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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR SEPTEMBER 22ND REGULAR MEETING AT THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL.

AGAIN, APOLOGIZE.

WE HAD A WORK SESSION THAT WAS, UM, ENGAGING AND JUST KEPT US THERE LONGER THAN, UH, TO GET HERE, TO START THIS IN TIME.

SO, WITH US, I'D LIKE TO CALL

[ Call to Order]

OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARKEY, PRESENT VICE MAYOR ROE.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE LED BY PASTOR NATHAN MESSER FROM TRI-CITY BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHANDLER AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

PASTOR, INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

HOLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AND IN THIS MONTH OF SEPTEMBER A MONTH, WHEN WE DRAW OUR ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF SUICIDE, I WANT TO, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT, REMEMBER OUR VETERANS IN THAT COMMUNITY.

THERE'S P OF SUICIDE.

AND I PRAY FOR ANY VETERAN IN OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT WHO FINDS THEMSELF AT A POINT OF HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM BY YOUR GRACE, THE STRENGTH TO REACH OUT FOR HELP.

I PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, OUR VICE MAYOR, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE THEM WITH YOUR GRACE AND WISDOM.

WE PRAY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS, WHO ON A DAILY BASIS PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND US.

WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THAT SERVICE.

GOD, MOST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND WE LOOK TO YOU FOR THE WISDOM THAT WE NEED.

YOUR GRACE AND YOUR FAVORITE, MAY IT BE UPON OUR NATION AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON WHO LOVED US AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR US.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE RECITE THE PLEASURE OF HI TIONS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, PASTOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL.

[ 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 HAD OPPORTUNITY ON MONDAY TO ASK A BE OF QUESTIONS TO GET PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER UNLESS THERE IS FURTHER NEED FOR QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.

YES.

UH, I WANNA MAKE A COMMENT AND THEN MOVE FOR APPROVAL, BUT I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE THAT ARE BEING APPOINTED TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS.

I DO TRY TO RECOGNIZE THEM EVERY TIME THEY COME UP.

AGAIN IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED TO GET THE, UH, INPUTS AND INSIGHTS FROM ALL AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, UH, TO CECIL AND ZOE, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND, UH, WILLING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CHANCE CITY, HE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.

AGENDA, OUR CONSENT ITEMS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND.

ITEMS ONE THROUGH 68 60.

NO, MY COMPUTER JUST LOST.

JUST 60, 68.

THERE YOU GO.

SECOND.

SECOND.

STILL SCROLLING.

WOW.

I THINK I HEARD FIVE SECONDS.

UH, TOGETHER.

I DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.

BYE VICE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY, UH, RECUSAL OR OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AN ITEM FIVE.

I DON'T DEAL WITH THIS SOFTBALL ORGANIZATION, BUT I MAY FUTURE, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THIS ONE.

AND THEN I CAN'T FIND THE UTOPIA ONE I HAVE A CONFLICT ON.

OH, RIGHT.

NUMBER 25.

I KNEW IT WAS, WAS THERE.

I HAVE MY, AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE A RELATIVE THAT LIVES IN THAT AREA AND I'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY TRYING TO AVOID THAT ISSUE ALL ALONG.

SO I LOVE THAT GROUP, BUT I WANNA BE MAINTAINED.

I CONSISTENTLY, UH, CONFLICT.

OKAY, PLEASE NOTE.

SO, FIVE AND 25.

FIVE AND 25.

AND YOU THREW US A SOFTBALL ON THE FIRST ONE.

I UNDERSTAND.

SO YEAH, WE GO.

ANY ADDITIONAL? ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STUART.

YES.

MOTION.

SHE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION WITH OF ITEMS FIVE AND ITEM 25.

COUNCIL NUMBER ORLANDO DECLARING A OF POTENTIAL.

IF I EVER GET THIS KNEE BACK, I COULD MAYBE UMPIRE AGAIN.

, THE EMPIRE COMES BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

SORRY.

BAD STAR TREK OR STAR WHATEVER WARS.

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ALL RIGHT, WE'VE

[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]

GOT SOME.

