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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023 OF THE CITY COUNCIL.UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
MANY OF YOU, MOST OF YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME, UH, UH, RECOGNITIONS OF EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS RECOGNITIONS OF VOLUNTEERS FOR OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL.
THAT WILL HAPPEN EARLY IN OUR MEETING HERE.
SO, WITH THAT CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
MAYOR HARTKE, PRESENT, VICE MAYOR ORLANDO.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS PRESIDENT.
IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YEAH.
UH, OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT BY, UH, PASTOR MIKE GOWANS FROM BETHEL CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER HERE TODAY IN YOUR NAME, SEEKING YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM AS WE NAVIGATE THE IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE US, AS YOUR, YOUR WORD REMINDS US IN PROVERBS THREE, FIVE AND SIX, TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART.
LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL YOUR WAYS, SUBMIT TO HIM AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATH STRAIGHT.
WE HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU'D FILL THIS ROOM WITH YOUR PRESENCE, REMINDING US OF THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY WE BEAR TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE GUIDED BY LOVE, COMPASSION, AND A GENUINE DESIRE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY PARENTIS TO THE ABILITY TO LISTEN INTENTLY, UNDERSTAND DEEPLY, RESPOND WISELY TO THE NEEDS AND CONCERN RAISED.
HELP US TO REMEMBER THAT THOUGH WE MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, WE SHARE A COMMON GOAL, THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
LET UNITY AND PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR DELIBERATIONS.
FATHER, BLESS EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR CITY, FOR THOSE WHO KEEP IT CLEAN, TO THOSE WHO KEEP IT SAFE, TO THOSE WHO SHAPE ITS FUTURE.
MAY THE DECISIONS MADE HERE BE A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, EQUITY AND LOVE.
WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.
PLEASE JOIN ALLE I ALLEGIANCE HE A FLAG FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, OR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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UH, COUNCIL, THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE ARE HAVE REDUCED AMOUNTS OF COUNCIL, WE SOMETIMES HAVE MORE RECOGNITIONS THAN WE.UH, THAT WOULD JUST MAKE IT REDUNDANT OR, OR, OR KIND OF NOT AS SPECIAL IF WE DO THAT ALL IN ONE NIGHT.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME UPFRONT.
OUR FIRST RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I AM HONORED TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS.
THESE WERE NOMINATED AND VOTED ON BY THEIR PEERS, MAKING THEM EXTRA SPECIAL AWARDS TONIGHT.
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THEM, UH, FROM ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, AND SO I WILL CALL EACH OF THEM UP AND, UH, WE'LL READ A FEW SENTENCES ABOUT EACH AND THEN, UH, I THINK WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY UP FRONT TO TAKE A GROUP, UH, PHOTO AT THE END.
SO WE WILL BEGIN AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
RAEL CASTANON FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
ADELL IS A TEAM PLAYER THAT IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN HIS FIELD.
HE WORKS WELL WITH OTHERS AND CONSISTENTLY DELIVERS OUTSTANDING SERVICE.
HE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN UPGRADES TO THE END USER SYSTEMS CITYWIDE, WORKING CLOSELY WITH IT AND THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
OUR NEXT REC, UH, RECOGNITION IS CHRISTINE CLARK FROM THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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CHRISTINE'S DEDICATION TO HER WORK AT THE CHANDLER MUSEUM IS EVIDENT IN THE WAY SHE CARES FOR OTHERS, WHETHER IT BE HER DEDICATION TO PROVIDING GREAT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR MUSEUM VISITORS, OR HER WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY NEEDED.CHRISTINE'S PERSONALITY SHINES BRIGHT FOR ALL THAT HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTERACTING WITH HER.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS MARTIN CORTEZ FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MARTIN'S DEDICATION TO PROVIDING THE BEST LIBRARY EXPERIENCE IS EVIDENT IN HIS INTERACTIONS WITH PATRONS WHO HE TREATS WITH FAIRNESS AND COMPASSION.
HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN ABOUT ALL THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO OTHERS AT THE LIBRARY, AND HIS DEDICATION TO SERVING OTHERS IS INSPIRING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DETECTIVE DUNCAN WORKS DILIGENTLY TO MAKE CHANDLER A SAFER COMMUNITY.
IN HIS ROLE AS A ROBBERY HOMICIDE DETECTIVE, HE ROUTINELY INTERACTS WITH CITIZENS OF CHANDLER ON THE WORST DAY OF THEIR LIVES AND ENGAGES THEM IN AN EMPATHETIC AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
HIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF CHANDLER FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
VAL GALE, VAL ENSURES THE DECISIONS BEING MADE ARE CENTERED AROUND THOSE HE SERVES.
HIS DEDICATION TO HOLDING UP THE VALUES OF THE CITY IS EVIDENT IN HIS COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS.
VAL IS ADMIRED BY MANY AND LEADS BY EXAMPLE WITH A COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, JENNIFER HONY.
JENNIFER TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HER WORK, WRITING THE MONTHLY CITYSCOPE NEWSLETTER, AND HELPING THE CITY, HELPING THE TEAM CREATE CONTENT ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM THE BUDGET AND UTILITY RATES TO TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
HER INVOLVEMENT IN THE EMPLOYEE ADVISORY AND CUSTOMER CONNECTION COMMITTEES REFLECTS HER SPIRIT FOR TEAM CHANDLER AND HER POSITIVITY.
FOR ALL THINGS IS EVIDENT IN HER KINDNESS TO OTHERS AND HER CAN-DO ATTITUDE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
TYRELL MOCK TYRELL HAS EMBRACED HIS ROLE AS LEAD OPERATOR WHEN HIS DIVISION WAS LEFT WITHOUT A LEAD OPERATOR RECENTLY.
TYRELL'S DEDICATION, HIS CAN-DO ATTITUDE AND HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS TEAM HAS GIVEN EVERYONE INSIGHT TO WHAT SELFLESS SERVICE IS ABOUT AND HAS INSPIRED EVERYONE TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD FROM THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, KARINA MEISTER.
WHETHER KARINA IS INTERACTING WITH RESIDENTS TO RESOLVE BILLING ISSUES OR WORKING WITH TEAMMATES, SHE IS ALWAYS POSITIVE AND UNDERSTANDING IN ANY SITUATION.
HER SENSE OF TEAMWORK, EMPATHY TOWARDS RESIDENTS AND HER CONFIDENCE IN HER ROLE EXEMPLIFIES CHANDLER'S CORE VALUES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PRISCILLA QUINTANA.
PRISCILLA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND HER ABILITY TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND ASK QUESTIONS SHOWS HER DEDICATION TO BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
HER PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ENSURES RESIDENTS AND UNIQUE COMMUNITY AND AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.
SILLA EXEMPLIFIES COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND HER COMMUNITY FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENT, DANIELLE RUIZ.
DANIELLE IS A DEDICATED, EFFICIENT, AND HARDWORKING, AND DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE.
HER INNOVATIVE WAYS OF STREAMLINING PROCESSES HAVE RESULTED IN A MORE EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENT.
HER DEDICATION TO THE SUCCESS OF HER ENTIRE TEAM IS TRULY PHENOMENAL.
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, NICK RETO, THROUGH NICK'S DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER, HE HAS OBTAINED 28 BUILDING CODE CERTIFICATIONS THAT HAS BECOME A MENTOR TO OTHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
HIS HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE HE PROVIDES WITH HIS ABILITY TO OFFER A SOLUTION-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING IS A WIN-WIN FOR ALL PARTIES.
AND FINALLY, FROM THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, WESS THOMPSON WESS HAS SHOWN OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND HIS COWORKERS BY OWNING THE PROBLEM AND OFFERING WHATEVER ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE UNTIL A JOB IS COMPLETED.
HE WORKS WELL WITH OTHERS TO FIND SOLUTIONS QUICKLY.
WESS IS A DEDICATED, UH, EMPLOYEE AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT HIS RECOMMENDATIONS MAKE TO THE OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT IS OUR LAST HONOREE TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL OF OUR WINNERS AS WELL AS ALL OF THOSE THAT WERE NOMINATED.
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YOU MIGHT HAVE TO STACK IT.OUR SECOND RECOGNITION TODAY HAS TO DO WITH OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL.
IF I COULD HAVE JANE ANDERSON, THE PRESIDENT OF, FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER BOARD, OR THE CHAIR, AND, UM, PRESENT TO US OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, WHICH HAPPENED IN JULY.
INTRODUCE OUR EVENT SPONSORS AND UH, WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PHOTO.
THERE, YOU'RE, COME ON UP HERE.
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO JUST PRESENT THE RESULTS OF OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL.
THIS WAS OUR 10TH ANNUAL EVENT, UM, AND AS WE LIKE TO CALL IT, IT IS THE COMMUNITY EVENT OF THE SUMMER.
UM, IT'S NOT ONLY A COMMUNITY EVENT BECAUSE PEOPLE STEP FORWARD AND SAY WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME HELP, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A COINCIDING AMOUNT OF CITIZENS WHO COME FORWARD AND SAY, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE.
AND SO WE SAW THAT IN DROVES THIS YEAR.
