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Record of Proceedings

Eloy City Council Regular Meeting - December 11, 2023

Meeting Portal — Monday, December 11, 2023
BodyEloy, Arizona
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, December 11, 2023
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Good evening.

0:05

Welcome to tonight's city council meeting.

0:07

It is Monday, December 11th, 2023.

0:10

It is 6 p.m.

0:11

I call this meeting to order.

0:13

Miss Mary, can we get a roll call, please?

0:15

Councilmember Satin.

0:17

Here.

0:18

Councilmember Wanwatha Rodriguez called in.

0:21

Vice Mayor Curtis.

0:23

Here.

0:24

Mayor Powell.

0:25

Here.

0:25

Councilmember Snyder.

0:27

Here.

0:27

Councilmember Garcia.

0:29

Present.

0:29

Councilmember Tarango.

0:31

Here.

0:32

Thank you.

0:32

Next, if we can all stand for the invocation being presented by Pastor Debbie Miller.

0:36

And please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:41

Well, dear Heavenly Father, we just want to thank you and praise you.

0:45

We thank you for especially this time of the season for your son's birth on the earth.

0:56

So many years ago, we just want to thank you and praise you that you sent your son for each and every one of us.

1:02

We ask, Lord, that you would just bless this council, help them to make decisions that will be wise for the city of Eloy.

1:10

We ask, Lord, that you would guide them with wisdom.

1:14

We ask that you would protect each and every one of them.

1:18

Protect our first responders.

1:25

And for the community life that we have.

1:34

And we just want to give you praise and glory in the name of Jesus.

1:38

Amen.

1:49

One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

1:55

Thank you.

1:59

Anybody sign in, Steve.

2:04

No sign.

2:05

Oh, thank you.

2:06

We're gonna go to uh reports or announcements.

2:10

We have council members before we go to presentation.

2:13

Um anybody have any announcements they like to say or speak of?

2:18

No.

2:19

Okay.

2:21

Next we'll go to council members' presentation for the National League of Cities uh 2023 City Summit Conference.

2:27

And I've at least Sylvia was gonna do it, but as you see, she's not here, so I think Andy is taking the Andy's been volunteered.

2:36

Voluntoled.

2:37

There you go.

2:38

So I'll stumble through this the best I can, Mayor.

2:41

Thank you.

2:42

Ums Rodriguez, uh Councilmember Jose Garcia.

2:50

We went to the National League of Cities Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, for four or five days.

2:56

The National League of Cities is a continuation of the League of Cities that we went to here in Arizona with the one in Arizona, the cities in Arizona represented themselves.

3:07

But this was on the national scale.

3:09

We got to interact and meet with other cities and other entities to you know compare problems, look for solutions.

3:16

We did a ton of workshops during the time we were there.

3:20

And we go to the next slide, maybe one of the workshops we did now.

3:32

There's night and day, but they have uh community gardens and food forests within the city.

3:41

Like this particular one, it was just a seven-acre piece of land that was nobody was using.

3:46

So it was donated, they got money through grants and nonprofits, and they built these really nice food gardens where they would exchange food between people and food for the community for free for anybody who wanted to come and get the food.

4:04

It really brings the community together.

4:08

Another one we went to was the municipal market.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Public Engagement█████████████████17%
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Public Safety████████8%
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Agriculture And Urban Development████4%
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Summary of Proceedings

Eloy City Council Regular Meeting - December 11, 2023

Introductory paragraph: The Eloy City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. (though called to order at 6:00 p.m. per transcript) in the City Council Chambers. The meeting included presentations, approval of consent items, a regional transportation plan update, and year-end reflections from council members.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved minutes of November 27, 2023 regular meeting.
  • Accepted Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant #2024-PTS-021 for $28,800 for traffic enforcement overtime and a mobile radar trailer.
  • Accepted proposal from PowerPhone for Total Response Call Handling Solution ($48,238.20) and Tac10 Integration ($16,792.60), total $65,030.82, from CIP funds not to exceed $75,000.
  • Accepted proposal from Ellison-Mills Construction for sanitary sewer manhole on North Washington Street ($45,000) via cooperative purchase with Casa Grande.
  • Accepted proposal from Hellas Construction for LED ball field lighting at Trekell Park ($275,000) from CIP.
  • Adopted Resolution 23-1565 authorizing bank accounts with First Interstate Bank.
  • Adopted Resolution 23-1566 authorizing accounts with Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed in to speak.

