[00:00:02] WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. [ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL] ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR POST. HERE. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. HE IS EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. HERE. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE FOLLOWED BY A SHORT MOMENT OF SILENCE. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. FOR ALL. JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. [ APPROVAL OF AGENDA] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AGENDA IS APPROVED. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO ADDRESS THE TOWN COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, [ 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.] EXCEPT FOR ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS MEETING. WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS. YES, MR. MAYOR. I HAVE 12 SPEAKER CARDS. GREAT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BRIAN MILLER, FOLLOWED BY JUDY NISHIKIDA. APOLOGIES. HELLO. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR OF MARANA, TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHER GUESTS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BRIEFLY WITH A PREPARED STATEMENT. MY NAME IS BRIAN MILLER AND WITH MY WIFE, DIANE, WE RESIDE IN MARANA, ARIZONA. WE HAVE LIVED IN MARANA SINCE THE INCEPTION OF GLADDEN FARMS, AND HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF LIVING HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, INCLUDING RAISING OUR SON IN THE MARANA K-12 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. PLEASE LET ME START BY SAYING WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY OF MARANA AND WHAT HAS BEEN OFFERED TO US. WE FEEL TRULY BLESSED, BUT WE CANNOT SUPPORT AN ICE DETENTION CENTER IN MARANA FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. ONE. WE FIND IT APPALLING AND REPREHENSIBLE TO WITNESS THE GROSS VIOLATION OF CIVIL AND BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING A LACK OF DUE PROCESS, RAIDS WITHOUT WARRANTS, MASKED OFFICERS FROM ICE KILLING AND DETAINING INDIVIDUALS I.E. US CITIZENS, AND USE OF FEAR AND INTIMIDATION TACTICS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN. THE RECENT MASSIVE PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHOULD BE A WAKE UP CALL, WHETHER CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL, DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN OR INDEPENDENT. TWO. THE COMPANY IN QUESTION TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION HAS NUMEROUS REPORTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS ON MANY LEVELS, INCLUDING MISTREATMENT OF PRISONERS AND INHUMANE AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS, EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE AND USE OF THREATS AND INTIMIDATION, JUST TO NAME A FEW. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE SUPPORT APPREHENSION OF THE WORST OF THE WORST CRIMINALS, BUT IT MUST BE DONE WITH DUE PROCESS AND WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, NOT BY HOODED THUGS WHO VIOLATE INDIVIDUAL´S RIGHTS. CLEARLY, LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE MARANA POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHOM WE RESPECT AND ARE OUR ARDENT SUPPORTERS OF. THREE. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARANA THAT WE HAVE WITNESSED IN THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS. BUT PLACING AN ICE DETENTION CENTER IN MARANA WOULD BE A MISTAKE AND GRAVE ERROR. WE ENVISION INCREASED TARGETING OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE COMMUNITY AND NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS TO MARANA, JUST TO MENTION A FEW. SO IN RESPONSE, WE ARE SEEING NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US SAYING NO TO ICE DETENTION CENTERS BY PASSING REFERENDUMS AND OTHER LEGISLATION TO KEEP THEM FROM ENTERING THEIR COMMUNITY. FOUR. FINALLY, THIS IS AN INFLECTION POINT NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY OF MARANA, BUT OUR COMMUNITY TO DO WHAT IS MORALLY AND ETHICALLY RIGHT BY OPPOSING THIS FACILITY AND OTHERS IN WHAT IT STANDS FOR, WHICH IS BASED ON THE PRODUCT OF RACISM, PREJUDICE AND HATE AND DOES NOTHING BUT FOSTER FEAR, INTIMIDATION, DIVISION, AND ULTIMATELY UNDERMINES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN [00:05:02] THOSE THAT LEAD AND JEOPARDIZES OUR PERSONAL SAFETY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDY NISHIKIDA, FOLLOWED BY GAIL CHERRY. THANKS. I DO NOT HAVE A PREPARED SPEECH AS REQUESTED. MY NAME IS JUDY NISHIKIDA. I LIVE IN MARANA, AND I'M ONE OF THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE MARANA FOOD BANK, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE RED SHIRT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER THERE FOR 13 YEARS. I'VE SEEN MANY CHANGES, BOTH IN THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ALWAYS SHOW UP TO HELP WITH PEOPLE AND THEIR NEEDS. EXCUSE ME. WE'VE HAD TWO MOBILE BUILDINGS THAT WERE DONATED TO US, AND RECENTLY WE HAD A METAL SHADE STRUCTURE THAT WAS DONATED? DONATED. I JUST KNOW IT'S THERE AND EVERYBODY APPRECIATES IT BECAUSE OUR CLIENTS, THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, NOT EVERYBODY IS AS WELL OFF AS THEIR NEIGHBOR. THEY NEED FOOD. THEY NEED OTHER ASSISTANCE. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE ARE DONATED DIAPERS, DONATED DOG AND CAT FOOD, INFORMATION ON UTILITIES, MEDICAL. EXCUSE ME. MEDICAL CARE, HOME REPAIRS, TAX SERVICES AND DONATION OF GARDEN SEEDS, WHICH I OCCASIONALLY GET TO HELP DIVVY AND DISTRIBUTE. EVERYBODY LOVES IT BECAUSE WE ARE IN A FARMING COMMUNITY. MY LAST COMMENT IS SIMPLY THAT WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH REQUIRES THE SAME AMOUNT OR INCREASED FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GAIL CHERRY, FOLLOWED BY RICHARD CHERRY. GOOD EVENING. HI, MY NAME IS GAIL CHERRY. I LIVE IN ORO VALLEY WITH MY HUSBAND, RICHARD CHERRY. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DETENTION CENTER. THE ICE DETENTION CENTER. SO WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT ICE? I PROBABLY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT ICE A YEAR AGO OR SIX MONTHS AGO. I NOW KNOW THAT THEY MURDER PEOPLE IN OUR STREETS. THEY BEAT UP PEOPLE. THEY INTIMIDATE PEOPLE. THEY DO RACIAL PROFILING. THEY BREAK INTO HOUSES WITHOUT WARRANTS. THEY PULL PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OR WARRANTS. SO NONE OF THIS SOUNDS VERY GOOD TO ME. I ALSO KNOW THAT IN OUR DETENTION CENTERS, THEY JUST KIDNAPED A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY. LIAM. LIAM. I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME. AND THE POOR BOY ALMOST STARVED TO DEATH. AND THANKFULLY, THEY RELEASED HIM THROUGH A JUDGE'S ORDERS. SO I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY ANYONE WOULD VOTE FOR AN ICE DETENTION CENTER IN THEIR COMMUNITY. I LIVE IN ORO VALLEY. I DON'T WANT ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN MARANA. I DON'T WANT THAT EVIL INVITED INTO MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RICHARD CHERRY, FOLLOWED BY MITCHELL ANDERSON. HELLO, MY NAME IS RICHARD CHERRY. I AM A RESIDENT OF ORO VALLEY. I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN AMERICA. THESE DETENTION CENTERS ARE INTERNMENT CAMPS LIKE MYANMAR. I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF, IS A PLACE LIKE AUSCHWITZ NEXT? NOT ONLY IS THIS THE WRONG WAY TO APPROACH THE MIGRANT ISSUE, THE ETHICS ARE BARBARIC AND CRIMINAL. ALSO, FROM EVERY OTHER EXAMPLE WE HAVE, THE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO BE LEFT WITH A BOONDOGGLE AND FISCAL FIASCO. LOOK AT THE WALL. HOW MANY MILLIONS UNACCOUNTED FOR? AND THERE'S NO AUDIT ANYWAY. MARANA SHOULD NOT BECOME DEPENDENT ON THE PRISON INDUSTRY [00:10:10] TO BASE FUTURE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT JOBS. I THINK THIS IS A BAD INVESTMENT FROM A LOT OF ANGLES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MITCHELL ANDERSON, FOLLOWED BY ROLAND BAKER. MY NAME IS MITCH ANDERSON, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING DEMOCRACY UNITES US, WHICH STARTED WITH THE TESLA PROTESTS. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO RESIST THE MARANA ICE DETENTION CENTER, A EUPHEMISM FOR PRISON OR CONCENTRATION CAMP. WAREHOUSES WITH DOG LIKE KENNELS, CHAIN LINK CAGES, WALL TO WALL. A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM. LIGHTS ON 24 OVER SEVEN. NO WALLS. THE NOISE. NO TOILETS. IF YOU COMPLY, YOU BUILD THEM. THEY FILL THEM. WHO WILL BUILD THEM? THE DIRTY MANY FRIENDS OF TRUMP. THE PRIVATE PRISONS WHO WANT TO MAKE A KILLING. WHAT WAS BUILT IN THE 90S FOR 190,000, BASICALLY, WHY WOULD THEY BUY IT RECENTLY FOR ROUGHLY $15 MILLION? BECAUSE THEY SMELL THE MONEY. WHO WILL FILL THEM? WELL, IF RENEE OR ALEX HAD BEEN HISPANIC AND HADN'T BEEN SHOT, THEY WOULD. 70% OF INMATES HAVE NO PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS. NOT THE WORST OF THE WORST. IF STEPHEN MILLER HAS HIS WAY, GO TO THE DARKEST THOUGHTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY. AND AS OF TWO DAYS AGO, INCLUDE THE JOURNALISTS AND THE PROTESTERS. THAT WOULD BE ME. 5000 OF US LAST FRIDAY. YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR KIDS, THEIR FRIENDS, GRANDMOTHERS. AND THERE WERE AT LEAST 5000 OF US LAST FRIDAY. AND SHAME ON THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOR SAYING HUNDREDS. DRONE FOOTAGE IS AVAILABLE. WE WANT TO BE A TOWN THAT ATTRACTS CULTURED PEOPLE, FOOD, FAMILY, THE VALUES THAT WE ALL HOLD DEAR. DETRACTORS SAY THEY WANT ICE TO KEEP US SAFE. WELL, THIS IS THE ISSUE. CHAOS AND UPSET, ILLEGAL ARRESTS, DEATHS OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T IN THE HEADLINES, THE AGGRESSIVE OVERREACH OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. THE ISSUE IS THE MARANA FACILITY. YOU'VE SEEN THE RAP SHEET OF THE OWNERS AND THE BEHAVIOR OF MTC. TAKE A STAND AGAINST THIS ICE. THE OLD ICE WASN'T PERFECT, GOD KNOWS. BUT THIS ICE NOT ALL SEEM TO BE UNTRAINED, HOPPED UP, MASKED, PROUD BOY GOONS. WE DON'T WANT THIS ICE ANYWHERE NEAR ANY OF US. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROLAND BAKER, FOLLOWED BY COLIN MELLORS. HELLO AGAIN. I'M BACK. HONORABLE MAYOR POST, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. VICE CHAIR ZIEGLER AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICK CAVANAUGH FOR ACTUALLY MEETING WITH US. HE'S MET WITH US A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND EVEN ROXANNE ZIEGLER DID MEET WITH ME ON THE PHONE. SO I WANT TO SAY THAT FROM THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT TODAY AT THE PIMA COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING, THEY VOTED FOR THREE DIFFERENT THINGS. VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE. WE ARE IN PIMA COUNTY, SO I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR MARANA TO KNOW THIS, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE DETENTION CENTER. THE FIRST ONE THEY VOTED ON AND AGREED TO IS PROTECTING PIMA COUNTY OWNED PROPERTIES FROM BEING USED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING POSTED SIGNS AT ALL RELEVANT PROPERTIES PROHIBITING FEDERAL AGENTS FROM USING SAID PROPERTIES. WHICH MEANS THAT OUR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PIMA COUNTY CAN GO AND PAY THEIR UTILITY BILLS WITHOUT BEING KIDNAPED. THEY CAN GO TO A PARK WITH THEIR FAMILIES WITHOUT BEING KIDNAPED. THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. [APPLAUSE]. NUMBER TWO. THEY ARE BANNING THE USE OF MASKS WHILE ON THE JOB IN THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE. AND THEY MUST SHOW THEIR ID AND THEY MUST TELL US WHAT ORGANIZATION THEY ARE WITH. THEY'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO WEAR MASKS. THEY'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO JUST GO AND TAKE PEOPLE. I TOLD YOU THIS THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN WHERE THEY HAVE BROKEN WINDOWS, THEY HAVE BROKEN DOORS, THEY HAVE TAKEN PEOPLE OUT OF CARS AND THROWN THEM ON THE GROUND. [00:15:03] THEY HAVE ALLOWED CHILDREN TO STAY IN THE CAR WHILE THEY'VE TAKEN AND KIDNAPED THOSE PEOPLE. THAT'S NUMBER TWO. NUMBER THREE. [APPLAUSE]. THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH HERE IN MARANA. THEY HAVE OPPOSED THE ICE DETENTION IN THE CENTER OF MARANA, AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT WANT A MARANA DETENTION CENTER TO BE OPENED HERE. AND THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP. THE RESOLUTION THAT WE SENT TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOU TO AGREE TO. THEY, PIMA COUNTY, AGREED, TO WHICH I DID NOT UNFORTUNATELY HEAR FROM THIS COUNCIL. I HOPE THIS COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT THAT RESOLUTION THAT WE SENT TO YOU AND THIS TIME AGREE TO THAT RESOLUTION. I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS FOR OUR PEOPLE, FOR OUR CHILDREN, FOR ALL OF US TO NOT ALLOW THIS DETENTION CENTER TO BE OPEN. DON'T ALLOW LAWSUITS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, KEEP YOU FROM DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, TO DO WHAT. MANY OF YOU HERE ARE CHRISTIANS. TO DO WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN THING TO DO. OR WHATEVER RELIGION YOU ARE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE LISTEN. [APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COLIN MELLORS, FOLLOWED BY PAULA PALATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF THE TOWN TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THE ICE DETENTION FACILITY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BEING CULTIVATED BETWEEN THIS BODY AND MANY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWN THAT YOU REPRESENT. FOR MONTHS NOW, MANY HAVE TRIED TO ENGAGE WITH YOU IN GOOD FAITH ABOUT THE PROPOSED ICE DETENTION FACILITY AND OTHER PROJECTS. WE'VE COME PREPARED. WE'VE ASKED THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS, ENGAGED EXPERTS, AND DONE OUR HOMEWORK. WE'VE SHOWN UP CONSISTENTLY, AND YET, TIME AFTER TIME, THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT OUR CONCERNS ARE SET ASIDE, OFTEN WITHOUT EVEN TACIT ACKNOWLEDGMENT, OTHER THAN FEW NOTED EXCEPTIONS. MULTIPLE OF YOU SAID IN RECENT MEETINGS THAT YOU SEE AND READ WHAT IS SENT, BUT TIME AND TIME AGAIN CAN'T EVEN MUSTER THE BARE MINIMUM OF A REPLY. THE IDEA OF GENUINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN TREATED NOT AS A RESPONSIBILITY BUT AS AN INCONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DEALING WITH THOSE WHO CLEARLY DISAGREE WITH YOU. IN YOUR POSITIONS AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, ENGAGEMENT IS AN OPTIONAL. IT'S FOUNDATIONAL. WHEN AN ORGANIZED GROUP OF RESIDENTS RAISES CONCERNS, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE CONCERNS WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, NOT DISMISSED UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE OUTCOMES ARE ALREADY PREDETERMINED. THAT'S WHY THE COMMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING THAT THIS FACILITY ISN'T WANTED, AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING AT ALL THAT WE CAN DO RANG HOLLOW. WORDS MATTER, BUT ACTIONS MATTER MORE. YOUR ACTIONS SO FAR DO NOT DEMONSTRATE REAL CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT, NOR A DESIRE OR CREATIVITY TO SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE TOWN'S MEANS OR IN COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORING GOVERNING BODIES. WE'VE HEARD TODAY FROM THE PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS WELL AS RECENT DIRECTIVES FROM THE TUCSON CITY COUNCIL THAT IF THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE OPTIONS, PREPARE, ENGAGE. BUT THIS BODY HAS TO TAKE THE LEAD. I'M ASKING YOU TO SEE THIS MOMENT FOR WHAT IT IS. AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT TRANSPARENCY IS SOMETHING THAT YOU PRACTICE, TO SHOW THAT DECISIONS ABOUT OUR TOWN'S FUTURE ARE MADE WITH RESIDENTS AT THE TABLE, NOT DESPITE THEM. IT'S TIME TO TAKE MEANINGFUL AND COLLABORATIVE ACTION. ENGAGEMENT MATTERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS. HOW YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS MOMENT WILL SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP YOU INTEND TO PROVIDE TO THE TOWN AND ITS RESIDENTS, AND WE WILL WATCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PAULA PALATE, FOLLOWED BY HOWARD DRUIN. GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS THAT I'VE LIVED HERE TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU, BECAUSE I LOVE THIS TOWN. I USED TO WORK IN COLORADO AS A STATE EMPLOYEE, SO I KNOW WHAT GOVERNMENT DEMANDS. I KNOW WHAT SERVICES, AND RIGHT NOW I FEEL THAT I'M ASHAMED TO EVEN BE AMERICAN. AND NOW, SINCE LAST NIGHT, MARANA HAS NOW REACHED NATIONAL MEDIA. BOTH MARANA AND SURPRISE ARIZONA WERE ON THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW. WHAT IS YOUR MODUS OPERANDI TO RESPOND WHEN REPORTERS COME HERE? OTHER MAYORS AND TOWN COUNCILS HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST THESE CENTERS AND WON. THEY HAD NATIONAL MAYORS COUNCIL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THERE WAS ONE FROM MESA, ARIZONA. WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY. DETENTION, CONCENTRATION CAMPS OR INTERNMENT CAMPS ARE A BLEMISH. [00:20:02] AND WE'RE GOING BACKWARD IF WE CONSIDER THESE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HOWARD DRUIN, FOLLOWED BY MELANIE VIDANA. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR HEARING ME A SECOND TIME. I SPOKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO OR SO. MY NAME IS HOWARD DRUIN. I AM RETIRED FROM THE VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION OF THE PIMA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO I CERTAINLY AM NOT ANTI-POLICE OR ANTI LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'VE WORKED WITH MANY FINE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OVER THE YEARS DURING 22 YEARS THAT I WORKED AS A VICTIM ADVOCATE. BUT IT'S A SAD DAY WE LIVE IN WHEN WE HEAR THESE HORRIFIC STORIES OF MASKED FEDERAL AGENTS SHOWING UP UNANNOUNCED, UNIDENTIFIED, AND IN SOME CASES, KIDNAPING KIDS, KILLING US CITIZENS WHO ARE TRYING TO EXERCISE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE NEED LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR IMMIGRANTS IN COURT. THAT'S ONE THING. AND I'M ONE OF A TEAM OF CIRCULATORS TRYING TO PASS THE JUSTICE FOR ALL INITIATIVE, WHICH WOULD EXPAND THE PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE ALLOWING THEM TO REPRESENT IMMIGRANTS IN IMMIGRATION COURT, BASICALLY, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE COURT, EVEN THOUGH IF YOU'RE CHARGED WITH MURDER, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO AN ATTORNEY FROM THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS ON THE BALLOT. PLEASE SIGN AND PLEASE HELP US CIRCULATE IF YOU'RE A PIMA COUNTY REGISTERED VOTER. SO THAT'S ONE THING. THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW WAS ALREADY REFERENCED. AND THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, IS A NATIONAL TREND WHERE NOT JUST HERE IN MARANA, BUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THERE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HUNDREDS OF THESE DETENTION FACILITIES TO BE BUILT AND OPERATED AS BASICALLY CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED, FOR THE MOST PART, CIVIL OFFENSES AND MISDEMEANORS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING CROSSED OVER THE BORDER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. THERE'S ALREADY PROCEDURES THAT I'VE SEEN IN OPERATION FOR YEARS WHERE DANGEROUS CRIMINALS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED ARE ROUTINELY DEPORTED ANYWAY FROM PRISONS. WE'VE DONE THAT FOR YEARS. SOME OF US GOT TO SEE JEN BUDD, A FORMER BORDER PATROL AGENT WHO SPOKE RECENTLY, AND SHE APPEARS IN A DOCUMENTARY CALLED CRITICAL INCIDENT DEATH ON THE BORDER. PLEASE. IT'S ON HBO. PLEASE SEE IT. IT'S EYE OPENING. CRITICAL INCIDENT DEATH ON THE BORDER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MELANIE VIDANA, FOLLOWED BY RICKY GUTHRIDGE. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MELANIE VIDANA AND I AM A RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE IN GLADDEN FARMS. I HAVE ENJOYED MOVING HERE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE A YOUNG COUPLE. WE HAVE ENJOYED THE DIFFERENT TOWN ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THROUGH THE ENTIRE YEAR, AND WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ADVOCATED FOR OUR FRIENDS TO MOVE HERE. WE LOVE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, BEING ABLE TO WALK AROUND WITH OUR DOGS, SEEING OUR NEIGHBORS. IT'S A VERY FRIENDLY, LOVING, AMAZING COMMUNITY. KNOWING THAT THE ICE DETENTION CENTER IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY IS REALLY CONCERNING TO ME AS A RESIDENT, AND I JUST URGE YOU TO PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THERE'S MANY PEOPLE OPPOSING IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNED CITIZENS, AND I JUST URGE YOU TO PLEASE PUT SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT, PLEASE PUT SOMETHING IN AN AGENDA, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS DELAYING, REMOVING THE DETENTION CENTER. AND THAT IS JUST MY BIGGEST CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY FOR ME, FOR MY FAMILY, BUT ALSO FOR EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL. [00:25:08] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICKY GUTHRIDGE, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT CONTRERAS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING HERE AT THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE QUITE LIVELY HERE. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF ICE. I LOVE MY COUNTRY AND DON'T CAUSE UNNECESSARY CHAOS LIKE SOME OF YOU GUYS HERE. I'M PROUD TO BE A MARANA RESIDENT. OUR PROUD ICE AGENTS SERVE US EVERY DAY TO HAVE OUR BACK HERE. AND I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER LINCOLN RILEY HERE IN THE TOWN OF MARANA BECAUSE WE CANNOT ENFORCE THE LAW. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ICE IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT THEY'RE CARRYING OUT RIGHT NOW. THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY'RE DEPORTING THESE PEOPLE IS BECAUSE THEY CAME IN ILLEGALLY. IF THEY HAD RESPECT FOR THE LAW, THEY WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP AND DONE THE LEGAL PROCESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY. MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK LIKE THE REST OF THE FOLKS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. OKAY, OUR FINAL SPEAKER TONIGHT IS ROBERT CONTRERAS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. MY NAME IS ROBERT CONTRERAS, AND I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE TODAY MOSTLY TO HEAR WHAT EVERYONE HAD TO SAY. AND I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT I THINK A FEW OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS. MELANIE BROUGHT UP A GOOD IDEA THAT WE SHOULD CERTAINLY WORK TOWARDS SOME SORT OF INITIATIVE OR PROCLAMATION, OR SOMETHING WE CAN SAY ABOUT HOW THE TOWN FEELS. I GREW UP HERE. I WAS RAISED HERE WHEN THERE WAS NO STOPLIGHTS WEST OF THE I-10 GETTING INTO GLADDEN FARMS. MY FAMILY HOMESTEADED HERE, SO THIS DIRT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT A COMMUNITY LIKE OURS IS THAT WE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT WE LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO LIVE HERE AND WHO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. SO TODAY I HAD SOMEBODY STOP BY MY DOOR FROM THE AFL-CIO, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST LABOR UNIONS IN OUR COUNTRY. I'M SURE YOU GUYS KNOW. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH LABOR UNIONS. I THINK WORKER RIGHTS AND SUCH IS A GOOD THING IN OUR COUNTRY AND HAS FOUGHT FOR CERTAINLY SOME IMPROVEMENTS. BUT WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS GROUPS LIKE AFL-CIO OR WORKER POWER OR GROUPS WITH AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MONEY, FRANKLY, MORE MONEY THAN OUR TOWN HAS COMING IN AND TRYING TO BULLY US. SO I JUST WANT TO LET ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO SERVING ON THIS BOARD. THE WORK THAT YOU DO CONTROLLING YOUR EMOTIONS AT THESE MEETINGS MUST BE A CERTAIN TASK. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS A RESIDENT HERE THAT I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND PLEASE LISTEN TO MARANA RESIDENTS OVER THE OTHER FORCES THAT ARE TRYING TO BULLY US. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. YOU KNOW, WHEN I TOOK THIS POSITION, I SWORE AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE LAWS OF OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE, OUR LOCAL LAWS, OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES. THIS IS A NONPARTISAN POSITION. I BELIEVE, WITH ALL MY HEART THAT THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS A NONPARTISAN POSITION. I BELIEVE THAT LOCAL LEADERS CAN BEST SERVE THEIR RESIDENTS WHEN THEY'RE NEITHER TOO FAR TO THE LEFT OR TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT. AND I BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL MY HEART. THIS COMMUNITY WILL FOLLOW LAW, WE WILL FOLLOW FEDERAL, WE WILL FOLLOW STATE, WE WILL FOLLOW LOCAL LAW. IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT, YOU CAN CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN, YOUR CONGRESSWOMAN NOW. YOU CAN CALL YOUR US SENATOR. TWO OF THEM, BOTH OF THEM ARE DEMOCRATS. YOU CAN WORK IN THAT AVENUE. BUT THE TOWN OF MARANA HAS MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THIS FACILITY HAS THE ZONING RIGHTS TO BECOME A PRISON, WHETHER THAT IS A DETENTION CENTER OR WHETHER IT WILL BE A PRIVATE PRISON. THAT WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THEY HAVE THE ZONING FOR THAT. AND THIS TOWN WILL UPHOLD THAT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN THE RULE OF LAW AND THAT. [00:30:09] SPEAK. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HEARD WHAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT. I'VE GIVEN MINE. [ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN OFFICER. NOTHING TO REPORT. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT LAST WEEKEND WE DID THE SURVEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RACE, AND SHE'S A BARREL RACER FROM ARIZONA, AND SHE DOES A DEAL FOR YOUTH. THERE WAS 500 KIDS THAT COMPETED. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE MARANA KIDS THAT DID SO WELL. BUT THEY ALSO GAVE OUT $12,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. AND TWO OF THOSE CHILDREN WERE MARANA RESIDENTS. SO A SHOUT OUT TO JC DUNHAM AND TAY TRAN FOR WINNING SUCH A GREAT AWARD. THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO UOA, SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL. THANK YOU. NOW WE NEED TO GET THE EVENT BACK IN MARANA. WE'RE GOING TO GET IT. GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YEAH. THANK YOU. JOHN OFFICER AND I ATTENDED A RIBBON CUTTING OVER AT KB HOMES AND MANDARINA. THAT SUBDIVISION IS COMING TOGETHER. IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER WONDERFUL MASTER PLAN NEIGHBORHOOD THANKS TO THE CHAMBER, THEY INVITED ALL. THERE WAS A REALLY NICE TIME. AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT MY WIFE AND OUR DOG, BRIDGET AND I, WE TOOK A NICE TEN MILE HIKE IN THE TORTOLITA RESERVE RECENTLY. IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND WE GOT TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THERE IN TERMS OF THE FLORA, THE FAUNA, AND A COUPLE OF MOUNTAIN BIKERS COMING THROUGH. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT TIME. YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. I APOLOGIZE FOR POUNDING ON THE DESK, BUT I HAVE LISTENED TO YOU ALL. I'VE GIVEN MY PHONE NUMBER, YET TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL. I'VE LISTENED AND I HAVE COMPASSION AND SYMPATHY. BUT WHEN YOU SCREAM AND YELL. YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD. NO, HONEY. WHEN YOU YELL AND SCREAM AT PEOPLE, YOU LOSE MY RESPECT. NO ONE HAS YELLED AND SCREAMED AT YOU. WE'RE LISTENING. AND YOU CAN SIT THERE AND LAUGH. YOU DON'T KNOW THE LAW. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. OKAY. THAT'S ENOUGH. I AM NOT SCOLDING. PLEASE. I AM NOT SCOLDING ANYONE. NO I'M NOT. I'M SAYING THAT HAVE RESPECT AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. AND YOU DON'T. WE DON'T NEED YOUR RESPECT. PLEASE, PLEASE. JEFF. YES. OUT THE DOOR. YOU'RE A PUBLIC SERVANT. I HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT FOR 30 YEARS. THAT'S ENOUGH. MR. CASEY. YEAH. I'VE BEEN ACCUSED BY YOU PERSONALLY OF THINGS THAT I NEVER DID. YOU KNOW THE LAW, RIGHT? GOODBYE. THAT´S NOT CASEY. OH, IT'S NOT CASEY. OH, OKAY. IT LOOKED LIKE HIM. YEAH. OKAY. I HAVE NEW GLASSES. I CAN'T SEE ANYBODY. OKAY, GO AHEAD AND LEAVE. I. YOU HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. JUST REMEMBER THAT. BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. I WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK, THAT ARE WILLING TO BE PEACEFUL AND CARING. LIKE MARANA, HAS ALWAYS BEEN. MARANA´S PEOPLE. OKAY. THOSE THAT WISH TO STAY WOULD BE RESPECTFUL, LIST IN THE COMMENTS THE REST OF THE MEETING. OTHERWISE WE WOULD ASK YOU TO LEAVE. I WON'T EVEN RESPOND TO WHAT YOU SAY. BUT I WILL SAY YOU DON'T KNOW ME. YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME? YOU DON'T KNOW ME. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE MY PASSION IS OR WHERE MY CARES ARE. BUT I CARE ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. I CARE ABOUT ALL OF YOU. [00:35:06] EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN MARANA. EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN MARANA. WE CARE OR I CARE. I KNOW THE COUNCIL CARES. I KNOW THESE PEOPLE. I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR A LONG TIME. I WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO WORK WITH PEOPLE ON SOLUTIONS THAT WILL WORK. ON SOLUTIONS THAT WILL WORK. WE CAN'T WIN WHAT WE CAN'T WIN. BUT THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO IF WE COME TOGETHER AND BE POSITIVE ABOUT IT. CAN'T MARANA BE THE ONE TOWN IN ALL OF AMERICA WHERE WE SHOW COMPASSION AND LOVE ALL THE WAY AROUND? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THIS IS. I'M NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE AGAIN, SO I DON'T REALLY WORRY ABOUT YOU LIKING ME OR NOT, BUT I'M WILLING TO WORK ON SOLUTIONS. THINGS THAT WILL WORK. THINGS THAT WILL HOLD. NOT THINGS THAT YOU VOTE ON THAT HAVE NO MEANING. IN COURT, THE LAW IS THE LAW, AND THAT'S THE END OF THAT. LET'S MOVE BEYOND THAT. COME TOGETHER AS A PEACEFUL, CARING PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN MARANA. I'M DISAPPOINTED. I'M DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS IN MARANA BEFORE. SERIOUSLY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO FORM A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THINGS THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED INSTEAD OF FIGHTING LAWS WE´LL NEVER WIN. OKAY, THAT'S MY OFFER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE WHAT THE TOWN. I'M SORRY. THE MAYOR SAID IS. WE DO FOLLOW THE RULE OF LAW HERE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. [ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] A COUPLE OF UPDATES FOR ALL OF YOU AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PERMIT UPDATE. WE HAVE HAD 88 FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, AND THAT'S COMPARED TO 82 FOR LAST JANUARY. JANUARY OF 25. SOMETHING OUR COMMUNITY LOVES, OUR CONCERT IN THE COURTYARDS. THEY'RE COMING BACK ONLINE. I THINK IF WE KNEW THAT THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO BE AS NICE AS IT'S BEEN, WE COULD HAVE HAD IT IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY AS WELL. BUT THAT'S COMING UP HERE ON FEBRUARY THE 19TH, HERE AT 5:00 IN THE COURTYARD OUTSIDE AT THE MMC HERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW ORLEANS JAZZ PARTY ALONG WITH THE MARANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE´LL HAVE SOME FOOD TRUCKS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. WANTED TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY THAT OUR AIRPORT IS UP FOR NOMINATION FOR AIRPORT OF THE YEAR BY THE ARIZONA AVIATION SAFETY ADVISORY GROUP. I KNOW THE TEAM IS VERY PROUD OF THAT, AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO OUT THERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO MAKE THAT SUCH AN AWESOME AIRPORT AND CONTINUE TO GROW THAT. AND SOMETHING THAT'S A PRETTY BIG NEWS FOR US. ONE OF THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA LOGISTICS BUILDINGS WAS ACTUALLY SOLD THIS LAST WEEK. AND SO A COMPANY WILL BE MOVING IN THERE TO DO LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS THERE. AND SO WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THEM TO GET THEIR CFO THERE. BUT THEY AT LEAST HAVE THE BUILDING NOW AND THEY'LL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. PRESENTATIONS. [ Relating to Community Services; presentation from a representative of the Marana Food Bank and Community Resource Center (MFB-CRC) providing an update on recent MFB-CRC activity (Terry Rozema)] [00:40:04] P1. ITEM P1. RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES. PRESENTATION FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARANA FOOD BANK AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, MFP-CRC, PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON RECENT ACTIVITY. MAYOR POST. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. TOWN MANAGER ROZEMA. THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD AND START. WE'VE BEEN OFFICIALLY THE NEW BRANDING HERE IN THE COMMUNITY OF MARANA SINCE DECEMBER 3RD OF 2023. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EMBRACING US AND WELCOMING US HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. DECEMBER 3RD OF 2023. SO IT'S BEEN AMAZING. AND AS I'LL SHARE, WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN A FOOD BANK. FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNAWARE, I'M GOING TO SHARE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. SO I'M DRIVEN BY METRICS, NUMBERS. I FAILED TO MENTION. I'M CARLOS VARGAS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MAYBE I THINK, JILL, YOU MIGHT HAVE INTRODUCED ME, BUT CARLOS VARGAS AGAIN. INDIVIDUALS SERVED. WE'RE STILL SERVING A LOT OF PEOPLE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS FOR SENIORS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE THAT ARE KIND OF STRUGGLING, MEETING THE EMERGENCY NEEDS. NUMBERS THERE. 2025 FOOD ASSISTANCE TO OVER 12,000 INDIVIDUALS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. OR EXCUSE ME, HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IT'S ALMOST 42,000 INDIVIDUALS. OF COURSE, THOSE ARE DUPLICATED. I DID BRING THE UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS JUST IN MARANA PROPER. IN 2025, 5075 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED EMERGENCY FOOD. SO THESE PEOPLE DID NOT GO HUNGRY. WE WERE THERE TO MEET THE NEEDS. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AMAZING. DONATIONS HAVE BEEN HIGH. WE CONTINUE TO ASK FOR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SENIORS, THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING. AND AS I'LL GO INTO MY PRESENTATION, YOU'RE GOING TO KIND OF SEE THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING. WE DO PROVIDE MILK AND SOME OTHER SHELF STABLE ITEMS THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD. SO WE DO HAVE THAT FOR EVERY VISIT. SO AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE FOOD BANK IN THE NAME, COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IS REALLY WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY IN OUR PRESENTATION. SO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GETS THROWN OUT THERE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COULD BE A RESUME, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. WE ARE A LICENSED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE ARIZONA BOARD OF PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. WE'RE THE ONLY FOOD BANK IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA THAT'S ACTUALLY MAKING CHANGES TO THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS BY NOT GIVING THEM JOBS, BUT OFFERING THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS, BECAUSE CAREERS ARE LADDERS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE COULD PUT ANYBODY IN A JOB TODAY, TOMORROW. BUT IF WE WANT THEM TO LIVE, THRIVE AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WANT TO OFFER THEM THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS. SO 2023 WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO MARANA. ALSO, WE OPENED UP OUR LICENSED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT ON OUR NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE A PIMA COUNTY RESOURCE NAVIGATOR. SO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT FAMILIES NEED, OUR RESOURCE NAVIGATOR CAN HELP OUT WITH THAT. HEALTH AND NUTRITION. WE HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH INITIATIVE, ALSO WITH PIMA COUNTY. IT'S FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO EAT HEALTHIER. IT'S NOT, YOU GOT TO DO THIS. IT'S LIKE, HEY, INSTEAD OF CONSUMING TWO TEASPOONS OF SUGAR, YOU KNOW, USE A SUGAR SUBSTITUTE. GET SOME STRAWBERRIES. DO THIS, DON'T DO THAT. INCORPORATE SOME WALKING. I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WAS IN THE HIKING. AND THESE ARE THE TYPES OF HOLISTIC THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO, INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING, GO TO THE DOCTOR. TAKE THIS MEDICINE. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THEIR DIETS. SO IT'S A HUGE INITIATIVE. WE HAVE TAI CHI, GARDENING, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND HEALTH AS ART. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. IT'S FREE TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALSO, FAMILY SUPPORT DURING THE TAX SEASON, WHICH IS NOW. WE HAVE FREE TAX PREPARATION. AND IT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S REALLY DESIGNED FOR OUR SENIOR POPULATION IF THEY WANT TO GET THEIR TAXES DONE FOR FREE, DON'T GO TO. AND I'M NOT GOING TO NAME ANY NAMES, BUT WE CAN COME AND DO THEM FOR FREE. JUST LOOK US UP ON OUR WEBSITE MFB-CRC.ORG AND YOU CAN GET YOUR TAXES DONE FREE BY A TRAINED SPECIALIST. ALSO, WE HAVE A VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER. I'M A PROUD MILITARY VETERAN, AND IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE A VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER HERE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN HELP OUR VETERANS WITH THEIR MUCH NEEDED. YOU KNOW, THOSE DISABILITY BENEFITS ARE NOT EASY TO APPLY FOR. [00:45:04] YOU KNOW, EVEN TO GET AND SO WE HAVE A VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER THAT WE HAVE ROUTINELY COME TO OUR FOOD BANK SO THAT WE CAN OFFER THAT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE COMMUNITY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE? I KNOW I WENT RATHER QUICKLY. NO? OKAY. I HAVE TWO, COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. VICE MAYOR. YEAH. CARLOS, NICE PRESENTATION. YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE SENIORS. YOUNGER FAMILIES. CORRECT. AND THE BIG THING IS WE WANT TO BREAK GENERATIONAL POVERTY SO WE CAN BREAK THE CYCLE. YOU KNOW, FOR THE KIDS, THE GRANDKIDS, WE CAN HELP UP THE REST OF THE FAMILY. BUT MAYBE THE GRANDPARENTS, WE WILL BE THERE FOR FOOD, MAYBE TOILETRIES AND SOME OTHER RESOURCES SUCH AS THE TAX PREPARATION, AND THAT WAY WE COULD HELP THEM OUT WITH THAT. BUT IF WE CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF THEM COMING TO THE FOOD BANK, THEN I THINK WE'VE DONE OUR JOB. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING, CARLOS. DO WE SEE OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS LIKE SINGLE MOMS, YOUNGER FAMILIES COMING UP SHORT ON FOOD FOR THE MONTH OF THE WEEK? BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S THE. NOTHING WRONG WITH PEOPLE THAT GO TO COLLEGE WITH A FOUR YEAR DEGREE, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AN ENTRY LEVEL JOB. AND THIS IS WHY WE'RE PROMOTING SKILLED LABOR. AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT IT IN OUR NEXT SLIDE, BECAUSE I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY. THANKFULLY I USED MY GI BILL. BUT WE HAVE YOUNG TEACHERS THAT ARE STRUGGLING. THEY HAVE KIDS THAT ARE SPECIAL NEEDS. AND THEN THEY'RE TELLING ME I MADE A WRONG CAREER MOVE AND WE SAY, NO, YOU KNOW WHAT? COME AND USE THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR. AND THAT'S HOW WE WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY FAMILY THAT COMES THROUGH TO OUR ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU, CARLOS. YEAH. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ONE THING YOU DIDN'T MENTION ON HERE, AND LAST SUNDAY WHEN WE HAD OUR MARANA VETERANS MEETING, TWO GENTLEMEN WERE THERE FROM ORO VALLEY, AND THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD OFFERED THEM A PLACE TO. YEAH, TO HELP OUR VETERANS. YES. THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, ORO VALLEY DOESN'T HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR TOWN BUILDING. THE GENTLEMEN WILL COME TO YOU IF YOU'RE A VETERAN AND YOU NEED HELP, THEY WILL COME TO WHERE YOU ARE. BUT THANK YOU, CARLOS, FOR DOING THAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY NICE AND GREAT GENTLEMEN. GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM THEM. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, YOU KNOW. MENTION THAT TOO, FOR OUR VETERANS, TOO. IF WE HAVE THE CAPACITY, THEN WE WILL DO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. SO NEXT SLIDE. IT'S OUR SAGUARO SKILL CENTER, WHICH IS OUR LICENSED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. SO AGAIN, IN 2023, WE DID A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS. AND SO PEOPLE SAID, WHY? I REMEMBER MY BOARD PRESIDENT AT THE TIME SAID, WELL, WE HAD TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD UP IN PHOENIX. AND THEY SAID, WHY DOES A FOOD BANK WANT TO BECOME A SCHOOL? THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. AND SO WE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT GOING TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY, MAYBE STRUGGLING TO EVEN GO TO ANY TYPE OF TRADE SCHOOL. AND WE CAN WORK WITH THEM. WE KNOW THEM. WE KNOW THEIR FAMILIES. AND SO WE CREATED SAGUARO SKILL CENTER, WHICH OFFERS NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS. SO IT'S NOT THE MARANA FOOD BANK OFFERING A WELDING CERTIFICATION, BECAUSE IF THEY GO TO MINNESOTA OR NEW YORK OR COLORADO OR TEXAS, AND THEN THERE YOU LEARN TO WELD AT A FOOD BANK. WHAT WERE THEY TEACHING A WELD TURKEY LEGS TOGETHER. I MEAN, IT'S A REALITY. AND SO WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. I DON'T LIKE SCHOOL, BUT I BECAME THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR. NOT BY CHOICE. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO OFFER THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE SERVING. SO WE HAVE A 400 HOUR WELDING PROGRAM THAT ENCOMPASSES VIRTUAL REALITY. IT ELIMINATES A LOT OF THE EXPENSES, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE A 100 HOUR LIVE SESSION, AND WE'VE GRADUATED 17 STUDENTS. OUR AVERAGE STARTING WAGE HAS BEEN $25 AN HOUR. OUR HIGHEST EARNER IS $32. SINGLE MOM WITH TWO KIDS DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A. SHE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO. AND SHE TOLD US, I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S OUR LOVE LANGUAGE. BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER NEEDS US. AND SHE'S IN A CAREER NOW HERE IN THE AREA AND MAKING A PRETTY GOOD WAGE. AND SO WE HAVE THAT PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE A GOOGLE IT SUPPORT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. I CAN'T SHARE MUCH BECAUSE I'M NOT AN IT EXPERT, BUT WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE TO OFFER THESE CERTIFICATIONS. [00:50:01] WE'VE GRADUATED 11 STUDENTS, AND THE AVERAGE INCREASE IN WAGE HAS BEEN ABOUT 20% ABOVE. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND OF IN ENTRY LEVEL AND IT FIELD, THEY'VE TAKEN THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND THEY'VE GONE ON TO EARN ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, MONEY. SO WE'RE WORKING. RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON OUR THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH PROGRAM. I DON'T WANT TO SHARE TOO MUCH ABOUT IT YET, BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY AMAZING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BRING A LOT MORE JOBS EVERYWHERE. AND SO THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY IN MY 2027 PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ONLY A FOOD BANK. I USED TO SAY JUST A FOOD BANK, BUT THAT SOUNDS VERY NEGATIVE. WE'RE NOT ONLY A FOOD BANK. AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO JUST GROW THIS MOHAWK FOR MY GIRL'S BIRTHDAY, BUT IT KIND OF STUCK AROUND BECAUSE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH, THEY REMEMBER THE MOHAWK. SO THAT'S WHY I GOT IT. AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED ME THE SAME QUESTION. AGAIN, THANK YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE SO WE CAN CONTINUE CHANGING LIVES HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WELL, CARLOS, IF I MIGHT CONGRATULATE YOU, WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH MAHONEY LOVED FOOD BANK AND HOW HARD HE WORKED DOWN THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU'VE HAD IN JUST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ECLIPSED ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED THERE IN THE FOOD BANK IN THE YEARS PAST. WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HAS BEEN TRULY, TRULY AMAZING AND MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST SO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE YOU'RE HEADED. I KNOW MAYOR HONEA, HE'S LOOKING DOWN, EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS FOOD BANK IS GOING. AND YOU'RE MAKING US PROUD AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. MY TEAM IF YOU CAN JUST RAISE YOUR. I BROUGHT MY ENTOURAGE HERE TODAY. IF YOU CAN JUST RAISE YOUR. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE DOING ALL OF THE WORK. [APPLAUSE]. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, CARLOS. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. JUST RECOVERING. CARLOS, YOU'RE AWESOME. I REMEMBER WHEN THEY CAME TO MARANA AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU. AND WE WERE SO HONORED TO DO THAT. AND LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I KNOW AUDRA MAE IS SMILING. SHE'S GIGGLING AND LAUGHING AND LOVING HER WAY AROUND BECAUSE YOU HAVE GONE BEYOND EXPECTATION. AND I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE DONE AND THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT SHOWS. IT SHOWS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. WE WILL DO IT A THOUSAND TIMES MORE. OKAY. [APPLAUSE]. CONSENT AGENDA. MOVE TO APPROVE, MAYOR. [ 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.] WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? L1. ITEM L1. RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES. RECOMMENDATION TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSING AND CONTROL REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR AN OWNER [ Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding an application for an owner transfer series #07 Beer and Wine Bar liquor license submitted by Wei Li Ho on behalf of Linh-Nam Chinese Restaurant, located at 3936 West Ina Road Suite 362, Tucson, Arizona, 85741 (Jill McCleary)] TRANSFER SERIES 7 BEER AND WINE LIQUOR LICENSE SUBMITTED BY WEI LI HO ON BEHALF OF LINH-NAM CHINESE RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 3936 WEST INA ROAD, SUITE 362, TUCSON, ARIZONA 85741. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN ROUTED THROUGH STAFF FOR REVIEW AND IT WAS POSTED FOR THE REQUIRED 70 DAYS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DO I HEAR A MOTION? MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. OPTION ONE. I MOVE TO APPROVE AND SUBMIT TO THE LLC AND ORDERING RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN OWNER TRANSFER 7 SEVEN BEER AND WINE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY WEI. I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO DO THIS RIGHT. WEI LI HO ON BEHALF OF LINH-NAM RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 3936 WEST INA ROAD, SUITE 362, TUCSON, ARIZONA 85741. DO I HEAR A SECOND? [00:55:04] SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. A1. ITEM A1. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-011 RELATING TO THE MARANA [ Resolution No. 2026-011: Relating to the Marana Regional Airport; approving the removal of 10.912 acres of land generally located to the northeast of Air Commerce Way from the Town's Airport Layout Plan and approving the inclusion of 14.279 acres of land generally located to the north of Air Commerce Way in the Town's Airport Layout Plan (David Udall)] REGIONAL AIRPORT. APPROVING THE REMOVAL OF 10.912 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF AIR COMMERCE WAY FROM THE TOWN'S AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN AND APPROVING THE INCLUSION OF 14.279 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF AIR COMMERCE WAY, IN THE TOWN'S AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN. MR. UDALL, WELCOME. THANK YOU. MAYOR POST. VICE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM ESSENTIALLY INVOLVES A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN AIRPORT AND NON-AIRPORT PROPERTY. TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS. THE AREA IN BLUE HERE. THIS IS TOWN OWNED PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT FENCE, BUT WITHIN THE TOWN'S AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN. THE RED PROPERTY HERE. THIS IS TOWN OWNED NON-AIRPORT PROPERTY. ESSENTIALLY, IN 2021, TOWN STAFF REACHED OUT TO THE FAA SEEKING APPROVAL TO REMOVE THE BLUE AREA FROM THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN TO FURTHER THE TOWN'S AIR COMMERCE BUSINESS PARK CONCEPT, WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT LAST FEBRUARY'S COUNCIL RETREAT. IN 2025, THE FAA CONFIRMED THAT REMOVAL OF THE BLUE AREA WOULD NOT INVOLVE LAND THAT WAS FEDERALLY CONVEYED TO THE TOWN OR ACQUIRED BY FEDERAL FUNDS, AND DETERMINED THAT REMOVAL WOULD NOT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT OR THE VALUE OF PRIOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT. AS A RESULT, THE FAA CONCLUDED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE APPROVAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO THE BLUE AREA, BUT DID REMIND THE TOWN TO MAINTAIN A CURRENT AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN AND TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS GRANT ASSURANCES. UNDER THE FAA GRANT ASSURANCES THE AIRPORT MUST BE AS SELF-SUSTAINING AS POSSIBLE, AND REVENUES GENERATED BY THE AIRPORT MUST BE USED FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES. AS A RESULT, THE AIRPORT MUST BE COMPENSATED WITH THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE BLUE AREA FOR ITS REMOVAL FROM THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN. NOW, INSTEAD OF MONETARILY COMPENSATING THE AIRPORT FOR REMOVAL OF THE BLUE AREA, TOWN STAFF IDENTIFIED THIS RED AREA HERE. IT'S AGAIN TOWN OWNED NON-AIRPORT PROPERTY, AND IT IS AT LEAST OR MORE THAN EQUIVALENT VALUE OF THE BLUE AREA. AND IT CAN BE TRANSFERRED. I'M SORRY. INTO THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN AS COMPENSATION FOR THE BLUE AREA'S REMOVAL, AS TOWN STAFF EVALUATED THIS OPTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MOVING THE RED AREA INTO THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN WOULD ALSO BENEFIT THE AIMS OF THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN, WHICH CALLS FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF RUNWAY 21, WHICH IS THIS RUNWAY HERE NORTH EASTWARD. IF APPROVED, THIS ITEM WILL AUTHORIZE THE REMOVAL OF THE BLUE AREA FROM THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN AND THE INCLUSION OF THE RED AREA INTO THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN. THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN ITSELF WOULD THEN BE AMENDED TO CONFORM WITH THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. TOWN STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISTER UDALL? HEARING NONE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-011. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. A2. ITEM A2. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-012 RELATING TO BUDGET. [ Resolution No. 2026-012: Relating to Budget; approving the transfer of up to $7,000,000 in budgeted expenditure authority from the New Renewable Water Resource Acquisition project (WT066) to the Recharge Basins Phase II project (WT074), to be equally allocated between the Water Resources Fund (5016) and the Wastewater Infrastructure fund (5038) (Heidi Lasham) ] APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF UP TO $7 MILLION IN BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM THE NEW RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCE ACQUISITION PROJECT, WT066 TO THE RECHARGE BASINS PHASE TWO PROJECT WT074 TO BE EQUALLY ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE WATER RESOURCES FUND 5016 AND THE WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 5038. MISS LASHAM. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM. THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS REGARDING OUR RECHARGE BASIN PROJECT. IT IS THE PHASE TWO THAT'S EXPANDING IT FROM 2 MGD, WHICH IS MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO 4 MGD FOR RECHARGE CAPACITY. THIS IS KIND OF THE FIRST PHASE. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY EXPANSION. AND IT WILL BE KIND OF BE SIMULTANEOUSLY. BUT THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PART THAT GOES. SO THE RECHARGE BASIN PHASE TWO PROJECT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TOWN'S APPROVED CIP PROGRAM. THE REQUESTED INCREASE IN SPENDING AUTHORITY ON RECHARGE BASIN PHASE TWO PROJECT IS NECESSARY, AS THIS PROJECT WAS INCLUDED IN THE IMPACT FEE STUDY AT JUST OVER $4 MILLION. THE IMPACT FEE STUDY IS PRE-COVID, IT DATES PRE-COVID AND PRE-INFLATION. [01:00:02] SO WE ALL KNOW WHAT TOOK PLACE THEN. AND AS WE HAVE SEEN ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS, THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPACED INFLATION. ORIGINAL ESTIMATES AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COSTS ARE CURRENTLY COMING IN AROUND $12 MILLION, OF WHICH CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE ESTIMATED ABOUT $10 MILLION. THIS IS THE WHOLE COMPLETE PACKAGE FROM DESIGN ALL THE WAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. ONE OTHER ITEM TO NOTE IS THAT THE TOWN SUBMITTED AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A GRANT OF APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION FROM WEFA TO HELP FOR THE FUNDING OF THIS PROJECT. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE ONE. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. FOR THE $3 MILLION, HOW MUCH DOES THAT LEAVE FOR THE COST? IS THAT THE $10 MILLION I SEE? $10 MILLION. WAS THE CONSTRUCTION COST. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST WAS JUST OVER $12 MILLION. SO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $9 MILLION IS REMAINING FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT. BUT IF YOU WERE TO TAKE IT OFF THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE, WHICH WAS $10 MILLION, YOU WOULD HAVE $7 MILLION LEFT. MIC]. IT IS. AND JUST FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES, WE DID GRAB A COUPLE OF STATISTICS FROM WHEN WE DID THE 2017 EXPANSION TO TODAY. AND CONCRETE PRICES WE'RE SEEING ARE GOING UP BY 182% FROM 2017 UNTIL 2025. SO IT'S DEFINITELY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MATERIALS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I´LL MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026-012. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES. D1. ITEM D1. 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 OF MARANA CURRENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS INTERNET SITE. MR. ANGELL. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR POST. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS WE DO THE FIRST MEETING OF EVERY MONTH, DO AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY WEBSITE PAGE. JUST A COUPLE OF PROJECTS TO HIT ON HERE SINCE WE LAST DISCUSSED. THE FIRST ONE IS ROBERT´S TIRES AND WHEELS. THIS IS PROPOSED TO GO OVER BY WHERE THE NEW ACE HARDWARE IS CONSTRUCTED OVER ON TANGERINE THERE. SO IT'S TANGERINE I10 KIND OF RITO VILLAGE TRAIL IN THAT GENERAL AREA. SO RIGHT IN HERE. THIS IS BASED ON THE IMAGE, THAT'S CTI TRUCKING. THAT'S RIGHT THERE. NOTHING ELSE IN THE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THERE. FROM THE RESIDENTIAL. WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES. THERE ARE NO NEW PLATS OR ANYTHING COMING FORWARD. LAND USE PROJECTS. VILLA PARK? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? VILLA PARK, THIS IS THE WENTZ PROJECT. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR PRELIMINARY PLATS FOR REVIEW RIGHT NOW. SO WORKING THROUGH THAT. OKAY. YEP. LAND USE PROJECTS. ONE PROJECT TO REPORT ON HERE. ORO VALLEY CHURCH OF THE NAZARETH HAS SUBMITTED A SPECIFIC PLAN APPLICATION. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THEM TO CONSTRUCT A FACILITY THAT WOULD CONSIST OF NOT ONLY A WORSHIP CENTER, BUT WOULD ALSO CONSIST OF CLASSROOMS AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO GO WITH THAT. THIS IS LOCATED AT TWIN PEAKS JUST NORTH OF CAMINO DE MANANA AND SOUTH OF DESERT FALCON LANE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TANGERINE THERE. COMMERCIAL PERMITS. A SLOWER MONTH. WE ONLY HAD TWO BUSINESS LICENSES. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 15 FOR THE MONTH. NO RESTAURANTS. I'M SORRY TO REPORT. NO RESTAURANTS. SERVICE 8. RETAIL FOOD VENDOR 2. THOSE ARE HOME BASED RETAIL FOOD VENDORS. ONLINE SALES IS 1, CONTRACTOR IS 2, AND RETAIL IS ALSO 2. RESIDENTIAL PERMITS. MR. ROZEMA HAD REPORTED ON THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE BASED UPON THE TRAJECTORY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, JANUARY TYPICALLY STARTS WHERE WE START TO CLIMB BACK UP WITH OUR [01:05:02] PERMIT NUMBERS FOR THE YEAR. SO WE'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE KIND OF IN THE SAME TRENDS AS YEARS PAST. NO NEW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT THERE. ONE I WILL TOUCH ON, THOUGH, AND WE DO ANTICIPATE IT COMING IN SOON. WE'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS. ENCANTADA APARTMENTS IS PROPOSING TO DO THEIR NEXT PROJECT IN THE GLEN FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE THEIR NEWEST ONE IS OPENING UP. IT'S NOT QUITE DONE YET, BUT THEY'LL BE STARTING THAT NEXT PROJECT HERE IN THE COMING MONTHS. ACROSS THE SAME SIDE OF TANGERINE? ACROSS. IT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TANGERINE. I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR. NO. THAT'S FINE. SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. CONFUSING. NORTH OF TANGERINE. EAST OF CLARK FARMS. SO WHEN YOU DRIVE UP CLARK FARMS, AS YOU WOULD BE COMING TOWARDS THIS CAMPUS FACILITY, THERE IS ON THE EAST SIDE, ACROSS FROM WHERE THE HSL APARTMENTS JUST OPENED UP. THERE WAS A FENCED IN AREA THAT THEY WERE USING FOR A LAY DOWN YARD. THAT IS HSL´S PROPERTY OVER THERE. THAT'S WHERE THE PROJECT WILL START NEXT. BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY. OVERALL, FOR THE MONTH WE HAD 333 TOTAL BUILDING PERMITS. YOU CAN SEE ONCE AGAIN, BASED UPON THE TRENDS THAT'S KIND OF AVERAGE FOR US. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT CLIMB UP IN THE COMING MONTHS AS SUMMER CONSTRUCTION IS AROUND THE CORNER. INSPECTIONS. ONCE AGAIN, AVERAGE 1300 INSPECTIONS PERFORMED BY STAFF DURING THE MONTH. SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY. DO WEHAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR, I JUST HAD A COMMENT ON THE BUILDINGS AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN MARANA. THE FRY SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN IT WENT IN, I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WOULD TRACK SO MUCH SO FAST. OR, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG ANCHOR, BUT SO MUCH HAS COME AROUND IT. AND I HAVE TO SAY, THAI CHILI TO GO IS GREAT. I'VE EATEN THERE TWICE. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH, JUST ALONG THAT. JUST TO ZOOM IN ON THE MAP HERE. EVERY ONE OF THESE DOTS ON THIS MAP REPRESENTS SOME FORM OF PERMITTING OR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THAT'S TAKING PLACE. SO NOT ONLY IS THE FRY SHOPPING CENTER AND ALL THE OUTBUILDINGS STARTING TO KIND OF FILL UP WITH THE TENANTS AND GOING LIVE THE PROPERTY THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET NEXT TO THE CIRCLE K, WE ANTICIPATE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS STARTING TO COME IN FOR FINAL PERMITTING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, JASON. THANK YOU, SIR. WE DO NOT NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION. SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.