Aug 06, 2025 Council Meetings

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PHYLLIS FRANCA, FOLLOWED BY ANGELA COHEN.

>> THANK YOU, SABRINA.

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>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS PHYLLIS M FRANCA.

I AM A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF MARANA ESTATES 85658.

COUNCIL, TODAY, YOU WILL NEED TO DECIDE, WHO ARE YOU GOING TO REPRESENT, CORPORATE LAND INVESTORS AND SPECIAL INTEREST OR THE MARANA CITIZENS AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

GOVERNMENTAL NEPOTISM AND CRONY CAPITALISM IS A FORM OF CORRUPTION AND MALFEASANCE AGAINST ITS CITIZENS, AS SEEN WITH THIS ANNEXATION AND REZONING OF THE LINDA VISTA 52.

I ASKED MYSELF THIS QUESTION, SHOULD HERB KAI RECUSE HIMSELF? WHAT ROLE DID COUNCILMAN HERB KAI PLAY WITH THE RED POINT DEVELOPMENT AND LAND INVESTORS? DISCLOSURE AND CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED.

IN 2006, THERE WAS A PUBLISHED ARTICLE IN THE ARIZONA STAR TITLED MARANA'S KAYS.

THE ARTICLE STATES IN 1915, HERB KAI'S SENIOR TOOK AND BOUGHT THE NAME OF A DECEASED PERSON, SON AND HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND DEATH CERTIFICATE FROM A CHINESE FAMILY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

HERB KAI'S BROTHER, BING KAI WONG, ALSO CHANGED HIS NAME AND IDENTITY FROM SANG TO WONG.

PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES IF I PRONOUNCE THE NAME WRONG.

BING KAI WONG, BROTHER OF HERB KAI, SENIOR, FINANCED AND PURCHASED FARM LAND IN MARANA IN THE 1930S.

AT THIS POINT, I STEPPED BACK AND TOOK NOTE.

THIS COUNCIL HAS TWO LAND DEVELOPERS POSING AS FARMERS AND RANCHERS LAUGHING THEIR WAY TO THE BANK AS THEY GET VOTER SUPPORT TO PAY FOR THEIR LAND OWNERSHIP SCHEMES.

ALSO NOTED, TWO LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR APPOINTMENTS ON THE COUNCIL, WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEIR MASTERS TELL THEM TO DO.

NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE PEOPLE, CITY, OR CITIZEN, OR TAXPAYERS ON THIS COUNCIL.

OTHER RELEVANT NAMES FROM THIS ARTICLE, LARRY, DAN MICHAEL LONG, FOUNDERS OF THE 2004 RED POINT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN TUCSON.

THIS GROUP WILL BE DEVELOPING THE LINDA VISTA PROPERTY ONCE ANNEXED.

JASON WONG IS THE BROKER FOR RED POINT DEVELOPMENT IN TUCSON.

RELEVANCE, THE ARTICLE STATES HERB KAI SENIOR WENT TO HIS BROTHER, BING KAI WONG FOR FINANCING.

HERB KAI, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU ARE, BUT YOU COULD BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TODAY, WONG, KAI, LUNG TOM SANG.

AS FOR, ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION.

WILL YOU BE REPRESENTING CORPORATE SPECIAL INTERESTS AND INVESTMENTS OR THE MARANA PEOPLE? RECUSE YOURSELF.

PLEASE EXPLAIN YOURSELF. THANK YOU, HERB. I LOVE YOU.

[LAUGHTER].

I LOOK THROUGH THESE RESUMES OUTSTANDING PEOPLE YOU REJECTED.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA COHEN FOLLOWED BY RACHEL COHEN.

>> I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.

>> THANK YOU. I LOVE MARANA BUSINESSES.

MY NAME IS ANGELA COHEN OF 9710 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE.

I AM A RESIDENT OF THE TOWN MARANA PLANNING AREA.

THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ANNEXATION OF LINDA VISTA 52 AND SUBSEQUENT REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY.

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR JASON ANGEL STATED IN A PODCAST ON THE TOWN MARANA WEBSITE, THAT ANNEXATION FOR JUST ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

THEY NEED TO SHOW A PLAN TO BRING THE EXISTING COUNTY ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE UP TO OUR FIVE STAR SERVICE LEVEL.

THEY HAVE A PLAN TO WIDEN THE QUARTER MILE STRETCH OF ROAD NEXT TO THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT THERE IS NO PLAN TO IMPROVE THE ROAD CONTINUING TO THE EAST.

MANY MARANA VOTERS GET STUCK IN THAT BOTTLENECK AND WOULD BE ANGRY ABOUT ADDITIONAL HOUSING BEING BUILT ON LINDA VISTA.

IN ANOTHER PODCAST ON THE TOWN OF MARANA WEBSITE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS JENNIFER FLOOD STATED, THE ENVIRONMENT HAS TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT THOUGHT OF EVERY SINGLE PROJECT.

THE PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SENT THIS LETTER OUTLINING HOW THIS PLAN WOULD BE DISRUPTIVE.

HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN WIDELY DISREGARDED.

WE HAVE BEEN INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC AND HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT AMONG MARANA VOTERS.

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MOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS EITHER OPPOSE THE PROJECT OR ARE INDIFFERENT.

THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS WHO I'VE COME ACROSS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT ARE THOSE WHO HAVE SOMETHING TO GAIN OR HAVE A CLOSE CONNECTION TO THOSE WHO DO.

THE INITIAL 39 ACRE DEVELOPMENT GREW TO ENCOMPASS DAN POST PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALREADY DEVELOPED AND PART OF AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.

I FIND IT UNETHICAL TO TEAR APART AN INTACT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN VERY CONCERNING.

I DON'T WANT TO REHASH EVERYTHING THAT WE ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A NEW THING THAT HAS COME UP THAT HAS BEEN CONCERNING TO ME, AND I HATE CONFRONTATION.

BUT I HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE PERFORMING HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, THE VICE MAYOR TOLD ME THAT THE MAYOR RECEIVED A DEATH THREAT RELATED TO OUR OPPOSITION OF THIS ANNEXATION, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A LIE.

A LIE IN ORDER TO MANIPULATE US TO STOP OUR RESISTANCE.

IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

THIS ANNEXATION IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BAD FOR THE COMMUNITY, AGAINST STATE TO TOWN GOALS, UNWANTED AND UNETHICAL.

I SUGGEST YOU VOTE NO ON THIS ANNEXATION AND AVOID THE FALLOUT. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL COHEN, FOLLOWED BY BILL COHEN.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS RACHEL COHEN.

I LIVE OFF OF 4430 EAST PIMA STREET, AND I GREW UP ON LINDA VISTA PLACE.

I OPPOSE THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION.

THE CURRENT PROPOSED PLAN ASSUMES THAT THE RESIDENTS OF LINDA VISTA PLACE WILL ALLOW THEIR PRIVATE ROAD TO BE RE ROUTED SO THAT THEY WOULD ENTER ONTO LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF LINDA VISTA 13.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THEM, AND THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW THEIR PRIVATE ROAD TO BE ALTERED.

ROAD PLANNING PRINCIPLES PROHIBIT ANOTHER ROAD TO BE PLACED SO CLOSE TO THEIRS, WHICH MAKES THE PROPOSED PLAN AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS USELESS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS FOLK CAN EVEN GO FORWARD TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS BILL COHEN, FOLLOWED BY MARK BRAZIER.

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS BILL COHEN, AND I RESIDE AT 9710 NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO VOICE MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF LINDA VISTA 52.

THIS PROPOSAL THREATENS NOT ONLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT ALSO UNDERMINES THE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AREA.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE OVERWHELMINGLY COMMUNITY OPPOSITION TO THIS PROPOSAL.

A PETITION AGAINST ANNEXATION HAS GARNERED 160 SIGNATURES FROM CONCERNED RESIDENTS WHO RECOGNIZE THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THESE 160 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR VOICES MUST BE HEARD AND RESPECTED.

THE TOWN'S CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING ANNEXATION STATES, AND I QUOTE, "THAT AT A MINIMUM, THE HISTORICAL, ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE OF THE ANNEXATION AREA AND ANY POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON COMMUNITY CHARACTER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOCUMENTED OBJECTIONS UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS AND THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

IN A LETTER FROM PIMA COUNTY DATED APRIL 11TH, 2025, CLEARLY STATES THAT THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA IS WITHIN THE MAVIN MARIE BEHAN CONSERVATION LAND SYSTEM.

THIS LETTER RECOMMENDS THAT FOR EVERY ACRE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND EQUIVALENT OF FOUR ACRES OF OPEN SPACE SHOULD BE SET ASIDE.

THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AND SUBSEQUENT REZONING FAIL TO ADHERE TO THIS RECOMMENDATION, THEREBY JEOPARDIZING THE CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THE ECOLOGY OF INTEGRITY OF OUR REGION.

THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD PREVENTS SEVERAL NOTABLE CONCERNS.

ALTHOUGH THE EXPANSION IS INTENDED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE ANNEXATION ZONE, IT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ONGOING EASTBOUND CONGESTION TOWARDS MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

THE MARANA TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, PROJECT ID 27, LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD, TWIN PEAKS ROAD TO THORNYDALE ROAD STATES, AND I QUOTE, "WITHOUT WIDENING, LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD IS EXPECTED TO OPERATE AT UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF SERVICE IN THE SHORT-TERM HORIZON." YET MELISSA CANTO, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR PIMA COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATED, LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD IS IN THE REGION'S LONG RANGE REGIONAL MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY PLAN.

THE PLAN DOES NOT SPECIFY WHEN THIS IMPROVEMENT WILL

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OCCUR OR HOW IT WILL BE FUNDED ONLY THAT IT IS PLANNED.

AS CURRENT CONDITIONS ALREADY INDICATE THAT SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CHALLENGES EXIST, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BE DEVELOPED TO RELIEVE CONGESTION THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

WITHOUT SUCH AN APPROACH, FURTHER INCONVENIENCE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS ARE LIKELY TO ARISE.

IN CONCLUSION, THE INCREASE IN POTENTIAL REVENUE FROM LINDA VISTA 52 REPRESENTS THAT LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF 1% OF THE TOTAL EXPECTED REVENUE FORECASTED IN THE TOWN OF MARANA'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET IS ONE-TENTH OF 1% REALLY WORTH COMMUNITY BACKLASH, INCLUDING FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS, MINIMAL FINANCIAL GAIN, A PETITION WITH 160 SIGNATURES, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM PIMA COUNTY TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACES, AND INADEQUATE TRAFFIC PLANNING ALL POINT TO THE NEED TO REJECT THIS PROPOSAL.

WE MUST PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, ENSURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND ADDRESS OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES BEFORE CONSIDERING ANYTHING FURTHER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

LET'S STAND TOGETHER PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THIS COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU, BILL.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK BRAZIER, FOLLOWED BY BOB POLVER.

>> HI. MY NAME IS MARK BRAZIER.

