May 19, 2025 City Council Study Session 05/19/2025

AVI, WHO UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.

NEXT UP, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RE, UH, RECOGNIZE RESURRECTION STREET MINISTRY, BILL BERRY AND HIS LOVELY ONE TO JOIN US.

DO YOU WANT TO DO, WE'LL DO INDIVIDUALS AND THEN WE'LL DO A GROUP ONE.

NEXT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR STREET SPONSORS.

UM, THESE SPONSORS DONATED UP TO $1,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE HAVE PCL TYLER, RICHARD AND VELOCITY, AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING, BUT WE WILL SEND THEIR CERTIFICATE.

NEXT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR BLOCK SPONSORS.

OUR BLOCK SPONSORS DONATED UP TO $8,000 TOWARDS THIS EVENT.

WE HAVE

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UM, KIM BECK FROM HOME DEPOT, RED CANYON SUPPLY.

WE HAVE ALE JUAREZ, PIONEER LANDSCAPING.

WE HAVE RICK EDENS.

I KNOW THEY ARE HERE.

COMPASS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, STEVEN BUCKNER AND SAM THOMAS.

GIVE IT TO AA.

ONE MORE TIME FOR ME.

AND FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SPONSORS WHO DONATED UP TO $10,000 IN KIND OR MONETARY DONATIONS TOWARDS THIS EVENT.

WE WILL KICK OFF WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.

VICTORIA RICHIE, NOT SURE IF SHE MADE IT IN.

AND THEN WE HAVE CONNOR ANDERSON FROM SHERWIN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.

WE LOVE SPONSORING EVENTS.

KEEP IT GOING.

WE'RE SO 1, 2, 3.

ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S EVERYBODY NOW .

ALRIGHT.

WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE CHANDLER HOTSHOTS, IF WE COULD HAVE THEM COME ON UP.

ARE IDENTIFIED AS MAYBE ALL THE TALL PEOPLE IN THE BACK.

ALL THE TALL PEOPLE IN THE BACK.

THERE WE GO.

CAN YOU SEE? EVERYBODY CAN SEE ME? I CAN SEE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION.

[2. Recognition: Chandler Hot Shots]

WE'RE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE YOU TODAY.

THE CHANDLER HOTSHOT ARE A FOUR H SHOOTING CLUB THAT PRACTICES COMPETES AND DEVELOPS YOUTH AGE EIGHT TO 19 YEARS OLD.

FIVE CHANDLER ATHLETES, DNE BELL, GIRA BELL, BAILEY WEBSTER, DEJA BELL AND JUDAH BELL WERE RECENTLY SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

YES.

WHO CAN I TURN THIS OVER TO? GIVE US MORE CLARIFICATION.

B SPEED SPEEDS AHEAD.

UM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US.

UM, YEAH.

UM, , WE'RE, WE'VE BEEN REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS TEAM AND THE RANGE THAT WE SHOOT AT PHOENIX ROD AND GUN CLUB.

IT'S ALLOWED US A PLACE TO PRACTICE EVERY DAY WHENEVER WE WANT TO.

AND IT HAS ELECTRONIC TARGETS THAT EMULATE THE SAME TARGETS AT NATIONAL COMPETITIONS LIKE JUNIOR OLYMPICS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPETE WELL BECAUSE OF THAT.

AND, UM, I PERSONALLY HAVE BENEFITED FROM IT BECAUSE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PISTOL TEAM RECRUITS AT THESE NATIONAL EVENTS.

AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE RECRUITED AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR COLLEGE BECAUSE OF IT.

SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEAM AND THE RANGE.

AWESOME.

UH, I'M ONE OF THE YOUNGER, SI ONE OF THE YOUNGER SISTERS.

AND, UH, AFTER GOES OFF TO COLLEGE, IS PROBABLY GONNA BE MY ROLE TO TAKE OVER THE TEAM.

SO I

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JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'LL PROBABLY BE THE ONE YOU SEE AFTER DEE'S GONE.

