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[ Call to Order]
WELCOME TO THE JULY 16TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL, UH, CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE? MAYOR HARKEY HERE, VICE MAYOR ENCINA.OUR INDICATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT BY PASTOR JIM JIM GRIMM OF DESERT SPRINGS CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT TO COME BEFORE YOUR THRONE, TO COME INTO YOUR PRESENCE AND TO BRING THESE PETITIONS TO YOU.
AND I WANNA FIRST START TONIGHT BY ACKNOWLEDGING WHO WE ARE PRAYING TO.
WE ARE PRAYING TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WHO IS THE KING OF KINGS.
THE LORD OF LORDS, THE GREAT I AM THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING.
SEEN THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING UNSEEN.
AND HE DIDN'T JUST CREATE IT, HE OWNS IT.
SO GOD, WE JUST ACKNOWLEDGE WHO WE ARE COMING BEFORE TONIGHT.
AND I DIDN'T COME HERE TONIGHT TO PRAY A ELOQUENT PRAYER, FULL OF FANCY WORDS.
UM, OUR DEPENDENCE, OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DEPENDENCE ON YOU, OUR DEPENDENCE ON YOU IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES, OUR DEPENDENCE ON YOU IN THIS ROOM HERE TONIGHT, OVER THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE LEADING THIS CITY AND GUIDING THIS CITY.
SO GOD, I PRAY THAT YOUR WISDOM WOULD REST ON THEM, THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING WOULD REST ON THEM, THAT YOUR COUNCIL WOULD REST ON THEM.
AND LORD, THAT THEY WOULD MAKE DECISIONS AS THEY LEAD THIS CITY BASED ON THE ANOINTING OF GOD, BASED ON THE WISDOM OF GOD AND NOT ON THEIR OWN INTELLECT.
AND AS THEY DO THAT GOD, THAT THIS CITY WOULD BE BLESSED, THAT THE CITY WOULD PROSPER.
AND PROVERBS 29, IT SAYS THAT WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS RULE, THE PEOPLE REJOICE.
AND I PRAY THAT OVER THIS COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, THAT AGAIN, THAT YOUR BLESSING WOULD BE ON THIS COMMUNITY AND IT WOULD BE EVIDENT TO EVERYONE AROUND US.
AND GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I ALSO PRAY, GOD, I THINK WE'D BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T PRAY FOR OUR NATION AS A WHOLE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN IT'S THE 250TH YEAR OF THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION.
SO I PRAY FOR OUR PRESIDENT, I PRAY FOR OUR VICE PRESIDENT.
I PRAY FOR ALL THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR, IN OUR NATION, LORD, THAT THEY WOULD ALSO BE GUIDED AND DIRECTED BY YOUR WISDOM AND THAT YOUR ANOINTING WOULD REST ON THEM.
SO GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THESE THINGS.
WE PRAISE YOU FOR THESE THINGS.
I PRAY FOR THIS MEETING TONIGHT, LORD, THAT THIS MEETING TONIGHT WOULD BRING GLORY TO YOU AND GLORY TO YOUR NAME.
AND THE LAST THING I WANNA PRAY, JUST WANNA PRAY A VERSE OVER US IN ITS EPHESIANS THREE 20.
AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS, THAT GOD IS ABLE TO DO, UH, INFINITELY MORE THAN WHAT WE ASK OR THINK ACCORDING TO HIS POWER.
AND GOD, I PRAY THAT OVER THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OVER THE MAYOR.
'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PRAYING MEMBERS ON THIS COUNCIL THAT WHAT'S YOU'RE, WHAT'S YOU'RE PRAYING FOR WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THIS CITY, THAT GOD WOULD DO EXCEEDINGLY MORE EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY ABOVE WHAT YOU'RE THINKING BECAUSE HE'S ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS.
SO GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THESE THINGS AND WE PRAISE YOU FOR THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME.
