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[ Call to Order]
THE MAY 4TH CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.I'M GOING WITH THE WIND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS HERE.
[1. Service Recognitions]
OUR AGENDA IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.
I FIRST WE HAVE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.
THE FIRST PERSON I'LL ASK TO COME DOWN IS JOHN TON AND HE IS PROVIDING A 10 YEAR AWARD FOR JULIE SANGO.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND ALL.
TODAY WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING SOMEONE WHOSE PRESENCE, DEDICATION, AND SPIRIT HAVE MADE A REAL AND LASTING IMPACT ON THIS ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE CELEBRATING JULIE SAN MIGUEL FOR 10 YEARS OF REMARKABLE SERVICE.
OVER THE PAST DECADE, JULIA HAS CONTRIBUTED HER TALENTS AND HEART ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
FROM HER EARLY WORK SUPPORTING THE COURT TO HER TIME AS SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE PLANNING DIVISION.
JULIA HAS DEMONSTRATED A LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM, CARE AND CONSISTENCY THAT ELEVATES EVERY TEAM SHE JOINS.
AND NOW IN HER NEWEST ROLE AS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SHE HAS ALREADY BECOME AN INVALUABLE PART OF OUR TEAM AND HER WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN, TAKE ON ANYTHING, VIRTUALLY ANYTHING, UH, HAS REALLY PROVIDED SOLUTION AFTER SOLUTION FOR US AND HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET.
BUT WHAT TRULY SETS JULIE APART CAN BE NOT NOT BE SUMMARIZED BY JOB TITLES OR TASKS.
IT'S HOW SHE SHOWS UP EVERY DAY.
JULIE HAS A NATURAL ABILITY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER SIMPLY BY BEING INVOLVED.
SHE IMPROVES PROCESSES, SHE SUPPORTS COLLEAGUES, AND SHE BRINGS A POSITIVE ENERGY THAT CHANGES THE TONE OF THE ROOM THE MOMENT SHE WALKS IN.
JULIE, YOUR IMPACT IS FELT FAR BEYOND YOUR SINGLE ASSIGNMENT.
YOU LIFT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, YOU MAKE OUR ORGANIZATION STRONGER, AND YOU REMIND US OF WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT'S DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR 10 YEARS JULIE JOB.
YEAH, YOU BRING THEM UP, RIGHT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT ONE I WOULD ASK SANDEEP TO COME DOWN AND WE ARE DOING ANOTHER 10 YEAR SERVICE AWARD FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MARK GREGORY.
WE PRETTY MUCH KNEW WE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP YOU MOBILE DEVICES TOOK CENTER STAGE.
YOU CLEARED THE PATH AND PAVED THE WAY IPHONES BRIGHT LAPTOPS AND TUNE YOU MASTERED IT ALL.
EVEN A SOFTWARE CALLED INTUNE.
YOU DECOMMISSION TOOLS THAT FADED AWAY.
YOU INTRODUCE MANY TOOLS THAT WE ALL STILL USE TODAY.
THOUSANDS OF DEVICES IN THE OFFICE AND EVEN OUTSIDE.
YOU KEEP THEM SYNCED AND SECURE, ALL WITH PRIDE.
17 YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY BLUE, THE TECHNO EVOLUTION NEVER SUNK YOU.
CANYON HIKES IN LATE NIGHT GAMES 24 BY SEVEN UPTIME IS ALWAYS YOUR AIM.
WHEN THE ST WHEN THE TEAM GOES SILENT, YOU'RE SAYINGS WELL WORN.
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A DANG GOOD IGNORING.I CAN'T, I CAN'T FORGET HIS SON NAMED BENNETT IN THIS, IN THIS FATHER'S PRIDE.
MARK, YOU'RE THE TECHIE THAT KEEPS THE CITY OF CHANDLER 100% TECH BONAFIDE AND HERE'S TO ANOTHER FEW MORE DECADES.
