Sep 19, 2022 City Council Study Session - 09/19/2022

ANYTHING THERE, THIS COUNCIL, UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, LIEUTENANT NATE EQUID TO COME FORWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HIS 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY.

NEXT WE HAVE JANET MCAL.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE HER FOR, TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY, JANET IN, IN 2007, AS AN ADMINISTRA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE CITY'S CENTRAL SUPPLY WAREHOUSE AND IS NOW THEIR SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT EXPERIENCED IN ALL THINGS CENTRAL SUPPLY, JANET GUIDES, THE CITY'S SURPLUS PROPERTY PROGRAM BY FACILITATING THE ONLINE AUCTION, AS WELL AS DONATING SUPPLY SURPLUS ITEMS TO ARIZONA, MUNICIPALITIES CHANDLER SCHOOLS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN CHANDLER.

SHE IS TRULY THE GO TO FOR ALL THINGS SURPLUS FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER CHANDLER'S WORK AT, AT CENTRAL SUPPLY HAS ALLOWED OR JANET'S WORK AT CENTRAL SUPPLY HAS ALLOWED HER MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.

IN THE PAST, SHE VOLUNTEERED HER TIME TO ACHIEVE THE BEST LIT FLOAT FOR THE CITY'S PARADE OF LIGHTS AND INSPIRES PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED BY HER POSITIVE.

KIM DO ATTITUDE.

JANET IS SUCH A JOY TO BE AROUND.

SHE MAINTAINS GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH CENTRAL SUPPLIES CUSTOMERS AND IS ENERGETIC AND DEDICATED.

SHE HAS RECEIVED MANY VALUE ALERTS AND IMPRESSIONS HIGHLIGHTING HER DEDICATION IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.

SHE IS JOINED TODAY BY HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MANY COWORKERS THAT LOVE HER DEARLY.

CONGRATULATIONS, JANET MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, SEAN DUGGAN,

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SO NATE HAS SERVED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2007 AND PRIOR TO HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, NATE SERVED IN, IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.

BUT AS A NEW POLICE OFFICER, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PATROL DIVISION WHERE HE QUICKLY EARNED A REPUTATION AS A HARD WORKER, A DETAILED INVESTIGATOR AND AN ALL AROUND TEAM PLAYER.

NATE WORKED AS A PATROL OFFICER FOR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE BECOMING A DETECTIVE IN THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT.

AND AFTER PROMOTING THE SERGEANT IN 2019, NATE SERVED IN FIELD OPERATIONS.

AND AGAIN, AS A DETECTIVE SUPERVISING OUR FINANCIAL CRIMES UNIT, NATE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT IN 2022 AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE NIGHTTIME, UH, WATCH COMMANDER RIGHT HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN PRECINCT.

BUT IN ADDITION TO HIS, UH, UH, PRIMARY PATROL DUTIES, NATE ALSO SERVES ON OUR HONOR GUARD.

SO NATE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP MAYOR COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, MS. RAYLIN NIELSEN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO CALL TONY DOMINGUEZ OR AS HE IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN ACROSS THE CITY SAFETY TONY TONIGHT, TONY IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

HE JOINED TEAM CHANDLER IN 2002 AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING AND COORDINATING THE CITY SAFETY PROGRAMS AS PART OF A TWO PERSON TEAM THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE CITY.

TONY PROVIDES CITY DEPARTMENTS WITH GUIDANCE AND TRAINING IN A VARIETY OF SAFETY PRACTICES, EVERYTHING FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING TO OVERSEEING THE CITY'S CDL PROGRAM THROUGH MONITORING WORK RELATED INJURIES.

TONY PROVIDES TRAINING AND SOLUTIONS TO HELP MITIGATE INJURIES TO EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS RESPOND TO INCIDENTS.

TONY'S TOUGH CUSTOMERS INCLUDE THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND AS EXPERTISE PROVIDES THESE DEPARTMENTS WITH SOLUTIONS TO HELP FILL THEIR UNIQUE SAFETY NEEDS TONY'S KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING EMPLOYEES WITH A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT.

I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH TONY FOR THE LAST 10 OF HIS 20 YEARS.

TONY HAS JOINED TONIGHT, UM, BY HIS LOVELY WIFE, DONNA, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY, MANY MORE YEARS WITH YOU MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

I DO HAVE, UH, ONE FINAL RECOGNITION TONIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO ASK RAYLIN NIELSEN TO COME FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE HER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL SHE WAS SURPRISED.

MAYOR COUNCIL I'M HONORED TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE RAYLIN NIELSEN FOR HER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER RAYLIN JOINED TEAM CHANDLER IN 2012, AFTER SERVING PROGRESSIVELY RESPONSIBLE ROLES IN HUMAN RESOURCES, IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, INCLUDING STARTING HER CAREER WITH THE CITY OF MESA AND RISING TO BECOME THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF HELENA MONTANA, JOINING TEAM CHANDLER AS A HUMAN RESOURCES SUPERVISOR, SHE QUICKLY PROVED HERSELF AS HAVING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND SOON PROMOTED TO HR MANAGER.

SHE LATER SERVED AS TEAM CHANDLER'S BENEFITS AND LABOR RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR FOUR YEARS, OVERSEEING THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS AND BUILDING OUTSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHANDLER'S EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS FOUR YEARS AGO, RAYLIN TOOK THE NATURAL STEP TO BECOME CHANDLER'S HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, A JOB IN WHICH SHE HAS TRULY THRIVED.

SHE HAS TAKEN ON SEVERAL LARGE PROJECTS IN HER TIME AS DIRECTOR, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OF NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES STEMMING FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

AND SHE HAS NOW LEADING THE CHARGE ON THE CITY'S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY AN EFFORT WHICH TOUCHES EVERY ASPECT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WILL HELP US CONTINUE TO BUILD A 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE WHILE RAYLEN IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HUMAN RESOURCES.

WE ALL KNOW HER TRUE LOVE IS SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES, WHEN IT INVOLVES HER GRANDSON KJ RAYLEN, YOU ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION, AND WE FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU ON TEAM CHANDLER.

THANK YOU FOR 10 FANTASTIC YEARS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE.

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SO CITY MANAGER, IF YOU FIND YOUR PAYCHECK SCREWED UP NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU'LL KNOW WHY.

NEXT ON OUR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES

[2. 2022 Employee of the Year Awards]

ARE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR RECOGNITIONS CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU MR. MANS OF THE COUNCIL.

I WANNA FIRST THANK THE, UH, MEMBERS OF OUR EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING THIS YEAR'S EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS.

WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW AND MOST OF THEM I'M TOLD ARE HERE TONIGHT.

SO I WILL READ THROUGH THESE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ASK THEM TO COME FORWARD.

I BELIEVE WE'LL DO A GROUP PICTURE AT THE END.

SO WE WILL START WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.

THIS YEAR'S RECOGNITION GOES TO IVAN AND REQUE, AND I'LL, I'LL READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH PERSON FROM THEIR NOMINATION.

UH, IVAN'S PASSION FOR PEOPLE SHINES THROUGH IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

HE PROVIDES HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS RADIATE THE FOUR SERVICE CONNECTIONS WE EMPLOY HERE AT THE CITY OF CHANDLER, MAKING THE CONNECTION, OWNING IT DON'T DROP THE BALL AND CELEBRATING TEAM CHANDLER.

HE CONSISTENTLY EXHIBITS CITY VALUES IN EVERY INTERACTION AND TREATS EVERYONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

OUR NEXT, UH, RECOGNITION GOES TO, UH, NANCY JACKSON FROM TRANSPORTATION POLICY.

SO GOT OUTTA ORDER HERE.

NANCY IS A WONDERFUL AND INTEGRAL MEMBER OF TEAM CHANDLER.

HER COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY IS EVIDENT THROUGH ALL THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE THROUGHOUT HER 16 YEARS WITH THE CITY.

NANCY IS DEDICATED TO CONSTANTLY GROWING AND LEARNING IN ORDER TO EXECUTE HER ROLE, THE BEST SHE CAN AND IS A VALUED MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND CITY OF CHANDLER TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS NANCY.

