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AND OUR LAST MEETING OF THE EVENING IS A STUDY SESSION AGAIN.CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE, UH, ROLL.
UM, WE'VE GOT ABOUT SIX ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN, UH, SOME BY, UH, MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
[2. Resolution No. 5725 Tremaine Park Irrigation Water Delivery District Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5725 endorsing the creation of the Tremaine Park Irrigation Water Delivery District. Council Focus Area(s):]
SOME HAVE ASKED FOR PRESENTATIONS.THE FIRST, UH, IS AN ITEM NUMBER TWO BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
YOU HAD A QUESTION IF WE COULD HAVE RYAN, UH, COME ON UP AND COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS ITEM, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS ITEM, IF YOU COULD GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND THAT THIS WAS REALLY MORE OF A COMMUNITY GENERATED CONCEPT AS OPPOSED TO US AS A, AS A COUNCIL BODY, KIND OF PUSHING THIS ON RESIDENTS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR THIS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE PROCESSES THAT IF ANY OF THOSE AREA RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS.
I I KNOW THERE ARE SOME STEPS BEFORE THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY GENERATED ITEM.
STATE STATUTE GOVERNS THE, THE, UH, FORMATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS, UH, SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS IN THE IRRIGATION WATER DELIVERY DISTRICT THAT IS PROPOSED FOR TREMAINE PARK WAS REQUESTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF, OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, SPECIFIC BOUNDARIES WERE, WERE DRAWN AROUND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UH, STATUTE REQUIRES THAT THE CITY IN WHICH THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSED ENDORSE.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A TERM OF ART THAT THEY USE IN STATUTE.
WE ENDORSE THEM MOVING FORWARD WITH, WITH THE PROCESS.
AND SO ONCE COUNSEL TAKES ACTION TONIGHT, UM, IF, IF SUCCESSFUL, THEN IT'LL MOVE ON TO THE COUNTY FOR, UH, PETITION GATHERING AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE RESIDENTS AND THE, UH, BY LAND OWNERSHIP GET A CHANCE TO, TO, UH, APPROVE OR DENY THE FORMATION OF THAT DISTRICT.
AND, AND ASSUMING THAT IT IS, IT IS FORMED, THEN SS R P WILL ULTIMATELY, UM, BE THE ONES WHO PROVIDE THE WATER SERVICE, UM, AND, AND REPAIR FOR THE PIPES AND STUFF THAT ARE IN THE AREA.
AND THEN TO THIS POINT, THOSE RESIDENTS HAVE DONE THEIR SOME DUE DILIGENCE IN TERMS OF GETTING EVERYONE ON BOARD OR SOME OF THEIR NEIGHBORS ON BOARD ABOUT THIS TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN AT THIS POINT, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER POST.
WE RECEIVED, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS, UH, FROM A VARIETY OF RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, CONFIRMING THEIR ENDORSEMENT.
UH, WE DID RECEIVE ONE OPPOSED, BUT THE, UH, REMAINING 21 OR 22 WHO EMAILED THE CITY INDICATED THEIR, THEIR POSITION OF SUPPORT.
AND THEN THERE WAS EXTENSIVE, UH, OUTREACH DONE BY THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES PRIOR TO THAT POINT AS WELL THAT THEY PROVIDED THE CITY.
ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS? THANK YOU,
[3. Resolution No. 5721, Authorizing an Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) and the City of Chandler to Provide Fixed Route Bus, Paratransit and Ridechoice Service for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5721 authorizing an amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) and the City of Chandler to provide Fixed Route Bus, Paratransit, and RideChoice service for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, in the estimated amount of $465,573. Council Focus Area(s):]
RYAN.UH, NEXT ITEM CALLED FORTH BY VICE MAYOR AND MYSELF WAS ITEM NUMBER THREE AND I G A WITH, UH, REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF WHICH COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS SERVES REPRESENTING THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
UH, JASON CRAMPTON IS JASON HERE? OH, THERE YOU GO.
COULD YOU GIVE US JUST A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND, UM, COMPARE JUST THE, UH, THE VALUE PROPOSITION THIS YEAR WITH LAST YEAR, AND THEN AFTER THAT, UM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP, UH, OUR, UH, JESSICA METFORD MILLARD IF SHE'D LIKE TO, UH, COME AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS AS WELL.
UH, SO JUST TO PUT THIS IN COMPARISON WITH, WITH LAST YEAR, UM, WE ARE REQUESTING ZERO, UH, GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VALLEY METRO BUS PARATRANSIT AND RIDE CHOICE SERVICES, UH, THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY METRO REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, UH, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
UH, WE ASKED FOR ABOUT, UH, 1.7 MILLION OF, UH, LO MIX BETWEEN LOCAL AND STATE LOTTERY PROCEEDS.
UH, THE ADDITIONAL, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT REDUCING ANY SERVICE.
THE, UM, REVENUE IS BEING MADE UP FOR BY, UH, REGIONAL FUNDING THAT, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK OUT WITH, UH, VALLEY METRO AND, UH, ABLE TO, UH, ADJUST THE AMOUNTS THAT WE NEEDED TO CONTRIBUTE LOCALLY.
SO, UH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE, ARE ATTRIBUTED TO.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER LANDO, YOU, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION OR? EXACTLY.
THAT WAS THE WAY THIS WAS WRITTEN.
IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE UNDERFUNDED OR LET'S SEE, UH, REPRESENTS A DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR, BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SUPPLEMENT THAT SO THAT OUR GENERAL FUND WILL NOT BE USED TO, TO, UH, SUBSIDIZE THAT ADDITIONAL
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DOLLAR.MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE, JUST DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE.
THAT CLARIFIES MAYOR COUNCIL, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FOR JASON? ALL RIGHT.
IF, UH, IF YOU MIGHT, UH, OFFER ME THE LUXURY I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND INVITE UP JESSICA METFORD MILLER.
WE'RE ABLE TO STEAL HER FROM THAT AREA TO LEAD OUR, OUR VALLEY METRO REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HERE.
I HAPPENED TO BE SERVING AT THAT TIME AND WAS PART OF THE, ABLE TO, UH, TO, UH, VOTE ON YOU AS WE KNOW.
SO WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW THIS EVENING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THAT YOU'LL BE VOTING ON LATER THIS WEEK.
AS JASON OUTLINED, THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT THIS YEAR IN THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING AND VALLEY METRO WORKS WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND ALL OF OUR MEMBER CITY TOWNS TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE MIGHT ACTUALLY FUND THE REGIONAL SERVICE.
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THE COST OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING BUS SERVICE, AS WELL AS PARATRANSIT SERVICE AND RIDE CHOICE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF WORK IN RECENT MONTHS AND IN THE YEAR THAT THIS I G A WILL COVER, WHICH BEGAN THIS PAST JULY ONE, INCLUDE A NEW OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR THE EAST VALLEY.
THAT DOES INCLUDE THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
THAT NEW CONTRACT AND A NEW OPERATOR ACTUALLY GOES INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A NEW CONTRACT FOR OUR PARATRANSIT SERVICE.
THAT CONTRACT BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
WITH THOSE NEW AGREEMENTS, WE EXPECT IMPROVED PERFORMANCE.
WE HAVE WORKED VERY CAREFULLY, INCLUDING WITH THE SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT OF MEMBER CITY STAFF FROM CHANDLER TO CRAFT THE WORK PROGRAM FOR THOSE CONTRACTORS.
AND I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL ACHIEVE THE RESULTS.
WE'LL ALSO COMPLETE THE ONGOING CHANDLER AIR PORT CHANDLER AIR PARK FLEXIBLE TRANSIT STUDY.