I LIVE AT 9630, NORTH LINDA VISTA PLACE, AND I'M HERE IN OPPOSITION OF THE LINDA VISTA PROJECT.

I USUALLY TALK TRAFFIC WITH YOU GUYS, BUT OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MY FRIENDS HERE GOT THAT COVERED.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT OTHER STUFF.

I LOOKED AT THE MARANA DEVELOPMENT FISCAL ANALYSIS SPREADSHEET, WHICH I THINK IS THE SAME AS THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, AND I HAD SOME QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON IT.

ONE WAS, THEY COMBINED THE TWO PROPERTIES TOGETHER, AND I WAS THINKING MAYBE IF THEY WERE SEPARATE, THE RESULTS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.

I'M JUST NOT REALLY SURE WHY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER AS A LINDA VISTA 52 AND NOT SEPARATE WITH THE 39 AND 13, BUT SO THAT WAS JUST A QUESTION AND WHY THEY WEREN'T COMBINED TOGETHER.

THE REVIEW PROCESS, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENT, I WAS HOPING THAT IT WAS A VERY THOROUGH REVIEW PROCESS.

UNLIKE PEER REVIEW, EVERYBODY LOOKED AT IT BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED AND ALL THAT.

I'M JUST SAYING, I HOPE IT WAS REVIEWED THOROUGHLY.

>> NOW I'M GOING TO GET IN SOME NUMBER STUFF.

THE LINE 37 HAS A REVENUE TO COST RATIO OF 1.5, AND ANYTHING OVER 1.0 IS LIKE A NET POSITIVE.

AND I WAS THINKING, IS 1.5 REALLY ENOUGH? BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK FARTHER DOWN ON LINE 39, THE ESTIMATED YEARS TO COVER PUBLIC LIABILITIES IS 36 YEARS.

AND IT CONFUSED ME. I WAS LIKE, DOES THAT MEAN IT TAKES 36 YEARS TO BREAK EVEN? I DON'T KNOW. I WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW IT, SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE.

ANOTHER COMMENT I HAVE IS MAINLY POLITICAL STUFF.

AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE DEMOCRACY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, BECAUSE IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A VOTE FOR PEOPLE IN MARANA, ESPECIALLY CLOSE BY THESE ANNEXATIONS, I'M PRETTY SURE MOST PEOPLE WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT, BASED ON THE EMAILS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN, THE PETITION, AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

I KNOW YOU'VE ALL DONE THIS BEFORE, A LOT.

I MEAN, I'M NEW, SO I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE IT.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MARANA ANNEXATION, BUT IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ME TO TRY TO CONVINCE YOU TO OPPOSE IT.

I'M A RETIRED ENGINEER AT HONEYWELL AND RATHON.

I USUALLY USE DATA TO TRY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO INFLUENCE THEM TO CHANGE THEIR MIND. THAT'S NOT WORKING HERE.

ELECTIONS ARE COMING SOON, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE.

ALSO AT ISSUE IS THERE'S WAY TOO MANY DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE TOWN OF MARANA, AS YOU WELL KNOW, ALSO, AND IT'S RESULTING IN A LOT LESS NATURAL DESERT LAND, WHICH WE ALL LOVE SO MUCH.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SLOW DOWN ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS, AND WE COULD START.

IT START RIGHT NOW WITH THESE TWO AND SAYING NO. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BOB POLVER FOLLOWED BY TIM COSSEY.

>> THANK YOU, MARK.

>> HELLO COUNSEL. MY NAME IS BOB POLVER, 5550, WEST LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD.

I SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING, AND I WAS UPSET ABOUT MY LACK OF ABILITY TO CONNECT UP TO THE WATER AND THE ROAD.

WHEN THIS GOES ON AND HAVING THE ROAD WIDENED ONLY TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE 13 ACRES, SEEMS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

RIGHT NOW, THE TRAFFIC IS SO BAD ON LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD, THE WHOLE LENGTH OF IT.

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MY DRIVEWAY GOES RIGHT OUT ONTO LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD.

WHEN I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, IT WAS A DIRT PATH.

THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THERE.

AND I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE MY 10 ACRES WITH LOTS OF SPACE AROUND US.

AS HOUSES WERE BEING BUILT, THEY WERE DONE ON THE 3.3 ACRE MINIMUM THAT WE ASSUMED WAS THE PIMA COUNTY ZONING FOR US.

WHEN THEY BUILT ALL THE RENTAL HOUSE DEVELOPMENTS TO MY WEST, WE STILL HAD THAT 39 ACRES OF SPACE THAT SEPARATED US.

WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THAT, AND MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OR SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT IT WENT AHEAD AND WAS BUILT.

NOW, THE BUFFER THAT WAS BETWEEN THAT 39 ACRES IS GOING TO BE GONE AND GOING TO BE BUILT RIGHT UP TO MY NEIGHBORS.

I'M NOT DIRECTLY AGAINST THAT PROPERTY, BUT I KNOW WE ARE NOT MARANA RESIDENTS, SO I GUESS, TECHNICALLY WE DON'T COUNT.

IF YOU ANNEX THAT SPACE, THAT WILL BE MARANA, AND WE STILL ARE NOT IN MARANA.

WE STILL DON'T HAVE A VOTE.

THAT'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM.

I AGREE WITH ALL MY NEIGHBORS.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT THEY DID.

I JUST WANTED TO HAVE MY LITTLE PIECE.

IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROAD, IT'S GOING TO GET AWFUL.

THERE'S GOING TO BE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GO TO HAPPEN, BUT IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE GOOD. ANYHOW, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, BOB.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TIM COSSEY.

FOLLOWED BY JUSTICE BODMAN.

>> MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIM COSSEY.

I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO LINDA VISTA 52, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR CONSIDER FORMING A CITIZENS ADVISORY PANEL ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS SO THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY HEARING FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT AFFECT NEIGHBORHOODS.

NOT LISTENING TO BUILDERS AND LAND OWNERS OF WHICH ONE IS RELATED TO OUR MAYOR.

HOW YOU VOTE MATTERS, AND HOW YOU VOTE CARRIES CONSEQUENCES THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED IN THE NEXT ELECTION. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUSTICE BODMAN, FOLLOWED BY JARRETT REDHEAD.

>> THANK YOU, TIM.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JUSTICE BODMAN.

I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF CONTINENTAL RANCH FOR 21 YEARS.

I'M URGING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE YES, ON THE LINDA VISTA 52 PROJECT.

I RAISED A FAMILY HERE IN MARANA.

RAISED KIDS THAT WENT TO MARANA HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY EXCELLED AND THRIVED UNTIL THEY GRADUATED.

AND THERE WAS NO REALLY PLACES FOR THEM TO MOVE INTO THAT THEY COULD AFFORD.

THEY NEEDED A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD MOVE UP, GROW UP, AND STUFF.

WHAT I KEEP HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT IS BASICALLY EVERYTHING BUT OUR FUTURE, OUR KIDS.

DO WE HAVE PLACES FOR THEM TO STAY? GROWTH HAPPENS.

YES, WE DON'T ALL LIKE IT.

BUT LISTEN, WE NEED PLACES TO KEEP OUR YOUNG SUCCESSFUL ADULTS HERE IN MARANA.

I LOST TWO KIDS TO PHOENIX BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REALLY PLACE TO LIVE, NO JOBS, NO COMMERCIAL, NOTHING GOING ON.

THEY DIDN'T SEE THAT, SO THEY PACKED UP AND LEFT.

I THINK WE NEED TO START RETAINING SOME OF THE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AND HAVING SOMETHING IN THE MARANA THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM HERE.

LET'S KEEP SOME OF THESE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF GOING OFF TO THE BIGGER TOWNS.

LET'S BUILD HERE. LET'S GIVE THEM PLACES TO LIVE.

LET'S GIVE THEM SOME COMMERCIAL.

I MEAN, WE ALL NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN WE'RE BUILDING, BUT THEY DO NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AFFORDABLE LIVING, HOUSES AND STUFF.

AND MARANA NEEDS TO CONSIDER NOT JUST ABOUT THE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW, BUT OUR KIDS AND FUTURE, THE YOUNG ADULTS.

WHERE WE'RE GOING. WE JUST KEEP HEARING ABOUT, IT'S RUINING MY VIEW THIS AND THAT.

HOW ABOUT IT COULD RUIN OUR KID WE NEED TO KEEP OUR KIDS HERE.

WE NEED TO KEEP THE GOOD ADULTS HERE I THINK.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE IT APPEALING TO THEM TOO.

AND NOT ALL THE YOUNG KIDS,

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YOUNG ADULTS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, OR THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOUSING OR APARTMENTS.

MY SUPPORT IS IN THE MARANA 52 LINDA VISTA 52 PROJECT, AND I HOPE YOU GUYS VOTE YES.

START RETAINING SOME OF THE GOOD YOUNG ADULTS HERE. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JARRETT REDHEAD.

FOLLOWED BY MIKE QUIGLEY.

>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JARRETT REDHEAD HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF MARANA SINCE 2007 BEFORE THAT, ACTUALLY, WHEN WE LIVED IN COUNTRYSIDE, BUT AT THAT POINT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS NECESSARILY MARANA.

BUT I GREW UP HERE WENT TO MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

MY KIDS ARE GRADUATING FROM MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL NOW.

IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANNEXED TANGERINE CROSSING INTO MARANA AND BUILT THAT AMAZING COMMUNITY, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE MY KIDS.

I'M IMPLORING YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS 52 ACRES TO ALLOW MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE DONE IN MARANA AND ALLOWING OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO STAY HERE.

I UNDERSTAND NEIGHBORS CONCERNS.

I'D BE THE SAME IF IT WAS ME.

BUT I'VE LOOKED FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS TO FIND A LOT THAT DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF UNDISTURBED DESERT NEXT TO ME, KNOWING THAT THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE DEVELOPED.

I'VE SEARCHED, TOOK ME FOUR YEARS TO FIND A LOT THAT WAS 4.5 ACRES.

IT WAS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ON.

I WON'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE IN THE FUTURE AND ASK YOU NOT TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE THEIR DREAM BUILT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT CONCERN, BUT YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT BEING A REALTOR HERE SINCE 2002, YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE UNRESTRICTED LAND NEXT TO YOU, THAT THAT IS A POSSIBILITY IT CAN BE DEVELOPED, AND PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS TO DEVELOP IT.

I BELIEVE THAT THE DEVELOPERS SHOULD DO THEIR VERY BEST TO MITIGATE THOSE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THESE FINE NEIGHBORS.

BUT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT WE WANT MARANA TO GROW.

WE WANT MORE PARKS, WE WANT MORE SERVICES, AND THAT ALL TAKES TAX DOLLARS.

WITHOUT HAVING AFFORDABLE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE, WE CAN'T GET THEM TO COME IN HERE, SEE WHAT MARANA OFFERS AND GET THEM TO STAY AND TO GROW.

