocation

1.2 Pledge of Allegiance

2.0 Roll Call

3.0 Minutes

3.1 Approval of Minutes from the January 17, 2006 City of Maricopa City Council Work Sessio

3.2 Approval of Minutes from the January 17, 2006 City of Maricopa City Council Regular Meeting

3.3 Approval of Minutes from the January 17, 2006 City of Maricopa City Council Executive Session

4.0 Public Hearings

4.1 There are no public hearings scheduled.

5.0 Agenda Items
Items on the agenda are open for citizen input. Please fill out a card and present it to the City Clerk before the meeting begins. The mayor will call upon you for your comments.

Consent Agenda. All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine matters and will be enacted by one motion and one roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or member of the public so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence of the agenda.

5.1 **Budgetary Transfer. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving a budgetary transfer of $25, 672.50 from professional and technical service to personal services in the City Magistrate’s Department, termination of personal services contracts for court clerks and first amendment to the personal services contract for City Magistrate. Discussion & Action.

5.2 **Contract Amendment. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving an amendment to the City’s contract for Law Enforcement Services with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Discussion & Action.

5.3 **Payment of Claims. The City Council shall discuss and take action on approving the payment of claims for December 2005 and January 2006. Discussion & Action.

5.4 **Emergency Purchases Declaration. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on a request made by Finance Director Kolman to approve purchases made by staff under an emergency purchasing declaration made by Mayor Anderson. Discussion & Action.

5.5 Pinal County Sheriff Deputies. Request filed by Pinal County Sheriff Vasquez to introduce, to the Citizens, Staff and Council, recently hired Pinal County Sheriff Deputies. Discussion.

5.6 Special Event Permit: Maricopa Vendor Expo. The City Council shall discuss a request by Gina Segarra to hold an event, Maricopa Vendor Expo, on Saturday, March 25, 2006, from 9:00am to 5:00 pm. Discussion & Action.

5.7 Planning & Zoning Commission. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on reappointing Dale Jones and Marquisha Griffin to the Planning & Zoning Commission. Discussion & Action.

5.8 Strategic Plan for Law Enforcement Services. The City Council shall discuss and take action approving the strategic plan for law enforcement services in the City of Maricopa prepared by Carroll Buracker & Associates Inc. Discussion & Action.

5.9 SPR 05.25: Gilleland Brubaker Architects are requesting site plan approval for the proposed Alterra North Elementary School, a 76,500 square foot single story elementary school to reside on a twelve (12) acre site. This property lies within the residential development of Alterra, on the North West corner of Bowlin Rd and Alterra Parkway; there is currently no physical address for this property. Discussion & Action.

5.10 SUB 05.51. Pulte Homes is requesting a subdivision of Senita Unit 3, which is a portion of the original Maricopa Groves Master Planned Community. Consisting of 143.73 acres and 491 dwelling units, this subdivision is located at Honeycutt Road and The Santa Rosa Wash Alignment adjacent to Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. The site was zoned by Pinal County Planning cases (PZ-001-03) and (PZ-PD-001-03) with the zoning designation of “CR-3” (Single Residence Zone).

5.11 Project Assessment IGA. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the State of Arizona and the City of Maricopa to prepare a “project assessment” for the construction of a grade separation at the Union Pacific Railroad / State Route 347 intersection. Discussion & Action.

5.12 Gila River Indian Community State Shared Revenue Program. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on a request by Grants Coordinator Mary Eick to apply to Gila River Indian Community State Shared Revenue Program/ Proposition 202 for funding for one motorcycle police officer and their equipment for one year in the amount of $118,930. Discussion & Action.

5.13 Proclamation. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving a request by Grants Coordinator Mary Eick to approve a Proclamation supporting the Million Penny Campaign through the United Way of Pinal County (UWPC). Kathy Nyetrae, Director of Resource Development with UWPC, will be available to answer questions. Discussion & Action.

6.0 Report from the Mayor

7.0 Call to the Public

The procedures to follow if you address the Council are: Council requests that you express your ideas in five minutes or less and refrain from any personal attacks or derogatory statements about any City employee, a fellow citizen, or anyone else, whether in the audience or not. The Mayor will limit discussion whenever he deems such an action appropriate to the proper conduct of the meeting. At the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the Council may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Council, may ask Staff to review a matter, or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda. However, members of the Council shall not discuss or take legal action on any matters during an open call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action.

8.0 Executive Session

The Maricopa City Council may go into executive session for purposes of obtaining legal advice from the City’s attorney on any of the above agenda items pursuant to A.R.S.§ 38-431.03 (A)(3).

8.1 The Maricopa City Council may go into executive session for purposes of obtaining legal advice concerning impact fees pursuant to A.R.S.§ 38-431.03 (A)(3).

9.0 Adjournment

Note: This meeting is open to the public. All interested persons are welcome to attend. Supporting documents and staff reports, which were furnished to the Council with this Agenda, are available for review.