OH, OUR NEXT RECOGNITION GOES TO LINDA RUIZ FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

LINDA IS HANA IS HONEST, HARDWORKING, CREATIVE, DEDICATED, AND A GREAT AND GREAT AT RESEARCHING SOLUTIONS.

SHE HAS THE BIGGEST HEART AND ALWAYS FINDS WAY TO BRIGHTEN SOMEBODY'S DAY.

SHE MAKES THE CONNECTION BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES, OWNS IT BY FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH EVERY REQUEST OR INQUIRY UNTIL A SOLUTION IS FOUND.

DOESN'T DROP THE BALL BY STAYING ON TASK AND FOLLOWING UP WITH EVERY DETAIL AND CELEBRATES TEAM CHANDLER BY MAKING SPECIAL MOMENTS FOR BIRTHDAYS, MILESTONES MET AND IN GENERAL, CELEBRATING SUCCESSFUL DAYS.

OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS ROBERT DIVINE FROM CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

ROB IS THE EPITOME OF EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

HE MAKES EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME AND HEARD STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, ARTISTS, AND PATRONS.

HE IS RESPONSIVE, WORKS HARD, PUTS IN THE TIME AND DEDICATION NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE.

HE MAKES OUR HOSPITALITY AT THE CITY AND THE CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ART STANDOUT AMONG VENUES NATIONWIDE.

OUR NEXT RECOGNITION GOES TO RAQUEL KAZAK FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES.

YES, RAQUEL IS AMAZING.

SHE TAKES CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE CONCERNS AND FORWARDS THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE.

SHE ALSO FOLLOWS UP WITH THOSE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP.

SHE IS SUPER DEDICATED TO HER JOB AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

NO MATTER HOW BUSY SHE MAY BE.

SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AND WITH A WARM GREETING.

CONGRATULATIONS, OUR NEXT EMPLOYEE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO JUST RECOGNIZE BRIEFLY HOW OUR FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UM, FOLLOWING HIM IS OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS PAUL MERRILL FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

CAPTAIN PAUL MERRILL IS CURRENTLY SIGNED TO THE EMS DIVISION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HIS ROLE AS AN EMS CAPTAIN ENTAILS A WIDE VARIETY OF DAILY DUTIES, WHETHER IT BE CREATING OR IMPLEMENTING TRAINING PROGRAMS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY OR MENTORING MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, HE APPROACHES EVERYTHING HE DOES WITH AN ATTITUDE OF EXCELLENCE AND

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HUMILITY.

IT IS THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT MAKES CAPTAIN MERRILL AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF TEAM CHANDLER.

OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS TERRENCE RENOWNED FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

TERRENCE MAKES SURE THE CITY SERVERS ARE AVAILABLE, MAINTAINED AND BACKED UP.

HE BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN TEAMS FOR EVERYONE.

SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IT CAN.

CAUSE HE SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR CITY SERVICES.

HE HAS EXEMPLIFIED LEADERSHIP LIKE NO ONE ELSE IN HIS DEPARTMENT.

AND HE LIKES TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT HIS ATTITUDE, OPENNESS AND TENACITY ARE LEADING OUR IT DEPARTMENT TO SUCCESS.

CONGRATULATIONS, OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS ROSE SHAFER FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENT.

ROSE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER FOR 27 YEARS AND SHE HAS BEEN A, AND SHE HAS BEEN A ROCK STAR FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE.

SHE IS 100% DEDICATED TO TEAM CHANDLER AND TO THE SUCCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

SHE KNOWS THE INS AND OUTS OF EVERY JOB ON THE PRO PROSECUTION SIDE OF A LAW DEPARTMENT AND WORKS TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE ARE MOVING THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE.

SHE IS KIND PROFESSIONAL EFFICIENT, AND ALWAYS THREE STEPS AHEAD OF EVERY ISSUE.

CONGRATULATIONS, OUR NEXT HONOREE IS JULIE BELT FROM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

EVERY TIME JULIE IS ASKED A QUESTION, SHE DOESN'T DROP THE BALL.

AND EVEN IF THE AREA ISN'T IN HER AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, SHE GOES AROUND ASKING AND HELPING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS THE RIGHT ANSWERS.

SHE HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND DEMONSTRATES EXEMPLARY SKILLS IN THE FINANCIAL REPORTING AREA.

AND CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE UNEXPECTED.

HER KNOWLEDGE OF BUDGET AND FINANCIAL REPORTING IS A BENEFIT TO EVERYONE.

SHE IS REALLY APPRECIATED FOR BEING PATIENT AND ANSWERING ALL OF HER QUESTIONS IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

CONGRATULATIONS, OUR NEXT HONOREE IS ROSA ESA FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES, GOT A LITTLE FAMILY AFFAIR GOING ON.

ROSA EQUALS CUSTOMER SERVICE WHILE ASSISTING RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS OR FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS.

SHE'S COLLABORATIVE TAKES THE TIME TO FULLY UNDERSTAND EACH SITUATION AND EXPECTATION IN ORDER TO UNDER TO DETERMINE THE BEST APPROACH AND OPERATES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM IN ALL THAT SHE DOES.

THE ENERGY ROSA EXUDES IS CONTAGIOUS.

SHE INSPIRES HER TEAM AND ANYONE WHO IS LUCKY TO BE COLLABORATING WITH HER TO RISE UP AND PROVIDE THE BEST OF EXPERIENCES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRST IS CHELSEA DOS US.

SOME OF CHELSEA'S STRONGEST QUALITIES ARE HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HER DESIRE TO DO THINGS CORRECTLY AND ACCURATELY.

SHE NEVER SHOWS WHEN SHE'S IN A BAD MOOD AND IS ALWAYS GREETING COWORKERS AND PROVIDING AN OPEN MIND THAT THOSE HAVE QUESTIONS.

SHE'S ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR WAYS.

THE UNIT THAT SHE WORKS IN CAN IMPROVE AND SHE MAKES SURE SHE UNDERSTANDS EVERY ASPECT OF HER JOB.

SHE'S EAGERLY TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND IS AMAZING TRAINER AND MENTOR TO THE FORENSICS UNIT.

HER SMILE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE ARE REFRESHING AND HER DESIRE TO HELP IMPROVE HER UNIT IS INSPIRING AND ADMIRABLE.

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SPENCER PITTS.

DETECTIVE PITTS CONTINUOUSLY SETS A POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF THE CALIBER OF WORK EXPECTED FROM A POLICE DETECTIVE HIS DRIVE TO CONSTANTLY LEARN HIS CRAFT AND A TEACHING COMING.

DETECTIVES AND OFFICERS PROVIDES A SOLID FOUNDATION ON WHICH SUCCESS IS BUILT.

HIS DEDICATION TO FURTHERING HIS OWN EDUCATION, ALLOWS HIM TO IMPLEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AND OTHER INVESTIGATIVE INNOVATIONS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HIS WORK.

HE TAKES IT UPON HIMSELF TO SERVE NOT ONLY HIS VICTIMS, BUT ALSO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

HE, HE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS TEAM AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO MAKE CHANDLER A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND THRIVE.

PROVIDES THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE AT THE LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY, THEY CAN BE PROUD OF LEADERS LIKE TYLER ARE NEEDED TO MAKE CHANGES LIKE THIS AND SUSTAIN HIM INTO THE FUTURE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS TYLER PARO FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES.

TYLER HAS BEEN A CHAMPION OF THE RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WORKING WITH OUR PLANNERS AND SCHEDULERS AND MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY ANALYSTS TO BRING A NEW LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY TO OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WHICH

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HE HAS RELIED ON TO TAKE NEW PROCESSES TO THE FIELD AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THEM.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS.

UM, ALL, ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS IN FRONT OF US.

FIRST IS

[3. Proclamation – Security Officer Week]

SECURITY OFFICER WEEK.

SO JUDGE, AS SOON AS OUR, UH, HONOREES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE, ARE MOVING OUT.

IF JUDGE SCOOPIN, IF YOU COULD JOIN US UNLESS YOU'RE LEAVING WITH THEM.

GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO, BY THE WAY, A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS SECURITY OFFICER OFFICERS ARE OFTEN THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS.

AND WHEREAS EVERY DAY THEY WORK TO PROTECT THOSE AROUND THEM, PROVIDING NOT ONLY PEACE OF MIND, BUT PHYSICAL PROTECTION AS WELL.

