[ 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 and deliver it to the Town Clerk. 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.]

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 PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWN COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AND DELIVER IT TO THE TOWN CLERK.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKER CARDS. WE HAVE.

WE'RE. I'M GOING TO ALLOW 30 MINUTES FOR THE TOTAL TIME OF OUR CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOUR NEIGHBOR TIME OR GIVE ANYBODY TIME, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF. I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU ARE ON DECK, THAT WE SIT DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE, WE HAVE SEVERAL SEATS DOWN HERE THAT WE CAN SIT.

IF YOU'RE ON DECK TO TRY TO KEEP KEEP THE RHYTHM GOING.

ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE CHEERING AND THE CLAPPING, THAT JUST TAKES TIME.

FROM THE COMMENTS, THE IMPORTANT COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO MAKE, I REALLY WANT TO HAVE THESE COMMENTS BE POLITE.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE. ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT'S BEING SAID, WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED. BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DIRECT.

YOU'RE HERE TO TALK TO THE TOWN COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL ITSELF.

ANY ANYTHING THAT'S DEEMED THAT I DEEM AS RUDE, OBNOXIOUS BEHAVIOR.

I'LL HAVE ONE OF THE OFFICERS TALK TO YOU. IF I HAVE TO HAVE THEM TALK TO YOU AGAIN, I'LL HAVE THEM REMOVE YOU FROM THE ROOM.

SO FIRST SPEAKER. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOEL KORDIS, FOLLOWED BY MELODY STRATMAN.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF DEBATE OVER IMMIGRATION FACILITIES AND FEDERAL OFFICERS IN THE PAST MEETINGS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME CLARIFICATIONS AND HOPE EVERYONE SUPPORTS YOUR STANCE ON LAW AND ORDER.

THERE ARE SOME WHO SAY IT'S NOT A CRIME TO IMPROPERLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY.

SO WHAT'S A CRIME? DEFINITIVELY, A CRIME IS ANY ACT WITH A PENALTY ATTACHED.

UNDER SECTION 8, U.S.C. 13, 25, AND 26 OF OUR IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

IT STATES TO ENTER OR ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE U.S.

AT A TIME OR PLACE NOT DESIGNATED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, ELUDE EXAMINATION OR INSPECTION BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, OR ATTEMPT TO ENTER OR OBTAIN ENTRY THROUGH FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS CARRIES A PENALTY UP TO 6 MONTHS IN FEDERAL JAIL AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES UP TO 2 YEARS.

REENTRY OF REMOVED ALIENS CARRIES PENALTIES RANGING FROM 2 TO 20 YEARS.

THOSE ARE THE ACTS AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OUR COUNTRY, AND BY DEFINITION, THAT MAKES IT A CRIME AND THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSEQUENCES.

IN 1764, CRIMINOLOGIST CESARE BECCARIA, IN HIS BOOK ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT, WITH THE PREMISE THAT TO DETER CRIME, THE PUNISHMENT MUST OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS OF THE OFFENSE, DETAINING, JAILING AND DEPORTING SERVES AS A DETERRENT.

SECTION 8 U.S.C. 1182, 1227, 1229, AND 1231 ARE ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS WHERE WE FIND THE CAUSES AND METHODS FOR DEPORTATION.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IS NOT A CRIMINAL PROCESS.

DEMANDING CRIMINAL ARREST AND SEARCH WARRANTS BY FEDERAL OFFICERS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING OF OUR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND CRIMINAL STATUTES.

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ALLEGATIONS THAT UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, FEDERAL OFFICERS HAVE NO AUTHORITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS FALSE.

IN 1803, JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL, IN THE CASE MARBURY VERSUS MADISON AFFIRMED OUR CONSTITUTION AS ACTUALLY LAW AND NOT SIMPLY STATEMENTS.

THIS VALIDATES THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

THERE'S ALSO CLAIMS OF RACIAL PROFILING. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ILLEGALLY ENTERING OUR COUNTRY CAME FROM EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS. ICE FOCUSES ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, NOT ETHNIC BACKGROUND.

REGARDLESS OF YOUR COLOR OR WHERE YOU'RE FROM, IF YOU FOLLOW OUR LAWS, THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR.

MY WIFE FOLLOWED THE LAW AND IMMIGRATED HERE LEGALLY FROM VIETNAM, BECAME A U.S.

CITIZEN, AND EARNED HER BACHELOR'S IN NURSING.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DAY THAT WE WAKE UP, LOCK OUR DOORS, PULL DOWN THE SHADES, OR FEAR GOING OUT SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE'S FROM VIETNAM OR THAT SHE'S ASIAN. JUST FOLLOW THE LAW. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

TO THOSE WHO THROW STONES, BLOCK STREETS, FOLLOW VEHICLES AND ATTACK OFFICERS.

THAT'S JUST LAWLESS BEHAVIOR. TO CARRY OUT ACTS AGAINST OUR AUTHORITIES IS BIBLICALLY AND SOCIALLY WRONG.

AND IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN ANARCHY TO OUR COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATORS KNOW THAT THOSE OF US SITTING HERE AND A MAJORITY ACROSS THIS GREAT AMERICAN RED, WHITE AND BLUE FLAG RAISING PATRIOTIC TOWN OF MARANA WILL STAND UP WITH YOU AND NOT SIT LIKE THOSE IN CONGRESS.

AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOUR LAW-AND-ORDER POSITION WITH OUR VOTES AND GODSPEED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MELODY STRATMAN, FOLLOWED BY SANDRA JOSS.

WE LIVE IN THE TOWN OF MARANA. WE HAVE FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS.

I HAVE BEEN TEACHING IN MARANA SCHOOLS FOR 30 YEARS.

OFF AND ON. I STILL SUBSTITUTE. AFTER ATTENDING THE LAST MEETING.

I WANT THE COUNCIL TO KNOW I STAND WITH THEM SUPPORTING LAW AND ORDER.

I SAW SEVERAL COMMERCIALLY PRINTED SIGNS LAST TIME SAYING ABOLISH ICE.

ICE STANDS FOR IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

ITS MISSION IS TO PROTECT AMERICA THROUGH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS TO PRESERVE NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

ITS VISION IS TO BE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S PREMIER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, MITIGATING TRANSNATIONAL THREATS AND SAFEGUARDING OUR NATION, COMMUNITIES, LAWFUL IMMIGRATION, TRADE, TRAVEL, AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. IF YOU'VE TRAVELED OUT OF THE COUNTRY, YOU DO SEE ICE AGENTS AT US AIRPORTS, AT CRUISE PORTS, ASSURING THAT TRAVELERS ARE HERE LEGALLY. THEY'RE NOT BRINGING IN VEGETATION, ANIMALS OR OTHER MATERIALS THAT COULD HARM OUR NATION.

ARE THERE BAD ICE AGENTS? YES. ARE THERE BAD TEACHERS? YES. ARE THERE BAD REPAIRMEN? BAD CHEFS? WAIT STAFF, CLERKS, PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

WE CAN FIND NOT SO COMPETENT PEOPLE IN MANY FIELDS, BUT ALL SHOULD NOT BE PAINTED WITH THE SAME BRUSH AS IS GOING ON WITH ICE.

