Mar 24, 2025 City Council Meeting 03/24/2025

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WELCOME

[ Call to Order]

LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO THE TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARTKE HERE, VICE MAYOR ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE DELIVERED BY PASTOR GARY DAVIS OF THE SOUTHEAST VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

FOLLOWING BY COUNCIL MEMBER MATT ORLANDO, PASTOR, FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE COME FOR YOU THIS EVENING WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS OF WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US.

YOU ARE OUR GOD.

YOU ARE OUR SAVIOR, OUR CREATOR.

YOU'VE GIVEN US LIFE AND THAT LIFE IS AN ABUNDANT LIFE.

WE HAVE JOYS IN OUR HEART, WE HAVE LOVES, WE HAVE DESIRES, WE HAVE EMOTIONS.

ALL A GIFT FROM YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU HAVE PUT IN TO THIS COUNCIL ROOM HERE, LEADERS, AND I THANK YOU FOR THOSE.

MAY NO ONE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED OR TAKE IT LIGHTLY FOR THE POSITION THAT YOU HAVE.

PUT THEM IN, I PRAY, FATHER, AS SOLOMON, PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE EACH ONE WISDOM, GODLY WISDOM, WISDOM FROM ON HIGH THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE.

SO WE USED TO MAKE DECISIONS JUST BASED ON OUR OWN, UH, FUTILE THOUGHTS OF OUR OWN PERSONAL DESIRES.

BUT WE NEED THE WISDOM OF GOD OF MATTERS.

WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR ALL THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS YOU'VE BROUGHT INTO OUR COMMUNITY, THE, THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN SO MANY AREAS.

UM, I THANK YOU FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT YOU BROUGHT INTO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT INTO THIS COMMUNITY AS PEOPLE CHANDLER'S MADE UP OF.

WE THE PEOPLE, AND I PRAY FATHER, THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER, WHICH YOU, YOU HAVE PRIMARILY SAID, THAT WE HAVE TWO FOCUSES IN LIFE.

AND THAT'S TO LOVE YOU WITH ALL OUR MIND, HEART, AND SOUL, AND TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS OURSELF.

AND I PRAY THAT EVERY DECISION THAT'S MADE IN HERE MIGHT REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A GOD AND THAT THEY'RE SERVANTS OF YOURS.

BUT ALSO TO REMEMBER, TO TREAT OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES.

I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE WISDOM AS DECISIONS ARE MADE.

MAY THEY BE MADE IN JEST, IN JUSTICE, BUT WITH TEMPERED WITH MERCY AND GRACE BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF GOD YOU ARE.

AND THAT'S THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE CREATED.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY OF SERVICE AND MAY YOU WATCH OVER US.

MAY YOU GUIDE US THROUGH EACH DECISION AND MAY YOU RECEIVE THE GLORY AND ALL I PRAY IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS NATION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, PASTOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HOPKINS TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.

I LIKE TO BE HERE ON THE SITE 'CAUSE IT'S MY GOOD SIGN, , IF I HAVE SUCH A THING, .

ALL RIGHT.

FIRST UP,

[1. Service Recognitions]

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE THREE EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

AND FOR THE FIRST I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, SANDEEP DEIA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE MITCH ROBINSON, COME ON FORWARD TO CELEBRATE HIS 20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY.

SO MITCH BRINGS TO THE CITY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FIRSTS, AND THAT BEING HE'S OUR FIRST CYBERSECURITY EXPERT HERE AT THE CITY.

FOR 20 YEARS, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, MITCH KEPT OUR CITY SAFE FROM WITHIN A CYBERSECURITY GURU THAT IS SO WISE, USED THE CITY'S PLATINUM PRIZE FOR SO MANY YEARS.

HE BUILT CYBER TRACKS WITH POLICIES, TOOLS AND STRONG IT STACKS,

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A FRIEND TO ALL.

HE'S ALWAYS NEAR FOR TEAM CHANDLER.

HE IS VERY DEAR.

LEAF RECOGNITION AWARDS, COUNTLESS COUNCIL'S PRAISE.

HE BRINGS HUMOR, SMARTS, AND BRIGHT WORK DAYS.

BUT BEYOND THE SCREENS AND CYBER FIGHTS, MITCH TENDS TO HIS GARDEN, WHICH IS QUITE A SIGHT.

FLOWERS BLOOM AND SHRUB, STAND TALL.

HIS GREEN THUMB RIVALS THE CITY'S FIREWALLS, WITH JAZZ AND BLUES.

HE SET THE TONE.

AND AT HOME HE SOMETIMES CODES ALONE.

OH, I HAVE TO MENTION THAT HE IS AN AMAZING GRANDDAD, IN FACT, VOTED TWICE THE BEST IN CYBER AND IN LIFE.

HE MOST CERTAINLY PASSED A TEST.

SO HERE'S TO MITCH WITH GRATITUDE.

SO TRUE, OUR CITY IS SAFE FOR ALL.

THANKS TO YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK AS ALWAYS, JUDGE, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL FOR OUR SECOND SERVICE RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD KEVIN SNYDER, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ARE WE CHECKING OUT KEVIN SCHNEIDER'S POETIC SKILLS TONIGHT? .

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE, INVITE ABRAHAM ARUA FOR RECOGNITION.

AND I'D LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT IT IS A LITTLE UNFAIR TO FOLLOW THAT.

UM, AND I AM NOT A POET, SO I'M NOT EVEN GONNA TRY.

