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HERE WE GO.[ Call to Order]
SEEMS WE HAVE A BIT OF AN ECHO.CAN WE GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF? NOPE, WE GOT IT.
IS THE ECHO GONE? THERE WE GO.
HEY, WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE JANUARY 5TH, 2026 STUDY SESSION OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO HONOR AND CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE? MAYOR HARTKE.
OUR, WE'LL START OFF NEXT ON OUR STUDY SESSION WITH
[1. Service Recognitions]
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TO JOIN ME UPFRONT.
YOU KNOW HE IS NOT MAKE A 10, THAT'S ALL.
GIVE A GUY A GAVE LOOK WHAT HAPPENS? HE GOBBLED HIMSELF.
CITY MANAGER SERVICE RECOGNITIONS.
THE FIRST CITY RECOGNITION SERVICE RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY ME.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING RYAN PETERS FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.
10 YEARS AGO, RYAN JOINED THE TEAM AND IN 2016 AS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COORDINATOR, BRINGING A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO THE JOB.
NOW WE OFTEN GET TEASED ABOUT DON AND ALL THE AWARDS YOU WIN.
SO I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT RYAN HAS DONE FOR THE CITY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
HE'S SECURED OVER $100 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR FUNDING FOR CRITICAL ROADWAY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSIT PROJECTS.
HE'S NEGOTIATING VITAL FRANCHISE AND UTILITY AGREEMENTS WITH STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT, IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS LIKE CHANDLER FLEX TRANSIT SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS, ADVANCING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS LOOP 1 0 1, WIDENING, FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE VETERANS COMMISSION AND CHANDLER CIVIC SERVING AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE VALLEY METRO RPTA.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, OBVIOUSLY MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
HE'S IN AUGUST OF THIS PAST IN 2025, HE WAS PROMOTED FROM ROLE AS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DIRECTOR TO BE A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
RYAN IS AN INCREDIBLY VALUED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND DESPITE THE ECHO, I WANT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM TO UNDERSTAND HOW GRATEFUL I'M TO HAVE HIM, HIS SUPPORT, HIS KNOWLEDGE, AND HIS ENTHUSIASM AS AN ASSET TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
LITTLE KNOWN TO THIS ROOM IS THE, ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO ME WHEN I WAS NAMED ACTING WAS RYAN.
HIS SUPPORT HAS BEEN UNWAVERING AND I THANK HIM FOR THAT.
RYAN PETERS, YOU GOOD FOUNDATION? CONGRATULATIONS AN ISSUE, MAYOR COUNCIL.
OUR NEXT I WOULD SERVICES DIRECTOR AS WE FOR 20 YEARS OF TONIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CHRIS KORA FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
CHRIS WORKS WITH CHANDLER BUSINESSES TO ENSURE PROPER LICENSING THROUGH EDUCATION.
HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN JANUARY, 2006 IN MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS A TAX AND LICENSE REPRESENTATIVE.
HE WAS LATER PROMOTED TO A LICENSE INSPECTOR IN JULY, 2010.
IN JANUARY OF 2017, CHRIS TOOK A BROADER ROLE IN CREATING A VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP AS A LIAISON FOR OUR BUSINESSES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO CONTINUE COMPLIANCE EDUCATION FOR BOTH THE CITY AND STATE REGULATIONS.
HIS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS LED TO A RECLASSIFICATION OF HIS POSITION IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 TO A BUSINESS COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATE ANALYST WHERE HE SUPERVISES THE LICENSE INSPECTION PROGRAM.
CHRIS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IMPLEMENTING MANY NEW CODES AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS. HE HAS BEEN AN INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTOR CREATING TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN USING GIS REPORTS TO SHARE IMPORTANT BUSINESS INFORMATION
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IN HIS SPARE TIME.CHRIS FOSTERS A TALENT FOR MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IN 2019.
HE WROTE AND PRODUCED THE MUSIC FOR THE CITY'S CUSTOMER CONNECTION VIDEO.
CHRIS IS HERE TONIGHT WITH HIS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'D NOW LIKE TO REQUEST CHIEF CHAPMAN COME DOWN TO RECOGNIZE KATHY FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
KATHY HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE CITY OF CHANDLER FOR 30 YEARS, BEGINNING HER CAREER IN 1996 AS A DISPATCH AND DISPATCH TRAINER.
SHE STEADILY ADVANCED THROUGHOUT KEY ROLES, INCLUDING POLICE, ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST, DISPATCH SUPERVISOR, TOC ADMINISTRATOR, OPERATION SUPPORT SUPER SUPERVISOR AND POLICE PLANNING AND RESEARCH ANALYST.
