Aug 04, 2026 Council Meetings

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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL.

[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]

MAYOR POST. HERE. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER. CAVANAUGH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. I THOUGHT HE WAS HERE.

EXCUSED FOR NOW. ALL RIGHT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A SHORT 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. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.

[ APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM PASSES. CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

[ 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.]

THE SPEAKER MAY HAVE UP TO 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

WE WILL DO NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? YES. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE 2 SPEAKER CARDS THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS DENNIS SHANNON, FOLLOWED BY BENNETT BURKE.

YEAH. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU KNOW ME, DENNIS SHANNON, 13 YEARS.

OFFICER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 33 YEARS.

33 YEARS. PILOT. NORTHWEST AND DELTA AIRLINES.

LONGTIME COMMUNITY MEMBER IN MARANA AND ORO VALLEY.

ONE THING YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME IS I HAVE A DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY.

I STUDIED THE PERIOD FROM 1870 TO 1945, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, SAW THE RISE OF FASCIST REGIMES IN ITALY, GERMANY AND SPAIN. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TACTICS AND STRATEGIES THAT THOSE REGIMES USE TO GAIN AND RETAIN POWER. THEY USED INTENSE NATIONALISM. THEY USED CREATING FEAR, CONVINCING THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD TO BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING AND THAT THEIR PARTY WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD SAVE THEM FROM THOSE FABRICATED FEARS, RACISM, AND OF COURSE, A SCAPEGOAT GROUP, A GROUP THAT COULD BE VILLAINIZED AND USED TO JUSTIFY INHUMANE TREATMENT OF THAT GROUP AND BLAMING EVERY ILL THAT THE COUNTRY HAD EXPERIENCED ON THAT GROUP.

I'M SORRY. IT CAUSES ME DISDAIN.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, A VERY ARTICULATE GENTLEMAN SPOKE AT THIS PODIUM AND HE SAID, I WISH WE COULD GET PAST COMPARING THIS ADMINISTRATION TO HITLER AND FASCISM.

LET'S JUST SAY HITLER, HITLER, HITLER, FASCISM, FASCISM, FASCISM AND GET PAST THAT.

I WISH I COULD CLOSE MY EYES AND SAY HITLER AND FASCISM AND HAVE IT ALL GO AWAY.

BUT WHEN I OPENED MY EYES, I SEE THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS USING THE EXACT SAME TACTICS AND STRATEGIES USED BY THOSE FASCIST REGIMES.

I WAS ALWAYS BEFUDDLED BY THE WAY THAT THE PEOPLE OF ITALY, GERMANY AND SPAIN ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN IN THEIR COUNTRIES.

BUT I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY HAD EITHER EMBRACED THE EVIL THAT WAS BEING PERPETRATED, OR THEY WERE CONNED INTO THINKING THAT SOMETHING ELSE WAS HAPPENING.

I'VE BEEN BEFUDDLED BY THIS TOWN COUNCIL. WE'VE HEARD TESTIMONY OF HEART WRENCHING INHUMANITY BEING PERPETRATED. WE'VE HEARD THE INCOMPETENCE OF MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION, AND WE'VE HEARD THE ADVERSE EFFECT THAT THIS DETENTION CENTER WILL HAVE ON MARANA.

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WE'VE BEEN CONVINCED THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.

OUR HANDS ARE TIED, WHICH IS BLATANTLY FALSE.

FEMA RESISTS ICE HAS TAKEN ACTION ON THE LOCAL, THE COUNTY, THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

AND THOSE ACTIONS COULD HAVE MOVED ALONG FASTER AND GONE FURTHER IF WE HAD HAD THE COOPERATION OF THIS TOWN COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. MR. EVIDENTLY, THIS TOWN COUNCIL DOESN'T CARE.

GOD BLESS US ALL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS BEN BURKE.

THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL, TOWN STAFF. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND DENNIS SAID.

I'M USUALLY THE ONE STANDING HERE MAKING MORAL ARGUMENTS, BUT TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A VERY PRACTICAL, DETAILED ARGUMENT THAT THE TOWN HAS FAILED TO DO ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND FORCING THE CITIZENS TO TAKE UP THAT THAT TASK.

BY THE WAY, MY NAME IS BENNET BURKE. I'M A MARANA RESIDENT.

I'M GOING TO REFER TO THE ARTICLE I SUBMITTED LAST WEEK TO THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR ABOUT THE LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE, SPECIFICALLY BY TOWN MANAGER ROZEMA. SO SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ALL OF THIS INHUMANE PROJECT, PUT OUT A NOTICE ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION IN A FLOODPLAIN.

AND IN THAT NOTICE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND I THINK IT WAS A SURPRISE TO EVERYONE HERE.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY USED A NUMBER OF 1300 AS THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF BEDS.

WELL, WE CONTACTED THE TOWN OF MARANA AND THE TOWN MANAGER SAID, WELL, I TALKED TO MTC WORDS TO THESE EFFECT.

I TALKED TO MTC AND THEY SAID, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.

WELL, OKAY, SO FIRST OF ALL, I SPENT 30 YEARS IN THE CORPORATE WORLD IN A COMPANY THAT DEALT WITH HIGH RISK SITUATIONS WITH A LOT OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY.

SO I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE LAW IN CASES LIKE THESE.

AND A VERBAL STATEMENT IS GARBAGE COMPARED TO A NUMBER ON AN OFFICIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT.

SO RIGHT NOW, THE OFFICIAL NUMBER OF POTENTIAL BEDS IS 1300.

