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TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 26TH, 2025.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
MAYOR HARTKE HERE, VICE MAYOR ELLIS.
I DIDN'T ASK YOU, UM, IN ADVANCE, BUT YOU KNOW, BE READY AT ALL TIMES.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, BUT FIRST IF WE CAN INVITE PASTOR TIM KLONS UP FROM FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH TO LEAD US IN AN INVOCATION.
LORD GOD, WE, WE HONOR YOU AND WE WORSHIP YOU.
WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE A GOD WHO PROTECTS US.
YOU'RE A GOD WHO WATCHES OVER US, AND YOU'RE A GOD WHO BLESSES US.
AND I PRAY FOR WISDOM FOR THIS COUNCIL.
I PRAY THAT YOU'D BLESS AND PROTECT OUR CITY, WHERE WE LIVE, WHERE WE WORK, WHERE WE, UH, HAVE OUR FAMILIES, WHERE OUR KIDS GROW.
AND I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS, UH, OUR, OUR POLICE AND, AND THOSE THAT, THAT HELP PROTECT US.
SO FATHER GOD, WE ARE IN YOUR HANDS AND WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING, ESPECIALLY WITH WISDOM TONIGHT AND THIS MONTH ON THIS CITY COUNCIL.
AND WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD.
BUSTER, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE I TO THE FACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COUNCIL, BEFORE WE, UH, GET ONTO CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO, WE ADDED A NEW ITEM ON THERE, ITEM NUMBER 26, WHICH IS THE, UH, CONTRACT FOR OUR, OUR, UH, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
I'D JUST LIKE TO, UH, GREET AND INTRODUCE.
[ 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 June 26, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 34.]
AND SPEAKING OF CONSENT AGENDA, IS THERE, UM, ANY, UM, THING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ACTION? ANY, UM, ANY RECUSALS SEEING, MAYOR, HEARING NONE.UM, I WANTED, UM, I THINK I JUST WANNA JUST DOUBLE CHECK THAT THERE WAS THE SPECIAL, UM, UH, THE ITEM THAT WAS DEALING WITH THE XSCAPE.
I WANTED TO MOVE THAT TO ACTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT NUMBER THAT THAT IS.
WHICH ONE? THE ONE THAT WE DISCUSSED ON MONDAY THAT HAD TO DO, YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT TO ACTION.
YOU WANT, IS IT ITEM 31? SO A MOTION EXCLUDING ITEM NUMBER 31 WOULD BE IN ORDER.
MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THAT? YES, MAYOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 34, EXCLUDING ITEM NUMBER 31, WHICH HAS MOVED TO ACTION.
MAYOR, THAT, THAT WOULD BE ITEM 32 IS 32.
IS THE CITY MANAGERS THE, IS IT IT'S NOT THE SAME ONE.
MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
UM, 31 IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT, AND 32 IS THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT MOVED? YEAH, MOVED.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 34, MOVING ITEM 32 TO ACTION.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MOVE, UM, ITEM NUMBER 26 TO ACTION.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT'S BEEN MADE.
WOULD YOU TO AMEND YOUR MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, TO INCLUDE 26? WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE A SECOND YET.
SO MOVING ITEM NUMBER 26 TO ACTION AS WELL.
I DID SECOND THEN YOU DO NEED A SECOND MAY.
SO, I, I HADN'T ACKNOWLEDGED HER SECOND YET BEFORE SHE SPOKE, SO HELP ME OUT.
I WOULD, JUST TO MAKE THE RECORD CLEAR, DOES THE MOVER AND THE, AND THE PERSON WHO IS PREPARED TO MAKE THE SECOND, ARE YOU OKAY WITH MAKING THAT CHANGE TO THE MOTION THAT 26 GETS MOVED TO ACTION AS WELL? YES.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UM, ACCEPT THE, AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS NUMBER 26 AND
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32.ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.
[26. Appointment of Acting City Manager and Approval of Employment Agreement Move City Council appoint John Pombier as Acting City Manager and approve an Employment Agreement with the term beginning on July 13, 2025.]