I WANT OUR COUNTRY TO BE SAFE. I WANT MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO BE SAFE.

ON A SMALLER SCALE, I COMPARE OUR COUNTRY WITH SCHOOLS, JUST LIKE OUR COUNTRY HAS LAWS AND RULES.

SO DO SCHOOLS. MARANA SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED WITH FENCES THAT ARE NO LONGER CHAIN LINK FENCES, WHICH ARE EASY TO SCALE. NOW FENCES ARE VERTICAL POSTS WITH POINTED TOPS.

SCHOOLS ARE NOT OPEN TO EVERYONE. PEOPLE MUST CHECK IN SO THAT SCHOOLS KNOW WHO IS ENTERING AND WHY.

THERE'S ALSO BUSINESSES THAT REQUIRE CHECK IN GYMS. YMC, THE MARC THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO'S COMING IN.

JUST LIKE OUR COUNTRY, THERE IS A LEGAL METHOD FOR COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY AND IT SHOULD BE RESPECTED AND NOT OPEN BORDERS FOR ANYONE WHO CHOOSES.

I KNOW PEOPLE FROM RUSSIA, IRAQ, ROMANIA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY AND MEXICO WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED USING THE SYSTEM AND WHILE IT CAN BE A LENGTHY PROCESS, IT PAYS OFF FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW IT.

THE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS BELIEVE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND WHILE THEY MAINTAIN THEIR CUSTOMS AND BIRTH LANGUAGE, THEY HAVE LEARNED THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THEY HAVE JOBS, AND THEY'VE CLEARLY ASSIMILATED.

THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT FOLLOWING LAWS OR RULE.

WE CANNOT IGNORE STOP SIGNS OR DRIVE OUR VEHICLES AT UNSAFE SPEEDS.

SCHOOLS HAVE RULES. THE UNITED STATES HAS LAWS.

PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY NEED TO BE VETTED AND BECOME PART OF THE FABRIC OF AMERICA.

I DO NOT WANT TO ABOLISH ICE, AND I WANT THE AGENCY TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SANDRA JOSS, FOLLOWED BY BENNETT BURKE.

MY NAME IS SANDRA JOSS, AND MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED HERE IN 1989 AND CHOSE TO BUY A HOME IN THE MARANA SCHOOL DISTRICT ON PURPOSE, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR, TOWN MANAGER, DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER, DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR

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LISTENING TO THE OPPOSING VIEWS REGARDING THE ICE FACILITY IN THE LOCATION OF THE FORMER STATE PRISON IN MARANA.

AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, MANY SPEAKERS APPEALED TO THIS VENUE TO SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY.

THEREFORE, RATHER THAN EXPRESSING AN OPINION OF MY OWN, I AM HERE TO PRESENT SOME FACTS.

I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS NOT A DEMOCRACY.

IT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, WHICH IS A FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT INVOLVES REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.

EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN ARIZONA, WHEN SWORN INTO OFFICE, TAKES AN OATH TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THE RULE OF LAW ALSO SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE IN A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.

IN A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, SUCH AS THE UNITED STATES, EVERY CITIZEN, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR STATUS OR AUTHORITY, IS SUBJECT TO THE LAW. THE MARANA FACILITY WAS A STATE'S FIRST PRIVATE PRISON OPERATED BY MTC, AND THE FACILITY HAS THE PROPER ZONING FOR THIS OPERATION.

MTC ALSO ALREADY RUNS FIVE ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY STATES THAT ICE INTENDS TO PROCURE COMPREHENSIVE DETENTION SERVICES THROUGH A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION, OR MTC. THE FACILITY IN MARANA WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF, HOLDING UP TO 775 DETAINEES.

ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF LAW, THE MAYOR AND THIS BODY DO NOT HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO BLOCK DHS AND MTC IN THIS AGREEMENT. THEREFORE, PROTESTING AT THESE MEETINGS SERVES NO PURPOSE OTHER THAN WASTING THEIR TIME WHEN THEY COULD BE FOCUSING ON OTHER MATTERS TO BENEFIT MARANA AND THE CITIZENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BENNETT BURKE, FOLLOWED BY COLIN MELLORS.

MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. MARANA RESIDENT HERE.

SLAVERY. THE GENOCIDE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. THE U.S.

INVASION OF MEXICO IN 1846. JIM CROW LAWS. HITLER'S THIRD REICH.

THE MURDERS OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS BY THE KLAN AND TRUMP'S FASCIST PERSECUTION OF IMMIGRANTS.

WHAT DO ALL THESE HAVE IN COMMON? THEY ARE ALL ANIMATED AND MOTIVATED BY RACISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY.

WE KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO FACT BASED MORAL OR ETHICAL CASE FOR THIS POGROM.

HERE ARE SOME ACTUAL FACTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO KEEP SAYING RULE OF LAW.

RULE OF LAW. EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY BELIEVE IN THE RULE OF LAW WHEN IT APPLIES TO PEOPLE THEY DON'T LIKE.

FACT, ON THE WHOLE, IMMIGRANTS ARE FAR LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIMES THAN U.S.

BORN CITIZENS. FACT, OVER 70% OF IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION CENTERS RIGHT NOW HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIMES.

FACT, BEING IN THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT A CRIME IT'S A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.

FACT, DONALD TRUMP WAS CONVICTED OF 34 FELONY COUNTS AND A CIVIL TRIAL, FOUND THAT HE SEXUALLY ABUSED, E. JEAN, JEAN CARROLL, AND THEN LIED ABOUT IT.

SO HE IS AN ACTUAL CRIMINAL. FACT, FOR THOSE WHO SAY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME HERE THE RIGHT WAY.

THE TRUMP REGIME IS PERSECUTING IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE HERE LEGALLY ALSO, SUCH AS THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY IN MY FATHER'S HOMETOWN OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, WHO WERE BROUGHT TO THE U.S. LEGALLY UNDER A PROVISION KNOWN AS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS, WHICH THEY STILL MAINTAIN. WHILE JD VANCE AND OTHERS CIRCULATED FALSE AND DISGUSTING STATEMENTS ABOUT THEM, SUCH AS THAT THEY WERE EATING PEOPLE'S PETS. FACT, IMMIGRANTS ARE ONE OF THE PILLARS OF OUR ECONOMY AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

SO THERE GOES THE FACT BASED CASE FOR REMOVAL OF IMMIGRANTS.

THE BROWN AND BLACK ONES LEAVING ONLY ONE REAL REASON RACISM.

DANGEROUS, LIE BASED, DEEPLY IMMORAL RACISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY.

THOSE OF US WHO FOLLOW THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS OF NAZARETH KNOW THAT HE DID TWO THINGS HARSHLY CONDEMN THE WEALTHY, MIGHTY, AND POWERFUL, WHILE STANDING, ALWAYS WITH MARGINALIZED AND PERSECUTED PEOPLES.

