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WE GOOD?[ Call to Order]
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL 23RD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? MAYOR HARKEY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO PRESENT.
OUR INDICATION WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY SUSAN STEVENS CLARK OF THE CHANDLER BAHAI COMMUNITY.
AND SORRY, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ASK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, IF, IF YOU WOULD THEN LEAD US FOR THE PLEDGE.
IF YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER, PLEASE.
THIS GATHERING IS TURNING TO THEE.
THESE HEARTS ARE RADIANT WITH THY LOVE.
THESE MINDS AND SPIRITS ARE EXHILARATED BY THE MESSAGE OF THY GLAD TIDINGS.
LET THIS AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BECOME GLORIOUS IN SPIRITUAL DEGREES, EVEN AS IT HAS ASPIRED TO MATERIAL DEGREES AND RENDERED THIS JUST GOVERNMENT VICTORIOUS.
CONVERT THIS REARED NATION TO UP RAISE THE STANDARD OF THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY TO PROMULGATE THE MOST GREAT PEACE TO BECOME THEREBY MOST GRACIOUS AND PRAISEWORTHY AMONG ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
OH GOD, THIS AMERICAN NATION IS WORTHY OF THY FAVORS AND IS DESERVING OF THY MERCY.
MAKE IT PRECIOUS AND NEAR TO THEE THROUGH THY BOUNTY AND BESTOW.
PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PLAN OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[1. Recognition: Chandler Chamber of Commerce Award Presentation]
OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE SPECIAL, UH, PUBLIC APPEARANCES THAT WE ADDED AND I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO TO PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT.IF I CAN INVITE, UH, TERRY KIMBALL FROM THE CHANDLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PRESIDENT AND CEO TO JOIN US.
ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA GIVE THIS TO YOU.
WE'VE GOT THREE OF US NOW IN CHANDLER HERE THAT ARE, I KNOW YOU GIVE THAT TO THE MAYOR TO YEAH.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME TONIGHT.
UM, TONIGHT WE ARE HERE FOR, UM, SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS EACH YEAR, UM, THE CHANDLER CHAMBER, UM, DOES THEIR ANNUAL COMMUNITY AWARDS CELEBRATION AND, UM, THE CITY HAS BEEN A TRUE PARTNER WITH US.
BUT TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO HONOR A COMMUNITY AWARD AND A SELECTION.
AND THE RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD THAT WE ARE GONNA GIVE TONIGHT IS USUALLY SELECTED FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THEIR LEADERSHIP ROLES AND INNOVATION, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND A LASTING POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A FORMAL HONOR.
TONIGHT THE JAMES R SNEER AWARD GOES TO CHIEF TOM WIGGINS.
WE HAVE THE WHOLE TEAM UP HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING CHIEF? SURE.
UH, SO THANK YOU TERRY, INTO THE CHAMBER, OBVIOUSLY.
UM, I'M VERY HONORED, UH, TO RECEIVE THIS, UH, NOT SO MUCH THE AWARD.
I, THE AWARD IS GREAT, BUT THE NAME OF THE AWARD, AND SO THAT WAS 27 YEARS AGO.
I WAS ON DUTY WHEN THAT HAPPENED.
I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.
IT WAS A, THAT WAS A TOUGH SHIFT FOR
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US.AND THEN GOING TO THE FUNERAL, UM, AND JUST SEEING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT EVEN MORE SO THE COMMUNITY, WE WERE A LOT SMALLER BACK THEN.
WE HAD THREE STAGE COAST BUSES WITH POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS.
AND FROM WHERE WE STARTED TO WHERE WE ENDED KIDS, BUSINESS OWNERS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
YOU KNOW, IT REALLY WAS A, A MOVING THING.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 500 POLICE OFFICERS AND 250 FIREFIGHTERS THAT DESERVE IT MORE.
UM, BUT I WILL, UH, I WILL CERTAINLY ACCEPT IT ON BEHALF OF ALL OF CHANDLER PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE'RE BLESSED TO, TO SERVE IN A GREAT COMMUNITY.
THE LEADERSHIP, OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE COUNCIL ALWAYS OVERLY SUPPORTIVE FOR US, BUT NOT OVERLY WELL.
I MIGHT NEED SOME MORE THINGS BEFORE I LEAVE HERE, BUT, UH, THIS IS A GREAT, A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
I KNOW, UM, IF, IF OFFICER SNEER WAS HERE TODAY, HE WOULD BE SO PROUD OF, OF WHERE THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN.
