Dec 04, 2023 City Council Study Session 12/04/2023

WELL, YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, UM, REGARDING THE SENIOR CENTER, BUT ONE THING THAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THAT MULTI-GENERATIONAL, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A MULTI-GENERATIONAL, BUT THAT THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE WAY OUR COMMUNITY IS CHANGING, THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE CHANGING, AND THE WAY THAT MAYBE THE OLDER COMMUNITY IS CHANGING WHAT THEY WANT.

ONE, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? AND THEN, UM, CAN YOU ALSO SPEAK OR MAYBE ASSURE THAT WE'LL HAVE PROGRAMMING THAT'S INTEGRATED.

WE'RE NOT KEEPING MAYBE OUR OLDER RESIDENTS SEPARATED FROM OUR YOUNGER ONES.

I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA THAT THEY'LL BE INTEGRATED.

THAT IS SO GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF BOTH COMMUNITIES, I THINK.

SO IF YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING THAT, SO THAT'S TWO QUESTIONS TOO, I GUESS.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, IT IS, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME CHANGING.

OUR ACTIVE ADULTS ARE WHAT USED TO BE SENIORS, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

LIFE IS, LIFE IS LONGER FOR US AND WE EXPECT MORE OUTTA LIFE.

WE'RE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE A VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY IN A LOT OF WAYS.

A RECREATION IS THAT LIFE BENEFIT, WHETHER IT'S AT A LOCAL PARK AROUND THE CORNER FROM YOUR HOUSE OR AT OUR MEGA CENTERS LIKE TUMBLEWEED RECREATION CENTER.

UH, THE FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT WE HAVE HERE GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO JU DO JUST AS WHAT YOU MENTIONED THERE, BE ABLE TO BUILD PROGRAMS, WHETHER THAT IT'D BE A FIRST SPECIFIC AGE GROUP OR AN INTEGRATED AGE GROUP.

AS I WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE STATS THAT I GOT JUST THIS WEEK, UM, ON, ON THE MAKEUP OF TUMBLEWEED REC CENTER, IT ALREADY IS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER.

AND, UM, WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THE POPULAR SPORTS, YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL CRAZE, RIGHT? THAT'S NOT, UH, AN AGE DEFINED FACILITY ANY LONGER.

UM, SCHOOLS ARE CONVERTING LOCATIONS FOR PICKLEBALL AND THE KIDS ARE LEARNING IT IN PE.

SO I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS GONNA BE A TREND THAT'S GONNA STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

BUT THE FLEXIBLE SPACE THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAT GOES ON TO A REC CENTER.

YOU GO INTO THE SENIOR CENTER AT ANY TIME NOW, UM, YOU CAN FIND QUILTERS, YOU CAN FIND FOLKS ON THE COMPUTER, YOU CAN FIND FOLKS PLAYING CARDS.

UM, THOSE ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT SOCIAL CONNECTIONS FOR THEM.

AND IN SOME CASES, UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE OLDER GENERATION THAT CAN'T STAND CHILDREN, , , WE KNOW THEY EXIST.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND, AND MAKE PROGRAMS HAPPEN AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND HAVE DIFFERENT AREAS.

ONE OF THE DESIGN FEATURES OF THIS EXPANSION IS THAT WE'LL HAVE A SEPARATE ENTRANCE FOR WHEN WE ARE PROGRAMMING FOR THE OLDER ACTIVE ADULTS IF NECESSARY.

SO WE'RE INTEGRATING SOME OF THAT FEEL, LEVERAGING THE EXPERIENCE THAT OUR ARCHITECTS HAVE, UH, FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE'RE NOT THE FIRST TO DO THIS TYPE OF EXPANSION.

MM-HMM.

UM, BUT REALLY HAVING THAT MULTIFACETED, MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMATIC SPACE GIVES THE REC TEAM OVER THERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAN OR LEARN FROM THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE THOSE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.

JUST LAST FRIDAY WE HAD A DINNER, A CHRISTMAS DINNER OVER AT THE SE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, TOO BIG FOR THE SENIOR CENTER.

RIGHT? SO JUST HAVING THAT EXTRA SQUARE FOOTAGE IS SOMETHING THAT GIVES THE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL.

AND THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WERE TELLING US THEY WANTED.

CORRECT.

I WASN'T HERE, BUT, UH, FROM THE 20 17 20 18 TIMEFRAME, A LOT OF WORK WAS PUT INTO A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FROM FEEDBACK FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS SOME, UH, SURVEY WORK THAT WAS DONE.

UH, SO HEARING FROM FOLKS AND WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT WE NEED AS A COMMUNITY, THIS IS DEFINITELY IN RESPONSE TO THAT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

YEAH, JOHN, GREAT JOB.

UM, COUPLE THINGS.

THE THING WE LEFT OUT ON THIS TOO IS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, I HAVE SEEN MORE OVER THE YEARS.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR A LONG TIME OVER THE YEARS.

YOU'RE ADDING MORE AND MORE EQUIPMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY USING OUR FLEX SYSTEM TO GET THERE.

YEP.

SO IT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER, UH, ENTITY WE SHOULDN'T FORGET AND CONTINUE, UH, PUSHING FORWARD ON THAT.

THE, THE OTHER THING IS, I KNOW THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT CAME WITH A GYMNASIUM.

YOU, YOU HAD IT UP THERE.

THE SECOND PART, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON TIME FRAMING ON THE SECOND PART OF THIS MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, WE HAVE THE, UH, THE GYMNASIUM EXPANSION, ALSO VERY MUCH A VERY POPULAR ELEMENT WITHIN THE, THE FACILITY.

WE HAVE THAT IN THE OUT YEARS OF THE CIP PROGRAM THAT WAS ADOPTED THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S WELL ON THE RADAR AND, UH, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT ITERATION OF FUNDING, WE WILL LOOK TO SEE HOW FLEXIBLE WE CAN BE WITH THAT.

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A NEED, I BELIEVE THE REASON WHY THAT FELL OFF.

BECAUSE THE EXPENSES GOT TOO LARGE.

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SAME OTHER QUESTIONS.

18, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS AGREEMENT WITH MARICOPA COUNTY FOR HEAT RELIEF.

VERY WELCOME.

NEXT ITEM CALLED IN WAS ITEM NUMBER

[18. Resolution No. 5761, Approving Amendment No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreement C-22-23-079-X-00 between Maricopa County and the City of Chandler Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5761 approving amendment No. 1 to intergovernmental agreement C-22-23-079-X-00 between Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department, and the City of Chandler for heat relief services to extend the term to December 31, 2024; authorizing the City Manager to sign all related documents and assurances on behalf of the City of Chandler; and further authorizing the City Manager to take all action necessary or prudent to implement the agreement. Council Focus Area(s):]

AND WE, WE HAVE RYAN WALCH COMING UP FOR A PRESENTATION, OR DID YOU, HAVE YOU WANTED A BRIEFING OR JUST A QUESTION.

THANKS FOR, THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS, UM, OUT FOR A PRESENTATION.

SO THIS LAST YEAR, JUST NOT HAVING VERY MUCH LUCK TONIGHT.

THERE WE GO.

SO OVER THE YEARS, UM, THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN HAVING HEAT RELIEF SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

ALSO THOUGH, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOWER INCOME AND PERHAPS CANNOT AFFORD TO TURN UP THE, THEIR AC UM, IN THE, IN THE SUMMER AND WANT TO GO TO A PUBLIC SPACE OR EVEN A PRIVATE SPACE WHERE THEY CAN GET SOME COOLING DURING THE DAY.

