Jul 17, 2023 City Council Meeting 07/17/2023

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AND

[ Call to Order]

AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO, UH, DO A ROLL CALL.

MAYOR HARKEY HERE.

VICE MAYOR ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

CITY CLERK.

AND NOW, UH, WE'LL HAVE INVOCATION BY MR. UH, STU BRUNER FROM FAITH CHURCH.

STU IS AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.

MANY, MANY YEARS AGO WE WORKED TOGETHER.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, SIR.

YES.

AND WE'LL BE LED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

PLEASE RISE.

THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR MEMBERS, LET PRAY.

LORD GOD, YOU WHO ARE THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, OUR CREATOR, OUR SUSTAINER IN WHOM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING WHO DETERMINE THE TIMES AND BOUNDARIES OF THE NATIONS.

LORD, IN THIS MONTH, IN JULY, WE STOPPED TO PRAISE YOU FOR THIS NATION AND ITS LEGACY OF SELF-GOVERNMENT.

LORD, WE ARE JUST MINDFUL OF WHAT THAT HAS DONE FOR US IN TERMS OF FREEDOM.

WE'RE THANK YOU, THANKFUL.

WE ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY AS CITIZENS WITH THAT.

RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR WORD STATES THAT ALL AUTHORITY IS FROM YOU AND ALL GOVERNMENT IS THE TYPE OF AUTHORITY THAT IS FROM YOU AS THE WIELDER OF THAT AUTHORITY.

WE PRAISE YOU FOR CONTINUED SELF-GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE.

WOULD YOU BLESS OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LORD, AT ALL LEVELS, FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY.

AND THESE HERE TONIGHT IN CHANDLER, ENABLE THEM TO HAVE THE COURAGE THAT THEY NEED TO ACT ON THE TRUTH.

LORD, LEAD THEM IN ALL TRUTH.

GIVE THEM WISDOM AND ABUNDANCE.

I THANK YOU THAT YOU SAY, IF ANY ASK FOR WISDOM, YOU WILL PROVIDE IT IN ABUNDANCE.

SO I ASK ON BEHALF OF THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS, LORD, PRAY FOR YOUR SHALOM.

PEACE OVER THIS GATHERING FOR THESE MEETINGS, FOR THE STUDY SESSION.

LORD, MAKE ALL THOSE INVOLVED EQUAL TO THE TASKS BEFORE THEM.

GIVE THEM YOUR GRACE AND ABUNDANCE.

AND WE ASK IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

I, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU MR. BRUNER.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

MEMBER COUNCIL ELLIS FOR THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

OUR NEXT PART OF THE ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[ 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 July 17, 2023, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 5.]

UH, ONE OF 'EM, UH, IS, UH, MEETING MINUTES.

AND THE OTHER FOUR ARE, UH, FINAL ADOPTIONS, WHICH WE APPROVED INITIALLY, UH, LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

SO COUNCIL, UH, WHAT IS YOUR DESIRE? VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ENCINAS.

UH, YES.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, CONSENT AGENDA OF JULY 17TH, 2023.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.

I SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CENA.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER POST ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

MAYOR HARTKE? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? YES.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, CITY CLERK.

AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.

I TOLD YOU WE'D BE BANGING THESE THINGS IN AND OUT, SO.