[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL] [00:00:02] EVENING, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR POST. HERE. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. MURPHY. SHE'S EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER. OFFICER. HERE. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. CALL TO THE PUBLIC OR AWAIT APPROVAL OF AGENDA. SORRY, I'M GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. MOTION. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? [ APPROVAL OF AGENDA] WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. CALL 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 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.] EXCEPT FOR ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS MEETING. SPEAKER MAY HAVE UP TO 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK. ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AND DELIVER IT TO THE TOWN CLERK, SO WE WILL DO 30 MINUTES. HOW MANY? MR. MAYOR, I HAVE 7 CARDS. 7 CARDS. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CARLA LEE, FOLLOWED BY DANIEL CARMEN. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS CARLA LEE. I LIVE IN TUCSON. I LIVE ON RIVER ROAD, BUT I'VE BEEN IN TUCSON FOR 39 YEARS. I REMEMBER WHEN MARANA WAS JUST LIKE A STREET, BASICALLY. BUT I SHOP HERE, I GO TO CHURCH HERE, I GO TO MOVIES HERE. I'M IN MARANA MORE THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE CITY. ANYWAY, I'D LIKE TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS. PRESIDENT OBAMA DEPORTED 2,750,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS. JOE BIDEN. 778,000. PRESIDENT TRUMP SO FAR, 868,000. HE'S HAD 2 MILLION PEOPLE SELF-DEPORT. WHICH MEANS THEY'D LIKE TO COME BACK, BUT THEY WANT TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. NOW, THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ICE AND A DETENTION CENTER IS BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS THIS ADMINISTRATION LET IN 10 TO 15 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING COUNTRIES THAT HATE US AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE US DESTROYED. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE HERE, WE WOULDN'T NEED THE DETENTION CENTER AT ALL. WE WOULDN'T NEED ICE BEING SO AGGRESSIVE RIGHT NOW. I DON'T REALLY NEED TO MENTION TOO MUCH THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE MURDERED AND RAPED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTRY. I KNOW IT DOESN'T AFFECT MAYBE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, BUT IF IT WAS THEIR CHILD, THEIR DAUGHTER, THEIR SISTER, WHATEVER, THEY WOULD CARE, THEN THEY WOULD CARE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THERE WERE ALMOST 300 000 CHILDREN LOST UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. ALSO, WE ARE FINDING SOME OF THEM WITH DHS AND ICE. SO THAT'S A GREAT THING THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THESE PROGRAMS. THE OTHER THING IS I WORKED IN A PRISON. I WAS A REGISTERED NURSE IN A PRISON, AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE A DETENTION CENTER. BASICALLY. THEY GET FED, THEY GET MEDICAL CARE, THEY SAY THEY DON'T. BUT THEN ALL THE PRISONERS WERE HARD DONE BY AND DIDN'T GET MEDICAL CARE. AND THEY WERE ALL INNOCENT. NOT ONE OF THEM EVER COMMITTED A CRIME. OF THE 1800 PATIENTS OR CRIMINALS THAT I TOOK CARE OF. BUT CRIMINALS ADD JOBS TO A COMMUNITY. FOR1 THING, AS WOULD A DETENTION CENTER. THEY'RE AN EVIL NECESSITY AS A PRISON, AS AN EVIL NECESSITY. BUT THIS IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE LAST ADMINISTRATION. SO I HOPE AND THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. AND THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR, BECAUSE A PRISON OR A DETENTION CENTER ISN'T ANY MORE OF AN EYESORE THAN THESE BIG WAREHOUSES OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. AND THEY BRING IN JOBS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL CARMON, [00:05:03] FOLLOWED BY SUSAN REITZ. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL CARMON AND I'M A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF MARANA. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN HABITUAL AMOUNT OF SPEEDING IN OUR TOWN LIVING ON THE CORNER OF ADAMS AND GREER. I CAN TELL YOU MAYBE ONLY 10 TO 20% OF ALL THE VEHICLES THAT DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT OF 25 DOWN THOSE STREETS, INCLUDING POLICE, SCHOOL BUSSES AND MAIL CARRIERS. SOME DAYS MCAT HIGH SCHOOL LETS OUT AND YOU WOULD THINK YOU WERE AT THE LOCAL SHORT TRACK AND COUNCILMEMBER KAI 1 MONTH AGO, YOU ASKED IF THERE WAS A WAY TO MAKE THE MARANA EXIT SAFER. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE SPEED LIMIT BOTH DIRECTIONS IS 25 MILES AN HOUR, AND NOT MANY PEOPLE OBSERVE IT. AND IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR PEOPLE COMING EAST FROM KOCHI CANYON TRAIL TO BE TRAVELING 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AS THEY APPROACH THE INTERSTATE. NOW, I BELIEVE THE MARANA POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, WITH 1 EXCEPTION SETTING THE EXAMPLE WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC LAWS. 1 MORNING SOME TIME AGO, I WAS OUT TO GET IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE IN AN UNMARKED POLICE SUV CAME FLYING DOWN LINE ADAMS DROVE THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT GREER ROAD AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR, FLOORED IT, AND THEN MADE THE CORNER AT MCDUFF, SQUEALING THE TIRES AND HAMMERED DOWN TOWARD THE ACCESS ROAD. YOU MIGHT SAY THEY WERE DRIVING LIKE THEY STOLE IT. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER, DRIVING DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD, I LOOK UP AND THERE THEY ARE IN THE LINE AT DUTCH BROS. SO NOT NOT ONLY DID THEY SPEED AND MOST LIKELY CRIMINAL SPEED PER A RS28-701.02. THEY ALSO FAILED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF LON ADAMS AND GREER LAST WEDNESDAY. I SEE A POLICE CAR TURN ON GREER, TURN OFF OF GREER ON LON ADAMS AND HE HAMMERS THE THROTTLE. BY THE TIME HE REACHED THE LDS CHURCH, WHICH IS MAYBE 200FT, HE'S PROBABLY GOING 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR, STILL ACCELERATING. I STEP OUT TO THE EDGE OF THE STREET AND SURE ENOUGH, HE TURNS IN WHERE THE GATE TO THE POLICE STATION IS. YES, I'VE HEARD THE EXCUSE THAT THEY MAY BE ON A CALL, AND THEY DON'T WANT THE BAD GUYS TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE COMING. PER ARS 28-624, AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE MAY ONLY EXCEED THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THE AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY CALL OR IN PURSUIT OF AN ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED VIOLATOR OF THE LAW. AND IF THE DRIVER OF THE AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE IS OPERATING AT LEAST 1 LIGHTED LAMP, EITHER RED OR RED AND BLUE. SO I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO FIND SOME METHOD TO HELP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT START SETTING THE CORRECT EXAMPLE IN REGARD TO TRAFFIC LAWS. AND I THINK THERE IS AREAS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO FIND PERMANENT SLOW TRAFFIC, TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN AT POSTED SPEEDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.[APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SUSAN RITZ, FOLLOWED BY HAROLD JOSS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SUE RITZ AND I AM A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND A RETIRED MASTER SERGEANT IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. THE WORD ETHICS IS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD ETHOS, MEANING CHARACTER OR PERSONAL DISPOSITION. BUT THE PRACTICE OF ETHICS IS ANCIENT. IT GOES BACK AS FAR AS CIVILIZATION PROVIDING US WITH A BASIS FOR BEHAVIOR, AND IT HELPS US DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG. ON MARCH THE 17TH, THE TOWN COUNCIL CONSIDERED AND THEN REJECTED CODIFYING NEPOTISM INTO THE ETHICS CODE. BUT THEY DID PUT IN A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR TO HAVE PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL HAVE REPORTEDLY USED THIS TO BLOCK AND ABUSE CONSTITUENTS. WHILE OTHERS HAVE PLACED DISCLAIMERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR COMMENTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW, BUT TO IGNORE THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW. THE ISSUE IS THAT OF AN ETHICAL CODE OF CONDUCT CONDUCT THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY UNENFORCEABLE AND REALISTICALLY ONLY SYMBOLIC. THE REASON IS SIMPLE THE ETHICS CODE IS ENFORCED BY THE SAME BODY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT. THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL ADDITIONALLY HAVE NO FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS, SO ANY COMPLAINTS CANNOT BE TRACKED. [00:10:06] THERE IS NO PAPER TRAIL, NO DATA, AND NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF A PERSON ON THE COUNCIL IS HABITUALLY VIOLATING THE POLICY. THERE IS NO NEUTRAL PARTY TO REVIEW COMPLAINTS AND NO PENALTIES FOR ANY VIOLATION. THIS IS AKIN TO THE CIGARETTE COMPANY RESEARCHING THE LINKS BETWEEN SMOKING AND CANCER. SO I SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING. THE ETHICS THE ETHICS CODE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE A NEUTRAL 3RD PARTY TO REVIEW BY A NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITY. THIS IS AKIN TO THE INCIDENT REVIEW PROCESS USED BY OUR VERY PROFESSIONAL MARANA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MECHANISM FOR ENFORCEMENT. IF THE ETHICS CODE IS TO HAVE ANY REAL MEANING. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT PROCESS PROVIDING A PAPER TRAIL OF COMPLAINTS TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY. THE TOWN ATTORNEY WOULD THEN FORWARD THOSE COMPLAINTS TO THE NEUTRAL BOARD FOR REVIEW. IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR MAYOR IN VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS CODE, IT COULD IMPOSE PENALTIES SUCH AS LOSS OF PAY AND PRIVILEGES SIMILAR TO AN ARTICLE 15 IN THE MILITARY. THIS UPDATE ENSURES TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVES THE PUBLIC'S FAITH IN THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. WITHOUT A REAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM, THE ETHICS CODE SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AS IT IS SYMBOLIC AND A MEANINGLESS GESTURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HAROLD JOSS, FOLLOWED BY JACKIE MCGUIRE. THANK YOU. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER, TOWN MANAGER. ALL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COMMENT ON ALL THESE ISSUES. THE LAST FEW MEETINGS I'VE BEEN ON WHICH MY 1ST TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS EVER, AS I THINK I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, QUITE INTERESTING. AND I DID HAVE SOME IDEAS MORE ON THE ICE FACILITY THING. AND THE 1ST SPEAKER LADY, SHE COVERED A LOT OF STUFF. SO YOU SHORTENED MY TALK DOWN TO ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BASED ON THE PREVIOUS NUMBERS OF RESIDENTS WE HAD, I LOOKED IT UP ON THE MARANA COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT FACILITY. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBABLY 200 JOBS HERE IN THE MARANA AREA. AND THAT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE, AND THE RESIDENTS PART OF THIS IS BECAUSE THE ADDED WORKERS, I'M GUESSING THEY'D BE LIVING HERE SO WE'D HAVE HOMES AND APARTMENTS OCCUPIED. THEY'D BE PURCHASING CLOTHING, FOOD, GAS AND ALL THE THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S PRETTY COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN A BUSINESS COMES INTO THE AREA THAT THE, THE REST OF THE ECONOMY STARTS TO IMPROVE. AND I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A REAL, REAL BENEFIT TO US TO HAVE THAT FACILITY HERE. AND AS I MENTIONED THE LAST TIME I TALKED, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE SAFETY AT ALL BECAUSE THE FORMER FACILITY WAS SAFE AS SINCE BEFORE I LIVED HERE. WELL, NO, AFTER I LIVED HERE, WAS IT 94? WAS IT CAME IN OKAY. ANYHOW, I DIGRESS. OKAY. I'VE ALSO HEARD, AND THIS IS KIND OF ALMOST A NATIONAL BENEFIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS CONVERTING UNUSED WAREHOUSES, WHICH WAS ALSO MENTIONED EARLIER IN DETENTION FACILITIES. AND IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE KIND OF A LOT OF MONEY BEING SPENT TO JUST CONVERT IT. WHEN WE GOT SOMETHING RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD THAT WE CAN USE AND TURN ON WITH THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT THE WAY IT IS. AND SO I THINK I, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE GETTING OF MOVING FORWARD ON THAT ICE FACILITY. AND ACTUALLY, I THINK WE GOT BIGGER ISSUES TO DEAL WITH HERE IN MARANA AT THAT TIME. ANYWAY, I KIND OF GOT A KICK OUT OF HEARING ABOUT THE TANGERINE SQUEEZE PROJECT, WHICH I KIND OF GOT A KICK OUT OF. AND WE DO HAVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS HERE. THIS IS A LITTLE TOWN, NO OFFENSE, AND WE'VE GOT TRAFFIC PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WAS LOS ANGELES OR SOMETHING. I MAY BE EXAGGERATING A LITTLE BIT. ANYHOW, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR OFFERING THE TIME SO WE CAN BE BETTER INFORMED ABOUT THE MOOD AND THE TEMPERAMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.[APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JACKIE MCGUIRE, FOLLOWED BY PAULA PALLOT. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. PROBABLY NOT SURPRISINGLY, I AM ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TOWN'S CODE OF ETHICS UNDER NUMBER F4 IN THE TOWN'S RECENTLY REVISED CODE OF ETHICS, CREATION OF A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT, LETTER F SAYS PERSONAL CONDUCT, [00:15:07] COUNCIL MEMBERS AND BOARD, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE THE PUBLIC FACE OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, REPRESENTING CITIZENS AND EMPLOYEES. MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM PUBLIC CONDUCT THAT RESULTS IN PERSONAL CHARGES OR VERBAL ATTACKS ON THE CHARACTER OR MOTIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF BOARDS, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEES, THE STAFF OR THE PUBLIC. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THAT DOESN'T SAY UNLESS IT'S AN ELECTION CYCLE OR UNLESS IT'S SOMEBODY RUNNING FOR OFFICE WHO YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH UNDER ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE. 13-2916 ENACTED IN 2021 USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS TO PUBLIC PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, THREATEN OR CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM TO SOMEONE IS A CLASS ONE MISDEMEANOR. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, OUR VICE MAYOR HAS MADE MANY POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, STARTING WITH PEOPLE'S NAMES AND GOING ON TO ATTACK THEIR MOTIVES, PERSONALLY, ATTACK THEM, AND THEN TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO LIST WHERE ONE OF THE RESIDENTS HERE LIVES. THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO OTHER THAN, AS SUE SAID, MAYBE PUT SOME TEETH IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT TO GET THESE THINGS TO STOP. WE CAN DISAGREE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT WHEN WE TAKE TO SOCIAL MEDIA, LIST A RESIDENT'S NAME AND POST A POST ABOUT THEM, THEIR INTENTIONS AND THEIR CONDUCT EVERYWHERE WE CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THAT'S NOT PROTECTED UNDER 1ST AMENDMENT. IF I WENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT ANY OTHER JOB AND ATTACKED MY CUSTOMERS, MY COWORKERS, MY BOSS, I WOULD PROBABLY LOSE THAT JOB. SO AS FAR AS WE HAVE REFRAINED FROM TRYING TO PERSONALLY ATTACK MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS FOR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS BEHAVIOR IS PERMISSIBLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SAYING THAT IT'S PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT EXEMPTS ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL FROM THE CODE OF CONDUCT, OR ALLOWS THEM TO TELL OTHER PEOPLE