BUT REGARDLESS OF FAITH OR PHILOSOPHY. IT'S THE MORAL DUTY OF EVERY GOOD AND DECENT PERSON TO CONDEMN RACISM, WHITE SUPREMACY, THE TRUMP REGIME'S HITLERIAN CAMPAIGN OF ETHNIC CLEANSING BY DEPORTATION, AND EVERY ICE CONCENTRATION CAMP EVERYWHERE.

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[APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COLIN MELLORS, FOLLOWED BY BETSY BRANTNER SMITH.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHILE I AM ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THE DETENTION CENTER AND TO THIS BODY'S INACTIVITY IN ANY PUBLIC FACING MEANINGFUL ACTION AGAINST IT, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE DATA CENTER ORDINANCE.

I ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I WROTE TO EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I MET WITH THE TOWN LEADERSHIP. I ASKED FOR A MORATORIUM.

I AND OTHERS TOLD YOU THERE WERE ISSUES AND EXPOSURE IN THE ORDINANCE.

YOU DECLINED. MEMBERS CALLED THE CONCERNS SPECULATION AND FEAR MONGERING ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. YOU MOVED FORWARD ANYWAY. THE ORDINANCE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, AND TONIGHT I'M HERE TO PUT ON THE RECORD WITH EVIDENCE THAT CANNOT BE DISMISSED.

MARANA'S ORDINANCE DOES NOT REGULATE THE KIND OF NOISE THESE FACILITIES ACTUALLY PRODUCE.

IT'S VULNERABLE, TECHNICALLY DEFICIENT. AND IF YOU DO NOTHING, RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWN WILL PAY A STEEP PRICE FOR THE INACTION.

HERE'S WHAT YOU APPROVED. AN ORDINANCE BUILT ON A-WEIGHTED DECIBEL MEASUREMENT, A STANDARD DESIGNED FOR TRAFFIC AND LEAF BLOWERS.

HIGH DENSITY, DRY AIR COOLED DATA CENTERS DO NOT PRODUCE THAT KIND OF NOISE.

THEY PRODUCE LOW FREQUENCY MECHANICAL RUMBLE AND TONAL HUM, SOUND THAT TRAVELS FOR MILES, ESPECIALLY IN THIS PARTICULAR CLIMATE. SOUND THAT PENETRATES WALLS AND WINDOWS, SOUND THAT IS FELT IN YOUR CHEST AS MUCH AS IT'S HEARD WITH YOUR EARS AND SOUND THAT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE ONCE A FACILITY IS OPERATIONAL.

THIS IS NOT THEORY. THIS IS NOT FEAR MONGERING.

THIS IS DOCUMENTED ONGOING HARM IN COMMUNITIES THAT MADE THE SAME MISTAKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WE'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA. PRINEVILLE, OREGON.

QUINCY, WASHINGTON. WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA. IN EVERY SINGLE ONE, THE DATA CENTERS PAST THEIR NOISE TESTS, THEY COMPLIED WITH A-WEIGHTED LIMITS JUST LIKE THIS.

AND IN EVERY SINGLE ONE, RESIDENTS ARE NOW TRAPPED, LIVING WITH A RELENTLESS, UNYIELDING MECHANICAL HUM THAT THEY REPEATEDLY DESCRIBE IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY AS AN AIRPLANE THAT NEVER LEAVES.

THE REASON IT KEEPS HAPPENING IS SIMPLE. A WAITING MASKS UP TO 39DB OF LOW FREQUENCY SOUND, A FACILITY CAN EMIT A POWERFUL TONAL HUM AND LOW FREQUENCY NOISE, YET APPEAR PERFECTLY QUIET ON PAPER.

THIS LOOPHOLE IS SITTING IN MARANA'S ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW.

THE FIX IS STRAIGHTFORWARD ADD C-WEIGHTED AND G-WEIGHTED NOISE LIMITS.

ADD OCTAVE BAND LIMITS FOR THE LOW FREQUENCY BANDS PER ISO 1996 REQUIRE TOTAL PENALTIES FOR MECHANICAL HUM.

ENGAGE BEALE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR POTENTIAL DESIGNS AT THE MOMENT COULD EVEN MEET THESE STANDARDS BEFORE A SINGLE PERMIT IS SECURED.

I'VE SUBMITTED A FORMAL AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION IN MY RESEARCH TONIGHT, WITHOUT WHICH OUTLINES THE PROBLEMS THIS CAUSES IN A FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. I'VE ALSO MADE THESE PUBLIC IN MY SUBSTACK SO RESIDENTS CAN READ THE SAME INFORMATION, ASK QUESTIONS, AND STAY INFORMED. THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO RETROFIT FOR THIS PROBLEM ONCE IT EXISTS.

THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH IT IS TO PREVENT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE ONLY QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER THIS COUNCIL WILL ACT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, OR EXPLAIN TO RESIDENTS AFTERWARD WHY YOU DIDN'T.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT SPEAKER IS BETSY BRANTNER SMITH, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOPHER PUKA.

HI, MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK.

I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR NOT FALLING VICTIM TO THIS CHILDISH PROPAGANDA, THE EMOTIONAL NONSENSE, THE LIES AND LIES AND MORE LIES NOT JUST ABOUT THE PRIVATE PRISON THAT ICE MAY OR MAY NOT USE, BUT ALSO ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AS WELL AS OUR OWN MARANA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

OUR OWN MARANA PD HAS BEEN CALLED UNTRAINED. THEY HAVE BEEN THEY HAVE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE HAVING ANY KIND OF FACILITY LIKE THIS ICE FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY ICE OFFICERS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS WE USED TO HAVE WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 2010, WE HAD ABOUT A MILLION POLICE OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 750,000. AND I'M GLAD THAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN AT THE MARANA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, CONTINUE TO STAND TO PROTECT ALL OF US HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

13. THERE IS A 1,300% INCREASE IN ASSAULTS ON ICE AGENTS.

THERE IS A 3,200% INCREASE IN VEHICULAR ATTACKS AGAINST ICE AGENTS, AND AN 8,000% ATTACK ON DEATH THREATS OF ATTACKS ON ICE AGENTS.

AND IN THE LAST 59 DAYS IN THIS COUNTRY, WE HAVE HAD 62 AMERICAN POLICE OFFICERS SHOT.

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7 OF THEM WERE KILLED. THAT IS NEARLY ONE A DAY.

ATTACKS ON ICE ARE ATTACKS ON THE AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

AND I THANK YOU FOR STANDING FOR THE RULE OF LAW.

I THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND I THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO GIVE US THIS WONDERFUL, TRAINED, DOUBLY ACCREDITED POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE RESIDENTS OF MARANA ENJOY TO CONTINUE TO KEEP US SAFE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTOPHER PUKA, FOLLOWED BY DOUG SMITH.

MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER PUKA. I'M A PIMA COUNTY RESIDENT.

