Common Council - Regular Meeting

We're gonna go live right now. Um, like after everyone's just present, I just please remove your cap cap and hats for the budget.

I forgot we're live. I can't see the table. turn it over to your next chapter. So you would say Mayor, you're live.

I call this meeting to order at 11:10 a.m. Silent or mute your electronic devices during the council meetings. Um, can we get a roll of council, please? Mayor Martinez, present. Um, Vice Mayor Gutierz, Council Member Baldenegro, Council Member

Council Member uh Bernal present. Council member Luga present. Council member Bengra present. Uh, council member now present.

Okay. Um, if if you all would please stand with me for the pledge of allegiance and please remove your caps. I aliance 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.

Do I read that? Oh, no. No. Okay. If you wish to address the council during this meeting, please read and fill the information on the call to the public form and hand it to the town clerk. Please limit your comments to a maximum of 3 minutes. Um, I'm I call Ian Cox to call the public.

All right. So, basically, I'm here to complain. Um, I'm unhappy about the long school hours. Honestly, it should be four hours a day instead of eight. The speed limit too low. Raise it to 80 on the highway. The gas prices way too high. Got to bring them down. Now, the internet prices for what we're getting, we're paying too much. It's horrible service. I don't know what the fishing limit is here. Needs to be raised. Uh, free fishing license for everyone. fix the roads. We need a new skate park because where the kids going to escape? Uh we need to fix the splash pad. It's horrible. Like run down. Uh and then Oh, and thank you for the new park benches. Thank you for your comment,

discussion and action to approve and deny special event application from Parker Public Library for the senior sendoff splash into your next chapter.

Uh yeah, Savannah Venegas and Misha Escobar. Good morning, T mayor and council. The Parker Public Library respectfully requests the mayor and council's approval to approve the special event application for the slide into your next chapter. A little bit of background on this event. After talking to local 2026 seniors, we came to the conclusion of wanting to give back to those seniors. This event provides help from the community to prepare their futures by highlighting resources, scholarships, and information and connections by inviting Arizona colleges, our community, and local businesses to share a wide variety of opportunities available to them. So, there's going to be no fiscal impact to the town. This event will be funded via donations and then the steps following approval, the public the Parker Public Library library will move forward with planning and contacting donors and sponsors.

Thank you for your input. All in favor? I I motion passed. Oh, wait. All oppose. Motion passes. No questions.

Discussion and action to approve and deny accepting the donation to the senior center and authorize the replacement of the kitchen flooring by tile and carpets unlimited for $50,000 including labor and materials. Javanni Oranjo and Anjan Arasco. Good morning, Mr. Mayor and Council. Uh we're with the senior center. The senior committee has proposed donating funds for a kitchen flooring replacement project at the community center. The project will replace the existing kitchen flooring to improve safety, sanitation, and overall functionality within the facilities food preparation area. The total proposed donation and project cost is 50 grand, which includes both materials and labor associated with the project. The following uh funding for this project will be fully donated by the senior committee in the amount of 50 grand including all labor and material cost. No additional general fund expenditures are anticipated for this project. Uh move to approve the senior committee the donation and authorize the kitchen flooring replacement project expenditure in the amount of 50 grand including labor and materials and move to approve the acceptance of senior community donations and authorize the kitchen flooring replacement project exponentiary in the amount of 50 grand labor materials.

Thank you. Any comments? I think we can budget for this. I don't think it's the right move at this point. What are you thinking of? I say we bring it up in a later time when we budget for the $50,000. All in favor? Oh. Oh. Motion carries. All opposed. No one said I with me. Oh, I thought you said agree with you. Okay. Okay. All oppose. Bro, you need a motion.

Okay. I motion to table it. All in favor? I second that. Second. I. All in favor? I I carries

discussion and action to approve and deny animal shelter in expansion. Betty Parker and Sawyer Conlin. Hi, mayor and council. The animal shelter is currently at max capacity due to the overflow of dogs, forcing them to turn them away to the crit shelter, which is also a kill facility. The Western Arizona Humane Society is also at maximum capacity. The purpose of the shelter is to house these animals, so sending them away defeats the purpose of having a no kill shelter.

There is no fiscal impact to the town. There was a local resident that passed away and gifted funds to the purpose of caring for the animals and the shelter. Public works staff will hire an architect to draft plans for the expansion of the animal shelter. We are asking for a motion to approve the department of hiring an architect to draft these plans to expand the as the animal shelter was an estimated cost of $20,000 from us which would be covered by the donations from the local resident that had passed. Okay. Thank you. Any comments? I mean I think we should since it's not coming from our budget. It's not from somebody else's. I agree.

I agree. favor. I oppose. Oh, you a motion, fool.

I'm I motion to hire architect to help expand the animal shelter not to exceed $20,000. All in favor? I second. I second. I

motion carries. Discussion and action to approve and deny purchase of cameras at Pop Harvey Park for $56,000. Ron Holt,

good morning. I am here to request permission to install and com or to complete and install cameras at PVY Park. Um we recently installed some at Western Park because of the uh events that has that have happened in the past two years and um Pop Harvey and Western Park are places for families to enjoy not to be worried for this uh well-being and uh there is no fiscal impact. the uh PD has uh received a reimburseable grant so for the cameras and the labor to uh be completed.

Any comments? I need a motion to put purchase cameras for Parvey not to exceed $56,000. I motion to purchase cameras for Paul Harvey Park not to exceed $56,000. All in favor? We got a second. I second it. All in favor? I. All oppose. Carries.

I invite I invite the chambers to do the director's report at this time. Good morning, mayor and coun council. We have a lot happening at the chamber. It is two float season and we have already surpassed our typical registration number. We currently have over a thousand 1,100 participants registered. Next Monday, May 11th, we are hosting a women's night in a partnership with Blue Water Cinema U. featuring the Devil Wears Prada. The event will begin at 6 PM with the movie starting at 6 7 p.m. On Wednesday, May 13th, we will hold a membership 101 at a AWC. We encourage both both current and pro prospective members at members to attend and learn more about the benefits of chamber membership and what is ahead. on Saturday, May 16th for our life jacket exchange in partnership with Arizona Game and Fish Department at the Le County Sheriff Boating Safety Building 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bring in your old Bring your old or outdated life jackets and exchange exchange them for a new properly fitted one, helping helping keep you and your family safe while enjoying the water. Finally, the Parker Community Center will be hosting our mixer this month. Please note that the day has has changed due to the Parker Unified School District's gradu graduation schedule. The mixture will know will now take place on May 28th. Thank you.

Oh, thank you. I don't think it's just announcement. You're just you're just taking life jackets and getting announcement. Um today at 12 p.m. there will be lunch at the Elks Lodge. Um it is located on 1314 11th Street. Okay. I adjourn this meeting at 11:24 a.m.