May 08, 2023 City Council Study Session - 05/09/2023

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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE

[ Call to Order]

UH, FIRST UP ON OUR ORDER IS TO TAKE A ROLL CALL CLERK.

MAYOR HARKEY.

PRESENT VICE MAYOR ORLANDO.

PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENC.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU CITY CLERK.

OUR, UH, STUDY SESSION TONIGHT IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

MANY OF YOU ARE HERE FOR THAT, AS WELL AS RECOGNITIONS AND A PROCLAMATION.

AND THEN WE WILL BE DISCUSSING A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA OF WHICH WE WILL BE VOTING ON ON THURSDAY.

SO WITH THAT, UM, VICE, PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT AND CITY MANAGER,

[1. Service Recognitions]

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

WE DO HAVE TWO SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING FOR EMPLOYEES.

UH, FOR THE FIRST PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, SEAN DUGGAN.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

MEMBERS COUNSEL.

I'D LIKE TO ASK OFFICER MIKE WEST TO COME FORWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HIS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO MIKE, MIKE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK IN 1998, AFTER SERVING IN UNITED STATES ARMY AFTER THE ACADEMY, AFTER ACADEMY TRAINING, HE QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A FOCUSED AND HIGHLY DETERMINED OFFICER.

HE SHARPENED HIS SKILLS OVER THE YEARS AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A DEDICATED AND TALENTED PATROL OFFICER.

HIS HARD WORK PAID OFF WHEN HE WAS SELECTED TO BECOME A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.

HE THEN SPENT THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS TRAINING AND DEVELOPING NEW OFFICERS BEFORE HE MOVED ON TO THE POSITION AS A PROPERTY CRIMES DETECTIVE.

DURING MIKE'S 12 YEARS IN DETECTIVES, HE MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY BY TENACIOUSLY INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING BOTH PROPERTY CRIMES AND ARSON CRIMES.

HE LATER RETURNED TO PATROL WHERE HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHANDLER OFFICERS.

THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MIKE HAS SERVED OUR DEPARTMENT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

IN ADDITION TO HIS PRIMARY ASSIGNMENT, HE'S ALSO A TRAINED CRISIS INTERVENTION OFFICER AND SERVED FIVE YEARS AS A CRISIS NEGOTIATOR FOR OUR SWAT TEAM.

SO MIKE, THANK YOU FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ALRIGHT, LET'S SCOOT OVER THIS WAY.

MARK, WHY DON'T WE GET YOU IN THE MIDDLE.

THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT, COME MY WAY A LITTLE BIT MORE.

MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

WE HAVE A, UH, SURPRISE RECOGNITION FOR THE OTHER, UH, SERVICE RECOGNITION.

TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. JOHN KNUTSEN, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR.

I THINK THE, UH, DIRECTORS ARE LEARNING TO CALL IN SICK ON THE DAY THEY'VE BREACHED MILESTONE WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES HERE.

SO MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I'M PLEASED THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE MR. JOHN KNUTSON, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

JOHN STARTED HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH TEAM CHANDLER ON MAY 12TH, 2003 AS A SENIOR ENGINEER AND WHAT WAS THEN KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DEPARTMENT OR MUD.

JOHN HAS HELD MANY DIFFERENT TITLES AS HE PROGRESSED THROUGH HIS TIME WITH THE CITY, INCLUDING UTILITIES ENGINEERING MANAGER AND MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DIRECTOR PRIOR TO ASSUMING HIS CURRENT TITLE IN 2017.

THAT YEAR, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENTS WERE COMBINED UNDER JOHN'S LEADERSHIP.

AND TO THIS DAY, I WILL NEVER FORGET THE LOOK ON JOHN'S FACE WHEN

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SIX YEARS LATER, JOHN, I'M PROUD TO TELL YOU'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN LEADING WHAT IS NOW OUR SECOND LARGEST DEPARTMENT.

JOHN HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CHANDLER'S STRONG POSITION IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER.

HIS COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND HIS PERSONAL SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY HAVE PUT THE CITY IN AN ENVIABLE POSITION WHEN IT COMES TO WATER ISSUES, AS WELL AS FACILITATED THE UNDERTAKING OF NUMEROUS COMPLEX PROJECTS, INCLUDING IMPROVING THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE MULTIPLE TIMES TO SUPPORT EXPANSIONS IN INTEL.

THE NEW RECLAIMED WATER INTERCONNECT FACILITY THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION TODAY.

AND THE LARGE UTILITIES RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE 1 0 1 AND 2 0 2 INTERCHANGE IN ADDITION TO MANY, MANY MORE.

DESPITE HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AT WORK, JOHN IS MOST PROUD OF HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS WIFE, EVELYN, AND THEIR TWO GROWN SONS.

JOHN IS A GREAT STORYTELLER AND ADDS MUCH VALUE TO THE CITY WITH HIS EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SENSE OF HUMOR.

