Jun 26, 2023 City Council Study Session - 06/26/2023

OUR P A C COMMITTEE.

[ Call to Order]

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WE, WE TAKE SEPARATE ROLES BECAUSE THESE ALL SHOW UP ON DIFFERENT PLACES ONLINE.

SO IT'S, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT JUST BEING REDUNDANT FOR REDUNDANT SAKE.

SO, CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARTKE PRESENT.

I BELIEVE VICE, VICE MAYOR ORLANDO IS OFF THE CALL NOW.

OKAY.

UM, CAN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

VERY GOOD.

[1. Recognition - CIVIC Graduation]

WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW AWESOME RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.

SO, FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR CIVIC GRADS, AND IF I COULD HAVE RYAN PETERS AND ALEXIS ACA COME UP.

WE BELIEVE THAT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND IT REALLY SETS THE STAGE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY GETTING PEOPLE INFORMED, ENGAGED, AND INVOLVED.

THAT'S WHY TONIGHT WE'RE CELEBRATING THE DEDICATED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR'S CIVIC PROGRAM.

CIVIC IS AN INTERACTIVE 13 SESSION PROGRAM PROVIDING CHANDLER RESIDENTS WITH THE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT CITY SERVICES.

THESE PARTICIPANTS TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY LIVES TO MEET WITH CITY LEADERS, TOUR FACILITIES, AND PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE SESSIONS TO LEARN HOW THE CITY RUNS.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

THIS IS OUR, OUR THIRD COHORT OF, OF CIVIC IN CHANDLER.

AND WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU HAD HAD A, A BURNING INTEREST AND A DEEP DESIRE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR CITY RUNS.

SO WITH THAT, LET'S MEET THE PARTICIPANTS.

ERIN TIPPETS.

JOE SET.

OKAY.

SUSAN SAHA.

BOB DPI.

HEIDI PAONE.

COURT OS.

ROSS MEYER.

MONICA JOHNSTON.

YES.

MARK MOUNT ARMAND, OU.

RYAN MEYER, BERNADETTE GOMEZ.

KELLY LA MEYER.

ASHLEY? NO.

RICHARD BEANS.

KELSEY BROWN.

DIANE MARTIS, BETTY RAMIREZ.

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MAYOR, I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TIME THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT INTO THE PROGRAM.

I KNOW SIX MONTHS IS A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO PUT INTO LEARNING ABOUT YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUT I APPRECIATE IT AND THE TIME THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING ABOUT EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DEDICATED.

SO THANK YOU ALL AND IF WE CAN GATHER FOR A PICTURE, STEPHANIE WILL WALK US THROUGH THAT.

COME ON IN.

ALEXIS? YEAH.

DO WE NEED SOME GET RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT.

KNOW I'M HERE? YES IT IN.

IF YOU CAN SEE HER, WE CANNOT SEE YOU.

ALRIGHT.

UM, YOU CAN MOVE JUST A LITTLE BIT THERE.

OKAY.

I'M TAKING THE PEN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF EYES.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

[2. Recognition - 2023 Miss Juneteenth Pageant Winners]

I, I WON'T EVEN TRY TO COMPARE THE EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY OF THIS WITH THAT CUZ THEY'RE BOTH JUST SUPER EXCITING.

WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE 2023 MISS JUNETEENTH PAGEANT WINNERS.

SO, RODNEY LOVE WITH SOUTH CHANDLER SELF-HELP.

PLEASE COME ON UP.

PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS THAT WE SHARE WITH SOUTH CHANDLER SELF-HELP ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS, IN MY OPINION, HAS BEEN A LEGACY GROUP THAT HAS BEEN SERVING OUR CITY AND A LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH SO MANY YEARS AND DECADES.

SO IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE, THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH THIS ORGANIZATION BRINGING FORTH THE MISS JUNETEENTH PAGEANT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE BOTH THIS YEAR'S AND LAST YEAR'S, MS. JUNETEENTH AND, UH, TO HERE TO SHARE SOME WORDS WITH US.

AND MR. LOVE FLOOR IS YOURS.

PRESTON.

OH, OVER THERE.

OKAY.

, YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

EVENING EVERYONE.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS AND COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS FOR THE SUPPORT THEY'VE GIVEN.

SOUTH CHANNEL ITSELF HELP OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE JUNETEENTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT WE'RE RUNNING RIGHT NOW.

WITHOUT THEIR HELP, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD'VE MADE THIS HAPPEN.

SO FIRST OF ALL, CAN WE GIVE THEM ALL A APPLAUSE? NOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE NEXT THING THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MS. JUNETEENTH 2020 MS. JUNETEENTH, ARIZONA 2022.

AND SHE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MS. JUNETEENTH, ARIZONA 2023.

AND I'M NOT GONNA HAVE TO SAY ANOTHER WORD EXCEPT HAND OUT A CHECK.

SO MS. JUNETEENTH, ARIZONA 2022 IS LEAVING US CHANDRE NORMAN SERVED US VERY WELL TOMORROW MORNING, SHE'S GETTING ON A PLANE AND SHE'S GOING TO PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M STARTING HER TRACK ON GETTING THROUGH COLLEGE AND GOING TO LAW SCHOOL.

SO WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.

I WILL BE CALLING YOU TO TELL YOU MADE A MISTAKE IN CHOOSING PRAIRIE REVIEW.

.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MANY IN THIS ROOM HAVE WATCHED ME GROW FROM AN INCOMING SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WHO WAS RECENTLY CROWNED AS THE FIRST MISS JUNETEENTH OF ARIZONA TO BE AN ALUM AT CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR BEFORE AND DURING MY REIGN, I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MANY ACHIEVEMENTS SUCH AS PASSING LEGISLATION IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER, BEING A PART OF TWO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AS A PAID INTERN PRESIDENT OF CHANDLER'S BLACK STUDENT UNION, BECOMING

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THOUGH MY REIGN HAS COME TO AN END, I HAVE MUCH MORE IN STORE FOR MYSELF.

AND AS MR. RODNEY HAD SAID, I WILL BE ATTENDING PRAIRIEVIEW AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY, THE THIRD LARGEST HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE IN THE NATION.

