[ Call To Order/Roll Call]
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WELCOME TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER SPECIAL MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
[1. Resolution No. 5988, Recommending the Continuation of the Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation - Home Rule Option Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5988 recommending the continuation of the Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation - Home Rule Option. In addition, recommend the Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation - Home Rule Option, be submitted to the voters of the City of Chandler at the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026. Council Focus Area(s):]
ITEM ON, UH, THIS SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH IS RECOMMENDING THE CONTINUATION OF LOCAL ALTERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION OR THE HOME RULE OPTION THAT WAS JUST EXPLAINED SINCE THAT WAS JUST EXPLAINED.THERE'S NOT, UH, A NEED FOR PRESENTATION.
COUNSEL, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 9 8 8.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, I'D LIKE TO RELU APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 9 8 8 RECOMMENDING THE CONTINUATION OF LOCAL ALTERNATIVE EXPEND LIMITATION HOME RULE.
UM, WE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF CHANDLER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.
[ Unscheduled Public Appearances]
VERY GOOD.COUNSEL, WE DO HAVE TWO UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
MR. BEAL ALSO COLLECT, CONNECTED WITH THAT BOX.
SIR, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
THIS IS UNSCHEDULED, MEANING THAT WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT WE LISTEN TO YOU AND STAFF WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
SO, UH, TONIGHT I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE APRIL 5TH, 2025, UH, ANNUAL 17TH ANNUAL CHANDLER FAMILY BIKE RIDE.
AND IT WAS AT THAT EVENT WHEN SOMEONE WHO WAS AT THE TIME UNKNOWN TO ME, BUT HAS, UH, SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN IDENTIFIED, UH, ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO RIDE THEIR ELECTRIC BIKES ON THE CANAL, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW, UH, UNLAWFUL.
SO, UM, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, SOME TERMS I, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, UH, PERHAPS THE CITY MANAGER PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR ME, UH, FOR EVERYONE HERE.
UM, SO THE FIRST TERM IS SUBORN, AND THE, THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION IS TO ENCOURAGE SOMEONE TO BREAK THE LAW.
SO WHEN THIS PERSON SPOKE ON APRIL THE FIFTH, 2025, WAS THAT PERSON SUBORNING, UH, CRIMINAL TRESPASS? IS THERE SUCH A THING? UM, SECOND, BECAUSE THIS PERSON WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE MAYOR AT THE TIME, UH, ONE MIGHT ASSUME THAT THERE WAS THE COLOR OF AUTHORITY.
THAT IS TO SAY THAT SHE SPOKE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY WHEN SHE SAID SO.
NOW, OF COURSE, SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO OVER OVERRIDE FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, WHICH IS WHAT SHE WAS DOING.
SO, UH, IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT, A THIRD IS A CONSPIRACY.
UM, SINCE SHE DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS ON HER OWN, UH, SOMEONE TOLD HER, UH, THAT THIS WHAT SHE SAID WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
UH, WAS THERE A CONSPIRACY AT THAT TIME? UM, SECOND IS, OR NEXT IS, IS IT AN ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT? BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS A DISCUSSION OF THIS BEFORE IT HAPPENED.
SO IS THERE, IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH, UH, WITH AN ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT AND SINCE NO ONE WAS ARRESTED OR EVEN WARNED OR EVEN ANY DISCUSSION OF THIS DURING THE, UH, UH, THE EVENT, IS THERE AN ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT? THAT IS TO SAY, DID THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, PARTICIPATE AS, AS, AS ACCESSORIES, THE SIX POLICE, UH, OFFICERS WHO WERE ON BICYCLES AT THE TIME WHO DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
IS THAT AN ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT? AND THEN MY, MY FINAL TERM IS, IS RESPECT.
NOW THERE'S RESPECT ME HAVING RESPECT FOR YOU FOR THE CITY, FOR COUNCIL, FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE RESPECT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
I MEAN, I'VE, I'VE FILED A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT.