I PRACTICED MEDICINE FOR 25 YEARS ON THE BORDER OF TUCSON AND MARANA, SERVING MANY MARANA RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AND HAVING MADE MANY, MANY HOSPICE CALLS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.

LAST COUNCIL MEETING MAYOR POST AFTER HAVING HEARD TESTIMONY ABOUT THE HORRENDOUS AND CRUEL INHUMAN CONDITIONS THAT EXIST IN ICE DETENTION FACILITIES.

YOU JUSTIFIED THE TOWN COUNCIL'S REFUSAL TO DENOUNCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHAT WILL BE ONE AMERICA, ONE OF AMERICA'S VERSION OF A CONCENTRATION CAMP, BY SAYING THAT YOU HAD TO OBEY FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. SO I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT LAW TODAY.

I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THE TRUTH OF YOUR STATEMENT BY READING AN EXCERPT BY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR'S LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL. QUOTE, ONE MAY WELL ASK, HOW CAN YOU ADVOCATE BREAKING SOME LAWS AND OBEYING OTHERS? OOPS. THE ANSWER IS FOUND IN THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF LAWS JUST AND UNJUST. I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO ADVOCATE OBEYING JUST LAWS.

ONE NOT ONLY HAS A LEGAL, BUT A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO OBEY JUST LAWS.

CONVERSELY, ONE HAS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DISOBEY UNJUST LAWS.

I WOULD AGREE WITH SAINT AUGUSTINE THAT AN UNJUST LAW IS NO LAW AT ALL.

NOW, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO? HOW DOES ONE DETERMINE WHAT LAW IS JUST OR UNJUST? A JUST LAW IS A MAN MADE CODE THAT SQUARES WITH MORAL LAW OR THE LAW OF GOD.

AN UNJUST LAW IS ONE THAT IS OUT OF HARMONY WITH THE MORAL LAW.

TO PUT IT IN TERMS OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS, AN UNJUST LAW IS A HUMAN LAW THAT IS NOT ROOTED IN INTERNAL AND NATURAL LAW. ANY LAW THAT UPLIFTS HUMAN PERSONALITY IS JUST.

ANY LAW THAT DEGRADES. HUMAN PERSONALITY IS UNJUST.

KING GOES ON TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN NEVER FORGET THAT EVERYTHING HITLER DID IN GERMANY WAS LEGAL, AND EVERYTHING THAT THE HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS DID IN HUNGARY WAS ILLEGAL.

SO HOW WOULD HISTORY HAVE TREATED THE GERMAN PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY IF THEY REFUSED TO HAVE CONCENTRATION CAMPS CONSTRUCTED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. YEAH, IT'S DAVE SMITH, BUT I KNOW MY.

I'M LEFT-HANDED, IT'S TERRIBLE HANDWRITING. WELL, FIRST OFF, MY GOOD RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT FRIEND HERE, HE SAID EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THE LAW ITSELF, IT'S A CIVIL PROCESS.

AND YOU KNOW, OUR SOCIETY OF LAW IS ABSOLUTELY NOT EMOTIONAL LAWS, BUT TRUE LAWS CHOSEN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE SELECTED IN LEGISLATIVE BODIES.

AND AGAIN LET'S JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND LET'S JUST ALL SAY HITLER, HITLER, HITLER, HITLER, HITLER, FASCIST, FASCIST, FASCIST, FASCIST UNTIL WE'RE EXHAUSTED.

THEN WE CAN GET PAST THIS CRAP BECAUSE WE'RE BEING CALLED NAMES.

WE KNOW WHO IT'S IMPLYING. IT'S IT'S A DENIGRATION OF YOUR FELLOW MEN.

IT'S JUST STOP IT. THERE'S NO FASCISM IN AMERICA.

THERE'S NO NAZIS IN AMERICA. WE WENT AND WIPED THEM OUT OF THE FREE MEN OF THIS COUNTRY WENT AND WIPED OUT THE FASCISTS.

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NOW, I WANT TO SAY THIS. I WANT TO THANK THIS CITY COUNCIL FOR FOCUSING ON THE JOBS OF CITY COUNCIL, THAT IS THE HEALTH, WELFARE, MANAGEMENT OF OUR RESOURCES, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

THAT'S YOUR JOB. AND THAT WELFARE INCLUDES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IT INCLUDES THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OR NOT HAVE A PRISON HERE, A HOLDING FACILITY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER NOW THAT WE HAVE A MILITARY ACTION GOING ON.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THESE ISSUES THAT ARE FACING THIS NATION.

2 MILLION GOT AWAYS. FORGET ABOUT THE MILLIONS THAT CAME IN ESCORTED BY THE FEDERAL FORCES.

BUT THE GOT AWAYS, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

2. 19 MEN STOPPED THIS COUNTRY SEPTEMBER 11TH.

WE ALL REMEMBER 911. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO INTO THE STUDIOS AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK.

WE HAD A CREW AT THE PENTAGON WHEN IT WAS HIT.

I REMEMBER THAT I LIVED THROUGH THAT. IT PARALYZED THIS NATION.

2 MILLION GOT AWAYS. WE NEED ICE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

AND I THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR FOCUSED ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF YOUR TOWN COUNCIL.

MARANA IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. THAT'S WHY WHEN I MOVED BACK HERE, I TOLD MY WIFE, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK WHERE I LOVED IT.

WE'RE HERE AND I THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT THAT WAY.

LET'S CUT THIS CALLING ANYBODY YOU DON'T AGREE WITH BIZARRE NAMES.

I HAPPEN TO HAVE A DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE.

THERE'S NO FASCIST IN THIS ROOM EXCEPT THOSE WHO WOULD SILENCE OTHERS WITH AD HOMINEM ATTACKS.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY MCALLISTER, FOLLOWED BY STACY CARLSON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR POST AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO STATE MY SUPPORT FOR AN ICE DETENTION FACILITY.

DURING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, 7.7 TO 8 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS CAME ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN BORDER ALONE.

WHILE SOME WERE JUST REGULAR PEOPLE WHO WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AMERICA FOR A BETTER LIFE, THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDED GANG MEMBERS, DANGEROUS VIOLENT CRIMINALS, RAPISTS, PEDOPHILES, MURDERERS AND MORE WHO WERE ALLOWED TO COME INTO OUR COUNTRY AND LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

DURING THIS TIME, 300,000 MIGRANT CHILDREN WENT MISSING.

AS A RESULT, AMERICAN CITIZENS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, HAVE BEEN RAPED, ABUSED AND KILLED, AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT.

IN THE MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO, I HEARD PEOPLE DESCRIBE THE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION FACILITIES.

AND MAYBE THAT'S TRUE AND MAYBE IT'S NOT. BUT THE ANSWER IS NOT TO ABOLISH ICE OR EVEN SLOW DOWN ICE OR PUT OBSTACLES IN THEIR WAY.

THAT'S ABSURD. THEIR WORK IS FAR TOO CRITICAL.

THIS YEAR ALONE, THEY HAVE RESCUED 62,000 MIGRANT CHILDREN.

