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I WILL.[ Call to Order]
WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH.AND WITH THAT CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL HERE.
PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER IN CNIS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
SO THE MARBLES OF TECHNOLOGY, OUR INVITATION.
OUR INVITATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT BY PASTOR TIM KLAS FROM FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
PASTOR, LET FRANK LORD GOD, WE COME TO YOU AND WE THANK YOU THAT YOU GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND TO SEEK WISDOM FROM YOU.
YOU'RE THE GREAT ALMIGHTY GOD, AND YOU HAVE ALL WISDOM AND ALL POWER.
AND SO YOU ASKED US TO COME AND, AND SEEK A BLESSING.
I I ASKED FOR BLESSING, FOR WISDOM, FOR ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
AND, AND FATHER, I PRAY FOR THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE, THAT IT WOULD BE WITH YOUR BLESSING.
AND FATHER, WE JUST CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR CITY.
WE LOVE THE CITY OF CHANDLER, AND WE, WE LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN AND THROUGH US ALL.
AND SO WE COMMIT OUR, OUR CITY TO YOU IN THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE CLOUD OF YOU, UNITED OF AMERICA, ONE NATION.
INVISIBLE LIBERTY, LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL COUNCIL.
[ Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion and one vote. If a discussion is required by members of the governing body, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and determination will be made if the item will be considered separately. Proposed Motion: Move to approve the Consent Agenda of the January 26, 2023, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 30.]
WE HAD OPPORTUNITY ON MONDAY AND, UH, TO LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND HE HAD SOME ROBUST CONVERSATIONS.UH, COUNSEL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE TONIGHT REGARDING OUR CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR ACTUALLY IS ONE OF OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WANNA MAKE OUR MOTIONS AND SECONDS TODAY? I'LL SECOND.
WELL, WE GOTTA MAKE A MOTION FOR, WE THOUGHT YOU JUST MADE A MOTION.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THE JANUARY 26TH, 2023.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 30.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COUNSEL, ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR RECUSALS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS MATTER? HEARING NONE, COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.
[31. Resolution No. 5661 Accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2022 Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5661 accepting 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, 2022, and demonstrating compliance with Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) §9-481(H) and §41-1494. Council Focus Area(s):]
ITEM PER STATE STATUTE.I THINK LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD TO DO THIS, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 31, UH, PRESENTATION BY OUR AUDITOR.
LET ME TURN THIS OVER TO ACTING CITY MANAGER, TAD WILLY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO, THE CITY IS REQUIRED BY, UH, CITY CHARTER, STATE STATUTE, AND FEDERAL LAW, UM, TO ISSUE AN ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT.
AND AS A REMINDER, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2021, STATE LAW NOW REQUIRES THAT O UM, THAT OUR AUDITORS REPORT OUR ANNUAL AUDIT RESULTS AND ANY FINDINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING A REGULAR MEETING.
SO, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY.
UH, ROBERT STEELE, OUR, UH, ACCOUNTING MANAGER, WILL INTRODUCE THIS ITEM AND, AND THE AUDITORS FOR A BRIEF PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ROBERT STEELE, A COUNTY MANAGER HERE, AND TONIGHT WE HAVE COREY VESU PARTNER, AND JOSHUA JUMPER MANAGER FROM HEIN MECH AND COMPANY.
THEY'RE OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS.
UH, THEY'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 21, 22 AUDIT PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AND THEN I'D JUST LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THEM FOR BEING HERE, ESPECIALLY COREY AS HE DROVE UP FROM TUCSON TODAY TO, UH, HELP US WITH THIS PRESENTATION.
AND, UH, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THEM.
WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE RESULTS OF YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AUDIT.
UH, JOSHUA AND I AND I WERE THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM AND THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE SERVICES, OVERSEEING THE AUDIT TEAM, AND ENSURING THE AUDIT WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS.
AS MENTIONED, THIS WAS A, A NEW STATE
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STATUTE THAT WAS, UH, ENACTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO.SO THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR PRESENTING TO THE COUNCIL.
SO I KNOW THERE'S, I BELIEVE, A COUPLE NEW MEMBERS ON COUNCIL.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A REFRESHER.
