Sep 12, 2024 City Council Meeting 09/12/2024

AND WELCOME TO

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[ Call to Order]

I WOULD LOVE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND, BUT I'LL PAUSE SLOWLY, MAJESTICALLY AS OUR COUNCIL MAKES ITS WAY THEIR WAY UP HERE.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS? CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.

MAYOR HARTKE HERE, VICE MAYOR HARRIS.

HELLO, MS. POSTON NOT ON THE PHONE YET, SO HE MAY BE ABSENT.

EXCUSE .

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA 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.

OUR IN TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY MR. DUNN ZO FROM THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY OF BAHA FAITH AND OUR PLEASURE ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK STEWART.

ALRIGHT.

OH MY GOD.

OH MY GOD.

VERILY I INVOKE THEE AND SUPPLICATE BEFORE THY THRESHOLD ASKING THEE THAT ALL THY MERCIES MAY DESCEND UPON THESE SOULS.

SPECIALIZE THEM FOR THY FAVOR AND THY TRUTH.

OH LORD, UNITE AND BIND TOGETHER THE HEARTS.

JOIN AND ACCORD ALL THE SOULS AND EXHILARATE THE SPIRITS THROUGH THE SIGNS OF THY SANCTITY AND ONENESS.

OH LORD.

MAKE THESE FACES RADIANT THROUGH THE LIGHT OF THY ONENESS.

STRENGTHEN THE LOINS OF THY SERVANTS IN THE SERVICE OF THY KINGDOM.

OH LORD, THOU POSSESSOR OF INFINITE MERCY, OH LORD OF FORGIVENESS AND PARDON, FORGIVE OUR SINS, PARDON OUR SHORTCOMINGS.

AND CAUSE US TO TURN TO THE KINGDOM OF THY CLEMENCY, INVOKING THE KINGDOM OF MIGHT AND POWER HUMBLE AT THY SHRINE AND SUBMISSIVE BEFORE THE GLORY OF THINE EVIDENCES OH LORD GOD.

MAKE US AS WAVES OF THE SEA, AS FLOWERS OF THE GARDEN UNITED AGREED THROUGH THE BOUNTIES OF THY LOVE.

OH LORD.

DILATE THE BREATHS THROUGH THE SIGNS OF THY ONENESS AND MAKE ALL MANKIND AS STARS SHINING FROM THE SAME HEIGHT OF GLORY AS PERFECT FRUITS GROWING UPON THY TREE OF LIFE.

VERILY THOU ART THE ALMIGHTY, THE SELF SUBSISTENCE THE GIVER, THE FORGIVING, THE PARDON, THE OMNISCIENT, THE ONE CREATOR ABDULAH.

AMEN.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLE ALLEGIANCE TO THE BRIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

PUT THAT GUY ON A SLEEP APP.

THANK YOU MR. IAN.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

COUNCIL NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, BUT BEFORE WE DO SO, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF OUR, OF OUR BOND COMMITTEE IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE STAND OR IF YOU'RE STANDING WAVE .

I WANNA THANK YOU AND THE, UH, OTHER 29 THAT WILL, THAT WE'RE VOTING ON, UH, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP THE CITY IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR MEETING COMING UP ON MONDAY AS WELL.

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 September 12, 2024, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 48.]

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 48.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND, UH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

ANY CALLS FOR RECUSAL OR ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE.

VICE MAYOR HARRIS.

VICE MAYOR HARRIS.

I THOUGHT I HEARD HIM.

YEAH.

UM, MOTION CARRIES A UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, AND THOSE ARE YOUR AUDIENCE.

WE HAD OPPORTUNITY ON MONDAY TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS.

WE ALSO REVIEWED ALL OF THE 48, UH, ITEMS WITH THE CITY AND, UH, WITH STEPH BEFOREHAND.

SO THIS MIGHT SEEM RATHER, UH, QUICK, BUT WE DID HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, QUESTION ANY OF THEM THAT, UH, WE'RE NOT CLEAR TO US ON OUR VOTE.

