>> I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
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>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A SHORT MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE BE SEATED.
I GOT MY GLASSES REALLY DIRTY, SOMEHOW. THAT'S HORRIBLE.
[ APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSED? AGENDA IS APPROVED. 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.TONIGHT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL EVENT THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, COCOA WITH COUNCIL.
WE ARE GOING TO LIMIT TONIGHT'S CALL TO THE PUBLIC TO 15 MINUTES, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AS WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY SPEAKER CARDS.
IF YOU GUYS, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVEN.
IF YOU GUYS COULD JUST CUT LIKE 15 SECONDS OUT OF EACH ONE, WE CAN GET EVERYBODY THROUGH, IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD.
BEFORE I START THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC, I WOULD LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT MYSELF, TOWN MANAGER ROSMA, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MTC.
THEY CAME INTO TOWN AND WE MET WITH THEM.
BOTH MYSELF AND THE TOWN MANAGER EXPRESSED OUR DESIRE THAT THEY TRY TO OPEN THAT AS A PRIVATE PRISON, THAT NOT AN ICE FACILITY.
THEY IN RETURN, TOLD US WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH STATE AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
BUT THEY HAVE ALSO HAD A DISCUSSION WITH ICE.
WE AGAIN, EXPRESSED OUR DESIRE TO HAVE THAT BE A PRIVATE FACILITY BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE OPEN BEFORE, WE ENJOYED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM THAT REALLY HELPED OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. MANAGER, COULD YOU EXPRESS IT ANY DIFFERENTLY?
>> MR. MAYOR, I THINK HE COVERED IT REALLY WELL.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARY ROMER, FOLLOWED BY NIICOLE BORCH LOUIS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS AND ALL THE RESPECT THAT YOU'VE PAID TO THOSE OF US WHO WHO KEEP SHOWING UP AND EXPRESSING OUR VIEWS.
THANK YOU ALSO FOR COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY TO MTC ABOUT COMMUNITY INPUT.
AS I THOUGHT ABOUT, WE'VE GOT OVER 800 SIGNATURES ON OUR PETITION TO STOP THIS DETENTION CENTER AND WE HAD ANOTHER 300 OR SO AT OUR TOWN HALL LAST THURSDAY.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE ATTENTIVE.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO HARM THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS AT HEART FOR MARANA WITH FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS LIKE TONIGHT.
WE REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT YOU IN THAT.
UNLEASHING ICE IN THIS COMMUNITY WILL HARM IT.
IT WILL HARM IT. I'VE SEEN THE MILITARY VEHICLES IN TUCSON AND I'VE WITNESSED THESE ABDUCTIONS.
IT JUST SPREADS TERROR AND FEAR.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN HERE.
THANK YOU AND, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.
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>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS NICOLE BORCH LOUIS FOLLOWED BY JOHN CURRY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR POST AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS NICOLE BORCH LOUIS.
I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE THE MARANA TOWN BOUNDARIES AROUND CORTERO THORNY DALE, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
I'VE LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE, AND I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN MARANA.
MY FATHER WAS A MARANA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER.
HE'S RETIRED NOW. BUT I LOVE MARANA.
JUST TAKE MY WORDS FOR WHATEVER THEY'RE WORTH.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE THREAT POSED BY MTCS DETENTION CENTER AND ALSO THE DATA CENTER.
IN MY VIEW, THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT BORDER PROTECTION OR BORDER CONTROL.
IT'S ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S MORE SINISTER.
THIS WEEK, I WATCHED VIDEOS OF ICE AGENTS, PEPPER SPRAYING A 1-YEAR-OLD, KNEELING ON THE BACKSIDE OF A PREGNANT WOMAN AND DRAGGING A BLIND MAN THROUGH THE STREETS.
IS THIS WHAT WE WANT FROM MARANA? CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN RAIDED.
US CITIZENS AND VETERANS HAVE BEEN DEPORTED.
IS THIS WHAT WE WANT FROM MARANA? HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES ARE BEING DOCUMENTED IN ICE DETENTION CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS INCLUDES PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AS WELL AS UNIQUE FORMS OF TORTURE.
MTC'S TRACK RECORD HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HORRIFIC.
THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT FOR MARANA.
I THINK MARANA DESERVES BETTER.
THEN REGARDING THE DATA CENTER, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE REELING FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING A DATA CENTER IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENTATION GIVEN LAST WEEK, THE DATA CENTER WILL EXIST 1 MILE AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA, RIGHT NEXT TO A FARM AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE VETERANS CEMETERY.
AFTER LISTENING TO HOURS OF PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED DATA CENTER, PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER SHARON TYSON, MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE NEED FOR PROGRESS.
I'M ALL FOR PROGRESS, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE IN A DIRECTION THAT STAYS TRUE TO THE SPIRIT OF THIS TOWN THAT CAPITALIZES ON MARANA'S EXISTING STRENGTHS.
LET'S PROGRESS IN A WAY THAT CREATES GOOD, MEANINGFUL JOBS, NOT JOBS THAT HARM THE COMMUNITY, AND IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS AND CONSERVES THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF MARANA, NOT IN A WAY THAT POLLUTES AND ENDANGERS IT.
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I URGE YOU TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO OPPOSE THE THREATS TO MARANA THAT MTC AND BEAL BRING SO THAT WE CAN BUILD A FUTURE THAT IS BRIGHTER THAN THAT WHICH THEY OFFER US, ONE THAT IS BUILT ON LOVE, KINDNESS, MUTUAL RESPECT, STRONG MORALS AND GOOD VALUES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION [APPLAUSE]
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN CURRY, FOLLOWED BY ROLAND BAKER.
>> GOOD EVENING. BACK AGAIN. MY NAME IS JOHN.
