May 05, 2025 City Council Study Session 05/05/2025

[ Call to Order]

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN THE CHAMBER WITH US THIS EVENING.

WE ARE ABOUT TO START OUR MEETING AT THIS TIME, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING IN ORDER.

CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE THE VOTE? UM, VICE MAYOR ELLIS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS HERE.

AND MAYOR HARTKE HERE.

WE HAVE A, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR MAYOR FOR BEING LINE THIS EVENING.

HE IS ALL THE WAY IN GERMANY, AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW REPRESENTING HIM THIS EVENING.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR

[1. Service Recognitions]

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SCH TO CALL, UH, US TO GO DOWN FOR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

VICE MAYOR, FORMER VICE MAYOR LONGO, AND COUNCIL MEMBER LINDO, CAN YOU COME DOWN WITH ME PLEASE? GOT IT.

WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE THIS EVENING.

MAYOR, ARE YOU LISTENING? INDEED, YOU MIGHT HAVE GONE TO BED.

IT'S THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU.

JOSH, COULD YOU PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CITY MANAGER? YES.

THANK YOU MADAM VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE THREE EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

AND FOR THE FIRST I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE, JASON SAKOWSKI.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME UP KRISTY SWAN.

OKAY.

TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING KRISTY SWAN FOR 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHRISTIE BEGAN HER CAREER HERE AS A FORENSIC SCIENTIST FOCUSED ON LATENT PRINT COMPARISONS, AND QUICKLY BECAME A RESPECTED AND RELIABLE PART OF THE TEAM.

HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE QUALITY AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR FORENSIC SERVICES SECTION.

IN 2017, SHE WAS HONORED AS THE DEPARTMENT'S CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, A WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS.

OVER THE YEARS, HER DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP HAVE EARNED HER PROMOTION TO FORENSIC SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT HER TEAM.

IN ADDITION TO HER TECHNICAL WORK, CHRISTIE HAS DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED A TRAINING, TRAINING ON COURTROOM TESTIMONY AND ETHICS, FURTHER SUPPORTING THE GROWTH AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMUNITY.

CHRISTIE, THANK YOU FOR THE EXPERTISE, LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THIS DEPARTMENT OVER THE PAST DECADE.

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE WITH YOU, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.

APPRECIATE SUPPORT AS WELL, MADAM VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP LEAH POWELL, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK RICARDO DIAZ TO PLEASE COME UP AND JOIN US AT THE FRONT.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING RICARDO ON HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

RICARDO IS A PROUD, BORN AND RAISED CHANDLER NATIVE, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT RICARDO'S SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY STARTED A VERY YOUNG AGE AS HIS FATHER WAS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS IN THE GALVESTON NEIGHBORHOOD AND SERVED ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO RICARDO, LIKE OTHER MEMBERS IN HIS FAMILY, HAVE REALLY DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SERVICE FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

RICARDO HAS BEEN AN ASSET TO TEAM CHANDLER SERVING IN VARIOUS ROLES, INCLUDING HOUSING, SOLID WASTE, WATER METER SERVICES, HAMILTON LIBRARY, WHICH WE STOLE HIM FROM THE LIBRARY.

SORRY, JOHN .

NOT REALLY THOUGH.

AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, RICARDO HAS A REMARKABLE WORK ETHIC.

WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF OUR TEAM.

HE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.

HE HAS A STRONG DESIRE TO LEARN, AND IT'S JUST AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM AS, AS PART OF OUR TEAM THERE.

AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE TONIGHT HE IS JOINED BY HIS WIFE RYAN AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, RORY AND BABY REESE, WHO'S ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD.

SO WE ALL GOT TO CELEBRATE REESE BEING BORN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

RICARDO, WOULD

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TAKE CARE.

MADAM.

VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR THIRD AND FINAL RECOGNITION.

WE'VE GOT A BIG ONE.

WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, JOHN SEFTON, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT IS MY HONOR TO INVITE MICKEY OLAND DOWN FOR HIS 30 YEAR SERVICE RECOGNITION.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU, NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS.

IT, IT WAS THROUGH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVEN THE EMPLOY OF A MICROFISH READER THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND MICKEY OLIN'S ORIGINAL HIGHER PAPERWORK.

