[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL] [00:00:02] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR POST. HERE. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. SHE IS EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD. SHE IS EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. HERE. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. [ APPROVAL OF AGENDA] DO I HEAR A MOTION? MAYOR. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. HOWEVER, I ASK TO REMOVE ITEM C.1 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND TABLE IT FOR ANOTHER MEETING. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. [ CALL TO THE PUBLIC At this time any member of the public is allowed to address the Town Council on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Town Council, except for items scheduled for a Public Hearing at this meeting. The speaker may have up to three minutes to speak. Any persons wishing to address the Council must complete a speaker card located outside the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. Individuals addressing a meeting at the Call to the Public will not be provided with electronic technology capabilities beyond the existing voice amplification and recording capabilities in the facilities. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, at the conclusion of Call to the Public, individual members of the Council may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Council, and may ask staff to review the matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda.] AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER 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. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? YES. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FOR KATHY LANGIONE. WELCOME. WELCOME BACK TO YOU. READY? HI. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, AUDIENCE. FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT. I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. EIGHT CITIZENS OF MARANA WHO CHANGED THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. DON DUNCAN IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT HE GAVE ME THE RED JEEP TOUR. THAT CHANGED MY DREAMS, IF YOU WILL. HE TOOK ME ON A TOUR OF DOVE MOUNTAIN. HE TALKED ABOUT HIS TIME WITH THE TOWN OF MARANA AND HIS WONDERFUL WIFE AND ALL THEY HAD ACCOMPLISHED. IT WAS SUCH AN INSPIRATION. HE THEN TOLD ME TOO, HE WAS DYING. THAT WAS A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME, BECAUSE ALL THESE YEARS I HAD TRIED TO FORGET THE TIME THAT MY DECEASED HUSBAND, BILL MOODY, AND I HAD THE AIRPORT AND I WANTED THAT TO CHANGE. I GOT TO KNOW GEORGIA DUNCAN, AND SHE BECAME MY NUMBER ONE CHEERLEADER ONCE I TOLD HER STORY. SHE INTRODUCED ME TO TERI. IT WAS A VERY BRIEF ENCOUNTER, AND I HAD A PROOF AT THE TIME OF THE BOOK AND HE WAS INTERESTED. HE SAID, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TALK TO JILL. JILL CAME TO THE HOUSE. SHE WENT THROUGH THE PICTURES THAT I HAD SAVED FOR DECADES, AND SHE WAS INTERESTED, AND SHE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE BOOK. AT THAT TIME, I HAD MADE THE DECISION. EVERYTHING I WROTE HAD TO HAVE JILL'S APPROVAL. SHE WAS THE JILL'S TEST, AND IT PASSED. I NEVER WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT, AND I NEVER WANTED TO GO BACK. NEVER SAY NEVER, BECAUSE IT WAS BECAUSE OF GALEN THAT I FOUND THE LOVE OF THE AIRPORT AGAIN. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHEN I WENT ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE THERE. MY IMPROVEMENTS WERE THERE, THAT I HAD RECEIVED FINANCING THANKS TO MY HUSBAND. BUT ALL AROUND IT WAS SO AWESOME AND I WAS VERY PROUD. SALLY, WHO HAPPENS TO BE HERE, DID HAVE ME SPEAK ABOUT KATHY MOODY IN ONE OF THE EDUCATION MONTHLY MEETINGS? I WAS SO PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT KATHY MOODY. AND THEN I HAD HEARD A VOICE ON A COMPUTER ONE EVENING TALKING ABOUT KATHY MOODY, CHRONICLES OF RIVER VALLEY AND SPINNER, AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S A BOOK REVIEW OF MY BOOK. AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND PATRICK HAD PUT ME ON THE PODCAST. AND THEN MY HUSBAND, I HAVE TALKED FOR TWO YEARS OF OUR 18 YEARS OF MARRIAGE ABOUT BILL MOODY, A MAN I WAS MARRIED TO. HE WAS ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE, SO TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE, AND AT TIMES WHEN I WANTED TO QUIT, HE SAID, NO, IT'S YOUR STORY. IT NEEDS TO BE TOLD. I EVEN OCCASIONALLY CALLED HIM BILL AND HE WOULD ANSWER BACK HIS DECEASED WIFE'S NAME'S JUDY. SO I HAVE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE TO HAVE SUCH GRATITUDE FOR BEING ABLE TO TELL MY STORY. I NOW HAVE THE LOVE OF THE AIRPORT BACK. I'M HUMBLED, I'M APPRECIATIVE, AND I'M HONORED. AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. KATHY. [ Proclamation Recognizing Tammy Burchett for 24 years of Dedicated Service to the Town of Marana (Jill McCleary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roclamation Recognizing the Service of Jim Conroy (Jill McCleary)] WHEREAS JIM CONROY BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF MARANA PARKS AND RECREATION IN OCTOBER OF 2017. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS BEEN A VISIONARY AND SUPPORTIVE LEADER, ENCOURAGING HIS TEAM TO PROVIDE MARANA RESIDENTS WITH HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED PARKS AND TRAILS. AND WHEREAS JIM LED WITH ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION, SETTING A LASTING EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE FOR ALL WHO ENCOUNTERED HIM. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH HIS TENACITY, THE MARANA PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DELIVERED NEW AMENITIES SERVING RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ITS TEN YEAR MASTER PLAN, WHICH SET THE COURSE FOR FUTURE SUCCESS AND WON THE 2021 METROPOLITAN ALLIANCE COMMON GROUND AWARD FOR ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND WHEREAS JIM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMPLETION OF THE CAL PORTLAND SHARED USE PATH, A DECADES LONG PROJECT THAT FINALIZED THE CHUCK HUCKLEBERRY LOOP SYSTEM IN MARANA, CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS TO THE REGIONAL LOOP [00:10:09] SYSTEM AND EARNING BOTH A 2025 METROPOLITAN PIMA ALLIANCE COMMON GROUND AWARD AND RECOGNITION AS THE 2025 PROJECT OF THE YEAR FOR STRUCTURES UNDER 5 MILLION FROM THE ARIZONA AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. AND WHEREAS, A HIGHLIGHT OF JIM'S TENURE WAS THE OPENING OF THE MARANA AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER, A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY THAT ENHANCED HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS WHILE CREATING A LASTING COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. AND WHEREAS, UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, MARANA PARKS AND RECREATION EARNED NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE ARIZONA PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION, SOLIDIFYING MARANA REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMING PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS IN ARIZONA. AND WHEREAS, JIM HAS CREATED LASTING PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS MARANA AND PIMA COUNTY, EARNING WIDESPREAD, WIDESPREAD RESPECT FOR HIS ADVICE, WISDOM, AND EMBODIMENT OF THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS BEEN A TIRELESS LEADER AND A VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR MARANA PARKS AND RECREATION, LEAVING A LEGACY OF IMPACT, ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION THAT WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, I JON POST, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF JIM CONROY AS DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND EXPRESS DEEP GRATITUDE FOR HIS LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARANA COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. TAMMY, I THINK YOU OUGHT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, FOLLOWED BY JIM. YOU CAN DO IT. HEY, JIM. GO FIRST. HE'S RIGHT HERE. HOW ABOUT THAT? THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. I NEED A MINUTE. THANK YOU. MAYOR POST. IT WAS I APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A DIRECTOR. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE TOWN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THEY GAVE ME TO SERVE HERE. IT'S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER. THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL. THE LEADERSHIP HERE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL. I GET MAD WHEN I HEAR MAYOR AND COUNCIL CRITICIZED WHEN I'M IN THE AUDIENCE, BECAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THIS TOWN LOVE THIS TOWN. IT'S NOT LIKE THAT IN A LOT OF PLACES. IT JUST ISN'T. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE. AND AND MY TEAMMATES, MY FELLOW, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS I JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE TEAMWORK THAT WE'VE HAD AS DEPARTMENTS AND FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE HARD WORK THAT OUR PEOPLE HAVE DONE EXTRAORDINARY WORK. IT HAS JUST BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND I HUMBLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. JOHN. OKAY. YOU CAN DO IT. I'M THE BEHIND THE SCENES GIRL. MAYOR, COUNCIL, TERI, ERIK, JANE. ALL MY FELLOW COWORKERS WITHIN THE TOWN. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. IT'S BEEN MY FAMOUS SAYING IS THE E-TICKET RIDE IN DISNEYLAND. IT'S BEEN THE UPS. IT'S BEEN THE DOWNS. IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE THE GROWTH AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED HERE AND THE CHANGES. I LOVE THE TOWN. I'M A FARMING GIRL. I'M A COUNTRY GIRL. SO IT FIT. IT FIT WHERE I WANTED TO BE. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO BE HERE AND WORK THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. I'VE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH BOTH OF YOU. I ALSO VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER CALLED ME EARLIER TONIGHT AND WANTED ME TO EXPRESS HER [00:15:07] REGRET THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND AND THAT SHE WISHES SHE COULD BE HERE. AND AND EXPRESSED HER HER LOVE FOR BOTH OF YOU AND HER, YOU KNOW, JUST THE GREAT THINGS THAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT BOTH OF YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ON. THANK YOU. GREAT. LET'S SEE. WHERE ARE WE AT? MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] I DON'T KNOW WHERE JIM CONROY THINKS HE'S GOING, MAN. HE'S. HE'S STILL ON THE CLOCK UNTIL FRIDAY [LAUGHS]. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS. COUNCILMEMBER OFFICER. NO REPORT MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. NO REPORT. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. NO REPORT. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER. CAVANAUGH. YEAH. I HAVE A REPORT AND IT'S FOR THE THANK AND AGAIN, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AT EL RIO, THE MARANA LAKE. MY WIFE AND I TOOK A MORNING EARLY, YOU KNOW, EARLY MORNING WHEN IT WAS COOL AND WALKED OUR DOG AROUND THERE. NOTICE THOSE BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS THAT THOSE EAGLE SCOUTS HAVE DONE. THE DUCK BLIND DONE BY IT WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT. IT'S SO PHOTOGRAPHERS CAN GET BEHIND THERE AND TAKE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. IT'S BEEN THERE A WHILE, BUT THEN THERE WAS A SECOND ONE. TWO. BEAUTIFUL GABION BENCHES IN A NICELY LANDSCAPED AREA. IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT LITTLE AREA WITH A LANDSCAPE AROUND IT. IT WAS REALLY ENJOYABLE. AND WE WANT TO THANK EAGLE SCOUT JACOB PETERSON FOR THAT, BY THE WAY. TAYSOM STOLWORTHY TROOP 219 DID THE DUCK BLIND. AND AGAIN JACOB PETERSON OF TROOP 294 AREA SCOUT TROOPS DID THIS. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU KNOW, WE ATTENDED MYSELF AND MOST OF THE COUNCIL ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY WELL DONE. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY THERE, MORE SO THAN WE'VE EVER HAD AT ANY OF OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. AND SO THAT WAS EXCITING. YOU KNOW, THEY ALLOWED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THEM ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING IN THE TOWN OF MARANA. AND THE DISCOURSE WAS JUST FANTASTIC, THE GIVE AND TAKE FROM THE RESIDENTS. AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED THAT THAT THEY WENT AS WELL AS THEY DID. YOU KNOW, I ALSO HAD A MEETING THIS WEEK, LAST WEEK WITH THE AMANDA WIGGINS FROM THE MARANA CHAMBER, AND I WAS JUST QUESTIONING HER ON YOU KNOW, WHERE HER WHERE OUR CHAMBER, WHERE THE MARANA CHAMBER FIT INTO THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE DIDN'T READILY ADMIT IT, BUT I AM GOING TO SAY AND HAVE SAID REGULARLY THAT WE I BELIEVE AND I THINK I WILL BE BORNE OUT THAT OUR WE HAVE THE BIGGEST CHAMBER IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. AND THE BEST AND. WELL, WELL, THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, TERI THAT'S [LAUGHS] AND WHAT A WHAT A PROUD. THAT IS SUCH A FANTASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR TOWN, FOR OUR CHAMBER. AND I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THAT WE HAVE THE BIGGEST CHAMBER IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. AND THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME PLACES, SOME POWERHOUSES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT OF MONEY. YOU KNOW, AND OUR CHAMBER IS WELL LOVED. SHE OUR CEO, CHAMBER CEO AMANDA. SHE OUTWORKS EVERYBODY ELSE. AND I THINK THAT REALLY SHOWS. AND I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHAT THE TOWN HAS, HAS RECEIVED THROUGH THAT PARTNERSHIP. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. ROZEMA. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. [ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] WELL, VICE MAYOR IS NOT HERE, BUT MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. A FEW THINGS ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PERMITS, 66 FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER COMPARED TO 67 FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IN 2024. A REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER HERE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 28TH, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 P.M. AND 9:30 AT THE MARANA HERITAGE PARK. WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING ONE OF OUR FOUR SIGNATURE EVENTS THE FALL FESTIVAL. WE ARE WORKING SAYS, COME OUT AND WATCH MUTTON BUSTING, AND WE'RE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO MUTTON BUTTON MUSTAND, MUTTON BUSTING. SAY THAT FIVE TIMES FAST. I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT ONCE. SO BUT ALL KINDS OF STUFF THERE. OBVIOUSLY, THE AMUSEMENT RIDES AND LIVE MUSIC, IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT. SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO COME OUT FOR THAT. AND WE DID JUST HAVE THIS PAST WEEKEND ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER. ACTUALLY, I GUESS THE WEEKEND BEFORE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. [00:20:04] AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, A HUGE TURNOUT THERE AND NORTHWEST FIRE AND THE PD HAD A LITTLE SOFTBALL GAME. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY WHO WON BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS RIGGED, BUT IT WAS. SEE, I TOLD YOU, CHIEF WOULDN'T LIE. AND I ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THE PD WAS AWARDED $81,590 FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY FOR OVERTIME AND EQUIPMENT FOR SPEED ENFORCEMENT. DUI ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S MONEY THAT WILL BE PUT TO GREAT USE FOR OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO WORK OVERTIME ON THOSE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE MAYOR YOU HIT ON IT WITH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, I THINK THEY'VE GONE EXTREMELY WELL. BUT I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE ONE MORE, WHICH IS TOMORROW NIGHT, OCTOBER THE 8TH AT 5:30, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE MARANA C STEM SCHOOL, THE K THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOL UP THERE IN DOVE MOUNTAIN. AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT FOR THAT. IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE IMPORTANT TOPICS AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK STAFF HAS DONE JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB OF SHARING THE INFORMATION. AND LASTLY REAL TALK WITH THE TOWN. OUR MOST RECENT PODCAST WE DID WITH JASON ANGEL COVERING DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN TALKING ABOUT DOVE MOUNTAIN RETAIL CENTER, THE FUTURE DOWNTOWN PROJECT. MEDICAL. MEDICAL FACILITIES. PINAL AIRPARK. ETC.. LOTS OF STUFF ON THERE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO 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.] I MAKE A MOTION, MAYOR. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM PASSES. B.1. ITEM B.1 RESOLUTION NUMBER [ Resolution No. 2025-092: Relating to Boards, Commissions, and Committees; reappointing Jannine Beyer as Trustee for the Marana Health Care Benefits Trust for a four-year term (Jill McCleary) ] 2025-092 RELATING TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. REAPPOINTING JANNINE BEYER AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MARANA HEALTH CARE BENEFITS TRUST FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM. DO I HEAR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. A.1. ITEM A.1, RESOLUTION NUMBER [ Resolution No. 2025-093: Relating to Development; adopting a notice of intent to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement for the Cascada II development project proposed to be located east of I-10 and north of Twin Peaks Road (Jane Fairall)] 2025-093 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT. ADOPTING A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO A RETAIL DEVELOPMENT TAX INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE TWO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED EAST OF I-10 AND NORTH OF TWIN PEAKS ROAD. MISS FARRELL. MAYOR POST MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. AS I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL IS AWARE, THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT OWNS THE DEVELOPABLE PORTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S LOCATED EAST OF I-10 AND NORTH OF TWIN PEAKS ROAD, HAS FILED AN APPLICATION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY UNDER THE CASCADA TWO SPECIFIC PLAN. THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION LAST MONTH, AND THAT SPECIFIC PLAN WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 21ST. SIMULTANEOUS WITH THAT, REZONING STAFF HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDES A RETAIL TAX INCENTIVE COMPONENT TO IT. SPECIFICALLY THAT IF THE DEVELOPER MEETS CERTAIN MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND CONSTRUCTS CERTAIN DEFINED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT THEY WILL BE REIMBURSED THROUGH SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENTS. THE CURRENT DRAFT IS 45% OF THE RETAIL SALES. TAX GENERATED FROM THE PROPERTY WOULD BE USED TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR SOME OF THE REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. UNDER STATE LAW WHEN THE BEFORE THE TOWN ENTERS INTO SUCH A DEAL, WE HAVE TO ADOPT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DO SO AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT THE. WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COME FORWARD ON OCTOBER 21ST WITH THE SPECIFIC PLAN. BUT IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, IF WE'RE NOT DONE WITH AND HAVE A DRAFT READY TO COME TO COUNCIL, THEN IT WILL LIKELY COME ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION. APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT. NO SOONER THAN 14 DAYS FROM TODAY'S DATE. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. YES. IT'S A, IT'S A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-093. [00:25:03] DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. D.1. ITEM D.1 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS. [ 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)] UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION REGARDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ON THE TOWN'S MARANA CURRENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS. INTERNET SITE. MR. ANGEL, WEREN'T YOU HERE LAST MONTH? YEAH. OH. YEP. MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. SORRY I PULLED THIS UP BEFOREHAND. JUST GO. AS WE DO FIRST OF EVERY MONTH. I KNOW IT'S EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE LOOKS FORWARD TO. IS PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON THIS MONTH, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO GO INTO AS MR. ROZEMA HIGHLIGHTED, YOU KNOW, PERMIT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT, AND NOW THE WEBSITE'S NOT LOADING. SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS UP. BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH. AND AS MISS FARRELL NOTED, THERE'S A REZONING FOR CASCADA THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE COMING BEFORE YOU. BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. TO TO HIGHLIGHT NOTHING NEW THAT'S UNDER REVIEW THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY DISCUSSED. ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FRIES AREA. FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS PERSPECTIVE A NUMBER OF PLATS ARE WORKING THROUGH REVIEW PROCESS. NOTHING NEW THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED HERE, BUT IT'S THE MONARCH DEVELOPMENTS, THE MANDARINA DEVELOPMENTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WHERE YOU SEE THOSE ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, LAND USE PROJECTS. ONCE AGAIN, THE REZONING, AS MISS FARRELL HAD HAD MADE NOTE OF. AND THEN THE AT&T WIRELESS TOWER COMMUNICATION. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THAT APPLICATION WILL BE GOING BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION, I BELIEVE IT'S LATER THIS MONTH. AND THAT IS ONCE AGAIN FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. NEW CELL TOWERS ARE REQUIRED TO GET A CUP. AND THIS IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE HERITAGE SHOPS CENTER WHERE LIKE ACROSS FROM THE NEW FRIES. AND THEIR PLAN IS TO DO A SIMILAR DESIGN TO THE EXISTING WATER TOWER DESIGN THAT IS WITHIN THE HERITAGE PARK RIGHT NOW. SO WE'LL HAVE TWO OF THOSE SIMILAR LOOKING WATER TOWERS THERE. BUT CUPS ONCE AGAIN ARE ONLY GOING BEFORE PLAN COMMISSION UNLESS THERE IS APPEAL THAT WOULD BRING IT BEFORE COUNCIL. SO JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THAT COMMERCIAL PERMITS. WE ONLY HAD WE HAD ONE PERMIT THAT WAS DONE THIS THIS PAST MONTH. AND THAT WAS FOR A REMODEL. BUSINESS LICENSES. THERE'S 19 OF THOSE 19 NINE SERVICE, FIVE RETAIL, ONE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, ONE CONTRACTOR, ONE RENTAL LEASING AND TWO RETAIL FOOD VENDORS. THOSE ARE THE JUST THE MOBILE FOOD VENDORS. NO NEW RESTAURANT APPLICATIONS AS PART OF THAT. RESIDENTIAL PERMITS MR. ROZEMA HAS ALREADY TOUCHED ON MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. NOTHING NEW IN THEIR BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY IS DOWN AS WELL. A LITTLE BIT FROM WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE. BUT WE DID 220 PERMITS TOTAL FOR THE MONTH. AND INSPECTION NUMBERS ARE JUST SHY OF 1.3. 1300 FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS ALSO REFLECTIVE OF A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP, BUT THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE SEE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. SO NOT MUCH TO REPORT ON, MR. MAYOR, BUT IF THERE'S QUESTIONS I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. JASON. THANKS, JASON. MISS FARRELL ANYONE. WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON E.1. [ EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session,which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters.] DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. MR. MAYOR, I'M READY. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. MISS FARRELL. MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET THAT MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. THANK YOU. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. [00:30:03] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES AND MAYOR POST, COUNCILMEMBER JOHN OFFICER. I THINK YOU'VE DECIDED TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM THE VOTE. OH, OKAY. MOTION STILL PASSES. YEAH. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. [ FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the Mayor’s discretion regarding the items to be placed on the agenda, if three or more Council members request that an item be placed on the agenda, it must be placed on the agenda for the second regular Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B).] MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.