Apr 21, 2025 City Council Study Session 04/21/2025

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA.

COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.

UH, FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS IS GONNA JOIN ME FOR THAT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

VERY GOOD.

[1. Proclamation: Fair Housing Month]

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS, YOU'RE IN LUCK.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.

IF I COULD HAVE, UH, RYAN COME UP WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSING TEAM.

GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOUNG ARTISTS HERE TODAY.

WHEREAS APRIL 20, 25 MARKS THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, WHICH AFFIRMS NATIONAL POLICY OF FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL.

AND WHEREAS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE, RENTAL AND FINANCING OF HOUSING BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, FAMILIAL STATUS OR DISABILITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE PROMOTES A COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION OR DISPARATE TREATMENT.

AND WHEREAS ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A CRITICAL FOUNDATION FOR OVERALL WELLBEING, IMPACTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS COMMITTED TO FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL ACTIVELY PROMOTING AWARENESS OF FAIR HOUSING PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECOGNIZES AND VALUES THE EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO SEEK TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO FULL AND FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS APRIL IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2025 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTHS.

WOO.

I SUDDENLY HAVE CHOKED UP.

RYAN, TAKE IT OVER.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.

I GOT IT.

SO WE'RE

[2. Recognition: Fair Housing Poster Contest Winners]

SORRY, MAYOR, I'M JUST, I DON'T SEE IT UP THERE.

UM, SO THIS IS OUR, SO WE HAD A FAIR, UH, HOUSING POSTER CONTEST.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD THIS CONTEST.

UM, IT'S OF COURSE IN CELEBRATION OF FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

AND THIS YEAR WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH CUSD SCHOOLS, UM, TO BRING TO KIDS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT FAIR HOUSING.

AND SO WE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE CONCEPT OF WHAT DOES HOME MEAN AND WHAT DOES HOME MEAN TO YOU? AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT OF FAIR HOUSING AND INVITE STUDENTS TO DO SOME ART AROUND FAIR HOUSING.

AND THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS MAKING A HOUSE MY HOME.

SO I'M REALLY HA UM, HAPPY TO SAY WE HAD MANY WONDERFUL WORKS OF ART SUBMITTED TO US.

AND TODAY BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE OUR CONTEST WINNERS AND THEY ARE WITH US TODAY.

AND SO OUR FIRST CONTEST WINNER IS ARIANA B.

SHE IS NINE YEARS OLD.

SHE'S IN THIRD GRADE AT SANBORN ELEMENTARY.

AND ARIANA, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO COME ON.

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THERE WE GO.

NEXT, IF I COULD INVITE MICAH MIRANDA AND OUR LIAISON TO, UH, THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR.

YOU GOT THIS.

YOU GOT THIS .

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND WITH NO FURTHER ADO, I'M GONNA INVITE OUR SECOND WINNER UP.

MAA.

KAY.

MAA IS 10 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S IN FOURTH GRADE AT CONLEY ELEMENTARY.

COME ON UP, MAA.

ALRIGHT, SO THOSE ARE OUR WINNERS.

UM, AS WE LIKE TO STAY IN OUR OFFICE, OUR BEST IN SHOW AND WE CONGRATULATE THEM.

WE HAVE A FANTASTIC GIFT FOR THEM, BUT THEY'RE SO BIG THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM TO THEM ON THE WAY OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE BIG AND WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO MANAGE THEM.

THIS OFFICERS, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES IT ALL.

, THERE WAS ENOUGH DETAILS THERE TO LIKE YOU WERE DOING A CRIME SCENE OR SOMETHING.

[3. Recognition: Chandler Innovation Fair Winners]

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO TO COME ON UP EVERY FEBRUARY, CHANDLER CELEBRATES THE EXPLORATION OF INNOVATION.

THE CHANDLER INNOVATION FAIR SHOWCASES BUSINESSES, ARTISTS, STUDENTS, INNOVATORS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS CHANDLER PARTICIPATES IN THE STATEWIDE ARIZONA SITE TECH FESTIVAL.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE HELD THE ANNUAL CHANDLER INNOVATION FAIR COMPETITION.

