Jun 29, 2023 City Council Meeting 06/29/2023

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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE JUNE 29TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING, AND,

[ Call to Order]

SO, CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARKEY, PRESENT.

VICE MAYOR ORLANDO IS ABSENT.

EXCUSE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTIN.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, ARE YOU INVOCATION? TODAY WILL BE LED BY PASTOR NATHAN MESLER.

PASTOR MESLER, ARE YOU HERE? OUR INDICATION TONIGHT WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTINE ELLIS AND OUR PLEDGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

COUNCIL MEMBER, LET US PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS ROOM.

WE ASK THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT BE WITH US AS WE COME HERE TO DO THE BUSINESS OF CHANDLER.

MAY YOU ENLIGHT US AND GIVE US THE GUIDANCE THAT WE NEED TO DO YOUR WORK HERE IN THIS EARTH.

WE PRAY THAT WE WILL BE IN ACCORD IN THE SAME ACCORD AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE PRAY THAT THOSE WHO HAVE COME HERE TO GET RESOLUTION DONE, THAT THEY WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THEM.

AND IN.

SO FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST, WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AND ON THIS 4TH OF JULY WEEK, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH EXTENT, OR A NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

STRONG.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL, WE HAVE

[ 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 29, 2023, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 41.]

SEVERAL ITEMS WERE, WERE TALKED ABOUT, AND, UH, WE WERE, UM, HAD OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEM TO ACTION FOR ANY REASON ON CONSENT? SEEING NONE, I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD RELATED TO, UM, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, INVITE UP MR. LIDMAN.

AND, UH, MR. LIDMAN, YOU HAVE, UH, UP TO THREE MINUTES IF YOU'D START WITH YOUR STATE, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND WHEN THAT TURNS YELLOW.

IF, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DONE, PLEASE WRAP UP.

ALL RIGHTY.

UH, DWAYNE LIPMAN 2301 WEST PALOMINO DRIVE.

IN THIS THE, UH, ORANGE TREE SUBDIVISION, I SENT AN EMAIL IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM NINE THAT I TRUST YOU OF ALL HAD A CHANCE TO READ.

IN 1979, THE CD AGREED TO AND BECAME A PARTY TO THE TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWED A CORPORATION TO OWN AND MAINTAIN A RE REGIONAL STORMWATER RETENTION BASIN FOR THE ORANGE TREE AND TIARA DOBSON.

ONE SUBDIVISIONS.

THIS AGREEMENT WAS DESTINED TO FAIL OVER TIME, AND IN FACT, THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT PLAYED OUT WELL FOR OUR CITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

AGENDA ITEM 10, BEFORE YOU CREATES A PATH TO CORRECT AND SUPERSEDE THE FAILED 1979 AGREEMENT.

I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN NO MEMBERS, THIS COUNCIL LIVED IN CHANDLER WHEN THE TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 1979.

TONIGHT, AS MEMBERS OF THE DAIS, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A PART OF CHANDLER HISTORY IN A GOOD WAY BY TAKING THE PATH TO CORRECT A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE IN 1979 BY APPROVING AGENDA ITEMS NINE AND 10.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY COMMENTS.

COUNCIL, AT THIS POINT, UM, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER.

MAYOR, UM, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, I THINK WAS FIRST.

UH, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

THIS WAS A TOUGH ONE.

.

I HAD FOUR PEOPLE CALLING IT AT ONCE.

QUICK ON THE FINGERS.

LIKE A GAME SHOW.

YES.

YES.

SO MAY MAYOR, I PROPOSE THE MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THE JUNE 29TH, 2023 MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS. 1, 2, 41.

ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOTION IS THERE.

A SECOND.

SECOND.

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ALL RIGHT.

SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

UH, COUNCIL, I ASSUME THERE'S NO RECUSALS.

PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? YES.

MOTION.

GREAT.

COUNCIL,

[9. Action Agenda]

AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, STEVEN TURNER TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD, UH, LIKE TO GET A LITTLE FURTHER INFORMATION, YOU GUYS ARE MISSING THE BEST PART.

