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[ Call to Order]
START.OUR AGENDA IS OUR STUDY SESSION FOR THIS EVENING.
AND AGAIN, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS CAIR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
[ Scheduled Public Appearances]
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SCHEDULED APPEARANCES, WHICH INVOLVE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS AND A PROCLAMATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROW.IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT ACTING CITY MANAGER.
RIGHT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK DEREK HORN, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE THE FIRST PRESENTATION LEAVING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK KEVIN MAILED, PLEASE COME.
KEVIN IS A NATIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN WHO JOINED THE CITY AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HE BECAME A PLANNER ONE IN 2001 WHERE HE PROCESSED COUNTLESS USE PERMIT, PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING APPLICATIONS.
OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, KEVIN MOVED UP IN THE ORGANIZATION, HOLDING THE POSITIONS OF PLANNER ONE TO SENIOR CITY PLANNER, PRINCIPAL PLANNER, AND THEN PLANNING MANAGER IN 2018, KEVIN WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT POSITION OF PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR.
YOU HAVE NOT ONLY HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THE PLANNING AND ZONING OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.
HE ALSO HAS OVERSIGHT OVER OUR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SECTION AND SERVES AS THE ONLY ADMINISTRATOR OUTSIDE OF WORK.
KEVIN AND HIS WIFE, KRISTEN HAVE TWO SONS, KADEN AND RYAN AND THE ELLA ENJOY CAMPING OFF-ROADING AND WORKING ON THEIR FOUR CARS.
FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS I'D LIKE TO ASK DON LANG OUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR TO MAKE HER PRESENTATION.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JULIE BELL TO COME FORWARD AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR 20 YEARS.
JULIE BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE CITY IN JULY OF 20 OR 2001 AS A FINANCIAL ANALYST IN THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WAS PROMOTED TO A SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST IN 2006, SHE IS A TALENTED ACCOUNT WITH HER CPA, ALLOWING HER EXPERTISE TO BE USED IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, INCLUDING WORK ON THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET, NUMEROUS SPECIAL PROJECTS.
AND THE REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
JULIA IS CURRENTLY A BUDGET DIVISION TEAM MEMBER WHERE SHE SUPPORTS DEPARTMENTS AND MANAGES CITY-WIDE PERSONNEL.
JULIE'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTION WAS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACT FEES THAT HAVE SUPPORTED CHANDLER'S GROWTH THROUGH THE YEARS BY FUNDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SHE CONTINUES TO BE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN THIS AREA, AND MANY OTHERS TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST TONIGHT.
JULIE'S HUSBAND, TODD, AND HER TWO CHILDREN, ANNA KANG HURSTON CELEBRATE WITH US IN THE BACK THERE.
YOU ARE A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM FAMILY, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
WE HOPE YOU'RE HERE FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR OUR FINAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO ASK MIKE COLLINS WORTH OUR FACILITIES AND FLEET MANAGER TO COME FORWARD.
I HAVE TO ASK GEORGE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE.
FIRST 25 YEARS OF SERVICE, RIGHT?
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BEGAN WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD FOR THE CITY.SO LOOKING FOR A GOOD JOE TODAY, WE'RE RECOGNIZED, JOEL HAS BROUGHT OVER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
JOE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY AS A CUSTODIAN IN 1996, IN 2007, HE WAS PROMOTED TO LEAD CUSTODIAN.
THEN AGAIN IN 2017, PROMOTED TO SUPERVISOR, WELL, THE CUSTODIAL STAFF OF EIGHT IN 1996 TO 25 TODAY, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS ADDITIONS TO THE CITY'S FACILITY INVENTORY, JOE'S PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE CITY'S CUSTODIAL EFFORTS FROM TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF TO SELECTION OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS, AUGMENTING CUSTODIAL SERVICES HAS A TRUE TEAM PLAYER WITH A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND CUSTOMER FOCUS.
HE HAS EMBRACED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES TO KEEP THE CITY SPECIFICALLY AS CLEAN AND SAFE FOR STAFF AND CITIZENS.
I SINCERELY APPLAUD JOE FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR HIS LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT AND EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER
SO JOE, WE INTRODUCED THE OTHER FAMILY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A SHOT TO DO THIS.