SO AFTER MICKEY GRADUATED FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, HE BEGAN HIS PUBLIC SERVICE WITH A FEW NOTABLE TEXAS COMMUNITIES, RICHARDSON, PLANO, AND DENTON.

AND MY RESEARCH REVEALED THAT IT WAS LIKELY ANOTHER TEXAN THAT SHARED THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE VISION OF THE GREEN GREEN PASTURES OF OUR BELOVED CHANDLER, ARIZONA WITH MICKEY.

WELL, IN MAY OF 1995, MICKEY WAS OFFERED THE ROLE OF LANDSCAPE COORDINATOR, AND OVER THE YEARS HE'S HELD THE TITLES OF PLANNING PARK PLANNING SUPERINTENDENT, PARK DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS MANAGER.

AND TODAY HE SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PLANNING SENIOR MANAGER.

AND HE DOESN'T MANAGE OTHER SENIORS.

IT'S JUST THE TITLE .

A FEW THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT DURING MY RESEARCH AND, UH, LOOKING AT THE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM BACK IN THE EARLY NINETIES, MICKEY'S AN EXPERT AND MESHING OPPOSING OPINIONS, DEALING WITH RESTRICTED BUDGETS, YET NEVER COMPROMISING FINAL DESIGN.

HE WORKS WELL IN TEAMS AND HIS TEAMWORK APPROACH AND PEOPLE SKILLS ARE A TREMENDOUS ASSET.

HE PUSHES NEW IDEAS AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND HE'S DEPENDABLE AND CONSCIENTIOUS.

THERE'S NOT A PARK, THERE'S NOT A PARK SPACE AT ALL IN CHANDLER THAT MICKEY HASN'T HAD INFLUENCE ON IN, OVER OR OTHERWISE.

FROM PLAYGROUNDS TO MEMORIALS, TO SPORTS FIELDS, TO SKATE PARKS AND BIKE PARKS AND YEAH, YEAH, PICKLEBALL COURTS, .

MICKEY, YOU'VE MADE CHANDLER A GREAT PLACE TO BE.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU'VE CHANGED A BIT FROM THOSE EARLY YEARS IN YOUR EARLY IN YOUR CAREER.

, MAYBE THE HAIR ISN'T THERE ANYMORE.

I'M HONORED TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AND WITNESS THE IMPACTS THAT YOU'VE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION.

SPECIAL THANKS TO KELLY AND YOUR GIRLS FOR SHARING YOU WITH US, UH, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY EVERY DAY.

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AND WE, WE WITH FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 30 YEARS OF COMMITMENT, YOUR CREATIVITY AND YOUR ALL AROUND FUN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET AWAY LIKE THIS SO QUICKLY.

YES.

YOU ARE NOT 30 YEARS IS A LOT OF YEARS TO HAVE GIVEN YOU TO THIS CITY AND THIS EVENING, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES.

WELL, REALLY 30, 30 YEARS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT.

SO YOU WOULD THINK I'D KNOW HOW TO DO THIS BY NOW.

YEAH, NO, IT'S, IT'S FLOWN BY.

UM, I JUST WANNA THANK ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY , UH, PAST COWORKERS, UH, DAVE MCDOWELL, MY FIRST BOSS HERE, CHRIS, EVERYBODY.

I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING OUT.

UH, JEFF BACK THERE.

UM, A LOT OF GOOD TIMES.

UM, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GOOD STUFF, A LOT MORE STUFF TO DO.

I DON'T THINK JOHN WILL LET ME GO UNTIL WE FINISH MESQUITE GROVES, RIGHT.

SO, UM, AND THE COUNCIL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.

SO IT'S BEEN GREAT.

STILL GONNA BE, CONTINUE TO BE GREAT.

ALRIGHT, GOOD.

ANOTHER 30 YEARS.

ALRIGHT, , THANK .

THANK YOU.

NOW LET'S TAKE SOME PICTURES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS VICE MAYOR.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CITY MANAGER.

[2. Recognition: Road to Riches Car Show]

MS. LEAH, COULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND

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ALRIGHT, LET'S GET YOU GOING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO, UM, CALL UP FOUNDERS JEROME DANIELS AND LISA DANIELS OF THE BE A MUSHROOM FOUNDATION.

