* 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] [00:00:10] WHENEVER I HIT THAT GAVEL IN, COUNCILMAN MEMBERS ARE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. SUDDENLY THEY SCRAMBLE. , WELCOME TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026. WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS TONIGHT. MOST OF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE FIRST ONE. SO WITH THAT CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE CALL. PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE. MAYOR HARKEY HERE. VICE MAYOR ENCINAS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. I KNOW SHE WAS MUTED AND ON. YOU HAVE ME MUTED. THERE SHE IS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR INDICATION TONIGHT IS GONNA BE BROUGHT FORTH BY PASTOR PRESTON DOBBINS OF BETHEL SUNRISE CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. PASTOR. UH, WELL, UH, GOOD EVENING. AS I WAS, UM, JUST MEDITATING ON JUST A BRIEF SCRIPTURE TO SHARE, UM, FIRST TIMOTHY TWO, UH, ONE THROUGH TWO CAME TO MIND AND I WANNA READ IT. AND, UM, AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS. IT SAYS, FIRST OF ALL, THEN I URGE THAT ALL SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS AND THANKSGIVING BE MADE FOR ALL PEOPLE, FOR KINGS AND ALL WHO ARE IN HIGH POSITIONS, THAT WE MAY LEAD A PEACEFUL AND QUIET LIFE, GODLY AND DIGNIFIED IN EVERY WAY. AND, UM, AND IT REALLY JUST STRUCK ME THIS TIME THAT TO PRAY THAT LIFE GOES WELL FOR YOU GUYS, AND THAT AS LIFE GOES WELL FOR YOU, LIFE GOES WELL FOR THE CITY. LIFE GOES WELL FOR THE STATE. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA JUST PRAY FOR YOU BY NAME. I WAS LIKE, I WANNA PRAY FOR THEM BY NAME. LIKE ALL THEIR NAMES ARE THERE. SO AWESOME. AND, AND SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT I FELT LED TO DO. SO FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, I JUST THANK YOU, UM, FOR THESE, THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THESE LEADERS, GOD, UM, THAT THEY, THEY'RE THOSE, THEY, THEY ARE SELFLESS. THEY HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIFE, UH, FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD, UH, POUR BACK BLESSINGS UPON THEM. UH, PRESS DOWN SHAKEN TOGETHER ON JENNIFER, ON KELLY, ON JOHN, ON TAD, ON JANE, ON CHRISTINE, ON ANGEL, ON KEVIN, ON MATT, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, ON ODIE, ON JENNIFER, ON DON, ON LEAH, AND ON RYAN. FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS EVERY SINGLE THING THAT RELATES TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR MARRIAGES, THEIR CHILDREN, LORD, EVERYTHING THAT IS A WEIGHT AND A BURDEN ON THEIR HEARTS AND ON THEIR MINDS. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM ANSWERS TO THEIR PRAYERS. I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD, UH, FEEL THE, THE JOY OF YOUR SPIRIT AS THEY SERVE. AND I, AND I PRAY THAT THIS BLESSING WOULD BE UPON THEM AS I READ IT, THE LORD BLESS YOU AND THE LORD KEEP YOU. THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON YOU. THE LORD BE GRACIOUS TO YOU. AND THE LORD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU, AND THE LORD GIVE YOU PEACE IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE RECITE THAT PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, I MUCH ALLEGIANCE TO THE, FOR AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WISHES, NATION, INDIVISIBLE, JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU PASTOR. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS TO COME UP AND COUNCIL PLEASE, WHEN WE DO A PHOTO HERE WITH SOME OF THESE GUYS, PLEASE JOIN UP HERE AS WELL. OH, YEAH, WE GOT, [1. Recognition: Basha High Football] ALL RIGHT. FIRST UP IS RECOGNITION OF BA OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. TONIGHT WE'VE GOT THE BA OF BEARS IN THE HOUSE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO KICK OFF THE MEETING TO RECOGNIZE THESE PLAYERS AND COACHES WHO ENDED THEIR SEASON LAST YEAR BY WINNING THEIR SECOND OPEN STATE FOOTBALL TITLE IN FOUR YEARS. FASCIA CONTINUES TO STAND OUT AS ONE OF ARIZONA'S TOP HIGH SCHOOL [00:05:01] FOOTBALL PROGRAMS. AND THIS TITLE WIN MARKS A MOMENT OF TREMENDOUS PRIDE FOR THE TEAM, THE SCHOOL, THE ENTIRE COM, CHANDLER COMMUNITY, AND THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL. THE HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK, AND DEDICATION, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD EXEMPLIFY THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE. WE'RE PROUD TO CELEBRATE IN CHANDLER, SO CONGRATULATIONS. BASHA BEARS. COME ON UP, EVERYBODY. OH YEAH. HELLO. COME ON. WHAT? GOING ON? ALL RIGHT. NORMALLY WE SAY TALL GUY IS IN THE BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO HERE. . SO WHERE YOU SHOULD GO TO THE FRONT? I AM, I'M GONNA BE IN THE FRONT. I CAN SEE WHO THIS GROUP. ALL RIGHT. COACHES, WOULD, UH, EITHER OF Y'ALL LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? ANY OF OUR COACHES, UH, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER, THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR FOR, FOR RECOGNIZING THESE FINE YOUNG MEN. THIS IS, UM, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF KIDS. WE GOT SOME KIDS THAT HAVE ALREADY LEFT AND GONE ON TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL. WE GOT OTHER KIDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN OTHER SPORTS. SO THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR SHOWING UP, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR RECOGNIZ RECOGNIZING US. AND, AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, WHETHER IT WAS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. UM, UH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO REPRESENT BASHA HIGH, BUT WE UNDERSTAND WE, WE REPRESENT SOMETHING LARGER AS WELL. AND THAT'S THE CITY. AND UM, AND UH, WE'RE PROUD TO DO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, DO YOU WANNA STAND UP? GET IN THIS PHOTO? LET'S HAVE Y'ALL GETTING TWO LINES FOR ME. THEY'RE TALL. THE MIDDLE, HUH? NOT TALL. COUNCIL, I CAN'T REALLY SEE YOU. I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO COME DOWN. , COME ON DOWN. COME ON DOWN, COUNCIL. AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINDOW. YEAH. COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE YOU GUYS COME KIND OF MORE IN THE, IN THE CENTER? I DON'T WANT YOU GET CUT OFF THERE. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT, READY? EVERYONE. 1, 2, 3. OKAY, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BAHER BEARS, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE AN, I'M GONNA HAVE YOU READ THE [3. Proclamation: Disability Awareness Month] PROCLAMATION FOR, WE'VE GOT TWO DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH, AND, UM, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATION FIRST. UH, WE DO WANNA INVITE, UH, BILL SPELD, CHAIR OF MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER MEMBERS THAT COME ON UP TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ADVOCATES FOR RESIDENTS WITH ALL TYPES OF DISABILITIES, CELEBRATES THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND WORKS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR SUCCESS. AND THROUGH THEIR SCHOLARSHIP AND STIPEND PROGRAM, THEY ALSO HELP INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN CHANDLER, OH, HERE WE GO, MY, OKAY. WHEREAS MORE THAN 13% OF THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO LIVE AND WORK IN ARIZONA COMMUNITIES HAVE A DISABILITY. AND WHERE AS INDIVIDUALS AND WITH DISABILITIES ARE VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFUL TO ITS STRENGTH, DIVERSITY, AND VITALITY. AND WHEREAS OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING [00:10:01] INCLUSION, AWARENESS, EMPOWERMENT, SO THAT EVERY PERSON IS AFFORDED EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHTS, AND RESPECT. AND WHEREAS IT IS OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO CHAMPION THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, FOSTERING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE, EDUCATED, AND ACCESSIBLE SOCIETY. AND WHEREAS THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION, WE STRIVE TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT RECOGNIZES, CELEBRATES, AND SUPPORTS THE ABILITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS. NOW, THEREFORE, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR, CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2026 AS NATIONAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH. THANK. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. [2. Recognition: Disability Awareness Awards] SURE, I WILL. , THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR THE PROCLAMATION MAYOR AND CONSULT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, EVERY YEAR WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY DESERVING, THAT WORKS SO HARD, AND PEOPLE HAVE A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT OF A DISABILITY. SO WHERE TODAY WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS NATALIE TATE. SO NATALIE, I AM GONNA READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NATALIE. NATALIE HAS BEEN A VALUED TEAM MEMBER AT FRY STORE, 6, 6, 8 FOR SEVEN YEARS. SHE WAS NOMINATED BY HER SUPERVISOR FOR THIS AWARD. EVERY DAY SHE BRINGS A HUGE SMILE, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES LIKE RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY, PROBLEM SOLVING FOCUS. HER DEDICATION NOT ONLY SUPPORTS A PRODUCTIVE AND POSITIVE WORKPLACE, BUT ALSO MAKES HER A ROLE MODEL FOR HER COLLEAGUES. HER OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AN INFECTIOUS WORK ETHIC, HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON HER COWORKERS AND PRIZE CUSTOMERS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING NATALIE. HI. GOOD EVENING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE STUDENT OF THE YEAR, CALEB GEN CARRO, ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL. MM-HMM . SO I'LL READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CALEB. UH, DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AT AGE FOUR, CALEB NAVIGATED MULTIPLE SCHOOLS BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING FROM PRIVATE TO PUBLIC SCHOOL WHERE HE EXCELLED BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. TODAY AS A SENIOR WITH A 3.92 GPA VERY GOOD, HE'S, HE'S PREPARING TO ATTEND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE. CALEB'S JOURNEY REFLECTS RESILIENCE, SELF-ADVOCACY, AND DETERMINATION. AS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND POSITIVE FRIENDSHIPS, HE HAS HELPED SHAPED ADAPTIVE PET ASSISTED ACTIVITIES AND NOW BENEFIT THOUSANDS. HE HAS SUPPORTED FELLOW STUDENTS BY SHARING HIS EXPERIENCE, ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CALEB ON THIS WELL DESERVED HONOR. IT IS A GREAT HONOR TONIGHT TO BE PRESENTING VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. GARY JANSEN AS A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE RECREATION AND ATHLETICS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BOARD, ALSO KNOWN AS RAD. GARY IS KNOWN AS THE QUIET ENGINE BEHIND THE SCENES, HE MAY NOT SEEK THE SPOTLIGHT, BUT HE DOES THE HEAVY LIFTING FROM SECURING UNIQUE RAFFLE ITEMS TO BUILDING CONNECTIONS AT CHAMBER AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETINGS. GARY WORKS TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE ATHLETES HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. HE TRULY LIVES OUT THE MISSION RAD PAYS SO OTHERS CAN PLAY, REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS. SO INCLUSION IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE. THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE GOLF SCRAMBLE AND BULLET ON COMMITTEES, GARY HAS HELPED RAISE BOTH FUNDS AND AWARENESS, SERVING AS A VITAL BRIDGE BETWEEN RAD AND THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY. HE DOESN'T JUST GIVE HIS TIME, HE GIVES HIS HEART. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIS DEDICATION AND THE LASTING IMPACT HE CONTINUES TO HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. UM, IT'S MY HONOR TO, UH, RECOGNIZE THE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR. DENEEN M [00:15:01] DENEEN SERVES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT CUDS PAIN JUNIOR HIGH WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COGNITIVE ABILITIES. AND SHE DOES SO WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY PATIENCE, SKILL AND HEART. SHE MEETS EACH STUDENT EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE, WHILE NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF WHERE THEY CAN GO THROUGH EVERY CHALLENGE. SHE REMAINS A STEADY, ENCOURAGING PRESENCE, HELPING HER STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND BELIEF IN THEMSELVES. DENINE IS A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSION. SHE ENSURES HER STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY PRESENT IN GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AND CAMPUS ACTIVITIES, BUT TRULY INCLUDED AND VALUED BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP. PEERS GAIN UNDERSTANDING, STIGMAS REDUCED, AND A CULTURE OF RESPECT AND BELONGING GROWS STRONGER ACROSS THE SCHOOL. DEINES IMPACT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND ACADEMICS. SHE EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR VOICE, FAMILIES TO FEEL SUPPORTED, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO BETTER RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTHS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. JANINE'S WORK CHANGES LIVES, AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR HER DEDICATION. I AM SO VERY HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE DISABILITY ALLY OF THE YEAR. IRMA ANDRADE GARCIA. FOR THE PAST DECADE, IRMA OR MISS IRMA, AS HER STUDENTS REFER TO HER, HAS BEEN PART OF THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. SHE SERVED AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION BUS DRIVER, A ROLE SHE TREATS AS A CALLING. SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT FOR MANY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, THE SCHOOL DAY BEGINS AND ENDS ON HER BUS. HER PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS. THE TRANSITION FROM HOME TO SCHOOL CAN BE A SOURCE OF GREAT ANXIETY. IRMA ELIMINATES THAT STRESS THROUGH HER KINDNESS AND PROFESSIONALISM. BY GREETING EVERY STUDENT WITH A WARM SMILE AND PERSONALIZED WELCOME, SHE SETS A TONE OF INCLUSIVITY THAT STAYS WITH THEM ALL DAY. SHE ACTS AS A VITAL TEAM LEADER ON HER BUS, COLLABORATING WITH AIDS TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SMOOTH ENVIRONMENT. HER DEDICATION HAS LED TO STUDENTS WHO FEEL SAFE AND ARE MORE READY TO LEARN, AND FAMILIES WHO FEEL HEARD AND MORE CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY. MISS IRMA EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF CHANDLER BY ENSURING THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS ARE TREATED WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESPECT, SAFETY, AND CARE. SHE DOESN'T JUST TRANSPORT STUDENTS, SHE CHAMPIONS THE RIGHT TO NAVIGATE THEIR CITY WITH JOY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2026 DISABILITY AWARENESS AWARD WINNERS. ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, THIS IS YOUR DISABILITIES, UH, COMMISSION. WHY DON'T YOU COME ON DOWN FOR A PHOTO. IF WE COULD GET YOU GUYS UP FRONT, ALL OF OUR AWARD, WINNIES AND, UH, DIRECT US, MOVE ON OVER THIS WAY MORE. GREAT. GREAT. AND THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL, IF YOU GUYS WOULD GET AROUND THEM. ALL RIGHT. LOOK AT THAT. PAPARAZZI BACK THERE. CAN I HAVE YOU DOUBLE UP OR JUST COME IN A LITTLE BIT MORE SO YOU DON'T GET CUT OFF? YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER. ALRIGHT. READY? 1, 2, 3. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK, THANK YOU AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPFRONT [00:20:43] CHIEF CHAPMAN. WE'VE GOT A BOTTLE DECK OF TRAFFIC IN THE BACK HERE, SO, . ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL. UM, BEFORE WE, [ 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 26, 2026, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 30.] UM, VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN AS WELL AS, UM, ONE OF THEM, THERE WERE A COUPLE BOARD, UM, UM, CANDIDATES HERE, AND I UNDERSTAND ONE IS HERE. SO IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY, UH, BEING VOTED ON TONIGHT. ALRIGHT. CELIA ASH FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU FOR COMING. YEAH. UH, MR. BEAL, MR. BEAL WOULD LIKE TO SHARE HIS THOUGHTS ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND 11. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, CITY OF REFERENCE. YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, SIR. UH, BROOKE BE FROM CHANDLER. UM, FOUR AND 11 ARE SAME ONES I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT. THESE ARE THE, THE CANALS THAT ARE OPERATED BY SRP. UM, AND MY, I CERTAINLY AM CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF HAVING THESE, UH, CANALS AND HAVING, BEING ABLE TO USE THEM. UH, MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT AGAIN, CITY COUNCIL, UM, CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DON'T SEEM TO GET ON BOARD WITH THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. UH, WE NEED TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY HERE ON PATROLLING AND, UH, PUTTING UP EQUIPMENT SO THAT YOU CAN MONITOR THESE TRAILS SAME AS YOU DO ON EACH OF THE 230 RED LIGHTS, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN THE CITY. UH, THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE. YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO DO THIS. YOU'RE DOING IT ALREADY, UM, BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE WILLING TO STEP UP TO IT. SO I'M OPPOSED TO BOTH FOUR AND 11 UNTIL YOU, YOU, UH, START, UH, ACCEPTING YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, COUNCIL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? IS THERE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026. REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 30. THERE A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. OH, WHO'D YOU CATCH ON THAT CLERK? COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. WELL DONE. YOU SNUCK IT IN THERE. ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY RECUSALS EXPLANATIONS? COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ON AN ACTION. [31. Resolution No. 5966, Amending the Citywide Fee Schedule relating to Community Services, Cultural Development, Police, and Public Works & Utilities Departments Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5966 amending the Citywide Fee Schedule relating to Community Services, Cultural Development, Police, and Public Works & Utilities Departments, with fee changes effective March 2, 2026. Council Focus Area(s):] WE HAVE, UM, AN ITEM THAT LIKE, UH, STAFF TO GIVE US AN EXPLANATION ON. UH, THERE IS THE, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF IT'S OF SPLITTING THIS INTO TWO ACTIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE A PRESENTATION IN GENERAL, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE WE GO. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OR WOULD ALSO BE APPROPRIATE HERE AFTER THE PRESENTATION? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT WORD GOT OUT THAT I WAS PRESENTING TONIGHT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE . THAT IS NOT THE CASE. CLEARLY. CLEARLY IT DID. CLEARLY, YEAH. . OUCH. ALL TOUCHE. MAYOR. TOUCHE. ALL RIGHT. UH, SO TONIGHT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ANNUAL FEE ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS RESOLUTION 59 66, AND WE'LL SHARE SOME INFORMATION OF WHAT THE, UM, POSSIBILITIES ARE FOR THESE ADJUSTMENTS. UH, JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE DOING A CITYWIDE FEE STUDY. UM, AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS JUST TO REALLY ADD METHODOLOGY AND CLARITY INTO SOME OF THE FEES. UH, TALK ABOUT KIND OF A BIGGER POLICY PICTURE ON FEES. AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME FEES, ESPECIALLY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WERE ORIGINALLY, UH, BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PART OF THAT, UH, CITYWIDE FEE STUDY AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THAT THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. [00:25:01] SO JUST AN OVERVIEW FROM A FEE CHARACTERISTICS PERSPECTIVE, UH, FEES REALLY ARE ASSESSED FOR USE OF FACILITIES OR SERVICES THAT BENEFIT SPECIFIC GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS. UH, AND REALLY THEY'RE MADE TO CHARGE THOSE REMOVING PUBLIC SPACE FROM AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE. THEY DO PROVIDE PARTIAL OR FULL COST RECOVERY OF THE SERVICES BEING OFFERED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR, OR ENTITIES OR GROUPS. UH, AND THE AUTHORITY TO CHARGE THE FEE MUST EXIST IN THE CITY CODE. AND THOSE ARE SET BY RESOLUTION AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. UH, JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC, THE DIFFERENCE KIND OF BETWEEN OUR FEES AND TAXES. UH, TAXES, REALLY THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A TAX IS TO RAISE GENERAL REVENUES USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY, POLICE, FIRE STREETS, PARK IMPROVEMENTS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. UH, WHEREAS FEES ARE REALLY TO RECOUP THE COST INCURRED OF PROVIDING SPECIFIC SERVICES OR PRIVILEGES TO INDIVIDUALS. SO IF THEY'RE USING A OR TAKING A SPECIFIC CLASS, THERE'S REALLY AN INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT VERSUS A MORE GLOBAL OR COMMUNITY BENEFIT. AS FAR AS THE MANDATORY NATURE, TAXES, OF COURSE, ARE MANDATORY. THERE'S NO OPTING OUT OF PAYING THE TAX, WHEREAS FEES, IF YOU DON'T WANT THOSE SERVICES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THOSE FEES. SO THERE'S A VOLUNTARY SENSE OR, UH, TO THOSE FEES FROM A BENEFITS RECEIVED PERSPECTIVE. UH, TAXES, THE BENEFIT IS BROAD, UH, GENERALLY AFFECTS THE, THE ENTIRE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER. THEY BENEFIT FROM THOSE, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WHEREAS A FEE IS, UH, THERE'S A SPECIFIC BENEFIT TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP. AND THEN THE USE OF FUNDS, UH, OF COURSE TAXES ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT WIDE RANGING PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES ARE MORE RESTRICTED TO COVER KIND OF THE COST OF PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. AND WE DO ANALYSIS ON THAT PERIODICALLY. AND THEN THAT LAST ONE IS REALLY THE IMPORTANT ONE. THE IMPACT ON EQUITY. UH, REALLY TAXES BROAD BASED TAXATION SPREADS CROSS, UH, COSTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE POPULATION. WHEREAS FEES ARE REALLY PLACED, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THAT COST BURDEN OF THOSE SPECIFIC SERVICES AREN'T BEING PAID FOR BY BROAD USERS ARE PAYING, BEING PAID FOR BY THE INDIVIDUAL USERS USING THAT SERVICE. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEES AS A TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CITY, UH, YOU'LL NOTICE IT'S A VERY SMALL COMPONENT OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND FEES. UH, HOWEVER, THOSE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE SPENT BY THE CITY. SO WHETHER THEY'RE BEING SPENT FROM THE REVENUES COLLECTED FROM THESE FEES, OR BY GENERAL TAX REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE CITY, THE EXPENSES ARE GONNA REMAIN THERE. THIS JUST HELPS OFFSET SO THAT THOSE FEES ARE BEING, UH, WHERE THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVING RECEIVED DIRECT SUPPORT ARE PAYING FOR THOSE. SO ANNUALLY WE DO REVIEW FEES, UH, AND WE BRING FORWARD, KIND OF THE MOST PRESSING ONES ARE THE ONES THAT, UH, REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN CHANGED FOR MANY YEARS OR NEED TO BE CHANGED. THERE'S ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES THAT WE BRING FORWARD. UH, WE RE MAKE REVIEW OF THE COST RECOVERY OPTIONS, AND, UH, SOMETIMES THERE'S RESIDENT RECOMMENDED CHANGES, WHICH A COUPLE OF THOSE ARE BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT. UH, AND SOME OF TIMES IT'S TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING AN ISSUE OR IT'S CAUSING ADDITIONAL STAFF ISSUES, WHICH THERE'S ONE OF THOSE TONIGHT AS WELL. THE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSING NEW FEES TONIGHT ARE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES OR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S ONLY, IT'S THREE FEES, BUT TECHNICALLY AROUND ONE AREA. IT'S THEY'RE TEMPORARY SALES AND PROMOTIONAL EVENT PERMITS. UH, THERE IS CURRENTLY A ZERO COST FOR THOSE PERMITS, AND THAT WILL REMAIN FOR ANY APPLICANTS THAT FILE FOR THAT PERMIT WITHIN, UH, 60 DAYS OR, UH, MORE BEFORE THEIR EVENT. UH, WHERE THEY'RE RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS IS THAT IF IT BECOMES LESS THAN 60 DAYS, THERE'S ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME. UH, WE HAVE TO KIND OF SET ASIDE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AND FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT THE EVENT GETS THROUGH AND IS APPROVED. SO, UH, REALLY THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT. THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE FILING 60 DAYS OR MORE BEFORE, UH, SO THERE IS A CHARGE THEN IF IT'S LESS THAN 60 DAYS, UH, 46 TO 59 DAYS WOULD BE A $50 CHARGE. 31 TO 45 DAYS WOULD BE A HUNDRED DOLLARS CHARGE, AND 20 TO 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT WOULD BE A $200 CHARGE. MAY A QUESTION, DO WE EVER SAY THAT, UM, LIKE THIS IS 20 DAYS BEFORE, IS THERE A POINT THAT WE SAY, I'M SORRY, YOU CAN'T PROCEED WITH YOUR EVENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT, UM, DONE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, ET CETERA. WHAT IS, WHEN DOES THAT KICK IN, IF SO? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, MAYOR. UH, I LEARNED THAT MONDAY NIGHT. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, MAYOR. UH, SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE, THE IMPORTANCE THERE IS, DEPENDING ON THE SCOPE OF THAT EVENT, SOME EVENTS ARE VERY SMALL AND THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, 10 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GO THROUGH. AND SOME ARE MUCH LARGER WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE POLICE REVIEW, WE NEED TO HAVE FIRE REVIEW AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH TAKES MORE TIME TO GET THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO DEPENDING ON THE EVENT, SOMETIMES THE ANSWER IS YES, AND SOMETIMES THE ANSWER HAS TO BE NO. 'CAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT EVENT IS SAFE FOR OUR PUBLIC. SO WE TRY TO WORK WITH IT. AND IF IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE, LIKE WE'VE HAD, I CAN RECALL LAST YEAR, [00:30:01] A FAIRLY HIGH SCALE EVENT THAT WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF THIS TYPE OF THING. BUT OTHERS, UH, IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL IS WHAT I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY. YEP, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, THANK YOU. FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE, UH, TWO DIFFERENT FEES COMING FORWARD. THE FIRST WOULD CHANGE THE VIDEO RECORDING COPIES FEE PER REPORT FROM $25, WHICH IS OUR, THEIR CURRENT FEE TO $46 FOR UP TO THE FIRST HOUR, AND THEN $46 PRORATED AFTER THE FACT. IT ALSO WOULD ADD A $10 LETTER LETTER OF CLEARANCE FEE TO ALLOW FOR THE RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING INDIVIDUAL CLEARANCE. UH, JUST TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, SO THE VIDEO RECORDING COPIES THAT PUTS US IN LINE AT THE SAME EXACT RATE AT $46 WITH MESA, GILBERT, TEMPE, QUEEN CREEK, AND JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE PHOENIX RATE OF $42 AND 66 CENTS, UH, FOR THE LETTER OF CLEARANCE, ALSO IN THE SAME VICINITY AS OTHERS, UH, MESA TEMPE ARE BOTH AT THE $10. PHOENIX IS MUCH HIGHER AT $28. UH, BUT THAT ADDS THAT FEE TO ALLOW US TO CHARGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING THOSE CLEARANCE REQUESTS AND, UM, ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME TO OUR DAYS. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES THAT WERE PROPOSED WERE REMOVED TO ALLOW TIME TO REVIEW IN THAT CITYWIDE POLICY TO BRING BACK FORWARD DIRECTION ON THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES SIDE. UH, WE'VE TALKED THROUGH THE UTILITY RATE DISCUSSION ON WATER AND WASTEWATER, UM, BECAUSE THOSE ARE SET IN IN CITY CODE AND THESE ARE IN AN, UH, THE RESOLUTION AND THE FEE SCHEDULE. THESE ARE BROUGHT FORWARD KIND OF SEPARATELY. THEY GOT A LITTLE OUTTA SYNC. UH, TYPICALLY WE TRY TO SYNC THEM UP EXACTLY, BUT WITH THE DATES AND HOW THINGS HAD TO GO, THIS GOT A LITTLE OUT OF SYNC. BUT THIS IS ALSO, UH, RELATED TO OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS. SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITY SOLID WASTE ENTERPRISE FUND. THIS WOULD INCREASE THE MONTHLY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEE FROM $20 TO $21 AND 5 CENTS. UH, THIS IS TO REFLECT THE 6% INCREASE THAT'S NEEDED IN THAT ENTERPRISE FUND TO KEEP IT SOLVENT. A DOLLAR 61, UH, WOULD IS THE CURRENT ALLEY SOLID WASTE CUSTOMER ADDITIONAL COSTS, AND THAT WOULD INCREASE TO THE DOLLAR 71, WHICH REFLECTS THE 6% AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL, UH, SERVICES THAT THAT ENTERPRISE FUND PROVIDES THE INCREASE THERE OF 6%, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL FEES THAT NEED TO BE INCREASED AS WELL. UH, WE CHANGED THE COST OF SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS FROM $148 TO $150. THAT'S WHAT WE CHARGE TO LIKE A NEW BUILD. WHEN THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INITIAL CANS THAT ARE DELIVERED TO THAT RESIDENCE. UH, OUR COST IS $150, SO JUST RESETS IT TO OUR ACTUAL COST, UH, WOULD CHANGE THE SPECIAL COLLECTION FEE. THOSE COSTS HAVE GONE UP FROM OUR, UH, THE SUPPLIER THAT DOES THOSE COLLECTIONS FOR US. WASTE MANAGEMENT. SO A ONE TIME SPECIAL CURBSIDE REFUGE CONTAINER PICKUP CURRENTLY COSTS $23 AND 50 CENTS TO THE CITY, AND WE'RE ONLY CHARGING $18 AND 50 CENTS FOR THOSE EXTRA CURBSIDE PICKUPS. UH, AND THAT WOULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DIDN'T ROLL YOUR CAN TO THE STREET AND IT'S FULL AND YOU NEED US A, A PICKUP ON A SEPARATE DAY THAT YOU CALL US, WE WILL SEND THE TRUCK OUT AND THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR THAT. 'CAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE REGULAR ROUTE OF COLLECTION. UH, OR IF YOU HAVE FAMILY IN TOWN AND IT'S NOT YOUR REGULAR COLLECTION DAY, BUT YOU NEED A COLLECTION, YOU WOULD PAY THAT. AND THAT'S JUST RECOUPING THE, THE CHARGE TO US. UH, SIMILARLY ON THE ONE-TIME SPECIAL ALLEY REFUSE CONTAINER PICKUPS, $35 IS THE CURRENT FEE WE'RE CURRENTLY BEING CHARGED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT 41 50. AND THEN ADDITIONAL BULK MATERIAL PICKUPS WOULD CHANGE FROM $35 TO 43. AGAIN, THAT'S THE COST THAT'S BEING CHARGED TO THE CITY. SO WE'RE JUST RECOUPING THOSE COSTS. KEEPING IN MIND THAT THERE ARE FOUR FREE EITHER BULK MATERIAL COLLECTIONS THAT, UH, RESIDENTS CAN HAVE ANNUALLY OR USES OF THE, UH, SOLID WASTE RECYCLING CENTER. SO, AND IT'S ANY COMBINATION OF FOUR, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD DO TWO BULK AND TWO R-S-W-C-C VISITS OR FOUR OF EACH, EITHER ONE. UH, THIS WOULD BE FOR THOSE THAT ARE CHARGED ADDITIONALLY ABOVE AND BEYOND THE, THE FOUR FREE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WOULD BE A CHANGE TO THE RESIDENTIAL USE OF THE RECYCLING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CENTER FEE FROM $50 PER TON TO $70 PER TON, WHICH REFLECTS THE ACTUAL COST OF REMOVING THAT WASTE FROM THE FACILITY AND DELIVERING IT TO, UH, THE FACILITIES THAT WHERE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TRASH GOES, BUT IT'S OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE FROM HERE. SO IT COSTS US $70 TO DELIVER THAT. UH, THAT JUST RECOUP THAT COST. UH, AND IT WOULD ALSO CHANGE THE CITY SERVICE PER TON FEE. SO IF COMMUNITY SERVICES IS DOING A, A BIG CLEANUP AND THEY BRING A LOT OF TRASH, THAT ALSO GOES TO OUR RSWC, THEY PAY THE SAME RATE AS A RESIDENT WOULD, AND THAT WOULD ADJUST TO $70 TO REFLECT THE COST THAT WE CURRENTLY PAY. UH, IT WOULD ALSO CHANGE THAT COST. IF RESIDENTS GO IN WITH UP TO 400 POUNDS OF MATERIALS, THEY CURRENTLY PAY $10 ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR FOUR FREE VISITS, UH, THAT WOULD CHANGE THE $14, WHICH REFLECTS THE $70 PER TON COST FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. SO THESE FEES HERE, THESE ARE, UM, PER CONTRACT. SO A LOT OF THESE FEES ARE INCREASED JUST BECAUSE OUR CONTRACT WITH THE HAULERS HAVE INCREASED, RIGHT? YEAH, THROUGH [00:35:01] THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. THAT'S CORRECT. SO WE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH HAULERS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS OUT OF OUR R-S-W-C-C FACILITY, AND THOSE CONTRACTS HAVE BUILT IN ESCALATORS. SO THIS REFLECTS THE, THE NEW COST OF THOSE CONTRACTS. AND THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE ABOUT, UM, HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT, THAT HAS ANY, UH, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION. YEAH. 'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE, WHAT HAVE TO WEAR SUITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO, OKAY. THANKS MAN. I HAVE A QUESTION TOO. HAVE WE EVER CONSIDERED, UM, YOU MENTIONED INCREASING COSTS FOR LATE TRASH PICKUP OF, COULD THAT BE ONE OF THEIR FOUR FREEZE AS OPPOSED TO IT'S CERTAINLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A ROLL OFF OR OTHER THINGS, IF WE EVER, I'D LIKE US TO LOOK INTO THAT. YEAH, LEAVE IT AT THAT. JUST TO POINT THAT OUT, MAYOR. SO IF I, I NEED AN EXTRA CURBSIDE COLLECTION, IT'S $23 AND 50 CENTS, UH, WHEREAS THE BULK IS $43, BUT IF WE WERE TO SAY ADD IT AS AN ADDITIONAL INSTEAD OF FOUR BULK OR RS WC, YOU COULD ALSO HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION. WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW MOST PEOPLE IN OUR CITY PROBABLY DO NOT DO A BULK PICKUP OR, OR PERHAPS DON'T GO THERE. BUT I, I THINK IF WE'RE RAISING THE FEES, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO SOME RESIDENTS, IT MIGHT BE, THIS IS A WAY I, I, I THINK OF MAKING IT EQUITABLE TO THE REST OF THE CITY. SO IF WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT, YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY. AND WHEN I SAY WE, I MEAN JEREMY ABBOTT, THERE'S A HELLO WE, YEAH, . THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMUNITY SERVICES IS THE, UH, FINAL AREA IN WHICH THERE'S SOME PROPOSED CHANGES, UH, FEES WE'RE NOT ADJUSTING, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR. ANY ENTRANCE FACILITY, FACILITY ENTRANCE FEES, SWIMMING FEES, LIBRARY USE, UH, NON-EXCLUSIVE USE OF FACILITIES. WE'RE JUST FOCUSED ON THE EXCLUSIVE USE. AND THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FEES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BY RESIDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, UH, A NEW ARCHERY RANGE TOURNAMENT FEE. WE'VE HAD REQUESTS TO DO TOURNAMENTS AT THE ARCHERY RANGE, AS WELL AS OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS, UH, WHICH ARE FANTASTIC. THERE'S A LITTLE PICTURE THERE OF THEM. UH, BUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FEE IN THE FEE SCHEDULE TO CHARGE FOR TOURNAMENTS, WE CAN'T KIND OF SET ASIDE SOME DEDICATED SPACE FOR THEM TO SET UP AND, AND HOUSE TOURNAMENTS, UH, THERE. SO THIS FEE WOULD, THESE, BOTH OF THESE FEES WOULD BE NEW AND ALLOW US TO, UH, MEET THAT REQUEST THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE HOLD TOURNAMENTS. UH, THERE'S A RESIDENT, NON-RESIDENT AND COMMERCIAL RATE, UH, ON THE ARCHERY, THERE'S A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS. AND THEN THE, UH, THE RATE FOR PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT WOULD BE PER COURT, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE COURTS. UH, BUT IN DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, THEY WOULD NEVER, UH, RENT OUT MORE THAN HALF OF THE FACILITY FOR A TOURNAMENT. AND I'M JUST GONNA CHECK JOHN. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. UH, FROM A COST RECOVERY PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE A FEW IN, UH, RECREATION SERVICES. UM, THESE RELATE TO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND SPECIALIZED FITNESS PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE. AGAIN, THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT, UH, WHEN I TAKE A ZUMBA CLASS OR PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS OR A MARTIAL ARTS CLASS, THAT THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER AREN'T SUBSIDIZING ME, THAT I'M PAYING FOR THAT, UH, THE COST OF THOSE CLASSES THAT I'M TAKING. SO COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING CLASSES, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FORMULA. THIS JUST ADJUSTS THE FORMULA. THERE'S A MULTIPLIER THAT WAS $2 AND 75 CENTS. WE'LL GO UP TO $3 AND 75 CENTS. AND WITH THAT CHANGE THAT ALLOWS US TO, UM, PAY FOR THE INCREASED WAGES THAT WE'RE PAYING OUR CURRENT CLASS INSTRUCTORS, UH, THERE'S ALSO A, AN INCREASE TO THE ADMIN CHARGES, UH, FROM $3 TO $5 ON THE, ON THE SPECIALIZED FITNESS CLASS. UH, SAME KIND OF FORMULA IS IN PLACE HERE WHERE WE WERE CHARGING KIND OF THE MULTIPLIER AT $4 AND 50 CENTS WOULD GO TO FIVE 50. UH, AND THEN THAT ADMIN CHARGE OF $3 WOULD GO UP TO $5. AND REALLY THAT'S TO BETTER REFLECT THE ACTUAL COST OF THESE CLASSES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RECOVERING THAT FROM THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CLASS VERSUS THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE RECREATION SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SOME EDUCATIONAL EXPLORATION COSTS, UH, WITH THE COST INCREASES FOR THE STAFFING AND MATERIALS THAT ARE SUPPLIED FOR THESE, UH, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THESE FEES GO UP FOR UP TO 30 STUDENTS FROM $65 TO 78, UH, FOR NON-RESIDENTS, $88 TO A HUNDRED AND SIX, THIRTY ONE TO 60 STUDENTS FROM $169 TO 203 NON-RESIDENTS FROM 229 TO $275 AND THEN UP TO 91, 61 TO 90 STUDENTS, $283 TO 340 AND NON-RESIDENTS 3 83 TO FOUR 60. AGAIN, THIS IS TO HAVE STAFF GUIDE, UH, KIND OF THIS EXPLORATION, UH, HAVE SOME MATERIALS. THEY SPEND TIME WITH THEM AND DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DICTATES HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS NEED TO BE THERE, UH, AS THEY'RE THERE, OF COURSE THEY CAN ALSO GO TO THE, THE NATURE CENTER FOR FREE AND WALK AROUND WITHOUT ANY KIND OF GUIDED TOUR OR ADDITIONAL, UM, STAFF COSTS ASSOCIATED. BUT IF THEY WANT TO HAVE KIND OF THAT EXPLORATION [00:40:01] KIND OF EXPERIENCE, THEN THERE IS A COST FOR THAT. AND THEN THIS WOULD CHANGE OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY PACKAGES, UH, FOR ONE TO 10 CHILDREN FROM, THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BIRTHDAY PACKAGES. SO, UH, THERE'S KIND OF A STANDARD WHICH GIVES YOU A ROOM AND STAFF TO KIND OF LEAD THE BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DO SOME GAMES AND SOME DECORATIONS. THERE'S A NATURE OPTION THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER COST, A SPECTACULAR FUN OPTION, UH, WHICH SOUNDS GREAT TO ME. AND THEN A CREATIVE DELIGHT, OUTDOOR BOUNCE, MAIN EVENT OR A THEME OPTION, BIRTHDAY PARTY. SO THESE ARE ALL, UH, I WANT TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MY CHILD OR MY SPOUSE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CITY STAFF SET UP THE ROOM AND DECORATE THE ROOM AND PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT OR GAMES FOR THE ROOM AND HAVE SOME STAFF MEMBERS THERE THAT ARE RUNNING THAT SO I CAN JUST KIND OF RELAX WITH MY, UH, WHOEVER I'M HAVING THE BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH AND LET CITY STAFF TAKE CARE OF THAT. SO IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT, UH, THOSE INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING THOSE SERVICES ARE PAYING FOR THEM, THIS INCREASES THOSE COSTS TO MORE, BETTER ARTICULATE OR SHOW WHAT OUR ACTUAL COSTS ARE. UH, FROM A TIMELINE PERSPECTIVE, THE MAJORITY OF THE, UH, TIMELINE HAS BEEN COMPLETE WITH TONIGHT BEING THE ACTION ITEM. AFTER WE POSTED THESE FEES ONLINE, UH, THE ONLY, WE DID RECEIVE TWO COMMENTS ONLINE, BUT BOTH OF THEM WERE JUST QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DO I FIND FEES IN THE FEE SCHEDULE, WHICH WE ANSWERED. NONE OF THEM WERE, UH, NEGATIVE TOWARDS THE RECOMMENDED FEES OR CHANGES. UH, THE, IF THIS WERE TO PASS TONIGHT, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE FEES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT MARCH 2ND, 2026, UH, IN LINE WITH OUR OTHER UTILITY RATE CHANGES. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, SO WE REALLY HAVE FOUR CATEGORIES AND IT, IT SEEMS TO BE RECOVERING REAL COST ON ALL THESE, CERTAINLY WITH TRASH, BUT ALL THE OTHERS IS TO BE IN LINE WITH OTHER CITIES OR TO, AND, AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEES AND TAXES. YOUR OPENING SLIDE. COUNCIL, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? UM, THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES. UH, ONE WAS A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION AND ONE IS MORE COUNCIL DISCRETION. UM, WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS PROPOSE THAT WE DO SEP TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS HERE. ONE, TO HONOR THE CONTRACT OBLIGATION WE HAVE, WHICH IS THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITY DEPARTMENTS. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WITH THE, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES CULTURE DEVELOPMENT, POLICE, UH, FEES. DO WE NEED A MOTION HERE OR CAN WE AT THE MAYOR DISCRETION DIVIDE THIS INTO TWO PARTS? CITY ATTORNEY MAYOR, IF I MAY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, YOU CAN JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE SET AND THEN CONSIDER THE NEXT SET AFTER THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEPARATE. OKAY, GOT IT. SO MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE MOVE, WE APPROVE THE PUBLIC WORKS UTILITY DEPARTMENT'S FEE STRUCTURE, EFFECTIVE MARCH 2ND, 2026. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ANY CONVERSATION? SEEING NONE COUNCIL VOTE ON THE FIRST PART OF THIS COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS? YES. I'M TRYING. . MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, AND THEN THERE'S A SECOND MOTION MAYOR. SO, UM, AT OUR LAST WORK SESSION, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON RATES U UTILIZATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS. AND UH, AS I START LOOKING AT THAT AND THINKING ABOUT THAT, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN IDEA THAT, UM, WE LOOK AT THE FEE STRUCTURE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME. UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, AND AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, EXISTING RATES AND HOW WE COULD GIVE SOME REPRIEVE TO OUR RESIDENTS VERSUS NON-RESIDENTS. UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS SLIGHT REPRIEVE WITH PROPERTY TAXES LIKE THE PRIMARY TAX AND WE'LL KEEP IT FLAT, WHICH GIVES SOME FOLKS A BENEFIT, BUT OTHERS ARE NOT BENEFIT. SO MY THOUGHTS WAS TO MAKE A MOTION HERE TONIGHT, AND I'M OPEN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. IF WE HAVE A SECOND THAT'S GREAT. THEN WE HAVE DISCUSSION ON IT. UM, BUT MY MOTION IS THIS MOVE TO APPROVE THE CITY FEE STRUCTURE RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POLICE, AND ANY EXISTING FEE THAT HAS A, UM, A, A RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT STRUCTURE THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT RESIDENT FEE STRUCTURE AND RAISE THE PROPOSED NON-RESIDENT FEE STRUCTURE. SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE KEEP THE RESIDENTS AS IS AND THEN WE WOULD MOVE TO JUST INCREASE THE NON-RESIDENT FEE STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO AGAIN, UH, LET THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE USING OUR FACILITIES PAY ADDITIONAL COSTS. [00:45:02] SO COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, WOULD THAT WE HAVE A MOTION? YEAH, THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? AND WE CAN TALK SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. SO THIS WOULD, WOULD THIS AFFECT POLICE WHERE THERE IS NO DELTA WHERE THERE IS JUST THE RECORDING? THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT THE, THE LATE FEES ON CULTURE, RIGHT? THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT THE PUBLIC WORKS. IT WOULD ONLY AFFECT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, NOT NECESSARILY ARCHERY OR PICKLEBALL. IT'S, IT'S, IT WOULD BE MORE OF THE RECS, THE PARKS, THE, THE PARTIES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. YES. EVERYTHING ELSE IN YOUR PROPOSAL, IT WOULD BE TO PASS AS PRESENTED, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. UM, TELL ME FROM STEPH, IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTION THAT, THAT YOU SEE IN BASICALLY WHENEVER THERE'S A PARTY KEEPING RESIDENTS FLAT AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE PASSING THROUGH, ARE WE ABLE TO TRACK THOSE KIND OF THINGS OR GIVE US SOME INPUT? YEAH, I'M GONNA LOOK TO JOHN ON MOST OF THOSE. I THINK, UH, ON, FOR, FOR THE CLASSES, I KNOW THAT'S A FORMULA AND THEN RESIDENTS GET A REDUCTION. SO IF WE WERE TO CHANGE THE FORMULA, UH, IN EFFECT IT WOULD STILL, BECAUSE IT'S NON-RESIDENT FORMULA, IT WOULD STILL IN EFFECT AFFECT THE RESIDENTS AS WELL BECAUSE THE NON-RESIDENT COSTS WOULD GO UP AND WE GIVE A DISCOUNT OFF THAT NON-RESIDENT RATE. BUT I'LL LET JOHN SPEAK TO THAT AND MAKE SURE I'M SAYING IT RIGHT. EXCELLENT. YOU DID. AND, UH, AND THE PHILOSOPHY, SO IN 2008, UH, COUNCIL ADOPTED AND THROUGH, THROUGH CITY STAFF THIS, UH, PRICING POLICY PRIMARILY FOR THE RECREATION SERVICES. AND THAT IS THE PREMISE THAT THE, AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB KIND OF COVERING WHAT THE SUBSIDY WOULD NECESSARILY BE. IS THAT FOR THE ACCELERATED TYPES OF PROGRAMS OR THE EXCLUSIVE USE PROGRAMS, THOSE ARE DESIGNED TO COVER 100% OF THE RELATED COSTS WITH THEM. SO THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND THE, UM, EXPLORATION WE HAVE PROPOSED AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THE CITYWIDE FEE POLICY DISCUSSION UNDERWAY, I'VE PUT FORWARD A 20% INCREASE RECOGNIZING HOW FAR OFF WE'VE BEEN. SO IT'S A 20% INCREASE, UH, AS PROPOSED, UH, OVER WHAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY NOT CHANGED SINCE 2008. UH, SO THE RECOGNITION OF, UH, PAYING THE STAFF INCREASES THAT WE HAVE OVER TIME AND CERTAINLY RECOGNIZING THE INCREASED COST FOR SUPPLIES AND OTHER THINGS, UH, WAS, IS WHY THIS PIECE IS HERE. NOW TO HIT THE QUESTION, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, WE CAN DO THAT. UH, BUT IT WOULD GIVE US SOME NE SOME GAP IN HOW TO CREATE THE, UH, THE NON-RESIDENT VERSUS THE RESIDENT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FORMULAS. SO I, I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND REALLY KIND OF FIGURE WHAT THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY LOOK LIKE FOR THE GRID, UH, PRICING THAT WE HAVE, THAT 20% INCREASE, CERTAINLY SIMPLE TO CHANGE THE NON-RESIDENT AND THE CORPORATE RATE, LEAVE THE RESIDENT ALONE. I WILL SAY THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR USERS ARE RESIDENTS THAT ARE PAYING THESE. SO I THINK THAT TO CAPTURE ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO, TO OFFSET THOSE INCREASED COSTS, THAT WOULD BE A CHALLENGE. IN ESSENCE, WE WOULD BE SUBSIDIZING THOSE RESIDENTS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND THE EXPLORATION, EXPLORATION, UH, PROGRAMMING COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO AND JOHN. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOU KNOW, MY, MY OBLIGATION WAS TO FIX THIS THING PERMANENTLY AND I KNOW CITY MANAGER HAD DISCUSSION AS WELL AS OTHERS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS COME BACK, UM, SHORTLY NEXT FIVE TO SIX MONTHS WITH A LONG TERM PLAN OF WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THESE FIXED FEE STRUCTURE. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON SOME PARKS PLANS NOW. OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING ON THEIR PLANS. WE JUST HAD A SPEECH DISCUSSION. THEY'RE WORKING ON PLANS. AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS TRYING TO KEEP THIS FROM BEING A PIECEMEAL APPROACH AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FROM HOLISTIC APPROACH. SO MY, MY DESIRE AND HOPEFULLY THE COUNCIL IS AGREES, IS THAT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, AFTER, YOU KNOW, FROM THE TIME WE GET THIS BUDGET DONE, 'CAUSE I HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT THAT'LL LOOK LIKE, THAT SOMETIME IN THE FALL YOU COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL AND SAY, HERE'S OUR FEE STRUCTURES, HERE'S OUR GOALS AND OUR OBJECTIVES AND THIS WE WANT TO DO. AND THEN I, I THINK I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE GOING BACK TO THE RESIDENTS SAY, LOOK, WE DID A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND THIS IS WHO'S USING IT? WHO'S NOT USING IT? WHEN IS BEING USED, HOW IT'S BEING USED, WHAT FIELDS ARE BEING USED, WHO'S PRIVATELY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOME OUT, WE HAD FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TAKING, YOU KNOW, FIELDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HOW DO WE FIT THEM INTO THE PROCESS? AND YET I HAVE A SOCCER GAME THAT THE FIELD IS BEING OVERLY USED, YET THE OTHER FIELD IS IN GREAT SHAPE. SO ALL I WANT US TO DO IS TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THIS AND INSTEAD [00:50:01] OF PIECEMEALING THIS JOHN AND GIVE OUR RESIDENTS A SMALL BREAK WHILE WE DO THIS STUDY. DOES THAT MAKE, THAT'S ALL I WANT. THAT'S WHAT MY DESIRE HERE TONIGHT. CERTAINLY UNDERSTOOD. COUNCIL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS AGAIN, WE ARE GET RIGHT TO YOU IS THAT IN ESSENCE, THESE, THESE ARE NOT LIKE TAXES THAT YOU MENTIONED WITH PROPERTY BECAUSE THESE ARE, SOMEONE COULD GO OUT TO VETERAN'S OASIS AND HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY IN A RAMADA, BUT IF THEY'RE ASKING STAFF FOR EXTRA SERVICES, I, THAT'S WHERE I, I DON'T MIND OUR, OUR RESIDENTS PAYING BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE, UH, IT'S AN OPTION FOR THEM. AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE OPTIONS PAY FAR THEMSELVES RATHER THAN US FURTHER SUBSIDIZING. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE IS ON THAT AND I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT AS WELL TO MAKE SURE, UH, I WAS BEEN OUT AT SOCCER FIELDS NOT LONG AGO AND I HAD PEOPLE MM-HMM . ASKING ME ABOUT THE STATUS AND SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE GETTING BEAT UP, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WITH THE AMOUNT OF PLAY. SO I, I, I LIKE, I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE ESTABLISHING NEW THINGS, BUT I, I CERTAINLY, I DON'T SEE THIS AS TAXES. THIS IS JUST ASKING PEOPLE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES AND THEY CAN OPT IN OR OPT OUT. SO I DON'T THINK I'M IN LINE WITH THAT WITH WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, BUT IT'S, IT'S A VOTE. WE'LL VOTE ON COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I, I'M ASKING MYSELF AT THIS TIME, WHAT IS, WHERE DID WE GO WRONG? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT STAFF HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED VERY CLEARLY FOR US. WHY THIS IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME WAS, WAS THAT A QUESTION TO STAFF? I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, DID WE LOSE YOU? I'M SPEAKING. CAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THERE. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT DOING THIS AT THIS TIME AND THEN YOU WENT SILENT. OKAY, WELL I'M, I'M GONNA HOLD ON TO THE PHONE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME VERY CLEARLY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. HELLO. OKAY. YES, THANK YOU. UH, MY CONCERN IS THAT IF WE KEEP SENDING THIS THING BACK TO STAFF, KNOWING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE RIGHT NOW, IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE WITH THE ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS A FEE FOR SERVICE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED, AND IT COULD DECIDE THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE CAN PAY AND OTHER PEOPLE CANNOT PAY, THEN WE ARE GOING TO DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM COMING FROM OTHER PLACES TO USE OUR FACILITIES IN CHANDLER, WHICH IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR US EITHER BECAUSE THEY, THEY'RE SAYING, OKAY, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO COME TO CHANDLER TO SPEND MONEY IF WE ARE GOING TO DODGE THEM WHERE OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT GETTING, GETTING ALSO THE SAME FEES. UH, THE NUMBERS WERE VERY CLEAR. THESE WERE NOT FEES THAT WE WERE TRYING TO GIVE PUT ON RESIDENTS THAT WERE GOING TO DESTROY THEIR BUDGET. IT WAS, IT WAS JUST TO RECOUP EARLY ARE CURRENT WHEN A STAFF IS HELPING , YOU KNOW, USE IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. SO I AM NOT IN AGREEMENT OF US CHANGING THIS WHOLE PROCESS IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS PAY MORE THAN THAN THAN CERTAIN OTHER PEOPLE. WE WENT BACK, WE LOOKED AT NOT INCREASE THE FULL KIDS, WE LOOKED AT THE, THE, THE POOL. WE SAID WE WERE NOT GOING TO INCREASE POOL FEES TO A PLACE WHERE THE KIDS WE WILL SUBSIDIZE IF NOBODY WILL BE TURNED AWAY. WE DID ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS TO MAKE SURE. SO AT THIS TIME, I, I AM WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD. THE RESIDENT OF CHANDLER, THEY HAVE BEEN EDUCATED ON THIS. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS INFLATION TIME. EVERYBODY HAS TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND SO THIS IS WHERE I STAND ON THAT. AS FAR AS FOR JOHN, THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW, YOU MENTIONED, UH, ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE TABLE TO TRY TO RECONFIGURE A FORMULA IN ORDER FOR US TO REGROUP WHO'S GONNA PAY MORE AND WHO'S NOT. HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE FOR US TO DO THAT? THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS? I BELIEVE THAT OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WE COULD HAVE HAVE THAT SOLVED. IT'S NOT A, NOT A DIFFICULT, BUT TO TRY TO DO THAT ON THE FLY, IT WOULD BE THE CHALLENGE AND FOR ACTION TONIGHT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. [00:55:06] OH, AND THEN MY, MY, MY THING IS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD. I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND THEN GO BACK AND CHECK AND SEE HOW CAN WE AMEND IT LATER OR IF IT'S NOT WORKING AND IF WE GET RESIDENTS THAT ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS, THEN WE CAN GO BACK AND WE LOOK AT IT AGAIN BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THE WORK IN ORDER FOR US TO GET WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. THAT, THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY TAKE ON IT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS BEFORE WE VOTE? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YEAH, MAYOR. UM, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT, I'M JUST GONNA KEEP, KEEP IT, I'VE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT ABOUT THESE FEES, JOHN. NO, IT IS, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JOHN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT INFLATION HAS REALLY KICKED OUR BUTT AND THIS IS, THIS IS A DIRECT IMPACT OF INFLATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT YET I STILL FEEL LIKE THE RESIDENTS SHOULD STILL REMAIN THE SAME IF PEOPLE WHO COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY OUTSIDE, IF JOHN, IF IT GETS WORSE AND IT JUST GETS, THERE'S JUST THIS MONUMENTAL DIFFERENCE. I, I THINK IS WORTH COMING BACK AND HAVING ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. I, I'VE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT ABOUT THE FACT THAT BECAUSE INFLATION HAD BEEN SO GREAT, UM, THE, OUR PEOPLE DESERVE TO HAVE MORE MONEY BACK IN THEIR POCKET TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. I MEAN, WE'RE DEALING WITH EVERYONE. I, I WOULD RATHER SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY PAY MORE AND FOR, TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS AT LEAST ANOTHER BREAK FOR ANOTHER 12 MONTHS AS WE TRY TO RECOVER FROM THIS ECONOMIC DISASTER THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. UM, ECONOMY IS GREAT IN CHANDLER, BUT IT IS JUST A OVERALL, JUST ALL THE TARIFFS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF THAT'S GOING ON. UM, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD WANNA SUPPORT MY RESIDENTS AND TO KEEP IT THE SAME. UM, LET'S GET MORE EDUCATION OUT THERE. LET'S CONTINUING TO GET MORE EDUCATION OUT THERE AND LET THEM KNOW LIKE, HEY, THIS COULD COME SOON. I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING UP AND I JUST THINK THAT THIS MAY BE A WAY TO, UH, KEEP THE RESIDENTS THE SAME FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER AND UNTIL WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND, AND HAVE ANOTHER APPROACH. BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS WITHOUT AN ABSOLUTE WHAT I'M SAYING. I KNOW THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK EVENTUALLY AGAIN, BUT MAYBE NOW THERE WE CAN START WITH THE NON-RESIDENTS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH THE RESIDENTS AND, AND MOVING FORWARD. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT, UH, RIGHT NOW AT, AT THIS POINT. UM, NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S A NO ISSUE, BUT I AM SAYING THAT IT'S, WE NEED TO GIVE RELIEF BACK TO THE RESIDENTS FOR NOW. THANKS MAYOR. JUST NON-RESIDENT. UM, I, I SEE OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR WANTING TO INPUT HERE. UH, YES. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. I GUESS I JUST WOULD ASK FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THE NEW FEES, THE NEW ARCHERY RANGE AND PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT BECAUSE A RESIDENT FEE CURRENTLY DOES NOT EXIST AND THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK MY MOTION HAD EXISTING FEES EXISTING. OKAY. EXISTING FEES. YEAH. SO THOSE WOULD BE ALLOWED. THEY'RE OKAY. THEY WOULD, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. I ALSO, FROM WHAT I, I STATED EARLIER, I, I THINK HIS FEES ANYTIME THERE WAS NOT A DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CULTURAL LATE FEES ON, ON EVENTS OR THE POLICE USE ARE, ARE PUBLIC WORKS OR, WELL THAT'S ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF, BUT THOSE ONES IS NOT PART OF HIS MOTION TO, TO BIFURCATE THE RESIDENTS FROM THAT. THIS WOULD ONLY AFFECT SPECIFIC FEES WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED AS RESIDENT. NON-RESIDENT. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DID I HEAR OF AMIR OVER HERE? COUNCIL MEMBER COSTON. THANK YOU. UM, I HAVE TWO QUE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE, OH IF I, I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, WHEN YOU DO COME BACK, AND MAYBE YOU HAVE THIS TONIGHT, COULD WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? UM, 'CAUSE I, I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A BIT OF A SUBSIDY TO OUR RESIDENTS FOR SOME OF THE COSTS OF THESE PROGRAMS. SO IF WE COULD ALSO GET THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS FITS IN THE OVERARCHING BUDGET. AND THEN IT, THIS IS A BIT OF A SEPARATE QUESTION, BUT IT WAS BACK ON THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE ARCHERY, AND I MADE A NOTE HERE. THERE WAS A RESIDENT AND A NON-RESIDENT AND A COMMERCIAL AND THESE WERE SPECIFIC TO TOURNAMENTS. CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN A RESIDENT MIGHT HOST AN ETER A TOURNAMENT? THAT TO ME REALLY SEEMS LIKE A SPECIFICALLY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COUNCIL MEMBER I COULD GIVE YOU. ONE IS, UH, MANY OF US WERE AT ASCENDS BREAKFAST THIS MORNING, SEVERAL OF US AND ASCEND HAS APPROACHED ME AND SAID WE WANT TO DO A, A FUNDRAISER FOR ASCEND. OKAY. AND, UH, AND TO, TO AROUND PICKLEBALL, BUT RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT THE CAPABILITY OKAY. AS A, OR A FEE STRUCTURE FOR THEM TO, TO DO THAT. SO WOULD THEY BE CONSIDERED A RESIDENT THAN A RESIDENT TOURNAMENT? AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN [01:00:01] OUR COMMUNITY, YES. OKAY. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE NONPROFITS AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT WANNA BE DOING THAT OR IT COULD BE YOUR FAMILY DECIDES YOU HAVE EVERYBODY COMING IN POST AND PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT POST AND PICKLEBALL, SO DOWN. ALRIGHT. COULD BE A TOURNAMENT AS WELL. ALRIGHT. ANYTHING ADDITIONAL THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? WELL SAID MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER POST AND YES, THAT'S A, THAT'S THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. OKAY. WHETHER IT BE FAMILIES, THIS GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE HALF THE COURTS, THE NINE UP TO NINE COURTS AND WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF REQUESTS. THERE'S COMMERCIAL, THERE'S THE NONPROFIT, WHICH WE HAVE THE POLICY ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THOSE TYPES OF DISCOUNTS, UM, ASSOCIATED WITH, BUT THE GETTING IT ON THE BOOKS SO THAT WE CAN NAVIGATE THIS NEXT YEAR OF PICKLEBALL MAYHEM. OKAY. UH, AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE FUTURE, WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD. YEAH. MY REQUEST TO THAT WOULD BE THAT I HATE TO OPEN UP THESE BEAUTIFUL PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SO MUCH AND I KNOW THEY'RE VERY, VERY POPULAR. I WOULD LOVE TO GET AN UPDATE AT A TIME THAT YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, WHETHER IT'S SIX MONTHS OR 12 MONTHS, MAYBE SIX MONTHS, AND JUST SEE HOW THE PROGRAM'S GOING. I KNOW THERE'S SOME MANAGEMENT IN THERE, BUT I'D HATE TO GET THOSE RESIDENT COMPLAINTS BECAUSE WE'RE NOW TAKING OUT THIS WONDERFUL AMENITY THAT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR SO LONG. SO IF WE COULD JUST KIND OF KEEP THAT IN MIND AND LET US KNOW HOW IT'S GOING. THANK YOU. AND JOHN, THIS WOULDN'T NECESSARILY JUST BE TUMBLEWEED, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT COURTS AT ARROWHEAD. DO WE HAVE OTHERS THAT, THAT SOMEONE COULD RESERVE OR JUST THOSE TWO FACILITIES? WE WOULD PRIMARILY LOOK AT THOSE, UH, THOSE TWO FACILITIES WHERE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL COURTS. SO PERHAPS THREE COURTS AT AHEAD OR NINE COURTS AT TUMBLEWEED. AND UH, THOSE ARE THE ONLY REAL COMPLEXES THAT WE HAVE. OKAY. UH, VICE MAYOR, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO APPROVING THIS MOTION TAKES OUT THE DISCRETIONARY FEES OF RESIDENTS FOR PARTIES AND OTHER THINGS NOT APPROVING. IT WOULD THEN RESULT IN HAVING TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION. IS THAT CORRECT? CITY ATTORNEY. ALRIGHT. YES, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, MAYOR. ALRIGHT. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, NO. MOTION CARRIES BY MAJORITY WITH MAYOR HARKEY VOTING NO. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS VOTING NO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL. NEXT ON [32. Proposed Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation - Home Rule Option Election, Second Public Hearing 1. Open Public Hearing 2. Staff Presentation 3. Council Discussion 4. Discussion from the Audience 5. Close Public Hearing] OUR AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED LOCAL ALTERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION HOME RULE OPTION ELECTION. THIS IS OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND ONCE AGAIN, SYLVIA DIAT, OUR BUDGET AND RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR WILL ELOQUENTLY EXPLAIN THIS. SYLVIA? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. TONIGHT IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED LOCAL ALTERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION CALLED HOME RULE OPTION FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER. ON JUNE 3RD, 1980, THE STATE OF ARIZONA PLACED A NEW EXPENDITURE LIMITATION ON CITIES AND THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION SITS A MAXIMUM SPENDING LIMIT BASED UPON A FORMULA INCORPORATING THE EXPENDITURE LEVEL FROM FISCAL YEAR 19 79 80 ADJUSTED FOR ANNUAL INCREASES IN POPULATION AND INFLATION. THE FORMULA, THE FORMULA ALSO ALLOWS FOR SOME EXPENDITURE EXCLUSIONS. THE CONSTITUTION ALSO PROVIDES SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES TO THE STATED POST SPENDING LIMITATIONS. A ONE-TIME OVERRIDE LOCAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION KNOWN AS HOME RULE AND PERMANENT ADJUSTMENT OF THE BASE LIMIT. CHANDLER HAS ALWAYS OPTED FOR THE LOCAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION. HOME RULE OPTION RESIDENTS APPROVAL OF HOME RULE GIVES THE CITY COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ITS BUDGET DECISION BASED UPON REVENUES AVAILABLE IN SERVICE AMENITIES DESIRED BY THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER. RATHER THAN BEING HELD TO A STATE FORMULA BASED ON THE 1980 BUDGET, CHANDLER VOTERS HAVE APPROVED THE HOME RULE OPTION 11 CONSECUTIVE TIMES SINCE 1982, MOST RECENTLY IN AUGUST, 2022 THAT BEGAN WITH FISCAL YEAR 2223. THE APPROVAL IS GOOD FOR FOUR BUDGET YEARS. SO THE 2022 APPROVAL OF HOME RULE COVERS US THROUGH THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 26 27 BUDGET. THE NEXT HOME RULE WOULD THEN START WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 27 28 BUDGET. TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE REQUIRED. MONDAY NIGHT WAS THE FIRST OF THOSE HEARINGS AND TONIGHT IS THE SECOND ONE. FOLLOWING THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE ON A RESOLUTION TO PLACE A HOME RULE ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT ON NOVEMBER 3RD. THE COUNCIL VOTE REQUIRES A TWO THIRD MAJORITY TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND PUT THE ITEM ON THE BALLOT. THAT'S FIVE OUTTA SEVEN [01:05:01] VOTES IF AND WHEN PLACED ON THE BALLOT, IT NEEDS A MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING TO APPROVE. IS THAT THE PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF OPERATING WITHOUT HOME RULE ARE SHOWN HERE? THE STATE COMPUTED LIMIT TAKES THE 1978 POPULATION AND THE 1980 BUDGET AND APPLIES A FORMULA OF POPULATION GROWTH AND INFLATION TO COME UP WITH A COMPARABLE BUDGET OF ABOUT $350 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO THIS BASE AMOUNT, CITIES ARE ALLOWED TO SPEND BOND PROCEEDS, INTEREST INCOME, FEDERAL GRANTS, AND SOME OTHER REVENUES WHICH DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE SPENDING LIMIT AND MAKE THE AMOUNT THAT CAN BE SPENT HIGHER BRINGING THE LOCAL STATE MAXIMUM TO ABOUT $873 MILLION. WHEN COMPARING THIS TO THE CITY'S ANTICIPATED FISCAL YEAR, 27, 28 EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT 1.1 BILLION, THE PRELIMINARY PROJECTED AMOUNT OVER THE STATE LIMITS IS ABOUT $232 MILLION. WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE HOME RULE OPTION, THE CITY WOULD NEED TO REDUCE BUDGETED EXPENSES BY THIS AMOUNT IF THE CITY WERE TO NOT GO FORWARD WITH HOME RULE. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH PROGRAMS OR SERVICES WOULD BE IMPACTED, BUT SOME OF THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED ARE SHOWN HERE ON THIS SLIDE. OF COURSE, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT WORKING THROUGH A FULL PROCESS WITH THE CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HOME RULE DOES NOT INCREASE TAXES WITHOUT HOME RULE. REVENUE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVED, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SPENT BASED ON THE STATE AND POST EXPENDITURE LIMIT. LASTLY, I WANT TO SHOW YOU AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THE HOME RULE ELECTION SCHEDULE. THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY MORE ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS IN THE PROCESS, BUT I BOILED IT DOWN TO THE KEY DATES THAT ARE SHOWN HERE. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS ON MONDAY. THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS TONIGHT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER A RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION DURING A SPECIAL MEETING ON JULY 21ST, WE WILL SEND OFF THE FINANCIAL WORKSHEETS TO THE STATE AUDITOR GENERAL. THE ARGUMENT FILING PERIOD IS JULY 6TH THROUGH AUGUST 5TH. IN JULY, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CITY CLERK TO PREPARE THE VOTING PAMPHLET AND THESE PAMPHLETS WILL GO OUT SEPTEMBER 22ND AFTER APPROVAL BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL. THEN WE WILL END WITH THE HOME RULE ITEM ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT ON NOVEMBER 3RD. THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION. AND JUST AS A FOLLOW UP FROM THE MEETING ON MONDAY, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE 22 ELECTION AND THE NUMBER OR THE PERCENTAGE OF VOTES, UM, THAT APPROVED, UM, HOME RULE AND IT WAS 86.4%. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR SYLVIA ON HOME RULE? SEEING NONE. OH, I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. THANK YOU. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU SAID WE CAN STILL RECEIVE, UM, THE MONIES, BUT WE JUST CAN'T SPEND IT. CORRECT. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE FUNDS WHILE THEY'RE JUST SITTING IDLE FOR THE YEAR AND THEN, OR I GUESS FOR HOW LONG WOULD THAT BE? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WORST CASE? YEAH. SO IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE AVAIL, THE, UM, POSSIBILITY OF SPENDING ABOVE THE EXPENDITURE LIMIT, THOSE FUNDS WOULD STAY IN OUR FUND BALANCE UNTIL WE HAD THE AUTHORIZATION TO SPEND THEM. OKAY. UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, UH, WE WOULD INVEST THEM OBVIOUSLY, SO WE COULD EARN INTEREST, BUT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE VOTERS UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION. SO IT WOULD BE A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH A REDUCED SERVICE PLAN BECAUSE WE WOULD BE CAPPED AT THAT. UM, REALLY KIND OF ARTIFICIAL STATE LIMIT. DOES THAT HELP? YES, ACTUALLY THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION PERFECTLY. THANK YOU. UM, AND SO YOU'RE SAYING, UH, IT WOULD BE A TWO YEAR TIME SPAN ESSENTIALLY BEFORE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILS MEMBER HAWKINS? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BUT THERE IS A THIRD OPTION FOR ONE TIME OVERRIDE, SO CHANCES ARE WE WOULDN'T WANNA WAIT THE FULL TWO YEARS FOR THE REGULAR ELECTION. SO THE ONE-TIME OVERRIDE, I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IN AN OFF ELECTION YEAR, AN UNEVEN YEAR. SO, UM, WE WOULD PROBABLY OPT FOR THAT ONE. YOU BET YOU. YEAH, BUT IT WOULD BE A YEAR. AND DONOR. SYLVIA, HOW MANY OTHER CITIES, UH, CURRENTLY, UH, USE HOME RULE? I MEAN, I, WHAT ARE, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S OUR, OUR PEERS WITH US, THEY ARE, I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND 46 OR 45, 46. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I RECALL. MM-HMM . AND THE OTHERS BECAUSE OF SIZE, IT'S JUST NOT AN ISSUE OR, OR, OR INCOME GENERATION, IF YOU'RE IN A US ION OR, OR TAILOR WHERE YOUR BUDGET MIGHT [01:10:01] BE MORE CONSTRAINED, IT FITS WITHIN THE STATE FORMULA. IS THAT MORE LIKELY? UM, WELL, FROM THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT THERE ARE, THE ONES THAT HAVE THE STATE LIMIT, THE STATE AND POST LIMIT IS ABOUT EIGHT OF THEM. AND IT'S LIKELY BECAUSE THEY ARE A SMALLER SIZE AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE GROWTH PERHAPS THAT OTHER CITIES DO. AND THEN THE OTHERS HAVE THEY, THEY'VE GONE ON TO DO THE PERMANENT SOLUTION? THAT IS CORRECT. THE PERMANENT BASE, YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY, SEEING NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS? SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO [33. Special Event Liquor Licenses and Temporary and Permanent Extensions of Liquor License Premises Administratively Approved] CLOSE THE HEARING, BUT BEFORE I GAVE OUT ALSO ON THIS AGENDA, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HAD A QUESTION ON ITEM NUMBER 33. YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO CALL, UM, CHIEF SLOSKY REAL QUICK. UM, JASON SLOSKY, JUST REAL QUICK, UM, IS IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, ITEMS THAT IS COMING UP IN TERMS OF ST. PATTY'S DAY FOR THE EXTENSION OF TIME FOR LICENSED LIQUOR PERMITS, UM, TO 2:00 AM AND I GUESS MY QUESTION, UM, THANK YOU CHIEF FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. UM, JUST JUST WANTED TO, I KNOW ST. PATTY'S IS A BIG DAY THAT'S NORMALLY COMING UP, AND I KNOW THAT ON THIS AGENDA THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES THAT IS ASKING FOR THE EXTENSION OF TIME AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, ASK YOU FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, ST. PATTY'S DAY IS A, A, A BIG DAY WHERE THEY LIKE TO JOIN THE IRISH. AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO KNOW FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE WE, HAVE YOU SEEN ISSUES? ARE, ARE WE READY TO GO? UM, IF WE SAY YES, 'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA PUT MORE PEOPLE IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE READY TO GO TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER WE GOTTA DEAL WITH. IF WE SAY YES TO THESE EXTENSION OF TIME. FOR THE, FOR THE PERMITS, FOR LIQUOR, LIQUOR LICENSE, PERMITS, EXTENSIONS, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, YES, WE'RE ABSOLUTELY READY FOR ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE. UM, BOTH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND REALLY ANY DAY OF THE YEAR. UM, OUR DEPARTMENT IS RESOURCED EXTREMELY WELL. UM, THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL AND CERTAINLY OUR COMMUNITY. UM, BETWEEN THE REAL-TIME OPERATIONS CENTER, UM, OUR DUI ENFORCEMENT SQUAD HAS A ROBUST TASK FORCE ANNUALLY ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY, AS WELL AS MANY OF THE OTHER HOLIDAYS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED COMMONLY WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. THAT IS NOT ONLY UNIQUE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER, BUT IT'S ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER EAST VALLEY CITIES. SO GILBERT, SCOTTSDALE, PHOENIX, UH, MESA, GILBERT, QUEEN CREEK, ALL THOSE AGENCIES PARTAKE AND WE ALL ALSO SHARE AND KIND OF COLLECTIVELY, UH, GATHER OUR RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE'S ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE ABOUT THE STREETS OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, AS FAR AS DOWNTOWN OUR BIKE, OUR BICYCLE PATROL TEAM'S GONNA BE OUT AND ABOUT AS THEY ALWAYS ARE ON THESE HOLIDAYS, JUST ENSURING EVERYONE HAS A SAFE BUT ALSO A GOOD TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT, UM, A COUPLE OF THE BUSINESSES ACTUALLY SATURDAY, THE, ACTUALLY STARTING FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2026, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 AM SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2026 FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 AM AND THEN TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2026 FROM 10:00 AM TILL 2:00 AM AND UM, I THINK THERE IS ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT'S GONNA BE DOING SOMETHING ON MARCH 17TH, 10:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT. UH, AND THE OTHER SEEMS TO BE PRETTY STANDARD, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY TO GO. 'CAUSE IF WE, YOU KNOW, SAYING YES MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS INFORMATIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS WOULD BE READY TO GO FOR THREE EVENT, THREE STRAIGHT ADVENTURE DAYS, UH, TO 2:00 AM IN THE MORNING. SO BEING DOWNTOWN AND YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S CELEBRATING THE IRISH, YOU KNOW, SO, OKAY. WELL, ABSOLUTELY. YOU'RE READY TO GO? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ALRIGHT, THAT, WELL THANKS MAYOR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I'M PART IRISH AND I'M NOT READY TO GO UNTIL 2:00 AM ON ANY OF THOSE NIGHTS, BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. I'M NOT IRISH COUNCIL. UH, WE DO HAVE A, A SECOND SPECIAL MEETING, BUT THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR MEETING. * 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.