WITH 26.UM, I JUST THOUGHT I WANTED TO ESSENTIALLY WELCOME JOHN AND SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, COMING TONIGHT.
I, I MOSTLY WANTED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS BECAUSE, UM, FOR ME, IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING PROCESS TO GET HERE.
AND SO I, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
HOWEVER, I, UH, I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE IF NOW WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
SO LET ME START WITH, HAD THIS GONE THROUGH WITH A TRANSPARENT AND OPEN PROCESS, I LIKELY WOULD BE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH OUR VOTE TONIGHT.
MY DECISION TONIGHT IS NOT A REFLECTION ON MR. PALMIER PERSONALLY OR HIS QUALIFICATIONS TO HELP LEAD OUR CITY BASED ON WHAT I NOW KNOW, I BELIEVE JOHN TO BE A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE.
SO TO BE CLEAR, MY VOTE IS NOT ABOUT, OR EXCUSE ME, MY VOTE IS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND NOT ABOUT THE CANDIDATE.
AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF COUNCIL, I RAN ON A PLATFORM OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND IN THIS CASE, THE DECISION WAS RUSHED THROUGH IN A MANNER THAT LACKED PUBLIC INPUT, DIDN'T ALLOW FOR BROADER PUBLIC INTEREST TO BE CONSIDERED AND DIDN'T BRING ANY ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO THE TABLE.
THAT JUST DOESN'T SIT RIGHT WITH ME.
AND OUR RESIDENTS AND STAFF DESERVE BETTER.
I'M VOTING TONIGHT WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS BEST FOR THE CITY LONG TERM, AND THAT MEANS ADVOCATING FOR A PROCESS THAT IS PUBLIC INCLUSIVE AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BRINGS TO THE TABLE ALL VIABLE OPTIONS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE BUILD TRUST AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
OKAY, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
YEAH, I JUST, UM, ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE, UM, I APPRECIATE OUR PROCESS THAT WE HAD WITH, UM, LOOKING INTO, UM, AS WE HAD TO KIND OF UNRAVEL, UM, HOW WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE CITY MANAGER.
I THINK WE HAD A GOOD PROCESS.
WE LOOKED INTERNAL, UM, WE LOOKED EXTERNAL AS WELL.
UM, TWO CANDIDATES CAME TO MIND.
WE DID A PROCESS IN WHICH THOSE CANDIDATES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD, AND THAT WAS OUR PROCESS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHAT THAT PROCESS IS.
WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A GREAT PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
UM, AND I FEEL LIKE ALSO WITH OUR PROCESS, WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET FEEDBACK AND GO THROUGH THAT TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT WE FEEL NOW AS A COUNCIL.
WE COME TOGETHER, WE LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO, IS ULTIMATELY OUR DECISION.
I THINK WE DECIDED ON A VERY GOOD TRANSPARENT PROCESS IN WHICH WE'RE AFFORDED, UM, ACCORDING TO OUR CHARTER AND WHAT OUR BYLAWS, I WANT TO WELCOME OUR INTERIM.
I DON'T WANT HIM TO COME IN OR FEEL INDIFFERENT ABOUT, UM, THE PROCESS IN WHICH WE DID BECAUSE IT WAS A GOOD PROCESS.
AND WE DID PICK A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE WHO HAS EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES.
UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIS RESUME, HE SERVED AT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR MESA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
HE SERVED AS A DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, UM, FOR A GOVERNOR.
HE ALSO HAVE, UM, HE'S LEGALLY TRAINED.
HE HAS A LEGALLY TRAINED BACKGROUND AS WELL.
UM, I THINK THAT WE, WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WE CAN RALLY BEHIND.
THE BEAUTIFUL THING TOO IS ALSO WE'RE GONNA ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND DO A NATIONAL SEARCH AS WELL, UH, WHICH WILL BE ANOTHER PROCESS THAT WE'LL GO THROUGH, WHICH WILL BE EVEN MORE TRANSPARENT AS WE WAS THIS TIME.