THEY HAVE ARRESTED ALMOST 8000 GANG MEMBERS, INCLUDING 1,200 [INAUDIBLE] 1,300 MS-13 GANG MEMBERS.

THEY HAVE ARRESTED 1,500 KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LIST IT ALL.

BOTTOM LINE, OUR ICE AGENTS ARE HEROES AND WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THEM IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

IF THEY NEED ANOTHER DETENTION FACILITY. FANTASTIC.

AND IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK TO MAKE THOSE FACILITIES MORE COMFORTABLE, GO FOR IT.

BUT ICE MUST CONTINUE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CREATED AND MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.

AND TO DO THAT, THEY WILL NEED DETENTION FACILITIES.

REGARDING THE ARGUMENT THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN FEAR OF BEING TAKEN OFF THE STREETS AND DETAINED, WELL, YOU ONLY NEED TO BE FEARFUL IF YOU'RE HERE ILLEGALLY.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S A WAY TO AVOID THE DETENTION FACILITIES ALTOGETHER, EVEN IF YOU'RE HERE ILLEGALLY.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL PAY YOU $2,600 TO SELF-DEPORT AND PROVIDE A FREE FLIGHT HOME.

THAT'S QUITE A GRACIOUS OFFER CONSIDERING THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE ILLEGALLY.

ONE WEEK AGO TODAY, OUR AMAZING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GAVE ONE OF THE BEST STATE OF THE UNION SPEECHES I HAVE EVER HEARD.

AT ONE POINT HE PAUSED AND SAID, AND I QUOTE, IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT, THEN STAND UP AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.

THE FIRST DUTY OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS, NOT ILLEGAL ALIENS.

HALF THE ROOM STOOD UP TO CHEER AND THE OTHER HALF OF THE ROOM SAT ON THEIR HANDS.

IT WAS SHAMEFUL. ANTI AMERICAN AND ALSO VERY ENLIGHTENING.

THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME A LOT OF BEING IN THIS ROOM.

THANK YOU MAYOR POST AND THE COUNCIL FOR PUTTING AMERICAN CITIZENS IN MARANA FIRST AND PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR GREAT LEADERSHIP.

[APPLAUSE]. MR. MAYOR, MR. MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY. JUST UNDER FIVE MINUTES. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS STACY CARLSON, FOLLOWED BY JOE FOUTS.

HI, MAYOR POST. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR JUST DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND JUST DOING YOUR JOB.

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JUST I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I GREW UP IN THE MARINA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE STAYING WITHIN THOSE CONFINES OF YOUR JOB.

AND AS YOU SAID OVER AND OVER, I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, BUT WE ARE HERE JUST TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE JUST FOLLOWING WHAT YOUR JOB IS AND WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. I DID WANT TO ADDRESS I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS THIS WEEK, AND I DID WANT TO JUST ADDRESS EVERYONE WHO WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE FACILITY WOULD BE LIKE.

AND SO I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M JUST GOING TO LOOK AND SEE IN THE CONTRACT WHAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO AS A CONTRACTOR FOR ICE, AS SINCE ICE IS CONTRACTING THEM. AND I JUST WANTED TO READ IT FOR YOU GUYS THAT THE DETENTION FACILITY.

SO THIS IS FROM US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

THIS IS MARANA DETENTION FACILITY. MARANA AZ ATTACHMENT 1, PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.

I GOT IT ON. I THINK IT WAS SAM.GOV. AND SO IT JUST BASICALLY SAYS THE DETENTION FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE CONDITIONS OF CONFINED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHARACTERISTICS, CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIVERSE POPULATION, INCLUDING THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY, RISK OF FLIGHT, TYPE OF STATUS, IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS, COMMUNITY TIES, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

THE DETENTION CENTER SHALL PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES.

ABUNDANT NATURAL LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. AMPLE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION THAT ALLOWS FOR VIGOROUS AEROBIC ACTIVITY.

CAFETERIA STYLE MEAL SERVICES OR SATELLITE FEEDING.

INSTITUTIONAL ALIEN CLOTHING. VISITATIONS IN ACCORDANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NDS 2025.

PRIVATE AREAS FOR ATTORNEY-CLIENT VISITS WITH VIDEO TELECONFERENCING CAPABILITIES.

NOISE CONTROL ENHANCED BUT CONTROLLED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.

ALTHOUGH THE MANNER AND DEGREE OF IMPLEMENT MAY VARY BASED ON SECURITY LEVELS.

ENHANCED LAW LIBRARY AND LEGAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING COMPUTERS WITH LIMITED WEB ACCESS TO ACCOMMODATE THE ICE PROVIDED ONLINE LAW LIBRARY VIA ICE PORTAL AND ENHANCED PROGRAMING, INCLUDING RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS, AND DEDICATED SPACE FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

SO I JUST READ THAT AND TO ME THAT IS WHAT IS REQUIRED BY ICE.

THEY CAN ALSO COME IN TO THESE FACILITIES AT ANY POINT IN TIME AND TAKE A LOOK AND MAKE SURE THESE FACILITIES ARE ALSO STAYING TRUE TO WHAT THEY REQUIRE AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES. AND THAT'S I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND SO THAT IS WHAT THE LAW SAYS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, THEY WON'T FOLLOW IT. WELL, THAT'S WHAT'S IN PLACE RIGHT NOW AND THAT IS THEIR JOB TO FOLLOW IT. MTC, I BELIEVE, IS WHAT IT IS. THAT'S THEIR JOB AND THERE IS OVERSIGHT ON THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. HOPEFULLY IT'LL HELP EVERYONE FEEL BETTER. I DOUBT IT WILL, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE FOUTS.

SIR YOU WILL GET YOUR THREE MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL BE DONE FOR THE EVENING.

YES, SIR THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'LL BE REAL QUICK.

WE ALLOTTED 30 MINUTES TONIGHT, AND OUR 30 MINUTES IS UP.

I DON'T KNOW, YOU SAID NOT EQUAL.

WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE CARDS, SIR. WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE CARDS TO SEE WHO WAS SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT.

THAT'S NOT ASKED OF YOU.

YEAH. SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO DO 30 MINUTES AND WE'RE GOING TO START LIMITING OUR, AS OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT THE SPEAKERS THAT COME FORWARD.

YOU HAVE WE CAN LIMIT THE TIME WE GIVE THE TOTAL THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, BUT WE ARE ALLOWED TO LIMIT THE ACTUAL TIME.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT HERE TONIGHT. AS I STATED BEFORE WE STARTED, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. FIRST THANK YOU GUYS. WE ARE RESIDENTS.

I GUESS WE'RE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF MARANA. WE LIVE ON SILVER BELL MAYBE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FACILITY.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE ICE DETENTION CENTER, MAYBE.

SO AND I GOT FOUR LITTLE KIDS OVER THERE, AND MY WIFE AND WE'D BE HONORED TO HAVE A FACILITY LIKE THAT OVER THERE.