AYE ALLEGIANCE TO THE BLACK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE ALL.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST TO OUR AUDIENCE AS A REMINDER, UH, WHICH WAS POSTED ON PUBLIC NOTICE, THE, UH, AGENDA ITEM RENEWAL OF FIXED CAMERA, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE CONSIDERED BY CITY COUNCIL AT OUR AUGUST 13TH REGULAR MEETING.
COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US A CONSENT AGENDA, BUT I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UH, ON THIS AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS BOARD AND COMMISSIONER APPOINTEES.
I KNOW THAT WE AT LEAST HAVE ONE HERE.
DO I HAVE ANYONE, UH, WHO IS ON THIS DOCKET TO BE APPOINTED TO A BOARD AND OUR COMMISSION? PLEASE STAND.
AND IF, IF YOU CAN IN A VERY OUTDOOR VOICE, TELL US YOUR NAME AND WHICH, UH, COMMISSION YOU'LL BE SERVING ON.
UH, MY NAME IS SUSAN RICHIE, A CHANDLER RESIDENT OF COURSE.
AND IT'S THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SERVICE COUNCIL.
[ 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 July 16, 2026, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 22.]
YOU LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT? MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, I MOVE TO APPROVE THES CONSENT AGENDA JULY 16TH, 2026.REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 22 SECOND.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO
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WAS SECOND BY, WAS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS? YES.AND TO OUR AUDIENCE ON MONDAY, WE HAD A STUDY SESSION WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO, IN, IN MORE IN DEPTH IF COUNCIL NEEDED THAT TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON ANY AND ALL OF THESE ITEMS. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY RECUSALS? SEEING NONE, COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.
[ Public Hearing]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANNEXATION OF ONE PARCEL TOTALING 16.87 ACRES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF APPLEBEE ROAD AND THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SO NORTH OF AND EAST OF ARIZONA AVENUE.I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
OUR STAFF PRESENTATION IS BY TAYLOR MANN, AND, UH, PLEASE PROCEED.
UM, MAYOR, BEFORE WE BEGIN, YES, I KNOW I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SO DO I NEED TO BE A PART OF IT OR CITY ATTORNEY? DO I NEED TO KIND OF, I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
SO SHOULD I COME OFF THE DIET SO THAT WAY THE PUBLIC HEARING CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT ME? UH, CITY ATTORNEY? YES.
THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, YOU CAN, YOU MAY STAY SEATED THERE, JUST NEED TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
SO WITH RESPECT TO COUNCIL, YOU GUYS MIND IF I JUST GO SIT DOWN OUT THERE WHILE YOU GUYS HAVE THIS CONVERSATION? IF YOU WISH? YOU CAN.
AND, AND AGAIN, YOUR MAIN REUSE OBVIOUSLY WOULD JUST BE DISCUSSION HERE AS WELL AS VOTING WHEN THIS COMES UP.
BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO EITHER.
THERE'S NO MANDATE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE DAYS.
I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE THE DAYS JUST FOR THE APPEARANCE OF IT.
ALL RIGHT, TAYLOR, PLEASE PROCEED.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL BEFORE YOU TODAY I HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANNEXATION 25 0 4.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF APPLEBEE ROAD AND THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND CONSISTS OF ABOUT 16.87 ACRES.
THE SURROUNDING LAND USES CONSIST OF APPLEBEE ROAD TO THE NORTH, AND THEN AGRICULTURAL LAND WITHIN THE COUNTY TO THE SOUTH IS VACANT LAND, CURRENTLY ZONED I ONE PAD TO THE EAST IS OUTDOOR STORAGE, ZONED I AND D TWO IN THE COUNTY.
AND TO THE WEST IS THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT IND TWO WITHIN MARICOPA COUNTY.
AND UPON ANNEXATION, THE INITIAL CITY ZONING WILL BE PLANNED.
THE APPLICANT PLANS TO DEVELOP THE SITE IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW MANUFACTURE, UH, PRE-MANUFACTURED, UH, TRUST MANUFACTURING FACILITY.
AND IT'LL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 200 EMPLOYEES.
THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE REVIEWED ADMINISTRATIVELY, UH, BY STAFF UPON ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY.
THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION IS EMPLOYMENT.
THE CITY OF CHANDLER WILL PROVIDE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES TO THE PROPERTY AND STAFF HAS CIRCULATED THE REQUEST TO CITY DEPARTMENTS AND NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS A SHARED COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS THAT WAY, BUT NEXT ON OUR AGENDA
[12. Unscheduled Public Appearances]
IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.I DO HAVE ONE CARD, UH, FROM AMELIA, PERHAPS I'M JUST TRYING TO READ THE NAME.
UM, IF YOU WOULD COME TO THE, THE DAYS AND PLEASE STATE YOUR, YOUR NAME AND, UM, YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SHARE.
THIS IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE AND AT THAT POINT WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT WE CAN LISTEN TO YOU.
MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT A RECOUPING, A RECURRING SEWER ODOR IMPACTING AREA BUSINESSES AROUND SANTA DOBSON BUSINESS PARK.
IN THE CORNER OF DOBSON ROAD AND PECOS ROADS, A RECURRING SEWER ODOR IS AFFECTING BUSINESSES, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, MEDICAL OFFICES, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, AND RESIDENTS NEAR SANTA THOMPSON BUSINESS PARK.
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THE SURROUNDING AREA.THE SUBMITTED RESPONSES DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PLUMBING PROBLEM AFFECTING ONE BUILDING.
THE ODOR HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND MANAGED PROPERTIES.
RESPONDENTS DESCRIBE DEFENSE SEWER ORDERS, ENTERING OCCUPIED BUILDINGS, CUSTOMERS, PATIENTS, AND EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS, HEADACHES AND NAUSEA, INTERRUPTIONS TO NORMAL OPERATIONS, LOST BUSINESS LEASING DIFFICULTIES, INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES, TENANT RETENTION CONCERNS, AND OFFICES BECOMING TEMPORARILY UNUSABLE.
PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESSES HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME AND MONEY INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN PLUMBING AND BUILDING SYSTEMS. DESPITE THESE INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS, THE ODOR CONTINUES ACROSS MULTIPLE PROPERTIES INDICATING THAT A BROADER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTIGATION IS NECESSARY.
HERE'S THE IMPACT OF A GLANCE TO A RECENT SURVEY OF 22 INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS.
19 OF 22 ARE 86% REPORTED EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS, 18 OF 22 BUSINESSES, 82% REPORTED CUSTOMER, CLIENT, OR PATIENT COMPLAINTS.
15 OF 22, 60 8% REPORTED DISRUPTION TO DAILY OPERATIONS.
HALF OF THEM REPORTED EXPENSES INCURRED.
INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, 36% REPORTED LOST BUSINESS AND 27% REPORTED PROSPECTIVE TENANT DECLINING TO LEASE SPACE.
THESE TOTALS ARE BASED ON THE SELECTIONS MADE BY RESPONDENTS, SEVERAL RESPONDENTS SELECTED MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF IMPACT.
THESE REPRESENT MEDICAL, DENTAL, CARDIOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, EYE CARE AND NEUROPATHY OFFICES, SENIOR LIVING AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, PRINTING, FINANCIAL ADVISORY, RETAIL SERVICE BUSINESSES, AND BUSINESS PARK OWNERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS.
RESPONSES COVER SEPARATE PROPERTIES OF BOTH PECOS ROAD AND DOBSON ROAD.
THERE'S SEVERAL SELECTED, UH, IMPACT STATEMENTS THAT I WAS GOING TO READ.
I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A COPY OF ALL OF THAT, UH, TO YOU TODAY.
SO I WON'T GO INTO THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL GET RIGHT DOWN TO WHAT I'M HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE TODAY.
RECOGNIZE THE ODOR AS A SHARED AREA OF INFRASTRUCTURE OR INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM.
RATHER THAN A SERIES OF UNRELATED PRIVATE BUILDING COMPLAINTS, CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE SERVING THE AFFECTED PECOS ROAD AND DOBSON ROAD PROPERTIES.
