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MARANA TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
NOTICE AND AGENDA
11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653
Council Chambers, April 5, 2016, at or after 6:00 PM
Ed Honea, Mayor
Jon Post, Vice Mayor
David Bowen, Council Member
Patti Comerford, Council Member
Herb Kai, Council Member
Carol McGorray, Council Member
Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Honea called the meeting to order at
6:02 p.m. Town Clerk Bronson called roll. Council Members Kai and Ziegler were
excused. There was a quorum present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /INVOCATION /MOMENT of SILENCE. Dispensed
with until the regular meeting.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Dispensed.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC. No speaker cards were presented.
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Pl Relating to Community Engagement; presenting student reflections regarding the
Marana 2.0 internship experiences with the Town of Marana and other community
organizations (Jocelyn C. Bronson). Ms. Bronson presented this item, noting that the
Marana 2.0 program evolved from a strategic plan initiative for citizen engagement. The
program's emphasis was to help students learn more about local government and how it
affects their lives. She thanked town staff and members of the Marana Unified School
District staff~ and community mentors who helped guide the program through its first
year. The students then began their presentations of the projects they worked on over the
past year.
Marana Special Council Meeting Minutes April 5, 2016
Josh Larsen interned with the Marana Chamber of Commerce under the g uidance of Ed
Stolmaker. Abb Garcia interned with the Marana Police Department under Officer
Kevin Litten. Noah McConnell interned with the Marana Health Center. Lilli Sanchez
interned with Northwest Ur Care. Jordan Idler interned with the Communications
and Marketin department under Vickie Hathawa Adrian Castro interned with the
Marana Police Department under Officer Kevin Litten. Jenica Franks interned with the
Special Events Coordinate, Moni Meza. Ra Schnell interned in Technolo
Services with Carl Drescher, and Trent Tolton interned with the Town Mana under
the direction of Gilbert Davidson and Ton Hunter.
At the conclusion of the presentations, the Ma and Council commended the
outstandin job that the students did in puttin their presentations to and the depth
with which the covered their chosen subjects. The were ver proud of the students.
Mr. Davidson concluded with comments about the time and effort well-spent b town
staff and the g reat opportunit for collaboration with the school district leadership and the
students who volunteer their time to come to town hall, assist with town events and
challen themselves with their pro He is ver proud of what the have
accomplished. Ms. Bronson noted that all of the presentations were recorded, and staff
will be reviewin the presentations for recommendations to expand or improve upon the
pro She also thanked the students and school administration for their support of the
pro
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
El Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 ( A)(3), Council ma ask for
discussion or consultation for le advice with the Town Attorne concernin an matter
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ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 6:51 p.m. b Vice Ma Ilost, second b
Council Member Bowen. 11assed unanimousl 5-0.
CERTIFICATION. I hereb certif that the fore are the true and correct minutes
of the public session of the Special Council Meetin held on April 5, 2016. 1 further
certif that a q uorum was present.
ocel .Bronson, Town Clerk
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