May 20, 2025 Mandarina Community Facilities District

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.

[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]

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. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

FOLLOWED BY A SHORT MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE

[ CALL TO THE PUBLIC At this time any member of the public is allowed to address the Mandarina CFD Board on any issue within its jurisdiction, 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 Mandarina CFD Board must complete a speaker card located in the lobby and deliver it to the District 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 Mandarina CFD Board may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Mandarina CFD Board and may ask staff to review the matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda.]

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[ Resolution No. MCFD 2025-01: A Resolution of the District Board of Mandarina Community Facilities District, a Community Facilities District of Arizona, approving a tentative budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 pursuant to ARS §48-716; setting a public hearing date on said tentative budget; filing statements and estimates of the operation and maintenance expenses of the district, the costs of capital improvements to be financed by the approved ad valorem tax levy, and the amount of all other expenditures for public infrastructure and enhanced municipal services proposed to be paid from the tax levy and of the amount to be raised to pay general obligation bonds of the district, all of which shall be provided for by the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes on the assessed value of all the real and personal property in the district; providing for notice of filing the statements and estimates, and notice of a public hearing on the portions of the statements and estimates not relating to debt service on general obligation bonds; and providing that this resolution shall be effective after its passage and approval according to law. (Yiannis Kalaitzidis)]

MOTION TO APPROVE, SIR. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AGENDA IS APPROVED. 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.

WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS. YES, MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE SEVEN SPEAKER CARDS.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS RANDY CARR. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MAKE SURE THIS IS ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. MY NAME IS RANDY CARR, AND I LIVE AT 5853 WEST OASIS ROAD IN TUCSON, ARIZONA. AND AS YOU KNOW, I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION.

TO BE CLEAR, THIS ANNEXATION PROPOSES INAPPROPRIATE LAND USE AND DIRECTLY INFRINGES ON MY PROPERTY RIGHTS.

AND I'VE BEEN DILIGENTLY INVESTIGATING HOW THIS ALL CAME TO FRUITION.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME RED FLAGS THAT I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE FOUND SO FAR.

ON MAY 8TH, MY WIFE AND I, ALONG WITH 60 OTHER OF OUR HOMEOWNER NEIGHBORS, ATTENDED THE ANNEXATION INFORMATIONAL MEETING HOSTED BY THE PLANNING CENTER.

TO PUT IT MILDLY, WE WERE PRETTY SHOCKED. US REPRESENTATIVE LYNDA MORALES WILLINGLY ADMITTED SHE LIED TO YOU GUYS ON THE 16TH OF APRIL OF 2024, WHEN VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING THIS QUESTION RECEIVED.

IF WE HAD, SHE HAD ASKED IF WE HAD RECEIVED ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

AND MISS MORALES JUST REPLIED, NO, WE'RE IN THIS.

WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THIS CONVERSATION, SO IT'S TOO EARLY.

BUT TRUTH BE TOLD, WE WERE NEVER SPOKEN TO. WE WERE NEVER REACHED OUT TO.

NO ONE EVER CONTACTED US AT ALL. SO THAT REALLY NEVER OCCURRED.

THIS PROJECT WAS KIND OF KEPT SECRET, IN MY OPINION, UNTIL THAT PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ALMOST A YEAR AGO, WHICH WAS JUST LAST MONTH. THERE IS MORE FOCUS THERE, MORE FOCUS ON CONTINUING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER,

[ Approval of the Mandarina Community Facilities District Board Meeting Summary Minutes of December 17, 2024 (Jill McCleary)]

VERY CONDENSED TIME FRAME AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT SHE ASKED FOR THAT AND THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME AND THAT WAS MY FIRST RED FLAG.

THIS PROJECT, IN MY OPINION, BEGAN AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH INVESTMENTS IN THE PLANNING CENTER AND JOHN AND DAN POST.

THEIR INTENT WAS TO PUT TOGETHER THIS ANNEX AND ZONING TOGETHER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULD PASS UNOPPOSED AND REALLY, IN THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION, YIELD A MORE PROFIT TO ALL INVOLVED, WHICH IS ANOTHER RED FLAG BECAUSE THE POST FAMILY WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY.

THE PROJECT BEGAN YEARS. EXCUSE ME. WHICH LEADS ME TO A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION WHY ARE DAN AND ADELE OPPOSED DEVELOPING THIS LAND INSTEAD OF SELLING THIS NORMALLY AS NORMAL PEOPLE WOULD. WELL, BY THE PLANNING CENTER'S OWN WORDS, THEY SAID THAT IT'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MORE MONEY, 5 TO 10 TIMES MORE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THAT COULD GO TO THE POST FAMILY.

THAT'S MY OTHER RED FLAG. IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'D LIKE YOU TO ANNEX MY PROPERTY.

IF IT'S OKAY FOR THEM. IS IT OKAY FOR ME? THAT'S ANOTHER RED FLAG.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'LL BE TWO WEEKS TOMORROW THAT I SUBMITTED SIX PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS TO THE TOWN, AND I'VE RECEIVED NOTHING. IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO GET THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT I'M ENTITLED TO.

SOMEONE WITH A LOT OF POWER IS STALLING SOME INFORMATION FROM ME.

THERE ARE SO MANY RED FLAGS WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT. IN THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, THERE IS SO MUCH OPPOSITION FROM SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING VOTING RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF MARANA.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT MONEY, GREED, POWER. IT'S TRULY THE SCANDAL IN MARANA.

MANY FEEL THIS LOOKS BAD IN THE TOWN, AND I WOULD REALLY AGREE.

AND I'M SAD ABOUT THAT. ALL EYES ARE WATCHING HOW THIS THIS SITUATION IS GOING TO BE HANDLED.

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU REPRESENT WITH FAIRNESS TO THE PEOPLE AND NOT CONTINUE THE SCANDAL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JERRY, COULD YOU LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE FOR MR.

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NEXT SPEAKER. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RHONDA CARR.

WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN HARKEY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RHONDA CARR, AND I RESIDE AT 5853 WEST OASIS ROAD.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE LINDA VISTA 13 AND LINDA VISTA 39 ANNEXATION.

AFTER ATTENDING THE DEVELOPER'S MEETING ON MAY 8TH, I CONTINUE TO HAVE IMMEASURABLE CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE ON OUR WELL-ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, ASIDE FROM THE IMPACT THIS DEVELOPMENT MIGHT HAVE ON WATER TRAFFIC PROPERTY VALUES, THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS CURRENTLY PIMA COUNTY AND ZONED FOR SUBURBAN RANCH THAT I SUPPORT.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT TRYING TO GET REZONING THROUGH PIMA COUNTY WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION ARE MANIPULATING THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO EXTREME, IN ORDER FOR EXTREMELY GREATER PROFITS FOR THEMSELVES AT OUR EXPENSE.

IT LEAVES A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH THAT MARANA IS CONSIDERING ANNEXING THIS PROPERTY AND POSSIBLY REZONING.

ESPECIALLY SINCE THE OWNER OF THE LINDA VISTA 13 IS RELATED TO THE MAYOR.