AS I TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BE A MUSHROOM OR BAM, BAM IS DEDICATED TO UPLIFTING COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATION THAT PROMOTE, PROMOTE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES.

THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE LASTING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.

SO IF JEROME AND LISA, IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND FRONT THERE.

AND THEN ACTUALLY IF YOU COULD, UH, YOU WANNA CALL UP YOUR BOARD MEMBERS? WE HAVE DR.

HOGAR AND ALYSSA ALLEN.

THAT COULD ALSO COME UP.

PLEASE.

WELCOME.

COME DOWN, COME ON DOWN.

DOWN.

OR YOU WANT COME HERE? THE MICROPHONE.

OKAY, PERFECT.

UM, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH BAM.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

THE CITY HAS BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION LIKE BAM REALLY KIND OF ADOPT OUR HOUSING YOUTH PROGRAM.

WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON HOUSING TO BREAKING THAT CYCLE OF POVERTY.

AND SO MUCH OF THAT CAN START WITH OUR YOUTH.

SO JEROME WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MONEY VEHICLE AND ROAD TO RICHES AND REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS TO OUR KIDS IN THE HOUSING YOUTH PROGRAM.

AND ALSO A PROGRAM THAT WE ARE ABLE TO BEGIN OFFERING TO OUR FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PARTICIPANTS AS WELL.

RIGHT.

SO OUR PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE PROGRAM.

IT'S IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH.

UM, IT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN ANY, UH, THE AREA FROM COMMUNITY, UM, CENTERS TO SCHOOLS.

UM, IT'S 12 CHAPTERS.

IT BREAKS DOWN EVERYTHING FROM OPENING UP A BANK ACCOUNT ALL THE WAY TO WHAT AN IRA IS.

SO THIS PROGRAM IS STEP BY STEP.

UM, WE ARE TRYING TO PUSH THIS EVERYWHERE IN CHANDLER AND THEN EXPAND TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.

UM, BUT WE WANTED TO USE CHANDLER AS OUR BASE AND, UH, MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THIS OUT TO ALL THE KIDS.

UM, WE, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE ROAD TO RICHES.

THAT'S THE NAME OF OUR PROGRAM.

IT'S THE ROAD TO RICHES FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM.

UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ROAD TO RICHES CAR SHOWS.

WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO IS BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING FUN WHERE KIDS AND FAMILIES AND EVERYONE CAN COME TOGETHER AND WE KIND OF USE THAT CONCEPT OF ROAD TO RICHES AS A CONCEPT OF BRINGING ALL THAT TOGETHER.

UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO WITH ONE OF OUR PARTNERS, IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.

YES, SURE.

UM, FIRST INTERSTATE BANK HAS BEEN A AMAZING, UM, UH, CONNECTION.

UH, WE'VE PARTNERED TOGETHER AND I'D LIKE TO BRING KATIE UP AND, UH, PRESENT HER WITH THIS AWARD.

THEY'RE A COMMUNITY BANK RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE.

THEY, THEY DO AMAZING THINGS.

UM, AND THIS IS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, JOINING US IN THIS MISSION TO BRING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO EVERYONE HERE IN, IN AND CHANDLER.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH.

AND GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

SO, UM, ONE THING WE THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CAR SHOW, WHICH IS ON IT WAS ON APRIL 12TH.

UM, WE HAVE THE CITY OF CHANDLER BEST IN SHOW.

I MEAN, WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR THAT.

SO, UH, THE WINNERS, YES, YOU WANNA, MYRA AND RUDY RUIZ, MYRA AND RUBY, COME ON UP.

SO YEAH, CITY EMPLOYEE DOES A GREAT JOB.

UH, THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, UH, OLD SCHOOL CAR, HAS A BEAUTIFUL CAR.

AND WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO PRESENT THEM WITH THEIR AWARD, UM, IS TO GIVE THAT TO THEM HERE.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

WE'D LOVE TO GET YOUR PICTURE.

DO A GREAT PICTURE.

CAN YOU TELL US WHEN THEY'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK? WE'LL SCOOT THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT MORE.

YOU'RE PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT.

FROM DAY ONE.

THANK YOU.

SECOND ONE.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT RECOGNITION.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UH,

[3. Proclamation: National Water Safety Month/Drowning Prevention Month]

CAN I

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THIS ONE FOR US? OH, YEAH, SURE.

