Feb 02, 2026 City Council Study Session 02/02/2026

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IT IS FOR THE VIDEO.

WELCOME TO THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION OF FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARTKE HERE.

VICE MAYOR ENCINA HERE.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TO JOIN ME OFF FRONT.

I GOT MY SPECTACLES NICELY PLAYED.

ANGEL, I DO THE NEXT ONE.

I DO ALL.

[1. Service Recognitions]

FIRST WE HAVE, UH, SOME SERVICE RECOGNITIONS.

AND LET ME TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, JOHN PALMIER, MAYOR COUNCIL, OUR FIRST SERVICE RECOGNITION.

I WOULD ASK, UH, DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MATT BURDICK TO COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE COURTNEY RANDOLPH AND RECOGNIZE HER FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GIVE COURTNEY A MOMENT TO GET UP HERE.

COURTNEY'S USUALLY WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, SO THIS IS A RARE, A PUBLIC APPEARANCE WE GET TO SEE COURTNEY.

UH, COURTNEY'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 10 YEARS.

AMAZING TO THINK IT'S BEEN THAT LONG, COURTNEY, AND HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE GROWTH, UH, OF OUR DIGITAL MEDIA, DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION.

UH, WHEN SHE JOINED US IN 2016, UM, SHE HAS HELPED RAISE THE BAR FOR THE QUALITY OF OUR VIDEO WORK AND HAS PUSHED THE DIVISION INTO A NEW STRONGER DIRECTION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF STACY SAKO.

OVER THE YEARS, COURTNEY'S PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MENTORING HER TEAM MEMBERS, HELPING THEM DEVELOP OVERALL IN THE DIVISION, AND HELPING TO BECOME THE AWARD-WINNING GROUP THAT IT IS TODAY.

UH, FOR COUNCIL, I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HER WORK, BUT HER WORK HAS EARNED US A REGIONAL EMMY ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TELE ATOA AND COMMUNICATOR AWARDS.

BUT WHAT TRULY SETS COURTNEY APART IS HOW SHE SHOWS UP EVERY SINGLE DAY.

UM, I'M GONNA OUCH YOU A LITTLE BIT.

COURTNEY HAS BEEN, UH, STAY THE CITY MAYOR.

SHE SPENT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND HERE WORKING.

SO SHE SHOWS UP AND SHE'LL, SHE'S CONTINUED TO WORK ON THOSE VIDEOS.

SO, AND AS HER TEAMMATES ARE AS WELL, THEY'VE ALL BEEN HERE ALL WEEKEND.

UM, HER PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION, MAKE HER SOMEONE THAT OTHERS RELY ON AND LOOK UP TO.

COURTNEY'S IMPACT IS FELT NOT JUST IN THE FINAL, BUT IN THE PEOPLE AND THE CULTURE THAT MAKES THIS TEAM SUCCESSFUL.

COURTNEY'S PASSION FOR STORYTELLING AND INNOVATION COME THROUGH ON EVERY PROJECT.

COURTNEY, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CHANDLER AND OUR COMMUNITY AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY, MANY, MANY MORE YEARS.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A HOLD.

STACY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A PHOTO? ? SOMEONE'S GONNA RUN THE CAMERA.

AND COURTNEY, JUST ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE'RE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE AND, AND GRATEFUL THAT AS MATT SAID, YOU BRING STORIES TO LIFE.

SO THANK YOU.

25 OR 30, SCOOT OVER THIS 35.

IT SAYS 20.

SHE'S GOOD, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NEXT I WOULD ASK CHIEF BRIAN CHAPMAN TO COME DOWN TO RECOGNIZE TAMMY SILVERSMITH FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND I'M GONNA LET THE CHIEF, UH, REGA YOU WITH THE, THE YEARS OF SERVICE 'CAUSE IT IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE.

SO I'M GONNA LEAVE A LITTLE SUSPENSE IN THE AIR HERE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE TAMMY SILVERSMITH DOWN TO RECOGNIZE FOR, FOR HER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE, THE CHANDLER.

UH, BEFORE I READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TAMMY, UH, SHE BROUGHT HER OWN CHEERING SECTION HERE TONIGHT.

THIS IS GREAT.

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TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE ON HOW LONG SHE'S BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT, WHEN SHE WAS HIRED, THE POPULATION OF CHANDLER WAS 95,000 PEOPLE.

OH MY GOD.

MOST OF TAMMY'S CAREER HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO MANAGING OUTSIDE AGENCY REPORTS, REQUESTS, AND SUBPOENAS.

THIS METICULOUS HIGH STAKE WORK REQUIRES ACCURACY, PATIENCE, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS.

TAMMY'S HANDLED IT WITH EXCEPTIONAL SKILL AND RELIABILITY.

TAMMY'S EFFORTS HAVE HELPED MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, ENSURING OUR ORGANIZATION MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR TAMMY.

SHE IS A DEDICATED AND KIND TEAM PLAYER.

WHETHER OFFERING SUPPORT TO A COWORKER OR LENDING HER EXPERTISE, SHE LEADS WITH GENEROSITY AND GENUINE SPIRIT.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE, AND TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY TAMMY'S LONGEVITY, BUT THE HEART THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO EVERY ONE OF THOSE YEARS.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

1, 2, 3.

THANK YOU

[2. Retirement Recognitions]

HE IS GOING TO INTRODUCE MICKEY OLAND WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

I DO EDITORIALIZE OCCASIONALLY, AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS GENTLEMAN, WHEN YOU THINK OF THE PARKS WE DELIVER TO OUR RESIDENTS, IT IS SYNONYMOUS WITH HIS NAME.

I INTRODUCED MICKEY OLAND, EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL AND MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT.

