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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 7TH, 2026, REGULAR CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CITY CLERK, PLEASE TAKE ROLE.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE DELIVERED BY PASTOR RUTH ESCOBAR FROM VIDA ABUNDANT THE CHURCH HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
UH, PLEASE STAND AND IS PASTOR HERE.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE AN ABSENCE.
UM, DO YOU MIND, PASTOR? NOT AT ALL.
INVOCATION LED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
PASTOR ELLIS AT THIS POINT, YES.
AN OPPORTUNITY HOW FITTING IT IS BECAUSE THIS EVENING, TODAY IS, UH, NATIONAL PRAYER DAY.
SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY.
PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU AS WE ASK THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT BE IN THIS ROOM WITH US RIGHT NOW.
MAY YOU, LORD, GIVE US THE GUIDANCE THAT WE NEED TO DO YOUR WORK IN THIS SPACE AS GATEKEEPERS OF THIS CITY.
WE ASK THAT YOU WILL GIVE US WISDOM.
YOU WILL CONTINUALLY WATCH OVER THE THINGS THAT WE DO.
MAY CHANDLER ALWAYS BE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS, AND AS WE GOVERN, MAY WE DO IT ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL FOR YOUR PEOPLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER LIBERTY JUSTICE.
OKAY, THANK YOU PASTOR COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS FOR THAT.
[ Scheduled Public Appearances]
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE AND I ASK COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON TO PLEASE JOIN ME FRONT OF THE DAIS.SO THIS EVENING WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE IRIS FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCING TO THE WORLD STAGE COMPETITION REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I WANNA WELCOME DOWN THE IRIS FOUNDATION AND THEIR TEAM.
COME ON AS IT GETS SETTLED IN THE IRIS FOUNDATION, AI BOTS IS A TEAM OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY IN THE 2026 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS WORLDWIDE COMPETITION IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS FROM JUNE 9TH THROUGH THE 15TH.
FOR THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION, THE STUDENTS HAD TO FIND A PROBLEM THAT ARCHEOLOGISTS FACE IN THEIR WORK AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
THEY'LL PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS AT THE COMPETITION.
THIS JUNE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COACHES HERE TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
UH, I'M RAGGA TI AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROUDLY PRESENT OUR TEAM SMART IRIS SMART AI BOTS, WHICH ARE INCLUDES A TEAM OF SIX PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED STUDENTS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
LET ME INTRODUCE THE TEAM, HAN ANI SUHA MOVA, AND WHICH HANBERG IKA, ANI TIA AND NU.
AND WITH THE HELP OF IRIS FOUNDATION AND ITS PROGRAM, THE FAST LEGO LEAGUE, ALL OUR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE COME TOGETHER AND WORKED AS A TEAM AND LEARN MANY GREAT STUFF, NOT ONLY INCLUDING THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS, BUT ALSO INCLUDING HOW THEY COMMUNICATE OTHERS, HOW THEY CAN DO THE RESEARCH.
AND THEY COMPETED AT TWO LEVELS, INITIALLY, THE REGIONAL AND THE STATE COMPETITION.
AND THEY ARE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE TEAMS WHO HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO THE WORLD COMPETITION AND REPRESENTING THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
AND THEY WILL COMPETE AGAINST HUNDRED PLUS TEAMS ACROSS THE WORLD.
AND, UH, WE WILL REPRESENT ABOUT THE TOPIC OF ARCHEOLOGY THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR IN FLL, THE THEME WILL BE RELEASED.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ROBOTICS THAT THE KIDS, THE,
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THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT.THEY HAVE TO RESEARCH ABOUT THE TOPIC ARCHEOLOGY AND INTERACT WITH THE EXPERTS AND, UH, ENGINEERING EXPERTS TOO, AND KNOW ABOUT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE AND COME UP WITH AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.
OR THEY CAN PROVIDE AN ENHANCEMENT TO AN EXISTING SOLUTION.
NOW, AS PART OF THIS RESEARCH FOR FLL IN ARCHEOLOGY, OUR TEAM HAS INTERACTED WITH ARCHEOLOGISTS ENGINEERING EXPERTS AND GOT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
AND ONE NOTABLE ASPECT DURING THEIR INTERACTION IS THEY GOT TO KNOW IT IS TOUGH TO GO THROUGH NARROW AND DEEP SPACES AND IDENTIFY THE ARTIFACTS.
NOW THESE YOUNG BRAINS HAVE COME UP WITH THIS SOLUTION OF ROBO ASSISTANT, WHICH CAN GO TO NARROW AND DEEP SPACES AND IDENTIFY THE ARTIFACTS.
