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AGAIN, THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.[ Call to Order]
OUR STUDY SESSION FOR TONIGHT AND THAT'S WHAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF YOU ARE HERE FOR, OR AT LEAST EVERYONE WHO'S LEFT.UH, SO PLEASE, UH, TAKE THE ROLE.
VICE MAYOR STEWARD, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, ROW COUNCIL MEMBER, ELLIS COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
AND THEN THOSE HERE, YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY DO WE DO THAT THREE TIMES? WELL, THESE ARE SEPARATE VIDEOS THAT ARE STORED AND, AND MANY PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHING THESE THINGS SEPARATELY.
SO NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ITEM IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC
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APPEARANCES, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VICE MAYOR.IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT.
FIRST ON OUR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES TONIGHT, OR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS.
AND I'D LIKE TO HAND THAT OVER TO CITY MANAGER RANK.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR OUR FIRST SERVICE RECOGNITION.
I'D LIKE TO ASK DON LANE, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO MAKE HER PRESENTATION.
I'D LIKE TO ASK ROBERT STEEL TO COME FORWARD AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
ROBERT STEELE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY IN SEPTEMBER, 2011 AS A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT IN THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACCOUNTING DIVISION.
AND OVER THE YEARS HAS OVERSEEING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, CASH MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL ASSETS, AND DEBT MANAGEMENT.
IN FEBRUARY, 2021, ROBERT WAS PROMOTED TO THE ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR AND IS CONSIDERED OUR RESIDENT HISTORIAN.
GIVEN HIS TENURE AMONG THE ACCOUNTING TEAM.
ROBERT HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE STREAMLINED OR IMPROVED PROCESSES SUCH AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FACILITY, CLASS RESERVATION SOFTWARE.
HE ALSO HELPED IMPLEMENT AND STREAMLINED AND AN AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR ASSET CAPITALIZATION, WHICH ALLOWS FOR TIME WITH CLOSE OUTS OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, THEN CAPITALIZATION AND DEPRECIATION.
ALL VERY INTERESTING THINGS HERE.
ROBERT IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ALWAYS OFTEN HUMOR WHEN EXPECTED.
HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HILARIOUS ACCOUNTANTS WE KNOW TODAY.
ROBERT'S WIFE, ASHLEY, AND HIS SON TREVOR'S WITH US TO CELEBRATE.
HE ALSO HAS TWO OTHER CHILDREN, MARCUS AND EVELYN THAT COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, ROBERT AND WE HOPE YOU ARE HERE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME MAY I REMEMBER THE COUNCIL FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION? I'D LIKE TO INVITE JEFF LARSON FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FORWARD TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
OH, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP, UH, HERNANDEZ.
BEN HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER SINCE SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2001 FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS AND INVOLVED IN PARK MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING PLUMP PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL IRRIGATION, AND EVEN OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
HE HAS THE SKILLS AND PASSION TO FIX REPAIR BUILD AND CREATE PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIGHT FOR CHANDLER'S RESIDENTS IS BROAD TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.
COUPLED WITH HIS EXTENSIVE PROBLEM, SOLVING SKILLS HAS SAVED THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
BEN IS AN EXCELLENT CERTIFIED WELDER EXAMPLES, INCLUDING PUTTING TOGETHER DOG WASTE STATIONS, VERY SIGN HOLDERS AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF TROLLEYS USED FOR SPECIAL EVENT EQUIPMENT, BEN COORDINATES PARKS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, SETUPS, TEAR, DOWNS, AND EQUIPMENT.
HE'S WILLING TO GO OUT OF HIS WAY TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY.
HE IS A METRIC TO STAFF, ALWAYS REACHING OUT TO LEND A HAND, A HELPING HAND, OR TAKING THE TIME TO TEACH NEW SKILLS, NEW SKILLS TO NEW STAFF.
HE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO HELP.
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AND DEPENDABLE MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT.WE APPRECIATE HIM FOR HIS TEAMWORK, LOYALTY AND EXPERTISE.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS AGAIN, CITY MANAGER, RIGHT? PLEASE LEAD US THROUGH THIS.
THANK YOU, MR.
I AM HONORED TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR HONOREES AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THEM.
SO I'M GOING TO READ THEIR BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND WE'LL HAVE THEM COME UP TO THE FRONT AS THEIR NAMES ARE READ AGAIN.
SO THANK YOU MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL UP TO NIGHT TO RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR AS THEY ARE SELECTED BY THEIR SUPERVISORS AND PEERS HERE ON TEAM.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE SELECTED BY THOSE WHO WE WORK WITH EVERY DAY FOR EXEMPLIFYING THE HIGH IDEALS AND STANDARDS FOR SERVING CHANDLER.
I WANT TO THANK THE EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE NOMINATION PROCESS AND ACKNOWLEDGED EXCELLENT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.
WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH REGAN TILLER FROM THE CHANDLER MUNICIPAL COURT.
WHEN REAGAN BECAME THE COURT SERVICES SUPERVISOR, SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE TEAM TOGETHER AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING ALL PARTIES WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT, WHETHER THEY ARE DEFENDANTS VICTIMS, ATTORNEYS, OR PROSECUTORS, AND TO BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THEIR EXPERIENCES LESS FRIGHTENING AND FRUSTRATING.
REGAN LEADS BY EXAMPLE, WITH ENCOURAGEMENT AND DIRECTION TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE ENTERING OUR COURTROOMS. THE TEAM HAS LEARNED TO SHOW EMPATHY TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING AND THROUGH REAGAN'S DIRECTION.
THEY HAVE DEVELOPED WAYS TO WORK WITH PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY.
WITHOUT FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS FROM THE COURT.
SHE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE JUDGES TO COME UP WITH PRACTICES THAT ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LAW AND CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR ISRAEL, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, OR OTHERWISE.
THE NEXT ONE, I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF MALE PRIVILEGE HERE.
SO, UH, WHEN, UH, CHIEF MAGISTRATE SCOOP AND FIRST CAME IN AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HER GOALS AND THINGS THAT YOU WANTED TO ACHIEVE, I, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, KIND OF HASTENING AND SPEEDING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, UH, IF PEOPLE GOT A TICKET AND I ASKED, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD PUT A QR CODE ON THE TICKET THAT THAT WOULD LEAD PEOPLE STRAIGHT THERE? AND IT WOULD, UH, ALLOW THEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND GO THROUGH SEAMLESSLY PAINLESSLY.
AND, AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND I LOOKED AT HER AND WE KIND OF SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY, UH, REAGAN CAME UP WITH THAT IDEA AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THAT.
SO KUDOS FOR NOT JUST HAVING A GREAT IDEA, BUT FOR HAVING HOW, KNOWING, HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT.
OUR NEXT, UH, RECIPIENT IS ALBERT.
YOU HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE LIBRARY DIVISION AL GORE CREATES A SPACE OF POSITIVITY, CREATIVITY, EXPLORATION, AND PROMOTION OF THE LIBRARY WHEN HELPING CUSTOMERS AND COWORKERS, THE LIBRARY HAS PATIENTS FROM ALL WALKS AND STAGES OF LIFE.
AND SHE MANAGED TO GET EVERYONE EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED.
SHE ALSO RECEIVES MANY DISPLAYS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.