NEXT

[10. Unscheduled Public Appearances]

I HAVE THREE CARDS.

UH, AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND, UH, EITHER THROUGH SCHEDULED OR UNSCHEDULED.

THIS IS UNSCHEDULED.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.

THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, NOT, UH, ENGAGEMENT.

THIS IS, UH, A MONOLOGUE FROM YOUR PART.

WE CANNOT

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SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'D PLEASE COME UP TO THE, THE DAYS STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, THE LIGHT WILL BE GREEN AND, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE UP TO OR 30 SECONDS LEFT, IT WILL TURN YELLOW.

AND, UH, PLEASE, UH, BE AS GREAT AS DWAYNE WAS ON MONDAY WHEN THAT THING HIT RED, HE WAS DONE.

SO FIRST UP, WE HAVE JAMES W JIM PAYNE.

MR. PAYNE, AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU MEM UH, MAYOR AND UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JAMES PAYNE.

JIM PAYNE.

UH, MY ADDRESS IS 2 2 0 9 WEST COLT ROAD, CHANDLER, 8 5 2 2 4 41 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, I MOVED INTO THE ORANGE TREE, UH, ORANGE TREE, UH, DEVELOPED AREA.

AND, UM, AT THAT TIME, ESTES TOLD ME THERE WAS GONNA BE A PARK BUILT.

AND THEN AFTER THAT I HEARD THAT THE CHURCH WAS GONNA BUILD A PARK.

WELL, NOTHING HAPPENED.

AND NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE YOU ARE RECONSIDERING WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THAT PIECE OF LAND.

THE NEW DEVELOPERS HAVE A SECTION OF PARK.

THEY ALSO HAVE THE RETENTION POND.

ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE, THEY'RE GONNA GRAVEL AT A RETENTION POND AND, UM, UH, GRAVEL IT AND FENCE IT OFF.

SO THERE'D BE NO ACCESS, WHICH CUTS OFF ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF WHAT COULD BE A PART FOR US TO USE.

EVERY OTHER RETENTION POND THAT I'VE SEEN WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THAT AREA IS GRASS.

AND WE THINK THE CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO, MADE TO IT.

UM, JUST SOME NOTES I HAVE HERE VERY QUICKLY.

UM, WHAT DO I DO WITH THAT THERE? IT'S, UM, I HAVE A LETTER THAT I'D LIKE TO LEAVE AS WELL FROM ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS.

I'M REPRESENTING ABOUT A 12 HOUSEHOLDS ON COLT ROAD AS WELL AS SOME OTHER FAMILIES IN THE AREA.

UM, UH, THEY, UH, I MOVED, LIKE I SAID, I MOVED THERE IN 83 AND, UM, UH, THE PROGRESS HAS BEEN VERY SLOW IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTUALLY THE, UH, BUILDINGS THEMSELVES OF THE HOUSES.

SO WE KNOW THAT'S GONNA TAKE TIME.

AND I WANT TO THANK FIRST OFF COUNCILMAN, UH, ORLANDO FOR HIS, HIM COMING TO ALL THE PUBLIC MEETINGS WE HAD ABOUT THIS EARLIER, AND I'M SURE SOME OF THE REST ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THAT AESTHETICALLY WE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT MORE INTO A, LOOKING LIKE A PARK.

THE FENCE THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE AROUND 'EM WOULD BE AN EYESORE AND IT WOULD ELIMINATE ACCESS TO TWO THIRDS OF THE PIECE OF LAND.

UM, WE WANT GRASS WITHIN THAT AREA IF POSSIBLE.

AND, UM, UH, IT WOULD MAKE IT FIVE DEGREES COOLER.

AND I KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH A THREE AND A HALF FOOT DEPTH OF THE RETENTION POND.

BUT, AND AS FAR AS ENGINEERING AND WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS WAYNE HAS MENTIONED, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS THAT THAT PIECE OF LAND WHERE THE RETENTION POND COULD BE ADDRESSED AS FAR AS THE DEPTH, HOW IT DRAINS.

