Good evening and welcome to our Glendel City Council meeting. If you would like to speak on any of the items that are on the agenda, please fill out a gold card and hand it to the police officer in the back of the room. The mayor will call your name and when it's your turn to speak, you can make your way to the podium. All speakers have 3 minutes. If you would like to talk about an item that's not on the agenda, please complete a blue speaker card and give that one to the officer in the back of the room. Items that are not on the agenda are heard at the end of the voting meeting. Glendel has seven city council members. Mayor Jerry Wyers, Vice Mayor Ray Malnner of the Sorro District, Council Member Leandro Baldengro of the Aato District, Council Member Lupe Konchas of the Cactus District, Council Member Diana Guzman of the Yucka District, Council Member Lauren Tomachoff of the Choya District, and Council Member Bart Turner of the Barrel District. This meeting is streaming live on Glendel's Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as the city's cable television station, Glendel Channel 11. Thank you for joining us. And good evening. Welcome to Glendel City Council meeting of April 28th, 2026. Is meeting is called to order. Roll call is not necessary tonight because everybody is in attendance. So, we're not going to do that. Our next uh next two items on the agenda are the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. Uh the invocation is going to be delivered by Pastor Eden Fine. Uh what a cool name, huh? Pastor Fine uh with Bell Church. Uh gentlemen, if you're wearing a hat, if it's appropriate, please remove it. If it's not appropriate, keep it on. It's up to you. If everyone to please stand, join with me uh uh for the invocation. And then after that, uh I'll ask the pastor if he would just go ahead and lead us in the pledge. Uh with that, pastor, >> I I'm not going to preach, but I did want to read one proverb real quick before I prayed. Um I think it's fitting for tonight. Every fool is even counted as wise if he but keeps silent. Would you join me in prayer? You can laugh. It's funny. Gracious God, we come before you tonight. We come before you tonight grateful for this city and the people that call Glendale home. For the leaders that are gathered in this room. Grant them wisdom that runs deeper than the agenda, patience that outlasts the public comments, and discernment to serve every good neighbor. We thank you for those who keep this city moving, including the brave souls still navigating the 101 67th Avenue and 59th Avenue. Lord, I believe that you part of the Red Sea, so surely you can part those cones. But until then, give our commuters grace, our safety crews, our crews safety, and our council members the sanctified endurance to keep building what this city needs. We ask for your blessing tonight on the re revitalization of downtown, a swift move back into the um renovated buildings. Lord, breathe new life into the streets, prosper the businesses that are planting roots here, and let it become a place where neighbors gather, families thrive, and the hearts of this city beat stronger than ever. Please bless this meeting, guide every decision, let justice and good will mark all that is done here tonight. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> I pledge >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, justice for Thank you. Okay, approval of the minutes. Next on the agenda is just that the minutes from the April 14, 2026 voting. Council members, do you have any corrections or additions to the minutes? Hearing none, can I get a motion to approve? >> We approve the turn Go ahead and turn your microphone on. >> Second. need it again or >> Yeah, go ahead and do it. That way they get it through the >> Okay. I move we approve the minutes of the April 14th, 2026 voting meeting. >> Second. >> Okay. Have a motion. Council member Turner, second council member Tomop. All in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. Say nay. Here. You guys have it. Do have it. So ordered. Moving on to boards, commissions, and other bodies. Um, council member >> good. Yes, m. >> Yes, mayor. I have one Uh, I may I move to make the following appointment for the Citizens Utility Advisory Commission, Craig Kimmel, to a term expiring January 31st, 2027. >> Second. >> I have a motion from Council Member Guzman, a second from Council Member Conscious. Uh, all in favor, please signify by saying I. I. >> Any oppose, say nay. Here's your eyes have it. Do have it. Greg, if you'll join me up at the table, please, we'll get you sworn in. Hold your right hand up. that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution and laws >> of the state of Arizona >> that I will bear truth, faith, and allegiance >> to the same independ against all enemies, >> foreign and domestic. >> I will faithfully >> and give the duties of my office to the best of my ability. So help me. Congratul I just have to tell you real quick, this man's really something else. He puts on a gain event each year that I think is probably second to none. Uh it's pretty incredible. So, uh looking forward to doing it again this year. So, good job. Thanks for being part of Glendale. Thank you. Okay, we're now going to move on to consent agenda items three through 17. Items on the consent agenda, they are routine in nature, but they've been previously studied by this council at a workshop session. Now the ID items are intended to be acted upon in one motion by this council. We have any speaker cards on any of these items? >> No sir or >> not on these items? >> Not on these items. >> Very good. Okay. Can I get a motion, please? >> Yes, mayor. I move we approve consent agenda items 3 through 17. >> Second. >> I have a motion council member Tomshaw, a second with Council Member Guzman to approve consent agenda items three through 17. All in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. Any oppose say nay. You guys have it. Do have it. That motion carries. Mr. B, would you read consent resolutions 18 through 27, please? Item 18, resolution number R26-32, a resolution of the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, approving the submission of one pass through application for the 2026 Fort McDall Yavapai Nation Proposition 202 grant application on behalf of a community-based organization serving Glendel residents in the total amount of $35,485.96. Item 19, resolution number R26-33, a resolution that council the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of amendment number three of the intergovernmental agreement for legal services with the cities of Aendelle, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tempe relating to joint legal representation in the Hila River general stream adjudication matter. Item 20, resolution number R26-34, a resolution of the council of the city of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of amendment number one to the intergovernmental agreement with the Superior Court of Arizona and Maricopa County for jury services. Item 21, resolution number R26-35, a resolution the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing the execution of amendment number two to the memorandum of understanding between Maricopa County administered by its human services department and city of Glendel for workforce development services. Item 22, resolution number R26-36, a resolution of the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of amendment number eight to the intergovernmental agreement between Maricopa County administered by its human services department and city of Glendel concerning the home investment partnerships program. Item 23, resolution number R26-37, a resolution the council of the city of Glendel, Arizona, authorizing the acquisition of real and personal property interest needed for the Arrowhead Manor fire pump station project. Item 24, resolution number R26-38, a resolution of the council of the city of Glendel, Arizona, authorizing the acquisition of real and personal property interests needed for the 47th Avenue and Claremont Scallop Street project. Item 25, resolution number R26-39, a resolution of the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of amendment number one to the intergovernmental agreement with the city of Peoria C24-1129 for landfill disposal services. Item 26, resolution number R26-40, a resolution the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of amendment number one to the intergovernmental agreement with the city of Goodyear C23-0640 for landfill disposal services. Item 27, resolution number R26-41, a resolution of the council of the city of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of amendment number one to the intergovernmental agreement with the city of Aendel C24-0780 for landfill disposal services. And that concludes the consent resolutions. >> Thank you. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Mayor, >> I move to approve items number 18 through 27. >> Second. I have a motion from council member Baldenegger, a second from council member Guzman to approve consent resolutions item 18 through 27. All in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Say nay. Here's your eyes have it. Motion approved. Land development actions. Miss bar. >> Resolution number R26-42. A resolution of the council of the city of Glendel, Maropa County, Arizona, authorizing and directing the entering into of a pre-anexation development agreement with Bakura Eagle Land LLC to facilitate the annexation and development of properties within unincorporated Maricopa County and within the city's municipal planning area and directing that the city clerk record any and all necessary documents. >> Thank you, mayor and council. We have Randy Huggin, director of development services to do a presentation on this matter. >> Thank you, Mr. Banger. Good afternoon, mayor and council. Uh, project Bakura is a two-part project, a group of data centers and an APS substation, and the second part is a utility scale gas power plant that generates wholesale electricity. The project began with approvals at the federal, state, and county levels. The property is currently a county island in the city's municipal planning area. The 160 acre property is shown in the yellow box. It's currently IND3 or heavy industrial zoning in the county which is for intensive uses. It's in the 80 LDN or noise contour of Luke Air Force Base. It has railroad tracks along the east and south property lines, the Plains Gas Company railard to the southwest and industrial along the west property line. The pre-annexation development agreement before you is designed to lay out terms of annexation into the city of Glendale and guide development standards. Those include the property will seek no additional entitlements at the county except for the military compatibility permit uh that has been recommended by the city or by the county planning commission and is set to be voted on by the county board of supervisors on May 6th. Uh the city will recognize the development standards in the MCP or the military compatibility permit as closely as possible in the planned area development zoning that will be brought to council in the future. The project will be responsible for paying all impact and related development fees other than the water and wastewater impact fees. The property receive water and wastewater services from EPCOR Water, the service provider in the area. Again, this is a pre-anexation development agreement. So pre-annexation. So far we've held a pre-application meeting in preparation for the future annexation and separate zoning processes. Luke Air Force Base has provided a letter with compatibility findings and the conditions for compatibility which is exhibit two which is part of part B. Exhibit B in the pre-annexation development agreement. The exhibit B is the military compatibility permit that's currently going through the county. There have been a few conceptual site plans for this project, but the final site plan will not be approved until the project is annexed, zoned, and has gone through the design review process with the city of Glendale. Approving this pre-anexation development agreement will allow the development to officially start the annexation process and allow EPCOR to complete their sewer application process with the Arizona Corporation Commission. This completes my presentation. >> Thank you. Questions? >> Mayor, >> you have a question. Go ahead. >> I have a statement. Is that okay? Do you have a question? >> Um, not a question. >> Okay, hold your statement for right now. Any questions? >> Okay, I I have got some uh folks that would like to speak on this. Uh, so I'm I'm going to uh announce your name and then uh who's next so we can be ready. You have three minutes. Uh, and we need you to kind of stick to this. So, Hillary Weber, you're up first and then after you, Roy Dun Dunar, if you'll be ready to go again. Uh when you come up to the microphone, state your name. Uh you'll have three minutes. If you live in the city of Glendale, your district. If you don't live in the city of Glendale, just tell us what city you're from. Come on up. And then there's a little light that will go on in front of you. When that turns red, that's that's your three minutes. Okay. Go ahead. >> Thank you so much. My name is Hillilary Weber. I live in Surprise. I'm a mother of three. I'm a research assistant at ASU. Um and I've been following this project closely for over eight months now. Um on the March 13th 2026 Luke Air Force Base actually commented on the compatibility of project picara. In their statement they said project picara is a utility using a plain language definition due to mechanics description as an electric generation facility for transmission of electricity to the grid and a colllocated data center. ARS28- A461 states utilities are generally not a permissible land use absent the military airport determining that the plan for development is compatible and consistent with its high noise or accidental potential zone. Accordingly, we have determined that this particular development is not compatible and consistent with a high noise and accident potential associated with Fluke Air Force Base's operation. For this reason alone, as it being also Luke Air Force Base has described it as an explosive hazard to the mission of Luke Air Force Base. For this reason alone, I would ask the city of Glendel um to deny annexation with Project Picara. But in case you would like other reasons, I brought eight more with me. Um the first one is a lack of current environmental measurements. Um, as someone who studies public health and sustainable development, um, I was very concerned to see that there were no current environmental measurements taken for any of the modeling for any of the environmental studies. There were measurements from the uh, Phoenix airport. There were measurements from all over the place. There were even um, measurements referenced from as early as 1935. Um, nothing from 2025, nothing from this year. Um, as our climate is increasingly hotter and hotter and as we have to deal with the climate crisis, um, we need real-time data to know if the cumulative impacts of project BARA is compatible with our county. Um, not the other way around. There were data there's data purposefully left out of the emissions project modeling. This is in regards to their 20 industrial-sized diesel generators. um diesel generation emits twice as much as the simple cycle turbines and those numbers specifically for PM10 and PM2.5 were left out of the emissions projection. If those had been included, their projected emissions would have far exceeded the threshold for a um major new source emitter. um if they were have would have been correctly labeled as a major new source, they would be held to stringent um carbon recapture standards and carbon offset standards that would have protected the people around project Bakara. And just I know I have a couple more seconds. I just wanted to say also according to the EPA's website, um it is not appropriate to have a large gas fueled power plant. By the way, this is 18 stacks the size of Disneyland, less than three miles away from residential areas, and that is not advised. Anyway, thank you so much. >> Okay, Mr. Dunar, you're up. And then after you, April Butler. >> Hey, good evening, council members. Uh, my name is Roy Dunar and I live in Surprise about one mile from the proposed