TODAY SHE SERVES AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST SPECIALIZING IN BUDGET ANALYSIS, BRINGING DEEP INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THOUGHTFUL PLANNING TO PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS.
HER DEDICATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH MULTIPLE HONORS.
MOST RECENTLY THE 2024 CITY OF CHANDLER POLICE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AND PREVIOUSLY THE 2020 LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNER OF THE YEAR AWARD, A FIFTH GENERATION CHANDLER RESIDENT.
KATHY'S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY RUNS DEEP OUTSIDE OF WORK.
SHE IS AN AVID TRAIL RUNNER, RECENTLY FINISHING HER FIRST 100 K RACE YEAH.
ON PURPOSE AND, AND HAS VOLUNTEERED 25 HOURS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS SUPPORTING THE TRAIL RUNNING COMMUNITY.
SHE'S A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR ORGANIZATION, PROUDLY HERE WITH HER HUSBAND AND PARENTS TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT.
SO KATHY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 30 YEARS.
OUR FINAL SERVICE RECOGNITION.
I WILL ASK JOHNSTON TO COME DOWN AS HE GETS TO RECOGNIZE SUSAN VAN HORN FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AS SHE RETIRE AND HER IN HER RETIREMENT.
AND THIS IS THE POINT WHERE THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO GET VERY ROWDY, I THINK
SO WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT SUE VAN HORN? SHE'S BEEN PART OF THE LIBRARY FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND DURING THAT TIME SHE MADE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT EVERYONE KNEW IT.
SUB SUE HAS WORN MANY HATS AND SOMETIMES LITERALLY RIGHT MAYOR AND COULD, COULD CERTAINLY BE COUNTED ON TO LEAD THE CHARGE ON STAFF THEMES, POTLUCKS, AND GENERAL ENTHUSIASM.
ALONG THE WAY, SHE HAS HELPED BRING THE CULTURE PASS PROGRAM TO LIFE.
SHE SAW THE SUNSET RENOVATION THROUGH TO THE END.
SHE KEPT THE SUNSET LIBRARY OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC AND MANAGED THE EMERGENCY SCENE WHEN THAT INFAMOUS EXPLOSION HAPPENED NEXT DOOR, WHICH FRANKLY PUTS HER RESUME IN MORE OF A ACTION MOVIE TERRITORY.
SHE LATER MOVED TO THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY AS ASSISTANT SYSTEMS MANAGER, PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT SHE WAS NEVER AFRAID TO TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES.
SHARING HER PERSPECTIVE AND HER EXPERIENCE.
SUE HAS SERVED AS A TRUSTED MENTOR TO MANY, ALWAYS WILLING TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT THROUGH HER MENTOR ME, MENTORSHIP, PATIENCE, AND LEADERSHIP.
SHE'S HELPED SHAPE THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF COUNTLESS MEMBERS OF TEEN CHANDLER, THUS ENSURING HER SPECIAL BRAND OF SERVICE AND DEVOTION TO THIS COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE WELL AFTER HER DESERTION, UH, I MEAN, UH, HER RETIREMENT, SORRY, SUE WILL SORELY BE MISSED.
UH, BUT ALL WHO WORKED WITH HER CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY HOW TO CARRY ON IN HER ABSENCE AS SHE MOVES ON.
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HER COMMITMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN CHANDLER LIBRARY.YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S JUST GONNA BE A LITTLE QUIETER AROUND THAT PLACE NOW.
SO IF YOU WANNA GET SOME READING AND STUDYING IN RIGHT STILL, SUE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT CITY AND BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AS YOU YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
DID YOU CALL ANYTHING IN TONIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER? I DID.
[2. Recognition: Police Department Staffing Achievement]
THIS.SO NOW WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING ACHIEVEMENT, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TED WILLIE CAN LEAD THIS NEXT PIECE.
THANK YOU MARIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO TONIGHT WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE THAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED BY ACHIEVING FULL STAFFING OF ITS 348 BUDGET AND SWORN OFFICER POSITIONS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND, UM, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ARE PARTICIPATING, PLEASE COME ON UP AND BE RECOGNIZED.
SO OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT BASE VACANCIES DUE TO RETIREMENTS, COVID IMPACTS AND OTHER FACTORS.
AND AT ITS PEAK IN 2023, THE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED OVER 35 SWORN OFFICER VACANCIES THROUGH THE PRIORITY OF CITY COUNCIL, AN IMPROVED HIRING EFFICIENCY, ENHANCED RECRUITMENT AND MARKETING, AND A STRONG FOCUS ON MAKING CPD OR THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO WORK AND STAY.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT BECAME POSSIBLE.
WE RECOGNIZE CHIEF CHAPMAN AND HIS OUTSTANDING STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK IN REACHING THIS MILESTONE.
CHANDLER TRULY HAS ONE OF THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY.
WE'D LIKE TO SHARE A SHORT FUN VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THEN TURN SOME TIME OVER TO CHIEF CHAPMAN FOR A FEW BRIEF REMARKS.
I KNOW YOU SAID YOUR GOAL WAS BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO GET INTO THE OVER HIRES.
YEAH, AND AS OF TODAY, MORNING.
AS OF TODAY, WE ARE INTO THE OVERNIGHTERS.
WE WANTED TO BRING A LITTLE BIT OF A CELEBRATION.
I SHOULD BE DOING THAT TO YOU GUYS WAY.
THAT'S WHY I HAD TO TAKE THE BABY FROM YOU.
ALRIGHT, CHIEF TO SAY A WORDS.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS HIRING TEAM AND THE EFFORT AND TIME THAT THEY PUT INTO GETTING US TO THIS POSITION AND THE HISTORY OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE NEVER BEEN INTO AN OVER HIRE STATUS THAT WE FINISHED IN 2025.
UM, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB RECRUITING, WE DID A GREAT JOB HIRING AND WE, I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT SWORN A LOT AND THAT THAT'S WONDERFUL, BUT OUR DISPATCH IS STAFF BETTER THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN.
OUR DETENTION OFFICERS ARE FILLED OUT, OUR POLICE AIDE ARE FILLED OUT.
THIS TEAM HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE AND NOT ONLY ARE WE FILLED OUT, BUT WE HAVE QUALITY PEOPLE AND THERE'S A BIG DISTINCTION IN GETTING NUMBERS AND GETTING QUALITY PEOPLE AND THEIR EFFORT AND TIME IN GETTING US THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER MEANS A LOT TO THIS DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
SO ON BEHALF OF ME, THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL COUNSEL.[3. Daniel Ortiz - Chronic Nuisance and Public Safety Concerns in Armstrong Neighborhood]
PUBLIC APPEARANCE.UH, DANIEL ORTIZ, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT CHRONIC NUISANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE ARMSTRONG NEIGHBORHOOD.
MR. ORTIZ GOING UP THERE, YOU HAVE, UH, UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND WHAT CITY YOU RESIDE IN.
AND THEN, UH, WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW, CONSIDER WRAPPING UP AND RED BE DONE.
MY NAME IS DANIEL ORTIZ AND I'M FROM THE CITY OF CHANNEL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCES AS A RESIDENT OF THE ARMSTRONG NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PERSISTED FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS NOW ENTERING THE SIXTH YEAR.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF REPEATED CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTY ON MULTIPLE VEHICLE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN SHOT OUT AND DESTROYED, CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
DESPITE REPEATED POLICE REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS, THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ACTS HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED OR HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
THESE ARE NOT MINOR INCIDENTS.
THEY ARE DANGEROUS ACTS THAT PUT RESIDENTS AT RISK AND CREATE FEAR WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ADDITIONALLY, ON STREET PARKING HAS CREATED UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON OUR STREETS, BLOCKING VISIBILITY, NARROWING ROADWAYS, AND RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS.
OUR PEACE OF MIND HAS BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED.
WE HAVE FOLLOWED EVERY PROCEDURE, THE CITY AS OF ITS RESIDENCE.
WE HAVE FILED REPORTS, DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS, CONTACTED CODE ENFORCEMENT AND SOUGHT HELP FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YET WE FIND OURSELVES STUCK IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE GAP WHEN REPORT VIOLATIONS.
WE ARE OFTEN TOLD THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT CANNOT ACT THE ISSUE IS CONSIDERED CRIMINAL OR THAT THE POLICE CANNOT ACT BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS CONSIDERED CIVIL.
THE LACK OF COORDINATION HAS CREATED LOOPHOLE, DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR TO ASSIST.
THIS SITUATION GOES FAR BEYOND SIMPLE NEIGHBOR DISPUTE.
THERE HAS BEEN REPEATED POLICE INVOLVEMENT ON SEVERAL YEARS, ONGOING HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION, SERIOUS ANIMAL RELATED INCIDENTS AND HISTORY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS TIED TO ONE OF THE PROPERTIES INVOLVED WHEN VIOLENT DAMAGE AND REMAINS UNSOLVED.
IT SENT A MESSAGE THAT THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES AND THAT IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC CONCERN.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, WE ARE ASKING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS AND A COORDINATED RESPONSE THAT PRIORITIZES SAFETY.
WHEN A SINGLE AREA GENERATES YEARS OF REPEATED CALLS FOR SERVICE AND ARMED RESOLVE CRIMINAL DAMAGE, IT BECOMES A PUBLIC SAFETY FAILURE, NOT A PRIVATE DISPUTE.
WE ARE ASKING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY TO IDENTIFY POLICY AND REGULATORY GAPS THAT ALLOW THESE SITUATIONS TO PERSIST.
WE WANT A SOLUTION TO HELP PREVENT ABUSE OF LOOPHOLES AND IMPROVE SAFETY AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU MR. ORTIZ AND I CITY MANAGER.
THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A NEW SCENARIO AND I REALLY, IF YOU COULD GET TOGETHER WITH CODE AND POLICE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO WORK OUT, UM, SOMETHING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT RESTORES AND BRINGS PEACE OF MIND AND THE BASIC RIGHTS THAT WE ENJOY AND WANNA ENJOY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU COULD GET BACK TO US AFTER YOU'VE MET WITH THEM, WE WOULD LIKE THAT.
WE CAN DO THAT AND WE'LL TAKE ON THAT CHALLENGE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY IS BEEN BRINGING BACK TO US, ME SPECIFICALLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES AND CHIEF IS RIGHT THERE BEHIND THERE, AND I HAVE FORWARDED THAT INFORMATION TO THE CHIEF NUMEROUS TIMES AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL SHOW UP THERE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
THIS IS THE PART THAT I'M FEELING VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS SITUATION.
IT'S NOT THE FACT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE DONE AND THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN.
NOW SOMETHING GET DONE, PERIOD.
MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, I THINK THE MOST ENCOURAGING PART OF THAT STATEMENT WAS THE FACT THAT THEY WANNA WORK ON POLICY TO FILL THOSE GAPS.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE ON.
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I HAVE SPOKEN TODAY WITH BOTH POLICE CHIEF AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR.THEY'RE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.
THEY'RE AS FRUSTRATED AS YOU ARE AND WE'LL WORK TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
WAIT, PERMISSION, RUTH, I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT, IT'S YOU'RE NOT LOGGED IN AS A SPEAKER.
NO, RUTH, FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE YOU WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE DONE THAT IN ADVANCE.
UM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK ON THURSDAY IS UNSCHEDULED.
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
I'M TRYING TO LOCATE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY HEAD AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD COLORADO STREET.
UM, I WAS GONNA ASK THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT, BECAUSE IN ONE OF THE AREAS, GALVESTON, I KNOW THAT THEY HAD PUT, UM, THEY HAD STARTED USING SOME TYPE OF INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY WITH THE CHIEF AND FIND OUT TO DETECT AND MONITOR THAT.
JUST KIND OF WANT TO SEE WHERE WE AT THAT DETECTION, THAT MONITORING SOFTWARE THAT THEY DO HAVE.
I KNOW THAT THEY CAN, I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF MORE OF, IT'S HARD TO BE PROACTIVE WHEN SOMETHING SERIOUS IS HAPPENING EXCEPT, UM, LIKE MAKING SURE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE CAMERAS ON THEIR HOMES, MAKING SURE THERE'S MORE LIGHT THAT'S LIT UP.
BUT I'M JUST KIND OF THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS THAT, THAT'S AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, DISPOSAL TO LOOK AT THAT AS A MEANS TO PLUG IN SOMETHING IN THAT COMMUNITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT TOO WHEN YOU HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOUR TEAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND WE'LL TALK TO BOTH ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU DANIEL FOR BEING HERE.
UH, I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL.
WE WANNA HELP FIND A SOLUTION.
I HOPE YOU BELIEVE US ON THAT.
COUNCIL, WE HAVE NO ITEMS CALLED IN TONIGHT.
SO WITH THAT WE'LL BE VOTING ON THE AGENDA HERE ON THURSDAY AS WELL AS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND, UM, AND SWEARING IN A NEW VICE MAYOR.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, I, ALTHOUGH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS PREMATURELY ME OUT.