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BEING SO CLOSE TO YOU.COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART. YES. WE'LL BE STARTING IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
ALRIGHT, SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO. SAY? I KNOW.
[ 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 June 27, 2024, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 36.]
[37. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Budget Amendments Move City Council approve as presented the twenty-five one-time budget amendments totaling $340,000 and eight ongoing budget amendments totaling $61,000 for a total of $401,000 using Council Contingency and authorize staff to transfer appropriation from the Non-Departmental Council Contingency to the respective Departments after final adoption of the FY 2024-25 Budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Council Focus Area(s):]
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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JUNE 27TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.TONIGHT WE'VE GOT MOST OF THESE ITEMS UNDER OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH TWO ACTION ITEMS. AND THEN SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR UNSCHEDULED AND THEN COUNCIL COMMENTS.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO TAKE THE ROLL.
MAYOR HARTKE HERE, VICE MAYOR HARRIS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINIAS IS ABSENT.
EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER. ELLIS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
STEWART HERE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ORLANDO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. POSTON. COUNCIL MEMBER. POSTON.
SHE'LL PROBABLY BE BACK. OKAY, SO LITTLE TECHNICALITIES OR TECHNICAL DETAILS.
AND SO WE'LL LET US KNOW WHEN SHE COMES BACK ON.
I'M HERE. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT, OUR INVOCATION IS BROUGHT FORTH BY PASTOR JEFF CULP FROM TRI-CITY BAPTIST CHURCH. AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY VICE MAYOR HARRIS.
THANK YOU. PASTOR. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. DEAR JESUS, OUR GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER AND SAVIOR, I THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS AND OUR POLITICAL MINISTERS.
MAYOR HARTKE, VICE MAYOR HARRIS, AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALICE AND ORLANDO.
POSTON AND STEWART. PLEASE BLESS THEM, FATHER, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR STAFF.
GIVE THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT, GRACE AND MERCY.
CLARITY AND JUSTNESS AS THEY SEEK TO SERVE OUR CITY.
WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME AND FOR YOUR GLORY.
AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PASTOR. PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU, PASTOR CULP. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.
COUNCIL. WE'VE GOT NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
I DO HAVE ONE ITEM UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON HERE, AND I THINK THERE IS AT LEAST ONE RECUSAL.
BUT WHY DON'T WE TAKE OUR OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
PAULA MCCALL. JUST GO HERE. RIGHT. OKAY.
GOOD EVENING. IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
PAULA MCCALL 1669 EAST WINTON STREET. CHANDLER.
AND AS YOU KNOW, I AM DOCTOR PAULA MCCALL. I'M THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF SEMICOLON SOCIETY, WHICH IS A CHANDLER BASED NONPROFIT PROVIDING FREE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, RESOURCES, PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS WITH A FOCUS ON SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORTS.
I WANTED TO OFFER A PERSONAL THANK YOU FROM SEMICOLON SOCIETY TODAY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING, WHICH INCLUDES APPROVAL FOR FUNDING AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION FOR MULTIPLE NONPROFITS IN THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SEMICOLON SOCIETY. WE FELT YOUR SUPPORT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OUR JOURNEY AS A NONPROFIT TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR CONTINUING TO BELIEVE IN US AND SUPPORT US FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
TO REDUCE STIGMA REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND BUILDING AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
TOGETHER, WE ARE TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND I APPRECIATE IT.
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THIS FUNDING IS USED FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS IF APPROVED, AND WE WOULD CONTINUE TO USE IT AS SUCH, WHICH INCLUDES A SECOND ANNUAL WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK GATHERING AND VIGIL ON SUNDAY,[00:10:01]
SEPTEMBER 8TH FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. AT THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY CENTER.AND WE HAVE SEMICOLON SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO EACH OF YOU TO JOIN US AS WE CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES, AND WITH EACH OTHER AND AS WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO WE HAVE LOST TO SUICIDE.
THANK YOU. SO, COUNCIL, WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA IN FRONT OF US.
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 36. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED, MAYOR? COUNCIL MEMBER. ORLANDO I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF JUNE 27TH, 2020 FOR REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 36.
I SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS BEFORE WE VOTE.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A RECUSAL. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON YES, MAYOR.
I'LL BE RECUSING FOR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ITEM NUMBER 26 AND OTHERWISE VOTING YES.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE ONE RECUSALS. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. COUNCIL. PLEASE VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. STEWART. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
POSTON. YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 6 TO 0.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 26, WHICH PASSES 5 TO 0.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 37 HAS TO DO WITH COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
AND I UNDERSTAND STEVEN TURNER IS GOING TO GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.
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AND $75,000 IS FOR AN ONGOING AMOUNT TO GO OVER BRIEFLY OVER THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR CITY COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENTS.FUNDS ARE TO BE USED TO HAVE A BENEFICIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY OR CITY DEPARTMENT.
OPERATIONS CAN BE USED TO FUND PROJECTS, PROGRAMS THAT WERE NOT RECOMMENDED IN THE BUDGET, AND THE SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOCUS AREAS.
CITY MANAGER THEN ASSIGNS THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
PRIOR TO THE LIST BEING ASSEMBLED, STAFF SUBMITTED A LIST OF SUGGESTED BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCIL CAN SUPPORT, AND THEY ALSO. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY ALSO SUGGEST SEPARATE BUDGET AMENDMENT OPTIONS AS WELL.
AND IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE OOPS, IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE LIST TONIGHT, THERE MUST BE SUPPORT FROM AT LEAST TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEMS AS A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY.
25 ARE FOR ONE TIME USE AND EIGHT ARE FOR AN ONGOING USE FOR A TOTAL OF $401,000.
THERE'S $340,000 FOR ONGOING AND SORRY FOR ONE TIME AND $61,000 FOR ONE TIME.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
GO BACK TO THE. YEAH. YEAH. COUNCIL WE'VE ALL SEEN THESE AS WELL.
GOING BACK. TO. COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
MANY OF THESE REQUESTS HAVE COME IN FROM THE COMMUNITY.
IN FACT YOU KNOW, GOLDEN NEIGHBORS HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
SO AND SOME OF THESE ISSUES, OF COURSE, STAFF MAY SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FELL OUT OF THE BUDGET.
SO WE'D LIKE TO AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AGAIN.
I THINK WE HAD A BACKHOE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING, BUT SO AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST US THINKING OUT LOUD AND SAY, GEE, WHAT WOULD BE NICE TO DO? THERE'S A LOT OF THESE EFFECTIVE.
MANY OF THESE, IF NOT ALL OF THEM COME FROM THE COMMUNITY LIKE THAT AND SAY, HEY, CAN WE USE A LITTLE SUPPORT OR GET THIS PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND? THE GOOD NEWS, LIKE THE VIETNAM, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAIGON, WE GOT A GROUP THAT CAME TO THE MAYOR AND I AND ASKED IF WE COULD HELP PUT SUPPORT THAT.
SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE SEE IN THIS BUDGET HERE, AND I'D LIKE TO PROCESS, IS A MUCH MORE ROBUST PROCESS THAN WE HAD IN THE PAST.
SO THANK YOU. MAYOR, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR OTHERWISE A MOTION IS IN ORDER.
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MAYOR, I MADE A MOTION THAT WE PASS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT.PASS ITEM NUMBER 37, BUDGET AMENDMENT. YEP. OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ANY.
WELL, WE HAD CHANCE FOR COMMENTS. SO COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. POSTON.
YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD COUNSEL.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 38. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING AND WORK SESSION.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ COMMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS WHO HAD WHO HAD ASKED.
SO WITH YOUR PERMISSION DUE TO MY ABSENCE AT TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING, I WANTED TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR ACTION ITEM NUMBER 38 TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT AT SUBCOMMITTEE WORK SESSIONS, ETC. IF WE MOVE AHEAD, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND STAFF ON THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AND STRUCTURE OF THIS POLICY. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REST OF THE AGENDA HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
THERE SEEMED TO BE A SENSE OF UNITY AND UNANIMITY AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN THEN HAVE INPUT AND THEN BRING IT UP AS EXPEDIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
I WOULD RECOMMEND TO CODIFY THAT, THAT WE MAKE A MOTION IN A AND A SECOND AND THEN DIRECTOR THAT WAY, RATHER THAN US OFFERING VERBAL SUPPORT. YOU BET.