AND THE THIRD LARGE, OR THE, THE NUMBER ONE IN TEXAS, THE NUMBER ONE IN TEXAS.

THAT'S VAGUE .

I WILL BE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR AT THE MARVIN D AND JUNE SAMUEL BROSFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.

AND I WILL BE VYING FOR THE TITLE AS MISS FRESHMAN OF PRAIRIEVIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY THIS UPCOMING FALL.

AND I DO PLAN TO RUN FOR MANY OTHER MISSED POSITIONS, UM, AT THE SCHOOL AS WELL, ALI, FOR TEXAS TOMORROW.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ON THE HILL FINALLY.

AND ADDITIONALLY, I DID RECEIVE MY SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE ALUMNI PHOENIX METROPOLITAN CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED.

SO, AND I HAVE MORE SCHOLARSHIPS COMING THROUGH AS WELL.

AND WHILE IT'S EMOTIONAL AND BITTERSWEET FOR ME TO HAND OFF MY REIGN, I AM MORE THAN CONFIDENT THAT I HAVE WORN MY STASH AND MY CROWN WITH STYLING GRACE.

THOUGH A PROUD CALIFORNIA GIRL, THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

AND I'M SO GLAD THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO BE A PART OF MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAIN.

THEY'VE BEEN SO HANDS-ON AND SO SUPPORTIVE.

AND FOR OUR NEW QUEEN, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MY BONUS SISTER ALREADY.

AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED THAT MUCH.

EVEN THIS IS OUR SECOND EVENT WITH EACH OTHER, AND YOU ARE HOLDING THAT CROWN, WHICH STYLE AND GRACE, JUST AS I DID.

SO I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS A LITTLE BONUS SISTER.

YOU CAN ALWAYS TEXT AND CALL ME.

I'M ALWAYS A CALLAWAY, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT IN THIS STATE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, .

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU DRE .

THANK YOU.

ROCK THAT.

UM, MY NAME IS SASHA RERAN.

I AM 15 YEARS OLD AND A SOPHOMORE, A RISING SOPHOMORE WHO'S WILL BE ATTENDING BASIS MESA.

UM, I DON'T, I CAN'T FOLLOW THAT UP, BUT I, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT MY PLATFORM.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, BY THE WAY.

I'M EXCITED FOR MY REIGN.

AND THESE ARE SOME PRETTY BIG SHOES TO FILL .

UM, MY PLATFORM IS AMPLIFY HER VOICE.

IT IS ESSENTIALLY MY PLAN TO INCREASE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR, SPECIFICALLY BLACK WOMEN.

WITH THE HELP OF SOUTH CHANDLER SELF HELP AND HOPEFULLY THIS COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BY REACHING OUT TO WOMEN IN POLITICAL SPACES ACROSS ARIZONA AND ASKING THEM TO ATTEND A PANEL WHERE, UM, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND WATCH THIS AND HEAR ABOUT THEIR STORIES OF BEING WOMEN IN POLITICS, SPECIFICALLY WOMEN OF COLOR IN POLITICS, AND THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH IT AND ANY ADVICE OR RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAVE FOR THOSE.

UM, SO THAT IN TURN THEY CAN HELP.

AND THEN THIS WILL CREATE, HOPEFULLY CREATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ME AND THEM, AND WE CAN CREATE A PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE IN COMMUNITY, IN THE COMMUNITY AND CREATE A PROGRAM THAT SERVES OVERLOOKED YOUTH AND CHANDLER AND ACROSS THE STATE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR GOVERNMENT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

THANK YOU.

I LIED.

I'M BACK.

SO THE JUNETEENTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT WE RUN EACH YEAR IS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE ELEMENTS.

THERE'S WORKSHOPS THAT GO ON BEFORE THE PAGEANT, THERE'S THE PAGEANT, AND THEN THERE'S, THERE ARE ALL THE APPEARANCES THAT APPEAR THAT COME AFTER.

UH, SASHA REVON IS MS. JUNETEENTH, ARIZONA 2023.

AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU YOUR CHECK FOR WINNING THE PAGEANT.

YES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT SHOULD BE IN THIS PHOTO? I'M TRYING.

COME ON UP.

YEAH, COME ON UP HERE.

COME ON, COME ON UP HERE JENNIFER.

COME ON.

ELAINE.

WHAT YOU DOING? LOOKING AROUND.

YOU TOO.

YEAH, UHHUH, COME ON UP HERE.

LOOK AROUND.

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

[3. Proclamation - Parks & Recreation Month]

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SO CAN WE HAVE OUR PARKS AND REC BOARD MEMBERS COME ON UP? AND, UM, MELANIE DYKSTRA AND STAMP AND PRESENT AS WELL.

YOU'RE PRETTY FAST ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS ACCESS TO PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND RECREATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEED THAT HELPS FOSTER PERSONAL HEALTH, SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND A STRONGER COMMUNITY.

IN CHANDLER, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HOST A VAST SYSTEM OF SPECIAL PLACES THAT PROVIDE COUNTLESS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS ENGAGING IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES CAN IMPROVE ONE'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND OVERALL WELLBEING.

IN CHANDLER, WE VALUE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENSURE ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE MANY BENEFITS OF PARKS, OPEN SPACES, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER FEATURES VARIOUS PARKS, OPEN SPACES, AND TRAILS FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, THESE ASSETS PROVIDE RECREATIONAL BENEFITS AND CON CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECS MONTH CELEBRATES CHANDLER'S SPECTACULAR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH THE MANY VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THIS ROLE, THEY PLAY IN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY, 2023 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

AND I INVITE ALL CITIZENS TO EXPLORE WHAT CHANDLER PARKS AND RECREATION HAS TO OFFER AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS DERIVED YEAR ROUND FROM QUALITY PUBLIC RECREATION AND PARK RESOURCES.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO? THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS MELANIE DYKSTRA.

I'M THE CHAIR OF THE PARKS BOARD RIGHT NOW.

AND I KNOW YOU MIGHT THINK THAT JULY IS AN ODD TIME FOR IT TO BE GET OUT AND ENJOY YOUR PARKS.

UH, BUT IT'S A NATIONAL PROGRAM.

BUT HERE IN ARIZONA IT IS AN WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE CITY OF CHANDLER OFFERS SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US.

