[ CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL] [00:00:04] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. MS. MCCLEARY, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? MAYOR POST? EXCUSED. VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVANAUGH? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KAI? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER MURPHY? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICER? EXCUSED. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. BEFORE WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, I'D LIKE TO READ, UM, SOMETHING OUT, UH, TO EVERYONE. UM, LET ME JUST READ IN VERBATIM: BEFORE WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED AT THE MARANA HIGH SCHOOL THIS PAST WEEK. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY, THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF, AND THE ENTIRE MUSD COMMUNITY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND 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. PLEASE BE SEATED. [ APPROVAL OF AGENDA] APPROVAL OF AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. OKAY, [ 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.] 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 THOSE 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, MISS MCCLEARY? YES, I HAVE 2 SPEAKER CARDS. OKAY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DAVID MORALES, FOLLOWED BY SAMANTHA YEAGER. VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF, AUDIENCE. I SPOKE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MARANA, AND I LEFT OFF IN 1919. TWO MAJOR EVENTS HAPPENED IN 1919 THAT SHAPED MARANA. THE FIRST WAS LIEUTENANT COLONEL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL EISENHOWER. HE WAS ORDERED TO TAKE 19 TRUCKS FROM WASHINGTON D- D.C. TO SAN FRANCISCO. IT WAS 3,251 MILES, AND IT TOOK 62 DAYS TO TRAVEL. NOWADAYS, WHAT DO YOU TAKE, ABOUT 3 TO 5? IF YOU STOP A LOT, 6 DAYS AT THE MOST. YET HE, IT TOOK HIM 62 DAYS. SEE, NOW KEEP THAT IN MIND, THAT HE SAW THIS WITH HIS OWN 2 EYES. UH, HE FOLLOWED THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, CONCEIVED IN 1912 AND FORMALLY DEDICATED OCTOBER 31ST, 1913. OKAY, THE SECOND EVENT IS EDWIN R. POST IN 1916. HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO COME UP WITH A WATER WELL. AND HE WENT TO WORLD WAR I, COMING OUT OF WORLD WAR I, SINCE HE KNEW THAT MARANA WAS A FLOODPLAIN AND THAT, UH, HE KNEW HOW TO DIG WELLS, HE STARTED SELLING LAND TO ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO BUY IT. SO THESE TWO EVENTS WILL COME DOWN ON MARANA. UH, I ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS CAMPITOS. IT WAS, UH, MIGRANT WORKERS, AND THEY WERE AT EVERY CORNER THAT YOU CAN THINK OF. AND UH... PRESIDENT EISENHOWER NOW, HE WAS LIEUTENANT COLONEL, NOW HE'S THE PRESIDENT. IN 1956, THE HIGHWAY [00:05:02] BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS AND SIGNED BY EISENHOWER. IN 1961, MARANA WAS BULLDOZED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE FREEWAY. MARANA WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE HIGH SCHOOL, I MEAN, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, TWO STORIES HIGH, BIGGEST, UH, BUILDING IN MARANA, AND IT WAS TORN DOWN, AND, UH, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT IN MARANA. SO NOW COME TO THE POINT THAT MARANA WAS DESTROYED BY THE FREEWAY, AND THE CITY OF TUCSON WANTED TO DESTROY THE TOWN FOR ITS WATER WELLS. AND, UH, IT WENT, BUT THANKS TO... OH, MAN, GETTING MIXED UP. BUT ANYWAY, THE PRESIDENT OF CORTARO WATER USER, HE- MR. MALIS, WE'VE GONE TO THE 3 MINUTES. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. BYE-BYE. THANK YOU, DAVID. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SAMANTHA YEAGER. YOU CAN PULL IT DOWN. OH. YEAH. OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. I ATTENDED MY FIRST TOWN HALL MEETING 2 WEEKS AGO WITH THE OVCN CHURCH, AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND MOST OF WHAT ANYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA YEAGER. I AM A TEACHER IN THE MARANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A MOTHER OF 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. I DON'T LIKE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF ADULTS, BUT I COULD BE SILLY IN FRONT OF 6-YEAR-OLDS ALL DAY LONG, SO BEAR WITH ME. THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS DUE TO AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2 THAT WAS VERY SIMILAR, BUT NOT AS TRAGIC AS THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED 3 AND A HALF WEEKS AGO. I'M GLAD. THE REASON I'M EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS 4 YEARS LATER IS BECAUSE I HONESTLY DIDN'T KNOW THE PUBLIC COULD HAVE A VOICE IN TOWN HALL MEETINGS, AND THE EMAIL I SENT SHORTLY AFTER WAS EITHER SENT TO THE WRONG PERSON OR WAS JUST SIMPLY OVERLOOKED. I STILL DON'T KNOW IF I'M SPEAKING TO THE RIGHT CROWD OR IF IT'S A PIMA COUNTY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE EMAIL I SENT BACK IN 2022: I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AFTER WALKING HOME FROM WINDMILL PARK ON SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2022, AROUND 6:15 AT THE CROSSWALK AT COACHLINE AND DESERT SPIRITS. IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUT. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE WALKING WITH OUR DOG AND OUR 2 KIDS RIDING THEIR BIKES. WE STARTED WALKING AS A CAR CAME SPEEDING AROUND THE CURVE TO THE SOUTH ACROSS THE WASH. WE DIDN'T EVEN GET HALFWAY WHEN I TOLD MY KIDS TO STOP. WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITHOUT GETTING HIT. THE MAN DRIVING DID NOT COME TO A HALTING STOP, BUT SLOWED DOWN TO GO AROUND US, DRIVING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, PROBABLY STILL GOING OVER 35. THIS IS THE FIRST CLOSE CALL WE HAVE HAD, AND I HOPE IT'S THE LAST. I NEVER WALK THE KIDS ACROSS WITH A CAR IN MY SIGHT BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING AROUND THE CURVE, OR IF THEY'RE EVEN PAYING ATTENTION. I SAW THE MAN DRIVING WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST, AND I NEVER WANT TO HAVE THAT CLOSE CALL FEELING EVER AGAIN, AND I WOULD NEVER WANT ANOTHER FAMILY TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING WORSE. WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE PUT INTO PLACE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ILLUMINATED CROSSWALK SIMILAR TO THE ONE ACROSS FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER. UM, I'M JUST GONNA SKIP AHEAD TO THE REPLY I GOT FROM DIAHN SWARTZ, TRAFFIC MANAGER, TOWN OF MARANA PUBLIC WORKS. THAT'S WHO REPLIED: THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN FOR PREVENTING ACCIDENTS AT DESERT SPIRITS AND COACHLINE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE WAS AN ISOLATED CASE AND NOT A PATTERN. FORTUNATELY, THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CRASH DATABASE SHOWS NO CRASHES AT THIS INTERSECTION WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS. TRAFFIC ENGINEERS LOOK FOR DATA, AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY REPORTED CRASHES AT COACHLINE DESERT SPIRITS IS A GOOD THING. UM, SORRY, I'M JUST GONNA SKIP TO THE REST. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE PARKS IN MARANA. UM, AND COACHLINE AND DESERT SPIRITS HAS ONE PEDESTRIAN SIGN AT THE CRO- AT THE CROSSWALK COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, SO THERE'S NO WARNING SIGNS. THERE'S NO RUMBLE STRIPS, NO BLINKING SIGN LIKE AT [00:10:02] COACHLINE AND RIVULET. MA'AM, YOU'VE GONE 3 MINUTES. OKAY. HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UM, MR. ROZEMA, COULD, UM, JULIA OR, OR MR. BURRUEL TALK WITH HER, UH, OUT IN THE LOBBY TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND THE MEETING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS? VICE MAYOR, ABSOLUTELY. UH, WE'LL HAVE BOTH OF THEM STEP OUT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, SAMANTHA. OKAY. MY GLASSES ON. CALL TO THE PUBLIC. AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO ADDRESS THE TOWN COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. OH, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. MY BAD, GUYS. PROCLAMATIONS, ITEM PR1 [ Proclamation Recognizing Diaper Need Awareness Week (Jill McCleary)] AND PR2. ITEM PR1, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS FROM US. I'M GONNA HAND THIS TO YOU, AND VICE MAYOR WILL COME DOWN TO YOU. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK. WHEREAS DIAPER NEED, THE CONDITION OF NOT HAVING A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF CLEAN DIAPERS TO KEEP BABIES AND TODDLERS CLEAN, DRY, AND HEALTHY, CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF BABIES, TODDLERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND WHEREAS NATIONAL SURVEYS AND RESEARCH STUDIES HAVE REPORTED THAT 1 IN 3 FAMILIES STRUGGLE WITH DIAPER NEED, AND 48% DELAY CHANGING A DIAPER TO EXTEND THEIR SUPPLY. AND WHEREAS A DAILY OR WEEKLY SUPPLY OF DIAPERS IS GENERALLY AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS TO PARTICIPATE IN CHILDCARE PROGRAMS AND QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND WHEREAS WITHOUT ENOUGH DIAPERS, BABIES AND TODDLERS RISK INFECTIONS AND HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT MAY REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION, RESULTING IN MEDICAL COSTS, AND MAY PREVENT PARENTS FROM ACCESSING CHILDCARE NEEDED TO GO TO WORK OR SCHOOL, THEREBY DESTABILIZING THE FAMILY'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND WELL-BEING; AND WHEREAS THE PEOPLE OF MARANA RECOGNIZE THAT DIAPER NEED IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, AND ADDRESSING DIAPER NEED CAN LEAD TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TOWN'S FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVED HEALTH FOR CHILDREN, THUS ENSURING ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE BASIC NECESSITIES REQUIRED TO THRIVE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL; AND WHEREAS MARANA IS PROUD TO BE HOME TO TRUSTED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE DIAPER BANK OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THAT RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAPERS IN ENSURING HEALTH AND PROVIDING ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR FAMILIES, AND THUS DISTRIBUTE DI- DIAPERS TO FAMILIES THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JON POST, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14TH THROUGH THE 20TH, 2026, AS DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK IN THE TOWN OF MARANA, AND THANK THE AFOREMENTIONED DIAPER BANKS, THEIR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND DONORS FOR THEIR SERVICE, AND ENCOURAGE THE CITIZENS OF MARANA TO DONATE GENEROUSLY TO DIAPER BANKS, DIAPER DRIVES, AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE DIAPERS TO THOSE STRUGGLING WITH DIAPER NEED, SO THAT ALL OF MARANA'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN THRIVE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND TO GET YOU STARTED, COUNCIL, A BOX OF DIAPERS. THANK YOU. UM, THEY LOOKED AT ME FUNNY WHEN I BOUGHT THAT. I HAVEN'T BOUGHT DIAPERS IN 5 YEARS- 30 YEARS. SO, UM, THANK YOU. WE'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE THAT. YES. THANK YOU. YOU BET. THANKS FOR COMING. YOU GUYS DO GREAT WORDS AND REALLY DO. AND WE WANT IT, THE ARIZONA DIAPER BANK, WANT US TO THANK THE MARANA, THE TOWN OF MARANA FOR THEIR SUPPORT EACH YEAR. YOU'VE GOT IT, EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU. [ Proclamation Recognizing Constitution Week (Jill McCleary)] THANK YOU. ITEM PR2. YEP, THEY'LL COME ON UP. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING CONSTITUTION WEEK. YEAH. WANT TO GET A PHOTO? WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR NATION'S DEMOCRACY, PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF ITS PEOPLE; AND WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026, MARKS THE 239TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; AND WHEREAS THE OBSERVANCE OF CONSTITUTION WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON THE PRINCIPLES AND FREEDOMS ESTABLISHED BY THIS HISTORIC DOCUMENT AND THEIR ENDURING SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR NATION; AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW 915, APPROVED IN 1956, AUTHORIZED AND REQUESTED THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DES- DESIGNATE SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD OF EACH YEAR AS CONSTITUTION WEEK; AND WHEREAS CONSTITUTION WEEK ENCOURAGES CIVIC EDUCATION AND A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSTITUTION, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS CONTINUING ROLE IN THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, JON [00:15:02] POST, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026, AS CONSTITUTION WEEK, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF MARANA TO HONOR THE VISION OF THE FRAMERS, REFLECT UPON THE ENDURING PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IT GUARANTEES. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, [ MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET TO THE NEXT ONE. OKAY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH. WELL, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. APPRECIATE IT. NOW, UH, SAMANTHA, I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE UP HERE. WE HEARD YOU, AND WE'RE GLAD YOUR FAMILY'S SAFE. YOU KNOW, REALLY, THANKS FOR COMING UP. UH, AS SUMMER COMES TO A CLOSE, UH, DONATIONS TO THE MARANA FOOD BANK TEND TO SLOW DOWN AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS OR WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO HELP SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED, OKAY? ALSO, IN THE WEEK OF THAT TRAGIC LOSS OF A LOCAL SIXTH-GRADE STUDENT, TRAGICALLY DIED ON AUGUST 20TH, A COMMUNITY MEETING WILL BE HELD TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS. THAT'S HAPPENING TUESDAY, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK, NEXT TUESDAY. UM, SEPTEMBER 22ND FROM 6 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M. AT THE TANGERINE FARMS SCHOOL. JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. OKAY, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD. HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO TURN GREEN, BUT, UM, I WAS GONNA MENTION THE SAME THING ABOUT THE FOOD BANK. I WAS OVER THERE, UM, EARLIER LAST WEEK, AND THEIR DONATIONS HAVE KIND OF SLOWED WAY DOWN. SO THERE ARE NEEDS, IF YOU BELONG TO A ORGANIZATION OR, UM, KIDS IN SCHOOL OR WHATEVER, THEY NEED DONATIONS. I WILL BRING- AND, YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING TOO- SO I WILL BRING A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT THEY LIKE TO COLLECT TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, OR I'LL HAVE IT POSTED SOMEWHERE, UM, ON TOWN WEBSITE SO THAT YOU KNOW THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE HARD FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO WE COULD DEFINITELY, UM, USE TO, UM, SOME HELP HERE AT OUR FOOD BANK. AND, UM, YOU GOT MY... AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MURPHY. UH, YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, UM, OF COURSE I AM VERY A BIG ADVOCATE FOR PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE AND OUR WESTERN WAY OF LIFE, AND SO I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO ATTEND THE STEAK FRY AT MARANA, UM, HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE MARANA FFA. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. THE STEAKS WERE ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS THIS YEAR, AND THEY WERE PURCHASED RIGHT HERE IN MARANA, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY COOL. AND ALSO I ATTENDED THE LOS CHARROS FOUNDATION, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY HELD IN SONOITA, BUT IT REPRESENTS ALL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, AND THEY RAISED OVER 600 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THAT ONE NIGHT. AND WHAT IS SO COOL ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM IS THEY HELP KIDS BUY 4-H ANIMALS AND FFA ANIMALS, BUT THEY ALSO GIVE BACK BY, UH, LETTING KIDS APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. AND SO YOU CAN BE ANYONE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE GOING TO U OF A, A TRADE SCHOOL, ANY KIND OF EDUCATION AT ALL. THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SO HOPEFULLY OUR KIDS WILL UTILIZE THAT. AND, UM, ON THE FOOD BANK, I WILL DO A FUNDRAISER FOR THEM. WE DO ONE EVERY YEAR IN NOVEMBER, AND WE DO A BIG PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO RAISE MONEY, AND WE ALSO GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT DONATIONS, AND IT'S KIND OF COOL BECAUSE WE DO DI- UH, DIAPERS, DOG FOOD, AND ALL THE CANNED FOOD AS WELL. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT, I WILL LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN THAT IS IN NOVEMBER. BUT THANK YOU GUYS. WHEN IS IT? CAN YOU GIVE US A DATE? YEAH, IT'S THE FIRST. WE DO ONE THE FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER AND THE THIRD WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER, AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I TELL EVERYBODY AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. UH, NO REPORT, VICE MAYOR. I WILL ADDRESS TWO THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I WAS HONORED TO BE ASKED TO ATTEND THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, UH, SOUTH FOUNDATION OR LOCATION AT THE, UH, WHERE WERE WE? AT THE OLD TUCSON STUDIOS. AND DAVID MORALES, MR. MORALES IS THE ONE WHO INVITED ME. WE HAD A TABLE, UH, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. A LOT OF FELLOWSHIP, A LOT OF FOOD, UM, GOOD MUSIC. SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SECONDLY, [00:20:01] ON 9/11, I WAS OVER AT, UM, UH, ORO VALLEY AT THEIR ARIZONA HEROES MEMORIAL IN, IN ORO VALLEY. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, YOU NEED TO GO THERE. IT IS JUST WONDERFUL. I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED THERE TOO. THEY HAD A SUNSET, UM, BACKING. WE WERE THERE ABOUT 6:30, AND THE MON- MONUMENT THERE LIGHTS UP, WHICH WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. AND, UM, SO I THANK COUNCILMEMBER TERI MURPHY AND A FEW OTHERS ON THAT COUNCIL FOR INVITING ME. AND I HAD ONE MORE THING, UM, OH, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE IN THE TUNNIMER, UH, TUNNIMER, THE CONTINENTAL RANCH, IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, AND WE ARE, UH, BEEN WORKING ON A DOG PARK. AND SO IT'S BEEN 3 LADIES, UH, PATTY, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THEM, PATTY, CAROL, AND ANDREA, TO PUT A DOG PARK IN CONTINENTAL RANCH. IT WAS BUILT SO MANY YEARS AGO, NOBODY KNEW WHAT A DOG PARK WAS. UH, SO IF YOU LIVE IN CONTINENTAL RANCH, UH, WE REALLY NEED YOUR VOTE, UH, TO, FOR THIS TO PASS. THEY'VE DONE ALL THE, I CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE, UM, EVEN THE TOWN OF MARANA HAD A HAND IN THAT. I THINK, WAYNE, YOU WERE AT THE MEETING WITH US AND, UH, JIM CONROY AND HELPED OUR GROUP, THE S- THE SMALL GROUP TO, UH, THINGS TO DO AND NOT TO DO WITH THE DOG PARK. SO IT'S COMING UP, UM, SO WHEN YOUR PAPERWORK COMES OUT TO VOTE, UH, NEAR THE ANNUAL MEETING, I'D REALLY BE APPRE- APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD DO THAT. UM, MR. ROZEMA. [ MANAGER’S REPORT: SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS] VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, I HAVE ABOUT 4 THINGS HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON. AS OUR USUAL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UPDATE, UH, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, WE HAD, UH, WE'VE HAD SO FAR, UH, THROUGH THE 15TH, UH, 34, UH, COMPARED TO 66 FOR ALL OF SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR. UM, WANT TO MENTION TOO THAT THE, UH, MARANA WATER DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR NEWSLETTER COMING OUT THIS WEEK, AND IT GOES INTO GREAT DETAIL TALKING ABOUT THE NEW, UM, WATER RECLAMATION CENTER AND HOW THAT DOUBLES OUR CAPACITY FOR WATER RECHARGE. UH, SO IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION HERE IN MARANA IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, UH, THAT'S A, A, A GREAT READ FOR PEOPLE TO, UH, CHECK OUT. UH, ADDITIONALLY, UH, LAST FRIDAY, OF COURSE, WAS 9/11, AND, UH, 25 YEARS AGO, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE, AND, UH, QUITE A FEW OF OUR, UH, MARANA PD OFFICERS JOINED OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL IN, UH, THE 9/11 TOWER CHALLENGE, UH, WHERE THEY CLIMBED, UH, 110 STORIES, 2,071 STAIRS, UH, TO COMMEMORATE AND HONOR THOSE WHO FELL DURING 9/11. AND WE DID RELEASE, UH, THIS LAST WEEK A PODCAST ON A TOPIC THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, AND THAT IS FLOCK CAMERAS. UH, SO CHIEF PRIDGETT AND A COUPLE OF OUR CAPTAINS, UH, TIM BRUNENKANT AND JOHN DESTEFANO, I THINK DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE AND REALLY ANSWERING JUST ABOUT EVERY, UH, AND ANY QUESTION YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ON, ON THAT ISSUE. AND LASTLY, UH, THIS ONE IS A, IS A BIG DEAL, AND I, I HOPE THAT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL COULD MAYBE STAND UP AND TAKE A BOW ON THIS ONE, UH, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE TOWN OF, UH, MARANA HAS RECEIVED AAA BOND RATING, AND THAT IS, UH, HIGHLY, HIGHLY UNUSUAL. UM, WE ARE ONE OF ONLY 5 COMMUNITIES IN ALL OF ARIZONA THAT HAVE RECEIVED THAT, AND IF ANYBODY HAS EVER, UH, QUESTIONED OR WONDERED, UH, THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND VIABILITY OF THE TOWN, UH, I THINK THIS BOND RATING, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, ANSWERS THAT QUESTION WELL. AND SO KUDOS AND A TIP OF THE CAP TO THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS FOR BEING, UH, VERY FISCALLY SOUND IN THE DECISION-MAKING, AND OF COURSE A TIP OF THE CAP TO, UH, STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL. ONE OF THEM SITTING DIRECTLY TO MY RIGHT HERE, AND ERIK MONTAGUE, AND OF COURSE OUR CURRENT FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ALL OF HIS STAFF, UH, YANNI, UH, YIANNIS KALAITZIDIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY DO, UH, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY MAKE, BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS THE COUNCIL THAT DECIDES THE DIRECTION THAT WE TAKE. SO, UM, AGAIN, JUST A, A REALLY WONDERFUL, UH, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, UH, OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE HERE IN THE TOWN RELATIVE TO OUR SPENDING OF, UH, PUBLIC FUNDS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. ROZEMA. AND, YES, THAT AAA READING IS, IS, [00:25:02] YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD PUT IT ON HIS FOREHEAD BECAUSE ERIK'S BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND DID HE GET A TATTOO? OKAY. SO THOSE WHO MIGHT THINK THAT OUR BUDGET ISN'T SOUND OR, OR, UH, UH, NOT ADEQUATE, UM, AAA RATINGS DON'T COME OUT A LONG T- A LOT, A LOT. UH, SO TO THE STAFF OVER THE YEARS, UH, IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THOSE THAT HELP, FANTASTIC. THANK [ Relating to Budget; presentation of preliminary year-end results (July-June) for the Town's General Fund and other selected major funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (Yiannis Kalaitzidis)] YOU. OKAY, WHAT DO I HAVE HERE? PRESENTATIONS. NO? P1. ITEM P1, RELATING TO BUDGET. PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY YEAR-END RESULTS JULY THROUGH JUNE FOR THE TOWN'S GENERAL FUND AND OTHER SELECTED MAJOR FUNDS FOR THE 25-26 FISCAL YEAR. MR. KALAITZIDIS. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER, COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, I GUESS ON THE TAIL OF THAT LAST COMMENT, THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE OUR AAA RATING, OUR FIRST EVER, AND I THINK WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GOOD NEWS THROUGH OUR PRELIMINARY YEAR-END RESULTS. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF, UM, AS ALWAYS. UH, THESE RESULTS ARE PRELIMINARY, UNAUDITED, AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING OUT THE YEAR, SO WE DO ANTICIPATE A FEW MORE CHANGES, BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. UH, THE INTERACTIVE TOOL THAT I'M USING HERE TODAY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC TO VIEW TOMORROW ON OUR WEBSITE, ON OUR FINANCE WEBSITE. UM, AND OVERALL, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE, UH, TAKEN A QUICK, UM, LOOK AT THIS OR ARE LOOKING AT IT NOW, YOU WILL SEE THAT ON THE REVENUE SIDE, WE PRETTY MUCH ACHIEVED EVERYTHING AND THEN SOME OF WHAT WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE FOR THE YEAR. OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES CAME IN BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED. OUR HURF FUND IS, UH, JUST ABOVE, AS IS OUR TRANSPORTATION FUND. OUR BED TAX FUND IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY. HALF-CENT SALES TAX DID MUCH BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED. SOME OF THAT WAS BECAUSE OF, UH, MORE INVESTMENT EARNINGS THAN WE HAD BUDGETED. UH, BUT WE ARE ON TRACK IN THAT PARTICULAR FUND. AS YOU KNOW, WE USED THE MONEY- WE BORROWED MONEY, UH, TO BUILD THE MARC, AND WE ARE STILL ANTICIPATING, BASED ON THESE COLLECTIONS, TO PAY THAT DEBT OFF BY SOMETIME AROUND 2031. AND WE ISSUED THE DEBT IN 2024, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE COUNTING, IT'S ABOUT 7 YEARS. UM, OUR WATER FUND AND WATER RECLAMATION ALSO CAME IN BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED. ON THE WATER FUND, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 122%, AND YOU MIGHT QUESTION AND SAY, WAIT, WHY IS THAT SO HIGH? A LOT OF THAT IS MONEY THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM LEGAL SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO THE PERFLUORINATED COMPOUND, THE PFAS. UM, TO DATE, BEYOND THE MONEY THAT IS REFLECTED HERE, WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS IN LEGAL SETTLEMENTS, UM, THAT WE DO PLAN TO USE AND PUT BACK INTO, UH, PFAS-RELATED PROJECTS TO ENSURE THE WATER QUALITY FOR ALL OF OUR USERS. AND FINALLY, THE AIRPORT THAT ALSO, UH, DID VERY WELL, AND IN THIS YEAR IT DOES REFLECT SOME, UH, ONE-TIME FUNDING. WE'RE CATCHING UP, UM, COLLECTING, HOPING TO COLLECT SOME, UH, PRIOR-YEAR LEASE REVENUES. LIKEWISE, ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, UM, WE PRETTY MUCH CAME IN WHERE WE ANTICIPATED IN ALL OF OUR AREAS. WE ARE DOING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION FUND, SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SPEND IN THAT AREA FOR OUR HURF FUND. WE WERE AT ABOUT 60%, BUT THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE DID SOME OF OUR PAVEMENT PRESERVATION, BUT WE DIDN'T FINISH IT BY JUNE 30, AND WE ACTUALLY ARE WORKING ON IT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK ON IT, UH, IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT WAS REFLECTED IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. OTHER THAN THAT, UM, EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH WHERE WE EXPECTED IT TO BE. THERE ARE SOME PRETTY BIG NUMBERS ON WATER FUND, WATER RECLAMATION FUND. UH, THE REASON WE'RE SHOWING VERY LOW EXPENDITURE THERE IS REALLY MORE RELATED TO PROJECTS, CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON WHERE THE MONEY HAS NOT YET BEEN SPENT. UH, BUT THOSE SHOULD BE, UH, SPENT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE WATER RECLAMATION AREA WITH OUR EXPANSION THAT'S COMING UP PRETTY FAST NOW. UM, AND WITH THAT, I WILL, UH, TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. KALAITZIDIS? NO? OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH. NO, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU. [ 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.] UH, NOT HEARING THAT. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON [00:30:01] TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. OKAY, TO THE NEXT ONE HERE. NO LIQUOR [ Resolution No. 2026-072: Relating to Utilities; approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement with Cortaro Water Users' Association for in-lieu water delivery and storage (Heidi Lasham)] LICENSES, NO BOARDS. OKAY, WE HAVE COUNCIL ACTION A1, ITEM A1. ITEM A1. GO AHEAD. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-072 RELATING TO UTILITIES, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION FOR IN-LIEU WATER DELIVERY AND STORAGE. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. UH, THIS ITEM THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TYPICALLY ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THERE WAS THE AMOUNT, THERE WAS THE NUMBER THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO STORE WAS NOT IN THE AGREEMENT YET, WE FELT THAT WE WOULD PULL IT AND BRING IT TO YOU THIS WAY AND TALK YOU THROUGH IT. SO WE'RE PLANNING ON STORING 2,364 ACRE-FEET OF WATER WITH THE CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR, 2027. THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN ADDED TO, UH, THE AGREEMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION, AND THIS WOULD BE A 5-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR US TO STORE ADDITIONAL WATER RESOURCES AND ACCRUE LONG-TERM STORAGE CREDITS. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS LASHAM? VICE MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MISS, UH, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. UH, HEIDI, UNDER THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES RULES, UH, IS THERE, DOES A TOWN EARN 100% OF THE LONG-TERM STORAGE CREDITS ON THIS STORAGE, OR IN SOME WAY DOES IT GENERATE, DOES THE CWUA AND C- CMID RETAIN ANY SHARE OF THOSE CREDITS? BECAUSE CRED- STORAGE GIVES YOU CREDITS, RIGHT? YES, VICE MAYOR ZIEGLER AND COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH, UH, WE ACCRUE THE ONE-FOR-ONE STORAGE CREDIT, SO WE AC- PUT THAT AMOUNT IN THERE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME FACILITIES THAT DO HAVE, SAY, WE PAY THAT LOCATION TO STORE WATER, OR THEY PAY US TO STORE WATER THERE. OKAY, OKAY. SO THAT ALL- IT DEP- IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHICH LOCATION WE'RE STORING WATER. OKAY, OKAY, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM... WE'RE RIGHT HERE. I'M SORRY, I'VE LOST THE THING. D1. VICE MAYOR, WE, WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS ITEM, ON THE AGREEMENT. I'M SO SORRY. UH, DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES. NOW I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM D1. [ Relating to Water; presentation, discussion, and possible direction on proposed amendments to the Town of Marana Drought Preparedness Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 2023-045 (Heidi Lasham)] ITEM D1 RELATING TO WATER. PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF MARANA DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN, ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-045. YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE MISS LASHAM. NO, I, I AM JERRY HUERSTEL. I AM THE WATER RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT, AND, UH, AS MENTIONED, GONNA BE DISCUSSING, UM, GIVING YOU A REVIEW OF THE, UH, CURRENT DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN, OUR CURRENT STAGE, AND MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE MIGHT UPDATE THAT PLAN TO BETTER REFLECT CONDITIONS. ABSOLUTELY. CAN I? AND, AND YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY MAYBE YOU COULD A LITTLE BIT BETTER? YEAH. A LITTLE CLOSER? OKAY. HOW'S THAT? PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. SO, AS I MENTIONED, UH, START OUT WITH A, UH, A REVIEW OF, OF 2025, UH, CONDITIONS AND HOW THAT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN OUR CURRENT DROUGHT STAGE RECOMMENDATION. AND START OUT WITH JUST A, A BIT OF A HISTORY ON THE CURRENT DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN. UM, IT WAS ADOPTED IN 2023, AND THERE ARE 4 DROUGHT STAGES IN THAT 2023 DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN. AS DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSEN, WE ELEVATE THROUGH THOSE VARIOUS DROUGHT STAGES, BEGINNING WITH THE LOWEST DROUGHT STAGE TO THE HIGHEST DROUGHT STAGE, DROUGHT 4. UH, WE USE LOCAL AND REGIONAL INDICATORS TO DETERMINE WHAT DROUGHT STAGE WE FEEL IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT YEAR. AND THE DROUGHT STAGE, UM, OR THE DROUGHT STAGE DETERMINATION WITH THE CURRENT PLAN, UH, COULD BE DECLARED REGARDLESS OF THE STATUS OF, UH, EITHER OF THE INDICATORS. SO HYPOTHETICALLY, IF THE LOCAL INDICATOR, WHICH WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, UH, INDICATES NO DROUGHT, BUT THE REGIONAL INDICATOR INDICATES THERE IS A DROUGHT, WE MAY BE MAKING A [00:35:01] RECOMMENDATION FOR A CERTAIN DROUGHT STAGE. IT'LL MAKE MORE SENSE, IF IT DOESN'T ALREADY, AS WE WORK THROUGH THE SLIDES. SO, STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND. UH, TH- THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT DROUGHT STAGES, AND WE HAVE LISTED HERE LOCAL AND REGIONAL INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THOSE STAGES. SO BEGINNING WITH STAGE 1, YOU SEE THE LOCAL INDICATOR THERE. THAT IS A 1- TO 2-FOOT DECLINE, EXCUSE ME, ANNUAL DECLINE IN THE GROUNDWATER LEVELS IN OUR SERVICE AREA. AND AS THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE INCREASES, YOU CAN SEE WE WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR HIGHER DROUGHT STAGES, DEPENDING ON THAT, THE MAGNITUDE OF THAT CHANGE. THE REGIONAL INDICATOR IS CURRENTLY TIED TO, EXCUSE ME, ELEVATIONS ON LAKE MEAD, AND THESE ELEVATIONS ARE TIED TO THE 2007 INTERIM GUIDELINES AND 2019 DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN THAT WERE ISSUED BY, UH, THE BUREAU OF RECLAMA- RECLAMATION, BUT THOSE DO EXPIRE, AND WE'LL DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN. SO AGAIN, THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE 2025 AQUIFER CONDITIONS. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE WENT OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE CALENDAR YEAR. WE TOOK A WATER LEVEL READING AT ALL THE WELLS THAT YOU SEE HERE, UH, IN WITH, UH, NOTED WITH A BLUE DOT. SO THESE ARE OUR SERVICE AREA WELLS, AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THE, UH, LEVEL OF THAT WA- THE WATER TABLE CHANGED AT THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION, UM, IT WOULD REFLECT EITHER A RISE IN THE WATER TABLE OR A DECLINE. PARDON ME. IF THE WATER TABLE, AS WE AVERAGE ALL THE READINGS FROM ALL THE WELLS THAT YOU SEE THERE, IF THE AVERAGE CHANGE IS GREATER THAN, UH, ZERO, THAT'S A DECLINING WATER TABLE. IF IT'S GR- IF IT'S LESS THAN ZERO, THEN IT'S A, UH, A F- A FALLING WATER TABLE. SO LAST YEAR WE SAW A RISE IN THE WATER TABLE OF 0.28 FEET. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY DECLARATION OF DROUGHT. BUT AS WE MOVE ON TO, EXCUSE ME, FROG, UM, THIS IS OUR REGIONAL INDICATOR, AND THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE HERE IN THAT IMAGE ON THE RIGHT ARE FROM THE, UH, 24-MONTH, UH, STUDY PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AUGUST OF 2025. AND WHAT THAT STUDY NOTED WAS THAT THE PROJECTED WATER LEVEL ON LAKE MEAD, UH, ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 WAS PROJECTED TO BE AT 01,056 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. AS YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU CAN, ON THAT IMAGE ON THE RIGHT, AS THE WATER TABLE, OR AS THE WATER LEVEL ON, UH, LAKE MEAD DECLINES, WE MOVE THROUGH THESE VARIOUS TIERS. SO A LOWER LAKE CONDITION RESULTS IN A HIGHER TIER SHORTAGE. SO THIS ELEVATION CORRESPONDS TO, UM, A TIER 2, UH, SHORTAGE. AND IF YOU WERE TO TIE THAT TO OUR EXISTING DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN, IT WOULD REQUIRE US TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DECLARE A STAGE 2 DROUGHT. AND WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE ARE IN A STAGE 2 DROUGHT, EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED, AND I KIND OF WANT TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS, SOME OF THE DROUGHT MEASURES, AND SOME OF THE STEPS THAT WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE IF WE WERE TO MOVE TO A STAGE 2 DROUGHT. STARTING OUT WITH THE 10% WATER USE REDUCTION AT TOWN PROPERTIES, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH THE VARIOUS TOWN DEPARTMENTS TO SEE IF WE CAN REDUCE THE OVERALL CONSUMPTION AT TOWN PROPERTIES BY 10%. UH, LARGELY THAT, UH, REDUCTION COULD BE MADE UP. WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE HOW THE NUMBERS SHAKE OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR BY SOME SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND I CAN MENTION THAT A FEW OF THOSE INCLUDE ADDING PUSH-BUTTON ACTUATORS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO OUR SPLASH PADS. SO INSTEAD OF THE SPLASH PADS RUNNING DURING OPERATION PERIODS ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS UTILIZING THAT FEATURE, THAT PUSH-BUTTON ACTUATOR WILL ENSURE THAT THAT WATER RUNS WHEN THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT WATER TO RUN, NOT JUST ALL THE TIME. UH, THERE'S ALSO SOME TURF REMOVAL THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE PARKS' MASTER PLAN THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE COMING YEARS, AND THAT WILL REDUCE IN A REDUCTION IN, IN CONSUMPTION AT THOSE PROPERTIES. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, AND MESSAGE MESSAGING TO TOWN STAFF THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO THE CAR WASH JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AT THE END OF THE DAY. UTILIZE THAT CAR WASH. MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY, THE DEPA- THE TOWN WELL WHILE YOU'RE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT DON'T JUST USE IT TO KILL TIME. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT YOU DRIVING AROUND WITH DIRTY TRUCKS AND CARS, BUT, UM, WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE U- USING THAT FEATURE JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT TIME TO DO IT. SO, 2 OF THE STEPS WE'VE TAKEN IN COORDINATION WITH SOME OF THE OTHER TOWN DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY TOWARDS HOPEFULLY THAT 10% REDUCTION THIS YEAR. THESE ARE [00:40:02] SOME OF THE REQUESTS, UH, IN THAT BOTTOM BULLET. COUNCILMEMBER KAI. I JUST GOT A QUESTION. SURE. SURE, JERRY. ABSOLUTELY. UH, AS FAR AS THE, THE MEASURES, HAS THE TOWN LOOKED INTO LOW-WATER-USE, UH, TOILETS, UH, YOU KNOW, HOT WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM? UH, HAS THAT BEEN FACTORED IN, OR SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN THERE? COUNCIL, VICE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KAI, UH, WE, WE HAVE, AND THE ANSWER VARIES A LITTLE BIT DEPENDING ON WHICH FEATURE YOU'RE YOU'RE, UH, ASKING ABOUT. WITH THE LOW-FLOW TOILETS, THE HIGH-EFFICIENCY TOILETS, WE DO HAVE A REBATE PROGRAM THAT IS ACTIVE, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE IF SOMEONE HAS A, A LESS EFFICIENT TOILET, THE TOWN, UH, THE DEPARTMENT DOES PROVIDE A REBATE FOR THAT CUSTOMER IF THEY GO OUT AND REPLACE, PURCHASE A HIGH-EFFICIENCY TOILET AND REPLACE THEIR, THEIR LOW-EFFICIENCY TOILET. SO THERE IS AN ACTIVE PROGRAM WITH REGARD TO THE TOILETS. WE HAVE EXPLORED THE CIRCULATION SYSTEMS, AND I THINK THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DO REQUIRE SOME OF THE NEWER DEVELOPMENTS TO HAVE THAT FEATURE, UM, UH, WITH, WITH THOSE NEW, NEW HOMES. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS YEAH. LIKELY HAVE THAT LITTLE TOILETS AND, AND EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OLDER HOMES THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SEEMS TO ME AN EARMARK THERE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT? YOU'RE, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER, WE, WE, WE CERTAINLY ARE LOOKING AT THAT, AND, AND I THINK WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO FOR, FOR US IS WE'VE GOT THE PROGRAM THERE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY HAVE STEPPED UP OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS AND SUPPORT- SUPPORTED BY COMMUNICATIONS AND, AND, UH, THE NEWSLETTER THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER BY THE TOWN MANAGER. THERE'S- WE'RE KIND OF ALL, ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH THE MESSAGING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT THERE ARE THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT COULD INCENTIVIZE, UM, THE, THOSE UPGRADES THAT WOULD RE- RESULT IN LOWER WATER USE AND AT THOSE. GREAT, THANK YOU, GARY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD. OKAY, SO... I'M TRYING TO THINK HOW I WANT TO WORD THIS. UM, WE'VE NOTIFIED OUR STAFF, I BELIEVE, OF REPORTING, YOU KNOW, A TOILET THAT KEEPS FLUSHING, UH, WATER THAT'S LEAKING OUT OF FAUCETS, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND I UNDERSTAND WE NOW HAVE A PERMANENT PLUMBER ON STAFF. IS THAT TRUE? WELL, WE'VE GOT THE ABILITY TO, UH, ASSIST WITH IN-HOME WATER AUDITS, AND SOME OF THOSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T GENERALLY GO INTO THE CUSTOMER. NO, NO, NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT- I'M TALKING ABOUT TOWN PROPERTY. OH. I MEAN. YEAH, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, EXCUSE ME, UM, WE DO HAVE BASICALLY A TRADESMAN POSITION WITHIN THE TOWN. PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO PARTICIPATE AND ASSIST US WITH PLUMBING ISSUES ON TOWN PROPERTIES. RIGHT. FOR ON THE FACILITIES SIDE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, PARKS AND RECREATION HAS THEIR OWN DEDICATED PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN LIKE TURF IRRIGATION AND PARK IRRIGATION. UM, SO IT'S ALSO TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN OUR PARK SYSTEMS AS WELL. SO IF THE PUBLIC COMES ACROSS SOMETHING, CAN WE POST SOMETHING IN THE BATHROOMS OR WHATEVER? YOU SEE A RUNNING FAUCET OR YOU SEE A RUNNING TOILET, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF THEM WALKING OUT BEING, YOU KNOW, TOWN'S WASTING WATER, IF WE GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO CALL A NUMBER OR SOMETHING SO THAT THEY CAN HELP US KEEP AN EYE ON STUFF LIKE THAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. STOP MY PHONE CALLS FROM COMING. NO, I MEAN, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I CAN'T GO IN THERE WITH A WRENCH AND FIX IT, BUT, UM, I JUST, EVERY WAY WE CAN THINK OF, YOU KNOW, TO GET PEOPLE TO REPORT THIS, UM, WILL SHOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE, AND WE ALL DO, WE CARE ABOUT THIS, UM, CONSIDERABLY, AND, UM, ALSO WOULD LIKE, WHERE'S PARKS AND REC? SORRY. I WOULD LIKE TO THAT FOR THEM TO RELOOK AT, UM, ASTROTURF. UM, DOESN'T NEED TO BE WATERED. UM, STANDS UP A LOT BETTER THAN REGULAR GRASS. AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT OUT IN OUR COURTYARD HERE, WE HAVE A TON OF GRASS. AND, I MEAN, IT'S WONDERFUL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND ALL THAT UNTIL YOU WALK ON IT. I'VE ALREADY TAKEN A NOSEDIVE, YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK THAT IF WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, TWO THINGS WOULD HAPPEN: ONE, IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SAFER, AND TWO, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S GOT TO BE A TON OF WATER GOING OUT THERE. JUST, JUST MY SUGGESTION. THAT'S ALL. AND, UH, THANK YOU. [00:45:03] VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH, UH, COMERFORD, APOLOGIZE. UM, THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE. I, I CAN SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, FOR THE TOWN, FOR THE DEPARTMENT. WE, WE CERTAINLY CAN LOOK AT POSTING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION AROUND THE PROPERTY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF NUMBERS THAT THEY CAN CALL TO INFORM OF LEAKS, AND WE ARE REALLY STEPPING UP OUR COORDINATION WITH TOWN DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE, JUST BECAUSE IT RESULTS IN WATER SAVINGS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CHANGES CONFORM WITH THE DEPARTMENTAL VISIONS THAT, THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AND THE, AND THE TOWN VISION. SO IF IT ALL ALIGNS, I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. IT SOUNDS REASONABLE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE REQUEST BELOW THE 10% REDUCTION THERE, THESE ARE, UH, THESE REALLY ENCOMPASS THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT, UH, WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, WHERE WE'RE REALLY STEPPING UP OUR MESSAGING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WAYS THAT THEY CAN SAVE, SAVE WATER IN OUR HOUSEHOLDS. IT'S ONE THING FOR THE, THE TOWN TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND DO THE, DO THAT AT OUR FACILITIES, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IF IT'S OF INTEREST TO THEM AND THEY WANT TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT, AND YOU CAN, WE REQUESTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER AND SOME OF THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASES OF THE BENEFIT, WE'VE MENTIONED THE BENEFIT OF LIMITING OVERSEEDING, UM, LIMIT THE USE OF ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAINS AND THE FILLING OF POOLS UNNECESSARILY, UM, HOW TO PROPERLY WASH YOUR CAR IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. THERE'S WATER-EFFICIENT WAYS TO DO IT AND, AND LESS EFFICIENT WAYS, AND, AND, UM, THE BEST TIME TO IRRIGATE YOUR YOUR VEGETATION MIGHT BE UH, NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, BUT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 P.M. AND 8 A.M. ALL OUR, ALL OUR WATER USERS GET A BILL FROM THE TOWN, RIGHT? THIS IS INFORMATION WE COULD BE EASILY PROVIDING TO OUR USERS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HEY, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO, UM, START TURNING OFF TOILETS, GUYS. MAYBE NOT THAT, BUT I THINK IF PEOPLE, UM, ARE BROUGHT AWARE TO IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE PAYING A BILL, UM, THAT THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD USE. I'M GONNA JUMP IN HERE FOR A MINUTE. SO ARE WE STILL ON- BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED ABOUT RAN A WATER USERS, UM, ARE WE STILL ON TRACK FOR THE... WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CALL IT? THE RELEASE, THE- I WOULDN'T CALL IT A PRESS RELEASE, BUT FOR THE WATER TO SW- COUNCILMAN COMERFORD WAS, WAS SAYING, I WAS TALKING A COUPLE WEEKS TO YOU, TO BOTH OF YOU, TERRY ROZEMA TOO, ABOUT GETTING SOME KIND OF A SHEET OUT THERE, UM, AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE DONE A PODCAST ON IT OR NOT. TERRY, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I'D READ THE ONE FROM TUCSON WATER. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON, ON, YOU KNOW, FOR TUCSON, BUT HALF OUR TOWN IS TUCSON, THE OTHER HALF IS MARANA. ARE WE STILL ON TRACK FOR THAT, OR ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? UH, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, VICE MAYOR BROUGHT THAT TO OUR ATTENTION PROBABLY A WEEK OR TWO AGO, MM. UH, AND STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT. I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE FOR WHAT WE ANTICIPATED BEING ABLE TO PUBLISH THAT. UH, WE DID DO A PODCAST, UH, WITH JERRY AND WITH, UH, HEIDI, UH, PROBABLY 4 WEEKS AGO, 3, 4 WEEKS AGO, OKAY, GREAT. THAT PROVIDED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, BUT, UH, THAT INFORMATION WILL BE CONDENSED INTO A ONE-PAGE YES. INFO SHEET THAT, UH, PROVIDES EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO OR NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WATER IN MARANA. INFO SHEET. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU, MR. ROZEMA. THANK YOU, PATTI. OKAY, AND JUST TO LOOK AHEAD, IF DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE TO WORSEN UNDER OUR CURRENT PLAN, THIS SHOW- THIS SLIDE SHOWS WHAT, UM, MEASURES WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE IF WE WERE TO ELEVATE TO THE NEXT DROUGHT STAGE, WHICH WOULD BE STAGE THREE. SO WE'D START OUT BY CONTINUING ALL STAGE ONE AND STAGE TWO DROUGHT MEASURES. THERE WOULD BE A DECLARATION OF WATER EMERGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOWN CODE. WE WOULD CON- UH, PROHIBIT THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION; REQUIRE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION OCCUR 2 DAYS PER WEEK, UH, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 P.M. AND 8 A.M. AND IT JUST MENTIONED THE DIFFERENCE LARGELY WITH THIS SLIDE AND THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IS THE LANGUAGE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIRECT. IT'S NOT A REQUEST. THESE ARE ALL PROHIBITIONS OR REQUIREMENTS. UH, PROHIBIT THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR MISTING SYSTEMS, SPRAYING IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAINS, SPLASH PADS, AND FILLING OF POOLS. CONSIDER IMPLEMENTATION OF A DROUGHT SURCHARGE. RESTRICT THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR WASHING OF FLEET VEHICLES, HYDRANT FLUSHING, FIRE TRAINING, AND COMMERCIAL WATER HAULING, AND, UH, [00:50:02] REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION AT ALL TOWN PROPERTIES BY 15%. YEAH. COUNCILMAN KAI. UH, ANOTHER QUESTION FOR JERRY. JERRY, UH, DO WE HAVE THE, UH, THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT THE CAR WASHES USE PER VEHICLE? DO WE HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION? I- I- I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT, UH, IF THERE'S ONE AROUND. UH, WE DO HAVE THAT. WE HAVE RECENTLY PROVIDED THAT. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER EXACTLY, UH, PRECISE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE TODAY, BUT WE- WE CAN PROVIDE THAT IN THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE JUST IT IS. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE JUST A LOT OF CAR WASHES AROUND, AROUND TOWN, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, UM, FLEET VEHICLES, THE TOWN VEHICLES WILL, WILL STOP WASHING THEM. BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, THE CAR WASHES OFFER UNLIMITED CAR WASHES. YOU CAN GO IN 3 TIMES A DAY OR WHATEVER. YEAH. MAYBE THEY NEED TO ADJUST THEIR SCHEDULES TO, HEY, ONE TIME OR, OR THAT'S IT, YOU KNOW, OR IT SEEMS LIKE THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE TOO, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. ABSOLUTELY. VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER KAI, WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT, AND, AND I, I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT THE DRIVE-THROUGH CAR WASHES THAT, THAT OPERATE IN THE TOWN, THEY ARE MORE EFFICIENT IN A LOT OF WAYS THAN WASHING YOUR VEHICLE AT HOME MIGHT BE. THERE'S RECIRCULATION SYSTEM, AND, AND ANOTHER ADDED BENEFIT WOULD BE THAT THE WATER, ONCE IT'S EX- UH, NO LONGER WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM, IS DISCHARGED INTO THE SANITARY SEWER. NET NUMBER, WHAT THAT WATER VOLUME. I WILL. I, I CERTAINLY WILL. THANK YOU, JERRY. MY PLEASURE. SO MOVING ON, IF WE WERE TO ELEVATE TO THE HIGHEST DROUGHT STAGE UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN, UH, AGAIN, SOME LOT OF SIMILARITIES: CONTINUATION OF DROUGHT STAGES 1, 2, AND 03, THE MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE. DECLARATION OF WATER EMERGENCY AGAIN. UH, CONSIDER A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR NEW WATER-CONSUMING ACTIVITIES. PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL WATER HAULING. CONSIDER AN INCREASE TO STAGE 3 DROUGHTS TO THE STAGE 3 DROUGHT SURCHARGE. RESTRICT LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION TO ONLY TREES AND SHRUBS. IRRIGATION MAY ONLY OCCUR 1 DAY PER WEEK BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 P.M. AND 8 A.M. AND THEN REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION AT TOWN PROPERTIES BY 20%. OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION FOR JERRY. UM, TALK TO US ABOUT THE SURCHARGE. HOW'S THAT NUMBER COMING UP WITH, AND EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE APPLIED TO? VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER KAI, UH, WE HAVEN'T MADE THAT DETERMINATION YET THAT I'M AWARE OF. IT'S TO BE CONSIDERED, AND WE CAN KIND OF FORMULATE THAT, IS MY UNDERSTANDING, AS WE SEE APPROPRIATE. VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER KAI, YES, AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE THE SURCHARGE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW IS THE EXISTING PART OF OUR DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN, AND THEN HE'S GOING TO GET TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO CHANGE IT SO THAT WE'RE LOOKING MORE AT A LOCAL INDICATOR. SO THESE ARE ALL OF HOW IT IS TODAY, AND NOTING HOW IT'S SO HARSH AND ROUGH, AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD FOR US TO EVEN ENFORCE. SO AS JERRY GETS THROUGH THESE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES, I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE A JUST A TAD BIT MORE SENSE IF WE JUST HOLD ON FOR ONE MINUTE. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SOUNDS BETTER. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST GET TO THAT SECTION? I THINK IT'S COMING UP NEXT HERE. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN UPDATES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING. SO BEGINNING WITH THE CHANGING COLORADO RIVER PLAN OF OPERATIONS, AGAIN, TO REMIND YOU ALL, THE CURRENT, UH, REGIONAL TRIGGER IS TIED TO THE LAKE MEAD ELEVATIONS, AND THOSE ELEVATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED UNDER 2 PLANS OR GUIDELINES THAT WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE NEW OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE POST-2026 OPERATION OF THE COLORADO RIVER, THEY'RE ONLY GOOD FOR 10 YEARS. WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH THE 20-YEAR PLANNING WINDOW LIKE WE HAD BEEN HISTORICALLY. IT'S A 10-YEAR PLANNING WINDOW, AND THEN EMBEDDED IN THAT 10-YEAR PERIOD IS, UH, OUR 2-YEAR OFF-RAMPS, WHERE IF THE CONDITIONS REQUIRE IT, THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CAN COME IN AND, AND ADJUST THE ELEVATIONS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THOSE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES. SO, UH, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF VOLATILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TYPE OF PLANNING OR THAT TYPE OF OPERATIONS, AND IT DOES MAKE PLANNING LONG TERM AND EVEN SHORT TERM VERY CHALLENGING. SO WE THINK IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO COME UP, UH, WITH A REGIONAL, UH, INDICATOR THAT, THAT IS CAN BE MORE PRACTICALLY PLANNED FOR AND REMOVE SOME OF THAT VOLATILITY. SO ON THIS SLIDE, YOU SEE THERE'S A TABLE ON THE LEFT, OR THE EXISTING REGIONAL TRIGGERS. THAT'S [00:55:01] WHAT'S REPRESENTED IN OUR EXISTING DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN. AND ON THE RIGHT, I GUESS KIND OF WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE OUR REGIONAL TRIGGER AND MEASURES TO, OR INDICATOR TWO, AND WE'RE GOING AWAY FROM LAKE MEAD ELEVATION AND LOOKING AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR RELIANCE ON CAGRD. THE TIME PERIODS THAT ARE SHOWN THERE, 15 TO 21 YEARS, 18 TO 14 YEARS, 1 TO 7 YEARS, AND CURRENT ARE THE AMOUNT OF YEARS THAT REMAIN UNTIL WE WILL BE RELIANT ON CAGRD TO REPLENISH THE GROUNDWATER THAT WE'RE PUMPING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT CHANGE, WE'D RECOMMEND MAKING A, A CHANGE TO HOW A DROUGHT STAGE WOULD BE DECLARED AND WHEN IT WOULD BE DECLARED. SO CURRENTLY, EITHER THE REGIONAL OR THE LOCAL INDICATOR COULD RESULT IN A DROUGHT STAGE DECLARATION. WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO SAY IF ONE INDICATOR SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, CONDITIONS ARE, ARE IDEAL FOR OPERATING A WATER UTILITY, THERE'S NO PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT INDICATOR, BUT THE OTHER ONE DOES, UM, THEN IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ELEVATE UNNECESSARILY TO THAT NEXT DROUGHT STAGE. WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE BOTH OF THOSE TRIGGERS, UM, UH, MET PRIOR TO RECOMMENDING THE NEXT DROUGHT STAGE. SO JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, UH, THIS IS WHAT A DEPLETION OF OUR GROUNDWATER ALLOWANCE AND LONG-TERM STORAGE CREDIT ACCOUNT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF WE WERE TO ACQUIRE NO NEW RENEWABLE SUPPLIES, WHICH IS A HYPOTHETICAL THAT WE'D LIKE TO AVOID OCCURRING. WE ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING NEW RENEWABLE SUPPLIES, BUT IN THE EVENT THAT THOSE SUPPLIES DON'T COME ONLINE FOR THE TOWN, THIS IS WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT FOR DEPLETION. YOU SEE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND IN THE BLUE, THOSE ARE GROWTH, KIND OF ORGANIC GROWTHS IN OUR RENEWABLE SUPPLIES THAT WILL OCCUR WITH TOWN GROWTH. THIS NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPORTING 4,800 ACRE-FEET OF INDIAN PRIORITY WATER. THAT'S A ONE-YEAR LEASE AT THIS TIME OF FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION INDIAN PRIORITY WATER. WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A 7.5% GROWTH IN THE MARANA WRF EFFLUENT RECHARGE, 6% GROWTH IN THE LOWER SANTA CRUZ MANAGED RECHARGE PROJECT, UH, EFFLUENT ENTITLEMENT, OR, UH, UH, LONG-TERM STORAGE CREDIT ACCRUAL. 6% GROWTH- WE'RE GETTING INTO THE, UH, PRESSURES ON OUR, OUR WATER SUPPLY- 6% GROWTH IN SERVICE AREA DEMAND, 2% GROWTH IN THE MTIGA CUSTOMER DEMAND, 20% GROWTH WITH A CAP OF 700 ACRE-FEET PER YEAR, UH, IN OUR WHEELING IGA DEMAND, AND THEN A 14% REDUCTION IN OUR M&I DELIVERIES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027 AND 2028. AND THEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DELIVERIES WILL LOOK LIKE FOR, UH, YEARS 3 THROUGH 8 OF THE 10-YEAR OPERATING PLAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OPERATING UNDER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME IT'S 35%, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SEVERE THAN WE'RE GOING TO SEE FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS. SO THOSE ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT GO INTO THIS DEPLETION CHART. NOW, ON THE RIGHT, WHEN WE'RE F- WE'VE DEPLETED THESE 2 ACCOUNTS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T HAVE WATER TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THE WATER IS GOING TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE. THIS MEANS THAT'S THE PROJECTED DATE AT WHICH WE WOULD BE RELIANT ON CAGRD TO REPLENISH OUR GROUNDWATER, AND THAT'S MORE EXPENSIVE WATER THAN THE WATER WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO UTILIZING TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO, WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. SO, THESE ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES, KIND OF A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW ONCE AGAIN, AND THEN JUST, UH, THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TAKING. SO WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FROM A VOLATILE TO A STABLE REGIONAL INDICATOR, SO MOVE AWAY FROM LAKE MEAD ELEVATIONS TO OUR DEPLETION OF OUR GROUNDWATER ALLOWANCE AND LONG-TERM STORAGE CREDIT ACCOUNTS. WE'D LIKE TO, UM, ENSURE THAT BOTH THE REGIONAL AND THE LOCAL INDICATORS ARE, UH, REQUIRING US TO MOVE TO THAT NEXT STAGE, NOT ONE OR THE OTHER, THE NEXT STAGE OF DROUGHT. AND THEN WE'D ALSO LIKE TO BETTER DETERMINE IF WE STICK WITH THE MEASURES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN WITH THIS REVISED VERSION, IF WE, UM, PURSUE THAT, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE THAT? UH, THE PLAN TALKS ABOUT ENFORCEMENT, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SPECIFY, LOGISTICALLY, PRACTICALLY SPEAKING, HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THOSE MEASURES THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING AT THOSE HIGHER STAGES? AND OF COURSE, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, CONTINUE THE COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, UH, THE OTHER TOWN DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT CHANGES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING ALIGN WITH THE VISIONS OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND OVERALL THE D- THE VISION OF THE TOWN. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF COORDINATING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WE'RE HOPING AFTER THE HOLIDAYS WE CAN COME BACK WITH A REVISED PLAN, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THAT IS IT, I BELIEVE. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, [01:00:01] I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. HUERSTEL? UH, VICE MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, YES, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, UM, JERRY. UM, IS THIS ON THE, ON PAGE 13 ON THAT, UH, 14% M&I, MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL DELIVERY REDUCTION FOR 27-28 AND 35% REDUCTION BEGINNING IN 2029? IS THAT- THAT'S AN ASSUMPTION, OR THAT COULD REALLY HAPPEN? THE, THE ONLY YEAR, UH, VICE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILMEMBER, UH, CAVANAUGH, THE, THE ONLY, UH, NUMBER THAT WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT IS THE 14% NEXT YEAR. I THINK BASED ON INITIAL INDICATIONS AND THE FRAMEWORK OF THAT OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE, WE THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A FIRM REDUCTION. AND I WILL MENTION ALSO THAT THE ARIZONA WATER BANK, UH, AUTHORITY IS GOING TO BE FIRMING THAT 327 ACRE-FOOT, WHICH IS THE, THE AMOUNT OF THAT 14% REDUCTION IN THE FORM OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CREDIT. SO WE WILL ACTUALLY BE GETTING OUR FULL MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL ALLOCATION NEXT YEAR. YEARS 28 AND ONWARD, IT'S KIND OF UP IN THE AIR. IT REALLY IS GOING TO DEPEND A LOT ON THE HYDROLOGY OF, OF THE WATERSHED ABOVE THE, THE, THE LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD AND HOW THOSE ELEVATIONS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE THINK, WE, WE, WE FEEL LIKE, UH, WE'RE GOOD FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS. REDUCTIONS, UH, FOR YEARS 3 THROUGH 8 OR 3 THROUGH 10 MAY BE GREATER, MAY BE LESS. WE JUST DON'T KNOW, AND THERE'S SO MUCH FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO THOSE NEW GUIDELINES THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BUREAU COULD MAKE CHANGES THAT, THAT, UH, WOULD RESULT IN LESS OR MORE REDUCTIONS THAT WE CAN'T REALLY SAY WITH ANY SPECIFICITY OR CONFIDENCE IS GOING TO BE 35%. BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS ON THE 4,800 ACRE-FEET INDIAN PRIORITY, THEIR CAP WATER THEY'RE GOING TO SELL TO US. HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS THAT TO THE TOWN OF MARANA? IT'S IN- IT INCREASES OUR PORTFOLIO OF WATER, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, AND IT'S GOOD SENSE. YEAH. IT COMES AT A PRICE, THOUGH, AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S NOT A SHORTAGE OF WATER; THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF CHEAP WATER, YEAH. RIGHT? AND SO, UM, HOW IMPORTANT WAS THAT, THAT, THAT TRANSACTION THAT'S COMING TO US FROM MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION? VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH, I, I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR A FEW REASONS. IT'S NOT JUST THE WET WATER THAT WE'RE IMPORTING TO REPLENISH OUR AQUIFER. IT'S NOT JUST THE CREDITS THAT WILL ACCRUE WITH THAT, UH, VOLUME OF, OF IMPORT REPLAN- OF RENEWABLE WATER, BUT IT'S ALSO A RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DEVELOPING WITH A PROVIDER THAT CURRENTLY HAS AN EXCESS OF CAP WATER. AND THAT INDIAN PRIORITY WATER, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 14% FOR OUR M&I PRODUCTION. THEY'RE LOOKING AT A 10%. SO THERE'S, THERE'S PARTNERS AROUND THE STATE THAT ARE WELL POSITIONED FOR WHATEVER CUTS COME AND MAY HAVE EXCESS SUPPLY, AND I THINK THAT RELATIONSHIP'S CRITICAL TOO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHEAP WATER, BUT IT IS CHEAPER THAN CAGRD REPLENISHMENT. SO IF WE ARE ON A TRAJECTORY FOR CAGRD RELIANCE, I THINK THOSE PARTNERS COULD BE CRITICAL TO KIND OF BRIDGE THAT GAP AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT RELYING ON CAGRD AND KEEPING THE RATES LOW FOR OUR, OUR CUSTOMERS. GREAT. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN 2027, CORRECT? YES, UH, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH, THAT'S CORRECT. CALENDAR YEAR 27 WILL BE IMPORTING THAT WATER. CAN, CAN WE THINK, IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN RENEW THAT FOR 2028 IF THINGS GET EVEN WORSE? VICE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH, THAT IS THE INITIAL INDICATION, BUT NOT TO, NOT TO SAY THAT THERE MIGHT NOT BE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD PURSUE THAT WOULD, UH, MAKE IT LESS DESIRABLE FOR US, BUT, UM, WE, WE WANT TO KEEP THAT OPTION OPEN. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE TESTING THE WELLS, ALL THOSE WELLS, AND YOU AVERAGED THEM ALL TOGETHER, AND THEY WERE UP 2 POINT, 0.28 FEET. THAT'S EXTRAORDINARY, AND THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE RECYCLING SO MUCH OF OUR EFFLUENT WATER. WE'RE BUILDING MORE WATER RECLAMATION TO RECHARGE THE GROUNDWATER, INCREASING THE LEVELS OF GROUNDWATER, CORRECT? VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER CAVANAUGH, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES AND GROUNDWATER SAVINGS FACILITIES THAT ARE, UM, THERE JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO RE- REPLENISH THE AQUIFER, AND WE, WE'VE SEEN THE BENEFIT OF THAT. IT'S NOT JUST LAST YEAR, BUT YOU LOOK AT THE, FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, WE'VE SEEN STEADY INCREASE IN THE WATER TABLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND THAT'S REFLECTED BECAUSE OF THAT, UH, IMPORTED AND STORAGE OF THAT IMPORTED WATER. OKAY, THANK YOU, JERRY. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, ITEM D2, [ 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)] PLEASE. ITEM D2, 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. MR. WITTENBERG, YOU'RE UP. [01:05:04] VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, THIS IS OUR MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE. UM, STARTING OFF, IT'S IT'S BEEN A PRETTY QUIET MONTH HERE. UM, SO STARTING OFF, WE HAVE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AUTOMOTIVE, UH, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH. THIS IS A, A FULL-SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE FACILITY IN THE ARIZONA PAVILION, SO YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION UP THERE ON, ON THE SCREEN. IT'S ADJACENT TO THE, THE KOHL'S SITE RIGHT THERE. UM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN QUIET ON, UH, UM, FORMAL SUBMITTALS, WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE A NUMBER OF PRE-APPLICATION, UM, MEETINGS FROM INTERESTED, UM, PARTIES, UH, SPECIFICALLY IN CASCADA AND THE MANDARINA AREA. AND AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS, SOMETIMES THOSE COME TO FRUITION, AND SOMETIMES THEY, THEY DO NOT. UM, LAND USE PROJECTS, A- A- AS I MENTIONED, UH, LAST MONTH, WE DO HAVE AN ANNEXATION AND REZONING RE- REQUEST OFF OF CORTARO ROAD, UM, THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. AND AS, UH, MR. ROZEMA MENTIONED ABOUT THE PERMITS FOR, FOR THIS MONTH, UM, 34 SO FAR THROUGH SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS A GOOD, GOOD NUMBER. UM, LOOKING AT THE PRIOR MONTH, UH, WE HAD 48 BUILDING PERMITS, WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LOW, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT SEEMS CONSISTENT YEAR OVER YEAR FOR, FOR THAT MONTH. WHY, I DON'T KNOW. BUT IT'S INTERESTING, UH, TO S- TO SEE THAT, UM, DIP IN THE ACTIVITY AND BEING CONSISTENT OVER THE YEARS WI- WITH THAT. UM, ALL PERMIT ACTIVITY, AGAIN, UM, 223, UM, PERMITS ISSUED OVER, OVER THE MONTH, AND WE REMAIN CONSISTENT ON OUR INSPECTIONS, UH, UH, 01,500, UM, INSPECTIONS PER MONTH. SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WITTENBERG? YEAH, I HAD A QUICK ONE. UH, BRETT, THAT WA- THAT WALMART FUEL STATION WAS SUBMITTED BACK IN JUNE. IT- WAS THAT LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR? UH, THAT WAS THIS YEAR. UH, THE WALMART? YEAH. THE, THE ACTUAL WALMART. THE WALMART, NO, NO, NOT THE W- THE, THE FUEL CENTER AT THE WALMART ON, ON PAVILIONS, CORTARO. UH... THERE'S A FUEL STATION THERE. UH, RIGHT THERE. YEAH, THAT WAS 20, SUBMITTED 6/11/2026. OKAY, I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW FAR. AND, AND THAT, THAT WOULD- THAT'S THE ACTUAL WALMART ON TANGERINE THERE. WALMART AND FUEL STATION. OH, THAT'S THE... OH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS, UH, PRESENTED WELL BACK. YEAH. IS THAT... OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT THERE. OH, IT IS. IT'S TANGERINE AND CROSSROADS. OKAY. WELL, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT WALMART ON PAVILIONS THAT WAS, WE'RE GETTING A FUEL STATION EARLIER. THANK YOU FOR, UH, CLARIFYING THAT FOR ME. ABSOLUTELY. COUNC- COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD. SO I DO. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IS WALMART REALLY GONNA BE A WALMART? WE'VE HEARD RUMORS- YOU KNOW HOW THE RUMORS FLY- ABOUT IT BEING A SAM'S CLUB, ABOUT IT BEING A WALMART, ABOUT IT BEING THIS AND THAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. E- EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, UM, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IS THAT IT IS A WALMART, SO WE HAVEN'T HEARD OTHERWISE OKAY. FROM THEY- FROM THEIR APPLICATIONS AND PLANS AND EVERYTHING SHOW IT AS SUCH. CORRECT. OKAY. THE OTHER THING, UM, SHAMROCK, THEY'RE LOOKING LIKE THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE. DO WE HAVE A... ANY KIND OF AN ESTIMATE FROM THEM? THEY'RE GOING UP FAST. SO, UH, VICE MAYOR, UH, COUNT- COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, UM, YEAH, SHAMROCK'S MO- MOVING ALONG. UM, WE CONTINUE TO DO THE INSPECTIONS F- FOR THEM. THEY'RE STILL PUTTING UP FENCING THERE. I CAN GET AN [01:10:02] UPDATE, UH-HUH. AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU, THOUGH. YEAH. MY, MY BIGGEST CONCERN- I KNOW TERRY'S GONNA, LIKE, SHOOT DAGGERS AT ME HERE IN A MINUTE- IS WITH, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE LARGE BUSINESSES COMING IN, WITH THE TANGERINE INTERCHANGE AND MOORE, THE RO- MOORE ROAD, IS IT A DREAM OR IS IT REAL? MY CONCERN IS TRAFFIC AT TANGERINE, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, IS THERE ANY KIND OF A PLAN TO, TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WHERE MAYBE, MAYBE, UM, THEY TAKE DELIVERIES AT CERTAIN TIMES A DAY, OR YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IS THERE THINGS THAT WE CAN, CAN DO TO HELP WITH THAT? I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS ON, ON, ON THAT, UM, PREVIOUSLY. UH, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, UM, I THINK THE INTERCHANGE AT TANGERINE AND I-10, UH, WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE. UH, I WOULD SAY WE'RE MONTHS AWAY. SCHEDULED TO BE DONE IN MARCH. UH, I, I BELIEVE IT'LL BE DONE SOONER THAN THAT. WE ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. I WON'T SAY HOW FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, BUT WE ARE AHEAD, UH, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. I THINK THAT'LL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THAT AREA. THE OTHER THING THAT WE, WE KNOW FROM SHAMROCK IS SIMILAR TO, UH, AMAZON, AND I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN FROM PEOPLE WHEN AMAZON WENT IN OH, YEAH. ABOUT THE, THE TRAFFIC AND THE IMPACT DURING RUSH HOUR, AND, UH, THEY RUN THEIR TRUCKS AT MUCH EARLIER, EARLIER HOURS OF THE DAY, UM, SO. THEY RUN THEM LATE TOO, AFTER RUSH HOUR. I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME. YES, ER- EARLIER AND LATER. YEP. UM, SO, UH, SO AS NOT TO, UH, CONFLICT WITH RIGHT. UM, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MY, YOU, YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS. YES, MA'AM. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THE TRAFFIC BACKUP THAT'S ON THE FREEWAY, AND I KNOW TOWN OF MARANA HAS NO CONTROL OVER THAT. I GET IT. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THAT PHONE NUMBER, MR. ROZEMA. UM, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER COMERFORD, A TEXTED THAT TO YOU EARLIER TODAY. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER ADOT AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO, OR THE RAILROAD, SO THAT'S A DOUBLE WHAMMY. UM, AND, AND I KNOW THAT OUR PLANS ARE ALL READY, AND WE'RE ALL SET TO GO, AND WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO PICK UP SOME SPEED AND ADOT TO GET IN A REAL CAR AND NOT A PEDAL PUSHER, BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAY, THIS IS THE PHONE NUMBER. I'M GOING TO CALL ADOT EVERY DAY, EVERY TIME I RUN INTO A PROBLEM AT MARANA ROAD OR AT TANGERINE. TANGERINE? YES. I AM GOING TO, UM, CALL THEM AND JUST SAY, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING? IT, IT, IT JUST SADDENS ME THAT WE SEE THIS, AND THERE'S THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. WE'RE READY. THEY'RE NOT. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW. WE KEEP PUSHING. WHEN I GET THAT PHONE NUMBER READY, I'M GONNA, I'LL PUT IT OUT ON FACEBOOK AND NE- NEXTDOOR FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. START CALLING, START CALLING ADOT. DON'T BE MEAN. DON'T BE NASTY. JUST SAY, YOU KNOW. AGAIN, I WAS IN LINE AT MARANA OFF-RAMP FOR 17 MINUTES. YEAH. WITH CARS BEHIND ME BACKED UP ON THE FREEWAY. SO, UM, THAT'S ALL. I CAN'T IMAGINE INCLUDING WALMART DELIVERY TRUCKS AND SHAMROCK TRUCKS FULL OF MILK SITTING ON THAT, ON THAT LINE TOO. IT JUST WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S ALL. I'LL BE GONE IN 2 MONTHS, GUYS. YOU WON'T HAVE TO HEAR ANYMORE. THANK YOU. YEP. MR. BURRUEL, DID YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE? I NOTICED YOU WERE SCOOCHING THIS WAY, UH, AND GET INVOLVED. OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD? OKAY. OKAY, THAT'S GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER. ANY- ANYTHING ELSE? NO? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BRETT. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE- IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO NOT NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. NONE. OKAY, ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM ANYONE? NO? MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION [01:15:03] TO ADJOURN. SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? WE ARE OUT OF SESSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND YOUR PATIENCE FOR MY MISTAKES. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.