* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA START. [00:00:02] GOOD [ Call to Order] EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 27TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL CLERK. SO I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE? MAYOR HARTKE. HERE. VICE MAYOR ELLIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I THINK, UH, SPEAKING OF COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THERE HE IS. STAY HERE. HERE, . ALL RIGHT. OUR INDICATION TONIGHT WILL BE DELIVERED BY PASTOR CHRISTOPHER MORRIS FROM FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY VICE MAYOR ELLIS, PASTOR MS. BOWHEAD PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF, UH, CHANDLER, ARIZONA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME AND THE ENERGY THAT THEY ARE CHOOSING TO INVEST, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS RUN IN A SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT MANNER. LORD, THERE ARE MANY THINGS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, SO AS, UM, THEY PRESENT THE ITEMS AND AS THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE MAY HAVE ITEMS TO PRESENT AS WELL, BUT WE JUST ASK THAT ALL INTERACTIONS WILL BE DONE IN A WAY THAT BRINGS YOUR NAME, HONOR, AND GLORY. AND, UH, MAY YOUR WISDOM, UM, WE POUR YOUR WISDOM INTO OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS AS, AS THIS MEETING GOES FORWARD. AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR, FOR PRAYING FOR US. UH, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE CATCH OF RELIGION AYE. OF THE UNITED STATES OF GOD, AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, PASTOR. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. OKAY, COUNCIL, WE [ 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 March 27, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 37.] HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS AND THEN, UM, I'M GOING TO, AFTER WE LISTEN TO THEM, BEFORE WE VOTE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, I WANNA INVITE ANY POTENTIAL BOARD OR COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ACTUALLY COME UP TO THE MIC AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. SO JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND, AND WHAT BOARD ARE, ARE YOU ACTUALLY, UH, BEEN ASKED TO SERVE ON. BUT FIRST WE DO HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKER CARDS. FIRST IS, UH, MR. BROOK BEAL. AND SIR, YOU HAVE, UH, IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO TALK WHEN THE LIGHT IS GREEN. UH, CONTINUE WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW, PLEASE WRAP UP WHEN IT'S RED. UM, PLEASE STOP. MY NAME IS BROOKE BALE, 85 WEST TEAKWOOD PLACE. CHANDLER. UH, I'M HERE TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE. THIS IS THE, UH, THE BIKE, UH, RIDE MAYOR'S BIKE RIDE. UH, GENERALLY I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF IT AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UH, FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET COOPERATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROHIBIT, UH, THE E-BIKES AND OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLES FROM ON THE, ON THE CANAL. AND, UH, I'VE MET WITH GREAT RESISTANCE AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY THAT IS. WHAT, UH, WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH ENFORCING A LAW THAT, THAT YOU GUYS PASSED. UH, CHAPTER 31, UH, SECTION SIX, PARAGRAPH C WAS, UH, FIRST PASSED IN 1999. UM, BUT FOR SOME REASON, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THAT, UH, UH, MOTOR ASSISTED VEHICLES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UH, APPARENTLY THAT DOESN'T MEAN A BICYCLE WITH A MOTOR ON IT. THAT DOESN'T RUN ALL THE TIME. UH, THAT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT, UH, IT SEEMS TO BE THE VERY TEXTBOOKS DEFINITION OF A, OF A MOTOR ASSISTED VEHICLE. SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IT IS THAT THE ATTORNEY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE WITH ENFORCING THE LAW. IN FACT, YESTERDAY, UH, I MET WITH THE SUPERVISOR WHO SAID THAT, UH, HE CONSIDERED MY EFFORTS TO BE A WASTE OF RESOURCES, POLICE DEPARTMENT, RESOURCES, UH, AND HE WOULD HAVE, UH, REALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SO I I FIND THAT VERY OFFENSIVE, UH, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT IT'S, UH, YOUR BOARD, YOUR COUNSEL THAT PASSED THAT LAW. SO, UH, UNTIL, I THINK UNTIL WE HAVE COOPERATION FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, I'M OPPOSED TO THIS, UH, THIS, THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MR. BE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. I WANTED TO ASK HIM A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IF HE CAN COME BACK YEAH. DURING THIS, WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU DURING UNSCHEDULED. WE CANNOT OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND. UM, UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE E-BIKES MM-HMM . WITH THE MOTOR [00:05:01] MOTORIZATION, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? AND, YOU KNOW SURE. THE MOTORS, IS IT A THROTTLE? IS IT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WHEN EBIS GO THROUGH THERE? I JUST KIND OF WANNA BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT? YEAH, NO, THAT'S A GOOD, EXCELLENT QUESTION. SO THERE, UH, I I, I VIEW THE CANAL AND THE POEO TRAIL AS HAVING FOUR, FOUR USERS FIRST OR PEDESTRIANS SECOND, OR CYCLISTS THIRD ARE EQUESTRIANS, AND FOURTH ARE THE WILDLIFE. UH, CHANDLER SEEMS TO FORGET THEM, BUT THEY ACTUALLY MAKE UP A, A PRETTY GOOD PORTION OF THE TRAIL TRAFFIC. SO THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORIZED, UH, AND NOT JUST E-BIKES, BUT MOTORIZED VEHICLES AT THE PARTICULAR IS THAT THEY CAN GO AT A SUSTAINED SPEED, UH, FOR, FOR A DISTANCE. YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE, THEY TIRE OUT GOING 15 MILES AN HOUR AFTER HALF A MILE OR SO. WHEN YOU HAVE A, WHEN YOU HAVE A MOTORIZED VEHICLE, YOU CAN, YOU CAN MAINTAIN THAT SPEED FOR QUITE SOME DISTANCE, AND IN FACT, UM, GO FASTER THAN 20 OR 30 MILES AN HOUR. UM, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WHEN I'VE BEEN COLLECTING THESE, UH, UH, THESE ISSUES AND REPORTING THEM TO THE POLICE, UM, YOU GUYS WERE GOOD ENOUGH TO PUT IN LAMPPOSTS AT 100 FOOT INTERVALS. SO I CAN MEASURE THE TIME IT TAKES FOR A BICYCLE TO TRAVEL FROM ONE TO THE NEXT. AND IF IT'S MORE THAN, UH, IF IT'S LESS THAN, UH, SAY, UH, THREE SECONDS, UM, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING 33 FEET PER SECOND OR ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU'RE GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR, UH, YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON A SIDEWALK WHERE THERE ARE, WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AND