PRIOR TO, PRIOR TO THAT BEING A, A REQUIREMENT UNDER, UNDER STATUTE, DEPENDING BY MS. VALLEY, SOME HAD, UH, COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS FROM THE AUDITORS, OTHERS DID NOT.
BUT NOW IT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR, FOR ALL, UH, AUDITS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN ARIZONA.
AND AS NOTED THERE, THE RE REPORTS ALSO TO BE PRESENTED ONLINE, WHICH IT IS ON YOUR WEBSITE, ALONG WITH THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS AND SOME OTHER KEY FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTS.
AND I, I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A COUPLE MORE YEARS ON, ON.
THERES ALSO NOT JUST THE REQUIRED, UH, THREE YEARS AS AS INDICATED.
AND I DO BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDED IN YOUR COUNCIL PACKET, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, THE VERY LENGTHY, PROBABLY 160, A HUNDRED PLUS PAGES REPORT, WHICH IS YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE REPORT THAT GOES OUT TO THE, UH, BOND BOND HOLDERS AND THE GRANT WARS AND, AND TO, TO YOU AS THE COUNCIL AND CONSTITUENTS OF, OF THE CITY.
ALONG, ALONG IN THAT, UH, PACKET IS YOUR SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS THE MORE COMPLIANCE RELATED REPORTS, WHICH JOSHUA WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.
AND A, WHAT WE CALL COMMUNICATION LETTER TO GOVERNANCE IS ALSO INCLUDE, I BELIEVE, INCLUDED IN THE PACKET TOUCH BASE.
REAL QUICK, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE AUDIT, JUST A REMINDER, AS FAR AS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AUDIT, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY, VERIFY THE MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIONS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE NUMBERS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT THEMSELVES, THOSE ARE REMAIN REPRESENTATIONS AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO VERIFY THOSE.
AND AS NOTED THERE, THE REPORT DOES GET USED BY A NUMBER OF PARTIES.
UH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CITIZENS USE THE GOVERNING BODY GRANTORS, FEDERAL AGENCIES AS A RECIPIENT OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING, FEDERAL GRANTORS USE THOSE QUITE A BIT.
SO A LOT OF PARTIES DO USE THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY'S OPERATIONS.
ALONG WITH THAT, THOUGH, AS NOTED, BECAUSE BECAUSE THE CITY DOES GET STATE FUNDING AND FEDERAL FUNDING, A LOT OF COMPLIANCE AND LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND ALSO YOUR CITY CHARTER, WE AUDIT TO CERTAIN CITY REQUIREMENTS AS WELL, SUCH AS PROCUREMENT, TO ENSURE THE CITY'S AND, AND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF FOLLOWING YOUR OWN PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS, ULTIMATELY USE THE GOVERNING BODY, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
I LIKE TO REFER TO IT AS A THREE-LEGGED STOOL, RIGHT? MANAGEMENT YOURSELF AND US AS AUDITORS BETWEEN THOSE THREE PARTIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ISSUED COMPLETE AND ACCURATE.
ANY ONE OF THOSE KIND OF, UH, LEGS FALL, SO TO SPEAK, OR, OR, OR IT GETS MISSED SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN.
SO IT'S, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF, OF THE PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, THE GOVERNING BODY, YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A ROLE HERE AS, AS WELL WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, JUST, UH, ENSURING MANAGEMENT, UH, SATISFIES THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND HAS GOOD CONTROLS IN PLACE.
SO, WITH ADAM, I'M GONNA TURN OVER TO JOSHUA.
HE WAS THE, UH, AUDIT MANAGER FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT.
WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH, WITH STAFF AND YOUR TEAM TO COMPLETE THE AUDITS.
SO HE'LL JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHTS AS, AS FAR AS THE PROCESS OF THE AUDIT AND SOME OF THE PROCEDURES WE PERFORMED.
UH, SO HERE, UH, JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THE AUDIT PROCESS.
SO, UH, THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER AND THE INITIAL PLANNING OF THE AUDIT BEGAN OF APRIL, 2022.
UH, WE HAD SITE VISITS, ONSITE VISITS IN JULY, AUGUST, OCTOBER, AND NOVEMBER.
UH, THE ANNUAL AUDIT IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT.
UH, WE ALSO DO VARIOUS AUDIT PROCEDURES REMOTELY BETWEEN THOSE SITE VISITS.