GIVEN THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROJECT, AND THE FACT THAT THE MAYOR AND LANDOWNER ARE RELATED SHOULD BE CONCERNED ENOUGH TO REJECT THIS ANNEXATION. IT SIMPLY DOES NOT LOOK GOOD FOR THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNING BOARD OF MARANA.

MY HUSBAND AND I BUILT OUR HOME 21 YEARS AGO TO RAISE OUR YOUNG FAMILY.

WE ESCAPED THE CONFINES OF A SUBDIVISION TO ALLOW OUR CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND PLAY IN OUR BEAUTIFUL DESERT.

WE HAVE CHERISHED THE WILDLIFE AS WELL AS FAMILY, ANIMALS, HORSES, CHICKENS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND US.

AND OUR SONS ESPECIALLY LOVE THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE A BIKE TRACK IN THEIR BACKYARD.

WE LOVED HAVING THEM CLOSE TO HOME AND ALL THEIR FRIENDS AROUND US.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS AWAY FROM FAMILIES TODAY.

I RECENTLY JOINED MY HUSBAND IN RETIREMENT AFTER 31 YEARS AS DIRECTOR OF BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR ACADEMY.

AFTER LONG CAREERS AND TIME RAISING OUR FAMILY, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMPLETELY ENJOYING OUR PROPERTY AND THE INCREDIBLE VIEWS THAT WE HAVE. A SUBDIVISION AND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON OUR SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE WILL INHIBIT US FROM ENJOYING WHAT WE HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO FOR SO LONG. AGAIN, I AM IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF A SUBURBAN RANCH DEVELOPMENT, BUT I CANNOT DIGEST HOW AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND CONDENSE SINGLE FAMILY HOME OR RENTAL HOME MIXED WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN HARKEY, FOLLOWED BY CHERYL HALL.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M JOHN HARKEY, 9690 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR 24 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I'M HERE TO STRONGLY URGE YOU AGAINST ANNEXING LINDA VISTA 52.

TO ME, THIS ISN'T JUST ANOTHER LAND USE DECISION.

THIS ANNEXATION WOULD UNDERMINE COMMUNITY TRUST.

I THINK LOWER NEARBY PROPERTY VALUES SACRIFICE OUR DESERT ENVIRONMENT FOR SHORT TERM PRIVATE GAIN.

LET'S START WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO FAR, 78 OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SIGNED A PETITION OPPOSING THE ANNEXATION.

THAT'S NOT A SMALL GROUP. THAT'S A STRONG, ORGANIZED VOICE SAYING THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WANT.

WHY? WHY? BECAUSE IF ANNEXED, THE LAND WILL BE REZONED FROM RURAL SR TO HIGH DENSITY HOUSING.

THAT WOULD DESTROY THE NATURAL DESERT, THE MOUNTAIN VIEWS THAT DEFINE THE AREA.

IT WOULD ALSO MEAN MORE TRAFFIC, MORE NOISE, AND A PERMANENT CHANGE TO THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS WOULD HURT US FINANCIALLY.

OUR RURAL PROPERTIES WERE PURCHASED WITH EXPECTATIONS, RIGHT? OPEN SPACE, QUIET SURROUNDINGS, STABLE VALUES.

A HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT NEXT DOOR WILL LOWER PROPERTY VALUES AND MARANA WILL BEAR LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE COSTS.

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MAYOR JON POST IS RIGHT TO ABSTAIN. THAT'S GREAT.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE HIS BROTHER OWNS 13 ACRES IN THIS ANNEXATION AND STANDS TO PROFIT HEAVILY.

THAT SHOULD GIVE US ALL PAUSE. EVEN IF NO LAWS ARE BROKEN.

THE APPEARANCE OF FAVORITISM IS DAMAGING. AND IT'S NOT WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS MEANT TO BE.

YOU, THE SIX VOTING MEMBERS HAVE A CHOICE SIDE WITH THE COMMUNITY OR WITH LANDOWNERS SEEKING A FAST TRACK TO PROFIT.

A NO VOTE PROTECTS RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE COUNCIL.

PLEASE STAND WITH US. VOTE NO ON ANNEXING LINDA VISTA 52.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER IS CHERYL HALL, FOLLOWED BY ANGELA COHEN.

LET'S SEE IF I COULD STAND CLOSE TO THE MIC THIS WEEK.

I WAS HERE MAY 6TH. MY NAME IS CHERYL HALL. I LIVE AT 9705 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT OUR PROPERTY BACK IN 2009, AND WE SHARE A PROPERTY LINE WITH DAN AND ADELE POST. AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE BOTH ARE HIGHLY AGAINST THE ANNEXATION OF LINDA VISTA 52.

I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE. THAT. SIX. MARANA COUNCIL MEMBERS SIX. BECAUSE MAYOR POST HAS TO RECUSE HIMSELF.

BECAUSE HIS FAMILIAL TIES. I'M SORRY. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT. AND SO SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TWO PROPERTY OWNERS CAN HOLD THE POWER OVER 50 PLUS HOMEOWNERS ON SUBURBAN RANCH, FOR THE MOST PART, THAT OPPOSE THIS ANNEXATION.

IT'S GOING TO TOTALLY DESTROY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WE CALL HOME. IT'S THE SECURITY OF OUR INVESTMENT IS GOING TO GO DOWNHILL. WE INVESTED IN OVER 16 YEARS AGO.

MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN THERE MUCH LONGER.

MUCH LONGER. I THOUGHT WE LIVED IN A DEMOCRACY AND THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE A SAY IN THEIR GOVERNMENT.

SO HOW CAN SIX VOTES DETERMINE THIS ANNEXATION WHEN THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED? I BEG YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO LOOK AT YOURSELVES.

PUT YOURSELF IN OUR SHOES. WOULD YOU WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOUR HOMES.

ASK YOURSELF IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, CAN YOU JUST DISRUPT THE LIVES OF ALL THESE FAMILIES WITH THIS? I DON'T SEE WHERE MARANA CAN FINANCIALLY REALLY BENEFIT FROM THIS ANNEXATION.

I CAN SEE WHERE THE POST'S, DAN AND ADELE AND GML CAN FINANCIALLY GAIN FROM THIS ANNEXATION. THEY CAN REAP THE REWARDS FROM THIS HAPPENING AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY ONCE LIVED IN.

BUT THEY. I'M SORRY WE CONSIDERED THE POSTS FRIENDS. THEY WERE GOOD NEIGHBORS.

I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE STABBING US IN THE BACK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THIS MONSTROSITY.

AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO PACK UP AND LEAVE AND NOT BE THERE FOR THE AFTERMATH THAT THEY'VE CREATED FOR US.

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THE TIME HAS ENDED. IF YOU COULD QUICKLY FINISH UP.

OKAY. ANYWAY, PLEASE, I BEG YOU TO LOOK IN YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR SOULS.

AND ASK YOURSELF, IS THIS ANNEXATION THE RIGHT DECISION FOR MARANA? I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS ANNEXATION.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA COHEN, FOLLOWED BY MARK BRAZIER.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M ANGELA COHEN FROM 9710 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE.