I'VE BOUGHT MY FOURTH HOME NOW IN MARANA, AND I PLAN ON STAYING HERE, WELL, AT LEAST NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CONCEPT AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND IF IT IS IN THE CORRIDOR OF DEVELOPMENT, IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO DO IT HERE THAN TO GO START ALL NEW IN A BRAND NEW UNDISTURBED DESERT PARK.

ALL THE FACILITIES ARE COMING IN HERE.

WE HAVE THE MALL. WE HAVE THE QT, WE HAVE OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE COMING IN.

WE GOT NEW GYMS COMING IN, WE GOT NEW PARKS COMING IN.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THESE AMENITIES, AND THEY NEED A PLACE TO BUY THAT'S AFFORDABLE.

I URGE YOU TO VOTE, YES, AND I URGE THE DEVELOPERS TO DO THEIR BEST TO MITIGATE THE CONCERNS OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.

>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MIKE QUIGLEY.

>> MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIKE QUIGLEY.

I LIVE DOWN THE ROAD IN TUCSON.

I'M THE ARIZONA STATE DIRECTOR FOR THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, AND I WAS A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF IRONWOOD FOREST.

I ACTUALLY WANT TO SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING LATER THIS EVENING.

AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, MAYBE ALL OF YOU KNOW, IRONWOOD FOREST IS AN AMAZING ECOLOGICAL TREASURE FOR PIMA COUNTY.

IT'S A LAMBING AREA FOR DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP ON RAGGED TOP MOUNTAIN.

IT HOSTS SOME OF THE BEST IRONWOOD FOREST IN THE STATE.

IRONWOOD TREES ALSO SERVE AS A NURSE PLANT FOR ALL OF THE OTHER SORTS OF DESERT VEGETATION THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH HERE.

AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR HIKING.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR ROCK CLIMBING.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND CONTEMPLATION.

IT'S ALSO A GREAT PLACE FOR SCIENCE.

I PERSONALLY KNOW A WOMAN WHO GOT HER PHD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA STUDYING THE GENETICS OF DESERT MISTLETOE, AND HER STUDY SITES WERE ON IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT.

I WANT TO JUST SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING LATER TONIGHT.

I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU FOR IT.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT MARANA IS PROUD OF IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT.

THE MONUMENT SERVES BOTH AS A LOCAL AMENITY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, WHO NEED TO GET OUT OF TOWN AND WANT TO EXPERIENCE NCURATED, SANARAN DESERT LANDSCAPE.

IRONWOOD FOREST IS GREAT FOR THAT.

AND IT'S RIGHT OUT THE BACK SIDE OF MARANA.

ALSO, IT'S A TOURISM DRAW.

THERE ARE FOLKS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT COME TO VISIT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK, AND WE HAVE IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT.

THE NAME ON THE MAP, AND THE DESIGNATION MEANS A LOT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE TRAVELING HERE AND HOPEFULLY SPENDING A BIT OF TIME IN THE REGION.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR THE RESOLUTION YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING SUPPORTING IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT AND OPPOSING ANY DIMINISHMENT OF IT.

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THANK YOU. AND IF THERE'S A WAY I CAN HELP IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE REACH OUT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THAT EVERYBODY?

>> MR. MAYOR I HAVE NO MORE CARDS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LOST MY PLACE.

>> PROCLAMATION.

>> WE DID THE CALL OF THE PUBLIC.

PROCLAMATIONS.

[ Proclamation Recognizing the Military Order of the World Wars Observance Day (Jill McCleary)]

>> ITEM PR ONE, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS OBSERVANCE DAY.

>> YESTERDAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AFTER THE INVITATION OF THE VICE MAYOR TO GO TO THE VETERAN CEMETERY AND HAND DELIVER AND SAY A FEW WORDS, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE, WHEN I TALK ABOUT MY FAMILY OR MY COUNTRY, I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL, BUT I WAS VERY TO BE THERE HAND DELIVERING THE PROCLAMATION TO A VERY FINE GROUP OF VETERANS THAT WERE PLACING A MONUMENT AT THE VETERANS CEMETERY.

AND SO THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, FOR THE INVITATION TO GO, AND I TRULY APPRECIATED THAT.

AND SO IF WE COULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT MAKES IT INTO THE RECORD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

AND IT WAS HOT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT, COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER.

[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

>> YEAH, I APPRECIATED HAVING THE MONTH OFF, BUT IT WASN'T OFF WHEN YOU'RE INVOLVED IN OTHER THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, INVOLVED IN THE CHAMBER AND INVOLVED IN THE MARANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OR COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, AND THE THINGS THAT JUST KEEP GOING ON IN MARANA.

THERE IS CONSTANT THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO DO AND ENJOY HERE IN MARANA AND PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE INTO MARANA TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT WE'VE CREATED HERE AND WHAT YOU AS CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY BRING TO THIS AREA.

AND IT'S JUST, EVERYBODY SAYS, HEY, WELCOME BACK FROM VACATION.

I DIDN'T GET TO TAKE A VACATION.

MY WIFE'S GOT ONE PLAN FOR LATER THIS MONTH, BUT MAYBE WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MURPHY.

>> WELL, I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A VACATION AND WENT TO PINE TOP AND GOT TO WITNESS A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAVE AROUND ST.

JOHN'S AND ATTEND A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS, WHICH IS REALLY KIND OF NEAT AND INTERESTING TO SEE, AND IT MAKES YOU MORE APPRECIATIVE FOR WHAT YOU DO HAVE IN MARANA.

AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS LOTS OF LOTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS TO DO.

AND THE MARK HAS BEEN AMAZING.

ALL OF MY GRANDKIDS HAVE COMPLETELY ENJOYED IT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK INTO ACTION, AND IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

>> YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I LOVE TREES.

AND THAT FIRE THAT HIT THE SOUTH OF [INAUDIBLE] ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER, JUST DEVASTATED A BIG AREA.

THE GOODINGS WILLOW TREE IS NATIVE TO ARIZONA AND RIPARIAN AREAS.

IT LOOKS AS THOUGH HUNDREDS OF THOSE TREES ARE DEAD.

THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK.

DEVASTATES ME AS A CITIZEN WHO LOVES TREES, BUT THE ENVIRONMENT'S GOING TO HURT AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THE BARK COMING OFF THE TREES.

THEY'RE VERY SENSITIVE TO FIRE. THAT'S A PROBLEM.

AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD A LOT OF HOPE, I THOUGHT THE TREES WERE, THEIR ROOTS ARE SUNK INTO THE SOIL, GETTING PLENTY OF WATER, I WOULD EXPECT THAT SOME GREEN SHOOTS TO BE EMERGING FROM THOSE TREES, TRYING TO COME BACK, BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK.

AND I DID AN ESTIMATE.

THERE'S GOT TO BE OVER 200 TREES THAT ARE GONE.

AND THESE WERE FULL GROWTH TREES.

I JUST HOPE THAT I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THOSE BACK SOMEHOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GREW NATURALLY THERE OR WE CAN REPLANT.

I MEAN, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

ALSO, I'LL JUST SAY THIS.

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, MARANA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

THE KIDS ARE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL.

LET'S BE CAREFUL IN THE SCHOOL ZONES.

LET'S REALLY MIND THE SPEED LIMITS.

I KNOW WE ALL DO, BUT WE GOT TO REMEMBER AND STAY DILIGENT TO HELP PROTECT THESE SCHOOL KIDS GETTING ACROSS THE STREET.

15 MILES AN HOUR, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE]

>> WELL, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.

I DON'T KNOW. WERE WE OFF? OKAY. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I WANT TO SAY, AND A LOT OF COMPASSION FOR EVERYONE THAT'S HERE.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I DO IT NOW, JANE? NO. WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS, WE HAD A WONDERFUL 4TH OF JULY IN THE TOWN OF MARANA, AND NO FIRES.

EVERYBODY WAS SO AFRAID OF FIRES BECAUSE IT WAS SO CRISPY OUT HERE,

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AND IT'S BEEN CRISPY.

PLEASE WATCH THE HEAT, WATCH YOUR FAMILY IN THE HEAT, ESPECIALLY NEW PEOPLE THAT AREN'T USED TO THIS. IT'LL GET YOU.

IT'LL SNEAK RIGHT UP ON YOU.

ALTHOUGH, I'VE BEEN IN THE HUMIDITY HEAT, I'LL TAKE THIS DRY HEAT ANY DAY OVER THAT STUFF.

THANK YOU TO PARKS AND REC AND THE WONDERFUL JOB THEY DID FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.

ANYBODY HERE GO? OH MY GOD, IT WAS AWESOME.

NOBODY WENT. A COUPLE OF YOU.

>> I DID.

>> IT WAS AWESOME.

THEY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB, AND WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE HAPPY, SMILING AND ENJOYING THEIR DAY.

THAT'S THE PART OF MARANA I LOVE.

I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE WHO LOVE BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU. I'M SO SORRY. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER.

>> NO REPORT, MAYOR.

>> I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MY MONTH LATELY DEALING WITH THE RTA ISSUES, AND I KNOW I'VE SPOKE ABOUT IT EVERY TIME AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW OPTIMISTIC I AM ABOUT THE RTA AND I AM STARTING TO LOSE MY OPTIMISM, WHICH IS VERY DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE IT IS SO VITAL TO THE MARANA COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT REALLY CANNOT WAIT.

WE REALLY NEED TO PUSH THOSE FORWARD.

LUCKILY ENOUGH, WE HAVE SOME SUPPORT ON THE RTA BOARD TO DO JUST THAT, AND SO I REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THAT AND GET THOSE PROJECTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE SORELY NEED THEM.

I KNOW OUR TOWN MANAGER HAS SPENT EVEN MORE TIME THAN I HAVE AT RTA SO HE'S ON THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD AND THEN PRESENT IT TO THE RTA BOARD, AND THEN WE MAKE THE DECISION ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE HAVE FOUR WEEKS TO DECIDE IF WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THAT FOR A MARCH 26TH ELECTION.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN NEGATIVELY IF WE DON'T GET THAT PASSED.

TRANSIT IS A MAJOR ONE.

I THINK WHEN PEOPLE HEAR TRANSIT, WE ALWAYS JUST THINK OF THE BIG SUN TRAN BUSES, AND THAT'S A PART OF IT, BUT IT'S ALSO THE DIAL RIDE.

JUST VERY IMPORTANT SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE ADMINISTERED ARE FUNDED BY A PORTION OF OUR RTA.

WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO OUR VOTERS IN MARCH WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF IT'S A PLAN THAT BENEFITS MARANA, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUSH THE VOTE, THAT WE REALLY GET BEHIND THIS BECAUSE THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE SORELY NEED IN MARANA TAKEN CARE OF.

STAY TUNED. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A RIBBON CUTTING AT TANGERINE SKY, K THROUGH EIGHT.

>> TANGERINE FARMS.

>> TANGERINE FARMS. WHAT A TREMENDOUS SCHOOL THAT THE MARANA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED FOR OUR KIDS.

I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE HEADED IN THE WAY THEY TEACH OUR YOUNG CHILDREN.

