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[ Call to Order]
AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5TH, 2026.UM, CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
MAYOR HARTKE HERE, VICE MAYOR CENA.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS IS ABSENT.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
OUR INVITATION TONIGHT WILL BE DELIVERED BY PASTOR TIM KLUTZ FROM FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH ON THE QUEEN AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
PASTOR LORD GOD, WE, WE JUST ARE HONORED THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO COME BEFORE YOU AND TO BRING OUR COUNCIL BEFORE YOU LORD, WE'RE, WE'RE HONORED THAT WE CAN SERVE YOU.
AND WE, WE THANK YOU THAT THIS, UH, COUNCIL HAS BEEN DEDICATING THIS TIME AT THE BEGINNING TO, TO RECOGNIZE YOU ARE IN CHARGE.
AND WE, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE BLESSED US.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US AN AWESOME CITY.
SO I PRAY FOR WISDOM TONIGHT SO THAT THE, THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE WOULD BE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE PEOPLE.
I PRAY FOR PROTECTION FOR OUR PEOPLE.
I PRAY FOR, FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
AND FATHER, I JUST PRAY FOR OUR CITY IN GENERAL THAT, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS IT AND THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR COUNTRY AND OUR STATE.
AND FATHER, WE JUST COMMIT OUR LIVES NOW TO YOU AND WE PRAY THAT YOU'D BLESS THIS MEETING.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ 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 February 5, 2026, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 13.]
UM, MONDAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO MAYOR, MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 13.
BY COUNCIL MEMBER, I, I THOUGHT I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, BUT I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER POST AND WA
ANY RECUSALS? ANYTHING? NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
UM, I JUST DID WANT TO SAY THAT ON ITEM NUMBER 10, UM, IN THE LAST TIME THAT WE VOTED ON THIS ITEM, I DID CHECK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY WHO DETERMINED THAT I WAS NOT, DID NOT NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF.
I JUST DID WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT I DID CHECK AGAIN WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND THERE IS NO NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF.
SO I WILL BE VOTING ON THAT ITEM IN ALL OF THE ITEMS. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, ABSENT.
OKAY, UM, COUNSEL, WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S BEEN MOVED TO FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026.
[11. Unscheduled Public Appearances]
FEW SPEAKER CARDS FOR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.I'LL TAKE THESE IN THE ORDERS THEY'RE PRESENTED TO OUR SPEAKERS.
THEREFORE, AS WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND WE CAN ADVISE AND DIRECT STAFF TO, UH, TO GET WITH YOU.
AND, UH, EACH SPEAKER HAS UP TO THREE MINUTES.
WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JENNY VITALI.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE CITY WHICH YOU CALL HOME.
THINK I'M NOT THIS GOOD EVENING FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS JENNY VITALE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CHANDLER.
I LIVE IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CHANDLER.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS, UM, OR TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON THE RETENTION BASIN PROJECT.
IT HAS, I HAVE BEEN A THORN IN STAFF SIDE AND YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE EMAILS.
THE PROJECT, UM, HAS HAD ITS UPS AND DOWNS AND IT'S HAD ITS PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS COME TO LIGHT WITH THIS PROJECT IS SEQUENCE OF ANALYSIS.
STAFF FAILED TO DO SOME PROPER ANALYSIS OF SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AHEAD OF TIME IN ANY OF THESE BASINS.
AND IT'S COME TO LIGHT THAT THESE BASINS DON'T DRAIN, LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE, IN THE REQUIRED TIME, AND THAT THEY HAVEN'T CLEANED OUT THE DRYWALLS OR TESTED THEM YET.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT FOR NEXT WEEK.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS ALL THESE BASINS NOW ARE ROCKED AND LANDSCAPED.
AND SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING OUT OF SEQUENCE AS FAR AS
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SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION.SO ONE OF THE LESSONS THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LEARNED HERE ON THESE PROJECTS IS SEQUENCE OF ANALYSIS BEFORE YOU EVEN BEGIN.
