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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR STUDY SESSION OF APRIL 19TH.
AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MY HEART T VICE MAYOR STEWART COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
THAT'S MEMBER LOPEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER RO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
[ Scheduled Public Appearances 1. Proclamation - Police Week 2021 2. Proclamation - Building Safety Month 3. Proclamation - Arbor Day 4. Recognition - Arizona Water Association Environmental Stewardship Award 5. Recognition - Arizona Recycling Coalition Recycler of the Year]
OF SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES THIS MORNING AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.CAN YOU PLEASE TURN THE OFF FROM THERE? I THINK CITY MANAGER, MR. MARTINEZ COUNSEL.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY JUST HAVE PROCLAMATIONS FOR YOU THIS EVENING AS THE FIRST ITEM YOU HAVE WAS READY.
ACTUALLY, DO WE EVEN NEED TO BE OUT HERE? OKAY.
THEN WE'LL TAKE PICTURES WITH PEOPLE, RIGHT? UH, YOU GOT YOUR GLASSES.
FIRST WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, RELATED TO NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15TH AS A PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEKEND, WHICH MAKE A 10TH PAUL FALLS AT NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN 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'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL RESIDENTS 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 DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION.
AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT UNCEASINGLY PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ARE DESERVING OF BEING HONORED AS HEROES.
NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HARKEY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY NINE THROUGH 15, 2021 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND MAY 15TH, 2021 AS A POLICE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL DAY AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER AND ALL PATRIOTIC AND CIVIL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES AND OBSERVANCES IN WHICH ALL OUR PEOPLE MAY JOIN IN COMMEMORATING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT WHO HAVE RENDERED A DEDICATED SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR THEMSELVES AN ENVIABLE AND ENDURING REPUTATION FOR PRESERVING THE RIGHTS AND SECURITY OF ALL RESIDENTS.
I FURTHER CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER TO OBSERVE PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL DAY IN HONOR, OF THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO THROUGH THEIR COURAGEOUS DEEDS HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY OR HAVING BECOME DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.
SO LET US RECOGNIZE AND PAY RESPECT TO THE SURVIVORS OF OUR FALLEN HEROES AND CHIEF REFUTE.
PLEASE COME UP HERE AND RECEIVE THAT.
AND THEREFORE MAY OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH THAT I'D LIKE TO INVITE.
SHE'S SAYING TOWEL OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL TO COME FORWARD AND RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
WHY DON'T YOU READ THIS ONE? SURE.
WHEREAS OUR CITY IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE HOMES, BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVES OUR CITIZENS BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND IN TIMES OF DISASTER.
AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THESE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THROUGH DEVOTION
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OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION, OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADES, PEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, LARGELY UNKNOWN PROTECTORS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR LOCAL CODE OFFICIALS WHO ASSURE US OF SAFE, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT, AND LIVABLE BUILDINGS THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO AMERICA'S PROSPERITY.
AND WHEREAS PREVENT, PREPARE, PROTECT, BUILD CODE, SAVE THE THEME OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, 2021 ENCOURAGES ALL AMERICANS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE AND RESILIENT CONSTRUCTIONS, FIRE PREVENTION, DISASTER MITIGATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION, WATER SAFETY TRAINING, THE NEXT GENERATION, AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
AND THEREFORE YOU KEVIN HARKEY MAYOR CHANDLER ARIZONA DO HERE BY PROCLAIM.
THE MONTH OF MAY, 2021 HAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH AND WITNESSED THERE.
HAVE THE MAYOR, THE MAYORAL SCIENTIST WHO GETS IT.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO INTRODUCE TO YOU.
SO BUILDING SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE JOINING US TONIGHT FROM THE FAR END OF MY RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS LING SENIOR PLAZA, EXAMINER BEALE, SENIOR PLAZA, EXAMINER NICK SENIOR, BUILDING INSPECTOR, BOB PLAN, A BUILDING INSPECTIONS, THE MANAGER MARK DUTY INSPECTOR.
ALL MY LIFE IS FOREST SENIOR INSPECTOR AND DARDEN BUILDING INSPECTOR.
AND, UH, SO THIS YEAR MARKS THE 41ST ANNIVERSARY ALL BUILDING THE SAFETY MINDS AND I MADE OUR HOCKEY AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO JUST READ IN THE PROCLAMATION FACE THE YEARS, BUILDING THE SAFETY MINDS.
AND I ONLY HAVE EIGHT HE'D IMPORTANT SEAT AND WERE HERE TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE BUILDING AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, DEDICATION, AND HARD WORK AS A CTO OF A CHANNEL OR A CONTINUOUS FOR GOOGLE, WHERE WE WILL FACE OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THE TANAGERS BOTHER THIS PATH YEAR HIGH STOKE DOWN THE HALLWAY, DYLAN, WE ARE, WE REAL CONTINUE APPLYING THOUGHT THE SAME ONE SIDE TWO WE'LL CONTINUE DELIVER A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING FOR OUR CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
OUR THIRD AND FINAL PROCLAMATION IS FOR ARBOR DAY AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE AREA AND FRANCIS FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO COME AND RECEIVE ALL RIGHT, OUR THIRD PROCLAMATION OF THE NIGHT, WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF PUBLIC PLACES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE MANY BENEFITS THAT TREES PROVIDE TO THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CLEANER AIR SHADE, LOWER ENERGY COSTS AND AESTHETIC BEAUTY.
AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF THE CITY'S DEDICATION TO PRESERVING AND EXPANDING CHANDLER'S URBAN FOREST CHANDLER IS DESIGNATED AS A TREE CITY USA FOR 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
AND WHEREAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT DESIGNATION, THE CITY OF CHANDLER DESIRES TO COMMEMORATE AND CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY.
AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF ARIZONA RECOGNIZES THE LAST FRIDAY OF APRIL AS THE OFFICIAL ARBOR DAY OF ARIZONA AND HAS DESIGNATED IT AS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO INSPIRE PEOPLE, TO PLANT NURTURE AND CELEBRATE TREES.
NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HART, GAY MAYOR OF CHANDLER ARIZONA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 30TH, 2021
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AS AN ARBOR DAY IN CHANDLER AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ACTIVELY AND APPROPRIATELY PARTICIPATE IN OBSERVANCE OF THIS OCCASION.I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING THE YEAR THAT WE HAD, WE REALLY RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT OUR PARKS AND OUR GREEN SPACES WERE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A ANNOUNCEMENT, A SHOUT OUT TO THE PARKS DIVISION WHO ARE THERE EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, JUST MAINTAINING IT AND KEEPING IT CLEAN.
AND SO I KNOW WE ALL APPRECIATE IT AND JUST WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW HOW THANKFUL WE ARE.
WE DO HAVE TWO STAFF RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING AND I'D LIKE TO ASK JOHN KNUTSON, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO COME FORWARD FOR THESE PRESENTATIONS.
I'LL TAKE OVER THE TALKING FOR A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UH, THEN I'D LIKE TO, UH, I'M VERY PROUD TO OFFER SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO TWO OF OUR EXCEPTIONAL STAFF TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO FIRST, UH, UH, ASK DR.
A NEPA JANE TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE HER RECOGNITION.
LUPA JANE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ARIZONA WATER ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD, WHICH HAS GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER ENVIRONMENT IN ARIZONA.
UH, NEPA HAS WORKED PASSIONATELY FOR OVER 25 YEARS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR WATER RESOURCES AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER INDUSTRY.
AS A CHEMIST LABORATORY MANAGER, RESEARCHER AND ADVISOR, SHE HOLDS A MASTER'S AND A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF ARIZONA WATER FOR 20 YEARS AND IS A VERY ACTIVE AND IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE TAP INTO QUALITY ORGANIZATION AS A BOARD LIAISON.
A NEW BOOK FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND DEDICATION TO YOUR PROFESSION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD TRACY CONAWAY TO BE RECOGNIZED.
THE ARIZONA RECYCLING COALITION HAS RECOGNIZED TRACY CONAWAY FOR OVER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND PASSIONATE WORK IN THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY.
TRACY STARTED OUT AS AN EDUCATOR IN THE ARIZONA ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS. SHE THEN WORKED AT A PRIVATE LOCAL RECYCLING CONTRACTOR FIRM HERE IN CHANDLER.
SHE CURRENTLY WORKS HERE AT THE CITY AND OUR SOLID WASTE DIVISION AND HAS DONE DONE SO FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS, BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE, SHE KNOWS THE INDUSTRY FROM BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS POINTS OF VIEW.
SHE IS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF OUR EAST VALLEY RECYCLING ALLIANCE, THE VALLEY WIDE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP AND THE RECYCLING AND ARIZONA RECYCLING COALITION.
THANK YOU, TRACY, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO YOUR PROFESSION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD.
COUNSEL, WE'VE HAD A FEW ITEMS CALLED IN TONIGHT.
SOME THAT ARE DOUBLED UP BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
[8. Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. PR2004.401 with Hunter Contracting Co. for the Veterans Memorial Phase II Move City Council award Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. PR2004.401 to Hunter Contracting Co., for the Veterans Memorial Phase II, in an amount not to exceed $3,513,861.76. Council Focus Area(s):]
NUMBER EIGHT AND[9. Professional Services Agreement No. PR2004.451 with Dibble CM, LLC (DE LLC), for Veterans Memorial Phase II Move City Council award Professional Services Agreement No. PR2004.451, to Dibble CM, LLC (DE LLC), for Veterans Memorial Phase II, in an amount not to exceed $122,400.00. Council Focus Area(s):]
NUMBER NINE, WHICH MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO CALLED IN.AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A, A VERY IMPORTANT PART FOR US, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS TO COMPLETION A COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO HAD LET US IN MOVING THIS UP IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND FAIRLY RECENTLY, BUT, UH, WE'RE ALL THRILLED ABOUT THIS.
AND, UH, ANDY, IF YOU COULD GIVE US A PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TO GIVE
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YOU A REAL BRIEF, UH, COUPLE OF SLIDE PRESENTATION ON OUR PHASE TWO OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL, UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE PARK ITSELF.UH, VETERANS OR WASTE IS PARK.
THE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED BACK IN 2008 AND, UH, SHORTLY AFTER THEIR CONSTRUCTION CITY STAFF AT THE TIME BEGAN TO MEET WITH, UH, LOCAL VETERANS GROUPS TO START TO DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR A VETERANS MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE PARK, WHICH WAS COMPLETED BACK IN 2010, 2012, A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN STARTED TO HELP FUND IT, WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING $650,000 FOR THE FIRST PHASE THERE.