IT IS A TREMENDOUS FACILITY, I'M VERY ECSTATIC ABOUT IT BECAUSE I HAVE SOME GRAND KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO GO THERE, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A FABULOUS AMENITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY I'M VERY PROUD OF IT.

LET'S SEE. I HAD A MEETING TUESDAY, MET WITH THE WATER GURU, FROM PATRICK, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME, ADAMS, FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

IT WAS A MEETING THAT I HAD FORGOT THAT I HAD REQUESTED.

STAFF WAS THERE, AND WE PRESENTED THEM WITH OUR WATER PORTFOLIO THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IN MARANA AND AFTER WE WERE DONE PRESENTING THAT, HE WAS QUIET FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND I WAS JUST THINKING, GOODNESS.

THEN HE COMES BACK WITH, WOW, WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU HAVE DONE WITH YOUR WATER.

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HE WAS SO COMPLIMENTARY.

HE LIKES WHAT WE'VE DONE, HE LIKES WHERE WE'RE GOING, HE LIKES EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE TO MAKE WATER AVAILABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, NOT JUST NOW, BUT IN THE FUTURE.

IT WAS A GREAT MEETING.

WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT HE HAS BEEN WATCHING OVER THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE TO SHEPHERD OUR WATER PORTFOLIO, AND HE WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY.

HE THEN TOLD US ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES HE'S HAVING IN THE REST OF THE STATE.

WITH MANY COMMUNITIES IN PHOENIX JUST BUILDING.

THEY DON'T EVEN CARE.

THEY'VE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SECURE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES, AND THEY'RE JUST BUILDING.

HE WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF THE WORK THAT WE HAD DONE TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY HAS GOT THE WATER THAT WE NEED TO GROW SO THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING MEETING.

I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE PROUD OF OUR STAFF, OUR COUNCIL AND IT WAS JUST A FANTASTIC MEETING.

THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT HUMOROUS, BUT MAYBE NOT.

I DID RECEIVE A DEATH THREAT.

I WAS ON VACATION AND I GOT A CALL FROM THE CHIEF WHO THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS A NEIGHBOR AT MY OLD PUMPKIN PATCH, AND HE HAS SERIOUS ANGER ISSUES.

EVEN THOUGH WE HAD NOT SEEN EACH OTHER IN MANY YEARS, WE ASSUME THAT HE HAD BEEN READING NEXT-DOOR ARTICLES, AND MY NAME CAME INTO HIS MIND, AND THEN HE EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE TO SOME HEALTH CARE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE TAKING CARE OF HIS MOTHER.

SPEAKING WITH THE CHIEF, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

THE REASON I TELL THE AUDIENCE IS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE VICE MAYOR TO BE MADE OUT LIKE SHE WAS LYING THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD ORDINARILY MAKE PUBLIC, NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD TALK ABOUT, BUT IT TRULY DID HAPPEN.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. MR. ROZEMA.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> WHO? I FORGOT ABOUT HERB KAI. I AM SO SORRY.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

>> MAN.

>> YOU ALWAYS DO THAT TO ME.

>> NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I SURE ENJOYED MY MONTH OFF.

I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL TO A FEW NASCAR RACES, AND AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I'M A BIG NASCAR FAN.

I SPENT A LITTLE TIME IN SAN DIEGO.

HOWEVER, IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK, AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KAI.

AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES.

SOMETIMES I MOVE TOO FAST. MR. ROZEMA.

[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN OFF FROM COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR A MONTH, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AS EVIDENT BY THE REPORTS THAT YOU HAVE ALL GIVEN.

I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD FOR REMINDING ME THAT WE HAVEN'T YET TALKED ABOUT THE STAR SPANGLED SPECTACULAR BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A COUNCIL MEETING SINCE THEN.

THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT, 18, 20,000 PEOPLE THERE IN THAT CORTARO AND I-10 TO NOT ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FIREWORKS, BUT TO BE THERE FOR THE FIREWORKS.

DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE EVENT, NO FIRES, NO LOST KIDS, NO FIGHTS, NO POLICE ISSUES WHATSOEVER.

REALLY A TOP NOTCH JOB BY OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND BY THE PD.

IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING EVENT.

TIP OF THE CAP TO OUR STAFF FOR THAT.

AS USUAL, OUR SFR UPDATE.

WE HAD A TOTAL OF 51 PERMITS ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF JULY COMPARED TO 108 IN JULY OF 2024.

THE MARC, I KNOW WE CONTINUED TO TALK ABOUT THAT, AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE UNBELIEVABLE SUCCESS THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING THERE, 10,200 MEMBERS AT THIS POINT.

I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER NOW BASED ON CONVERSATION I HAD EARLIER.

IT JUST CONTINUES TO CLIMB, APPROACHING 100,000 VISITS SINCE WE OPENED A LITTLE OVER THREE MONTHS AGO.

JUST A TREMENDOUS 2,827 MEMBERSHIPS, 82 SILVER SNEAKER MEMBERSHIPS,

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34 RENEW ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS.

THOSE ARE SENIORS WHO ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MARC AND HAVE THAT PAID FOR BY AND THROUGH THEIR INSURANCE.

JUST AN AMAZING AMENITY AND IT CONTINUES TO JUST ASTONISH US AT HOW SUCCESSFUL IT'S BEEN ALREADY.

ALONG WITH THAT, THEY HAD, THIS SUMMER, SOME INCREDIBLE SPORTS CAMPS FOR KIDS.

WE HAD 800 PARTICIPANTS, 800 YOUTH THAT PARTICIPATED OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER IN THOSE SUMMER CAMPS SO JUST A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THERE.

I KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THIS ALREADY, BUT WE HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE FAA, NO PUN INTENDED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN CLEARED ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, AND WE ARE MOVING INTO DESIGN.

THAT IS A BIG STEP AND PUTS US JUST SO MUCH CLOSER TO HAVING A TOWER OUT AT THE AIRPORT SO THAT IS BIG NEWS FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA.

PROBABLY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE IT, THOUGH, I'D HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING A DRIVE OUT PAST RATTLESNAKE PASS, AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

THE ROADWAYS, THE BIKE PATHS, THE SIDEWALKS REALLY IS AN INCREDIBLE AMENITY NOW AND GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE IN SAGUARO BLOOM TO WALK OVER TO GET THEIR STARBUCKS NOW, SO THAT'S NICE.

LASTLY, ALTHOUGH I, SENT A TEXT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE, I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT JIM CONROY, OUR PARKS AND RECS DIRECTOR, WHO'S BEEN WITH US NOW FOR EIGHT YEARS AND HAS DONE JUST AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS JOB FOR US, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME GREAT STUFF FOR HIM WHEN HIS RETIREMENT COMES ON OCTOBER THE 10TH, BUT HE ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, AND I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE JIM ON THAT.

HE HAS SERVED IN PUBLIC SERVICE FOR DECADES AND SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE HERE FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, AND WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

ALSO, WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR DEPUTY PARKS AND RECS DIRECTOR, WAYNE BARNETT, WE HAVE SELECTED HIM TO TAKE THE HELM AND TAKE OVER FOR JIM.

JIM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF BUILDING UP A GREAT STAFF ALL AROUND HIM, AND WAYNE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PARKS PROFESSIONAL, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HIM AS OUR NEW PARKS DIRECTOR.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR.

>> THAT'S IT?

>> YES. THAT CONCLUDES.

>> JIM, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY.

SOMETIME IN THE NEXT EIGHT MONTHS, WE WILL HAVE A GOING AWAY COMMISERATION, WHATEVER.

NO PRESENTATIONS, CONSENT AGENDA.

DO I HEAR A MOTION?

[ 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.]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> OPPOSED. ITEM PASSES. L1.

[ Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding an application for a Sampling Privilege, series #009 Liquor Store liquor license submitted by Jared Michael Repinski on behalf of Quik Mart #1301, located at 8685 North Silverbell Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85743 (Jill McCleary)]

>> ITEM L1, RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL, REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A SAMPLING PRIVILEGE SERIES 9 LIQUOR STORE LIQUOR LICENSE, SUBMITTED BY JARED MICHAEL LIPINSKY [PHONETIC] ON BEHALF OF QUICK MART NUMBER 1301, LOCATED AT 8685 NORTH SILVERBELL ROAD, TUCSON, ARIZONA, 85743.

>> I USUALLY DON'T ASK, BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TONIGHT?

>> YEAH I DO.

CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE IT.

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY SAMPLING PRIVILEGES? I'M NOT SURE OF THAT TERM.

>> JILL, COULD YOU HELP US OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT?

>> YES. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

THE SAMPLING PRIVILEGE, IT ALLOWS A STORE TO BE ABLE TO DO SAMPLING EVENTS EACH YEAR.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SAMPLING LICENSE TO HOLD AN ESTIMATED 2-4 EVENTS.

THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COMPLY WITH ALL REGULATIONS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL REGULATIONS ALONG WITH THE RULES FOR A SAMPLING LICENSE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES, THEY HAVE TO KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS OF WHAT THEY DISPENSE, AND IT LIMITS HOW MUCH CAN BE SAMPLED. DOES THAT HELP?

>> THAT HELPS A LOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

>> I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

>> IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THAT. I APOLOGIZE.

>> ITEM PASSES.

>> NAY.

>> NAY. IT STILL PASSES.

>> YES.

ITEM A1.

[ Resolution No. 2025-074: Relating to Real Estate; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Acquisition Agreement with Pima County for the purchase of approximately 13.34 acres of vacant agricultural land located north of the Town's existing Marana Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), north of Trico-Marana Road and west of Luckett Road, to support the expansion of the WRF as it relates to the Recharge Basins Phase II project (George Cardieri)]

NO. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE A1.

I'M NOT GOING TO DECLARE A CONFLICT ON THIS ONE. JOE.

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>> ITEM A1. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-074, RELATING TO REAL ESTATE.

APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN ACQUISITION AGREEMENT WITH PIMA COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY 13.34 ACRES OF VACANT AGRICULTURAL LAND LOCATED NORTH OF THE TOWN'S EXISTING MARANA WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, WRF, NORTH OF TRICO MARANA ROAD AND WEST OF LUCKETT ROAD, TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE WRF AS IT RELATES TO THE RECHARGE BASINS PHASE 2 PROJECT.

>> MR. CARTIERIE [PHONETIC].

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I STAND BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, SEEKING YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION.

THIS PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES.

IT'S LOCATED NORTH OF OUR WASTEWATER RECLAMATION FACILITY.

MARANA WATER NEEDS THIS PROPERTY, IT'S A CRITICAL PROPERTY FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE WASTEWATER RECLAMATION FACILITY.

I GOT IN CONTACT WITH PIMA COUNTY.

THEY EXPRESSED THEIR INTEREST IN SELLING THE PROPERTY WE HAD IT APPRAISED BY AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER.

WE MADE AN OFFER, AND WE HAVE A GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH PIMA COUNTY STAFF TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THEIR BOARD'S APPROVAL AND SUBJECT TO THIS BODY'S APPROVAL.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> VERY CONVENIENT LAND PURCHASE TO EXPAND THE WASTEWATER.

