Apr 20, 2026 City Council Study Session 04/20/2026

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GOOD EVENING, AND

[ Call to Order]

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A COUPLE MINUTES LATE.

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

MAYOR HARKEY HERE.

VICE MAYOR ENCINAS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO HERE.

YEAH.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA

[1. Proclamation: National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day]

ALL RIGHT.

FIRST UP FOR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IF ASSISTANT CHIEF PEREZ CAN COME UP AND JOIN US.

WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF DESIGNATED MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH MAY 15TH FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.

AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION.

AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS, AND SACRIFICES OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND WEAK AGAINST DEPRESSION.

AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT UNCEASINGLY PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ARE DESERVING OF BEING HONORED AS HEROES.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO HEAR I PROCLAIM MAY 10TH THROUGH MAY 16TH, 2026, AND MAY 15TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN DC DC WITH YOU AND OUR DEPARTMENT TWO OR THREE TIMES.

IT'S, IT'S A VERY MOVING, UH, OCCASION TO BE THERE WHEN LAW OFFICERS FROM AROUND THE NATION, UH, BIKE IN OR, OR DRIVE IN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOSSES EXPERIENCE.

SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? WELL, I HAVEN'T PREPARED ANYTHING, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, TO THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR.

UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES AS WELL.

UH, WE'D JUST LIKE TO THANK, UM, REALLY THE, THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER BECAUSE WE COULDN'T DO OUR JOB WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE CITIZENS.

REALLY, THE PEOPLE ARE THE POLICE AND, AND POLICE ARE THE PEOPLE.

SO WE'RE JUST VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY FROM, NOT ONLY FROM OUR ELECTED, BUT ALSO FROM THE CITIZENS AT LARGE.

AND, UM, OFTENTIMES IT IS, IT IS TROUBLING WHEN WE HAVE TO, UH, BURY ONE OF OUR OWN.

AND WE'VE HAD A NUMBER HERE WITHIN CHANDLER, BUT, UM, THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER, A LITTLE BIT SOFTER WHEN WE HAVE THE SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION

[2. Proclamation: Water Safety Month]

IF CHRIS SMITH, UH, CAN COME FORTH, AND IF HE'D BE ACCOMPANIED BY CHANDLER AQUATICS, FIRE AND POLICE TEAM MEMBERS.

ALL RIGHT.

IS THIS FOR ME? MINE HAS A LOT OF HARD WORDS.

ALRIGHT, ARE WE READY? EXCUSE ME A SEC.

I CAME PREPARED.

I'M SORRY.

.

OKAY.

WHEREAS CHANDLER CELEBRATES SWIMMING AND AQUATIC RELATED ACTIVITIES AS A SOURCE OF RECREATION, RELAXATION, AND CONNECTION, ENRICHING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND OVERALL WELLBEING OF RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.

AND

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AND WHEREAS IT IS CRUCIAL TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN LAYERS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING ADULT SUPERVISION, VARIOUS AROUND BODIES OF WATER CLASSES LIKE LEARN TO SWIM AND CPR LESSONS AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICES FOR ALL NON-SWIMMERS.

AND WHEREAS WATER HAZARDS CAN BE FOUND IN EVERYDAY PLACES FROM BACKYARD POOLS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LAKES TO BATHTUBS AND BUCKETS, MAKING VIGILANCE AND PREPAREDNESS ESSENTIAL AT ALL TIMES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S AQUATICS, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE UNITED IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

NOW, THE NOW THEREFORE I ON BEHALF OF KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2026 AS WATER SAFETY MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE BY LEARNING WATER SAFETY GUIDELINES AND PLEDGING TO BE A WATER WATCHER WHEN PARTICIPATING IN RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITIES IN THE COMPANY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS, UH, UPCOMING WATER SAFETY MONTH.

AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE HERE IN CHANDLER TO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH AQUATICS, POLICE AND FIRE.

WE REALLY WORK YEAR ROUND, UM, TO PUT ON THESE WATER SAFETY EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND JUST GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO PREVENT DROWNING.

SO THAT'S THE ABCDS OF WATER SAFETY AND OUR UPDATED, UH, UH, STRENGTHENING OF POOL RULES AT OUR SITES THIS SUMMER.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THE SUMMER ROLLING AND SEE ALL OF YOU OUT AT OUR SITES.

GREAT.

ALRIGHT.

LIST YOU A PHOTO.

THANK YOU.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, BEFORE THIS, BEFORE THIS FINE GENTLEMAN LEAVES US, UH, BLASER HAS SERVED THE CITY FOR 25 YEARS.

HE'S HAD A PRETTY STORIED CAREER FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO CITY OF CHANDLER.

YOU'VE SERVED IN QUITE A FEW ROLES, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS GONNA BE YOUR LAST MEETING WITH US.

THAT IS CORRECT.

WELL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BRING THE CONFIDENCE AND, AND THE CONFIDENCE YOU FURTHERED OF US HAVING IN OUR, IN OUR, UH, SWORN AND, AND CERTAINLY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? SURE.

I WOULD.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR CITY MANAGEMENT, UH, FOR ALLOWING ME THE 25 YEARS THAT I HAD, UH, TO GRACE THIS COMMUNITY.

UM, I PUT ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET.

CHANDLER WAS WHERE I WANTED TO WORK 'CAUSE I LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

UH, AND I WANTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT, UH, THAT I WOULD RUN INTO AT THE MALLS, AT THE GROCERY STORE, ANY PLACE ELSE.

UH, WHEN SOMEBODY LOSES THEIR LIFE AS A FIREFIGHTER, WE, WE TAKE IT PERSONALLY BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN, UM, SAVE EVERYONE.

UH, BUT WE KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

UM, THIS WATER PREVENTION OR THE WATER SAFETY, UH, MONTH, UH, MEANS A LOT BECAUSE I TOLD YOU, I SAID THIS LAST YEAR, THAT IT'S A COMMUNITY'S EFFORT.