THIS IS EASILY ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND WINNING TEAMS WERE CHOSEN FOR PRESENTING THE MOST EDUCATIONAL, MOST CREATIVE AND MOST PASSIONATE PRODUCTS.

AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM HERE TONIGHT.

MICAH, TAKE OVER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE NIGHTS OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS ALONG WITH THE, UM, SCIENCE FAIR.

BUT TONIGHT WE GET TO RECOGNIZE SOME REALLY OUTSTANDING KIDS.

UH, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MISS ODETTE MOORE AND STEPHANIE, ALONG WITH SHANNON PRINCE AND RENEE SWEDEN FROM CUSD.

OH, HERE, GUYS LIKE LET YOU GO.

UM, THESE, THEY PUT IN A TON OF HOURS TO MAKE THIS EVENT HAPPEN, AND THIS PAST YEAR WAS OUR LARGEST EVENT O EVER.

WE HAD OVER 10,000 GUESTS SHOW UP FOR THE SCIENCE SPECTACULAR.

IT WAS OVERFLOWING.

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT.

UM, AS THE MAYOR, UH, MENTIONED, THIS IS OUR PREMIER EVENT TO SHOWCASE THE TALENT OF OUR FUTURE.

UM, CHANDLER HAS PRIDED OURSELVES ON GENERATING TALENT WELL INTO THE FUTURE, AND, UH, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR SPONSORS.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UM, OUR SPONSORS FOR MICROCHIP.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND UP AND I CALL YOUR COMPANY NAME MICROCHIP.

GOOGLE FIBER.

WE HAVE, UH, PRIDE GROUP, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ARIZONA, ANOTHER, THEY'RE HERE.

AND WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER, UH, PART, UH, SPONSORS WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, WHICH INCLUDE NORTHROP GRUMMAN, INTEL AVNET, SRP, SIR LOGIC PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, NXP SEMICONDUCTORS AND GAME TRUCKS.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS.

WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, UH, WE COULDN'T MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO ADDITIONALLY, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO FOR SERVING AS OUR COUNCIL LIAISON FOR THIS EVENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS, CASTILE.

NOW WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS.

SO OUR FIRST WINNER IS CASTILE SCIENCE CLUB.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE BEGIN MAKING YOUR WAY UP WHILE I READ OUT

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YOUR, UH, DESCRIPTION.

THE CASTILE SCIENCE BOOTHS INTERACTIVE SENSORY BOTTLE EXPERIMENT.

BLENDED SCIENCE AND ART STUDENTS COMBINE MICA WATER FOOD COLORING TO CREATE A MESMERIZING SWIRLING PATTERN DEMONSTRATING KEY SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES SUCH AS DENSITY, VISCOSITY, CENTRIPETAL FORCE.

AND AS PARTICIPANTS SHOOK AND SPL THEIR BOTTLES, THEY OBSERVE FLUID DYNAMICS AND MOMENTUM AND THE SUSPENSION SETTLING OF PARTICLES IN REAL TIME.

THE SHIMMERING MICA SHOWCASE LIGHT FLECTION AND REFRACTION WHILE DISSOLVING FOOD COLORING AND ILLUSTRATED SOLUBILITY.

NEXT WE HAVE THE BACHA HIGH SCIENCE IS FUN.

DO WE HAVE THEM HERE TONIGHT WITH US? YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

PLEASE COME ON UP.

THEIR TEACHER IS, UH, LAURA PELLEGRINI, AP CHEMISTRY, HONORS CHEMISTRY AND SCIENCES FUND.

UH, BASHA HIGH SCIENCES FUND IS A STEM FOCUSED COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM AT THEIR SCIENCE BOOTH.

UH, THEIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, SERVED AS ROLE MODELS, MADE SCIENCE LEARNING FUN BY EXPLORING EXCITING SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, FROM FLASHLIGHTS TO DRY ICE TO POLARIZED PAPER.

