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CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ITEM IS APPROVED. A1. ITEM A1,

[ Ordinance No. 2025.003: Relating to Finance; amending the Town of Marana Comprehensive Fee Schedule to add various fees related to the Marana Aquatic and Recreation Center (MARC); defining resident and family; authorizing membership gifts; and designating an effective date (Jim Conroy) Resolution No. 2025-015: Relating to Finance; declaring as a public record filed with the Town Clerk the amendments to the Town of Marana Comprehensive Fee Schedule adopted by Ordinance 2025.003 (Jim Conroy)]

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025.003 RELATING TO FINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN OF MARANA COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD VARIOUS FEES RELATED TO THE MARANA AQUATIC RECREATION CENTER.

MARK. DEFINING RESIDENT AND FAMILY. AUTHORIZING MEMBERSHIP GIFTS AND DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025015 RELATING TO FINANCE.

DECLARING AS A PUBLIC RECORD FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK THE AMENDMENTS OF THE TOWN OF MARANA COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 2025.003. MR. CONROY. MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THIS PROCESS STARTED JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

WE STARTED WORKING ON THE FEES. WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM ADOPTED TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO RUN THROUGH A LITTLE CHRONOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ON YOUR SCREEN. ACTUALLY, BRANDON LOWE, OUR RAISE YOUR HAND, BRANDON.

THERE YOU ARE. HE'S DONE A HECK OF A JOB WORKING ON THIS OVER THE LAST YEAR.

HE STARTED A YEAR AGO TODAY. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS JOB ONE.

YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO DO THE RESEARCH. YOU GOT TO DO THE DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING THESE FEES.

AND HE DID. SO REALLY WE SAID MARCH OF 24. WE STARTED THE PROCESS.

WE EVALUATED TEN COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE COMPARABLE TYPE FACILITIES, EITHER AN AQUATIC CENTER OR REC CENTER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AN APPLE FOR AN APPLE, AN ORANGE FOR AN ORANGE.

AND WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF EVALUATION BACK AND FORTH.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, AUGUST 13TH, WE CAME TO COUNCIL WITH A STUDY SESSION.

WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT SESSION. COUNCIL GAVE US DIRECTION THAT NIGHT.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE THINGS REGARDING VETERANS, SENIORS.

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JUST A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT YOU ALL BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT NIGHT THAT YOU WANTED US TO LOOK INTO DEEPER AND TO FINE TUNE IT.

AND WE DID. AND THEN WE CAME BACK IN DECEMBER, DECEMBER 17TH, AND WE PRESENTED THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU HAD.

AND AT THAT POINT, YOU GAVE US THE GREEN LIGHT TO TAKE THOSE FEES AND GO OUT IN A 60 DAY PUBLIC NOTICE.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT. BASICALLY, WE'RE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT 60 DAY PUBLIC NOTICE.

IT'S FEBRUARY 25TH AND WE'RE BACK TO COUNCIL TO BASICALLY REVIEW WHERE WE ARE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAD CONCERNS, BUT OVERALL, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT AND WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM, YOU KNOW, EVERY TWO WEEKS YOU ALL GET A NEWSLETTER.

IT GOES OUT TO ABOUT 7500 FOLKS, AND THOSE ARE A LOT OF OUR HARDCORE USERS.

AND WE REALLY GOT GOOD FEEDBACK FROM A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO OVERALL IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY POSITIVE. IF WE GET APPROVAL THIS EVENING FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE WANT TO START A PRESALE ON APRIL 14TH. AND AS OF TODAY, I MEAN, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF FUR FLYING.

WE GOT 100 PEOPLE A DAY WORKING IN THAT CENTER.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL IF YOU WALK IN.

IT'S WE'RE REALLY ON THE HOME STRETCH. AND I THINK CHASE IS DOING A HECK OF A JOB.

BUT AS WE HEAR TONIGHT, MAY 3RD IS A SOLID OPENING.

CUT THE RIBBON DATE. SO WITH THAT DATE JUST STEPPING BACK THREE WEEKS, WE WOULD WANT TO START THE PRESALE ON THE 14TH.

AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS TO THERE'S THREE SLIDES HERE, BASICALLY THE ONE YOU JUST SAW AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHERS. BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS WHAT THE PASSES ARE GOING TO COST AND WHAT THE FEES ARE GOING TO COST TO RENT THE FACILITY.

THAT'S REALLY THE, THE, THE WHOLE DEAL IN REGARD TO WHAT THE FEE STRUCTURE IS AND WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

I'M JUST GOING TO ZERO IN ON ONE OF THESE, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR, AND THAT $650 FOR A FAMILY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS FAMILIES, FAMILY.

IF THERE'S THREE IN THE FAMILY OR THERE'S TEN IN A FAMILY.

AND WHAT WE HAD SEEN IN EVALUATING THOSE TEN MUNICIPALITIES, WHAT WAS VERY COMMON IS THAT IT MIGHT BE 650 FOR A FAMILY FOR A YEAR, BUT ONCE YOU ADDED IT A FIFTH PERSON, IT WAS ANOTHER $50.

EVERY PERSON YOU ADDED WAS ANOTHER $50. AND WE SAID NO.

FAMILY IS FAMILY. SO JUST TO BREAK THAT DOWN, I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A FAMILY OF FIVE.

JUST A REALLY QUICK EXAMPLE. YOU KNOW, WE WON'T DRILL DOWN THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT THAT'S ABOUT $54 A MONTH, RIGHT? YOU DIVIDE, YOU DIVIDE YOUR 650 BY 12, 54 A MONTH.

SO IF THERE'S FIVE MEMBERS THAT'S ABOUT $10 A MONTH.

AND IF YOU IF YOU DIVIDE THAT THAT DOWN, IT'S ABOUT $10 PER WEEK PER PERSON IN THE FAMILY.

AND TO DIVIDE IT DOWN A LITTLE MORE, IT'S $0.36 A DAY TO BELONG TO THAT FACILITY FOR THE YEAR.

JUST PERSPECTIVE, JUST PERSPECTIVE. I WON'T DO THAT WITH ALL OF THEM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL AS IF WE HAVE REALLY TRIED.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE HEARD FROM OUR FAMILIES. AND I'VE HEARD FROM LARGER FAMILIES TOO, WHO SAID THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE JOKE WAS YOU GOT TO PICK YOUR TWO FAVORITE KIDS, YOU KNOW, AND WE WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT.

SO ANYWAY. SO, JIM, CAN YOU. YES, SIR. THAT'S IN A LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD? IS THAT? LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD. SO THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN THAT? THAT'S CORRECT. UNDER THAT ROOF. AND THEN MAYOR, ONCE THE CHILD TURNS 18, THEY'RE AN ADULT, YOU KNOW AND THEN THEY WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR OWN IF THEY'RE 18, LIVING IN THE HOME, THEIR FAMILY. THEIR FAMILY? THEIR FAMILY. BUT IF THEY MOVE OUT, THAT'S NOT IT'S UNDER THAT ROOF.

THAT'S CORRECT. HOUSEHOLD. HOUSEHOLD. HOUSEHOLD.

AND WE. WE RECEIVED GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THAT.

PEOPLE APPRECIATED THAT. WE WERE SURPRISED WHEN WE DID THE BENCHMARKING WITH THOSE TEN COMMUNITIES, THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITIES. AND I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME, BUT THERE'S ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR REGION THAT DO THAT TOO, WHERE IT'S $50 PLUS AFTER THE FOURTH PERSON. SO, I JUST SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A VALUE OF OURS AS A TOWN, I KNOW IT'S A VALUE OF YOURS. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD.

SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT US, INCLUDING OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE, HAVE THE MARANA ADDRESSES. THEY ARE SO EXCITED.

YEAH, AND IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT JUST AT THE NON, YOU KNOW, THE NON, THE RESIDENT PRICE, BUT THEY ARE SO EXCITED TO FEEL INCLUDED. INCLUDED, I MEAN, THEY ALWAYS FEEL THAT THEY ARE A PART OF MARANA AND THEY ARE.