I GUESS IT'S CLOSER TO MEXICO. IF WE CAN GET ONE IN NOGALES SO THEY CAN JUST WALK OVER, IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL.

ALSO, MR. MAYOR, I THANK YOU FOR NOT FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF REGINA ROMERO BECAUSE SHE'S KIND OF CUCKOO.

SO AT LEAST WE HAVE A NORMAL PERSON AND A NORMAL COUNCIL THAT SUPPORTS MARANA AND KEEPING US ON TRACK.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. AND THEN. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE SPEAKING THEY USE PROFANITY AND THEY PUT PEOPLE DOWN AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THROW THESE WORDS AROUND AND EXPECT IT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BUT THROUGH THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE, I'VE WORKED ON THE BORDER WALL.

WHEN BACK IN 2016, WHEN TRUMP, YOU KNOW, STARTED PUTTING UP THE BORDER WALL.

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I'VE DONE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND A LOT OF RESTAURANT JOBS AND A LOT OF THOSE JOBS ILLEGALS GET IN.

RIGHT? SO A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION THERE IS A LOT OF ILLEGALS WORKING. AND THEY DO WORK HARD.

AND SPEAKING WITH THEM, A LOT OF THEM, THEY COME HERE, THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY AND ALL WEEK THEY TALK ABOUT GOING BACK TO MEXICO, BACK TO MEXICO, BACK TO MEXICO. THEY HANG THEIR FLAGS, MEXICO FLAGS ON THEIR CARS, AND THEY JUST BASH AMERICA.

I MEAN, THEY'RE HERE FOR THE MONEY. THEY TAKE IT BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY'RE PROVIDING. THAT'S FINE AND DANDY, BUT THEY GET ALL THESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, THEY GET FOOD STAMPS, THEY GET ALL THE BENEFITS OF AMERICA WITHOUT LIVING HERE.

THEY GO BACK AND FORTH. I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND. I'VE BEEN TOLD FIRSTHAND. SO THEY'RE NOT GOOD PEOPLE, ALL OF THEM THAT COME ILLEGALLY, THE ONES THAT DO COME LEGALLY AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, GET THE RIGHT CARDS AND, YOU KNOW, BECOME A CITIZEN. THEY'RE BEING PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE IN SOCIETY.

SO JUST WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IS GREAT. LET'S KEEP IT GOING.

AND AMERICA FIRST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE].

MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. NO REPORT MAYOR.

[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. NO REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI.

YES, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE CELEBRATION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE HONORING ITS FOUNDERS, MR. PAUL MARSH, NORM ROSS AND WADDELL HAIG. AND THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11TH AT 10:00 A.M.

AT THE COMMITTAL SHELTER AT THE VETERANS CEMETERY LOCATION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER KAI.

COUNCIL CAVANAUGH. I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU TO MANY SEES. YEAH, I GET IT, I GOT IT, YEAH.

THANK YOU. HAD AN UNUSUAL EVENT. I'M A CYCLIST ON THE LOOP.

BUT LAST COUPLE OF ABOUT A WEEK AGO, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I GOT ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE.

AND WE DID A NICE LITTLE RUN THROUGH TOTALLY TO PRESERVE.

I WAS WITH A GROUP CALLED WHEEL FUN. WHEEL FUN IS A NONPROFIT HERE IN ARIZONA.

THEY WORK WITH SCHOOLS. THEY GET PEOPLE, GET THE KIDS OFF THEIR DEVICES, GET THEM ON BIKES, AND THE TREK BICYCLE COMPANY IS ON IS PART OF THAT GROUP.

AND THEY GIVE THE BIKES TO THESE KIDS FREE OF CHARGE.

AND THEN THEY HAVE COACHES AT EACH SCHOOL THAT HELP THESE KIDS MAINTAIN THE BIKES AND TAKE THEM TO BIKE CAMPS AND BE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND SHOW THEM HOW TO RIDE THESE BIKES AND TREACHEROUS AREAS. I'LL TELL YOU, ON A I WAS I WAS TOTALLY LOST ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE.

I FEARED FOR MY LIFE. IT WAS CRAZY. I COULDN'T EVEN TURN BACK.

IT WAS YOU JUST GOT TO BE ON GUARD. YOU GOT EVERY SECOND YOU'RE ON THAT BIKE, A MOUNTAIN BIKE, AND LIKE A TOTALLY TO PRESERVE. YOU BETTER BE PAYING ATTENTION OR YOU'RE GOING DOWN BIG TIME.

I HAVE TO REPORT I DID NOT GO DOWN. A COUPLE OF THE PEOPLE SAID, I'M AN ANIMAL.

[LAUGHTER]. AND SO I REALLY ENJOYED IT. BUT WHEEL FUN IS REALLY A NEAT ORGANIZATION AND I SUPPORT THEM IN ANY WAY I CAN.

THEY'RE NONPROFIT. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR, APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. I HAVE PLENTY TO SAY, BUT I BETTER NOT.

OH. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL VICE MAYOR. NO REPORT, MAYOR.

SO THE FIRST THING IS, I WOULD FEEL VERY BADLY IF I DID NOT RECOGNIZE ONE OF MY OLD SCHOOL TEACHERS, MR. DYER, OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE. WHAT. ARGUING WITH YOUR FATHER [LAUGHTER] WELL, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU.

AND THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT FOUNDERS DAY COMING UP.

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT SHOULD BE A FUN EVENT THIS YEAR.

THE WEATHER LOOKS PERFECT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

MR. ROZEMA. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

A FEW UPDATES ARE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UPDATE FOR THE MONTH.

FOR FEBRUARY OF 25 WE HAD 73. AND FOR FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WE HAD 93.

SO WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A TICK UP.

A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT RECENTLY CAME ONLINE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WITH MONARCH AND MANDARINA.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO SEE THAT HERE IN THE NEXT NUMBER OF MONTHS AS WELL.

I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A TRAVELING MUSEUM THAT IS COMING TO TOWN.

IT'S GOING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE STATE OF ARIZONA RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S GOING TO BE HERE MARCH 4TH AND MARCH 5TH.

IT'S TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF AMERICA. AND, SO WE HAVE MARCH 4TH FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 AND MARCH

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5TH FROM 11:00 TO 3:00. IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED AT THE MARANA VISITOR CENTER ON ADAMS, RIGHT BEHIND US OVER HERE ON ADAMS BY THE ORA MAE HARN PARK.

REAL TALK WITH THE TOWN EPISODE. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THE INTERCHANGE AND ABOUT RTA NEXT, AND THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INTERCHANGES.

FAUSTO BURRUEL DID A FANTASTIC JOB ANSWERING ALL OF MY QUESTIONS, AND HOPEFULLY ALL THOSE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED WELL FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL, IN TERMS OF WHICH OF THE INTERCHANGES ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED AND IN WHAT ORDER THEY WILL BE IMPACTED AND WHY.

AND THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BECAUSE ONCE UPON A TIME, WHEN I WAS A POLICE CHIEF, I REALLY WANTED A BIKE UNIT, AND I NEVER I NEVER GOT ONE.

