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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION OF APRIL 24TH, 2023.
UH, GLAD TO SEE SOME FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE ARE ALWAYS, UH, SO BLESSED AND GRATEFUL TO HONOR OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING GREAT THINGS IN OUR CITY.
THAT'S WHAT OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND MANY OF YOU ARE HERE FOR.
SO, WITH THAT CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
MAYOR HARKEY, PRESENT, VICE MAYOR ORLANDO, VICE HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS PRESENT.
AND, UM, AS BY HIS COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO IS PARTICIPATING ON WEBEX.
AND, UH, SO WE WILL BE WORKING OUT OF HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT.
UM, FIRST WE HAVE, WE HAVE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY STAFF RECOGNITIONS TODAY, IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
THESE ARE ALL CONNECTED WITH OUR PROCLAMATIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT? CITY MANAGER? THAT IS CORRECT.
[1. Proclamation - National Water Safety Month]
IS NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH.IF JESSICA CHAMBERLAIN FROM AQUATICS AND CARLOS VAGA FROM FIRE WOULD COME ON UP.
MAYOR FROM HERE TO HERE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME UP HERE.
WHEREAS CHANDLER RECOGNIZES SWIMMING AND AQUATIC RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE INTEGRAL PART OF OF COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE REWARDING EXPERIENCES THAT IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF ALL CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS THE AQUATIC CENTERS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY MAKE CHANDLER, ARIZONA AN ATTRACTIVE AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, AND VISIT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO ITS ONGOING QUALITY OF LIFE AND OVERALL VITALITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER UNDERSTAND THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THAT WATER SAFETY EDUCATION PLAYS IN PREVENTING DROWNINGS AND RECREATIONAL WATER RELATED INJURIES.
AND WHEREAS AT THE AQUATIC POLICE, THE AQUATIC POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE PARTNERING THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS AND COMMITMENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WATER SAFETY ISSUES AND INITIATIVES.
WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER UNDERSTAND THEY MUST BE VIGILANT AND PRACTICE WATER SAFETY RULES WITH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, WHETHER OWNERS OF PRIVATE POOLS, USERS OF PUBLIC SWIMMING FACILITIES, OR VISITORS OF WATER, PARKS AND LAKES.
AND WHEREAS WATER SAFETY EXTENDS BEYOND POOLS AND LARGE BODIES OF WATERS, CITIZENS MUST ALSO BE MINDFUL OF HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES SUCH AS TOILETS, TUBS, AND LARGE BUCKETS OF WATERS.
NOW, THEREFORE, MAYOR KEVIN HARKEY OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 23RD AS WATER SAFETY MONTH.
UM, SO THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AQUATICS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, MAY'S NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH.
AND WE, WE, UH, WE FEEL IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TEACH THE LESSONS OF WATER SAFETY THROUGH C P R SWIM LESSONS, WHETHER FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS.
OUR AQUATICS DIVISION IS PRO PROVIDES 10,000 WATER, UH, SWIM LESSONS EACH YEAR, UH, NEVER SWIM ALONE.
UH, PROTECT YOUR ANIMAL AROUND THE CANAL, ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS AND OUR, OUR IDEAS AND, UM, OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE WATER SAFETY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S STARTING TO HEAT UP.
WE'RE ALL, WE ALL ENJOY THE WATER, BUT WE HAVE TO PRACTICE WATER SAFETY.
AND SO THESE ARE THE COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE US MESSAGING IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
YOU HAVE A WALK COMING UP TO YOU.
SO MAY 6TH, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A WATER SAFETY WALK.
IT'S GONNA BE, UH, AROUND THE AREA OF MCCLINTOCK AND CHANDLER BOULEVARD.
WE'RE ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO COME JOIN US AS WE, UH, SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF WATER SAFETY DOOR TO DOOR.
UM, ALSO THAT EVENING, OUR AQUATICS DIVISION IS GONNA BE OFFERING A DI DIVE IN MOVIE EVENT, WHICH YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTINUE TO PRACTICE AND TALK ABOUT WATER
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SAFETY.I THINK I MADE SURE I CHECKED THE WORD COUNT.
THAT'S GOT TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE NEXT TWO COMBINED.
[2. Proclamation - Fair Housing Month]
UH, PROCLAMATION IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.SO IF I COULD HAVE VICKI DENNY, AMY BRUNO, RAY BURNS, MISTY GUSTAFASON, AND RYAN BUCK, COME ON UP.
WHEREAS APRIL, 2023 MARKS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968, KNOWN AS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.
AND WHEREAS THE ACT AND THE CITY'S NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE PROVIDE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF AGE, COLOR, DISABILITY, ETHNICITY, FAMILIAL STATUS, GENDER IDENTITY, MARITAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR VETERAN STATUS AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF OUR NATION, STATE AND CITY.
AND WHEREAS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF OUR NATION, STATE, AND CITY, WHEN HOUSING IS DENIED, THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS GREATLY DIMINISHED.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ONGOING FAIR HOUSING EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO CHANDLER RESIDENTS, LANDLORDS, AND BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF FAIR HOUSING PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECOGNIZES AND VALUES THE EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO SEEK TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO FULL AND FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS APRIL IS DESIGNATES DESIGNATED NATIONALLY AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IT WITNESS OF I BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, SET MY STEAL TO THIS AND CALL THIS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
RYAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS? I WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO THANKS FOR, UM, RECOGNIZING FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
UH, FAIR HOUSING IS A VERY P IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR WORK HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, BUT I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THIS FANTASTIC GROUP OF PEOPLE.
UM, UNDER MISTY'S LEADERSHIP, THIS GROUP OF HOUSING STABILITY SPECIALISTS, AMY RAY AND VICKI, UM, DO AMAZING WORK EVERY DAY TO HELP VULNERABLE PEOPLE FIND HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEN STAY LIVING PERMANENTLY IN THAT HOUSING.
IN THE LAST YEAR, THEY'VE UM, HOUSED OVER 150 PEOPLE, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WERE NOT HOUSED BEFORE THAT.
AND THEIR COMPASSION AND WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO DO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SECOND TO NONE.
AND WE ARE SO LUCKY HERE AT TEAM CHANDLER TO HAVE THEM, UM, WITH US.
UM, SO MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOU.
[3. Proclamation - Municipal Clerks Week, April 30 - May 6, 2023]
IS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.SO IF DANA AND OUR CITY CLERK TIA WOULD COME UP AND ANY OTHERS, LET'S BRING 'EM ALL UP.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT IS AN OLD, IS THE OLDEST AMONGST PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AND OTHER LEVELS.
AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK
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SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PRO, PROVINCIAL, COUNTY, AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 6TH AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.
DANA, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THIS, HOW MANY TIMES IS THE WORD PROFESSIONAL USED
I JUST WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, IN THIS GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, RECOGNIZE THE CLERK TEAM, THE AMOUNT OF WORK
SO I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM.
I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY AND AS A GROUP, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT YOU GIVE TO US.
EVERYONE ELSE NEEDS TO MOVE OVER.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS FOR TONIGHT.
[ 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.]
DID HAVE, UH,[9. Use Permit, PLH23-0003 Ponderosa - Dispensary, to Allow the Collocation of an Ancillary Medical Marijuana Facility in Conjunction with its Affiliated Onsite Medical Marijuana Cultivation Site and Medical Marijuana Infusion Food Establishment, Located at 318 S. Bracken Lane, Approximately 1/8th Mile South and East of the Southeast corner of Frye and Price Roads Move City Council approve Use Permit PLH23-0003 Ponderosa - Dispensary, to allow the collocation of an ancillary Medical Marijuana Facility in conjunction with its affiliated onsite Medical Marijuana Cultivation Site and Medical Marijuana Infusion Food Establishment, subject to the conditions recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]
A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE CALLED IN AND SO WE WERE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THESE.FIRST ONE IS, UM, ITEM NUMBER NINE, UH, CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
UH, YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR, UH, THE, UH, ZONING ATTORNEY OF THE PONDEROSA DISPENSARY.
SO, LINDSAY SHK, PLEASE COME OUT.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, I'M, I SUDDENLY REALIZE I WAS LOOKING OVER HERE FOR YOU AND YOUR
YEAH, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE I HAVE MOVED THIS WAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UH, FOR YOUR RECORD.
LINDSEY CHUBBY WITH GA AND BURNHAM 40 NORTH CENTRAL IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE THIS EVENING.
UH, MY MAIN THING I WANTED TO FIND OUT IS, UH, THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND IT WAS VERY WELL, UM, PRESENTATION FOR US.
BUT YOU, I DID ASK YOUR QUESTION AND YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO STAY WITHIN THE LIMITS AND, UM, WE WERE NOT GONNA GO BACK AND TRY TO CHANGE THE RULES ALL OVER AGAIN.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE STILL THINKING ABOUT CHANGING SOME STUFF AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I WANTED TO FIND OUT, ARE YOU GOING BACK ON YOUR WORDS TO US OR WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? I I DON'T THINK THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH US THE WAY WE VOTE THIS TONIGHT BASED ON OTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD, BUT IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND, UM, BASED ON WHAT STAFF IS EXPLAINING TO ME THAT, UH, YOU WANTED TO CHANGE AGAIN, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THANK YOU.
AS FAR AS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, WE DO BELIEVE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE FINDINGS AND, AND WHAT WE PUT IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND SO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF THAT.
AS FAR AS ANY CHANGES, WHEN THE ORDINANCE CHANGE WAS PROPOSED TO YOU, THERE, THERE'S TWO USE PERMIT SECTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THAT ARE CONSISTENT LANGUAGE.
ONE IS THE AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO COME BACK ANNUALLY.
UM, AND IT'S JUST THE AFFIRM ABSOLUTELY.
EVERY YEAR WITHOUT QUESTION YOU COME BACK, THAT LANGUAGE WAS PUT IN THE USE PERMIT THAT, THAT WE, WE TOOK FOR, THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY.
WE ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THAT.
IF YOU SEE STIPULATION SEVEN REQUIRES, WE COME BACK IN A YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
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SHOWING YOU THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THE SAME WAY WE'VE DONE WITH DOG KENNELS AND, AND OTHER USES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.THAT'S A GREAT TOOL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THERE'S OTHER LANGUAGE IN YOUR ZONING ORDINANCE THAT HAS AN ADDITIONAL FOUR WORDS THAT SAYS ONE YEAR OR AT THE DISCRETION OF COUNSEL AS OPPOSED TO AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO COME BACK.
IT ALLOWS ULTIMATE DISCRETION FOR COUNSEL.
SO I WOULDN'T SAY IT WAS A SCRIBNER'S ERROR.
A SCRIBNER'S ERROR IS A SIX VERSUS A NINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK THE INTENT WAS TO GIVE COUNCIL ULTIMATE DISCRETION OF REQUIRING THAT WE COME BACK EVERY YEAR OR GIVING US 3, 4, 5 YEARS AT THE DISCRETION OF COUNCIL.
IT'S A CHANGE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, BUT ARE NOT GOING TO PURSUE.
I AM GOING TO HOLD TO MY WORD COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT JUST, UM, IT'S SOMETHING, THE INTENT WAS TO HAVE THOSE FOUR WORDS IN IT.
UM, IT'S A BURDENSOME ON STAFF, BOTH LEGAL AND PLANNING TO, TO COME BACK EVERY YEAR, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE NOT REQUESTING THAT CHANGE TONIGHT.
SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU ON THURSDAY, AND WE WILL NOT BE COMING BACK AND ASKING FOR IT.
BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE STAYING FIRM IN THAT ONE YEAR AND, UM, AT COUNCIL DISCRETION WAS NEVER DISCUSSED WITH ME AT THE TIME.
AND SO FOR ME TONIGHT TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND SAY YES OR EVEN VOTE ON THIS ONE, WE WILL HAVE TO STAY ON THE WORD THAT YOU GAVE ME THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE AND CONTINUALLY FOR THE REST OF THE TIME THAT, UH, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE COMING BEFORE US FOR THIS.
IT WILL CONTINUALLY BE A YEAR AND, UH, CITY MANAGER.
IS THAT UNDERSTAND OR SHOULD I TALK TO THE ATTORNEY CONCERNING THAT? THANK YOU.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL FUTURE COUNCILS WANNA CHANGE THAT.
WE CAN, THERE'S NOTHING THAT THAT CODIFIES THAT.
IT'S JUST THE WILL OF COUNSEL CURRENTLY IS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. CHUY? RIGHT.
COUNCIL'S MEMBER, HARRIS JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF, SO THE WAY IT WORKS IS THAT, UM, SO ONE YEAR, LIKE KIND OF WHAT WE DID WITH DOGTOPIA, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION MM-HMM.
AND THEN ONE YEAR LATER WE, YOU KNOW, ONE, WE SAID, HEY, YOU GOTTA COME BACK EVERY YEAR.
AND THEN ONE YEAR LATER WE WAS LIKE, OKAY, WELL THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ISSUES FROM THAT.
WE'RE OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD.
IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHAT I TRIED.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY LOCK.
WE CAN SAY, OH, NEXT YEAR IF THERE'S NO ISSUES, NO COMPLAINTS, THEN WE CAN JUST SAY, OKAY, GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A, A CLARIFICATION ON THAT, UH, DOGS AND, UH, WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW IS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE, WE, UH, CLARIFIED THE FACT THAT WE SAID THAT THEY WILL BE COMING BACK EVERY YEAR FOR, UH, BEFORE COUNCIL.
THERE, THERE WILL BE, THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER GROUP OF COUNCIL WHO DECIDE TO CHANGE THAT RULE, BUT AT THIS TIME, IT REMAINS THAT NOT NEXT YEAR, WE ARE NOT GOING TO JUST SAY EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
JUST GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THREE YEARS.
IT'S NUMBER'S AN AUTOMATIC THING NEXT YEAR IF THIS, IF THE COUNCIL HERE NEXT YEAR DECIDES THAT THEY WANT TO CHANGE THAT THEY CAN'T.
BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, MS. SHUB WILL BE BACK AND THIS IS WHAT IS ON THE BOOKS, UNLESS THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO CHANGE THAT.
AM MY STANDING ON GOOD LEGAL GROUND CITY ATTORNEY? MAYOR, YOU ARE GOOD.
I TRY NOT TO DO ANYTHING CLOSE TO PRACTICING.
UH, NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 11, BROUGHT BY AND, AND VICE MAYOR.
I'M GONNA GO, IF PEOPLE HERE ARE PART OF THE BRINGING SOMETHING FORWARD, I'M GONNA GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FIRST, BUT I WILL ALWAYS, UH, MAKE SURE THAT I CALL YOUR NAME AS WELL.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 11, BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND VICE MAYOR ORLANDO BRIEFING.
AND QUESTION ON THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF A JOINT, UH, MOBILE COMMAND CENTER.
I BELIEVE YOU WANTED A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND THEN QUESTIONS, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
CHIEF TWIGGS, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO, UH, APPLY FOR A GRANT THAT WOULD PURCHASE A JOINT POLICE AND FIRE COMMAND VEHICLE.
UH, THIS VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED IN THE BOND ELECTION IN 2021.
AND WHAT A MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLE IS, IS ESSENTIALLY IT'S A SCALED DOWN VERSION OF OUR E O C THAT'S MOBILIZED AND IT'S A, A VEHICLE THAT WE ACTUALLY TAKE TO THE SCENE.
THESE VEHICLES ALLOW, UH, COMMAND STAFF, SO THESE ARE COMMAND OFFICERS FROM THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, TO GO TO THESE INCIDENTS, INCIDENTS AND PERFORM ALL OF THEIR COMMAND AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS.
UH, THESE ARE RESERVED FOR OUR LARGEST INCIDENTS, UH, OUR MOST COMPLEX INCIDENTS.
I THINK A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS, AND REALLY THE, THE CATALYST, UH, THAT, UH, CHIEF DOUG AND I HAD FOR PUTTING THIS IN, IN
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THE BOND COMMITTEE WAS WE HAD A HOUSE FIRE.WE HAD A, AN, A INDIVIDUAL SHOOT AT SOME OFFICERS BARRICADE HIMSELF INSIDE THE HOUSE.
UH, SO YOU HAD A VERY LARGE POLICE RESPONSE THERE.
AND THEN AT ONE POINT HE LIT THE HOUSE ON FIREWALL WHILE HE WAS STILL INSIDE MM-HMM.
SO YOU HAVE A POLICE INCIDENT AND YOU HAVE A FIRE INCIDENT.
UH, CHIEF DUG AND I ARRIVED ON SCENE, AND YOU HAD A COMMAND PULSE ACROSS THE STREET FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A COMMAND PULSE ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BOTH TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE SAME OUTCOME, BUT WE HAVE DIFFERENT MISSIONS.
AND SO IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT WE REALIZED, UH, NOT ONLY DID WE NEED TO START TRAINING TOGETHER AT THE COMMAND LEVEL, WHICH WE'VE DONE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS, UH, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE.
AND SO, UH, THIS UNIT ALLOWS US, US TO DO THAT.
IT'S EQUIPPED WITH SIX INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATION CONSOLES.
IT HAS AN ELEVATED CAMERA SYSTEM, IT HAS A WEATHERED STATION, UH, A TETHERED DRONE TO IT.
UH, SO IT REALLY IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
UH, THE CITY OF PHOENIX HAS ONE AND THE, UH, CITY OF MESA HAS ONE.
WE WILL CALL FOR THOSE WHEN WE NEED THEM.
UH, THE PROBLEM IS AS MANY OF THESE INCIDENTS WILL LAST ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO SIX HOURS TO TWO WEEKS, LIKE OUR BATTERY, FIRE, FIRE.
SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP THEM ON SCENE.
UH, THIS, THIS, UH, UNIT WOULD ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY, UH, JOIN FORCES AS FAR AS THE COMMAND TEAMS GO, UH, BUT WE COULD KEEP IT ON SCENE FOR MUCH LONGER.
THE TOTAL COST OF THIS VEHICLE IS 1.25 MILLION.
UH, THE GRANT ITSELF WILL COVER 680,000 AND THE CITY WILL CONTRIBUTE THE OTHER 570,000.
AND IF WE ARE AWARDED THE GRANT, UH, IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AN 18 TO 24 MONTH BUILD TIME BEFORE WE GET IT.
UH, WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I, I LOVE WHEN YOU ANSWER MY QUESTIONS BEFORE I EVEN ASK THEM,
SO ALL I CAN SAY RIGHT NOW IS THANK YOU FOR HAVING, BRINGING THIS FORTH, UH, SHOWING US THE, THE FACT THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND COLLABORATION IS GOING TO ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE THAT LIVE YOUR CHANDLER.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FORWARD THINKING ONTO THIS AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE GO FORWARD AND, AND PUSH THIS INITIATIVE FOR YOU TO GET IT.
THE PART THAT I LOVE THE MOST IS ALSO THAT WE ARE GONNA GET THE GRIT.
SO IT'S NOT ALL THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER THAT ARE PAYING FOR THIS.
AND SO WE, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE IT OF YOU FINDING A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN WITHOUT IT ALSO COSTING US THE MOST, BUT STILL COST US SOME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE PART OF IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
UM, THE 18 MONTHS THAT YOU MENTIONED, IS THAT FROM PURCHASING AND GETTING ALL YOUR THINGS IN IT AND THEN HAVE IT ON THE ROAD OR ON ONLY THE TIME JUST TO GET IT WITHIN THAT LIMIT OF TIME.
FIRST, I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO RYAN PUTTER'S OFFICE BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY FOUND THE GRANT FOR US.
SO YES, THANK YOU, RYAN AND YOUR TEAM.
SO FROM, UH, THE 18 TO 24 MONTHS IS FROM THE TIME THAT WE SPEC IT OUT.
UH, AVONDALE JUST PURCHASED ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, SO WE HAVE A GOOD SPEC.
UH, SO, UH, FROM THE TIME THAT THEY ACTUALLY START THE BUILD, THE BUILD IN ITSELF IS COMPLICATED, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALL THE IT STUFF WITHIN IT MM-HMM.
SO IT IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD 18, ALMOST TWO YEARS BEFORE WE SEE IT.
WILL OUR IT DEPARTMENT BE INVOLVED IN THAT OR IS THAT OUTSIDE OUR RESOURCES COMING IN? THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE REGIONAL DISPATCH CENTERS PUTTING IN THE CAD SYSTEMS AND THE MCTS AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS. THANK YOU, CHIEF, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, YEAH, UH, THE CHIEF AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UH, ANSWER A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT CHIEF, THE ONLY, I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, MAYBE IT'S MORE TOWARDS THE CITY MANAGER IS, AND I THINK, I KNOW WE HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF GETTING THIS GRANT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TOLD, BUT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A BACKUP PLAN TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY ON THIS TIMELINE? IS THERE ENOUGH? IS THERE ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR BUDGET FOR US TO POTENTIALLY DO THIS THIS YEAR? KEEP, KEEP THE TIMELINE MOVING.
MR. MAYOR, UH, VICE MAYOR ORLANDO.
UH, QUESTION ABOUT TIMING OF THE FUNDING? SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY A ADVANCED IN THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE GRANT.
SO AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME WHAT WE CALL CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FROM CONGRESSMAN STANTON'S OFFICE THAT GOES BEHIND THIS GRANT.
SO THE LIKELIHOOD OF OBTAINING IT IS VERY HIGH.
UM, THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON WE'RE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT BY REORIENTING THE C I P IF FOR SOME REASON THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THAT, WE'LL REVISIT THIS WITH YOU.
UM, BUT WE WOULD LOOK TO REARRANGE THE C I P AGAIN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
MAY I, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, THESE GRANTS, LIKE, WE, LIKE THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
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COUNTRY HAS TO PAY FOR IT.SO, UM, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE, AND I'M GLAD THAT STORY THAT YOU TOLD ABOUT THE THE HOUSE FIRE AND THEN THE SHOOTING ALL HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHY WE, WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
QUICK QUESTION THOUGH, BECAUSE IT IS GRANT FUNDED, WHAT TETHER DO WE HAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS IT RELATES TO USE? OR IS THERE ANYTHING WE HAVE TO GIVE BACK, OR DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO IT WHENEVER THEY WANT? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY TETHERS OTHER THAN THE MATCH THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY, UH, WE ARE GOING TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE, UH, AND THEY ARE GONNA PURCHASE ALL OF THE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.
BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY, ONLY THING THAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR WITHIN THE GRANT.
SO THERE'S NO, UH, IT'S NOT FOR, UH, FEDERAL USE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
IT'S A CHANDLER RESOURCE THAT WE'LL UTILIZE HERE WITHIN THE CITY.
THANK YOU CHIEF COUNCIL MORALES.
IT'S SO, UM, I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S COMING OUT OF, UH, CONGRESSMAN STAN'S OFFICE, AND SO I WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO HIM AND THANK HIM BECAUSE WHEN WE DO GO TO WASHINGTON AND WE TALK TO THESE GUYS, AND WE, WE ALWAYS BRING CHAINLESS NEEDS BEFORE THEM.
SO I'M GLAD THAT PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND THEY ARE HELPING US DOWN HERE IN CHANDLER.
SO I APPRECIATE RYAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH ALSO FOR JUST KEEPING, TAKING OUR VOICE DOWN TO LEGISLATURE AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE NEED AND THAT, UH, THEY WILL LISTEN AND HELP US OUT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU CHIEF.
[16. Resolution No. 5686 Authorizing the Submittal of a $25,000 Pass-Through Indian Gaming Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5686 authorizing the submittal of a $25,000 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation for the purchase of Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) devices. Council Focus Area(s):]
IN WAS ITEM NUMBER 16 BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I'M WITH DIGNITY HEALTH HERE IN THE EAST VALLEY, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION EAST VALLEY.
ERIC, DID YOU, DID YOU WANNA JUST MAKE A COMMENT OR DID YOU WANT A BRIEFING? WHAT DID YOU, OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO, UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT A GRANT APPLICATION THAT YOU ALL LIKELY HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
THAT APPLICATION IS, UM, BEING SUBMITTED, UH, BY OUR FOUNDATION, THE DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION EAST VALLEY, AND WE ARE SUBMITTING IT TO THE FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION.
UH, THE GRANT ITSELF IS A $25,000 REQUEST, AND WHAT THE GRANT WILL DO IF FUNDED, UH, WILL ALLOW FOR US TO PURCHASE, UH, $25,000 WORTH OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THEY CALL POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND OR POCUS, UH, FOR SHORT.
NOW, DIGNITY HEALTH EAST VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY CHANDLER REGIONAL AND MERCY GILBERT MEDICAL CENTERS, UH, THIS JULY, ARE EMBARKING IN WHAT THEY CALL GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION GME.
UH, OTHERS MAY KNOW, UH, GME AS PHYSICIAN TRAINING.
UH, ACADEMIC MEDICINE, IT'S, IT, IT GOES BY A NUMBER OF TERMS, BUT, UH, BASICALLY THE PROGRAM ITSELF, UM, WILL ULTIMATELY, AS OF 2000 AND UH, 28, WE WILL, UH, DIGNITY HEALTH WILL BE GRADUATING 124 PHYSICIANS WHO WILL BE, UH, PREPARED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE VALLEY OR IN ARIZONA.
UH, THERE'S A STATISTIC THAT OVER 50% OF RESIDENTS MAINTAIN IN THE MARKET WHERE THEY RECEIVED THEIR RESIDENT TRAINING.
UM, AND AS MANY ARE AWARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND CERTAINLY HERE IN THE EAST VALLEY, WE'RE EXPERIENCING A PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE.
UM, AND DIGNITY IS HOPING TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR THAT.
UH, SO THIS POCUS DEVICE, UH, $25,000 SHOULD PURCHASE ABOUT FIVE OF THESE DEVICES.
AND SPECIFICALLY WITHIN OUR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, OUR INTENTION IS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO TRAIN ON THIS PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY DURING THEIR THREE YEAR TERM.
IDEALLY, IF, UH, IF WE ARE, IF WE ARE ABLE TO F UH, SECURE FUNDING THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO THIS, WE'D ACTUALLY LIKE FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO, UH, MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF THEIR POCUS DEVICE, UH, WHEN THEY GRADUATE AND GO INTO THE COMMUNITY, MANY PRACTICES WHERE THEY WILL LIKELY SET UP AND PROVIDE CARE DON'T HAVE THIS TECHNOLOGY.
SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE BEFORE I WELCOME YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS, BUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT TO IT.
SO I'LL PAUSE THERE AND OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER, APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER ELSE.
APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US THE BACKGROUND AND THE REASON WHY WE NEED TO HAVE THIS DEVICE IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE IN MEDICINE RIGHT NOW AND CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION AND THE FACT THAT THE IDEA THAT THEY MIGHT TAKE THAT IN THE FIELD WITH THEM, THEM, IT'S ALWAYS SHOWING US HOW THE QUALITY OF LIVES OF THOSE IN CHANDLER ARE BEING LOOKING BY DIGNITY AND WANT US TO CONTINUALLY MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THE BEST OF CARE THAT THEY DESERVE WHEN THEY COME TO THERE.
MY QUESTION WAS TO, FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN TO US WHAT DOES THIS DEVICE DO? YES.
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SCAN.I, I GET IT BECAUSE THAT'S MY FEEL AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, THE PROCESS AND THINGS.
BUT THOSE, THE PEOPLE IN CH IN CHANDLER WOULD LOVE PROBABLY TO KNOW WHAT IS THIS, THIS IS GOING TO DO, HOW, UM, THIS TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO REALLY IMPROVE HOW THE DOCTORS GIVE THEM THEIR DIAGNOSE AT HAND.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, AND I'M BY NO MEANS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT CLINICALLY AT DIGNITY HEALTH.
UM, HOWEVER, I'M GONNA DO MY BEST, UH, TO SERVE AS PROXY TO OUR PROGRAM MANAGER.
SO, UH, MANY FOLKS ARE FAMILIAR WITH ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY, UH, MAYBE MOST COMMONLY, UH, KNOWN OR EXPERIENCED IN A, UM, MATERNITY, UH, UH, SCENARIO.
UM, ULTRASOUND DEVICES LIKE, LIKE THAT, THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY PICTURE ARE, THEY'RE CERTAINLY NOT MOBILE AND THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE.
UM, USUALLY UPWARDS OF $30,000.
SO POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIFICALLY THE, THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FROM GE THAT WE HOPE TO PURCHASE, UM, GOSH, IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN IPHONE.
AND IT ACTUALLY CONNECTS TO, UH, AN IPHONE OR A SMART DEVICE THAT A PHYSICIAN WOULD ACTUALLY BE HOLDING IN HIS OR HER HAND.
SO THE GOAL OF POCUS, UH, TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFICALLY IN A FAMILY MEDICINE SETTING WOULD BE FOR THAT PHYSICIAN TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO DO SOME PRELIMINARY IMAGING REAL TIME IN A SETTING THAT THE PATIENT, HIM OR HERSELF COULD ACTUALLY BEAR WITNESS TO ON, ON THE SCREEN.
UH, SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT EARLY DIAGNOSTICS.
UM, THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT THE, THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WILL, UM, WILL PROVIDE IN TERMS OF KIND OF AN ADVANCEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF CARE.
WHEN YOU MENTIONED ABOUT, UH, REFERRALS BECAUSE THAT'S, AND THEN TIME MM-HMM.
SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
I I'VE SEEN THAT IN CERVICAL, UH, CANCER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN ALSO DETECT THOSE THINGS FOR WOMEN AND, AND MEN ALSO IN WEST BREAST CANCER AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE PURSUING THAT DIGNITY IS LOOKING INTO, UH, FORWARD THINGS TO BRING IT.
WE ARE A CITY OF INNOVATION, AND SO THIS IS ALSO PART OF WHAT WE CAN DO HERE IN CHANDRA.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? JUST ONE QUESTION.
UM, THIS IS A PASSTHROUGH, UM, GRANT THROUGH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
HOW, AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY, UM, HOW WOULD, UM, LIKE APPROVING THIS GRANT AND THEN ALLOWING THE DOCTORS OR THE PEOPLE YOU'RE TRAINING TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY MM-HMM.
HOW DOES THAT, HOW DOES THAT WORK? I GUESS THAT'S FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.
SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, SO TO ADDRESS YOUR, YOUR FIRST QUESTION JUST ABOUT PROVIDING THAT SERVICE TO, UM, RESIDENTS IN CHANDLER, UH, CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE THE PURCHASING ENTITY FOR THESE DEVICES.
UM, SO CERTAINLY IT, IT, IT, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THE DEVICES MAY MOVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND THE TOWN OF GILBERT AS THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES, UH, ROTATE AND, AND TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND PROVIDE CARE.
BUT THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF WILL BELONG TO CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
UM, IT'S ONLY IF NOW EVERY YEAR, UM, FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, OUR FAMILY MED MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL TAKE ON SIX NEW RESIDENTS.
SO SIXTH THE FIRST YEAR, 12 THE NEXT YEAR, 18 THE THIRD YEAR.
UM, AND SO IT REALLY REMAINS TO BE SEEN, UH, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE MIGHT EVEN HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CONSIDER, UH, THE DEVICES THEMSELVES, UH, STAYING IN THE POSSESSION OF THE RESIDENCE.
UM, AND THERE MIGHT BE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THERE THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO, TO BE AWARE OF AND, AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, SO I WOULD, I WOULD TEMPER THAT STATEMENT.
N UH, IT, IT, IT'S A WONDERFUL INTENTION OF OURS AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT A REALITY.
UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, MAY I ASK YOU, UH, YOU FOR A, UH, REFRESHER ON YOUR SECOND QUESTION? NO, I, MY, MY SECOND QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH, YOU KNOW, THE DEVICE LEAVING THE COMMUNITY CAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IF WE SAY WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A GRANT, UM, SIGNED ON BY CHANDLER MM-HMM.
CUZ WE DO HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT DO HAVE NEEDS, YOU KNOW? YES.
AND, UM, THAT'S A DIFFICULT, UH, QUESTION TO, TO ANSWER REALLY SUCCINCTLY BECAUSE, UH, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE WE'RE EMBARKING ON THIS INITIATIVE AND, AND, UH, STANDING UP A GME PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE, UH, THE, THE AVAILABILITY
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OF NOT ONLY FAMILY MEDICINE DOCTORS, BUT, UM, FIVE DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES OF DOCTORS HERE IN THE EAST VALLEY.UM, AND, AND THE STATISTIC I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE KNOW THAT WE PUT OURSELVES IN A GREAT POSITION TO DO THAT BY STANDING UP THE PROGRAM.
UM, WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF, OF ENSURING THAT THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES DON'T LEAVE OUR MARKET TO PROVIDE CARE, ALTHOUGH, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION BY TRAINING THEM HERE AS OPPOSED TO THE CURRENT MODEL, WHICH INCLUDES TRYING TO RECRUIT THEM FROM ELSEWHERE.
UM, THE ISSUE OF THE DEVICES THEMSELVES LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE COULD COME BACK TO COUNSEL AND DISCUSS, UM, AT A LATER TIME.
IF, IF IT, UH, LOOKS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER FORMALLY, WE'D BE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D BE REPORTING TO OUR PARTNERS AT FORT MCAL AINE NATION AS WELL.
UM, MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, IF WE APPROVE THIS, THAT, THAT THE DEVICES ARE ABLE TO BE, UM, TO STAY IN CHANDLER BECAUSE WE'RE APPROVING IT FOR DEVICES TO HELP CARE IN CHANDLER.
AND BECAUSE WE'RE SIGNING OFF ON IT, IT'S A, IT'S A CHANDLER THING, SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, I, I LIKE THE PROGRAM.
I DO WANT TO SEE MORE TRAINING.
OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT KEEP PEOPLE HERE MM-HMM.
UM, BUT IT'S GREAT TO, TO KNOW THAT WE'RE TRAINING AT THAT LEVEL.
I'M JUST MORE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEVICES.
CAUSE THE DEVICES HAS SPECIFICALLY DO WITH CHANDLER.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GRANT THAT THAT TECHNOLOGY STAYS.
SO THAT WILL BE MY ONLY STIPULATION, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVICES DOESN'T LEAVE THE CITY OF CHALIN, THAT WE'RE USING IT FOR OUR NURSES AND, AND OUR DOCTORS HERE, UM, TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
THAT'S MY ONLY, UM, SO THAT'S MY ONLY STIPULATION.
BUT IF YOU CAN MEET THAT, IF YOU CAN HELP MEET THAT I FEEL OKAY WITH, WITH WHAT, WHAT THIS ITEM IS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE CAN, UM, SATISFY.
IF YOU COULD, UM, MAYBE JUST SEND US A BRIEFING OF THE NATURE OF THESE PASS THROUGH GRANTS AND OUR, UH, WHAT WE CONTROL AND WHAT WE DON'T IS, IT'S, IT'S REALLY AS LITERATE JUST TO PASS THROUGH.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A SAY ON THAT.
WE JUST HEARD THAT AGENT FOR THAT.
SO IF YOU COULD MAYBE GIVE A BRIEFING, JUST SEND US A, A NOTE ON THAT JUST TO LET EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH, UH, THAT'D BE HELPFUL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER? THANK YOU.
UH, JUST WANTED TO, UH, BRING IT ALL INTO PERSPECTIVE AS FAR AS WHY THE HOSPITAL MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT LETTING THE RESIDENTS, UH, MOVE AROUND WITH THE DEVICE.
IT'S JUST LIKE HAVING A TEMPORAL, UM, TEMPERATURE TAKEN, UM, DEVICE THAT YOU JUST KEEP ON YOUR PERSON AND THEN YOU MOVE AROUND.
SO IF YOU'RE DOING ROTATION AND YOU ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACE THEY SENT YOU, SO YOU TAKE THAT DEVICE WITH YOU, BUT THE DEVICE STILL BELONGED TO DIGNITY AND YOU MIGHT ALSO BE ABLE TO RETURN IT.
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY THAT IT WAS GONNA BE GRANTED TO THAT IN TURN TO TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES NOW, BECAUSE THE DEVICE STILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
IT STILL HAVE TO BE, UH, CONNECTED TO DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.
SO THEM TAKING IT ON PERSONALLY AS THEIR OWN DEVICE.
NOW THEY WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING ALL THE WORK ON IT AND EVERYTHING.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY RESIDENT WILL BE WILLING TO DO THAT.
UM, RATHER TO DO, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT, UH, AT THIS POINT IF THERE IS NOT ANY, YOU KNOW, GRANT ATTACHED TO IT FOR THEM TO PAY FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT.
UH, GO AHEAD, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT A, WE'RE NOT EXACTLY CERTAIN OF WHAT THE CONSIDERATIONS MIGHT BE AT AT THIS, THIS TIME.
IT'LL BE THREE YEARS FROM, FROM THIS JULY BEFORE, UM, THAT OPPORTUNITY WOULD EVEN PRESENT ITSELF.
UM, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO EXPLORE.
UM, WE ALSO DO KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE DIGNITY HEALTH OWNED CLINIC, WHERE OUR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS WILL TRAIN AND ALSO PROVIDE PATIENT CARE DURING THEIR RESIDENCY, UM, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE SOME OF THESE POCUS DEVICES ON SITE, UM, PERMANENTLY AT THOSE CLINICS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE, THE PRECEPTORS AND, UH, FACULTY MEMBERS TO USE TO TRAIN ON AS WELL.
SO A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US TO CONSIDER THERE.
SOMEHOW THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE CHANDLER
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE, UH, ON THE GRANT TOO, BEING ACCEPTED BY THE, BY OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS.
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IN BY EVERYBODY OTHER THAN ENNC AND HEAR US IS ITEM NUMBER 17, UH, RELATED TO THE, UH, PAYDOWN OF THE PENSION FUNDING.UH, IF WE COULD HAVE A DEPUTY, YOU DON, UH, IF YOU COULD GIVE US A BRIEFING AND I'LL START WITH SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
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NUMBER 17, UH, REPRESENTS SOME CHANGES TO PENSION FUNDING AND RESERVE POLICY, UH, FINANCIAL POLICIES.SO THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS NINE FINANCIAL POLICIES ALL APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE YEARS THAT EXEMPLIFY HIGH STANDARDS OF STEWARDSHIP OVER OUR CHANDLER FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
THEY ARE ALSO GUIDES FOR SOUND FINANCIAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING WHILE MAINTAINING FISCAL INTEGRITY.
SO THE FIRST, I'LL JUST KINDA WALK THROUGH EACH ONE.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS A CHANGE TO THE RESERVE POLICY.
THE RESERVE POLICY, UM, LAYS OUT, UH, ASSESSES RISK, AND THEN IT, IT DETERMINES, UM, A CERTAIN LEVEL OF, OF, UM, RESERVE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED.
UM, AND IN THIS CASE, THE RESERVE DEFINES THE MINIMUM BALANCE THAT THE GENERAL FUND SHOULD HOLD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THE LANGUAGE IN THE FINANCIAL POLICY CURRENTLY STATES THAT IT IS, UH, FOUR MONTHS OF OPERATING REVENUES.
UM, IT'S A CALCULATION OF THE FOUR MONTHS OF OPERATING REVENUES, BUT IT, IT SIMPLY STATES OPERATING REVENUES, WHICH MEANS IT IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING AND ONE-TIME OPERATING REVENUES.
THE INTENT OF THIS POLICY IS TO ENSURE WE HAVE FOUR MONTHS OF OPERATING REVENUES TO SUSTAIN OUR OPERATIONS.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION MADE TO MARIN COUNCIL AT THE SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP WAS SIMPLY TO, TO ADD THE WORD ONGOING TO THAT.
SO IT WOULD CALCULATE FOUR MONTHS OF OUR ONGOING, UH, OPERATING REVENUES AS THAT MEASURE OR THAT BALANCE.
SO, UH, THAT IS SIMPLY THE CHANGE.
UM, IT REALLY IS, IT JUST ADDS CLARIFICATION TO THE POLICY, IF YOU WILL.
UM, IT STILL IS WELL OVER THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDED, UM, LEVEL, WHICH IS A TWO MONTH OPERATING, UM, LEVEL, AND WE ARE AT FOUR.
SO WITH THIS CHANGE, IT IS VERY, VERY MINOR.
IT, IT DOES, UM, ADD THAT CLARIFICATION.
UM, AND AFTER CONSULTATION AS WELL WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL TO OUR AAA BOND RATING FOR THIS CHANGE.
AND THEN SECOND, WE HAVE THE, UM, P S P R S OR THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
UM, POLICY AND ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE REQUIRES THAT, THAT BE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
UM, WHEN WE RECEIVE THE ACTUARIAL REPORT FROM, UH, P S P R S, UM, IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT MARON COUNCIL APPROVE THE ASSETS IN THE LIABILITIES THAT ARE STATED IN OUR REPORT.
IT REALLY JUST MAKES IT KNOWN TO EVERYONE WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY AT A LEVEL OF, EXCUSE ME, OF 70.3% FUNDED WITH THE CHANGE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2022.
IT CURRENTLY BRINGS US UP TO 75.2% FUNDED, UM, FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2223, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 50 MILLION PAYMENT THAT MAYOR COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THAT IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS FINANCIAL POLICY UPDATE SINCE IT'S UPDATED BASED ON THE ACTUARIAL REPORT.
AND ALSO STATES WITHIN THE POLICY, THE PAYMENT THAT IS PROJECTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 23 24, WHICH AT THIS TIME, BASED ON CONVERSATIONS AGAIN AT OUR SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 20TH, UM, THERE WAS A DESIRE TO LOOK AT PAYING OFF FINALLY THE P S P R S UNFUNDED LIABILITY TO SECURE THE RETIREMENT OF ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.
AND IN DOING SO, THAT PAYMENT, UM, WE BELIEVE IS 73 MILLION, AND THAT IS STATED IN THE POLICY AS WELL.
BUT BOTH OF THESE RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THESE FINANCIAL POLICIES WOULD THEN HELP GUIDE STAFF IN PREPARING, OF COURSE, THE PROPOSED FISCAL 20 23 24 BUDGET.
WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS, WHAT WAS IT ABOUT 2015, I'M THINKING 2014, WHEN WE WERE AWARE OF THIS, I, WE EMBARKED ON A LONGER TERM PLAN, AND I, I, WE WERE JUST COMMITTED TO PAYING THIS DOWN AND BECAUSE OF, UH, THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROLS, WE WOULD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT PAYMENT.
AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THE AMOUNT TO PAY DOWN WILL BE HIGHER THE NEXT YEAR.
AND THAT WAS VERY DISCOURAGING, UH, FOR ME AND COUNCIL AT THAT TIME.
BUT I'M, I'M PLEASED WE'RE HERE.
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THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY THIS DOWN WHEN I'M, WHILE I WAS MAYOR.IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.
AND SO, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESENT, UH, STAFF AND FORMER COUNCILS THAT REALLY COMMITTED TO, UH, KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE PRIZE HERE.
SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE PAYING THIS DOWN NOW, AND, AND YOU COULD JUST BE APPROXIMATE, I DON'T NEED TO NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY, BUT, UH, HOW MUCH MONEY WILL WE BE SAVING IN THE NEXT ENSUING YEARS, AS WELL AS SECOND PART? UH, THIS JUST PAYS OFF THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY.
WE STILL HAVE A PAYMENT EVERY YEAR, SO HOW MUCH WILL WE BE SAVING AND WHAT IS OUR ONGOING AS PROJECTED TODAY PAYMENT? OKAY, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO THE, WE CURRENTLY PAY A LITTLE OVER, WELL, ALMOST ABOUT 20 MILLION ANNUALLY IN OUR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION ON BEHALF OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR, UH, POLICE OFFICERS, UM, WITH THE, SO THAT PAYMENT THAT WE PAY ANNUALLY IS MADE UP OF BOTH THE REGULAR CONTRIBUTION THAT GOES TOWARDS ACTIVE MEMBERS, FUTURE RETIREMENTS, AS WELL AS KIND OF A BACK PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL, OF THIS UNFUNDED LIABILITY.
SO THE IMPACT OF ACTUALLY PAYING OFF THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY, WE ANTICIPATE THAT EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION COMING DOWN TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 10 MILLION ANNUALLY, BUT IT'LL TAKE US ABOUT FOUR YEARS TO GET THERE.
SO IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN LOWERING FUTURE EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT HELPS US MAINTAIN AS COSTS ARE GOING UP, WHEN WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING THOSE ONGOING COSTS DOWN, IT HELPS US REALLY KIND OF MAINTAIN TAX RATES VERSUS HAVING TO INCREASE.
SO THERE'S, UM, A LOT OF BENEFITS TO THIS.
SO, UM, I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL THAT MAYOR COUNCIL COMMITTED TO THIS OVER TIME AND THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ALMOST THERE.
WE'LL WORK WAY ACROSS WITH THOSE WHO HAVE WEIGHED IN.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER VICE MAYOR ORLANDO THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
MY COMMENTS WERE REALLY MORE ON THE RESERVE POLICY AND THAT YOU AND I HAD HAD THIS CONVERSATION SEVERAL TIMES.
I DID WANNA COMMEND YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UM, FOR COMING UP WITH THE SOLUTION.
I REALLY THINK THAT THIS POLICY WILL PUT DOLLARS BACK TO WORK FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN CHANDLER, AND INSTEAD OF US KEEPING IT, IT'S WORKING FOR THEM.
UM, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE ADHERE TO THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE POLICIES THAT WE'VE HAD.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT, BUT, UM, AGAIN, UM, THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT AAA BOND RATING IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO US.
AND, UM, THE ONE ITEM THAT YOU AND I DID DISCUSS THIS MORNING WAS ABOUT IF WE FOUND THAT MAYBE THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU'VE DONE TO THIS POINT, WHICH I KNOW YOU'VE DONE A GREAT DEAL OF DUE DILIGENCE MM-HMM.
THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER POSTIN.
UM, THE FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE SET BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SO ANY CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE BROUGHT FORTH FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
SO THIS IS, REMINDS ME OF WHEN I WAS A KID AND YOU LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ARE WAITING UNDERNEATH THE TREE, BUT YOU KIND OF, YOU'RE JUST STANDING AT YOUR DOOR READY TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT 'EM.
I KNOW IT, I KNOW THAT MOMENT'S GONNA COME WHERE WE GET TO SEE THIS PAID OFF, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU AND, AND YOUR STAFF.
BUT MOREOVER, COUNCILS BEFORE WE SAT HERE AND, UH, AND MAYOR HARKEY FOR STAYING FOCUSED ON WHAT OUR CORE COMPETENCIES ARE.
THAT WAY WE DIDN'T SPEND MONEY ON THINGS THAT WERE FRIVOLOUS.
WE SPENT MONEY ON, ON WHAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS, WHICH ARE GREAT ROADS, GOOD PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, GREAT PARKS, AND THE CORE COMPETENCIES THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WHAT THAT HAS DONE IS GIVEN US A FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE POSITION TO BE ABLE TO PAY THIS OFF QUICK.
UM, AND ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEING DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MICHAEL MIRANDA AND HIS TEAM, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER, EAST VALLEY PARTNERSHIP, ALL THE OTHER GROUPS.
G E HAS REALLY CREATED A, UH, AN INCREDIBLE, UM, COMMUNITY, UH, THAT IS CREATING JOBS AND INCREASING INCOMES AND, UH, ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH INCREASING TAX REVENUE.
WE'RE GONNA FREE UP A LOT OF ONGOING DOLLARS, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND EITHER PLACES TO SPEND THAT, UH, IN OUR PARKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY, OR WE CAN FIND WAYS TO, TO CUT TAXES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
I HAVE LUNCH WITH CLASS TODAY AND, UH, WHEN I WAS SITTING THERE AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM THAT WE WERE GONNA PAY THIS THING OFF, AND YOU COULD SEE THE SMILE AND
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THE FACT THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT WE, WE REALLY CARE.AND AFTER THEY PUT ALL THOSE YEARS HERE, THEY WILL NOT BE LEFT HANGING WITHOUT HAVING THEIR RETIREMENT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND EVERYBODY ELSE, UM, WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP US ON TASK AND KEEP PUSHING FORWARD WITH THIS.
UM, PAYING OFF THIS MONEY, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO PAY PAY
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU, VI THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK COUPLE THINGS I WANTED JUST SHARE, AND WE, WE PROBABLY ALL OF US KNOW THIS ON THE DI AND STAFF, BUT TO OUR, TO OUR FOLKS OUT, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE, FIRST OF ALL, THIS, UM, THIS TACTIC WE TOOK STRATEGY, I GUESS WITH THE TACTICS INVOLVED.
UM, MANY OTHER CITIES HAVEN'T DONE THIS.
UM, THEY ARE ACTUALLY BONDING AND DOING OTHER THINGS THAT'S GONNA CREATE MORE OF AN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR THEIR INDIVIDUALS.
IT'S GONNA BE HIGHER PAYBACK, HIGHER PREMIUMS. IT'S SORT OF LIKE DOING A MORTGAGE AND HAVING TO PAY A 7% TODAY VERSUS BUYING THIS DOWN TO, UH, IN, IN THE FUTURE.
SO, UM, I, KUDOS AGAIN TO THIS, THIS PHILOSOPHY WE USE TO, TO USE THE ONE TIME DOLLARS.
AND IT GOES BACK TO WHAT DAWN SAID EARLIER.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GREAT BUDGET PROCESS AND AS, AS MS. LANG INDICATED, UH, WE HAVE NINE CORE DIRECTIVES, BUT THOSE DIRECTIVES ARE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO ADJUST YEAR BY YEAR THE MARKET IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
AND, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.
WE ARE ADJUSTING OUR, UH, CORE POLICIES TO ADJUSTED ECONOMIC AND MODELING CONDITION.
AND ALL OF THIS IN, IN THE LONG TERM, SHORT AND LONG TERM, WILL SAVE THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE HERE, AS WELL AS FREEING UP, YOU KNOW, DOLLARS FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND THE OTHER THINGS WE MENTIONED BY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO, UM, WE ARE ABLE TO SAVE THIS MONEY.
WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY BECAUSE OF THE GREAT, UM, POLICY WE PUT IN PLACE YEARS AGO, AND WE'RE STILL ABIDING BY THOSE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES, I'M MAYOR AGAIN.
THIS AGAIN, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO REAFFIRM THAT THIS PAYING THIS OFF REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
THAT WHEN YOU'RE DONE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER, YOU HAVE YOU, YOU HAVE YOUR PENSION, YOU HAVE YOUR DOLLARS, UH, READY FOR YOU AS YOU RETIRE.
UM, THIS COUNCIL HAS CONTINUED TO PUT FORTH GREAT, UH, FISCAL POLICIES.
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING THE PEOPLE FIRST.
WE KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY CARRIES A, A, A LOAD IN THIS COMMUNITY AND KEEPING US SAFE.
AND I'D RATHER LIKE KNOWING THAT THE POLICE IS GONNA SHOW UP BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY'RE SECURE AND THEIR FAMILIES SECURE.
SO, AGAIN, KUDOS TO, TO MAYOR, UM, FOR MAKING THIS A PART OF YOUR VISION.
KUDOS TO, UH, COUNCIL FOR ALSO MAKING THIS A PART OF YOUR COMMITMENT.
KUDOS TO STAFF, UM, FOR MAKING THIS YOUR PRIORITY.
AND AGAIN, THIS MAKES OUR CITY BETTER.
SO JOSH, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME YOU'VE DONE THIS, UH, FOR CITY PAYING OFF, PAYING DOWN THE P R P S.
AND, UH, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AS A CITY MANAGER.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU DAWN, FOR THAT COMMITMENT AS WELL AND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TOP OF THINGS.
SO AGAIN, UM, STAFF, UM, MAYOR COUNCIL, AGAIN, THANK YOU.
THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY, I REALLY FEEL THAT YOU'RE, WE'RE MAKING THE CITY OF CHANNELLER PROUD IN OUR RESIDENTS.
ANGEL, YOU WANNA FINISH THIS OUT OR YOU GOOD? THANK YOU, MAYOR AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO'S A PART OF THIS, DON ESPECIALLY YOUR TEAM AS WELL.
I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO MORE FUTURE INVESTMENTS LIKE THIS WITHIN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE PROTECTING US DAILY.
UH, JOSH, YOU DID ANSWER MY QUESTION ON THE CHANGE ON THAT OTHER ONE, SO NO OTHER THINGS HAVE BEEN CALLED IN COUNSEL.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION FOR TONIGHT.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ON THURSDAY.