UH, THIS IS THE OUTGROWTH OF A RECENT STUDY THAT LED TO THE DESIGNATION OF THE CHANDLER FLEX MICRO TRANSIT SERVICE AREA.
SO THE CURRENT STUDY IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THAT FLEXIBLE SERVICE ACROSS THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
UH, CITY OF GILBERT IS ALSO A PARTNER IN THAT STUDY.
WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH CITY OF CHANDLER STAFF.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING OF LATE WITH CITY OF CHANDLER POLICE ON OPERATION BLUE RIDE.
AND THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENGAGE OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS IN CREATING A MORE SECURE VALLEY METRO BUS SYSTEM.
OUR EFFORTS LATELY HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE ONE 12 ROUTE, THAT'S THE ARIZONA AVENUE ROUTE, AND WE ARE RIDING ALONGSIDE WITH OUR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM MEMBERS AND CHANDLER LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS, AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSIT SERVICE IN CHANDLER COUNCIL.
ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR COUNCIL BARBARA STEWART.
AND, UH, WELCOME TO, UH, TO CHANDLER.
YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MICROT TRANSIT SEEMS TO BE A VERY POPULAR METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION THESE DAYS.
WE'RE SEEING, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE SEEING LESS RIDERSHIP ON THE BIG BUSES ANYMORE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A, THERE'S A SUSTAINABILITY STORY.
IF WE CAN START TO MIGRATE TOWARDS MORE MICROT TRANSIT AND LESS AWAY FROM THESE EMPTY BUSES, AT LEAST HERE IN THE SUBURBS.
WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THAT? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO MICROT TRANSIT WORKS VERY WELL, AND MICROT TRANSIT, BY THE WAY, IS FLEXIBLE.
DEMAND RESPONSIVE SERVICE USUALLY UTILIZES SMALLER VEHICLES.
WE TYPICALLY SEE A, A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN, UH, HERE IN EAST VALLEY, IN WEST VALLEY.
SO SMALL NUMBERS OF PEOPLE, IDEALLY PEOPLE GOING TO AND FROM A SIMILAR LOCATION OPERATES IN A FIXED ZONE.
SO NOT LIKE UBER, WHERE YOU COULD GET AN UBER FROM RIGHT HERE AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND TAKE IT TO SKY HARBOR AIRPORT OR TO WEST VALLEY IF YOU WERE SO INCLINED.
JUST OPERATES WITHIN A LOCAL ZONE AND IS REALLY INTENDED FOR LONGER TRIPS TO FEED CUSTOMERS INTO THE FIXED ROUTE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.
NOW, I WANNA CONTRAST THAT WITH BUSIER CORRIDORS LIKE THE ARIZONA AVENUE CORRIDOR HERE IN CHANDLER, WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF MICRO TRANSIT VEHICLES TO TRY AND REPLACE THAT BUS SERVICE BECAUSE WE HAVE A HIGHER DEMAND.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE'RE MATCHING THE SERVICE LEVEL, THE FREQUENCY, AND NOW THE SERVICE TYPE TO DEMAND.
AND THAT HELPS US REACH OUT, ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF OUR GROWING COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE WORKING WITH WEST VALLEY ON MICRO TRANSIT.
THERE'S ALSO AN APPETITE FOR SIMILAR SERVICES ON THE PERIPHERY OF GILBERT IN MESA, WHERE WE HAVE LOW DENSITY.
EVENTUALLY THOUGH, WHEN YOU HAVE ENOUGH RIDERSHIP, YOU REACH THAT TIPPING POINT WHERE YOU NEED FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICE.
THE 40 FOOT BUS IS THE MAINSTAY OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSIT NATIONWIDE.
WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE, BUT IT'S NOT A RIGHT FIT FOR EVERY SINGLE MARKET AND COMMUNITY.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
MR. YOU TALK ABOUT A NEW OPERATOR COMING IN.
UH, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT,
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UH, WHAT THAT'S GOING TO ENTAIL? BECAUSE ANYTIME YOU HAVE A TRANSITION, UM, THERE COULD BE LIKE A, A A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE WILL NOT GET, BECAUSE WE ARE IN BETWEEN AND DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING.WHAT IS IT THAT METRO'S DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSITION IS SEAMLESS AND EVERYTHING'S GONNA WORK OUT ALL FOR THOSE WHO USE THE SERVICE? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE TRANSITION OF THESE CONTRACTS IS CERTAINLY A LARGE UNDERTAKING.
SO THE NEW OPERATOR WHO WOULD COME IN AND, AND THIS BY THE WAY, GOES TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.
SO IF APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE NEW CONTRACTOR WOULD ACTUALLY BEGIN THEIR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ON JANUARY ONE.
HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION PLAN AS PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL.
WE AS VALLEY METRO ALSO HAVE OUR OWN TRANSITION PLAN THAT IMPACTS OUR ACTIVITIES, AND WE'RE ALREADY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THAT PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION, BOTH IN ENSURING CONTINUITY OF SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT ALSO CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT FOR A VALUED TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE DELIVERING THAT SERVICE EVERY DAY.
CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT WITH TRANSDEV AND THE, THE, UH, WINNING FIRM IF APPROVED ON THURSDAY, IS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR.
SO IT'S A CHALLENGE WHEN WE HAVE THIS HANDOFF.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR HANDOFF FOR OUR OCTOBER 1ST, UH, PARATRANSIT CONTRACT.
THAT CONTRACT TRANSITION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
HOW YOU DOING, JESSICA? GREAT.
UM, WITH THE PASSING OF PROPOSITION, UH, WELL WITH THE, WORKING WITH THE WORKINGS OF PROPOSITION 400 E, HOW IS THAT HELPING US AND HOW WILL THAT CONTINUE TO SAVE THE MEMBER CITY? THAT'S A PART OF, UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN TERMS OF THE REGION AND TRANSPORTATION.
THE ENABLING LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND WAS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HOBBES REPRESENTS AN INCREASE ACTUALLY IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FROM THAT REGIONAL HOUSE ASSET SALES TAX.
TODAY WITH PROPOSITION 400 TRANSIT RECEIVES ABOUT 33 AND A THIRD PERCENT OF THAT HALF CENT SALES TAX.
THE ENABLING LEGISLATION WOULD DEVOTE 37% OF THAT HALF CENT SALES TAX TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.
UH, THIS WAS CRAFTED IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH MAG AND ALL OF OUR MEMBER CITIES AND TOWNS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, UH, THROUGH THE MOMENTUM PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WILL BE EQUIPPED TO DELIVER A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE AND IN THE FASTEST GROWING COUNTY IN THE US THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE BUS MIGHT LOOK LIKE ADDITIONAL FREQUENCY AND OR EXPANDED GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE COVERING MORE AREAS.
IT COULD INCLUDE A MORE MIX OF SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, LIKE MICRO TRANSIT.
AND I WANNA NOTE THAT THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, OR THE REGIONAL TAX IS BUT ONE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT ACROSS THE VALLEY.
IT TAKES A WHOLE MIX, AND IT VARIES BY PROJECT AND BY COMMUNITY.
WE LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CAPITAL AND WE RELY PRIMARILY ON REGIONAL FUNDS AND LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR SYSTEM.
SO PROP 400 IS, IS A BIG PLAYER IN OUR OVERALL REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SUPPORTING CITI FROM CITI.
OH, QUICKLY THERE, COUNCIL MEMBER GRILLS, JUST WANTED TO PUT SOME PEOPLE'S MIND AT EASE WHEN IT COMES TO RAILS AND, AND, AND I REALIZE THAT I, AS YOU EXPLAINING THE WHOLE PROCESS, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MORE CUSTOMIZED TO WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE.
IS THAT THE CASE? I WANNA ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.
AND THE NEEDS FOR TRANSIT IN THE COMMUNITY WILL GROW.
