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>> WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FIRST AND THEN TAKE ACTION ON THE CFD WILL BE THE LAST THING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THE AGENDA BEFORE WE EVER GET TO THAT.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
WE'LL CALL THE MEETING IN ORDER, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> I PLEDGE TO ALLEGIANCE TO FIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND 234, WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> PLEASE BE SEATED. APPROVAL OF AGENDA, COUNCIL PLEASURE?
[ APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
>> MOVE TO SECOND AND ALL IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSE? CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY CALLED TO THE PUBLIC.
[ 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.]
AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER MAY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS, MR. YUDO?
>> I DO, MR. MAYOR. MISS MICHELLE ROBERTS IS HERE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
>> [INAUDIBLE] RESIDE NAME IS MICHELLE ROBERTS AND I AM RUNNING FOR THE MIAMI BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD.
AS A PROUD MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, I'VE ALWAYS FOUND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES WE FACE WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATING CHILDREN.
FURTHER. CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER?
>> WE COULD HEAR YOU, BUT THAT'S BETTER. [LAUGHTER]
>> MY MOTIVATION FOR RUNNING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD STEMS FROM MY DEEP COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION POSSIBLE.
I BELIEVE THAT STRONG SCHOOLS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A STRONG COMMUNITY.
AND I'M DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING BOTH OUR SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR EDUCATORS IN ACHIEVING THAT EXCELLENCE.
I BRING A STRONG BACKGROUND IN POLITICAL SCIENCE ON THE LAW.
I'M AN ATTORNEY. I CONSIDER MY DAY JOB TO BE THE MOM OF MY FOUR CHILDREN.
MY SIDE GIG IS BEING AN ATTORNEY AND I ALSO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION POLICY FROM JOHNS HOPKINS.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF TWO NON PROFITS, ONE IS LOCAL, ONE IS NATIONAL, AND I AM ON THE BOARD OF THREE PTOS AT MUSD SCHOOLS.
IT FEELS LIKE MORE MOST OF THE TIME, BUT THEY ALL ATTEND MUSD SCHOOLS.
MY DAYS ARE SPENT VOLUNTEERING ON VARIOUS CAMPUSES.
HELPING WHEREVER I CAN AND THIS HAS GIVEN ME VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN FAMILIES AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
MY EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN ME HOW ESSENTIAL IT IS TO LISTEN TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS THAT ARE BOTH PRACTICAL AND VISIONARY.
IF ELECTED, MY PRIORITIES WILL INCLUDE FOSTERING A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, AND ENSURING THAT OUR DISTRICT OPERATES WITH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF THAT RIGHT NOW BUT I WOULD CONTINUE THAT LEGACY.
I WILL ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT REFLECT THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ADDRESS THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, WHETHER THAT MEANS OPTIMIZING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, SUPPORTING INCREASING INSTRUCTIONAL RIGOR OR WORKING TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
I'M RUNNING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE TOGETHER.
IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE EVERY STUDENT, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCE, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED.
MARANA HAS A RICH HISTORY THAT VALUES EDUCATION, AND I HOPE TO BE PART OF ADDING ANOTHER CHAPTER TO THAT LEGACY OF GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SERVING OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING. ANY MORE RISK FOR YOU?
[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
COUNCILMEMBER CRAIG.>> VICE MAYOR, I KNOW HAS STUFF.
>> NO, I HAVE NOTHING AS WELL.
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WENT TO THE BLUE MASS ON TUESDAY.IF MANY OF YOU WILL REMEMBER HER WORK FOR US.
IT'S A BLESSING, CHIEF RIDGE WAS THERE, BLESSING OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, AND IT'S AN ANNUAL FUNCTION AT ST. CHRISTOPHER'S, AND IT WAS A REALLY AWESOME FUNCTION.
THERE WERE A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS THERE, AND I REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
I HAD A MEETING THIS WEEK WITH JOE WINFIELD, TOM MURPHY, AND FARHAD MAKEMI.
JOE WINFIELD THE MAYO OF ORAL VALLEY AND TOM MURPHY FROM SARITA.
WE'RE DISCUSSING RTA, DON'T GET TOO EXCITED, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER.
WE WERE TALKING RTA. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU'VE GIVEN UP. THEN, FORTUNATELY, TERRY AND ANDREA WERE OUT OF TOWN AT THE ICMA SO ERIC GOT TO TAKE ME TO THE RTA MEETING.
ALL 5.5 HOURS, AND ERIC WAS SO EXCITED, HE WANTS TO TAKE ME TO ALL THE RTA MEETINGS NOW.
I'M BEING SARCASTIC PEOPLE, IT'S PAINFUL, VERY PAINFUL, ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU ERIC, FOR TAKING ME.
BUT, WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK.
RTA CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO OUR COUNTY.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WE ARE REALLY FAR APART ON A LOT OF THE ISSUES.
I'M WORKING AT IT BUT IT'S PRETTY TOUGH RIGHT NOW. MR. ROSEMOND.
[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UPDATES, 67 SFR PERMITS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, COMPARED TO 93 FOR LAST YEAR.
CONTINUE ON A SLIGHTLY DOWN TREND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, IF YOU DRIVE DOWN BILL GAUDET, AND YOU LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND AQUATIC CENTER, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING NEW THAT HAS RISEN OUT OF THE GROUND IN THIS PAST WEEK AND THAT'S THE WATER SLIDES ARE UP AND PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
THAT PROJECT JUST CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND SEE IF WE CAN SET UP FOR ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE A TOUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE, PROBABLY NOVEMBER TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE HAD ON THAT TO THIS POINT.
I WANT TO MENTION TOO THAT THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT DID LAUNCH THEIR FIRST YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE GROUP IS TARGETED TOWARDS MUSD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ALLOWS THE STAFF TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE STUDENTS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMMINGS WITHIN THE PARKS AND REC'S PROGRAMMING AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR EVENTS, THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND ONE OF THOSE IS OUR FALL FESTIVAL, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE HERE ON OCTOBER THE 12TH.
AS A REMINDER THAT WILL RUN FROM 2:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M. OVER AT THE HERITAGE PARK.
ALWAYS A WONDERFUL EVENT WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE.
IT SEEMS TO GROW A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT AGAIN.
LAST WEEK ON THE 21ST, WE HAD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WHERE WE HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP FOR THAT, AND LOTS OF GREAT EVENTS, COOL THINGS GOING ON THERE.
I THINK THE PD WON ONE AND LOST ONE AGAINST NORTHWEST FIRE IN A KICKBALL MATCH.
[LAUGHTER] I THINK BASKETBALL WAS GETTING TOO DANGEROUS SO THEY RESORTED TO KICKBALL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A SPAT [NOISE] BUT ANYWAY, LASTLY, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY HERE THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AND I MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OR A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO THAT WE HAD HIRED A NEW WATER DIRECTOR, AND HER NAME IS HEIDI LASHAM.
HEIDI IS ACTUALLY HERE TODAY, AND SO I WANTED TO INTRODUCE HER AND ASK HER IF SHE'D JUST COME UP AND INTRODUCE HERSELF TO THE COUNCIL IN A MINUTE.
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>> NOT TOO HARD. [LAUGHTER] HELLO. GOOD EVENING. EXCUSE ME.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL.
I'M HERE TO WORK WITH A WONDERFUL TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT COME OUR WAY.
MY BACKGROUND, I'M ACTUALLY FROM THE MIDWEST.
I KNOW THAT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE FOR SOME.
BUT MOVED OUT HERE TO ARIZONA WITH MY ENGINEERING DEGREE AND WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION, ALONG WITH OUR CIP DEPARTMENT WITH FAUSTO, AND I'VE DONE WONDERFUL THINGS.
I'VE DONE LOTS A VARIETY OF THINGS BETWEEN WATER AND WASTEWATER.
I WORKED AT THE TOWN OF SARITA FOR SOME TIME WITH THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT AND HELPED THEM WITH THEIR EXPANSION AND LOOKING FORWARD.
IT SEEMS LIKE DEJA VU, I'M HERE WITH THIS EXPANSION.
BRINGING MY LESSONS LEARNS FROM THERE UP HERE, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
>>THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT MR. MAYOR.
[ Relating to Community Services; presentation from a representative of the Marana Food Bank and Community Resource Center (MFB-CRC) providing an update on recent MFB-CRC activity (Terry S. Rozema)]
>> ITEM P1, RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES.
PRESENTATION FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARANA FOOD BANK AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, MFPCRC, PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON RECENT MFPCRC ACTIVITY.
>> MR. ROSME, YOU WANT TO DO THE INTRODUCTIONS? MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ALL OF YOU ARE VERY AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH REGARD TO THE FOOD BANK LOOKING TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS HERE AND BASICALLY PROVIDE SERVICES IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
THE COUNCIL TOOK THAT VERY SERIOUSLY, THE FOOD BANK HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
WE BEGAN TO LOOK AROUND FOR OPTIONS, AND WE CAME ACROSS PROBABLY THE GREATEST BLESSING IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK THAT WE COULD HAVE HAD, AND THAT IS PARTNERING WITH THE SARITA FOOD BANK AND HAVING CARLOS VAYEZ COME AND TAKE OVER AND LEAD THE CHARGE HERE FOR THE MARANA FOOD BANK.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE WITH THE SUPPORT THAT THE COUNCIL HAS GIVEN TO THE FOOD BANK, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE CARLOS HERE TODAY TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL ON WHERE THINGS STAND WITH THE MARANA FOOD BANK AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.
OH, AND I DIDN'T MENTION THAT ROBERTA LOPEZ SUTER IS WITH HIM. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S BEEN I THINK ABOUT A YEAR, ALMOST A YEAR THAT I WAS UP HERE.
I FEEL LIKE I MAYBE PLEADING MY CASE, WHY WE SHOULD BE IN MARANA.
BUT I THINK NOW THAT WE TRANSITION INTO DECEMBER 1ST WILL BE OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN LONGER, BUT WE'RE HERE TO AGAIN, SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
I ASKED MY BOARD PRESIDENT TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, SO WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ORAL LAKE LEXUS? I DON'T HAVE THERE YOU GO.
>> YOU'RE THE PERSON. [LAUGHTER]
WE OPENED OFFICIALLY DECEMBER 1 OF 2023. YOU KNOW WHAT? CONTINUING THE LEGACY THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1952, SO NOT A BREAK IN SERVICE.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION DAYS, WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ANYTHING, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL HOURS IN THE SPRING, ESPECIALLY TO TARGET WORKING INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT GET OUT OF WORK AT FOUR OR 5:00, SO WE CAN ADD SOME ADDITIONAL HOURS.
OUR PROGRAM DAYS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SO THESE ARE AND EVERYTHING ELSE BESIDES EMERGENCY FOOD, SO I'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT.
THE INITIAL MISSION WAS FEEDING THE HUNGRY, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THAT THROUGH OTHER PROGRAMS. FOOD PROGRAMS, EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MILK AND EGGS PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR OUR MISSION.
THEN ALSO FOR OUR SENIORS, SENIOR FOOD BOXES, WE HAVE ABOUT 300 OF THESE BOXES THAT ARE DELIVERED EVERY MONTH.
