[ CALL TO THE PUBLIC At this time any member of the public is allowed to address the Town Council on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Town Council, except for items scheduled for a Public Hearing at this meeting. The speaker may have up to three minutes to speak. Any persons wishing to address the Council must complete a speaker card located outside the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. Individuals addressing a meeting at the Call to the Public will not be provided with electronic technology capabilities beyond the existing voice amplification and recording capabilities in the facilities. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, at the conclusion of Call to the Public, individual members of the Council may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Council, and may ask staff to review the matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda.]

CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

MR. UDALL, DO YOU HAVE ANY CALLS? YES, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS ISABEL GRAY AND DAVID MORALES.

ISABEL, IF YOU WANTED TO COME FORWARD FIRST.

MY APOLOGIES IF I DO ANYTHING WRONG.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL.

SPEAK INTO THE-- HERE? INTO THE SPEAKER THERE.

IS THIS GOOD? YES.

OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS ISABEL GRAY, AND I'M A LIFEGUARD IN THE TOWN OF MARANA.

I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS THAT ARE ABOUT THE SAME GENERAL TOPIC, AND I HOPE THAT BOTH CAN BE ANSWERED TODAY OR SHORTLY, IF NOT THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST IS AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR THE ORA MAE HOARN DISTRICT PARK.

AT THE POOL, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO SAY THAT WE ARE EXPECTING A SORT OF FACELIFT TO THE PARK, AND I'M HOPING THAT I CAN GET A FEW MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS.

THE SECOND WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THE PATRONS OF THE POOL HAVE ASKED TO START A PETITION TO KEEP THE CURRENT POOL IN OPERATION AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT IS REQUIRED TO START SUCH A PETITION? THANK YOU. I CAN DISCUSS THAT IN DETAIL WITH YOU.

PROBABLY NOT RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PLANS ARE WHEN THE OTHER WHEN THE NEW CENTER IS OPEN TO PROBABLY CLOSE THAT POOL.

ALL RIGHT, BUT IT COULD BE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. IF I MIGHT IF WAYNE BARNETT, WHO IS OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECS, HE'LL MEET WITH YOU AND TALK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT OUT IN THE LOBBY.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU BET.

THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING.

THANK YOU, AND NEXT UP WE HAVE DAVID MORALES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF, AUDIENCE.

IN JANUARY I CAME TO THE COUNCIL AND I ASKED THE COUNCIL TO HELP THE DAV CHAPTER FOUR TO HELP US WITH THE RENT. I KNOW WHEN SOMEBODY COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL, YOU CAN'T ANSWER THEM, BUT, MY GOD, IT'S BEEN EIGHT MONTHS NOW AND I HAVE NOT GOT A RESPONSE. WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME AND TELL YOU OF A NEED.

YOU EITHER SAY, YES, WE CAN HELP YOU OR NO, WE CAN'T.

THE DAV, IT WAS FORMED IN 1920 OUT OF NECESSITY.

IN 1923, THE STATE OF ARIZONA STARTED THE DAV OUT OF PHOENIX, SEPTEMBER 1926.

CHAPTER FOUR WAS CHARTERED.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STARTED IN 1929 AND TWO MORE YEARS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE 100 YEARS OLD.

WE DO A SERVICE.

WE NEED HELP.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY 2500 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE A MONTH, AND YOU GOT NO INCOME.

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THE ONLY THING THAT YOU GOT IS DONATIONS.

THE MONEY YOU MAKE UP FOR RAFFLES, AND WE PROVIDE A SERVICE FOR THE TOWN.

WE HAVE A CEMETERY IN THE TOWN.

IT'S A VETERAN CEMETERY.

BEFORE THIS CEMETERY, I'VE BEEN A SERVICE OFFICER SINCE 2012.

BEFORE THE CEMETERY, WE MIGHT GET MAYBE 1 OR 2 A MONTH FOR A DIC.

THAT'S DEPENDENCY INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

THOSE ARE FOR WIDOWS.

IT'S A 20 PAGE REPORT.

WE HAVE THE CEMETERY.

YOU HAVE WIDOWS, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, 6000 VETERANS HAVE BEEN BURIED IN THE MARANA CEMETERY.

ALSO, YOU CLAIM YOU'RE A PURPLE HEART TOWN.

ALL OVER MARANA, I SEE MARANA, PURPLE HEART TOWN.

PURPLE HEART STANDS FOR A DISABILITY.

WE SEE APPROXIMATELY 150 VETERANS A MONTH, AND WE DO THEIR PAPERWORK AND NO COST, AND IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN THE CHAPTER FOUR, AND THEN WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GO TO? ALL WE'RE ASKING IS FOR YOU TO PAY THE RENT, AND I GAVE EACH COUNCILMEMBER, I GAVE THEM THE CONTRACT THAT WE SIGNED FOR FIVE YEARS, AND YOU GOT THE AMOUNT OF RENT.

SO IF THIS COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO HELP US, IF WE GO DOWN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THESE WIDOWS COMING TO THE COUNCIL SAYING, WHY DIDN'T YOU HELP AN ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTED? WE WANT YOUR HELP, PLEASE.

I'LL EVEN MAKE IT BETTER.

HELP US FOR ONE YEAR.

PAY THE RENT FOR ONE YEAR.

THAT WAY WE CAN PUT SOME MONEY ASIDE, BUT IF WE GO DOWN, YOU GUYS GO DOWN BECAUSE YOU GOT A VETERANS CEMETERY AND IT'S A PURPLE HEART TOWN, AND YOU'RE SAYING TO THE VETERANS, WE DON'T CARE ABOUT DAV, WE DON'T CARE ABOUT CHAPTER FOUR.

WELL, IF WE GO DOWN, THE TOWN GOES DOWN BECAUSE THIS TOWN NEEDS US TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.