AND THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
IT TOOK A LOT OF DEDICATION, LOT OF ITERATIONS, AND TAKING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE EXPERTS IN THE INDUSTRY, ARCHEOLOGICAL INDUSTRY.
SO THAT REQUIRES LOT OF COMMITMENT.
AND WE PROUDLY SAY THAT OUR TEAM HAS A MOTTO TO GROW, TO LEARN, AND TO NEVER GIVE UP.
THAT IS WHAT OUR TEAM IS, AND THEY NEVER GIVE UP AND ANY KIND OF CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE, THEY MEET WITH THE EXPERTS, THEY TAKE THEIR SUGGESTIONS, AND THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE.
AND THAT IS WHAT MADE THIS TEAM GO TO AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY FORWARD TO THE WORLD INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
AND ALL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN SO EASY.
ALL THIS HAD HAPPENED ONLY WITH THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF MR. ALTO ZA AND THE IRIS FOUNDATION.
DESPITE HIS HEALTH CONDITIONS, HE NEVER, HE NEVER, UH, WAS NOT, I CANNOT SAY A MOMENT THAT HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR US.
HE ALWAYS ENSURED THAT THE KIDS HAD PROVIDED WITH ALL THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S AN ARCHEOLOGY TEAM.
HE TOOK THAT EXTRA STEP TO FUND, TO ARRANGE THE TRIPS TO ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUMS AND PROVIDED US A PANEL OF ARCHEOLOGISTS SO THESE KIDS CAN INTERACT AND, UH, GET ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM THEM, THE CHALLENGES, EVERYTHING.
IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE TIMES.
SO THANKS SO MUCH, ALBERTO, FOR ALL YOUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.
AND THESE KIDS, THESE STUDENTS WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
AND I, ONCE AGAIN, THANK ALBERTO AND THE WHOLE TEAM OF IRIS FOUNDATION FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND FROM ALL OF OUR TEAM.
AND I ALSO WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO BE PART IN OUR JOURNEY.
SO IF WE CAN, IF ALL THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP SUPPORT AND SPONSOR US SO WE CAN EXPAND OUR IMPACT, REACH TO MORE KIDS AND PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES, STEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVEN MORE KIDS.
THE IRIS FOUNDATION IS NOT DOING JUST FOR THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE.
MR. ALBERTO IS MENTORING AND HE IS LEADING AND HE'S PROVIDING ALL KIND OF RESOURCES APART FROM FLL, IT IS THE WEX ROBOTICS, UNDERWATER ROBOTICS.
HE IS ALSO DOING THE SCRUBS PROGRAM.
HE IS PROVIDING THE SOCCER PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG KIDS.
SO I SINCERELY REQUEST ALL THE COMMUNITY TO HELP CONTRIBUTE AND SPONSOR TO I RICE FOUNDATION.
SO ALL HIS SERVICES AND HIS COMMITMENT FOR THIS CAN BE EXPANDED TO EVEN MORE KIDS.
AND THIS PROGRAM CAN BE REACHED ALL AROUND.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR YOU ALL AND WE KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WILL MAKE OUR COMMUNITY PROUD.
AND ON BEHALF OF MARION COUNCIL, WE'VE ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU GUYS AS THE COACHES OF IRIS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THESE STUDENTS AND GETTING THEM TO THE WORLDWIDE STAGE.
ON BEHALF OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A PICTURE HERE.
IF YOU GUYS WANNA JOIN HERE CAN GET US CAN YOU SQUEEZE THIS IN, CAROL? YEAH.
MAYBE WE GET A KIDS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU GUYS STAND A LITTLE MORE THIS WAY, THIS WAY, THIS WAY.
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BIG PART THAT'S GONNA BE KIDS ON THIS END, ON THIS SIDE.AND AS WE GET SETTLED BACK IN, UM, I DO WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THAT, UM, ALBERTO ESPARZA HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED, UH, RECOGNITION.
UH, THE FRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCCER FIELDS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY NAMED AFTER HIM AS THE ALBERTO ESPARZA FIELDS BY C
[ 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 May 7, 2026, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 9.]
SO ON MONDAY WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REVIEW OUR CONSENT AGENDA.UM, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED THIS EVENING? VICE MAYOR? YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF MAY 7TH, 2026 FOR REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.
WE SECOND A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON COUNCIL.
ANY RECUSALS? NOT SEEING ANY PLEASE VOTE.