>> DEFINITELY.

>> REALLY, THAT'S A GOOD THING. THANK YOU.

>> DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE, MAYOR.

>> HAVE A MOTION.

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES.

NOW, AT THIS TIME, A2, I WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE A CONFLICT.

[ Ordinance No. 2025.014: Relating to Annexation; annexing into the corporate limits of the Town of Marana that territory known as Linda Vista 52 Annexation, approximately 52 acres of land located north of Linda Vista Boulevard and southeast of Twin Peaks Road within a portion of Section 14, Township 12 South and Range 12 East; approving a plan to provide the annexed territory with appropriate levels of infrastructure and services to serve anticipated new development; and, establishing original Town of Marana zoning (Brian D. Varney) ]

VICE MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE MEETING?

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.

MS. MCCLEARY, COULD YOU READ ITEM A2, PLEASE?

>> ITEM A2. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025.014, RELATING TO ANNEXATION.

ANNEXING INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, THAT TERRITORY KNOWN AS LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION, APPROXIMATELY 52 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD AND SOUTHEAST OF TWIN PEAKS ROAD, WITHIN A PORTION OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH AND RANGE 12 EAST.

APPROVING A PLAN TO PROVIDE THE ANNEX TERRITORY WITH APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES TO SERVE ANTICIPATED NEW DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING ORIGINAL TOWN OF MARANA ZONING.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MCCLEARY. MR. VARNEY, YOU'RE UP.

>> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN BY THE PLANNING CENTER TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 52 ACRES OF LAND AND ADJACENT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR LINDA VISTA ROAD, BOULEVARD.

AS YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LINDA VISTA.

IT'S ABOUT ONE-QUARTER MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LINDA VISTA AND TWIN PEAKS ROAD.

WE APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 16TH OF 2024, AND WE ASKED FOR DIRECTION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED WITH THIS.

THE COUNCIL DID DIRECT US TO PROCEED.

WE DID FOLLOW THAT UP A YEAR LATER WITH A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 15TH OF 2025, THIS YEAR, AND YOU ASKED US TO COME BACK WITH AN ORDINANCE, WHICH WE HAVE TONIGHT.

WE PROCESS THIS ANNEXATION IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARS 9-471.

WE DO HAVE SIGNED PETITIONS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE'VE HAD THE PETITIONS RECORDED.

THEY WERE RECORDED ON JULY 3RD OF THIS YEAR.

IF THIS PROPERTY IS ANNEXED INTO THE TOWN, IT WILL BE SERVED BY THE TOWN OF MARANA'S WATER.

IT WILL BE SERVED BY PIMA COUNTY WASTEWATER.

THE ZONING WILL BE TRANSLATED FROM THE CURRENT COUNTY ZONING OF SR SUBURBAN RANCH TO THE TOWN'S R-144.

THE ANNEXATION IS WITHIN THE TOWN'S PLANNING AREA, WITHIN OUR GENERAL PLAN.

IT'S IN OUR PLANNING BOUNDARY.

IT IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE MARANA STRATEGIC PLAN 5, AND IT DOES COMPLY WITH ARIZONA STATE LAW IN TERMS OF ITS SIZE, ITS CONTIGUITY REQUIREMENTS, ETC.

WE'VE EVALUATED THE ANNEXATION BASED UPON THE STANDARD CRITERIA FOR ANNEXATIONS, AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT THIS ANNEXATION IS BENEFICIAL TO THE TOWN.

IT WILL HAVE A FINANCIAL IMPACT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL STATE SHARED REVENUES AND SALES TAX REVENUES, OF COURSE.

OF COURSE, THOSE WILL BE OFFSET BY COST OF SERVICES, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS ONCE THE WATER SYSTEM IS TURNED OVER TO THE TOWN, AND OF COURSE, WE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THAT STRETCH OF LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD.

WE DID INCLUDE IN YOUR STAFF PACKET A SPREADSHEET,

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THE COST-BENEFIT FISCAL ANALYSIS.

IT'S A PRETTY DETAILED SPREADSHEET, AND I'VE GOT A SUMMARY HERE BASED ON THE YEAR 1 BASELINE SUMMARY AT BUILD-OUT, SINCE ONCE THE SUBDIVISION IS BUILD OUT.

>> EXCUSE ME, BRIAN, REAL QUICK.

VICE MAYOR, COULD WE TAKE A BRIEF PAUSE? WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE SCREENS BACK UP RUNNING, AND I THINK.

>> CERTAINLY. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT.

SURE. MR. VARNEY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PAUSE.

>> OKAY. I CAN DO THAT.

>> I DIDN'T NOTICE IT. THAT'S RIGHT. I KNOW.

>> BRAVO, RICARDO, WELL DONE.

>> VICE MAYOR. THIS LITTLE TABLE HERE DETAILS THE YEAR 1 BASELINE SUMMARY AT BUILD-OUT, SINCE ONCE THE SUBDIVISION IS BUILD OUT.

IT SHOWS OUR TOTAL REVENUES OF 563,913.

WE HAVE OPERATING COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS TOTALING JUST OVER 504,000, WHICH YIELDS A NET SURPLUS OF JUST UNDER $60,000 FOR THE BASELINE YEAR, ONCE AGAIN, AT BUILD-OUT.

ONCE WE EXTRAPOLATE THIS OUT OVER THE COURSE OF 40 YEARS, AND WE FIGURE A 5% ANNUAL ESCALATION RATE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $8.4 MILLION OVER A 40-YEAR TIME PERIOD.

WE BASED OUR NUMBERS FOR THE FISCAL ANALYSIS ON THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS FOR THE REZONINGS.

I WOULD LIKE TO STATE OR EMPHASIZE THAT THESE ARE CONCEPTUAL AT THIS TIME.

THESE ARE FROM THE REZONINGS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN REVIEW BY STAFF RIGHT NOW.

THEY WILL BE PROCEEDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ULTIMATELY THE TOWN COUNCIL AS PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THEY'RE SUBJECT TO BE ADOPTED IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TOWN COUNCIL SHOULD CHOOSE.

THE 39-ACRE, THE TWO PARCELS TO THE WEST ARE PROPOSING 165 LOTS, R-4 ZONING, OR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT LOW-DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL TO TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEN THE 13-ACRE PARCEL ON THE EAST, ALSO, PROPOSED ZONING IS R-4, AND IT PROPOSES AN ADDITIONAL 47 LOTS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2025.014.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THE PLANNING CENTER IS HERE TONIGHT.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AND GIVE A PRESENTATION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS NOW, OR IF YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION.

>> MR. VARNEY, I'D LIKE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS NOW.

IT'S IN OUR HEAD, BEFORE WE GO ON.

DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [BACKGROUND] WHAT'S THAT?

>> I HAD A QUESTION FOR BRIAN.

>> MR. VARNEY, ON THE NET REVENUE ESTIMATES, WHAT WOULD YOU CALCULATE THAT TO BE FOR THE TOWN EACH YEAR?

>> EACH YEAR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, THE ANNUAL IS 563,913 FOR THE REVENUES.

THIS DOES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATE SHARED REVENUES.

IT INCLUDES SALES TAX REVENUES.

THEN I BELIEVE WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED IN THERE, WATER RATE.

>> ON MY SPREADSHEET HERE, AT L35, ANNUAL PROJECT NET REVENUE IS AT 188,729.

AM I LOOKING AT THE WRONG LINE?

>> I'M SORRY. MR. VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT LINE 32.

LINE 32 WILL GIVE YOU THE 563,913.

>> GOT YOU. THAT'S YEAR 1.

>> THAT'S YEAR 1. THAT'S THE BASELINE YEAR 1 AT BUILD-OUT.

THEN WE'VE GOT THE OPERATING COSTS AT 504, WHICH YIELDS A NET SURPLUS OF JUST UNDER 60,000.

>> IS THIS ON? VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, JUST FOR CLARITY, THE NUMBER THAT'S SHOWN IN THE NET SURPLUS OR DEFICIT OF THE 59,870 HERE INCLUDES THE ANTICIPATED YEAR 1 AMORTIZATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND THE NUMBER THAT'S PRESENTED HERE.

IT'S JUST HOW IT'S BEING SHOWN ON THE SCHEDULE THAT'S THE EXHIBIT OR THE ATTACHMENT.

>> HOW ACCURATE IS IT? IS IT JUST AN ESTIMATE?

>> VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH.

AS BRIAN HAD MENTIONED, ALL OF THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON A CONCEPTUAL PLAN.

BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US IS REALLY THE BASIS FOR THIS ANALYSIS, RELATED TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THE ANTICIPATED DENSITIES, AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT'LL BE RESIDING WITHIN.

WE HAVE GREAT FAMILIARITY WITH RESPECT TO THE COST OF SERVICE.

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AS FAR AS THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, THAT IS A NUMBER THAT WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT IN, AS FAR AS WHAT OUR OBLIGATIONS WILL BE ASSUMED SHOULD THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN AS IT'S ENVISIONED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBITS TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MONTAGUE.

MR. CAVANAUGH, WE'RE SET WHICH YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL GO ON TO THE PLANNING CENTER IS HERE.

BRIAN, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT TONIGHT, CORRECT?

>> MR. UNDERWOOD, COME ON UP.

>> GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS BRIAN UNDERWOOD, AND I'M WITH THE PLANNING CENTER 2 EAST CONGRESS IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON.

I'M ALSO JOINED THIS EVENING BY OUR CEO, LINDA MORALES.

I'D JUST LIKE TO START BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR HEARING OUR CASE THIS EVENING AND CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL OF THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION.

I'D JUST LIKE TO START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT HERE OF WHY WE'RE PROPOSING TO ANNEX THIS 52 ACRES AND WHAT MAKES IT DESIRABLE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT SITS ON THE EDGE OF EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

ACTUALLY, RENTAL HOME DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF US THERE, AND THEN EXISTING HOMES FURTHER NORTH, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN BOTH LINDA VISTA 39 AND 13.

THEN YOU ALSO SEE THAT PATTERN CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD, FURTHER EAST, AND THEN YOU HAVE LARGE LOT HOMES NORTH OF THAT.

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE FURTHER NORTH, THE TANGERINE CORPORATE CORRIDOR.

IT'S JUST OFF THE PAGE ON TANGERINE ROAD, BUT THAT'S ALSO AN AREA THAT THE TOWN HAS ENVISIONED AS A TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE PARK.

WE'RE BOOK-ENDED ON OUR NORTH AND SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST ENDS BY TWO VERY IMPORTANT REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCE CORRIDORS FOR THE TOWN.

ALTHOUGH THAT TANGERINE CORPORATE CORRIDOR HASN'T GOTTEN STARTED YET, THIS IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF HOW YOU BRING THAT INDUSTRY INTO THE TOWN, IS ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE ADEQUATE HOUSING TO SUPPORT THAT NEW INDUSTRY COMING IN.