JOHN'S COLLEAGUES AT WORK ALSO WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT HE IS CHANDLER'S MOST OKAYEST RACQUETBALL PLAYER.

, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A RIVALRY GOING ON THERE I'VE PICKED UP ON JOHN, THANK YOU FOR THE PASSION, FRIENDLINESS, AND INGENUITY YOU BRING TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF TEAM CHANDLER.

ROLLING AGAIN.

MAYBE 15 HOURS.

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WHAT'S UP MAYOR? THAT CONCLUDES OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

[2. Recognition - Hamilton High School, Mayor's Economic Challenge Awards]

SO IF GRANT LAPINSKI AND OUR HAMILTON HIGH STUDENTS CAN COME ON UP.

SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT US HERE AT CITY HALL TO CELEBRATE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WE'VE HAD DEBATE TEAMS IN THE PAST.

WE'VE HAD ONE OR TWO SPORTS TEAMS MAYBE THAT HAVE CROSSED OUR, UH, OUR DAYS HERE.

BUT THIS IS A STELLAR DIFFERENT GROUP OF STUDENTS.

THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS STANDING HERE TONIGHT WON THREE AWARDS IN THE 2023 MAYOR'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGE.

THEY COMPETED WITH SCHOOLS, UH, ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY AND BEYOND, AND THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE IN PERSONAL FINANCE CHALLENGE, ECONOMICS CHALLENGE AND CRITICAL THINKING CHALLENGE.

AND TO WIN THESE AWARDS, STUDENTS MUST SHOW THE MASTERY OF ECONOMIC CONCEPTS EARNING INVESTINGS SAVINGS AND OTHER PERSONAL FINANCIAL CONCEPTS.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

COULD YOU ALL, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING SIR, AND THEN INTRODUCE THE LETTER STUDENTS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES? SURE.

JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATS TO THE GROUP, AND FOUR OF US WILL ACTUALLY BE GOING TO NEW YORK.

WE'RE ONE OF SIX TEAMS NATIONALLY THAT QUALIFIED FOR, UH, THE NEXT STAGE OF THE COMPETITION.

SO, UH, CONGRATS TO THEM AND CONGRATS TO THE GROUP.

OVERALL, CONGRAT? OH, UH, I WAS PART OF OUR PERSONAL FINANCE TEAM.

I'M KEVIN .

I PLAY VIDEO GAMES.

, TMI, .

UH, I WAS PART OF THE PERSONAL FINANCE TEAM AS WELL.

I'M NATHAN.

UH, I WAS PART OF THE PERSONAL FINANCE TEAM AS WELL.

I'M ARNOV .

I'M ALEXIS.

I'M ALSO PART OF THE PERSONAL FINANCE TEAM.

UM, I'M ELIZA AND I WAS PART OF THE ECON CHALLENGE TEAM.

HI, I'M GARY AND I WAS PART OF THE ECON CHALLENGE TEAM.

I'M GRACE AND I'M ON THE ECON CHALLENGE TEAM.

HI, I'M OLIVIA AND I'M PART OF THE ECON CHALLENGE TEAM.

WELL, VERY GOOD.

WE'RE WOW.

YEAH.

THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE GONNA BE A RECESSION IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS? LEGALLY WE CAN'T SAY.

OH, I LOVE IT.

I COULD HAVE A NEW FISCAL OFFICER HERE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

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CONGRATULATIONS HAMILTON, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT YOUR NEW YORK TRIP.

PLEASE LET US KNOW.

AND LAST WE HAVE

[3. Proclamation - National Police Week]

WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK OF WHICH MAY 15TH FALLS IS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.

AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE A SAFE COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK, AND THRIVE.

AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL RELATIVES KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS, AND SACRIFICES OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT THE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST THE DECEPTION AND WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION.

AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT UNCEASINGLY PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ARE DESERVING OF BEING HONORED AS HEROES.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE AND THE ENTIRE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 14TH THROUGH 20TH, 2023 AND MAY 15TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY.

CHIEF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? CERTAINLY, THANK YOU BEAR, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FOR HONORING AND REMEMBERING THE NINE CHANDLER OFFICERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, BUT THIS MONTH IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SACRIFICES AND EVERYTHING THEY DO TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

LET'S TAKE A PHOTO AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMENTS NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PEOPLE LEAVE DURING THE BEST PART.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN TONIGHT.

THE FIRST IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE,

[5. Ordinance No. 5051 and Resolution No. 5680, Adoption of Historic Preservation Code Amendments and General Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation Districts and Landmarks, Relating to the Formation of Historic Preservation Districts and Landmarks, the Operation of the Historic Preservation Commission, and Design Guidelines for Properties with Official Historic Recognition Code Amendments: Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5051 approving PLH23-0010 Historic Preservation Code Amendments, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission. General Design Guidelines: Move City Council adopt Resolution No. 5680 approving PLH23-0010 General Design Guidelines for Designated Historic Preservation Districts and Landmarks as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]

UM, AND WHO'S GONNA BE GIVING A BRIEFING? DEREK, HERE WE GO.

A GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ACTUALLY ON, UH, NUM, PART NUMBER FIVE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION CODE AMENDMENTS AND GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES.

SO I'LL TALK VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT BOTH.

SO JUST TO RECAP, UH, BRIEFLY, IN 2020, THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, AND THE ORDINANCE CREATED FOUR CLASSIFICATIONS OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES, HERITAGE SITE AND CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WHICH ARE HONORIFIC.

THERE ARE NO RULES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

AND ACTUALLY, WE HAD OUR FIRST CONSERVATION DISTRICT DESIGNATION LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS SOUTHSIDE VILLAGE AND THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT OVERLAY, ZONING OVERLAY AND LANDMARK, WHICH DO HAVE SOME PRESERVATION RULES ATTACHED TO THEM.

SO WHEN WE, UH, ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE, IT ESTABLISHED A THRESHOLD OF 90% OF CONTRIBUTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONSENT TO FORM A HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT.

WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A REASONABLE THRESHOLD AT THAT TIME, AND ACTUALLY MORE LIBERAL THAN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S PROVED VERY

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SO OUR PROPOSAL, AMONG OTHER THINGS IN THE, IN THE, UH, AME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF CONSENTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR PRESERVATION DISTRICTS FROM 90% TO 60%.

WE BELIEVE THIS GIVES THEM A BETTER SHOT AT REACHING THAT THRESHOLD TO CREATE A PRESERVATION DISTRICT.

BUT AS IN THE, UH, CURRENT ORDINANCE, ALL NON-CONSENTING PROPERTY OWNERS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE HP RULES, SO THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.

WE ALSO VIEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS, UH, THAT ARE IN THIS ORDINANCE, UH, TO CHANGE THE MAXIMUM APPOINTMENT OF C NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS, UH, TO FIVE OTHER THAN TWO TO MAINTAIN A QUORUM ON THE SEVEN MEMBER CON UH, COMMISSION, IT ALSO ADDS AN OPPOSITION TO DOCUMENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

AND THEN IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE USE OF GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS.

AND NOW ON TO THE GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES.

WE THOUGHT WHEN WE CREATED THE ORDINANCE THAT WE COULD DO GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES, DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR EACH PRESERVATION DISTRICT.

BUT AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT, IT SEEMED TO MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE TO CREATE ONE SET OF CONSISTENT GUIDELINES THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO ALL DISTRICTS.

SO AS WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, THESE GUIDELINES ARE BASED LARGELY ON SECRETARY OF INTERIOR PRESERVATION STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FROM SEVERAL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND INCLUDES SOME OF OUR OWN INNOVATIONS.

WE'VE MADE THESE GUIDELINES APPROACHABLE FOR HOME AND BUSINESS OWNERS.

SO THEY'RE WRITTEN IN PLAIN ENGLISH, UH, NOT CODE LANGUAGE, AND THEY PERTAIN TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS.

ONLY THE GUIDELINES FOCUS ON THE FOUR TREATMENTS OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESERVATION, WHICH IS MAINTAINING, UH, HISTORIC CONTEXT WHAT IS THERE, RESTORATION, WHICH IS STRIPPING AWAY ANY NON HISTORIC ITEMS FROM HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND STORING THEM TO THEIR HISTORIC APPEARANCE.

REHABILITATION, WHICH IS REPAIRING, REHABBING HISTORIC ELEMENTS AND RECONSTRUCTION, WHICH COULD INVOLVE RECONSTRUCTION OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY FIRE OR FLOOD OR BY ACCIDENTS.

THE GOALS OF THE GUIDELINES ARE REALLY TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF HISTORIC, UH, PROPERTIES AND TO PROVIDE BOTH STAFF AND PROPERTY OWNERS ON GENERAL GUIDELINES ON THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND HOW TO CONDUCT REPAIRS, REHABILITATION, REPLACEMENT OF HISTORIC COMPONENTS.

IT'S NOT A HOW-TO MANUAL, IT'S JUST PROVIDING SOME GENERAL GUIDANCE ON HOW PEOPLE CAN KEEP MAINTAIN THESE HISTORIC AND UNIQUE PROPERTIES.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL.

THANKS.

THANKS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.

AND, UM, I KNOW SILK STOCKING HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS, THEY'RE OKAY, I'M ASSUMING WITH THIS, CORRECT? WITH THE 60% THRESHOLD, IT'S GONNA HELP THEM A LOT.

YES, MM-HMM.

PERFECT.

UM, THE OTHER THING, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES, THEY COULD JUST BE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA, OR IS THERE SOME CONTIG THEY HAVE TO BE CONTIGUOUS IN AN AREA? UH, THE PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE ALL THE PROPERTIES AS CONTIGUOUS AS POSSIBLE, BUT WITH THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED, WE COULD HAVE A DISTRICT WHERE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT, UH, SIGNED ONTO TO THE ORDINANCE, BUT THEY WOULD STILL BE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE DISTRICT, BUT THEY COULD ALSO AMEX LATER ON.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

GOOD.

BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE VACANT LANDS TOO, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, THAT PERSON MAY BE OUT OF OUTTA STATE OR OUTTA TOWN.

SO IT'S A GOOD, THIS IS A GOOD, GOOD COMPROMISE, I THINK.

SO, UH, REAL QUICK, I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP TO YOU EARLIER, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING HERE ABOUT APPLICATION TO BECOME A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YEAH, A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS RUN BY THE STATE, UH, HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, AND IT ALSO IS AN HOSPICES.

IT COMES FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

AND THE MAIN THING, WHAT IT DOES FOR THE CITY IS IT, UH, OPENS THE CITY UP TO APPLY FOR PRESERVATION GRANTS.

OKAY.

THAT COULD BE USED FOR PRESERVATION PROJECTS.

SO IT ONLY HELPS US.

SO DOES THAT, IS IS DOING THAT AS WELL? YEAH, IT HELPS US OUT.

PERFECT.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE US THE AUTHORITY LAST YEAR IN RESOLUTION TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE APPLICATION, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I, WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS, MY, I I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE ANSWERED REGARDING TO SAFEGUARD IF THE OVERLAY, UH, A HOMEOWNER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN, IN DOING THIS FOR WHATEVER THE REASONS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE ADEQUATE PROTECTIONS AS WELL AS A, UH, EVEN A PATHWAY THROUGH COUNCIL THAT IF FUTURE, UH, OWNERS WHO THE HOUSE HAS BEEN, UH, DECLARED OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR PRESERVATION, THAT THEY AT LEAST HAVE A PATHWAY TO PURSUE IF, FOR THEIR REASONS THAT THEY DON'T WANNA STAY IN THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS.

I I DON'T LIKE TO OVERLAY OVERLAYS ON, ON PEOPLE WHEN POSSIBLE SO THAT AS LONG AS THERE IS, UH, A PATH TO RELIEF AND, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THEM, THAT I WAS QUITE FINE WITH US.

COUNCIL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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AND SO I WAS SATISFAC REALLY, UH, UH, ADVISED FROM OUR CITY MANAGER AND APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.

I THINK THIS IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE NEIGHBORS THAT, THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS.

AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT, UH, AS INTERESTED, THEY CAN OPT OUT.

SO THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SATISFACTORILY SATISFIED.

YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT, DIDN'T YOU PAUSE THERE? I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH, BUT YOU COULD'VE NUDGED ME AND I WOULD'VE WENT EITHER WAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? OKAY.

THANK YOU, DEREK.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM CALLED IN,

[8. Resolution No. 5678, Approving the Application and Award of an Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Voucher in the Amount of $283,790, from the United States Department of Energy (USDOE), for the Purchase and Installation of Energy Efficient and Conservation Related Technology and Equipment Move City Council adopt Resolution No. 5678, approving the application and award of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) voucher in the amount of $283,790, from the United States Department of Energy (USDOE), for the purchase and installation of energy efficient and conservation related technology and equipment. Council Focus Area(s):]

GRANT MIKE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, THE, THE D OE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ASSIST STATES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBES IN IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ENERGY USE, TO REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS AND TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO SIMPLY TO SIMPLIFY AND STREAMLINE THE GRANT PROCESS.

THE DOE IS OFFERING A VOUCHER PROCESS IN LIEU OF A DIRECT GRANT PROCESS.

ENTITIES THAT OPT INTO A VOUCHER ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR OR ADMINISTER A DIRECT FEDERAL GRANT ENTITY.

CHOOSING VOUCHERS, SUBMIT A SEPARATE APPLICATION USING A STREAMLINED PROCESS WITH REDUCED DOCUMENTATION, MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

COMPARED TO APPLYING FOR ADMINISTERING A FEDERAL GRANT, E E C B G VOUCHERS CAN BE USED FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASE INSTALLATION REBATES, AND BE AVAILABLE TO REIMBURSE ENTITIES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ENERGY RELATED EQUIPMENT.

THE EQUIPMENT ELIGIBLE FOR REBATES SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE DEPLOYED FOR LOWER DEPLOYED TO LOWER FOSSIL FUEL USE OR INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

THIS PARTICULAR VOUCHER WILL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING ENERGY EFFICIENT RELATED CAPITAL PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2020 FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE AHEAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALICE COMMENTS FIRST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO PULL THIS FORWARD, I JUST WANTED TO, FOR THE CITY TO SEE, UM, HOW GREAT THAT STAFF IS WORKING TOWARD ALWAYS SUPPLEMENTING AND BRINGING THINGS TO THE TABLE THAT WILL HELP US DO SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE DUE AND WE READY TO GET DONE, BUT SOMETIMES FUN IS NOT AVAILABLE TO, UM, GET THEM DONE.