BUT, UM, YEAH, I REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THE SPORT AND IT'S GIVEN ME SOMETHING TO DO WELL, KIND OF ACTIVELY TO, AND, UM, IT'S BEEN A GREAT TEAM BUILDING EXPERIENCE TO ESPECIALLY BEING HOMESCHOOLED AND HAVING THE CHANCE TO, UM, SOCIALIZE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE WITH OTHER SHOOTERS AS WELL.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, I WANNA SHARE JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENT, UH, AND, AND RECOGNIZE HOW AMAZING IT IS THAT FIVE KIDS FROM CHANDLER WERE INVITED TO THE, UH, JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

UH, THIS EVENT WAS BY INVITATION ONLY, UH, 85.

LESS THAN 85 KIDS WERE INVITED TO COMPETE IN THE AIR PISTOL.

UH, LESS THAN 35 INVITED NATIONWIDE TO COMPETE IN SPORT PISTOL, UH, FIVE KIDS FROM CHANDLER INVITED TO THAT EVENT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD, UH, TWO SHOOTERS PLACED IN THE TOP 10.

AND AND THAT'S NOT A SMALL TASK WHEN THEY'RE COMPETING AGAINST 21-YEAR-OLD AND UNDER ATHLETES.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A COUPLE DAYS IN THAT WE REALIZED THAT THE OLYMPIC TRAINING TEAM HAD MEMBERS THERE COMPETING AGAINST THESE KIDS.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I WANNA RECOGNIZE DENE.

UH, SHE, SHE WAS SECOND IN THE NATION IN AIR PISTOL IN WINTER NATIONALS.

UH, SHE PLAYED SEVENTH, UH, IN THE NATION IN THE, IN THE FINALS AT THE, UH, JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

UH, BAILEY OVER HERE, BAILEY, UH, IS MY 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

I'M PRETTY PROUD OF HER.

UH, SHE, UH, WAS 10TH OVERALL IN SPORT PISTOL AT THE, UH, AT THE EVENT.

AND, UH, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME TO GO TO A BIG NATIONAL EVENT, UH, JUDAH HERE, UH, 10 YEARS OLD.

AND HE WAS COMPETING AGAINST 21 AND UNDER ATHLETES.

AND HE, UH, HE DID INCREDIBLY WELL IN HIS AGE CLASS 15 AND UNDERAGE CLASS.

AND, UH, HE BEAT OUT SOME ATHLETES THAT WERE, UH, ALMOST TWICE AS OLD AS HE WAS.

UH, SO THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

UM, AND THEN I'D BE REMISS TO NOT THANK OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.

UH, LIKE, UH, PHOENIX, ROD AND GUN HAS BEEN AMAZING TO SUPPORT, UH, OUR CHANDLER HOT SHOTS PROGRAM AND THE PHOENIX ROD AND GUN YOUTH PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE, THE TRACK THAT TAKES THESE KIDS TO THE USA SHOOTING AND THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS.

UH, THEY'VE BEEN AMAZING AT THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE GIVEN TO US, UH, AND OUR CLUBS.

AND THEN, UH, WE'VE GOT FIRST INTERSTATE BANK, CHANDLER BUSINESS HERE THAT, UH, HAS HELPED TO SUPPORT.

UH, AND THEN SHIELDS, UH, FROM CHANDLER, UH, WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE KIDS AND THEY'VE GIVEN A, UH, GIFT CARD FOR EACH KID FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THEIR, UH, PARTICIPATING AND SUPPORT.

ANYONE ELSE WANNA TALK? WELL, SOUNDS LIKE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO EUGENE AS WELL.

'CAUSE NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT HIS COACHING AND IT'S MEANT A LOT TO US THAT HE GIVES ALL THIS TIME AND STUFF TO HELP US OUT.

UM, ALSO JUST, UH, REAL QUICK, YOU KNOW, THAT THE, THE SHOOTING SPORTS, UH, IT'S COMING FROM CHANDLER HOT SHOTS IS A BIG PART OF THIS, WHICH IS A FOUR H CLUB.

SO IF YOU'VE HAD KIDS IN FOUR H, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE DOING HORSEBACK, THEY'RE SHOWING GOATS AT THE FAIR, YOU KNOW, BIG, THAT KINDA STUFF.