WHEN SHE NEEDS MATERIALS, REFERENCES IDEAS, OR EXTRA HANDS, SHE SENDS A CLEAR AND CONCISE CALL-OUT TO COWORKERS, UTILIZING TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY, AND INGENUITY TO MAKE AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS.
SHE'LL ALWAYS, SHE ALWAYS BRINGS FUN INTO THE LIBRARY AND WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS ELIZABETH OLSON FROM THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
LIZZIE HAS TAKEN ON NEW ROLES AT THE CHANDLER MUSEUM AS STORE MANAGER AND RENTAL COORDINATOR TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
SHE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH STORE VENDORS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN RENTING SPACES, AND SHE IS PROFESSIONAL AND TIMELY IN HER COMMUNICATION.
SHE EXEMPLIFIES TEAMWORK BY REACHING OUT TO OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY TO LEARN THEIR POLICIES AND PROCESSES.
AS WE SET UP THESE NEW PROGRAMS, SHE QUICKLY ESTABLISHES RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKES CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE.
SHE OFFERED, RECOGNIZES GUESTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY VISITED THE MUSEUM AND WILL EVEN REMEMBER SOMETHING SHE LEARNED ABOUT THEM FROM THEIR PREVIOUS VISIT.
HER ABILITY TO PUT THE NEEDS OF VISITORS.
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A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EXPERIENCE GUESTS HAVE AT THE MUSEUM.SHE ALSO REPORTS HER OBSERVATIONS AND FEEDBACK TO MUSEUM STAFF.
SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS JESSE FELLERS FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
JESSIE HAS EXEMPLIFIED OUR TEAM CHANDLER VALUES BY VOLUNTEERING TO HANDLE AS-BUILT RECORDS MANAGEMENT IN THE GIS AREA.
HE COORDINATES WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO OVERSEE AS-BUILT RECORDS, REVIEW APPROVAL, FILING AND RETRIEVAL.
HE ALSO HANDLES PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS FOR AS-BUILTS AND HELPS WALK IN CUSTOMERS.
MANAGEMENT IS AN INDISPENSABLE TASK ESSENTIAL FOR UTILITY BLUE, STAKING AND CHANDLER AND CRITICAL FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
THANKS TO HIS COMMITMENT AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AS BUILT RECORDS, MANAGEMENT HAS RUN SMOOTHLY WITHOUT BACKLOGS.
JESSE ALSO CREATED A PRESENTATION FOR GIS DAY FOR AS-BUILTS TIPS AND TRICKS.
HE TOOK TIME TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE AS-BUILT VIEWER FUNCTIONALITY PREPARE A DETAILED AND ENGAGING PRESENTATION THAT PROVIDED TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THE EFFICIENT RETRIEVAL OF AS-BUILTS ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
THIS TRAINING SESSION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYEES CITYWIDE.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS AVERY ARMSTRONG FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IF TONIGHT, BUT I WILL READ A BRIEF, UH, ABOUT HIM.
SO FIRE CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG STRIVES TO BE THE BEST HE CAN BE FOR THE COMMUNITY, CHALLENGING HIMSELF LEARNING AND GROWING DAILY.
AVERY IS A NEWER CAPTAIN AND LOOKED TO YOU BY HIS PEERS FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, ALWAYS READY TO SERVE.
HE SERVES DAILY AND HE CARES ABOUT HIS FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS.
HE CAN BE COUNTED ON TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN ANY SITUATION AND WILL DELIVER THE BEST FOR HIS CUSTOMERS AND PATIENTS.
NO MATTER THE SITUATION, HE ALSO LOOKS TO GROW AND INSPIRE HIS CREW.
SO THEY TOO CAN HAVE THE TOOLS TO DELIVER THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS KRISTIN MAYER FROM HUMAN RESOURCES.
KRISTEN HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY ON GETTING COVID 19 PROTOCOLS SET UP FOR EMPLOYEES, HANDLING ALL OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TEST RESULTS, HELPING COORDINATE VACCINES AND TRACKING EVERYTHING ON TOP OF ALL THE EXTRA WORK AND HOURS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED DURING COVID.
SHE TACKLES WHATEVER COMES UP ON A, IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
AND ADDITION TO HER REGULAR JOB DUTIES.
KRISTEN IS AN INSPIRATION TO HER DEPARTMENT AND DELIVERS OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH ENHANCES EVERYONE'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE AND WORKS DILIGENTLY WITH DEPARTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE CANDIDATES.
SHE IS FORWARD-THINKING AND WORKS WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, STAFF TO STREAMLINE PROCESSES AND WORKFLOWS THAT BENEFIT THE CITY.
OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS ANDY SANDOVALL FROM IT.
OPEN TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVE IDEAS.
ANDY EXEMPLIFIES THE TRUE SPIRIT OF OUR CORE VALUES AND WHAT'S MORE OPPORTUNITIES FROM ANY ANGLE OR SOURCE.
THESE VALUES ARE INTENSIFIED BY HIS INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO GETTING THE JOB DONE.
HE ADDS VALUE TO EVERY ENGAGEMENT AND ALWAYS HAS TIME TO HAVE THAT HALLWAY CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND HE TAKES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENGAGE ALL RESOURCES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO THE CITY'S GOALS.
AND HE LEADS BY EXAMPLE AND HAS CREATED A UNIQUE COMMUNITY OF STAFF AND ASSOCIATED VENDORS THAT ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR CITY AND OUR I T TEAM OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS JERRY HODGE FROM MANAGEMENT SERVICES WHO IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT, BUT I WILL READ A BRIEF ABOUT HIM.
UH, JERRY CONSISTENTLY TAKES THE INITIATIVE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT IS ASKED OF HIM.
HIS WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST OTHERS AND IS COMMITTED TO HIS JOB IS UNEQUALED CITY STAFF FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS RELY ON HIS QUICK RESPONSIVE NATURE AND HIS FOLLOW-THROUGH.
IF DEPARTMENTS NEED SOMETHING SPECIAL, HE WERE LITERALLY DROPPED WHAT HE'S DOING TO HELP THEM.
HE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE DURING THE PANDEMIC TO DELIVER LARGE QUANTITIES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT KITS TO THE CHANDLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH WERE THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO CHANDLER BUSINESSES.
HE ALSO DELIVERED LARGE QUANTITIES OF CAR SEATS TO SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY SEAT PROGRAM.
HE HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS QUIETLY GOING ABOUT HIS JOB EACH DAY.
AND WE HEAR THAT HE HAS NO PLANS TO STOP ANYTIME SOON.
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OUR NEXT HONOREE IS LAUREN COLE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES.LAUREN HAS TAKEN ON EVERY ODD JOB, THROWN HER WAY FROM FACILITATING DIVERSITY TRAINING TO FILLING IN AT THE CITY HALL FRONT DESK TO SERVING ON MANY CITY-WIDE PROJECTS, ALL, ALL, WHILE PROVIDING QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
SHE TAKES EACH PROJECT AS A SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS BECAUSE SHE WORKS WITH SO MANY DEPARTMENTS.
LAUREN'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY RESOURCES GOES FAR BEYOND HER JOB SCOPE.
SHE SERVES AS THE IRISH SISTER CITIES LIAISON, AND HELPS TO COORDINATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHAMBER YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE OTHER CULTURES.