WE HANDED OUT OVER 2,500 BACKPACKS.
UM, WE HAD 643 UNIFORMS IN THE PAST.
WE'VE GIVEN OUT ABOUT 30 HAIRCUTS THIS YEAR, 165, WHICH WAS AMAZING TO HAVE THESE 20 BARBERS COME OUT THE SATURDAY BEFORE SCHOOL AND GIVE UP THEIR TIME.
UM, WE HAD ABOUT 700 PAIRS OF SHOES, UM, AND A TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS OVER A THOUSAND.
SO IF WE MONETIZE THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A DONATION TO THE COMMUNITY FROM OUR CITIZENS TO OUR OTHER CITIZENS OF ABOUT $120,000.
SO WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR
WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN CHANDLER.
WE KNOW THAT IF WE CAN TURN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE, THAT THE SOLUTIONS ARE RIGHT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO FOR OUR CITY, CHANDLER IS SO HAPPY TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE THOSE SOLUTIONS HAPPEN.
UM, WE HAD IN THAT SPIRIT SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR EFFORT.
UM, I'M JUST GONNA READ OFF A FEW OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND WHEN I'M DONE, ALL OF YOU GUYS HAD COME FORWARD FOR A PICTURE.
WE HAD CHANDLER POLICE, CHANDLER FIRE COMPASS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, C U S D, NUTRITION STICKS, FIGURES BOUTIQUE, UM, ASCEND, JUST SERVE CHANDLER HOUSING YOUTH PROGRAM, CHANDLER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, C U S D, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, THE SHOP AT LEFTIES, CHANDLER CARE CENTER, AND EDWARDS VACUUM, IN ADDITION TO LITERALLY ABOUT 40 OTHER PEOPLE WHO DONATED TIME OR MONETARY GIFTS.
WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, AND SO PROUD TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.
ALL THE NAMES CALLED FORWARD AS WELL AS ANY OF THE, THE BOARD MEMBERS FROM FAR CITY.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD ALSO COME UP FOR A PHOTO.
CICI, MY SON'S THE ONE IN THE BACK SAYING HE'S HERE AND PRESENT AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER, SO, SO HE CAN MAKE SOME NOISE.
THAT CONCLUDES HER RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.
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COUNCIL, BEFORE WE, UH, OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA.I DO HAVE A COMMENT CARD ON NUMBER NINE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER 11 AND ITEM NUMBER 33 TO ACTION, JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME FURTHER CONVERSATION THAT RESULTS IN, UM, IN TWEAKING WHAT WAS IN HERE ORIGINALLY.
SO RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER NINE IS KEN MCALLISTER.
YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.
KEN MCALLISTER 24 2 0 6 SOUTH 1 24 STREET, CHANDLER 8 5 2 4 9.
UM, ON THE P L T 21 DASH 0 0 4 6 HARRIS PLACE.
UM, IN THE, UH, PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THERE'S AN ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
UM, ITEM NUMBER FIVE STATES THE COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, CC AND CCNRS TO BE FILED AND RECORDED WITH A SUBDIVISION SHALL MANDATE THE INSTALLATION OF A FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF OCCUPANCY WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THIS REQUIREMENT.
UM, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, UM, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THAT, UM, THIS IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY, UM, ISSUE WITH FRONT YARD BEING LANDSCAPED.
IT IS NOT A ISSUE THAT THE CITY CAN MANDATE.
UM, AND I COME TO THAT CONCLUSION FROM OTHER MEETINGS THAT I'VE HAD HERE, UM, IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL WHERE I'VE ASKED FOR ITEMS TO BE STIPULATED, UM, IN THE ACTION ITEM TO EITHER APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE.
AND THOSE STIPULATIONS HAVE BEEN, UM, PUSHED BACK SAYING THAT, UM, IT COULD NOT BE ADDED INTO THE CCNRS AND COUNSEL COULD NOT, UM, STIPULATE THAT THAT INFORMATION BE ADDED BECAUSE IT IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER.
UM, I HAVE BEEN TOLD IN AN EMAIL, UM, STATED THAT, UM, AND THIS IS COMING FROM THE CITY'S LAW DEPARTMENT, UM, THAT, UM, FROM ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT I'VE BEEN, UM, ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN.
UM, AND AT THE END OF THE DOCUMENT, UM, THAT THE EMAIL SAYS THAT, UM, TREE LAND, THAT, UH, CC AND R'S ARE PRIVATE CONTRACTS BETWEEN TREE LAND AND TRIPOINT HOMES, HOMEOWNERS, AND THE H O A, THE CITY AND PERSONS NOT PART OF TREE LAND AND TRIPOINT HOMES DEVELOPMENT DO NOT HAVE ANY ABILITY TO ENFORCE CCNRS.
I ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL FROM THE, UM, PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT SAYS, IT IS NOT THE CITY'S PRACTICE TO DICTATE THAT STATEMENTS MADE BY AN APPLICANT IN AN OPEN OR IN A PUBLIC HEARING BE ADDRESSED IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CCNRS.
SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT IN THIS, UM, MOTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, OR EITHER APPROVE OR DISPROVE THAT ITEM NUMBER FIVE BE TAKEN OUT OF THE STIPULATION FOR APPROVING OR NOT APPROVING, UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
I BELIEVE YOU MEANT ITEM NUMBER NINE, RIGHT? UH, YES.
ITEM IT, ITEM ITEM NUMBER NINE, BUT IT'S ITEM NUMBER FIVE IN THE DOCUMENT.
UH, CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU, UH, SHARE, UM, UM, CAN YOU ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS ON ITEM NUMBER NINE, PLEASE? YES, MARY, I
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MAY OR SPEAK TO THEM.SO, MR. MCALLISTER IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
THE CC AND R ARE PRIVATE CONTRACTOR CONTRACT BETWEEN, UM, E H O A AND, UM, THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THERE.
UM, THE CITY CAN REQUIRE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAVE CCNRS AND THE CITY CAN SAY CERTAIN THINGS THAT SHOULD BE PUT IN THE CCNRS, UM, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS DOING.
I THINK THE SITUATION THAT MR. MCALLISTER WAS REFERRING TO IS, IS DIFFERENT, BUT IN THE END, EVEN, UM, THE CITY DOES NOT ENFORCE CCNRS THAT IS COMPLETELY ENFORCED WITHIN THE H O A.
SO, SO WE'VE GOT THINGS IN THE CC AND R THAT ULTIMATELY ARE THERE AS AN INITIAL STATEMENT, BUT ONCE IT TAKES OVER, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE OR NOT ENFORCE.
IS IT, DID IT, IS THAT WHAT I JUST HEARD YOU SAY? OR PLEASE CLARIFY MY, MY CONFUSION.
YES, MAYOR, UM, THE CITY CAN REQUIRE THAT THERE BE CCNRS.
THEY CAN REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS BE INCLUDED, CERTAIN LEGAL PROVISIONS BE INCLUDED, UM, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CITY DOES NOT ENFORCE CCNRS.
WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE DONE AND INCLUDE WHATEVER THE COUNCIL DIRECTS.
BOY, THAT IS, THAT'S MUDDY TO ME.
THE CITY DOES REQUIRE, IF THERE IS AN H O A THAT, UM, CAN CC AND R CONDITIONS, COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS BE, UM, BE DRAFTED AND BE APPLICABLE TO THE, TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE CITY CAN DICTATE CERTAIN THINGS IN THOSE CCNRS, UM, THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR CODES THAT THEY BE INCLUDED IN THE CCNRS.
BUT ONCE THE CCNRS ARE DONE AND RECORDED, THE CITY DOES NOT ENFORCE THOSE CCNRS THAT IS UP TO THE H O A.
SO THE H O A THEN HAS THE AUTHORITY TO, UM, TAKE THESE, WE REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE CCNRS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT THAT IS UP TO THE H O A TO, UH, DEVELOP, ALTER, OR ENFORCE, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY? IF I MAY, MAYOR, THAT IS CORRECT WITH THE PROVISION THAT THE CITY CAN REQUIRE CERTAIN THINGS TO BE IN THE C R CCC R LIKE LANDSCAPING, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE UP TO THE CITY TO ENFORCE THOSE PROVISIONS.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, VICE MAYOR.
THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, AND THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
I THINK I'M GONNA NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFI CLARIFICATION AROUND THIS JUST FOR NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
UM, AND IN LIGHT OF THAT, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE A MOTION.
I DON'T WANNA HOLD THE APPLICANT UP ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
THERE ARE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE CHOMPING AT THE BID TO GET INTO THEIR HOMES, BUT MAYBE WE COULD, UH, SUSPEND ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND THE P V P PART OF THIS, UH, PROPOSAL UNTIL WE CAN ALL TALK ABOUT THAT, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO IT AND GET IT FIXED.
THAT THAT IS A PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION.
MARIN AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, THANK YOU.
UH, I WAS GONNA SUGGEST SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR.
TO MOVE, TO MOVE THIS TO, UH, TO, LET'S COME BACK AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A LATER TIME.