[10. Unscheduled Public Appearances]
WE HAVE, UM, UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.I HAVE RECEIVED, WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO COMMENT CARDS, WHICH WILL BE ENTERED INTO, UM, THE RECORD HERE, SO YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON THE RECORD.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC APPEARANCES THIS EVENING.
WHAT WERE THE TWO ONES WE'RE PUTTING IN THE RECORD.
COMMON CARDS BY MISS CINDY BARNES AND MR. CHEN.
THE IN REGARDS TO, UM, ONE IS, UH, THE REPI OF CHANDLER'S, 1.50 CENT TAXES ON GROCERIES.
AND THE SECOND IS ALSO, UM, A SERIES OF DIFFERENT, UM, ITEMS HERE.
JUST DIDN'T GET A GENERALIZED WHAT WOULD, WHAT WERE THE ISSUES WERE? YES, IT'S REGARDING NEIGHBORHOODS HOMELESSNESS, UM, AND STREETS, PARKS, POTHOLES.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST GIVE THAT TO STAFF, I ASSUME.
YES, THIS WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD.
AND THEN FOR OUR SPEAKER CARDS HERE, UM, WHEN I DO CALL YOUR NAME, UH, PLEASE STAND AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE, UH, SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE.
YOU'LL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES, UH, TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US.
UH, WHEN YOU DO SEE THE YELLOW LIGHT, PLEASE START WRAPPING UP YOUR COMMENTS.
AND THEN, UM, SINCE THIS IS UNSCHEDULED, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT ENGAGE WITH YOU AS A COUNCIL.
WE CAN ONLY DIRECT AND ADVISE STAFF ON GETTING TOGETHER WITH YOU.
OUR FIRST, UH, SPEAKER HERE IS GONNA BE NOAH JAMES ALOHA, UH, VICE MAYOR AND TO THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NOAH JAMES MARKHAM, AND I'M FROM THE GREAT BLUE CITY OF TEMPE.
UM,
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THIS ORIT IS STINKY AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF STINKY PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THESE, YOU KNOW, SEWERS OUT HERE.
ALSO, UM, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, UM, ABOUT POLICE BECAUSE THIS IS A TIRING SUBJECT THAT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WITH A PERSON AS A DISABILITY THAT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, ABOUT POLICE OFFICERS THAT WE AS POLICE OFFICERS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE TO US.
THAT IS A BIG THING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
YOU DON'T JUST COME UP TO US AND, YOU KNOW, TALK LIKE A REGULAR HUMAN BEING TO US IF WE TELL YOU GUYS THAT WE HAVE A DISABILITY, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING AND I HOPE THIS WILL BE CLEARED UP HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD JOE BIDEN, BUT WITH THE STUTTER HIS WHOLE LIFE AND PEOPLE STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WITH A DISABILITY.
ALSO, THE LAST THING IS WE NEED TO EXTEND THIS LIGHT RAIL HERE IN CHANDLER.
IT IS A GOOD THING THAT WE HAVE IT IN CHANDLER IS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
AND THIS WILL COMPETE WITH CHINA BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP IS NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.
OKAY, UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
MY NAME CHEN, AND I'M A RESIDENT.
I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A COMMON SENSE CHANGE.
THIS HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED ON MAY 1ST, 1994.
THE REPEAL OF THE CHANNELS 1.5 TAX ON RAW GROCERIES.
THIS IS NORMALLY A POLICY ADJUSTMENT.
IT IS, UM, MADE OF FUNDAMENTAL FISCAL PRINCIPLE IN COM COMMUNITY COMPASSION CHINA HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FROM A RURAL SUB CITY TO, UM, URBANIZED CITY.
CURRENTLY THIS TAX IS DEEPLY REGRESSIVE.
IT PLACES THE HEAVY BURDEN ON THOSE FULL ALONG THOSE WITH THE LEAST ABILITY TO PAY OUR LOW INCOME FAMILIES WORKING CLASS HOUSEHOLDS AND SEEN IS ON THE FIXED INCOMES.
WHY 1.5 MAY SEEM SMALL TO SOME FOR A FAMILY LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FOUR GROCERY CUT IN HUNGRY WEEK.
IN AN ERA WHERE THE PRICE OF HOUSING UTILITIES BROAD DEPOTS IS AT IN ALL TIME HIGH, THIS SPREAD TAX IS AN UNNECESSARY PENALTY ON SURVIVAL.
FURTHERMORE, WE'VE OFTEN SHARED THE SPREAD TENDER AS A HUB OR FOR INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT.