AND WHEREAS THESE INDIVIDUALS DETER CRIME LEAD EVACUATIONS WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ARE CONSTANTLY VIGILANT TO THEIR, IN THEIR EFFORTS TO KEEP US SAFE.

NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH TO BE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WEEK.

DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL BECAUSE, UM, ALONG WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY MONITOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT COME IN THROUGH OUR COURT ON A DAILY BASIS, WE GET OVER FOUR TO 5,000 VISITORS A MONTH AND THEY KEEP US SAFE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN.

THANKS.

WHY DON'T YOU GET OUR, I BELIEVE IN TECHNOLOGY.

YES.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS

[4. Proclamation – Friends of the Library Week]

YES.

SO IF I COULD CALL UP OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY, VICE PRESIDENT AND RAITA POND DAY, I HOPE I DIDN'T WHAT YOUR NAME THAT'S VERY GOOD.

CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS THE FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A NONPROFIT VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION OF DEDICATED ADVOCATES WHO COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM.

AND WHEREAS THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR AND THE GENEROUS GIFT OF THEIR TIME AND ENERGY SETS AN EXAMPLE IN HOW VOLUNTEERISM AND POSITIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

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AND WHEREAS THE FRIENDS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF WELL-FUNDED LIBRARIES AND THEY CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND ATTRACT RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE THE LIBRARY, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMING, LIBRARY, MATERIALS, AND RESOURCES, EQUIPMENT SERVICES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS YEAR ROUND.

AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATE THE VITAL ROLE THAT VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

SO THE FRIENDS OF THE CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO JOIN IN THANKING OUR FRIENDS FOR THEIR GENEROUS LEGACY OF SERVICE TO OUR LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WEEK.

AND WE FIX OUR HAND TO THE SEAL THIS DAY.

SO THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A WORD OR TWO? UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR SUPPORTERS, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO THE FRIENDS OF THE CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

AND, UM, I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

THANKS.

LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

PROCLAMATION COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS IS GOING TO READ, HAVING TO DO DO WITH DOMESTIC AWARENESS MONTH.

AND OUR LAST

[5. Proclamation – Domestic Violence Awareness Month]

IF CHELSEA GRIEVE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSIONERS COULD COME UP, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING COME ON IN EVERYBODY COME ON IN, COME ON IN, WE GO ON THE OTHER SIDE AND EVERYBODY, I LIKE TO KIND OF TRY TO STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF YOU GUYS TO DO THIS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SERVING ON THE COMMISSION.

AND AS YOU KNOW, I AM ON THE MAG FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND SO I FEEL THAT, UH, THE MAYOR'S GIVING ME A POINT OF PRIVILEGE BY READING THIS TONIGHT.

THE BEST THING FOR ME IS TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING THIS.

SO REALLY ENCOURAGE ME EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU PROCLAMATION BY THE CITY OF CHANDLER, WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHANDLER AND COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASINGLY IMPACT MILITARY FAMILIES.

AND WHEREAS INCIDENT OF SPOUSAL ABUSE IN THE MILITARY ARE MORE THAN TWICE THAT OF THE NATION NATIONAL POPULATION.

AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MILITARY FAMILIES ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DUE TO CERTAIN FACTORS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL ISOLATION, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND DEPLOYMENT.

AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONALS ACKNOWLEDGE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE MILITARY IS UNDERREPORTED CREATING CHALLENGES TO FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECT MILITARY COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HAVING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY REDUCES THE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THEREFORE THE CITY OF CHANDLER STRIVES TO CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR ALL TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE.

AND WHEREAS TOGETHER THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION, THE CITY OF THE CH OF CHANDLER MILITARY AND VETERANS OF FAIR COMMISSION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, AND COMMUNITY AGAINST THESE EDUCATE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES TO HELP PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CHANDLER.

NOW THEREOF KEVIN HARKEY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DREW HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2022 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

ANYONE CAN COME AND WE DEFINITELY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION, IT TAKES THE CITY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO CONTINUE RAISING AWARENESS ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.

TOMORROW IS THE 14TH ANNUAL AWARENESS EVENT.

AND AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM THE PROCLAMATION, WE ARE HONORING AND HIGHLIGHTING MILITARY SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10:00 AM AT THE AVION CENTER AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

PEOPLE STILL, YES,

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LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

I DO KNOW OUR CITY HAS WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL SORTS OF COMMUNITIES AND, AND GROUPS AND UH, WHETHER REGARDLESS OF WHERE PEOPLE HAVE COME FROM, IT'S ENABLED MYSELF AND OTHERS TO LEARN MUCH ABOUT ISLAM.

TELL US WHERE TO MOVE.

ALL RIGHT, RUTH.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE STANDING.

THANK.

YEAH, WE'RE NOT DONE YET NEXT,

[6. Special Public Appearance – Chandler Swim Champion]

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.

IF WE HAVE A RECOGNITION, UH, SWIM CHAMPION.

SO IF LANGSTON LINDSAY, DR.

LINDSAY AND FAMILY ARE ABLE TO COME UP, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU UP FRONT 13 YEAR OLD LANGSTON HAS BEEN SWIMMING.

EXCUSE ME.

COUNCIL HAS BEEN SWIMMING COMPETITIVELY SINCE HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.

HE CURRENTLY SWIMS FOR THE GOLD MEDAL SWIM CLUB IN CHANDLER PRACTICING FIVE TO SIX TIMES A WEEK.

THIS YEAR, CHANDLER STUDENT LANGSTON SET SEVEN NEWS SWIM RECORDS AT THE ARIZONA STATE SWIM MEET IN HIS AGE GROUP, INCLUDING 50 AND A HUNDRED YARD BACKSTROKE, 50 AND A HUNDRED YARD BUTTERFLY.

SO MANY, IT TAKES TWO PAGES.

HE WAS THE HIGHEST POINT WINNER IN THE SHORT AND LONG COURSE.

AND HE IS ALSO PART OF THE 400 YARD RELAY TEAM.

LANGSTON WILL COMPETE AGAIN LATER THIS MONTH IN THE NEXT AGE GROUP.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.

HE'S A SHINING EXAMPLE OF HOW TALENT HARD WORK AND DEDICATION CAN COME TOGETHER TO CREATE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, NOT JUST FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY, BUT YOUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

GOOD LUCK AT THE NEXT SWIM MEET.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE OF YOUR SUCCESSES AS YOUR SWIM JOURNEY CONTINUES.

AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

LET'S THANK YOU.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT MORE AND THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS FOR BRINGING THAT TO US.

THAT'S ALL FOR US IN THE FRONT.

WE DO HAVE ONE MORE SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE AS WELL.

UH, WE HAVE ONE SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE BY JANELLE TO READ FROM RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES.

JANELLE, ARE YOU HERE? VERY GOOD.

YES.

UH,

[7. Jeanelle Tureaud, Domestic Violence within Muslim and Non-Muslim Communities]

AND, UH, WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES, THE, UH, LIGHTS IN FRONT OF YOU WILL BE GREEN WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW, PLEASE, UH, WRAP UP WHEN IT TURNS RED, PLEASE BE DONE.

YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES.

TOTALLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, I APPRECIATE QUALITY COUNCIL FACILITY MEMBERS FOR LETTING ME ABLE TO STAND BEFORE YOU, IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR THAT YOU

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GUYS ARE CREATING AWARENESS, UM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD A MEETING A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

I WASN'T ABLE TO SHOW UP.

SO I APOLOGIZE.

I WASN'T FEELING WELL, BUT I'M FEELING BETTER.

UM, I WANTED TO GO INTO SPECIFICALLY NOT TO NEGATE THE OTHER CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENS WITH NON-MUSLIM COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE, WE KNOW THAT EXIST, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW AND PUT MORE AWARENESS OUT THERE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENS WITHIN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES, UM, BASED OFF OF THE QURAN, THE TEACH TO THE QURAN.

SO I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH OSAMA DAC DOC, AND HE ACTUALLY HAS A WEBSITE CALLED THE STRAIGHT WAY.ORG.