ON A PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA POST WHERE SOMEONE LIVES, WHICH HAPPENED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. LIKE I, I'VE BEEN HERE MULTIPLE TIMES ASKING FOR YOU TO GET THIS UNDER CONTROL. I'VE EMAILED THE TOWN ATTORNEY MULTIPLE TIMES ASKING FOR YOU TO GET THIS UNDER CONTROL. I HONESTLY THINK THAT THIS REFLECTS POORLY ON THE ENTIRE TOWN, THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, AND THE WAY WE CONDUCT OURSELVES. AND IF YOU READ THE COMMENTS ON THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. YOUR RESIDENTS ARE PRETTY SICK OF IT TOO. SO I IMPLORE YOU TO ENFORCE YOUR CODE OF ETHICS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF REPORTING PROCESS THAT ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACT THAT IT'S AN ELECTION CYCLE, OR SOMEONE MAY BE RUNNING FOR A POSITION WHO YOU DON'T AGREE WITH, DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW YOUR CODE OF ETHICS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PAULA POLITE, FOLLOWED BY CODY BROWN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVE 3 ISSUES. 1 IS INFORMATIVE. TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT ARIZONA U.S. SENATORS MARK KELLY AND RUBEN GALLEGO ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST NEW ICE DETENTION FACILITIES IN THE STATE, BACKING THE RESPECT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACT. THIS LEGISLATION REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO OBTAIN LOCAL APPROVAL AND PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE CONSTRUCTING OR OPERATING NEW DETENTION CENTERS. THEY HAVE SPECIFICALLY URGED DHS TO PAUSE PLANS FOR FACILITIES IN MARANA AND SURPRISE, CITING A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND LOCAL CONSULTATION. STAY TUNED. THE 2ND ISSUE IS ON DATA CENTERS. THE LAST MEETING THAT I ATTENDED, I WAS VERY INTRIGUED BY THE REPORT, BY AN ENGINEER. YET I WONDERED WHAT ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT? I'M A MEMBER OF THE TUCSON BIRDING ALLIANCE, AND I WONDER WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE ANIMALS, THE BIRDS. IF THERE'S VIBRATIONS, WILL THERE BE SOME THAT ARE HARMED? THE 3RD ISSUE IS ON MOORE ROAD. I LIVE IN GLADDEN FARMS. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER AND RESIDENT FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND MOORE ROAD USED TO BE DEAD ENDED BY COTTON FIELDS. WE STILL HAVE THE 2 LANE ROAD. I WENT THE OTHER DAY ONTO CLARK FARMS ROAD AND THOUGHT THIS IS THE ROAD MOORE ROAD SHOULD BE, AND IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION THAT WE ARE BEING SCRUNCHED, THE TRAFFIC PEOPLE. THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCIDENT. MOORE ROAD AND LON ADAMS. [00:20:02] SO I THANK YOU I FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.[APPLAUSE] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CODY BROWN. AND MR. MAYOR, I GOT AN 8TH CARD FOR ZACH STOUT. HI THERE, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. LAST MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH TALKED ABOUT MEETING WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITIES AND TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OUT HERE AND HOW 1 OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE IS A LACK OF CUSTOMERS. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL WAS AWARE THAT ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN ORDER TO GET MORE CUSTOMERS OUT HERE IS UP ZONING. THE FACT THAT GLADDEN FARMS HAS, I THINK, ABOUT 5000 HOMES AND ABOUT 0 DUPLEXES IS A MISTAKE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UP ZONING IS 1 OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO GET MORE PEOPLE OUT HERE. IT LOWERS THE COST OF NEW HOUSING PROJECTS BY JUST SIMPLY HAVING MORE HOMES TO DISTRIBUTE THE COST BETWEEN IF YOU BUY A PLOT OF LAND AND YOU CAN ONLY BUILD 10 HOMES ON THERE, THEN ALL 10 OF THOSE HOMES HAVE TO SHARE THAT COST. IF YOU BUILD 10 DUPLEXES, NOW 20 HOMES GET TO SHARE THAT COST, BRINGING DOWN THE COST OF HOUSING. DENSER HOUSING IS ALSO GREAT FOR ALL OF OUR CITY NEEDS ELECTRICITY, WATER, SEWAGE, FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CHEAPER TO SERVE. WHEN YOU WORK IN DENSER HOUSING, IT'S EASIER FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE AND AMBULANCE TO RESPOND TO 10 DUPLEXES THAN IT IS TO 20 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. AND THAT JUST GOES ON AND ON WITH CONDOMINIUMS, WITH 5 OVER ONES, ALL OF THESE THINGS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL WAS AWARE THAT SIMPLY UP ZONING, GETTING RID OF ALL THESE SINGLE FAMILY RESTRICTIONS CAN EASILY BRING IN A LOT MORE CUSTOMERS AND BRING DOWN COSTS FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ZACH STOUT. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK. AND THIS IS LIKE THE GENTLEMAN I BELIEVE YOU WERE SPEAKING. THIS IS MY 1ST TOWN COUNCIL AS WELL. SO I'VE LIVED IN MARANA FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS. I BOUGHT A HOUSE OUT IN GLADDEN FARMS 3 AND A HALF YEARS AGO. I FIGURED I'D START SHOWING UP AND SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON AND AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY CITY. I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE THE DHS AND THE ICE DETENTION COMMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, OF COURSE WE CAN ALL HAVE OUR OPINIONS. YOU HAD PRESENTED THE LADY IN THE GREEN HAD PRESENTED HER OPINION, WHICH I VERY MUCH RESPECT REGARDING INDIVIDUALS IN PRISONS. AND I MYSELF HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH INMATES, DETAINEES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FACED ADDICTION, CRIMINAL HISTORY, HELPED THEM BUILD THEIR LIVES BACK UP. AND IT JUST, THE TONE JUST SOUNDED SO, SO NEGATIVE. AND THE WORST PART ABOUT IT IS, IS I'VE WORKED WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN IN PRISONS WHO DID ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CRIMES, DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE GUILTY. BUT A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD POTENTIALLY BE FACED IN DETENTION IN THE ICE FACILITY IF IT WAS BROUGHT BACK UP HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY VIOLENT CRIMES. THEY'VE NOT COMMITTED ANY DRUG CRIMES. AND THERE HAVE BEEN, I BELIEVE, 16 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIED IN ICE CUSTODY THIS YEAR ALONE. WHICH IS IS PRETTY DISHEARTENING BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS. GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW BUILDING A PRISON OR OPENING BACK UP THE PRISON, I'M SORRY, WOULD CREATE JOBS. WELL, WE'RE DEPORTING A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES AND A LOT OF THOSE EMPLOYEES AND HARD WORKERS. ALSO UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION, I THINK WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE BORDER AND THERE'S THERE'S DISCUSSIONS TO BE HAD, AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE SHOULD ABOLISH ICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS RECOGNIZE THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION CURRENTLY IS NOT RECOGNIZING CIVIL RIGHTS. THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZING THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN BEINGS, WHETHER THAT'S THOSE ARE IMMIGRANTS OR THOSE ARE AMERICANS WHO SIMPLY OPPOSE THEIR POLICIES. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, UNDER THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, WE ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT OPEN UP THAT ICE DETENTION CENTER.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS. [ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. NO REPORT. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. NO REPORT MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YES. MAYOR. THANK YOU. I HAD 2 REPORTS. YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK WAS WILD CONNECTION WEEK. [00:25:02] WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WELL, THE COALITION FOR SONORAN DESERT PROTECTION, WORKING HARD WITH PIMA COUNTY, TRYING TO HELP THE WILDLIFE GET FROM, LIKE, TUCSON MOUNTAINS, REALLY FROM IRONWOOD NATIONAL MONUMENT, TUCSON MOUNTAINS OVER TO TOLEDO BY BUILDING BRIDGES, HELPING WILDLIFE GET OVER RIVERS. OVER THE DESERT. UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAYS. AND WE GOT A TOUR OF ONE RIGHT OFF RIVER VALLEY ROAD. MY GOSH, ONE OF A KIND, WHAT AMAZING PLANNING THEY DID WITH FUNNEL FENCES. BRINGING THE WILDLIFE IN OVER THE UNDER THE BRIDGES IN A DRY AREA WHERE THE RIVER IS SAFELY THERE, TRACKING HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS COMING THROUGH THERE EVERY WEEK. LATER THAT WEEK WE WENT UP TO ORO VALLEY AND SAW A MAJOR OVER THE OVER THE THE HIGHWAY THROUGH ORO VALLEY. ANOTHER MAJOR WILDLIFE BRIDGE. AND AGAIN, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS, DEER AND RABBITS AND NOT BIGHORN SHEEP YET, BUT MANY OF THE MAJOR MAMMALS CROSSING THAT BRIDGE AND NOT CROSSING THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSES SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. SO KUDOS TO THE SONORAN DESERT PROTECTION COALITION FOR SONORAN DESERT PROTECTION. KATE HORTON IS CO-DIRECTOR OF THAT. SHE INVITED US OUT AND IT WAS GREAT. WILD CONNECTION. WE LEARNED A LOT. AND ALSO I WENT INTO THE WHEELER TAFT LIBRARY TODAY. WOW. THEY DID A LOT OF NICE WORK IN THEIR NEW FLOORS, NEW CARPET, REALLY REORGANIZED A LITTLE BIT. IT WAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL. CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY. IT'S VERY WELCOMING. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. YES, MAYOR. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE AND WOW. EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MARANA. YOU GUYS ARE GROWING LIKE CRAZY. AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE'RE WELCOMING. ANYWAYS, THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT MARANA UP AND DOWN THE STATE, AND GUESS WHAT I FOUND OUT? PEOPLE, MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE, EVERYBODY'S GOING THROUGH REFERENDUMS RIGHT NOW. OUR FRIENDS UP IN PRESCOTT VALLEY HAVE 4 REFERENDUMS GOING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY 30 YEARS THAT I'VE SEEN A REFERENDUM PERIOD. BUT THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A EVERYBODY CALLING IT A PERSONALITY OF THE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE. THEY DON'T. AND SO WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF EDUCATION. I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE. IT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY THAT I SHOULD SAY AFTER THAT, BUT IT WAS A GOOD CONFERENCE. LEARNED A LOT. ALWAYS LEARNED A LOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE A REPORT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO MISS MCGUIRE'S COMMENTS. JUST ONE OF THEM, ACTUALLY. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THAT NOW OR SHOULD I WAIT? IT'S YOUR TIME. I THINK, MISS MCGUIRE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I DEAL IN FACTS. AND 1 OF THE FACTS THAT CAME OUT WELL, SOMETHING THAT JUST CAME OUT TONIGHT IS NOT A FACT. AND THAT IS WHEN YOU MENTION THAT I MENTIONED THAT I DIVULGED SOMEBODY'S ADDRESS. ABSOLUTELY FALSE. AND LET ME BACK THAT UP THIS PERSON WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, FIRST OF ALL, WAS ON TELEVISION. HER LAND, IT WAS CALLED LINDA VISTA 52. IT WAS A BIG DEAL. 2 AND A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, IT WAS A ANNEXATION THAT THE TOWN WAS DOING FROM COUNTY INTO THE TOWN OF MARANA. I WON'T EVEN SAY YOUR NAME BECAUSE I'M SURE I'LL GET IN TROUBLE WITH THAT. BUT THAT WAS ABOUT A, I DON'T KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS OF TELEVISION REVIEWS. THE DATA WAS OUT THERE, IT WAS IN MAGAZINES, IT WAS IN HERE ABOUT LINDA VISTA 52. ALL I SAID, AND MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO GO CHECK YOUR FACTS, IS THAT THE PROPERTY WAS OFF OF LINDA VISTA AVENUE. LINDA VISTA STREET. I DID NOT GIVE AN ADDRESS, I DID NOT GIVE A DESCRIPTION, I DID NOT DRAW PICTURES, [00:30:01] I SAID IT WAS OFF OF LINDA VISTA STREET. I WAS OUT THERE. I KNOW WHERE THE PROPERTY IS. WE HAD TO GO, SOME OF US WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO AGAIN, I DID NOT DISCLOSE ANYBODY'S ADDRESS. I JUST SAID IT WAS OFF OF LINDA VISTA AVENUE. SECONDLY, AGAIN, IT WAS 1ST PAGE NEWS FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS. SO FOR YOU TO SAY THAT I DESCRIBED AND I GAVE THE ADDRESS OR HER WHAT? OKAY, SO I DIDN'T GIVE THE ADDRESS. SO ALL I DID. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH THAT. ALL I DID WAS SAY IT WAS OFF LINDA VISTA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE ONLY REPORT I HAVE TONIGHT IS THAT PLEASE DON'T FORGET OUR KIDS AT THE FAIR. WE HAVE A LOT OF MARANA KIDS THAT ARE WORKING HAVE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD WITH THEIR ANIMALS. SHOWING THEM. I WENT OUT AND WATCHED A PIG SHOW, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING. BUT IT WAS FUN. AND YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS JUST WORK SO HARD, SO PLEASE, PLEASE TRY TO SUPPORT THEM. THEY HAVE THEIR SALE THIS WEEKEND AND OR GO OUT AND WATCH THEM. THEY LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP AND WATCH THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THEIR ANIMALS. AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. ROZEMA, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, A FEW THINGS. [ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] OUR SFR UPDATE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD 64 SFRS STILL WITH ABOUT WHAT, 9 DAYS TO GO. AND IN APRIL OF 25 WE HAD 78. SO WE MAY GET AT THAT, NEAR THAT, MAYBE OVER THAT WE'LL SEE. WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT TOWN STAFF LAST WEEK MET WITH MEMBERS OF PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SPECIFICALLY THE CHANCELLOR AND 4 MEMBERS OF HIS SENIOR STAFF. WE GAVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE TOWN AND THEN WENT OUT ON A TOUR FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ALL AROUND MARANA SHOWING THEM THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE TO PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR SOME TIME TO GET HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY. SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF COLLEGES. THIS WAS JUST ONE ADDITIONAL EFFORT. I WILL SAY THE CHANCELLOR FAIRLY NEW THERE AND WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED AND REALLY APPRECIATED THE EFFORT THAT WAS PUT INTO SHOWING THEM THE TOWN AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE. AND I ANTICIPATE IT WILL HAPPEN AT SOME POINT. EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TIMING WILL REMAIN TO BE SEEN. SOMEBODY MENTIONED IT EARLIER WE'RE, WE'RE UNDER THE TANGERINE SQUEEZE AND WE HAVE SOME ROAD CLOSURES OVER THERE. AND SO JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO REMIND PEOPLE TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THAT. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF POSTINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHERS THAT CAN KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT AT TANGERINE. AND NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THE ROADS, WE GOT CONSTRUCTION GOING ON HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AND ALL THAT FENCING THAT YOU SEE OUT THERE IS THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SECURITY. SO THAT'LL TAKE US THROUGH PROBABLY THE EARLY PART OF JUNE. AND THEN LASTLY, WE GOT NOTICE FROM CONGRESSMAN ESKAMANI THAT HE PROPOSED A NAME CHANGE TO OUR POST OFFICE RIGHT HERE. RIGHT DIRECTLY TO THE EAST OF US. SO THE MARANA POST OFFICE WILL NOW BE CALLED THE HONEA. POST OFFICE. U.S. POST OFFICE. SO FURTHER DETAILS ON THAT AS THEY COME TO US. BUT HE INFORMED US OF THAT LATE LAST WEEK. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. ROZEMA. AND WHICH REMINDS ME, CONGRESSMAN BARNEY CALLED ME LAST NIGHT LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE TOWN IS IN THE RUNNING CONTINUES TO BE IN THE RUNNING FOR AN AWARD FOR I BELIEVE IT'S MARANA INTERCHANGE, $3 MILLION. AND SO WE'RE, HE'S KEEPING THAT MOVING, HE'S ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THAT MONEY WILL COME TO US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONSENT AGENDA. 