GOOD THING I WORE MY GLASSES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WHO'S GOING? SAY A FEW WORDS, THE VOICE.

LET'S PUT EVERYBODY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO OF US.

THERE YOU GO.

READY.

WHEREAS CHANDLER RECOGNIZES THAT SWIMMING AQUATIC RELATED ACTIVITIES AND WATER SAFETY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE RESIDENTIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF AQUATIC PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH MAKE CHANDLER AN ATTRACTIVE AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, AND VISIT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE AND OVERALL VITALITY.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THAT WATER SAFETY EDUCATION, LEARNING TO SWIM AND WATER BARRIERS PLAY IN PREVENTING DROWNINGS AND WATER RELATED INJURIES, WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF STANDING WATER IN A HOUSE AROUND THE HOUSEHOLD.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS MUST BE VIGILANT AND PRACTICE WATER SAFETY LAYERS OF PROTECTION WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING ACTIVE ADULT SUPERVISION, EFFECTIVE BARRIERS, SWIM CLASSES FOR NON-SWIMMERS, AND THE USE OF CERTIFIED LIFE JACKET.

AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND I'LL ADD THIS TO EYES AT ALL TIME.

THERE YOU GO.

I BEAT YOU TO THE PUNCH LIST FINAL.

WHEREAS THE AQUATICS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MORTAR SAFETY BEST PRACTICES AND INITIATIVES.

AND NOW FOR KEVIN HARKIN AND MAYOR CHAND DO HEREBY COMPLAINT, THE MONTH OF MAY 25TH HAS WATER SAFETY MONTH.

ALL RIGHT.

HI EVERYONE.

UH, WATER SAFETY MONTH IS A PERFECT TIME TO REFRESH OUR KNOWLEDGE IN THE ABCS OF WATER SAFETY.

UH, ADULT SUPERVISION IS KEY.

SO NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN UNINTENDED NEAR THE WATER FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME AND ALWAYS DESIGNATE A WATER WATCHER WHOSE SOLE JOB IS TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THE WATER BARRIERS.

MAKE SURE THAT POOLS AND SPAS HAVE BARRIERS SUCH AS POOL, FENCES, AND GATES WITH SELF-CLOSING AND SELF LATCHING MECHANISMS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO CHECK THEM REGULARLY AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN GOOD WORKING TO ORDER CLASSES, UM, ARE VITAL.

AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY TO TAKE SWIM LESSONS.

WE OFFER SWIM LESSONS FOR ALL AGES AND AT ALL TIMES.

AND TOMORROW AT 10:00 AM WE START, UH, REGISTRATION FOR CHANDLER RESIDENTS FOR THE SUMMER AND DEVICES IS THE LAST ONE.

WE RECOMMEND US COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKETS FOR WEAK SWIMMERS OR CHILDREN, UM, ANYTIME THEY'RE AROUND THE WATER.

AND DO NOT RELY ON INFLATABLE TOYS OR WATER WINGS AS A SAFETY DEVICE.

SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS A SAFE AND FUN SUMMER WATER SEASON.

IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE, UH, POLICE OFFICERS, UH, WE ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT GO TO THESE INCIDENTS AND, UH, UNFORTUNATELY PULL SOMEBODY FROM THE POOL OR SOMEBODY HAS ALREADY BEEN PULL PULLED FROM THAT POOL.

UM, SO KEEPING EYE TO EYE SUPERVISION ON THE CHILDREN OR LOVED ONES FOR THAT MATTER IN A POOL IS THE, THE MOST CRITICAL THING.

LIFE SAFETY IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

AS FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE.

WE ARE REACTIONARY, SO THINGS HAPPEN.

WE GET CALLED, WE COME AND WE DO WHAT WE DO.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR LOVED ONES, SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO ENDURE THE PAIN THAT THE FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH.

THE POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS GO THROUGH EXACTLY THE SAME THING.

UM, WE SEE IT ON A, I WON'T SAY REGULAR BASIS, BUT WE SEE IT MORE OFTEN THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON.

SO WE JUST NEED YOUR HELP TO NOT ONLY PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES, BUT ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO PROTECT MY FIREFIGHTERS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO IN AND, UM, EXPERIENCE THOSE TRAGIC SITUATIONS THAT THEY'LL CARRY WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

SO WE THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO, UH, FOR THE CLASSES, UH, THAT WE, THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THROUGH RECREATION FOR THE AQUATICS.