WE DON'T DO HOME DELIVERIES PER SE, BUT THEY'RE DELIVERED TO OUR SENIORS WHEN THEY COME TO THE FOOD BANK.
THEN ALSO, WE HAVE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES THAT DO GET THEIR HOME THEIR FOOD DELIVERED TO THEIR HOMES.
THEN WE RECENTLY STARTED OUR HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM.
THESE ARE THE NUMBERS AND THEY'RE STARTING TO CREEP UP AGAIN.
WE STARTED REALLY HIGH IN JANUARY, AND IT TAILED OFF.
BUT IF YOU LOOK, ESPECIALLY NEW CLIENTS, NEW FAMILIES, NUMBERS ARE INCREASING.
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STAFF, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE RUN A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM.WE HAVE TWO FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS, THAT'S LOUISEL PALMA, WHO IS OUR PROGRAM MANAGER AND VERONICA HERRERA, WHO MANAGES OUR OPERATION SITE.
SOFIA, KELLY AND MYSELF, WE JUST PROVIDE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD BANK.
LAST NOVEMBER, [INAUDIBLE] SAVARITA FOOD BANK, WE BECAME A LICENSED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
WE APPLIED, AND WE BASICALLY GOT APPROVAL TO START WITH THESE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR GOOGLE IT CERTIFICATES PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.
OUR WELDING PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO GRADUATE THREE OF OUR STUDENTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING TO MARANA NEXT SPRING.
WE ALSO HAVE A FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN PLACE.
THEN ALSO, I DON'T WANT TO SHARE A WHOLE LOT, BUT THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH TRICO, WE'RE STARTING A RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM BECAUSE THAT IS KIND OF THE DIRECTION OF THE FUTURE.
WE'RE HOPING TO LEVERAGE SOME OF OUR RESOURCES, TARGET SOME OF OUR CLIENTS, AND GET THEM NOT INTO JUST JOBS, BUT MEANINGFUL SKILLED LABOR THAT THEY CAN EARN A LIVABLE WAGE.
>> THESE ARE SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, FREE TAX PREPARATION, PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH PIMA COUNTY, A NAVIGATOR, SO SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN OFFER, THE COUNTY OFFERS.
WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S ON SITE EVERY WEDNESDAY, SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
THEN MILESTONES IN THE LAST 11 MONTHS, WE PURCHASED IN 60 DAYS.
WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $45,000 TO PURCHASE A REFRIGERATOR BOX TRUCK. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
WE WERE EXPECTING IT WAS GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS, BUT IN 60 DAYS, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THE $45,000.
THEN ALSO JOE PARSONS, PARSON STEEL IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD A SHADE, A TEMPORARY SHADE STRUCTURE.
THERE WAS A STORM THAT TOOK IT, BASICALLY DESTROYED IT.
JOE CAME IN, AND THROUGH HIS EFFORTS, HIS CONNECTIONS, THEY WERE ABLE TO DONATE A PERMANENT SHADE STRUCTURE FOR OUR FACILITY.
>> NO. IT'S NOT GOING TO BLOW OVER.
THESE ARE SOME INCREDIBLE MILESTONES.
I THINK THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE.
ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON BRIEFLY IS THAT WE'RE IN AN ACTIVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
WE'RE LOOKING TO RAISE $220,000 THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY FROM MARANA HEALTHCARE, AND THEY'VE GIVEN US AN EXCELLENT DEAL ON THE PROPERTY.
WE'VE RAISED $30,000 SO FAR IN ABOUT A MONTH.
IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO'S BASICALLY GOT SOME MONEY, COULD BE $100,000, ETC., PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY, AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN CONTINUE THIS LEGACY FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS HERE IN THE TOWN OF MARANA. THANK YOU.
>> WHAT ARE YOU BEING GIFTED BY TRICO ELECTRIC?
>> YES. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE TEACHERS, THE INSTRUCTORS, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW POSITIONS AT TRICO THAT ARE SOLAR TECHNICIANS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE CURRICULUM AND TEACHING THE CLASSES.
>> I WAS THINKING MORE OF THE FORKLIFT.
>> YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THE FORKLIFT ALSO? I CAN MENTION.
>> SURE, I WAS GOING TO BUY A FORKLIFT.
>> ELECTRIC FORKLIFT THAT YOU CAN USE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> QUESTION? COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ONE?
I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE COME AND YOU SAVED THIS COMMUNITY.
PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THE OLD ORGANIZATION PULLED OUT BECAUSE WE GOT TO COME BACK AND BRING IT BACK TO THE ORA MAY DAYS.
YOU REALLY HAVE WORKED AND YOUR STAFF HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET WHERE IT IS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.
>> WE ARE TOO, AND THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM THE TOWN OF MARANA.
>> YES, EVERYBODY, GO OUT AND COLLECT YOUR MONEY TO GET THEM TO BUY THE BUILDING, SO WE CAN KEEP THEM RIGHT HERE IN MARANA.
>> I'VE GOT FOOD BANK CARDS RIGHT HERE.
>> WAIT MINUTE HAVE A QUESTION. WHERE'S THE BUILDING AT THE NEW SITE?
>> ALSO, WE'RE PURCHASING THE EXISTING FACILITY, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROBABLY IN 4-5 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT A TWO STORY FACILITY.
THAT WAY, WE CAN HAVE A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY.
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MAYOR HONEY HAS MENTIONED, HE'S LIKE, I WANT WHAT YOU HAVE IN SALADITA AND MORE.I SAID, GIVE ME FIVE YEARS, AND WE WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL APPROVED.
[ 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.]
>> OPPOSE? CARRIE UNANIMOUSLY.
[ Resolution No. 2024-090: Relating to Community Facility Districts; consideration and possible adoption of a resolution ordering and declaring formation of Mandarina Community Facilities District (Yiannis Kalaitzidis)]
>> ITEM A(1). RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 4-090, RELATING TO COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICTS, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND DECLARING FORMATION OF THE MANDARINA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BEFORE I START, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY WISH THAT THE NO BIDING POLICY THAT YOU EXTENDED TO OUR YOUR WATER DIRECTOR EXTENDS TO ME DURING THIS TIME.
NO BITING, THAT YOU DON'T BITE.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO SIGN THAT.
>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE.
THE TOWN OF MARANA HAS RECEIVED A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF THE MANDARINA CFD.
AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE, STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT UPON SUBMISSION OF A COMPLETED APPLICATION, WITHIN 60 DAYS, STAFF SHOULD PRESENT THAT APPLICATION TO COUNSEL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AND ANY DISCUSSION ON THE FORMATION OF SUCH A DISTRICT.
STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR CONSULTANTS THAT INCLUDE MR. PAUL GALES OF GREENBERG TROI, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY IN CASE THERE ARE ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, HAVE PARTICIPATED IN VETTING THIS AGREEMENT AND ENSURING IT'S APPROPRIATELY COMPLETED.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT STATUTE IS THAT COUNSEL IS NOT OBLIGED TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT JUST BECAUSE THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED.
HOWEVER, IF DURING THIS PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE APPLICATION WITH STAFF, COUNSEL DETERMINES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE CHANGES TO BE MADE OR THEY DO NOT WISH TO APPROVE THE FORMATION OF THE DISTRICT TONIGHT.
STATUTE DOES REQUIRE THAT THAT INFORMATION BE PUT IN WRITING AND PROVIDED TO THE APPLICANT AND THAT SPECIFIC INFORMATION, SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE APPLICATION TO BE APPROVED BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THAT COMMUNICATION.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES JUST TALKING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF AND THE DISTRICT AS A STATUS UPDATE.
MANDARINA LIES WITHIN THE TOWN OF MARANA JUST NORTH OF TANGERINE ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TOWN.
ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN, THEY ARE THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT TO BRING WATER AND SEWER TO THAT SIDE OF THE TOWN.
THE ONLY OTHER ONES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE THE SAN LUCAS NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE MARANA ALIGNMENT, WHO ALSO HAVE DONE THAT.
THEY ALSO HAVE CONSTRUCTED A VARIETY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS USUALLY DONE MUCH LATER.
WE USUALLY HAVE THE CREATION OF A DISTRICT, AND THEN TRADITIONALLY, WE SEE THE DEVELOPER PUTTING A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE MAJORITY OF THE DRAINAGE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
WATER, SEWER CONNECTIONS, AS I MENTIONED, ARE THERE IN SOME STREETS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, AND OTHERS ARE ACTUALLY UNDERWAY AS WE SPEAK.
THE DISTRICT ITSELF THAT IS BEING REQUESTED, WILL SUPPORT 1004 SFRS THAT CURRENTLY ARE BEING IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PUT IN PLACE.
THE DEVELOPER HAS SOLD 608 OF THE LOTS OF 1004 LOTS ARE CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THE REMAINDER 396 LOTS ARE IN THE PROCESS AND UNDER CONTRACT LIKELY BOTH TO CLOSE WITH MERITAGE AND WITH KB HOME IN 2025.
THERE IS ALSO SOME MIXED USE THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS DISTRICT.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 50.4 ACRES, MOST OF WHICH WILL END UP BEING LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADDITION OF 1,000 UNITS THROUGH APARTMENTS FOR THE MOST PART.
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WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A MINUTE DISCUSSING WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL HAS ALREADY SEEN AND APPROVED IN FORM ON AUGUST 20TH WAS A CFD AGREEMENT.
I CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT IS IN THE CFD AGREEMENT AT THIS POINT, AND OBVIOUSLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, WE CAN HAVE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS THE DEVELOPER TO BE THE FIRST TO ISSUE DEBT UNLESS IF 25 YEARS PASS, OR THEY REACH THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZATION, OR IF THEY JUST ARE DONE ISSUING DEBT IF THEY'RE NO LONGER NEEDING TO ISSUE ANY MORE DEBT BASED ON WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE THEY WISH OR ASK THE DISTRICT TO ACQUIRE.
CURRENTLY, THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO DESIGNATE TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THE BOARD OF THE DISTRICT, THEY HAVE WAIVED THAT PARTICULAR REQUIREMENT, OR I SHOULD SAY, NOT REQUIREMENT, BUT THAT PARTICULAR CHOICE.
AS PER COUNSEL'S DIRECTION ON AUGUST 20TH, THE CFD AGREEMENT CURRENTLY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT IF AND WHEN COUNSEL CHOOSES TO ISSUE DEBT, THAT DEBT WILL BE ISSUED AT A MAXIMUM TARGET RATE OF $2.50.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS ONLY FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT, NO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DEBT TO BE ISSUED.
THE TOTAL TARGET RATE THEN WOULD BE $2.80 PER $100 OF LIMITED ASSESSED VALUE, INCLUDING $0.30 FOR THE OPERATION OF MAINTENANCE OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IDENTICAL TO THE MAX TARGET RATES FOR OUR OTHER ACTIVE CFDS IN THE TOWN.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS INCLUDE A LETTER OF CREDIT THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF TODAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000.
ALSO, AN ANNUAL OBLIGATION TO PAY UP TO 50,000 IN CFT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, WHICH MAY BE REPLENISHED WHEN THE FIRST $25,000 HAS BEEN EXPENDED AS WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THE DISTRICT HAVING ANY MONEY INITIALLY, AT LEAST TOWARDS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
THE DEVELOPER AGREED TO PROVIDE THAT DEPOSIT AND PAY FOR ANY NECESSARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE LEVY CAN SUPPORT THE DISTRICT BY ITSELF.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT THE COST TO TAXPAYERS IS AT THE $2.50.