WE HAVE MORE CLARIFICATION, BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, MR. MAYOR, MS. MCCAL, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO GET INTO? THE CCNRS AND I, PLEASE, PLEASE REITERATE THAT.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR, UM, HARRIS PLACE PROJECT, UM, I AM NOT TRYING TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE CCNRS.
I'M TRYING TO REMOVE THIS REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY IS REQUIRING THAT THE LANDSCAPE BE PUT IN WITHIN 180 DAYS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO CITY CODE THAT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FRONT YARD LANDSCAPE.
UM, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THE CITY IS STIPULATING THAT, THAT BE A REQUIREMENT WHEN IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER.
UM, YOU ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 180 DAYS REQUIREMENT THAT YOU MUST, YOU PERSONALLY OR SOMEONE MUST PUT THIS IN.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING A QUESTION.
SO HOW DOES THIS AFFECT YOU? OKAY, SO THIS AFFECTS ME BECAUSE THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY IS MANDATING BE PUT INTO THE CCNRS WHEN THE CITY HAS NO, NO JURISDICTION, BECAUSE IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER.
I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M REQUESTING THAT THIS BE REMOVED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO LET ME JUST TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER.
UH, WE HAVE NUMEROUS PROJECTS IN THE 22 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE THAT STIPULATES YOU MUST HAVE TWO TREES IN A YARD, A FRONT YARD, YOU MUST HAVE GRASS OR NOT GRASS.
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THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST A NEIGHBOR.YOU'RE NOT BEING A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
HOW DOES THIS TIE IT BACK TO YOU? YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE BUYING A HOME IN HERE, ARE YOU? UM, I DO NOT KNOW THAT.
SO THEN, BUT YOU HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY YES.
TO LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, GEE, I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS.
SO MY MY REASON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD IS FROM OTHER PROJECTS THAT I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE CITY CANNOT MANDATE PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTERS INTO CCNRS.
AND I SEE A MANDATE FOR A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER MATTER BEING MANDATED BY THE CITY INTO THE CCNRS.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND LET'S BE BLUNT HERE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY A S R P CANAL OR SOMETHING THAT IRRIGATES YOUR ADJACENT PROPERTY, CORRECT? I AM, I AM TALKING ABOUT A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER THAT I HAD ISSUES WITH IN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS IN THE IRRIGATION DITCH THAT WAS PUT INTO A PIPE AND WAS TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THAT COULD NOT BE ADDED INTO THE CCNRS FOR UPKEEP MAINTENANCE.
YET I'M SEEING A DISCREPANCY HERE WITH THE CITY MANDATING THAT OKAY, A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER BE ISSUE.
SO I TELL YOU WHAT ISSUE, THERE'S A MOTION, THERE'S A MOTION ON THIS FLOOR.
YEAH, LET'S DO, LET'S DO THIS.
LET ME JUST TAKE ONE MORE SECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO I, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME SAYING THAT ITEM NUMBER NINE HERE, THAT YOU SHALL HAVE MAN, UH, LANDSCAPING WITHIN A HUNDRED DAYS IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.
THAT'S MY POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE TO YOU.
I COULD PUT A MOTION RIGHT NOW.
SAY ITEM NINE, THAT WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF OCCUPANCY, THE HOMEOWNERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING A, UH, A, UM, A FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING.
IT'S NOT IN CC S NO, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT IN CCSS, BUT IT'S A PRIVATE, IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER.
OKAY, SIR, I'M NOT GETTING ARGUING.
UM, LET'S GO WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S SUGGESTION.
LET'S LEAVE THIS STEP OUT FOR NOW AND WE'LL COME BACK AND ADDRESS IT.
BUT WE COULD ALSO ADD A SEPARATE STEP IN HERE.
MY POINT IS TO YOU, WE COME BACK HERE AND SAY, ITEM NINE, ADD LANDSCAPE WITH A HUNDRED DAYS IN YOUR YARD.
SO AT THIS POINT, UM, YEAH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? AND, UH, YEAH, YEAH.
SAME MOTION I MADE, UH, LIKE TO MOVE THESE, THIS ITEM, UM, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IN THE P D P AREA TO, TO, UM, AMEND THE, UM, MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER, WHAT IS IT? NINE, NINE.
ITEM NUMBER NINE TO SUSPEND ITEM NUMBER FIVE IN THE P D P PLATT UNTIL IT GETS SOME MORE CLARIFICATION AROUND THAT.
AND, UH, AND WE COULD BRING MAYOR, JUST TO CLARIFY, WE COULD BRING, I'LL SECOND IT.
WE COULD BRING THAT BACK ON THE FINAL PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT.
I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT, BUT THE, THE MOTION'S ON THE FLOOR AND THEN WE, YEAH.
IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH, I, VICE MAYOR, MADE A SECOND.
SO, BUT WE COULD BRING THIS BACK ON THE FINAL PRELIMINARY PLAN.
THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY PD D P, THIS IS, THIS IS THE AREA PLAN AMENDMENT MAYOR.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE COME BACK FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON THIS, SO WE WOULDN'T BE ADDRESSING IT ON THIS ISSUE.
OF COURSE, THE DEVELOPER IS STILL FREE TO PUT THE CONDITION IN THE CCNRS ON THEIR OWN AS WELL.
MIKEL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD THOUGH, SO WE CAN GET SOME CONSISTENCY.
CONSISTENCY AROUND THIS ISSUE.
I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE DEALT WITH COUNTY, AND SO WE'LL GET THIS DIALED IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD SO THAT IT'S CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD IN CITY AND COUNTY.
SO, CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS TO AMEND THIS, TO TAKE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM OFF.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY CAN, THE DEVELOPER CAN PUT THAT IN, IF SO, CHOOSES DO, UH, FOR CLARIFICATION, WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS, AND THEN IT BECOMES PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, RIGHT? YES.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, CLERK PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ELECTRONICALLY IF THAT'S, I THOUGHT YOU COULD VOTE.
SORRY, I GOT A LITTLE CONFUSED.
IN THE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH HIS SIGNAL.
SO ON THIS ONE, UM, HE, UM, I DON'T HAVE A REGISTERED VOTE FOR HIM.
SO IT CARRIES, UM, UNANIMOUSLY SIX FOUR MAYOR.
[ 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 September 21, 2023, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 59.]
AGENDA AS MENTIONED WAS, UH, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.I, I'VE ASKED FOR ITEM NUMBER 11 AND 33 TO MOVE TO ACTION.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR TO APPROVE
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THE CONSENT AGENDA, MAYOR MINUS THESE TWO VICE MAYOR? YEAH, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDAS AGENDA OF SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023 REGULAR MEETINGS, ITEMS ONE THROUGH 59 WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF ITEM 11 AND 33.SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
ANY, UH, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS COUNCIL MEMBER? MAYOR, IF I MAY, I, I WAS GONNA SAY THIS AT THE END OF OUR MEETING, BUT I THINK IT'S PERTINENT TO TALK ABOUT THIS NOW.
UM, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE, UM, LEMME SET UP THE STORY HERE.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I GOT INVOLVED WITH A GROUP CALLED NIGHT OF HOPE, WHICH IS A, IS A, IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT, THAT, THAT IS IN, INVOLVED IN STOPPING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
AND, UH, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WE HAD A MEETING WITH PASTOR MIKE HERE.
UH, AND WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, MOVE IT INTO THIS NEXT YEAR AND, AND THE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA HAPPEN TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ESPECIALLY CHILD CRIME IN OUR CITY.
AND LITERALLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, I HEAR THE NEWS THAT JULIE HAS APPROPRIATED $2 MILLION TO OUR CITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR NEED.
AND IT JUST STRUCK ME AS LIKE, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TAKE ACTION AND YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THINGS LIKE WE DID AS A COUNCIL, BEAUTIFUL THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENS.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU, JULIE, FOR FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO, TO THIS ATROCITY.
MIKE, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
AND, AND I ABSOLUTELY EMPHATICALLY WANNA VOTE YES ON THIS IN CONSENT AGENDA TO, TO MOVE THIS TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS INTO OUR GENERAL FUND SO WE CAN START BATTLING LIKE WE NEED TO.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE GO VICE MAYOR? YEAH.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, I MEAN, UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILLOUGHBY, JULIE WILLOUGHBY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A PERSON WHO'S BEEN ON THE JOB FOR ABOUT FOUR, FIVE WEEKS, MAYBE SIX.
YOU, YOU'VE, YOU'VE GIVEN US A, IT WAS FIVE MINUTES, IT SEEMED LIKE THAT.
WELL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE THE MOST EFFECTIVE FRESHMAN I'VE SEEN IN A LONG, LONG TIME.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT MONEY.
IT'S GONNA GO A LONG WAY IN PARTICULARLY HIRING ADDITIONAL, UH, BODIES TO ACTUALLY DO THE LOOK AT THE, UH, THE EXPLOITATION.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORT THERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HAS REGISTERED HIS VOTE AS A YES.
VOTE FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AND THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE MOVE TWO ITEMS TO ACTION AND, UH, UH, THEY LARGELY ARE AS PRESENTED WITH, UH, A BIT OF A TWEAK.
[11. Use Permit PLH22-0055 K9 Resorts, Approving a Time Extension for an Outdoor Play Area for Dogs at 1870 W Germann Road, Suite #1, Located at the Northeast Corner of Dobson Road and Germann Road Move City Council approve Use Permit PLH22-0055 K9 Resorts subject to the conditions recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area]
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, ITEM NUMBER 11.SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE USE PERMIT P L H 22 5 5 9 RESORT SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH THE DELETION OF CONDITION NUMBER FIVE, WHICH JUST FOR AUDIENCE STATE WHAT THAT IS.
THAT IS THE, UH, REQUIREMENT OF THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK AFTER FOUR YEARS TO TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN TO GET THEIR USE PERMIT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION ON THIS? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 11.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS VOTES YES ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.
[33. Resolution No. 5723 Authorizing the City Manager to Expand, Amend, and Extend Five Water Conservation Rebate Programs; and Further Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept Grant Funds from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Related to Four Water Conservation Measures Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5723 authorizing the City Manager to expand, amend, and extend five water conservation rebate programs; and further authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept funds from WIFA related to four water conservation measures. Council Focus Area(s):]
OTHER ONE AGAIN, THAT THERE'S, UH, A SLIGHT, UH, AMENDMENT TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED ON MONDAY.ON ITEM NUMBER 33, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO PASS AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 5 7 2 3 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPAND AND AMEND AND EXTEND THE FIVE WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAMS WITH THE CLARIFICATION AND INCREASE THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL GRASS REMOVAL REBATE FROM 20 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT TO $2 PER SQUARE FOOT OF GRASS REMOVAL FOR THE MAXIMUM REBATE OF $3,000 FOR EACH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDS FROM WFA RELATED TO THE FOR WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES.
I THINK THAT'S UP TO $5.7 MILLION FOR USE FOR THIS PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
AND, AND JUST AGAIN, FOR REFERENCE, UH, WHAT HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR THIS WAS TO MOVE FROM, UH, 20 CENTS 25 CENTS, WHICH WAS IT CITY MANAGER INITIALLY.
WE, WE WANTED TO FURTHER INCENTIVIZE RESIDENTIAL, UH, TURF REMOVAL OR, OR SOD REMOVAL, UH, AS THERE WAS, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE SAME FOR, UH, RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL FOR $3.
SO THIS WOULD KIND OF BRING A CLOSER SENSE OF PARITY.
DO WE HAVE, I KNOW WHEN WE DID THIS ORIGINALLY PROPOSAL, WE HAD THE FUNDING FOR THIS.
UM, I GUESS THE ONLY CAUTION I WOULD GIVE US IS, AND I'M I'M FOR THIS BY THE WAY, IS THAT IF WE'RE
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STARTING TO CAP OUT OR SOMETHING, COME BACK TO US.'CAUSE I DON'T, I KNOW WHEN WE DID THE INITIAL CALCULATION, 20 CENTS, WE EXPECT X AMOUNT OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY, THE RESIDENTIAL OWNERS TO, TO APPLY FOR THIS.
NOW WE'RE, WE MAY HAVE LESS, SO LET US KNOW IF WE NEED TO INCREASE THIS FUNDING DURING THE YEAR.
YEAH, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, IF WE START TO RUN UP AGAINST THAT LIMIT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND REVISIT WITH YOU FOR DIRECTION.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 33.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS REGISTERED FOR HIS VOTE AS A YES.
[ Public Hearing]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, A PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR BI BIENNIAL IMPACT FEE AUDIT CITY MANAGER.THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RYAN FIELDER TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS RYAN FIELDER AND I'M THE CITY'S BUDGET AND RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR.
AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE CITY'S MOST RECENT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEE BIENNIAL AUDIT.
CITIES THAT COLLECT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEES OR IMPACT FEES ARE BOUND BY STATE STATUTE.
ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT YOU EITHER FORM AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR YOU CONDUCT A BIENNIAL AUDIT.
AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER CITIES IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA, HAVE CONDUCTED A BIENNIAL AUDIT.
OUR MOST RECENT BIENNIAL AUDIT WAS COMPLETED BY HEIN FELDEN MEECH, AND IT COVERED FISCAL YEARS 20 20 21 AND 20 21, 22.
SOME OF THE PROCEDURES THAT WERE COMPLETED DURING THE BI THE BIENNIAL AUDIT INCLUDE COMPARING THE GROWTH PROJECTIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED DURING THE 2019 TIMEFRAME WHEN WE ADOPTED THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN THEN, AND COMPARING THOSE TO WHAT HAS OCCURRED TODAY, AND THEY COMPARE THOSE FOR REASONABLENESS.
THEY ALSO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF OUR I I P PROJECTS AND THEY REVIEW THE REVENUES INTO THE IMPACT FEE FUNDS AND THE EXPENDITURES OUT OF THOSE SAME FUNDS.
SO THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT INCLUDE A SAMPLING OF 80 PERMITS THAT WERE TESTED, AND ONE OF THOSE PERMITS WAS FOUND TO HAVE USED AN INCORRECT LAND USE CLASSIFICATION.
AND THAT RESULTED IN A, UH, REFUND TO THE DEVELOPER, WHICH HAS OCCURRED.
THERE WAS NO INEQUITIES REPORTED BETWEEN THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS.
UH, THE BIENNIAL AUDIT REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET UNDER STATE STATUTE AND THERE'S NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED BY COUNSEL THIS EVENING.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ONLY.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? TWO MORE SLIDES.
SORRY, MR. MAYOR, WHEN YOU SAID NO MORE, I ALREADY MOVED ON.
OH, WELL THERE, YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
JUST LISTEN, JUST FOR TWO MORE SLIDES.
UH, SO STATE STATUTE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPACT FEES, UH, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT WE FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT AND CITIES THAT COLLECT IMPACT FEES ARE REQUIRED TO DO THAT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE FISCAL YEAR END.
AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER POSTED THEIR ANNUAL REPORT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON, UM, SEPTEMBER 12TH.
WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A BIENNIAL AUDIT AND HOW HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THAT REQUIREMENT IS BEING MET THIS EVENING.
AND THEN THERE'S THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEE UPDATE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
THE CITY ENGAGED A CONSULTANT WHO'S COMPLETED THAT, AND WE NOW HAVE A DRAFT PUBLIC REPORT THAT'S A, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TOMORROW.
UM, THAT NEEDED TO BE POSTED 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE L U A AND THE I I P, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 7TH.
CONCURRENTLY, WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, AND THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11TH.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A WORK STUDY SESSION SCHEDULED WITH COUNCIL FOR EARLY NOVEMBER.
AND SO WALKING THROUGH THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEE UPDATE PROCESS, THE TIMES THAT WE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF COUNSEL, UH, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, DECEMBER 7TH, WE'LL BE BACK FOR THE INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING OF THE L U A AND THE I I P ON JANUARY 11TH, WE WILL BE BACK TO ADOPT THE L U A AND THE I I P AND BY STATE LAW, WE ACTUALLY NEED TO DO THAT BY JANUARY 24TH.
UM, THAT SAME EVENING, WE WILL BE BACK OR WE WILL BE, UM, ADOPTING A MOTION OF INTENT TO MODIFY THE IMPACT FEES.
AND THEN AFTER WE DO THAT, THE IMPACT FEES, UH, THEMSELVES WALK THROUGH A SIMILAR PROCESS AS THE L U A AND THE I I P WHERE THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THERE'S, UM, ORDINANCES THAT WILL BE ADOPT THE ORDINANCES ADOPTED ALONG THE WAY, UH, SO THAT YOU CAN IMPLEMENT THE NEW FEES.
AND WE ANTICIPATE THOSE FEES GOING LIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2024.
SO IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS TO WALK THROUGH THIS.
SO JUST TO REMIND COUNSEL, THERE'S NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED THIS EVENING.
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UH, THIS WAS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING ONLY.AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NICE, MAYOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.
UM, I KNOW SHE TOOK, UH, 80 ASSETS.
WHAT WAS THE POOL? WHAT WAS THE GENERAL POOL YOU TOOK OUTTA THAT? 80 A OH, ALL PERMITS? YEAH, ALL PERMITS PULLED OVER THAT TWO YEAR PERIOD AND I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER WITH ME THIS EVENING.
UH, SO IS 80, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS 80, UM, A SCIENTIFIC SAMPLE.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT WAS A GOOD SAMPLE OR IS THAT SOMETHING, IT'S A METRIC YOU USE OR A SET FORMULA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SO IT'S AUDITING HOW AUDITORS DO THAT.
THE TECHNIQUES THEY USE, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE TOTAL POOL OF THE NUMBER OF PIT PERMITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA USE THEIR TECHNIQUES THAT THEY USE TO PULL A SAMPLE OF THAT, AND THEN THEY TEST THAT SAMPLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT WERE PULLED OVER THAT TWO YEAR WINDOW WAS, BUT I R EXCEEDED THE 80 FOR SURE.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS, UH, SINCE WE DID THE LAST UPDATE, WERE THERE ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF NOW? UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE ARE NO LEG LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS NOW.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
[ Briefing]
UH, ITEM NUMBER 60 IS A BRIEFING REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART RELATED TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH NAVIGATORS AND OUR HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS. RYAN BELCH.UM, MAYOR, COUNCIL, MAYOR, IF I MAY, I HATE TO INTERRUPT, I APOLOGIZE.