PLUS THESE VETERANS, IF THEY GET THEIR BENEFIT, THEY SPEND THE MONEY IN THE TOWN, THE WIDOWS SPEND THEIR MONEY IN THE TOWN.

SO PLEASE, I WANT A WRITTEN ANSWER SAYING, YES, WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT YOU OR NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT YOU BUT IF YOU SAY NO, STATE THE REASON NONE OF US GET PAID.

WE GOT 17 CERTIFIED SERVICE OFFICERS IN CHAPTER FOUR, AND LIKE I SAID, WE PROCESS APPROXIMATELY 150 VETERANS CLAIMS PER MONTH.

HELP US AND HELP THE TOWN, AND LIKE I SAY, THESE PEOPLE SPEND THEIR MONEY HERE IN THE TOWN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO OVER.

THANK YOU, DAVID. MR. MAYOR. YES.

MR. MORALES BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT.

HE'S COME IN FRONT OF US.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HADN'T GOT AN ANSWER, SO SHAME ON ME.

TERRY, COULD SOMEONE GIVE HIM AN ANSWER? A YES OR NO ANSWER IS NOT ASKING FOR A LOT.

I KNOW, IT'S WHY WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T GIVEN HIM AN ANSWER.

BECAUSE IT'S A BIG ASK, DAVID, AND I THINK YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE DO SOMETHING FOR ONE PERSON AND IF WE DO FOR ONE ORGANIZATION, THEN IT SETS A PRECEDENT THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO WE WOULD MIGHT HAVE TO DO THAT FOR ANOTHER, BUT STILL, YOU DESERVE AN ANSWER, AND I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE YOU'VE COME UP HERE THREE MONTHS IN A ROW, FOUR MONTHS IN A ROW, AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A GREAT SERVICE.

I SEE IT ON THE MEDIA, AND YOUR NAME IS MENTIONED A LOT ABOUT HELPING OUT.

SO AND Y'ALL MENTIONED I'M ON THE FOUNDATION FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY AND I'LL SEE IF WE CAN SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH OUR MONEY BUT TERRY, IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH, COULD SOMEBODY GIVE HIM AN ANSWER? MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER, ABSOLUTELY WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

DAVID. PR ONE.

[ Proclamation Recognizing National Purple Heart Day (David L. Udall)]

ITEM PR ONE, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY.

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I HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HAVE A WE HAVE A LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO BOTH THE COUNCIL AND MR. HONEA, AND ONE ALSO TO THE TOWN TO MR. ROZEMA AND WE JUST THEY BOTH SAY THE SAME THING.

SO PLEASE READ IT REAL QUICKLY.

THEN I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY.

PLEASE ACCEPT OUR.

USUALLY PEOPLE CAN HEAR MY VOICE.

USE. PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE PROVIDED OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY.

BECOMING A PURPLE HEART TOWN AND BRINGING THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, MARANA TO THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE VETERANS FEEL WELCOME.

YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CITIZENS SUPPORT OF VETERANS AND VETERANS ISSUES HAS LED TO NUMEROUS VETERANS OBTAINING HELP FOR DISABILITIES.

PTSD ISSUES, FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, AND HOMELESSNESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNITY FOR HELPING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE TIME OF NEED, AND MR. MOORE, OUR ADJUTANT.

HE WAS THE FIRST DISTRICT WEBMASTER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBMASTER, SO HE'S BEEN AROUND A WHILE TOO, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS, IF YOU'LL FORGIVE ME. I CAME TO MARANA IN 1974, AND A BLOCK FROM HERE, THE YAQUI VILLAGE KIDS LIVED ON DIRT FLOORS.

THE BIG FARMS. MR. KAI, ONE OF HIS FARMS. THERE WERE A FEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH.

IT WAS A GREAT COMMUNITY, AND IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN A VERY SUPPORTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE AND CONSERVATIVE, AND THEY CARE ABOUT VETERANS AND VETERANS NEEDS.

I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN I HAD IN CLASS, AND WHAT KILLS ME IS SOME, LIKE MR. POST, HAVE RETIRED AND BUT HAVE BEEN IN THE SERVICE AND THEY LIVE IN THIS AREA, BUT THE MAIN AREA HAS ABOUT 70,000 VETERANS, AND THIS IS THE MOST SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S EVER BEEN, AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY THAT I KNOW OF SINCE 1974 BECAUSE OF FAMILIES LIKE THE CAYCE, THE WONGS, THE POST, THE MARANA STOCKYARD, THE POTTERS.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL, BUT THIS TOWN IS SUPPORTIVE OF VETERANS, AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK THAT THIS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TO BE A PURPLE HEART TOWN, AND YOU AGREE, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO RENEW THE PROCLAMATION, AND I JUST LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART CHAPTER 442.

LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE ABOUT 70,000 VETERANS IN THE TUCSON AREA.

IN OUR CHAPTER, WE HAVE ABOUT BETWEEN 100 AND 200 VETERANS STILL LIVING.

OUR ORGANIZATION IS A SHRINKING ORGANIZATION, NOT LIKE ALL THE OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT TAKE CARE OF VETERANS.

WE SHRINK, AND YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE WE'RE DYING OFF AND WE'RE GETTING OLDER, BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR VETERANS.

THIS ORGANIZATION HAS RAISED ABOUT $700,000 IN IN TEN YEARS.

NOW THROUGH FIRST IT STARTED WITH OUR PURPLE HEART GOLF CLASSIC.

WE CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE BECAUSE ALL THE ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE HERE, AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO RUN A PURPLE HEART GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND SO WE GO AROUND AND WE REQUEST AND GET DONATIONS, AND SO THAT'S ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT.

SO BUT WE WITH WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T HAVE SALARIES, WE DON'T HAVE BUILDINGS, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

WE RAISE MONEY AND HELP VETERANS.