SO WE'VE DONE THAT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS OVER THE YEAR FROM PARTICIPATING IN, UH, THE MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS HEAT RELIEF EFFORTS.

AND THAT HAS, IT'S BEEN GROWING OVER THE YEARS.

SO THIS LAST YEAR, MARICOPA COUNTY, OUT OF THEIR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MADE SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE, UM, TO THREE AREAS IN THE VALLEY.

THEY WANTED TO DO A CENTRAL PROJECT, A, UH, A WEST PROJECT AND AN EAST PROJECT.

AND THEY ASKED THAT PEOPLE, PARTNER CITIES, PARTNER TOGETHER TO VIE FOR THOSE FUNDS.

AND THEIR GOAL WAS TO HAVE MORE COMPREHENSIVE HEAT RELIEF SERVICES ACROSS THE VALLEY.

SO WE, THE CITY OF CHANDLER, PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF MESA, AND WENT IN FOR A PROPOSAL TO STANDARDIZE SERVICES ACROSS OUR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE A COORDINATE AN EFFORT AND TO REALIZE SOME COST EFFECTIVENESS AS WELL.

SO WE DID THAT.

WE WERE SUCCESSFUL, UM, AND WE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM, UH, THE, FROM THE COUNTY.

AND CHANDLER WAS THE PRIMARY RECIPIENT.

AND WE HELPED TO FACILITATE THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR, UM, SERVICES BOTH IN CHANDLER AND MESA.

AND WE ALSO OVERSAW THE ENTIRE GRANT FOR THE TWO CITIES.

UM, WE DID THIS BECAUSE WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA THAN THE CITY OF MESA.

AND WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN WORKING TOGETHER TO, UM, TO TEACH MESA AND TO HAVE SORT OF A MORE STANDARDIZED APPROACH ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY.

SO, UM, IN TOTAL THIS YEAR, WE SPENT JUST OVER $400,000.

IT'S $406,000.

SEE IF I CAN MAKE THIS WORK.

UNDUPLICATED PERSONS WERE SERVED THIS SUMMER THROUGH THIS CONTRACT.

SO, UH, THE PRO THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED, BOTH IN CHANDLER AND IN MESA, UM, WE EACH HAD ONE DAY RESPITE CENTER.

SO THAT WAS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD COME, THEY COULD COOL OFF ALL DAY LONG, THEY COULD GET LUNCH, THEY COULD SLEEP.

UH, THE, THE CITY OF CHANDLER NAVIGATORS VISITED OUR CENTER AND IN MESA, THEIR CONTRACT, UM, VISITED THEIR CENTER SO THEY COULD ALSO HAVE, UM, ACCESS TO OTHER SERVICES.

IT MIGHT HELP THEM END THEIR HOMELESSNESS.

UM, THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO GET SHOWER AND LAUNDRY SERVICES.

UM, AND THERE WERE MOBILE HEAT RELIEF, UH, SERVICES FOR, UM, THOSE DAYS THAT WERE, WHAT DID WE CALL THEM? UM, WHAT'S THE WORD FOR THAT? THE EXCESSIVE HEAT DAYS WHEN THE COUNTY WOULD, UM, ISSUE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

WE WOULD HAVE MOBILE SERVICES THAT WOULD GO OUT AND PERHAPS FIND PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO COME IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE ALSO BEING SERVED.

UM, THERE WERE ALSO 10 COOLING STATIONS AROUND CHANDLER AND MESA.

SO THAT'S WHERE SOMEBODY COULD JUST POP IN, GET A BOTTLE OF WATER TO COOL OFF FOR, FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT NOT SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU COULD STAY ALL DAY, LIKE THE DAY RESPITE CENTERS.

SO EACH CITY HAD ALL OF THOSE SERVICES.

UM, WHAT WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE FOR YOU IS WHAT, WHAT WE DELIVERED HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO WE RAN OUR SERVICES FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER, AND ALL IN ALL, WE SERVED, UM, 567 UNDUPLICATED PERSONS THROUGH THE CENTER THROUGH THE SUMMER.

NOW THOSE PEOPLE LIKELY UTILIZE SERVICES OVER AND OVER EACH DAY, BUT, BUT UNDUPLICATED PERSONS WAS, UM, 567.

WE HAD JUST OVER 8,600 HOURS OF THE DAY RESPITE CENTER SERVING.

UM, IT WAS IN CITY OF CHANDLER, IT WAS FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

AND THEN ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS WHEN WE HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS, UM, YOU CAN SEE WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 10,000 BOTTLES OF WATER, UM, OVER 13,500 MEALS OR SNACKS.

UM, 600 SHOWERS WERE PROVIDED.

AND THEN, UM, OVER 200, UM, LAUNDRY SERVICES.

UM, THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN MESA.

SO, UM, IN TOTAL OVER 1800

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IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, THIS AMENDMENT THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO JUST EXTEND THE AMENDMENT.

UH, THE MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER, UM, A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, A GROUP OF CITIES AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT IS NOW PARTICIPATING IN A REGIONAL HEAT RELIEF COLLABORATIVE.

AND WE ARE LOOKING VERY MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY AT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THE FUTURE.

SO IT'S NOW A YEAR LONG PLANNING EFFORT.

SO KNOWING THAT, UM, THE COUNTY WANTED TO JUST EXTEND THIS CONTRACT, AND THEN WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AS THOSE PLANS DEVELOP TO PUT TOGETHER A SCOPE OF WORK AND A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

WE DO PLAN NOW THAT, UM, WE'VE STANDARDIZED SERVICES ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY.

WE DO PLAN ON GOING INDEPENDENTLY.

MESA WILL HAVE THEIR OWN CONTRACT.

WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN CONTRACT, POTENTIALLY SOME OTHER EAST VALLEY CITIES, UM, CAN GET IN ON THAT ACTION TOO WITH, WITH MARICOPA COUNTY.

SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT.

AND, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.

COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ.

THANK YOU, RYAN, FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THIS COLLABORATION BETWEEN MESA AND CHANDLER AND OUR EFFORTS PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS GRANT.

UM, REAL QUICK QUESTION, THE 406,000 THAT WAS USED, WAS THAT JUST CHANDLER OR WAS THAT BETWEEN BOTH CITIES? THAT WAS BETWEEN BOTH CITIES.

WE, UM, HAD UP TO $600,000 TO SPEND THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE COUNTY GOT, UM, OFF TO A LITTLE BIT OF A LATE START.

WE WOULD LIKE TO START IN MAY, AND WE WILL DO THAT NEXT YEAR.

THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T GET TO START TILL JUNE BECAUSE THEY KIND OF PUSHED THE MONEY OUT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

BUT THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS AMENDMENT TOO, IS SO THAT WE CAN GET A, AN EARLIER START NEXT YEAR.

GREAT.

AND THEN AS FAR BRINGING UP NEXT YEAR, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES YOU GUYS PLAN ON BRINGING IN OR, UM, ANYTHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC? I KNOW WE HAD A TOUGH SUMMER THIS YEAR WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT DAYS.

I THINK THERE WAS LIKE 15 PLUS OR 20 PLUS DAYS.

UM, WHERE IT WAS REALLY, REALLY HOT.

AND I LIVE RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER AND STUFF, AND I DRIVE UP AND DOWN THESE ROADS AND STUFF, AND I SEE THIS WHERE WE HAVE MOST OF OUR PEDESTRIAN PEOPLE WALKING UP AND DOWN THESE STREETS ON THOSE DAYS THROUGH THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN ENCINAS.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR NEXT SUMMER THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROCURE THIS LAST SUMMER WAS SEVEN DAY WEEK SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE HEAT, BECAUSE IT WAS EXCESSIVE MOST OF THE SUMMER.

