Jun 13, 2024 City Council Meeting 06/13/2024

[ Call to Order]

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SO, TONIGHT IT'S, UH, GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THE SENSE OF AFTER WE GAVEL OUT OF THIS REGULAR MEETING, WE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING TO SPECIFICALLY VOTE ON THE, ON THE, UH, BUDGET ITEMS AND COUNSEL.

THAT'S ALSO AS PART OF OUR, SO WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING AFTER THAT.

SO AT THIS POINT, UH, CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARTKE.

HERE, VICE MAYOR HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENC.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTING HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

AND OUR INVOCATION WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY PASTOR ROBERT FELIX FROM CHANDLER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

HELLO, SIR.

AND OUR PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK STEWART.

OF COURSE.

GOOD EVENING.

GREETINGS FROM CHANDLER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

I FOUND THAT WE PRAY LIKE THIS.

IT'S SO EASY TO ASK GOD FOR SO MANY THINGS, SO I THOUGHT IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, WE WOULD JUST TAKE A FEW MOMENTS AND THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE'S ALREADY DONE.

SO PRAY WITH ME.

GOD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TO THIS POINT IN OUR LIVES, FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER, FOR GIVING US SO MANY BLESSINGS.

THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR AND OUR WHOLE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE ENERGY YOU'VE GIVEN THEM TO SERVE AND THE DEDICATION YOU'VE GIVEN THEM TO STICK WITH IT EVEN WHEN IT GETS FRUSTRATING.

THANK YOU FOR OUR RECENT GRADUATES OF ALL AGES AND FOR THE THINGS WE'VE ALL BEEN LEARNING IN EVERY STAGE OF LIFE TODAY.

WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE WHO'S VISITING CHANDLER, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM AS THEY STAY AT HOTELS AND DRIVE AROUND OUR STREETS.

WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE AND LOOKING GREAT, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW IN THE SUN AND THE HEAT.

GOD, THANK YOU FOR THE TAX REVENUE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH AND FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD TO PROVIDE IT.

AND NOW, GOD, WE TAKE JUST A FEW MOMENTS IN SILENCE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES THAT ONLY WE KNOW ABOUT.

OH GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'VE GIVEN US, THINGS WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECOGNIZED TODAY.

WE MAKE A FRESH COMMITMENT TO REMEMBER IT ALL AND TO LIVE LIKE IT.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INVISIBLE IN THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, PASTOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

COUNCIL,

[ Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion and one vote. If a discussion is required by members of the governing body, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and determination will be made if the item will be considered separately. Proposed Motion: Move to approve the Consent Agenda of the June 13, 2024, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 32.]

WE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ROBUST CONVERSATIONS ON MANY OF THESE ON MONDAY.

UM, LIKE TO TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ANY OF THESE TO ACTION.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HERE, BUT IS THERE A MOTION, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 32 FOR JUNE 13TH, 2024.

I SECOND MAYOR.

GOT A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

AND UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A FEW CONFLICTS.

COUNCIL, VICE MAYOR? UH, YES.

UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE ITEM NINE NUMBERS WERE.

12 AND 23.

12 AND 23.

OKAY.

YES.

12 AND 23.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER, IT SEEMS, UH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON NUMBER EIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THOSE.

COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

[ Public Hearing]

SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND START WITH A STAFF PRESENTATION.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY I MISSED THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET, UH, BUT I WAS AT THE WORLD KLEPTOMANIAC CONVENTION WHERE I TOOK GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE .

SO, UH, GLAD TO BE HERE THOUGH THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET WITH YOU.

UH, SO FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA COVER JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT THE BUDGET.

IF, UM, INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR BUDGET, A PLETHORA OF INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, CHANDLER AZ.GOV/BUDGET.

HOPE WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF HITS LATER IN THE NIGHT THIS EVENING, AS IF PEOPLE ARE

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BUT WE'LL HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT, AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING, SO I'LL GO WITH THIS ONE.

UH, SO FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 24 25 PROPOSED BUDGET, OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS MAKING IT HAPPEN.

THE TOTAL BUDGET IS JUST OVER $1.6 BILLION.

UH, THE GENERAL FUND PORTION'S $577 MILLION.

THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS A DECREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR BUDGET OF A 1.6% OVERALL FOR ALL FUNDS, AND A 5.4% REDUCTION IN THE GENERAL FUND ITSELF.

AGAIN, THIS BUDGET ADHERES TO THE FINANCIAL POLICIES, THE STRONG FINANCIAL POLICIES THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE PUT IN MOTION AND IS STRUCTURALLY BALANCED.

SO WE HAVE ONGOING COVERING ONGOING COSTS, ONGOING REVENUE COVERING ONGOING COSTS, AND ONE-TIME REVENUE FOR ON FOR ONETIME COSTS.

UH, WE ALSO USE THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, UH, TO GUIDE THE DECISION MAKING THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

AND IT REALLY PROVIDES COST EFFECTIVE SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS.

WE MAINTAIN OUR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND OUR RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT WAS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

WE HAD OUR BUDGET KICKOFF, UH, THE RESIDENT BUDGET SURVEY, THREE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, OUR ALL DAY BUDGET BRIEF, AND OUR TENTATIVE.

AND FINALLY TONIGHT FINAL ADOPTION, UH, FOR THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

SOME OF THE PROPOSED DRIVERS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT, WE'VE REEVALUATED REVENUES AS WE DO EACH YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING A FOOT OF OUR ACTUAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

UH, WE DO HAVE SOME INCREASES CONTINUE TO COME INTO THE THROUGH REVENUES IN OUR, AS DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

BUT WE WILL AND REFLECT SOME DECREASES FROM THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL TAX THAT WILL BE GOING AWAY HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR IN JANUARY OF 2025.

WE ALSO HAVE UPDATED OUR STATE SHARED REVENUES USING THE LATEST PROJECTIONS FROM NOT ONLY OUR OWN PROJECTIONS, BUT THE STATE AND LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS.