AT THE LAST MEETING, I PRESENTED HOW THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION IS BAD FOR MARANA.

YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING THESE CONCERNS REPEATEDLY.

WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN RESPONSES TO SOME OF THESE CONCERNS, THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN BASED UPON INCOMPLETE OR FLAWED DATA.

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COVER ALL THE DATA.

SO TODAY I WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THE DEVELOPMENT AFFECTS ME.

WE ALL KNOW THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BAD FOR THE NEIGHBORS.

AT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 7TH, 2024, 24.

THEN VICE MAYOR POST RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT ANNEXING AND REZONING THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO HIS BROTHER'S PROPERTY.

THAT'S THE AREA, AND THIS IS THE POST PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

I CAN SEE WHY THAT'S CONCERNING. BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT, HIS PROPERTY, THE POST PROPERTY, WAS BROUGHT INTO THE PROJECT, MAKING IT FAR WORSE, ADDING THIS AREA HERE, JUTTING INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL AREA. IT IS EVEN WORSE IN THE TO THE REMAINING NEIGHBORS CUTTING THROUGH AN EXISTING DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT OUR DREAM HOME ON LINDA VISTA PLACE IN 2011.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN, BUT WE ALSO VIEWED OUR HOME AS OUR BIGGEST INVESTMENT.

WE HAD A PLAN FOR OUR RETIREMENT, WHICH INCLUDED UTILIZING SOME OF OUR HOME EQUITY.

NOW OUR RETIREMENT PLANS ARE THREATENED. WE ALL KNOW THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD DECREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUES AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING ON MAY 8TH, 2025. BRIAN UNDERWOOD FROM THE PLANNING CENTER PRESENTED SOME INFORMATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO QUIET OUR CONCERNS.

HIS DATA WAS FLAWED. HE PRESENTED ASSESSED FULL CASH VALUES OF THE HOUSES NEAR DESERT OASIS AND OASIS HILLS, WHICH DOES NOT REFLECT WHAT HOUSES REALLY SELL FOR THE TIME PERIOD HE USED DOES NOT ALIGN WITH PRE AND POST CONSTRUCTION TIMES, NOR DOES IT OFFER ANY COMPARISONS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES NOT AFFECTED BY THE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS.

ALSO, DESERT OASIS AND OASIS HILLS ARE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS.

THEY ARE MUCH NICER DEVELOPMENTS THAN WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR LINDA VISTA, 52.

VICE MAYOR ROXANNE ZIEGLER HAS STATED THAT THIS ANNEXATION WILL GO FORWARD IF THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS FAVORABLE FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA.

THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS SHOULD INCLUDE OUR LOSSES IN PROPERTY VALUES.

WE ARE AWARE OF THE ARIZONA PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT, WHICH STATES THAT A PROPERTY OWNER IS ENTITLED TO JUST COMPENSATION AT THE VALUE OF A PERSON'S PROPERTY IS REDUCED BY THE ENACTMENT OF A LAND USE LAW SUCH AS REZONING.

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE CONSIDERING ALL OF OUR OPTIONS, AND WE'RE INVITING OUR NEIGHBORS TO JOIN US IN ANY LEGAL ACTIONS WE MAY BE FORCED TO TAKE.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK BRAZIER, FOLLOWED BY JENNY DEBRAY.

HI, MY NAME IS MARK BRAZIER. I LIVE AT 9630 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE, WHICH RUNS ALONG AROUND 800FT OF LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD.

AND I'M OPPOSED TO THE MARANA LINDA VISTA 39 AND 1313 ANNEXATION PROJECTS.

I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH MARANA PUBLIC WORKS AND TRAFFIC THROUGH EMAILS REGARDING WHEN LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD WILL BE EXPANDED TO FOUR LANES. AND SO FAR, THEY'RE STILL SAYING SOMETIME BEFORE 2030.

I'VE ALSO BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE 2 TO 5 YEAR TRAFFIC FORECASTS ARE, AND HOW THESE ESTIMATES ARE CALCULATED TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING.

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THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF ANNEXING AND REZONING FOR THE LINDA VISTA 39 AND 39, 13 PROJECTS ARE APPROVED, WILL THE FOUR LANE EXPANSION OCCUR BEFORE OR AFTER THE PROJECT STARTS, THE PROJECTS START, ACCORDING TO THE PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS WEBSITE.

THE 2024 ACTUAL VEHICLES PER DAY, WHICH IS THE LATEST, IS 2024.

THE LATEST DATA ON LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD BY LINDA VISTA PLACE IS 7804.

MAYBE BETTER DATA TO USE IS VEHICLES PER HOUR, WHICH HELP TO DETERMINE THE MAX FLOW, TO ASSESS HOW LONG TWO LANES CAN ACCOMMODATE THE FUTURE TRAFFIC. IF APPROXIMATELY 1300 NEW HOMES AND APARTMENT UNITS ARE PLANNED ARE ALREADY OR ALREADY DO EXIST ALONG LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD. SINCE 2024, THE VEHICLES PER DAY COULD REACH MAYBE 10,000 VERY SOON.

I'M SURE THERE ARE STANDARDS DESCRIBING HOW MANY VEHICLES PER HOUR CAN EASILY DRIVE DOWN A TWO LANE OR FOUR LANE STREET WITHOUT HAVING CARS REGULARLY SLOW DOWN OR MAYBE EVEN STOP BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH TRAFFIC.

ALL WE'RE ASKING IS THAT, WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ASKING IS THAT MARANA CREATES SOME TYPE OF PLAN, SHOWING THAT IF THESE NEW HOUSING AND APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE STARTED, WHEN WILL LIST? WHEN WILL LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD EXPAND TO FOUR LANES? AND THAT THIS PLAN BE COMMUNICATED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS JENNY DEBRIS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JENNY DEBRIS, AND I LIVE AT 9685 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE.

I'M HERE AGAIN TO EXPRESS MY UNWAVERING OPPOSITION TO THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION PLAN.

IN. THIS PLAN IS WRONG IN SO MANY WAYS AND FOR SO MANY REASONS.

BASED ON NUMEROUS STATEMENTS MADE BY MARANA'S LEADERSHIP DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS ON THE TOWN'S PODCAST AND WITH MARANA'S STRATEGIC PLAN, THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMPLETELY CONTRADICTS WITH WHAT THE TOWN OF MARANA SAYS IT STANDS FOR AND WANTS FOR ITS FUTURE.

THE HIGH DENSITY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE AND WRONG.

IT'S WRONG FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S WRONG FOR MARANA.

IN 20 YEARS, DOES MARANA REALLY WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR ITS SCENIC BEAUTY, WITH NEIGHBORHOODS THAT LIVE WITH THE LAND OR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT JUST PAVE OVER IT? MAPS DO NOT PROVIDE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS WILL IRREPARABLY DEVASTATE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THIS AREA.

I HIGHLY SUGGEST ANY OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET, TO PLEASE TAKE A DRIVE OVER THERE AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES WHAT THIS ANNEXATION AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT WILL DESECRATE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND GROWING IN THIS COMMUNITY, BELIEVE THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG HAPPENING HERE. THE COMMUNITY HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ETHICS OF THIS PLAN AND MAYOR POST'S INFLUENCE, INTENTIONS AND INVOLVEMENT BEHIND THE SCENES.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MAYOR POST'S ACTIONS HAVE COME UNDER SCRUTINY.

