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[ Call to Order]
TO OUR FEBRUARY 6TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A MEETING TO ORDER CLERK MAYOR HARTKE.
OUR INDICATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY REVEREND FATHER TAYLOR ONEE, AJ FROM ST.
ANDREW, THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, SIR.
AND AFTERWARDS, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENNIFER HAWKINS, PLEASE STAND, STAND HERE.
ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ARE THANK WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND OUR GREAT NATION.
WE GATHER THIS EVENING AS A COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR CHANDLER'S MANY BLESSINGS.
IT'S DIVERSITY, STRONG VALUES AND DEDICATED LEADERSHIP.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR COUNSELORS AND STAFF YOU HAVE GIVEN TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF LORD.
EMPOWER OUR LEADERS TO BE ONLY DEDICATED SERVANTS TO ALL.
THEY COUNTER INSPIRE THEM WITH THE GIFT OF WISDOM, TO SPEAK THE TRUTH WITH RESPECT, AND TO GLORIFY YOU IN EVERY WORD THEY UTTER AND EACH ACTION THEY UNDERTAKE.
AS A COUNCIL, WE KNOW THEIR THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WILL SERVE THE COMMON GOOD OF OUR CITY.
GUIDE THEM AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES AND SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER HOPE AND PROSPERITY FOR CHAND.
MAY THEIR ACTIONS REFLECT INTEGRITY, JUSTICE, AND COMPASSION FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
LET THEM ENSURE THAT EACH VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY IS RESPECTED AND VALUED FOR THIS DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES AND RICHES.
OUR CITY, WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALL, ALL TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE.
BEFORE WE, UM, UH, TAKE A, A MOTION FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THERE'S, UH, ONE OF THE GROUPS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT ARE, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE, WHO HAVE, UH, WILL BE SERVING ON OUR RESIDENT, UH, ACTION OR COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL FOR OUR, I'M SAYING THAT WRONG, BUT FOR OUR GENERAL PLANNED UPDATE, WHICH WILL BE A 10 YEAR PLAN THAT THEY WILL HELP US FORMULATE.
SO IF YOU ARE EITHER SERVING ON THAT OR ONE OF THE OTHER APPOINTEES TONIGHT, UH, MATT, IF YOU PLEASE GRAB A, OKAY.
ALEXIS, IF YOU PLEASE STAND UP AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE JUST TO, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND, UH, ALEXIS WILL GO AROUND AND CAPTURE YOU.
HI, I'M JACK SELLERS, A FORMER CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
NOW I'M RICKMAN, FORMER CHANNEL CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISY RODRIGUEZ.
RESIDENT OF CHANDLER FOR 29 YEARS.
I'M ALLISON GERARD AND I'M A FOUR YEAR, ALMOST FIVE YEAR RESIDENT OF CHANDLER.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY.
RESIDENT MIKE MONTE, RESIDENT OF CHANDLER FOR 41 YEARS.
HI, CRYSTAL BLACKWELL, RESIDENT OF CHANDLER FOR 24 YEARS, AND RENEE BARRIOS RESIDENT SINCE 89.
I'VE BEEN A CHANDLER RESIDENT FOR 24 YEARS.
I'M CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT, TERRY KIMBALL, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHANDLER CHAMBER, AND A CHANDLER RESIDENT FOR 15, ALMOST 16 YEARS.
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FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE.UH, UH, PART OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS IS YOU HAVE TO BE FUTURE THINKING AND AT LEAST IN YOUR MIND, HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO HELP US PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
[ 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 February 6, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 20.]
I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA.MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, CONSENT AGENDA OF THE FEBRUARY 6TH, 2025.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 20 WITH A SPECIAL NOTE ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL STIPULATION ITEM NUMBER EIGHT OF A MINIMUM OF SIX ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO BE PROVIDED AT THE LOCATION.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER, ENCINA SECOND.
ALRIGHT, MOTION AND A SECOND THERE.
