Jan 12, 2023 City Council Meeting 01/12/2023

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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL

[ Call to Order and Introduction of Guests]

SO I USUALLY, IF WE HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP AT A COUNCIL MEETING, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE IS WE'RE GOING TO BE HONORING A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE, WHO ARE STEPPING DOWN, AS WELL AS CELEBRATING THOSE WHO WILL BE JOINING US ON OUR NEW COUNCIL.

SO WELCOME TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

A LITTLE BIT LATER I'LL BE, UH, JUST CALLING OUT PARTICULARLY SOME, SOME SPECIAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS WHO ARE HERE JOINING US.

CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARKEY.

PRESENT VICE MAYOR ROW HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, OR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR VICTOR HARDY.

AND THEN WE WILL BE POSTING THE COLORS.

PASTOR HARDY, LET US PRAY.

WE'VE COME TO SERVE YOU.

WE'VE COME TO PRAY.

PRAISE YOU.

WE'VE COME TO HOLY.

HERE IS THE TO PRAISE NAME ON WE PRAISE YOUR, UH, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE HOST OF COLORS.

AND THEN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE BROUGHT TO US BY BOTH VICE MAYOR ROWE AND COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY.

AND

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COUNSEL, BEFORE WE GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, I HAVE A LONG LIST OF PEOPLE HERE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.

AND THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE IN A NORMAL ORDER BECAUSE WE WERE JUST KIND OF SCROLLING THINGS IN AT THE END HERE.

THANK YOU, MELISSA.

UH, SO IF I CALL YOUR NAME, WOULD YOU, IF YOU'RE HERE, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AND LET'S, UH, DEFER APPLAUSE UNTIL WE'VE CALLED EVERYONE'S NAME.

SO, UH, VICTORIA ALU, REPRESENTING SENATOR KIRSTEN SINEMA.

AND HANG ON THOSE APPLAUSES.

COME ON NOW.

SANDY MOSHI, REPRESENTING CONGRESSMAN GREG STANTON'S, OFFICE STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT 13.

JENNIFER P*****K, MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERVISOR JACK SELLERS.

ALL RIGHT.

GILBERT MAYOR BRIDGET PETERSON, GILBERT.

COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG KAPOWSKI QUEEN CREEK VICE MAYOR, JEFF BROWN, FORMER CHANDLER MAYOR, BOY DUNN, FORMER CHANDLER MAYOR J TRAN, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER NORA ALLEN, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER ANNA ASCEND, C E O, TRINITY DONOVAN, FORMER CHANDLER.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN SEPULVEDA.

I DON'T SEE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER RICK HUBEN, BUT HE MIGHT BE.

HERE WE HAVE MR. FRANK NUCCI, UH, CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

TERRY KIMBALL WITH THE CHANDLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WELCOME, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, SAM WONG, BRAND NEW SCHOOL BOARD NUMBER, C U S D, SCHOOL BOARD NUMBER KURT.

WORSE, FORMER STATE REP, SEAN BOWIE.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE WORKING IN THE, THE MARGINS HERE.

FORMER TEMPE MAYOR NEIL GIULIANI, FORMER GILBERT COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, SEPTEMBER, UH, COUNTY ASSESSOR.

EDDIE.

EDDIE, UH, COOK .

THERE HE IS.

FORMER GILBERT COUNCIL MEMBER BILL SPENCE, FORMER CHANDLER COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF WINNEGER.

AND FORMER STATE SENATOR CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL.

I'M SORRY, MAYBE I WAS BEING PROPHETIC THERE.

JEFF CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UH, BARBARA MAZDA.

THANK YOU, BARBARA.

FORMER CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JEREMY MCCLEMENTS, FORMER GILBERT MAYOR AND C E O OF THE EAST VALLEY PARTNERSHIP.

JOHN LEWIS.

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OH, THANK YOU.

AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE ALSO HAVE C U S D, UH, BOARD REP PATTY SERRANO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS WELL.

SEE WHEN I SKIP YOUR NAME, YOU GET YOUR OWN APPLAUSE.

I DID SAY THAT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.

[ 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. Proposed Motion: Move to approve the Consent Agenda of the January 12, 2023, Regular Council Meeting, Items 1 - 8.]

THESE ARE MOSTLY SECONDS, AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THESE.

WE'LL TURN TO MY RIGHT FOR A FIRST AND A, AND A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO, MAYOR, I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH IRREGULAR MEETING.

AGENDA, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

SECOND.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, A FINAL MOTION AND A SECOND FROM THESE TWO.

NOT YET.

NOT YET.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY RECUSALS? IF NOT, LET'S VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT ON

[13. Presentation of Gifts to Outgoing Councilmembers followed by Remarks]

SO IF YOU TWO WOULD PLEASE STAND OUT IN FRONT.

COUNSEL, I'LL START THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UM, TO BOTH OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE CITY.

AND, UH, THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT.

AND WE ARE A BETTER CITY BECAUSE OF YOUR SERVICE.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HOURS THAT WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER THESE LAST EIGHT YEARS, AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU.

IT HERE IS A, IS A GLASS WITH THE MAP OF CHANDLER ETCHED ON THERE.

SO JUST TO REMIND YOU OF THE, OF YOUR SERVICE.

AND, UH, ALSO IN CASE YOU GET LOST, IT'LL BE A GOOD GUIDE.

SO YOU CAN, YOU CAN KEEP IT IN YOUR CAR.

NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, COME AROUND YOU LAWYER YOU WANNA DO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, YOU KNOW, I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE SERVED WITH THESE TWO GENTLEMEN.