HER WORK ON THE 2020 CENSUS COMMITTEE ENSURED THAT JENNER SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO AN IMPORTANT FUNDING AND RESOURCES.
THE ENERGY AND POSITIVITY THAT LAUREN BRINGS TO WORK EVERY DAY IS INFECTIOUS AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO SERVE CHANDLER OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS MELISSA DEANDA FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
LIEUTENANT DEANDA PROVIDES A GREAT WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HIRING UNIT, WHICH HELPS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HIGHER QUALITY EMPLOYEES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
SHE SUPPORTED HER TEAM IN MAKING THE HIRING PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT AND ENCOURAGED HER EMPLOYEES TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE.
WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESSES WERE PRESENTED, SHE ACTIVELY LISTENED AND SUPPORTED HER TEAM AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE CHANGES.
MELISSA IS A PROFESSIONAL WHO HOLDS HERSELF TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH HER COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER AND CITY EMPLOYEES.
SHE MENTORS HER EMPLOYEES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WHENEVER THEY NEED HELP.
AND OUR FINAL RECOGNITION OF THE EVENING IS LYDIA OR ORTIZ FROM PENTAGON UTILITIES.
LYDIA POSSESSES A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CITY PROCESSES, AND SHE SHARES HER EXPERTISE WITH OTHERS TO BOTH TEACH AS WELL AS ACHIEVE GOALS.
SHE CREATES GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COWORKERS AND ALWAYS CONDUCTS HERSELF WITH INTEGRITY.
SHE IS RESPONSIVE FALLS THROUGH WORKS HARD AND GO SEE EXTRA MILE.
LYDIA CREATES A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT.
SHE GREETS EVERYONE WITH A SMILE AND HAS A CALMING DEMEANOR.
SHE'S A PROBLEM SOLVER AND HAS A KNACK FOR QUIETLY ELIMINATING ROADBLOCKS WITH TACT MAYOR COUNCIL AND CLOSING THE EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED TONIGHT, REPRESENT A DIVERSE CROSS SECTION OF TEEN CHANDLER WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY THIS PAST YEAR, AS WE ALL KNOW HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING.
AND I WANT TO THANK OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR ABILITY TO ADAPT AND OVERCOME THE MANY OBSTACLES WE HAVE FACED.
THANK YOU, MARIN COUNCIL BEHALF OF COUNCIL.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR REALLY LEADING THE CREED OF BEING TEAM CHANDLER AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INNOVATION, AND MAKING OUR CITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE.
SO NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THINK A WATER HERO DAY, AND WE HAVE DEREK PANELLA, THE WATER PLANT OPERATOR AND DANNY SERGEANT.
UM, MY ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT IN THESE TWO GENTLEMEN IS THEY'RE NOT WEARING WATER HERO OUTFITS OR CAPES, BUT, UH, VICE MAYOR IS GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION.
SO CHANDLER WAS ON A PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS WATER IS THE FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ECONOMIC VITALITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND WHEREAS PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS CHANDLER SUPPLIES, AN AVERAGE OF 56 MILLION GALLONS OF HIGH QUALITY DRINKING WATER EVERY DAY TO OUR RESIDENTIAL BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS.
AND WHEREAS CHANDLER WATER EMPLOYEES CAN BE RELIED UPON TO PROVIDE SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
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AND THE SERVICES THEY HAVE PROVIDED HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL IN FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC, ALLOWING CHANDLER HOSPITALS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS AND BUSINESSES TO OPERATE AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER THANKS AND APPRECIATES EACH WATER EMPLOYEE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.NOW, MAYOR HARKEY IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER ARIZONA HEREBY RECOGNIZED SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2021 IS THANK A WATER HERO DAY.
YEAH, THE QUICK, A BRIEF, UH, LITTLE COMMENTS.
UM, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND
UM, WE HAVE OPERATORS THAT ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY AROUND THE, TO PROVIDE THE CITY, YOU GUYS, UH, WITH SAFE AND RELIABLE DRINKING WATER.
NEXT? WE HAVE A SECOND PROCLAMATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
SO IF A CHEAP DUGAN, SHADY KANE AND ANY OF OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, PLEASE DO OH, WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE TO INCLUDE THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COSTS THE UNITED STATES 3.6 TRILLION ANNUALLY, CONSIDERING MEDICAL EXPENSES, LOST PRODUCTIVITY, LEGAL COSTS, PROPERTY LOSS, AND DAMAGE.
AND WHEREAS IN ARIZONA, EVERY FIVE MINUTES, A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RESPONDS TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL, EVERY 44 MINUTES, ONE OR MORE CHILDREN WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HAVING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY REDUCES THE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THEREFORE THE CITY OF CHANDLER STRIVES TO CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR ALL TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION, FAMILY CHANDLER FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER AND CHANDLER LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS AND COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS ARE COMMITTED TO PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY ENDORSING PREVENTION, AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HARTKE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2021 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH MAYOR.
THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL AND CHIEF DUGGAN FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT IN THE DVS COMMISSION'S EFFORTS TO BRING AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ALSO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IN CHANDLER, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT THE DV COMMISSION HOSTS EVERY YEAR, THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE A VIRTUAL EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 29TH.
IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND YOU CAN FIND THE INVITATION ON EVENTBRITE.
AND AFTER WE TAKE A PICTURE, I KNOW THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS SERVES ON OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL WITH MEG.
AND SHE'LL LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR TWO.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK IF WE WON THAT IS WORKING AS COMMISSIONERS AND ON THE COMMISSION FOR THIS SERVICE.
AND FOR REALLY TRULY LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AS A CITY, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS RECOGNIZED AND EVERYBODY WHO HAS AN ISSUE IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THINK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRULY WORKING HARD, THAT WHENEVER THERE WAS A CALL THAT THEY ALWAYS THERE AND THEY SENT PEOPLE THAT ARE TRULY TRAN TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WERE GOING THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT THIS TIME, SERVING ON THE BOARD IS A PRIVILEGE AND I REALLY TAKE IT AS SUCH AND I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I'M THERE BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING ON NOT ONLY HELPING WITH LAWS, BUT ALSO WITH BILLS THAT WILL HELP THOSE
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WHO ARE IN SHELTERS.AND ALSO THOSE WHO ARE ONCE THEY ARE US WITH THE PERPETRATOR.
ONCE IT HAPPENED THAT THEY DO NOT GO BACK TO THE SAME PLACE AGAIN, WITHOUT HAVING HELP WITH THAT.
UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE IS SAVED STATION DONATION BY PARENT HEART WATCH.
SO IF MARTHA LOPEZ ANDERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARENT HEART WATCH WOULD COME UP, MARTHA SO PARENT HEART WATCH HAS DONATED A LIFE AED DEVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER THAT WILL BE PLACED AT THE NEW APPARATUS TRADING BAY AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION SO MUCH FOR THE DONATION.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MAYOR HARKEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, SO A PARENT HEART WATCHES A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND DEATH IN THE YOUNG.
SO THAT'S CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS.