THANK YOU. AND IF WE COULD BRING THIS BACK BY JULY 15TH, COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER ELVIS KIND OF BEAT VICE MAYOR'S FINGER ALREADY ON THE BUTTON.
SNOOZE YOU LOSE, BROTHER. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. STEWART.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. POSTON. YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
EXCELLENT. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE CARDS FOR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
LET ME FIRST CALL UP AS I SAW THEM.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO CHANDLER.
I'M HERE AS A 21 YEAR RESIDENT AND TAXPAYER OF CHANDLER FOR THE FIRST TIME TO PLEAD FOR HELP.
I MADE THE UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE OF BUYING A NEW PROPERTY ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO, NEXT TO A CITY WELL SITE AT THE TIME. AND BY THE WAY, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUTTING TOGETHER A LITTLE PACKET AND I KNOW YOU'RE ALL VERY BUSY, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE 5 OR 6 MINUTES TO LOOK IT OVER AT SOME POINT, IT REALLY ELABORATES ON WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
AT THE TIME, THIS WELL WAS NOT IN OPERATION. SO MY FIVE VISITS TO THE PROPERTY TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN PROVED TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN CHIRPING BIRDS AND PASSING CARS. I CALLED BEFORE I SIGNED THE SALES AGREEMENT.
THE SITE MANAGER AT THE TIME, JOHN ARDEN'S. I SAID, TELL ME UNBIASED.
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JUST GIVE ME YOUR OPINION. IS THIS WELL GOING TO BE AN ISSUE? I'M ONLY 20FT FROM IT. I'VE NEVER LIVED NEXT TO A UTILITY.I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. BUT TELL ME. AND HE SAID, IT'S QUIET AS A CHURCH MOUSE.
QUOTE. YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE. SO ON GOOD FAITH, I BOUGHT THE HOUSE.
THE NEXT DAY I WENT AND SIGNED THE SALES AGREEMENT, AND STARTING THE DAY AFTER WE MOVED IN, IN FEBRUARY OF 16, THEY BEGAN THE FIRST OF OVER A DOZEN MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
THEY BROUGHT IN 450 TONS OF GRAVEL AND 450 TONS OF DIRT.
THAT TOOK THREE WEEKS. WE COULDN'T EVEN HANG A PAINTING OR A MIRROR ON THE WALL.
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THE HOUSE SHOOK SO MUCH. THAT WAS MY WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESENT.SO I WISH I HAD COME TO ALL OF YOU EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
BLESS YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, SHAME ON ME FOR WAITING SO LONG.
BUT I'VE TRIED TO DEAL THROUGH THE ESTABLISHED CHANNELS.
JOSH, RIGHT. WHO'S HEARD MY PLEAS? COUNCIL MEMBER.
ORLANDO. JEREMY ABBOTT SITTING IN THE BACK. THEY'VE HEARD MY CRIES FOR HELP.
AND NOW I'M HERE TO MAKE MY CRIES BEFORE YOU.
BECAUSE IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN THAT HAS AFFECTED MY EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.
IN ALMOST NINE YEARS, I COULDN'T SLEEP WITH A WINDOW OPEN ONCE.
THAT'S MY. MY BEDROOM IS 30FT FROM THE WELL, NOT ONE NIGHT, NINE YEARS.
I HAVE 510 SECOND RECORDINGS TO SHOW YOU. THREE ARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION ON VARIOUS TIMES.
IS THERE A MIC? WE CAN HEAR IT, BUT YEAH. THANK YOU SIR.
OH WELL I WANTED TO JUST FINISH THE THREE RECORDINGS.
THAT'S JUST SO YOU KNOW. THANK YOU SIR. WE WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES.
OKAY. IN MY SUMMARY AND EVERYTHING IS OKAY. OUR NEXT UNSCHEDULED SPEAKER IS BRIGITTE VEGA. MISS VEGA, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY, YOUR ADDRESS.
FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
BRIGITTE VEGA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
OUR COMMUNITY HAS REALIZED THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES DUE TO THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, COMMUNICATION, WILLFUL NEGLECT, AND FAILED MANDATED REPORTING IN CUSD.
NATIONALLY, WE HAVE SEEN THE TRUST BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND PARENTS DECLINING.
WE HOPE THAT CHANDLER WILL ACT AS A LIAISON TO HELP BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION BARRIER TO GET THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE USD, AND TAKE THE TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING BULLYING, ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY A VICTIM STATEMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW THEY ARE SAFE COMING FORWARD WITH ANY ALLEGATIONS.
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE RULES, REGULATIONS, OR EVEN THE EVENTUAL RETALIATION FOR DEMANDING THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS BE RECOGNIZED. OUR CHILDREN MUST RELY ON TRUST ALONE WHEN ASKING CHANDLER UNIFIED TO WEIGH ITS OWN REPUTATION AGAINST MAKING THE DECENT AND LAWFUL DECISION.
HERE IS HOW THEY WEIGHED US. IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, MULTIPLE YOUNG GIRLS CAME FORWARD AND TOLD CHANDLER UNIFIED OFFICIALS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. THEY TOLD AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THAT THEIR TEACHER HAD BEEN REPEATEDLY TOUCHING THEM IN AN UNWELCOME MANNER.
THE SCHOOL THEN DOCUMENTED THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MULTIPLE MINORS OCCURRING OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS, AND THEY DID NOT REPORT. WE'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE LAW CLEARLY STATES THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO REPORT THOSE ALLEGATIONS TO THIS BODY FOR A LAWFUL AND IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION. THEY DID NOT. INSTEAD, THEY STALLED REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND SCHEDULED THEIR OWN INTERNAL MEETING.
WE WERE NOT INVITED. IT TOOK PLACE WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT.
AND THE ATTENDEES WERE FOUR ADULT ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR CHILD.
AGAIN, SHE COULD NOT BE DISSUADED FROM THE TRUTH.
AGAIN, SHE TOLD HER STORY. AGAIN THEY VICTIMIZED HER.
AND THEN THEY DOCUMENTED. HE TOUCHES MY LEGS WEEKLY.
HE DOES IT TO EVERYONE. AND STILL THEY DID NOT REPORT.
THEY ACCEPTED A RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF AN INVESTIGATION.
THEY MADE MANDATORY REPORTING OPTIONAL. WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR CHOOSING THEIR OWN REPUTATION OVER THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN. BUT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THE FIRST VICTIMS OF THEIR EGREGIOUS ACTIVITY OR EVEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, WE ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CREATE A PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS.
THANK YOU. AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS WITH YOU, PLEASE. ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU THE BILL OF RIGHTS THAT WE'VE TAKEN TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS WELL AS CHANDLER. BRIDGETT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOU CAN GIVE THAT TO THEM.
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ALL RIGHT. WELL TIMED, BY THE WAY. SHE'S BECOME AN EXPERT.COUNCIL. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS CURRENT EVENTS.
I'LL START. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRING UP VOTING.
THERE'S SOME IMPORTANT DATES THAT ARE NEARING OUR ELECTIONS AND VOTING IN CHANDLER.
THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS JULY 1ST.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS JULY 3RD AND ELECTION DAY IS JULY 30TH.
THE CITY HAS USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES WITH KEY DATES, INFORMATION ON REGISTERING TO VOTE AND HELPFUL FAQS, AND WHETHER VOTING AT HOME OR AT THE POLLS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND SHAPE YOUR COMMUNITY BY CASTING YOUR VOTE.
SECONDLY THIS MORNING WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO COUNCIL MEMBER.
ELLIS. VICE MAYOR HARRIS WAS WITH ME, ALONG WITH SUPERVISOR JACK SELLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE JENNIFER POLLOCK, AS WELL AS US SUPERVISOR CUSD SUPERVISOR FRANK NARDUCCI AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND CITY STAFF FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF VILLAS ON MCQUEEN. THIS MORNING WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING AND REPRESENTED OUR FIRST PROJECT TO CONVERT PUBLIC HOUSING FACILITIES INTO A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. IT WAS AN EXCITING EVENT TO KICK OFF THIS LONG AWAITED DEVELOPMENT, SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR STAFF WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
JOSH WRIGHT, LEAH PAUL, AMY JACOBS, KELLY SCHWAB AND MANY, MANY OTHERS.