THE FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETED BACK IN 2016 HERE, YOU'LL SEE AN ACTUAL PICTURE OF THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF THE ENTIRE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
AND, UH, THE MEMORIALS COMPOSE THE TWO DISTINCTIVE SPACES AND UPPER LEVEL, WHICH WAS PHASE ONE IN A LOWER LEVEL, WHICH WILL BE PHASE TWO THROUGH SYMBOLISM.
THERE ARE SIX CORE VALUES THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO THIS DESIGN.
THE FIRST ONE IS FREEDOM AND FREEDOM WAS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE MONUMENTS LAYOUT.
DURING THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS, THE UNITED STATES FLAG WAS CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFIED AS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM.
THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE MORE MEMORIAL WAS DESIGNED TO MATCH THE EXACT RATIO OF THE AMERICAN FLAG.
ITS GRID OF LIGHT HAD COLUMNS DEFINE THE STARS AND STRIPES OF THE FLAG WHILE THE ROYAL LANDFORM EMULATES THE RIPPLES OF IT BLOWING IN THE WIND.
THE SECOND VALUE IS RECOGNITION.
THIS DESIGN OFFERS RECOGNITION NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S VETERANS, BUT ALSO THOSE WITHIN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE REST OF THE NATION.
THE THIRD VALUE IS REFLECTION.
THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SPACE THAT WOULD OFFER INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION.
THE FOURTH ONE WAS FOR SACRIFICE THE PERFECT GRID THAT DEFINES THE STARS AND STRIPES IS ALSO MET TO EMULATE SOLDIERS, MARCHING IN UNISON, THE COLUMNS SOLELY DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR AS THEY ARE ENVELOPED BY THE RISING LANDFORM, WHICH IS MEANT TO REPRESENT SOLDIERS GOING OFF TO WAR.
AND THEN RETURNING 21 OF THOSE CUBES ARE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AS ATTRIBUTE OR 21 GUN SALUTE FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN THE FIFTH VALUE IS FOR MEMORIES.
THIS DESIGN OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THOSE TO RECORD THEIR MEMORIES WITHIN THE MONUMENT.
THE SIXTH IS FAMILY, THE ELEVATED OVERLOOK AND MAIN PLAZA REPLICATES THE ARIZONA STATE FLAG.
AND FROM THE STAR SHAPE, FAMILY CAN OVERLOOK, UH, VISITORS, UH, FAMILY SHAPED AS A FAMILY OVERLOOKED VISITORS CAN LOOK DOWN INTO THE MEMORIAL AND GAIN A FEELING OF WATCHING OVER THEIR FAMILY AND THE COUNTRY WHILE THEIR FRIENDS OR LOVED ONES ARE AWAY.
THE STAR OFF STILL REPRESENTS THE SERVICE FLAG OF WAR MOTHERS, WHICH IS HUNG IN FAMILIES, WINDOWS TO DISPLAY THAT THEY HAVE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS SERVING IN THE MILITARY.
SO WHAT HAS CHANGED SLIGHTLY, UM, FROM THE ORIGINAL, UM, CONCEPT TO NOW IS JUST, JUST REALLY A FEW THINGS WE WANT TO STAY TRUE TO THE DESIGN.
THE FIRST ONE IS WE ARE USING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE IN THE PICTURE, UM, THAT THERE IS NOW A JET IN THE DESIGN.
UH, THIS IS ALSO TO RELOCATE AND REFURBISH THE F 86.
THAT'S CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF CHANDLER BOULEVARD AND DELAWARE STREET.
UH, THE THIRD ONE IS WE ARE PROPOSING TO USE WHAT'S CALLED THREE FORM TRANSLUCENT COLLINS, AND PLUS WITH WHITE LED LIGHTING INSIDE THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT, IT WAS CONCRETE.
AND SO AS WE WERE GETTING READY, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MUCH NICER AND MUCH MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF IF WE COULD MAKE THOSE CLEAR AND ACTUALLY LIGHT THEM AT NIGHT, BE MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL DURING THE, THE EVAL.
THAT'S ALSO CONSISTENT OF WHAT OTHER MONUMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, UH, AS, AS WELL.
AND THEN FINALLY, UH, THE, THE INITIAL DESIGN HAD A, UH, A NORMAL TURF AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THAT BE TURNED INTO ARTIFICIAL TURF AND THAT'S REALLY FOR MAINTENANCE.
UM, WE, WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY TO MAINTAIN A NATURAL TURF IN THIS AREA WITH COLUMNS.
UM, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, I THINK IN THE LONG RUN.
SO PUTTING AN ARTIFICIAL TURF SHOULD GIVE US A NICE LONG LASTING PRODUCT.
AND OUR GOAL NOW IS TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION, HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING, UH, FOR OUR VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2021.
WITH THAT, DON'T TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AND TO GETTING THIS COMPLETE, I WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PASS THROUGH GRANTS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION, AND I BELIEVE A BIG CHUNK OF THAT 650 WAS A PASS THROUGH GRANT FROM THE HEELA, SORRY, OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH.