IN 2018, JON POST WAS SUCCESSFULLY ENDORSED HIS GOOD FRIEND TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE TOWN COUNCIL.

IN 2024, MAYOR POST ENDORSED HIS SISTER TO RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL.

THIS FEELS LIKE AN EFFORT TO UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY AND DEMOCRACY OF MARANA'S LEADERSHIP BY STACKING THE COUNCIL WITH THOSE WHO WILL VOTE THE WAY HE WANTS THEM TO VOTE.

ON APRIL 16TH OF 2024, WHEN LINDA VISTA, 39, ANNEXATION PROPOSAL, WAS BROUGHT TO THE TOWN OF MARANA, THEN VICE MAYOR JON POST DID NOT SEEM TO BE IN FAVOR.

MAYOR HONEA STATED HE'D BE INTERESTED IN INTERESTED IN ANNEXING THE PROPERTY INTO THE TOWN, SO THE TOWN HAS MORE CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS WITH IT.

JON POST OBJECTED BY STATED, STATING ANNEXATION OF AREAS IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER ADJACENT AREAS IN THE TOWN WOULD BE A NEVER ENDING BATTLE BECAUSE THE GOALPOST WOULD JUST KEEP MOVING OUTWARD.

THIS, OF COURSE, WAS BEFORE MARIO'S BROTHER JOINED THE PLAN.

WHY OPPOSE THIS BEFORE HIS BROTHER WAS INVOLVED AND SUPPORT IT NOW THAT HIS FAMILY STANDS TO BENEFIT AND PROFIT SO SUBSTANTIALLY? THERE ARE A LOT OF EYES ON THIS, WITH THE TOWN OF MARANA DECIDES TO DO NEXT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE PUBLIC OPINION OF THE TOWN AND OF ITS LEADERSHIP.

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HUNDREDS OF INTERACTIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CONTINUING MEDIA COVERAGE.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.

WE WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. AND AGAIN, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT.

AND I BEG THE COUNCIL, PLEASE DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND VOTE NO ON THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YES, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I HAD A REALLY INTERESTING TOUR.

MIKE. LAST WEEK, I HAD AN INTERESTING TOUR WITH SOME OTHER PEOPLE.

THE AIRLINE LAMBERT WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

AND IT WAS VERY. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THAT.

WE MET THE TOUR LEADER WAS JOHNNY. OUR VISIT THE TOWN.

THE TOWN OF MARANA'S CHIEF WATER QUALITY OPERATOR, ALONG WITH ANDREW BARR, WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST, AND TONY AMADOR, WATER QUALITY TECHNICIAN. THEY WALKED THE GROUP THROUGH MARANA'S WATER PURIFICATION PROCESS, STARTING FROM WHERE THE WELL WATER WAS DRAWN FROM 850FT OF AQUIFERS ALL THE WAY TO THE FINAL PROCESS OF CHLORINATION TO THE TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. ALL CONTAMINANTS WERE AT NON-DETECT OR LOWER THAN THE EPA REGS.

KUDOS TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT. WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN WATER PURIFICATION HERE IN MARANA.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD.

NO REPORT. COUNCILMEMBER JOHN OFFICER. NO REPORT, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. NO REPORT. COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

NO REPORT, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. WELL. ALL RIGHT.

AND I'M GOING TO MENTION THE MEETING THAT THE FOLKS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE, I DID ATTEND THAT MAY 8TH PUBLIC HEARING AT THE LIBRARY. I WISH THERE WERE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE, BUT BECAUSE I DID LEARN A LOT.

SO THAT WAS INFORMATIVE FOR ME. SECOND THING, LET'S GO HERE SUNDAY.

I GUESS THE OTHER DAY. WELL, AT LEAST WE SHOULD BE DOING ON OUR COUNCIL IS WE TRY TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR LOCAL AND GOVERNMENTS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE GOVERNMENT, AND THIS IS MY CHANCE TO GET OUT AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE HERE LOCALLY IN MARANA. TO GOOD. IF THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW. ROCKING FOR HEROES WAS STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO FROM A COUPLE WHOSE SON DIED IN AFGHANISTAN.

THEY ARE FRIENDS OF MINE. I'M SORRY. AND ANYWAY, THEY STARTED THIS ROCKING FOR HEROES TO CONTINUE HIS MEMORY.

SO WE HAD A FUNDRAISER AND THAT WAS GREAT. 88 CRIME ATTENDED THAT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER COUNCIL MEMBER COME FORWARD.

I'D NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. THANK YOU TO KELLY.

KELLY AND DAVID ZAMORANO FROM THAT ARE ON THE 88 CRIME BOARD.

ATTENDED THE LD 17 MEETING. THOSE WHO WE LIVE IN LD 17 LOCALLY HERE AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE USUALLY THERE, WHICH IS INTERESTING. THEY SPEAK AT THE END, BUT USUALLY YOU HAVE CONGRESSMAN CISCO, AND LOCALLY, YOU HAVE RACHEL HESCHEL USED TO BE RACHEL JONES.

SHE GOT MARRIED. AND THEY PROVIDE A VERY GOOD ROUNDABOUT REPORT ON WHAT'S COMING AND GOING ON LOCALLY.

AND LAST VETERANS CEMETERY. I'M GOING TO PUT OUT A IF I MAY, I'M ON THE VETERAN VETERANS CEMETERY BOARD. WE HAVE A GOLF TOURNAMENT COMING UP.

LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, IT SEEMS, ON THE 14TH OF JUNE.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE, THAT'D BE GREAT. AND THAT, SIR.

IS IT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. LAST WEEK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE RUN FOR THE WALL.

TO ACCEPT A PLAQUE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN. WHAT AN AMAZING EVENT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ACTUALLY 35 YEARS THAT THAT EVENT HAS BEEN GOING ON.

THE GENTLEMAN THAT ORGANIZED THE EVENT HE DID IT IN ORDER TO PAY SOME RESPECTS FROM SOME INDIVIDUALS FROM HIS

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AND WHAT AN AMAZING EVENT. AND, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYBODY LOCALLY THAT HELPS PUT THIS ON TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FROM OUR PARTNERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME TPD GUYS THERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT THAT GOES INTO PUTTING THIS HELPING, HELPING FACILITATE THIS GREAT EVENT.

AND I WAS REALLY PROUD TO ACCEPT THIS PLAQUE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.

AND THEN TODAY I WENT TO WE WERE INVITED MYSELF TERRY AND ERIK WERE INVITED TO GO HAVE BREAKFAST WITH THE UNION PACIFIC, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION PACIFIC. AND SO, WELL, IT'S PRETTY IT'S LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. LET ME TALK ABOUT TANGERINE ROAD FOR A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW, WE KEEP GETTING SOME GOOD NEWS WITH ADOT ABOUT TANGERINE ROAD, AND WE GET EXCITED.

