[ 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.

THE SPEAKER MAY HAVE UP TO 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? YES, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE 4 CARDS.

OKAY. WE WILL DO 30 MINUTES. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS PAULA PALLOTE, FOLLOWED BY ZACH STOUT.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MADAM VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS PAULA PALLOTE. I'VE LIVED IN GLADDEN FARMS FOR 8 YEARS, AND I'M NOTICING A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS CURRENT ELECTION ENVIRONMENT THAT DISTURBS ME. AND A FEW DAYS AGO, I RECEIVED A TEXT ON MY PERSONAL PHONE THAT DISTURBED ME SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO DELETE IT, SO I DON'T HAVE RECORD OF IT. IT WAS 4 STANDING MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL AGAINST 1 OPPOSING MEMBER.

MY CAUTION TO YOU BECAUSE ELECTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU STAND FOR, NOT WHO YOU ARE AGAINST.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, I'VE SEEN A PUBLIC FORUM WHERE EVERYONE WHO WAS GOING TO BE RUNNING COULD BE VIEWED AND SEEN BY THE PUBLIC, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT TO.

GIVE US MORE OF A STANDARDIZED AND MORE CIVILIZED ELECTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ZACH STOUT, FOLLOWED BY LAURIE SCHEFFLER.

THE MIC DOWN THIS TIME. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TOWN OF MARANA. MY NAME IS MY NAME IS ZACH STOUT.

I AM A RESIDENT OF ALADDIN FARMS, AND I'M JUST FOLLOWING UP ON A FEW OF MY PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS UP HERE.

I SAID THAT I WOULD DO A RISK SUMMARY ANALYSIS FOR THE DATA CENTER FOR THE ROAD PROJECT THAT IS COMPLETE, AND I WILL PROVIDE SOME EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES. THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES THAT I CRAFTED.

1 IS DIRECTLY FOR COUNCIL AND STAFF. ANOTHER IS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ANOTHER IS FOR THE TAXPAYER AND ACCOUNTABILITY. EACH EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HAS A THERE ARE 2 PAGES LONG.

THEY'VE GOT A QR CODE AT THE BOTTOM. YOU CAN SCAN THAT AND THERE'S THE FULL REPORT AND ANALYSIS.

IT WILL PROVIDE YOU A LINK DIRECTLY TO THAT PAGE.

IT IS HEAVILY CITED HEAVILY RESOURCED. I TRY TO BE AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE.

WHY SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME IN THAT REGARD? I HAVE 2 MASTERS.

THANK YOU. THERE WE GO. SO HAS NOBODY. HAS NOBODY BEEN HEARING ME? YEAH. YOU'RE FINE. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WHY SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME IN THIS REGARD?

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CONCERNING THE REPORTS, I HAVE 2 MASTER'S DEGREES.

MY FOCUS IS LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY. SPECIALTY IN LAW AND ECONOMICS.

I HAVE A THOROUGH BACKGROUND IN IN THIS AREA AND THE REPORT FOCUSES ON THE POLITICAL, FINANCIAL AND REGULATORY FRONTS.

WITH THAT SAID, I DID WANT TO SAY JUNETEENTH IS COMING UP JUNE 19TH.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN THE TOWN OF MARANA TO GET SOME QUICK EDUCATION OR JUST RE-UP ON SOME EDUCATION REGARDING THE CIVIL WAR OR HEROES OF THE CIVIL WAR, OR EVEN IN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, OBVIOUSLY HARRIET TUBMAN AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS ARE STAPLES.

HOWEVER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LOOK INTO ROBERT SMALLS.