Reports and Announcements

  • Councilmember Garcia and Councilmember Satin presented highlights from the National League of Cities 2023 City Summit in Atlanta, including community gardens, a municipal market, Oakland Cemetery repurposing, a volunteer app, a vacancy tax for blight, solar-powered charging benches, bill payment kiosks, and pallet shelters.
  • Mayor Powell reported on the successful holiday light parade with large turnout, thanked staff, and mentioned speaking at Arizona Department of Corrections GED graduations.
  • City Manager David (last name not given) announced upcoming events: Race Across America (Dec 16), Shop with a Cop (Dec 20), Planning & Zoning public hearings (Dec 20), Airport Master Plan public meeting (Dec 18), city hall door decorating contest (Dec 19), and holiday office closures (Dec 25-26, Jan 1). Also noted MAG meeting on Dec 13.

Discussion Items

  • Sun Corridor MPO Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Update: Amy Moran from Wilson and Company presented the draft RTP 2050, covering the region of Eloy, Casa Grande, Coolidge, and rural Pinal County. The plan recommends an investment strategy of 50% modernization (safety, ADA, technology), 35% preservation (pavement and bridge maintenance), and 15% expansion (new roads, lanes, trails). Public feedback from 130 survey responses and 15 map comments emphasized safety, maintenance, and transit expansion. Projects of opportunity include east-west and north-south corridors, I-11, I-10 widening, Phoenix-Tucson passenger rail, Central Arizona Parkway, Sunland Gin Road, and Houser Road. Council discussion: Councilmember Snyder questioned coordination among entities; Mayor emphasized prioritization of north-south freeway and Sunland Gin Road. No action taken—presentation only.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent agenda approved unanimously (7-0).
  • No votes on the transportation plan; it was informational and will go to public comment in January 2024 and approval by Sun Corridor MPO board in March 2024.
  • Council discussed scheduling work sessions for water update and strategic planning in early 2024.

Year-End Remarks

  • Council members expressed gratitude to staff and residents, noted positive changes in Eloy, and looked forward to 2024. City Manager will provide work session dates via City Clerk.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. Welcome to tonight's city council meeting. It is Monday, December 11th, 2023. It is 6 p.m. I call this meeting to order. Miss Mary, can we get a roll call, please? Councilmember Satin. Here. Councilmember Wanwatha Rodriguez called in. Vice Mayor Curtis. Here. Mayor Powell. Here. Councilmember Snyder. Here. Councilmember Garcia. Present. Councilmember Tarango. Here. Thank you. Next, if we can all stand for the invocation being presented by Pastor Debbie Miller. And please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Well, dear Heavenly Father, we just want to thank you and praise you. We thank you for especially this time of the season for your son's birth on the earth. So many years ago, we just want to thank you and praise you that you sent your son for each and every one of us. We ask, Lord, that you would just bless this council, help them to make decisions that will be wise for the city of Eloy. We ask, Lord, that you would guide them with wisdom. We ask that you would protect each and every one of them. Protect our first responders. And for the community life that we have. And we just want to give you praise and glory in the name of Jesus. Amen. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Anybody sign in, Steve. No sign. Oh, thank you. We're gonna go to uh reports or announcements. We have council members before we go to presentation. Um anybody have any announcements they like to say or speak of? No. Okay. Next we'll go to council members' presentation for the National League of Cities uh 2023 City Summit Conference. And I've at least Sylvia was gonna do it, but as you see, she's not here, so I think Andy is taking the Andy's been volunteered. Voluntoled. There you go. So I'll stumble through this the best I can, Mayor. Thank you. Ums Rodriguez, uh Councilmember Jose Garcia. We went to the National League of Cities Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, for four or five days.

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