UH, AND

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RIGHT.

EVERYONE.

ALRIGHT, 1, 2, 3.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[4. Proclamation: National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day]

I'M BACKING UP THE BLUE RIGHT NOW, SO SINCE THIS MORNING I'VE BEEN WEARING MY BLUE.

SO WE ARE READY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I THINK I'LL TAKE THIS ONE.

CAN YOU PLEASE COME AND JOIN US? .

THANK YOU CHIEF.

APPRECIATE THAT.

WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH MAY 15 FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.

AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE RESIDENT OF CHANDLER IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION.

AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL RESIDENTS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARD AND SACRIFICES OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WHERE THAT THE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDERS, PROTECTING INNOCENT PEOPLE AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION.

AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT UNNECESSARILY UN ESLY LY PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR DESERVING OF BEING HONORED AS HEROES, NOW THEREOF.

I, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, DOBY PROCLAIM MAY 11TH TO THE 17TH, 2025 AND MAY 15TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL WEEK AND AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

MAY WE THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TURN TO SAFETY WORK.

FANTASTIC.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING THIS, UH, ANNUAL, ANNUAL PROCLAMATION THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

UM, AS MANY OF YOU WERE PRESENT THIS MORNING, TODAY, WE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE NINE CHANDLER OFFICERS THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY SINCE 1995.

UM, WE CERTAINLY ASK YOU TO KEEP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR HEARTS THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK.

UM, AND WHILE THIS WEEK IS DEFINITELY, UM, ABOUT REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE THAT HAVE FALLEN AND GIVEN THEIR LIFE IN A, IN A ACT OF SERVICE, THIS IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO REALLY CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE PROFESSION.

UM, THAT DOES GIVE SO MUCH AND ACTS IN A COURAGEOUS FASHION ON SO MANY OCCASIONS.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO PLEASE, UH, WEAR A, A BLUE RIBBON ON YOUR, ON YOUR SHIRT, YOUR JACKET, AFFIX ONE TO YOUR VEHICLE IN SOME MANNER.

OR YOU CAN EVEN PUT A BLUE LIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.

UM, BUT AGAIN, WE MOST OF ALL THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND WE JUST APPRECIATE THIS PROCLAMATION FROM ALL THESE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

REALLY APPRECIATE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[5. Proclamation: Municipal Clerks Week, May 4 -10, 2025]

WILL THE CLARK TEAM PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE FRONT? I'LL READ THIS ONE TOO.

YES.

THANK YOU.

COME ON DOWN.

LOOK AT THE TEAM.

IT'S A HUGE GROUP.

WE WANT THE WHOLE TEAM HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA STAND RIGHT THERE SINCE I'M READING IT TO ALL OF YOU.

I WON'T GIVE YOU MY BACK, BUT I'LL STAND RIGHT THIS WAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

HERE WE GO.

WHERE THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL

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AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAM, SEMINARS, WORKSHOP, AND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION, NOW THEREOF, I KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA.

DO ABY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH BE WITH YOU, .

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MAY 4TH TO MAY 10, 20, 25 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, WEAK.

COME ON, PUT YOUR HAND TOGETHER FOR OUR TEAM.

THIS IS GREAT.

ALRIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THERE WE GO.

SHE SAID, YES.

, VICE MAYOR ELLIS, MAYOR HARTKE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING, UM, MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS, WE ARE OFTEN ASKED THE DREADED QUESTION OF WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DO ? UM, WELL THERE'S A LOT OF ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING, REMEMBER THAT CLERKS ARE THE OFFICIAL, THE OFFICIAL RECORD KEEPER FOR THE, FOR THE CITY.

UM, WE RUN ELECTIONS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THIS EXCEPTIONAL CLERK STAFF FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.

THEY WORK EVERY DAY TO, UM, SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER.

SO THANK YOU.

A SMALL TEAM, BUT MIGHTY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

RIGHT.

WE READY FOR PICTURES? SHOULD WE PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE THERE WITH YOUR UHHUH? GO IN THE MIDDLE.

UH, IN THE MIDDLE.