EVERY YEAR WE GATHER WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT IS HELD AT DIFFERENT STATES, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WE SELECTED CHANDLER, UH, THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO HOLD OUR CONFERENCE AT THE CROWN PLAZA HOTEL.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO POSTPONE IT UNTIL JANUARY 20, 22, UM, EVERY YEAR AGAIN, UM, IT'S PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY AFFECTED LIKE MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF, WE LOST OUR YOUNG SON.
SO IT'S PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CHILD, PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN SURVIVE, CARDIAC ARREST, MEDICAL, PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER, UH, PASSIONATE ADVOCATES.
THAT'S WHERE WE COME TOGETHER, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO LEAVE OUR MARK IN ANY CITY THAT WE HOLD OUR CONFERENCE.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DECIDED TO LEAVE OUR MARK IN A WAY THAT HONORS REALLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN LOST AND THOSE WHO HAVE SURVIVED AND A SAFE STATION TOWER IS AN OUTDOOR CABINET THAT STORES A LIFE-SAVING DEVICE CALLED AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR OR AED THAT ANYBODY CAN USE TO SAVE A LIFE.
AND SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE CHOOSING TO LEAVE OUR MARK HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CHANDLER.
AND SO, UM, WE HOPE THAT IT NEVER HAS TO BE USED, BUT IF IT IS NEEDED, THAT IS THERE TO SAVE A LIFE.
AND SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AT OUR CONFERENCE IN JANUARY, 2022, TO SAY A FEW WORDS, UM, TO OUR ATTENDEES.
AND I THINK I CAN SAFELY SAY, PLEASE SEND ALL OF COUNCIL AND INVITATION.
THIS COUNCIL LOVES TO SUPPORT EVERYTHING GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN, LONG AGENDA TODAY.
DID ANY OF YOU HAPPEN TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS? NOT TOO LONG AGO, ANYBODY HERE? SO WE HAVE, UH, SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ ALL OF THE NAMES AND INVITE THE PEOPLE TO COME UP AND THEN GIVE EACH OF YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REMARKS.
UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP LISA SPINNY FROM DESERT LIGHTS, GYMNASTIC TEAM.
UH, LISA WAS THE TEAM USA COACH FOR MIKAYLA SKINNER WHO WON THE SILVER MEDAL WOW, THIS IS GOING IN MY OFFICE.
SO I HAD THE CHANCE TO, TO GO VISIT LISA ENTER GYM, AND, UH, SHE SAVED MY BACON AND THAT OUR STAFF HAD WANTED TO CATCH HER, ME DOING A BACKFLIP AND LISA GRACE POLICE SAID, OH, OUR SPOTTER ISN'T HERE.
SECONDLY, UH, ANDREW NICHOLAS FROM THE U S MEN SKATING TEAM, IT WAS THE MANAGER FOR US SKATING TEAM AND TOKYO.
AND IF YOU WILL WATCH, UH, MY BAYER CHANDLER VIDEO TODAY,
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UH, ANDREW SKATED OVER ME TODAY.SO, UH, VERY GOOD AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST JOE JACKSON FROM TEAM USA, WHEELCHAIR RUGBY, PARALYMPICS AND I ALREADY TOLD JOE THIS, I, THIS IS THE MOST INSANE SPORT I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT'S DEMOLITION DERBY MEETS RUGBY, AND THESE GUYS ACTUALLY KEPT GET CREDITED POINTS FOR KNOCKING PEOPLE OVER.
SO, UH, JOE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS FIRST? OKAY.
NO, NOT REALLY, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE HAD TO MOVE AWAY FROM MY JOB TO CALIFORNIA TO, UM, TO TAKE ON THE JOB I HAVE, BUT I JUST SPENDING THE DAY WITH EVERYONE HERE HAS MADE ME SO PROUD OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND MADE ME MISS IT A LOT.
UM, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS IS WHERE I'M FROM.
SO I'M VERY PROUD TO BE FROM CHANDLER.
SO MY ATHLETE, MCKAYLA SKINNER AND MYSELF, WE'RE SO HONORED NOT ONLY TO REPRESENT THE USA, BUT TO REPRESENT CHANDLER ARIZONA IN TOKYO, TAKE A PICTURE.
I LITERALLY WAS TOO EXCITED ABOUT BEING WITH THESE THREE ATHLETES THAT I DID FORGET TO PUT THE HAT ON.
WE HAVE ONE FINAL ADDITION TO OUR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE, AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH SRP I P TRANSMISSION LINE PROPOSAL.
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP MEGAN H GRAEBEL MAKE IT, IF YOU'D PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND, UH, ADDRESS.
MY NAME IS MEGAN GREYBULL AND I'M A PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF OSBORNE MELODYNE THAT IS AT TWO NINE TWO NINE NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX 8 5 0 1 2.
I LEAD THE FIRM'S ENERGY WATER AND UTILITY PRACTICE GROUP AND HANDLE MATTERS PRIMARILY BEFORE THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT BLINDSIDING IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF MY PRACTICE.
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I WAS APPROACHED BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE AT FULTON RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHO EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SEGMENT OF THE SRP HIGH-TECH INTERCONNECTION PROJECT THAT WOULD GO IN ADJACENT AND IN EXTREMELY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THEIR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
A MATTER OF FEET FROM SOME OF THEIR HOMES.
THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE CITY HAD AGREED TO FUND THE UNDERGROUNDING OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SRP HIP LINE, BUT THAT THE PORTION OF THE LINE BISECTING THEIR COMMUNITY AND TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, THE PINE LAKES ESTATES AND SOUTH SHORE VILLAGE, UM, FOR REASONS THAT FRANKLY DIDN'T SEEM TO JUSTIFY THE DISPARATE TREATMENT OF THOSE THREE COMMUNITIES COMPARED TO OTHERS WOULD REMAIN ABOVE GROUND.
THE RESERVE RETAINED ME AT A TECHNICAL EXPERT WITH EXPERIENCE IN CITING TRANSMISSION LINES TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS, BOTH HERE AND AT THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION, THE PINE LAKES ESTATES AND SOUTH SHORE VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE NOW ALSO ENGAGED ME TO SUPPORT THEM IN THIS MATTER ALTOGETHER, THESE HOS REPRESENT MORE THAN 1500 CHANDLER CITY RESIDENTS.
I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPEARANCE OF AN ATTORNEY MAY CAUSE SOME ANXIETY, PARTICULARLY ON A TOPIC THAT'S BEEN CONTROVERSIAL LIKE THIS ONE.
SO I WANT YOU TO REST ASSURED MY CLIENTS ASKED ME TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY, PRIMARILY TO SAY, THANK YOU.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE CITY'S SALT RIVER PROJECTS, AND INTEL'S EARLY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITIES.
AND WE WERE DELIGHTED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO THAT INTEL HAD AGREED TO PAY, TO BURY THE PROPOSED POWER LINE FROM CHANDLER HEIGHTS TO THE SCHRADER SUBSTATION, INCLUDING THE SEGMENTS NEAR MY CLIENT'S HOMES.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE CITY TO INTEL AND TO SRP FOR LISTENING TO US AND FOR FINDING A WORKABLE SOLUTION.
AND WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS EXACTLY THE RIGHT RESULTS.