UM, SHOOTING SPORTS IS NEW TO FOUR H AND OUR AREA AT CHANDLER, WE STARTED THIS CLUB A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

AND SO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF, UH, FOUR H UH, FOR THE SHOOTING SPORTS IS REALLY ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD.

THAT'S HOW MUCH TIME THESE KIDS HAVE HAD TO, TO PRACTICE AND PERFECT THEIR SKILLS.

UM, WE DO NEED SOME SUPPORT THAT WAY.

UH, SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FOUR H AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO THE TABLE FOR KIDS OUTSIDE OF INTERNET ACTIVITIES, ET CETERA, UH, WE LOVE YOUR SUPPORT GOING FORWARD.

ONE, TWO, CAN I HAVE YOU TWO JUST TAKE A STEP IN? PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GET A PHOTO IF WE CAN.

MAYBE IF YOU'RE A LITTLE SMALLER, MOVE IN FRONT OF ME.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

AND SHE'S GONNA MOVE US TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT.

TO THE RIGHT.

WE HAVE MAYBE A COUPLE OF YOU MOVE OVER HERE IN THIS.

THERE YOU GO.

GREAT.

WE GOOD? READY?

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WE HAVE RECOGNITION RE ON CHANDLER, JOANNE, FLO CAN COME ON UP AND JOIN US.

THANK YOU ALL.

HERE'S MY HANDSHAKES.

COME ON NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

AND NEXT

[3. Recognition: Read On Chandler]

I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO'S BEEN QUITE INVOLVED WITH RE ON CHANDLER, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A GREAT LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER, UNITY PARTNER READ ON CHANDLER.

READ ON CHANDLER IS A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY.

ORGANIZ IS A COLLABORATIVE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD BIRTH THROUGH FIVE OBTAINS THE NECESSARY LITERACY AND READINESS SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND READ BY THIRD GRADE.

SO WE'RE PROUD OF ALL THE EFFORT THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO SACRIFICIALLY GIVE OUT OF A, A PASSION AND A PURPOSE.

JOAN, TELL US MORE.

THANK YOU MAYOR HARTKE AND, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE HERE TO ACTUALLY HONOR YOU TONIGHT BECAUSE OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR, UH, VIP GUEST READER EVENT ON A, IN APRIL, WE HAD 100% PARTICIPATION FROM COUNCIL AND MAYOR.

UM, MAYOR ACTUALLY, UH, I THINK WAS IN THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, A COUPLE SCHOOLS.

UM, AND I, I GUESS I'M HERE TO SAY THAT IF YOU EVER QUIT YOUR DAY JOBS, YOU REALLY, UH, SHOULD GO INTO STORYTELLING BECAUSE YOU ALL DID.

ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS.

AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO, UH, UH, CHILDREN THAT CAN'T, THAT DON'T VOTE YET.

AND SO, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU DE YOU'RE DEDICATED TO LITERACY.

WE KNOW YOU'RE DEDICATED TO, UH, GROWING, UH, COMMUNITY, FUTURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.

UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR, OUR LAST TWO YEARS WE HAD 25 VIP GUEST READERS.

UM, WE READ TO ALL OF THE, UH, NINE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE READ TO OVER 2,200, UH, KINDERGARTNERS AND ONE FIRST GRADE CLASS.

SO, UM, THAT WAS A LOT OF KIDS THAT YOU ALL REACHED AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 24,000 BOOKS TO THESE KIDS SO THAT THEY HAVE A SUMMER LIBRARY.

PART OF OUR RECOGNITION IS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO RICARDO YI, WHO IS A CHANDLER CHILDREN'S, UH, AUTHOR.

HE'S HERE TO PRESENT ONE OF HIS BOOKS TO EACH OF YOU AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.

UM, RICHARD, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND LET US TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT OR HAVE YOU TELL US ABOUT IT.

EMBRACED THIS BOOK, NOT JUST HERE IN ARIZONA BUT WORLDWIDE, UH, HAS SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT.

