Feb 25, 2026 Planning Commission

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OKAY, IT'S 6:00. LET'S GET THE MEETING STARTED.

[ MARANA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, February 25, 2026, at or after 6:00 PM Thomas Schnee, Chairman Ronald Hill, Vice Chair David Bowen, Commissioner John Flint, Commissioner John McIntyre, Commissioner Joseph Parsons, Commissioner Sharon Tyson, Commissioner Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Marana Planning Commission and to the general public that the Planning Commission will hold a meeting open to the public on February 25, 2026, at or after 6:00 PM located in the Council Chambers of the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona. ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS AGENDA. Revisions to the agenda can occur up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Revisions to the agenda appear in italics. Marana Planning Commission Welcome to this public meeting of the Marana Planning Commission. The Commission consists of seven citizens who are appointed by the Town Council and serve without pay. For the most part, the Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Town Council on matters related to land use planning and zoning. Citizens are encouraged to address the Commission with their concerns on agenda items during the public testimony portions of the meeting, or other issues at the Call to the Public. Meeting Times Regular Commission meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Marana Municipal Complex, although the date or time may change and additional meetings may be called at other times and/or places. Speaking at Meetings If you are interested in speaking to the Commission during the Call to the Public or Public Hearings, you must fill out a speaker card (located inside the Council Chambers) and deliver it to the Planning Commission Secretary prior to the convening of the meeting. All persons attending the Commission meeting, whether speaking to the Commission or not, are expected to observe the Commission rules, as well as the rules of politeness, propriety, decorum and good conduct. Any person interfering with the meeting in any way, or acting rudely or loudly will be removed from the meeting and will not be allowed to return. Accessibility To better serve the citizens of Marana and others attending our meetings, the Council Chambers are wheelchair and handicapped accessible. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the Town Clerk at (520) 382-1999. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation. Agendas Copies of the Agenda are available the day of the meeting inside the Council Chambers or online at www.maranaaz.gov. This Notice and Agenda posted no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting, at the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, the Marana Operations Center, 5100 W. Ina Road, and at www.maranaaz.gov. Public Comments Please submit public comments to ldzieman@maranaaz.gov. Any submitted comments from the public will be provided to the Commission and included within the Commission packet file and a summary of the comments submitted will be reflected in the official Commission meeting minutes of that meeting. All emailed comments must be received by the Town no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the day of the meeting to be included. ]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

MISS DIETZMAN, WOULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CHAIRMAN SCHNEE? VICE CHAIR HILL? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BOWEN? COMMISSIONER FLINT? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER PARSONS? COMMISSIONER TYSON? PRESENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS IS THE TIME OF THE AGENDA WHERE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE.

ARE HERE. OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? MR. VICE CHAIR. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 28TH, 2026 MEETING MINUTES.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY MEETING.

YES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. YOU NEED A SECOND.

SECOND. I SQUEEZED IT, SORRY. SHE WAS THINKING.

YEAH. NOW THE NEXT ITEM IS PCM2602-001. WAIVER OF SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENT FOR THE VILLA PARK SUBDIVISION.

I'M SORRY. VICE CHAIR HILL. YES. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS FOR MARANA TOWN CODE, TEXT AMENDMENT.

MISS JANE FAIRALL. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING.

THANK YOU. HITS THE BUTTON.

THERE YOU GO. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? VICE CHAIR HILL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

I'M HERE BEFORE YOU FOR SOME PRETTY MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS THAT WE ADOPTED LAST YEAR. THESE, REGULATIONS WERE ADOPTED.

I GUESS IT WAS IN 2024 WHEN WE ADOPTED THEM, DUE TO STATE LAW THAT REQUIRED THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 75,000 PEOPLE HAD TO ALLOW ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PARCELS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SO IN 2024, WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COMMISSION AND THEN TO COUNCIL REGULATIONS REGARDING THOSE ADUS THAT COMPLIED WITH THE STATE LAW. AND WE INCLUDED A PROVISION IN THERE THAT THOSE WON'T BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE TOWN REACHES THE POPULATION OF 75,000. BUT WE WANTED TO HAVE THEM ON THE BOOKS BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROVISION IN THE STATE LAW THAT SAID, IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS, THEY'RE ALLOWED EVERYWHERE.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT DIDN'T APPLY TO US, EVEN IF WE WEREN'T AT 75,000.

NOW, IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 2025, THE LEGISLATURE ADOPTED A COUPLE OF TWEAKS TO THE ADU BILL, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ADDRESSING HERE NOW. ONE OF THE TWEAKS WAS A REVISION TO THE DEFINITION OF WHAT IS A RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT. AND YOU CAN SEE ON MY SLIDE HERE I KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED THEY JUST CHANGED SHALL BE TO IS WHICH MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THAT IT'S ONLY A RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT IF IT'S ACTUALLY BEING USED AS ONE CURRENTLY.

AND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, I JUST THIS IS WHAT THE CODE READS RIGHT NOW JUST TO REMIND US ALL OF WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

IT'S THAT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS HAVE TO BE ALLOWED AS A PERMITTED USE.

AS LONG AS THE TOWN DETERMINES THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES.

THEN THEY'RE PERMITTED USES ON ANY SINGLE FAMILY LOT OR PARCEL THAT CONTAINS A PRIMARY DWELLING,

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SO THAT'S WHY THAT DEFINITION IS IN THE CODE.

NOW AS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WOULDN'T APPLY TO SPECIFIC PLANS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

THIS APPLIES TO THE TOWN'S REGULAR ZONING DISTRICTS WHEN WE HIT 75,000.

ANOTHER REVISION THAT THE STATE MADE WAS THERE'S A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS THAT THE ADUS DON'T HAVE TO BE ALLOWED ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND. AND ONE OF THOSE IS LAND IN THE VICINITY OF A PUBLIC AIRPORT AS DEFINED IN STATE LAW.

AND THEY'VE ADDED THIS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SO THAT IT ALSO IT HAS TO BE AN AIRPORT THAT HAS A NOISE LEVEL OF GREATER THAN 65DB IN ORDER TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW ADUS.

SHORT TERM RENTALS. THAT'S BEEN A BIG TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT THE LEGISLATURE OVER THESE ADU BILLS, THE MUNICIPALITIES AND I THINK THE LEAGUE. BUT I'M NOT POSITIVE.

BUT DEFINITELY MUNICIPALITIES CAME FORWARD AND SAID, IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW ALL THESE ADUS AND FORCE US TO ALLOW THEM, THEN THEY CAN'T BE USED AS SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THEY NEED TO BE, ACTUALLY BE USED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING STOCK TO PEOPLE, BECAUSE THAT'S SUPPOSEDLY THE REASON FOR THIS.

WE LOST THE MUNICIPALITIES LOST ON THAT POINT.

THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED AS SHORT TERM RENTALS.

AND NOW THIS YEAR, THEY'VE KIND OF MADE IT EVEN HARDER FOR US.

SO PREVIOUSLY, THE CODE JUST SAYS THAT AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT MAY ONLY BE USED FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL IF THE OWNER IS ALSO RESIDING ON THE PROPERTY WHERE THE ADU IS. BUT NOW WE CAN ONLY APPLY THAT RESTRICTION IF THE ADU RECEIVED ITS CFO OR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OR OTHER FINAL APPROVAL. SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2024 OR LATER, WHEN THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION WENT INTO EFFECT OR WAS ADOPTED.

SO IF IT WAS IN PLACE BEFORE THAT THAT RESTRICTION DOESN'T APPLY.

THE TOWN REALLY HASN'T ALLOWED ADUS, SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT AN ISSUE FOR US IN ANY EVENT, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T, THEY MOSTLY WERE NOT PERMITTED IN MOST LOCATIONS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2024, IN ANY CASE.

AND THEN THIS CORRESPONDING CHANGE TO CHAPTER 9-14, WHICH IS NOT ACTUALLY WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

IT'S PART OF OUR BUSINESS REGULATION CODE AND OUR REGULATION OF SHORT TERM AND VACATION RENTALS.

THEY HAVE TO GET A SPECIFIC LICENSE AND PROVIDE US WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S ALL CONTROLLED BY STATE LAW.

BUT WE JUST HAD TO MAKE A CORRESPONDING CHANGE TO THAT SECTION IN 9-14 TO ALSO HAVE THAT, THE, AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OR SIMILAR FINAL APPROVAL BY THE TOWN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2024 CAN ONLY BE USED AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL WHILE THE OWNER RESIDES ON THE PROPERTY.

SO WE'VE JUST INCLUDED IT IN THE ORDINANCE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS WOULD NORMALLY VOTE ON.

IT'S ALL THE SAME TOPIC. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THESE REGULATIONS.

MR. CHAIRMAN. JANE, CAN YOU PLEASE GO BACK TO PAGE SIX? THAT ONE. OKAY. THE, FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THE TOWN REQUIRES SOME PAPERWORK FOR SOMEBODY TO OPERATE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.

SO DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT SECTION TO HAVE THE OWNER CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY RESIDING ON THE PROPERTY? TO INCLUDE THAT. VICE CHAIR HILL, COMMISSIONER FLINT.

WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT, HOW WE HAVE IT STRUCTURED, BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN ASK FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO ASK FOR. THAT'S PART OF THE CODE AND A PART OF THE REGULATIONS.

HELP TIE IT TOGETHER. AS MUCH AS WE MAY NOT APPRECIATE WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED UPON US.

AND I CAN'T REMEMBER AS I STAND HERE WHAT WE REQUIRE ON THAT POINT.

I DON'T EITHER, BUT I KNEW WHEN IT CAME UP THAT WE DID REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF PAPERWORK AND WHATEVER, AND THIS SHOULD PROBABLY BE THROWN IN WITH IT.

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. WELL, WAIT A MINUTE. DON'T WE HAVE TO ASK THE PUBLIC IF THEY'RE OKAY? SORRY. I'LL HOLD MY MOTION. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PUBLIC HERE, BUT IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK, ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF MISS FAIRALL, OR HAVE LAURA HAVE YOU GOTTEN ANY? NO, SIR. OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE THAT. ALL RIGHT, NOW I MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. OKAY. LAURA. COMMISSIONER TYSON? AYE.

COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE? AYE. COMMISSIONER FLINT? AYE. AND VICE CHAIR HILL? AYE. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM UP FOR CONSIDERATION IS PCM2602-001. WAIVER OF SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENT FOR THE VILLA PARK SUBDIVISION.

AUSTIN SHREFFLER. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

I'M HERE FOR PCM2602-01 VILLA PARK UTILITY WAIVER.

IN CASE THAT SUBDIVISION DOES NOT SEEM FAMILIAR TO YOU.

IT'S FORMERLY WENTZ 154. IT'S JUST A RENAMING OF THAT SUBDIVISION.

THE APPLICANT IS LJA. THE REQUEST IS A WAIVER FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO UNDERGROUND AN EXISTING OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL POWER LINE ALONG THE SOUTH AND WEST BOUNDARIES OF THE SUBDIVISION. TOWN CODE REQUIRES OVERHEAD LIGHTS ON SITE AND ADJACENT TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO BE UNDERGROUND, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT.

THERE IS A LOCATION MAP THERE OF THE VILLA PARK SUBDIVISION.

IT'S AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WENTZ AND GRIER.

AND THEN ON THIS SLIDE, THE LAST SLIDE IS A UTILITY LINE EXHIBIT PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

IN GREEN THERE, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT THOSE ARE THE OVERHEAD LINES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO REMAIN ABOVE GROUND.

AND THERE'S LITTLE RED X'S WITH THE UTILITY POLES SHOWN THERE.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK TO THE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR REQUESTING THIS WAIVER IF I CAN INVITE HER UP FOR YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M JESSICA TSINNIE, I'M WITH LJA ENGINEERING. I'M THE PROJECT ENGINEER AND MANAGER ON THIS SPECIFIC SITE FOR VILLA PARKWAY.

SORRY, VILLA PARK SUBDIVISION. SO THIS IS A REQUEST FROM TEP, AND I DO HAVE A LETTER FROM THEM.

IN SUMMARY, THEY'RE INSTALLING. THEY JUST RECENTLY INSTALLED NEW POLES ALONG GRIER ROAD, WHICH IS THE SOUTH SIDE, THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY IN THAT EXHIBIT SHOWN.

AND THE REASON FOR KEEPING IT OVERHEAD, IN SUMMARY, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE ENTIRE LETTER, IS TO, IS FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE AREA.

SO ONE SPECIFICALLY AT THE CORNER OF WENTZ AND GRIER ROAD THE EXISTING POLES WITHIN THE AREA DO SERVE THOSE EXISTING CUSTOMERS.

SO THAT'S THE REQUEST IS TO KEEP THAT IN PLACE.

AND AGAIN, AS ONGOING EFFORTS, TEP IS PLANNING ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WENTZ ROAD AS WELL BETWEEN GRIER AND MARANA ROAD.

AND THESE UPGRADES ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT EXPANDING COMMUNITY AND TO MAINTAIN SAFE, RELIABLE ELECTRICAL SERVICES.

AND THAT'S THE GIST OF IT, I THINK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS LETTER WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION.

OKAY. BUT REALLY, THAT'S THE SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. I DON'T MEAN TO MAKE THE MEETING ANY LONGER, BUT.

MATT WHAT COULD WE BUILD ON THE PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO GRIER AND WENTZ? VICE CHAIR HILL, COMMISSIONER FLINT, I AM NOT SURE.

OFF OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHAT THE ADJACENT ZONING OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH.

DO YOU RECALL, JASON? THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST IS OLD ALPHABET ZONE, AND THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, I BELIEVE, IS A RURAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION.

WHAT ABOUT THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THE SCREEN? THE WENTZ 154 SUBDIVISION OR VILLA PARK IS, HAS BEEN REZONED WITHIN THE PAST, I'D SAY FIVE YEARS.

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ALL RIGHT. SO THESE FOLKS, WHEN AND WHENEVER THIS GETS BUILT AND WHO'S EVER A LIFETIME, THEY'RE GOING TO DRIVE DOWN TO THEIR SUBDIVISION AND HAVE OVERHEAD LINES. CORRECT.

AND VICE CHAIR HILL, COMMISSIONER FLINT. JUST TO CLARIFY TOO, IT'S ONLY THESE LINES THAT ARE SHOWN HERE.

SO WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION. I REALIZE WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, BUT YET.

JASON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS OR NOT.

WHEN TANGERINE WAS WIDENED FROM THE INTERSTATE TO ITS TERMINUS OF THE PROJECT AND ALL THOSE POLES WERE MOVED, NOBODY WAS OUT OF SERVICE DURING THAT TIME. WE AWARE OF THAT OR.

NO, I MEAN, ALL THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TANGERINE AND SOME ON THE NORTH SIDE.

YEAH, COMMISSIONER FLINT, I WASN'T HERE AT THAT TIME, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANYONE BEING OUT OF SERVICE DURING THAT WIDENING.

IF I MIGHT JUST INTERJECT ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.

COMMISSIONERS. YOU KNOW, FROM A STAFF LEVEL PERSPECTIVE, WE LOOK AT THIS AND EVEN JANE, BRETT AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS BEFOREHAND.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A DISCONNECT RIGHT NOW IS IN OUR PROCESS, OVERALL PROCESS IS WHEN THE UTILITIES IN OUR AREA ARE DOING IMPROVEMENTS, WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THEM UNTIL THEY'RE ACTUALLY UNDERWAY OR BEING COMPLETED.

SO IN THIS CASE, TEP HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN PUTTING NEW UTILITY POLES IN THERE.

AND NOW TO COME IN AFTERWARDS AND ASK THEM TO TURN AROUND AND UNDERGROUND IT.

WE DO THINK THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST SAY KIND OF A SLAP IN THE FACE FOR AN INVESTMENT THAT THEY JUST MADE.

BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PRUDENT IF WE KNEW ABOUT IT IN ADVANCE TO SAY, HEY, LOOK, WE KNOW THERE'S DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING IN THIS AREA.

YOU SHOULD REALLY BE UNDERGROUNDING THIS. SO I SAY THAT IN LIGHT OF I DON'T THINK THIS IS ANYTHING OF THE APPLICANT'S WRONGDOING IN DOING THIS.

AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING EITHER, COMMISSIONER FLINT, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS, I THINK FROM A STAFF LEVEL, THIS IS A REASONABLE AND JUSTIFIED REQUEST.

OKAY. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? OKAY. WE'LL CANCEL OR END THE PUBLIC PORTION.

AND DO I HAVE A MOTION? YEAH, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE, AS MUCH AS I'M NOT HAPPY WITH IT.

I'LL DO IT, I'LL DO IT RELUCTANTLY, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

YEAH. SECOND. OKAY. WOULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? I THINK IT'S JUST CHAIRMAN HILL OR. I'M SORRY, VICE CHAIR HILL.

I BELIEVE IT'S JUST A SIMPLE ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

OKAY, AND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. DO DO DO, I GOT TO CHECK EVERYTHING. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

OKAY, THOSE ARE FINISHED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS? YES. VICE CHAIR HILL AND COMMISSIONERS, I HAVE SOME NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

IT'S DIFFICULT NEWS, BUT I RECENTLY SUBMITTED MY NOTICE OF RESIGNATION TO THE TOWN.

I WILL BE MOVING ON FROM MY POSITION HERE. MY LAST DAY WITH THE TOWN WILL BE MARCH 12TH.

I HAVE ACCEPTED AN OPPORTUNITY WITH MATTAMY HOMES.

SO I WILL STILL BE IN THE REGION. STILL BE AROUND HERE.

BUT IT'S A DIFFICULT MOVE, BUT ONE THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT AS WELL.

DIFFICULT FROM THE STANCE OF LEAVING A GREAT TEAM THAT YOU'VE GOT TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THEM.

THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 35 OTHER PEOPLE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE NOT INTERACTED WITH, BUT A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE AND BRETT HAS BEEN RECENTLY NAMED BY THE TOWN MANAGER TO SERVE IN THE INTERIM ROLE.

SO BRETT WILL BE TAKING OVER. HE IS A VERY CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL.

HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, BUT HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND IS VERY CAPABLE OF DOING THIS AND INTERACTS VERY WELL WITH THE TEAM.

SO, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THE YEARS MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR THE FULL EIGHT YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.

SOME OF THEM TOOK A BREAK AND THEN CAME BACK.

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AND MAYBE SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD YOU MIGHT SEE ME IN THE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PODIUM ASKING FOR A WAIVER OR FORGIVENESS OR SOMETHING.

BUT NONETHELESS, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR ME OVER THE YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

WELL, THAT'S A SHOCK. WELL. IT SHOULDN'T BE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST SAY I'M SORRY TO SEE YOU GO, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU GO, BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF A CAREER PATH AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES AND IN FURTHERING YOUR CAREER.

SO YOU KNOW, IN THAT RESPECT, I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.

AND I WISH YOU WELL. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE.

IT'S CERTAINLY SET THE LEVEL FOR PROFESSIONALISM AS I SAW IT IN THE DEPARTMENT COMING FROM A SIMILAR BACKGROUND.

AND AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. AND THANK YOU.

I DO AS WELL. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

SECOND. DO I HAVE TO SAY THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? YEAH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.