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WELCOME[ Call to Order]
TO THE STUDY SESSION OF AUGUST 11.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
GREAT COUNSEL JUST FOR INFORMATION STAFF INFORMED US RIGHT BEFORE THIS OR BEFORE OUR STUDY SESSION THAT, OR OUR WORK SESSION, THAT, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO THE SEPTEMBER ROUND.
SO THAT WILL NOT BE ON, WE WON'T BE VOTING ON THAT ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
IT WAS NOT CALLED AS PART OF OUR, UH, MEETINGS HERE TONIGHT.
BUT I DID WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
[1. Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5134, Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the Airport Ground Lease Agreement No. 018 between Chandler Air Service, Inc. and the City of Chandler Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5134, authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to Airport Ground Lease Agreement No. 018 between Chandler Air Service, Inc. and the City of Chandler, amending the completion deadline for site improvements to no later than August 31, 2026, and for the City Manager to sign all other documents and take all other action necessary or appropriate. Council Focus Area(s):]
THE FIRST ITEM CALLED IN BY COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, IS REQUESTING A PRESENTATION ON ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE AIRPORT GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CHANDLER AIR SERVICES.UH, RYAN REEVES, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BRING TO YOU TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AMENDMENT ONE TO AIRPORT LEASE NUMBER 0 1 8 WITH CHANDLER AIR SERVICE.
THIS LEASE WILL RESULT, UM, IN A SINGLE 14,400 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR WITH ADJOINING 3000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE ON THE HASHED AREA OF THE AIRFIELD JUST NORTH OF THE TERMINAL.
YOU SEE PICTURED IN THE MAP, UH, BEFORE YOU THE DETAILS OF THE LEASE OR AS AN INITIAL 20 YEAR TERM WITH TWO 10 YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR OUR PURPOSES TONIGHT, THERE ARE THREE ITEMS OF NOTE INCLUDED IN THE LEASE.
THE FIRST TWO OF WHICH ARE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
THAT FIRST PERFORMANCE MEASURE REQUIRED THAT WITHIN THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEASES EXECUTION, THE TENANT WAS TO PULL PERMITS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION.
THE SECOND PERFORMANCE MEASURE WAS THAT THE TENANT WOULD COMPLETE THE, UH, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OBTAINMENT BY THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY.
UM, THE THIRD ITEM OF NOTE IS THAT THE LEASE DID PROVIDE FOR A DAY FOR DAY CREDIT FOR ANY DELAYS EXPERIENCED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, NOT CAUSED DIRECTLY BY THE TENANT THEMSELVES.
THE TIMELINE THAT BRINGS US HERE THIS EVENING, UM, IS THAT GIVEN THAT DAY FOR DAY CREDIT AND DELAYS IN OBTAINING FAA ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES FOR THE PROJECT TO DEVELOP, UM, THE NOTICE OF DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO PULL, UH, PERMITS WAS ISSUED IN JUNE OF 2024.
DUE TO THAT DELAY FROM JULY THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2024, THE TENANT WORKED IN GOOD FAITH AND DILIGENTLY FOR TO MOVE THIS PROCESS FORWARD.
TO GET CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION START.
WE WORKED IN CONCERT WITH THEM ON THOSE EFFORTS.
UM, HOWEVER, AS MANY OF YOU WILL RECALL IN JANUARY, UM, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THEIR FUNDING PARTNER HAD PULLED OUT OF THE ARRANGEMENT.
THEY HAD LOST THE FUNDING AND HAD TO BEGIN AGAIN ON THAT SECTION.
WE NOTIFIED COUNSEL AT THAT TIME OF OUR INTENTION TO TERMINATE THE LEASE, AND THAT IS IN FACT WHAT WE PROCEEDED TO DO IN MID-FEBRUARY.
IN MID-FEBRUARY, WE ISSUED A LETTER OF TERMINATION OF THE LEASE, WHICH ALLOWED THEM 30 DAYS TO VACATE THE SITE AS THEY WERE USING IT, UH, HERE TO, FOR HOWEVER, VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, UM, THEY APPROACHED US WITH A FUNDING, UM, PARTNER.
UH, THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF VERACITY IN THE PARTNERSHIP.
UM, WE GAVE THEM STAFF PROVIDED TO THEM TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO CONSIDER AN A LEASE AMENDMENT TO CURE THE DEFAULT STATE.
AND THEY ASKED AT THAT POINT, UH, TO DELAY OR STAY THE TERMINATION, WHICH STAFF AGREED TO.
UM, BY MAY OF 2025, THEY OBTAINED ALL OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, AND AS OF THE END OF LAST MONTH, THEY HAD OBTAINED ALL OF THE BONDS AND ALL OF THE OTHER METRICS REQUIRED FOR US TO CONSIDER A LEASE AMENDMENT.
SO WHY AN AMENDMENT? UM, THESE FIVE POINTS WE BELIEVE ARE KEY.