THREE, EVALUATE SEWER REMAINS, MANHOLES, LIFT OR PUMPING CONDITIONS, VENTING SYSTEM PRESSURE BLOCKAGES, FLOW CONDITIONS, AND NEARBY DEVELOPMENTS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO SEWER GAS DISPLACEMENT.
COORDINATE THE INVESTIGATION ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS RATHER THAN REQUIRING EACH AFFECTED BUSINESS TO INDEPENDENTLY REPEAT THE SAME COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION PROCESS.
FIVE, ESTABLISH ESSENTIAL CITY CONTACT FOR AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESSES.
PROVIDE REGULAR WRITTEN UPDATES DESCRIBING INVESTIGATIVE STEPS, FINDING AND PROPOSED CORRECTIVE ACTION.
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PERMANENT RESOLUTION RATHER THAN THE CONTINUING TO RECOMMEND TEMPORARY ORDER MASKING MEASURES WITHIN INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS.
IS THAT IT? WRAP UP WITH THE SENTENCE.
THE SUBMITTED ENDORSEMENTS, DOCUMENTED RECURRING PROBLEM AFFECTING NUMEROUS UNRELATED BUSINESSES, PROPERTIES, RESPONDENTS HAVE REPORTED EMPLOY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, PATIENT DISCOVERY LOSS, BUSINESS DISRUPTED OPERATIONS, LEASING DIFFICULTIES, AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME OF THE CITY OF RESIDENTIAL? YES, SIR.
UM, MY BUSINESS IS IN CHANDLER.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I WANTED TO ASK, UM, CITY MANAGER IF HE CAN, UM, YOU CAN SIT DOWN, SIR.
IF, IF THE CITY MANAGER CAN GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST FINISHED SPEAKING, GET HIS LIST OF INFORMATION SO THAT WAY WE CAN LOOK AT, LOOK FURTHER INTO IT.
UM, SO STAFF WORK WITH HIM, MAYOR, CUSTOMER HARRIS, WE WE'RE HAPPY TO DO SO.
UH, OUR NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS JENNIFER BOAL, IF YOU PLEASE COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.
WE CANNOT ENGAGE YOU, BUT STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP.
SO MY NAME IS JENNIFER BUCHEL AND WE HAVE A, WE ALSO HAVE A BUSINESS IN CHANDLER.
UM, KEN HAS DONE MOST OF THE LEGWORK, AND I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES AROUND US THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS FOR YEARS.
UM, IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY HAS STATED THAT IT WAS JUST THE COMPLEX THAT WE'RE IN, AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THE CITY TO MAKE, TO PUT SOME EFFORT INTO IT, TO INVESTIGATE IT, TO, TO RECTIFY IT.
SO, UM, I GUESS THAT'S ALL I, I, I DIDN'T COME PREPARED TO SPEAK.
I JUST, UM, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
WE'RE IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
OUR EMPLOYEE, WE DON'T HAVE THE TYPE OF WORK WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES CAN WORK FROM HOME.
SO IT'S AFFECTING US EVERY DAY THAT THIS ODOR APPEARS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FROM THE APARTMENTS BEING BUILT ACROSS THE STREET, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S CAUSING THIS ODOR AND WE JUST NEED ATTENTION TO IT.
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THANK YOU.UH, UM, I KNOW THAT WE CANNOT INTERFACE WITH HER.
OR DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE? NO, THAT'S IT.
UH, CITY MANAGER IS, I'M HEARING YEARS AND I LIVE IN THAT AREA.
UH, BUT THE FACT IS THAT I, I KNOW THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM ON MCQUEEN WITH OUR WATER PLANT THAT THERE, BUT NOW I'M HEARING ABOUT IT IN DOBSON AND PRICE, OR IS IT THAT AREA? DOBSON AND PECOS.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT PUBLIC WORK'S BEEN WORKING ON, OR IS THIS IS SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT, UH, FILTERS AND EVERYTHING.
$12 MILLION WE INVESTED INTO THAT THING.
I'M
SO I THINK WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE SINCE THIS IS UNSCHEDULED, IS TO GET INFORMATION BACK TO US.
