Jun 15, 2023 City Council Meeting 06/15/2023

WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 15TH.

[ Call to Order]

SO, THERE'S SEVERAL ELEMENTS TO THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT A REGULAR ONE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, SEVERAL OF THOSE.

THEN WE WILL ALSO, AFTER ANNOUNCEMENTS BE CLOCKING OUT AND COMING BACK IN TO VOTE ON OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS A LARGE PROCESS THAT CULMINATES TO THIS NIGHT.

SO THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T EXPECTING TO THAT, GOOD FOR YOU.

YOU'RE HERE ON AN EXCITING NIGHT.

SO WITH THAT CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE, UH, TAKE YOUR ROLE? MAYOR HARKEY.

VICE MAYOR LAND PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

ON MONDAY, WE, UH, HAD SOME ROBUST CONVERSATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

OUR INVITATION WILL BE LED BY DR.

ROY CION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF GOD AND OUR P PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY VICE MAYOR ORLANDO PASTOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY FAMILY AND I HAVE ENJOYED DOING THIS CITY OF CHANDLER FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS.

WE RECENTLY MOVED TO ANOTHER CITY IN THE VALLEY.

ALTHOUGH I CONTINUE TO PASTOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY GUARD CHURCH IN CHANDLER, WHICH I HAVE PASTOR FOR MORE THAN 26 YEARS.

I STAND HERE TO EXPRESS OUR GRAD APPRECIATION FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS GREAT CITY.

UNDER HONORABLE MAYOR HARKEY AND OTHERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, SEEN THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH OF THE CITY IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF DECADES.

AND I BELIEVE THE BEST IS TO COME.

I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT GOD IS BLESSING THIS GREAT CITY TREMENDOUSLY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE SEEING A DIVERSE GROWTH IN THE POPULATION.

NATIONS ARE COMING TO THIS GREAT CITY.

THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THROUGH THE BLESSING OF THE UPRIGHT, YES, CITY IS EXALTED WITH THAT.

IN MY HEART, I PRAY THAT AS WE GROW THAT PEACE, JOY, AND HARMONY WILL BE ESTABLISHED HERE, AND THAT IN THIS WAY, GOD WILL EXALT THIS GREAT CITY.

I PRAY THAT WE ALL WILL CONTINUE TO RESPECT EACH OTHER AND HONOR EACH OTHER IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, COLOR, OR GENDER.

MAY GOD GIVE CONTINUED STRENGTH AND WISDOM TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS GREAT CITY SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THIS CITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF GROWTH.

MAY MORE INDUSTRIES BE ADDED SO THAT MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES MAY BECOME AVAILABLE HERE IN THIS GREAT CITY.

I PRAY THAT EVERY DECISION THE COUNCIL TAKES TODAY WILL HONOR AND BE PLEASING TO ALMIGHTY GOD.

THANK YOU LORD FOR LISTENING TO MY HUMBLE PRAYERS IN HIS NAME.

AMEN.

PLEASE HELP ME, UH, HONOR OUR NATION THROUGH OUR FLAG.

I PLEDGE THE LEADERS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD WAS LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

THANK YOU PASTOR.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR 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 June 15, 2023, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 23.]

UH, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO EITHER MOVE ANY SINGLE ITEM TO ACTION OR, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, FOR TODAY, JUNE 15TH.

UH, FOR REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 23.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

A SECOND BY, SORRY, HE BEAT YOU TO IT.

IS THERE ANY, UH, ANYBODY NEED TO? ANY RECUSALS? SEEING NONE.

COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY HERE AGAIN.

WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MCQUEEN AND AKAT ROAD AND THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE AKAT ROAD, THEN CITY PARK THROUGH TO THE NORTH, SINGLE FAMILY LOTS LOCATED WITHIN MARICOPA COUNTY TO THE SOUTH ONE 19TH STREET, AND THEN P A D FOR COMMERCIAL TO THE EAST WEST KIRBY WAY.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA

[24. ANX21-0005 Harris Place, Annexation of Approximately 3.4 Acres West of the Southwest Corner of Ocotillo and McQueen Road 1. Open Public Hearing 2. Staff Presentation 3. Council Discussion 4. Discussion from the Audience 5. Close Public Hearing Council Focus Area(s):]

IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, AX 21 DASH 0 0 0 5 HARRIS PLACE, ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.4 ACRES WEST OF THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ACA MCQUEEN ROAD.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY STAFF REPUBLIC HEARING ANNEXATION.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED

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AND THEN P A D FOR SINGLE FAMILY TO THE WEST.

THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 3.4 ACRES AND IT IS ZONED RURAL OR R U 43 WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UPON BEING ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, IT WILL HAVE AN, AN INITIAL ZONING OF AG ONE.

THE SITE HAS A GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING, AND IS CURRENTLY IN REVIEW FOR A REZONING BY PLANNING STAFF AND WILL BE FORTHCOMING TO COUNSEL FOR REVIEW.

THERE ARE EXISTING WATER WASTEWATER AND RECLAIMED WATER SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE SITE AND STAFF HAS CIRCULATED THE REQUEST TO CITY DEPARTMENTS AND NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

THIS END STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND IT'S NOW OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.

AND TELL US YOUR NAME PLEASE.

MICHAELA MCKAYLA.

MICHAELA, GREAT PRESENTATION.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

THANK, UM, COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION POINTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MICHAELA? COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

WAS THAT YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION? IT WAS NOT.

IT'S MY SECOND.

IT'S YOUR SECOND.

WELL, I MUST HAVE MISSED THE FIRST ONE.

THAT WAS GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ON THE, ON THE, UH, THE WATER AND THE, UH, SEWER.

IS THAT ALREADY THERE OR WILL THAT BE PUT IN AFTER OR AFTER THE ZONING HAS CHANGED? UM, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO THAT.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, CIRCLE BACK, LET ME KNOW.

YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I SUSPECT BY CONSISTENCY, IT'S PROBABLY AVAILABLE TO THE ROAD WHEN WE REDID THAT AND WOULD JUST NEED TO BE PLUMBED INTO THE, INTO THAT PARTICULAR PARCEL.

SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE MY, MY GREATEST SUSPICION.

WOULD I MAYOR, LOOKING FOR A NOD OF HEADS SOMEWHERE ELSE? MAYOR CAP? THAT'S CORRECT.

IT IS AVAILABLE IN A CILLO ROAD.

UM, SO I ALWAYS ASK THIS QUESTION, MIKAYLA.

SO, UM, TIME FRAMING, WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHEN THEY'RE GONNA START MOVING DIRT AND PUTTING SOMETHING THERE? UM, NO, I DO NOT HAVE A TIMEFRAME ON THAT, BUT, UM, IT SHOULD BE FORTHCOMING SHORTLY AND AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE TIMEFRAME.

AND THIS WILL BE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES? CORRECT.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO KEEP WORKING THAT ISSUE.

LET US, UH, KEEP PUSHING 'EM HARD.

SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON ADOPTION OF THE FY 20 23 24 ANNUAL BUDGET AND 24 TO 33 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, C I P AND SETTING OF THE PROPERTY TAX LEVIES.

WELL, , WE WE NEED HOUSES, FAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HEY, KAYLA.

YES.

HOW YOU DOING? HI, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.

THIS IS, THIS IS AWESOME.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD JOB.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU HOPE THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU, .

WELL, FEELING THE LOVE.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE AUDIENCE RELATED TO THIS ANNEXATION HEARING NOW? NONE.

I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING OUR

[25. Public Hearing on Adoption of the FY 2023-24 Annual Budget and 2024-2033 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and Setting of Property Tax Levies 1. Open Public Meeting 2. Staff Presentation 3. Council Discussion 4. Discussion from the Audience 5. Close Public Hearing Council Focus Area(s):]

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC MEETING AND, UM, HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION.

OH, THAT MEANS IT'S ME.

, WE KEPT, WE KEPT LOOKING TO MELISSA SETTING SOMETHING UP.

WELL, INFLATION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I CAN'T EVEN PAY ATTENTION, SO I, I THOUGHT I WOULD DO THAT.

ON BEHALF OF MATT DUNBAR, WHO COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING, UH, HE'S THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET POLICY.

UM, HE IS OFF WITH HIS FAMILY ENJOYING A WELL-DESERVED VACATION.

SO TONIGHT, AS THE MAYOR SAID, IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING OF OUR 20 23 24 PROPOSED BUDGET AND 2024 THROUGH 2033 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE 20 23 24 PROPERTY TAX LEVY.

SO THERE'S BEEN MUCH PUBLIC, UM, DISCUSSION, I'M GONNA PUT ON MY GLASSES HERE, UM, UP LEADING UP TO THIS EVENING.

AND WHILE TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL, IT IS INTENDED TO GIVE RESIDENTS A BROAD VIEW OF THIS BUDGET AND THE CIP WITH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION FOUND ONLINE@CHANDLERZ.GOV SLASH BUDGET.

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SO OUR BUDGET THEME THIS YEAR IS INNOVATION AT WORK AND REFLECTS OUR DESIRE TO BE INNOVATIVE WHILE STILL CONNECTING WITH OUR HISTORY AS WE HEARD MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE GREAT HISTORY OF OUR GOODYEAR CANAL AND MCCULLOUGH HOUSE, UM, OR MCCULLOUGH PRICE HOUSE, YES, , UM, AND ADHERING TO STRONG FINANCIAL POLICIES AND BEING STRUCTURALLY BALANCED.

THIS BUDGET ALSO MIRRORS OUR SPENDING PLAN WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK IN INNOVATIVE WAYS, PROVIDES COST EFFECTIVE QUALITY SERVICES, MAINTAINS LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND WAS DEVELOPED BY ENGAGING RESIDENTS THROUGH MANY INPUT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO AS THIS SLIDE SHOWS, THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 23 24 IS $1,656,274,385.

AND THE LARGEST FUND IS GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS OUR MAIN OPERATING FUND FOR THE CITY, AND REPRESENTS 610.5 MILLION OF THAT TOTAL, THE 1.6 BILLION AMOUNT IS A 22.5% INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR'S 2223 ADOPTED BUDGET.

THIS INCREASE INCLUDES AN INCREASE OF 5.9 TO OUR OPERATING BUDGET AND 43.4% INCREASE TO OUR CAPITAL FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE OF 23.8% IN OPERATE, UH, WITH AN OPERATING INCREASE OF THAT IS 16.9 AND A MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON THE CAPITAL SIDE OF 59.2%.

SO WE, I DO WANNA EXPLAIN FOR A MOMENT HERE WHAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASED DRIVERS ARE, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC.

AND IN THIS YEAR, UM, SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, WE HAD AN INCREASE IN OUR REVENUES THAT REFLECT THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

UM, THAT INCREASE IS COMING FROM THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF WITHIN OUR CITY BOUNDARIES, UM, INFLATION BECAUSE AS, AS FOLKS ARE PAYING MORE FOR THINGS, THE TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX OFF, THAT IS ACTUALLY INCREASING REVENUE SLIGHTLY AND STRONG CONSUMER SPENDING.

WE'VE ALSO SEEN INCREASES IN OUR STATE SHARED REVENUES WITH THESE UPDATED PROJECTIONS.

ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, UM, INFLATION IS DEFINITELY INCREASING OUR OPERATING AND OUR CAPITAL BUDGETS.

OUR PERSONNEL COSTS HAVE INCREASED AS WE INVEST IN OUR CITY RE UH, CITY WORKFORCE AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES THROUGH MARKET MERITS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS CHANGES.

WE'VE ALSO INCORPORATED SOME ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THIS BUDGET, WHICH WILL HELP MOVE US FORWARD WITH OUR STRATEGIC, UH, FRAMEWORK THAT COUNCIL HAS PUT FORTH FOR US.