SO THE AUDIT PROCESS IS A LENGTHY ONE AND REQUIRES A LOT OF, UH, WORK AND COOPERATION OF STAFF AND MANAGEMENT, WHICH WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN GETTING THE ANNUAL AUDIT COMPLETED.
AND THE AUDIT REPORTS WERE ISSUED IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY, SO TO SPEAK, TO THOSE AUDIT REPORTS THAT WERE ISSUED.
SO COREY MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT, UH, OF THOSE.
SO WE HAVE, UH, AUDIT COMMUNICATION TO THOSE CHARGE TO GOVERNANCE.
UH, UH, YOU, UH, THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL, UH, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORTING PACKAGE, WHICH IS, INCLUDES A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO THERE'S A REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR AUDIT UNDER GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, A REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE FOR FEDERAL WARDS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, THE CITY'S, UH, C SIFA, WHICH IS A SCHEDULE OF, OF EXPENDITURES, A FINANCIAL AWARD.
SO ALL THE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT CAME THROUGH THE CITY AND WAS SPENT BY THE CITY FOR THE YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S A GRADE UPON PROCEDURE REPORT THAT GETS FILED WITH A D E Q OVER LANDFILL REQUIREMENTS THAT WAS, UH, ISSUED.
AND THEN THE CITY'S ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION REPORT.
SO A FEW MORE KEY ITEMS ON THE ANNUAL AUDIT.
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UH, THE AUDIT REPORT OR AUDIT OPINION WAS UNMODIFIED, PLEASED TO SAY CLEAN REPORT, AND WAS DATED DECEMBER 16TH, 2022.WE NOTED NO, UH, INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES IN RELATION TO THE ANNUAL AUDIT, AND JUST NOTING, UH, THE CONTINUED, UH, COVID 19 FUNDING AND THE SPENDING OF THOSE MONIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
AND ADDITIONALLY, UH, A GME ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT, WHICH CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF A LEASE AND HOW THAT GOT PRESENTED AND REPORTED, UH, THAT WAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
I'LL JUST WRAP IT UP WITH A COUPLE MORE SLIDES HERE.
AS MENTIONED, THE COMMUNICATION LETTER TO GOVERNANCE, MORE OF A NARRATIVE FORM.
IT REALLY DISCUSSES OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING PARTICULAR NOTE, WE WOULD INCLUDE IT THEN IN, IN THAT LETTER, AND ALSO INCLUDES THE INITIAL ENGAGEMENT LETTER TO, UH, GET THE AUDIT MOVING FORWARD.
THEN ALSO MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER AT THE END OF THE AUDIT.
SO I JUST LIKE TO POINT THAT OUT CUZ ONCE AGAIN, NOT FINANCIAL NUMBERS, SO TO SPEAK, BUT MORE NARRATIVE FORM AS FAR AS THE AUDIT'S CONCERNED.
JUST TO WRAP IT UP, THERE'S OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO REMIND GOVERNING BODIES, ALTHOUGH WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MANAGEMENT, OBVIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AS JOSHUA MENTIONED, FROM SPRING TO THROUGH DECEMBER.
HERE, WE REPORT TO YOU AS THE GOVERNING BODY AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS, AS THE, UH, GOVERNING BODY.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE MAY PRESENT TO YOU ONCE A YEAR, ONCE THE AUDIT IS COMPLETED, WHETHER IT'S US OR ANY ANOTHER AUDIT TEAM, WE, I MAY VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AUDIT PROCESS, WHAT AUDITORS DO, AREAS WE LOOK AT.
I VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO US, OR ONCE AGAIN, ANY OTHER AUDIT FIRM MAY BE PERFORMING THE, THE AUDIT OF YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO US DIRECTLY OR, OR THROUGH, THROUGH MANAGEMENT FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT ANY OTHER TIME BESIDES WHEN WE PRESENT TO YOU FORMALLY AS PART OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT.
SO, WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'LL TURN OVER TO COUNSEL IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR PRESENTATION OR ANY OF THE AUDIT PROCEDURES WE PERFORM FOR THIS YEAR'S AUDIT.
I, I KNOW THIS IS OBVIOUSLY, UH, SOMETHING WE'VE, WE'VE DONE AND, AND HAVE DONE WELL THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE PU PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, IT'S, THIS IS OUR NEW NEW NORM.
COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.
SO, UM, HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE YOU TO DO AN AUDIT? JUST CURIOUS.
COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS AUDIT, I BELIEVE THE TOTAL HOURS THAT WE'VE PROPOSED, SO TO SPEAK AND SPEND ON THE AUDIT, I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND 700 HOURS FROM WOW, THE VARIOUS ONES IN LOOKING AT THE CONTROLS, FEDERAL AWARDS, ACCOUNT BALANCES, AND ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S FROM THAT ENTIRE TIMEFRAME, I BELIEVE THAT'S APPROXIMATES THE NUMBER HOURS INVESTMENT ON OUR PART.
THEN YOU HAVE ALL YOUR STAFF'S INVESTMENT HOURS AS WELL, AND PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RESPONDING TO OUR REQUESTS.
YEAH, SO, SO, UH, YOU DO YOUR INITIAL NOW, SO THEN YOU ACTUALLY SIT DOWN WITH STAFF AND GO THROUGH, THERE'S QUESTIONS OR THE PROCESS AND VAL VALIDATE THOSE AS WELL, RIGHT? YEAH, JUST DEPENDING UPON, ONCE AGAIN, THE CONTROL WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHETHER THAT BE SOMETHING RELATED TO PAYROLL, CERTAIN REVENUE ACCOUNT, CASH INVESTMENTS AND DEBTS ARE, ARE BIG AREAS.
SO A LOT OF EXCHANGING OF IDEAS OR, OR I GUESS INFORMATION, UH, INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO US.
WE'LL PULL OFF THE QUESTIONS OR, OR JUST MORE INQUIRY BASED ON WHAT'S PROVIDED TO US.
IT'S VERY MUCH A INTERACTIVE PROCESS, I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY.
AND ONE FINAL QUESTION, MAYOR.
UM, SO DO YOU GET INTO THE PURCHASING ASPECTS AS WELL? PROCUREMENT IS PART OF OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES.
ONCE AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE FOR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS DO REQUIRE US TO LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.
AND AS MENTIONED, WE ALSO DO LOOK AT YOUR CHARTER AND SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THOSE REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE.
SO WE'LL LOOK AT THOSE AS WELL.
SO YES, PROCUREMENT PURCHASING IS AN AREA WE LOOK AT.
UH, JO, IF YOU WANT MORE INSIGHTS, JOSHUA MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INSIGHTS AS FAR AS THE SPECIFICS.
BUT YES, THAT IS AN AREA WE REVIEW.
NO, AS FAR AS, AS FAR AS LIKE BID THRESHOLDS, YOU GET ENOUGH BIDS AND ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER YOUR CHARTER WHEN YOU DO A PROCUREMENT.
NOW, IF I NEED MORE INFORMATION, I'LL GO TO DAWN OR MATT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OR, UH, VICE MAYOR ORLANDO, UH, WHERE COULD OUR, UH, PUBLIC SEE THIS? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO IT? WE'LL BE ON THE WEBSITE, YES.
UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
WE DO HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE, UM, ON CHANDLER Z.GOV, ON THE GOVERNMENT DROPDOWN.
THERE'S A, UM, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ACCOUNTING HAS ALL OF OUR CURRENT REPORT AS WELL AS THREE YEARS BACK.
SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND YOU LIKE LOOKING AT NUMBERS,
ANY ADDITION, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YEAH.
UM, MAYOR, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
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I'M, I'M AN ACCOUNTANT BY TRADE, SO I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THIS STUFF, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO HEAR COME OUTTA YOUR MOUTH, BUT I DID NOT HEAR IT, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT QUI.UM, THE, MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT IS AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON IT? GREAT QUESTION, MR. HARRIS.
YOU KNOW, THE TERMINOLOGY AS ACCOUNTANTS USE, YOU KNOW, CAN REALLY GET, UH, CAUGHT UP IN, IN THE, IN THE DETAILS, SO TO SPEAK.
BUT UNQUALIFIED ESSENTIALLY MEANS NOTHING CAME TO OUR ATTENTION IN THE AMOUNTS, IN THE AMOUNTS REPORT, IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT, UH, WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER THOSE AMOUNTS INCORRECT.
RE YOU CAN PROVIDE AS OTHERS CAN PR CAN REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT.
