Jan 24, 2022 City Council Study Session - 01/24/2022

[ Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR STUDY SESSION.

WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.

IT IS JUST A STUDY SESSION, SO WE DON'T HAVE OTHER MULTIPLE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE ADDRESSING IN TERMS OF MEETINGS TONIGHT.

SO WITH THIS, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND CLERK.

PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

YEAH.

VICE MAYOR ROW HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, ELLIS HERE AS A MEMBER ORLANDO, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU, CITY CLERK.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TO JOIN ME UP FRONT FOR OUR SERVICE RECOGNITION

[1. Service Recognition]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE A SERVICE RECOGNITION AND ONE RETIREMENT RECOGNITION TONIGHT.

AND FOR OUR FIRST PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON ANDY BASS, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.

CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE KURT HOFFMAN TO COME ON UP.

SO KURT STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY IN DECEMBER OF 2001, AS A GIS TECHNICIAN TO HIS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY AT THE TIME WAS CREATING AND UPDATING VARIOUS GIS MAPS THAT WAS UTILIZED BY ALL DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

EARLY ON, KURT STOOD OUT AS AN EMPLOYEE.

THAT'S A GREAT PRIDE IN HIS WORK BECAUSE OF HIS TREMENDOUS WORK ETHIC.

IN 2007, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF ENGINEERING ASSISTANT.

WHILE IN THIS POSITION, KURT OVERSAW THE ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS CITY DESIGN PROJECTS.

KURT, KURT LEARNED NUMEROUS SKILLS AND EXCELLED IN THIS POSITION, WHICH LED HIM TO HIS CURRENT POSITION AS PARK PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGER.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE TO HAVE THEM JOIN OUR TEAM, UH, IN MAY.

AND THESE PAST SIX MONTHS, SINCE KURT HAS BEEN IN THIS POSITION, HE'S MADE A LOT OF POSITIVE IMPACTS MANAGING NUMEROUS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHETHER HE'S DEALING WITH A DESIGN CONSULTANT OR A CONTRACTOR, KURT ALWAYS ACCEPTS EACH TASK WITH A SMILE AND A CAN-DO ATTITUDE.

KURT'S POSITIVE, FRIENDLY PERSONALITY IS A HUGE ASSET FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY.

WE APPRECIATE CURT AND WE RECOGNIZE HIM FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR OUR

[2. Retirement Recognition]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M HONORED TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE RETIREMENT OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, DEBORAH STAPLETON.

AFTER 23 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER THIS WEEK REPRESENTS DEB'S LAST WITH THE CITY.

AND SHE IS JOINED TONIGHT BY HER BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HUSBAND, JIM'S SON, CHRIS' DAUGHTER, SHANNON, AMONG MANY OTHER SPECIAL FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.

DEB BEGAN HER CAREER IN CHANDLER IN 1999 AS THE CITY'S HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER.

BACK WHEN HUMAN RESOURCES WAS PART OF THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO JOINING TEAM CHANDLER, DEB SPENT 20 YEARS WITH OLIN CORPORATION, A FORTUNE 200 COMPANY, WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS SPECIALIZED IN THE MANUFACTURER OF CHEMICALS AND AMMUNITION, LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE.

SHE DECIDED TO TRADE IN THE HAZARDS OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING FOR THE HAZARDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

AND WE ARE SO FORTUNATE THAT SHE DID AFTER 17 YEARS AS CHANDLER'S HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, DEB WAS PROMOTED IN 2016 TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR WHERE SHE OVERSAW INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES, FLEET SERVICES, AND HUMAN RESOURCES IN 2018, SHE JOINED THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHERE SHE HAS SERVED AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

BUILDING THE HUMAN RESOURCES

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DEB HAS HAD A HAND IN CREATING THE UNPARALLELED CULTURE.

