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I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR POST. HERE. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER.PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER. HERE. THE QUORUM IS PRESENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
[ APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. 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.DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? MR. MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER.
[ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
NO REPORT, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. I JUST WANT TO SAY WE HAD OUR FIRST EVENT AT THE HERITAGE ARENA.HUGE SUCCESS. ABOUT 300 PEOPLE JUST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAME TO WATCH.
ALSO, THE MUTTON BUSTING FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL OPENED UP COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.
SO WE HAVE 90 MUTTON BUSTERS AT THE EVENT. RIGHT.
PRETTY COOL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI. NO REPORT, MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED A ONE DAY SUMMER POLICY RETREAT FROM THE POLICY ACADEMY AT MORRISON INSTITUTE, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN TEMPE, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT TOPICS, MAINLY WATER. THE FACT THAT EVEN THOUGH LAKE MEAD AND LAKE POWELL ARE SHRINKING, WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE HERE IN ARIZONA, BOTH PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS SOUTHERN ARIZONA, INCLUDING MARANA.
AND ALSO THERE WAS A DATA CENTER PANEL THERE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND ONE OF THE MAIN TOPICS ABOUT AT THE DATA CENTER PANEL WAS THAT THE DATA CENTER PEOPLE HAVE DONE A TERRIBLE JOB IN THEIR PR TRYING TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT DATA CENTERS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO.
THAT'S ALL, MAYOR THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD.
YES, MAYOR. I PROMISE I WON'T HAVE A MELTDOWN THIS TIME.
APPARENTLY I HAD A MELTDOWN LAST MEETING. YEAH, IT WAS RESIDENT LYNN H.
FROM SOME BIRD WATCHING GROUP. IN ANY CASE, MY CLARITY IS, IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS A MELTDOWN, YOU GOT TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND. THAT WAS NOT MELTDOWN.
ALL I WAS TRYING TO MAKE MY POINT, AND I WILL REITERATE IT TODAY, IS THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT IN WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY IN GOVERNMENT TO MAKE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS. BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY, I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS OR WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S WHEN THINGS GET DONE AND THINGS GET ACCOMPLISHED.
THAT WAS THAT. THE OTHER THING WAS, I'VE BEEN OFF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MONTHS AND I WENT BACK. AND IT'S KIND OF FUNNY TO WATCH AND I WISH I COULD JUST GET MY OLD FRIENDS BACK AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. BUT WHAT'S SO FUNNY IS EVERYBODY ALWAYS THINKS THIS COUNCIL IS ON THE TAKE.
THEIR FAVORITE THING. COUNCIL IS ON THE TAKE.
THAT'S WHY THEY DO THAT. THAT COUNCIL IS ON THE TAKE. THEY DO THAT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW FROM ANYONE WHO'S MAKING THAT DECISION, WOULD YOU LET ME KNOW WHERE THE TAKE IS? BECAUSE I'VE NEVER GOTTEN MY SHARE, AND I'M PRETTY SURE I CAN SPEAK FOR THE REST OF YOU THAT Y'ALL HAVEN'T GOTTEN YOUR SHARE EITHER.
I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT OF THAT. SO THE MINUTE YOU SAY WE'RE ON THE TAKE, I WANT PROOF BECAUSE I WANT MINE. OKAY? SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU. A LOT OF THINGS SAID DURING ELECTIONS, A LOT OF THINGS OUT OF CONTEXT AND WE'LL ALL LEARN FROM EVERYTHING. THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW
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ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER. NOT NEW TO THE TOWN. ANDREA.AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE LAST NAME BECAUSE I WILL MESS IT UP.
I FINALLY GOT DE LA CRUZ. OKAY. I WAS STILL WORKING ON THE OLD ONE.
ANYWAYS, AND ANDREA HAS BEEN ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN MANAGER FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THIS POSITION. WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HER. SHE'S AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT CHOICE AND AN EXCELLENT EMPLOYEE, ALONG WITH ALL THE REST OF OUR WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES.
GOOD AT PICKING OUT GOOD PEOPLE. SO I THINK I GOT WHAT I WANTED.
YES. YES. THANK YOU, ANDREA. SHE'S A GOOD COOKIE.
ANYWAYS I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THIS TIME, MAYOR.
THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. JUST TO TAG ON TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.
I HAVEN'T GOT ANY OF THAT MONEY EITHER. BUT LET'S BE CLEAR.
WE DO GET HATS SOMETIMES. WE GET A HAT? WE GET A HAT.
I MEAN, WE MIGHT GET A $10 HAT AND WE GET PINS.
YOU CAN DO PINS, WE GET PINS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THAT? FIVE BUCKS? AND THEN WE GET PIN PINS. YOU KNOW, IF WE GO SOMEWHERE.
AND SO I'M WITH YOU. I HAVEN'T SEEN A DIME EXCEPT FOR MY SALARY.
$18,000 A YEAR. THAT'S IT. SECONDLY, WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY? OH, I SAW. SO YOU SAID NOT TO MENTION IT, BUT I'M GOING TO MENTION IT.
JUST THE WHEELS ON MY CAR ARE MUCH BETTER. AND IT TOOK HIM SO LONG TO DO IT.
WHAT, TWO HOURS? THE PUBLIC WORKS OVER WHERE I LIVE NEAR.
I WON'T SAY WHERE I LIVE, BUT CONTINENTAL RANCH NEAR PALM BROOK.
YOU GUYS PAINTED OVER THE HUMPS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DID THE PAVEMENT PRESERVATION.
AND SO THERE'S A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS WE HAVE SPEED BUMPS ON PALM BROOK.
AND THERE'S A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS SPEED BUMPS. IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR WHAT, 20 YEARS? BUT WHEN I GO OVER THE BUMPS AND THEY'RE NOT PAINTED, THE WHITE.
SO I DID THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT WASN'T SPEEDING.
MAYBE. MAYBE NOT. SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE WHITE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM, CHEVRONS OR SOMETHING ON THERE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. OTHER THINGS I CAN'T TALK ABOUT UP HERE.
IT'S POLITICS. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP OUR LD 17 PEOPLE.
OTHER THAN THAT, I'M DOING WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR.
I DON'T HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT, SO. MR. ROZEMA.
[ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS]
MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.A FEW THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU. OUR SFR UPDATE FOR THE MONTH.
28 PERMITS THROUGH TODAY. 39 FOR ALL OF AUGUST OF 2025.
WE DID HAVE A VISIT WITH JUAN CISCOMANI. HE CAME INTO TOWN WITH SOME OF HIS FOLKS.
AND CONGRESSMAN CISCOMANI SITS ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AND HE HAS COMMITTED TO WORKING TO GET US $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT. SO THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD HELPING US GET THAT PROJECT PAID FOR, ABOUT A $9 MILLION PROJECT IN TOTAL.
ALSO, I KNOW IT'S BEEN IN THE NEWS A LITTLE BIT OUT THERE.
THE NEW ARTWORK AT RATTLESNAKE PASS. IT'S OUT THERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IF YOU LIKE RATTLESNAKES. AND WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT NOW FOR SOMEBODY TO NAME IT.
AND WE'VE HAD A FEW NAMES THROWN OUT THERE. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT BECOMES OF THAT.
PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED FOR A GRANT FROM THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY AND WERE AWARDED $28,000, WHICH IS GOING TO PAY FOR FREE SWIM LESSONS FOR 720 KIDS.
SO PRETTY NEAT THING THAT PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO GET.
AND SPEAKING, STAYING ON PARKS AND RECS, WE DO HAVE THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE GOING ON, SO WE ARE
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OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL BE TAKING THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.SO PEOPLE CAN GO ONLINE AND PROVIDE ANY INPUT FEEDBACK THAT THEY'D LIKE TO.
THIS IS HALFWAY THROUGH OUR TEN YEAR MASTER PLAN.
SO WE'RE DOING AN UPDATE AT THE FIVE YEAR MARK.
SO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC. THE LAST OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AT THE FALL FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER THE 17TH? 17TH? OCTOBER THE 17TH. AND THEN WE'LL DO SOME VERY TARGETED MEETINGS AND INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY TO GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. ALSO, DISCOVER MARANA WAS AWARDED $50,000 IN COOPERATIVE MARKETING FUNDS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM OUT GREATLY WITH THE SAFE TRAVEL GUIDE, THE TUCSON VISITOR GUIDE, THE ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO A TIP OF THE HAT TO STEPHANIE AND HER CREW.
AND LASTLY, DISCOVER MARANA TEAM WON BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR THE SOUTHERN REGION.
AND HERE AGAIN, DISCOVER MARANA, THE TOURISM MARKETING DEPARTMENT, WON ANOTHER AWARD.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I ASK? YES, VICE MAYOR.
AND SO I'D JUST LIKE TO SHOW THAT WE DO A LOT IN GETTING GRANTS.
AND I'D LIKE TO. WHAT IS HER NAME THAT DOES OUR GRANTS? MELISSA. MELISSA. YES. SO MELISSA DOES A GREAT JOB ON GETTING GRANTS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET THESE GRANTS.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT WE DO TRY VERY HARD TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU. CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.
[ 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.]
MOTION TO APPROVE, MAYOR. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
MR. MAYOR. WE HAD AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, SO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
PLEASE DO. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH.
YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD. YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI.
COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER.
AYE. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER. AYE. MAYOR POST. AYE.
ITEM PASSES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. A1. ITEM A1.
[ Resolution No. 2026-059: Relating to Development; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Second Amendment to Marana Main Street Development Agreement and Right-of-Way License (Jane Fairall)]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-059. RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT.MISS FARRELL. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I'VE PUT THE MAP UP ON THE DISPLAY TO DISPLAY WHAT DEVELOPMENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THE MAIN PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT WAS ENTERED INTO BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2020 WAS THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD BUILD MAIN STREET THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND CENTER STREET, AND IF COMPLETED, THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE WAS OCTOBER 31ST, 2020.
IN APRIL OF 2021, WE DID COME FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DA TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ROADS TO, I BELIEVE, IN JUNE OF 2021. YES. JUNE 1ST, 2021.
EVENTUALLY, THE ROADS GOT COMPLETED IN JULY OF 2024.
IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED JULY 12TH, 2024.
THE PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT WILL THEN RECOGNIZE THAT JULY 12TH, 2024 COMPLETION DATE AND GIVE AN EXTENSION FROM THE JUNE 1ST, 2021 DEADLINE TO THE ACTUAL COMPLETION DATE, AND THEN THE TOWN CAN REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER THE $300,000 FROM THE DOWNTOWN MARANA REINVESTMENT FUND. THAT IS THE MAIN PROVISION OF THE AGREEMENT.
THERE ARE A COUPLE SECONDARY ISSUES. ONE WAS THAT WHEN WE DID THE FIRST AMENDMENT, WE HAD AGREED TO SHARE WATER BILLS AND SOME IRRIGATION COSTS FOR LANDSCAPING ON MARANA MAIN AND CENTER STREET, AND THE TOWN NEVER ACTUALLY PAID ITS SHARE OF THOSE COSTS. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER TO GO THROUGH ALL THE BILLS AND DETERMINE WHAT THE TOWN'S FAIR SHARE SHOULD BE.
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AND IN THE MATERIALS, IT'S $19,265.89 TO BE PRECISE.SO IF THIS AGREEMENT IS APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WOULD ADD THAT TO THE $300,000 TO PAY WHAT WE THINK IS FAIR FOR WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE DEVELOPER IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
AND THE FINAL ITEM WAS, THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PART OF THE DOWNTOWN MARANA OVERLAY ZONE, AND THE DEVELOPER OPTED IN TO THAT MIXED USE ZONE, WHICH SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, WE ADOPTED IN 2018 WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
IT COVERS WHAT'S LEFT UNDEVELOPED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, THE AREAS IN COLOR. AND THEN THESE COUPLE UP HERE THAT ALSO ARE IN COLOR.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR? YES, SIR. YEAH.
MISS FARRELL, THE $19,265 REIMBURSEMENT. WHAT DOES THAT COVER? YOU SAID WATER AND LANDSCAPE? COUNCILMAN CAVANAUGH, IT'S MOSTLY THE WATER BILLS FROM THE LAST FEW YEARS, OR UP UNTIL WE TOOK OVER THE WATER COUNT IN OCTOBER OF 2024 THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO SPLIT 50 50 WITH THE DEVELOPER AND JUST.
HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE IS THE WATER? WHERE IS THE WATER BEING USED IN THAT AREA? IT IS IRRIGATION OR. MAYOR POST, COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH, IT'S.
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT IS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IN MARANA MAIN STREET AND IN CENTER STREET, SO THAT IT CAN IRRIGATE THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S BEEN PLACED IN THOSE AREAS. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DO WE HAVE A MOTION THEN? MAKE A MOTION. VICE MAYOR.
THANK YOU, SIR. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026-059, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO MARANA MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY LICENSE.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MAYOR. WE DO. YES, MAYOR.
OKAY. I'M SORRY, I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S E1 OR E2.
I DON'T HAVE MY AGENDA. IT'S E2. OKAY. MOTION TO ADJOURN FOR 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.]
SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.CONCESSION. NO ACTION IS NECESSARY ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.