HE WAS PRETTY AMAZING. HE ESCAPED FROM SLAVERY WITH HIS FAMILY WHILE STEALING A CONFEDERATE WARSHIP AND PROVIDING UNION SOLDIERS WITH NOT ONLY A WARSHIP, BUT AMMUNITION. SO HIS STORY IS A VERY EXCITING ONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LORI SCHEFFLER, FOLLOWED BY DAVID [INAUDIBLE] HI, LORI. LET ME COME DOWN THERE. I'M LORI SCHEFFLER, I'M WITH RUN FOR THE WALL FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

RUN FOR THE WALL HAS CAME INTO THE MARANA EXIT SUPPORTING THE POW MIA MISSION ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON DC.

AND ALSO ON ANOTHER NOTE, I AM GOOD. HOW ARE YOU GOOD THIS THIS NEXT COMING YEAR, IF YOU GUYS WILL HAVE US, WE WILL BE EXITING THE MARANA EXIT, BUT WE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE TANGERINE CIRCLE K ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE OUTGROWN THAT EXIT.

SO WITH GRATITUDE FROM ALL OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RUN FOR THE WALL, WE APPRECIATE MARANA ACCEPTING US.

YOU'RE WELCOME. APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON THIS.

ON THAT AND WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA. AND ON ANOTHER NOTE, IF NOBODY KNOWS, IN DECEMBER, THE MARANA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY WAS BROKEN INTO. WE PUT OUT A CALL ON FACEBOOK THAT WE NEEDED A WAY TO UNLOAD ALMOST 8000 WREATHS.

AND JOHN, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US OUT. YOU'RE WELCOME.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. LORI. THANK.

OUR FINAL SPEAKER WILL BE DAVID. SAYA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, TOWN LEADERSHIP, AND RESIDENTS OF MARANA.

MY NAME IS DAVID SAYA. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS DELAY, BUT I'M HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE RESULTS OF THE NOISE LEVEL TESTING I HAD COMPLETED ON MAY 4TH, 2026 BY BY COMPLIANCE SAFETY SUPPLY, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY WHOM I PERSONALLY HIRED. I PROVIDED EACH OF YOU A COMPLETE, COMPLETED COPY OF THE REPORT WITH THE RESULTS FOR YOUR REVIEW.

ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE PROVIDED SOME PAGES IN THE BACK OF.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THAT HAS A MAP AS WELL AS THE TEST RESULTS OF THE NOISE MEASURED.

THE REPORT IS NOW AN OFFICIAL RECORD FILED WITH THE TOWN OF MARANA, WHERE ANYONE MAY REQUEST A COPY THROUGH THE TOWN CLERK.

THE RESULTS ARE CLEAR. NO LEVELS MEASURED FROM THE GENERATING SIGNAL POSITION ON LUCKETT ROAD EXCEEDS THE 65DB.

HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE MEASUREMENT. IT WAS THE CLOSEST TO THE I10 THAT EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD BASED ON EVERYDAY TRAFFIC NOISE.

IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE REFER TO THE MAP. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S YELLOW SPACES THAT HAVE NUMBERS AND RED ONES.

THE RED ONES INDICATE THAT WAS TRUE NOISE MEASURED FROM TRAFFIC.

THE YELLOWS INDICATE WHERE THE NOISE WAS MEASURED OFF THE GENERATION SIGNAL.

BASED ON THE POSITION OF THE NOISE GENERATOR DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHERE THE DATA CENTER WILL BE POSITIONED IN RELATION TO THE CEMETERY, BECAUSE IT WILL SIT FURTHER BACK TO THE SOUTH OF LUCKETT ROAD.

FOR SPECIFIC CRITERIA ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE DATA CENTER, YOU CAN REFERENCE OUR ORDINANCE.

2024.29 EXHIBIT A, TABLE 3 UNDER PARAGRAPH I, WHICH STATES HOW CLOSE IT MAY BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE BORROWING

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PROPERTIES. THIS DATA IS FACTUAL, INDEPENDENT, AND CLEAR.

I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL SUBSIDE.

THE FEARS OR CONCERNS OF VETERANS AND ANY OTHER CONCERNED PARTY ABOUT NOISE DISTURBING OUR VETERANS CEMETERY.