RESIDENT HERE IN MARANA, AND ONCE AGAIN, HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE MTC FACILITY, WHETHER IT'S A PRIVATE PRISON OR A DETENTION CENTER, WE REALLY HAVE NO ROOM IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THEIR REPUTATION IS NO SECRET FROM SEXUAL ABUSE, MURDER, RIOTS THAT LED TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THEIR OWN FACILITY.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT ICE WILL ONLY BRING VIOLENCE WHEREVER THEY COME.
WE SAW THIS JUST RECENTLY, THE TACO GIRO RAIDS.
WE SAW INNOCENT PEOPLE UNARMED PEOPLE PEPPER SPRAYED.
WE SAW A SITTING CONGRESSPERSON PEPPER SPRAYED, AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO ESCALATE WHETHER THEY'RE OPERATING A PRIVATE PRISON OR A DETENTION FACILITY.
I THINK I SPEAK FOR MOST PEOPLE HERE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF THAT HERE.
I'VE ONLY LIVED HERE IN MARANA FOR A FEW YEARS, AND I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE SLOGAN HERE IS BLAZING TRASALS, BUILDING LEGACY.
I DON'T THINK ICE OR MTC FURTHERS THAT SLOGAN AT ALL.
IT WOULD LEAVE A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE AND CORRUPTION.
WE NEED TO REFUSE THIS FACILITY, WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE PRISONS, OR AT THE DENCH FACILITY.
WE JUST WANT TO SEE TRANSPARENCY FROM THE COUNCIL.
I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO STAND WITH US IN REJECTING THIS FACILITY [APPLAUSE]
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROLAND BAKER, FOLLOWED BY DENNIS SHANNON.
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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONVEYING TO MTC THAT IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO NOT HAVE AN ICE DETENTION FACILITY HERE.
HOWEVER, I WOULD STILL CAUTION AND ADVISE THAT THEY'RE STILL GOING TO TRY AND PUSH IT THROUGH IF IT IS THE CONTRACT THAT WOULD BRING THEM THE MOST MONEY.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T ALLOW THOSE FACILITIES TO BE BUILT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
B AS WE SAW WITH TACO GIRO RAIDS, THEY INTEND TO TERRORIZE OUR COMMUNITIES AND CAUSE AS MUCH HARM AND DAMAGE AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T GOING AFTER CRIMINALS.
THEY'RE GOING AFTER ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THEIR EXACT IDEAL OF WHAT AN AMERICAN SHOULD BE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE TO STOP THEM HOWEVER WE CAN, AND IT'S ALWAYS EASIEST TO STOP THEM BEFORE THESE THINGS START GETTING MOVING.
TO STOP THIS UPSTREAM BEFORE IT BECOMES A TORRENTIAL FLOOD THAT'LL DROWN TUCSON, MARANA, AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES HERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] ARE THOSE SPEAKERS IN THE ATTENDANCE HERE TONIGHT?
>> ROLAND BAKER, DENNIS SHANNON.
[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT, COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I ATTENDED AN EVENT FROM THE CHAMBER.
THIS LAST WEEK. IT WAS REALLY COOL.
GOT TO GO TO THE ROAD POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY DO, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE COCOA TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ECHO WHAT OUR COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY WAS SAYING ON THE IMPACT MARANA.
HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MARANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIBBON CUTTING FOR A NEW BUSINESS IN MARANA, ADJACENT TO THE GLADDEN FARMS FRIES.
IT'S CALLED PEACH WAY FROZEN YOGURT ANGLADO.
IT'S OWNED BY CAL AND STEVE NORMAN. JUST DELICIOUS.
I HAD SOME OF THE GILADO THERE. IT'S THE BEST I EVER HAD.
ALSO, THIS PAST SUNDAY, I ATTENDED A SPECIAL EVENT AT SANCTUARY COVE AT THE BASE OF OUR SAFFORD PEAK, CELEBRATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELOVED CHAPEL THERE, A PLACE OF QUIET BEAUTY AND REFLECTION IN THE HEART OF THE SONORAN DESERT.
PART OF THAT CELEBRATION WAS FOUR NEW STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN THE CHAPEL, DEPICTING THE SONORAN DESERT, AND CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF LIFE, WHICH INCLUDE EARTH, WATER, AIR, AND FIRE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER, KAY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THOSE OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON TANGERINE, PATTY, YOU'LL LIKE THIS.
I WAS DRIVING. REALLY. THAT WAS SHOCKING.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OPENING UP TANGERINE.
A LOT OF YOU HAVE COME OFF THAT EXIT ON THE EAST SIDE, AND YOU'RE IN THE LANE, YOU'RE ON THE CURB.
I CAME UP YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORE, AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.
WE HAVE SAID WE WERE GOING TO FIX IT.
IT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT, BUT NOW YOU CAN GO LEFT.
YOU GOT STRAIGHT AND YOU CAN GO RIGHT WITHOUT BEING ON THE CURB IF ANY.
THANK YOU MISS [INAUDIBLE] HERE IN OUR GROUP, THE PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO IT, AND THEY DID IT.
IT'S A LOT SAFER. WE'RE NOT DONE.
WE'RE NOT DONE. BUT I ACTUALLY HAD A SMILE ON MY FACE WHEN I SAW THAT.
DID WE TALK ABOUT THE HSLS? LOVELY TO DO. I DON'T THINK WE DID.
A BUNCH OF US WENT HSL, JUST OPEN ANOTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX IN TOWN OF MARANA UP IN GLADDEN FARMS. SEVERAL OF US WERE THERE TO CUT THE RIBBON.
REEFS ACROSS AMERICA, OUR GROUP A VETERANS GROUP WENT UP TO REEFS ACROSS AMERICA TO THE CEMETERY THAT SOME OF YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THE DATA CENTER.
REECE JAMES IS GOING TO GET MAD AT ME IF I'M OFF THE SUBJECT.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I'M ON THE FOUNDATION, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE BAD.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT BAD, BUT YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT IT LATER.
WE HAD LAID REEFS AT EACH ONE OF THE GRAVES.
WHAT ELSE? I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT.
IS CHIEF HERE? NO. DEPUTY CHIEFS HERE.
JUST CHIEF PRITCHETT WAS WITH US AT THE TOUR OF THE DISPATCH STATION DOWNTOWN.
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IT MAKES YOU FEEL SAFER.CHIEF PRITCHETT WAS THERE WITH THE CHIEF OF THE UFA AND SOME OF PRIMA CANA PEOPLE AND DID A GOOD JOB REPRESENTING THE TOWN OF MARANA.
WHAT WAS GOOD ABOUT THAT IS THE UA CHIEF HE'S GOT A LOT ON HIS HANDS AND THEN THERE'S A TWO POLICE CHIEF.
HE WASN'T THERE, SOMEONE WHO WAS REPRESENTING.
BUT THANK GOODNESS IN THE TOWN OF MARANA.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CRIME, SO WE'RE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON COMMUNITY SERVICE.
HE DID A GOOD JOB WITH THE TOWN. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. THIS PAST WEEK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR ASCENT AVIATION.
WE'LL BE PROVIDING 300 GREAT JOBS TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE TRULY, REALLY NEED.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT IS BEING MADE IN THAT FACILITY AND THEIR PLANS FOR PENAL AIR PARK ROAD AND HOW THEY INTEND TO EXPAND IN THAT AREA.
VERY EXCITING. TODAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE YEAR END LUNCH IN FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOW HAS OVER 800 MEMBERS MAKING IT THE LARGEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
I THINK THAT THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT OPERATE AND RUN THE CHAMBER, AMANDA AND HER TEAM, BUT AS TO OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
WHAT A VERY EXCITING TIME IT IS FOR OUR BUSINESSES IN MARANA.
[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FOREGO MY REPORT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND GET SOME COCOA, SO.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, BECAUSE I DO.
CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE 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 HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> MR. MAYOR, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE FOR CONSENT BECAUSE THERE IS ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THEIR HEAD.
>> EMERGENCY ITEM ON ONE OF THOSE. WELL, LET'S DO IT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY.
[ Resolution No. 2025-121: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Lease and Development Agreement with Marana Urban LLC for the lease and development of approximately 19 acres of Town-owned property located east of Marana Main Street and north of Civic Center Drive (Jane Fairall)]
>> ITEM A1, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-121, RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MARANA URBAN, LLC FOR THE LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 19 ACRES OF TOWN OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF MARANA MAIN STREET AND NORTH OF CIVIC CENTER DRIVE.
>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE MARANA URBAN LLC LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR BETTER PART OF A YEAR AT THIS POINT.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION, JUST GOING OVER SOME OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SCOTT STITLER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MARANA URBAN TEAM ARE HERE, AND WE'LL ALSO DO A PRESENTATION AFTER I'M DONE WITH MINE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND, BACK IN MAY OF 2024, THE TOWN ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND RFP SEEKING A DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP 19 ACRES OF TOWN-OWNED PROPERTY THAT'S JUST TO THE NORTH OF OUR FACILITY HERE, PAST THE ROUNDABOUT THERE.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND PARTNER WITH THE TOWN TO CREATE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN MIXED-USE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
WE RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO OUR RFP, AND THAT WAS FROM THE TEAM AT MARANA URBAN LLC.
THERE WAS AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT EVALUATED THE PROPOSAL, AND WE HAD SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH THE TEAM.
ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AND A MONTH AGO, WE CAME TO COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE RFP, THE RESPONSE, AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH MARANA URBAN.
THE COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO DO THAT BACK ON NOVEMBER 19, 2024.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE THAT TIME.
THEN LAST MONTH, A MONTH AGO, WE CAME TO COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO A RETAIL DEVELOPMENT TAX INCENTIVE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO BEFORE WE ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHERE THERE IS SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT WAS, AGAIN, DONE ON NOVEMBER 18, 2025.
I'VE LOST MY MOUSE HERE. LET'S SEE.
JUST TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE 19-ACRE DOWNTOWN PARCEL, THE TOWN OWNS THIS PROPERTY WITH THE ROUNDABOUT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT PHOTO AND THE MMC DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM, THE MARK IS NOT SHOWN IN THIS PHOTO.IT WASN'T THERE YET WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN, BUT OVER HERE TO THE LEFT.
THIS IMAGE IS ONE THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, AND THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE MARANA URBAN RESPONSE TO OUR PROPOSAL.
THIS IS JUST CONCEPTUAL, BUT THIS WAS THE CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT OF THE PROPERTY AT FULL BUILDOUT.
WE'LL SEE ANOTHER IMAGE A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE SLIDESHOW.
THE ORIENTATION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT IS NOW BEING CONCEIVED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO THE MARK AND HAVE IT FACING EACH OTHER.
I THINK MR. STITLER CAN EXPLAIN THAT BETTER THAN ME, BUT YOU'LL SEE A DIAGRAM IN ONE OF THE OTHER SLIDES.
>> ON PHASE, EXCUSE ME, MR. MAYOR?
>> ON PHASE 1 AND 2, IS IT CLEAR AS WE GO THROUGH?
>> MAYOR POST [INAUDIBLE] ZIEGLER, WE WILL SEE A CLEAR RENDERING OF PHASE 1, BUT THE OTHER PHASES WILL BE DEVELOPED AT A LATER TIME.
>> THE LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF HAS A LEASE INITIAL TERM OF 75 YEARS.
THERE IS A 25-YEAR OPTION PERIOD AS A DEVELOPER OPTION, IF THEY CHOOSE TO EXERCISE IT, SO 100 YEARS POTENTIAL TOTAL LEASE.
THE DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE PHASED OVER FIVE PHASES AND APPROXIMATELY AN 11-YEAR TIME FRAME TO GO THROUGH THOSE PHASES.
