McArthur Wright
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 6:25
- Avg per meeting
- 3:13
- Segments
- 89
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Top issues during term (20)
City financial audit results
No direct cost; a clean audit supports the city's bond ratings and grant eligibility.
Development Impact Fee Report FY 2025-26
No new fees or changes were proposed; this is an annual transparency report on existing fee accounts.
Updated accessory dwelling unit regulations
No direct cost stated, though staff time would go toward the guidebooks and plan program.
State Route 62 Phase 2B design contract amendment
$242,283 from a dedicated highway fund — not the general fund — with construction money already set aside.
Split Rock Bridge opens
City energy efficiency investment paying off
About $121,000 saved per year; $2.7 million projected over 30 years.
Pioneer Days success and upcoming recreation programs
Recycling procurement target reduced, saving residents on trash costs
Roughly $25,000 less that residents would have paid next year under the old target.
Measure G on the November ballot
Funds shelter, public safety, road, flood control and park improvements if approved by voters.
Removal of homeless encampments ordinance
No direct cost was cited, but enforcement will involve sheriff's deputies, code enforcement, signage, and storage of belongings.
Homeless services and resources in the Morongo Basin
No city funding was committed tonight, though Prop 36 encampment resolution funds were discussed as a resource.
Joshua Tree National Park Association lease
Minimal — $1 per year in lease revenue.
Community Resilience Center Grant
The grant could have brought outside funding for a resilience center, but pursuing it would have cost city staff/consultant resources.
Storm Prep and Broken EV Charging Stations
About $22,000 per charging station to repair; grant funds being sought as an alternative.
General Plan Land Use Map Update: Maps 1-9
No consultant budget in FY 2026/2027, so the General Plan update is being done with existing staff resources.
Future of the PAAC Arts Micro-grant Program
Grant funds were reportedly rolled into the 2026-2027 fiscal year, and approved awards have not yet been paid out.
Luckie Skate Park Mural
PAAC Committee Vacancies and Leadership
Desert Knoll Subdivision (137 homes)
Roughly $1,000 per unit per year in property tax revenue once homes are built, per the mayor's estimate.
TBID Tourism Funding and Modernization
About $661,000 total budget for FY 2026-27, funded entirely by the 1.5% lodging assessment.
Decisions during term (23)
Recorded while Wright was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar (Items 3-8)
Waive the Reading of Ordinance and Approve the Reading by Title Only.
Approval of Minutes of the City Council Meeting Held on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026.
Proclamation Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Consent Calendar (Items 2 and 3: Waive Reading of Ordinances; Annual Development Impact Fee Report FY 2025-26)
Second Reading of Ordinance Addressing the Removal of Encampments (Item 4, pulled from consent)
Consent Calendar (minutes, warrant registers, ordinance readings by title)
TBID Reauthorization for Fiscal Year 2026-27 (Resolution No. 2630)
Desert Knoll Subdivision — TTM 26-000001 and Development Agreement No. 26-000001
Approval of Minutes of the City Council Meeting Held on September 8, 2026.
Selection of New Chair
Approval of June 17, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Tabling of Agenda Items 6 Through 13
Arts Master Plan 9 - 25
Consent Calendar (items 2-6, 9, 10)
Treasurer's Report FY 2025-26 Q4 and Measure I Five-Year Plan
LLMD #1 Assessment Confirmation, FY 2026-27
SBCFD Fire Code Update — First Reading of Ordinance No. 329
Recission of the Ofland Resort Project — First Reading of Ordinance No. 330
Sewer Regulations and FOG Program Ordinance
Voting record (14)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Consent Calendar (Items 3-8)
Consent Calendar (Items 2 and 3: Waive Reading of Ordinances; Annual Development Impact Fee Report FY 2025-26)
Second Reading of Ordinance Addressing the Removal of Encampments (Item 4, pulled from consent)
Said the ordinance is a tool with compassion to connect unhoused people to services, and addresses complaints about encampments affecting parks and businesses.