WILL THIS VOUCHER REALLY HELP TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COST OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WE ALL SCHEDULE IT TO DO, WHICH IS THE COOLING SYSTEM AT THE CITY HALL WHERE WE ARE SITTING RIGHT NOW, AND THEN ALSO THE CHAMBER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, UH, TO THE MAYOR, COUNCILOR ELLIS? YES, MA'AM.

IT WILL, IT, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS HERE AT THE, AT THE CITY HALL THAT WE CAN, UM, APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS FOR AND ALSO AS CHAMBER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THANK YOU.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK, UH, CITY MANAGER, I KNOW THAT IT WAS PART OF OUR IDEA TO HIRE SOMEONE JUST DESIGNATED TO GET US GRANT.

UM, HAS THAT WORKING? I MEAN, THIS IS THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ASKED, IS THIS REALLY WORKING FOR US? THEN WHEN THIS CAME TO MY DESK, I WAS LIKE, WOW, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S WORKING FOR US IN THAT WAY.

YEAH.

MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MORALES, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

UH, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE DID CONVERT A POSITION TO A GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY.

AND THE GOAL OF THAT POSITION IS TO SERVE ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS.

THEY WORK OUT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES, BUT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS TO HELP MEET THEIR GRANT NEEDS.

WE KNEW WITH A LOT OF THESE SPENDING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THERE'D BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAN THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TO, ESPECIALLY TO ATTRACT FEDERAL GRANT MONIES.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY BEEN A LOT OF THE FOCUS IS TO PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, THIS BEING ONE OF THOSE THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE INVOLVED WITH.

THAT'S AWESOME.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, SOMETIMES THEY'RE VERY LEERY ABOUT US AS A CITY TAKING MONEY, UH, GRANT MONEY BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT IT COMES WITH A STRING ATTACHED TO IT.

DOES THIS, UH, GRANT HAVE ANY STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM THAT THE CITY'S GONNA HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL? NOT, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

IT'S A VERY GENERALIZED, UM, WRITTEN GRANT APPLICATION THROUGH, THROUGH THE VOUCHER PROCESS.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S APPLICABLE TO MANY DIFFERENT EFFICIENCIES.

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU TO STAFF.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR GRANT, ROBERT, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

UH, THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD SUMMER MINE EIGHT 283,790,000.

I KNOW AS MAYOR ALWAYS SAID, LET'S GO FOR THOSE BIG NUMBERS.

AND SO WE ARE SEEING THEM COMING IN.

I HOPE THAT THE NEXT ONE WILL BE IN THE MILLIONS.

SO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

AND VICE MAYOR ALSO HAD SOME QUESTIONS.

VICE, SIR, I, I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER COVERED MOST OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT YOU ALSO COVERED THE OTHER AREA.

ARE THERE OTHER GRANTS OUT THERE? GO AFTER AND, UH, I AGREE WITH WHAT SHE SAID.

LET'S GO FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR ONES.

2 MILLION AND 3 MILLION.

KEEP GOING UP.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB.

THANKS.

THANKS.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDINA.

THANK YOU.

JUST

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UM, I KNOW WE HAVE, UM, THE PROJECTS IN LINE IS STEPPER HERE AT CITY HALL AND THE C CENTER FOR THE ARTS, DO WE HAVE, IF THERE'S ANY FUNDING LEFT OVER AFTER THOSE PROJECTS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PRIORITY PROJECTS THAT ARE IN LINE? AND ALSO, IS THERE A TIMEFRAME THAT THE FUNDS NEED TO BE USED FOR THIS GRANT? UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, YES.

WE HAVE MANY OTHER PROJECTS THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE BUILDING CONDITION ASSESSMENT THAT WE, WE WILL HAVE NO ISSUES SPENDING SPENDING THE MONEY AT ALL THE FIRST YEAR, UM, ASSESSMENT.

THERE WAS A, I BELIEVE A 28000001ST, FIRST YEAR NEED THAT WERE, WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH AND ALLOCATE AND PRIORITIZE.

AND THEN ALSO IF THERE WAS A TIMEFRAME AS FAR AS THE FUNDS BEING USED, THE TIMEFRAME I WAS, I'M NOT, I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE TIMEFRAME IS.

UH, I I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE.

CAUSE I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A FIRST YEAR OF SPEND WITH WITHOUT AN ISSUE.

OKAY.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR.

NEXT ITEM CALLED IN WAS CALLED

[10. Resolution No. 5691 Strategic Framework 2023-2025 Move City Council adopt Resolution No. 5691 approving the City Council Strategic Framework 2023-2025. Council Focus Area(s):]

UH, WHEN I BECAME MAYOR, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AS COUNCIL WERE, UH, HAD GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE SOME OPEN DIALOGUE AND CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES, RATHER THAN JUST ASSUME THAT WE KNEW WHAT EVERYONE WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT.