WE CELEBRATE A LEGACY OF OVER 30 YEARS, AND IT'S WITH HONOR, RESPECT, AND HEARTFELT ADMIRATION THAT WE ANNOUNCED THE RETIREMENT OF MICKEY OLAND, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES PLANNING, SE PLANNING SENIOR MANAGER WHO HAS DEDICATED HIS CAREER TO CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH PEOPLE, PARKS AND PROGRAMS. MICKEY JOINED THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN MAY OF 1995 AS A LANDSCAPE COORDINATOR AFTER GRADUATING FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, BRINGING WITH HIM VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FROM THOSE TEXAS COMMUNITIES OF RICHARDSON, PLANO AND DENTON.

OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, HE HAS ASCENDED THROUGH THE PIVOTAL ROLES, INCLUDING PARKS PLANNING, SUPERINTENDENT, PARKS DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS MANAGER, ALL TO LEAD TO HIS CURRENT, UH, SENIOR MANAGEMENT CAPACITY.

MICKEY'S IMPACT ON CHANDLER'S IMMEASURABLE.

THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO PARKS SPACE IN THE CITY THAT HE HAS NOT INFLUENCED FROM PLAYGROUNDS TO MEMORIALS, TO SPORTS FIELDS.

SKATE PARKS ARE NOW BELOVED PICKLEBALL, COURTS AND CRICKET PITCHES AND ALL OUR ALL INCLUSIVE PLAY FEATURES.

HE'S KNOWN AS OUR DEPENDABLE AND CONSCIENTIOUS LEADER.

HE'S MASTERED THE ART OF MESHING OPPOSING OPINIONS AND NAVIGATING RESTRICTED BUDGETS WITHOUT EVER COMPROMISING THE FINAL DESIGN OR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

HIS TEAMWORK APPROACH AND PEOPLE SKILLS HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN CHANDLER, PUSHING NEW IDEAS IN AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE TRULY MADE OUR TOWN A PREMIER COMMUNITY.

AS MICKEY PREPARES FOR THIS NEXT CHAPTER, WE EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HIS WIFE KELLY AND HIS DAUGHTERS FOR SHARING HIS TALENTS WITH US FOR SO MANY YEARS.

THANK YOU, MICKEY, FOR THREE DECADES OF COMMITMENT, CREATIVITY, AND FUN.

YOUR VISIONARY WORK WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

THANK YOU.

SO, YEAH, I KNOW IT'S TRADITION FOR US TO DO THE CLOCK.

AND, UH, BEING A PARKS PROFESSIONAL, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, SECURE A GIFT CARD TO ARIZONA STATE PARKS AS WELL AS A LIFETIME PASS TO OUR NATIONAL PARKS.

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

READY? READY.

ONE, TWO.

THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, MICKEY, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A VERY, VERY, VERY LONG TIME.

IT'S TRUE, MICKEY.

WE BOTH MET, WE BOTH MET EACH OTHER WHEN WE WERE LIKE 15, RIGHT? RIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

I WAS TO GET TO THAT PART, BUT, BUT, UM, I MET A LOT OF PARKS AND RECS MET A LOT, A LOT OF FOLKS HERE, BUT THE PASSION YOU DISPLAY ON A PROJECT IS UNMATCHED.

I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT A, A PIECE OF LAND AND YOU TURN INTO A ART MASTERPIECE AND, AND I'M, I'M VERY SINCERE ABOUT THIS, UM, THE GOOD EXAMPLES OF VETERANS MEMORIAL THAT TOOK ABOUT 10 YEARS TO DEVELOP, BUT IT'S PROBABLY A PR IT IS AN ART PASTOR PIECE OUT THERE, AND IT WAS UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT BROUGHT THAT TOGETHER.

EVERY POOL.

AS, AS, UH, JOHN SAID EARLIER, UM, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE TRADEMARKS, MICKEY, THAT, UH, I GO ON AND ON AND TELL YOU ABOUT HOW GREAT GUY YOU ARE AND I'M SURE SHELL WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

WE GET THAT.

UM, ONE OF THE TRADEMARKS IS, DID YOU LEAVE THIS PLACE BETTER THAN WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LEFT THAN YOU WERE HIRED? AND MICKEY, YOU HIT IT OUTTA THE BALLPARK.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE, MY FRIEND.

YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T SEE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO RISING.

SO WE'LL GO TO OUR NEXT, WE HAVE ANOTHER RETIREMENT RECOGNITION, AND THIS IS TO DANA DELONG, OUR CITY CLERK.

ALL RIGHT, DANA, CAN YOU IN THE MIDDLE? OKAY.

SO COUNCIL, UH, HIRED APPOINTED DANA DELONG IN 20 17, 9 YEARS AGO.

THIS HAS BEEN PART OF HER 35 YEAR CAREER IN ARIZONA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TUCSON, PRESCOTT, AND CHANDLER.

YOU LED PROCESSES AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE DEFINED THE ROLE THAT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS DONE IN CHANDLER.

WE ASKED YOU TO FOCUS WHEN YOU CAME ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT, ON SUCCESSION PLANNING AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT.

AND YOU DID, YOU ALSO IMPROVED OUR AGENDA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR COUNCIL AND BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

YOU DID THE SAME WITH PASSPORT APPOINTMENT SYSTEMS AND NEW PASSPORT POINT OF SALE, UH, SYSTEMS. YOU STABILIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR CLERKS AND YOU MADE THE OFFICE A DESIRABLE PLACE TO BE.

YOU STABILIZED AND FORWARDED OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PROCESSES AND MADE IT EASIER FOR COUNCIL AND CERTAINLY EASIER FOR CITIZENS AND STANDARDIZED SO THAT THEY WEREN'T SO DIFFERENT OVER THE YEARS.

YOU HAVE A VAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

30 YEARS OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS BEEN AN ASSET TO CANDIDATES THAT HAS HELPED WITH INITIATIVES, BONDS, SALES TAX, CHARTER AMENDMENTS, GENERAL PLAN, FRANCHISE AND HOME RULE.

AND YOU FIGURED OUT THE ONLY ONE IN ARIZONA, IF NOT ONE OF THE FEW IN THE NATION TO DO AN AZ BLOCKCHAIN VOTING PROJECT.

MOCK ELECTION.

THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

YOU PRODUCED VOTER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION MATERIALS, INCLUDING ANIMATED VIDEOS AND INFORMATION BROCHURES.

YOU FORMALIZED AND ESTABLISH CHANDLER CITYWIDE RECORDS, PROGRAMS, INFORMATION PROGRAMS. AND WE'VE NOW ACHIEVED OUR RECORDS PORTAL THAT PUBLIC, THAT IS GREAT FOR PUBLIC ASSETS AND TRANSPARENCY.

SO CITIZENS WANTING TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.

YOU MADE THAT POSSIBLE IN YOUR OFFICE THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF STAFF BETWEEN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND LAW.

WE CAN ALL AGREE.

I ALREADY GOT THAT IN MY NOTES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, THAT YOU LEFT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER MUCH BETTER THAN WHEN YOU CAME.

YOU HAVE BEEN A TRUSTED APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE DONE WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT ONE MORE SENTENCE, .

WE HOPE THAT WHEN YOU NEED YOUR PASSPORT RENEWED THAT YOU WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT HERE

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AND UNTIL THEN, WE HOPE THAT YOU ACQUIRE MANY, MANY, MANY PASSPORT STAMPS THAT YOU WEAR THE THING OUT AND NEED TO COME IN EARLY.

SO THANK YOU COUNCIL.

WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY, WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRISON, THEN WORK, WORK.

YOU GET TO STAY RIGHT HERE.

UM, THANK YOU DANA.

UM, JENNIFER, CAN YOU HEAR ME? UM, I, I GOT YOU A, A GIFT.

IT'S UNDERNEATH MY, UH, DESK.

YEAH, THERE.

NOW BE CAREFUL.

NOW YOU GOTTA, YEAH, IT'S KIND OF, IT'S KIND OF HEAVY.

UM, THE, THE FIRST GIFT WAS THE, UH, YOU MAKE, YOU MAKE MY HEART SO HAPPY.

ONE THING THAT, UH, DANA IS, IS KIND, UH, SHE'S A VERY KIND PERSON.

SHE'S ALWAYS SMILING, ALWAYS HAPPY, AND ALWAYS CHEERY.

SO I REALLY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD.

AND THEN YOU CAN PULL OUT THE OTHER STUFF WE HAVE.

THIS IS OKAY.

I DIDN'T GET HER THE REAL STUFF.

OKAY.

, MARTINE, THIS IS MARTINE'S APPLE CIDER.

I WAS GONNA GET HER THE REAL THING, BUT I THOUGHT SHE WOULD TAKE IT MORE THAN JUST COMMUNION.

OKAY.

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AND THEN, UM, I ALSO GOT HER, UH, SNOOPY, UH, KISSES AND THEN I GOT HER A GIFT CARD.

YOU DON'T GOTTA PULL THE GIFT CARD OUT, UM, .

BUT THAT WAS TO SAY THANK YOU DANA.

IT IS BEEN A JOURNEY.

I THINK WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND YOU HAD SO MUCH INSIGHT TO GIVE TO ME ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU'VE TAKEN OVER THESE YEARS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ELECTION SYSTEM IS AMAZING AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR RECORDS ARE AMAZING.

AND, UM, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED WANTING TO HIRE OUR NEW, UH, CITY CLERK, UM, YOU, YOU HAD SUCCESSION IN YOUR MIND BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO LEAVE THE CITY BETTER THAN WHERE YOU GOT IT.

AND AFTER ALL THE AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU HAVE DONE, YOU ALSO LEFT US WITH LEGACY RIGHT HERE TO TRAILBLAZE FURTHER.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, THIS PART IN YOUR JOURNEY.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING SO AMAZING.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S WE'RE POSTING.

WELL, DANA, JUST, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK I MET YOU AND REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE MORE DURING THE ELECTION AND THAT IS SUCH A NERVE WRACKING PROCESS.

BUT YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A CALM VOICE OF REASON THAT YOU, I, AND I AM SURE IT CONTINUED THROUGH EVERY ELECTION THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN, MADE THE CANDIDATES FEEL LIKE THIS WAS UNDERSTANDABLE AND IT'S ALL GONNA BE OKAY, .

AND THAT'S REALLY HOW I FELT.

AND JUST THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING REALLY MAKES THE PROCESS SOMETHING MORE, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH CALMER AND EASIER THAN IT COULD HAVE BEEN.

AND THEN SINCE THEN, IN OUR MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, I HAD NO IDEA, AND I KNOW I'VE EXPRESSED THIS TO YOU MULTIPLE TIMES, I HAD NO IDEA HOW MANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT SOMEONE COULD MAKE.

AND THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT LOVES WHAT THEY DO AND IS EXCELLENT AT WHAT THEY DO.

AND THE KIND OF PERSON THAT JUST ALWAYS STRIVES FOR MORE.

IT'S, YOU ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND HOW TO MAKE THE PROCESS BETTER.

AND YOU KNOW, THE FINAL THING I WAS GONNA SAY IS THAT SUCCESSION PLANNING IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT, BUT SO FEW PEOPLE DO OR DO AS WELL AS YOU DID.

AND WHAT I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED IN ALL OF THOSE SUCCESSION PLANNING MEETINGS, IT MEANT THAT YOU KNEW YOU WERE GONNA LEAVE SOMEDAY.

SO SHAME ON YOU.

BUT, UM, BUT, BUT WHAT YOU DID IS YOU LEFT US IN VERY GOOD HANDS BECAUSE OF YOUR PLANNING AND YOUR CARE AND YOUR THOUGHT TO THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S TRUE LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WISHING YOU THE BEST ON ALL OF THOSE AMAZING TRIPS.

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NICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU DANA.

UM, YOU'VE BEEN A STELLAR CITY CLERK HERE, NOT ONLY FOR US HERE IN THE CITY, BUT YOU'VE BEEN A MODEL FOR CLERKS ACROSS OUR STATE AND EVEN OUR COUNTRY.

