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From YouTube: 19 June 2023 Regular Cave Creek Town Council meeting
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A
A
President
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
an
executive
session
number
one
is
Council
discussion,
consultation
and
Direction,
two
and
legal
advice
from
the
town
attorney
pursuant
to
ARS,
38-431.03a3
and
4
regarding
short-term
rentals.
The
second
one
is
the
council
discussion,
consultation,
direct
and
two
and
legal
advice
from
the
town
attorney
pursuant
to
ARS
38-431.03,
A3
and
A4.
A
A
A
We
had
had
a
number
of
rescues
up
there
and
that
helicopter
pad
is
going
to
make
it
easier
to
get
a
helicopter
in
there
to
pull
people
out
and
it's
already
been
used.
So
it's
separate
from
the
area
that
is
is
the
parking
which
is
often
full
by
the
way,
and
it
didn't
result
in
any
additional
Disturbed
space.
A
We
also
have
our
brand
new
quad
four-wheeler
that
can
be
used
to
rescue
people
to
get
up
some
of
those
narrow,
Trails
up
there
that
where
they
can't
take
some
of
the
smaller
trucks.
So
it's
that,
in
addition
to
the
signs
and
some
of
the
messaging
out
I
hope
we
have
a
a
much
safer
hiking
season
up
there
during
the
warm
weather.
F
G
Thank
you.
I
was
up
there
a
couple
of
days
ago,
and
there
were
volunteers
up
there
working
through
Daisy
Mountain.
They
were
there
to
give
out
water,
they
had
pamphlets,
they
were
really
being
very
proactive
and
the
sign
is
up
there
warning
people
that
the
kind
of
things
that
they
need
to
do
to
protect
themselves.
So,
with
the
help
of
Daisy
Mountain,
the
town
is
being
proactive
and
trying
to
prevent
the
kinds
of
disasters
that
have
happened
up
there.
H
H
You
go
by
some
of
these
places
in
the
morning
and
they're
blowing
their
parking
lots
out
into
the
street
as
a
form
of
pollution.
Why
don't
they
sweep
it
up?
You
can
just
put
it
in
the
trash.
Instead,
you
go
by
and
you
get
dusted.
You
know
and
I
know.
Other
business
owners
in
town
are
now
I'm,
not
a
business
owner.
F
H
Aren't
real
happy
about
it,
but
they
just
don't
say
anything.
You
guys
should
look
at
that.
Secondly,
I've
got
a
couple
things
to
say:
oh
real,
quick
here,
I'm
patriotic
I
will
say:
I'm
a
republican
but
at
the
same
time
and
I'm
all
about
the
flag,
but
at
the
same
time
there's
a
flag
on
top
of
Black
Mountain
I'm,
not
sure
who
the
jurisdiction
of
Black
Mountain
is
under
if
it's
under
the
town
of
Cave
Creek
or
if
it's
under
Maricopa
County
and
their
rules
and
ordinances.
H
It's
all
good
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
the
flag.
It's
probably
not
supposed
to
be
up
there,
but
there
is
a
group
of
yahoos.
They
don't
even
live
in
town
here
that
are
all
over
Facebook
and
they're.
Putting
solar
lights
up
there
I'm
not
mistaken.
We
once
had
a
dark
skies
ordinance
going
on
or
initiative,
I
should
say
ordinance
in
town.
Here
you
try
to
keep
the
skies
dark
and
one
lady
said
well.
The
whole
South
Side
of
the
Mountain
is
lit
up.
That's
perfect.
H
We
had
a
few
people
in
this
entire
community
that
have
dark
skies
that
you
live
up
there
and
look
even
in
that
direction.
South
do
you
want
to
see
a
light
on
top
of
Black
Mountain
I?
Don't
care
if
the
flag's
up
there
or
not?
You
know
we
cannot
have
that
and
again
I
I
guess
that
would
be
a
question
for
your
town
attorney
and
if
it's
not
you
guys,
then
I
will
go
to
Maricopa
County,
but
I
do
not
want
to
see
a
light.
H
Go
up
there
and
I
have
understood
that
they
have
put
it
up
there
already
and
it
has
been
vandalized
a
few
times.
So
there
are
other
people
that
do
not
want
to
do
lights
on
top
of
black
mountains.
Okay,
the
noise
ordinance
I,
don't
know
where
you
guys,
rent
I,
know
where's
the
ordinance
I,
don't
think
you'd
enforce
it
down
in
the
town
court
too
much
in
fact,
but
at
the
same
time
I
don't
really
care.
F
H
H
I
think
you
guys
need
to
look
at
the
dog
ordinance
in
this
town.
It
is
how
to
say
it.
It's
anal
pretend
we
we
do
not
live
on
that
side
of
the
world.
We
are
lucky
the
fortunate
5
000,
no
traffic
lights.
You
know
really.
My
dog
Camp
Arch
at
five
in
the
afternoon,
come
on
and
that's
what
these
guys
and
they
said
at
night.
You
know
I,
know
a
lot
of
people
doing
this
and
it's
probably
good
barking.
I,
like
dogs,
don't
bother
him.
H
E
A
Actually,
as
a
consent
agenda,
we
have
two
items
there:
the
approval
of
007
Beer
and
Wine
Bar
liquor
license
for
crying
coyote
barbecue,
as
requested
by
Cody
Ross
edgen
owner
agent.
Number
two
is
approval
of
June
5th
2023.
Regular
council
meeting
minutes
doesn't
even
want
to
pull
any
of
these
from
the
consent
agenda.
A
Second,
all
those
in
favor
aye
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
consent
agenda
is
approved
under
General
agenda
items.
We
have
a
presentation
at
Council
by
The
Cave
Creek,
Rodeo
days,
executive
board
on
the
Cave
Creek
Rodeo
Days
event
and
ticket
sales
presented
by
pop
Mike
poppenweimer
Cave
Creek
Rodeo
days,
Executive
Board
member
welcome
Mike.
D
D
Okay,
the
basically
I
want
to
go
through
the
week
of
the
Cape
Creek
Rodeo
days.
First
of
all,
in
February
we
had
a
royalty
pageant.
We
had
two
great
ladies
Our
Queen
Mary
Norton
and
our
team
Queen
Isabella
Scofield.
These
are
two
great,
ladies,
that
represent
Cave
Creek
very
well.
The
during
the
rain
they'll
be
representing
Us
in
over
80
to
100
different
events
throughout
Cave
Creek
and
the
State
of
Arizona,
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
two.
Ladies
of
this
caliber,
representing
Cave
Creek,
we're
very
proud
of
these
people.
D
Also,
the
royalty
we
plan
to
this
year
initiate
the
prince
princess
program
and
Wrangler
program
for
young
ladies
and
young
men
to
be
able
to
participate
in
the
royalty
program.
Also,
our
parade.
This
year
we
had
69
entries
and
a
total
of
170
horses
in
the
prairie,
we're
very
proud
of
our
parade.
It's
a
great
large
community
of
vets,
and
we
anticipate
adding
a
lot
newer
things
to
it
next
year,
we'll
take
it
to
a
new
level.
D
We're
excited
about
Marshall
Stein,
said
he's
really
excited
about
it,
but
we're
going
to
plan
on
working
with
us
for
Stein
in
July.
So
we're
ready
to
go
by
next
year
in
March
and
then
also
after
the
parade
that
afternoon
at
the
arena
we
had
our
mud
busting.
We
had
52
Riders
ages,
four
to
seven,
so
that
was
a
fun
event
that
we
had
that
afternoon
and
then
right
after
the
bus
and
we
went
down
to
Harold's
and
in
the
past,
I
think
you're
familiar.
D
We
used
to
have
our
golf
tournament,
but
right
now,
being
in
March
that's
peak
season
for
the
golf
courses,
we
really
couldn't
get
anybody
locally
to
work
with
us.
The
previous
year.
We
had
it
in
Glendale,
which
is
not
in
our
town.
That's
why
we
really
don't
want
to
support
it.
So
we
went
a
different
direction
and
we
have
our
first
cornhole
tournament
first
year,
all
the
shoots
so
to
speak,
We've
netted
over
seven
thousand
dollars.
D
So
it
was
a
fun
event
and
it
was
here
in
Cave
Creek,
and
that
was
our
main
objective,
keeping
our
events
this
week
in
Cave
Creek,
not
in
different
communities.
The
other
activity,
the
after
Saturday
was
on
Wednesday
night.
We
had
the
Crazy
Horse
Memorial
fundraiser
at
the
at
the
Mountain
View
Pub.
We
had
260
people
in
attendance.
We
had
a
solid
auction
raffle
as
well
as
donations.
D
Also,
the
Crazy
Horse
Foundation
had
a
booth
out
at
the
stockmans
for
the
whole
four
events,
and
during
this
time
they
brought
in
fifty
two
thousand
dollars
was
donated
to
the
foundation,
and
then
there
was
Anonymous
donor
in
Cave
Creek
that
matched
it.
