* 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. HOUSING AUTHORITY. [ Call to Order] [00:00:05] WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023. CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE. MAYOR HARTKE. 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. OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT IS, UH, WILL BE PRESENTED BY PASTOR SEAN EDDIE FROM CHANDLER BIBLE CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY VICE MAYOR ORLANDO. PASTOR, THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE PEOPLE WITH A SMALL CHURCH FAMILY, BUT A BIG HEART. CHANDLER BIBLE CHURCH. LET'S PRAY. PLEASE, ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE BOW BEFORE YOU, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY ON BEHALF OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN, PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN A ROLE BY YOUR PROVIDENTIAL HAND TO GUIDE AND GUARD IN THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR CITY. AND I PRAY, GOD, THAT BY YOUR GRACE AND FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR GLORY AND HONOR THAT THEY WOULD DO THAT ROLE WELL ACCORDING TO HOW YOU WILL ALLOW THEM TO THANK YOU FOR THE SHOULDERS UPON WHICH THEY STAND AND THE ROOTEDNESS IN WHICH CHANDLER IS FOUNDED. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT THEY REACH. INNOVATION'S A BIG WORD FOR US AS A CITY, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY THAT THEY SHARE A COMMON VISION TOWARDS THAT END. LORD, MAY YOU GUIDE THEM, GUIDE THEM PROVIDENTIALLY, PROTECT THEM. MAY THEY HAVE PEACE, BOTH OUTWARD AND INWARD. AND I PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. MY PLEASURE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU PASTOR FOR A [1. Service Recognitions] SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE TONIGHT WAY OF SERVICE, REC, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATION, AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS TO JOIN ME OUT FRONT, CITY MANAGER, PLEASE PROCEED WITH OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE FIVE EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. AND FOR THE FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, SEAN DUGGAN. WELL, GOOD EVENING MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO, UM, ASK, UH, AN INVITE CAROL ESPANZA TO COME FORWARD TO CELEBRATE HER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY. SO IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, CAROL EMBARKED ON HER JOURNEY AT THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMENCING IN THE RECORD SECTION WHERE SHE EARNED A REPUTATION FOR HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT. IN 2017, SHE EMBRACED THE NEW ROLE AS THE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF. UH, FROM HER VERY, VERY FIRST DAY WORKING IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE, I WAS IMPRESSED BY HER ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, BOTH EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS ALIKE, AND HER DEEP ROOTED COMMITMENT TO OUR DEPARTMENT. UH, THIS COMMITMENT CAME ACROSS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FROM HER WORK ETHIC, HER CUSTOMER SERVICE, HER VOLUNTEERING, AND OF COURSE HER SENSE OF HUMOR, WHICH SOME GET AND SOME DON'T. BUT I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. UH, AND THEN FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, SHE CONTINUED TO EMBODY PROFESSIONALISM AND EXCELLENCE WHILE I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE CAROL AND RELY ON HER IN SO MANY, SO MANY WAYS. AND THEN IN 2019, CAROL ACHIEVED ANOTHER CAREER MILESTONE BY BEING PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF FIELD OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR. AND DURING THIS TIME SHE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN STAFFING DURING COVID AND PROTESTS AND ORCHESTRATED SEVERAL VERY SUCCESSFUL VACCINATION EFFORTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN IN 2021, CAROL WAS PROMOTED TO POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER. HER VISIONARY MINDSET AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HAVE ELEVATED HER VISION AND SHE CONTINUES TO EXEMPLIFY EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP. CAROL