THE HIGH SCHOOL LEADER SHOWCASED YOUNG, SHOWED YOUNGER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ANYONE CAN BE A SCIENTIST THROUGH ENGAGING SCIENTIFIC TOYS AND GAMES.

BASHA HIGH SCIENCE IS FUN.

PRESENTERS HELP YOUNG CHILDREN DEVELOP A POSITIVE SELF IDENTITY AND CONNECT YOUNG STUDENTS' LIVES TO THEIR SCIENCE AROUND THEM.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE SANTA JUNIOR HIGH, UH, TEACHER KARA ODOM CLASS HERE.

SANTA.

OKAY.

UM, UH, NEXT UP WE HAVE BOLOGNA ELEMENTARY.

WANT ME TO TAKE YEAH.

UP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS ELEMENTARY.

NEXT UP WE HAVE BOLOGNA ELEMENTARY, UH, LED BY TEACHER SANDRA NICKERSON, SIXTH GRADE ABALONE ELEMENTARY.

GRADES SECOND THROUGH SIX STUDENTS ARE EXCELLENTLY EXCITEDLY DIVING INTO STEM THROUGH THE LEGOS ROBOTICS CLUB.

THIS YEAR THEY TACKLED THE FIRST LEGOS LEAGUE SUBMERGED CHALLENGE, BUILDING MISSION SPECIFIC STRUCTURES AND ENGINEERING ROBOTS TO COMPLETE COMPLEX UNDERWATER THEME TASKS.

BUT THEIR LEARNING DIDN'T STOP AT ROBOTS.

STUDENTS ALSO TOOK ON RURAL WORLD OCEAN ISSUES, RESEARCHING AND DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AS PART OF THEIR INNOVATIONS PROJECT.

NEXT UP IS HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL ART SOCIETY.

IN, UH, AT THIS TIME, I'D INVITE YOU JEN TO COME FORWARD AS SHE HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY.

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START THAT.

UM, HELLO EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS JI AND I'M A CO-PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ART HONORS SOCIETY FROM HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL.

SO FOR THIS YEAR'S SCIENCE INNOVATION FAIR, WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING CARB KITS TO THE TABLE.

SO WHAT, WHERE DID CARB KITS ORIGINATE FROM? WELL, CARB KITS ORIGINATED FROM DEL PERIOD JAPAN IN ORDER, AND THEY WERE CREATED IN ORDER TO RESPECT AND HONOR THE WARRIORS.

SA SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES.

BUT THIS REALLY BRINGS US TO THE QUESTION, WHAT DO THESE EVEN SYMBOLIZE? WHAT, WHAT ARE CARBS FOR? WELL, TRACING BACK TO FOLKTALES, CARBS WOULD SWIM UP THE RIVER GOING THROUGH OBSTACLES, COURSE CRASHES, AND WAVES.

AFTER OVERCOMING THESE OBSTACLES, THEY WOULD TRAVEL BACK DOWN INTO THE WATER TO MEET THE JADE EMPEROR.

THE JADE EMPEROR WOULD THEN GIFT THE CARP, THE CARP S ABILITY TO BECOME A DRAGON, ESSENTIALLY.

BECOMING A DRAGON IS A SYMBOL, IS A SYMBOL, IS A SYMBOLISM OF THEIR PERSEVERANCE, TENACITY, AND DETERMINATION.

AND THAT IS, AND THAT IS WHAT WE, OUR NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY FROM HAMILTON ART CLUB HOPE TO BRING TO THE INNOVATION FAIR.

AND WE ALSO, WE ALSO HOPE TO SHARE THESE CARB KITS WITH OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL.

HEY, GET YOUR PICTURE AND THEN YOU CAN GIVE IT TO THEM.

WE HAVE A GAP RIGHT HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS HAMILTON.

AND OUR LAST AWARD WINNER IS WEINBERG GIFTED ACADEMY.

COME ON UP.

LED BY TEACHER DATA HANSEN, SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER.

THE THIRD GRADERS DID A PRO, DID A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING FOR CHANDLER INNOVATIONS FAIR, .