So
they
walked
away
with
a
hundred
and
four
thousand
dollars.
D
Don't
we
live
in
a
great
town,
yeah,
Cave,
Creek,
so
I'm
sure
it'll
be
back
next
year
and
just
the
touch
that
we're
trying
to
take
advantage
of
all
the
the
Western
culture
with
the
Native
Americans
next
year
we
planned
a
go,
get
more
Native,
Americans
involved
in
all
our
activities
that
week
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
out
there
with
our
Native
American
Heritage
and
we're
gonna.
We're
definitely
want
to
go
after
it
as
an
activity
of
King
Peak
Rodeo
days
week.
D
Next,
after
Wednesday,
we
kick
off
our
old
Bulls
all
night.
This
is
our
first
year
we
had
to
our
when
our
marketing
plan
on
it
and
business
plan.
We
needed
forty
thousand
dollars
to
break
even
and
we
came
in,
we
made
forty
eight
thousand
our
first
year.
Our
goal
was
just
to
break
even
being.
In
fact,
we
charged
45
dollars
a
ticket
versus
thirty
dollars
for
the
rodeo,
and
it
did
very
well.
D
We
came
out
8
000
ahead
and
we
only
see
it
getting
better
and
better
the
and
that's
not
counting
our
beverage
sales
for
the
that
night,
our
beverage
sales,
if
I,
can
touch
on
that
quickly.
The
over
four
nights.
We
did
fifty
six
thousand
dollars
of
beverage
sales
and
after
expenses
we
walk
away
making
about
twenty
three
thousand
dollars:
profit
in
our
beverage
sales.
I'm
sure
nobody
contributed
that
but
I.
D
To
you,
okay,
after
Thursday
night
arrests,
pretty
well
explained
we
sold
out
on
Friday
night.
You
can
see
the
shoot
six
stockings
and
general
Mission
the
numbers
there,
and
then
we
go
to
Saturday
night
same
store
same
I
should
say
same
story.
We're
really
excited
about.
We
sold
out
again
on
Saturday
night
and
then
on
Friday
we
sold
out
as
well.
D
So
we
had
a
very
good
Cave
Creek
Rodeo
PRCA
earlier
this
year.
Then
we
move
on
to
the
results
over
the
course
of
the
week.
We
we
had
172
different
volunteers
working,
and
this
is
community
people
coming
together
working
on
this
event
and
that
a
lot
of
our
volunteers
work
more
than
just
one
shift.
This
is
different
volunteers,
so
this
is
definitely
a
community
event.
D
C
D
Sponsors
totaling
231
000
in
cash
and
trade.
Now
this
next
speaker
we
broke
records
in
and
that
is
number
of
contestants.
We
had
394
contestants
with
a
payout
of
121
000..
That's
our!
We
set
a
record
there
as
far
as
you
know,
of
contestants
and
payout
next
is
our
charitable.
Giving
this
figure
is
from
our
what
we
gave
between
the
2223,
which
was
19
000..
D
Next,
the
financials,
what
we
did
this
year
new
shoots,
we
put
them
in
two
years
ago.
We
bought
new
shoots,
we
paid
120
000
for
them.
They're.
In
now
we
bought
new
pens.
This
year,
83
000
worth
of
new
pens,
Stockman's
club
would
be
eighteen
hundred
dollars.
We
put
new
ice
bins
underneath
so
we
pass
health
inspection,
and
so
so
this
year
we
actually
did
improvements
of
205
000
in
the
arena.
D
Next
is
strategic
financial
plan.
Now
this
plan
was
made
at
the
end
of
April.
There's
a
couple
differences
in
it
through
the
fact
we
thought
we'd
have
most
our
invoices
in
for
expense
invoices
in
by
the
end
of
April,
but
we
have
about
almost
ten
thousand
dollars
that
was
accounted
for,
so
our
bottom
line
will
change
by
10
grand,
but
basically
you
can
see
the
expense
to
be
paid
it'll,
be
seventy
four
thousand
now
restricted
funds.
What
that
is
is
basically
another
term
would
be
like
a
rainy.
D
C
D
Rainy
day
fund,
what
we
as
a
board
yeah,
we
do
not
in
case
get
another
pandemic,
bad
weather
tornado.
Whatever
went
through
to
the
fact
we
have
guarantee
pay
and
a
lot
of
the
of
our
stock
contractor
announcer
et
cetera.
We
don't
want
to
be
left
holding
the
ball
with
a
big
debt.
So
basically,
at
this
point
we
elected
we
put
in
a
restricted
fund
Monies
to
make
sure
that
we're
you
know
professional
group.
They
can
handle
anything
that's
thrown
at
us
by
as
far
as
catastrophes.
D
This
could
change
depending
on
the
board,
but
this
is
what
we're
going
to
start
with,
or
try
to
do
this
coming
year
operating
fund,
102
000.,
we
still
got.
We
have
a
royalty
on
the
road.
We
still
have
expenses
the
deposits
with
the
Stock
Contractors
things
like
that,
so
we
need
102.
000
is
what
we
estimate
we
need
to
operate
before
we
go
into
our
next
Cave
Creek
Rodeo
days.
Arena
development
at
this
point
is
50
000.
and
that
and
that,
basically
what
they'll
go
towards.
D
D
Okay.
Next,
this
here
is
the
sky
box,
and
that's
the
old
Sky
Box,
the
the
actually.
It
was
actually
a
real
blessing
that
mother
nature
blew
that
down
through
the
fact
we'd
have
to
take
the
expand
we
got.
The
account
was
fortunate
to
get
the
insurance
policy
on
that,
whereas
we
would
have
to
tear
it
down,
but
our
expense
and
move
it
at
our
expense
to
put
in
the
new
shoots
and
new
pens.
D
So
it's
a
very
we're
very
fortunate
to
tear
that
down
and
I
just
came
about
an
hour
ago
from
Mark
Tate,
the
architect
Architects
office,
who
was
donating
all
his
time
to
design
a
new
Sky
Box
was
passed
out
to
you
all
is
just
the
first
phase
of
a
possible
Sky
Box
and
the
upside
of
this
there's
a
lot.
Yes,
yes,
sir.
D
D
Thousand
dollars
a
night
and
after
four
nights,
that's
about
seventy
six
thousand
dollars,
so
we're
estimating
our
return
on
investment
on
this
new
Skybox
for
less
than
three
years,
not
counting
the
opportunity.
If
you
see
it,
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
in
the
frontage
of
it
to
have
sponsorships.
So
we're
very
excited
about
this.
Where
we're
gonna
get
the
money
for
this,
we
haven't.
We
don't
know
yet.
D
Where
you
know
a
couple
hundred
thousand
a
hundred
thousand
and
and
the
plus
is
that
this
Sky
Box,
the
new
one
could
be
used
at
an
event
out
Arena
and
it
will
draw
other
events
in
whether
it's
a
good
roping
or
whether
it's
a
national
barrel
racing
competition,
equine
seminars
whatever.
So
this.
This
Skybox
has
really
been
a
it's
a.
How
should
I
say
it's
an
opera,
a
great
opportunity
for
our
Arena
one
of
the
first.
D
The
second
that
we
wanted
to
have
on
this
drawing
is
to
put
the
large
screen,
which
is
a
20
feet
by
11
feet
and
put
it
on
top
of
the
sky
box.
So
that
way,
it's
an
awe
effect.
When
you
walk
into
that
Arena,
then
you
can
charge
more
money,
of
course.
So
that's
part
of
the
plan
for
a
return
on
investment,
but
this
first
drawing
does
not
include
it
because
it's
significantly
expensive
to
be
able
to
support
3
500
pounds
up
high
right
with
for
wind
resistance.
D
So
that's
the
the
Sky
Box
situation
that
it's
in
the
making.
We
have
an
opportunity
here
with
that
Arena
to
take
it
to
a
different
level
with
that
Skybox
situation
and
then-
and
lastly,
is
our
our
next
year-
our
dates
we're
geared
up
ready
to
go.
We
have
a
great
board
each.
This
is
the
working
board.
Everybody
on
the
board
represents
committees,
and
we
the
we're
already
working
on
things
for
next
year.
D
We
want
to
include
whether
it's
an
Indian
village
at
Frontier,
Town
or
I,
have
a
native
another
Native
American
Korean
entry
at
our
rodeo.
We
have
so
many
things
we
can
do
that.
We're
excited
about
we're,
looking
forward
to
it
and
with
the
goal
of
making
money
to
put
in
the
arena,
so
we
can
just
get
better
and
better.
So
at
this
point
in
time,
does
anybody
have
any
questions
or
comments.
K
L
D
D
and
basically
Thursday
night,
adding
that
Thursday
night
it
basically
was
just
an
additional
2
300
that
was
added
to
the
town
of
Cave,
Creek,
copper.