BUT WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE BY ABE.

UH, ABE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 2000, AND HE IS, UH, SERVED AT HIS CURRENT CAPACITY AT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING INSPECTOR SINCE 2004.

ABE HAS BEEN ALMOST A ONE MAN SHOW FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR BARRICADING PLANS ARE APPROVED.

OUR, ALL OF OUR MAPS ARE UPS WHERE OUR PUBLIC KNOWS WHERE THE RESTRICTIONS ARE AND MAKING SURE THAT THE BARRICADES COME DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THROUGHOUT HIS TIME WITH THE CITY .

THROUGHOUT HIS TIME WITH THE CITY, ABE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, HIS WORK EFFORTS, AND MOST OF ALL FOR BEING AN AMAZING TEAM MEMBER IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THROUGH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HE SERVED IN AS WELL.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, ABE ENJOYS CAMPING AND HUNTING.

HE HAS BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS AND IS A PROUD FATHER AND GRANDFATHER, AND I THINK A BRAND NEW GRANDDAUGHTER IS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING.

AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT ABE HAS DONE FOR THE CITY AND ARE GLAD TO HAVE 'EM AS PART OF TEAM CHANDLER.

BUT MOST OF ALL, WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU ABE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR OUR THIRD AND FINAL SERVICE, RECOGNITION OF THE EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP JOHN KNUTSON, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR .

SO, UH, THIS EVENING I'D LIKE TO CALL DOWN, UH, JOE FLORES, UM, FOR HIS 35 YEAR, UH, RECOGNITION.

JOE'S JOURNEY WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER BEGAN AS A FUEL ATTENDANT WITH THIS AT THE CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN 1990.

HE WAS LATER PROMOTED TO THE BEST DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, AS A METER READER, AND THEN MORE RECENTLY AS A METERING SERVICES TECHNICIAN.

THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, JOE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EVOLUTION AND HOW WE READ WATER METERS.

JOE HAS CONSISTENTLY OFFERED EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE WHILE ADAPTING TO THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AND ENSURING SERVICES REMAIN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.

JOE'S POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP HIS COWORKERS HAVE MADE HIM A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

JOE NOT ONLY ENJOYS HIS WORK, BUT ALSO TAKES PRIDE IN SERVING THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER THROUGH HIS DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT.

THANKS JOE, FOR YOUR AMAZING 35 YEARS OF AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHANNEL

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THAT CONCLUDES OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

ALL

[2. Recognition: Community Hero Award, Officer Brian Larison]

AND, UH, AS WELL, IF YOU CAN JOIN US WITH CHIEF CHAPMAN AND CHANDLER POLICE REPRESENTATIVES.

ALL RIGHT.

I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO JOIN COUNCIL THIS EVENING, RECOGNIZING THE EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY, QUICK THINKING OF CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER BRIAN LARSON AT OUR RECENT STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

WE TOOK TIME TO LOOK DEEP WITHIN CHANDLER AND LOOK FOR STORIES OF BRAINS AND HEART AND COURAGE.

AND, UH, THIS CAME AFTER THAT, OR WE WOULD'VE CALLED YOU UP, BUT, UH, WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS.

ON FEBRUARY 18TH, OFFICER LAREN WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN HE WITNESSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT ON THE US 60 NEAR VAL VISTA.

A CEMENT TRUCK COLLIDED WITH A NISSAN PICKUP CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN AND BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

WITHOUT HESITATION, OFFICER LAREN APPROACHED THE BURNING VEHICLE, USED HIS BATON TO BREAK THE WINDOW, AND WITH ASSISTANCE OF OFF-DUTY, PEORIA FIREFIGHTER AZA PUA RESCUED THE DRIVER, AMY RUIZ FROM THE WRECKAGE OFFICER.

LARSON'S ACTIONS EXEMPLIFY THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS.

HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE, EVEN IN THE FACE OF IMMINENT DANGER, SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL.

IT IS INDIVIDUALS LIKE OFFICER LAREN WHO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER, MORE COMPASSIONATE, AND WE ARE HONORED HERE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR BRAVERY.

AND IT IS OUR HONOR AS MYSELF AND COUNCIL TO PRINT PRESENT YOU TODAY WITH THE COMMUNITY HERO AWARD ON BEHALF OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE, UH, CHIEF CHAPMAN OR YOU, OR ANY OF YOUR TEAM, LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS BEFORE WE TURN THE MIC OVER TO OFFICER LITH? ARE YOU PREPARED TO SPEAK BRIAN? NO.

OKAY.

UH, WELL, BRIAN EXEMPLIFIES THE PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION OF EVERY CHANDLER POLICE OFFICER.

UM, BUT I WANNA BE CLEAR WHAT HE DID ON THE FREEWAY THAT DAY IS NOTHING THAT WE TRAINED FOR.

UM, THAT'S JUST A BASIC HUMAN KINDNESS TRYING TO HELP SOMEONE WHO WAS GOING TO PERISH, IF NOT FOR HIS ACTIONS.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCE IN LIFE.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUT IN CERTAIN POSITIONS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS, AND BRIAN WAS PUT IN THAT POSITION TO SAVE AMY'S LIFE THAT DAY AND REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREATNESS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

SO, UH, BRIAN, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND, UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING YOU MORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? AND, UH, AMY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAND UP? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I, THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE LIKE THE MILLION.

THANK YOU.

BUT THANK YOU AGAIN, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TO BE A PART OF THIS.

IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND TO BE WITH THIS WHOLE RECOGNITION.

HE DEFINITELY DESERVES IT, AND OF COURSE, EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO STAND HERE, TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN, AND JUST TO SAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY ONCE AGAIN AND FOR HAVING ME HERE.

THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU GUYS.

YEAH.

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UM,

[3. Proclamation: Library Week]

I INTENTIONALLY CHOSE ONE WITH LOTS OF HARD WORDS AND, UH, SO LET'S ROOT HER ON THERE'S, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND, UH, BEING HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

SO OUR PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS LIBRARIES SERVE AS VIBRANT COMMUNITY HUBS, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESOURCES WHILE FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING.

AND WHEREAS THESE RESOURCES CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING INCLUSIVE PLACES THAT WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES, AND WALKS OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROTECT THE RIGHT TO READ, THINK, EXPLORE WITHOUT CENSORSHIP STANDING AS CHAMPIONS OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND FREE EXPRESSION.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SERVED AS A TRUSTED INSTITUTION AT THE HEART OF OUR CITY, NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOL CAMPUSES, LEADING INNOVATION, PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY, TRAINING, AND ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART CREATOR E EQUIPMENT.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LIBRARIANS, I'M NOT MAKING IT KEEPS GOING, I PROMISE, LOOK BEYOND THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLES, PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPOWERMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT, WHILE THOUGHTFULLY DEVELOPING COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR EVER-CHANGING SOCIETY.

AND WHEREAS AMERICA IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK TO RECOGNIZE THE FAR REACHING IMPACT IN IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS, INCLUDING NATIONAL LIBRARY GIVING DAY ON APRIL 1ST, ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LIBRARIES NOW, THEREFORE, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT OUR LIBRARIES AND EXPLORE ALL THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN FOLLOW THAT .

UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THE LIBRARY RECENTLY OR YOU NEED TO COME IN AND GET A LIBRARY CARD, COME ON IN.

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

AND I NEVER CAN PRONOUNCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SO THAT'S WHY .

COPY THAT.

ALRIGHT.

[4. Proclamation: Valley Bike Month]

CAN WE HAVE THE, THE ESSIN FAMILY COME JOIN US UP HERE? AND I HOPE I PRONOUNCED YOUR NAME RIGHT.

OAKSON.

ESSON.

ESSON.

ALL RIGHT.

I WAS RIGHT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE SECOND GUESSED.

ALRIGHT.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER CELEBRATES AT 17TH ANNUAL FAMILY BIKE RIDE EVENT ON APRIL 5TH, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER VALLEY METRO AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WILL BE PROMOTING VALLEY BIKE MONTH IN APRIL, 2025.

AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL, RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER AND ITS VISITORS WILL EXPERIENCE THE JOYS OF BICYCLING THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUTING INCENTIVES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, OR BY SIMPLY GETTING OUT AND GOING FOR A RIDE.

AND WHEREAS BICYCLING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING CONTRIBUTES TO REDUCE POLLUTION, CONGESTION, AND WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR STREETS AND ROADS.

AND WHEREAS CREATING A BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE CITIZENS' HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE, ENCOURAGE

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2025 AS VALLEY BIKE MONTH.

WOO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE FAMILY BIKE RIDE.

IT IS ON APRIL 5TH, THE EVENT STARTS AT SEVEN 30 WITH THE RIDE STARTING AT EIGHT 30.

AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE OAKES AND FAMILY, DAVE, LESLIE, ANNA AND THEIR OTHER DAUGHTER, CAITLYN, WHO COULDN'T BE HERE, HAVE BEEN LOYAL PARTICIPANTS.

THEY'VE BEEN AT EVERY EVENT, I THINK OVER THE PAST DECADE.

SO MARVELOUS TRACK RECORD.

JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO BICYCLING AS WELL.

FUN.

YES.

WOW.

SO WHY DO YOU LIKE BIKING? I LIKE IT.

IT'S JUST A COMBINATION.

IT'S RELAXING, IT'S EXERCISING, IT CAN BE SOCIAL.

UM, AND, AND REALLY WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL THIS CITY FOR SPONSORING US FOR THIS, FOR THIS EVENT.

IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT EVENT FOR OUR FAMILY.

UM, A GREAT TIME TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

GREAT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON APRIL 5TH.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.

I DID OFFER MY SPARE BICYCLE TO COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, HARRIS LAST YEAR, SO WE'LL SEE IF HE TAKES ME UP ON IT THIS YEAR.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL,

[ Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion and one vote. If a discussion is required by members of the governing body, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and determination will be made if the item will be considered separately. Proposed Motion: Move to approve the Consent Agenda of the March 24, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 4.]

THE FIRST IS, UH, NUMBER EIGHT, MAYOR.

UH OH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SEE VICE MAYOR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO REMIND ME.

I HAVE ON THESE.

THANKS.

I DON'T.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, WE HAVE, UH, UH, A FEW ITEMS, MOSTLY, UH, SECOND READS AND, UH, ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? ALRIGHT, MAYOR, I'LL COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO PROPOSE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF MARCH 24TH, 2025.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

VERY GOOD.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? RECUSAL.

SEEING NONE.

COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO FOR KEEPING ME ON TRACK HERE.

ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN.

FIRST WAS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, LOOKING FOR A PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT MESQUITE GROVES PARK.