AND HE IS, HE ACTUALLY TRANSLATED THE QURAN FROM THE ARABIC TO ENGLISH AND HE DISCUSSED SOME, UM, VERSES WITH ME TO LET YOU GUYS, UM, BE AWARE IN THE QURAN CHAPTER FOUR, VERSE 34.

IF YOU GUYS COULD WRITE THAT DOWN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ALSO THERAN CHAPTER TWO VERSUS 1 78 AND THE QURAN CHAPTER FOUR VERSUS THREE.

THESE VERSES ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE MUSLIM MEN TO ABUSE THEIR, THEIR WIVES.

IT'S PART OF THEIR CULTURE.

IT'S PART OF THEIR RELIGION.

AND IT'S REALLY SAD THAT IN AMERICA, THE QU IS ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO BE SOLD.

IT'S NOT CENSORED, IT'S NOT BANNED IT DEMEANS WOMEN, IT DEMEANS CHILDREN.

AND IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO BE PRACTICED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD.

AND SO I JUST WANNA CREATE MORE AWARENESS BECAUSE THIS NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT.

WE NEED TO CREATE MORE DIALOGUE AND WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND WE NEED, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WITH THE QURAN BECAUSE IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS BOOK.

AND THAT'S WHY A LOT OF MUSLIM WOMEN STAY IN IT BECAUSE THEY'RE TAUGHT TO RESPECT THEIR HUSBANDS, EVEN IF THEY STRIKE THEM.

SO I WANNA, UM, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UM, GIVING YOU THE TIME, UM, YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT, AND I APPRECIATE WE HAVE THIS FORUM THAT WE CAN ENGAGE.

YOU CAN ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC AND HAVE THEM COME AND DISCUSS THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF HARD TO DISCUSS.

BUT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENS ANNUALLY.

ONE IN FOUR WOMEN ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

ONE IN NINE MEN ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST WOMEN, BUT THERE'S MEN.

AND IT'S JUST UN IT'S SAD.

AND MY HEART BREAKS FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT GO THROUGH HORRENDOUS THINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

NUMBER 11, 12, AND 13 HAVE BEEN CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

THANK YOU, JANELLE.

WE ALLOW PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S FIRST AMENDMENTS RIGHTS AND TO ALLOW PEOPLE THE, THE RIGHT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AS A PASTOR AND A, UH, MAYOR OF THIS CITY, WE WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PEOPLE ARE, UH, ARE NOT JUST COPACETIC, BUT WE ARE SEEKING LIKE GOALS TO FURTHER OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL THAT'S IN IT.

AND, UM, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY RELIGION PER SE IS OFFENSIVE AND DANGEROUS.

THERE'S ABUSES TO BE FOUND, WHETHER IT'S IN MY FAITH OR ANY OTHER FAITH, WE HAVE WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS YOU WELL POINTED OUT.

WE AGREE IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE.

AND I HOPE THAT PERHAPS YOU'LL JOIN US FOR OUR BREAKFAST TOMORROW AND SEE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND BE PART OF THAT MOVEMENT.

WE'VE BEEN A LEADER IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND WE SUPPORT OUR VICTIMS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO, WHICH AGAIN, I THANK YOU, A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION RESOURCES CREATES A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL.

AND WE HOPE THAT, UH, MORE PEOPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE AND OTHER CITIES PROVIDE.

WE ARE HONORED AND PLEASED THAT CHANDLER IS A SAFE AND DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL SORTS OF BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES AND FAITHS RELIGIONS CAN THRIVE TOGETHER.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT COUNCIL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR, OUR NEXT SECTION, WHICH IS LOOKING THROUGH MY PAPERWORK ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN RELATED TO, UH, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

SO, FIRST OF ALL, UM, ITEMS

[11. Professional Services Agreement No. CA2204.201, with Entellus, Inc., for the City Hall Parking Lot & Alley Improvements Design Services Move City Council Award Professional Services Agreement No. CA2204.201 to Entellus, Inc., for the City Hall Parking Lot & Alley Improvements Design Services, in an amount not to exceed $149,559. Council Focus Area(s):]

[12. Professional Services Agreement No. CA2202.201, with Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., for the Wall Street Improvements Design Services Move City Council Award Professional Services Agreement No. CA2202.201 to Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., for the Wall Street Improvements Design Services, in an amount not to exceed $152,331. Council Focus Area(s):]

[13. Professional Services Agreement No. ST2203.201, with Ardurra Group, Inc., for the Boston Street Improvements Design Services Move City Council Award Professional Services Agreement No. CA2202.201 to Ardurra Group, Inc., for the Boston Street Improvements Design Services, in an amount not to exceed $148,090. Council Focus Area(s):]

UH, YOU ASKED FOR A BRIEFING OR JUST A QUESTION, SIR? NO, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION STAFF.

NO, NO ONE CALLED TODAY.

OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE PROBABLY GOT MY ANSWER.

UM, REAL QUICK.

THIS IS ALL INVOLVE ALLEYWAY RECONSTRUCTION.

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I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY WE DID THREE SEPARATE PROCUREMENTS, NOT ONE.

WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN 'EM OR WAS THERE A STATEMENT OF WORK DIFFERENCE OR WHAT MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? UM, CORRECT.

THERE ARE TWO ALLEY PROJECTS IN ONE BOSTON STREET PROJECT, AND WHILE THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER DURING THE SAME MONTH, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THEM.

UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THEM INDEPENDENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

SO IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THEY ALL CAME UP.

THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN, UH, SPECIAL SCOPE OF WORK.

AND THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS CHOSEN FOR EACH, UM, WAS BASED UPON THE COMPLEXITIES OF EACH PROJECT.

GOT IT.

AND SO SINCE WE'RE UP HERE IN MOST CITIES IN DOWNTOWN, CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK EXPLANATION WHAT WE'RE DOING? ABSOLUTELY.

UM, FOR WALL STREET.

SO ALL OF ALL THREE OF THESE ARE DESIGN PROJECTS.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS WALL STREET AND IT WAS, UH, WOOD, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL.

UH, THEY COMPLETED OUR 15, UH, PERCENT DESIGN PLANTS.

WE ASKED THEM TO COME BACK DUE TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF UNDERGROUND AND UTILITIES AND THE TIGHT, TIGHT TIMEFRAMES OF THIS AREA.

SO, UH, AFTER THE DESIGN OF WALL STREET NEXT SUMMER WILL ACTUALLY BE, UM, UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES, MAKING IT MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, DOING AN ARCHWAY IN THERE, UM, AND REALLY COMPLETING THE PEDESTRIAN PATH FROM CHANDLER BOULEVARD DOWN TO FRY.

THE SECOND PROJECT, UM, IS, UH, BOSTON STREET.

AND IF YOU'VE BEEN ON BOSTON STREET FROM ARIZONA TO CALIFORNIA, UM, IT, IT JUST NEEDS A LOT OF HELP AND A LOT OF WORK.

UM, THE STREETS ARE, UM, DETERIORATING, AND WE NEED TO BUILD THAT UP UP AS WE DO THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN FEATURES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE SIDEWALKS AND THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ARE APPROPRIATE.

SO THAT'S GONNA TAKE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COORDINATION, WHICH IS WITH EACH OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.

AND THEN THE THIRD PROJECT IS THE BOSTON STREET ALLEY JUST RIGHT BEHIND CITY HALL IN THE PARKING LOT.

AS WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH A LOT OF THE ALLEY ALLEYS IN THIS AREA, IF WE CAN MAKE THEM A LITTLE MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, UM, UH, ADD LIGHTING TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE SAFER.

AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA PUT A TRASH AND CLOSURE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE CLEANER IN THAT AREA.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR, IT'LL LOOK MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE AND WE MIGHT EVEN GET A MURAL IN THERE IN THE FUTURE.

UH, AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE REPAVING ALL OF THE PARKING LOT AS WELL.

GREAT.

THAT GOOD, GOOD UPDATE.

IT'S SECURITY SAFETY CONNECTING.

I LOVE IT.

MA'AM I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELSE.

UH, THANK YOU, KIM.

I JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU SAID THE WALL STREET DESIGN WAS FROM FRY TO CHICAGO OR TO CHANDLER BOULEVARD.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID CHANDLER BOULEVARD, BUT I MAY MISSED HEARD THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, WHILE THE PROJECT ITSELF IS JUST FROM CHICAGO TO FRY.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE PEDESTRIAN AND TRAIL FROM CHAND, UH, CHANDLER BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FRY.