UH, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I'LL BE STARTING.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR, FOR OUR CITY DAY, WHICH WILL BE COMING UP OCTOBER 22ND, WHICH WE DISCOVERED THIS MORNING.

THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS ALSO HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY OF CHANDLER.

UM, BUT IT'S A, UH, GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AND, UH, WITH THIS WE'LL BE TAKING ON A NEW PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, PEPPERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS WEST CHANDLER, WORKING ON ABOUT 50 PLUS HOUSES OUT THERE.

AND, UH, VOLUNTEERS COME AND JOIN US.

ENJOY MY PAINT CREW IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

WE'LL BE PAINTING HOMES, WEEDING YARDS, AND CLEANING THE PEPPERWOOD NEIGHBORHOODS.

IF YOU LIVE IN PEPPERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN WEST CHANDLER, THERE'S GONNA BE A PARTY IN THE PARK RIGHT AFTER CLEANUP PARTY IN THE PARK.

WE LIKE THAT YOU CAN VISIT FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.

SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO, UH, GIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO A CHANDLER EDUCATOR, UH, ROCK.

THE ENOUGH, MANY OF US KNOW HER AS, AS AN EXTREMELY INNOVATIVE AND, UH, HIGH PERFORMING TEACHER.

BUT THE SECRET HAS GOTTEN OUT.

SHE IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE STATE, AND SHE'S RECEIVED NATIONAL AWARDS.

SHE'S GONNA BE HONORED NEXT WEEK AS THE EDUCATOR YEAR AT THE AZ BIO AWARDS.

RAFA IS A TEACHER AT ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP.

SHE TEACHES CHANDLER STUDENTS HOW TO BE INNOVATORS.

AND UNDER HER PROGRAM, STUDENTS HAVE HAVE TWO PATENTS PENDING AND SIX PROVISIONAL PATENTS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO RACK.

NOW.

THIRDLY, SPEAKING OF, UH, NATIONAL RECOGNITION.

MY BRAND NEW FAVORITE RESTAURANT, WHICH I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GO TO AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE TOO CROWDED, IS CALLED, UH, TAILIES.

I HOPE I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT.

T H A I L Y S.

THEY'RE AT 4 0 4 EAST CHANDLER BOULEVARD, JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

THIS WEEK, THIS RESTAURANT MADE THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP 50 RESTAURANTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

YEAH, I RECOMMEND THE CHICKEN, UH, SPICY CURRY.

IT IS AMAZING THAT THE WHOLE, EVERYTHING IS GOOD.

IT'S A WONDERFUL FUSION OF ASIAN AND MIDDLE EAST, UH, EASTERN DISHES.

SO WE WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO THE COMBO.

THIRDLY, I THINK SEVERAL LEATHERS ARE GONNA BE CHIMING IN ON THIS AS WELL, CONAL FESTIVAL.

SO NEXT FRIDAY, NOT TOMORROW, BUT NEXT FRIDAY, WE'LL BE HAVING OUR SECOND AMAZING EVENT RELATED TO THIS AT GALVESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IT'S GONNA FEATURE LIVE PERFORMANCES, RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND FOOD TRUCKS.

LEAH POWELL, ARE YOU GONNA BE MANNING A A JUICE TRUCK AGAIN? ALL RIGHT.

ADMISSION IS FREE.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

AND THIS WILL BE HAPPENING FROM FIVE TO NINE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH.

IT'S AN OUTSTANDING EVENT, AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER JOINING US THERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES, MAYOR.

UM, I HEARD THERE WAS GONNA BE A DUMP TANK, AND I HEARD THAT YOU SUPPOSED TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW, RUMORS, , I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH DIVERSITY, EQUITY INCLUSION.

UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IS COMING UP.

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE.

THE GOAL IS TO SET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE INVOLVED IN RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT LIFE SAVING RESEARCH AND LIFE CHANGING SUPPORT.

BREAST CANCER IS, UH, THE MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG AMERICAN WOMEN EXCEPT FOR SKIN CANCER.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN 2022, APPROXIMATELY 30% OF ALL NEW WOMEN CANCER DIAGNOSIS WILL BE BREAST CANCER.

UM, THERE ARE OVER 3.8 MILLION BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

UM, MY MOTHER WAS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, AND I KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND THE AWARENESS AND THE EDUCATION TO GET OUT THERE IS, IS SUPER CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

AND ALSO, WE, I WILL BE TALKING TO, UM, STAGE FOUR CANCER.

UM, I DON'T WANT TO CALL 'EM SURVIVORS, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL IN THE STAGES OF FOURTH LEVEL CANCER.

UM, ON, UH, ON THE SHOW OR MY POWER CONVERSATION, I HAVE A TALK SHOW WITH THE CITY THAT'S CALLED POWER CONVERSATIONS.

AND THERE'S TWO WOMEN THAT I INTERVIEW WHO'S CURRENTLY IN STAGE FOUR CANCER, AND THEY TALK ABOUT, UM, WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO

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HELP OTHERS THAT ARE IN THE SAME, UM, LANE, UH, PRETTY IMPACTFUL ORGANIZATION.

UM, THAT SHOULD AIR LIKE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF, UM, OCTOBER.

AND ALSO YOU CAN CATCH IT ON THE YOUTUBE, UH, ON THE CITY YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

BUT IT'S, IT'S PRETTY POWERFUL.

IT'S PRETTY EMOTIONAL.

UM, SO EMBRACE YOURSELF.

IT'S, IT'S A GOOD CONVERSATION, BUT ALSO IT, IT DOES RAISE THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.

AND LASTLY, AS TOO MANY THINGS IS HAPPENING ON OCTOBER 22ND, ALONG WITH, FOR OUR CITY, UH, READY SET GOAL, WE'LL BE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH WALK, UH, WHICH IS BEING SPONSORED BY, UM, SPIKE LAWRENCE, BILL RYAN, UH, WE, UM, SEMI COLON SOCIETY, UH, NOT MY KID.

WE HAVE LIKE 15 OTHER NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING, UM, WHICH WILL BE OCTOBER 22ND.

YOU CAN REGISTER FOR FREE, UM, TO BE A PART OF THE WALK.

UM, MANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT'S GONNA BE GATHERING IS GONNA START APPROXIMATELY NINE O'CLOCK.

THE WALK WILL HAPPEN AT NINE, UH, AND IT'LL GO TO ABOUT NINE 30 AND THEN THEY'LL COME BACK.

AND THEN THERE'LL BE SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, UM, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, AS WELL AS, UM, UM, UM, SUICIDE AWARENESS AS WELL.

AND SO THAT SHOULD GO TO ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE, UH, WE HAVE OVER 150 PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR AN OCTOBER 22ND, UM, UH, MENTAL HEALTH WALK.

SO PLEASE COME IF YOU CAN.

UM, ALSO DO FOR OUR CITY AS WELL.

CAUSE I'M GONNA DO FOR OUR CITY AS WELL, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT STARTS EARLY, SIX 30 IN THE MORNING, IT GOES TO ONE 30.

THIS SHOULD ONLY BE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF OF YOUR TIME.

UM, SO PLEASE SUPPORT.

AND I SEE OUR DIRECTOR, UM, PASTOR VICTOR HARDY'S BACK THERE.

WAVE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

IT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY, IT'S GONNA BE A FUN DAY ON SATURDAY.

AND, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER.

THIS IS TEAM CHANDLER, SO THANK YOU.

MY WIFE'S A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, SO CUSTOMER RE LOPEZ.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO, UH, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, UH, UH, THAT WITH THE CONTINUAL KICKOFF THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND, WE ARE NOW IN NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH IS, DOES GO FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH.

NOW, IT WAS STARTED UNDER PRESIDENT LYDON JOHNSON BACK IN 1968, AND WAS SUSPENDED TO A 30 DAY PERIOD OF ONE MONTH LONG CELEBRATION BY PRESIDENT REAGAN IN 1988.

SO AGAIN, LAST WEEKEND WE HAD OUR KICKOFF, UH, THE KOTE GO KICKED OFF, AND WE HAD THIS MONTH LONG CELEBRATION WITH BILINGUAL STORY TIME IN THE PARK THERE.

ANIMATED KID KIDS MOVIES AND FUNDS AND ARCHITECT ACTIVITIES WITH THE CRAFTY CHICA.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE AS THE ACTIVITIES ARE GOING THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH, YOU CAN GO TO CHANDLER AZ.GOV/DIVERSITY.

ALSO, TOMORROW IS ALSO A BIG DAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS? IT'S A BIG DAY, RIGHT? THINK THAT WAS A , BUT IT'S ALSO THINK A WATER WORKER DAY.

OH, SO SEPTEMBER 23RD IS THE, THIS INAUGURAL EVENT CELEBRATES ALL ESSENTIAL WATER WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE AND HONORS THE EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDE OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET.

STAND UP, DOWN WATER, STAND UP.

SO WE HAVE ONE HERE, JOHN, ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN WATER IN THE STAFF? SO PREEMPTIVELY, THANK YOU FOR THOSE, UH, WATER STAFF THAT MAY BE LISTENING IN.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR, UH, ALL THE SACRIFICES YOU'VE HAD TO MAKE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFE, CLEAR, CLEAN DRINKING WATER.

NOT EVERYBODY HAS IT.

AGAIN, NOT JUST, UH, AGAIN, GLOBALLY IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES, BUT EVEN TO THE UNITED STATES AS WE'RE DISCOVERING WATER IS VERY CRITICAL TO EVERYBODY.

AND WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

UH, SO THANK YOU JOHN AND ALL OF HIS STAFF AND SIMONE THAT'S BEEN HELPING ME ON AMWA FOR, UH, THE LAST SIX YEARS.

UM, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A GREAT, GREAT STAFF AND, UH, AND GOOD CLEAN DRINKING WATER.

SO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF.

THANK YOU VICE BEAR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I WAS OUT THERE AT CONTIGO WITH YOU AND, UH, WE GOT UP, GOT A CHANCE TO, UH, ADDRESS SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.

AND, UH, UH, WE DID FAIL TO RECOGNIZE A STAFF MEMBER, UH, VICTOR HARDY.

AND, UH, HE WAS OUT THERE IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE.

AND, UH, SO, UH, OUR, MY APOLOGIES WILL WE'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU NEXT TIME.

AND, UH, BUT, AND A GIANT THANK YOU, THIS STAFF, UH, AND, AND TEAM CHANDLER, UH, THIS IS A GREAT CITY.

YOU MAKE US LOOK GOOD EVERY DAY.

AND I THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

CUT EMBRYOS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AGAIN, IT'S EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT CANGO, BUT WHAT REALLY IMPRESSED ME THAT NIGHT IS OF COURSE I WAS ON THE STAGE ALSO.

NOT ONLY THAT I SPOKE ABOUT MY HERITAGE AS BEING A LATINA, BUT WHAT I IMPRESSES ME THE MOST WAS THE FACT THAT, UH, WE HAD THE SCHOOLS THERE AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CLUBS PARTICIPATE.

WE HAD THE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL THERE WITH THE MAKER CLUB MEMBERS, JOANNA

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CASTILE, AND SHE ALSO WAS ONE OF THE SPONSORS.

WE HAD CASTILE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL THERE WITH CASTILE, SPANISH CLUB, JACKSON, UH, EGGERS SPONSOR WAS ALSO THERE IN ATTENDANCE.

WE HAD THE LATINX CLUB.

UM, EVELYN ANDERSON AND SPONSOR WAS ALSO ATTENDING.

WE HAD THE PERRY HIGH SCHOOL THERE.

THE CLUB WAS, SO PORIA HISPANICA WAS THERE.

SO THEY WERE ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

ONE, TWO OF THE SPONSORS WERE THERE WAS NORMA RIOS AND MARIA VG VA WAS ALSO THERE, UH, WITH THEIR CLUB.

HE SUPPORT WAS ALSO WITH THEM AND THEIR CLUB.

MARY.

SO ARCHIE WAS ONE OF THE SPONSORS THAT WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE.

UM, ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL WAS ALSO THERE.

WE TOOK EDUCATION VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY IN THIS CITY.

AND THIS WAS AN, AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR US TO BRING OUT THESE CLUBS SO THAT THEY COULD INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC AND TEACH THEM ABOUT THEIR CULTURE AND EVERYTHING.

I GOT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, UM, HAITI AND ESPANOLA AND ALSO SANTA DOMINGO, CUZ WE ARE ON THE SAME ISLAND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN I ALSO, WE ALSO, WHERE'S NIKKI? SHE IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB REGARDING THE DE OFFICE CONCERNING THESE GROUPS AND THESE CLUBS.

EACH ONE OF THOSE CLUB MEMBERS, THEY'LL BEEN AWARDED $200 TO DO SOMETHING IN THEIR CLUB FOR PARTICIPATING INTO THIS THING THAT WE DID, UM, ON SATURDAY.

SO IT WAS AMAZING TO HAVE THEM THERE.

LASTLY, HAPPY MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVITED BY THE, UM, GENERAL COUNCIL, GENERAL JORGE, HE'S A FRIEND.

HE INVITED ME.

SO THE BIG EVENT WAS AT, UH, PHOENIX, UH, CITY HALL.

IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

BROUGHT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER ARIZONA THERE.

IT WAS AN AMAZING THING.

FUN FACT.

INDEPENDENCE DAY IS SEPTEMBER 16, NOT MAY 5TH, SAN DE MAYO, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, UM, MAKING SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MEXICO INDEPENDENCE IS THE SECOND, A TWO DAY CELEBRATION.

SEPTEMBER 15 IS A REENACTMENT OF RITO.

THE LOST THE LOES, WHICH IS THE CRY OF THE LOES.

SEPTEMBER 16 IS THEN A GRAND CELEBRATION FOR DIA, THE LA INDEPENDENCE HERE, SIMILAR TO THE 4TH OF JULY IN THE UNITED STATES.

SO REALLY KIND OF CHANGED YOUR MINDSET ABOUT THIS.

AND DE MAYO IS NOT INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR MEXICO.

IT IS ON SEPTEMBER 16.

WITH THAT THERE, I SAID GOODNIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO SAYS, LIKE YOU AND I, WERE THE ONLY TWO NOT AT CONTIGO THIS YEAR.

YEAH, BUT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT CHICKENS BECAUSE YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT CHICKENS, RIGHT? UM, SO, UH, MONDAY NIGHT SESSION, UH, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, BACKYARD CHICKENS.

UM, AND THE PROCESS RIGHT GOING FORWARD WILL BE, UH, PLANNING ZONING IN OCTOBER AND THEN NOVEMBER COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FINAL BOAT OR, OR, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR OPTION, UM, UNDER DIS ORDINANCE.

UM, ANYONE THAT LIVES IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WILL BE ABLE TO OWN CHICKENS.

UM, NO ROOSTER WILL BE ALLOWED.

UH, AND OF COURSE, HOA STILL MAINTAIN THEIR RESTRICTION TO ALLOW OR NOT ALLOWED CHICKENS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY, REALLY, UM, UH, WANT YOUR INPUT ON, YOUR FEEDBACK ON.

AND SO, UH, WE SET UP A HOTLINE ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO.

WE'VE GOTTEN A FEW PEOPLE RESPOND.

SO I THOUGHT IT'D BE IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE, UH, GET THIS HOTLINE OUT TO YOU.

IT'S CHANDLER AZ.GOV/BACKYARD CHICKENS.

AND GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK.

UM, I JUST, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT HAVING CHICKENS AND CHANDLER, AND THAT'S AS MUCH I'M GONNA SAY ABOUT CHICKENS.

MAYOR FRIED CHICKEN.

I'M JUST CHICKENS.

IS IT TIME TO CRY, FILE OR LET THEM ROOST? WHICH ONE IS IT? ALL I KNOW IS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY DINNER.

YES, I'M GETTING HUNGRY HERE.

CITY MANAGER.

I CAN'T TOP ANY OF THAT MAYOR OR NOTHING FOR ME TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

BELIEVE.