WE ENJOY HERE AT TEAM CHANDLER, INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM OUR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS PROCESSES TO OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS. IN REALITY, ALMOST EVERYTHING WE CONSIDER TO BE SIMPLY THE CHANDLER WAY HAS BEEN LARGELY BECAUSE OF DEB'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO CRAFTING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

DEB'S LEGACY AND CHANDLER, TRULY AS THE MANY PEOPLE, SHE HAS MENTORED INSPIRED, COACHED COUNSEL AND SUPPORTED OVER THE YEARS THROUGH HER KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY, AND CARE FOR THOSE AROUND HER, DEB SERVED UNDER SIX CITY MANAGERS, NOT INCLUDING INTERIMS, AND IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE THE LAST ONE TO WORK WITH HER.

A LITTLE KNOWN SECRET IS THAT DEB WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING TO RETIRE A YEAR AGO, BUT DECIDED TO STAY LONGER WHEN THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER RETIRED, KNOWING I WOULD NEED HER HELP DURING THE TRANSITION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF ME AND OUR ENTIRE CHANDLER TEAM THESE PAST FEW YEARS.

AND THESE HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING YEARS OF OUR CAREERS, BUT I'M HUMBLED TO KNOW YOU AS A COLLEAGUE, TEACHER LEADER AND FRIEND DEB, WE CANNOT EXPRESS ENOUGH OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR 23 DEDICATED YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHANDLER.

WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THE VERY BEST IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE.

SO LET'S TAKE A PICTURE AND THEN COUNSEL COMMENTS, AND THEN MAYBE AFTER A MEETING, UH, WE CAN HAVE MAYBE TEAM CHANDLER AND COUNCIL UP IN FRONT.

WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL, YOU GET TO DECIDE WHAT TO SAY.

SO I'LL START COMMENTS AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND BILL, IF ANYONE FROM WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO AND WORK OUR WAY BACK FOR OTHER COMMENTS, DEB, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I, YOU HAVE BECOME A TRUSTED VOICE AND ADVISOR.

I, UH, HAVE COME TO YOU MANY TIMES JUST, UH, FOR YOUR WISDOM AND COUNSEL THROUGH THE YEARS, WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE FIRST STRING THAT WHENEVER YOU WERE ACTING MANAGER, THEN THAT'S WHEN ALL HELL WOULD BREAK OUT IN CHANDLER.

AND IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE ON YOUR, ON YOUR WATCH.

AND IT WAS, UH, THAT YOU HANDLED IT WELL, YOU'VE, UH, I JUST THOROUGHLY ENJOYED AND RELIED UPON YOU.

AND, UH, FOR YOUR WISDOM FOR YOUR, UM, JUST ALL THAT YOU BROUGHT TO TEAM CHANDLER, AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU A TON, BUT I'M ALSO EXCITED ABOUT WHATEVER YOUR NEXT IS GOING TO BE.

AND, AND AS I'VE SAID MANY, MANY TIMES, THERE'S A LOT OF CONSULTING WE COULD ALWAYS USE YOU FOR.

WE GOT A LOT OF SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT ALWAYS GO ON HERE.

SO, UH, EVEN IF YOU SAY NO, NO, THAT ISN'T GOING TO STOP US FROM ASKING BECAUSE WE REALLY APPRECIATE AND HONOR YOU AND ALL THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE ORGANIZATION.

SO THANK YOU.

OH BOY.

OH MY GOD.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

UH, WE GOT ELECTED AUGUST 4TH, 2020 AND GOT INAUGURATED IN JANUARY, UH, JANUARY 14TH OR 2021.

AND NOW WE ARE HERE.

UM, AND I WANT TO TELL YOU IT'S BEEN A JOY, HAVING SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO WORK WITH BECAUSE OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU HAVE SO MUCH INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE.

IT REALLY HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER COUNCIL MEMBER BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD SOMEONE I CAN CALL ON THAT WAS RELIABLE.

AND ALSO SOMEONE I CAN CALL, LIKE I'M UPSET, I'M FRUSTRATED WHAT IS GOING ON.

AND SO, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE PERSON.

YOU ALWAYS HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN YOUR PURSE, READY TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE.

AND I CAN TELL YOU HONESTLY, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOURNEY WITH YOU.

YOU, YOUR FAMILY IS SO BLESSED.

YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.

AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE WORDS OF WISDOM, THE LATE NIGHT CALLS, INCLUDING ON THE HOLIDAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, DEB, WE

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I CAME BACK ON THE COUNCIL.

YOU JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE I CAME BACK.

AND SO I THINK I'VE WORKED TOGETHER WITH YOU FOR 12 YEARS NOW.

SO A LONG TIME, I KNOW YOU LOOK GREAT AND I'M, I'M OLDER.

SO KEEP IT UP, WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, KEEP IT UP, UM, OR SHARE YOUR SECRETS MAYBE.

UM, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THE BATTLES WE HAD WITH THE HEALTHCARE AND YOU REMEMBER THOSE WHEN WE FIRST TRY TO ROLL OUT THE HEALTHCARE, UH, THE TRENCHES BATTLE WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, NEGOTIATIONS TRYING TO GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT.

SO IT WAS AN EQUITABLE PROCESS.

AND I THINK WHAT REALLY STANDS OUT ALL THE YEARS THAT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER WAS WHEN WE HAD THE RECESSION AND WE DID NOT LAY OFF A SINGLE PERSON.

I THINK A LOT OF THAT WAS DUE TO YOU.

I REMEMBER OUR DISCUSSIONS UP HERE ON TRYING TO, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS GOING TO BE? HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? AND SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD.

AND THOSE WERE THE TRENCHES BATTLES.

AND, AND, UH, THROUGH IT ALL, YOU CAME THROUGH IT, YOU WERE POSITIVE, YOU WERE ENCOURAGING, YOU'RE OPTIMISTIC.

AND, UH, AGAIN, WE NEVER LAID OFF ONE PERSON.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE.

AND THEN THE BEST PART ABOUT THAT WHOLE DEAL, WE RETRAINED PROBABLY SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE.

IF YOU REMEMBER CORRECTLY, AS WE WERE TRYING TO RECONFIGURE THE ORGANIZATION, ANYONE THAT'S GONE THROUGH THAT, THAT IS A CAREER RIGHT THERE THAT TWO YEARS THAT WE WERE THAT'S AN A CAREER.

SO DEB, YOUR BUSINESS ACT BACKGROUND WAS AN ASSET TO US.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THIS, UH, EVERY DAY IS GOING TO BE A SATURDAY NOW.

WELL, WELL, WELL YOU'RE LEAVING ME.

WE HAD SOMETHING GOOD GOING, RIGHT.

WE INSTITUTED SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE KNEW ABOUT, WHICH WAS THE HEART SYSTEM.

AND, UH, AND WE THOUGHT HARD SYSTEM WAS SO POWERFUL.

HOW EVERY TIME YOU BRING SOMETHING TO ME, IT WAS GOING TO GET ONE HEART TO HEARTS OR THREE HEARTS AND HEARTS.

YOU ACTUALLY GOT FOUR HEARTS AND I'M SO, SO IT'S LIKE SO PROUD FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN CHANDLER.

AND, UM, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME WHEN I CAME, WHEN I SAT DOWN WITH YOU, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT, UM, THE PEOPLE YOU HIRED, THOSE YOU MENTORED DURING THE PROUDEST MOMENT OF YOUR CAREER HERE IN CHANDLER, YOU KEPT SAYING THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

AND I KEEP TAKING IN THAT PART OF IT BECAUSE I REALIZED THAT WHEN YOU EMPOWER OTHERS, YOU BECOME STRONGER YOURSELF.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HERE.

YOU, YOU KEEP SPEAKING INTO OTHER PEOPLE, YOU KEEP ELEVATING THEM TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

YOU CAN CHALLENGE IN THEM TO BECOME THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE.

AND EACH TIME THEY ROSE UP TO THAT OCCASION AND YOU JUST KEEP RISING UP HIGHER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ONE YEAR, ONE FULL YEAR OF HEARTS.

AND I RECEIVE ALL THOSE HEARTS.

MY, MY WHOLE THING WAS TO GIVE YOU A SHAM, BANG, A BIG PARTY.