UM, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE, UM, A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN, SO SOMETHING DOWNTOWN, BUT THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF NEED IN THE CITY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO SEE AS WELL.

AND DO YOU GUYS COLLABORATE WITH NONPROFITS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HERE? OR IS IT ALL SERVICES THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES? YES.

SO WE, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILMEN, WE ABSOLUTELY COLLABORATE WITH A LOT OF AGENCIES.

SO THIS CONTRACT IS JUST A PIECE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THERE ARE MANY WONDERFUL NONPROFITS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE ALSO SERVING AS A SPACE THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND GET, UM, COOL THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING WATER, THEY'RE PROVIDING MEALS.

UM, WE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THOSE AGENCIES.

WE WILL, WE BRING THEM WATER ALL SEASON.

UM, IF THEY NEED, UH, WE CALL THEM LIKE HEAT RELIEF BAGS, SO TOILETRIES, SUNSCREEN, HATS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE THEM WITH THOSE.

SO WE DO HAVE MINI COLLABORATIONS, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ADDITIONAL AGENCIES, UM, COME TO THE FOREFRONT IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO REALLY SERVE DURING THAT, THOSE DAYTIME HOURS.

AND I KNOW THIS IS AIMED TOWARDS HEAT RELIEF, BUT DO, ARE ANY OF THESE FUNDS OR THESE GRANT FUNDS BEING ABLE TO USE, LIKE DURING THIS DECEMBER TIME AS IT'S COLD IN OUR WINTER TIME? YEAH.

UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILMAN, THESE SPECIFIC FUNDS? NOT SO FAR.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT SO FAR.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU GUYS' EFFORTS THIS COMING SUMMER.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENC, I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. RYAN FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

THIS IS AN AMAZING THING AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING TO DO THIS ALMOST YEARS AGO AND NOW WE ARE ABLE TO DO IT.

SO I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS DID.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.

I KNOW THAT YOU SAID, UH, WE INTERFACED WITH ABOUT 567 PEOPLE THAT WERE INSIDE OF THE ONE DAY RELIEF WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO SPEND TIME AND OUR NAVIGATORS WAS ABLE TO GO THERE AND SEND US, SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND LOOK INTO WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE.

HOW MANY TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE INTERFACE WITH, WERE WE ABLE TO REMOVE FROM HOMELESSNESS, DO YOU KNOW, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILWOMAN? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT, UM, QUESTION.

I HAVEN'T ANALYZED TO SEE, WE, WE WORK WITH THE SALVATION ARMY EVERY DAY.

WE, WE ABSOLUTELY GO DOWN THERE EVERY DAY, OUR NAVIGATORS AND WORK WITH FOLKS.

SO I HAVEN'T ANALYZED, UM, OF THE FOLKS THAT UTILIZED, UH, THE DAY RESPITE CENTER.

HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE WE MOVED? BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY, UM, DATA I CAN PULL AND GET BACK TO YOU.

TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THOSE PLANNING SESSIONS FOR THE HEAT RELIEF COMING INTO THE SUMMERTIME? YES.

APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT WILL REALLY TELL US THAT WE ARE KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE IN, IN THIS PROCESS.

MY SECOND QUESTION IS ON THE LINE OF WHAT OUR COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS WAS ASKING REGARDING THE FUNDS.

I KNOW THAT YOU SAID WE ARE GOING TO GO YEAR ROUND RIGHT NOW, PREPARING AHEAD OF TIME.

ARE THOSE FUNDS ARE ALLOWING SOME OF OUR STAFF AND YOURSELVES TO SIT DOWN

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SO THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCILMAN ELLIS, THANK YOU FOR STATING IN THAT WAY.

LET ME CLARIFY.

SO WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER YEAR ROUND.

MM-HMM.

, THEY HAVEN'T MADE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR YEAR ROUND.

SO THE FUNDS ARE STILL FOR THE SUMMER SEASON AT THIS POINT.

BUT WE ARE NOW, I WANNA SAY THE MINUTE HEAT RELIEF SERVICES SHUT DOWN, WE WERE ALREADY STARTING TO MEET WITH THIS MUCH LARGER GROUP TO TALK ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

SO I SUSPECT WE'LL SEE A MUCH MORE ROBUST, UM, SET OF SERVICES IN THE FUTURE.

AND, UM, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL START TO, UM, GO LONGER AND LONGER BECAUSE IT REALLY STARTS TO GET HOT BEFORE MAY AND THE HEAT LASTS, YOU KNOW, AFTER SEPTEMBER, GENERALLY THROUGH OCTOBER.

SO, SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO EXPLAIN IS THAT AT THIS TIME YOU GUYS ARE JUST VOLUNTEERING YES.

IN ALL THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.

SO NOBODY'S BEING PAID TO BE AT THE TABLE MAKING ALL THOSE PLANS ALONG THE WAY, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILMAN, YES.

BUT IT IS PART OF OUR DUTY, UM, IN THE WORK THAT WE DO.

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF EFFORTS THAT WE ENGAGE.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE KNOW THAT THE CITY IS ALSO DOING ITS PART OH, ABSOLUTELY.

BY PUTTING SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND YOURSELF AT THE TABLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE I AM A MAG.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THE LAST TIME YOU CAME TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR US, WE WERE ABLE TO TELL THEM WHAT CHANDLER IS DOING IN ADVANCE AND HOW ADVANCED WE ARE.

I MEAN, YOU TESTIFIED, YOU KNOW, AT THE PLACE AND EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO SEE, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU GOT SOME CALL BACK.

SO MANY PEOPLE WERE VERY, UM, I WILL SAY THAT THEY WERE SO INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING WHERE YOU ALL GET ALL YOUR INFORMATION FROM AND HOW YOU WERE PROCEEDING TO REMOVE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS IN SUCH A LITTLE TIME AND OF INTERFACING WITH THEM.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, APPRECIATE YOUR TEAM THAT IS HERE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO DO THAT.

COUNCIL BERTUS, YOU HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.

ONE LAST QUESTION THAT CAME UP TO MY MIND REAL QUICK, RYAN.

UM, I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF THESE GRANT FUNDS, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY TO DO ANY COLLABORATIONS WITH LIKE OUR SCHOOLS, LIKE FOR STUDENTS LIKE LEAVING, WALKING HOME AFTERWARD, PROVIDING ANY HEAT RELIEF TO OUR STUDENTS, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEN? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

THE WAY THEY WROTE THE, THE, THE GRANT THIS YEAR, IT WAS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

BUT SINCE WE ARE WORKING YEAR ROUND NOW, WE CAN BRING THOSE NEEDS OUT AND, AND IT WAS ARPA FUNDS THAT WERE USED THIS YEAR.

I THINK THE COUNTY HAS PLANS TO EXPAND WHAT FUND SOURCES THEY WOULD USE IN THE FUTURE.

SO AS LONG AS WE'RE FILE, UM, FOLLOWING FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, WHICH CERTAINLY ARPA CAN SERVE THAT POPULATION, WE JUST NEED TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO EXPAND BEYOND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

I'LL CERTAINLY BRING THAT UP.