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EARLY 4TH OF JULY, MR. TURNER.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, I'LL BE BRIEF FOR MY COMMENTS TONIGHT, BUT WANTED TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR, UH, POLICY AND PROCEDURES SURROUNDING OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS AND HOW WE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, BUDGET AMENDMENT LIST WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

SO THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO HAVE A BENEFICIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY OR CITY OPERATIONS.

UH, THEY CAN BE USED TO FUND PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND THEY OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL'S FOCUS AREAS.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS, BEGINNING IN MAY, STAFF PROVIDED YOU ALL WITH A LIST OF, OF, OF STAFF RECOMMENDED ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED AS POTENTIAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

AND AS I MET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY, YOU ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, ALSO SUGGEST YOUR OWN PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS THAT I WENT AND INTERNED AND, AND INVESTIGATED WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO SEE HOW, HOW WE COULD, UH, ADD THAT TO OUR CITY OPERATIONS.

A NEW POLICY THIS YEAR WAS THAT, UM, IN ORDER FOR AN A BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEM TO APPEAR ON THIS, UH, RECOMMENDED LIST TO YOU ALL TONIGHT, THERE NEEDED TO BE SUPPORT FROM AT LEAST TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS THE OPTION TO VOTE ON THEM ALL AS A, AS ONE UNIFIED SLATE OR VOTE ON THE PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY.

AND AT THE END OF THIS CITY MANAGER HAS THE, HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSIGN THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS TO SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS TO CARRY OUT THE VARIOUS OPERATIONS.

SO THAT THAT'S THE POLICY AND PR PROCEDURES SURROUNDING THE DIFFERENT BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE, THE LIST.

WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SLIDES.

WE HAVE 23, UH, ITEMS, I BELIEVE IN TOTAL.

HERE'S A FIRST SLATE OF ITEMS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE THE LIST OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THE ASSIGNED DEPARTMENTS, THE AMOUNT, UH, FOR EACH PARTICULAR BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THE AMENDMENT SPONSORS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT ANY, UH, SPECIFIC PROJECT OR THE, OR THE PROCESS INVOLVED.

YEAH, STEVE, JUST GIVE ME, UM, JUST SOME BRIEF, WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS AROUND THE TRAP NEUTER RELEASE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF, UH, PEOPLE FEEDING, UM, UH, UH, FERAL ANIMALS IN OUR PARKS? OR JUST KIND OF TELL ME THE, THE, THE SCOPE AND PARAMETERS OF THAT PARTICULAR ONE.

YES, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO THIS IS REALLY AN, AN EXPANSION ON OUR CURRENT PROGO UH, PROGRAM.

WE HAVE TO TARGET SOME SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE WE HAVE, UH, SEEN, UH, SOME PROBLEMS WITH FERAL CATS.

UM, AND IT'S REALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT SOME OF THE STRICT PARAMETERS WE HAVE ON THIS PROGRAM REGARDING, UH, FEEDING AND, UM, AND THE TRAPPING AND NEUTERING OF THESE, OF THESE ANIMALS AND, AND, AND THE RETURNING OF THESE ANIMALS.

AND THIS IS SPECIFICALLY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS ENC CNIS, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO IT'S NOT A CITYWIDE THING.

AND, UM, AND, AND IF, IF PEOPLE SEE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF SOMEONE IS JUST RANDOMLY FEEDING CATS AT PARKS, THEY SHOULD CALL THE CITY AND, AND WE'LL TAKE CARE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

UM, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, UH, A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON? OH, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE, PLEASE? THIS ONE? NO, THE PRESENTATION, I THINK OF WHAT THE ITEM.

OH, YES.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO, I'LL LOOK AT THIS.

I JUST WANTED, UM, .

THANK YOU.

YEAH, GREAT.

OKAY.

SEEING NONE.