HORSES. UH, AND REMEMBER THERE ARE, THIS IS AN EQUESTRIAN TRAIL. SO, SO THIS IS ABOUT, THIS IS ABOUT POTENTIAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WITH PEOPLE MOVING AT IRREGULAR SPEEDS VERSUS SOMEONE THAT MAY BE WALKING VERSUS SOMEONE THAT'S MOVING AT A FASTER SPEED POPPING WHEELIES, UM, ZIGZAGGING ALL OVER THE PLACE. UH, MY WIFE IS HARD OF HEARING, SO SHE CAN'T HEAR WHEN THEY ZIP PAST HER AND THINK IT'S AMUSING. UM, THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS, UH, IN EVERY MILE OF CANAL BETWEEN, UH, THE MAJOR STREETS. THERE ARE ABOUT THREE OR 4 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER. IT'S A POTENTIAL DROWNING RISK WHEN THESE GUYS ARE SCREWING AROUND AND GOING FAST. YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S AN ISSUE FOR YOU. THIS IS WHY SRP DOES NOT ALLOW ANY MOTORIZED VEHICLE. OKAY. DOES NOT ALLOW E-BIKES, DOES NOT ALLOW GOLF CARTS, DOES NOT ALLOW ANYTHING. THANK YOU. I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND YEP. WHAT YOUR PERSPECTIVE WAS ON THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANKS MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. NOW CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT FOR ME A LITTLE BIT? I, I, I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE SAYING THAT, UH, YOU DON'T WANT MOTORIZED A BIKE TO BE, TO BE THERE. MM-HMM . HOW FAR DO YOU LIVE FROM THAT TRAIL? HOW FAR DO I LIVE FROM THE TRAIL? UHHUH? OH, A MILE OR SO. A MILE OR SO. YEAH. AND IT'S, IT'S NOT ME THAT DOESN'T WANT IT. THIS, UM, SRP HAS A RULE. THEY POSTED IT. NO, NO E-BIKES. IT'S, IT'S NOT ME THAT SET THE RULE. IF, IF, UH, IF SRP SAID YOU CAN HAVE AN E-BIKE, I'M NOT GONNA PURSUE IT. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU GUYS HAVE CREATED YOURS. AND SINCE THE TRAIL IS A PART OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THAT LAW 31 SUCCEED ACTUALLY DOES APPLY IN THAT CASE. SO IT'S, IT'S ALL OF OURS. YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING IT AND THEY'RE PASSING YOUR WIFE AND THEY, THEY DISTURBING THE, THE, THE WHOLE TRAIL AND EVERYTHING. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME AN INSTANCE OR HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE CAN ACTUALLY MANAGE THOSE PEOPLE THAT BY THE TIME YOU CALL OR SOMEONE CALL US, WHEN WE GET THERE, THEY'RE GONE. UH, HOW CAN WE STOP THEM? RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A SOLUTION FOR US HERE AT THE CITY? I BELIEVE IN WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS TO COME TO A SOLUTION. SO THERE IS A PROBLEM. YOU HAVE OBSERVED THAT PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS. YEP. AND NOW YOU ARE IN FRONT OF ME. YEP. AND YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO HELP YOU SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. SURE. I WANT YOU TONIGHT TO GIVE ME A TANGIBLE SOLUTION THAT YOU THINK BESIDE THE POLICE TRYING TO RUN THERE, GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, TO GET THERE, TO CATCH SOMEONE. RIGHT. WHILE THEY ARE DOING IT, GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT I CAN GO BACK TO MANAGER AND SAID, OKAY, CAN WE WORK ON THESE THINGS? OKAY. SO THERE I HAVE QUITE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU. NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE SUGGESTION I MADE TO THE SUPERVISOR LAST NIGHT SINCE HE WAS PARKED IN THE TARGET PARKING LOT. I TOLD HIM, I SAID, YOU KNOW, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD GO PARK YOUR CAR ON THE END OF THE CANAL, BECAUSE IF, IF YOU WERE TO HAVE OFFICERS DO THEIR PAPERWORK ON THE ENDS OF THESE CANALS, THESE ARE PUBLIC PLACES, THESE ARE YOUR GUYS HAVE A, NOT A [00:10:01] LEASE, BUT A, A, UM, UM, A LICENSE ON THIS. SO YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. SO IF THEY, THERE ARE ON EVERY MILE THERE ARE TWO OR FOUR OR SIX PLACE, EIGHT PLACES WHERE YOU COULD PARK A VEHICLE, UM, THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING BECAUSE YOU SEE A, A MOTORIZED VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS YOU, YOU CAN, UH, GET OUT OF YOUR CAR, THE OFFICER CAN GET OUT OF HIS CAR, WALK, STOP THEM AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. UH, SECOND THING YOU COULD PUT UP TRAFFIC CAMERAS. I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT THAT'S THE BEST THING TO DO, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY. UH, THIRD POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO HAVE BICYCLE OFFICERS ON PATROL DOWN THERE. YOU GUYS ARE ABOUT TO START SPENDING TWO AND A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS ON FRY ROAD TO MAKE IT A BICYCLE FRIENDLY ROAD. AS SOON AS THAT GETS IN PLACE, WHO DO YOU THINK IS GONNA GO FROM THAT, THAT, UH, SEPARATED BIKE PATH ONTO THE CANAL? THAT'S GONNA BE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO GET HOME, ANXIOUS TO GET TO WORK. THEY'RE GONNA BE ON THEIR ELECTRIC, ON THEIR ELECTRIC BIKES, THEY'RE GONNA TURN OFF AND THEY'RE GONNA HEAD DOWN. SO THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE NOW IS GONNA BE EXACERBATED WHEN YOU START PUTTING IN THIS TWO AND A HALF. AND ONCE YOU PUT IN THE ONE ON CHANDLER, WHAT'S THAT? ANOTHER $15 MILLION. SO YOU'RE SPENDING UPWARDS $15 MILLION ON THESE THINGS. YOU CAN AFFORD TO HAVE HIRE POLICE OFFICERS TO PATROL THIS. SO MY, MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THAT YOU ARE ASKING US TO DO BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. OKAY. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION CAN ONLY BE REINFORCED IF THERE'S A NEGATIVE CONTINUANCE TO IT, A PUNISHMENT TO IT . RIGHT. SO IN, IN THE CASE OF THESE BIKES OR PEOPLE WHO COME FROM EVERYWHERE, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY RESIDENT HERE IN CHANDRA. THEY COULD BE FROM ANYWHERE. MM-HMM . THAT'S RIGHT. SO COUNSEL, IF I MIGHT, THIS ACTUAL, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON IS MR. BEAL IS USING THANK YOU, SIR. YES. IS USING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TO VOICE HIS A STANDING COMPLAINT. BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY ONLY VOTING ON THE BIKE, UH, THE MAYOR'S BIKE RIDE. YEAH. SO I WOULD, IF I WOULD PREFER THAT IF, IF THIS CONVERSATION CONTINUES, LET'S CARRY IT UNDER HIS CONCERNS, WHICH IS CORRECT. THAT'S WHY I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. BUT IT'S NOT REALLY NOTHING, IT DOESN'T DIRECT, I UNDERSTAND BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN ON THIS BIKE RIDE, BUT IT WE'RE, THE ONLY COMMONALITY IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT USING THE SAME PATH. AND HIS CONCERNS WITH THAT IS NOT WHETHER WE SHOULD DO A EXECUTE THIS. IT'S JUST THE ITEM ON THERE THAT CONCERNS HIM. SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, SIR. AND IF I COULD, I'M THE OTHER PERSON ON THE, YOUR SECOND CARD AND MY SECOND TOPIC WAS WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. SO I CAN, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME BACK AND DISCUSS THAT, ALTHOUGH YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS. YEAH. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, KUMAR. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAY I PRONOUNCED YOUR LAST NAME. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO CORRECT ME AND, UH, AND FOR THE RECORD. ALRIGHT. UH, MY NAME IS RAGO KUMAR. UM, I LIVE AT 10 41 EAST ARMSTRONG WAY, CHANDLER. UM, I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ARIZONA CRICKET ASSOCIATION, AND I'M ALSO THE CHIEF DIRECTOR OF, UH, CRICKET FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR, UH, USA CRICKET. UM, SO, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR HARKEY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHER, UH, CITY OFFICIALS HERE. SORRY, I'VE WRITTEN A, UH, UH, A NOTE HERE SO THAT I DON'T FORGET WHAT I HAVE TO, UM, PRESENT HERE. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S HONOR TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE. UM, I'M TALKING HERE FOR THE AGENDA NUMBER EIGHT. UM, THIS IS REGARDING THE CRICKET PITCH THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED AT THE MESQUITE GROVE PARK. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR, UH, MAKING THIS HAPPEN. IT'S BEEN A LONG, UH, OVERVIEW COMING IN. THIS ISN'T, THIS ISN'T ABOUT JUST BUILDING A SPORTS FACILITY. IT'S ABOUT CREATING A SPACE THAT REFLECTS OUR CITY'S DIVERSITY, UM, AMBITION AND THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT OVERALL. UM, CRICKET, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A GOOD QUICK BACKGROUND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF CRICKET IN GENERAL. SO, CRICKET IS MORE THAN A GRAHAM. IT'S, IT'S THE NEXT HIGHEST FOLLOWED SPORT IN THE, UH, IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE MORE THAN, UM, 2 BILLION, OR EVEN QUITE A MORE THAN THAT FOLLOWERS FOR CRICKET NEXT TO SOCCER. UH, IS CONNECTING CULTURES, GENERATIONS, UH, FOR MY, I MEAN, LIKE, TAKE AN EXAMPLE. I'VE BEEN PLAYING CRICKET FROM THE AGE OF THREE EVER SINCE I STARTED, UH, WALKING. SO IT HAS BEEN IN OUR GENES LIKE WE WERE BEING EMBEDDED, UH, AS CRICKET. LIKE CRICKET IS CONSIDERED AS A RELIGION, AND I HAVE GROWING UP. SO THIS PART PITCH IN PART, UH, IS IN PARTICULAR HAS IMMENSE POTENTIAL BECAUSE, UH, ESPECIALLY OUR WEATHER IN ARIZONA HAS POTENTIAL TO, UH, HOST GAMES ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WE HAVE, IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LIKE, UH, LEVERAGE THAT IN ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL EVEN THOUGH THE, THE FACILITY AT S NGER IS AT IN PLAY. UM, WE'VE BEEN GETTING REQUESTS FROM OTHER, [00:15:01] UH, STATES LIKE COLORADO, UTAH, OR OTHER STATES FROM CALIFORNIA WHEN THEY GET THE WINTER HEADSETS AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PLAY IT. THEY WANNA CONNECT LIKE, REALLY GOOD TOURNAMENTS IN THE US AGGREGATE HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH ME ASKING FOR MORE FACILITIES. AND THIS ONE WOULD BE A, A FANTASTIC, UH, VENUE FOR THAT. AND, UH, IF, IF, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, I WOULD LIKE SOME GIVE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT COULD BE THE, THE POTENTIAL WAY OF LIKE, CONSTRICTING IT SO THAT IT COULD BE MAINTAINED, LIKE FOR THE LONG TERM. IT COULD BE LIKE A, A GREAT, UH, VENUE FOR CRICKET FIRST. UH, A DEDICATED TURF MAINTENANCE IS VERY CRITICAL HANDLED BY A TEAM TRAINED BY CRICKET PITCH CARE. I MEAN, IT'S NOT, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE EXTREME WHAT I'M SUGGESTING, BUT THEN, UH, WE COULD, LIKE, AS A COMMUNITY, CRICKETING COMMUNITY, WE COULD BE INVOLVED. IT'S FULL AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY READY TO VOLUNTEER AT WHAT WHATEVER CAPACITY THAT YOU ARE ASKING US TO BE, UH, INVOLVED WITH. AND, UM, SECOND, A THOUGHTFUL ROTATIONAL SCHEDULE, UH, WITH INTEGRATION OF SYN SYNTHETIC NETS, APART FROM, UH, JUST FOR PRACTICE, LIKE APART FROM THE MAIN NETS. SO THAT, THAT THE LONGEVITY OF THIS ONE COULD BE MAINTAINED FOR JUST GAMES AS OPPOSED TO JUST FOR PRACTICE OR LIKE, UH, REGULAR THANK REGULAR GAMES. THANK MR. PACIFIC. YEAH, YOUR TIME IS UP. OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND MAYOR, I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, THIS IS JUST THE INITIAL, UH, PLANNING FOR THAT, UH, ALL THE DETAILS THAT YOU'RE TALKING THERE WE'RE YEARS AWAY FROM THAT STILL. OKAY. AND THAT'S MORE OF A CONVERSATION ONCE ABOUT MAINTENANCE ACTUALLY, WHEN THIS IS DONE. SO WE'RE SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION OF CRICKET. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. YEAH, I, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THE SAME THING. WHY DON'T YOU, UH, PUT YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING AND GET IT TO JOHN SEF. AND I KNOW YOU TALKED TO JOHN AND I DO KNOW YOU, YOU HAVE HOW MANY, HOW MANY TEAMS WAS CRICKET YOU? THAT'S A BIG, WE HAVE MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE. UH, YOU KNOW, IT ARIZONA NOT PLAYING CRICKET. UH, JUSTIN CHANDLER, WE HAVE LIKE AROUND THREE 50 ODD I WOULD SAY SO, YEAH. YEAH. SO LIKE I SAID, COME PUT YOUR SUGGESTIONS WITH JOHN AND I KNOW HIS STAFF IS LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL. SURE. AGAIN, LET THEM, YOU GUYS WORK TOGETHER OFFLINE TO BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A, A A, A GOOD GAME PLAN MAYOR. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS MAYOR. THANKS. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, JUST ROGER GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH CRICKET OR THE GAME CRICKET. I WAS KIND OF LOOKING AT TRYING TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE, BUT IF YOU CAN HELP ASSIST SOME OF US, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF CRICKET, YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT. SO I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO HELP GIVE US SOME MORE BETTER EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE SHORT END OF UNDERSTANDING ALL THE COMPONENTS. SO WHEN THAT TIME COMES, OR YOU CAN REACH OUT LATER AND LET US KNOW, I WOULD LOVE ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. I'M PLANNING ON BEING A SCHEDULE PUBLIC APPEARANCE PRETTY SOON, SO I'LL GIVE YOU A MUCH DETAILED OVERVIEW OF LIKE WHAT CRICKET IS AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. OKAY. UH, UH, THANK YOU. THE PAST 35 YEARS, SO THANK YOU. I'LL ALSO INVITE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TO THE MAYOR'S CRICKET TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK. I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY INVITE FOR A PICKLEBALL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNSEL. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE, UH, UH, UH, APPEARANCE FOR, UH, CONSENT ITEM, UH, MR. PAUL KERR AND MR. KERR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO STATE THE NUMBER AND YOUR OPPOSITION OR YOUR, YOUR POSITION. PERFECT. MY NAME IS PAUL KERR. UH, MY ADDRESS IS 12 6 25 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE. THAT'S IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. UH, I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING CALLED TRE, WHICH IS AN AMAZING BUILDING HERE IN CHANDLER. IT'S 273 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING THAT'S ADJACENT TO A PROJECT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT OFF OF ELLIS. I BELIEVE IT'S ITEM NUMBER 12. WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTED, UH, THE DEVELOPER OF THAT PROJECT WAS ALSO THE ORIGINAL BUILDER OF THE BUILDING THAT WE NOW OWN. UH, THINK THE WORLD OF HIM LOVE THE PROJECT. THERE'S JUST THIS ONE SMALL ISSUE. UH, I WANNA PREFACE BY SAYING, I WAS RAISED IN ARIZONA, A LITTLE TOWN CALLED ELOY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HEARD IT, BUT APPARENTLY A COUPLE OF YOU. TINY LITTLE TOWN, BUT I'M FROM, AND MY FIRST JOB WHEN I WAS A KID WAS ACTUALLY PICKING ONIONS. I KNOW WHAT THE HEAT IS. I KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS THAT WE'RE, I'M ABOUT TO ADDRESS. IT'S THE CONSTRUCTION START AT 5:00 AM THAT'S ALLOWED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. UH, WE TALKED TO STAFF. YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN AMAZING BY THE WAY, BUT, AND I KNOW WHY THEY WANT THE, UH, I KNOW WHERE THE COUNTY HAS THAT START TIME AT 5:00 AM OF COURSE, IT'S THE HEAT, UH, IT'S A BIG DEAL. UH, IT'S NOT AN INSURMOUNTABLE DEAL, UM, OR AN AN ISSUE THAT'S EASILY, YOU KNOW, OVERCOME. BUT, UH, AND THE DEVELOPER HAS ASKED, OR IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM, HE'S GONNA HELP US TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY. BUT THE RE APARTMENT COMMUNITY IS ADJACENT TO ANOTHER 420 UNIT BUILDING THAT JUST WENT IN, UH, THAT'S NOT EVEN DONE COMPLETING. AND OUR TENANTS HAVE A LOT OF NOISE AND A LOT OF DIRT AND A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THE TRUCKS WHEN THEY BACK UP WITH A, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS, WHETHER THEY'RE LAND PIPE, WHETHER THEY'RE RUNNING THE ELECTRIC, WHETHER THEY'RE POURING CONCRETE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. TOTALLY [00:20:01] SUPPORT THE PROJECT. THE ONE REQUEST WE HAVE WOULD BE, UH, IF YOU ALL COULD LIMIT CONSTRUCTION, START TO 7:00 AM AGAIN, I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, THIS ISN'T GONNA IMPACT MY LIFE, BUT I HAVE 200, I HAVE 550 RESIDENTS AT THIS PROPERTY, AND WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF STUFF THAT WENT ON WITH THE RELATED PROJECT NEXT DOOR. I KNOW IT'S A HARD ASK AND I BELIEVE, UH, TOM'S GONNA DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO HELP US, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF, IF YOU ALL COULD DO SOMETHING, THAT'D BE APPRECIATED. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I KNOW IT DOESN'T COME UP UNTIL NUMBER 12. I JUST WANTED TO LAY THAT OUT FOR YOU. WE, WE DO FIELD A LOT OF ISSUES AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FROM OUR, OUR TENANTS ABOUT THE PROJECT. AND NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS ONE, IT'S EVEN CLOSER, MR. KERR. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THAT'S EVEN NOT GONNA BE OUR ISSUE. THE STATE IS CONTEMPLATING AND I I THINK IT'S GONNA PASS, UH, STATE BILL SAYING CONSTRUCTION CAN START AT FIVE. SO I WAS AT A, I WAS TESTIFYING AT AN EVENT WHERE THAT WAS ALSO JUST HEARD IN THE HOUSE. THE SENATE APPROVED IT. SO I, UM, I I DON'T THINK THAT WE, IF THEY PASS THAT, THAT WON'T BE OUR PURVIEW TO EVEN, UH, COMMENT ON THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S A TOUGH ASK. YEAH. THANK YOU SIR. I, I, I ONLY, I'M HAPPY IT'S A 29 UNIT PROJECT. IT WON'T BE THAT BIG. IT WON'T BE THAT LONG. YEAH. OUR TENANTS WILL HAVE TO. YEAH. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, HANG ON THERE. GOT A QUESTION? YEAH, THAT'S, IT'S FOR STAFF ANYWAY. WHAT DO WE NORMALLY ALLOW? FIVE. WHAT HAVE WE PUT IN STIPULATIONS IN THE PAST? MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, ORLANDO. I AM TRYING TO LOOK UP THAT TIME 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. WE COULD CERTAINLY GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. YEAH. I JUST KNOW IN THE SUMMERTIME YOU, IT'S HARD TO POUR CONCRETE. IF YOU DON'T POUR EARLY, IT, IT GETS TOO HOT AND IT, SO YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IT THAT TIMES. SOMETIMES IT START. YEAH. BUT I KNOW WE DO HAVE A LIMIT ON THERE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS FIVE, BUT THE STATUS IS AGAIN, THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, CHANCES. I THOUGHT WE THIS, I THOUGHT WE HAD AN ORDINANCE. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. ALRIGHT, WE CAN LOOK THAT UP. YEAH. OKAY, COUNSEL, THAT'S ALL THE CONS, ALL THE, UH, SPEAKER CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN. AND, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE? I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS IN CASE YOU WANNA VOTE ANYONE OUT AT THE LAST SECOND . UH, BUT ANY, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON 12, MAYOR. OKAY. I JUST WANTED THANKS STAFF AND WE DID RECEIVE A REALLY GRACIOUS EMAIL FROM THE OWNER OF THIS AND THEY ASSURE US THAT THEY'RE GONNA START AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SO, UM, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT I'M HOLDING 'EM AT THEIR WORD. THEY'VE DONE OTHER PROJECTS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN MEET THE TIMELINES. SO HOPEFULLY THIS ONE IS A, UM, A GO EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER. ALRIGHT. AND AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, HEARING NO OTHERS. UM, IF YOU WERE ON BORDER COMMISSION, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IF YOU'RE BEING APPOINTED TO ONE. UH, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE BOARD DON'T NEED TO ASK, SAY ANYTHING ELSE. JIM MONTGOMERY, 1353 NORTH BEDFORD AVENUE, BEDFORD DRIVE, CHANDLER, UM, REAPPOINTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND DON'T REALLY EVEN NEED YOUR ADDRESS, JUST YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU'RE BEING APPOINTED TO. UH, SO I'M JAY MATTON, UM, 8 48 EAST LIBRA PLACE. I'M ON THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSION, HR, HUMAN RELATIONS, HR C. AGAIN, JUST YOUR NAME AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR COMMISSION. SHAUNA REISINGER HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. THANK YOU, SHAUNA. HELLO, KATHY KLU. UH, MAYOR