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Welcome, everyone. I will call this meeting, September 1, this regular city council meeting to order and I am going to ask Pastor Roger Thompson to please come forward to give the invocation and councilmember Marsh to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Please rise if you're able.

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There we go. Let's go ahead and pray, shall we? Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity we have tonight or to gather with freedom.

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Lord, this and its meetings like this embody what America is and so Lord, we pray for our

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time together, we pray for wisdom and discernment and direction and for peace.

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Lord, I thank you for the council members, Lord, give them direction and understanding

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and all things regarding our city and the direction we're going, Lord, we pray for the people

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of this city, Lord, would you bless them and prosper them, keep them safe, God, we pray

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for our first responders, our fire, our police, and all those got involved in keeping the

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city and the people of the city safe.

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We pray for the churches that are lifting up the name of Jesus tonight.

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We thank you for them and just how important they are, Lord, to this community.

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And Lord, we pray for our school, school teachers, Lord, our parents and our students.

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God, we pray for our schools that they would be a place of learning and growing and a place

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for our community comes together, Lord.

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And so, Lord, again, we offer this time.

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We offer this meeting to you in Jesus' name.

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Amen.

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Amen.

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Thank you.

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I pledge allegiance of the United States of America.

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Thank you very much.

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One nation under God in this world

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with liberty and justice for all.

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right, thank you, Pastor Thompson and Councilmember Marsh.

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That'll take us to roll call, Vanessa, please.

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Councilmember Gettel.

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Councilmember Noor.

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Councilmember Learman.

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Councilmember Marsh.

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Councilmember Wade.

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Vice Mayor Manfredi.

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Mayor Smith.

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Madam Mayor, we have a quorum.

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Thank you very much.

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That takes us to the next item on the agenda, which is Proclamation's

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Acknowledgements Awards and presentations.

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Tonight we have one on fall prevention.

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And I'm going to ask the council to come join me if you would like to.

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and Ron Smith from the audience and any of your invited guests, please.

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Right, whereas slips and falls are the leading cause of injury related deaths amongst Arizona residents 65 and older.

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It is estimated that one in four adults will suffer a serious fall and

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it's accounts for the highest mortality rate of men over 85.

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And whereas falls can result in sizable personal and financial tolls that greatly affect a person's quality of life.

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life, traumatic brain injury, TBI, depression, loss of mobility, and loss of functional independence

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are frequent challenges impacting those that are injured.

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And whereas the total cost of unintentional slips and falls, including costs associated

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with physician care, EMS services, rehabilitation, or long-term disability exceeds $3 billion annually.

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And whereas following is not an inevitable result of aging, prevention programs can assist with everyday strategies to improve both mobility and stability and reduce risks.

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And whereas I urge all older adults, family members, caregivers, healthcare providers, medical centers, first responders, law enforcement, and community partners to routinely assess older adults.

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including our veterans and those with disabilities for fall risks and enact strategies to improve mobility, stability, and independence.

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Now, therefore, I, Nancy Smith, Mayor of the City of Maricopa, do hereby proclaim the month of September as Fall Prevention Awareness Month, and this is on September 1st, 2026.

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That takes us to the report from the mayor and council, council, do you have items you'd like to share? Yes, councilmember Marsh.

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Well, it's been 28 days since our last meeting.

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I've been busy. On August 7th, the Penal Partnership held a breakfast meeting and the topic was energy gas, electric, solar, and wind. On the 11th, the Penal County Water Augmentation

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the Asian Authority Board focused on adding additional water sources to Penal County's water supply.

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We are in a long-term drought.

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The Colorado River is in a long-term drought, and the federal government has just reduced Arizona's allocation of the Colorado River severely.

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We do have some potential for new water sources from conservation, doing things like reducing turf watering

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of potable water, converting turf watering from potable to reclaimed,

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converting turf parks in HOAs, and nonproductive turf areas, to Zariscape.

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Second solution is aquifer recharge.

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We're looking at putting beaver dams in the Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa washes to hold back the water and let it percolate into the aquifer.

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There's a consulting company that's doing a project down near Pocaccio where a wash is approaching I-10.

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They don't want to wash out I-10, so they're going to put in beaver dams.

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On the 17th, the senior advisory council meeting, the committee and staff are starting to plan the January senior info expo.

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I do have an opening to fill on the senior advisory council.

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So anybody over 50 who's interested, you know, Rich, yes, you can apply on the city website.

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On the 20th, we had a lunch and learn featuring Jake Lenderking, the global water vice-president

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for sourcing new waters, water supply.

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It was an excellent presentation.

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He introduced his new water conservation expert,

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and she's excellent.

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On the 25th, Dolly Parton died,

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and I took two days off to remember her life

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for music and all the good things she's done.

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We all should be more like Dolly Parton.

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On the 27th, we held a Board of Adjustments meeting

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in Florence, same old undersized lots, variances, even one case, and didn't valley south of

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the Maricopa. Going forward, the Maricopa Community Senior Center calendar is posted

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on the city website and is available at the Community Center.

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Every Monday, 10 to 11 a.m.,

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meet and greet at the community center,

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it helps get seniors out of their houses, and

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there's a movie matinee every Friday at 1 p.m., except 9.11, it starts at noon.

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There's a blood pressure clinic on 9.11 at 10.30 to 11 a.m.

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Cooper seniors is on the 10th at 9.30 a.m., and the luncheon learned topic, this fall is fall prevention starting around Smith, that's on the 17th, and then there's a fall prevention awareness info expo at the library on the 26th.

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From nine to one, putting icing on the cake of follow-awareness month, that's about it, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you very much, Councilmember Marsh, Councilmember Lerman.

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I would like to congratulate my son,

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America Baha'i School graduate and Air Force Cadet, Charles Lerman, a senior at the United States Air Force Academy for his job drop on Saturday, August 15th,

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getting his dream job of cyberspace operations.

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We are so proud of him, and he will be graduating June 3rd of 2027.

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And I remember when he was at Maricopa Wells coming home and telling me,

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mom, I want to go into the Air Force Academy, and I want to go into cyber.

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And for him to get his dream job this month or last month, we were ecstatic.

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So we're so proud of him.

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I want to thank Adam Orte for hosting Maricopa's Got Talent on August 29th.

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The judges were Mayor Smith, Fire Chief Batassi, local comedian DT and Duke Roadhouse general

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manager, Haley Nelson.

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It was a really great night.

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There were artisans present, 34 acts.

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There were four categories, youth, senior, solo, duo and group.

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It was great entertainment.

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I think there are about 12 acts that are moved forward to September 12th.

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They will be competing for first, second, and third place at Duke's Roadhouse from two to five.

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And the public will be the judges, so you guys will choose the winner.

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And that event on September 12th is a fundraiser for Maricopa First Friday.

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So it was a really great event.

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Thank you for everyone that came out and participated and just watched.

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I would like to also announce that Maricopa's second art gallery is opening this fall.

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We have a current art gallery in the library and we're opening our second art gallery here in City Hall.

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It's going to be a solo artist spotlight gallery opening here for one artist to display their art.

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So this is something new that we're doing in Maricopa, we're really excited about it.

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But we have an amazing art community here that we want to recognize and honor and give more opportunities to, and I want to thank our Cultural Affairs and Arts Committee and Travis Orien and Brenda Campbell for helping that come to fruition.

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And Maricopa Police Department made 80 contacts and 62 citations on the first day of school.

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The citations were for speeding failure to yield and cell phone violations.

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Thank you to our America Police Department for keeping our students safe and for continuing to educate our community.

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They were also reminding our youth to wear a helmet if you're under the age of 18.

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And I'm also want to give them a huge shout out.

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They have a ride safe program.

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It's an online program for anyone that has any violations for e-bikes or scooters.

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So if they get a violation, they will go through an online program just helping them understand the rules.

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for writing e-bikes and scooters, so thank you to MPD for getting that program up so quickly.

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I also want to thank AZDPS for their presence on 347.

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I have seen them out there consistently, and I think it is helping, so thank you to them.

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And then I just want to give a shout out to our library for some great programming that they're offering our youth.

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They offer Friday Fibers, ages 14 and up on Fridays at 4 p.m.

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They have an APOP group ages 12 to 18 every other Friday at 5 p.m.

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They have Dungeons and Dragons Adventures League age 13 and up every other Saturday at noon

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and they have a Lego Club age 7 to 12 years old Thursdays at 5 p.m.

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I also want to remind everyone that Stage Coach Days is coming up October 15th through the

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There's going to be a lot of fun activities going on, hoping everybody can get involved.

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And first Friday's is starting Friday, October 2nd, from 6 to 10 PM in the Heritage District.

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I want to thank the Mayor and Council for your support and your sponsorship, and for the community coming together to make that happen.

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I want to thank the Penal County Supervisor of it's yellow for having our second meeting regarding improving the welfare of our animals here in Maricopa and

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discussing the opportunity for a shelter here.

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I want to thank you for their engagement and conversation,

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and we look forward to more conversations about that.

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I want to give a shout out to Global Water.

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This last month, I had a lot of meetings on my calendar

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and I noticed I kept driving to Global Water

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like over and over and over again.

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Global Water goes above and beyond

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and hosting meetings for community groups.

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Space is so limited here in my area.

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So when you're a group looking for a space to meet, they continually are so generous and open their doors to nonprofits, small groups, maybe they don't have a lot of money to spend. And so this is just a huge service that they do to our community, and I want to thank them. If you guys will give them a round of applause, they're here tonight. So thank you so much.

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I also just want to thank Mayor Coppa Police Department. This month, I just kept hearing, oh, Mayor Coppa Police Department's doing cops and cons.

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I mean, they're really just doing so many things, and we think about they're out there 24-7 serving us, but they're actually going way above and beyond just serving us on the street, and in our homes, they're really serving our community, and when you ask them, like, hey, we have this, would you want, yeah, what do you need? We'll help out.

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They're just, they're here to serve our community and we're so grateful for that, and so I just want to thank them for all that they do, and all that they do that people don't know that they do.

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And then I want to thank Councilmember Gettel.

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He created a coalition, maybe you're going to talk about it a little bit tonight, but I was able to go for the first time this last week to his group.

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He's bringing non-profits and churches together to collaborate and coordinate so that we can serve the community.

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The room was packed, it was really a great event, just for us to meet each other, learn about resources, and connect with each other of how we can do more together.

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And so thank you Council Member Gettel for that.

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And then I have one last thing.

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I want to thank Arizona Game and Fish Officer Travis Clarkson.

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He is the officer for our region here in Arizona, and he came out on August 5th and 6th to assess our Bobcat Coyote and Fox situation.

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He was really helpful.

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He drove around Maricopa, looked at some different areas, talked to some different people.

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And what he is suggesting is if you ever see a Bobcat Coyote or Fox, to please call their Dispatch Hotline, it's 602-942-3000.

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and give them the address of where you spotted the animal because that's really helpful in tracking the animal and knowing where it tends to be.

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And then he also said that if you want to have detour the animal away from your area, they do not like ammonia and music and talking.

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So you could play like a radio or something like that, they will not like that.

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Or he said dip rags in ammonia, set them out on your patio, they will not like that.

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And the things that attract them are bird feeders, water, rodents, and garbage cans, so those things might attract them to your area.

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And that is all I have, Mayor.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much, Councilor Lairman.

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Councilor Arway.

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Thank you, Madam Mayor, I appreciate it.

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Listen, we have some dynamic young people that live in this community.

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They are always about the business of taking care of business.

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It's amazing how quickly they fall in the step when they're asked to be called

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when they're called upon. We had an orientation here last Wednesday, Wednesday night to encourage

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people, young people, to come and be a part of the Youth Council. The place was full.

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Just like you said in there now, it was full, but it was dark. They did a Halloween type

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or glow-in-the-dark activity and the leadership of the organization is about to change because

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we have seven seniors that are a part of the leadership and they have been a part of

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the organization for at least three years. So they chose you how much they participate.