SO THAT'S CONTINUED TO BE A, A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH US AND THEM.
AND, UH, THAT'S, UH, WHERE I HOPE YOU GET THAT ALL ON YOUR CALENDAR.
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ABOUT BEING THERE AND, UH, LET'S START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, LINDA, YOU CALLED THIS IN.DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID THERE.
WE ACTUALLY RAISED $750,000, SORRY.
HALF OF NINE CAME FROM THE, I WAS THE CHAIRMAN, AS YOU REMEMBER ANYWAY, AND HAVE THE MAIN CAPABILITY RUPERT INDIANS, BY THE WAY, THE GENTLEMAN SERVED WITH ME 40 YEARS AGO THAT GAVE US THAT DONATION.
SO FROM THE YELLOW RIVER INDIAN, SO IT WAS AN AMAZING, YOU KNOW, THREE 60 COMING BACK.
UM, I LOVE THE TRANSPLANTS LIGHTS.
THE OTHER ISSUE IS, AND I'M GOING TO ASK MY FELLOW VETERANS HERE, UM, RENEE AND, UH, O D UH, ONE OF THE PROMISE THAT THAT'S MADE WAS TO THAT THEY W AND THE AMERICAN LEGION, BOTH HALLS IS THAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE MANPOWER PEOPLE POWER TO ONLY KEEP THIS CLEAN AND, AND, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY MAKE IT PROUD, BUT THEY WOULD ALSO CONDUCT THE TOURS THERE.
SO I WANT TO GET STAFF OR GET A MEETING WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS.
AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYOR, I LIKE TO JUST HAVE THEIR DEBTS.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU OUT OF IT, BUT THE BET'S GOOD.
UH, WE'LL GET WHAT OUR FELLOW BETS, AND WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A GAME PLAN, HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE MAINTENANCE OR THE ACTUAL, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TOURS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR, OUR FELLOW VETERANS AND THE LEGION VFW.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS JOINING ME ON THAT.
SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE RUN THIS, NOT THROUGH US, BUT THROUGH THE STAFF ON THAT AND TO THAT.
SO I'M LOOKING AT HIM, I'M LOOKING AT HIM, LOOK AT HIM.
YOU LOOK, SOMEONE FROM STAFF IS GOING TO HELP US COORDINATE GETTING THE MEETINGS WITH THE, UH, WITH THE LEGION AND THE VFW.
SO WE COULD SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND GO OVER THE PLAN.
THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, MEMBER HARRIS.
I'M GLAD TO, AS A MILITARY VETERAN, I THINK THIS WILL PAY HOMAGE TO SO MANY VETERANS THAT HAVE SERVED, AND THOSE THAT ARE SERVING, UM, OUR VETERANS ARE NEED OF OUR SUPPORT AS A CITY AND, AND TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN HAVE AN OASIS OF SOME SORT TO GO AND HANG OUT AND JUST REMINISCE.
MY DAD WAS A, UM, MY DAD WAS A VETERAN.
UM, HE DIED OF AGENT ORANGE, UH, AND SO IT MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF VETERANS FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS AND MYSELF BEING A VETERAN AS WELL.
UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST TELL US ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT VETERANS GROUPS THAT YOU WORK WITH TO PUT THIS PROJECT ON, AND THAT'S IT.
AND I'M TRYING TO FIND HER HERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BOTH DO THE WHOLE, IT'S JUST NAME A FEW THAT'S UH, THERE WAS, I WAS NOT HERE, SO I, UH, I HATE TO MISS SPEAK ON THAT.
IT WAS, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S QUITE A LONG LIST.
UH, I BELIEVE THERE'S A COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO.
SO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME ON THAT ONE, BUT, UH, NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS, EVERYONE IN CHANDLER, UH, WE'RE STILL IN CONTACT WITH THEM BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE, UH, SOME NEED OF THEIR HELP, UH, FOR PART OF THIS DESIGN OF SOME OF THE INSCRIPTIONS THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO PUT IN THERE.
SO WE ARE STILL IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT FOR THE VETERANS.
SO THEY'LL KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WE HAVE VFW AND SOME OF THE OTHER VETERAN GROUPS AROUND THAT SUPPORT IT.
SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED THE VETERANS TO KNOW THIS PROJECT WAS NOT JUST PUT ON BY CIVILIANS, BUT IT WAS ALSO PUT ON BY VETERANS AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, IF THE VETERANS THAT'S OUT THERE IS LISTENING THAT WANT THAT LIST, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'LL MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR THEM OR WHATEVER, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A VETERAN GROUP AS WELL WITHIN THE CITY.
AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
SO VETERANS KNOW THIS IS NOT JUST A CIVILIAN PROJECT, THAT'S SUPPORTING VETERANS, BUT IT'S VETERANS SUPPORTING VETERANS AS WELL.
OTHER, UH, OTHER COMMENTS IN THIS PHOTO.
[11. Resolution No. 5465 authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Gila River Indian Community for the provision of mutual aid services Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5465, authorizing the City of Chandler to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Gila River Indian Community for the provision of mutual aid services, and authorizing the Fire Chief or designee to execute the agreement. Council Focus Area(s):]
NEXT ITEM WAS ALSO, UM, WELL NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 11, CALLED IN BY, UH, VICE MAYOR STEWART AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.AND I'LL GO WITH VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHERS CALLED IN BY YOURSELF.