OVERALL, RATHER THAN JUST 1, 1 1 SIZE FIT ALL, WHETHER IF IT'S GONNA BE, WELL, EVERYBODY'S GONNA GET WELL OR IF IT'S GONNA BE, SO YOU TALK ABOUT MICROT TRANSIT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE MEETING THE NEED OF EACH COMMUNITY FOR WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY NEED.
SO THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND DELIVER THOSE, THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES WHERE IT'S NEEDED AND HOW IT'S NEEDED FOR THAT COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR.
YES, WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS, THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF, UH, FUNDING THAT WOULD BE DERIVED FROM THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX MOVING FORWARD.
THAT ENABLING LEGISLATION APPLIES TO, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT OR OPERATE LIGHT RAIL OR STREETCAR, FOR INSTANCE, WITH THIS NEW FUNDING STREAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE BUS SERVICE WITH THAT.
WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PERFORM SOME OF OUR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE RAIL SYSTEM, UH, WITH THAT FUNDING.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE AN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT SERVICES LIKE MICROT TRANSIT AND ITS, UH, APPLICABILITY OR ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS NEW FUNDING SOURCE.
SO MICROT TRANSIT IS RELATIVELY NEW TO OUR VALLEY AND UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE FUNDING IT LOCALLY IN SOME OF OUR MEMBER CITIES.
BUT THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT CAN BE HAD AT THE LEVEL OF THE MARICOBA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND CERTAINLY IN COORDINATION WITH OUR MEMBER CITIES.
ARE, ARE YOU FAMILIAR, UH, VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR FLEX SERVICE? I AM.
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WELL, THANK YOU JESSICA.YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME BACK TO OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS OR SCINTILLATING THRILLING.
AND YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO ON A MONDAY NIGHT THAN COME AND TALK WITH US.
[6. Resolution No. 5726, Authorizing a Master Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Between the City of Chandler and the Arizona Board of Regents for and on Behalf of the Arizona State University (ASU) for the Development and Execution of the Project Cities Program Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5726, authorizing a Master IGA between the City of Chandler and the Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of the ASU for the Project Cities Program; and authorizing the Mayor to sign the agreement and the City Manager to sign any other necessary documents or instruments in connection with the agreement. Council Focus Area(s):]
OUR NEXT ITEM CALLED IN WAS ITEM NUMBER SIX BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.IF, UH, THIS WAS ACT I THOUGHT MIKE AND MIRANDA WAS GONNA BE DUE.
AND THIS ONE, THIS WAS THE A S U.
THAT GUY'S ALWAYS TRYING TO STEAL MY THUNDER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST AS A QUICK OVERVIEW FOR THE PROJECT CITIES PROGRAM, MAKE SURE I GOT THIS CORRECT SO THAT THEY CAN SHOW THAT UP.
SO YOUR ACTION ITEM IS ACTUALLY TO, UH, AFFORD THE MAYOR TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF, OF, OR END WITH THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND FOR US TO WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE THE PROJECT CITIES PROGRAM.
NOW, THE PROJECT CITIES PROGRAM IS THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY PROGRAM CONNECTING A S U STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN SELECT ACADEMIC COURSES WITH PROJECTS AND SUSTAIN AND SUSTAINABILITY NEEDS AND OR CHALLENGES FACED BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THE PROGRAM DELIVERS SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION SOLUTIONS WITH PRACTICAL, MEASURABLE AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT CITY STAFF.
AND A S U FACULTY AND STAFF WILL COLLABORATE ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS THAT BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND CHALLENGES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
AND I CAN, YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, UH, KIND OF THE WAY THAT WE, WE LOOK AT, UH, CHANDLER PARTNERING, PART PARTNERING, UH, WITH THE PROJECT CITY STAFF BY UTILIZING THE FACULTY AND THE STUDENTS ON A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES.
ANYTHING FROM SUSTAINABILITY TO LIKE OUR MOST, OUR, OUR VERY FIRST ONE WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SUSTAINABILITY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE STUDENTS STUDYING HOW THE COMMUNITY USES DIFFERENT PARKS IN CHANDLER.
SO IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO NETWORK, UH, GREAT WAY FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT THE PARTNERSHIP AND A GREAT WAY FOR US TO INTRODUCE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PARTICULARLY GOVERNMENT SERVICE, UH, TO OUR FUTURE GENERATIONAL WORKERS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL HOPEFULLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
UM, WHEN I WAS READING ABOUT THAT, I WAS VERY EXCITED BECAUSE ANYTIME WE HAVE A UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND THEIR PROFESSORS DOING THINGS TOGETHER, LEARNING IS REALLY A, A, A GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO LEARN AND ITS PRESENCE.
UH, I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS READING IT, IT SAYS THAT, UH, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE THE STUDENT TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM.
SO WHERE'S THE FUNDINGS GONNA COME FROM TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS VARIABLE? EXCELLENT.
MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, SPECIFICALLY THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR ACTION DOES NOT HAVE ANY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION.
BUT WHEN WE DO PROJECTS, WE WORK WITH, UH, THE SUSTAINABLE PROJECT CITY STAFF TO DEFINE THE SCOPE OF WORK AS WELL AS THE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROJECT SPECIFICALLY.
SO WE WILL BUDGET THAT, OR WE WILL WORK THROUGH OUR OPERATIONS BUDGETS TO FUND, UM, THE NECESSARY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
IT'S, UH, ALWAYS IMPORTANT WHERE WE GET THE DOLLARS FROM.
RIGHT? AND THIS LIKE, PARTNERSHIP, JUST ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP, UH, AREA, WHICH, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS TO LEVERAGE WHAT WE COULD DO AS A CITY.
WHAT OTHER ENTITIES? UM, NOW I KNOW WHY YOU PICKED PARKS.
YOU ANSWERED MY OTHER QUESTION 'CAUSE YOU, YOU RAN THIS.
HOW LONG IS THIS GOING WILL BE TAKEN IF WE, UH, HOW LONG DOES THESE PROJECTS USUALLY TAKE AS A SEMESTER? UH, IS IT SHORT TERM, LONG TERM? SO AS A MAYOR, UM, VICE MAYOR, AS A MATTER OF FULL DISCLOSURE, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PROJECT CITIES THAT ARE DURING MY TENURE WITH THE CITY OF PEORIA.
WE DID A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
UM, OTHERS WERE JUST A SEMESTER.
SO THAT SCOPE OF WORK WAS, WAS REALLY WHAT DETERMINED HOW LONG, UH, THAT THAT PROJECT WOULD LAST.
THE, MY, YOU KNOW, MY EXPERIENCE, THE RESULTS ARE HIGH QUALITY, UM, VERY WELL PUBLISHED AND DOCUMENTED.
UH, PROJECT CITIES HAS MAINTAINED AN EXCELLENT WEBSITE, UH, THAT WE CAN GO TO AND JUST KIND OF SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF, OF, OF PROJECTS FROM APACHE JUNCTION TO CLARKDALE TO PEORIA.
UM, SO WE'RE NOT THE FIRST, UH, BUT THEY, UM, WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB AT, UH, CONNECTING THE STUDENTS THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THAT THEY NEED.
UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
UH, AND THAT WAS REALLY THE MOST VALUABLE PART, UH, HAVING THOSE, UH, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING, UH, COLLABORATING, UH, GIVING THEM EXPERIENCE AND WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC, GIVING THEM EXPERIENCE AND JUST, UH, AS LIKE WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THIS FALL.
UH, JUST TO OBSERVE WHAT GOES ON IN A COMMUNITY, WHAT, HOW PEOPLE USE A PARK.