UM, AND I THINK THAT ALL OF OUR, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, WE WORK EVERY DAY, UH, WITH THEM IN MIND, TRY TO BE PROFESSIONAL, TRY TO TAKE CARE OF, UH, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
UM, BUT IT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THINK ABOUT A LOT, SO I I APPRECIATE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS TO ME, BUT, SO THANK YOU.
THE PICTURE, ACTUALLY, IF WE COULD HAVE THE MAYOR STAND BEHIND.
GOT SOMETHING AT THE BOTTOM ORDERS.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE FIND A WINDOW.
1, 2, 3 BIG SMILES AND JUST A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT.
THERE'S ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER,
ALTHOUGH YOU SAY THE WINNER IS, WE DO HAVE ONE OTHER,
[2. Proposed Legislation to Rename the Downtown Chandler Post Office]
UH, SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE.UM, IF I COULD CALL UP COY ROMAINE.
SO RECENTLY THERE IS SOME FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO RENAME OUR DOWNTOWN CHANDLER POST OFFICE, UH, SO COY ROMAINE FROM, UH, CONGRESSMAN GREG STANTON'S OFFICE.
PLEASE, UH, SHARE WHAT THIS IS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS COY ROMINE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN GREG STAN TO SHARE A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THE EXCITING NEWS THAT IN FEBRUARY, CONGRESSMAN STAN INTRODUCED LEGISLATION ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO HONOR THE LIFE AND CAREER OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT FORMER CHANDLER CITY MAYOR CO PAYNE, WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2019.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL DESIGNATE THE USPS OFFICE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER, LOCATED AT 1 0 1 NORTH COLORADO STREET AS THE MAYOR COY PAYNE MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.
MAYOR PAYNE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING THE KOREAN WAR AND AFTER HIS SERVICE EARNED A DEGREE FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND SERVED OVER 30 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR FOR THE CHANDLER PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AFTER TWO TERMS, AS A CHANDLER CITY COUNCILMAN IN 1990, MR. PAYNE WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF CHANDLER BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN ARIZONA STATE HISTORY.
MAYOR PAYNE LED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US DEDICATING HIS LIFE TO SERVING THE VULNERABLE, GIVING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY, AND BEING A COMPASSIONATE LEADER AND A THOUGHTFUL LISTENER AND A GOOD FRIEND MR. PAYNE.
AS HE HAD SAID AFTER HIS TIME AS MAYOR, HIS FIRST LOVE WAS ALWAYS THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA AND HIS WONDERFUL PEOPLE, THE CONGRESSMAN AND HIS TEAM ARE HONORED TO INTRODUCE THIS LEGISLATION TO DEDICATE THE DOWNTOWN CHANDLER POST OFFICE BUILDING AND MAYOR PAYNE'S NAME.
AND THOUGH THERE IS NOT A DEFINITIVE TIMELINE FOR ITS PASSAGE
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INTO LAW, WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR FELLOW MEMBERS HERE, BOTH IN THE DELEGATION IN ARIZONA AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE TO GET IT PASSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR ITS ADVANCEMENT IN THE HOUSE AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE FURTHER UPDATES AS THEY DEVELOP.
COME JOIN US OVER HERE PLEASE.
[ 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 April 23, 2026, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 21.]
WE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKER CARDS.UM, I'D LIKE TO CALL THEM UP IN ORDER.
SO TWO PEOPLE SPEAKING ON THREE ITEMS FOR CONSENT.
LET ME FIRST CALL UP, UH, RICK HUON.
MR. HUON, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO STATE YOUR NAME, CITY YOU'RE FROM, SHARE THE ITEM THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON AND YOU HAVE AGAIN UP TO THREE MINUTES.
MAYOR RICKMAN, 43 10 WEST DUBLIN STREET, CHANDLER, ARIZONA.
UM, THE CHARTER CHANGES, THERE'S THREE OF 'EM THAT ARE PRETTY MUCH JUST TECHNICAL CHANGES THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH.
THE FOURTH ONE OF HAVING CHANGING THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES WORK IN OUR CITY AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL AND ABOVE.
I DO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME.
I ALWAYS HAVE TRY TO HAVE SOLUTIONS.
UM, I THINK IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY, WHETHER IT'S THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, WHATEVER, HAVE WORKED THEIR WAY UP TO THE CITY, THEY IN THE CITY THREE YEARS OR MORE, UM, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MOVE BACK INTO THE CITY IF THEY LIVED OUTSIDE.