So
to
speak
so
and
I
think
that's
a
bargain.
You
know
three
dollar
seat
charge
for
whatever
you
want
to
call
it.
That's
a
very
reasonable
fee.
We
support
it
as
long
as
it
doesn't
go
up.
That's
fine!
D
No!
It's
very
reasonable!
We
support
it
and
we're
very
lucky
to
have
an
arena
and
a
staff.
The
staff
at
the
for
the
facilities
are
very
helpful,
very
receptive,
very
approachable
and
easy
to
work
with
we're
very
pleased
to
work
with
the
facility
staff,
as
well
as
the
staff
here,
Luke's,
not
here,
but
he's
been
on
our
board
before
so
he
understands
the
mechanics
of
putting
on
that
Rodeo.
D
Again,
Ernie's
an
asset,
there's
no
question
about
it,
yeah,
but
we're
very
excited
too
that
eventually
that
I
don't
know
if
I
should
touch
on
this,
there's
that
the
town
will
take
ownership
of
that
land
out
there.
Now
we,
when
we
were
negotiating
with
with
your
staff
on
our
lease,
which
is
coming
up
in
this
year
for
another
five
years,
that
we
will
be
on
that
lease
that
we
can
go
and
negotiate
and
raise
donations
and
grants
for
development
of
that
arena.
Being
that
it's
easier.
D
If
we
go
out
and
raise
it
and
then
we
put
it
in
the
arena,
then
I
wouldn't
say
it's
easier,
knew
that
staff
made
it
clear
that
they
don't
have
the
expertise
over
time
to
be
able
to
go.
Do
that
so
we
want
to
be
the
ones
that
go
out
there
and
raise
money.
We
put
get
more
parking,
get
more
stands
improve
of
what
we
got,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
is
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
out
there,
not
just
for
our
rodeo
days
but
for
other
activities
throughout
the
year.
D
C
D
In
the
stands
great
and
then
you
get
about
20
seats
in
the
front,
that's
good
other
than
that,
it's
a
standing
room
standing
and
watching
it.
So
if
I
paid
150
so
at
least
I
can
eat
and
drink.
But
if
I
have
to
stand,
you
know
it's
not
an
ideal
situation,
so
we
have
some
opportunity
there
to
expand
because
we
sell
out
every
year
at
least
the
last
two
years,
I'm
aware
of
in
the
stockmans.
A
A
A
N
N
N
And
by
improve
I
mean,
where
can
we
add
devices
to
shorten
outage
time,
because
when
we
do
reach
these
fire
mitigation
situations
which
we
are
currently
in
now
we
go
into
a
a
mode?
Is
what
I'll
call
it
where
we
do
not
have
our
automatic
reclosing
devices
don't
automatically
recluse?
So
what
that
means
is
a
March
day.
N
If
you
know
a
Powerline
falls
down,
sometimes
the
device
in
front
of
it
will
close
or
a
bird
a
balloon,
and
we
have
a
bunch
of
foreign
interferences
that
can
take
place
and
it'll
try
and
turn
itself
back
on
of
what
we
do
in
the
fire
season
or
fire
levels
Elevate,
as
we
take
that
out.
So
once
the
power
line
turns
off,
we
send
a
human
or
two
to
go
and
Patrol
it
for
its
entirety.
M
C
G
J
C
H
N
N
You
know
that
power
line
where
it
opens
it
serves
about
12
customers
up
on
Humboldt
Mountain,
so
we're
looking
to
not
have
any,
depending
in
the
town
itself,
not
saying
that
it
can't
happen,
because
we
have
a
bunch
that
converge
right
at
downtown.
There's
like
two
or
three
that
converge
of,
but
with
the
things
we
do.
So
we
do
what
we
call
dsap,
which
is
defensible
space
around
poles.
That's
the
thing
we
do
annually.
We
create
a
10
foot
circle
around
each
hole.
N
We
clear
the
brush
sticks
Twigs
Etc,
to
make
sure
that
if
there
was
an
ignition
of
overhead
power
line
that
you
know
trying
to
mitigate
that,
we
do
have
what
we
call.
We
call
it
an
elf
fuse,
which
it's
a
fuse,
that
the
exposing
limited
to
use.
So
when
the
fuse
does
trip,
it
doesn't
create
any
smarts.
It's
also
intake,
which
again
is
another
thing
that
we
do
we
study
annually.
We
see
where
we
can
add
these
and
make
Headway
to
eventually
get
more
and
more
and
more
throughout
the
service
territory.
N
N
N
N
That
we
do-
hopefully
we
don't
experience
this
here
near
this
town
or
anywhere.
It
really
is
that
we
we
do
turn
off
the
power
when
there
is
a
wildfire
near,
and
we
have
a
whole
team
of
fire
mitigation
Specialists
that
travel
around
the
state
and
they
go
to
all
these
wildfires,
and
we
have
someone
on
site
almost
everyone
and
when
the
fires
either
change
direction
or
start
moving
towards
the
power
line.
That
is
live,
and
we
do
take
that
out
for
safety
of
the
people
on
the
ground.
A
F
Last
year,
one
of
the
big
questions
was
obviously
we
spoke
about
once
that
device
operates,
that
people
are
going
to
lose
power
that
they're
going
to
lose
power
for
sometimes
the
extended
period
of
time.
I
think
it's
important
actually
I.
Think
Mr
McGuire
asked
this
question
last
year.
How
long
how
many
people
were
affected?
Well,
I
wasn't
able
to
give
that
information
last
year,
but
the
issue
we
can
say
last
year,
not
the
long
time,
and
that
was
a
set
of
Springs.
So
your
folks
have
not
been
seeing
these
prolonged
outages.
F
A
The
explosiveness
of
the
fuses
was
a
big
issue,
because
we've
got
this
weed
here
that
that
covers
the
ground
with
fuel.
How
are
we
doing
in
Cave
Creek
on
changing
those
over
to
fuses
that
don't
spread
Sparks
when
they
trip?
Because
if
you
think
about
it
and
not
Monsoon
season's
coming
up,
you
got
lightning
storms,
you
have
dry
lightning.
At
times
you
have
things
going
on,
and
sometimes
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
when
no
one's
around
to
see
if
something
starts
on
fire.
F
C
F
If
you
look
at
downtown
in
your
main
core
area-
yes,
we
may
have
some
of
those
non-expulsion
fuses
at
some
point
with
our
studies
once
we
go
through,
we
look
at
areas
in
which
that
if
there
was
potentially
some
sort
of
asparity
now
keep
in
mind,
these
Sparks
are
very,
very
rare.
So
it's
not
something
every
time
that
fuse
lows
they
can
get
Sparks
and.
J
F
N
N
Cave
Creek,
Carefree
area
and
I
can
give
you
the
number
of
the
amount
of
systems
exactly
in
case,
but
we
have.
We
continue
to
make
progress
and
as
technology
evolves
like
Scott
was
saying
you
know
we
get
different
devices.
You
know,
there's
companies
throughout
the
world
that
are
developing
smaller
devices
to
handle
situations
and
such.
A
C
A
G
O
O
These
Financial
policies
are
an
essential
part
of
public
financial
management.
Effective
policies
must
exist
in
written
form,
be
expressed
in
a
manner
that
is
understandable,
made
available
to
all
stakeholders
and
address
all
relevant
issues
and
risks.
One
of
the
gfoa
recommended
financial
policies
that
government
should
have
in
place
is
over
Investments.
O
An
investment
policy
describes
the
parameters
for
investing
government
funds
and
identifies
the
investment
objectives,
preferences
or
tolerance
for
risks,
constraints
on
the
Investment
Portfolio
and
how
the
investment
program
will
be
managed
and
monitored.
The
document
itself
serves
as
a
communication
tool
for
the
staff,
elected
officials,
the
public
rating
agencies,
bondholders
and
any
other
stakeholders
on
investment
guidelines
and
priorities.
O
The
finance
department
currently
oversees
the
investment
activities
of
the
town
in
accordance
with
State
statutes
and
town
code
and
within
the
statutory
restrictions
for
municipal
Investments,
as
outlined
in
ARS
35
.323
Finance
follows
internal
policies
and
procedures
over
these
Investments.
However,
currently
no
formal
written
policy
exists.
O
O
O
The
next
standard
of
care
is
ethics
and
conflicts
of
interest.
The
standard
states
that
employees
involved
in
the
investment
process
will
refrain
from
personal
business
activity
that
could
conflict
with
the
proper
execution
of
the
investment
program
or
which
could
impair
or
appear
to
impair
their
ability
to
make
impartial
investment
decisions.
O
The
policy
also
states
that
employees
involved
with
the
investment
process
will
disclose
to
Town
Council
any
material
interests
in
financial
institutions
which,
with
with
which
they
conduct
business.
The
next
standard
of
care
is
delegation
of
authority.
