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[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET SEATED.WE'LL GET STARTED AND HERE IN A MINUTE.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>>> THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
PLEASE BE SEATED. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
[ APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
>> THANK YOU. AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS
[ 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.]
ALLOWED TO ADDRESS ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, TURN IN A SPEAKER CARD.
THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT IT.
>> MAYOR POST, I DO HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS.
THE FIRST IS FROM DAVID MORALES AND ALSO DAVID PARKER.
>> COUNCIL, STAFF, AUDIENCE, TODAY, I COME AS A EX-CHAIRMAN OF THE MARANA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SOMETHING CONCERNED ME MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT'S GETTING WORST, AND I DO MEAN WORST.
THESE TUMBLEWEEDS, THEY'RE NOT NATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE TUMBLEWEED CAME FROM RUSSIA AND THE SHEEP'S FUR, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
BUT ONE TUMBLEWEED HAS 300,000 SEEDS.
EVERY TIME THAT A TUMBLEWEED HITS THE GROUND, IT DEPOSITS AT 300 SEEDS.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SO SCATTERED.
WHAT SCARES ME IS YOU PUT A MATCH TO HIM WITHIN THREE SECONDS IT'S GONE.
WHEN THEY BREAK OFF, THE TUMBLEWEED WAITS UNTIL IT'S DRY, AND ANY LITTLE WIND IT SNAPS, AND IT GOES TUMBLING.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT A TUMBLEWEED BECAUSE IT TUMBLES.
THE THING IS, THESE TUMBLEWEEDS ALSO JUMP.
YOU GOT THE FIRST LAYER, SECOND LAYER, THIRD LAYER, THEN IT'S OVER THE FENCE.
WHAT CONCERNS ME IS YOU GUYS DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
ONE DAY, A KID IS GOING TO BE PLAYING WITH MATCHES, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO TOSS OUT A LID CIGARETTE, 01,000 THINGS TO GET THE TUMBLEWEED ON FIRE, AND BY THE TIME THAT THE FIRE ENGINES GET TO WHEREVER THE FIRE IS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DAMAGE, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN ONE FIRE ENGINE TO PUT IT OUT.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BURN THE WHOLE SUBDIVISION, AND IT WORRIES ME.
I'M TALKING, I WAS A CHAIRMAN OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS, AND IT CONCERNED ME BACK THEN, AND IT CONCERNS ME MORE NOW, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S WINDY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SNAPS THE TUMBLEWEED.
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TUMBLEWEED, BECAUSE IF NOT, ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS, LOOK AT CALIFORNIA.
LOOK HOW BAD IT'S BURNING THE LA REGION.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS [OVERLAPPING] TO MAYOR AND MADAM VICE MAYOR.
I WANTED TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO SPEAK IN HONOR OF OUR FORMER MAYOR ED HONEA.
WHEN WE MOVED TO TUCSON TO MARANA, WOW, 27 YEARS AGO.
THAT'S WHEN I GOT MARRIED BACK THEN.
WE MOVED TO AN AREA THAT WAS VERY SPARSELY POPULATED.
THERE WERE THESE HUGE ROADS THAT YOU GOT ONTO AND WENT, WHERE IS THIS ROAD TAKING ME TO, BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED WHERE IT HADN'T DEVELOPED.
IT WAS 15, 20 MINUTES DRIVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THE NEAREST RESTAURANT, THE NEAREST GROCERY STORE.
THAT WAS WHEN MAYOR HONEA WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND ARM HORN WAS OUR MAYOR, AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT TO KNOW THE TOWN.
I CAME TO SPEAK ONE DAY BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT I THOUGHT OUGHT TO HAVE SOME THINGS CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING A DECISION, IT WASN'T EVEN ON THE AGENDA.
BUT THAT WAS HOW MAYOR HONEA AND I GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
HE CALLED ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER AND ASKED IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I SAID, NO, COTTON PICK AND WAY.
[LAUGHTER] HE CALLED ME BACK TWO MORE TIMES TO CONVINCE ME, AND THAT WAS WHAT STARTED MY INTEREST IN CITIZEN GOVERNMENT WAS BECAUSE MAYOR HONEA SAW SOMEBODY IN THE TOWN, SAID, THIS PERSON IS SOMEBODY WE OUGHT TO GET INVOLVED.