AND OUR LAST SPEAKER CARD IS BY TRACY MARKEY.
AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CHANDLER SINCE 1988 AND A BUSINESS OWNER IN CHANDLER SINCE 1994.
I TOO LIVE IN OR HAVE A BUILDING.
I OWN THE BUILDING THAT WE, MY BUSINESS OCCUPIES.
WE'RE A LANDLORD TO OTHER TENANTS AS WELL.
UM, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE OWNER'S ASSOCIATION AT SANTA DOBSON.
UH, I DON'T NEED TO PILE ON, I THINK YOU HEARD IT AND YOU GET THE IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THIS IS, I WILL SAY THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
UM, WE'VE ALL TAKEN EXTENSIVE MEASURES TO MITIGATE, UH, AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED IT.
UM, JUST THIS WEEK IT CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE AGAIN AND IT'S GONE NOW DEEPER INTO OUR, OUR, UH, LITTLE COMMUNITY OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS THERE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HEARD IT AND I, THAT I CONFIRMED WHAT YOU HEARD FROM KEN.
UH, KEN DID, HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF THE LEGWORK AND TALKED WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND ALL OF THE BUSINESSES SURROUNDING THAT INTERSECTION THAT HE COULD GET TO.
AND THEY'VE ALL CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE THE ISSUE AS WELL.
IT'S NOT A CONSTANT THING, IT'S INTER INTERMITTENT.
UM, BUT WE CANNOT SEEM TO GET OUR FINGER ON WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS.
SO SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, INVESTIGATION, AS KEN MENTIONED, IS REALLY WARRANTED TO TRY TO, TO HAVE THAT.
I'LL JUST SAY PERSONALLY, UM, OUR IMPACT, UM, ONE OF MY TENANTS HAS SAID THEY'RE MOVING OUT AND WILL NOT RENEW THEIR LEASE AT THE END OF THIS.
SO THAT'S A 50 TO $60,000 IMPACT.
AND I HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WHO WILL NOT COME TO THE OFFICE TO WORK WHEN THAT ODOR IS HAPPENING.
THEY SHOW UP AND IF IT'S THERE, THEY TURN AROUND AND LEAVE.
SO, AND, AND WE KNOW, I KNOW AS THE PRESIDENT, OTHER TENANTS HAVE, I MEAN, OTHER OWNERS HAVE LOST TENANTS THERE AS WELL.
SO IT'S JUST PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL IMPACT ON, ON, EXCUSE ME, THE BUSINESSES THERE.
AND CITY MANAGER, I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE HEARING FROM US THAT, UH, GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
LET US KNOW, MEET WITH, UH, THE GROUP OF FOLKS IF YOU NEED TO DO, UH, A FOCUS GROUP WITH THEM, PLEASE CAPTURE THEIR NAMES SO THAT, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING SOLVABLE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH.
MAYOR, I CAN ASSURE YOU WILL GET THE INFORMATION BACK TO YOU AS, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I DO KNOW STAFF HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS IN THE PAST AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NAILING THAT CAUSE DOWN I THINK IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT WE WILL WORK ON IT.
UM, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
UH, I, I REALIZE THERE'S PROBABLY SEVERAL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SO THANK YOU.
[ Current Events 1. Mayor's Announcements 2. Council's Announcements 3. City Manager's Announcements]
IS CURRENT EVENTS AND I WILL START, UH, LIKE TO GIVE A RECAP OF OUR 4TH OF JULY, UM, 250TH EVENT THAT WE HAD.I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THAT MADE THE CHANDLER ALL AMERICAN BASH, UH, A FANTASTIC SUCCESS.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 5,000 PEOPLE, ONE OF THE LARGEST CROWDS THAT THE CITY IS FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT HAS HOSTED.
THE WEATHER WASN'T EVEN THAT BAD.
IT WAS HIGHLIGHTS THE GREAT STAFF WE HAVE IN CHANDLER AND THEY, THEY REALLY PUT IT OUT WITH NOT JUST FIREWORKS, BUT THE FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT LED UP TO THAT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR RESIDENTS FOR THEIR ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE OUR NATIONALS TWO OR NATIONS 250TH ANNIVERSARY.