UM, THAT WAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE REALIZED YOU DIDN'T CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE WAS THERE TO SPEAK ON THE LAST ITEM.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COMMENTS RELATED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO PRESENTED.
I SEEING NOW, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TONIGHT.
AS YOU KNOW, UM, HOMELESSNESS IS A GROWING CONCERN IN OUR STATE AND NATION, AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO PROVIDE, UM, A LITTLE REPORT ON WHAT CHANDLER IS DOING AND WITH GREAT SUCCESS
SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A NEW LOOK AT DATA FOR YOU.
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL SYSTEMS FLOW DATA, AND IT COMES FROM OUR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT, UM, INFORMATION SYSTEM WHERE EVERYBODY IN THE REGION THAT PROVIDES HOMELESS SERVICES CONTRIBUTES TO THIS SYSTEM.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF, UH, 5,800 PEOPLE, UM, ON ANY DAY IN MARICOPA COUNTY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN, UM, OUR POINT IN TIME DATA, WHICH JUST SHOWS US ONE GIVEN DAY IN A YEAR.
THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTIVELY USING HOME HOMELESS SERVICES IN OUR COUNTY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SO IN FY UH, 2223, WE HAD OVER 5,800, UH, AN AVERAGE OF 5,800 PEOPLE USING OUR SERVICES EACH DAY.
THAT GREEN LINE AT THE BOTTOM IS FOR CHANDLER.
SO IN OUR SYSTEM, IN OUR PROGRAMS, WE HAD ABOUT THREE, AN AVERAGE OF 304 PEOPLE A DAY UTILIZING OUR HOMELESS SERVICES.
AND THAT WAS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS YOUR TYPICAL POINT IN TIME DATA THAT YOU GUYS ARE VERY USED TO SEEING.
UM, AND I I JUST WANTED TO SHOW IT TO YOU BECAUSE, UM, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHEN WHAT WE SEE FROM OUR SYSTEMS FLOW DASHBOARD.
UM, IT STILL SHOWS THE TREND THAT HOMELESSNESS IS SLOWLY INCREASING OVER THE YEARS.
UM, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THAN WE HAD.
WE'VE BEEN COUNTING A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN NOW OUR SYSTEMS FLOW DATA IS SHOWING US.
SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES, I'M GONNA TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CITY OF CHANDLER PROGRAMS, BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU, OH, I MUST HAVE MISSED ONE.
I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT OUR CONTINUUM OF HOMELESS SERVICES LOOKS LIKE HERE IN OUR CITY.
SO THE COLORFUL BOXES PORTRAY SORT OF THE THE JOURNEY OR PATH THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT TAKE TOWARDS THEIR, UM, JOURNEY OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
AND WE HAVE EACH OF THOSE COMPONENTS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE EACH OF THOSE HOUSING INTERVENTIONS.
BUT WHAT I MIGHT POINT OUT TO YOU IS THAT PIECE ON TOP THAT TALKS ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT OUR STAFF ARE PROVIDING TO PEOPLE AS THEY GO THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT HOUSING INTERVENTIONS.
AND THAT IS THE, THE NAVIGATION AND CRISIS SERVICES THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT TODAY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS.
THEY'RE PROVIDING CRISIS SERVICES OUT ON THE STREET BUILDING TRUST.
UH, ONCE YOU ENGAGE IN SOMEONE IN SERVICES, THEN COMES THE REALLY INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
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AND TRYING TO ASSESS THEIR SITUATION AND DEVELOP A CASE PLAN THAT'S VERY INTENSIVE, REQUIRES A LOT OF TOUCHES.ONCE SOMEBODY ENTERS INTO A HOUSING PROGRAM, THEN YOU'RE REALLY, THEN YOU REALLY HAVE THEM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN START TO FOCUS ON WHAT ISSUES BROUGHT THEM THERE, AND THEN WORK ON BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR STABILITY MOVING FORWARD.
AND THEN ONCE THEY HAVE SOME STABILITY AND YOU ARE GOING TO POTENTIALLY WALK AWAY FROM THEM WHILE THEY'RE IN STABLE HOUSING, YOU WANT TO, UH, BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT AROUND THEM.
YOU WANT THEM TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR COMMUNITY.
YOU WANT THEM TO BE PART OF THEIR, THEIR, MAYBE THEIR FAITH NETWORK, THEIR RECREATIONAL NETWORK.
YOU WANT THEM TO HAVE STABLE HEALTHCARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, UM, BEFORE YOU LEAVE THEM.
SO THIS IS SORT OF OUR CYCLE OF HOMELESS SERVICES.
THIS IS OUR GREAT AND MIGHTY COMMUNITY NAVIGATION TEAM, UH, LED BY MISTY GUSTAFSSON, WHO I KNOW WE, YOU ALL, UM, KNOW AND ADMIRE.
AND MANY OF YOU HAVE, UM, TAKEN THE TIME TO DO A RIDE ALONG.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING LIKE, UM, SEEING THIS WORK IN ACTION.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT THIS SERVICE, OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR SERVICE IS AVAILABLE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
WE OPERATE FROM SIX IN THE MORNING UNTIL SEVEN 30 AT NIGHT.
UM, IT LOOKS DIFFERENT DAY TO DAY, DEPENDING ON IF IT'S A WEEKDAY OR A WEEK END.
UM, AND THAT TEAM TOGETHER DOES THREE THINGS.
THEY DO THE OUTREACH ON THE STREETS, MAKING RELATIONSHIPS, BUILDING RAPPORT, UM, GETTING PEOPLE INTO VERY BASIC SERVICES, MEETING THEIR EMERGENCY CRISIS NEEDS.
THEY ALSO OPERATE THE NON CONGREGATE SHELTER PROGRAM, WHICH WE CALL OPERATION OPEN DOOR.
AND THAT IS PROVIDING, UM, VIA A HOTEL ROOM SHELTER TO SPECIFICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
AND THEY ALSO STAFF THE SUPPORT COURT, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS GET THROUGH THEIR, UM, JUSTICE ISSUES.
ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL IS ALWAYS HOUSING.
SO THEY'RE MAKING CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES AND HOUSING, AND THEY ALL HAVE PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS, INCLUDING, UM, THEY'RE ALL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS AND THEY'RE ALSO CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS.
SO THIS IS OUR CHANDLER CONNECT PROGRAM THAT'S ACTUALLY THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM.
WE DON'T USE THE NAME VERY OFTEN, BUT IT'S CHANDLER CONNECT.
AND THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE OUT ON THE STREETS.
UM, YOU MIGHT SEE THEM OUT THERE IN THEIR TRUCKS, UH, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS EACH DAY.
LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 621 HOUSEHOLDS THAT INCLUDED 717 PERSONS.
AND JUST FROM THE STREET ALONE, WE HAD 75% POSITIVE OUTCOMES, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY NARROWLY DEFINED BY HUD.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAD ABOUT, UH, LET'S SEE, I PUT MY NOTES DOWN.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT 43% OF PEOPLE WENT TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS STRAIGHT FROM THE STREETS, AND WE HAD, UM, 13% GO STRAIGHT TO PERMANENT HOUSING FROM THE STREETS.
ALSO, NOTABLE IS THAT 11% WENT TO WENT INTO INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS.
AND THAT'S USUALLY SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT OR A, UM, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, UM, SETTING OR FACILITY.
SO GETTING PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON TO THIS ON THE STREETS INTO THOSE SCENARIOS IS A, IS A GREAT THING.
UM, THE OTHER THAT 25% COULD BE, WE'VE LOST TOUCH WITH THEM AND IT'S ALSO DEATH.
DEATH IS SEEN AS A, A NEGATIVE OUTCOME, UM, BY HUD.
AND SO, AND WE ALSO SEE IT AS A NEGATIVE OUTCOME OF COURSE.
AND THEN 8% WERE DIVERTED TO THEIR NATURAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, WHICH COULD BE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN OTHER STATES.
THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT IT IS FOR OPERATION OPENDOOR, THAT'S THE OFFICIAL NAME OF OUR NON CONGREGATE SHELTER PROGRAM.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE LAST YEAR, 151 HOUSEHOLDS, AND THAT INCLUDED 306 PERSONS.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THAT PROGRAM.
THAT PROGRAM IN ADDITIONAL TO, IN ADDITION TO SERVING, UM, VERY VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO JUST CANNOT LIVE ON THE STREET OR CANNOT LIVE IN A CONGREGATE SETTING BECAUSE THEY HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES, NEED TO STORE MEDICATION, CAN'T GET UP AND DOWN FROM, UM, A FLOOR WHERE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO STAY AT.
UM, IN OUR, IN THE I HELP PROGRAM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT PROGRAM ALSO SERVES AS A HOLDING SPOT OR A BRIDGE FOR FAMILIES BECAUSE THE FAMILY, UH, SHELTER LIST IN OUR REGION IS ALWAYS ABOUT SIX TO 12 WEEKS LONG.