UH, SO YEAH, THAT'S, IT'S BEEN AN
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HONOR TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH A S U UH, AND HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWER ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION WITH CITY MANAGER, MR. WRIGHT.
UM, SO I NOTICED WE HAVE ONE PROJECT, WE HAD IT BY FOUR OR FIVE OTHER ONES.
UM, ARE WE WAITING TO SEE HOW THIS ONE WORKS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD TO OTHERS? OR WE CAN DO THIS, UH, IN, IN CAN WITH OTHER PROJECTS? YEAH, MR. MAYOR, MR. VICE MAYOR, THERE'S NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS WE CAN DO AT A GIVEN TIME.
UH, SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE AND TO MAKE SURE THOSE RESOURCES ARE BUDGETED.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS GOING SIMULTANEOUSLY IF WE IDENTIFY THOSE.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD PROBABLY, I KNOW YOUR STAFF'S TAKING A LOOK AT.
'CAUSE DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA WAIT CONSECUTIVELY, YOU KNOW, 12 MONTHS AND ANOTHER 12 MONTHS.
AND IF WE COULD DO MULTIPLE, IT'D BE GREAT.
SOLVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AT A TIME.
I, I GOTTA TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY ABOUT TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO ABOUT SORT OF BREAKING DOWN SOME OF THE BARRIERS AND STARTING TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR C U SS D, OUR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, VALLEY CHRISTIAN, NOW A S U AND, AND THOSE THINGS ARE COMING TO FRUITION.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU, JOSH, FOR LISTENING.
AND THEN MORE, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOUR STAFF FOR ACTUALLY PULLING IT TOGETHER AND WARD NICHOLS FOR, FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER WITH A S U.
UM, THIS IS THE KIND OF COLLABORATION I THINK THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN HOPING FOR AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THEN LATER THIS WEEK WE'VE GOT THE INNOVATION CENTER, UH, GRAND OPENING GOING ON.
SO MORE AND MORE OF THIS IS GONNA CONTINUE TO, TO PROPEL US FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO BE THAT INNOVATION CITY THAT WE, UH, THAT WE LOVE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, JOHN, WILL THE STUDENTS BE PAID OR WILL THEY GET CLASS CREDIT FOR THIS MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
SO THAT ALSO IS DEPENDENT UPON THE, UH, SCOPE OF WORK.
UM, BACK TO MY EXPERIENCE, WE HAD, UM, GRADUATE LEVEL, DOCTORATE LEVEL, UH, STUDENTS THAT WERE PAID A STIPEND FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAD DONE ON ONE OF OUR PROJECTS.
I WILL NOT BE PAYING THE 200 LEVEL, UH, OBSERVATIONAL STUDENTS FOR THE PARK PROJECT.
SO THEY'RE NOT WORKING, WORKING THAT WAY.
UH, BUT THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EX UH, TO DETERMINE IF NECESSARY.
UM, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A GREAT COLLABORATION WITH A S U AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, FOR FUTURE PROJECTS THAT GO ON, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSING ON SOME PARKS.
IS THERE GONNA BE THE SCOPE OF WORK, DOES THAT GET DECIDED BY A COLLABORATION OF COUNCIL AND THE PROGRAM? HOW DOES THE NEXT PROGRAM OR PROJECT GET CHOSEN? AND AS WELL AS, SINCE YOU'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH, UM, THIS PROGRAM BEFORE, DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT THAT WAS INITIATED THAT CAME TO FRUITION AND COMPLETED? EXCELLENT MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA, YOU'RE TESTING MY MEMORY.
SO YEAH, THE, UH, THE INSPIRATION REALLY CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE.
AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS ABOUT, UH, WHAT, UH, A S U AND PROJECT CITY SPECIFICALLY HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IS THAT THE, IN THAT THE IN THE IDEAS ARE REALLY COMING FROM ANYWHERE.
SO THAT'S REALLY AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO WHATEVER THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE.
IF IT'S, MAYBE IT'S NOT EVEN A PROBLEM, IT'S JUST AN INQUIRY.
SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT INSPIRATION, WE CAN WORK WITH THE PROJECT CITY STAFF TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION.
AND THAT'S THE POWER OF HAVING ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE DIVERSITY OF CLASSES, THE DIVERSITY OF THE AREAS THEY CAME TO GO INTO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SECTIONS.
WE HAD A, A GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE SKUNK CREEK PROJECT, UH, IN THE CITY OF PEORIA.
THEY HAD ENGINEERING STUDENTS, BECAUSE IT'S A PART OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.
THEY HAD ENGINEERING STUDENTS.
WE HAD, UH, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS.
WE HAD PARKS AND RECREATION STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH SOME CONCEPTS ABOUT WHAT THAT AREA COULD BE.
UH, THEY WORKED WITH, UM, PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AS WELL.
SO OUR BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO RESOURCES LIKE SOME OF OUR ARCHITECT FIRMS. SO IT'S REALLY, UM, THAT'S SORT OF THE MAGIC OF TAKING INSPIRATION AND BEING ABLE TO PULL ALL OF THESE LOGISTICAL THINGS TOGETHER, UTILIZING THAT MODEL OF, UM, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
I'LL DO MY RESEARCH AND SEE WHAT OTHER EXAMPLES HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT THANK YOU.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE LINK.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING I, I REALIZED I SHOULD PUT, IT SHOULD HAVE PUT IN YOUR PACKET, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ALL GET THE LINK TO THEIR WEBPAGE.
WELL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UH, MORE PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOP OUT OF THIS.
[8. Purchase of Playground Products, Services, and Shade Structures Move City Council approve the purchase of playground products, services and shade structures, from Arizona Recreation Design, Inc.; Dave Bang Associates, Inc.; Exerplay, Inc.; FlexGround, LLC; Miracle Playground Sales; and Play it Safe Playgrounds & Park Equipment, Inc., utilizing 1Government Procurement Alliance (1GPA) Agreement No. 23-07P; and Arizona Recreation Design, Inc.; Dave Bang Associates, Inc.; Desert Recreation, Inc.; Exerplay, Inc.; and Play it Safe Playgrounds and Park Equipment, Inc., utilizing Mohave Educational Services Cooperative Agreement No. 190-various-0221; Shade N Net of Arizona, Inc.; Shade Industries, Inc.; and USA Shade & Fabric Structures, utilizing Mohave Educational Services Cooperative Agreement No. 20Q-0402; and Turboscape Blower Services, LLC, utilizing City of Glendale Agreement No. C19-0435, for playground products, services, and shade structures, in a combined amount not to exceed $2,650,000. Council Focus Area(s):]
GO ANYWHERE.ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UH, IF YOU COULD PLEASE GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE, UH, PLAYGROUND PURCHASES.
THIS ITEM WAS CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
SO HE'S GONNA MAKE A PRESENTATION.
WELL, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS ONE AS WELL, THIS IS, UH, VERY EXCITING.
YOUR SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION, UH, CONTINUED SUPPORT, IF YOU WILL, ON THE, UH, CARE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR PUBLIC AMENITIES.
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A MYRIAD OF, UH, USE OF DIFFERENT CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, BUT IT IS ASSIGNING $2.650 MILLION, UH, FOR US TO, UH, ALIGN WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.I, I DID BRING A MAP TO REALLY SHOW HOW AND WHERE OUR, UH, CURRENT OR COMPLETED IN PROCESS, THOSE ARE THE BLUE DOTS, UH, THE 2324 PLANNED PROJECTS, UH, ACROSS THE SECTION THERE.
AND THEN SOME OF OUR FUTURE PLANNED PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE WINGS WITH FUTURE FUNDING.
BUT THIS UTILIZES A MYRIAD OF CONTRACTS FOR US TO TAP RIGHT INTO, WHETHER IT'S SHADE OR SURFACING OR PLAYGROUND PARTS, IF THE ELEMENTS JUST NEED TO BE FIXED UP OR IN SOME CASES REPLACEMENTS.