UH, IF COUNCIL'S IN FAVOR OF THIS, A, UH, MOTION WOULD BE IN IN ORDER.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, FINALLY.

YES.

.

I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24 BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED, UM, ON THIS JUNE, WHAT'S TODAY? JUNE 29TH? JUNE 29TH, 2023.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA? I SECOND COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? YES.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

UH, COUNCIL, WE

[11. Unscheduled Public Appearances]

UH, POLLY, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES, UH, UNSCHEDULED.

WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR OR INFORMATION NECESSARY, WE'LL CONDUCT WE'LL DIRECT STAFF TO, UH, TO FURTHER, UM, UH, INTERACT WITH YOU.

SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

OKAY, WELL, I COULD HAVE SPOKEN EARLIER, BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK AFTER THE VOTE.

UM, CUZ AS YOU KNOW, I'M CHANDLER RESIDENT MOM, BUSINESS OWNER, AND ALSO FOUNDER OF SEMICOLON SOCIETY, CHANDLER BASED NONPROFIT.

AND YOU JUST APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND ITEM 31

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AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND FOR DOING THAT.

UM, WE ARE, WE ARE JUST A YEAR OLD AND WE ARE FOCUSING ON PROVIDING CHANDLER BASED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND, UH, SUICIDE PREVENTION.

SO, UM, YOU BY, UH, BY APPROVING THAT YOU HAVE ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THAT.

WE TRY TO PROVIDE REGULAR EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE THIS MISSION IN BUILDING SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS, AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU BECAUSE REALLY AS A SMALL NONPROFIT, WE RELY ON STUFF LIKE THIS.

I KNOW SOME LARGER NONPROFITS HAVE MULTIPLE SOURCES OF REVENUE, AND WE'RE STILL FIGURING IT OUT.

SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, PASSING THAT.

AND I WANTED TO PERSONALLY INVITE EVERYONE TO OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.

ON JULY 27TH, WE HAVE A BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT AT BURST OF BUTTERFLIES.

ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, WE HAVE THE FIRST EVER DOWNTOWN CHANDLER SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY, VIGIL AND GATHERING AT THE A COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THEN IN OCTOBER, WE START A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES AT THE CHANDLER ASU INNOVATION CENTER.

SO PLEASE JOIN US.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE DATES THAT SHE MENTIONED, THAT YOU'LL GET THOSE TO US? WE WILL.

GREAT.

YES, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT

[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]

AND I WILL START.

SO WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, TO DO A RIBBON CUTTING FOR, UH, REALLY, UH, A CELEBRATED GLOBAL COUNTRY COMPANY THAT'S BEEN DOING WORK LIKE BUILDING THE SANTA FE RADI, UH, RAILROAD 125 YEARS AGO TO HOOVER DAM, TO AS WELL AS INTEL IN OHIO.

AND THERE THERE'LL BE THE CONTRACTOR BECHTEL.

UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THEIR NEW OFFICE THAT'S HERE IN CLOSER TO THE CHANDLER FASHION CENTER.

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

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

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME BECHTEL THE CHANDLER.

SECONDLY, AS YOU KNOW, 4TH OF JULY IS AROUND THE CORNER, AND WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE, THE POP-UP STORES ON THE, AT A LOT OF CORNERS AROUND OUR CITY.

AND MANY OF YOU WILL BE TAKING TIME OUT TO EITHER HEAD OUT OF TOWN OR CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY.

HERE, I, I SAID THIS, I THINK I, NO, ACTUALLY, I DON'T WANNA GIVE AWAY MY, MY 4TH OF JULY ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY HOT DOGS ARE CONSUMED ANNUALLY ON THE 4TH OF JULY.

BUT IF YOU WATCH MY, UH, MONDAY MINUTE, YOU'LL FIND THAT BIT OF TRIVIA.

IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND MAKE YOU SAY, WHOA, I THINK I'M QUITTING HOTDOG .

BUT WE DO WANNA WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE INDEPENDENCE DAY.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR PETS, UM, SAFE.

AND PLEASE HELP US CHANDLER, UH, BY BEING THOUGHTFUL TO THE, THE NOISE THAT FIREWORKS CAN CREATE, ESPECIALLY, UH, ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AND ITS IMPACT UPON OUR PETS AND UPON OUR VETS.

AS YOU HAVE YOUR CELEBRATIONS, UM, MANY STRUGGLE WITH NOISE ON THESE PARTICULAR THINGS.

I, I KNOW I HAVE A DOG THAT DOES NOTHING BUT CRINGE FOR A WEEK HERE NOW AS WE JUST GET THESE SUDDEN SHOTS OF, OF, UH, ILLEGAL FIREWORKS GOING OFF.

AND, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT ARE THOSE WHO'VE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

AND, AND, AND SO SOME STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE IMPACTS OF P T S D AND, AND THOSE SUDDEN NOISES WILL GET 'EM.

SO YOU CAN FIND ALL ABOUT CHANDLER FIREWORKS RULES@CHANDLERAZ.GOV SLASH FIREWORKS.

AND LASTLY, 4TH OF JULY.

FUN FACTS.

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 247TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATION'S INDEPENDENCE.

AND MANY, MAYBE ALL OF US WILL BE UP HERE FOR THE 250TH CELEBRATION.

TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ELECTIONS BETWEEN THEN , SO WE'RE ROOTING FOR 'EM.

SO, SOME FUN FACTS RELATED TO THE INDEPENDENCE DAY, TO COMMEMORATE INDEPENDENCE DAY IN 1778, WHILE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR WAS STILL ONGOING, GEORGE WASHINGTON ISSUED DOUBLE RATIONS OF RUM TO HIS SOLDIERS WHO WERE STILL FIGHTING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT A RASH IT IS, BUT A DOUBLE RATION SOUNDS DOUBLE .

AND SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS HAVE FOUND FASCINATING.

TWO POLITICAL RIVALS AND ADVERSARIES, BUT LIFELONG COMMITTED FRIENDS.

JOHN ADAMS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON BOTH DIED ON JULY 4TH.

AND, UH, THEY, THEY WERE STEADFAST FRIENDS THAT THEIR, THEIR KIN, THEIR, THEIR FELLOWSHIP ASCENDED AND TRANSCENDED POLITICS.

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COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME.

MARRIAGES, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYBODY WITH YOUR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THERE'S A MATCH GOING ON TONIGHT.

MEXICO PLAYING AGAINST HAITI.

SOCCER'S GOING ON.

AND SO THE BEST TEAM WIN TONIGHT.

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING CRAZY.

LA LAST TIME THEY PLAYED, WE LOST BY ONE.

AND TONIGHT WE WANT REVENGE .

AND SO THE TEAMS ARE ADDED RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.

EVERYBODY I KNOW IS IN THE MATCH.

THEY'RE CALLING ME FROM ALL OVER.

THE US WANTS TO KNOW WHY I AM NOT AT THE MATCH, BUT I TOLD THEM THAT CHANDLER COMES FIRST.

AND HERE I AM SITTING HERE.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO GOES TO THE MATCH TONIGHT.

ME THE BEST TEAM WIN TONIGHT.

WELL, WE'LL BE OUTTA HERE IN, IN MINUTES SO THAT YOU CAN GO WATCH IT.

NOPE.

THE TEAM, UH, IT'S NOT TELEVISED.

IT'S NOT TELEVISED.

AND IT'S, IT STARTED SINCE FOUR 30.

YEAH.

HELICOPTER UP.

HELICOPTER COUNCIL.

REMEMBER HARRIS, IT WAS MORE LIKE AN HOUR.

THANK YOU FOR FINALLY GETTING TO ME THERE.

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NO, I, UM, MY ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT, AND I DON'T EVEN, UM, WE CELEBRATED JUNETEENTH.

IT WAS AMAZING.

UM, THE RESIDENTS CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED.

AND THAT WAS A PRETTY COOL EVENT.

UH, AND WE HAD MULTIPLE EVENTS THAT WEEKEND.

UH, WE S SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COME.

WE DID WITH CROWN, MISS JUNETEENTH PAGEANT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT OUR MONDAY MEETING.

BUT ON SATURDAY WE HAD COACHING MUSIC IN THE PARK AND EVERYONE CAME OUT AND THEY WAS DANCING, HAVING A GOOD OLD TIME.

AND I WAS, YEAH, THERE, THERE IT IS.

OH, THERE.

LOOK AT COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS AND ANGEL.

WHAT WAS HE DOING? LIKE, HE WAS LIKE DOING ALL KIND OF DANCES.

HOW TO DO THE LINE.

OH LORD.

, YOU SAYING, LOOK AT MY SHOES.

IT'S POINTING.

ANGEL GOT SOME NICE SHOES ON.

UH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS MISSED.

IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT, THAT'S WHAT YOU MISSED.

IT WAS REALLY COOL.

VERY INSPIRING AND JUST A GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT AND THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.

UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANKS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

CUT OVER, POSTED NO AMOUNT ANNOUNCEMENTS TO NIGHTMARE.

HE'S KIND OF HARD TO FOLLOW EVERY TIME, ISN'T IT? , RIGHT? I'M GONNA COME UP WITH A LAUNDRY LIST NEXT TIME.

I'LL TELL YOU.

REMIND ME NEXT TIME AND WE'LL START ON THIS END.

THERE YOU GO.

WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ADVANCED NOTICE OF WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING AND YOU CAN JUST PREEMPT THEM JUST LIKE OUR LEGISLATORS THIS YEAR, TOO SOON.

I'M, I AM BANKING ON THIS.

THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER.

NOTHING TONIGHT, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AGAIN, FROM CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY HAVE A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.

MANY 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 TOWERS 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 PRESIDENTS 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

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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 G M E FOR SHORT.

BUT WE'RE TRAINING THE NEW PHYSICIANS, HOPEFULLY THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY, HIGHEST LEVEL OF HUMAN KINDNESS.

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 WILL 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 QUESTIONS.

I THINK YOU ANSWERED PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE.

AM I GETTING 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, LITTLE CHANDLER REGIONAL.

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

AND I WANT TO, 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.

BUT 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.

COUNCIL, ANY THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TRY SAFELY.

THANK YOU.

SAY HI TO MAYOR WHEATLEY FOR US .

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, UH, LI ITEM NUMBER 11 CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, LOOKING FOR, UH, PRESENTATION QUESTIONS RELATED TO CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT DESIGNATION.

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

HE'S STILL WORKING.

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

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

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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 A CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.

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

THE SORT 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 PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

THE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IS A STATE PROGRAM.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED 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 HISTORIC 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 THAT 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 STOCKING 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 CLG, UH, WOULD REQUIRE.

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

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

THEY'RE ALMOST THERE, BUT THEY'RE ON THE NATIONAL RIDGE OF HISTORIC PLACES TOO.

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

I, ME, COLIC PRICE HOUSE, AND THE GOODYEAR CANAL.

THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, THOUGH, THAT I THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

LIKE FOR INSTANCE, 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 NATIONAL REGISTERED 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 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 DOUBLE 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 S ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 19.

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

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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 OF ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION, UH, WHICH STAFF HAS WORK TO DO.

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 HE'S PLANNED FOR THE CHANDLER ENDEAVOR PROGRAM IS COMMUNITY ORIENTED AS HE 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.

HI 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.

IT'S 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 R O I 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.

JUST 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 IN 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

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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 THAT WE SUPPORT.

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 IN 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 IN 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, KRISTIN.

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 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.

UH, AND WE ARE STILL HAVING AN OPEN CALL FOR INNOVATORS.

SO IN SHORT, EVERYONE WHO APPLIES IS NOW PART OF THE INCUBATOR.

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AND THEN ONCE WE SEE IF THERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY AROUND SIX TO 10 VENTURES IN A SIMILAR STAGE IN SIMILAR INDUSTRY, AND OF COURSE WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE, WE HAVE A FAIR GUESS ON WHAT THOSE VENTURES WILL BE.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN THE COMMUNICATION PIPELINE.

I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY, WE'VE ASKED THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS, WHAT ARE THE GAPS THAT ARE IN CHANDLER? SO A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER HAVE BEEN BASED OFF OF THE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL VENTURES, BUT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THE CALL, EVERYBODY'S WELCOME AND THAT CALL SHOULD GO OUT IN AUGUST.

AND THEN COULD YOU MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU'LL BE LOOKING TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THEY DO GROW AND OUTGROW THE INCUBATOR THAT WILL BE ENSURING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT THEY'LL BE GROWING THOSE JOBS AND THOSE BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER? MM-HMM.

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ABSOLUTELY.

GREAT QUESTION.

SO THE SHORT VERSION IS BY HAVING A HYPER-LOCAL APPROACH.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS AN ENTREPRENEUR WILL NOT LEAVE THE COMMUNITY IF WE CAN ACTUALLY DO OUR JOB RIGHT? WHICH IS GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THAT WILL MAKE IT VALUABLE FOR THEM TO STAY HERE.

WE PLAN ON PLUGGING THEM INTO THE MANY ROBUST ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE WORKED IN.

YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO HAVE HERE IN CHANDLER.

IF THEIR CLIENTS ARE HERE, THEY AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE, RIGHT? WE'RE ALSO IN MAKING SURE THAT WE EMBED IT AGAIN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND, AND WE'RE BEING VERY INTENTIONAL ON, WE WANT FOUNDERS WHO ARE PART OF CHANDLER ALREADY WHO HAVE A PIECE OF THE VISION, WHO ARE LOOKING TO REALLY GROW A VENTURE HERE AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY A PIECE OF THE BUZZ THAT YOU HEARD SO OFTEN WHEN IN THOSE EVENTS THAT YOU FELT, AND I'M, I'M GLAD YOU FELT THAT WAS OUR FOCUS AND OUR APPROACH IS REALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, NOT ABOUT INCUBATION.

SO FROM THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, WE ESTABLISHED THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

I SAY MY JOB IS TO STAND UP HERE AND BE THE RINGLEADER, BUT IT'S YOUR GUYS' SHOW.

HOW DO YOU HELP EACH OTHER? HOW DO YOU GIVE BACK? IT'S THE REASON WE HAVE SO MANY DIVERSE MENTORS COME TO THE TABLE BECAUSE EVERYBODY WILL FIND SOMEONE TO CONNECT TO.

SO THE WAY THAT WE DO IT IS BY DOING OUR JOB OF INCUBATION WELL AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE VALUE NEVER TO LEAVE.

CHANDLER.

THANK YOU.

AND ONE FINAL QUESTION.

MM-HMM.

, YOU HAD A NUMBER, A THOUSAND PEOPLE MM-HMM.

COMING TO, THAT'S A PRETTY LOFTY GOAL, WHICH IS GREAT.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A THOUSAND UNIQUE VISITS? YES.

OKAY.

SO, UH, IT IS A LOFTY GOAL IN COMPARISON TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

AND THAT IS BEFORE WE PUT THAT NUMBER IN, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE'RE RUNNING A COMPARABLE PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF PEORIA, AND IN THE LAST YEAR WE'VE SERVED 2,200 ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS.

AND SO THAT'S ANYBODY THAT COMES IN AND ENGAGES WITH THE RESOURCES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, IT'S A WAY TO SHOW WHAT THE TRACTION IS.

NOW, PEORIA IS A MUCH EARLIER ECOSYSTEM THAN CHANDLER.

SO I THINK A THOUSAND, A THOUSAND ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS SERVED IS DEFINITELY A DOABLE NUMBER FOR US.