SECONDLY, UM, I WANNA ALSO DO A CLAW BACK TO THIS LAST WEEKEND WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND I WERE AT OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, UH, WHERE WE PROVIDED BETWEEN TWO AND 3000 STUFFED BACKPACKS
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AND SHOES AND, AND MANY OTHER THINGS FOR CHANDLER STUDENTS.THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANNUAL SUMMER EVENTS.
I THINK I'VE MISSED ONE OUT OF THE LAST 14 OR 15 YEARS.
AND IT WAS WONDERFUL MORNING GETTING THOUSANDS OF OUR CHANDLER STUDENTS READY FOR SCHOOL BY PROVIDING BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND SHOES AND MANY MORE.
SO A BIG THANK YOU TO FOR OUR CITY CHANDLER FOR EXECUTING ANOTHER AMAZING EVENT AND FOR THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO SPENT THEIR MORNING AND DAYS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT, MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE READY TO GO.
AND OF COURSE TO ALL THE SPONSORS, UH, THAT SHOWED UP THAT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY NOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE WELL EQUIPPED.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T REMIND OUR CHANDLER STUDENTS, UH, HAPPY DAY BACK TO SCHOOL AS YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, A NEW SCHOOL YEAR BRINGS FRESH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, GROW, AND MAKE LASTING MEMORIES TO OUR STUDENTS.
STAY FOCUSED, WORK HARD, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER TO THE REST OF US.
REMEMBER THAT YOUR TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE GONNA BE DISRUPTED AGAIN, PROBABLY AROUND 7:00 AM AND, AND 3:00 PM SO PLEASE BE PATIENT, UH, BE THOUGHTFUL OF WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.
TO PARENTS DROPPING OFF STUDENTS.
UH, PLEASE FOLLOW THE TRAFFIC RULES AND, AND, UH, DON'T TURN OUR STREETS INTO PARKING LOTS AND HELP US HELP THE SCHOOLS MAKE THIS A FANTASTIC YEAR.
NEXT, UH, NEXT TUESDAY WE WILL BE HOLDING A PRIMARY ELECTION IN CHANDLER.
VOTERS WILL ELECT A NEW MAYOR, THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CONSIDER PROPOSITION FOUR 15 THE PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
A REMINDER IS THAT YOU CAN STILL DROP OFF YOUR VOTED BALLOT AT ANY VOTE CENTER OR BALLOT DROP OFF LOCATION PRIOR TO 7:00 PM ON ELECTION DAY.
IT'S TOO LATE TO DROP YOUR, UH, BALLOT IN THE MAIL MAIL.
PLEASE DON'T DO THAT TO FIND A VOTE CENTER, A BALLOT DROPOFF LOCATION NEAR YOU.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT LOCATIONS.MARICOPA.VOTE OR BE BALLOT READY.VOTE.
SO WE HOPE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE WILL REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A DISTINCT PRIVILEGE AND THAT EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
AND LASTLY, THIS SUNDAY IS INVITE THE MAYOR TO YOUR WORLD CUP PARTY AT NOON ON SUNDAY.
UH, ARGENTINIAN AND SPANISH FOOD IS PREFERRED.
UH, I CAN'T ATTEND THEM ALL, SO I WILL SEND DELEGATES FROM COUNCIL, BUT UH, TO OUR REMAINING, UH, TO TEAMS. CONGRATULATIONS.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WE STILL HAVE POWER.
SO SOMEBODY HIT A LIGHT SWITCH.
UM, MAYOR COUNCIL, YOU MIGHT RECALL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, UM, I HAD INVITED AND WE RECOGNIZED MS. CHANDLER.
UM, SHE'S A LIFELONG CHANDLER RESIDENT.
SHE SENT ME AN EMAIL LAST WEEK SAYING, GOSH, I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO KNOW I WON'T BE ABLE TO REPRESENT CHANDLER AS MS. CHANDLER ANYMORE BECAUSE I HAVE GONE ON TO REPRESENT ARIZONA AS MISS ARIZONA.