I HAVE TO ME LITTLE BIT BIGGER STEPS.

SHE'S NOT IN THE MIDDLE ANYMORE.

SHE SWITCH.

READY? 1, 2, 3.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THAT CONCLUDES ALL OUR PRESENTATIONS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

[6. Thayne Martin - Nuisance Bird Feeding]

MR. MARTIN, CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIR, THIS EVENING? YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

WHEN YOU SEE THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, TURN YELLOW, PLEASE BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS WHEN YOU SEE THE LIGHT TURN RED, YOU ARE OUT OF TIME.

OKAY.

COUNSEL, AT THIS TIME, THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO, COUNSEL, AS COUNSEL AND MAYOR, IS TO ASK SOME QUESTION OF YOU AFTER YOUR COMMENT, OR WE MAY NEED STAFF, UH, TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR US TO GET BACK TO YOU AT A LATER DATE.

OKAY.

PLEASE BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.

OH, BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, IF I MAY ASK, PLEASE, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND FOR THE RECORDS? YES.

UH, THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS THA MARTIN AND I LIVE AT 4 5 7 NORTH NEWPORT STREET.

CHANDLER, ARIZONA.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

UH, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS THA MARTIN.

I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF, UH, THE CHANDLER CITY.

I'M HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ENACTING A NUISANCE BIRD FEEDING ORDINANCE TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS LIKE ME FROM SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF EXCESSIVE AND IRRESPONSIBLE BIRD FEEDING.

WHAT STARTED AS WHEN NEIGHBORS ATTEMPT TO PROTECT AS EXTENSIVE GARDENING, BOTH FRONT AND BACKYARDS, IS NOW BECOME A NEIGHBORHOOD WIDE HEALTH AND PROPERTY NUISANCE.

BY PLACING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FEET OUTDOORS DAILY, HE HAS UNINTENTIONALLY CREATED A BIRD BUFFET THAT HAS ATTRACTED NOT ONLY NATIVE BIRDS LIKE DOVES, BUT WORSE FLOCKS OF PIGEONS, STARLINGS, AND SPARROWS.

BIRDS CLASSIFIED IN ARIZONA AS NUISANCE SPECIES, NOT NATIVE TO OUR STATE.

A MORNING FLOCK IS USUALLY ONE TO 200 BIRDS THAT FLY EVERY TIME WE CLOSE OUR TRASHCAN AND OUR PROPERTY LITERALLY GETS DIVE BOMBED WITH FECES.

THE IMPACT HAS BEEN DEVASTATING.

OUR HOMES, PATIOS AND DECKS

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WE RECENTLY REPLACED OUR ROOF THAT BEGAN LEAKING INTO A TUNE OF $24,000.

AND WHEN THEY LIFTED THE CERAMIC TILE, YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE BIRD DROPPINGS HAD EATEN AWAY THE UNDERLAYMENT, PARTICULARLY AT THE EDGES AND THE HIP OF THE ROOF.

AND PERHAPS MOST DISTURBING, WE BEGUN SEEING RATS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AMONGST THE NEIGHBORS DON.

UH, THEY'RE DRAWN TO THE LEFTOVER BIRD SEED AND THE FREE GARDEN FOOD.

THIS IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF PERSONAL INCONVENIENCE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE TIME WE SPEND DAILY, UM, HOSING DOWN OUR HOME, OUR DECK, AND OUR OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, BOTH WILD BIRDS AND RODENTS CAN CARRY OVER 60 DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE TO HUMANS, INCLUDING SALMONELLA, HISTOPLASMOSIS, AND OSIS.

BIRD DROPPINGS ARE ALSO KNOWN BREEDING GROUND FOR FUNGAL SPORES AND RATS FOLLOW FOOD.

ONCE RATS ARE ESTABLISHED, THEY CAN IN, UH, INFEST ATTICS CHEW ELECTRICAL WIRING AND SPREAD FURTHER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH.

STUDIES SHOW THAT AS SIMPLE AS ONE POUND OF FOOD LEFT OUT CAN FEED HUNDREDS OF RODENTS PER DAY.

WE DON'T WANT TO PUNISH PEOPLE FOR ENJOYING NATURE.

BUT UNREGULATED AND EXCESSIVE FEEDING CROSSES THE LINE.