THE BOOTH WAS A STUDENT CENTERED HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION OF THE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED ACROSS GRADE LEVELS FROM WORMS, WORMS TO ROBOTICS.

THE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES WERE IMPRESSIVE, BUT NOT OKAY.

AS AMAZING AS THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE AND EXCITEMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS WEINBERG.

AND LASTLY, OUR SPONSORS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU FORWARD FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AS WELL, BUT PLEASE COME ON UP.

SPONSOR WHO'S COMING UP? SPONSORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR COUNCIL, THAT'S CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

ALRIGHT,

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THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS.

NUMBER FOUR, RYAN PETERSON, OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DIRECTOR, .

ALL RIGHT, WELL WAIT A FEW SECONDS.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.

UH, WE HAD JUST A FEW ITEMS CALLED IN FOR CONSENT TONIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND VI ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

BOTH CALLED IN BY, UH, VICE MAYOR ELLIS.

SO ITEM

[4. Agreement No. CM5-556-4868, for Flexible Transit Services, with River North Transit (Via) Move City Council approve Agreement No. CM5-556-4868, with River North Transit, LLC (Via), for flexible transit services, in an amount not to exceed $3,315,000, for a two-year period, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, with the option of up to three additional one-year extensions, and authorize an appropriation transfer of $1,000,000 from the General Fund, Non-Departmental, Contingency Account to the Grants Fund, Transportation Policy Division, Professional Services Account. Council Focus Area(s):]

THANK YOU, RYAN.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ACTUALLY, IT, IT DISAPPEARED.

I'M JUST GONNA DO THIS WITHOUT A PRESENTATION, IF THAT'S OKAY.

I DUNNO HOW TO LOAD IT.

OKAY.

GOT IT.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, AGENDA ITEM FOUR IS A NEW AGREEMENT WITH RIVER NORTH TRANSIT, AKA VIA TO HAVE THEM CONTINUE OPERATING CHANDLER FLEX THE CITY WAS AWARDED A MILLION DOLLARS IN CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING, UH, FROM CONGRESSMAN STANTON.

UH, THE GRANT WAS AWARDED IN 2024, BUT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE MONEY AND WE HAD TO REPRO RECURE THE SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT FIT, FIT WITH ALL OF, UH, THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES.

UM, AND SO WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN THE CONTRACT REWARDING WITH, UH, RIVER NORTH IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.

UH, WITH THOSE GUIDELINES, CHANNEL FLEX IS AN ON DEMAND SERVICE.

UM, PASSENGERS CAN REQUEST RIDES ON CHANDLER FLEX APP BY CALLING OR ON AN APP.

RIDES ARE PROVIDED ON CHANDLER FLEX MINIVANS WILL OFTEN BE SHARED WITH OTHER PASSENGERS.

PASSENGERS MAY HAVE A SHORT WALK TO DESIGNATED PICKUP AND DROP OFF AREAS.

THE PASSENGER FARE OF $2 OR $1 FOR $1 FOR ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS IN PLACE.

AND STUDENTS CONTINUE TO RIDE FOR FREE, UH, TO AND FROM AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, UM, BUT DO PAY A REGULAR FARE.

UM, ON OTHER TRIPS THIS SUMMER, WE ARE BRING EXCITED TO BRING BACK OUR FREE SUMMER TRIPS TO CITY FACILITIES.

THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES RIDERSHIP WHEN SCHOOLS ARE OUT AND ENCOURAGES THE USE OF CITY FACILITIES.

SINCE CHANDLER FLEX BEGAN OPERATING IN 2022, THE SERVICE HAS PROVIDED OVER 100,000 RIDES TO 5,000 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS.

AND ABOUT A THIRD OF THE TRIPS ARE SCHOOL TRIPS.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, YOU'LL NOTICE THE CHANDLER FLEX SERVICE AREA SERVES A LARGELY UNDERSERVED PART OF, UM, UH, OF THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PROVIDE THAT GAP TO GET FOLKS, UM, CIRCULATING WITHIN THE CITY AND THEN ALSO CONNECT TO THE REGIONAL NETWORK.

