Greater Catalina Golder Ranch Village Council General Meeting

Summer Institute of Linguistics, 16131 N. Vernon Rd. Catalina AZ

Tuesday,  March 25, 2008 in the Main Auditorium

7:00pm to 9:00 pm

www.catalinaaz.org

infoline: 829-1111

 

Agenda:   Attendance – Mark Miller, Mark Kendall, JoAnne Linnemann, Kristie  Foss

Paulette & Sue Campbell

 

Absent & excused:   Tommy Tucker

 

  1. Call to Order by Mark Miller @ 1905
  2. Additions to Advance Agenda/Order of the Day – election update by Mark Miller April 22 nd cut off for nonimations, May 3rd election, absentee ballots available - openings in wards 1,2 & 6 and one at-large.
  3. Review/Corrections if any to prior posted minutes - None
  4. Secretaries Report – JoAnne Linnemann – All minutes approved
  5. Treasurer’s Report – Tommy Tucker – not in attendance
  6. Public Safety/Community Services
    1. Sheriff’s Dept Report – Dty. Baughman asked audience if they had questions.   What’s happening with illegal quad drivers?  We enforce quads and dirt bikes heavily – first stop warning and record – if we’ve dealt with them before and they don’t have license – we tow the quad. What’s happening with gangs in Catalina?   He is not aware of gang related activity in Catalina.   What about  vagrants?   We have a few but they mostly live in the desert and dept checks in on them frequently.   What about Meth house/lab activity?  No labs found recently – there is still use and traffic activity but many folks that were offenders are currently in jail.  
    2. Golder Ranch Fire Dept Report – Batln. Chief Pernett – Community block grant 2006 – increased fire hydrants on Columbus and addressing signs (brought sample of addressing signs).   Border of area Forecastle/Pinto/Bowman/ E Edwin Road and Mainsail.  Fire dept has been trying to contact folks in this area to let them know that they are entitled to signs on their properties.    Fire Dept is not sure they can sell signs to other residents that don’t live in area – he thinks if they have signs left over we could probably have a sign.   Signs are reflective at night. 
    3. Wildfire season upon us – going to get worse – trim bushes and trees around structures.   Fire dept going to areas, evaluate property and leave a green card for “good job” or a red card for information on how to make house more fire safe.  Call STATS: Catalina  66 total calls, 57 medical calls, 5 fire calls, no structure fires, rest of the calls were pest calls.   
  7. Guest Speakers
    1. Patrick Cavanaugh – Arroyo Grande from the County’s perspective – County met with St. Land dept and Oro Valley for two hours today.   Little progress made today – still talking.   Wildlife corridor to the south is major issue and St. Land dept said they were talking to game and fish and they feel the crossing is already compromised and think the corridor should go up north in Pinal  County.   No buffer to the south of Catalina.   No wildlife crossing.   Concurrency water, transportation – County has passed new legislation dealing with developers showing that they have a plentiful water supply – many criteria need to be met.   Going to meet with same parties in two weeks.    St. Land will put all County information/concerns in a format and look at it closely.   OroValley meeting April 2nd addresses Arroyo Grande.   (Initiating pre-annexation agreement).   Patrick spoke of challenge juggling St. Land, OroValley and the County’s leverage as regards Arroyo Grande.   Without PLANNED development land would be sold in 100 acre parcels and development would be piecemeal and probably ugly.   Oro Valley had meeting and adopted principles/concepts of Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan – motion made and approved.  Patrick said he will continue the dialog with Oro Valley and St. Land and Supervisor Day is continuing to provide the Catalina Community with her support.  
    2. Al Trice – Catalina community Services Building Update – “What can happen when groups collaborate” – new building – lot all cleaned out, drainage problems cared for – all financing in place – collaboration with Ann Day, Health Dept, CCS & CVC.   Meeting with architect and County people first week of April and they’ve made a tentative list of space allocations and they will start working on plans – preliminary plans hopefully in place by June.   Will have Health Dept, CVC room, meeting rooms, CCS areas.  
    3. Just completed Junior Achievement program at Coronado School K-8.   47 volunteers worked on program.   Many from the Oro Valley NW Hospital including administrative staff.   Total cost $15,000 - CCS put up $5,000 and the rest came from many businesses in the Catalina area.  –Purpose is to bring the message to kids that they need to stay in school and why.    Kids loved it!  Food and clothing bank patronage up 10-12% this year – more people need what we do.   Clothing bank busier than food bank.    Delivering meals three days a week to over 60 people.   When we have a common goal in Catalina we don’t have problem getting the jobs done.  

8.  Standing Committee Reports/Action items

    1. Commercial, Residential &  Subdivision – Mark Kendall – nothing to report
    2. Communications committee – Sue  Campbell – nothing to report
    3. Finance Committee – Mark Miller – looking at fund raising opportunites, T-shirt sales in the back.  
    4. Long Range Planning – Tommy Tucker – Tommy not in attendance but Mark Miller announced that Tommy will be setting up meeting for Long Range Planning
    5. Community Relations – Kristie Foss – Nothing to report
    6. Arroyo  Grande – Last general mtg call to action to participate in committee – has not been forgotten – communication issues with website – urgency is necessary – Mark Miller assured audience that if they signed up for committee work he would be getting back to them on the issue
  1. Public Announcements – April 5&6 Catalina Arts community tour.   Self guided tour around Catalina.   Flyers on back table.   Sunie reminded audience that business directories are on the back table.  
  2.  Call to Audience
  3. Adjournment Next meeting 4th Tuesday of April.   2010