* 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. [00:00:03] WELCOME TO THE [ Call to Order] CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION. UM, THIS IS THE ONE THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF YOU ARE HERE FOR CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE. MAYOR HARTKE HERE. VICE MAYOR ENCINA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. STILL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AKI. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. YES. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. VERY GOOD. UM, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS TO JOIN ME OUT FRONT. I NEED GLASSES. ALL RIGHT. FIRST UP, FOR [1. Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month] SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, CHILD ABUSE, UH, PREVENTION MONTH. IF I COULD HAVE OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION AND THE EXCHANGE, UH, CLUB COME ON UP, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN HAND THE MIC OVER FOR SOMEONE THAT, TO MAKE COMMENTS. YOU CAN PLAY PAPER, ROCK SCISSORS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. WHEREAS THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES 32ND ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ARIZONA CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 20, 25, REPORTS 113 CHILDREN DIED OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE IN ARIZONA IN 2024. AND WHEREAS 72% OF THE CHILDREN WHO DIED OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE WERE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. AND 47% OF THESE DEATHS OCCURRED IN INFANTS LESS THAN 1-YEAR-OLD. AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO GROW UP IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND FREDERICK DOUGLAS SAID IT IS EASIER TO BUILD STRONG CHILDREN THAN TO REPAIR BROKEN MEN. AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HAVING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY REDUCES THE INCIDENTS OF ABUSE, THEREFORE THE CITY OF CHANDLER STRIVES TO CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR ALL CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION AND THE CHANDLER EXCHANGE CLUB ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE FIELD OF HOPE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER IN APRIL. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL, 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION. MUST MARK. THANK YOU. UM, THE FIELD OF HOPE, UH, THAT WAS MENTIONED IS A, UM, AN EVENT THAT WILL GO, UH, BE OCCUR THIS COMING WEEK. UH, WE'LL STAND THE FIELD UP ON SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH. WE'LL HAVE A DEDICATION CEREMONY AT 6:00 PM ON APRIL 12TH, AND THEN THE FIELD WILL STAND UP UNTIL FRIDAY, UH, THE 17TH. IT IS A MEMORIAL TO THE CHILDREN THAT WERE LOST, AS WAS MENTIONED, BUT IT'S ALSO A CALL TO ACTION. AND WE ALSO TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CHILD HELP OR CHILD CRISIS ARIZONA THAT ARE IN THE TRENCHES WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH, UM, SOMETHING LIKE CHILD ABUSE. SO I INVITE YOU ALL TO COME OUT TO AJ CHANDLER PARK WEST ON SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH TO SEE THE FIELD AND READ. UH, WE HAVE INFORMATION AROUND THE FLAGS THAT DESCRIBE WHAT, UM, THE EFFECT OF CHILD ABUSE IS AND HOW LONG A A SHADOW IT CASTS, WHICH IS THE, THE LENGTH OF A LIFETIME. SO COME AND, UH, RAISE YOUR AWARENESS AND HOPEFULLY TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY WE CAN HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE. THANK YOU. SO SIX O'CLOCK IN FRONT OF THE SAN MARCOS, AND IF PEOPLE WANTED TO COME EARLY AND HELP YOU SET THINGS UP, WHAT TIME SHOULD THEY SHOW UP? TWO 30, UH, AT 2:30 PM WE'LL START TO ACTUALLY STAND THE FIELD UP AT THAT POINT. UH, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE, UH, A, A CANOPY FROM FOUR TO FIVE 30 AS AN INFORMATION [00:05:01] BOOTH WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE. BUT TWO 30 TO START RAISING THE FIELD. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO. EVERYONE NEEDS TO MOVE THIS WAY PROBABLY, RIGHT? THAT LOOKS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. WE HAVE ANOTHER THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, YEAH. MARK, TAKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS CALLED EFFICIENCY. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION [2. Proclamation: Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Month] IS INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL VIOLENCE MONTH AND LIZETTE ROTOR. OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS WANTS TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. BUT I'LL READ. THANK YOU, MAYOR. APPRECIATE THAT. UH, BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE SEE HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WHETHER HERE AND ABROAD AND JUST THIS, UH, LAST, UM, WEDNESDAY, UH, THE VICE MAYOR OF, UH, CORAL SPRING, WHO HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST HAITIAN BLACK AMERICAN TO BE ON THAT CONSOLE IN CORAL SPRING, WAS KILLED BY HER HUSBAND, UH, FROM THREE, UH, GUNSHOT WOUNDS. SO WE ARE DEALING WITH THAT IN THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, AND FOR ME TO READ THIS, THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ THIS THIS EVENING. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I WAS GONNA DO THAT AS SOON AS HE CALLED MY NAME. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, AS A COMMUNITY WE REALLY PAY ATTENTION, UM, TO OUR FRIENDS AND TO MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILIES. AND IF ANYBODY SEE SOMETHING, PLEASE SAY SOMETHING. WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE CONTINUE TO AFFECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AT ALARMING RATES WITH AN ADULT ASSAULTED ROUGHLY EVERY 98 SECOND AND A CHILD EVERY NINE MINUTES. AND WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS OFTEN USED TO INTIMIDATE, EXERT CONTROL OVER AND DEGRADE VICTIM AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, 41% OF WOMEN AND 26% OF MEN HAVE RE-EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER. AND WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND MEMBER OF THE L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS BY WEARING THE COLOR TEAL DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY STAND TOGETHER IN SO SOLIDARITY COMMITTED TO HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE AND CREATE A SAFER, MORE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL SURVIVORS. NOW THEREFORE, THE MAYOR, KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU, MAYOR VICE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR CURTIS. THANK YOU. I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UM, MAYOR HARKEY AND COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ALL THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. LIST YOUR PHOTO. THANK YOU VERY SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. AND HER LAST PROCLAMATION [3. Proclamation: Fair Housing Month] IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH, AND WE HAVE LARISSA, MISTY, VICKY, AMY, AND RAY FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES AND ANYONE ELSE THIS WAY. YEAH, GUYS. ALRIGHT. WHEREAS APRIL IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND APRIL, 2026 MARKS THE 58TH ANNIVERSARY [00:10:01] OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, WHICH AFFIRMS NATIONAL POLICY OF FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE, RENTAL AND FINANCING OF HOUSING BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, FAMILIES STATUS, OR DISABILITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER PROMISES A COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION OR DISPARATE TREATMENT. WHEREAS ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A CRITICAL FOUNDATION FOR OVERALL WELLBEING, IMPACTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS COMMITTED TO FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL ACTIVELY PROMOTING AWARENESS OF FAIR HOUSING PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECOGNIZES AND VALUES THE EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO SEEK TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO FULL AND FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2026 AS FAIR HOUSING MOUTH. WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK? THANK YOU, MAYOR HARKEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. UM, IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES, WE REALLY DO STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ALL OF OUR TENANTS AND CLIENTS. UM, EVERY YEAR WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES COLLEAGUES, ARE FULLY CERTIFIED AND TRAINED TO KEEP OURSELVES FULLY EDUCATED IN REGARDS TO FAIR HOUSING. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE ANOTHER PHOTO. ALRIGHT. MOVE OVER THIS WAY. KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. YOU GO THE REQUIREMENTS. NOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SHOW YOU? NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. SECOND, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE IS ANOTHER [4. Recognition: Chandler Innovation Fair Winners] FUN ONE. THIS IS RECOGNITION FOR CHANDLER INNOVATION FAIR WINNERS. SO IF I COULD HAVE MIC MICAH MIRANDA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, COME UP AND, AND RECOGNIZE OUR WINNERS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, PRESENT THESE AWARDS. SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED, FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK US OUR SPONSORS WHO WE COULD NOT PUT ON THIS EVENT WITHOUT. SO WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AVNET MICROCHIP, NORTHROP GRUMMAN, NXP, PRIDE GROUP, SRP, GAME TRUCK AND WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ARIZONA. SO THE BUSINESSES THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY REALLY DO GIVE BACK AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT, NOT ONLY IN MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT THE TIME THEY PROVIDE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, CUSD, THEIR STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION ARE GREAT PARTNERS IN PUTTING THIS ON. THEY HAVE REALLY BROUGHT SO MUCH TO THE TABLE, UM, WITH THEM. THIS EVENT HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. UM, AND THE VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE FANTASTIC VOLUNTEERS THAT COME OUT, SPEND SATURDAY MORNING WITH US, UH, HELPING PUT THE EVENT ON. AND, YOU KNOW, UM, ODETTE AND STEPHANIE DO STEPHANIE'S HIDING , UM, DO A GREAT JOB, UH, HELPING TO PUT THIS EVENT ON, BUT WITHOUT THE, UM, SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE DEFINITELY COULDN'T GET THIS GOING. AND THEN LASTLY, BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, ODETTE AND STEPHANIE, THEY PUT IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I THINK THIS YEAR WE HAD OVER 150 VENDORS, PARTICIPANTS 174 BOOSTS THIS YEAR. SO THAT LEVEL OF COORDINATION YEAH, IT, IT'S PHENOMENAL. AND THE TURNOUT, UH, REFLECTS HOW IMPORTANT THIS EVENT IS TO THIS COMMUNITY. WE ESTIMATED THIS YEAR WE HAD OVER 8,000 PARTICIPANTS COME OUT TO THE SCIENCE FAIR. SO IT'S INDICATIVE OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY, UH, VALUE. SO WITH THAT, WE GET TO THE GOOD STUFF. WE GET TO RECOGNIZE OUR SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS. UH, WE HAVE IT IN THREE CATEGORIES, HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND JUNIOR HIGH, OR EXCUSE ME, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND, UM, THESE RECIPIENTS WERE JUDGED AT THE SCIENCE FAIR BY A PANEL OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME OUT AND JUDGED ALL THE EXHIBITS AND SO [00:15:01] FANTASTIC, UH, PARTICIPATION, BUT WE CAN ONLY CHOOSE SIX. SO WE'RE, WE'VE GOT, UH, THOSE HERE TONIGHT AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY. UH, FIRST OFF IS ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP. CAN YOU PLEASE COME DOWN? ALRIGHT. THIS TEAM WAS LED BY MEGAN LARSON, AP CHEMISTRY TEACHER. SO THANK YOU MS. LARSON. UH, THE ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP, UH, STEAM SOCIETY PRESENTED THEIR RESEARCH AS WELL AS SEVERAL POSTERS THAT PLACED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR LAST YEAR. THE BOOTH INCORPORATED SCIENCE WITH CABBAGE JUICE, PH INDICATORS, TECHNOLOGY BUILDING ELECTRIC CHEMICAL CELLS TO POWER LIGHT BULBS, ENGINEERING KITS, HELPING KIDS BUILD MARS ROVERS AND MATHEMATICS WITH MEASURING THE APPROACH DETERMINE HOW MANY M AND MS WERE IN A JAR . SO CONGRATULATIONS TO A CP. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK. ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS. A CP. NEXT UP WE HAVE HAMILTON, ASTROS RESEARCH CLUB. CLUB CLUB. THIS TEAM WAS LED BY DR. NAER AP HONORS AND BIOLOGY TEACHER. THE HAMILTON RESEARCH CLUB BOOTH FEATURED TWO INTERACTIVE SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS. UH, THE FIRST EXHIBIT FEATURED AN INTERACTIVE BIO DEMONSTRATION WHERE KIDS WERE ABLE TO CREATE DOUBLE HELIX MODEL OF DNA USING TWIZZLERSS AND MARSHMALLOWS WHILE THE SECOND EXHIBIT EXPLORED STATIC ELECTRICITY THROUGH A FUN PAPER FISHING EXPERIMENT WITH BALLOON. SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA DO A GROUP WITH EVERYBODY. YOU WANT THE SMALL CHECK? THAT'S THE IMPORTANT ONE. YOU TAKE THE CHECK WE MIGHT HAVE. CONGRATULATIONS HAMILTON. AND NOW WE'RE ONTO OUR JUNIOR HIGH CATEGORY. UH, THE FIRST WINNER IS ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL, LED BY CARRIE MOSS. COME ON UP. A CP MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED SEVERAL WIRE LOOP CIRCUIT GAMES THAT WERE BUILT BY THE FUTURE CITIES CLUB. TO PLAY THE GAME. PARTICIPANTS FOLLOWED A PATH TO COPPER WIRE WITH A WIRE LOOP, TRYING NOT TO LET THE LOOP TOUCH THE WIRE. IF THE LOOP TOUCHED THE WIRE, IT WOULD COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT IN A BUZZER WOULD SOUND OPERATION. ALRIGHT, TAKE HIS LIPPER OUT. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT JUNIOR HIGH WINNER IS BOGLE HIGH. JUNIOR HIGH. THIS TEAM WAS LED BY SARAH TIMMERMAN, EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER. MM-HMM . SO BOGLE SHOWCASED TWO TABLES FEATURING STUDENT WORK FROM THEIR ELECTIVE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING VIBRANT ART PIECES, SCIENCE MODELS, ROBOTIC DESIGNS, AND 3D PRINTING CREATIONS. MM-HMM. ON THE INTERACTIVE SIDE, THE STUDENTS CRAFTED BOGLE BOOKMARKS USING BOGAL ART WITH A DISPLAY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WORK, ADDING DEPTH TO THE EXPERIENCE. A BOGLE BULLDOG COMMUNITY BOARD INVITED ATTENDEES TO CONTRIBUTE PUZZLE PIECES WITH PERSONAL MESSAGES AND DRAWINGS REMINDING EVERYONE OF THE COMMUNITY AT HEART OF WHAT THEY DO. CONGRATULATIONS, BOGLE. ALRIGHT. IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CATEGORY, WE HAVE CHANDLER TRADITIONAL ACADEMY INDEPENDENCE. COME ON UP. THIS TEAM WAS LED BY DEBBIE POZAK, PHD STEM TEACHER. CTA. INDEPENDENCE BELIEVES THAT SCIENCE IS [00:20:01] FANTASTIC, AND THIS IS KIND OF CUTE. AND THIS YEAR'S THEME SUGGESTS THAT THE BOOTH WAS OCEAN THEMED, DECORATED WITH BEACH BACKDROP AND JELLYFISH HANGING THROUGHOUT THE TENT. THE INVITATION TO ENJOY THE RELAXED VIBE AND PARTICIPATE IN TWO EXPERIMENTS. STUDENTS AND FAMILY USE TOOLS TO DIG UP SHELLS IN THE SAND IN ORDER TO CLASSIFY AND SORT THEM TO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES BASED ON TYPE AND FUNCTION. PARTICIPANTS COULD ALSO BUILD THEIR OWN FLOTATION DEVICE AND HYPOTHESIZE HOW MANY MARBLES OR PENNIES THEIR BOAT COULD HOLD BEFORE SINKING. IN ADDITION, FAMILIES COULD USE THEIR PHONES TO VIEW GRADE LEVEL AND INDIVIDUAL SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS USING QR CODES SET ALONG THE BATCH ROCK TO A BEACH SCENE. SO, CONGRATULATIONS. CTA INDEPENDENT MAYOR. WEREN'T YOU A BIOLOGY MAJOR? . YOU COULD CLASSIFY ALL THESE ANIMALS AND SHELLS AND STUFF, I BET. RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS SHUMWAY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SWAY HERE LED BY MIRANDA SIGNS, THE STUDENTS STUDENT LED BOOST SHOWCASED ITS LEGO ROBOTICS CLUB, VEX ROBOTICS CLUB STUDENT ART CLUB GALLERY IN VARIOUS SCIENCE FAIR AND PERSONAL LOCATION. BEACON PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATION ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS. GUESTS SHUMWAY LEADERSHIP BOOTH CREATED GLOW IN THE DARK CONSTELLATIONS WHILE THE SIXTH GRADE SCIENCES FUND TEAM EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHOSPHORESCENCE AND FLUORESCENCE. OTHER SHUMWAY STAR STUDENTS LED DEMONSTRATIONS ON LIGHT POLARIZATION IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS USE SPECIAL GLASSES AND CHEMICAL COLOR CHANGING PAPER TO EXPLAIN HOW DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS OF UV LIGHT ARE ABSORBED STEM IS SHINING BRIGHTLY AT SUBWAY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. YOUNG PEOPLE, FRONT YOUNG PEOPLE. OH, ETTE. HE'S LOOKING FOR THE BACKGROUND. I'M SORRY. I'M SURE. YEAH. STEPHANIE USED TO BELONG. NOWHERE DID WE GET A COUPLE OF YOU GUYS ON? NICE CHECK. PLEASE KEEP GOOD. FANTASTIC. FORMIDABLE. YEAH. YES, SHANNON. GET IN THERE. ALL JOB. ALRIGHT, FUTURE IS THERE. AND TO WRAP IT UP, I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME TO SUPPORT IN PUTTING ON THIS EVENT. UM, STAFF REALLY DOES APPRECIATE ALL YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT IN TRACKING DOWN SPONSORS AND SHOWING UP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. BOY, THAT IS ALWAYS SUCH A GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU STAFF. THANK YOU COUNSEL, FOR CONTINUING TO ALLOW THIS TO GROW AND BE AN AMAZING EVENT. NEXT DOOR IN OUR AGENDA, OUR [ 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.] CONSENT ITEM CALLED OUT ITEMS. WE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE, BUT I DO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT. ONE OF THE ITEMS ON HERE, NOT CALLED OUT, HAS TO DO WITH AN A PS UH, ELECTION AS PART OF HAVING SERVICES UTILITIES IN OUR CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME AND PLEASE STAND JESSICA PERRY AND PATRICK CARLSON FROM A PS. I KNOW THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE HERE THAT, UH, HAS SOMETHING ON CONSENT. AND IF WE DO NOT CALL IT FORTH, IT JUST MEANS THAT WE UNDERSTAND IT AND WE'LL BE VOTING ON A THURSDAY. SO WE, WE BELIEVE WE UNDERSTAND IT ENOUGH THAT WE DON'T NEED TO ASK STAFF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ISSUE. [00:25:01] OH, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, WE NEED TO BRING THEM UP. NOT AS . YOU JUST MADE PATRICK'S HEART. GO . WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WAS CALLED [9. Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5159, Regarding Drink or Food Tampering Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5159, amending the Code of the City of Chandler, Chapter 11, by adding Section 11-20, Drink or Food Tampering. Council Focus Area(s):] IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE INTRODUCTION AND TENTATIVE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 51 59 REGARDING DRINK OR FOOD TAMPERING. SO, UM, TONE KYLE, YOU'RE GONNA ADDRESS THIS. GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT COVERING FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY WHO'S IN DC FOR THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. UM, THIS ORDINANCE WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND SEEKS TO, UH, ADD A COUPLE OF SECTIONS TO OUR CHAPTER 11 OF OUR CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT TAMPERING WITH A PERSON'S DRINK OR FOOD. WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW. IT HAS TWO PIECES TO THIS SECTION. ONE IS ON DEFINITIONS AND THE OTHER IS THE, THE PROHIBITION. WE'RE GONNA JUMP RIGHT THAT RIGHT THERE. BUT FIRST, NOTICE THAT DRINK MEANS ANY BEVERAGE, UH, WHETHER ALCOHOLIC OR NON-ALCOHOLIC. AND THEN THE OFFENSE IS THAT IT WILL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO KNOWINGLY INTRODUCE INTO A DRINK OF FOOD OR ANOTHER, OR ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE ANY INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUG WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THAT OTHER PERSON. THE PENALTIES ARE THE DEFAULT PENALTIES THAT ARE IN THE CITY CODE, WHICH WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD BE CLASS ONE MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY UP TO $2,500 FINE, SIX MONTHS INCARCERATION AND OR THREE YEARS. NOW THIS, UH, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, ARIZONA LAW DOES MAKE IT A FELONY INTRODUCE INTOXICATING LIQUORS, NARCOTIC DRUGS OR DANGEROUS DRUGS INTO A PERSON'S FOOD OR DRINK AND MAKES IT A CLASS, UH, CLASS SIX FELONY. HOWEVER, THERE IS, UH, ONE AREA THAT WHERE THERE'S, IF, IF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TURNS THIS DOWN FOR PROSECUTING AS A FELONY, THAT WOULD LEAVE THIS DUE CODE BEING PROPOSED TO LEAVE OUR CITY A PROSECUTOR ABLE TO PROSECUTE AS A MISDEMEANOR. ANOTHER THING IS THAT UNDER STATE LAW, THERE IS NO ATTEMPT IN THIS, IN THE STATE STATUTE. SO WE WOULD BE ADDING ATTEMPTED, UH, DRINK SPIKING FOOD, SPIKING TAMPERING IF THIS WERE PASSED. THIS WOULD PROVIDE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FOR MISDEMEANOR LEVEL VIOLATIONS. IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO, UH, HAVE EARLY INTER TAKE EARLY INTERVENTION IF THEY SAW ATTEMPTS TO, UH, TAMPER WITH ONE'S, UH, DRINK OR FOOD. AND, UM, AND HOPEFULLY, UH, BE ABLE TO MAKE IT A SAFER IN CHANDLER. UM, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. LET'S START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON WHO BROUGHT THIS FORTH. UM, THANK YOU TO THANK YOU, MAYOR. I REALLY WAS JUST HOPING TO HAVE THAT EXPLANATION OF WHAT GAP THAT THIS FILLS AND THEN TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND, UM, APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. OTHER, OTHER COMMENTS? UH, I'LL JUST, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I'LL JUST MAKE COMMENT. UM, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER POLSON FOR SHINING LIGHT ON THIS, ON THIS VERY ISSUE. UM, I STARTED WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGERS, CITY ATTORNEY MANY, MANY MONTHS AGO TO, TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE'RE A GROWING CITY AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD ADDITIONAL TOOLS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS, UM, ISSUES THAT COULD HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I WANTED THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO GO AFTER IT. UH, WE KNOW THAT, UM, OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO BE INUNDATED WITH, UM, COLLEGE CAMPUSES, UM, AND NEW RESIDENTS. AND I JUST WANNA REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED. AND TYPICALLY WITH THESE TYPE OF THINGS, YOU ONLY HAVE ABOUT 24 HOURS TO SOLVE IT. IF YOU DON'T SOLVE IT IN 24 HOURS, IT KIND OF JUST, JUST GOES AWAY. AND SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON FOR JUST EVEN, YOU KNOW, SHINING MORE LIGHT ON IT. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UH, AND, AND, AND COUNCIL AND MAYOR, THANK YOU GUYS FOR, UM, UM, TAKING THIS SERIOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR YOUR GUYS WORK ON IT AND STAFF. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, THOSE ARE, THAT WAS THE ONLY ITEM CALLED IN TONIGHT. THANK YOU STAFF FOR HAVING A VERY UNDERSTANDABLE AND CLEAR AGENDA THAT AS WE LOOKED OVER WE WERE ABLE TO CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING AND ARE CLEAR. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION TONIGHT, AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL ON THURSDAY. * 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.