YOU CAN GET OUT INTO THE SWIMMING POOLS, TAKE WATER AEROBICS, WHICH I'M MISSING TONIGHT TO BE HERE, BUT I WILL BE BACK AT CLASS TOMORROW.

UM, BUT WE HAVE AWESOME REC CENTERS.

YOU HAVE THE NATURE CENTERS CLASSES FOR KIDS AND ALL AGES FOR EVERYTHING.

WE, I KNOW HAVE, WE HAVE PING PONG ENTHUSIASTS HERE, ONE OF OUR PARKS ROAD MEMBERS OUT THERE.

SHE'S A PICKLEBALL ENTHUSIAST.

SO WE REPRESENT TO EVERYONE AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY, UM, EVERYTHING.

I DON'T THINK PROBABLY ANYONE HERE HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED BY PARKS AND RECREATION, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, IF YOU'RE EVER ON THE TRAILS OR JUST ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS THAT IS PART OF THIS SYSTEM.

AND SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO TAKE YOUR FAMILY OUT AND ENJOY ALL THAT CHANDLER HAS TO OFFER.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL.

THAT CONCLUDES YOUR ONE MORE SERVICE RECOGNITION.

ALL RIGHT, THANK

[4. Retirement Recognition]

UH, MR. MA, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE ONE, UH, SURPRISE RETIREMENT RECOGNITION TONIGHT.

WELL, WE KNEW IT WAS COMING, BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA SURPRISE HIM TONIGHT.

SO, UH, MR. DEREK HORN, IF I COULD ASK YOU TO STAND UP REAL QUICK.

DEREK, I'LL, I'LL READ SOMETHING ABOUT YOU AND THEN I'LL MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE CAUSE WE DO HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU AS WELL.

UH, BUT MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I'M HONORED TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND DEREK HORN ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

EFFECTIVE EARLY NEXT MONTH THIS WEEK REPRESENTS DEREK'S LAST COUNCIL MEETINGS AFTER FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.

AS CHANDLER'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, DEREK HAD AN INTERESTING PATH TO JOINING TEAM CHANDLER C TRAINED AS BOTH AN ARCHITECT AND AN ENGINEER.

HE WORKED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR MARICOPA COUNTY AND ULTIMATELY FOR THE CITY OF PHOENIX,

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UPON HIS FIRST RETIREMENT AND WRITING HIS FIRST BOOK ABOUT CENTRAL PHOENIX'S ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, HE TOOK A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT AS CHANDLER'S DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OVERSEEING BUILDING SAFETY, CIVIL ENGINEERING, CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND STREET MAINTENANCE.

I WAS ACTUALLY HIRED AS DEREK'S SUPERVISOR DURING THIS TIME, AND I'LL, I'LL NEVER FORGET OUR FIRST MEETING FOR THREE REASONS.

FIRST, HE STRUCK ME AS ONE OF THE KINDEST PEOPLE I HAD MET.

UH, SINCE JOINING TEAM CHANDLER SECOND FOR SUCH A MILD MANNERED GUY, HE DROVE AROUND IN A VERY FLASHY SPORTS CAR.

AND THIRD, HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS LEAVING IN A MONTH TO WRITE HIS SECOND BOOK AND SAIL AROUND THE WORLD.

FORTUNATELY, ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS LATER, DEREK DECIDED TO COME BACK TO TEAM CHANDLER TO STAY.

AND AT THE TIME, HE PROMISED US FIVE YEARS, AND HE HAS KEPT HIS WORD AS DIRECTOR OF THE THEN NEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

DEREK BUILT A PHENOMENAL TEAM, HIRING NEW MANAGERS IN ALL OF THE DIVISIONS UNDER HIS PURVIEW, AND PUTTING IN PLACE PROCESSES THAT HAD MADE CHANDLER A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS, BRINGING HIS EXPERTISE IN INFILL REDEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTIVE REUSE.

AT A TIME WHEN CHANDLER HAS BEGUN TO RAPIDLY URBANIZE, DEREK EARNED A REPUTATION AS A PROBLEM SOLVER AND PATIENT LEADER AMONG HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE UPDATED AIR PARK AREA PLAN, FULLY DIGITAL PLAN REVIEW, AND SEAMLESSLY HANDLING MULTIPLE CORPORATE EXPANSIONS, ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO CHANDLER RECENTLY BEING NAMED THE BEST CITY FOR BUSINESS BY THE ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

OF COURSE, EVERYONE KNOWS DEREK FOR HIS PASSION FOR HISTORY, AND HE DESERVES CREDIT AS THE CHAMPION FOR CHANDLER'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, HISTORIC OVERLAYS WERE ADDED TO CHANDLER'S FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO LANDMARK SITES.

AND LATER TONIGHT, IN FACT, WE'LL DISCUSS MAKING CHANDLER A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE.

THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SIMPLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT DEREK'S TENACITY AND HIS VISION.

I'D LIKE TO ARGUE, THOUGH, THAT DEREK'S REAL LEGACY IN CHANDLER IS THE PEOPLE HE'S MENTORED, PROMOTED, AND SUPPORTED.

DEREK, YOUR TEAM AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE WITNESSED YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, PATIENCE, HUMILITY AND SENSE OF DUTY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.

AND WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR IT.

PERSONALLY.

I WILL MISS OUR TALKS ABOUT MID-CENTURY MODERN ARCHITECTURE, STAR TREK, CLASSIC CARS, WORLD HISTORY, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS.

MM-HMM.

AS DERRICK DEPARTS TO WRITE HIS THIRD BOOK, THIS ONE ABOUT HIS HERO, WINSTON CHURCHILL, AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOBBIES.

WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN HIS RETIREMENT.

THANK YOU, DERRICK, FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENCE.

UM, THANK YOU.

CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ON

[ 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.]

BUT DEREK, I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL IN SAYING THAT, UH, YOU HAVE BEEN A COUNCILMAN PROFESSIONAL.

YOU HAVE GIVEN US GREAT ADVICE.

YOU, UH, UH, REALLY, WE'VE BEEN SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF TEAM CHANDLER.