WE'VE EXPERIENCED MAYOR [INAUDIBLE], MAYOR ED HONEA, AND NOW WE HAVE MAYOR JON POST.
I LOOK BACK AT THE DEDICATION AND THE CAREERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE SAW THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF THEM, AND I THINK AS MUCH AS WE GET TO HONOR THE PAST, WE ALSO GET TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND SEE WHERE OUR TOWN CONTINUES TO GROW.
BUT MAYOR HONEA COMMITTED, WOW, HE WAS ON THE COUNCIL FOR LONGER THAN I'VE LIVED HERE, AND THAT'S 27 YEARS, I THINK IT IS NOW SO.
DEDICATION IN OUR TOWN THROUGH THICK, THROUGH THIN, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS SO THAT WE CAN REMEMBER THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF OUR PRIOR MAYORS AND COMMEND OUR NEW MAYOR TO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR HONEA, ALWAYS SPOKE OF YOU FONDLY, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE SERVED YOUR COMMUNITY WELL, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
GOOD TIMES WE HAD ON THE COMMISSION 20 YEARS AGO, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ Proclamation Honoring Diane Mangialardi (David L. Udall)]
>> ITEM PR 1. PROCLAMATION HONORING DIANE MANGIALARDI.
>> WELL, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS, DIANE. WOW.
>> IT'S SURREAL THAT THAT YOU'RE RETIRING, AND I AM JUST TRULY HONORED TO DO THIS.
I KNOW WE ALL WISH THAT IT WAS OUR GOOD FRIEND, ED, BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN STAND IN FOR HIM AND BE A SECOND, AND I'M TRULY HONORED TO DO THIS FOR YOU.
CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME RIGHT? CAN I DO IT HERE, DO I NEED TO TALK INTO THE BIKE?
>> GOOD. WHEREAS IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT THE TOWN OF MARANA RECOGNIZES DIANE MANGIALARDI WHO HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE.
>> IMPRESSIVE 29 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
WHEREAS DIANE BEGAN HER TENURE WITH THE TOWN OF MARANA ON NOVEMBER 13, 1995 AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK AND THROUGH HARD WORK SKILL AND DETERMINATION ADVANCE TO THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN MANAGER.
WHEREAS, OVER THE COURSE OF NEARLY THREE DECADES, DIANE HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ASSUMING VARIOUS VITAL RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING OVERSIGHT OF BUDGETS, MANAGING ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES FOR THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND SERVING AS A KEY POINT OF CONTACT FOR RESIDENT INQUIRIES.
WHEREAS DIANE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE TOWN OF MARANA IN MANY SIGNIFICANT WAYS, INCLUDING BEING A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE CREATION OF THE SOS TEAM FOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE,
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WHICH HAS FOSTERED COLLABORATION AMONG DEPARTMENTS, AND WHEREAS DIANE HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF GUIDANCE TO ALL WHO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER.HER WILLINGNESS TO LEND A HELPING HAND, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND GENUINE CARE HAVE CREATED A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.
WHEREAS, DIANE'S PROFESSIONALISM WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2009 WHEN SHE RECEIVED OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, AN ACCOLADE THAT REFLECTS HER WORK ETHIC AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING THE TOWN OF MARANA A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
WHEREAS DIANE MANGIALARDI'S IMPACT REACHES FAR BEYOND THE WORKPLACE.
HER KINDNESS, LOYALTY, AND COMMITMENT TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE EARNED HER THE ADMIRATION AND AFFECTION OF ALL WHO KNOW HER, NOT KNEW YOU.
[LAUGHTER] SHE IS MORE THAN A COLLEAGUE.
SHE IS A FRIEND AND A ROLE MODEL TO ALL WHO ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE CROSSED HER PATH.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND DIANE MANGIALARDI FOR HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO MARANA, AND FOR HER PROFOUND IMPACT SHE HAS HAD ON THE TOWN.
WE INVITE THE CITIZENS OF MARANA TO JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING HER ON HER RETIREMENT. [APPLAUSE].
>> YOU GUYS CAN'T USE THIS AT HOME.
>> I CAN'T BRAND ANYBODY? [LAUGHTER]
>> NO, NO, NO, YOU CAN'T BRAND ANYBODY. THANK YOU.
>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GIVE SOMEBODY A BRICK, [LAUGHTER] BUT THIS ONE'S PRETTY COOL, ACTUALLY. THAT'S PRETTY NEAT.