FROM THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASES WE'VE SEEN ON EXPENDITURES ARE DUE TO INFLATION, WHETHER THAT'S IN GOODS OR ALSO SERVICES AS THE COST FOR OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES IS ALSO INCREASING.

THOSE HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

WE'VE ALSO CONTINUED TO SEE EXPENDITURE INCREASES IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS DUE TO INFLATION, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL NEEDS ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROJECTS.

FROM A GRANTS PERSPECTIVE, UH, WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON FINDING NEW GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US AND HAVE PROJECTS READY TO GO.

SHOULD WE BE SELECTED FOR THOSE GRANTS.

FROM A DEBT AND REDUCTION OF COST PERSPECTIVE, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND ACTUALLY ENHANCE OUR AAA BOND RATING THIS LAST YEAR, UH, WHICH HELPS REDUCE COSTS FOR OUR BORROWERS, FOR OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WE'VE MAINTAINED OUR FUNDED STATUS FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PEN PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OR P-S-P-R-S TO ENSURE THAT THAT LIABILITY DOES NOT GROW.

WE'VE, WE HAVE SOME SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENTS AND UTILITY COST SAVINGS ARE ANTICIPATED BECAUSE OF THOSE INVESTMENTS.

AND WE'RE, WE'RE ALSO INVESTING IN SOME TURF TO ZEROSCAPE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO REDUCE UTILITY COSTS FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET.

THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE INCLUDE, I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY A COUPLE OF THESE.

NUMBER ONE, UH, WE DO REDUCE THE CITY PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE THROUGH THE DIRECTION OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO THAT'S A, A GREAT, UM, THING FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO SEE SOME OF THE OFFSET AND INCREASED VALUATIONS COME DOWN BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION OF THE TAX RATE.

UH, AGAIN, THIS YEAR WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNED WATER WASTEWATER OR SOLID WASTE RATE CHANGES, UH, IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.

SO THAT WILL BE A BENEFIT TO OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE, UH, WONDERFUL SERVICES AT A MUCH REDUCED RATE COMPARED TO SOME OTHER VALLEY CITIES.

UH, WE, WE HAVE WONDERFUL SERVICES HERE AS FAR AS THE CAPITAL PLAN.

OUR 10 YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PROGRAM INCREASED, UH, ABOUT 525 MILLION THIS YEAR TO A TOTAL OF ALMOST 2.5 BILLION.

IT WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT ADDITIONAL UTILITY PROJECTS AND SIGNIFICANT UTILITY PROJECTS, AS WELL AS PROJECT COSTS.

IN THE CURRENT VALUE OF TODAY'S CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT, UH, IT DOES INCREASE THE FOCUS ON OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

AS CHANDLER CONTINUES TO AGE, WE WANNA ENSURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, SUPPORTING ALL OF THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS IS, UH, TOP QUALITY.

AND THEN OUR VOTER BOND AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPORT THIS CAPITAL PLAN HAS BEEN SHORTENED.

HOWEVER, BY THIS, THE INFLATIONARY IMPACTS WE'VE SEEN ON MANY OF THESE PROJECTS TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROPERTY TAX LEVY.

UH, JUST A REMINDER FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT OF THE TYPICAL DOLLAR THAT YOU WOULD PAY ON IN PROPERTY TAX, ONLY ABOUT 10 OR 11% OF THAT COMES TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

THE MAJORITY GOES TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND THE MARICOPA COUNTY AND SOME SPECIAL DISTRICTS.

OUR PROPERTY TAX LEVY THIS YEAR FOR THE PRIOR YEAR, EXCUSE ME, WAS 20 23 24.

LEVY WAS $42.6 MILLION.

UH, THAT COMES FROM A LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER AS THE WHOLE FROM AT $3.9 BILLION OF PROPERTY VALUATION IN THE NEW YEAR.

THAT'S BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT NEW PROPERTY AND APPRE APPRECIATION TO $4.1 BILLION, UH, FOR A TOTAL LEVY OF $44,473,791,

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AGAIN, THE PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION FROM 1.0926 TO 1.0826, UH, WILL REDUCE SOME OF THE IMPACT OF THOSE PROPERTY VALUATIONS.

THAT INCREASES PRIMARILY FROM APPRECIATION 4.4%, UH, WITH ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THAT LEVY OF 0.9% RELATED TO NEW PROPERTY.

AGAIN, THIS WILL BE THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THOSE PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR A, UH, MEDIAN VALUE HOMEOWNER IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER? UH, THAT MEANS FROM LAST YEAR'S TAX PROPERTY TAX BILL, THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER WOULD'VE PAID $257 AND 70 CENTS IN TAXES, AND THIS YEAR THEY'LL PAY $268 AND 11 CENTS AN INCREASE OF $10 AND 41 CENTS FOR THE YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT 87 CENTS PER MONTH IN ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE FROM A KEY BUDGET DATES.

WE ARE WRAPPING UP QUICKLY.

UH, TONIGHT IS THE FINAL BUDGET, PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX LEVIES ON JUNE 27TH.

SO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IN THE SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE RESOLUTION 58 0 1, WHICH WILL ADOPT THE 24 25 ANNUAL BUDGET, SET THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPOSED TO BE RAISED BY DIRECT PROPERTY TAXES AND ADOPT THE 25 TO 34 CIP PROGRAM.

AND THEN THE TENTATIVE AND FINAL ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE 50 95 SETS THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY WILL BE JUNE 24TH AND 27TH.

AGAIN, THERE'S OUR WEBSITE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE OUR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SO, COUNCIL NEXT PART ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING, THIS COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

AND, UH, VICE MAYOR, YOU WANNA START US OFF WITH QUESTIONS? ABSOLUTELY.

UM, SO JUST THE, THE SLIDE THAT TALKED ABOUT LOWERING PROPERTY TAXES.

SO TODAY, IF WE'VE A, A YES VOTE IS LOWERING THE PROPERTY TAXES IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER PROPERTY TAX RATES, PROPERTY TAX RATES IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

YES.

SO WE'RE AT YES.

OKAY.

THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.

A VOTE TONIGHT SETS THE TAX ANTICIPATED TAX REVENUES IN THE BUDGET.

HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL RATE SETTING WILL HAPPEN AT THE END OF JUNE.

WE HAVE THE FIRST HEARING ON THE MONDAY, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY EVENING WILL BE THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE TAX LEVY ITSELF.

SO ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE GONNA BE, WE'RE LOWERING, UM, WE'RE LOWERING, UM, TAXES FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHAMBER.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

MY NEXT QUESTION IS, IS THAT, UM, THE BUDGET PROPOSAL TALKS ABOUT THE APPRECIATION OF THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

SO TALK TO US ABOUT HOW, TALK, TALK TO US ABOUT THE APPRECIATION OF THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

YEAH, SO THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, THE, THE, UH, MARICOPA COUNTY, UH, DOES AN EVALUATION OF PROPERTY VALUES THROUGHOUT THE, UH, COUNT ENTIRE COUNTY.

AND WITH THAT, THEY EVALUATE NOT ONLY THE NEW ADDITION OF PROPERTY THAT CAME ONTO THE TAX ROLLS DURING THE GIVEN YEAR, BUT ALSO THE ACTUAL LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE OF EACH RESIDENCE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

UH, ONCE THEY DO THAT EVALUATION, THEY SEND US OUT WHAT THOSE VALUATIONS ARE, AND THE TAX LEVY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE VALUATIONS.

SO THEY GO THROUGH, UH, AN ENTIRE PROCESS OF EVALUATING WHAT THOSE PROPERTY VALUES ARE, AND THEY'RE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 5% GROWTH BECAUSE OF A, A STATE STATUTE THAT LIMITS THAT PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE FOR TO 5%.

SO THIS YEAR IT WAS 4.4% WAS THE AVERAGE INCREASE, UH, AND TO PROPERTY VALUATION.

AND THEN MY, MY NEXT QUESTION IS, OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, OR FIVE YEARS OR SO, HOW LONG HAVE, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN LOWERING THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR, FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER? HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN LOWERING THAT MAYOR, VICE MAYOR? IT'S BEEN, THIS IS WILL BE THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF PROPERTY TAX REDUCTIONS.

SO THIS IS THE NINTH YEAR THAT WE'VE LOWERED THE PROPERTY AS, AS A COUNCIL.

GREAT.

MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS THAT, DID WE DO ANY INCREASES TO ANY OF THE, ANY OTHER TAXES THAT WE MAY HAVE HAD IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER? WAS THERE ANY OTHER INCREASES THAT HAS HAPPENED? YEAH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, WE HAVE NOT DONE ANY OTHER TAX INCREASES, UH, FOR, FOR RESIDENTS OTHER THAN IN JANUARY OF THIS LAST YEAR, WE DID A UTILITY RATE INCREASE, BUT WHERE THERE'S NO UTILITY RATE INCREASES PLANNED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THANK YOU.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YEAH.

SEEING NONE QUESTIONS, MAYOR.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO, TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE HAVE TO CHEW ON WITH OUR BUDGET BOOKS AND WITH THE MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD.

YOU WENT THROUGH THE, THE CALENDAR THERE, AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT I APPRECIATE THE, YOU KNOW, THE DIRECTION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE A LOWER BUDGET THIS YEAR FROM A GENERAL FUND PERSPECTIVE.

AND THE CIPI LOVE THAT THE CIP IS STABLE.

IT'S ACTUALLY GROWING A LITTLE BIT, WHICH MEANS WE'RE INVESTING IN OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR ROADS.

AND I KNOW I TALKED LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE GULPING DOWN THAT HUGE INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET, AND THEN WE REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING MONEY THAT WAS COMING IN THAT'S CREATED THIS INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR IT.

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BUT, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO USE THAT WISELY.

AND SO WE INVESTED THAT MONEY.

WE JUST HEARD TONIGHT THAT OUR ROADS HAVE, UH, IMPROVED FOUR POINTS COMPARATIVE TO, UH, UM, WHAT THEY WERE THE YEAR BEFORE.

AND THEY'LL CONTINUE ON THAT TRAJECTORY.

WE'RE INVESTING $250 MILLION IN OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE INVESTED IN THE, UH, DAM ELEVATION, UM, THAT'S GOING IN, UH, TO, TO HELP SECURE OUR WATER.

UM, THEY'RE A STUDY, UH, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT AROUND HERE AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET.

AND, YOU KNOW, ME, I'M, UH, ALWAYS SAYING, HOW CAN WE, UH, YOU KNOW, SQUEEZE A LITTLE BIT MORE JUICE OUT OF THIS ORANGE, UH, WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY? AND, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF MEASURING THAT.

SO GENERAL FUND'S GONE DOWN BY ALMOST 6%, OR WAS IT 10? UM, AND CIP IS CONTINUING TO INVEST, SO YOU'RE DOING MORE WITH LESS, WHICH IS WHAT GOOD CORPORATIONS DO.

UM, AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE RUNNING A, A, A REALLY GOOD FINANCIAL POLICY HERE, AND IT'S WHAT CHANDLER RESIDENTS EXPECT.

SO JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM, .

SORRY, JUST ONE LAST THING.

UM, WE HAVE A AUDIT THAT WE DO WITH OUR BUDGET EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

UM, WE DID A THIRD PARTY AUDIT TO LOOK AT OUR FINANCES.

THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PER THE STATE, PER THE STATE STATUTE.

HOW DID WE TURN OUT PER THE STATE STATUTE IN TERMS OF THE THIRD PARTY REVIEW THAT CAME BACK IN TO REVIEW OUR BOOKS? YEAH.

SO THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, JUST TO, TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT, WE DO A THIRD PARTY FINANCIAL AUDIT OF OUR, UH, ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT, OUR AFER, UH, NOT THE ACTUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT.

SO THEY COME IN AND AFTER THE FACT AND REVIEW ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FROM, UH, GAP REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING.

AND WE HAD A CLEAN REPORT, CLEAN REPORT, I ASSUME, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT.

, WE DIDN'T.

SO SQUEAKY CLEAN REPORT.

UM, BUT WE DO, FOR OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT, WE DO SUBMIT IT TO THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER ASSOCIATION FOR, UH, AN AWARD, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION OF OUR BUDGET.

AND WE HAVE WON THAT 39 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS BUDGET.

WE FEEL THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THAT AWARD AGAIN.

SO THANK YOU.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

ABSOLUTELY.

THERE HAS BEEN NO WASTEFUL SPENDING OUT THERE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

, RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UM, SUDDENLY I WANTED A BIG MEC WHEN YOU WERE TALKING .

I REMEMBER A DECADE AND A HALF AGO WHEN PEOPLE SAID, DAMN, THE ELEVATION, THEY WOULD'VE ADDED PROJECT ON THE END OF THAT.

SO THERE WAS AN OLD PROJECT BY THE BALL, THE SKELETON CALLED ELEVATION.

SO MEMORIES.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, DISCUSSION FROM THE AUDIENCE RELATED TO OUR BUDGET PROCESS.

SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING, UM, BEFORE WE MOVE INTO, UM, WHERE AFTER UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, I'M GOING TO GIVE OUT, AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THIS SPECIFIC SPECIAL MEETING.

I, I DID TALK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY BEFORE.

WE HAVE OUR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

UM, THIS IS NOT FOR SCHEDULE OR NOT FOR CONVERSATION.

WE CANNOT DISCUSS IT.

BUT, UH, CONS.

I DID, UH, TALK WITH OUR STAFF THIS WEEK AND, UH, AFFIRMED AGAIN TODAY THAT AS A PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE, OF THE MEETINGS OR WORK SESSIONS AND THAT, THAT I'M ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES.

AND I HAVE, UH, AS OF OUR NOW OUR WORK SESSIONS AND OUR STUDY SESSIONS, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION IN THERE.

WE'LL, I'VE TALKED WITH MOST OF YOU, UH, ABOUT, ABOUT THAT.

AND THERE, I, I CAUGHT NO HEARTBURN ABOUT DOING THIS.

SO IN ORDER TO TRY TO DEPOLITICIZE ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THIS, I AM, WE WILL START THAT AS OF OUR NEXT WORK SESSION OR STUDY SESSION THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING THIS WEEK AND NEXT.

SO

[11. Unscheduled Public Appearances]

I DID GET ONE COMMENT CARD FROM LINDA SAWYER THAT WILL BE PUT INTO THE RECORDS.

AND FOR THOSE ACTUAL SPEAKER CARDS, WE'LL START WITH, UH, LES MKI.

UH, MR. MKI, AS YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU.

YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS LES MEUS.

MY ADDRESS IS 33 72 EAST GEMINI COURT IN CHANDLER.

THREE MONTHS AGO IN MARCH 13TH, AND AGAIN ON MARCH 18TH, UH, AT THE REQUEST OF MANY OF THE CHANDLER RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS OWNERS, WE SUBMITTED A FORMAL 15 PAGE REQUEST ON BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.

UH, 13 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND LD, UH, 12 COMMITTEE, UM, ON, UH, UH, ON, UH, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND, UH, PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN, SUPPORTING THE RIGHT OF CHANDLER RESIDENTS, UH, IN VOTERS, THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT ALL CITY PUBLIC MEETINGS, INCLUDING

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THAT REQUEST, UH, HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON THE AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL, NOR BROUGHT TO A VOTE BY, UH, THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL FOR THREE MONTHS NOW, UH, WHILE THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, TELL ME THAT, UH, THEY AGREE ON WITH THIS REQUEST, THEY SAY THE MAYOR IS RESISTING ALLOWING, UH, THIS TO BE VOTED ON AND FULLY DOCUMENTED AS A, AN OFFICIAL PROCEDURE.

UH, IN THE, UH, CITY CODE I JUST SUBMITTED, UH, THE CITY CLERK, A COPY OF THE EMAIL I GOT FROM THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION ABOUT ENCOURAGING, UM, UH, UH, ARIZONA RESIDENTS, UH, PARTICIPATION AND RIGHT TO SPEAK AT THEIR MEETINGS, QUOTE, PUBLIC, UH, INPUT IS WELCOME AND OFTENTIMES INFORMATIVE, UH, OF THE, UH, COMMISSION UNQUOTE.

UH, I ALSO SUBMITTED, UH, PARTITIONS, UH, THAT ABOUT A HUNDRED, UH, SIGNATURES FROM CHANDLER RESIDENTS.

AND THERE ARE MORE TO COME, UH, THAT WANT THIS RIGHT TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC, UH, CITY MEETINGS ABOUT HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM, THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE IS CLEAR AND ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION IN THE 15 PAGE, UH, REQUEST THAT WE SUBMITTED, UH, THREE MONTHS AGO, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTS RIGHT TO SPEAK, UH, UH, TO THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND CITY STAFF.

ON THESE TOPICS, THERE ARE INCUMBENT CITY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN JULY, AS WELL AS NEW CANDIDATES, UH, THAT ARE BEING, UM, EVALUATED NOW, UH, BY VOTERS.

THE VOTERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW IF THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENT'S RIGHT TO SPEAK, UH, OR AGAINST AND DENIED THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK AS REQUESTED.

THEREFORE, THE REQUEST FOR A RIGHT TO SPEAK MUST BE VOTED ON BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL NO LATER THAN THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 27TH OF JUNE, SO THAT THE VOTERS ARE INFORMED AND HAVE FULL TRANSPARENCY OF HOW EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, HAS VOTED BEFORE THE, UH, JULY ELECTION.

UH, SO THERE IS NO PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY, MAYOR.

THE SKY IS BLUE AND THE GRASS IS GREEN.

UH, BUT WHEN THE CLOUDS, UH, UH, WHEN WHEN IT'S CLOUDY, IT'S HARD TO TELL THE TRUE COLOR OF THE SKY.

THIS ISSUE OF THE COUNCIL VOTING FOR, UH, RESIDENCIES RIGHT TO SPEAK, IS CLOUDING THE TRUTH.

THANK YOU.

LES.

YOUR TIME'S UP.

OKAY.

I JUST WANNA FINISH THIS LAST SENTENCE.

THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM EACH COUNCIL MEMBER ABOUT TAKING A VOTE NOW, AND IF THEY ARE FOR OR AGAINST THE RESIDENT'S RIGHT TO SPEAK AT ALL CHANDLER CITY PUBLIC MEETINGS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, NEXT UP, UH, WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU DURING AN, AN UNSCHEDULED.

SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHANNON HAYES.

SORRY, SHANNON.

WILL THIS BE COMING UP ON THE JUNE 27TH MEETING? WE CAN'T ENGAGE YOU AT ALL, SIR.

AND AN UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE BASED ON OPEN MEETING LAW.

MS. HAYES, PLEASE STATE YOUR, UM, NAME AND, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US.

THIS IS UNSCHEDULED.

WE CANNOT ENGAGE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS SHANNON HAYES.

I AM ACTUALLY A RESIDENT OF GILBERT.

UM, I AM A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE WITH HAYES RESOURCE GROUP AND THE EDUCATION CHAIR FOR THE ARIZONA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES WITHIN THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIFIC TO THE BEHAVIOR OF OFFICER TYLER SERVICE.

FOR THE PAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ADDRESSING SEVERAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING OFFICER SERVICE AND A BLACK FAMILY AT BOGLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

HIS ACTIONS HAVE BEEN UNPROFESSIONAL, RETALIATORY, AND BIASED, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING THIS MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN.

THESE ACTIONS HAVE INCLUDED TRESPASSING, THE MOTHER FROM THE CAMPUS, AND MOST RECENTLY FILING MISDEMEANOR CHARGES AGAINST HER SON, PUTTING HIM AT RISK OF ENTERING THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE.

THE ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SCHOOLS IS INTENDED TO ENSURE SAFETY, BUT WHEN OFFICERS LIKE TYLER SERVICE EXHIBIT THESE HARMFUL BEHAVIORS, IT FOSTERS AN ENVIRONMENT OF FEAR AND DISTRUST.

THESE INCIDENTS ARE NOT ISOLATED.

THEY UNDERSCORE A PERVASIVE ISSUE OF SYSTEMIC BIAS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN YOUR DISTRICT.

I URGE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND DECISIVE ACTION.

THIS INCLUDES THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATING OFFICER SERVICES CONDUCT, IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE BIAS TRAINING FOR ALL SCHOOLS RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF SCHOOL SAFETY THAT DO NOT RELY HEAVILY ON POLICE PRESENCE.

OUR CHILDREN'S WELLBEING AND EDUCATIONAL

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I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS CRITICAL MATTER.

OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON YOU TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN PLACES OF LEARNING, SAFETY AND EQUALITY FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER, YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS MS. HAY'S CONCERNS.

AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE WITH HER.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ON SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE IS, UH, BRIDGET VEGA.

MS. VEGA, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY YOU LIVE IN, AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.

BRIDGET VEGA GILBERT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR TAKING THE LEAD IN CHANDLER FOR YOUR PRESENCE BY BEING PROACTIVE, BUT ALSO YOUR EFFORTS IN PREVENTION AND CONTINUED PURSUIT OF SAFETY FOR THE YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN SEVEN MONTHS SINCE PRESTON LORD WAS BRUTALLY ASSAULTED AND MURDERED.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THE ORDINANCES TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY AND HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

AS A COMMUNITY, WE ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY.

AS A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND A CONCERNED PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER, I ASK FOR YOUR HELP TO BRIDGE THE GAP AMONGST PARENTS, THE SCHOOL, AND THE SROS IN THE CUSD DISTRICT.

SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICTS, AND THE SROS, AS THE SROS ARE MANDATED, REPORTERS THAT ARE SWORN OFFICERS AS A COMMUNITY, WE ASK THAT YOU BRING MANDATED TRAINING BACK TO THE FOREFRONT.

AS YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD ON PREVENTION, WE MUST ADDRESS POLICY AND PROCEDURE AS WELL.

CURRENTLY, CUSD AND SRO SPECIFICALLY AT BOGLE AND PERRY HAVE FAILED TO PROTECT THE YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY.

THERE HAS BEEN PHYSICAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULTS, BULLYING, DRUGS, AND ON THE CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

NEXT, WE ASK THAT YOU AS A COUNCIL, HELP BRIDGE THE GAP WITH THE COMMUNICATION TO CREATE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILDREN.

LET'S KEEP PRESTON, LORD, THE YOUTH AT THE CENTER OF ALL OF THIS.

IF WE CAN TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR PRESTON LORD AND ALL OF THE TEENS WHO'VE BEEN ASSAULTED MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND SEXUALLY, AND ALL OF THE YOUTH THAT WERE WRONGFULLY MURDERED DUE TO SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND MAY WE BREAK EVERY CHAIN, BRING IT ALL TO LIGHT, AND LET IT BE YOUR WILL AND YOUR WAY.

WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR THE YOUTH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC THING, CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU ADDRESS THOSE FOR US? YES, MA'AM.

UM, MY LAST SPEAKER CARD, I JUST HAVE A SINGLE NAME, SINA.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

UH, WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS US.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, I'M SINA.

I AM PRO-POLICE.

UH, I EMBRACE THE POLICE.

I BELIEVE WE NEED THE POLICE, BUT ME AND SOME CHANDLER PD HAVE SOME ISSUES.

MY INTERACTIONS WITH SOME OF OFFICERS OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT MAKE ME FEARFUL FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN.

I'VE EXPERIENCED BIASED BASED POLICING AS A BLACK WOMAN, EXERCISING THE FREEDOM TO SPEAK AND INQUIRE ONE OFFICER IN PARTICULAR THAT I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS SRO TYLER SERVICE WHO WORKS AT BOGLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

HE HAS FAILED TO PRIORITIZE REASONABLENESS AND UNBIASED REPORTING.

WHETHER THESE ACTIONS ARE OF HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE OR DUE TO BEING WEAPONIZED BY CUSD STAFF, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

I HAVE RAISED THESE CONCERNS ABOUT CUSD DISTRICT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF OCR SINCE 2022.

AND AS OF DECEMBER, 2023, THE CLAIMS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED.

AS OF APRIL 22ND, 2024, MY CHILD WAS ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER STUDENT ON BOGLE SCHOOL PREMISES.

AND THERE WERE NO STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT.

NEITHER WAS THE SRO, NOT ONE PERSON IN SIGHT AT THE INITIAL ASSAULT, YET MY CHILD WAS SUSPENDED AND REFERRED TO LONG-TERM SUSPENSION, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE SAME DAY THAT HE WAS ASSAULTED NO DUE PROCESS.

I REQUESTED A MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF CUSD AND BOGLE TO LEARN HOW THEY MADE THE DECISION DURING OUR MAY 1ST HEARING, THEY, UH, CANCELED THE SUSPENSION, THE LONG-TERM SUSPENSION AND REINSTATED HIM AFTER THE REINSTATEMENT.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END.

IT WASN'T UNTIL SIX WEEKS LATER THIS MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, THAT I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL THAT MY CHILD IS BEING OFFERED A DIVERSION PROGRAM, A MISDEMEANOR ONE CHARGE.

THE SCHOOL ALLEGES THEY WERE NOT INFORMED BY THE SRO.

BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOU BETWEEN CPD AND CUSD STATE ON PAGE

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WHAT IS PRACTICAL? IT SEEMS THAT BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE OFFICER'S SERVICE COLLABORATED TO PUNISH MY CHILD, ENFORCING CRIMINAL CHARGES, TRYING TO STAIN HIS RECORD, ALTHOUGH HE IS THE VICTIM.

AN ATTACK OCCURRED, OCCURRED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS AT BOGLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, REGARDLESS OF THIS PING PONGING OF BLAME, ALL OF THIS IS TOGETHER, C-U-S-D-N-C-P-D, BUT I DO NOT EMBRACE THESE GYM CROW BEHAVIORS FROM EITHER ENTITY.

THEY ARE ALL TARGETING MY CHILD, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH RACE.

I AM REQUESTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHARGES OFFICER SERVICE HAS BROUGHT AGAINST MY CHILD.

THESE PROCESSES, EXHIBIT BIAS, RETALIATION, DISCRIMINATION, AND HUMANIZATION.

MY CHILD WAS THE VICTIM OF AN ATTACK.

AND BOTH THE CPD AND CUSD HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION APPROPRIATELY AND FAIRLY.

AND THIS SITUATION IS VERY CONCERNING.

AGAIN, I AM PRO-POLICE.

I BELIEVE WE NEED THE POLICE, BUT WE NEED REASONABLE POLICE AND POLICE THAT WILL BE EQUITABLE IN THEIR RESPONSE.

THANK YOU, SINA.

ALL RIGHT.

CITY MANAGER, SAME THING.

COUNCIL.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO, UM, GAVEL OUT OF THIS MEETING.

WE'LL VOTE ON THE, UH, THE SPECIAL MEETING OF BUDGET ADOPTION, AND THEN GIVE OUR COUNCIL REMARKS AND SHARINGS AT THE END OF THAT.

HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING, UH, BUDGET ADOPTION.

AND, UH, CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARTKE.

HERE.

VICE MAYOR HARRIS.

HERE.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENC.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL, WE'VE GOT A SINGLE ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 8 0 1.

WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, CONSIDERING THIS IS MY LAST BUDGET, , AND, UH, I KNOW I'VE GIVEN STAFF SUCH A HARD TIME OVER MY SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS HERE OVER THE BUDGET, UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 8 0 1, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,629,000,072.

MAY I GOT THAT WRONG, DIDN'T I? ? YEAH, YOU'RE STILL THE BUDGET.

YEAH.

.

SO I COULD OF NAILED IT ON MY LAST ONE.

CAN I, LITTLE PRACTICE, BUT, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION, MAYOR.

SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION SECONDED.

MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT.

I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS FIRST FOR A SECOND.

UM, COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]

UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND, AND COUNSEL.

AS I WAS SAYING LATER, I DO WANT TO BRING NOT A RESOLUTION, BUT RESOLUTION TO THE REQUEST AND DISCUSSION REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENT AT WORK SESSIONS AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS.

AND I HAS BEEN INFORMED WE HAVE THE MEANS TO ADOPT THIS PRACTICE.

NOW, COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS FROM THIS POINT FORWARD WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT, AGENDA ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN ITEM ON THE PUBLISHED MEETING AGENDA.

RATHER THAN JUST COMING AND TALKING ABOUT, UH, WHATEVER HAS TO BE RELATED.

WE'LL SET ASIDE 15 MINUTES, UP TO 15 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ALLOWING UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AT MY DISCRETION.

IF OBVIOUSLY THERE IS 30 PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP, WE WILL ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.

COMMENTS FOR NON-AG AGENDA ITEMS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR AS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES DURING OUR REGULAR MEETINGS.

AND COUNSEL, OF COURSE, UH, YOU'RE, WE ARE, YOU'RE CERTAINLY YOUR PURVIEW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADDITIONAL ATKINS TO EITHER REVIEW THIS, TO ADD TO THIS, TO DETRACT FROM THIS.

SO THAT IS YOUR PURVIEW AT THIS POINT.

BUT AS OF AFTER THIS MEETING, ALL OF OUR SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE THAT.

NUMBER TWO, REDISCOVER SOUTH CHANDLER CAMPAIGN.

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE BEEN VISITING OUR SOUTH CHANDLER BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR REDISCOVER SOUTH CHANDLER CAMPAIGN.

WE HAVE MANY EXCITING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HIDDEN GEMS THAT CALL SOUTH CHANDLER HOME.

AND IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REINTRODUCE OURSELVES TO THESE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THANK THEM FOR NOT ONLY CHOOSING CHANDLER, BUT STICKING IN CHANDLER DURING ROAD

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SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW RESTAURANT, A SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, OR LOCAL STOP, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REDISCOVER SOME OF OUR SOUTH CHANDLER BUSINESSES.

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

AND TO GET A LOOK INSIDE SOME OF OUR SOUTH CHANDLER BUSINESSES, HEAD TO OUR VISIT CHANDLER INSTAGRAM.

FIRST BEHIND THE SCENES, PEAKS AND INSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THIRDLY, I THINK, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

I THOUGHT YOU BROUGHT THIS UP LAST YEAR AND NO ONE WAS DOING IT THIS YEAR.

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

AND, UH, I SIGNED UP.

I'VE ALREADY GOT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH.

I'VE GOT 600 MINUTES IN ALREADY.

I'M READING A CRIME SERIES.

I'M WAY AHEAD OF YOU GUYS, I BELIEVE , THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING COUNCIL AGENDAS, WHICH I'M GONNA INCLUDE.

SO WANNA CHALLENGE ALL OF YOU FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE, WE'RE ASKING OUR COMMUNITY TO SIGN UP FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

IT'S AVAILABLE AT UH, CHANDLER LIBRARIES.ORG.

IS THAT CORRECT? IN THE BACK? YES.

MY THUMBS UP LIBRARIAN.

AND, UH, SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON ADMONITION FROM LAST YEAR, MY ADMONITION FROM THIS YEAR, AND LEAD OUR COMMUNITY IN BEING READERS.

THERE'S SOME PRIZES AVAILABLE, SOME SWEET, SWEET OFFERINGS FROM KEYNES AND, AND OTHERS TO INCENTIVIZE YOU.

THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

UH, WITH THAT, OH, I HAD SOME MORE NOTES.

, I THINK I COVERED 'EM ALL.

THE THEME IS ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY THROUGH READING FUN EVENTS AND EARNING GREAT PRIZES THROUGH THE SUMMER.

THE PROGRAM IS FOR ALL AGES, RUNS FROM JUNE 1ST TO AUGUST 1ST.

SO MAKE SURE TO REGISTER TO START EARNING YOUR POINTS@CHANDLERLIBRARY.ORG SLASH SRC SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

AND LASTLY, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO OUR WONDERFUL COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF THE FATHERS HERE AND OUT THERE A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

UM, MATT, UH, MATT, THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN A BAD DAD JOKE.

ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO COVER THAT, BUT I HOPE EVERYONE HAS TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES THIS WEEKEND.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

OKAY, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'M MORE INTO SCROLLING, BUT I'LL TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR CHALLENGE OF READING, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES, , BUT THAT'S NOT, WHY ARE YOU SAYING ANYWAYS, UM, YOU GUYS, SO JUNE 7TH, LAST FRIDAY WAS VERY EXCITING HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE RAISED A PRIDE FLAG, UM, OVER DR.

AJ CHANDLER PARK.

I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR CITY, UM, THAT OUR CITY CONTINUES TO BE A PLACE AND A COMMUNITY THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL I WANT TO BE.

UM, GIVEN THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT, ESPECIALLY OUR COMMUNITY, UM, THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR HOBBES, THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, ADRIAN FONTES, UM, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT.

AND I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITHOUT YOU GUYS WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THIS FORWARD.

UM, AND AS WELL AS, UM, OUR PRIOR COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, THAT PASSED THE NDO.

WITHOUT THOSE STEPS, WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU GUYS, MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

TALKING ABOUT JUNETEENTH IS THAT WEEK, TOMORROW NIGHT AS PART OF CHANDLER'S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS, THE SOUTH CHANDLER SELF-HELP FOUNDATION, AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER WILL HOST THE ANNUAL MISS JUNETEENTH ARIZONA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, A CONTESTANT FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF JUNETEENTH, THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND CURRENT DAYS ISSUES.

THE PAGEANT KICKS OFF AT 7:00 PM AT THE CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ART.

I'M SURE IT WILL BE AN EVEN OF EXCELLENCE WOMEN OF CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL SERIES.

I JUST STARTED THIS SERIES BECAUSE I FELT THAT, UH, WE NEEDED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED HERE IN OUR CITY.

I WANTED TO SHARE AN EXCITING VIDEO SERIES THAT I HAVE C UH, COME IN SOON.

I RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH DEREK HORN FROM THE MUSEUM TO DISCUSS THE 14 WOMEN.

WE, YES, WE HAD 14 OF THEM THAT HAVE SAT ON, UH, CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL AND WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER POST.

THEN OUR VIDEOS WILL BE PREMIER ON THE CITY COUNCIL FACEBOOK PAGE ON JUNE 14TH AND JUNE 21ST.

THE FIRST VIDEO IS ALREADY POSTED ON JUNE 7TH, SO BE SURE TO GO AND CHECK IT OUT IN THE FUTURE.

THE OTHER EPISODES WILL BE DISCUSSED, SOME OF THEIR CHALLENGES, MOTIVATIONS FOR SERVING, AND THE UNIQUE LEGACIES THAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND.

I AM SURE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THAT ONE.

SPECIFICALLY, THE LADIES OF CHANDLER, PLEASE JOIN US.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

NICE MAYOR, THANK YOU.

I WANT TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER

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IT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THESE YOUNG WOMEN ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING THEM AND HANGING OUT WITH MY COMMUNITY.

AND TO ADD TO THE CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY NIGHT, I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU GUYS OUT AT THE CULTURE MUSIC IN THE PARK.

TO CONTINUE OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS IS THE PARTY STARTS AT 7:00 PM AT DR.

AJ CHANDLER PARK, AND WE'LL HAVE MUSIC FROM VAUGHN WILLIS AND EAR CANDY, TWO OF THE MOST SOULFUL BANDS IN THE VALLEY.

SO BRING YOUR OWN LAUNCHER CHAIRS, INDULGE IN DELICIOUS FOOD FROM LOCAL VENDORS, AND STAY COOL WITH SOME, SOME GREAT WATER THAT'S GONNA BE EVERYWHERE FOR YOU GUYS WITH THE COOL, COOL WITH THE MISTERS AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S GONNA BE ON, IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY AMAZING.

AND IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ME CUT A RUG, OR SHOULD I SAY CUT A COBBLESTONE , YOU'LL GET THE CHANCE TO POST ALL THE MOST EXCITING MINUTES OF ME DANCING WITH THE MAYOR AT CULTURE MUSIC, AND A PARK AND BRING YOUR DANCING SHOOT.

AND DO NOT TRY TO RUN AWAY FROM THE CELEBRATION.

MAYOR, I WILL FIND YOU.

IT IS A DANCE OFF.

YOU'VE BEEN OFFICIALLY CHALLENGED.

LET'S GO.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

, I, I ALREADY ACQUIESCED BEFORE THE CHALLENGE STARTS.

I CONCEDE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE MOVES.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE MOVES.

THAT'S ALL I SAID.

COUNCIL RIVER STEWART, THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARY.

YOU KNOW, SO MANY GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN, IN OUR TOWN.

I, I, I HAD THE LUXURY OF BEING INVITED OUT TO, UH, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY FOR THE SECOND TIME TO BASICALLY BRAG ABOUT OUR CITY, ALL EXPENSES PAID BY THEM.

NOT TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BY THE WAY.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT CHANDLER IS, UH, AND, AND I THINK STAFF CAN ATTEST TO THIS, IS THAT WE ARE IN A VERY INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY.

UH, WHEN I GO TO OTHER PLACES AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IN THIS CITY, UH, JAWS DROP.

UH, THE FACT THAT I CAN SHARE THAT WE'VE HAD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD HERE SINCE 2000, BASICALLY 17.

UM, WE ARE, UH, LEAPS AND BOUNDS AHEAD OF NOT ONLY THE NATION, BUT THE WORLD IN BRINGING IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND MICROT TRANSIT LIKE WAYMO AND CRUISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE ARE A BASH AND OF INNOVATION AND, UH, REALLY PUTS US ON THE MAP AND REALLY FITS OUR BRAND AS A COMMUNITY.

BUT, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND BRAG ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE DO AS A CITY AND OUR STAFF MAKES THAT HAPPEN.

AND, UH, OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, ARE PROUD OF THAT AS WELL.

SO, UM, I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

YEAH, MAYOR, I, AS YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT BACK NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD DIRECTORS, SPRING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR SUMMER'S BOARD DIRECTORS MEETING AND ECHOING COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART'S.

UM, GOING AROUND THE ROOM, THERE'S MAYBE 75 BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM SMALL TOWNS, VILLAGES, LARGE CITY, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, UM, NEWARK, MY HOMETOWN.

AND I HEAR SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY'RE FACING, AND I SAY TO MYSELF, WOW, WHAT HAVE WE DONE RIGHT? AND WHAT ARE WE AND OUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS? I MEAN, WE ARE SO MANY LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF THESE FOLK.

AND, UM, I JUST THINK IT WAS GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOOD, GOOD STAFF MEMBERS, UH, SOLID, UH, THOUGHT PROCESS.

NOT JUST THE NEXT ELECTION, BUT THE NEXT GENERATION.

AND IT'S VERY, IT MAKES ME PROUD AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT SADDENED THAT WE ARE DOING SO WELL AND OTHER COMMUNITIES JUST CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

SO, UM, IT WAS A, A SOMBERING BUT ALSO A PROUD MOMENT FOR CHANDLER.

AGAIN, AS YOU INDICATED, WHEN I SAY THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING OVER HERE, UH, I JUST TALKED ABOUT THE SOLAR, UH, WE'RE GONNA PUT ON SOLAR IN OUR, AND THEY SAID, WOW, HOW ARE YOU MAKING THAT HAPPEN? AND IT'S AMAZING.

IT'S JUST AN AMAZING THING.

SO ANYWAY, WE'RE THANK YOU RESIDENTS.

THE BIGGEST THANK YOU GOES TO THE RESIDENTS FOR SUPPORTING US, THE BOND ELECTIONS, THE SUPPORTING OF ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, AND LETTING US KNOW TRULY WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.

SO WITH THAT, HAPPY, UH, HAVE A GREAT FATHER'S DAY.

THANK YOU.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED.

WELL, I ORIGINALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING, BUT SOMEBODY'S BEEN A LITTLE SNEAKY WITH THE READING PROGRAM OVER THERE, SO NOW I HAVE A LITTLE CATCH UP TO DO WITH THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

UM, SO CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY OUT IN CHANDLER, GET THOSE KIDS READING, AND KIND OF MITIGATE THAT LITTLE SUMMER SLIDE THAT THE KIDS HAVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR PICKING THAT UP AND DOING THAT, UH, THIS YEAR.