I THINK YOU SAVED ALL OF US AT ONE TIME, RIGHT? MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
OUR FINAL SERVICE RECOGNITION IS WITH POLICE ASSISTANT CHIEF, CHIEF JASON SAKOWSKI CAN COME DOWN AND WE WILL INVITE WITH 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, SOMEONE WHO IS KNOWN TO ALL OF US.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, SERGEANT WAGNER BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN MAY OF 2016.
FOLLOWING HIS GRADUATION FROM THE ACADEMY AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FIELD TRAINING, HE QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A STRONG AND CAPABLE PATROL OFFICER SERVING IN EVERY DIFFERENT PRECINCT.
DURING HIS TIME IN PATROL, HE EARNED TWO LIFESAVING AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ACTIONS.
EARLY IN HIS CAREER, SAM FOCUSED ON PROACTIVE POLICING WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND DUI INVESTIGATIONS.
IN JANUARY OF 2021, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE DUI SQUAD WHERE HE SERVED FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
DURING THIS ASSIGNMENT HERE UNDER CERTIFICATION AS A DRE OR DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT BECAME A DRE INSTRUCTOR AND OBTAINED AND OBTAINED HGN CERTIFICATION.
HE IS CONSISTENTLY LED BY EXAMPLE, DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL ON VIEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY AND STRONG INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS WITHIN THE DUI UNIT.
IN AUGUST OF 2023, UH, SERGEANT WAGNER RECEIVED THE MOTHERS AGAINST DRUG DRIVING AWARD FOR DUI OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, SERGEANT WAGNER HAS CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 5,400 TRAFFIC STOPS AND MADE NEARLY 1000 DUI ARRESTS REFLECTING HIS COMMITMENT TO ROADWAY SAFETY AND IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT.
IN ADDITION TO HIS OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SERGEANT WAGNER HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE CHANDLER LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, SERVING IN MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP ROLES, INCLUDING TRUSTEE SECRETARY, VICE PRESIDENT, AND MOST RECENTLY PRESIDENT SERGEANT WAGNER'S 10 YEAR CAREER REFLECTS A CONSISTENT DEDICATION TO PROACTIVE POLICING AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE PROFESSION.
UH, JUST ON A SIDE NOTE, SAM IS ALSO ONE OF OUR NEWEST NEWLY PROMOTED SERGEANTS WHO JUST GOT OFF OF FIELD TRAINING AND HAS TAKEN OVER TEAM NINE WORKING IN THE DOWNTOWN PRECINCT.
[2. Proclamation: Officer Farrar Remembrance Day]
PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT.THE FIRST ONE IS FOR OFFICER CHRISTOPHER FERRA REMEMBRANCE DAY.
SO IF I CAN HAVE BILL AND LINDA FERRA AND ANGELA FERRA, UH, OFFICER RA'S PARENTS AND SISTER AND GOSH, WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE HAILEY AND THE OTHERS UP HERE TOO, SO NO.
HOW ABOUT FOR THE PHOTO? WILL THE REST OF YOU COME, COME UP FOR THAT? ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA READ A PROCLAMATION.
ON APRIL 30TH, 2021, POLICE OFFICER CHRISTOPHER FERRA, BADGE NUMBER 5 2 8 OF CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE RESPONDING TO A MULTI-AGENCY INCIDENT IN PURSUIT OF A VIOLENT FELONY SUSPECT DEMONSTRATING COURAGE AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.
AND WHEREAS APRIL 30, 20, 26 MARKS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS END OF WATCH, A MOMENT TO REFLECT UPON HIS SERVICE SACRIFICE AND LASTING IMPACT.
AND WHEREAS OFFICER PERRA BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN EMT BEFORE JOINING CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE HE SERVED FOR 18 YEARS IN MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING AS A CANINE OFFICER, ALONG WITH HIS PARTNER, BENZO WAS WIDELY KNOWN FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, KINDNESS, AND COMMITMENT
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TO PUBLIC SAFETY.AND WHEREAS AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING, OFFICER PERRA WAS AMONG THE MOST DECORATED OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF HONOR AND FOR LIFESAVING AWARDS, REFLECTING A CAREER MARKED BY SERVICE AND DISTINCTION.