THEN YOU SEE DOWN THERE AT MARANA CENTER, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE GOT A REGIONAL OUTLET MALL WITH THE TUCSON PREMIUM OUTLETS, ENCANTADA TWIN PEAKS MULTISTORY APARTMENTS THAT ARE THERE.

YOU ALSO HAVE AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, BUT YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF VACANT COMMERCIAL PADS THAT STILL EXIST THERE IN MARANA CENTER, AND COULD USE THE INFLUX OF ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO HELP ATTRACT ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES TO THAT AREA.

THIS IS JUST AN OVERALL CONCEPTUAL PLAN OR BUBBLE PLAN REALLY OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE LINDA VISTA 52 ANNEXATION AREA.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE WEST SIDE, THAT WOULD BE THE LINDA VISTA 39 PROJECT.

IF THE ANNEXATION IS SUCCESSFUL, AND WE MOVE FORWARD TO REZONING, THAT WOULD BE THE LINDA VISTA 39, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE LINDA VISTA 13 OVER HERE ON THE EAST SIDE.

WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WITH THIS EXHIBIT IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THESE ACCESS POINTS, THESE ARROWS COMING INTO THE PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY HERE.

AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS DURING CALL TO THE AUDIENCE HAD MENTIONED, AND IT WAS SHOWN THERE IN MR. VARNEY'S PRESENTATION.

WE HAD ORIGINALLY HAD A CONCEPT WHERE WE HAD OFFERED TO REALIGN THIS DIAGONAL 45-DEGREE ACCESS FOR LINDA VISTA PLACE, REALIGN THAT TO THE CORNER BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES.

RIGHT WHERE MY CURSOR IS HERE, RIGHT WHERE LINDA VISTA PLACE COMES IN.

IN DOING THAT, WE WOULD FIX AN UNSAFE SITUATION THERE WITH THE ANGLE OF LINDA VISTA PLACE.

WE WOULD PAVE THAT ACCESS FOR THE EXISTING RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ON LINDA VISTA PLACE.

THEN WE ALSO OFFERED TO PAVE LINDA VISTA PLACE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC GATE FOR THOSE NEIGHBORS THAT CURRENTLY LIVE THERE.

ULTIMATELY, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, TRIED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS AND OFFER THAT AS AN OPTION.

ULTIMATELY, THEY SAID THEY WOULD PREFER THAT THE ACCESS FOR LINDA VISTA 13 COME THROUGH THE LINDA VISTA 39 PROJECT.

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THAT'S WHY, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT EASTERN ACCESS POINT, IT HAS THAT ARROW THAT SHOOTS DIRECTLY EAST AND COMES INTO THE LINDA VISTA 13 PROPERTY, AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY HOW WE WILL BE SERVING LINDA VISTA 13 WITH ACCESS FROM LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD.

THERE WON'T BE ANY CONNECTION HERE THAT MIXES THE TRAFFIC FROM THE CURRENT RESIDENTS ON LINDA VISTA PLACE WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE EXITING LINDA VISTA 13.

WE WON'T BE EXITING HERE ANY LONGER.

THEN I JUST HAD A COUPLE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS.

MR. VARNEY'S PRESENTATION DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THOSE DIRECT MONETARY BENEFITS TO THE TOWN, BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER BENEFITS ALSO ON THE MONETARY SIDE OF THINGS IN TERMS OF IMPACT FEES, CONSTRUCTION, SALES TAX THAT WOULD COME INTO THE TOWN.

BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON HERE IS JUST MARANA'S HOUSING NEED.

THESE FIGURES ARE PULLED FROM THE RECENT HOUSING STUDY THAT MARANA COMPLETED.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THERE'S AN ESTIMATED POPULATION IN THE TOWN OF 94,000 PEOPLE BY THE YEAR OF 2045.

IN 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THE POPULATION IN MARANA IS EXPECTED TO GROW BY 32,000 PEOPLE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT 62,000 HERE.

OBVIOUSLY, THOSE FOLKS WILL NEED A PLACE TO LIVE.

WHERE DO WE HOUSE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE SEEKING TO LIVE OR ESTIMATED TO COME HERE AND LIVE IN MARANA? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSING STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED, IT SAYS THAT BY 2028, WE'LL NEED AN ADDITIONAL 3,786 HOMES.

ANOTHER FIVE YEARS LATER, IT'LL BE 7,167 HOMES.

THEN BY THAT YEAR 2045, THAT NUMBER DOUBLES TO 14,446 HOMES.

REALLY, THERE'S A NEED FOR MORE HOUSING IN THE TOWN.

ABSOLUTELY, THERE'S PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ONGOING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED OVER THE LONG-TERM IN THE TOWN HERE.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ON THAT IS JUST THAT YOU'VE GOT AN AREA MEDIAN INCOME OF $96,000 IN MARANA.

MARANA NEEDS, PER THE HOUSING STUDY, AN ADDITIONAL 7,000 UNITS SERVING AN AREA MEDIAN INCOME ABOVE 120%.

THAT WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO'S MAKING SOMEWHERE AROUND $115,000 A YEAR.

THOSE FOLKS ARE SEEKING HOUSING TO THE TUNE OF 7,000 MORE HOMES OVER 20 YEARS.

WHEN WE DON'T HAVE HOUSING FOR THOSE FOLKS, AND THEY END UP PURCHASING HOMES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AFFORDABLE TO SOMEBODY WHO MAKES LESS THAN 115,000, WELL, NOW WE'RE PRICING THAT PERSON OUT OF THE MARKET AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING THAT OPTION OUT OF PLAY FOR THEM TO PURCHASE A HOME.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GROW THE TOWN'S HOUSING STOCK, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO WITH THIS ANNEXATION.

THEN, FURTHERMORE, HOUSING HAS SOME OF THOSE INTANGIBLE BENEFITS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE KNOW THAT MAJOR EMPLOYERS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ARE SEEKING A QUALITY HOUSING STOCK FOR THEIR WORKFORCE.

IF THEY'RE GOING TO LOCATE IN AN AREA, PARTICULARLY IN OUR REGION, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

ALSO, BUSINESSES NEED TO HAVE QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES THAT CAN LIVE NEARBY.

IT HELPS THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY HERE AND HELPING RETAIN THOSE AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AS WELL.

JUST OVERALL, WHAT THAT DOES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT HOUSING, YOU CAN LOOK AT NUMEROUS STUDIES.

WHAT IT DOES IS IT HAMPERS THAT ECONOMIC VITALITY IN METRO AREAS.

VERY VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT HOUSING TO SERVE THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRY IN OUR TOWN.

WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR ME.

THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND]

>> DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING CENTER? COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

>> YES. BRIAN, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS YOUR TWO ENTRANCE IN FROM LINDA VISTA? YOUR WASH, WOULD THAT BE A BRIDGE OVER THAT CENTER ROAD, I CALL IT?

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAI, WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO DO A BRIDGE OVER THAT, BUT WE WOULD HAVE OVERSIZED CULVERTS FOR ALL-WEATHER ACCESS ACROSS THAT WASH THERE.

>> WHAT ABOUT LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD? WHAT GOING UNDERNEATH LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD? WHAT IS IT PLANNED TO BE THERE?

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>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAI, WE WOULD ALSO HAVE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE COMING UNDER LINDA VISTA BOULEVARD WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS TO WIDEN THAT TO FOUR LANES.

>> ALL THE OPEN SPACE ON THE WASHES, IS GOING TO BE LEFT IN NATURAL STATE, OR IS IT GOING TO BE RIP-RAPPED? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE THERE?

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAI, THE WASH WHERE YOU SEE THAT GREEN AREA, WE'RE PROPOSING TO LEAVE THAT ENTIRELY IN A NATURAL STATE.

THAT'LL FUNCTION AS A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THROUGH THE PROPERTY TO RETAIN THAT WILDLIFE MOVEMENT ONCE THE PROJECT'S BUILT.

>> QUESTION VICE MAYOR.

>> COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH. GO AHEAD.

>> BRIAN, HAS THERE BEEN STUDIES ON THIS WASH, HOW MUCH WATER IS RUNNING THROUGH THERE, PARTICULARLY ON A 100-YEAR FLOOD?

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, YES, ACTUALLY, THE NUMBER IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE THERE.

BUT THAT NUMBER THAT YOU SEE OF 2-5,000 CFS, THAT'S ACTUALLY A PIMA COUNTY ESTIMATE.

BUT WE HAVE HAD A CIVIL ENGINEER LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FLOW QUANTITY COMING FROM THAT WASH AND HAS DESIGNED IT TO ACCOMMODATE THE CLOTHES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THERE.

>> I HAVE TO SAY, WITH YOUR GREAT PRESENTATION HERE AND THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSES, AND I HAVE TO ASK A QUESTION.

YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER IT.

I DON'T THINK, BUT I'LL THROW IT AT YOU.

IF WE'RE SO NEED SO MANY HOUSES, WHY ARE WE BUILDING SO MANY APARTMENTS?

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, OBVIOUSLY, I LIKE TO THINK OF HOUSING AS A LADDER.

THERE'S DIFFERENT RUNGS ON THE LADDER, AND FOLKS THAT CAN AFFORD A LOWER-PRICED HOME, LOWER ON THAT RUNG OF THE LADDER, VERSUS THOSE THAT CAN AFFORD A HOME THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTING HERE.

ULTIMATELY, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT MOVEMENT IN THE HOUSING CYCLE.

OTHERWISE, THOSE RUNGS AREN'T OPENING UP FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT HOUSING.

BUT CERTAINLY THERE'S A NEED FOR APARTMENTS.

THERE'S A NEED FOR A SINGLE FAMILY.

THERE'S A NEED FOR WHAT THEY CALL THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING.

DUPLEXES, TOWN HOMES, THINGS THAT, PERHAPS AREN'T AS AFFORDABLE AS AN APARTMENT, BUT NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.

REALLY, YOU NEED THAT BROAD SPECTRUM OF HOUSING ACROSS THE BOARD SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO ANYONE AT ANY INCOME LEVEL.

>> WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED YOU YET. SORRY, JASON.

I MEANT TO DO THIS BEFORE OUR MEETING, BUT I WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH LAND IN THE TOWN OF MARANA IS IDENTIFIED AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

HOW MUCH LAND DO WE HAVE? I KNOW WE HAVE 120.

IT KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN.

TWETY-SIX?

>> HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX SQUARE MILES.

>> HOW MUCH OF THAT IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT?

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD.

ALL OF THE AREA THAT'S IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS AND BEYOND THAT WITHIN OUR PLANNING AREA IS IDENTIFIED IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES FOR DEVELOPMENT.

BY STATE STATUTE, EACH AREA HAS TO HAVE AT LEAST A ONE UNIT PER ACRE DESIGNATION UNLESS IT'S BEEN APPROVED FOR PRESERVATION OR OPEN SPACE THAT WAY.

THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROPERTY, I WOULD ESTIMATE AT PROBABLY 90 SOME SQUARE MILES, 95 SQUARE MILES IS ESTIMATED FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.

