Oct 17, 2024 City Council Meeting 10/17/2024

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

COUNCIL MEMBER POST HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU, CITY CLERK.

OUR INDICATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY DR. RAY LANGNESS FROM THE BAHA FAITH.

OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK STEWART.

ALTHOUGH KIND LORD, THIS GATHERING IS TURNING TO BE, THESE HEARTS ARE RADIANT WITH THY LOVE.

THESE MINDS AND SPIRITS ARE EXHILARATED BY THE MESSAGE OF THY GLAD OH GOD, LET THIS AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BECOME GLORIOUS IN SPIRITUAL DEGREES, EVEN AS HAS ASPIRED TO MATERIAL DEGREES AND RENDER THIS JUST GOVERNMENT VICTORIOUS.

CONFIRM THIS REVELATION TO APPRAISE THE STANDARD OF THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY.

TO PROMULGATE THE MOST GREAT PEACE TO BECOME THEREBY MOST GLORIOUS AND PRAISEWORTHY AMONG ALL THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD.

OH GOD, THIS AMERICAN NATION IS WORTHY OF THY FAVORS AND IS DESERVING OF THY MERCY.

MAKE IT PRECIOUS AND NEAR TO THEE THROUGH THY BOUNTY, AND BE STOLE.

AMEN.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN HONORING OUR FLAG BY RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AYE.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC OR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, DR.

LANGNESS.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARK STEWART.

OUR WE DO HAVE COUNCIL.

UH, WE MOVED A COUPLE OF THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES TO TONIGHT, SOME PROCLAMATIONS, UH, SO THAT IT'S JUST A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL THAN, THAN, UH, HAVING A BUCKET LOAD ON MONDAY.

SO I'M GONNA INVITE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT? .

ALL

[1. Proclamation: Cybersecurity Awareness Month]

RIGHT.

FIRST WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION OF CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP MITCHELL ROBINSON, MICHAEL PADILLA, BRAD THOMAS, AND ANYONE ELSE FROM THAT TEAM THAT JUST WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH THEM.

COUNCIL MEMBER, I KNOW YOU WERE IN AT THE LAST LEAGUE OF CITIES WHERE, WHERE WE ALSO HAD WON SOME AWARDS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION BY THE WAY? WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING.

TBD.

I, I WAS TOLD THAT WAS HUSH.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY, I JUST, IT'S A GOOD THING I WORE MY GLASSES, MAYOR.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECOGNIZES THE CYBERSECURITY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES AGAINST TECHNOLOGY THREATS.

AND WHEREAS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION AGAINST CYBER THREATS SUCH AS PHISHING, IDENTITY THEFT, RANSOMWARE, AND FINANCIAL LOSS.

AND WHEREAS CRUCIAL CITY SERVICES ARE RELIANT ON DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND IDENTITIES, AND WHEREAS PRACTICING, PRACTICING CYBERSECURITY SAFELY AND CREATING A STRONG PASSWORD, ENABLING MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, REPORTING, PUSHING PHISHING AND UPDATING SOFTWARE WILL HELP KEEP YOU SAFER ONLINE.

AND WHEREAS THE SUCCESSFUL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH WILL HELP CITIZENS NAVIGATE OUR FUTURES SAFELY.

THEREFORE, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR CHANDLER PROCLAIM OCTOBER 24TH AS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.

COOL.

OUR SENIOR SECURITY ANALYST.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHOWING.

I'D LIKE TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE THE CYBERSECURITY TEAM.

I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THESE GENTLEMEN.

UH, FIRST I'LL START WITH MICHAEL PADILLA.

HE'S

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IF THERE'S A VULNERABILITY OR RISK IN THE NETWORK, YOU'LL FIND IT AND YOU'LL HELP ARCHITECT THE WAY TO TO SOLVE IT.

SECOND, I HAVE MITCHELL ROBINSON.

HE'S BEEN THE PILLAR OF THE CYBERSECURITY TEAM AND IT FOR 20 YEARS, TWO DECADES NOW.

YEAH.

DESERVES MUCH RESPECT.

THANK YOU, MITCH.

AND, UH, MY NAME IS BRAD THOMAS.

I'M THE ACTING CSO FOR THE CITY, UH, CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER, UH, IN PLACE OF MR. OWEN GEORGE, WHO DID THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS 30 YEARS IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

YEAH, MUCH RESPECT.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

AND QUICKLY, IF I COULD, UH, WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY, UH, SINCERE APPRECIATION TO CITY, CITY LEADERSHIP.

CITY LEADERSHIP, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, IT LEADERSHIP FOR MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN FOR US, UH, IT STAFF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITHOUT THE RESIDENTS, THERE'D BE NO CITY.

THERE'D BE NOTHING TO DEFEND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.

LET'S HAVE A PICTURE.

ONE MORE, ONE MORE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NICE.

[2. Recognition: 2024 Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting]

AND OUR SECOND, UH, RECOGNITION HAS TO DO WITH THE 2024 CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

SO IF WE COULD HAVE DAWN LANG AND THE CHANDLER ACCOUNTING TEAM, COME ON DOWN.

MAYOR, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ THIS FIRST AND, UM, BUT PLEASE COME, COME DOWN AND THEN I'LL TALK OVER THERE.

IS, UM, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

WELL THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

CHANDLER HAS AN AMAZING ACCOUNTING TEAM OF 18 WHO TAKE PRIDE IN ACCURATE REPORTING.

TONIGHT WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM PRESENT.

CHRISTIE SMITH, FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR JULIE GOUCHER, THE ACCOUNTING SENIOR MANAGER, AND JOANNE CHANG, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE LOOKING BACK 20 22, 23 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT OR AFER, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT.

CITY OF CHANDLER'S RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 42 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

, AFTER COMPLETING THE ANNUAL AUDIT ESTABLISHED IN 1946, THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHOSE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS CONFORMED TO HIGH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE ACCOUNTING, UM, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, GASB AND THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, GFOA, THE ACTER HAS BECOME THE NATIONWIDE STANDARD FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL REPORTING.

THIS REPORT REQUIRES ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OF INTENSE WORK AS THE CITY COMPLETES THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND PREPARES THE REPORT.

THE ANNUAL REPORT ENSURES FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE CITY'S FINANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES OR GAP.

AND IT'S USED BY ALL THREE OF OUR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES, UM, STANDARD OR S AND P, FITCH AND MOODY'S TO HELP IN THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY'S CREDIT WORTHINESS.

OF COURSE, WE ARE AAA RATED.

OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THEM AND THE ENTIRE ACCOUNTING DIVISION AND OUR TEAM MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS EFFORT.

TEAM CHANDLER ROCKS.

OKAY, DAWN LANG, COME ON DOWN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, WE GOOD? YEAH.

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ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA

[ 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 October 17, 2024, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 47.]

DO WANT TO ALSO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION? WE HAVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE WAS THE, UH, THE ITEM RELATED TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A COUPLE, UH, BRAND NEW, OUR CHANGE COMMISSIONERS HERE, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE STAND.

BETH BRAZEL.

VERY GOOD.

AND HILLARY JENKINS.

HILLARY SERVING NOW ON THE USE OF FORCE OF POLICE, BETH IS, WILL BE ON OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

VERY GOOD.

I WAS, I SOMETIMES MIX THAT WITH ANOTHER, SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR BOTH OF YOU AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE COUNSEL.

UM, UH, I'M GONNA, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION, UH, TONIGHT BECAUSE I'VE GOT SOME LANGUAGE TO READ INTO THAT.

BUT FIRST, UH, ON ITEM NUMBER 10, I'M GONNA ASK, UH, IS IT LAUREN OR KEVIN JUST TO READ OR JUST TO EXPLAIN THE STEPS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE MONDAY? WHO'S THAT? WHO'S GONNA DO THAT? KELLY MAYOR, IF I MAY.

I THINK ONLY ONE STIPULATION IS BEING ADDED.

THE REST ARE ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE, SO IT IS THE, THE ONE, UM, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THERE.

SO WE'LL JUST GO FROM THERE.

SO I'LL JUST MAKE THE MOTION THEN.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, AS PRESENTED ON ITEM NUMBER 10.

I'D LIKE TO ADD THIS AS A STEP.

THE DEVELOPER WILL PULL A BUILDING PERMIT ON A HOTEL OR A MINIMUM OF 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF NON-RESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REZONING ORDINANCE.

IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT SATISFIED, THEN THE DEVELOPER WILL STILL BE SUBJECT TO A DAILY PENALTY OF $100 UNTIL A BUILDING PERMIT IS PULLED.

AND THIS IS, THIS IS ALSO IN ADDITION TO WHAT P AND Z HAD ALSO HAD PLACED ON FOR THE STEP.

SO I HAVE A, A MOTION WITH THIS BEING READ IN.

IS THERE A SECOND? IT IS SECOND.

SECOND.

FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS IS VOTING NO.

ON WHICH ONE PLEASE? UH, MAYOR, HE'S VOTING NO ON ITEM 16, AND I BELIEVE VICE MAYOR HARRIS IS ALSO VOTING NO ON ITEM 16, BUT THEY COULD WEIGH IN.

IS THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? OUR, OUR TWO, OUR VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER? YES.

YES.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR, COUNCIL, ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS BEFORE WE VOTE? I'LL BE VOTING NO ON ITEM TWO.

VOTING NO ON ITEM TWO.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE THREE UH, NOS IN THERE.

UH, SEEING NO OTHERS COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA? YES.

VICE MAYOR HARRIS? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

UM, UNANIMOUSLY EXCEPT ITEM 16 AND ITEM 10 CARRIED BY MAJORITY.

AND ITEM TWO CARRIED BY MAJORITY.

OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE DO HAVE, UM, ONE UNSCHEDULED

[11. Unscheduled Public Appearances]

CARD.

DO WE HAVE TWO? UH, GEORGE, DID YOU TURN ONE IN OR NOT? UH, I'M SORRY.

I MAY STILL HAVE IT HERE.

YES.

AND IF YOU WANNA BRING THAT OVER TO OUR CLERK, I DID NOT WANT YOU TO MISS THE CONFUSE YOU AND THEN THINK THAT YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO SPEAK.

SO.

SO GEORGE, WE SPOKE FIRST.

SO I'M GONNA INVITE YOU TO COME UP TO THE DAYS.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE.

SINCE THIS IS UNSCHEDULED, WE CANNOT, UH, ENGAGE YOU, BUT, UH, COUNCIL AND STAFF WILL LISTEN.

AND IF THERE'S ANY FOLLOW UP OR I'M GONNA SIGN OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TAD TO, UH, GET UP, CATCH UP WITH YOU AFTERWARDS.

SO, UH, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, YOU'VE GOT 30 SECONDS LEFT.

PLEASE, UH, MAKE SURE YOU WRAP UP BEFORE IT TURNS AROUND.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, GEORGE RICHIE, RESIDENT IN CHANDLER SINCE, UH, JULY OF 2008.

MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF, UH, I APPRECIATE THE MOMENT TO SPEAK WITH YOU HERE.

I COME BEFORE YOU TO ASK YOU TO BE AWARE THAT INTEL PLANT OVER THERE NEAR OCOTILLO AND DOBSON IS A NUISANCE.

THEY'RE A BAD NEIGHBOR.

THEY HAVE, UM, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM FOR YEARS, REALLY SINCE 2008.

UH, REGARDING SOME COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN SOME LIMITED REGARDS, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO BE, UH, A NUISANCE IN, IN PARTICULAR, REGARDING TO THE NOISE FOOTPRINT THAT IN, UH, MY OPINION CAN BE HEARD ALL THE WAY TO BOGLE JUNIOR HIGH AND ALSO TO THE SAFEWAY AT CHANDLER HEIGHTS IN

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ALMA SCHOOL.

I HEAR THEM IN MY HOUSE.

I HEAR THEM THROUGH CLOSED WINDOWS, THROUGH THE WALLS OF MY BEDROOMS. I HAVE ADDRESSED AARON BLO, WHO'S SUPPOSEDLY THE, UH, PLANT MANAGER, OR SIMILAR TO TITLE MAY BE A LITTLE LITTLE BIT OFF.

RENEE LEVIN, THE, THE FORMER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, HAS ACTUALLY COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STATED HER GREAT DISBELIEF AT THE NOISE FOOTPRINT THAT IS, UH, AVAILABLE TO BE HEARD ON ON SOME, UH, NIGHTS, NOT ALL THE TIME.

UH, COLD WEATHER, UH, WIND DIRECTION MIGHT PLAY A ROLE IN SO ON.

THEY HAVE A FLEET OF 30 OLD CITY BUSES THAT THEY OFTEN RUN, AND THEY'RE IDLING.

AND THE, UH, POLLUTION SMELL IS, IS QUITE INTRUSIVE.

THE TRAFFIC OVER THERE THESE DAYS IS INSANE.

UH, I'VE ASKED THE CITY POLICE TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE, UH, SPEED LAWS BETWEEN 3:15 AM AND 5:00 AM.

YES, IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE WHAT HAPPENS DOWN OCOTILLO ROAD AT THAT TIME.

AND I'M HOPING THAT THE CITY MIGHT APPOINT SOMEBODY FROM CITY STAFF TO WORK WITH ME AND LIAISE WITH, UH, INTEL TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS.

ONE OF THE MAJOR NOISE CONCERNS IS THEY EJECT HUGE BURSTS OF COMPRESSED AIR THAT LITTLE LITERALLY STARTLE YOU.

AND YOU WONDER, UH, OH, WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE? UH, MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS.

UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND AGAIN, TAD, PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH, UH, WITH MR. GEORGE.

I'M SORRY, MR. RICHIE.

OUR, OUR, OUR NEXT AND FINAL CARD IS, UH, WILL BULLOCK.

MR. BULLOCK, UH, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE.

WHEN THAT LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, PLEASE WRAP UP.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

UH, WILL BULLOCK, I'M AT, UH, FIVE 18 EAST MEAD.

BEEN A RESIDENT CHANDLER FOR ABOUT, UH, EIGHT, 10 YEARS.

HELLO, MAYOR.

COUNCIL, UH, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UH, THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS IS, UH, I AM GETTING A BILL FOR, UH, AN ALARM PERMIT.

NOW, UH, EVERYONE I THINK IS PAINFULLY AWARE, EVEN THE PEOPLE SITTING ON THE DESK THAT YOU'RE TAXED WHEN YOU MAKE MONEY, YOU TAXED WHEN YOU SPEND MONEY AND YOU'RE TAXED ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY.

UH, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS UNNECESSARY TO HAVE AN ALARM PERMIT.

UH, I HAVE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'VE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO COLLECT WHAT IT'S FOR, AND THEY SAY IT'S JUST SO THE POLICE KNOW I HAVE IT.

SO I'M PAYING EVERY YEAR A PERMIT FEE JUST TO NOTIFY THE POLICE THAT I HAVE SOMETHING THAT POTENTIALLY WOULD HELP THEM.

IF I'M HAVING A BREAK IN, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.

AND NOW IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY HAS OUTSOURCED THIS TO, UH, ANOTHER COMPANY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT JUST COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE WATER BILL.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASIER.

UH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY OPT OUT FROM THAT PROGRAM AND JUST NOT DEAL WITH IT ANYMORE.

IT JUST SEEMED EXCESSIVE AND UNNECESSARY.

UH, THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE CITY OF CHANDLER BEING IN THE PAPER AN AWFUL LOT LATELY, AND MR. HARRIS HAS, UH, IS NOT HERE, BUT, UH, IT'S JUST DISHEARTENING TO READ THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THIS MAN AND THE PAPER AND JUST THE, IF EVEN HALF OF IT IS TRUE, EVEN THE LACK OF ETHICS, UH, IS TO ME JUST NOT ANYTHING THAT THE CITY, THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY WANT.

UH, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY CAN DO.

UH, I KNOW IT'S BEING INVESTIGATED BY SCOTTSDALE.

UH, I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION.

AND, UH, I JUST THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A, A BIG CONCERN TO THE RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWN.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MAYOR, UM, YOU WANT TO ADDRESS STEPH? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, CITY MANAGER.

CAN YOU FIND ME OUT SOME INFORMATION ON THAT ALARM THING? AND THEN, UH, LET'S FIND OUT, UH, HOW MUCH THAT IS AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NECESSARY AND APPRECIATE THAT WILL DO.

I THINK YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

UM, IF I MAY, MAY, I COUNCILMAN BRIS HAVING OWNED, UM, NUMEROUS HOUSES HERE IN CHANDLER, SIX FOR, TO BE EXACT, AND MINE WERE ASSISTED LIVING HOMES.

AND BECAUSE WE HAVE ALSO ALARMS INTO THOSE HOMES, AND CURRENTLY WE STILL HAVE ALARMS IN SOME OF OUR HOUSES THAT I PERSONALLY LIVE IN, THE FEE IS, UH, PUT ON SOMETIMES BY THE COMPANY, UM, THE ALARM COMPANY BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE TO DISPATCH THE POLICE TO COME TO US.

SO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEN THE FEE IS BE, IS BEING TAKEN FOR THOSE KINDS OF SERVICES BECAUSE THE POLICE HAS TO BE ON STANDBY.

SO WHENEVER THERE'S AN ALARM, THEN, THEN THEY HAVE TO DISPATCH THE POLICE FROM THAT CITY.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY ONLY CHANDLER FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY IT.

AS LONG AS YOU HAVE AN ALARM, UH, AT YOUR HOME,

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SO WE MIGHT WANNA CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE.

UM, BUT IT'S, I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A ALARM COMPANY KIND OF THING.

OKAY.

WE'LL, WE'LL GET OUT INFORMATION TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT IT.

OUR AGENDA IS CURRENT EVENTS.

GREAT, APPRECIATE THAT.

NEXT ON

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

UH, WE COUNCIL HAS A CHANCE TO SHARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I'LL START, MANY OF US WERE AT THE TRADER JOE'S GRAND OPENING.

THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

THEY HAD A CHANCE TO STAND IN LINE AND, UH, WITH A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UH, GREET EVERYBODY WHO WAS THERE.

AND, UH, I KNOW KEVIN MAYO HAS BEEN WAITING 25 YEARS FOR THIS.

UH, THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN RETIRE NOW, SIR, JUST BECAUSE THE GREAT WHITE WHALE THAT YOU'VE BEEN HOPING FOR IS FINALLY HERE.

SO, BUT WE'RE, WE ARE GRATEFUL, UH, COUNCIL JOINED THE NEW STORE TEAM LAST WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE REQUESTED ITEM FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER FOR DECADES.

SO, UH, THANK YOU TRADER JOE'S FOR COMING OUR WAY WITH THIS.

AND A BIG THANK YOU TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE YEARS OF WORK THEY PUT INTO THIS PROJECT.

AND THANK YOU CHANDLER CITIZENS FOR THE MANY PETITIONS THAT YOU HAVE PROBABLY SIGNED THROUGH THE YEARS LIKE MYSELF TO TRY TO BRING THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

HOPE YOU ALL, UH, MAKE A POINT TO SWING BY AND CHECK IT OUT.

UH, SOME GOOD FLOWERS THERE AT A GOOD PRICE.

SECONDLY, I JUST WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO, FOR OUR, OUR CITY CHANDLER DAY KICKOFF.

FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS, CHANDLER HAS HOSTED FOR OUR CITY DAY, A DAY OF SERVICE DEDICATED TO REVITALIZING ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN CHANDLER.

WITH THE HELP OF HUNDREDS AND OFTEN, UH, UH, WELL OVER A THOUSAND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.

THIS HUGE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE HAS TAKEN PLACE ALWAYS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

GOING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THIS DAY TO LATE MARCH.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A FEW FEWER HEAT CRISES AS, UH, WE WE HAD SOME, UH, HEAT CONCERNS WITH RESIDENTS THIS LAST TIME AND OR WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS.

SO WE'LL BE MOVING THIS TO MARCH, BUT THIS YEAR ONLY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES TEAM, WE'LL BE HOSTING A FOR OUR CITY DAY KICKOFF EVENT TO HELP WITH THE EVENTS TRANSITION TO THE SPRING.

UH, MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE SEVERAL WILL BE JOINING ME, AND WE WILL BE COOKING.

WE'LL BE COOKING PANCAKES FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.

UH, VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME BETWEEN SEVEN AND EIGHT 30, WHERE WE WILL BE SERVING THE PAMELA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, BE SURE TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT, FOR OUR CITY DAY.

THAT WILL BE HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY.

UM, THIS SAYS MARCH.

OKAY, YEAH, THIS WILL BE MARCH 19TH, WHICH IS A SATURDAY.

THE NEXT ONE IN MARCH, I'M SORRY, OCTOBER 19TH.

I'M LISTENING TO MYSELF SAY THINGS WRONG.

AND THIS WILL BE MOVED TO MARCH 29TH.

IF YOU'D LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION, UH, CHECK OUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PAGE, OUR FOR R CITY CHANDLER.ORG.

AND LASTLY, ON THE SAME DAY WE'LL BE HAVING OUR GAIN GET TOGETHERS GAIN EVENT IS ALSO RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER GAIN ARE GETTING ARIZONA INVOLVED IN NEIGHBORHOODS, SHOWCASES THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SAFETY COUNCIL.

AND I WILL BE VISITING VARIOUS CHANDLER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE HOSTING GAIN EVENTS THIS WEEKEND.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONNECTING WITH YOU ALL ON SATURDAY.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, APPRECIATE THAT.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH IS OCTOBER, AND WE HAVE THE, UH, CANDLELIGHT VIGIL THAT IS, WILL BE, UH, ON THE SECOND.

THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND ANNUAL ONE HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER, BECAUSE WE WANT TO PUT OUT SOME AWARENESS WITH THIS EVENT.

IT WILL BE ON OCTOBER 24TH FROM FIVE 30 TO SIX 30 THAT EVENING.

WE'LL GATHER IN THE CITY HALL COURTYARD RIGHT OUT HERE TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR RESOURCES AND STAND TOGETHER ON SO SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO BE WITH US ON THAT DAY.

YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL DETAIL AT CHANDLER AZ.GOV/CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, AND I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE NEXT THING THAT I HAVE, MAYOR, IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM WHO HAVE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS HERE, UM, IMPROVING THEMSELVES OR RECEIVING SOME, UH, PROMOTIONS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE CITY.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH, UH, UH, MISS, UH, JENNIFER , CAN YOU PLEASE STAND? THANK YOU.

COME ON, LET'S GO OUT FOR HER.

JENNIFER IS OUR, UM,

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JENNIFER IS OUR DEPUTY CITY CLERK.

SHE HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED HER CERTIFIED RECORDS MANAGER DESIGNATION, WHICH IS THE CRM, UH, CREDENTIALED, DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES.

SHE IS ONE OF THE ONLY 15 PEOPLE IN ARIZONA THAT CURRENTLY HOLD THIS DESIGNATION.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING ALL THAT TIME INTO IT FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, SAY THANK YOU TO OUR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, ROSEMARY ROSALES, UM, IN HER RETIREMENT.

SHE JUST RETIRED AT AFTER 11 YEARS OF SERVICE HERE, UM, TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

AND THEN RIGHT AFTER HER LEAVING, WE HAVE A TON CALL OUR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.

PLEASE STAND.

UH, SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED TO TAKE OVER HER ROLE HERE IN THE CITY.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO CO CONGRATULATE ALL THREE OF THESE MEMBERS OF TEAM CHANDLER FOR THEIR WELL DESERVED ACHIEVEMENTS.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.