THEY SHOP AT OUR STORES. THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US PAY FOR IT.

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THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO THEY ARE SO, SO EXCITED.

SO I'M, I'M THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT AND RESEARCHING IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU KUDOS FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

AND MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT FOR A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD RAISED A GREAT POINT.

THOSE ARE THE SIX ZIP CODES THAT ARE RIGHT ON THERE.

AND AT THE LAST, WHEN WE MET IN DECEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER KAI HAD TALKED ABOUT RETAIL AND WE ADDED RETAIL.

SO THOSE ARE THE SIX. SO IF YOU LIVE IN ANY OF THOSE, THOSE AREAS OR THOSE SIX ZIP CODES, YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF MARANA. YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT.

THE SAME COUNCIL MEMBERS IS FOR BUSINESSES IF YOU HAVE SO IF YOU WANT TO RENT THE COMMUNITY ROOM FOR 80 OF YOUR EMPLOYEES OR 20 OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE RESIDENT RATE IF YOU'RE IN THOSE ZIP CODES.

THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT WE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO APPRECIATED IT.

THERE WAS REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK ON THAT. THE OTHER ITEM THAT HAS COME UP THAT HERE AGAIN, I WANT TO GET THESE OUTLIERS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO US.

SENIORS. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FIVE. AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 520 SENIORS REGISTERED AT OUR SENIOR CENTER IN ORA MAE HARN PARK.

PRETTY GOOD. AND I MENTIONED THIS AT THE RETREAT LAST WEEK.

I MEAN, VISITATION THERE WITH THAT GROUP IS STEADY EVERY DAY.

SO OUR POLICY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT IN HERE, BUT IT'S A POLICY THAT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE.

AND THIS WE HAD THIS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. WE MENTIONED IT IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS. BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO IT. IF YOU AND IT'S $40 A YEAR TO BE PART OF THAT CLUB, AND IF YOU'RE IN THAT CLUB, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THE CENTER.

BOTH THE CENTER AND THE AQUATIC FACILITY TWO DAYS A WEEK, FREE OF CHARGE.

AND FOR OTHER SENIORS IF. YOU'RE ASSOCIATED A LOT OF PEOPLE DO SILVER SNEAKERS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, AND I WON'T GO INTO IT, BUT THERE'S LIKE 12 DIFFERENT MEDICAL. THE BIG MEDICAL CARE COMPANIES, IF YOU'RE A SENIOR, THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF IT.

SO REALLY FOR SENIORS USING THE FACILITY. YEAH I MEAN IT REALLY IS IT REALLY IS.

OKAY. SO, PASS WISE THAT REALLY COVERS, I THINK THE, THE BIG AREAS OF THE CONCERN.

AND I THINK ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE A LITTLE MORE VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. AND BACK TO, OF COURSE, OUR VETERANS WITH THE 10% AND ACTIVE DUTY.

SO HERE, THE RENTAL OF THE SPACES $120 FOR I'M GOING TO USE THE COMMUNITY ROOM BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY KIND OF LIKE THE FAMILY PASS. THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE MOST POPULAR RENTAL.

SO FOR ANYBODY IN THOSE SIX ZIP CODES, THEY CAN RENT THE ROOM FOR $120 AN HOUR.

IT'S A $2 MINIMUM, TWO HOUR MINIMUM. AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO, YOU CAN RENT IT BY THE HALF HOUR.

SO IF YOU NEED IT FOR 2.5 HOURS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHARGE YOU FOR A THIRD HOUR.

THIS IS SOMETHING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CHAMBER.

WE ALSO GOT GOOD FEEDBACK ON. I WON'T DIVE INTO TO THE REST OF THESE.

I KNOW AT THE LAST AT THE LAST MEETING WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE GYM RENTALS.

WE TALKED ABOUT TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS THAT COULD COME IN.

BUT AS I THINK VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER SAID IN A RECENT PODCAST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GREAT TO HAVE THESE COMMERCIAL FOLKS COME IN.

BUT WE BUILT THIS FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND THE PRIORITY IS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY USING THE FACILITY.