UH, COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS? I THINK THERE ARE A FEW.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? NO, I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON FOR WORKING WITH, UH, COSTCO AND GETTING THOSE ADDITIONAL, UH, UH, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD, GOOD MOVE AND IT'LL SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS AND THE, EXCUSE ME, THE EMPLOYEES IN THAT AREA.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, BEING RECEPTIVE TO THAT.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE? I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR MOVING SO QUICKLY AND BEING WILLING TO DO THIS.
I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
YEAH, JUST WANTED TO THANK CASSO FOR BRINGING SUCH A GREAT PROJECT TO CHANDLER.
I THINK THAT, UM, THEY ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT EMBODIES OUR VALUES WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY AND, AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S GREAT.
AND ACTUALLY THEIR WHOLE TEAM IS HERE TODAY.
I JUST, CAN THEY JUST BE STAND, STAND UP JUST TO BE RECOGNIZE SO EVERYONE KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
CAN YOU GUYS STAND UP? RIGHT, CO THANKS MAN.
AND I WILL SAY I'VE HEARD FROM QUITE A FEW BUSINESS OWNERS IN CHANDLER, THEY'RE EXCITED THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE OFF OF 17TH AND INDIAN SCHOOL TO GO DO A STORE THAT WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE IN EAST VALLEY.
SO THIS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, VICE MAYOR.
WE LOVE TO THANK STAFF FOR WORKING.
SO DIG DILIGENTLY BECAUSE WHEN I WAS IN THE ROOM WITH COSTCO, THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT HOW GREAT STAFF WERE AND HOW THEY WORKED WITH YOU TO ALONG THE WAY AND ENABLE YOU TO BRING THIS GREAT PRODUCT TO CHANDLER.
SO THANK YOU SAF, FOR DOING YOUR PART AND APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT'S FILLED OUT A CARD? NO, MA'AM.
WE DO HAVE NO CARDS, NO UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, CURRENT EVENTS.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
I'LL START OFF.GOT A FEW, UH, WANNA DO A RECAP THIS LAST WEEKEND, WE, UH, HOSTED A CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
WE, UH, IT WAS A A FUN, FUN WEEK.
WE DREW FILMERS AND CINEMA ENTHUSIASTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.
I HAD COFFEE WITH A BUNCH OF THEM ONE MORNING AT MAPLE HOUSE AND IT WAS FUN TO SEE THEIR ENTHUSIASM, TO HAVE THEM FIND A MEDIAN TO TELL THEIR STORY, UH, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT TELLING, LIVING AND TELLING STORIES.
SO IT WAS A, A FANTASTIC EVENT.
IT SHOWCASED IN OVER 150 FILMS FROM 35 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING LAST YEAR'S STATE OF THE CITY STRATO, UH, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN.
AND IT EVEN SET A NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST DISPLAY OF MOVIE POSTERS.
SO I WOULD SAY GO INTO LOOK THEATER AND LOOK ON THE WALLS AND SEE THESE.
BUT LOOK, THEATER HAS CLOSED THEIR DOORS, SO THAT'S NOT FUN.
EVENT PARTICIPANTS GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR DOWNTOWN.
MANY IN VISITORS INQUIRED ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILMING IN CHANDLER, RECOGNIZING OUR POTENTIAL AS A PRIME LOCATION.
PEOPLE LOVED THE FRIENDLINESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE CLEANLINESS, AND THEY FELT SAFE.
SO THANK YOU TO OUR CIFF TEAM, OUR HOST LOOK CINEMA FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
SPEAKING OF STATE OF THE CITY VIDEOS, I WANNA INVITE YOU ALL TO OUR NEXT ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH.
PLEASE JOIN MYSELF AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AT THE CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, WHERE WE WILL HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMUNITY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM PAST YEARS AND LOOK FORWARD TO 2025.
THIS STARTS AT FIVE 30 WITH A RECEPTION IN THE FOUR YEAR.
GUESTS CAN MINGLE SAMPLE FOOD FROM CHANDLER RESTAURANTS, TAKE SELFIES WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ENJOY A THEME
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LOBBY EXPERIENCE.THEN JOIN US FOR VIDEOS AND FORMAL COMMENTS.
AT SIX 30 YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION AND R SVP@CHANDLERAZ.GOV SLASH STATE OFTHE CITY.
WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO R SVP BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD.
SO, UH, WE'LL HAVE FOOD BROUGHT IN FROM SANTA, FROM GHO AND MY FAVORITE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE INDIAN COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY AND HAPPY STATEHOOD DAY.
SO VALENTINE'S DAY AND STATEHOOD DAY ARE AROUND THE CORNER, UH, TO OUR, OUR YOUNG TAG TEAM.
DID YOU KNOW THAT VALENTINE'S DAY WAS THE DAY THAT ARIZONA BECAME A STATE? PRETTY COOL.
THIS IS OUR 113 Z'S BIRTHDAY, AND SO WE WISH ALL OF YOU A LOVE FILLED DAY CELEBRATING FAMILY, FRIENDS, COMMUNITY IN THIS INCREDIBLE STATE THAT WE LOVE AND CALL HOME.
NEXT, I DO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEEN ADVISORY GROUP IF YOU GUYS WOULD ALL STAND.
THIS AWESOME, UH, LOOKING GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER A THOUSAND HOURS OF SERVICE.
MAJOR HOURS OR OF SERVICE INCLUDE, UM, A UNITY COLLAGE PROJECT, LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL, CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES.
THEY PARTICIPATE IN BLOOD DRIVES, CHARITY EVENTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING.
OVERALL, THEY HELP MAKE THE LIBRARY AND CHANDLER PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN MAKING CHANDLER AWESOME.
LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I JUST WANNA GIVE A, UH, THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS, UM, HERE IN CHANDLER.
WE HAD A PEACEFUL PROTEST DEMONSTRATION THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND I WANNA THANK THEM FOR THE COORDINATION WITH THE RESIDENTS.
UM, THEY MADE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS SAFE AND THAT TRAFFIC CONTINUED TO FLOW HERE IN OUR CITY AND I JUST WANNA GIVE THEM A THANK YOU FOR THEIR EFFORTS OF THE COORDINATION WITH THE ORGANIZERS.
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
UM, SO I WANTED TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE RECENT CHANGES COMING FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, PARTICULARLY REGARDING EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
AND I JUST WANNA REA REASSURE OUR RESIDENTS THAT THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF ARE MONITORING ALL OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE COMING TO US AND TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE ON OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THEN JUST TO REASSURE THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR CHANDLER RESIDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY FEELS SAFE AND WELCOME TO THAT END.
I HAVE ASKED STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER A WEBPAGE THAT WOULD OUTLINE SOME OF THOSE, UM, EFFECTS THAT WE MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING HERE IN CHANDLER FROM THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS RIGHT NOW, THERE MIGHT BE MORE ANSWERS THAN QUESTIONS, SO WE MIGHT WE'LL HAVE A DATE ON THOSE SO CAN BE UPDATED REGULARLY.
DID I SAY IT THE WRONG WAY? YEAH,
SO, YES, I WISH WE HAD MORE ANSWERS THAN QUESTIONS.
NO MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS, BUT WE'LL HAVE A DATE ON THAT AND JUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT PAGE UPDATED AS IT EVOLVES WITH AN EYE ON POTENTIALLY EVEN DOING A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME EFFECTS OR NONPROFITS OR SUCH.
SO, UM, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE EYE ON THE BALL.
CITY STAFF IS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF CONTINUING TO UPDATE ALL OF COUNCIL WITH ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THEY'RE COMING AT YOU FAST AND FURIOUS.
SO GIVEN THESE NATIONAL EVENTS AS COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE SOME PEACEFUL PROTESTS HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.
THERE IS ANOTHER PROTEST PLANNED FOR FRIDAY EVENING.
UM, FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT AND IT'S A RIGHT THAT I VALUE, I SUPPORT EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE.
THAT BEING SAID, WE WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS HOME SAFE AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
SO PLEASE BE SURE TO STAY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
DON'T BLOCK TRAFFIC, DON'T BLOCK THOSE ENTRANCES TO BUSINESS.
AND I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WORK ON MONDAY AND THEIR CONTINUED WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT FRIDAY'S EVENT IS PEACEFUL AND SAFE AS WELL.
THEY ARE PREPARED FOR THE PROTEST AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO KEEP CHANDLER SAFE.
ON A SEPARATE NOTE, UM, IT WAS A BUSY WEEK IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER MONDAY MORNING.
WE HAD A FEW PEOPLE FOR A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REASON PROTESTING AT A CHANDLER SCHOOL.
SO THIS IS ONE I DON'T WANNA GIVE MORE ATTENTION THAN IT DESERVES.
UM, BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE SAID.
I, I FEEL THE NEED TO SAY THAT THEIR MESSAGE OF HATE IS NOT WELCOME.
HERE IN CHANDLER, UM, GROWN MEN YELLING HATEFUL REMARKS TO CHILDREN IN NO WAY REFLECTS OUR VALUES, WHICH IS WHY I WAS SO PROUD THAT SO MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP
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THE NEXT DAY WITH COUNTER MESSAGING.THEY HAD SIGNS OF LOVE AND SUPPORT.
UM, THERE WERE PARENTS, THERE WERE TEACHERS, THERE WERE ADMINISTRATORS, THERE WERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE CHANDLER STUDENTS KNEW THAT WE VALUE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IN CHANDLER.
THEY ARE LOVED, THEY ARE SUPPORTED.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS IMPORTANT.
UM, AND THAT'S WHO WE ARE HERE IN CHANDLER.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT, BUT I SAW THAT WHEN WE WERE ASKING IF WE WANT TO STAND UP THAT, UH, THAT IS ON THE COMMITTEE.
UH, COACH UNDERWOOD DID NOT STAND AND SAID WHO HE WAS.
IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE HIM STAND UP RIGHT NOW FOR 23 YEARS.
AND I, UH, COACH FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOL.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
UM, WELL HAPPY NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH, EVERYONE SUPER EXCITED THIS WHOLE ENTIRE MONTH WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AND SO MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE.
SO I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO TUNE IN.
WE HAVE IT ON OUR AGENDAS, ON OUR CALENDARS, UM, FOR EVENTS THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING, CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I'LL BE AT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND HERE.
AND THEN ALSO I'LL BE SPEAKING AT SOME OF THE EVENTS, UH, AS WELL.
I'VE ALREADY POSTED SOME OF THE THINGS I'M GONNA BE DOING.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT CALLED MINDFUL MANTRA.
SO IT'S GONNA BE ALL IN COORDINATION WITH THIS, SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, THIS MORNING I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPIRE SOME YOUNG MINDS AT THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONORS SOCIETY MEETING AT ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND FOR 20 MINUTES THIS MORNING WE DOVE INTO THE OFFICIAL TOPICS OF LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESS, DISCUSSING HOW EACH OF THEM CAN EMBODY THE VALUES, SCHOLARSHIP, OPPORTUNITIES, SERVICES, CITIZENSHIP LEADERSHIP.
AND TRULY, IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.
THESE STUDENTS ARE VERY, VERY BRIGHT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, I WAS WITH THE LEADERSHIP, OUR FUTURE MAYORS AND OUR FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERS, OUR FUTURE PRESIDENTS, RIGHT THERE IN THAT PICTURE.
AND I LOVE BEING THERE WITH THEM.
AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, THEY ASKED ME SOME VERY TOUGH QUESTIONS, SO I WAS ABLE TO DEEP DIVE INTO THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT.
AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS, MAYOR, IT WAS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AND THAT'S, THOSE STUDENTS WERE THERE AT 7:00 AM THIS MORNING.
YOU WERE THERE AND I WAS THERE AND I WAS THERE AND YOU WERE THERE AT SEVEN FIVE.
