Patrick Cavanaugh
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- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 44:52
- Avg per meeting
- 2:38
- Segments
- 917
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Top issues during term (20)
Data center regulations and environmental review
Developers will have to post bonds or letters of credit covering estimated cleanup costs plus 15% before building, and residents worry data center power and water demand could raise their utility bills.
Luckett Road data center noise concerns
Mellars warned residents would bear 'a steep price' in lost quality of life with no practical retrofit once facilities are operating.
Proposed ICE Detention Facility
Speakers estimated MTC could gain roughly $21,000 more per bed annually with ICE contracts — over $10 million a year if beds double — while opponents warned of tourism and economic harm.
EAC trading program vendor selection (NPRR 1264)
Vendor timing affects market participants negotiating contracts seeking Q1 2027 access to EACs.
Quarterly stability assessment cadence (PIGGER 146)
Fewer, larger studies could avoid overly conservative transmission limits that throttle existing generation.
Public art along The Loop
Unknown — funding for any future installations hasn't been identified yet.
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation CAP water lease
About $3.7 million for one year, paid from impact fees rather than the general fund or ratepayers.
Tangerine Crossing one-story restrictions
Growth and traffic impacts
Wastewater Plant Expansion Funding Gap
Roughly $96 million in new debt over a 25-year amortization, backed by excise taxes and state shared revenues, paid primarily from impact fees — growth pays for growth, but general funds could be tapped if development slows.
Drought preparedness
A possible drought surcharge on water bills is under consideration but not yet determined.
Building Permit Activity
Fewer permits can mean less building-related revenue for the town.
OVCN Twin Peaks Campus Rezone
The project is privately funded, but the town will take on maintenance of a new section of Desert Falcon Lane.
Large load interconnection and IROL curtailment
Financial security of $50,000 per megawatt plus potential interconnection fees, with multi-billion-dollar exposure for gigawatt-scale projects.
Series 2026 excise tax revenue obligations
The tentative budget totals about $2.3 million, funded through property tax levies on district property owners.
Potential ICE detention center in Marana
Supporters estimate roughly 200 local jobs if the facility reopens.
Art funding for Silver Bell Road and El Rio projects
The eventual artwork contract cost is not yet known while the RFP is in draft.
Moore Road interchange at I-10
Construction timing affects regional transportation funding priorities, though local cost figures weren't given.
Leadership Continuity Program
Costs are per-agreement through third-party staffing contracts; no employee benefits provided to returning retirees.
Twin Peaks Rattlesnake Pass road improvements
Purchase price not disclosed — negotiated privately; costs will come from the project budget.
Decisions during term (265)
Recorded while Cavanaugh was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of agenda with C2 removed from Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda Items C1 and C3 (Resolutions 2026-082 and 2026-084)
Approval of October 20, 2026 meeting minutes with added sentence (C2)
Adopt Ordinance No. 2026.019 and Resolution No. 2026-083 — camping regulations
Authorize public auction sale of ~0.29 acres near West Tangerine Road and Lon Adams Road (A2)
Executive session on Items E2 and E3
Direct staff per executive session discussion on Item E2 (Pima Aviation leases)
Direct staff per executive session discussion on Item E3 (litigation)
Ordinance No. 2026.019 : Relating to Offenses; amending Marana Town Code Title 11
Approval of August 26 meeting minutes
Recommend approval of NPRRs 1295, 1312, 1332, and 1345
Recommend approval of NPRR 1346 (diesel transportation fee update)
Table NPRR 1317 and PIGGER 140 (non-settled generation)
Recommend approval of PIGGER 146 and NPRR 1332 (stability assessment cadence)
Major transmission elements list annual update
WMS temporary leadership confirmation
CFSG membership applications: Jeff Moore and Carrie Newbrander
Combo ballot (all bundled items)
Approval of agenda (Item A1 moved after A3)
Consent Agenda (C1, C2, C3)
Voting record (12)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
adopt Ordinance No. 2026. 018 and Resolution No. 2026- 079
adopt Resolution No. 2026- 080 with the emergency clause
Resolution No. 2026-080 — $96 million water reclamation plant bond
Ordinance No. 2026.018 & Resolution No. 2026-079 — data center noise and decommissioning rules
Concerned fines will be treated as a cost of doing business and that noise/decommissioning requirements are not truly enforceable.
OVCN Twin Peaks Campus Rezone (Ordinance No. 2026.015 / Resolution No. 2026-066)
Concerned about the project's footprint and the proximity of the facility and its lighting to existing homes.
adopt Ordinance No. 2026. 015 with an additional condition requiring the record of survey to be recorded and provided to the Town before approval of a development plan, and Resolution No. 2026- 066
adopt Ordinance No. 2026.015 with an additional condition requiring the record of survey to be recorded and provided to the Town before approval of a development plan, and Resolution No. 2026-066
Consent Agenda (C1-C4, including emergency clause)
adopt Ordinance No. 2026. 002 with an additional condition, as presented by Development Services Director Jason Angell, and Resolution No. 2026- 005
adopt Ordinance No. 2026. 003 with an additional condition, as presented by Development Services Director Jason Angell and Resolution No. 2026- 006
Ordinance No. 2026.002 — Luckett Road North Specific Plan (data center rezoning)
Changed from no to yes based on public testimony and utility assurances that costs would not fall on Marana citizens.