I CHECK TODAY JUST TO SEE IT WAS, IT'S ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS LONG TONIGHT.
SO WE DON'T WANT A FAMILY ON THE STREET FOR ONE NIGHT, RIGHT? A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, LET ALONE EIGHT WEEKS.
SO WE OFTEN PUT HAVE FAMILIES, UM, IN OUR NON CONGREGATE SHELTER PROGRAM.
AND THAT PROGRAM IN THE LAST YEAR, WE HAD 94% POSITIVE OUTCOMES.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE WITH THIS MODEL, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE AVAILABLE TO YOU, THEY'RE GETTING GOOD SLEEP, THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE A HOME BASE FROM WHICH TO WORK FROM, YOU GET BETTER OUTCOMES.
SO, UM, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE NON CONGREGATE SHELTER PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER TEAM THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT.
THIS IS OUR HOUSING STABILITY TEAM, AND THIS IS THE TEAM THAT REALLY FOLLOWS UP ONCE WE GET PEOPLE ON THE STREET TO HELP PEOPLE
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FIND THEIR HOUSING AND STAY IN THEIR HOUSING.SO THESE GUYS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, ENGAGING LANDLORDS, RECRUITING THEM, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS, HELPING THEM WORK WITH OUR POPULATION.
UM, THEY HELP THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO HOUSING, LOCATE THAT HOUSING, UM, BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH A LANDLORD BECAUSE THEY DO END UP HAVING THEIR OWN LEASE, UM, AND FINDING THAT HOUSING.
AND THEN THEY HELP 'EM, 'EM WITH MOVE-IN.
IT COULD BE THE PHYSICAL MOVE-IN, LIKE LOGISTICALLY MOVING IN AND ALSO FINDING THEM FURNITURE AND ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED TO LIVE, UM, IN HOUSING.
AND THEN THE REAL WORK BEGINS, AND THAT IS KEEPING THEM IN THEIR HOUSING.
SO NOW WE ARE ADDRESSING ALL THE BARRIERS THEY CAME WITH, WHETHER IT BE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, UH, REGULAR HEALTH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, JUSTICE ISSUES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE WANT TO TURN THEM OUT OF OUR SERVICES, RIGHT? AND LEAVE THEM STABLY HOUSED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THAT TAKES CONNECTING THEM WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, WHETHER IT BE WITH THEIR, YOU KNOW, UH, FAITH HOUSES WITH RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WITH GROUPS THAT MAKE SENSE TO THEM SO THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SUPPORT NETWORK IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THAT PROGRAM VERY SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTS OUR INTERNAL CHANDLER PROGRAM.
SO WE HAVE OUR TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH HOUSES 25 PEOPLE FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AT ALL TIMES.
WE HAVE OUR EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM AND THAT WE'RE AT ABOUT 34, UH, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE NOW IN HOUSING THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JUST OUR, OUR REGULAR HOUSING CHOICE, UH, VOUCHER TENANTS, OR SEC AS YOU MIGHT KNOW IT, IT SECTION EIGHT.
UM, A LOT OF THOSE TENANTS WE'RE COMING FROM HOMELESSNESS OR WE'RE VERY PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED AND ALSO NEED SUPPORTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING.
SO THIS TEAM IS THEN PROVIDING THAT ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT TO THEM TO KEEP THEM HOUSED.
OR WHEN WE, SOMETHING BUBBLES UP AND WE, AND A RESIDENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, IS ABOUT TO BECOME UNHOUSED, THEY WILL JUMP IN AND TRY TO DIVERT THAT CRISIS AND KEEP THEM HOUSED IN THAT PROGRAM.
WE HAD 97%, UM, POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN THE LAST YEAR.
AND THEN, UM, WE ALSO, YOU, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD, UH, HEAT RELIEF, VERY ROBUST HEAT RELIEF SERVICES LESS LAST YEAR.
WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET A GRANT FROM THE COUNTY, UM, AND WE DID A COMPETITIVE, UH, R F P AND WE CONTRACTED WITH TWO PROVIDERS, RESURRECTION STREET MINISTRIES AND THE CHANDLER SALVATION ARMY.
AND, UM, THAT WE DID THAT FOR BOTH MESA AND CHANDLER.
IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP AND EACH CITY HAD A DAY RESPITE CENTER, UH, 10 COOLING STATIONS, MOBILE SERVICES, SHOWERS, AND LAUNDRY AND MEALS.
UM, IN OUR CITY SO FAR, WE'RE NOT DONE.
WE'RE GONNA OPERATE THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
WE'VE SERVED 411 UNDUPLICATED, UH, INDIVIDUALS.
AND THOSE FOLKS HAVE COME TO THE DAY RESPITE CENTER, UM, OVER 2,900 TIMES.
SO IT'S BEEN HIGHLY UTILIZED, UM, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE PREVENTED, UM, A LOT OF ILLNESS AND DEATH.
UM, WE'RE ALREADY TALKING WITH OUR PARTNERS ABOUT THIS FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE DO ANTICIPATE, UM, A RECORD NUMBER OF HOMELESS FATALITIES THIS YEAR IN OUR REGION.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE OUR CHANGEUP CAMPAIGN.
AND THIS IS A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO, UM, MAKE CHANDLER RESIDENTS AWARE THAT THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO GIVE THAN GIVING OUT THAT DOLLAR OUT YOUR CAR WINDOW TO SOMEBODY WHO IS PANHANDLING.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE, UM, THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S LIVING ON THE STREET IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN, I THINK IT'S 42 AND 52 RIGHT IN THERE.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE LIVING ON OUR STREETS ANY LONGER THAN HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
SO, UM, THE CAMPAIGN TEACHES PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN, UH, TEXT TO DONATE.
UM, THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH, FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER, AND THOSE DOLLARS WILL STILL CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS, BUT THEY WILL GO THROUGH, UM, OUR NAVIGATORS AND HELP OUR NAVIGATORS ENGAGE.
SO IT MIGHT BE, CAN I BUY YOU LUNCH? IT MIGHT BE, UM, IT COULD BE A MILLION THINGS.
UM, AND THAT MONEY HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL SINCE WE, UH, INSTALLED OUR NEW SIGNAGE THIS LAST YEAR.
WE'D, WE HAVE 14 SI ADOT SIGNS UP AT ALL TIME.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 47 NEW CHANGE UP SIGNS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY RAISED, UH, THE MOST WE EVER HAVE OVER $12,000 IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
SO I THINK OUR HIGH LAST YEAR WAS JUST OVER 10,000.
AND THIS YEAR, IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, WE'VE ALREADY RAISED 12,000.
SO THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE BENEFIT AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, RYAN.
ANY QUESTIONS? STARTING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION.
YOU KNOW, WE DID THIS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I REMEMBER THAT WE WERE SEEING THE, THE NUMBERS START TO PLATEAU.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THEM FLATTEN OUT.
SO THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING PUT FORTH IN MARICOPA COUNTY, BUT ESPECIALLY HERE IN CHANDLER ARE, ARE, ARE, ARE BEING NOTICED.
YOU'VE SERVED 1500 PEOPLE, UM, MINIMUM WITHIN THE CITY IN THE LAST
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YEAR.AND THE ONE THING THAT I NOTICED THAT THREE PEOPLE A DAY WERE BEING HELPED IN HOUSING, THAT'S REMARKABLE.
AND, UH, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, I JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU.
MAYBE THIS IS, MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO ME 'CAUSE I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT WHAT'S GONNA, WHAT'S GONNA FLATTEN IT AND MAKE IT GO DOWN? LIKE WHEN, WHEN CAN WE START LOOKING FOR PEOPLE ON YOUR TEAM AND REPOSITIONING 'EM IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN OUR, IN OUR CITY.
WOULDN'T WE LOVE TO DO THAT? 'CAUSE THEY'RE, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IS AMAZING.
UH, MORE HOUSING STOCK, UM, AND MORE SUPPORT SERVICES TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THE HOUSING THAT THEY'RE ALREADY IN AND, UM, MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, I THINK, UH, VICE MAYOR FIRST.
UH, MR. RYAN, THIS IS AMAZING NEWS, UH, FOR US HERE.
AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE PUTTING SO MUCH INTO GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREET TELLS US THAT WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT CARESS ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THAT MESSAGE GOING OUT, THAT WE DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO SPEND THE NIGHT ON THE STREET ANOTHER NIGHT.
UM, WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE THREE YEARS AGO, THAT WAS A PRIORITY.
AND, AND I'M SITTING HERE SO PROUD AND THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN, UH, THE CHARGE FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND RUN WITH IT IN EVERY AREA.
YOU, YOU JUST KEEP CHAMPIONING THIS THING AND TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AT THIS TIME WHERE I AM AS FAR AS BEING ON MAG ON THAT BOARD, UH, REPLACING, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWARDS, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE PLACE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHING A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR, FOR THE TEAM CHANDLER.
AND, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING SO MUCH INTO THIS.