DOES THAT REFLECT RESPECT FOR ME? DOES IT REFLECT RESPECT FOR SRP? UH, THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, THEY HAVE TOLD ME IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT THEY WANT THE PATROL, THEY WANT THE CANAL PATROLLED, AND THEY DON'T WANT ELECTRIC PIKES ON THE CANAL.
SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU, IS IT, DOES THAT REFLECT RESPECT FROM THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO THEM? THANK YOU.
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THAYNE MARTIN.MR. MARTIN, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY.
UH, AGAIN, WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT WE CAN LISTEN AS FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS THA MARTIN AND I'M A HOMEOWNER HERE IN CHANDLER.
I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, I STOOD HERE BEFORE THIS BODY TO FORMALLY BRING FORWARD A NUISANCE BIRD ISSUE THAT HAS MATERIALLY IMPACTED NOT ONLY MY HOME, BUT THOSE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE AT THAT TIME.
I RAISED THE CONCERN PUBLICLY.
I PROVIDED INFORMATION, I MADE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR FOLLOW UP.
I TRUSTED THAT THE CITY WOULD DO WHAT IT ENTRUSTED TO DO TO PROTECT ME, THE HOMEOWNER, TO EVALUATE THE CONCERN AND TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE AND TO INVEST SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIALLY INTO THIS COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR TAXES, THROUGH OUR HARD WORK, AND THROUGH OUR UPKEEP.
AT A COUNCIL MEETING IN OCTOBER OF 2024, MY WIFE JOYCE STOOD AND ADDRESSED YOU.
THE MAYOR PUBLICLY COMMITTED THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO REACH OUT AND FOLLOW UP WITH US.
THAT GAVE MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS SOME CONFIDENCE OF SOME PROGRESS WAS GOING TO BE MADE.
I DID HEAR FROM COUNCILMAN ORLANDO.
I DID GET AN EMAIL FROM A, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, THAT WENT NOWHERE.
THE ONLY FOLLOW UP THAT I'VE HAD RECEIVED HAS, HAS JUST BEEN, IT'S CRICKETS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING NOTHING TO HELP ME AS A HOMEOWNER.
I'VE, I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I'VE YOU'VE ASKED ME TO DO, AND YET YOU'RE NOT PROTECTING ME IN MY HOME.
OKAY? SO THE ISSUE INVOLVES SANITATION BECAUSE THE FLOCK HAS GOTTEN BIGGER NOW.
OKAY? AND NOW I'M DEALING WITH RODENTS ON MY BARBECUE GRILL.
I HAVE TO CLEAN IT EVERY TIME I BAKED FOOD.
IF THAT WAS YOUR BARBECUE GRILL, WOULD YOU BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT? BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, I'M DISGUSTED.
I ELECTED YOU PEOPLE AND YOU'RE DOING NOTHING TO HELP ME.
SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT? BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING AWAY UNTIL THIS IS SOLVED.
OTHER CITIES HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOES NOTHING.
IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND I WILL BE HERE EVERY MEETING UNTIL YOU ADDRESS MY CONCERNS.
UM, WOULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THE, THE COUNCIL? LET US KNOW.
UM, I, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES REQUESTS, ET CETERA, AND, UH, IF YOU COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF WHERE THE CITY HAS BEEN WITH US, I, WE'D ALL APPRECIATE IT.
SO, MAYOR COUNCIL, THE, THE CITY STAFF HAS TAKEN THIS ISSUE VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE HAVE A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU.
WE NEED TO SCHEDULE THE TIME ON WORK SESSION.
AS YOU KNOW, DURING THE BUDGET SEASON, YOUR WORK SESSIONS ARE VERY HEAVY, BUT WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE READY TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU ON THIS, THIS VERY ISSUE.
GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SEL.
THAT'S IT FOR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
EVENTS.I'LL START, UH, WHAT AN OUTSTANDING WEEKEND.
IT WAS WITH OUR CHANDLER INNOVATION FAIR.