AND TO COUNCIL, OF COURSE, FOR OUR YOUR OUR APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND LASTLY, YEAH, LASTLY ALMOST LASTLY I'D LIKE TO ENTER AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE MISS JUNETEENTH WITH US IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAND.
MISS MYRA WITH MYRA MCFAIL WAS RECENTLY CROWNED MISS JUNETEENTH ON APRIL 2024.
SHE HAS A PROMISING FUTURE AND WILL BE DEPARTING US SOON FOR COLLEGE.
AND ALTHOUGH WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND ENGAGING WITH YOU IN FUTURE EVENTS.
SO THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, AND I MEAN IT AS I SAY IT, NOT AS VICE MAYOR SAYS IT.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. WE WANT TO WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.
DO NOT THROW THESE AWAY IMMEDIATELY, AND JUST BE CAUTIOUS OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
BE SAFE. BE THOUGHTFUL OF YOUR YOUR NEIGHBORS.
YOUR NEIGHBORS MIGHT VERY WELL BE STRUGGLING WITH WITH SOUND AS OUR FRIEND MR. FOGARTY SPOKE TO UP HERE. AND SO BE A THOUGHTFUL NEIGHBOR.
THINK OF DOGS AND AND OTHER PETS THAT ARE TRAUMATIZED BY THESE AS WELL.
SO, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. WHY DO YOU CALL ME? AND YOU DIDN'T CALL COUNCIL MEMBER, AND HE'S NOT HERE.
IT'S AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND MY OPPORTUNITY WAS TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TO SPEAK WITH THE ASSISTANT LIVING ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE ARIZONA CONFERENCE ON THE TOPIC OF AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH. AS WE GROW OLDER, OUR MENTAL HEALTH CAN UNDERGO MANY CHANGES INFLUENCED BY BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL FACTORS. THE IMPORTANCE OF FOCUSING ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH AS WE AGE IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED, BUT WE ALL ARE AGING. IT'S A PRIVILEGE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO INCORPORATE MENTAL WELLNESS STRATEGIES SUCH AS MAINTAINING SOCIAL CONNECTION, SEEK EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND GETTING SUFFICIENT SLEEP INTO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE TO MAINTAIN A VIBRANT AND FULFILLED QUALITY OF LIFE.
WHENEVER I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AT THIS TIME, ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE ALL AMERICAN BASH THAT IS COMING UP ON JULY 4TH.
CHANDLER'S ALL-AMERICAN BASH WILL RETURN TO DOCTOR AJ CHANDLER PARK ON THE 4TH OF JULY FROM 7 P.M.
TO 9:30 P.M.. ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE? OH, YOU DON'T KNOW.
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COME CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY WITH US IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY MUSIC YARDS, GAME FOOD VENDORS AND MORE.
THIS YEAR THERE WILL ALSO BE A FIVE MINUTE FIREWORKS.
NO, IT'S NOT FIREWORKS. IT IS. IT IS FIREWORKS.
OH, YES. IT'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF FUN. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT JOKES.
AS USUAL, PLEASE GRAB YOUR BLANKETS AND LAWN CHAIRS AND LAWN CHAIRS.
AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE SOON. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.
NOTHING ELSE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR.
ALSO JOSH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE SPEAKING FROM MR. JIM AND FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE NOISE AND SEEING HOW WE CAN, YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH THAT.
AND IF HE'S HAVING THAT IMPACT, AND I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVING THE SAME IMPACT.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT.
OKAY. BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR MANY YEARS. YES WE DO.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD CONVERSATIONS, MR. FOGARTY.
OKAY, WELL, LET'S TRY TO GET HIM HEARD AND GET IT THROUGH IF WE CAN.
ALSO, I WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE PRETTY PRECISE TEAM ON ON MONDAY THEY WERE HERE.
AND IF YOU WAS NOT HERE YOU MISSED A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
THEY ARE A PRETTY AMAZING GROUP OF LADIES, AND THEY WORK VERY HARD TO KEEP THEIR GPA UP.
AND I JUST THINK IT'S WE'RE WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THEM AS A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND CHANDLER, ALSO, AS WE WRAP UP JUNETEENTH WE ALSO THIS MONTH WE'VE HAD IN ANOTHER EXCITING AND SUCCESSFUL STORIES OF JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS ARE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER. AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MISS JUNETEENTH.
THAT'S WHY I KEEP SAYING MISS JUNETEENTH. SO WE ACKNOWLEDGED HER.
BUT SHE IS AN AMAZING, AMAZING STUDENT, AND I ENCOURAGE EACH ONE OF YOU GUYS TO GET TO KNOW HER.
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE SELECTION.
AND WE HAVE RODNEY FROM CHANDLER SELF-HELP, THE PRESIDENT.
HE'S HERE. RAISE YOUR HAND, RODNEY. AND SHE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER AS WELL.
SO SHE'S WAVING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HER. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR, FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. WE APPRECIATE YOU AGAIN, YOU GUYS.
THE 4TH OF JULY IS COMING UP. YOU KNOW MAKE SURE YOU GUYS BE SAFE.
MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE MAKING SURE THAT YOU MAKE PLANS WITH YOUR FAMILY.
GET A GOOD OLD AMERICAN HOT DOG. GET A GOOD OLD AMERICAN HAMBURGER.
I'M GOING TO BE EATING ONE OF THE TWO THINGS, AND I LOVE SMOKING ON MY GRILL, SO I'LL PROBABLY BE DOING THAT AS WELL FOR THE 4TH OF JULY. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE SMOKING A CIGAR ON, YOU KNOW, FOOD I KNEW I SHOULD SMOKING HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS. I'LL SMOKING FOOD ON MY TRAEGER.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT. FOR ME.
THAT WAS A THAT WAS NOT A GOOD, PLEASANT PICTURE IN MY BRAIN.
COUNCIL MEMBER. ORLANDO. NOTHING TONIGHT. MAYOR.
OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU. AND I TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS'S QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE I'LL BE HERE THIS YEAR, BUT IN TWO YEARS AT OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATION.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL DEFINITELY BE THERE. CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I DO HAVE A FEW BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING.
WANTED TO ECHO YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS MORNING'S EVENT FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR VILLAS ON MCQUEEN.
AND JUST TO THANK MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND VISION ON THAT PROJECT.
THAT WAS FIVE PLUS YEARS OF LOTS OF CONVERSATION AND STUDY AND EVALUATION TO GET TO THIS POINT.
AND IT REALLY IS A HUGE OCCASION. WANT TO THANK YOU.
AND ALSO THANK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, IN PARTICULAR, LEAH POWELL AND AMY JACOBSON, FOR ALL THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THEY PUT INTO GETTING US TO THIS VERY EXCITING DAY.
MAYOR, YOU HINTED AT ONE ON MONDAY WITH LEAH POWELL, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
SHE'S GOING TO BE HONORED HERE IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.
SHE IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING THE GABE ZIMMERMAN COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD.
THIS IS A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD NAMED IN HONOR OF ONE OF FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS CHIEF OF STAFF, WHO WAS UNFORTUNATELY MURDERED MANY YEARS AGO.
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AND THIS IS A A HUGE AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS THE STATE, VERY COMPETITIVE.SO WE'RE THRILLED FOR HER THAT SHE'LL BE RECEIVING THAT AWARD.
AND THEN ALSO FOUND OUT THAT OUR DEI STRATEGIC PLAN THAT COUNCIL COMMISSIONED LAST YEAR IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING A NATIONAL AWARD FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CITY COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION COMING UP HERE IN SEPTEMBER.
SO WE'LL BE HAVING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PRETTY SOON, BUT IT'S THE COMMUNITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION AWARD THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU AND TO OUR OUR TEAM'S RESPONSIBLE.
THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR A VERY ROBUST WORK SESSION BEFORE THIS.
AND FOR YOUR WISDOM TONIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.