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We had an opportunity to take a group of students to the cities and towns and they know

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Maricopa.

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They know Maricopa is an outstanding city without standing youth council and we look forward

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to showing our stuff and they did, they did very well.

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So I want to encourage you if you have a young person in your home and maybe civic minded

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And once they're getting involved, have them getting in contact with me, you can do it through the city hall.

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Our next meeting is going to be November or excuse me September the 9th, and

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it'll be right here in this room starting at 5 o'clock.

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And on that night, we'll be holding elections for the new season.

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And so it's going to be kind of a bit of sweet because the folks at least there's a couple that are really sharp.

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you know, people are ready ready to take out a leadership role and so we'll probably

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introduce them to you guys in one of our meetings as well. So be on the lookout for some

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to show people.

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Thank you. Councilmember Wade. Councilmember Nor. Thank you, Mayor. I just have a couple of things to report. It has been a while since our last meeting, though. I wanted to follow up on Councilwoman Learman's point about the Cultural Affairs and Arts Committee. I serve as the Council liaison to that committee. And let me tell you, they put in a lot of work. They are all volunteer. They are appointed by the Council. And they do a lot for our community in terms of cultural affairs and arts.

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and I'm really excited that we're able to bring back the gallery that's going to be here

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in City Hall featuring our local artists and that's one of the things that they are working on and

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so that's just been something that I've really been looking forward to is bringing that back.

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I remember when we had it before some renovations and it was my favorite thing to do when I was at

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City Hall so I'm looking forward to checking it out again and I encourage all of you to do that.

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This month's spent a lot about economic development.

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I was able to attend the economic development forum, put on by the greater Maricopa Chamber

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of Commerce.

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I think that's their name.

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Greater Maricopa, panel, business alliance, Kelly Anderson's group.

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They did a great economic development forum hosted at Global Water, which was really fantastic

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talking about what we need here in Maricopa, how do we bring it here and some solutions

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and bringing a bunch of businesses and public officials together.

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And so that was fantastic.

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And they're doing another one in October on workforce development.

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So I encourage y'all to attend that.

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It was really great.

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I also attended the breakout session at the League of Cities and Towns on economic development.

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And that was also fantastic and gained a lot of good information from that as well.

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I was able to tour a senator from Phoenix, Senator Corinne Warner.

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She's also on the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board.

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She was really interested in our new all-me-ferral innovation academy when I had talked to her about it, and she wanted to come see it.

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And so she came out, and Dr. Loatman and I, and President Paddy-Katray were able to tour her and one of her other fellow board members from Scottsdale through the Innovation Academy, and you guys, they were so impressed.

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I mean they want to bring our ideas from Maricopa into Scottsdale, that's how impressed they were and so I just think that's a testament to all of the wonderful things that MUSD is doing to prepare our students for the future in career and technology and it was just really a great event and not only did they like the innovation of the academy and the career focus and it's the first K-8 career academy but they also really made comments about how professional and

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and respectful our students are, and they go through schools all the time, and so I thought that was great and a real testament to our families and our kids here in Maricopa.

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Finally, this is about our community.

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I was able to get a certificate in continuous compression CPR and AED skills.

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And really, this is like the best display of communities working together.

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Bill Robertson and Kelly Anderson are a dynamic duo.

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They present this class for free.

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They were doing it for a church group at the time, and I just happened to be able to tag in.

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It was also at Global Water, so we're seeing a theme here.

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Thank you for all you do for the community.

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And they do it with the resources that are provided by the province HOA,

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because they have purchased the mannequins and the AEDs, the practice AEDs.

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And it really is great so that our community can learn how to help when someone is in sudden cardiac arrest.

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And it's truly important that we are able to, as community members, be able to provide that level of care until the first responders get there.

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It really increases the chance of survival.

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And so I just want to thank Bill and Kelly for putting that on and also encourage all of you that if you have a group that wants to learn,

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and he just reached out to Bill and he does it for free and it's wonderful.

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So I think it's a great resource for our community, and that's all I have.

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Thank you very much, Council Member Nore, Vice Mayor.

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Like many of us up here, I attended the league of hours on the cities and

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towns meeting this past month, it was a great meeting and it always is a great meeting.

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We go to the federal one sometimes and the state one blows it away because

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is what we deal with is state issues.

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And that's, of course, the most important thing for us.

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We got to meet with state, county, federal representatives,

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supervisor, video, as there, as well as, I think,

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all of our supervisors from now county showed up

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or many of them, a lot of our state reps.

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And you get to time to just talk to them

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about what's important in the city of America.

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And how they can help us, because that's what they're there for. I need to help us out. Council member Wade mentioned the youth council, and that's always the greatest thing. They carry our flag. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but it's important. It's they carry our flag on the opening day, and they bring it through, and they come to, and they're so proud to be part of it. And then they have an entire day of learning about civics and what's happening, and how to run a city and a town and things like that.

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One of the greatest things that we do there, one of the greatest classes, I think, is not

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classes, they break out sessions or whatever they're called if you ever been to a convention

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or whatever, is reading the tea leaves, that's really fun, because in that, they talk about

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what's going to happen in the next legislative session, and you get to hear about what they

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think is going to happen, and God, it scares me every year because of the fight that Katie

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and us will have to put on to stop some of the things they want to do.

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Also last week I attended, was that last week yesterday?

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I don't remember anymore.

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The Penal Regional Transit Authority, we all talk about this all the time.

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I remember Prop 416, 417, or $90 million that was collected in sales taxes.

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about $48 million has been returned back to the taxpayer, which is the businesses that requested it back, although you paid it.

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So some of those businesses got it back.

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I think it's 650 businesses got refunds.

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Refunds closed a few months ago, so that's it.

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What's going to be left over is a certain dollar amount, depending on interest and such.

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Should be about $44 to $45 million.

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Now what do we do with that is the question.

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because everybody up in Phoenix knows what we should do with it.

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Unfortunately, they're not looking out for us in Penal County, right?

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So everybody up in the capital knows what they should do with it.

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But we in Penal County, I think, know better.

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So my goal is to push that it is distributed the same way we distribute.

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They have sent sales tax currently in place in Penal County that pays for

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road maintenance.

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And if we distributed that way, city should see about $68 million, depending on that money, which is a good thing.

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That was our PRTA meeting.

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On 9-11 coming up, the Maricopa High School have a flag raising at 8.30 AM, arrive at 8.15, so you can get a good spot for it.

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And then a desert sunrise high school has one at 10.30 right after, so you can go from high school to high school if you'd like.

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And I know the veterans will have one, but I'm not sure what time they'll be doing theirs.

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We've beg pleaded and fought to bring back the salsa festival.

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It's currently on our website, so all of you salsa chefs out there right now sign up.

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Make sure that you come out and you taste salsa if you're not signed up.

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But if you want to make salsa, please sign up, make it.

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I've competed in it three times I've lost three times. I guess I'm not good

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Show me up and you guys do it. I'm still deciding if we should do it my wife has said no

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But my wife has said no to a lot of things like running for office, and I'm here

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Last one September September is a crazy month because my birthdays in September

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That's not why it's crazy.

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September's a crazy month because we have so much going on.

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Every weekend there'll be three or four or five different things that we have to all run to.

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And this council will do that.

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You'll see us at tons of different events and tons of different things.

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But city council at maricopa-az.gov.

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If you have an event send it to us.

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That way you can have somebody from city council show up if you want us.

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If you don't want us don't send it.

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Show up, we like talking to groups, we like showing up and answering questions all of us do.

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So reach out, September is also important because it's Suicide Awareness Month.

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And Maricopa, we need to look out for each other.

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That's what we need to do at all times.

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Suicide is September Suicide Prevention Month, a time to remind ourselves that sometimes

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Sometimes the people who seem like they're doing fine, maybe carrying something you don't see.

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So check it on people you know, asking extra question, listen without judgment for what

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they're saying, and remind someone who's struggling that they don't have to face it alone.

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If you or someone you love needs support, you can always text 988, call 988, it's a suicide

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and crisis lifeline.

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It is free.

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It is confidential.

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They're not calling somebody and telling them that you called

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It's available 24-7. Sometimes a simple, are you okay to a friend or a family member, keep some here with us another day, another week, and another month. You matter, everyone here matters, and we're stronger when we look out for each other. My cell phone number is 602-373-996. It's my cell phone that carry with me everywhere. If you don't want to call 988, call me. I'm happy to sit and talk. Thank you.

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Thank you, Vice Mayor.

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All right, excuse me.

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Grace Fellowship is a church here in Maricopa.

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They invited me to celebrate their 10th year anniversary.

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And what I'm finding is that as old as we are, we're working towards our 23 years.

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We're starting to see a lot of 10 year, 15 year, 20 year.

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I try to post those on my mayor page, so if you have a business organization,

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non-profit that wants to have a celebration and have me put it onto my Mayor Facebook page, I'm happy to do that because these milestones are critical.

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As someone mentioned, the Arizona League of Cities conference took place.

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I spoke on two panels, it was really a lot of fun.

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First spoke on the growth in rural communities and the interest that was involved in Maricopa and handling the growth.

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with primarily still 347, they want to know how we got that to happen, but just a lot

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of good dialogue back and forth.

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The second panel was on Maricopa or global waters, aquifer recharge and water recycling,

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and that was very interesting to the public as well in terms of understanding exactly how

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much water the City of Maricopa recycles every single year.

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It's pretty amazing.

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What was it, a billion gallons, billion gallons every year recycled?

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And so that took a lot of the people in attendance by all.

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So great information to share there.

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Councilmember Wade did mention the Youth Council at the conference.

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And I have to tell you, on the leadership of Councilmember Wade, Travis and Brenda,

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our youth excelled in their leadership skills at this conference.

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It was quite amazing.

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When I was walking the halls, people would stop me and say, you're the mayor of Maricopa,

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your youth booth is so phenomenal.

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And it was just beautiful, very colorful, and people noticed.

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And our youth did a great job representing Maricopa.

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And then, as council member Wade indicated, they did a glow event just last week,

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where they were enticing other young people to join the youth council.

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This is an amazing group of people.

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and if you do have young people, I agree council member Wade, encourage them to get started on this.

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Council member Wade is our council liaison to the youth group.

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I also attended a thing that was called Maricopa Art Council Open Mike event.

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That was held at Hunnicut Coffee and they had a variety of really great talent that's here in our city.

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They had comedians, they had spoken word, which is really dramatic if you've never heard

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that, a lot of music talent.

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And so it was really quite quaint because you're in a coffee shop and just watching all

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of these artists.

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So a lot of fun.

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Cops and cones was a huge success, Chief Goodman and my goodness, I don't know how many more

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people you could have fit in there, but what I loved is all of the children really interfacing

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with a room full of police officers and having dialogue with them.

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And what way are you in line to talk to Chief Goodman?

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So what a lot of fun and they got ice cream too.

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And Chief Goodman, we had one police officer graduate on Friday.

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And so we just welcomed in one additional new police officer.

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So that's exciting as well.

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And then as was mentioned, Maricopa's got talent, 34 artists.

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I had a ball being the judge, one of the judges, and you're going to be able to see if you'd like 12 of those 34 groups come forward at Duke Roadhouse on September 12th at 5 o'clock where you get to be the judge.

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So that's the end of our report from the mayor and council, City Manager, I will turn it over to you.

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Thank you Madam Mayor, members of the council.

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Just a few slides to run through today about really things that we're excited to have come to Maricopa, really to enhance the quality of life.

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So our first one, we have restrooms coming to my King Grim Heritage Park.

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So here in a couple of weeks we'll start construction, we're just wrapping up the permitting process.

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But two restroom facilities there is we've seen the use in that park take off and as we want to have that available.

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We're available for the amphitheater or as people are visiting the historical museum, what have you, that became a need. And so we found a way to get that done and are moving forward with that should be done by the end of the year on that project. Second one I want to talk about is our veterans banner program. And that is in partnership with the American Legion, who actually is able to use this as a fundraiser. But you'll see this, we're really starting a pilot program this year.

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and next to recognize some of the veterans and active duty members within our community.

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And so you might see some faces you recognize on that image there.

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But goal is really to fly these during Veterans Day and

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the 4th of July and have an opportunity for some recognition there.

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And then at the end of that two year period where the sun will have hit them a little bit,

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then maybe they'll retire those banners and

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can be taken home as a keepsake for those that have sponsored those.

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And so we're going to give that a shot and see how things go and as we get towards the

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end of that initial period, we'll adjust and see how we can make that work better in

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the future if that makes the sense.

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And then the final thing to mention, we've obviously got a few construction projects that

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the city is doing around town.

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Here coming up and just to kind of be a save the date, we've got the ribbon cutting for

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the outdoor pickle ball courts, we have some indoor courts coming this fall, but the six additional outdoor courts at Copper Sky can see an image of what that looks like as of last week.

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There's the new San volleyball courts there adjacent where those were moved previously so we could make room for the six new pickle ball courts.

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So the courts are in, we're just waiting on getting the painting and the lines in place.

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And then those will be ready to go in about three weeks.

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And so we'll be doing that ribbon cutting on Tuesday, September 22nd at 9 a.m.

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So look forward to having some more information on that here in the future.

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But that's my manager's report tonight.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much, city manager, better.

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All right, that takes us to the cause of the public.

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This evening, we have approximately 21 cards.

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Each person will be given three minutes.

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If that is about an hour and so prepare yourself, if you don't need all three minutes, you're not forced to use three minutes, but if you would like to use them, it's definitely there for you.

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We're going to start first with Tori Anderson, please.

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Mayors,

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Smith, Council, I'm here tonight on behalf of the against abuse incorporated.

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I know it's here before for open arms.

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Now I'm asking for something else, always up her asking.

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So October is domestic violence awareness month, and so I'm getting you already.

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October 10th is our 21st annual Seeds of Change Gala.

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And the Gala has been used to build our domestic violence shelter here in the city of Maricopa.

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It's been open for 12 years and it has served thousands and thousands of families.

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We also provide services for families who are not in shelter, it's safe for them to stay at home.

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And so we provide the same services they would receive if they were in shelter to their homes.

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So we actually have our outreach program last year around Christmas time.

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I had 25 additional families that were not in shelter that we were servicing.

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So, we also have a men's program because we have several fathers who also have stepped up as we know that it's growing.

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So, the scene to change Kayla has definitely made an impact on this city and I want to thank this city for coming together because we are a community who cares.

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So, thank you for 21 years of making this absolutely best community project happen.

413
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So with that, my invitation to you is on October 10th, at 6 p.m., at Harris,

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Oxen, Casino, we have a royal Christmas, so we have got Christmas trees from 22 different

415
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businesses who are decorating them, we're going to auction them off.

416
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And so you get to go home with a Christmas tree that's already decorated.

417
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We've got a moving company that's going to deliver them right to your home, so that's

418
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an exciting part that we've added to our seats to change Gala.

419
00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:38,020
So the Royal Christmas takes place again on October 10th at 6 p.m.

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at Harris, auction.

421
00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:40,680
I do have your invitations.

422
00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:42,020
I know they went to your house,

423
00:39:42,020 --> 00:39:43,820
but sometimes we forget to check the mail.

424
00:39:44,500 --> 00:39:47,660
Not that I would ever do that, but I do have other ones.

425
00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:49,760
I'll give them to Vanessa so that you can have those.

426
00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:54,920
You can go to seedsofchangegala.org to purchase tickets.

427
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They are on sale right now.

428
00:39:57,540 --> 00:39:59,980
I am excited for all the sponsors that we have.

429
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We have this year and again, this opportunity would not be available to our families without you. So thank you for your support. And again, you can call me or email me in my numbers 520-560-3665. If you have questions, concerns or suggestions, but I will see you on October 10th. So thank you.

430
00:40:25,180 --> 00:40:30,420
All right. Next up is Ron Smith. And then I'll call the next person after Ron.

431
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And I'm sorry if I butchered your name.

432
00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:40,040
Rosemar, Bacara, please come up and be ready after Ron Smith.

433
00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:44,620
Good evening, Mayor Vice-Mayor and Council.

434
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Thank you for the proclamation.

435
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It's an exciting month, and you already know about the event on the 26th.

436
00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:54,840
I'm here to make sure you don't forget, but I want to take it a little bit further.

437
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This event is not a solo activity.

438
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It's designed to be a kickoff for a series of follow-up events on fall prevention that

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go into the next year.

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We're going to be doing workshops, seminars, all kinds of activities, some outreach with

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the fire department, working on doing assessments, home assessments.

442
00:41:14,500 --> 00:41:19,920
So we're beginning to build partnerships with other private entities to be able to go out

443
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:26,460
there and do things together to build further our cause, which is to bring new resources and

444
00:41:26,460 --> 00:41:31,660
services to the city. So this event is the kickoff and it will be followed on with a number

445
00:41:31,660 --> 00:41:36,380
of other events. We're going to announce those at the conference. For those of you

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00:41:36,380 --> 00:41:43,280
are unaware, I have brochures that I'll put up here and my contact information is not

447
00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:46,220
here for those that need it. So thank you very much for that opportunity.

448
00:41:48,830 --> 00:41:52,950
All right. Next up, I couldn't hear you. Please say your name.

449
00:41:53,790 --> 00:41:56,590
Rosina Bacari. Perfect. Thank you. Thank you.

450
00:41:56,590 --> 00:42:02,010
Good evening, Mayor Smith, members of the City Council and members of the Maricopa community.

451
00:42:02,530 --> 00:42:05,830
My name is Dr. Rosina Bacari and I'm the founder of Seven Exits.

452
00:42:06,230 --> 00:42:10,870
It's a professional and personal development business founded here in Maricopa in 2020.

453
00:42:11,730 --> 00:42:17,910
My husband and I chose Maricopa as our retirement home but retirement for us does not mean that we are done serving.

454
00:42:18,350 --> 00:42:25,490
It means that we are entering a new season of service and we want that service to begin right here in the community we now call home.

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On October 17, seven exits will host the arrival, aligning with inter ease, and an all-girl women's empowerment event at the Element Event Center.

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We are expecting approximately 50 to 80 women, including women who have already registered from across Arizona and as far away as New York and California.

457
00:42:46,830 --> 00:42:54,030
This event has the potential to make Maricopa a destination for women seeking meaningful personal and professional growth.

458
00:42:54,030 --> 00:42:57,890
not only from across Arizona, but from across the country.

459
00:42:58,470 --> 00:43:02,530
The arrival was designed for women who have spent years caring for families,

460
00:43:02,730 --> 00:43:06,590
building careers, leading organizations, and showing up for everyone else.

461
00:43:06,870 --> 00:43:10,910
It will give them an opportunity to pause, reconnect with themselves, and

462
00:43:10,910 --> 00:43:14,350
consider what they need for the next chapter of their lives.

463
00:43:15,190 --> 00:43:18,070
Tonight, I am asking for your help in three areas.

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First, we need individual and organizations willing to sponsor women

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00:43:23,430 --> 00:43:32,750
who would benefit from this experience, but may find the registration cost of $125 prohibited because of current like difficulties.

466
00:43:33,590 --> 00:43:40,870
Second, the planning for the arrival is already well underway and thorough, but there is still room for community voices.

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00:43:41,550 --> 00:43:47,110
We welcome individuals who would like to contribute to the planning committee and areas that align with the mission.

468
00:43:47,950 --> 00:43:53,350
Finally, we are still accepting sponsors, particularly those who can support our printing

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needs, advertising, and community promotion.

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00:43:56,750 --> 00:44:02,570
Financial support is welcome, but we are also in need of resources, relationships, and

471
00:44:02,570 --> 00:44:06,610
a willingness to help us reach women who may not otherwise hear about this opportunity.

472
00:44:07,370 --> 00:44:11,030
My husband and I did not simply choose a house in Maricopa.

473
00:44:11,330 --> 00:44:12,730
We chose a community.

474
00:44:12,730 --> 00:44:19,010
7x is here, and we are ready to serve, and we welcome the opportunity to build something meaningful together.

475
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I have flyers, I'll leave for you, thank you.

476
00:44:25,500 --> 00:44:29,340
All right, next is Dr. John and May, and after that, Tina Dugan.

477
00:44:38,770 --> 00:44:44,290
Good evening, Mayor and Council, we are back again with Kids Day Maricopa.

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I just wanted to remind everybody about the event, it's an event for children, it's a health safety environmental awareness,

479
00:44:52,410 --> 00:44:59,970
and we have about a hundred activities for kids and we want to teach them in a fun way and I would like to invite all of them.

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00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:27,880
All of you to come out there. It is Saturday, September 19th is from 10 to 4 p.m. At Maricopa Wells Middle School. That's 18 days from today is KIDSA. And I wish our son was here so he could wrap because we have a lot to share really, really quick. Maricopa Police Foundation is having their golf tournament the weekend after on the 26th. We're still looking for people to play, build a team.

481
00:45:30,840 --> 00:45:39,660
But also getting back to kids day, I just, you know, again, without all the support and sponsorship from our City Council and the community itself.

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00:45:40,140 --> 00:45:44,700
Miraculable Animal Hospital, Miraculable Rotary, the Auction Indian Community.

483
00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:47,640
We have very fun events.

484
00:45:47,940 --> 00:45:55,200
We have the 4-H Club, good art, equine, a cactus, a cactus equine.

485
00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:57,240
I'm sorry, I'm trying to wrap, but it's not working.

486
00:45:58,020 --> 00:45:59,520
We're having pony rides.

487
00:46:00,440 --> 00:46:02,520
America fire truck.

488
00:46:02,860 --> 00:46:06,440
We also have bicycle safety with America Police Department

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00:46:06,440 --> 00:46:07,760
and Phoenix Children's.

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00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:11,980
We have life-size lightning McQueen car

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00:46:11,980 --> 00:46:13,780
that's gonna be visiting us as well.

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00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:16,700
We appreciate electrical district three.

493
00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:20,420
There's sponsorship and then they're also teaching electric safety.

494
00:46:21,060 --> 00:46:24,060
Water conservation again with global water.

495
00:46:24,060 --> 00:46:32,180
Panell County, search and rescue, Sheriff's Department bringing their Humvee, Duke's Roadhouse is cooking up some sliders for us.

496
00:46:32,220 --> 00:46:34,360
We're having an old-fashioned family picnic.

497
00:46:35,020 --> 00:46:43,200
Again, Maricopa pantry served over 3,000 snow cones last year, and then we also have four Maricopa with our cotton candy.

498
00:46:43,740 --> 00:46:50,540
So we have lots of goodies and fun gardening with A's hardware, smoky bears, 82nd birthday.

499
00:46:50,540 --> 00:46:54,840
So we want you all, everyone who has a birthday in September, to come and join us.

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00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:57,120
Let's see.

501
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:03,380
Oh, and I just wanted to share, we are finalists for the Maricopa Scott talent.

502
00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,460
My husband and I entered the duo on our son.

503
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:12,140
I was really kind of happy that, you know, he's one of the finalists as well.

504
00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:18,520
He has a little bit of wrap, so that again, that's at the Duke's Road House, Saturday, September 12th, from two to five.

505
00:47:18,520 --> 00:47:20,780
So we are busy this month, you are correct.

506
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:23,720
And I made it with 16 seconds somewhere.

507
00:47:24,620 --> 00:47:26,160
Thank you, everyone.

508
00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:26,740
Thank you.

509
00:47:27,120 --> 00:47:27,500
Thank you.

510
00:47:27,500 --> 00:47:27,880
Thank you all.

511
00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:28,560
Okay.

512
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I know.

513
00:47:31,780 --> 00:47:32,300
All right.

514
00:47:32,540 --> 00:47:33,020
Tina Dugan.

515
00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:35,500
Up next will be crystal all done.

516
00:47:36,420 --> 00:47:37,480
Good evening, Marin Council.

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00:47:38,320 --> 00:47:43,220
A little over a week ago, there were proposed industrial zoning changes scheduled to come before

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planning and zoning.

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I submitted a number of questions about those changes, particularly because of the potential

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for data center development.

521
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Those items were ultimately removed from that planning and zoning agenda.

522
00:47:56,160 --> 00:48:01,440
And I'm glad they were, because I believe we have an opportunity right now to slow down

523
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:07,560
and get this right, before we make any additional zoning changes to industrial property.

524
00:48:08,180 --> 00:48:13,720
On August 26th, the Pima County Health Department released a public health review of data center

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00:48:13,720 --> 00:48:17,160
development, developed with researchers from Johns Hopkins.

526
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:23,640
They identified 21 different pathways that should be considered or monitored in data center development.

527
00:48:24,040 --> 00:48:36,840
Those include water use, air quality, diesel backup generators, noise, traffic, heat, light pollution, power generation, grid stability, energy costs, electronic waste,

528
00:48:37,140 --> 00:48:40,640
and what happens when those facilities are eventually decommissioned.

529
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:43,940
Their recommendation is not to wait until there's a problem.

530
00:48:44,360 --> 00:48:51,080
It says I've been saying all along, established baseline information, site specific data, and

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00:48:51,080 --> 00:48:53,500
monitoring before and during development.

532
00:48:54,080 --> 00:48:59,800
And then we don't have to guess what can happen if it's we wait too long to put those regulations in place.

533
00:49:00,720 --> 00:49:06,840
Just up the road, Casa Grande changed its data center regulations after property already had industrial zoning.

534
00:49:06,840 --> 00:49:13,880
and then face to approximately $146 million in proposition 207 claims.

535
00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:15,820
This should be our warning.

536
00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:20,520
Once development rights are created, taking the map can be very expensive.

537
00:49:21,540 --> 00:49:29,380
Attorney General Chris Mays is calling for a statewide pause on data center approvals while Arizona develops a plan for managing their growth.

538
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:36,600
So I'm asking you as the council to consider holding off on any additional zoning changes to industrial property.

539
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:41,960
until Maricopa has strong and specific data center regulations in place.

540
00:49:42,500 --> 00:49:44,680
And I don't just mean a few development standards.

541
00:49:45,220 --> 00:49:49,060
I mean regulations that address water consumption, power, noise,

542
00:49:49,540 --> 00:49:56,560
backup generators, air quality, fire protection, setbacks, heat, infrastructure, and most importantly, decommissioning.

543
00:49:57,000 --> 00:49:59,860
I believe we should require ongoing public reporting.

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So the residents can easily see whether these facilities meet the requirements and regulations without enforcement or just suggestions. There need to be meaningful penalties when those requirements are not met. Other Arizona communities are trying to deal with these issues after the door was already opened and Maricopa has the opportunity to do something different. We can become that city that other communities point to and say they planned before it happened. Growth is coming, technology is changing.

545
00:50:29,980 --> 00:50:35,840
changing quickly. This is our opportunity to be proactive instead of reactive. Let's not waste it.

546
00:50:39,560 --> 00:50:41,900
Perfect time. Christolo John, please.

547
00:50:42,580 --> 00:50:47,260
Hi, my name is Christolo John and I'm to the mayor and all the city council members.

548
00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:51,520
Thank you for having me and light and respect to all of the other people that have to speak.

549
00:50:51,640 --> 00:50:53,020
I'll make mine really quick.

550
00:50:53,740 --> 00:51:01,920
So as a concerned community member, and I've been talking to so many of our concerned community members

551
00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:07,200
about flock cameras which I'm sure everyone's going to talk about but I had just a couple

552
00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:12,340
questions and I'm hoping that you'll just think about or make these available but I'm

553
00:51:12,340 --> 00:51:13,720
asking for a couple things.

554
00:51:15,160 --> 00:51:21,680
If possible if their documents that exist that could help us I think understand the flock

555
00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:28,120
situation a little bit better would you make these available one would be the audit log which

556
00:51:28,120 --> 00:51:33,860
which is the block records for every search of Miracle Pistata, which agencies, which reasons

557
00:51:33,860 --> 00:51:35,420
and that sort of thing.

558
00:51:35,520 --> 00:51:39,040
And then two, would you publish the performance data?

559
00:51:39,720 --> 00:51:45,800
Performance data is the total searches versus cases actually clear because of the block hit

560
00:51:45,800 --> 00:51:47,620
and the cost per case.

561
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:51,180
So if the cameras work, the numbers will, in fact, defend themselves.

562
00:51:51,440 --> 00:51:54,980
And number three, is there a data sharing list?

563
00:51:54,980 --> 00:52:07,800
Every outside agency with access to marital post cameras and under what agreement so 41% of residents pulled out of post cameras, the flat cameras from up up from 28%.

564
00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:16,660
And that's not French, so that's people losing their confidence in them, so I just really have those questions and I wonder if we could make that information available to the public.

565
00:52:16,660 --> 00:52:17,480
Thank you.

566
00:52:17,480 --> 00:52:21,400
I yield. Up next is Gregory Follett.

567
00:52:32,210 --> 00:52:37,290
Good evening, Madam Mayor, Council Members. My name is Gregory Follett,

568
00:52:37,590 --> 00:52:46,450
and I'm respectfully advocating for the City of Maricopa to become safer. Public safety matters.

569
00:52:47,410 --> 00:52:54,350
As someone who remembers needing protection and the sudden surprise of realizing I was alone,

570
00:52:54,350 --> 00:53:01,370
I understand how our school age citizens may feel every time they navigate the

571
00:53:01,370 --> 00:53:07,730
many busy and dangerous crosswalks, say that 10 times real fast, in our community.

572
00:53:09,050 --> 00:53:14,590
Going to school and coming home should not be a scary adventure.

573
00:53:15,450 --> 00:53:19,570
Parents need the confidence that their child is protected.

574
00:53:19,570 --> 00:53:30,170
Imagine being 12 or 13 years old and crossing a busy and dangerous roadway, praying that you

575
00:53:30,170 --> 00:53:39,130
will be seen, that the distracted drivers don't harm you, that every driver doesn't creep

576
00:53:39,610 --> 00:53:48,390
any closer towards the three or four feet that separates you from the bumper of every

577
00:53:48,390 --> 00:53:56,630
car or worse, the wheels of even an 80,000 pound truck that's perched on the edge of

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00:53:56,630 --> 00:53:57,590
that crosswalk.

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00:53:59,530 --> 00:54:03,270
The traffic is stopped, the signal flashes walk.

580
00:54:04,030 --> 00:54:11,990
You move off the curb, step into the street, and without warning, a car from nowhere passes

581
00:54:11,990 --> 00:54:13,110
right in front of you.

582
00:54:14,650 --> 00:54:17,750
There's no place or any time to escape.

583
00:54:17,750 --> 00:54:27,330
your fear turns to anger, your anger to confusion, your confusion to wonder. Am I

584
00:54:27,330 --> 00:54:27,750
safe?

585
00:54:30,310 --> 00:54:35,750
Imagine you were driving. You're stopped at a crosswalk and waiting for the

586
00:54:35,750 --> 00:54:42,070
traffic light to turn green. Your line of sight both to the left and to the right

587
00:54:42,070 --> 00:54:51,330
is obscured. Big truck, maybe the hood of an SUV. You hope the crosswalk is empty

588
00:54:51,330 --> 00:54:56,950
and suddenly a pedestrian is in front of your vehicle.

589
00:54:59,240 --> 00:54:59,980
Many of us in

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In this room, have had, heard, or seen these experiences. City Code Title 10, chapter 10.50,

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00:55:12,500 --> 00:55:19,800
sections A, B, and D, provide the city engineer or the chief of police with authority to

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00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:27,940
designate and maintain safety zones of such kind and character and at such places deemed

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00:55:27,940 --> 00:55:32,620
necessary, and establish marks or lines,

594
00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:36,720
wow, that was fast.

595
00:55:38,120 --> 00:55:40,680
When you're talking three minutes goes really fast.

596
00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:41,560
I guess so.

597
00:55:42,060 --> 00:55:49,380
City manager, is there somebody he could give the remaining portion of his information to?

598
00:55:50,540 --> 00:55:53,020
Yeah, we could, if you want to meet afterwards, we can talk.

599
00:55:53,420 --> 00:55:53,720
Thank you.

600
00:55:53,980 --> 00:55:54,480
That would be great.

601
00:55:54,500 --> 00:55:54,720
Thank you.

602
00:55:56,120 --> 00:55:59,660
All right, up next is Brad Follett.

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00:56:06,680 --> 00:56:21,600
Thank you Mayor, Vice Mayor and Council, a couple of weeks ago I sent a letter to the city staff in regards to data centers so Tina kind of like pushed the button so I'm going to try to reset a little bit with some information.

604
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:33,500
I want to thank staff for responding so quickly and trying to take initiative to move forward to developing some guardrails for data centers and everything else and that's really what needed to be done.

605
00:56:33,500 --> 00:56:39,700
And also, I had submitted documentation to the council and everybody else in a report

606
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that I did.

607
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:48,620
It was only about 60 pages on data centers, AI, quantum, and also for battery storage

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00:56:48,620 --> 00:56:48,960
units.

609
00:56:50,260 --> 00:56:56,780
Now, the paper is evidence-based, and it's entitled, why medical needs a ban on data, AI, quantum

610
00:56:56,780 --> 00:56:58,800
centers, and battery energy storage systems.

611
00:56:58,800 --> 00:57:05,980
This and other data is available on my website at earthhyphenmonth.org on the data page site.

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00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:12,360
Now in pertinent part, being applicable over that of a moratorium it was due to security

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00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:18,600
concerns and components contained in centers and the predominantly obtained from countries

614
00:57:18,600 --> 00:57:19,840
of concern, China.

615
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:25,900
And they are banned by Congress, and you can thank our Senator, late Senator John McCain

616
00:57:25,900 --> 00:57:29,800
for doing that, and also a fellow in other regulations.

617
00:57:30,700 --> 00:57:36,540
The administration along with other agencies in Washington are pursuing other avenues and

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00:57:36,540 --> 00:57:40,380
regulations to prohibit other things coming from China.

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00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:47,040
Now along with the requests that I made for the city to place a ban over a moratorium,

620
00:57:47,700 --> 00:57:53,160
I sent one to the state in July, they received a July 18th.

621
00:57:53,160 --> 00:57:58,660
In regards to this, yesterday, the Attorney General received this made a response.

622
00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:03,920
And she's asking for the governor and also the state legislature for a moratorium.

623
00:58:04,580 --> 00:58:11,240
But more importantly to this is what reason for that is that without guardrails things happen and this happened in the city of Phoenix.

624
00:58:11,860 --> 00:58:17,640
It was in December of 2024 that they finally realized what a data center was.

625
00:58:18,360 --> 00:58:21,600
They didn't know, they've been building data centers for over 30 years, but

626
00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:22,820
But they didn't know what a data center was.

627
00:58:23,540 --> 00:58:30,980
So it wasn't until July last year they finally put in some railroad tracks supposedly or guard rails to prevent it.

628
00:58:31,740 --> 00:58:36,500
But unfortunately a data center slept overnight and got in.

629
00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:45,720
And the problem with that is that it is now zoned for data center in a light commercial area, right next to apartments and homes.

630
00:58:46,220 --> 00:58:47,360
So it's a big fiasco.

631
00:58:47,820 --> 00:59:00,000
So I'd ask the city to not only move forward, I am willing to help out with doing this, but I wanted the public to know as well as to be able to develop these guardrails and also move forward with a ban, not a moratorium.

632
00:59:00,520 --> 00:59:00,960
Thank you.

633
00:59:02,880 --> 00:59:06,180
Next up is John Corwin, after him, Allen Anderson.

634
00:59:13,850 --> 00:59:15,930
Good evening, Mayor Smith, council members.

635
00:59:16,350 --> 00:59:18,990
Just a couple of quick updates from global water that I wanted to share.

636
00:59:19,270 --> 00:59:22,050
We'll have some additional communication on these items as well.

637
00:59:22,050 --> 00:59:28,210
But the first one was just a quick update on our payment processing vendor through our customer portal.

638
00:59:28,210 --> 00:59:29,610
That's going to be changing in December.

639
00:59:29,890 --> 00:59:34,850
So most customers probably won't really see the difference other than some additional functionality on our website.

640
00:59:34,930 --> 00:59:41,410
That they can make payments through things like Apple Pay, Google Pay, they can, it'll have a wallet where they can save their payment.

641
00:59:42,110 --> 00:59:47,970
The only impact that really will be to customers is those that are on auto pay will need to update their auto pay.

642
00:59:47,970 --> 00:59:52,790
So, we'll be sending out information on that in the coming months, but just wanted to start to get the word out on that.

643
00:59:53,310 --> 00:59:59,970
The second one is our customer walk-in office here in Maricopa, so we have very low walk-in traffic, so we're trying to...

644
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:29,480
Make it efficient and really right-size kind of our hours for the office here in North Copa. So we are adjusting our hours from 830 to 1230 Monday through Friday. It doesn't change our call center hours, the ability to, you know, we'll aid to call in or be to make have access to our online portal as well. So we wanted to provide that update. And again, we'll be sending information out on that. That'll take effect on October 19th. And then lastly, Colorado River has kind of been a big topic recently in the news.

645
01:00:29,480 --> 01:00:32,960
And so I wanted just to provide a little bit of information on that.

646
01:00:33,420 --> 01:00:36,960
The probably the headline there is in Maricopa, Global Water.

647
01:00:37,060 --> 01:00:39,260
We do not use Colorado River Water, it is groundwater.

648
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:46,140
So I guess the impact on the immediate news is minimal to us at this point in time.

649
01:00:46,140 --> 01:00:56,480
But I think it's important to continue to promote conservation, council member Marsh, kind of the things that you were talking about on things that we can do to continue to advance conservation.

650
01:00:56,480 --> 01:01:01,560
And also think to the future of how we're going to find our future water sources for the City of America episode

651
01:01:01,560 --> 01:01:05,700
Jake and our team at Global Water that's something that we focus on daily and you know

652
01:01:05,700 --> 01:01:11,600
We're looking 50 years 100 years into the future to make sure that the water availability is there for you know customers

653
01:01:11,600 --> 01:01:16,240
Long after we're we're gone. So just wanted to provide those updates. Appreciate the time. Thank you

654
01:01:17,040 --> 01:01:21,220
All right next up is Alan Anderson after that Kathleen Stevens

655
01:01:24,450 --> 01:01:25,490
Thank you, City Council.

656
01:01:25,830 --> 01:01:27,490
Look, I'm not just kind of winged this.

657
01:01:27,750 --> 01:01:29,250
I don't really do a lot of speeches.

658
01:01:30,030 --> 01:01:33,950
I'll look at this every once in a while for tips, but listen.

659
01:01:35,210 --> 01:01:37,390
I'm here about the flood cameras as many others are.

660
01:01:39,350 --> 01:01:41,490
I'm extremely disappointed in y'all.

661
01:01:42,370 --> 01:01:44,910
That's something that should have put up for a vote.

662
01:01:45,090 --> 01:01:47,990
We are at least with the City Council, if not to the people.

663
01:01:48,670 --> 01:01:52,010
These are cameras that aren't just automatic license plate readers.

664
01:01:52,010 --> 01:01:57,610
They record everything we know they record everything everything it sent a flock flock has its

665
01:01:58,410 --> 01:02:00,410
Guidelines it's guardrails so to speak

666
01:02:01,890 --> 01:02:07,510
Do you really believe them? I don't believe them what we're getting here. Now is just constant surveillance

667
01:02:08,250 --> 01:02:13,030
I've been here since oh nine November of oh nine right this was a small town

668
01:02:13,030 --> 01:02:19,330
I love this town it was small it was family friendly everything was going good and now look what's big this place is become

669
01:02:19,330 --> 01:02:28,270
It's just a high-tech, data center-friendly, surveillance-friendly city that has no personality.

670
01:02:29,350 --> 01:02:32,870
And the flocked cameras are like the worst idea ever.

671
01:02:34,270 --> 01:02:39,890
We've seen what happens. We've seen cops in other districts, other states, other counties.

672
01:02:40,230 --> 01:02:45,210
They've had to resign. They've been charged with abusing these systems.

673
01:02:45,210 --> 01:02:50,610
The government abuses every tool it has, so even if it's not a being abused now, it will be.

674
01:02:51,130 --> 01:02:57,870
So what I'm asking is do something, do the right thing, I know it may not be a popular thing.

675
01:02:58,550 --> 01:03:00,490
We may be in the minority, I don't know.

676
01:03:01,790 --> 01:03:06,770
But still being in the minority tells you I know what's right, I know what's wrong.

677
01:03:07,210 --> 01:03:09,390
Flot cameras are wrong, that's all.

678
01:03:12,350 --> 01:03:15,910
Kathleen, please, let's keep business to Corm, Kathleen Stevens.

679
01:03:17,610 --> 01:03:37,150
Yes. My name is Kathleen Stevens. I'm a fairly new resident of Maricopa. I won't speak long. I'm not used to public speaking, but I have some real serious concerns about the way that flood cameras are flooding our neighborhoods.

680
01:03:37,150 --> 01:03:59,870
I know that they're pointed at schools, they're pointed at playgrounds, I moved here, realizing this was a city that was new and fresh and growing and evolving and I'm really afraid that we're evolving in the wrong direction.

681
01:03:59,870 --> 01:04:11,350
It seems that the citizens are being forced into this kind of surveillance over them.

682
01:04:12,230 --> 01:04:14,050
I've lived in huge cities.

683
01:04:14,430 --> 01:04:16,690
I've lived in inner cities.

684
01:04:16,910 --> 01:04:18,850
I'm a former social worker.

685
01:04:19,390 --> 01:04:22,170
This is not a huge crime area.

686
01:04:22,330 --> 01:04:24,490
We don't need this kind of surveillance.

687
01:04:25,090 --> 01:04:28,070
It is very frightening to me.

688
01:04:28,070 --> 01:04:32,630
We look at what's going on in our whole nation.

689
01:04:33,330 --> 01:04:36,010
We have police in our cities.

690
01:04:36,510 --> 01:04:41,390
We have national guard in our cities.

691
01:04:42,210 --> 01:04:53,190
We have men barely trained, supposedly police officers wearing masks, not identifying themselves,

692
01:04:53,190 --> 01:04:59,650
running around in cars that aren't marked, kidnapping people off the street.

693
01:05:00,140 --> 01:05:30,120
Maybe it'll be weeks before we find out whether they're even citizens. They're taking whole families and children off of our streets. We cannot let Maricopa follow this kind of culture. This is a police state culture. This is not not what any citizen in this group would want. You've got a lot of people that came here today.

694
01:05:30,120 --> 01:05:39,800
tonight on the spur of the moment, unprepared, as I am, because they're very, very concerned.

695
01:05:40,880 --> 01:05:41,940
I'm sorry.

696
01:05:42,740 --> 01:05:50,860
I appreciate that you have a lot of work to do, and I think it's lovely all these events that you have planned,

697
01:05:51,320 --> 01:05:58,540
but let's take a look at this flat camera and see if this is really what we want.

698
01:05:58,540 --> 01:06:01,760
I think there are a lot of people here who do not want it.

699
01:06:02,480 --> 01:06:03,000
Thank you.

700
01:06:05,140 --> 01:06:07,340
Next up is Julia Romero-Gessie.

701
01:06:09,500 --> 01:06:11,660
Next is Gary Benedict, after Julia.

702
01:06:13,680 --> 01:06:17,900
Good evening, Julia Romero-Gessie from Sanita resident.

703
01:06:18,800 --> 01:06:21,520
Also a candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives.

704
01:06:22,180 --> 01:06:26,700
I attended the county supervisors meeting last week to oppose La Rosa data center.

705
01:06:26,700 --> 01:06:33,760
Thank goodness this was defeated, but to my surprise the water company proposed for that project was global water.

706
01:06:34,340 --> 01:06:43,120
For full disclosure, I was serving as a born member for the Maricopa Consolidated Domestic Water Improvement District, but I submitted my resignation this morning.

707
01:06:43,640 --> 01:06:51,340
For those that are not familiar with that water district, that's another company here that does water services within the city limits.

708
01:06:51,900 --> 01:06:55,300
I own a few properties and pay for the water for those properties.

709
01:06:55,660 --> 01:06:58,760
I have copies of four water bills here that I'm going to provide for the record.

710
01:06:58,920 --> 01:07:01,080
I'll go ahead and give them to our city clerk.

711
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:10,920
I'm very concerned that global water is requesting an increase of our water at a time when they are venturing out to provide water to data centers.

712
01:07:11,640 --> 01:07:17,520
Especially at a time of alarm with our depleting water resources for our own human consumption.

713
01:07:17,520 --> 01:07:26,520
I am determined to oppose data centers to find measures to preserve our water for our kids, for our grandkids, and the generations to come.

714
01:07:27,140 --> 01:07:33,200
In regards to the flock cameras, I am sure you're going to hear many and I'm not going to repeat some of the issues that they're going to bring up.

715
01:07:33,660 --> 01:07:38,980
I joined the rally right before coming here to this council meeting because I do oppose those cameras.

716
01:07:39,620 --> 01:07:42,820
While in the Air Force, I worked at the National Security Agency.

717
01:07:42,820 --> 01:07:50,620
I had a top secret clearance, and I'm not going to go into details of what I did, but we were monitoring and surveilling the enemy.

718
01:07:51,740 --> 01:07:54,480
We the residents of Maricopa are not the enemy.

719
01:07:55,840 --> 01:07:57,300
These cameras must come down.

720
01:07:57,860 --> 01:08:04,860
I support the police, and I know that many of you discuss this and see this as a necessary need for our police department.

721
01:08:05,320 --> 01:08:08,620
But these cameras will only create more questions than answers.

722
01:08:09,240 --> 01:08:11,500
By who will have access to this information?

723
01:08:12,040 --> 01:08:15,200
Is the data being sold or accessed by others?

724
01:08:15,540 --> 01:08:19,600
Can Maricop police department staff access this data for personal reasons?

725
01:08:20,320 --> 01:08:24,600
Will a council member have access to the footage for his or her own personal game or business?

726
01:08:25,420 --> 01:08:30,300
Will the images of the children caught on these cameras require parental consent?

727
01:08:30,920 --> 01:08:31,820
And I could go on and on.

728
01:08:32,180 --> 01:08:35,320
I just heard just coming here, I saw the news.

729
01:08:35,320 --> 01:08:39,180
Corona does so just at the high school, they have cameras in the high school.

730
01:08:39,580 --> 01:08:45,280
They just found that there was a person there that was using the footage from the camera for voyeurism.

731
01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:49,380
So, flock cameras, data centers, and water are not partisan issues.

732
01:08:49,620 --> 01:08:51,020
You're going to hear from many people here today.

733
01:08:51,620 --> 01:08:56,500
I'm concerned and most concerned about the data centers and the use of our water.

734
01:08:57,100 --> 01:09:00,720
Please say no to data centers, please take down those cameras.

735
01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:05,020
Lastly, take a look at these water bills and I'm going to provide for the record and make

736
01:09:05,020 --> 01:09:05,900
your own observations.

737
01:09:06,560 --> 01:09:11,080
But please work on conserving our water, protecting our water, and making sure that our

738
01:09:11,080 --> 01:09:12,860
utility bills stay down.

739
01:09:13,160 --> 01:09:13,420
Thank you.

740
01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:20,760
Next up is Gary Menendick, and next up for him is Dale Jussle, please.

741
01:09:21,860 --> 01:09:25,600
Mayor and members of the Council, thank you for allowing me to speak.

742
01:09:26,220 --> 01:09:28,380
I'm asking you to do something very simple.

743
01:09:28,380 --> 01:09:37,320
Remove the flock cameras from the City of Maricopa and do not replace them with another system that provides the same type of AI mass surveillance.

744
01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:49,780
I know with the responsibility, you'll hear that flock is a valuable law enforcement tool and that the answers to concerns about misuse is better policies, audits and guardrails.

745
01:09:50,160 --> 01:09:51,220
I do not agree.

746
01:09:51,820 --> 01:09:56,800
The problem isn't simply what someone might do with the data, the problem is the data itself.

747
01:09:56,800 --> 01:09:59,960
A flat camera is not simply a-

748
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:29,940
The license plate reader. The license plate is just the beginning. The cameras captured the vehicles make, model, color, damage, dense, accessories, bumper stickers, decals, and other characteristics. AI then uses those characteristics to recognize the vehicle in various locations. AI begins to build a detailed picture of someone's movements without probable cause or a warrant. It profiles their activities. Where do they go?

749
01:10:29,940 --> 01:10:31,500
No, when do they go there?

750
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:33,760
What places do they regularly visit?

751
01:10:34,240 --> 01:10:37,080
What other vehicles are repeatedly seen with them?

752
01:10:37,840 --> 01:10:40,980
That's not simply identifying a stolen vehicle.

753
01:10:41,460 --> 01:10:43,640
That's creating a record of people's lives.

754
01:10:44,540 --> 01:10:46,320
And this isn't just my concern.

755
01:10:46,480 --> 01:10:51,480
About three weeks ago, Penel County Sheriff Ross Teeple canceled his department's

756
01:10:51,480 --> 01:10:58,140
flock contract because of concerns about the technologies expanding AI capabilities and the Fourth Amendment.

757
01:10:58,140 --> 01:11:04,540
Chair of people said he was particularly concerned that AI would build a database showing what

758
01:11:04,540 --> 01:11:08,500
citizens are doing on a day-to-day basis, profiling.

759
01:11:09,080 --> 01:11:11,000
And I believe that's a critical point.

760
01:11:11,900 --> 01:11:17,000
Once information has been collected, we don't get to decide what someone might be able to do

761
01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:18,060
with it years from now.

762
01:11:18,920 --> 01:11:25,820
Edward Snowden put it very simply in chapter one of his book titled Permanent Record to digitize

763
01:11:25,820 --> 01:11:29,380
something is to record it in a format that will last forever.

764
01:11:30,040 --> 01:11:31,880
We have a fourth amendment for a reason.

765
01:11:32,480 --> 01:11:36,360
It wasn't written because our founders believe government employees weren't inherently

766
01:11:36,360 --> 01:11:37,080
bad people.

767
01:11:37,740 --> 01:11:42,940
It was written because government power must have limits, even when that power is being

768
01:11:42,940 --> 01:11:44,140
used with good intention.

769
01:11:44,960 --> 01:11:50,320
I want Maricopa to be safe, but I don't believe we should create a permanent record of innocent

770
01:11:50,320 --> 01:11:54,900
citizens movements without a warrant in order to accomplish that.

771
01:11:55,580 --> 01:11:59,260
I don't want to live in a place where I have to surrender my privacy and

772
01:11:59,260 --> 01:12:02,620
forth amendment rights so that I can feel a little bit safer.

773
01:12:03,500 --> 01:12:06,060
Please follow Sheriff Teeples example.

774
01:12:06,720 --> 01:12:09,020
Remove the flock cameras from Maricopa.

775
01:12:09,360 --> 01:12:09,940
Thank you.

776
01:12:10,820 --> 01:12:14,400
Next up is Dale Dressel, and after him is Jay Wolford.

777
01:12:18,350 --> 01:12:19,850
Good evening, council members.

778
01:12:20,410 --> 01:12:21,390
I know most of you.

779
01:12:21,890 --> 01:12:28,230
I've been a realtor here in America for 14 years now, and I think I've sold at least

780
01:12:28,230 --> 01:12:29,490
one house on every street.

781
01:12:30,690 --> 01:12:33,090
But I'm here because of the flock cameras also.

782
01:12:33,750 --> 01:12:37,870
I just came back from Wisconsin, and my goodness, they're everywhere.

783
01:12:38,210 --> 01:12:44,250
Everywhere I drive, as a realtor, I see a flock camera, either in my windshield or in my

784
01:12:44,250 --> 01:12:45,010
room, room, air.

785
01:12:45,450 --> 01:12:46,770
Is it really necessary?

786
01:12:47,690 --> 01:12:48,510
What is it cost?

787
01:12:49,250 --> 01:12:50,270
Who approved it?

788
01:12:50,270 --> 01:12:55,850
Why was it approved that we have that much crime here in the city that we need them?

789
01:12:56,250 --> 01:13:00,710
Could we have spent the money on something else like right turn lanes to help our traffic

790
01:13:01,290 --> 01:13:07,230
work better or you know some other thing like four lanes on honey cut going all the way

791
01:13:07,230 --> 01:13:15,430
up to Torchosa instead of two lanes or sidewalks along bowl and avenue there where the kids are

792
01:13:15,430 --> 01:13:20,750
They're riding their scooters and in the dirt on the side of the road, just waiting for

793
01:13:20,750 --> 01:13:22,310
somebody to get ploughed under.

794
01:13:23,210 --> 01:13:28,590
So that's my idea of the plot cameras, either besides the privacy, I just don't think that

795
01:13:28,590 --> 01:13:33,590
we need them in our community and I think the money was ill spent and should have been at

796
01:13:33,590 --> 01:13:35,850
least talked about before they were put in.

797
01:13:37,050 --> 01:13:40,210
The second thing I just want to mention is water usage.

798
01:13:40,210 --> 01:13:44,230
is a big concern being an Arizona.

799
01:13:44,870 --> 01:13:47,950
I drove across the country just this last month.

800
01:13:48,650 --> 01:13:50,970
Lakes and reservoirs are so low everywhere.

801
01:13:51,370 --> 01:13:52,670
It's just ridiculous.

802
01:13:53,310 --> 01:13:57,590
And I get home and I see a brand new school in my backyard

803
01:13:57,910 --> 01:14:02,090
with three acres of turf being watered six times a day.

804
01:14:02,910 --> 01:14:06,870
Now really, should we be putting six acres of turf

805
01:14:06,870 --> 01:14:12,130
in our school yard, can't we put in a real turf instead?

806
01:14:13,170 --> 01:14:14,310
It's pretty nice stuff.

807
01:14:14,950 --> 01:14:16,610
Football fields use it all over the country.

808
01:14:17,550 --> 01:14:19,750
Then the H-O-A sends me a note saying,

809
01:14:19,750 --> 01:14:22,970
I gotta put in two more plants in my yard

810
01:14:23,730 --> 01:14:25,690
because I don't have 12 plants.

811
01:14:27,050 --> 01:14:30,070
So there's two more plants that have to use water.

812
01:14:31,330 --> 01:14:32,830
Where's the common sense at?

813
01:14:33,750 --> 01:14:34,750
Just think about it.

814
01:14:34,750 --> 01:14:41,010
There's no common sense to this at all, and don't get me going on apartments.

815
01:14:41,670 --> 01:14:42,250
Thank you.

816
01:14:44,070 --> 01:14:48,790
Next up is Jay Wilford, and after that person is Jesse Martinez.

817
01:14:52,940 --> 01:14:54,500
Thank you for the time.

818
01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:58,380
Also here to speak out for the removal of the flock cameras.

819
01:14:58,380 --> 01:14:59,860
Bill Thorello, violation.

820
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:29,100
We're going to both the first and fourth amendments. It gives police state. There is no need for this type of surveillance. We don't know where the information is going, where it's coming from. And there have been too many instances of misuse. And it seems a lot more harm than it does good. There is no need for the AI to know everything about everybody.

821
01:15:31,420 --> 01:15:38,640
And as safe as this community is, the money could definitely be used elsewhere, to improve the community.

822
01:15:40,120 --> 01:15:40,980
Thank you for your time.

823
01:15:43,490 --> 01:15:49,070
Next up is Jesse Martinez, and then Alissa Gauhoof.

824
01:15:52,140 --> 01:15:55,360
Hello, my name is Jesse Martinez, and I want to thank you for this opportunity.

825
01:15:57,040 --> 01:16:01,840
My first request would be to put out an article in Maricopa to share exactly how we got here.

826
01:16:02,580 --> 01:16:08,300
I woke up this morning and there's cameras all over this city, and I don't remember any

827
01:16:08,300 --> 01:16:14,420
meeting out there that asked any of us if this is what we wanted, so it'd be nice to

828
01:16:14,420 --> 01:16:16,260
figure that out and share that with everybody.

829
01:16:17,560 --> 01:16:22,340
Next, as this meeting was starting, we stopped to say a prayer.

830
01:16:23,680 --> 01:16:29,800
Romans 13, 1-4, gives government a legitimate role in restraining wrongdoing and protecting

831
01:16:29,800 --> 01:16:35,820
society. That can reasonably include investigating crimes and gathering evidence, but the passage

832
01:16:35,820 --> 01:16:41,840
does not give government unlimited authority such as I feel you took advantage of by not

833
01:16:41,840 --> 01:16:46,820
asking the people what they wanted. There is a legitimate biblical argument that protecting

834
01:16:46,820 --> 01:16:53,740
people from crime can be an appropriate governmental function while creating pervasive surveillance

835
01:16:53,740 --> 01:16:57,120
of innocent people and using that information

836
01:16:59,470 --> 01:17:03,970
to exercise unjust control can cross into human overreach.

837
01:17:05,010 --> 01:17:08,570
And as much as it has stated, this will not happen.

838
01:17:09,130 --> 01:17:12,310
We have already seen so many cases of this happening.

839
01:17:13,150 --> 01:17:17,930
Does this activity not seem hypocritical to stopping to stay a prayer?

840
01:17:21,080 --> 01:17:22,520
My stance is against these cameras.

841
01:17:24,750 --> 01:17:25,230
Thank you.

842
01:17:26,390 --> 01:17:29,650
Up next is Alyssa, and then after Alyssa we'll be Sean?

843
01:17:33,870 --> 01:17:40,630
I'm Alyssa Cohuth, I'm so honored to be here tonight and thank you for your time.

844
01:17:41,810 --> 01:17:48,670
I feel very similar to everybody else, I'm a newer citizen here, but there is a lot of

845
01:17:48,670 --> 01:17:55,410
questions about the safety and where everybody's data is going to be going, so that's a huge

846
01:17:55,410 --> 01:18:01,790
thing, you know, and especially since this is such a beautiful city and everybody's been so welcoming,

847
01:18:01,810 --> 01:18:08,510
you know, it's been a big change with these moving in and the vibe is a little bit different,

848
01:18:08,710 --> 01:18:15,990
everybody is, you know, fearful of what's going to happen here and especially, you know, people with

849
01:18:15,990 --> 01:18:26,210
kids you know where is our information on our kids going so again respectfully and humbly

850
01:18:26,210 --> 01:18:31,790
thank you for your time and you know we just want the cameras taken down. Thank you.

851
01:18:33,010 --> 01:18:40,170
Next up is Sean and after Sean will be Kenya Rivers. Sean please state your last name.

852
01:18:40,930 --> 01:18:42,510
My name is Sean Stinson.

853
01:18:42,850 --> 01:18:43,330
Thank you.

854
01:18:43,790 --> 01:18:44,430
Thank you Mayor.

855
01:18:44,570 --> 01:18:45,610
Thank you councilmembers.

856
01:18:45,710 --> 01:18:46,870
I'm going to keep this really short.

857
01:18:47,430 --> 01:18:53,850
I'm also here to oppose the flock cameras, it's a violation of my rights, it's in the

858
01:18:53,850 --> 01:18:59,010
4th amendment and the Constitution and that's really all I have to say about it.

859
01:19:00,250 --> 01:19:01,950
Just mark that down as opposed.

860
01:19:03,810 --> 01:19:05,410
Next up is Kenya Rivers.

861
01:19:05,770 --> 01:19:07,570
After Kenya will be Amber Reston.

862
01:19:07,570 --> 01:19:08,390
I

863
01:19:12,450 --> 01:19:18,590
can't keep up with the crowd, but hi everyone, I'm Kenya Rivers, I want to invite everybody

864
01:19:18,590 --> 01:19:26,610
to the business expo September the 12th, it's at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I have invited you

865
01:19:26,610 --> 01:19:31,110
man for it. I try to send everybody you invite. If you didn't get invited, you didn't want

866
01:19:31,110 --> 01:19:36,470
now. Everybody here is me. I hope to see you guys there, to promote all the small businesses

867
01:19:36,470 --> 01:19:40,170
or networking, or just come and hang out.

868
01:19:40,490 --> 01:19:41,590
I would love to see everybody.

869
01:19:42,190 --> 01:19:42,630
Thank you.

870
01:19:43,390 --> 01:19:46,290
10 to 4 at the High Library.

871
01:19:47,270 --> 01:19:48,470
Yes, thank you.

872
01:19:50,030 --> 01:19:51,390
Next up is Amber.

873
01:19:51,710 --> 01:19:53,050
After Amber is Sherice.

874
01:19:56,150 --> 01:19:57,690
Good evening, Mayor, Council members,

875
01:19:57,970 --> 01:19:58,910
and members of our community.

876
01:19:59,430 --> 01:19:59,930
I'm here tonight.

877
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:29,500
As a concern, Mayor Copa resident asking our city council to seriously reconsider our use of flock automated license plate reader cameras and to end our relationship with flock safety. I want to make something clear from the beginning. This is not about being anti-police. I support our local law enforcement, and I want them to have effective tools to solve crimes and to keep our families safe. But public safety and constitutional liberty should not be treated as though we have to sacrifice one to have the other.

878
01:20:29,500 --> 01:20:40,260
In September of 2025, Maricopa was reported to have 45 flock cameras throughout our city up from just 32 to years earlier.

879
01:20:40,860 --> 01:20:50,300
These cameras capture license plates and vehicle information as people travel our roads along with the time location of those vehicle sightings.

880
01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:53,980
Most of those people are not suspected of committing a crime.

881
01:20:54,700 --> 01:20:57,340
They're going to work, they're taking their children to school.

882
01:20:57,340 --> 01:21:01,940
They're going to church, visiting family, buying groceries, or simply driving home.

883
01:21:02,720 --> 01:21:05,700
And I think we need to ask ourselves a very important question.

884
01:21:06,140 --> 01:21:10,620
How much surveillance are we willing to accept simply because the technology exists?

885
01:21:11,540 --> 01:21:18,680
Earlier last month, Penal County Sheriff Ross Teeple announced that his office would not renew its contract with flock safety.

886
01:21:19,040 --> 01:21:24,880
He specifically raised serious, forth amendment concerns and concerns about the direction of

887
01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:27,840
of newer artificial intelligence capabilities.

888
01:21:28,520 --> 01:21:29,800
That should matter to us.

889
01:21:30,200 --> 01:21:34,440
Our own county sheriff is saying there is a line between technology that helps law enforcement

890
01:21:34,440 --> 01:21:39,660
self-crimes and technology capable of tracking the movements of ordinary citizens.

891
01:21:40,260 --> 01:21:41,620
Panau County is not alone.

892
01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:50,160
This month, the City of Chandler discontinued all 40 of its flock cameras after an audit discovered unexplained use of the system.

893
01:21:50,160 --> 01:21:56,140
And officer later resigned after admitting to using the flock system improperly to locate a family member.

894
01:21:56,580 --> 01:21:59,420
This is exactly why safeguards matter.

895
01:21:59,860 --> 01:22:05,800
I understand that flock cameras have helped locate stolen vehicles, missing people in suspects.

896
01:22:06,480 --> 01:22:08,860
Those are real benefits and I don't dismiss them.

897
01:22:09,380 --> 01:22:14,500
But effectiveness cannot be the only standard we use when evaluating government surveillance.

898
01:22:15,020 --> 01:22:19,020
The fourth amendment wasn't written only for people who have something to hide.

899
01:22:19,020 --> 01:22:23,960
privacy and freedom from unreasonable government intrusion belong to all of us.

900
01:22:24,400 --> 01:22:27,980
So tonight I'm asking this council to follow Panao's county's lead.

901
01:22:28,500 --> 01:22:33,920
In Maricopa's relationship with flock safety, remove these cameras, and have a transparent

902
01:22:33,920 --> 01:22:39,300
public discussion about what limits the people of Maricopa wanted placed on surveillance

903
01:22:39,300 --> 01:22:40,840
technology in our community.

904
01:22:41,320 --> 01:22:45,840
Public safety matters, privacy matters, the fourth amendment matters.

905
01:22:45,840 --> 01:22:50,640
And the residents of Maricopa deserve a voice in deciding where that line is drawn.

906
01:22:50,960 --> 01:22:52,220
Thank you.

907
01:22:52,820 --> 01:22:55,020
Up next is Sheree's Tresk.

908
01:22:57,720 --> 01:23:00,220
Hello, first of all, I'd like to thank you all for your time.

909
01:23:00,480 --> 01:23:01,300
Thank you so much.

910
01:23:01,360 --> 01:23:02,160
I appreciate it.

911
01:23:02,660 --> 01:23:08,900
I'm coming here tonight as a mother and as a teacher because I feel it is my duty and all

912
01:23:08,900 --> 01:23:15,360
of our duty to speak up and encourage young people to speak up if they see something that

913
01:23:15,360 --> 01:23:15,840
is wrong.

914
01:23:15,840 --> 01:23:22,240
wrong. Myself and many other people in the town here, we have concerns about the surveillance

915
01:23:22,240 --> 01:23:29,900
of the flock cameras. We feel like we're being followed as we go home, as we go to work,

916
01:23:30,100 --> 01:23:37,180
as we go to the grocery store. And many people will say, why are you concerned if you're

917
01:23:37,180 --> 01:23:41,620
not doing anything wrong? Well, I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm a teacher, right? I have

918
01:23:41,620 --> 01:23:48,700
I have to have my fingerprint clearance card in order to do that, what's legal today can be redefined tomorrow.

919
01:23:49,620 --> 01:24:02,520
So I think this is a pivotal moment and we'll look back at this time in the future where we can stop the ushering in of the surveillance state, or we can encourage it.

920
01:24:02,640 --> 01:24:05,860
And I feel it is our duty to protect the fourth amendment.

921
01:24:06,300 --> 01:24:07,960
Thank you so much, have a good evening.

922
01:24:09,280 --> 01:24:11,860
That is the end of our speaker cards.

923
01:24:11,960 --> 01:24:14,600
Would anyone else from the audience like to approach the podium?

924
01:24:14,600 --> 01:24:16,060
If so, please state your name.

925
01:24:19,440 --> 01:24:20,380
Good evening, Mayor.

926
01:24:21,260 --> 01:24:21,820
Mayor?

927
01:24:22,180 --> 01:24:24,740
Vice Mayor, Councilor.

928
01:24:25,280 --> 01:24:25,840
First of all, I want to ask you.

929
01:24:25,840 --> 01:24:26,240
Who are you?

930
01:24:26,700 --> 01:24:28,680
Oh, Peno County Supervisor Rich for the yellow.

931
01:24:29,420 --> 01:24:35,860
I'm actually here today because Vince Manfredi reminded me of 45 million reasons why I'm here today.

932
01:24:36,640 --> 01:24:39,500
Those 45 million reasons are our money.

933
01:24:41,600 --> 01:24:52,920
The state of Arizona has legislators who believe that $45 million that we paid taxes for should go back to their general fund and they decide what's going to happen to it.

934
01:24:53,460 --> 01:24:59,960
I need the encouragement of the council and everybody in this room, those 120,000 emails that I got to visit.

935
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:29,380
For the 347, I hope that we can get another campaign to get that money brought back to Penel County and let us decide what's going to happen with that money. Okay, so I encourage people to send us emails, Penel County supervisors. I know my supervisors are going to be very upset with me about that, but that's okay. And our state legislators, they're going to be the ones who are going to decide where that money goes. And if it goes to the general fund, Penel County,

936
01:25:29,380 --> 01:25:33,860
who paid those taxes will not see a penny of it, because they feel they know better.

937
01:25:34,380 --> 01:25:41,520
So please encourage everybody here when you talk to your friends and family, send us the emails, send your state representatives,

938
01:25:41,820 --> 01:25:43,860
who are the ones who are going to make that decision.

939
01:25:44,480 --> 01:25:49,620
As Vince talked about the PRTA, they're getting back together, they're going to fight this.

940
01:25:49,980 --> 01:25:55,200
Because again, that is our money, we already lost $50 million of that money.

941
01:25:55,200 --> 01:25:59,600
It went back to the stores who we paid those stores taxes

942
01:26:00,540 --> 01:26:08,680
That's our money. So again 45 million reasons why we need that money staying in Penel County to get distributed to Penel County roads

943
01:26:08,680 --> 01:26:09,860
Thank you very much

944
01:26:11,140 --> 01:26:15,760
All right, would anybody else like to approach the podium please state your name

945
01:26:20,180 --> 01:26:28,940
Good evening mayor council pick chapatos. I'd like to make a plea to my fellow mayor copains one month from today is the deadline

946
01:26:29,620 --> 01:26:32,120
to register to vote in the November election.

947
01:26:32,680 --> 01:26:37,220
Our last primary election was little over 20% voter turnout.

948
01:26:37,780 --> 01:26:41,460
I've heard a number of people come to the microphone tonight and say that my opinion,

949
01:26:41,840 --> 01:26:45,680
I want to share it with you and I'm going to echo that sentiment.

950
01:26:46,180 --> 01:26:47,340
Your vote matters.

951
01:26:47,740 --> 01:26:48,920
Here are local elections.

952
01:26:48,940 --> 01:26:53,280
There have been elections that have been decided by single digits, by double digits.

953
01:26:53,760 --> 01:26:55,360
Please register to vote.

954
01:26:55,500 --> 01:26:56,880
October 5th is the deadline.

955
01:26:57,500 --> 01:26:59,140
November 3rd is the general election.

956
01:26:59,140 --> 01:27:07,000
There's a lot of things that affect Maricopa, our quality of life, our quality of education, our freedoms, our benefits that we enjoy.

957
01:27:07,200 --> 01:27:12,740
So please, you can vote at your kitchen table, but please register to vote, and then remember to vote.

958
01:27:13,020 --> 01:27:13,280
Thank you.

959
01:27:16,310 --> 01:27:18,210
Anyone else like to approach the podium?

960
01:27:29,360 --> 01:27:32,760
The mayor forced me to come down here instead of doing a firm up there.

961
01:27:33,100 --> 01:27:33,700
I forgot something.

962
01:27:33,760 --> 01:27:34,280
Please say your name.

963
01:27:34,280 --> 01:27:39,460
My conversation earlier, Vincent Manfredi, Vice Mayor, City of Maricopa.

964
01:27:39,900 --> 01:27:47,600
The reason I wanted to just chat for one second, I got an email from Earthwise pet supply

965
01:27:48,060 --> 01:27:52,040
and I was going to mention it earlier and I totally forgot so I wanted to say it now.

966
01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:56,660
I wanted to let you guys know that good arc sustained a lot of damage over the weekend and

967
01:27:56,660 --> 01:28:04,260
good arc is one of our pet rescue places here in the City of Maricopa or animal rescue

968
01:28:04,260 --> 01:28:10,720
They're located south of the city, but at Earthwise Pet Supply, they're collecting donations and

969
01:28:11,460 --> 01:28:14,860
having signups for volunteers to help rebuild everything for good art.

970
01:28:15,520 --> 01:28:20,580
And I really wanted to mention it earlier, but I totally forgot, so I wanted to step down here and just let you guys know.

971
01:28:20,920 --> 01:28:30,260
They're collecting cash donations at the store, and then if you guys want to set up a time to volunteer, go down there and help with all the animals and such.

972
01:28:30,260 --> 01:28:35,600
they've actually lost a few animals during the storm the other day, just reach out through

973
01:28:36,500 --> 01:28:39,740
Candace over at Earthwise Pet Supply. Thank you.

974
01:28:40,660 --> 01:28:42,980
But anyone else like to approach the podium?

975
01:28:45,120 --> 01:28:47,520
Seeing none, I will close the call to the public.

976
01:28:48,340 --> 01:28:56,420
That'll take us on to the consent agenda this evening. We have consent agenda items 7.1 through 7.6.

977
01:28:56,420 --> 01:29:02,180
I have no speaker cards for consent agenda council members. Do you have any questions or concerns?

978
01:29:03,740 --> 01:29:08,440
Seeing none, I will accept a motion move to approve move to approve by vice mayor

979
01:29:09,060 --> 01:29:13,660
Seconded by councilmember Wade last opportunity for questions comments

980
01:29:14,340 --> 01:29:20,040
Seeing none all in favor say aye aye any opposed that motion carries

981
01:29:20,580 --> 01:29:26,160
That'll take us on to agenda item eight dot one eight dot one is a

982
01:29:26,420 --> 01:29:32,760
the annexation, public hearing, and we will first see a presentation from Laurie Mason.

983
01:29:35,590 --> 01:29:42,290
Good evening, Mayor Council, Laurie Mason on behalf of Development Services here to present annexation 20601.

984
01:29:42,850 --> 01:29:50,710
You may recall this item came before you in June, requesting your approval and direction to initiate an annexation procedure.

985
01:29:53,100 --> 01:29:59,880
In accordance with Title 18, Section 185 of the Maricopa City's zoning code, tonight

986
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,800
All right, we request that mayor and council listen to public comment regarding 73 acre property located in the unincorporated area of Penal County. Specifically, this is parcel 502-14002b as in Betty. This annexation area map you can see to the right is the vicinity of the Maricopa City boundary. The arrow pointing to the southeastern portion to the left is a zoomed inversion

987
01:30:29,800 --> 01:30:36,360
at the same area. You can see in gray with the dash lines. That is the Maricopa City Boundary

988
01:30:36,360 --> 01:30:42,400
on the square that it had with the solid line and the text inside is the 73 acres we're talking

989
01:30:42,400 --> 01:30:47,760
about. This property is on the east side of Anderson Road, one mile south of Maricopa,

990
01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:53,700
Castigran Highway. Inside that text you'll see it's dobs and trusts with a parcel number

991
01:30:53,700 --> 01:30:57,160
of the approximately 73 acres in size.

992
01:30:58,760 --> 01:31:01,160
And again, this is one mile south.

993
01:31:01,420 --> 01:31:05,320
The acreage is 73 acres, parcel 50214002.

994
01:31:05,620 --> 01:31:06,460
B is in Betty.

995
01:31:07,080 --> 01:31:09,020
Hopefully you can see a little bit more with this image.

996
01:31:09,500 --> 01:31:12,000
Property 2B addicts is just that that is hashed

997
01:31:12,000 --> 01:31:14,540
with the solid boundary around it.

998
01:31:17,340 --> 01:31:19,120
Just wanna go over the completed steps

999
01:31:19,120 --> 01:31:21,120
since you first heard this item.

1000
01:31:21,640 --> 01:31:24,700
After the June 16th meeting, staff went ahead

1001
01:31:24,700 --> 01:31:27,980
and prepared the area for a neighborhood meeting.

1002
01:31:28,260 --> 01:31:32,700
So that included posting on site.

1003
01:31:32,920 --> 01:31:35,120
There were three, I think, 32 square foot signs.

1004
01:31:35,780 --> 01:31:36,700
We reached out to the neighborhood

1005
01:31:37,280 --> 01:31:43,280
and had published a notice in the paper.

1006
01:31:43,400 --> 01:31:45,020
I'm just kind of thinking of all those different steps.

1007
01:31:45,540 --> 01:31:47,940
In addition, we did put something on the web page as well.

1008
01:31:49,160 --> 01:31:50,540
Having met all those requirements,

1009
01:31:50,780 --> 01:31:54,300
we did conduct a neighborhood meeting on July 13.

1010
01:31:54,300 --> 01:31:57,200
We did have about six members of the public attend.

1011
01:31:57,920 --> 01:32:01,320
A lot of the questions that came up were, you know, how does it affect my property?

1012
01:32:01,700 --> 01:32:04,600
What's going on with the development is there going to be a reason?

1013
01:32:05,220 --> 01:32:11,000
I just want to just clarify at this time, this is just a request to have the city bring a property into

1014
01:32:11,580 --> 01:32:15,420
America, but there are no known plans to develop a reason.

1015
01:32:16,020 --> 01:32:23,620
The property itself is single residents zone with a PAD, I think initially approved in 2005.

1016
01:32:25,440 --> 01:32:28,720
After the neighborhood meeting, we went ahead to prepare for the public hearing.

1017
01:32:29,340 --> 01:32:34,220
We submitted the annexation petition, reached out to the property owners once again, as

1018
01:32:34,220 --> 01:32:39,740
well as the board of supervisors chair posted the site once more, as well as the legal notices

1019
01:32:39,740 --> 01:32:46,900
in Cassell Grant Dispatch and as a secondary Maricopa City, or Maricopa Monitor, I believe.

1020
01:32:47,660 --> 01:32:51,640
And tonight we meet September 1 for the public hearing.

1021
01:32:53,420 --> 01:32:58,680
Just to follow up and what you can anticipate next is the, you know, third segment here.

1022
01:32:59,400 --> 01:33:04,700
City of Maricopa staff will prepare a 10-year infrastructure plan for City Council to

1023
01:33:04,700 --> 01:33:08,880
review and approve and that will be accompanied with an annexation ordinance.

1024
01:33:08,880 --> 01:33:14,780
We anticipate to see you again on this October 6th, Tuesday, October 6th this year.

1025
01:33:15,860 --> 01:33:21,840
with that staff recommend Mayor and Council open this meeting for public comment regarding

1026
01:33:21,840 --> 01:33:26,920
the annexation that concludes my presentation. Does Mayor and Council, do you, any of you

1027
01:33:26,920 --> 01:33:31,420
have questions? Thank you very much. So as mentioned, this is a public

1028
01:33:31,420 --> 01:33:38,100
hearing and at this time I will open the public hearing. I have zero speaker cards. Would anyone

1029
01:33:38,100 --> 01:33:40,440
like to approach the podium on this topic?

1030
01:33:43,800 --> 01:33:46,140
Seeing none, I will close the public hearing.

1031
01:33:46,140 --> 01:33:52,520
Council, do you have any questions or comments? Seeing none, thank you very much.

1032
01:33:53,840 --> 01:34:00,580
That'll take us to item 8.2 and this is an appointment and this is an appointment to

1033
01:34:00,580 --> 01:34:05,560
the vacancy on cultural affairs and arts committee and this will be turned over to Councilmember

1034
01:34:05,560 --> 01:34:05,960
Leraman.

1035
01:34:06,480 --> 01:34:10,040
Thank you, Mayor. This evening it is my pleasure to recommend

1036
01:34:10,040 --> 01:34:13,560
Lisa Anderson to the Cultural Affairs and Arts Committee.

1037
01:34:13,740 --> 01:34:14,960
Lisa, if you would please stand.

1038
01:34:16,000 --> 01:34:17,820
Thank you for being here this evening.

1039
01:34:19,360 --> 01:34:22,120
Lisa is a leadership academy graduate

1040
01:34:22,120 --> 01:34:26,120
with 14 years of volunteerism here in the city of Maricopa.

1041
01:34:26,600 --> 01:34:29,260
She has experience in arts, performance, dance,

1042
01:34:29,540 --> 01:34:33,380
choreography, and hosted a podcast for 106 episodes.

1043
01:34:34,080 --> 01:34:36,620
And I just wanna read one quote from her application.

1044
01:34:37,140 --> 01:34:39,580
I believe Maricopa has tremendous potential

1045
01:34:39,580 --> 01:34:45,540
to use the arts to tell our story, celebrate our diversity, connect generations, and create

1046
01:34:45,540 --> 01:34:46,300
opportunities.

1047
01:34:46,660 --> 01:34:50,840
So Mayor, I'd like to recommend Lisa for our cultural affairs and arts committee.

1048
01:34:51,500 --> 01:34:51,920
Very good.

1049
01:34:52,480 --> 01:34:54,140
Councilor, do you have any questions, comments?

1050
01:34:54,960 --> 01:34:55,140
Yeah.

1051
01:34:55,740 --> 01:34:55,960
Yes.

1052
01:34:56,200 --> 01:34:56,500
Vice Mayor.

1053
01:34:56,980 --> 01:34:59,800
I had an opportunity, I think, to look over the resume, I've known.

1054
01:35:00,050 --> 01:35:06,850
Lisa, for a little while, and I couldn't think of a person more capable and more just

1055
01:35:09,380 --> 01:35:32,420
available to the community and having someone like her in this position is going to serve the city greatly. I'd like to second the motion. I have a motion in a second, but one last chance for comments and questions. I couldn't let it get away without comment. Those of you who know or may not know, I have initiated since I've been on council.

1056
01:35:32,420 --> 01:35:42,800
Council, a little private, say, out of way that he gives the members of the community who serve the community and do good things for the community.

1057
01:35:43,640 --> 01:35:52,220
I submitted, or served one, or presented one to Lisa Anderson on Sunday during her chair Sunday.

1058
01:35:52,900 --> 01:35:59,660
And so, Veronica, that today she would be recognized as someone to support the city as she has been doing for many, many years.

1059
01:35:59,660 --> 01:36:06,800
and I'm just ecstatic that she's going to be on the committee so thank you very much for nominating her.

1060
01:36:07,160 --> 01:36:08,460
I wanted to second it.

1061
01:36:09,640 --> 01:36:11,300
I withdraw my second.

1062
01:36:11,580 --> 01:36:12,620
I withdraw my second.

1063
01:36:12,800 --> 01:36:13,820
He withdrew his second.

1064
01:36:13,900 --> 01:36:15,820
I like the second video.

1065
01:36:16,280 --> 01:36:16,560
All right.

1066
01:36:16,820 --> 01:36:18,320
Seconded by Councilmember Wade.

1067
01:36:18,620 --> 01:36:19,860
Any additional comments, questions?

1068
01:36:21,000 --> 01:36:21,180
All right.

1069
01:36:21,400 --> 01:36:22,900
Seeing none, all in favor say aye.

1070
01:36:23,220 --> 01:36:23,420
Aye.

1071
01:36:23,820 --> 01:36:24,400
Any opposed?

1072
01:36:25,220 --> 01:36:26,020
That motion carries.

1073
01:36:26,200 --> 01:36:26,740
Congratulations.

1074
01:36:31,320 --> 01:36:34,780
That brings us to the end of our agenda, this meeting is adjourned.

1075
01:36:35,660 --> 01:36:36,500
Thank you, minutes.