UM, MICKEY GAVE ME A NICE LONG LIST OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON, UH, WITH PIMA PARK, LOS ALTOS PARK, BROOKS CROSSING PARK, PUEBLO PARK, AND NAVARETTE PARK ARE ALL TARGETED TO LOOK AT PLAYGROUND, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION.
WE'LL HAVE SOME RAMADA REPLACEMENTS TO DO.
WE'RE INSTALLING SYNTHETIC TURF TURF AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.
UH, WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF, UH, AREAS THAT'LL RECEIVE PARK FURNITURE.
THIS WILL ALSO REPLACE FABRIC OF SOME OF THE SHADE STRUCTURES THAT ARE TO, TO BE DETERMINED.
AND, UH, A NUMBER, UH, NORTH OF 30 PARKS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL E W F OR ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER, WHICH IS THE, I HATE TO SAY IT, WOOD CHIPS AT THE PLAYGROUNDS, BUT WE HAVE TO CONSISTENTLY ADD THAT VOLUME.
SO THESE CONTRACTS THAT YOU WILL, YOU'LL PUT INTO YOUR APPROVAL HOPEFULLY FOR THIS, UH, THURSDAY, ALLOW US TO, UH, MATCH UP THOSE RESOURCES THAT YOU PROVIDE US AT THE START OF THE BUDGET YEAR.
UM, THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY COMMENT IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT NORTH CHANDLER, UM, NEEDED SO MUCH T L C IN THE PARKS.
AND I SEE NORTH AND WEST CHANDLER, YOU KNOW, SOUTH CHANDLER GETS A LOT OF SUPPORT, BUT NORTH AND WEST CHANDLER HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVING AS MUCH AS, AS MUCH AS SUPPORT.
SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON NORTH AND WEST CHANDLER AND GETTING OUR PARKS UP TO CODE AND GETTING IT UP TO STUFF BECAUSE IT'S SO CRITICALLY I IMPORTANT, UM, FOR US TO HAVE GOOD PARKS EVERYWHERE SO PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE AMENITIES EVERYWHERE.
'CAUSE THEY TEND TEND TO FOCUS IN TUMBLEWEED PARK AND SOUTH CHANDLER.
BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE WORKING NORTH AND WEST.
AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, UM, AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING, UM, THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO, BUT I, I AM EAGER TO KNOW IF THERE, UM, IF WE CAN LOOK AND THIS, THIS IS JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE, IF WE CAN LOOK AT WIFI IN OUR PARKS, YOU KNOW, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OUR CHILDREN, OUR RESIDENTS AND STUFF, UM, GO TO THE PARK AND BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE WIFI.
THEY TYPICALLY ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE LIBRARY AND TRANSPORTATION CAN BE AN ISSUE AT TIMES, BUT LOOKING AT WIFI AS SOME OF OUR PARKS WOULD BE, UH, AN AMA WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING AMENITY.
UH, IF WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AND, AND LOOK AND LOOK INTO THAT.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I'M SO PROUD THAT NORTH AND WEST CHANDLER IS GETTING SOME T L C IN, IN THIS AREA.
AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, YOU HAD A QUESTION TOO.
YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.
OH, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THIS? YOU WANNA GET AHEAD OF MYSELF? GREAT.
WE'VE GOT, UM, JUST A FEW LEFT FEW BY THE MEETING OF ONE.
[9. Resolution No. 5728 Approving a Second Amendment to the Development Agreement between Spike Lawrence Ventures, LLC, and the City of Chandler to Allow the Construction of a Minimum Four-Story Mixed-Use Expansion to the Hotel on the New Square Phase 2 Site Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5728 approving a Second Amendment to the Development Agreement between Spike Lawrence Ventures, LLC, and the City of Chandler to allow the construction of a minimum four-story mixed-use expansion to the hotel on the New Square Phase 2 site, located at the northeast corner of Oregon Street and Chicago Street. Council Focus Area(s):]
[10. Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5062, Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, PLH22-0071 One Chandler, Located at the Southeast Corner Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard Rezoning Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5062 approving PLH22-0071 One Chandler, Rezoning from CCD, MF-1, C-3, and PAD for a fast-food restaurant to PAD for mixed-use development including commercial, office, and multi-family with Mid-Rise Overlay for building heights up to 120 feet, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Preliminary Development Plan Move City Council approve Preliminary Development Plan PLH22-0071 One Chandler for site layout and building architecture, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]
UH, UH, ACTUALLY I DID HAVE, UH, A COMMENT CARD, UM, JUST ON A COUPLE ON NINE AND 10, UH, BY A DAVID PRATT.NUMBER NINE, CAN WE MAKE THESE BUILDINGS BEAUTIFUL
AND ON NINE AND THE ONE ON 10, ONE CHANDLER CONCEPT IS A PRETTY BUILDING WELL DONE ON THAT DESIGN.
[19. Facility Lease Agreement Amendment with Chandler Compadres Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of the Valley Move City Council approve an amendment to the lease agreement with Chandler Compadres Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of the Valley. Council Focus Area(s):]
UH, ON ITEM 19, THE LAST ONE CALLED IN BY MYSELF AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, IF, UH, WE COULD HAVE A BRIEF, UH, PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR LEAH POWELL, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO, AFTER QUESTIONS, INVITE UP OUR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, C E O, MARSHA MINTZ, TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IN 1994, CITY COUNCIL CREATED THE YOUTH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING AND ONE OF THOSE FIRST RECIPIENTS FOR THOSE FUNDS WAS THE CHANDLER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMPADRE BRANCH OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
THEN IN 1995, THE CITY OF CHANDLER PURCHASED THE OLD SETON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AT 300 WEST CHANDLER.
THE PURPOSE FOR THAT WAS TO CREATE A PROGRAM SPACE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB,
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IN WHICH THE CITY BEGAN A LEASE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN 2009, USING APPROXIMATELY 8.5 MILLION IN BOND FUNDING, THE CITY DEMOLISHED THE OLD BUILDINGS AND CREATED THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT YOU SEE TODAY.AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE ARE BRINGING THE NEXT PHASE NEXT TO YOU AS PART OF THE F Y 2324 C I P.
THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $1.3 MILLION PLANNED FOR AN EXPANSION OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE YEARS, WE HAVE GIVEN SUPPORT TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOR ALL THE TREMENDOUS PROGRAMMING THEY HAVE DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PROVIDED FUNDING SINCE 19 94, 95, AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TODAY.
THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE TEENS SECURITY FEATURES AS PEOPLE ENTER THE BUILDING AND SOME REHAB AND REFRESHING OF SPACES USED BY THE YOUTH.
THE CHANDLER COMPADRES ARE ALSO COMING ON BOARD WITH THE CONTRIBUTION, AND I THINK MOST RECENTLY YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE NEWS WHERE THE CHANDLER COMPADRES ARE ALSO PRESENTING, UH, FUNDING FOR THE CLUB TO DO TRANSPORTATION.
WITH THAT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUTH THAT ARE IN OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTLY TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
THIS IS A CRITICAL AUDIENCE THAT IS SERVED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND INCLUDED IN THAT IS OUR OWN PUBLIC HOUSING YOUTH.
WE HAVE MANY OF OUR YOUTH THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORTS LEAGUES THAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB PUT ON TODAY.
AND IT IS A GREAT COMPLIMENT TO THE RECREATION PROGRAM WE HAVE THROUGH PUBLIC HOUSING.
JOINING US TODAY IS MARSHA MINCE, THE C E O OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE VALLEY, AND JOSH STEIN, WHO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT'S SUCH A HONOR TO BE HERE AND JUST WANTED TO COME IN PERSON AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS LONG-TERM SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE.