WILL WE RENT IT TO SOMEONE WHO IS RUNNING A TOURNAMENT? SURE WE WILL. BUT THE PRIORITY IS OUR OWN PROGRAMS. THE ONE THAT I WILL BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION UP THERE, THOUGH, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AS FAR AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE HIGHEST RENTAL IS A $25 AN HOUR FOR A POOL CABANA.

NOW, WHEN WE WENT, WHEN WE SURVEYED THAT POOL, CABANAS WERE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THAT TO RENT.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS LIKE A RAMADA. SO THIS IS BASICALLY A STRUCTURE WITH A COVER THAT YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW, 30FT FROM THE POOL AND DO A KIDS PARTY.

I MEAN, YOU'D RENT IT JUST LIKE YOU WOULD A RAMADA, $25 AN HOUR BY TEN PEOPLE IN IT.

YOU COULD RENT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET MORE FAMILY, YOU COULD RENT THE ONE NEXT TO IT.

BUT AS FAR AS HIGH FREQUENCY OF A RENTAL IN THE RESEARCH WE'VE DONE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT'S GOING TO BE A VERY HIGH RENT FACILITY FROM THE PUBLIC. SO I'LL GO BACK TO THAT JUST FOR A SECOND.

THE COMMUNITY ROOM IN THE CABANA, I THINK WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER AND WITH RESIDENTS IN GENERAL.

I THINK THOSE WILL PROBABLY BE THE BIGGEST NUMBERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN REGARD TO VOLUME OF RENTALS.

YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE BREAKDOWN THAT WE HAVE THERE.

I MEAN, WE REALLY SLICE AND DICE IT AS MUCH AS GETTING INTO WHAT A SWIM LANE IS GOING TO BE RENTED FOR OUR LOCAL.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THE MARANA MARLINS, LONG TIME SWIM CLUB IN TOWN, AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD AND ZEIGLER,

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A NUMBER OF YOU. VICE MAYOR ZEIGLER, WE TALKED ABOUT AS RECENTLY AS THIS EVENING WE HAVE MADE A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THEM, LIKE WE WOULD A MARANA, A LITTLE LEAGUE OR CONTINENTAL RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE, AND THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. SO I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE MARLINS ARE SQUARED AWAY.

SO THEY WILL BE IN THERE USING THAT THAT NEW COMPETITIVE POOL.

SO WE STATEWIDE THE LAST COMMENT THAT I HAVE AND I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS WE FALL.

IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE TEN MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE BENCHMARKED WITH, WE ARE IN THE AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE RATE WHEN YOU GO ACROSS THE BOARD.

YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T COMPARE IT TO THREE MUNICIPALITIES.

WE DID TEN. AND I THINK THE VOLUME OF HAVING THAT CROSS SECTION REALLY GAVE US A MUCH BETTER PERSPECTIVE IN REGARD TO WHERE WE SHOULD FALL AS AN ORGANIZATION.

I MEAN, WE'RE PROGRESSIVE. WE WANT TO BE PROGRESSIVE.

SO WE REALLY HIT ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE THAT HAVE ANYTHING CLOSE TO US, AND WE'RE IN THE AVERAGE TO LOW.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA HERE IF YOU WANT TO DIVE ANYMORE THIS EVENING, BUT I REALLY DID TRY TO CONSOLIDATE IT AS MUCH AS I COULD TO GIVE YOU WHAT I THINK THE TOP THINGS WERE. SO IT'S OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR JIM.

I HAVE A QUESTION. JIM, CAN YOU CLARIFY THE WHAT I'M SEEING ON THE FIRST SLIDE? IF YOU COULD BRING THAT UP AGAIN, RESIDENT ZIP CODES ACROSS THE TOP THERE.

YEP. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE TOWN OF MARANA LIMITS OR ARE THESE BEYOND THAT? OUTSIDE. YEAH. OKAY. GOTCHA. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE NONRESIDENT ZIP CODES WERE, YOU KNOW. YEAH. SO THAT'S INCLUDING PEOPLE JUST BEYOND.

CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MARANA ADDRESS.

OH, WELL. YEAH, SURE. NUMBER TWO ON THE SILVER SNEAKERS PROGRAM THAT MANY SENIORS CAN QUALIFY FOR.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FROM UNITED HEALTH OR WHATEVER, WHOEVER'S SPONSORING THAT? IS THERE A GOOD REIMBURSEMENT, DOES IT MATCH SOME OF THE FIGURES WE HAVE? IT'D BE 100%. 100. OKAY, GOOD. SO IT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD FOR.

VERY GOOD. GET THE SENIORS OUT THERE, YOU KNOW. VERY GOOD.

AND BRANDON, IN HIS PREVIOUS POSITION WORKING FOR ORO VALLEY, HAD WORKED WITH THAT EXTENSIVELY.

GOOD. SO HE'S VERY FAMILIAR. AND I DON'T KNOW, BRANDON, IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT. THANK YOU, JIM. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAGH. JIM IS CORRECT.

WE GET REIMBURSED, REIMBURSED PER VISIT, AND THE CAP IS EQUAL TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR A RATE SO.

TERRIFIC. THERE IS ENOUGH VISITS BY THOSE SENIORS IN ANY GIVEN MONTH THAT WE WILL BE REIMBURSED IN FULL.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. MAYOR, I JUST HAD A COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. AS BRANDON WAS UP THERE JIM AND WAYNE, I'M GLAD YOU HIRED BRANDON EARLY ON TO GET THIS GOING. IT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS I'VE SEEN LATELY THAT IT JUST WENT AT LEAST WHAT I SAW. IT HAS JUST GONE SEAMLESSLY.

THANKS. I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAD TO HAPPEN, BUT I THINK HIRING HIM, BRANDON, EARLY AND EVERYTHING TO ME JUST SEEMS SEAMLESS.

I DIDN'T REALLY THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO DO IT THE FIRST PART OF MAY.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CLOSER, MAYBE INTO END OF MAY, BUT IN OUR CHASE AND ARCHITECTURE, ABSOLUTELY STELLAR PARTNERS. WOW, WOW. SO. IF I COULD JUST MAKE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR AND MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I HAVE TO SAY TOO, HE WAS A GREAT HIRE. ABSOLUTELY.

100%. AND HE'S DONE AN AWESOME JOB. BUT I REALLY HAVE TO SAY, THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT TOWN EFFORT.

I MEAN, I CAN'T I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF HOURS ARE PLANNED.

REVIEWERS HAVE GONE. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE CONSTRUCTION. I MEAN, I KNOW YOU KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS GOING THROUGH THIS. I MEAN, THE FINGERPRINTS.

LIBBY. LEGAL. I MEAN, THE LIST OF TOWN STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS.

YOU TALK, YOU KNOW, JUST A TREMENDOUS TEAM EFFORT.

BUT WE SAY A LOT OF GRATITUDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. OH. I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. JIM, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ON 8 5653.

DOES THAT TAKE US OUT TO EL TIRO ESTATES? IT DOES IT DOES, DOESN'T IT? YEAH. YEAH. AND ONE MORE QUESTION. PICTURE ROCKS.

WHAT'S THEIR ZIP CODE? FOUR ONE, PICTURE ROCKS? FOUR THREE. ALL RIGHT. I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S FOUR THREE.

I THINK FOUR THREE IS I THINK IT'S FOUR THREE.

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COUNCILMEMBER KAI, WE'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THOUGH.

I THINK IT'S FOUR THREE. YEAH. YES. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. FOUR, THREE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, BRANDON, FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION THERE.

THAT WAS GOOD. I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR IN THE WEEDS HERE, BUT WHEN SOMEONE DOES, YOU KNOW, BUY A PACKAGE, I'LL JUST CALL IT THAT. DO THEY CARRY A CARD WITH THEM, OR DO THEY JUST CHECK IN WITH THEIR PHONE NUMBER? HOW DO THEY HOW DO YOU GET IN AND OUT OF THE PLACE? COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. MR. MAYOR? CORRECT.

