* 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] [00:00:05] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 16TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FUN AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THIS MORNING. SO, UH, WHAT A FUN DAY TO BE WITH US CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE? MAYOR HARTKE, PRESENT VICE MAYOR ELLIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. HAWKINS IS ABSENT. EXCUSED. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY PASTOR ESTHER GREEN FROM THE CHANDLER SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. PASTOR, WE BEAR OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE COME BEFORE YOU BECAUSE WE ARE WHO YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO LEAD. YOU'VE LED US TO BE HERE AND YOU'VE GIVEN US CHARGE, DEAR GOD, TO OVERSEE THE AFFAIRS OF OUR FELLOW MAN. AND SO WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM. WE ASK FOR YOUR PRUDENCE. WE ASK FOR YOUR ORDER, AND WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU PASTOR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PGI CHOOSE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU PASTOR GREEN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. NEXT ON OUR [1. Recognition: World Champions of the International Academic Decathlon] AGENDA IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINAS, THE BEST DRESSED GUY ON THE DAYS TONIGHT. COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT. COME ON, LET'S GO. SO THAT'S THE CRITERIA NOW, MAYOR. HUH? OKAY. I HAD COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS DOWN, BUT HE WASN'T WEARING A TIE. . . ALRIGHT. OUR FIRST SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IS RECOGNITION OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON. UH, IF WE COULD HAVE OUR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON DECATHLON WINNERS COME ON UP. WELL, HOW EXCITING. WE HAVE 17 STUDENTS THAT ATTEND CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOLS HAVE MADE HISTORY ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, EARNING TOP HONORS AT THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON DURING THE WORLD YOUTH FORUM, FUTURE LIBERAL ARTS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2025 IN MACAU, CHINA. HOW EXCITING THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO SHOWCASE CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE SOLVING REAL WORLD CHALLENGES. WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THESE CHANDLER STUDENTS FOR SHOWING THE WORLD WHAT CHANDLER IS CAPABLE OF. SO, UH, TREMENDOUS, UH, UH, JOY TO HAVE ALL YOU GUYS HERE. AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS? SO WE'RE REALLY, UM, HAPPY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE REPRESENTED THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THESE STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR STATE SCORES AND NATIONAL SCORES, UM, TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEN WE GOT THE CALL THAT WE NEEDED TO PICK THE BEST STUDENTS IN THE STATE TO GO COMPETE ON A GLOBAL LEVEL, WE DIDN'T REALIZE WE WOULD HAVE 17 OF THOSE RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER. SO IT'S TRULY A TESTAMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CHANDLER, OF WHICH I'VE LIVED SINCE 1996. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT 29 YEARS. SO, UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF ARIZONA, AND LARGELY THE CITY OF CHANDLER. SO THESE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST AND THEY WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD, UM, JUST TO SAY WHAT THEY DID. UM, TEAM BLUE, RAISE YOUR HANDS. [00:05:02] THIS IS OUR EIGHTH GRADE TEAM. OUR EIGHTH GRADE TEAM PLAYS FIRST OVERALL IN THE WORLD. WOO. TEAM COPPER, RAISE YOUR HANDS. THIS IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. ONE OF TWO AND THEY PLACED FIRST OVERALL IN THE WORLD. TEAM YELLOW, RAISE YOUR HANDS. THIS IS OUR SEVENTH GRADE OR OUR EIGHTH GRADE. NO, SEVENTH GRADE TEAM AND THEY PLAY SECOND PLACE OVERALL FOR JUNIOR HIGH IN THE WORLD. AND TEAM RED, RAISE YOUR HANDS NOW. THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE THE BLING, BUT THEY WORKED REALLY HARD AND THEY CAME OUT SMASHING. THEY PLACED FIFTH OVERALL IN THE WORLD. AND THERE IS, THAT'S ONLY TO BE CELEBRATED. SO, GREAT JOB, RICK. ALRIGHT, SO BEFORE WE TAKE A PICTURE, HOW MANY, HOW MANY TEAMS WERE THERE THAT COMPETED? I WANNA SAY AROUND 50. WOW. OKAY. SO SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. INDONESIA, CHINA, UM, INDIA, HONG KONG, HONG KONG, MACAU, THAILAND. THAILAND. DID I SAY INDONESIA? YEAH. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE, SO BEFORE WE TAKE A PHOTO, I'M GONNA HAND YOU THE MIC. JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU'LL GO TO, AND THEN WE'LL GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO THERE. UH, MY NAME IS NISHA GORE AND I ATTEND FASCIA HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS TI SUNO AND I GO TO BASIS CHANDLER. MY NAME IS IRIS KANT AND I ATTEND A CP HIGH. MY NAME IS RI SHARMA AND I ALSO GO TO BASIS CHANDLER. MY NAME IS NIHARIKA ALI AND I ATTEND A S BASHA. MY NAME IS ARSAN RAHMAN AND I ATTEND BASHA A MS. MY NAME IS JISHNU GANDHI. I ATTEND BASHA A MS. MY NAME IS SHRAVIN GANESH AND I ATTEND BASHA A MS. MY NAME IS NI IKA MAESH AND I ATTEND BCIA A MS. MY NAME IS JOCELYN BEAL AND I ATTEND BACHA HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS LONDON SMITH AND I ATTEND CASTILE HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS SAI ANUM AND I ATTEND ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS CHLOE HANH AND I ATTEND BASE SCOTTSDALE. MY NAME IS SOPHIA WELCH AND I ATTEND CASTILLO HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS HARI ESON AND I ATTEND A CP HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS ALEXIS LUGO AND I ATTEND HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS R TOMAR AND I ATTEND BASHA HIGH SCHOOL. COOL. I KEEP SAYING BEFORE WE TAKE A PHOTO, SO I'VE GOT ONE MORE BEFORE WE TAKE A PHOTO. THIS IS CHANDLER. YEAH. THE BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATION. CHANDLER HAS 3% OF THE STATE'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADS. YET, YET GARNER ABOUT 30 PLUS PERCENT OF ALL THE SCIENCE AWARDS ACROSS THE STATE. AND UH, KUDOS TO CUSD. KUDOS TO PARENTS WHO ARE HERE. KUDOS TO STUDENTS. STUDENTS FOR PUTTING CHANDLER ON THE MAP AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO. TELL US WHAT TO DO. THE OTHER TEAM. UM, THIS WAY. LET'S SEE. WE'RE GONNA NEED HIM TO STACK. DO YOU WANT ROSE OR DO YOU WANT WE'RE GONNA HAVE DO ROWS. LET'S DO TWO. YOU GUYS ARE TALLER. HIGH SCHOOL. YOU NOTICE THE ARIZONA FLAG COLORS. OH, NICE. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. HOW DOES THIS LOOK, TONY? THE CAMERA GET YOU SCOOT OVER. JUST I GET A WINDOW. OKAY. OKAY. 1, 2, 3. ALL RIGHT, PARENTS, YOUR TIME. [00:10:09] CAN WE ALL SIT UP IN THE BACK, MAN? HEY, YOU CAN'T . OKAY. LET US ALL STAND UP IN THE BACK. COME ON IN, COME ON IN. ALRIGHT. THAT WAS MY FAULT. I DID. OF COURSE. HE'S THE TROUBLEMAKER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COACH. THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIATE. THANK YOU COACH. WHAT EXPERIENCE, WHAT EXPERIENCE? THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. OKAY, THOSE ALL. THANK YOU ALL. OH MY GOD. YOU GUYS CAN SIT ON NOW. OKAY, LET'S DO IT. NEXT UP, WE [2. Recognition: Operation Back to School Sponsors] HAVE RECOGNITION FOR OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, THE SPONSORS. IF JESSICA RODRIGUEZ AND GEORGE MACEDON COULD COME UP. WOOHOO. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXCITING ANNUAL EVENT. WE'RE APPLAUDING THOSE SITTING DOWN OR GEORGE COMING UP. GEORGE. GEORGE. YEAH. GEORGE IS WORTH ALWAYS WORTHY OF APPLAUSE. , THIS IS, UH, AN AMAZING EVENT EVERY YEAR, UH, IN WHICH WE GIVE OUT SEVERAL THOUSAND BACKPACKS TO KIDS ACROSS THE CITY. AND, UH, KUDOS TO FOR OUR CITY. GO AHEAD JESS. SO SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY, UM, FOR CITY CHANDLER. UM, THIS IS OUR 12TH ANNUAL, UM, OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL. AND WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT HAVE, UM, SUPPORTED AND DONATED AND SPONSORED OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL. NEXT SLIDE. UM, SO OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, WE JUST WANNA GIVE A THANKS TO, UM, THOSE THAT SUPPORTED US. UM, ONE OF THOSE IS COMPASS CHRISTIAN CHURCH. WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THREE SPACIOUS INDOOR AREAS FOR DISTRIBUTION, UM, THAT HELD ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS FILLED BACKPACKS, UNDERWEAR, SOCKS AND SHOES. THE REPRESENTATION OF CUSD ALSO WAS THERE, UM, WITH INFORMATION, UM, GOING OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT CAME, UM, FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. UH, COMPASS ALSO DISTRIBUTED 2,400 ICE CREAMS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. WE ALSO HAD MATTHEW'S FOOD BANK THAT DISTRIBUTED 1600 FOOD BAGS TO FAMILIES IN NEED AS WELL. WE EXTENDED OUR GRATITUDE TO THE CHANDLER FIRE POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR HEAT RELIEF EFFORTS AND OUR SPON TITLE SPONSORS AS WELL. THAT INCLUDED BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SHIELDS AND CITY OF CHANDLER. WE, WE ALSO HAD 49 OTHER SPONSORS AND DONORS AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE COULDN'T DO WITHOUT ANY OF, WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT. SPECIAL APPRECIATION. AL ALSO WE WANT TO, OH MY, SORRY. APPRECIATION TO GO OUT TO OUR DEDICATED COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO FACILITATED SMOOTH OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, ENSURING HYDRATION OF ALL THE FAMILIES THAT BROUGHT THAT WE BROUGHT WATER TO, UH, THOUSANDS OF WATER BOTTLES. AND ALSO, UM, THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS. WE WANNA THANK THEM FOR BEING ABLE TO BE THERE THE DAY THAT WE WERE GIVING OUT ALL THE BACKPACKS, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE GIVE OUT, WE GAVE OUT 2,188 BACKPACKS TO STUDENTS IN CHANDLER THAT ARE IN NEED. WE ALSO HAD SHIELDS THAT GAVE, UM, A HUNDRED, SORRY, A THOUSAND, UM, THAT SUPPORTED THAT A THOUSAND OVER A THOUSAND SHOES FOR, UM, OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL. AND OUR VOLUNTEERS. WE HAD ABOUT 632 VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR, WHICH, UM, THE HOURS WAS OVER 2,500 HOURS. AND WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND WE JUST HAVE SO MUCH GRATITUDE TOWARD THEM. UM, I'M GONNA GO [00:15:01] AHEAD AND SWITCH TO OUR, THIS IS A VALUE THAT WAS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, ALMOST $200,000 WAS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE, UM, FILLED BACKPACKS. WE HAD SHOES, UNDERWEAR, UM, THAT WAS GIVEN TO, UM, THOSE THAT, UM, ATTENDED. HERE IS ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS FOR 2025. UM, FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS, IT HAS GROWN, UM, SUBSTANTIALLY. AND WE JUST KEEP GETTING MORE AND MORE SUPPORT AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE DID HAVE 53 SPONSORS AND PARTNERS, ALSO 36 PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL. NOW ONTO OUR RECOGNITION. FIRST WE HAVE OUR TITLE SPONSOR, COMPASS CHRISTIAN CHURCH. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE SAM THOMAS AND STEPHEN UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR TITLE SPONSORS WITH SHIELDS. AND IF WE CAN HAVE MICHELLE JOHNSON, IF SHE IS NOT HERE, THEN WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND SKIP TO THE NEXT. UM, WE HAVE OUR TITLE SPONSOR, CHANDLER, UM, CITY OF CHANDLER. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS RYAN AND THANK YOU. AND NOW OUR TITLE SPONSOR, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. GUADALUPE, ARE YOU GONNA ACKNOWLEDGE WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. OH, ONE MORE. SO SORRY. . AND THEN CAN I GET A GROUP PHOTO OF ALL OF THE TITLE SPONSORS TOGETHER? THANK YOU. OH YES. OKAY. 1, 2, 3. ONE, TWO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT YOU DOING, WHETHER YOU CAME TO [00:20:01] SERVE OR TO, UM, RECEIVE SERVICES, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WAS DEFINITELY, UM, PRESENT ON THIS DAY. WE ALSO WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MAYOR BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN A PART OF OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SUSAN AND, UM, GEORGE FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE APPRECIATE YOU STEVEN. I'M SO SORRY STEVE, ABOUT . THANK YOU EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT [3. Recognition: League of Arizona Cities and Towns Legislative Recognition] ON OUR AGENDA IS RECOGNITION, THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS LEGISLATIVE RECOGNITION. DO WE HAVE, UH, IS EVERYBODY HERE YET, ALEXIS? GREAT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A FEW SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WE ARE DELIGHTED TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER, WE PLACE GREAT VALUE ON STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, AND THAT INCLUDES WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR STAFF, WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS ON ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS. SO WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE DELEGATION MEMBERS WHO LISTEN TO OUR LOCAL CONCERNS, AND IMPORTANTLY ACTIVELY CHAMPION THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. SO FIRST TONIGHT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE JULIE WILLOUGHBY, AS WELL AS FOLLOWING WITH UH, REP, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVE TREVORS AND SENATOR EPSTEIN ARE ALL HERE. AND WE WANT TO TAKE MOMENTS AND RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS DURING THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR SHARED CONSTITUENTS DURING THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ALL THREE PLAYED KEY ROLES IN PROTECTING LOCAL DECISION MAKING AND LOCAL REVENUES AND ADVANCING CHANDLER PRIORITIES. YOUR LEADERSHIP IS IMPORTANT TO US AND APPRECIATED EVEN BEYOND THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY. IN FACT, EACH OF THESE WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS AS A LEGISLATIVE CHAMPION, A DISTINCTION THAT REFLECTS THEIR SUPPORT FOR ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, I WANT TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR ADVOCACY, YOUR ACCESSIBILITY, AND YOUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP. AND WE WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. SO, UH, TOM SAVAGE, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND WE'RE GONNA CALL EACH OF YOU UP INDIVIDUALLY FOR A PHOTO AND THEN WE'LL DO A JOINT PHOTO ALTOGETHER. UH, FIRST, UH, WE WERE UNABLE TO DELIVER HER, UH, AWARD, UH, AT THE SESSION. IS REPRESENTATIVE WILLOUGHBY HERE? THERE SHE IS. ALRIGHT. HIDING IN THE BACK. THERE YOU GO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT WE HAVE SENATOR MISS EPSTEIN. AND YOU'D ALREADY RECEIVED YOURS FROM THE LEAGUE. YES. BUT WE HAVE THIS FOR YOU AND WE'RE GREAT AS WELL AS OUR GRATITUDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OOPS. SAYS, WAIT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, LASTLY WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE TRAVERSE. OOH, ALSO YOU'RE COOL. AWARD. I VERY GOOD. IF YOU TWO WANNA COME ON IN, LET'S DO A JOINT PHOTO. YEAH. YOU GUYS WANNA STAND THERE? [00:25:15] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, HUH. AND SEE YA. THANKS FOR COMING VERY MUCH. GREAT. THIS IS ALSO, THIS WEEK IS CITIES AND TOWNS WEEK. AND TOM, COME BACK HERE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? AS PART OF LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS, UH, I WANNA GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, UM, UM, ANYTHING RELATED TO THESE AWARDS AND WITH THE LEAGUE. OH, THANK YOU, MAYOR TOM SAVAGE HERE FROM LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS. I WANNA SINCERELY THANK BOTH SENATOR EPSTEIN, REPRESENTATIVE WILLOUGHBY AND REPRESENTATIVE TRAVERS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO ENSURE THAT CITIES AND TOWNS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE STATE SHARED REVENUES THAT THEY RELY ON TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT THE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE RESIDENTS THE MOST OCCUR WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND ARE NOT USURP BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH WE KNOW IS GONNA BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, TIM. OUR LAST PROCLAMATION, [4. Proclamation: Cybersecurity Awareness Month] WE HAVE OUR LAST, UH, SPECIAL, UH, EVENT FOR THIS PART IS A PROCLAMATION, CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, AND SANDEEP AND TEAM. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECOGNIZES THAT CYBERSECURITY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES AGAINST TECHNOLOGY THREATS. AND WHEREAS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION AGAINST CYBER THREATS SUCH AS PHISHING IDENTITIES, THREAT THEFT, RANSOMWARE, AND FINANCIAL LOSS. AND WHEREAS CRITICAL CITY SERVICES ARE RELIANT ON DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND IDENTITIES, AND WHERE PRACTICING CYBER SE CYBER CYBERSECURITY SAFETY AND CREATING STRONG PASSWORDS, ENABLING MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, REPORTING, PHISHING AND UPDATING SOFTWARE WILL KEEP YOU SAFER ONLINE. AND WHEREAS THE SUCCESS OF CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH WILL HELP CITIZENS NAVIGATE OUR DIGITAL FUTURE SAFETY. NOW, THEREFORE, OUR KEVIN HART CAME, MAYOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2025 AS C CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTHS SAND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE SOME THINGS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL USE THIS BRIEF TIME TO START AND END WITH, UH, GRATITUDE. SO I'D LIKE TO FIRST THANK MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL, OUR EXCELLENT LEGAL AND CLERK STAFF AND ALL THE CITY STAFF WE WORK WITH, UH, DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO PROTECT CRITICAL CITY SERVICES. AND, UH, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. SO MS. DINA DORFMAN IS OUR THREAT HUNTER, OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, MR. MICHAEL BADILLA, SECURITY ARCHITECT. AND, UM, LASTLY, MOST IMPORTANTLY, UH, WOULD BE THE RESIDENTS HERE. UM, YOU GIVE US PURPOSE AND YOU GIVE US A REASON TO KEEP FIGHTING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO. ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. [00:30:07] ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, [ 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 October 16, 2025, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 39.] THE NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE I ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UM, ACTING CITY MANAGER, ARE WE GOOD ON THAT ONE ITEM THAT WE TALKED ON ON MONDAY? OR DOES THERE NEED TO BE STILL A VERBAL AMENDMENT ADDED TO THAT LEO POWELL OR ATTORNEY WE TALKED ON MONDAY ABOUT MAKING, UH, CHANGING THE DEVELOPMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT. HAS THAT BEEN BAKED INTO THIS OR WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? UM, MAYOR, IT, WE, WE'VE UPDATED THE MEMO TO WHAT WAS INCLUDED FOR THAT WAS DISCUSSED ON MONDAY AS WELL. GREAT. SO WE'RE GOOD JUST WITH A SIMPLE CONSENT. YES. ACCEPTANCE. OKAY. COUNCIL IS THIS POINT, UH, UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ONE TO ACTION, SEEING NONE A MOTION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, I PROPOSE A MOTION TO MOVE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA OF OCTOBER 16TH, 2025. REGULAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 39. AS A SIDE NOTE, MAYOR, I'LL BE VOTING NO ON NUMBER TWO. NOT SO MUCH TO MOVE THE PROCESS ALONG, BUT MORE DISCUSSION ON THE RATES ITSELF. OKAY. I'LL SESSION THAT, MAYOR. SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER SEPARATE ITEMS? CUSAL, MAYOR, COUNCILMAN BE VOTING NO ON ITEM TWO AS WELL. ALRIGHT. NOTED TO NO ON NUMBER TWO. ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM TWO, WHICH CARRIES BY MAJORITY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE [11. Unscheduled Public Appearances] HAVE UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. AND UH, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP SENATOR KIRSTEN SINEMA, I GUESS FORMER SENATOR. HOW DO WE DO THAT? ARE YOU JUST ALWAYS SENATOR, SENATOR? JUST ALWAYS. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. SO SENATOR, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS UNSCHEDULED. WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE ON A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE. THE LIGHT WILL TURN YELLOW AT 30 SECONDS LEFT AND RED WHEN IT'S TIME TO WRAP IT UP. AND WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FIRST, LEMME JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND IT'S AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AI. UH, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THIS AND HOPE TO CONTINUE DOING SO IN THE FUTURE. AI IS A NATIONAL SECURITY IMPERATIVE. AS YOU KNOW, I'M, UH, CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AS THE FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE AI INFRASTRUCTURE COALITION, A NEW NATIONAL COALITION TO ENSURE THAT AMERICAN AI IS GLOBALLY DOMINANT. UH, WE WANNA ENSURE THAT THAT'S THE CASE, THAT WE'RE CONTROLLING THIS GLOBALLY RATHER THAN OUR ADVERSARIES. THIS REQUIRES A WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO DEVELOP AND UTILIZE AI THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ARIZONA IS ONE OF FIVE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BEST POISED TO LEAD THE WAY FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND OUR DOMESTIC ECONOMIC GROWTH. NOW, CHANDLER HERE SAW THE SEMICONDUCTOR REVOLUTION AND LED THE WAY FOR OUR STATE AND FOR OUR NATION. THE AI REVOLUTION IS NOW AT OUR DOORSTEP, AND I BELIEVE THAT CHANDLER SHOULD LEAD THE WAY AGAIN. IN 2016, CHANDLER CREATED A GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PRICE CORRIDOR FOCUSING ON DIVERSIFYING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE INDUSTRY PRESENCE. BUT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. BACK NINE YEARS AGO, THE GENERAL PLAN DIDN'T EVEN MENTION AI OR AI DATA CENTERS OR AI HUBS. OF COURSE, THEY WEREN'T EVEN ON THE RADAR ABOUT, UH, A DECADE AGO. AND SO, WHILE I KNOW THERE ARE SOME WHO WILL ARGUE THAT AN AI DATA CENTER, WHICH I HOPE WILL COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL IN THE COMING MONTHS, DOESN'T MEET THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE PRICE CORRIDOR. AND I WOULD AGREE, A REGULAR DATA CENTER THAT HOLDS CAT MEMES AND YOUR 7-YEAR-OLD BANK ACCOUNTS IS NOT A JOB DRIVER. BUT WE ARE ENTERING A NEW ERA, AN AI REVOLUTION. AND SO THE OLD BELIEFS AROUND RECRUITING COMPANIES AND JOBS ARE CHANGING, AND OUR CITIES MUST ADAPT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, SOME HAVE ARGUED THAT THE AI HUB PROPOSAL THAT WILL COME IN FRONT OF THE CITY SOON DOESN'T MEET THE TYPE OR NUMBER OF JOBS THAT THE PRICE CORRIDOR DESERVES. LAST NIGHT, I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE AS THE CHANDLER PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED WITH A FIVE TO ONE VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AI DATA HUB. I NOTED LAST NIGHT THAT THREE OF THE COMPANIES ALONG THE PRICE CORRIDOR ARE FINANCIAL SERVICES CALL CENTERS. AND WHILE THEY HAVE MANY EMPLOYEES TODAY, IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, THOSE WILL BE OBSOLETE, COMPLETELY REPLACED BY AI AND AI COMPANIES. SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO REIMAGINE THE COMPANIES AND THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE. AS WE KNOW, AI DATA CENTERS ARE DIFFERENT. THEY'RE THE LAMBORGHINI WHEN COMPARED TO THE OLD DATA CENTERS [00:35:01] PINTOS. THEY CREATE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPUTE POWER, THE VERY POWER THAT AI COMPANIES OF TOMORROW NEED IN ORDER TO RELOCATE HERE IN ARIZONA. SO WHAT KIND OF COMPANIES CAN CHANDLER RECRUIT TO THIS AI HUB? COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE R AND D PHASE RIGHT NOW UNDERGOING INTERNAL TRANSFORMATIONS, COMPANIES THAT CAN ADAPT TO THE AI REVOLUTION? NOW, THIS PRICE ROAD INNOVATION CAMPUS HAS BEEN VACANT FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS. SENATOR, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO WRAP IT UP WITH A SENTENCE OR TWO. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, THAT PLACE WILL REMAIN EMPTY IF NOT DEVELOPED WITH THIS PLAN UNTIL FEDERAL PREEMPTION COMES, WHICH IS COMING, AND IT IS COMING SOON. SO CHANDLER HAS THE ABILITY NOW TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THIS PRODUCT, OF THIS PROJECT SITE AND ATTAIN THE BENEFITS. AND I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO DO SO WHILE WE STILL CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE, JOIN MARTIN. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT YOU DO HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW. YOU'VE GOT 30 SECONDS LEFT. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO LISTEN TO ME RIGHT NOW. MY NAME IS JOY MARTIN, AS MENTIONED, I LIVE IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA. I'VE LIVED HERE AND WORKED HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU PUSH FORWARD WITH A REASONABLE ORDINANCE REGULATING LARGE SCALE BIRD FEEDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. FOR THE PAST YEAR, A NEARBY HOME OWNER HAS MAINTAINED COMMERCIAL SIZE FEEDERS AND ALSO HAS BIG BIRD FLEET FEEDER BLOCKS IN THEIR BACKYARD. AND IT HAS BEEN CAUSING AN EXCESS NUMBER OF BIRDS PLUS DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE, TO OUR ROOF, TO OUR VEHICLES, TO OUR FURNITURE OUTSIDE. AND IT'S CREATING, UM, A PERSISTENT ODOR AND NOISE. THE NOISE IS EXTREMELY SO I'M ASKING THAT YOU GUYS WILL LOOK INTO SOME CO SOME TYPE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. MY HUSBAND IN APRIL HAD BEEN WORKING WITH ERICA AND HE CAME BEFORE YOU IN MAY AND HAD PUT THIS FORWARD TOO, AND RECOGNIZED THAT OTHER VALLEY CITIES HAVE THESE ENFORCEMENTS FOR REASONABLE ORDINANCE, UM, THE BIRDS. AND SO WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU REVISIT IT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME TURNOVER AND THAT IT WAS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF, BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU WILL RECONSIDER IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAS NOT GOTTEN WOR BETTER. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, IF ANYTHING. AND WE'VE ALREADY SPENT ENOUGH MONEY FOR OUR HOUSE AND IT'S RUINING THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR BACKYARD. I'M SURE IT'S RUINING THE ENJOYMENT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AS WELL. ACTUALLY, WE'VE TALKED TO MANY AND THEY HAVE ALSO NOTICED AN INCREASE IN EVERYTHING THAT I'VE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. SO I'M JUST ASKING ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER TO, UM, TAKE SOME MORE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS AND HELP CHANDLER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND CITY MANAGER. I, I KNOW WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION THEN YOU WERE NOT HERE. UM, BUT, UH, WOULD YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE AND GET WITH OUR, OUR MS. MARTIN ON THE PROGRESS OF THAT, WHERE WE'RE AT, WHERE WE'RE GOING? I THINK THIS GOT STALLED BEFORE GOING INTO A SUBCOMMITTEE, WHETHER IT WAS BACKYARD OR EVEN FEEDING BIRDS IN PUBLIC PLACES. I THINK THOSE WERE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WERE HAVING IN TERMS OF PROHIBITION. SO IF YOU COULD GET WITH HER AND, UH, GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? NO, I WAS GONNA ASK THE SAME THING. WE'RE ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE. THANK YOU. GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT FOR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE, UH, JIMMY. KUTT. CUT. MR. CUT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. AGAIN, YOU HAVE, UH, UP TO THREE MINUTES TO, UH, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, CONCERNS. WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT STAFF WILL RETURN BACK TO YOU. YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, SO, 'CAUSE I PROBABLY BUTCHERED IT FOR THE RECORD. JIMMY CLAD. 1813 EAST CHAN, UH, EAST BUENA VISTA DRIVE IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA. BEFORE I START, UH, I LIKE TO SAY I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THOSE STUDENTS TODAY, UH, AND GLAD THAT YOU GAVE THAT RECOGNITION. AND I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING THOSE STUDENTS AGAIN IN THE SAME CAPACITY. AND WHEN YOU DO, PLEASE TELL THEIR PARENTS THE NEXT TIME THE KIDS SEE THEM, THAT THEY DID. GOOD. THANK YOU. UM, MY SUBJECT [00:40:01] IS SUNBIRD GOLF COURSE, STANDING WATER AND PUBLIC HEALTH FAILURES. MAYOR HARKEY, ACTING CITY MANAGER. PALMY. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S, HE'S HERE. I SENIOR YOU, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COUNCIL OF SCH SWAMP. SHE HERE? NO. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. FOR OVER THREE YEARS, SUNBIRD RESIDENTS HAVE DOCUMENTED THE SAME REOCCURRING PROBLEM. STANDING STORM WATER THAT REMAINS DAYS AFTER EVERY RAIN, BREEDING MOSQUITOES, CREATING ODORS, THREATENING THE HEALTH OF HUNDREDS OF SENIOR HOMEOWNERS EACH YEAR. YOUR STAFF HAS SAID THE SAME THING. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH RESPECT. THAT PHRASE HAS BECOME A POLITE SUBSTITUTE FOR DOING NOTHING. YOUR OWN ORDINANCE. CITY CODE 45 DASH THREE AND 45 DASH EIGHT. AND ORDINANCE 5 1 1 3 ARE CLEAR RETENTION BASINS MUST BE DRAINED WITHIN 36 HOURS. PROPERTY ODORS MUST MAINTAIN THEIR DRY WELLS, AND THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER THE SITE DRAIN STANDING WATER, AND RECOVER COSTS. THESE ARE NOT SUGGESTIONS, THEY'RE MANDATES. SUNBIRD GOLF HAS IGNORED THEM FOR DECADES. IT'S 60 PLUS DRY WELLS AND NINE PONDS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. UNINSPECTED AND UNRECONSTRUCTED. THIS IS NO LONGER A DRAINAGE ISSUE. IT'S A, IT'S A STAGNANT LAGO LAGOON OF NEGLECT UNDER A RS NINE DASH 27 2 7 6 A AND THREE AND A RS 36 6 0 1 A AND ONE MOSQUITO BREEDING WATER IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. ONCE THE CITY IS ACTUAL NOTICE AND YOU DO HAVE NOTICE DISCRETIONARY, DISCRETIONARY IMMUNITY IS NO LONGER APPLIES, INACTIONS BECOMES OPERATIONAL NEGLECT. I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE OR THREATEN, I'M HERE TO INSIST THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY IT ALREADY HAS. DRAIN THE STANDING WATER. ENFORCE YOUR ORDINANCE OR, UH, OR ORDINANCES AND PROTECT YOUR CITIZENS. RESIDENTS HAVE FOLLOWED EVERY RULE. THE COURTS HAVE RULED. THE HOA HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER THE GOLF COURSE 'CAUSE IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE RESPONSIBILITY REST SQUARELY WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND SUNBURG GOLF INC. MR. CUP, PLEASE FINISH UP IF THE CITY'S MOTTO IS, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, THEN TONIGHT I'M SAYING SOMETHING CLEARLY. AND ON THE RECORD, PLEASE ACT BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES ILL OR GET OR WORSE. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, I HAVE CITY MANAGER AGAIN. IF YOU COULD, UM, UH, KINDA LOOK INTO MR. CUP'S COMPLAINT AND, UH, GET BACK WITH US AND SEE HOW THIS IS RESOLVED. SO, THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH, I, I HAVE THESE THAT I WANNA ENTER MY SPEECH. IF YOU WANNA GIVE THEM TO THE CLERK, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE CLERK, THE CLERK OF THE COURT OR SHE'LL, ALEXIS. OH, I WANT THOSE ENTERED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. OUR NEXT, UH, SPEAKER CARD IS MR. BEAL, YOU KNOW THE PROCESS. YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW. YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO WRAP UP. UH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, BROOKE BEAL, UH, 85 WEST TEAKWOOD PLACE. UH, TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND IN FACT, RESPECT FOR LAWS. UH, SPECIFICALLY WE'LL TALK ABOUT ABOUT THE LOWEST LEVEL YOU CAN HAVE, WHICH IS A RS CLASS THREE MISDEMEANORS. UH, THOSE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE EXCESSIVE SPEEDING, UH, SPEEDING IN SCHOOL ZONES, UH, HIT AND RUN OF A PARKED VEHICLE OR CRIMINAL TRESPASS. NOW, UM, OBVIOUSLY THESE APPLY. THE, THE LAST ONE APPLIES TO THE CANAL. UH, PEOPLE RIDING THEIR E-BIKES, MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON THE, ON THE CANAL. THAT'S A CLASS THREE, BUT IT'S THE SAME, UH, PENALTIES THAT APPLY FOR EXCESSIVE SPEEDING GOING, UH, SAY 65 OR 70 MILES AN HOUR ON ARIZONA AVENUE. OR, UM, JUST HAVING, YOU KNOW, A HIT AND RUN AND, AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF, OF, UH, OF A PARKED VEHICLE. SO, UH, I WOULD, I WOULD, I I WOULD SAY THAT THE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH THAT, UH, THE CHIEF OF POLICE SEEMS TO THINK IS WORKING CLEARLY IS NOT BECAUSE I REPORT, UH, VIOLATIONS LITERALLY EVERY DAY. UH, I, IT, IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I MEAN, IT, EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES ALONE IS NOT WORKING. YOU NEED TO MOVE ON AND START ENFORCING THE LAW. AND I THINK THAT THIS, UH, IS, IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS IS FLOWING DOWN. UH, HIS ATTITUDE IS FLOWING DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS [00:45:01] THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE, UH, COMMANDERS, THROUGH THE LIEUTENANTS, THROUGH THE SERGEANTS. UM, AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE, AS AN ANECDOTE, TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I WAS, UH, SPEAKING HERE, UH, 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE, UH, BEFORE SESSION STARTED, I, I ASKED AN OFFICER WHO WAS STANDING OUT IN THE LOBBY, UM, IF HE COULD, UH, TELL ME THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH IT WOULD BE, UH, LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL FOR AN E-BIKE TO BE ON THE CONSOLIDATED CANAL. AND HIS RESPONSE TO ME WAS, I DON'T KNOW. AND I DON'T CARE, UH, HONESTLY, HOW, HOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT THAT DOES NOT REFLECT, UM, RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW. UH, JUST THE OPPOSITE IN MY MIND. UH, AND I THINK THAT THAT IS, UH, BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE. UH, A DISRESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW STARTING AT THE, UH, CHIEF OF POLICE AND FILTERING ITS WAY DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER CARD, UH, SHANNON HAYES. GOOD EVENING. YOU'VE GOT UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, UH, START WRAPPING UP AND WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHANNON HAYES. I'M A COMMUNITY LEGAL ADVOCATE WITH A FOCUS ON HOUSING STABILITY, AND I'M CERTIFIED BY THE ARIZONA STATE SUPREME COURT. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE CHANDLER IS FACING A QUIET HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN OUR JUSTICE COURTS. THE STATE OF EVICTIONS IN OUR CITY IS A STATISTIC THAT IS CREATING A WAVE OF DISPLACEMENT THAT IS DISMANTLING FAMILIES. THE LATEST DATA SHOWS THAT CHANDLER IS ON TRACK FOR OVER 3,600 EVICTION FILINGS THIS YEAR. THAT'S MORE THAN 3000 FAMILIES. OUR NEIGHBORS WHO WORK IN OUR RESTAURANTS, OUR STORES, AND OUR SCHOOLS, THEY'RE ALL FACING THE TRAUMA OF AN EVICTION. THE REALITY IS, 53% OF THESE FAMILIES NEVER STAND A CHANCE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A LAWYER. AND SO THEY DON'T APPEAR IN COURT. THIS LEADS TO AN AUTOMATIC EVICTION JUDGMENT AGAINST THEM. AND THAT IS NOT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE IN THESE COURTROOMS. 90 90% OF LANDLORDS HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL, WHILE LESS THAN 3% OF TENANTS DO, WE WOULD NEVER EXPECT SOMEONE TO FACE A TRAINED PROSECUTOR WITHOUT A LAWYER. YET WE EXPECT A SINGLE MOTHER OR A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX LEGAL PROGRESS PROCESS ALONE WITH THEIR HOME ON THE LINE. ACCESS TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION IS NECESSARY. WHEN I RECOGNIZED THIS CRISIS, THIS CRISIS, I TRIED TO ACT. I WAS ASKED BY THE CITY TO APPLY FOR FUNDING TO PROVIDE THESE EXACT LEGAL SERVICES. MY NONPROFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATION AND I WERE THE ONLY EVICTION PREVENTION APPLICANTS FOR FUNDING, AND WE WERE DENIED. INSTEAD, AZ SEND RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $300,000 FOR SERVICES, YET THEY REFUSED TO WORK WITH US TO DEVELOP AN EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM. I STAND BEFORE YOU CONFUSED AND DEEPLY CONCERNED WE WERE ASKED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, BUT THE VERY LIFELINE WE HOPE TO THROW OUT IS GONE. MEANWHILE, CRITICAL FUNDING SITS WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL NOT COLLABORATE TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS. SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE OUR CITIZENS? I'VE COMPILED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE STATE OF EVICTIONS IN BOTH ARIZONA AND SPECIFICALLY CHANDLER. I'LL HAPPILY PROVIDE THOSE TO THE COUNCIL VIA EMAIL. THE DATA PROVES THAT INVESTING IN PREVENTION SAVES MILLIONS IN EMERGENCY SERVICES, SHELTER COSTS, AND EDUCATIONAL DISRUPTING DISRUPTION. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT PROTECTS WHAT MAKES CHANDLER HOME FAMILIES STAYING IN THEIR SCHOOLS, WORKERS KEEPING THEIR JOBS AND COMMUNITIES STAYING INTACT. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS CRISIS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE UNCHECKED. WE NEED EMERGENCY FUNDING NOW FOR A RIGHT TO COUNCIL PILOT PROGRAM AND A COORDINATED PREVENTION SYSTEM. I'M READY TO HELP AND I HAVE THE PLAN AND THE RESOURCES ASIDE FROM THE FUNDING. THANK YOU MS. HAYES. AGAIN, CITY MANAGER WHERE YOU WORK WITH, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, UH, RYAN, UH, JUST TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, EXPLAIN WHATEVER THE PROCESS AND SEE WHAT ELSE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN THIS. YES, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, OUR CITY MANAGER. THIS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BEFORE AND I SAT DOWN WITH THE, THE PRESENTER AND ALSO OUR DEPARTMENT HEAD, MS. LEAH AND MS. RYAN. WE WERE ALL AT THE TABLE AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH HER IN [00:50:01] LENGTH AND ALSO TAKING IN ACCOUNT ALL THE RESOURCES THAT SHE WANTED TO BRING YOU IN. CHANDLER. AND THEN THAT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT. SO I DIDN'T KNOW THE, THE LEVEL OF THE NEXT LEVEL THAT WE HAVE OFFERED HER TO GO FOR FUNDING. AND IF THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION AS SUCH AS ASCEND THAT CAN ALSO WORK WITH HER. I WILL SAY THAT WE LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE HOW MS. ORION'S DEPARTMENT NOW CAN CONTINUE THE COLLABORATION WITH HER AND THEN ALSO RESOURCES THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE TABLE. YES, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. MAYOR. COUNCILOR HARRIS? YEAH. UM, CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, GET THE REPORT SO WE CAN LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSE, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFULLY. AND THEN ALSO, UM, CAN YOU ALSO SEND OVER, UH, TO COUNCIL IF WE DO HAVE, UH, WELL, LIKE MAYOR SAID, THE PROCESS AND DO WE HAVE PREVENTATIVE SERVICES THAT WE ALREADY OFFER THROUGH THIS, THROUGH THIS FUNDING MECHANISM? THANK YOU. YES. ALRIGHT, EVERYONE GOOD? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, NEXT ON OUR [ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements] AGENDA IS CURRENT EVENTS. I'LL START. LAST WEEK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND I, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER POLSON, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I SAW DOWN THERE AS WELL TO REPRESENT CHANDLER AT SEMICON WEST, THE PREMIER MICROELECTRONICS EXHIBITION IN NORTH AMERICA. THIS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED CHANDLER AND OUR NEIGHBORS AS A LEADER IN SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCEMENT AND INNOVATION. AND, UH, I HAD REALLY WANTED TO ATTEND THIS FOR, UH, SINCE I HEARD IT WAS COMING A YEAR AGO. AND I, I, I SAW LIKE MOST THINGS, OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATIONALLY, HOW THIS COULD BE BETTER. BUT I, I THOUGHT OVERALL WHAT A, WHAT AN AWESOME EVENT TO HAVE THE EYES OF THE WORLD ON THE, OUR, ON ARIZONA, ON MARICOPA COUNTY, ON OUR REGION AS, AS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS REALLY THE, UH, CENTER OF INNOVATION AND MANUFACTURING FOR SEMICONDUCTORS. SO GREAT EVENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT, RETURNING TO PHOENIX IN TWO YEARS AND, UH, CONTINUING TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR HERE. UH, NEXT I GOT A, AN INTEL ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK WAS ALSO AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THAT CAME OUT OF INTEL FURTHER SHOWCASING OUR STRENGTH AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY. THEY OPENED THE LONG AWAITED FAB 52 LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER, WHICH WILL BE PRODUCING THEIR MOST CUTTING EDGE CHIPS, 18 ANGSTROM OR 1.8 NANOMETER TO DATE. THEY'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT AS WELL BEYOND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FAB 52 WITH THIS, THIS PARTICULAR CHIP WITH, THEY'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH UMC, UH, WHICH IS THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY, UH, ALSO OUT OF TAIWAN. AND THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING AND BUILDING THEIR FOUNDRY, UH, UH, CONCEPTS AND, AND ORGANIZATION TO BE PRODUCING 12 NANOMETER CHIPS THAT WILL SERVE A GLOBAL NEED FROM EVERYTHING FROM HIGH SPEED COMPUTING TO WIFI TRANSMITTERS. SO WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE SO MANY HIGH TECH, INNOVATIVE, AND FORWARD THINKING COMPANIES THAT INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY CREATE HIGH QUALITY JOBS AND DRIVE OUR ECONOMY FORWARD. THIS IS ANOTHER MILESTONE THAT HIGHLIGHTS CHANDLER'S UNIQUE POSITION AT THE FOREFRONT OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED GROWTH THERE AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHER COMPANIES THAT CALL CHANDLER HOME. THEN LASTLY, WANNA SAY HAPPY ALI. I THINK ALI BEGINS OCTOBER 20TH AND WE WISH A HAPPY ALI TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WILL BE CELEBRATING COUNCIL MEMBER. ENCINA. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ME. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. I HAVE A COUPLE MAYOR, THANK YOU. UM, I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. AND I BRING THIS ONE TO YOU AS BOTH A COUNCIL MEMBER AND A SURVIVOR MYSELF. BUT THIS IS A TIME TO SUPPORT THOSE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH TREATMENT. REMEMBER THOSE WE'VE LOST AND CELEBRATE SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SHOWN THIS PHOTO. THIS IS A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR ON YOUR LAST CHEMO TREATMENT, YOU RING A BELL AND IT'S A CELEBRATION AND, AND THEY'RE SO AMAZING WHEN THEY DO THIS, BUT THIS IS A BIG CELEBRATION FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THAT. SO I JUST, RIGHT AROUND A YEAR AGO, IT'S A BIG TIME FOR CELEBRATION. TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH WAS ACTUALLY WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED. SO THAT LEADS ME INTO THE REST OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT IT AFFECTS ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN. AND ALTHOUGH IT'S LESS COMMON, IT ALSO AFFECTS MEN. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THAT MAMMOGRAM, I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO GET THAT. AND I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S WELLNESS PROGRAM [00:55:01] WHO REALLY INSPIRED ME AND KIND OF PUSHED ME BECAUSE, UM, IT, IT TRULY IS WHY I WENT AND GOT TAKEN CARE OF. SO FOR MORE INFORMATION OR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SUSAN G KOMAN, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AND THEN ALSO WAS SOME BUDDIES OF ARIZONA, WHICH IS LOCAL HERE TO CHANDLER, ARE GREAT RESOURCES. SO AWARENESS SAVES LIVES. UM, YOUR VOICE, YOUR CARE, YOUR ACTION WILL ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. UM, AND THEN ONTO JUST ONE LITTLE POINT OF PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY OLDEST SON JACOB, WHO IT IS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM. IT IS HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY. HE IS 24. IT'S A HUGE WEEK FOR HIM BECAUSE, UM, HE GRADUATED SUMMA KUMA FROM ARIZONA STATE THIS SPRING. HE LEAVES TOMORROW TO, TO START HIS CAREER IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN NEW YORK. SO I AM GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT OF A SAD MAMA, BUT VERY PROUD OF HIM, WISHING HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE AS HE STARTS HIS CAREER. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. VERY COOL. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OCTOBER. THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THIS MONTH. UH, TOMORROW I'M HOSTING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCANDAL VIGIL HERE IN THE CITY COURTYARD AT 6:00 PM WE'LL HAVE COMMUNITY LEADERS, NONPROFIT PARTNERS IN ATTENDANCE TO SHARE RESOURCES. AND WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE COURAGE OF THE SURVIVORS AND THOSE WHO HELP THEM. WHETHER YOU BEING PERSONALLY AFFECTED OR SIMPLY WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT, PLEASE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND JOIN US TOGETHER. WE CAN HELP BREAK THE SILENCE, CONNECT PEOPLE TO LIFESAVING RESOURCES, AND SHOW THAT CHANDLER STANDS WITH SURVIVORS. I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU THERE AND AS WE TOGETHER COMPASSIONATELY REMEMBER AND BRING HOPE TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP HERE IN OUR CITY. ANOTHER, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I HAVE, MAYOR IS ABOUT THE FRY SCHOOL. TO RECAP, WE HAD THE CHILDREN HERE INTO THIS ROOM. THEY FILLED THIS ROOM. UH, COUNCIL MENINA AND I WERE TOGETHER WITH THEM EARLIER THIS MONTH. FRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO CITY HALL AND MAYOR HAKEY WAS ALSO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ENCINA AGAIN, WAS HERE WITH ME AND WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THEM AND VISITING WITH THEM. WE HAD A MOCK, UH, COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAD CITY MANAGER, WE HAD VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER NUMBER ONE ALL THE WAY TO NUMBER SEVEN. THEY CHOSE CITY HALL, PARTICIPATED IN A MOCK CITY CONSOLE AND THEY HAD LOTS OF FUN. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN FOR THEM. MR. THANK YOU, MR. ALEXIS, UH, FOR BRINGING THESE TYPE OF THINGS HERE IN THE CITY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE, UH, INTERACTING WITH THE STUDENTS LIKE THAT. THEY HAD SOME AMAZING QUESTIONS FOR US, DIDN'T THEY? AND WHEN MAYOR RAN AWAY AND LEFT US HERE. SO WE HAD TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ON OUR OWN. . THE NEXT THING THAT I HAVE IS ABOUT THE BOND ELECTION DATES THAT ARE COMING UP RIGHT NOW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APPLAUD EVERY SINGLE CONSTITUENT HERE IN CHANDLER. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK INTO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS CITY. IT'S BEEN 113 YEARS NOW. THIS CITY STOOD AND PEOPLE PRIOR TO US HAVE PUT THEIR HANDS TOGETHER AND HELP US GET TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND IT IS INCUMBENT ON US TO ALSO PAY FORWARD FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE WANT THEM TO COME BACK HERE TO LEAVE. AND SO WE HAVE TO BUILD FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. SO THE BALLOTS ARE OUT. YOU MUST HAVE RECEIVED THEM. I GOT MINE LAST NIGHT. I FILLED THEM IMMEDIATELY AND THEN I BROUGHT THEM BACK HERE. YOU CAN ALSO DROP THEM RIGHT IN THE LOBBY HERE AT THE CITY, UH, LOCATION AND RETURN YOUR BALLOT. NOVEMBER FOUR IS ELECTION DAY. SO START DOING YOUR RESEARCH AND MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. PLEASE DO IT. AND BECAUSE IT'S TOGETHER THAT WE ARE STRONGER HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER. AND REMEMBER, EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE DO WHEN IT COMES TO THIS BOND, WE ARE DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF CHANDLER. THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE MAYOR, IS, UM, BUDGET, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. UH, WE ALREADY STARTED THE KICKOFF, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. BUDGET WAS JULY AND NOW WE ALREADY HAD THE KICKOFF. THIS IS GOING TO START THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS FOR US WHERE THERE WILL BE ONGOING OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. ONE OF THE KEY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE WILL BE INPUTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, RESIDENTS TO COME. IN NOVEMBER, YOU WILL GET THE DATES AND EVERYTHING WHERE WE WILL ASK YOU FOR MORE INFORMATION. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WATCH FOR THE SURVEY LINK ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. AND I WILL BE THROWING IT ON MY, UH, STORIES. AND PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE AND FILL IT OUT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. BECAUSE AS THE BOND IS COMING AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PRIORITY IS GONNA BE FOR THE NEXT BUDGET, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE BY CHANDLER, YOUR FEEDBACK WILL DIRECTLY INFLUENCE HOW WE ALLOCATED THOSE RESOURCES AND INVEST IN OUR [01:00:01] COMMUNITY. THANK YOU MAYOR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. THEY'RE BOTH MY SON AND DAUGHTER, AS YOU KNOW, ARE IN BROOKLYN AND THEY'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY. SO I PROBABLY LET ME KNOW HIS NUMBER AND I'LL MAKE SURE THEY, HE COULD REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY FROM CHAPTER. ABSOLUTELY HE COULD USE A COUPLE FRIENDS OUT THERE. THEY'LL SHOW 'EM WHAT THE BEST BAGEL PLACES ARE. WELL GIVE HIM SOME FOOD. SO COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF TALKING ABOUT MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY SEASON OF THE YEAR. AND THAT'S HALLOWEEN. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FUN AND A SAFE WAY TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH A WHOLE FAMILY PLAN ON JOINING OUR ANNUAL HALLOWEEN S SPOOKTACULAR NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, FIVE 30 TO EIGHT 30 AT DR HH CHANDLER PARK. THIS IS A REALLY FAVORITE COMMUNITY EVENT. THERE'LL BE TRICK OR TREATING CARNIVAL GAMES, A COSTUME PARADE AND PLENTY OF SPOOKY BUT KID FRIENDLY, FUN MAYOR. JUST WANNA MAKE YOU SURE YOU ALL. I'LL BE THERE. I'LL BE THERE. ALRIGHT. WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE OVER 300 POUNDS OF CANDY. SO THAT MEANS MORE ELLIPTICAL FOR ME AT OUR, UH, TRUNK AND TREAT STATIONS. AND EVEN A LITTLE MONSTER ZONE JUST FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS. AGES FIVE AND UNDER. SO MAKE SURE YOU COME HUNGRY 'CAUSE THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF FOOD VENDORS. TRICK OR TREAT. SO ENJOY WHILE EXPLORE THE EVENT. SO PUT ON YOUR BEST COSTUME OR NOT AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. JOIN US FOR A GREAT NIGHT DOWNTOWN CHANDLER. WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. BRING US HOME. AND I THINK THAT, THAT, UM, ON THE SCREEN, ITS AT 5:30 PM TO 8:30 AM IS NOT AN ALL NIGHT PARTY. IT'S JUST . IT IS, IT IS. FOR SOME OF US IT MAY BE ALL NIGHT, BUT NIGHT FOR THE KIDS. BREAK. GET 'EM HOME BY EIGHT 30. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING ME ON THAT ONE. SOMEONE'S PLAYING A PRANK ON US BACK THERE IN THE BACK. THAT ENDS AT 8:30 PM SO BE THERE ON TIME. SO WE HAVE TO, UM, I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON ON YOUR CHILD GRADUATION, YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED TO SEE THEM GO, BUT NOW YOU GUYS GET ALL THE HOUSE TO YOURSELF. SO THERE YOU GO. HAVE FUN. BE KIDS AGAIN, RIGHT? . UM, SO WE HAVE THE AWESOME PLEASURE OF HOSTING GOVERNOR HOBBES IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER EARLIER, UH, THIS MONTH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DISPATCH CENTER TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE NEXT GEN 9 1 1. THIS MULTI-YEAR STATEWIDE PROJECT MODERNI MODERNIZE ARIZONA'S 9 1 1 SYSTEM TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES AND ENHANCE LOCATION ACCURACY. STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY IN EVERY COMMUNITY. CHANDLER IS A PROUD MODEL FOR THIS NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY AND PART OF A SYSTEM THAT WILL HELP SAVE LIVES THROUGH FASTER, SMARTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WE THANK GOVERNOR HOBBS FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ADVANCEMENT AND FOR CELEBRATING IT WITH OUR DEDICATED DISPATCH TEAM. I WAS THERE, I KNOW THE MAYOR HAD ATTENDED AND WE HAD A HOST OF INDIVIDUALS THAT, UM, WELCOMED THE GOVERNOR TO OUR CITY. UH, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I DID GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT UP CLOSE. I CAN TELL YOU HONESTLY, THEY CAN PING YOU ALMOST TO A SCIENCE WHERE YOU ARE. IT'S JUST AMAZING TECHNOLOGY. NUMBER TWO, THE MILITARY APPRECIATION BREAKFAST. YOU KNOW, AS VETERAN DAY APPROACHES, OUR ANNUAL APPRECIATION BREAKFAST IS BACK. SO JOIN US SHOWING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO SERVE AND CURRENTLY SERVE IN OUR NATION. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, ORLANDO, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY. UH, NO DOUBT EVENTS, ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PRESENTATION OF COLORS, ENTERTAINMENT, VETERANS RESOURCES, AND COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST FOR OUR MILITARY VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE. AND WE'LL BE HOSTING THIS BREAKFAST, UM, ON NOVEMBER THE SEVENTH FROM 8:30 AM AT THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY. UM, CENTER REGISTRATION IS OPEN ONLINE, SO SIGN UP TODAY. IT IS GONNA BE AMAZING. I GO EVERY YEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU'RE GONNA BE THERE THIS YEAR. MAYOR, YOU COMING? YOU GUYS COMING? COME AND GET SOME, SOME GOOD BACON AND EGGS. OKAY. SNOOZE IS ALWAYS THE, THE SPONSORED BREAKFAST ALSO. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT IS READY, SET, GO, FOUNDATION. FINALLY, THE READY, SET GO FOUNDATION WILL BE HOSTING THE FOURTH ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WALK ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH AT 8:00 AM OVER AT THE NEW SQUARE AND DOWNTOWN CHANDLER, AS YOU KNOW, IT IS NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH THIS MONTH. SO MAKE SURE YOU COME AND JOIN US. SO WE START YOUR MORNING OUT WITH YOGA, MEDITATION, UM, YOU KNOW, MESSAGES OF HOPE FROM LOCAL LEADERS. WE WILL HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM MOST OF THE CITIES IN THE EAST VALLEY, LIKE QUEEN CREEK, GILBERT, CHANDLER, TEMPE. UM, UH, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE, UM, THEY'RE, AND SANTA IS GONNA BE HERE AS WELL. SO THERE'S GONNA BE REPRESENTATION IN THE LEADER FROM EVERY PART. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GONNA BE RECOGNIZING SOME OUR, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE RECOGNIZING OUR MENTAL HEALTH UNIT, UH, FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE GONNA BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS [01:05:01] AMAZING EVENT. SO PLEASE COME OUT, WEAR SOME COMFORTABLE SHOES. IT'S GONNA BE FOR ONE HOUR. UH, BUT TO TOGETHER WE'LL RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA AND SUPPORT THOSE FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A SPECIAL HONOREE TO KATIE MCPHERSON AND DOTTA THOMAS. TWO INSPIRING ADVOCATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS. UM, TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF MACKAY E THOMPSON. UM, MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, AS YOU KNOW, HE WAS A YOUNG MAN, 24 YEARS OLD. HE TOOK HIS LIFE, UM, BECAUSE HE WAS DEALING WITH THE THINGS HE COULD NOT GET OUT HIS HEAD, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE HONORING HIS FAMILY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN MENTAL HEALTH. SO COME AND JOIN US. I KNOW THE MAYOR'S GONNA BE THERE SPEAKING AND SHARING WORDS, SO I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE. THAT'S ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE. THANKS MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, ACTING, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF THIS CITY IS THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT YOU HAVE HELPED ASSEMBLE TONIGHT. WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONS TO THAT TEAM THAT I WANNA ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT I THINK RAISE THE BAR AND KEEP THAT LEVEL EVEN HIGHER. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE RYAN BCH. SHE IS OUR DIRECTOR FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ANNOUNCE MARGE ZILLA. SHE'S THE DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. THEY HELP TO STRENGTHEN OUR TEAM TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. GOOD MEETING. MEETING ADJOURNED. * 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.