Common Council - Regular Meeting

have that at any time by the river. So, you're fine. You You won't go in the river. You'll go on a boat on the lake. There's a secret lake up there called Copper Basin. And they take you on that to this damn you never knew existed. You stand on it and look down. It's like It got me kind of I was like, but uh it was an incredible tour. The pump house is just amazing. The whole thing was really carnival rides. So did you Is it You have the town one hooked up and everything and you're busy.

Yeah. I was messaging you back like almost like four times with that. I was like, "Oh, I can't." Nope. Josh, I sent it to you, right? All right. We're going to call this um regular meeting of the town of Parker Council to order. Please turn off your electronic devices. Um, we have a roll call of council. Mayor Hartless here. Vice Mayor Jent present. Council member Sha present. Council member Daniels present. Council member Deleó here. Council member Manineski here. Council member Grenwalt here.

Okay. Our next item is the pledge of allegiance and um please remain standing for the invocation by Brie McCrae. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Dear heavenly father, we just thank you for this day. And Lord, I just ask that you would give wisdom and guidance to the mayor, the vice mayor, and the council members as they go about making decisions that affect the town. And I just pray for the safety and protection of all the workers who work so hard to make Parker a better place to live. It's in your name we pray. Amen. Thank you, Bri. And Bri is going to stay up there to read the proclamation for the week of the young child 2026. So go ahead, Bri.

Whereas all of Arizona's children deserve access to quality early care and education, ECE environments. And whereas quality child care programs build children's lifelong learning skills during their critical years from birth to age eight. And whereas ECE teachers and child care providers are the essential workforce workforce that helps Arizona parents get to work or school. And whereas funding quality child care is a smart investment that improves family well-being, strengthens communities, and grows our state's prosperity. And whereas First Things First, Arizona's Association for the Education of Young Children, Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children, and other community organizations in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children are celebrating the 55th anniversary of the week of the Young Child. And whereas these organizations are working to improve equitable early childhood opportunities that provide a strong start for children in the town of Parker. And whereas public policies that support ECE for Arizona's youngest learners help our families, communities, and the economy thrive. So now, therefore, I, Mayor Randy Hartless, do hereby proclaim April 11th through 17, 2026, as the week of the young child in Parker, Arizona, and encourage all citizens to support and invest in early care and education in our community. Thank you, Bri. And here's um an official proclamation for you guys. Pass that down to Nora. Thank you. Okay, our next item is a proclamation for sexual assault awareness month. Uh Lily Perez from the Colorado River Regional Crisis Services will read.

Good evening, mayor and council. Thank you for giving me this time today. um recognizing April as sexual assault awareness month, whereas sexual assault awareness month is observed annually in April to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. And whereas sexual assault affects individuals of all ages, genders, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and its impact can have lasting emotional, physical, and psychological effects on survivors, their families, and the community. And whereas according to the Department of Justice, every 68 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. And whereas one in three women and nearly one in four men have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. And whereas we recognize the courage and resilience of survivors who have come forward. And we honor those who continue to heal in their own time and in their own way. And whereas prevention begins with education, open conversations, and fostering a culture of respect, consent, and accountability within our homes, schools, and community spaces. And whereas organizations such as CRRCS are dedicated to providing life-saving services, crisis intervention, advocacy, and education to survivors of sexual assault throughout Parker and Leaz County. So now therefore, I, Randy Hartless, mayor of the town of Parker, hereby proclaim the month of April as sexual assault awareness month in the town of Parker, and we encourage all community members to participate in awareness efforts, support survivors, and commit to creating a safer community for all. Thank you, Lily. And my apologies, I put the wrong date on your proclamation, but I put the right month and year. Our

next item is called to the public. We have any Okay, our next item is chamber director's report. Erica Daniels, director, Parker Regional Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Good evening, mayor and council. The chamber's been extremely busy. We recently kicked off the float and currently have 800 registered participants. We're also focusing on expanding activities, events, and networking opportunities to better support our local businesses. As part of that, we're working on a program called the Chamber 101 to connect with our current and prospective new members. We're going to highlight the benefits so you guys can really know what we are here to do for you guys. There will be two different sessions, so look out for that and please attend. Earlier this week, I sent an email invitation so that you guys could join us for the Met Jean Camp tour. It is scheduled for May 5th. They've allotted 15 spots for us. Of those, right now, five are spoken for. It is first come, first- serve bases. So, if you're interested, please contact me as soon as possible. At the end of the month is the Moonshot Rural Arizona event that will take place on April 28th at AWC. If you know any entrepreneurs, any new businesses that need a kickstart, please encourage them to sign up. For more information, they can visit us at the chamber or give us a phone call. And lastly, next week is our mixer. It is at Roadrunner resort on April 16th. Thank you.

Thank you, Erica.

Okay, our next item is the consent agenda. They are items are considered routine or have been previously reviewed by the council and will be enacted by one motion. Um, unless somebody wants to pull something out and talk about it separately. Otherwise, I would entertain a motion to approve the Town of Parker meeting minutes from March 17, 2026. Resolution 042026, renewal of the town of Parker's membership in the rural Arizona group health trust. Resolution 052026, appointment of the human resource director to represent the town of Parker on the governing board of the rural Arizona group health trust and the item D, Town of Parker personnel rules and regulations.

Make a motion to approve. I will second the motion. Okay, it's been moved and seconded. All those in favor? I I

opposed. Motion carries. Item one, discussion and action to approve, deny entering into agreement with Oculins LLC to purchase and install eight security cameras at Pop Harvey Park for $53,942. Chief Bailey. Good evening, Mayor and Council. This uh the park police respectfully requests and council approved to enter into an agreement with Brata to purchase Vicotta to install a security cameras at Pop Park. The installation of these cameras will be the second phase of the two-phase um project of installing security cameras at Western Park and Harvey Parks. Oculins, the manufacturing cameras, is in the process of installing. Actually, they just finished installing cameras that were previously purchased for Western Park. So, they just finished that a week and a half ago, I think it was. Um the total project cost for this is $52,942.58. There's no fiscal impact to the town as this project is funded by a grant through the Arizona State Crisis Intervention Program uh program initiative through Arizona Criminal Justice Commission ACJC that was just approved at the last council meeting. Steps following once approved if approved sign the purchase agreement with Ocul to begin the installation process and the suggested motion is to enter an agreement with Oculance. Okay.

I love the no cost part of that. Any questions, discussion? Impact on the town. And then also we're just going with the same vendor that we're already working with. So of course there's not even worthwhile looking at other vendors because of that. Okay. I will make the motion to approve agenda item number one. I'll second. It's been moved and seconded. Any further discussion or questions for the chief? Okay. All those in favor I I opposed. Motion carries.

Okay. We've pulled item two, three, and four from the agenda. Um item five. Item five is discussion, action to accept the amended contract with WHOG to receive $10,000 for the Older Americans Act funds program. Nora,

the contract with WHOG 255-26 for the Older American Act fund program title 20 and the state funding programs has been amended. So, it's the um contract that we did at the beginning of the uh year in July. The original contract amount was for $273,37 for the period of July 1st of 2025 through June 30th of 2026. This new version increases the total by $10,000, bringing the new contract amount to $2837. Whoa, sorry, words are hard today. Um this the fiscal impact is that it just increases our um home delivery and our um meals in the center by $10,000.

All right. That's hard to argue with. Any discussion? Yeah. So with this contract, uh I thought there was like a true-up portion. So is this in addition to true-uping for the number of I think the true with the county and courts is yeah the two counties or the county and the and um courtsite court um way is just the holder of our large contract. Okay. So still everything else is true inside those regards where there's still the tropping with the other portions with that. So with this 10,ou getting this extra $10,000 they may not owe as much or we may not have to get back. I mean

it it helps all the all three of us. unexpected gift. It is a gift. So, no increased obligations uh with this uh basically continuing the same portion with that. Yes. With us coming up into the future um contract renewal period. Is there any what has been the discussion with the county and uh town of court site for this upcoming year?