THE DESIGN PROCESS IS COMPLETED AND THEY HAVE APPROVED PLANS IN HAND.
THEY ALSO HAVE OBTAINED, AS I SAID, THEIR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS.
UH, THE PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE GUARANTEE OF THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER HAS ALREADY BEEN SELECTED AND IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE TENANT AND THE FINANCIAL PARTNER, NAMELY CORE BANK, IS COMMITTED.
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL DO IS EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE PROJECT FOR COMPLETION UNTIL AUGUST 31ST, 2026.
THAT'S TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BY 8 31 20 26.
NO OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE REQUIRED BY THIS AMENDMENT.
AND WITH THAT VERY HIGH LEVEL QUICK OVERVIEW, I'M GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
RYAN, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED EARLIER A LITTLE
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BIT ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN WHEN A PROJECT DOESN'T GO THROUGH AND IT KEEPS GETTING EXTENDED AND EXTENDED AND WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO OUR CHANDLER BUSINESSES, AND CHANDLER AIR SERVICE HAS BEEN A BUSINESS IN CHANDLER FOR A VERY LONG TIME.BUT MAYBE YOU COULD ALSO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHY WE DIDN'T JUST GO BACK OUT TO RFP ON THIS ONE.
UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER POST, I'M GLAD TO, GIVEN THE TIMELINES, UM, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE MONEY EXPENDED IN PLANNING, DEVELOPING, AND CONTRACTING THAT THE TENANTS ALREADY EXPENDED.
IF WE WERE TO GO BACK OUT AND RE RFP PUT A NEW REQUEST PROPOSAL OUT FOR THIS PROJECT, IT WOULD ADD IN OUR ESTIMATION YEAR OR MORE TO THE PROJECT.
WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE MOST DIRECT AND EQUITABLE PATH TO HANGAR DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE AIRPORT PROPER.
AND THEN WE'LL LOOK, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE EXACT SAME PROJECT THAT WE APPROVED SOME TIME AGO AND IT'S JUST BEEN A LITTLE DELAYED, LIKE QUITE A FEW OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE HAVING THAT, THAT ISSUE.
THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S YOUR CONFIDENCE LEVEL IN THIS BEING COMPLETED? UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMO, POSTON, UH, STAFF AND I ARE CONFIDENT IN, UH, THE GUARANTEES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT THIS PROJECT IS SET UP FOR SUCCESS AS BEST IT CAN BE.
AND THEN HOW CLOSE IS IT TO GETTING MOVING? TELL TELL US WHERE IT IS TODAY.
UH, SHOULD COUNSEL, UH, UM, APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT? UM, I BELIEVE STEEL IS TO BE DELIVERED THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH.
SEPTEMBER OF SEPTEMBER, I'M SORRY.
SO STEEL IS GOING TO BE DELIVERED NEXT MONTH AND WE ARE ESSENTIALLY WAITING FOR THIS AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED.
IF IT'S, IF IT IS, UM, THAT THEN CURES THE DEFAULT LEASE STATE AND THEY CAN PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION.
SO BASICALLY WE'RE READY TO BUILD.
AND I ALSO WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT YOU'VE PLACED ON THIS AND YOUR EXPERTISE IN THIS.
IF YOU SAY THAT THIS IS GETTING READY TO GO, I TRUST THAT.
I KNOW YOU'VE LOOKED AT IT THOROUGHLY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANT AS WELL.
MAYOR, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, VICE MAYOR.
AND TO THE APPLICANTS, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR STICKING TO IT.
UM, I KNOW IT WAS HARD, YOU DECIDED THAT YOU, YOU WANTED TO INVEST IN CHANDLER NO MATTER WHAT, AND YOU WENT OUT AND WORKED SO HARD TO GET A BUILDER AND, UH, TO GET THE MONEY AND COME BACK AND WAS ABLE TO, UH, ALLOW US TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE TO THAT.
UH, THE TESTAMENT IS THE FACT THAT, UH, WHEN MAYOR AND COUNCIL TELL A DIRECTOR TO GET YOU A YES.
WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO GET TO THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND WE LOVE TO CONTINUE TO SEE WHAT ELSE YOU'RE GONNA BE BRINGING INTO CHANDLER BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
[6. Agreement No. BF5-910-4930, with The Pigeon Guy, for Bird Abatement Services Move City Council approve Agreement No. BF5-910-4930, with The Pigeon Guy, for bird abatement services, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, for the period of one year, beginning July 17, 2025, through July 16, 2026, with the option of up to four one-year extensions. Council Focus Area(s):]
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, AGREEMENT WITH THE PIGEON GUY PRESENTATION.IS THE PIGEON GUY HERE
I, I THOUGHT REALLY THAT WAS THE REASON WHY COUNCIL MEMBER NC ASKED HIM IS HE JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE GUY WITH THAT MONIKER WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I COULD HAVE WEAR A CARDINAL SUIT, I GUESS.
UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
TODAY I'M GONNA GIVE A JUST A BRIEFING ON OUR AGENDA ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR PIGEON ABATEMENT SERVICES OR BIRD ABATEMENT SERVICES.
IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, PROPOSAL.
STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR OF CONTRACTED SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE BIRD ABATEMENT PROGRAM, ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT AND PERSISTENT PIGEON ACTIVITY AT MULTIPLE CITY FACILITIES OF THOSE FACILITIES.
THEY INCLUDE, UH, THE MAIN LIBRARY COVERED PARKING, MAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARKING GARAGE, CITY HALL, CITY HALL, PARKING GARAGE, CITY HALL, COOLING TOWERS, COURTS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, COVERED PARKING CENTER FOR THE ARTS, TUMBLEWEED TENNIS CENTER, AS WELL AS TUMBLEWEED, UH, REC CENTER AND OREGON STREET PARKING STRUCTURE.
SO WE HAVE NUMEROUS FACILITIES THERE.
AND THIS IS A NOT A, A COMPLETE LIST.
STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR OVER A YEAR TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND MITIGATE PIGEON ACTIVITY.
THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED ONGOING BIRD RELATED ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THE PIGEONS AT THE ABOVE FACILITIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
PAST ABATEMENT METHODS PRIMARILY TRAPPING, TRAPPING, AND INSTALLATION OF SPIKES HAVE YIELDED LIMITED AND TEMPORARY RESULTS.
PERSISTENT BIRD PRESENCE HAS RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, UH, TO INCLUDE CORROSION, CLOGGED DRAINS, DAMAGE TO BUILDING SERVICES, HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS, DROPPINGS, NESTING DEBRIS AND AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS, INCREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS, FREQUENT WINDOW CLEANING, PRESSURE WASHING, STREET SWEEPING AND COOLING TOWER SERVICING.
THESE IMPACTS ARE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN PARKING STRUCTURES AND COVERED AREAS WHERE BIRD ACTIVITY IS CONCENTRATED.
THE CITY CONTINUES TO RECEIVE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS FROM FACILITY USERS.
THE NEW CONTRACTED SERVICE REPRESENT A HOLISTIC MULTIFACETED
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APPROACH TO ABATEMENT, INCLUDING CLEANING AND SANITIZING OF ALL IMPACTED AREAS.TARGETED ABATEMENT MEASURES AT NESTING PURCHASING SITES USING HUMANE INDUSTRY STANDARD METHODS TO REDUCE POPULATION AND DETER RETURN, REGULAR MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT THROUGH VISUAL INSPECTIONS, ACOUSTIC MONITORING AND DAMAGE EVALUATIONS, AS WELL AS DATA COLLECTION ANALYSIS BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLEMENTATION TO MEASURE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND GUIDE FUTURE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES.
OUR EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN PIGEON POPULATION AND ACTIVITY AT TARGET LOCATIONS, MITIGATED MITIGATION OF FACILITY DAMAGE, ASSOCIATED REPAIR, MAINTENANCE COSTS, IMPROVE CLEANLINESS, SAFETY, USABILITY FOR EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, AND CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE ABATEMENT MONITORING PROGRAM FOR ONGOING CONTROL.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD GLADLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, MIKE, I, THANKS FOR GIVING THAT BRIEFING TO ME.
I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE GOT TO THIS, UM, TO THIS POINT OF REACHING THIS RFE.
UH, 'CAUSE HONESTLY, I WAS A LITTLE SHELL SHOCKED AT THE PRICE TAG THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, UM, FOR THE ABATEMENT, UH, PIGEONS.
AND, UM, CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY HOW MANY NUMBER OF BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES THIS IS GONNA BE FOR? THIS INVOLVES AT LEAST 11 OR 12 BUILDINGS, I BELIEVE COUNTS 10 BUILDINGS ON MY LIST, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY A COUPLE ADDITIONAL I DIDN'T LIST ON HERE.
AND, AND THEN, UM, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THIS NUMBER ON YOU BY CHANCE, BUT OVER THIS TIMEFRAME, HOW MUCH HAS THE CITY SPENT INTERNALLY HERE ON PITCH ABATEMENT THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER? CS? I, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER OFFHAND.
IT'S BEEN, THIS IS AN ONGOING, NOT JUST A COUPLE YEARS.
IT'S BEEN IN SOME CASES SINCE THE ORIGINATION OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, UH, OREGON STREET PARKING STRUCTURE, THAT PIGEON ISSUE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE.
UM, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER PARKING, UH, COVERED PARKING FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR SOLAR PROGRAM.
SO GOING FORWARD, I, I I WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN SPECIFICATIONS IN OUR, IN OUR CONSTRUCTION SPECS TO INCLUDE, UH, PIGEON ABATEMENT CONTROLS IN THOSE SPECIFICATIONS, UH, GOING FORWARD.