BUT ANYBODY COMING NEW TO THE CITY I THINK SHOULD HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME AND SHOULD BE HERE.
OUR DIRECTOR LEVEL POSITIONS PAY VERY WELL, SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BE IN OUR CITY.
SO, UM, I DO SUPPORT THE FIRST THREE.
I DON'T SUPPORT WITHOUT SOME CHANGES ON THE ITEM ABOUT NOT HAVING PEOPLE LIVE IN OUR CITY.
OUR NEXT TWO SPEAKER CARDS AND, UM, W UH, IS NOAH JAMES MARKHAM ON ITEM NUMBER 17 AND ITEM NUMBER 20.
UM, MR. MARKHAM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP AND UH, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU AN AGGREGATE TIME FOR BOTH OF THESE.
STATE, YOUR NAME, CITY YOU'RE FROM AND YOUR SPECIFIC CONCERNS.
FIRST ON ITEM 17 AND THEN ON ITEM 20.
UM, ALOHA, UM, MAYOR AND TO THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NOAH JAMES MARKUM AND I'M FROM THE GREAT BLUE CITY F
I AM EXCITED THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SEWER HERE BECAUSE IS IT IS DISGUSTING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT IT IS DISGUSTING STILL OUT THERE.
I CAN SMELL IT AND I DON'T WANNA SMELL IT.
AND ANOTHER THING, NUMBER 20, UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF A WATER BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATORS ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB IN THE CAPITOL.
I DUNNO WHO'S PHONE LEFT? UH, SOMEONE LEAVE THEIR PHONE THERE, DID YOU SAY? I THINK, OH, OKAY.
COUNCIL, THOSE ARE ALL THE, UM, SPEAKER CARDS.
UH, NEXT IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AGENDA OF JANUARY 23RD, 2026.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO A SECOND BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER
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ELLIS.ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? UH, MAYOR, I, WE ASKED THIS QUESTION THE OTHER NIGHT, UM, AND, AND I GUESS, UH, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
THIS IS ON ITEMS, UH, 17, EXCUSE ME, NOT 17, UM, 11.
THE, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR THE ARTICLE CHANGE, UH, TONIGHT WE'RE APPROVING TO PUT THIS ON THE, THE BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, CORRECT? YES.
UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO I, AND MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU ON MONDAY NIGHT WHEN I ASKED IF THE LANGUAGE, THE ACTUAL CHARTER LANGUAGE OR THE ACTUAL YEAH, THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE FOR THE CHARTER COULD BE AMENDED BEFORE IT GOES ON TO THE BALLOT, OR ARE WE ALSO APPROVING THE LANGUAGE TONIGHT? AND THAT'S THE, THE THING I AM GETTING CONFUSED ABOUT, I'LL DEFER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, BUT OUR THE FOUR RESOLUTIONS DO INCLUDE BALLOT LANGUAGE AS EXHIBITS TO THE RESOLUTION.
SO THEY DO APPROVE, THEY DO HAVE THE LANGUAGE, BUT IF THIS COUNCIL DECIDES AT A LATER DATE, HYPOTHETICALLY, I'M NOT SAYING THIS WILL, THAT WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE OR ELIMINATE ONE OF THOSE, DO WE HAVE THAT OPTION AND AT WHAT DATE DO WE HAVE THAT OPTION? YES.
SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ON OR BEFORE JUNE 8TH.
THAT'S THE DEADLINE TO PROVIDE THAT BALLOT LANGUAGE.
THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE WHAT I PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY.
THAT'S JUST THE BALLOT LANGUAGE ONLY, NOT THE PUBLICITY PAMPHLET, ANY OF THAT ACTIVITY.
WELL, THOSE WOULD GO INTO THE INFORMATION PAMPHLET AS WELL.
THAT'S WHAT I START WORKING ON IN JUNE ONCE THAT BALLOT LANGUAGE IS APPROVED.
SO WE DID CLARIFY IT IS THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE OR WE COULD ACTUALLY PULL ONE OF THESE OFF IF WE BY JUNE 8TH? CORRECT.
OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE.
SO I I WAS, I WAS CLEAR THAT NIGHT.
I WILL NOT PROVIDE THE LANGUAGE TO THEM UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 8TH.
YEAH, AND I ALSO THOUGHT THE CONVERSATION WAS A SPECIFIC QUESTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY SAYING, WAS THIS THE BEST LANGUAGE TO BE USED? AND THAT GAVE COUNCIL THE FLEXIBILITY, I THINK, ON ONE.