THE CAPITAL PROJECTS INCREASES THAT WE'RE SEEING, UM, IS REALLY ADDRESSING OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AS CHANDLER CONTINUES TO, TO, UH, AGE, UH, EARLY ON.

WE PUT A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN AT THE SAME TIME, AND WE'RE TO THE POINT IN OUR HISTORY THAT MUCH OF THAT IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, UM, BOND AUTHORIZED PROJECTS THROUGH THE 2021 BOND ELECTION.

UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THOSE PROJECTS AND GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS.

AND THEN A BIG PART OF THIS INCREASE ALSO IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO BUILD TO SUPPORT THE INTEL EXPANSION.

THOSE ARE GONNA BE CITY ASSETS, UM, OF ABOUT 178.5 MILLION IN APPROPRIATION.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS, UM, AN ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE THAT ALLOWS THE TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX OFF OF THAT PROJECT TO BE CAPTURED AND HELPS US REIMBURSE CHANDLER FOR THE COST OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.

FINALLY, UM, THE LAST TWO AREAS ARE GRANTS.

WE CONTINUE TO SPEND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AND, UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE ANOMALIES THIS YEAR, AS WE HAVE PROBABLY THE HIGHEST CARRY FORWARD BUDGET WE'VE EVER HAD IN REGARDS TO OVERALL CAPITAL COSTS, AND WE'VE GOT CAPITAL CARRY FORWARD IN OUR GRANTS AS WELL.

UM, CONTINUED FOCUS ON GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVING SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS THAT MAY QUALIFY.

UM, WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN CHANDLER IN DOING SO.

SO WE'VE GOT THOSE GRANTS BUILT INTO THE CAPITAL PLAN.

AND THEN SOME GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME DOLLARS THIS YEAR IN OUR BUDGET, IT HAS ALLOWED THE CITY TO LOOK AT PAYING DOWN DEBT.

AND THERE IS A LARGE PAYMENT OF 73 MILLION INCORPORATED IN THIS BUDGET THAT WILL GENERATE ONGOING SAVINGS IN THE FUTURE.

OOPS.

TAX RATES, AND CHANDLER HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST RATES IN IN ARIZONA FOR TRANSACTION PRIVILEGED TAX OR SALES TAX.

SO JUST SOME BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

UM, THIS, THIS BUDGET INCLUDES A REDUCTION IN THE CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

IT INCORPORATES NO CHANGE IN OUR SALES

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WE DO ANTICIPATE WATER WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE RATE CHANGES, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR COST TO SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND JUST LIKE OUR, OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS, UM, MUCH OF OUR OPERATIONS IN CHANDLER, OUR WATER WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE FUNDS ARE SEEING INCREASE IN COSTS AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE RATE CHANGES THAT ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEAL WITH THAT AS WELL AS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THOSE AREAS.

AND THEN THE THIRD HIGHLIGHT IS THE BUDGET MAINTAINS EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS AND ENHANCES PROGRAMS TIED TO THE STRATEGIC COUNCIL'S STR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.

UH, THIS BUDGET ADDS FUNDING FOR LABOR ASSOCIATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERAL EMPLOYEE MERIT AND MARKETS.

UM, AS I MENTIONED JUST A SECOND AGO, IT PLANS TOWARDS THAT DEBT REDUCTION OF 73 MILLION, AND THEN FINALLY IT MAINTAINS STRONG RESERVES.

UM, THAT BODES WELL FOR OUR AAA BOND RATING IN CHANDLER, AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO TO DO THAT IN THIS BUDGET.

SOME CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS, UM, WE HAVE A, A FULL TENURE PLAN.

WE'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO DO A FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK IN OUR CODE, BUT CHANDLER TAKES THAT TO A 10 YEAR PLAN ACROSS ALL OF OUR ASSETS.

UM, IT, THE 10 YEAR PLAN TOTALS ALMOST 2 BILLION.

IT IS ALMOST 300 MILLION MORE THAN THE PRIOR 10 YEAR PLAN.

UH, IT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT INFLATION AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IT INCLUDES, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE 178.5 IN INTEL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

AND ADDITIONALLY, JUST ONE FINAL NOTE TO MAKE HERE IS WE HAD THE 2021 BOND ELECTION IN WHICH THE, THE VOTERS OF CHANDLER APPROVED ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR CAPITAL PLAN.

BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED COSTS OF THESE PROJECTS, IT, THE AUTHORIZATION IS WE ANTICIPATE IT NOT LASTING AS LONG AS WE HAD PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.

SO, UM, PREVIOUSLY IT WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

WE, WE BELIEVE WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION AT YEAR FOUR OR FIVE BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER COSTS OF PROJECTS.

UM, ONE LAST THING IS THE VERY FIRST YEAR OF THIS CAPITAL PLAN ACTUALLY GETS INCORPORATED INTO THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

UM, THE YEARS TWO THROUGH 10 ARE, IS REALLY JUST A PLAN, BUT IT DOES GET, IT IS, IT IS PART OF THE ACTION THIS EVENING AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, UM, THE LAST PART OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO TALK ABOUT THE 2324 PROPERTY TAX LEVY.

SO THIS SLIDE, JUST TO KIND OF PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, UM, I TURN THE PAGE HERE.

UM, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CHANDLER PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL IS JUST ABOUT 11% OF A RESIDENT'S TOTAL PROPERTY TAX BILL.

SO DEPENDING ON WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU RESIDE IN, UM, IT COULD BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

BUT ON AVERAGE, JUST OVER 11 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR YOU PAY IN PROPERTY TAX IS DESIGNATED TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

UM, SO TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROPERTY TAX LEVY ITSELF, THE LEVY IS CALCULATED BASED ON THE LIMITED PROPERTY VALUES.

AND THERE WAS A LEGISLATIVE CHANGE IMPLEMENTED IN 2015 WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOW ASSESSED ON THE LIMITED ASSESSED VALUE VERSUS FULL CASH VALUE.

AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES CANNOT INCREASE MORE THAN 5% IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.

SO THIS YEAR'S UPDATED LIMITED PROPERTY ASSESSED VALUES RECEIVED FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE INCLUDES NEW PROPERTY ADDED AND SHOWS CHANGES IN THE MARKET VALUES OF EXISTING PROPERTIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2324.

LIMITED PROPERTY VALUES, UM, SHOWING IN THE BLUE BOX ARE 3.9 BILLION AND GENERATE ABOUT 42.6 MILLION IN LEVY.

UM, PRIOR OR THE CURRENT YEAR, 2223, WE WERE AT 3.7 BILLION AND IT GENERATED 40.8 MILLION.

SO THAT RESULTS IN A 5.3% INCREASE OVERALL TO THE PROPERTY VALUES IN CHANDLER.

OF THAT 1.9% IS NEW PROPERTY AND 3.4% IS AN INCREASE TO YOUR EXISTING PROPERTY.

SO PART OF THIS BUDGET IS AN ACTUAL REDUCTION TO THE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE OF ONE PENNY.

SO IN TOTAL, IF YOU ADD PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TAX RATES TOGETHER, WE ARE, WE GO FROM $1 AND 10 CENTS, 10, IT'S 0.1026

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TO A DOLLAR 0.0926.

AND THAT REALLY JUST HELPS REDUCE OR MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THOSE INCREASES IN THE PROPERTY VALUES.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MAYOR COUNCIL HAS ACTUALLY DONE THIS.

THIS IS THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT MARING COUNCIL HAS REDUCED THE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE IN CHANDLER.

SO THE IMPACT OF THE CITY TAX RATE REDUCTION TO THE MEDIAN VALUE HOMEOWNER IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT THING TO ISOLATE HERE.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE BASED ON THE MARICOPA COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IN 2024 IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN IS $234,006.

IF IT WERE FULL CASH VALUE, YOU CAN SEE THAT NUMBER RIGHT ABOVE IT, BUT WE ARE CAPPED AT THAT 5%.

SO THE ASSESSED LIMITED CASH VALUE IT, WE TAKE 10% OF THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT IS CALCULATED, UM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL.

SO WE TAKE 100, DIVIDE THAT BY A HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE, MULTIPLY IT BY THE, THE TAX RATE, AND IT RESULTS IN A TOTAL CITY PORTION OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL OF $258 AND 95 CENTS.

SO THAT IS YOUR ANNUAL BILL AND THAT'S THAT 11% OF YOUR OVERALL PROPERTY TAX BILL.

SO WHAT THAT REPRESENTS IS A $10 AND 7 CENTS INCREASE OVERALL, OR 84 CENTS A MONTH.

AND WITH THAT, UM, OF COURSE THAT INCORPORATES THAT PENNY REDUCTION IN THE PRIMARY PRIMARY RATE INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET.

UM, AND IT REALLY, UH, HELPS MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THOSE, UM, HOME VALUES THAT YOU'RE SEEING, UH, AN INCREASE EACH YEAR OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE WE TALKED ABOUT IT, RIGHT? IT WAS IN YOUR HEART, RIGHT? OKAY.

AND THEN FINALLY, UH, THE KEY DATES, JUST A A QUICK OVERVIEW.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WE'VE HAD TENTATIVE ADOPTION IN MAY, TONIGHT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION, AND THEN THERE'LL BE ONE FINAL ACTION.

UM, SO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, RESOLUTION 57 0 8 ADOPTS THE 20 23 24 ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH WOULD START JULY 1ST.

IT SETS THE AMOUNT PROPOSED TO BE RAISED BY DIRECT PROPERTY TAXATION, AND IT ADOPTS THE 20 24 20 33 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

TENTATIVE AND FINAL ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE 50 59 OF SETTING THE PROPERTY TAX LEVIES WOULD NOT COME FORWARD UNTIL THE JUNE 26TH AND 29TH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, RESIDENTS CAN VISIT CHANDLER Z.GOV/BUDGET OR CALL OUR BUDGET OFFICE AT (480) 782-2254.

AND WITH THAT, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO I, I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO COUNCIL AGAIN FOR US, UH, OFFERING SOME PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.

AND I KNOW IF, UH, IF YOU LIVED IN ILLINOIS OR OTHER STATES YOU WISH YOU WOULD HAVE, OUR PROPERTY TAXES THE WAY THEY ARE IS THERE, THAT'S A MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME.

BUT, UH, TO ME, THIS IS A, UH, IT WAS A, IT WAS A BIT OF A EYEOPENER FOR US TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNTS, BUT CONSIDERING OF WHERE THOSE, UH, BUDGET INCREASES ARE COMING FROM THE, THE UNFINISHED PROJECTS, THE INTEL, THE INFLATION, I THINK IT'S, UH, IT'S AN ACCURATE BUDGET AND IT'S ONE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GREAT SERVICE WITH WITHOUT OPULENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, UM, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK AND CITY MANAGERS AND THE REST OF TEAM CHANDLER TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.

YEAH, AND THOSE ARE GREAT COMMENTS.

AND YOU KNOW, UM, THERE'S NO SECRET THAT, YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENTS UNDER, I DON'T WANNA SAY ATTACKS, BUT IT'S QUESTIONING THROUGHOUT OUR, OUR SOCIETY, BUT SCRUTINY.

SCRUTINY, THANK YOU.

THAT WAS THE WORD I WAS THINKING ABOUT.

UM, BUT THIS BUDGET WAS BASED UPON A VERY MAJORITY OF IT, ABOUT THE THIR FROM THE 1300, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS THAT TOOK OUR BUDGET SURVEY.

AND A LOT OF THE ELEMENTS YOU'LL SEE IN THIS BUDGET IS BASED UPON YOUR COMMENTS ALONE.

UM, THIS BUDGET, UM, IS A, WAS A ROBUST AND GETTING BETTER BY THE WAY, CITY MANAGER AND I THANK YOU, AND DAWN AND YOUR STAFF, THE PART PROCESS IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND QUITE FRANK IS A VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS.

UM, ALL THE MEETINGS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE'VE HAD, I DON'T KNOW, HALF A DOZEN OR SO, WE HAD ALL DAY BUDGET HEARING, UM, AND PASTOR, UH, CHERON, I'M GONNA QUOTE YOU AND I THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU DID A, YOU CHALLENGED US FOR BETTER TIMES AHEAD.

WELL, THIS BUDGET ACTUALLY IS A BETTER TIMES AHEAD, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS OF WISDOM.

YOU MUST

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UM, SO LIKE I SAID, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OF YOUR GOVERNMENT WORKING FOR YOU, LISTENING TO YOU, AND THEN COMING UP WITH THE, ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES THAT YOU TOLD US YOU NEED, NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S YOUR BUDGET.

WE'RE JUST APPROVING IT, UH, THE NEXT WEEK.

UM, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON STAFF.

OF COURSE THE MAYOR SAID THANK YOU AS WELL.

COUNCIL REIS, WHAT IS A THANK YOU MAYOR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, UM, TO THIS, UH, THIS IS MY THIRD YEARS OF GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.

AND, UH, TRULY, I, I'M AMAZED AND AND BLESSED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM THAT COULD REALLY WING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER.

$1.6 BILLION IS NOT LITTLE SMALL CHANGE, UH, FOR US TO SIT UP HERE AND HAVE TO DE ERADICATE AND, AND WORK ON, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE MAKE SURE EVERYBODY, EVERY PLACE IN THE CITY IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF FROM OUR EMPLOYEES TO THEIR HEALTHCARE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE ROADS AND ALL.

SO, I'M TRULY BLESSED TO LIVE IN THE CITY.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 36 YEARS AND EVERY SINGLE DAY I'M SEEING OUR STAFF IS GIVING A HUNDRED PERCENT TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.

AND DON, YOUR TEAM IS AMAZING.

SOME OF YOU ARE SITTING THERE, COME ON, LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

AND AGAIN, THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ENA.

WELL, AS ONE OF THE NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO ONE, SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF FOR THE MANY, MANY QUESTIONS WE HAD.

AND, UM, READING A 500 750 PAGE BUDGET BOOK IS A LITTLE BIT INTIMIDATING WHEN YOU DO IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SO I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ONE THAT ASKED FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME TO CONSIDER THE BIGGER PICTURE OF, UM, THE ENTIRE BUDGET WHILE CONSIDERING THE REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY TAX.

AND THEN WHEN I HAD THAT INFORMATION, WAS READY TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

THANK YOU COUNSEL, AND THANK YOU MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME THAT TIME FOR BEING RESPECTFUL OF THAT CONSIDERATION AND THEN BEING RESPECTFUL OF MY THOUGHTS ON THAT AND, AND MOVING FORWARD WITH IT.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS CITY, I'M PROUD OF THIS COUNCIL, AND I'M SO THRILLED TO BE HERE.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS A POSITIVE PROCESS BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG ONE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, AS MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH THE BUDGET, IT WAS A GREAT COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, STAFF LEADERSHIP, AND OF COURSE OUR RESIDENTS.

I FEEL THAT THIS BUDGET TRULY REFLECTS THE NEEDS AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO EXPECT, AS WELL AS THE CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY THAT OUR RESIDENTS COME TO EXPECT.

SO GREAT WORK TO EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR BEING GREAT MENTORS THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WELL.

THANKS, COUNCIL FROM HARRIS? YEAH, JUST WANNA ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS.

JUST, YOU KNOW, OVER EIGHT MONTHS WE HAD MOSS PO MEETINGS, UM, MEETINGS WERE LONG, THEY WERE TIRING, UH, EXHAUSTING.

UH, AND EACH ONE I KNOW, RIGHT? WITH ALL THOSE .

YES, AND WE HAD A GOOD TIMES TOO.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT OUR, OUR MANY CONSIDERATIONS WAS YOU, THE CONSTITUENTS, YOU THE RESIDENTS, YOUR INPUT, UH, HAS BEEN JUST GREAT OVER THIS, OVER THIS PERIOD OF EIGHT MONTHS.

AND WE WERE, WE WERE TAKING INPUT EVEN UP INTO THIS MOMENT, UM, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOICES WERE HEARD AND YOUR VOICES WAS REFLECTED, UH, IN THIS BUDGET.

AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY AS AN ACCOUNTANT, UM, THAT THIS BUDGET IS VERY FISCALLY SOUND, UM, IS, UH, IS IS EXCITING TO KNOW THAT OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE BEING REDUCED.

UM, BUT ALSO WE'RE, UM, IN THE LANE OF A GREAT ECONOMY IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER, UH, UNDERNEATH YOUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING THIS BUDGET TO MEET YOUR NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE FOUND, UH, TO BE VERY IMPORTANT.

AND AGAIN, I'M MEAN INFRASTRUCTURE NEED, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANY OTHER DIFFERENT THINGS THAT DAWN HAD ALREADY COVERED.

I JUST WANNA SAY I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS BUDGET AND, AND I'M, I'M READY.

LET'S, LET'S MOVE THIS THING FORWARD.

THANKS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT, UH, THAT TAKES A FAMILY MEETING.

AND I ECHO THE SEDIMENTS OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, , MY KIDS WILL TELL YOU, I'M, I'M KIND OF A, UH, I WATCH THE BUDGET, RIGHT? LIKE, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO REALLY, REALLY TALK A LOT BEFORE WE GET APPETIZERS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS

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DESSERT, GET DESSERT, , OBVIOUSLY I GET DESSERT.

I DON'T MISS THAT.

BUT, UM, BUT, BUT WE DILIGENTLY TOOK OUR TIME WITH HIS BUDGET AND THIS IS MY SIXTH.