I APPRECIATE THAT, JOANNE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, AS SHE SAID, MY NAME IS RICARDO YANCY JR.

AND I'M THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF THE CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK, MY BEST FRIEND GRANNY, WHICH IS ABOUT, UH, MY GREAT BOND WITH MY GRANDMOTHER GROWING UP IN NORTH CAROLINA, UH, IN THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES, OR AS MY KIDS WOULD PROBABLY SAY, THE LATE 19 HUNDREDS .

UH, BUT IT WAS MY BOND WITH MY GRANDMOTHER THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL TO ME THAT, UH, MADE ME PUT THIS BOOK TOGETHER.

AND, UH, IT IS MY TRIBUTE TO HER.

AND I WANT TO THANK JOANNE AND THE RE ON CHANDLER, UH, PROGRAM.

I WANT TO THANK, UH, THIS THE PUBLIC CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DISPLAYED MY BOOK IN THE STORY WALK PROGRAM AT DESERT BREEZE PARK, UM, WHICH WAS REALLY COOL FOR, FOR MY KIDS TO SEE AND OTHER KIDS AROUND CHANDLER.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK CHANDLER MALL, UH, AND THE BARNES AND NOBLE STAFF THERE, UH, EVER SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.

UH, WHEN I FIRST LAUNCHED THIS BOOK, WHICH WAS IN 2023 ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, UH, ON GRANDPARENTS' DAY, WHICH WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR THIS BOOK.

UH, THEY HAVE BEEN AMAZING.

SO EVEN THOUGH MY, UH, JOURNEY DIDN'T START HERE, IT STARTED IN NORTH CAROLINA, UH, THIS BOOK, IT, IT'S HOME IS HERE IN CHANDLER.

SO, UH, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.

AND ALSO EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BOOK, UH, WE DECIDED TO DO A ANIMATED SHORT FILM.

SO ABOUT THE BOOK, UH, WHICH WE JUST LAUNCHED A KICKSTARTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND, UH, EVERYBODY THAT HAS, UH,

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AND, UH, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT TOO.

UH, AND THAT COULD BE JUST, UM, MENTIONING TO IT TO YOUR COLLEAGUES IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN.

BUT, UH, WHATEVER LITTLE BIT HELPS, UH, FOR THIS BOOK TO BE AT A, UH, AT YOUR NEXT DISNEY MOVIE, UH, THE SHORT THAT PLAYS IN FRONT OF IT OR YOUR PIXAR FILM.

SO, UH, YOUR SUPPORT IS MUCH APPRECIATED.

BUT THANK YOU.

AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE WILL SEE YOU READING THIS BOOK TO KINDERGARTNERS AS WELL.

SO RICHARD, DO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND ABSOLUTELY GIVE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER A BOOK? AND AGAIN, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WE KNOW YOU'RE BUSY PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS THAT YOU NEED TO SOLVE, BUT, UM, READING TO OUR, OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN ARE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR A PHOTO? AWESOME.

YEAH, MAYBE WE SHOULD.

YOU CAN STAY RIGHT HERE.

HE'S TOO BIG.

HE'S TOO TALL.

YEAH, HE'S TOO TALL.

I'LL JUST SNEAK OVER HERE.

YOU HAVE A VOICE OF A STORYTELLING.

OH, THANK YOU.

HE DOES AUDIO READY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, JOHNNY.

THANK YOU SWEETHEART.

MAKE SURE THEY ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL, WE HAD,

[6. Agreement No. FD4-948-4766, Amendment No. 1, for First Responder Cancer Screenings Move City Council approve Agreement No. FD4-948-4766, Amendment No. 1, with Vincere Physicians Group, PLLC, dba Vincere Cancer Center, for first responder cancer screenings, in an amount not to exceed $550,000, for the period of one year, beginning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Council Focus Area(s):]

UM, TWO ITEMS CALLED IN FOR CONSENT AND THEN BY OUR COUNCIL RULES.

IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE ITEM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS PUT ON THE AGENDA, WE CAN ASK HIM THAT ON MONDAY AS WELL.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, FIRST RESPONDER CANCER SCREENINGS.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP CHIEF WIGGINS FOR, UM, UH, PRESENTATION.