THIS, UH, SPECIFIC ACTION IS A STAFF REQUEST FOR YOU TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH J TWO ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FOR THE MESQUITE GROVES PARK DESIGN SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED JUST NORTH OF $4.7 MILLION.

SO THE CITY OF CHANDLER WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A NICE PIECE OF PROPERTY, ABOUT A HUNDRED ACRES JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, 2002, TO BE EXACT.

SO IT'S THAT 23 YEARS OR SO.

UH, AND IS WILL SERVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR CITY WITH OUR RECREATION SERVICES ALREADY.

WE HAVE, UH, THE POOL THAT WAS BUILT THERE IN 2008.

UH, MESQUITE GROVES, OUR MOST POPULAR, MOST POPULOUS, UH, PARK OR AQUATIC CENTER THAT WE HAVE.

AND OF COURSE, THE, THIS COMMUNITY, UH, WILL AND CERTAINLY ENJOY THE AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW IF, DOES IT COME UP PRETTY WELL? SO, QUICK LIST OF A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES

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THE FIVE ACRE FISHING LAKE, THE, UM, FOUR SOCCER FIELDS, MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS AT THIS POINT THAT WILL ALSO MULTIPLE PLAY AS A POTENTIAL CRICKET PITCH AS WELL.

SO WE'VE HEARD THE COMMUNITY WITH CRICKET.

WE'VE HEARD THE COMMUNITY WITH MULTI-SPORT.

WE'VE HEARD THE COMMUNITY WITH SOCCER.

AND THAT DEMAND IS CERTAINLY ACCOMMODATED, UH, WITH THIS LAYOUT.

WE ALSO HAVE THREE OF THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

WE HAVE A FUTURE PHASE UNFUNDED AT THIS POINT.

POTENTIAL FOR A SMALL REC CENTER, ABOUT 25,000 SQUARE FEET TO BE DETERMINED IN THE FUTURE YEARS.

OF COURSE, THE TYPICAL, UH, COMMUNITY PARK WILL HAVE THE, UH, PLAYGROUND AREA, SPLASH PAD AREA.

WE'VE GOT SPACE FOR A SKATE BMX SLASH PUMP TRACK.

WE'VE GOT SPACE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF PICKLEBALL, MAYBE SIX COURTS OR SO.

WE'VE GOT, UH, BASKETBALL AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE, PICNIC AREAS.

ONE OF THE TOP OF THE LIST, AS ALWAYS WITH OUR PARK AREAS IS JUST WALKING PATHS.

A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND TO BE OUT INTO OPEN SPACE, INTO PARK AREAS.

SO THIS 90 ACRES EDITION WILL ADD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT WALKING AND FITNESS ALONG THOSE FITNESS TRAILS WE MAY HAVE THINGS LIKE FITNESS FACILITIES, UH, PULL UP BARS, THE OLD PARK HORSE TYPE OF THINGS.

REMEMBER THOSE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? YEAH.

YEAH.

WE, WE, WE WORKED ON, WE WORKED ON A LOT OF THOSE BACK IN THE DAY.

RIGHT? RIGHT ON.

SO THE PARK HORSE IS THAT KIND OF FITNESS FACILITY.

WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN.

AND, UH, THIS IS THE REAL KICKOFF I WANNA RECOGNIZE.

UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.

UH, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT MOVED THERE WITH LITTLE ONES AND EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A PARK NOW HAVE PERHAPS GRANDCHILDREN THAT WILL MAYBE GET TO ENJOY THIS PARK.

NOW IT'S NOT TO TAKE AWAY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THROUGH OUR FISCAL CONSERVANCY AND THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC, UM, USE OF OUR FUNDS, BOTH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, AS WELL AS OUR BOND FUNDING.

AND YOU GUYS WILL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT, UH, THIS PROJECT AS WELL, PHASE TWO ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE BOND CONSIDERATION FOR THIS YEAR.

BUT WE HAVE, UH, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, UH, PLANNING AHEAD OF THAT.

UH, THIS KICKS OFF, THIS AGREEMENT KICKS OFF, UH, UH, A SUMMARY OF THE PAST TWO MEET, OR SINCE OCTOBER, WE'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WE SENT OUT INVIS INVITES TO OVER 6,500 HOMES IN THE AREA, AND WE RECEIVED OVER 460 RESPONSES TO THAT SURVEY.

SO WE'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY HEARD OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM.

AND THIS PLAN REALLY REFLECTS THAT.

AND J TWO, UH, THE DESIGN FIRM HAS THEIR FINGERPRINTS ACROSS A NUMBER OF OUR CITY PARKS AND CHANDLER AND HAVE DONE BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNER THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THEM KICK THIS OFF.

SO, WITH THAT, UM, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF, UH, ALYSSA ROS AND DAN HASKINS AND OUR CIP PROGRAM AS WELL.

OF COURSE, UH, MICKEY OLAND, OUR, UH, PARKS CIP MANAGER.

AND WITH THAT, UH, I WILL ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN THIS TO VISIT CHANDLER A.GOV/MESQUITE GROSS PARK, ALL ONE WORD, AND CHECK OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL DO MY VERY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

JOHN, THANK YOU.

I I JUST REALLY WANTED A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL DESERVE A LITTLE GOOD NEWS THESE DAYS.

AND I THINK JUST BY THE REACTION OF COUNCIL WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, I THINK THAT SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE, UM, ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

I ACTUALLY WENT TO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND THOSE NEIGHBORS HAVE WAITED.

YOU KNOW, YOU DO THE MATH, THOSE KIDS ARE 23, THEY'RE IN COLLEGE.

SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES THAT MOVED IN WHEN THIS WAS FIRST STARTED.

AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS DON'T HAPPEN EXACTLY WHEN, WHEN THEY NEED TO.

I'M CERTAINLY NOT SECOND GUESSING ANY DECISIONS, BUT I'M JUST SO PROUD AND GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AND, AND AT LEAST MEET OUR PROMISE TO THOSE NEIGHBORS.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PARK WILL MEET THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND EXCEED THEM.

I ALSO DID LIKE THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMMODATED A CRICKET FIELD, WHICH WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCOMMODATED OR EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT 23 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT INCREASING DEMAND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO WHAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF DO WHEN IT COMES TO LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS AND WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND LET'S GET GOING ON IT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL DONE SEEING.

ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, JOHN .

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM CALLED IN ITEM NUMBER 11, ALSO BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

A QUESTION REGARDING THE, UH, FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONE CHANDLER AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

KIM MOYERS, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, YOU.

UM, THANK YOU, KIM.

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I WAS JUST WANTING TO KNOW, UM, IT ALWAYS CONCERNS ME WHEN WE'RE PUTTING OFF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE THAT MANY TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE WE PUT IT OFF AND PUT IT OFF AND PUT IT OFF.

AND WHAT WE'VE PROMISED OUR RESIDENTS TO HAPPEN IN OUR DOWNTOWN, AND I KNOW IT'S PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP IN A DOWNTOWN.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW TONIGHT IS WHERE DID WE COME UP WITH THAT ONE YEAR NUMBER? IS THAT STRATEGIC? IS IT JUST SORT OF A NUMBER WE PULLED OUT OF THE AIR, OR, OR WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION THAT WILL CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND A YEAR FROM NOW THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON? UM, GREAT QUESTION.

UM, WHEN WE SIGNED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH JACKSON DEARBORN BACK IN 2022, WE WERE STILL IN THE MIDST OF COVID.

UM, SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY.

UM, DESPITE THAT THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO MEET EVERY DEADLINE FROM THE TIME THAT THEY STARTED UNTIL TODAY.

THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY COMMUNICATIVE WITH US AND LET US KNOW WHAT SOME OF THEIR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WERE WITHIN TODAY'S MARKET, PARTICULARLY IN THE OFFICE MARKET.

AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 12 MONTHS TO SEE IF THEY CAN SHORE UP SOME, UM, CHANGES WITHIN SMALLER CHANGES WITHIN, UM, UH, THEIR MIXED USE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS PENCIL A LITTLE BETTER.

AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THAT 12 MONTHS.

BUT THEY HAVE SAID THAT IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, THAT THEY WILL MOVE EVEN QUICKER IF THEY CAN.

SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, UM, WHILE WE'VE SEEN THIS A TIME AND TIME AGAIN, UM, THEY HAVE ALWAYS PICKED UP THE PHONE TO CALL US, TO LET US KNOW EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

AND THEY'VE MET EVERY OBLIGATION THAT THEY'VE TOLD US THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO.

AND IN TODAY'S MARKET, I THINK THAT IT IS, UM, UH, NOT EXPECTED NECESSARILY, BUT COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

I THINK YOU, I THINK YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CITY STAFF.

I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AS WELL.

SO, UM, I'M IN, I'M IN FAVOR OF GIVING THEM THE TIME THAT THEY NEED MM-HMM .

BUT JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE MEET THAT OBLIGATION.

'CAUSE THIS IS A BIG SIGNATURE PROJECT GREAT FOR DOWNTOWN.

IT'S GONNA BE OUR NORTHERN ENTRYWAY.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THAT.

THANKS, KIM.

THANKS.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR KIM? MOYER? .

THANK YOU, MS. KIM, IF I MAY ASK, IS THIS SOLELY BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS? BECAUSE I REMEMBER TALKING TO JOSH ABOUT THAT, AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WAS PROBABLY ADDING MORE UNITS TO THE AREAS WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO PUT THE MIXED USE.

UM, WERE WE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM REGARDING, TO SEE HOW WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO EVEN BE PART OF THAT SOLUTION THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR? UH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'LL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

UM, AS WE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, OFFICE IS A TOUGH MARKET RIGHT NOW AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND FINANCING, ESPECIALLY WITH A SMALL AMOUNT, WITH A LARGER PROJECT.

SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERHAPS HAVE ADDITIONAL MULTIFAMILY.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THOSE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO GET THAT RIGHT MIXTURE SO THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHORE UP THAT FINANCING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU, KIM.

THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS RELATING TO ITEM NUMBER 12, NIRVANA AT ELLIS.

KEVIN, I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME.

, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, KEVIN, UM, WE HAD SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY.

UM, AND ACTUALLY THIS GOES BACK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

HOW MANY UNITS DO WE HAVE TODAY THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED? UM, ZONED ALL THAT ACTIVITY THAT CITY HAS PARTICIPATED IN TO ENABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

WE HAVE, AS OF TODAY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS ARE 1,839 UNITS.

2% OF THOSE UNITS ARE SINGLE FAMILY.

THE REST ARE MULTI-FAMILY UNITS.

THEY ARE APPROVED, HAVE RECEIVED THEIR ENTITLEMENTS, AND WE'RE SIMPLY WAITING FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT WE HEARD MAYBE A YEAR OR SO AGO.

RIGHT.