AS LEAH SHARED WITH YOU, ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS, AS YOU KNOW, IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE NEEDS OUR KIDS AND TEENS AND CHANDLER HAVE TODAY.
AND I WILL SHARE, UM, TAKE IT BACK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT, UM, TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AND I'M SO PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR, UH, CHANDLER COMPADRES BRANCH REMAINED OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE STAYED OPEN, SO KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEEDED ACCESS TO INTERNET TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT TO SCHOOLS, HAD A PLACE TO GO.
AND IT WAS ALSO A SAFE PLACE FOR THE PARENTS WHO NEEDED TO WORK.
OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, COULD DROP THEIR KIDS OFF, UM, KNOW THEIR KIDS WOULD BE SAFE FOR THE DAY, BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO SCHOOL, GET TWO MEALS A DAY, AND THEN BE ABLE TO GO HOME AT NIGHT.
UM, WHAT WE LEARNED DURING THIS TIME OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS THAT OUR KIDS ARE NOT ALL RIGHT.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES RIGHT NOW, PARTICULARLY WITH SOCIAL CONNECTION.
EVEN DIGITAL CONNECTION CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE.
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A KID AND A YOUTH TODAY? WE KNOW THEY COULD STAY AT HOME AND PROBABLY CONNECT TO SOME PEOPLE ONLINE, BUT WE KNOW THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
SO WITH THE HELP AND OUR PARTNERSHIP EXPANDING, WE PUT VERY INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON A A FEW KEY PROGRAMS IN THIS CLUB BECAUSE WE BELIEVE OUR CHANDLER COMPADRES CLUB IS REALLY OUR SIGNATURE FLAGSHIP CLUB OUT OF ALL OF OUR SITES IN THE VALLEY.
UM, WE NOW HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH TARROS, UM, MENTAL HEALTHCARE.
AND WE ARE PROVIDING AT NO COST TO FAMILIES FOR ANY YOUTH THAT GOES INTO THE CLUB SERVICES.
SO THEY ARE GETTING THERAPEUTIC BASED ACTIVITIES AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING WITH TAROTS SHOULD THAT NEED PRESENT ITSELF, INCLUDING FAMILY THERAPY.
AS YOU KNOW, TARROS IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE CENTER AND DOES NOT TURN AWAY ANYBODY FOR THEIR INABILITY TO PAY.
BUT INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE FOR EVERY KID IN THE CLUB, EVERY CHILD THAT COMES IN IS GETTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND ALSO HAVE SOME LIFE SKILL FOCUS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR TEENS.
WE'VE PUT A REAL INTENTIONAL FOCUS ALSO ON OUR, AS A YOUTH FORCE PROGRAM, WORKING TO MAKE SURE TEENS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, GET ESSENTIAL SKILLS TRAINING, BUT THEN GET PAID INTERNSHIPS.
AS LEAH MENTIONED, FOR THE KIDS THAT WE SERVE, PARTICULARLY IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, THEY WANT TO HAVE INTERNSHIPS, THEY WANNA HAVE JOBS, BUT THEY CAN'T DO IT FOR FREE.
THEY HAVE TO BE PAID 'CAUSE THEY'RE ALSO WORKING TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY.
SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF THIS PROGRAM.
UM, WE'VE ADDED TWO NEW POSITIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR FOCUSING ON RECRUITMENT.
SO THERE'LL BE RECRUITMENT AT CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL, UM, AS WELL AS A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL WORKING WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
THANKS ALSO TO THE HELP OF THE COMPADRES.
I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT KEY FACTORS RIGHT NOW IS TRANSPORTATION.
UM, WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO REMOVE THE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS.
I KNOW EVERY SCHOOL IN THE NATION IS HAVING CHALLENGES WITH BUS DRIVERS AND TRANSPORTING KIDS.
WE'VE TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS, SMALLER BUSES, BIG BUSES.
AND FINALLY WE SAID WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO GET THE KIDS IN THE CLUB.
SO THANKS TO THE CHANDLER COMPADRES, WE ARE BUSING THROUGH SIX TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, BRINGING THEM DIRECTLY.
WE'RE GOING TO SAN MARCOS TO SANBORN, TO SCHUMAY, TO WILLIS TO GALVESTON AND BOLOGNA, BRINGING THOSE KIDS TO THE CLUB AT NO COST TO OUR FAMILIES.
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SO I THINK THAT'S A REAL GAME CHANGER.THEY COME TO THE CLUB, THEY GET TO HAVE HOMEWORK HELP, THEY GET TO HAVE A MEAL, AND THEY GET TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. SO IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE EXPANSION THAT WE'RE DOING.
AND AS LEAH MENTIONED, ONE OF THE CRITICAL THINGS THAT CAME UP IS SAFETY.
WE HAVE TO FOCUS FROM A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PERSPECTIVE ON GETTING THAT FRONT ENTRANCE LOCKED DOWN AND SAFE.
UM, WE DON'T WANT TO BE A NEWS STORY AND WE DON'T WANNA HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE A CHILD OR ANY OF OUR STAFF ARE IN A SAFETY SITUATION.
AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN WALK INTO THAT BUILDING AND WALK IN ANYWHERE AND THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP ANYBODY FROM WALKING IN.
MOSTLY EITHER A FAMILY MEMBER EITHER.
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN.
UM, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND, UM, NOT ONLY THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE CLUB, BUT THAT TEEN CENTER THAT IS GOING TO BE A MAGNET.
AND WE ARE HERE TO PARTNER WITH ALL OF THE AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE CINDY MANAGERS DEPARTMENT, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE LEAH'S SUPPORT AND CONNECTING WITH ALL THE OTHER NONPROFITS, UM, IN CHANDLER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
UM, WHY DON'T WE START WITH, UH, VICE MAYOR, UH, IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, RENEE? UH, NO, ACTUALLY YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, ONE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING THE TRANSPORTATION IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
THIS WILL ADD, HAVE AN ADDED BENEFIT.
BUT ONE THING THAT I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT IN THIS, UM, IS THAT WILLINGNESS TO ACTIVATE THAT SPACE FOR OTHER USES AT OTHER TIMES.
THIS IS REALLY ALLOWING THE CITY TO SERVE RESIDENTS WHERE THEY ARE.
AND YOUR LOCATION IS SO IMPORTANT AND I, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE STAFF WORKING ON THAT AND MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
AND THAT'S JUST GONNA HELP US GET NOT ONLY THE YOUTH THAT YOU SERVE, BUT THE COMMUNITY AT THOSE OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU WON'T BE THERE ALLOWING US TO DO THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
UM, BEING A RECIPIENT OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES, EVEN AS A YOUNG PERSON, UH, I REMEMBER THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB GIVING ME THAT LITTLE WALKMAN SET.
THE YOUNGER PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT A WOK MESS SET IS, BUT
I KNOW WHAT A WOK IS,
AND, AND, UH, FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER, WHAT CAN YOU SAY? IT CONTINUES TO DO ITS JOB.
SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, YOU ARE A SUCCESS STORY.
I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION.
IT'S, IT'S A GREAT, UH, THING THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE COMPATRIOTS HAVING, UM, THIS FUND TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE USING A LOCAL, UM, BUS.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS GOING TO WORK, UH, THROUGH THE BUSING OF, UH, THE CHILDREN FROM THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS? SURE.
UM, WELL WE USED, UH, PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS TO HIRE A LOCAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, DUNN TRANSPORTATION.
UM, THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
THEY ACTUALLY USED TO RUN THE TRANSPORTATION FOR SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED.
AND UM, THEY DO THE TROLLEYS, UM, ALL OVER TOWN.
