* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] 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] UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THAT 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.] THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CONSENT AGENDA. 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. . 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] NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS WE HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS THE 2324 COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENT. 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. [00:05:03] ? YEAH. 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] DO HAVE ONE UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE, UM, UH, REALLY RELATED TO THE LAST, SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE PAULA MCCALL TO COME ON UP. 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 [00:10:01] INCLUDED FUNDING FOR NONPROFITS SUCH AS SEMICOLON SOCIETY. 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] ON OUR AGENDA IS CURRENT EVENTS. 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. [00:15:01] AND DON'T WE ALL WANT MORE OF THAT TODAY? HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. 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. . 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 [00:20:01] 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 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 [00:25:01] 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 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. [00:30:01] 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 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 [00:35:01] 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 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. [00:40:01] WE HAVE IT DESIGNED SO EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES. 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. . 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. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HAVING YOU BACK AND HEARING SOME OF YOUR SUCCESS STORIES BACK HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART. THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTIONS JANE AND, AND KRISTEN. GOSH, WE WE GO BACK, WHAT, FIVE OR SIX YEARS? I REMEMBER GOING OVER TO GANG PLANK AND THEN HEADING OVER TO THE, UH, UM, UH, WHAT WAS IT CALLED? UH, THE WHERE THEY, THE MAKERSPACE OVER HERE MM-HMM. THAT WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF THIS PROGRAMS FROM, I HATE TO CORRECT YOU, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT FIVE YEARS IS A REAL CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE ON WHEN THAT WAS. THAT WAS CLOSER TO LIKE 10 YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. YEAH. NO BIG DEAL. BUT I REMEMBER GOING TO STARTUP EVENTS DOWN IN PHOENIX AND THINKING TO MYSELF, WE'VE GOT ALL OF THESE ENGINEERS AND KIDS OF ENGINEERS IN THIS COMMUNITY HERE WITH INTEL AND ALL THE OTHER GROUPS THAT HAVE, WHY AREN'T WE CREATING THESE COLLISION SPACES RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER? AND SO IT'S BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT ASU IS INVOLVED BECAUSE I CAN SEE JUST FROM YOUR PRESENTATION THAT THAT VISION THAT, UH, MAYOR AND THE REST OF COUNCIL KIND OF, KIND OF SAW WITH ME AT THAT TIME IS ACTUALLY COMING TO FRUITION BECAUSE THIS CAN REALLY HAPPEN IN A COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION LIKE CHANDLER. AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. UH, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THOUGH. MM-HMM. , UM, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INVENTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS, DID I SEE THAT YOU, THERE WAS A THOUSAND ANGELS THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE ASU, UH, ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM? MORE THAN THAT? OH MY GOSH. SO THERE'S THOUSAND, THERE'S A THOUSAND VENTURES THAT WE HAVE SERVED THROUGH THE, AND I'M PART OF THE J O N EDSON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION INSTITUTE. OKAY. SO FROM OUR INSTITUTE, WE SERVE A THOUSAND VENTURES THAT INCLUDE COMMUNITY, FACULTY, STAFF TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO OUR FUNDING NETWORK. ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF CHANDLER ENDEAVOR WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, THAT FUNDING NETWORK. UH, WHAT I DO KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A THOUSAND THAT'S IN THERE, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS EVERY SEMESTER WE GIVE AWAY 300 TO $400,000 IN NON-DILUTIVE SEED FUNDING. AND ALL OF THAT IS DONATED BY ANGEL INVESTORS THAT SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM. AND SO IT, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES. AND WE ARE ALSO REALLY COMMITTED TO, WE KNOW THAT IN CHANDLER, THERE ARE ANGEL INVESTORS, THERE ARE ENGINEERS, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A PIECE OF THE BENEFIT OF HAVING, [00:45:01] KIND OF HAVING A COMMUNITY OPEN MODEL. SEVERAL OF THEM SHOWED UP TO CHANDLER ENDEAVOR AND EMBARK SERIES. AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO ALSO CULTIVATE A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF ANGEL INVESTORS TO ALSO BUILD THAT MENTORING CONNECTION WHILE GIVING ACCESS TO THAT SEED FUNDING. THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S JUST SO GOOD TO HEAR. YOU KNOW, I GOTTA, I GOTTA THANK JOSH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, WITH THE CITY FOR SORT OF TAKING THIS AND THEN FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNER. IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR A LONG TIME, AND I THINK WORKING WITH ASU, WORKING WITH THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CHAMBER AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ARE REALLY GONNA CREATE THAT COLLISION SPACE FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO REALLY FIND THEIR WAY, FIND THE TRACK THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN MAYBE THAT NEXT GOOGLE, THAT NEXT DELL, UH, THAT'S AN OLDER COMPANY, BUT THAT NEXT BIG COMPANY COULD COME OUT OF CHANDLER, UH, AND CONTINUE THAT ECOSYSTEM CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND JOBS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILOR BRAS. THANK YOU. SO FINALLY MM-HMM. , WE ARE GETTING SOMEWHERE. MM-HMM. . UM, IT WAS FARFETCHED TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN DRUMMING THESE DRUMS FOR THREE YEARS NOW. AND FINALLY I GET SOMEONE STANDING IN FRONT OF ME FROM U SAYING THAT WE ARE GETTING SOMETHING DONE. AND SO MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS, WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG? SURE. UH, GOOD QUESTION. AND I WOULD SAY THAT MY TEAM HAS BEEN PART OF THE A C I C CENTER FOR A WHILE. UH, BUT THE INCUBATION PORTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNDERNEATH A SEPARATE CONTRACT. SO A PIECE OF THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FUND A, A MODEL LIKE THIS? IT DOES TAKE PEOPLE TO MAKE THESE KIND OF THINGS HAPPEN. AND SO THAT HASN'T BEEN TRADITIONALLY SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN HOUSED. HOW WE'VE OPERATED ALL OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS ASU IS WHENEVER IT COMES TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR KIND OF SOCIALLY EMBEDDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE ARE USUALLY FUNDED BY OUTSIDE PARTNERS. SO A PIECE OF WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY CREATE THAT FUNDING TO CREATE THAT AVENUE FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO IMPRESS ON YOU IS THE FACT THAT I AM HEARING THE WORD COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY. AND TO ME, THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED ALL ALONG. THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE PART OF THIS, THAT IT WILL NOT JUST BE A FEW, UH, WHO HAVE AN IDEA THAT WE ARE TRYING, AS YOU SAID, TRYING TO REALLY TAKE THE TOP OF THE CROP. AND THEN THE REST FELT THAT THEY ARE DISCOURAGED, THEY CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE BECAUSE NOBODY'S REALLY HELPING THEM AND PUSHING THEM. I AM GOING TO BE AROUND. I CAN TELL YOU, YOU, I'M WATCHING AND, UH, NOW WE'LL BE ASKING SOME QUESTIONS. I WILL BE SHOWING UP TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND AGAIN, UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS NEW ENDEAVOR, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO WORK BECAUSE FROM YOUR PASSION AND FROM THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US GREAT STATISTIC OF WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO I AM SITTING HERE WAITING TO SEE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN CHANDLER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND TAKING THE TIME TO DO THE PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, BEING A PART OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE LAST, UH, THREE YEARS, UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ENDEAVOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AS YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, I'M A FOUNDER OF A ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEUR. UH, NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE LIKE 10 YEARS, AND WE'VE SEEN UPS AND DOWNS. WE'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN IT ALL. I'VE PROBABLY HEARD IT ALL AS WELL. UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS A SPACE THERE. UM, CITY OF CHANDLER REALLY THE INVESTMENT THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO MAKE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. I GUESS I WOULD BE IN A POSITION NOT TO, YOU KNOW, BEING THAT I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR, I WOULD SAY OPENLY THAT I'M GONNA EXPECT AND DEMAND MM-HMM. RESULTS. UM, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE PROGRAM HAS LET ME DOWN MM-HMM. IN THE LAST THREE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, AND PROBABLY BEFORE THEN. SO I'M NOT, I, I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT LEVEL IS GOING TO BE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT, UH, WHAT, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO DO. I'M NOT AS EXCITED ABOUT THE THOUSAND, THE THOUSAND COUNT NUMBER. AND THE REASON WHY I SHARE THAT OPENLY IS BECAUSE ASU SERVICES OVER A HUNDRED SOME THOUSAND PEOPLE. MM-HMM. . SO A THOUSAND IS JUST A, THAT'S NOT EVEN A PERCENTAGE. UH, AND I GUESS I WOULD EXPECT MORE, AND I KNOW THAT PEORIA HAS HAD GREAT SUCCESS, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S GONNA NEED A LOT OF MARKETING, AND I DIDN'T HEAR THAT IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WORK ON IT. MM-HMM. , BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT TRYING TO BE THE DEBBIE DOWNER. I JUST HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE. AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I'VE BEEN ENTREPRENEUR FOR OVER 20 PLUS YEARS. I HAVEN'T WORKED FOR A CORPORATE AMERICAN UNTIL I BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S BEEN. SO I CARRY THIS WEIGHT TO REPRESENT EVERYONE OUT THERE, BUT I SHIFTED BACK ON YOU BECAUSE IF THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T TURN OUT THE WAY I EXPECT IT [00:50:01] TO TURN OUT THIS YEAR, I'M NOT GOING TO ADVOCATE FOR IT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MY COLLEAGUES. MM-HMM. . SO, UH, WHEN YOU GO AND DO THE WORK, I'M ASKING YOU TO DO THE WORK. MM-HMM. YOU, YOUR RESOURCES, WE ARE YOUR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. AND I WILL SUPPORT IT AS WELL. BUT THIS IS MY, IN TERMS OF WHERE I STAND WITH THIS PROGRAM, UM, IF IT DOESN'T PRODUCE WHAT I EXPECTED TO PRODUCE, I'M GONNA BE ASKING TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THAT'S JUST ME TALKING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I FEEL BECAUSE THIS TAKES TIME. MM-HMM. AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THE ENTREPRENEURS THAT WE EXPECT TO COME OUTTA THE CITY OF CHANDLER BLOOMING AND STARTING HERE, I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT ROI COME BACK TO US. AND THAT MAY NOT BE ON YOU, THAT MAY BE MORE INTERNAL STUFF, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THE ROI THAT I EXPECT. SO I'M GONNA WORK WITH YOU. I WANNA BE A GOOD PARTNER. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I EXPRESS THAT. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS YOU HOLD, AS A CHANDLER, RESIDENTS HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE. I HOLD OUR PARTNERS ACCOUNTABLE, AND I KNOW WE'RE GONNA DO A GOOD JOB TOGETHER. UH, AND BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR, I'M POSITIVE. AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A TURN LEAP, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO IT CAN BE REFLECTED THAT THERE IS A HEAVY EXPECTATION AND THERE HAS BEEN A LET, A LOT OF LET DOWNS IN THE PAST. NOW, NOW I WANT TO SEE IT GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SO I'M SURE I MET YOU, WE SPOKE, WE'VE MET, SO I, I KNOW UNDERNEATH YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE'RE GONNA SEE EVEN GREATER FROM ASU. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING US ON, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS MA'AM. THANK YOU. . YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER ENC. OH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, VERY QUICK QUESTION. UH, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THE SUCCESS OF YOUR ATTENDANCE RIGHT NOW WITH THE ENDEAVOR PROJECT. UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF THAT. HOW IS THERE A PLAN OR A STRATEGY, UH, TO MAINTAIN THAT INTEREST IN GAINING NEW, UH, PARTICIPANTS? WHAT IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THAT? YEAH. AND SO THAT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS'S CONCERN AROUND MARKETING AND OUTREACH AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. UH, MULTIPLE PRONGS. DO I THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE 75 PEOPLE AT EVERY MONTHLY EVENT MOVING FORWARD? NO, I DON'T. UH, INTENTIONALLY OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO BE ASYNCHRONOUS, MEANING ENTREPRENEURS GO THROUGH DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FOCUSES. THEY CAN'T COME TO MONTHLY EVENTS. SO WE'VE CREATED MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO ALLOW THEM TO STILL GET THE SUPPORT, TO STILL GET THE TOOLS AND HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR OWN LIFE WITHIN THAT. AND WE KNOW THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED THE PROGRAMS TO BE THE ONES THAT EVERYBODY SPEAKS TO. EVERYBODY FUNDING, MARKETING, GETTING MONEY AND RAISING AND, AND PITCHING. SO WE'VE HAD THOSE PEOPLE NOW ENGAGED IN THE ECOSYSTEM. WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE HAVE THEIR, THEIR EMAILS. WE KNOW HOW TO REACH OUT AND ENGAGE WITH THEM. AND WE'VE ESTABLISHED A RAPPORT. OUR PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW ON THAT. WE KNOW AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, THE NEXT SERIES IS NOT GOING TO HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE ATTEND BECAUSE IT'S SOME NUTS AND BOLTS THINGS. AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS REALLY RAMP UP THE OUTREACH. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND KNOWING THAT THIS WAS A BETA TEST, WE DID NOT PUT THE FULL POWER OF THE ASU MARKETING VEHICLE BEHIND IT. RIGHT. I LIKE TO UNDER PROMISE AND OVER-DELIVER CUZ I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO WORK FOR ENTREPRENEURS. AND SO WE EXPECT THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH OUT THE MARKETING, AS WE CONTINUE TO ENROLL PEOPLE, WE SHOULD SEE MORE AND MORE OUTREACH. AND IN MY EXPERIENCE, UH, IT IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN US AND THE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. I WILL BE IN FULL TRANSPARENCY COMMUNICATING, TALKING AND SHARING THE INFORMATION AND KNOWING THAT THE MORE THAT WE CAN SPREAD THE WORD, THE BETTER AND THE MORE INTENTIONAL WE ARE IN OUR COMMUNICATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND WHEN WE'RE TALKING COMMUNITY, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ABOUT THE PROGRAM. WHAT WE NEED TO FIND IS A COUPLE OF KEY SUCCESS STORIES, ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHO ARE DOING THE WORK THAT INSPIRE AND MOVE CONVERSATIONS FORWARD. AND WHAT I'M GONNA ASK IS FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY THAT AND TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON WHO ARE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE ELECTED TO LEAD THAT ARE ALSO ENTREPRENEURS, RIGHT? MAYBE THEY DON'T DEFINE THEMSELVES AS THAT QUITE YET. MAYBE THEY'RE AN ARTIST, MAYBE THEY'RE A NONPROFIT, MAYBE THEY'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, BUT THEY'RE TAKING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MOVE, TO MOVE A NOVEL IDEA FORWARD. THE MORE THAT WE CAN SET THAT, THE MORE THAT WE CAN AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF ENTREPRENEURS, I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO BUILD THAT OVER TIME. AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM BUILDING ON AVERAGE TAKES 20 TO 25 YEARS. SO THAT'S WHAT ALL WE'VE LEARNED FROM CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCUBATION PRIOR, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS IS A LONG TERM GAME, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DELIVER QUALITY PROGRAMMING TO MEET EXPECTATIONS AND EXCEED THEM SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT 20 YEAR OLD SUSTAINABILITY RUN. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, UM, EVOLVING OUTREACH. YOU GOT IT. UM, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THE SPACE BEING ACTIVATED AND, UH, USED IN THIS FASHION. AND, [00:55:01] UH, I, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE WATCHED OUR INCUBATION EFFORTS KIND OF RISE AND FALL THROUGH THE YEARS AND, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, EAGER TO JOIN YOU IN THIS PROCESS. AND I, I DO SEE IT, US AND YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY TO, TO, TO REALLY RAISE UP THE DREAMERS, THE ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR LAST ITEM CALLED IN WAS CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS, TALKING ABOUT THE GR GRANT FOR POLICE FORENSIC EQUIPMENT. UH, CHIEF DUGGAN'S GONNA MAKE A PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. UM, THIS IS THE, UH, THIS GRANT IS THE FOURTH GRANT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED IN, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS FROM THE HEAL RIVER INDIAN INDIAN COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANNA EXPRESS, UH, OUR APPRECIATION AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. UH, THIS PARTICULAR GRANT WILL ENABLE US TO PURCHASE TWO PORTABLE, REALLY HANDHELD OR NARCOTICS ANALYZERS. UH, THIS DEVICE IS ABOUT, UM, THE SIZE OF A, UM, OF A LARGE PHONE OR SMALL TABLET. IT WEIGHS ABOUT A POUND, BUT IT'S ABLE TO, UH, ANALYZE OVER 500 DIFFERENT TYPES OF, OF DRUGS. AND THE RESULTS ARE PRODUCED REAL TIME AND THE EVIDENCE IS ACCEPTED. WELL, THE RESULTS ARE ACCEPTED AS EVIDENCED BY THE, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BUT THE REALLY, UH, THE TWO MAJOR BENEFITS OF HAVING THIS, UH, THIS DEVICE IS NUMBER ONE, IT WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT OUR CRIME LAB HAS TO ANALYZE SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON THOSE VERY SERIOUS, UH, DIFFICULT CASES. UH, BUT, UH, PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT PROVIDES, UH, GREAT SAFETY TO OUR OFFICERS BECAUSE THESE DEVICES, UH, DO NOT REQUIRE OUR OFFICERS TO, UH, TO, UH, REALLY HANDLE THE DRUGS. DRUGS COME IN PACKAGES, WHETHER IN PLASTIC OR PAPER OR GLASSES OR GLASS. UH, THIS DEVICE HAS A LASER WHICH PENETRATES, UH, THOSE PACKAGING, UH, DEVICES. SO, UH, THE, THE OFFICERS DON'T HAVE TO HANDLE THE DRUGS AND A LOT OF THE DRUGS OUT THERE ARE, ARE LETHAL. SO IT'S A GREAT ENHANCEMENT TO THE OFFICER SAFETY. AND ALSO FOR OUR, OUR LAB TECHNICIANS, CUSTOMER MARTINEZ. THANK YOU CHIEF FOR GIVING US FURTHER EXPLANATION, EXPLANATION OF THAT. UM, I DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE EFFORTS OF YOUR DEPARTMENT IN OBTAINING THIS GRANT AND THESE FUNDS FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND ESPECIALLY AS YOU MENTIONED, UM, HAVING THIS BEING A SAFETY CAUTION FOR, UM, YOUR DEPARTMENT. SO MEMBERS AREN'T HANDLING THESE, UM, MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCES. TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. UM, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OR IS THIS GONNA BE SOMETHING TOTALLY NEW THAT'S COMING, INNOVATIVE STYLE TYPE OF THING? AND THEN DO WE KNOW THE ACCURACY OF THAT LASER WHEN IT'S, UH, CHECKING THESE SUBSTANCES? UM, THIS IS NOT NEW TECHNOLOGY. WE'VE HAD SIMILAR DEVICES. UH, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTLY IN THE DEPARTMENT. UH, THEY'RE CLOSE TO 10 YEARS OLD. SO THIS IS A, UH, UM, THERE ARE NEW CAPABILITIES WITH THIS NEW DEVICE. IT'S FROM THE SAME VENDOR, TRUE NARC. UH, SO, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO MORE WITH THESE, BUT IT'S NOT NEW TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING THIS, UH, IN OUR CRIME LAB AND OUR NARCOTICS UNIT. UM, THIS, THESE DEVICES, ONE WILL GO, UH, TO THE CRIME LAB. SO WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DEVICE AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO OUR PATROL OFFICERS. AS FAR AS THE ACCURACY, I CAN'T GIVE YOU THOSE NUMBERS SPECIFICALLY CAUSE I, I DON'T WANT TO, UH, MISSPEAK. UM, BUT THE EVIDENCE THAT'S COLLECTED, THE RESULTS ARE ACCEPTED AS EVIDENCE BY THE MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO THAT WILL LEAD TO THE, UH, THE ACCURACY OF IT. SO THIS IS ALL PRELIMINARY, UM, UH, TESTING. IF IT NEEDS TO GO TO TRIAL, THEN THAT TEST, THEN THOSE DRUGS THEN WOULD BE, UH, TESTED IF NECESSARY, SECONDARILY BY OUR CRIME LAB. SO THIS IS A PR, UH, PRELIMINARY, BASICALLY STREET TEST. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCIL, ANYTHING ELSE? THANKS, CHIEF. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THAT'S THE LAST ITEM CALLED IN ON THURSDAY. WE WILL, WE WILL VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WELL AS HAVE ONE ITEM ON OUR ACTION AGENDA, WHICH IS THE COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENTS. AND, UH, MY THOUGHT ON THAT CURRENTLY IS WE WILL, UH, STEVEN'S GOING TO COME UP AND BRING A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE SPECIFIC ITEMS WILL ANSWER THOSE. AND THEN, UH, VOTE ON THOSE AS A WHOLE. UNLESS, UH, YOU, ANY OF YOU DECIDE TO PULL ONE OUT AND, AND, UH, VOTE ON THAT SEPARATELY. SO WITH THAT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TONIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.