IT'S NOT JUST POLICE, FIRE AND AQUATICS.

WE ALL HAVE TO WATCH OVER OUR COMMUNITY, OUR LOVED ONES.

AND I KNOW THAT POLICE, WHEN WE GO AND ASK THE POLICE OFFICER, THEY SIT IN THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT THAT THEY HAVE, THEY'RE FACING THE FRONT DOOR.

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS A FIREFIGHTER WALKING UP A BUILDING.

I SEE THE WHAT KIND OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHERE THE, WHERE THE, UH, THE A ED IS IN THAT LOCATION AS PARENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY'RE, THEY HAVE A POOL.

IT'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR CHILDREN AT ALL TIME.

UM, I HOPE THAT WE WILL NEVER, EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TRAGEDY OF A DROWNING HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER EVER AGAIN.

BUT WE KNOW THAT, UH, ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN.

AND AS A POLICE OFFICER, AS A FIREFIGHTER, WE ARE THERE TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE, UH, TO SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER 25 YEARS.

AND I, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER.

AND I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

SO, UH, I HOPE TO RUN ACROSS YOU WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE.

SO, THANK YOU,

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MAYOR, CAN I, CAN I TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE REAL QUICK? CAN I, CAN I THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR BEING THERE FOR MY FAMILY, THE NIGHT THAT MY SON PASSED AWAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US.

APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I WAS GONNA GRAB ONE MORE PHOTO WITH YOU, BUT HE'S ALREADY OUT THE DOOR.

COME BACK HERE FOR PHOTO WITH US.

OH, NO.

IF YOU'RE, COME ON COUNCIL, GET IN HERE.

THANKS AGAIN.

WE DO HAVE ONE MORE

[3. Proclamation: Earth Day]

EARTH DAY.

IF THEO ENGLAND AND DEREK GERSON CAN JOIN US.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS ENRICHED BY ITS ENVIRONMENTAL BEAUTY AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES, WHICH ENHANCE THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, WHILE PROVIDING VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA GROWTH AND PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL HABITAT FOR, FOR WILDLIFE.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER AND HIS RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, THE COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF USING NATURAL RESOURCES WISELY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS ADOPTED STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE IMPACTS, CONSERVE WATER AND ENERGY, REDUCE WASTE, PRESERVE, AND EXPAND OUR URBAN TREE CANOPY, AND PURSUE RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATIVES.

AND WHEREAS EARTH DAY ACKNOWLEDGES POSITIVE PROGRESS MADE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS, THE DEDICATION TO CLIMATE LITERACY, AND DEEPENS OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER URGES ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND RENEW OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE CHANDLER RESIDENTS.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR KEVIN HARTKE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22ND, 2026 AS EARTH DAY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HELPING MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY HERE AT THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

UM, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO EITHER WORK FOR OR LIVE IN A CITY THAT IS SO DEDICATED TO SECURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ITS RESIDENTS.

UH, I AM HERE, I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT THE CHANDLER NATURE CENTER, A PLACE WHERE WE ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE, LIFELONG LEARNING AND APPRECIATION FOR OUR NATURAL SONO AND DESERT ENVIRONMENT.

UH, THE PROCLAMATION HERE WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR THE NEXT YEAR AT THE CHANDLER NATURE CENTER.

SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME BY AND SEE IT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, LET'S DO A PHOTO.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

SEE AT THE NATURE CENTER.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCES COUNCIL, BEFORE WE GET INTO, CALLED IN ITEMS FOR FURTHER ELABORATION AND UNDERSTANDING, DO WANNA INTRODUCE, WE HAVE OUR TEEN ADVISORY GROUP, TAG TAG, VOLUNTEERS.

SO IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE STAND, AND

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COUNSEL WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PHOTO WITH YOU ALL UP IN FRONT HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND, UH, BEING PART OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

WHAT DOES STAND FOR? WHAT'S, UH, TAG STANDS FOR? TEEN ADVISORY GROUP.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL.

COUNCIL, AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S JUST

[ 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.]

[11. Referral of Proposed Amendments to Articles II and IX of the City Charter to Voters at the November 3, 2026 General Election Move City Council approve Resolution Nos. 6001, 6002, and 6003, referring three amendments to Article II of the city charter, and Resolution No. 6004, referring one amendment to Article IX of the city charter, to the voters of the City of Chandler at the November 3, 2026 general election. ]

FIRST IS BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

QUESTIONS ON ITEM 11.

REFERRAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE TWO AND NINE OF THE CITY CHARTER TO VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, GENERAL ELECTION.

UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, RYAN PETERS OVER HERE, MAN.

OH, THERE HE IS.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB.

HERE'S HOW LONG YOU'D LOOK AROUND FOR ME.

YEAH, I WOULD'VE KEPT LOOKING.

HE'S JUST OVER THERE.

SO, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE CHARTER.

AS YOU KNOW, WE SPENT, UH, MANY HOURS AND MONTHS OVER THE COURSE OF LATE LAST YEAR AND THEN EARLY THIS YEAR TALKING ABOUT THE PRODUCT BACK IN, UM, I SUPPOSE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

UH, WE IDENTIFIED, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU ON WHICH OF THOSE YOU SHOULD PRIORITIZE FROM A STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE.

AND FROM THERE WE TOOK COUNCIL CONSENSUS IDENTIFIED FOUR THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, UH, PRESENTED BACK TO COUNCIL FOR VOTING ACTION TO BE ULTIMATELY PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER, 2026, UH, GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.

UM, THOSE FOUR ITEMS INCLUDE THE SELECTION OF THE VICE MAYOR, UH, TERM, UH, BEGINS IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR.

THE SECOND ITEM RELATES TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.

THE THIRD HAS TO DO WITH, UH, TWO READINGS GOING FROM TWO READINGS TO ONE READING ON ORDINANCES, PRESERVING, UH, THE COUNCIL DESIRE TO MAINTAIN A SECOND READING EXPECTATION IN CITY CODE.

AND THEN THE FOURTH IS, UH, SHOOT, FOURTH IS HIDDEN.

UM, OH, THE TO RUN.

OKAY, SO THE RESIGN TO RUN, UH, JUST CLARIFYING THAT RESIGNING TO RUN HAPPENS, UM, WHEN THE PETITIONS ARE FILED, UM, AND NOT NECESSARILY WHEN YOU DRAW THE PAPERWORK.

SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE TOOK COUNCIL CONSENSUS ON, UM, BACK IN THAT WORK SESSION.

AND THOSE ITEMS ARE PRESENTED TO YOU AS ONE AGENDA ITEM, BUT FOUR DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS.

SO THERE COULD BE FOUR DIFFERENT VOTING OPPORTUNITIES.

SHOULD, UM, COUNCIL DISAGREE ON ONE OR ALL OR ANY OF THEM, UM, GOING FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN ORLANDO? YEAH, MAYOR, THANKS.

I JUST WANT TO GET A CLARIFICATION.

YOU AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AS WELL AS THE, THE ATTORNEY.

UM, UH, UH, THE CHARTERS RELATE IN A LOT OF AREAS AND IT WEAVES IN, AND THERE'S A SECTION HERE, 2.13 ACTION REQUIRING ORDINANCE THAT SPELLS OUT PREDOMINANTLY FINES AND PENALTIES, TAXES, REVENUE, LAND, PURCHASING, UM, LEVY ASSESSMENTS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HEART OF THE MATTER THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT.

UH, THAT SHOULD BE TWO READINGS OF AN ORDINANCE.

UM, AND WE NEVER REALLY DISCUSSED THESE PARTICULAR ITEMS HERE.

SO WHAT ARE WE CODIFYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE AT LEAST TWO READINGS, AT LEAST IN MY MIND FROM THE DISCUSSION WE HAD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THAT THESE KEY AREAS WILL HAVE TWO READINGS.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

MY RECOMMENDATION SHOULD THE CHANDLER VOTE HAS AGREED TO APPROVE THESE AMENDMENTS IN NOVEMBER, THAT WE VERY QUICKLY ADOPT A CITY CODE, UM, THAT GIVES THAT DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON WHICH ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MAINTAINED FOR TWO READINGS, AND THEN THOSE THAT, UM, SO BUSINESS RELATED ITEMS, LAND USE CASES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, THAT WAS THE MOTIVATION FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION.

UM, SO THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, UH, YOU KNOW, FINES, TAXES, UH, ANYTHING THAT'S IN THAT SECTION 2.13, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD PICK AND CHOOSE, GIVE A MENU OF WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A SECOND READING, BUT THAT WOULD BE, UM, THAT VISION OR THAT THAT EXPECTATION WOULD BE SET IN CITY CODE.

SO WE'D BE COMING BACK WITH THE CODE TO CLARIFY WHAT, WHAT'S ON THAT CODE THAT WE WOULD GET A SECOND READING ON.

RIGHT.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION THERE.

SO THE OTHER QUESTION IS THIS MINOR, BUT HOW DID WE EVER START GIVING SECOND READINGS ON PLATS? IS THAT REQUIRED BY STATE LAW MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? MY UNDERSTANDING IS STATE STATUTE DOES DECLARE ORDINANCES REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.

I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THEM OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I'M GONNA, WHEN WE WE, WHEN WE WE GO THROUGH THIS.

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS EXERCISE, WE NEED TO GET A COPY OF THAT SO WE'RE CLEAR ON WHAT THOSE ARE TOO.

'CAUSE IF A, IF STATE LAW REQUIRES TWO READINGS,

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IF THE STATE LAW REQUIRES TWO READINGS, THEN WILL NOT BE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? THAT'S CORRECT.

I, I CAN'T OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THINK OF ANY INSTANCES WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES TWO READINGS OTHER THAN STUFF ASSOCIATED WITH, UM, UTILITY FEES AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT, OKAY.

THE WAY THEY, THE NOMENCLATURE THEY USE IN STATUTE REFERENCES ORDINANCES A LOT AND NOT NECESSARILY RESOLUTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS MAYOR.

I'M NOT GONNA BELABOR IT.

WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE VOTERS DECIDE ON THIS ONE.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

YEAH.

AND THIS, THIS MIGHT BE MORE FOR THE ATTORNEY.

IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME AS YOU WERE SPEAKING, IF, IF WE'RE WRITING CODE THAT COMES AFTER OUR VOTERS HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED A CHARTER AMENDMENT, WOULDN'T THE CODE THEN BE IN CONFLICT WITH WHAT OUR CHARTER AMENDMENT SAYS? I GUESS IN MY HEAD, I HAD THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY BE WRITING THAT CHARTER QUESTION TO INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE, THAT THERE MIGHT BE, UM, EXCEPTIONS.

MAYOR, IF I MAY, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POST AND THE WAY THE LANGUAGE LANGUAGES PROPOSED RIGHT NOW TO GO TO THE VOTERS ON THE CHARTER, IT WOULD GET THAT AUTHORIZES THE COUNCIL, IT WOULD REQUIRE JUST ONE READ, BUT AUTHORIZES THE COUNCIL TO REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE READ FOR THE CERTAIN MATTERS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY FEEL REQUIRE TO, TO READINGS.

OKAY.

SO THE LANGUAGE WOULD BE IN THE CHARTER QUESTION THEN IT, AND SPECIFIC TO WHICH ITEMS? NO, IT WOULDN'T BE WHICH ITEM.

UM, THAT WOULD BE FOR THE COUNCIL DECISION, UM, THROUGH AN ORDINANCE.

AND SO IT WOULD JUST AUTHORIZE US TO HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION? CORRECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCILMAN ORLANDO.

CLARIFY, BUT THAT'S NOT IN THE CHARTER LANGUAGE.

GOING TO THE VOTERS THOUGH, IF I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, BECAUSE THE, THE CHARTER LANGUAGE THAT WOULD GO TO THE VOTERS STILL GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY.

IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.

YOU CANNOT ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE CHARTER, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY ADOPT ORDINANCES THAT ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE CHARTER.

OKAY.

YEAH, I JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, AS AS THIS IS AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE SO THAT FUTURE COUNCILS UNDERSTAND THIS AND THEY'RE NOT REFERRING BACK TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT THAT IS.

SO, UH, PLEASE TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THAT.

AND IF WE NEED TO COME AND AMEND THIS, WE STILL HAVE TILL JUNE, I BELIEVE, TO ON THE, WE CERTAINLY HAVE MAY, IF NOT, OR THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE TO, UH, PROCEED WITH US.

YES, MAYOR.

THAT'S CORRECT.

JUNE EIGHT IS THE DEADLINE TO PROVIDE BALLOT LANGUAGE TO THE COUNTY.

OKAY.

SO YOU'LL FOLLOW IF THERE, IF THERE'S SOME CHANGES, ESSENTIAL, LET US PLEASE LOOK AT THAT BEFORE THURSDAY AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS, UH, DEFER THIS AT A TIME.

BUT IF YOU'RE CONFIDENT IN IT THAT IT ALLOWS US, BUT IT'S THE CLEAREST POSSIBLE, THEN I GUESS THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

ABSOLUTELY.

COUNCIL OR MAYOR, WE WILL DO SO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM UP.

[12. Resolution No. 5998, Approving Fiscal Year 2026-2027 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Funds and Execute Related Contracts and Subrecipient Agreements Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5998 approving and authorizing the City Manager to allocate Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2026-2027 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) Funds; authorizing execution of all contracts and subrecipient agreements; and authorizing the City Manager to take all action necessary or prudent to implement the adopted FY 2026-2027 HOME funding allocations. Council Focus Area(s):]

[13. Resolution No. 5997, Approving submission to the Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Execute Related Contracts and Subrecipient Agreements Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5997 approving and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute and submit the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Fiscal Year ("FY") 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"); authorizing execution of all contracts and subrecipient agreements; and authorizing the City Manager to take all action necessary or prudent to implement the approved FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan. Council Focus Area(s):]

[14. Resolution No. 5995, Approving $160,000 of Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds to an Existing Contract with FSL Home Improvements, Inc. to Continue to Provide Homeowner Rehabilitation Services to Low- and Moderate-Income Chandler Residents Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5995, amending the existing contract (A-2022-1162) with FSL Home Improvements, Inc. (FSL) to provide continued support for the City of Chandler’s Homeowner Rehabilitation Program, increasing the funding by $160,000 and revising the not to exceed amount to $1,094,981; and further authorizing the City Manager to take all action necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this Resolution. Council Focus Area(s):]

[15. Agreements for Sober Recovery Housing Services Move City Council approve Agreement No. NR6-952-5024, with Alliance Sober Homes, LLC, House of Hope Behavior Health, LLC, P and AG Sober Living, LLC, Plugged In Recovery, LLC, and Valley Premier Care, LLC, for sober recovery housing services, in a combined total amount not to exceed $250,000, for the period of May 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with the option of up to four one-year extensions. Council Focus Area(s):]

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UH, REEN BUCK AND FRIENDS ARE GOING TO, FROM NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, RESOURCES ARE GOING TO TALK TO US, UH, ABOUT SOME, UH, FUNDS AND RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO BLOCK GRANTS AND OTHER WAYS THAT WE ARE ASSISTING THE COMMUNITY AND NONPROFITS PROCEED.

OKAY.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE SLIDES UP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON ITEMS 12 THROUGH 15.

AND IN FACT, RYAN WILL BE PICKING UP ON ITEM 15.

SO I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT RESOLUTION 59 98, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE, UM, FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS THAT WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS IS TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES HERE WITHIN THE CITY.

AND WE PLAN ON, UH, DIRECTING THESE FUNDS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR TOWARD THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WE PROVIDE TO CHANDLER RESIDENTS, UH, WHO HAVE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.

THE NEXT RESOLUTION ITEM IS NINE, UH, 59 97, RELATED TO OUR RECEIPT OF, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUAD GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS.

SO WE ARE SEEKING COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE, OH, THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY.

GO BACK.

GO BACK.

WE'RE RIGHT THERE.

NOPE, ACTUALLY I WENT THROUGH IT SO QUICK.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS,

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CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

SO NOW WE ARE SEEKING COUNCIL APPROVAL ON THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR SUBMISSION OF, UM, THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO HUD.

THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SERVES AS A PREREQUISITE FOR RECEIPT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CWG FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

WE HAVE INCLUDED THOSE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS IS TO DEVELOP VIABLE, UH, COMMUNITIES, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF CHANDLER BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO SUPPORT DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, ALL WITH THE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.

YOU CAN SEE BEFORE YOU, UM, HOW WE PLAN ON ACTUALLY, UH, DIRECTING THOSE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS BOTH TO PUBLIC SERVICES AS WELL AS CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE RESOLUTION 59 95, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT DOES RECEIVE, UM, UH, SUPPORT FROM CDBG TO ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS. IT ACTUALLY IS THE HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS HOMEOWNERS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TO HELP WITH, UH, IMMEDIATE NEEDS WITHIN THEIR HOME TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN REMAIN WITHIN THEIR HOME AND LIVE IN A SAFE, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

UM, THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING SUPPORT TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT THAT THE CITY HAS WITH F-S-L-F-S-L.