THAT'S WHY I HAD TO TAKE A PICTURE PICTURE TO MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE I KNEW YOU GUYS WOULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS UP THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING TIME
SO I'M ALSO EXCITED AS WELL AS ROUND ONE GRAND OPENING IN THE CHANDLER MALL.
UH, WE'LL BE OPENING OFFICIALLY THIS SATURDAY AT THE CHANDLER FASHION SQUARE MALL, AND I'M GONNA BE THERE TO SHARE SOME REMARKS.
THE DI THE DYNAMIC ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION WILL BE BRINGING MORE FAMILY FRIEND, FUN, EXCITEMENT, UH, AND ENERGY TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S GONNA ALSO HAVE ARCADE GAMES AND BOWLING AND STATE-OF-THE-ART LANES, ARCADE, UH, BILLBOARDS KARAOKE AND MORE.
SO MUCH STUFF THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING, BUT IT'S GONNA BE THIS SATURDAY AT 9:30 AM SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE, UM, FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.
AND AGAIN, THIS, I, I LOVE THIS BECAUSE IT GETS BACK TO OUR FAMILY VALUES.
CHANDLER CORE IS OUR FAMILY VALUES.
AND I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER WAY.
AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S PRETTY ECONOMICAL FOR FAMILIES TO GO AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT BEING THERE THIS MORNING.
UM, SATURDAY MORNING AT NINE 30.
I WILL BE THERE, I'LL BE THERE AT NINE 30.
BUT I ALSO WANNA ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, MY COLLEAGUE, UH, ANGEL
I THINK IT'S A, IT IS THE RIGHT, IT'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
AND LEMME JUST TELL YOU, SOMETIMES YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS LIKE WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY, BUT A PART OF OF BEING AMERICAN IS BEING ABLE TO SAY WHATEVER YOU WANNA SAY AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO TEMPER DOWN THEIR SPEECH.
THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD BE SCREAMING INANITIES TO CHILDREN.
UM, BUT ALSO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE AS THOSE THAT DECIDE TO ASSEMBLE THIS WEEK, THAT IF I CAN DO A CALL OUT WITH ANY POWER OR ABILITY THAT I HAVE, THAT I JUST WANT TO HELP US SET SOME GUIDELINES SO THAT WAY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN A COMMUNITY SO WE CAN ALL EXERCISE OUR FREE SPEECH AND THEN GO HOME SAFELY.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS I'M GONNA BE ENCOURAGING MANY OF THE PROTESTORS
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AND LEADERS, AND I'M GONNA GIVE THEM A PIECE OF PAPER AND I'M GONNA ASK THEM TO DO THIS ON MY BEHALF.OKAY? IF YOU'RE GONNA BE ON THE SIDEWALK, ALLOW PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LOOKING TO PROTEST TO GET BY.
DON'T JUST GLOG UP THE SIDEWALK.
ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATION.
DON'T BLOCK THE DRIVEWAYS AS COUNCILMAN POST, HAVE ALREADY SAID, WORK WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IF YOU, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT RIGHT, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE A PART OF IT, SAY SOMETHING TO YOUR NEIGHBOR.
WE ONLY WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND GET BACK HOME SAFELY.
PEACEFUL PROTEST, UH, TO DO A PEACEFUL PROTEST IS A PART OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH PROTESTOR, UM, DOES NOT OVERSHADOW UNLAWFUL ORDERS.
SO FOR INSTANCE, WALKING IN THE BIKE LANE, DON'T DO THAT.
THAT'S FOR PEOPLE TO RIDE THEIR BIKE IN THE BIKE LANE.
SO WALK ON THE SIDEWALK, THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR.
IF YOU NOTICE THAT IF YOU'RE WALKING WITH A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEY TEND TO WALK ON OTHER PEOPLE'S GRASS AND PROPERTY, THAT'S NOT THE CITY'S, THEN YOU'RE IN VIOLATION.
IF THE LINE GOTTA BE LONGER, LET IT BE LONGER.
OKAY? ALSO, UM, MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IS NOT RIGHT.
SO BE RESPECTFUL, OKAY? BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANNA SEE HAPPEN IS WHATEVER YOUR MESSAGE IS TO BE MISSED BECAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I KNOW THESE PEOPLE PROTESTERS ARE DOING.
ALSO, IF A, IF ONE OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENTS JUST ASK YOU, HEY, I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE WALKING ON, ON THE STREET, OR I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE WALKING ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY, OR, HEY, I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE BLOCKING SOMEONE FROM LEAVING THE WHEREVER THEY PARKED AT.
SAY, OKAY, SO MY CRY OUT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WE WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS BECAUSE NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO, CHANDLER EXPERIENCED TWO TO THREE MONTHS OF PROTESTING HERE AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS WELL AND WORK WELL WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO IF THIS IS YOU WANT TO ACTIVATE YOUR SPEECH, HEY, GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT A CALL AND SAY, HEY, I'M ACTIVATING MY SPEECH, BECAUSE THAT PROTECTION WILL BE THERE FOR YOU AND FOR THEM.
SO PLEASE, LET'S DO IT TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
OKAY? WE CAN DO THIS IN UNITY.
UM, LASTLY, AND THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, AVOID CONFRONTATIONS WITH COUNTER PROTESTORS.
FOR EVERY PROTEST, THERE'S A COUNTER PROTEST.
SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO HAS, THAT'S THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH TOO.
LET THEM TALK, YOU TALK, LET THEM TALK, MOVE ON.
JUST DO WHAT YOU JUST DO WHAT YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO DO.
I WANNA SEE EVERYONE REGISTER TO VOTE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOUR VOICE IS HEARD.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING IN OUR COUNTRY, WE USE THE POWER OF VOTE.
SO I HOPE EVERYONE THAT'S OUT THERE ORGANIZING, PROTESTING, I HOPE THEY'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
'CAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I LOVE YOU GUYS.
CHANDLER HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THAT'S THE LONGEST ANNOUNCEMENT EVER IN HISTORY.
BUT, UM, I'M SURE SOMEBODY WILL RECORD IT AND TELL ME EVERYTHING I SAID AND LET ME KNOW HOW MANY MINUTES IT WAS.
I WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
I'M NOT SURE I SHOULD GO AFTER LIKE, THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING HERE AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU EXERCISE RIGHT? TO MOVE SO YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS FOLLOWING HIM.
MAY YOU MAYOR SEATS WE'LL SEATS WE'LL DISCUSS OFF.
OKAY, SO THIS ONE IS FOR MY BOOK WORMS. UM, WE HAVE A LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR.
SO I'M EXCITED, EXCITED TO INVITE EVERYONE TO CHANDLER'S PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR ON MARCH 1ST AND SECOND.
IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE TALENTED AUTHORS THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN OUR VERY OWN COMMUNITY.
SO WHETHER YOU'RE AN AVID READER, AN ASPIRING WRITER, OR JUST LOOKING FOR A FUN AND ENGAGING EVENT, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
UM, SO THIS EVENT IS ACTUALLY JUST MORE THAN ABOUT BOOKS.
IT'S SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL TALENT, ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY, BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
UM, I CAN STAND BEHIND ALL OF THAT AND I GET BEHIND ALL OF IT.
SO CHANDLER'S HOME TO SO MANY GIFTED WRITERS, IT'S JUST A CHANCE TO UPLIFT THEIR VOICES, HEAR MORE ABOUT IT, ENJOY THE STORYTELLING, UM, IN ALL THE DIFFERENT FORMS THAT IT COMES IN.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STOP BY AND, UM, I HOPE WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
ALL RIGHT, SO RIGHT AFTER I GAVEL, IF WE COULD HAVE OUR VOLUNTEERS, OUR TAG TEAM COMING UP, WE'D LOVE TO AS COUNCIL, GET A PICTURE WITH Y'ALL.
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SO WITH THAT MEETING'S OVER.