AND IT WAS MY GOAL TO BRING US TOGETHER TO SAY TO THE CITY MANAGER IN THE STAFF, THESE ARE OUR PRIORITIES.

AND TO ME, IT, IT, IT GAVE A, UH, A PLAN TO DOCUMENT A VISION TO OUR CITY MANAGER TO FULFILL.

BUT IT ALSO, I, I HAD A SECOND GOAL, WHICH WAS TO KEEP US FOCUSED AS WELL, SO THAT WE COULD POINT TO A TIME IN WHICH WE SAID, THIS IS WHAT WE ALL AGREED ON.

AND, AND WE KEPT TO A SIMILAR STRUCTURE, THOUGH THE THIRD TIME INTO THIS.

I, I THINK EACH TIME WE'VE DONE THIS, IT REFLECTS THE, THE PASSIONS AND THE NEWNESS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO IT IS, IT IS SIMILAR, BUT CERTAINLY DIFFERENT THAN THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT WE PUT THIS TOGETHER.

SO, UM, MATT, IF YOU'D GIVE US A BRIEFING AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.

ABSOLUTELY.

AS YOU SAID, MAYOR, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING THE ADOPTION OF A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.

2019 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT COUNCIL ADOPTED A STRATEGIC STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK OUTLINING FOCUS AREAS THAT YOU WANTED STAFF TO REALLY, UH, FOCUS ON FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

UM, COUNCIL HAD A RETREAT FEBRUARY 1ST AND SECOND.

YOU HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT VARIOUS UPDATES THAT YOU DESIRED TO MAKE FOR THIS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT.

AND THEN IN MARCH, WE CAME BACK AND HAD A EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE PROPOSED UPDATES.

COUNCIL REVIEWED ALL OF THAT MATERIAL RESULTING IN THE, THE BOOKLET THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO I'LL JUST GO THROUGH AND HIT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS, UH, AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS.

UM, FIRST OFF, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, IN THE WORK SESSION CONVERSATION, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT INNOVATION WAS A THREAD THAT FOLLOWED THROUGH EVERY ELEMENT OF THE SIX FOCUS AREAS.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE ON THE SCREEN, OUR VISION, OUR BRAND, OUR INNOVATIVE FOCUS, AND THEN THE SIX FOCUS AREAS THAT I'LL GO INTO DETAIL.

SO THEN OUR SCREENS AREN'T UP AT THIS POINT, SO YEAH.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT YOU.

YOU'VE GOT A HARD COPY AT YOUR DESK TOO, JUST IN CASE.

OKAY.

WELL, WE'LL WORK TO GET, I'M SURE OUR VIDEO FOLKS ARE WORKING TO GET THAT, UH, ADDRESSED IN THE BACK HERE.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD SOME, SOME ELEMENTS TO THIS THAT WOULD DESCRIBE THE STORY.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT IN A WEB VERSION, A DIGITAL VERSION.

BUT YOU'LL SEE IN THE BOOKLET THAT WE WORKED TO TRY AND, AND INCORPORATE SOME OF THE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES AND PRESENCE AROUND CHANDLER.

SPECIFICALLY THE RE REFLECTING BACK TO OUR HERITAGE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF INNOVATORS THAT HAVE PRECEDED OUR COMMUNITY AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY'VE MADE.

UM, WE HIGHLIGHTED THE COMPANIES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED HEADQUARTERS IN CHANDLER.

WE'VE, UH, ALSO YOU'LL SEE IN THE, IF YOU CAN SEE THIS IMAGE THAT'S POPPED UP, UM, DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR TRANSITION FROM AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY TO A TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED COMMUNITY.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN IMAGERY, UH, DURING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

WE HAD A EXTENSIVE VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTED THAT THIS BOOKLET WILL, UM, HAVE A QR CODE SO THAT THEY, PEOPLE CAN GO DIRECTLY TO IT AND WATCH IT.

IF THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IT, THE WEB VERSION, OBVIOUSLY THEY COULD WATCH IT RIGHT THERE ON THE WEBSITE.

AND THEN GOING INTO EACH, UH, THE FOCUS AREAS, AGAIN, COMMUNITY SAFETY IS OUR, IS OUR FIRST FOCUS AREA.

UM, THAT WILL DELVE INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES IN TERMS OF EVERYTHING FROM POLICE AND FIRE TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS TO CYBERSECURITY.

A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO

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CONNECTIVITY HITS ON ALL OF THE TRANSPORTATION RELATED ELEMENTS, BUT ALSO PULLS IN SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT THROUGH FIBER AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS LEVERAGING REGIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO FUND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

ECONOMIC VITALITY REALLY FOCUSES ON ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT CORRIDORS, PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED IN, IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

AND ONE THING I SHOULD MENTION, UM, IN THE BOOK THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE, CHANDLER FIRST, I SKIPPED OVER THIS, BUT, UM, DIFFERENT, UH, ITEMS THAT EITHER ARE CURRENT, UM, ITEMS THAT ARE IN, IN PROCESS OR A REFLECTION BACK OF CHANDLER FIRST.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, UH, CHANDLER IN 2016, BEING THE FIRST COMMUNITY TO ADOPT A ZONING CODE RELATED TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USAGE AND THE BENEFITS OF THAT.