SO VICE-VERSA, I JUST WANT A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FOR, FOR MYSELF AND FOR THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR STEWART, UH, ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO ENTER INTO AN IGA WITH THE HEALER RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S FOR MUTUAL AID SERVICES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING FIRE DEPARTMENTS, EXCEPT FOR HERE THE RIVER.
AND THAT'S A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT.
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTOMATIC AID AND MUTUAL AID IS THAT WHEN AN AUTOMATIC AID PARTNER OR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING RESOURCES, UH, THAT REQUEST GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR ALARM ROOM AND OUR ALARM ROOM SENDS THEM AUTOMATICALLY.
IT'S JUST ASSUMED THAT THEY NEED THE RESOURCES AND THEY GO ON A MUTUAL AID
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AGREEMENT.WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IN HERE THE RIVER, UH, WHEN THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING, LET'S SAY AN ADDITIONAL LADDER COMPANY OR A FIRETRUCK, UH, THAT WILL GO TO THE ALARM ROOM.
THE ALARM WILL, WILL THEN CALL ONE OF OUR TWO BATTALION CHIEFS THAT ARE ON DUTY.
THOSE BATTALION CHIEFS WILL DO AN ASSESSMENT TO SEE WHAT OUR RESOURCE LEVELS AT, UH, WHAT THE REQUEST IS.
AND THEN THEY'LL MAKE THAT DECISION TO SEND HER TO NOT SEND A, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITHIN THE RIVER, UH, BUT IT IS 25 YEARS OLD.
UH, THIS NEW AGREEMENT WILL OUTLINE THE PROCESS VERY SPECIFICALLY ON HOW TO REQUEST MUTUAL AID.
UM, IT PROVIDES THE DETAIL FOR THE CRITERIA THAT OUR BATTALION CHIEFS WILL UTILIZE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY RESOURCES, WHAT LEVEL, UH, WHEN THE SAN, WHEN NOT TO SEND.
AND THEN IT PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON INDEMNIFICATION.
UM, I CAN TELL YOU, IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE PROVIDED, UH, UH, MUTUAL AID 41 TIMES TO HEAR THE RIVER, AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED MUTUAL AID BACK SIX TIMES.
UH, AND SO W IT'S MAINLY CHAN THEY'RE GOING INTO HEALER RIVER.
UH, THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS FIVE YEARS.
UH, AND GOING BACK TO THAT DECISION POINT, I CAN THINK OF MAYBE TWO OR THREE TIMES WHEN WE SAID NO.
AND, AND REALLY THAT COMES DOWN TO OUR RESOURCES MAY BE ON A REALLY BIG INCIDENT, AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THEM ALMOST EVERY TIME.
WE WILL SEND THOSE RESOURCES ACROSS THE BORDER, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING OUR PARTNERS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR THAT BRIEF.
I APPRECIATE THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH, UH, THE HEALERS AND YOU, YOUR COMMITMENT TO FRESHEN UP THE AGREEMENT.
I'M SURE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO IT AND SUBTRACTED.
SO IT'S JUST GOOD TO CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP.
UH, AND I WANT TO ECHO THE VICE MAYOR'S COMMENT THAT GOOD JOB ON THIS, BUT DO WE STILL HAVE THE TRAINING WITH THEM AS WELL? DID THEY STILL COME TO OUR TRAINING CENTER, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL IN ORLANDO? THAT IS CORRECT.
WE STILL TRAIN THEM ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AS WELL AS WE ALLOW THEM.
UH, WE WORK WITH THEM TO USE OUR FACILITY WHEN THEY'RE CONDUCTING FIRE ACADEMIES.
UM, WE HAVE THE OPTION OF BRINGING THEM INTO OUR FIRE ACADEMY FOR TRAINING FIREFIGHTERS, OR IF THEY'RE DOING IT ON THEIR OWN, WE'LL LET THEM USE OUR BURN TOWERS OR JUST THE ACTUAL, THE SPACE FOR DOING HOSE LINE EVOLUTIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT WE DO TRAIN ALL THEIR INCUMBENT FIREFIGHTERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS DRIVING OUT THIS RELATIONSHIP IN A LONG TIME.
WE JUST MAKE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER.
SO THAT'S GREAT THEN IS THERE, UM, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON, SO WE MIGHT AS BUSY AS THEY CHIEF.
[14. Resolution No. 5466, Pension Funding Policy Update Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5466, adopting the updated Pension Funding Policy and accepting the City’s share of assets and liabilities under the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Actuarial Valuation Report. Council Focus Area(s):]
NEXT ITEM CALLED IN WAS BY VICE MAYOR AND MYSELF ITEM NUMBER 14, LIKE A SHARP BRAKING ON THE, UM, YES.MARIN COUNCIL, UM, I'M PREPARED FOR A BRIEFING AND CORY'S HELPING ME GET THE PRESENTATION.
IT'S AN UPDATE OF OUR PENSION FUNDING POLICY.