AND THEN I KEEP ASKING AND YOU KEEP SAYING NO, AND I'M KEEP TRYING TO DO SHAQ AGAIN TO GET IT DONE.

YOU KEPT SAYING NO, BUT I'M NOT GIVING UP.

I'M TELLING YOU, I'M NOT GIVING UP.

SO THERE'S THE SATURDAY.

SO WE COULD ACTUALLY STILL TAKE YOU SO MUCH.

MAY YOU CONTINUE TO PROSPER IN GOOD HEALTH? AND PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN FOR THOSE PROJECTS BECAUSE WE TRULY GONNA NEED YOU.

CAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I INITIATIVE THAT I WANT TO PUSH THROUGH AND I THINK YOU WILL BE THE RIGHT PERSON TO HELP ME WITH THEM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WELL, YEAH, YOU'D GET IT FROM ALL OF US HERE.

SO GARRETT COMES WELL, LISTEN, YOU ARE THE, UH, UM, YOU'RE THE PERSON THAT LAUGHS AT ALL MY BAD JOKES.

YEAH, YEAH.

ALL THROUGH ALL THROUGH, BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY, AND, AND, AND YOU CAN BE SERIOUS WHEN SOME OF US ARE MAKING, JUST MAKING NOISE.

AND, UH, SO, AND, AND, AND I MEAN THAT, AND, UH, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS THE BIG IDEA.

AND, UH, SO ALL THESE TIMES THAT YOU SIT IN YOUR OFFICE, VERY CALMLY AS WE COME IN AND SAY, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW LET'S DO THIS, LET'S DO THAT.

UH, AND UH, SOMETIMES THAT IS RIGHT.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING, BUT, UH, BUT YOU DON'T, UH, YOU HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE ABOUT ALL OF IT.

AND, UM, AND SO, AND YOU HAVE, YOU HAD THAT, I GOTTA BE CAREFUL HOW I SAY THIS.

YOU HAD HR, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY HR, BECAUSE THAT IS, IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT JOB AND A, AND A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE.

AND, UH, BUT YOU BROUGHT US A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE AND, UH, AND YOU TRAIN FOLKS TO, UH, TO COME BEHIND YOU AND, UH, AND TAKE OVER AND, UH, AND KEEP THAT GOING.

AND, UH,

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AND, UH, YOU JUST, UH, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT AND WHETHER IT'S ECUADOR OR CHANDLER, UH, OR WHEREVER IT IS, UH, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

THAT'S A GOOD LIFE.

THANK YOU, DEB.

IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU FOR THESE LAST SEVEN YEARS.

UM, UH, ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU'VE A LOT OF THAT I'M GOING TO FORGET IN, IN JUST THE, THE, THE RIGMAROLE AND THE REPETITIVENESS.

BUT THE ONE THING I REMEMBER MOST IS THE GRACE AND PROFESSIONALISM.

YOU DEALT WITH THOSE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, THE, UM, THE COUNCILOR ROSE OR VICE MAYOR ROSE SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT THE HECTICNESS AND, AND MYSELF OF BLOWING UP AS, I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ACTUALLY WHERE WE'RE AT OR NOT, BUT YOUR AGAIN, DEMEANOR WAS VERY CALMING.

AND IT WAS ALSO, UM, AGAIN, FOR ME, IT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD BASELINE.

IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO SAY, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT YOU HELPED OUT WITH THE, UM, AND THE LEGACY YOU LEAVE BEHIND BECAUSE, UM, I KNOW WE KNOW AFTER THE FACT SOMETIMES ON, ON THOSE THAT HECTICNESS, THE FIGHTS AND THE BATTLES THAT YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH, UM, BUT WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU HANDLED IT, THE WAY YOU PRESENTED IT TO US.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T, WHERE DOES THAT COME TO MIND AGAIN, ARE THE GRACE AND THE PROFESSIONALISM OF WHICH YOU HANDLE YOURSELF.

UH, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ALWAYS GONNA REMEMBER ABOUT YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, AND YES, GOOD LUCK OR GOOD FUN, GOOD TIMES.