HOME IMPROVEMENT IS, UH, A PROVIDER, A VENDOR OF SORTS, UM, THAT PROVIDES SUBCONTRACTED MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND OVERSIGHT TO THE REHABILITATION SERVICES TO CHANDLER HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.

I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE TYPES OF WORK THAT ARE, UM, PROVIDED IN PARTICIPATION OF THIS PROGRAM.

ANYWHERE FROM HVAC REPLACEMENT AND, UH, REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR REPLACEMENT.

UM, MOST NOTABLY, UM, AND HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN THIS PICTURE IS ALSO, UM, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN A HOMEOWNER'S HOME, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE A DA ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS THAT A HOMEOWNER MAY HAVE.

SO YOU HEAR, SEE HERE, A CHAIR LIFT THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY INSTALLED.

AND THEN NEXT SLIDE HERE SHOWS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM.

THERE ARE SEVERAL, UH, REQUIREMENTS.

THESE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE USED TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS.

UM, BUT IT IS, UH, A HUGE BENEFIT, UM, THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THESE HIGHLIGHTED PICTURES AS WELL.

SO, AGAIN, UH, IMPROVING LIVABILITY WITHIN THE HOME, BUT ALSO AS THIS PICTURE SHOWS, HIGHLIGHTING HOW IT BENEFITS ITS NEIGHBORS AS WELL THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION.

UM, PROVIDING EXTERIOR PAINT WHEN NECESSARY.

LAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY, UH, SERVED 33 HOUSEHOLDS, UH, THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

AND HIGHLIGHTED HERE ARE A FEW OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS, BOTH BY INCOME, GEOGRAPHIC, UH, DISTRIBUTION, WHERE THEY RESIDE AS WELL AS AGE.

AND I WILL JUST NOTE THAT 70% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE SERVED LAST YEAR WERE 62 YEARS OF AGE AND ABOVE.

UM, THIS SLIDE ACTUALLY PROVIDES ONE OF THE TESTIMONIALS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FROM A RESIDENT WHO HAD RECEIVED OUR ASSISTANCE.

I THINK IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE BENEFITS TO THE CHANDLER RESIDENTS AND THE WORK THAT IS DONE BOTH WITH OUR PARTNERS AT FSL AS WELL AS WITH OUR CITY STAFF IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM.

SO I, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A VERY HEARTWARMING, UH, TESTIMONIAL AND ONE THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE PROGRAM AND ITS BENEFITS.

SO HOW CAN CHANDLER RESIDENTS LEARN MORE? UM, BOTH, UH, BY, BY WORD OF MOUTH, UH, PRIMARILY THROUGH NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.

MANY TIMES WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS WHO ARE APPLYING THAT THEY HAVE A, A NEIGHBOR OR A FRIEND WHO HAD ALREADY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE AND THEY WANTED TO LEARN MORE AND SEE IF THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM.

WE ALSO HAVE STAFF WHO GO OUT TO A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND, UH, PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

AND WE ALSO RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION WHEN THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE IN TERMS OF A POTENTIAL CODE COMPLIANCE.

AND THEY WILL INQUIRE WITH US OR POINT HOMEOWNERS TO US TO SEE IF ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROVIDED IN THAT WAY.

AT TIMES.

WE ARE ALSO, UM, HANDING OUT DOOR HANGERS, UH, IN AN EFFORT TO ALSO RAISE AWARENESS, AND SOMETIMES WE WORK WITH OTHER TEAM MEMBERS TO GET THOSE DISTRIBUTED

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UM, WE DO HAVE A PHONE NUMBER HERE ON THE SLIDE IF INDIVIDUALS ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A QR CODE THAT TAKES YOU TO THE WEBSITE.

AND NEXT, UM, WE WILL HAVE RYAN ALCH SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAREN BEFORE I SEND HER OFF? WELL, I WAS GONNA GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

I WAS GONNA WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU FINISH, UM, TO KIND OF BRING IT ALL TOGETHER.

I, I THINK I THOUGHT MISS, MISS KAREN DID AN AMAZING JOB AND INTO PRETTY MUCH ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.

BUT REALLY, TRULY, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE ARE DOING AMAZING JOB IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH HUD AND HOW DO WE UTILIZE THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN IT WAS PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE QUESTIONING WHY WE TAKE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO PUT THEM INTO PROGRAMS LIKE THAT.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIGHLIGHT, UH, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT? BECAUSE THEY, THE NEED IS THERE, NUMBER ONE.

AND THEN SECOND, WE SEE THE RESULTS AND WE KEEP ABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE INTO THEIR HOMES AND ALSO HELP THEM TO HAVE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO APPRECIATE THAT.

PERFECT.

AND WE JUST SO APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HUD AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, UM, SINCE THE RELEASE OF THIS MEMO THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE HUD ALLOCATION AND THE NUMBERS I SHOWED YOU HAVE THE APPLIED CONTINGENCY, SO THE ACTUAL NUMBERS THAT WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING WITH FEDERAL FUNDS NEXT YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED NEARLY $13,000 INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FUNDING.

UM, AND A, A VERY SLIGHT DECLINE, $1,200 THROUGH THE HOME DOLLARS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, CONTINUING TO DO GOOD WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY.

YEAH, RYAN.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANKS FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.

SO THIS NEXT ITEM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET IT BACK.

OH, PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

SO THIS NEXT ITEM IS ABOUT, UM, SOME AGREEMENTS THAT WE WILL BE ENTERING INTO WITH SOBER LIVING, UH, PROVIDERS.

SO WE PUT OUT AN RFP TO CONTRACT WITH, WITH, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SOBER LIVING SERVICES.

AND THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED AND ALSO TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO AFTER THEY'VE BECOME SOBER.