AND SO I JUST REALLY FEEL THAT WE HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS UP HERE AND OUR RESIDENTS HIRE US TO MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THIS AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT FORTH, UM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT HIRING OUR, WE HIRE FOUR COUNCIL, HIRE FOUR DIRECT STAFF MEMBERS.
AND THE CHARTER IS VERY CLEAR THAT THAT'S MAYOR AND COUNCIL DECISION ON HOW AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE, WE'VE DONE IT WHERE WE'VE HAD COMMUNITY INPUT.
WE'VE DONE IT WHERE WE PLACED PEOPLE IN PLACE.
BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR PROCESS AND I THINK WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH OUR PROCESS.
AND WHEN WE GO OUT FOR OUR NATIONAL SEARCH, WE'LL BE PROUD OF THAT PROCESS TOO.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO MAYOR.
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ITEM 26, APPOINTMENT OF THE ACTING CITY MANAGER AND APPROVE OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT WITH JOHN POIRIER AS THE ACTING CITY MANAGER.AND THAT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 13TH, 2025.
WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
AND COUNCIL, I'M ALSO GONNA EXPLAIN MY VOTE.
I, UM, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING JENNIFER HAS SAID.
UH, IN TERMS OF I HAD WANTED TO HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE, UH, FROM INTERNALS AND OTHERS.
I, IN TALKING IN ABOUT WITH JOHN, I AM, I'M COMPETENT AS AN INTERIM, HE WILL LEAD US WELL.
SO I'M, I WILL VOTE YES IN THIS CASE, BUT I CONCUR THAT I'D ALSO WISHED WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, DO MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS IN THIS PROCESS.
IT WAS NO SECRET THAT, UH, WE HAD SOME, UM, DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS, WHETHER AT THE TABLE IN EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND WHETHER, UM, TWO PHONE CALLS, UH, WITH EACH OTHER AND I STAND THE SAME WAY.
BUT TONIGHT, I THINK IT'S ABOUT US COMING TOGETHER TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.
AND SO MY VOTE ALSO WILL BE A YES TONIGHT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, VOTE PLEASE.
MOTION CARRIES BY MAJORITY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, HAWKINS DISSENTING.
[32. Construction Agreement No. ST2405.401 with ELS Construction, Inc., for the Turf to Xeriscape Program, Phase I Move City Council award Construction Agreement No. ST2405.401, to ELS Construction, Inc., for the Turf to Xeriscape Program, Phase I, in an amount not to exceed $4,645,925.43. Council Focus Area(s):]
ITEM NUMBER 32.UM, I WANT TO, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, ANDY, CAN WE GET A STAFF MEMBER THAT WILL COME UP THEN AND TALK ABOUT THIS, THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
UH, SO, UH, TO FOLLOW UP FROM MONDAY'S STUDY SESSION, UH, STAFF TOOK THE FEEDBACK AND, AND THE COMMENTS AND THE CONCERNS.
AND WE DID ACTUALLY COME UP WITH A COMPROMISE FOR, BASED ON FOUR 18 B, UH, THAT WE FELT THAT MET THE NEEDS OF, AND THE INTENT OF THE PROJECT, BUT ALSO MET TO CONCERNS THAT THAT, UH, OF THE, THE RESIDENTS IN THAT NEARBY AREA.
AND WHAT THAT COMPROMISE, UH, ENDED UP BEING IS THE, UM, EQUIVALENT OF ADDING, UM, ABOUT A TWO 40 FOOT DIAMETER, UM, CIRCULAR TURF AREAS IN, IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT BASIN.
UH, THE ACTUAL SHAPE WILL BE SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR, YOU KNOW, TO, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LANDSCAPING.
BUT JUST FROM A SQUARE FOOTAGE PERSPECTIVE, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED ON.