UM, YOU KNOW, RENEE, THE PRAGMATIST AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND A, A REAL SCHOLAR OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN THE CITY.

UM, AND I THINK YOUR EXPERTISE THAT YOU BROUGHT FROM A WATER PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO NOT ONLY COUNCIL, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AT AT LARGE.

UM, I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS AN LG MEETING YEARS AGO.

AND, UH, YOU WERE SOMEBODY THAT I ADMIRED FOR TAKING THE LEAP AND, UH, SERVING THE WAY YOU DO AND, UH, THE CONSTITUTION'S IN YOUR HEART.

AND I, I CAN SEE THAT EVERY DAY THAT I SERVE WITH YOU.

SO, UH, I'M GONNA MISS YOU A LOT.

I'M GONNA MISS OUR DISCUSSIONS, UH, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THINGS AND, UH, AND FOR YOUR COACHING.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, UH, I'LL TRY TO CARRY ON, UH, AND, AND TRY TO BE AS THOUGHTFUL AS I CAN LIKE YOU ARE.

UH, AND I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

AND, AND TERRY, UH, MY, MY CONFIDANT AND UH, TEAM MEMBER, UH, I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO SERVE WITH YOU.

UH, YOUR LOVE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS THE SAME AS, AS RENEE'S, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT, THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME.

AND, UH, WE'D HAVE, UH, HOUR LONG TALKS ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, UH, AS IT RELATES TO SERVICE OF THE CITY.

AND, UM, Y YOU WERE THAT, UH, THAT PERSON THAT REALLY HELPED COACH ME ALONG IN THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS THAT I WAS HERE.

AND I REMEMBER, REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME, HE'S LIKE, BE CAREFUL.

YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO GO TO EVERYTHING YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO DO.

EVERYTHING HE SAID, GO OUT AND MEET EVERYBODY THAT YOU CAN, BUT REMEMBER TO TAKE A BREATH

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SO, UM, YOUR FAMILIES GET YOU BACK.

AND, UH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE THE REMARKABLE, THEY SAID, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, BOTH OF YOU.

AND, UH, I'VE GOT GIFTS THAT ARE OVER AT, AT, AT YOUR STATION RIGHT NOW.

SO, UM, ONE IS A GREAT BOTTLE OF WINE CAUSE I KNOW YOU LOVE YOUR WINE.

AND, AND THEN I'VE GOT A HAMMER FOR YOU AND A BIG OLD HOME DEPOT GIFT CARD AND SOME WORK GLOVES, BECAUSE CHERYL SAID YOU'VE GOT SOME HONEY DUES TO DO IN PINE.

SO, ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GONNA PASS TO, UH, COUNCIL ORLANDO.

EXCUSE ME.

I'M GONNA GO MY, UH, FELLOW VETERAN HERE.

RENEE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE IN OUR CITY.

IT TAKES A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL TO BE ABLE TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.

YOU HAD A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE WORLD AND NOW YOU HAVE ME, THE BIGGER PICTURE OF CHANDLER, I THINK CHANDLER'S BIGGER THAN THE WORLD.

SO WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT ONE.

, I'LL MISS YOUR ANALYTICAL THOUGHT PROCESS BEING AN ENGINEER.

YOU KNOW, I USED TO REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU YESTERDAY, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT I DEALT WITH THEM FOR 35 YEARS OF MY CAREER AND IT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THING I'D LEARNED TO DEAL WITH ENGINEERS.

UM, BUT I SURVIVED IT.

AND I'M GLAD, UM, I HAD A CHANCE TO WORKING WITH YOU BECAUSE YOUR ANALYTICAL THOUGHT PROCESS WAS INSTRUMENTAL SOMETIMES IN PARTICULARLY IN OUR, OUR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

UM, YOU KISS CAME THROUGH AND SAID, HEY, WHAT ABOUT THIS, WHAT ABOUT THAT? WE'LL MISS YOU ON THAT.

AND AGAIN, STAY INVOLVED.

STAY SERVING OUR NATION AND OUR OUR CITY, OKAY, MR. ROE, YOU SERVED THIS AREA AS A POLICE OFFICER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT SERVICE.

THAT'S, UM, NOT AN EASY JOB, THAT'S FOR SURE.

AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY.

I WILL MISS YOUR QUICK WIC, YOUR, YOUR QUICK WIT AND YOUR ONE LINERS.

IT'S AN AMAZING THING.

LIKE TONIGHT, VERY MATTER OF FACT.

SECOND, MOVE ON.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE THAT THOUGHT PROCESS IN YOU.

AND EVEN IF OUR MEETINGS THE SAME WAY, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR? WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? YOU ALWAYS, WHERE'S OUR GUT CHECK ON THINGS? YOU WON'T MISS THAT AS WELL.

UM, I HAVE A COUPLE GIFTS FOR YOU.

I HAVE A, I COULD GIVE TO YOU IN THE DIOCESE HERE.

I HAVE A BOOK OF CHANDLER.

IT'S ABOUT, IT'S PICTURES, IT'S WRITTEN BY , JUST NOT, NOT TO DIMINISH THE NAVY, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

OR POLICE OFFICERS .

OH, UM, I BETTER NOT SAY THE OTHER THING I WAS GONNA SAY, CUZ MARTIN'S STILL HERE, I THINK.

ANYWAY, UM, IT, IT'S A REALLY GOOD PICTURE BOOK.

AND ACTUALLY JOE, UH, JODI, UM, JODI KRAGO ACTUALLY SELF-AUTHORED THAT BOOK.

I DUNNO IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT, BUT IF YOU DON'T, I'LL TAKE IT BACK.