THE CITY OF CHANDLER DEVELOPED STRONG FINANCIAL POLICIES MANY YEARS AGO THAT HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE THE HIGH STANDARDS SET FOR STEWARDSHIP OVER CHANDLER'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
EACH YEAR, THE FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE REVIEWED AND ADOPTED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
THE PENSION FUNDING POLICY WAS ADDED IN 2019 AND UPDATED EACH YEAR SINCE BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSE BILL 2097, WHICH PASSED IN 2018, EACH EMPLOYER THAT IS PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM MUST ADOPT A PENSION FUNDING POLICY AND UPDATED ANNUALLY.
ITS INTENT IS TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE COUNCIL'S PENSION FUNDING OBJECTIVES AND THE PUTT.
THE POLICY INCLUDES THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD, THE PENSION FUNDING GOAL, AND THE POLICY FOR FUNDING PENSION COST.
WE HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM PIECE, AS WELL AS THE ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, MARY COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, PERFECT PROFESSIONALS AND FUNDING.
THEIR RETIREMENT PLAN HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.
AND THIS, UM, IS PART, THIS IS REALLY PART OF THE, UM, HOUSE BILL THAT IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT WE NEED TO UPDATE THE PSP RS PART OF THIS ANNUALLY.
WE'VE THEN HAD AN ASR S AS WELL, BUT THIS POLICY HAS UPDATED AND ACCEPTS.
CHANDLER'S SHARE OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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FROM THE JUNE 30TH, 2020 ACTUARIAL VALUATION.IT UPDATES THE YOUNG FUNDED ACTUARIAL ACCRUED LIABILITY.
AND THE GOOD NEWS THIS YEAR IS THAT WE SAW OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE TOGETHER, GO DOWN ALMOST $10 MILLION.
IT ALSO UPDATES THE FUNDED RATIO.
AND AGAIN, UM, GOOD NEWS THIS YEAR, IT WENT FROM 59.9% TO 64.9, WHICH IS A 5% INCREASE IN OUR FUNDING.
AND THAT AGAIN IS BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OF OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO THIS, UH, LIABILITY IN THIS, THIS ISSUE ALL, ALL AROUND.
UM, THE POLICY THEN ALSO INCLUDES THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, AND WE HAVE 16 YEARS LEFT TO PAY OFF HER UNFUNDED LIABILITY.
THERE'S A PENSION FUNDING GOAL ALSO STATED OF A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED BY 2036 AND THE COMMITMENT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME PAYMENTS EARLY WITH OF COURSE, THE GOAL TO SAVE ONGOING COSTS IN FUTURE YEARS OF OUR EMPLOYER, CONTRIBUTION THAT WE COMMIT TO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET DOES INCLUDE A $22 MILLION ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.
UM, SO FAR JUST, UH, SINCE WE'VE BEEN MAKING ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS, THE CITY OF CHANDLER BEGAN DOING THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 1617, AND THAT HISTORY IS BUILT INTO THE POLICY, UM, FOR A TOTAL OF 52.5 MILLION TO DATE THAT'S WITHOUT THE PROPOSED AMOUNT FOR 2122, THE FUNDING PENSION CLASS IS ALSO, UM, REFLECTED IN THE POLICY.
AND THAT ALSO STATES THE FUNDING OF THE ANNUAL REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION, WHICH IS OUR COMMITMENT.
OUR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION THAT WE MAKE EVERY YEAR WILL BE A PRIORITY DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THEN SECONDLY, AND FINALLY, THE ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IS ALSO STATED WITHIN THE POLICY AND IT UPDATES THE FUNDED RATIO.
IN THIS CASE, IT WENT FROM 76 TO 72%, BUT THE PENSION FUNDING GOAL ON THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SINCE ESRS IS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ARE ALL COMBINED IN ONE TRUST.
THERE'S REALLY NO ABILITY FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO ADDRESS OR INFLUENCE ITS INDIVIDUAL FUNDED RATIO.
SO AGAIN, THE FUNDING PENSION COST STATEMENT IS, UH, STATED AS, UM, SIMILARLY WITH PSP RS, AS IT IS FOR ASR S AND THE POLICY STATING THAT THE FUNDING OF THE ANNUAL REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION OR THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FROM OPERATING REVENUES WILL BE A PRIORITY DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS BEFORE OTHER SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED.
THAT IS EVERYTHING IN THE POLICY WITH THAT.
UM, I'M SURE COUNCIL VICE MAYOR STUART WILL HAVE SOME TOO, BUT I, I DO WANT TO THANK CURRENT AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS ON PRIORITIZING THIS.
UH, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY INDIVIDUALS SAY, WELL, IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.
AND MY RESPONSE IS, WELL, WE DIDN'T CAUSE IT EITHER, BUT TOGETHER AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE NEED TO PAY THIS.
AND I'VE SEEN THIS AS PART OF A, I'LL EVEN USE THE PHRASE, A SACRED TRUST FROM THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PAYING THE PENSION OF OUR, OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND IT'S, WE TREATED IT THAT WAY.
AND IT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE NUMBERS START TO GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNSEL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO GET US THERE.
AND THE QUICKER WE GET THIS PAID DOWN, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY FOR US TO SEE, CAN WE TRANSLATE ONE TIME DOLLARS, WHICH IS WE'VE LARGELY USED TO PAY THIS AS ONGOING DOLLARS.
AND AS WE LOWER THIS AMOUNT, IT WILL FREE UP ONGOING DOLLARS.