I SEE YOUR, I SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE, YOUR THREE KIDS AND EXTENDED HUSBANDS AND YOUR FATHER HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM? OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, MY WIFE DELIA WE'RE AFTER 20 YEARS OF FARMING GOT NICOLE CRYSTAL THERE AND DIAMOND, THE YOUNGEST OF RAMON, THE MISSING MY OLDEST.
SHE PROBABLY BE SHOWING UP HERE LATER.
YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM THE BACKSTORY WITH THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR HERE HAD MARRIED US BACK IN 28 YEARS AGO.
AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION I BELIEVE, RELATED TO PARKS AND REC MAMMOTH.
SO MELANIE DYKSTRA IS GOING TO COME UP AND RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.
THE CHANDLER IS HER ONE TRUE CITY, BUT SHE LOVES ABOVE ALL ELSE.
EVEN THOUGH SHE WORKS FOR A TOWN RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING CHANDLER, ARIZONA.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS TRAILS, RECREATION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY AND AQUATIC CENTERS MAKE CHANDLER AND ATTRACTIVE AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO WORK, PLAY, VISIT WALKING TRIP WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.
AND WHEREAS CHANDLER PARKS, RECREATION AND AQUATIC FACILITIES PROVIDE EQUITY TO CHANDLER RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, RACES, AND ABILITIES TO ENJOY NATURE AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
AND WHEREAS THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES ALLOW US TO CELEBRATE THE, THE COMMITMENT OF CHANDLER TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT OUR AIR, WATER AND WILDLIFE THROUGHOUT THE ENHANCED MAINTENANCE EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HART, GAY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER ARIZONA HEREBY RECOGNIZED THE MONTH OF JULY, 2021 AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.
WE WITNESSED THIS IN AND CALL OUR COMMUNITY TO ENJOY OUR PARKS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING WELL ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AND COMMITTEE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND PLAY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM SKIPPING WATER AEROBICS TONIGHT FROM THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO BE HERE.
UM, BUT I ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THE HOW PARKS AND RECREATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES OF OUR CHANDLER RESIDENTS.
AND WE DO WANT THEM TO GET OUT AND PLAY.
MY KIDS HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK OUT AT TUMBLEWEED.
MY SON ACTUALLY HAS A FAVORITE ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR.
UH, MY DAUGHTER VOLUNTEERED AS A JUNIOR COUNSELOR IN TRAINING THEN HAS MOVED UP TO PLAYING WITH HER FRIENDS AT ARROWHEAD PARK AND PICK A BALL.
SO IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE OLDER CROWD AND AS WELL AS ACTUALLY BOTH MY KIDS ARE NOW EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF CHANDLER, BOTH IN THE AQUATICS DIVISION, THEIR LIFEGUARDS AND SWIM INSTRUCTORS.
SO IF YOU'RE VERY BLESSED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO GET OUT AND ENJOY, UM, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE AND, AND WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ON JULY 24TH, THERE'S A VERY SPECIAL EVENT IS THE SCAVENGER HUNT THAT WILL BE ON INSTAGRAM, THAT YOU CAN WHIP
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OUT YOUR SMARTPHONE, GRAB ALL OF YOUR FAMILY FROM TODDLERS TO SENIORS AND DISCOVER SOME IMPORTANT STORIES AND SITES OF CHANDLER.AND BY LOOKING AT THE RECREATIONAL SPOTS THAT WE HAVE AND UNLOCKING SOME CHALLENGES, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY WIN AN ALL ACCESS RECREATION PASS.
SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP JULY 24TH IN MIND.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S HOT, WE HAVE SHADED PLAYGROUNDS.
WE HAVE POOLS, WE HAVE INDOOR REC CENTERS.
SO MAKING SURE THAT DURING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, YOU CELEBRATE AND GET OUT AND PLAY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING WITH EVERYONE.
THANK YOU
AND I CHALLENGED MY, MY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DO THE SAME SO WE CAN HAVE A INNER COUNCIL CHALLENGE WITH THIS.
WELL, WE CAN WIN AMONGST OURSELVES.
WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF EMPLOYEES WE HAVE AT THE CITY COUNCIL
[2. Construction Contract No. ST2016.401 with TSG Constructors, LLC, for Park and Ride Shade Canopies Phase II Move City Council award Contract No. ST2016.401 to TSG Constructors, LLC, for Park and Ride Shade Canopies Phase II, in an amount not to exceed $230,000. Council Focus Area(s):]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.I KNOW THAT HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR PRESENTATIONS REQUESTED THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN THE FIRST IS ITEM NUMBER TWO BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO, NICK, THANK YOU MAYOR.
I HAD A NICE CONVERSATION WITH US AS ACTING CITY MANAGER TODAY, BUT, UM, AND, AND, AND JOSH D AND I, I KNOW YOU SAID THIS DIDN'T PENCIL OUT TO DO SOLAR AT THAT PARTICULAR AREA, BUT I GOT A BROADER QUESTION.
IF WE COULD HAVE YOUR STAFF LOOK INTO IS GIVE US SOME THOUGHTS.
YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN IS SRP APS.
MANY OTHER UTILITIES ARE BEING CHALLENGED TO MORE SUSTAINABILITY.
THEY HAVEN'T HAD ACTUALLY LAWS SAY, YOU'VE GOT TO GET TO A CERTAIN POINT IN SO MANY YEARS YOU HAVE, AND YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT BUSINESS MODEL.
IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO PENCIL OUT.
AND I'M TRYING TO, I'M SAYING TO MYSELF, WELL, HOW DO WE GET THERE? SO, UM, CAN YOU GET BACK WITH US ON WHAT THE BUSINESS MODEL IS TODAY? AND THEN MAYBE HOW DO WE APPROACH THESE ENTITIES TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THESE SMALLER PROJECTS, WHICH CREATES A LARGER PORTFOLIO.
MR. MAYOR COUNCIL ORLANDO, THANKS FOR YOUR CONVERSATION TODAY.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO RESEARCH THAT AND GET SOME INFORMATION TO COUNCIL ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THE COUNCIL, IT JUST SEEMS THAT THESE THINGS JUST DON'T PENCIL OUT AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO GET THERE AND BE MORE SUSTAINABLE.
[7. Use Permit, PLH20-0057, The Oasis/El Oasis Move City Council approve Use Permit, PLH20-0057, The Oasis/El Oasis, located at 482 E. Erie Street, approximately one quarter of a mile north of the northwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Hamilton Street, subject to the conditions recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]
ITEM IS CALLED IN BY COUNCIL WOMEN ELLIS, A PRESENTATION ON THE, UH, LIVES ON CENTER AND, UH, ON THE OASIS.SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I'LL CALL UP PAUL AND MELINDA GUNTHER WITH LIVE LOVE, TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
YOU CAN FOLLOW WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE APPRECIATE THAT MAYOR.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UM, SO IN 2007, PAUL AND I, UH, WE ARE THE FOUNDERS OF LIVE LOVE.
WE MET WITH STAFF FROM THE CITY OF CHANDLER NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS. UH, WE WERE HOPING TO FIND, UH, SOME AREAS IN CHANDLER THAT WE COULD SERVE BY PARTNERING, COMING, ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS WHO WERE TRYING TO CREATE HEALTHY GROWTH AND POSITIVE CHANGE, RIGHT WHERE THEY WERE LIVING.
UM, AND SO A COUPLE OF AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED AS STAFF SUGGESTED TO US HERE, WHY DON'T WE TRY THESE NEIGHBORHOODS? SO FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I SPENT HOURS WALKING DOOR TO DOOR WITH MY THEN THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, UM, KNOCKING, ASKING QUESTIONS, LISTENING, INTERVIEWING, LEARNING THE STORIES FROM SO MANY FAMILIES.
UM, THOSE WERE PRECIOUS DAYS FOR ME LEARNING ABOUT THEIR VISION AND THEIR DREAMS FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THESE, UM, INTERVIEWS TURNED INTO SEVERAL, UH, CITY-WIDE SERVICE DAYS.
UM, MOST OF WHICH ENDED UP TAKING PLACE LAUNCHING OUT OF TRINITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP PARKING LOT WHO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED TO, UM, INFILTRATE THEIR ENTIRE FACILITY ON THOSE DAYS.
UM, AND IT WAS A GREAT, IT WAS A GREAT TIME.
WE TOOK VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND MATCH THEM,
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CONNECTED THEM WITH RESIDENTS AND THEIR DESIRED PROJECTS AND MADE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.IT WAS A FUN THING TO BE A PART OF.
AND AS THEY CONTINUED, THEN AFTER THOSE SERVICE DAYS TO SIT AND LISTEN AND ASK MORE QUESTIONS, WE STARTED LEARNING THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT, THOSE WERE GREAT EVENTS, BUT THERE WERE NEEDS THAT WENT DEEPER THAN THAT.
AND SO WE HAD TO REVAMP AND RESTRATEGIZE AND COME UP WITH NEW THINGS, NEW WAYS TO DO WHAT WE WERE DOING.
WHAT WE DID LEARN THOUGH, WAS THAT LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WAS A COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE.
WE WERE SERVING MORE THAN THE PROGRAMS WE WERE OFFERING.
AND SO FOR LIVE LOVE, WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTING WITH EACH OTHER AND CARING FOR EACH OTHER, THOSE ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY.
AND SO CONNECTING AND CARING, THAT BECAME WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT.
UH, IN 2012, WE PURCHASED A HOME ON THE CORNER OF ERIE AND COLORADO, JUST RIGHT UP THE STREET HERE.
AND, UH, IT WAS AN ABANDONED HOME AND WE DID THIS IN RESPONSE TO KIND OF WHY IT WAS OUR FIRST ANCHOR POINT.
UH, THE NEIGHBORS WERE SAYING WE REALLY WANT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GATHER TOGETHER SAFELY IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND, AND SO WE, WE TOOK A RISK AND WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE AND TOGETHER WE TRANSFORM THAT, UM, IT TOOK A YEAR THAT WAS A LONG PROCESS, BUT WE TRANSFORMED THAT HOUSE INTO WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS NOW, WHICH IS THE LIVE LOVE HOUSE.
AND THAT IS WHERE WE'VE BEEN HOSTING SINCE THEN, UM, SCHOOL BREAK PROGRAMS FOR KIDS AND TEENS WHEN THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL, UM, MONTHLY SERVICE DAYS FOR SENIOR ADULTS THAT NEEDS SOME EXTRA CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE HOST LARGE COMMUNITY HOLIDAY PARTIES AND, UH, HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, WITH OUR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE OFFICIALLY OUTGROWN THE LIVE LOVE HOUSE.
UM, WE DO NOT FIT EVEN IF WE POUR OUT INTO THE BACKYARD.
AND SO WHEN THESE, THIS TWO ACRE PIECE OF DIRT CAME AVAILABLE, UH, JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM US, WE, UH, WE DID A LOT OF SCRAMBLING AND WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO SNATCH THAT PIECE UP.
AND WE'VE BEEN SITTING ON THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, UM, DREAMING AND, AND GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS AND DOOR TO DOOR AND NEIGHBORHOOD, VISION MEETINGS, AND SURVEYS.
UH, WE EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH, UH, ASU AND THEIR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM.
THERE WAS A GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT NEEDED A PROJECT FOR THE SEMESTER, AND THOSE STUDENTS PARTNERED TOGETHER WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS TO INTERVIEW THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT'S YOUR VISION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THIS COMMUNITY SPACE? AND TO WATCH OUR NEIGHBORS DREAM AND GIVE WORDS TO THESE STUDENTS WHO THEN TOOK THAT AND MADE BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS FOR WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND SO WE KNOW THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS OASIS PROJECT IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN WAYS.
I'M SURE WE'RE EVEN UNAWARE OF NOW, BUT A FEW OF OUR GOALS INCLUDE HAVING A LARGE COMMUNITY GARDEN WHERE FAMILIES CAN GROW FOOD TOGETHER AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES.
WE WANT TO BUILD A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY LEARNING SPACE WHERE WE CAN, CAN CONTINUE TO DO COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR OUR TEENS AND ADULTS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO MAYBE HAVE A TEACHING KITCHEN WHERE WE CAN START TEACHING FAMILIES, HOW TO DO THAT FARM TO TABLE MEAL PREPARATION, PICK FROM THE GARDEN, PREP, PREPARE IT AND SERVE IT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, JUST A BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED GREEN SPACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN GATHER AND CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS AND, AND IMPORTANT OCCASIONS FOR THEMSELVES.
THESE ARE THE THINGS OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN ASKING US FOR.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO OVER THE YEARS.
AND I'M JUST, I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WATCHING HOW THE OASIS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EVERYDAY LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THIS LAST YEAR HAS BEEN ROUGH.
WE'VE, WE'VE LIVED A LITTLE BIT ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER NEIGHBORS COMMUNITY.
SO THE IDEA OF HAVING A SPACE, ESPECIALLY AN OUTDOOR SPACE WHERE WE CAN GATHER TOGETHER AGAIN, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON THAT.
SO THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR VISION AND, UH, WE'RE HERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER THEM CUSTOMER RULES.
I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I DO HAVE A COMPASS.
I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT LIVE LOVE YEARS AGO, BEING IN CHANDLER, HAVING BEEN HERE FOR 34 YEARS, I KNOW YOUR PRESENCE HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY AND I, AND I, AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF BRINGING PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND CONNECT WITH THEM IN THEIR OWN SPACE.
YOU DID NOT WANT TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I ALSO LOVE THE IDEA OF COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE, ASKING THEM WHAT THEY WANTED AND THEN BUILD IT AROUND AROUND THEM RATHER THAN YOU BRING IN YOUR OWN VALUES INTO IT AND YOUR OWN IDEAS, BUT YOU TOOK THEIR
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IDEAS AND TRANSPORT.THE LAST PART THAT REALLY MADE ME EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THE FACT THAT IT SHOWS HOW WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE CITY COMES TOGETHER.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH.
PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES, UH, WHO WILLING TO COME AND PUT THEIR HANDS TO DO THE WORK.
IT'S ONE THING FOR US TO COMPLAIN.
THERE'S NOTHING, THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO GO.
THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DO.
BUT WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE SUCH LIKE YOURSELVES WITH DECIDED THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTED, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
YOU TOOK THE INITIATIVE, YOU CAME TO THE CITY, YOU SAT DOWN WITH STAFF AND YOU SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO TOGETHER? AND IF THIS COULD BE AN EXAMPLE FOR US HERE IN OUR CITY, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WHERE WE REALLY AT THE COST OF TURNING AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE THAT ARE LIVING HERE IN OUR CITY, I WILL WELCOME IT.
AND I WILL THINK THAT, UH, UM, WE SHOULD FOSTER THAT.
WE SHOULD ASK PEOPLE TO COME BRING THEM TO THE TABLE.
WE WANT TO HEAR THAT AND LIVE LOVE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COME FROM WITH HERE? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING COMMITTED TO CHANDLER AND THE WAY THAT YOU ARE.
I MEAN, JUST FROM A POSITION WHERE I AM TODAY, I KNOW THAT COMMUNITY IS GOING TO REALLY, AS THEY ARE EVEN PARTAKEN IN AND BENEFITS, IT'S JUST GONNA FURTHER HELP THOSE BENEFITS GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT MAKES CHANDLER THE CITY THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO WORK IN, LIVE IN AND PLAY IN BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMMITTED TO SEEING OUR COMMUNITY DOING BETTER.
AND I TOO AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO SUPPORT, HOWEVER, YOU WILL.
ONE, I KNOW THAT COMMUNITY IS, UH, WE HAVE A LARGE HISPANIC COMMUNITY OVER THERE.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME GREAT FAMILIES LIKE THE SEEN AS, AND, AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THAT AREA FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THAT DEFINITELY UNDERSTANDS WHAT TYPE OF COMMITMENT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO PUT FOR.
SO AGAIN, I JUST SAY, THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND CONTINUE TO REACH OUT AND COMMUNICATE, UM, IN THIS PROCESS.
SEEING OTHERS, PAUL AND MELINDA.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, PLEASE INVITE US TO A RIBBON CUTTING.
YOU ALL HEAR ABOUT IT, FOR SURE.
[21. Resolution No. 5498, Authorizing an Amendment to the Agreement for Services Among Maricopa County Administered by its Human Services Department, Affordable Rental Movement (A.R.M.) of Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and the City of Chandler, for the Acquisition and Rehabilitation of One (1) Single-Family Home in Chandler That Will be Leased to Eligible Low-Income Individuals and Families Using Program Year 2020–2021 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) CHDO Funds Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5498, authorizing an amendment to the Agreement for services among Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department, Affordable Rental Movement (A.R.M.) of Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and the City of Chandler, for the acquisition and rehabilitation of one (1) single-family home in Chandler that will be leased to eligible low-income individuals and families using Program Year 2020–2021 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) CHDO funds in the amount of $208,913; and authorizing the Acting City Manager or his designee to sign the amendment and all related documents on behalf of the City of Chandler. Council Focus Area(s):]
[22. Resolution No. 5499, Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Between Maricopa County Administered by its Human Services Department, Newtown Community Development Corporation, a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and the City of Chandler, for the Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Two (2) Single-Family Homes in Chandler to Create Homeownership Opportunities for Eligible Low-Income Households Using Program Year 2020–2021 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) CHDO Funds Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5499, approving an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department, Newtown Community Development Corporation, a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and the City of Chandler, for the acquisition and rehabilitation of two (2) single-family homes in Chandler to create homeownership opportunities for eligible low-income households using Program Year 2020–2021 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) CHDO funds in the amount of $212,987; and authorizing the Acting City Manager or his designee to sign the agreement and all related documents on behalf of the City of Chandler. Council Focus Area(s):]
OUR NEXT TWO ITEMS ALSO BEEN CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON ITEM NUMBER 21 AND 22.UM, KAREN DOES NOT HEAR HELLO.
HOPE I PRONOUNCED YOUR LAST NAME CORRECTLY.
HARKEY I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS KAREN BISHOP.
I AM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES SUPERVISOR WITH NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES.
I AM HERE THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW ON ITEMS 21 AND 22 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, OR A HOME IS HOW WE REFER TO IT.
OUR FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE UTILIZED TO PRESERVE AND INCREASE, AFFORD THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.
MARICOPA COUNTY ACTUALLY RECEIVES THE HOME FUNDS FROM HUD AND THE COUNTY HAS ESTABLISHED THE MARICOPA HOME CONSORTIUM TO PROMOTE REGIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES HERE WITHIN THE COUNTY.
THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS A MEMBER OF THAT.
HOME FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO CONSORTIUM MEMBERS USING A FORMULA BASED FUNDING.
ADDITIONALLY, 15% OF HOME FUNDS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SET ASIDE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, OTHER WORSE KNOWN AS CHODOS, A QUALIFYING CHODO APPLIES FOR HOME CHOTEAU FUNDING TO AMERICA COUNTY FOR A SPECIFIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY OR ACTIVITY WITHIN A DESIGNATED COMMUNITY.
THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITY MUST CERTIFY THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY FITS WITHIN THEIR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
AND THEN MARICOPA COUNTY ACTUALLY EXECUTES THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY ENTERING INTO A TRIAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CHODO AND WITH THE DESIGNATED AND BENEFITING COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES COMPLETED UTILIZING HOME CHODO FUNDS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAVE FOCUSED ON TWO STRATEGIES, INCREASING HOME OWNERSHIP FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME, UTILIZING A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND INCREASING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FUTURE
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PLANNED AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.UTILIZING HOME CHARTER FUNDS ARE PRESENTED THIS EVENING IN RESOLUTIONS 54 98, AND IN 54 99, PASSING AND ADOPTING THESE RESOLUTIONS ENABLED THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER ONCE AGAIN WITH TWO DESIGNATED CHARTERS, AFFORDABLE RENTAL MOVEMENT ARE, MUST SAVE THE FAMILY OF ARIZONA AND WITH NEW TOWN, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, NEW CDC.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AGAIN? NO QUESTIONS.
WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF IS THAT BECAUSE THIS IS THE BUZZWORD.
NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING EVERYWHERE.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT CHANDLER IS RIGHT THERE AT THE PATH AND MAKING BIG MOLES AND OTHER FOR US TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION PEOPLE INTO HOUSING AND HELPING THEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS WHAT IT'S TELLING ME IS THAT WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER IN HUD AND, AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER ATHLETES THAT COMES WITH IT AND THAT THE FIRST MOVE FORWARD.
AND WE HAD A GREAT, UH, PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON AND OUR STEP STUDY SESSION, UNDERSTANDING THE PATHWAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I STARTED BEFORE, AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN.
THE MINUTE THAT WE TRANSITION PEOPLE INTO OWNERSHIP OF HOMES, WE ARE LOOKING AT POVERTY LEVEL DECREASING.
AND SO IF THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO GO AS A CITY TO HELP PEOPLE LIFT THEM UP OUT OF POVERTY, THIS IS THE PATHWAY.
AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR CHEST, UM, GESTURE OF INFORMATION ACTUALLY TONIGHT.
WELL-SPOKEN CONSTANTLY ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS RELATED TO, ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS ALL THAT HAD BEEN CALLED IN TONIGHT, SO WE WILL BE, UH, GATHERING AGAIN ON THURSDAY TO VOTE ON THESE ITEMS AS WELL.
WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY, UM, NOT ACQUISITION.
WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? ANNEXATION.
THAT WILL ALSO BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON AS WELL.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR, OUR STUDY SESSION.