SO MAYBE THEY'VE GONE TO DETOX, UM, BUT BUT CANNOT GO HOME OR DID NOT HAVE A HOME TO RETURN TO WHILE THEY START TO BUILD THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND THEN MOVE ON TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

SO WE PUT OUT AN RFP.

AS I SAID, WE SELECTED, UH, FIVE LICENSED FACILITIES.

ALL OF THEM ARE LICENSED AS REQUIRED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.

THAT LICENSING, UH, CAME TO BEAR IN 2019.

UM, THROUGH THOSE FIVE FACILITIES, WE WILL HAVE 170 THROUGH THE, I'M SORRY.

YEAH, THROUGH THE FIVE PROVIDERS.

WE WILL HAVE 176 BEDS.

THOSE WILL BE IN FIVE DIFFERENT, OH, I'M SORRY, I I HAVE TO RECALCULATE.

IT WAS 10 19, SORRY.

I PUT A WRONG NUMBER HERE.

19 HOMES WITH 176 BEDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US, UM, WHEN WE NEED THEM.

UH, SO FAR TO DATE IN, IN THE, IN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN ABOUT THE RIGHT NUMBER OF AVAILABLE BEDS, WE'VE NEVER HAD TO TURN ANYBODY AWAY WHEN WE HAVE AN ELIGIBLE CLIENT.

UM, AND ALL OF THAT REFERRAL IS HANDLED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATION TEAM.

SOME OF THE SELECTION CRITERIA WHEN WE WERE, UH, SELECTING VENDORS WHERE AGAIN, THEY NEEDED TO BE LICENSED, BUT WE ALSO, THINGS LOOKED AT THINGS LIKE HAVING MANAGERS ON SITE, HAVING CONGREGATE KITCHEN FACILITIES, HAVING FREE WIFI LAUNDRY SERVICES, SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE KNOW REALLY HELPS SET SOMEBODY UP FOR SUCCESS AS THEIR BUILDING ON THEIR STABILITY.

WE ALSO HAD SOME PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE SURE THE HOUSES AND PROPERTIES ARE MANAGED WELL.

AND THEN THE SERVICES ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDED THROUGH THE CITY OF CHANDLER NAVIGATION TEAM.

SO WE ARE PROVIDING THAT WRAPAROUND SERVICE, THAT DAILY CASE MANAGEMENT AND THOSE NEXT STEPS TO, UM, INDEPENDENCE AND, AND PERMANENCY.

THAT MIGHT INCLUDE LOOKING AT EMPLOYMENT, UH, LOOKING AT BENEFITS, UH, CLEARING UP, UM, UH, JUSTICE ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE ARE PROVIDING THAT SERVICE.

UH, THIS CONTRACT WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND WE INTEND ON STARTING IN IN MAY THAT TAKE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES? THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, OUT OF THE NIGHTS IN HOMES THAT WE, UH, THAT ARE LICENSED THAT WE ARE IN CONTRACT

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SO IT'S ACTUALLY FIVE ORGANIZATIONS, FIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEY EACH HAVE MULTIPLE HOMES.

SO THERE'RE 19 HOMES TOTAL WITHIN THOSE FIVE ORGANIZATIONS.

AND ALTOGETHER THERE'S 176 BEDS.

ARE THEY ALL IN CHANDLER? ACTUALLY, NO.

LEMME LOOK AT MY, ARE ANY OF THEM HERE? IS IT IN WITH US TODAY? NONE OF THE LICENSEES ARE HERE.

OKAY.

CHANDLER.

OKAY.

SO THEY'RE ALL OVER THE VALLEY.

OKAY.

UM, NO, WE DID NOT INVITE THEM TODAY, ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

YEAH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM NEXT TIME.

I'LL DO THAT.

YEAH.

AND IF YOU'D EVER LIKE TO TAKE A TOUR, I'D BE HAPPY TO.

WELL, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY NEXT QUESTION.

WOULD IT BE, UM, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLE FOR US TO TOUR ABSOLUTELY.

BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND.

SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING THOSE PLACES WHEN YOU MENTION ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO, FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE LOVE TO SEE THAT.

WHAT ABOUT THE COMPONENT PART OF THE MENTAL HEALTH PART? I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED YEAH.

UM, THAT THE NAVIGATORS ARE THE ONE BRIDGING THAT GAP AND THINGS.

SO DO WE HAVE CONTRACT WITH PROVIDERS ON THAT SIDE OR, UM, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS, WE ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDING ALL OF THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

SO AS YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, NAVIGATORS ARE LI ARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS.

YES.

THEY'RE CERTIFIED.

MM-HMM .

THEY'RE ALSO PEER CERTIFIED.

WHEN WE DO, WE DO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES HERE IN THE VALLEY AND ALSO WITH THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHO ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND CAN ACCESS THESE SOBER LIVING SERVICES.

SO WE REALLY, BETWEEN OURSELVES PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES AND US WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS, UM, WE PROVIDE THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

SOME ORGANIZATIONS WE DO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THROUGH OUR HUMAN SERVICES ALLOCATIONS, WHICH WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN THE, THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE.

UM, BUT A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF THE SERVICES WE'RE PROVIDING OURSELVES, YEAH, WE SERVED A HUNDRED PEOPLE.

WHAT IS THE, UH, SUCCESS RATE AS FAR AS RETENTION? UM, SO ACTUALLY THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, WE ANTICIPATE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE, WE'RE UTILIZING, WE WILL SERVE A HUNDRED.

LAST YEAR WE ACTUALLY SERVED, I WANNA SAY 115 PERSONS, UM, 90 OF THEM OR 78% HAD ZERO INCOME AT ENTRY.

AND, UM, WE IMPROVED THAT GREATLY.

AND 82 OF THEM, OR 71% DID NOT RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS ANYWHERE IN MARICOPA COUNTY.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE CAN SEE THE DATA.