AND THESE, UM, ABATEMENT MEASURES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN, UH, POTENTIALLY, ARE THEY GONNA BE PERMANENT? LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW YOU SAID THE SPIKES AND STUFF.
IS THERE GONNA BE OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURES THAT ARE GONNA BE LASTING LONG? AND IS THIS CONTRACT JUST GONNA BE FOR A ONE TIME JUST TO GET THOSE THINGS UPGRADED? OR IS THIS GONNA BE A CONTINUAL YEAR AFTER YEAR TYPE OF CONTRACT? THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER? THESE ARE PERMANENT STRUCTURES THAT WE'VE PLACED, UH, IN AT EACH SITE AND FACILITY.
AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE GOES, IT'S VERY MINIMAL.
WE'RE TALKING THE MOST EFFECTIVE, UM, PROBABLY METHOD THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS NETTING.
ONCE YOU PUT IT UP, REALLY, THERE'S NO MAINTENANCE ON IT, IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT STAYS INTACT.
IF IT GETS ANY, ANY, UM, TEARS THROUGH OTHER MAYBE ASSOCIATED WORK WITHIN THE FACILITY.
UH, WE JUST MAKE SURE IT'S REPAIRED.
I, I PERSONALLY WORKED WITH NETTING IN THE PAST.
IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT IT'S EFFECTIVE.
AND THERE'S SOME OTHER METHODS THAT WE USE TOO, JUST DEPENDING ON THE MEANS AND METHODS IN WHICH THE CONTRACTOR DEEMS NECESSARY.
SO WE CAN PUT IN PERMANENT STRUCTURES AND THAT THIS IS GONNA INCLUDE MAINTENANCE CLEANUP.
AND THIS IS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME OR AS, AS FAR AS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION OR AS FAR AS HOW LONG THEY WILL LAST? UM, NOT HOW LONG IT'LL LAST.
LIKE ONCE THE STRUCTURES ARE IN, I, I GUESS HOW YOU SAID LIKE THERE'S GONNA BE NETTING AND MAINTENANCE AND, AND CLEANING AFTER THAT.
IS THAT GONNA BE FOR A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME FOR THIS, FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE LIFE OF THE BUILDING? WE'LL, WE'LL MAINTAIN, FOR THE LIFE OF THE BUILDING.
I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE COUNTING ON THESE MEASURES TO HAVE A, HAVE A DIRECT MEASURABLE IMPACT ON, ON THE BIRD POPULATION AND THE, THE DROPPINGS.
A NUISANCE OF, OF THOSE, OF THE BIRD OF THE BIRDS.
THAT ANSWERS ALL MY QUESTIONS.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA BROUGHT UP A GOOD ONE, BUT I'M GONNA JUST TOSS THIS OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER AND OFFICE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE JUST TREATING WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
THIS IS GONNA CREATE AN ONGOING EXPENSE.
I UNDERSTAND THE INSTALLATION AND WHAT THE COST IS.
UM, WHEN I WAS READING THE CONTRACT, IT, IT ONLY ALLOWED, IT ONLY SAID SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THIS CONTRACT THAT I'M READING BEFORE.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED, THEN I PROBABLY WANNA SEE WHAT THOSE OTHER BUILDINGS ARE.
UM, BUT I GUESS MY THING IS THAT WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO, AND IT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM, I'M JUST ADDRESSING IT.
JUST, JUST TAKE THE ELEPHANT OUT THE ROOM.
WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH, UH, CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS FEEDING WILD ANIMALS HERE.
WE ARE ABOUT TO PUT A HUGE INVESTMENT INTO PROTECTING OUR BUILDINGS BECAUSE OF WILD ANIMALS.
AND I'M JUST SITTING THERE THINKING, IS THERE GONNA BE EVENTUALLY AN APPETITE FROM US AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW WE ADDRESS FEEDING WILD ANIMALS? BECAUSE IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THAT, THAT'S GONNA, THIS IS GONNA CONTINUE TO BE A BURDEN.
WE HAVE ANOTHER NEIGHBOR THAT WAS DEALING WITH IT.
UM, I'VE CALLED THE CITY A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES
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WHERE THERE WERE, WE HAD TO PUT SPIKES ON TOP OF, UM, LAMP PULSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN THEY HAD TO COME OUT AND CLEAN THE SIDEWALK AND SCRUB IT.AND THIS RIGHT HERE, ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE WHAT THE INITIAL COST IS GONNA BE, I, I AM THINKING ABOUT THE ONGOING COST OF WHAT THIS IS GONNA BE FOREVER.
SO I JUST KIND OF THINK THAT RIGHT NOW WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER MAYBE PASSING SOME TYPE OF ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, CITY MANAGER.
OR MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST ONLY SIMPLY PUTTING UP A BARRIER TO COUNTERACT, BUT WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE FEEDING OF WILD ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND OTHER DIFFERENT THINGS THAT IS, IS COMING ON.
SO I JUST THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL BE, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT FOR WHAT IT DOES FOR A STARTING POINT, BUT MAN, WE DON'T EVEN, WE PUT $30,000 INTO FERAL CATS AND PROTECTING THAT.
NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT 300 AND SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR PIGEONS, AND WE HAVEN'T YET ADDRESSED THE REAL ISSUES.
NOW, MICHAEL, THAT'S NOT YOUR PR THAT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM.
BUT I'M JUST, I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
SO THAT WAY, CITY MANAGER, WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THIS IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY.
WE CANNOT JUST PUT MONEY ON ISSUES AND THEN WALK AWAY FROM IT.
WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS IT FROM A MEANINGFUL PERSPECTIVE.
AND COUNCIL CAN MAKE MEANINGFUL DECISIONS SUCH AS CREATING ORDINANCES THAT CAN HELP REDUCE THAT POPULATION AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL ANIMALS, WHILE ANIMALS ARE TREATED THE SAME, AT THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT TO BRING IT DOWN SINCE WE ARE MOVING MORE INTO URBAN AREA.
SO CITY MANAGER, I JUST KIND OF WANT THROW THAT OVER THERE TO YOU AS SOMETHING TO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, WE ARE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF THE GAME IN THE CITY FOR OUR BUILDINGS, BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH ONE OF YOUR SUBCOMMITTEES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE NOT BRINGING THAT FORWARD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE WANNA BE THOUGHTFUL AND INTENTIONAL IN WHAT WE DO AND MAKE SURE WHATEVER WE DO IS ENFORCEABLE AND ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM THAT YOU BRING FORWARD.
STAFF IS VERY AWARE OF IT, THEY'RE WORKING ON IT QUITE DILIGENTLY.
AND, AND WE HOPE AT SOME POINT TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD THAT GIVES YOU SOME COMFORT THAT WE'RE DOING IT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR OUR OWN BUILDINGS.
I JUST WANT US TO MAKE SURE WE, WE PUT 30,000 AGAIN INTO FERAL CATS AND DOING ALL THAT STUFF.
WE'RE GONNA PUT 300 AND SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO PROTECTION OF PIGEONS AND PIGEON POOP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CORRELATION I'M TRYING TO DRAW, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT LET US MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THESE TYPE OF WILD ANIMALS, LET'S MAKE IT MAKE SENSE ACROSS THE BOARD.
IS THAT COOL? MESSAGE IS UNDERSTOOD.
IF, IF, IF I MAY, IF I MAY, JUST FOR CLARITY, WE'RE, WE'RE PROTECTING OUR BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT PROTECTING THE PIGEONS JUST FOR CLARITY.
I, I THINK TONIGHT'S HEADLINES MIGHT BE, COUNCIL RUNS A FOUL OF PIGEON ABATEMENT.
[20. Purchase and Installation of Monopole Tower Services Move City Council approve the purchase of monopole tower services, from Arizona West Builders and Communications, Inc., utilizing Maricopa County Agreement No. 240184, in an amount not to exceed $400,000. Council Focus Area(s):]
ON OUR AGENDA TO BEING CALLED IN ITEM NUMBER 20, MONOPOLE TOWER SERVICES.IF JOHN KON AND, AND MATT, UH, COUNCILMAN ORLANDO WAS FINE WITH THIS SEAL ACCOUNT AT JOHN.
MAYOR, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR DID YOU WANT A PRESENTATION? I WANT A PRESENTATION.
JOHN JUST GIVES OVERVIEW REAL QUICK.
I HOPE YOU SPENT FIVE MINUTES TALKING ABOUT PIGEONS.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, TONIGHT, UH, UTILITIES, UH, GETS TO BRING, UH, TWO ISSUES, UH, FOR YOU TONIGHT.
UH, BOTH, UH, VERY POSITIVE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, THE FIRST, UH, IS ITEM 20, WHICH IS A COUNCIL MEMO, UH, THAT IS ASKING FOR, UH, THE, UH, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SEVEN MONOPOLES FOR OUR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WHAT'S A MONOPOLE? UH, MONOPOLE, UH, PICTURED HERE WITH THAT, UH, YELLOW ARROW TO IT.
UH, IT'S ABOUT A 40 FOOT TALL SINGLE POLE.
ON TOP OF THAT IS A SMALL ANTENNA.
UM, WE HAVE SEVEN ADDITIONAL THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE, UH, THAT ARE ABOUT, ARE SIX THAT ARE ABOUT 40 FEET TALL.
UH, ONE THAT'LL BE 60 FOOT TALL.
UM, AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE PLACED AT THE REMAINING SITES.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 48 OF THESE ANTENNA SITES AROUND TOWN TO COMPLETE OUR, UH, ANTENNA, UH, ARRAY THAT WE'RE, UH, INSTALLING FOR OUR ADVANCED METERING
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INFRASTRUCTURE.SO THE MAP THAT YOU SEE HERE, UH, THE CIRCLES ARE THE LOCATIONS OF, UH, WHERE THESE SEVEN ADDITIONAL MONOPOLES WILL BE GOING.
UH, THE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT YOU SEE ARE, UH, PART OF THE 48 THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, IN TOTAL.
UM, MANY OF THESE HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON, UH, LET'S SAY THE LIGHTING AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE, UH, STADIUMS. UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH COSD, WE'VE GOT THESE, UH, THESE, UH, SMALL ANTENNAS PLACED ALL OVER TOWN.
UM, AND THIS MONOPOLE OR THIS ANTENNA INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE INSTALLING AS PART OF A MUCH BIGGER, UH, AND I'LL SAY MORE EXCITING PROJECT.
I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING IT, UH, OUT, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE IN THE, IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
UM, SO WE ALSO DID A NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS, UH, WITHIN EYESIGHT OF THESE AREAS, UH, WHERE THESE SEVEN MONOPOLES WERE GOING TO GO.
WE, UH, WE NOTIFIED 315 RESIDENTS BY POSTCARD.
UH, AND TO DATE, WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED A SINGLE PHONE CALL, UH, FROM THE RESIDENTS AND THEY WEREN'T REALLY INTERESTED IN THE MONOPOLE, BUT THEY WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN, IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, UH, PORTAL THAT WE'RE PLANNING WITH OUR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO, UH, WHAT THESE ANTENNAS DO IS THEY'RE, THEY'RE CALLED GATEWAY COLLECTORS AND THEY'LL BE, UH, PICKING UP ALL OF OUR WATER METER READS.
UH, WE'VE INSTALLED, AS YOU MAY KNOW, ABOUT 87,000, UH, NEW WATER METERS THAT TRANSMIT, UH, ON A PERIODIC BASIS DURING THE DAY.
UH, THE, THE READ THE WATER VALUE, THE, UH, THE, THE VOLUME USED.
UM, WHAT THIS DOES FOR US IS THAT ALLOWS US REAL-TIME ACCESS TO THAT DATA THAT COMES INTO OUR UTILITY BILLING, UH, DON'S GROUP UTILITY BILLING.
UH, AND WITH THAT THEY CAN PRODUCE OUR MONTHLY BILLS.
UH, AND ALSO THAT DATA WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A CUSTOMER SERVICE PORTAL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TODAY WITH, UH, UH, UH, OUR IT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, UH, OUR UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP.
UM, THAT IS GOING TO OFFER TO THE CITY A A, AN BIG ARRAY OF THINGS, UH, WHICH WILL, WHICH WILL BE REALLY EXCITING.
UH, FOR INSTANCE, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, THROUGH THIS CUSTOMER PORTAL, IT'LL ALLOW FOR BILL PAYMENT, UH, BILL HISTORIES, START OR TRANSFER OF SERVICES, UH, USAGE ALERTS, AND MANY, MANY OTHER BENEFITS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH UTILITY BUILDING AND IT FOR, UH, AND THAT'LL BE ROLLED OUT, UH, I'LL SAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
UH, WE'RE WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY, HAR, UH, DILIGENTLY ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO, UM, IT'S PART OF A MUCH BIGGER PROGRAM.
THIS IS JUST, UH, SEVEN MORE ANTENNAS IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TONIGHT.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
SO, JOHN, ARE THESE COVERING BUSINESSES AS WELL? IT'LL BE ALL OF OUR METERS, YES.
SO THE, THE, I HAVE TO, I GUESS JUST TO CLARIFY A COUPLE THINGS.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND WE'RE, WE'RE FINALLY COMING TO THE END GAME.
AND THAT'S THE, THE, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, UH, THIS IS WHAT IF I HAVE A WATER LEAK, IF I'M NOT ON THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PORTAL, HOW MIGHT, HOW WOULD I KNOW ABOUT THAT? UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, THERE WILL BE THE ABILITY TO SIGN UP FOR ALERTS.
SO IF YOU ARE A PERSON THAT WANTS TO SEE THOSE ALERTS, UH, YOU SIGN UP FOR THAT AND THEN YOU WILL BE PINGED EITHER THROUGH EMAIL OR TEXTING, I IMAGINE, UH, SO THAT IT WILL ALERT YOU.
IT'D BE A PUSH, UH, A PUSH NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS, HEY, YOU'RE USING MORE THAN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.
AND I THINK ALL THOSE PARAMETERS WILL BE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DIAL IN THOSE.
WE JUST HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION HERE, UH, JUST THE OTHER DAY ON THIS.
SO THE SAVINGS IS NOT SO MUCH IN, UH, PEOPLE POWER BECAUSE I THINK YOU SAID YOU'RE CONVERTING THE METER READERS TO SOMETHING ELSE.
UH, CURRENTLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, WE HAVE A, A PRETTY LEAN, UH, METERING GROUP, UH, TODAY.
UH, AND THERE, THERE WAS, WHEN THESE PROGRAMS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN, IN CITIES, THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW, OH, IT'S GOING TO REDUCE YOUR METER, METER READING STAFF.
UH, THE CITIES THAT HAVE ROLLED THIS OUT REALLY HAVEN'T FOUND THAT TO BE THE CASE BECAUSE YOU'RE, THE, THE, WHAT THE METER READERS BEGIN TO BECOME ARE MORE, UH, IT FOLKS OUT IN THE FIELD REPLACING BATTERIES WORKING ON THE METERS AND THINGS.
SO WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS MAY CHANGE, BUT THE, THE STAFFING LEVELS PROBABLY WON'T DECREASE IN THE METER EATING GROUPS.
SO THERE'S REALLY NOT A SAVINGS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING FOR IS THAT WATER CONSERVATION, UH, FOR INSTANCE, UH, YOU
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KNOW, IF YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN AND YOU GET A, YOU GET A MESSAGE THAT YOU'VE GOT A, YOU'VE GOT A LEAK, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CALL YOUR NEIGHBOR OR YOUR FRIEND TO COME OVER AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKE A LOOK AND, AND GET IT SHUT DOWN.SO THAT ONE, YOU DON'T SEE THAT ON YOUR BILL NEXT MONTH.
AND TWO, YOU'RE NOT WASTING THAT WATER.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE, THE GREAT BENEFIT OF THE, OF THIS PROGRAM.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, JOHN? DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
I, I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE GOT A FRIEND NOT IN OUR CITY, BUT LEFT AND HAD A MAJOR IRRIGATION BREAK THAT IT WAS IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS BEFORE HE GOT BACK.
SO IT WAS, UH, HIS ACRE HAD TURNED INTO A SWIMMING POOL.
SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
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ITEM NUMBER 30, UM, SRP LANDSCAPE WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAM CALLED IN BY VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS BRIEF BRIEFING AND ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS.UH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SIMONE SRU, UH, A WATER RESOURCE MANAGER AND SHE WILL ADDRESS THIS.
UM, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL A PROGRAM THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
OUR WATER CONSERVATION STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS PROGRAM FOR OVER A YEAR AND, UM, WE'RE REALLY PLEASED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH SRP, UH, CHANDLER WORKS WITH SRP AS A, A CLOSE PARTNER IN LOTS OF WAYS, BUT THIS IS JUST ONE MORE STEP IN, IN THE EXCITING WAYS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO BE THE MOST SUSTAINABLE AND WATER EFFICIENT CITY IN ARIZONA.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM, WHICH WE WILL PARTNER WITH SRP FOR FUNDING TO HELP US MAKE OUR PARKS, UM, IRRIGATION MORE EFFICIENT.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A LANDSCAPE WATER EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
SEE IF I GOT ALL THE WORDS IN THERE.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY A TWO STEP PROGRAM.
SO THE FIRST STEP IS THAT SRP WILL FUND A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, THE COST OF A PROFESSIONAL IRRIGATION CONSULTANT TO COME AND DO AN ASSESSMENT ON EACH PARK.
SO THE GOAL IS THAT WE WANT, WOULD LIKE TO GET THROUGH 15 PARKS EACH YEAR.
SO THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL OF OUR PARKS IN CHANDLER.
AND WITH THAT ASSESSMENT THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN UP IN A REPORT FROM A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT, WE WOULD THEN FOLLOW UP WITH THE, AS THE IRRIGATION, UM, IMPROVEMENTS, EITHER REPAIRS OR SYSTEM UPGRADES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED IN THAT REPORT.
SO THE SECOND STEP OF THE FUNDING WOULD THEN BE WE HAVE A 50% COST SHARE OR A 50% MATCHING PROGRAM WHERE SRP WOULD COVER HALF OF THE COST FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AT THAT SITE.
AND THEN THE CITY WOULD COVER THE OTHER HALF, UM, JUST THROUGH OUR NORMAL IRRIGATION REPAIR BUDGET THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
SO THE, THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROGRAM OBVIOUSLY IS THE WATER SAVINGS.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S THE BIG FOCUS FOR THE WATER CONSERVATION TEAM IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT WASTING WATER IN OUR PARKS.
UM, I SEE THIS AS JUST ONE SMALL STEP IN A MUCH LARGER PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE PREPARE FOR REDUCTIONS TO OUR WATER SUPPLIES IN THE FUTURE, WE ALL LOOK AT THE HEADLINES THAT SAY WE KNOW WE'RE FACING COLORADO RIVER REDUCTIONS.
UM, WE MIGHT EVEN HAVE REDUCTIONS IN THE, IN THE SRP SYSTEM SOON.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING WATER EFFICIENTLY, WE CAN'T HAVE ANY LEAKS IN OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND WE REALLY WANNA SET THE EXAMPLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS BY MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR CITY OWNED IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO TRY TO, TO GO THROUGH AND DO A FULL ASSESSMENT OF ALL OF OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, VICE MAYOR THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
YOU INTERPRET SO MUCH EVERY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, SO REALLY WELL, THANK YOU.
UM, I WANTED TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE TO SHOW THE PUBLIC AND, UH, AND THE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH, IT COMES TO US, UM, BEING OUT THERE SAYING, OKAY, WE WANT WATER CONSERVATIONS, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY AT THE TOP OF THE CHIN ARE LOOKING DOWN AT US AND SAY, HEY, I WANNA PARTNER WITH YOU AS A CITY AND I WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU NOT ONLY WITH FUND, BUT BE HANDS ON TO HELP YOU CONSERVE WATER.
SO KUDOS TO SRP FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER TO US WITH THIS PROJECT AND ALSO CLOSE TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR HAVING REALLY DREAMED ABOUT IT.
AND I SEE THE VISION, I SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING.
UH, LAST ONE, LEE, LET ME, YOU, YOU PROBABLY BRUSH ONTO THAT.
WE HAVE WHAT, 67 PARTS HERE IN CHANDLER? 70.
SO, UH, YOU'RE SAYING 15 A YEAR, SO, WHICH MEAN THAT ALL THE MONEY WILL LAST US ALL THIS TIME.
I KNOW YOU COUNTED IT, I KNOW YOU KNOW THE DOLLARS AND CENTS ALREADY, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO STICK WITH US TILL THE END OF THE PROJECT AND THEN STILL CONTINUE WITH THE SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT.
THROUGH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR ELLIS, UM, YOU, YOU DID THE MATH CORRECTLY.
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ASK FOR AN AGREEMENT THAT GIVES US UP TO 15 SITES PER YEAR.WE ARE GONNA TRY REALLY HARD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR OF FUNDING THAT SRP HAS OFFERED US.
AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THROUGH ALL 15 SITES EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
UM, IF WE MANAGE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, WHICH I, WHICH THAT IS OUR GOAL, AND I, AND I THINK WE CAN DO IT ONCE WE GET TO THE FIFTH YEAR, WE WILL HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH ALL OF OUR PARKS.
AND SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER, UM, CITY OWNED PROPERTIES, UM, STORMWATER RETENTION BASINS, MEDIANS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE SOME FAIRLY LARGE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.
AND SO IF WE HAVE SOME EXTRA SITES LEFT OVER IN THAT, IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, WE WOULD LOOK AT DOING AN EVALUATION OF SOME OF THOSE SITES AS WELL.
UM, SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU IS IT WASN'T CLEAR, UM, AS WE DO THE FIRST 15 PARKS, WILL WE BE REPAIRING THOSE 15 PARKS AS WE DO LOOK AT THE NEXT 15? I DON'T, THAT WASN'T CLEAR.
UH, IT WAS A TWO-PART PROGRAM, BUT I'M ASSUMING IT WAS CONCURRENT THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
YES, THAT IS CERTAINLY OUR GOAL IS THAT AS, AS WE GO THROUGH AND DO THESE, UM, WE TEND TO CALL THEM IRRIGATION AUDITS OR THE MORE PROPER TERM VIA WATER EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT.
UM, CERTAINLY OUR INTENTION IS THAT AS WE GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE AUDITS, WE WOULD THEN FOLLOW UP WITH THIS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT TEAM THAT'S GONNA DO THE REPAIRS OR, OR DO WHATEVER SYSTEM UPGRADES ARE NEEDED.
UM, THAT'S GONNA, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA BE A SEPARATE PROCESS.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT AS WE'RE STARTING TO WORK ON THE IMPROVEMENTS TO ONE SITE, THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE ON WITH AUDITS AT THE NEXT SITE.
SO THERE WILL BE SORT OF A CONCURRENT PROCESS HAPPENING.
THAT'S, AGAIN, I HEARD TWO PARTS.
I READ TWO PARTS AND I DIDN'T, I'M ASSUMING IT WAS CONCURRENT.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
I, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT.
AND IT, IT IS, THAT'S WHY IT'S AN AGGRESSIVE GOAL TO TRY TO GET THROUGH 15 A YEAR BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE'RE DOING ONE MORE THAN ONE A MONTH.
AND THAT MEANS WE KIND OF HAVE TO BE KEEPING ON TOP OF TEEING UP THE NEXT ONE AS WE'RE WORKING ON THE LAST ONE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA TRY REALLY HARD TO GET, GET 15 DONE PER YEAR.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, THOSE ARE ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE CALLED IN FOR REVIEW OR QUESTIONS.
SO WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ON THURSDAY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION.