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[ Call to Order]
OF LIKING TO GAVEL, BUT THESE ARE SEPARATE MEETINGS AS THEY SHOW UP ON TV, SO WE TRY TO GIVE THEM AN OPENING AND A CLOSING.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUGUST 11TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY PASTOR PRESTON DOBBINS FROM BETHEL SUNRISE AND FOLLOWED BY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
UM, BEFORE I OPEN UP IN A WORD OF PRAYER, I WAS, UH, JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU ALL, PRAYING FOR YOU AND, AND, UM, THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO PRAY ABOUT FOR YOU AND, UH, WAS GONNA JUST PRAY.
WHAT I TYPICALLY PRAY FOR LEADERS, WHICH IS WISDOM, BUT THEN I FELT, UM, COMPELLED TO SHARE A LESSON.
THEN I FEEL THE LORD HAS KIND OF, UM, SHOWN ME THE, THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AS I'M, I'M NEW TO THE PASTOR.
SO FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE IN A LOT OF WAYS AND REALIZE THAT A LOT OF MY PRAYERS WERE FOCUSED ON WISDOM, WISDOM, WISDOM.
GOD MAKE ME A GOOD LEADER, GOOD LEADER, GOOD LEADER.
AND I FELT THE LORD TELL ME JUST RECENTLY THERE'S SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN WISDOM AND IT'S LOVE.
AND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT MOTIVATOR FOR A LEADER IS TO HAVE A, A HEART OF LOVE.
AND SO WISDOM IS GREAT, BUT WISDOM FROM A HEART OF LOVE.
AND, UM, SO JUST A, A REMINDER THAT I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW YOU'RE SELFLESS AND, AND, AND YOU'RE SERVING, BUT A REMINDER TO, TO LEAD WITH LOVE LIKE YOU DO.
AND SO, FATHER, I JUST THANK YOU FOR, UH, THIS NIGHT.
I THANK YOU THAT THE WISDOM IS ALREADY THERE AND I JUST ASK THAT AS IT SAYS IN ONE CORINTHIANS 14, YOU TELL US TO PURSUE LOVE, TO EARNESTLY DESIRE THE GIFTS, EARNESTLY DESIRE, WISDOM AND SUCCESS AND ALL THE THINGS, BUT TO PURSUE LOVE.
AND I JUST ASK HOLY SPIRIT, THAT, UM, THERE WOULD BE A HEART PURSUIT OF LOVE AND THAT THE LOVE FOR PEOPLE WOULD BE JUST THE, THE MOTIVATING FACTOR IN ALL OF THESE, UH, WONDERFUL MEN AND WOMEN IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHO REACH, IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU, PASTOR FOR THOSE, THOSE EXCELLENT WORDS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VICE MAYOR ELLIS TO JOIN ME OUT FRONT.
[1. Service Recognitions]
OUR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, OUR SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, JOHN PALMIER, TO LEAD US.WE HAVE TWO SERVICE RECOGNITIONS FOR STAFF TONIGHT.
IF LEAH POWELL FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP JAMIE ENSS.
JAMIE, UM, HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, SO I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HER IN COMPLETING HER 10 YEARS, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN 2015, AND THEN AS THE LEAD INSPECTOR.
AND THEN SHE'S BEEN PROMOTED INTO HER CURRENT ROLE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR OVER THE PAST DECADE.
SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND SINCERE COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
JAMIE IS A TRUE ASSET TO THE ORGANIZATION.
SHE BRINGS A CALM, THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO EVERY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC AND HAS TRULY EARNED THE PUBLIC TRUST BEYOND HER EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC, JAMIE BRINGS A UNIQUE WARMTH AND PERSONALITY TO THE TEAM.
SHE'S OFTEN THE ONE ORGANIZING DIFFERENT SPECIAL EVENTS FOR OUR STAFF OR SUPPORTING THE STAFF AT DIFFERENT SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND SHE HAS A WELL-KNOWN LOVE FOR ANIMALS AND HER COMPASSION.
AND I HAVE TO SHARE THAT JAMIE, THROUGH OUR, OUR PROGRAMS, WHEN WE ALSO ENCOUNTER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT MAY HAVE ANIMALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT NEED HOMES.
JAMIE HAS RESCUED GUINEA PIGS, CHICKENS, TURTLES, AND THE INFAMOUS GOAT THAT WAS IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND IT WAS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO THANK YOU JAMIE FOR THAT EXTRA TOUCH.
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AND I HAVE TO ADD THAT JAMIE DOES A GREAT ROOSTER CALL AND SHE IS THE ONE THAT CAN FIND THE FERAL ROOSTERS IN CHANDLER TOO.SO THANK YOU ALSO FOR THAT SPECIAL GIFT, JAMIE.
BUT WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, UNWAVERING DEDICATION, AND THE HEART YOU BRING TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
AND WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR TEAM.
OKAY, BEFORE WE TAKE A PHOTO, WE NEED TO HEAR THE CALL.
READY IS GONNA BE CALLING ON A CODE SPOT.
NEXT, IF WE COULD HAVE DE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR KEVIN SNYDER, PLEASE COME DOWN.
AND MAYOR, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THIS NEXT ONE IS A HALL OF FAME SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD.
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL OPHELIA SSMA, PLEASE COME UP.
MICHAIL GORBACHEV IS ELECTED THE LEADER OF THE SOVIET UNION.
THE FIRST NINTENDO GAME CONSOLE COMES OUT
I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN SAY THIS OUT LOUD AS A DIEHARD CELTICS FAN, BUT THE LA LAKERS BEAT THE BOSTON CELTICS.
OUT OF AFRICA WINS BEST PICTURE OF THE, UH, OF THE YEAR FOR THE OSCARS.
WE ARE, THE WORLD IS THE RECORD OF THE YEAR, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OPHELIA JOINS TEAM CHANDLER.
SO OPHELIA JOINED TEAM CHANDLER IN AUGUST OF 1985.
THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 40 YEARS OF HER RELATIONSHIP.
UH, SHE WORKED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY.
SHE WORKED IN PLANNING, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, SITE DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC WORKS.
SHE'S BEEN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM SINCE 2014.
AND DURING HER CAREER, SHE'S PROVIDED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, SUPPORTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PROPO, UH, PROCESS PERMITS, PREPARED FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS, AND ASSISTED WITH PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS.
SHE'S KIND OF DONE IT ALL AS STATED BY HER CURRENT SUPERVISOR.
OPHELIA'S CAREER HAS BEEN MORE THAN JUST PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT, WHICH SHE DOES.
HE GOES ON TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OPHELIA HAS DEMONSTRATED TO US THAT AT THE CORE OF EVERY SUCCESSFUL CITY, THERE ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.
AND WHILE THE PORTABLE CD PLAYER MAY HAVE COME AND GONE, OPHELIA HAS BEEN CARING DEEPLY ABOUT THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE CON ACCOMPLISHMENT, A TESTAMENT TO YOUR BELIEF IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, I WANT TO EXTEND, UH, HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
SO I THINK MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY ARE WITH US.
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MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE ME OKAY.ARE WE READY IN THIS CORNER? IF YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE ME THROUGH THE WINDOW.
[2. Proclamation: Drowning Impact Awareness Month]
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS MONTH.I COULD HAVE MEMBERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEVELOPMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF COME JOIN US.
WHEREAS WATER SAFETY, EDUCATION AND DROWNING PREVENTION ARE AT THE HEART OF THE WATER.
YOU DOING CAMPAIGN, A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO KEEPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFE IN AND AROUND WATER.
AND WHEREAS DROWNING PREVENTION BEGINS WITH THE ABCDS OF WATER SAFETY ADULT SUPERVISION.
WHENEVER CHILDREN ARE NEAR WATER BARRIERS SUCH AS POOL FENCES AND LOCKED DOORS ARE IN PLACE.
CLASSES, INCLUDING SWIM LESSONS AND CPR TRAINING THAT TEACH LIFESAVING SKILLS.
AND D DEVICES SUCH AS COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKETS FOR NON-SWIMMERS.
AND WHEREAS DROWNING HAZARDS EXIST IN AS LITTLE AS TWO INCHES OF WATER, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD BUCKETS, BATHTUBS AND TOILETS, AS WELL AS RIVERS, LAKES, AND BACKYARD SWIMMING POOLS.
AND WHEREAS THE RISK OF DROWNING EXTENDS BEYOND THE SUMMER MONTHS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE BITTY BUSY BACK TO SCHOOL MONTHS, REMINDING US THAT WATER SAFETY REQUIRES YEAR ROUND ATTENTION AND AWARENESS.
WHEREAS RECOGNIZING THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF DROWNING ON FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY REINFORCES THE URGENT NEED FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ACCESS TO WATER SAFETY RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2020 AS DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS MONTH.
AND I ENCOURAGE ALL CHANDLER RESIDENTS TO COMMIT TO WATER SAFETY BEST PRACTICES, CONNECT AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, AND BE VIGILANT AROUND BODIES OF WATER ALL YEAR LONG.
SO AS MAYOR STATED, THE ABCDS OF WATER SAFETY, UM, A FOR ADULT SUPERVISION, UH, WE WANT TO SEE EYE TO EYE SUPERVISION.
UH, HAVING AN ADULT AROUND THE POOL IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE WATER AT ALL TIMES.
UH, WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY IN THE, IN THE VALLEY OF, UH, LOST 31, UH, INDIVIDUALS THIS YEAR, UH, HERE IN THE CITY, WE'VE HAD SOME TRAGEDIES OURSELVES.
UM, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY AND WE JUST ARE URGING EVERYBODY THAT'S OUT THERE BECAUSE THIS TIME OF YEAR IT'S EXTREMELY WARM.
UH, INDIVIDUALS LIKE TO GET IN THE POOL AND OTHER WATER SOURCES, AND WE JUST NEED A, A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO KEEP OUR EYES ON OUR LOVED ONES.
WHY DON'T YOU COME STAND ON BEHIND THE DAYS.