AND, AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THOSE RESIDENTS AND, AND THEY, UH, THEY ACCEPTED THAT COMPROMISE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROCESS, AS IT KIND OF GETS OUT THERE, THE GRANTS ARE OUT THERE AND WE'RE GONNA START CHANGING THIS LANDSCAPE.
AND, AND A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THEIR GREEN BELTS AND THEIR AREA, UM, WILL BEGIN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH US.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THOSE COMMUNITY THAT KNOWS, ESPECIALLY THE GREEN BELT THAT I'M SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT, THERE'S NO PARKS NEARBY.
WE'VE ALREADY UNH UNRAVELED THAT.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH GREEN AREA FOR, UM, THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY RALLY AROUND AND BE OKAY, UM, WITH THIS.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, THAT YOU TALK, THAT YOU HAVE THIS SENSIBLE CONVERSATION, DON'T DISMISS, BUT MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK.
AND I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO, TO SEE THE DESIGN, UH, OF WHAT WE COME UP WITH, THE AREA THAT ESPECIALLY, UH, FOR AT AND BI WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE THAT AND WE APPROVE THAT AS WELL THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HARRISON, WHERE WE, WE'VE DIRECTED OUR, OUR CONSULTANT TO ALREADY INCORPORATE THOSE, THOSE TURF AREAS WITHIN THAT BASIN.
WE CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
YEAH, I THINK THEY, I THINK THEY'RE, I WANT YOU TO GO HAVE MORE CONVERSATION JUST IN TERMS OF BRINGING OUT WHAT YOU LIKE IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN.
TAKE THE DESIGN OUT THERE SO THAT WAY THEY CAN SEE IT.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THE PHYSICAL LOOK FOR WHAT THAT PARTICULAR AREA'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT PARTICULAR LOOK, UM, UM, BE SHARED WITH THE NEIGHBOR IN THAT COMMUNITY AND THAT STAFF OR OUR TEAM GO OUT THERE AND SHARE IT SO THAT WAY THEY CAN BE AWARE AND THEY CAN BE OKAY WITH THAT.
WE, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
AND, AND JUST, UH, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TOO.
THE, THE, THE BASINS AND THE CONCEPTS ARE ALSO ON CHANDLER'S WEBSITE SO THE RESIDENTS CAN VIEW WHAT THOSE, UH, VARIOUS DESIGNS LOOK LIKE.
YEAH, I THINK, I THINK THE CONCERN IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT IT, UM, FROM, IF, IF A, IF A GREEN BELT HAS BEEN IN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR 40, 50 YEARS, UM, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN RATHER, THEY RATHER, WE ARE NOTIFYING THEM AS MUCH AS, AS BEST WE CAN, AND THEN THEY FIND OUT, OH, WE ARE, WE'RE CHANGING OUR, UH,
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THIS IS CHANGING.AND, AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE, EVEN THOUGH WE MAY HAVE SENT OUT NOTICES, MY CONCERN IS THE OUTPUT THAT COMES BACK TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THAT'S WHY I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING INTO THESE AREAS AND CHANGING, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THOUGHTFUL AND THAT WE'RE REMINDING THE PEOPLE, HEY, THIS IS COMING, THIS IS COMING.
AND THAT WAY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THEIR ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED.
UM, BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO BE FLOODED WITH EMAILS AND CALLS ABOUT THIS AREA BECAUSE WE DIDN'T, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
AND THEY COULD HAVE BECAUSE THEY WASN'T AWARE OR IT JUST, THEY JUST DIDN'T SEE IT COME IN.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT.
COUNCILOR, WE WEREN'T SEEING THIS.
UH, JERRY ON FOUR 18, THAT SPECIFIC SITE, WERE YOU GUYS ABLE TO CONTACT THE OTHER REMAINING RESIDENTS THAT WERE IN THERE? YES.
WE MADE CONTACT WITH, I BELIEVE THERE WERE SIX IN TOTAL THAT, THAT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT ALL OF THE TURF BEING REMOVED AND, AND WE MADE CONTACT WITH ALL OF THEM.
