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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER TWEEN DECEMBER 12TH, 2024, REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO THE ORDER CLERK.
OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE DELIVERED BY PASTOR VICTOR HARDY OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF THE VALLEY, THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF THE VALLEY, AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER MARK STEWART.
THE YEAH, THE OUTGOING, THE LET US PRAY.
OH, FATHER WHO ARE IN HEAVEN, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD ADDRESS.
WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING TO GIVE YOU GRACE, THE GRACE THAT YOU SO ORIGINALLY DESERVE.
WE FIND OURSELVES IN A SEASON OF DISCONTENT AND DISTRUST WITH EACH OTHER, CHRISTIAN OR NON-CHRISTIAN.
WE'RE, WE ARE IN NEED OF YOUR LOVE.
WE ARE IN NEED OF YOUR LOVING ARMS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE TIME WE GIVE GIFTS.
DEAR FATHER, WE THANK YOU ON THIS DAY THAT WE REACH OUT TO EACH OTHER AND GIVE THE GIFT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US.
LET US SEE EACH OTHER AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OTHER IN THE WAY THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE.
LET US SEE EACH OTHER WITH THE LOVE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN TO US.
AND SO WE THANK YOU DEAR FATHER.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN OUR LEADERSHIP, LEADERSHIP, WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHOM ARE, ARE ON, ON OUR STREETS, LOOKING FOR THE DISENFRANCHISED, LOOKING FOR THOSE WHOM ARE THIRSTY, ARE HUNGRY AND NEED SHELTER.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR, FOR FIRST RESPONDERS EACH AND ONE OF THEM.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR, THOSE FAMILIES WHOM WATCH THEIR LOVING FAMILY MEMBERS GO OUT AND THEY, THEY MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN.
BUT WE LOOK UP TO YOU FOR THE JOY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE TO US.
ALL THE GRACE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN US, THAT WE SEE, UH, IN A FUTURE THAT TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW IS ALL IN YOUR HANDS, THAT WE SEE YOU FIRST AND THAT OUR LEADERSHIP JUDGE TO YOU FIRST BEFORE MAKING A DECISION FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
WE THANK THEM FOR THE JOY AND FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR US.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS TIME, A SEASON OF GIVING IN WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN TO US.
LET US BE JOYFUL AND LET US RESPOND TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT SING.
SING THE JOY OF THIS TIME OF THE SEASON.
LET THEM LOOK FORWARD TO YOU TO FIND THAT JOY, TO FIND THE WORDS, TO SAY THAT THEY LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, THAT WE LOVE THEM.
IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR LOVE, LET THEM FIND IT WITHIN YOUR WORD AND IN YOUR JOY.
AND YES, I KNOW I SAID JOY A LOT 'CAUSE WE NEED IT.
WE NEED THE LAUGHTER, WE NEED THE GRACE.
AND WE SEE YOU AS WE SEE YOU LOOKING DOWN UPON US.
AND ALL IN AGREEMENT SAID, AMEN.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN HONORING OUR NATION AND FLAG WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE OF ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, BE AND JUSTICE FOR.
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THANK YOU PASTOR.[ 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 December 12, 2024, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 38.]
OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE PROBABLY HAD A DOZEN, UH, PRESENTATIONS AND QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS ON MONDAY.
UH, UNLESS THERE IS A DESIRE TO PULL ANY ITEM FOR FOR ACTION, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER.
MAYOR, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2024.
AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, NO RECUSALS OR ANY OTHER ACTIONS, PLEASE VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER S IT'S HIS LAST MEETING.
[39. Resolution No. 5846 Amending the Citywide Fee Schedule Relating to the Community Services, Cultural Development, Development Services, Fire, and Public Works & Utilities Departments (Continued from the November 7, 2024, Council Meeting) Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5846, amending the Citywide Fee Schedule relating to the Community Services, Cultural Development, Development Services, Fire, and Public Works & Utilities Departments, with fee changes effective January 1, 2025. Council Focus Area(s):]
IS OUR, UH, ACTION ITEM RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 8 4 6 AMENDING THE CITYWIDE FEED SCHEDULE.UM, IS THERE A MOTION MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME FOR THIS ITEM.
UH, I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 58 46, AMENDING THE CITY'S FEE SCHEDULE RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITY DEPARTMENTS.