THEY ISSUED WHAT IS CALLED A KEY FOB. IT'S A BARCODE SCANNER.

BUT THE RECREATION SOFTWARE IS WELL EQUIPPED TO RECORD ANY INFORMATION.

YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU FORGOT YOUR SCANNER THAT DAY AND YOU WANTED TO GIVE YOUR NAME OR YOUR PHONE NUMBER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK YOU UP AND VALIDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRANDON. APPRECIATE IT.

HE'S GOING TO WORK. HE SPENT A MONTH WORKING ON THAT, SO I WANT HIM TO ANSWER MAYBE THREE WEEKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, GUYS, STAFF, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THE WHOLE PROJECT.

BUT THIS PORTION OF IT IS WHERE THE COUNCIL CAN GET A LOT OF PUSHBACK.

AND YOU HAVE DONE SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB THAT DEFENDING OUR DEFENDING THIS HAS BEEN SO EASY.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TELL PEOPLE WHY WE DID WHAT WE DID, INCLUDING ZIP CODES, INCLUDING PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS.

I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN JUST SO WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

I MEAN, NOT ONLY IS THIS GOING TO BE A GOOD PROJECT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER SOMETHING THAT THE PEOPLE CAN USE AND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND IT'S JUST FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU. DO I HEAR A MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

YES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ADOPT. BEFORE YOU DO, SORRY.

BEFORE YOU DO THAT, WE DO HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

WE HAD A SPEAKER CARD. THAT IS MY FAULT. YES.

SO WE HAVE CHRISTINE EARL, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC. CHRISTINE, I APOLOGIZE, I WAS I GET IN A RHYTHM AND I'M, YOU KNOW, DON'T LISTEN TO ANYBODY AND JUST I APOLOGIZE.

IT MUST BE A RARE THING FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN, AND I HAVE PACKETS.

CAN I HAND THOSE TO YOU FIRST? ABSOLUTELY. YES. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM TO THE CLERK, SHE CAN PASS THEM TO US.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

SHOULD I START? YES. YOU CAN START ANYTIME YOU WANT. I'M GOING TO NEED SOME GUIDANCE. NO. YOU'RE FINE. OKAY. SORRY. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE EARL. I LIVE AT 10608 WEST KERRIGAN LANE IN MARANA, ARIZONA. AND I USED TO LIVE NEAR POVERTY WITH MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS.

NOW MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A HOME IN GLEN FARMS. I RECENTLY WATCHED THE RECORDED COUNCIL MEETING ABOUT THE MARANA AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER FEE SCHEDULE ON AUGUST 13TH, 2024 THE MANY HOURS SPENT COMING UP WITH THE CURRENT FEE, SCHEDULE WAS HIGHLIGHTED.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HERE THAT MY REMARKS ONLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE RESIDENT FEE SCHEDULE.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE TOO HIGH. I NOTICED THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THE MAYOR TO MAKE SURE OUR MARINA COMMUNITY ENJOYS THE CENTER THAT THIS CENTER IS MEANT FOR.

MARANA, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT GOODYEAR'S RECREATION CENTER HAS 9000 MEMBERSHIPS.

AND THEN DOUBT WAS EXPRESSED THAT OUR COMMUNITY COULD REACH THAT MANY MEMBERSHIPS.

I HAVE A VISION THAT THIS AQUATIC CENTER WILL SERVE JUST AS MANY MEMBERS, IF NOT MORE, THAN GOODYEAR.

WITH THE HUNDREDS OF NEW HOMES AND CONDOS BEING BUILT.

WE WILL HAVE THE POPULATION THAT CAN SUPPORT THE AQUATIC CENTER TO FUNCTION ON PROFIT MARGINS INSTEAD OF NEEDING TO BE SUPPLEMENTED.

THE SECOND PAGE OF THE PACKET I'VE HANDED YOU INCLUDES A BRIEF LIST OF IDEAS MARKETING IDEAS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER TO DEVELOP MARKETING PLANS THAT CAN BE EVALUATED AND IMPROVED FOR EFFECTIVENESS.

THE THIRD SHEET INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN MARANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES.

