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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/19-21/2025 Special Council Meeting Retreat Summary Minutes MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 MARANA TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING/RETREAT Crowne Plaza Resort, One North San Marcos Pl, Chandler, AZ 85225 February 19 - 21, 2025 Jon Post, Mayor Roxanne Ziegler,Vice Mayor Patrick Cavanaugh, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Herb Kai, Council Member Teri Murphy, Council Member John Officer, Council Member SUMMARY MINUTES [Each item on the agenda was subject to presentation, discussion, and possible direction from Council. All agendized times in the left column are approximates only. Actual times are included in the body of the minutes.] Wednesday, February 19 at 3:00pm to 5:00pm 3:00PM - Call to Order/Roll Call 3:10PM Mayor Post called the meeting to order at 3:06 PM and directed the Town Clerk to call the roll. Council Member Murphy was absent. All other Council Members were present, constituting a quorum. Staff present included Town Manager Terry Rozema, Deputy Town Manager Erik Montague, Assistant Town Manager Andrea De La Cruz, Town Attorney Jane Fairall, Town Clerk/ Assistant Town Attorney David Udall, Finance Director Yiannis Kalaitzidis, Public Works Director Fausto Burruel, Development Services Director Jason Angell, and Water Director Heidi Lasham. Also present for the first item was Page 1 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke and City Manager Joshua Wright. Present for the second item was Mr. Danny Court, Principal & Senior Economist at Elliot D. Pollack & Company. Welcome to City of Chandler By:Mayor Kevin Hartke and City Manager Joshua Wright Mayor Post welcomed Mayor Hartke and Mr. Wright. Mayor Hartke welcomed everyone and said he was honored the Council would choose to come to Chandler for the retreat. He said that he and Mr. Wright attended the late Mayor Ed Honea's memorial services and that his passing came as a shock. Mayor Hartke said he believes Arizona is a desirable location. He said Marana is a great place to live, well positioned in its location, had the advantage of being a first-tier suburb, and was well positioned for companies looking for better tax policies and favorable regulations. He thanked Council Member Cavanaugh for attending Chandler's State of the City recently. Mayor Post thanked Mayor Hartke for the information he and Mr. Wright provided regarding data centers during last year's Council retreat. Mayor Post said the Town would have been woefully unprepared without that information and that Town staff has since spent time looking around the country and has established good development guidelines related to data centers.He said that would not have happened without the information provided last year. Discussion ensued related to data centers, their competition with facilities that provide jobs, the large amount of power they consume, and their attempts to creatively circumvent code provisions intended to regulate their placement. Mr.Wright said it was a joy to have the Town in Chandler and thanked the Council and staff present for being there.He said he hopes it becomes a new tradition. He said they are always happy to share the lessons Chandler has learned and the resources they have and want to see Marana be successful. He explained he started his career as a Marana intern almost 20 years ago and looks to many in Marana as mentors and advisors. Page 2 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Mr. Wright said Marana and Chandler share similar visions. He said both Chandler and Marana know who they are and are proud to go their own way, even when decisions may initially be unpopular. He said Chandler has had a similar vision for many generations, and that many initiatives currently in effect that make Chandler successful were set forth many years ago and were unpopular at the time. He said that kind of foresight pays dividends, even if we are not around to see it. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during Mayor Hartke and Mr. Wright's remarks, including regarding the state of the Intel company and semiconductor manufacturing in Chandler. Mr. Rozema and Mayor Post thanked Mayor Hartke and Mr. Wright. 3:10PM - State Financial Outlook: Overview of key trends and insights into 4:10PM fiscal health and economic projections By: Danny Court, Principal & Senior Economist at Elliott D. Pollack & Company [Actual start time was 3:22 PM.] Mr. Court presented on this item. A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Mr. Court first provided an overview of the economic outlook in the United States generally, including the following (note that several statistics, charts, and graphs related to the following are available in the presentation slides): • Whether the United States economy can still achieve a "soft landing." • Employment and unemployment trends. • Labor force participation trends. • Wage growth trends. • Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). • Recession indicators. • GDP growth versus deficit spending. Mr. Court said that over the last three years, the national economy has been built on a base of soft sand, and that massive deficit spending has helped fuel the economy. He said it will take skillful management to avoid problems going forward. Overall, 2025 is expected to be a solid Page 3 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 year, but potentially choppy depending on government actions. He said no recession was expected this year unless a "black swan" event occurs. Mr. Court next provided an overview of the economic outlook in the State of Arizona, including the following (note that several statistics, charts, and graphs related to the following are available in the presentation slides): • Arizona is fifth in the nation when it comes to year-to-date job growth in 2024 versus 2019. • According to the Arizona Commerce Authority's Fiscal Year Economic Development Results, Arizona has attracted companies from across the United States and the world since 2021. • Employment and unemployment trends. • Population growth and population forecasts. • Local housing (summary included below). • Income and affordability. • State finances (fiscal year 2024 revenues were S425 million above what was forecast and sales tax revenue expected to grow 3.1% in fiscal year 2025 and 3.7% in fiscal year 2026). Mr. Court summarized the local housing market. He said that single family housing is under pressure due to affordability issues coupled with high interest rates. He said new home building is better than expected, and that it was likely to continue (with smaller lots/homes going forward). He said that existing home inventory remains low but is increasing. He said declining affordability of homeownership is creating a shift towards more renters. Mr.Court said that in the near term,we could expect moderating interest rates,modestly slower population growth, slower but solid employment growth, more attached housing/small lot development, continued rate buydowns for new home builders, and apartment rent growth slowing due to higher supply coming into the market. He said the long-term outlook for the Arizona greater Phoenix area is very good, and provided supporting information as follows: • Arizona will continue to grow more rapidly than the rest of the country. Page 4 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • Water will hopefully be resolved as usage becomes more efficient, especially for residential and industrial (with less usage in agriculture and landscaping). • Housing affordability will improve via interest rate relief and density. • Economic development activity will continue to thrive. Arizona will create more jobs and employ more population inflow than most places. • Housing will cycle up. Mix of owners and renters is unknown. • Arizona's growth prospects have always been good and have become even better over the last several years. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including statistics, graphs, tables, and charts, please see the presentation slides. Mayor Post and Council Members thanked Mr. Court for the presentation. Mr. Court said Marana is well positioned. Mayor Post said that Pinal County is anticipated to triple in size over the next 30 years and is expected to surpass Pima County in population by 2050. 4:10PM - Preliminary financial outlook for FY 2026 and discussion regarding 5:00PM options and challenges for funding growth By: Yiannis Kalaitzidis [Actual start time was 4:14 PM.] Mr. Rozema said Mr. Court was brought in to provide the big picture and that now Mr.Kalaitzidis would zero-in on Marana. Mayor Post said that tomorrow, needed projects in the Town would be discussed, and that Mr. Court's presentation highlighted that significant growth was on the horizon and the Town needs to be ready for it. Mr. Kalaitzidis presented on the preliminary financial outlook for the Town in the upcoming fiscal year, including the following: • FY2026 budget preliminary outlook, which consisted of a 7.8% positive change when considering changes in sales tax revenue, shared income tax, and license, permit, and fee revenue. Page 5 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • There is projected $7.9 million of new ongoing revenue. When adjusted for a Marana Aquatics and Recreation Center (MARC) placeholder, health insurance and workman's compensation increases, and performance pay adjustments, there is approximately $3.6 million in new ongoing revenue leftover. • The Town's current available reserve in the General Fund, excluding $20.2 million in rainy day funding, consist of $66.1 million. When already earmarked projects are taken into account, the available reserve leftover is$22 million of the $66.6 million. • Current debt and debt paydown schedules (see the presentation slides for graphical information). A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including statistics, graphs, and tables, please see the presentation slides. Mr. Rozema highlighted that one of the reasons the available reserves portion of the presentation was important was due to the discussions that would take place the following day. He said there are many needs in the Town, and that the Council would get to participate in an exercise after the following day's presentations, in which they would use maps to consider projects the Town has on the horizon and identify the most important projects to focus the Town's resources on. Council Member Comerford said there were lots of ways we could spend the new ongoing revenue. Mr. Rozema said that the MARC placeholder did not factor in revenue generated from the MARC, which would depend on the number of memberships, so the leftover new ongoing revenue number could potentially be higher. Vice Mayor Ziegler said she thought the MARC would be successful. Council Member Comerford asked how the new position presentation went. Mr. Rozema said 39 new positions were requested by departments in total and that staff did a good job in presenting. Council Member Comerford said she was not surprised at the rate the Town was growing. Discussion ensued related to minimizing exposure to the General Fund, impact fees and utility hook-up fees, water rates, anticipated settlement monies from the PFAS litigation, and the limits to utilizing impact fees Page 6 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 resulting from the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) litigation. Mayor Post asked how much debt the Town could take on from an actual payment standpoint. Mr. Kalaitzidis estimated around $50 million per year if current projections remain unchanged. He said this assumes it would come straight from the General Fund and that there would be no department growth, raises, etc. He said this would also assume the economy remains strong. Discussion ensued related to the possibility of raising utility and/or construction sales tax or finding other ways of funding infrastructure needs so the Town does not face the same SAHBA impact fee scenario again. Mayor Post said further discussion on this issue would need to be had in the future. Mayor Post asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting for the day. Council Member Comerford so moved. Council Member Kai seconded the motion. Motion passed, 6-0. [The meeting adjourned for the day at 5:24 PM.] Thursday February 20 from 8:15am to 5:00pm 7:30AM- 8:15AM Breakfast at Hotel Mayor Post welcomed new Council Member Teri Murphy. 8:15AM- Call to Order/Roll Call 9:OOAM Mayor Post called the meeting to order at 8:22 AM and directed the Town Clerk to call the roll. All Council Members were present, constituting a quorum. Staff present included Town Manager Terry Rozema, Deputy Town Manager Erik Montague, Assistant Town Manager Andrea De La Cruz, Town Attorney Jane Fairall, Town Clerk / Assistant Town Attorney David Udall, Finance Director Yiannis Kalaitzidis, Public Works Director Fausto Burruel, Development Services Director Jason Page 7 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Angell, Economic Development Director Curt Woody, Parks and Recreation Director Jim Conroy,Parks and Recreation Deputy Director Wayne Barnett, Water Director Heidi Lasham, and Water Resources Administrator Jerry Huerstel. Private Development: Update and discussion regarding private development projects throughout the Town By:Jason Angell Mr. Angell provided updates on private development projects throughout the Town, including the following: • Development in the southern portion of Marana, including Amavia Marana, Solstice Living, the Alexander Apartments, and the Summerstone development. • Development in the central portion of Mama, including several projects surrounding the Tucson Premium outlets, the Safford Apartments, the Cascada development, American Homes for Rent, and the Saguaro Bloom development. • Development in the northern portion of Mama, including Dairy Queen, KFC, Dunkin, Taco Bell, Pima Federal Credit Union, Burger King, Valvoline, Tortolita Phases 1 and 2, the Monarch development, the Stonegate development, the Mandarina development, the Dove Mountain development, and development projects along the Twin Peaks Corridor(Twin Peaks Crossings,Enclave at Twin Peaks,Tavira at Twin Peaks,and Twin Peaks Vista). A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Discussion ensued related to particulars of some of the developments, and clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including maps and images, please see the presentation slides. Mayor Post asked if the town had any development guidelines related to odors. Ms. Fairall and Mr. Angell said the Town currently does not have any regulations related to odor mitigation, but they could take a look at the relevant specific plan(s) to see if such regulation existed there. Page 8 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Transportation Projects and Planning: Update and discussion of 9:00AM - current transportation projects and discussion regarding future 10:00AM projects By: Fausto Burruel Mr. Burruel said that at the end of the day, the Council would have the opportunity to do a "Sim City" exercise to explore where development should go along