UM, I SAW A COUNCIL MEMBER POSTING OUT THERE.
UH, I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
LAST WEEK WE HELD OUR 15TH ANNUAL INNOVATION FAIR, AND IT WAS AN AMAZING SUCCESS.
WE HAD HUNDREDS OF CHANDLER STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT JOINED US FOR A DAY OF INNOVATION AND EXPLORATION.
I WANNA GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO ODETTE WHO LEADS THE ANNUAL CHARGE AND THE REST OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE REFERENCE IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS AMAZING EVENT.
WHILE IT'S NO EASY FEAT, THE EVENT HAS BECOME A HALLMARK FOR CHANDLER.
UH, REALLY THE, THE, THE, THE GROUNDWORK AND STATUS OF EVERY CITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO, REFLECTING THE BOLD INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL ENERGY THAT DEFINES OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU TEAM CHANDLER AND ALL THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THIS.
SECONDLY, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR A FEW OF OUR SIGNATURE TEAM PROGRAMS THAT COUNCIL IS EXCITED ABOUT.
FIRST, OUR SPRING BREAK TEAM PROGRAM, THE TEAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
THIS IS FACILITATED, FACILITATED BY THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION.
IT TEACHES CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOLERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATES CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE TEEN COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR THE NEXT GROUP OF BRIGHT TEENS TO SERVE ON THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION APPLICATIONS ARE ONLINE AND OPEN THROUGH MARCH 31ST.
AND SELECTED COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT, UH, SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OPPORTUNITIES.
SO I ENCOURAGE OUR CHANDLER TEENS TO LEARN MORE AND TO APPLY TO ONE
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OR BOTH OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES.AND THEN LASTLY, EXCITED TO REMIND US THAT THE, THE CHANDLER CHAMBER OSTRICH FESTIVAL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
IT'S NOW HOSTED AT RAWHIDE WESTERN TOWN AND EVENT CENTER.
THE FESTIVAL IS BACK FOR TWO WEEKENDS ON MARCH 13TH THROUGH 15 AND MARCH 20 THROUGH 22ND.
THE OSTRICH FESTIVAL IS LONG BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED TRADITIONS, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S IN STORE THIS YEAR.
SO, UM, IN FEBRUARY WE HAD A SERIES OF ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS.
SO I JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT ONE TODAY THAT I WAS VERY PROUD TO ATTEND.
AND, UM, I WAS ABLE TO MEET ALONG.
I KNOW THE VICE MAYOR WAS THERE ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO EAT, MEET THE FAMILY OF EMMETT TILL AND THE FAMILY OF HIS MOTHER, UM, MAMIE TILL MOBLEY.
I GOT TO READ A PROCLAMATION DECLARING TODAY EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL MOBLEY LEGACY DAY IN CHANDLER.
THERE'S ALSO A COMPANION PIECE, A MURAL THAT'S OPENING IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A BEAUTIFUL EVENT ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHERS.
DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE FINAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT IS THIS WEEKEND, 11 O'CLOCK SATURDAY AT TUMBLEWEED RECREATION CENTER.
AND THERE IS A TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND.
EACH ONE OF THESE EVENTS HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
BUT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT IS A NICE SEGUE TO NEXT MONTH'S, UM, CELEBRATION BECAUSE IT IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S SORT OF AN ISSUE THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
SO THAT BEING SAID, I WANTED TO POINT OUT A REALLY WONDERFUL CELEBRATION FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, JUST FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
I WANNA POINT OUT THAT WOMEN DOMINATED THE WINTER OLYMPICS THIS YEAR.
UH, I JUST READ THAT THEY, THE WOMEN WERE RESPONSIBLE OR CONTRIBUTED TO 21 OF THE 33 MEDALS FOR TEAM USA AND EIGHT OUT OF 12 GOLD MEDALS.
SO PRETTY AMAZING FOR THE WOMEN.