AND THEN WE GET TO THE SITUATION, THE PART ABOUT THE RAILROAD, AND THEN WE GET REALLY DEPRESSED AND THINGS AREN'T GOING WELL, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FOUR LANE ROAD THAT TRANSITIONS TO A TWO LANE CROSSING OVER THE RAILROAD.

AND SO TODAY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO HAVE BREAKFAST WITH THE PRESIDENT OF UNION PACIFIC.

AND SHE WAS SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO ME. AND WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.

AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP THE CONCERNS THAT THE TOWN OF MARANA HAS WITH WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TANGERINE.

AND I FELT LIKE IT WENT VERY, VERY WELL. IN FACT, WHEN SHE GOT UP TO SPEAK TO THE GROUP AS A WHOLE, SHE BROUGHT UP THE SITUATION AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, UNION PACIFIC HAS 32,000 EMPLOYEES.

IT'S A HUGE BUREAUCRACY, BUT IT IS NOT OUR INTENT TO HAVE A FOUR LANE ROAD TRANSITION TO A TWO LANE CROSSING.

AND SO SHE INTRODUCED US TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COULD HELP US PUSH THROUGH THIS.

I KNOW TERRY AND ERIC. THEY MET SOME VERY HIGH LEVEL INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US GET THROUGH THIS SITUATION, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS, BREAKFASTS THAT THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

WE'RE JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF GETTING THROUGH THE RAILROAD.

I JUST CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW DIFFICULT THIS HAS BEEN.

PEOPLE LOOK AT TANGERINE TEA AND THEY JUST THINK, OH MAN, WHAT A BUNCH OF BOZOS DOWN THERE AT THE TOWN WE HAVE WORKED.

I KNOW FAUSTO AND HIS TEAM. WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE.

WE'RE SO CLOSE AND HOPEFULLY TODAY'S MEETING CAN PUSH US OVER THE LINE, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

MR. ROZEMA, MAYOR. HOW MANY MOTORCYCLES WERE THERE? OH, THERE WAS 370. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS A MAN NAMED HAL HORRIGAN.

HAL USED TO OWN THE MARANA MARKET. AND SOMEWHERE AROUND 1989, 1990.

THIS IS THE KIND OF GUY. HOW WAS HE DECIDED? HE SAW A BUNCH OF MOTORCYCLES PULL INTO THE CHEVRON.

SO, HAL, HE DIDN'T. HAL. HE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WASN'T HIS FRIEND.

SO HE WANDERED OVER THERE AND STARTED TALKING TO THESE GUYS, INVITED THEM OVER TO HIS STORE, YOU KNOW, FED HIM, GAVE HIM WATER, SNACKS, THAT KIND OF THING, AND JUST IMMEDIATELY BECAME FRIENDS.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN STUFFING IN MARANA HAS BEEN ONE OF THEIR MAJOR STOPS ON THE ROAD TO THE WALL FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

AND HOW HAS MADE HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE.

HE HAS MANY FRIENDS, AND HAL AND BETTY HORRIGAN ARE JUST GREAT MARANA RESIDENTS.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM. THEY'RE STILL AROUND AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM AND TALK TO THEM.

AND SO, 370, THEY'RE DOWN A FEW. AMAZING TO WATCH THEM.

YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S A NEAT EVENT. MR. ROZEMA. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL A FEW THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON. AS ALWAYS, OUR SFR UPDATE 55 SO FAR FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.

THAT'S AS OF 2:30 TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT ANY BEYOND THAT.

IN 2024, WE HAD 167 FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. SO FAR FOR THE YEAR, WE'RE SITTING AT 838, AND THAT IS AS OF TODAY.

SO, WITH ABOUT SIX WEEKS LEFT TO GO IN THE FISCAL YEAR AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, AND I WON'T REPORT ON THIS EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE QUITE STAGGERING AT THE MARK WHERE WE EXPECTED MAYBE 300 TO 400 MEMBERSHIPS

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AND TIP OF THE CAP TO OUR COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF FOR WORKING SO DILIGENTLY ON THAT.

ON MAY THE 10TH WE HAD THE MOTHER'S DAY 5K, AS WE ALWAYS DO, AND THE PARKS AND REC TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING THAT ON FOR NOT AS MANY ACTUALLY MORE RUNNERS THAN BIKERS IN THE RUN FOR THE WALL, 466 TOTAL RUNNERS SHOWED UP FOR THE FIVE K EVERY YEAR.

THAT SEEMS TO GET JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND A MORE POPULAR EVENT.

SO A GREAT JOB TO OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF. AND THEN MPD HAD THEIR ANNUAL EVENT AT THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE. I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR PROBABLY DECADES NOW, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE JUST SHY OF $3,000 FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. AND I, I KNOW THAT I THINK WE FAILED THIS YEAR, THE MANAGER'S OFFICE.

SO I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT, FOR NOT MAKING SURE THE COUNCIL WAS FULLY AWARE, BECAUSE I KNOW MANY OF YOU ENJOY GOING TO THAT.

THE PERSON WHO USED TO ALWAYS DO THAT ISN'T WITH US ANYMORE.

AND I THINK THAT GOT DROPPED. THE BALL GOT DROPPED ON THAT.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE NEXT YEAR YOU GET A FAIR REMINDER THAT THAT EVENT IS COMING UP.

AND JUST A REMINDER, TOO, THAT TWIN PEAKS ROAD WILL BE CLOSING THIS COMING WEEK AS SCHOOL ENDS UP THIS COMING FRIDAY, IT WILL BE CLOSED AND WILL CLOSE UNTIL AUGUST THE 3RD WHILE THEY COMPLETE THE WORK GOING OVER RATTLESNAKE PASS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. ROZEMA. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

ITEM P1, ITEM P1 RELATING TO BUDGET. PRESENTATION OF THIRD QUARTER RESULTS JULY THROUGH MARCH FOR THE TOWN'S GENERAL FUND AND OTHER SELECTED MAJOR FUNDS FOR THE 2024 THROUGH 2025 FISCAL YEAR.

MR.. KALAITZIDIS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ON BEHALF OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL BRIEF.

AS ALWAYS, THIS INFORMATION IS UNAUDITED AND SUBJECT SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

BUT IT IS ALWAYS AT LEAST HOPEFULLY. SO FAR, ALWAYS HAS BEEN GOOD NEWS AND IT CONTINUES TO BE THIS INTERACTIVE TOOL WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW ON THE TOWN'S FINANCE WEBSITE FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT FOR ALL OF US RIGHT NOW, I AM HAPPY TO SHARE THAT OUR REVENUES CONTINUE TO COME IN AS ANTICIPATED OR BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED.

VERY IMPORTANT FOR US IS ALWAYS OUR RETAIL SALES TAXES.

SO WE LOOK AT THOSE REVENUES VERY CLOSELY AND WE ARE HITTING THE MARKS THERE.

THE ONE AREA WHERE WE CONTINUE TO DO BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED IS OUR TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION, SALES TAX. WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY, MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

AND THAT'S NOT BAD NEWS. THAT'S GOOD NEWS. BUT WE'RE EXCEEDING, WELL, EXCEEDING OUR ANTICIPATED REVENUES IN THAT AREA.

