* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING [ Call to Order] AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY HALL CITY COUNCIL, UH, AT CITY HALL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE. MAYOR HARTKE. HERE, VICE MAYOR ELLIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR INDICATION TONIGHT IS BROUGHT FORTH BY JOLLAN CLARK AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, MR. CLARK, OH THOU, WHO ARE THE LORD OF LORDS. I TESTIFY THAT THOU ARE THE LORD OF ALL CREATION AND THE EDUCATOR OF ALL BEINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE. I BEAR WITNESS THAT THY POWER HAVE ENCOMPASSED THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE AND THAT THE HOSTS OF THE EARTH CAN NEVER DISMAY, BE NOR CAN THE DOMINION OF ALL PEOPLES AND NATIONS DETER THEE FROM EXECUTING THY PURPOSE. I CONFESS THAT THOU HAS NO DESIRE EXCEPT THE REGENERATION OF THE WHOLE WORLD AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITY OF ITS PEOPLES AND THE SALVATION OF ALL THEM THAT DWELL THEREIN THE HIGH WRITINGS. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHERE RICHARD STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. OUR SCHEDULED PUBLIC [1. Proclamation: Park and Recreation Month] APPEARANCES IS NEXT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, JENNIFER HAWKINS TO JOIN ME UPFRONT. LOOKING AT MY NOTES HERE FOR A MINUTE. PARDON? JUST OUT OF ORDER. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, FIRST WE HAVE, UH, PROCLAMATION, PARKS, AND REC MONTH. IF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM CAN COME JOIN US UP FRONT. OOH, THAT'S PART OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM. ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION TO READ. HAPPY YOU CAN GO ON THIS SIDE, ALTHOUGH I KNOW IT'S COOLER BEING ON THIS SIDE, BUT WHEREAS CHANDLER PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, IMAGINE, AND GROW. AND WHEREAS ENGAGING PROGRAMS AND CLASSES INSPIRE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES TO MOVE, CONNECT, AND EXPLORE, REINFORCING, REINFORCING THE PERSONNEL, PERSONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTERS ARE MORE THAN JUST PLACES. THEY'RE THE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS, CATALYSTS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND CLASSROOMS FOR LEARNING ABOUT AND THRIVING IN OUR WORLD. AND WHEREAS CHANDLER'S PARK AND REC OPPORTUNITIES WELCOME EVERYONE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES, AND WALKS OF LIFE TO FIND THEIR PLACE OF BELONGING WITHIN PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH CELEBRATES THE PEOPLE WHO BRING OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS TO LIFE, THE PROFESSIONALS WHO STEWARD OUR PARK AMENITIES AND CARE FOR THE LANDSCAPES AND TEAMS WHO DEDICATE THEIR TALENTS TO CREATING PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS THAT UNITE US AS A COMMUNITY AND BENEFIT US AS INDIVIDUALS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY, 2025 AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTHS AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO EXPLORE [00:05:01] WHAT CHANDLER HAS TO OFFER FROM EXPLORING OUR 70 PARKS TO PARTICIPATING IN OUR REWARDING PROGRAMS, THIS PARKS AND REC MONTH, LET'S BUILD TOGETHER AND PLAY TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN, WOULD YOU SAY SOME WORDS? I WILL CERTAINLY SAY SOME WORDS AND EVERYBODY THAT CAME UP TODAY WAS READY TO TALK INDIVIDUALLY, BUT WE REALIZE WE'VE GOT A COUNCIL MEETING TO DO SO. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE OLLIE. SO OLLIE, THE OSTRICH IS GOING TO BE FOUND HERE, THERE AND ALMOST EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT OUR SYSTEM. AND IF YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK AND TAKE A SELFIE WITH OLLIE AND POST YOUR, ON YOUR FACEBOOK AND TAG US AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION FOR CHANDLER, UH, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN SOME GREAT PRIZES. AND I ALMOST SAID A, A TRIP TO EUROPE, BUT UH, THAT TRULY IS NOT WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S BUDGET UNLESS THE MAYOR WANTED TO MAKE SUCH A, AN ENDEAVOR. BUT, UH, BEING A CHILD THAT GREW UP IN CHANDLER AS WELL, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE. UH, WHETHER IT WAS THE PARKS OR THE PROGRAMS LEARNING TO SWIM SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS PERSONALLY, UH, IT TURNED INTO A CAREER. AND TO BE ABLE TO BE A DIRECTOR OF SUCH A GREAT DEPARTMENT AND TO HONOR THE STAFF EVERY DAY THEY GET TO DEAL WITH AND SUPPLY THIS COMMUNITY WITH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, EXPERIENCE, LEARN TO DISCOVER, IMAGINE, AND GROW, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND MAYOR FOR YOU TO READ THAT WONDERFUL LENGTHY, UH, PROCLAMATION MAKES IT EVEN THAT MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU, SIR. ALRIGHT, CAN I CONSIDER THIS SELFIE? WE'LL HAVE TO DO A SELFIE LABEL. ALRIGHT. UM, WE ALSO HAVE, [2. Recognition: 2025 International Data Corporation (IDC) Smart Cities North America Award] UM, RECOGNITION FROM THE, UM, 2025 INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION, SMART CITIES NORTH AMERICA AWARD. SO IF NIKKI TAPIA, KIRSTEN OLD, AND OUR SMART CITY STAFF CAN COME ON UP. SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, CHANDLER WAS NAMED A WINNER IN THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL DRE CORPORATION, SMART CITIES NORTH AMERICA AWARDS FOR A REAL TIME INSTANT LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THIS WAS AN IMPRESSIVE TEAM EFFORT. SO, UM, NIKKI, KIRSTEN, WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO SHARE MORE? WELL, KIRSTEN CANNOT BE HERE TODAY, SO I'LL SPEAK. UM, THANK YOU TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND OUR CITY LEADERSHIP FOR BELIEVING IN THIS VISION TO UTILIZE INNOVATION TO BETTER SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS IN THIS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. SANDEEP, KRISTEN, JANINE CHARLES, FOR HELPING US TO CONNECT PEOPLE AND PURPOSE WITH TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU TO THE EMPLOYEES WHO COULD BE HERE TODAY. UM, THEY'RE USING THE DEVICES, THEIR ENTHUSIASM, THEIR CREATIVITY, THEIR REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES, HELP MAKE THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS. AND WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH THESE DEVICES. WE'VE DONE ONE DEPLOYMENT AND THANKS TO THE DEVICES AND THANKS TO OUR EMPLOYEES, WE ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, NO MATTER LANGUAGE OR ABILITY, UM, FEEL SEEN, FEEL HEARD, AND FEEL BETTER SERVED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. IN INSTEAD OF, KIRSTEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO SHARE A STORY ABOUT THE FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY GOT TO INTERACT AND SEE THIS, I WAS WITH MY MOM AT A DOWNTOWN EVENT AND CHARLES ACTUALLY WAS GETTING READY TO SHOWCASE THIS AND HE WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO SHOW HER HOW THE ILA WORKS. AND A FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS VISITING SOME OF THE SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER AT ONE OF THEIR EVENTS AND ONE OF THE FOLKS CAME UP AND KIND OF, IT REITERATED WHAT NIKKI JUST SAID IN THAT I DON'T FEEL NERVOUS BEING ABLE TO COME DOWNTOWN TO DO MY BUSINESS THAT I NEED TO DO WITH THE CITY BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN BE HEARD AND I KNOW THAT I'LL GET SERVED, BUT ALSO THAT THEY'LL UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM, RIGHT? AND SO THIS IS TRULY SOMETHING [00:10:01] THAT HIT ME HARD WHEN I HEARD THAT FROM SOME OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS THAT STILL DO HAVE TO DO BUSINESS AND INTERACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT. AND THIS TRULY IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND THANK YOU NIKKI, FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF THAT. AWESOME. WELL, VERY GOOD. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS SCOOT IN THE MIDDLE. ALRIGHT. WELCOME GREG. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT [3. Retirement Recognition] WE HAVE, UH, RETIREMENT AND SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE ONE RETIREMENT RECOGNITION AND ONE SERVICE RECOGNITION THIS EVENING. AND FOR THE FIRST PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR JOHN KNUTSON. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO ASK DAVID VALENZUELA TO COME FORWARD FOR HIS 22 YEAR RETIREMENT RECOGNITION, . DAVID BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH CHANDLER IN MAY OF 2003. HE WAS ORIGINALLY A MEMBER OF THE STREETS DIVISION'S CONCRETE TEAM. IN APRIL OF 2005, DAVID WAS PROMOTED TO A SENIOR STREET SPECIALIST AND JOINED THE STREET SWEEPER TEAM WHERE HE HAS WORKED IN A GROUP OF EIGHT SWEEPER OPERATORS WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY DAY AND NIGHT TO KEEP CHANDLER LOOKING GREAT. DAVID IS WELL LIKED AND RESPECTED BY THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT, ALWAYS QUICK WITH A SMILE, OFFERING ADVICE AND WILLING TO HELP WHEREVER POSSIBLE. HIS DEDICATION TO CHANDLER IS EVIDENT IN ALL THAT DAVID DOES. HIS PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR, EXPERIENCE, AND DEPENDABILITY WILL BE MISSED. WE HOPE THAT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, DAVID, YOU CARRY WITH YOU THE MEMORIES AND FRIENDSHIPS BUILT HERE, AND THAT YOU NEVER FORGET THE COMMUNITY OF CHANDLER THAT WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN. I AM CERTAIN THAT DAVID IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME IN THE OUTDOORS, CAMPING AND HUNTING, AND OF COURSE, TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN. CONGRATULATIONS, DAVID. ENJOY THE NEXT CHAPTER AND KNOW THAT CHANDLER WILL MISS YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL [4. Service Recognitions] FOR OUR SERVICE RECOGNITION THIS EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP KEVIN SNYDER, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DENNIS OUS TO PLEASE COME UP. AND WHILE DENNIS MAKES HIS WAY UP HERE, I AM GONNA TAKE YOU BACK TO 2015. SO IN 2015, THE APPLE WATCH LAUNCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2015. STAR WARS, THE FORCE AWAKENS PREMIERED HAMILTON WAS THE HOTTEST SHOW ON BROADWAY IN 2015. AND FOR MANY AVOCADO TOAST WAS THE NEW TRENDY FOOD ITEM. NOT ME, BUT MANY . BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, DENNIS AUST JOINED TEAM CHANDLER. DENNIS JOINED US IN JULY, 2015 AS A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT COORDINATOR, BRINGING NEARLY 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ENGINEERING AND AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. HE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB THAT A YEAR LATER HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT POSITION AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITY FRANCHISE MANAGER. DENNIS OVERSEES A SMALL, ALBEIT SMALL, BUT EFFECTIVE IN MIGHTY GROUP OF TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, FOR, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERMITTING PLAN, REVIEW AND INSPECTION OF NON-CITY UTILITY PROVIDERS AND THOSE WIRELESS CARRIERS THAT OPERATE WITHIN OUR CITY, WITHIN OUR PUBLIC RIGHTS WAYS AND OUR EASEMENTS. HIS LEADERSHIP ENSURES THAT ALL WORK ALIGNS WITH CHANDLER'S HIGH STANDARDS FOR SAFETY, AESTHETICS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. DENNIS TEAM IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY OWNED FIBER OPTIC NETWORK THAT INTERCONNECTS OVER 50 CITY BUILDINGS, OVER 235 TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND [00:15:01] NUMEROUS OTHER FACILITIES. AND BEFORE IT BECAME THE BUZZWORD, DENNIS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING MAKE CHANDLER ONE OF THE SMART CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WELL, THE FINALE OF PARKS AND RECREATION WAS 10 YEARS AGO. DENNIS IS STILL WITH TEAM FLER PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY. DENNIS, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 10 YEARS AND HERE'S TO MANY MORE. THANK YOU, DENNIS. THANK YOU, DENNIS. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, AND WE HAVE ONE MORE SERVICE RECOGNITION AND THIS INVOLVES, UM, CITY MANAGER. YOU'D WANNA COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THESE SIGNS, , THERE YOU GO. I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE RIGHT ROAD. IT'S KINDA LIKE RURAL ROAD, BUT, UH, RIGHT THERE. YEAH. FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS YOUR LAST AVAILABILITY TO, UM, COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND, UH, SO WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOME THINGS. SO JOSH, ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, OUR CHANDLER RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF TEAM CHANDLER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. YOU JOINED THE CITY MANAGERS OFFICE EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND YOU BROUGHT A STEADY HAND, A SHARP INTELLECT AND A HEART THAT WAS REALLY COMMITTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE. YOU'VE BEEN A PROBLEM SOLVER, ABLE TO TAKE DIVERGENT INPUT FROM COUNCIL, FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM STAFF, AND LEAD US TO PATH FORWARD AND WE'RE GRATEFUL. AND FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, YOU SERVED AS OUR CITY MANAGER. YOU'VE HELPED CHANDLER BECOME MORE CONNECTED, INNOVATIVE, AND PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. THAT CAME ON THE HEELS OF THE, THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. WE DIDN'T JUST RECOVER, WE THRIVED. SO WORKING IN CLOSE ALIGNMENT WITH CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, WHICH GRATEFUL FOR COUNCIL, EVERY TIME WE DO THIS FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR INPUT, YOU PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TO HELP SHAPE OUR SHARED VISION AND TO ACTION AND ENSURE CHANDLER REMAINED A COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION, OPPORTUNITY, AND EXCELLENCE. WE HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK HAVE IMPROVED OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. IT HAS STRENGTHENED OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IT HAS PROVIDED, UH, LONG-TERM VITALITY, ECONOMICAL ECONOMICALLY, AND AS WE'VE MADE CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MOBILE AND TECHNOLOGY, WE'VE HELPED CHANDLER BECOME A SMARTER CITY, LITERALLY. AND THANK YOU, DENNIS, FOR YOUR ROLE IN THAT AS WELL. AND THE OTHER STAFF THAT MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. AND WE DID THIS ALL THE TIME WHILE, UH, MAINTAINING A FISCAL STRENGTH POSITION, TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT, AND A FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE WHO CALL CHANDLER HOME. YEAH, KEEP SMILING. I'M NOT DONE YET, . I WANNA ESPECIALLY RECOGNIZE YOUR LEADER SERVICE AS A CENTERPIECE AND A HALLMARK OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES EXPECT. WE AS A CITY ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE CONTINUED TO DO. AND WHETHER IT'S AT A COMMUNITY EVENT OR WALKING THROUGH CITY HALL, YOU'VE ALWAYS MADE TIME TO LISTEN AND TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT AND GENERAL INTEREST. YOU'VE CREATED A CULTURE WHERE IDEAS CAN BE SHARED AND PEOPLE FEEL VALUED AND SEEN. YOU'VE ALSO INVESTED DEEPLY IN OUR PEOPLE GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CITY LEADERS AND ENSURING CHANDLER REMAINS IN CAPABLE HANDS. ONE MORE PARAGRAPH. , YOU'VE LED THIS ORGANIZATION WITH CONSISTENCY, EMPATHY, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING THAT STRONG TEAMS AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS ARE WHAT DRIVE LASTING PROGRESS. YOU LED DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES. YOU NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM HARD CONVERSATIONS OR COMPLEX CHALLENGES. YOU BROUGHT CALM, CLARITY, AND A FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERED MOST. SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING [00:20:01] US BUILD THE CHANDLER OF TODAY AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CHANDLER OF TOMORROW. AND AS YOU BEGIN YOUR NEXT CHAPTER, KNOW THAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT CHANDLER ONE THAT IS BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO WE WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHANDLER. ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA STEP BACK BEHIND THE DAYS, AND IF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, WE COULD DO THAT AS WELL. DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY HERE OR GO BACK? UH, YOU COULD GO BACK. IT IS MEANT TO BE AN HONORING, NOT A ROAST COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I KNOW, UH, YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR JOSH, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY. AS A CHILD WHO WAS HERE, GREW UP HERE, I I WILL BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION YOUR VISTA ACADEMY, UH, WHERE YOU LITERALLY STARTED TO LEARN YOUR ABCS. AND WE HAVE THAT IN COMMON BECAUSE MY CHILDREN STARTED THERE AND I COULD SEE THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS PARTICULAR INSTITUTE HAD PUT INTO YOU, AND YOU CARRY THAT ALL ALONG, WHICH WAS ALWAYS ABOUT INTEGRITY, TEACHING YOU HOW TO PLAY GOOD INTO THE SANDBOX. YOU NEVER CAME IN AND SAID, THIS IS MY BALL. YOU WILL NOT PLAY. YOU ACTUALLY SAYS, THIS IS OUR BALL. LET US PLAY TOGETHER FOR THAT. I'M GRATEFUL. I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR MOM AS A DOCTOR WHO HAS WORKED IN THIS CITY FOR YEARS, WHEN COTTON WAS BEING PICKED IN THIS CITY, YOUR MOM WAS WORKING AND TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS HERE. SO THIS IS YOUR CITY. THIS IS WHERE YOU BELONG, AND THIS PLACE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU FOR HAVING CONTRIBUTED TO ITS LEGACY. SO TONIGHT, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND THOSE OF US WHO REALLY TRULY KNOW, KNOW YOUR CHARACTER, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR HAVING GIVEN EVERYTHING YOU GOT FOR THIS CITY. AND NOW AS YOU GO TO UFA, ANOTHER ONE THING THAT ALIGNED US TOGETHER, MY SON, HE IS WENT TO UFA AND YOU KNOW, HE'S NO LONGER WITH US. SO IF HE WAS HERE TONIGHT, HE WILL SAY BAILED OUT. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. UM, GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. JOSH. UM, I WANNA SAY I AM SAD TO SEE YOU GO. I WISH I WOULD'VE HAD MORE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND AND LEARN FROM YOU. I THINK YOU OFFER CHANDLER SOMETHING THAT'S UNDENIABLY GREAT. UM, BUT OVERALL, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR CHANDLER, UM, IT'S A TOUGH JOB, . AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ABOUT ORLANDO. JOSH, THESE ALWAYS SOUND LIKE FUNERALS, , LET'S NOT MAKE IT A FUNERAL. LET'S MAKE IT A HAPPY NIGHT BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU, OBVIOUSLY. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, I'VE SEEN YOU GROW AND I KNOW WHEN YOU FIRST TOOK THE JOB, YOU AND I HAD OUR FIRST COFFEE AND WE WAS, UH, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE COFFEE SHOP? UH, ZIGGY'S, RIGHT? ZIGGY'S, YEAH. JOSH LOVES ZIGGY'S COFFEE. SO THAT GO, GO TO THAT. UM, WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION THERE. YOU ASKED ME WHERE I WANTED TO GO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHERE I WANTED TO GO, YOU KNOW, AND TAKE AND, AND GROW. AND, AND THEN YOU SAID, WHERE DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO TO HELP YOU GET THERE? AND VICE VERSA. I SAID, HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU GET THERE? AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. IT WAS AN HONEST, OPEN RELATIONSHIP. UM, I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ME WHEN YOU THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN OFF BASE, AND QUITE FRANKLY, I DID THE SAME THING FOR YOU. AND I THINK THAT'S A FAIR, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP. AND IT WASN'T THAT CRITICAL BY THE WAY, FOLKS. IT WAS MORE OF A, HEY, WHERE WERE YOU? WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER? I THINK MORE, MORE, UH, PROFESSIONAL. UM, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS WERE SAID ABOUT YOU, JOSH, AND, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW, UH, MY 23 YEARS ON THIS COUNCIL, YOUR LOVE FOR THE STAFF, I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT, UH, IN A LONG, LONG TIME. AND, UH, YOUR DEFENSE OF THE STAFF AND, UH, TRULY IS REMARKABLE. OF COURSE, WE UP HERE SUPPORTED [00:25:01] YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT WHEN YOU CAME AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS A GOOD THING TO DO FOR STAFF. AND WE SAID, SURE, JOSH, IF YOU THINK IT'S A GREAT THING, WE THINK IT'S A GREAT THING. SO I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. AND FINALLY, UM, IT'S, UH, LET'S SEE HERE. YEP, YEP. FINALLY, IT'S U OF A'S GAIN AND OUR LOSS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'M LUCKY VICE MAYOR, I HAVE ONE THAT GRADUATED A SU ONE THAT GRADUATE U OF A AND ONE THAT GRADUATE NAU. SO I GIVE YOU ALL THE SIGNS. GOOD LUCK, JOSH. STAY IN TOUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED. THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO TOOK HALF OF MY STUFF BECAUSE I WANTED TO POINT OUT WHAT AN AMAZING ADVOCATE YOU HAVE BEEN FOR STAFF, AND I KNOW THE STAFF ARE GOING TO MISS YOU. WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS YOU. WE HAVE HEARD THIS, BUT AS A FORMER IN CITY EMPLOYEE, MYSELF, A A GOOD CITY MANAGER WHO ADVOCATES FOR YOU, REALLY, TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE, UM, WHEN GETTING COUNSEL TO GET ON BOARD IN THE SUPPORTIVE STAFF. AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ON. I DON'T THINK OUR STAFF FELT APPRECIATED. AND YOU KNOW THAT, THAT YOU DID THAT TO THE HEIGHT OF EXCELLENCE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I KNOW OUR STAFF DOES TOO. AND SO I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK DOWN AT U OF A, UM, I WAS A HOUSE DIVIDED UNTIL I HAD ONE GRADUATE, BUT NOW I GOT, I GOT ME A LITTLE WILDCAT DOWN THERE, SO KEEP AN EYE ON 'EM OR NOT, UM, , BUT BEAR DOWN AND BEST OF LUCK, OKAY? THAT'S WHERE WE'D SEE THIS. THANK YOU MAYOR JOSH. UM, I'M GONNA MISS YOU. UM, YOU'VE BEEN MY FAVORITE CITY MANAGER AND MY ONLY CITY MANAGER, SO I DON'T HAVE REAL COMPARISONS, BUT I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE BRILLIANT AND YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD AN ANSWER FOR ME AT ALL TIMES WHEN I NEEDED YOU. AND YOU ALWAYS HAD A TIME TO PUT DOWN MY SUN DEVILS AS WELL, TOO . SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WON'T MISS. UM, BUT JOSH, I DO ADMIRE YOUR WORK ETHIC. I ADMIRE YOUR, YOUR AMBITION TO GET THINGS DONE. AND OUR CITY WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT'S AT WITHOUT YOU, YOUR WORK AND MANAGING OUR AMAZING STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE. SO I TRULY AM GONNA MISS YOU, UM, AND HATE TO SEE YOU GO, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, AND I KNOW YOU'LL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YES. UM, I'M GONNA SAY A COUPLE THINGS. UM, I'M NOT GOING TO MISS JOSH BECAUSE I'M ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY. I'M NOT SAD BECAUSE YOU'RE MOVING ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN, UH, FOR YOU AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE PREPARED YOUR LIFE GOALS FOR. UM, MOVING ON IS TOUGH WHEN YOU DON'T SEE THAT PERSON EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT WE'RE, BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE PHONE CALL AWAY OR ONE TEXT MESSAGE AWAY FROM REACHING OUT OR HAVING A SOLUTION FOR A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE. AND THE WAY I APPRECIATE YOUR GIFTS IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IS WHAT WE WANT OUR DIRECT HIRES TO DO IS SOLVE PROBLEMS. BECAUSE EVERY DAY A NEW PROBLEM IS BEING PITCHED FOR YOU TO SOLVE, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS COURAGEOUSLY STEPPED UP TO THOSE CHALLENGES, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN WANTING TO HAVE A COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION. AND I CAN ALWAYS RESPECT A MAN WHO CAN ACKNOWLEDGE HIS THOUGHTS AND STILL MOVE FORWARD AND BE A BETTER MAN. UM, AND BECAUSE YOU ARE CONSISTENTLY LOOKING AT WHAT YOU DID YESTERDAY TO BETTER YOURSELF FOR TOMORROW, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS, UM, HELP ORGANIZATIONS OR GOING TO THE U OF A TO BEAR DOWN TO MAKE THAT ORGANIZATION STRONGER AND BETTER. AND SO FOR THAT, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO CHANDLER AND WE APPRECIATE, UM, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO VALUE ADD, UH, TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UH, YOU GET TO GO BACK TO YOUR, YOUR PLACE AND, UM, YOU GET TO BEAR DOWN. AND, UM, I AM PRAYING THAT GOD GIVE YOU THE WISDOM IN YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH THIS LIFE. UM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT MUCH, IT'S NOT EASY. IT ONLY GETS FUNNER AS YOU GET OLDER. BUT KEEP DOING IT, JOSH, AND KEEP STAYING FOCUSED AND, UM, TRULY THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS. ALRIGHT, CITY MANAGER, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? YEAH, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. UM, THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST YOU'VE PUT IN ME AS YOUR CITY MANAGER, UH, THESE LAST FOUR YEARS. AND, UH, IN MY ENTIRE TIME AS THE CITY OF CHANDLER EMPLOYEE, UM, IT'S NEVER BEEN [00:30:01] LOST IN ME. WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO SERVE AS CITY MANAGER. THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT GET TO DO THIS, THAT GET TO BE IN A ROLE WHERE YOU GET TO HAVE SUCH A PROFOUND INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON A COMMUNITY. AND I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN THAT RESPONSIBILITY, UH, WITH APPRECIATION AND WITH GRATITUDE AND WITH A SENSE OF DUTY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT'S BEST. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE CONTINUED TO TRUST IN ME TO, TO LEAD THIS STAFF AND TO BE A PART OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE DO HERE IN CHANDLER. UM, I, YOU KNOW, CAME HERE EIGHT YEARS AGO AND IT REALLY WAS, UH, A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. I HONESTLY, UH, ALWAYS THOUGHT EVEN IN THE OTHER TWO CITIES I WORKED FOR THAT WERE GREAT CITIES AS WELL. UH, CHANDLER WAS JUST THE, THE PINNACLE, UH, THAT YOU COULD GET TO AS, UH, WORKING IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW. UM, AND SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR, UH, HELPING MAKE THIS SUCH A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE. AND, UH, AS MANY OF YOU PICKED UP ON, I, UH, I REALLY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PEOPLE. UM, WE CAN DO ALL THE, UH, INNOVATION THAT WE WANT. WE CAN DO ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE NEED. WE CAN INVEST IN ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S PEOPLE. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THIS IS A HUMAN DRIVEN BUSINESS. AND SO I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT NO MATTER HOW I FELT, UH, ABOUT IT. AND, UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN A PERSON WITH A LOT OF STRONG OPINIONS, WHICH MADE IT A LITTLE EASIER. BUT, UH, I REALLY, UH, DO THINK THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IN TEAM CHANDLER, OUR STAFF, IS SECOND TO NONE. YOU, YOU SEE JUST A COUPLE SMALL EXAMPLES TONIGHT. WE JUST, WE JUST KNOW HOW TO DO IT RIGHT, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE, AND I KNOW THAT WILL CONTINUE, UH, ALONG INTO THE FUTURE. AND I THANK COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UH, OF THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THEM AS THEY DO GREAT THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL THIS, UH, OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO BE HERE AND TO BE PART OF THIS WORLD AND THIS COMMUNITY. AND, UM, IT'S BEEN A BLESSING FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR ME. I'M TRULY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU. AND IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU LOVE CHANDLER SO MUCH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE STAYING AS A CHANDLER RESIDENT. SO, UH, YOU'RE VESTED COUNCIL. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA [ 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 July 14, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 3.] IS THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THIS REGULAR MEETING. UM, IS THERE, UH, A MOTION MAYOR, COUNCILMAN ORLANDO? I MOVE, UH, WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. JULY 14TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETINGS. ITEM ONE THROUGH THREE, WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MAYOR. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR. NO OTHER HANDS OR ACTIONS BEING INDICATED DESIRED. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES. YES. ALRIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES THIS MEETING. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.