[ Call to Order]
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HEY, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR JAN, OUR FEBRUARY 5TH STUDY SESSION.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS CONTINUE TO GO WITH YOU.
[1. Service Recognitions]
IS SCHEDULED APPEARANCES, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS TO JOIN ME UP FRONT CITY MANAGER.THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.
AND FOR THE FIRST I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD OUR ACTING CHIEF OF GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO CALL JESSE PERRY HERE PLEASE.
SO JESSIE BEGAN HER TENURE WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER IN FEBRUARY OF 2014 AS A DISPATCHER FOR THE CITY, BUT FOR THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENTS TRANSITIONING HER ASPIRATIONS TO FORENSIC SCIENCE, SHE JOINED THE FORENSIC SERVICES SECTION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 AS A CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN.
THROUGHOUT HER TIME IN THE LAB, JESSIE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATION.
SHE ATTAINED A CERTIFICATE AS A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROMOTED TO CRIME SCENE SUPERVISOR, TECHNICIAN IN DECEMBER OF 2020.
IN 2023, JESSIE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AND ALSO OBTAINED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY.
HER CONTRIBUTIONS EXTEND BEYOND HER PROFESSIONAL DUTIES, FOSTERING POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY.
JESSE'S COMMITMENTS AND 10 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER ARE TRULY COMMENDABLE.
THANK YOU, JESSE, FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION, YOUR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND, DAVID, ON YOUR, UH, EXPECTING TWIN GIRLS IN APRIL.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO ASK LEAH POWELL, OUR DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES TO COME FORWARD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ERICA, BARBARA TO COME UP, PLEASE.
ERICA IS DEFINITELY KNOWN HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HER ON HER 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IN 2004 AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
ERICA'S REMARKABLE WORK ETHIC, EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND STRONG DESIRE TO LEARN, RESULTED IN HER CONTINUALLY ADVANCING INTO UPPER LEVEL POSITIONS.
IN 2018, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT CITY CLERK WHERE SHE MANAGED MULTIPLE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
IN 2023, ERICA WAS READY FOR NEW ADVENTURES AND ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
WE DO OFFER ADVENTURE IN OUR DEPARTMENT WITH HER.
IN HER FIRST YEAR, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO AND IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER.
SHE OVERSEES CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALI MAINTENANCE AND GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAMS. ERICA ALSO SERVES AS THE BUILDING BLOCKS LIAISON FOR THE CITY.
SHE IS ALSO CURRENTLY COMPLETING HER CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND PARTICIPATING IN THE BLOOMBERG HARVARD LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE.
AND WITH ERICA TONIGHT IS HER HUSBAND, SERGIO AND HER CHILDREN.
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SERENA SANTIAGO, SOPHIA, AND HER MOTHER.ERICA 10 OR 15, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO ASK JOHN SEFTON, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES TO COME FORWARD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BRING DOWN GEORGE CAS GEORGE.
SO GEORGE STARTED WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER AS A GROUNDSKEEPER IN 2004, RECOGNIZING HIM FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
HE WAS MAINTAINING BALL FIELDS, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
IN OH SEVEN, GEORGE WAS PROMOTED TO PARKS MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE REPAIRS TO A WIDE RANGE OF AMENITIES FOUND IN OUR PARK SYSTEM.
FROM IRRIGATION TO PLAYGROUNDS.
HE'S NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR FOUR CREWS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF OVER 40 PARKS.
GEORGE IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE, NOT JUST GOOD LOOKING, BUT ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE OUR PARKS AND OUR WORKFLOW.
HE HAS DEVELOPED CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
HE HAS DEVELOPED AND AND INVENTED THE SELF-CLOSING BALL VALVES FOR OUR, UH, UH, ACTUALLY THE VOLLEYBALL COURTS, THE SAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS OUT THERE.
SO INNOVATION AT WORK, GEORGE DOES EVERY DAY.
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, HE'S BEEN THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TUMBLEWEED CHRISTMAS TREE AND WHAT A BIG, BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
AND IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN A GUY THROW GLITTER, HE CAN THROW SOME GLITTER.
GEORGE WOULD CONGRATULATE YOU FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
YES, WE'LL SEE YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR OUR FINAL SERVICE RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.
I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND ACTING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR ANDY BASS, TO COME FORWARD.
IT'S MY HONOR TO HAVE RANDY EBERHART COME ON UP TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS WITH THE CITY.
SO RANDY, HE STARTED HIS CAREER WITH CHANDLER AS A GIS TECHNICIAN.
NUMBER TWO, WITH A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND COMMITMENT.
RANDY ROSE TO THE RANKS TO BECOME A GIS ANALYST IN 2019.
DO YOU WANT YOUR WIFE TO COME UP TOO? HAVE THE WHOLE FAMILY COME.
SO HIS CURRENT, UH, IN HIS CURRENT ROLE, RANDY SUPERVISES THE LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM, THAT TEAM AND WHICH MANAGING, UH, CATA AND LAND-BASED DATA FOR THE CITY.
HE PROVIDES GIS SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS CRITICAL SYSTEM LIKE MARS, WHICH IS MUNICIPAL AREA RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR FIRE AND CAD.
THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH FOR POLICE AND CONSTRUCTION PERMITTING SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THREE VERY, VERY KEY SYSTEMS FOR THE CITY.
RANDY IS AN ARIZONA NATIVE AND HE'S A PROUD A SU GRAD
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AS WE HAVE JUST SEEN JOSH LIKE THAT.SO HE'S ALSO AN AVID GOLFER AND SOFTBALL PLAYER.
HE'S ALSO BEEN A DIAMONDBACK SEASON TICKET HOLDER SINCE THE FRANCHISE FIRST OPENED IN 1998.
SO WHETHER IT'S SPEARHEADING THE FOOTBALL PICKS, PROMOTING GIS DAY OR MIGRATING A CRITICAL GIS SOFTWARE, YOU CAN COUNT ON RANDY'S COMMITMENT AND HIS LEADERSHIP TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.
RANDY, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM AND FOR 25 YEARS OF GREAT SERVICE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.
[2. Proclamation - Teen Dating Violence Prevention]
ON TEAM DATING VIOLENCE.SO IF I COULD CALL UP OUR REPS FROM MAGS REGIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL, DOLORES ERNST, COUNCIL MEMBER BETA HODGE.
SHE'S HERE AS WELL AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR CHANDLER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION.
YOU READ NO, I'M READING THE NEXT ONE.
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME NEXT TO ME.
YES, KEEP MOVING AND THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE DRIVE.
WE SERVED TOGETHER ON MAG AND THIS YEAR I WAS REAPPOINTED AS THE CO-CHAIR.
AND THIS IS OUR CHAIR FOR THE WHOLE, UH, DEPARTMENT OVER THERE.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS TONIGHT IS, UH, FOR, UH, TEEN VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 10 TO 24 AND IS THE MOST PREVALENT TYPE OF YOUTH VIOLENCE.
AND WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 10 OF ADOLESCENTS ACROSS THE US REPORT BEING THE VICTIM OF PHYSICAL DATING VIOLENCE ANNUALLY.
AND WHEREAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WITNESS EXPERIENCE OR PERPETRATED PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IN A DATING RELATIONSHIP ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ARE AT GREATER RISK OF SUICIDE AND ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO CARRY PARTNERS, UH, PATTERNS ACTUALLY OF ABUSE INTO FUTURE RELATIONSHIP.
AND WHEREAS BY EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT RED FLAGS AND ROOT CAUSE OF VIOLENCE, BUILDING SKILL FOR HEALTH, RELATIONSHIP FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP, AND CHANGING ATTITUDES THAT SUPPORT VIOLENCE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT TEEN VIOLENCE CAN BE PREVENTED.
AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE TRUSTED ADULTS IN THE LIVES OF ADOLESCENCE SO THAT THEY MAY RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF DATING VIOLENCE AND SERVE AS ALLIES FOR PREVENTION.
AND WHEREAS THE RECOGNITION OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN FEBRUARY WILL BENEFIT YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR ETHNICITY.
NOW THEREOF, MAYOR KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2024 AS TEAM DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
REALLY APPRECIATED OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE REALLY, TRULY AT WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS HELPING TO DO JUST THAT.
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IS THAT BETTER? RIGHT THERE.BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR OWN DOWN THERE, DON'T WE? AND NEXT, UNDER
[3. Proclamation - African American Month]
OUR RECOGNITION, WE HAVE THE, UM, PROCLAMATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH.AND IF I COULD CALL UP PASTOR VICTOR HARDY, THEN WHEN WE TAKE THE PHOTO, ANYONE HERE FOR THAT? LET'S JUST DO A BIG PHOTO.
HOW'S THAT? COUNCIL, OUR AUDIENCE, FOLKS, WE'RE ALL CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND EVERY, I MEAN, ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS, JOHN PRO THROW LOOKS SO NICE.
WE GOTTA GET HIM IN THE CAMERA.
COUNCIL'S WELCOME TO COME TOO.
LET ME READ A PROCLAMATION AND THEN, UM, TURN THIS OVER TO PASTOR HARDY FOR A FEW WORDS.
FEW WORDS ON, AND THEN, UH, WE'LL TAKE A, A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT TO OUR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COORDINATE US FOR THAT.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE CHANDLER'S RICH AND PROUD AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE THROUGH WORDS, SONGS, AND ARTS.
AND WHEREAS SOUTH CHANDLER SELF-HELP CHANDLER FOR CHANGE, READY, SET, GO, FOUNDATION.
AND CHANDLER MEN OF ACTION, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER, BELIEVE THAT TRUTH CANNOT BE DENIED AND THAT REASON WILL PREVAIL OVER PREJUDICE.
AND WHEREAS WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE IDEALS AND CREATIVITY OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE TO ENRICH US INTO THE FUTURE.
AND WHEREAS CARTER G WOODSON ONCE OBSERVED THAT IF A RACE HAS NO HISTORY, IT HAS NO WORTHWHILE TRADITION.
IT BECOMES NEGLIGIBLE IN THE THOUGHT OF THE WORLD, AND IT STANDS IN DANGER OF BEING EXTERMINATED.
AND WHEREAS WE INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY EVENTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY, 2024 AS AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH.
UM, THE REASON WHY ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE STANDING HERE IS BECAUSE IT IS A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK THAT IT'S JUST FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS, BUT IT'S EVERYONE THAT'S STANDING HERE AND ANYONE THAT HEARS MY VOICE, THAT WE STAND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF US UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE.
WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY.
AND I KNOW EVERY MONTH, EVERY FEBRUARY, UH, SOMEONE HAS TO EXPLAIN THE REASON WHY WE HAVE AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH.
BUT IF YOU GO TO ANY OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY, YOU'LL DISCOVER THE REASONS WHY AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH US.
I WEAR THESE THINGS AND I UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS BECAUSE OF ALL THOSE AFRICANS LINED UP WHOM HAD TO JUMP OFF OFF SHIPS FROM HERE INTO THE, UH, INTO THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA, HARLEM, RENAISSANCE, INVENTORS OF THE FLASH OF THE, UH, TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
I STAND HERE FOR ALL THOSE KIDS AND CHILDREN WHOM STOOD AT THE COUNTERS.
I STAND HERE BECAUSE IT IS NEEDED AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE.
AND IF WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS, THEN WE ARE GOING TO REPEAT THEM.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY AND WE CELEBRATE EVERYONE TOGETHER.
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SOME KIND OF CELEBRATION THAT'S GOING ON, AND I'M SURE THAT NIKKI IS TIRED OF ALL THE CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON, BUT SHE DOES IT BECAUSE SHE REALIZES AND THE CITY REALIZES THAT WITHOUT THE HISTORY AND WITHOUT THE CULTURE, WE MAY FAIL AND WE DO NOT WANT TO FAIL.SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MAYOR.
BUT THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR LIGHTING THE CITY IN RED FOR CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH.
OKAY, SO WHERE DO I STAND? STAND I STAND.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE SIDEWAYS THERE.
MAKE SURE YOU GOT A WINDOW ALL STEP BACK.
YOU GUYS WERE LIKE SENTINELS STANDING BEHIND US.
[4. Recognition - City Clerk's Office Passport Acceptance Facility, 30 Years of Service]
YES.IT'S THE LAST, IS THE, UH, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY FOR 30 YEARS.
AND WE ARE FORTUNATE HERE IN CHANDLER TO HAVE OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE BE DESIGNATED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AS A PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY.
OUR STAFF PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE, EFFICIENT, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FOR THOSE THAT TRAVEL FROM NEAR AND FAR TO BENEFIT FROM THIS SERVICE.
I'M EXCITED FOR OUR CITY CLERK STAFF TO BE RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ADHERE TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF RECOGNITION TO OUR TEAM IS BRANDY WEBER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WESTERN PASSPORT CENTER.
BRANDY, I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA READ FOR US.
THEN WE'LL DO A PHOTO TOGETHER AND HAND OVER THE MICROPHONE TO OUR VERY OWN.
MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE CHANDLER CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
THIS LETTER IS TO FORMALLY THANK THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA FOR 30 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
AS A PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE PASSPORT SERVICES MISSION IS TO ISSUE SECURE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO US CITIZENS WHILE PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY.
YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE AMERICAN TRAVELING PUBLIC AS A PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ACHIEVING THIS MISSION.
IN 2023 ALONE, THE CHANDLER CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTED OVER 13,450 APPLICATIONS, WHICH IS ONLY A SMALL TESTAMENT TO YOUR OUTSTANDING HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THROUGH YOUR SERVICE, YOUR FACILITY AND STAFF.
MAY IT POSSIBLE FOR MANY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO VISIT RELATIVES OVERSEAS, TRAVEL FOR THEIR CAREERS, PURSUE STUDY ABROAD, AND TAKE THEIR DREAM VACATIONS.
SIGNED JESSE MARIAS, WESTERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PASSPORT SERVICE, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE WESTERN PASSPORT CENTER FOR RECOGNI, RECOGNIZING US FOR THE 30, UM, YEARS OF WORK THAT WE'VE DONE FOR PASSPORTS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK BRANDY FOR COMING DOWN OH, FROM TUCSON TO, TO PRESENT THIS IN PERSON.
I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR HARTKE AND THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM.
YOU REALLY ARE OUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS AND, UM, THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO US.
SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT MOST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY CLERK STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
IT'S AMAZING THAT WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY, THEY DO ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO A HUNDRED PASSPORTS A DAY.
UM, AND THEY DO IT WITH EXCEPTIONAL
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SERVICE.I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND YOU REALLY ARE THE DEFINITION OF TEAM CHANDLER.
YOUR COLOR IS THE SAME AS THEIRS.
LET'S PUT EYES IN RIGHT IN MIDDLE THERE.
SO MANY FUN ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT, RIGHT? YES.
[ 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.]
UH, WE'VE GOT A FEW ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN.AND TO START OFF, I DID ASK THE CLERK TO POLL ITEM NUMBER 14, RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 7 7 6.
THAT IS THE, UH, RESOLUTION THAT WE WERE, WE PARTICIPATED IN FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, SOME ORANGE WEARING FOLKS HERE AGAIN ON THURSDAY, SO IT SEEMS REDUNDANT TO POTENTIALLY DISCUSS THIS TONIGHT.
AND THEN THEY'LL BE HERE ON THURSDAY.
[9. Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5079, Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, PLH23-0053 Cambridge Medical Facility, North of the Northwest Corner of Gilbert Road and Insight Way, Generally Located ¼ Mile South of the Southwest Corner Gilbert and Germann Roads Rezoning Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5079 approving PLH23-0053 Cambridge Medical Facility, Rezoning to increase Mid-Rise Overlay allowing building heights up to 75 feet, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Preliminary Development Plan Move City Council approve Preliminary Development Plan PLH23-0053 Cambridge Medical Facility for site layout and building architecture for a medical development, including a specialty hospital and medical offices, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]
ITEM CALLED IN WAS CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS IN ORLANDO.ITEM NUMBER NINE, APPLICANT PRESENTATION FOR A-P-A-D-P-D-P FOR CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL FACILITY.
IS OUR APPLICANT HERE? IF NOT, LAUREN IS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP THE APPLICANT FOR CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL FACILITY.
UH, ANTHONY PINGS WITH PINGS AN ASSOCIATE.
AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR DID YOU WANT A PRESENTATION? PRESENTATION? OKAY.
WELL, THIS IS, THIS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE, SO I WANNA TOUCH ON A FEW TOP THINGS.
UH, BUT THE MAIN THING I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS WHY CHANDLER AND WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO CHANDLER? AND THAT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, UH, PERSPECTIVE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL, IS WE'RE RECREATING OR REINVENTING A HOSPITAL, UH, WHICH IS, UH, AN AREA OF PRACTICE THAT I'VE WORKED IN BEFORE.
AND THIS IS REALLY BASED AROUND AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS PUSHING THROUGH CMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO RECREATE HOW A HOSPITAL WORKS.
THAT IS A MASSIVELY COMPLEX CON UH, CONVERSATION, WHICH I WON'T GO INTO DEPTH, UH, DIRECTLY, BUT THIS IS A REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
AND THAT'S BEEN, THAT IS MATERIAL TO YOU.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WILL NOT BE A FRONTLINE HOSPITAL.
WE WILL NOT BE A TRAUMA CENTER.
UH, WE WILL BE SOMEONE THAT WOULD BE, AND I COULD GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
UH, BUT WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES FOR WHEN A PATIENT AND AN MD DECIDE THAT WE'RE THE RIGHT PLACE, THIS IS WHERE THEY'LL COME.
WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE SERVICE LINE PER SE AS, UH, WE ARE A HOSPITAL AND WE WILL EVOLVE OVER TIME.
BUT THIS IS A PLACE THAT YOU CAN COME TO WHEN WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED.
AND WE HAVE SOME, A VERY UNIQUE WAYS OF HELPING THAT OCCUR.
AND THIS IS, UH, I'VE, I'VE BEEN BLESSED IN THE PAST TO HELP REINVENT HOSPITALS MANY DECADES AGO FOR MED SURGE HOSPITALS.
AND THAT WAS A SINGLE LINE HOSPITAL WHERE, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, HOW DO YOU INVENT A HOSPITAL TO DO ONE SERVICE? WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE REINVENTING THE HOSPITAL FOR MANY SERVICES WITH A NEW SYSTEM.
AND I, AND I WON'T, I WON'T BURDEN YOU WITH THAT, THAT'S IN OUR DISCUSSION, IF YOU WILL.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THAT IS THIS IS MORE FOCUSED.
WE'RE ABLE TO BRING MORE SPECIALISTS HERE.
AND WE'RE, THAT'S ONE OF THEIR BENEFITS THAT YOU'LL BE SEEING.
WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING SPECIALISTS HERE THAT WOULD NOT BE HERE OTHERWISE, BUT WE'RE BRINGING 'EM TOGETHER TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING THAT THROUGH.
SO LEMME GIVE YOU A VERY SHORT VERSION 'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING WHAT THIS ALL LOOKS LIKE AND I'M, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
UH, TWO YEARS, 20 DAYS AGO, I WAS IN A TREMENDOUS ACCIDENT SKIING.
UH, I, I WAS BLESSED TO BE, UH, BROUGHT TO A TRAUMA CENTER, ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE BY A, A PILOT TRAINED HERE AT CHANDLER.
UH, AND I, I ARRIVED WITH TENS OF MINUTES TO LIVE, NOT HOURS.
THE TENACITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO CARED FOR ME WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
BUT THE OUTCOME WAS VERY IFFY.
TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS, TWO WEEKS AFTER MY OCCURRENCE, MY MAIN NURSE WAS STILL SAYING I WOULD BE AN
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INVALID FOREVER AND WHEELCHAIR BOUND.MY MONTH ENDED AT THAT TIME AT THE TRAUMA CENTER AND IT VERY WELL, BUT THAT WAS THE BEGINNING IN MOST HEALTHCARE.
I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE MEDICAL WORLD.
I WAS ABLE TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO DEARLY CARED ABOUT ME.
AND FOR THE REST OF THAT TIME, FOR FOUR MONTHS LATER, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GROUND, HOLD THE WEIGHT.