AND I THINK THERE WAS A, A BIG CONVERSATION ABOUT, UH, COULD IT BE MORE CLEAR? WOULD THAT MAKE IT CLEAR? OR MERCURY OR, AND A CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION WAS THAT THIS GAVE US THE MOST FLEXIBILITY AND WAS THE CLEAREST.
IS, IS IT TO, IS THAT YOUR RECOLLECTIONS IN CONVERSATION TOO, MAYOR? YES, THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT.
MAYOR, MEMBER MORALES, UH, QUESTION FOR YOU IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE SAYING THAT THEY DON'T AGREE WITH, UH, ONE OF THE BALLOT QUESTIONS.
UH, WHAT WE ARE OKAY TONIGHT IS TO GO TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEM TO VOTE ON IT.
SO WE ARE NOT VOTING SAYING THAT WE SAY YES TO IT.
WE'RE JUST PUTTING IT AND GIVING IT TO THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER AND LET THEM MAKE UP THEIR MIND ABOUT IT.
IT CAN PASS AND IT CANNOT PASS THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS? THAT IS CORRECT.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION ON RECORDS THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.
UM, IF I MIGHT COUNCIL, UH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
GRANT, THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THE BALLOT LANGUAGE.
THE SECOND READING WILL COME OUT AS ANOTHER ME ANOTHER DATE IN MAY.
AND SHOULD THE COUNCIL OPT TO NOT MOVE ONE OF THEM FORWARD AT THAT SECOND MEETING, IT WOULDN'T GET THE SECOND HEARING OR SECOND VOTE TO THEN PROCEED PER OUR CHARTER MAYOR? THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION.
UM, MAYOR, CAN I CLARIFY PLEASE? ACTUALLY, THERE'S ONLY ONE READING WITH THE RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT THAT APPROVES THE LANGUAGE.
THEY WILL NOT COME BACK TO YOU AT THIS POINT.
OH, IT WAS ONLY THE ORDINANCE, LIKE FOR THE FRANCHISE.
THAT WAS TWICE, THAT'S THE OTHER ONE THAT YOU'RE APPROVING WITH THE SECOND READ THIS EVENING.
UM, VICE MAYOR, THERE WOULD NEED BE A SECOND VOTE TO TAKE IT BACK.
THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A SECOND VOTE TO TAKE IT BACK AFTER TONIGHT.
CLERK TONIGHT APPROVES THE BALLOT LANGUAGE.
IT WILL NOT COME BACK TO THEM UNLESS THEY REQUEST TO REVISIT THOSE ITEMS AND LIKE REPEAL THE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE GETTING APPROVED TONIGHT.
WOULD THAT BE THE CASE IF, UH, SOMEONE WHO'S IN THE MAJORITY VOTE COULD BRING THIS BACK UP? SO I, I FORGOT THAT, UH, I BELIEVE IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR LANGUAGE, IF YOU WANT TO BRING AN ISSUE BACK UP, YOU, YOU ARE IN THE MAJORITY THAT YOU CAN.
IF YOU'RE IN THE MINORITY, YOU CANNOT, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RECONSIDERED.
SO WE'RE NOT TALKING A RECONSIDER 'CAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT? SORRY TO PUT YOU TWO ON THE SPOT HERE, BUT, UM, MAYOR, IF YOU WISH TO RECONSIDER, YOU CAN RECON MOVE TO SOMEONE CAN MAKE A OR ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL, THEY CAN MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AT THE NEXT, AT EITHER THIS MEETING OR AT A NEXT REGULAR SPECIAL
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MEETING, BUT NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE DECISION.BUT NOW WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE, ON THE FLOOR HERE.
WE'RE JUST NAVIGATING, UH, VICE MAYOR.
UM, I WILL JUST, I WANTED TO NOTATE THAT I'LL BE VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 11.
UM, I WANNA THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR TIME AND THEIR INPUT FOR THIS.
UH, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO CHANDLER'S CULTURE, FOUNDATION AND TRADITIONS.
AND I PROBABLY SIT IN THE MINORITY IN THIS, BUT I DO WANNA EXPRESS THAT AND, UH, AND WILL BE VOTING NO ON THESE AMENDMENTS.
SAYING NOW FURTHER COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.
AND MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH VICE MAYOR AND SINUS DISSENTING ON NUMBER 11.
[11. Unscheduled Public Appearances]
OUR AGENDA IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, AND I HAVE TWO CARDS RELATED TO THAT.MR. BEAL, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY IN WHICH YOU RESIDE, AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS.