BECAUSE WE ASKED THE TOWN MANAGER, ARE YOU GOING TO CONTACT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND MAKE THEM CHANGE THAT NUMBER IF IT'S TRULY NOT GOING TO BE 1300, ARE THEY GOING TO CHANGE IT? AND HE DECLINED.

THAT IS A LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT I THINK IS IRRESPONSIBLE.

IT'S NOT THAT THE TOWN OF MARANA CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FACILITY.

IT'S THAT YOU WON'T. [APPLAUSE] MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.

[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

MARANA PUBLIC WORKS IS THERE. I GUESS THEY'VE HIRED SOMEBODY, A 3RD PARTY OR SOMETHING, BUT THEY'VE BEEN CLEARING OUT THE SIGNIFICANT SILT ACCUMULATION UNDER THOSE BRIDGES AND WHICH, WHICH WILL ENSURE PROPER DRAINAGE DURING ANY MONSOON OR SUPER EL NINO FLOWS AND ITS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.

AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT. SO COMMENDING PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD. YES.

MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OFF, IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT THE 4TH OF JULY WASN'T THAT GREAT.

THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT ABSOLUTELY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND WASN'T A BLESSING FROM GOD.

THE WEATHER. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT IT CLOUDED OVER AND IT BROUGHT THE TEMPERATURE DOWN.

AND WHEN I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY SUFFERERS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE HEAT, THERE WEREN'T ANY THAT WERE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO NOBODY ARRESTED, NO PROBLEMS. WONDERFUL EVENT WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE, 3000 PLUS. OH, 23,0000. THAT SOUNDS BETTER. I WASN'T A SPOT LEFT ON THE GRASS.

IT WAS PRETTY. IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. THE FIREWORKS FOR BEING THE 250TH BIRTHDAY WAS AWESOME.

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AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, I'M DONE IN NOVEMBER.

NO APPLAUSE. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I'D GET SOME APPLAUSE FOR THAT.

OKAY, I'M DONE IN NOVEMBER AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND I HAVE LOVED DOING IT.

I HAVE LOVED SERVING THE CITIZENS IN MARANA. THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD, GOOD, DECENT, WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT THAT LIVE HERE. OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR STAFF.

WHAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU GUYS IS YOU WORK SO HARD.

AND THE STAFF BEFORE YOU WORK SO HARD AND THE STAFF BEFORE THEM WHEN I CAME HERE.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NUMBERS, BUT THAT MIGHT HAVE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN OF MARANA RIGHT THERE.

THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT GOING ON, BUT THE TOWN HAD MADE PLANS, THEY HAD VISIONS AND PROPERTY, YOU KNOW TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL OF THAT AND THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE.

IT WAS THINGS THAT THE RESIDENTS COME TO MARANA TO SAY THAT THEY WANT AND THEY DID.

THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD AT THE TIME.

EVERY TIME WE GET SOMETHING, WE DO THE BEST WE CAN AT THE TIME.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, ALL THESE PEOPLE UP HERE, WE COMMUNICATE WELL WITH EACH OTHER.

I HAVEN'T PROBABLY CALLED ANY OF YOU THIS YEAR, BUT WE STILL COMMUNICATE.

WE STILL KNOW EACH OTHER WELL. THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING AN EXPERIENCED, WELL-RUN COUNCIL. I'M REALLY, REALLY TIRED. I'VE SEEN.

I DON'T EVEN GO TO SOCIAL MEDIA ANYMORE. I HAD TO GO AND APOLOGIZE ON MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TALKED TO PEOPLE IN A YEAR, AND THAT'S NOT ME. THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS SO AFRAID THAT NO MATTER WHAT I SAID WOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT, TURNED AROUND, AND I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SEE MARANA LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT OUR MARANA THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAW WHEN I CAME HERE.

IT'S NOT WHAT I KNOW FOR HOW WE HOW HOW MUCH WE'VE WORKED TO GET TO THIS POINT.

AND YOU KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. THAT IS SIMPLY ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.

AND HOW DO YOU BUILD RELATIONSHIPS? YOU TALK HUMANELY.

YOU'RE KIND TO EACH OTHER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE. BUT SPEWING, HATE SPEWING, LIES, SPEWING WHATEVER IT IS NEEDS TO BE COMING FROM.

I'M SORRY. SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE OVER HERE. DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATIONS I HAVE OVER THE YEARS MADE LOTS AND LOTS OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. NOT EVERYBODY I AGREE WITH.

BUT GUESS WHAT? A WORKING RELATIONSHIP COMES OUT OF THAT.

THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE CAN MEET AND ACTUALLY TALK, NOT SIT THERE AND ACCUSE, YOU KNOW, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT WHEN TERRIBLE THINGS COME, EVEN AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, WHEN THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS SAY NOTHING, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. YOU MAY NOT THINK SO, BUT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND A LOT OF THAT COMES FROM RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE BUILT.

I'VE EVEN OFFERED THAT. BUT I TAKE IT BACK, ALL OF IT.

ANYTHING THAT I OFFERED, I'M TAKING IT BACK BECAUSE I SEE HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE.

I SEE WHAT YOU DO AND YOU DON'T ADVOCATE WITH KINDNESS.

I ADVOCATE FROM THE BIBLE, AND THE BIBLE SAYS, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.

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AND WE WILL KEEP GOING. AND IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED ON BOARD AND INVOLVED, THEN BUILD A RELATIONSHIP. DON'T SPEW HATE. HOW WOULD ANY OF YOU LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HATE THOSE ORANGE SHIRTS.