AND THAT CONTINUED ON UNTIL TODAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE ARE NOT DOING THE TRAUMA CENTER.
WE'RE NOT DOING THE HELICOPTER LANDING ON THE TOP.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
AND WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS, I WAS BLESSED TO BE IN THE SYSTEM TO MAKE IT WORK FOR ME.
OUR GOAL AND WHAT PA THE PASSION I BRING TO THIS PROJECT IS TO MAKE IT WORK FOR OTHERS.
THAT THAT'S NOT JUST EASY TO SAY.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT? WELL, EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO GOOD.
WELL, WE HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN THAT HELPS US EXPAND ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO OFTEN PEOPLE IN THIS SITUATION DON'T HAVE PROPER ACCESS TO MEDICINE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR IT.
AND WE ARE GONNA WORK AND OUR AREAS TO EXPAND THE PAYER MIX.
WE'RE WE'RE WORKING TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO BE MET WITH THAT.
PEOPLE LIKE ME NOW, I AM UNIQUE, BUT MY NEEDS ARE NOT.
SO THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT A REFERRAL HOSPITAL DOES.
WHEN WE DO SURGERY, OF COURSE WE'LL DO SURGERY.
WE'LL HAVE, UH, THE TYPICAL 2.3 DAYS STAYS THAT YOU'D EXPECT.
THOSE KIND OF THINGS, THAT'LL ALL BE PART OF IT.
AND LONGER STAYS, MUCH LONGER STAYS WHEN WE NEED AN OUTPATIENT STAYS.
SO THAT TAKES, THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF, OF THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT OUR HOSPITAL BASE IS DOING.
AND THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE IT HERE IN, UH, IN CHANDLER.
AND YOU ARE ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WANT TO BE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND PARTLY BECAUSE WE THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU NEED.
I THINK THAT WE WANT TO BRING MORE SPECIALISTS IN HERE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO, EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO DO.
WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO THE YOUTH EDUCATION, UH, BRINGING THEM INTO OUR FACILITY TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHY THEY SHOULD BE MOTIVATED, IF YOU WILL.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE FOR THAT, UH, OUTREACH FOR THE, FOR THE TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE, UH, PEOPLE DIRECTLY.
AND THAT WE WILL NOT BE THE SCHOOL, WE'LL BE A PLACEMENT PART OF THAT SCHOOL.
AND THAT'S PART OF OUR, THAT'S PART OF OUR MISSION.
AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S PART OF OUR ISSUES.
DOES THIS BRING HIGH PAYING JOBS? YES, OF COURSE.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT A REFERRAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT YOU FIND IS OUR STAFFING IS MUCH MORE FOCUSED, AND YOU'RE ALSO GONNA FIND THE OUTCOMES ARE BETTER.
AND ALSO, OUR PAY SCALE ACTUALLY WORKS QUITE, QUITE WELL.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE SUPPORTING A LOT OF THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY BY VIRTUE OF BEING HERE.
AND I, I HOPE, UH, THAT, UH, THESE THINGS WERE HELPFUL TO YOU AND IN YOUR VIEW OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR YOU.
BUT WHAT YOU NEED TO COME AWAY FROM THIS IS, YES, IT'S ANOTHER HOSPITAL, BUT IT'S NOT THE KIND THAT YOU HAVE NOW.
WE'RE NOT COMPETING WITH THE CURRENT HOSPITALS.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE MISS, THAT ARE MISSING.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO THE CMS GROUPS.
WE ARE LOOKING TO AN EXPANDED PAYER MIX.
WE ARE LOOKING TO THOSE THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE MISSING.
AND WE THINK, AND KNOW WE HAVE A WAY OF DOING THAT TO GET INTO THOSE WOULD PROBABLY BE A COUPLE HOUR CONVERSATION.
UH, BUT I THINK WHEN YOU ARE MOVING TO SUPPORT THIS, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING.
AS FAR AS THE ACTIVITIES I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, WE, WE EXPECT WITH YOUR HELP, IF WE CAN, AND THE WILLINGNESS OF THOSE INVOLVED, THAT WE WILL SEE THE GROUNDBREAKING IN JANUARY OF 2025.
WITH YOUR SIDE WILLING AND OUR SIDE WILLING, UH, I HOPE THAT HAPPENS.
WE'RE, WE'RE EXPECTING COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE JULY 20, 26 PERIOD, UH, AND THEN OUTFITTING AND OPENING FOR PATIENTS IN AUGUST OF 2026.
THAT WOULD BE THE DAY THAT YOU WOULD DO THE RIBBON CUTTING.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU ON A, ON THE LAST PERSONAL NOTE I WANNA MAKE, UM, IN MY RECOVERY, WHEN I FIRST CAME TO CHANDLER, I WAS STILL ON A CANE.
UH, AS I WALKED THE HALLS OF YOUR PLACE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO WALK THE SITE.
OF COURSE, THAT, THAT, THAT IS GONE.
OR SUV, UH, I'M, I'M TAKING THE CANE TO THE CUTTING CEREMONY AS MY MILESTONE FOR WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH AND AS THE COMMITMENT TO WHAT I HOPE FOR MY TRAUMA BROTHERS AND SISTERS WILL BE THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THAT ACTUALLY ISN'T NORMALLY HAPPENING.
THERE WILL BE OTHER SERVICE LINES AVAILABLE.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER, I KNOW THIS IS A GENERAL, I'D LOVE TO DO THAT.
WE'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS, BUT PLEASE, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, THAT WAS VERY INSPIRATIONAL AND I, I MEAN THAT IN A GOOD SENSE.
IT, UH, IN TERMS OF YOUR STORY AND, AND WHAT YOU HOPE TO BRING TO OUR GREATER COMMUNITY.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.
UH, THE BACKGROUND AND THEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS HOSPITAL WAS GONNA BE BRINGING INTO CHANDLER.
UM, YOU PROBABLY DID YOUR HOMEWORK, UNDERSTANDING THAT I AM A NURSE AND THIS
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IS MY LINE OF WORK.I WANTED TO GET A, A GOOD SENSE OF WHAT THIS HOSPITAL WAS GOING TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE HERE IN CHANDLER.
AND YOU MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY, UH, WILL PROVIDE A SPECIFIC AREA OF SERVICE THAT OTHERWISE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE HERE SPECIALIZED INTO.
AND ALSO, AS THE MAYOR STATED, IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT A LOT OF PATIENTS, WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO THEM, AND THEY ARE IN A HOSPITAL WHERE SO MANY OTHER SERVICES ARE BEING RENDERED, IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR AREA.
JUST LIKE WE SAID ALL THE TIME, DOCTOR WALKED IN, IF YOUR HEAD IS HURTING, THAT'S ALL HE LOOKS LIKE.
YOUR HEELS MAY BE GOING AND SHAMBLE, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY HE'S THERE FOR IS FOR YOUR HEAD.
BUT YOU SEEM TO BE REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT REALLY WILL HAPPEN THERE IN THIS HOSPITAL.
THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE THOUGH, FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER, YOU MENTIONED ACCESS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES, UH, WITH, UH, ACCESS.
AND SO I WANTED TO FIND OUT, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE CONTRACT? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? MULTIPLE PAY.
UH, YOU SAID YOU TALK ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF PAYER SOURCES, WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE PAY INSURANCE AND THINGS.
SO JUST WANTED TO HAVE AN IDEA SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER WILL KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TRULY ACCESS THAT.
UM, IF THEY CARRY DIFFERENT, UH, MODE OF PAYMENT.
THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DIFFICULTIES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY.
AND WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO CONTROL COSTS BETTER THAN A TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL.
AND WHAT I SAY, CONTROL COSTS PROVIDE MORE OF OUR MONEY TO THERAPY FOR THE PATIENTS.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO MORE THAN JUST THE BROKEN BODY MODEL, AS YOU MENTIONED.
UH, WE ARE COMMITTED TO TRYING TO DO MORE OF AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO MEDICINE.
UM, AND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT IS THE PAYER MIX TO DO THAT, OF COURSE, WE'RE, WE'RE PLANNING, WE, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF, OF THE TRADITIONAL INSURANCE COMPANIES.
UM, WE ALSO, WE ALSO HAVE IN OUR BUSINESS PLAN, UH, UH, EXPECTING TO DO, UH, UH, PRO BONO WORK OR FREE WORK, IF YOU WILL.
UH, AND WE ALL ARE, ARE WORKING, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOUCHY TO, TO GET INTO, TO EXPAND THOSE WHO WOULD BE PAYING FOR THAT.
CORRECT? SO THE VERY FIRST THING I BROUGHT UP WAS ABOUT THE IDEA OF EVIDENCE-BASED, UH, EVIDENCE.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, IS EVIDENCE-BASED SUCCESS? WELL, IN THE FUTURE, NO.
ACTUALLY PAY YOU MORE FOR THAT.
WHO KNEW? WELL, WE DO, AND WE'RE DESIGNING OUR HOSPITAL AROUND THAT CAPACITY.
AM I HERE TO TELL YOU THAT ANYONE WHO NEEDS SERVICE, WE CAN DO NO.
WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS WE ARE COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE GROUP WHO CAN, WE'RE COMMITTED TO LOOKING IN MY CASE, CAN YOU IMAGINE GOING TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND SAYING, OH, BY THE WAY, I NEED PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR NINE MONTHS.
IT'LL ONLY COST YOU A FORTUNE.
SO, WELL, IT, IT, IT DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S THE LIFE I LIVED.
IT'S THE LIFE THAT I WAS ABLE TO WORK AS BEST I CAN.
OKAY? I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT WE'RE GONNA BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE WILL DO A BETTER JOB THAN YOU'RE USED TO.
LOVE THE FACT THAT IT'S COMING HERE TO CHANDLER.
YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP HERE AND IT WILL PROVIDE WHAT WE NEED HERE.
COUNCILMAN ORLANDO? UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
ACTUALLY, MY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GROUNDBREAKING IN JANUARY.
SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION.
SO,
DID WE EVER GET BACK WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL WITH AN ANSWER? UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER OR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? UM, WE, UH, I DO NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE, THE RESIDENT, UH, UPON RESEARCH TODAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A, A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SIGNAL COULD BE BLOCKED.
