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MARANA AZ
ESTABLISHED 1977
MARANA TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653
Board Room,January 7, 2025, at or after 8:30 AM
Jon Post, Vice Mayor
Patrick Cavanaugh, Council Member
Patti Comerford, Council Member
Herb Kai, Council Member
John Officer, Council Member
Roxanne Ziegler, Council Member
SUMMARY MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Vice Mayor Post called the meeting to order at 8:45 AM. He directed the Town Clerk to
call the roll.All Council Members were present,constituting a quorum.Also present were
Legislative District No. 17 State Representatives Rachel Jones and Kevin Volk,
Triadvocates Public Affairs Advisor Roxanna Pitones, Town Manager Terry Rozema,
Deputy Town Manager Erik Montague,Assistant to the Town Manager Andrea De La
Cruz, Town Attorney Jane Fairall, and Town Clerk/ Assistant Town Attorney David
Udall.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Vice Mayor Post asked for a motion to approve the agenda.
Council Member Ziegler moved to approve the agenda as presented. Council Member
Officer seconded the motion. Motion passed, 6-0.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION
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D1 Relating to Intergovernmental Relations; discussion with the Town's legislative
delegates regarding the Town of Marana, including the Town's operations, projected
growth, and legislative priorities (Terry S. Rozema)
Vice Mayor Post welcomed Representative Jones and Representative Volk,
congratulated them on their elections, and thanked them for attending the meeting.
Town Manager Terry Rozema briefly introduced the meeting's topic and referenced the
2025 Marana Legislative Policy Priority Program document, a copy of which is on file
with the Town Clerk's Office.
Vice Mayor Post, Council Members, Representative Jones, Representative Volk, and
Town staff participated in a discussion regarding the Town's legislative priorities and the
representatives' legislative priorities for the upcoming 2025 Legislative Session. General
topics included traffic and transportation infrastructure, water quality, water resources
and water resource conversion initiatives, water conservation, election integrity,
affordable housing and housing supply and demand, statewide zoning measures, the
ability of municipalities to govern themselves, economic development and the attraction
of jobs to the Town, cost of living, law enforcement and criminal justice, family law,
special interests and government, and veterans.
Vice Mayor Post thanked everyone for coming. Representative Jones presented Vice
Mayor Post with a challenge coin before the meeting concluded.
[Vice Mayor Post and Council Member Kai left the meeting at 9:43 AM. Vice Mayor Post
returned at 9:46 AM and Council Member Kai returned at 9:49 AM.]
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.
El Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A), Council may ask for
discussion or consideration, or consultation with designated Town representatives, or
consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney, concerning any matter listed on
this agenda for any of the reasons listed in A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A).
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).
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ADJOURNMENT
Vice Mayor Post asked for a motion to adjourn.
Council Member Cavanaugh moved to adjourn the meeting. Council Member Kai
seconded the motion. Motion passed, 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:07AM.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the regular Town
Council meet' eld onianuary 7, 2025. I further certify that a quorum was present.
David L. Udall, Town Clerk
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