AND THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THAT.

IN WAS ITEM NUMBER 19 BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

SO IF YOU DON'T WANNA WALK ALONG ARIZONA AVENUE WHERE ALL OF THE BUSINESSES ARE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE A VERY CLEAR PATH ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH DOWNTOWN MM-HMM.

SO IS THAT IS PART OF IT TOO.

WE'RE TRYING TO LIKE DEFINE A, I'M JUST GONNA LIKE A COLORED WALKING PATHS.

UM, I HAD MADE SOME RECOMMENDATION, UH, THROUGH THE MANAGER'S OFFICE, UH, CONCERNING THE ALLEY SPECIFICALLY THE ONE RIGHT HERE, UM, THAT WE CAN SEE FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR.

I WILL HOPE THAT YOU WILL, UH, PAY ATTENTION TO THAT AND IMPLEMENT SOME OF MY RECOMMENDATION IN THERE.

I WILL LOVE TO, UM, HAVE THAT PASS ON TO HER.

[19. Resolution No. 5604, Authorizing a License Agreement with Cellco Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless, for the proposed PHO Serpiente Macro Cell Site located within the right-of-way on the south side of Pecos Road east of Alma School Road Move City Council approve Resolution No. 5604, authorizing the Mayor to execute the license agreement between the City of Chandler and Cellco Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless, for the proposed PHO Serpiente macro cell site, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute other documents as needed to give effect to the agreement. Council Focus Area(s):]

I JUST WANT A QUICK BRIEFING FROM STAFF ON THESE ARE REGULAR CELL TOWERS OR, UH, 5G.

AND HOW FAR ARE THEY FROM RESIDENCES? UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

I'M DENNIS OST.

I'M THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND, UH, PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE MANAGER.

UH, FIRST ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.

I'VE GOT A, WELL, LET ME ANSWER THE SECOND ONE FIRST.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE, UH, DISPLAY HERE.

HOPEFULLY IT COMES UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.

UH, THIS SHOWS THAT THE A HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS FROM THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE ONE THAT'S GOING AT ON THE SCHOOL AND, UH, PACOS ROUTE.

UM, YOU CAN SEE IT ONLY, IT DOESN'T TOUCH ANY OF THE RESIDENCES AROUND IT.

IT ONLY TOUCHES THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH.

AND WE HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER ABOUT THE SITE WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, TH THESE, THIS AND THE OTHER TWO ON THE, UH, AGENDA TONIGHT ARE MACRO CELL SITES.

SO THEY'RE THE BIGGER TOWERS.

UH, ALL OF THEM ARE BEING UPGRADED SLOWLY WITH 5G TECHNOLOGY IN ADDITION TO THE SMALL CELL NETWORK THAT'S GOING IN.

THAT THE OTHER TWO THEY'RE THEY'RE, UH, OUTSIDE THE 100 FOOT AREA AS WELL.

SO I'M ASSUMING

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SO THE OTHER TWO ARE, ARE EXISTING SITES, SO YES, THEY'VE ALREADY MET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

UH, WHERE THEY'RE AT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

CAN YOU DEFINE MICRO? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHEN I WAS SITTING DOWN WITH THE CITY MANAGER, I DID ASK AND HE KIND OF TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME, BUT THIS IS YOUR FIELD.

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT SO THAT I'LL CONSTITUENT GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING WHAT MICRO MEAN FOR THEM? MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ELLI.

UH, THE MACRO SITES ARE GENERALLY THE BIGGER ONES THAT YOU SEE AS YOU DRIVE AROUND.

SOME OF 'EM LOOK LIKE PALM TREES.

MM-HMM SOME OF THEM LOOK LIKE, UH, BLACK POLES.

SOME OF THEM ARE ATTACHED TO, UH, ELECTRICAL POWER POLES, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

THOSE ARE GENERALLY YOUR MACRO CELL SITES, THE LARGER ONES, THE MICRO ONES, THE SMALLER ONES WILL BE ATTACHED TO THINGS LIKE CITY STREET LIGHTS, OR THEY'LL BE A POLE THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS A CITY STREET LIGHT.

AND THEY'LL HAVE MUCH SMALLER ANTENNAS ON 'EM USUALLY, OR A, OR A LITTLE CANISTER ON TOP.

SO THOSE ONES ARE THE SMALL CELLS AND THOSE HAVE A SHORTER RANGE.

AND, UH, SO THAT'S, AND THOSE ARE TYPICALLY USED TO, TO FACILITATE WHAT, WHAT KIND OF, UH, UM, DEVICES.

SO THOSE WORK WITH ALL OF YOUR, YOUR CELL PHONES.

SO ALL OF THESE TOWERS ARE, ARE TO ENHANCE THE CELLULAR NETWORK.

MA'AM ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SEEING THEM.

UM, NEXT ITEM CALLED IN IS

[27. Continuance of Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, PLH21-0089 McQueen Live Work, located north of the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner Roads Move City Council continue Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan PLH21-0089, McQueen Live Work to the November 10, 2022, City Council Meeting, as requested by the applicant. Council Focus Area(s):]

ITEM NUMBER 27.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, ARE WE'RE GOOD.

WE'RE GOOD.

OH, WE'RE GOOD ON THAT ONE.

I, I REMEMBER THAT AND I DIDN'T, I THINK I SCRATCHED IT OFF ON ANOTHER SHEET.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 33 COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

CITY ATTORNEY.

I KNOW YOU GAVE US AN EXPLANATION EARLIER TODAY BEFORE OUR MEETING, BUT AGAIN, MY CONCERN HERE WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE SAT DOWN SOUTH WITH GAS.

THEY OBVIOUSLY, THEY ADMITTED THE FAILURE.

THEY WERE APOLOGETIC.

THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, THEY PAYING FULL SERVICES FOR THE INJURED INDIVIDUALS.

AND MY CONCERN WAS, UM, ARE THEY GOING TO BE REIMBURSING US? OR HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK SO THAT THE TAXPAYERS IS REIMBURSED FOR THEIR, THE, UH, SUNSET LIBRARY.

IF I MAY MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, OUR INSURANCE CARRIER TRAVELERS INSURANCE HAS PAID MOST OF OUR DAMAGES DIRECTLY TO US, UM, MINUS OUR DEDUCTIBLE.

UM, BUT TRAVELERS HAS FILED A CLAIM WITH SOUTHWEST GAS, SINKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES.

THEY HAVE PAID TO US AS WELL AS OUR DEDUCTIBLE.

UM, AND THEY WILL BE PURSUING THOSE DAMAGES FROM SOUTHWEST GAS.

AND THEN, UM, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAYING, I DON'T PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, UM, THAT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT OUR PREMIUM GOING FORWARD NEXT YEAR SO THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT, UM, OBVIOUSLY PAYING HIGHER PREMIUM BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLAIM.

AND IF I MAY MAR UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED, THIS WILL NOT AFFECT OUR PREMIUM.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY THINGS NATIONALLY AND WORLDWIDE THAT HAVE DRAMATICALLY AFFECTED OUR PREMIUMS. THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THEM.

IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN ADVISED.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT WE WERE GONNA GET OUR, UM, DEDUCTIBLE BACK IF I MAY, MAY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UM, OUR INSURANCE CARRIER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF OUR DEDUCTIBLE AS WELL AS THE DAMAGES THEY HAVE PAID DIRECTLY TO US RESPOND THAT TO US.

THAT IS CORRECT.

BY THE WAY, MAYOR COUNCIL OVER, I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT SOUTHWEST GAS DID DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND LEANING FORWARD ON THIS.

SHOULD DO IT.

THERE WAS, UH, HUMAN ERROR AND, UM, THAT'S UNFORTUNATE EVENT AND THEY ALSO TOOK A, UH, VERY SERIOUS APPROACH TO THIS.

AND THEY ACTUALLY WENT BACK OUT IN THEIR INSPECTING ALL THE SITES THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

SO, UM, AGAIN, I JUST APPRECIATE THEM LEANING FORWARD AND TAKING OWNERSHIP AND THEN FIXING THE PROBLEM.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, SOUTHWEST GAS DID, THEY DID TAKE A SERIOUS APPROACH.