IS THAT CORRECT? CHIEF WIG.

OH, OKAY.

ASSISTANT CHIEF.

FROM THE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.

TALK TO US ABOUT FIRST RESPONDER CANCER SCREENS.

HAPPY TO DO SO.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN THIS, THIS AGENDA ITEM.

I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS PROGRAM MEANS TO YOU PERSONALLY.

UM, AS IT DOES ME.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ILLUSTRATE THE SCOPE OF THIS ISSUE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY CANCER PREVENTION IS SO IMPORTANT TO CHANNEL FIREFIGHTERS.

CANCER IS NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR LINE OF DUTY, UH, LINE OF DUTY DEATHS FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN THE NATION, WHICH IS ASTOUNDING.

IN ADDITION, FIREFIGHTERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK OF DIAGNOSED BEING DIAGNOSED FOR CANCER THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

FOR EXAMPLE, FIREFIGHTERS ARE 200% MORE LIKELY TO GET TESTICULAR CANCER OR MESOTHELIOMA.

THEY'RE 150% MORE LIKELY TO GET MULTIPLE MYELOMA OR NON-HODGKIN'S DISEASE.

THEY'RE 140% MORE LIKELY TO GET SKIN CANCER.

NOT ONLY ARE THESE STATISTICS CONCERNING TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS, BUT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED CANCER HERE MUCH CLOSER TO HOME.

UH, IN CHANDLER FIRES 88 YEAR HISTORY, WE HAVE HAD ONE LINE OF DUTY DEATH, AND THAT WAS DUE TO CANCER IN 2018.

THROUGH THE PAST TWO YEARS OF CANCER SCREENING, WE HAVE SEEN 95% PARTICIPATION FROM OUR MEMBERS IN YEAR ONE, AND WE'RE OVER 75% ALREADY.

THIS YEAR.

TO DATE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED EIGHT DIFFERENT CANCERS.

ONE OF THOSE WAS SERIOUS, THE OTHER WAS LIFE THREATENING.

OFTEN WITH CANCER SYMPTOMS DON'T ARISE UNTIL THE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED INTO THE LATER STAGES OF CANCER DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS WHY THIS EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING IS SO CRITICAL BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY IMPROVES SURVIVABILITY

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GIVEN THE STATE OF ARIZONA'S PRESUMPTIVE CANCER LOSS, IT IS FAR MORE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE TO FUND SCREENING SERVICES RATHER THAN CANCER TREATMENT.

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, CANCER SCREENING IS TWO TO FOUR TIMES LESS EXPENSIVE THAN CANCER TREATMENT.

IT'S NOT ONLY DUE TO THE DURATION OF THE TREATMENT, BUT IT CANCER WHEN FOUND AT EARLY STAGES, PRESENTS A WIDER RANGE OF TREATMENT THAT'S LESS INVASIVE AND EASIER ON THE PATIENT.

IT'S ALSO MORE ECONOMICAL.

SCREENING IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL WAY TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CANCER TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS, WHICH IS WHY THIS ONGOING PROGRAM AND THIS CONTRACT IN FRONT OF YOU IS, UM, IS SO SUPPORTED AND APPRECIATED BY OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

THANK YOU TO THIS COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THIS PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD THIS NEXT YEAR WILL OFFER SOME SERVICES TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS, SUCH AS LOW DOSE LUNG CT SCANS, QT BREAST ULTRASOUNDS FOR OUR FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS, PFAS TESTING AND OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

I THINK YOU ANSWERED ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I WAS SO GLAD TO HEAR THE PARTICIPATION RATES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS THE QUESTION WHEN WE FIRST APPROVED THIS PREVIOUSLY.

AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF GETTING YOUR FIREFIGHTERS IN AND I KNOW IT SOMETIMES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE IN FOR THAT PREVENTATIVE SCREENING.

SO I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE ENCOURAGING THOSE FIREFIGHTERS TO GET THIS TESTING DONE.

AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE FIREFIGHTERS IN OUR OBLIGATION TO KEEPING YOU SAFE, KEEPING YOU HEALTHY, UM, AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND, AND I'M VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

APPRECIATE IT.

WE SHARE THAT SAME FEELING OF OBLIGATION.

AND SO YOU GUYS KNOW WE DO HAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION IN ANY REGIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

UH, WE HAVE SET THE STANDARD FOR, FOR THE SCREENING PROGRAM AND THAT PARTICIPATION.

AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT, I THINK TO THE, TO THE FOCUS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGEMENT OFFICES IN OUR ORGANIZATION TO SAY THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT AND WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING THIS IN BECAUSE I THINK THAT FROM THE TIME IT CAME OUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS PILOT PROGRAM, I CALLED IT IN EVERY SINGLE YEAR, JUST BECAUSE I WANTED THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER TO HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THAT DEPARTMENT AND HOW WE PREVENTING AS THE FIRST RESPONDER, I COULDN'T BE SO THRILLED TO SEE THAT WE ARE MAKING AN IMPACT INTO THEIR LIVES.

AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT REALLY LATE TERM, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TYPE OF CANCER THAT WE ARE SCREENING FOR HERE.

THESE ARE MAJOR CANCERS THAT IF THEY GO UNDETECTED, THAT WE, THEY COULD JUST STAND UP AND THEN DROP DEAD LIKE THAT.

AND THEN WE WILL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER HIM.

BUT HAVING BEEN ABLE TO PUT OURSELVES IN THE GAP FOR PREVENTION, I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY GIVEN US THIS HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTERACTION WHERE WE CAN START THESE THINGS INTO THEIR TRACKS.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SAYING YES TO THIS.

AND I KNOW THAT, UH, IT'S STILL, WE'RE STILL CALLING IT A PILOT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE A PILOT.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE'RE HAPPY TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT, ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, WHAT WE'RE WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR EACH OTHER.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, KEITH.

ASSIST WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE GARDEN.

NEXT ITEM, ITEM

[19. Contracts and Agreements Administratively Approved, Month of April 2025]

NUMBER 19.

ALSO CALLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, A PRESENTATION ON THE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT ONE 90 SOUTH DAKOTA STREET.

KIM.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, UH, AS MAYOR MENTIONED, IS AT ONE 90 SOUTH DAKOTA STREET, WHICH IS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF DAKOTA STREET IN CHICAGO.

THE CITY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN 2008 AND LATER LEASED IT TO HARVEST FOR HUMANITIES FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO BE USED AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

THEY GREW PRODUCE FOR ASCEND, PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS AND ALLOWED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GROW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

SINCE THAT TIME, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO REINVIGORATE THE THE GARDEN.

WE'VE RESEARCHED OTHER SUCCESSFUL GARDENS THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA AND ENGAGED THE PUEBLO VIEJO NEIGHBORHOOD.

AT THE FIRST CAESAR CHAVEZ EVENT, WE SHOWCASED A VARIETY OF CONCEPTS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO CONSIDER, INCLUDING ACTIVATING THE COMMUNITY GARDEN WITH NEW GARDEN BEDS, LIGHTING, PLACES TO READ AND RELAX, PROGRAMMING AND CLASSES.

IN DECEMBER, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION 5 8 5 5 REALLOCATING CDBG FUNDS TO

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THE DESIGN IS BEING COMPLETED BY J TWO DESIGN AND IS ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE IN EARLY FALL.

WE'LL CONTINUE THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO DEVELOP THE OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GARDEN THAT WILL INCLUDE SAFETY COMPONENTS, USES OF THE GARDEN PARTNERSHIPS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMMING.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

COUNCIL, WHOEVER POSTED.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, KIM.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE SUCH A GEM FOR A COMMUNITY.

THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE WONDERFUL AND SOMETIMES OUR ITEMS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED DON'T ALWAYS GET THE ATTENTION.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DO KNOW THAT COMMUNITY GARDENS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN, SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE OUT THERE LOOKING AT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. WILL WILL RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN PLOT? WILL IT BE SORT OF A SHARED, UH, UH, HOW DO HOWEVER YOU ANTICIPATING THAT IT MIGHT WORK? UH, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, THAT IS PART OF THE OPERATIONAL THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.