AND YOU KNOW, STAFF WILL TELL YOU, DON WILL TELL YOU AND JOSH THAT I'M KIND OF, I WANT TO COME IN AND GO, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY ON? AND THEN, AND THEN THEY, THEY KIND OF TALK ME BACK AND THEN THEY KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN LIKE THEY DID IN THIS, THIS ONE PAGER HERE SO THAT I CAN LOOK AT THE LOWEST COST OF SERVICE, THE LOWEST TAXES, GREAT ROADS, GREAT PARKS, THE LOWEST CRIME RATE IN 40 YEARS.

FASTEST RESPONSE TIMES FOR OUR, UH, HEALTH AND MEDICAL.

UH, WE PAID OFF OUR DEBT TO THE PS P R S SYSTEM WHEN SOME CITIES ARE LOOKING AT 30 TO 40 YEARS.

WE JUST PAID IT OFF, OR WE'RE GETTING READY TO, AND WE PUSH YES TONIGHT, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL IS TAKEN CARE OF ANOTHER RETIREMENT.

UM, THEY PUT A LOT ON THE LINE FOR US.

UM, SO, SO LISTEN, WE REVIEWED THIS BUDGET IN DETAIL AND I WILL TELL YOU, AS A, A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, AS A COMPASSIONATE, CONSERVATIVE, ALL OF THIS PLANNING AND ALL THIS THINGS THAT WE DO, WE GET TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT, THAT CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES CUZ WE HAVE EXTRA DOLLARS TO DO THAT.

AND SO, AND I LOOKED AT THIS AND I JUST GRABBED THIS THOUGHT, $20 A MONTH FOR THE AVERAGE HOME IN CHANDLER FOR ALL OF THIS, FOR YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, SALES TAX, AND THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE GREAT SCHOOLS.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE CITY, I'M PROUD OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.

AND, AND THE QUESTIONS THAT I GET OUT ON THE STREET ARE NOT NEVER ABOUT THE THINGS THAT AAL OTHER CITIES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S TWEAKING THE DIALS AS WE TALK ABOUT HERE AT CHANDLER.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER EVERY DAY.

AND SO TOMORROW'S GONNA BE SUNNY AND, UH, THE NEXT DAY IS GONNA BE SUNNY TOO.

IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE FOR A LONG TIME.

SO THANKS VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

THANKS.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL VOTE, BUT THIS IS, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAME.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE AUDIENCE RELATED TO THIS? HEARING? NONE.

ANY UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CARDS.

I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE, UH, RELATED TO THE BUDGET WITH THAT.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE, UM, DO WE HAVE

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I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE HAD ASKED TO SPEAK, BUT I DON'T, I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY CARDS.

UH, WE PASSED YOUR THING .

I, I, I THINK HER CONCERN WAS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, BUT SO DID SHE BRING A CARD OR, OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD.

DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? UM, WE JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN IF, IF OKAY.

WE HAVE SECURITY ISSUES REGARDING, UM, THE ALLEYWAYS IN CHANDLER AND, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT ON FOLLY STREET IN PARTICULAR.

WELL, YOU HAVE, UH, IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, WE CANNOT ENGAGE WITH YOU BECAUSE THIS IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

THIS LAST WEEK USING, UH, SOME SCOOTERS, ENJOYING THE CITY OF CHANDLER WITH ALL THE LITTLE SIDEWALKS AND PATHS AND EVERYTHING.

ACCORDING TO OPEN MEETING LAW, MY NAME'S VICKY BERGLAND.

I LIVE AT 2310 EAST FOLLY STREET, AND WE HAVE AN ALLEYWAY THAT BACKS UP TO A, UM, SANTA PARK.

AND IN THE PAST THERE WAS A SHOOTING, UM, WE'VE HAD OUR HOUSE VANDALIZED, UM, OUR TRUCK STOLEN, UM, DRUG DEALS IN THE ALLEY.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE ALLEY, YOU KNOW, UH, BLOCKED OFF.

AND, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE MAINTENANCE AND ABSORB THE PROPERTY INTO OUR CURRENT LOTS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND IT ALSO IS GOOD FOR THE BUDGET BECAUSE CITY OF CHANDLER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTAINING OF THAT ALLEY , SO YOU GUYS HAVE TO SPEAK.

SO, BUT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS ON OUR STREET ARE IN AGREEMENT.

UM, I PERSONALLY BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, SO THIS IS COMING FULL CIRCLE.

AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STEVEN SHAY WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT OR REAL ESTATE SECTION.

AND, UM, JUST RECENTLY, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW TOO, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN TO OTHER STATES, LOOKED AT THEIR ROADS, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN

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SO CHANDLER'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

SO THANK, AND THIS IS MY VERY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING.

, WELCOME.

YOU NAILED IT.

CITY MANAGER, PLEASE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO, UH, STEVEN SHA FOR WORKING WITH HER AND, UH, FOR BRINGING THAT ISSUE TONIGHT THAT WE ALREADY PASSED THAT WE'LL BRING SOME SECURITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

SO, ALRIGHT, MAYOR, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, UM, CITY MANAGER, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IF THE, UM, IF THE NEIGHBORS HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME TYPE OF PETITION OR SOME TYPE OF WRITTEN DOCUMENT FOR US TO SEE AS WELL, WHILE YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING THAT, UM, SITUATION, COULD YOU SHARE IT WITH US? THANK YOU.

YEAH, I CERTAINLY CAN.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE OUR REGULAR MEETING AND WE'LL SHARE, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS AT OUR SECOND.

I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER OUR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL AND, UM, CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARTKE HERE.

VICE MAYOR LANDO.

PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL.

THERE IS A SINGLE ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION 57 0 8, TO ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET TO THE AMOUNT THAT'S SO PRESENTED, BUT SOMEONE WILL PROBABLY MENTION THE ENTIRE THING IN A MOTION.

IS THERE A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? I'D LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 5 7 0 8, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION ONE BILLION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SIX MILLION AND A BUNCH OF LITTLE ZEROES AFTER IT.

I SECOND THAT MAYOR.

SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

WE, WE ALREADY HAD KIND OF OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IN THIS, BUT, UM, ANYTHING BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS COUNCIL? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU CITY CLERK COUNCIL.

NEXT IS OUR, UH, PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I'VE GOT A FEW I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

FIRST ON JUNE 27TH, WE HAVE THE BECHTEL RIBBON CUTTING.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES THAT HAS, UM, MOVING AN OFFICE TO CHANDLER.

I WANT TO THANK, UH, OUR ECONOMIC TEAM, MICAH, MIRANDA, ET CETERA, FOR BRINGING THAT TO US.

THIS FACILITY WILL SERVE CUSTOMERS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR BATTERIES AND BATTERY MATERIALS CENTER.

CHANDLER IS A TOP DESTINATION FOR TECH COMPANIES OFFERING A BUSINESS FRIENDLY CLIMATE AND WORLD-CLASS LABOR FORCE.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME BECHTEL TO CHANDLER, UH, COUNCIL, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY OF YOU THERE ON THIS PARTICULAR DATE.

SECONDLY, I HAVE A PROMPT.

SO THE DOWNTOWN CHANDLER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP IS OFF.

UH, THIS IS FLOATIES AND THREE ROOT BEER FLOATS.

NOW THAT'S SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT.

, I CAN'T SEE MY ANNOUNCEMENTS THEN.

I FELT LIKE I WAS TALKING IN A TUNNEL.

I WAS KIND.

SO, UH, FOR WHATEVER REASON ON UM, NEXT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST, SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE OFFERING FREE ROOT BEER FLOATS.

AND HERE'S THE CATCH.

YOU HAVE TO BE WEARING A POOL FLOATY TO GET ONE.

BUSINESSES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING BURST OF BUTTERFLIES.

KRAFT 24 MINGLE IN GRAYS SANTA TAN BREWING COMPANY, THE PERCH.

AND I AM HOPING TO SEE ALL OF YOU IN YOUR FLOATY PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA NEXT WEDNESDAY.

AND WE WANT TO THANK THE D C C P DOWNTOWN CHANDLER PARTNERSHIP FOR ORGANIZING THIS FUND PROMOTION.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER KIM MOYERS IS HERE.

KIM, I HAVE A QUESTION YOU CAN ANSWER.

CAN YOU GET MORE THAN ONE ROOT BEAR FLOAT ON THE SAME DAY WITH THE SAME FLOATY? YOU CAN MAKE THIS A .

YOU CAN MAKE THIS A FLOATY CRAWL, SO TO SAY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, SECONDLY, I, UM, OR THIRDLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, UH, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADS OUT THERE.

AND SINCE THIS IS AT THE END OF HER MEETING, I HAVE A DAD JOKE.

, WHAT DO YOU CALL A SONG ABOUT A TORTILLA?

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TORTILLA? IT'S A WRAP.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

THAT WAS A GOOD JOKE THERE.

UH, FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO, UM, WISH A VERY HAPPY PRIDE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN CHANDLER.

UM, THIS MONTH IS THE TIME TO CELEBRATE PRIDE, OUR HISTORY, OUR FREEDOM, AND ESPECIALLY KINDNESS.

UM, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME GREAT STRIDES AT OUR CITY AND OUR LEADERSHIP HAS DONE FOR US HERE IN OUR CITY, SUCH AS PASSING THE N D O LAST YEAR UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, MAKING POLICY LIKE THIS MAKES MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FEEL MORE AT HOME.

SO THANK YOU TO THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS, UM, IN DOING SO.

AND SO, YEAH, THANK YOU.

AND HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TOO.

COUNCILOR MEMBER ELLIS.

UH, TOMORROW NIGHT, MANY OF US, UH, WILL JOIN THE SOUTH GUARD CHANDLER SELF CARE FOUNDATION TO WA TO WATCH AS A NEW MISS JUNETEENTH IS CROWNED.

THE MISS JUNETEENTH, UM, ARIZONA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE AT CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ART.

THE CONTESTANTS TAKE PART IN WORKSHOP AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACTIVITIES CONSTANTLY TO BOOST, UH, THE WHOLE PROGRAM AND MAKING IT SUCH AN AMAZING THINGS FOR THE YOUNG LADIES THAT ARE HERE IN CHANDLER AND THROUGHOUT OUR ARIZONA.

THOSE WORKSHOP FOCUS ON, UH, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, BUDGETING, CURRENT EVENTS AND MUCH MORE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A GOOD LUCK AND, UH, ACTUALLY LOTS OF, UH, WORK THAT THEY HAD PUT.

SO RIGHT NOW I'M WISHING THEM THE BEST.

SO, TOMO, UH, SUNDAY, UH, FRIDAY NIGHT, WE ARE ALL GONNA BE THERE TOMORROW NIGHT TO GET TO SEE THEM.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEET THE NEW QUEEN.

WHO, OR SHOULD I SAY, PRINCESS, WHO'S GONNA BE CROWNED.

UH, THERE, ANOTHER THING THAT I HAVE TONIGHT, UH, MAYOR, IS THAT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL MY CARIBBEAN AMERICAN FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE IN CHANDLER HAPPY CARIBBEAN MONTH BECAUSE IT IS, UH, THE MONTH OF JUNE IS THAT MONTH WHERE WE ENJOY EACH OTHER AND WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME EATING SOME GOOD FOOD.

UH, THE CARIBBEAN PEOPLE COME FROM A FEW OF, UH, THESE COUNTRIES THAT I WILL MENTION.

CUBA, BARBADOS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, JAMAICA, TRINIDAD, AND OF COURSE HAITI.

SO TO MENTION, JUST A FEW EVERY JUNE WE CELEBRATE, UM, OUR UNIQUENESS, UH, THE UNIQUE CULTURE THAT WE BRING HERE TO THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CURRENT PE CARIBBEAN PEOPLE TO OUR COUNTRY HERE, AND ALSO TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE LIVE IN.

I HOPE THAT YOU'LL TAKE YOU, ALL OF YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WILL TAKE THE TIME, A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE THE CARIBBEAN PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE CROSSED PATHS WITH IN THE PAST AND CONTINUED MEETING ALONG THE WAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.