UH, WHEN WE USE AN UNQUALIFIED OR UNMODIFIED OPINION, MODIFIED WOULD MEAN, OKAY, THERE'S A CONCERN HERE.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT, UH, WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY COMFORTABLE WITH.
SO I GUESS PUT SIMPLY, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BELIEVE THEY'RE, UH, ACCURATE.
SO MY LAST QUESTION TO YOU IS, DID CHANDLER PASS THIS UN, UM, THIS AUDIT VIA UNQUALIFIED OPINION AUDIT AS STATED OR AS GOVERNED BY THE U UH, UH, BY THE, UH, THE GAP PRINCIPLES,
OUR AUDIT REPORT, UH, VERY CLEARLY INDICATES THAT, UH, THERE WAS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AND THAT YOU PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, UH, THE REPORTING STANDARDS AND OUR AUDIT STANDARDS.
WE SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THAT ONE.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, I DO HAVE ONE CARD FOR, UH, UNSCHEDULED SPEAKER.
WE HAVE, WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.
UM, COUNSEL, UH, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE ON THIS? IS THERE A MOTION TO BE MADE? VICE MAYOR.
VICE MAYOR, VICE, UM, I MEAN, MAYOR I, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 6 61, ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, A C F R FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING, UH, JUNE 30TH, 2022.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO I SECOND THAT.
MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY, UH, INFORMATION ITEMS THAT YOU CAN LOOK ON YOUR OWN.
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IS AN UNSCHEDULED SPEAKER CARD.UH, THIS IS BY, UH, MR. ANKIT SODA.
AND I, UM, BELIEVE MR. SO HAS HAS BEEN BEFORE US, BEFORE MR. SORA CHINO IN UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME AND, AND SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BECAUSE THIS IS UNSCHEDULED.
UM, SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION WHEN THE, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, PLEASE WRAP UP WHEN IT'S RED, PLEASE.
SHALL I GO AHEAD WITH MY ADDRESS FIRST? YES.
EIGHT 50 BEST ORIAL BAY, CHANDLER, ARIZONA 85 2 86.
AND, UH, SHALL I GET MY THREE MINUTES? KEEP GOING.
SO THIS, UH, 24TH JAN WAS A POINT IN TIME COUNT ACROSS MARICOBA, WHICH, UH, BASICALLY I PARTICIPATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES.
UH, WHAT IT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING THAT TIME IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CARS AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING, MAKING ME TO QUESTION MYSELF, HOW HAS MY CITY ELDERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE REPRESENTING US TAKEN CARE OF OUR HOUSING SITUATION IN GENERAL? UH, I'LL SHARE MY OWN PERSONAL STORY.
MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN SIX YEARS, SIX YEARS AGO, AND AT THAT TIME WE BOUGHT A HOUSE FOR LESS THAN $300,000.
UH, DURING THE COVID ERA, MY NEIGHBOR SOLD THEIR HOUSE FOR ABOUT 500 PLUS, AND NOW THE HOUSE WITHIN MY COMMUNITIES ARE AT 600,000.
I'VE GOT SOME PROMOTIONS ON THE WAY DURING THESE YEARS, BUT MY SALARIES HAVEN'T DOUBLED, BUT SUDDENLY MY HOUSES HAVE DOUBLED.
SO THIS BRINGS TO THE QUESTION IS, WHERE IS THIS ALL THIS MONEY CAPITAL FLOWING FROM? IS IT ALL THE PRINTING PRESS THAT'S GOING IN WASHINGTON, DC WALL STREET PLAYING A RULER OVER THERE THAT'S COMING OVER HERE, WHICH MY CITY AND MY ELDERS OVER HERE ARE NOT PROTECTING US AGAINST THOSE CAPITAL FLOW BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF POSSIBILITY FOR INNOVATION WHEN IT COMES TO DIGITAL CURRENCY, CRYPTOCURRENCY SPACE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT OVER HERE WITHIN OUR STATE OF ARIZONA WHO ARE WORKING ON KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY,
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WHO COULD BE, UH, WHAT YOU SAY, CHANNELIZED ALL THAT EFFORT TOWARD BUILDING OUR OWN DIGITAL CURRENCIES, UH, CHANGING OUR ZONING BECAUSE I HAVE, MY COMMUNITY HAS INHERITED THE C N R FROM OUR DEVELOPERS.WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVEN'T EVEN REVIEWED IT.