THEY BECAME A VERY GOOD PARTNER.

THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY CALLED US AND LET US KNOW.

AND JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE NEED IN OUR, IN OUR CITY WHEN SOMEONE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETHING WAS DONE AND, AND SAY, I'M GONNA STEP UP AND, AND ADHERE TO IT.

AND I THOUGHT THEY DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

I, I MISSED ONE, MY BAD, UH, ITEM NUMBER 25 BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

YOU WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS.

KNOW, I HEARD ABOUT THIS.

UH, YEAH, I WAS JUST, YOU

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I TALKED TO CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS, THIS PROJECT.

SO, UH, TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD A, A SITU OR NOT A, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR A NEW BUSINESS THAT CAME INTO SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY CALLED DOGTOPIA.

AND, UH, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT DOGS BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND, AND I THINK WE CAME UP WITH, WELL, STAFF CAME UP WITH A REALLY GOOD SOLUTION IN LOOKING AT THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BASIS TO SEE IF WE HAD ANY ISSUES.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW SMALL BUSINESS, THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN STAFF CAN WORK TOGETHER TO FIND A SOLUTION, UH, FOR THINGS THAT MIGHT BE, UH, MAKE THE NEIGHBORS NERVOUS.

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS, UH, AS, AS IT RELATES TO THIS BUSINESS.

UM, MATTER OF FACT, I'VE HEARD SOME REALLY GREAT STORIES ABOUT BEING ABLE TO WATCH THE DOGS ONLINE, UH, WATCH THEM PLAY AND, AND THE OTHER PETS THAT ARE THERE.

UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN NEIGHBORS VOICE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE, THAT COULD COME FROM THAT, WE WORKED WITH THOSE, UH, WITH THE APPLICANT AT THAT TIME TO LIMIT HOURS, UM, TO DO SOME THINGS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE, UH, OUTDOOR PLAY AREA WAS, UM, SORT OF PARTITIONED OFF TO, TO MITIGATE NOISE.

AND SO WE DID A, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA COMMEND STAFF FOR, FOR DOING A GREAT JOB AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, THE RESIDENTS WERE, WERE THEIR, THEIR CONCERNS WERE TAKEN CARE OF, AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK TALLY WITH, WITH THE, UH, WITH THE APPLICANT.

SO, UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE THOSE COMMENTS.

WE CAN, WE CAN DO THESE THINGS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO, UH, GOOD WORK LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE MAYOR.

I WAS GONNA ASK COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART FIRST, IF YOU CAN SPELL COPACETIC, COPACETIC.

I THINK I LEARNED THAT IN SIXTH GRADE.

I COULD NOT DEFINE IT, BUT I KNOW IT FIT RIGHT THERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELSE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, NOT ONLY THAT WE THINK I'LL STOP, BUT I ALSO WANNA DOGTOPIA STAFF.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND VISIT THAT PLACE.

ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND, UM, SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT PART OF THE DEPARTMENT AND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE DOGS AND THINGS.

AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB THERE AND CONTINUED TO DO AN AMAZING JOB.

SO THEY DID THEIR PART THAT'S FOR SURE.

AND THEY PUT THE WORK INTO IT.

AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY AS COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR MYSELF.

UH, IT WAS AN INVITE.

I JUST DID AN ANNOUNCE INVITE.

I JUST SHOW UP AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE THINGS RUNNING AS IT SHOULD.

SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE, SAY, BECAUSE AS A NURSE, I USED TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME TO MY BUSINESS.

I WILL JUST SHOW UP LIST STUDENT DEPARTMENT, COME IN AND SHOW UP AND SEE YOUR PLACE WITHOUT ANYTHING.

AND WHEN I DID THAT, I WILL HAVE TO REPORT THAT, UH, THEY WERE REALLY AT THE, THE HIGHEST STANDARD.

SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THE AGE.

OLD QUESTION IS HOW MUCH IS THAT PUPPY IN THE WINDOW? ALL

[36. Resolution No. 5623, Approving A Grant Agreement With The Department Of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5623, approving a grant agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), authorizing the acceptance of Assistance Firefighters Grant program funds from FEMA in the amount of $963,400, and authorizing the contribution of non-federal funds in the amount of $96,340. Council Focus Area(s):]

RIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER 36, WHICH WAS APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH FEMA WAS BROUGHT FOR THIS, UH, PRESENTATION AND COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

LET'S START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, OR FIRST A PRESENTATION, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

YES, JUST QUICKLY, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM REPRESENTS, UM, TO ME, A LOT OF HARD WORK FROM SOME OF OUR MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A SMALL GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE FORMED A CANCER PREVENTION COMMITTEE, UH, WITHIN OUR RANKS THAT HELPS US IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER FOR FIREFIGHTERS AS WE'RE LEARNING MORE.

UH, AND WE'RE EXPERIENCING MORE AS AN ORGANIZATION WE'RE LEARNING, UM, THAT WE NEED TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO HELP KEEP OUR FIREFIGHTERS SAFE AND CANCER PREVENTION IDENTIFICATION AT EARLY STAGE IS VERY EFFECTIVE.

AND THIS IS A HUGE STEP, A LOT OF WORK, A FEW YEARS WORTH OF WORK, UM, TO PUT THIS GRANT IN PLACE AND, AND FOR IT TO COME BEFORE, BEFORE YOU ALL COUNCIL HARRIS.

WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERS, UH, AND FINDING OTHER WAYS TO FUND, UM, THE THINGS AND THE ISSUES THAT GOES ON WITH FIREFIGHTERS EVERY DAY, ESPECIALLY HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I MEAN, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, UM, PUT SO MUCH ON THE LINE, YOU KNOW, AND THEIR, THEIR LIVES.

AND I, I WANTED TO BRING THIS SPORT JUST TO MAKE COMMENT ABOUT HOW WE'RE, HOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB IN DOING EARLY PREVENTION.

UM, THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE AT RISK WHEN THEY GO INTO A SMOKEY BUILDING WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH DRILLS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND EARLY DETECTION IS IMPORTANT.

AND THE ONE THING THAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS IS THAT, UM, THIS MONEY'S COMING FROM, FEMA'S NOT COMING FROM THE TAXPAYERS OR OUR GENERAL FUND, IT'S $963,000.

SO IT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT, UM, CHANDLER AND CHANDLER PRIDE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS MAKING SURE WE PUT THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY.

FIRST, YOU GUYS ARE COMMUNITY LIFE SAVERS.

UM, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WORK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE, WE DO CARE ABOUT OUR FIREFIGHTERS, NOT JUST WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR US, BUT THEIR PHYSICAL AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

AND THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD THAT THIS IS ANOTHER WAY THAT

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COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

SO, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT.

I KNOW THIS IS MEDICAL, BUT I THINK THE RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

AND CAN YOU GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE FACING, WHICH YOU, YOU, YOU KIND OF GIVES OVERVIEW WHAT THIS REALLY DOES AND THEN POTENTIALLY WHAT OUR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS ARE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

UM, I THINK FIRST IT'S IMPORTANT AND I STARTED OFF BY SAYING THAT THIS IS REALLY A COMBINATION OF A LOT OF EFFORT FROM INTERNAL FROM OUR CANCER COMMITTEE.

UH, BUT THIS LAST STAGE WE'VE WORKED HAND IN HAND, UM, WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WE TOOK A TOUR OF, UH, OF SOME FACILITIES JUST RECENTLY WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'VE RECOGNIZED.

AND WE JUST WE'VE EXPERIENCED IT PERSONALLY.

UM, WE'VE HAD A LINE OF DUTY DEATH, UH, RELATED TO CANCER IN THE FIRE SERVICE, UM, HERE FROM CHANNEL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND SO WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT CANCER CURRENTLY IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, UH, FOR FIREFIGHTERS.

UM, IT HAS OUTPACED CARDIAC ARREST, WHICH WAS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR MANY, MANY, MANY MM-HMM , UM, UH, DECADES.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT IT'S SIGNIFICANT.