This
standard
gives
a
responsibility
for
the
operation
of
the
investment
program
to
the
finance
director,
who
will
act
in
accordance
with
the
guidelines
established
in
town
code.
This
proposed
Financial
policy
and
Arizona
state
law.
O
The
next
session
section
in
the
investment
policy
is
authorized,
investment
types,
monies
of
the
town
can
be
invested
in
checking
and
high-yield
checking
accounts
or
savings
accounts
at
one
or
more
federally,
insured,
Banks
or
Savings,
and
Loan
associations,
or
the
local
government
investment
pool
lgip,
which
is
operated
by
the
state
treasurer's
office.
Investments.
Outside
of
these
options
shown
here
on
the
screen,
are
not
authorized
in
the
proposed
investment
policy.
O
The
town
currently
invests
all
of
our
funds
in
and
our
reserves
in
the
lgip
with
the
state
treasurer's
office.
Their
motto
is
safety
before
liquidity
before
yield,
they
invest
in
safe,
secure,
Investments
to
produce
the
highest
possible
yield
for
local
governments,
public
schools
and
state
agencies.
They
follow
State
statutes
and
their
priorities
align
with
this
proposed
investment
policy.
O
The
next
slide
presents
the
last
two
sections
of
the
proposed
investment
policy,
the
first
one
being
performance,
evaluation
and
Reporting.
The
policy
requires
the
finance
director
to
continually
Monitor
and
evaluate
the
investment
performance
and
provide
statistics
and
activity.
Summary
reports,
monthly
to
the
town
manager,
quarterly
to
Town,
Council
and
annually
for
the
annual
comprehensive
financial
report
and
the
final
item
in
the
investment
policy
is
approval,
and
this
item
basically
states
that
any
deviation
from
the
investment
policy-
that's
in
front
of
you
tonight
will
require
spec
prior
specific
written
authorization
of
Town
Council.
C
O
O
A
C
G
C
O
Me
against
okay,
mayor
and
Council
the
town
as
mayor
said,
the
town
of
Capri
participates
in
the
public
safety
personnel
retirement
system,
otherwise
referred
to
as
psprs
and
asrs
38
86301
requires
you
all
to
annually,
adopt
a
pension
funding
policy
for
psprs
to
communicate
how
the
Tau
the
town
will
maintain
stability
of
the
town's
required
contributions.
How
and
when
the
town's
funding
requirements
will
be
met
and
Define
the
town's
funded
ratio
Target
under
psprs.
O
So
the
last
psprs
Actuarial
Actuarial
report
that
we
have
that's
a
tongue
twister
for
me,
sorry
is
as
of
June
30th
of
2022,
and
it
was
prepared
by
Foster
and
Foster.
It
reflects
the
town's
share
of
assets
as
of
that
date
of
669
699
and
the
accrued
liability
of
685
362.,
leaving
an
unfunded
liability,
which
is
the
difference
between
the
assets
and
the
liability
amounts
of
fifteen
thousand
six
sixty
three,
which
leaves
the
town
with
a
funded
ratio
of
97.7
percent
funded.
O
As
of
that
point
in
time
for
fiscal
year
ended
June
30,
which
is
was
fastly
approaching
us.
We
made
our
our
required
annual
contribution
what
they
refer
to
as
arc
our
payment
amount
of
fourteen
thousand
fifty
nine
dollars,
and
it's
currently
above
the
what
you
guys
had
set
or
what
prior
Council
had
set
as
the
fiscal
year.
2023
psprs
funding
ratio
goal
of
90
percent.
O
This
year,
staff
recommends
council's
psprs
funding
ratio
goal
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
be
set
to
fall
within
the
range
of
90
to
100
percent,
with
the
ultimate
intent
to
achieve
100,
fully
funded
status.
Since
the
assets
and
accrued
liabilities
of
the
plan
fluctuate
year
over
year
with
the
market.
A
funding
range
rather
than
a
set
percentage
goal,
is
both
reasonable
and
prudent.
O
So
if
resolution
2023-16
is
approved,
staff
will
use
the
budget
and
the
public
safety
law
enforcement
department
retirement
line
item
to
make
the
annual
required
contribution,
our
Arc
payment,
for
which
is
estimated
for
fiscal
year,
23
24
to
be
697
dollars
and
make
any
additional
payments
above
that
Arc
payment
to
bring
the
funding
status
to
a
minimum
of
90
percent
based
on
the
most
recent
Actuarial
valuations
that
we
will
be
receiving.
That
will
be
as
of
June
30
2023.
O
A
Yeah,
we
have
public
comment
on
this.
No
public
comments,
no
public
comment;
okay,
we're
ready
for
a
motion
then
I'll
make
it
motion,
approved
resolution
r,
2023-16,
a
resolution
of
the
mayor
and
Town
Council,
the
town
of
Cave
Creek,
Maricopa,
County
Arizona,
adopting
the
fiscal
year;
2023-24
public
safety
personnel,
retirement
system,
psprs
pension
funding
policy,
accepting
the
town's
share
of
assets
and
liabilities
under
psprs,
June,
30th,
2022,
Actuarial
valuation
report,
repealing
the
prior
policy
and
establishing
an
effective
date.
B
A
Aye
motion
pass
is
7-0
and
we
are
on
to
item
number
five,
which
is
Council
discussion,
possible
approval
resolution,
our
2023-15,
the
resolution
of
the
Bear
in
Town
Council
town
of
Cave,
Creek,
Maricopa,
County,
Arizona,
authorizing
the
execution
and
delivery
of
a
loan
agreement
by
the
mayor
of
the
Town
approving
a
loan
from
the
water
infrastructure.
Finance
Authority
of
Arizona
authorizing
The
Taking
of
all
other
actions
necessary
to
the
consummation
of
the
transaction
complete
contemplated
by
this
resolution
and
declaring
an
emergency
for
an
amount
up
to
13
million
one
hundred
ninety
thousand
dollars.
Q
Thank
you,
Marion
Council
I
just
want
to
point
out
tonight.
We
have
Tim
Stratton
in
the
count
in
the
audience.
Also
who
can
help
out?
We
actually
have
Jim
Strickland
and
Caitlin
Dwyer
on
the
I
believe
on
zoom
in
case
we
have
any
questions
about
what
we're
doing
and
why
we're
doing
this
so
and
the
mechanisms
next
slide
I'm
going
to
talk
about
what
we're
doing
so.
Q
The
town
provides
services
just
under
4
500
customers,
forty
four
thousand
four
hundred
so
right
now
the
town
relies
100
on
cap
water,
centralized
on
our
project
water,
and
that
means
that
we
actually
deliver
this
water
off
a
12
mile
pipeline
and
we
use
four
inline
booster
stations.
So
what
that
does
for
us,
as
a
utility
puts,
is
a.
Q
We
have
a
lot
of
single
points
of
failure
that
can
actually
take
our
system
out
of
service,
so
our
staff
are
very
proactive
on
trying
to
keep
things
maintained,
but
a
lot
of
infrastructure
is
old
and
we
actually
do
have
a
lot
of
issues
that
we
deal
with.
So
in
2019
the
town
actually
signed
an
intergovernmental
agreement
with
the
city
of
Phoenix
and
that
provided
us
a
connection
for
up
to
a
thousand
gallons
a
minute
or
1.4
million
gallons
per
day.
Q
That's
significant
because
that's
about
half
the
town's
water
supply
in
the
winter
time,
that's
actually
more
than
we
need
to
provide
to
our
customers,
so
it
provides
us
with
a
level
of
reliability.
We've
never
had
in
our
system
having
a
second
connection,
and
even
during
the
summer
time
that
gives
us
breathing
space.
So
if
something
happens
to
either
the
cap
pipeline,
one
of
the
booster
pump
stations
or
to
the
the
treatment
plant
itself,
it
gives
us
some
breathing
space.
Q
That's
one
of
the
reasons
when
I
show
you
the
site,
you'll
see
that
there's
actually
a
reservoir
at
that
site
contemplated.
So
not
only
do
we
have
the
existing
Reservoir
storage
in
the
system,
we
actually
will
have
a
new
Reservoir
at
the
City
of
Phoenix.
Interconnect
does
two
things:
it
gives
us
a
more
reliability
and
allows
us
to
do
some
water
quality
treatment
at
this
site,
but
quickly.
This
is
a
graphic
of
what
again
what
we
deal
with
every
day.
Q
As
an
example
of
one
of
the
four
booster
pump
stations,
the
three
of
the
booster
pump
stations
are
below
grade
in
in
volts,
so
they're
difficult
to
get
to.
We
actually
have
added
to
the
right
reliability
by
changing
the
radio
system
out
to
a
cellular,
based
radio
system
and
changing
out
things
like
the
the
PLC
program,
logic
controllers
to
computers
that
operate
the
sites,
but
they're
still
difficult
to
operate
these
and
to
maintain
them.
