* 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. [ Call to Order] [00:00:02] GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 17TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING, UH, TO ORDER. UM, THREE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE OUT OF TOWN AT CONFERENCES, SO COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO ARE, ARE ALL HERE TELEPHONICALLY. VERY GOOD. SO WITH THAT, LET ME CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL. MAYOR HARTKE HERE. VICE MAYOR ELLIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON PIERCE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. VERY GOOD. WE'RE IN VACATION. TONIGHT WILL BE LED BY RAJAN ZED FROM THE UNIVERSAL SOCIETY OF HINDUISM AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. FOLLOWING THAT BY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS. MS. HU, I SHALL BE READING FROM ANCIENT HINDU SCRIPTURES, SOME AS OLD AS 1500 BCE IN SAN INTERPRET IN ENGLISH, WE MEDITATE ON THE TRANSCENDENTAL GLORY OF THE DEITY SUPREME, WHO'S INSIDE THE HEART OF THE EARTH, INSIDE THE LIFE OF THE SKY, AND INSIDE THE SOUL OF THE HEAVEN. MAY HE STIMULATE AND ILLUMINATE OUR MINDS. LEAD US FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL. LEAD US FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT. LEAD US FROM DEATH TO IMMORTALITY. STRIVE CONSTANTLY TO SERVE THE WELFARE OF THE WORLD BY DEVOTION TO SELFLESS ONE, ATTAIN THE SUPREME GOAL OF LIFE. DO YOUR WORK WITH THE WELFARE OF OTHERS ALWAYS IN MIND. TI SHANTI, PEACE, PEACE. PEACE, WE AND TO ALL. OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS. MR. ED, PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE PEACEFUL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, MR. SUZETTE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS, UH, COUNCIL TONIGHT, [ 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 17, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 23.] UH, WE JUST HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, YOU HAD A COUPLE COMMENTS. IF WE CAN KEEP IT TO COMMENTS, WE'LL KEEP IT ON CONSENT AGENDA, OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MOVE IT TO ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THANK YOU, UM, TO VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. SEEMED LIKE THE ITEMS SHOULD STILL MOVE FORWARD. JUST WANTING TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THE CITY MANAGER, UM, CONTINUE TO BRING US TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS FOR SEPTEMBER. UM, BECAUSE I DO AGREE WITH IT. I JUST THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MORE THOUGHTS TO BE ADDED TO IT. THANKS, MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR ANY, UH, DESIRE TO MOVE? ANYTHING TO ACTION? HEARING NONE, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO PROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR, UH, WHICH, WHO WAS THAT? WHICH YOU OKAY. COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ? YES. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF JULY 17TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 23. WE'VE GOT A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY VICE MAYOR. AGAIN, I ASKED IF THERE IS ANY NEED TO RECUSALS HEARING NONE. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR [10. Unscheduled Public Appearances] SHORT AGENDA. TONIGHT IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. WE HAVE ONE CARD, UH, MR. BROOK BEAL. MR. BEAL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. THIS SAYS, UNSCHEDULED, WE CANNOT INTERACT WITH YOU, BUT AS COUNSEL AND STAFF ARE LISTENING AND RESPONDING, BROOKE BEAL, 85 WEST TEAKWOOD PLACE, CHANDLER. UM, SO THIS EVENING, UH, I'D LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL, UH, THANK [00:05:01] COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF HIS SCHEDULE TO WALK ON THE CANAL WITH ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. UH, THAT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND. I APPRECIATE IT. I HOPE IT WAS, UH, INFORMATIVE. UH, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHILE WE WERE OUT, UH, WE WITNESSED ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN VIOLATIONS. UH, WE REPORTED THOSE TO THE POLICE. UH, THE FIRST RESPONSE WAS 50 MINUTES LATER. UM, OBVIOUSLY THEY WEREN'T AROUND ANYMORE, SO, UM, SECOND PERSON I'D LIKE TO THANK WAS, UH, IS JASON BROOKS FOR WRITING A VERY INFORMATIVE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER. UH, I THINK IT WAS BALANCED, BUT I THINK IT GETS ACROSS THE POINT, UM, THAT, UH, WE NEED TO BE DOING MORE THAN IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE. UM, AND WHAT I'VE NOTICED, UH, IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PATTERN. UH, I WAS OUT ON SUNDAY EVENING. UH, I SENT A TEXT AT 3 45 WHEN I WAS CROSSING THE BRIDGE AT PINE LAKE PARK. UM, I GOT TWO RESPONSES BACK. BASICALLY, THE, UH, DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT MY, THERE WAS, MY REPORT WAS VALID. UM, BUT, UH, I SENT A TEXT AGAIN AT, UH, 4 4 10, UM, AND, UH, LET 'EM KNOW THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE AT THE BRIDGE AND I'LL SHOW HIM PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. UH, THEY SAID THEY HAD LET HIM KNOW, AND I, I LET THEM KNOW I WAS WALKING SOUTH ON THE CANAL. I'LL BE THERE IN 10 MINUTES. I ARRIVED AT, UH, 4 24, LET THEM KNOW I HAD ARRIVED. CALL FOR SERVICE, UH, DATABASE SAYS THAT SOMEONE ARRIVED AT 4 31, UH, WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE STONE THERE ON THE BRIDGE. AND THEN I LEFT FOUR MINUTES LATER AT, OR THREE MINUTES LATER AT 4 34. CLEARLY THAT'S INACCURATE INFORMATION IN THE DATABASE. UM, LATER ON SIX, THERE WAS A NON-EMERGENCY TEXT THAT SAID THAT THE SERGEANT WAS EN ROUTE AT 4 36, AND HE HAD, UH, ARRIVING ON SCENE AT FIVE OH EIGHT AND I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THEN 13 MINUTES LATER AT 5 21. CLEARLY THE ACTIONS DON'T MATCH THE DOCUMENTATION, SO I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT. UH, SIMILARLY, UH, ON TUESDAY THIS WEEK, I SENT FOUR TEXTS, BUT ONLY GOT ONE ENTRY IN THE DATABASE. UH, SO THE OTHER THREE WERE IGNORED. THEY WERE NEVER RESPONDED TO, NEVER ENTERED IN THE DATABASE. I'D LIKE AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT ALSO. UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'VE REQUESTED SOME, UH, GUIDANCE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM HER YET. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN I CAN EXPECT TO SEE THIS GUIDANCE FORTHCOMING. THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YES. UM, UM, CITY MANAGER. UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR, UM, A LITTLE WHILE, UM, NOW AND REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET SOME, SOME, SOME CLEAR DIRECTION. UM, CAN YOU ALL, CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY AND SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL THINGS, IF WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING, TO CONTINUE TO, UM, TO, TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS AREA BECAUSE MR. BILL HAS BEEN HERE QUITE A FEW TIMES AND, UM, AND VERY WELL SPOKEN, DILIGENT WITH HIS NOTES. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND, AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MR. BILL MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. UM, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT BACK TO YOU THAT MY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAS DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO BRING TOGETHER THE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY TO BEGIN TO FRAME WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, ADDRESS. THE NEXT STEP IN THAT PROCESS WILL BE GETTING A SUBCOMMITTEE TOGETHER TO WORK ON ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE SO THAT WE HAVE BETTER ANSWERS FOR YOU. BUT TAD HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK, AND I APPRECIATE HIS HELP ON THIS. AND WE WILL BE, UH, HOPEFULLY VERY SHORTLY BRINGING THAT SUBCOMMITTEE TOGETHER TO GET YOU DIRECT ANSWERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU. UM, CITY MANAGER. ALRIGHT, NEXT ON [ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements] OUR AGENDA IS CURRENT EVENTS. I'LL START, UH, SAD NEWS FOR THE GREATER CHANDLER COMMUNITY IS, UH, A DEAR FRIEND, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, UH, LONGTIME, UH, WORKER WITH CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. TERRY LOCKE PASSED AWAY. UH, WE RECEIVED NEWS LAST WEEK. TERRY WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. I REMEMBER ONE TIME, UH, WHEN I DID NOT HAVE FOOD FOR ONE OF OUR, I HELP INTERFAITH HOMELESS EMERGENCY LODGING PROGRAMS NIGHTS. AND THE NEXT DAY TERRY BROUGHT OVER PROBABLY A DOZEN NUMBER 10 CANS OF FOOD SO THAT THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED, I'D HAVE A, I'D HAVE A, A, A FEEL SAFE ACT. SO, JUST A VERY THOUGHTFUL, [00:10:01] GENUINE MAN. HE'S BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY, SERVING AS CSDS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR 27 YEARS. UH, AS I MENTIONED, I I THINK FOR MANY OF US, HE WAS A VERY DEAR FRIEND. SO ON BEHALF OF, UH, MYSELF, UH, COUNCIL TEAM CHANDLER, OUR THOUGHTS AND CONDOLENCES, UH, OUR PRAYERS GO TO TERRY'S FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS, HIS COLLEAGUES, AND ALL WHO ARE MOURNING AND MISSING HIM, AND WE ARE MISSING HIM. SECONDLY, UM, THIS LAST WEEKEND WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE, AMAZING EVENT, OUR ANNUAL OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, UH, WHERE WE HANDED OUT, UH, THOUSANDS OF BACKPACKS. I DON'T HAVE A FINAL NUMBER, SO I, I'LL SAY THOUSANDS, JUST HISTORICAL. UH, IT WAS A, AN AMAZING EVENT. WE HAD ABOUT 50 NONPROFITS THAT WERE PART OF THIS. UH, THERE WERE FAMILIES OF, UH, JUST FROM ALL OVER CHANDLER AND ALL SCHOOLS THAT I COULD TELL THAT WERE, UH, WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW THEIR THEIR KIDDOS TO HAVE A GOOD FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. IT WAS A WONDERFUL MORNING. AND, UH, NOT ONLY DID WE GIVE, UH, BACKPACK, THEY WERE STUFFED WITH SUPPLIES. THERE WERE SHOES, THERE WERE SOCKS, THERE WAS A LOT MORE AS WELL EVEN, UM, COUPONS FOR HAIRCUTS. SO BIG THANK YOU TO, UH, OUR, FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER, UH, FOR THIS INCREDIBLE INITIATIVE. ONCE AGAIN, UH, AS I MENTIONED, OUR 12TH ANNUAL AND THE MANY HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO SPENT THEIR TIME THAT MORNING AND THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THIS, MAKING SURE THAT THIS EVENT WAS AS BEST POSSIBLE TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR CHANDLER COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, OF COURSE, UH, AS WAS JUST ON THE SCREEN, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS WHOSE GENEROSITY ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR STUDENTS IN THIS CAPACITY. 12 YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THIS, UH, A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE HERE AT THAT TIME, SHIELDS WASN'T HERE THEN, UH, WERE DOING, BUT WERE HANDING OUT BACKPACKS ON THEIR OWN. AND WHAT WE FOUND IS IF WE WOULD WORK TOGETHER, WE COULD GIVE MORE BACKPACKS TO MORE KIDS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ELIMINATING THE DUPLICITY THAT WOULD HAPPEN IF, UH, EVERY NONPROFIT OR BUSINESS OR FAITH COMMUNITY WAS DOING THIS SEPARATELY. SO IT'S COME A LONG WAY AND KUDOS TO ALL WHO'VE BEEN PART OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THIS. SPEAKING OF SCHOOL, NOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE WELL EQUIPPED, UH, WE'RE EXCITED THAT CHANDLER STUDENTS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL. YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL OF OUR CUSD STUDENTS. UH, UNDERSTAND HIGLEY IS THE SAME AND OTHER SCHOOLS ARE STARTING LATER. SO WE HAVE A NEW SCHOOL YEAR THAT BRINGS FRESH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, GROW, AND MAKE LASTING MEMORY TO OUR STUDENTS. STAY FOCUSED, WORK HARD, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER TO ALL THE REST OF US. EXERCISE A LITTLE MORE CAUTION, A LITTLE MORE PATIENCE ON THE ROADS. MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE 15 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMITS AND JUST BE CAUTIOUS, PARTICULARLY AROUND SCHOOLS, AROUND BUSES. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS, UH, A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR. AND LASTLY, UNEXPECTED. BUT WE CAN'T LET THIS NOT BE MENTIONED. OUR ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MICAH. MIRANDA, WHERE IS HE? WHERE'S MICAH PLEASE STAND. MICAH. MICAH WAS NAMED THE POLICY MAKER OF THE YEAR BY ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF ARIZONA. SO MICAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK IN SERVING CHANDLER AND, AND STUDENTS AND CONTINUING TO, UH, JUST SPEARHEAD SO MANY INITIATIVES. WE ARE GRATEFUL. COUNCILMAN MARINA, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ME TODAY, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY, ADVICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I ATTENDED LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS THE MESA POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION LAST WEEK. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MESA POLICE ACADEMY CLASS NUMBER 60. IT WAS AMAZING FAMILY MEMBERS, EVERYBODY ATTENDED THE PLACE WAS, EVERYBODY WAS ASKING FOR YOU, MAYOR. UM, THE ME MAYOR WAS ASKING ME FOR YOU, AND I SAID, NEXT TIME YOU'LL BE THERE. WE HAD ACTUALLY SIX OF OUR MEMBERS OF, UH, TEAM CHANDLER THAT GRADUATED THERE. AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND BE WITH THEM AND SEE HOW PROUD THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILY. THERE WAS A LOT OF TEARS IN THE ROOM, UM, CONCERNING THEM BECAUSE WE COULD SEE THE GENERATIONS OF DIFFERENT, UH, POLICEMEN, UH, THROUGH THE DIFFERENT FAMILIES. SO IT WAS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO, TO WITNESS THAT AND BE PART OF IT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHIEFS, UH, OF POLICE AND ALSO TO ALL THE GRADUATES. NEXT NATIONAL BLACK [00:15:01] BUSINESS MONTH SUMMIT. IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR CITY. I'M SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON, UM, AUGUST 1ST. AUGUST 1ST. IT'S GOING TO BE AUGUST 1ST. AND WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE BLACK CHAMBER OF ARIZONA TO HOST THE NATIONAL BLACK BUSINESS MOUNT SUMMIT. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. IT'S A FREE EVENT. IT'S GONNA BE AN ALL DAY SUMMIT OVER AT THE CCA, WHICH IS, UH, CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ART. THERE WILL BE A LIVE PANEL WITH CITY AND BUSINESSES LEADERS, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS AND VENDORS, MARKETPLACE AND LOCAL ART GALLERIES. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND I, UH, HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE THERE, SO WE WILL BE THERE TO JOIN US. THIS SUMMIT IS YOUR CHANCE THEN TO CONNECT, LEARN, AND GROW. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S A GOOD PHOTO WITH YOUR RED SHAW THERE. I LIKE THAT. LIKE THAT? YEAH. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO TONIGHT I WANTED TO SHARE SINCE IT'S BEEN SO HOT OUT. IF YOU NEED A BREAK FROM THE SUMMER HEAT, YOU CAN HEAD INDOORS AND ENJOY FREE LIVE MUSIC AT THE CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. UM, THEIR FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, IT'S GONNA BE KICKING OFF JULY 25TH, AND IT'S RUNNING FRIDAY NIGHTS THROUGH AUGUST 29TH, UM, EXCLUDING THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 15TH. AND THESE CONCERTS ARE GONNA START AT SEVEN 30 AND THEY'RE OPEN TO EVERYONE. SO COME AND JOIN SOME LIVE MUSIC AND EXPLORE, EXCUSE ME, EXPLORE THE GALLERY'S LATEST EXHIBIT AND GRAB A DRINK WHILE YOU'RE THERE. UM, YOU CAN ALSO CATCH THE CONCERTS ONLINE VIA THE LIVE STREAM IF YOU WOULD RATHER STAY IN. RSVPS ARE NOT REQUIRED, BUT THEY'RE ENCOURAGED. AND THEN YOU CAN FIND THE LINK, UM, AND SHOW UP AT THE, OR EXCUSE ME, AND SEE THE LINEUP@CHANDLERCENTER.ORG. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND ALSO, I WANNA SAY WELCOME JOHN. SPEAKING OF JOHN. UH, ANY COMMENTS? UH, NO, MAYOR, I'M HUMBLE AND EXCITED TO BE HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE MY FIRST MEETING UNDER MY BELT. VERY GOOD. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TONIGHT. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. * 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.