WITH THESE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, WE'VE GOT A MOTION.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONVERSATIONS? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART? GO AHEAD.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, I, I'M GONNA SEE TO THE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, MAYOR, I'M, I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ITEM, UH, FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE, UM, WE HAVE A SURPLUS IN OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO RAISE TAXES ON OUR, ON OUR RESIDENTS WHEN WE, WHEN WE DO HAVE A GOOD BASE BUDGET.
AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING GREAT PLANNING FOR YEARS AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR FINANCIAL TEAM IS DOING.
BUT THIS IS, THE TIMING'S NOT RIGHT.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS MOVE TO, UH, NEXT YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND YOU MEANT RAISING FEES, NOT TAXES, RIGHT? SINCE THIS ISN'T RAISING TAXES.
THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION THERE.
YEAH, IT'S THE SAME THING, BUT THANK YOU.
UH, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER, POSTON? ACTUALLY, THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO THE QUESTION THAT I HAD BECAUSE, UM, I, I, MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER OR THE BUDGET DIRECTOR CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE SURPLUS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S ACCURATE.
SO IF WE COULD CLARIFY WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM, IF WE HAVE A $16 MILLION SURPLUS, WE SHOULD BE REVISITING OUR, WITH OUR BOND COMMITTEE, BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT GO TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND, AND BRING THOSE DOLLARS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
SURE, YEAH, I CAN, I CAN START, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEN IF THERE'S MORE, UH, DETAIL, UH, CERTAINLY OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CFO CAN ADD TO THAT.
SO MAYOR, UH, COUNCILOR POSTON.
UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE HERE.
WE TALK ABOUT SURPLUSES BETWEEN ONGOING AND ONE-TIME REVENUES.
SO WE TALK ABOUT ANY SORT OF SURPLUS AT THE END OF A FISCAL YEAR.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE-TIME DOLLARS.
UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN REINVEST THAT INTO CASH FUNDING PROJECTS.
AND THAT DOES OFFSET, TO YOUR POINT, LOWERING SOME OF THE, THE THINGS WE WOULD HAVE TO BOND FOR.
SO IT GOES RIGHT BACK INTO SERVICES.
I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN THE ECONOMY THESE LAST FEW YEARS AND WHAT'S COMING ON THE HORIZON.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME VERY DIFFERENT PICTURES HERE.
UH, SO THE PAST FEW YEARS WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF INFLATION, A LOT OF GROWTH.
WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME VERY LARGE PROJECTS THAT WERE DRIVING ONE TIME REVENUE INTO THE CITY BUDGET.
AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE ONE TIME REVENUE INTO OUR BUDGET.
SO THINGS LIKE INTEL'S EXPANSION, UH, PUTS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PERMIT REVENUE.
IT PUTS CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX.
WE TREAT THAT AS ONE TIME BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PROJECT IS GONNA COME TO AN END AND WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE THAT MONEY REPEATING EVERY YEAR.
AND SO IT'D BE VERY JUDICIOUS ABOUT HOW WE SPEND THAT.
AND THAT GOES BACK INTO CAPITAL OR ONE-TIME EXPENSES WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEES.
WE USE THAT TO BUDGET FOR HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES, HOW WE PAY STAFF, HOW WE OPEN AND OPERATE OUR FACILITIES.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE WITH THE FEES THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR ADJUSTMENT HERE, PARTICULARLY AROUND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THIS COMES FROM THE COUNCIL'S POLICY DIRECTION TO US OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF WHAT FEES YOU WANT TO LOOK AT.
AND THESE ARE NOT FEES THAT ARE AIMED AT HITTING THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT IN THE POCKET BOOK.
THESE ARE AIMED AT EITHER BENEFITING OUR RESIDENTS AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THESE THAT ARE ACTUALLY EITHER LOWERING COSTS OR CLARIFYING COSTS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
OR IN SOME CASES IT'S MAKING IT THAT IF THERE IS AN EXCLUSIVE
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USE OF A FACILITY, THAT IT IS EXCLUDING EVERYONE ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY FROM BENEFITING FROM THAT PUBLIC FACILITY BECAUSE THERE IS A PRIVATE EVENT THAT THAT SHOULD BE CLOSER TO PAYING THE ACTUAL COST TO RUNNING THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM OR SERVICE OR FACILITY.SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE AWAY, UH, FROM THE INDIVIDUAL HERE OR COST THEM MORE MONEY.
IN FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE WITH A NUMBER OF THESE FEES.