AS PER COUNSEL'S REQUEST, THE TABLE THAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE A GREATER RANGE AND HIGHER RANGE OF DOLLARS ON WHAT $2.50 MEANS.
THE TABLE SHOWS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO TO ONE AMOUNT, THAT AT A HOUSE BEING SOLD AT $450,000 BASED ON SOME ASSUMPTIONS ON WHAT PRICE IT COMES ON THE ROLES.
IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL DISTRICT PAYMENT OF $706 OR $59 PER MONTH.
AT $525,000 FOR THE PRICE OF A HOUSE, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM PRESENTED HERE, THE MONTHLY AMOUNT WOULD BE $69 A MONTH.
I KNOW IN THE PAST THAT WE HAVE SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO GO OVER $100, WE HAVE MENTIONED THAT IN THE PAST.
IN ORDER FOR US TO HIT $100 A MONTH, THE PRICE OF A HOME WOULD APPROXIMATE $720,000.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PRICES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THESE DAYS RANGE PROBABLY BETWEEN 400,000 AND 500,000 DEPENDING ON WHAT IS BEING PURCHASED AS A REASONABLE RANGE.
THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION IS WHAT THE DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT IS SUGGESTING AS FAR AS REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE DISTRICT.
THEY HAVE INFORMED US AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION THAT THEY HAVE INVESTED $45.7 MILLION IN THE PROJECT TO DATE.
THEY ESTIMATE THAT THEIR PROJECTS THEMSELVES, THAT INCLUDE A VARIETY OF WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, ROADS, AND MONUMENT, SIGNAGE, AND COMMON AREA LANDSCAPING IS GOING TO COST THEM $33.5 MILLION.
OF THAT, THEY ESTIMATE THAT THEY WILL ASK IF THE DISTRICT IS
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FORMED FOR $11.7 MILLION IN GEO BOND PROCEEDS, AND OF THAT, JUST OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS IS A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT.IN TOTAL, THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT THEY ESTIMATE, THEY WILL ASK FOR PROCEEDS, THEY WILL ASK TO ISSUE DEBT.
THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE COSTS OF ISSUANCE THAT HAPPEN WITH EVERY DEBT ISSUANCE.
IF WE END UP ISSUING DEBT AT THE BOARD'S PLEASURE, IF THE DISTRICT IS FORMED, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE BASED ON THESE NUMBERS IF THEY STAY TRUE TO ISSUE DEBT THAT EXCEEDS $15 MILLION.
IT WOULD LIKELY BE LESS THAN THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, OUR POLICY, OUR GUIDELINES FOR THE CREATION OF CFDS INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT THAT THERE IS A 25% CONTRIBUTION BY THE DEVELOPER AT A MINIMUM THAT THEY HAVE.
THE LAST COLUMN HERE, THE ESTIMATED REIMBURSEMENT COSTS ARE WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS PRESENTING.
A LARGE PORTION OF THE THREE COLLECTOR ROADS, ABOUT $2.1 MILLION, AS WELL AS ANOTHER TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN MONUMENT SIGNAGE COMMON AREA AND LANDSCAPING, JUST BY THEMSELVES, EXCLUDING THE CONTINGENCY OF 1.9 MILLION OR ALMOST TWO MILLION WOULD COVER THAT 25% REQUIREMENT WHEN COMPARED TO THE ESTIMATED GO BOND PROCEEDS THAT THEY'RE ESTIMATING THEY WILL ASK FOR IN THE FUTURE.
AS I STATED BEFORE, A MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS LISTED HERE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
FROM THE TOP OF THIS LIST, COUNTING SEVEN LINE ITEMS DOWN TO MANDARINA BOULEVARD, THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DEVELOPER TO DATE.
WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND TURN IT OVER TO COUNSEL FOR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANY DISCUSSION.
>> COUNSEL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS, ROXANNE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. KELLY, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THAT THERE. THANK YOU.
HAS INVESTED 45 MILLION TO DATE, WHICH IS VERY NICE.
THIS DOESN'T ADD UP TO THE SEVEN, YOU SAID WE HAVE HOW MANY OF THESE, 01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 UNDER THE DESCRIPTION? LET ME ADD IT ANOTHER WAY.
I'M SORRY. WHAT'S IN THE 45 MILLION?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE 45 MILLION INCLUDES THE TOTAL INVESTMENT THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS PUT INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE WHAT THEY'VE PAID FOR THE LAND.
THAT MIGHT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SOFT COSTS THAT WOULD NOT BE PRESENTED ON THE SCHEDULE ITSELF.
>> OKAY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE.
IT'S JUST WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR?
>> CORRECT. THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING.
>> YANNI, THE DEVELOPER IS DOING A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR 350,000.
I DIDN'T DO THIS BEFORE, COUNCILMEMBER CRAIG.
THE $350,000 IS AN AMOUNT THAT IS MEANT TO COVER THE OPERATION SIGN OF THE DISTRICT.
IT IS TOTALLY UNRELATED TO ANY FUTURE DEBT THAT MAY BE REQUESTED.
ALSO, THE AMOUNT THAT WAS PRESENTED AT $350,000, IF WE COMPARE IT TO THE SIMILAR LETTERS OF CREDIT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR OTHER ACTIVE CFDS, THOSE AMOUNTS WERE SET AT $100,000.
AT $350,000, WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE NOW A COUPLE OF DECADES ALMOST LATER THAN THOSE OTHER THREE CFDS WHEN THEY WERE CREATED BETWEEN 2004 AND 2008, AND THE LETTER OF CREDIT IS MEANT TO REFLECT THE CHANGE AND THE DIFFERENCE IN SOME PRICING.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND I ALREADY TALKED TO YOU ON IT BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO ASK HIM PUBLICLY.
YOU SAID AT BUILD-OUT, IT WOULD SUPPORT ABOUT $15 MILLION WORTH OF DEBT.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE SET A $50 MILLION CEILING IF IT WILL ONLY SUPPORT 15 MILLION IN DEBT.
>> YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, ONE WAY TO LOOK AT THE REQUEST FOR 50 MILLION OF AUTHORIZED DEBT, NOT ACTUAL DEBT, JUST THE AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE UP TO THAT AMOUNT IS, WHEN WE SET IT, WE ALLOW, IN THE AGREEMENT, FOR A 25 YEAR PERIOD BEFORE THEY CAN COME TO US, AND THEY CAN SAY, HERE IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED ON.
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VERY OFTEN WHEN WE DO THESE AGREEMENTS, WE DO THAT WITH THE FACT IN MIND THAT, FOR INSTANCE, FOR GLADDEN, WE CONTINUED ISSUING DEBT APPROXIMATELY 15 PLUS YEARS INTO THE LIFE OF THE CFD.WE HAVE COSTS THAT MIGHT INCREASE AND NOT ALWAYS PREDICTABLY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND.
THAT IS THE MAIN REASON THAT A LOT OF THESE AUTHORIZATIONS, NOT JUST THE ONE REQUESTED IN THIS PROPOSED DISTRICT, BUT IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THEM, THAT AUTHORIZE AMOUNT IS VERY MUCH MORE THAN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS OR WHAT THE DISTRICT CAN SUPPORT ITSELF.
WE CAN THINK OF IT VERY MUCH AS A CREDIT LIMIT, BUT ONE THAT IN THIS CASE, WILL NOT BE USED IF IT CANNOT BE SUPPORTED BY THE PROPERTY TAXES GENERATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THAT IS WHY EVERY TIME THAT THERE IS A REQUEST TO ISSUE DEBT TO ACQUIRE ANY OF THE ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE BOARD OF THE DISTRICT GETS TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION, AND IT IS ALWAYS DONE AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF COUNSEL.
EVEN THOUGH THE AUTHORIZATION MIGHT BE VERY HIGH, THE ACTUAL DEBT ISSUANCE IS VERY MUCH UNDER THE CONTROL AND THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD AND AFTER THERE IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF ANALYSIS BY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS.
>> THE DUE DILIGENCE IS DONE BY US ON ANY APPLICATIONS FOR BONDING CAPACITY OF THAT MONEY?
>> WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP A HANDLE ON EVERYTHING TO TRY TO KEEP IT AT 250, I KNOW WE HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH GLADDEN AND THEY WE'RE GOING TO GET UP AROUND 270, 280, AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND WE HAD A SAFETY MEASURE THERE THAT IF IT GETS OVER 250, THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE, WHICH GLADDEN DID FOR A FEW YEARS.
DO WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR NOT?
WITH GLADDEN, THEY REQUESTED THAT DEBT TO BE ISSUED THAT EXCEEDED THE AVAILABLE CAPACITY THAT LEVYING A PROPERTY TAX AT 250 ALLOWED FOR.
AS SUCH, AND THIS WAS AVAILABLE IN THEIR AGREEMENT AT THE TIME, IN THEIR CFD AGREEMENT, THERE WAS A PROVISION THAT BASICALLY STATED IF NECESSARY AND IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE BOARD, THEN WE COULD ENTER INTO SUCH A STANDBY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN RELEASE PROVISIONS INCLUDED.
IF YOU RECALL, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE WERE IN FRONT OF COUNSEL ACTUALLY RELEASING THOSE STANDBY CONTRIBUTION LETTERS OF CREDIT AND STANDBY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND TERMINATING THAT AGREEMENT BECAUSE ALL THE TERMS HAD BEEN MET.
>> THEY WERE NEEDED AT THE TIME WE ISSUED THEM?
>> CORRECT. THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE USUALLY DETERMINED IF THEY'RE NECESSARY AT THE TIME OF BOND ISSUANCE.
WHEN THE DEVELOPER COMES TO US, AND SAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE DEBT FOR THE DISTRICT TO ACQUIRE INFRASTRUCTURE, THEN AS PART OF US VETTING WHAT IS BEING ASKED AND DETERMINING WHAT IS NECESSARY, WHAT PROTECTIONS OR ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS MIGHT BE NECESSARY, AT THAT POINT, WE COULD RECOMMEND THE STANDBY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL MEASURES WHICH MIGHT INCLUDE LETTERS OF CREDIT AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
>> THE LENGTH OF THE CFD IS 25 YEARS?
>> THE LENGTH, MR. MAYOR, OF THE CFD MIGHT EXTEND BEYOND 25 YEARS, BUT THE LENGTH OF ALLOWING THE DEVELOPER TO ISSUE DEBT IS 25 YEARS.
IF 25 YEARS EXPIRES, THEN PER THE AGREEMENT, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ISSUING DEBT.
>> I'M JUST ASKING QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
IF AT 15 OR 18 OR 20 YEARS, IF THE APPLICANT WANTS TO ISSUE DEBT, AGAIN, IT ENDS UP BEING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE APPLICANT.
THE PAYMENT ON THIS CFD COULD BE 30 OR 40 YEARS IN; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR. NORMALLY, THE DEBT THAT WE ISSUE FOR A CFD RANGES EITHER BETWEEN 20 OR 25 YEARS.