AND, UH, UH, I, I RECENTLY AM, UH, WAS ACCEPTED INTO A MAYOR'S INSTITUTE OF CREATIVE DESIGN, AND I'D PRETTY MUCH ALREADY PICKED A PROJECT.

AND BY THE SHEER FORCE OF PRESENTATION, UH, DEREK HAD, UH, CONVINCED ME, UH, NOT TWISTED MY ARM, BUT JUST BY, BY SHEER PRESENTATION, IT CONVINCED ME OF A, OF A DIFFERENT PROJECT WOULD BE, WOULD BE NOTEWORTHY TO PRESENT AND GET SOME, UH, SOME EXPERTS LOOKING AT.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO KANSAS CITY NEXT MONTH TO BE PART OF THAT.

AND, UM, UH, YOU'VE LEFT A DEEP INDELIBLE MARK ON CHANDLER, AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL, SIR.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'M GONNA GO A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER FOR THESE JUST BECAUSE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS CALLED IN, UM, ONE AND THE, UH, THE PERSON FROM DIGNITY HEALTH HAS TO BE IN QUEEN CREEK FOR ANOTHER PRESENTATION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS.

SO LET'S

[25. Resolution No. 5702 Authorizing the Submittal of a $238,117.50 Pass-Through Indian Gaming Grant Application from Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Ak-Chin Indian Community Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5702 authorizing the submittal of a $238,117.50 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Ak-Chin Indian Community for the purchase of simulation training equipment. Council Focus Area(s):]

AND YOU WANTED A PRESENTATION AND THEN QUESTIONS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

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THANK YOU MS. JULIE FOR BEING HERE.

YEAH.

APPRECIATE YOU.

I'M GONNA TALK ON MY FAVORITE TOPIC, AND THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

THE ONLY THING I'M GONNA CLARIFY WITH YOU WAS, UM, WASN'T READY FOR PRESENTATION.

AND THEN QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT.

SO DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST, I CAN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY GIVE A SUMMARY OR WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? I THINK A SUMMARY IS, UH, WILL BE WORTH IT.

THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS WAS, UH, TO, FOR YOU TO COME AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS THIS REPRESENT AND WHY IS IT THAT WE PASSED IN THIS GRANT THROUGH CHANDLER.

NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BENEFIT OUR, UH, COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO WHAT IS IT GONNA DO FOR THE SCHOOL OF, UH, MEDICAL SCHOOL THAT WE JUST OPENED HERE NOW IN CHANDLER AND HOW IT'S GONNA PREPARE DOCTORS FOR THE FUTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IF YOU MAY, WHEW, THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL.

SO MUCH.

AND ONE, AND, UM, I THANK ALL OF YOU AND I KNOW IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU TOURED WITH ME, UM, AS WE OPENED TOWER D LAST YEAR.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR INTEREST IN CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR PARENT COMPANY'S DIGNITY HEALTH.

AND THEN WE'RE PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK THAT'S COMMON SPIRIT HEALTH.

SO LET'S JUST START WITH SOME REAL BASICS.

UM, CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL TURNED INTO CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

BEEN SERVING THIS AREA FOR 60 YEARS.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, IT STARTED WITH RESIDENTS SELLING ANY, I'M GONNA DATE MYSELF AND WE'LL SEE HOW MANY OF YOU CAN REMEMBER.

TRASH CANS USED TO BE METAL AND THERE WERE METAL TRASH CAN LIDS.

IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT, YOU CAN PROBABLY GOOGLE IT.

IT'S PROBABLY UNDER, YOU KNOW, ANTIQUES NOW.

AND THEY SOLD THOSE METAL TRASH CAN LIDS TO RAISE THE MONEY TO BE IN THEIR HOSPITAL.

AND THEY BEGAN THEIR HOSPITAL IN A WAY THAT THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF THE WORKERS IN THE FIELDS.

UH, WHETHER THAT WAS THE DAIRY FARMERS OR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FARMER AGRICULTURAL FARMERS.

AND WE CONTINUE THAT TODAY.

SO WE'RE HERE NOT ONLY TO BE AN EXCELLENT MEDICAL CENTER, BUT WE'RE TO DO THE MISSION AND THE OUTREACH WORK THAT'S NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, BRINGING US CURRENT, IT'S BEEN TOUGH COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC HEALTHCARE.

IT'S A, YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT TOO.

IT IS, UH, STAFF SHORTAGES THAT'S REAL FOR GREAT RETIREMENT.

THAT'S REAL.

THE COSTS ARE PROHIBITIVE.

SUPPLIES ARE HARD TO GET WITH THAT BACKGROUND.

WE'RE ALSO, AND WE DON'T HAVE, UM, STUDY REASONS YET, BUT ANECDOTALLY I CAN TELL YOU THAT CHANDLER REGIONAL IS STILL SERVING NUMBERS CURRENTLY, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN JANUARY, THE WINTER VISITORS COME IN.

THOSE ARE OUR HIGH NUMBERS.

AS WE OPENED TOWER D AND YOU TOURED WITH ME, IT WAS FULL IMMEDIATELY.

THOSE NUMBERS HAVE STAYED HIGH.

THOSE NUMBERS HAVE STAYED HIGH THROUGH JUNE.

DON'T KNOW, SOME CONJECTURE IS PEOPLE THAT WAITED DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE NOW DOING ELECTIVE PROCEDURES.

UH, A MYRIAD OF REASONS, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE HIGH.

THAT BUILDING THAT BRAND NEW TOWER'S FULL.

NOW LET'S JUXTAPOSE THAT OVER THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK ABOUT, WHICH IS WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, THE CHANDLER CARE CENTER IN NEED.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SAYS ROUGHLY HALF A MILLION OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA ARE UNDERSERVED, UNINSURED.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, WE NEED TO KEEP DOING THE MISSION WORK.

WE NEED TO BE, KEEP DOING THE OUTREACH.

SO I AM VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT OUR PRESIDENT AND A LEADERSHIP TEAM OF ABOUT 13 PEOPLE THAT SAID, HECK, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND DO ALL OF THIS AT THE SAME TIME.

CUZ OUR CITY NEEDS THIS.

AS WE GROW FASTER AND FASTER AND FASTER, YOU STILL STILL NEED EXCELLENT HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE.

AND YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT OUR STAFF SHORTAGES.

I'M CERTAIN, RIGHT? AND YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT OUR TROUBLE.

YOU WANNA WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, YOU WANNA RECEIVE HUMAN KINDNESS AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE YOU CAN.

SO LET ME GIVE YOU, UM, MIGHT BE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, BUT TWO LITTLE SECRETS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS THE BUSIEST LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER IN THE COUNTY? SHE'S NODDING.

DID I CATCH ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

AND I MADE MY PRESIDENT REPEAT THAT CUZ I SAID, WHAT IF I'M STANDING AT A COMMUNITY MEETING LIKE THIS? I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S FIVE VISITS, GREATEST NUMBER OF VISITS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

LET THAT SINK IN FOR THE NATIVE ARIZONANS CHANDLER REGIONAL.

NUMBER TWO, IN OUR COMMON SPIRIT NATIONALLY, 300 HOSPITALS, WE SERVE THE MOST COVID PATIENTS.

YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT ON THE NEWS AND YOU SAW NEW YORK AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.

WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

WE HAD A LOT TO DO AND WE DIDN'T NEED EXTRA ATTENTION.

BUT THINK ABOUT THAT AND LET THAT SINK IN.

THOSE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH, THESE INCREDIBLE CLINIC CLINICIANS AND DOCTORS SERVE THE MOST COVID PATIENTS RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA.

DON'T HAVE THE STATISTICS FOR WHY TO THAT ONE EITHER.

SOME OF THESE PUZZLES WILL REMAIN PUZZLES, BUT THE FACTS REMAIN AS THEY ARE.

SO THEREFORE THAT SETS UP WHY TRAIN PHYSICIANS, WHY BRING IN NEW PHYSICIANS AND TRAIN THEM, RIGHT? IT'S OFTEN CALLED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION OR GME FOR SHORT.

BUT WE'RE TRAINING THE NEW

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AND WITH A WHOLE LOT OF THOUGHT THOUGHT TOWARDS CULTURAL SENSITIVITY.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT PARTNERS IN OUR LOCAL, UM, TRIBES HERE AND THE NATIONS THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US.

AND THEY HELP A LOT WITH SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES.

AND WE COULD GO INTO MANY, MANY OTHER PARTNERS WHO'VE ALSO RISEN TO THE OCCASION AND COME INTO CHANDLER TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT.

SO I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THAT BRINGING IN PHYSICIANS AND TRAINING THEM, AND STUDIES SHOW ALMOST 60% OF THEM WILL STAY HERE DIRECTLY TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY AND THE OTHER UNIVERSITIES HERE.

WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THEIR RESIDENCIES.

THEY WON'T HAVE TO LEAVE.

AND THE OTHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, THERE ARE A COUPLE HERE IN THE VALLEY, THEY'RE FULL.

OUR PARTNERS AT ST.

JOE'S, THEY PARTNER WITH CREIGHTON.

THEY'RE FULL.

SO WITH A SHORTAGE OF 250 PHYSICIANS RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA, THIS SEEMS LIKE A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

EVEN WITH THE BACKGROUND OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'RE OPERATING UNDER.

OBVIOUSLY PHILANTHROPY PLAYS A, PLAYS A BIG PART IN THAT.

SO TO HAVE A SIMULATION CENTER, THE TOP OF THE TOP, THE BEST OF THE BEST, YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT MY TEENAGE SON, HE PUTS ON HIS VIRTUAL REALITY AND WOO, IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER WORLD.

SHOULDN'T OUR DOCTORS BE ABLE TO TRAIN LIKE THAT? THE TECHNOLOGY'S AVAILABLE.

BUT AS A CHARITY HOSPITAL GIVING OUT MILLIONS IN CHARITY CARE AND FREE CARE, WE HAVE TO TURN TO PHILANTHROPY.

SO THIS IS DIRECTLY SPEAKING TO THE EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD GO INTO A SIMULATION CENTER TO TRAIN THESE PHYSICIANS.

AND THEN ANOTHER LITTLE IMPORTANT FACT OF THE 28 PHYSICIANS THAT JUST ARRIVED, WE HAVEN'T YET REACHED 50% WOMEN, BUT REALLY PROUD THAT WE'VE REACHED 30% WOMEN.

THEY'RE MULTICULTURAL, THEY SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

ALTHOUGH A HEAVY LITTLE DOSE TOWARDS SOME LOCAL PHYSICIANS WHO JUST GRADUATED.

THEY'LL BE HERE IN OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM TRAINED BY SOME AMAZING DOCTORS.

AND THEN THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT.

WE'VE OPENED THE CHANDLER CARE CENTER, THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC.

WELL, THAT'S RUN BY VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND THEY'RE BUSY.

YOU FOLLOWING ME? THERE'S 28 NEW BABY DOCTORS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY'RE DEDICATED TO US AND THEY'RE HERE AND THEY'RE EXCITED AND THEY'RE ENTHUSIASTIC.

SOME OF THEM BILINGUAL, THEY'LL BE OUT IN THE CHANDLER CARE CENTER.

SO THAT'S A DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE NEW RESIDENTS WHO'VE JUST ARRIVED.

I'M GOING DOWN MY HEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION.

I THINK YOU ANSWERED PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE ONE.

AM I CLOSE? NO, YOU ACTUALLY, UH, DONE ALL OF THEM.

AND, AND I, I, I REALLY FEEL PROUD TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M A PRODUCT OF THIS, UH, I STARTED MY CAREER AT CHANDLER HOSPITAL AND TO HEAR ALL WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND TO THE PLACE RIGHT NOW WHERE WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN SIMULATORS LIKE THIS TO TRAIN DOCTORS, RIGHT? I'VE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.

AND SO HERE WE ARE TONIGHT, CHANDLER REGIONAL.

I KNOW IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY A POINT OF PRIDE FOR ME.

AND I WANT, I WANTED OUR CITY TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER.

AND IT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND THOSE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO WORK THROUGH THAT.

AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SAY YES ON THIS COMING THROUGH.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PEOPLE OF CHAMBER ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW ON FRY ROAD IN DOBSON.

IT SHOULDN'T BE A BEST KEPT SECRET.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANYBODY ELSE HAD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE, HAVE TOURED AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

COUNSEL, ANY THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TRY SAFELY.