>> WE MADE IT FIT. [LAUGHTER].
>> THAT'S PRETTY NEAT. BUT THIS ONE IS, I REALLY LIKE THE BRANDING IRON.
YOU PUT YOUR STAMP, YOU PUT YOUR BRAND ON MARANA, YOU PUT YOUR BRAND ON ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CROSSED YOUR PATH THROUGH YOUR TIME HERE AT THE TOWN.
I'LL START CRYING. I'M GOING TO BE QUIET.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S A FAMILY AND I COULD THANK YOU MORE FOR EVERYTHING, REALLY. IT'S BEEN GREAT.
>> LOVE YOU, DIANE. THANK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] HOME. [LAUGHTER]
[BACKGROUND] MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS,
[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER?>> ONE REPORT, AND I SPOKE TO OUR CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS EARLIER, I THINK THE CITIZENS OF MARANA ARE GOING TO SEEK SOME RELIEF SOON WHEN INA ROAD BECOMES NON-CONGESTED IN PROBABLY ABOUT A MONTH, I THINK, TERRY.
IS THAT ABOUT IT? THAT'LL BE GREAT.
WE WANT TO THANK GRANITE CONSTRUCTION AND ALL THE CONTRACTORS OUT THERE THAT REALLY GOT THAT JOB DONE BEAUTIFULLY.
SO ORANGE GROVE WILL BE OPEN PROBABLY IN ABOUT A MONTH OR MAYBE EVEN LESS.
THEY'RE SHOOTING FOR LESS, AREN'T THEY? I JUST WANT TO REPORT OUR CITIZENS WILL BE RELIEVED TO SEE THAT.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC NEWS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. APPRECIATE THAT.
>> YES, MAYOR. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE END OF THE YEAR BUT NO ONE'S COUNTING.
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>> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THAT WORKED ON MAYOR'S SERVICE.
I WASN'T A THING I WOULD HAVE CHANGED, NOT A THING, AND WELL ATTENDED.
I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU THAT DID THAT.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK PEOPLE FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE DAVID LEAVES US, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU'RE GOING TO STAY, DAVID MORALES, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW FROM A CALL THAT YOU GAVE ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
SHE IS OUR HISTORIAN, AND I TALKED TO HER ABOUT PAT GARRETT.
SHE IS ON IT, AND SHE'S GOING TO DO SOME RESEARCH FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, JILL. LET ME START OUT HERE.
THE NEXUS WITH THE MARANA COUNCIL IS THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT GO TO THAT MEETING.
IT'S ONCE ONCE A MONTH ON A SATURDAY.
ONCE WE GET PAST A LOT OF POLITICAL STUFF, WE ACTUALLY, AT THE END, WE HAVE A CONGRESSMAN.
WE HAVE JUAN CISCOMANI, OUR CONGRESSMAN IN WASHINGTON, DC SPEAKS TO US.
WE HAVE RACHEL JONES, WHO IS OUR CONGRESSWOMAN FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THEN VINCE LEACH, WHO IS NOW THE SENATOR FOR LD17 FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
THEY GET UP AND SPEAK IN A LOT OF THINGS, SOMETIMES THEY TALK ABOUT MARANA, THE THINGS THAT ARE AFFECTING MARANA.
I'M GOING TO START GOING TO THOSE MEETINGS AGAIN.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID HAVE A BREAKFAST, I THINK WE MENTIONED IT ALREADY FROM LAST WEEK WHEN THE LEGISLATURE RACHEL JONES WAS HERE FROM THE LEGISLATURE.
THERE WAS ABOUT 70 PEOPLE THERE, AND SHE DID WANT ME TO PASS ON THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE NICEST MEETINGS THAT THEY HAVE ATTENDED IN A LONG TIME, AND THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN.
THERE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 75 PEOPLE THERE.
THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, THEY WERE GIVING THAT DEMOCRAT A LITTLE TOUGH TIME, WHICH WAS KEVIN VOLT, WHO IS THE DEMOCRAT FOR THIS REGION, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO GET ALONG VERY WELL.
BUT SHE DID MAKE IT A POINT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.
SECOND THING IS I ATTENDED THE NEXT DAY A SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER IN THE TOWN OF MARANA.
IT WENT VERY WELL. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE OF THOSE.
I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT THE ANIMAL SERVICES GROUP IN THE TOWN OF MARANA DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
THANK YOU, LISA. I SEE YOU'RE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME UP THERE, AND I FELT BAD FOR THE DOGS WAITING FOR THE MOMS AND DADS TO COME GET THEM.
BUT VERY GREAT SERVICE IF YOU LIVE IN THE TOWN OF MARANA.
IS IT OFFERED OUTSIDE THE TOWN TOO OR NOT? IT IS.
LASTLY, I ATTENDED THE ARIZONA TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEETING AT LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT A WEEK AGO WITH TERRY ROZEMA.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL AROUND THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND FIND OUT WHAT THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS ARE.
THEY HAVE A MEETING IN EACH COUNTY OR CITY, I THINK, EVERY YEAR. THIS TIME IT WAS MARANA.
THEY'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST IN MARANA, AND THEY LOVE LITTLE [INAUDIBLE]. THAT'S WHERE WE WERE.
SAW SOME PEOPLE I HADN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, JIM DEGROOT WAS THERE, FARHAD, [INAUDIBLE], A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS FROM THE TOWN OF MARANA AND MET SOME NEW ONES.
WE SHARED SOME TRANSPORTATION ISSUES WITH THEM, BUT THEY'RE ON BOARD, KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND IN THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. OH, NO, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. APPRECIATE THAT.
NO, I DON'T HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT.
I'VE DECIDED TO TURN MY TIME OVER TO
[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
TERRY ROZEMA WHO HAS A PRETTY POSITIVE COUPLE OF THINGS TO SAY, I HOPE.>> NOW I FEEL UNDER PRESSURE, MR. MAYOR. I'LL DO MY BEST.
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MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, A FEW THINGS TO REPORT ON HERE TODAY.NUMBER ONE, OF COURSE, OUR SFR UPDATE FOR THE MONTH SO FAR, WE HAVE 34, AND IN JANUARY LAST YEAR, 2024, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 118 FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.
AS A RESULT OF NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNCIL AND DIRECTION THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED, WE AS STAFF HAVE REALLY BEEN INCREASING OUR EFFORTS IN THE AREA OF DISCUSSIONS WITH ADOT AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FOLKS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANTED TO BRIEF THE COUNCIL SOME OF THIS HAS BEEN RELAYED TO YOU ALREADY VIA OTHER COMMUNICATIONS.
BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR RESIDENCES, KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S WORK BEING DONE BEHIND THE SCENES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH ADOT REGARDING WHAT'S HAPPENING AT TANGERINE.
THERE ARE SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUES THERE.
OF COURSE, THERE'S HELP ON THE WAY IN THE WAY OF THE WIDENING OF TANGERINE ROAD, BUT ALSO THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE PLAN TO DO TO THE INTERCHANGE.
I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS NOW WITH ANTHONY CASTLEMAN AND THEIR STAFF HAS BEEN EXTREMELY COOPERATIVE AND HELPFUL ABOUT THE NEEDS TO EXPEDITE THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND GET THAT WHOLE THING GOING.
OUR STAFF, FAUSTO, AND HIS GROUP HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF WORKING WITH THEM.
I THINK THAT THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO GO ALONG SMOOTHLY, AND THAT IN ROUGHLY A YEAR OR SO FROM NOW, WE'LL HAVE THAT INTERCHANGE AND THE ROAD WIDENING COMPLETED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND I APPRECIATE VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER SPEAKING ABOUT THE ADOT MEETING, NOT ONLY THE MEETING THAT WE HAD THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DINNER, BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE ACTUAL ADOT COMMITTEE MEETING.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE THE BOARD AND TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY TANGERINE AND SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN NORTHERN MARANA WITH REGARD TO MARANA ROAD INTERCHANGE AND TANGERINE, BUT ALSO WITH REGARD TO MOORE ROAD INTERCHANGE.
GETTING THAT ON THEIR RADAR, I THINK, AND GETTING THEM COMMITTED TO THAT, FINDING OUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE FROM US AS THE TOWN TO GET THAT MOVING FORWARD IS SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON.
WHAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING IS IT WASN'T JUST MYSELF WHO SPOKE TO THIS ISSUE, BUT WE HAD AN ADVOCATE IN MIKE ORTEGA, FORMER CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF TUCSON.
GREATLY APPRECIATE MIKE AND HIS FRIENDSHIP AND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF THE MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THE BOARD.
I THINK THAT WENT A LONG WAY IN ADDITION TO HAVING A LOCAL DEVELOPER WHO'S CURRENTLY DEVELOPING NOT MANDARINA, MONARCH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE ON BARNETT.
JUST SO THE COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, I KNOW THERE'S MORE DETAIL BEHIND THAT, AND A LOT OF THAT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO YOU ALREADY, BUT ALSO SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL AWARE OF THESE THINGS AS WELL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE THINGS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK THAT WENT ON THIS PAST WEEK.
WE HAD AN APPRECIATION LUNCHEON THAT THE VOLUNTEERS PUT ON FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY DO THIS EVERY YEAR. IT'S REALLY AN AMAZING EVENT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE FOLKS THERE AT THE SENIOR CENTER FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
I KNOW THE OFFICERS GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, AND THEY ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
A REMINDER THAT FOUNDERS DAY IS LITERALLY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, MARCH 15, I KNOW THAT SEEMS THAT IT'S A WAYS OFF, BUT WE'RE LITERALLY TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM FOUNDERS DAY, ONE OF OUR OTHER MAJOR EVENTS HERE IN THE TOWN, AND WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT COMING UP.
LASTLY, I WISH I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY WHILE SHE WAS STILL HERE IN THE ROOM, BUT DIANE MANGIALARDI AND HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THE TOWN OF MARANA.
I SPOKE EARLIER AT HER RETIREMENT GOING AWAY THING, AND I MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE, CERTAIN NAMES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE JUST SYNONYMOUS WITH TOWN OF MARANA AND SYNONYMOUS WITH WHAT MARANA STANDS FOR.
HARD-WORKED GOOD PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE MORE THAN THEY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES.
DIANE MANGIALARDI IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.
SHE'S ONE WHO'S GOING TO BE GREATLY MISSED IN THIS ORGANIZATION.
SHE HAD A NAME THAT PEOPLE KNEW, AND PEOPLE KNEW THAT NAME IN VERY HIGH ESTEEM. WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER.
SHE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT PERSON TO REPLACE HERE, BUT WE'RE VERY,
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VERY HAPPY FOR HER AND HER OPPORTUNITY TO RETIRE AND GO ENJOY ITALY AND ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT SHE HAS PLANNED FOR HERSELF.THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU, TERRY, AND THANKS FOR THAT POSITIVE NEWS ON OUR TRAFFIC SITUATION.
THAT REALLY IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR OUR TOWN. CONSENT AGENDA.
[ 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.]
>> HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[ Relating to Mayor and Council; discussion and possible direction regarding the procedure and schedule for filling the existing vacancy on the Marana Town Council (Terry Rozema)]
>> ITEM D1, RELATING TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION REGARDING THE PROCEDURE AND SCHEDULE FULFILLING THE EXISTING VACANCY ON THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL.
>> TERRY, I'VE REVIEWED AND AS I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE, I'VE REVIEWED THE AGENDA FOR THE YEARLY COUNCIL RETREAT THAT WE'RE HAVING AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.
THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION ON THERE.
THAT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT MEETING FOR OUR COUNCIL, AND COUNCIL PLEASE COMMENT, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT WE CAN HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER SEATED BEFORE THAT TIME PERIOD.
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, OBVIOUSLY, I FORWARDED TO YOU SOME IDEAS ON HOW WE COULD GO ABOUT THIS THAT PROBABLY DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THAT.
HOWEVER, AND CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THAT PERSON ON BOARD PRIOR TO THE 19TH OF FEBRUARY.
IF WE WANTED TO ADVERTISE IT FOR TWO WEEKS, TAKE APPLICATIONS FOR TWO WEEKS, WE COULD START IT ANYTIME IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS HERE OR BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, EVEN AND PROBABLY ACCOMPLISH THAT AND HAVE THE APPLICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO REVIEW THEM.
SO IF WE ON 27TH OF JANUARY, ADVERTISED FOR TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE 10TH, WE COULD GET THE APPLICATIONS OUT TO THE COUNCIL ON THE 11TH, TIME FOR YOU TO REVIEW THEM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT WEEK IN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
WE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD PERHAPS A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE RETREAT STARTING ON THE 19TH. EXCUSE ME.
SO IF WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 18TH, YOU COULD REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MAKE A SELECTION ON THE 18TH AND STILL HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR THAT MEETING.
>> SO FIRST, THANK YOU, TERRY.
ARE YOU GUYS IN AGREEMENT THAT IF WE CAN, WE SHOULD TRY TO APPOINT THIS PERSON BEFORE THE RETREAT? GOT NODS ALL AROUND. VICE MAYOR?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA, MAYOR.
THERE IS A TON OF THINGS TO GO OVER, AND IT WOULD BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO HAVE THAT PERSON THERE.
SO I DON'T MIND A SECONDARY OR A SECOND MEETING IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS OKAY WITH THAT.
WOULD WE OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS ON THE 27TH? WE'D CLOSE IT ON THE 10TH.
THEY WOULD BE IN THE COUNCIL HANDS ON THE 11TH, AND WE WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 18TH.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE APPLICATION.
HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE THE APPLICATION IN FRONT OF THEM ON THE DIET? IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THIS APPLICATION, OR IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE? ANY QUESTIONS YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE?
>> VICE MAYOR. GIVEN THE NEW SCHEDULE, I'D LIKE TO GO WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD,
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TERRY, THE LAST TIME, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THAT WE HAD TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN WE HAD COUNCIL MEMBER MAGORI PASS AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT JOHN OFFICER.I THINK IF WE CAN GO WITH THOSE, I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT, AND THEN IF WE BRING SOME IN TO INTERVIEW, JANE, I THINK WE CAN ASK OTHER QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME, CORRECT?
>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER YES, WE COULD DO THAT.
I THINK AFTER WE'RE DONE TALKING ABOUT THE APPLICATION, WE SHOULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE WANT THE FEBRUARY 18TH MEETING TO GO.
>> LET'S DEAL WITH THE APPLICATION FIRST.
>> YOU CAN ASK OTHER QUESTIONS IF YOU DECIDE TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES.
>> WE CAN DO IT, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> WE'RE GOOD WITH THE APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY USED IN THE PAST.
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
JUST SO I'M CLEAR, INCLUDING THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE ON THERE, WE'RE FINE WITH THE QUESTIONS AS IS.
>> NOW WE GOT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE JANE WAS HEADED.
WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE ON THE 10TH.
ON THE 11TH, WE WILL HAVE APPLICATIONS IN OUR HANDS.
THERE COULD BE FIVE, THERE COULD BE 50.
MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE FORM A COMMITTEE.
NOW, PATTY WILL BE OUT OF TOWN DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, BUT YOU'RE OKAY WITH A COMMITTEE.
MY SUGGESTION THAT WE WOULD FORM A COMMITTEE TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO THE 18TH.
WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IS IF THERE'S A LOT OF APPLICATIONS AND THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED THE COMMITTEE, WE WILL ADVERTISE A MEETING FOR THE COMMITTEE, WE WOULD MEET HERE, OPEN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN PROBABLY GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DISCUSS THE APPLICANTS AND THEN WE WOULD SELECT A NUMBER THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD CHOOSE.
WE NEED TO DECIDE HOW MANY WE'RE GOING TO SELECT FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE 18TH.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WILL WE EVER SEE THESE APPLICANTS BEFORE US? DO WE HAVE TIME TO SEE THESE APPLICANTS?
>> MY THOUGHT ON THAT IS THAT WE WOULD ONLY INTERVIEW THE ONES THAT MADE THE CUT.
WE'D READ THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND MAKE THE CUT.
THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE THE CUT, DO A REALLY GOOD APPLICATION.
THEN AFTER THAT, IF WE CHOSE TO SEE THE PEOPLE, WE WOULD LET THEM KNOW YOU'VE MADE THE CUT AND INVITE THEM TO BE AT OUR SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 18TH IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
I'M MAKING THIS UP AS I GO ALONG, I THINK.
IS THAT SOUNDING OKAY WITH EVERYBODY?
>> DO WE NEED A MOTION TO FORM A COMMITTEE?
>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO SOLIDIFY ALL OF THIS THAT YOU JUST SAID.
ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THE CUT, IS THE FULL COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MAKE THE CUT AND BRING FORWARD JUST THE RECOMMENDED?
>> THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE MOTION, I WOULD ASSUME.
>> FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES.