WE KNOW THAT THE, THAT THE FIBERS AND WHAT, HOW HOMES ARE BUILT WITH, UM, THE PLASTICS, UH, WHAT'S IN OUR CARPET, WHAT'S IN OUR PAINT, UM, THAT GETS ABSORBED INTO OUR FIREFIGHTERS, UH, BODIES.

THEY BREATHE IT IN, THEY ABSORB IT THROUGH THEIR SKIN.

UM, AND WE'RE FINDING THAT, UH, FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS THE NATION HA ARE, ARE MUCH, UH, HIGHER PREVALENCE, UH, OF SOME RARE CANCERS AND, UH, AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.

AND SO WHEN NORMAL, UH, TESTING MEASURES, UM, DON'T, DON'T USUALLY APPLY, UM, IN THE GENERAL POPULATION, MOST, MOST 35 YEAR OLDS DON'T GET CO RECTAL CANCER, BUT FIREFIGHTERS DO, UM, THEY DON'T EXPERIENCE TESTICULAR CANCER AT THE LEVEL THAT WE DO OUR BREAST CANCER AT THE LEVEL THAT WE DO.

MM-HMM .

UM, AND THIS IS A, THIS IS A GROWING FIELD AND WE'RE, WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW ABOUT CANCER EVEN EARLY IS THAT PREVENTION IS, IS SO IMPORTANT.

NOT ONLY DOES IT SAVE THE MEMBER, UM, IT SAVES A LOT OF MONEY IN TREATMENT.

UM, IT KEEPS A FIREFIGHTER HEALTHY AND, UH, ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK AND WORK THE REST OF THE CAREER.

SO THIS GRANT WILL FACILITATE A LOT OF VERY SPECIFIC TESTING.

WE'VE WORKED WITH ONCOLOGISTS AND SPECIALISTS TO IDENTIFY, UM, AGE GROUPS THAT WILL FOCUS SPECIFIC TREATMENT, BUT IT'LL INCLUDE THINGS LIKE, UH, DERMATOLOGY EXAMS AND ONCOLOGY CONSULTATION, UM, PROSTATE EXAMS, BREAST CANCER SCREENING, USING SPECIFIC ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY.

IT WILL INCLUDE COLONOSCOPIES, IT'LL INCLUDE LOW DOSE CTS AND MRIS, UM, FOR THE BODY AS WELL AS MULTI CANCER BLOOD TESTS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE THAT WE'RE REALLY GONNA HARNESS.

AND TO YOUR POINT, UM, WE'RE REALLY GONNA LEVERAGE, UM, FEMA AND ITS DESIRE TO, TO PUSH SOME FEDERAL, UH, FUNDS OUT FOR THIS PURPOSE.

AND IT'S A GREAT, IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO MAXIMIZE A GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND HOPEFULLY, UM, KEEP OUR MEMBERS SAFE.

WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THANK YOU.

AND I, I CAN'T OVER EMPHASIZE THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR SERVICE AND WHAT YOU DO, AND, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THIS, UH, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A, OF A LONG TERM PROCESS THAT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS DUTY INDIVIDUAL.

SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, KEITH COUNCIL STEWART.

THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION CITY MANAGER.

UH, CAN YOU FIND OUT FOR, FOR, FOR US, OR MAYBE FOR ME, WHAT BEST IN CLASS CANCER PREVENTION IS WITHIN FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE UN UNITED STATES? WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE FOR US TO SORT OF IMPLEMENT THAT HERE, UH, WHATEVER THAT, WHATEVER THAT MAY TAKE, BECAUSE THAT PREVENTION'S IMPORTANT.

I KNOW THIS IS JUST ABOUT A GRANT TO DO THE TESTING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TESTED, THAT THEY, THEY COME UP WITH WITH GOOD MARKS FOR, FOR, FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR NOW, YEAH.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, ACTUALLY ASSISTANT CHIEF FERGUSON PROBABLY ANSWERED PART OF THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE HIM TO, BUT, UM, AND I THINK THIS GRANT SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCES US TOWARD THAT GOAL.

WE DO HAVE, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, A CHECKLIST OF BEST PRACTICES THAT WE EMPLOY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TODAY AS WELL.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT CITY MANAGERS ALREADY INITIATED CONVERSATION BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THIS GRANT ABOUT, UH, ABOUT CANCER PREVENTION, TALKING ABOUT IT, LEARNING ABOUT IT.

AND SO, UM, WE ARE VERY, UH, FORWARD LEANING, UH, ORGANIZATION AND WE, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT'S TRUE.

I'VE I'VE, I'VE COME TO FIND THAT, THAT, THAT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, THAT YOU'RE ALREADY ON IT.

THAT SEEMS TO BE, THAT SEEMS TO BE A TREND HERE, CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, ASSISTANT CHIEF.

CALLED IN ITEM NUMBER 56.

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[56. Resolution No. 5626, Authorizing the City of Chandler to Enter into an Agreement for Accounting and Delivery of Water Made Available in the Modified Roosevelt Dam Flood Control Space Under a Temporary Deviation to the Water Control Plan Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5626, authorizing the City of Chandler to enter into an agreement for accounting and delivery of water made available in the Modified Roosevelt Dam Flood Control Space under a temporary deviation to the Water Control Plan among various participating entities, the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, and Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District. Council Focus Area(s):]

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR WATER.

THERE HE COMES.

LOOK LIKE A GUN.

YOU LOOK LIKE A GUN SLINGER UP THERE, JOHN BOY, YOU WALKED UP HERE, MAN.

THIS IS NOT A CONFRONTATION.

I JUST WANNA KNOW THE GOOD THINGS YOU'RE DOING OVER HERE WITH OUR

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TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS THE, THE QUESTION I, I WAS PREPARED FOR THE CHEMICAL, UH, THE CHEMICAL, NO, THIS WAS ABOUT THE, UH, UH, THE, THE, UH, MODIFIC MODIFICATION OF THE ROOSEVELT DAM FLOOD CONTROL.

AH, YES.

THE CHEMICALS YOU COULD DO LATER.

I MEAN, WE'LL DO THIS FIRST.

THAT'S THAT'S NEXT THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, CITY OF CHANDLER WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE SALT RIVER PROJECT IN A, UH, STUDY.

THAT'LL BE PROPOSED, UH, THAT'S BEING PROPOSED WITH THE BUREAU RECLAMATION TO, UM, ALLOW A, UH, AN ASSESSMENT TO BE DONE OF THE FLOOD SPACE THAT IS LEFT BEHIND AT THE TOP OF THE ROOSEVELT DAM.

SO, UH, THE ROOSEVELT DAM, UH, IT HAS A NORMAL POOL ELEVATION ABOVE THAT NORMAL POOL ELEVATION.

THERE IS, UH, A, A DIMENSION, UM, THAT IS LEFT OR AT DEPTH THAT IS LEFT FOR, UH, POTENTIAL FLOODING SLUTTING EVENTS.

SO BEER RECLAMATION HAS A, AN ASSIGNED, UH, VOLUME OF WATER THAT THEY LEAVE BEHIND OPEN IN CASE A LARGE FLOOD EVENT.

UM, S R P HAS NOTICED THAT THAT, UH, VOLUME THAT IS BEING LEFT BEHIND MORE THAN LIKELY IS AN EXCESS OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED FOR EVENTS THAT THEY'VE, THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED.

SO THIS PARTICULAR STUDY IS GOING TO ALLOW BUREAU RECLAMATION AND SOLAR PROJECT TO EVALUATE THE IDEA OF REDUCING THAT ELEVATION LEFT BEHIND FOR FLOODING.

AND WHAT THAT WILL DO IS THAT REDUCTION IN THAT VOLUME LEFT BEHIND AND LEFT OPEN FOR FLOODING WILL ALLOW MORE WATER TO BE STORED IN ROOSEVELT DAM OR BEHIND ROOSEVELT DAM, AND THAT THE PARTICIPANTS, WHICH CHANDLER WILL BE PART OF IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WILL SHARE IN THAT VOLUME OF EXCESS WATER IN A FLOOD EVENT.

SO IF WE HAD A FLOOD EVENT THAT EXCESS VOLUME WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY OF C TO USE.

EXCELLENT.