SO WITHOUT KNOWING THE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF A SURPLUS OR WHERE THAT'S DERIVED FROM, WHICH I CAN'T, CAN'T TELL YOU, I DON'T, THAT NUMBER DOESN'T STAND OUT TO ME, 16 MILLION.
UM, BUT THAT IS THE WAY THAT WE TREAT ONGOING VERSUS ONE-TIME REVENUES.
AND CERTAINLY MS. LANG CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON TOP OF THAT.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ANSWERING PROBABLY THE CORRECT QUESTION.
I WAS TRYING TO TAKE SOME NOTES THERE.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE BUDGET THAT YOU SEND OUT IN THE WEST MEMO EVERY MONTH, THE LAST MONTH I HAD, I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT THIS MONTH, WE WERE $16 MILLION OVER OUR FORECASTED BUDGET.
SO WE HAD, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE NUMBER WAS, BUT IT WAS ABOUT $16 MILLION THAT WE WERE COMING IN OVER IN REVENUE, BUT WE HAD BUDGETED TO SPEND FOR THE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO THAT MEANS THAT THAT MONEY WAS NOT EARMARKED FOR ANYTHING AS FAR AS I COULD TELL.
SO THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS DISCUSSION.
AND JOSH, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THERE'S SOME FEES THAT ARE GOING UP, THERE'S SOME FEES THAT ARE GETTING MOVED, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AS WELL WHEN I ASKED IF THESE COULD EACH BE SEPARATED OUT.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE GONNA RAISE THE FEES AT THE POOLS, WE'RE GONNA RAISE THE FEES WITH SOME, SOME OF THE KIDS THINGS.
SO THERE, THERE ARE SOME FEES THAT ARE GOING UP WITH OUR REGARD TO OUR PARKS, AND MAYBE IT WASN'T THE POOLS, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
AND, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE LEVEL FOR, FOR OUR KIDS.
SO MY MY POINT IS, IS THAT WHEN I ASKED HAVE EACH ONE OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS BROKEN OUT, I WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THAT I WANNA VOTE FOR, RIGHT? I THINK THEY'RE GOOD FOR US.
AND THAT WAS THE MOTION THAT I MADE IN THE LAST MEETING.
NOW, THERE ARE OTHERS THAT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE TAKING A PRICE INCREASE ON, RIGHT? WHETHER YOU WANNA CALL IT A FEAR OR A TAX, IT'S STILL MORE OF A BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYER WHEN IT IS MY, WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THAT WE ARE $16 MILLION IN REVENUE OVER WHAT WE PROJECTED TO HAVE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'VE GOT AN EXTRA $16 MILLION.
IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT? OKAY.
SO, UM, LET ME, LET ME JUST OKAY.
TO, TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR, YES, WE ARE NOT RAISING POOL ADMISSION FEES IN THE FEES.
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GOING ONTO, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S VERY CLEAR.
UM, THAT IS ACTUALLY, THAT WAS DIRECTION NOT TO DO THAT BY THE COUNCIL, AND THAT IS NOT PART OF WHAT YOU'RE FROM THAT LA OKAY.
UH, SO THAT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE.
UM, WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT, AND AGAIN, MS. LANG CAN PROVIDE SOME OTHER DESCRIPTION AROUND THIS IS EVERY MONTH, EVERY QUARTER WE PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME FINANCIAL UPDATES.
WE ALSO POST THOSE ONLINE IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY TO OUR RESIDENTS.
SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT EBB AND FLOW AND ADJUST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS TO HOW WE'RE DOING.
UH, WE HAVE SOME MAJOR CHANGES ON THE HORIZON.
AND IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK AT A MORE ZOOMED OUT TREND, YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING THE REVENUE CURVE, IF YOU WILL, FLATTEN AFTER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
SO WE ARE NOT GONNA LIKELY SEE THOSE GAINS WE SAW WITH SURPLUSES OR WHATEVER IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN ONE TIME, DOLLARS IN THE FUTURE.
UH, WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING IS THINGS LIKE INTEL'S EXPANSION COME TO AN END AT THE END OF 2025 THAT WILL STOP PUTTING THAT PERMIT AND TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE, TAX FEE REVENUE INTO OUR BUDGET.
UM, YOU'RE ALSO GONNA SEE THE END OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL SALES TAX, UH, WHICH IS AGAIN, AN ONGOING SOURCE OF REVENUE SO THAT THAT SUNSETS AT THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING A FLATTENING OF THAT CURVE NOT AT CONTINUING TO GO UPWARD.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS. LANG TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
WELL, CAN I ADDRESS THAT SINCE YOU WERE ADDRESSING THE POINTS REAL QUICK ON THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL T THOUGH, WE, WE BUILT THAT INTO THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, RIGHT? YES, MS.
NOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO VET THIS OUT, BUT I UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT THE ECONOMY HERE IS STRONG, RIGHT? AND WE DON'T WANNA GIVE THE IMPRESSION TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT'S NOT, I I WOULD, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
SO YEAR AFTER YEAR WE'VE HAD BUDGET SURPLUS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WEST MEMOS, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A MILLION TIMES.
AND, AND WHILE WE DON'T WANT TO HASH THIS OUT, MAYBE ON THE DIA, I TRIED TO DO THIS IN OTHER MEETINGS, BUT THAT'S THE POINT OF, OF MY, SO MAYBE WE GO AHEAD.
UH, LET ME RECOGNIZE DAWN SPEAK.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, JUST TO ADDRESS THE, THE REPORTS THAT ARE OUT SO FAR IS THROUGH OCTOBER, AND WE ARE 10 MILLION OVER BUDGET.
AND THE WAY WE COME UP WITH THAT IS WE COMPARE BECAUSE IT'S AN ADOPTED BUDGET AND LIKE JOSH WAS MENTIONING, OUR REVENUES EBB AND FLOW DEPENDING ON ACTIVITY HAPPENING WITHIN
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OUR CITY BOUNDARIES AND INFLATION AS, AS YOU'VE STATED BEFORE.SO, UM, THIS, THIS JUST SHOWS THREE MONTHS WORTH OF ACTIVITY.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT THREE MONTHS, IT'S IN ORDER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WE ARE OVER, WE LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL TREND OF HOW MUCH WE RECEIVE TYPICALLY IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE DO A FOUR YEAR AVERAGE.
AND, UM, THE HISTORICAL TREND, FOR INSTANCE, SHOWS 1.3 MILLION IN, UH, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT REVENUE.
AND SO FAR WE'RE AT ALMOST 5 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION PERMIT REVENUE.
SO THAT IS A LARGE PERMIT THAT GOT PULLED IN THE FIRST QUARTER THAT WE TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE THOSE LARGE PERMITS PULLED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WILL LOOK BIG ALL OF A SUDDEN.
UM, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE SET, WE, WE'VE KINDA LOOKED OUT AND SET OUR FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, AND WE BELIEVE THAT COME JANUARY AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BUBBLE AND RESIDENTIAL RENTAL IS NO LONGER BEING COLLECTED, THAT THAT WILL START TO, TO GO DOWN.
AND WE'VE BUILT THAT IN OUR FORECAST.
UM, AND THAT TREND, THAT HISTORICAL TREND WILL HOPEFULLY COME IN ALIGNMENT AS THE MONTHS CONTINUE.
BUT AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO DIG INTO THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE THAT'S A ONE TIME REVENUE AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN USE TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF OUR CITY AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN WITHIN OUR PARKS AND EVERYTHING.
SO WE, WE REALLY KIND OF, LIKE JOSH WAS SAYING, WE GOTTA LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT ONGOING AND THOSE ONETIME REVENUES THAT HELP MAYOR, IF SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, STEWART FI, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, AND GUYS, I THINK I'M AFTER THAT, I'M GONNA CALL THE QUESTION BECAUSE WE'RE JUST, YOU CAN JUST VOTE ON IT ACCORDINGLY.
AND I STEPPED ON YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO CLARIFY.
SO THAT, THAT WAS, I THINK A GOOD DISCUSSION, BUT I DID JUST HAVE TWO, ONE MORE QUESTION AND COUNCIL, COUNCIL AND CLARIFICATION.
UM, MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I WAS ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND THEN IT MADE NEWS.
AND SO THIS HAS BEEN OUT THERE.
I'M, I'M HOPING I, I THINK OUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE HAS BEEN OUT THERE PUTTING OUT THERE.
HAVE WE BEEN GETTING ANY RESIDENTS, HAVE RESIDENTS RESPONDED TO US? UH, UH, DO WE HAVE CONCERNS? I THINK THAT'S WHO WE REALLY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
WE HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH.
UM, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTORS ACTUALLY MET WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER STAFF HAVE MET WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND TALKED ABOUT THESE FEES.
UM, THERE HAS BEEN AN OPEN DIALOGUE BOX ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE OUR PUBLIC FEE POSTING IS, AND WE, WE HAVE GOTTEN NO OPPOSITION.
I WAS LOOKING OVER, 'CAUSE SINCE THEY GOT, DIDN'T GO THROUGH LAST TIME TO TODAY, I JUST WANNA MAKE EXTRA SURE.
BUT WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OPPOSITION TO THE FEES THAT, AND YOU TALKED TO SOME STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL? YES.
UM, OUR DIRECTOR HAS, ALRIGHT.
MY, MY JUST FINAL COMMENT IS THAT I THINK JUST BASED ON THIS DISCUSSION, IT WOULD BE, I THINK, PRUDENT FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUDGET WHEN WE'RE MANAGING THE OVERARCHING BUDGET.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A BETTER FIT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ADJUST WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE OR IF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD AGREE WITH THAT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO HAVE THAT BIGGER PICTURE AS WE'RE VOTING ON FEES LIKE THIS.
UM, I HAVE A MOTION AT THE TABLE, MARY, ON WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THAT.
UM, I AM ENGAGING THIS ROOM AND WE'RE CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION UNTIL SOMEONE CALLS THE QUESTION, BUT I'M NOT RECOGNIZING YOU YET BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHERS TO DO THAT.
UM, COUNCIL, UH, VICE MAYOR HARRIS? YES.
UM, MAYOR, I BELIEVE WHAT, UM, WHAT COUNCILMAN STEWART IS REFERRING TO IS, UM, OUR ACTUAL BUDGET VERSUS THE FORECASTED PROJECTED BUDGET AND THE ACTUAL BUDGET IS WHAT THE YEAR TO DATE WILL FINALLY ADJUST EVERYTHING TO.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE REGULAR MEMOS THAT'S GOING OUT, THEY DO, UM, PROJECT UP AND DOWN, UM, BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT'S BASED ON THE SPENDING AND BASED ON WHAT'S COMING IN.
AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, SOME MONTHS ARE GOING TO LOOK MORE PROMINENT, BUT AT, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE YEAR TO DATE, EVERYTHING SHOULD GET INTO FULL ALIGNMENT.
BUT IF YOU DO LOOK AT THE BUDGETS NOW AND YOU FOLLOW THE MEMOS, NOW THEY'RE GONNA LOOK UP AND DOWN.
SO HE'S NOT, HE'S NOT ENTIRELY WRONG WITH WHAT HE'S SAYING, IT'S JUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT NOW VERSUS YOU SEE IT TO THE END OF THE DAY, THEN YOU'LL SEE IT FULLY COME INTO ALIGNMENT.
AND I, I THINK HIS STATEMENT'S NOT INCORRECT IN TERMS OF THE, UM, WHAT HE'S SEEING IN TERMS OF THE SURPLUS, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE YEAR TO DATE ENDS, IT WILL
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ALIGN AND IT WILL FINALLY FIZZLE OFF AND WHATEVER THE ACTUAL OR THE OVERAGE WILL ROLL INTO, UM, THE NEXT BUDGET.WELL COUNSEL, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA CALL THE QUESTION AND LET'S JUST VOTE AND LET YOUR TAKE CARE SAY JUST ONE MORE THING.
SO, NO, NAH, NO, I APPRECIATE IT.
MAYOR, LISTEN, MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER ON THE POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER.
LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY, MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER, WHICH HAS SUPERSEDES THAT WE CALL FOR THE QUESTION ALL DEBATE IS STOP AND WE VOTE.
MAYOR, IF I MAY, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, THAT IS CORRECT.
THE MAYOR'S PARLIAMENTARIAN WHO ALSO, UM, WAS THE ONE THAT CALLED THE QUESTION.
I DO BELIEVE HE CAN ALLOW ONE STATEMENT, BUT, BUT YOU ARE CORRECT AND TECHNICALLY ALL DEBATE SHOULD STOP.
ALL RIGHT, UH, COUNSEL, YOU CAN MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AT, AT THE END, LET'S JUST VOTE ON THIS VICE MAYOR HARRIS.
MOTION CARRIES BY MAJORITY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART AND VICE MAYOR HARRIS.