MY QUESTION IS THAT WITH NUMBERS LIKE 93% OF SUCCESS, 97% OF SUCCESS, ARE YOU RECEIVING, UH, THE, THE SUPPORT THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER HERE FROM, UH, US OR ENOUGH FROM THE COMMUNITY ITSELF TO KEEP GETTING TO THE PLACE THAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED? I KNOW HOUSING IS REALLY AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW, BUT THE OTHER TWO, MENTAL HEALTH, UH, AND THE SUPPORT FOR THE, THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, ARE YOU RECEIVING ENOUGH, UH, SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUSH IN THOSE AREAS? UH, THANK YOU.
THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS, I'M RECEIVING INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.
UM, AS YOU, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST BUDGET CYCLE, YOU ARE EXTREMELY, UM, GRACIOUS TO PROVIDE US TWO PERMANENT NAVIGATORS.
SO THEY ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT.
UM, WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING GRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE LAST YEAR.
WE'VE PULLED IN, UM, A LOT OF DOLLARS AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE SO WILLING TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS AND CHAMPION OUR EFFORTS.
SO I, YES, I FEEL EXTREMELY SUPPORTED AND OUR ENTIRE TEAM FEELS EXTREMELY SUPPORTED AND THE LOVE, UM, THAT YOU GUYS GIVE THEM ON A DAILY BASIS.
I MEAN, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH OUR OFFICE, UH, YOUR PICTURES WITH THEM ARE EVERYWHERE.
THEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S THEIR, THEIR PRIDE AND JOY.
THEY'RE VERY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.
UM, THE OPIOID STUFF COMING UP, YES.
UM, YOUR SUPPORT AND THOSE EFFORTS IS FANTASTIC.
SO YES, WE FEEL VERY SUPPORTED AND VERY BLESSED TO DO THIS WORK.
AND IF WE COULD PASS ON THE MESSAGE TO OUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS IN THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE THE PLACES WHERE WE NEED YOUR VOICE, UH, THE STRONGEST IN LEGISLATURES FOR US, UH, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING THIS KIND OF WORK THAT WE ARE DOING HERE AT CHANDLER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING.
UM, SO, UH, REPRESENTATIVE WILLOWBY, YOU GOT AN ACTION ITEM NOW YOU, YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE COMING HERE TO SAY THANK YOU AND YOU GOT AN ACTION ITEM.
WE, WE APPRECIATE YOU BOTH, BOTH SIDES OF THAT
UM, HEY, I'VE BEEN READING WHERE ONE OF THE HIGHEST, UM, POPULATION OF, UH, HOMELESSNESS IS SENIORS.
ARE WE SEEING THAT TOO HERE? YES.
THROUGH THE MAYOR, UM, VICE MAYOR, ABSOLUTELY.
WE, AND, AND WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH IT.
I'VE ACTUALLY RECENTLY BEEN REACHING OUT, UM, TO, UH, A P S, UM, ALL OF THE ENTITIES YOU CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF.
WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE WHO WE'RE FINDING IN THEIR VEHICLES WHO, UM, HAVE JUST THEIR INCOME'S NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE RENTAL INCREASES AND WE'RE FINDING A BIG DEMENTIA ISSUE.
SO A S U HAS JUST FINISHED, UH, A PILOT STUDY OF, UM, DEMENTIA IN THE HOMELESS POPULATION, AND WE'RE FINDING BIG NUMBERS AND WE JUST HAVE AN ISSUE.
UH, I'LL JUST, UH, AS AN ANECDOTE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE A OLDER PERSON IN OUR NON CONGREGATE SHELTER PROGRAM WHO HAS DEMENTIA AND SHE KEEPS WANDERING OUT.
AND SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO EVERY ENTITY, YOU KNOW, SHE'S NOT SAFE HERE.
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NEED A HIGHER LEVEL OF SUPPORT.AND, UM, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THAT.
AND SO, UM, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY IS SCHEDULING SOME MEETINGS WITH THE STATE.
WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET ANYWHERE THERE.
BUT WE REALLY NEED ADVOCACY ABOUT SAFE PLACES FOR SENIORS, PARTICULARLY WITH DEMENTIA, TO HAVE NOT ONLY SHELTER, BUT WHERE ARE THEY GONNA GO AFTER THAT AND WHAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT ARE THEY GONNA GET.
AND YES, OUR, OUR POPULATION IS AGING AND IT'S, IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE.
SO I GUESS MY, MY TAKEAWAY IS YES, IT'S TRUE.
AND NUMBER TWO, AS YOU DO THIS DUE DILIGENCE, UH, WHETHER IT'S ON THE COMMITTEES, I HOPE YOU'RE DOING A BETTER JOB THAN HE DID.
I'M GONNA KEEP BUILDING ON THAT.
HE CHAIRED IT, BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE.
UM, SERIOUSLY, LET US KNOW IF YOU GOT THOUGHTS OR NOT.
IN MID-YEAR OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO FROM OUR STANDPOINT TO HELP THE RESOURCES FOR THAT.
ONE OF THE THING THAT I, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR, UH, WITH THE STATE IS, UH, TO FIND A WAY TO PARTNER WITH THE ASSISTED LIVING WORLD SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PLACE THOSE, UH, ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE DEMENTIA OR WHETHER THE, THE WHOLE POINT WAS THE FACT THAT ABOUT 2020 WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ALL OUR ELDERLY PEOPLE OFF THE STREET.
AND HERE WE ARE, WE'RE STILL DISCUSSING THAT.
AND IT'S THE LINK THAT'S MISSING IS THOSE CONTRACT WITH THOSE ASSISTED LIVINGS, SPECIFICALLY THE ASSISTED LIVING HOMES, WHERE THEY WILL BE WILLING TO TAKE THESE PEOPLE IF THEY CAN HAVE PAYMENT FOR THEM, FOR THEIR LONG-TERM CARE.
[13. Unscheduled Public Appearances]
NEXT ITEM IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT CITY MANAGER, I DO NOTICE WE'VE GOT SOME NEW VISITORS THAT ARE HERE BEFORE I'VE GOT ONE SPEAKER CARD.SO ONE PERSON WILL BE COMING FORWARD TO SPEAK, BUT CAN YOU AGAIN GIVE A, A SUMMARY, THE, THE CONVERSATION OF THE SPEAKER CARD IS RELATED TO DOGS.
CAN YOU AGAIN GIVE US A SUMMARY BEFORE I INVITE, UH, THE, THE ONE PERSON TO COME UP? YEAH, CERTAINLY.
MAYOR, AS WE HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF RAYMER, THE CITY, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE SINCE SEPTEMBER 8TH.
UH, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL TOUCHPOINT WITH THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT SHELTER.
UM, AND WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY AS OUR EXPERTS IN CARING FOR THESE ANIMALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPER CARE IS GIVEN TO THEM AND THAT IF NECESSARY, THE PROPER HOMES ARE FOUND FOR THOSE ANIMALS.
SO THAT WILL CONTINUE AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM.
UH, AGAIN, AGAIN, EVEN THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, THERE'S SOME, UH, SCHEDULED VETERINARY CARE THAT'S UH, PLANNED.
UNDER UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, I'VE GOT ONE SPEAKER CARD, UH, COCO GARCIA COCO, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP.
MS. GARCIA, YOU'VE GOT, UM, UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS.
AS THIS IS AN UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH YOU OR, OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, ALTHOUGH STAFF IS MORE THAN ABLE AND WILLING TO DO SO.
SO, IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
WE'LL, NAME'S COCO GARCIA AND I LIVE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
AND, UM, TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT WAS SAID FROM THE PREVIOUS OFFICER AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE SAID, THAT THERE IS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE HOUSE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS WOMAN HAS OVER 40 DOGS AT HER HOUSE.
WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY COUNTED OVER 63 DOGS THAT SHE HAS IN HER CARE THAT SHE HAS ACQUIRED SINCE JANUARY.
SHE IS TAKING EVERYONE'S MONEY THAT WANTS TO HELP AND SHE IS NOT PROVIDING VET CARE.
WE KNOW FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE TALKED TO HER TODAY THAT THE HUMANE SOCIETY WAS THERE.
WE'VE ALL SEEN, I GOT IN TROUBLE FOR TRESPASSING BECAUSE SHE HAS ONE OF MY DOGS AND I ASKED FOR IT BACK ILLEGALLY.
ILLEGALLY HAS MY DOG AND SHE WON'T GIVE IT BACK.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE CONTACTED THE POLICE, WE'VE CONTACTED HUMANE SOCIETY, AND TODAY SHE TOLD US THAT THE HUMANE SOCIETY DID GIVE HER A, A, AN OUTLINE THAT SHE HAD TO FOLLOW, THAT SHE NEEDED TO GET VET CARE FOR THESE DOGS, AND SHE DID NOT FOLLOW THE RULES.
AND SHE SAID, I GOT IN A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR THAT.
AND THERE ARE STILL OVER 63 DOGS AT THAT HOUSE.
THERE HAVE BEEN VIDEO RECORDINGS.
THESE ARE DOGS THAT ARE PARALYZED.
THESE ARE DOGS THAT ARE BLIND.