DESIGN IS CRITICAL BECAUSE THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED REVENUE.
IF A PROBLEM CROPS UP OR IF A WHARF GRANT OR ANOTHER GRANT IS KIND OF PIGEONHOLING YOU INTO A MYOPIC, UH, PROJECT VIEWPOINT.
THE OTHER THING IS SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION.
SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION IS CRITICAL, WHETHER IT'S A COMMERCIAL PROJECT OR A CITY PROJECT, THERE HAS TO BE BETTER TRAINING FOR THE YOUNGER STAFF AND THE INSPECTORS TO UNDERSTAND PROPER SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR ROLE IS AS KIND OF A PSEUDO GC.
YOU CAN'T JUST SEND THE GREEN HORNS OUT THERE AND EXPECT THEM TO KINDA, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, GIBBER JABBER SESSION OVER THE BACK OF THE PICKUP TRUCK.
OH, YOU GUYS SPREAD ROCK TODAY.
IF THINGS AREN'T DONE BEING DONE IN THE PROPER ORDER, IF DUST CONTROL IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED, IT'S YOUR JOB TO KIND OF BE THE HEAVY AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS DONE RIGHT.
AESTHETICS, OH, THIS IS THE ONE THAT HAS JUST BEEN FRUSTRATING THE HECK OUT OF ME.
THE ROCKS THAT I PUT DOWN THERE, I PUT DOWN THERE FOR A REASON.
THE LEFT ONE IS THE ONE THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN ALL OF THE BASINS.
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU DRIVE BY THESE BASINS IS A HALF MILE SEA OF GRAY THAT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING BUT CRUSHED CONCRETE.
IT DOESN'T MATCH THE AESTHETIC.
IT DOESN'T MATCH THE COLOR SCHEME.
IT DOESN'T MATCH A DARN THING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE COLOR ON THE FAR RIGHT IS THE COLOR THAT THEY PUT BACK IN IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES.
YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS AND YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY WITH OUR PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH A PROJECT, IT HAS THE PROPER AESTHETIC.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AT A PROJECT AND SAY, YEAH, I'M DARN PROUD OF THAT.
OOH, THAT KINDA LOOKS LIKE A SEA OF CONCRETE.
I GAVE STAFF SOME IDEAS TODAY AND I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT BOTH DAN AND JEREMY.
THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH MY IDEAS AND FIND A WAY TO TONE DOWN THE GRAY FOR YOU GUYS.
BUT YOU GOT HOSED BY THE ROCK YARD.
THEY MISLABELED THAT AND THEY SOLD IT TO YOU AS A PRODUCT THAT IT WAS NOT.
AND SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND YOU WILL PUSH BACK ON STAFF AND MAKE SURE THAT AESTHETIC IS MAINTAINED ON THESE PROJECTS.
WELL, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH VISUAL.
RIGHT? OUR NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS, I'LL DO THAT IS ROHITH.
CHUCK, UH, I'M SORRY IF I'M NOT ABLE TO READ YOUR NAME, BUT IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OR NAME AND CITY FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS ROHITH CHANDLER SHAKER.
I LIVE HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.
COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND GOOD EVENING.
UH, I'M HERE BECAUSE I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR USE OF FLOCK'S, ALPER TECHNOLOGY.
OUR CITY HAS ENTERED AN AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK THAT I BELIEVE IS A CONTRADICTION TO YOUR NOBLE AND AGREEABLE STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION.
YOU BELIEVE POLICING AND IMMIGRATION SHOULD NOT CROSS PATHS IN THE WAY WE'RE SEEING IN OTHER CITIES.
I COMMEND YOU AND I THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FULFILLING THAT PROMISE ALL THE WAY.