SO CONGRAT, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
LET'S GET HER AROUND WITH APPLAUSE.
SHE'S JUST QUITE THE AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN.
SHE IS GOING, GOING TO REPRESENT US IN THIS NATIONAL MISS AMERICA COMPETITION.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE, I BELIEVE IN SEPTEMBER.
I THINK WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO DO A LITTLE WATCH PARTY HERE IN CHANDLER.
UM, BUT WHAT I FIND WONDERFUL ABOUT HER IS SHE'S AN ARIZONA STATE, UM, UNIVERSITY LAW STUDENT, AND HER MISSION IS, UM, SHE FOUNDED THE GENDER VIOLENCE PROJECT.
IT'S A COALITION OF LAW STUDENTS AND THEY ARE DEDICATED TO PREVENTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND SUPPORTING SURVIVORS BY GIVING THEM, UH, PRO BONO LAW SERVICES.
SO I THINK HER MISSION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND WONDERFUL.
SHE'S AN AMAZING PERSON AND I JUST WANTED TO, UH, WISH HER THE BEST AND HOPE THAT ALL OF CHANDLER JOINS HER IN DOING THE SAME.
COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON AND, AND ZOE, WILL YOU SEE IF WE CAN GET HER BACK HERE BEFORE THE MISS AMERICA CONTEST? THAT WOULD BE KIND OF FUN.
THANK YOU MAYOR, WHY DON'T YOU, AND I'LL BRING UP SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, THE MONTHS SEASON AND MONSON SAFETY RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN MONTHS SEASON AND IT WILL OFFICIALLY BE MONTHS SEASON UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, AVOID DRIVING
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DURING THE MONON, BUT IF YOU DO, FIND YOURSELF ON THE ROAD, REMEMBER TO REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS.IT'S IMPORTANT IN THOSE HEAVY DUST STORM.
IF YOU CANNOT SEE MORE THAN 300 FEET, IT IS TIME TO GET OFF THE ROAD.
IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE DURING A STORM, PLEASE FIND SHELTER INSIDE OR GO TO A LOW LINE OP, OPEN SPACE AWAY FROM TREES, POOLS, AND METAL OBJECT, BECAUSE THOSE THINGS WILL BE FLYING IN THE AIR.
ALSO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN SEASON ALONG WITH, UH, UH, THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THE STORAGE, UH, MONDAY NIGHT WE HAD OUT STOP LIGHT, TOTALLY BLACKOUT DOWNTOWN WHILE WE WERE IN A COUNCIL MEETING.
SO THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT CHANDLER A.GOV AND THEN WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
IF THERE IS ANY POWDER STORAGE IN YOUR AREA WHERE YOU LIVE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR UTILITY COMPANY.
FOR US HERE IN DOWNTOWN IS A PS AND FOR THE REST OF CHANDLER, MOST LIKELY IT'S GONNA BE SRP.
SO CONTACT THEM AND, AND EVERY PHONE IN THIS PLACE STARTED TO RING AT THE SAME TIME WITH ALL THE ADS AND EVERYTHING TELLING US THAT SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING OUTSIDE AND WE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A HUGE STORM OUT THERE.
SO PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES IN THOSE IN THAT SEASON RIGHT NOW.
UH, ANOTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP, UM, MAYBE ALL OF US CAN JOIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE INTO THEATER, BUT, UH, FIDDLE ON THE ROOF IS COMING TO CHANDLER.
AND, UH, ALSO, UH, RIGHT NOW FOR THE RESIDENTS AND OURSELVES, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT, UH, IT'S LIKE A DRAMA THAT IS BEING DONE.
CCC IS THE ONE DOING IT, AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY CASTING PEOPLE RIGHT NOW FOR THE, FOR THE PLAY.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN, PLEASE CALL OR GO TO CCC, WHICH IS THE CHANDLER CENTER OF ART AND GET YOURSELF ON THE LIST.