THAT'S 12,987 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY.

THAT'S 18,502 STUDENTS. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THE CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE HAS ALREADY MADE A CHOICE TO ALLOW ONLY ONE OF THESE GROUPS OF CHILDREN INTO ITS FACILITIES.

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I KNOW THERE'S A WAY TO INCLUDE EVERYONE, OR MOSTLY EVERYONE, IF WE TRY A LITTLE LONGER.

I PLEAD WITH YOU TO REDUCE THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR RESIDENTS OF MARANA, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST YEAR, TRY THE MARKETING IDEAS THAT SEEM TO MAKE THE MOST SENSE AND THEN GIVE IT TIME.

BE PATIENT, EVALUATE, AND THEN IMPROVE ON THE MARKETING IDEAS BEING USED.

I PLEAD WITH YOU TO RISK FEELING A FINANCIAL PINCH THE FIRST YEAR, IN ORDER TO SHOW THIS COMMUNITY THE GRATITUDE YOU FEEL FOR OUR TRUST AND OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO BUILD THIS FACILITY. SHOW YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BRING THE MARANA COMMUNITY IN THE DOORS AND BEYOND OF THE AQUATIC CENTER.

SHOW THAT TO ALL THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN OR NEAR POVERTY, THE SENIORS WHO YOU'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, WHO LIVE ON FIXED INCOMES, ALL THE HOUSEHOLDS CAN ENJOY THIS CENTER.

I KNOW THIS IS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. CHRISTINE, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, OR YOU CAN SIT DOWN IF YOU WANT.

I WANT TO TELL YOU I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM.

IT'S NOT EASY FOR US. WE'RE ACTUALLY. I KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO.

I KNOW THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS OUT.

LIKE WE HAD TO COME UP WITH SOME NUMBERS. I MEAN, WE SPENT 60 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS.

YES. AND WE HAD TO COME UP WITH SOME NUMBERS.

IT'S NOT OUR INTENTION TO EXCLUDE ANYBODY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S NOT OUR INTENTION TO MAKE MONEY ON THIS.

AND SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THIS GOES.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE GET ENJOYING OUR FACILITY.

WE'RE GOING TO WE, BUT BEYOND JUST TALKING TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE AN AQUATIC CENTER, WE REALLY KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

YEAH. SO IF YOU'LL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY, WE NEED TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH THIS AND WE NEED TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE TAKEN ON.

AND I KNOW, I KNOW, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS IS NOT OUR INTENTION TO EXCLUDE ANYONE.

AND I KNOW THAT IF THE PARKS IF JIM AND HIS CREW FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE A SEGMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE BEING EXCLUDED, THEY'LL BRING THAT ITEM TO US AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN FIX IT.

I JUST KNOW THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE TONIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. AND SO WE'VE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO IT.

WE'VE PUBLIC NOTICED IT FOR 60 DAYS, AND SO THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO START.

BUT I KNOW THIS IS NOT WHERE WE'LL WE WILL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS INCLUDED.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU COMING. COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE NUMBERS WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST HERE AND THERE.

SO IT'S NOTHING THAT'S CAST IN STONE. AND IT'S JUST LIKE ANY BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE AROUND, YOU KNOW, AND SO DON'T FEEL EXCLUDED OR ANYTHING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. MR. CONROY.

DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND A LITTLE BIT? I'D LIKE TO.

YES, I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE IT, MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THAT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU HAVE A TEAM HERE THAT WANTS TO WORK WITH YOU, TOO. AND I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AND WITH COUNCIL SOME ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT I THINK I THINK YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH, WHICH I DIDN'T TOUCH ON TONIGHT.

THE WAY THE FACILITY WAS DESIGNED THAT WE HAVE OUR TEEN ROOM, IF YOU'RE WHEN YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR, THERE'S A TEEN ROOM OFF TO THE LEFT, ALL FREE.

SO, WE OUR INTENTION WAS ALWAYS THAT NO, NO CHILD WOULD GET OUT OF SCHOOL IN THE AFTERNOON.