WE'LL GET YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

AND I ALSO HAVE YOUR GIFT CARD SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR SPOUSES OUT FOR A NICE, UH, BARBECUE DINNER.

OKAY? THANK YOU.

YOU WANNA GO DOWN? THANK YOU.

THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT AND IT'S NEVER EASY, BUT THERE IS A SPIRIT OF EASINESS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE WELL.

SO WE CAN STAND HERE AND SAY, WELL DONE.

AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR HAVING BEEN THAT FATHER FIGURE AND THAT BROTHERLY FIGURE FOR ME.

I REMEMBER , I KNOW, I I I CAN'T SAY FATHER WALK ON THIS SIDE EITHER.

YES, BECAUSE YOU GET IT, YOU GET IT, BUT IT, IT, IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU SERVE WITH THOSE WHO HAVE A HEART FOR THIS CITY.

BOTH OF YOU KNOW THAT WHEN I CAME IN, IT WAS ONLY FOR THE LOVE OF GENDER AND THAT REMAINS THE SAME FOR ME.

IT WILL ALWAYS BE THAT.

AND YOU HAD SPOKEN WITH ME CONCERNING THAT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU SAW THAT LOVE IN ME AND YOU SAID THAT LOVE IS GOING TO CARRY YOU THROUGH.

AND SO EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY I'M REMEMBERING THAT I CAN ONLY DO IT BECAUSE OF THE LOVE.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING REKINDLE THAT AND ME CONSTANTLY.

I WANNA THANK YOUR WIFE, MISS JESSICA, FOR ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT YOUR SUITS ARE ON POINT , AND ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT I REMEMBER HER SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW,

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AND SO I LIVE IN THAT LINE SO THAT I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT I WAS ON HER GOOD SIDE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RO I WILL ALWAYS BE CALLING YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RO I KNOW YOU KEPT SAYING NO, IT'S, NO, YOU HAVE EARNED THOSE BADGES.

YOU HAVE EARNED THOSE STRIPES.

AND SO I THANK GOD FOR YOU AND I DON'T THINK HE'S DONE WITH YOU YET.

AND SO WE ARE WAITING AND, UH, SPECIFICALLY ME, I'M WAITING TO SEE WHERE HE'S GONNA TAKE YOU NEXT.

AND THE BEST IS ALWAYS MAY YOU CONTINUALLY BE FRUITFUL IN THE THINGS THAT YOU DO.

I ALSO WANNA THANK YOUR WIFE FOR MAKING SURE YOUR TIES ARE ALWAYS ON POINT .

SO EVERY TIME I ASK IT'S LIKE, YEAH, SHE PICKED IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS TODAY, IT'S ALL THE WAY FROM ACROSS THE WORLD.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER IS IN, UH, SCHOOL IN BARDOS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL THERE.

SO I WAS THINKING, WHAT SHOULD I GIVE THOSE TWO GUYS THAT I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME WORKING WITH? BUT I'VE COME TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU BOTH.

UM, YOU HAVE FOR YOU, YOU HAVE SOME CIGARS FROM THE CENTER OF MANGO AND FROM YOU, YOU HAVE A SERIES 1757 FROM BARBADOS OF ALCOHOL.

SO ENJOY , ENJOY THEM WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE A GOOD TIME.

ENJOY THAT.

I WILL CONTINUALLY HAVE YOU GUYS IN MY THOUGHTS AND AS I HAD GIVEN YOU GUYS PERMISSION WHEN I FIRST COME ON THIS CONSOLE TO ALWAYS TOUCH ME ON THE SHOULDER AND LET ME KNOW WHENEVER I'M DOING A GOOD JOB OR WHENEVER I NEED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT.

THAT REMAINS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU.

I TAKE AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

WELL, I'M COMING DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, DO YOU WANNA HAND HIM THE MICROPHONE DOWN THERE? YES.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WELL IT IS MY TURN AND I HAVE TO COME.

SO THE FIRST THING, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THE BAGS REPRESENTS ALL THE SMILES AND LAUGHS AND CRIES THAT WE'VE HAD TOGETHER ON THIS COUNCIL.

I THINK A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SEE US AND WE'RE MAYBE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT YET WHEN WE LEAVE THE DI IS WE DON'T CARRY ON OUR, UM, WE DON'T CARRY IT ON OUR SLEEVE.

AND SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE, WHEN THEY SEE US DISAGREEING, SOMETIMES THEY SEE THAT'S A SAD MOMENT, BUT REALLY IT'S THE BEST MOMENT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE ABLE TO ARTICULATE HOW WE FEEL AND HOW WE DIFFER.

THE ONE THING I APPRECIATE ABOUT BOTH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND VICE MAYORS, THEY'VE BOTH BEEN MY VICE MAYOR, THEY'VE BOTH BEEN MY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MY COLLEAGUE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, IS THAT THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD A WAY TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE, UM, VERY OPEN-MINDED PERSON.

AND I'M GONNA START WITH YOU, RENEE, MY BROTHER WHO SITS OVER HERE ON THE SIDE WITH ME.

WE BUST JOKES, WE MAKE LAUGHS, WE DO ALL THAT TOGETHER.

BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INTELLECT AND YOUR HIGH UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO RUN A WELL RAN CITY.

AND YOU DO THAT VERY WELL.

UM, SOMETIMES IF I'M NOT ON POINT, YOU'LL SAY, HEY, OD YOU KNOW, HEY, LET ME HELP YOU GET ON POINT ABOUT THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I'M ONLY TWO YEARS IN.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ELECTED IN ANYTHING IN MY LIFE EXCEPT STUDENT COUNCIL WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, .