with the infrastructure needed to support it. He said Public Works would begin providing the Council with quarterly updates regarding the Town's infrastructure projects. He then provided updates on current transportation projects throughout the Town and the need for future projects, including the following: • Major accomplishments, including the completion of the Transportation Master Plan, the new Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Portal, grant funding applied for and/or received for the Cortaro, Moore, and Marana interchange projects, and the completion of several transportation projects, including: o The Lon Adams reconstruction project. o The Shared Use Path- CalPortland segment. o ADA compliance project. o Pavement assessment (for a graph showing the quality of Marana's roads, please see the presentation slides). o Pavement preservation. • New road recommendations stemming from the Transportation Master Plan (for details and a map, please see the presentation slides). • Major transportation projects underway, including the following: o Twin Peaks/Rattlesnake Pass Widening (for more information regarding the project, including a map and images, please see the presentation slides). o Tangerine Road Widening 2A (for more information regarding the project, including a map and images, please see the presentation slides). o Tangerine Traffic Interchange Improvements (for more information regarding the project, including a map and images, please see the presentation slides). o Dove Mountain Blvd. Signal project (for more information regarding the project, please see the presentation slides). Page 9 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 o Tangerine Farms Road Extension (for more information regarding the project, including a map and images, please see the presentation slides). o Adonis Road Extension Phase II (for more information regarding the project, please see the presentation slides). Mr. Burruel then provided an update and presented on future traffic interchange needs, including: • The Cortaro Road interchange needs (the project is identified in RTA Next-see presentation slides for details,but note the current estimated construction cost has risen from $220 million to approximately $300 million). • The Tangerine Road interchange needs (the project is also identified in RTA Next - see presentation slides for details, but note that the current estimated construction cost has probably risen from the estimated $158 million noted in the slides). • The need for a Moore Road interchange (see presentation slides for details). A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Discussion ensued regarding the particulars of certain projects,including project costs, funding, and scheduling. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including maps and images, please see the presentation slides. Mr. Burruel asked if these interchanges were still a priority and invited discussion on that question and on the question of what to do if RTA Next did not pass. There was a consensus among the Council that these interchanges were still a priority. Mayor Post suggested that the discussion on RTA alternatives probably could not be addressed in this meeting given the time constraints. Mr. Rozema said that the City of Tucson has a vote related to raising funds on its own in March, and that if its initiative does not pass, the City may be willing to compromise at that point. Vice Mayor Ziegler recommended that strong representation is needed at the PAG RTA meetings to ensure Marana is getting its fair share of funding. She said representation in the past has not allowed Marana to receive what it was Page 10 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 entitle to. Mayor Post agreed and said the Town cannot keep letting that happen. Vice Mayor Ziegler said another option is to establish an RTA that does not include the City of Tucson. Mr. Rozema said these were great points, but agreed with Mayor Post that there was not sufficient time to discuss this issue in detail during this meeting. Mayor Post recommended considering taking the Adonis Road Extension project off of the books until the condemnation lawsuit with Mandarina is resolved, since that project does not currently benefit the Town. Mayor Post also recommended that, in light of vastly increasing construction costs over time,when development agreements come to the Town, the Town should no longer tie specific dollar amounts to infrastructure the Town is requiring developers to build. He said that instead, developers need to be required to pay for a percentage of required projects so the Town does not eat the overages. Vice Mayor Ziegler agreed. She said the Town used to be okay with doing this because of the stability of the economy, but that the Town cannot afford to do it anymore. 10:00AM - 10:15AM Morning Break [Actual break time was from 10:18 AM until 10:30 AM.] 10:15AM - Drainage Planning and Projects: Discussion regarding planning for 11:15AM growth, challenges, drainage assets and maintenance, and related topics By: Fausto Burruel Mr. Burruel said that drainage was a necessary evil - expensive infrastructure not thought about until needed when rain events occur. He said the Town is actively pursuing not taking on more drainage infrastructure that it would be required to maintain. He presented on drainage planning and projects, including the following: • The addition of a new Stormwater Section to the Streets Division that is devoted to maintaining drainage maintenance. • Drainage accomplishments, including the MMC Drywells Project, the Ina Road and Old Father Vegetation Removal Project, the Sandy Desert Trail and Cortaro Farms Road Catch Basin Project, and the receipt of herbicide certifications by Town staff. Page 11 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • Operation maintenance for drainage needs, including equipment needs, staff, and costs. • Current drainage assets throughout the Town, which the Town is responsible for maintaining(for statistics and locations, please see the presentation slides). • The need for the following future major drainage projects: the Barnett Channel and the Marana Channel (see the presentation slides for additional information, including maps and concept plans, the benefits, options, and and costs for each project, and possible funding opportunities). A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Discussion ensued related to the particulars of some of the Town's drainage assets, including questions regarding what the Town owns, strategies for mitigating the Town's expenses in maintaining it, and how to fund it. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including maps and images, please see the presentation slides. Council Member Kai asked if inmate labor was being utilized to help maintain drainage in the Town. Mr. Burruel said that was not an option at the time.Vice Mayor Ziegler asked if drainage would need to be a line item in the Town's budget. Mr. Burruel confirmed it would need to be, and said how drainage was funded was a question for the Council to consider. Mayor Post said,from a drainage design perspective,he would not like the Town to have to maintain drainage architectural features. Mr. Burruel invited feedback regarding the Barnett and Marana Drainage Channels and asked whether the Town should make concerted efforts towards these.Vice Mayor Ziegler said she is all in for the Barnett Channel. Mr. Burruel said the Town could spend approximately $700,000.00 for a design-concept report (DCR) to get the project to approximately 30% design in order to determine what actual costs would be for the Barnett Channel. He said Town staff was looking at doing this in fiscal year 2026. Vice Mayor Ziegler asked if the Town could require developers to build the linear park associated with the Barnett Channel. Council Member Officer said the Town missed the boat on many of the developers because they have already developed. Mr. Burruel said the Town could require such going forward, and that if a linear park is being considered, Page 12 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Pima County may also be willing to partner with the Town to help fund the project. Mayor Post said the most important thing right now is completing the DCR so the Town can start shopping for funding. Mr. Rozema said that is exactly right. Mr. Montague commented that rather than the dollars driving the program, the program should drive the dollars. Vice Mayor Zigler said a cost-benefit analysis would be good regarding these large drainage projects. Mr. Burruel said these projects would bring development in North Marana out of the floodplain and allow for more developable space. Mr. Rozema said the Town likely lost Seargent Control because these projects were not in place and there was too much uncertainty regarding the expense of installing their own drainage. Mayor Post said the Town is ten to 15 years behind on this and that the designs need to be in our next budget. Vice Mayor Ziegler agreed that we needed to get these projects going. Mr.Burruel invited Council feedback regarding how drainage should be funded in the Town. Mayor Post asked if there was a drainage impact fee. Ms.Fairall said there currently was not. Mayor Post commented that because much of the drainage cost was maintenance expense, it may be better to have a utility fee rather than an impact fee. Mr. Burruel said other options included creating a stormwater utility fee, funding from the General Fund, grants, partnering with the Pima County Flood Control District, and a special assessment. Please see the presentation slides for additional details. Mayor Post said it was not a good idea for the Town to create its own flood control district. The Council complemented Mr. Burruel on his presentations. 11:15AM - 12:00PM Parks and Recreation: Update on Parks and Recreation projects and discussion regarding future projects By:Jim Conroy [Actual start time was 11:21 AM.] Mr. Conroy provided an update on Parks and Recreation projects, including the following completed projects: Page 13 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • Honea Park Phase I. • El Rio Preserve - Viewing Platform and CMID Connection. • Gladden Farms Community Soccer Fields. • Pole Barn Restoration Project. • Gladden Farms Community Park Dog Park and Entrance. • Loop improvement behind Amazon. • Tortolita Preserve (new entrance, parking lot, and fencing). • Gladden Farms Baseball Fields. • Central Arizona Project (CAP) Trailhead off of Tangerine Road and Interstate 10. • Crossroads Loop Connection. • Cal Portland Shared Use Path (SUP). Mr. Conroy also provided updates on the following projects: Projects Under Construction 2025: • The MARC. • Saguaro Bloom Park Phases I and II. • El Rio Disc Golf Course and Parking Lot. • Tangerine Sky Park Phase II and Splash Pad. • Honea Heights Neighborhood Park Phase II. Design 2025: • Removal of Marana Pool Complex and Ora Mae Ham Park Master Plan. Design 2026: • Heritage Park Shipping Container Food Court. • Ora Mae Ham Park Expansion. • Heritage House Rehabilitation. Construction 2026: • Ora Mae Ham Park Pool Removal. • El Rio Lake Water Quality Project. Construction 2027: Page 14 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • Gladden Farms Community Bike Park and Food Court Project. A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including maps, images, and statistics, please see the presentation slides. Vice Mayor Ziegler commented that the MARC is the first community driven project. She said that the community survey results clearly showed this is what the people wanted. Mayor Post recommended that a good topic for the Council to discuss down the road would be the possibility of utilizing the half-cent sales tax to fund future recreation projects. Vice Mayor Ziegler and Council Member Kai said the Council told the public they would be sunsetting the sales tax. Mayor Post said he was not recommending that the Council not sunset the tax, but that the Council keep this option in mind going forward. Mr. Rozema said it was something to keep in mind since the Town has been able to successfully employ it for large projects, and the Town has several large projects, such as interchanges, in its future. 12:00PM - Lunch at Hotel 1:00PM Water and Water Reclamation: Update and discussion regarding water 1:00PM - resources, water/water reclamation infrastructure long-range 2:30PM and system-wide planning, water quality issues, and funding challenges By:Heidi Lasham &Jerry Huerstel [Actual start time was 1:02 PM.] Mr. Huerstel provided information regarding how the Water Department prepares for the Town's development, including through its water resource endeavors, water and water reclamation infrastructure, efforts to mitigate or eliminate water quality challenges, and efforts to address funding challenges. He provided an update on the Town's water resources, including: Page 15 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • An update on the state of the Colorado River. In 2025, Arizona will remain in a Tier 1 Shortage. • An update on the 2025 Marana Drought Stage, which is at Stage One (Low). • Information regarding the Town's 2024 Designation of Assured Water Supply (DAWS) Modification, which was increased to 15,353 acre-feet per year. Mr.Huerstel also provided a breakdown of the Town's use of groundwater, long-term storage credits, reclaimed water, and CAP water. Please see the presentation slides for details. • Information regarding the past, current, and projected Central Arizona Ground Water Replenishment District (CAGRD) rates. Mr. Huerstel provided possible solutions to mitigate the Town's reliance on CAGRD water, including leasing Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) effluent, increasing the Marana Wastewater Reclamation Facility (WRF) and recharge basins' capacity to recharge more wastewater, and obtaining surface water from the Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District (CMID). Please see the presentation slides showing a concept DAWS Water Portfolio with renewable alternatives for more details. • An update regarding the Town's DAWS outlook. Please see the presentation slides for detailed graphical information. • Information regarding the Town's efforts to obtain an effluent lease with the BOR and an associated Santa Cruz River Diversion Project, together designed to increase the Town's renewable portfolio. Ms. Lasham presented on water and water reclamation infrastructure in the Town, including the following: • Long-range/system-wide planning, including finalizing the Sewer Master Plan and starting a Water Master Plan. • An update related to the Town's sewer capacity assurance (please see the presentation slides for detailed graphical information). • An update related to the current capacity of the WRF, its Phase II expansion with an estimated completion date in Fiscal Year 2028, and its future Phase III expansion. • An update on the North Marana Sewer Interceptor Project designed to provide additional sewage capacity to the North Marana Sewer System. Page 16 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • An update on the Marana Park Reservoir/Well Project designed to provide an additional water source