EPITOMIZES OUR DEPARTMENT'S MISSION WITH HER SIGNATURE PHRASE, HOW CAN I HELP? THIS ATTITUDE HAS MADE HER A GO-TO PERSON FOR COLLEAGUES AS SHE FEARLESSLY TACKLES CHALLENGES WITH UNWAVERING DETERMINATION, TEAMWORK, AND PERSEVERANCE. SO CAROL, THANK YOU FOR 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, [00:05:09] MAY MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT TWO PRESENTATIONS, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD JOHN SEFTON, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNCIL, MR. CITY MANAGER. I'D LIKE TO INVITE DOWN TIMOTHY BAIK. TIMOTHY IS THE STANDARD OF WHAT LIBRARY SERVICES SHOULD BE. HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP PATRONS IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE FIELD, WHETHER IT'S GIVING A BOOK RECOMMENDATION, ANSWERING A QUESTION ABOUT CIRCULATION, OR SHOWING WHAT CAN, WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AT THE MAKEY. TIMOTHY IS ALWAYS THERE. HE NEVER HESITATES TO OFFER A COWORKER IN NEED. EVEN WHEN THOSE COWORKERS HAPPEN TO BE HIS NEW SUPERVISORS, TIMOTHY IS ALWAYS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, TO HELP GUIDE TO A SOLUTION. HIS KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND PATIENCE PROVE PARAMOUNT WHEN HELPING TO BUILD SERVICES LIKE THE LIBRARY'S MAKER INTO SOMETHING. ABSOLUTELY GREAT. TIMOTHY IS A FANTASTIC REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO BE ON TEAM CHANDLER WITH HIM. TIMOTHY, THANK YOU FOR A DECADE OF SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY LIBRARY LIBRARY. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. 30 SECONDS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND BRING DOWN GENE REYNOLDS. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD ONE. YES. ORIGINALLY HIRED AS CHANDLER'S FIRST HISTORIAN. GENE REYNOLDS WAS GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY AND TOOK TO RESEARCH OUR CITY'S HISTORY FROM PRE-STATE HOOD THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURY. SHE KNEW A FEW PEOPLE FROM PRE-STATE HOOD, BUT SHE DOESN'T REALLY CONVINCE EVERYBODY THAT SHE WAS THERE. JEAN DEVELOPED THE MCCULLOUGH PRINCE HOUSE IN ITS ORIGINAL VERSION AS A SMALL CITY MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTER. SHE WAS APPOINTED COORDINATOR OF THE EVENTS AND INITIATIVES DURING CHANDLER'S 2012 CENTENNIAL YEAR UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. AND OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, JEAN HAS WORKED AS THE PROGRAMMING MANAGER FOR THE CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND IN THIS ROLE, SHE HAS PROVIDED OVERSIGHT, STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT FOR THE WIDE RANGE OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. IN HER 20 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER, JEAN HAS SHOWN A PASSION TO SERVE THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY AND TO HELP ENRICH OUR RESIDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE. SHE'S PROUD TO RAISE HER CHILDREN IN CHANDLER AND TO BE A PART OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND OF COURSE, TO HELP DOCUMENT ITS HISTORY. NOW JEAN KRATZ ON YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER, YOU'RE ALMOST HALFWAY TO RETIREMENT. WAIT, WAIT. ONE MORE. ONE MORE. ONE MORE. ONE MORE. ONE MORE. OH, THE LIBRARY. . FANCY ZOOM. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR OUR FINAL TWO PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO ASK MICAH MIRANDA, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND ACTING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR TO COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO INVITE KIMBERLY JANES UP. COME ON, JAMES. GET UP HERE. SO KIMBERLY HAS WORKED WITH US FOR 20 YEARS. UM, THIS IS A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME. KIMBERLY IS PART OF MY TEAM AND, UH, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND SUPPORTED ME AND IT'S JUST AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF TEAM CHANDLER. SO, SO HAPPY THAT YOU'VE SPENT 20 YEARS WITH THE CITY HERE. SO AS A STALWART IN [00:10:01] OUR TOURISM OFFICE FOR TWO DECADES, KIMBERLY DESERVES THE HIGHEST ACCOLADES FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP. HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND BALANCED ENTHUSIASM HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE SUCCESS OF OUR TOURISM ENDEAVORS. HER ABILITY TO ADAPT TO EVER EVOLVING TOURISM LANDSCAPE AND DEVISE INNOVATIVE OP INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES HAS ENSURED OUR CONTINUED GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP. OUR HOTEL GROSS REVENUE RE RECEIPTS HAVE GROWN FROM 28 MILLION IN 20 IN 2003 TO 147 MILLION IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR WITH TAX COLLECTIONS GROWING FIVE X HER PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INDUSTRY, COUPLED WITH A WARM AND WELCOMING PERSONA, HAS NOT ONLY CREATED MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES FOR TOURISTS, BUT ALSO FOSTERED LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. IN RECOGNITION OF KIMBERLY'S OUTSTANDING 20 YEAR TENURE, WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, THANK YOU FOR BEING AN AMAZING PERSON AND TEAMMATE. THANK YOU ON YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, THE LIBRARY. ALRIGHT, OUR SECOND RECOGNITION IS JASON TILLER, ANOTHER 20 YEAR SERVICE PROVIDER. WHERE IS, SO JASON STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY AS A PLANNING INTERN WHILE ATTENDING ASU FOLLOWING GRADUATION, HE WAS EMPLOYED FULL-TIME AS A PLANNING RESEARCH ASSISTANT. MAN. JOSH, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? UM, WHERE WAS I? HE WAS EMPLOYED FULL-TIME AS AN ASU PLANNING RESEARCH IN 2003 WITH A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND COMMITMENT. JASON ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS TO BECOME AGIS TECHNICIAN IN 2007 AT GIS ANALYST IN 2019. AND THE CA SENIOR GIS ANALYSTS JUST THIS YEAR IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AS SENIOR GIS ANALYST, JASON SUPERVISES THE GIS MAINTENANCE TEAM, FOCUSING ON UTILITY GIS DATA. HIS DEDICATION AND POSITIVE APPROACH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF MANY GIS PROJECTS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SUCH AS THE WALL MOUNT AERIAL MAPS, AND AT VARIOUS FACILITIES AND RECOGNITION OF HIS CONTRIBUTION. JASON WAS AWARDED THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN 2018 JUST ROCKSTAR ALL THE WAY AROUND. UM, WHETHER IT'S RECRUITING FOR THE DEPARTMENT SOFTBALL TEAM AND IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED WITH HIM, BE CAREFUL, UM, CAN SWING A BAT, UM, UH, OR GIS DAY OR MIGRATING CRITICAL GIS SOFTWARE. YOU CAN COUNT ON JASON'S ENTHUSIASM AND LEADERSHIP TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT. JASON, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEAM CHANDLER. SO MUCH OF THE WORK YOU DO GOES ON IN THE MAPS WE SEE AND YOUR ABILITY TO EXPRESS DATA AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH, UH, GIS IS PHENOMENAL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS. CUT. IT SHOULD, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU CITY MANAGER. NEXT [2. Proclamation - Pride Month] WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, PRIDE MONTH. CAN EDUARDA SCHRADER COME DOWN AND JOIN US? UM, WE MULTIPLY. YEAH. WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER BELIEVES IN WORKING TOGETHER WITH ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO FACILITATE OPEN RELATIONSHIPS PROVIDING SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. AND WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY OUR L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY ENHANCE OUR CITY'S DIVERSE HISTORY AND CULTURE, INCLUDING CHANDLER PRIDE FESTIVAL, WHICH PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE AND CELEBRATES THE CITY'S L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY. [00:15:01] AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER REMAINS COMMITTED TO TREATING ALL PEOPLE WITH FAIRNESS AND RESPECT, AND WHEREAS WE INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN PRIDE DAY IN CHANDLER ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2023. NOW, THEREFORE, I KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS PRIDE MONTH EDUARDA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE SOME WORDS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANNA SAY SOMETHING REALLY SIMPLE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT, AND MAKE SPACE FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, STACEY. STACY PUT US WHERE YOU WANT US FOR A PHOTO? TWO ROWS. WE KNOW THIS . ONE MORE. ONE MORE. ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? PHOTOS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL, SENATOR. AND NEXT [3. Recognition - Chandler Exchange Club Award to Chandler Firefighters and Police Officers] WE HAVE, UH, SOME RECOGNITIONS BY THE CHANDLER EXCHANGE CLUB. UH, WE COULD HAVE, UH, MARK WHITAKER AND OTHER EXCHANGE CLUB MEMBERS HERE, OF WHICH I BELIEVE YOU ARE. ARE YOU STILL A MEMBER? YEAH. HOPING I WASN'T GETTING IN FRONT OF MYSELF THERE. NO. ALL RIGHT. UM, BUT GO AHEAD, MARK. YOU'VE GOT, UH, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED. THEN WE CAN COME UP MAYBE AFTERWARDS IF YOU WANNA GIVE OUT THE AWARDS AND THEN TAKE A SINGLE PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY AFTERWARDS. EVERYBODY OKAY. THIS MICROPHONE THERE? SURE. UH, WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY. R IF YOU WANNA COME HERE, IF THIS CAN HEAR ME, THAT'S FINE. UM, I'M WITH THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF CHANNEL. WE'RE A COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION. UH, WE'RE PART OF A NATIONWIDE NETWORK THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 110 YEARS. UH, ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS OF SERVICE IS AMERICAN IS AMERICANISM. AND UNDER THAT WE PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO US AS CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. UNDER THAT WE TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO THAT TO THAT END TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY HELPING KEEP OUR RIGHTS SAFE. SO THAT FALLS UNDER WHAT WE DO UNDER AMERICANISM, UM, FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT I'D, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CAPTAIN WHITNEY. UM, HE, HE WAS BROUGHT FORTH, UH, AS A NOMINEE BECAUSE OF HIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT. AND IN ADDITION, HE HAS ALSO DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CADET, UH, PROGRAM HERE IN CHANDLER. SO MUCH SO THAT HE HAS REORGANIZED IT AND HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR THE CADET PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE THE STATE. DO ALL, YEAH, WE'LL DO. OKAY. UM, FROM THE CHANDLER DE P, EXCUSE ME, FROM THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER YU, UH, IF HE COULD COME FORWARD. UH, AND MRS. J AS WELL AS WITH CAPTAIN WHITNEY, HE HAS ALSO, UH, SHOWN A GREAT DEAL OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO HIS DEPARTMENT, UH, AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. AND SIMILARLY, WHILE, UM, CAPTAIN WHITNEY WORKED WITH YOU THROUGH THE CADET PROGRAM, OFFICER VIEW WORKS WITH THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM, UH, AND HAS ALSO HAD AN IMPACT AT THE STATE LEVEL. SO THESE TWO CANDIDATES HAVE VERY SIMILAR, UM, QUALIFICATIONS IN THAT THEY GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND REACH OUT AND ARE AMBASSADORS TO THE YOUTH THAT MAY, [00:20:01] MAY COME INTO THE FORCES IN THE FUTURE. SO WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK YOU, UH, NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE'D ALSO LIKE, UH, TO ASK CHIEF DUGAN TO COME FORWARD AS WELL, CHIEF DUGAN, UM, ON THE, THE, UM, YOUR, YOUR PENDING RETIREMENT COMING UP, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 37 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE HERE IN THE MARICOPA COUNTY AREA, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE 10 YEARS THAT YOU HAVE SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS WELL. SO IN, IN ADDITION, WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ONLY THE RECIPIENTS SERVE AND SACRIFICE FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT THEIR FAMILIES DO TOO. TO THAT END, WE HAVE SOME, UH, ROSES FOR, UM, THE SPOUSES OF THE CANDIDATES TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME. OKAY. OKAY. YOU APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. THANKS CHIEF. APPRECIATE YOU TOO. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE RECOGNITION TONIGHT. THIS [4. Recognition - Si Se Puede Foundation 1st Place in the US and 4th Place in the World for Robonation's International Robosub Competition] IS THE SI POE FOUNDATION. IF WE CAN HAVE FREDDY LADI COME ON UP AND, UH, AND THE, AS WELL AS THE, THE TEAM. SO I WAS AT SI SE POE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AS THEY WERE WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH BOEING, UH, RETROFITTING, UH, CHILDREN'S CARS, YOU SEE IN THE LITTLE PLASTIC JEEPS THAT NORMALLY A FOUR OR FIVE OR WHATEVER YEAR OLD WOULD MAKE. AND THEY WERE RETROFITTING THESE TO SERVE CEREBRAL PALSY KIDS. AND, UM, FREDDIE HAD TOLD ME ABOUT THEIR MOST RECENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, WHICH IS FOR THE ROBOTICS TEAM BEING FIRST PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOURTH IN THE WORLD FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ROBO SUB COMPETITION. SO, UH, I I THOUGHT IT WAS CERTAINLY WORTHY TO HAVE THIS TEAM COME UP AND, UM, AND WE WANNA HONOR YOU. AND, UH, WHEN I HAVE GROUPS LIKE THIS COME UP, IT IT, IT EASES THE, THE QUESTIONS OF MY HEART THAT SAYS, UH, WHAT'S TOMORROW LOOKING LIKE? AND WE HAVE BRILLIANT ENGINEERS THAT ARE COMING UP FROM THIS ALL GIRL TEAM THAT WILL, UH, BE ASCENDING INTO PLACES OF LEADERSHIP AND, UH, AND WHO KNOWS WHERE. SO WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE EVERYBODY UP. AND, UH, BEFORE WE TAKE PROTO FREDDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE AND SAY WHATEVER ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO? WELL, JUST A REAL QUICK, UM, 2019, WE WERE HERE FOR A VERY SIMILAR AWARD. WE WERE ALSO FIRST IN THE US THIRD IN THE WORLD, SO WE KIND OF DROPPED JUST ONE, ONE PLACE. UM, SO THIS IS AN INTERESTING THING THAT THE NUMBER ONE COLLEGIATE LEVEL UNDERWATER ROBOTICS TEAM, MEN OR WOMEN IS FROM CHANDLER FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE UNITED STATES. I'M JUST GONNA PASS THIS REALLY QUICK 'CAUSE I THINK IT'LL GO FASTER. I'M FRED IJA, BARDI, CEO OF THE FOUNDATION. MY NAME IS DAN FRANK AND I'M ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND MENTORS FOR THE TEAM. I AM MADDIE MOLNAR AND I AM A PART OF THE TEAM DESERT WAVE. I'M KATIE VODA AND I DO SOME OF THE SOFTWARE ON THE TEAM. I'M BRIANNA ASHCROFT AND I WORK ON THE MECHANICAL TEAM. I'M MIKE ACEVEDO AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR C SUPPLY. HELLO, MY NAME IS ANDREA SKIN AND I WORK WITH SOFTWARE. HI, MY NAME IS PAULINA GAREVA HAKI. I AM THE ELECTRICAL LEAD. HI, MY NAME IS JACQUELINE MILLER CASTRO ON THE [00:25:01] ELECTRICAL SIDE. HI, MY NAME IS ZI AND I AM PART OF THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL TEAM. HI, MY NAME IS GLENN POEY AND I'M THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AT CC PUI FOUNDATION. TWO. ROSEMARY. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS DEFINITELY TWO ROWS. SHE'S SAYING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD JOB TEAM. THAT CONCLUDES OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND RECOGNITION PART. OUR COUNCIL IS PART OF OUR, UM, UH, STUDY SESSION. WE'VE HAD A, A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN FOR BRIEFINGS OR QUESTIONS. MAYOR, MAYOR, MAY I MAKE A MOTION? I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE AGENDA. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. 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 November 6, 2023, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 4.] I MOVE, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023. REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. A COMMENT WE HAVE MY COUNCIL KEEPS ME ON LINE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND, UH, COUNCIL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UH, ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, PREVIOUS, UH, MEETING, I HAD VOTED NO AGAINST THE, UH, RATE INCREASES ON THESE THINGS. I TALKED WITH STAFF, UH, AT, AT PROBABLY NAUSEUM. THEY'RE PROBABLY TIRED OF HEARING FROM ME AS IT RELATES TO MARRYING OUR BUDGET TO THIS INVESTMENT, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I'M GONNA BE VOTING YES ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR IN CHANGING MY VOTE FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL. WITH THAT, LET'S ADJOURN OUR REGULAR MEETING. * 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.