HOWEVER, THE PURPOSE OF PROGRESS SHOULD BE LOWER THE COST OF LIVING AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, NOT TO SERVE AS AN ADJUSTMENT JUSTIFICATION FOR MAINTAINING OR EVEN INCREASING TAXES.
AS OUR CITY BECOMES MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED, THAT EFFICIENCY SO TRANSIT INTO DIRECT RELIEF FOR THE TAXPAYERS, RATHER THAN BEING SWALLOWED BY THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
FROM A LY CONSERVATIVE PERSPECTIVE, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOW TAX THE BEST NECESSITIES OF ITS CITIZENS.
CHINESE, AND IN IS IN IN THE POSITION IMMENSE, IMMENSE STRENGTHS.
WE MAINTAIN A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET, OR OVER $1.6 BILLION IN THE HIGHEST AS POSSIBLE TRIPLE AIR BOND RATINGS.
WITH OUR RECENT HISTORY OF REVENUE SURPLUSES, WE HAVE THE
TWO, PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY MEANS PRI PRIORITIZING ESSENTIAL SERVICE WITHOUT LEANING ON REGRESS TAX ON RAW FOOD.
I ASK THIS COUNCIL TO STAND FOR AFFORDABILITY AND LIMIT GOVERNMENT BY REPEATING THE TAX ON FOOD FOR HOME, UH, CONSUMPTION.
THANK YOU MR. CHEN, VICE MAYOR, BEST COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, I WAS GONNA JUST, I THINK THE, UM, CITY MANAGER OR MAYBE EVEN DEPUTY MANAGER, UM, LIKE THE, THE IDEAL ON THE, THE FOOD TAX IS THAT THAT'S A STATE, IS THAT A STATE ISSUE? YOU,
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IS THAT, IS THAT A, WHO WANTS TO ANSWER THAT? UH, THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, IT IS NOT A STATE ISSUE.UM, IT IS A VARIOUS CITIES THAT HAVE A 1.5% TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX ON FOOD AS WELL AS RETAIL.
IT FALLS IN THE RETAIL CATEGORY.
AND THEN IF THAT, IF, IF THAT'S TAKEN AWAY, THEN THAT REDUCES THE OPERATING BUDGET OF CHANDLER IT, IT WOULD REDUCE, UM, THE REVENUE THAT COMES INTO THE CITY TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 17 MILLION, UM, ONGOING.
SO IT IS, UH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IN FIGURING OUT HOW TO REPLACE THOSE REVENUES.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
OUR CURRENT EVENTS.I WILL START OFF, UM, WITH ANNOUNCING THE DOWNTOWN CHANDLER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL CELEBRATION.
THIS ANNUAL EVENT WILL CELEBRATE THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF DOWNTOWN AND RECOGNIZES THE AMAZING BUSINESSES AND PARTNERS WHO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE.
UH, MAYOR HARKEY WILL DELIVER HIS ANNUAL STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN ADDRESS.
THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT SOHO 63 RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER ON MAY 14TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM AND CONTINUING OUR CELEBRATION OF ARIZONA TWO 50.
UM, WE ARE CELEBRATING HISTORY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY AT THE SUNSET LIBRARY ON JUNE 6TH FROM TWO TO 3:00 PM JOURNEY THROUGH ARIZONA'S PAST 250 YEARS TO LEARN ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THAT SHAPED THIS LAND AND THE SETTLERS THAT CAME AND TRANSFORMED LAND.
DISCOVER THE STATE'S VISIONARY LEADERS AS WELL AS ARIZONA'S INFLUENCE ON ART, ARCHITECTURE, FILM, AND POPULAR CULTURE.
AND LASTLY, THIS WEEKEND IS OF COURSE, MOTHER'S DAY ON SUNDAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH MY MOM, WHICH SHE IS SITTING RIGHT HERE IN THE CROWD.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND I WANNA WISH HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE AND TO ALL THE MOTHERS HERE IN CHANDLER THAT ARE WITH US AND THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING FROM ABOVE.
SO THANK YOU AND ENJOY THE WEEKENDS WITH YOUR FAMILY.
NEXT WE HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
UH, I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS TUESDAY ON MAY 12TH, IT IS THE CITY'S CONNECTION AND IMPACT DIVISION HOSTING THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CONNECTION.
IT'S AN EVENING ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING IN HONOR OF A API HERITAGE MONTH.
THE EVENT IS FREE, IT RUNS FROM 4 45 UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK AT THE A SU INNOVATION CENTER, RIGHT OVER ON 2 49 EAST CHICAGO STREET.
UM, JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT SPACE IS FULL, BUT THEY DO HAVE A WAIT LIST.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED STILL, PLEASE GO SIGN UP.
YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU CAN FIND A SPOT FOR YOU, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
UH, PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO CHANDLER RESIDENTS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT, UM, TOMORROW MORNING IS OUR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT LAUNCHING.
AND THIS LAUNCHING HAS REALLY BEEN AN INITIATIVE THAT WE STARTED HERE IN CHANDLER TO GIVE WOMEN A FORUM AND A SAFE SPACE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.
IT'S GOING TO BE FROM 10:00 AM TO ABOUT 1:00 PM UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ALL FULL RIGHT NOW, SO NOBODY REALLY CAN JOIN US.
IT IS VERY POPULAR FOR US THIS YEAR.
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS GONNA BE DR.
SHE IS FROM A SU AND SHE IS ONE OF THE, UH, WOMEN THAT RAISED AN AMAZING SON.
I BELIEVE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MOVIE ABOUT HIM RIGHT NOW.
IT'S CALLED I RAISED AN UN UNSTOP UNSTOPPABLE, UH, SON.
THE EVENT IS NOW TOTALLY WAIT LISTED, SO PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP.
WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE YOU 'CAUSE THERE WILL NOT BE ROOM FOR PEOPLE TO GO.
IF YOU MISS IT THIS YEAR, PLEASE TRY TO SIGN UP VERY EARLY NEXT YEAR.
HOPEFULLY WE MIGHT FIND ANOTHER PLACE THAT IS EVEN BIGGER IF WE TWO YEARS.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO THE DIFFERENT PLACES.
ONE THING ABOUT THIS EVENT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS BECAUSE THE FACT THAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS EVENT, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT WOMEN WHO WERE DOING AMAZING THING IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, AND SHE RECEIVED AN AMBASSADOR OF PEACE AWARD.
AND OUR FIRST LADY, UM, MRS. UH, UH, LYNN HARKEY ALSO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THAT WAS RECEIVED THAT AWARD.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND THE, TO THE IMPACT AND CONNECT TEAM FOR TAKING IT ON AND GROWING THIS AMAZING EVENT.
SO JOIN US IF YOU ALREADY SIGN UP, BUT PLEASE SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEAR IF YOU HAVE NOT, UH, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN THIS YEAR.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, NOTHING TONIGHT.
JUST WISHING MY WIFE A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, ALONG WITH MY MOTHER, VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
AND TO THE WOMEN IN CHANDLER KELLY.
A LOT OF Y'ALL HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE AMAZING WOMEN HERE.
UH, AND, AND MAMA HAS SEEN US OUT THERE.
UH, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO EVERYONE.
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AND THEN ALSO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I SAY THIS, BUT, UH, I'M GONNA BE AT THE WOMEN'S EVENT TOMORROW, SO I'M GONNA BE ENJOYING MYSELF AND HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.UH, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL WAY TO CELEBRATE MOM THIS WEEKEND, DOWNTOWN CHANDLER HAS YOU COVERED WITH A FANTASTIC LINEUP ALL ACROSS OUR DOWNTOWN FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
SO WHETHER YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR A MIMOSA BRUNCH OR A GIRL'S AFTERNOON OUT THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERY MOM.
UH, I WOULD SAY THERE IS SOMETHING FOR THE MOM.
THERE IS, MOM IS THE MOMENT EXPERIENCE AT BLACK SHEEP WINE BAR AND MERCHANT TO MOTHER'S DAY, BRUNCHES AT SANTA TAN BREWING COMPANY, THE PERCH, THE CROWN PLAZA, PHOENIX, CHANDLER GOLF RESORT, AND A CELEBRATION OVER AT THE BRICKYARD.
SO THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT CHANDLER.
OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES GET TO SHOW UP AND MAKE MOMENTS LIKE THESE REALLY SPECIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I WANNA SUGGEST THAT YOU GRAB YOUR MOM, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, AND HEAD TO DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.ORG TO FIND OUT ALL THE DETAILS AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS.
UH, I KNOW I'LL BE DOWN THERE ON SUNDAY WITH MY FAMILY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, CITY MANAGER.
DO ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? MAYOR, COUNCIL, UH, THIS MORNING WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR EMPLOYEES AT AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVENT.
I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE AND I WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK THE VASQUEZ FAMILY AND SOME BOROUGHS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR WORDS AT THE EVENT.
I THINK IT MADE A GREAT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVENT.
AND ON THIS MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND, I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE EMPLOYEES FOR WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE CHALLENGE SUCH A GREAT CITY TO BE IN.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR MEETING HERE TONIGHT ON MAY 7TH.