AND YOUR RETIREMENT, YOUR FAMILY, AND AS MUCH TIME AS YOU CAN WITH THEM, OF COURSE.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO EL SALVADOR, YOU SAID, WHY WOULDN'T YOU GO TO LA? OH, OKAY.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT.

WHEREVER YOU GO.

I KNOW WITH YOUR SMILE AND YOUR DEMEANOR, YOU'RE GOING TO GREAT PLACE, RIGHT? SO THE BEST OF LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FAMILY AND THEY GET YOU BACK.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER WITH US.

YEAH.

GIVE ME A MICROPHONE.

HERE WE GO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR VISION OF CHANDLER MADE CHANDLER PREMIER COMMUNITY, UH, AND MOST, MOSTLY SUPPORT OF STAFF REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU AND FORMER COUNCILS HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE ALL ALONG.

UM, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL 23 YEARS AND I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE.

CITY MANAGER MADE ME CRY.

JOSH, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR WORK FOR YOU FOR THE LAST WORK WITH YOU FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT WORK FOR YOU THIS LAST.

SO MANY MONTHS, WE DIDN'T DROP TOO MANY PLATES, AT LEAST THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF, BUT, UM, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LEAVING THE CITY IN GOOD HANDS.

I KNOW I AM.

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO LEAVE.

DON'T SCREW IT UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, CHANDLER, I, YOU KNOW, I COULD TAKE SOME CREDIT FOR HIRING A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE, BUT WE HIRE THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, UM, AND OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, SOME OF WHOM ARE OUT THERE, SOME OF WHOM ARE ON THE DIETS, UM, ARE THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST AND THE MOST PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE I'VE EVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH.

YOU MAKE IT LOOK EASY, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT.

UM, BUT YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.

SO STICK TOGETHER AND CONTINUE YOUR GOOD WORK.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE, RIGHT? THERE'S MY VILLAGE.

I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SUPPORT OF MY HUSBAND, JIM, IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS, HE AGREED TO MOVE OUT TO ARIZONA FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH ALL ONE, YOU KNOW, 28 SOMETHING NINE YEARS AGO, LEAVING ALL OF HIS FAMILY BEHIND.

BUT THEN WHEN IT CAME TIME TO COME TO THE CITY, HE NUDGED ME TO TAKE THIS JOB.

I WASN'T ALL IN, SORRY.

AND HE NUDGED ME TO TAKE THIS JOB.

AND I HATE TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT YOU WERE RIGHT.

IT REALLY PAINS

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AND THEN TWO, MY WONDERFUL CHILDREN, CHRISTOPHER AND SHANNON.

I LOVE YOU GUYS.

AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME OVER THE YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A CAREER, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BE, THERE CAN ALWAYS BE HOME FOR DINNER.

CAN'T MISS A COUPLE EVENTS HERE AND THERE.

AND I THINK THE HARDEST PART FOR THEM WAS EATING DAD'S SPAGHETTI, BUT THERE'S NO WORSE FOR THE WARE.

UM, IT SEEMED LIKE YOU CAME, CAME THROUGH IT.

OKAY.

AND THEN TO, UH, TO THE REST OF MY FRIENDS, MY BEST FRIENDS, MIKE AND MARGARET AND BOB, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW THEM WHEN WE WERE TEENAGERS IN CONNECTICUT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AND, UH, MARGARET'S A SISTER AND THEN I NEVER HAD, I'VE NEVER NOT KNOWN HER.

WE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER FOR HOW OLD ARE WE NOW? 39 YEARS OR SOMETHING.

RIGHT? YEAH.

SO IT'S BEEN THERE FOR ME.

THANK YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

MY NIECE, LAUREN FROM CONNECTICUT VISITING JUST HAPPENED TO BE HERE TODAY.

AND OUR FRIEND LILA, WHO'S BEEN WITH OUR FAMILY FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

AND AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE THE ACADEMY AWARDS, I JUST WANT TO DO ONE MORE THING.

I LOST MY PARENTS MANY YEARS AGO, AND I KNOW THAT THEY WERE ALWAYS DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE FOR ME IN THE WAY THAT THEY WANT.

IT GAVE ME WAS SUPPORT TO SEE MY DREAMS AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, AND IT WILL BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

WELL, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY UP AFTERWARDS.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR FRONT SIDE OF HERE.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS

[3. Bobby Jones, Hamilton Ranch Subdivision HOA President - Noise Ordinance Regarding Construction]

SOMEONE FROM THE, I UNDERSTAND THAT MR. JONES ISN'T HERE, BUT SOMEONE ELSE FROM THE HAMILTON RENTS SUBDIVISION, UH, REGARDING A NOISE ORDINANCE REGARDING CONSTRUCTION.

SO HE'D COME UP, SIR.

AND, UH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS.

THE LIGHT WILL BE GREEN TILL YOU GET ABOUT 30 SECONDS OUT.

AND THEN WHEN IT'S RIGHT, IF YOU COULD WRAP UP.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

UH, MY NAME IS STEVE MILLS.

I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HAMILTON RANCH HOA.

I DON'T WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY.

SO YES, I'M, UH, I COME HERE FOR NOISE ORDINANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND, UH, ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC SITUATION, BUT LOOKING AT THE, UM, AT THE ORDINANCES, UH, IN GREATER DEPTH, I THINK IT APPLIES MORE GENERALLY.

SO, UH, HAMILTON RANCH IS RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF QUEEN CREEK AND ARIZONA AVENUE, RIGHT? JUST TO THE EAST OF US.

WE ARE HAVING, UH, THERE'S CONSTRUCTION, ONGOING, UH, BUILDING SOME, SOME COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OVER THERE.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

WE'VE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS THAT AT NIGHT, UM, DURING OURS IN THE NIGHT, AND THERE'S CONSTRUCTION ONGOING, THAT'S CREATING A BIG BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY FOR NOISE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, ALL THAT WAS ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY THERE.

AND SO, UH, I WAS TALKING TO MR. JONES AT LENGTH YESTERDAY AND EARLIER TODAY.

AND, UM, THE, THE REQUEST WE HAVE TO FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE ORDINANCE, UH, ALLOWING, UM, UH, NOISE ENCROACHMENT PERMITS AFTER NORMAL HOURS, 10:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 AM.

UH, THOSE, THOSE ORDINANCE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER, UM, SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE EVEN IF, IF THE CONSTRUCTION BEYOND 500 FEET, IF THE, IF THERE'S NO NOISE BARRIER, IT'S UNABATED, THEN, UH, IT CREATES A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH FAMILIES TRYING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY SECOND STORY BEDROOMS. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE PUT FORWARD TO THE, TO THE COUNSELOR DATE.

SO LOOK AT THOSE ORDINANCES, TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION, UH, OUTSIDE OF EMERGENCIES OR LIMITED SCOPE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN AT NIGHT.

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SHOULD JUST BE COMPLETELY STOPPED AT NIGHT.

UM, SO THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOT IMPACTED.

SO THAT'S WHAT I CAME HERE TO, TO, UH, YOU KNOW, PUT OUT FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK

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AND CITY MANAGER.

CAN YOU JUST PLEASE LOOK, I KNOW THERE'S SOME STATE STATUTES THAT DO AFFECT WHAT, WHAT OUR ORDINANCES ARE ABOUT, BUT IF WE COULD LOOK AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO OR A NOISE BOY BATEMAN, PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT, I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

AND WE'LL LOOK BACK TO HEAR BACK FROM Y'ALL CERTAINLY VERY MUCH SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

TAKE CARE.

NEXT IS, UH, JUST DURING OUR STUDY SESSION, IS I ACTION ITEM OR ITEMS CALLED IN AND I'M THE LONELY COLOR THIS WEEK.

SO I'LL BE BRIEF.

I'M THE ONE I DID HAVE, UH, JUST A BRIEF COMMENT ON TWO OF OUR ITEMS, ITEM NUMBER TWO

[2. Resolution No. 5548, Revised Joint Project Agreement with the State of Arizona for the Loop 101 and 202 Freeway Waterline and Sewer Rehabilitation and Repealing Resolution No. 5538 Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5548, repealing resolution No. 5538 and authorizing the City of Chandler to enter into a revised Joint Project Agreement with the State of Arizona for the Loop 101 and 202 Freeway Waterline and Sewer Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $8,000,000, and authorize the City Manager or designee to take actions necessary on behalf of the City of Chandler to carry out the intent of the Agreement, and approve a contingency appropriation transfer of $4,000,000 from the Water Operating Fund, Non-Departmental, Contingency Account (605.1290.5911) to Capital Grants Fund, Water Capital Project Cost Center, Main & Valve Replacements Program (417.3820.6714.0.6WA023) to supplement the existing appropriation for spending of the State allocated funds. Council Focus Area(s):]

[24. Resolution No. 5539, Authorizing the City of Chandler to Enter into an Agreement to Share Costs for the Feasibility Study of Bartlett Dam Modification Alternatives and Repealing Resolution No. 5533 Authorizing a Previous Version of the Agreement Move City Council approve Resolution No. 5539 authorizing the City of Chandler to enter into an agreement to share costs for the Feasibility Study of Bartlett Dam Modification Alternatives Among Various Participating Entities and Salt River Agricultural Improvement and Power District in the amount not to exceed $400,000, and repealing Resolution No. 5533 authorizing a previous version of the agreement. Council Focus Area(s):]

SO THOSE OF YOU WHO, WHO, UH, PARTICULARLY LIKE DUANE, WHO RABIDLY WATCH US AND, AND PAY ATTENTION TO COUNCILS.

WE HAD TWO, THESE ITEMS COME BEFORE US BEFORE THAT WE PASS THEM, BUT THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE CHANGES.

SO THERE'S NOTHING CHANGING IN THE STRUCTURE OR IMPACT OR WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT ON THE OTHER ENTITIES, THEY NEEDED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE.

SO ITEM TWO AND 24 IN PARTICULAR, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THEY ARE, UH, WE JUST NEED TO AFFIRM IT, APPROVE THIS AGAIN BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE CHANGE REQUESTS ON THE OTHER END.

AND THE OTHER ITEM I JUST WANTED TO DO A SHELL AND A KUDO RELATED TO ITEM

[4. Construction Contract No. PR1902.401 with DNG Construction, LLC, for Homestead North Park. Move City Council award Contract No. PR1902.401 to DNG Construction, LLC, for Homestead North Park, in an amount not to exceed $3,687,179.05. Council Focus Area(s):]

SO, BUT FOR HOMESTEAD NORTH PARK.

AND, UH, THIS WILL BE, I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS IN THE QUEUE.

I'M EXCITED TO BRING ANOTHER PART TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY WILL TELL YOU IN ALL THE AMENITIES AND EXERCISE POSSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE CANAL.

AND WAS THERE A BRIEF PRESENTATION WITH US? YEAH.

IF WE COULD MAYBE SEE THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THAT'S, I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OTHER THAN I THINK IT'S WORTH HIGHLIGHTING AND BRINGING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SURE.

MAY REMEMBER AS THE COUNCIL, UM, ITEM FOUR ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR APPROVAL, BUT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOMESTEAD NORTH PARK IN 1997, THE CITY PURCHASED A 7.6 ACRES OF LAND ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COOPER AND FRY ROADS FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND HOW FAST THAT FUTURE COMMS, RIGHT WE'RE HERE NOW.

UM, HOMESTEAD PARK WILL INCLUDE, UH, HOMESTEAD.

NORTH PARK WILL INCLUDE TWO LARGE OPEN TURF AREAS, A TWO SHADED, UH, RANCH THEME PLAYGROUNDS FOR TWO TO FIVE, FIVE TO 12 AGE CHILDREN, UM, SWINGS, SPORTS COURTS, UH, PICKLEBALL AND BASKETBALL, UH, THREE PICNIC OR REMODELS, UH, WHICH WILL HAVE BARBECUE GRILLS AT EACH ONE OF THOSE CHILLED DRINKING FOUNTAINS, UH, BIKE RACKS, TRUSTS, RECEPTACLES, AND ALIGHTED WALKWAY.