AND, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT MENTORSHIP, I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT THOSE KIND WORDS AND ALWAYS WILLING TO PICK UP THE PHONE FOR ME AND JUST BE A MENTOR.

AND I'M GONNA MISS THAT.

AND I'M GONNA MISS JUST HAVING SOMEONE, I CAN JUST DO SOLID DAD JOKES WITH JUST DRY HUMOR, WHATEVER THAT IS.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN REALLY A GOOD FRIEND AND SOMEONE I CAN REALLY LEAN ON AND REALLY HAVE PUT THE CITY OF CHANDLER FIRST.

I SEE HOW YOU CARRY THE CITY CHANDLER AND HOW IMPORTANT

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AND SO I SAY THANK YOU, SIR.

SO I INSIDE YOUR, INSIDE YOUR GIFTS, I GOT YOU A A BOTTLE OF WINE , A A A AFTERWARD.

I WAS LIKE, UH, I GOT YOU A BOTTLE OF WINE BECAUSE I WANT YOU AND YOUR WIFE TO ENJOY Y'ALL SELF TOGETHER BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE TAKEN SO MUCH OF YOUR TIME AND WE FORGET ABOUT THE SPOUSES THAT SIT AT HOME WAITING FOR US.

AND SO I WANT YOU TO ENJOY THAT WITH YOUR WIFE.

VALENTINE'S DAY IS COMING UP AS WELL.

SO THE OTHER THING I GOT YOU, WAS I INSIDE THE BAG? I GOT YOU A, UH, A GLASS THAT ACTUALLY IS KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE THE GLASS ALLOWS YOU TO HOLD, UM, TO GET A SHOT AND IT HOLDS YOUR CIGAR TOO.

YOU ALREADY GOT THAT? NO.

NO.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I, THE GLASSES WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET FOR YOU, OKAY? ALRIGHT.

YEAH, YEAH.

SO I GOT THE GLASS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND I GOT YOU A, UM, A NICE, UM, BOX.

SO, OH, IT'S A, UH, WHISKEY BOX SO YOU CAN PUT YOUR FAVORITE AND I GOT YOUR GIFT CARD SO YOU CAN PICK OUT WHAT YOU WANT.

SO THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO NOW THE FATHER DAD.

DAD, OH, DAD.

ALRIGHT, DADDY .

I LOVE TERRY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE GIVES THESE SPIRIT FINGERS.

HAVE YOU GUYS EVER SEEN TERRY DO THE SPIRIT FINGERS? THAT IS I'M DONE WITH THE ISSUE.

OKAY? WHEN HE DOES THAT, I'M DONE WITH THE ISSUE.

THAT MEANS MOVE ON.

THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU DON'T MOVE ON, ON TO THE NEXT THING, I'M GOING TO LOOK AT YOU IN A WAY THAT YOU DON'T WANT THESE FIVE FINGERS COMING TOGETHER.

AND I'LL JUST POINT.

BUT HE GOT THESE SPIRIT FINGERS AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT HELPS US MOVE THE CONVERSATION FORWARD.

SOMETIMES WE CAN GET STUCK ON A ISSUE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR ISSUES.

BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO BE THAT GUY THAT SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S MOVE THIS CONVERSATION ON.

LET'S MOVE IT RIGHT ALONG.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT YOU.

AND ALSO YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN A GREAT MENTOR IN MY FIRST TWO YEARS OF JUST KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS.

CUZ I THOUGHT WHEN I CAME HERE, OH, I'M READY TO GO.

LET'S DO THIS.

AND THEN I FOUND OUT GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WORK.

LIKE I WORK .

AND SO AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND MOVING INTO THIS SPACE, I LEARNED THAT SOME THINGS TAKE TIME.

YOU GOT TO CALM THINGS DOWN.

YOU GOTTA TALK TO PEOPLE, YOU GOTTA HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DISAGREE IN AN HONORABLE WAY, AND THEN COME BACK AND READDRESS THE ISSUE.

BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN THINGS DO GET HEATED, AS YOU SEE IN THE BAG, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO STILL PUT THE CITY OF CHANDLER RESIDENCE FIRST.

AND YOU'VE DONE THAT IN YOUR SERVICE.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU, I LOVE YOU FOR THAT.

AND I, I WILL SAY THIS TOO, IS THAT I ALWAYS, UM, REMEMBER OUR CONVERSATIONS AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE GUY TO CARRY THE WISDOM OD LET THAT GO.

THAT'S NOT A BIG THING.

MOVE ON.

YOU KNOW? AND IT'S THOSE LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED.

CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW.

AND YOU'VE BEEN THAT TYPE OF PERSON.

SO FOR EIGHT YEARS, I APPRECIATE YOU.

I DIDN'T DO NOTHING DIFFERENT WITH THE GIFTS.

I'M A DUDE, I KEPT IT VERY BASIC.

YOU GOT THE SAME GIFT AS RENEE, SO THERE'S NO GIFTS SWAPPING AROUND HERE, OKAY? SO, BUT TOGETHER, THIS IS A MONUMENT OF KNOWLEDGE.

UM, EXPECT ME TO CALL, EXPECT ME TO CALL AND BIG BROTHER ON THE WATER, I'M GONNA NEED YOU.

BUT I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU GUYS, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO NEXT, UH, CITY MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME, UH, COME AROUND HERE.

SO I'VE GOT SOME BIGGER ITEMS FOR YOU.

IT'S NOT WINE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT THAT YOU DON'T ADDRESS COUNCIL MEMBERS BY THEIR FIRST NAME IN A FORMAL MEETING.

THIS IS THE ONE TIME I GET TO BREAK THAT RULE.

SO TERRY, RENEE , THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF STAFF, UH, FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOUR WISDOM, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR PATIENCE, AND YOUR SUPPORT AS STAFF.