>> I WASN'T SURE. I REMEMBER AT ONE TIME 30 YEARS AGO, WE WEREN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THAT, BUT SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN SPACE THAT IS NOT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AT THIS POINT.

>> VICE MAYOR EAGER, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, AND WHEN I THROW ON THAT CATEGORY, THAT INCLUDES THOSE AREAS THAT ARE LOW-DENSITY RURAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATIONS, THAT'S STILL CLASSIFIED AS BEING AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AREAS LIKE STATE LAND OWNS A LOT OF PROPERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

STATE LAND HAS A DESIGNATION THAT ALLOWS FOR THEIR PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED. THE STATE STATUTE.

WE CANNOT TAKE THAT FROM THEM.

EVEN THE AREAS ALL EAST OF I I-10 GOING UP TO THE DUB MOUNTAIN AREA, THAT ALL HAS A DEVELOPMENT DESIGNATION ON IT.

THAT'S NOT OBVIOUSLY OUR DESIRES FOR

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EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THAT OR EVERY SQUARE MILE OF THAT, BUT IT'S GOT A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNATION ON IT.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WE'RE NOT.

WE DO HAVE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, AND WE'RE NOT BLADING AND GRADING THE ENTIRE DESERT.

>> CORRECT.

>> HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX MILES IN SQUARE MILES IN MARANA.

>> CORRECT.

>> THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOT LESS THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING BUT.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND TELLING US, LETTING US KNOW ONCE AGAIN HOW YOU FEEL, AND UNDERSTAND, WE HEAR YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THOUGH THAT I FEEL THE NEED OF CLEARING UP.

JUST BEAR WITH ME.

FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU HAVE PROPERTY OR LAND COMING TO THE MARANA TOWN TO DEVELOP, BY LAW, THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO COME TO US TO ASK FOR THAT.

WE ABIDE BY THE LAWS BY DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE LIKE IT, WE DON'T LIKE IT.

WE'RE GOING TO BLADE AND GRADE EVERY OUNCE IN MARANA.

NONE OF THAT. I HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU MY 30 YEARS OF DOING THIS.

FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN SO MANY MISTRUTHS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

I'M TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE AND HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

PROPERTY RIGHTS GO TO THE LAND OWNER, THAT THEY CAN COME AND ASK WITHIN THESE LAWS.

THEY CAN COME AND ASK, WE REALLY WANT TO PUT IN A FOOTBALL STADIUM. THEY CAN ASK.

IT MAY NOT BE ZONED FOR THAT.

IT MAY NOT BE ZONED FOR WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

BUT BY LAW, WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM DUE PROCESS.

DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT? YOU, AS PROPERTY OWNERS, HAVE THE RIGHT TO YOUR LAND.

DO WE UNDERSTAND THAT? THAT MEANS THAT YOUR NEIGHBOR CANNOT COME AND PUT A SHED ON YOUR PROPERTY FOR THEIR USE.

OF COURSE, UNLESS SHE WORK OUT SOMETHING OR WHATEVER.

BUT EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE WITHIN THEIR OWN [OVERLAPPING].

>> SURVEY.

>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

I HAD A MEETING AT 7:00 THIS MORNING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYBODY APPROVES, DOESN'T APPROVE, WHATEVER, THAT THAT'S DUE PROCESS.

I SAW A LOT.

I DON'T TYPICALLY RESPOND, BUT I SAW A LOT OF WHAT I CALL ARMCHAIR HE BOARD BANDITS.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME. I CAN LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND SAY, YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM. YOU DON'T KNOW HER.

SHE LIKES TO TALK, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HER.

YOU DON'T KNOW HERB KAI.

YOU DON'T KNOW TERRY MURPHY, AND YOU DON'T KNOW JOHN POST.

WHEN YOU PUT WORDS IN OUR MOUTHS, WE DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I CALL THAT NOT UNTRUTH.

THOSE ARE LIES. NOW, HERE'S A PART I WANT YOU TO REALIZE.

THOSE SIX PEOPLE ARE MAKING THE DECISION.

ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO SEE SOMEBODY'S MAD, THEY'RE LEAVING. THAT'S OKAY.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE DECISION.

BY CALLING THEM EVERY NAME IN THE BOOK, MAKING THESE LIES AND THESE STATEMENTS DOESN'T HELP YOUR CAUSE.

I IGNORE IT. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS LONG ENOUGH THAT I LIKE TO THINK THAT I LOOK AT THE PROJECT.

ALSO, ANOTHER CLARIFYING POINT, AND I LOVE IT.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS AND SUNRISES IN ARIZONA.

THOSE VIEWS ARE AWESOME THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN MARANA.

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BUT UNLESS YOU OWN THE LAND FROM HERE TO SOMBRERO PEAK, GUESS WHAT? IF YOU HAVE A VIEW, CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY THAT NOBODY'S BUILT ANYTHING THAT BLOCKS THAT VIEW, AND PRAY THAT THEY DON'T IN THE FUTURE.

BECAUSE UNLESS YOU OWN THAT LAND, AND I KNOW A LOT OF SORRY REALTORS THAT TRIED TO SELL THAT VIEW WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE.

THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT IT REALLY BUGS ME THAT WE DON'T DO A BETTER JOB EDUCATING AND LETTING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LAWS ARE.

NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, LETS SEE, WHERE WAS I GOING? I THINK THAT LINDA, YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE KNOWN YOU 30 YEARS.

I LOVE YOU, DEAR.

IN MY OPINION, THIS PROJECT JUST DOESN'T FIT.

IT DOESN'T FIT.

I AM ONE OF SIX.

I'VE MADE THAT VERY CLEAR FROM DAY 1 WHEN WE STARTED DOWN THE ROAD.

I MADE IT VERY CLEAR.

IT DOESN'T, AND 200, WE'RE DOWN TO 212 HOMES NOW, IS NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN MARANA.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THE WATER GOING TO THIS PROJECT WOULD COME FROM MARANA.

THIS PROJECT DOESN'T COME, NO WATER FROM MARANA.

HAD WE DONE THAT, IF YOU EVER RUN OUT OF WATER, YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AN OFFERED WATER.

JUST SAYING WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM.

THE WHOLE REASON FOR THEM COMING TO MARANA IS ABOUT WATER.

BECAUSE UNDER PIMA COUNTY, NOT ZONED THAT WAY.

WE KNOW THAT. THEY DON'T HAVE THE WATER.

THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO WATER.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME SO FAR? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST PART OF A PROCESS.

I FEEL HORRIBLE THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN, WHEN DID WE START THIS IN APRIL? A YEAR AGO IN APRIL.

I FEEL HORRIBLE THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO TENSE AND SO UPSET FOR ALL THAT TIME.

I'VE LOST SLEEP BECAUSE I READ.

I KNOW YOU A LOT BETTER THAN YOU KNOW ME BECAUSE I'M A READER.

I READ ALL THE COMMENTS, AND I READ ALL THE ACCUSATIONS, AND I READ ALL THAT STUFF.

IT'S REALLY EASY TO SIT BEHIND A COMPUTER, AND GET THAT FRUSTRATION OUT. I GET THAT.

I'VE SEEN THAT MANY A TIME.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU FOR THE FUTURE, BE BETTER PREPARED FOR WHAT TO EXPECT.

EVEN IF THIS ONE DOESN'T GO THROUGH, THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER ONE OR ANOTHER ONE OR ANOTHER ONE THAT KEEPS TRYING.

GUESS WHAT, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SAY THAT, TO EXPLAIN IT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT SINCE APRIL 2.

I'M RIGHT WITH YOU. I GET IT. IT'S A HARD THING.

YOU ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND WE CARE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T.

THAT'S ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT.

CAN YOU TELL YOU WHERE I'M COMING FROM? AGAIN, I'M ONLY ONE OF SIX.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IN BAILS IS GOING TO VOTE. WE DON'T DO THAT.

WE DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER.

JOHN POST AND I HAVE NOT SAID TWO WORDS TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS.

JOHN HASN'T GONE UP AND DOWN THE COUNCIL TO TALK TO EVERYBODY ABOUT THIS.

THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS.

WE ALL KNOW THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD.

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ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCIL MOR KAI.

>> VICE MAYOR. MR. UNDERWOOD, I'D LIKE YOU TO EXPAND ON YOUR SUMMARY OF CHANGES.

I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB HERE, AND IT'S ON THE SCREEN, BUT TELL ME ABOUT ALL YOUR SUMMARY.

>> GOOD JOB.

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAI, WHEN YOU SAY SUMMARY OF CHANGES, YOU MEAN CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE ALONG THE WAY TO THE PROPOSED REZONING?

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD JOB YOU GUYS DECIDED TO REMOVE ALL THE APARTMENTS.

>> YEAH [OVERLAPPING]

>> IN MY OPINION.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I CAN SPEAK TO THAT, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

WHERE WE ORIGINALLY STARTED FOR THE LINDA VISTA TO 39 PROJECT, WE'LL TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME.

WE HAD A TOTAL OF 356 APARTMENT UNITS AND ABOUT 95 HOMES.

THROUGH OUR MEETINGS, WE'VE HAD THREE MEETINGS STARTING BACK IN MAY.

WE HELD ANOTHER MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, AND WE HAD ANOTHER ONE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON JULY 16.

THROUGH THOSE MEETINGS, LISTENING TO THE NEIGHBORS AND THEIR CONCERNS, WE'VE MADE CHANGES TO THE PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

AND SO MAINLY FOR LINDA VISTA 39, IT WAS REDUCING THAT DENSITY.

IT WAS PROVIDING A BIGGER BUFFER UP ALONG THE NORTH END, AND THEN EVENTUALLY JUST DOING AWAY WITH THE APARTMENTS ALTOGETHER.

THEN FOR THE LINDA VISTA 13 PROJECT, WHAT WE REALLY DID THERE WAS TRY TO FOCUS ON SHIFTING OUR INITIAL CONCEPT HAD LOTS ALL ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY AND THE EASTERN BOUNDARY THERE.

WHAT WE DID WAS WE REDESIGNED THE ENTIRE PROPERTY TO FRONT THOSE LOTS MORE TOWARDS THE LINDA VISTA 39 PROJECT AND THE WEST BOUNDARY, AND TO REALLY PROVIDE GREAT BUFFERING ON THE EAST SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE.

WE ORIGINALLY HAD ONLY ABOUT 25 FEET THERE ON THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDES.

WE WERE ABLE TO TRIPLE THAT TO ABOUT A 75-FOOT SETBACK AND ALSO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMES ON BOTH THE SOUTH AND THE EAST SIDES.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GATED COMMUNITY.

ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE ROADS, IT'S GOING TO BE BOARDED BY HOA, OR WHAT?

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBER KAI, THAT IS CORRECT.

THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WOULD BE GATED AND WOULD HAVE PRIVATE STREETS.

>> THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN, POINT WITH ME.

DEVELOPERS WANT TO DO THE BUILDING, AND THEY WANT TO TURN THE STREETS OVER TO TOWN OF MARANA, AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THEM.