[3. Recognition: Imani Galera-Young, 24-25 Gatorade Arizona Girls Track & Field Player of the Year]
OUR NEXT RECOGNITION.I READ ABOUT THIS IN A NEWS RELEASE AND I CALLED ALEXIS
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AND SAID, WE'VE GOTTA SEE IF SHE'S ABLE TO COME.SO THIS EVENING WE'RE GONNA BE RECOGNIZING AMANI GERA YOUNG, THE 24 25 GATORADE, ARIZONA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
SO IMANI, AND IF YOUR FAMILY WANTS TO JOIN YOU, COME ON UP.
COME STAND NEXT TO YOUR DAUGHTER HERE.
TONIGHT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN OUTSTANDING CHANDLER ATHLETE, A MONTE GALLERA YOUNG.
A CHANDLER HIGH STUDENT WAS NAMED A 20 24, 20 25 GATORADE, ARIZONA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
THE GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS THE TOP HONOR IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, CELEBRATING THE NATION'S BEST HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES FOR THEIR SUCCESS ON THE FIELD IN THE CLASSROOMS AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
IMANI HAS WON THE A I A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 300 METERS HURDLE THIS PAST SEASON TO LEAD THE CHANDLER WOLVES AND THEIR OVERALL TEAM TITLE.
SHE'S ALSO WON A PAIR OF INDIVIDUAL STATE CROWNS AT THE DIVISION ONE STATE MEET AND THE 100 AND 300 HURDLES EXCELLING ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
AMANI IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND SERVES IN BLACK STUDENT UNION AND UNITED SISTERS YOUTH GROUP.
SHE'S MAINTAINED AN IMPRESSIVE 4.3 GPA AND HAS STARTED HER SENIOR YEAR THIS YEAR.
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE STUDENTS LIKE YOU REPRESENTING OUR CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS EXCITING AND IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY.
UM, I'M JUST REALLY, UM, THANKFUL THAT GOD HAS GOTTEN ME HERE AND BLESSED ME WITH THE TALENTS THAT I HAVE.
AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY AND SUPPORTING ME AND MY COACHING STAFF.
UM, ALSO THE COACHES THAT ARE NOT HERE, BUT I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN IN LIFE AND YEAH.
CAN WE MOVE YOU GUYS HERE? MAMA.
YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? IT ALL? OKAY.
MY OLDEST SON RAN HURDLES AT WE GET THE DOWN.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, SHE TAKES A TRACK.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE READY? THANK YOU.
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S COACH AND SHE ACTUALLY MY DAUGHTER.
[4. Recognition: GFiber and IDIA Partnership]
ONE MORE RECOGNITION, UH, GOOGLE FIBER AND IDIA PARTNERSHIP.SO IF WE COULD HAVE, UH, G FIBER AND IDEA TEAM COME UP AND JOIN US TONIGHT, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO IS THIS AARON YOU'RE LEADING OR WHO? ALRIGHT,
UH, JUST REALLY EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT IDIA, THE INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCELERATION.
UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, GOOGLE FIBER HAS BEEN SERVING CHANDLER, UH, CUSTOMERS SINCE, UH, VETERAN'S DAY OF LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE RAPIDLY BUILDING OUT THE WHOLE CITY.
SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT FIBER.GOOGLE.COM IF WE'RE NOT QUITE TO YOUR HOUSE YET WITH FAST INTERNET.
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IS DIGITAL EQUITY, UH, STEM SKILLS, GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.AND THAT'S WHAT THESE GUYS DO.
AND THEY HAVE ONE OF THEIR MOBILE HIVES PARKED OUTSIDE.
SO WE INVITE EVERYONE AFTER THE MEETING IF YOU WANNA COME OUT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IDIA IS DOING IN CHANDLER AND ACROSS THE VALLEY.
AARON CAR JORDAN CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT.
UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PARTNERING WITH GOOGLE FIBER.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE IN CHANDLER.
WE HAVE A HIVE THAT'S LOCATED JUST DOWN THE STREET AT SAN MARCOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUR MOBILE HIVE REALLY LETS, LETS US GET TO FOLKS WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TO A HIVE.
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS ALWAYS FREE AND WE BRING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS FROM EDU EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, UH, ACCESS TO COMMUNITY BUILDING, WHEREVER WE GO.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU OUTSIDE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO COME AND WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, TO MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET WHEREVER CHANDLER NEEDS US TO BE.
AND ERIN, JUST IN CASE PEOPLE ARE NOT SAVVY WITH THE ALL THE ACRONYMS, TELL US EVERYONE ELSE WHAT IDEA MEANS.
IT STANDS FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCELERATION.
AND WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE? FLYNN BROWN GRADUATE.
ALRIGHT, SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IF YOU, UH, LEAVE, UH, BEFORE OUR NEXT SET OF MEETINGS ARE AFTERWARDS, PLEASE GO VISIT THE HIVE AFTERWARDS.
THAT CONCLUDES, UM, OUR UPFRONT PRESENTATIONS COUNCIL, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE ITEMS
[ 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 August 11, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 2.]
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR STUDY SESSION.UM, A MOTION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, A MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR AUGUST 11TH, 2025.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH TWO.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS.
ANY RECUSALS, ANY OTHER ACTIONS? SEEING NONE, COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.
GREAT COUNSEL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR MEETING.