UH, I'VE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS NOW AND A FEW OF YOUR WORK SESSIONS, AND I'VE GOTTA SAY THAT, UM, WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THIS IS THAT YOU GUYS ARE, ARE NOT GREAT LEADERS.
UH, AND HONESTLY, YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOOD FOLLOWERS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH A SINCERE THANKS TO MAYOR HARTKE FOR REMINDING THE BIKE RIDERS ON THE 18TH ANNUAL BIKE RIDE THAT E-BIKES ARE PROHIBITED ON THE CANAL.
UM, BUT A BIG NO THANKS TO THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR IGNORING THAT AND ALLOWING THEM, UH, THERE WERE EIGHT OR 10 THAT I SAW, UH, BREAKING THE LAW.
UM, THIS TELLS ME THAT JANUARY POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT OBSERVE THE RULE OF LAW, UH, KNOWINGLY.
SO, UM, BUT ONTO OTHER THINGS.
UH, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGERS SEEM TO BE SORT OF FIXATED ON THESE, UH, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN NEIGHBORING CITIES AND, AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, UH, GOVERNMENT OVERREACH WHEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REGULATIONS FOR E-BIKES.
UM, THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND HAS ANALYZED, UH, PARK SYSTEMS FOR A HUNDRED OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
UM, SOME OF THEM ARE IN ARIZONA AND THEY INCLUDE, UH, THE NEIGHBORS THAT YOU OFTEN REFER TO AND, AND CHECK ON.
UH, CHANDLER RECEIVED THE WORST OF THOSE SEVEN ARIZONA, AND THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM NUMBER 93 IN THE UNITED STATES AS FAR AS THE QUALITY OF THE PARK SYSTEMS. SO, UM, WHILE YOU TRY TO FOLLOW THE OTHER CITIES, YOU'RE NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.
UH, YOU KNOW, SCOTTSDALE WAS NUMBER 48, SO THEY WERE AT LEAST IN THE TOP HALF.
BUT SO ONTO, UH, ONTO THE E-BIKE ISSUE.
UM, YOUR GUIDANCE THAT I SAW TWO WEEKS AGO SORT OF MIMICS THE NEIGHBORING CITIES.
YOU KNOW, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, WELL, WHAT DOES, WHAT DOES, UH, SCOTTSDALE DO? WHAT DOES, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO THESE GUYS DO? UM, AND, AND NOTHING WAS NEW THERE.
YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.
UM, YOU ENCOURAGE, UH, WRITING ON THE SIDEWALK, UH, AN E-BIKE TRAVELING 28 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL ON THE CANAL.
UH, IT'LL CROSS ARIZONA AVENUE, BASICALLY THAT WALL TO THAT WALL IN TWO SECONDS.
AND SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING THAT WAY, THEN THAT WAY, AND THEN THAT WAY TO MAKE A TURN, THAT GUY HAS ALREADY COME ACROSS IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE RIGHT TIME, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA HIT HIM.
YOU, UM, WHY DO I BRING THIS UP? BECAUSE A LITTLE OVER 60 YEARS AGO, ON JULY 2ND, 1965, UH, A FRIEND OF MINE WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS RIDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.
CAR PULLED OUT AND RAN HIM, STRUCK HIM, AND HE WAS, HE DIED.
UH, THAT'S THE SITUATION THAT YOU ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN WHEN YOU ALLOW WRITING ON, ON THE SIDEWALK.
MR. BEAL, UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, NOAH JAMES MARKHAM.
PLEASE AGAIN, STATE YOUR NAME, CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
ALOHA MAYOR INTO THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NOAH JAMES MARKHAM, AND I RESIDE IN THE GREAT CITY OF TEMPE.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, A GOOD CITY TOO.
UM, BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOME THINGS.
SO THIS INCIDENT THAT I HAD LIKE A FEW WEEKS AGO,
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I SAW SOMEBODY RANDOMLY JUST HAVE THEIR GUN, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR CAR WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR FUN, I GUESS.AND SO I HOPE THAT THE POLICE OFFICERS CAN WATCH THAT KIND OF STUFF 'CAUSE IT IS SCARY AND I DON'T LIKE GUNS.
I'VE NEVER HAD A GUN IN MY LIFE AND I DON'T WANT ONE IN MY LIFE.
SO PLEASE KEEP THESE GUNS AT HOME.
OKAY? UM, AND THE NEXT THING, UM,
I LOVE WOMAN ROSE, AND I LOVE THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE SEEING MORE WOMEN GOING TO REALLY HIGH POSITIONS OUT THERE.
