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EVENING AND WELCOME[ Call to Order]
TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 27TH.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND CLERK.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK THE ROLL HERE? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER ROW HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS COUNCIL MEMBER LANDO.
OUR INDICATION WILL BE DELIVERED TONIGHT BY ELDER BRUCE.
LINQUIST FROM FAITH CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, MATT ORLANDO, ELDER.
BE YOUR GLORIOUS NAME, WHICH IS EXALTED ABOVE ALL BLESSING AND PRAISE YOU ALONE ARE THE LORD.
THE HEAVEN OF HEAVENS WITH ALL THEIR HOSTS, THE EARTH AND EVERYTHING ON IT, THE SEAS AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.
AND YOU PRESERVE THEM ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN WORSHIP YOU.
I PRAY YOU WILL BLESS THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER AND GIVE THEM MEN AND WOMEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL, GREAT WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT HELP THEM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS WHICH MAY AFFECT THE PEOPLE OF CHAMBER.
I PRAY ALL THEIR DECISIONS ARE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
YOU ARE SOVEREIGN LORD, AND I PRAY YOUR PRESENCE HERE WOULD BE FELT UNWELCOMED LESS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN HONOR, AMERICAN AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO COUNCIL.
[ 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.]
IN FRONT OF US IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION TO BE MADE THERE? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR.
UH, LET'S SEE, UH, CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR, UH, MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 27.
THAT'S OUR EX AND SECOND THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL RIGHT, THEN DID I HURT A SECOND ON THIS SIDE? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, BEFORE WE VOTE, UH, COUNCIL, I WILL BE HAVING TO RECUSE MYSELF ON NUMBER 11.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ACTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE, PLEASE VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
YEAH, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, AND WITH NOTED WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, UM, WITH ITEM 11, MAYOR HARTKE DECLARING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND WE HAVE NONE TONIGHT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
TO COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, I'LL START SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER.THIS HAS BEEN A, A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARDS, STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES FOR COMING TOGETHER TO OVERCOME THE MANY CHALLENGES OF 2020.
AND WE DO HOPE THAT, UH, ALL WOULD HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE SUMMER AND TO OUR GRADS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK IN CHANDLER ONE DAY, INNOVATING BUILDING, UH, LEADING AND WE HOPE AND, AND TRUST THAT YOU'RE THE FOUNDATION THAT YOU'VE BEEN GRANTED IN CHANDLER.
UH, IF YOU'RE MOVING ONTO COLLEGE OR BEYOND WILL CERTAINLY BE ONE THAT PROVES YOU WELL IN LIFE.
SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO, UH, JUST WISH COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ON MONDAY WITH MEMORIAL DAY COMING UP, I DO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN MYSELF AND COUNCIL IN HONORING OUR FALLEN OFFICERS AND THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
THERE WILL BE A SERVICE AT THE VALLEY OF THE SUN CEMETERY AND SOUTH CHANDLER ON MONDAY, MAY 31ST AT 9:00 AM.
YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US.
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AND HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.AND THIRDLY, AND THIS IS FAR COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS IN PARTICULAR, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2021 WOMEN OF CHANDLER AWARDEES, WHERE I WAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING A BREAKFAST.
I'M SORRY, A LUNCH A WEEK AGO WITH THE CHAMBER.
AND, UH, ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE HONOR IS WELL-DESERVED AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD THAT FIVE OF THE WOMEN WERE FROM TEAM CHANDLER THAT WERE RECOGNIZED FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR ROLES AS STAFF MEMBERS, AS WELL AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO ENSURE THE CITY OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO OF OUR FIVE, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, MICHELLE POPS, WHO WAS A COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHANDLER FIRE BATTALION, CHIEF SUSIE VARGO, JOHN OF OUR CITY OF CHANDLER, CFO, AND LEAH POWELL, WHO WAS OUR CITY OF CHANDLER NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR CITY.
UH, JUST WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE.
TODAY IS MY CHILDREN'S GRADUATION.
I GOT AN EIGHTH GRADER, UH, MOVING TO NINTH GRADE.