WE KEEP MOMS AND KIDS IN THEIR HOUSE.

WE HELP PCC VETERANS STAY IN SCHOOL AND HELP THEM, AND WE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PCC VETERANS, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE VETERANS ARE IN NEED OF HELP, AND WE HELP THEM ALL THE TIME AND WE HELP AT CHRISTMAS TIME AND THANKSGIVING, AND THEN WHEN A VETERAN IS IN NEED OF HELP, WE'RE THERE.

WE GIVE THEM MONEY OR WHATEVER THEY NEED, AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE KEPT FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES, WE HELP OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.

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WE'VE DONATED MONEY TO ALL OF THE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN.

WE HAVEN'T GIVEN AS MUCH IN THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID.

EVERYBODY GOT A FEDERAL GRANT AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE GONE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WANTING OUR HELP AGAIN, AND SO WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP VETERANS AND WHAT WHATEVER THEIR NEEDS ARE, AND WE DO.

IT'S NOT JUST A SAYING.

IT'S WHAT WE DO, AND WE CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE TOWN COUNCIL.

THE TOWN OF MARANA, THE MARANA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN GREAT FOR ALL, IT'S THE TOP DISTRICT STILL, BUT WE APPRECIATE IT A ND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING WITH THE LITTLE THE SMALL GROUP WE HAVE CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY AND CONTINUE TO HELP VETERANS, AND WE THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, MAKING THIS A RENEWING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE YOU DID THIS, AND I'M ONLY TWO YEARS OLDER, BUT I HEAR IT'S TEN YEARS.

SO WE'RE HANGING IN THERE AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE HONOR YOU ALL AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND ADJUTANT MOORE HAS A A WRISTBAND, A CHALLENGE COIN, AND ORIGINAL PURPLE HEART.

IT'S CALLED A BADGE OF MERIT.

GENERAL WASHINGTON DECIDED WE NEEDED SOMETHING TO REWARD VETERANS, AND HE HAD FOUR VETERANS THAT HE GAVE THE BADGE OF MERIT TO, AND THEN EVENTUALLY, IN 1932, IT BECAME A PURPLE HEART, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT WE WANTED YOU ALL TO ALL THE BOARD TO HAVE ONE, AND IT'S A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

MAYOR. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY.

WHEREAS AUGUST 7TH IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY, A DAY DEDICATED TO HONORING OUR NATION'S MILITARY HEROES AND SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE PROFOUND SACRIFICES FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL PURPLE HEART, DESIGNATED AS A BADGE OF MERIT, WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON IN 1782, MAKING IT THE OLDEST ACTIVE MILITARY AWARD PRESENTED TO MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL MILITARY SERVICES WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR KILLED IN COMBAT, AND WHEREAS PURPLE HEART DAY WAS FIRST OBSERVED IN 2014 AND HAS BEEN OBSERVED EVERY YEAR SINCE, AND WHEREAS MARANA IS PROUD TO SERVE AND HONOR VETERANS AS A PURPLE HEART TOWN, AND WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO RECEIVE THE PURPLE HEART TOWN DESIGNATION IN DECEMBER 2014, AND WHEREAS THE PURPLE HEART DESIGNATION SERVES AS AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF AN INTERNAL DESIRE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART AND IS GIVEN THROUGH THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF MARANA WILL CELEBRATE ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY AS A PURPLE HEART TOWN DESIGNATION THIS DECEMBER 2024, AND WHEREAS THE TOWN WILL CONTINUE TO REFLECT ON THE BRAVERY OF THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE US AND ENSURE THAT THEIR COURAGE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ED HONY, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 7TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY IN MARANA AND ENCOURAGE THE MARANA COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE REPRESENTED OUR COUNTRY AND WERE WOUNDED OR KILLED WHILE SERVING. WE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU ON THAT DAY.

ONE OF THE REASONS THE PURPLE HEART IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

EXCUSE ME TAKING SO LONG, BUT IT'S ESTIMATED IN OUR HISTORY.

OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, 40 TO 60 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN HAVE SERVED IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY.

WELL, 1.3 MILLION ARE PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS, AND OF THOSE THAT INCLUDES KILLED IN ACTION.

SO WE'RE A SMALLER, LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT GROUP.

WE HONOR ALL WHO SERVED, BUT OUR BLEEDING IN ACTION MADE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

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THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

VERY GOOD CALL, ROSIE.

I WILL TELL YOU. MY BROTHER, WHO IS A MARANA RESIDENT, IS A RECIPIENT OF A PURPLE HEART.

SO I CAN TELL YOU, THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

PRAY THAT WE BE BACK IN TEN YEARS AND ALL OF YOU WILL STILL BE HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS.

[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

COUNCILMEMBER GREG.

NO REPORT MAYOR.

COUNCILMEMBER OFFICER.

NO REPORT MAYOR.

COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER.

NO REPORT MAYOR.

COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

NO REPORT MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR. NO REPORT MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. I GOT A COUPLE PAGES HERE.

WE WERE OFF FOR THE YOU KNOW MONTH OF JULY FOR MEETINGS, BUT THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON. MR. ROZEMA, MR. MONTAGUE, MISS DE LA CRUZ AND I MET WITH A COUPLE OF FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING AT OUR PRISON.

THIS IS NOT A DONE DEAL OR ANYTHING, BUT IT'S A PHENOMENAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS TRYING TO ELIMINATE RECIDIVISM FOR PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF THE PRISON SYSTEM.

THEY EDUCATE THEM.

THEY HELP THEM FIND JOBS, AND THEY DO ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO IT WAS A VERY REWARDING MEETING THIS MORNING.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE SO FAR.