THOSE CONSTITUTIONS, WE HAVEN'T EVEN AGREED TO IT.
WE WERE JUST OPTED FORCEFULLY INTO IT WITHOUT EVEN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT WAS, RIGHT.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE PERK OF LIKE SHIFTING AND MOVING AROUND.
AND THAT IS WHERE THE SITUATION IS, WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON INNOVATING ON OUR REGULATIONS AND LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY RESILIENT AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.
SO THAT'S MY APPEAL AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
AND IF, UH, IF THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC, UH, ANSWERS THAT YOU COVERED ABOUT FOUR THINGS IN THERE.
SO, UH, LET ME, UH, BRING OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER AFTER THE MEETING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
HE WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HAVE STAFF ADDRESS THOSE.
AND WE EVEN HAD, UM, MR. KEN, SAME VOLUNTEERING AND HELPING US WITH OUR POINT IN TIME COUNT.
HOPE THAT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE, SIR.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.I WILL START, AND LET ME START WITH OUR POINT IN TIME.
IT WAS, UH, WE HAD A GREAT AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME OUT.
UH, WELL, THE NUMBERS ARE, ARE KIND OF BEING LOOKED AT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE HOW WE COMPARE TO PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT THERE IS THE, UH, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, PEOPLE WEREN'T DOUBLE COUNTED AND PARTICULARLY THE OBSERVATIONS WEREN'T OBSERVED MULTIPLE TIMES, AS THAT'S A LITTLE LESS INFORMATION.
SO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT INFORMATION WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE TO US.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, INVITE YOU ALL THIS SATURDAY.
SATURDAY IS IT SUNDAY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH TO TEMPE DOWN LAKE.
WE WILL BE, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL UNITY WALK.
THIS FESTIVAL STARTS AT 4:30 PM AND, UH, INVITE, WE ARE INVITED TO HAVE SOME TIME TOGETHER.
THERE'S SOME FOOD, SOME PRESENTATIONS, AND THEN WALKING AROUND THE LAKE ABOUT A MILE WALK.
SO WE GET YOUR STEPS IN CHANDLER, UH, WITH OTHER CITIES TO, UH, CELEBRATE OUR UNITY.
I I THINK I'VE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST 20 OF THESE, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERY YEAR.
UH, FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT OUR EMAIL, OUR DIVERSITY OFFICE AT CHANDLER DOT DIVERSITY CHANDLER AZ.GOV.
SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO, UH, POINT US TO OUR CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
IT STARTED LAST SATURDAY, AND TONIGHT IS, I BELIEVE OUR FIFTH NIGHT.
UH, AND NO, THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN THAT.
SO IT'D BE OUR SIXTH NIGHT OR SO.
THE NIGHTS CONTINUE UNTIL JANUARY 29TH, THE SUNDAY.
SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FILM FESTIVAL LIST OF MOVIES AND SHORTS AND EVENTS@CHANDLERFILMFESTIVAL.COM.
I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STEWART FOR BEING ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT'S SERVING ON THE BOARD.
AND LASTLY, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UH, OUR LEGISLATORS MADE POSSIBLE EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AND I, I BROUGHT TO OUR CITY'S ATTENTION THAT'S RESULTING IN US DOING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL SURVEY.
SO THE CITY IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO ITS EXISTING SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
THE CHANGES ADDRESS THE NEW STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS CITI TO LICENSE AND HAVE A LITTLE MORE TEETH REGARDING SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES.
IT ALSO, UH, LETS US ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING LICENSES.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR PUBLIC INPUT IN THIS PROCESS VIA AN ONLINE SURVEY AT CHANDLER AZ DOT COV SLASH SHORTTERM RENTAL CHANDLER AZ.GOV/SHORT TERM RENTAL.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER AND TINA, THANK YOU MAYOR.
JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT AGAIN TO, UM, CARRY BACK ON THE CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME OUT ON SUNDAY.
WE HAVE SOME LOCAL, UM, RESIDENTS AND LEADERS THAT ARE GONNA BE FEATURED IN THAT FILM ON SUNDAY AT 2:00 PM FROM THE EAST VALLEY DREAM CENTER.