THE MAX THAT WE CAN ISSUE FOR A CFD IS 25 YEARS.
MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THAT WE ISSUED DEBT 15 YEARS FROM NOW
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AND THAT HAS A MATURITY OF 25 YEARS AFTER THAT, THAT CFD COULD CONTINUE TO SERVICE THAT DEBT ALL THE WAY TO YEAR 40 AFTER THE CREATION OF THE PARTICULAR DISTRICT.>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YANNI, YOU AND I SPOKE TO ABOUT THIS.
WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BOND ISSUANCE, I THINK THAT MAYOR'S ALLUDING TO THE STANDBY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT.
THEN WHEN WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, I ASKED YOU, DO WE HAVE THIS AGREEMENT IN THE OTHER CFDS THAT WE HAVE, WHICH WOULD BE, OF COURSE, TWO GLADDENS; ONE SARROL BLOOM AND DOVE MOUNTAIN'S BEEN DISSOLVED, SO WE WON'T MENTION THAT.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE IN ONE OF THOSE.
I'M WONDERING, AND IT STARTED OUT, IF NECESSARY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR PARAMETERS, WE MIGHT WANT TO PUT IN PLACE THE STAND BY AGREEMENT.
THEN I SAID, WELL, CAN WE PUT THAT IN HERE, WHICH I DON'T THINK WILL HURT ANYTHING.
I SHOULDN'T SAY IT HURT ANYTHING, IT'S JUST THAT, IF NECESSARY, WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
IT'S IN ONE OF OUR OTHER AGREEMENTS, AND I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE IT IN THIS ONE.
I THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHO TO ASK FOR PERMISSION FOR THAT OR IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY, AND YANNI CAN EXPLAIN MUCH BETTER THAN I WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT IF HE UNDERSTANDS.
HE UNDERSTANDS. WHICH AGREEMENT IS IT IN NOW? OH, GOOD. HERE HE COMES.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
>> I DO. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, PAUL GALES OF GREENBERG TRAURIG, WE REPRESENT THE TOWN WITH RESPECT TO THIS FORMATION.
THAT LANGUAGE WOULD BE IN THE CFD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT GOVERNS HOW THE DISTRICT OPERATES.
>> IT'S NOT IN THERE NOW, BUT SUBJECT TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY GIVING ME A HEAD NOD ABOUT HOW WE COULD DO IT, WE COULD ADD THAT LANGUAGE TO THE CFD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BEFORE IT'S SIGNED RECORDED ALL OF THAT.
JUST IN THE EVENT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION AT A FUTURE BOND ISSUANCE.
IF IT WOULD LIKE TO REQUIRE THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE, WE COULD USE THAT PROVISION THAT WOULD BE IN THE CFD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
>> IF THE COUNSEL CONCURS AND THE ATTORNEY CONCUR, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT IN THERE.
AS IT SAYS, IT'S IF NECESSARY, SO IT'S THERE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE PUT THESE CFDS TOGETHER IN A MORE POSITIVE LIGHT.
WE'VE HAD CFDS OVER 20 YEARS NOW, AND WE HAVE BEEN THANKFUL THAT THEY HAVE ALL TURNED OUT WELL SO FAR.
OF COURSE, GLADDEN FARMS HAS DISSOLVED.
BUT I'M SORRY, HOME TOWN. WHO LIVES UP THERE? DOVE MOUNTAIN, GLADDEN FARMS HAS GONE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY, CAN I SAY DISSOLVED OR ALMOST? WE GAVE THEM THEIR MONEY BACK.
THAT WAS A LOT OF IT. NOT YET.
WE HAD A LITTLE PICKUP THERE, BUT THAT REALLY WASN'T THE BOARD OR THE COUNCIL OR YANNI, IT WAS PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CFD IS.
I'M GETTING TO A POINT HERE ON THAT.
I THINK WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND EVERYONE THAT'S HELPED US THROUGH IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE TIME TO BRING IT UP, BUT THE THING I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE CFD AND HOW IT RUNS, BECAUSE WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB DOING IT.
OUR PARTNERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB STEPPING UP.
I THINK GLADDEN FARMS HAD TO STEP UP AND FACE SOME AN EXTRA MONEY.
BUT WHERE THE PROBLEM REALLY LIES, AND I HAD MENTIONED ABOUT PROTECTING THE HOMEOWNERS, AND YOU CAN JUST SHOOT ME DOWN A SECOND IF YOU WANT.
FINANCIALLY, I THINK WE'VE PRETTY MUCH GOT THIS UNDERSTOOD.
BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR HOMEOWNERS AND PROTECTING THEM, AND I THINK ALL THE PROVISIONS ARE IN THERE TO DO THAT AND PROTECT US, AND THEIR DEBT SERVICE WILL STAY AT 250, AND ALL OF THAT I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH.
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WHAT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROTECTING THE HOMEOWNERS, THE HOMEOWNERS, MOST OF THEM DON'T KNOW OR HALF OF THEM, WHAT A CFD IS? THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE WITH SARROL BLOOM.THEY WERE ALL IN HERE. EVERY SEAT WAS TAKEN.
I DON'T KNOW, I THROW IT OUT THERE, AND OUR ATTORNEY CAN TELL ME STOP IT, BUT AS A BOARD, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, WE, AS A BOARD, CAN HAVE A CLASS, A STUDY SESSION OR WHATEVER ON WHAT A CFD IS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE GET IN TROUBLE WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
THEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, AND THEY ENTER INTO IT, AND THEN IT COMES OUT ON THE ROLLS, AND THEY SEE A NEW HOME, AND THEY SEE IT ON THEIR TAXES, $670 OR WHATEVER, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD TO PAY.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH SARROL BLOOM.
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE PROCESS IS WITH CFDS AND DAS AND STUFF.
IT HAS TO DO WITH LETTING THEM KNOW AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON WHAT A CFD IS.
THE POINT I'M GETTING TO IS, AND I KNOW THIS PROBABLY I HOPE TO TUCSON REALTORS.
I HOPE THEY'RE NOT LISTENING, BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.
THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY MONEY, THIS COUNCIL ANYWAY.
ANYWAY, THEY PROBABLY DON'T WANT US TO EXPLODE.
I MEAN, THEY SHOULD BE TELLING PEOPLE, HERE'S A HOUSE AND THIS IS WHAT IT IS, AND HERE'S A CFD DISTRICT, AND HERE'S WHAT A CFD IS.
I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO STAND OUT THERE 24/7 TELL EVERYBODY WHAT A CFD IS, AND YOU GET TIRED. WE'LL GET ERIC TO DO IT.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO SOMEHOW, AS A BOARD, AND THINK ABOUT IT.
ESPECIALLY SINCE MANDARINA IS THE BEGINNING OF A CFD, THESE OTHERS, IT'S TOO LATE NOW.
FOR THE GUYS AND THE STAFF WHO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WE DO, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME AN EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENT.
NOT IN THE PAPERWORK, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY GET THAT IN THEIR PAPERWORK.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AD NAUSEUM. PEOPLE SAY, I DIDN'T SEE IT.
IF THEY DID, THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK.
THAT'S WHERE WE GET IN TROUBLE WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
I DON'T KNOW, YANNI, WHO TO SPEAK TO ABOUT THAT.
BUT LOOKING FORWARD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A CFD SIGN RIGHT OUT THERE IN MANDARINA, AND SAY, YOU ARE NOW ENTERING A CFD DISTRICT.
BUT SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO EDUCATE THE FOLKS WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO.
I WILL TELL YOU, I MEAN, IF I COMPARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DO KNOW THEY'RE GETTING INTO A CFD DISTRICT, THEY DON'T MIND.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I'M NOT IN ONE, BUT WHEN I COME TO GLADDEN FARMS AND DOVE MOUNTAIN, OH, HEAVENS, AND SARROL BLOOM, YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T MIND PAYING THAT EXTRA $600 OR $700 A YEAR, BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT PISSES THEM OFF IS, WHEN THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE ENTERING INTO ONE, AND THEY FEEL THAT THEY GOT HOOD WINKED.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THAT AS THOUGHT IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO HELP MITIGATE THAT FOR FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING ME.
>> COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, VICE MAYOR.
>> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 2024-090.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSED. GOT A UNANIMOUS VOTE. THANK YOU.
[ Motion to Reconsider the Town Council's September 3, 2024 vote on Resolution No. 2024-083, relating to approval and adoption of the Marana Transportation Master Plan (Councilmember Patti Comerford, Councilmember Herb Kai)]
>> ITEM D1, MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE TOWN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024, VOTE ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-083, RELATING TO APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MANDARINA TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
>> CAN I EXPLAIN IT, JANE OR DO YOU? IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS MOTION, EITHER PATTY OR HER, COUNCIL MEMBER COERFOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER KAY, HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION, THEN WE CAN ALL BE INVOLVED.
DO EITHER ONE OF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION?
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>> MOTION TO RECONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-083. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
>> AYE. OPPOSED? NOW, WE'LL GO TO ITEM D2.
[ Resolution No. 2024-083: Relating to Transportation; approving and adopting the Marana Transportation Master Plan (Fausto Burruel)]
>> ITEM D2, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-083, RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE MANDARINA TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
>> MAYOR HONEY, VICE MAYOR POST, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND PRESENT TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN ONCE AGAIN.
WE DO PLAN ON GIVING AN ABBREVIATED PRESENTATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH A QUICK THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE STAFF, NOT ONLY WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, AND ALSO OUR STAKEHOLDERS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, ALONG WITH THE CITIZENS, AND OF COURSE, TOWN MANAGEMENT AND THIS BODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ENDEAVOR.
BEFORE I GO INTO THE PRESENTATION, WHICH WE DO HAVE VAMSHI YELESEDI HERE.
PHYLLIS WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT.
AGAIN, WITH KITTLESEN ASSOCIATES, OUR CONSULTANT.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS, AND I GUESS, SILVER LINING TO THE WAY THIS PROCESS PLAYED OUT.
AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO YOU TO THIS BODY, WE TOOK ANOTHER DEEP DIVE AND A HARD LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT, AND WE DID FIND THAT THERE WERE SOME CORRECTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.
WE HAD MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DOCUMENT, AND THOSE CAUSED A LITTLE BIT OF DOMINO EFFECT, IF YOU WILL.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, SO WE ARE FULLY TRANSPARENT AS TO THE CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS AND WHAT YOU WILL HAVE BEFORE YOU.
>> WHAT OCCURRED WAS WE HAD REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT, AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE TO TAKE PLACE, SPECIFICALLY THE TANGERINE TI RECONSTRUCTION.
THAT WAS PLACED IN A TIMEFRAME THAT DIDN'T ACTUALLY WORK BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD, AND OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY IS CORTARO ROAD TI.
DUE TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE SHIFTED THAT INTO THE MID-TERM.
BEFORE I GO TOO FAR, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TIMEFRAME FOR THIS DOCUMENT, SHORT-TERM IS 2024-2030, MID-TERM IS 2031-2040.
WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS.
THEN LONG TERM WOULD BE 2041-2055.
AGAIN, THE SHORT-TERM WOULD BE SOMETHING HAPPENING WITHIN THE NEXT 5-6 YEARS APPROXIMATELY.