UH, ANOTHER UNIQUE AMENITY, UH, THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS PARK IS AN EXERCISE AREA ADJACENT TO THE SALE TRAIL.

THIS AREA WILL INCLUDE SIX SHADED EXERCISE STATIONS, AS WELL AS A BIKE REPAIR STATION.

THAT INCLUDES A BIKE HANGER TOOLS USE FOR SIMPLE BIKE REPAIRS AND A HAND AIR POP AS WITH ALL PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

CITIZEN INPUT ON THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE HELD TOGETHER INPUT FROM THE CHANDLER CITIZENS REGARDING THE DESIGN OF THIS PARK.

THE RESIDENTS WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PLAN.

UH, THE CONTRACT IS 210 DAYS FROM NOTICE TO PROCEED, TENTATIVELY PLACING A RIBBON CUTTING, UH, THIS, THIS FALL.

UM, IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THIS PAST YEAR, UH, THE CITY RECEIVED, UM, A LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AMOUNT OF $750,000, WHICH WILL HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS FOR THE PROJECT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THIS.

I DO NOT, BUT COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, UM, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, UH, I NOTICED THERE ARE PICKLEBALL COURTS ON THIS PARK.

ONE PICKLEBALL COURT.

YES, SIR.

ONE, NO.

OKAY.

UH, THE SECOND QUESTION, UM, DOES TYPICALLY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS DON'T HAVE PARKING LOTS, BUT I DO NOTICE THIS ONE DOES, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE, BUT, UH, WHY THE, YEAH.

YOU TYPICALLY YOU'RE CORRECT.

UM, TYPICALLY THEY DON'T, THERE'S A COUPLE THAT DO, UM, THIS ONE WHEN IT WAS BUILT.

UM, WELL, WHEN, WHEN, UH, CHIEF HILL SCHOOL WAS BUILT BACK IN OH SEVEN, I THINK IT'S BEEN A WHILE NOW.

UM, THE CITY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT, UH, TO ALLOW A PARKING AREA THAT WE BOTH COULD SHARE.

UM, THIS PARK, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, I THINK IT'S GOING TO SERVE MORE AS A PSEUDO COMMUNITY

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IT'S GOING TO SERVE MORE THAN JUST THE SQUARE MILE WITH THE, WITH THE CONSOLIDATED CANAL AND THE SAIL TRAIL ALONG THAT, UM, IT'LL SERVE AS A TRAILHEAD, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO GO THERE AND THEN GET ON THE, UH, THE SOUTH TRAIL AS WELL.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST ADDING IN, UH, WHEN THE, THE FEATURE THERE, UH, WITH THE BRIDGE CONNECTING ACROSS PRY ROAD, MAYBE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE TOO.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

SO, SO ALONG A TRAIL, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TRAIL, OUR PORTION OF THE TRAIL GOES FROM GALVESTON TO THE NORTH, DOWN TO A RIGS TO THE SOUTH ABOUT SIX AND A HALF MILES.

ABOUT EVERY HALF MILE, WE HAVE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE CANAL CONNECTING THE TWO SIDES.

YEAH.

AND SO, AND THIS WILL CONNECT TO A FUTURE EXPAND BRIGHT BIKE PATH THAT WE'RE EXPANDING.

RIGHT? YEAH.

TRANSPORTATION GROUP, THEY'RE WORKING ON A BIKE LANE THAT COMES DOWN FRIDAY THAT WILL CONNECT INTO THIS PERFECT THINKING.

IT'S ONLY HAD ME.

OKAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, COUNSEL THAT SAW, THAT WERE CALLED IN ON THURSDAY.

WE DO HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM, JUST THE PRESENTATION

[29. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2021, and Resolution No. 5542 Move City Council accept the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and related financial audit reports submitted by Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and approve Resolution No. 5542 to demonstrate compliance with §9-481(H) and ARS §41-1494. Council Focus Area(s):]

AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION.

AND, UH, DEB, WE SURE DO WANT TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

SO.