UM, AND SO WHEN YOU CONSIDER, I PULLED UP A COUPLE OF FACTS THAT WE CONSIDER UNTIL THE SEVENTIES, WOMEN PRETTY MUCH HAD TO HAVE PERMISSION, UM, FROM THEIR HUSBANDS TO OPEN THEIR OWN BANK ACCOUNT.
UM, UNTIL 1978, WOMEN COULD LEGALLY BE FIRED FOR BEING PREGNANT.
AND UNTIL 1974, BANKS COULD REFUSE TO ISSUE A CREDIT CARD TO WOMEN WITHOUT A MALE CO-SIGNER.
SO, COMPARING THOSE TWO, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, FULL CELEBRATION FOR US.
AND THEN FINALLY, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO INTERVIEWING.
THERE'S AN EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG WOMAN.
SHE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE RIGHT HERE IN THE VALLEY.
UM, ON MONDAY, I, I HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED WOMEN RISE.
I'M INTERVIEWING, UM, VICTORIA RED, RED DEVO,
BUT SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF A NONPROFIT.
IT'S CALLED THE GENDER VIOLENCE PROJECT.
IT'S AT A SU BUT SHE IS ALSO CURRENTLY SERVING AS MS. CHANDLER 2026.
SO SHE IS RIGHT HERE, OUR VERY OWN MS. CHANDLER.
SO I, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING HER.
I'M GONNA DIVE INTO BOTH TOPICS WITH HER.
I, THE SHOW SHOULD AIR IN TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH, SO STAY TUNED TO SEE WHAT YET ANOTHER AMAZING WOMAN IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS DOING.
UM, I DO JUST WANNA SHARE, UM, HOW GREAT IT WAS TODAY TO BE PART OF THE CHANDLER FUND RUN, UH, PUT ON BY OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM EARLIER TODAY.
I THINK THIS IS ABOUT MY THIRD YEAR ATTENDING THIS EVENT WITH THE STUDENTS.
UM, THE FUN RUN BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF HEALTH, INCLUSIVITY, AND ACTIVE LIVING.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES IN ALL ABILITIES, UM, ENJOYING THE MUSIC, THE FUN WARMUP, AND OF COURSE THE RUN ALL THROUGH TUMBLEWEED PARK TODAY.
UM, I GOT TO WALK IN WITH THE ANDERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I WAS CHATTING WITH STUDENTS FROM, AND STUDENTS AND PARENTS FROM CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL, FROM HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, SHOUT OUT TO ALEX FROM CHANDLER HIGH SCHOOL AND TO RICHARD FROM HAMILTON HIGH, WHO ENDED UP COMING LIKE ONE OF OUR THIRD, UH, PLACE, UH, RUNNERS COMING IN.
UM, I WANT TO THANK OUR RECREATION TEAM IN THE VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYONE WHO MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.
THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO, IF YOU CAN, ATTEND IT NEXT HERE AND GIVE SOME GREAT SUPPORT OUT THERE.
DID YOU BUST A MOVE ON THE DANCE FLOOR? I, I, I DID.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU WEREN'T RUNNING IN THAT SUIT.
IT'S, IT'S A, A VERY CALM ONE, TWO STEP.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TO ALL THOSE OUT THERE, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THREE AMAZING, UM, THREE GREAT FACTS ABOUT BLACK HISTORY.
UM, CARTER WOODSON STARTED, UM,
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BLACK HISTORY WAS FIRST CALLED, UH, NEGRO HISTORY WEEK IN 1926.IT LATER BECAME BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
UM, CHERYL LEE CHISHOLM BECAME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO THE US CONGRESS IN 1968.
THIRD, GOOD MARSHALL BECAME THE FIRST BLACK US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IN 1967.
UM, COY PAYNE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK MAYOR, UH, IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
UH, AND THE FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE STATE OF ARIZONA AT THAT TIME.