WHEN WE HAD SHIFTED THE TANGERINE TI TO THE MID-TERM, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT GETTING THE CORTARO TI, HOPEFULLY WITHIN THIS FIVE-YEAR TIME FRAME, THE SHORT-TERM.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT ARE TIED TO THAT IMPROVEMENT.
ONE OF THEM BEING THE NEED TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS WORKING WITH ADOT, ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD, AND CHANGING THE TRAFFIC FLOW PATTERN ON THE FRONTAGE ROADS TO ONE-WAY TRAFFIC.
ONE OF THE AREAS IDENTIFIED WAS THE STRETCH BETWEEN TANGERINE AND AVRA VALLEY.
WE FOUND THAT THAT WAS STILL SHOWING SHORT-TERM.
OBVIOUSLY THAT IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE TIED TO THE TANGERINE TI IMPROVEMENT.
LONG STORY SHORT, WE MOVE THAT INTO MID-TERM.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE THAT NOW IDENTIFIED AS A MID-TERM PROJECT, AND WE ALSO DID THAT CHANGE ON THE GRAPHIC THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SHOWING 36, AND THAT'S THE STRETCH AGAIN BETWEEN TANGERINE AND AVRA VALLEY.
SIMILAR TO THAT IMPROVEMENT, THERE WAS ALSO, WHEN THAT CHANGE OCCURS AND THAT FRONTAGE ROAD BECOMES ONE-WAY, THERE IS THE COMMUNITY OF RILITO, THAT IS THERE OFF THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
WHEN THAT CHANGE OCCURS, THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE NEED, IF YOU EXCUSE ME, I'M GOING TO GO FORWARD A COUPLE PAGES, AGAIN ANOTHER SIMILAR IMPROVEMENT.
IT WOULD BE TIED TO WHEN THE TI IMPROVEMENT OCCURS, THE FRONTAGE ROAD IMPROVEMENT OCCURS.
WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A BACK DOOR, IF YOU WILL, OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO MAKE A WESTBOUND MOVEMENT.
THEY CONNECT TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD CURRENTLY, WHICH IS TWO-WAY.
IT'S ID NUMBER 45, HERE IN THE GRAPHIC, AND THEN I THINK THE NEXT PAGE WILL EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
WE ARE SHOWING WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE RILITO COMMUNITY CONNECTION.
THAT WOULD ALLOW A SHORT SEGMENT OF ROADWAY TO CONNECT TO RILITO VILLAGE TRAIL, AND ALLOW THAT COMMUNITY TO THEN LEAVE AND HEAD WESTBOUND AS WELL,
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AND NOT ONLY EASTBOUND ALONG THE FRONTAGE ROAD.THOSE WERE THE TWO ITEMS THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED, AND THESE WERE IDENTIFIED PARTLY BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THIS DOCUMENT.
OUR CIP GROUP WAS LOOKING AT IT AND NOTICED SOME SHORT-TERM PROJECTS AND ASKED, "HEY, WHAT ARE THESE PROJECTS?" WE IDENTIFIED THAT, WE HADN'T MADE THAT CHANGE.
ALSO I HAD MET WITH JAMES KAY, AND COUNCILMEMBER KAY, TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE PROJECT AND DISCUSS THE TMP, AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE FRONTAGE ROADS WERE STILL SHOWING SHORT-TERM INSTEAD OF THE MID-TERM.
ALSO ALONG THE LINES OF TAKING ANOTHER HARD LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT, WE DID IDENTIFY JUST SOME MINOR ERRORS, THAT THERE WAS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE TEXT WITHIN THE DOCUMENT AND THE ACTUAL PROJECT SHEETS THEMSELVES IN THE APPENDIX A.
THESE ARE ALL THE MULTI-MODAL PROJECTS, AND SOME OF THESE ARE PATHWAYS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED.
EXCUSE ME. LET ME MAKE SURE I'M LOOKING AT THE RIGHT ONE.
SORRY. ID 30 IS MOORE ROAD, WILD BURRO ROAD, TO DOVE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD.
THAT IS A INSTALLATION OF A SHARED USE PATH THAT WAS IDENTIFIED.
THE DISCREPANCY WAS THAT IT WAS MENTIONED AS A SHORT-TERM IN THE TEXT.
HOWEVER THE PROJECT ON THE SHEET ACTUALLY SHOWED A DIFFERENT TIMEFRAME.
WE REALIGNED THAT SO IT SHOWED THE APPROPRIATE TIME FRAME.
ALSO, ID NUMBER 32, WHICH IS CAMINO DE MANANA, IT'S ALSO ANOTHER INSTALLATION OF A SHARED USE PATH.
SIMILARLY SHOWED AN INCORRECT TIMEFRAME COMPARING THE TEXT TO WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE APPENDIX SHEET.
WE MADE THOSE CORRECTIONS, AND BEYOND THAT NOW, THE DOCUMENT, WE'VE VETTED IT FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY.
I BELIEVE THAT'S EVERYTHING AS FAR AS COVERING WHAT WE'VE CHANGED, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHTED THAT.
BEFORE GOING INTO THE PRESENTATION, I WANTED TO ASK THE BODY, AS WE HAVE PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY, BARRING THE CHANGES THAT I JUST MENTIONED, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION AGAIN, OR ABBREVIATED, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN JUST GO FROM THERE.
AGAIN, LAMPSHIRE IS HERE AND MYSELF TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> MAY WE JUST ASK QUESTIONS, MAYOR?
>> [NOISE] I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, COUNSEL'S PLEASURE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER KELLER FOR THEY BOTH HAVE COMMENTS.
WHAT YEAR WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT, IS IT MID-TERM? WHAT YEARS WERE THAT?
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR POST, MID-TERM WOULD BE 2031-2040.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE I-10 INTERCHANGE MOORE ROAD, INTO THE SHORT-TERM.
>> WHAT'S THE SHORT-TERM? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT ONE IS MID-TERM. CORRECT?
>> YEAH. RIGHT BEHIND CORTARO?
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE YOU ANY AMOR.
>> PUT IT RIGHT THERE, NUMBER 4.
>> YOU JUST SAVED A HUGE ARGUMENT, DIDN'T YOU?
>> VICE MAYOR POST, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON FAST FORWARDING THESE PROJECTS EVERY SINGLE ONE.
IT DOES HIGHLIGHT THE TIME FRAME.
BUT ALSO, AS PART OF IT, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY IT'S A REALITY BASE OF EXPECTATIONS.
IF WE WERE TO PRESS THE GO BUTTON RIGHT NOW WITH THE MOORE ROAD TI, THERE'S SEVERAL STEPS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR TO GET US TO THE POINT.
TO BE HONEST, WHEN WE SAY, THE SHORT-TERM, THE MID-TERM, EVEN THE EARLIEST WE MAY GET, THAT WOULD BE THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF THE MID-TERM, BASED ON THE TIME FRAME THAT IT TAKES TO DO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PLANNING THAT WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH ADOT.
TO REALISTICALLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN THE SHORT-TERM IS WHY IT WAS PLACED IN THE MID-TERM.
WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE PROJECT AND WOULD LIKE TO OBVIOUSLY GET IT IN PLACE EARLIER THAN LATER.
BUT I BELIEVE HONESTLY, WHERE WE'VE PLACED IT IN THE PROGRAM IS REALISTIC OF WHAT WE BELIEVE WE CAN ACHIEVE.
>> THAT'S THE ANSWER THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
>> I WANTED TO SET THE BAR A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN 2031.
>> I UNDERSTAND. WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT.
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WE HAVE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SUBMITTED FOR A RAISE GRANT.UNFORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THAT.
HOWEVER, WE'VE BEEN DIRECTED TO LOOK AND SEEING WHAT WE COULD DO TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE STEPS STARTED.
FOR INSTANCE, A DESIGN CONCEPT REPORT, SOME OF THE DCR, SOME OF THE PLANNING STEPS THAT NEED TO OCCUR, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT.
I GUESS TO SAY THAT MAYBE IT'S MORE REALISTIC TO SAY SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS.
IT NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE IS HOW THE DOCUMENT IDENTIFIED.
>> WHEN YOU SAY 2031, IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO KICK OFF CONSTRUCTION OR WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY START TALKING ABOUT DOING ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU JUST EXPLAINED TO US?
>> I THINK THE BETTER WAY TO DEFINE IT IS THE PROJECT, THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IS BASED UP.
>> I COULD LIVE WITH YOU STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 2031, NOT STARTING ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU DESCRIBED.
>> CORRECT. THE THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IS BASED ON MODELING AND NEED.
IT SHOWS THAT THE PROJECTS WOULD BE NEEDED IN THAT TIME FRAME.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE SOMEWHERE IN THIS TIME FRAME BASED ON, AGAIN, ALL OF THE MODELING AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GIVEN.
>> DID THE GUY THAT DID THE MODELING COME OUT HERE IN ABOUT 5:00, 05:30, 6:00, TRYING TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY?
>> HE DID, AND IN FACT, FROM YOUR APP [OVERLAPPING]
>> OFFERING THIS [INAUDIBLE] ON A WEEKEND.
>> NO, THEY DID COME AND DO SOME FIELD VISITS, AND THEY ALSO DID SUBSTANTIAL WORK WITH OURSELVES AND WITH THE PAG.
SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DID IDENTIFY IS, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING SOME INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE TANGERINE TI.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MUCH THROUGHPUT AS WE CAN UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY RECONSTRUCT THAT.
AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, HAVING A MOORE ROAD TI IN PLACE WOULD BE AN OUTLET AND A RELIEF VALVE, IF WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT OF ACTUALLY DOING THAT CONSTRUCTION.
>>THE REASON THAT I'M SO ADAMANT ON MAKING SURE THAT THAT MAKES THE SHORT-TERM PROJECT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND STEAL SOME OF COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER'S THUNDER, BUT 30 YEARS AT CORTARO.
THAT CAN'T HAPPEN ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN.
THAT THE END IS IN SIGHT ON CORTARO IS A MIRACLE.
WE HAVE SERIOUS TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I THINK THE POINTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING, VICE MAYOR, ARE WELL STATED AND WELL ROOTED.
THE CONVERSATION WE HAD MOST RECENTLY AT THE DAY AWAY WITH THE COUNCIL AT WHITE STALLION.
THE WHOLE POINT OF THAT WAS TO GET COUNCIL'S BUY IN AND APPROVAL TO MOVE ON THIS THING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT AS STAFF.
IN TRYING TO MOVE THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION IN 2031, OR IF THAT MEANS WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION IN 2029.
IT DOES MEAN THAT WE WILL MOVE IN EARNEST TO TRY AND GET AS MUCH OF THE PLANNING, THE DCR, THE PLANS DONE, THE CONVERSATIONS WITH ADOT, THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE RAILROAD AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS DONE AS SOON AS WE CAN SO THAT WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE FUNDING SOURCE IDENTIFIED, AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT OF THIS IS BEING ABLE TO FUND THIS PROJECT, AND WHETHER THAT'S FUNDING THAT COMES FROM SALES TAX, BONDING, DATA CENTERS, WHATEVER FUNDING SOURCES MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO PAY FOR THAT.