UM, AND THE CITY MANAGER, I, I AM SO SORRY, BUT I REALLY NEED A WOMAN CITY MANAGER.
I NEED A HEAD OF A, A WOMAN BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
LET'S, LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PHOENIX POLICE.
I GUESS THERE WAS AN INCIDENT HERE, UM, THAT HAPPENED WITH A LOT OF, UM, KIDS THAT WERE PROTESTING ICE, RIGHT? UM, AND I GUESS HE WORKS IN PHOENIX, BUT HE CAME AND TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE A KID, YOU KNOW, TRY TO BE WITH THESE OTHER KIDS.
I KNOW WE HAVE ADULTS THAT ARE KIDS, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY WANNA RATTLE THEM AROUND.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE DID THAT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO LET'S TALK ABOUT MESA, UM, AND ICE AGREEMENT.
I, I REALLY RESPECT GREG STANTON, UM, FOR FUNDING THE ICE AGREEMENT.
I KNOW I KIND OF SAID SOMETHING BEFORE, BUT WE NEED IT.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE, BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WHO HAS DONE A BETTER JOB WITH THE ICE AGREEMENT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD OBAMA, PRESIDENT OBAMA, WE'VE HAD PRESIDENT BIDEN, AND, YOU KNOW, WHO DOES BETTER WITH THE ICE AGREEMENT.
SO I, I DO UNDERSTAND WHY WE, WE NEED ICE, UM, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT
THEY HAVE A FACILITY IN MESA AND THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ARDS IN THERE.
I GUESS IT WAS THE CAPACITY OF 21 PEOPLE, BUT THEY PUT 46 PEOPLE IN IT.
AND THANK YOU GREG STANTON FOR GOING OUT THERE.
CONGRESSWOMAN, ALITA, GRAVA, AND YASMIN AN THANK YOU SO MUCH, MALO.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
OUR AGENDA IS CURRENT EVENTS.I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE UPCOMING MILITARY BOUND CEREMONY.
CHANDLER IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE MORE THAN 50 LOCAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO SERVE IN THE US ARMED FORCES.
THIS MEANINGFUL EVENT CELEBRATES DEDICATION, COURAGE, AND SELFLESS COMMITMENT OF STUDENTS WHO'VE CHOSEN TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY FOLLOWING GRADUATION.
YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO JOIN US ON SATURDAY MAY 2ND, FROM 10:00 AM TILL 12:00 PM AT CHANDLER, I'M SORRY, AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL.
EACH ENLISTEE WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY HONORED.
THEY'LL BE PRESENTED WITH A COMMEMORATIVE MILITARY COIN.
THIS CEREMONY IS A MEANINGFUL WAY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE STEPPING FORWARD.
SO I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER JOINING US AND, UH, COUNCIL, IT'S ALWAYS MEANINGFUL, UH, WHEN THEY SEE US THERE AS WELL.
SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO, UH, THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE OUR ROADS TO RICHES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, CAR SHOW, AND NIGHT MARKET.
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE AT OUR, AT THE CITY HALL AREA, AT THE CITY HALL PARKING GARAGE FROM 5:00 PM UNTIL 10:00 PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH.
THIS EVENT FEATURES A LINEUP OF CARS, MUSIC TRUCKS, FOOD TRUCKS, VENDORS, BUT AT ITS CORE, IT'S A FOCUS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
IN OUR, OUR COMMUNITY, ATTENDEES WILL CONNECT WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP WITH BUDGETING, SAVING, INVESTING, AND BUILDING STRONG FUTURES.
AND THIS EVENT SUPPORTS STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY, HELPING EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AS WELL.
SO I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO COME OUT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT A MEANINGFUL CAUSE THAT SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS LAST SATURDAY, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE 100 CLUB HEROES GALA.
I WAS JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.
UM, WHAT WAS REALLY EXCITING ABOUT THIS EVENT IS THAT WE HAD TWO CHANDLER POLICE OFFICERS, RUPERT SNEER AND DELAN BACON,
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HONORED AS THE OFFICERS OF THE YEAR FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS SAVING THE LIFE OF A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL.UM, THEY ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND AS A, AS A SIDE NOTE, THE 100 CLUB WAS ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY STARTED TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS.
IT'S SINCE EXPANDED TO IT TO SUPPORT ALL FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MULTIPLE WAYS, THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER WAYS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE CHANDLER GET AN AWARD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, UH, LOTS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT NOTHING MAYOR RIGHT NOW.