>> YOU GUYS CHIME IN AT ANY POINT.
WE'RE GOING TO FORM A COMMITTEE TONIGHT WHO WILL REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO THE 18TH, SELECT 3-5.
DO WE NEED TO HAVE THAT NUMBER TONIGHT OR CAN THE COMMITTEE DECIDE THAT?
>> MAYOR POST, THE COMMITTEE CAN DECIDE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE A SET NUMBER, BUT YOU CAN DECIDE BASED ON HOW MANY APPLICATIONS YOU GET AND HOW MANY YOU THINK ARE WORTHY OF FORWARDING TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON THE 18TH.
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>> THE COMMITTEE WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TO FORWARD TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE 18TH AND THEN THE COUNCIL WILL MEET ON THE 18TH AT A SPECIAL MEETING TO DECIDE AMONGST THOSE APPLICANTS.
>> COMMITTEE. HOW ABOUT A COMMITTEE OF THREE? MYSELF, PATTY'S GONE, VICE MAYOR, AND PATRICK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SERVE?
>> ARE YOU GUYS GOOD WITH THAT?
>> MR. MAYOR WILL NEED A MOTION FOR THAT AS WELL.
>> WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE COMMITTEE, VICE MAYOR?
>> I MOVE THAT WE FORM A COMMITTEE, THE THREE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEET.
>> SORRY. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, I THINK, JUST A MOTION TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE AND WHO'S GOING TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.
>> THAT'S EASIER. MOTION TO FORM A COMMITTEE WITH MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.
>> TO PERFORM THE DUTIES THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED.
>> AS WE DISCUSSED ON THE COUNCIL.
>> MOTION PASSES. WE COVER EVERYTHING? PERRY, THIS IS YOUR ITEM.
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I THINK WE HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION.
I THINK WE CAN START THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH WHAT YOU'VE PROVIDED, TAKING THE APPLICATION AS IS.
I THINK THE TIME FRAME FROM THE 27TH TO THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY, WILL GIVE PEOPLE AMPLE TIME TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT THOSE.
AND AS YOU SAID, THERE'S NO KNOWING HOW MANY PEOPLE MAY APPLY.
SO HAVING THE SUBCOMMITTEE IN CASE YOU HAVE 20 APPLICANTS OR 30 APPLICANTS OR MORE AND WHITTLING THAT DOWN, MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO ME, SO WE WILL CARRY THAT OUT.
>> JANE, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED FOR ME TO LET YOU KNOW IF THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL MEET OR NOT?
>> MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE TO POST 24 HOURS NOTICE AND AN AGENDA, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO GIVE A NOTICE TO ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT'S 24-HOUR NOTICE AT LEAST THAT THEY MIGHT BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
TWENTY-FOUR IS THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU COULD GIVE US 48 OR 72 HOURS, THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
>> COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I'M ASSUMING WE'D CERTAINLY WANT TO HAVE IT AT A TIME WHERE INDIVIDUALS COULD ATTEND IF IF THEY SO CHOOSE, CORRECT? IN THE EVENING SOMETIME?
>> TERRY, WHERE FOR OUR EDIFICATION AND ON ZOOM, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THIS APPOINTMENT OR THE APPLICATIONS? WHERE CAN PEOPLE LOOK TO GO AND PULL THAT APPLICATION DOWN AND SUBMIT IT TO THE TOWN?
>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPLICATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON ALL OF OUR NORMAL NOTIFICATION PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE TOWN.
OUR WEBSITE, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, WE'LL DO A NEWS RELEASE AS WELL.
IT'LL BE WELL BROADCAST TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'LL CAST A WIDE NET, AND WE'LL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE SWIM INTO IT.
>> THAT SOUNDS SCARY TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THAT'S LIKE ROPING THEM INTO IT, REALLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE MOVE ON? WE HAVE NO NEED OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[ 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).]
>> TERRY, THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS I KNOW IT WAS IN YOUR MANAGER'S PRESENTATION, BUT IF WE COULD GET A MONTHLY, QUARTERLY UPDATES ON SOME OF OUR MORE DIRE TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, MUCH LIKE WHAT JASON DOES, MAYBE NOT AS OFTEN BECAUSE I KNOW FAUSTO.
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WELL, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD START ADDING TO THE AGENDA?>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ABSOLUTELY, WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> WE'RE ADJOURNED?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.