WITH IT BEING GATED, I THINK IT RESPONSIBLY STAYS WITH THE DEVELOPER OR THE HOA.

>> ABSOLUTELY. IT ALSO ELEVATES THE COMMUNITY A BIT AS WELL.

GIVEN THAT WE DO TRANSITION TO THE LARGER LOTS ON OUR NORTH AND EAST SIDES, WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT GATED COMMUNITY SO THAT IT MAKES IT A BIT MORE EXCLUSIVE AND A HIGHER VALUE HOME THERE NEXT TO THOSE LARGE LOTS.

>> THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE].

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAI.

ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL?

>> MAYOR, I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE, AS WELL.

>> YES, GO AHEAD, TOM. COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH.

>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. BEFORE I VOTE ON THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

I AM FOR MARANA ANNEXATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE, AND WE NEED TO BUILD HOMES FOR THEM.

AFFORDABLE HOMES IF WE CAN.

I PARTICULARLY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE I-10 CORRIDOR WHERE ALREADY CLEARED FARMLAND IS OFTEN CONVERTED TO NEIGHBORHOODS.

LET'S BUILD HOMES FOR PINAL COUNTY.

THAT'S GREAT. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GOING TO COMPLAIN.

THE BEAUTIFUL SONORAN DESERT IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO CITIZENS OF MARANA.

IT'S WHY MANY OF US CHOSE TO LIVE HERE.

SOME PARTS OF THE DESERT ARE EXTREMELY FRAGILE WITH MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS LIVING THERE.

THE CONSERVATION LAND PROPOSED FOR LINDA VISTA 52 IS VERY SENSITIVE.

LINDA VISTA 52 IS WITHIN THE PIMA COUNTY, MAEVEEN MARIE BEHAN CONSERVATION AND SYSTEM.

THE SITE IS RURAL LOW DENSITY ZONE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONAL USE ON LARGE LOTS WITH OPEN SPACE.

THE PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY HOMES WILL FOREVER REPLACE THIS SONORAN DESERT AREA.

RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA HAVE VOICED OPPOSITION FOR MONTHS.

THEY'VE PURCHASED OR BUILT THEIR HOMES UNDER SPECIFIC ZONING CONDITIONS.

THEY'VE INVESTED AND ENJOYED A RELATIVELY RURAL LIFESTYLE, TRUSTING THE DICTATES OF THIS ZONING.

MANY OTHER MARANA CITIZENS HAVE JOINED THEIR OPPOSITION.

[01:45:03]

THUS, A WIDE COMMUNITY OF CONCERNED CITIZENS OPPOSES THIS PLAN.

AGAIN, I SUPPORT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MARANA.

I WANT TO SAY TO THE LINDA VISTA 52 DEVELOPERS.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACRES OF OPEN AND AVAILABLE LAND TO DEVELOP THAT WILL NOT IMPACT SENSITIVE SONORAN DESERT LAND, ESTABLISHED RURAL HOMEOWNERS, AND LAND HELD IN CONSERVATION.

THAT'S WHY I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ANNEXATION.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, MR. CAVANAUGH.

IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER OFFICER.

>> I MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025.014.

>> DO I HEAR A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> COULD YOU DO A ROLL COUNT FOR ME, MS. MCCLEARY.

>> VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER?

>> COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH?

>> NO.

>> COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD?

>> NO.

>> COUNCILMEMBER KAI?

>> COUNCILMEMBER MURPHY?

>> COUNCILMEMBER OFFICER?

>> WITH THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOTION HAS PASSED 4-2.

OH, HERE YOU ARE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY MAYOR, YOU CAN RETURN TO THE DAIS. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

ITEM D1.

[ Relating to Development and Public Works; update, discussion, and possible direction regarding public and private projects and development applications on the Town’s Marana Current and Proposed Projects internet site (Jason Angell)]

>> ITEM D1, RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.

UPDATE, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION REGARDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ON THE TOWN OF MARANA, CURRENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS INTERNET SITE.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> MR. MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING THIS UP BEFOREHAND.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCILMEMBERS.

AS WE DO THE FIRST MEETING OF EVERY MONTH, AS WE RUN THROUGH THE UPDATES ON THE DASHBOARD AS FAR AS NEW PROJECTS AND THE STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS.

SEEN AS IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, MIGHT GO A LITTLE BIT BEYOND OUR STANDARD 30 DAY UPDATE.

COUPLE OF PROJECTS FROM THE COMMERCIAL STANDPOINT, BRAKES PLUS HAS SUBMITTED THEIR BUILDING PERMIT FOR REVIEW.

BRAKES PLUS, THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FRY'S GROCERY STORE IN GLEN FARMS AREA THERE.

NEXT TO THE CIRCLE K. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF GRADING AND EARTHWORK GOING ON OVER THERE.

ALSO, CHIPOTLE HAS PULLED THEIR BUILDING PERMIT.

I KNOW MY KIDS ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THAT IS A FREE STANDING CHIPOTLE RESTAURANT THAT WILL BE GOING IN FRONT OF FRY'S.

IT'LL BE IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT FRY'S, THE MCDONALD'S IS OVER HERE TO THE LEFT.

IT'LL BE ON THAT PAD THAT EXISTS RIGHT NEXT TO MCDONALD'S THERE.

>> MR. ANGELL, WHEN WILL THAT OPEN? ESTIMATED.

>> THEY HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED CONSTRUCTION YET.

>> SORRY?

>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER.

THEY HAVEN'T STARTED CONSTRUCTION YET ON YET.

AS YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES CONSTRUCTION CAN GO REALLY QUICK, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN GO EXTREMELY SLOW.

>> I'LL ASK YOU THIS QUESTION IN A COUPLE.

>> I HOPE IT GOES QUICK.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THE VALVOLINE, ALSO IN THAT SAME SHOPPING AREA RIGHT NEXT TO THE CIRCLE K THAT HAS PULLED THEIR BUILDING PERMIT, AND THEY'RE JUST WAITING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE IN PLACE TO GO FORWARD.

PIMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IS ALSO RIGHT TO THE EAST OF THE GAS PUMPS AT THE FRY'S GAS STATION.

THEY HAVE PULLED THEIR BUILDING PERMIT, AND ACTUALLY CREWS HAVE STARTED TO ASSEMBLE OUT IN THAT AREA.

THEN AS YOU GO FURTHER DOWN TO TANGERINE AND I-10, TACO BELL HAS PULLED THEIR PERMIT OVER THERE, SO WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER TACO BELL IN NORTH MARANA.

THEN ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD OUT BY DUNKIN DONUTS, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME ACTIVITY GOING ON UP THERE. THAT IS KFC.

[01:50:07]

I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR, BUT THAT'S THE ACTIVITY WE'RE SEEING.

FROM A RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT, VILLA PARK, WHICH IS FORMERLY, OR MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW IT AS WENTZ 154, THE BLOCK PLATE HAS COME IN AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED THERE.

NOTHING NEW FROM A LAND USE PROJECTS.

WE HAVE A REZONING REQUEST.

THIS IS OUT AT KIRBY HUGHES AND LUCKETT.

THIS IS A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR 160 ACRES, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

IT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE STOCK YARD.

THE STOCK YARD IS RIGHT HERE ON THE MAP, AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE ENTITLEMENTS THERE.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S A SPECIFIC PLAN REQUEST, AND IT'LL COME FORWARD AS THEY MOVE ALONG, BUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE I THINK IT GETS HERE.

NEXT ONE IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A CELL TOWER.

ACTUALLY, IF I CAN UPDATE THIS, THIS IS THE IMAGE THEY WANT.

IF YOU'RE AT THE HERITAGE PARK, WE HAVE A CELL TOWER OVER THERE.

MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE.

IT IS A WATER TOWER LOOKING CELL TOWER.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO ANOTHER ONE.

THIS IS ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THAT HERITAGE SHOPS DEVELOPMENT.

THEIR PROPOSAL IS FOR A CUP TO CONSTRUCT THAT NEW CELL TOWER IN THAT LOCATION.

ONCE AGAIN, CUPS ONLY GO BEFORE PLAN COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW AND ACTION JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE.

COMMERCIAL PERMITS?

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> YES, SIR, I'M SORRY.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> I APOLOGIZE. MAYOR POST, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD.

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

>> BUT IF THEY DO TURN IT DOWN OR WHATEVER.

THEN IT COMES, IF THE [INAUDIBLE].

>> MR. [INAUDIBLE], YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I MISSTATE ANY OF THIS.

IF THE APPLICATION IS DENIED BY THE PLAN COMMISSION AND THE APPLICANT CHOOSES TO APPEAL THAT DECISION, IT WOULD COME BEFORE THIS BODY.

LIKEWISE, IF THE PLAN COMMISSION WERE TO APPROVE THAT AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY WANTED TO MAKE AN APPEAL OF THAT DECISION, LIKE ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS COULD APPEAL THAT DECISION TO BRING IT FORWARD.

>> SO MR. ANGELL, HOW MANY DAYS DOES HE HAVE TO MAKE THAT APPEAL?

>> I DON'T WANT TO MISS.

>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER.

I'LL LOOK IT UP AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT IT SAYS, BUT MAYBE JASON CAN KEEP GOING FOR NOW.

>> THANK.

>> THANK YOU, JANE. I APPRECIATE THAT.

COMMERCIAL PERMIT ACTIVITY, FIVE PERMITS THERE.

BUSINESS LICENSES.

IT WAS A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR BUSINESS LICENSES.

THERE ARE NO RESTAURANT BUSINESS LICENSES HERE.

SEVENTEEN IN TOTAL, EIGHT ARE SERVICE, SIX ARE RETAIL, ONE ASSISTED LIVING, ONE ONLINE SALE, AND ONE SHORT TERM RENTAL.

FROM A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT STANDPOINT, AS MR. ROSEMAN HAD HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE, 51 PERMITS FOR THAT MONTH, THE MONTH OF JULY.

MULTIFAMILY, THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO REPORT THERE.

TOTAL BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE MONTH, 300 PERMITS, WHICH IS JULY IS USUALLY A LITTLE SLOWER FOR US.

JUNE, JULY, AUGUST.

INSPECTION WISE, AND THIS IS WHERE I PRAISE OUR GUYS ALWAYS.

THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT IT'S BRUTAL FOR OUR FIELD STAFF.

BUT 1,600 PERMIT OR INSPECTIONS PERFORMED BY THE TEAM.

WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN MS. FARRELL, HELPING US OUT WITH THAT ONE.

>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ANGELL?

>> I HAD ONE, MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. ON THE INSPECTIONS.

IS THAT THE FINAL INSPECTION, OR ARE THERE ONGOING INSPECTIONS FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, ETC?

>> MAYOR POST, COUNCILMEMBER KAVANAUGH, THAT IS ALL INSPECTIONS.

THAT COULD BE EVERYTHING FROM THEIR FIRST UNDERGROUNDING INSPECTION FOR THE UTILITIES GOING INTO A FOUNDATION TO A FINAL INSPECTION.

THAT ALSO INCLUDES BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS.