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Minutes for 2023 Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee


2023 Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee
Goodyear City Hall - Library Conference Room
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Thursday, March 16, 2023 6:00 p.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER

Chairman John Cox called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chairman John Cox; Vice Chairman Joseph Hester; Committee Member Jesse Aynes; Committee Member Peter Diliberti; Committee Member Tamara Floyd; Committee Member Danna Kiracofe; Committee Member Eric Lien; Committee Member Joseph Moreno; Committee Member James Reynolds; Committee Member Susan Schmelzer; Alternate Ernie Nepomuceno; Alternate Gerald Wilson
Absent:
Committee Member Brian Murphy
Staff Present:
Finance Director Doug Sandstrom; Deputy Finance Director Jared Askelson; Finance Manager, Financial Services Celina Morris; Finance Manager, Budget and Research Ryan Bittle; Finance Management Assistant Amie Gressett
 
PUBLIC COMMENTS

Before you begin to speak, identify yourself by clearly stating for the record, your name and address. This is the time for citizens who would like to address the Board on any non-agenda item within the jurisdiction of the Board. The Board will listen to comments, and may take any one of the following:

• Respond to criticism
• Request that staff investigate and report on the matter
• Request that the matter be scheduled for on a future agenda.
 
BUSINESS
 
1.
APPROVE MINUTES

Approve the draft minutes of the Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee Meeting held February 23, 2023. (Minutes were identified incorrectly for approval.)
 

MOTION BY Chairman John Cox, SECONDED BY Committee Member Joseph Moreno to APPROVE the draft minutes of the February 23, 2023 Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee meeting. The
motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Chairman John Cox, Vice Chairman Joseph Hester, Committee Member Jesse Aynes, Committee Member Peter Diliberti, Committee Member Tamara Floyd, Committee Member Danna Kiracofe, Committee Member Eric Lien, Committee Member Joseph Moreno, Committee Member James Reynolds, Committee Member Susan Schmelzer

Passed - Unanimously

 
Approve the draft minutes of the Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee meeting held March 2, 2023.
 

MOTION BY Chairman John Cox, SECONDED BY Committee Member Joseph Moreno to APPROVE the draft minutes of the March 2, 2023 Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee meeting. The
motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Chairman John Cox, Vice Chairman Joseph Hester, Committee Member Jesse Aynes, Committee Member Peter Diliberti, Committee Member Tamara Floyd, Committee Member Danna Kiracofe, Committee Member Eric Lien, Committee Member Joseph Moreno, Committee Member James Reynolds, Committee Member Susan Schmelzer

Passed

 
1.
REVIEW AND DISCUSS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Deputy Finance Director Jared Askelson presented a compilation of the individual recommendations for Bond Funding amounts that were received from each of the Committee members. Chairman John Cox led a group discussion asking members to discuss their individual recommendations in detail. After careful consideration the Committee came to consensus on Bond Funding amounts for the four (4) programming areas – Public Safety, Transportation, Parks and Recreation, and Facilities.
 
INFORMATION ITEMS
Comments, Commendations, Report on Current Events and Presentations by Board, Commission or Committee Members, staff or members of the public. The members may not propose, discuss, deliberate or take any legal action on the information presented pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02.
 
NEXT MEETING
 
The next meeting of the Citizen Bond Exploratory Committee is to be held on March 23rd 2023 at 6:00p.m. in the Library Conference Room.
 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chairman John Cox  adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:



 
______________________________
Jared Askelson, Committee Secretary
  __________________________
  John Cox, Chairman

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