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.] SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. COUNCIL ACTION A1. ITEM A1, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 .008. [ Ordinance No. 2026.008: Relating to Real Estate; Approving the exchange of an approximately 0.24-acre parcel of Town-owned real property located on the south side of Tangerine Road approximately 1,800 feet east of Heritage Park Drive as part of the acquisition of an approximately 2.3-acre parcel of property abutting the east side of Gladden Farms Community Park; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Real Estate Acquisition and Exchange Agreement with Oracle Greenock LLC and any deeds and other documents necessary to accomplish the acquisition and exchange (Jane Fairall)] RELATING TO REAL ESTATE. APPROVING THE EXCHANGE OF AN APPROXIMATELY 0.24 ACRE PARCEL OF TOWN OWNED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TANGERINE ROAD, [00:35:02] APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET EAST OF HERITAGE PARK DRIVE. AS PART OF THE ACQUISITION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 2.3 ACRE PARCEL OF PROPERTY ABUTTING THE EAST SIDE OF GLADDEN FARMS COMMUNITY PARK. APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH ORACLE, GREENOCK LLC AND ANY DEEDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACQUISITION AND EXCHANGE. MISS FERRELL. MAYOR POST, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS PROPOSED ITEM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR PROBABLY A YEAR OR YEAR AND A HALF. WE'VE DISCUSSED IT A COUPLE OF PUBLIC COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT WE FINALLY HAVE FINISHED NEGOTIATION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH ORACLE GREENOCK TO EXCHANGE A PROPERTY. AS THIS MAP SHOWS, THIS IS A HERITAGE PARK SHOPS SUBDIVISION. THE PROPERTY INCLUDES THE CIRCLE K THAT'S BEEN LOCATED THERE, LOCATED JUST ACROSS FROM THE GLADDEN FARMS COMMUNITY PARK AND NOW ACROSS FROM WHERE THE FRY'S HAS GONE IN ON TANGERINE ROAD. THE TOWN OWNS THIS SMALL .24 ACRE PARCEL THAT'S LABELED HERE AS EXCHANGE PROPERTY. IT WAS DEDICATED TO THE TOWN WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN THAT WAS, BUT IT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, I THINK 2010 OR SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. AND THE ORACLE IS THE, THE MASTER DEVELOPER OF THE SUBDIVISION AND THEY OWN THIS LOT THAT'S LABELED HERE AS ACQUISITION PROPERTY. LOT 11. AND WE HAVE NEGOTIATED A DEAL WHERE WE WILL EXCHANGE THOSE 2 PARCELS, THE TOWN WILL CONVEY THE EXCHANGE PARCEL TO ORACLE GREENOCK. I THINK THEY INTEND TO DEVELOP IT AS PART OF WHAT'S NOW LOT TEN THERE. AND THEN ORACLE GREENOCK WILL CONVEY LOT 11 TO THE TOWN AND THE TOWN CAN USE IT AS PART OF THE MARANA HERITAGE RIVER PARK COMPLEX THERE. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PUMP TRACK, GRASSY AREA, FOOD TRUCK AREA, THAT KIND OF THING. IS, IS THE INTENDED USE THERE? THE TERMS OF THE DEAL ARE THAT THE TOWN WILL GIVE THE EXCHANGE PROPERTY PLUS $1.3 MILLION TO ORACLE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ACQUISITION PROPERTY. THE, THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION ARE SUBJECT TO A COMMON OPERATION AND RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT OR A [INAUDIBLE], WHICH IS SIMILAR TO LIKE A CCNR IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. AND PART OF WHAT TOOK US A WHILE WAS WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THAT.1 OF THE CONTINGENCIES OF THE DEAL IS THAT THAT THE TOWN'S PARCEL WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE [INAUDIBLE]. SO WE HAVE NEGOTIATED AN AMENDMENT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] WHICH WILL EXCLUDE THE TOWN'S PARCEL FROM THE RESTRICTIONS THE OTHER PARCELS HAVE FOR SO LONG AS THE TOWN OWNS THE PROPERTY. AND WITH THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. MAYOR, I HAD A QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER. CAVANAUGH. YEAH. MR. FARRELL WHAT IS THE DIMENSION OF THE LOT? 11 WHAT IS THAT ACREAGE. I'M A LITTLE LOST ON THAT. MAYOR POST. COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 2.3 ACRES. 2.3 OKAY. IT FITS WELL WITH THE PLAN, I THINK. LOOKS GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 .008. I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. A.2. ITEM A.2 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-025 RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT. [ Resolution No. 2026-025: Relating to Development; consideration and possible adoption of a resolution approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Second Amendment to District Development, Financing Participation and Intergovernmental Agreement (Gladden Farms (Phase II) Community Facilities District) (Jane Fairall)] CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A 2ND AMENDMENT TO DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT, FINANCING PARTICIPATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT. GLADDEN FARMS, PHASE 2, COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT. MISS. FARRELL. MAYOR POST. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO THE ITEM THAT YOU JUST APPROVED AS THE BOARD OF THE GLADDEN FARMS TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT. RIGHT BEFORE WE HAD THIS MEETING. THE TOWN IS ALSO A PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT, ALONG WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE DEVELOPER ENTITIES. SO THE COUNCIL ALSO HAS TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT. I WILL GO OVER THE THE ITEMS ADDRESSED IN THE AGREEMENT IF ANYBODY WANTS ME TO. OTHERWISE IT'S IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. WHY DON'T YOU GO OVER THEM REAL QUICK? [00:40:04] IT WON'T TAKE VERY LONG. OKAY, SO THERE ARE 3 ITEMS THAT THE DA AMENDMENT ADDRESS. THE 1ST IS THAT IT INCREASES THE NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF DEVELOPER BONDS ALLOWED UNDER THE AGREEMENT FROM 20 MILLION TO 32 MILLION. AND THE REASON THAT THIS REQUEST CAME FROM THE DEVELOPER ENTITIES WAS THAT THE JUST DUE TO THE INCREASED COSTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION THE TOTAL VOTER AUTHORIZED BOND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DISTRICT IS $60 MILLION, AND THAT WILL REMAIN THE SAME. THAT'S NOT BEING CHANGED. THE DA AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME FOR DEBT ISSUANCE FOR THE DISTRICT TO JANUARY 1ST, 2034. RIGHT NOW, THE AGREEMENT SAYS THAT DEBT ISSUANCE CAN OCCUR FOR 20 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2008, SO THAT WOULD END IN 2028. THE DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SELL BONDS BEYOND THAT 2028 YEAR, POSSIBLY. AND THIS IS CONSISTENT, THE DATE THAT WE'VE CHOSEN OF 2034 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S CFD POLICY, WHICH ALLOWS BOND ISSUANCE FOR 15 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST ISSUANCE. SO THAT'S HOW THAT DATE WAS CHOSEN. AND FINALLY, IT WOULD EXTEND THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST, 2059 TO CORRESPOND WITH THE EXTENSION THAT WE'VE GIVEN FOR BOND ISSUANCE. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. HEARING NONE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR. VICEMAYOR. MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-025. A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. D.1. ITEM D.1 RELATING TO LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT ACTIONS. [ Relating to Legislation and Government Actions; discussion and possible action or direction regarding all pending state, federal, and local legislation/government actions and on recent and upcoming meetings of other governmental bodies (Terry Rozema)] DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OR DIRECTION REGARDING ALL PENDING STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL LEGISLATION, GOVERNMENT ACTIONS AND ON RECENT AND UPCOMING MEETINGS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODIES. MISS ROZEMA. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MOVEMENT. I THINK PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT SHE'S GOING TO VETO ANY BILL THAT COMES BEFORE HER UNTIL SHE HAS A BUDGET THAT IS PRESENTED TO HER. SO THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH MOVEMENT, BUT THERE WAS ON 29, 99. IT DID PASS THE SENATE AND THEY HAD ADDED AN AMENDMENT TO IT. SO IT DOES HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE HOUSE. ONCE THEY APPROVE IT, IT WILL GO TO THE GOVERNOR. BUT AT THIS POINT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD ON TO IT UNTIL A BUDGET IS APPROVED SO THAT IT DOES NOT GET VETOED. SENATE BILL 1787, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING, DEALS WITH EXEMPTIONS AND IS A VERY COMPLICATED BILL. BUT THAT ONE GOT VETOED. SO THAT'S NOT ONE WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYMORE. AND THAT WAS ONE THAT THE TOWN DID SIGN UP IN OPPOSITION TO THE OTHER 1 I WANT TO TOUCH ON REAL BRIEFLY THAT I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE SOMEBODY BROUGHT IT UP AT THE LAST MEETING. DEALS WITH A BILL THAT ALLOWS A REFERENDUM TO BE WITHDRAWN BY THE PETITIONER. IT'S A PRETTY SPECIFIC. AND IT PASSED THE SENATE WITH AN AMENDMENT ON 421. AND SO THAT ONE WILL ALSO GO BACK TO THE HOUSE. BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR BECAUSE I THINK THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN OUT THERE THAT THE TOWN DID NOT HAVE IN ANY WAY, ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS. WE DIDN'T SIGN IN IN SUPPORT OF IT OR IN OPPOSITION TO IT. BUT IT IS A STRIKER BILL THAT ORIGINALLY, I BELIEVE STARTED WITH KETCHEL AND WAS PICKED UP BY BOLICK OUT OF PHOENIX. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE REALLY WHICH BILL, 2783. IT'S HOUSE BILL 2873. YES. I'M SORRY. 2873. HOUSE BILL 2873. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROZEMA? MOVING D.2. ITEM D.2. RELATING TO BUDGET DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISCAL [ Relating to Budget; discussion, direction and possible action regarding development of fiscal year 2026/2027 budget, including proposed budget initiatives and expenditures (Terry Rozema)] YEAR 26-27 BUDGET, INCLUDING PROPOSED BUDGET INITIATIVES AND EXPENDITURES. MR. ROZEMA. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE 1 ITEM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD BROUGHT UP LAST COUNCIL MEETING. [00:45:06] AND THE YEAR BEFORE. AND THE YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE. YEAR BEFORE. IT'S THE AND IT'S THE ANNUAL SUGGESTION RECOMMENDATION. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT IF ANY THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE STAFF TO LOOK INTO IN TERMS OF INCLUSION IN THE BUDGET. IS THERE ANYTHING FOR MR. ROZEMA ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.