DO WE HAVE ANY UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES? MAYOR? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CARDS.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
WE GO INTO CURRENT EVENTS.GOT A FEW GREAT THINGS HAPPENING, UH, THIS SATURDAY, AS WAS ANNOUNCED PREVIOUSLY, WE DO HAVE THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA EVENT HAPPENING AT VALLEY OF THE SUN, THE EXCHANGE CLUB AND VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY WE'LL GATHER FOR THE ANNUAL WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA EVENT.
THIS EVENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY WITH VOLUNTEERS PLACING WREATHS, ADORNING RED BOWS ON THE GRAVES OF VETERANS AND CEMETERIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
WE WILL GATHER AT THE VALLEY OF THE SUN CEMETERY TO HONOR OUR VETERANS.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO JOIN US.
I WANT TO THANK OUR EXCHANGE CLUB COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE.
SECONDLY, JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE JOY.
AND, AND I THINK THE BEST WAY WE RECEIVE JOY IS BRINGING JOY TO OTHERS.
SO WITH THE JOY OF THE HOLIDAYS IN FULL SWING AND CHANDLER, THERE'S MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN GIVE BACK.
SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE, ARE GOLDEN NEIGHBORS.
OUR THIRD ANNUAL GOLDEN NEIGHBORS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH.
WE WILL BE CONNECTING WITH AND SUPPORTING THE SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS THROUGH MONDAY.
OUR CHANDLER LIBRARY COMMUNITY CARERY IS ALSO ACCEPTING DONATIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 16TH.
AND YOU CAN STOP BY ANY OF OUR LIBRARY LOCATIONS TO HELP NEIGHBORS.
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL STUFF, THE TRUCK TOY DRIVE, AND THERE ARE TWO MORE DAYS TO PARTICIPATE.
SO YOU CAN DROP OFF A NEW UNWRAPPED TOY AND GIFT CARDS AT THE CHANDLER FIRE STATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN NEED OF THE HOLIDAYS.
OUR PICK YOUR OWN FAVORITE NONPROFIT OR MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY NOTICING THE NEEDS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE, THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE BOUNDLESS, BUT I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE SOME TIME TO SERVE OTHERS AS WE CELEBRATE THE MAGIC OF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
UM, I AM GONNA BE ANNOUNCING, UH, WHICH IS WRAPPING UP, UM, THIS DECEMBER, WRAPPING UP MY SECOND YEAR, MY FIRST, OR OF MY FOUR YEAR TERM HERE.
AND I WANTED TO DO A HOLD A TOWN HALL FOR OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN CHANDLER, WHICH I HAD LAST NIGHT AT THE CHANDLER MUSEUM.
UM, THERE I WAS ABLE TO DISCUSS, UH, WHAT WE'VE DONE AS A COUNCIL IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UM, AND AS WELL I WANTED TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ON WHAT IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, I CAN HELP ASSIST WITH THEM WHETHER THEY HAVE CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS, OR ANYTHING THEY WANT TO JUST SEE DONE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
AND I WANNA BE PART OF THAT DIFFERENCE IN SHARING THAT WITH YOU GUYS AS WELL.
SO WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AT THE MUSEUM YESTERDAY.
UM, I GOT A LOT OF INPUT AND A LOT OF PRAISE FOR US AS A COUNCIL AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THESE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.
AND I ALSO LEFT THE TOWN HALL WITH A GREAT LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER AS WELL AS WITH CITY MANAGERS.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT TO THE MUSEUM TO SHARE THEIR INPUT, GET ENGAGED WITH, UM, US HERE ON COUNCIL.
AND I WANNA JUST WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
COUNCIL MEMBER S THANK YOU MAYOR 2024 HAS BEEN A REALLY BUSY YEARS FOR SO MANY AND GREAT YEAR ALSO, BUT, UH, FOR SOME IT HAS NOT BEEN.
AND SO I AM GRATEFUL TO SAY THAT, UH, I WILL ENCOURAGE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU TO HOLD YOUR FAMILY A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER THIS SEASON.
SPEND SOME TIMES WITH THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IN A WHILE.
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YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT PHONE CALL, PLEASE MAKE IT.UM, WE HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE MAKING A LOT OF DECISION THAT HAVE AFFECTED A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES.
289 THOUSANDS OF YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE POWER TO SPEAK OVER YOUR LIVES, TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS FOR YOU AS WE SIT HERE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
I WILL SAY GRATITUDE THAT I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER FOUR YEARS TO SIT HERE, TO DO THIS AGAIN FOR YOU.
I GUARANTEE YOU I WILL NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
ANOTHER THING THAT I WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I GET UP AND I COME HERE TO CITY HALL, I SEE YOU, I HEAR YOU.
AND I WANNA DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU, WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS CITY, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WILL NEVER WANNA BE HERE TO DO ANYTHING IF IT'S NOT FOR THE LOVE OF CHANDLER.
SO MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU.
IF WE HAVE NOT SEEN YOU BEFORE THE NEW YEAR COME IN.
AND TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE, IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
I PRAY FOR YOU ALL AND I PRAY THAT WE WILL COME BACK WITH MORE WISDOM, WITH MORE UNDERSTANDING AND MORE LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.
BECAUSE WHEN THE HEAD IS SICK, THE WHOLE BODY IS SICK, AND IF THE HEAD IS HEALED, THE WHOLE BODY IS HEALED.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND THEN SO THAT THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO FLOURISH AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR, FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH THIS YEAR, STRONG AND STRONGER THAN I STARTED IT.
IT WOULDN'T BE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MY LAST MEETING, IT WOULDN'T BE A MEETING IF I WASN'T KICKING AND SCREAMING ABOUT FEE INCREASES AND TAX INCREASES, RIGHT? SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS INDULGING ME IN IN MY LAST MEETING WITH THAT.
AND, UH, I KNOW, I KNOW WE ARE IN A GREAT PLACE FINANCIALLY, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING UP HERE ON THIS DI ARE GONNA DO GREAT THINGS, UH, MOVING FORWARD IN THE 2025 AND BEYOND.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS WHAT FAITH AND FAMILY HOLIDAY TRADITION AT THE PARK THIS SATURDAY.
YOU HEARD THAT, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HOLIDAY TRADITIONS EVENT AT OUR PARK WHERE WE'RE CELEBRATING FAITH AND FAMILY OF CHANDLER.
UM, THE, WE WILL HAVE, UM, STUDENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE MUSICAL EVENTS AND SINGING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THERE'LL BE, UH, CRAFT STATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE KIDS, BUT IT'LL BE A GREAT CELEBRATION.
UH, BUT SA SATURDAY FROM ONE TO THREE, BRING YOUR LOVED ONES TO AJ CHANDLER PARK, BRING A BLANKET, A LAWN CHAIR, AND ENJOY A FESTIVE, FUN MUSIC FILLED CELEBRATION AND IT'LL CELEBRATE THE RICH HOLIDAYS OF CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, AND OTHER CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
I WILL CERTAINLY BE THERE AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
BUT, UH, THANKS AGAIN, EVERYBODY, HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS, HAVE A GREAT HANUKKAH, HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON, AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT? MAYOR
QUITE FRANKLY, I WAS LOOKING A COUPLE OF MY COLLEAGUES AROUND THE VALLEY AND, UH, WE DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE THIS PROCESS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR INPUT.
UH, SOME YEARS WE'LL GET FIVE, SIX, SOME, WE HAD 1,001 YEAR.
SO WE'RE REALLY, BUT YOU GO ONLINE, UM, UH, BELIEVE THE, THE WEBSITE RIGHT HERE, BUT YOU GO ON THE CHANDLER AZ.GOV AND YOU CAN FILL OUT THE SURVEY.
AND THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
INSTEAD OF SAYING, UH, THINGS ARE SATISFACTORY, UNSATISFACTORY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE PULL DOWN BOX.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY ADD DIFFERENT COMMENTS OF WHAT YOU FEEL WE SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO TAKE THAT SURVEY, SURVEY, IT'S AVAILABLE IN, UM, ONLINE.
AS I INDICATED EARLIER, PAPER COPIES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND MANDARIN, AND NEW JERSEYAN.
SO IF YOU WANT, I COULD, I COULD, I COULD HELP, UM, YOU KNOW, TRANSLATE FOR YOU FOLKS.
SO, UM, SO IT'S CRI IT IS CRITICAL FOR US.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS.
IT REALLY, REALLY DOES HELP US, UH, SORT OUT WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE.
AND AS EVERYONE ELSE UP HERE SAID, MARK, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK TO, WELL NEXT MONTH TO SAY GOODBYE OFFICIALLY.
BUT THANK, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU.
AND, UH, I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU AT A COFFEE SHOP AND YOU CAME IN ALL, MATT, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A LONG THING TO, IT IS A BIG THING TO DO.