ONE THAT IMPACTS NEIGHBORS DAMAGES, PROPERTY, LOWERS HOME VALUES, AND THREATENS THE HEALTH OF OUR FAMILIES AND PETS.

WE'VE LIVED IN OUR HOME SINCE 2005 AND THE BIRD IN THE RODENT PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN COVID, AS THEY STARTED PLANTING GARDENS AND THEN FEEDING THE BIRDS SO THEY WOULDN'T EAT THEIR GARDENS AT OUR EXPENSE.

I RESPECTFULLY URGE THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A NUISANCE FEEDING ORDINANCE, NOT TO PREVENT RESPONSIBLE BIRD LOVERS FROM ENJOYING BACKYARD VISITS, BUT TO ESTABLISH LIMITS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR EXCESSIVE NEGLIGENT BEHAVIOR THAT INVITES INFESTATION AND HARM.

OTHER CITIES SUCH AS PHOENIX, TEMPE, MESA, AND SCOTTSDALE HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE.

AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO PROTECT MY HOME.

THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT THIS EVENING.

ABSOLUTELY.

MR. MAYOR? YES, GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

UM, SIR, YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR ABOUT THIS? YES.

JUST AS A STARTING POINT.

MM-HMM .

YES.

COURSE.

AND HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF RESPONSIVENESS OR, YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY THE NEIGHBOR IS HOSTILE.

OKAY.

WE, WE'VE SPENT, UH, ROUGHLY $500 ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING.

WE'VE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES.

I'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.

CODE ENFORCEMENT SAID THEIR HANDS ARE TIED.

WE DO NOT HAVE AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM FEEDING WILD BIRDS.

AND I'M, I, IT'S JUST, IT'S RUINED MY HOME.

OKAY.

IT'S RUINING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, BUT ALL ATTEMPTS TO WORK WITH THEM NOT WORKING.

OKAY.

I'D BE INTERESTED IN CITY MANAGER, UM, BEFORE WE JUMP INTO AN ORDINANCE OF OUR OWN, IF THERE ARE ANY, IF THIS IS TRULY A HEALTH ISSUE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THE COUNTY THAT'S COVERED BY THE COUNTY OR IF, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT COVERED BY THE COUNTY, IF WE COULD LOOK AT IT'S NOT, SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING.

SO YES.

COUNCIL, I THINK, OH, YOU FIRST, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, UM, COUNSEL, THIS IS THE THIRD PERSON THAT'S COME BEFORE US.

YEP.

UH, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE EMAILS OF BIRD.

UM, I KNOW WE'RE TRYING NOT TO BE PUNITIVE HERE, BUT ALSO I HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY SOME OF THESE REALLY, UM, HORRIBLE PICTURES, QUITE FRANKLY.

YES.

AND, UM, I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT AN ORDINANCE AND PERHAPS A SUBCOMMITTEE COULD BE PUT ONE OF OUR SUB NEIGHBORHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE OR ONE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, I DUNNO WHICH ONE IT GOES.

BUT LET'S DO SOME RESEARCH.

LET'S GET BACK, LET'S DO A, UH, TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS AND SO THAT WE COULD ALLOW INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU TO ENJOY YOUR BACKYARD.

THANK YOU.

AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID IT BEFORE.

I BELIEVE IN PROPERTY RIGHTS.

YES.

PROPERTY RIGHTS ONLY.

ONLY AS FAR AS YOUR NEIGHBORS.

MM-HMM .

AND THEN YOU HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS.

MM-HMM .

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW THAT WE SEND A STRONG MESSAGE AND THAT WE, WE WILL, UH, LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND THAT WE COULD COME UP WITH SOME, UH, GOOD, UH, LANGUAGE THAT'LL HELP RESIDENTS LIKE HIM AND OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU PARTICULARLY.

ONE MORE TIME, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, PARTICULARLY IF HE DID REACH OUT TO HIS MAYORS.

AND THAT'S THE CONCERN I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING IS EXACTLY, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE REACTION.

AND IF WE COULD BE THE MIDDLE PERSON FOR THAT REACTION, HE'S SAFE, HIS NEIGHBORS ARE SAFE, FEEL SAFER, AND WE CAN MAYBE GET RELU RESOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL ENC.

THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR.