UM, BUT, UH, THE RESIDENT WAS ASKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF, UH, TV SIGNALS BEING BLOCKED FROM SOUTH MOUNTAIN.
UM, IT'S, IT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT THE BUILDING OFFICIALS SAID IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT OCCUR.
UPON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, THE WAY THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS FLOW, IT WOULD GO OVER THE BUILDING.
WELL, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ANSWERED THE GENTLEMAN'S, UH, OR THE, THE RESIDENTS, UH, QUESTION.
THAT'S ALL I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR, OR OKAY.
UM, JUST FOR APPLICANT, JUST, UM, HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE SPECIALTY OF
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SERVICES.MY, MY DAUGHTER, SHE PLAYS BASKETBALL AND ACTUALLY TONIGHT SHE'S PLAYING FOR THE STATE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT? THIS IS SOME, THIS IS A PART OF THE ROLE.
UM, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BROKEN BONES, UM, MORE ABOUT LIKE ATHLETE INJURIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, WE HAVE GREAT FOOTBALL, WE HAVE GREAT BASKETBALL, WE HAVE GREAT, UM, GREAT SOCCER.
JUST KIND OF WANTING TO KNOW, ARE THESE ARE SOME OF YOUR ANTICIPATED CLIENTS OR SPECIALTIES THAT YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH, WITH THIS, WITH THIS SERVICE? WELL, IT'S EASY TO SAY YES TO ANYTHING
IT'S MORE, IT'S MORE SPECIFIC TO SAY HOW, UM, AND THE ANSWER TO WHAT I'M SAYING, WE'RE REINVENTING A HOSPITAL.
UH, THAT'S A WEIRD WORD, UH, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE AVERAGE HOSPITAL IS CONTROLLED FROM THE TOP DOWN AND OURS GROWS FROM THE BOTTOM UP.
SO, IN THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, WE, WE ARE FOCUSED ON SPORTS MEDICINE AS SOME OF THE PROVIDERS WE HAVE, WHICH WILL BE GROWING UP INTO OUR ORGANIZATION, MEANING THAT WE'RE WITHIN OUR, UH, WITHIN OUR UMBRELLA.
UH, BUT IT'S, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S JUST ONE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE CANNOT DO EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE.
OB, GYNI DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.
WE DO SURGERY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT, UH, WORK WELL WITH WHAT I CALL THE GROW UP SYSTEM.
IN OTHER WORDS, THAT WE HAVE PROVIDERS THAT WE CAN NURTURE WITHIN OUR SYSTEM TO DO THAT.
AND I, I CAN TELL YOU THE SPORTS MEDICINE AND ALL ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE, FRANKLY, INCLUDING PT, IS A BIG DEAL IN THIS AREA, AND IT CERTAINLY IS BY OFF BY DEFINITION, A PASSION IN MY LIFE.
SO I I, I OWE SO MUCH TO THEM.
I, I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT'S A SPECIFIC SERVICE THAT EXCLUDES OTHERS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'D MENTIONED ABOUT MY MEDSURG HOSPITAL FROM 40 YEARS AGO, WE'RE CONTINUING TO REINVENT THAT THIS HOSPITAL STRUCTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE REINVENTED AS TIME GOES BY.
ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT A HOSPITAL LIKE THIS, MOST DEVELOPERS THAT COME TO YOU, IT'S A FIVE TO 10 YEAR BEFORE THEY SELL THE BUILDINGS.
WE'RE BUILDING A HOSPITAL THAT'S A 20, 40 60 YEAR EVENT.
IF YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT, WILL WE CHANGE OVER THAT TIME? OF COURSE, WE CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT IT, NOR WOULD WE WANT TO STAY THE WAY WE ARE.
SO IT'S EASY TO SAY, GOOD NEWS, YOU'RE ON OUR LIST.
IT'S, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO SAY, AND THAT'S NOT OUR ONLY LIST.
REAL QUICK, HOW MANY BEDS? REMEMBER ALICE, HOW MANY BEDS? WE, YOU, YOU ARE APPROVING UP TO 99 BEDS.
AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, YOU KNOW WHY WE HAVEN'T GONE TO A HUNDRED? BECAUSE WE'RE WHOLE NEW RULES, CORRECT? THANK, THANK YOU.
I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA BUILD 99.
WE MAY BUILD LESS THAN THAT, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE OTHER COMPONENTS ARE.
I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT SINCE BELOW 60 DOESN'T WORK, I'M SURE IT'LL BE MORE THAN 60.
I JUST WANNA, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN YOU GET TO ADD EXTRA HEALTHCARE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR CITIES.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, CHOOSING US.
IT, IT'S BEEN A TWO YEAR LOOK.
WE DIDN'T WALK IN OUTTA THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A RIBBON CUTTING.
AND IF YOU, UH, HAVE ONE, WE'D LOOK FORWARD TO A GROUNDBREAKING TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU.
[10. Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5075, City Code Amendments, PLH23-0026 City Code Amendments related to Zoning, Property Maintenance, & Refuse, amending Chapter 30 Property Maintenance, Chapter 35 Land Use and Zoning, Chapter 39 Sign Code, and Chapter 44 Garbage and Refuse Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5075 approving PLH23-0026 City Code Amendments related to Zoning, Property Maintenance, & Refuse, text amendments to: A. Section 35-200 Definitions of the Zoning Code relating to mid-rise development, bar, and other updates, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. B. Section 35-305 Use Permit, relating to renewal enforcement, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. C. Articles IV. AG-1-Agricultural District, V. SF-33-Single Family District, VI. SF-18-Single Family District, VI.1. SF-10 Single Family District, VIII. MF-1-Medium Density Residential District, IX. MF-2-Multiple Family Residential District, and X. MF-3-High Density Residential District of Chapter 35 Land Use and Zoning, cleaning up language and permitting single family homes on parcels zoned multifamily residential that are less than 12,000 square feet, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. D. Sections 35-1203, 35-1503, 35-1703, and 35-1902.4, granting authority to the Planning Administrator to reduce front yard setbacks within the Infill Incentive District, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission E. Sections 35-1802 General Requirements and 35-1804 Parking Schedule, relating to parking requirements, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. F. Section 35-1902.8(c) Site Development Plan, allowing the Planning Administrator to administratively approve more than two free-standing pads, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. G. Section 35-1902 Site Development Plan, relating to drive-through requirements, use of shipping containers, and screening of roof-mounted equipment, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. H. Section 35-2100 Table of Permitted Uses for Nonresidential Districts, modifying the layout, adding new previously unlisted uses, clarifying ancillary use provisions, and other related changes, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. I. Section 35-2202 Accessory Buildings and Guest Quarters, permitting accessory dwelling units within single-family lots, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. J. Section 35-2204 General, relating to perimeter wall requirements, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. K. Sections 35-2202.1, 35-2205, and 35-2208, relating to open-air ramadas, swimming pool setbacks, and satellite dish antenna requirements, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. L. Section 35-2215 Home Occupation, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. M. Chapter 39 Sign Code, relating to murals and temporary sign requirements, as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. N. Chapter 30 Property Maintenance, relating to vehicles, trespassing light, landscaping maintenance, and abatement cost. O. Chapter 44 Garbage and Refuse, relating to conversion from alley refuse pickup to curbside. Council Focus Area(s):]
IN, UM, UH, WAS ME BY ITEM NUMBER 10, HAVING TO DO WITH OUR 50 75 ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS AND LAUREN COMING UP.BUT I, I ALSO JUST WANNA JUST STATE FOR US AND, AND CITY ATTORNEY.
SO THE WAY THAT WE ARE, WE'VE GOT THIS BROKEN OUT, THAT IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM OUT, WE WOULD TAKE THE WHOLE GROUP AND BRING IT TO ACTION OR JUST TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM FROM THERE.
UM, UH, 50 75 A OR OR B, HOW WOULD THAT LOOK SO THAT WE'RE PREPARED ON THURSDAY? MAYOR, IF, IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO PULL OUT A COMPONENT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE THE ENTIRE THING TO ACTION AND THEN VOTE.
HAVE INDIVIDUAL VOTES ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT THE COUNCIL'S OKAY.
GO FORWARD WITH AND THEN SEPARATE VOTE ON THE ITEM.
SO COUNCIL, RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS ON CONSENT FOR THURSDAY.
IF ON THURSDAY, IF ANY OF YOU, UH, WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM OUT, WE'LL MOVE THE ENTIRE THING TO ACTION AND THEN VOTE FOR, UH, 50 75 SANDS D OR WHATEVER, AND THEN, UH, GET THAT AND THEN, UH, VOTE ON THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE WILL PLAN ON DOING SO THAT YOU'LL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY AND FREEDOM TO, TO DO THIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELSE, WE DID REMOVE THE ONE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.
THERE, THERE WERE THREE THAT WERE TAKEN OFF THAT WERE EITHER FOR FURTHER
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CONSIDERATION.UM, GIVE US JUST A VERY BRIEF THING IN TERMS OF HOW THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE EFFECT.
WE'VE HAD A STUDY SESSION, AND WE DON'T NEED TO GO INTO EVERY ONE OF THOSE, BUT JUST THE AREAS OF THESE AND WHERE THEY HELP STAFF OR WHERE THEY HELP OUR RESIDENTS.
SO, VERY HIGH LEVEL, OF COURSE.
AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME UP TO HIGHLIGHT THIS CODE AMENDMENT.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WE COULD, UH, DOING RESEARCH DATING BACK TO LIKE 1976.
UH, IT'S BEEN A BIG LOAD TO CARRY.
UH, SO AS PART OF, UH, ITEM NUMBER 10, IT'S AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ZONING, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, AND REFUGE.
UM, THERE ARE, UH, UP TO 30 DIFFERENT, UH, CODE AREAS OF THE CODE THAT WE'RE AMENDING.
UH, A MAJORITY OF THEM FALL WITHIN THE ZONING CODE.
SOME OF THEM FALL WITHIN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS ONE WORD WITHIN, UH, THE REFUGE, UH, CHAPTER.
UH, TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE, UH, UH, INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH ALL OF 'EM, IT'S A PRETTY LONG PRESENTATION.
BUT IF I WAS TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, WE BROKE 'EM INTO REALLY THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL.
SO THE FIRST BEING RESIDENTIAL.
UH, AS PART OF THIS CODE AMENDMENT, WE LOOKED AT WAYS THAT RESIDENTS COULD REALLY UTILIZE THEIR PROPERTIES AND FULLY ENJOY THEIR PROPERTIES.
UH, OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HEARD, UH, UH, A LOT OF, UH, REQUESTS TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD A CASITA ON THEIR PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR AN AGING PARENT OR AN ADULT CHILD TO LIVE ON PROPERTY.
UH, SO UNDER THIS, UH, AMENDMENT, WE ARE REQUESTING TO PERMIT FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WITHIN SINGLE FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES.
UH, WE ALSO, UNDER THIS CONSIDERATION, UH, WE'VE RELAXED HOME OCCUPATION RULES, UH, TO ALLOW FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS TO OCCUR NOT ONLY WITHIN A HOME, BUT WITHIN A GARAGE OR WITHIN AN ACCESSORY BUILDING.
WE ALLOW FOR AN EMPLOYEE AND A CUSTOMER TO OCCUR ON THE PROPERTY DURING LIMITED HOURS.
WE DID SOME, WE DID PUT PARAMETERS ONTO TYPES OF USES THAT COULD OCCUR, AND WE DID PROHIBIT, UH, USES THAT WOULD, UH, BE DISRUPTIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, ANOTHER THING THAT WE, AS PART OF THIS CODE AMENDMENT IS, UH, INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF A RAMADA A RESIDENT CAN INSTALL WITHIN THEIR REAR YARD.
CURRENTLY, IT'S LIMITED AT 150 FEET, UH, WHICH PUTS, UM, SOME HARDSHIP TO IT.
A LOT OF THE PRE-MANUFACTURED ONES THAT CAN BE BOUGHT AT, UH, HOME DEPOT OR LOWE'S, EXCEED THE 150.
UH, SO WE GET A LOT OF, UH, UH, COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE PLANNING DIVISION ABOUT, UM, THE, THE LIMITATION OF 150.
SO AS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT, WE'RE ELIMINATING THAT, UH, AS LONG AS IT'S MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SETBACK LOCK COVERAGE, MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
UM, AS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT, WE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT OUR MULTIFAMILY, UH, PARKING REQUIREMENTS, MORE SPECIFICALLY GUEST PARKING.
UH, WHEN WE DID RESEARCH WITH OTHER CITIES, WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE IN LINE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PARKING WE REQUIRE, UH, FOR MULTIFAMILY, BUT WE WERE DEFICIENT ON GUEST PARKING.
WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T EVEN IDENTIFY IT.
UH, SO WE, WE IDENTIFIED A PARKING RATIO FOR GUEST PARKING PER UNIT, UH, AS WELL AS UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY, ALLOWING FOR A SINGLE FAMILY TO DEVELOP A SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO DEVELOP ON A MULTI-FAMILY ZONED PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, TO PRESERVE THE SILK STOCKING IN SOUTH VILLAGE AREAS, UH, ONTO SOME HIGHLIGHTING, UH, AMENDMENTS REGARDING NON-RESIDENTIAL, UH, PROPOSALS.
UM, THERE WERE A WHOLE BUNCH OF AMENDMENTS IN THERE.
UH, BUT TO HIGHLIGHT THEM, UM, SOME AMENDMENTS WOULD ALLOW FOR US, UH, THEY WOULD GIVE US THE TOOLS TO OBTAIN THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF DESIGN FOR INFILL REDEVELOPMENT, ADAPTIVE REUSE, UH, WITH THE ABILITY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY WAVE SETBACKS WITHIN NORTH CHANDLER, UH, BY HALF, IF THEY DESIGN TO A HIGH STANDARD, WE SET UP A CRITERIA TO REVIEW THAT.
UH, ALSO, A LOT OF THE CODE ALLOWS FOR A PREDICTABLE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
UH, SO DEVELOPERS ULTIMATELY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING UP FOR WHEN THEY COME TO DEVELOP WITHIN CHANDLER.
UH, WE CODIFIED A LOT OF OUR POLICIES THAT WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING FOR ABOUT A DECADE NOW.
AND BY PUTTING IT IN THE CODE, IT'S A PLACE WE CAN POINT TO, TO TELL A DEVELOPER OR A ZONING ATTORNEY THOU SHALL, BECAUSE IT'S IN OUR CODE.
UM, AS WELL AS, UH, CODES TO EXPEDITE, UH, THE REVIEW PROCESS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, WE TOOK A LOOK AT PARKING REQUIREMENTS AS WELL FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES.
UH, WE ESTABLISHED THAT FLEX INDUSTRIAL, WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE END USER IS, THAT IT SHOULD BE PARKED AT TWO PER THOUSAND TO GET THE TARGETED EMPLOYERS THAT WE WOULD LIKE WITHIN OUR EMPLOYMENT AREAS.
IT WOULD EQUATE TO ABOUT 38 TO 40% OF THAT BUILDING WOULD BE ALLOTTED
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TO BE USED FOR OFFICE.UH, SO HEADQUARTERS CAN MOVE TO THESE BUILDINGS.
UH, AS WELL AS WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL OFFICE, UH, OUR LAST APPLICANT THAT WAS JUST UP, HE BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD PROBABLY ADD AN ADDITIONAL OUTPATIENT, UM, REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL PARKING.
UH, AS WELL AS WE ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS WITHIN OUR, OUR SIGN CODE, UH, TO ALLOW FOR FOUR LEASE SIGNS PERMANENT, UH, FOR A WHOLE YEAR, UH, IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR BUSINESSES OR BUILDING OWNERS, UH, THE ABILITY TO ADVERTISE THEIR, THEIR BUILDING, UH, AS WELL AS WE, UH, ADDED MURALS AND HOW THEY'RE PERMITTED WITHIN OUR CODE.
UM, THIS WASN'T YOUR FIRST TIME LOOKING AT THIS.
UH, ORIGINALLY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, UH, PLANNING STAFF, WE ALL TOOK AN ITEM.
UH, WE DID RESEARCH, WE LOOKED AT TRENDS.
WE LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING STATEWIDE, NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES TO SEE WHAT THEIR CODES PERMITTED.
UH, WE THEN DRAFTED, CODE CAME BEFORE YOU LAST YEAR IN APRIL OF 2023.
OUR PRESENTATION WAS SO LARGE, WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH EVEN HALF OF IT.
UH, SO WE BROKE IT UP INTO, UH, TWO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS TO ALIGN WITH YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS AND E ECONOMIC VITALITY.
UH, WE'RE ASKED TO DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH.
UH, WE ALSO WENT TO OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, FOR A WORK SESSION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023 LAST YEAR.
UH, THEY GAVE US A LOT OF FEEDBACK AS WELL, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH, UH, REGARDING DESIGN OF ADMINISTRATIVELY, BEING ABLE TO REVIEW REDUCING SETBACKS AND ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL FREESTANDING PADS.
UH, AT THAT TIME, WE DRAFTED 30 PLUS PAGES OF, OF CODES, UH, AND WE POSTED IT TO OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.
UH, THE CITY, UH, POSTED IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL AS, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA.
UH, STAFF EMAILED IT TO, UH, ZONING ATTORNEYS AS WELL AS DEVELOPERS THAT FREQUENT OUR CITY.
UH, WE MET WITH, UH, INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, UM, AND IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, WE TOOK THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENT THAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA THIS WEEK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, THEY DID MAKE THREE AMENDMENTS.
UH, THE THREE WERE, UH, THEY ADDED, UM, HOME OCCUPATIONS.
UH, SWIM LESSONS COULD OCCUR OUTSIDE AS LONG AS IT WAS, UH, ONE, ONE CUSTOMER PER TIME.
AS WELL AS, UM, UH, SOME OTHER, UM, MODIFICATIONS.
UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE MET WITH YOU TO, TO SHOW YOU THE FINAL DRAFT.
UH, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE.
WE REMOVED THREE ITEMS, AND WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS WEEK WITH, UH, THE FINAL DRAFT IF APPROVED THIS WEEK.
UH, IT DOES HAVE TO GO TO A SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SO IT WOULD BE ON YOUR FEBRUARY 22ND AGENDA FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
AND IF APPROVED, UH, IT, THE CODES BECOME EFFECTIVE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
SO MARCH 22ND, 2024, THE CODE WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE.
UH, WE RECEIVE A LOT OF PHONE CALLS IN OUR OFFICE THROUGH OUR PLANNER OF THE DAY LINE RESIDENTS WANTING TO EXCEED THE SIZE OF THEIR RAMADA OR BUILD, UH, AN A DU OR HOME OCCUPATIONS.
AND EVERYBODY KEEPS WONDERING WHAT THAT DATE IS.
AND SO IF APPROVED MARCH 22ND, 2024 OF THIS YEAR, IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.
UM, AS WELL AS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE.
AS I INDICATED, WE SENT IT OUT TO INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, WE DID PRESENT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH IS A GROUP OF SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESS OWNERS.
UH, WE, WE PRESENTED THE NON-RESIDENTIAL, UH, CODE AMENDMENTS TO THEM, AND THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT, UH, STATING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD EXPEDITE BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY.
AND ANY CHANGES THAT THEY WOULD WANNA WA MAKE, IT WOULD HELP OUT WITH THAT.
WE MET WITH THE MULTI-HOUSING ASSOCIATION ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
UH, THEY WERE OVERALL SUPPORTIVE OF THE CODE AMENDMENT, HOWEVER THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH, UH, THE GUEST PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
UM, UH, BUT AS OF TODAY, UH, THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE, UH, OF ALL CODE AMENDMENTS.
UH, WE MET WITH THE DCCP, UH, THEY HAD GREAT COMMENTS, BUT NONE OF THEM REALLY PERTAINING TO THE CURRENT CODE AMENDMENT AND, UH, POSSIBLY SOMETHING WE WOULD LOOK AT LATER THIS YEAR AS ANOTHER CODE AMENDMENT FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, AND AS I STATED, WE PUT IT UP ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.
UM, AS AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS STAFF MEMO, WE'VE RECEIVED 18 SUBMISSIONS, UH, SEVEN WERE AGAINST, UH, GENERALLY STATING THAT OVERALL WE, WE OVER PARKED THE CITY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND WE SHOULDN'T REGULATE THAT.
UM, HOME OCCUPATIONS CONCERNS WITH, YOU
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KNOW, ALLOWING, UH, CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES TO COME TO THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS ADUS.UM, WE HAD ALSO SEVEN SUPPORT COMMENTS, UH, A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, ENLARGING OF THE RAMADA AS WELL AS ADUS.
AND THEN JUST FOUR GENERAL QUESTIONS.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO EXPAND ON ANY ONE ITEM.
UH, I DO HAVE THEM FURTHER IN THE STACK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, TO TALK ABOUT ONE ITEM OR, UH, WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALSO HAD LOOKED AT THIS VERY COPIOUSLY, BUT I DO, UM, ONE QUESTION AND ONE COMMENT FOR ME, AND WE SHOULD GET, WE SHOULD GET HER A BOTTLE OF WATER.
THAT WAS AN EXHAUSTIVE PRESENTATION.
UH, SO I DO KNOW UP IN, UH, DOWNTOWN PHOENIX RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE DELIBERATIONS HAS TO DO WITH ADUS, AND THEY'RE, THEY ARE LESS INCLINED TO, UH, TAKE OUT THAT THESE COULD BE SHORT TERM RENTALS.
I KNOW WE PUT IN THERE THAT THESE ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE SHORT TERM RENTALS TO ADD TO OUR HOUSING STOCK OR FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES.
SO IF THAT INDEED HAPPENS, I SUPPOSE, UH, IF THEY, IF THEY GET THAT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THAT AGAIN LATER THIS YEAR TO TO RE, TO CORRESPOND.
IF THEY CHANGE THIS DIFFERENT THAN OURS, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE OUR, OUR CODE TO ALIGN WITH STATE.
RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT, MAYOR.
UH, IF THE STATE WAS TO PREAMBLE AND, UH, MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, UH, WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO AMEND OUR CODE TO ALIGN.
YEAH, COUNCIL MEMBER LA ORLANDO, THEY'RE ALSO AFTER SETBACKS FOR CHICKENS.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA LET YOU, UH, HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
AND SECONDLY, I I JUST WANTED TO SAY I, IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, PARTICULARLY WITH THIS OVERALL, BUT I, I'VE BEEN VERY ADMIRABLE THE WAY YOU ALL HANDLED THIS WITH, UH, MULTI-HOUSING, PARKING.
IT AS WE HAVE MORE, UH, MULTI-HOUSING COMING IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY JUST DON'T START FLOODING NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND, AND THAT THEY PROVIDE ADEQUATE AND TO, TO GET, UH, MULTI-HOUSING AUTHORITY ONLINE.
ONCE THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE, I, I THOUGHT WAS, UH, UH, SOME GOOD STATESMANSHIP ON THE CITY'S PART AND, AND GETTING THAT ACROSS.
IT, IT PRECEDES, UH, ONE OF OUR LONGSTANDING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE DAYS.
I UNDERSTAND IN TERMS OF THESE, GOING BACK TO, SO, UH, A LONG HISTORY OF CHANGE HERE TOO.
COUNCIL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, THANK YOU MAYOR AND LAUREN.
AND KEVIN, THANKS FOR YOUR TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS FOR SURE.
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT A, A FEW OF THE PARTICULAR ITEMS, AND MAYBE IF WE DO END UP PULLING IT, UH, TO THURSDAY, WE CAN VOTE UP OR DOWN BASED ON WHAT IT IS.
BUT FIRST I WANTED TO ASK, JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, WHAT WERE THE THREE ITEMS THAT YOU PULLED? UH, YES.
UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, THE THREE ITEMS THAT WE PULLED WERE, UM, WE, THERE WAS A, UM, PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT, UH, REGARDING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE WITH THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT COULD BE STORED, UH, WITHIN A REAR YARD OF A, A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
UH, THAT ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH.
UM, WE AS WELL PULLED, PARDON ME, I DREW A BLANK.
UM, WE MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE HOME OCCUPATION.
UM, ORIGINALLY WE STATED THAT IT COULD NOT OCCUR WITHIN A GARAGE.
WE'VE SINCE CHANGED THAT TO STATE THAT NO PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS SHALL OCCUR.
SO WHEN THE, IF THE HOMEOWNER WAS TO SELL THAT, UH, THE NEXT HOMEOWNER WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE GARAGE AS A GARAGE.
AND THE LAST ONE WAS, OH, UH, AFFORDABLE PARKING.
UH, WE WERE, AFTER MEETING WITH THE MULTI-HOUSING ASSOCIATION, THEY ASKED IF WE HAD ANY CODE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT WERE COMING IN AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND, UH, WE DIDN'T, UH, SO WE WERE ABLE TO DRAFT THAT.
UM, BUT AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE, UH, OR AT THIS POINT, WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH BEFORE GOING THROUGH WITH THAT ONE.
SO I'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS HERE, MARY, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
SO, TO BE CLEAR, PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS NO PERMISSION TO HAVE A HOME-BASED BUSINESS, OR AM I MISTAKEN ON THAT ONE? I THOUGHT THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAD DONE SOMETHING THAT ALLOWED FOR MORE HOME BASE, UH, THE PROLIFERATION OF, OF MORE HOME-BASED BUSINESSES.
DID WE NOT HAVE THAT IN CODE? OR IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO HAVE A HOMEBASED BUSINESS AND HAVE AN EMPLOYEE COME OVER, HELP ME UNDERSTAND
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THAT.SO COULD THEY NOT DO THAT BEFORE OR COULD THEY, AND THEN WHAT ARE WE, WHAT ARE WE DOING, WE'RE ALLOWING ONE EMPLOYEE AND HOW DO WE POLICE THAT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CARS OR YEAH.
BIKES OR, GREAT, GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO I'M UNAWARE OF ANY ESTATE REGULATION THAT WAS, UH, PASSED REGARDING HOME OCCUPATIONS.
BUT CURRENTLY AS OUR CODE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, UM, IT'S, THERE'S A DEFINITION IN THERE BY POLICY WE'VE BEEN ALLOWING FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS TO OCCUR.
IF IT WAS CONDUCTED COMPLETELY WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT AND NO CUSTOMERS OR EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO COME TO THE HOUSE, UM, THEY WOULD, UH, FILL OUT A BUSINESS REGISTRATION WITH TAX AND LICENSE, AT WHICH POINT IT WOULD GET SENT OVER TO THE PLANNING DIVISION.
WE WOULD REVIEW IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD COMPLY WITH THOSE GUIDELINES.
AND THAT, THAT'S REALLY HOW WE PROCESS 'EM TO DATE.
SO, SO THIS ACTUALLY OPENS IT UP TO BA UH, TO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE COME OVER.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY US BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE FRIENDLY TO MICRO BUSINESS OWNERS.
UM, AND THEN I THINK THE FINAL QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS ON THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A NOTE IN HERE, AND IT GOES BACK TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT, UM, RELATING TO VEHICLES IN THE YARD THAT'S STILL IN THE END LANGUAGE.
IS THAT, UH, IS THAT AN OVERSIGHT OR HAS THAT BEEN PULLED OR IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE FOR A REASON? UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UM, COUNCILMAN STEWART, UM, THE MOTIONS ARE ACTUALLY, UH, GROUPED TOGETHER.
UH, IF I WAS TO LIST THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY, IT WOULD BE A, A LONG LIST.
UH, THE REASON IT SAYS VEHICLES IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A SECOND, UH, ITEM RELATING TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES STATING THAT VEHICLES CAN'T OVERHANG A SIDEWALK.
I, I WAS GONNA EXPAND ON, BUT I DIDN'T WANT THE MOTION TO BLOW OUT FOR OUR A DA FOLKS THAT NEED TO USE THE SIDEWALKS.
AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, THE LONG TRUCKS.
I'VE GOT A BIG SUBURBAN, SO I HAVE TO LIKE, PUSH IT RIGHT UP NEXT TO MY GARAGE.
SO I'M ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF THAT.
YEAH, SO THEY'RE A LITTLE CONFUSION.
LAST TIME WE WALKED OUT OF THE MEETING WITH THE ADUS, UH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS, BUT THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO, UM, UH, STIPULATION AGAINST SOMEONE USING THAT FOR A RENTAL PROPERTY, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
UM, IT, IT JUST PROHIBITS SHORT-TERM RENTALS AS DEFINED UNDER CHAPTER 22 OF OUR CITY CODE.
AND I THINK THE CONFUSION WAS THAT WITH RENTALS ITSELF, BECAUSE I WOULD ENVISION SOME OF THESE UNITS, LIKE THEY'RE IN OTHER CITIES, ARE BEING USED NOT ONLY MAYBE FOR A, UH, YOU KNOW, A, A PARENT, A SENIOR PARENT, OR IT COULD BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT SOMEONE'S INCOME OR ACTUALLY FOR A, A YOUTH OR SOMEONE ELSE JUST GETTING STARTED.
IT'S JUST NOT SHORT TERM CAUSING POTENTIALLY TROUBLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT TO PERMIT FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WAS TO ADD ADDITIONAL UNITS AND NOT BE A RE A VACATION RENTAL.
WE WANTED TO ACT AS, UH, STILL A SINGLE FAMILY, UH, SUBDIVISION.
AND BY ALLOWING FOR, UH, RENTAL PROPERTIES TO A SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES, YOU COULD HAVE A NEW FAMILY IN THERE EVERY WEEK, UM, WITH, UM, SO IT, IT WOULD DEFEAT WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH, UH, ALLOWING FOR MORE UNITS WITHIN THE CITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, THANK YOU.
JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT ASSISTED LIVING HOMES AND THAT WHOLE A DA, UH, KIND OF, UH, DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR THOSE CLIENTS THAT ARE LIVING, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE OTHER GROUP HOMES YOUR ASSISTED, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT YOU JUST EXPLAINED CONCERNING, UM, THE WORK ALLOWING ONE EMPLOYEE OR HAVING BUSINESS INTO THE HOME BECAUSE THE LICENSES ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAYS OF PROCESSING, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS, UH, THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND GROUP HOMES ARE IDENTIFIED AS A, A SEPARATE SECTION WITHIN OUR CODE, AND THEY'RE NOT, UM, UH, CLASSIFIED AS, UH, HOME OCCUPATIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS? THANK YOU, LAUREN.
WELL-DESERVED, UH, BOTTLE OF WATER.
[13. Resolution No. 5768 Updated Financial Policies for Operating Management, Debt Management, Grant Management, Investment, Accounting Auditing and Financial Reporting, and Pension Funding Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5768, adopting updated Financial Policies for Operating Management, Debt Management, Grant Management, Investment, Accounting Auditing and Financial Reporting, and Pension Funding, and accepting the City’s share of assets and liabilities under the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Actuarial Valuation Report. Council Focus Area(s):]
ITEM NUMBER THIRTEENS CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.YEAH, MAYOR THIS, UM, AS, AS IN, AS A MEMO INDICATING AS, UM, WE'VE, UH, LOOKED AT OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AS, AS THE EN ENVIRONMENT CAN, YOU KNOW, UM, MOVES IN WHATEVER DIRECTION MAY BE.
SO REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO, AND I, IN PREPARATION FOR THURSDAY, I GUESS, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? UH, GIVE US A QUICK BRIEFING ON WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, WHERE, WHERE, WHAT WE'RE CHANGING AND IMPACT.
THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, I'D BE HAPPY TO.
UM, WE HAVE BRINGING FORWARD THURSDAY NIGHT RESOLUTION 57 68,
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AND IT IS LOOKING AT, UM, AN UPDATE TO SOME OF OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES.WE HAVE NINE FINANCIAL POLICIES.
THIS IS INCLUDING CHANGES TO SIX OF THEM.
SO, UM, MANY OF THEM ARE MINOR CLEANUP, ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE THINGS.
UM, SOME OF THE POLICIES SAY POSITION TITLES AND THE POSITION, POSITION TITLES HAVE CHANGED.
UM, SOME OF THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES HAVE CHANGED.
SO, UH, FOR INSTANCE, FOR ME, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTORS, AND MANY OF THEM, IT'S NOW UPDATED TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
UM, THERE ARE LIKE SMALL CHANGES LIKE, UH, PREFERRED TERM INSTEAD OF SAYING CITIZEN, WE'VE CHANGED THAT TO RESIDENT.
UM, BUT TO JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE MORE SIGNIFICANT ITEMS, I WOULD SAY, UM, THERE'S ONE IN THE OPERATING MANAGEMENT POLICY THAT IS UPDATING THE, UM, OUR COST OF SERVICE STUDY THAT WE DO FOR OUR UTILITY RATES.
WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE YEAR WE UPDATE OUR RATE MODEL AND OUR UTILITY RATE ANALYSIS.
BUT EV THE POLICY AS IT STANDS TODAY, UM, SAYS THAT A MINIMUM OF EVERY FOUR YEARS WE HAVE TO DO A COST OF SERVICE STUDY.
WELL, A COST OF SERVICE STUDY, UM, IS USUALLY A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF PROCESS.
UH, OVER THE PAST FEW STUDIES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAS TRANSITIONED COST OF SERVICE, UH, RATE CHANGES OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
SO, UM, IT'S REALLY TOO SHORT OF A TIME SPAN.
SO WE'RE EXPANDING THAT OR REQUESTING THAT THAT BE CHANGED TO SEVEN YEARS.
SO WE HAVE FIVE YEARS, ONE YEAR IN THE MIDDLE TO SEE THE RESULTS, AND THEN WE WOULD THEN INITIATE ANOTHER COST OF SERVICE.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, IN THE DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY, FOR INSTANCE, UH, THERE'S DIFFERENT DEBT, UM, TOOLS THAT WE USE.
UM, MUNICIPAL PROPERTY CORPORATION BONDS HAVEN'T BEEN USED SINCE THE NINETIES.
AND NOW WE USE EXCISE TAX, REVENUE OBLIGATION BONDS, OR REVENUE BONDS.
SO THOSE ARE BEING, UH, THAT TERMINOLOGY OR THOSE BOND TYPES ARE BEING UPDATED.
UH, IN THE GRANT MANAGEMENT POLICY, WE, I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE NOW HAVE A GRANT, UH, PROGRAM MANAGER, AND SHE HAS BEEN, UH, WONDERFUL.
WE'VE INCORPORATED HER INTO OUR GRANT INTAKE PROCESS, SO SHE IS NOW LISTED IN THERE.
UM, GRANTS GO THROUGH A STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT REVIEW IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND THEY RUN THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM MANAGERS.
SO WE'VE REALLY ENCAPSULATED THAT PROCESS IN THE NEW GRANT POLICY.
BUT NO, UH, LIMITS HAVE CHANGED.
IT'S STILL A $30,000 GRANT OR HIGHER THRESHOLD WILL COME BEFORE COUNCIL.
IN THE, UM, ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING POLICY, OUR FINANCIAL REPORT USED TO BE CALLED A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
NOW IT IS CALLED AN ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.
UH, BUT THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS THE PENSION FUNDING POLICY.
THAT IS ONE THAT ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE REQUIRES THAT WE UPDATE EVERY YEAR.
UM, IF I THINK IT WAS 2021 ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE REQUIRED, WE ESTABLISH IT.
ACTUALLY, IT WAS BACK BEFORE THAT 2018.
UM, SINCE THEN, WE, WE ESTABLISHED IT IN THE FIRST YEAR.
EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GET OUR ACTUARIAL FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE P-S-P-R-S BOARD, PUBLIC SAFETY PENSION BOARD, UM, THOSE NUMBERS GET UPDATED IN OUR PENSION FUNDING POLICY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WITH THE UPDATE THIS YEAR.
UM, THE FUNDED, UH, IT, IT STATES BOTH FOR POLICE AND FIRE, HOW MUCH IS ACTUALLY FUNDED VERSUS NOT FUNDED.
AND WE HAVE MOVED THE NEEDLE WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
THIS UPDATE IS ONLY THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2023, SO IT INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS OF 50 MILLION IN IT, BUT THE, THE PAYMENT WE MADE IN JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR WON'T BE IN THE PENSION FUNDING POLICY UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR.
SO THIS ONE ACTUALLY, UH, CHANGES US FROM, UM, 78.8% FUNDING STATUS UP TO 83.
WE'RE IN THE EIGHTIES FINALLY.
JUST MAKE SURE I HAVE IT RIGHT, 83.3.
SO IT WENT FROM 75.2, AND THAT'S MELDED POLICE AND FIRE.
NOW WE ARE 83.3% FUNDED THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2023.
SO, UM, OUR NEXT, UH, REPORT THAT WE RECEIVE AND THE NUMBERS THAT GO IN OUR NEXT FUND FUNDING POLICY UPDATE, OF COURSE, WILL REFLECT A MUCH EVEN ROSIER PICTURE FOR US.
BUT THOSE ARE REALLY, UH, THE UPDATES THAT ARE INCLUDED.
AND REALLY OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES BECOME THE BASIS FOR OUR 24 25 BUDGET PREP.
UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAS HAD THESE IN PLACE FOR YEARS, UM,
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AND, UH, THEY REALLY SET KIND OF THE GUIDELINES FOR US, IF YOU WILL, ON STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, STRATEGIC INTENT FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, UM, MANAGING RISKS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS, AND SUPPORT OUR GOOD BOND RATINGS TO MINIMIZE BORROWING COSTS.WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
APPRECIATE YOU SAID THE RIGHT KEY WORDS, BONDS,
AND IT GIVES US A GOOD STABILITY.
AND YES, INVESTORS, UH, KNOW THAT WHEN THEY BUY A CHANDLER BOND, IT'S, UM, BE PAID BACK WITH INTEREST.
[15. Resolution No. 5765 Authorizing the Application and Award of a Bureau of Reclamation Grant in the Amount of $5,000,000 Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5765 authorizing the application and award of a grant in the amount of $5,000,000, from the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement and take all action necessary to implement the grant. Council Focus Area(s):]
THING, DEAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO'S HART IS GRANT, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 15.YOU ALSO REQUESTED A BRIEFING ON THAT.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IN OUR AMWA MEETING, BUT, UM, I THINK IT'S A GOOD, ANOTHER GOOD STORY THAT WE ARE GOING AFTER GRANTS AND, UH, SUPPLEMENTING.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE DO GET QUESTIONS ALL AT SOMETIMES ABOUT OUR BUDGETING.
HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW, IS IT PURELY BASED ON TAXES? AND EVERY YEAR WE GO THROUGH THIS, WHAT GRANTS WE BROUGHT IN, AND IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE PERCENTAGE WISE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE WITH THESE GRANTS.
SO JUST, UH, GIVE US A QUICK BRIEFING WHAT THIS FOR AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE AVERAGE RESIDENT.
UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UM, IT HAS BEEN ONLY IN THE RECENT YEARS THAT, UH, THE UTILITY HAS, UH, GONE AND SOUGHT AFTER GRANTS.
UH, IN PARTICULAR, UH, AS OF LATE, WE'VE, UH, PURSUED SEVERAL GRANTS RELATED TO WATER CONSERVATION.
UM, WHICH THIS IS, UH, ONE, THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE'D BE LOOKING FOR FROM THE BUREAU RECLAMATION AS PART OF THEIR WATER SMART GRANTS PROGRAM.
UH, IT WOULD HELP US TO FACILITATE A MORE RAPID CHANGE OUT OF OUR, UH, SOPHISTICATED, UH, WATER METERS THAT TRANSMIT, UH, INFORMATION TO US ON A DAILY BASIS SO THAT WE CAN MOVE MORE QUICKLY INTO AN AUTOMATED METER READING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT VERY CLOSELY NOW, UH, OUR, OUR PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD.
WE'LL BE INSTALLING, UH, DATA COLLECTORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND IMPROVING OUR METER INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS, UH, WHAT THIS $5 MILLION WOULD BE FOR.
SO BY, BY MOVING, UH, TOWARDS, UH, OBTAINING A GRANT LIKE THIS, UH, IT WILL KEEP OUR RATES LOW, UH, AND IT WILL KEEP OUR SERVICES, UH, AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVELS.
AND WE'LL REDUCE ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU NEED TO GO ACTUALLY READ METERS AND DEAL.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE ALREADY TRANSITIONING THAT ALREADY, CORRECT? YEAH.
UH, THERE IS, THERE IS A, AN IDEA THAT, UH, AUTOMATIC, UH, METER READING INFRASTRUCTURE DOES, UH, IT DOES ACTUALLY DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE YOU NEED TO READ METERS.
BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS THOSE SAME INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE TO BE TRAINED IN IT
SO THE HOPE IS, UH, POSSIBLY, UM, TO, UH, REDUCE HEAD COUNT, UH, ON THE METERS.
BUT, UH, ONLY TIME WILL TELL AS WE DEVELOP THAT PROGRAM TO SEE, UM, ARE WE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO IT WITH FEWER PEOPLE OR JUST DIFFERENT, UH, DIFFERENT TRAINING.
YEAH, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS LEADING, NOT SO MUCH REDUCING, DID THE TROUBLESHOOTING IS WHAT YOU EMPHASIZED LAST WEEK A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
THERE'LL BE MORE TROUBLESHOOTERS NOW THAN ACTUALLY GOING AROUND RIDING THE METER.
SO IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF REDUCING STAFF, IT'S A QUESTION OF BETTER UTILIZING THEIR, THEIR, UH, CAPABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO DO THE, THE THINGS THAT GO WRONG VERSUS JUST READING A METER AND TAKING THE NEXT HOUSE.
AND, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE AUTOMATIC, UH, METER INFRASTRUCTURE IS THAT RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR USAGE ON A DAILY BASIS.
WHICH, UH, WHICH WILL BE REALLY AMAZING AS FAR AS WATER CONSERVATION IS CONCERNED.
BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A LEAK, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT AND BE ABLE TO ACT ON IT MUCH, MUCH MORE RAPIDLY.
I THINK I DETECTED A FIST PUMP FROM OUR, OUR IT DIRECTOR IN THE BACKGROUND.
[22. Construction Agreement No. ST2112.401 with Cactus Transportation II, Inc., dba Cactus Asphalt, for the Alley Rehab PM10 Dust Emissions Reduction Move City Council award Construction Agreement No. ST2112.401 to Cactus Transportation II, Inc., dba Cactus Asphalt, for the Alley Rehab PM10 Dust Emissions Reduction 2 (FMA 3, 16, 25, 39, and 40), in an amount not to exceed $2,927,207.70. Council Focus Area(s):]
NEXT ITEM CALLED IN, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS ON ITEM NUMBER 22, LOOKING AT THE, UH, ASPHALT IN ALLEYS.THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE YOU TOO, SIR.
AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A FEW FUN FACTS ABOUT, UH, OUR ALLEYS IN CHANDLER.
UH, SOMETHING WE DON'T TALK ABOUT TOO OFTEN.
UH, WE HAVE 111 TOTAL, UH, ALLEY MILES IN CHANDLER.
UH, EIGHT MILES ARE ACTUALLY PAVED WITH ASPHALT.
UH, THE OTHER 103 MILES ARE UNPAVED.
UH, ALLEYS ARE USED, UH, TYPICALLY FOR ACCESS TO THE REAR OF HOMES, UH, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION UTILITY CORRIDORS FOR WATER, SEWER POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS.
UM, ALLEY MAINTENANCE, UM, UH, IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
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OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.BUT THE CITY HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO UPKEEP AND REHABILITATE THESE ALLEYS.
ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IS DUST MITIGATION FOR OUR 103 MILES OF UNPAVED ALLEY.
SINCE 2008, WE HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE STATE AND COUNTY TO PAVE CITY ALLEYS WITH ASPHALT MILLINGS FOR DUST MITIGATION.
UH, LET ME SEE IF I CAN, IF ELMO IS WORKING TONIGHT, MAYBE WE CAN PUT THAT UP THERE.
UM, SO, UH, SINCE 2008, WE'VE, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED ABOUT 73 MILES OF, UH, REPAVING OF ALLEYS.
AND THE WAY WE DO THAT IS THE CREWS GO IN AND THEY MILL DOWN THE, THE ALLEY.
AND SO THEY'LL TAKE OFF FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SOIL IN THOSE ALLEYS, AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND REPAVE THEM WITH, UH, ASPHALT MILLINGS, AND THEN THEY USE A BINDER TO, TO, UM, COAT THOSE MILLINGS AND TO CREATE AN ASPHALT LIKE SURFACE.
IT'S NOT, UH, A FULL ASPHALT PAVEMENT, BUT IT IS A DUST MITIGATING SURFACE.
UM, THE MEMOS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE, UH, TWO ACTUALLY THAT REPRESENT THE NEXT PHASE, UH, IN OUR, UH, IN OUR PROGRAM, UH, IN 2024.
UH, WE'LL ACCOMPLISH ABOUT 10 MILES.
UH, AND THEN THE LAST PHASE, UH, WHICH WOULD BE DONE IN 2026, WE'LL, WE'LL, UH, PAVE THE LAST 20 MILES.
SO WE WILL HAVE OUR TOTAL OF 103 MILES COMPLETE NOW, LIKE PAINTING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.
WE'RE GONNA FINISH, AND THEN WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA START RIGHT BACK AT THE BEGINNING AND START PAINTING ALL OVER AGAIN.
SO I IMAGINE THAT WE'LL BE BACK, UH, IN THESE ALLEYS STARTING FROM THE, FROM THE BEGINNING AND DOING SOME SORT OF TREATMENT.
UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR FUNDING, GRANT FUNDING, UH, TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
UH, AND I DO SEE, I'VE GOT A, A PICTURE UP HERE NOW, SO MY SHADOW'S IN THE WAY.
SO, UM, THE GREEN, WHICH IS IN THE FURTHEST NORTH, THOSE WERE THE ALLEYS THAT WE HAD ACCOMPLISHED.
THOSE, THE, THE WORK THAT'S PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE.
AND THEN I THINK THAT'S A BLUE, UH, THE BLUE IS, UH, THE REHAB NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE WORK WE HAVE PLANNED THIS CURRENT YEAR.
AND THEN THE RED IS, UH, ALI HAT REHAB NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE WORK WE HAVE PLANNED IN 2026.
ANY QUESTIONS, CUSTOMER MORALES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHN, I, I LIKE THE IDEA THAT, UH, WE ARE CONSTANTLY DOING THEM AS WE GO ALONG, BUT THE, THE FACT IS THAT SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE THINKING IT'S TAKING TOO LONG
I KNOW YOU ON A STEADY PACE OF MAKING IT HAPPEN.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY IT IS TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN NORMAL TO, WHY COULDN'T WE JUST GO AND DO ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION ACTUALLY.
THE, THE DIFFICULTY THAT WE HAVE IS WITH THE GRANT FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE STATE AND COUNTY.
THERE ARE, UM, SOME RULES ATTACHED.
UH, WE HAVE TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS.
WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF, UH, HEAD WORK UP, UP AHEAD OF THESE PROJECTS, UH, WHICH TAKES SOME DESIGN TIME.
AND SO IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF HIRING THE CONTRACTOR AND GOING OUT AND DOING IT.
WE ALSO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF UTILITY, UH, COORDINATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DO SINCE WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, COX, CENTURYLINK, ALL THESE, UH, COMPANIES THAT HAVE, UM, THEIR UTILITIES IN THESE ALLEYS, OFTEN VERY SHALLOW.
MM-HMM,
UM, AS PART OF THAT WE COME UP WITH, UH, CABLES, UH, THAT, UH, THAT MORE THAN LIKELY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURIED A LITTLE DEEPER.
AND SO WE, WE HAVE A LOT OF COORDINATION INVOLVED.
SO IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS JUST REPAVING AN ALLEY.
THERE'S ABOUT A TWO YEAR SEQUENCE FROM WHEN WE START THE PROJECT.
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DESIGN AND THEN, AND THEN BID THE WORK OUT.
SO IT'S, IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME.
AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT BY 2027 WE SHOULD FINISH ALL OF THEM AND THEN GO BACK AND START KEEPING UP WITH THE REST.
THE PHASE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMOS TONIGHT REPRESENT AN ADDITIONAL 10 MILES MM-HMM.
AND THEN THE 2026 PROGRAM WILL BE THE FINAL 20 MILES.
SO THESE TWO NEXT PHASES REPRESENT 30 OF THE 103 THAT WE, THAT
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WE'LL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED BY THEN.AND AGAIN, IT'S RIGHT BACK TO THE BEGINNING.
WE DO HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS WHERE OUR STREETS FOLKS GO THROUGH THOSE OTHER ALLEYS.
THEY'RE CONSTANTLY TRAVELING THE ALLEYS, CLEANING UP, TAKING CARE OF THINGS.
SO THIS IS, IS NOT THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE FOR ALLEYS.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, KIND OF MORE OF A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP, UH, PROGRAM WHERE OUR STREETS FOLKS ARE TRAVELING THE ALLEYS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE AND, AND CLEAN.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY WITH THIS ALLEY.
[23. Preliminary Development Plan, PLH23-0027 Layton Lakes Village Shops, Located at the Southeast Corner of Gilbert Road and Queen Creek Road Move City Council approve Preliminary Development Plan PLH23-0027 Layton Lakes Village Shops for a site layout and building architecture for a car wash and a mixed-use retail/office building, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Focus Area(s):]
AND I UNDERSTAND ITEM NUMBER 23, COUNCIL MEMBER LANDER.YOU ALSO REQUEST TO PULL IT TO ACTION, IS THAT RIGHT? UM, YES.
STAFF'S WORKING ON A, UH, A, UH, UM, A, UH, STIPULATION FOR THAT.
SO WE MAY NOT GET ACTION ITEM IF THAT COMES THROUGH.
UH, NO OTHER ITEMS HAVE BEEN CALLED IN.
WE WILL RELEASE VICE MAYOR TO GO WATCH A BASKETBALL GAME OF HIS DAUGHTER AND COUNCIL.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ON THURSDAY FOR OUR WORK SESSION AT FOUR.