THAT COULDN'T COME TO THE REC CENTER AND ENJOY OUR TEEN ROOM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE PRETTY AWESOME.

IT IS. I MEAN, IT'S ALL STATE OF THE ART ELECTRONIC STUFF, THE GAMING STUFF, THE STUFF THAT KIDS ENJOY, BUT IT'S ALL FREE. THERE'S ONLY A CHARGE ONCE SOMEBODY GETS INTO THE FACILITY, PAST THE FRONT DESK.

SO THERE'S ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS TO COME IN AND ENJOY AT NO CHARGE.

THE SECOND PART OF THAT, AND THIS IS A THIS IS A DISCUSSION WE HAD WITH THE TOWN MANAGER THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS THAT AND AS YOU SAID, MAYOR IN COUNCILMEMBER KAI, WE WILL EVALUATE THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE INTENTION OF WORKING TOWARDS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

NOW, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

WE ACTUALLY HAD AN IDEA, AND I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THIS PER SE, BUT THAT ALL THE MONEY FROM OUR RUNNING EVENTS, WHICH HAVE GOTTEN PRETTY POPULAR, IS THE MANAGER JUST SAID WE HAD 350 PEOPLE THIS WEEKEND.

THEY PAID $40 A PIECE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT HIKE, AND IT WAS FILLED ON JANUARY 2ND.

SO WE DO BRING IN REVENUE, AND COULD THERE BE A CREATIVE WAY THROUGH OUR EVENTS?

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AND WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF STARTED THIS CONVERSATION OF WHERE WE COULD BRING REVENUE IN FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE COULD GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO, AND THAT WAS THAT WAS GOING TO BE ALL PART OF OPENING AND FIGURING ALL THAT OUT AS WE WENT FORWARD.

BUT I DO WANT JUST TO REMIND COUNCIL AND TO INFORM THE LADY WHO CAME THIS EVENING.

THERE IS THE NO CHILD WALKS UP TO THAT AND GETS TURNED AWAY.

THEY CAN ALL COME IN. THEY CAN USE. WE HAVE A ROOM FOR STUDYING, FOR TUTOR, AND THEN WE HAVE A GAME ROOM JUST FOR A KID TO GO HAVE FUN AND USE THE ELECTRONIC STUFF. BUT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY IN BRANDON.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH BRANDON REGARDING THIS AND SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH TERRY AND ERIC ON AND YANNI, BUT TO PUT TOGETHER SOME TYPE OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.

COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 .003 AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-015. SECOND, SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. A2. ITEM A2, RESOLUTION NUMBER

[ Resolution No. 2025-016: Relating to Marana Regional Airport; approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign the Amended and Restated Marana Regional Airport Lease Agreement (Master Development Lease) for the lease of real property located at the Marana Regional Airport, 11700 West Avra Valley Road (David L. Udall)]

2025-16 RELATING TO THE MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT.

APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT LEASE AGREEMENT.

THE LEASE IS FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, 11700 WEST EVER VALLEY ROAD.

MR. UDALL. I AM SHOULD I BE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC HERE? YES. MR. MAYOR. YES. OUTSTANDING. YES. MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

TONIGHT, I WANTED TO BRING BEFORE YOU THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER DEVELOPMENT LEASE.

JUST AS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND PIMA AVIATION ARE PARTIES TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT.

AND IT COVERS. YOU CAN SEE THIS BLACK HATCHING AREA HERE.

TO THE LEFT. THIS WHOLE AREA IS WHAT THE CURRENT LEASE COVERS.

THIS WAS ENTERED IN 1999. IT COVERS ABOUT 61 ACRES AND AS AMENDED, IT EXPIRES ON MARCH 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

AFTER RECEIVING DIRECTION FROM THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE TOWN AND PIMA AVIATION HAVE NEGOTIATED A LEASE AGREEMENT AND BOTH PARTIES ARE AGREEABLE TO THE FOLLOWING. AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THE MAJOR DEAL POINTS OF THE NEW LEASE ARE AS FOLLOWS.

THE LEASE NOW WILL CONSIST OF JUST THESE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW HERE.