THANK YOU.

SAY HI TO MAYOR WHEATLEY FOR US .

ALL RIGHT.

[11. Resolution No. 5705 Approving a Participation Agreement with the Arizona State Parks Board and State Historic Preservation Office Designating Chandler as a Certified Local Government in the State Historic Preservation Program Move City Council approve Resolution No. 5705 authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Participation Agreement with the State Parks Board and the State Historic Preservation Office to designate Chandler a Certified Local Government in the State Historic Preservation Program. Council Focus Area(s):]

ALL RIGHT, LOOK WHO'S COMING? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SHE'S STILL WORKING.

WE WEREN'T GONNA LET YOU GET OFF THAT EASY THOUGHT.

YOU WERE DONE WITH ME.

YEAH, JUST PULL THIS UP.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

WELL, FIRST, UH, IF THE MAYOR WOULD INDULGE ME, I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MAYOR IN PARTICULAR FOR THE NICE WORDS TONIGHT.

APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING CHANDLER AND APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR OTHER THINGS WE BROUGHT TO YOU, EVEN THE STRANGE ONES, UH, THAT WE BROUGHT.

SO THANK YOU.

I THANK, THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR YOUR WONDERFUL TESTIMONIAL.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

I'LL MISS OUR DISCUSSIONS TOO ON ALL SORTS OF CULTURAL THINGS.

A FEW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.

OKAY.

UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

UH, THIS IS RESOLUTION 57 0 5, AND OUR REQUEST IS THE CITY COUNCIL

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BASICALLY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO DESIGNATE CHANDLER AS A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR WE CALL IT C L G FOR SHORT.

YEAH.

SHORT PRESERVATION ORDINANCE WE ADOPTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND ALL THE OTHER ACTIVITIES WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING IN.

AND THE LAST, UH, SEVERAL YEARS QUALIFIES THE CITY, UH, TO BE CO PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

THE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IS A STATE PROGRAM.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK BY THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, AFFECTIONATELY CALLED SHIPPO.

A C L G CAN RECEIVE SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE FOR ITS SORT PRESERVATION PROGRAMS. UH, THIS ADVICE IS, UH, ADVISORY.

IT ALSO IS ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS FROM THE STATE FOR SORT PRESERVATION PROJECTS.

UH, MATCHES WOULD BE REQUIRED, BUT THE MATCHES CAN BE EITHER IN CASH OR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.

A C L G ADVISES THE SHIPPO ON STATE HISTORIC SITES AND THE STATE HISTORIC SITES REVIEW COMMITTEE ON NO NATIONS TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

THIS COMMITTEE MEETS THREE TIMES EVERY YEAR.

A C L G WOULD CONTINUE TO ENFORCE ITS OWN HP ORDINANCE AND ENGAGE IN HP ACTIVITIES LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING SURVEYS, INVENTORIES, AND DESIGNATIONS.

AND WE WOULD UPDATE THE SHIPPO EVERY YEAR ON OUR ACTIVITIES.

THAT'S THE ACTION, THAT'S WHAT IS REQUIRED RESOLUTION 55 67 LAST YEAR, AUTHORIZED STAFF TO MAKE THE APPLICATION FOR CLG DESIGNATION, WHICH WE PUT THE PACKAGE TOGETHER, DISCUSSED IT WITH THE SHIPPO STAFF, SUBMITTED IT, THEY ACCEPTED IT, AND NOW WE'RE TAKING THE NEXT AND LAST STEP.

THERE IS NO COST TO THE CITY OTHER THAN GRANT MATCHES, WHICH IS VOLUNTARY.

THE CITY HP PROGRAM IS INDEPENDENT FROM THE STATE.

THAT MEANS WE HAVE OUR OWN ORDINANCE, OUR OWN RULES, OUR OWN PRACTICES.

THE STATE DOES NOT RUN OUR PROGRAM.

WE DO.

AND THE CITY CAN WITHDRAW.

THEY COULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THANK YOU MAYOR DEREK, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANKS FOR YOUR, YOUR SERVICE OVER THE FIVE YEARS.

UH, YOU'RE THE ONLY DIRECTOR OVER THAT AREA THAT I'VE KNOWN.

AND, UH, YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.

YOU KNOW, SO MUCH SO THAT I KNOW THIS CLG THAT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENT HERE.

THE, THE SILK STALKING NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS KIND OF THE, THE PRECIPICE TO ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE, WE WERE ABLE TO SORT OF DESIGNATE THAT AS A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHANDLER.

UH, AS WE THEN IT WOULD BE CALLED THE SUBURBS OF DOWNTOWN.

AND IT'S WALKING DISTANCE FROM HERE.

DO YOU SEE OTHER AREAS WHERE THIS IS GONNA BE, UH, IS MOSTLY GONNA BE IN DOWNTOWN? OR DO YOU SEE THIS IN ANY PART OF THE CITY THAT HAS SOME, SOME HISTORICAL RELEVANCE TO IT? AND, AND, AND HOW, AND WHEN THIS GOES INTO PLACE, HOW QUICKLY DO YOU THINK THINGS WILL GET RAMPED UP AND COMMITTEES AND ALL THOSE THINGS? OKAY, WELL, WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON, UH, WHAT THE C L G, UH, WOULD REQUIRE.

SO SILK STOCKING, UH, DID INITIATE OUR WHOLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

UH, AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THEIR DESIGNATION.

THEY'RE ALMOST THERE, BUT THEY'RE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

HISTORIC PLACES TOO.

WE HAVE OUR TWO DESIGNATIONS, UH, THAT ARE ALMOST OVER THE FINISH LINE.

I, THE COLIC PRICE HOUSE AND THE GOODYEAR CANAL.

THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, THOUGH, THAT I THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, LIKE FOR US AS PUEBLO ALTO.

UH, WE ALSO CALL HIGHTOWN, UH, GREAT LOCATION FOR EITHER, UH, NATIONAL REGISTERED NOMINATION OR, UH, OUR DESIGNATION, OR EVEN BOTH, UH, SOUTHSIDE VILLAGE, WHICH WE, UH, JUST DESIGNATED LAST YEAR.