SO I INVITE YOU GUYS TO BE OUT THERE.
I'LL BE THERE ON SUNDAY TO CLOSE OUT THE FILM FESTIVAL.
THANKS, MAYOR PLEASANT TONIGHT, MAYOR.
SO, I AM EXCITED TO SAY THAT 1300 RESIDENTS TOOK, TOOK PART IN OUR BUDGET SURVEY HERE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
AND THAT IS CLEARLY A TOPIC THAT I THINK, UH, CHANDLER RIAN, CHANDLER RIGHTS ARE REALLY INVOLVED.
I, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S CHANDLER, IANS WE'RE, ITS,
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I THINK I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THAT FOR SIX YEARS.UH, BUT ANYWAY, LOOK FORWARD TO SOME CANDID DIALOGUE UP HERE ON THE DIAS WITH THE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR ABOUT THE, UH, PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT COMING FORWARD.
UH, OUR STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB OF GETTING US, UH, DIALED IN AND READY FOR THAT BUDGET SURVEY.
AND THEN GIVING DECOMPRESSING WHAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE ANSWERED AND WHAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
SO, YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALIZE IS THAT CHANDLER S ARE EXPERIENCING SOME SERIOUS, UM, PRESSURE FROM INFLATION AND HOUSING AS OUR GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE ABOUT.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA BE SITTING UP HERE TALKING ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN FIND RELIEF FOR OUR RESIDENTS, RIGHT? AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GONNA COME IN, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO, UH, HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE AND HELP THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT TO PAY THE GROCERY BILLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO THERE'LL BE SOME THINGS THAT, THAT POP UP.
SO, UH, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S SOME FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE THINGS THAT WE WILL DO.
UM, YOU KNOW, I ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF NIGHT OF HOPE, WHICH IS A, UH, A CAUSE THAT, UH, I GOT INVOLVED WITH RECENTLY, UH, THIS YEAR, UM, TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARIZONA.
AND SO THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE BIG GAME, BEFORE THE BIG, UH, WHILE THE BIG GOLF TOURNAMENT'S GOING ON, WE'RE GONNA MEET A GA AUDITORIUM IN DOWNTOWN TEMPE, ABOUT 3000 MA, 3000 OF US, A HUNDRED CHURCHES.
THERE'LL BE SPEAKERS, UH, I THINK KIRSTEN SINEMA, SENATOR SMAS, UH, GONNA BE THERE.
UM, PAUL PENZONE, SHERIFF PENZONE FROM MARICOPA COUNTY, MARK LAMB FROM PENAL COUNTY, AS WELL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE WILL DESCEND ON GAMMA ARENA TO HOLD A VIGIL AND TO UNITE, UH, AND TAKE A STAND AGAINST THIS DARKNESS.
UH, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT BEAR HARKEY WILL BE SPEAKING AT THAT.
UH, HE HAS SPOKEN AT OTHERS BEFORE OUR, UH, POLICE CHIEF HAS BEEN THERE IN THE PAST.
AND OUR NEWEST ASSISTANT CHIEF WILL BE SPEAKING ON A PANEL THERE AS WELL.
SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
YOU CAN, UM, FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION AT NOT IN OUR CITY AZ.ORG, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
THIS WILL SELL OUT, SO GET ON THE WEBSITE AND GET YOUR TICKETS BOOKED.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I TOO WILL BE AT NIGHT OF HOPE.
UM, I HAPPENED TO BE THERE LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, BUT IT'S A REALLY GREAT, UM, EVENT.
UH, THEY BRING AWARENESS, BUT THEY ALSO BRING TO LIFE REAL CONVERSATIONS THAT IS REALLY HAPPENING.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE THAT COULD, THAT CAN COME.
WE KNOW THAT, THAT SUPER BOWL WEEKEND.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT SUPER BOWL WEEKEND DURING BIG EVENTS, THAT IS THE TIME THAT THE MOST TRAFFICKING DOES HAPPEN.
SO CHANNEL RESIDENTS, BE VIGILANT, BE AWARE AND, UM, MAKE A STAND.
UH, SO MY ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT I WAS HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EAST VALLEY MESA M L K PARADE.
UH, AND YES, IT RAINED IT, IT DID RAIN, IT RAINED ON MY HEAD, OKAY? UH, BUT I DID NOT STOP.
