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The meeting record does not specify which items were on the consent agenda during the vote; no items were removed for separate discussion and no further action was taken on the floor after the approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Queen Creek - Town Council Regular Session - Mar 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council moved, seconded and approved the consent agenda as published with a unanimous 7‑0 vote.","taxTitle","Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona","taxId",2212,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6629587,"Resident urges council to reconsider water rate increase ahead of May vote",187,1341000,1528000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2703536-828530c07d321e2d96d722cc1bd422e3&start=1341&end=1528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2703536-828530c07d321e2d96d722cc1bd422e3/thumbnail_1341000.jpg","/articles/6629587/Queen-Creek/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Resident-urges-council-to-reconsider-water-rate-increase-ahead-of-May-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6629587-60da1ef9f76195ba63ef338ceab5596c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440181&Signature=SnTdyBVO99CzaPn~gq0baUuZAEd1--I-qpAnkaz6M6DsmyCep35d0GQqExU13cxIe9eBNY3wmy3Z7eJbSCaxxV4zess7DibAS5pY1Xh9HVRVd9XAGi6N76U8w-1pJGMlMsmraNRqZOQZUBz7SSQLqDSMDTTaK8XPEZ5xV3i5zn0W5Yu43hkR~GAr~MS3KPql5wio2njpaCHSA8ofSxUn1WM8QV2EU6Hd3dFnDc5RYm-0rPH7k1LA711IbajmzZCuKzoXMCxBpGyPH-fzan~pg4OsEnpYLpFBl15xh2~JAr5XRWpQynM-6bTg4vJM3~WV9jyJjmYnYz4cGKy3Ut22NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Joanna Durant of 20212 East Macomb Lane addressed the Queen Creek Town Council during the public‑comment period to ask about a planned water‑rate increase and to urge the council to seek alternatives to raising rates.

Durant asked whether the water‑rate increase would be on the May 7 ballot and said she has lived in Queen Creek about 13 years and moved from Utah where her water bills were much lower. \"I would propose that the council take it upon themselves to step back and figure out how to make a rate decrease,\" Durant said, adding that the town should examine staffing and other expenses to find savings.

She told the council she had contacted the Arizona Corporation Commission in the past and was told the commission could not act because Queen Creek operates its own water utility. Durant suggested the town consider targeted assessments or other measures so higher‑use entities are not disproportionately affected. The council did not respond substantively during public comment other than to note the May 7 date; no formal action was taken during the meeting.","Joanna Durant of Macomb Lane spoke during public comment to ask whether the water rate increase will be on the May 7 ballot and urged the council to explore decreasing rates or reassessing expenses to avoid high bills.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6629592,"Queen Creek Police and Target lauded after multi‑day retail‑theft operation yields nearly 20 arrests and about $20,000 recovered",238,858000,1096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2703536-828530c07d321e2d96d722cc1bd422e3&start=858&end=1096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2703536-828530c07d321e2d96d722cc1bd422e3/thumbnail_858000.jpg","/articles/6629592/Queen-Creek/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Queen-Creek-Police-and-Target-lauded-after-multiday-retailtheft-operation-yields-nearly-20-arrests-and-about-20000-recovered","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6629592-a8fb1599546f2c0549f57f2395a592e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440181&Signature=bIl6uvIH~1v8dGLAcpaaVgNM5dpffWj-kgVucvS-qOpWDdovl8g3UAMy4i4bafLW15052LLMBL~hsxogAWkjjzfrxeDT-E-P1a3Y~rdarZXa0EuG8A~0gyZ8mgxxayGFgkb8o1giZb-DxbEL6GXApZ1~KIe1fUbVN6Nu9vsFu8IkFGF0VvNAoLPBYGMI0GlJuiJUzjRIV2d9ho0mYU6BCROcVgEekRJFTOYq46-3QSlRGjBiJtkycXz7~aOBt766PMJ~u1fwtu4IK2C-ekLaKkCYQrXwotX7XzIBrMhC8Bka1kd773CRDzP9t1frkPMGU~lgAHZIvJN1UqX9drevow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Bryce told the Queen Creek Town Council that the police department partnered with local businesses, including Target, on a retail‑theft operation that led to nearly 20 arrests in a few days and recovered almost $20,000 in property.

The chief described the work as collaborative and thanked store asset‑protection teams and property managers for partnering with officers. \"We can never solve it by ourselves as the police department. We have to have great partners, and it's about collaborating with the community,\" Bryce said while calling up representatives and officers for recognition.

He named officers who took part in the operation at the meeting: Helms, Cordova, Tenorio, Lopez, Akers and Fernandez, and invited company representatives to join them for a photo with council. The chief said most of the arrests were for felony charges and that the recoveries came from the short enforcement period that targeted organized retail theft.

The council thanked officers and businesses for the partnership; no formal action or vote was recorded on the recognition.","Chief Bryce told the council the department worked with local businesses including Target in an operation that resulted in almost 20 arrests, most felonies, and recovery of nearly $20,000 in property; officers and business partners were recognized at the meeting.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6629596,"Mesa Gateway Airport reports record growth, major private development and multi‑million dollar infrastructure plans",1192,1613000,2805000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2703536-828530c07d321e2d96d722cc1bd422e3&start=1613&end=2805","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2703536-828530c07d321e2d96d722cc1bd422e3/thumbnail_1613000.jpg","/articles/6629596/Queen-Creek/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Mesa-Gateway-Airport-reports-record-growth-major-private-development-and-multimillion-dollar-infrastructure-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6629596-f3eb622adfb906234d9076f4bb4e27df/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440181&Signature=kQYsVIclVYnqtCHlqGrwXxoTZc9dkHkbC0C26YkLSKZrlNbnnJhSWgn0ek7fyu0Tw15pfJb8G060cdb8-4QoAPCeu9wzSdc1vmhyaIz3CNdQrQNOon1ZzPasXbCbDp~LANBm3qvzfNl-txRIydzE6P~eR5gxE1TgHdDKuv3ePHps8rgg11I02ZwkvdbDgf5yCB101N9Q8zzfnFSBsaVramY9vSLC4d2iNaEb3lsJ7~6QH3JASxQIU970lD0iIIbZk9Yku0nJhNczWLW9XH7KHtCg9AWhsqo3xjvfgSbDzgDUonPEgt6HaPlh82wcQsKIftVNT5RMrnjc1-uCt5fDIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brian O'Neil, executive director of the Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, told the Queen Creek Town Council that passenger traffic recovered strongly in 2024 and that the airport is on track for further growth in 2025, while more than 1,000,000 square feet of private development and several large infrastructure projects are under way.

O'Neil said 2024 was the airport's second‑best year for passengers and that the authority is \"hopeful and optimistic\" it will surpass 2,000,000 passengers in 2025. He credited increased schedules from Allegiant and Sun Country and noted Allegiant began nonstop service to Colorado Springs on Feb. 12, 2025.

The airport's private development pipeline includes a mix of aeronautical and non‑aeronautical projects the authority described as material to the East Valley economy. O'Neil said Virgin Galactic is setting up a manufacturing presence with a roughly 15,000‑square‑foot manufacturing facility plus a roughly 50,000‑square‑foot hangar where a mothership will be housed and that the company is hiring and \"tooling up\" later this year to build early commercial vehicles. He said a consortium called Amplifly is in due diligence on an eight‑acre aeronautical redevelopment site and is planning a 25,000–50,000‑square‑foot hangar. Other projects O'Neil highlighted include Gateway Commerce Park 3 (about 100,000 square feet across two buildings), the 360‑acre Skybridge Arizona master development (roughly 650,000 square feet built to date), Gulfstream Aerospace's 225,000‑square‑foot West Coast service center, Synergy Climate Systems' U.S. headquarters and manufacturing campus (275,000 square feet of manufacturing and 25,000 square feet of office), and a five‑story SpringHill Suites hotel described in the presentation as a 25‑room property with retail and restaurant pads.

O'Neil gave employment estimates tied to the developments the authority is tracking: Gulfstream currently has about 350 jobs and plans to grow toward 700, Zenergy's Phase 1 is projected at about 700 jobs, and Virgin Galactic about 125 jobs. He said the airport currently supports roughly 3,000 jobs and that the projects now under way would add \"over a thousand new jobs,\" taking the airport's total employment over 4,000.

On infrastructure, O'Neil described a two‑year, $45 million reconstruction of the inside runway (Runway 12/30) that will finish in phases: the south end closed in year one and the north end scheduled for reconstruction in year two, with the full project expected to complete in fall 2026. He said the rebuild used pulverized 1940s concrete for the base and will include a new 50‑foot width of concrete up to 16 inches deep on portions of the runway.

O'Neil also outlined a $30 million partnership with the Transportation Security Administration to replace older explosive‑detection screening equipment and add processing capacity. Under the plan he described, the TSA would provide about $20 million for new L‑3 screening machines (each capable of 800–1,000 bags per hour) and the airport would contribute about $10 million to build the facility to house the equipment; the authority received notice from the TSA that the project will begin in August 2025 rather than 2026.

He presented a conceptual long‑term plan developed in a Gateway Tomorrow planning charrette that envisions an eventual east‑side terminal buildout, structured parking with vertiport capacity on top, and a multi‑gate terminal. O'Neil characterized the plan as conceptual and said the authority estimates a roughly $1 billion cost for a Phase 1 buildout that would include about 14 gates and the core terminal infrastructure.

O'Neil also reminded the council that the federal Real ID implementation has a May 7 deadline for travelers; he advised residents who lack a Real ID‑compliant driver's license to obtain one or carry a passport for air travel after that date.

The presentation prompted questions from council members about total construction and permanent jobs, runway sequencing and funding. O'Neil said the airport uses long‑term leases and airport revenue bonds, federal Airport Improvement Program entitlements and discretionary grants, and local owner contributions as local matches to finance major projects, and that buildout timing is a rolling 10‑year horizon dependent on absorption rates and lease commitments.

If adopted in whole, the private development and airfield plans O'Neil described would extend the airport's role as an economic engine for the region by increasing passenger connectivity and creating aviation‑related employment and new industrial capacity.","Brian O'Neil, executive director of the Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, told the Queen Creek Town Council the airport expects passenger growth in 2025, has more than 1,000,000 square feet of private development under way, and is moving forward with runway reconstruction and a $30 million explosive‑detection upgrade.","actionData","errors"]

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