HARTKE. UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE, UH, HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI THERE. I'M CHRIS HAWLEY. I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, AND, UH, VERY THANKFUL TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE, UH, COMMISSION. THANK YOU. I'M ERIC KIEN BRINK, A NEW MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL FOUNDATION BOARD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS GONZALEZ. I'M HONORED TO BE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. MAYOR HARKEY COUNCIL. MY NAME'S MELINDA HAMILTON. I'LL BE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THIS IS CHRIS TILLER. UM, AND I'LL BE ON THE ASSISTANCE PANEL FOR POLICE COMPLAINTS AND USE OF FORCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND COUNSEL, WE REAPPOINTED, UM, ON THIS AGENDA AS 37 FOR REAPPOINTMENTS AND I THINK 17 NEW APPOINTMENTS. I TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS SOMEONE, UH, AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO IS, UH, [00:25:01] WHO IS ABLE TO APPOINT SOMEONE. UH, UH, MR. ENCINAS IS THE LUCKY GUY THIS TIME IN TERMS OF WHO HE APPOINTED JUST BY WHO THEY, THE AVAILABILITIES AND ET CETERA. SO WELL PLAYED COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT, UM, IS THERE A MOTION FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR COUNCIL MARTINEZ. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THE MARCH 27TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 37. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ELLIS. ANY RECUSALS? NONE. MAYOR? UH, YES. I JUST WANT FOR THE RECORD TO KNOW I'LL BE VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER 10. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. ME COUNCILMAN HARRIS? YEAH. YES. . MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER THREE AND ITEM 10, WHICH POST PASSES BY MAJORITY, UM, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA DISSENTING. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA [ Public Hearing] IS THE PUBLIC HEARING RESULTS OF THE BIENNIAL IMPACT THE AUDIT. AND WELCOME. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SYLVIA OT AND I'M THE CITY'S BUDGET AND RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT, UH, TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE BIANNUAL, UM, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEE AUDIT. ALL CITIES THAT COLLECT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEES AND IMPACT FEES ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ARIZONA STATE LAW. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT, UM, MUNICIPALITIES MUST FILE THEIR ANNUAL REPORT TO THEIR CITY CLERK, UM, WITHIN 90 DAYS FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AND THEY MUST ALSO POST THIS REPORT ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE CITY OF CHANDLER POSTED ITS MOST RECENT REPORT IN AUGUST OF 2024. ANOTHER REQUIREMENT IS THE BIANNUAL, UM, AUDIT. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE BIANNUAL AUDIT IS TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, UM, REVIEW THE COLLECTION AND EXPENDITURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR EACH OF THE PROJECTS IN THE PLAN, AND TO EVALUATE ANY POSSIBLE INEQUALITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN AND IN THE IMPOSING OF THE FEES. THE THIRD REQUIREMENT IS THAT MUNICIPALITIES SHALL UPDATE THEIR LAND USE ASSUMPTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS. UM, AND THIS PLAN UPDATE SERVES AS A PRECURSOR TO SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEE UPDATES. THE CITY OF CHANDLER, UM, COMPLETED ITS MOST RECENT UPDATE IN THE SPRING OF 2024. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT CHANDLER MAY NEED TO, UM, COMPLETE ITS NEXT, NEXT UPDATE SOONER THAN FIVE YEARS. AND THAT IS IN LIGHT OF THE INFLATIONARY IMPACTS THAT CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND ALSO TO ALLOW FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE RELATED TO INFILL. IN THE AREAS OF PARKS IN PUBLIC WORKS, UM, STATE REQUIRES THAT MUNICIPALITIES, UM, EITHER FORM AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR COMPLETE A BIANNUAL AUDIT. AND ALL CITIES IN ARIZONA HAVE OPTED TO COMPLETE THE BIANNUAL AUDIT, AND SO HAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER. THE MOST RECENT AUDIT WAS COMPLETED BY, UM, HEIN FIELD AND NICHE, AND IT COVERS FISCAL YEARS 22, 23, AND 2324. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AUDIT IS BASED ON THE ADOPTED 2019 LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE PLAN THAT WAS, UM, APPLICABLE THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2024. THE AUDIT PROCEDURES, UM, THEY REQUIRE A COMPARISON OF GROWTH PROJECTIONS, UM, FROM THE 2019 ADOPTED PLAN TO THE ACTUAL GROWTH THAT TOOK PLACE IN THOSE TWO FISCAL YEARS. [00:30:03] THE COMPARISONS, UM, ARE EVALUATED FOR REASONABLENESS. AUDITORS ALSO REVIEWED, UH, THE PROGRESS OF EACH OF THE PROJECTS IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. ADDITIONALLY, AUDITORS REVIEWED A SAMPLE OF 80 BUILDING PERMITS TO VALIDATE THAT THEY WERE CHARGED PROPERLY AND FOLLOWED HE ADOPTED THESE SCHEDULES. AND LASTLY, UM, AUDITORS REVIEWED A SAMPLE OF 50 EXPENDITURES TO VALIDATE THAT THEY WERE FOR PROJECTS IN THE 2019 PLAN. THE RESULT OF THE AUDIT IS THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS A CLEAN AUDIT. OTHER THAN, UM, SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN, UH, GROWTH PROJECTIONS, UM, IN COMPARISON TO ACTUAL GROWTH, NO EXCEPTIONS WERE REPORTED. THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPLETING A BIANNUAL AUDIT HAS BEEN MET SINCE THIS IS, UM, A, A PUBLIC HEARING. THERE IS NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED BY COUNSEL AT THIS TIME. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR PRESENTER? I SEEING NONE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE, WHICH IS PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. NEXT [11. Unscheduled Public Appearances] WE DO HAVE, UM, ONE SCHEDULED UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE. AGAIN, THAT IS AGAIN, MR. BROOK BEAL. UM, SIR, AGAIN, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES. UM, WHEN THE LIGHT IS RED, PLEASE UH, BE DONE. WE CANNOT ENGAGE WITH YOU BECAUSE I SEE IS UNSCHEDULED. UH, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AGAIN. UM, SO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN. I'M SORRY. YEAH, UH, BROOK BE, UH, 85 WEST TEAKWOOD PLACE HERE. THANK YOU. UM, SO THE ISSUES THAT I'VE, I'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, UM, APPLY 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR, NOT JUST THE DAY YOU GUYS, YOU HAVE YOUR BIKE RIDE. UM, I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT APPEARS THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN THE MOST RECENT, UH, EMAIL FROM ERICA AND COREY