I'M TRULY GRATEFUL TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. WHO HAD THE VISION TO PUT THE ORDINANCE IN PLACE AND ESTABLISH CLEAR GUIDANCE ON COMPLIANCE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT NOISE FROM THE DATA CENTER WILL NOT IMPACT OUR CEMETERY, AND WILL ALLOW OUR SACRED RESTING PLACE TO REMAIN A TRANQUIL PLACE FOR OUR VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN OFFICER. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY.

[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

NO REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALONG. YOU KNOW, 2 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A FIRE, AN ARSON FIRE BETWEEN CORDERO AND AINA ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER. HAD A PHONE CALL WITH A TERRY ROZEMA, OUR TOWN MANAGER, ABOUT THAT.

IT WAS A PRETTY, PRETTY DEVASTATING FIRE. BURNED A LOT OF THE FOLIAGE, A LOT OF THE TREES.

HAPPY TO REPORT, THOUGH, RIGHT NOW THAT THE TREES, THE GOODING WILLOW TREES, PARTICULARLY THESE WILLOW TREES WHICH ARE CLOSE TO THE RIVER, PUTTING UP SOME NICE SHOOTS FROM THE ROOTS. THE ROOTS DID NOT GET DAMAGED BY THE FIRE, SO THEY'RE THEY'RE TRULY GROWING BACK.

I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT. AND THESE TREES WILL RECOVER.

THOSE SHOOTS THAT ARE COMING UP WILL CREATE A NEW TREE EVENTUALLY.

AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, ESPECIALLY THE TREES THAT ARE THAT ARE REALLY CLOSE TO THE RIVER.

IT'S MOIST GROUND. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE A WATER.

BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE VERY VIGOROUS GROWTH HERE 2 YEARS LATER.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT. THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD.

YES MAYOR. ARE WE DOING THE PROCLAMATION AFTER AFTER.

OKAY. I HAVE A REPORT FROM THE MARANA FOOD BANK.

OUR MAYOR WAS SUCH A HUGE SUPPORTER. OUR PAST MAYOR, OUR CURRENT MEMBER MAYOR IS AS WELL.

HE WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT MEMBER TO THE THE FOOD BANK AND, AND A SUPPORTER WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO COLLECT FUNDS AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR FOOD BANK, WHICH IS DOING VERY WELL, BUT THEY NEED FUNDS.

SO WE'RE DOING A PROGRAM TO TRY TO GET ACTUAL FUNDS. SO THEY NEED DOLLARS. THEY NEED DOLLARS TO RUN THE LIGHTS AND THE WATER AND THE OTHER STUFF.

WE'RE GETTING GOOD ON FOOD. THERE'LL BE DAYS WHEN THAT WHEN THAT'S LOW TO WILL ALWAYS NEED THAT SUPPORT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT THEY PUT ME IN CHARGE OF IS GETTING THOUSAND MONTHLY DONATIONS OF $25. AND THERE'S A WAY TO GO ONLINE. THERE'S THESE CARDS ARE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM ON THE BACK TABLE.

AND I HAVE SOME MORE UP HERE IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE ME AFTER.

BUT YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SIGN UP AUTOMATICALLY TO DO $25 A MONTH AND IT WILL HELP THEM GREATLY.

KEEP THEIR STAFF, KEEP THEIR PLACE RUNNING AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY FED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS? AFTER THE MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR.

NO REPORT. MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE A REPORT, MR. ROZEMA.

[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I DO HAVE A REPORT.

OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UPDATE. OF COURSE, TO KICK THINGS OFF, 68 SFRS SO FAR FOR THIS MONTH AND SO FAR FOR THE YEAR, AS WE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AWAY FROM THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR 857 COMPARED TO 970 FOR LAST YEAR.

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IT WILL BE FROM 5:00 UNTIL 9:30 WITH THE FIREWORKS STARTING AT 9.

WE DO HAVE AN ESPECIALLY SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW THAT WILL BE COMING.