MOVING THIS FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, I THINK, IS ABSOLUTELY THE GOAL.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TO WAIT 30 YEARS FOR A GREAT SEPARATED INTERCHANGE IN NORTH MARANA.
>> THANK YOU. WHEN ARE THESE PROJECTS THEN GOING INTO THE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE, AS THEY'RE STATED HERE, SHORT-TERM, MID-TERM, LONG-TERM?
WE WOULD EVALUATE AT THE TIME OF REASSESSING OUR IMPACT FEES AND OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT THE 10- YEAR HORIZON.
AT THE TIME THAT WE'RE GETTING NEAR, WHEN WE THINK THAT THAT PROJECT IS ACTUALLY COMING ABOUT, WE WOULD THEN ADD IT TO THE IIP AND MOVE FORWARD AT THAT POINT.
>> AGAIN, THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IS A GUIDE, AND IT PROVIDES US A VIEW INTO THE FUTURE OF WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE AND WHEN OUR NEEDS ARE.
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IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE AREN'T ACTIVELY WORKING, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME PROJECTS THAT NEED TO COME INTO PLAY SOONER THAN LATER.BUT IT'S ALSO BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE PROVIDED.
BUT AGAIN, AS TOWN MANAGER TERRY MENTIONED, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THIS.
IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR US, AND WE'RE GOING TO START HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, REACHING OUT TO ADOT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THAT PROJECT MOVED FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE I GO TO COUNCIL. SHORT COMMENT.
>> A LOT OF THIS COULD DEPEND ON THE RTA.
NO, BUT IF IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH.
>> THEN WE HAVE AN OPTION, DO WE WANT TO DO THAT TAX ON OUR OWN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION, THEN WE CAN PICK WHATEVER JOB WE WANT TO DO OR SOMETHING.
WE SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER, I HOPE WITHIN, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR WHETHER OR NOT RTA IS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE OF CORTARO WILL BE IN THERE AS WELL, IF IT IS, AND WE DIDN'T PUT MOORE ROAD IN THERE.
[OVERLAPPING] IF WE DON'T DO IT, THEN WE HAVE THE OPTION OF DOING MORE.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST WORD SALAD I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
>> NOT ANOTHER WORD SALAD PERSON.
>> I KNOW. I'M SORRY. I'M TRYING.
[OVERLAPPING] BUT WHAT I WANTED TO LEARN FROM IT, AND I THINK I TALKED TO ERIC A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT IS MY NUMBER 1 CONCERN IS SAFETY.
I'M STILL ON THAT SAFETY THING.
YOU SAY YOU HAVE INTERIM PROJECTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TANGERINE INTERIM AND MARANA ROAD INTERIM?
>> MAYOR HONEY. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, YES.
THAT WOULD BE THE INTERIM AS WE USUALLY CALL IT AROUND HERE, THE CORTARO TREATMENT.
YES, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE AT CORTARO TO ALLOW US TO GET MORE THROUGHPUT UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY RECONSTRUCT.
>> THEY GET SAFER. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT CONVENIENCE RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
I KNOW I'M 107, BUT CORTARO COULD WAIT ANOTHER 10 YEARS FOR ALL I CARE.
>> WHAT'S DONE IS DONE, BUT IT'S SAFE.
UNLESS OF COURSE, SOMEBODY LANDS ON THE RAILROAD.
THEN THEY'RE SMASHED TO SMITTHERNS.
BUT I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AT TANGERINE AND AT MARANA.
>> BUT, PATTY, YOU KNOW WE HAVE AND GO READ MY PAGE.
I'VE PUT IT DOWN THERE 100 TIMES.
WE HAVE AT THE TI AT 2:36, WE HAVE A PLAN.
>> THAT'S A PRELIMINARY, BUT IT'S GETTING PEOPLE DOWN THE ROAD.
AT TANGERINE, WE'VE GOT A PRELIMINARY IDEA.
I FORGOT WHERE THAT TIME FRAME IS, BUT WE'VE GOT A IDEA. TELL ME NO YES.
GOT ONE RIGHT. THE SECOND ONE, TANGERINE ALSO, SAME THING, GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD.
>> WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE RETREAT.
THEN, WHERE ELSE? WE'RE GOING TO DO EXIT 236, WE'RE GOING TO DO TANGERINE. WHO AM I MISSING?
>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER, I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO MARANA TI AND ALSO THE TANGERINE TR, THE TWO THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO DO THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS.
>> I'M SORRY, THE INTERIM IMPROVE LIST.
>> COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS WILL ADD MORE CAPACITY AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE FRONTAGE ROAD CONNECTS JUST ADJACENT TO THE UPRR RAILROAD.
THAT WILL ALLOW MORE CATCH, MORE STORAGE, IF YOU WILL, SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN CURRENTLY EXISTS THERE RIGHT NOW.
THERE WILL BE THREE LANES EXTENDING BACK APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET, AND THEN INCLUDING SOME TAPER, SO THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIALLY MORE AMOUNT OF STORAGE, WHICH WILL HELP, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC ADDED AS WE CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.
>> WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT?
>> IT'S A SEPARATE PROJECT, BUT IT WILL BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TANGERINE ROAD WHITING THAT JUST KICKED OFF IN JULY.
THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT IS IN ABOUT TWO YEARS, THAT PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE AND ALONG WITH THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TI.
>> I'M SHAKING MY HEAD BECAUSE,
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EVEN AFTER I'M GONE, I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET STOPPED IN THE GROCERY STORE ANYWHERE I GO IN TOWN."WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FIX TANGERINE? IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED ON TANGERINE.
MARANA? WHAT ABOUT MARANA ROAD? RIGHT NOW, YOU PULL OUT AND YOUR CARS COMING OUT OF [NOISE] AT 50 MILES AN HOUR, AND YOU CAN'T SEE AROUND THE CORNER.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED THERE?" ALL I'M SAYING IS, I REALLY WANT US TO THINK SAFETY ISSUES RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE IF I'M ON THIS COUNCIL, AND WITHIN THAT TWO YEARS, SOMEBODY DIES AT EITHER ONE OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS, I'M GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME LIVING WITH MYSELF, AND I HAVE A HARD TIME ANSWERING PEOPLE IN THE STORE AND ON THE PHONE AND TELLING THEM, "WELL, THE FASTEST WE CAN GET TO, IT IS IN TWO YEARS." HOW MANY MORE HOMES WILL BE IN GLADDEN FARMS THEN? HOW ABOUT THE NEW? WHAT IS IT PROJECT WE JUST APPROVED?
>> MAYOR HONEY AND COUNCILMAN COMERFORD.
>> OUR HOMES ARE GOING TO BE THERE, AND THAT'S JUST GOING TO KEEP PUTTING ON THE BURDEN ON THOSE INTERCHANGES.
I KNOW IT TAKES TIME, AND I KNOW THAT YOU NEED THE ALMIGHTY APPROVAL FROM THE RAILROAD, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT TAKES.
BUT, THAT'S WHY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE MASTER PLAN IN THE FIRST PLACE, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE I HAVE THIS SHORT-TERM, MID-TERM, LONG-TERM, WHAT TERM.
[NOISE] I PERSONALLY, ONE OF SEVEN, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
IT'S NOT YOUR WORK, IT'S NOT YOUR EFFORT.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE IS RIGHT AS YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO.
I JUST HAVE ISSUES WITH IT. ME PERSONALLY.
>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, I CAN LET YOU KNOW PERSONALLY, AS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ON BEHALF OF MY STAFF, SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY.
WHEN WE DO ANYTHING, WE HAVE, TRAFFIC ENGINEERS THAT EVALUATE AND ENSURE THAT THE ROADWAYS ARE APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S A SITE VISIBILITY ISSUE.
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
>> EVERY TIME I COME TO TOWN HALL, I GET OFF ON MARANA, AND ON THE FREEWAY THERE, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS I'VE HAD, BECAUSE YOU GOT TO PULL OUT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THAT INTERSECTION TO SEE THE CARS COMING AROUND THE BEND.
THAT'S SPECIFICALLY, AND I WON'T EVEN SAY THE PERSON THAT TOLD ME BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW HIM.
SAID, HE HAD TO GO OFF INTO THE DIRT BECAUSE SOME LADY ALMOST HIT HIM.
I KNOW YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN YOUR MEANS, AND I KNOW YOU CARE ABOUT SAFETY.
I'M JUST HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR CORTARO TO BE DONE BEFORE YOU START IT. THOSE TWO.
>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, YES, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THOSE PROJECTS.
THE MARANA TI IS TIED TO THE TANGERINE FARMS EXTENSION, SO WHEN THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT THROUGH DCR, IT SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP IN ABOUT NEXT AUGUST TO BEGIN TO DESIGN ON THAT.
[NOISE] ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, TOO, IS WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH ADOT.
HOWEVER, MOST OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE MENTIONED HERE TONIGHT ARE ON ADOT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT IS THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, SAFETY, ALSO BEING PART OF IT, BUT ALSO BEING CAPACITY, WHICH IS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE.
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND ADDING A STAIRWELL TO THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE THAT'S SAFER.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE WORKING WITH ADOT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING MONEY INTO THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT TIE YOUR HANDS.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY IT THAT I'M CONCERNED.
[NOISE] THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE I WAS GOING TO BRING.
I'M JUST GLAD I'M DONE IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE GOT YOUR HANDS FULL THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
I KNOW YOUR HANDS ARE TIED, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM, BUT SHOULD I GO TO THEM THEN AT THEIR NEXT MEETING THAT THEY HAVE AND TELL THEM IF SOMEONE DIES, IT'S THEIR FAULT?
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>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, WE DO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY HAVING GOOD CONVERSATIONS.
>> IMAGINE IF YOU DIDN'T. [NOISE].
>> THEY'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TURNOVER, UNFORTUNATELY, SO SOME OF OUR RECENT CONTACTS HAVE MOVED ELSEWHERE, BUT WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM, AND IN FACT, DION, MY TRAFFIC MANAGER, LET ME KNOW RECENTLY THAT THEY HAVE DID SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS AT TANGERINE TO ENSURE THAT THAT WORKED A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND TO NEGATE SOME OF THE STACKING THAT WE SAW THAT WAS ACTUALLY COMING ON THE MAINLINE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT EITHER.
FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THEY WOULD BE OKAY IF TANGERINE BACKS UP.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTERSTATE FLOWS, SO THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT AND THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL.
>> THEN THE OTHER THING I WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CORTARO, YOU LOOK OVER THERE AND YOU SEE ALL THOSE NEW BUSINESSES CLOSING THOSE OFF RAMPS AND CLOSING THAT ROAD, WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO TO THOSE NEW YOUNG BUSINESSES.
>> ROXANNE, YOU KNOW WHAT, HONEY? I LOVE YOU TO DEATH, BUT IT'S MY TURN.
YOU'RE ALWAYS HAVING A CONVERSATION, AND MOST OF THE TIME IT'S BY YOURSELF, SO JUST GIVE ME GIVE ME A BREAK.
I JUST WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE YOUNG AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM ALL OR HAVE THEM ALL GO OUT OF BUSINESS RIGHT OUT OF THE DOCK, SO I DON'T THINK CORTARO IS GOING TO HAPPEN FOR A WHILE.
BUT, THAT'S THE OTHER THING I WORRY ABOUT.
I'M SURE YOU GUYS ALL WORRY ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF, TOO, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, PATTY, I THINK ALL OF US UP HERE, ALL OF US HAVE TALKED ABOUT SAFETY.
SAFETY IS NUMBER 1 IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
OUR MARANA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE TOWN COUNCIL, EVERYTHING IS BUILT AROUND THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
OF COURSE, AND WE ALL DRIVE OUT IN THAT TRAFFIC TOO, WE COULD GET KILLED, BUT SAFETY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN NUMBER ONE, SO THAT'S NOTHING NEW.
WE HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT SAFETY.
MY ONLY POINT TO THAT IS, I HAVE SAID THIS FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.
I SAID IT WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR COUNCIL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW IN THIS TOWN IS TRANSPORTATION.
I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF PEOPLE DISAGREED WITH ME WHILE I WAS RUNNING.
IT'S TRANSPORTATION, AND IF ANYBODY SAYS IT'S ANYTHING ELSE, I THINK THEY'RE WRONG.
WE ALL UP HERE KNOW, AND THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT PATTY, YOU'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL LONGER THAN I HAVE.
I'M [NOISE] NOT EXCITED ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET THE STACK OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT IT'S A TWO-YEAR PROCESS.
IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE TIME, AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I DIFFER WITH YOU, IS, IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE TIME.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T HURRY UP CONSTRUCTION.
WELL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HEARD THIS.
CORTARO, FIVE OR SIX YEARS, YOU THINK?
>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER, SO WHEN WE GENERATED THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, IT'S BASED ON ALL THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION AT HAND, AND OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW THAT THE RTA PROGRAM INITIATIVE IS STILL RTA.
NEXT IS STILL IN DISCUSSIONS, AND OBVIOUSLY MAYOR HONEY HAS MENTIONED THE STRUGGLES WITH THAT.
HOWEVER, AS IT IS IDENTIFIES OUR NUMBER 1 PROGRAM, AND WE WOULD ALSO ASK THAT IT BE BUILT IN THE FIRST PERIOD.
THAT IS OUR ANTICIPATION THAT IT WOULD OCCUR IN THE SHORT-TERM.
HE AND I KEEP GOING BACK ON MOORE ROAD.
IF WE GET CORTARO DONE, WE'VE BEEN SAYING, I'LL GET BEHIND MORE.
150% AFTER THE SHOVEL GOES UP ON CORTARO.
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT POTS OF MONEY THAT WE CAN'T TRULY SAY,
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YES, IT'S JUST TOO UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.>> I KNOW FROM SPEAKING WITH YOU, IF YOU WERE ASSURED THAT CORTARO WAS GOING TO GET DONE WITH ITS POT OF MONEY THAT YOU WOULD BE 100% BEHIND MOORE ROAD.
>> YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION, AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF US CAN SAY THAT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THOSE ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED.
I UNDERSTAND. ON ANOTHER NOTE, PART OF MY ARGUMENT ABOUT CORTARO, IS, HEY, IF YOU GET STUCK IN CORTARO, IT'S YOUR FAULT, BUT UNLESS YOU LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS, AND THEN THAT'S A SEVERE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO NAVIGATE.
THEY CAN'T JUST GO JUMP ON IF IT LOOKS CROWDED, AND SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS IT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING YOU.
>> NO, YOU'VE CHANGED ME SINCE A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE I SAID [NOISE] OH, HELL, NO.
NOW I'M OVER HERE A YEAR LATER GOING, I'LL GET BEHIND MOORE ROAD.
JUST TAKE THE SHOVEL, START CORTARO.
THEN ALL MY PASSION WILL GO TO MOORE ROAD, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.
WHEN WE TRY TO GO UP AND COMPLETELY FIX IT 236, AND THEN TO TANGERINE, WHERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE GO TO GO? WHERE WE'RE THINKING MOORE ROAD.
I'M ALL ALL ON BOARD, AND I KNOW WITH THE RTA, BUT MAYOR, I'M PUTTING ALL THE PRESSURE ON YOU AND YOUR BEST FRIEND NOW, ERIC, WHO SOUNDS LIKE HE'S LOVING THE RTA.
YOU NEED TO GET DOWN THERE AND SHUT THOSE PEOPLE DOWN AND GET HIM GOING.
[NOISE] BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.
I MAKE JOKES ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S NOT.
IT'S ACTUALLY, AS VICE MAYOR, HERE, IT'S IMPEDING US.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S OUR TOWN.
WE NEED TO GET CORTARO DONE, AND WE NEED THE $200 MILLION.
OF COURSE, THEY DON'T PUT IN 200 MILLION, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING IT COSTS NOW.
IT BOTHERS ME TREMENDOUSLY, AND I'M FRUSTRATED.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE IS AS WE'RE BEING HELD BACK BECAUSE OF IN DECISIONS ON THE RTA PEG, AND I WON'T GO INTO IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THAT'S FRUSTRATING.
I'M DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YES MAYOR. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> COUNCIL, SOME OF THOSE LONG TERM ONES, LIKE NEW INTERCHANGES, EXTRA CONNECTIVITY, ROADS THAT COME DOWN THROUGH FROM TANGERINE AND HAVE ANOTHER INTERM, [NOISE] I DON'T SEE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
I THINK YOU SAID IN HERE, IT'S MORE OF A LONG-TERM VISION SO THAT DEVELOPERS KNOW WHERE WE WANT RIGHT OF WAY.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?
>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER CRAIG, LIKE MOST PLANS, THE SHORT-TERM YEARS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCRETE, IF YOU WILL.
MID-TERM, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF FEW MOVEMENT, IF YOU WILL, IT'S MORE VISIONARY.
AS YOU GET THE LONG-TERM, YES, IT FALLS DEFINITELY UNDER MORE OF AN AMBITION OR A VISIONARY.
IT DOES IDENTIFY THE NEEDS AS THE TOWN, BECAUSE ONE THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, WE'RE LOOKING AT A SNAPSHOT OF THE TOWN AS WE SIT RIGHT NOW.
BUT THIS LOOKS OUT, HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO GROW? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GROW? SOME OF THAT IS OBVIOUSLY ESTIMATION BASED ON MODELING, BASED ON INFORMATION FROM PAG DEMOGRAPHICS.
AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE THESE CONNECTIONS? BECAUSE WHILE WE SIT HERE RIGHT NOW AND SAY, "WELL, I DON'T THINK THIS IS EVER GOING TO HAPPEN, " BUT WE DON'T KNOW.
IF A BIG PLAYER COMES AND DECIDES TO GO IN OFF OF TANGERINE ON THE EAST SIDE, SOUTH OF TANGERINE SOMEWHERE, OR IF SOME PROJECT JUMPS FORWARD IN AN AREA THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE GROWTH, BUT THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS CAN MOVE A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT IT'S DONE IS, IT HAS IDENTIFIED THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THE AREAS THAT WERE REALLY KNOW THE SHORT-TERM OR THE MID-TERM, SOME OF THE LONG-TERM, THEY UTILIZE THE GENERAL PLAN ALSO AS A BASIS WHEN WE GENERATED THIS.
AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE LINES ARE JUST CONCEPTUAL, AND AT THIS POINT IT'S CONCEPTUAL AS WELL.
SOME OF THOSE ROWS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED THE EAST SIDE, I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT THE AVER VALLEY TO TANGERINE CONNECTION.
THAT'S JUST SHOWING THAT THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE A CONNECTION THERE, TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO CIRCULATE AND CONTINUE TO MOVE AS THE TOWN GROWS.
WHERE EXACTLY THAT'S GOING TO FALL? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO PROBABLY NOT COME ABOUT UNTIL A FUTURE TIME FRAME.
ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THESE TYPE OF DOCUMENTS.
WHILE THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS WAS THE EARLY 2000S,
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I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT.IT'S TYPICALLY MORE OF A 10-YEAR TYPE TIME FRAME, WHEN WE ACTUALLY GO AND WE LOOK AT IT, WE SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, WHERE WE'VE WE BEEN, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO, AND AGAIN, WE DO USE IT AS A BASELINE AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE TOWN HAS GROWN.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AT THAT TIME FRAME BECAUSE, IN 10 YEARS FROM NOW, MAYBE WHERE WE THOUGHT GROWTH WAS HAPPENING FOR WHATEVER REASON IT SHIFTED, AND THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT ARE DONE WITH THIS.
BUT A LOT OF THE CONNECTIONS, THEY ARE IDENTIFIED BECAUSE ALSO THIS IS A TOOL, AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND AS WE LOOK AT FUNDING SOURCES, [NOISE] THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES, OR MAY BE GRANTS OUT THERE.
THERE MAY BE OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WE'RE NOT AWARE OF HAVING THIS DOCUMENT, SHOWING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WITHIN THERE, WOULD HELP SOLIDIFY THAT AND GIVE US A BETTER CHANCE OF PURSUING SOME OF THOSE FUNDS.
THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROJECTS PUT IN, BUT, PART OF IT IS THE MODELING SAYS, YES, BUT ALSO [NOISE] THAT MODELING IS BASED ON THAT ESTIMATION OF GROWTH AND WHERE IT'S OCCURRING.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO MENTION ON MOORE ROAD.
THE SECRETS OUT, NOT THAT IT WAS A SECRET, BUT I ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN THEY WERE TALKING REZONING OF MONARCH.
AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT LIVED IN GLADDEN FARMS, ALONG MOORE ROAD.
DION, YOU WERE THERE. THE FOLKS ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED.
YOU REMEMBER THE COUPLE THEY WERE ALREADY CONCERNED.
THEY KNEW MORE ABOUT MOORE ROAD THAN I DID AND DION HAD TO GO YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON, WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON THERE AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL CORNER THERE AND EVERYTHING.
I'M LIKE, WOW, I GOT TO GO TALK TO THESE GUYS.
BUT I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON IT WHEN WOULD WE SEE SOMETHING ON MOORE ROAD THAT WE COULD PRESENT ON WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE? OR IS THAT A WAY TO ASK? BECAUSE I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE CROWD, AND BECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING AMONGST THEMSELVES OVER THERE, AND THEY'RE SAYING, WILL IT LOOK LIKE TANGERINE AND DION DID SOME GOOD WORK AND TRYING TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE JUST WORKING ON THAT.
WHEN DO YOU THINK WE WOULD SEE SOMETHING ON MOORE ROAD THAT.
> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER, WE'RE NOT EVEN AT THE INFANT STAGES RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
IT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY LOOK LIKE A TYPICAL DIAMOND INTERCHANGE, SO SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE AT INA ROAD, TWIN PEAKS.
HOWEVER, BEYOND THAT, I COULDN'T TELL YOU, AS FAR AS THE LANES AND THE ASSIGNMENTS AND.
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ASKING, IS THERE GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL AND ALL OF THIS AND I'M LIKE, WOW, THEY KNOW A LOT MORE THAN I DO.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I TOLD HIM AFTERWARDS, WE HAVEN'T EVEN.
>> I THINK WE GAVE THAT TASK TO TERRY, DIDN'T WE? TO GO FIND DOES MONEY.
[LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, THE WORDS OUT OVER IN GLADDEN, THAT THERE DEFINITELY IS SOMETHING COMING.
BUT THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS ALREADY.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AGAIN.
ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER MCKAY.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-083.
[ Relating to Development and Public Works; update, discussion, and possible direction regarding public and private projects and development applications on the Town’s Marana Current and Proposed Projects internet site (Jason Angell)]
>> ITEM D3, RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, UPDATE, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION REGARDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS, AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ON THE TOWN'S MARANA CURRENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS INTERNET SITE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HONEY, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
AS WE DO, THE FIRST MEETING OF EVERY MONTH, GIVE AN UPDATE, OR AS THE MAYOR LIKES TO CALL IT GOOD NEWS ONLY.
I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO TOUCH ON THIS EVENING, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST OF THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, WHICH IT'S A LITTLE CHALLENGING FOR STAFF TO UPDATE EVERYTHING SO QUICKLY.
FIRST OF ALL, UNDER COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, NEW ACTIVITY OR ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION.
THERE ARE TWO NEW PROJECTS THAT JUST ACTUALLY STARTED TODAY, THE DAIRY QUEEN DOWNTOWN.
THE FENCING HAS GONE UP IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THAT AREA,
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MAYOR HAS BEEN WAITING FOR DAIRY QUEEN AND ALSO ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD RIGHT NEXT TO PANDA EXPRESS OR ALONG THAT AREA IS THE DUNCAN DONUTS AND BASKIN ROBBINS COMBINATION THAT IS GOING THERE AS WELL.FROM A RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT THERE IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT.
IT'S DOVE MOUNTAIN RESORT NUMBER TWO BLOCK.[NOISE] THIS IS AN 18 LOT SUBDIVISION IT'S A CUSTOM LOT SUBDIVISION.
THIS IS DOVE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD RIGHT HERE, SO JUST CUSTOM LOTS THAT ARE GOING IN THERE.
PRELIMINARY PLAT ONCE AGAIN, SO IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE WE SEE A FINAL PLAT THAT WOULD COME BEFORE THIS BODY FOR REVIEW.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE ONLY OTHER ITEM TO REPORT ON THIS EVENING IS THERE IS A LAND USE PROJECT, A REQUEST FOR CLOUSE ROAD UTILITY WAIVER.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE LARGER ACREAGES OF PROPERTY, AND OVER TIME, THEY'LL SPLIT OFF A LOT HERE OR THERE AND EVENTUALLY, IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH SUBDIVISION OF THE PROPERTY THAT BY STATUTE, IT REQUIRES A PLAT TO BE DONE.
THE INDIVIDUAL THAT OWNS THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SPLITTING OFF, LIKE 2.5 ACRE, THREE ACRE LOTS AT TIMES AND IS NOW LOOKING TO SPLIT A COUPLE MORE LOTS OFF.
AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCEDURE, ANY EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITIES REQUIRES THEM TO BE UNDERGROUNDED UNLESS THE WAIVER IS GRANTED.
THERE ARE OVERHEAD POWER LINES IN THIS AREA THAT SERVE THE EXISTING RESIDENTS THAT ARE FURTHER BACK IN HERE AND THUS, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO WAIVE THE UNDERGROUNDING REQUIREMENTS.
THAT UNDERGROUNDING WAIVER CONSIDERATION GOES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEIR ACTION IS THE ONE THAT IS DEEMED TO BE THE FINAL ACTION UNLESS AN APPEAL IS BROUGHT FORWARD.
MR. VICE MAYOR, DID YOU HAVE? JASON, CAN BACK A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
IS THAT PART OF THE DOVE MOUNTAIN SPECIFIC PLAN?
>> WE'RE JUST THE RUBBER STAMP ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT?
>> THE FINAL PLAT WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR ACTION, YES.
>> SINCE IT'S PART OF THE SPECIFIC.
>> OUTSIDE OF THAT, MR. MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
THE BUSINESS LICENSES AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE UPDATED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND I CAN ALWAYS SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO ALL OF YOU AND LETTING YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE UP AND RUNNING, BUT THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING POPULATED THERE LIKE WE NORMALLY WOULD.
>> TWO ICE CREAM PLACES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF MY HOUSE, I'LL WEIGH 400 POUNDS BY THE TIME.
[LAUGHTER] ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. ANDREW?
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE I ACTUALLY, I HAVE TWO? THAT SOCCER WHERE THE OLD WILD WEST WAS IN THE BOWLING ALLEY.
>> MAYOR HONEY, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER.
YES. THE INDOOR SOCCER COMPLEX AND THE OLD BEDROCKS BOWLING ALLEY HAS GONE IN.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE COMPLETED YET AND UP AND OPERATIONAL, BUT LAST I TALKED TO THE BUILDING INSPECTORS.
THEY WERE MOVING ALONG QUITE NICELY THERE.
>> OKAY. I'LL GO TAKE A PEEK, AND I'LL BE REMISS IF I DON'T ASK YOU, SO RESTAURANTS?
>> I DON'T KNOW OF ANY ADDITIONAL RESTAURANTS FROM A BUSINESS LICENSE STANDPOINT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE YET, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
WE CAN ALWAYS SAY MCDONALD'S IS MOVING ALONG NICELY.
>> NO, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT,[OVERLAPPING] WHERE YOU SIT DOWN AND HAVE IT. THANK YOU
>> FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
WE WILL NOW START THE CFD MEETING.
CALL THE MEETING IN ORDER, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BOARD MEMBER CRAIG? BOARD MEMBER COMERFORD?
>> WE DID THE PLEDGE AT THE REGULAR MEETING, AND IF WE NEED CALL TO THE PUBLIC, WE CAN DO IT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, MR. CLINTON.
>> MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY JUST BRIEFLY, WE DO NEED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I AM ACTUALLY UP HERE BRIEFLY TO INTRODUCE MR. GALES,
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WHO WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.THIS IS REALLY TAKING CARE OF SOME ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FOR THE NEWLY FORMED DISTRICT FROM JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO.
THE MAJORITY OF THE INFORMATION HERE IS LEGAL, SO I THOUGHT IT MORE APPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO PRESENT. THANK YOU.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PAUL GALES WITH GREENBURG CHARGE WE ARE COUNSEL TO THE NEWLY FORMED DISTRICT.
AS THE DISTRICT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SAID, THIS IS REALLY THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE DISTRICT.
THE RESOLUTION IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, IT APPOINTS THE MAYOR AND THE VICE MAYOR AS CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, AND THEN INDICATES THAT STAFF MEMBERS WILL SERVE IN THEIR CAPACITIES SIMILARLY WITH THE NEWLY FORMED DISTRICT.
IT APPROVES THE FORMS OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL JUST APPROVED, ONE OF WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
ONE THING IT ALSO AUTHORIZES IS THINGS TO HAPPEN AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING.
ONCE WE FORM THE DISTRICT, THERE ARE SEVERAL STATUTORY REQUIRED, NOTICES THAT ARE FILED, RECORDINGS THAT ARE DONE, TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT IS FORMED, TO GET THE DISTRICT MAPPED FOR TAX PURPOSES.
IN ADDITION, THIS RESOLUTION CALLS AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 4.
THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS NEED TO BE APPROVED AT AN ELECTION AS DOES THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX LEVY, SO WE'VE CALLED THE DATE FOR DECEMBER 4.
I THINK STAFF IS TIRED OF HEARING FROM ME, BUT THE TOWN CLERK, THE DISTRICT CLERK IS NOT TIRED OF ME YET, BUT HE WILL BE BY DECEMBER 4 BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK TO PULL ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN.
THEN THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK AS IT RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS FOR DISTRICT COUNCIL, IF IT'S THE BOARD'S PLEASURE TO INCLUDE TAX RATE MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE, LIKE WE DISCUSSED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I'LL JUST DEFER TO DISTRICT COUNCIL ON THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
>> CHAIR HONEY, VICE CHAIR POST, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS ITEM, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER HAD MENTIONED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STANDBY CONTRIBUTION LANGUAGE ADDED TO THE CFD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, I BELIEVE, WAS YOUR POSITION.
>> YES. WE DO HAVE A BLACK LINED VERSION OF THE AGREEMENT, SO THE COUNCIL DID APPROVE IN FORM ON AUGUST 20, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT THAT TIME, SUBJECT TO ANY CHANGES THAT WOULD BE MADE AT A FURTHER DATE.
THERE IS THE BLACK LINED VERSION THAT WE'VE PREPARED WITH THE POSSIBLE OF THE STANDBY CONTRIBUTION LANGUAGE.
I THINK, MR. GALES, IF YOU WANTED TO JUST WALK THE COUNCIL THROUGH THAT TO SEE IF WE WANT TO ADOPT WHICH VERSION OF THE CFD AGREEMENT THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH.
>> I'LL BE GLAD TO THANK YOU AND CHAIRMAN HONEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS SUBSECTION HERE, WE TRY NOT TO GET INTO MANY DETAILS, BUT THIS ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT WON'T ISSUE BONDS UNLESS IT FITS WITHIN THE EXISTING $2.50 CENT TARGET TAX RATE THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT AS WE SCROLL DOWN, YOU'LL SEE HERE THIS SECTION 6.3 IS NEW, AND THIS LANGUAGE LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT WE'VE USED IN OTHER CFD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR THE TOWNS OTHER DISTRICTS.
IT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, WHEN A BOND ISSUANCE IS ABOUT TO BE APPROVED, THE DISTRICT BOARD COULD REQUIRE THAT A STANDBY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BE USED AND THEN IT ALSO DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR FUTURE DISCRETION AS IT RELATES TO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COLLATERALIZE THAT STANDBY OBLIGATION.
I THINK IT ACCOMPLISHES WHAT BOARD MEMBER ZIEGLER WAS LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF TAX RATE MANAGEMENT, AND SO LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND DECIDE.
>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD'S PLEASURE.
>> DO YOU NEED A MOTION, CHANGE?
>> CHAIRMAN HONEY BEFORE WE HAVE THE MOTION, I THINK IN THE MOTION, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE A STATEMENT AS TO WHICH VERSION OF THE CFD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS DESIRED TO BE APPROVED, EITHER THE ONE WITH THE STANDBY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT LANGUAGE THAT MR. GALES HAS JUST PRESENTED OR WITHOUT SO THAT WOULD NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MOTION.
>> WHAT YOU SAID I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT CALLS OUT THE REVISION, SO WHAT REVISION?
>> GIVE US THE VERB REACH FIRST.
>> SURE. I COULD DO THAT. YOU COULD SAY I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER MCFD 2024-01,
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TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO ORGANIZATION OF THE MANDARINA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING, PARTICIPATION IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT.INCLUDING THE LANGUAGE IN PARAGRAPH 6.3 RELATED TO STAND BY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AS DISCUSSED, AND ORDERING AND CALLING AN ELECTION WITH RESPECT TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE DISTRICT, AND THE LEVY OF AN ADVALOR PROPERTY TAX, THEREFORE, AND TO THE LEVY OF A SEPARATE ADVALOR PROPERTY TAX ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT.
>> I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT THAT JANE. [LAUGHTER]
>> OPPOSE? CARRIES. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION CARRIES, WE ARE ADJOURN.
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