THERE. THEY SEEM VERY, UH, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THE PROGRESS THAT, UH, THEY, THEY HAVE PROMISED THERE. NOW, UH, AGAIN, BACK TO THE ISSUE OF THE, OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY. UM, I, I, I DON'T KNOW. UH, I I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE ALLOCATED, UH, TWO AND A HALF, TWO AND A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS ALONG FRY ROAD. BUT HAVE YOU ALLOCATED ANY MONEY FOR, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THE, ENFORCE THE LAW? I MEAN, THIS ISN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T GET A PICK AND CHOOSE THIS. YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO THIS. YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A LICENSE, UH, YOU'VE PUT IN IMPROVEMENTS THERE. UH, YOU NEED TO BE TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE. UM, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE RISK OF, OF YOU LOSING YOUR, YOUR LICENSE THERE, UH, BY NOT FOLLOWING THE, THE, THE TERMS OF YOUR, OF YOUR, OF YOUR LICENSE. UM, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE 'CAUSE IT'S A REALLY, IT'S A GREAT PLACE. I MEAN, THEY'RE THE, UH, THE BIRDS, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ALL, ALL MEN ARE QUAIL, PLOVERS, UH, DOVE, PIGEONS. MY FAVORITES, OF COURSE ARE THE, THE DUCKS AND THE GEESE. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT, IT'S A GREAT PATH AND IT WOULD BE ASHAMED TO LOSE THAT. UM, AND THE RULE'S NOT GONNA GO AWAY. I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UH, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CHANGING THE LAW, CHANGING THE RULE THAT SAYS THERE ARE NO E-BIKES. IF ANYTHING, I THINK IT'S GONNA GET WORSE. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GONNA GET MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED. UH, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A RISK THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE WILLING TO, TO TAKE. AND SO I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO STEP UP AND, AND TELL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT THEY NEED TO COOPERATE WITH, WITH SRP AND GET THIS, UH, GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR, COUNCILMAN ORLANDO STAFF, UM, CAN YOU GET US SOME IDEAS ON WHAT WE COULD DO TO MITIGATE SOME OF THESE ISSUES? OBVIOUSLY OTHER CITIES ARE FACING THIS DILEMMA. UM, AND I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO IN ALL FAIRNESS, BUT AT [00:35:01] LEAST WE'LL INVESTIGATE AND COME BACK WITH SOME THOUGHTS AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO, MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE PALATABLE. APPRECIATE IT FOR SAFETY. MAYOR, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ENC. YEAH. UH, FIRST STEP, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN ON, UH, THE TRAIL IN A WHILE. UM, IS THERE A SEPARATION ON THERE AS FAR AS LIKE DIRECTION WISE, IF PEOPLE ARE GOING SOUTH OR NORTH OR IF THERE'S, LIKE, IF YOU'RE WALKER OR A RUNNER, IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE THAT MARKED ON THE TRAIL? NO. NO. IT'S JUST A TRAIL. JUST A TRAIL. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YEAH, I JUST WANNA PIGGYBACK ON COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, ORLANDO, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN, UM, GET A STUDY DONE? UM, JUST TO KINDA UNDERSTAND EXACTLY SOME OF THE NORMAL THINGS THAT WE DEAL WITH, WHICH IS MITIGATION OF TRAFFIC AND HOW THAT FLOWS THERE. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET LIKE, SOME TYPE OF COORDINATED STUDY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THAT TRAIL IS USED, ACCIDENTS ALL THE DATA TO KIND OF COME TOGETHER AND SAY, HEY, IS IT GONNA BE BETTER FOR US TO SAY, UM, IF WE ARE GONNA HAVE PEOPLE WITH, IF E-BIKES ARE GOING TO BE IN THERE? BECAUSE I KNOW SOME E-BIKES YOU CAN RIDE LIKE A MOPED AND IT COULD, IT GOT AN ENGINE GOING. SOME ARE SOME CONVERT TO A MANUAL, AN ANALOG TYPE RIDING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT LOOKS LIKE, HEY, WE GONNA HAVE TO PUT UP TRAFFIC SIGNS THAT SAYS, HEY, NO FASTER THAN 10 MILES, YOU KNOW, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT WHATEVER WE CAN DO, ALL THAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF MITIGATE THE TRAFFIC AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND PUTTING UP SIGNS AND DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO, TO BETTER SUPPORT ALL OUR RESIDENTS, THAT'D PROBABLY BE A REALLY GOOD IDEAL. YEAH. MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMAN ORLANDO AND, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AS WELL. UM, THE, THIS, THE CHALLENGE HERE IS ENFORCEMENT. IT, IT'S, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF THE LAWS BEING IN PLACE. THEY ARE IN PLACE, UM, TO ENFORCE THIS. THERE'S SOME STATE LAW THAT APPLIES HERE AS WELL. UM, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES WE MAY BE ABLE TO EMPLOY. AND SO WE'LL, WE'LL SHARE THOSE WITH YOU. UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO MAYBE SOME MORE TARGETED OR SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT. IT'S, IT'S A CHALLENGE CATCHING THE BEHAVIOR IN THE ACT. UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMBAT HERE. DO WE HAVE SIGN? CAN WE PUT UP MORE SIGNAGE, BIGGER, MORE SIGNAGE, MAYBE BIGGER SIGNAGE CAN ALSO HELP, UM, WITH THAT AS WELL. MAYOR, WE'RE STARTING TO REALLY GET INTO A DISCUSSION ITEM. I'M, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED . YEAH. SO WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE THEM DIRECTION, BUT NOT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OR, OR ON THIS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, THE QUESTION I'VE BEEN WONDERING IS CAN YOU USE AN E-BIKE IN THAT PEDAL MOTION? IF YOU ARE USING IT AS A TRADITIONAL BIKE, CAN IT BE USED THAT WAY? YES. IS THE ANSWER, COUNCILOR? YEAH. AGAIN, WHY DON'T ANY, WHY DON'T WE TAKE THIS TO ONE-ON-ONES RATHER THAN I'M, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED. UH, YEAH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, [ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements] NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. I'LL START. THIS SATURDAY IS OUR ANNUAL FOR OUR CITY DAY EVENT. FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS, CHANDLER HAS HOSTED FOR OUR CITY DAY, AND I'VE BEEN AT EVERY ONE OF 'EM, A DAY OF SERVICE DEDICATED TO REVITALIZING OUR ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN CHANDLER WITH THE HELP OF HUNDREDS, IN FACT, WELL OVER A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS YEAR WE'LL BE SERVING IN THE PAMELA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR DOWNTOWN CHANDLER IN HONOR OF CESAR CHAVEZ WALKUP. VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, JOIN US THIS SATURDAY AT TRINITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 50 SOUTH MCQUEEN AT 7:00 AM TO GET SIGNED UP. AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THERE. NOW RELATED TO THIS, BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY HAD SIGNED UP TO, UM, TO BE AT THE, THE PRE-EVENT THIS SATURDAY AND THIS NEXT EVENT, MANY OF YOU NOT ALL ON COUNCIL HAVE HEARD THAT ONE OF OUR CITY'S DEAR FRIENDS, VICTOR HARDY, PASSED AWAY, UH, SATURDAY MORNING AT 12:45 AM HE WAS GONNA BE OUT THERE AT 7:00 AM I THINK, UH, AS PART OF THIS PARTICULAR DAY, VICTOR'S WORK WAS NEVER ABOUT SEEKING RECOGNITION. UH, HE USUALLY SAT AND THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CHIEF OVER THERE, UM, AND WAS AT MANY COUNCIL MEETINGS. HE HAD A GENUINE DESIRE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER. AND WHETHER THROUGH LEADING PRAYERS, OFFERING HEARTFELT PERFORMANCES, SPEAKING OUT FOR JUSTICE, VICTOR USED HIS VOICE TO CONNECT WITH AND INSPIRE OTHERS. HIS PRESENCE ALWAYS MADE PEOPLE FEEL IMPORTANT. HIS WORDS WERE A SOURCE OF COMFORT. AND AS WE REMEMBER PASTOR HARDY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT HIS WORK AND SPIRIT WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE US HIS COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE COUNTLESS LIVES HE TOUCHED AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS BEING THERE. I WAS ALSO HIS PASTORAL MENTOR [00:40:01] AND PASTOR HARDY WOULD MEET WITH ME WHENEVER HE HAD A PASTOR QUESTION AND WE WOULD GO OUT FOR LUNCH. AND, UM, I WILL MISS MY, MY, UH, COFFEE AND LUNCH WITH HIM IMMENSELY. AT OUR NEXT COMING FOR OUR CITY DAY THIS SATURDAY, WE WILL HAVE A BOOTH THERE IN HONOR OF VICTOR WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE COMMENTS, TO SHARE MEMORIES, AND TRY TO SCRIBE THOSE DOWN. AND, AND I THINK, UH, VICE MAYOR ELLIS IS WORKING ON AN EVENT THAT WILL BRING ALL THESE THINGS TOGETHER. WE ALSO HAVE HERE VICTOR HARDY LOVE OUT LOUD BUTTONS THAT, UM, I HAVE SOME HERE FOR COUNCIL AND OTHERS. AND WE WILL BE HANDING OUT A THOUSAND THOUSAND OF THESE ON OUR FOREST CITY DAY AS WE REMEMBER HIM. AND THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY. AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR COUNCIL. AS A COUNCIL IN CITY, WE SEND OUR DEEPEST REGRETS AND CONDOLENCES TO CYNTHIA, HIS WIFE. WE LOVE HER AS WELL. MY LAST ITEM IS THE CHANDLER FAMILY BIKE RIDE THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. ANOTHER FUN CHANDLER EVENT IS AROUND THE CORNER, THE CHANDLER FAMILY BIKE RIDE ON APRIL 5TH. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN ME AND, UH, SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR A FUN AND SCENIC RIDE ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL PASEO TRAIL. THE 7.8 MILE RIDE IS PERFECT FOR CYCLISTS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS. THE RIDE WILL END WITH FREE KONA ICE TO COOL DOWN AND CELEBRATE. SO WE WILL BE LEAVING TUMBLEWEED PARK RIDING UP TO TIB RAINEY PARK RETURNING, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR, GET YOUR KONA ICE. AND IF YOU CAN JOIN US ON THE FIFTH, YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL RIDE ANYTIME FROM APRIL 5TH THROUGH THE 13TH BY RIDING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR FAVORITE PARK WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO DUST OFF YOUR BIKES, GRAB YOUR HELMETS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON APRIL 5TH. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA. THANK YOU MARIN. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING, UH, PASTOR HARDY. UM, I WILL MISS HIS INVOCATIONS THAT HE HAD HERE AND HIS SINGING HIS VOICE IN GENERAL. SO, UM, MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY, UM, MARCH 31ST IS CESAR CHAVEZ DAY. THIS TIME PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE HIS WORK, ORGANIZING AND ADVOCATING, UH, FOR LABOR RIGHTS. HIS ADVOCACY REACHED US HERE IN CHANDLER, UH, WITH THE FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST UNITED FARM WORKERS OFFICES IN ARIZONA BEING OPENED RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER ON BOSTON STREET. THE BUILDING STILL STANDS THERE. UH, SO HE HAD A LOT OF IMPACT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF EVENTS TO HONOR THE DAY, UH, THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH, INCLUDING A SPEAKER FROM THE NATIONAL CESAR CHAVEZ, UH, CENTER, VISITING SOME OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND FOR OUR, FOR, FOR OUR CITY DAY IN HONOR OF CESAR CHAVEZ, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED. UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THESE EVENTS AND SEEING, UH, HOW OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS CAN STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEPS US OUR CHAVEZ'S VISION ALIVE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ANOTHER POSTER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SHARE MY CONDOLENCES TO CYNTHIA AND HER FAMILY AND THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP US HONOR HIS MEMORY. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE OSTRICH FESTIVAL WRAPPED UP THIS WEEKEND. UM, ACTUALLY TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CHILLY. WE HAD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER TOWN AND FROM OUT OF TOWN TO COME OUT AND SEE THE OSTRICHES. A LITTLE COOL THAT FIRST WEEKEND, BUT VERY NICE. THE NEXT. AND ONE NICE THING ABOUT TWO WEEKENDS, BECAUSE I HADN ONE KID OUT ONE WEEKEND AND ANOTHER KID OUT THE SECOND WEEKEND BY DOING IT IN TWO WEEKENDS. THOSE LINES ARE SHORT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY THAT DISNEYLAND FAST PASS , BUT THAT'S EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT DOES LOWER THE LINES, MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE FAMILIES. YOU CAN, YOU CAN HIT ALL THE RIDES AND THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK I GOT FROM MY FAMILY AND A LOT OF THE FAMILIES OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU TO THE CHANDLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH HOSTS THIS REALLY, UM, SIGNATURE EVENT FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER. SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU WERE OUT THERE AS WELL. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT HAD ME KIND OF COMING IN HOT TO OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP IS THAT I WAS OUT AT ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL TODAY, AND I WAS SPEAKING TO THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM OUT THERE. UM, ACTUALLY SHOUT OUT TO ALLISON, WHO WAS ACTUALLY HERE AT A COUNCIL MEETING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I, I ENDED UP CHATTING WITH HER. SHE INVITED ME TO COME AND TALK TO HER CLASS OR TO THE DECATHLON TEAM. ONE THING TO NOTE ABOUT THIS DECATHLON TEAM, THIS IS ONLY THEIR THIRD YEAR AND THEY ARE ALREADY AWARD-WINNING. SO THEY HAVE LOTS OF BIG PLANS. THEY WERE WORKING ON SUSTAINABILITY ITEMS LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR THEY'RE WORKING ON STUDYING THE TWENTIES. AND SO THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THEY DO SPEECHES, THEY DO PRESENTATIONS, THEY DO A LOT OF LEARNING. BUT THEY ASKED ME TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT MUNICIPAL [00:45:01] GOVERNMENT, WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVED BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ABOUT THE STATE GOVERNMENT, BUT NOT SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT CITIES DO. AND SO I GOT TO GO GIVE MY SPEECH ABOUT HOW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT THERE IS. WE ARE ACCESSIBLE. GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE I GUARANTEED IF ANY ONE OF THEM CALLED ANY OF US HERE ON THE DAAS, WE WOULD ANSWER THAT PHONE CALL, ANSWER THAT EMAIL ALONG WITH THE STAFF DOING THE SAME THING. SO THEY WERE JUST AN REALLY IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF KIDS. I WISH THEM WELL IN THE FUTURE AND WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR LETTING ME COME AND SPEAK TO THEIR CLASSROOM TODAY. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN, VICE MAYOR. NOTHING THIS EVENING. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ORLANDO. NOTHING THIS EVENING. MARY. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. THANKS, MAYOR. UM, AGAIN, I'M EXTENDING MY, UM, HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO CYNTHIA AND HER FAMILY. UH, VICTOR WAS AN AMAZING GUY WHO REALLY CARED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. UM, HE WAS A LOVING HUSBAND AND SOMEONE THAT WE CAN REALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY, HE'LL LIFT YOU UP. AND I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS HIS MANY SONGS THAT HE HAD SUNG AROUND THIS CITY. UM, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT, UM, GOD HAD HIM HERE FOR A REASON, FOR A PURPOSE, AND FOR A REASON. AND WE SHOULD HONOR THAT. UM, BECAUSE ONLY GOD KNOWS THE DAY AND THE TIME OF OUR HOUR. AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS A COMMUNITY, THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE DO IN LIFE, YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO COME BACK TOGETHER AND LOVE EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT MORE. BECAUSE WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED. UM, YOU REALLY HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, DID YOU DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO? AND WAS IT WITH LOVE OR WAS IT WITH HATE? AND, UM, AND VICTOR DID EVERYTHING WITH LOVE AND I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, SO, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU, VICTOR, AND MAKE GOD BLESS CYNTHIA, HIS FAMILY. UH, GETTING INTO MY ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, I HAD THE AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT LAST WEEK, GEORGE, AND GATHER, UM, THE NEW OPENING. UM, IT WAS A RIBBON CUTTING AND IT WAS AMAZING. AND GEORGE AND GATHER IS THE NEWEST RESTAURANT IN THE COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER. AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT WAS AN AWESOME ADDITION TO OUR DOWNTOWN. UM, THE OWNERS, MIKE AND AMBER HAVE CREATED A BEAUTIFUL SPACE THAT SERVES EVEN BETTER FOOD. AND I'M EXCITED THIS FOR THIS NEW OFFERING TO BE BROUGHT TO LIFE. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE NAME GEORGE AND GATHER, GEORGE WAS THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNED THE BUILDING BEFORE THEY BOUGHT THE BUILDING AND GATHER WAS WHAT AMBER WANTED. HIS WIFE WANTED IT TO BE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER TOGETHER. SO THEY TELL THIS STORY, BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GO INSIDE GEORGIA AND GATHER, UM, YOU ACTUALLY SEE, UM, HISTORIC PICTURES OF THINGS IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND ON THEIR PIZZA BOXES IT SAYS MADE IN CHANDLER. AND THEN ALSO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR LOGO THAT'S EMBEDDED INTO THE GROUND, IT SAYS CHANDLER. SO IT'S SPELLED CH AND IT HAS THE POSSIBLY N-N-D-L-E-R. SO IT'S PRETTY COOL. SO GET A CHANCE, GO CHECK IT OUT. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. I WAS THERE, UM, KIM, KIM MOYERS WAS THERE, A LOT OF CITY STAFF WAS THERE. AND, AND THANK GOD FOR HER GOOD WORK THAT SHE WAS DOING TO WORK ALONGSIDE THIS AS WELL. SO CHECK OUT GEORGIAN GATHER. THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU. UM, IN THIS SPRINGTIME IN CHANDLER, AND WITH THE WEATHER WARMING UP IN CHANDLER, THAT MEANS THE RETURN FOR SOME FAMILY FRIEND FUN OUTDOORS BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING THAT WE OFFER FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS OF ALL AGE. SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE CHECKING OUT THE QUARTERLY RECREATION. UM, BREAK TIME, UH, TO FIND CLASSES, ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT'S OFFERING, UM, THROUGH OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENTS. SO WE HAVE SIX AQUATIC FACILITIES SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DIVING BOARDS OR WATER SLIDES OR FAMILY PLAY POOLS, YOU CAN FIND A COOL DOWN ACTIVITY FOR EVERYONE. AND WITH OVER ONE PARK PER SQUARE MOUNTAIN CHANDLER, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OUTDOOR OPTIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES. SO KEEP YOUR, KEEP YOUR EYE OUT, KEEP LOOKING. THERE'S GONNA BE SOME GREAT STUFF. AND I WANT TO ACTUALLY SEND A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER SHAUNA AND COMMISSIONER CHRIS TILLER. THANK YOU. WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO BE TONIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. OKAY, SO MY ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT IS, UH, COMING UP IN APRIL ON GOOD FRIDAY. IT'S THE FAMILY EASTER CELEBRATION, SO KEEPING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS'S ANNOUNCEMENT. IT'S JUST ANOTHER FUN ACTIVITY FOR THE FAMILY. UM, THIS ONE, IF YOU GO ONLINE, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON. THERE'S [00:50:01] GONNA BE VENDORS, THERE'S AN EASTER EGG HUNT, UM, CARNIVAL GAMES. AND SO IT'S GONNA BE FUN FOR ALL. I THINK THE AGE GROUP IS ABOUT UP TO NINE YEARS OLD FOR THE EASTER EGG HUNT. UM, SO COME WITH YOUR EASTER BASKET. SHOULD BE FUN. UM, I ALMOST WANNA SAY IT'LL BE EGG SIDING, . THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GOOD. ON, NOW YOU HAVE TO TOP THAT, MAYOR. YEAH. I'M NOT EVEN TRYING CITY MANAGER. NOTHING TONIGHT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. UM, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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