SO WE HOPE PEOPLE WILL GET OUT THERE AND JOIN US.

PLEASE BRING YOUR FOLDING CHAIRS AND SHOW UP.

SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME. ALSO, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED THAT DEMOLITION OF ORA MAE HARN POOL HAS BEGUN.

THE BUILDING IS DOWN, THE RUBBLE REMAINS, BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE STILL HAVING THAT DONE.

THE POOL COMPLETELY TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL BY JULY THE 3RD.

SO WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THAT. I MENTIONED THIS LAST LAST MEETING AS WELL, BUT DINE AND DISCOVER IS UP AND RUNNING.

SO ANYBODY IN THE TOWN OF MARANA WHO IS INTERESTED IN GETTING SOME MERCH FROM OUR MARANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THEY GOT SOME GREAT T SHIRTS AND GREAT HATS AND OTHER THINGS.

IF YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT IN TOWN, BRING YOUR LITTLE CARD, YOU GET THEM TO SIGN OFF ON THE 8 THERE.

IF YOU GET 4 RESTAURANTS, YOU GET TO GO IN AND PICK OUT A T SHIRT OR A HAT.

A PRETTY COOL THING. AND I KNOW THAT OUR CEO OF THE CHAMBER, AMANDA WIGGINS REALLY ENJOYS PUTTING THAT ON YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND LASTLY, WE HAD AN EPISODE OF REAL TALK WITH THE TOWN THAT WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK.

IT WAS ALL ABOUT WATER. AND SO FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WATER, I THINK IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST, MOST INFORMATIVE EPISODES WE'VE HAD ON THAT. WE HAD MIKE OSBORNE, OUR WATER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT THERE, AS WELL AS JERRY, WHO'S OUR WATER RESOURCES MANAGER.

AND MAN, THEY DID JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB OF REALLY EXPLAINING HOW WELL SITUATED THE TOWN OF MARANA IS.

AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA, QUITE FRANKLY, PIMA COUNTY IS WITH REGARD TO WATER.

SO LOTS OF WONDERFUL INFORMATION THERE. WE HOPE PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO THAT.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROZEMA? YEAH.

SO YOU GUYS PROBABLY NOTICED ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE BLUE IN THE BACK.

AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE ME NOT FORGET YOU AND I DID.

SO NOW WE'RE MOVING BACKWARDS AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PROCLAMATIONS.

[ Proclamation Recognizing Parks and Recreation Month (Jill McCleary)]

SO PROCLAMATIONS. ITEM PR1 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAND IT TO THEM? OH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. PROCLAMATION.

RECOGNIZING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING MARANA, ARIZONA. AND WHEREAS PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACES, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTE TO THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.

AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF MARANA IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING PARKS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM SUPPORTS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, LIFELONG LEARNING, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, OUTDOOR RECREATION, CONSERVATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORK YEAR ROUND TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SPACES AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH TO CELEBRATE THE VITAL ROLE PARKS AND RECREATION PLAY IN BUILDING STRONGER, HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I JON POST, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF MARANA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY 2026 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE TOWN OF MARANA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND ENJOY THE MANY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY OUR PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATION PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY SPACES AND TO THANK THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THESE OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE.[APPLAUSE] 3. 2. 1. YOU KNOW, OUR PARKS ARE ONE THING THAT WE DO VERY, VERY WELL.

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WE HAVE A PARK SYSTEM THAT I BELIEVE IS SECOND TO NONE IN THE STATE.

AND IT'S REALLY, TRULY BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME, BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE THAT OUR PARK SYSTEM IS SO AMAZING.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S CLEAN. PEOPLE LOVE TO TAKE THEIR FAMILIES TO IT.

AND I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH. WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

SO YOU HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION TONIGHT? IT MEANS A LOT.

I KNOW IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE I CAN FORGET. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS.

[ 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.]