I HAVE A 12TH GRADER GOING ON TO COLLEGE AND I HAVE A COLLEGE GRADUATE THAT IS NOW BEING RECRUITED BY NATIONAL RECRUITERS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
I SENT HIM THIS, BUT LAST WEEK, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE BLACK RODEO AND I WAS THE GRAND MARSHALL, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKED TO DRESS TO IMPRESS.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL SHOUT OUT FOR SAY, BEES WHO GOT ME LOOKING RIGHT FOR THE BLACK RODEO.
SO I LOOKED, I SAW I CAN LOOK THE PART, GO CHECK, GO CHECK THEM OUT.
SAY THESE FOR ALL YOUR WESTERN APPAREL NEEDS, UH, RIGHT HERE, DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ.
MA'AM UM, SO YOU TALKED ABOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY THIS WEEKEND.
SO AGAIN, EVERYBODY'S GOT A THREE-DAY A THREE-DAY WEEKEND, BUT, UH, LET'S ALL REMEMBER THAT ON MONDAY.
UM, AGAIN, SPEND SOME TIME, UH, WITH OUR FAMILIES AND OUR FRIENDS TO REMEMBER THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND SEND SOME PRAYERS OUT TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE STILL AROUND.
REMEMBER THOSE THAT SACRIFICED.
UM, I'LL BE WITH YOU THERE AT THE, UH, AT THE MEMORIAL AT THE, UH, UH, THE CEMETERY.
SO, UM, WE'LL SEE YOU THERE ALSO BECAUSE OF THE THREE-DAY WEEKEND AND NOW IT'S WARMING UP, UH, EVERYBODY'S JUMPING INTO THEIR POOL.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THE ABC'S OF WATER SAFETY.
SO WITH THIS UNOFFICIAL KICKOFF OF THE SUMMER, THIS WEEKEND, I WANTED TO REMIND AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY REMEMBERS A ADULT SUPERVISION, B BARRIERS AND C CLASSES.
REMEMBER THAT EVERY DROWNING IS 100% PREVENTABLE.
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF US, WITH YOUNG ONES TO BE OBSERVANT AROUND WATER.
AGAIN, A CHILD CAN DROWN AND IS A SHALLOW IS THREE INCHES OF WATER.
YOU CAN, IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKE THE TIME TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN AND YOURSELF ABOUT LIFE-SAVING MEASURES.
SO THE CITY WEBSITE HAS A NUMBER OF VIDEOS AND EXERCISES TO HELP FAMILIES LEARN ABOUT WATER SAFETY.
SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A FUN AND SAFE SUMMER AND WE ALL MAKE IT THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
MA'AM PLATTSBURGH MAYOR, NOTHING FOR ME TONIGHT, EXCEPT FOR HER.
I HAVE A GREAT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND COUNCIL MEMBER.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, SAY THE SAME, UH, TO OUR, UH, HARDWORKING, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS AND ALL YOU GREAT EMPLOYEES, TEAM CHANDLER PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND TO HAVE A SAFE AND, UH, AND MEMORABLE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER.
UH, I'LL SEE YOU ALSO, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, LOPEZ ON, UM, ON MONDAY, UH, IT'S A GREAT EVENT.
SO, UM, ALSO I HAVE A GRADUATE TOO.
THANK YOU, MR. MEMORIES, THE COUNCIL JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF TWO OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, THE TENTATIVE BUDGET, UH, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES MANY, MANY MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER AND THERE'S PLENTY OF PUBLIC INPUT.
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PUBLICLY OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DON LANG AND HER TEAM, UM, FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS LEADING UP TO TODAY.OBVIOUSLY WE STILL HAVE FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION COMING UP IN JUNE, BUT DID WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF AND THE BUDGET AS WELL AS FOR THE BOND ELECTION ABOUT THAT.
YOU ALSO CALLED TONIGHT AS WELL, A VERY DIFFERENT PROCESS THAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST, BUT A VERY THOROUGH AND INCLUSIVE PROCESS AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ALL STAFF SEPARATES AS WE LEAD UP TO THAT, UH, BOND ELECTIONS FALL.