AND SO THE COMPROMISES FOR THE, THE 40 FOOT DIAMETER EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF TURF IS, IS GOING TO BE ADDED BACK INTO THE BASIN.
UM, AND JUST AGAIN, FOR COMPARISON, UH, WE'RE STILL REMOVING, UH, UM, ABOUT 110,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE STILL MEETING THE INTENT, UH, OF THE ZEROSCAPE AND TRANSITIONING FROM MOSTLY TURF TO, TO A MORE, UH, DROUGHT RESISTANT LANDSCAPING.
AND THEN ARE THOSE RESIDENTS GONNA BE PART OF THAT DESIGN PROCESS? ARE WE GOING TO PRESENT SOME OPTIONS TO THEM DIRECTLY? OR IS THERE THE ONE ALREADY FINALIZED? UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINO, UH, WE WEREN'T INTENDING TO REVISIT THE WHOLE DESIGN PROCESS AGAIN.
UM, THE, THE COMPROMISE AND THE DISCUSSIONS WERE RELATIVE TO THE, THE EQUIVALENT SQUARE FOOTAGE.
UM, BUT AGAIN, WE CAN SHARE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THOSE DESIGNS WILL WILL, YEAH.
WILL BE WITH THEM ONCE, ONCE THEY'RE COMPLETED.
THAT WAY WE HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION AS COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS IS STATING, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S, THERE'S GONNA BE THOSE RESIDENTS THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OR HAVEN'T BEEN AS INVOLVED OR ENGAGED WITH THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.
SO WE WANNA, YOU KNOW, HAVE ENOUGH COMMUNICATION.
I'M ALL FOR THE SAVINGS, THE WATER CONSERVATION AND, AND DOING ALL THAT.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AT THE COST OF QUALITY OF LIFE THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, LIVING.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE TAKE IT, UM, WITH A LOT OF COMMUNICATION AND, YOU KNOW, THE HAVING THAT OUTREACH WITH EVERYONE WALKING THEM ALONG WITH THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE THE TEAM HAS DONE A VERY GREAT JOB IN REACHING OUT.
'CAUSE I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME OTHER INCIDENCES, UM, INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER RESIDENCES AND YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO COME TO A GOOD COMPROMISE WITH THINGS.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING ON THAT.
UM, IS THERE AN HOA WITH THIS PROJECT? UH, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
THIS IS 12 OAKS, UH, NO, NO, NO.
WHICH JUST SETTLED, EXCUSE ME, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
THIS, THIS IS, UM, ALONG CHANDLER BOULEVARD.
MAYOR, I'M SORRY, I'M ALREADY THERE.
I MAYOR, ASK FOR APPROVAL OF, UH, ITEM NUMBER 32, CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT NUMBER ST 2 4 0 5 0.401 WITH ELS CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TURF TO ZERO ESCAPE PROGRAM, PHASE ONE.
UM, FURTHER COMMENT TO RECUSE THOSE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.
[10. Unscheduled Public Appearances]
AGENDA TONIGHT IS ONE SCHEDULED, UM, UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCE, UH, MR. BEAL, MR. BEAL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS TODAY.
UH, MY NAME'S BROOKE BEAL, 85 WEST TEAKWOOD PLACE HERE IN CHANDLER.
UH, I'M HERE TO TALK TO, UH, COMMENTS WERE MADE AFTER MY LAST, UH, UH, TALK ON, UH, MONDAY, JUNE THE NINTH.
UH, FIRST, UH, WAS, UH, VICE MAYOR ELLIS MADE A COMMENT ABOUT 124 OR SO, UH, COMMENTS, UH, REPORTS THAT'S, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TIMEFRAME WAS OF THAT.
I REPORTED PROBABLY BETWEEN 400 AND 500 OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
UH, THEN YOU LOBBED A FEW SOFTBALLS TO CHIEF CHAPMAN.
UM, ONE I WOULD RESPOND TO, UH, WHETHER OR NOT THE CANAL IS SAFE.