Q
So
the
interconnect
site
itself
is
a
just
north
of
Carefree
Highway
on
the
west
side
of
Cave
Creek
Road,
just
north
of
the
store
Quest
unit.
We
own
a
3.6
acre
parcel
up
there,
as
you
can
see
we're
using
most
of
it
there's
a
fairly
significant
wash
that
runs
through
it,
so
that
bisects
on
the
North
End,
which
means
we
can't
do
much
and
we're
actually
putting
a
berm
on
the
the
western
side
of
the
site,
because
there
are
some
residential
homes
adjacent
to
it.
Q
But
we
are
planning
to
do
a
a
million
gallon
Reservoir.
That's
where
the
water
would
come
into
we'd
meter,
the
water
from
Phoenix,
and
then
we
could
also
do
some
treatment
of
that
if
necessary.
And
then
the
site
actually
will
boost
into
the
local
area
pressure
zone
is
pressure
Zone,
one
and
then
it'll
boost
into
bl7
water
North
up
to
pressure
zone
four,
which
allows
us
to
begin
this
water
into
our
Neary
facility,
which
then
allows
us
to
backfeed
all
the
upper
zones.
Q
Q
So
the
town
is
looking
to
enter
into
an
agreement,
a
loan
agreement
with
a
water
fracture
with
us
which
stands
for
water
infrastructure,
Finance
Authority
of
Arizona,
so
they're,
a
state
Authority,
so
they're,
not
a
state
agency
but
State
Authority,
and
they
provide
financing
for
water
infrastructure
and
then
Water
and
Wastewater
so
utility
infrastructure.
So
they
have
their
boards
that
they,
both
they
recommend
moving.
They
have
a
board
that
recommends.
This
is
we're
using
Federal
funding
to
move
this
forward.
Q
We
had
to
go
through
two
board
meetings:
the
one
the
committee
moved
it
forward
to
the
to
the
board
and
the
board
has
authorized
it
so,
with
a
administers
several
federal
and
state
programs.
A
lot
of
their
funding
is
coming
through
federal
government
through
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
the
EPA,
and
then
that's
the
drinking
water
and
the
Clean
Water.
Resolving
funds
is
what
they
actually
manage.
Q
They
have
some
water
conservation,
Grant
funds
and
a
few
other
funds
that
they
manage
and
we're
actually
looking
at
opportunities
to
work
with
with
it
to
get
some
grants
fundings
moving
forward.
Cave
Creek
has
actually
worked
very
successfully
with,
with
a
number
of
times
both
with
our
larger
Capital
Improvements
from
the
town
bought
the
water
systems
that
was
paid
for
when
the
town
rebuilt
the
Wastewater
system
and
actually
won
the
town
built
the
first
water
system,
the
first
wastewater
treatment
plant.
Q
Q
So
what
we're
looking
to
do
here
is
use
a
loan
from
the
Wi-Fi
text
provide
most
of
the
funding
for
the
City
of
Phoenix
interconnect.
At
this
point,
the
design
is
nearing
completion,
we're
hopefully
in
the
next
meeting
or
so,
bringing
a
construction
manager
risk
contract
for
town
to
authorize,
that'll
be
the
our
contract,
or
these
guys
are
going
to
complete
the
work
and
then,
but
this
will
allow
us
to
have
the
funding
in
place.
Q
We've
been
a
little
bit
of
a
pause
to
make
sure
we
could
get
the
funding
in
place
because
we
actually
had
to
go
through
the
rate
Study
last
year
to
make
sure
that
we
could
make
everything
work
with
the
loan
that
we
went
after
so
the
loan
amount
is
just
under
13.2
million
dollars,
13.19
million
dollars
the
term
is
30
years.
At
this
point,
the
estimated
rate
is
3.4
percent
right
now
they
actually
don't
give
you
a
final
rate
until
they
close.
Q
The
tentative
date
is
July
21st,
so
I
think
a
day
or
two
before
that
closing
is
when
they'll
actually
set
the
documents
or
in
the
set
the
final
rate,
and
that
will
be
in
the
loan
documents
that
we're
asking
authority
to
actually
have
the
mayor
execute
on
the
town's
behalf
exciting
about
this.
Is
they
actually
have
a
forgivable
principal
amount
of
over
a
million
dollars
So
within
that?
Q
That's
actually
something
that'll
be
wrapped
into
our
loan,
so
we
do
not
have
to
pay
the
interest
on
that
amount,
which
is
it's
beneficial
to
the
town
overall,
so
we're
from
I
understand
it's
largely
due
to
the
fact
that
10
has
had
with
the
loans
before
and
we've
paid
them
off
successfully
are
continuing
to
pay
them
off
that
they're
able
to
do
that.
So
that's
a
good
bonus
for
the
town.
It's
not
free
money,
but
it's
interest-free
money
on
the
portion
of
it.
Q
So
the
way
the
work
long
loan
actually
works
is
actually
a
drawdown
loan.
So
we
don't
get
a
check
from
13.19
million
dollars.
If
we
can
then
deposit,
what
we'll
do
is
we'll
actually
pay
the
contractors
through
payment
applications
and
then
make
submittals
to
with
us.
So
it's
a
I'll
work
with
Mitzi
on
a
cash
flow
scenario:
we've
actually
given
one
to
with
a
staff
already.
Q
So
they
know
how
how
we
will
be
requesting
the
funds,
because
they
actually
administer
hundreds
of
millions
dollars
with
loans
and
they
need
to
know
how
their
cash
flow
works.
But
for
our
case
we
will
pay
the
contractors
first
and
then
we'll
get
seek
reimbursement.
Make
sure
that
we
meet
the
requirements,
since
this
funding
will
have
some
federal
commitments
to
it
and
it
has
things
like
buy.
American
act,
Davis,
bacon
requirements
and
some
other
things
that
are
tied
to
it,
that
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
in
compliance
with.
Q
C
Q
Yeah,
so
staff
is
asking
Council
to
approve
a
resolution,
our
2023-15
to
authorize
the
mayor
to
execute
and
deliver
the
loan
should
be
the
loan.
Sorry,
my
mistake:
there
agreement
documents
with
our
project
number
is
drinking
water,
016
2023,
and
this
will
allow
us
to
fund
a
large
portion
of
the
City
of
Phoenix
interconnect
site.
So
with
that
we
can
answer
any
questions
and
or
we
have
our
other
experts
that
can
help
us
answering
questions
good.
Q
O
A
O
A
A
And
the
other
thing
I
thought
that
I
see
with
this
million
gallon
tank.
We
have
a
very
low
water
reserve
for
firefighting
because
we
have
to
keep
the
the
age
of
the
water
down
for
quality
purposes.
So
I
presume
that
this,
that
million
gallons
can
be
pretty
much
kept
towards
the
top
of
the
tank.
I
hope
we'll.
Q
Have
to
manage
that,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
as
staff
we
we
look
at
you
know
we
have
four
reservoirs
in
Desert
Hills
and
we
have
two
reservoirs
in
the
main
system,
and
that
is
a
balancing
act
for
us.
The
fact
that
we
can
refill
the
reservoirs
right
now
we
can,
we
can
produce
over
2,
000
gallons
a
minute
from
the
water
shooting
plant
into
the
system
if
there's
a
fire
event
to
make
up
water.
That's
actually
something
we're
looking
at
with
the
master
plan
is
what
we
want
to
keep
into
it.
Q
But
yeah
water
age
is
an
issue,
and-
and
but
this
that's
one
of
the
reasons
when
black
and
Beach
we
had
black
and
Beach,
do
a
study
and
three
years
ago
and
looked
at
the
size
that
would
best
suit
our
needs
and
really
the
million
gallons
is
to
allow
us
to
replace
or
supplement
the
new
retake
in
case
that
you
know,
if
we're
not
sending
water
from
the
treatment
plant,
we're
not
keeping
Neary
and
this
Reservoir
full.
But
that
is
something
that
we're
very
cautious
in
looking
about.
Q
L
F
L
To
approve
resolution
r
2023-15,
a
resolution
of
the
mayor
and
Town
Council
of
the
town
of
Cave
Creek
Maricopa,
County
Arizona,
authorizing
the
execution
and
delivery
of
a
loan
agreement
by
the
mayor
of
the
Town
approving
a
loan
from
the
water
infrastructure.
Finance
Authority
of
Arizona
authorizing
The
Taking
of
all
other
actions
necessary
to
the
consummation
of
the
transaction
contemplated
by
this
resolution
and
declaring
an
emergency
for
an
amount
up
to
13
million
one
hundred
ninety
thousand
dollars.
Second,.
L
A
Well,
I've
been
working
on
this
since
my
water
advisory
committee
days
to
get
this.
This
is
an
absolute
home
run.
In
my
view,
it
it
improves
everything
about
the
water
system.
It
takes
all
that
equipment
that
any
On
Any
Given
Saturday
night
a
car
could
shut
this
town
down
for
quite
a
while.
That
line
is
Fairly
reliable,
but
once
a
year
it
goes
out,
it
was
broken
once
down
near
the
dam
on
near
Cave,
Creek
Road.
A
C
B
G
G
G
A
Nickelodeon
is
number
six
is
Council
discussion,
approval
and
expenditure
to
the
City
of
Phoenix
for
reimbursement;
cost
per
the
2019
intergovernmental
agreement
for
water
service
infrastructure
required
for
Phoenix
to
provide
water
service
south
of
Carefree
Highway
for
an
amount
up
to
91
000
111
percent
of
our
utilities.
Director.
Q
Thank
you
very
Council,
very
good
presentation,
see
if
it's
going
to
work
so
a
little
bit
of
background
history
on
this.
This
has
been
something
that's
been
going
for
a
while.
Now
the
area
south
of
Carefree
Highway
was
actually
historically
a
inside
of
a
private
water
company
that
City
of
Phoenix
had
purchased
a
number
of
years
ago.
Yet
because
of
the
way
their
distribution
system
work,
they
could
not
provide
domestic
service
in
some
cases,
but
mostly
fire
service
to
the
area.
Q
So
what
I've
highlighted
there
is
the
area
that
we've
actually
saw
the
Carefree
Highway
that
we
provide
services
to
east
of
Cave
Creek
Road.
We
are
providing
both
domestic
and
fire
and
West
at
Cave,
Creek
Road.
It's
all
domestic
is
being
provided
by
Phoenix
and
then
we're.
Actually
we
provide
the
fire
service
in
that
area,
so
in
2018
this
is
the
first
of
the
igas
that
were
put
in
place
with
City
of
Phoenix.
Q
I've
listed
them
up
there
that
we
actually
paid
for
some
reimbursements
for
them,
but
then
we
got
the
benefit
that
we
actually
got:
in-loo
credits
from
City
of
Phoenix,
so
between
those
four
reimbursements
that
we
did.
We
got
508
890
89.
That
City
gave
us
his
credits
back
towards
our
infrastructure
obligation.
So
now
we
all
have
to
pay
the
difference
to
City
of
Phoenix,
so
we're
trying
to
get
it
done.
Q
So
that's
why
we're
asking
for
it
should
be
not
for
an
amount
for
an
amount
of
ninety
one
thousand
one
hundred
and
eleven
dollars.
And
again
this
is
going
back
to
the
2018
intergovernmental
agreement
that
we
have
with
the
city
of
Phoenix,
and
this
will
meet
that
obligation
and
and
allow
Phoenix
to
move
forward.
Q
I've
tried
to
reach
out
to
Phoenix
with
their
infrastructure
because
they
actually
do
have
projects
they're
doing
a
booster,
Pump,
Station
upgrade
and
actually
also
doing
a
16-inch
pipeline
in
Cave,
Creek,
Road,
so
I
think
they're
a
little
behind
on
their
schedule.
So
I
may
be
coming
back
in
the
next
few
months
with
Council
to
extend
the
time
frame
on
that
agreement.
To
they've
talked
to
me
about
they've.
Approached
me
about
doing
that.
Q
A
I
I,
just
just
have
one
that
occurred
it's
a
kind
of
time
between
with
alone
and
this
there's
Provisions
in
the
whip
alone,
to
spend
the
money
and
not
Arbitrage
it.
Our
blind
Council
has
left,
but
is
there
anything
that
Phoenix
can
do
if
they
delay
their
project
with
that
trigger
any
of
those
covenants
in
that
a
Whiffle
loan?
If,
if
they
delay
us.
Q
I,
don't
think
so
because
in
reality
they
were
on
task
to
further
development
or
per
the
IGA.
They
were
supposed
to
be
completed
the
beginning
of
the
next
calendar
year
because
of
our
schedule.
I've
talked
to
the
construction
manager
with
deliveries
of
equipment
we'll
be
under
construction
all
through
next
calendar
year.
So
we
they've
got
some
time
to
finish
that
off.
Q
It's
really
more
the
amendment
to
the
IGA
that
they're
talking
about
and
that's
something
that
both
councils
will
agree
to
I
believe
to
to
extend
that
out
and
give
them
a
time
to
complete
the
work.
The
designs
have
been
done
and
I
understand.
They've
actually
got
their
own
contractors
on
board,
so
I'm
not
sure
what
the
delay
is.
Q
I
believe
they're,
trying
to
get
through
some
cultural
resource
stuff
on
the
booster
station
site,
which
is
next
to
their
police
station,
just
south
of
town
but
yeah
I,
don't
think
that'll
be
an
impact
or
be
impact.
Anything
and
I
do
expect
in
the
next
few
months
to
come
back
to
council
with
the
amendment
to
the
IGA
for
the
time
to
give
the
Phoenix
the
time
to
complete
their
project
and
match
what
we'll
we'll
actually
have.
Q
A
G
G
Sean,
this
is
shows
a
Cooperative
effort
between
Cave,
Creek
and
Phoenix
and
I.
Think
staff
is
to
be
commended.
It
hasn't
always
been
easy
and
I
think
that
I
know
that
staff
has
really
worked
hard
to
communicate
with
Phoenix
and
to
find
Mutual
benefit,
and
it's
greatly
appreciated.
It's
a
real
benefit
to
the
town.
A
Yeah
this
is
I
mean
this
is
it's
kind
of
a
big
package
here
with
their
their
funding,
the
treatments
or
not
the
water,
but
just
the
treatment
services
in
case
our
equipment,
breaks
and
they're
getting,
and
they
could
have
gone
after
us
for
all
those
years
that
we
served
in
their
territory
and
they
didn't
so.
This
is
as
far
as
a
big
package
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense
for
the
town
with
that
we
are
ready
for
a
roll
call.
B
A
A
Q
Q
Q
Unlike
a
lot
of
municipalities
who
have
a
more
diverse
water
portfolio
and
other
supplies,
a
shortage
on
the
Colorado
River
becomes
something
that
can
really
impact
the
town,
and
it's
council's
probably
very
much
aware
that
you
know
two
years
ago:
they
actually
the
first
tier
shortages
occurred,
and
it's
not
impacted
us
directly,
but
we
have
to
be
proactive
and
think
forward
that
something
could
impact
the
town's
ability
to
provide
water
to
our
customers.
And
how
can
we
address
that
and
that's
what
the
intent
of
the
the
drought
management
plan?
Q
You
know
right
now,
I've
mentioned
it
that
again
rent
we
do
not
have
any
functional
Wells.
We
are
looking
to
see
if
we
can
bring
any
of
the
wells
in
Cave
Creek
back
online
I'm
in
Desert
Hills.
We
have
three
Wells,
but
their
flows
vary
considerably
and
they
can
make
for
usually
half
to
almost
probably
more
typically
a
third
of
the
Water
Supplies
out
in
Desert
Hills,
so
between
the
customers
that
we
have
in
Cave
Creek
and
most
of
the
customers
out
in
Desert
Hills
a
moisture
Supply
needs.
Q
We
need
to
provide
to
Desert
Hills
customers,
it's
actually
coming
from
our
Colorado
River
Water
Supplies
in
2021.
The
town
actually
adopted
a
new
Water
Resource
policy.
So
that's
another
neat
thing
that
we've
done,
which
actually
helped
us
a
drain
address:
long-term
Water
Resources.
That's
the
policy
that
looked
on
placing
a
volumetric
limits
on
new
water
connections,
and
it
also
allowed
us
to
have
the
conversation
and
and
put
the
standard
out
there
saying
we're
not
going
to
allow
new
connections
outside
our
Municipal
limits.
Q
Unless
there
was
contractual
obligation
and
things
like
a
will
serve
or
not
a
contractual
obligation,
we
actually
do
have
some
water
service
agreements
that
are
still
in
place.
There
are
two
still
two
certificates
of
sugar
water
supply
in
Desert,
Hills
that
we'd
have
to
on
Earth
the
properties
moved
forward
with
developments,
but
that
I
think
has
greatly
limited
the
number
of
of
connections
we've
seen
since
the
policies
gone
in
place
in
our
Desert
Hill
system,
so
that
system's
demand
has
not
grown
significantly.
Q
Water
storage
is
what
I
mean
is
we
now
have
in
place
the
contracts
to
allow
us
to
store
excess,
Colorado,
River
water,
which
we
have
not
done
prior
to
this
point
and
and
probably
should
have,
but
we've
been
able
to
put
water
into
the
ground
on
our
behalf
and
generate
long-term
storage
credits,
we're
also
looking
at
Water
recharge
options
for
the
town.
We
do
have
an
imbalance.