AND YOU'VE ESTABLISHED SUCH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND WITH US HERE AT THE CITY THAT IT SHOWS ACROSS, ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND EVEN AS A CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, YOU KNOW, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND YOUR HANDLING OF EVERYTHING MADE ME FEEL THAT WE WERE GONNA BE IN GOOD HANDS.

AND IT MADE ME FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE.

AS THE REST OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE, UH, STATED ON HERE.

AND I CAN TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK ENOUGH ON PASSPORTS, I RECOMMEND SO MANY PEOPLE TO YOU.

YOU HAVE THE SERVICE DOWN, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EXCELLENT AND YOU'VE REALLY ELEVATED THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR US HERE AT OUR CITY.

WE OWE IT ALL TO YOU.

SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

UH, YOU DEFINITELY MADE YOUR MARK HERE IN OUR CITY.

UM, I WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS HERE AND I'M GONNA MISS, UH, TALKING ABOUT YOUR TRIPS AND YOUR NEXT DESTINATIONS 'CAUSE WE'RE BOTH BIG TRAVELERS, SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

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YOU KNOW, IN THE AIR FORCE WE HAVE A TERM THAT SAY WHETHER YOU FLY HIGH OR LOW, YOU FLY FAST AND DANA FLIES FAST.

YOU GOTTA KEEP UP WITH HER AND HER STAFF'S NODDING THEIR HEADS.

SO I KNOW IT'S TRUE.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH DANA AND DANA.

UM, ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH FOR YOU AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I WAS SAYING IN MY ROOM, IN MY OFFICE, IT SAYS, DO THE RIGHT THING, DO IT RIGHT AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY.

YOU FIT THAT, YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.

YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR.

GOOD LUCK, .

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, JENNIFER.

SHE WANTS TO STAY NOW.

NO , COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.

DANA, I JUST WANNA SAY, AND ACTUALLY I REALLY WANNA ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID.

YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT OFFICE CAN DO.

UM, MY FIRST INTERACTIONS WITH THE CITY WERE AGAIN, LIKE THE OTHERS, WAS WHEN I CAME TO RUN FOR ELECTION.

UM, AND THAT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, TO BE HONEST.

LIKE, YOU TOOK SOMETHING AND YOU JUST MADE IT VERY UNDERSTANDABLE AND WITH A KIND HEART.

AND THAT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, .

UM, AND SO I WAS VERY GRATEFUL AND I JUST, I KNOW THAT'S NOT ONLY WITH ME, BUT THAT IS JUST THE WAY THAT YOU OPERATE.

UM, AND I SEE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO YOU HAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

UM, FOR EVERY EFFORT AND ENERGY YOU'VE PUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE ALL SUPER GRATEFUL.

SO WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU, OBVIOUSLY, UM, COME BACK AND VISIT ANYTIME.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET A PASSPORT, WE'LL JUST, WE'LL TAKE YOU.

UM, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT ALL THE FUN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IN YOUR FUTURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME A LOT AND CLEAR.

UM, DANA, IT IS SAID THAT WE MAKE PLANS, BUT IT IS THE LORD THAT, UH, EXECUTE THOSE PLANS.

THAT WAS NOT THE PLAN.

.

SO RIGHT NOW, I JUST FLEW IN FROM WASHINGTON, DC UH, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO AND I GOT TO STOP IN YOUR OFFICE.

AND WE ALREADY DONE THE CRYING.

WE ALREADY DONE THE HUGGING.

AND SO ALL I'M GONNA SAY RIGHT NOW IS GODSPEED.

AND DON'T FORGET US HERE IN CHANDLER, BECAUSE YOU ARE STILL HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO GIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE'LL WANT YOU TO STAY ENGAGED, COME BACK AND TEACH SOME CLASSES, LET US KNOW WHEN IN BETWEEN FLIGHTS STOP BY, YOU KNOW, LET, LET US TALK AND, AND SEE WHERE YOU ARE.

AND OF COURSE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAP WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE PINPOINTING EVERY PLACE THAT YOU GO SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOW DANA.

AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE SLOGAN IS GOING TO BE WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DANA.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE HOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE WITH THIS.

WE ARE GONNA CONTINUALLY THINK ABOUT YOU AND THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT'S BEEN SPOKEN OF.

BUT THE ONE THING THAT I'M GOING TO REMEMBER YOU FOR IS THE FACT THAT WHEN I CAME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WE SAT DOWN AND WE SPOKE ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE FOR YOU IN CHANDLER, I REMEMBER VERY CLEARLY WE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM, YOU NEEDED TO WALK IN LIKE YOU OWN THAT ROOM.

AND I'VE SEEN YOU DEVELOP INTO THAT.

I HAVE CHARGED YOU TO DO IT AND YOU DID IT FOR THAT.

I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SEEN YOU DEVELOP LIKE THAT.

THE GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

GO AHEAD AND HAVE FUN NOW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I'M GONNA SAY A COUPLE THINGS.

UM, I WAS GOOD BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WOULD GET EMOTIONAL.

I'M I GONNA BE YOUR BE YOUR SIGN GUY.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THIS VERY KIND RECOGNITION.

UM, IT TRULY HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS CHANDLER CITY CLERK.

AND I DON'T SAY THAT LIGHTLY.

UM, THIS IS LIKE, THIS WAS THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE DREAM TO BE IN A CITY LIKE THIS AND TO BE ABLE TO SERVE HERE.

UM, ONE THING I'VE ALWAYS DONE IS KIND OF JOKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE A LITTLE KID AND YOU'RE GROWING UP AND YOU'RE LIKE, I WONDER WHAT I'M, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANNA BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? WELL, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT THERE'S NO ONE PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD THAT HAS SAID, I THINK I WANNA BE A CITY CLERK WHEN I GROW UP .

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T HAPPEN.

BUT, AND YET WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS WE FIND OURSELVES IN THESE ROLES AND, AND WE GET HERE HOW WE GET HERE.

BUT, UM, YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW AMAZING IT IS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE COMMUNITIES IN THE ROLE OF A CITY CLERK.

UM, I DEFINITELY WANNA THANK THE STAFF, THE CITY CLERK'S STAFF.

YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM.

ALL THESE THINGS THAT WERE SAID HERE TODAY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT YOU GUYS.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU GUYS MORE THAN .

THEY'RE GONNA, UM, TEACH ME HOW TO DO MY SOCIALS SO I CAN SO

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BUT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

UM, YEAH, YOU, YOU'VE BEEN GREAT FOR ME AND, AND FOR THE CITY.

I ESPECIALLY WANNA THANK, UM, MAYOR HARTKE AND THE COUNCIL, UM, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.

AS YOU KNOW, I'M AN IDEA PERSON.

, I ALWAYS HAVE TONS OF IDEAS, BUT I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU, UM, WHO HAVE PATIENTLY WAITED FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THOSE IDEAS WERE ACTUALLY GOOD , SORRY, A LOT OF TIMES I WOULD BRING ALL THESE IDEAS AND IT'S JUST LIKE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

LET'S GO FIND ANOTHER ONE.

BUT YOU'VE ALLOWED ME TO BE ABLE TO, UM, PUSH AND STRETCH AND, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP.

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IF YOU GUYS WEREN'T SUCH FORWARD THINKING LEADERS.

SO I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MATCH FOR THAT.

UM, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I BELIEVE IN THIS DEPARTMENT, IN GREAT HANDS.

I REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT TO SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH THE DEPARTMENT FROM HERE.

UM, I WASN'T GONNA SAY THIS 'CAUSE I WAS AFRAID I'D GET TOO EMOTIONAL, BUT MY SON'S NOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE HE HAS LIKE A MILLION KIDS.

, HE HAS FOUR, I HAVE FOUR GRANDKIDS.

SO HE'S, HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE.

BUT, UM, I WANNA SAY TO MY SON, MAX, THAT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU'VE BEEN THERE WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

I'LL NEVER FORGET SOME OF THOSE YEARS DRIVING IN.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, TAKE YOU TO SCHOOL.

YOU'RE STILL IN YOUR CAR SEAT.

FIFTH, YOU KNOW, KINDERGARTNERS.

AND I'D SAY, MAX, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YEAR THIS IS? AND HE'D SAY, WHAT? AND I'D SAID, IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR.

AND HE'D, OH MAN, .

SO, BUT THANK YOU, MAX, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR ME AND BEING THERE WITH ME.

UM, I'M TRULY GONNA MISS WORKING HERE, SO THANK YOU.

SO LET'S DO A PHOTO.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE ADD ME IN THAT PICTURE.

COUNCILMAN BARES, ARE YOU SMILING FOR THE PHOTO? YES, I AM.

.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[3. Proclamation: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month]

THE FIRST IS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

IF I COULD CALL UP OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION, AND I'M GONNA INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TO READ THIS ONE.

A PASSION OF YOURS.

ALRIGHT, , WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GET IN THE MIDDLE OVER HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, APPROX PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND VERBAL ABUSE FROM DATING PARTNERS EACH YEAR.

AND WHEREAS NATIONALLY, ONE IN THREE HOMICIDES OF GIRLS AGES 11 THROUGH 18 YEARS OLD ARE COMMITTED BY AN, UH, IN A INTIMATE PARTNER.

AND WHEREAS OVER 70% OF WOMEN AND OVER 60% OF MEN FIRST EXPERIENCED INTIMATE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, UM, PRIOR TO THE AGE OF 2025, UH, PRIOR TO THE AGE OF 25.

AND WHEREAS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE HAS SERIOUS SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING FUTURE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE.

AND WHEREAS YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS FROM THOSE AROUND THEM, SO IS IMPORTANT TO MODEL HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR HOMES, WORKPLACE, AND LARGER COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION IS A RESOURCE TO COMMITTED, COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING TEENS, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY PREVENT TO PREVENT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND HELP ALL YOUNG PEOPLE GROW UP FREE FROM VIOLENCE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, HE HAS A BALD HEAD NOW, HE MAY BE A LITTLE DARK SKINNED, BUT IT'S OKAY.

IT'S MARY KEVIN HARKEY.

UH, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY, 2026, ASK TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNCIL,

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UM, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

YOU, UM, SPIT OUT A LOT OF NUMBERS THERE, WHICH I KNOW CAN BE TONGUE TWISTING.

AND FOR A LOT OF US, YOU KNOW, MATH CAN BE VERY TRAUMATIZING.

SO LET ME GIVE YOU A BIGGER FIGURE.

1.5 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TEEN DATING VIOLENCE.

THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER.

AND WE KNOW THAT ONLY ONE OUT OF EVERY 32 WILL EVER TELL A TRUSTED ADULT.

SO I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE WITH THE DV COMMISSION AND WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER, UM, DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ADULT ALLIES HAVE WHAT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE THE HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR YOUTH, BUT ALSO TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO LEAVE AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP AND THAT ANY RELATIONSHIP CAN BE HEALTHY, UNHEALTHY, OR ABUSIVE.

AND EVEN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS CAN HAVE UNHEALTHY MOMENTS WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE.

AND WITH THE SADIE'S PROCLAMATION, I HOPE THAT WE CAN LET THE YOUTH HERE KNOW THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED.

AND ALSO, I WANNA SAY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE AS A SURVIVOR OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, I CAN TELL YOU IT HAS LIFELONG RAMIFICATIONS.

AND I WOULDN'T BE HERE DOING THE WORK THAT I DO IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE ADULT ALLIES THAT I HAD AS A YOUNG ADULT.

THANK YOU.

GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO A PHOTO.

I HAVE YOU SHIFT TO YOUR LEFT A LITTLE BIT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT

[4. Proclamation: Not in Our City Week]

THANK YOU, SIR.

HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A SERIOUS CRIME THAT EXPLOITS VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND THREATENS THE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND WELLBEING OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS ARIZONA AND THE NATION.

AND WHEREAS THE NOT IN OUR CITY INITIATIVE WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH RESIDENTS, FAITH LEADERS, NONPROFITS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO RAISE AWARENESS, PREVENT EXPLOITATION, AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATION, VIGILANCE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE ESSENTIAL TO IDENTIFYING TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY AND ENSURING VICTIMS RECEIVE PROTECTION RESOURCES AND PATHWAYS TOWARDS RESTORATION AND HOPE.

AND WHEREAS THE BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING INCLUDES SUPPORTING EFFORTS IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, NONPROFITS, LAW ENFORCEMENTS, AND BUSINESSES TO INTERVENE, DISRUPT, AND DISMANTLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SYNDICATES, AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY, HUMAN DIGNITY, AND A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT DECLARES EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE HAVE NO PLACE WITHIN OUR CITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 21ST THROUGH 27TH, 2026, AS NOT IN OUR CITY WEEK, IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AND URGE RESIDENTS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

PASTOR, THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU.

CITY COUNCIL.

UM, CHANDLER HAS BEEN, UM, SUPER SUPPORTIVE AND LEADING THE WAY, UH, IN OUR STATE.

UH, NOW WE HAVE 2 22 CITIES THAT HAVE MADE THE PROCLAMATION.

UH, THE STATE HAS MADE THE PROCLAMATION, UH, PINAL CAN COUNTY.

NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE MAKING PROCLAMATION.

THE SENATE HAS MADE THE PROCLAMATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, EIGHT YEARS AGO, WE HAD OUR FIRST NIGHT OF HOPE, UH, ONE RIGHT HERE IN IN CHANDLER.

AND, UH, THIS, UH, FEBRUARY 22ND WILL BE NIGHT OF HOPE NUMBER EIGHT.

UH, WE'VE HAD OVER 15,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.

UH, HUNDREDS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.

LAW ENFORCEMENT,

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UH, THIS, THIS DARKNESS IS VERY EVIL AND DARK, AND WE GOTTA CONTINUE TO SHINE A LIGHT UNTIL IT'S DRIVEN OUT OF EVERY CITY IN ARIZONA.

AND, UH, SO WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

ALL THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND, UH, WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY OUT TO OUR NIGHT OF HOPE EIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE ON THE WEST SIDE THIS YEAR, UH, AT PURE HEART CHURCH.

WE'RE EXPECTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, HUNDREDS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND, UH, OUR PRESENCE, UH, MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW, THIS PROCLAMATION MATTERS AND CONTINUING TO MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION, UH, MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IT IS BRINGING AWARENESS.

AND OUR, OUR WORDS OF PROCLAMATION ARE GOING INTO THE AIRWAVES AND, UH, AND, AND SHINING A LIGHT ON A DARKNESS THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE SHINING UNTIL IT'S DRIVEN OUT OF EVERY CITY AND IN OUR ENTIRE STATE.

SO IT'S FEBRUARY 22ND AT PURE HEART CHURCH AT FIVE.

EVERYONE'S INVITED.

IT'S A FAMILY FRIENDLY, UH, EVENT.

UH, IT STARTS AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

AND, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT, MAYOR.

AND IS THERE INFORMATION, A WEBSITE FOR MORE ON THIS NIGHT? ANOTHER ACTIVITIES? YEAH, YOU CAN, YOU CAN GO TO NOT IN OUR CITY, UH, DOT COM AND ORG AND YOU'LL FIND ALL THE INFORMATION, UM, AND OTHER MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE, UM, ARE ALSO FIGHTING THAT.

BUT YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION THERE ON THE WEBSITE.

GREAT.

WELL, LET'S DO A PHOTO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU PASTOR GOWAN.

[5. Jonathan McHatton - CARE INC / For Our Cities & Towns ]

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, JOHN MCCANNON, THE PRESIDENT OF CARE INC.

AND FOR OUR CITIES AND TOWNS.

AND MAYOR DUNN, PLEASE COME UP HERE.

THERE'S A MIC RIGHT THERE IF YOU, WHATEVER YOU WANNA SAY.

YEAH, RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT THERE.

STRANGE.

KNOW WHERE THE MIC IS.

YOU'RE ON, I'M ON THE MIC.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR HARKEY AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAS, UH, IT'S, IT'S BEEN TIME, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME, BUT IT'S NOW TIME.

AND THAT IS TO HONOR, UH, FORMER MAYOR BOYD DUNN FOR HIS VISION FOR, FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER.

AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES ABOUT YOU, UH, IS WHEN WE WERE GATHERING IN YOUR OFFICE, AND WE HAD STARTED FOREST CITY TEMPE AND 20 YEARS AGO, AND WE WERE GOING TO BRING, I HELP INTO THE CITY, UM, UM, AND SOME OF THE OTHER, SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS AND CITY SERVICE DAYS.

AND WE HAD THIS MEETING AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF NONPROFITS AND, AND FAITH LEADERS AROUND THIS TABLE.

AND WE SAID, UM, YOU, YOU ASKED THE QUESTION, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU HAVE DONE LATELY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY? AND ABOUT NINE INDIVIDUALS STOOD UP AND SAID, WELL, WE DID BACKPACK DRIVES.

AND I, I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.

IN FACT, I WROTE IN MY BOOK, YOU PUSHED YOUR CHAIR BACK ALMOST IN UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER, AND YOU SAID, I'M SO SORRY.

I'M NOT, I DON'T MEAN TO BE DISRESPECTFUL, BUT ALL I CAN SEE IS ONE KID WITH NINE BACKPACKS SAYING TO HIMSELF, I'VE GOT MY BACKPACK FOR SCHOOL.

NOW, HOW CAN I SELL THESE EIGHT? AND THE REASON WHY THAT WAS SO IMPACTFUL TO ME IS BECAUSE AT THAT POINT, UH, CARE INC.

AND FOREST CITY WAS JUST LOOKING AT EVENTS.

AND WHAT YOU DID IS YOU POINTED AWAY TO MAXIMIZE THE OVERLAP OF GREAT THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD

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SO WE ARE GIVING YOU THE FOUNDER AWARD.

WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? SURE.

, YOU'RE ASKING A FORMER MAYOR IF THEY WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS.

FIRST OF ALL, 20 YEARS.

MY GOODNESS.

UH, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO.

AND ESPECIALLY WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS RETIRING TODAY, I, THERE'S NOT MANY PEOPLE LEFT.

MAYOR, UM, MICKEY, THAT'S, CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S, UH, SUPER.

UH, DURING MY TIME, MY HAIR TURNED GRAY.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO YOURS, ? THAT WAS A JOKE, SORRY.

BUT ANYWAY, UM, THE TRUE, UM, I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL TO, UH, TO THE COUNCIL.

THIS WAS A VISION OF COUNCIL.

I WAS SITTING IN THIS CHAIR WHEN WE CONCEIVED THE IDEA, BUT THIS COUNCIL AND OTHERS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD COUNCILMAN LANDER, YOU WERE THERE.

AND, UM, AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU, MAYOR HARTKE.

I, I KNEW I HAD THE PERSON I COULD DELEGATE THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO, UH, BASED ON YOUR, YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY ALREADY, YOU TOOK THIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

HARD WORK MAKES ME LOOK GOOD, BUT YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE RECEIVING THIS AWARD.

UM, AND THEN CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR STAFF'S INVOLVEMENT.

UH, THIS IS A UNIQUE IDEA TO, TO HAVE STAFF INVOLVED WITH CITIZENS AND NONPROFITS AND CHURCHES TO TRY TO GET MORE STUFF AND NEEDS DONE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE HOW STAFF RECEIVED THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

I'VE WORKED FOR ON IT FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

SO COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR OUR CITY.

IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

SURE.

YES.

I ALSO WANTED TO THANK LEAH POWELL BECAUSE WE HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER AND WORKED TOGETHER.

AND TRULY WHAT FOR OUR CITY, CHANDLER HAS ACCOMPLISHED IS A GREAT COMPLIMENT TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

A LOT OF GREAT, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EXCITING THINGS TONIGHT.

[ Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion and one vote. If a discussion is required by members of the governing body, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and determination will be made if the item will be considered separately.]

DID SHE GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? YEAH, STAFF'S GONNA GET BACK LATER THIS WEEK, SO YEAH.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ITEM

[6. Resolution No. 5972, Authorizing Support for a Foreign Trade Zone Designation and Application for Avnet, Inc.; Approving the Related Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Chandler and the City of Phoenix Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5972, authorizing support for a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) application for Avnet, Inc. for the facility located at 6700 W. Morelos Place; authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Chandler and City of Phoenix in support of same; and authorizing the Mayor to sign the Resolution and related Intergovernmental Agreement as approved by the City Attorney. Council Focus Area(s):]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, IS MY PRESENTATION UP? MM-HMM .

THERE WE GO.

PERFECT.

SO I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH, UH, A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS FOREIGN TRADE ZONE APPLICATION, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE CHANDLER IS, AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS WHEN I WRAP UP.

SO WHAT IS A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE? FOREIGN TRADE ZONE PROGRAM'S NEARLY A HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND IT'S FUNCTIONALLY ADMINISTERED BY THE US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.

AND WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES, IT IS IT OFFERS SPECIAL, UM, UH, TOOLS FOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, AND IT FUNCTIONALLY TREATS AN AREA INSIDE AN FTZ OR FTZ SUB ZONE IS OUT OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE, UH, US CUSTOMS BORDER PROTECTION FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE ITEMS. UM, IN DOING SO, THIS COULD HELP OFFSET ADVANTAGES

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DID I SKIP TO? OH, SO THERE'S A HOST OF PROGRAMS, UM, DUTY DEFERRAL, DUTY EXEMPTION, DUTY REDUCTION, AS WELL AS TOTAL DO DUTY ELIMINATION, UM, ON MERCHANDISE THAT IS OBSOLETE DAMAGE OR DESTROYED.

SO THIS PROGRAM, WE SET IT UP INSIDE CHANDLER FOR OUR BUSINESSES.

IT REALLY HELPS THEM COMPETE ON A GLOBAL SCALE IN TODAY'S LANDSCAPE RIGHT NOW.

THERE WE GO.

UM, SO THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOESN'T ADMINISTER THE FTZ PROGRAMS. WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF PHOENIX.

THEY ARE THE OFFICIAL GRANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE FTZ.

WE PARTNER WITH THEM ON THESE SUB ZONES.

IN 2018, WE INITIATED THE FIRST FTZ DESIGNATION FOR AVNET ON ITS 60 SOUTH MCKINNEY AVENUE FACILITY.

AND NOW THEY'RE SEEKING AN ADDITIONAL DESIGNATION FOR THEIR MORE'S PLACE.

UM, THEY'VE JUST, THEY'VE DETERMINED AS REQUIRED THAT THE DESIGNATION WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS TO THEM AND THEIR OPERATIONS.

UM, IN ARIZONA, WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT, UH, THAT IS AVAILABLE TO, UM, THE TAXPAYERS THROUGH PROPERTY TAX RECLASSIFICATION, BUT WE ARE NOT PURSUING THIS WITH AVNET AS GENERALLY WHEN WE HAVE THESE PROJECTS COME FORWARD.

UM, WE DON'T APPLY THE, UH, TAX REDUCTION UNLESS IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH LARGER PRODUCT PROJECT.

EXCUSE ME.

SO IN CHANDLER RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 10 EXISTING FTZS IN PLACE.

THIS WILL MAKE THE 11TH COUNCIL.

UM, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE IN THE HOPPER THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON RIGHT NOW.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, THANK YOU.

MICAH, CAN YOU GO BACK A FEW SLIDES? UM, THE ONE WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER BENEFIT MM-HMM .

THE BENEFICIAL, UM, THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN NOT TO OPT IN ON, ISN'T THIS OH, YEAH.

SO IT'S A HIGHLIGHTED ONE AT THE BOTTOM.

UM, THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T HAVE ANY DIRECT TAX IMPLICATIONS TO THE CITY OR, OR ANY OF OUR TAXPAYERS, AND MERELY ALLOWS AVNET TO, UH, OPERATE THEIR BUSINESS MORE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH THE EXISTING FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

UM, I COULD, I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT SLIDE.

CAN YOU GO FORWARD? LEMME SEE.

I SHOULD, UH, KEEP GOING.

UH, KEEP GOING.

OH, WAIT, ME GO BACK FURTHER.

I'M SORRY.

, GO BACK FURTHER.

GO.

OKAY.

KEEP GOING.

OKAY, KEEP GOING.

OKAY, KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING.

THAT'S ALL WE GOT.

THAT'S ALL WE GOT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

OKAY.

WELL, ANYWAYS, MY QUESTION IS THIS, UM, WITHIN THE TRADE ZONE, UM, AVNET HAS DECIDED NOT TO OPT IN TO, TO, UM, TAKE FURTHER BENEFITS, UM, FROM THAT.

BUT ONCE WE ACTUALLY MOVE THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PARCEL INTO THAT TRAY ZONE, UH, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE OPTING FOR THE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, WHAT STOPS THEM FROM OPTING INTO THOSE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS LATER IN THE FUTURE? THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, UM, SHOULD FT UH, FTZ PROPERTY TAX RECLASSIFICATION BE DESIRED BY AVNET? THEY HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE CITY TO GET OUR APPROVAL AS WELL AS, UH, APPROVAL FROM THE TAXING ENTITIES.

AND THEN THEY, THEY CAN'T GET THAT RECLASSIFICATION, UM, THROUGH THE COUNTY UNTIL ALL THOSE LETTERS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

AND IS THIS, YOU KNOW, IF WE, SO I GUESS WE'RE GIVING ANOTHER PIECE OF OUR PARCEL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ESSENTIALLY WE'RE DESIGNATING A PORTION OF IT FOR THE, FOR FTZ, WE'RE DESIGNATING A, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY FOR FTZ, AND THAT ALLOWS THE BENEFITS FOR ABNET.

WHAT BENEFIT DO THEY OFFICIALLY GET, LIKE IN THE MOST SHORTEST TERM, WHAT'S THEIR BENEFIT? THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILLOR HARRIS? UM, THE PROPERTY DOESN'T GET TRANSFERRED.

FEE SIMPLE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ABNET STILL, UH, MAINTAINS CONTROL.

ALL AVNET GETS IS, UM, IMPORT EXPORT ADVANTAGES FOR THOSE GOODS BROUGHT INTO THESE TWO LOCATIONS IN CHANDLER.

AND THEN THOSE GOODS, UM, THOSE GOODS ARE TYPICALLY WHAT TYPE OF GOODS, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL, MAYOR HARRIS, THOSE GOODS PRIMARILY THROUGH, UH, AVNET'S PRIMARY, UM, BUSINESS LINES ARE ELECTRONIC ELECTRONICS RELATED COMPONENTS.

AND THEN, UM, IT MENTIONED LIKE BORDER PATROL, IT MENTIONED, UH, THAT AREA OF CONVERSATION.

IS THAT MORE SO IN TERMS OF HOW THEY DESIGNATE

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IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILLOR HARRIS? NO, IT'S NOT MONITORED BY BORDER PATROL.

IT'S MONITORED BY BORDER PROTECTION, WHICH OVERSEES, UM, GOODS COMING INTO AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AND SO WHAT THIS SIMPLY DOES IS IT TREATS THAT PROPERTY AS EXEMPT FROM THE TARIFFS DIFFERENT, UM, IMPORT EXPORT CONTROLS PLACED ON THOSE GOODS UNTIL FURTHER TIME.

SO IT'S REALLY, UH, A BENEFIT TO THE COMPANIES ON A CASH FLOW BASIS.

AND SO, AND THEN BASICALLY, AND, AND I JUST TRYING TO PUT IT REALLY INTO PERSPECTIVE, IF I GO OUT OF THE COUNTRY, I BRING BACK MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF GOODS.

CUSTOM BORDER PATROL SAYS, HEY, WE NEED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE GOODS THAT YOU'RE, THAT YOU PAID FOR THESE VALUABLE GOODS THAT YOU PAID FOR, UM, FROM OVER THE SEAS AND NOW YOU'RE COMING INTO AMERICA WITH THOSE GOODS.

AND BASICALLY, UM, AND, AND BASICALLY THEY HAVE, BUT BASICALLY THIS AREA RIGHT HERE SAYS, OKAY, IF, IF THEY IMPORT EXPORT SOMETHING TO CHINA, THERE'S NO, THAT TAX IS THAT TARIFF FOR THAT TAXES BASICALLY COMING FROM, UM, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE, THAT COMPANY IS PAYING FOR.

CORRECT.

THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILLOR HARRIS.

UM, WHEN AN ITEM COMES INTO A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE, IT STILL GOES THROUGH THE NORMAL, UM, CUSTOMS AND BORDER INSPECTION MANIFEST CONFIRMATION.

THIS JUST TREATS THOSE ITEMS THAT COME INTO THE ZONE AS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IMPORT EXPORT DUTIES UNTIL IT'S EXPORTED AT A DIFFERENT TIME, UM, WHEN IT, THAT HAS A LOT OF ADVANTAGES FOR BUSINESSES, BUT IT'S PRIMARILY A CASH FLOW ISSUE, UM, WHICH IS WHY A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES SEEK IT.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE TRADE ZONES ALREADY.

WHY, WHY LOOK TO ADD ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE TRADE ZONES IF THERE'S ALREADY TRADE ZONES DESIGN NEEDS ALREADY IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER, I THINK YOU SAID AROUND 11 OR SO.

SO WHY ADD ANOTHER, WHY DESIGNATE ANOTHER, ANOTHER CORPORATION OR THE BUSINESS FOR THAT TYPE OF BENEFIT THAT A LOT OF THE TAXPAYERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET? YEAH.