SO THESE ARE PRIVATE, UM, CHARTER BUSES, WHICH IS REALLY NICE.
I UNDERSTAND THE KIDS GETTING OFF THE BUS, CALL IT THE PARTY BUS 'CAUSE THERE'S AIR CONDITIONING AND REALLY NICE SEAT BELTS THAT, THAT THEY TALK ABOUT.
UM, BUT THE BUS GOES TO THOSE SIX SCHOOLS EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL BASED ON THEIR, UH, DISMISSAL TIME AND BRINGS THEM TO, TO THE CLUB.
AND THAT'S ALL THIS BUS DOES IS GO AROUND TO THOSE SIX SCHOOLS AND BRING THEM BACK.
UM, WE JUST STARTED THE PROGRAM, IT JUST LAUNCHED.
UM, I UNDERSTAND WE HAD ABOUT 70 KIDS COME OFF THE BUS, UM, THIS, THIS PAST WEEK.
SO AGAIN, I THINK THAT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO GROW.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD A SECOND BUS IF NECESSARY, BUT WE'RE GONNA WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE DEMAND IS FOR THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.
APPRECIATE YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.
THIS IS A HOUSEHOLD PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND OF COURSE THE COMPADRES AND ALL THEIR EFFORTS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER.
UM, I'M VERY HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE.
I TO BE VERY HAPPY AND OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS WILL BRING MORE STUDENTS OUT THERE.
UM, IN REGARDS TO THAT, YOU MENTIONED RECRUITMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
HOW DO YOU GUYS PLAN TO DO THAT? THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROGRAM OR THE SERVICES THERE? AND ALSO HOW DO WE PLAN WITH SUCH A LONGSTANDING PROGRAM HERE IN CHANDLER WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, HOW DO YOU GUYS PLAN TO, UM, ATTRACT MORE STUDENTS OR MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THESE STUDENTS ARE INFORMED OF THE SERVICES AND TRY TO GET THEM INTO, UM, THE FACILITY? THAT, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION, COUNCILMAN.
AND THAT'S PART OF OUR STRATEGY THIS YEAR.
UM, WE HAVE HIRED TWO NEW POSITIONS, DEDICATED RECRUITMENT STAFF, UM, AND ONE IN PARTICULAR TO WORK WITH CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL FOR OUR YOUTH FORCE, UH, PROGRAM, BECAUSE THAT'S COME OUT OF CONVERSATIONS
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WITH LEAH AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.UM, WE MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOLS, WE MEET WITH DIFFERENT PRINCIPALS OF THE SCHOOL TO REALLY FIND OUT WHAT DO THE KIDS NEED AND WANT.
SO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THAT WAS A HUGE NEED FOR TEENS.
SO WE SPECIFICALLY ADDED, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THROUGH OUR DOLLARS, NOT THROUGH, UM, COMPADRES DOLLARS.
THAT IS JUST PART OF OUR BUDGET NOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, DEDICATED, UH, RECRUITMENT.
AND WE'LL WORK ALSO WITH SOME BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS.
OUR STAFF GOES OUT TO THE SCHOOLS, HAS THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PRINCIPALS, AND IT'S REALLY BEING THERE, IT'S BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND TRUTHFULLY HISTORICALLY FOR US, WE'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY WITH WORD OF MOUTH, BUT IT REALLY IS THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS.
UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE KNOW NOW IS IT TAKES A, IT'S ACTUALLY A THREE-WAY PARTNERSHIP.
IT IS THE SCHOOLS, IT IS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, AND IT IS THE FAMILIES WE SERVE, WHATEVER THAT FAMILY LOOKS LIKE.
EVEN HERE IN CHANDLER, ABOUT 56% OF OUR FAMILIES WHO ATTEND ARE A SINGLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.
THEY'RE LIVING WITH A SINGLE PARENT.
AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS A MOM OR A DAD.
IT COULD BE A GRANDPARENT, IT COULD BE AN UNCLE AND AUNT, A FAMILY MEMBER.
AND IT'S OUR JOB TO BRING THEM INTO THE FOLD AS WELL.
MAKE THEM PART OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT SPREADS THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH, WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS AS OUR MEMBERS.
AND WE WANT THEM TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TELL THEIR FRIENDS WHAT AMAZING TIME THEY HAD.
UM, I THINK IT COULD ALSO ALLEVIATE A LOT OF BURDEN WITH THE SCHOOL INSTEAD OF ALL THESE PARENTS PICKING UP AT THE SCHOOL, SEND ALL THOSE KIDS OVER TO THE CLUB AND LET US TAKE A CRACK OUTTA THEM.
I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE FULLY PACKED.
WE WANNA, I MEAN, I DON'T WANT A WAIT LIST, BUT I WANNA HAVE A WAIT LIST, SO THAT'S AWESOME.
WELL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE, THE, UH, CERTAINLY THE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE IN AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL.
I, I KNOW IN TIMES PASSED THROUGH, WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF, OUR CITY AND, AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF, UH, A HUMILIATING THESE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR COUNCIL.
[22. Purchase of Victim Notification Software Move City Council approve the purchase of SPIDR-Tech victim notification software, from Versaterm Public Safety, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $126,884, for the period of one year, beginning August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024. Council Focus Area(s):]
THANK YOU.AND OUR LAST ITEM CALLED IN WAS ITEM NUMBER 22.
I I SAID THE LAST WAS THE LAST, BUT THIS IS THE LAST OF THE LAST, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS WITH ALSO QUESTIONS BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRISON, VICE ORLANDO ON ITEM 22, PURCHASE OF VICTIM NOTIFICATION SOFTWARE, CHIEF DUGGAN.
UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UM, SO LAST YEAR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, UH, PASSED SENATE BILL 1712, WHICH APPROPRIATED $3,800,000 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA TO PURCHASE AND DEPLOY AN AUTOMATED CRIME VICTIM NOTIFICATION, UH, SYSTEM.
OUR REQUEST TONIGHT IS TO, UH, PURCHASE, UH, SOFTWARE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO, UH, AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE THOSE NOTIFICATIONS AND THAT PURCHASE WILL BE 100%, UM, REIMBURSED BY THE STATE.
SO THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF, UM, UM, SERVICE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, ON TOP OF WHAT WE ALREADY DO BY AUTOMATING THIS.
IT IT IS, IT IS CERTAINLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE, UH, FOR THE VICTIM OF, OF CRIME, VICTIMS OF CRIME.
OUR INITIAL PLAN IS TO IDENTIFY 12, UH, CALL TYPES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UH, BURGLARIES, ASSAULTS, AND THEN OVER TIME ADD ANOTHER 50 CALL TYPES, UH, TO MAKE THIS VERY ROBUST.
SO LET ME EXPLAIN HOW THIS WILL WORK.
SO ONCE A CALL IS GENERATED AND A REPORT IS TAKEN, UH, THAT REPORT IS, IS INPUTTED INTO OUR R M S SYSTEM, AND THEN THE VICTIM OF THAT CRIME WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET A TEXT MESSAGE, IDENTIFYING THE CALL TYPE, UH, THE REPORT NUMBER, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT WILL BE AN EMAIL DESCRIBING, UM, MORE DETAILS, THE OFFICER THAT'S ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING THE, THE CALL OR MAYBE A DETECTIVE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT VICTIM SERVICES IF THEY NEED MORE ASSISTANCE.
AND THEN THEY WILL GET SUBSEQUENT, UM, EMAILS AS THE CASE, UH, PROGRESSES THROUGH THE PROCESS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'LL GET AN EMAIL ALERTING THEM THAT A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED, AND THEN WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS WITH PROSECUTION, WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT AFTER THAT? AND THEN THEY'LL GET AN EMAIL AFTER THAT EXPLAINING HOW, UH, HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SYSTEM GOING TO COURT AND WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
UH, IT JUST TAKES OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME IN THE CITY TO A WHOLE, WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL.
SO, UM, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT ON THIS AND IT'S CERTAINLY GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
UM, LET'S START WITH QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.
ENCINAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY? OH, I DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I JUST, UM, I THINK THIS IS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR VICTIMS, UH, CERTAIN CASES AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE AN ACTUAL LIVE, REAL TIME, UM, PRESENTATION OF HOW IT LOOKS.
SO THANKS FOR PRESENTING THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE WITH THE EMAILS.
AND BEFORE WE ROLL THIS OUT, THERE'LL BE A, UH, RATHER, UH, ROBUST PUBLIC, UH, INFORMATION, UM, UH, SO WE CAN LET, UH, THE COMMUNITY KNOW WE HAVE THIS, WHAT
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IT WILL LOOK LIKE.SO EVERYTHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY WILL BE PUSHED OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
I WAS, UH, SO IF I HAVE A, UH, LET'S SAY MY CAR WAS VANDALIZED AND SO I'D CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD RESPOND BACK AND SAY, UH, WE GOT YOUR REPORT, UH, CALL THIS NUMBER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION? OR, OR, WE'RE NOT USING THAT, THAT DEPTH OR THAT DETAIL? UM, THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE 11.
UH, BETA, UH, CALLS THAT WE'RE USING, BUT IT WILL BE IN SHORT ORDER, MEANING IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
SO ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY, UH, IT'S JUST MORE, UM, PRESSURE ON OUR VERY TALENTED, DEDICATED IT STAFF.
SO WE'RE NOT JUMPING INTO THIS FULL BORE.
WE'RE, UH, PIECEMEALING OUR WAY IN INTO THIS PROGRAM.
SO THEY CAN HAVE SOME TIME AND SPACE TO, UH, DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE THIS OPERATIONAL.
SO THE OTHER AGENCIES TH THANK I I I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE TOP 10 OR 12, YOU REMEMBER 11.
UM, THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT USE THIS ALREADY, THEY'RE GETTING GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THIS, FROM, SORRY, THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE USING THIS SYSTEM.
ARE THERE OTHER AGENCIES TODAY USING THIS SYSTEM? YES, THERE ARE BOTH AGENCIES AROUND THE VALLEY ARE USING THIS.
AND WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK ARE THEY GETTING FROM, UH, THE VICTIMS OR THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE USING THIS AND DISPATCHERS? YEAH, THEY'RE RECEIVING EXCELLENT, UH, FEEDBACK.
THERE'S ANOTHER, UM, THERE'S ANOTHER COMPONENT TO THIS SOFTWARE THAT WE WILL ELECT TO USE SOMETIME IN THE FALL AS WELL.
UM, AND THAT IS A SURVEY COMPONENT.
SO, UM, THERE ARE, I BELIEVE 11 OR MAYBE 10 SHORT QUESTIONS THAT ARE SENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE, WITH THE OFFICER.
AND THAT WOULD BE FOR MOST CALLS, SO INCLUDING THOSE, UH, 60 ISH TYPE CALLS.
AND THEY WILL ASK, UH, SHORT QUESTIONS ABOUT INITIALLY THEIR CONTACT AND, UM, THEIR, THEIR CONTACT WITH OUR CALL TAKER.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE, THE CONTACT WITH THE OFFICER? UM, WERE THEY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS? UH, DO THEY FEEL SAFE IN OUR CITY? WHAT WAS THEIR RESPONSE TIME? RIGHT? SO THIS CALLS ALONG THOSE, UH, UM, THERE ARE QUESTIONS ALONG THOSE LINE THAT WILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR US REALLY PROVIDE THAT QUANTIFIABLE FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN USE TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL AND IF THERE ARE AREAS WE NEED TO IMPROVE, UM, HOW WE CAN IMPROVE.
SO CERTAINLY INFORMATION WE WANT TO KNOW AND OBVIOUSLY INFORMATION THAT, UH, THAT YOU'D WANNA KNOW AS WELL ABOUT THE STATE OF, UH, YOUR, YOUR POLICE, UH, DEPARTMENT.
UM, BY AND LARGE, TUCSON HAS BEEN USING THIS SINCE 2017.
SO IT SHOWS THE HARD WORK THAT OUR OFFICERS DO AND OUR CALL TAKERS EVERY DAY.
AND I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM THE, UH, TALENTED PEOPLE WE HAVE WORKING IN OUR CITY.
THAT'S GREAT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SYSTEM IS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, CHIEF JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
UM, MY FIRST QUESTION WAS, UM, WITHIN THE, I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE LINK FOR VICTIM SERVICES, UM, COULD POSSIBLY BE EMBEDDED IN THE EMAIL, SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY COULD BE OFFERING, OR WILL THAT BE A LINK THAT WILL ONLY CLICK OUT OF THE EMAIL FOR THEM TO GO SEE? UH, WE CAN CUSTOMIZE THIS, UH, SURVEY ANY WAY WE, WE, WE CHOOSE, IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE VALLEY, THEY'RE NOT ALL EXACTLY THE SAME.
SO THEY ALL HAVE THE NUANCES AND SOMETHING PARTICULAR, UM, TO THEIR OWN AGENCIES.
UH, BUT WE CAN PUT IN ANYTHING WE WANT TO PUT IN, INTO THE SURVEY AND INTO THE, UH, RESPONSE.
AND WILL YOU WORK WITH THE, UM, IF A PERSON IS LIKE FOR A VICTIM, UH, WILL YOU BE WORKING WITH, UM, UH, WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY PROSECUTOR ATTORNEY, HOW, HOW WOULD YOU INTERFACE THIS WITH LEGAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SENDING SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE SENDING OUT? HOW, WHAT'S THE INTERFACE BETWEEN LEGAL AND MAYBE MARICOPA COUNTY LEGAL? DO, ARE YOU WORKING INTERFACING? ARE YOU WORKING IN COMMUNICATING WITH THOSE OTHER INTERGOVERNMENT THOSE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WORK WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION PARTNERS EVERY SINGLE DAY, SO THAT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE.
I, I, NO, THAT'S, I GUESS THAT'S NOT MY QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHEN DID YOU GET A CHANCE? DID THEY GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, OH, I LIKE HOW THIS IS ROLLING OUT.
DID YOU GET A, DID YOU GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM OTHER ONES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT? UH, YES.
THIS IS UNIVERSALLY, UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED AS A, UH, AS A WAY TO HELP ENHANCE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE COLLECTIVELY THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TO VICTIMS. SO WE'RE NOT DISCLOSING ANYTHING THEY DON'T ALREADY KNOW, BUT WE'RE GIVING IT TO THEM, UH, REAL TIME, UH, QUICKER THAN THEY WOULD EVER HAVE IT BEFORE.
AND THEN I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION IS FOR LIKE VICTIMS, THAT WAS VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SOMETIMES THEIR INFORMATION DOESN'T GO OUT.
UH, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN, IS IT SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH WHERE IT CAN BE ENCRYPTED JUST IN CASE THEY DON'T WANT THAT EMAIL SENT OUT JUST IN CASE THEIR EMAIL CHANGED? OR HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH THAT? SO, UH, WE SELECTED CALL TYPES AND THERE ARE, THERE ARE SENSITIVE AND COMPLEX CALLS THAT WE WOULD NOT BE INCLUDING IN THIS, UH, SERVICE.
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FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONE YOU JUST MENTIONED.ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THOSE ARE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM TO VOTE ON THESE ITEMS. AND, UH, WE DO HAVE A WORK SESSION BEFORE THAT, LOOKING AT CODE AND HOW TO RIGHT SIZE IT.
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION.