Nov 01, 2021 City Council Study Session - 11/01/2021

THAT I'D LIKE

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[ Call to Order]

LET'S DO IT ONE MORE TIME BY STEWART COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, ROW COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS STILL HERE, HERE, AND COUNCIL.

THE REASON I DO THAT IS THESE ARE LISTED SEPARATELY.

SO WHEN PEOPLE WATCH THEM, THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T LOOK AS SEAMLESS AND CONTIGUOUS AS WE KNOW THEM TO BE.

I'D LIKE

[1. Service Recognitions]

SO WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, AND THEN A PROCLAMATION.

SO CITY MANAGER, I'D LIKE TO HAND OFF THE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS TO YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE SIX SERVICE RECOGNITIONS AND ONE RETIREMENT RECOGNITION THIS EVENING TO BEGIN OUR FIRST PRESENTATION.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF OF POLICE SEAN DUGAN FORWARD.

OKAY.

DO YOU THINK THERE EVER IS A COUNCIL TO SEE IF WE HAVE FOUR? I HAVE FOUR RECOGNITIONS TO READ.

FIRST.

I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, DIANE GOLDEN TO COME FORWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY SO IN HER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE AS AN EMERGENCY CALL TAKER, DIANE HAS PROVEN HERSELF TO BE A HARDWORKING, COMPASSIONATE AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEE.

SHE EXEMPLIFIES CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DELIVERS THE LEVEL OF EMPATHY THAT IS UNMATCHED IN EVERY SINGLE CALL THAT SHE TAKES.

IN FACT, DIANE EXCELS IN ASSISTING CITIZENS IN CRISIS SITUATIONS, BOTH ON THE PHONE AND IN PERSON.

SHE DEDICATES HERSELF TO THE PROFESSION, PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS TRAINING, NEW CALL TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS.

SHE EVEN SPENT SEVERAL YEARS VOLUNTEERING FOR THE CURE UNIT WITH THE CHANDLER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DIANE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT AND CITY AS A WHOLE ARE COUNTLESS.

AND WHENEVER YOU ASK DIANE, SHE'LL TELL YOU THAT SHE LOVES HER JOB, AND THAT IS VERY EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.

SO DIANE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.

YOU'RE JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU AND NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK OFFICER MATT FIGLEY TO COME DOWN AND RECOGNITION OF HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

SO PRIOR TO JOINING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2001, MATT SERVED 10 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

AND AS A NEW OFFICER, WHILE HE QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A FOCUSED, HARDWORKING, AND DEPENDABLE OFFICER WHO BROUGHT A SENSE OF HUMOR WITH THEM EACH AND EVERY DAY, MATT HAS MAINTAINED HIS POSITION IN FIELD OPERATIONS AS A PATROL OFFICER FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER, SERVING 16 OF THESE YEARS HERE AT THE MAIN STATION RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.

IN 2005, MATT WAS SELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SWAT TEAM, WHERE HE PROVIDES AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF EXPERTISE TO HELP PROTECT OFFICERS AND CITIZENS ALIKE.

AND IN 2017, MATT RELISTED IN THE ARMY RESERVES WHERE HE CONTINUES TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY TODAY.

AND AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A POLICE OFFICER, HE HAS HELPED SHAPE, UM, OUR DEPARTMENT'S PERCEPTION AMONG THE, OUR PUBLIC, THROUGH HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND HIS, UH, REALLY A SENSE OF HUMOR.

SO MATT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT IN OUR CITY AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OFFICER MARK OLIVIA TO COME FORWARD RECOGNITION OF THIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE

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HE SHARPENED HIS SKILLS AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A TALENTED AND DEDICATED MEMBER OF PATROL, WHICH LED TO HIS CURRENT ASSIGNMENT AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT APPRENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE HE IS WELL KNOWN FOR THE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE HE PROVIDES THROUGH STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS, MARK, ALSO VOLUNTEERS AND ASSISTANT GIRLS SOCCER COACH AT THE SCHOOL OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER.

MARK HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL COMMENDATIONS AND AWARDS, INCLUDING THE PATROL TEAM OF THE YEAR IN 2005 AND IN 2011, IN ADDITION TO HIS PRIMARY SIMON MARK ALSO SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE SWAT TEAM FROM 2005 THROUGH 2015.

AND PRIOR TO JOINING THE DEPARTMENT, MARK WAS A STATE CHAMPION AND ALL AMERICAN TRACK STAR AT SETON HIGH SCHOOL AND BROKE FIVE TRACK RECORDS AT THE U OF A IN ADDITION TO BE PART IN ADDITION TO BEING PART OF A NATIONAL OR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RELAY TEAM.

SO NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE A ALLUDED MARK IN OUR FOOT PURSUITS OVER THE AIR.

IN FACT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE ZERO ACTUALLY.

SO, UH, MARK, CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND OUR FINAL, MY FINAL PRESENTATION, UH, LIKE TO ASK DAVE SITS THE COME FORWARD AND RECOGNITION OF HIS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY SO DAVE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK IN 1996, AS AN OFFICER ASSIGNED TO PATROL WHERE HE ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A HARDWORKING AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED OFFICER.

IN 2001, HE WAS SELECTED TO JOIN THE BIKE TEAM WHERE HE QUICKLY ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS A LEADER AND A MENTOR AMONG HIS PEERS, AS THE MOST EXPERIENCED, IT'S GOING TO SAY SENIOR, BUT AS THE MOST EXPERIENCED MEMBER OF THE BIKE TEAM, DAVE IS VERY WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS UNWAVERING WORK ETHIC AND HIS DEDICATION TO THE TEAM AND HAVING BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BYTE TEAM FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, DAVE HAS BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE DOWNTOWN CHANDLER COMMUNITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASSISTING IN POLICING EFFORTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AND OF COURSE, DAVE HAS BEEN A STAPLE ARTISTS OF THE SECURITY TEAM HERE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS.

OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND COMBINATIONS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AND RECOGNITION OF HIS DEDICATED SERVICE.

DAVE IS CURRENTLY AN INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL.

AND HE'S BEEN A LEAD INSTRUCTOR FOR OVER 24.

WELL, EXACTLY 24 BIKE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

BUT DAVE IS A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS REPRESENTED OUR DEPARTMENT WITH DISTINCTION AND PRIDE OVER THE YEARS.

SO DAVE, CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY.

MAY REMEMBERS THE COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO ASK JOHN KNUTSON, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE HIS PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MARIN COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO ASK STEVE-O CHOA TO COME FORWARD FOR HIS 15 STEVE-O SHOW HAS STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER AS A STREET SWEEPER OPERATOR IN NOVEMBER 14TH, 2006.

WHILE WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER, STEVE HAS OPERATED A STREET SWEEPER, HELPING TO KEEP THE 2081 MILES OF CHANDLER STREETS, CLEAN AND FREE OF DEBRIS.

HE ALSO HELPS WITH RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS TO ASSIST WITH CLEANUP OF DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND FROM CAR ACCIDENTS AND MATERIAL SPILLS DAY OR NIGHT STEVE'S EFFORTS HELP TO KEEP CHANDLER STREETS CLEAN AND OUR AIR QUALITY, GOOD PROMOTING A HEALTHY, ATTRACTIVE, AND SAFE COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT.

YOU DO STEVE FOR TEAM CHANDLER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 15 YEARS MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MATT BURDICK,

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THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I ASKED RICK SAFFER TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

RICK SUPERVISES, OUR PRINT MILL AND GRAPHICS DIVISION OVERSEEING THE CITY'S PRINT PRODUCTION, MAIL DISTRIBUTION, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES.

HE ALSO SERVED AS OUR GRAPHIC ARTISTS.

HE'S INTEGRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF CITY PROGRAMS BY OFFERING OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRINTING KNOWLEDGE THAT ENABLES CHANDLER TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS.

COST-EFFECTIVELY RICK'S PASSION FOR INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE COMES THROUGH ON EVERY PROJECT HE COMPLETES.

HE HAS UPGRADED OUR PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO FULFILL ABOUT 3000 GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRINTING REQUESTS.

EACH YEAR.

HIS TEAM ALSO HANDLES ALL INCOMING, OUTGOING AND INTEROFFICE MAIL FOR THE CITY, WHICH AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN 900,000 PIECES ANNUALLY.

WE DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS AT A FRACTION OF THE TRADITIONAL POSTED COSTS.

THANKS TO RICK AND HIS TEAM.

RICK IS AN AVID FLY FISHERMAN AND WE INTEND TO HOLD ONTO HIM FOR A WHILE BEFORE GONE.

FISHING HAS POSTED IN HIS OFFICE.

THANK YOU, RICK, FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO TEAM CHANDLER IN OUR COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS MAY I REMEMBER AS A COUNSEL FOR

[2. Retirement Recognition]

IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT KIM XIGEN FIRST, UH, TO YOU WHO IS RETIRING TOMORROW IS HER LAST DAY.

SO KIM JOINED THE CITY OF CHANDLER PARK OPERATIONS DIVISION ON JULY 15TH, 2013 AS A SPRAY TECHNICIAN, THE FOLLOWING NOVEMBER, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO LEAD GARDENER FOR THE TUMBLEWEED PARKS CREW.

KIM IS OVERSEEING THE PARK MAINTENANCE OF TUMBLEWEED.

LOS ABRA ARE BILLOWS AND PASEO VISTA PARKS.

IN 2017, KIM RECEIVED AN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARD FROM THE CITY FOR HER LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CLEANING UP 97 TREES THAT WERE LOST DURING A LARGE MONSOON STORM.

KIM HAS ALSO BEEN A PIVOTAL PERSON HELPING TO COORDINATE ALL OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE, ESPECIALLY AT TUMBLEWEED PARK.

KIM KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT PART.

SHE KNOWS WHERE EVERYTHING IS BURIED AND UH, SO WE WILL DEFINITELY MISS THAT KNOWLEDGE.

AND SHE'S A TRUE STEWARD FOR OUR PARKS HERE IN CHANDLER KIM, SHE'S RETIRING TO FLORIDA.

SO, UH, WE KNOW WHERE TO WHO TO CALL WHEN WE'RE IN FLORIDA, SHE PLANS TO PLAY A LOT OF GOLF AND ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY IN THAT AREA.

SO THANK YOU KIM, FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND WE WILL MISS YOU AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

[3. Proclamation - Small Business Saturday]

WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENT OF CHANDLER ARIZONA CELEBRATES OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES HELP SHAPE THE CHARACTER AND RICH QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, THERE WERE 31.7 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTING 99.9 OF ALL FIRMS WITH PAID EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS ADVOCACY GROUPS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ENDORSED THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.

AND WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES EMPLOY 57% OF THE COUNTY'S PRIVATE WORKFORCE, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

AND WHEREAS 56% OF SHOPPERS REPORTED, THEY SHOPPED ONLINE WITH A SMALL BUSINESS ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN 2020, AND MORE THAN 50% OF CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED SHOPPING SMALL ENDORSED A LOCAL BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ON OUR SHOP AT A LOCAL

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AND WHEREAS WE RECOMMEND ALL CHANDLER RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT CHANDLER BASED SMALL BUSINESSES AND USE THE HASHTAG HASHTAG I CHOOSE CHANDLER WHEN PATRIOT, WHEN PATRONIZING A LOCAL BUSINESS.

NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HARTKE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER ARIZONA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 27TH, 2021 AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, MICAH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, REAL QUICKLY, SMALL BUSINESSES AND CHANDLER MAKEUP, ABOUT 95% OF ALL THE BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND TODAY BEING THE FIRST NOVEMBER, IT'S REALLY THE KICKOFF OF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

IF YOU GO BY MY HOUSE, YOU MIGHT SEE FOUR, MAYBE A HALF DOZEN, SMALL CHRISTMAS TREES OUT ALREADY.

SO THE SHOPPING SEASON STARTED GET OUT THERE, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHANDLER BUSINESSES.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON WHICH ONES ARE LOCAL CHANDLER BUSINESSES GO TO ITUNES, CHANDLER.COM.

WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS LOOKING TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

SO PLEASE GET OUT THERE AND CHOOSE CHANDLER BUSINESSES.

THANK YOU, MIRROR.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS

[ Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion and one vote. If a discussion is required by members of the governing body, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and determination will be made if the item will be considered separately.]

WE HAVE 26 ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND NO ACTION ITEMS FOR THURSDAY.

UM, STAFF GAVE A THOROUGH PRESENTATION AND THERE WERE NO ITEMS CALLED IN FOR PRESENTATION.

SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION THIS EVENING, AND WE WILL SEE YOU ALL ON THURSDAY.