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LINE IS BEING BUILT TO SERVE ONE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER, AND OF COURSE WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR SRP AND BENEFIT INTEL AND THE CITY ECONOMICALLY IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.IT IS RIGHT THAT ALL CITY RESIDENTS BE INSULATED FROM THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH A VISIBLE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE RUNNING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, THE SOLUTION YOU ALL REACHED TO JUST THAT.
AND SO THANK YOU AND PARTICULARLY THANK YOU TO INTEL FOR ITS ACTIVE GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE BEFORE INTEL'S COMMITMENT IS REALIZED, AND WE URGE YOU TO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I HAVE WITH ME HERE AND WE'LL LEAVE FOR YOU AN ELECTRIC PETITION AND ELECTRONIC PETITION TO BURY THE PORTION OF THE LINE ALONG THE RAILROAD ROAD, RIGHT OF WAY THAT ASSIGNED BY 897 PEOPLE.
MOST OF WHOM RESIDE IN THESE THREE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
THESE CHANDLER RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED ME TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH SRP ON THE ROUTE AND TO REPRESENT THEM AT THE UPCOMING LINE SETTING PROCEEDING TO ENSURE THAT INTEL'S COMMITMENT TO THE, UM, THAT THE LINE IS CONSTRUCTED BELOW GROUND SUCCEEDS.
OUR TECHNICAL EXPERT HAS A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING ROUTES FOR UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.
AND WE INVITE SRP TO CONSULT WITH US AS THEY EVALUATE THE UNDERGROUND SEGMENT AND URGE THE CITY TO DO THE SAME.
AFTER ALL THE LINE IS PROPOSED TO BE BURIED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'VE APPEARED BEFORE A LOT OF GOVERNMENT REGULATORY BODY BODIES.
AND I JUST WANT TO END BY CONGRATULATING YOU GUYS.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST EFFICIENT AND MOST PLEASANT MEETING I'VE ATTENDED IN A WHILE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.
[4. Project Agreement with Maricopa Association of Governments in Fiscal Year 2022-23 of Proposition 400 Funds for Improvements to Chandler Heights Road (Gilbert Road to Val Vista Drive) Move City Council approve a Project Agreement with Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) for regional reimbursement of construction improvements to Chandler Heights Road (Gilbert Road to Val Vista Drive), in the amount of $7,699,462.18. Council Focus Area(s):]
NEXT IN OUR AGENDA, WE HAD, UH, A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER ON ANY OF THESE, WHETHER YOU HAD RESOLUTION TO THERE.SO I'M JUST GOING TO CALL AN ORDER.
AND IF YOU'VE ALREADY REACHED IN ANSWER, JUST LET US KNOW.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR WAS CALLED IN BY A COUNCIL MEMBER.
ORLANDO HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE START OF THE DATE OF THE PROJECT AND, UH, RELATED TO THIS COUNCIL MEMBER, MAY I THINK STARTING NEXT, UH, LATE, LATE NEXT YEAR.
AND, UM, SO THIS IS ALL PART OF THE PROP $400, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT AS YOU KNOW, THAT WE GET OUR FAIR SHARE THAT.
SO YES, WE GOT GOT THAT ANSWERED.
[5. Resolution No. 5512, Authorizing the Submittal of a $119,000 Pass-Through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Gila River Indian Community Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5521 authorizing the submittal of a $119,000 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Gila River Indian Community for the purchase of one Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Life Support Pump. Council Focus Area(s):]
FIVE, CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, HAVING TO DO WITH A PASTOR GATES COUNCIL MEMBER.THANK YOU, MAYOR CITY MANAGER PLEASE.
MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO LIKE TO HAVE MATT BERBERICH OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.
COME FORWARD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE SIDE.
WHEN I LOOKED AT, UH, WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH WITH DIGNITY HEALTH AND THROUGH THIS GRANT? CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY IS IT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT AT THIS TIME IN THE SEASON THAT WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH COVID AND THOSE WORDS STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE? ABSOLUTELY.
SO FIRST OFF ON THE GRANT PROCESS, TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT FOLKS MAY HAVE ABOUT WHY DOES IT COME TO THE CITY? SO THIS IS PART OF THE ARIZONA STATE GAMING COMPACT THAT WAS JUST AMENDED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY THAT ALLOCATES 12% OF THE GAMING REVENUES THAT COME INTO THE 22 FEDERALLY REGISTERED TRIBES TOWARDS, UM, SERVICES THAT BENEFIT LOCAL OR COUNTY FACILITIES, UH, THAT EXTENDS TO NON-PROFITS.
SO OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HERE IS A LITERALLY A PASS-THROUGH.
SO WE REVIEWED, UH, THE, THE APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN FROM NON-PROFITS THAT HAVE A CONNECTION TO CHANDLER, AND THEN WE'LL FORWARD THOSE ON TO THE APPROPRIATE TRIBAL GAMING AGENCY THAT, THAT NONPROFIT IS SEEKING FUNDS FROM.
THAT WAS THE CASE IN THIS EXAMPLE WITH DIGNITY HEALTH, UM, AND THEY HAVE, UM, HEALER RIVER HAS REVIEWED THEIR GRANT APPLICATION AND ELECTED TO FUND TO THE COST OF $119,000.
I, UM, ECMO LIFE SUPPORT PUMP, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING AND REVIEWING THE APPLICATION WITH DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION, WHICH IS THE NONPROFIT ARM OF DIGNITY HEALTH, IS THAT THIS WILL ALLOW TREATMENT TO OCCUR AT CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL.
THAT RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO, UM, FORWARD THOSE PATIENTS TO ST JOE'S.
AND SO THIS BEING A VERY IMPORTANT FOR, UH, UM, CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY PATIENTS THAT ARE NEED ESSENTIALLY, IT LITERALLY FUNCTIONS AS AN ARTIFICIAL LUNG OR THOSE PATIENTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF THAT TREATMENT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, AS WE EXPLAINED THAT WE DON'T HAVE ONE HERE IN CHANDLER THAT IS CURRENTLY, THIS ONE WILL PROVIDE IT FOR US.
SO I'M SO THANKFUL THAT THE CITY IS PART OF THE PROCESS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
[16. Preliminary Development Plan, PLH21-0043 Chandler Airpark 202 Move City Council approve Preliminary Development Plan PLH21-0043 Chandler Airpark 202 for site layout and building architecture for four flex industrial buildings located at the northwest corner of Germann Road and Northrop Boulevard, approximately one third of a mile west of Cooper Road, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]
NUMBER 16, CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.[00:40:01]
WE, WE HAD THIS P AND Z MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT, AND I KNOW THE APPLICANT HAD A, REALLY MY UNDERSTANDING AS A ROBUST, UM, TREES AND, AND, UH, UH, PORTER CULTURE TYPE OF ACTIVITY.AND THEN, UM, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR THAT AREA, CORRECT? IS THAT NORMALLY WE DID ON OUR, FOR SALE.
THIS IS A LUMPY PASEO, CORRECT? THIS PROJECT.
THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, THAT'S CORRECT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CODE REQUIREMENTS ALONG THE PESETA TRAIL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROJECT, INSIDE OF THE PATELLA TRAIL WEST SIDE OF THE, AND I UNDERSTAND THESE BUILDINGS ARE REAL CLOSE TO THE PRE-SALES.
SO THEREFORE, TO HELP THE TREES WILL HELP MITIGATE OBVIOUSLY THE, UH, THE IMPOSING ACT ACTIVITIES OF THESE BUILDINGS.
UM, SO I DON'T, I KNOW, UH, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND I WILL THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, BUT I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS TO ACTUALLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOLIAGE, WHICH NORMALLY AGAIN, WE WANT TO AT A PRESALE TRAIL, KEEP IT SHADED FOR THE BIKERS AND WALKERS AND THE MAYOR.
I KNOW HE GOES OUT THERE A LOT.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND REDUCING IT WITH, AS SOMETHING, A NEW POLICY OR PROCEDURE OR THOUGHT PROCESS OR WHAT THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FIRST CONSIDERED A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TREES ON THE PROPERTY, AND THEN DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TREES.
AND IN THE END, THE COMMISSION DECIDED AND VOTED TO ADOPT A STIPULATION, WHICH IS A STIPULATION NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS IN QUESTION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TREES OR REDUCE THE DENSITY OF TREES ON THE PROPERTY.
SO AGAIN, IN ALL FAIRNESS, I'LL REACH OUT TO SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS AND GET THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, UM, IF, UH, LIKE STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A AMENDMENT TO THIS, TO REDUCE ITEM NINE, AND WE COULD ALWAYS VOTE ON IT EITHER ONE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I DO WANT TO GET MORE DETAILED BEFORE I TAKE THE STEP OF, OF, OF, UH, YOU KNOW, ELIMINATING NUMBER NINE.
I THINK THAT'S AN EQUITABLE DAY TO DO SO.
THANK YOU, MAYOR GOT SOME I'M BRILLIANT.
I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THE SAME THING.
WE JUST REMOVED THAT, BUT CERTAINLY FOR FURTHER CONVERSATION CAN BE HAD ON THURSDAY.
AND, UH, I, I ALSO, WHEN I MET WITH ADAM BALL TO START WITH, I'D ASKED FOR A SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE, PARTICULARLY ALONG WHATEVER, OUR BEST RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AND CHANDLER.
SO I WOULD CERTAINLY, UH, SUPPORT THAT.
WE GET A LOT OF ITEMS APPEAR ON THE DIOCESE AND I WILL SAY ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW OUR DEVELOPMENT FOLKS AND THIS DEVELOPER, AND WORKED SO CLOSELY TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH A VERY NICE ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCT THAT, UH, THE CHANNEL COULD BE PROUD OF.
AND SO MANY COMMUNITIES WOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OR THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
AND, UH, AND I, AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT, UH, YOU'D BE ABLE TO DRIVE OR WALK ALL AROUND THAT FACILITY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EAST TO WEST AND BE, BE PROUD OF IT.
AND, UH, AND I, AND I, I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE GREAT PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ROW, A STAFF WORKED VERY HARD WITH THE APPLICANT TO CREATE THE PROJECT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
DO I SEE A TEAR? WE'D HAVE BUSH REALLY SHARED UP ON THAT ONE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? I LOVE THE TREES.
I REALLY LOVE SERVING THE CITY WITH YOU GUYS.
[22. Agreement No. ED0-918-4196, Amendment No. 1, Innovations Incubator Management Services Move City Council approve Agreement No. ED0-918-4196, Amendment No. 1, with Northern Arizona Technology and Business Incubator, dba Moonshot at NACET, for Innovations Incubator management services, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for the period of one year, beginning October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. Council Focus Area(s):]
ALSO CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO MAYOR.THIS IS A BEEN LONG AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YOU HAD MENTIONED A LONG TIME PROGRAM.
I KNOW THEY HAD A LITTLE DIP LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID OBVIOUSLY, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT TO GIVE US A FEW MINUTE BRIEFING ON WHAT THESE THESE FOLKS ARE DOING AND HOW THEY'RE MEETING THEIR OBJECTIVES.
AND WHAT'S THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT TONIGHT OR OBVIOUSLY, BUT WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP HERE? UH, W WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO NEXT TO TAKE THIS TO ANOTHER LEVEL? SO, ANYWAY, I'LL LET YOU TAKE THE BRIEFING THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF OUR SECOND OPTION CONTRACTOR WITH A NEW ASSET, A NASCENT AND MOONSHOT, UH, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY ORIENTED, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE INNOVATIONS INCUBATOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, UM, THIS PAST YEAR,
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UM, IN, IN THE FIRST YEAR CONTRACT, WE REALLY WANTED TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF VISIBILITY THAT, UH, THEY WERE PROVIDING TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE TECH ENTREPRENEURS.UM, AND SO THAT WAS REFLECTED IN SOME OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WE HAD PUT IN PLACE.
WE WANTED TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE, VISIBILITY, UM, UH, IMPRESSIONS IN THE MEDIA.
AND I THINK WE WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT OF THAT, BUT I THINK REALLY GET TO THE HEART OF YOUR QUESTION IS WHERE DO WE WANT TO TAKE IT? UM, I THINK MAYOR COUNCIL AND ALL STAFF REALLY WANT TO SEE INNOVATIONS INCUBATOR BE RECOGNIZED AS THE TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR OF CHOICE IN THE SOUTHWEST.
NOW, I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
WE ARE IN YEAR SIX OF THIS ENDEAVOR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO, UH, TAKE PLACE TO GET THERE.
AND SO THAT'S THE ULTIMATE VISION, UM, AS WE'VE RECEIVED IT FROM COUNCIL.
AND I THINK FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE A TECHNOLOGY ORIENTED INCUBATOR, UM, DELIVERING THE BEST SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A CITY SPONSORED SERVICE, MUCH LIKE WE PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES, BUT REALLY GEARED TO THE TECH ENTREPRENEURS.
UM, GOING BACK TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT, UH, COVID, UM, WE WERE SURPRISED, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE A LOT OF, UH, MORE APPLICANTS THIS YEAR DUE TO JOB LAYOFFS AND SUCH, BUT WE DIDN'T SEE THAT.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS, UH, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BETTER WITHIN OUR TECH ECOSYSTEMS, WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON AND WHAT ARE WE MISSING AND GETTING IN FRONT OF THOSE FOLKS TO SCALE THOSE COMPANIES.
YEAH, I KNOW THE VICE MAYOR IS INVOLVED WITH THIS A LOT TOO, AND I KNOW HE'S WAS DOWN THERE A LOT AS WELL, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK HE'S PUT ON THAT ONE AND SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT AGAIN, UM, LET'S, LET'S SIT DOWN AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT SOME VENTURE CAPITAL DOLLARS IN THERE.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN KICKING AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
HOW DO WE UP THAT GAME? KNOW HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT TO VENTURE CAPITALIST ACTUALLY COME IN AND START FUNDING SOME OF THESE, THESE PROJECTS.
I THINK YOU SAY WE'RE 3 MILLION THIS YEAR.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBERS, WHICH IS STILL UP FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE KEY RIGHT NOW IS HOW DO WE, WE TAKE THOSE ENTREPRENEURS IN NEXT PHASE AND NEXT STEP, IF WE CAN WORK ON THAT AS WELL, COME BACK WITH US WITH SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT, CERTAINLY THROUGH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO DO SO.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE SAW A PULLBACK DURING COVID.