UM, MAYOR, I WANNA SHARE A, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT A COMMUNITY EVENT, WHICH IS VERY POPULAR HERE IN TOWN.
IT'S DIA DELINO ENVISIONED TOY DRIVE CELEBRATION.
IT'S KIDS' DAY, BASICALLY, UH, THE CITY OF CHANDLER'S, PARTNERING WITH THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHAVEZ MEDIA.
AND THEY'LL BE HOSTING A, UH, TOY DRIVE FOR THE CHILDREN.
TOYS WILL, UM, HAVE BEEN GATHERED, UH, THROUGH DONATIONS, UM, ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL MAY 15TH.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY COLLECTED EVERYTHING.
THEY'LL BE DISTRIBUTING, UM, THE TOYS DURING THE, THE EL LOS NINOS EVENT, UH, WHICH IS GONNA BE TAKING PLACE AT GALVESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON APRIL 25TH, THIS SATURDAY FROM ONE TO 5:00 PM DURING THE EVENT EVERY CHILD WHO ATTENDS, WE'LL GO HOME WITH A NEW TOY AND A SMILE.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US, UM, ON THIS WONDERFUL SATURDAY AT GALVESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I HAD A CHANCE TO, UM, SAY A FEW WORDS AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL PACIFIC ISLAND FESTIVAL.
UH, VICE MAYOR ENCINAS WAS THERE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE JOINED, BUT IT, IT WAS ALL DAY EVENT.
AND IF YOU DID, IF YOU DID, THAT WAS GREAT.
I'M GLAD YOU ALL, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
I KNOW TED P DOES NOT HAVE THIS.
ONLY CHANDLER HAS THE, UH, THE, UH, THE PACIFIC ISLAND FESTIVAL.
IT WAS, IT'S BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR VIBRANT CELEBRATION OF PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURE, DYNAMIC DANCE PERFORMERS, LIVE MUSIC, AUTHENTIC FOOD, UNIQUE VENDORS, AND A CULTURAL EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT CHANDLER DOES WELL.
UH, WE REALLY EMBRACE OUR DIVERSITY AND WE DO HAVE EVENTS.
THIS EVENT WAS IN ANOTHER CITY AND THEY DECIDED TO COME TO CHANDLER, UH, 'CAUSE THEY FELT MORE WELCOME, AND IT WAS A MUCH LARGER EVENT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE APPRECIATE THE PERFORMERS AND ALL THE VENDORS.
AND I BELIEVE LAST YEAR THEY RAN OUT OF FOOD AT ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK THIS YEAR.
THEY HAD EXTRA, UH, TRUCKS THERE, SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, MATT, WE'RE NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO DO IT, IS NORMALLY HELD AT THE TEMPE TOWN LAKES
NO, BUT TODAY, TONIGHT I WANT TO, UM, BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS, UM, TALKING ABOUT THE FOOD AND DRINK SPIKING ORDINANCE, UM, THAT I WAS PROUD TO CHAMPION.
UM, THIS ORDINANCE MAKES IT A CLASS ONE MISDEMEANOR IN CHANDLER TO NORMALLY PUT ANY DRUG, SUBSTANCE OR TOXINS INTO SOMEONE'S, UH, FOOD OR DRINK WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO SO.
UM, THIS GIVES LOCAL, OR THIS LOCAL ORDINANCE, GIVES OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, THE ABILITY TO GO AFTER INDIVIDUALS WHO DECIDES TO, UM, DO SOMETHING, UH, LIKE THIS.
AND IT GIVES 'EM THE TOOLS THAT THEY, IF THE CITY, IF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY DECIDES NOT TO GO AFTER, UH, WE HAVE THE TOOLS HERE TO DO IT.
BUT THIS, BUT BY HAVING THIS ORDINANCE, IT CLEARLY DEFINES WHAT THE DRINKING AND FOOD HAMPERING AS A CRIME IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
AND THIS ORDINANCE EMPOWERS VICTIMS TO REPORT INCIDENTS AND REASSURES THEM THAT CHANDLER WILL TAKE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY AND ACT QUICKLY.
AND AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS CHAMPIONED MENTAL HEALTH, UH, QUALITY LIFE, AND SAFE ECONOMIC GROWTH, I VIEW THIS ORDINANCE AS A COMMON SENSE STEP, UH, TO PROTECT BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE LONG TERM BY, UH, VITALITY OF CHANDLER'S ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS.