DESPITE MY REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TALK TO COUNCIL DIRECTLY, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME SECONDARY SOURCES BY, UH, MATTHEW BIRD, WHO I DO APPRECIATE HIS CORRESPONDENCE.
I WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO CLEAR ANSWER IF CHANDLER OPTED IN OR OPTED OUT OF FEDERAL DATA SHARING OF FLOCK.
MANY CITIES HAVE THOUGHT THAT THEY ARE NOT SHARING NATIONAL DATA, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN AND HAVE SINCE SUSPENDED OR REWRITTEN THEIR TEMPLATE CONTRACTS.
THERE HAS BEEN NO COPY PROVIDED TO ME OF YOUR PRIVACY TERMS OF SERVICE THAT I'VE ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR.
AND THE ANSWERS THAT I'M GETTING FROM CHANDLER PD HAVE CONVENIENTLY OVER THE PRIVACY CONTRACT.
THIS PRIVACY CONTRACT HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE A CLU AND MANY OTHERS TO GIVE THEM CARTE BLANCHE OVER WHO THEY'RE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR LICENSE PLATES.
THEY CAN OVERRIDE YOUR OPT-IN REQUESTS AND IT'S BEEN PROVEN FLOCK LIED ABOUT SHARING WITH ICE AND DHS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
BUT IN AUGUST, THEY FINALLY ADMITTED, CAME CLEAN AND SAID IT WAS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PAUSING NOW.
YOU SIGNED ON BEFORE THIS PAUSE HAPPENED, OUR DATA IS ALREADY OUT THERE.
I PUSHED AGAIN AND ASKED WHAT AGENCIES HAVE ACCESS TO OUR DATA.
I WAS TOLD THAT ITS AGENCIES WITHIN ARIZONA WHO BOUGHT FLOCK AND GOT THE LICENSE REQUESTED ACCESS.
THAT IS ONLY HALF TRUE BECAUSE FOIA REQUESTS SUBMITTED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, SPECIFICALLY IN CITIES THAT OUR SANCTUARY STATES HAVE OUR DATA.
THEY WERE RELEASING OUR DATA, CHANDLER CITY DATA IN THEIR FOIA REQUESTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PAUSED FLOCK
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USAGE DUE TO ICE TAKING DATA AGAINST THEIR WILL, WHICH MEANS OUR DATA WAS IN THE PILE.AND YOU KNOW, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SORT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THAT.
HAPPY TO PROVE THAT MULTIPLE CITIES ARE SUSPENDING THEIR FLOCK AGREEMENTS AND THEY'RE REEVALUATING PRIVACY CONCERNS WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND I SUGGEST THAT WE FOLLOW THEIR FOOTSTEPS.
YOU HAVE AGREEMENTS AND ARE SHARING OUTSIDE OF THE STATE.
BUT YOU ARE ALSO SHARING WITH 2 87 G CITIES AND THAT IS HAPPENING IN ARIZONA.
THEY HAVE ICE OFFICERS WHO I CAN PROVE ARE MAKING SEARCHES ON FLOCK.
YOU HAVE INTERCITY SEARCHES DONE.
STAFF, I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO GET SOME ANSWERS TO, UM, HIS QUESTIONS AND, AND WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR SHARING.
I THINK ALL OF COUNCIL WOULD AS WELL.
UM, I HAVE REQUESTED, UM, A REVIEW OF OUR FOX SERVICES AND STUFF.
I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON THAT IF WE CAN GET THAT SHARED WITH THE REST OF COUNCIL ONCE WE HAVE THAT, THOSE RESULTS.
YEAH, LITERALLY TED AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT A VICE MAYOR AND WE WILL BE GETTING THAT TO YOU EITHER IN THE NEXT ROUND OF ONE-ON-ONES OR IN A WEST MEMO.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER CARD.
I'M, I'M SORRY IF I CAN'T, UH, WILL BLAME ME.
NOT YOU, BUT I ABBREVIATED IT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY WHERE YOU LIVE FOR THE RECORD.
YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
SO GEORGE RITCHIE, I MOVED TO, UH,
AND UM, I HAVE TWO TOPICS FOR YOU.
ONE OF 'EM REGARDS THE USE OF YOUR RECYCLING CENTER FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS A NOISE COMPLAINT WITH THE INTEL FACTORY OVER THERE, UH, AT DOBSON AND
UM, SO THE FIRST THING IS I, YOU KNOW, I DID MY, UM, HAD A WINE.
MY FIRST EVER WINE TASTINGS WAS IN AUSTRIA, EAST OF VIENNA MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
WHEN I GOT BACK HOME TO GERMANY AT THE TIME IN HANOVER.
UM, THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS THAT THE AUSTRIAN WINEMAKERS HAD, UH, HAD SPOKE, UH, SPIKED THEIR WINE WITH ETHYL GLYCOL ANTIFREEZE BASICALLY.
AND IT WAS A BIG SCANDAL AND IT STOPPED THE IMPORT OF RE EATING WINE INTO AMERICA, UH, LONG AGO BACK THEN.
SO I BECAME VERY COGNIZANT ABOUT HOW DISGUSTING ANTIFREEZE IS.
AND SO I CHANGED MY ANTIFREEZE RECENTLY AND TRIED TO TAKE IT OVER TO THE CHANDLER RECYCLING CENTER AND WAS REFUSED BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A, AN APPOINTMENT.
AND I THINK THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.
IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A RECYCLING PROGRAM, IT SHOULD BE EXTREMELY EASY, FREE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU SHOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND, AND GET RID OF THEIR, THEIR MATERIALS THERE.
THESE GUYS WERE UNBELIEVABLY ENTITLED, LOTS OF ATTITUDE AND THERE IS JUST NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION WHY I CANNOT PUT SIX JUGS OF CLEAN.
THE, THE JUGS ARE CLEAN ANTIFREEZE ON A TABLE AND THEY CAN PORT WHEN THEY GET AROUND TO DOING IT.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS, ET CETERA.
REMINDS ME OF THE SEINFELD SOUP NAZI EPISODE WHERE IF YOU DON'T DO THINGS EXACTLY RIGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU NO SOUP TODAY FOR YOU.
AND THAT WAS JUST A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO WHAT THEY'RE DOING OVER THERE.
AND FOR THE CITY MANAGER, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE, UH, GOD ONLY KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER PLACES IN CITY GOVERNMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, YOUR, YOUR PEOPLE ARE, ARE SLACKING OFF.
UH, AND, AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF PAINFUL TO COME HERE A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND SEE THE ENTIRE MEETING, BASICALLY A SELF-CONGRATULATORY SESSION OF THE, THE STAFF AND THE COUNCIL INTERACTING.
YOU GUYS HAVE A DIFFERENT ROLE.
YOU NEED TO MANAGE 'EM, YOU NEED TO BE CRITICAL.
YOU NEED TO PUT METRICS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE ACHIEVING WHAT THEY SHOULD ACHIEVE AND NOT HAVE THIS SORT OF SELF-CONGRATULATORY SOCIETY.
IT WAS KIND OF, KIND OF GROSS TO SEE THAT WHEN I KNOW HOW BADLY THIS, THIS ONE PARTICULAR FUNCTION IS OPERATING.
THE OTHER THING I CAME TO YOU GUYS, UH, BY NOW QUITE SOME TIME AGO ABOUT THE AWFUL CONDITION THAT THE INTEL PLANT, UH, IMPOSES ON BASICALLY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, I WOULD SAY FROM DOBSON TO ALMA SCHOOL TO OCOTILLO CHANDLER HEIGHTS.
IT'S ALL FULL OF NOISE AND THE NOISE IS SO BAD THAT IT, UH, PENETRATES THE WALLS INTO THE BEDROOM.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, I, I WORKED FOR YEARS.
I HAVE LOGS ABOUT WHAT ALL I'VE UH, EXPERIENCED THERE, THERE BURSTS OF HIGH STEAM NOISE THAT THAT SHRIEK THAT LITERALLY CAUSE YOU TO GO, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? YOU KNOW? AND, AND YOU GUYS ARE SAYING THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, THAT IS IS BOGUS AS AN ENGINEER.
YOU GUYS MEASURE 'EM ON, ON THE HOTTEST DAY.
WHERE SOUND DOESN'T TRAVEL VERY FAR.
AND SIR, I MIGHT JUST SAY TO YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS UP.
YOU DON'T MAKE AN IMPRESSION OF BEING APPROACHABLE AND THAT IS ALSO NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU AS, AS THE CITY AND THE UH, THANK YOU SIR.
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YOU'RE A SHOWBOAT BUT YOU DON'T DO REAL BUSINESS.UM, YEAH, WE'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION A FEW TIMES OF WHY A RESERVATION AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE STAFF'S NOT ONLY THERE PART-TIME, FULL-TIME, BUT NOW THAT WE'RE COMING UP TO THIS NEXT BUDGET CYCLE, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AGAIN.
'CAUSE I'VE HAD OTHER RESIDENTS ASK THE SAME THING.
I GOT A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, I'M CLEANING OUT MY GARAGE.
I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF PAINT OLD STUFF.
I GOTTA WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK TO GET RID OF IT.
UM, SO I THINK THERE'S SOME VALIDITY IN THAT ONE.
AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW, UM, I KNOW INTEL'S ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER, GOOD, UH, PERSON.
IF THERE IS SOME SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL, SOME MAYBE FIRST OF ALL IDENTIFY IT AND THEN POTENTIALLY MITIGATE IT.
SO IF WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL NEXT IS CURRENT EVENTS.
I DO WANNA BRING, UH, JUST ATTENTION TO OUR, UH OH, I'M SORRY.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
NAME AND STATE CITY YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
UH, MY NAME IS NOAH JAMES MARKHAM AND I COME FROM THE GREAT CITY OF TEMPE.
UM, I HAVE A CONCERN OF BEING DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.
I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO UP IT UP A LITTLE BIT HERE.
I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE LIKE A, A RESTAURANT AND LIKE A CLUB WHERE WE CAN GO TO AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT WOULD LIKE THAT AND ADULTS LIKE ME, UM, GEN ZERS WOULD LOVE TO USE THAT CLUB.
UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT THERE.
UM, IN CHANDLER ALSO, UM, I KNOW WE'RE INTO DIVERSITY.
UM, SO MAYBE YOU CAN CELEBRATE PRIDE MORE AND MAYBE HAVE A PRIDE PARADE HERE ONE DAY, UM, IN CHANDLER AND, UM, AS A DEMOCRAT, I HEAR YOU CHANDLER STUDENTS STANDING UP AGAINST ICE AND I STAND WITH YOU GUYS, BUT I DON'T ALLOW ICE AND CHANDLER AND DON'T ALLOW PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HERE EITHER.
MAHA AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MEET TONIGHT.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
I DO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR AIRPORT TEAM.LAST MONTH WE HOSTED AIRPORT DAY AND WELCOME NEARLY 15,000 PEOPLE OUT TO OUR AIRPORT.
THESE WERE AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS, FAMILIES, AND CURIOUS NEIGHBORS.
IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT, WAS AN EVEN BETTER TURNOUT, UH, PROVIDING ATTENDEES WHETHER BEHIND THE SCENES, LOOK AT ONE OF OUR, THE NATION'S BUSIEST GENERAL AIRPORT AVIATION AIRPORTS.
SO THANK YOU TEAM CHANDLER FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO PUT THIS ON A LOT OF WORK.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY THAT HAD A GREAT DAY.
I'D LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE, UM, CUSD.
THEY, UH, AND WELCOME DR. ANNA BATTLE.
AS THE NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT OF CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. BATTLE BRINGS NEARLY FOUR DECADES OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP TO CHANDLER WAS SEC SELECTED BY CUSD GOVERNING BOARD, FOLLOWING A COMMUNITY ENGAGED SEARCH PROCESS.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH CUSD AND NOW WITH DR. BATTLE TO ENSURE STUDENTS SUCCESS IN OUR CITY.
I DO WANNA INVITE YOU ALL TO, UH, NEXT WEEK, NEXT THURSDAY, OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
WE'LL BE AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMUNITY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PAST YEAR, LOOK AT OUR CHALLENGES, AND LOOK FORWARD INTO 2026.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE A RECEPTION AT 5:30 PM WHERE OUR GUESTS CAN MINGLE SAMPLE FOOD FROM CHANDLER RESTAURANTS, ENJOY A THEMED LOBBY EXPERIENCE, AND THEN FORMAL REMARKS WILL BEGIN AT SIX 30.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND RSVP@CHANDLERAZ.GOV SLASH STATE THE CITY.
AND LASTLY, UM, LATER THIS MONTH, WE RECOGNIZE CHINESE NEW YEAR, WHICH BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 17TH.
AND MARKS THE START OF THE YEAR OF THE HORSE TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE.
WE WISH YOU A YEAR FILLED WITH GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PROSPERITY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY CULTURES AND TRADITIONS
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THAT CALL CHANDLER HOME.AND WE WISH EVERYBODY A WONDERFUL START OF THE YEAR AHEAD.
SO THIS LAST FRIDAY, WE HAD SORT OF THE MOMENT THAT I FEEL WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
WE ALL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, UM, THAT CHANDLER NEEDS TO GROW UP AND NOT OUT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF LAND.
SO WE HAD A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPER SUMMIT AND IT WAS PUT ON BY OUR DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT GROUP.
AND I JUST FELT LIKE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE NEEDED.
AND I KNOW WE AS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BRINGING IN DEVELOPERS THAT TRULY UNDERSTAND REDEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN JUST BUILDING ON AN OPEN SPACE.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
IT HAD A, IT FEATURED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY JIM HYDE, THE AUTHOR OF BUILDING SMALL.
AND THEN WE HAD A PANEL OF OUR LOCAL DEVELOPERS AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS.
UM, THE STAFF HAS COMPLETED THE DOWNTOWN REGIONAL AREA PLAN, WHICH REALLY MEANS THAT WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
THOSE, OUR CODE, OUR ZONING, EVERYTHING IN DOWNTOWN MEETS WHAT THOSE DEVELOPERS WANT TO DO BECAUSE IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN A VERY OLD PLAN FOR A WHILE AND NOW IT'S BEEN UPDATED AND IT'S GOING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ALLOW US TO GROW IN A WAY AND REDEVELOP THOSE REALLY SPECIAL PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE IN DOWNTOWN.
SO I JUST, UH, COMMEND STAFF FOR GETTING THAT DONE.
I ATTENDED AND, UM, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
AND THEN ANOTHER, UH, LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO STAFF.
I THINK WE AS A COUNCIL ALL GOT AN EMAIL.
UM, WE HAD HAD A RESIDENT TALKING ABOUT STICKERS THAT WERE JUST ALL OVER LIGHT POLES AND, UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AND STREET MAINTENANCE LITERALLY WENT AND WALKED THE STREETS.
UH, THEY JUST WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO GO AND GET RID OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
IT'S JUST THOSE SMALL THINGS THAT I THINK MAKES CHANDLER VERY SPECIAL IN THAT OUR STAFF WILL TAKE THAT TIME TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND DO THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE OUR RESIDENTS HAPPY, KEEP OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN, AND THAT BENEFIT US AS AN ENTIRE CITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
THEY REALLY REPRESENTED THE CHANDLER WAY AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THAT.
UH, SAME THING HERE WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UH, THIS EVENING I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AN EXCITING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW.
IT, IT IS THE CE PRECISION ASSEMBLIES.
THEY ARE AN AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT'S BASED RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER RIGHT NOW.
UM, THEY ARE VERY SIGNIFICANTLY OPEN.
UH, DECIDED THAT THEY WANT TO EXPAND THE OPERATION HERE IN CHANDLER.
AND NEARLY 40,000 SQUARE FEET FACILITY IS GONNA BE RIGHT HERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHANDLER.
SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL AND VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE THEM, UH, WHO HAVE CALLED CHANDLER HOME FOR OVER THREE DECADES AS THEY HAVE GROWN.
CREATED JOB NEW JOBS HERE IN CHANDLER AND STRENGTHENED OUR POSITION AS A HUB FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND REALLY INTO THE AEROSPACE, UH, SPACE.
SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM SAYING YES TO CHANDLER SECOND MAYOR, I HAVE AN EXCITING NEWS.
THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO EAT PIZZA, WE HAVE YO POLICE PIZZA IS COMING TO CHANDLER.
PLEASE JOIN US ON THE GRAND OPENING.
IT'S GOING TO BE CELEBRATION ON NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH ON NATIONAL PIZZA DAY.
SO IF YOU LOVE PIZZA, PLEASE COME AND JOIN US FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.
IT'S GONNA BE AT 3:00 PM GRAB A NEW YORK SLICE.
I KNOW I'M GONNA GET, I LOVE NEW YORK'S PIZZA BECAUSE I GREW UP IN NEW YORK.
AND, UM, WELCOME YOU ALL TO JOIN US.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
PLEASE COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US 'CAUSE THAT'S THE CHANDLER WAY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT I DO JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR AIRPORT, UM, STAFF AND OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSION, UH, THE AIRPORT.
THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH AIRPORT DAYS.
WE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE AND JUST SEEING NEIGHBORS FROM ALL OVER THE, THE STATE I HAD TALKING TO PEOPLE FROM GLENDALE, FROM SAN TAN, FROM GILBERT, AND OF COURSE HERE FROM CHANDLER.
IT WAS JUST A GREAT EVENT WELL ATTENDED.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S GONNA BECOME A STAPLE HERE IN CHANDLER, UH, TO HAVE THAT AIRPORT DAY.
SO JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALICE.
SO, UM, SATURDAY THE 21ST FROM 10:00 AM THE 2:00 PM AT DR.
H HLA PARK WILL BE THE ANNUAL INNOVATION FAIR.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE, THE, UH, MOST, UH, FUN FAMILY EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN CHANDLER.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE, THE CITY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, HIGH TECH INDUSTRY.
UM, IT'S FREE AND YOU COME ON DOWN.
YOU EXPLORE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
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ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH THROUGH THE HANDS OF OUR ON LEARNING, UH, HANDS-ON LEARNING INTERACTIVE FUN ACROSS MORE THAN 160 EXHIBITS.UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
THE WEATHER WILL BE GREAT AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'LL BE FOOD TRUCKS.
IT'S GROWN A LOT SINCE, UH, WE COMBINED WITH THE CHANDLER SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
SO I'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW WEEKS.
THANKS COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MY FIRST POINT IN TIME COUNT OF THE HOMELESS SHARING HANDLER.
AND TO GO AND SEE THAT MANY EMPLOYEES HERE AT SIX IN THE MORNING WAS INSPIRING.
BUT THEN TO WATCH THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH THE CITIZENS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEIR ENTHUSIASMS, THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR TRUE CARING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED WAS, UH, JUST MADE A CITY MANAGER SMILE.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT SHOWED UP AT 6:00 AM ACROSS ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD OUR POINT IN TIME CONTACT COUNT CORRECT, AND THAT WE COULD GET SERVICES NEEDED TO THE, THOSE MOST IN NEED.
SO THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.