WE'VE SEEN SOME THROUGH THE MAYOR, WE'VE SEEN SOME ABSORPTION, UH, BY THE MARKET.

UH, HOWEVER, THERE ARE NATIONAL FORCES GOING ON MORTGAGE RATES AND, AND CONSTRUCTION FINANCING AND OTHER FACTORS THAT HAVE LIMITED, UH, MAYBE THE NUMBER OF UNITS WE WOULD'VE SEEN IN NORMAL TIMES.

SO THAT'S LEFT IN THE HOPPER, OR THAT'S BEING BUILT? THE 1000, THAT'S THROUGH THE MIRROR THAT'S LEFT IN THE HOPPER.

OKAY.

THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD NEWS THERE.

UM, THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT.

UM, IT'S, YOU KNOW, SINGLE, IT'S, UH, DUPLEXES.

IT'S ABOUT 58 UNITS, I BELIEVE, OR 29 UNITS THROUGH THE MAYOR, 35 UNITS, 35 UNITS.

AND I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS BUILT.

UM,

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AND ONE, ONE TIME IT WAS OVER 2000.

SO THERE'S GOOD NEWS TO HEAR THAT THERE IS SOME MOVEMENT, THERE'S STICKS, PAMPHLET IN THE GROUND.

UM, MY CONCERN HAS BEEN, IT'S THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN ARIZONA.

IT'S THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE NATIONALLY IS HOUSING.

AND, UM, MY FRUSTRATION IS WITH ALL OF THESE UNITS THAT ARE PENT UP DEMAND, AND WE'RE GETTING HELP WITH THE LEGISLATORS, WE'RE GETTING HELP IN A LOT OF AREAS, AND WE'RE JUST NOT SEEING THE PROJECTS COMING OUT OF THE GROUND.

UH, I KNOW THERE'S ECONOMIC ISSUES, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT, AND I GET ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, DO WE HAVE A HIGH CONFIDENT LEVEL THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR? OR AM I GONNA BE HERE A YEAR FROM NOW ADDING TO THAT 1000 SOME ODD UNITS THROUGH THE MAYOR? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WELL, NO ONE COULD PREDICT THE MARKET.

UH, WE AS STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING, UH, ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND WITH THE COUNCIL TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP BRING THESE UNITS TO MARKET.

OBVIOUSLY, AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO NOTED, THERE IS A NEED FOR HOUSING.

IT IS A TOPIC DE JOUR, UH, ACROSS THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THROUGH ALL STATES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

UH, AND SO, UH, IN ORDER TO HELP MOVE THE MARKET ALONG, WE WILL BE WORKING AS STAFF AND ULTIMATELY WITH COUNCIL TO EXPLORE ALTERNATE MEANS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT? UNFORTUNATELY, THE APPLICANT WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

HOWEVER, THEY DID NOTIFY US BY EMAIL THAT, UH, THEY DO INTEND TO START CONSTRUCTION BY THIS SUMMER.

AND IF APPROVED THIS EVENING BY CITY COUNCIL, UH, THEY WILL BE SUBMITTING THEIR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVAL, UH, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE AND HOPE TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UH, EARLY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES BY, UH, SUMMER OF 2025.

HAVE WE WORKED WITH THIS DEVELOPER BEFORE? WE HAVE NOT.

OKAY, SO IT'S THE FIRST TIME HERE AND THROUGH THE MERIT.

YES.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A, HIS, DOES ANYBODY IN THE VALLEY HAVE A HISTORY WITH THIS DEVELOPER? THROUGH THE MAYOR, UNFORTUNATELY, COUNCIL MEMBER, I, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.

UH, BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP ON A COUPLE MORE.

I, AGAIN, I'M NOT CHALLENGING THEIR, THEIR EMAILS.

AGAIN, I'VE HEARD, I'VE SEEN THESE EMAILS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

I'VE 30, 23 YEARS I'VE SEEN THESE EMAILS AND WE JUST HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE HERE.

BEST INTENTIONS ENDS THREE YEARS LATER THAT WE'RE STILL NOT GETTING STICKS IN THE GROUND.

UH, OKAY.

SO LOOK, I AM, UM, UH, I'M OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A, A STRONGER, UM, SOME STRONGER LANGUAGE IN THERE PERHAPS ABOUT, UH, WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

UM, I ALSO LIKE STAFF TO LOOK AT SOME KIND OF, UH, CARROT OR INCENTIVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS OFF OF THE FUNNEL AND INTO STICKS IN THE GROUND AND POTENTIALLY LOOK AT SOME, UM, ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS IF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT MEETING OUR OBLIGATION, UH, EVERY UNIT HELPS TO REDUCE SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE WHERE WE HAVE THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS OVER, THIS UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITY OF, OF FOLKS NOT HAVING A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE.

SO THROUGH THE MAYOR, WE WILL COMMUNICATE VERY STRONGLY TO THE APPLICANT, THE COUNCIL'S INTEREST IN SEEING THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD.

AND WE WILL WORK WITH THEM AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, UH, TO MEET THE TIMELINES THAT THE COUNCIL EXPECTS AND THAT THEY'VE ALSO INDICATED, UH, IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS TO US.

SO WHAT IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE, AND WAYNE, HOW FAST CAN YOU GET WHAT YOU KNEW? I WAS GONNA ASK THAT, CAMERON, COME ON NOW, UH, UM, THROUGH THE MAYOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND TIMELINES ON THAT THROUGH THE MAYOR? UH, AS THE COUNCIL IS AWARE, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON A HOUSING, UH, ASSESSMENT AND STUDY, UH, THAT WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

WE WILL BE DONE, UH, WITH THAT PROJECT LATER THIS SUMMER.

UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WILL BE MEETING INTERNALLY TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT ALTERNATE WAYS.

UH, AS THE COUNCIL IS LIKELY AWARE, WE HAVE CERTAIN STATUTORY LIMITATIONS PLACED UPON US, UH, IN TERMS OF REQUIRING THROUGH STIPULATIONS.

UH, THERE ARE OTHER METHODS, UH, PERHAPS REGULATORY METHODS OR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES WHERE WE CAN GO TO THE MARKET AND, UH, SEE IF WE CAN AND GET THE PROVERBIAL WHEELS OF, UH, BUILDING ACTIVITY MOVING ALONG.

SO WE WILL BE PUTTING A PACKAGE TOGETHER AND ULTIMATELY BRINGING THAT BACK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND BE WORKING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WHILE THAT STUDY IS, UH, COMPLETED.

PERFECT.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE PUNITIVE HERE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD ACCELERATE THIS HOUSING.

THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES.

I MEAN, WE WERE ALL AT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITY, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE TOPIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, UH, OF, OF HOUSING.

SO HOPEFULLY WE COULD DO OUR LITTLE BIT HERE TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE FOR EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU KEVIN.

KEVIN, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU TOO.

UM, AND I DON'T NEED THE ANSWER TODAY, BUT I, I AM JUST CURIOUS CONCERNING WHERE THE MARKET IS AT IN CHANDLER.

SO WHERE, WHAT IF YOU COULD GET THAT TO US SOMETIME SOON IN TERMS OF SATURATION, WHAT'S THE RATE, WHAT'S THE RENT PERCENTAGE ACROSS THE CITY? A ROUGH NUMBER.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE EXACT ON THAT, BUT, UH, GET THAT TO US, AS IN YOUR BEST CONVENIENCE.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COME VICE MAYOR.

YES.

THANK

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CAN YOU GIVE ME A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THAT? 'CAUSE THAT WILL GIVE US A BIG SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER.

UH, WE HAVE HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

UH, MICKAYLA, A LIBRARY WHO'S BEEN THE ASSIGNED PLANNER, HAS WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY WITH THEM.

THEY'VE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO OUR INFORMATION REQUESTS, THEIR APPLICATION MATERIAL REVISIONS HAVE BEEN DONE PROMPTLY.

UH, THEY WERE, UH, THEY WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECENTLY AND RECEIVED APPROVAL THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

UH, SO THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGHOUT THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS WORKING WITH US DILIGENTLY TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS AND TO MEET OUR NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS.

THEY'VE RESPONDED TO OUR DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND ALSO THE INPUTS ON WHERE WE THINK THEY COULD DO BETTER, UH, OVERALL WITH THE PROJECT.

SO I WOULD SAY IN, IN SUMMARY, THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH.

AND AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO CONCERNS AS STAFF TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WON'T PROGRESS FORWARD, BUT WE WILL AGAIN, DELIVER THAT MESSAGE VERY STRONGLY THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT YOU SAID THEY WANT TO, IS THERE A STRONG ONE TOO? AND THEN THEY HAVE IT WITH THEM IN OTHER WORD.

THERE IS A GOOD THING IN THERE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO BE IN CHANDLER IF IT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

FURTHERMORE, IT'S GONNA BE ON ELLIE STREET.

I CAN'T GO WRONG, .

ALL RIGHT.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEVIN.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 24, UH, BRIEFING.

CALLED FOR BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO ON OUR PENSION FUNDING POLICIES UPDATE.

WOULD THAT BE YOU, DON? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, JUST QUICK BRIEFING.

WE HAVE NINE FINANCIAL POLICIES IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER THAT SET SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL PRACTICES EACH YEAR.

UH, WE REVIEW THEM THIS YEAR, WE'RE ONLY BRINGING FORWARD ONE WITH CHANGES, AND IT IS THE PENSION FUNDING POLICY.

IT IS REQUIRED BY ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE THAT THIS COME FORWARD ANNUALLY TO UPDATE THE ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND THE CURRENT FUNDED RATIO OF THE PENSION PLAN.

SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, UH, RETIREMENT SYSTEM THAT COVERS POLICE AND FIRE.

UM, BACK IN 2021, THE FUNDED RATIO WAS ONLY 59.9% FUNDED.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ON THIS UPDATE, IT IS BEING UPDATED TO 94.4% FUNDED.

UM, THIS POLICY ALSO, UH, IT, IT ITERATES THE GOAL OF COUNCIL IN THE POLICY AND THAT GOAL IS STATED AS, UM, BECOMING A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED AND THEN MAINTAINING THAT FUNDING STATUS.

WE ALSO UPDATE THE ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE, OR I'M SORRY, THE A SRS, THE, UM, RETIREMENT SYSTEM, ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CALLED IT ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE.

MY GOODNESS, THAT IS ACTUALLY UPDATED THIS YEAR.

AND THIS IS A POOLED POLICY AT 74% FUNDED.

AND WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE'S REALLY NO MAJOR CHANGES OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PERCENTAGES, RIGHT? UPDATING THE PERCENTAGES AND ADDING THAT WE WILL NOT ONLY FULLY FUND, BUT MAINTAIN IN THE FUTURE.

THAT IS THE BIG CHANGE TO THE GOAL.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WE JUST HAD A BUDGET SESSION.

I DON'T WANNA GO INTO DETAILS ON THAT.

YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE TOO, SO APPRECIATE THAT.

THE, THE MESSAGE VERY CLEAR IS WE'RE SAVING THE TAXPAYERS A LOT MULTIMILLION MULTI-MILLION DOLLARS JUST BY PAYING DOWN THAT DEBT.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING FORWARD WITH THAT.

CORRECT? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS MAYOR.

UM, UH, NEXT WE'RE GONNA DO ITEM NUMBER 32 CALLED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND ORLANDO.

AND THEN, UH, LEAH POWELL, WHERE IF YOU WERE, IF YOU WERE PREPARED FOR A BRIEF BRIEFING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE AS WELL.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

JOHN KNUTSON? YES.

VICE MAYOR.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, THE ALI PROGRAM.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE GONNA DO A PRESENTATION.

WELL, I HAVE , UM, I WAS UNSURE OF THE QUESTION, BUT I AM PREPARED TO GIVE YOU KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE ALLEY PROGRAM.

YES, SIR.

AND THEN A QUICK DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PARTICULAR, UM, ITEM THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

SO, UH, THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS HAD A FORMAL, UH, ALLEY REHABILITATION PROGRAM SINCE ABOUT 2008, UM, WHEN, UH, THE EPA ENACTED AN AIR QUALITY REGULATION CALLED PM 10, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH PARTICULATE

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UH, AND THE, THE PROGRAM IS REALLY, UH, TO TRY TO MITIGATE DUST IN THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE.

UM, SO IN RECENT YEARS, UM, WE'VE RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH, UH, MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TO HELP US WITH THE COST OF COMPLETING THESE PM 10 REHABILITATIONS.

UM, THE MAP THAT I HAVE HERE, UH, SHOWS, UM, THE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT ALL THOSE LITTLE LINES ARE ALL THE ALLEYWAYS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE MAINTAIN.

THESE ARE THE UNPAVED ALLEYWAYS, UM, APPROXIMATELY 104 MILES.

SO THERE'S CONSIDERABLE, UH, AMOUNT.

UH, SO AGAIN, IN RECENT YEARS, THE GRANT FUNDING HAS COME ABOUT.

UM, WE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT GRANT FUNDING TO THE BEST THAT WE CAN, UH, THE GRANT FUNDING REQUIRES, UH, ALONG WITH GRANT FUNDING ALSO COMES SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SO, UH, WITH THIS GRANT FUNDING, WE HAVE TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS OF THE ALLEYS.

WE ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE, UM, PROOF THAT WE OWN THE PROPERTIES UNDERLYING THE AREAS THAT WE ARE IMPROVING.

SO IF WE ARE IMPROVING A ROAD, YOU'LL OFTEN SEE US COME WITH VERY SIMILAR COUNCIL MEMOS ASKING FOR AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE.

THIS IS NO DIFFERENT.

THIS IS JUST AN AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE, UM, SOME REMNANT PIECES OF LAND.

UM, I HAVE ANOTHER IMAGE HERE TO SHOW YOU.

UH, AND THIS WOULD BE AN IMAGE OF THOSE TWO SMALL, THEY, THEY'RE NOT SMALL IN, IN LENGTH, BUT THEY'RE SMALL IN WIDTH.

SO IT'S JUST SMALL SQUARE FOOTAGE, ACTUALLY.

AND THESE ARE, UH, LIKE HALF ALLEY PIECES, UH, THAT YOU CAN SEE.

UM, AND THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT WHEN THE, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS PLATTED, WHEN THE SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTED, THESE WERE LEFT OUT.

SO, UH, THEY SHOULD BE PART OF THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY WITHIN THOSE ALLEYS, BUT TODAY THEY'RE NOT.

SO WHEN, UH, OUR REAL ESTATE GROUP, ERIC WAS DOING THE RESEARCH ON THIS PROGRAM, UH, HE DISCOVERED THESE TWO AREAS THAT, UH, NEEDED TO COME INTO CITY OWNERSHIP.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THIS MEMO, UH, IS CONCERNING.

UM, SO THE PROPERTY MUST BE PURCHASED, BECOME PART OF THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY, THEN WE CAN OBLIGATE FOR THE GRANT FUNDING, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THE FORMAL ALLEY REHAB PROGRAM THAT I DISCUSSED, OUR, UH, STREETS RIGHT-OF-WAY, CREWS ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING IN THE ALLEYS, CLEANING AND CLEARING UP DEBRIS.

UH, SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH A CONSTANT EFFORT, UH, IN THOSE ALLEYWAYS.

UM, AND NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MEETING, UM, TO CONTINUE, UH, THE CARE OF OUR ALLEYWAYS WILL BE, UM, INTRODUCING TO YOU THE PURCHASE OF A SLURRY TANKER TRUCK.

AND THE SLURRY TANKER TRUCK WILL BE USED NOT ONLY IN OUR NEW PARKING LOT PROGRAM, UH, FOR RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE CITY'S PARKING LOTS, BUT WE DO INTEND TO USE THIS, UH, OUT THIS, UH, SLURRY TANKER AS WELL TO MAINTAIN OUR ALLEYS INTO THE FUTURE.

UM, WE ARE NOW, AS OF NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE COMPLETED ALL 104 MILES OF ALLEYS, UH, IN THIS, IN THIS, UH, PM 10 PROGRAM.