and storage and pumping capacity for domestic and fire flows. Ms. Lasham also provided an update on water quality challenges in the Town, including the following: • An update related to PFAS detection before and after treatment (see the presentation slides for relevant graphs). • An update related to 1,4 Dioxane detection before and after treatment (see the presentation slides for relevant graphs). • Well systems impacted by PFAS,including the Marana Park Well, the Gladden Farms Well,the Sandario Well,the Pioneer Well,and the Heritage Park Well. Existing treated wells include the Airline Lambert and Picture Rocks Wells.Wells taken offline due to PFAS contamination include the Honea Park East Well and the Honea Park West Well. • A list of existing and proposed PFAS treatment sites, including their prioritization for installation, related funding and development timeline information and challenges, and compliance schedules. Please see the presentation slides for details. A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including maps, images, graphs, and statistics, please see the presentation slides. Council Member Comerford expressed dismay at the CAGRD rate increases. Mayor Post said that CMID could provide the Town with surface water that could be used anywhere in the Town much cheaper than CAGRD. Vice Mayor Ziegler asked how much it would cost and whether it would need to be another line item in the budget. Mayor Post said he was not sure if the water could be transferred on paper or if it would need to be transferred physically. He said the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) says it can already do this, but CMID is not confident enough to trust that alone and that is why a related bill is being pushed in the Arizona State Legislature. Discussion ensued regarding two water-related bills pending at the Legislature. Page 17 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Ms. Lasham asked if the Council would be okay with the Town converting a public water feature at the WRF into an additional recharge facility. Mayor Post said the water feature was not a smart idea to have out there. Council Member Comerford concurred, recommending the Town get rid of the water feature. There was a consensus among the Council to proceed accordingly. Mayor Post asked if at some point the outfalls from the water treatment facility would need to be treated for PFAS. Mr. Huerstel said that would likely happen at some point in time, but that because PFAS would be in the aquifer for decades and centuries to come,it was high priority to treat it there first to ensure the potable water supply was addressed. Mayor Post asked if the Town could drill deeper and draw water that was not affected by PFAS. Mr. Huerstel said that is possible, but that the deeper one drills, the more likely the water supply would be contaminated by arsenic. He explained there was a sweet spot for well depth- any higher would risk nitrate contamination, lower risks arsenic. The problem is the sweet spot is now contaminated with PFAS. Ms. Lasham asked the Council how the Town should approach 1,4 Dioxane treatment since it currently is a non-mandatory health advisory. She asked if the Town should treat for it in future treatment plant construction when the health advisory reaches a determined level or if the Town should wait until a maximum contaminant level (MCL) number is mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mayor Post asked what the Town's target was for 1,4 Dioxane. Mr. Huerstel said the Town's target was just below the health advisory. Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff regarding funding challenges. Mayor Post asked if the Department was including the PFAS treatment plants in its recently initiated rate study. Ms. Lasham said the Department did include the plants. Mr. Montague said the Town was looking at ways to try and not have water customers bear the cost of the treatment,since known bad actors were involved in causing the problem. Mayor Post said that Tucson Water will probably include those costs in its customers' rates. Mr. Montague said the Town was looking at what would be appropriate to include and what would not be appropriate. Vice Mayor Ziegler asked if Marana residents would pay for some of the costs for PFAS mitigation, and Mr. Montague confirmed they would. Page 18 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 2:30PM - Afternoon Break 2:45PM [Actual break time was from 2:20 PM until approximately 2:35 PM.] 2:45PM - Development Priority Exercise: Interactive session with Town Council 5:00PM to identify key projects and priorities for development in North Marana By: Terry Rozema &Jason Angell Mr. Rozema and Mr. Angell explained the Development Priority Exercise to the Council. The Council was divided into two groups consisting of Mayor Post, Council Member Murphy, Council Member Cavanaugh, and Council Member Officer in the first group and Vice Mayor Ziegler,Council Member Kai,and Council Member Comerford in the second group. Each group was provided with a map of North Marana and was instructed to imagine this area of the Town devoid of any zoning entitlements or existing development. They were invited to think creatively about how they would plan out North Marana based on the information received at the retreat thus far. They were also instructed that money was not an issue for purposes of this exercise. Each group then spent time discussing and demarcating their maps in accordance with the instructions provided. Afterward, each group presented on their maps as follows: • Council Member Murphy began presenting on behalf of the first group. She said her group located a lot of commercial development along the freeway. Other development included a college and satellite campus, multi-use arena that could be utilized as sports fields, for concerts, and other events, and a mixture of high-density and low-density housing opportunities, including low-income housing. Council Member Cavanaugh said that Mayor Post came up with the idea of a convention center and water park and said that they demarcated pedestrian areas to connect to the Loop for walking and biking. He also said it would be important to tie in roads toward high-density housing. Council Member Officer said their group located restaurants in the area. • Vice Mayor Ziegler began presenting on behalf of the second group. She said their group located a cemetery on the map and Page 19 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 crossed out the Moore Road interchange to put the money toward the Barnett Channel. Council Member Kai said they demarcated the Barnett and Marana Channels and said transportation was important. Council Member Comerford said they included the bike park introduced to the Council by the Town Manager at the Council Retreat in the Fall. She said they also included affordable housing, an event center, and restaurants. A similar exercise was done by the Town's Executive Leadership Team recently, and Mr. Angell said that the top recommended development priorities recommended by Town staff resulting from that exercise were the WRF expansion as number one and Moore Road Interchange as number two. Discussion about prioritizing development in North Marana then ensued, a summary of which is as follows. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the discussion. • Mayor Post commented as a result of this exercise that he realized how much high density it takes to attract commercial businesses in Marana. He cited the Fry's store at Gladden Farms as an example. He recommended that this exercise be done again with a bigger map of Marana, perhaps electronically with the Town's GIS system. • Vice Mayor Ziegler said she would now be vigorously championing the Barnett Channel. Mayor Post agreed that such drainage was important, but he said that at this point, by the time the Barnett Channel is built, North Marana will be built out and therefore the drainage would be unnecessary. He said that, even now, developers in North Marana were coming in and building their own drainage on their own properties and asked if the Barnett Channel would ever become a reality. He said that, once the Barnett Channel was built, all of the other drainage facilities already constructed would be rendered obsolete. Mr. Rozema said that Mayor Post made a good point, and said that the reason for completing a DCR on this project sooner than later would allow the Town to know what the cost would be and whether Pima County would come to the table with funding. He said the DCR would allow the Town to evaluate the benefits and feasibility of the Barnett Channel to determine if it is worth it. He said it Page 20 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 would also allow the Town to communicate with developers what the cost is,what the plan is,whether the County would contribute, and what developers would be required to contribute. Mr. Rozema said the Barnett Channel would also provide North Marana with a linear park, which is a benefit to the Town. Vice Mayor Ziegler said the Town is growing fast whether the Channel is constructed or not and that if the Town does not act on the Channel now- even potentially getting a loan to front the money to build it as soon as possible - that 26,000 homes are going to be built and the Barnett Channel will not do the Town any good. Council Member Officer said the Barnett Channel must be constructed for development in North Marana. Mr. Rozema said the Barnett Channel affects the whole northern area and removes it from the floodplain. Mayor Post agreed. Mr. Burruel said the Barnett Channel would also need to be constructed prior to the Marana Channel for the system to work. Council Member Ziegler asked if she was putting too much emphasis on the Barnett Channel, and a consensus of the Council was that she was not. Vice Mayor Ziegler said the Town should then start finding money for the Channel. Ms. Fairall said that is why the Town is doing the DCR, which will determine the cost. Mr. Burruel said the DCR will also provide details regarding what the project will look like. Vice Mayor Ziegler said the Town needs to do the DCR as soon as possible. Mr. Rozema said it would start next Thursday. • Mayor Post asked Ms.Lasham how the Town was planning to get water from certain contaminated wells to centralized treatment plants. Ms. Lasham said the Department has not designed plans for that yet, but one possibility would be to send the pipes underneath pavement within the Towri s already existing right- of-way. Mayor Post said that would be expensive and Council Member Comerford said that would be a mess. • Mayor Post asked how the Town can tell developers that a product it may be bringing is not what the Town wants. He said the Town has not really done that yet. Mr. Rozema and Ms. Fairall said the Town can do that to a degree,but if the developer already has zoning entitlements, then the Town likely cannot say no. The Town can say it does not like a product in that scenario, but it cannot deny it if it already has zoning entitlements. Mr. Page 21 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 Angell and Mr. Rozema said it will not be an issue for developers if the Town is wanting more high density. Mr. Angell said one of the topics for the next day was how to diversify housing in Marana beyond single family homes and apartment complexes - such as town homes,duplexes,etc.He said it the Town should ask developers what else they have to offer, since many offer several other housing products in other parts of the country. Mr. Rozema agreed and said many of them don't have a good answer for why they are not building their other products here. Vice Mayor Ziegler asked if the Town could require developers to bring other products through regulation. Mayor Post said that zoning entitlements normally do not call out building aesthetics. Ms. Fairall said zoning typically requires developers to comply with the Town's building code standards in place at the time they actually build. Mayor Post said the Town then needs to change its code. Mr. Angell said staff are currently looking at that. Mayor Post said the Town needs to start telling developers the Town needs a middle-ground product (not homes or apartment complexes). Council Member Cavanaugh recommended tiny homes clustered together, and Mayor Post recommended they be labeled casitas instead of tiny homes. Mayor Post said casitas should not be spread all over town though and should be concentrated downtown. He said other housing products could then be located outside a radius of high-density downtown living. Mayor Post asked if the Town could do percentages - meaning the Town would allow, for example, 25% of a development to be a certain density. Mr. Angell said many communities have density bonuses. For example, if a developer does something the city or town requests, the developer will then receive a certain percentage of density allowance in its development. • Mr. Rozema said the approach outlined in the bullet immediately above is a departure from what the Town has told developers in the past. In the past, high density was discouraged by the Council and large lots were encouraged. Now, the Council is considering encouraging high-density housing products in certain locations in the Town. Vice Mayor Ziegler said that the Town had a certain vision over the last 20 years, and that now was the time to re- educate developers on the Town's visions going forward. Council Member Comerford agreed that times have changed. Council Member Officer said he was in favor of a diversity of different Page 22 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 housing options to provide to the families in Marana. He said he liked Mayor Post's percentage idea. Mr. Angell and Vice Mayor Ziegler said that when the Town engages with developers, specific products should be inquired about because different communities in the Town have different housing needs and desires. Discussion ensued related to housing needs changing with life expectations as people's circumstances change. Mayor Post said the Town has not been providing options to the community,and that needed to change. Council Member Officer and Mayor Post commented that higher density was needed to support businesses and restaurants, and that currently, not enough people were living in the Town to provide the necessary support for what is desired. • Mr. Angell asked how the Town could position itself to be proactively ready for growth rather than reactive. He provided as an example of a reactive approach the issues of congestion now facing the Tangerine Interchange. He asked how the Town could get out in front of development and guide development. Mayor Post asked how the City of Chandler pays for major infrastructure projects. Mr. Montague said the City has a property tax. Mayor Post said he was willing to invest in the Towri s future by building strategic infrastructure to attract development and tap into its reserve fund to do so. He asked how quick the return on investment would be. • Vice Mayor Ziegler said that, in the past, the Council's philosophy was that developers needed to pay their own way.She said that,when she was a new Council Member,her mindset was, "If you build