I THINK THERE ARE AREAS IN SOUTHSIDE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRESERVATION DISTRICTS, AND ALSO IT COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION TOO.

THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL MID-CENTURY NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, NORTH OF CHANDLER BOULEVARD, WHAT WE CALL NORTH CHANDLER.

AND, UH, THEY, UH, WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, UH, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED AS WELL.

SO THERE'S A FEW OF THE EXAMPLES.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, UH, WITH BUILDINGS THAT DATE BACK OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, AND IT'S STILL VIBRANT AND ACTIVE.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.

AND, AND, AND THANKS AGAIN FOR, FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.

THIS WILL LEAVE QUITE AN AOW MARK ON, ON THE CITY.

AND THIS IS, UH, PART OF YOUR LEGACY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DEREK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT

[19. Resolution No. 5713 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Chandler and the Arizona Board of Regents, on Behalf of Arizona State University, for the Delivery of Business Incubator and Ecosystem Building Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $275,000, for the Period of One Year, Beginning July 1, 2023, Through June 30, 2024 Move City Council approve Resolution No. 5713 approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Chandler and the Arizona Board of Regents, on behalf of Arizona State University, for the delivery of business incubator and ecosystem building services, in an amount not to exceed $275,000, for the period of one year, beginning July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Council Focus Area(s):]

CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBERS POSTON AND STEWART TALKING ABOUT OUR I G WITH ASU FOR BUSINESS INCUBATION.

SO GOT SOMEONE MAKING A PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT.

MAREN CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME OPENING REMARKS ON THE PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED A VISION OF CHANDLER BEING A PLACE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY.

THIS IS A KEY PART OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK THAT YOU RECENTLY ADOPTED.

CITY COUNCIL HAS ALSO RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE

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UH, THE PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, UH, SEEKS TO FURTHER CITY COUNCIL'S VISION FOR CHANDLER BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH A STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIP WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.

AS U'S PLAN FOR THE CHANDLER ENDEAVOR PROGRAM IS ORIENTED, ASU IS LOOKING TO IMPACT MORE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND RESIDENTS LOOKING TO ENGAGE WITH 1000 PEOPLE THROUGH THIS CHANDLER ENDEAVOR ECOSYSTEM, IT EMBRACES THE MISSION OF GROWING OUR CHANDLER ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM.

UH, ASU WILL BE USING ITS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND OTHER RESOURCE PROVIDERS TO EMBED THIS PROGRAM IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND IT WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE WITH OTHER ASU, UH, RESOURCES, BOTH WITHIN THE ASU CHANDLER INNOVATION CENTER FACILITY AND UNIVERSITY-WIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR LOCAL CHANDLER ENTREPRENEURS.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE KRISTEN SLICE.

UH, SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT ASU AND SHE'LL BE OUR CHANDLER ENDEAVOR PROGRAM MANAGER.

UH, SHE HAS A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

AND THEN I'VE ASKED MICHAEL TO STAY UP HERE SO THAT HE CAN DO SOME QUICK SWITCHING AROUND ON THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

SO MICHAEL, IF YOU DON'T MIND DRIVING AWAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT ONE, RIGHT? YEP.

THERE WE GO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HIGH CITY COUNCIL.

I'M EXCITED TO SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SET FORTH A VISION FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

THAT INNOVATION IS SO WOVEN INTO ITS VERY DNA THAT YOU CALL IT.

ITS LIFEBLOOD.

SO IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE BECAUSE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS VERY CLOSE.

IT IS HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS TAKE INNOVATION TO CREATE BETTER LIVES FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS ELECTED SO MANY ENTREPRENEURS TO ITS CITY COUNCIL AS DEMONSTRATION OF THIS VERY CLOSE CONNECTION.

NOW, THE CHALLENGE IS PREVIOUSLY MODELS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT HOW TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION AT THE SAME TIME HAVE BEEN LIMITED BY A MODEL OF INCUBATION THAT WAS CREATED BY INVESTORS WHO WANTED TO SELECT A FEW WINNERS SO THEY COULD GET THE HIGHEST ROI ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT.

IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THIS MODEL DOESN'T WORK FOR THE OVER 3,900 SMALL BUSINESSES THAT EXIST IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO HOW MIGHT WE TAKE THE RESOURCES AND ABILITIES OF THE NUMBER ONE UNIVERSITY FOR INNOVATION IN THE COUNTRY AND COMBINE THAT WITH A CITY WHOSE VERY LIFEBLOOD IS INNOVATION TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW, AN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM THAT SERVES EVERYBODY TO HELP THEM INDIVIDUALLY REALIZE THEIR OWN ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAMS. OUR SOLUTION IS CHANDLER ENDEAVOR.

TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHANDLER ENDEAVOR AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT IS THAT MOVING FORWARD, LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S CLOSE.

THERE WE GO.

IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO HOW DO WE LEVERAGE ALL OF THE AMAZING RESOURCES THAT COME FROM BEING PART OF ASU.

YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE BEVY OF LOGOS THAT GO INTO IT.

HOW DO WE TAKE ALL OF THESE RESOURCES AND MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY? WELL, THE MODEL WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER IS FAIRLY SIMPLE.

ONCE A MONTH, WE HAVE A COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY EVENT.

WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER ASYNCHRONOUS MATERIALS THAT WE SEND OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH THAT HELP ALL ENTREPRENEURS GAIN ACCESS TO DECISION MAKING TOOLS THAT ARE BEST UTILIZED BY HIGH GROWTH INNOVATIVE VENTURES, BUT PUT 'EM IN A FRAMEWORK THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPLY IT TO THEIR BUSINESS ON THEIR OWN TIMELINE.

CREATING A FLEXIBLE PATHWAY FOR ALL ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN CHANDLER TO PARTICIPATE AND GET THAT ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

THEN WE PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY APPLY IT COMING TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH TO PRACTICE THOSE SKILLS WHILE CONNECTING WITH CRITICAL RESOURCES AND EACH OTHER AND LEARNING FROM OTHER ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE DONE THE SAME PRODUCTIVE PATHWAY ALONG THE WAY.