UH, MY RESPONSE IS SAFE IS NOT THE SAME AS LUCKY.
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UH, THIRD, UM, HE MADE A COMMENT.CHIEF CHAP MADE A COMMENT ABOUT, UM, SEVEN AND A HALF MILES OF A CANAL TO PATROL.
YEAH, HE HAS ABOUT 700 MILES OF ROADS.
HE WASN'T COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND I'VE OFFERED HIM A SPACE OF ABOUT 20 FEET WHERE HE COULD PATROL IT.
UH, AND ON THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH, UH, I, UH, MADE A REPORT TO THE, UH, UM, NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER.
UM, AND I REPEATED THAT ON THE 20TH, THE 21ST, THE 22ND, THE 23RD, 25TH.
AND TODAY THE 26TH, SAME INDIVIDUAL, SAME TIME, WITHIN ABOUT TWO MINUTES, BETWEEN 3 53 AND 3 57 EVERY DAY.
THIS, THIS MAN RIDES ON THE CANAL ON HIS ELECTRIC BIKE.
I THINK HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHEN IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
UH, NEXT THE CITY MANAGER, UH, MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE EIGHT VERBAL WARNINGS THAT WERE GIVEN.
UM, I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THOSE, UH, ON THE, UH, REQUEST FOR SERVICE, UH, APP ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND IN FACT, IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE 17TH.
SO THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF, THERE'S NO DATA IN THERE.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UM, I HAD, UH, REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY SOME INFORMATION ON WHERE E-BIKES ARE ALLOWED, WHAT'S LAWFUL, WHAT IS NOT LAWFUL WITHIN THE CITY, NOT JUST IN THE PARKS, NOT JUST ON THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, BUT EVERYWHERE.
UH, AND SHE HAS TOLD ME THAT SHE IS MAKING THAT REPORT AVAILABLE OR WILL BE MAKING THAT REPORT AVAILABLE TO YOU.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET A COPY OF THAT, UH, WHEN IT'S MADE.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
IS OUR CURRENT EVENTS COMING UP.THE 4TH OF JULY IS AROUND THE CORNER.
AND, AND IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, WE'RE THAT CLOSE AGAIN.
NEXT YEAR WE GET TO PARTICIPATE, AND WITH OUR NATION'S TWO 50TH, OUR SEMI QUINCENTENNIAL AND OUR STAFF IS RISING TO THE OCCASION.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR WE INVITE YOU TO COME CELEBRATE WITH US AT DR.
AJ CHANDLER PARK ON THE FOURTH FROM SEVEN TO 9:30 PM AT OUR ANNUAL ALL AMERICAN BASH.
WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, YARD GAMES, FOOD VENDORS, AND MORE.
THIS YEAR, THERE'S GONNA BE A 15 MINUTE PYROTECHNIC SHOW AS PART OF THE CONCERT.
THE SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 8:15 PM AND WE HOPE THAT YOU COME EARLY TO EN OR STAY LATE TO ENJOY OUR AWESOME DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
SECONDLY, ANOTHER EVENT COMING UP AROUND THE CORNER IS OUR ANNUAL OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS AN EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER, UM, DOZENS AND DOZENS OF OUR NON-PROFIT PROFITS TO DO A SINGULAR EVENT IN HANDING OUT BACKPACKS, SHOES, HAIRCUTS SPECIAL OR FOCUSING ON TITLE ONE KIDS, BUT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
IN CHANDLER, WE WILL BE PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WITH BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SHOES, SOCKS, UNDERWEARS, HAIRCUTS, SCHOOL UNIFORMS, AND OUR ONE IN A KIND OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF SUPPLIES FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR, I, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO COME TO COMPASS COMPASS CHRISTIAN CHURCH ON SATURDAY, JULY 12TH FROM 8:00 AM TO 11:00 PM AM I'VE SAID, ALMOST SAID PM DIDN'T I?
BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR STUDENT PRESENT WITH YOU.
AND THEY MUST, UH, BRING, UH, THEY MUST ATTEND A SCHOOL OR LIVE IN CHANDLER AS WELL.
WE COULD STILL USE SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT, OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER.ORG.
AND THEN LASTLY, FOR ME, I, I'VE HAD THE TRUE HONOR TO SERVE OUR COUNTY, UH, THIS PAST YEAR AS THE CHAIR OF MAG.
LAST YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I PASSED THE GAVEL TO ALEXIS CIO FROM EL MIRAGE.
SHE WILL BE OUR, OUR NEW CHAIR FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
IT'S BEEN, UH, REALLY AN HONOR.
WE, UH, WERE ABLE TO SEE THE, THE PASSAGE OF PROP 4 79, THAT WE'LL PROVIDE A HALF SET SALES TAX FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
WE ADDRESSED QUALITY OF LIFE CHALLENGES BY PUSHING FOR COMMON SENSE APPROACHES TO ADDRESS OZONE AND DUST POLLUTION.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A, A MEETING WITH, UM, UH, MR. MR. ZEL FROM THE EPA.
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HE AGREED WITH US THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, WHICH WE DO NOT CAUSE, WHICH, HOW CAN YOU CLEAN UP THAT WHICH YOU DO NOT CREATE.WE ALSO STREAMLINED AND MODERNIZED THE ORGANIZATION.
WE ORGANIZED THE POINT IN TIME HOMELESS COUNT HEAT RELIEF NETWORK TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE CAN GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE MEG AND, UM, BUT I, I DON'T LOOK FORWARD TO AS MANY MEETINGS IN DOING THAT.
SO WITH THAT, UH, THANK YOU MEG FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO AND SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ALSO SERVE IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES WORKING WITH THE SAME ORGANIZATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ME.
UM, JUST REAL QUICK, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PASSPORT REMINDER, AS YOU ARE MAKING YOUR VACATION PLANS, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE CITY HALL IS A PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY AND A VERY CONVENIENT WAY TO CHECK THAT, TO DO ITEM OFF YOUR LIST.
SO OUR TEAM TAKES ONLINE APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE A GREAT WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS@CHANDLERA.GOV SLASH PASSPORTS.
WE'VE GOT A 4.9 GOOGLE RATING, SO IT'S GREAT.
UM, PLEASE COME OUT IF YOU NEED THOSE PASSPORTS AND GET THOSE TRAVEL PLANS GOING.
AND THEN MY NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS, UM, ABOUT THE WOMEN IN, THERE'S A WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP GROUP FROM THE CHANDLER CHAMBER, AND EVERY YEAR THEY PARTNER WITH CHANDLER LIFESTYLE TO RECOGNIZE THE MEN OF CHANDLER.
THIS YEAR I ATTENDED, ALONG WITH THE VICE MAYOR, WE WENT TO THE EVENT AND WE HAD TWO CITY EMPLOYEES THAT WERE RECOGNIZED AS THE MEN OF CHANDLER.
SO WE HAD SCOTT ON YET CAPTAIN WITH THE CHANDLER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND COMMANDER DAN SHEEM WITH THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE ALWAYS KNOW OUR EMPLOYEES WERE EXCELLENT, BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE HIM RECOGNIZED IN THE PUBLIC AND IN THAT PUBLICATION IN THIS WAY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM ALL.
THANK YOU MAYOR FOR SERVICE ON MINE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCILMAN ORLANDO.
UM, THE, UH, THE, THIS 4TH OF JULY, WE WILL HAVE THE POLICE TASK FORCE OUT AND CITY MANAGER, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOU TO GIVE THE EXACT NUMBER WE NEED TO CALL JUST IN CASE, UH, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO, UH, TO SPEAK, IF THAT'S OKAY.
SO, UH, SO WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THAT TASK FORCE OUT, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, JULY 4TH.
AND PLEASE UTILIZE THAT NUMBER AND HOPEFULLY WE, UM, HAVE, DON'T HAVE ANY MORE STRAIGHT DOGS LEAVE AND VETS CALLING US.
VETERANS ARE CALLING US TELLING THAT THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE BEING AFFECTED BY THE FIREWORKS.
I COULDN'T TURN UP MISSING UP AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
WELL, TONIGHT I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE SOMEONE THAT'S AMAZING ON OUR TEAM WHO HAS, UM, WHO WE'RE GONNA SHARE MORE ABOUT.
BUT TONIGHT I WANNA RECOGNIZE JESSICA.
JESSICA, IF YOU COULD STAND UP REAL QUICK.
SO JESSICA HAS DONE SOMETHING SUPER AMAZING, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO DANA TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
UM, ONE OF THE VALUES IN TEAM CHANDLER IS EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT.
AND I'M EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE JESSICA SWEET, WHO HAS OBTAINED HER PRESTIGIOUS CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK DESIGNATION THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS.
OBTAINING THIS DESIGNATION IS NOT AN EASY THING.
IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS, UM, AND IN MOST CASES LONGER TO REACH, UM, THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS.
AND JESSICA'S EFFORTS SHOW A COMMITMENT TO HER DEVELOPMENT IN CHANDLER AND ALSO TO THE VA, HER VALUE TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS, JESSICA, ON YOUR, UM, CAREER MILESTONE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE YOU YOUR KUDOS, MAN.
DANA, YOUR, YOUR BENCH IS DEEP.
YOU GOT A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE FLOWING THROUGH THERE.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, ACKNOWLEDGE JESSICA AND, AND YOUR HARD WORK, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR FLOWERS.
SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND BRINGING ALL THAT GOOD KNOWLEDGE BACK TO TEAM CHANDLER.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I RECOGNIZE OUR NEW INTERIM CITY MANAGER, JOHN, JOHN STANDUP, PLEASE, SIR, LET'S GIVE HIM A BIG HAND CLAP.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS AS WELL.
AND YOU'RE IN THE HOT SEAT AND, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA RISE TO THE TOP, SO WE WANNA LET YOU KNOW WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU, UM, IN THIS JOURNEY WHILE YOU'RE SERVING.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING UP AT THIS TIME TO WORK ON BEHALF OF NOT JUST MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BUT ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.
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STEPPING UP AND, AND, AND RISING TO THE TOP.THAT'S IT, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.
CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WASN'T GONNA HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT, BUT TAKING A CUE FROM COUNCILMAN ORLANDO.
WE, HOW FAIRNESS, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR A WHILE.
SO WE, WE HAVE, LEMME GIVE YOU CREDIT.
WE'LL, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO, UH, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE DO HAVE, UH, EXTRA PATROLS OUT ON 4TH OF JULY FOR FIREWORKS RELATED CALLS.
SO WE HAVE A DEDICATED FIREWORKS TEAM THAT WILL BE OUT THAT EVENING.
UH, SO IF THERE ARE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, WHICH IS GENERALLY YOUR AERIAL FIREWORKS, UH, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND AND TRY TO IDENTIFY WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
UH, WE ALSO ARE DOING A LOT OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS LEADING UP TO THE FOURTH JULY, WHICH WE ALWAYS DO.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE A VIDEO OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON YOUTUBE AS WELL.
SO LOTS OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO GET PEOPLE TO HOPEFULLY USE, UH, THE RIGHT KIND OF FIREWORKS THAT ARE SAFE AND ARE LEGAL, UH, OR TO NOT USE THEM AT ALL IS ALSO FINE AS WELL.
AND WATCH THE GREAT SHOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER, UH, HERE AT HJ CHANDLER PARK.
IF RESIDENTS DO NEED TO MAKE A REPORT OF ANY ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, JUST CALL OUR MAIN DISPATCH NUMBER.
AND OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO DO OUR BEST TO, UH, RESPOND AND, UH, HOPEFULLY IDENTIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS TONIGHT.
WE'LL BE BACK, UM, NEXT MONTH.
AGAIN, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, EVERYBODY.