it,they will come," but the Council did not want that approach at that time. Council Member Comerford said that in the past, it was very difficult for the Town to get money out of development and that the Town did not have the reserves that it has now. Council Member Kai said Marana was spoiled because developers in the past built major roads (such as Tangerine Road and Dove Mountain Boulevard) before they constructed homes, etc. Vice Mayor Ziegler said the Town now had the funds to invest. Mayor Post said this was a fantastic conversation for the Council to have: Should the Town fundamentally change the way it does business by investing strategically in certain things to attract development in certain areas?: Page 23 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 o There was a consensus among the Council to do so. Council Member Comerford reiterated that times are changing. She said it was now time for the Town to strategically invest in the community. Mr. Montague provided Twin Peaks Road as an example. He said development happened quickly in that area once the road was put in by the Town. • Mr. Angell recommended that the Council develop a list of its most important investment projects. He said that if another project came along, the Council could then ask itself whether one of the priority projects was worth moving down the priority list. Mayor Post asked those in the room what two projects they would choose as investment priorities in North Marana: o Mayor Post,Council Member Officer,Mr. Montague,and Mr. Rozema said their first project would be the Tangerine Farms Road Extension followed by the Barnett Channel. Mayor Post said the Barnett Channel makes the top of the list for him because of what the Town is wanting to do with its downtown project. o Council Member Murphy, Ms. Fairall, Mr. Burruel, and Council Member Cavanaugh said their first project was the Barnett Channel followed by the Tangerine Farms Road Extension. o Council Member Kai said his priority project would be the Main Street Extension. o Vice Mayor Ziegler said her first project would be a data center north of North Marana and an associated Luckett Road connection followed by the Barnett Channel.She later said the Barnett Channel should be first priority. o Council Member Comerford said her first project would be the Tangerine Farms Road Extension and drainage. o Ms. Lasham said her priority project would be the Clark Farms Sewer project. o Mr.Woody and Mr. Udall said their first project would be Tangerine Farms Road Extension followed by the Marana Main Street Extension for downtown connectivity. Page 24 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 • Mr. Woody said it was very important for the Town to get wastewater onto the east side of the freeway. Mayor Post asked if the Town needed to send sewer lines under the freeway again to make this happen and asked if the pipes on the west side of the freeway had enough capacity to receive the additional flows. Ms. Lasham confirmed that was the plan and said it was likely the Town would need to upsize its existing infrastructure to receive the flows. Mr. Montague said the previous sewer master plan only focused on portions likely to be developed, and the Town is now looking at the whole system to address the issue, including downstream sizing conveyance requirements. Mayor Post asked if the Town could install a package sewer plant on the east side of the freeway instead. He said conveying flows under the freeway sounded expensive at this point. He asked what the savings to the Town would be if it installed a package plant on the east side of the freeway instead of sending the flows under the freeway to the west-side sewer system. Mr. Rozema said that was a good question, and Mayor Post said the Town should take a look into it. Mayor Post said that, similar to the drainage issues, this issue should have been addressed ten to 15 years ago, and that if the Town didn't act soon, the only option left would be for the Town to go under the freeway again. Mr. Montague said part of the calculation here was the water credits available from recharging the wastewater at the Town's recharge basins on the west side. Mayor Post asked if the Town could construct another recharge basin on the east side, and Mr. Montague said the Town's consultant could look into it. • Mr.Angell said that one approach the Town could take was to act as the bank - meaning it would front certain infrastructure costs and to require developers to pay the Town on the back end once they are constructed. He said the Town is now a midsized community and not a small community anymore. He said that development pressures are now in North Marana. Another benefit the Town has now is that the Town owns all of the utilities in the North Marana area, which was not the case when development occurred in other areas of the Town. Council Member Comerford liked the idea of the Town fronting infrastructure costs and then having developers write the Town a check afterward. Mayor Post said that with this approach, developers would know what the ultimate price would be, which provides developers with Page 25 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 certainty in cost projections that may not exist under the current approach. Mr. Rozema said this discussion was incredibly helpful. He said he sensed a real change in the direction and mindset of the Council when it comes to approaching certain infrastructure projects. He said the Council provided a strong consensus on the idea of strategic investment. He thanked everyone for participating. [The meeting adjourned for the day at 5:16 PM.] Friday, February 21 from 8:15am to 1:00pm 7:30AM - 8:15AM Breakfast at Hotel 8:15AM - 9:15AM Call to Order/Roll Call Mayor Post called the meeting to order at 8:19 AM and directed the Town Clerk to call the roll. All Council Members were present, constituting a quorum. Staff present included Town Manager Terry Rozema, Deputy Town Manager Erik Montague, Assistant Town Manager Andrea De La Cruz, Town Attorney Jane Fairall, Town Clerk/ Assistant Town Attorney David Udall, Finance Director Yiannis Kalaitzidis, Public Works Director Fausto Burruel, Development Services Director Jason Angell,and Economic Development Director Curt Woody. Airport: Update and discussion regarding airport related projects, including conceptual plan of Air Commerce Park By: Fausto Burruel & Curt Woody Mr. Burruel provided a history of the Marana Regional Airport and an overview of current Airport operations and administration. He also provided an update on various projects, including the east apron reconstruction and the Airport tower projects. Mr. Woody then presented on the Air Commerce Business Park development outside of Page 26 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 the Airport fence. He provided options regarding a monument sign and conceptual plans for the business park for the Council to consider and give feedback on. Clarifying questions were asked and answered throughout the presentation. A copy of the presentation slides is on file with the Town Clerk's Office. For more detailed information, including maps and images, please see the presentation slides. There was a consensus among the Council to proceed with concept C for the monument design options for the Air Commerce Business Park. There was a consensus among the Council to proceed with option D, without a roundabout, for the Air Commerce Business Park concept plan. Affordable Housing: Update and discussion regarding recently 9:15AM - completed housing needs assessment and discussion regarding 10:15AM housing related strategies By:Jason Angell [Actual start time was approximately 9:11 AM.] Mr. Angell thanked the Council for the discussion related to this topic from the previous afternoon. He provided a summary of the Towri s housing study, as presented at the February 11, 2025, Council Study Session. He also explained current Legislative efforts to regulate housing in Arizona and provided examples of what other jurisdictions are doing. Discussion ensued regarding the Legislative efforts and options the Town has. Mr. Angell showed depictions of housing products in other communities that would provide a diversity of housing at more affordable prices. He said it was imperative for the Town to take the initiative to bring options into our community or risk the state forcing options the Town may not like. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, including graphs and concept art, please see the presentation slides. 10:15AM - 10:45AM Morning Break [Actual break time was from 9:32 AM until 9:49 AM.] Page 27 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 [Note that Mayor Post swapped the order of the remaining two items as reflected below. Lunch was also canceled and is therefore not reflected in these minutes.] Employee Benefits:Discussion regarding possibility of adding a nurse 10:45AM - practitioner to the Town as an employee benefit; including review of 11:45AM Nurse Practitioner Employee Survey results, possible options, and advantages and disadvantages By: Terry Rozema [Actual start time was 9:49 AM.] Mr. Rozema explained that at the September 10, 2024, Special Meeting/Retreat, former Mayor Honea brought up the possibility of the Town hiring a Nurse Practitioner similar to how Northwest Fire District had hired an in-house Nurse Practitioner. He said that during that retreat, there was a consensus among the Council for the Town to look into this possibility further. Mr.Rozema said the position has now been looked into further.A survey of Town staff found that our of 92 respondents, roughly 75 employees said it would be beneficial to have a Nurse Practitioner at the Town. The Towri s consultant highly recommended that the Town not hire a Nurse Practitioner for liability reasons. The consultant recommended that if the Town does hire a Nurse Practitioner, that it outsource the position to a third party and do the evaluations off-site (due to patient-client privilege concerns, etc.). Mr. Rozema said the cost of outsourcing would be approximately$575,000.00. He said the Town has some of the best health benefits whereas Northwest Fire did not. He said a small percentage of the total amount of employees want a Nurse Practitioner, and he said he had concerns about the Town getting into the medical business and spending a lot of money when great coverage is already being provided. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. Council Member Officer said Northwest Fire already has trained medical professionals on staff and that he tried to explain that to former Mayor Honea. Mayor Post said one of the reasons this approach works for Northwest Fire was due to their need to have regular medical check- ups. He said he is all about providing incentives to employees, but that Page 28 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 this was not one of them. Vice Mayor Ziegler said she was not in favor of it, and Council Member Cavanaugh said he was not either. There was a consensus among the Council to not add a Nurse Practitioner position. Mayor and Council Salary: Discussion regarding the current Mayor and Councilmembers' salaries, including a comparison with other similar jurisdictions, and an overview of the process for modifying salaries By: Terry Rozema [Actual start time was 10:07 AM.] Mr. Rozema and Ms. Fairall explained that Section 2-1-8 of the Marana Town Code allows the Council's compensation to be set by resolution, but that Article 4, Part 2, Section 17 of the Arizona Constitution requires that any salary increase for the Council go into effect after the next election and seating of the new Council in November of 2026 (including the Mayor salary, since there will be a special election for the Mayor position in 2026). A table was shown listing 23 jurisdictions (including Marana) and their respective salaries. Clarifying questions were asked and answered during the presentation. For more detailed information, please see the presentation slides. Vice Mayor Ziegler said that if the Council's salaries had been raised by a three-percent cost of living adjustment for each year since 2007, the resulting increase now would be approximately $31,000.00 per year. She said that might be a little high compared to some other jurisdictions, but that the Council was doing a lot more than back in 2007. Council Member Cavanaugh said he did not run for office for the money and that the other jurisdictions shown were all over the place regarding salaries. He said people think the Council's salaries are low and that they probably wouldn't mind if they were bumped up a little bit. Council Member Comerford said higher salaries may provide an opportunity for more people to decide to run for office. Mr. Rozema commented that most people don't realize how much money it takes to run a campaign. Mayor Post agreed. Discussion then ensued regarding specific compensation amounts. Page 29 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 There was a consensus among the Council to raise Council Member salaries to$31,000.00 per year and the Mayor salary to$37,000.00 per year with phone allowances to remain as they currently are and vehicle allowances to be raised to $350.00 for Council Members, $400.00 for the Vice Mayor,and$500.00 for the Mayor. Ms.Fairall said a resolution with the specifics could be brought before the Council at an upcoming Council meeting. Mayor Post said this was the absolute best retreat he has ever attended. He thanked the Council for being supportive of him in his new roll as Mayor,and he said he hoped they were okay with the job he was doing. He said he thought this Council made an amazing team and said it was a perfect choice to appoint Council Member Murphy. Mayor Post also thanked Mr. Rozema and his team. Mr. Rozema thanked the Council for the great discussion,especially the discussion that occurred following the development exercise the previous day.He said it was extremely helpful for Town staff to hear such discussion and he said staff now has clear direction on a shifted focus and approach to development in the Town. Vice Mayor Zigler thanked Mayor Post. She said she has been to many Council Retreats, and this was the best one she had attended. She said a lot of it had to do with Mayor Post and the environment he provided. Council Member Cavanaugh thanked Mayor Post as well. Mayor Post said the Town needs to be more aggressive and change the way it is doing business, and that it has all of the tools in place to do that- a good Council, trust, great staff, master planning, etc. Vice Mayor Ziegler said the Town needs to project confidence coming from a position of strength going forward. Mayor Post asked for a motion to adjourn the Special Meeting/Retreat. Council Member Cavanaugh so moved. Council Member Officer seconded the motion. Motion passed, 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 10:49 AM on February 21,2025. Page 30 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the special Town Council meeting/retreat held on February 19 - 21, 2025. I further certify that a quorum was present. L. U all,Town Clerk Ae<Seks, MARANAA ESTABLISHED 1N1 r Page 31 of 31 Special Council Meeting/Retreat Summary Minutes February 19-21,2025