UM, THE ORDINANCE IS A PART OF A BROADER PUSH IN THE EAST VALLEY WITH CITIES LIKE TEMPE ADOPTING SIMILAR MEASURES, UM, FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY KEATON FROM THE CITY, TEMPE.
AND THIS ALSO HELPS RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OWNERS AND ORDINANCES REINFORCES EXISTING EXPECTATIONS, TRAINED STAFF TO WATCH FOR WARNING SIGNS AND RESPOND QUICKLY WHEN PATRONS REPORTS A CONCERN AND WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS SAFE.
SO, TRULY THANKFUL TO HAVE LET THIS, BUT ALSO TRULY THANKFUL FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO SUPPORT SUCH AN EFFORT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE TOUR IN OUR CITY,
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THEY NOW KNOW THAT THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT SAFER HERE IN CHANDLER WITH THE DRINKS, WITH THE FOOD AND DRINK, UM, DRINK, UM, TAMPERING ORDINANCE.LASTLY, UH, I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
UH, IT'S GRADUATION SEASON, AND SO MANY OF US IS GONNA BE GRADUATING.
UM, AND SO THIS GRADUATION SEASON IS HERE.
IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS MOVING FORWARD FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
AND I'M EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED HARD TO REACH THE NEXT LEVEL.
YOUR DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE HAVE PAID OFF, AND THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
AND SO I THINK THERE'S A DIGITAL, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING DIGITALLY ON THE SCREEN.
OH, PERSONALLY, I'M EXCITED TO WATCH MY WIFE ELIZABETH, UH, GRADUATE, UH, THIS, UM, THIS COMING UP FOR ALL HER HARD WORK HAS TRULY PAID OFF.
UH, AND SHE IS, SHE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER PERSON THAT WE GET TO ADD, UH, TO THE LAWYERING COMMUNITY.
AND NOW, UM, MAYBE ONE DAY SHE'LL, SHE'LL WORK AS A LAWYER IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OR SOMETHING, OR MAYBE SHE'LL GO INTO IT PRIVATELY.
I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO DO.
UH, BUT I'M GLAD TO BE ADDING AN AMAZING PERSON LIKE THAT.
ALSO, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I, NOW, SINCE I'M TALKING ABOUT GRADUATIONS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS IS GONNA BE RECEIVING AN HONORARY, UH, DOCTORAL DEGREE, UH, ON MAY 2ND.
UH, AND SHE, SHE DON'T MEAN TO BRAG, I'LL JUST BRAG FOR HER A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AND SO SHE'S GONNA BE GETTING IN DIVINITY.
AND SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE, EXCUSE ME, I'M MAKING YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT.
YOU WANNA MAKE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT, IT'S GONNA BE HER THIRD DEGREE, BUT ALSO ON AUGUST 22ND, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND I WILL BE WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE WITH, WE WILL BE ADDING MASTER'S DEGREES TO OUR PORTFOLIO, AND WE'RE GONNA BE GRADUATING FROM THE SAME TIME ON AUGUST 22ND, IT'S GONNA BE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
UH, WE BOTH GONNA BE, I'M GONNA BE GETTING MY MBA AND SHE'S GONNA BE GETTING HER NURSE PRACTITIONER, NURSE PRACTITIONER, NURSE PRACTITIONER, PSYCH NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PSYCH NURSE.
SO SHE'S GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SIR.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO'S GONNA DO A FABULOUS JOB OUT THERE IN THE LEGAL FIELD.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU.
UH,
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO? DO YOU WANT
UM, SO THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECENTLY CELEBRATED A SUCCESSFUL EVENT HONORING THE DEDICATED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONERS WHO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING OUR COMMUNITY, UH, THEIR TIME, THEIR EXPERTISE, AND THEIR COMMITMENT, HELP GUIDE THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS AND STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS.
SO THANK YOU TO EACH MEMBER FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONTINUED DEDICATION TO CHANDLER.
UH, WHICH LEADS ME TO ASK QUESTION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED, RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AND PARTICIPATE IN A BOARD AND COMMISSION TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN CHANDLER.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW TO APPLY BY VISITING OUR CITY WEBSITE AND CONTACTING THE, OR CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR OWN DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, RYAN PETERS, AND HIS DEPARTMENT LED BY MIKE HOLLINGSWORTH.
OUR FLEET HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP 100 FLEETS IN THE COUNTRY, SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT RECOGNITION.
I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HONORED CITY OF CHANDLER EMPLOYEE CHANDLER ESCALANTE WITH THE WORKFORCE PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR AWARD JUST RECENTLY.
AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE CHANDLER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.