THEY'RE THE MOST UGLIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

ORANGE SHIRTS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? OR I HATE PEOPLE WITH BROWN SHOES ON, OR I HATE ANYBODY FOR ANYTHING. HATE IS A VERY VICIOUS, VICIOUS, MEAN WORD.

AND HATE IS KIND COMPARED TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN AND I'VE HEARD.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY SEEN A CRIME IN PROGRESS? I HAVE. HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER SEEN A CRIME? GOOD FOR YOU, SIR.

WERE YOU WEARING YOUR COLLAR AT THE TIME? WERE YOU THERE TO HELP THEM? OKAY, I WAS TOO. I WAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE WE MOVED OUT HERE IN L.A.

COUNTY FOR A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAD 100,000 RESIDENTS.

I WAS EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT RODNEY KING? NOBODY.

OKAY. HE WAS VERY POORLY TREATED. AND THEN, BECAUSE HE WAS BY A SPECIFIC GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERY POLICE OFFICER THAT WALKED THE EARTH WAS OF THAT BROWN.

AND YOU MAY GET UNCOMFORTABLE AND CROSS YOUR LEGS AND NOT WANT TO LISTEN.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE LISTENED TO YOU ALL FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION. YOU ARE NOT KIND.

YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO WORK TO DO WHAT IT REALLY TAKES TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE.

YOU WANT IT YOUR WAY AND YOU WANT IT THAT WAY, AND YOU WANT IT NOW.

AND IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. I CAN TELL YOU THAT BECAUSE 30 YEARS OF DOING THIS, THAT'S JUST NOT HOW IT WORKS.

IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN AND YOU WANT TO TREAT PEOPLE KIND.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A PERSON YOU THINK IS THE MOST EVIL PERSON ON THE WORLD.

I'M NOT SAYING PEOPLE DON'T DO WRONG. I'M NOT SAYING THAT I DON'T DO WRONG.

I AM NOT, I AM NOT BEYOND. THERE'S THINGS THAT I'VE DONE I'M NOT PROUD ABOUT.

I'VE TRIED, THOUGH, FOR THIS LAST YEAR. I'M READING THE BIBLE EVERY NIGHT AND I'M READING WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO.

AND I'M SORRY, MAYOR, I'M TAKING TIME, BUT I'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ALL OF YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, ALMOST A YEAR NOW. AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS MY TIME TO SAY SOMETHING BACK.

I APPRECIATE OUR STAFF AND HOW HARD THEY WORK AND THE BRUNT OF GARBAGE THEY'VE HAD TO TAKE.

I LOVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY'RE SECOND TO NONE, THEY'RE SECOND TO NONE.

THEY'RE THE BEST AND THEY'RE WELL TRAINED. THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB AND DO IT WELL.

AND MOST OF THE RESIDENTS IN MARANA LOVE THEM AS WELL.

THEY CARE FOR THEM. THEY CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.

NOW. LIKE IT OR NOT, IF YOU COME TO A MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN I LEAVE IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER 2ND, MY LAST MEETING. RIGHT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AT EVERY MEETING, JUST LIKE YOU ALL HAVE.

AND WE'VE BEEN QUIET AND WE'VE BEEN RESPECTFUL AND WE'VE BEEN KIND.

WE LISTEN TO YOU. YOU NEED TO LISTEN BACK AND REALLY HEAR IT AND STOP THE NO, IT'S NOT THE WAY I

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OKAY. SORRY, MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE DILIGENT, HARD WORK THAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. IRREGARDLESS, WE TOOK JULY OFF.

THE COUNCIL ALWAYS TAKES COUNCIL MEETINGS OFF IN JULY, BUT THE HEAT'S STILL HERE.

BUT WE'RE BACK. WE'RE READY TO GO TO WORK. HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS? YEAH. HE SAID, YES, WE ARE. OH. IN ANY CASE THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT AND KIND AND NOT BOOING AND HISSING AND SAYING ALL THE NASTY THINGS THAT NORMALLY HAPPEN.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME.

YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. WELCOME.

MAYOR BEEN OUT IN THE WILDERNESS AND TURNED MY PHONE ON AIRPLANE, AND I JUST FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT'S BEEN ON AIRPLANE SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK FOR A DAY.

SO NO, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE THE STAFF AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT CLEANED UP AFTER THE FORCE.

THAT HAS AMAZED ME. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS, YOU WANDER AROUND IN THERE AND YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT. LITTLE PEOPLE DON'T TRASH IT PURPOSELY, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF HERE AND THERE. BUT BY I WAS ONE OF THE LAST ONES OUT WITH THE BOOTH THAT I HAD THERE. IT. THEY WERE WANTING TO HELP ME JUST SO I WOULD GET OUT OF THEIR WAY SO THEY COULD FINISH PICKING UP THE LITTLE THINGS AND AS CLEAN AS IT WAS WHEN I WENT BACK BY THE NEXT DAY IT WAS READY FOR THE PARK AGAIN.

IT'S READY TO PLAY AND READY TO BE THERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE STAFF THAT THAT MAKES THOSE THAT DO THAT FEEL IMPORTANT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING IT. IT WAS A, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

AND ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE MARANA RESIDENTS THAT STEPPED UP DURING THIS ELECTION CYCLE AND SHOWED SHOWED THEIR SPIRIT OF MARANA SHOWED WHAT MARANA IS ABOUT AND STEPPED UP IN ELECTION TIME AND AND MADE THE CHOICES THEY MADE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY.

I JUST WANT TO. SECOND 4TH OF JULY WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

GREAT JOB TO THE STAFF. I MEAN, IT WAS AMAZING SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.

MET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM TUCSON, A LOT OF MARANA RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT STATES AS WELL.

SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING. MARK HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY CRAZY, BUT IT'S SO HEARTWARMING TO SEE SO MANY CHILDREN GET TO ENJOY SUCH AN AMAZING FACILITIES.

I SAW A POST THAT MAYOR POST PUT ON THERE ABOUT SCHOOL BEING IN SESSION, AND IT'S KIND OF A GOOD REMINDER THAT WE NEED TO BE SAFELY.

BUT I'VE ATTENDED 4 DIFFERENT CLASSES AND SO SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE WHAT OUR MARANA SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS OUR ARENA IS GETTING READY.

WITH THE WEATHER GETTING BETTER, HOPEFULLY THE HERITAGE ARENA WILL BE OPEN SO OUR CHILDREN CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO DO THE WESTERN WAY OF LIFE AND OUR HERITAGE.

AND SO 3RD WEEKEND OF SATURDAY WE WILL BE BACK IN SESSION AT THE ARENA, WEATHER PERMITTING.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK STAFF AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID DID FOR THE JULY 4TH.

THAT WAS REALLY QUITE AN EVENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND EVERYTHING AND TOOK A LOT OF COORDINATION TO GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

AND, AND PATTI, I'M SURE GOING TO MISS YOU.

IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER. SO MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR INCUMBENTS WHO.

I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK.

SECONDLY, THE 2 GENTLEMEN WHO SPOKE UP HERE FOR THE FIRST, FIRST AND SECOND.

LET'S BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. I'M BEING TIRED OF BEING CALLED A FASCIST AND A COMMUNIST.

SO I DON'T CALL YOU THAT. SO I HOPE YOU. I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE POLITICAL UP HERE, SO I'M NOT. BUT I'M TIRED OF ME CALLING A FASCIST.

AND I'M TIRED OF BEING CALLED A COMMUNIST. IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT WE DO ON THE TOWN COUNCIL.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT THIS IS WHO YOU HAVE.

SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE. WHERE'D HE GO? BRANT FOR BRANT WITTENBERG. HE'S BEEN APPOINTED OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC SERVICES SO. PLANNING DIRECTOR. PLANNING. PLANNING DIVISION.

I THOUGHT HE WAS DIRECTOR.OH. I'M SORRY. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. EVERYBODY'S YAKKING AT ME.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT ON.

LASTLY, LET'S TALK ABOUT A 2ND, THE DETENTION CENTER.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND COME UP HERE NEXT TIME AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE DETENTION CENTER.

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AND THERE IS NUMBERS THERE THAT SAY HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS CAN BE IN THAT IN THAT BUILDING, AND IT'S NOT 1300.

I WILL AGREE. YOU THINK IT'S 1300? NO, IT IS NOT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO COME AND TALK TO ONE OF OUR.

ONE OF OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OR OUR DIRECTOR, YOU CAN ALSO.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE THE CONTRACT THAT WAS SIGNED.

YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS PRIOR TO YOU DECIDING TO GET INVOLVED IN IT.

AND I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU AND TELL YOU THE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE 24 YEARS, SO I 22 YEARS.

SO I DO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND, AND PEOPLE KNOW ME, I DON'T REALLY I GET REALLY UPSET WHEN YOU DON'T TELL THE TRUTH OR YOU DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH OR YOU DON'T KNOW. SO I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND TALK ABOUT MTC AND WHAT I SAW.

WITH WHAT YOU JUST SAID. NO! BE QUIET! BE QUIET! NO. PLEASE DON'T. WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW RESPONSES FROM THE AUDIENCE.

NO, I DIDN'T SAY YOU LIED. WELL, WELL. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, THIS IS MEANT TO BE THE SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS.

IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A DIALOG BACK AND FORTH.

I SAID YOU LIED. THEN I DIDN'T. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY TO YOU IS COME UP AND TALK TO US, TALK TO ME, TALK TO OUR STAFF. THEY WILL SHOW YOU THE AGREEMENT.

IT'S NOT 1300. IT'S NOT 1330. IT'S 750. AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT BECAUSE IT'S A CONTRACT THAT WAS SIGNED YEARS AGO.

AND SO AND WE HAVE AS A COUNCIL HAVE BEEN ON THIS SUBJECT FOR MONTHS, WAY BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP IN 7 MONTHS AGO.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE DETENTION CENTER AND HOW WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED.

WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT IT.

IT'S IN OUR TOWN AND WE WILL MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR OUR TOWN AND OUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN OUR RECENT ELECTION. YOU KNOW, WE HAD JEFF GRAY, ROBERT CONTRERAS, JULIE PRINCE, SUE RITZ, GREG JOHNSON, JACKIE MCGUIRE, JOHN OFFICER, TERI MURPHY HERB KAI MYSELF.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY TO STEP INTO THE ARENA AND RUN AN ELECTION.

AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR LIFE AND COLLECTED SIGNATURES AND WORKED REALLY HARD.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM MADE THEM ON THE BALLOT, SOME DIDN'T.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S TOUGH.

ELECTIONS ARE TOUGH. THIS ONE WAS TOUGHER THAN MOST.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE PEOPLE, WIN OR LOSE.

I THINK ULTIMATELY IT'S A WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT THAT WENT AHEAD AND, AND YOU KNOW, I GUESS ENTERED THE CONTEST. AND SO I, I REALLY DO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. MR.

[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]

WE HAD 124 PERMITS IN JULY. SO THAT'S A LOT IN COMPARISON TO JULY OF 25 WHEN WE HAD 51.

WE DID FINISH THE YEAR THE FISCAL YEAR WITH 904 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 25 WHERE WE FINISHED WITH 970. SO DOWN A LITTLE BIT YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT STILL VERY COMPARABLE.

AND THIS LAST MONTH OF JUNE WAS 115 COMPARED TO ABOUT 90, 96 IN JUNE OF 25. SO NUMBERS ARE STARTING TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME OF THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE COME ONLINE MOSTLY HERE IN NORTH MARANA.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL HOW THAT PROCEEDS.

OF COURSE, EVERYBODY KNOWS BIG NEWS, VERY EXCITING NEWS.

THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD. I, FOR ONE, AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND I KNOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE AS WELL. SO I'VE BEEN SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT WITH SCOTT STETLER.

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SO WE'LL PATIENTLY AWAIT THE DESIGN PHASE AND GET INTO CONSTRUCTION HERE IN ROUGHLY A YEAR.

AWARDS. AS YOU WELL KNOW, THE TOWN STAFF IS VERY USED TO GETTING AWARDS IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.

ONCE AGAIN IS GOING TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF A COUPLE OF AWARDS, ONE FOR THE TIMELINE, THE HISTORY TIMELINE THAT WAS DONE WITH JILL AND WITH A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, RAMON, AS WELL AS SOME WORK THAT THEY DID WITH SOME VIDEOS OVER THE PAST YEAR. SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHETHER IT'S FIRST, SECOND, OR 3RD PLACE, BUT THEY'LL FIND THAT OUT IN THE IN THE CONFERENCE COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, MARANA WAS NAMED THE TOP ENGINEERING HUB IN THE SOUTHWEST.

NUMBER ONE IN THE SOUTHWEST. AND SO IT WAS A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

IT WAS IN LIVABILITY.COM AND CERTAINLY WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION FOR THE TOWN AND SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE CONTINUES TO GROW FOR US. AND I HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES FROM THE COUNCIL HERE PROPPING UP OUR STAFF.

AND SO I'M GOING TO POINT OUT A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF HERE BECAUSE SINCE WE LAST MET, WE HAD A PROMOTION OF ANDREA DE LA CRUZ TO ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER. YES. YOU CAN CLAP IF YOU WANT.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH. HECK YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

I ONLY WISH THAT MAYOR ED HONEA WAS ALIVE TO SEE THAT, BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER ANDREA STARTED WITH US, HE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO PROMOTE HER. AND SO IT HAPPENED.

TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT WE GOT IT DONE.

NEXT, I THINK JULIA IS IN THE BACK THERE, JULIA KRAMER.

SHE IS OUR NEW. IF YOU COULD STAND UP JULIA SO THEY CAN SEE YOU.

JULIA KRAMER IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN MANAGER, AND SHE TOOK ANDREA'S SPOT, AND SHE'S BEEN WITH US NOW SHE'S IN HER SECOND WEEK, SO SHE CAME BACK AFTER WEEK ONE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. [APPLAUSE] AND ANYA OVER HERE [APPPLAUSE] AND ANYA OVER HERE, WHO JUST STARTED WITH THE TOWN A FEW MONTHS AGO.

NOW, 4 MONTHS AGO. 4 WEEKS. I WAS GOING TO SAY, OKAY, 4 WEEKS AGO, ANYA TOOK OVER THE ORG DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION AND IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO, TO HAVE YOU AS A PART OF THE TEAM.

AND SOMEBODY ALREADY STOLE MY THUNDER ABOUT BRETT WITTENBERG.

BUT BRETT, IF YOU COULD STAND UP. BRETT WAS NAMED.

HE'S BEEN THE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR NOW FOR A FEW MONTHS.

AND WE JUST NAMED HIM YESTERDAY AS THE PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, BRETT. [APPLAUSE] OH YES.

AND WE HAVE NEW GEORGE. WE HAVE NEW GEORGE. GEORGE IS OVER HERE, GEORGE, IF YOU WANT TO STAY UP.

STAND UP. GEORGE, I LOVE YOU. YES. NEW GEORGE.

SO WE HAD OLD GEORGE. BUT THIS IS NEW GEORGE.

AND GEORGE CAME TO US FROM PIMA COUNTY. HE IS OUR NEW REAL PROPERTY MANAGER AND OUR FORMER REAL PROPERTY MANAGER GEORGE WENT TO PIMA COUNTY TO TAKE OVER AS THEIR DIRECTOR. SO WE JUST SWAPPED GEORGE'S.

WHAT? GEORGE'S? YOU ALREADY TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT STAR SPANGLED SPECTACULAR 23,000 PEOPLE.

IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. SO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE STAFF BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO I WAS GOING TO STAND ON MY PODIUM AND DO THAT.

AND I THINK YOU ALL DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THE PARKS AND RECS TEAM AND SO MANY OTHER FOLKS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT.

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

MOVING RIGHT ALONG. IF I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE.

CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE. MAYOR. SECOND.

[ 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.]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. ITEM PASSES L.1.

[ Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding an application for an acquisition of control series #12 Restaurant liquor license submitted by Qiuying Dong on behalf of Kirin Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar, located at 5884 West Arizona Pavilions Drive, Tucson, Arizona, 85743 (Jill McCleary)]

85743. DO I HEAR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

SECOND. I DID MAKE THE MOTION YET. OH, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AND THEN HE CAN SECOND IT.

HE SECOND IT. I DIDN'T EVEN GET THE MOTION DOWN. WELL HE'S QUICK.

I WAS GOING TO. NO, HE'S TOO FAST. SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TOO.

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IT'S VERY GOOD. SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY THAT.

AND NOW I WILL MAKE A MOTION. WHERE IS IT? MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE. THERE WE GO. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

[ Relating to Liquor Licenses; recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control regarding an application for a new series #12 Restaurant liquor license submitted by Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz on behalf of Chipotle Mexican Grill #5674, located at 11302 West Tangerine Road, Marana, Arizona, 85653 (Jill McCleary)]

REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SERIES 12 RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE SUBMITTED BY ANDREA DALMAN ON BEHALF OF CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL.

NUMBER 5674, LOCATED AT 11302 WEST TANGERINE ROAD, MARANA, ARIZONA 85653.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION APPROVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

[ Resolution No. 2026-056: Relating to Development; amending the 2022 Wastewater Facilities Infrastructure Improvements Plan supporting development impact fees for wastewater facilities and the 2022 Water Infrastructure, Water Resources, and Water Reclamation Impact Fee Report by revising the size, alignment, and/or cost of two gravity pipe projects and shifting the anticipated development impact fee funding among the projects without changing the amount of the wastewater facilities impact fees or the level of service (Mike Osborne)]

AMENDING THE MTHE 2022 WASTEWATER FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND THE 2022 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER RESOURCES AND WATER RECLAMATION IMPACT FEE REPORT.

BY REVISING THE SIZE, ALIGNMENT AND OR COST OF 2 GRAVITY PIPE PROJECTS AND SHIFTING THE ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE FUNDING AMONG THE PROJECTS WITHOUT CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES, IMPACT FEES OR THE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

MR. OSBORNE, WELCOME, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY PRESENTATION IS PROBABLY SHORTER THAN THAT DESCRIPTION, SO WE'LL TRY TO DO THAT. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

IN 2022, THE WASTEWATER FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN CAME FROM OUR 2019 SEWER CONVEYANCE MASTER PLAN.

IN 2025, MARANA WATER UPDATED OUR SEWER CONVEYANCE MASTER PLAN, WHICH WE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW IN DECEMBER OF 25.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS OF PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN WAS THE INCLUSION OF THE ENTIRE DESIGNATED MANAGEMENT AREA IN THE MASTER PLAN INSTEAD OF JUST THE IMMEDIATE SERVICE AREA. THE CLARK FARM SEWER INTERCEPTOR PROJECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A KEY PROJECT THAT NEEDED TO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THAT GROWING SERVICE AREA.

SO SOME OF THE GOALS WE WERE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS TO PROVIDE WATER RECLAMATION INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE AND LOCATION TO SERVE FUTURE CUSTOMERS, MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR PARALLEL SEWER MAINS, MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO OUR RESIDENTS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF THOSE MAINS, AND DO NOT WE DIDN'T WANT TO INCREASE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT FEES.

SO THE PROJECTS TO BE AMENDED ARE IMPROVEMENT NUMBER 9, WHICH IS A PARALLEL 5300 LINEAR FOOT OF 27 INCH SEWER MAIN ON STINGRAY DRIVE.

THAT WAS WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN THE 2022 IIP. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT REDUCES THAT LINEAR FOOTAGE TO 22,452 LINEAR FEET OF 27 INCH MAIN, WITH THE REMAINING LINEAR FEET TO BE EVALUATED IN A FUTURE IMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IMPROVEMENT ID NUMBER 10 IS A PARALLEL 11,500 LINEAR FEET OF 15 INCH SEWER FLOWING ALONG THE FOLLOWING THE EXISTING TANGERINE DOWNTOWN SEWER ALIGNMENT.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE THAT LINEAR FOOTAGE TO 11,655FT, AND INCREASE THE PIPE DIAMETER FROM 15 INCH TO 24 AND 21 INCH.

SO WHERE ARE WE ON THE MAP AND WHERE ARE THOSE 2 PROJECTS? YOU'LL SEE ON THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAP THERE, ID NUMBER 9 IN THE GREEN, THAT IS THE STINGRAY ROAD INTERCEPTOR THAT GOES FROM LUCKETT ROAD ALONG THE STINGRAY ROAD ALIGNMENT TO THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY ID NUMBER 10, AS PROPOSED IN THE 2022 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IS SHOWN RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOLLOWING THE DOWNTOWN SEWER ALIGNMENT, MOORE ROAD UP ON ADAMS ROAD AND TYING IN AT CLARK FARMS AND SAN DARIO.

SO WHAT'S WHAT'S CHANGING WITH THE CLARK FARM SEWER ALIGNMENT? SO YOU CAN SEE HERE WE PROPOSE IT BE DONE IN 2 PHASES.

PHASE 1 WOULD FOLLOW THE, THE NEW CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THAT 21 INCH SEWER, SO ROUGHLY 2000 LINEAR FEET WOULD FOLLOW THE NEW CLARK FARMS ROAD ALIGNMENT IN PHASE 1.

PHASE 2. THAT FIRST LEG THAT SHOOTS OFF TO THE NORTH THERE IN PURPLE IS ABOUT 1000FT OF 21 INCH GRAVITY SEWER

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SO PUTTING IT IN DOLLARS, WHAT'S WHAT'S CHANGING.

WE'RE PROPOSING TO DECREASE IMPROVEMENT ID NUMBER 10 ROUGHLY $1.6 MILLION AND INCREASE IMPROVEMENT.

NUMBER 10. NUMBER 9. NUMBER 10. NUMBER 10. SORRY.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG STICKING POINTS WITH THESE PROJECTS IS THEY'RE JUST NUMBERS, NOT NAMES.

THE NEXT ONE WILL HAVE NAMES, I PROMISE. AND ADDING THAT 1.6 MILLION TO ID NUMBER TEN.

SO WITH THIS WE'RE ABLE TO INCREASE THE PIPE DIAMETER ALLOWS FOR MORE FLOWS FROM DEVELOPMENT EAST OF I-10 INCLUDING SEWER BASIN 20 ELIMINATES A PARALLEL MAIN IN THE TANGERINE DOWNTOWN.

SEWER ALIGNMENT ALLOWS THE PROJECT TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND COORDINATED WITH THE CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD EXTENSION AND THE BARNETT CHANNEL.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO HIT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TIMING OF THOSE PROJECTS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR RESIDENTS.

AS THE CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD IS BEING EXTENDED, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO PUT THAT SEWER LINE IN FIRST.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING BACK IN LATER RIPPING UP A BRAND NEW ROAD TO PUT A SEWER LINE IN.

AND THEN THE COORDINATION WITH THE BARNETT CHANNEL ALONG THOSE SAME, SAME GUIDELINES.

WE DON'T WANT TO PUT THE BARNETT CHANNEL IN AND HAVE TO GO BACK IN AND RIP IT UP AND PUT A SEWER LINE IN IT, OR CROSS IT TO PUT A SEWER LINE IN IT. AND WE DO NOT INCREASE WE ARE NOT INCREASING WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT FEES.

SO WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS ADOPT MARANA RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-056.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MAYOR, I HAVE 1. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YEAH.

MR. OSBORNE, DOES THE UPDATED ALIGNMENTS MAINTAIN OPTIMUM GRAVITY FLOW? SO YOU KNOW THE WELL, FUTURE PHASES REQUIRE MAYBE EVEN PUMPING OR LIFT STATIONS THAT COULD INCREASE THE COST.

IS THIS ENOUGH GRAVITY FLOW RIGHT NOW? MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. YES. THIS THIS PROPOSED ALIGNMENT AND SIZING IS SUFFICIENT FOR BUILD OUT OF THE NORTH MARANA DESIGNATED MANAGEMENT AREA FOR THOSE LINES PROPOSED TO GO TO IT. THERE ARE PLANS FOR FUTURE LIFT STATIONS IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

YOU MAY NOTICE THERE IS A LIGHT GREEN LINE CROSSING I-10 RIGHT AT BARNETT ROAD.

THAT IS A LIFT STATION AND FORCED PROPOSED FORCE MAIN TO CONNECT TO THAT 21 OR 24 INCH SECTION OF LINE.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THAT SIZE, FROM NOT MAINTAINING A 21 INCH, BUT INCREASING IT TO A 24 INCH TO ACCEPT THAT ADDITIONAL FLOW FROM EAST OF I-10.

ONE MORE QUESTION, MAYOR, IF I COULD. WHAT'S THE TARGET START DATE AND COMPLETION DATE FOR THIS PROJECT? YOU KNOW THAT, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.

THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WORKING WITH OUR OUR PARTNERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, MONARCH AND TIMING THAT PROJECT WITH THE EXTENSION OF CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD THAT'S BASED ON NUMBER OF ADUS IN THAT AREA.

SO WE'RE ALREADY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THAT MONARCH TO MAKE SURE THOSE 2 PROJECTS ALIGN WELL.

AND THEN BARNETT, THE BARNETT CHANNEL PROJECT, WORKING WITH OUR TEAM AT PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE.

AND I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES FOR YOU, BUT THAT'S OUR GENERAL TIMELINE.

THANK YOU, MR. OSBORNE. YOU'RE WELCOME, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU. ANSWERED MY QUESTION ON BARNETT CHANNEL.

SO I KNOW WE SPOKE EARLIER TODAY. AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD BARNETT CHANNEL, OF COURSE.

TEAR IT DOWN AND BUILD IT AGAIN. SO WHAT WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR BARNETT CHANNEL THEN? SO IT'LL COINCIDE WITH THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION.

YEAH. NO, ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT TIMELINE FOR BARNETT CHANNEL.

I DO KNOW IN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT PUBLIC WORKS, I THINK THEY'RE ABOUT 30% AND THE DCR.

SO I'M GOING TO DEFER THAT QUESTION TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE DCR, BUT WE'RE ABOUT COMPLETE WITH THAT.

AND WE PLAN TO ROLL RIGHT INTO THE DESIGN OF THAT PROJECT.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THOSE STEPS. SO WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT TIMELINE YET, BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING DESIGN SHOULD BE ABOUT A YEAR TIME FRAME.

GIVEN THAT THE DCR PUTS US AT ABOUT A 30% LEVEL.

AND THEN WITH THE INTENT OF, ROLLING INTO CONSTRUCTION, HOPEFULLY SOON THEREAFTER.

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE NEED A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-056. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

A.2. ITEM A.2 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-057. RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

[ Resolution No. 2026-057: Relating to Elections; declaring and adopting the results of the Town of Marana primary election held on July 21, 2026 (Jill McCleary)]

WE HAVE RECEIVED THE CANVASS FROM PIMA COUNTY, AND IT IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA MATERIALS PROVIDED TO YOU TONIGHT ALONG WITH THE UPDATED RESOLUTION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. ITEM PASSES. D.1. MR. WHITTENBERG.

[ 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 (Brett Wittenberg)]

SO IT'S OUR MONTHLY UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

SO THE FIRST ONE WE'LL START OFF WITH IS THE MARANA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.

SO THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AS A DEVELOPMENT PLAN PACKAGE.

AND THEN IF WE GO BACK HERE, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON THAT, THAT'S PROCEEDING ALONG NICELY.

THE WALMART SUPERCENTER. SO THIS HAS BEEN UNDER REVIEW.

THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMMENTS BACK ON THE WALMART SUPERCENTER.

SO THEY'LL BE ADDRESSING THOSE COMMENTS. AND WE ANTICIPATE A RESUBMITTAL ON THAT APPLICATION HERE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

LAND USE PROJECTS. SO SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET, WE DO HAVE A ANNEXATION AND REZONING REQUEST. SO THIS IS AT CORDERO AND CAMINO DE OESTE THIS IS AN ANNEXATION AND REZONING REQUEST ON 54 ACRES, APPROXIMATELY 150 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.

AND THIS IS MATTAMY HOMES THAT IS PROPOSING THAT ANNEXATION AND REZONING.

I THINK I DID MISS IT, ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS TOO, SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET.

YES, I DID. SO WE HAVE THE SAN DARIO ROAD FUEL STATION.

SO THIS IS AT THE MAIN STREET GROCERY. THEY'RE THEY'RE CONTEMPLATING PUTTING SOME FUEL PUMPS ON SITE.

AND THAT ONE IS ALSO UNDER REVIEW AS MR. ROZEMA TOUCHED ON A LOT OF THE PERMITS.

SO WE DID HAVE 124 SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS FOR THIS PAST MONTH.

SO THAT THAT DID GO UP ON AN ANNUAL NUMBER. EVEN THOUGH WE DID GO DOWN FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS FROM 971 TO 904 OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

WE DID EXCEED OUR ESTIMATES THOUGH FOR THE OVERALL NUMBER, NUMBER OF PERMITS, WHICH IS STILL GOOD.

THEY'RE BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED 300 BUILDING PERMITS IN JULY.

SO THAT'S DOWN FROM THE PRIOR MONTH A LITTLE BIT.

PRIMARILY THE PERMITS ISSUED WERE RELATED TO THE WATER METER PERMIT.

SO LAST IN JUNE, I THINK WE HAD 112 WATER METER PERMITS.

AND IN JULY, I THINK WE HAD 3 OF THOSE. SO THAT'S WHERE A BIG DIFFERENCE IS NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS.

SO WE'RE HOLDING FAIRLY STEADY AT ABOUT 1.5 THOUSAND INSPECTIONS OVER THE MONTH.

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AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR, CAN YOU GO BACK AND EXPAND A TAD ON THE AIRPORT? AND WHICH ONE? ON THE AIRPORT. THE TOWER. YOU JUST SAID WE GOT A TOWER AND THEN YOU KIND OF STOPPED.

YEAH. SO THIS IS THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AT THE AIRPORT.

AIRPORT. RIGHT. SO IT IS UNDER REVIEW CURRENTLY.

SO THE REVIEW FOR THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.

SO I NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. MR. BURRELL.

DO YOU GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT? YEAH, IT'S BEEN UNDER CONTROL FOR.

MAYOR. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. YES. SO WE'RE ACTIVELY IN DESIGN OF THE TOWER.

WE'RE TRYING TO FAST TRACK IT. WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PACKAGE, AS BRETT MENTIONED.

SO WE ARE CURRENTLY GOING TO THE 60% STAGE AND ANTICIPATE TO HAVE FINAL DESIGN COMPLETED BY HALLOWEEN IS THE DATE I SAW.

SO OCTOBER 31ST. OF THIS YEAR. CORRECT. OH MY GOD, NOW I'M REALLY EXCITED.

NEXT UP IS OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH THE FAA AND PURSUING GRANT FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF IT ONCE WE HAVE DESIGN COMPLETE.

SO IN OCTOBER, YOU WOULD PRESENT THE DESIGN TO THE FAA AND WE WOULD HAVE THE DESIGN COMPLETE.

AND THEN WE WOULD ACTIVELY WE ACTIVELY WORK WITH THE FAA TO, TO PURSUE GRANT FUNDING FOR THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.

AND WE WOULD BE DOING SO. SO THAT MONEY IS. IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO US THOUGH, I MEAN.

CORRECT, IT IS ACCESSIBLE. AND OUR LOCAL OFFICE, IF YOU WILL, OF THE FAA, THE ADO.

THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT FOR THEM AS WELL.

SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

OKAY. SO LIKE END OF OCTOBER, YOU HAVE GOOD NEWS.

LIKE I'M ANTICIPATING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE FINAL DESIGN APPROACHING END OF OCTOBER.

THAT IS THE SCHEDULE I'VE SEEN. AND SO FAR WE'VE BEEN MEETING THE TIME FRAMES AS FAR AS THE 30% GOING INTO THE 60.

SO OKAY. AND THEN CONSTRUCTION. AGAIN, CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON TIMING OF GRANT AND POTENTIAL FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THAT PROCESS. BUT WE WOULD PLAN ON GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS WE CAN.

STILL, LOOKING AT 2029. WE WOULD LOOKING AT CALENDAR YEAR END OF 28 OR BEFORE 29.

SO WE WOULD LOOK TO STILL MEET THE TIME FRAME OF THE CURRENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER PROGRAM THAT WE ARE IN.

BUT YEAH, WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT TIMELINE.

SO WE HAVE IT COMPLETE PRIOR TO THAT DATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION?

[ 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.]

IF WE COULD GET A MOTION. DO I NEED I NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

READY. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. SO. [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD GET IF WE COULD GET A MOTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION E.2 TO DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET THAT MOTION, PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AND THEN FOR EXECUTIVE ITEM E.3. THE SAME MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF AND ATTORNEYS TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL MOVE THAT MOTION. MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[ FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the Mayor’s discretion regarding the items to be placed on the agenda, if three or more Council members request that an item be placed on the agenda, it must be placed on the agenda for the second regular Town Council meeting after the date of the request, pursuant to Marana Town Code Section 2-4-2(B).]