UH, AND, UH, FOLLOWED BY, UH, WE HAD ZORA FOLEY WHO SERVED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE CITY OF CHAND AFRICAN AMERICAN, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, PHIL WESTBROOK WHO SERVED AS A, UH, VICE MAYOR, UH, HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
BUT HE WAS THE FIRST AFRO-LATINO.
UH, AND, AND TODAY YOU HAVE MYSELF AND, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, WHO ALSO SERVES TODAY BOTH HALF SERVING IN THE POSITION OF VICE MAYOR.
UM, BUT TODAY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I I DO THIS 'CAUSE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
I WANTED TO TAKE A PAUSE TO HONOR, AND I WROTE THIS ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I WANNA READ OUT LOUD.
UM, TODAY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TAKE A PAUSE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF THE LEGACY, THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF REVEREND JESSE JACKSON.
REVEREND JACKSON WAS MORE THAN A PREACHER.
HE WAS A MOVEMENT, A VOICE THAT REFUSED TO BE SILENCED, A LEADER WHO BELIEVED AMERICA SHOULD, AMERICA COULD AND SHOULD BE BETTER FROM STANDING ALONGSIDE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TO FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT, HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO JUSTICE EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE.
HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT NOT SIMPLY TO WIN, BUT TO WIDEN THE TABLE.
HE BROUGHT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC JUSTICE, VOTING RIGHTS, EDUCATION, HUMAN DIGNITY INTO ROOMS THAT HAD IGNORED THEM.
HE CHALLENGED HIS NATIONS TO LIVE UP TO ITS FOUNDING PROMISE AS A PUBLIC SERVANT.
UM, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT TYPE OF LEADERSHIP.
UM, BUT TODAY, UH, I REFLECT ON HIS LIFE WITH GRATITUDE.
HIS LIFE REMINDS US THAT DEMOCRACY REQUIRES PARTICIPATION, CONVICTION, AND FAITH, AND SOMETHING BIGGER THAN OURSELVES.
SO MAY JESSE JACKSON REST WELL YOUR LEGACY LIVE ON IN EVERY GENERATION AND WILLING TO STAND YOUR, YOUR LEGACY LIVES ON IN EVERY GENERATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT WITH THAT, UM, MAY GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY AND I, I WILL BE ATTENDING HIS SERVICE, UM, UM, COMING UP.
AND THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE THAT I'LL SEND OUT TO COUNCIL THAT WE'RE GONNA DO AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON MARCH 6TH, UH, TO HONOR THE LIFE OF REVEREND JESSE JACKSON.
UH, AND I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET JESSE JACKSON AND I GOT A CHANCE TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH HIM AND THE WORK THAT HE'S BEEN DOING, AND HE'S GONNA BE, UM, MISSED BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HE HAS TOUCHED AND MADE HIS MEMORY LIVE IN ALL OUR LIVES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, I HAVE TWO, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
IT'S AN EARLY PREVIEW OF OUR FAMILY BIKE EVENT AND WHAT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IS THAT FAMILY BIKE EVENT REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN IN MARCH 2ND.
AND THE CHANDLER RELAY INVOLVES RESPECT MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO SHOW RESPECT IS BY LISTENING.
SO I WANNA ASSURE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT FAMILY EVENT THAT EVERY ABSOLUTE COMMUNICATION WE SEND OUT WILL MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND NO E-BIKES, WHETHER IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE OR REGISTRATIONS, PRESS RELEASES, SOCIAL MEDIA, CITYSCOPE, OR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE EVENT.
WE WILL MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT NO EBUS ARE ALLOWED AT THIS EVENT.
AND IN TERMS OF RESPECT AND LISTENING, THE SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT'S MUCH MORE FUN AND ATTRIBUTE MAYBE TO, UH, MY BETTER HALF, I SHOULD SAY BETTER, THREE QUARTERS AFTER 72 HOURS OF OF TIME WHERE I THINK SHE HAS NOT SLEPT HERSELF.
AIDAN AND MYSELF ARE NOW PROUD RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER.
ALRIGHT, WELL, IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD NOTE TO ENDS.