SO IT'S, IT'S A VERY, IT'S A VERY, WHAT WE BELIEVE INEXPENSIVE WAY TO BUY INTO, UH, THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESS VOLUME OF WATER FOR THE USE FOR OUR, FOR OUR RATE PAYERS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

OF COURSE, IT GETS WATER COMING, FLOWING AS WELL, WHICH, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT WATER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHN, PIGGYBACKING ON THAT.

SO I, I KNOW NOW THEY WE'VE BEEN AT ABOUT 62, 60 3%, MOST OF THE SUMMER, WHETHER THAT'S JUST THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE DELTA BETWEEN WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED WHAT'S THEIR PERCENTAGE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE AT.

IF THEY SAID THEY WERE FULL IN STILL ALLOWING, UH, EXCESS OR, OR ADDITIONAL, UH, ROOM FOR FLOODING MAYOR.

UH, THE SRP JUST CAME OUT WITH THEIR, UH, PREDICTIONS AND THEIR, THEIR EVALUATIONS UP TO AUGUST.

UH, AND IT CAME OUT TODAY AND I THINK WE'RE STILL SITTING AT A OVERALL SYSTEM VOLUME AT ABOUT 65% IN THAT RANGE.

THEY DON'T LIKE TO GET TOO MUCH COMING OFF OF A SUMMER.

THEY DON'T LIKE TO GET TOO MUCH ABOVE THAT 65% NUMBER BECAUSE THE, UH, THE LARGEST VOLUMES THAT FILL THOSE RESERVOIRS OCCUR IN THE WINTERTIME.

SO THEY LIKE TO LEAVE EXTRA VOLUME AVAILABLE IN THE RESERVOIR SPACE FOR, UH, THE INSTANCE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD RUNOFF SEASON.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE ROOM IN ORDER TO STORE THAT.

SO THE VOLUME THAT WE HAVE IS JUST ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.

WE'VE HAD A VERY EXCELLENT, UH, MONSOON THIS YEAR AND IT'S FILLED THE RESERVOIRS, UH, TO ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT THEM TO BE.

UH, I THINK MAYBE, UH, LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR PREVIOUS, THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, LIKE 70%, UH, FILLED, BUT THAT'S ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE FOR THE SUMMERTIME.

USE, UH, LARGE VOLUMES OF LIME AND EVEN SALT.

MM-HMM ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

STAY UP THERE.

WE'VE GOT TWO MORE QUESTIONS.

AND THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED TO YOU BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART ON ITEM 57 AND 64 WITH CHEMICALS COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHN.

WOW.

I SAW THIS COME ACROSS THE PRICING, THE COST INCREASES.

CAN YOU GIMME SOME BACKGROUND AND THAT, AND, AND HOW THAT'S GONNA AFFECT THE, OUR RESIDENTS AND GONNA DIG INTO IT? YEP.

UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER, STUART, UM, LET ME JUST BRIEFLY GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN OF THE TYPES AND VOLUMES OF CHEMICALS THAT WE USE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

THESE CONTRACTS ALSO INCLUDE AQUATICS FOR THEIR POOLS, BUT, UH, TREMENDOUSLY, THE, THE MAJORITY HERE IS FOR UTILITIES, WATER AND WASTEWATER, BOTH.

SO WE PURCHASE LARGE VOLUMES OF CAUSTIC SODA.

A SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ARE BLEACH.

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WE BRING SALT INTO OUR PACOS PLANT AND WE ACTUALLY GENERATE CHLORINE USING SALT.

SO, UH, THE TYPES, THE, THE VOLUMES THAT WE BRING IN ARE BY THE TRUCKLOAD.

SO EACH OF THOSE CHEMICALS THAT I MENTIONED, WE BRING IN LITERALLY THREE AND FOUR TRUCKLOADS A WEEK TO EACH OF OUR FACILITIES TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE VOLUMES MM-HMM .

SO, UH, WE ALSO PURCHASE CHLORINE TABLETS, UH, FOR THE UTILITY, AS WELL AS, AS, UH, AQUATICS.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT INFLUENCES THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR COSTS TODAY.

SO, UH, PART, OR I'LL GIVE YOU KIND OF THE RUNDOWN, OBVIOUSLY LABOR DELIVERY COSTS AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES FOR ALL OF OUR, FOR ALL OF OUR CHEMICAL SUPPLIERS, WE'VE ONLY REALIZED THESE BIG INCREASES HERE IN THE PAST OR IN THE RECENT MONTHS.

AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING THAT HAS COME UP TO US THAT WE'VE NOTICED IS THAT THERE IS AN INCREASED TAX BURDEN THAT THERE, THAT YOU'RE BEING ADDED TO OUR BILLS AS WELL, THIS TIME AND THE TAX, UH, IT'S A NEW TAX THAT TOOK EFFECT IN JULY.

UM, AND IT'S IT'S TO BE COLLECTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TAXING THE CHEMICALS THAT WE USED TO PURE FIRE WATER.

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? WELL, I'M NOT A TAX ACCOUNTANT AND I DON'T PRETEND TO BE ONE, BUT, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS FROM THE FEDERAL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS ACT.

UM, IT WAS IMPOSED ON US, UH, IT'S CALLED A SUPERFUND EXCISE TAX.

AND, UH, THE, THE BAD THING ABOUT IT IS THE COST OF THAT CAN BE UP TO ABOUT $9 AND 50 CENTS PER TON OF THE CHEMICALS THAT WE BRING IN.

AND WE'RE BRINGING IN, AS I SAID, TRUCKLOADS AND TRUCKLOADS.

SO IT IS A SIGNIFICANT, IT COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT, SO THAT TAX WE COULD, WE WOULD HAVE TO PASS ON TO THE RESIDENTS IN ORDER TO PAY THE FEDERAL TAX.

THAT'S CORRECT OF.

THAT'S, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

SO THE, THE JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTS ACTUALLY HAD TAXES IN IT FOR OUR WATER.

AND THEN YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A 44%, UH, OR I SAW IN, IN THE MEMO 44% INCREASE AND, AND THAT'S BASED ON SUPPLY CHAIN.

UH, THAT'S THE 44% INCREASE THAT'S DISCUSSED IN AMENDMENT WAS AN AVERAGE OF ALL OF OUR CHEMICALS.

WE HAVE SOME CHEMICALS, UM, LET ME SEE HERE, UH, UH, OVERALL 44%, BUT SODIUM HYDROCHLORIDE, WHICH IS BLEACH IS A 93% INCREASE.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, CAUSTIC SODA IS A HUNDRED PERCENT INCREASE AND THAT'S FROM, UM, THAT'S CURRENTLY AUGUST 22, UM, IS WHEN WE'VE SEEN THAT ONE WE'VE GOT, UH, THE LIME THAT I SPOKE OF IS AN INCREASED COST OF 40%.

SO IN COMBINATION OF ALL THE CHEMICALS, IT'S, IT'S A, UH, ACCUMULATION OF 44% AVERAGE.

WOW.

SO THIS COUPLED WITH THE INFLATION, OUR FIXED INCOME FAMILIES ARE GONNA SEE, CAN WE ABSORB THIS PRICE INCREASE WITHIN OUR CURRENT RATE? WELL, I BELIEVE WE CERTAINLY CAN ABSORB IT WITHIN OUR CURRENT RATE STRUCTURES TODAY.

UH, IT IS OUR PRACTICE TO REVIEW OUR, UH, RATES ON A TWO YEAR SCHEDULE.

UH, THE NEXT TIME, UM, THAT WE'D BE REVIEWING WOULD BE SOON BECAUSE WE'LL BE PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE RATE INCREASE IN JANUARY OF 24.

UH, FORTUNATELY FOR US, OUR RATES ARE VERY, VERY LOW.

OUR RATE INCREASES THAT WE'VE PLANNED ARE QUITE LOW.

SO IF WE DO HAVE TO ADJUST BASED ON REVENUE AND EXPENSES THAT WE WOULD REVIEW YEAH.

UM, IT, IT COULD AFFECT US, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH.

WOW.

WELL, JOHN, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I MEAN, SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANOTHER OVERREACTION, UH, AND, AND INFLATIONARY CAUSES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR, AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE GONNA HAVE TO BITE THIS ONE TOO.

SO I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON THAT.

IT'S A SHAME, BUT, BUT I KNOW YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB OF, OF, UH, MITIGATING THOSE EXPENSES THE BEST YOU CAN.