THESE ARE DOGS THAT CAN'T FEND FOR THEMSELVES IF THEY WANTED TO.
AND THERE ARE RECORDINGS OF OUTSIDERS, OF PASSERBYS OF NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE RECORDED THESE DOGS DRAGGING THEMSELVES THROUGH THE 115 DEGREE WEATHER IN HER FILTH RIDDLED BACKYARD.
IT'S SOMETHING LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN.
AND WE, WE FOR SOME REASON CANNOT GET THE HUMANE SOCIETY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PUSH
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FOR HEAVIER ACTION.I WAS TOLD BY THE SUPERVISOR OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE PER CHANDLER, THAT CHANDLER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE HOARDING AS, AS ANY KIND OF, UM, ANY KIND OF, UH, I'M LOSING THE CRIME.
AND THEY ALSO DON'T RECOGNIZE FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE AS ANY KIND OF CRIME TOWARDS DOGS.
WE'VE SPOKE WITH TWO ATTORNEYS.
WE'VE RETAINED AN ATTORNEY TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE ALL FIGHTING TO GET OUR DOGS BACK.
THERE ARE OVER 30 RESCUES NATIONWIDE AND OUT OF COUNTRY THAT HAVE SENT DOGS TO THIS WOMAN.
WE ARE VERY UPSTANDING RESCUES.
WE DO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF FREE WORK EVERY MONTH FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE, UM, OUR ATTORNEY TOLD US TODAY THAT THIS IS A STATE LEVEL, THAT MAYBE AT CHANDLER LEVEL THAT THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE HOARDING.
BUT AT A STATE LEVEL, YOU DO, YOU DO RECOGNIZE HOARDING.
YOU DO RECOGNIZE FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE.
YOU DO RECOGNIZE ANIMAL ABUSE.
WE HAVE ASKED AND REPEATEDLY ASKED.
AND WHEN WE COULDN'T GET ANSWERS FROM ANYBODY, I WENT TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND I DON'T WANNA BE THERE.
I KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT WITH THIS.
I SENT ONE OF MY DOGS TO THIS WOMAN.
I HAVE GIVEN MY LIFE TO THESE ANIMALS.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THOSE DOGS TO BE SEIZED, NOT ONE BY ONE.
WE HAVE REPORTS OF TWO DOGS THAT HAVE DIED ON HER PROPERTY.
AND SHE HAS TOLD US SHE HAS NEVER ADOPTED OUT ONE OF THOSE DOGS.
SHE'S VIOLATING EVERYTHING THAT A NONPROFIT STANDS FOR.
MS. GARCIA, CAN YOU WRAP UP YOUR TIME? WE ARE ASKING THAT THERE BE ACTIVE MOVEMENT, NOT TWO OR THREE DOGS REMOVED FROM THIS PROPERTY.
SHE HAS GOT POLICE RECORDS THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
CITY MANAGER COULD DO AGAIN, WHATEVER, UH, WHATEVER FURTHER CONVERSATIONS CAN YOU ENSURE THAT THOSE HAPPEN.
AND MAYOR REAL QUICK, CITY MANAGER, UM, CAN WE, UH, ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT WE COULD ADOPT OUR OWN ORDINANCE IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE OUR LIVES A LITTLE BIT, UH, EASIER, UH, HOARDING AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SOMETHING THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK.
THERE'S SURE, THERE'S MODELS AROUND HERE OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO HELP OUR POLICE OFFICERS, UH, BETTER, UH, SERVE THIS.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, TONIGHT IS CURRENT EVENTS.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
AND I'LL START AND WE'LL CONTINUE.THIS SUNDAY AT 11:00 AM WE'RE RESUMING OUR DOWNTOWN CHANDLER ART WALKS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR FUNDING THAT IT'LL BE AT 11:00 AM ON SUNDAYS COMING UP DOWNTOWN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.ORG.
NEXT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, AT 10:00 AM WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS BREAKFAST.
IT'LL BE, UH, TO REGISTER, ATTEND THIS.
AGAIN, THE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 10:00 AM I AM EXCITED TO JOIN COUNCIL IN CELEBRATING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AT THE OCTOBER 14TH GAIN EVENT FROM THREE TO 8:00 PM AND, UH, THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS VISIT CHANDLER AZ.GOV/SLASH GAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AND FINALLY, SHIELDS IS GONNA BE HOLDING ITS GRAND OPENING OF ITS FIRST ARIZONA STORE AT THE CHANDLER FASHION CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 9:30 AM IT'LL BE AN EXCITING EVENT FOR CHANDLER AND THE GREATER, UH, PHOENIX, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF ON KICKING OFF ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CHANDLER CONGO, UM, SEASON.
AGAIN, WE KICKED OFF THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY AT THE PUB CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY HERE IN DOWNTOWN.
UH, THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND IN THE MORNING AND HELP SET THAT OFF.
WE HAD OVER 2300 PEOPLE ATTEND THAT THROUGHOUT THE HOURS THAT WE WERE THERE.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF STUDENTS THERE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WERE DOING DIFFERENT DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKING WITH THE KIDS.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT KICKOFF.
UM, AND ALSO I WANNA SEND A THANK YOU TO OUR, UH, PARTNERS AT COX COMMUNICATIONS.
UM, I WAS HONORED AS ONE OF THE HONOREES FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, UM, AT CHASE FIELD.
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ABLE TO TAKE MY PARENTS OUT ON THE FIELDS AND HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.SO I WANNA THANK THEM FOR THAT.
AND ALSO, UM, ON THE SAME LIGHT FOR THE CONTIGO EVENTS, IF YOU GUYS ARE STILL AVAILABLE, UM, THE NEXT COMING WEEKS, THERE'S A TON OF, UM, EVENTS STILL GOING ON ALL THROUGH, I BELIEVE THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH OR SO.
SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT CHANDLER AZ.GOV, UH SLASH CONTIGO.
WELL, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING ABOUT THE BREAKFAST FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE COMMISSION THAT IS PUT IN THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
TRULY, IT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT NONE OF US REALLY WANT TO SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE WANNA WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
AND ONE OF THE THING WE ARE GONNA DO FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WHICH IS THE 2ND OF OCTOBER AT 6:00 PM WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VIGIL WHERE WE HERE AT THE CHAMBER, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT LIGHT UP IN PURPLE.
AND ALL OF US WILL BE HERE RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO END THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHEREVER WE CAN.
AND HOWEVER WE CAN, WE'RE GONNA ALL WORK TOGETHER FOR THAT.
UM, AT, AT THE LEVEL OF MAG, SINCE I SIT ON THAT BOARD, UH, THE
AND WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WE WORK ON, WHICH IS TO EDUCATE AND TRY TO GET MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED INTO THOSE AREAS.
ALSO, NOT ONLY TO HELP WITH THAT, BUT ALSO TO GO IN THOSE FIELDS.
'CAUSE WE ARE LACKING IN THOSE AREAS OF PEOPLE ENTERING, WHETHER IT IS KIDS FROM SCHOOL OR AT THE LEVEL OF COLLEGE.
SO WE REALLY WANT TO PUT THE MESSAGE OUT THAT IT'S TOGETHER WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE A DENT INTO THIS THING AND GET RID OF IT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE YOU ON OCTOBER 2ND AT 6:00 PM PLEASE JOIN US HERE IN OUR CHAMBER AND, UH, WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE IN THE COURTYARD, HAVING A GOOD TIME AND TALKING ABOUT, UH, AWARENESS AND WHAT NEXT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT.
I GUESS, UH, DID YOU THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH? NO.
WELL, LET US, HE WAS ON THE FIELD.
WELL, I WILL SHOW OFF FOR THAT GAME TO SHOW YOU FIRST PITCH.
MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO, UH, GIVE YOU THANKS.
I KNOW I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN, UH, AT LEAST PUBLICLY 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA OVER, OVER, UM, YOU KNOW, OVEREMPHASIZE OR, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT, MAKE IT MORE LIKE A, A PLATITUDE.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS LAST WEEK AND DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE WITH OUR, THE ANIMALS AND AS WELL AS THIS COUNCIL MEETING.
IT SHOWED TRUE LEADERSHIPS AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH STAFF AND POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
SO I, I, I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, THANK YOU.
NOTHING'S FOR ME TONIGHT, MAYOR.
UH, DO I, CAN I HAVE ONE MORE SECOND? MAYOR, UH,
UH, JUST, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ES FOR SPEAKING ABOUT CONTIGO, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR MAJOR EVENTS FROM OUR DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION OFFICE.
AND I DID WANNA JUST MENTION THAT OUR LEADER OF THAT OFFICE, NIKKI TAPIA, WAS RECOGNIZED THIS WEEK WITH A TOP LATINO LEADER AWARD BY THE COUNCIL FOR LATINO WORKPLACE EQUITY, WHICH IS PART OF THE NATIONAL DIVERSITY COUNCIL.
SHE WAS ONE OF ONLY 25, UH, HONORED WITH THAT, UH, RECOGNITION ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT AND THANK HER FOR THE WORK THAT SHE AND HER TEAM DO.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETINGS.
I DIDN'T FEEL A GOOD JOB TODAY.