ALSO DRAINING AND MAKING ACCESS TO DRAIN INTO THE COUNTY.

UH, OR THE ADOT, UH, RETENTION POND THAT'S RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FENCE IN THE COUNTY STRIP THERE.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME SO I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THIS.

I WANT TO THANK, UH, DWAYNE ONCE AGAIN, DWAYNE LIDMAN FOR ALL THE WORK HE'S DONE ON THIS.

AND UM, I KNOW THAT WE HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERS THERE THE OTHER DAY, SO, UH, ON MONDAY.

AND A LOT OF 'EM JUST CAN'T ATTEND TONIGHT.

IN FACT, I HAD TWO OR THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING THE NEXT DAY.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND LET'S HOPE WE CAN HAVE A NICE PARK WHERE WE CAN WALK TO OR WALK OUR DOGS AND OUR CHILDREN CAN PLAY IN THE PARK.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS MARY ELLEN VISTA.

ATTA VCI.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, MARY ELLEN.

YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY.

HI, MY NAME IS MARY ELLEN UCCI.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

OUR CHILDREN GREW UP HERE, BUT WE ALWAYS DROVE TO A PARK.

NOT GOOD.

I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE PROPOSED PARK WILL LOOK PROFESSIONAL AND WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL RESIDENTS.

THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN THAT ROCKS WILL BE PLACED IN THE WATER RETENTION AREA.

THE RETENTION AREA SHOULD BE LEFT AS A GRASSY AREA.

I CAN IMAGINE, SAY A 6-YEAR-OLD WITH A NEW SOCCER BALL READY TO PLAY BALL AND THE BALL GOES IN THE ROCKS.

TRUST ME, NEITHER THE CHILD NOR THE PARENT OR GRANDPARENT, WHOEVER'S THERE IS GONNA LEAVE THE, LEAVE IT IN THE ROCKS.

THEY'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THERE AND GET THE, THE, UM, THE EQUIPMENT.

WE NEED TO HAVE AN OPEN AREA WHERE THEY CAN RUN.

I BELIEVE THE MAINTENANCE WILL BE EASIER IF WE ONLY HAVE GRASS.

I'VE SEEN THE, UH, PEOPLE THAT MOW THE LAWN, ZOOM, ZOOM, THEY DO IT PRETTY QUICKLY.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT, HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN AND THE WEEDS COME UP, SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO LIKE WEED EAT THAT.

AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM HAVE A WALKING POT PATH ALL THE WAY AROUND THE RETENTION AREA BECAUSE THERE A LOT, THERE'S A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT, THAT

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AND UM, THEY ALSO, WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE OLDER AND IT WOULD BE AS LONG AS IT'S A SMOOTH PATH, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

UM, I VISITED THE HOMES OUT IN APACHE JUNCTION BY THIS HOME BUILDER.

THE HOMES THERE WILL, HERE WILL BE ABOUT 2,400 SQUARE FEET.

THE DIFFERENCES THAT ALL THE HOMES IN OUR AREA WILL BE TWO STORY.

THEY NEED SPACE TO MOVE JUST AS OUR ORANGE TREE NEIGHBORS DO.

I READ THE PROPOSAL AND THAT, UH, THE BUILDERS SAID THEY WOULD CREATE A PARK.

WE DON'T WANT JUST LIKE ONE LITTLE TINY PARK.

WE WANNA BE ABLE TO RUN AND PLAY FOOTBALL OR WHATEVER.

MOST PEOPLE MOVING TO THE NEW HOMES WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A HOME CLOSE BY TO ENJOY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HOT WEATHER ENDS.

PRETTY SOON, THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE MOVING HERE ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SEVERAL SUBDIVISIONS.

IT JUST MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE TO DO IT WELL FROM THE BEGINNING.

I TURNED IN A PAPER LAST WEEK WITH FIVE SUGGESTIONS, BUT I PROBABLY WON'T HAVE TIME TO, TO UH, READ 'EM ALL, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM.

UM, MANY OF THE FOLKS, UM, MANY OF THE PARKS HAVE SIDEWALKS THAT WILL WALK, GO AROUND THE, UM, PARK AND THEY HAVE BENCHES AND I SAW THAT THAT WAS PLANNED, SO THAT'S GOOD.

BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A NICE BIG WALKING PARK.

WE WANNA A PARK THAT'S DONE WELL AND PROVIDE SPACE FOR THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS OUR OWN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE BUILDER BUILDERS.

REMEMBER, THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE MOVING HERE ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT HOME BUILDERS.

IT JUST MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE.

AGAIN, I WANNA SAY TO, TO PLAN A GREAT PARK FROM THE BEGINNING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND OUR LAST SPEAKER IS TY SCHUMANN.

MR. SCHUMANN, AGAIN, SIR, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

OH, MY NAME'S TY SCHUMANN.

I'VE LIVED IN THE AREA.

I LIVE AT 25 18 WEST OF LOUDON FROM MY FRONT PORCH.

I LOOK AT THAT PARK, THAT FENCE IS GONNA BE AN EYESORE.

OUR PROPERTY VALUES COULD GO DOWN BECAUSE WHO WANTS TO LOOK AT A FENCE LIKE THAT? I'M ASKING ALL OF YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THAT WAS GOING UP ACROSS THE STREET FROM YOUR HOUSE AND YOU WERE GONNA LOSE VALUE IN YOUR HOME, WOULD YOU WANT THAT? LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING.

LET'S MAKE THE PARK HAPPEN LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

AND UH, I DON'T PLAN ON LEAVING THAT AREA.

I'M GONNA LEAVE THE HOUSE TO MY KIDS.

SO I WANT MY GRANDKIDS TO HAVE A PARK.

I'VE LIVED IN THAT AREA MY WHOLE LIFE.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THAT HOUSE.

THERE'S A REASON I BOUGHT THE HOUSE 'CAUSE I LIKE CHANDLER.

I DON'T WANNA LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE.

BUT YOU GUYS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT ALL THE HOMEOWNERS IN THAT AREA, THAT SQUARE MILE DOESN'T HAVE A PARK.

SO I'M ASKING YOU DO THE RIGHT THING.

CONSIDER HOW IT WOULD AFFECT YOU IF YOU LIVED IN THAT AREA, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU SIR.

APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND CITY MANAGER.

I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, PLEASE TAKE THESE COMMENTS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, UH, IN TERMS OF FITTING THESE IN.

UM, UH, WITH CITY MANAGER, YOU CAN'T, NOT A GENERAL YES.

WITH CITY MANAGER.

COULD WE GET A UPDATE OF THE DEVELOPMENT THERE OF THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS EXPLORING WHAT THOSE OPTIONS LOOK LIKE FOR THE FUTURE? YES.

THANK YOU.

GREAT.

AND I UNDERSTAND VICE MAYOR WANTED TO AUDIBLY SAY YES.

HE'S BEEN BEING CONNECTED, DISCONNECTED, SO CONCERNING THE AGENDA, VICE MAYOR, HOW DO YOU VOTE? I VOTE YES.

SORRY ABOUT THE DISCONNECTION ISSUES WE HAD, BUT I VOTE YES.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

NEXT

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

I'LL START WITH, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HAD OUR ARIZONA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS CONFERENCE UP AT IN PHOENIX COUNCIL AND I JOINED CITIES IN THE TOWNS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

AT THIS MEETING WE DEVELOPED THE LEAGUE'S ANNUAL MUNICIPAL POLICY STATEMENT.

WE PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF CITIES WHERE WE HAD OUR MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION, UM, UH, CARRY OUR FLAG ACROSS THEIR, I GUESS I CARRIED THE FLAG WITH THEM AND WE SHARED ABOUT ALL THE EXCITING THINGS THAT MAKE CHANDLER CHANDLER.

WE ALSO MET WITH OUR YOUTH COMMISSION TO DISCUSS ISSUES FACING CHANDLER TEENS.

AND AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE, I ALSO SAT ON PANELS DISCUSSING EFFECTIVE MANAGER AND COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS, HOW CITIES CAN JOIN THE SEMICONDUCTOR

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I LOOK FORWARD TO LEADING THIS ORGANIZATION AND WORKING ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW CITIES TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT CITIES LARGE AND SMALL ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, OUR CONCERNS ARE HEARD BY THE LEGISLATURES AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO WORK AS CITIES AND TOWNS TOGETHER.

SECONDLY, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR GAIN KICKOFF.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE AWARE THAT OUR ANNUAL GAIN KICKOFF EVENT IS THIS COMING SATURDAY.

SO YOU'VE GOT A DAY AND A HALF LEFT TO, TO GET ON BOARD.

OUR ARIZONA GAIN GAIN STANDS FOR GETTING ARIZONA INVOLVED IN NEIGHBORHOODS IS A STATEWIDE EVENT THAT IS ALL ABOUT COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT COMMUNITY.

OUR GAIN KICKOFF AND REGISTRATION EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH FROM NINE TO 11:00 AM HERE.

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CAN GET SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN GAIN IN OCTOBER.

HAVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ATTEND YOUR BLOCK PARTY.

AND BY THE WAY, WE LOVE TO GO TO YOUR BLOCK PARTIES AS COUNCIL, IT'S, WE LOVE TO SEE THE, THE PRIDE, THE INDIVIDUALITY OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

ONE COMMUNITY MIGHT BE SHOWING A MOVIE, ONE MIGHT HAVE THE BEST BROWNIES THAT I'VE EVER EATEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

THEY'RE ALL SUPER FUN AS WELL AS SEEING THE COMMUNITY PRIDE THAT WE SEE EVERY YEAR.

SO AT THIS, UM, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CAN GET INVOLVED AND ALSO SIGN UP, UH, TO BE PART OF THE BIG BLOCK PARTY GAME GIVES US THE CHANCE TO MEET OUR NEIGHBORS, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

AND BY, IN ESSENCE, BY YOU UNDERSTANDING OUR POLICE AND VICE VERSA.

YOU BECOME THE EYES AND EARS OF ENFORCEMENT AND AWARENESS THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OF YOU THERE AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS SATURDAY.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE KICKOFF IN THE BEGINNING OF THE AWARD-WINNING CONTIGO EVENTS HERE IN CHANDLER.

UM, FROM OUR LIBRARIES TO OUR MUSEUMS, YOU'LL FIND A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND WAYS TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH HERE IN CHANDLER.

WE'LL BE HOSTING A QUINCEANERA FASHION SHOW THIS WEEKEND, A LOW RIDER STORY TIME AT THE BAKERY, AT THE LIBRARY, AND A MOVIE NIGHT FEATURING SPARE PARTS.

UM, JUST TO NAME A FEW EVENTS, THERE'S A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE THROUGH ART, HISTORY, MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD AND DRINK.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AHEAD TO CHANDLER AZ.GOV UH SLASH CONTIGO TO SEE A FULL LIST OF ALL THE EVENTS.

OR JOIN ME THIS WEEKEND AT THE, THE QUINCEANERA FASHION SHOW AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'LL ALSO BE AT THE SHOWING OF THE SPARE PARTS AT LOOKS CINEMA HERE IN DOWNTOWN.

SO HELP US CELEBRATE AND WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THERE ARE SO MANY CAUSES THAT, UH, UH, THAT ARE VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.

AND ONE OF THEM IS THE MIDWEST FOOD BANK.

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THEIR BOARD FOR MANY YEARS AND I'M DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE MISSION TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER ALL OVER THE WORLD AND NOT ONLY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY DO GREAT WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY, ALSO SERVING THOSE THAT NEED IT THE MOST.

ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, THEY ARE HOSTING THE ONEDRIVE HUNGER GOLF CLASSIC.

I DON'T PLAY GOLF, BUT I WILL BE THERE.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE THAT IS LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY OR TO CONTRIBUTE TO MIDWEST FOOD BANK'S MISSION.

I WILL BE THERE, AS I SAID, READY TO SERVE AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OUR COMMUNITY THERE AS WELL.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU ARE INVITED TO COME AND WHAT SHOULD I SAY, TIA? PLAY BALL PLAY.

NO PLAY BALL.

IT'S GOLF.

SWING AWAY.

SWING AWAY.

SWING AWAY PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR .

GOOD.

DID YOU ALSO WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION EVENT COMING UP? YES, WE DO.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

WE DO HAVE TURN ON YOUR MIC PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

OH, I THOUGHT I DID.

YES, WE DO HAVE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UM, COMMISSION IS, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER WITH US TO HAVE A, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CANDLELIGHT, UM, VIGIL ON THE OCTOBER 24TH.

I'M LOOKING AT THE MIRROR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S NOT WRITTEN IN FRONT OF ME.

SO ON THE 24TH AT FIVE 30, RIGHT HERE IN OUR COURTYARD, OCTOBER IS THE MONTH THAT WE RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE, UH, GONE THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WAR THRIVERS AND THEN ALSO BRING AWARENESS ON ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE YOU COME AND BE WITH US AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO WENT THROUGH THAT AND THOSE WHO ARE ALSO THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU MAYOR FOR REMINDING ME.

AND I APOLOGIZE 'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR NOTES.

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SO, SO THERE'S TWO EVENT GOING ON.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MY EVENT, WHICH IS ON OCTOBER 24TH AND THEN THE, THE ONE ON IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT IS THE COMMISSION.

WE DO HAVE, UM, UH, DV COMMISSION THAT, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONED AND UH, I MET WITH THEM YESTERDAY.

SO THEY'RE PUTTING THIS BREAKFAST TOGETHER.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING AT THE EV AVIATION CENTER.

THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE.

YEAH, SO, AND I, I DIDN'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SOLD OUT.

I NOW REMEMBER WHY , SORRY FOR PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT THERE.

THEY SOLD OUT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO YOU CAN GO IF YOU WANTED TO GO NOW IT'S TOO LATE.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS THAT, THAT, THAT MEANS THERE'S NO BREAKFAST FOR ME THOUGH, SO NO.

HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.

AND, UH, IT IS THE WAY FOR AMERICANS TO DEBATE FREELY AND EXCHANGE IDEAS.

AND IT'S THE CORNERSTONE OF WHAT MAKES AMERICA WHAT IT IS TODAY.

UM, YOU KNOW, FOR ME IT'S THE BRIDGE TO THE TRUTH, RIGHT? WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE IDEAS, WHETHER THAT'S IN THIS ROOM OR OUT IN PUBLIC.

YOU KNOW, IN A FEW WEEKS AGO WE SAW AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN ANOTHER CITY WHERE A, UH, RESIDENT WAS ARRESTED FOR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH, UH, IN THE DIOCESE OF THAT PARTICULAR CITY.

AND, UH, WHILE UNFORTUNATE, UM, IT IS A GENTLE REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO PROTECT OUR, OUR LIBERTIES.

AND FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN UP HERE THAT I SERVE WITH, I KNOW IT HOLD, THEY HOLD THAT VERY DEAR TO THEM AS WELL.

AND SO, WHETHER YOU'RE HERE TO PRAISE US, UH, WHICH HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, OR YOU'RE HERE TO YELL AT US, YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO THAT.

AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ADDRESS YOUR GOVERNMENT IN ANY WAY YOU SEE FIT.

AND, AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT IS, IS THAT THAT CREATES THAT IDEA AND THAT FLOW OF EXCHANGE, UH, THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO US.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT, IT MAKES ME OBVI OBVIOUSLY THINK ABOUT OUR OVERALL CONSTITUTION.

AND THOSE RULES ARE A SET OF RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

THEY'RE NOT A SET OF RIGHTS FOR US, BUT THEY'RE A SET OF RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO FREELY WHAT YOU THINK IS FIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING YOUR GOVERNMENT.

WHICH LEADS ME TO A HAPPIER NOTE, WHICH IS THIS, THIS, UH, SEPTEMBER 17TH IS CONSTITUTION DAY, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DAYS OF THE, IT'S ACTUALLY IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR BECAUSE I'M A HUGE CONSTITUTIONALIST AND I, AND I JUST BELIEVE THAT IT'S SO STRONGLY AS THE RIGHT RULE OF GOVERNMENT.

BUT WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE RIGHT OUT HERE IN THE COURTYARD.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SNACKS, MAYBE A LITTLE BREAKFAST, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE KIDS FROM THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.

WE THE PEOPLE GROUP.

UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, MOCKUP OF A CONSTITUTION THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SIGN AND WE'RE GONNA HOPEFULLY POST THAT IN CITY HALL, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT DAY OF CELEBRATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A WE THE PEOPLE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR STAFF FOR PULLING TOGETHER.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL DAY.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS ON IT, IT'LL BE EIGHT 30 ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, RIGHT OUT HERE IN FRONT.

AND, UH, IF YOU WANNA FIND OUT MORE, I THINK IT'S UP ON THE SCREEN, CHANDLER.GOV CONSTITUTION DAY.

OR YOU CAN GO TO MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF ON THERE TOO.

THANKS VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, MAYOR.

I WASN'T GONNA SAY ANYBODY.

I WILL REMIND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PITCHING.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO OPEN UP THE, UH, TUMBLEWEED, UH, UH, SOFTBALL FACILITY.

THE MAYOR, UH, GOT ON THE MOUND.

HE WAS VERY CONFIDENT.

I WAS BEHIND THE PLATE READY TO UMPIRE AND THE CATCHER WAS CONFIDENT AND THE MAYOR THREW A STRIKE.

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR.

AND TO STAFF.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT, A GORGEOUS PROJECT.

I CANNOT TELL YOU IN BETWEEN CALLING BALLS AND STRIKES AND PEOPLE OUT AND SAFE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND SAID IT WAS A GORGEOUS FACILITY AND THEY ARE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF CHANDLER AND THE GIRLS LEAGUE.

SO KUDOS TO STAFF ON THAT.

IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR BACK INTO THAT.

UM, IT WAS A GORGEOUS FACILITY.

I COULDN'T GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO SAY TO ME HOW GREAT IT IS.

SO ANYWAY, GOOD DEAL GUYS.

GO MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART FOR DOCUMENTING THIS UH, .

IT WASN'T STRIKE.

I WAS WORRIED YOU PULLED IT OFF.

SURE.

THAT'S A FOR SURE PLAY BALL.

THAT THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE WITH THAT VIDEO IF I HAD, IF I HAD BOUNCED IT IN, DID APPLE CITY.

ALRIGHT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED.

THANKS MAYOR.

SO WE DO HAVE A, A PRETTY EXCITING GRAND OPENING COMING UP.

IT'S THE ACT MEDICAL PARK AND IT'S A 28,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.

UM, IT'S GONNA BE A STATE OF THE ART MEDICAL FACILITY.

THE, THEY'RE GONNA BE HOSTING A CUTTING EDGE

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SO IT'S TAKING OVER A FORMER GYM AND THAT JUST SHOWS THE POWER OF SMART REDEVELOPMENT.

UM, WE'LL GET A NEW TENANT.

IT WILL SERVE BOTH OUR RESIDENTS AND THE GREATER REGION.

AND I KNOW OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE THEM DO THOSE PROJECTS THAT FILL THOSE LARGE SPACES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO THEM.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

LOOK FORWARD TO THE GRAND OPENING.

THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU COME, YOU'LL GET TO SEE ME SPEAK .

OKAY.

EXCELLENT.

WOW.

I WILL BE THERE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOU SPEAK.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WILL IT BE DENNIS? NOTHING TONIGHT, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT COUNSEL.

UH, GOOD MEETING.

WE'LL SEE YOU UH, SOON.