ONE OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A FACILITY, WE DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE REALLY, TRULY WHERE WE COULD INCUBATE AND WING PEOPLE AND THEIR IDEAS, AND THEN FOR THEM TO COME TO THOSE PLACES, BECAUSE AT THIS TIME, SIX YEARS INTO THIS PROGRAM, AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE A HOME FOR IT PER SE.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BE PART OF THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO START LOOKING, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ANCHOR IT IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN FEEL THAT THIS IS WHERE THE COMPUTER IS SUPPOSED TO BE, VERSUS JUST DEPENDENT ON WHOEVER WE PARTNER WITH, WHETHER WHEN THEY WANT TO CLOSE THE CLOSE, WHEN THEY WANT TO OPEN THE OPEN.
SO THAT LEFT US IN A PLACE WHERE WE COULDN'T CONTINUE DOING THE THING.
OUR CITY NEVER SHUT DOWN, BUT WHEN OTHER PLACES SHUT DOWN, IT AFFECTS US IN A SENSE LIKE THIS.
SO I WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD, UH, WITH YOUR TEAM AND START LOOKING INTO PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN, UM, AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT PHASE WITH THIS PROGRAM AND ELEVATED IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL THAT HAVING A HOME FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MIKE I'VE, CONVERSELY I'VE APPRECIATED THE WORK.
YOU'VE DONE THAT WHEN WE DID HAVE A HOME THAT JUST WASN'T ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES TO HAVE A CHANCE TO RE-LOOK AT THIS.
AND RATHER THAN US TRYING TO RUN THIS, BRING IN, THEY SAID TWO AND SOME EXPERTS TO DO A BETTER JOB.
AND TO, UM, DIANE, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE BANQUET, PARTICULARLY THE, THE THREE, UH, START-UPS THAT, UH, REALLY HAD TALKED ABOUT HOW GOING THROUGH THIS FOUR-PART PROGRAM HAD HELPED LAUNCH THEIR IDEAS INTO BUSINESSES.
AND, UH, I THINK ONE WAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY A LARGER COMPANY AND WAS ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY HERE WITH MORE CAPITAL FROM THAT.
SO I, I REALLY ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE SUCCESS STORIES, UH, FROM THAT NIGHT, AS WELL AS PREVIOUS YEARS.
SO, SO THERE MIGHT CERTAINLY BE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RELOOK AT THIS MODEL, BUT I, YOU KNOW, APART FROM THE SHUTDOWN, I, I DO THINK IT'S HAVING AN OUTSIDE FORCE, MANAGES US TO SERVE THIS WELL, RATHER THAN TRYING TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OUR OWN FACILITY.
UH, PERHAPS WE'LL HAVE TO DO A WORK SESSION ON THIS AND COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS AND LISTEN TO COUNCIL GOALS.
WELL, MICAH AND DIANA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE SHARED AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING SO FAR.
IT IS JUST, I THINK THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF WHAT THE INNOVATIONS INCUBATOR CAN BECOME, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING SOME EFFORT BEHIND.
AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO HEAR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, TAKE NOTICE AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE ON THE PRECIPICE OF
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DELIVERING THAT TRIANGLE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, UH, WHICH IS THAT ANGEL GROUP, THE ANGEL INVESTORS, COUPLED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS, UH, GETTING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL, UH, ENGINEERS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY ALREADY WITH THE INTELS AND THE MICROCHIPS AND THE ROGERS CORPORATIONS.WHEN THOSE FOLKS ARE READY TO GO OUT ON THEIR OWN, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THAT, UH, INNOVATIONS PROVIDE.
SO IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR THIS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
AND MAYBE IT'S WHERE WE BRING IN SOME FOLKS THAT ARE IN THESE SPACES, CREATE A LITTLE SUBCOMMITTEE.
IF I CAN GET THE MAYORS, PUT THEM ON THE SPOT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL, I'LL, I'LL APPROACH YOU AND APPROACH THE MAYOR WITH THIS.
AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING GOING ON THAT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE'RE A CITY OF INNOVATION.
SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE A CITY WHERE ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SEEKING INNOVATION CAN COME AND WE CAN BE SOMETIME A BEACON OF HOPE.
BUT AS I SHARED IN OTHER MEETINGS, I STILL WANT TO PRESS UPON US TO LOOK AT OTHER ENTREPRENEURS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SETTING OUR, UM, THAT WE'RE SETTING OUR EYES ON OTHER ENTREPRENEURS, OR IT'S MORE EQUITABLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND CHANDLER, NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TECHNOLOGY AND LOOK INTO STIR THAT PATH.
ALSO, WE NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE DOING OTHER DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE, UH, TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED, BUT HAVE ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY.
BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS DOESN'T LIVE WITH TECHNOLOGY IS NOT AN EXISTING AT THIS POINT VIA WEBSITE OR HOWEVER, BUT I WANT US TO ALSO TO CONTINUE TO PRESS ON PROGRAMS THAT CAN WIDE IN OUR, OUR REACH AND OUR SCOPE ON PROGRAMS THAT WILL NOT JUST FOCUS ON INNOVATION, BUT OTHER TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OTHER TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CITY.
AND I KNOW JOSH AND I WE'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF EQUITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE TYPE OF DOLLARS GOING OUT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE.
[23. Purchase of Vehicles Move City Council approve the utilization of the State of Arizona Contract No. ADSPO17-166120 with Courtesy Chevrolet, No. ADSPO17-166119 with Larry H. Miller Toyota, No. ADSPO17-166122 with Midway Chevrolet, and No. ADSPO17-166124 with San Tan Ford for the purchase of vehicles, in the amount of $1,364,023.98. Council Focus Area(s):]
23 WAS CALLED IN BY VICE MAYOR AND AS A MEMBER, LANDO WESTBURY MAYOR.I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH STAFF LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS, SO I'M GOOD.
NOW YOU'RE NOT GETTING OFF THAT EASY BUDDY.
HEY, I KNOW THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE REFRESH THE VEHICLES EVERY SO MANY YEARS, BUT ARE WE LOOKING AT ELECTRIC VEHICLES? YES.
UH, WE ARE, UH, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE FIRST.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE WE NEED TO PUT THOSE CHARGING STATIONS, RIGHT.
WE PRELIMINARY IDENTIFIED ABOUT 31 LOCATIONS TO EVALUATE, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT WHERE APPLICABLE, UM, EVIE VEHICLES WOULD BE USEFUL.
AND I KNOW THIS OTHER QUESTION CAME UP THE OTHER DAY IS IT'S FRUSTRATING TO ME THAT I'M FOR A LONG TIME NOW.
AND I KNOW DAWN'S HEARD THIS A FEW TIMES FROM ME OVER THE YEARS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CAN'T GET THE SCENE.
WE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET OUR LOCAL CHANDLER VENDORS TO BID ON SOME OF THESE THINGS WHEN WE KEEP THOSE SALES TAX DOLLARS IN CHANDLER.
AND I KNOW IT'S A PROCUREMENT, BUT I WAS HOPING STAFF.
I KNOW DAWN, YOU MAY WANT TO WEIGH IN HERE.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE TRIED TO PASS IT OR ANYTHING ELSE WE COULD POSSIBLY DO TO, I MEAN, DO I HAVE TO CALL THEM THAT? DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, I'LL DO IT.
DO THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, YOU ARE SPOT ON, UM, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO ENGAGE OUR LOCAL VENDORS.