UM, NEIGHBORHOODS OUR FIRST GENERAL PLAN IN 1970, UH, CREATING A UNIQUE POLICY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN EACH SQUARE MILE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO YOU'LL SEE SOME, SOME REFERENCES TO SOME OF OUR CHANDLER FIRST HERE.

UM, NEIGHBORHOODS IS GOING TO FOCUS ON A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES RELATED TO NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH PROGRAMS, CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, QUALITY OF LIFE.

UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT FALL INTO QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT EVERYTHING FROM OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES, RECREATION PROGRAMS, ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND OF COURSE OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM.

AND THEN FINALLY, SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY IS OUR LAST FOCUS AREA.

THIS HAS A MULTITUDE OF TOPICS.

EVERYTHING FROM WATER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE TO URBAN FORESTRY TO EMERGING ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY, UM, TO, UM, INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVIDE ALL THE VARIOUS SERVICES THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEN LOOKING AGAIN AT JUST LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ELEMENTS FROM A SUSTAINABILITY STANDPOINT IN OUR CITY FACILITIES AND RESOURCES.

SO WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'LL TURN IT BACK FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

AND COUNSEL, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT ON THIS.

AND THIS IS, THIS IS, IF, IF THERE IS SOME, UH, SUGGESTIONS, PHOTOS OR OTHER THINGS, THEY, THEY CAN GET THAT BACK TO YOU OR CITY MANAGER, UH, OFF TIME HERE TONIGHT.

BUT, UH, I LOVE THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME WE DO THIS, IT TAKES A LITTLE DIFFERENT LOOK.

SO I AM, I'VE GOT A, A BINDER OF STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKS, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND WE WILL, MAYOR, TO YOUR POINT, WE WILL, UM, AFTER COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED THIS, WE WILL UPDATE.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A, UH, WEBPAGE FOR THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR 2021 TO 2023.

THAT IS, WE'LL HAVE THAT READY AND, AND PUT THAT OUT THERE.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE A LITTLE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO HELP MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF WHERE TO FIND THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO IF PEOPLE WANNA LOOK AT THIS BOOKLET OR LOOK AT THE WEBPAGE FOR MORE DETAIL, THEY'LL KNOW HOW TO GET TO IT.

VERY GOOD.

WELL, VICE MAYOR THEN, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THANK YOU.

UH, GREAT JOB, MAYOR.

THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.

I, IT'S A GREAT IDEA, UM, THAT WE'RE A GOOD TRADITION.

WE SHOULD BE STARTING, UH, AS WE GO FORWARD EVEN IN THE FUTURE.

SO, MATT, THE, UH, LOT OF WORK.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

SO WHEN DO WE GET A LOOK AT WHAT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE? IS THAT ALREADY UP ONLINE OR IS THAT A TIMEFRAME TO LOOK AT THAT IN TERMS OF FOR THIS DOCUMENT? THE NEXT, THE NEXT PHASE THIS, THE ACTION PLAN, ACTION PLANS WE'RE, I'LL LET OUR CITY MANAGER ARE YOU TURN THAT RIGHT OVER QUICK.

DID MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WORK SESSION PLAN AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO GO OVER THOSE.

PERFECT.

GET YOUR FEEDBACK.

PERFECT.

THAT'S GREAT.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE THE, I DON'T KNOW, RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.

THAT'S WHERE THE EXTRA, THE ACTIVITIES OCCUR.

AND THEN THE TIMELINES OBVIOUSLY TO FOLLOW THAT.

AND, UM, REAL QUICK, I LIKE THE, HOW YOU STRUCTURED THIS INTO OUR PRE OUR NEW BUDGET.

THERE'S SOME ELEMENTS IN THERE AS WE WE ALLUDED TO EARLIER, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLUDED TO EARLIER.

SO THAT'S GREAT.

YEP.

AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO OUR WONDERFUL BUDGET TEAM AND FINANCE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

AND AS YOU, YOU MENTIONED, THIS PROVIDES THAT HIERARCHY POLICY FRAMEWORK THAT WILL HELP DRIVE SOME OF THOSE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND ACTIONS THAT WILL OCCUR WITHIN THIS BROAD POLICY FRAMEWORK.

WELL, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A THREE-PART STOOL.

YOU HAD THE VISION, YOU HAD THE ACTION PLANT, AND YOU HAD THE RESOURCE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

THANKS MAYOR.

CUT SOME OVER.

STEWART.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

MATT'S GREAT, GREAT, UH, PRESENTATION.

BUT I, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST, UH, INCREDIBLE THINGS WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON COUNCIL EVERY TWO YEARS.

SO I SAT THROUGH MY THIRD ONE THIS YEAR AND, UH, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY WHAT

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I THINK THE BIGGEST ONE WAS PULLING OUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY PART OF THIS AND ADDING IT AS A, A SIXTH PILLAR TO WHAT WE DO.

WE HAD THAT FOLDED INTO ANOTHER PILLAR.

BUT I THINK ONE OF THE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF WHAT WE DO, UH, HERE ON THIS DIAS AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY DOES IS PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY.

NONE OF THE OTHER NICE THINGS HAPPEN IF WE'RE NOT SAFE.

AND THAT INCLUDES BEING ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN AMERICA.

OUR CALL TIMES FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST, UH, THAT I KNOW OF.

UH, BUT MOREOVER, EXPANDING THAT INTO HOMELESSNESS AND THEN NOW INTO MENTAL HEALTH IS A BIG LIFT.

UM, BUT I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE DID THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA GIVE CREDIT TO THE TEAM.

AND I THINK WHAT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW IS THAT THROUGH THESE VISION WORKSHOPS, IF YOU WILL, UM, OUR CEO OR YOU KNOW, JOSH OR CITY MANAGER TOLD US, THIS IS WHEN STAFF GETS EXCITED ABOUT PUTTING THESE THINGS INTO MOTION.

BUT NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.

SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY TOLD US THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.

AND SO THESE ARE THE THINGS WE BROUGHT BACK INTO THIS WORKSHOP, AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO, INTO, UH, ACTION.

SO, UM, I HAVE TO COMMEND YOUR STAFF FOR PICKING UP ALL THE DIFFERENT VOICES CUZ THERE'S A LOT GOING ON UP HERE.

UH, AND IN THAT, IN THAT ROOM, AND THEN IMPLEMENTING INTO THIS DOCUMENT.

AND YOU KNOW, AT FIRST GLANCE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

SO I'M GRATEFUL.

SO THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANKS MAYOR.

UH, AND, AND I KNOW, UH, COUNSEL, YOU ALL HAD SOME INPUT BASED ON OUR MEETINGS, AND I BELIEVE THIS FALL WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN CARVE OUT SOME TIMES FOR A COUPLE LITTLE MINI RETREATS TO MAYBE SOME MICRO RETREATS TO TACKLE SOME TOPICS THAT WON'T BE TWO DAYS LIKE THIS, BUT CERTAINLY SOME HOURS IN WHICH WILL, WILL, UH, GET YOUR INPUT AND, UH, DIRECTION FROM AS WELL.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT PUTTING IT WHEN IT'S COMPLETED ON THE WEBSITE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THE MI THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL WANT TO HAVE THIS IN THERE.

CAN, WHERE CAN WE GET IN? I KNOW THE LAST TWO THAT WE DID WHEN I WAS HERE.

OH, THE FIRST ONE WE DID WHEN I WAS HERE, WE HAD COPIES WHERE AS COUNCIL WE COULD TAKE THEM, PLACE THEM DIFFERENT PLACES.

I THINK THEY SHOULD BE IN EVERY DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

PEOPLE ARE SITTING DOWN AND, AND GRABBING THEM.

THEY SHOULD BE EVERYWHERE BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION THAT THEY KNOW, THIS IS THE GUIDELINES.

AND IF PEOPLE KNOW THIS IS THE GUIDELINE, JUST LIKE THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY ITSELF, THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO ASK US THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE AND TO SEE IF WE ARE STAYING WITHIN THE LINE THAT WE HAVE SET FOR OURSELVES.

SO I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THESE IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TODAY.

MAYOR COUNCILOR ELLIS.

SO ONCE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED, SO YOU'VE GOT A, A DRAFT COPY BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

ONCE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED, WE WILL BE ONE ON A DIGITAL STANDPOINT.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THIS FROM THE WEBSITE, BUT WE ALSO WILL PRINT COPIES.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL HAS A ADEQUATE SUPPLY SO THAT THERE ARE PLACES THAT YOU WANNA DISTRIBUTE THEM, BUT WE'LL ALSO WORK TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE HERE AT CITY HALL AND OTHER LOCATIONS AT OUR CITY FACILITIES.

BUT WE'LL WAIT TILL YOU ADOPT IT.

AND THEN WE'LL DO OUR, OUR, OUR PRINTING .

DEFINITELY WE'LL GIVE THEM TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, I I THINK IT WOULD BRING ME GREAT JOY WHEN I GO IN FOR A ROOT CANAL AND TO BE ABLE TO PICK THIS UP AND JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT OF HOPE.

SO, UH, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SPREAD THE LAW, YOU KNOW, ALL OVER PLACE.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND CNI? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU JUST BROUGHT UP ROOT CANALS AND I THINK I HAVE TO GET ONE NEXT WEEK, SO THAT'S NOT BRINGING A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO ME.

I'M GONNA GIMME ALL OF THEM.