I THINK WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THESE TYPES OF PAYMENTS IN TWO YEARS WILL FREE UP CLOSE TO $600,000.
IF NOT MORE PER YEAR, THAT WILL BE ONGOING, THAT WE CAN USE TO DO OTHER THINGS IN THE CITY.
THAT AREN'T JUST ONE TIME PROJECT.
SO COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION, BISON COMMENTS, QUESTIONS YOU GET MARRIED, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE COVERED A COUPLE OF THEM, UM, IN YOUR COMMENTS THERE.
THE, UM, HOW ARE WE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES? YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME BIGGER CITIES, WE KNOW PHOENIX, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THEY A BILLION DOLLARS IN THE HOLE AS RELATES TO THEIR, UM, THROUGH THE MAYOR? VICE MAYOR STEWART, UH, PHOENIX, I BELIEVE IS A LITTLE OVER 3.1 BILLION, $1.1 BILLION.
AND SO WE'VE CONTRIBUTED 74 MILLION OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS TO PAY OURS DOWN.
HOW DO YOU FEEL, DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING OVER THE HUMP AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LIKE, AND WILL THAT FREE UP ONGOING DOLLARS FOR OTHER THINGS AND PROJECTS AND HIRING AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.
IF WE NEEDED TO DO THAT THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, VICE-VERSA STEWART, UM, THAT IS THE GOAL.
UM, CERTAINLY WITH THE COMMITMENT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS OVER AND ABOVE OUR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION, UM, IT DOES HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT TO THE RATES THAT WE PAY, UH,
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FOR EVERY SWORN, UM, FIREFIGHTER OR POLICE OFFICER.SO THAT SHOULD REDUCE OUR ONGOING COSTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
IF WE CONTINUE TO BRING THAT DOWN.
WELL, DON, THANKS FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND FIRST EDUCATING US ABOUT THIS, BUT THEN HOPEFULLY HELPING TO GET US OVER THE HUMP AND, AND GET THIS ALBATROSS FROM, FROM AROUND OUR NECKS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT.
NEXT IS ITEM A AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE TALKED WITH STEPH.
SO IF YOU'RE THESE AREN'T RELEVANT, JUST SAY, SO COUNCIL NUMBER 19, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, 19 AND 20 ARE RELEVANT.
I MEAN, ARE WE RELEVANT OR IRRELEVANT RIGHT NOW? MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT THEM.
[25. Resolution No. 5470, Authorizing a Reclaimed Water Agreement and Project Agreement No. 4 Under the Public Infrastructure Master Agreement Dated May 24, 2019, with Intel Corporation Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5470, authorizing a Reclaimed Water Agreement and Project Agreement No. 4 under the Public Infrastructure Master Agreement dated May 24, 2019, between the City of Chandler and Intel Corporation for the construction of a Reclaimed Water Interconnect Facility and related public infrastructure needed to serve Intel’s campus at 4500 S. Dobson Road. Council Focus Area(s):]
COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.I THINK STAFF'S GOING TO GIVE US A QUICK BRIEFING ON THIS.
I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT PROJECT WE'RE WORKING WITH INTEL IN A CITY, AND BOTH OF US WILL BENEFIT BY THIS PROJECT.
SO PROBABLY WORTH A FEW MINUTES, JUST DISCUSS IT.
THERE'S AMERICAN COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 25.
IT'S A RESOLUTION, UM, THAT, UH, IS, IS FOR TWO AGREEMENTS WITH THE INTEL CORPORATION RELATED TO A NEW PARTNERSHIP IN OUR RECLAIMED WATER INTERCONNECT PROJECT.
UH, THESE AGREEMENTS DETAIL OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP AND THE FINANCING OF THE PROJECT WITH INTEL USING A FUNDING MECHANISM FROM THE STATE, UH, THAT WILL FUND A GOOD PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
UH, THE CITY WILL CONSTRUCT A SMALL MEMBRANE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY TO TREAT OUR SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES RECEIVED FROM THE SALT RIVER PROJECT.
AND FROM THE COLORADO RIVER, THIS A-PLUS RECLAIMED WATER WILL THEN BE USED BY THE 5 MILLION GALLON PER DAY, UH, PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS THE CITIES WILL BE USED TO RECHARGE THE AQUIFER BENEATH CHANDLER.
WE WILL ROUTE THAT WATER THROUGH OUR EXISTING, UH, RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO BOTH OUR TUMBLEWEED, AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY FACILITY, WHICH CURRENTLY EXISTS.
AND WE WILL ALSO SEND WATER ADDITIONAL WATER TO THE VETERANS OR WASTED FACILITY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION.
THE GREAT BENEFIT FOR THE VETERANS OF WASTELESS FACILITY IS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD EXTRA WATER TO THOSE PONDS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE THE BUGS AND THE BUNNY.
SO A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, ENVIRONMENT OUT THERE, UH, AS WELL AS RECHARGE THE AQUIFER UNDERNEATH CHAMP.
NOW THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENT WAS WHEN WE INVITED INTEL TO JOIN US IN THIS PROJECT.
AND INTEL, UM, WAS VERY EXCITED TO JOIN.
THERE ARE 5 MILLION GALLON PER DAY.