Q
I
mentioned
this
Council
every
time,
I
bring
up
the
quarterly
reports
that
are
imbalance
of
our
deliveries
to
the
Rancho
Manana
golf
course
that
there's
times
when
we
produce
more
backwash
water
from
our
treatment
plant
and
more
so
the
effluent
from
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
that
they
can
use.
So
if
we
had
a
recharge
option,
that's
something
that
we
could
do
to
help
balance
our
water
portfolio
and
we're
actually
looking
at
a
study
right
now.
Q
Independent
of
the
master
plan
and
it's
going
to
be
rolled
into
the
master
plan,
is
something
that
we
can
do
and
something
that
we'll
look
to
see
if
we
can
maybe
get
some
grant
funding
to
help
us
build
also
okay.
So
the
real
main
thing
has
changed
is
that
the
the
drought
on
the
Colorado
River
has
worsened.
You
know
that
drove
us
into
last
year,
developing
the
water,
Shores
and
drought
management
plan
we're
now
at
the
year
24
of
the
shortage.
Q
This
has
been
historically
what
winter,
which
helped
bite
off
the
the
draw
down
in
the
two
lakes
that
Lake
Mead
and
Lake
Powell.
But
you
know
really
it's.
It's.
What's
happened
in
the
past
20
24
years
has
really
made
people
rethink
of
the
water
allocation
on
the
Colorado
River
and
for
the
town
being
so
dependent
on
Colorado
River
water.
It's
made
us
have
to
rethink
what
we're
doing
for
it.
Q
So
we'd
have
that,
while
the
2021
Water
Resource
plan
again
and
then
we
we've
actually
had
some
physical
infrastructure
changes,
we
had
the
disconnect
of
the
500
majority
of
the
550
Carefree
customers.
I
think
it's
520
have
been
disconnected
from
our
system
and
we
lost
some
of
our
Town's
Water
Resources
per
the
IGA
that
was
in
place
with
Carefree.
That
has
now
been
shifted.
Q
Like
a
lot
of
other
plans,
we
came
up
with
a
calculation
that
we
can
do
based
on
our
supply,
our
supplies
available
to
us
and
our
ability
to
meet
the
demands
projected
demands
on
the
on
the
for
our
customer
base
and
it
also
allowed
Council
to
consider
other
things
like
recharge
goals.
You
know
right
now
we
are
trying
to
recharge
all
the
excess
water.
We
do
have
one
of
the
things
that
the
town
has
been
approached
for
the
last
two
years.
Q
When
we
about
not
ordering
all
our
CP
water,
that
would
actually
give
us
a
little
Financial
bump,
but
I
think
it's
better
for
us
to
recharge
that
water
and
generate
the
long-term
storage
credits
for
the
for
the
foreseeable
Futures.
As
much
as
we
can,
we
did
outline
five
levels
of
water
storage
stages.
Q
Again
it
goes
back
to
the
calculation,
but
we're
always
in
a
stage
zero,
which
is
really
trying
to
promote
conservation,
try
to
educate
our
customers
and
to
use
less
water.
The
the
report
is
adopted
also
lists
measures
to
reduce
demands
to
match
Water
Supplies
based
on
the
calculations
again
we're
looking
forward.
Q
So
we
do
a
calculation
we'll
look
forward
to
next
year,
based
on
the
growth
that
we're
seeing
in
the
water
commands
and
supplies
available
to
us,
because
every
year
we
get
told,
if
there's
going
to
be
a
shortage
on
the
Colorado
River,
it's
not
something
they
just
they
just
tell
us.
You
know,
say:
hey
tomorrow:
you're
not
going
to
get
your
water.
We
actually
order
our
water
at
a
year
in
advance.
We
order,
at
the
end
of
the
calendar
year
by
October
we're
placing
our
order.
Q
Q
The
plan
was
adopted
in
November
21st
council
meeting
by
resolution,
so
what
we're
doing
now
is
actually
looking
to
actually
do
code
changes
which
should
allow
us
to
have
more
enforcement
and
Council
some
enforcement
ability
to
actually
move
forward
with
what
we're
planning
to
do.
You
know
initially,
depending
on
the
shortage,
we
would
be
again
doing
a
lot
of
Outreach
a
lot
of
Education
with
our
customers,
but
it
could
get,
and
you
know
we
have
to.
Q
We
have
a
serious
conversation
if
it
gets
bad
enough
that
we
actually
have
to
go
and
tell
customers
who
can't
have
water.
We
have
to
actually
have
that
the
code
Provisions
in
place
to
allow
that
to
occur,
and
we
have
to
do
that.
Those
revisions
prior
to
that
event
happening.
So
that's
what
we're
proposing
right
now
with
the
code
revisions,
that's
in
front
of
you,
is
to
allow
Council
and
staff
to
make
those
decisions
and
those
hard
have
those
hard
discussions
earlier
and
to
put
the
pieces
in
place
for
us.
Q
So
We've
outlined
changes
in
five
sections
of
town
code
and
we
can
go
through
those
and
the
next
steps
will
be
after
taking
some
feedback
back
from
Council
as
we
draft
the
ordinances
necessary
and
start
the
the
hearing
process.
I
believe
there's
two
public
hearings
required
to
get
any
town
code
revisions
because
it's
actually
a
changing
Talent
Code.
Q
So
that
would
be
our
next
steps
if
Council
agrees
with
where
we're
at
or
we'll
make
the
necessary
changes
and
bring
that
either
back
or
just
prevent
or
propose
those
in
our
before
we
come
back
for
the
hearings.
So
with
that
I'm
not
sure
how
Council
would
like
to
proceed
is
part
of
your
package.
You
should
have
the
proposed
revisions
that
we
had,
which
are
showing
the
the
changes.
Q
If
you
have
it
in
color,
the
red
is
the
additions
to
the
text
and
then
the
the
blue
or
some
minor
modifications
or
strikeouts.
You
know
I
think
the
red
might
be
my
edits
when
I
lure
our
bill
and
Michelle
said
I.
Think
about
it
or
say
I
think
it's
a
combination.
So
don't
look
at
the
color
code
and
just
look
at
the
ads
or
the
strikes
so
I'm,
not
sure
if
Council
would
like
us
just
to
do
a
quick
summary
of
the
major
changes.
That's.
Q
Okay,
so
the
first
section
is
52013
waste
of
water
failure
of
customer
to
make
repairs
to
punch
files
and
fixtures,
so
we're
just
trying
to
add
a
little
more
responsibility
to
the
customer
and
make
sure
it's
clear
that
they
are
paying
for
that.
If
something
does
happen
to
the
system,
it
puts
the
onus
on
the
the
customer.
Sometimes
we
get
people
who
come
back
and
argue
in
that
case.
Q
Q
We
want
to
reinforce
that
something
unique
is
we
do
want
to
talk
about
the
ability
to
add
surcharges
in
case
it
does
get
to
the
point
that
we,
without
having
going
through
back
through
a
rate
study
that
we
believe
the
Texas
proposed
allows
staff
with
council's
direction
to
actually
impose
new
new
terrorists
in
effect
or
surcharges
to
high
water
customers.
So,
right
now
we
do
have
the
five
tiers
of
water
usage.
Q
Everybody
pays
a
base
speed,
regardless
of
the
monthly
use
that
they
they
consume
and
then,
above
that,
we
actually
try
to
promote
conservation
by
having
five
tiers
of
water
usage
and
and
the
tiers
get
more
expensive.
So
we're
looking
to
see
this
would
allow
us
a
little
more
flexibility
to,
without
going
through
a
full
rate
study
to
make
amendments
to
that
to
your
structure.
You.
J
A
J
It
would
be
something
that
the
council
would
decide
on,
depending
on
the
circumstances.
We
left
a
lot
of
flexibility
in
the
council
actions
and
just
set
out
a
menu
of
things
that
the
council
could
do,
because
if
you
only
need
to
cut
a
little,
you
would
want
to
make
the
remedy
commenter
it
with.
With
that
little
cut.
J
J
A
For
those
who
aren't
aware
that
the
water
company
has
about
85
percent,
fixed
charges
and
15
is
the
cost
of
the
water
and
the
chemicals
and
things,
but
we
only
put
50
percent
into
the
fixed
rate
on
these
on
the
tariffs,
because
we
want
to
encourage
conservation,
so
people
who
use
more
water
pay
more
up
to
like
five
times
more
than
some
of
the
lower
rates.
So
that
was
a
policy
decision.
A
I
A
Q
We're
actually
looking
to
move
that
so
that'll
be
another
revision
when
we
actually
come
back
we're
just
going
to
move
that
into
a
section,
because
it's
something
I
always
forget.
That's
in
the
text
because
of
where
it's
placed
because
it's
under
rates
it's
at
the
top
of
the
second
page.
There
section
a
number
two
service:
Fire
Protection
Service
in
Cave,
Creek
service
area,
A2
service.
So
we'll
just
move
that
in
code.