LIKEWISE. WE HAVE GOOD NEWS IN THE HALF CENT SALES TAX.

WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE MARK, WHAT REMAINS NOW AS WE CLOSE OUT THAT.

THAT PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT MONEY THERE SO WE CAN PAY OFF THE DEBT THAT WE ISSUED TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION.

AND WE CONTINUE TO HIT OUR MARKS IN THAT PARTICULAR FUND.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE REVENUES THAT EXCEED OVER $600,000 ON A MONTHLY BASIS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE EXTRA HALF CENT FOR THAT PURPOSE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT THAT MONEY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST THAT MONEY UNTIL SUCH TIME WE'RE IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO OUR FIRST BOND CALL AND START PAYING OFF THAT DEBT EARLY.

LIKEWISE, A GOOD STORY IN OUR WATER AND WATER RECLAMATION FUND ARE COMMODITIES.

REVENUES ARE COMING IN AT ABOUT 77 AND 79%, WHICH IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE EXPECT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

AND LIKEWISE, THE STORY FOR OUR BED TAX AND HER FUNDS LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES VERY QUICKLY.

EVERYTHING IS WHERE WE EXPECT IT TO BE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

OUR PAYROLL EXPENSES AND ALL OUR OTHER EXPENSES.

OUR TRANSPORTATION FUND CONTINUES TO SPEND MONEY.

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SOME OF THEM ARE IN DESIGN AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ACTIVITY HAPPENING THERE.

WITH THAT, I WILL KEEP MY PRESENTATION BRIEF, BUT I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ON THIS PRESENTATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAD A QUESTION ON THE ON THE HALF INCH SALES TAX.

YOU GOT US ON THE OVER UNDER -19 MILLION THERE.

DID YOU COULD YOU CLEAR THAT CLARIFY THAT FOR ME? YES, SIR. THAT'S JUST SIMPLY THE EXPENDITURES, WHICH WERE MUCH LARGER THAN THE REVENUES.

AND THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTRUCTING THE STRUCTURE.

SO, THE REVENUES COMING IN ARE JUST WHAT WE'RE COLLECTING, AND THAT'S WHY WE BORROWED MONEY TO CONSTRUCT THE WHOLE FACILITY ALL AT ONCE, RATHER THAN AS WE WERE COLLECTING. OKAY. JUST SIMPLY THE FUNCTION OF AND THAT WILL DRAW DOWN OBVIOUSLY WITH THE, WITH THE MEMBERSHIPS GROWING AND THE HALF INCH SALES TAX CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED.

THAT NUMBER SHOULD CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH THE NUMBERS FOR NEXT YEAR ARE RADICALLY DIFFERENT.

THEY REPRESENT JUST WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE COLLECTING AND SERVICING FROM THIS PARTICULAR FUND.

OPERATIONALLY, ALL THE MONEY FOR THE RUNNING OF THE FACILITY ACTUALLY WILL COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, NOT THE HOUSE AND SALES TAX FUND. GREAT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR .

CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES.

A1. ITEM A1 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-042 RELATING TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION AND VEHICLE AND PHONE ALLOWANCES FOR THE ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE TOWN, PROVIDING THAT THE ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE TOWN MAY CHOOSE A TOWN ISSUED PHONE IN LIEU OF A PHONE ALLOWANCE AND DESIGNATING EFFECTIVE DATES.

MISS FERRELL, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS RESOLUTION, IF APPROVED, WILL IMPLEMENT THE COMPENSATION AND VEHICLE AND PHONE ALLOWANCES THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS PAST YEAR. THIS YEAR, 2025. AS YOU KNOW, THE THAT WAS THE FIRST DISCUSSION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAD HAD ABOUT THIS TOPIC SINCE 2008. AND THE LAST TIME THAT THERE WERE ANY CHANGES WAS IN 2011.

SO WHAT? THE PROPOSAL UNDER THE RESOLUTION IS, IS THAT EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, WITH THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, THE NEW VEHICLE ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE SET THE MAYOR AT $500 A MONTH, VICE MAYOR $400 A MONTH, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AT $350 PER MONTH.

THOSE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR 2026.

THE MONTHLY PHONE ALLOWANCES FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL STAY THE SAME.

WHICH IS $125 PER MONTH. AND WE ADDED A PROVISION TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE CAN.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY CHOOSE A PHONE, A TOWN ISSUED PHONE IN LIEU OF RECEIVING THE PHONE ALLOWANCE.

THE FINAL PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE IS TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NOW, BASED ON THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION THE COMPENSATION OF A PUBLIC OFFICER CANNOT BE INCREASED OR DECREASED DURING THE TERM OF THAT PUBLIC OFFICER'S OFFICE. BUT WHEN A MEMBER OF A MULTI-PERSON BODY, PUBLIC BODY BEGINS A NEW TERM OF OFFICE, THEN ALL THE MEMBERS OF THAT BODY MAY HAVE THEIR SAY, THE SAME INCREASE OR DECREASE IN COMPENSATION.

SO EFFECTIVELY, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT ANY SALARY INCREASES OR DECREASES CAN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL AFTER WE HAVE OUR NEXT ELECTION.

SO THE TOWN'S NEXT ELECTION WILL BE IN 2026, WHERE WE HAVE FOUR REGULAR COUNCIL SEATS UP FOR ELECTION PLUS A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR AT THAT TIME. SO THE NEW SALARIES AS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION WOULD GO INTO EFFECT ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST FULL TOWN OF MARANA. PAY PERIOD AFTER THE DATE OF THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF 2026. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION. VICE MAYOR AND WAITING A LONG TIME.

GET A RAISE. SO IT'S BEEN. YEAH, WELL, IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS.

NO. YES. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025, ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION AND VEHICLE PHONE ALLOWANCES FOR THE ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE TOWN, PROVIDING THAT THE EFFECTIVE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN MAY CHOOSE A TOWN ISSUED PHONE IN LIEU OF A PHONE ALLOWANCE AND DESIGNATING EFFECTIVE DATES. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. I. ITEM PASSES.

A.2 . ITEM A.2 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 043 RELATED TO REAL ESTATE.

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS WITH MARANA HEALTH CENTER INCORPORATED AND APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF UP TO $1,004,000 IN BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM TO THE LAND ACQUISITION LINE ITEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025. FOR ACQUISITION AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE MARANA HEALTH CENTER INCORPORATED LAND ACQUISITION.

MR.. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND COVER THIS ITEM. SO AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 9 OR 10 MONTHS WITH REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, AFTER THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE REACHED OUT TO MHC TO ASCERTAIN IF THERE WAS ANY INTEREST IN SELLING THE PIECE OF PROPERTY DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MARK, THAT THERE WAS A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS, OBVIOUSLY, THAT TOOK PLACE WITH THEM BEFORE THEY CAME BACK AND INDICATED THEY WERE INTERESTED. TOWN STAFF DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND HAVING AN APPRAISAL DONE ON THE PROPERTY.

THE APPRAISAL CAME BACK. THE OFFER WAS MADE FOR THE APPRAISED PRICE AND ACCEPTED BY THE MHC.

