Pacana Park’s opening, funding and improvements scheduled for Council discussion

1.0 Call To Order

1.1 Invocation

1.2 Pledge of Allegiance

2.0 Roll Call

3.0 Board of Adjustment Call to Order

3.1 Public Hearing – VAR 05.03. The City Council, convened as the Board of Adjustment, will hold a public hearing, relative to a request for variance, VAR 05.02. The applicant, Mark Swaim of Swaim Architects, is requesting a variance to allow for additional height for a church steeple. The specific variance request is to allow for a 22’0″ increase to accommodate the desired church steeple height as it relates to the City of Maricopa’s Zoning Code, “Article 23, Section 2307 Height Limit Exceptions.” If this variance is granted the proposed height of the building from the finish floor to the highest part of the steeple will be 66’0″. The proposed church is to be located within section 24, township 4 south 3 east, which is located on lot 22, in the residential development of Homestead North.

3.2 VAR 05.03. The City Council, convened as the Board of Adjustment, will discuss and possibly take action on VAR 05-03, a request for variance to allow additional height for a church steeple, located within section 24, township 4 south 3 east, which is located on lot 22, in the residential development of Homestead North. Discussion and Action.

3.3 Adjournment of the City of Maricopa Board of Adjustment

4.0 Reconvene Maricopa City Council

5.0 Minutes

5.1 Approval of Minutes from the February 7, 2006 City of Maricopa City Council Work Session

5.2 Approval of Minutes from the February 7, 2006 City of Maricopa City Council Regular Meeting

5.3 Approval of Minutes from the February 7, 2006 City of Maricopa City Council Executive Session

6.0 Public Hearings

6.1 There are no public hearings scheduled.

7.0 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.

7.1 **PRL Department RFP. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on a request filed by PRL Director
Martin McDonald to allow staff to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for park furnishings, playground equipment, above
ground sports lighting and a shade structure covering the playground equipment for Pacana Park. Discussion & Action.

7.2 **Contract with USDA. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on a request filed by PRL Director Martin McDonald to approve a contract with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a research project in Pacana Park to measure the effects of reclaimed water irrigation on turf. Discussion & Action.

7.3 **LRSP Heritage Grant. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on a request filed by PRL Director Martin McDonald and Grants Coordinator Mary Eick for authorization to apply for an LRSP Heritage Grant for approximately $775,000 to assist with funding Pacana Park, Maricopa’s first city park. Discussion & Action.

7.4 **Resolution 06-07. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona approving the application for Local, Regional, and State Parks Heritage (LRSP) Fund to assist with funding Pacana Park. Discussion & Action.

7.5 **Banking Services. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving a contract with Sunstate Bank for the provision of banking services. Discussion & Action.

7.6 **Liquor License Application: Say Sushi. Consideration of recommendation to the Arizona State Liquor Board for a Liquor Store License application submitted by Eunice Lee, on behalf of the Say Sushi, located at 21101 N. John Wayne Pkwy. Suite 103, Maricopa, AZ 85239. Discussion & Action.

7.7 **Public Works Department Purchase. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on a request filed by Finance Director Roger Kolman to approve the purchase of a Ford F-250 and a Ford F-450 dump truck for the Public Works Department. Discussion & Action.

7.8 **Sherer Consulting Services. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on an agreement with Sherer Consulting Services, Inc. to provide environmental services as requested by the City of Maricopa for a not-to-exceed amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Discussion and Action.

7.9 **Alarm IGA with Pinal County. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on an intergovernmental agreement with Pinal County for the provision alarm related services and enforcement. Discussion and Action.

7.10 **Resolution 06-08. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona authorizing the imposition and collection of fees for alarm permits and civil penalties for false alarms relating to the City of Maricopa’s Alarm System Code and establishing the City of Maricopa Alarm System Fee Schedule. Discussion and Action.

7.11 **Image Conversions and Management. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving a contract with Image Conversions and Management for the provision of scanning services. Discussion & Action.

7.12 **Liebert Mini-Computer Room. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving the purchase of a Liebert Mini-Computer Room to house a blade server array, to deliver environmental, power, and monitoring system. The system is designed to provide comprehensive protection to computer systems. Discussion & Action.

7.13 Special Event Permit: Fishing Derby. The City Council shall discuss a request by PRL Director Martin McDonald to hold an event, 2nd Annual Parent-Child Fishing Derby, on Tuesday, July 4, 2006, from 8:00am to 1:00 pm to be held at Pacana Park located at 19000 N. Porter Rd., Maricopa, AZ 85239. Discussion & Action.

7.14 Special Event Permit: Grand Opening Celebration of Pacana Park. The City Council shall discuss a request by PRL Director Martin McDonald to hold an event, Grand Opening Celebration of Pacana Park, to be held July 1, 2006 through July 4, 2006 at Pacana Park located at 19000 N. Porter Rd., Maricopa, AZ 85239. Discussion & Action.

7.15 Special Event Permit: Movie in the Park. The City Council shall discuss a request by Tony Smith, on behalf of Community of Hope Church, to hold an event, Movie in the Park, to be held at Jane Askew Memorial Park (located at the main entrance of Rancho El Dorado) on March 17, 2006 and March 20, 2006 starting at 6:00 pm. Discussion & Action.

7.16 North Santa Cruz Wash Regional Flood Control Solution. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action relative to continuance of plan review and permitting activity for members of the North Santa Cruz Wash Regional Flood Control Solution. Discussion and Action.

7.17 Carroll Buracker and Associates. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on an agreement with Carroll Buracker and Associates to provide search and recruitment services for a Municipal Police Chief. Discussion and Action.

7.18 Police Chief RFP. The City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on directing staff to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for search and recruitment services for a Municipal Police Chief. Discussion and Action.

8.0 Report from the Mayor

9.0 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.

10.0 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).

11.0 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.