AND ALL OF THAT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE IN THE CHANDLER ECOSYSTEM.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY A CLUSTER, A FEW ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE IN A SIMILAR SPACE IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND SIMILAR INDUSTRY AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THEIR GROWTH BY PAIRING THEM WITH ONE OF THE MANY MENTORS ACROSS THE CHANDLER ECOSYSTEM AND ASU ECOSYSTEM AND HELP THEM LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, SUPPORTING EACH OTHER DURING THE CHALLENGING JOURNEY.

THAT IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

THAT'S THE MODEL.

IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S ALREADY OUT THERE.

SO HOW DO WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO WORK WELL? MUCH LIKE THE ENTREPRENEURS

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WE HAVE ACTUALLY TESTED THIS MODEL.

WE WENT OUT THERE AND SAID, WILL THIS WORK IN CHANDLER? AND I'M PROUD TO SAY WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT IT ABSOLUTELY WORKS IN CHANDLER.

FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS, WE HAVE RAN A SERIES CALLED CHANDLER ENDEAVOR, EMBARK OVER THREE SESSIONS.

WE PUT OUT THE CALL AT EACH SESSION.

WE HAD 75 PLUS ENTREPRENEURS SHOW UP TO ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER.

NOT ONLY DID THEY ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER, THEY ENGAGED WITH OVER 45 DIFFERENT MENTORS AND LIT AND INDUSTRY RESOURCES THAT WE COULD PROVIDE HERE IN CHANDLER.

IN ADDITION, WE HAD 30 DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS COME IN ALL FOR OUR SEED FUNDING GRANT OF $3,000 OF NON-DILUTIVE FUNDING THAT WENT TO A GRADUATE OF CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL WHO WENT ON TO ASU, HAS DEVELOPED HIS VENTURE AND IS NOW GROWING IT OUT OF HIS PARENTS' BEDROOM.

WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THESE RESOURCES.

AND SO HOW DO WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK? BECAUSE WE TRACKED THE MEASUREMENTS THAT IT TOOK TO GET HERE.

I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU A COUPLE OF DETAILS ABOUT CHANDLER ENDEAVOR EMBARK SERIES.

NOW, THIS MIGHT SOUND LIKE A BIT OF A FLEX, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE THESE STATS BECAUSE IT GIVES GREAT EVIDENCE OF HOW WE APPROACH, WHAT OUR EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, THE DATA AND METRICS THAT WE TRACK USE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST US THINKING THAT A PROGRAM IS WORKING WELL.

SO AS I MENTIONED AT EACH SESSION, WE HAD A GROWING NUMBER OF ENTREPRENEURS.

NO BIG DEAL GETTING 85 PEOPLE TO AN ENTREPRENEURIAL EVENT IN JUNE AND PHOENIX IS A REALLY BIG DEAL, RIGHT? SO THERE WAS A HUGE DEMAND FOR IT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO GOT A NET PROMOTER SCORE OF 88%.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH A NET PROMOTER SCORE, IT'S GALLUP'S WAY OF MEASURING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.

THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR A GOOD NET PROMOTER SCORE IN EDUCATION IS 60% AND WE CAME AWAY WITH 88% AND THE HIGHEST SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD AT AN EVENT IN OUR PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S HOW WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

HERE'S JUST A FEW QUOTES FROM THE SURVEYS THAT WERE RETURNED FROM THE PARTICIPANTS OF THOSE PROGRAMS. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THESE RESOURCES FROM ASU AND TO PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF ALL OF THE AMAZING ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE OUT HERE IN CHANDLER AND TO WORK WITH EACH OF YOU.

LET'S GO IN DENVER.

AND I THINK WITH THAT WE HAVE TIME FOR A LITTLE BIT OF QUESTIONS.

GREAT PRESENTATIONS.

LET'S START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED.

THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, KRISTEN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I ACTUALLY ATTENDED A COUPLE OF THE EMBARK SESSIONS MYSELF CUZ I WANTED TO SEE FOR MYSELF AND I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF ENERGY IN THE ROOM.

I DID WANNA SAY YOU, YOU SHOWED ME IN THIS PRESENTATION EXACTLY SOME OF WHAT WAS RELATED TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD IN TERMS OF THE METRICS AND HOW WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS.

CUZ THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT BY OUR RESIDENTS INTO, UM, INTO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT TO CHANDLER.

AND FINDING A GOOD AND CREATIVE WAY TO SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES IS REALLY HELPFUL.

UM, MY QUESTION TO YOU, IT'S MORE RELATED TO THE INCUBATOR SERIES.

MM-HMM.

, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE BUSINESSES TARGETED TO BRING IN? UM, THAT, THAT'S BEEN A BIT OF A CHALLENGE I BELIEVE IN FOR THIS KIND OF THING IN THE PAST.

AND WHETHER YOU CAN ANNOUNCE SOME TONIGHT OR NOT, IF YOU HAVE SOME PARAMETERS ON WHAT TYPES OF BUSINESSES THEY ARE, HOW MANY WE'LL GET.

AND THEN I'D ALSO BE INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT YOUR EXPECTATION OF THOSE BUSINESSES WOULD BE.

MM-HMM.

IN TERMS OF THEY WILL NOT JUST BE STAYING THERE FOREVER.

SURE.

UH, EXCELLENT QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN.

SO A COUPLE OF THEM.

SO ONE, WE USE THIS AS OUR BETA TEST ACROSS THE BOARD, RIGHT? SO WE REACHED OUT TO LOTS OF VENTURES IN CHANDLER AND SAID, CAN WE ENGAGE WITH THEM? CUZ WE KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE IN THE PAST.

AND AS WE SAW, WE HAD MANY OF THEM COME AND ENGAGE IN THE EMBARK SERIES ITSELF.

IT WAS ALSO A TEST TO SEE CAN WE GET SOME OF THE LEGACY ENTREPRENEURS, PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD AMAZING VENTURES THAT HAVE GROWN UP HERE IN CHANDLER, COME IN AND ENGAGE AS MENTORS AND SHARE THEIR STORIES.

AND SO WE DID LOOK AT THAT AND TRACK WHO SHOWED UP AND IF WE REACHED OUT TO THEM, WOULD THEY COME? AND THE OVERWHELMING ANSWER IS YES, THEY DID.