LET'S SEE. MR. ROZEMA AND I MET WITH GENERAL MAXWELL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RTA, AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS WE'RE DOING AT THE RTA. IT'S A BUMPY ROAD, FOLKS, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE THAT WILL HELP THE ENTIRE REGION, BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT WANTING TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL HALF CENT SALES TAX THE TOWN OF MARANA MIRANDA CITIZENS FOR 20 YEARS.

IF WE DON'T GET A BENEFIT LONG TERM OUT OF THAT.

SO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE RITZ FOR KIND OF A BREAKFAST WITH THE NEW TEACHERS IN MIRANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT, THERE WERE 85 OF THEM, AND I GOT A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE GROUP ALONG WITH SOME OTHER PEOPLE, AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

I SAID, I LOOK AT A LOT OF THOSE TEACHERS AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE IN HIGH SCHOOL, NOT TEACHING, BUT I AM GETTING OLDER AND IT WAS REALLY REWARDING AND A GREAT EVENT. WENT TO THE LEAGUE OF CITIES FRIDAY AND TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR STATE.

THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON.

I CAN TELL YOU THE LEAGUE IS LOOKING AT GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF SOME OF THESE ZONING THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY TO WHERE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ZONING AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ON ONE SIDE ARE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE ARE LOOKING FOR BUILDING MORE HOUSES ON THE PROPERTY THEY HAVE.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF GET IT FROM BOTH SIDES, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND BOTH OF THOSE.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

TODAY I MET WITH MAYOR MURPHY AND MAYOR WINFIELD AND THOMAS BENAVIDES, THE ATTORNEY FOR RTA, AND FARHAD MOGHIMI, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, TALKING ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.

I CAN TELL YOU AND MR. ROZEMA CAN TELL YOU THAT AS WELL.

WE ARE REALLY MAKING A VALID EFFORT TO MAKE IT WORK.

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I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL, BUT IT'S NOT THAT WE AREN'T TRYING AND OUR MEETINGS ARE A PIECE OF CAKE BECAUSE MOST RTA MEETINGS ARE FIVE HOURS AND THERE'S A LOT OF SCREAMING DURING THE WHOLE THING, SO LET'S SEE.

CAN'T EVEN READ IT. OH ONE OF THE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT MR. ROZEMA AND I MET WITH GARY ABRAMS FROM MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT.

MR. ABRAMS SHOOK MY HAND WHEN HE CAME IN, BUT HE DIDN'T WHEN HE LEFT, SO I'LL JUST KIND OF PUT IT AT THAT.

WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND SOMETIMES THOSE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS, BUT I'VE BEEN STAYING PRETTY BUSY. WE HAD AN ELECTION.

CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. CAVANAUGH, AND I HAD A TOUGH RACE, BUT, YOU KNOW, GOT THROUGH, AND IT'S A JOKE, FOLKS.

I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPONENT, BUT ANYWAY, MOVING ON, MR. ROZEMA. MR.

[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UPDATE.

WE HAD 108 FOR THE MONTH OF JULY AND 74 IN 2023.

SO STILL KEEPING AHEAD OF PACE FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR, AND OBVIOUSLY ENTERING THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE WE LAST MET, AND DURING THAT TIME WE DID HAVE A ONE OF OUR MAJOR EVENTS, THE STAR SPANGLED SPECTACULAR.

IT WAS INDEED SPECTACULAR, ATTENDED BY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8 AND 10,000 PEOPLE.

REALLY SAFE EVENT POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECS STREETS.

ALL THE TEAM DID JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB OF PUTTING ON THAT EVENT AND AGAIN, WAS VERY POPULAR WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

JUST A COUPLE OTHER PROJECT UPDATES, THE CAL PORTLAND PROJECT.

I KNOW EVERYBODY'S BEEN KIND OF WAITING FOR THAT TO OPEN, AND ALTHOUGH WE ANTICIPATED POTENTIALLY THE END OF JULY, IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'LL BE LATER THIS MONTH WITH POTENTIALLY A RIBBON CUTTING ON SEPTEMBER THE 7TH.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT.

I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PRETTY SIGNIFICANT STORMS THIS YEAR AND A LOT OF TREES DOWN, AND THE STAFF IN THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND STREETS.

PEOPLE OF THE PEOPLE IN PUBLIC WORKS STREETS HAVE ALSO HELPED THEM OUT WITH THAT.

IT PUT US BEHIND ON SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF, BUT JUST A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK HAS HAD TO GO INTO DEALING WITH ALL THE DOWNED TREES AND DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS. LAST THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT REAL QUICK, ACTUALLY, TWO THINGS REAL QUICK.

ONE IS THE DINE AND DISCOVER SUMMER CHALLENGE.

WE DID THAT LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SOMETHING THAT STEPHANIE BO KIND OF KICKED OFF LAST YEAR AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

IT'S UP AND RUNNING AGAIN AND IS ALREADY MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.

A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING, MORE RESTAURANTS IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM WHERE IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TO ESSENTIALLY GET OUT THERE AND EAT IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS. HERE IN MARANA, YOU GET A LITTLE CARD, YOU GET GO TO FOUR DIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE TOWN OF MARANA, AND YOU CAN BRING THAT INTO THE MARANA VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER FOR SOME MERCHANDISE.

SO THE CHAMBER AND THE TOWN ARE KIND OF PARTNERING UP ON THAT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND DISCOVER MARANA.

SO GET OUT THERE, GET TO RESTAURANTS AND GET SOME MERCHANDISE, AND LASTLY WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN. WE JUST ACTUALLY DID A PODCAST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THAT, PUBLICIZING IT TO THE COMMUNITY, TRYING TO GET AS MUCH PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON THE FINAL DRAFT, WHICH WE'LL BE BRINGING TO THE COUNCIL HERE IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER.

I THINK IT'S THE SIXTH OR THIRD SEPTEMBER THE 3RD, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, PLEASE, SIR.