DIDN'T ONE OF OUR CANDIDATES FROM LAST YEAR, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS WENT, WHEN WAS A TOP, TOP, TOP, UH, MISS, UH, WINTER, RIGHT? AND THEN WE HAD ONE THAT PLACED, CORRECT.

SO BOTH ARE YOUNG LADIES.

EITHER ONE AND OR PLACED, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.

OH, GOOD, GOOD.

AND SO WE ARE GONNA HAVE, UM, SOME SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE MOST OF THIS YEAR.

GOOD.

EXCELLENT.

SO THANK YOU TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.

UH, OTHER THAN HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

NOTHING ELSE TONIGHT, MAYOR.

THAT'S WHERE WE STEWART.

HEY, UH, THIS SUNDAY, THE, UH, CHANDLER MEN OF ACTION, OUR, UH, AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN'S GROUP HERE IN CHANDLER WILL BE HOLDING THEIR FIFTH ANNUAL MIXER.

SO IT'S TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GET OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH THEM.

THAT'LL BE AT, UH, I THINK FOUNDING FATHERS FROM TWO TO FIVE THIS COMING SUNDAY.

AND SO THAT'LL BE A, A GREAT EVENT.

SO THEY'VE BEEN A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES AND, UH, THEY'VE BEEN HELPING YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, FOR A LONG TIME.

SO I WILL BE THERE ON SUNDAY, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN TOO.

AND I DID WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO OUR CHANDLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.

UM, WE RECENTLY WERE AWARDED THE ARIZONA, UM, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BEST CITY FOR BUSINESS.

AND, UH, THAT DIDN'T COME BY ACCIDENT.

THERE WAS AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND, UH, BY STAFF THAT CAME TO US AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE REALLY WANNA WORK ON SOME THINGS AS RELATES TO BEING, CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ENTIRE, UH, COMMUNITY AND CREATING JOBS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO IT WAS A PURPOSEFUL EFFORT AND, UH, I WANNA COMMEND, UH, MICAS AND YOUR STAFF FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, UH, TO, TO REALLY MAKE THIS A PLACE THAT'S TRULY A LIVE, WORK PLAY.

EMPHASIZE THE WORK SOMETIMES, UH, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

THANKS MAYOR.

UM, ALSO I WANT TO ECHO, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ELLIS SAID ABOUT THE PAGEANT TOMORROW.

JUST MAKING SURE WE ALL GET OUT THERE TO CELEBRATE MISS JUNETEENTH.

UM, THAT IS GONNA BE AT THE CHA, UM, CHANDLER CENTER OF THE YARDS TOMORROW AT 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AND SO I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE THERE.

YOU SHOULD BE THERE.

UH, EVERYONE SHOULD

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BE THERE.

SO WE HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WILL ALL COME OUT.

SUPPORT ALSO, UH, IN, IN LIGHT OF FREEDOM WEEK, WE'RE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH, UH, IN THE CITY, UH, IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER MAYOR AND COUNCIL PASSED, UM, UM, PASSED, UH, PASSED THE HOLIDAY.

SO WE'RE NOW IN SYNC WITH THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY, THE STATE HOLIDAY.

AND NOW THE CITY, UM, CELEBRATES THIS AND GIVEN OUR EMPLOYEES LIKE THE DAY OFF ON MONDAY.

UH, SO THEY'RE GONNA GET OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.

AND WE WERE EXCITED TO PASS THAT.

ALSO ON SATURDAY, WE'RE GONNA ALSO HAVE MORE, UM, CELEBRATIONS ON JUNETEENTH AS WE ARE GONNA HAVE DOWNTOWN.

THIS RIGHT HERE, DOWNTOWN, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, CULTURE MUSIC IN THE PARK.

THAT'S GONNA BE ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

UH, GET READY TO DANCE, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN AMAZING TIME.

I KNOW THE MAYOR IS GONNA BE OUT THERE DANCING AS HE DOES EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

UH, AND COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS AND ALL THE OTHER COUNSEL.

I TELL YOU, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE LONGEST DANCE LINE EVER, EVER, OKAY.

AS YOU SEE THE PICTURES THERE.

SO MARK, WE'RE GONNA SEE YOU TOO.

ALSO, ALSO VAUGHN WILLIS FROM VAUGHN WILLIS AND ERIC CANDY IS GONNA BE, UH, A LIVE BAND IS GONNA BE OUT THERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE DJ AS WELL AS AN AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT, ISAAC BROWN.

HE'S GONNA BE THERE AS WELL, UH, FROM RECENT AMERICAN IDOL.

SO YOU DON'T WANNA MISS THAT TREAT.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, ON SATURDAY, WE'RE GONNA GO TO WEST ALLEY BARBECUE TO CELEBRATE THE AFTER PARTY.

UH, AND SO YOU WANNA BE UP ALL NIGHT LONG.

GUESS WHAT? CHANDLER HAS IT FOR YOU.

THIS SATURDAY IS GONNA BE THE LONGEST NIGHT EVER, AND THAT'S DONE AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

SO I'M EXPECTING TO SEE ALL THE MAYOR COUNCIL THERE .

AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE HEAT.

WE DO HAVE COOLERS OUT THERE AT THE PARK.

THE LAST THING I'LL SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT RECENTLY, UM, JEN KOREAN BARBECUE GRAND OPENING THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED.

MARY AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND.

IT WAS AMAZING.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD, GOOD CONCEPT, , GOOD CONCEPT.

AND WE WAS ABLE TO SAMPLE SOME OF THE DELICIOUS FOOD, UM, THAT UH, WE WAS ABLE TO COOK RIGHT IN FRONT, RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR FACES.

IT IS, IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND I HOPE THAT THEIR BUSINESS HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS.

IT WAS JUST GREAT.

SO I, THAT'S THE PLACE I'M LIVING AT FROM NOW ON CUZ THAT PLACE IS DOPE.

DELICIOUS.