Matt Zurcher
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 13:11
- Avg per meeting
- 1:01
- Segments
- 177
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Top issues during term (20)
Flock License Plate Reader Surveillance Program
Speakers demanded disclosure of termination and removal costs for the program.
Affordable Housing Impact Fee Assistance
Up to $150,000 per qualifying project drawn from the existing $200,000 annual housing fund — no new money requested.
Telecommunications Leases at Pronghorn Park and Public Works Yard
No town cost figures were given; residents worry about property-value impacts nearby.
Repeal of Water Requirements for Non-Subdivision Homes
Defending the ordinance in court could cost far more than the roughly $146,000 figure cited in debate, and an adverse state action could hit shared state revenue.
Planning & Zoning Commission appointments
Development Impact Fee Increases
Fee amounts unknown until the consultant study is complete; first update in over ten years.
Aquatics & Recreation Facility
Events generated revenue — 22 premium canopy spaces at $1,100 each and $3,860.49 in beer garden net sales.
Santa Fe Master Plan
Some budget is available this year for Santa Fe Station Park improvements, though specific costs weren't detailed.
Effluent Recharge Expansion and PFAS Concerns
$659,358 on a time-and-materials basis over roughly two years.
Youth Priorities: Teen Center, Sidewalks, and Retention
A teen center would require significant future investment; no figure was given.
Potential E-Bike Regulation
Fines of $50 per offense could generate minor enforcement revenue.
New Community Resource Specialist
Grant-funded position continues, so no new local cost is expected.
FY 2027-28 Budget Planning
Sets $222,559,730 in town spending authority for fiscal year 2027.
Fain Park Bridge Investment Question
About $3.8 million budgeted for engineering, trails, and parking this year, with more planned over five years.
Town Center Specific Plan and $11.2M Infrastructure Commitment
New businesses promise added sales tax revenue and about 50 new jobs from Arizona Archery alone.
Automated Materials Handling and RFID Project
The equipment purchase is being made through the YCFLD library consortium, so costs are shared across member libraries.
Enforceable Code of Conduct for Elected Officials
The only state-authorized penalty is a nominal fine (cited as $20 to $25 by speakers), plus censure or a vote of no confidence.
2024 fire code amendments including residential sprinkler trigger
Not specified, though code updates in-house save consultant costs.
Wildland-Urban Interface code and Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Fire modeling software would require grant funding and a dedicated purchase; wildfire risk affects homeowners' insurance costs.
Water Conservation Strategic Plan
Roughly $400,000–$500,000 per year in new program spending, recovered through the water rate study.
Decisions during term (201)
Recorded while Zurcher was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of October 6, 2026 Meeting Minutes (Consent Agenda)
Approval of September 28, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes (as corrected)
Variance V26-002 — 5'5" front yard fence at 3615 N. Sharon Drive
Motion to adjourn
Appointment of Joe Huot and Bruce Evans to Planning & Zoning Commission (three-year term)
Appointment of Kymberli Lopez to Planning & Zoning Commission (partial term)
Approval of the agenda
Consent agenda (items 9.a–9.c)
Ordinance 2026-986 — parking restriction authority (2nd reading)
Ordinance 2026-987 — StoneRidge cell tower rezoning (2nd reading)
Summit West Signs entrance arch lighting agreement
First reading — Ordinance 2026-988 repealing water ordinance 2023-930
Quailwood Well #3 PFAS treatment construction contract
Burgess & Niple — Lakeshore/Lake Valley intersection design
HDR Engineering — Glassford Hill Road left turn offsets design
Abdo Financial Solutions change order
FY 2027 Arizona State Parks OHV grant acceptance
Approval of July 15, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes
Approval of Agenda
Approval of September 8, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Voting record (4)
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