TERRY, BACK TO RTA.

OKAY. I ASKED FOR KIND OF A WHITE PAPER A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, AND BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY RUNNING THE CAMPAIGN THIS TIME AROUND AT LEAST I FELT THE TRANSPORTATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

I KNOW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IT WAS WATER, BUT NOW WE'VE GOT RESIDENTS SITTING OUT JUST IT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION.

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SO TO ME, TRANSPORTATION IN THE RTA PLAYS SUCH A GREAT PART IN GETTING CORTARO DONE, AND TO ME, CORTARO HAS BEEN BAD FOR MANY YEARS AND IT IS NOW MY OPINION AT THE TOP OF THAT.

SO AND TO CORTARO IS NOT GOING TO BE DONE.

IT'S A 200 MILLION DOLLAR BILL.

RTA IS GOING TO PLAY A HUGE PART IN THAT, AND WHEN THE MAYOR COMES AND GIVES HIS PRESENTATION FOR RTA, IT'S JUST ALWAYS, WE'RE THERE EIGHT HOURS AND NOTHING GETS DONE, AND I DON'T MEAN YOU. IT'S JUST THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN REPORTED FOR TWO YEARS, SO I'M, YOU KNOW, A PRIVATE SECTOR PERSON.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LONG TIME TO GET NOTHING DONE, AND I UNDERSTAND IT HAS A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES INVOLVED.

I KNOW TUCSON'S NOT BEHAVING WELL, BUT WE REALLY.

WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT CORTARO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL THEM, AND I WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASSED.

ALL I KNEW IS WHAT I'M TELLING YOU NOW, BUT, ROXANNE, THAT'S.

WE NEED TO GET THAT DONE, AND I HAVE TO GO INTO THIS RTA THING, AND THEN PEOPLE'S EYES BLOW OVER.

I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO IT FOR A WHILE, AND IT'S.

IT'S A COMPLICATED THING.

RTA NEXT IF WE GET THAT.

SO, TERRY, I NEED A CHEAT SHEET.

I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHEAT SHEET BEFORE.

IF YOU COULD GIVE US A SALIENT POINTS ON WHAT IT IS THAT IS SO DAUNTING DOWN THERE.

I KNOW I READ THE PAPER, BUT YOU DON'T GLEAN MUCH FROM THAT, AND I KNOW THE MUNICIPALITIES ARE NOT GETTING ALONG.

OKAY, AND I DON'T MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST I THINK TUCSON'S THE ONE THAT'S DRIVING THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, THERE'S OPTIONS, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE, BECAUSE IF THE OPTION IS MARANA PULLS OUT, THEN WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, OR IF THEY PULL OUT BECAUSE IT JUST CAN'T CONTINUE TO GO ON LIKE THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE FIVE MORE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

THE 200 MILLION GOES TO 500 MILLION.

WHILE WE SIT HERE AND ARGUE AMONGST OURSELVES.

IT'S THAT'S NOT PALATABLE FOR ME.

SO IF YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME.

I MEAN, THE COUNCIL OR MAYOR KNOWS HIGHLIGHTS ON WHAT [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I CERTAINLY AM NOT GOING TO GO DOWN THERE AND SIT FIVE HOURS.

I WENT WITH THE MAYOR ONE TIME AND IT WAS ALMOST A WASTE OF TIME.

SO SORRY, MAYOR, NOT YOU, BUT.

SO IF I COULD ASK FOR THAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT BY SEVEN, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS OR WHATEVER, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

ANY OTHERS? CONSENT AGENDA, COUNCIL'S PLEASURE?

[ CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda contains items requiring action by the Council which are generally routine items not requiring Council discussion. A single motion and affirmative vote will approve all items on the Consent Agenda, including any resolutions or ordinances. Prior to a motion to approve the Consent Agenda, any Council member may remove any item from the Consent Agenda and that item will be discussed and voted upon separately.]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? ROBERTA AND DENISE WERE GOING TO COME.

ARE YOU HERE? I CAN'T SEE.

COME UP HERE, LADIES, AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A KIND OF A POINT OF PRIVILEGE.

WE JUST APPROVED A $100,000 FOR THE FOOD BANK FOR THE YEAR, AND THE TOWN OF MARANA AND THE COUNTY, AND EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO DO THE BEST.

THIS IS ANOTHER THING WHERE WE GOT KIND OF PUT IN A BAD SITUATION, AND THROUGH THE HELP OF THESE LADIES AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE IN THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY AND DONATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE MONEY LEFT IN MY CAMPAIGN, AND MY INTENTION IS TO BUY YOU AN ELECTRIC FORKLIFT FOR THE MARANA FOOTPRINT.

THANK YOU. IT'S CAMPAIGN MONEY.

IT WASN'T MY MONEY, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HELPED ON THAT, AND WE CAN USE IT FOR A 501(C)(3) AND, YOU KNOW, AUDREY IS ON THE BOARD.

TERRY IS ON THE BOARD.

I'M NOT, BUT I TRY TO HELP, AND MAYBE IF YOU LADIES WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, PLEASE.

GO AHEAD. WELL, I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT A FORKLIFT UNTIL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S. WELL, YOU NEED ONE.

WE NEED ONE, AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP US SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN A BETTER, IN A BETTER WAY, BE ABLE TO TAKE THINGS OFF OF THE NEW REFRIGERATED BOX TRUCK AND GET THEM INTO THE WAREHOUSE AND GET THINGS SORTED, AND GET FOOD OUT TO PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED OUR HELP.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE TOWN HAS DONE TO IN THE LAST YEAR TO KEEP US ALIVE AND KEEP US SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

HOW LONG DID YOU WORK AT THE FOOD BANK, DENISE?

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BEFORE I WORKED AT THE FOOD BANK FOR NINE AND A HALF YEARS.

SO SHE'S BEEN THERE? SHE FOR A LONG TIME, RIGHT? I RETIRED LAST JULY, AND IT WAS WHEN? THE DAY, MY LAST DAY OF WORK, JULY 5TH, WHEN THEY SAID, OH, NOW WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PLACE DOWN.

SO I'M YOU KNOW, WAS BESIDE MYSELF AND HAPPY THAT PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO KEEP, TO KEEP IT OPEN UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME, AND IT'S BETTER THAN IT EVER WAS. I MEAN, I REALLY THINK THAT THE WAY WE'RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE BIG FOOD BANK WE'RE DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB. YEAH.

THANK YOU. YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND JUST THE WAY THE COMMUNITY'S COME TOGETHER HAS JUST BEEN TREMENDOUS AND YES THANK YOU.

WE'RE FEEDING OVER 900 FAMILIES IN MORANA A MONTH.

ABOUT 300 OVER 300 FOOD BOXES THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR SENIOR DIETS.

SO YEAH, JUST THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM BUSINESSES AND, AND MIRANDA RESIDENTS HAS JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FORKLIFT. ALSO, THANK YOU, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, ROBERTA WORKS FOR [INAUDIBLE] HAS TO WORK WITH MY SISTER.

I'M SORRY, AND SHE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE MARANA AND THE SARITA FOOD BANK.

SO THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE], AND THANK YOU, ROBERTA.

THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANKS. ITEM L ONE ITEM L ONE RELATING

[ Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding an application for a location transfer series #009 Liquor Store liquor license and sampling privileges submitted by Jeffrey Craig Miller on behalf of Fry's Food & Drug #677, located at 11350 West Tangerine Road, Marana, Arizona, 85653 (David L. Udall)]

TO LIQUOR LICENSES.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A LOCATION TRANSFER OF A SERIES NINE LIQUOR STORE, LIQUOR LICENSE AND SAMPLING PRIVILEGES SUBMITTED BY JEFFREY CRAIG MILLER ON BEHALF OF FRY'S FOOD AND DRUG NUMBER 677, LOCATED AT 11 350 WEST TANGERINE ROAD, MARANA, ARIZONA, 85653 AND MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM INVOLVES A LOCATION TRANSFER OF A LIQUOR STORE LICENSE, AND SAMPLING PRIVILEGE FOR THE NEW FRY'S ON TANGERINE.

TOWN STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE LICENSE APPLICATION, AND IT HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE REQUIRED 20 DAY NOTICE PERIOD.

STAFF NOW RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL ISSUE AN ORDER OF RECOMMENDATION THAT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

L TWO. ITEM L TWO RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.

[ Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding an application for a new series #012 Restaurant liquor license submitted by Jose Gabriel Contreras on behalf of Humo Cocina Mexicana, located at 6671 North Thornydale Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85741 (David L. Udall)]

RECOMMENDATION TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR.

LICENSES AND CONTROL REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SERIES 12 RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE SUBMITTED BY JOSE GABRIEL CONTRERAS ON BEHALF OF HUMO COCINA MEXICANA, LOCATED AT 6671 NORTH THORNYDALE ROAD AND MAYOR HONEA.

THIS ITEM INVOLVES A NEW RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR HUMO COCINA MEXICANA ON THORNDALE.

TOWN STAFF HAS ALSO REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION AND IT HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE REQUIRED 20 DAY NOTICE PERIOD.

STAFF NOW RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL ISSUE AN ORDER RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS LIQUOR LICENSE AS WELL, AND AGAIN, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ITEM A ONE.

[ Resolution No. 2024-074: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to Development Agreement for the Saguaro Bloom Development Project (Jane Fairall)]

ITEM A ONE.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-074 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE SAGUARO BLOOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

MISS FARRELL. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR POST MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SAGUARO BLOOM DA WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY ENTERED INTO IN JULY OF 2011.

REGARDING THE SAGUARO BLOOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

UNDER THE ORIGINAL DA, THE DEVELOPER HAS A NUMBER OF OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THE ORIGINAL DA ALSO INCLUDED A PROVISION THAT ALLOWED THE PARTIES TO ENTER INTO A PAYMENT IN-LIEU AGREEMENT AT A FUTURE DATE, WHEREBY THE TOWN COULD CONSTRUCT SOME OF THOSE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS AND THE DEVELOPER WOULD PAY FOR THEIR COSTS.

THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT ADDRESSES THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF TWIN PEAKS ROAD.

THE DEVELOPER'S OBLIGATION WAS TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT AND TO RECONSTRUCT TWIN PEAKS ROAD FROM TO ONE HALF OF ITS FOUR LANE ARTERIAL ROAD CROSS SECTION ALONG THE ENTIRE BOUNDARY OF SAGUARO BLOOM AND THEN TO ALSO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A THREE LEGGED TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWIN PEAKS ROAD AND SAGUARO PEAKS BOULEVARD AT THIS POINT.

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WELL, ACTUALLY, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THE TOWN DECIDED THAT WE WERE READY TO PROCEED WITH THE WHOLE PROJECT, AND THE TOWN WANTED TO CONSTRUCT IT, RATHER THAN HAVING THE DEVELOPER CONSTRUCT AND HAVE COMPETING CONSTRUCTORS OUT THERE.

SO WE BEGAN TALKING TO D.R.

HORTON, THE CURRENT DEVELOPER, ABOUT PAYMENT IN LIEU PROVISIONS AND WHAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON PUTTING IT OUT TO BID AND NAILING DOWN THE PRICE FOR THE PROJECT, AND SO WE ARE HERE NOW WITH THOSE NUMBERS, AND WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE DA AMENDMENT AS THE PAYMENT IN-LIEU AGREEMENT.

THE WAY IT WILL WORK IS THAT THE TOWN WILL CONSTRUCT THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

THE DESIGN HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND WAS PAID FOR BY D.R.

HORTON, BUT THE TOWN WILL CONSTRUCT THE ENTIRE ROAD PROJECT AND THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND D.R.

HORTON WILL PAY FOR ITS PORTION OF THE COST, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $14.1 MILLION FOR THE D.R.

HORTON PORTION.

THE WAY THAT WE'VE STRUCTURED THE AGREEMENT IS THAT D.R.

HORTON CAN CHOOSE EITHER TO PROVIDE A CASH DEPOSIT FOR HALF OF THEIR COSTS OR A LITTLE OVER $7 MILLION, OR THEY CAN DEPOSIT WITH THE TOWN A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR THE FULL AMOUNT, IF THEY CHOOSE THE CASH DEPOSIT OPTION.

WHEN WE GET TO 50% COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POST THE SECOND CASH DEPOSIT FOR THE REMAINING HALF.

IF THEY CHOOSE THE LETTER OF CREDIT OPTION, WE WILL HOLD THE LETTER OF CREDIT AND ISSUE MONTHLY INVOICES FOR THEIR PORTION OF THE PROJECT AS IT PROCEEDS, BASED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT, AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DRAW ON THE LETTER OF CREDIT IF THEY DON'T PAY THEIR MONTHLY INVOICES, AND I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE TOWN HAS ALREADY SELECTED THE CONTRACTOR.

IT IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT.

SO WE'VE GOT A PRETTY SOLID NUMBER.

THOSE NUMBERS DON'T TYPICALLY CHANGE A WHOLE LOT WHEN YOU USE THE CMAR TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE CREDITS.

WHEN WE ORIGINALLY ENTERED INTO THE 2011 AGREEMENT, THIS PROJECT WAS NOT IN OUR TRANSPORTATION IIP, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT IT MIGHT BE ADDED AT A FUTURE DATE, AND THE AGREEMENT STATED THAT IF ANY OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS WERE ULTIMATELY ADDED TO THE IIP, THEN THE DEVELOPER WOULD RECEIVE AN IMPACT FEE, CREDITS, OR REIMBURSEMENT AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

SO WE HAVE CALCULATED WHAT THAT IMPACT FEE CREDIT SHOULD BE BASED ON THE NUMBER THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PROJECT THAT IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE IIP AND THE WAY IT WORKS OUT IS THAT DR HORTON WOULD BE ENTITLED TO 631,000, GIVE OR TAKE, FOR THEIR THE WORK THEY'VE ALREADY DONE, WHICH IS THE DESIGN THAT THEY PAID FOR AND FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT THEY DEDICATED FOR THE PROJECT.

SO THAT $631,000 WOULD BE REIMBURSED TO DR.

HORTON WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, BECAUSE THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND THEY'VE ALREADY PAID IMPACT FEES THAT WOULD COVER THAT.

IN FACT, THEY'VE PAID A LITTLE OVER $6.5 MILLION IN IMPACT FEES TO DATE FOR THE PROJECT.

AS FOR THE CREDIT THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO FOR THE PAYMENT IN LIEU.

SO IF THEY PAY THE PAYMENT IN LIEU, IT'S THEIR FULFILLMENT OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO, TO PAY THE PAYMENT IN LIEU FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD.

IT'S A LITTLE OVER $2.7 MILLION.

THE WAY WE'VE STRUCTURED THE AGREEMENT, THEY WOULD WE WOULD PAY THEM 1.3 HALF OF IT AT THE TIME OF 50% COMPLETION, IF THEY HAVE PAID THEIR 50% UP TO THAT POINT, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, WE WOULD GIVE THEM THE FINAL $1.3 MILLION IN IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENTS, AGAIN CONTINGENT UPON THEM FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO PAY THE PAYMENT IN LIEU, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THE IMPACT FEE CREDITS.

SO THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE DEAL COVERS.

OTHER THAN THAT, THE ORIGINAL 2011 DA STAYS IN PLACE, AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER, DID YOU HAVE ANY? I HAD A QUESTION. OKAY.

WELL, A STATEMENT. THANK YOU, JANE.

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I SPOKE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON AND GOT MOST OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

I HAVE ONE MORE.

I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT DR HORTON IS NOT MY FAVORITE BUILDER IN THE TOWN OF MARANA.

I'D LIKE TO TELL HIM TO PAY THE MONEY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST THEM.

SO LET ME JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THEY'VE TREATED OUR RESIDENTS OVER IN SAGUARO BLOOM.

NOT WELL.

SO, BUT JANE BROUGHT ME DOWN OFF THE LEDGE.

I AGREE WITH HOW WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS.

I JUST DIDN'T COVER ONE THING.

IT'S ON PAGE FIVE OF THE EXHIBIT A TO MARANA RESOLUTION 2024-074.

IT'S PARAGRAPH D1.

THIS IS REGARDING JANE.

THE CHANGES, CHANGE OF SCOPE, THE UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS, OR JUST CHANGES IN SCOPE OR UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS.

SO YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU'RE DOING THINGS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING POPS UP AND THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, AND WE HAVE TO DO A CHANGE ORDER AND I GOT THAT, AND THE CHANGES IN SCOPE SO THAT.

SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT BOTHERS ME IS DOWN HERE UNDER THE CHANGES IN SCOPE IT SAYS THE DEVELOPER'S CONSENT SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD, AND IT SAYS FOR ANY OTHER CHANGE IN SCOPE OF WORK, THE DEVELOPER MAY GIVE OR WITHHOLD CONSENT IN THE DEVELOPER'S SOLE DISCRETION.

THAT'S A SENTENCE THAT BOTHERS ME.

SO WHAT IF WE'RE OUT THERE AND OUR.