project site. I have a little segue to make though before I talk directly about Project Picara. I have been living along with my neighbors with the nearly constant factory noise of the Ball Corporation aluminum can factory for over three years now, which is in the city of Glendale. I cannot open my windows at night and the sound still comes through the walls and the windows. The factory can be heard by hundreds of homes. I filed a complaint with the city of Glendale, provided all the necessary forms and recordings. I was told it was going to the city attorney for prosecution. Nothing happened. I never heard from the city again. This was about 3 years ago. Since then, the noise has gotten even worse. Now comes Project Picara, a huge industrial complex with 18 natural gas turbines and two 1 million square ft data centers, all to be built within a half a mile of hundreds of surprise homes and within one mile reach of 1500 homes. It sits squarely within the Luke Air Force Base accident potential zone, which is prohibited by Arizona statute ARS-68-8481. We of the project bear opposition group hold that this project site is in violation of this law. The location poses an unacceptable risk to those of us who will live nearby. According to Luke Air Force Base, there are 170 overflights by F-35 fighter aircraft daily. They will be flying directly over the project site with its operating turbines and above ground propane storage of 2 million gallons. An aircraft mishap involving the proposed project picar site could be catastrophic and aircraft mishaps involving fighter jets have occurred very close to this site. The city of Glendale will have to assume oversight of project par if the property is annexed and there will be much to manage. The public is becoming increasingly aware and opposed to project picara will not tolerate a facility like this right on top of our homes. We now have over 7,000 opposition petition signatures and the fight is expanding as we approach the May 6 hearing date. Remember please, there are real people, families, schools, and churches that will be directly affected by increased air pollution, stink and noise from this giant industrial complex. It will be yours to manage the approvals, the city engineering, emergency services, and the lawsuits which will be sure to come. Thank you for your attention. Thank you. April Butler, you're up next and then Beth Martinson will be following you. >> Hi, how are you? >> Excuse me. My name is April Butler. I live in Wadell, Arizona. I have lived on the west side all my life. I grew up in Poria and lived in Surprise for many, many years and my business is in Surprise. I am very highly concerned about this project. The It's just detrimental to the area. It's detrimental to our health, all of us that live by it. There's many people that are very, very close to it. I'm part of a group that's representing 7,334 people now online that have signed petitions that are opposed to this project despite the number of 225 that were listed for the board of supervisors meetings. 700 or 7,334 have signed online positions. We have 1,400 online members. There's 175 in an email chain. We have this binder is full of letters all opposition to the project. We have a web page. I mean, people have just lived and breathed this project since August when we found out when I got my flyer at my business, which is further away than my home, which I never got a flyer. I personally have watched a jet go down off Bullard Imporia Avenue. I recall seeing that jet go down. I recall hearing and seeing the property where the gas the fuel tanks were jettisoned right off of Olive and Lichfield Avenue. These these sites are around project BAR site within half a mile. There's another one off rooms in Northern. Nobody did a study. Nobody did a study. All the studies that they did, they never did a study on the history of wrecks and incidents around Luke Air Force Base. There's many of them. Many of them. I did a study. I took it up on myself. It's all on the internet. I was able to find it. Here's where the study is with all the opposition letters. I have four pages with the backup information on all those plane wrecks. Not all plane wrecks. Some were incidents. Some were just parts that were lost as late as I think it was November, December of last year. And there was another emergency incident just the other day. Nobody was hurt and they landed safely. But fact is it's a training airport for a military base. What are they thinking trying to store 2 million gallons of fuel on site? They did downsize it. They had to downsize that. That's still a lot of fuel on that site. This is dangerous. We don't want this in our backyards. We don't want this in our neighborhoods. Please consider denying this. We appreciate your time. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Beth, you're up. And then Troy is following you. Thank you. Um, good evening, mayor, council members. Uh, I think some wonderful things have already been said, so I'm going to go against my script here and just speak from the heart for just a second. I am one of the five homes that lives 2,000 ft from this project. I will see it from my front door. Every day, I will feel the heat from the 18 stacks. They say they're only going to run 30% of the time. That is annually. So that means all summer when it's 118 120 degrees, you can magnify that by 18 degrees or 16 degrees per stack. That is a vast difference than 18 years ago when I built my dream home on an acre lot surrounded by orchards. Now I know we all know development comes. It it changes things. I'm not against that. But this is a different beast. This is completely different than anything else we've had. And this is the first of its kind here in the valley that I know of in my research. I know that it's the newest thing. They want to put the power with the data centers. And that's that's fine, but this is a very dangerous location as my colleagues have admitted to. I really hope that the city of Glendel will really consider this. We have been to many meetings, folks. We have talked to many people. We've had people get up and leave while we've been making our comments. So, I do appreciate your attention. I can tell that you're listening and that you are, even though I'm not your constituent, that you are listening and I hope that it's hitting home. I I really do. I I appreciate you taking the time to listen to us tonight. Um, but from the bottom of my heart, I really hope that this gets pushed out to a better location for the safety of the pilots, for the safety of me, and for the safety of those that live nearby. Thank you so much. >> Mr. Mortonson, you're up next. Hello. Uh, my name is Troy Mortonson. I live at 14438 West Coast Drive. That was my wife that that spoke. So, we're 2,000 feet away um from this proposed uh project and and annexation. Um I I just wanted to speak, you know, I'm sure there's many things that were kind of told and I don't want to just repeat what has been said, but um we we are deeply concerned with this uh location. I'm a Glendale native. I was born in Glendale. I went to to preschool right there uh down by Velmatique Library. I spent many summers uh doing um summer reading programs there. Went graduate of Apollo High School. Um did my Eagle project for the city of Glendale actually uh when I was 16 years old. Um so I I have a great love for for Glendale and for Arizona. Um this this particular project the obviously the concerns are the the scale of what is being built out there. Um you guys have been annexing things uh distribution, other types of of facilities out there, the breweries. Um this is a much different uh animal right here. And I think you know, as you've heard, I'm sure they've spoken about there's 7,000 signatures in opposition already um to this to this location. um this is the deeply unpopular uh uh use for this for this property and I think it it does not um advocate for itself where it is. The the other thing that I want to bring up real fast too is is and maybe it got mentioned earlier, I just came straight from work here, but Luke Air Force Base has not given a compatibility letter. If you read if you read the March uh letter that was sent out, they specifically said that this is not compatible and they listed four or five things that that that project could do. They wrote a letter, you know, kind of hitting some of that stuff and I can't get into all the details, but you know, they missed talking about uh the storage above ground storage. Uh the base has real concerns. We're at war, guys. They have real concerns with uh propane tanks or I don't know that they really even know or understand that in what they review, but there's going to be propane tanks above ground that supplement the the natural gas. And you know, these propane tanks are obviously a terrorist target. It's a it's something that is in the Arizona Revised Statute 2824 or 21 or 8421 that specifically does not want anything explosive in that zone. And so this is this is the bad this is a bad choice for Glendale. It's a bad choice for the county if they approve it and it's a bad choice for the residents. And so I appreciate you uh taking your time to listen. Thank you. >> Thank you. Mr. B, do you have a need to respond? And again, for the record, just share your your name, who you represent. >> Thank you, mayor, members of the council. Ed Bull, 1850 North Central Avenue in Phoenix. Uh I'm here on behalf of the uh proposed developers of Project Bicara. Mayor and Councel, I want to first of all say to I'll respond to any question that you may have. I also want to emphasize though from the beginning that this is a a hearing to discuss a proposed pre-anexation development agreement. It's not annexation. It's not reszoning. It's not site plan approval. It's simply setting the stage for future actions that may occur in the city. Uh, I don't know if the advertising for this hearing would even allow me to refute some of the comments that were made. If you want me to, I will. Uh I assure you that Luke Air Force Base at the highest levels has issued their letter uh assuring that this use is compatible with Luke Air Force Base subject to the conditions and requirements that are in that letter uh which have been agreed to and are in the county conditions of approval. I also believe that the statute the gentleman was citing to expressly accepts out of it um propane. The statute is really focused on natural gas. There is no natural gas storage on this site. Propane is a backup fuel. It's proposed to be provided in steel tanks that are partially submerged and located under an approximately 6 in thick reinforced concrete lid. Uh all of this I understand was considered not only by Luke Air Force Base and others in the Air Force hierarchy but was also considered through the line sighting committee and corporation commission processes. I can go into more detail on whatever you want me to go into but this is one of many steps in a multi-step process. It is also the same process that was used for the now partially developed large industrial development to the west and another one to the southwest and perhaps others as well. But I know it was involved in those two because we had the opportunity to work on them. But it's an area that is you all know as for I believe since 1999 is designated for industrial uses and that's exactly what's been approved to the west of us to the south of us and is being proposed here. I'll answer more if you want me to. >> Any questions for Mr. B? >> Yes, mayor. I do. >> Go ahead. >> Um Mr. One of the uh previous speakers said that there is going to be 2 million gallons of propane above ground. Is that correct or not? >> Um let me I'm going to have to do some quick math on the amount. I know that it's in steel tanks under a concrete lid in a bunkerlike environment. >> So it is above ground or it's not? You didn't say is it a bunker like >> a bunker like >> it's it's partially it's like a bowl with so it's partially submerged with a reinforced concrete lid. >> Uhhuh. Okay. And then um also uh someone stated that there were 18 natural gas turbines and you said there's no natural gas on the site. Is that correct? >> No. No. There are 18 turbines with the primary fuel being natural gas. It's delivered to the site in an underground pipeline just like propane is delivered to the site in an underground pipeline. There is no natural gas storage. Natural gas is used as the primary fuel to fuel the turbines. Propane is a backup fuel in the event something occurs with the natural gas pipeline where they need to close a valve or repair the pipeline. Then the propane can kick in as a backup fuel for I believe it's 2 to four hours maximum fuel on site. >> Mayor, may I continue? I have two more questions. Um, someone also stated that uh they generate a lot of heat, the turbines. Is that correct? >> Well, the turbines will generate heat. I'm not entirely sure what study the speaker was referring to. And the heat dissipates of course away away from a any kind of a turbine which is a propane fired engine kind of environment. The closest residential is approximately a half a mile away or a little under a half a mile. Um the from the closest turban the beat that was being referenced. I'm not sure if she was referencing the turbines or the proposed data center. I could quickly tell you more than I know of the my scientific knowledge or lack thereof of heat island effect from a turbine. But I do know just like heat dissipates from a jet engine or from any engine, it dissipates from a turbine as well over distance. >> Okay, my last question there. Um, someone also mentioned that there was not an environmental impact study done. Is that correct? the >> Yeah, there's we have a speaker. You had your chance to speak. I need you to keep it quiet in the back. >> Go ahead, sir. So again, this is one of many processes where a part of what this proposed development has gone through with the corporation commission's line sighting committee and then the corporation commission itself plus with the county's um dust control agency is all kinds of environmental analysis and view. The line sighting committee recommended approval on almost a unanimous vote. The corporation commission approved on a unanimous vote. Luke Air Force Base issued its letter signed by a brigadier general, which is the highest command I've seen sign one of those letters in my career. In addition to that, the draft uh permit has been issued by the county agency that reviews various environmental kinds of things and the public comment period uh I believe is closed. So there's been a wide variety of environmental and other information provided and reviewed by those county and state and ultimately they operate under the opaces of the EPA's oversight. So there's been a wide variety of information provided, reviewed and acted on. Uh I believe that it's the first speaker questions the uh either the accuracy or the impact of that information or the knowledge of those who've reviewed and approved up to this point. I could debate with her more if you want, but I don't know that that directly applies to a pre-annexation development agreement. So, I defer to how far a field I should go. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. >> Mayor, yes, sir. Um, would this facility emit nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, or any other pollutants such as formaldahhide? Mayor, Councilman, um, if I were here with the same team that was with me at at the county planning commission, I would have one of the experts answer that. The mayor and others know I don't guess at answers. So, I need to tell you I I don't personally know, but I do know that there's a legion of experts on the Bakara team that have studied all kinds of different things and had submitted them to a variety of county and state reviewing agencies. >> Mayor, may I ask a followup? Um is it well known that um particulate matter especially PM2.5 can enter the lungs and blood bloodstream and that this is associated with asthma reduced lung development in children and cardio cardiovascular issues. >> Point of order. Mr. Bailey, is this relevant to the matter before us? >> Mayor and council, the item before you is actually the approval of technically a contract with regards to the process associated with a with annexing a property. it doesn't go to the substantive use or operation of the facility. So while there is an element in terms of speaking to contemplating what the use may be in terms of the technical details this is probably not the appropriate forum for that. >> I would like a point of order as well mayor >> and it is. >> Yes. So um the the gentleman that is speaking here had his three minutes and has exceeded those and then the council >> he was answering question. >> Can we ask questions from the other speakers? We're We're not We're not going there. >> Why not? >> We're >> Because that's my decision. We're going there. >> Okay. Well, that was that was my point of order is that >> Okay. He's responding to accusations and things that were said, >> which he's allowed to do that, >> but we're not going to get into a debate. >> Okay. Thank you. >> We're not we're not going to read off computers what somebody else is telling us to ask either. >> Actually, mayor, just so you know, I there was there's no offense to anyone on this council. I was just following the the series of questions like um the my fellow council member asked. >> What is your other question? >> And so what I was also asking is um it will this site be about 1.5 miles from any elementary school. >> Mayor Councilman, I think that's about correct, but I don't have a school map with me. Um, but it's I think that's approximately correct. >> Thank you. And u just just so the council and everyone knows, I had my own statement that I prepared myself, mayor, with my own words and my my own skills and my own my own literacy that I learned from Arizona public education. Nobody nobody fed me any talking points. I did the research on my own. So, I find that very offensive that you would say that. And I was just following what the council woman said. I wasn't trying to cause a stir and I wasn't trying to be um uh be obstructive to anything. So, I apologize if if I didn't follow the quorum. That wasn't my intention. Thank you. >> All right. Any other questions? I'd like Randy to come back up, please. >> Mayor, >> thank you, Ed. >> Mayor. Mayor. >> Mayor, if I if I might, you have questions for Ed. >> Uh Mr. Bull, >> sorry, one one question. if it uh there does seem to be some disagreement about uh the Luke Air Force Department of Defense position on this. Um can you shed any light for us on what you know to be the latest >> which is why I was asking Randy to come >> and uh and then if you if possible could provide to the council the a copy of the latest later letter letter or determination from Luke Air Force Base. May I answer, mayor? Yeah. The Luke letter, >> which was signed by Brigadier General David Berkeland, is dated March 13, 2026. And that letter written in um air force terminology uh provides as one of the people pointed out that this facility is determined to be a utility. We chose not to debate that. We're only a wholesaler of power, not a retailer of power. But be that as it may, it's considered a utility. and you go into this table in the statute and the table says that that is generally not compatible within this noisiest noise contour closest to Luke. What's really intriguing, including the county planning director and others, is that if you go to the next noise contour further out, in other words, into the 75 or even further out into the 70, a utility is deemed compatible under that same table. So some of the people who are saying they're saying because it's a compat it's a a utility it's incompatible. >> Luke says, "Yeah, it's generally incompatible unless the following conditions and requirements are met and their letter stated those conditions and requirements. Uh the Tanic CEO immediately provided a letter back to the county confirming that project Bicara would abide by those conditions and requirements without exception. That was in Luke's March 13, 2026 letter. And then the county staff in their recommendation on the military compatibility permit recommended as conditions each of those conditions and requirements in Luke's letter and also provides in a standard condition that a violation of any condition is a violation of the military compatibility permit approval and could be enforced accordingly. So the last letter is from Luke is saying that in operating in compliance with these conditions and requirements is deemed compatible with Luke Air Force Base and its operations. >> Uh thank you Mr. Bull. I I know for to rest assured I do know that that's been included in our packet. I just wanted to make sure it was in the record and that that uh to the best of your knowledge that is the latest word from Luke Air Force Base on where they stand on this. >> Mayor Councilman, that is correct. >> Thank you, sir. >> Randy, thank you, Ed. I would just simply like you to confirm that letter from from Luke on a city side. >> Uh yes, Mayor. The pre-annexation development agreement has two exhibits. Exhibit B is the military compatibility permit. Within that military compatibility permit, there are four additional exhibits. Uh the second or third exhibit in or the second exhibit is the Luke Air Force Base letter and I believe the fourth is the response letter for the Taconic ownership. Well, the letter is included in the packet that you all have. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> mayor. Just really quickly, just it's it's over here to your right. >> More importantly, it's not just in the packet. It's actually it's a part of the agreement. So, it's in it's an exhibit to the the actual agreement as well. >> Okay. All right. No other questions. Can I get a motion? >> Yeah, mayor. I just want to I just want to for the clarify with Mr. Bailey, though. We're we're not deciding land use. This isn't a zoning case. This is subject to the county's decision on the zoning at the whatever the date of the hearing is sometime next week. I think May 6 is the date. This is merely just a pre-anexation development agreement. This has nothing to do with allowable landl use. It's subject to the county zoning case that's going to be heard next week. Is that correct, >> mayor and council? Yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Can I get a motion? >> Mayor, mayor. I move to approve resolution uh number R26-42. >> Second. >> I have a motion from Council Member Baldengra, a second council member Tomop to approve recommended action. Roll call vote starting council member Baldengra. How do you vote? >> May I explain my vote, sir? >> Please go ahead. >> Um earlier with the uh information we were given um in executive session um in detail with um information from Luke, detailed information from Luke. Um, I'm confident that they reviewed it over and over and over again to make sure that it was within their requirements. If I can say it correctly like that. Um, so with that, I say yes. >> Council member Concious, how do you vote? >> May I explain my vote? >> Go ahead. >> Yes, mayor. Um, thank you very much to everyone who um who had something to say about this position. Um the thing that the questions that I was trying to ask is really getting to about children and pregnant women especially with the birth defects that these um chemicals that will be emitted could cause. Um but this is a pre-anexation development agreement and so that means that um got to focus on this and so um two things that I did not appreciate from this entire conversation is one the person who was in the audience that called the speaker a liar. This is Glendale. In Glendale we have decorum. In Glendale, we don't do that. In Glendale, we respect each other's differences. And so, if you're going to come to Glendale, then you need to respect our our decorum and our rules because we are a place where people can disagree with each other and not have to heckle each other or scream in each other's faces. So, I did not appreciate that whatsoever. And then the other aspect that I didn't appreciate is I was just trying to ask questions. And when it seemed like the questions that I was asking were were not favorable to uh to to this, then I got called as a point of order. and I understand. Thank you so much for doing that and it kind of makes sure that we shifted and focus on it. And so with all that said, um I was just doing it to make sure that we we bring up the um asthma and we bring up the birth defects, we bring up the health concerns um of this potential project, but because it is just a pre-annexation development and we have all the information that we need, I will vote yes. Thank you. >> Council member Guzman, how do you vote? >> Uh can I explain my vote also? Yeah, because this is just a pre-anexation and like the other council members stated, there is no zoning here. We aren't annexing it in this is just a pre-anexation. So, my vote will be yes. >> Council member Thomas, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Turner, how do you vote? >> I. >> Vice Mayor, how do you vote? >> I. >> And I'm going to explain my vote. Uh, one of the first speakers talked quite a while about diesel fuel. Not once did I hear anybody else say anything about diesel fuel. The generators using diesel fuel. So I was a little perplexed by that. Uh and more importantly, uh I've worked with Luke for a long time. Luke does not tell us how to vote or how how we do things. Luke only express an interest on how it impacts Luke and their uh their full job of trying to make certain that we we protect America's freedoms. Uh they train the world's best pilots and crews out there and uh Luke is certainly concerned about uh anything that could uh affect them bad. Uh if Luke and that's why I asked Randy the second time to make certain that Luke had no issues. Uh two different people confirmed to me that Luke has no issues. There's a letter stating that. Uh with that, I'm very comfortable uh moving this thing forward. I vote I that makes a unanimous decision. Uh, it passes. Moving on to ordinances. Miss Bar, would you read item 29 by title? >> Ordinance number 026-21, an ordinance of the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing cash and appropriation balance transfers between budget items in the adopted fiscal year 2025 2026 budget. >> Thank you, Mayor Council. We have Levi Gibson, director of budget and finance to present on this item. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Ber. Good evening, Mayor and Council. This request is to approve fiscal year 2526 fourth quarter budget amendments, including the transfer of cash and appropriation between funds and departments. As a reminder, article 6, section 11 of the city charter, along with resolution number 5038 requires council approval for transfers of cash between funds and appropriation transfers between departments and programs. Importantly, the city of Glendel's total fiscal year 2526 budget appropriation across all funds remains unchanged with this action. Exhibit A of the ordinance outlines the requested transfers and is consistent with both city charter requirements and council policy. There are two cash transfer items totaling approximately 1.03 million. The first transfer is $800,000 for the general uh from the general fund to the general government capital fund to support the downtown campus reinvestment project. The contract for this change was approved by council on in October of 2025. The transfer is to cover the increased contract amount for DCP GMP4. The second transfer of $228,536 is from the IT operating fund to the IT project fund to support the authentication migration project. These items move actual cash to align funding with where the expenditures are occurring. The second part of this uh ordinance is for appropriation transfers. So, the remaining items total approximately $3.73 million and are appropriationonly transfers, meaning no cash is being moved. Key items include grant uh grant contingency transfers to support uh police vehicle AED carryover project, the Murphy Park Capital project, the IT authentication and network infrastructure projects, storm water repairs, camelback ranch maintenance reserve, and a gripstick lift station project adjustments. Additionally, a general fund contingency transfer of $200,000 is to support fire health and wellness for ACT occupational cancer screenings consistent with commitments. Uh there are some technical budget realignments including reallocation of emergency operations center utility budgets to facilities for centralized management and an organizational alignment moving the special events division from economic development to parks and recreation. So in total, the ordinance includes approximately $4.75 million in transfers, of which 1.03 million is cash movement and 3.73 million is appropriation only adjustments. That concludes my presentation. I'd be happy to take any questions. >> Seeing none. Thank you. I get a motion. >> Mayor, go ahead. >> I move that we approve ordinance uh 026-21. >> Second. I have a motion from the vice mayor, a second from council member Guzman to approve the recommended action. Roll call vote starting. Council member Baldengger, how do you vote? I. >> Council member Concious, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Guzman, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Tom, how do you vote? >> I. Council member Turner, how do you vote? >> I. >> Vice Mayor, how do you vote? >> I chair votes I. Motion carries. >> Miss Barre, item 30 by title. Ordinance number 026-22, an ordinance of the council of the city of Glendel, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorizing the execution of the grant of easements in favor of Southwest Gas Corporation at the northwest corner and southeast southwest corner of Cardinals Way and 91st Avenue and directing the city clerk to record a certified copy of the ordinance. >> Mayor and council, we have Georgie Pablvic, director of engineering, to present on this matter. >> Good evening, mayor and members of the council. Uh, I'm here to present the ordinance number 026-22. This ordinance authorizes the execution of both permanent and temporary easements to the in favor of Southwest Gas Corporation, the northwest and southwest corners of the Cardinals Way and 91st Avenue. Uh, the ordinance authorizes the city to to grant these easements uh to support the installation of the new gas line that supports V Resort. uh city staff work really close with the southwest gas corporation to avoid any intersection or bony cardinal sway obstruction. So all work will be done with the horizont horizontal directional drilling underneath the cardinal sway with minimum obstruction of the traffic. Uh we reviewed request and determined that the granting disease will support critically utility infrastructure for this development without impacting city operations, staff or service levels. Uh staff recommends waving further reading and adopting this ordinance. This concludes my presentation. I'll be glad to answer any questions. >> Seeing none. Okay. Can I get a motion? >> Mayor, go ahead. I move that the council approve ordinance number 026-22 and wave reading bound the title. Second second >> motion from council member conscious. A second. >> Council member Guzman to approve the recommended action. Roll call vote. Council member Baldengger, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Conscious, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Guzman, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Tom, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Turner, how do you vote? >> I. >> Vice Mayor, how do you vote? >> I. >> Chair votes I. That motion carries unanimously. >> Thank you. Moving on to new business. Item 31, please. >> Approval of the fiscal year 2425 annual comprehensive financial report and annual audit. >> Mayor and Council, we have Levi Gibson, director of budget and finance. Megan Elgen, controller, budget and finance, and Gene Marie Dietrich, director Clifton Larson Allen LLP. >> Good evening, uh, mayor and councel. Thank you, Mr. Budger. Uh tonight we have the presentation of our June 30th, 2025 audit results. Uh that audit was conducted by Clifton Larson Allen. Uh and in accordance with state statute, they are required to present the results of the audit to the city council in a public meeting. And so that presentation will be done by Gene Marie Dietrich, who is our contract auditor. And with that, I'll turn it over to her. >> Good evening, mayor and council members. My name is Gene Marie Dietrich. I'm the principal responsible for signing your audit engagement. Answer. In performing our audit, we examine and verify management's assertion over your financial statements and provide opinions on those assertions. Our audit includes any findings and recommendations that we have. As part of our audit, we evaluate risk and we have a riskbased approach at our audit. Our audit is to work with management, but we work for you as council as the governing board. Included in the audit are many many opinions and many many assertions. We start with our required communication to US governance. We have your annual comprehensive financial report which includes multiple audit opinions. We have our single audit report which includes an opinion in accordance with government auditing standards on your internal controls over financial reporting as well as an opinion over uniform guidance for each major federal program that we tested. We also do an examination of your highway user revenue funds. We also do an examination of your annual expenditure limitation report and we also do agreed upon procedures and examinations of your HUD react filing as well as your landfill assurance as our required communication to you is governance. There was one change in accounting policy associated with the adoption of government accounting standards board statement number 101 over compensated absences. There was no significant impact to your financial statement. We are in agreement with management's implementation of that standard. Management arrives at many estimates in completing your financial statements. We evaluate those estimates and we are comfortable with those estimates and we did not identify any management bias. We encountered no difficulties with management and working with management and we had no material audit adjustments. There was one past adjustment associated with the implementation of Gazsby statement number 101 in which it was passed on restating for the implementation as the adjustment was immaterial to your financial statements as a whole. There were no unusual or fraudulent transactions identified in our audit procedures and we had no disagreements with management and we did not discuss any significant issues with management prior to our engagement as your external auditors. Within your ACTUR, the components start with your basic financial statements. Included in that are audit opinions over your governmental and business type activities, each major fund of which there were eight that were audited as well as your aggregate aggregate remaining fund information. We also do an in relation to opinion on the combining fund financial statements and we give an relation to opinion on your financial data submission to the REAc. We also evaluate the required supplementary information to make sure it's consistent with the financial statements as presented. But as these are management's assertions and there are actuary information included, we do not opine on such information. But the one thing that you're wanting to know is that we have issued a clean unmodified opinion on your financial statements which is the highest level assurance of CPA firm can provide in performing the single audit in accordance with uniform guidance. We tested two major programs that had total f you had total federal expenditures of $51 million for the year. We tested 80% of those expenditures and our audit report issued a clean opinion for your yellow book report in accordance with government audits auditing standards as well as a clean opinion on your um major programs in accordance with uniform guidance. We did not identify any material weaknesses nor significant deficiencies in internal controls and we did not identify any matters of non-compliance with laws and regulations. In evaluating your highway highway user revenue fund compliance, we audited sample transactions of accounts payable of payroll dispersements and vendor dispersements. And in our transactions and auditing of those samples, we did not identify any discrepancies and we have no findings to disclose. In our examination of your annual expenditure limitation report, we noted that the voter approved an alternative expenditure limitation of 765 million. The amount subject to that limitation for the year was 525 million. So you were well within your expenditure limitation for the city in our additional procedures over your landfill as well as your HUD react submission. We had no findings to report and we issued clean reports. And that is our presentation of the audit of the city of Glendale, Arizona for the year ended June 30, 2025. Is there any questions from mayor or councel? You don't think you could have got us a better one than that? >> Questions? Go ahead. Mayor, I just like to um thank our entire staff for um this clean audit. And I know earlier in the workshop we there was a a survey or a poll and some of the residents felt like the city isn't managing um funds correctly. But I believe that this is proof that, you know, with a with a clean audit, this is definitely something that we should be um telling all of our residents about that the city has a clean audit and that um the staff does such a good job of of the stewarding the taxpayer money. Thank you. Okay. Can I get a motion for item 31? >> Yes, >> yes, Mayor. I move to approve the uh approval of the fiscal year 2425 annual comprehensive financial report and annual audit. >> Second. >> I have a motion. Council member Guzman, a second. Council member Conscious to approve the recommended action. Roll call vote. Council member Baldengger, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Conscious, how do you vote? >> I. Council member Guzman, how do you vote? >> I. >> Council member Tomop, how do you vote? I. >> Council member Turner, how do you vote? >> I. Vice Mayor, how do you vote? >> I chair votes. I motion passes unanimous. >> Next on the agenda is the council comments and suggestions. Mr. Baldenro, >> thank you, sir. Um, I wanted to uh thank everyone that came out for the third uh Sunday brunch art crawl we had this past Sunday in downtown Glendale. Um, at today's merchant meeting, we had uh Gilbert, the owner of uh Flavors in the Park uh restaurant across from the library, said that um he's enjoyed these uh events, this these specific events and that his business has been uh up 50% when we have those art crawls on Sunday mornings. So, um for all the artists that came out and uh for all the really good feedback we've been getting from them, um we're looking forward to continuing uh with the momentum and and moving forward. And uh also on Sunday was my uh even though council member Tomchov probably may not enjoy this because I'm going to be saying somebody's age. My dad's 90th birthday. So um we should have some sort of like contest of um I don't know anybody who reaches over 90 years we should have like a Glendale thing where a Griml resident is able to uh get a ride around in a mayor's car pass or something just for fun. He would enjoy that. Thank you, sir. >> Can't wait. >> My little blue truck. >> Council member conscious. >> Yes, mayor. Um, thank you, uh, Council Member Baldenro, for bringing the Sunday art calls and for all of the downtown merchants for everything. I had a great time. I went to the spicy and there was a clothing swap. Then I went and had brunch on the patio at Flavors in the Park. And then I got to actually paint a little bit with the muralists myself. I I didn't paint between the lines, but that's kind of um who I am. >> Oh, surprise. Um there is uh going there's closures right now for the storm drain um project over by uh Missouri and 45th Avenue. So if you're traveling through that area, please be aware that the that eastbound Missouri Avenue is closed between Grand and 45th Avenue um to please use Calac Road or Bethany Home as alternatives. Um, we're also able to speak um at Kubernetita's kitchen with a lot of small business owners and local first Arizona and Forsa local. And then um it was great to be able to see uh the new city hall. The new city hall is amazing and I can't wait to invite the community out there. And I want to thank all of the um workers, all the construction workers, all the city staff, um city manager's office, everyone for how amazing this entire facility looks from the fitness facility um in the in the basement all the way to the very top um uh where you can see beautiful views of Murphy Park. Um, so I want to just say thank you to everybody who put their heart and soul into that project. And last but not least, um, we had a great time at Luke Air Force Base, um, touring it last week. Um, it was really great to actually be able to be on the runway to see the F-35s, um, launch out and and come back in. Um, if you ever uh feel down and you you need a a picker upper, go on to that runway and you can definitely feel it in your heart and definitely have a little bit of a thrill, adrenaline, and excitement. So, um, thank you uh to all the airmen and to the air force for such a good collaboration. Thank you to the council for maintaining that partnership with Luke Air Force Base and I look forward to seeing them continue to thrive in the uh, Glendo community. Thank you, Mayor. >> Council member Guzman. >> Yes, mayor. I have one thing. Uh this Thursday is the Yucka District meeting. We will be holding it at the newly added Heroes Regional Park Library meeting room. Uh the address is 6075 North 83rd Avenue. The cross streets are 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Uh please come out. The Glendel Fire Department will be presenting on water safety, heat safety, and they will also be offering a hands-on CPR demonstration. So, if you want to learn uh how to perform CPR, come out to the district meeting. Thank you, >> Council Member Tom. >> Yes, Mayor. Thank you. Um I'm also having a a district meeting next week. The Choya is uh holding an interactive public safety meeting. Um PD is going to be there talking about um neighborhood watch and um telling people about the real-time crime center. Buyers going to be there doing hands-on uh CPR and AED. and emergency manager is going to be there telling uh residents how to register with the city in the notified in the event of an emergency talking about go uh bags and actually passing out some go bags and also want to thank the Choya residents and not just only Choy residents but anybody who's traveling as the pastor who did her invocation said there are tying times trying to navigate up around the 101 area up in there it's um it's going to be nice when it's finished so it's a little bit painful ful right now. So, I just want to thank everybody for their patience as we make these improvements. Um, I know you'll be glad when they're finished, but we appreciate your patience. Thank you, Mayor. >> Council member Turner. >> Uh, nothing tonight, Mayor. >> Vice Mayor. >> Uh, nothing to Mayor. >> I, uh, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I have something I'd like to share. Uh, and I've already, I've already told our police chief how incredibly proud I was of, uh, his uh, public safety folks. I did a ride along Friday night uh out at the Westgate area and he has a special squad that they put together uh to try to make certain that uh people are safe and it's not Westgate, it's that whole area out there. Uh and these folks are good. I was number one I was impressed by uh just the sheer excitement they have of doing their job. Uh and then secondly, uh each and every time that a stop was made, how well they treated the people that they pulled over, I was amazed by some of the folks that they pulled over, the things they said, the responses they gave, some of the hand gestures that they gave, that the officers 100% of the time were incredibly professional. Uh uh you you just couldn't have been more proud of our public safety. Uh it was a long night. Uh we started uh before 5:00. I came home about 1:00 in the morning and uh in the finale for me uh was when we actually had a stop that was uh in conjunction with Realtime Crime Center. It was in conjunction with a drone. U there was a lot of people that that were working at and uh and it it ended with an arrest of some folks. It arrested uh the arrest consisted of uh two weapons taken off the street, both 9 millimeters, a rifle and a pistol. Uh several hundred rounds of ammunition, a lot of cash, and a lot of drugs, a ridiculous amount of drugs. Uh and if you could have watched the Glendel PD, these professionals, the way they handled that, uh you could you just couldn't have been more proud than I was. It was really an incredible event. Uh, Chief, you know, I already told you, but uh, man, you got a great group of people. You really do. I I I think anybody that lives in Glendale, if they're not proud of our PD, well, they don't know what they're missing. So, uh, good job. And if you'd pass that along for me, I would appreciate it. And I think most of the council probably feels the same way I do. But, uh, that was really, really quite the thing. Uh, to the council members, if you haven't done a ride along, uh, lately, I'd highly encourage you to talk with the PD and see if you can't make that happen. Uh, with that said, we're going to go on to citizens comments. Uh, I only have two cards. Both you folks know how this works, so I don't have to read all the things that you can't do and shouldn't do. Uh, James, we're going to start with you. You got three minutes. Again, uh, tell us uh, the city you live in and Michael Kellis, you're up next. >> Hi, my name is James Dler. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. Today I'm speaking to you about crown issues at offer tree apartments and new Glennial Community College. In order to reduce the crown rate realm Glennia Community College and a tree apartment, the police substation need to be moved from St. Allen Mormon Catholic Paris to a tree apartment. It's necessary to station more officers near Glenn Community College. Last but not least, my sister live near Glennia Community College. Thank you for taking the time to concern this matter. >> Thank you, James Michael. >> Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, members of the Glendo City Council. and I'm proud to be a resident of the Glendo Barrel District. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. I'm here to talk about something that affects every single one of us. Our local economy, the cost of living, and the future we are building for our families. Glendale is a city with incredible potential. We have hardworking people, strong neighborhoods, and a proud history. But we also know there's more we can do to ensure the opportunity reaches out every corner of our community, especially in districts like ours. First, economic development must be a top priority. That means supporting our local small businesses, the backbone of our economy. These are the family-owned shops, restaurants, and service providers that keep our neighborhoods vibrant. They shouldn't just survive, they should thrive. At the same time, we must be intentional about attracting new employers to Glendale. Highquality employers that bring good paying jobs, jobs that allow our residents to stay here, work here, and build our futures. We should ramp up the revitalization of our commercial corridors, zoning vacant or underutilized spaces into hubs of opportunity and growth in efficient manner that poses only beneficial solutions and no long-term effects on residents. Second, we need to take a hard look at taxes. Lowering the tax burden isn't just good policy. It's a commitment to the people who make Glendale what it is. And third, we must address water affordability. Water is not a luxury. It's a necessity. Residents deserve transparency when it comes to rate decisions. They deserve accountability from their city government and they deserve leadership that is thinking long-term about sustainable water management without placing unnecessary burdens on working families. These issues, economic growth, responsible taxation, and affordable water are not abstract ideas. They are real everyday concerns for the people of Glendale. I believe in a Glendo that works for everyone. A Glendo where small businesses can open their doors with confidence, where families can afford to stay, put down roots, where opportunity is not limited, but expanded. Thank you again for your time and for your service to our city. Leno's best days are ahead, and together we can make that vision reality. Thank you. >> Thank you. There being no further business for the council tonight, we're journed.