AND WE REACHED AN AGREEMENT. STAFF WORKED ON THAT AGREEMENT.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND IT HAS BEEN SIGNED NOW BY THE MHC AND IS HERE BEFORE THIS BODY, WITH THE APPROVAL FROM THIS BODY, IT WILL ALLOW THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND FINALIZE THE PURCHASE.

YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE. THANK YOU, MR. ROSEMAN, GIVEN THE INVESTMENT THAT THIS COUNCIL IS MAKING IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PURCHASE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY COUNCIL? YEAH. WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT CONTIGUOUS, THAT PROPERTY? CONTIGUOUS WITH WHAT? THE NEW DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OR WHAT WOULD THIS BE USED FOR, TERRY? YES. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.

THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY ON THE CORNER OF BILL GAUDET AND SENDERO.

SO IT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY CAN BE USED FOR WHATEVER THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO USE.

SIMILAR TO WHEN WE PURCHASED THE 19 ACRES DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET THE OBJECTIVE IN PURCHASING THAT PROPERTY WAS SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE CONTROL OVER IT AND BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY DEVELOP A DOWNTOWN, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSED AT THAT PROPERTY COULD BE USED FOR.

SO AT THE TIME THAT THE TOWN DECIDES THERE'S NEED, WHETHER THAT IS A NEED FOR ACTUAL TOWN FACILITIES BECAUSE WE'RE OUTGROWING THE FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE, WHETHER IT'S AN EXPANSION OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH THE MARK OR WHETHER IT'S A A PORTION OF THE CURRENT DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE ADD THAT PROPERTY TO THE PROJECT ANY NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL COULD OR WOULD WANT TO DO WITH THAT. THANK YOU. TERRY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HOW MANY ACRES IS THREE? 3.1. 3.1. DO I HEAR A MOTION? MAYOR? YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-043, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE MARANA HEALTH CENTER, INC., AND APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF UP TO $1,004,000 DOLLARS IN BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM TO THE LAND ACQUISITION LINE ITEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 FOR ACQUISITION AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE HEALTH CENTER, INC.

LAND ACQUISITION. IS THAT YOUR FIRST MOTION? NEVER.

NEVER. ARE YOU SURE? I MEAN, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

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THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT MAYOR. WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

MOTION PASSES. A.3. ITEM A3, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-010 RELATING TO FINANCE.

AMENDING THE TOWN OF MARANA COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE AND DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-044 RELATING TO FINANCE DECLARATION. DECLARING AS A PUBLIC RECORD FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF MARANA.

COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-010.

MR. KALAITZIDIS. AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I PROMISE WE'RE ALMOST DONE.

TONIGHT, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION AND RELEVANT EXHIBIT WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

AS YOU RECALL, WE WERE HERE WITH YOU ON MARCH 4TH TO PRESENT YOU WITH WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AS AMENDMENTS TO OUR FEE SCHEDULE.

WE DO HAVE, AS YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE WITH YOU IN FRONT OF YOU A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO POINT OUT.

IN THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION IN MARCH SINCE THEN, WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE OF ITEMS HERE.

WE'VE ADDED A CLARIFICATION THAT TEMPORARY BUSINESS LICENSE FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.

WE'VE ALSO ADDED A CLARIFICATION THAT THE WATER HYDRAULIC MODELING REVIEW FEES WILL REQUIRE A DEPOSIT AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THE CONSULTANT'S PASS THROUGH FEE. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF THE FEE HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED.

FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS, IT REMAINS UNCHANGED. WE'RE ONLY CLARIFYING SOME OF THE NOTES THAT WE HAVE SO WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB SERVICING OUR CUSTOMERS.

WE ALSO HAVE ONE ITEM TO POINT OUT WHEN WE ATTACH TO THE EXHIBIT.

IN THE AGENDA ITEM, WE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED AN ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE MARCH PRESENTATION.

AND WITH THE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAD THAT, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE'VE MADE SURE TO ADD THAT BACK IN AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.

THAT ITEM WAS THE ELIMINATION OF A FEE FOR THE VENDOR ELECTRICAL FEE THAT WE HAVE.

SO WITH ALL THE FEES THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AND WERE PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE, WE DON'T REALLY EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL IMPACT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND TO OUR REVENUES. THE REASON WE DO WHAT WE DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STREAMLINE OUR FEES WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND WE MODERNIZE THEM, AND WE CHARGE JUST WHAT ARE THE APPROPRIATE FEES? THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS. AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AGAIN TONIGHT.

ALL NOTICES WERE PROPERLY POSTED. WE POSTED OUR 60 DAY NOTICE AND ALSO A 15 DAY NOTICE BEFORE OUR MEETING TONIGHT.

AND WE'RE HERE ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEDULE.

IF APPROVED TONIGHT, ANY OF THESE AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1ST.

THANK YOU SIR. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE ORDINANCE AND THE RESOLUTION, PLEASE.

YOU NEED THEM BOTH. OKAY. OH, MR. MAYOR. YES.

VICE MAYOR. MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-010.

AND WHERE'S THE RESOLUTION? RIGHT UNDER IT. 2025-044 FOR A SECOND.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. ITEMS PASSED. ITEM A4. ITEM A4.

PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-045 RELATING TO BUDGET.

ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2026. TENTATIVE BUDGET.

WE ARE NOW IN PUBLIC HEARING, MR. KALAITZIDIS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE LAST ITEM FOR MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. AS IN PRIOR YEARS, WE ARE PRESENTING OUR TENTATIVE BUDGET ON THE REQUIRED AUDITOR GENERAL FORMS, AND AS IN PRIOR YEARS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THEM IN ANY DETAIL.

BUT I WILL BE BRIEF AND JUST TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY THAT MIGHT HAVE THEM.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE WERE HERE LAST MONTH TO PRESENT THE MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET, AND AT THE TIME I HAD STATED THAT AS IS OUR PRACTICE EVERY YEAR, AS WE PUT THE BUDGET TOGETHER, WE DO HAVE CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE AS WE LOOK AT OUR PROJECTS, AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WAS BUDGETED BY DEPARTMENTS WE GO THROUGH, AND WE REFINE THE BUDGET THAT WE PRESENT AT THE MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET.

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AND I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE ACTUAL CHANGES.

OUR BUDGET HAS INCREASED TO $416.2 MILLION. IT WAS JUST UNDER 412 MILLION DURING MANAGERS RECOMMENDED.

YOU'LL SEE MORE DETAIL ON THAT IN A MOMENT. AND OUR REVENUES HAVE REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED.

WE HAD A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SIDE, BUT NO CHANGES THERE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

LOOKING AT WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH, THIS IS THE $411.6 MILLION.

YOU WILL NOTICE AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S BEEN CHANGES IN MOST OF THESE ITEMS PRESENTED AS A PRIMARY ENTITY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DEBT SERVICE FUND, INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS.

THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES IN THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS.

SO LOOKING AT THAT, OUR GENERAL FUND HAS CHANGED.