>> I KNOW WE'RE ALL ADDING UP HOW OLD WE'RE GOING TO BE WHEN IT'S DONE.
>> THE AGREEMENT DOES HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR THAT THE DEVELOPER MUST FOLLOW.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THESE ARE ALL OUTSIDE TIME LIMITS TO GIVE PLENTY OF TIME, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WITH MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE LIKE.
THE INTENT AND THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN SOONER THAN THESE OUTSIDE DEADLINES.
BUT WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF TODAY, IF THE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO SUBMIT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PHASE 1 TO THE TOWN WITHIN TWO YEARS, BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN CONFORMANCE WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PHASE 1, AND WITHIN 36 MONTHS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WILL BE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE'LL DISCUSS IN A COUPLE OF SLIDES, WHAT EXACTLY THAT IS.
WITHIN 42 MONTHS AFTER COMPLETION OF THOSE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, RECEIVE A COO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF PHASE 1.
THEN TO YOUR POINT, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, WITHIN 180 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF COOS FOR PHASE 1, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO UPDATE THE CONCEPTUAL MASTER SITE PLAN FOR THE REST OF THE PROJECT, UPDATE THE SCHEDULE BECAUSE WE'LL KNOW MORE THAN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT AND WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO.
THEN, EVERY THREE YEARS UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE REQUIRED TO UPDATE BOTH THE CONCEPTUAL MASTER SITE PLAN AND THE SCHEDULE.
WE CAN KEEP IT MOVING AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND DEMAND AND THE LIKE.
THIS IS WHAT I ALLUDED TO EARLIER.
THE SMALLER PHOTO ON THE SIDE SHOWS THE ORIGINAL OUTLINE, THE RED DASH LINES, WHERE THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT OF WHERE PHASE 1 WOULD GO AND BE ORIENTED.
THE BIGGER PHOTO HERE ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE NEW CONCEPTUAL ORIENTATION, AS I SAID, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPENING OF THE MARK AND THE SUCCESS OF THE MARK AND TO HAVE THAT PHASE 1 RIGHT THERE RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE MARK.
THEN THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT A RENDERING PHASE 1 CLOSER UP.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THE THOUGHT OF A COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS, A SPA,
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AND AN OPEN OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE THINGS.MOVING ON TO THE REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL NEED TO BUILD.
AGAIN, THAT'S ON THAT TIMELINE THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITHIN 18 MONTHS, CONSTRUCTION WITHIN 24 MONTHS, AND COMPLETION WITHIN 36 MONTHS FOR PHASE 1.
THE PHASE 1 REQUIRED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE TEMPORARY PARKING LOT, 400-FEET OF THAT ROADWAY THAT WE'VE SEEN IN A LOT OF THE RENDERINGS, A HALF CIRCLE THROUGH THAT 19 ACRE PROPERTY WITH SIDEWALKS, CURBS, STREET LIGHTING, STREET TREES, ONE OF THE ILLUMINATED ARCH SIGNS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD THE OTHER ONE AND HAVE IT SITTING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EMPTY FIELD.
AND THE BILLBOARD SIGN, THAT'S ALSO BEEN IN SOME OF THE RENDERINGS THAT'S ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE, WHICH WOULD BE LOCATED ALONG I-10, NOT ON THE 19 ACRES, BUT ON THE 40 ACRES THAT AN AFFILIATE OF MR. STITLER AND RANA URBAN OWNS TO THE NORTH.
THEY OWN 40 ACRES TO THE NORTH, AND THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE BILLBOARD SIGN WOULD BE LOCATED.
IN SUBSEQUENT PHASES, THE OTHER FOUR PHASES AS THEY DEVELOP OVER THE TIME, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BUILT BY THE DEVELOPER, INCLUDING PERMANENT PARKING LOTS, THE EXTENSION AND COMPLETION OF THAT PEDESTRIAN ROADWAY WITHIN OUR 19 ACRES, THE INSTALLATION OF THE SECOND ILLUMINATED ARCH SIGN, AND THEN WATER, SEWER, AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR ONSITE DEVELOPMENT.
THE REQUIRED COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HOUSE WHATEVER ENDS UP BEING ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE AND BEING PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE RETAIL, RESTAURANTS, HOTEL, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES.
IN PHASE 1, THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN IN THE SUBSEQUENT PHASES, IT WILL BE NOT LESS THAN 55,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE CHART HERE ON THIS SLIDE COMES FROM THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS THAT THE TOWN HAD COMPLETED BY ELLIOTT POLLOCK & COMPANY, WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON FUTURE SLIDES.
BUT THIS ESSENTIALLY OUTLINES THE PHASES, WHAT THE COMMERCIAL SQUARE FEET OF EACH IS PROJECTED TO BE, AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
IT SAYS CONSTRUCTION START, BUT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTION STOP.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A COUPLE MONTHS OLD AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO START IN 2026 INSTEAD OF 2025.
REIMBURSEMENT. FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH AGAIN ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ROADWAY, THE LIGHTS, THE SIGNS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, ONCE THEY ARE ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN, THEY WILL BECOME OURS.
WE WILL OWN THEM, WE WILL MAINTAIN THEM.
THE TOWN IS GOING TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR THE FULL COST OF THOSE REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AS THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED.
THE COSTS WILL BE PAID THROUGH SOURCES THAT ARE DETERMINED BY THE TOWN, BUT DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNTS AND THE TIMING.
BUT IN THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IF IT'S APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, IT GIVES AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TOWN TO PAY PORTIONS OF THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE TOWN'S DOWNTOWN MARANA REINVESTMENT FUND OR THE DMRF.
JUST TO REMIND YOU AND PROBABLY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH, MAYBE THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN MARANA REINVESTMENT FUND.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY COUNSEL BACK IN 2013 BY RESOLUTION AND EXTENDED IN 2018 TO RUN THROUGH 2028.
THAT FUND IS COMPRISED OF 50% OF CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX AND 50% OF GENERAL SALES TAX.
THAT IS GENERATED IN THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY CENTER.
THOSE FUNDS ARE PUT INTO THE DMRF, AND IT CAN BE USED FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S
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LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY CENTER.THERE'S THE 2018 RESOLUTION ALSO REQUIRED COUNCIL APPROVAL IF WE'RE GOING TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW EXPENDITURE OF THOSE FUNDS, AND SO THIS DA DOES THAT.
THE BED TAX FUND IS OUR SALES TAX FUND ON HOTELS AND LODGING THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL FAMILIAR WITH.
WE HAVE A 6% BED TAX OVER AND ABOVE THE 2.5% THAT IS PAID FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE TOWN, AND THAT 6% IS, BY STATUTE, MUST BE USED FOR THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM.
WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO REIMBURSE THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE BED TAX FUND AS WELL.
PROMOTION OF TOURISM UNDER STATE LAW INCLUDES TO DEVELOP, PLAN, IMPROVE, OR OPERATE TOURISM-RELATED ATTRACTIONS.
WE THINK THAT IT FITS WELL WITHIN WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN MARANA DEVELOPMENT.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ON NOVEMBER 18 OF THIS YEAR, YOU DEVELOPED THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT TAX INCENTIVE AGREEMENT.
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH FOR THE CASCATO DEVELOPMENT.
BUT THE COUNCIL HAS TO MAKE A FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED TAX INCENTIVE IS ANTICIPATED TO RAISE MORE REVENUE THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE INCENTIVE WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT, AND THAT HAS TO BE VERIFIED BY A THIRD-PARTY ECONOMIST THAT THE TOWN HIRES, NOT THE DEVELOPER, BUT THE TOWN.
THE TOWN DID HIRE ELLIOTT POLLOCK & COMPANY TO DO THAT EVALUATION.
THAT REPORT IS IN YOUR COUNSEL PACKET.
IT WILL GO ALONG WITH 100-YEAR LIFE OF THE AGREEMENT.
IT DID VERIFY THAT FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE WILL RAISE MORE REVENUE THAN THE AMOUNT THAT THE TOWN WILL REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER.
SPECIFICALLY, THE ELLIOT POLLOCK REPORT FINDS THAT AND THESE ARE ALL $2025.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS, THOSE BUILDINGS, IS $84 MILLION IN 2025 DOLLARS.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, ELLIOTT POLLOCK PROJECTS THAT WE WILL RECEIVE MUCH MORE THAN THAT OVER THE LIFE OF THE LEASE IN DIRECT TAX REVENUES TO THE TOWN 37.5 MILLION OVER THE FIRST 20 YEARS, 180 MILLION, OVER 75 YEARS, 245, BASICALLY, OVER 100 YEARS, RESULTING IN A NET FISCAL BENEFIT TO THE TOWN JUST ON THE TAX REVENUE SIDE OF 96-$161 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF THE LEASE.
AS IF THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH, THERE ARE OTHER FINANCIAL TERMS AS WELL THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDINGS DURING THE TIME OF THE LEASE, THEY'RE OWNED BY THE DEVELOPER, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THEM.
BUT AT THE END OF THE LEASE, THEY WILL CONVEY THOSE BUILDINGS TO THE TOWN AT NO COST.
THE TOWN COMMISSIONED AN APPRAISAL TO APPRAISE THAT FUTURE REVERSIONARY VALUE OF THOSE BUILDINGS AT YEAR 75, THEY'RE APPRAISED AT 362.9 MILLION, AND AT YEAR 100, 477.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE DEVELOPER WE'RE ALSO PAY RENT.
THESE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBERS COMPARED TO THE BIG NUMBERS THAT WE'VE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
THE FIXED RENT IS $0.26 PER SQUARE FOOT PER YEAR FOR LEASE PREMISES.
THAT WAS BASED ON AN APPRAISAL THAT WE ALSO HAD COMMISSIONED LAST YEAR IN 2024 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE CHARGING FAIR MARKET RENT.
THE FIXED RENT, THE WAY THE LEASE IS WRITTEN, WILL ONLY BE FOR THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPERTY BEING CONSTRUCTED.
IN THE BEGINNING, IT WILL ONLY BE ON THE PHASE 1 PROPERTY AND WILL BEGIN ONCE THE DEVELOPER TAKES CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY AND GETS A GRADING PERMIT.
THEY WILL START PAYING THE FIXED RENT.
IT WILL ESCALATE OVER THE LIFE OF THE LEASE.
THE FIRST ESCALATION WILL BE 10 YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, AND THEN FIVE YEARS EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER.
DEVELOPER WILL ALSO PAY A PERCENTAGE RENT TO THE TOWN, WHICH IS 3% OF THEIR GROSS RECEIPTS FOR ANY PHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THAT BEGINS EITHER ONCE THEY'VE RECEIVED AN 18% INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN FOR THE PHASE IN QUESTION OR EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF
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A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ON THE PHASE IN QUESTION, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MARANA URBAN LLC, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? VIC MAYOR?
>> MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. JUST TWO QUESTIONS, JANE.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE THIS IS LOOKING ON WHAT YOU CALLED BLUE SHEET.
JUST NOT SURE. IT SAYS A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSER WOULD BE PRIMARY DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING LONG-TERM TENANTS IF APPLICABLE.
I HOPE IT'S LONG-TERM TENANTS, ESPECIALLY AS LONG AS THEY'RE RESTAURANT, LONG-TERM TENANTS, YOU LIKE TENANTS.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, IF APPLICABLE?
>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, I DON'T HAVE THE STAFF REPORT IN FRONT OF ME.
THAT LANGUAGE WAS FROM THE RFP ITSELF.
AT THAT TIME, WE WEREN'T SURE IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE JUST ONE PERSON DOING EVERYTHING OR IF THERE WERE GOING TO BE SUB TENANTS AND SUB LEASES.
THAT'S WHAT THE AS APPLICABLE MEANT.
BUT THE REQUIREMENT WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE A MASTER DEVELOPER, WHICH WE DO WITH THIS CASE, MARANA URBAN LLC IS THE MASTER DEVELOPER, AND THAT THEY WILL PROCURE THE RESTAURANT TENANTS, HOTEL, RETAIL, WHATEVER THE TENANTS ARE, AND WE'LL WORK TO GET THEM IN LONG TERM LEASES.
>> YOU MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE A RESTAURANT UP HERE. THAT'S A LONG TIME.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, IT HAS TO DO WITH DRAINAGE.
THIS IS ADDITIONAL TOWN OBLIGATIONS.
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS, THE TOWN WILL REMOVE AND RELOCATE THE ONSITE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PHASE 1 UPON COMPLETION OF THE BARNETT CHANNEL PROJECT OR OTHER SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS PURSUANT TO THE MASTER DRAINAGE STUDY.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE BARNETT CHANNEL, 30 YEARS OR SOMETHING.
WE'RE GETTING DESPERATELY CLOSE GETTING THE BARNETT CHANNEL.
IT'S NEVER BEEN CLOSER, BUT IT'S STILL FAR AWAY.
HOW DOES THIS PLAY INTO THE BARNET CHANNEL?
>> MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, FOR THE PHASE 1, THE TOWN WILL BUILD ON SITE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE PHASE 1, AND I CAN GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE SO WE CAN VISUALIZE IT.
THE ONSITE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL NOT BE HERE.
WE DON'T WANT TO IMPEDE THE DEVELOPER'S ABILITY TO BUILD PHASE 1, BUT IT'LL BE SOMEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY, AND PROBABLY FASTER, JENNIFER KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THAT IS.
WE WILL PUT ON SITE JUST FOR THE PHASE 1 PURPOSES OF GETTING PHASE 1 GOING.
BEFORE SUBSEQUENT PHASES ARE DEVELOPED, THE TOWN WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO A MASTER DRAINAGE STUDY FOR THE PROJECT.
WE WILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO MOVE THAT ONSITE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE DRAINAGE FACILITIES BE OFFSITE FOR THIS PROJECT, AND MOVING IT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE BARNETT CHANNEL BEING COMPLETED OR IF IT'S NOT COMPLETED, SOMETHING THAT DOES THE SAME THING THAT HAS THE SAME EFFECT FOR DRAINAGE AND STORM WATERS ON THE PROPERTY.
>> MAYBE THE BARNETT CHANNEL IS GOING TO RISE RIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE LIST.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH.
>> THANK YOU JANE. KEEP THIS SLIDE UP.
LOOKING AT THAT PHASE 1 AREA, THAT BLOCK THERE.
CAN YOU GIVE US SOME DETAIL WHAT PHASE 1 INCLUDES OTHER THAN THE ILLUMINATED ARCH SIGN? THAT'S GOING TO APPEAR THERE.
IT'S CONCEPTUAL AT THIS POINT, AND MR. STITLER MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE IDEA OF HIS VISION FOR IT.
I'M SURE HE WILL MORE THAN I CAN.
I'M SORRY, MAYOR POST, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH.
>> BUT THIS IS THE LATEST IMAGE THAT MARANA URBAN HAS PROVIDED TO US OF WHAT WILL BE IN PHASE 1.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS THERE.
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THESE TWO BUILDINGS RIGHT THERE.THEN A SPA UP ON THE TOP THERE ON THE NORTH AND AN OUTDOOR GARDEN AREA, I THINK, A TURF AND SEATING AREA AND THAT THING.
THAT'S WHAT PHASE 1 IS, CONCEPT FOR PHASE 1 AT THE MOMENT.
>> THAT'S A GOOD START. ALSO, I HAD A QUESTION ON THE BILLBOARD SIGN OUT LOCATED ALONG I10 TO BRING TRAFFIC IN.
THAT SEEMS A LITTLE EARLY TO HAVE A BILLBOARD SIGN OUT THERE BEFORE IT'S REALLY BUILT OUT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO, BUT IT'S JUST EARLY, ISN'T IT?
>> MAYOR POST, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH.
AS WE NEGOTIATED THE AGREEMENT, BOTH PARTIES FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THAT UP AND TO DRAW PEOPLE IN TO THE PROPERTY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. STITLER.
THE ONLY REASON THAT I'M GOING TO LET YOU TALK TODAY IS BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A MOMENTOUS OCCASION THAT WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT.
OTHERWISE, I THINK WE'D ALL OUT BE DRINKING HOT CHOCOLATE.
BUT I HOPE YOU DON'T TAKE MY COMMENT. I'M VERY EXCITED.
>> AS AM I? THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRO.
>> I'M MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE DAMN DRAINAGE.
>> JANE, ARE THE RENDERINGS, IF I NEED TO SHOW THOSE AVAILABLE?
>> DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE?
>> THEY WERE PART OF THIS IF WE PARDON ME FOR ONE MOMENT.
>> I'LL START. MAYOR, COUNCIL, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
BUT I SHARE YOUR EXCITEMENT, YOUR PASSION.
THIS PRESENTATION COULD LAST 30 SECONDS.
IF WE COULD START CONSTRUCTION TONIGHT, WE'D START CONSTRUCTION TONIGHT.
I THINK YOU MAY KNOW, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE 100 YARDS AWAY FROM HERE.
THAT'S WHERE WE WILL OPERATE OUT OF.
YOU'LL SEE ME AND MY PARTNERS HERE ALL THE TIME.
I'LL SLEEP HERE. I'LL WALK TO THE SITE.
WE'LL TALK, I'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS.
BUT MY FOCUS AND OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON GETTING PHASE 1 STARTED AND SETTING A PRECEDENT THAT, ALLOWS THIS TOWN TO DELIVER ON ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN.
LIKE THE MARK. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
JOB WELL DONE FOR US TO BE ACROSS THE STREET FROM.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY PASSION ABOUT THIS, 60 SECONDS, AND THEN I'LL BE MORE CONCRETE WITH WHAT I'M DESCRIBING ABOUT SOME OF THE USERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT.
MY PASSION, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE.
I'VE DONE THIS MY ENTIRE CAREER, URBAN, DIFFICULT PROJECTS THAT AREN'T FAKE.
THE LAST 25 YEARS IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON, RESTORING ALL THE OLD BUILDINGS, AND I JUST LOVE THAT STUFF.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE BECAUSE IT IS BUILDING GROUND UP, AND IT HAS TO FEEL OLD AND AGE WELL, I.E GET BETTER WITH TIME.
THAT'S HARD TO DO, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DONE HERE BECAUSE YOU ALL DESERVE IT.
THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES SOMETHING THAT IS THAT SPECIAL.
I JUST SPENT THE LAST THREE DAYS IN WEST TEXAS.
I DROVE 1,100 MILES IN A RENTAL CAR.
MY WIFE THINKS I'M CRAZY. MAYBE I AM.
LOOKING AT WESTERN TOWNS BECAUSE I LOVE THAT STUFF.
VALENTINE AND MURPHY, BIG BEND, ALPINE, BECAUSE, EVERY ONE OF THOSE OLD TOWNS, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS IN ARIZONA AS WELL, YOU LEARN SOMETHING.
THAT YOU CAN TRY AND BRING TO THESE PRETTY PICTURES.
RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE PRETTY PICTURES.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY AND EFFORT ON THE PICTURES SO THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING TO POINT TOWARD AND GET EXCITED ABOUT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO BUILD THAT, AND IT HAS TO LOOK THAT GOOD, AND NOT A FRACTION OF THAT GOOD.
THAT'S THE HARD PART, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE READY TO DO.
WHEN I SAY THE PEOPLE, IT STARTS WITH WHO'S GOING TO SHOW UP AND DINE IN THE RESTAURANTS, SO THE COMMUNITY, THE POPULATION AROUND HERE.
THEN IT'S THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
MYSELF AND MY PARTNERS CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE NEED BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WANT TO SHOW UP AND DO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.
TODAY, WE HAD OUR FIFTH OR SIXTH MEETING WITH ONE OF THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS USERS.
HE'S PROBABLY COMFORTABLE WITH US TELLING YOU HIS NAME. I'M NOT READY TO.
I'LL WAIT UNTIL HE'S PROBABLY STANDING BY MY SIDE.
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BUT WOW.THE MOMENT THAT YOU LEARN ABOUT HIS STORY AND WHAT HE'S DONE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT HE WANTS TO COME TO MARANA, I CAN STOP TALKING, AND THAT I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT MOMENT.
WE HAVE TWO OTHERS THAT ARE OF EQUAL CALIBER, AND THEY WEREN'T HARD TO FIND.
THAT'S THE COOLEST PART ABOUT THIS.
WHAT YOU HAVE ALL CREATED BEFORE WE SHOWED UP, IS MAKING IT EASY FOR US TO GO TO A RESTAURANT IN TUCSON AND SOMEONE WALKS UP, THAT'S A GREAT USER AND SAYS, HEY, TELL US ABOUT MARANA.
IT HAPPENS IN THE GROCERY STORE, AT THE COFFEE SHOP. YOU DID THAT.
THIS COMMUNITY DID THAT, AND IT'S MAKING OUR JOB A LOT EASIER, WHERE WE CAN BE SELECTIVE TO FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF INTEGRITY TO DELIVER A BUILDING THAT LOOKS AWESOME.
THAT WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP, THEY WANT TO COME BACK, OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
LASTLY, WHEN I TALK ABOUT PEOPLE, WE'VE BEEN TREATED SO WELL BY THIS COMMUNITY BY ALL OF YOU, BY TERRY AND ERIC AND JASON, AND KURT AND BEATRIX AND DANIELLE, AND GEORGE, AND JANE.
IT'S AWESOME, AND YOU DON'T GET THAT IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
THEY WANT IT TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, AND SO DO WE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM, BUT AGAIN, WE ARE READY TO GO AND WE'RE EXCITED.
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT?
SCOTT I SEE YOUR VISION ON THAT REALIGNING THE WHOLE INITIAL PROJECT TO REFLECT RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE MARK, HAVE THAT IMAGE AND ALL THAT GLASS THERE.
LOOK AT THAT GATEWAY, INVITE THEM IN FROM THERE.
THAT'S RIGHT ALONG THE MAIN STREET.
THAT GATEWAY HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE ON THAT STREET. THAT'S A GOOD SPOT.
>> IT IS. ONE OF THE PRIOR, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE.
WHEN YOU MEET WITH A USER THAT I JUST MENTIONED, THAT PERSON MAY SAY, HEY, I WANT MY BUILDING TO BE THIS MATERIAL, NOT THAT MATERIAL, OR THIS SHAPE, NOT THAT SHAPE, OR CAN IT BE ON THIS SIDE INSTEAD OF THAT SIDE? BUT THE BIGGEST CHANGE FROM THE LAST DESIGN YOU SAW, THE ARCH, VERY IMPORTANT, THE BRICK ROAD, IMPORTANT, THE SIDEWALKS, ALL THE LANDSCAPING AND THE LIGHTING, ETC.
THE RIGHT SIZE, SO WE DON'T BUILD IT TOO BIG THAT THERE'S A BUNCH OF EMPTY LAND AROUND IT, SO IMPORTANT TO GET IT RIGHT AND WE GROW INTO IT AT THE RIGHT PACE.
BUT IT WAS LIKE AN APPENDAGE BUILDING PART OF THAT STREET, AND THEN YOU BUILT THE MARK.
THE MOMENT I WALKED INTO THE MARK, I SAID, WE NEED TO MOVE THE DENSITY CLOSER TO THE MARK AND SLIDE EVERYTHING OVER.
WE START TO CREATE A MAIN STREET EXPERIENCE ON BOTH SIDES OF MAIN STREET, THE MARK ON ONE, AND THEN THREE OR MAYBE EVEN FOUR BUILDINGS ON OUR SIDE, THE ARCH TO BEGIN THE STORY.
THAT LITTLE STRETCH OF MAIN STREET, WHETHER IT'S DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME, JUST FEELS LIKE THE BEGINNING OF A REAL DOWNTOWN.
THAT WAS THE CHANGE. IT JUST SLID CLOSER TO THE MARK.
>> WELL, SCOTT, I SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM, SO I AM GOING TO NOT SAY ANYTHING.
OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE HERE ALL NIGHT, GOING BACK AND FORTH.
MR. ROSEMA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING?
>> MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'LL DO MY BEST TO KEEP THIS BRIEF, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY A HISTORIC EVENT AND A HISTORIC EVENING FOR US.
I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE THANKED.
YOU TOOK A HUGE STEP, AND THIS COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS FOR 50, 80, 100 YEARS AND BEYOND, AND TO HAVE THAT VISION AND TO BE THAT BOLD TO PROVIDE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE OBVIOUS RISK WITH THIS, AND YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK, AND YOU'RE WILLING TO INVEST IN THIS.
A TIP OF THE CAP TO EACH OF YOU AND TO THOSE WHO WERE ON THE COUNCIL WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED, WELL OVER A YEAR AGO.
TO MAYOR HONEA TO JACKIE CRAIG, JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE DIRECTION, THE VISION THAT YOU'VE HAD FOR THIS AND HOW YOU'VE PUSHED US AS A STAFF TO GET TO THIS POINT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK SCOTT AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM HERE.
HE TALKS ABOUT WHAT A PLEASURE WE'VE BEEN TO WORK WITH, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER PARTNER ON THIS.
WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE SCOTT AND HIS TEAM WERE INTERESTED IN COMING TO MARANA AND INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY, TOP NOTCH ACROSS THE BOARD.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU WAS NO EASY TASK.
IT WAS A HEAVY LIFT, AND NOT FOR ME, BUT IT WAS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
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I WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME SOMETHING CAME UP WHERE, WE THE TOWN FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US, AND SCOTT'S ATTORNEY PUSHED BACK ON IT.SCOTT SAID, LOOK, IS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU GUYS? WHEN WE SAID, YES, HE SAID, OKAY, WE'LL DO IT.
THAT COOPERATION, THAT MINDSET HAS GONE SUCH A LONG WAY.
YES, IT HAS TAKEN US A YEAR, AND THE PERSON WHO HAS BORNE THE BRUNT OF THAT, WHO HAS CARRIED THE WATER, WHO HAS SHOULDERED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF IT HAS BEEN JANE FARRELL.
SHE'S DONE AN ABSOLUTELY, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
[APPLAUSE] ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JANE, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS EVEN ONE IOTA OF AN IDEA OTHER THAN PERHAPS SCOTT AND WARNER, HOW DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS AND HOW MUCH TIME, ENERGY AND EFFORT WENT INTO COMPLETING IT, RESEARCH, GOING BACK AND FORTH, LOST SLEEP AT NIGHT.
MANY NIGHTS, WE WOULD TALK ABOUT THIS, AND JANE, HOW ARE WE DOING? I'M LOSING SLEEP OVER THIS, TERRY.
I'D LOVE FOR ALL OF US TO GATHER SOMEPLACE, MAYBE OUT IN FRONT OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE OUT HERE OR OUT THERE, WHEREVER.
BUT I'D LOVE TO GET A PICTURE OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, JANE, THE TEAM, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT IS A HISTORIC EVENT, AND I THANK YOU, THE COUNCIL, SCOTT, JANE, AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO TERRY IS, BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE, IS THE REASON, AND I COULD GO DOWN TOWN AND I TOLD YOU THIS I THINK AT OUR RETREAT.
IS I COULD GO DOWN TOWN, WHO BUILT THAT BUILDING? SCOTT STITLER? WHO THE HELL IS THIS GUY? THEN I GOT TO KNOW YOU AND I COULD LOOK AND SEE.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT THINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK AND ALL AROUND.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HE DID THAT, THAT'S SCOTT STITLER, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOME PEOPLE, I GOT TO BE NICE ABOUT THIS.
THAT THOUGHT, WHY WOULD WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT TUCSON DID? BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION DOWN THERE ON STUFF.
BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT YOUR THINGS AND WHAT YOU HAD DONE, I WAS SOLD.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE PICKED YOU AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE TOWN.
ESPECIALLY 65,000 PLUS PEOPLE.
WE REALLY NEED TO STEP IT UP, AND THIS IS GOING TO DO IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY KIND.
>> WELL, SCOTT, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, TERRY, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AS WELL.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I'LL GO TO BED WITH TOO MUCH GUILT.
I DID NOT MENTION MY PARTNERS.
>> THEY PROBABLY WERE GOING TO WALK OUT THE DOOR.
>> ARE THEY STILL HERE? I'M SURROUNDED BY SUCH GOOD PEOPLE FOR A LONG TIME.
I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR COLLECTIVELY 60 YEARS.
BRANDY, RUDY, AND REGAN AND THEIR SPOUSES.
THEY ARE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE, AND WHEN WE SIT AROUND THE TABLE, WE DO THIS TOGETHER. THANKS.
>> LOVE BEING PARTNERS WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-121.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND MULTIPLE SECONDS.
>> OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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