BUT NOW CHIEF PRIDGETT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUCCEED WHERE I FAILED.

AND SO GREAT JOB TO YOU, CHIEF, AND TO THE TEAM.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY, REALLY HELP OUT A LOT SO.

[APPLAUSE] AND THE LAST THING IS APRIL 2ND, WE DO HAVE STATE OF THE TOWN.

SO IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. I KNOW THE MAYOR'S BEEN WORKING HARD ON THAT AND SO IS OUR STAFF, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ON APRIL THE 2ND. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF ANYBODY THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO LEAVE IF ANYBODY WANTED TO LEAVE BEFORE WE GOT INTO THE MEAT OF OUR MEETING.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. [LAUGHTER]. MAYOR, MAYOR, I DIDN'T I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US.

IT REALLY DOES MEAN A LOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH I KNOW.

[ Presentation: Relating to Finance; presentation, discussion and possible direction on proposed changes to the Town of Marana Comprehensive Fee Schedule and other various rate and fee adjustments (Yiannis Kalaitzidis)]

[LAUGHTER]. ITEM P1. ITEM P1. RELATING TO FINANCE.

PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE TOWN OF MARANA COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE AND OTHER VARIOUS RATE AND FEE ADJUSTMENTS.

MR. KALAITZIDIS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL PROCESS OF REVIEWING OUR FEES.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU SOME PROPOSED CHANGES TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER FROM PAST YEARS, OUR FIRST COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE DATES BACK TO 2009, AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND UPDATING THAT PARTICULAR SCHEDULE.

PART OF OUR GOALS INCLUDES INCLUDE MAKING SURE WE STANDARDIZE OUR FEES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CORRECT.

MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STILL BEING UTILIZED PROPERLY, AND THAT THEY'RE FAIR AND EQUITABLE AND REFLECT THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE TRY TO STREAMLINE OUR FEES WITH THAT IN MIND.

THIS YEAR, WE ARE PROPOSING DURING THIS PROCESS UPDATES TO 46 OF OUR FEES.

WE HAVE ABOUT 12 ADDITIONS, ONE ELIMINATION AND A NUMBER OF CLARIFICATIONS WITH ABOUT 24 INCREASES INCLUDED WITHIN THOSE CLARIFICATIONS. FROM A TIMELINE PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KICK OFF INTERNALLY IN DECEMBER WITH STAFF, AND AT THIS POINT THAT WE'RE COMING TO YOU TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION AND ASK FOR ANY FEEDBACK OR WELCOME ANY DISCUSSION THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. AND THEN AFTER TONIGHT, WHAT WE DO IS WE WILL REACH OUT TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING SABAH, AND MAKE SURE THAT ALSO WE FOLLOW OUR ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE POST ON OUR WEBSITE.

ALL OF THESE CHANGES IN THESE PROPOSED UPDATES, SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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SO WE MAY RECEIVE COMMENTS OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS FOLLOWING THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AT THE MAY 19TH MEETING AND ASK COUNCIL FOR YOUR.

SORRY. FOR YOUR VOTES TO ADOPT ANY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES AT THAT TIME IF AND WHEN THOSE CHANGES ARE PASSED ON THAT NIGHT, THEN THEY WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST. THAT IS OUR NORMAL PROCESS.

I WILL, IF YOU LIKE, GO VERY QUICKLY THROUGH WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING THIS YEAR.

THIS INFORMATION IS PRESENTED HERE. IN BRIEF, WE HAVE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM THE FULL DETAIL OF THESE CHANGES AND WE WILL BE HAPPY, MYSELF AND STAFF, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.

THE FIRST ITEM, PROPOSED MODIFICATION, IS REALLY MORE ADMINISTRATIVE.

THERE IS NOTHING RIGHT NOW IN OUR FEES THAT ALLOWS FOR STAFF.

IF SOMEBODY COMES TO US, IF WE HAVE A LATE FEE, THAT IT'S SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN GREAT FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS WITH US AND THEY SAY, WELL, CAN YOU WAIVE THE LATE FEE? I MISSED IT FOR SOME REASON.

WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. SO WITH THIS ITEM, STAFF WILL BE ALLOWED TO PUT TOGETHER A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE INTERNALLY AND THROUGH THE DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL, BE ABLE TO AT TIMES WAIVE SOME OF THESE FEES.

AND IT WOULD INCLUDE LATE FEES OR CHECK RETURN FEES AND SOME OF THOSE KIND OF MORE PENALTIES THAT WE HAVE, BUT NOT THE ACTUAL FEE ITSELF FOR ANY OF THE SERVICES.

MOVING ON FROM THERE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR OUR COURTS.

THESE ARE DIVERSION FEES. WE'RE JUST UPDATING FOR WHAT FEES EXIST IN THE COURTS, AND WE'RE ADDING THEM TO OUR FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE TOWN.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS FOUR CHANGES. THREE OF THEM ARE CLARIFICATIONS AND1 OF THEM IS AN ADDITION.

THE ADDITION HERE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR REVISIONS.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MORE AND MORE REVISIONS TO THIS TYPE OF GRADING PERMIT.

AND NOW THAT WE ARE SPENDING MORE STAFF TIME, WE BASICALLY NEED TO ADD A FEE TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT STAFF TIME THAT IT TAKES TO DO THESE. LOOKING AT THE MARC WE ARE NOW LESS THAN A YEAR.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO A YEAR THAT THE MARC HAS BEEN OPEN AS WE ARE GEARING UP AND WE'RE SEEING WHAT ACTIVITY WE HAVE, WE'RE ALSO NOW TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER MORE PROGRAMS. AND IN OFFERING THOSE PROGRAMS, WE ARE ALSO COMING IN FRONT OF YOU TO SUGGEST THAT WE ADD SOME OF THE LOCATIONS AT THE MARC TO THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED, AND THEN WE HAVE A FEE FOR THOSE TO BE RENTED OUT, BASICALLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT THESE FEES REPRESENT. MOST OF THEM ARE STRUCTURED IN THE SAME WAY WE'VE STRUCTURED EVERYTHING ELSE.

THERE IS A RESIDENT, NONRESIDENT AND COMMERCIAL ELEMENT TO ALL OF THESE, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE TONIGHT BEING PROPOSED FOR ADDITIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE GREATEST NUMBER OF CHANGES IS FOR OUR UTILITY FOR WATER FEES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE THERE ARE THREE SLIDES HERE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FEE UPDATES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING ARE BEING PROPOSED BECAUSE ALL OF THESE FEES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED, THE EARLIEST SINCE 2020 AND AS FAR BACK AS 2014.

SO WHAT WE ARE REALLY DOING HERE IS WE ARE JUST COMING BACK, WE'RE PLAYING CATCH UP.