UM, I'LL TELL A VERY BRIEF STORY ABOUT EACH ONE OF YOU VERY, VERY QUICK.

AND IT WAS ABOUT THE FIRST

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I REMEMBER THE MOMENT.

SO I'LL, I'LL START WITH YOU, RENEE.

SO WHEN I CAME TO WORK FOR THE CITY ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO, I, YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND, AND PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE COUNCIL AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ANGLE CAN WE GO AT THAT WE HAVE A COMMON GROUND.

AND I THOUGHT, OH, THIS IS GONNA BE EASY.

HE'S THE ONLY OTHER GUY HERE THAT WENT TO U OF A, RIGHT? HE'S THE OLD, HE'S THE OTHER WILDCAT.

SO I'M THINKING, GREAT, LET'S GO UP AND THROW SOME BEAR DOWNS OUT THERE AND THIS'LL BE EASY.

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW RENEE VERY WELL, AND THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT APPROACH.

SO, UM, AFTER A COUNCIL MEETING ONE NIGHT, WE WERE TALKING IN THE HALLWAY AND I START TALKING ABOUT U OF A SPORTS, AND HE'S LOOKING AT ME LIKE, I HAVE THREE HEADS, .

AND HE'S LIKE, HE FINALLY STOPS ME.

STONE BASIN SAYS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, , AND I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANY U OF A SPORTS.

AND I THOUGHT, OH MAN, I REALLY, REALLY SCREWED THIS UP.

AND THEN I FIGURED OUT WE BOTH LIKED COMIC BOOKS AS KIDS, RIGHT? SO THAT WAS THE END.

THAT WAS THE END.

FINALLY, I FIGURED OUT THAT, UH, WE HAD THAT IN COMMON.

AND I ACTUALLY REMEMBER ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU TWO AS WELL, TERRY, WE WERE ACTUALLY DRIVING TOGETHER TO LOOK AT A PROJECT OVER AT ASU BALL PLACES, A SOLAR PROJECT.

AND WE SAT NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN THE VAN.

AND I FELT LIKE I REALLY GOT TO KNOW HOW PROUD YOU WERE OF YOUR FAMILY, YOUR GRANDKIDS, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR WIFE.

AND THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE ROLE THAT WE GET TO PLAY AS STAFF AND CERTAINLY I DO, IS WE GET TO KNOW YOU NOT JUST AS COUNCILORS, BUT AS PEOPLE, AS GREAT PEOPLE, AS GREAT HUMAN BEINGS.

AND I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OF YOU.

SO AS IS OUR TRADITION AND CUSTOM HERE AT THE CITY OF CHANDLER, I DO HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU FROM THE STAFF.

AND HERE IS YOURS, RENEE, THIS IS YOUR STREET SIGN AND IF YOU WANNA TURN IT AROUND, THERE'S A, A BACK AS WELL, AND TERRY AS WELL.

AND, UH, TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ISSUES THAT YOU WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT DURING YOUR TIME IN OFFICE.

AND AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF TEAM CHANDLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE YOU.

SO, TERRY, BEFORE YOU DO, I DO HAVE TO SEE, IS THAT ROW ROAD NO .

I I THOUGHT IT WAS TEA MONEY OR SOMETHING.

OKAY.

UH, UH, DEBORAH CHINKY FROM THE, UH, CHANDLER REPUBLICAN WOMEN ALSO HAD JUST A PLAQUE THAT YOU WANTED TO THANK BOTH OF YOU TWO FOR YOUR SERVICE.

HI DEBORAH.

HI.

WE'RE GONNA LET YOU TALK.

OKAY, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I, IT'S THE HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT THESE TWO WONDERFUL GENTLEMEN THAT I HAVE CAUGHT THE PRIVILEGE TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH, WITH THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, I BELIEVE.

AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR COUNSELING.

SO ON THE BEHALF OF THE CHANDLER GILBERT REPUBLICAN WOMEN, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER VICE MAYOR TERRY ROWE AND COUNCILMAN AND FORMER VICE MAYOR RENEE LOPEZ.

WE WANNA THANK YOU.

AND CAN I TAKE A QUICK, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

AND NEXT, IT'S, UH, VICE MAYOR.

I, I DO SAY WITH, UH, ALL THIS WINE, WHISKEY, AND CIGARS.

YOU GUYS ARE REDEFINING VICE MAYOR FOR US .

THAT WAS GOOD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR .

SO I GUESS I GET TO TALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

UH, I LIKE THESE MEETINGS TO GO PRETTY QUICKLY AS YOU MAY HAVE KIND OF GOTTEN THAT INDICATION.

UM, AND I'M LARGELY, UH, OFTEN IN CONSIDERATION OF STAFF BECAUSE STAFF HAS TO STAY UNTIL IT'S ALL OVER.

AND SO, UH, SO MANY TIMES I SAID, I, I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE OUR EMPLOYEES.

CHANDLER PROUD AND THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO, THEY WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, THEY WORK ALL NIGHT LONG, AND THEY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

THEY DO THE STUFF THAT WE JUST COUNT ON, JUST KNOW IS GONNA HAPPEN MM-HMM.

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AND SO I'M SO PROUD OF THEM, AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, BEING HERE FOR US.

AND, UH, AND I I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT I'M GONNA HAVE SHOW, BUT, UH, I I, THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT I MUST THANK, UH, OF COURSE, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR,

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UH, THANK MY WIFE CHERYL.

SHE, SHE, UH, .

STAND UP, STAND UP, STAND UP.

MY WIFE CHERYL .

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS THINKING, UH, IN 2010 WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON THIS JOURNEY.

AND, UH, AND I DO KNOW WHAT SHE WAS THINKING WHEN, UH, I ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS RUNNING FOR HER OFFICE THIS PAST YEAR.

AND, UH, AND I KNOW SHE'S, UH, ANYWAY, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE.

LET'S PUT IT THAT, THAT WAY.

AND, UH, AND AFTER 40 SOME YEARS, UH, WE HAVE A GREAT LIFE TOGETHER, AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TAKE TRIPS, WE'RE GONNA DO PLUMBING, WE'RE GONNA DO ELECTRICAL, AND, UH, TRIPS TO THE HOSPITAL.

AND WE, AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE GRANDKIDS WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE.

AND, UH, SO I HAVE HAD THE PERFECT LIFE.

AND, UH, SO IT'S, UH, 1.0 POLICE DEPARTMENT, 2.0, POLITICS 3.0 THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

BUT, UH, TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO STAFF, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, YOU GUYS.

UM, YES, OCCASIONALLY WE DISAGREE.

UM, BOY, IT WOULD BE CRAZY IF WE DIDN'T.

AND SO IT'S GOOD THAT WE'VE HAD GOOD DISCUSSIONS AND THAT WE CAN BE HONEST AND OPEN ABOUT IT, WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS.

AND, UH, AND SO, SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR, AND IT IS THE PEOPLE'S MONEY.

AND I'M GETTING MY LAST PITCH IN FOR A FEW THINGS HERE, .

THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FEW PROJECTS I STILL WANT BUILT OR DONE OR WHATEVER, BUT, UH, UH, SOMEHOW I ENDED UP BEING THE GUY THAT LIKED PARKING, G PARKING GARAGES AND, UH, IN DEVELOPMENTS.

I WANTED SIDEWALKS, I WANTED WIDE STREETS.

AND, UH, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE STRANGE THINGS TO BE WANTING, BUT, UH, BUT FOR ME IT WAS ABOUT GOOD WATER, YOU KNOW, AND GOOD TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND, AND, AND GOOD PUBLIC SAFETY AND, AND THE THINGS THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF A CITY THAT MAKE IT GREAT.

SO I'VE HAD THE BEST TIME, AND I'M GONNA SHOW JUST A SHORT VIDEO.

AND THEN, UH, THANK YOU ALL.

HI, MY NAME'S TERRY ROWE.

I'M THE VICE MAYOR OF CHANDLER.

I'M WRAPPING UP EIGHT YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, AND IT'S, UH, IT'S GONE BY SUPER FAST AND IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME AND CERTAINLY HAS BEEN.

AND, UH, SO I JUST HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS THAT I JUST WANNA SHARE QUICKLY WITH YOU, UM, UH, AS, AS I LOOK BACK ON MY TIME, UH, HERE WITH CHANDLER.

AND, AND FIRST OF ALL, I'D SAY CHANDLER IS A GREAT CITY.

AND, UH, FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T THINK SO, UH, I'M SORRY.

IT IS.

AND WE'VE GOT, UH, A GREAT BIG FAMILY HERE THAT, UH, WORKS TOGETHER.

UH, WE ATTEND RIBBON CUTTINGS AND POTLUCKS AND, UH, AND FUNDRAISERS OR A, AN EVENT WHERE WE, UH, HAVE A TUMBLEWEE TREE LIGHTING, FOR INSTANCE.

SO IT IS A GREAT, BIG, AWESOME FAMILY.

AND AGAIN, I'VE BEEN HONORED TO BE PART OF THAT.

LOOKING BACK OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, THE THING THAT I ENJOYED THE MOST WAS, UH, WATCHING PEOPLE START A NEW BUSINESS.

AND SO, WHETHER IT WAS A RIBBON CUTTING OR SOMETHING THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOLKS HERE, UH, HELPED PUT TOGETHER, UM, I, I GOT TO SEE PEOPLE REALIZING THEIR DREAMS. THEY WERE, UH, INVESTING THEIR HEART, THEIR SOUL, UM, AND, UH, THEIR FAMILIES MOST OF THE TIME.

AND, UH, ALONG WITH FRIENDS AND, UH, TO START A BUSINESS, UH, TO MAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM, FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AND, UH, ALSO HAVE A LIVING, RAISE THEIR FAMILIES AND, UH, MAKE CHANDLER PART OF THEIR LIVES.

I WILL TELL YOU ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT I MET, UH, AND HAVE KNOWN THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING IS A FRIEND OF MINE, JERRY BROOKS.

JERRY BROOKS WAS THE MAYOR OF CHANDLER IN THE, IN, IN THE 1980S.

THEN, UH, I GOT TO KNOW HIM, UH, WHILE I SERVED MY FIRST, UH, TERM AND COUNCIL.

I GOT A CHANCE TO INTERVIEW HIM, UH, HERE IN THIS STUDIO.

AND, UH, WE, WE TALKED, WE SPENT, UH, THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW TALKING ABOUT CHANDLER AND WHAT HE, UH, WHAT HE DID WHILE HE WAS MAYOR AND A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND, UH, ALL HIS, UH, HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT, UH, KIND OF SET THE STAGE FOR FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INCLUDING THE MALL, THE 1 0 1 FREEWAY, AND, UH, AND, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.

AND SO, UM, IT WAS PEOPLE LIKE JERRY THAT, UH, THAT CERTAINLY HAVE SET A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR ME AND, UH, AND, AND HELPED ME, UH, TRY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR CHANDLER.

SO LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHANDLER IN GENERAL.

LOOK, WE'VE GOT ACAT, UH, AND WE'VE GOT THE PRICE CORRIDOR.

WE'VE GOT THE DOWNTOWN, WE'VE GOT THE CHANDLER AIRPORT, THAT WE'VE GOT THE BEST MALL IN, UH, ONE OF THE BEST MALL EXPERIENCES AND SHIELDS IS COMING TO TOWN.

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SO IF YOU LOOK AROUND, CHANDLER HAS IT ALL.

AND, AND CHANDLER CAME OUT OF THE GROUND, UH, IN A BIG, BIG WAY AT THE PERFECT TIME.

IT, UH, IT WAS A SMALL CITY AND THEN IT JUST BLEW UP.

AND WE HAVE JUST SEEN THE BEST KINDS OF DEVELOPMENT.

AND OF COURSE, INTEL HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT.

BUT OTHER, MANY OTHER BIG COMPANIES AND SMALLER ALIKE HAVE COME TO CHANDLER AND MADE THIS COMMUNITY THEIR HOME AND BROUGHT WITH THEM EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES AND PEOPLE THAT WANNA RECREATE AND ENJOY OUR PARKS AND, UH, AND SPEND TIME FELLOW SHIPPING, UH, TOGETHER AND ENJOY CITY ACTIVITIES.

SO AT THE END OF A SECOND TERM, AND I'M A PERSON THAT SUPPORTS TERM LIMITS, UM, I'VE HAD A BALL, IT'S BEEN GREAT.

IT'S A GREAT HONOR.

UM, IT'S NOT HONORARY.

IT IS AN HONOR, AND IT IS A POSITION, IT IS A POSITION THAT I NEVER TOOK LIGHTLY.

SO I, UM, ANYWAY, I WANNA SAY GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK TO THE NEW COUNCIL AND, UH, UH, I WISH MAYOR AND THIS NEW COUNCIL THE VERY BEST.

AND, UH, CHANDLER ALWAYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO I DO HAVE SOME PREPARED REMARKS, BUT, UH, FIRST OFF, I DO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY.

I HAVE MY PREPARED REMARKS BECAUSE I KNOW WE GET VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS.

SO, UM, AS I GOT OLDER, I GUESS I GOT MORE EMOTIONAL.

BUT, UH, I THANK MY WIFE FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES OF MY CHILDREN, UH, THE SUPPORT THAT MY EXTENDED FAMILY AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, SISTER-IN-LAW, I'VE GOT MY AUNTS, I I'VE GOT SOME COUSINS IN THE BACKGROUND.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE THAT HAVE HELPED ME THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE EIGHT YEAR POLITICAL CAREER AND THEN SOME.

SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK YOU, JESSICA.

COUNSEL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU.

AGAIN, NOT ANYTHING MORE I CAN ADD.

AND THEN AS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ALL GET ALONG VERY, VERY WELL.

WE HAVE OUR DISAGREEMENTS, BUT AGAIN, AS EXPECTED, I'M, I'M, I'M HAPPY WHEN I CAN AGREE WITH MY WIFE 51% OF THE TIME.

SO AS LONG AS WE CAN GET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT AND WE'RE DOING GREAT.

SO, UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND IT WAS A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU STAFF AND YOU'RE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE CITY AND THE REASON THAT IT RUNS SO WELL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS COME AND GO.

MAYORS COME AND GO.

WE DO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD ONES HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO, BUT IT'S THE STAFF THAT TOO, THAT, THAT REALLY, IT KEEPS THE ARTERY AND THE ARTERIES RUNNING OF THE BODY AND THAT, THAT HEART GOING.

SO AGAIN, ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU.

SO EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN TERRY AND I STARTED THE COUNCIL, I KNEW THE DAY WOULD EVENTUALLY COME WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVING ON.

AND IT WAS IT A HEAVY HEART THAT I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY THAT, THAT TATE IS TODAY ALL I HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN.

I KNEW, I KNEW IT WAS GONNA MESS UP.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE IT.

I KNEW I WAS GONNA MESS UP.

I CAN DO IT.

SO FURTHER, I DO WANNA THANK ALL THE STAFF FOR YOUR LOYALTY AND YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND MY GRATITUDE TO YOU AND YOUR ADMIRATION WITH HERE TODAY WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IS THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.

AND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR KEVIN HARKEY, ALONG

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THIS PLACE WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER.

TRUST ME, THIS HERE IS ELLIS ISLAND.

I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU CAME FROM, WHO YOU ARE, IF YOUR RELATIVES CAME OVER ON THE MAYFLOWER OR AN INNER TWO FROM HAITI.

THIS HERE, THIS HERE IS THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.

CHANDLER IS AMERICA.

I LOVE YOU TOO.

LOVE YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

SO IT'S A SHAME, YOU KNOW, THAT FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL TO BELIEVE IN THE CITY TO KEEP ENGAGED UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT.

BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT.

AND WITH THIS, EXCUSE ME, WITH THIS TERM ENDING ME BE REMOVED FROM THE COUNCIL NOW BEING ALLOWED TO RUN AGAIN.

THE FREAK IS THAT I'M GILBERT.

I MIGHT, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS.

IT'S ME TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER.

IT'S ME BEING TOLD AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

IT'S ME BEING HYPOCRITE.

SO I'M NOT LEAVING , I'M NOT FREAKING LEAVING.

THE SHOW GOES ON.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING A WRECKING BALL IN HERE TO GET ME OUT.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE SHOW.

HEY, GINGER MONKEY MIC.

YEAH, THE MICROPHONE IS NOT A PARTING GIFT.

COUNCIL NUMBER.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU ALL.

WE ARE GOING TO, UH, I'M GONNA GAVEL US OUT.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A SHORT INTERMISSION AND ALLOW OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VACATE THE STAGE AND THEN WE WILL, UH, START OUR, OUR SECOND MEETING WITH THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE WELL, WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE BALL.

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ALRIGHT, IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

WE'RE GOING TO START OUR SECOND PART.

SECOND.

YEAH.

SO MAYBE WE'LL SEE.

OKAY.

I'LL CATCH YOU NEXT IF YOU AT ALL.

PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.

YEAH, MY MIKE'S NOT ON.

HI, MIKE IS NOT ON.

I SAY HELLO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, SAM.

SEE YOU.

I KNOW.

HI, MIKE IS NOT ON HERE.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? MIC IS NOT ON TESTING.

HERE WE GO.

IF YOU COULD ALL, IF YOU COULD ALL PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

I'M STILL NOT ON.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

LET'S NOT TESTING.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO? HELLO? HELLO.

TESTING.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME THE MIC.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR OUT SEAT SO WE CAN GET STARTED? EVERYONE BREAK YOUR SEAT SO WE CAN GET STARTED.

EVERYONE TAKE YOUR SEAT SO WE CAN GET STARTED.

IF YOU ALL COULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO START THE SECOND PART OF OUR MEETING.

TAKE YOUR SEATS.

EVERYONE PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS PLEASE.

EVERYBODY GET YOUR SEATS, EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.

IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO SITTING COUNCIL AND TWO NEW.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL BE STARTING OFF WITH MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT POSTON, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT ENCINAS.

SO IT'S THAT TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP JUDGE SCOOPIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WE ARE READY.

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IT'S MY HONOR TO DO YOUR SWEARING IN THIS AF THIS EVENING.

I PLEASE HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AYE KEVIN HARKEY.

AYE.

KEVIN HARKEY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE OF MAYOR.

AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, COUNTY OF MARICOPA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF ARIZONA, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

SO HELP ME, GOD.

GOD ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.

SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS THAT I'VE PREPARED.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY FAMILY, MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE.

SHE IS OF 41 YEARS.

YOU ARE AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, AND BRILLIANT.

AND MY OLDEST SON WHO'S WALKING IN RIGHT NOW, MAN, YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE .

NATHAN LIVES WITH HIS FAMILY IN MARICOPA, I'M SORRY, IN BARNA.

AND, UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL THAT YOU DO.

MY NEXT CHILD IS AALIYAH, WHO LIVES WITH HER FAMILY IN CASA GRANDE, OUR YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER.

WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO BE HERE.

NEXT IS CAITLIN, MY ONE TRUE CHANDLER WITE, WHO HAS REMAINED IN CHANDLER.

THEN WE HAVE MY SON ZACH, AND HIS BEAUTIFUL BRIDE, SARAH, ALTHOUGH THEY LIVE IN TEMPE, THEY BOTH WORK IN CHANDLER .

I'M TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND, UH, YOU MAKE EVERYTHING THAT I DO WORTHWHILE.

SO THANK YOU.

NEXT, I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL FRIENDS FROM, UH, OUR CHURCH HERE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME FOR DECADES.

I'VE SHARED MY LIFE WITH YOU AND PASTOR SMITH.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO SING WHEN YOU GIVE THE INTER, WHEN YOU GIVE AN INVOCATION , YOU'RE WELCOME TO, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

TO THOSE HERE AND BEYOND WHO HAVE SHARED WISE COUNCIL WITH ME THROUGH THE YEARS, PARTICULARLY FORMER MAYORS AND TIMNEY, THANK YOU TO THE CHANDLER CHAMBER AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED MY REELECTION.

THANK YOU TO OUR BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, DREAMERS, AND ASPIRING WORD, WORLD CHANGERS.

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

I AM TRULY HONORED THAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED ME WITH SERVING AND LEADING CHANDLER FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

IN THE VIALS THAT I JUST STATED, I SAID THAT I WOULD SERVE WITH THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

I REALLY MEAN THAT TO ME.

THIS IS A SACRED TRUST BETWEEN GOD, MYSELF, AND YOU.

AND IT'S WITH THAT PASSION AND ENERGY THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME TO OUR STAFF.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

YOUR INSIGHT AND DILIGENCE HAS PUT FLESH AND BONES ON COUNCIL'S VISION AND POLICIES WITH AMAZING PANACHE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

I'M ALSO EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR EXISTING COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE SHOWN YOURSELF EACH TO BE SMART, TO BE PASSIONATE, AND TO, TO CONTINUE AND TO COMMITTED.

CONTINUE TO COMMITTED TO SERVING.

HOWEVER I CAN SERVE EACH OF YOU, I AM HERE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY.

OUR SUCCESS IN SERVING AND LEADING OUR COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALLY AND CORPORATE CORPORATELY ACCOMPLISHES MY FIRST AND GREATEST GOAL, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY TO ALL.

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SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MANOR ORLANDO.

MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR LOWERING THE MIC FOR ME.

APPRECIATE IT, .

I DON'T THINK IT WOULD'VE WORKED ME LIKE THIS.

READY? OKAY.

COME OVER HERE.

READY, JUDGE? I'M READY.

OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I, MATT ORLANDO.

I MATT ORLANDO, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE CONSTITUTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME.

I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH IN THE ALLEGIANCE OF THE SAME AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AND I'LL DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND, UH, IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, COUNTY OF MARICOPA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF ARIZONA, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

SO HELP ME GOD, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.

SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

JUDGE, I , JUDGE, I ALMOST KNEW THAT BY HEART AFTER THE SIXTH TIME I WAS TRYING NOT TO GET AHEAD OF YOU.