L
Q
Yeah
we
did
the
the
annual
service
in
January
December
January,
our
contractor
came
out
and
and
yeah
we're
just
working
through
there's
some
there's
some
deficiencies,
but
no
meter
only
hydrants
are
outer
service
are
the
ones
that
we
know
are
out
of
service,
there's
some
hydro
and
stuff
and
Continental
Mountain
Ranch
that
were
built
into
development.
They're
marked
out
of
service
because
we
can't
provide
fire
protection
up
there
and
then
up
along
Cahaba
Springs,
but
everywhere
else
everything's
in
service.
Q
Q
So
that's
something
that
we
would
staff
come
to
council
and
once
a
year
at
least,
and
we
anticipate
to
be
sort
of
in
the
fall
when
we're
making
the
water
order-
and
we
know
what's
happening
with
the
water
availability
for
the
following
year-
would
come
forward
to
council,
and
this
would
allow
us
have
that
discussion
about.
Do
we
see
a
a
imbalance
between
our
supply
and
supplies
and
what
we
think
will
happen
next
year
with
the
deliveries.
Q
So
again,
some
of
it's
a
guesstimate
of
growth
that
we
see
in
the
system
that
will
happen,
but
a
lot
of
most
of
it's
going
to
be
on
the
supply
side.
If
the
supplies
go
down
similar
to
like
with
the
Colorado
River
water,
the
town
was
able
to
secure
some
a
subcontract
for
non-denine
agricultural
water,
the
Nia
water,
but
the
first
year
we
got
it.
We
already
had
a
reduction
on
it
and
I
think
next
year
we're
anticipating
to
potentially
get
maybe
50.
Q
Q
We
look
at
our
available
water
of
our
Municipal
and
Industrial
water
supplies
and
all
our
other
supplies,
and
if
we
can
get
into
things
like
long-term
storage
credits,
we
can
bring
that
back
into
the
equation
to
see
how
we
get
access
to
those
credits
and
how
we
speed
that
in.
But
that's
something
that's
I.
Look
at
as
a
a
long-term
checking,
save
a
savings
account
for
the
town.
I,
don't
want
to
just
use
them
every
year
and
burn
them
up
the
first
year.
Q
Q
You
see
we
go
through
different
stages,
including
going
back
and
section
four.
There
involved
voluntary
remedial
measure
stage.
Two
water
shortage,
dry
master
plan.
Talking
about
you
know,
trying
to
limit
people
outdoor
water
use
about
85
88
of
the
town's
customer
base
is
residential
or
water.
Water
customer
base
is
residential,
and
most
of
that
is
actually
especially
our
summer.
Peaks
is
coming
from
outdoor
water
usage,
so
that's
something
we
have
to
be
cautious.
Of
of
you
know
trying
to
get
people
to
use
less
water.
We
have
to
manage
that
with.
Q
But
we
have
to
manage
that
and
you
know
get
help
educate
people
on
things
like
outdoor
water
usage,
smart
water
meters,
looking
at
your
irrigation
systems,
they
do
fail
and
you
get
a
large
water
bill
so
again
people
to
be
proactive
with
that,
but
we
we
might
come
to
the
point-
and
you
know
everybody
in
the
valley
might
come
to
the
point
where
I
say:
sorry,
you
can't
water
Outdoors.
So
hopefully
we
don't
get
to
that
level,
but
you
know
we
have
to
be
anticipate.
Q
That
might
be
the
case
at
some
point
in
the
future,
and
the
next
page
reflects
that
again
a
little
bit
more
all
the
way
down
to
the
stage
four,
which
is
the
the
most
extreme.
That's
when
we
really
see
a
real
imbalance
between
our
ability
to
order
water
and
Supply
water
to
our
customers.
So
that's
getting
really
significant
52
999,
the
penalties
and
adminary
administrative
sections.
Q
We
talked
about
making
it
not
just
punitive
but
actually
come
together
and
talk
about
a
violation.
The
old
section
was,
you
can
see,
it
was
just
talking
about
it.
It
ties
you
back
into.
It
makes
it
a
Class
one
misdemeanor
and
it
brought
you
back
to
section
10.99
in
town
code,
which
I
think
is
classified
as
a
misdemeanor,
then
they're
being
charged
I.
Think
it's
100
per
day
for
the
for
the
the
term
of
the
fines.
Q
I
H
Q
Well,
we
actually
just
met
with
the
vendor
last
week
and
did
a
site
survey
as
far
as
where
we
can
put
the
what
they
call
the
collector
sites
and
then
we
actually
have
to
go
back
to
the
meter.
So
we've
got
two
collectors
on
order.
We're
they're
doing
a
survey
to
verify
we're
actually
looking
at
both
systems,
because
we
want
to
be
proactive
and
look
at
Desert
Hills.
The
water
conservation
grant
that
we
have
and
what's
in
the
capital
program,
is
actually
for
Cave
Creek.
Q
But
we're
going
to
look
to
see
if
we
can
set
some
of
them
out
in
Desert,
Hills
too,
to
actually
be
proactive
out
in
Desert.
Hills
too
I
would
say
this
next
calendar
year,
because
what
I'm
hearing
from
all
the
vendors
right
now
is
a
lot
of
municipalities
are
in
the
same
boat
as
we
are
trying
to
do:
conversion
from
an
Ami
drive-by
radio
system
to
an
Ami
infrastructure
system.
So
we're
we're
already
hearing
that
it's
gonna
be
hard
to
get
people
to
help
us
do
it.
Q
The
contractors
are
already
getting
booked
out
and
we're
trying
to
get
them
booked
up
and
help
us
out.
So
I
anticipate
this
next
year,
this
next
calendar
year,
we
should
get
most
of
it
done
I
think
in
the
first
six
months,
but
six
to
nine
months
of
this
next
fiscal
year
for
us
as
where
we'll
get
the
biggest
I
think
conversion
to
the
Ami
system
to
anticipate
it
won't
be
completed.
I
think
it'll
take
a
little
bit
longer,
we'll
have
to
map
that
out.
Q
Once
we
set
the
collectors,
because
ours
is
a
gonna,
be
a
hybrid
system
and
that
we're
going
to
be
having
some
collectors
that
will
be
hearing
the
the
antennae
from
the
radios,
but
we
actually
in
a
lot
of
cases,
I
think
they
anticipate
about
20.
We
have
to
go
to
a
cellular,
enabled
the
cellular
enabled
are
a
little
behind
schedule,
so
that
might
be
in
the
spring,
if
not
into
next
year,
then
we
get
those
installed
so,
but
our
goal
is
well.
Q
Not
anymore,
that
didn't
right
now
right
now,
we're
not
using
all
of
our
water
allocation,
we're
actually
still
in
the
in
a
case
where
we
can
recharge.
We
are
actually
putting
water
in
long-term
storage
credits,
so
we're
still
not
in
a
true
imbalance
and
I,
don't
think
per
the
plan.
We
just
promote
our
water
conservation
and
which
is
I,
think
the
metering
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
things
to
inform
people
their
usage
and
inform
them
more
quickly
if
there's
a
problem
with
their
internal
Plumbing
or
their
outdoor
Plumbing.
But.
Q
Whatever
revision
we
put
into
this
code,
is
we
we
did
it.
It
looks
like
it's
odd,
but
it's
a
section
151-15.
It's
in
public
works
code
section.
There
was
a
reference.
When
we
were
looking
at
stuff.
There
was
a
reference
to
the
miracle
Association
in
governments,
1979
edition
of
the
construction
standards,
we're
just
going
to
change
that
to
the
most
current.
Q
That's
more
of
a
cleanup,
so
I
know
there's
a
lot
to
take
in,
but
if
Council
has
any
direction
for
us,
we'd
like
to
keep
moving
forward
this,
it's
been
about
six
months
since
the
adoption
and
I
apologize.
It's.
The
onus
is
really
on
me
and
getting
moving
this
forward,
but
we'd
like
to
to
wrap
this
up
and
at
least
get
the
town
code
revisions
moving
forward,
which
means
coming
back
with
an
ordinance
and
then
the
two
public
hearings
I
can
do
the
town
code
changes.
A
Q
We
do
that,
that's
our
emergency
planning
exercise,
you
know,
and
that's
really
us
getting
the
CD
Phoenix
interconnect
built
and
or
other
improvements
that
we
can
make
to
the
system
to
make
them
more
reliable
with
APS
here
tonight.
You
know:
one
thing
we've
talked
about
is
not
there's
only
a
handful
of
you
water
sites
that
actually
have
backup
generators.
Q
So
it's
part
of
the
master
plan
we're
looking
at
to
see
you
know,
should
we
buy
a
portable
generator
and
what
size
would
be
useful
at
multiple
sites
and
making
sure
that
we've
got
the
infrastructure
in
place
so
yeah,
that's
that's.
A
separate
issue
is
our
sort
of
our
Emergency
Operations.
This
is
the
drought,
but.