[19. Resolution No.5759 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreements with the Chandler Unified School District No. 80, Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28, and Mesa Unified School District No. 4 for the Assignment of School Resource Officers to Schools Located Within the Chandler City Limits Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5759 authorizing Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) with the Chandler Unified School District No. 80, Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28, and Mesa Unified School District No. 4 for the assignment of School Resource Officers to schools located within the Chandler City limits; authorizing the Mayor to sign the agreements; and authorizing the Chief of Police to administer, execute, and submit all documents and other necessary instruments in connection with said program. Council Focus Area(s):]

WELCOME.

NEXT ITEM BROUGHT FORTH ITEM NUMBER 19 AGREEMENTS WITH OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, FROM VICE MAYOR ORLANDO AND COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, CHIEF DEANDRA.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, THIS CURRENT RESOLUTION, UH, AUTHORIZES THE PRESENCE OF OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITHIN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

AND WE CURRENTLY SERVE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE SERVE THE, UH, CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DIS DISTRICT, WHICH THERE ARE NINE SCHOOLS, UH, KYRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, WHICH THERE ARE TWO, AND THEN THE MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THERE'S ONE SCHOOL.

SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

UH, THEY SERVE WITHIN FOUR OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY AND THEN ALSO EIGHT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

AND OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, UH, REALLY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ROLE ON CAMPUS.

UM, THEY ARE MEANT TO BE THERE TO FOSTER POSITIVE, UH, RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, THEY DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS.

THEY PROVIDE EDUCATION, WHETHER THAT BE ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA BULLYING, DRUG AWARENESS, ET CETERA.

UM, AND THEY'RE ALSO THERE FOR PHYSICAL SAFETY, UM, OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH ON CAMPUS.

AND THEY'RE ALSO ACTING AS A MENTOR.

UM, WE KNOW THAT THE, AN OFFICER'S PRESENT ON CAMPUS IS, UM, PROVIDES A LOT OF RELIEF NOT ONLY TO STUDENTS STAFF, BUT ALSO PARENTS.

AND SO, UH, LATE LAST YEAR WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED THAT IF A, IF AN OFFICER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ON CAMPUS, WE WOULD HAVE AN OFFICER, WHAT WE CALL ABSENT EMPLOYEE RELIEF THAT WOULD FILL THAT POSITION.

SO WE WOULD DEPLOY IF AN OFFICER IS OUT SICK OR THERE'S A PRE-PLANNED VACATION, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER OFFICER THAT IS ABLE TO FILL THEIR ROLE ON CAMPUS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR, OF THEIR PRESENCE.

SO THIS IGA IS GOOD FOR THREE YEARS AND IT JUST ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE TO THOSE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

THANKS.

THANKS, MR. CHIEF DEANDRE.

CIVILIAN, UM, I GUESS SRO OFFICER, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERM, WE WE'RE CALLING THEM, THAT'LL BE WORKING WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THANKS.

YOU SAYS CHIEF DEANDRE.

UM, MY QUESTIONS MORE IN GENERAL ABOUT THE THREE, UH,

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HOW IS THAT PROGRESSING? AND THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS, OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT A PART OF THIS, BUT YES.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, IT IS PROGRESSING WELL.

UM, AND LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED ONE-TIME FUNDS AROUND JULY TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH THAT.

UH, WE HAVE BEGAN PARTNERING WITH THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CREATE A PROGRAM, UH, TO HAVE ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THREE, WHAT WE'RE CALLING SCHOOL EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT SPECIALISTS IN PLACE WHERE THEY WOULD WORK UP TO 19 HOURS A WEEK, BUT NOT MORE THAN 40 HOURS TOTAL BE THREE BETWEEN THE TWO TO THREE OF THEM.

AND, UH, THEY WILL BE PROVIDING SOME TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MATERIAL TO SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS.

UM, WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED INTERVIEWS.

WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS THAT ARE IN OUR BACKGROUND PROCESS.

UH, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CREATE A PLAN AND A PROGRAM, BUT WE LOOK TO HAVE THEM IN PLACE AROUND MID-MARCH TO MID TO END OF MARCH THIS YEAR.

UH, SO, SO FOR THE NEXT, NEXT COMING SEMESTER? CORRECT.

GREAT.

AND THEN YOU SAID HOW LONG THEY'LL BE THERE FOR 19 HOURS? IT WOULD BE UP TO 19 HOURS A WEEK.

EACH PERSON OR, YEAH.

BUT NO MORE THAN TOTAL.

A TOTAL OF 40 HOURS BETWEEN THE TWO OR THREE THAT WE END UP HIRING.

AND, UM, SO KEEP US POSTED ON THAT, THAT PROGRAM.

'CAUSE I, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE ARE FORMER POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL.

THAT WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY WOULD BE A FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

RIGHT.

WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD, UM, HOPEFULLY THIS, THIS IS A, I KNOW THIS IS A INNOVATIVE PROGRAM.

IT IS.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

AND I THINK IT'S, UH, EVERY TIME I TALK TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS OR OTHER CITY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM OTHER CITIES, THEY'RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS THING WORKS OUT BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY COULD BE A GAP FILLER FOR US OVER THE LONG, SHORT AND THE LONG TERM, UH, SCENARIO.

SO ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THAT A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES ARE LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE, HOW WE PILOT THIS PROGRAM, UM, AND TO SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL IT IS.

SO ANYTIME WE CAN HAVE AN OFFICER ON CAMPUS PROVIDING EDUCATION, UM, AND A PHYSICAL PRESENCE, I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS.

ALRIGHT.

YEAH, I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER TERRY ROWE.

I KNOW THIS WAS, UH, SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR ON HIS HEART PRIOR FOR PROBABLY THE EIGHT YEARS THAT HE WAS ON COUNCIL.

SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THIS IS COMING INTO FRUITION.

SO, ABSOLUTELY.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

IT'S, UM, ALL OF THESE OFFICERS, THIS COVERS ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN OUR CITY LIMITS, IS THAT CORRECT? IT DOES.

WE HAVE EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY AND FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE COVER.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND THEN ACROSS THE MULTI, UM, SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEN? YES.

AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ALL OF THE THREE, UM, THE THREE DISTRICTS THAT I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, WE COVER ALL OF THEM THROUGHOUT THERE.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND THEN YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

IF SOMEONE IS OUT SICK OR ON VACATION, WE'LL STILL GET THAT COVERAGE.

AND THEN THE ONE OTHER FINAL QUESTION THAT I HAD IS THESE POSITIONS, ARE THEY ALL FILLED OR ARE THEY POSITIONS? DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE OFFICERS IN PLACE TODAY? YES, COUNCIL MEMBER RUON, WE DO HAVE OFFICERS IN PLACE TODAY.

UM, EVERY SCHOOL IS FILLED, UH, THE EIGHT JUNIOR HIGHS OR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THE FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE COMPLETELY FILLED.

UM, AND WE ALSO LOOKED AT, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CORRESPONDING OUR OFFICER'S TRAINING OR VACATION TIMES WHEN THE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL SO THAT WE ARE LESSENING THE AMOUNT OF VACANCIES OR TIME AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY'RE HAVING.

NO, I APPRECIATE THIS.

I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM AND REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANKS, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER OD HARRIS.

YES, THANKS.

UM, THANK YOU CHIEF, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO, UM, TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS PAYING 50% AND THEN CUSD IS PAYING 50%.

IS THAT BASICALLY, YEAH, SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THE WAY THAT THE GRANT WORKS IS, UH, THE STATE ALLOWS A LOT, A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF MONEY PER EACH SCHOOL FOR GRANT FUNDED.