WE'VE GONE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER HERE. SO HAVE OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS SPECIFICALLY.

THOSE CHANGES ARE LISTED HERE. THE MAJORITY OF THE CHANGES, AS EXPECTED, AND AS IS THE CASE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, HAVE TO DO WITH OUR CIP, WITH OUR BIG PROJECTS AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED SPECIFICALLY, THE BIGGEST CHANGE WE HAVE IS AN ADDITION OF ALMOST $6 MILLION TO THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PHASE TWO. THIS IS THE EXPANSION OF OUR WATER RECLAMATION PLANT.

AND SIMPLY WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS CURRENTLY, WE'RE ABLE TO GET BETTER ESTIMATES OF WHAT'S REALLY, IT'S GOING TO COST TO DO THIS EXPANSION. AND UNFORTUNATELY, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER PROJECTS, PRICES HAVE GONE UP. WE HAVE SOME OTHER CHANGES WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT SOME OF THE ITEMS CAN MOVE TO FUTURE YEARS. OR SIMPLY PUT, WE ARE AHEAD ON CONSTRUCTION FURTHER AHEAD AS WE GO INTO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAN WE THOUGHT, AND WE SEE SOME REDUCTIONS AND WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS, A FEW VEHICLES AND SOME IT EQUIPMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT NOW KNOWS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF BUDGET THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CARRY FORWARD INTO THE NEXT YEAR.

WE MIGHT NOT GET IT BY JUNE 30TH. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE.

AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME REFINEMENTS THAT RESULT IN ABOUT A REDUCTION OF $160,000, ALL TOLD, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $4.6 MILLION TO OUR BUDGET.

WITH THAT AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS REVENUES COMING IN, WE REALLY DID NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES.

WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING MATERIAL CHANGE FOR US TO ADJUST OUR GENERAL FUND RESERVES THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH.

SO THAT HAS REMAINED THE SAME AS AN ESTIMATE.

AND WITH THAT, REALLY, IN SUMMARY, WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO IS ASK COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. ONCE THAT THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET IS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, JUST AS A REMINDER, WE CAN NO LONGER INCREASE THAT TOTAL AMOUNT OF $416.2 MILLION. WHAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO, IF NEEDED IS REALLOCATE WITHIN OR, IF DESIRED, REDUCE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE DO HAVE A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET, AND IT REFLECTS THE CAREFUL ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO INVEST IN KEY AREAS, SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL AND THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE HAS HAS BEEN DOING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THE ONE THING THAT IS DIFFERENT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS THAT WE ARE NOT ESTABLISHING THE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION AMOUNT DURING THE BUDGET. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'RE NO LONGER UNDER HOME RULE.

WE ARE ACTUALLY NOW STARTING TO USE OUR PERMANENT BASE ADJUSTMENT THAT WE WENT TO THE VOTERS AND HAD APPROVED A FEW YEARS BACK, AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT GOING THROUGH THAT EXERCISE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THROUGH THE CALCULATIONS, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMPLIANCE ISSUES WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT STATUTE AND OUR CONSTITUTION.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THAT REFLECTS THE JOB THAT BOTH STAFF AND COUNCIL AND THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE DID WHEN WE WENT OUT TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THAT. IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WILL PUBLISH THE REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICES AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION ON JUNE 17TH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD? MAYOR, I KNOW I LET Y'ALL RELAX THIS YEAR, BUT I DIDN'T ASK

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THAT'S RIGHT. I GAVE YOU THIS YEAR OFF. SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GIVING UP.

OKAY. I WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. I TRIED KEEP TRYING TO GET BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS OFF FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AS A BENEFIT TO THEM. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S REALLY GOING ON.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING. I'M SAYING YOU DESERVE SOME TIME OFF.

BUT I KEEP GETTING TURNED DOWN, SO. ONE MORE.

I DIDN'T DO IT THIS YEAR. IT'S BECAUSE I'M LEAVING IT FOR NEXT YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. DULY NOTED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I WAS GOING TO. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT? THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET HEARING? NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. MR. MAYOR. SORRY I DIDN'T.

WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY QUESTIONS. I DID GET SOMETHING FROM THE TOWN MANAGER, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU.

TWO THINGS, ACTUALLY. THAT'S NOT FAIR. FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU CALL THE CAP THAT WE HAD.

AND I'VE COMPLAINED, NOT COMPLAINED. I'VE MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE CEILING FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE HITTING THE TOP PART OF THEIR CATEGORY, AND THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A RAISE, AND WE'VE GIVEN THEM A ONE-TIME CHECK. AND THAT ONE TIME CHECK DID GO UP.

SO, THANK YOU, TERRY FOR DOING THAT. SECONDLY ON THE EDUCATION THAT I ASKED FOR EVERY YEAR, AGAIN, THAT WENT UP $5,000 FOR EDUCATION, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.

SO, 25 TO 30,000. THANK YOU, TERRY . AND LASTLY, THOUGH, TERRY, SINCE THE BUDGET WENT UP FROM THE MANAGER'S BUDGET TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET BY 4.4 4 MILLION. ARE WE TAKING THAT OUT OF YOUR BUDGET OR WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET THAT? I'M GOING TO RELY ON OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TO FIGURE THAT OUT FOR US.

OKAY. CAN I PLEAD THE FIFTH? I THINK THAT WAS IT.

OH, AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO BRING TO THE FORE IS WE DID.

WE'RE DOWN. HOW MANY YEARS? LAST YEAR, WE WERE AT 483 MILLION.

AND THIS YEAR WE'RE AT 416 MILLION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT POINT THAT WE HAVE DROPPED 60 SOME MILLION FROM LAST YEAR. SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HEAR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-505.

I'M SORRY. 045. ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

TENTATIVE BUDGET. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES D1.

ITEM D1 RELATING TO LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT ACTIONS.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OR DIRECTION REGARDING ALL PENDING STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL LEGISLATION/GOVERNMENT ACTIONS AND ON RECENT AND UPCOMING MEETINGS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODIES. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

NOT A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT HERE AS THEY'VE BEEN ON BREAK FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACTIVITY.

THE GOVERNOR CONTINUES TO SEE A LOT OF BILLS COME ACROSS HER DESK, AND SHE VETOED 58 ADDITIONAL BILLS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET.

JUST FOUR VETOES SHY OF HER OWN RECORD OF 143.

SO GOING TO TOWN ON THOSE VETOES. ONE SUCH VETO, WHICH WAS IN OUR FAVOR BECAUSE WE DID OPPOSE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFUNDING PROHIBITION. AND THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.

I THINK I MENTIONED THAT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND SHE DID VETO THAT ON MAY THE 13TH.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DID OPPOSE, AND SO DID THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, THERE ARE REALLY NO OTHER THERE'S REALLY NO MOVEMENT ON ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS POINT.

ALTHOUGH THEY WERE HOPING TO HAVE A BUDGET BY MEMORIAL DAY.

IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND IT MAY BE MUCH CLOSER TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR BEFORE THEY REACH AGREEMENT ON A BUDGET.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT, MR. MAYOR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROZEMA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO NOT NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.