I, I SAW MY WAY THROUGH THAT RAIN, UH, AND I WAS DRENCHED, BUT THEN I DRIED UP AGAIN.
AND SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT.
BUT ALSO I WAS ABLE TO BE A PART OF, I WENT TO PHOENIX MLK AWARDS, TEMPE MLK AWARDS, AND I WILL NOT FORSAKE TO THINK ABOUT CHANDLER MLK AWARDS.
COUNCIL CAME OUT, MAYOR SPOKE, AND, UH, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS CAME AND WE AWARDED SOME GREAT RECIPIENTS.
IT'S ALL OVER OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT'S JUST AN AWESOME TIME TO REALLY CELEBRATE THE EFFORTS OF THOSE THAT HAVE CAME THAT HAVE TRAILBLAZED, UM, THE WAY FOR MANY OF US THAT'S SITTING IN THE SEAT TODAY.
ALSO, I WANNA GIVE A, A SPECIAL, UH, POINT OF PRIVILEGE.
I WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE AND GIVE KUDOS TO THE MAYOR, UH, FOR, UM, FOR APPOINTING ME TO BE ON THE VALLEY METRO BOARD AND, UH, AND RAIL.
SO I'M HAPPY THAT I'M A PART OF THAT.
AND THEN I WAS ELECTED TO BE TREASURER, SO THAT WAS AMAZING AS WELL.
SO I'M GONNA LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVE.
UH, ONE ANNOUNCEMENT I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT IS THAT, AS YOU KNOW, SUPER BOWL IS COMING.
AND SO VALLEY METRO WILL BE, UH, UM, HAVING RISE TO 2:00 AM IN THE MORNING AND THEN RISE WILL PICK BACK UP AT 4:00 AM IN THE MORNING DURING THE WEEK OF THE SUPER BOWL.
SO MAKE SURE YOU POINT OUT WHERE, UM, THE NEAREST RIDE WILL BE FOR YOU.
THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING DOUBLE TIME AND OVERTIME THEY HAVE, UM, EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE REALLY OPENED UP.
TRANSPORTATION'S GONNA BE REALLY FLOWING.
SO JUST REMEMBER DURING THAT WEEK IT'S GONNA BE BUSY AND, UH, CHANDLER WILL BE HAVING SOME GREAT EVENTS THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN AS WELL.
UM, THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL STAFF, UM, KIM MOYERS WHO'VE BEEN LEADING THIS WAY FOR US.
UM, THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON IN THE CITY OF, OF CHANDLER AS WELL.
SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KIND OF BATTLE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TO GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES, YOU ALSO CAN SPEND TIME HERE, UM, GALVANIZING WITH THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE, UH, THIS WEEK.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
SO JESSICA, I WAS WITH HER TODAY AT G TODAY.
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YOU AND I SHARE SOMETHING NOW, IS THAT I'M CURRENTLY THE MAG, UH, TREASURER AND YOUR VALLEY METRO TREASURER.SO SOUNDS LIKE SOME AUDITORS NEED TO BE, WE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP.
WE NEED, WE MAY, WE MAY CALL YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU MAYOR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE UNITY WALK ON SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BE MY FIRST ONE, SO I HAVE SOME CATCHING UP TO DO, AND I KNOW YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR STEPS, SO I I WILL BE THERE.
ALSO, JUST A REMINDER, UH, REGARDING OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 29 DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS CITY, UM, THAT THOSE ARE OPEN UNTIL I BELIEVE MID-FEBRUARY.
AND YOU CAN GO TO CHANDLER AZ.GOV/BOARDS TO SIGN UP, FIND YOUR APPLICATION AND GET INVOLVED.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED, IF YOU DO 20 LAPS, WE'LL CALL OURSELVES EQUAL.
YEAH, BUT I WAS, I WASN'T HOPING FOR THAT RESPONSE, BUT LOVE A GOOD COMPETITION.
I, I'D PUT MONEY ON HER TOO, QUITE HONESTLY.
ACTING CITY MANAGER, TED WILLY.
NOTHING TO REPORT BEYOND THAT.
UM, I'M HEADING TO THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TONIGHT AT SEVEN 30, SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING OVER AT SIX 30 TONIGHT.
THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.