CAN I PICK YOUR BRAIN A LITTLE BIT? AND I WANTED TO PICK YOU.
DON'T MIND TO PICK IN MY BRAIN.
I WANTED TO PICK IN YOUR BRAIN.
SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU AND, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL SAY MORE NEXT WEEK OR NEXT MONTH.
UH, REAL QUICK, I KNOW IF I HAVE MORE WISDOM NEXT YEAR IN JANUARY, BUT I'LL BE A YEAR OLDER, SO I KNOW IF THAT COUNTS, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL TAKE THAT.
HAVE A GREAT SAFE HOLIDAY AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN JANUARY.
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I'M EXCITED THAT WE ARE SO LUCKY IN CHANDLER TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT PARTNER IN THE CHANDLER GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE WATCHED THEM OVER AND OVER RESPOND TO THE CURRENT WORKFORCE NEEDS, AND THEY'VE DONE IT YET AGAIN WITH AI.
SO I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND AN EVENT LAST WEEK, IS THEY WERE KICKING OFF, THEY'RE EMPOWERED FOR STUDENT SUCCESS CAMPAIGN.
SO AT THIS EVENT WHERE I WAS THERE WITH THEIR MASCOT, UM, THEY VEED THAT THEY HAVE A NEW BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AI AND MACHINE LEARNING.
SO THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE REALLY THESE IN DEMAND, CUTTING EDGE, EDGE SKILLS, AND IT'S GONNA OPEN DOORS TO HIGH PAYING, REWARDING CAREERS IN FIELDS FROM HEALTHCARE, FINANCE, AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IT HIGHLIGHTS THE COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING CUTTING EDGE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
SO IT WILL SUPPORT THE GROWING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION JOB MARKET THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CHANDLER.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CGCC AND I, I WANNA THANK THEM FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE THEM RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN THE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT I HAD IS, UM, MAYOR, YOU'RE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, UH, WAS THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF REALLY NEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS RIGHT IN OUR DOWNTOWN CHANDLER AREA.
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THESE BUSINESSES GROW AND EXPAND.
SO SPIN THE BOTTLE AND MAPLE HOUSE BOTH HAD BIG EVENTS THIS WEEK AND THEY HAD SOME RIBBON CUTTINGS.
SO WE CUT A RIBBON, THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE, IT SPIN THE BOTTLE.
AND THAT IS A BOUTIQUE WINE STORE RIGHT ON BOSTON.
THEN WE ALSO CELEBRATED ONE YEAR OF MAPLE HOUSE BRINGING COFFEE AND COCKTAILS TO THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY.
AND BOTH OF THESE ARE EXPANSIONS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE ALREADY FOUND SUCCESS IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.
SO IT IS A GREAT REMINDER FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR TO PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHOOSE CHANDLER AND SHOP LOCALLY.
AND SO PLEASE, AS AS I WISH EVERYONE, UH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHOOSE CHANDLER AND SHOP LOCAL.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND OUR CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
AND, AND DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY WERE AT THE, UH, TUMBLEWEED TREE PARADE AND LINING? HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING? UH, MAYOR, I HAVE NOT SEEN THE OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE FIGURE YET UNLESS SOMEBODY HERE HAS IT.
HOW MUCH? HOW MANY? 12 TO 13,000.
UH, JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE AS WELL.
UH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, HANUKKAH THIS YEAR STARTS THE SAME DAY AS CHRISTMAS, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T GET MY SHOPPING DONE AND OUT OF THE WAY EARLIER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE AND AVOID THE MAD DASH.
SO I'M GONNA BE RIGHT THERE COMPETING WITH YOU
SO, UH, BUT HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY.
UH, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER HOLIDAY SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET IN DECEMBER, AND THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS BIRTHDAY IS NEXT WEEK.
SO, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS IN ADVANCE.
AND, UH, UH, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR A GREAT 2024.
WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT OF TEAM CHANDLER, OUR STAFF, ALL THE PROJECTS, ALL THE WONDERFUL INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING 2025.
THANK YOU STAFF FOR, UH, REALLY MAKING OUR JOB SO MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE, INFORMED, AND, AND COMPETENT THAT AS WE GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE KNOW IT'S WHETHER FIRST RESPONDERS OR HOUSING OR PICK YOUR GROUP, THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL SERVED.
SO WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF, UH, ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO WITH THAT.