ALLOTMENT WILL BE PIPED THROUGH AGAIN, OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OVER TO INTEL WHERE THEY CAN USE THIS WATER FOR THEIR NEW COOLING SYSTEMS THAT THEY'LL NEED FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS.
SO IT'S A GREAT PROJECT FOR CHANDLER AND A GREAT PROJECT FOR, UH, FOR INTEL.
AGAIN, MAYOR, UH, STAFF, JUST JOHN, YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX OR LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE, THIS IS JUST GREAT.
AND OF COURSE, SAVE THE TAX PAYER DOLLARS AND I'M SURE INTEL IS GOING TO WANT TO CREDIT WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THE WATER, UH, RATES TO GO UP OR DOWN DAILY.
RIGHT NOW I CAN, I CAN SEE COMING OUT, JOHN, BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL TAKE THIS ONE AS, AS A WIN, RIGHT? YES, WE WILL.
MA'AM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO THE SUN? ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 36 COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
DID YOU GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED ON THIS ONE, ACTUALLY, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GOOD ONE BECAUSE, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE FACED WITH A LOT OF CYBERSECURITY AND A LOT OF, UH, ACTIVITIES.
AND I THINK OUR STAFF AGAIN HAS, UH, ALTHOUGH THIS IS PROBABLY MANDATED.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING OUTSIDE THE BOX A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THINKING OF WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO TRAIN AS WELL AS LOOKING AT OUR MIX SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THE SYSTEM.
SO ANYWAY, I THINK IT WORKED, THE RESIDENTS HAVE A FEW MINUTES ON THAT AS WELL.
WELL, THANK YOU, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO AGAIN, UM, WATER UTILITY WAS, UM, REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL EPA, UH, ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO CONDUCT A RESILIENCY ANALYSIS OF OUR WATER SYSTEMS. AND THIS WAS A REQUEST OF ALL WATER SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE U S AND WE WERE GIVEN A VERY, VERY SHORT DEADLINE TO DO THE COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF THE WATER SYSTEM AS WELL, TO PREPARE A REPORT, UH, FOR, FOR THEM.
UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HIRE A CONSULTANT THAT, UH, COULD HELP US WITH THIS.
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WORKED WITH US OVER A VERY, VERY SHORT TIMEFRAME, UH, AND WE USED, UH, OUR STAFF OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE STAFF ALL CAME TOGETHER TO, TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, UH, FROM THE ASSESSMENT THAT WAS CONDUCTED.WE FOUND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAYBE TAKE THAT A LITTLE FURTHER THAN WE CURRENTLY ARE.
AND BY USING, UH, THE CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH A TABLETOP ANALYSIS, UH, THREAT ASSESSMENTS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT WE DO ALREADY TODAY TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND, AND LOOK AT THREAT ASSESSMENTS, LOOK AT CYBERSECURITY ISSUES ALONG WITH THEM.
AND THIS CONSULTANT WILL BE WORKING WITH US, UH, KEEPING ALL OF OUR REPORTING UP TO DATE AS WELL AS DOING STAFF TRAINING AND KEEPING US REALLY AT THE BEST PRACTICES OF, UH, OF CYBER SECURITY AND WATER SECURITY, UH, FOR THE FUTURE OF CHANDLER.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PROJECT FOR US AND IT'LL BE AN ONGOING TRAINING, UH, TRAINING CONTRACT THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO.
I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT AND UNIQUE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS AND MAKING SURE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS PROTECTED.
THANK YOU, JEN COUNSEL, ITEM NUMBER 38 IS, HAS BEEN MOVED TO ACTION.
SO I'M GOING TO, JUST FOR ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO THURSDAY, WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER FOR A HALF-DAY MINI RETREAT ON WEDNESDAY, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON THURSDAY AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON FRIDAY FOR AN ALL DAY BUDGET SESSION.
SO, UH, I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING YOU, UH, REGULARLY AND OFTEN THIS WEEK.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, UH,
[3. Resolution No. 5467 approving the Airport Master Plan Update for the Chandler Municipal Airport Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5467 approving the Airport Master Plan Update for the Chandler Municipal Airport. Council Focus Area(s):]
MAYOR HAVE ONE, ONE ITEM THAT WAS, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON THREE ON WHICH ONE, THREE I DON'T CARE.UM, I DIDN'T SEE THAT ON HERE.
DID YOU CALL THAT IN THE HOME OR DID WE MISS THAT? WELL, WE, WE COULD HAVE MISSED IT, BUT I DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, OKAY.
UH, AS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, AS COUNCIL, AS I AM THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE STAFF, THE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OUR CONSULTANTS, KAUFFMAN ASSOCIATES FOR THE HARD WORK THEY PUT INTO UPDATING THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN.
UM, OUR STAFF AND CONSULTANT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR OUR NUMBER OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND AVENUES TO RECEIVE INPUT.
EVEN THOUGH THE PANDEMIC WE RECEIVED GREAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FEEDBACK THAT HELPED SHAPE THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS PLAN.
THE AIRPORT IS AN IMPORTANT LINK TO THE REGIONAL STATE AND NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
AND HAVING A SOLID PLAN WILL ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT AND REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL AREA, AS WELL AS LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR FUTURE ECONOMIC GANGS FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE UPDATE OF THIS PLAN.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TONIGHT.