AND WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE SERVICE.

IN FACT, WE HAVE A 4.9 OUT OF FIVE STAR RATING.

WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS MAYOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, RYAN, REALLY I WANTED YOU TO COME TO GIVE US THIS GOOD NEWS TODAY.

'CAUSE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS, UH, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS GONNA WORK FOR THAT SOUTH SIDE, BUT IT JUST BLEW UP AND EVERYBODY REALLY ENJOYED IT.

UM, OF COURSE THE STUDIES SHOWED US THAT THERE WAS A NEED IN THAT AREA, AND THERE WE ARE MEETING THAT NEED.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL ABLE TO DO IS UTILIZE WHATEVER WE GIVE THEM TO USE WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION.

UH, WE DON'T HAVE RAILS HERE IN CHANDLER, SO WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT REALLY MOVE PEOPLE AROUND, UH, IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAY FROM OUR FIRST MILE TO LAST MILE.

AND THEN NOW WE INTRODUCING THE FLEX FOR THE LAST YEAR.

CAN YOU CONTINUE TELLING ME, UH, THE ONE QUESTION THAT I HEAR ALL THE TIME, UH, FROM PEOPLE, WHEN ARE WE GONNA EXPAND THIS AND HOW FAR CAN WE TAKE IT? I KNOW THE STUDENTS ARE LOVING IT.

THEY GET TO GO TO SCHOOL EARLY AND GET PICKED UP AND STRAIGHT TO THE CORNER FROM THE HOUSE.

MY OWN NIECE IS USING IT RIGHT NOW.

SO TELL ME, WHEN IS IT THAT WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE THIS CAPACITY RIGHT NOW? MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SLIDE,

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UM, THERE WAS A YELLOW AREA THAT ACTUALLY INDICATED SOME EXPANDED SERVICE AREA.

I CAN STILL LOOK, UM, TO THE, TO THE NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY AND THEN TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE BOUNDARY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE UNABLE TO DO OR WE WERE ABLE TO DO, UM, DUE TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM, UM, OUR CONGRESSIONAL PARTNERS AS WELL AS, UM, FIGURING OUT A WAY TO MANAGE OUR REGIONAL TRANSIT FUNDS AND THEN LEVERAGE OUR OWN CITY, UM, GENERAL FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.

AND SO WE'VE HAD A MEASURED APPROACH OVER THE YEARS.

WE DIDN'T WANNA LAUNCH A SERVICE GET TOO BIG WHERE WE COULDN'T MANAGE IT AND IT GOT TOO EXPENSIVE.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN SLOWLY LOOKING INCREMENTALLY AT WAYS TO GROW THE BOUNDARY WHILE STILL STAYING WITHIN A BUDGET.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, AS FAR AS FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING THAT, BUT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE, UM, ANY HARD DATES ON ANYTHING WE'RE GONNA LAUNCH, UH, IN THE, IN THE IMMINENT FUTURE.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, RYAN? ALRIGHT.

APPRECIATE THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR REALLY PUTTING EFFORT, LOTS OF EFFORT BEHIND THIS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT.

THANK YOU RYAN.

LAST ITEM CALLED IN, UH, PURCHASE OF LIBRARY LOCKER SYSTEMS. CALL, UH, JOHNSTON'S GONNA GIVE US A PRESENTATION.

AND OUR SECOND AND

[8. Purchase of a Library Locker from Lyngsoe Systems Move City Council approve the purchase of a Library Locker from Lyngsoe Systems in the amount of $44,521.69, and approve a contingency appropriation transfer from General Fund, Non-Departmental Cost Center, Contingency Account, in the amount of $44,522, to the Library Trust Fund, Library Cost Center, Office Equipment Account to expend the Friends of the Library contribution. Council Focus Area(s): ]

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE, UH, FROM A TACTICAL STANDPOINT.

UH, THIS IS A REQUEST TO, UH, PURCHASE A LIBRARY LOCKER SYSTEM FROM LSO SYSTEMS JUST NORTH OF $44,000.