So, we just I in fact um I was just te talking to Stephanie today. Um we're looking at budget numbers from kind of where we're at right this minute and how much it's costed us. Um and Dennis will be here um hopefully next week um to give you guys a full report on and get us going on our um financials and um everything for the year. And then we'll know an ex not an exact amount because we're not June 30th yet, but we'll know pretty closely how much um we're going to have to ask for. they're going to have to come up with for next year, how close we are this year. Um, and typically, um, in years past, Wakeog is always about this time every year come up with a little extra money that

somebody didn't use somewhere else or they got a little extra money somewhere and they tend to pass it down to the communities about this time every year. So I guess with those conversations, sorry if you don't mind. Uh with those conversations with the county and courtsite, do you feel any hesitancy from them continuing this contract whatsoever or no how our current obligation or current arrangement seems to satisfy them over this

year period? Stephanie said they've already um put in the um in their budget for exactly what they did gave us last year, but if they need to go up once we get the numbers figured out, then they're ready to do that as well. Um same thing with Courtsite. So, no, it's working out really well for I think all three of us. I think it's just over the years nobody really said anything to them and they really didn't know that the town was putting out that much um money. Okay, congratulations Christina. I was I was waiting for you to jump in there.

She's on the phone. Is she? Um okay. Any further discussion questions? I'll make a motion that we accept the amended. I was having trouble. Okay, we're just a little bit off track, but I think it's all related, so it's probably fine. Yeah, wake cog related, but yeah. Okay, I'll make a motion that we accept the amended contract to receive the additional $10,000 from WHO. Second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor? I I

opposed. Motion carries. Um our next item is council member liaison reports. Anybody have something? So I was able Oh, thank you. I was able to attend the streets and traffic committee meeting a couple weeks ago. I did have to leave a little bit early, but Steve gave a good report to the committee. They did have um quorum to conduct that meeting, which was nice. um gave a pro or a progress report on um believe it was 18th Street if I'm not mistaken and then also talking about next year's planning for Parker South focusing on that area for development for new roads will be a good thing.

This weekend the parks and wreck committee hosted the Easter extravaganza. Um, I think Marion and I were standing there alone and we got several compliments on public works and how amazing they did and the work that they pulled off and really helped us get this done. Um, as we know, Parks and Wreck has lost a few of our committee. So, on Saturday, I only believe it was Karina and Daniel that actually were able to attend the event, but it was nonetheless very successful. We were able to receive over 4,000 eggs and every kid home went home with the egg. So it was a good event. Anybody else?

I did attend the uh senior is it the friends of the senior center committee meeting um last week and I'm trying to remember the important points because it was a very long meeting. They're working on some projects. Um, they do go dark during the summer, but they're uh working on some stuff they want to do. The actually the freezer over there is starting to go bad, I guess. Um, they're having trouble with the freezer, the outside freezer, which was an IDA project about 10 years ago. Um, so they may be coming back to the IDA. We asked them to get a quote um to get it fixed right away and the senior committee agreed to pay for it and then apply for an IDA grant to kind of reimburse. And I feel like it's a good project for the IDA because we bought the freezer in the first place. So, it's a way to to sell it and say, "Hey, the freezer we bought is going bad. We need to help them fix it." So, but they're they don't know if it's a fixable or they going to need a whole new freezer. I can't imagine the price increase over 10 years.

Oh gosh. I think it was 25,000 10 years ago. I can't imagine what it is today. Probably double. So, anybody else? Okay. Um, announcements. Thursday, this coming up Thursday, planning and zoning committee at 4 pm. Uh, next Tuesday, park and Rex meeting at 4 pm. And then Tuesday the 21st, uh, which I will not be here because I will be at Legoland. So, um, Zaffer is gonna have to take that meeting. So, uh, I think that's all we have today. This meeting is adjourned. 18 minutes.

Yeah, I didn't think about it till I saw that page. I was like, wait a minute. I'm be Okay, bye Christina. Thank you. Possible I might be home, but I doubt it. Where you staying at? The hotel. Staying at the hotel. Oh, nice. done it before. It's great. Yeah.