BUT FOR CERTAIN IT WILL BE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN THESE BEDS.

WE'VE HAD AN OUT, UH, CRY FROM PEOPLE, UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, BUT WE ALSO WANNA ACTIVATE IT IN UNIQUE IN DIFFERENT WAYS TOO.

WE'VE TALKED WITH THE LIBRARIES ABOUT MAYBE DOING CLASSES.

WE'VE TALKED TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES ABOUT BRINGING PROGRAM, TEACHING HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING, UM, COHESIVELY TOGETHER TO BRING SOME STRONG PROGRAMMING TO THE GARDEN.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINO.

THAT'S, NO, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AND AS SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP WITH FRESH VEGETABLES AND A FRESH GARDEN, BUT I'M A TERRIBLE GARDENER MYSELF.

I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.

BUT FOOD IS SO FOUNDATIONAL AND WE'RE BRINGING IT RIGHT TO PEOPLE TO GROW THEIR OWN.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CHANGE SOME KIDS' IDEAS ABOUT VEGETABLES.

YES.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE REALLY TAKING A NICE HOLISTIC APPROACH.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT, MAYOR.

KIM, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE, UH, REACHING OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THESE GARDENS.

MM-HMM .

WHAT ARE SOME SUCCESSES THAT THEY'RE HAVING THAT WOULD HELP THIS GARDEN BE SUCCESSFUL THIS TIME AROUND THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

WE'VE ACTUALLY TAKEN A TOUR, UH, TO ONE IN FOUNTAIN HILLS THAT IS EXTREMELY, UH, POPULAR.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT'S AN ADVOCATE.

IT'S SOMEBODY WHO'S THERE TO HELP THAT'S THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT HELP GROW A GARDEN, TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT, HOW TO PUT THE SOIL IN, WHAT KIND OF VEGETABLES TO GROW.

AND IT'S PROGRAMMING.

IT, IT IS PROGRAM IT, PROGRAMMING IT, KEEPING IT ACTIVE.

A PLACE THAT FEELS SAFE AND INVITING AND VERY MUCH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL.

AND SO THE, THOSE ARE ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT WE'LL TRY TO BRING TO THIS GARDEN AS WELL.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

AND I WANTED TO ACTUALLY THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS FOR A YEAR AGO WHEN WE HAD CESAR CHAVEZ DAY.

WE ACTUALLY STARTED WITH A WORK PROJECT AT THE COMMUNITY GARDENS, CLEANING IT UP AND KIND OF DOING SOME REHAB THERE.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

THAT GOES OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES, , I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE RULES.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, KIM.

18 IS ACTUALLY ON ACTION, BUT UNDER OUR COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES, UM, I'LL READ A LITTLE SCRIPT.

AND THEN LASTLY, UM, ITEM NUMBER

[18. Creating Performance Evaluations and Criteria Policy for Direct Hires (City Manager, Clerk, Attorney, Magistrate), as requested by Councilmember Harris]

ANY MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL MAY SUBMIT AN ITEM TO THE COUNCIL AGENDAS PRIOR TO 5:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, THE PRIOR WEEK AT WHICH THE ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED.

THE REQUESTED ITEM SHALL APPEAR ON MONDAY, STUDY SESSION AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION FOLLOWED BY THURSDAY.

REGULAR MEETING FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ARE POSSIBLE ACTION.

IF AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION IS REQUESTED OR REQUIRED TO ENACT THE ITEM, THE DIRECTION MAY BE GIVEN TO CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY AT THURSDAY REGULAR MEETING TO HAVE THE CITY STAFF DRAFT SUCH A DOCUMENT, THE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION WILL THEN BE PLACED ON A FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA CONSIDERATION.

SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I JUST WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY TELL US WHAT YOUR GOAL WAS WITH THIS.

AND MY, I HAD ONE QUESTION.

WAS THIS CONCURRENT WITH CONTRACTUAL REVIEWS OR WHEN WERE YOU THINKING TO IMPLEMENT THIS? YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, ASK THAT QUESTION.