I ALMOST SAID 44 MILLION .

HOWEVER, JUST THOSE EXTRA POINTS THAT WERE IN THERE.

UH, BUT REALLY THE, THE ROOT OF THIS IS THAT OUR LIBRARY LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE FRIENDS OF THE CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY HAVE COME TOGETHER.

COLLUDED NO INSPIRED.

YES.

THE CO COLLABORATED ON A WAY.

YEAH.

ONE MORE WAY TO RECOGNIZE AND BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, UH, THROUGH ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND THE SHARED RESOURCE OF OUR BOOK COLLECTION.

AND THAT IS THE CREATION OF THE, UH, BOOK LOCKERS.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT SORT OF THE AMAZON LOCKERS, WELL THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY, UH, EXISTS FOR LIBRARY BOOKS AND RESOURCES.

IT'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PLACE THIS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE NEW EXPANDED TUMBLEWEED RECREATION CENTER.

AND, UH, WE SEE THIS AS A WAY, UH, TO, UH, AGAIN, CAPTURE THE AUDIENCE THAT IS A USER OF THE TUMBLEWEED REC CENTER, BUT AT THE SAME TIME MAKE A SERVICE AVAILABLE WELL BEYOND THE HOURS AND WELL BEYOND THE LOCATION OF THE BOXES OF THE LIBRARIES.

SO THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

UM, I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THE FRIENDS CONTINUE TO DO EXCEPTIONAL WORK.

UM, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO VOLUNTEER ONE TIME AND ARE ABSOLUTELY CONTRIBUTE YOUR PHILANTHROPY, UH, ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE AND FOR A DIRECT, DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.

UH, I DO HAVE THE ENTIRE TEAM HERE FROM THE LIBRARY IF I CANNOT ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR FOR BRINGING THIS, UH, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

CAN I HAVE, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FRIEND OF THE LIBRARIES COME FORWARD? , BOB? YES.

COME ON DOWN, BOB.

'CAUSE I, I FEEL THAT THIS IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT EDUCATION IS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND WHEN WE PARTNER WITH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES WHO ARE ABLE TO GIVE US SUCH A BACKUP, NOT ONLY WITH, UH, THE KNOWLEDGE AND HOURS OF SERVICE, BUT ALSO THE PACKET BOOKS.

SO REALLY TRULY, IT'S SOMETHING TO BE NOTABLE.

SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU THIS EVENING, WHY IS IT THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO SUCH THINGS FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER WHEN IT COMES TO THE LIBRARY, KEEPING THINKING.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MOBILE THAT IS COMING UP AND ALL THESE KINDS OF THINGS HAPPENING.

CAN YOU REALLY TELL THE PEOPLE OF CHAND THE PASSION BEHIND ALL OF THAT? IS THERE A MICROPHONE? YEP.

THE, THE WHAT OLDER PEOPLE USED TO CALL BOOKMOBILE IS NOW THE OUTREACH MOBILE.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE COMING IN A MONTH OR SO AND IT'S GONNA BE INCREDIBLE.

AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

BUT IN THIS CASE, WE WERE APPROACHED, THE FRIENDS WERE APPROACHED BY THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AND SAID, WE HAVE A DREAM AND WE NEED THIS HELP.

CAN YOU DO IT? AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THE GENDER LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS BEEN GRACIOUS BEYOND WORDS.

UH, I WENT TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND SAID, THE COMMUNITY HAS SUPPORTED YOU SO WELL THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO THIS.

JUST WRITE A CHECK.

TELL US HOW MUCH.

AND THAT IS STRICTLY DUE TO THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE CHANDLER LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE CHANDRA LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS BEEN A DREAM FOR ME AND THE FRIENDS TO WORK WITH.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF MAKING THE CHANDRA LIBRARY SYSTEM WHAT IT IS, WHICH IS WORLD-CLASS INVENTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS IS WELL SAID.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.

AGAIN, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT

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THIS IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED AND THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS SO PROUD OF OUR LIBRARIES AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING WITH US.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.