* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. NEXT IS OUR CITY [00:00:01] COUNCIL STUDY SESSION OF JUNE 22ND, 2026. WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND CLERK PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE. MAYOR HARKEY HERE. VICE MAYOR ENCINAS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. VERY GOOD . UH, [1. Proclamation: Parks and Recreation Month] NEXT IS OUR SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, IT'S YOUR TIME TO JOIN ME UP FRONT. FIRST ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE PROCLAMATION PER PARKS AND RECREATIONAL MONTH. IF MR. SEPTON JOHN SEPTON COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARKS AND REC TEAM CAN COME UP AND JOIN US, THIS LOOKS LIKE A GROUP READY TO RECREATE . I WON'T LEAVE YOU HANGING. WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALRIGHT, . THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT. I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION TO READ. WHEREAS CHANDLER PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ENRICH THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, IMAGINE, AND GROW. AND WHEREAS ENGAGING PROGRAMS AND CLASSES INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO MOVE, CONNECT, EXPLORE, REINFORCING THE PERSONNEL ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE PROGRAMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PERSONAL NOT PERSONNEL BENEFITS. AND WHEREAS CHANDLER PARK PLAYGROUNDS, AQUATIC CENTERS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING, CREATING A SE THE LASTING MEMORIES AND CULTIVATE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO PARKS, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SPACES THAT FOSTER INCLUSION, ENGAGEMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND REC MONTH CELEBRATES THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO PLAN, MAINTAIN, AND ENHANCE CHANDLER'S PARKS AND PROGRAMS HELPING BUILD STRONGER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY, 2026 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. AND WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO EXPLORE OUR CITY'S 70 PARKS, ENJOYING REWARDING PROGRAMS AND CELEBRATE THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION THROUGH CONNECTION, PLAY AND COMMUNITY. ALRIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS YOU'VE BEEN, YOU'RE BEING DESIGNATED. ALRIGHT. UH, HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS BRANDON PUTMAN, PARKS SUPERINTENDENT. UM, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF PARKS. UH, THE POWER OF NATURE, UH, WITHIN OUR PARKS, THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES, UM, AND THE WELLBEING AND THE RECREATION SIDE OF THINGS, WHICH BRINGS ABOUT A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. SO, UM, IT IS A LITTLE WEIRD HERE IN ARIZONA TO REPRESENT PARKS AND REC IN JULY. UM, SO, UH, JUST BE THINKING ABOUT OUR PARKS IN THIS HEAT AS WE, UH, MAINTAIN THEM. AND THEN, UH, THIS FALL PLEASE GET OUT AND, UH, GET THOSE, UH, THOSE SUMMER POUND SHED BY, UH, ENJOYING OUR PARKS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO A PHOTO. YEAH. THANK YOU ALL. [2. Recognition: CIVIC Graduation] NEXT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CIVIC GRADUATION. IF I CAN HAVE AMELIA KOWSKI ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER COME UP AND I'D LIKE TO READ SOMETHING FIRST TOO. SO [00:05:01] I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR ATTENDEES, UH, AND FOR MAKING A POINT OF COMING HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PARTICIPANTS, FAMILIES, ALUMNI, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S CIVIC CLASS. TONIGHT IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING YOU, YOUR COMMITMENT TO LEARNING, TO ENGAGEMENT, AND TO YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU'VE TAKEN TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY LIVES AND SCHEDULES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CHANDLER WORKS. AND PROGRAMS LIKE CIVIC HELP BUILD A STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY. THEY CREATE INFORMED RESIDENTS WHO UNDERSTAND NOT JUST WHAT THE CITY DOES, BUT WHY WE DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN CHANDLER. AND AS I'VE TOLD SEVERAL OF YOU OUT THERE TODAY, YOU NOW ARE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN PERHAPS 95% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN CHANDLER ABOUT WHAT GOES ON HERE AND WHAT DOESN'T COME HERE. I ASK THAT YOU USE THAT SUPERPOWER, DISPEL MYTHS, LEAD PEOPLE IF THEY NEED ANSWERS TO HOW TO GET THEM, WHETHER IT'S WITH POLICE, FIRE, PARKS, WATER, YOU ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND I HOPE THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT. AND DON'T SHY AWAY FROM LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THAT KIND OF UNDERSTANDING HELPS LEAD TO BETTER CONVERSATIONS AND YOU WILL HELP BUILD BETTER PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN INNER CITY. I ALSO HOPE THAT THIS EXPERIENCE DOESN'T STAY RIGHT HERE. GET INVOLVED. SO WHETHER THAT'S ATTENDING MEETINGS, VOLUNTEERING, SIGNING UP TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION, OR EVEN JUST STAYING ENGAGED IN YOUR COMMUNITY PUT TO WORK THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'VE HAD TO NOT JUST UNDERSTAND CHANDLER, BUT TO BE A PURVEYOR AND DISSEMINATOR OF INFORMATION OF THE SAME. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME, YOUR CURIOSITY TO, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS PROGRAM. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE 2026 CIVIC CLASS. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND I MUST SAY VERY FEW OF YOU HAVE TAKEN UP MY OFFER TO MEET THE MAYOR FOR COFFEE. . MOST OF YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, BUT YOU HAVEN'T FOLLOWED THROUGH. WELL, IF YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR LIKE MY FRIEND ON THE FRONT ROW, YOU'VE GOT A FEW MORE WEEKS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE, THE OFFER STILL STANDS. IN FACT, IF ANYTHING, I HAVE MORE COFFEE OFFERINGS ALL OVER DOWNTOWN TO, UH, TAKE YOU UP ON THAT. SO WITH THAT, LET ME TURN IT OVER TO AMELIA. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. THAT WAS REALLY A GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. UM, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT HAVE SHOWN A REAL COMMITMENT TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEIR CITY AND BECOMING INFORMED, INVOLVED RESIDENTS. THEY HAVE MET WITH CITY LEADERS TOWARD FACILITIES, TOOK PART IN HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS, AND LEARNED HOW TO STAY ENGAGED WITH THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BEFORE WE BEGIN RECOGNIZING OUR PARTICIPANTS, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE MANY, UM, STAFF MEMBERS OF TEAM CHANDLER WHO MAKE THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE. THROUGHOUT THE CIVIC EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPANTS INTERACTED WITH MORE THAN 20 DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. I THINK THIS REALLY REFLECTS THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT DEFINES OUR CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS A SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO WELCOME THIS YEAR'S CLASS, SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE AND OFFER A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT HOW CHANDLER OPERATES. YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND COMMITMENT ENSURES THAT OUR RESIDENTS LEAVE WITH A DEEPER APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CITY. WITH THAT, WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2026 CIVIC PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TONIGHT. PARTICIPANTS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT AND JOIN THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, FOR YOUR PHOTO. PLEASE STAY UP AT THE FRONT AS WE'LL ALL TAKE A GROUP PHOTO AT THE END. SO WITH THAT, FIRST LET'S CONGRATULATE JULIET ACKER. LINDSEY BARNES. SHANNON, BE GAY. ENVY BTA. [00:10:08] LAURA BURDICK. KIM ALVIN DE THAT WAS ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS IN CHANDLER . JOSE GONZALEZ, GARINO, CARLENE GREEN. CYNTHIA HARDY. THANK YOU. MEDIA. AZAR HERNANDEZ, SHA I, DANIEL KAMER. FEELS LIKE YOU WANNA PUT YOUR HAND UP. ALEJANDRA MAYA, PATTY MAYNARD, CHRISTINE MCKEE. JENNY MILLER. YOU NADIA PADILLA. RENEE POTS. MCKAYLA. KEN MELANIE SMITH. [00:15:13] STEVEN FAIR. I WAS WORRIED. I THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T PASS MY FINAL COFFEE. NOT THIS TIME. ANTONIO TAYLOR . JENNIFER TEAGUE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PEYTON WILLIAMS HERE. YOU WANNA ORGANIZE THIS NOW OR DO YOU WANNA GET SO THOSE WHO ARE ABLE, WE'LL CALL ME ONE ROW ON A KNEE. KNEE AND THEN THOSE GO ON MY KNEE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE. ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE. ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE. YEAH, YOU'RE IN THE BACK. CAN EITHER BUDDY. YEAH, RIGHT HERE IT, TALL ONE'S IN THE BACK. CAN I HAVE MY WHOLE BACK WHERE WE TAKE ONE STEP THIS WAY FOR, THERE YOU GO. OKAY GUYS. READY? ONE THREE. SAY CIVIC. WHAT COULD SAY SHE DOES? I'VE GOT MONEY. I'VE GOT MONEY. . CONGRATULATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR, OUR SCHEDULED APPEARANCES. DID YOU CALL IT IN? OKAY. ALRIGHT. UM, BEFORE, UH, WE ADJOURNED, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO [9. Rezoning, Preliminary Development Plan, Arizona Commerce Center - Request to Withdraw Move City Council withdraw PLH25-0037 Arizona Commerce Center, located at the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Ryan Road, as requested by the applicant in order to readvertise at a later date. Council Focus Area(s):] HAD A QUESTION ON NUMBER NINE, UM, STAFF. JUST QUICK QUESTION ON NUMBER NINE, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE REQUESTING A WITHDRAWAL. ARIZONA COMMERCE CENTER. YEAH. I APOLOGIZE. I MEANT TO CALL THIS IN TODAY, SO FORGIVE ME TO GET YOU UP HERE. BUT THIS IS FOR A, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE ZONING FOR AND WHAT WOULD BE THE FINAL PRODUCT? UH, YEAH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO. IT IS FOR A REZONING FOR, UM, AN INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK. LIKE, UM, TYPICAL WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING ALONG ARIZONA AVENUE AGAIN, OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT, THIS IS A GOTCHA. UM, NO, NO, IT'S TYPICAL. ALONG ARIZONA AVENUE. THERE'S UM, TWO INNOVATION BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL. OKAY. AND THEY'RE JUST DOING THIS BECAUSE OF ITS, UH, UM, UM, WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR A-A-P-D-P OR ARE THEY LOOKING FOR AGREEMENT? WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE DELAY? UM, IT IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE, UM, [00:20:01] RAILROAD CROSSING ON RYAN ROAD. OKAY. SO THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FIRST WHAT YOU'RE SAYING NOW? I GOT YOU. OKAY. I WAS WONDERING WHY THIS WAS, THAT MAKES SENSE NOW. THANK YOU. THANKS MAYOR. OKAY, COUNCIL, THAT'S THE ONLY THING. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA PICTURES WITH INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT WITH YOU'ALL. SO WITH THAT, UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.