UM, THIS IS, UM, SEPARATE OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR CONTRACT AGREEMENTS.

I'M BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE STAY IN FULL MERIT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR DIRECT HIRES.

UH, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A WRITTEN REVIEW THAT WE COULD MEASURE, UM, THESE PRINCIPLES LIKE MERIT FOR

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INSTANCE, UH, WHICH HELPS US, UM, STAY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS AND PERFORMING.

AND WE CAN, WE CAN GIVE RAISES BASED ON THEIR MERIT PERFORMANCE.

AND THEN ALSO TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHY WE'RE MAKING THESE DECISIONS AND HOW WE'RE COMING TO THE DECISION THAT WE'RE MAKING.

AND THEN JUST IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, WE HAVE GREAT STAFF.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB, UM, FOR US.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY IS STILL THERE, UM, UM, WHEN AND AFTER, UM, IT YEAR AFTER YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THERE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M BRINGING IT FORTH.

AND I WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP COUNCIL MEASURE THEIR PERFORMANCES AND THAT WILL HELP US DETERMINE RAISES AND EVERYTHING ELSE IF THERE IS, UH, ANY DEEMED.

SO WHEN YOU MENTIONED RAISES, I'M, I, SO AGAIN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE UPON CONTRACT REVIEW, IS THAT YOUR INTENTION TO THEN BRING YEAH, I WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING MORE WRITTEN WHEN WE DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING, HOW WE ARE EVALUATING.

UM, I WANTED SOMETHING MORE WRITTEN SO WE CAN DETERMINE HOW WE EVALUATE OUR DIRECT HIRES, WHICH IS OUR FOUR DIRECT HIRES.

UH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WAS ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT EVALUATION LOOKED LIKE.

UM, AND THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF WHAT THAT, UM, WHAT WE'RE MEASURING EACH, UM, DIRECT HIRE ON.

AND THEY ALSO KNOW AS STAFF HOW WE'RE MEASURING THEM AS WELL.

SO THERE'S, SO BEFORE THE CONTRACT THAT STAFF WOULD RECEIVE THESE, FILL THEM OUT, COUNSEL WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THEM AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE EVALUATION IS WHAT I'M THINK I'M HEARING YOU SAYING.

UM, AND VICE VERSA AS WELL.

WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK AT IT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AS WELL, BUT YES, STAFF WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO FILL OUT TO SEE HOW THEY MEASURED UP AGAINST THIS.

AND THEN WE ALSO WILL HAVE SOMETHING OURSELVES TO MEASURE UP, UM, TO DETERMINE TO MAKE THE DETERMINATIONS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

UH, COUNCIL, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

SO, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PARIS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

UM, WE USED TO DO A WRITTEN REVIEW OF ALL, UH, FOUR OF OUR, UH, INDIVIDUALS FOR SOME REASON THAT DROPPED.

I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I WASN'T THERE.

UM, I KNOW THE INTERNA, THE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, UH, STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT, UH, COUNCILS DO DO A WRITTEN REVIEW.

UM, SO IF THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO MOVE AND DO MORE, UM, UH, INVESTIGATION ON WHAT IT WOULD LOOK, I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

UM, I JUST THINK IT'S, UM, SOMETHING THAT WE DO IN INDUSTRY.

WE DO IT IN EVEN OUR OWN CURRENT POLICIES.

SO, UH, I THINK YOU COULD DO IT NUMEROUS WAYS.

UH, HR COULD DO IT.

YOU HAVE A THIRD PARTY, THERE'S A MYRIAD OF WAYS WE COULD DO THIS.

UH, UH, INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT MANAGER MAG, UM, EVEN HAS A COUPLE OF, UH, EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU COULD POTENTIALLY DO THIS AS A DI UH, COUNSEL.

SO ANYWAY, I'M OKAY IF WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD AND DO SOME MORE DUE DILIGENCE AND, UM, LOOK AT THIS FROM A, UM, UH, A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON TO, TO CLARIFY, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION? IT'S WHATEVER.