SO IF, UH, AN OFFICER LET'S, UH, I, I DON'T WANNA MAKE UP NUMBERS, BUT LET'S SAY THAT THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED FOR AN OFFICER BEING ON CAMPUS, UH, AFTER THE STATE FUNDING, THEN THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE SCHOOL, AND THEY WOULD COVER THAT COST EQUALLY.

SO TYPICALLY, DO YOU SEE THE STATE COVERING MOST OF IT? AND YES.

[21. Resolution No. 5719 Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Rights Required for the Wall Street Improvement Project (Frye Road to Chicago Street) Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5719 authorizing the acquisition of real property rights required for the Wall Street Improvement Project (Project No. CA2202), from Frye Road to Chicago Street; authorizing the city’s Real Estate Administrator to sign the purchase agreements, authorizations to access property, and any other documents necessary to facilitate these acquisitions and access to the properties; authorizing eminent domain proceedings, as needed, to acquire said real property and obtain immediate possession thereof; and authorizing relocation assistance as may be required by law. Council Focus Area(s):]

IS ITEM NUMBER 21.

VICE MAYOR ORLANDO.

YEAH, MAYOR HAD A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS.

CITY ATTORNEY TODAY AND CITY MANAGER.

UM, AND, AND THIS MAY GO BACK TO SOME LEGACY ISSUES.

SO THE, THE KEY I WANTED TO EXPRESS TO CITY STAFF HERE IS EMINENT DOMAIN.

UH, THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE, UM, MOST POWERFUL THINGS WE COULD DO WHEN IT COMES TO A PROPERTY OWNER.

AND THE WAY THIS RESOLUTION IS WRITTEN TODAY, IT SAYS, AUTHORIZING EMINENT

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DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS.

I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

UM, SO, UM, MY, MY THOUGHTS TODAY IS THAT WE WOULD, UH, EITHER REMOVE THIS LANGUAGE AND WORK ON A PROCEDURE OR KEEP MODIFY THIS LANGUAGE TO SAY EMINENT DOMAIN MAY BE NECESSARY, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO THAT WE DON'T, UM, LOOK, I'M TRYING TO AVOID THIS AND WE'VE HAD THIS BEFORE, THIS COUNCIL, BEFORE INDIVIDUALS WALK IN HERE AND SAY, THE CITY'S TRYING TO TAKE MY PROPERTY.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO A LONG DISCUSSION.

UM, I LIKE TO SEE A PROCEDURE IN PLACE ON THIS SO THAT WE, WE DO NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE COME BEFORE A COUNCIL.

UH, SO, UM, THAT'S MY THOUGHTS ON THIS CITY.

AND IF I MAY, MAYOR, UM, VICE MAYOR, UM, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

UM, WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE, BUT WE WILL PUT IT INTO WRITING TO GET TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, WE CAN PROCEED A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.

UM, ON THURSDAY ON THIS ISSUE, THIS IS THE SAME LANGUAGE WE'VE USED IN AT LEAST THE SEVEN YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, AND LONGER PRO, UM, THAN THAT.

HOWEVER, UM, VERY AWARE OF VICE MAYOR'S CONCERNS AND, UM, CAN ASSURE HIM THAT WE WILL BE RETURNING TO THE MAYOR COUNCIL IN AN APPROPRIATE FORUM BEFORE LITIGATION IS PURSUED.

YEAH, AND THAT'S MY CONCERN.

BY THE TIME WE GET THE LITIGATION, SOMETIMES WE'RE SURPRISED.

SO MY POINT IS THIS.

I LIKE TO SEE US GET THERE BEFOREHAND, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL EXECUTIVE SESSIONS IN THE PAST WHERE STAFF WAS SAYING, X WE ARE AT Y.

AND THEN THEY COME TO COUNCIL AND SAY, HEY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? AND WE WOULD EITHER MEET, COME UP WITH ANOTHER NUMBER OR MEET THE NUMBER.

THE WHOLE THING WAS UPFRONT AND NOT AFTER THE FACT WE'RE ACTUALLY LITIGATION STARTING.

AND THAT'S MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THAT POINT.

WE'RE LITIGATING WHEN THIS COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE FIRST SHOT AT THIS AND BE ABLE TO DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURES.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW.

AND IF I MAY, MAYOR, UM, VICE MAYOR, UM, ORLANDO, JUST A REMINDER THOUGH, UM, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT OF LOOKING AT IMMINENT DOMAIN, THE PROJECT IS ALREADY IN PROCESS.

UM, THERE'S OFTEN FUNDING TIED TO IT THAT IS UNDER TIME RESTRICTIONS.

UM, NONETHELESS, WE CAN EASILY ADDRESS THE VICE MAYOR'S CONCERNS, AGAIN THROUGH AN APPROPRIATE FORUM.

AND, AND I'M SURE WE COULD COME UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE, UH, TELEPHONE CALLS IF NECESSARY.

THE MAYOR HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS IN CALLING EESS.

UM, SO YEAH, SO, OKAY, SO THAT'S MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW.

AND I DID BRING THIS UP BEFORE.

IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A QUESTION.

I HAVEN'T BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE PAST.

I THINK I BROUGHT IT FROM THIS DIOCESE AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES.

AND MAYBE THIS TIME I'M A LITTLE MORE CONCERNED BECAUSE IT KEEPS COMING BACK AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY ADDRESSED THIS.

AND PART OF IT'S MY FAULT, I ADMIT, BUT ALSO THIS, UM, LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE NEED TO, UH, FIX SOMETHING, GET SOMETHING IN PLACE, BEING PROACTIVE VERSUS WAITING TILL A LAWSUIT.

THAT'S MY POINT.

MY THOUGHTS ON THAT.

I'M, I'M ALL OUR COMMUNICATION.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE PERCEIVED AUTHORITY AWAY FROM OUR STAFF IN DOING THIS.

AND IF, IF IT SEEMS LIKE WELL, WE'RE, THE, OUR, OUR ROLE IS VISION AND POLICY AND POLICY IS PROCEDURES NOT NEGOTIATING ON ITEMS LIKE THIS.

BUT IF I CERTAINLY WOULD AGREE, WHATEVER COMMUNICATION IS POSSIBLE, I WOULD, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

I JUST WOULD NOT WANNA, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMELINESS SOMETIMES AND AS WELL AS, UH, GIVING STAFF AUTHORITY TO DO WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO AND NOT LETTING OUR COMMUNITY THINK THAT, WELL, I DON'T GOTTA LISTEN TO THOSE GUYS.

I CAN, I, I, THEY COULD APPEAL TO COUNCIL ANYWAYS, BUT I, I WOULD LIKE JUST FOR THE TIMELINESS OF THE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO DO, BUT I, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT COMMUNICATION AND, AND WHATEVER YOU CAN COME UP WITH THAT WOULD ADDRESS THAT.

MAY I HAVE A QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS? BASED ON, UM, I WOULD NOT WANNA SEE THAT, UM, GO AWAY BECAUSE THAT WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LEVERAGE THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES.

BECAUSE IN ANY FORMAT THAT WE SEE AS INDEED, WHICH IS PRN, WE REALIZE THAT, OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T TURN MY, MY GOD.

UH, IT, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT AND IT'S NEEDED AT THE TIME.

IF WE REMOVE THAT, I'M AFRAID THAT THEN THAT TIES OUR HANDS IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE EITHER ALL OR NOT, BUT WHEN WE PUT AS NEEDED, IT OPEN THE CHANNEL FOR US A LITTLE BIT BROADER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY SITUATION LIKE THIS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF.

SO, SO YOU'RE GONNA WORK ON THIS

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RARE INSTANCE THAT WE USE EMINENT DOMAIN.