AND WHEREAS OFFICER FERRARA IS REMEMBERED NOT JUST FOR HIS SERVICE, BUT AS A BELOVED SON, BROTHER, UNCLE, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND FRIEND WHOSE IMPACT EXTENDED FAR BEYOND HIS ROLE IN UNIFORM.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUE TO HONOR HIS SERVICE AND SACRIFICE AND RECOGNIZES THE LEGACY HE LEAVES.
NOW, THEREFORE, OUR KEVIN HARKEY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 30TH, 2026 AS OFFICER CHRISTOPHER FERRA REMEMBRANCE DAY.
WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? ALRIGHT, WELL, LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.
IS NOW WHEN WE BRING, UH, EVERYBODY ELSE UP AND THEN WE'LL DO OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROCLAMATIONS.
WHAT AM I THINKING? NO, WE DO HAVE A SECOND ONE.
OUR NEXT ONE IS PUBLIC SERVICE
[3. Proclamation: Public Service Recognition Week ]
APPRECIATION WEEK.IF WE CAN HAVE MEMBERS OF TEAM CHANDLER COME ON UP TO ACCEPT THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT.
OFFICERS BROWSKI AND BAILEY, COME ON DOWN.
WE HAVE FIREFIGHTERS, BO JENKINS AND RONNIE WA MISTY GU GUSTON FROM OUR HOMELESS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR.
AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, MISTY, IS TODAY YOUR BIRTHDAY? YES, SIR.
DIANA ALONSO, THE CHAIR OF OUR EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND ERICA BARBARA, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAM, MA MANAGER HERE TO HELP, UH, CELEBRATE PUB PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK.
DID WE GET IT WRONG? OH, I GOT IT WRONG.
WHEREAS PUBLIC SERVANTS SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF CHANDLER AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EVERY DAY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY LEVELS DOING THE WORK THAT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION MOVING FORWARD.
AND WHEREAS CITY OF CHANDLER EMPLOYEES BRING NOT ONLY PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, BUT A PER A DEEP PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST WITH INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEDICATION.
AND WHEREAS MANY OF CHANDLER'S PUBLIC SERVANTS, INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS RISK THEIR LIVES EACH DAY IN SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS CAREER EMPLOYEE CARRY OUT THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY, DELIVER ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND REPRESENT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CIVIC CHALLENGES FACING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS WITHOUT THE STEADFAST COMMITMENT OF CHANDLER'S, PUBLIC SERVANTS CONTINUITY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THE STABILITY OF OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS AND ITS LEADERSHIP EVOLVES NOW.
THEREFORE, KEVIN HARKEY MAYOR, CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 3RD THROUGH NINTH, 2026 AS CELEBRATE CHANDLER PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK.
IS THERE SOMEBODY THERE WITH I'M SEEING
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A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT LOOKING AT EYE CONTACT.I THINK SINCE I'M MR. NAME, YOU SHOULD HAVE PRISCILLA TANA TALK.
WELL, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY, WE DO IT WITH THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.
AND IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE THE SUPPORT FROM OUR LEADERSHIP, OUR COMMUNITY, AND JUST WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE GET TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WORKS HARD EVERY DAY, TO DELIVER SERVICES AND TO, UM, SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU GET TO MOVE US AROUND? NO, NO.
THIS IS EITHER A FIRST OR A FIRST IN A LONG TIME THAT I KNOW OUR AGENDA IS FAIRLY SHARP WITH, UH, LOT OF JUST APPROVALS FOR RESTAURANTS, BUT WE HAVE NO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN.
SO, SO NOT ONLY, UH, I GUESS WE JUST GET TO MOVE ON FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING AND WHAT THAT BRINGS.
THANK YOU TO THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY.
WE'RE HONORED THAT YOU'RE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH THAT CLOSES OR MEETING.