AND WHO KNOWS, WE MIGHT END UP BEING ONE OF THE STARS LIKE THE MAYOR IN ONE OF THE MOVIES.
I COULD BE TRUMPET PLAYER ON THE ROOF.
UM, I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT A CHANDLER ALUM, UH, SPECIFICALLY A HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUM, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ON THE NEWS OR IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, CODY, UH, BELLINGER IS A FORMER HAM, FORMER HAMILTON HUSKY BASEBALL PLAYER WHO NOW PLAYS FOR THE NEW YORK YANKEES.
HE ALSO REPRESENTED CHANDLER IN THE 2007 US CHAMPIONSHIP, UH, GAME OF LITTLE LEAGUE.
AND NOW HE'S ALSO BEEN NAMED AS THE MVP IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S ALL STAR GAME.
UM, WE'RE ALL NOTI NOTING OUR BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON.
AND HOMETOWN HEROES LIKE CODY ARE A GOOD REMINDER THAT HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TRULY DO PAY OFF.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, CODY, IN REPRESENTING CHANDLER, UH, CHANDLER COUNCIL IS READY TO GIVE YOU A CITY TOUR WHEN YOU'RE IN THE OFF SEASON AND CONTINUE MAKING CHANDLER PROUD.
I'M VERY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE SHORT RESPONSE TONIGHT.
SO RECENTLY I HAD THE CHANCE TO HOST SOME STUDENTS AT CITY HALL.
THE GROUP IS CALLED LET'S FILL SOME COLORS.
IS AN ART PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A NURTURING AND FUN ART ENVIRONMENT.
IT ALLOWS THE KIDS TO LEARN HOW TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS THROUGH SKETCHES, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, ET CETERA.
UM, I HAPPENED TO COME ACROSS ONE OF THEIR SHOWINGS, WHICH IS HOW I GOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS GROUP.
UM, AND IN TURN WAS ABLE TO HOST THEM HERE AT CITY HALL, THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SO, UM, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED THIS GROUP CAME IN AND THEY WERE, UM, JUST SO KIND, SO SWEET AND SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS DAY.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO THERE, I WAS PROVIDED A NICE PAINTING THAT REFLECTED CHANDLER AND ALL OF THE ROOTS THAT MAKE IT CHANDLER.
UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU GUYS IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED.
I'M VERY PROUD IT'S HANGING IN MY OFFICE AT THIS POINT.
SO, UM, I LOVE IT THAT CHANDLER CONTINUES TO PUT THOUGHTFUL OUR EFFORT INTO OUR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, UM, AND OUR NEXT GENERATION.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, GO CHECK 'EM OUT.
SECONDLY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT COMMUNITY SERVICE IS HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, JULY 25TH.
IT'S FROM NINE TO 12:00 PM OR EXCUSE ME, 12 UH, 12 NOON AT THE TUMBLEWEED RECREATION CENTER.
IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS TO OFFER FROM, FROM RECREATION PROGRAMS TO LIBRARY CARDS.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL, PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT, GET FAMILIAR WITH EVERYTHING WE OFFER HERE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAS CREATED A DO IT YOURSELF SANDBAG STATION FOR THE RESIDENTS IN NEED.
DUE TO RAINFALL ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND, THE STATION IS LOCATED NEAR CHANDLER'S
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STREETS DIVISION AT 9 75 EAST ARMSTRONG WAY.SANDBAGS AND SHOVELS ARE POSITIONED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF ARMSTRONG WAY AND WEST OF MCQUEEN ROAD.
RESIDENTS CAN REPORT STREET FLOODING AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES BY CONTACTING CHANDLER'S STREETS DIVISION DURING WORK HOURS 4 8 0 7 8 2 3500.
ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, RESIDENTS CAN CAN CALL OR TEXT CHANDLER POLICE, NON-EMERGENCY NINE AT 4 8 0 7 8 2 4 1 3 0.
AND ECHOING WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS SAID, PLEASE DRIVE SAFE LEADER IN ANY OF THESE INCLEMENT WEATHER EVENTS.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING AND WE WILL BE BACK HERE ON THE DAYS IN AUGUST.