AND GET BACK TO THIS, AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S I OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THURSDAY ON THAT, BUT LET, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH AND SEE IF THERE'S WAYS THAT CAN, UH, UH, YOU HEAR WHAT COUNCIL IS SAYING.

I THINK WE WANT TO BE EXPEDITIOUS.

WE DON'T WANNA SLOW DOWN, BUT, BUT, UH, CERTAINLY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN THE LOOP ON THESE.

I, I GUESS MAYOR, I'M SORRY, MAYOR, JUST TO, I DON'T WANNA BELIEVE THIS VICE MAYOR.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF WOULD WE DO IN A DOMAIN, IT'S A QUESTION OF THIS COUNCIL, HAVING THAT AUTHORITY NOT STAFF.

THAT'S MY CONCERN BEFORE WE GO FORWARD TO THAT MOST EGREGIOUS STEP IN MY MIND OF TAKING SOMEONE'S PROPERTY OR NOT GIVING WHAT THEY THINK IT'S WORTH THE VALUE THAT'S A COUNCIL DECISION AND SHOULD NOT BE.

AND IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST WHERE WE'VE COME TO THIS COUNCIL WITH EMINENT DOMAIN ISSUES, WE'VE DISCUSSED IT BEHIND APPROPRIATE VENUES, AND WE'VE SETTLED IN ALMOST EVERY CASE.

THERE ARE CITIES RIGHT NOW WHERE EMINENT DOMAIN IS A PRACTICE AND STAFF'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN TRUE STAFF.

SO I THINK IT'S OUR, OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THIS BODY WHEN WE DO THE MOST EGREGIOUS ACT IS TELL SOMEBODY THAT THEIR PROPERTY'S NOT WORTH THIS OR WE CAN'T WORK IT OUT BEHIND PROPER VENUES.

AND THEN WE JUST TURN AROUND AND START PROCEEDINGS AND THEN BOOM, ONE DAY SOMEONE WALKS INTO THE AUDIENCE AND SAYS, YOUR STAFF IS, UH, START OMA EMINENT DOMAIN ACTIVITIES AGAINST US.

AND WE'VE GOT 10 PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TELLING US THAT WE'RE WE'RE BAD GUYS AND GALS, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED AN UPFRONT PROCESS THAT WE COULD DISCUSS THIS IN THE PROPER VENUE BEFORE WE TAKE THAT EGREGIOUS STEP.

AND THAT'S MY CONCERN.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

YEAH, I I, I HAVE TO AGREE.

MY COLLEAGUES, UM, WHICH ONE, ESPECIALLY ALL OF THEM , I AGREE WITH EVERYONE, BUT, UM, NUMBER ONE, I, I DON'T LIKE THE M IMMINENT DOMAIN.

I, I NEVER LIKED IT THAT I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF FELT THAT THAT INVADES AND TAKES AWAY FROM PEOPLE'S PROPERTY RIGHTS.

BUT THERE WAS EVEN SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT THAT I WANTED TO POINT TO, SPECIFICALLY IN THE SECTION WHERE IT SAYS SECTION FOUR, WHERE IT SAYS, WHERE ANY SUCH WRITTEN OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTED WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME FOR NEGOTIATION.

THAT THAT LANGUAGE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME FOR NEGOTIATION CONCERNS ME.

BECAUSE THAT IS VERY VAGUE.

IT'S, IT IS NOT.

IT'S VERY, IT'S A VERY OPEN, UH, ENDED CONVERSATION.

WHAT EXACTLY IS CONSIDERED TO BE REASONABLE PERIODS OF TIME.

UM, SOME PEOPLE MAY THINK 20 YEARS IS REASONABLE, SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY TWO WEEKS IS REASONABLE.

UH, THAT'S VERY VAGUE.

AND THEN, UH, ALSO, UM, THE FACT THAT IT IS, UM, SO ONCE IT'S TURNED OVER TO, IT SAYS THE CHANDLER CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO COMMENCE WITH CONDEMNATION OR IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE IT IN THE NAME OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO THAT LANGUAGE RIGHT THERE CONCERNS ME TOO.

ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT, UH, I JUST KIND OF HAVE LIKE SECTION FOUR, IT REALLY IS REALLY DIRECTED, POINTED AND, UH, UM, I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT THE, UM, THE SPECIFICS OF THAT.

SO PERHAPS IF THE CITY COMES BACK WITH AN IMMINENT DOMAIN POLICY, UM, THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, AND THEN ALSO WITHIN THE POLICY THAT IT, IT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH.

UM, COUNCIL HAS TO COME TO AN INGREDIENTS ON IT.

IT'S NOT DONE ARBITRARILY, UM, UNILATERALLY THROUGH STAFF.

I THINK I WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH HAVING A CONVERSATION, BUT I'M NOT, UM, AND BASED ON WHERE THIS, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THIS IS JUST TO HELP WITH EASE WAVES AND LIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I JUST, I HAVE BIG PROBLEMS ABOUT IMMINENT DOMAIN JUST IN GENERAL, UM, THAT SHOULD BE USED AS, UH, A LAST RESORT.

AND THAT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS SO EGREGIOUSLY THAT THE COMMUNITY EVEN SAYS IT'S EGREGIOUS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL, I'LL, UM, I'LL LAND THERE, BUT JUST, UH, GET BACK WITH US AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY THOUGHTS ON THE RECORD.

I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF.

THANKS MS. DEF.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS.

AND THEN IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH A, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE CAN VOTE ON HER PASS ON THURSDAY, WE COULD CERTAINLY, UH, DELAY THIS.

I, I REALIZE I DON'T WANNA DO THAT WITH TIMING ON PROJECTS, BUT, SO I'M PUTTING THE ONUS ON, UH, YOU CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.

BUT YEAH, WE'LL SEE WHERE YOU CAN COME UP WITH AND SEE WHERE, UH, WHERE THIS LIES ON THURSDAY.

YEAH, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THE CONCERNS ARE CERTAINLY HEARD AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK BEFORE, UH, THURSDAY'S MEETING TO COME UP WITH SOME LANGUAGE THAT HOPEFULLY WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS.

I DO WANT TO JUST REAL QUICK BE, BE ON THE RECORD.

I THINK FOR COUNCIL'S EDIFICATION AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, THIS IS AN EXCEEDINGLY

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I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO LEAVE HERE TODAY THINKING THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE USE ALL THE TIME.

IT IS ALWAYS THE LAST OF THE LAST OF THE LAST OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD EVER USE ON A PROJECT.

AND THAT'S EVERY PROJECT I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF, UH, WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR THAT THIS IS, THIS IS AN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.

THERE'S A NATURAL DISINCENTIVE TO USE IT BECAUSE IT TAKES MORE TIME, IT COSTS MORE MONEY ANYWAY.

IT'S NEVER SOMETHING WE LIKE TO DO.

SO WE WILL TRY TO MAKE, UH, UH, A POLICY OR CODIFY WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW TO BE THE PRACTICE OF THE STAFF, AND WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU OR, OR FIND A WAY TO WORD THAT BEFORE THURSDAY'S MEETING.

OUR LAST ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 22, UH, AGREEMENT FOR QUIET ZONING IMPROVEMENTS.