YOU KNOW WHO'S DOING THIS? HUNTER, I THINK THEY'RE OUT THERE AND SOMETHING COMES UP AND IT IS A CHANGE IN SCOPE, AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED ABOUT CMAR SOMETIMES SHOULD SAY ABOUT THE SAME THE COST, BUT LET'S SAY THERE IS A CHANGE IN SCOPE.

WE DIDN'T SEE IT. THEY DIDN'T SEE IT.

SO WE GIVE THEM A CHANGE ORDER.

OKAY. WE HAVE TO DO A CHANGE ORDER AND WE SAY, OKAY, NOW IT COSTS THIS MUCH MORE.

ARE WE GOING TO INVOICE THEM FOR PART OF SOMETHING THAT ISN'T IN THE SHARED AMOUNT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT WHAT, 14, 17,000? I'M SORRY, 14 MILL OR 14,000.

OKAY, SO LET'S SAY WE GO ABOVE THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A SCOPE CHANGE FOR WHATEVER REASON.

WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THAT? YES. MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER.

SO IT DEPENDS ON THE REASONS FOR THE CHANGE IN THE SCOPE OF WORK OR THE CHANGE ORDER.

SO THERE'S UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH D ON PAGE FIVE THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE SPEAKING OF.

SO AN UNFORESEEN CONDITION THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED IS USUALLY SOME KIND OF A SOIL CONDITION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS THAT ONE DOESN'T.

IF WE HAVE OKAY, IF WE HAVE THAT, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WILL GET THE DEVELOPER'S CONSENT TO APPROVE AND THEY MAY NOT UNREASONABLY WITHHOLD IT IF IT'S A CHANGE IN SCOPE OF WORK THAT INCREASES THE THEIR PORTION OF THE PROJECT, AND IF THAT CHANGE IN THE SCOPE OF WORK IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC, OR IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS TO PROPERLY CONSTRUCT THE ROADWAY AND THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO THE TOWN STANDARDS, THEN THEY CANNOT WITHHOLD THEIR CONSENT.

THEY CAN'T UNREASONABLY WITHHOLD THEIR CONSENT.

THEY HAVE TO CONSENT AND THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

IF IT'S A CHANGE OF SCOPE OUTSIDE THAT PARAMETER OF BEING NECESSARY TO ENSURE SAFETY, OR THAT IT'S NOT AN ENGINEERING REQUIREMENT, THAT'S WHERE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH US ON IT.

MORE OR LESS. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPROVE THAT SCOPE OF WORK CHANGE.

WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK WITH THEM AND WORK THAT OUT.

OKAY, I'M JUST CONCERNED FROM PAST HISTORY WITH THIS DEVELOPER, IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SPENT HOW MANY? WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THEM.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S UNDER CMAR, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES FINE.

ANYBODY ELSE? I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THESE GUYS I DON'T THINK DO BUSINESS VERY WELL IN OUR TOWN.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO WATCH THAT, OKAY? BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT TAKE US FOREVER TO GET THAT MONEY.

ONLY BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK THEY'VE JUST DONE THE TOWN OF MORAN AND OUR RESIDENTS A VERY GOOD JOB ON ON THESE

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PAST, WELL, 2011, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND WE'VE HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME NEGOTIATING WITH THOSE GUYS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

SO OKAY.

THANK YOU. JUST WATCH THAT, AND OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.

VICE MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-074.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO I'LL TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT WE'RE.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters.]

THIS IS KIND OF THE END OF OUR OPEN MEETING.

WE HAVE FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, SO WE MAY BE BACK THERE FOR A WHILE.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEMS? WHAT ARE THE E TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY.

OKAY, GUYS, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AND WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON FOUR ITEMS, MISS FARRELL. YES, AND ACTUALLY, I THINK WHAT WE CAN.

OH, AM I NOT ON.

THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. I THINK ACTUALLY, FOR ITEMS E3 AND E4, WE DON'T WE DON'T NEED MOTIONS ON THOSE TWO.

OKAY, OKAY, BUT FOR ITEM E2, IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DIRECTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION SECOND.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY, AND THEN SAME THING FOR ITEM E FIVE.

A MOTION TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR? SECOND, SECOND, AND WE GOT A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

BEGRUDGINGLY, BUT I THANK YOU, BUT SO ARE WE.

GOOD. OKAY.

I'D LIKE REAL QUICK TO SUGGEST AN AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY, AND THAT AGENDA ITEM.

[ FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the Mayor’s discretion regarding the items to be placed on the agenda, if three or more Council members request that an item be placed on the agenda, it must be placed on the agenda for the second regular Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B).]

AGENDA ITEM? YEAH.

KIND OF PARTIALLY BASED ON OUR CONVERSATION TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF IT MIGHT BE TIME TO START DISCUSSION ON RAISING OUR CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE OUR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL HOUSING, AND IT'S 2.5%.

WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX.

4%. CONTRACT.

OH MY GOSH, CONTRACTING.

SALES TAX IS AT 4%.

OKAY.

COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL? RESIDENTIAL. WHAT'S RESIDENTIAL? 4%. RIGHT.

OKAY. HE'S SAYING I KNOW CONSTRUCTION IS 4%, BUT WHAT'S RESIDENTIAL? I'M GETTING CONFUSED. WHAT'S RESIDENTIAL? I APOLOGIZE, SO I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION TO BE WHAT IS THE CONTRACTING SALES TAX RATE AND THAT'S 4% ON NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT DOESN'T DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL THAT WE USED TO JUST HAVE A TPT ON HOUSING AND NOT COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COURTS TOLD US WE COULD NOT DO THAT.

IF YOU HAVE A TPT TAX ON CONSTRUCTION, IT HAS TO BE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T USE WE DIDN'T HAVE A TPT TAX ON A BUSINESS ONE TO COME IN.