WE'RE RECOGNIZING THAT THE COST OF BOTH OUR LABOR, OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO WHAT THEY DO AS WELL AS MATERIALS, BECAUSE SOME OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH JUST ACTUAL COST OF THE METERS THEMSELVES NEED TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT WHAT WE ARE PAYING RIGHT NOW FOR THAT, FOR THAT MATERIAL. AND THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF INCREASES ARE PRESENTED HERE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL FOR ANY COMMENTS OR ANY FEEDBACK.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? QUESTION MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YEAH. ON THE PROPOSED FEE INCREASES, ON NEW WATER METERS, ON THE DIFFERENT SIZES, THERE IS THAT FOR A RESIDENT WHO WANTS A NEW METER? NO, SIR. THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COST OF THE SERVICE OF HAVING AN EXISTING CUSTOMER.

THESE FEES ARE SPECIFIC TO GROWTH, TO NEW CONNECTIONS, TO NEW METERS FOR HOMES, NOT EXISTING ONES.

OKAY, SO IT'S LIKE IT WRAPPED UP IN THE IMPACT FEE? IT'S SEPARATE FROM THE IMPACT FEE. THE COST OF THE METER IS NOT INCLUDED.

OKAY. THE IMPACT FEE IS PAID. AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY TO THAT AFTER THE HOUSE IS BUILT, A METER IS INSTALLED.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS FEE IS. THANK YOU. AND ALSO ON THE MINOR GRADING PERMIT REVISIONS.

I'M CURIOUS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TYPICAL REVISIONS? AND THERE SHOULD BE A FEE ATTACHED TO THAT. YES, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH, I'M GOING TO REFER TO JASON ANGEL HERE.

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I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS TYPICALLY, WHAT WE'LL SEE IS AS A DEVELOPMENT STARTS MOVING ALONG, THEY IDENTIFY CERTAIN CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF A DRAINAGE WAY THAT RUNS THROUGH THE PROPERTY, OR SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT, CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT REQUIRES THEM TO GO BACK AND CHANGE THE OVERALL PLAN.

BUT WE DO HAVE CASES WHERE THEY'VE SUBMITTED A PLAN.

IT GOT APPROVED. AND THEN THEY SAID, OH, WE WANT TO CHANGE OUR IDEA BEFORE THEY EVEN DO ANY EARTHWORK.

AND THEY MAKE THOSE REVISIONS. SO WE DO SEE THEM FROM TIME TO TIME.

AND RATHER THAN HAVING THEM GO BACK AND COMPLETELY START OVER IT'S CONSIDERED A MINOR REVISION.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING THE FEE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU JASON. THANK YOU MAYOR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOOD JOB CONSENT AGENDA. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.

[ 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.]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES. D1. ITEM D1. RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT

[ 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)]

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. MR. ANGEL. MAYOR POST. HAPPENING ANYTHING.

ANYTHING HAPPENING OUT THERE? HONESTLY, AS WE DO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH, GIVE AN UPDATE.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING REALLY NEW TO REPORT ON ANY OF OUR STANDARD PROJECTS.

SO NO NEW COMMERCIAL, NO NEW RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING IN.

NO NEW LAND USE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

THE LAST ONE IS SHOWN IS THE ORO VALLEY CHURCH OF THE NAZARETH.

COMMERCIAL PERMITS. THE UPDATE THERE IS THREE FOR THE MONTH.

BUSINESS LICENSES, TOTAL OF 12. NO RESTAURANTS.

SORRY TO INFORM. IS THAT CHIPOTLE NOT COMING OUT OF THE GROUND YET? MAN, WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO GET GOING. THEY STILL INDICATE THAT THEY PLAN TO PROCEED WITH THAT PROJECT, BUT. THAT'S AS FAR AS THEY ARE. WOW. SO RESIDENTIAL PERMITS MR. ROZEMA REPORTED ON THAT.

WE HAD A GOOD MONTH. 93 TOTAL. NO NEW MULTIFAMILY.

TOTAL BUILDING PERMITS WERE AT 260. THAT'S PRETTY AVERAGE FOR ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE MONTH.

AND JUST WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE FOR PERMIT ACTIVITY AND INSPECTIONS, INSPECTIONS ARE STILL LOW, BUT STANDARD TIMES FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR 1,200 INSPECTIONS.

BUT WHAT WE'LL SEE IS WITH THOSE 9300 OR 93 RESIDENTIAL PERMITS, THOSE WILL HIT ABOUT TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.

AS FAR AS OUR INSPECTION STAFF STARTING TO TICK UP WITH THOSE.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE. SORRY, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY EXCITING NEWS TONIGHT, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ANGEL? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT MAYBE WE'LL GET BETTER NEWS ON RESTAURANTS AFTER YOU'RE GONE.

I HOPE SO. I DO TOO. AND THEN. I'LL LEAVE IT WITH KURT.

WELL, YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY WE'LL LEAVE IT WITH BRET, BUT.

YEAH BRET CAN HANDLE IT TOO. YEAH BECAUSE YOU'VE JUST BEEN DISMAL [LAUGHTER] THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING. BUT, YEAH, A COUPLE OF US ARE KIND OF PISSED OFF BECAUSE BUT WE'LL JUST MOVE ON. WE'LL SEE IF BRET CAN.

NOW IT'S ON YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, JASON, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU

[ Resolution No. 2026-016: Relating to Community Facility Districts; consideration and possible adoption of a resolution ordering and declaring formation of Cascada Community Facilities District (Yiannis Kalaitzidis)]

ITEM D2, RESOLUTION NO. 2026-016. RELATING TO COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICTS.

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION.

ORDERING AND DECLARING FORMATION OF CASCADA COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.

MR. KALAITZIDIS AGAIN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YOU MAY RECALL WE WERE IN FRONT OF YOU ON JANUARY 20TH WHEN COUNCIL APPROVED AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED CASCADA. CASCADA CFD IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING A REQUEST TO FORM A NEW CFD, THE TOWN NOW HAS RECEIVED A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR THE FORMATION OF THE CASCADA CFD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASKING THE DISTRICT TO ISSUE AT A FUTURE DATE THAT TO PAY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE, STAFF AND THE TOWN'S CONSULTANTS, INCLUDING MR. PAUL GALES OF GREENBERG TRAURIG AND MR. MARK REEDER OF STIFEL, WHO ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, HAVE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, WILL PRESENT RELEVANT INFORMATION TO COUNCIL ON THE PROPOSED CFD AND ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS.

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WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE APPLICANT HERE IN CASE WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED TO ADDRESS.

SO TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TO FORM A NEW CFD.

HOWEVER, COUNCIL IS NOT OBLIGED TO CREATE THE DISTRICT.

IF FOR ANY REASON COUNCIL CHOOSES TO NOT ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO FORM THE DISTRICT.

THOUGH, AS PER ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, WE NEED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN BASIS FOR NOT ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION, AND IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CHANGES NEEDED FOR THE APPLICATION TO BE APPROVED.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. MARK REEDER, WHO WILL GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED DISTRICT AND REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. MR. MAYOR. YES. APPLICANT IS HERE? YES. OKAY. JUST WANT. IS BORN BACK THERE? YEAH.