[22. Job Order Project Agreement No. ST2017.403, with Sunland Asphalt & Construction, Inc., Pursuant to Job Order Master Agreement No. JOC1909.401, for Quiet Zone Improvements Move City Council award Job Order Project Agreement No. ST2017.403, to Sunland Asphalt & Construction, Inc., Pursuant to Job Order Master Agreement No. JOC1909.401, for Quiet Zone Improvements, in an amount not to exceed $237,410.40. Council Focus Area(s):]

UH, VICE MAYOR HERE, UM, UM, CITY MANAGER SAID THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE SOMETHING READY FOR US BY THURSDAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

OR CAN WE, IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN TABLE IT? BECAUSE I, I HAVE THINGS I HAVE TO DO AND I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY EYES FULL EYES ON IT WITHIN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN MONDAY AND THURSDAY.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN LOOK TO TABLE IT OR PUT IT, UM, PUT IT OFF A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE CONVERSATION.

I THINK THAT IS, THAT IS WAY TOO FAST FOR US TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT THAT QUICKLY.

UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S MOTION.

CAN I PUT A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO TABLE THAT YOU COULD JUST ASK THAT.

SO WHAT'S THE CITY MANAGER? WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THIS? IT'S, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS WHOLE PROJECT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

YEAH, YEAH.

MR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I, I WOULD NEED TO CHECK HOW CRITICAL IT IS FOR THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PART OF THE PROJECT.

THE PROJECT IS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION APPROXIMATELY MAY 1ST OF NEXT YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LEAD TIME TO ACQUIRE THE, I THINK THERE'S 14 PROPERTIES THAT ARE MINIMALLY AFFECTED.

WE'RE TALKING LITTLE STRIPS OR EASEMENTS OF LAND ON THIS ONE.

BUT I CAN GET YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

I NEED TO CHECK HOW THIS AFFECTS THE OVERALL TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT.

UM, IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COME TO, UH, A DOCUMENT THAT'S VERY SIMPLE THAT WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF COUNCIL BEFORE THURSDAY, WE CAN LET YOU KNOW AND WE CAN PULL IT BACK IF THAT'S WHAT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

AND HOW WOULD YOU, AND HOW WOULD YOU, WILL BE CONTACTING US? 'CAUSE SOME OF US ARE GONNA LISTEN.

I, I'M BUSY COUNSEL, I'M NOT.

I'M JUST TRYING, I'M BUSY BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY AND YOU GUYS ARE, I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FORCED INTO A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE TO RESPOND VERY QUICKLY AND I'M, I'M REALLY, REALLY BUSY THIS WEEK, SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO WRAP MY, MY ARMS AROUND IT.

EVEN IF WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND HAVE A, A SPECIAL STUDY SESSION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I JUST KIND OF, BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY, I GOTTA MAKE A BOAT.

I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S TOO MUCH.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO REALLY WRAP MY ARMS AROUND IT, MAYOR.

SO LET'S, UM, NUMBER TWO THINGS.

FIRST.

SOME, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT LET'S, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING AT FIRST.

AND IF IT LOOKS COMPLICATED AGAIN, WE CAN DELAY.

BUT AGAIN, I, UH, LET'S JUST SEE WHERE IT GOES.

I'M NOT, WE MIGHT DELAY IT, BUT IF, IF WE CAN GET THERE, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? YEAH, I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

I KIND OF LAYER ON TOP OF ONE OF IT.

IF, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS FOR THIS EXAMPLE, RIGHT? WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF FIX SOME UTILITY ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE'S 14 DIFFERENT PARCELS OF WHICH WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE RESIDENTS OF THOSE PARCELS TO PUT THINGS UNDERGROUND THAT THEY'RE NEVER GONNA SEE IN THE, ANYWAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT OVER FROM THEM.

SO 13 SAY YES AND 14 SAYS NO, AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD COULD HAVE BAD PIPES, BAD ELECTRICITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS BECAUSE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.

I THINK WHAT VICE MAYOR ORLANDO IS SAYING IS, OKAY, IF WE GET TO THAT PLACE, WE WANT TO SEE IT, WE WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.

MAYBE EVEN ONE OF US, MAYBE THE MAYOR GOES OVER AND KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND SAYS, HEY, LISTEN, WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUT.

LIKE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

BUT IF THIS ORDINANCE IS JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, OR IS THIS A GLOBAL ORDINANCE THAT WILL COVER EVERYTHING? THIS IS, IT'S JUST FOR THIS, JUST THIS ONE.

RESIDENTS THAT ARE THERE.

TELL WHAT IS IT JUST THIS ONE? YEAH.

MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THIS ITEM 10 ON THE AGENDA IS JUST FOR THIS ONE PROJECT, BUT WE CAN WORK ON SOMETHING BROADER THAN THAT, INCLUDING THIS PROJECT FOR THURSDAY.

OBVIOUSLY WE THEN INCORPORATE THAT LANGUAGE INTO FUTURE PROJECTS ON THE RARE OCCASION WE DO.

IT'S NOT TO BE TOO HASTY HERE, RIGHT? BECAUSE I GET IT, THERE'S A TIMELINE BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTA GET THESE THINGS DONE SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS PROJECT DONE IN FRONT OF THIS BUSINESS OWNER'S, UH, LOCATION THAT SHE'S BEEN ASKING FOR, FOR A LONG TIME TO BE DONE.

SO, UM, WE DON'T WANNA DELAY THIS TOO MUCH IF WE DON'T HAVE TO.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA PROBABLY EVEN BE A HICCUP.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE FORMAL DOCUMENTATION FOR.

BUT I UNDERSTAND VICE MAYOR ORLANDO'S POINT, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANNA BE JUST TAKING PEOPLE'S PROPERTY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS, BUT WE DON'T WANNA HOLD THIS THING UP.

SO, MAN, IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO GET THIS, THIS GOING, I THINK WE CAN FIND A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF THIS AND PROTECT THE

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ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

ITEM NUMBER 22, AGREEMENT FOR QUIET ZONE IMPROVEMENTS.

JEREMY ABBOTT FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES.

ACTUALLY, MAYOR COUNCIL WILL BE WARREN WHITE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES.

OH, SUBBING FOR JEREMY.

I APOLOGIZE.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, I'M HERE TO GIVE A QUICK BRIEFING ON QUIET ZONES.

UM, SO JUST TO START OFF, THE, THE DEFINITION OF A QUIET ZONE IS BASICALLY WHAT THE FEDERAL RAIL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS AS A QUIET ZONE IS BASICALLY A SECTION OF RAILROAD TRACK WHERE AUTOMATIC TRAIN HORN SOUNDS AT CROSSINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS AND BURDEN CEASE, UH, FOR MAINTENANCE OR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN 25 FOOT OF THE TRACKS.

UM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, UM, IN ORDER TO MEET THE QUIET ZONE REQUIREMENTS, THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION HAS SOME FAIRLY STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS 'CAUSE OF SAFETY.

UH, YOU HAVE TO FIT CROSSINGS.

THEY MUST, UH, IN ORDER TO MEET THE DESIGNATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE PROPER SIGNAGE, ADVANCED SIGNAGE, UM, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, UM, AND OF COURSE THE GATE ARMS HAVE TO BE AT THE PROPER REQUIREMENTS.

UM, THE PROJECTS IN FRONT OF YOU IS TO PERFORM SIGNAGE AND PAVEMENT MARKING IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY AT THE CROSSINGS ALONG THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, UH, CROSSINGS, UH, BASICALLY FROM ELLIOT ROAD SOUTH TO GERMAIN, JUST THAT'S OUR RAILROAD, JUST EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

AND THEN ALSO IN WEST CHANDLER AT RAILROAD, AT RAILROAD AND CHANDLER BOULEVARD CROSSINGS JUST EAST OF 56TH STREET.

UM, IN THE PROCESS OF THIS EFFORT, UM, STAFF HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO RE-DESIGNATE BOTH OUR EAST AND WEST, UH, QUIET ZONES, SETTING UP A US IN A BETTER SITUATION FOR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE.

TO CONTINUE OUR QUIET ZONE STATUS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

IN ADDITION, I GUESS A CAP CAP COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LAST YEAR, UH, A NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO MAKE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS, UH, AT THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS TO MAINTAIN THESE QUIET ZONES AS WELL AS FUNDS TO EXPAND THE QUIET ZONE SOUTH OF GERMANE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR FUTURE IN THE FUTURE TO OUR SOUTHERN BORDER OF CHANDLER.

UH, WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

NICE, MAYOR.

UH, YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR THE, SO YOU, YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

THIS IS JUST FOR PARTIAL CITY, AND THEN WHAT'S, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS FOR THE NEXT, FOR THE FINAL PIECE OF THE CITY ON SOUTH CHANDLER? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT TIME FRAMING? SURE, MAYOR.

UH, UH, UH, VICE MAYOR ORLANDO, AS SOON AS WE'VE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT, STAFF PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LOOKING AT THE CONTI, CONTINUING THE QUIET ZONE IMPROVEMENTS SOUTH OF GERMAIN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HUNT HIGHWAY.

PERFECT.

AND THEN INCLUDING APPLEBEE AND OTHER CROSSINGS.

SO THAT, SO HOW LONG IS THIS FIRST PROJECT GOING, GOING TO TAKE THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED IN, IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR.

WE'LL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY AS EARLY AS JANUARY, AND THEN BOTH THE EAST AND WEST QUIET ZONES WILL BE, UM, RE-DESIGNATED AND THE TRAIN HO OR NOISE WILL STOP AGAIN.

AND THEN, SO WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, FIVE MONTHS BY THE TIME WE APPROVE THE CONTRACTS.

SO HOPEFULLY SOUTH CHANDLER, WE COULD HAVE SOME OF THE SIMILAR TIMEFRAMES, RIGHT? YES.

PERFECT.

AND THEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE QUIET ZONES, .

THE, THE FEDERAL, UM, RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION.

WE THINK'S IN ANOTHER ONE, QUIET ZONES WILL ALWAYS BE HERE.

WE'LL HAVE EFFORTS EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT THEY STILL MEET THE OKAY.

FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

SO, BUT AT LEAST THE INITIAL GROUNDWORK WILL BE DONE FOR THE FIRST PHASE.

SO I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A RESIDENT ABOUT THIS WHO WAS IN A QUIET ZONE AND THEN SUDDENLY WAS OUT OF THE QUIET ZONE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE THE PARAMETERS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

ARE WE, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, THAT IT WILL BE APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WE WON'T HAVE THE BAR MOVED ON US ANYMORE? HMM.

YOUR COUNCILMAN POSTON? VERY GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS THE, WHAT FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IS THE RULES DO CHANGE.

MM-HMM.

BUT WITH THIS NEW DESIGNATION THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED, UM, IT HELPS SET THE BAR IN, IN SUCH A WAY WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT CONTINUITY.

UM, BUT AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO ENSURE WE DO THAT.

IT'LL, EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY INTERSECTION TO MAKE SURE THE SIGNAGE IS PROPERLY, UM, IN PLACE.

THE MARKINGS ARE COMPLETE ALONG WITH WORKING WITH

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I THINK SHE HAD A YOUNG BABY, MIGHT BE TWO BY THE TIME AND OLD ENOUGH, BEEN SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

I I KNOW IT'S APPRECIATED.

IT, IT AFFECTS SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS MORE THAN I THINK WE KNOW.

SO THANK YOU.

WE HAVE ALL HEARD THE HORNS, SO .

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THANK FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YOU KNOW, KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE KINDA WE HAVE WITH THE CELL PHONE TOWERS, RIGHT? WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SORT OF PREVENTING US FROM, FROM MAKING OUR CITY A MORE LIVABLE PLACE.

UM, RIGHT.

DO YOU SEE ANY ROADBLOCKS OR ANY HEADACHES WITH, UH, GETTING THIS THROUGH IN A TIMELY FASHION? AND IS THERE ANYTHING, ANYBODY AT, AT SITTING AT THIS DUS CAN DO WITH OUR SENATORS AND CONGRESS PEOPLE TO EXPEDITE THIS? AGAIN, THE RAILROAD, I FORGET WHAT THE DEPARTMENT'S CALLED, BUT IT'S AN ELECTED BODY MAKING RULES FOR OUR CITY THAT, THAT, UH, IS REALLY HINDERING YOUR ABILITY TO DO YOUR JOB.

WHAT CAN WE DO UP HERE? THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THAT IS VERY GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, WE HAVE THE PROCESS IN PLACE MOVING FORWARD TO RE-DESIGNATE THE CROSSINGS.

THERE ARE INSTANCES, I THINK WHERE WE STILL NEED TO WORK BETTER AND WITH THE ENTITIES OUTSIDE, SOMETIMES THEY COME IN AND THEY, THEY, THEY AND THEIR, WITHIN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY AND THEY CAN DO WORK WITHOUT MAYBE COMMUNICATING WITH US WITH THIS MM-HMM, IN THE BEST FASHION.

SO MAYBE THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE MIGHT TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE.

MAYOR, OH, OVER HERE.

SORRY.

CITY MANAGER THEN COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I COULD JUST ADD TO, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I COULD JUST ADD TO MR. WHITE'S COMMENT.

UM, I WANT TO COMMEND THIS COUNCIL FOR ACTUALLY PUTTING IN THE LONG-TERM CAPITAL PROGRAM THAT HE DESCRIBED EARLIER THAT DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE HAD HAD A PRE-ESTABLISHED QUIET ZONE, BUT THEN NO FUNDING TO MAINTAIN IT OR CONTINUE REINVESTING IN THE EXPANSION OR, OR, OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT COULD ARISE.

SO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME, AGAIN, THANK YOU THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING THAT AND SEVERAL OF YOU HAD ASKED FOR THAT.

UM, THIS HAS ENABLED US THAT EVERY FEW YEARS WE CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK.

NOW WE'LL HAVE KIND OF THAT CHECKPOINT FOREVER.

WE CAN GO BACK AND MAKE SURE WE'RE REINVESTING AS QUIET ZONES AND NOT WIND UP IN THIS SITUATION AGAIN.

SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE THINGS YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M BEING NOSTALGIC TONIGHT, SO I HAVE TO BRING UP RICK HUMAN WITH THIS ONE.

HE WAS THE ANTI-RAIL NOISE GUY.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I LIVE RIGHT BY RAILROAD.

UH, AND SO I AM EVERY MORNING I HEAR THAT LIKE IT REALLY RATTLES MY HOUSE.

IT MAKES THE NEIGHBORS UPSET.

I'M GLAD THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FUNDING FOR THAT, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT STRETCHES.

'CAUSE IT STRETCHES BY MY HOUSE.

MY HOUSE IS RIGHT BY RAILROAD, LITERALLY RIGHT BY THE RAILROAD.

UH, AND SO GETTING THAT QUIET ZONE, I'VE BEEN TELLING JOSH ABOUT THIS FOR HOW LONG, LIKE ALMOST A YEAR OVER TO YOUR YEAH, EVERY MORNING THE TRAIN COMES BY, IT WAKES ME UP.

IT MAKES ME UPSET.

IT LITERALLY GOES RIGHT.

I LITERALLY HEAR THAT THING THROUGH MY HOUSE.