SO WE FOLLOW THIS AND WE FOLLOW, UM, ONCE, SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS WE'LL PAY FOR THE SOBER LIVING SERVICE AND THEN THEY WILL GET EMPLOYED AND THEN THEY WILL TAKE OVER PAYMENTS AND CONTINUE TO LIVE THERE.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE MOVING ON TO A NO, A MORE INDEPENDENT SETTING.

UM, AND SO IT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO TRACK THEM AFTER THAT.

BUT WE DO WATCH OUR HOMELESS INFORMATION SYSTEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED TO HOMELESSNESS.

SO LAST YEAR, OUT OF ALL THOSE WE SERVED, 71% DID, DID NOT RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS.

THAT IS SUCH AN AMAZING, IT'S, I MEAN, IF THIS WAS A BUSINESS, WE WOULD'VE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.

IT WOULD BE GREAT.

.

NOW LASTLY, UH, WANTED TO FIND OUT TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING.

WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM? I KNOW, UM, WE, WE HAVE OUR GENERAL FUNDS AND THEN OTHER PLACES WHERE FUNDS.

CAN YOU DISCUSS WHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING IS COMING FROM FOR THIS? SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, UM, WE'LL BE USING BOTH GENERAL FUNDS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF IT WILL BE OPIOID RESETTLEMENT FUNDS.

UM, WE DO HAVE SOME FLEXIBLE FUNDING THROUGH GRANTS THAT WE BRING IN THROUGH, UM, OTHER AGENCIES LIKE THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME GENERAL FUNDS THAT SUPPORT THE WORK THAT OUR NAVIGATORS DO.

AND WE CAN FALL BACK ON THAT.

BUT THE, THE BIG MAJORITY OF FUNDING FOR THIS WILL COME FROM THE OPIOID RESETTLEMENT FUNDS.

UM, WE ARE A PARTNER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND TOGETHER WE ALL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT ARRAY OF OPIOID, UM, SERVICES.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THE TEAM IS DOING.

AND, UH, YOUR TEAM ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE PEOPLE OF CHEN NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT THE REASON WHY WE ARE NOT HAVING ENCAMPMENTS AROUND OUR CITY, THIS IS THE RE THIS IS WHY RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S WHY WE ARE, YOU ARE NOT SEEING PEOPLE LINE UP AT ARIZONA AVENUE OR AT OUR FREEWAYS AND EVERYWHERE LIKE THAT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE TEAM AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO PUTTING SUCH GREAT WORK OUT THERE, APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN AND COUNCIL.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, THIS IS SUCH A UNIQUE THING THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A CITY AND IT HAS HAD SUCH SUCCESS.

WE HAVE OTHER CITIES ASKING HOW WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THIS, ASKING HOW IT WORKS, WANTING TO REPLICATE THIS MODEL, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IT.

AND IT, IT'S EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ON THAT.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YEAH, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, RYAN, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOUR DEPARTMENT ALWAYS DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

I JUST WANNA START THERE.

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I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, THE MONEY THAT'S COMING INTO CHANDLER, AND THIS IS MORE SPECIFIC TO CHANDLER, THE MONEY THAT'S COMING IN FROM HUD.

WHY ARE WE NOT UTILIZING THE BUSINESSES IN CHANDLER? WAS THERE NOT ONE BUSINESS QUALIFIED HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO DO THIS WORK? BECAUSE I REALLY, REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHEN WE GET FEDERAL MONEY IN THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO SERVE CHANDLER.

WE'RE SERVING THE RESIDENTS, BUT WE'RE MOVING THE RESIDENTS OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, AND THEY HAVE ISSUES, BUT WE COULDN'T FIND NOBODY IN CHANDLER.

YEAH.

THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILMAN.

UM, MANY OF THE HOMES ARE IN CHANDLER.

SO WE HAVE THESE PARENT ORGANIZATIONS, RIGHT? AND THEN THEY HAVE MULTIPLE HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE, WE DO, YOU KNOW, WE DID PUT OUT A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND WE LOOKED AT ALL THE AGENCIES AND WE TOOK FIVE OF EIGHT OF THE AGENCIES.

UM, ONE OF THE AGENCIES WE DID NOT SELECT WAS PURELY IN MESA.

UM, I'M, I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LOCATION RIGHT OFF THE HAND, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU WHERE THE LOCATION OF THE OTHER TWO.

BUT A LOT OF OUR SERVICES ARE RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER.

UM, AND IT, IT IS NICE TO HAVE AN, YOU KNOW, HOUSES IN MULTIPLE PLACES BECAUSE SOMETIMES SOMEBODY IS EMPLOYED, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM VERY CLOSE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION YET.

OTHER TIMES, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, ALL OF THE HOMES HAVE A DIFFERENT VIBE, IF YOU WILL, IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS, ARE BEST FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS.

SO IT IS NICE TO HAVE THAT ARRAY.

BUT WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, I MEAN, IF WE COULD, WE'D KEEP THEM ALL HERE IN CHANDLER.

I DO THINK WE HAVE A NUMBER OF HOMES HERE IN CHANDLER, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL HERE IN CHANDLER.

YEAH, I GUESS, 'CAUSE MY THING IS THAT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT ENCOUNTER THESE TYPE OF SITUATIONS MM-HMM .

WHERE THEY'RE UTILIZING THEIR RESOURCES AND, AND SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN OFFICERS LIKE, HEY, I GOT A RESOURCE FOR THAT PERSON BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS ACTIVELY MOVING INTO A ARREST, PER SE.

'CAUSE WE DON'T CRIMINALIZE OUR HOMELESS, NOR DO WE CRIMINALIZE THOSE THAT ARE KIND OF, UM, DOING THINGS, YOU KNOW, DUE TO BEING UNSHELTERED OR WHATEVER.

BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT, WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW WE DEAL, HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOW WE DEAL WITH INDIVIDUALS, SOMETIMES THEY DO GET IN THE CAR, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO JAIL, BUT THEY COULD BE GOING TO A FACILITY OR A HOME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND I JUST, I REALLY WANT US TO FOCUS MAKING SURE THAT THE MONEY THAT WE DO, THE HOMES, THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE BASED IN CHANDLER.

I, I MEAN, I WANT TO SEE THAT WORK IN CHANDLER.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR DOLLARS GOING OUT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE DOING GOOD WORK.

WE'RE GETTING RESULTS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BUILD.

UM, BECAUSE WHEN WE, WHEN WE NEED SUPPORT HERE, IT'S EASIER FOR OUR WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO GO UP THE STREET.

IT'S NOT AS EASY WHEN THEY'RE GOING OUR WAY TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY.

AND I DON'T WANT US TO BE THE COMMUNITY THAT SENDS THESE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY IF THEY'RE FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE WHAT THAT DOES IS IT IS LIKE WE'RE WORKING, WE'RE WORKING HARDER IN A SENSE BECAUSE WE'RE USING MORE MONEY.

'CAUSE WE'RE CHECKING IN, WE'RE SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON.

STAFF IS WORKING, WE'RE DRIVING TO THOSE LOCATIONS.

THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF CHANDLER, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE A CHANDLER RESIDENT, BUT THEY'RE GETTING CHANDLER DOLLARS.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS, UM, MAY HAVE SETUPS HERE, AND THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM TO BE HERE.

BUT I'M JUST, I JUST DON'T WANNA SEE OUR RESIDENTS, PEOPLE THAT ARE RESIDENT THAT CLAIM CHANDLER LEAVING.

AND I DON'T WANNA SEE OUR RESOURCES LEAVING OUR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE, WHEN WE GET THOSE DOLLARS, ALL THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES FROM THAT, FROM THAT SUPPORT, WE'RE WE, WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WE'RE PUTTING ALL THIS MONEY IN THERE, BUT IF THEY'RE LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY AND WHEN THEY GET BACK ON THEIR FEET, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING, THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOCKED SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE BUILDING THEIR LIFE SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY SEEM BETTER IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY.

AND WE WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO COME BACK AND BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I'M, I'M NERVOUS.

AND SO I PUT THE WARNING OUT THERE THAT WHEN WE'RE, IF WE HAVE TO EXTEND TIME TO GET MORE PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO START HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE NEED TO BUILD BETTER DATABASES WITH OUR BUSINESS CENTER, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER DOLLARS YOU GET FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT, THAT THOSE DOLLARS ARE BEING RECYCLED BACK IN CHANDLER FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANDLER.

AND WE'RE SEEING THOSE BUSINESSES IN CHANDLER BECAUSE THAT DOES COME BACK AND HELP EVERYBODY WHEN THEY'RE PAYING THAT UTILITY BILL.

IT COMES BACK AND HELPS US WHEN THEY'RE, WHEN THEY'RE BUYING GAS WITH THE STREET, IT COMES BACK AND HELP US WHEN THEY'RE AT WINCO OR GROCERY SHOPPING, IT COMES BACK TO HELP US.

SO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S OUR INTENTIONAL GOAL, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR RESIDENTS

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UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPENING.

YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU? ABSOLUTELY.

THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILMAN HARRIS.

UM, SO WITH OUR HUMAN SERVICES ALLOCATIONS, THE $2 MILLION WE GIVE OUT, ONE OF OUR QUALIFICATIONS IS THAT YOU NEED TO BE A CHANDLER BASED AGENCY.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT A CHANDLER BASED AGENCY, YOU UM, HAVE TO BE FILLING A GAP OF SERVICE THAT CANNOT BE PROVIDED BY A CHANDLER BASED AGENCY.

AND ON ALL OF THOSE DOLLARS, YOU MUST SERVE CHANDLER RESIDENTS ON THESE DOLLARS.

WHILE IT WAS A SEPARATE PROCUREMENT, WE ABSOLUTELY CONTACTED EVERYBODY THAT WE WORK WITH IN CHANDLER.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAME IN FROM OUTSIDE OF CHANDLER.

OUR GOAL, LIKE YOU SAID, IS TO ALWAYS KEEP A, A PARTICIPANT AS CLOSE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEIR COMMUNITY IS CHANDLER.

EVERYTHING REALLY IS LOCAL.

UM, AND PEOPLE WANT TO STAY IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO I HEAR YOU.

UM, WE, WE WILL DO A DEEPER DIVE IN PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO SOBER LIVING SERVICES AND SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE IN CHANDLER THAT WE'RE UNAWARE OF.

WE DID ABSOLUTELY, UM, SOLICIT EVERY SINGLE CHANDLER ORGANIZATION THAT WE KNEW TO REPLY TO THIS RFP.

WE, WE, WE CALLED THEM.

WE SENT LETTERS, WE HAD PUBLIC NOTICES.

SO IT'S, IT'S, I WOULD HOPE THAT EVERYBODY IN CHANDLER ABSOLUTELY KNEW ABOUT THIS, BUT WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO GO DO SOME MORE, UM, INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF THERE'S ONES WE MISSED.

YEAH, HAPPY TO DO THAT.

I THANK YOU.

'CAUSE UM, UH, MAYOR, DEPUTY MANAGER, LEAH, I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE CITY MANAGER.

I WOULD DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I WANNA SEE MORE OF A CORRELATED CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

THERE COULD BE A LOT HERE, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF THE WRAPAROUND.

SO THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TOO.

BUT I JUST KIND OF WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A, A COMMUNITY BUILT IN AND IT, WE MAY BE SURPRISED IF WE ACTUALLY GO OUT THERE AND CONTINUE TO POUND THE PAVEMENT 'CAUSE THERE'S NEW BUSINESSES OPEN UP EVERY DAY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UM, TO DO THAT.