CONSENT AGENDA. TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

[ PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. 2026.012: Relating to Land Development; amending Town Code Title 17 (Land Development), Chapter 17-10 (Signs); adding new Section 17-10-39 entitled “Community activity signs” allowing banners for advertising community activities in residential areas and making conforming amendments to Section 17-10-5 (Exempt signs), section 17-10-30 (Temporary signs), and Section 17-10-31 (Banners); amending Section 17-10-37 (Residential subdivision sign program) to revise provisions related to the expiration of residential subdivision sign programs and to allow advertising in residential subdivisions with homes for rent; making other miscellaneous revisions to Chapter 17-10; and designating an effective date (Matt Taylor)]

A.1. ITEM A.1. PUBLIC HEARING. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-012.

RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT AMENDING TOWN CODE.

TITLE 17. LAND DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTER 17 DASH TEN SIGNS ADDING NEW SECTION 17-10-39 ENTITLED COMMUNITY ACTIVITY SIGNS ALLOWING BANNERS FOR ADVERTISING, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 17-10-5 EXEMPT SIGNS SECTION 17-10-30 TEMPORARY SIGNS AND SECTION 17-10-31 BANNERS AMENDING SECTION 17-10-37 RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION SIGN PROGRAM TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE EXPIRATION OF RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION SIGN PROGRAMS AND TO ALLOW ADVERTISING IN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS WITH HOMES FOR RENT, MAKING OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 17-10 AND DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. MR. TAYLOR, WELCOME.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, MADAM VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT THAT DESCRIPTION IS PROBABLY LONGER THAN MY PRESENTATION.

SO I ALMOST SAID GOOD, BUT NO, I MEAN, TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN SIGN CODE.

I KNOW IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAD THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

I DID JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW THIS CAME ABOUT.

SO THESE CHANGES WERE INITIATED BY STAFF AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES, BOTH OF A LOCAL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND A COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS HOMES FOR RENT. AND THERE WERE SOME WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

WE HAD MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SAN LUCAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED.

THEY OFTENTIMES HAVE THEY ADVERTISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY YARD SALES OR HOLIDAY EVENTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND BANNERS ARE TYPICALLY WHAT'S USED FOR ADVERTISING.

UNFORTUNATELY IN OUR, IN OUR CURRENT CODE, BANNERS AREN'T ALLOWED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THIS CHANGE IS, IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL SIGN PROGRAM.

CURRENTLY OUR CODE ALLOWS FOR ADVERTISING FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN RESIDENTIAL SIGN PROGRAM.

BUT WHEN THE CODE WAS ADOPTED, IT WASN'T ENVISIONED THAT THERE WOULD BE SUBDIVISIONS WITH HOMES FOR RENT.

SO THAT IS, THAT IS ANOTHER CHANGE. THAT'S THAT THIS, THESE THESE CHANGES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS.

SO THE CHANGES WERE REVIEWED BY TOWN ATTORNEY.

THE TOWN ATTORNEY AS WELL. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS THESE BULLET POINTS.

ALL OF THESE BULLET POINTS. BUT THESE ARE THE ITEMIZED LIST OF CHANGES PROPOSED TO THE TO THE CODE.

I DID JUST WANT TO KIND OF JUMP DOWN TO THE LAST TWO.

SO THERE IS A NEW SECTION PROPOSED IN THE CODE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY SIGNS.

17-10-39 AND THAT WOULD DEFINE THE TYPE OF SIGN ALLOWED, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS BANNERS AND TO SET STANDARDS FOR SIZE AND DISPLAY PERIOD. SO THIS IS, THIS WOULD ALLOW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ON COMMUNITY OR ON COMMON AREA TO ADVERTISE FOR, FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND 17-10-37 THE SECOND TO THE LAST BULLET POINT

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IS THE SECTION THAT DEALS WITH THE RESIDENTIAL SIGN CODE.

SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON THAT WOULD WOULD ALLOW ADVERTISING EXPLICITLY ALLOW ADVERTISING FOR SUBDIVISIONS WITH HOMES FOR RENT.

THE OTHER BULLET POINTS PRIMARILY ARE ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE REFERENCE FOR THAT NEW SECTION.

17-10-39. AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO SOME, A FEW PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO.

17-10-25 JUST TO CLARIFY THAT ANY SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE SITE TRIANGLE, THE VISIBILITY SITE TRIANGLE. AND ALSO A PROPOSED CHANGE IS JUST TO REINFORCE A REGULATION FOUND ELSEWHERE THAT THAT ADVERTISING FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS ISN'T ALLOWED.

SO ON MAY 27TH THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY THEY DID VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THESE AMENDMENTS. STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MAYOR, I HAVE ONE.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YEAH. MR. TAYLOR ON THE ON THE REVISIONS TO THE MTC.

17-10-25. I WAS CURIOUS THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE SITE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE WAS THERE THERE WAS ALWAYS A, SOME REGULATION ON THAT, RIGHT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S REALLY JUST A MATTER OF REINFORCING IT IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

OKAY. YEAH. IT'S NOT REALLY A CHANGE. IT'S JUST REINFORCING WHAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA OUT ONTO A SECONDARY BUSIER STREET PRIMARILY.

RIGHT. WELL, FOR ANY, FOR ANY CORNER. ANY CORNER WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL.

OKAY. SO JUST SOME MORE CLARITY. YES. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WOULD ANYBODY LIKE IN THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026.012. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 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.

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

THIS WILL BE MY LAST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE EVER.

WELL, UNTIL NEXT FEBRUARY. OKAY. SO IT'S LIKE THE HIGHLIGHT.

CLARIFY THAT PLEASE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO THE BUDGET DID PASS.

IT WAS A $18.3 BILLION BIPARTISAN BUDGET PASSED BY THE STATE AND HAS BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

AND THE GOVERNOR DOES HAVE UNTIL JUNE 25TH, I BELIEVE TO SIGN ANY BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO HER.

SO WE WILL KEEP YOU ABREAST ON THOSE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FORWARDED AND ARE SIGNED BY HER OR VETOED BY HER.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. YOU KNOW, FROM A HIGHLIGHT STANDPOINT FOR THE BUDGET WITH REGARD TO TAX CONFORMITY, THE BUDGET INCORPORATES FULL FEDERAL TAX CONFORMITY, AND ARIZONA ENDS UP BECOMING THE VERY FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO DO SO. THE TAX CUTS TO THE TUNE OF $1.45 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS, WHICH INCLUDES DEDUCTIONS FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS.

DEDUCTIONS ON TIPS AND OVERTIME. A HIGHER STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR RESIDENTS IN ARIZONA, A DEDUCTION FOR CHILD CARE EXPENSES, AND ONE THAT I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

A NEW $6,000 DEDUCTION FOR SENIORS. SO ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

AND DATA CENTERS GET IT OR HOW DOES THAT WORK.

WHAT'S THAT. ARE YOU GETTING THAT. WELL IF YOU'RE A SENIOR YOU DO SO.

AND WITH REGARD TO DATA CENTERS, I THINK EVERYBODY'S WELL AWARE THAT THE ARIZONA, THE STATE OF ARIZONA HAD INCENTIVES THAT WERE IN PLACE SPECIFICALLY FOR DATA CENTERS. AND THOSE INCENTIVES ARE GOING AWAY, AT LEAST FOR A SHORT TIME, FOR 3 YEARS, THE MORATORIUM ON THOSE INCENTIVES. AND THAT'S FOR ALL DATA CENTERS GOING FORWARD, NOT FOR DATA CENTERS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED

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AND ARE IN PLACE. AND THEN THERE'S A NUMBER OF CUTS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES OF 2.5%. AND THERE'S A FEW THAT ARE EXCLUDED IN THAT TO INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY.

ARIZONA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND AND CORRECTIONS AS WELL.

AS FAR AS LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING AND REPORTING ON ONE THAT WE DID OPPOSE THAT IS DEAD IS SENATE BILL 1431.

THAT WAS THE BILL THAT STRIPPED THE TOWN OF ALL OVERSIGHT RELATIVE TO ESTHETICS, ARCHITECTURAL OVERSIGHT, ETCETERA. SO THAT BILL IS DEAD. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT ONE.

A COUPLE OF OTHERS HERE, I THINK TO HIGHLIGHT HOUSE BILL 2917 IS ALSO DEAD.

THAT WAS THE BILL THAT WOULD HAVE OUTLAWED LPRS THEY SENT TO THE COUNCIL EARLIER THIS WEEK.

AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES THE POWERS TO APPREHEND SOMEBODY WHO HAD BROKEN INTO A PERSON'S HOUSE, STOLE $8000 $10,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY AND THREW THE LPR.

THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACK THE INDIVIDUAL AND TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY A SHORT TIME LATER, AND RETURN THE PROPERTY TO THE OWNER OF THE HOME.

AND THEN WE HAVE HCR 2016, WHICH WAS A FREEZING OF ALL FEES, TAXES FOR UTILITIES.

THAT ONE DIED AS WELL. THAT WAS WHEN THE TOWN OPPOSED, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, RELATIVE TO OUR ABILITY TO COLLECT THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND RAISING COSTS RELATIVE TO DELIVERING UTILITIES.

AND THEN THE FINAL ONE, HOUSE BILL 2873, WASN'T ONE THAT WE WERE WEIGHING IN ON, OF COURSE, BUT IT WAS ONE THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING. IT IS THE ONE REGARDING REFERENDUMS ON THE DATA CENTER.

THAT ONE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND AS I STATED EARLIER, SHE HAS UNTIL JUNE 25TH TO VETO OR SIGN THAT BILL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROZEMA? MAYOR I HAD ONE, YES, PLEASE.

YEAH. TO BE CLEAR, MR. ROZEMA, DID YOU MENTION THAT LPRS HAVE BEEN BANNED NOW BY SOME LEGISLATION? NO, NO, THE I'M SORRY. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.

JUST THE OPPOSITE. OKAY. THE THE BILL WAS PUT FORWARD TO BAN THEM.

IT DID. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WE NEED TO GO INTO AND WHEN WE RETURN.

ODDLY ENOUGH, WE HAVE TO DO THE BUDGET. WE HAVE TO GO INTO A IN.

WE HAVE TO MOVE TO A SPECIAL MEETING JUST FOR THE BUDGET.

AND SO WHEN WE RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH SHOULDN'T BE VERY LONG, WE WILL OPEN THIS SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE BUDGET.

AGAIN, THAT WON'T TAKE VERY LONG. SO MR. MAYOR, SO WHEN WE COME BACK OUT, WE'LL DO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AS PART OF THIS REGULAR MEETING.

THEN WE'LL ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO THE SPECIAL MEETING WHERE THE BUDGET IS ADOPTED.

IT'S MORE CONFUSING. I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING IN THE STATE LAW THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET BY A SPECIAL MEETING.

BUT AT THE MOMENT WE NEED IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION.

[ EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters.]

YES, I DO NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

FOR ITEM E.2. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED BRIEFLY.

ARE BACK IN SESSION. ALL YOU HAVE TO BE MISS FARRELL.

MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM E.2.

SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM D.2. ITEM D.2. PUBLIC HEARING RELATING TO BUDGET.

[ PUBLIC HEARING: Relating to Budget; public hearing regarding the Town of Marana's fiscal year 2026-2027 final budget (Yiannis Kalaitzidis)]

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE TOWN OF MARANA FISCAL YEAR 26-27 FINAL BUDGET.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

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

I PLAN TO BE BRIEF TONIGHT. THIS IS OUR FINAL BUDGET.