The Cave Creek Town Council will receive an update on the purchase of 4,005 acres of state trust land during its meeting Tuesday night.
Development Services Director Luke Kautzman and former Maricopa County Parks Director R.J. Cardin will make a presentation to the council on where the town is in the process.
Also on the agenda is an agreement for Cave Creek to submit a grant application to the Arizona State Parks and Trails for a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant for the purposes of acquiring the 4,005 acres.
The town completed the application July 31, but the application further requires authorization by resolution from the governing body of the municipality prior to the grant being awarded.
The grant, which is a dollar-for-dollar match, can be awarded up to $2 million.
The town is anticipating the cost of the land to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $16 million, but are awaiting final appraisal numbers to see what the final cost will be.
Also on the agenda for Tuesday is the approval of extending its intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa County for the management of the Spur Cross Conservation Area.
This would extend the agreement out to January 2061, and would cost the town $216,000 annually to have the county manage Spur Cross.
The council will also discuss transferring the water agreement at Rancho Mañana Golf Course to RMGC Hideaway LLC. The town supplies water to the Rancho Mañana Golf Course supply lake that is used to water outdoor golf course landscaping.
The council will also hear two amendments to agreements with GHD Inc. involving water services.
The first would amend the agreement on the Town Water Treatment Plant, for $69,361. GHD would be converting the existing Aria membrane filtration units in place, including permanent trailer foundations, modifications to yard piping, replacement of temporary pipe supports, chemical storage/feed improvements, and electrical upgrades to address permanent installation and code compliance needs.
The second amendment is for a 10-inch sewer line crossing Andorra Hills Wash and would cost $40,393. The project team has been informed that a scour analysis would be required before a permit can be issued to work in the wash. The Flood Control staff expressed concern that the excavation work required to replace the damaged sewer line and manholes could impact the wash.
The council will also receive a quarterly utilities department report from Utilities Director Shawn Kreuzwiesner.
Meet Jeff Jeff Wendt started at Independent Newsmedia in January 2023, after 25 years working for Gannett and The Arizona Republic. Started as a high school sports scoretaker, worked up to reporting high school sports and then became an associate high school sports editor in 2002. Also worked in the Design Studio as a copy editor.
Community: Jeff serves on the Board of Elders at his local church.
Education: Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication
Random fact: Attended Game 2 of the 2001 World Series.
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