Minutes of MAYOR AND COUNCIL Meeting Approved by Mayor and Council on May 24, 2004_____________ Date of Meeting: June 30, 2003 The Mayor and Council of the city of Tucson met in special regular session, in the Mayor and Council Chambers in City Hall, 255 West Alameda, Tucson, Arizona at 7:37 p.m., on Monday, June 30, 2003, all members having been notified of the time and place thereof. 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Mayor Walkup and upon roll call, those present and absent were: Present: José J. Ibarra Council Member Ward 1 (arrived at 7:39 p.m.) Carol W. West Council Member Ward 2 Kathleen Dunbar Council Member Ward 3 Shirley C. Scott Vice Mayor Ward 4 Steve Leal Council Member Ward 5 Fred Ronstadt Council Member Ward 6 Robert E. Walkup Mayor Kathleen S. Detrick City Clerk Absent/Excused: None Staff Members Present: James Keene City Manager Mike Letcher Deputy City Manager Ernie Duarte Director of Development Services Albert Elias Director of Comprehensive Planning Task Force Scott Douthitt Director of Finance Officer Jeannie Nagore Tucson Police Department Michael House City Attorney Leonard Castro City Clerk’s Office Stephanie Juarez Recording Secretary Lannie Bugarin Recording Secretary 1 MN6-30-2003 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation was given by Kathleen S. Detrick, city clerk, after which the pledge of allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop #157 and presented by the entire assembly. Kathleen S. Detrick, city clerk, announced that item #9 on the evening agenda, zoning case C9-02-31, US Home-Benson Highway, I-1 to R-1, would not be heard and would be continued at the request of the applicant until September 2, 2003. 3. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mayor Walkup announced that city manager’s communication number 389, dated June 30, 2003, would be received into and made a part of the record. He also announced that this was the time for any member of the council to report on current events and asked if there were any reports. A. Back to School Bash at Clements Center Vice Mayor Scott reported that this was the last meeting the mayor and council would have before August. The Back to School Bash would occur in ward four at the Clements Center on August 9 from 7:00 a.m. until noon. It would be a whirlwind kind of thing, a family day, and was something that everyone was invited to. She hoped that individuals would enjoy seeing what the Bash was all about. They would be serving pancakes, sausage, et cetera, and school supplies would be given away to children. It is usually at the time just before children go back to school, so the theme was school. She would mention it now, even though she may have an opportunity to do so in August. The event would be held on August 9, so individuals could put the engagement on their calendars if they were interested. B. American Red Cross Blood Center Council Member Ronstadt reported that during dinner he found out that one of his aides’ daughter would be turning eighteen next Tuesday. In lieu of a party or presents, she had invited all of her friends to the American Red Cross Blood Center on East Broadway and asked them to donate a pint of blood for her birthday. He just wanted to say, “Happy 18th Birthday,” and he thought that was really cool. 4. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS Mayor Walkup announced that city manager’s communication number 390, dated June 30, 2003, would be received into and made a part of the record. He also announced that this time had been scheduled to allow the city manager to report on current events. A. Fourth of July Events James Keene, city manager, said Friday, the Fourth of July, would mark the tenth annual Tour for Tucson children’s bike race. Proceeds from that race had been used to purchase almost 50,000 bike helmets over the last ten years. The event would be held at the Tucson Convention Center on Church Street and the first group of riders would start at 6:30 a.m. This would be a fun and festive event so he invited the mayor and council to come down to the Convention Center if they would like to ride. 2 MN6-30-2003 Mr. Keene continued that there would also be a number of other events taking place on the Fourth of July, at the Tucson Convention Center. KIDCO’s Kid’s Corner would have a giant slide, laser tag, and all kinds of fun kids’ stuff in the Exhibition Hall from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. There would also be a neighborhood resources craft festival at the Music Hall from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. and from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The “Let Freedom Sing” concert produced by Arts Express would be held. Also, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. the KLPX Tucson Food Festival and other things would be scheduled. B. Fourth of July Fireworks Fire Chief Dan Newburn had informed Mr. Keene that three fireworks events would be held this year. At Tucson Electric Park on July 3rd, on “A” Mountain on July 4th, and at Hi Corbett Field on July 5th. The chief assured Mr. Keene that none of those venues would present any unusual challenges to the Tucson Fire Department, and that they had more than enough resources to ensure those shows would take place in a safe and responsible manner. Mr. Keene knew there had been some question. Obviously, if at the very last moment, there was some sudden change, Chief Newburn would reassess the situation and the city of Tucson would let everyone know. C. Public Management Magazine Article Mr. Keene said the Bio Terrorism Conference that Tucson Fire held last November as part of the Metropolitan Medical Response System made news again. The June, 2003 edition of Public Management Magazine contained a well-written article, and he would get the mayor and council a copy of it. The article was written by Assistant Chief Les Caid, which highlighted the lessons learned from the event. As the mayor and council would recall it was the nation’s first large-scale test of the community’s ability to respond in the event of a bio terrorist attack. He offered congratulations to Les Caid and Tucson Fire. D. Davis Monthan Land Use and Compatibility Issues Mr. Keene announced there would be a public information meeting to address Davis Monthan Land Use and Compatibility Issues from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at Randolph Golf Course Clubhouse, 900 South Randolph Way. The Arizona Department of Commerce and the Parsons’ consultant team would be there, along with representatives from Davis Monthan, the Department of Commerce, Parsons, the city of Tucson, and Pima County as a part of the joint land use study relating to land use compatibility around Davis Monthan Air Force Base. Council Member Leal questioned Mr. Keene if he could find out if Davis Monthan Air Force Base had done an outreach to the surrounding neighborhoods at the north end, because there had been an unevenness on good outreach. Sometimes there had been and sometimes none. So he thought it was important that somebody do that, but if nobody else did that, then he would like the city to pick up the slack and do a mailing to the neighborhoods on the north end of the runway so they could come to that meeting. E. Sun Tran Stuff-A-Bus Campaign Mr. Keene reported that they had raised $27,400 worth of in-kind and monetary donations to benefit residents of Summerhaven and the firefighters working to contain the Aspen Fire. K-Gun News, Clear Channel Communications, Sam Levitz Furniture, and the American Red Cross, partnered with Sun Tran in this effort. He thanked everybody who helped out. 3 MN6-30-2003 F. USA Today Recognition Lastly, Mr. Keene announced that USA Today recognized Tucson as one of the top ten bicycling communities in the nation. Stephen Madden, who is Editor of Bicycling Magazine, said of Tucson, “With 300 days of sunshine, Tucson is the vibrant heart of the southwest’s bike scene. This is one place that gives you everything that cycling has to offer.” The city of Tucson was ranked fifth in the nation as a bicycling city, Chicago being first. 5. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE Mayor Walkup announced that this was the time any member of the public was allowed to address the mayor and city council on any issue not listed on tonight’s agenda. There would also be a call to the audience at the end of this meeting. Speakers would be limited to three-minute presentations. He had a number of cards and was going to limit the call to the audience to 20 minutes. A. Central Arizona Project (CAP) Water Frank V. Barrios, born and raised in Tucson, thanked the mayor and council for their interest in seeing that the citizens of Tucson whose homes were affected by the delivery of CAP water would be compensated after a ten-year delay. Listening to the study session prompted him to address the mayor and council to clarify some important matters that were not addressed. He and his wife were supposed to be one of the twelve the city attorney had stated that the checks were ready to be picked up.