UM, THAT IS AN EFFORT THAT'S DONE.
EVERY TIME WE, UH, DO A VEHICLE PURCHASE.
WE HAVE CONTACTS THAT ALL OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, THEY GET CONTACTED TO LET THEM KNOW HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS PURCHASE.
UM, UNFORTUNATE THING IS, ESPECIALLY AS OF RECENT, UH, THE CHIP SHORTAGE HAS REALLY LIMITED INVENTORIES, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR LOCAL VENDORS, BUT, UM, THE STATE CONTRACT DOES SEEM TO MAKE THE MOST SENSE AT THIS POINT, BUT THEY, THEY TYPICALLY TURN US DOWN.
UM, IT'S JUST KIND OF THE NATURE.
I THINK, OF THE TYPES OF SPECIALTY VEHICLES THAT WE PURCHASE, UM, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SORT OF, AND I THINK THE WORD CITY MAGAZINES THE OTHER DAY WAS THEY, SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE A FLEET MENTALITY WHERE THEY ACTUALLY CARRY EXCESS INVENTORY, THE ABILITY TO SATISFY SOMEBODY CONTRACTS.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S A FAIR ANALYSIS, I THINK.
MAY I START MAKING PHONE CALLS? THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
OKAY, MAYOR, AND I'D SAY AS LONG AS WE ARE REACHING OUT TO OUR LOCAL VENDORS, THAT'S THE BEST THAT WE CAN DO.
I AGREE IF THEIR BUSINESS MODEL DOESN'T AFFORD THIS, THEN WE'VE GIVEN THEM AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE, OR DO YOU HAVE A COVERS UP? DID YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT YOU REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
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WANTED TO GIVE? YOU KNOW, I DID.HE'LL HAVE, HE'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION.
[39. Agreement No. MS2-918-4395 for a Comprehensive System Development/Impact Fee Study Move City Council approve Agreement No. MS2-918-4395, with James Duncan and Associates, Inc., dba Duncan Associates, for a Comprehensive System Development/Impact Fee Study, in an amount not to exceed $131,800. Council Focus Area(s):]
CALLED IN ITEM NUMBER 39 BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.I HAD A QUESTION AROUND WHETHER OR NOT THE, UH, UH, ARTERIAL MAP WAS ALSO GOING TO BE IN VAULT IN THE SCOPE OF THIS, UH, NEW CONTRACT.
AND, UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I AM NUMBER 47
[47. Design and Construction Agreement No. WA1704.502, with Salt River Project, for the Knox Well Design and Construction Move City Council award Design and Construction Agreement No. WA1704.502 to Salt River Project, for the Knox Well Design and Construction, in an amount not to exceed $458,030. Council Focus Area(s):]
COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.UH, I HAD A NICE CONVERSATION WITH STAFF TODAY.
UM, THIS IS A REALLY NEAT PROJECT AND I THINK WE SHOULD SPEND JUST A FEW MINUTES.
SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, HOW WE'RE SAVING MONEY AND HOW WE'RE PARTNERSHIP WITH SRP.
UM, JUST ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP WITH SRP THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST SPEND A FEW MINUTES ON WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, AND THEN, UH, I GOT A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU THROUGH THE MAYOR.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT ITEM 47 IS A CONTINUING, UH, PROJECT THAT GOES ALONG WITH A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD WITH SUBURBIA PROJECT FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.
UH, OVER THOSE YEARS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SALT RIVER PROJECT FOR, I BELIEVE, NINE, UH, CURRENT WELLS WATER WELLS THAT PRODUCE POTABLE WATER IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
THE TRUE BENEFIT IS AS THIS AS SUMMER PROJECT LOSES AGRICULTURAL LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF CHANDLER, THEY HAVE THE, THE WELLS THAT STILL EXIST.
AND SO THEY'VE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT CHANDLER TAKES ADVANTAGE OF, UM, REPEATEDLY WHERE WE PARTNER WITH SRP SRP ALLOWS US TO USE THE WELL WE BENEFIT BECAUSE WE GET ALL OF THE WATER FROM THE WELL ON A PRIORITY BASIS.
AND THE TOTAL COST FOR US, THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS ONLY THE DIFFERENCE IN WHAT IT WOULD COST SRP TO GO FROM A TYPICAL AGRICULTURAL WELL TO A POTABLE WELL.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS DURING THE DRILLING PROCESS, WE PAY FOR A WATER QUALITY SAMPLING, WHICH THEY WOULDN'T DO IN AN AGRICULTURAL WELL, BUT WE DO IN ONE OF OURS.
AND SO WE PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL TESTING AND THE, UH, MAYBE SOME DIFFERENT, UH, MATERIAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.
AND DURING THE EQUIPPING PROCESS, WE ALSO THEN UPSET AN AG WELL TO A CITY STANDARD THAT WOULD BE USED FOR POTABLE.
SO JUST AS, UH, AN IDEA, A NEW WELL THAT WE INSTALL FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER THAT WE DO ALL OURSELVES RUNS THE CITY BETWEEN THE LAND COST DESIGN DRILLING, EQUIPPING AROUND $3 MILLION.
UH, WHEN WE PARTNER WITH SRP, WHICH WE'VE DONE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO, I, I HOPE, UH, THE TOTAL COST OUT OF POCKET FOR THE CITY OF CHAMBER IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A HALF A MILLION AND MAYBE THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO THERE'S A TREMENDOUS SAVINGS IN THAT, IN THAT PARTNERSHIP AND BEYOND THAT SRP PAYS FOR AND DOES ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE ON THE WELL, AND THEY ALSO GIVE US A DISCOUNT ON THE ELECTRICITY FOR THE WELL, SO IT'S NOT ONLY A BENEFIT IN THE FIRST COST, BUT IT'S AN ONGOING SAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE WELL, SO THIS IS SIMPLY AN EQUIPPING CONTRACT FOR A WELL, UH, THAT WAS REDRILL, UH, IN THE CENTER PART OF TOWN KNOX, WELL, WHICH IS JUST EAST OF ALMA SCHOOL ROAD.
AND THIS WILL BECOME THIS WELL, WILL BECOME THE BACKUP WELL FOR ONE OF OUR OTHER CHIP SUPPLIERS IN TOWN, UH HIGH-TECH AND XP.
SO THIS WILL BECOME THE BACKUP WELL FOR THEIR PRODUCTION.
AND IT'S A TREMENDOUS, UH, TREMENDOUS PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH SRP.
AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS THAT DOESN'T GET TALKED ABOUT TOO MUCH, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AND YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT THE PRIORITIES.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, BUT THE OTHER THING IS A BIGGER PICTURE HERE.
WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS THAT REPRESENTED, UH, WE DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND WE DO PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR, TO OUR RESIDENTS.
WE HAD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING RESOURCES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST TELL THE FOLKS OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, LOCAL GOVERNMENT DOES WORK AND WE, WE DO TRY TO SAVE MONEY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND WE DID THE BEST WE COULD WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
SO KUDOS TO YOU AND THE STAFF FOR, FOR KEEPING THESE PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS THAT WERE CALLED
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IN TO, UH, TO THOSE WHO STAYED.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US EITHER ONLINE OR LIVE.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TONIGHT.