UM, AS WELL.

CITY MANAGER.

IF WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION AS FAR AS OTHER CITIES AND WHAT THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY DOING OR WHAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE.

UM, I, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH EXCESSIVE VERB, UM, FEED IS OR WHAT THAT IS CONSIDERED OR WHAT AMOUNT WOULD CAUSE A PUBLIC HEALTH.

UH, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, STATED.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BALANCE BETWEEN, UM, INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AS WELL AS, UH, THE CONCERNS FOR SAFETY.

SO IF YOU CAN JUST GET SOME

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THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

YEAH.

UM, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO MENTIONED THREE COMPLAINTS.

UM, IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN MORE SO STUDY THE ISSUE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THAT, IS THERE MORE THAN OUTSIDE OF THREE? IS IT HAPPENING OTHER PLACES, UH, IN THIS, IN THE CITY? SO MAYBE WE CAN EXPAND THE CONVERSATION, UM, TO SEE IF THERE IS, UM, TO SEE IF THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO JUST KIND OF ADD THAT INTO THAT STATEMENT.

THANKS VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR ATTORNEY IF I MAY ASK.

UH, WHERE ARE WE, I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HEARD FROM MR. MARTIN AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATION IN CONTACT WITH HIM BEFORE.

WHERE ARE WE IN THINKING ABOUT, UH, DRAFTING AN ORDINANCE OR ANYTHING? HAVE YOU, WE DONE ANY RESEARCH IN THE PAST LOOKING INTO THAT? WAS IT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE'S ASKING FOR AN ORDINANCE, MADAM VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I'M PROBABLY BETTER QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THAT.

WE HAVE.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, .

UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS ISSUE BEFORE.

WE'VE HAD SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE.

AND THEN WITH THE OTHER TWO COMPLAINTS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THOSE BY WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS AND WE'VE COME TO A RESOLUTION THAT DIDN'T END UP REQUIRING AN ORDINANCE.

UM, BUT THAT, UH, ASIDE, WE ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO DO SOME RESEARCH AGAIN ON ORDINANCES, BOTH AT THE CITY AND COUNTY LEVEL, AND DETERMINE IF THERE IS SOME OPTIONS THAT MIGHT BE APPEALING TO THIS COUNCIL.

YEAH.

I, I'M, I'M REALLY ALL ABOUT TRYING TO RESOLVE IT FIRST BEFORE WE GO AND GET THE WHOLE CITY INVOLVED INTO AN ORDINANCE WITH THAT.

BUT TRULY WE NEED TO COME IN AND TRY TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

WE ALL HAVE HEARD YOUTUBE RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN, UM, OUR, OUR CITY MANAGER HAVE TAKEN NOTES.

I SEE HIM PREVIOUSLY WRITING OVER THERE.

OKAY.

SO YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE HEARING FROM HIM.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GO AHEAD.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT WE INCLUDE THE NOTES FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT.

'CAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN WHAT THEY'VE, THAT THEY HAVE GAINED OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

AND I KNOW THEY, THEY DO A THOROUGH JOB OF MAKING SURE THEY GO THROUGH PROCESSES AND SOMETIMES THEIR PROCESS IS LIMITED TO COUNSEL.

SO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED AND WHAT THE, WHAT THEY'VE GAINED, UH, OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

UH, I, I, CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES REALLY GOOD.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU MAY HAVE SHARED THAT YOU HAVE HAD SOME DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES MM-HMM .

BUT I, I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT MM-HMM .

SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM OF COURSE.

BUT TOGETHER, WE'RE A COMMUNITY, SO WE'LL WORK TOGETHER, WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE GATHERED AND WHAT THEIR STOPPING POINTS ARE, AND WE'LL WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

OKAY.

UH, SO WE CAN PUT FORTH THE BEST DECISION TO HELP SUPPORT WHAT NEEDS TO DONE.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[ 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.]

AS WE LOOKED AT, UH, THERE WAS COUNSEL.

THERE WERE NO ITEMS CALLED ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.

SO WE WILL VOTE ON THE AGENDA DURING THURSDAY'S MEETING IF EVERYBODY IS AGREEABLE WITH WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK.

WE ARE.

ALL IN.

ALL IN.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE SAY GOODNIGHTS YOU ALL THURSDAY.