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YEAH.[ Call to Order]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHANDLER CITY COUNCIL.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKIN OR HARRIS IS ABSENT.
OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE DELIVERED BY PASTOR STEVE FOSS OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.
PASTOR, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE INVITE YOU HERE TONIGHT TO BE AMONG US BECAUSE YOU OH LORD, ARE THE FATHER OF LIGHT.
AND YOU, YOUR LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS AS AN EXPOSES THAT WHICH WE NEED TO SEE.
WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, THANKFUL FOR THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
FREEDOMS BOUGHT WITH SACRIFICE, PRESERVED THROUGH VIGILANCE, AND SUSTAINED BY YOUR GRACE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO GATHER OPENLY, TO SPEAK FREELY AND TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY.
LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM TO GUIDE EVERY DECISION MADE IN THIS, IN THESE CHAMBERS.
PROTECT US FROM THE SNARES OF DUPLICITY, THE SHADOWS OF FRAUD, THE POISON OF CORRUPTION.
INTEGRITY, OUR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.
MAY EVERY WORD SPOKEN AND EVERY ACTION TAKEN HERE BE ROOTED IN HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY, AND A SINCERE DESIRE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER.
COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT.
COURAGE TO STAND FOR WHAT IS JUST EVEN WHEN IT IS UNPOPULAR.
AND COURAGE TO REJECT ANY PATH THAT LEADS AWAY FROM RIGHTEOUSNESS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, PLACE YOUR HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND CHANDLER, AROUND THIS COMMUNITY, AROUND OUR LEADERS, AROUND OUR NATION.
GUARD US FROM THOSE WHO WOULD SEEK TO DIVIDE OR DECEIVE, STRENGTHEN THE BONDS OF UNITY AMONG US SO THAT TOGETHER WE MAY BUILD A FUTURE MARKED BY FAIRNESS, COMPASSION, AND HOPE WE ENTRUST THIS MEETING, OUR COUNTY AND OUR COUNTRY INTO YOUR HANDS.
MAY YOUR TRUTH PREVAIL, YOUR JUSTICE REIGN AND YOUR BLESSINGS CONTINUE TO REST UPON US.
PLEASE FACE THE FLAG AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PER ALL.
UH, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS SCHEDULED
[1. Service Recognitions]
PUBLIC APPEARANCES.I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.
TODAY WE HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE RECOGNITIONS AS, UH, IN A VARIETY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS THINGS AS WELL AS, UH, RETIREMENT RECOGNITION TOO TO SOMEONE WELL BELOVED BY THE CITY.
STARTING WITH THAT, LET ME TURN THIS OVER TO CITY MANAGER JOHN PALMER.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR JOHN SEFTON.
AND WHILE JOHN'S COMING DOWN, I WOULD INVITE ALLISON BULLOCK TO JOIN HIM FOR HER 10 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
IT'S AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE ALLISON BULLOCK FOR CELEBRATING HER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND THROUGHOUT THAT DECADE, SHE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE STEADY, DEPENDABLE FORCES THAT KEEP OUR LIBRARY TEAM STRONG.
FROM HER EARLY DAYS AS A SPECIALIST TO HER PROMOTION TO LIBRARIAN ALI HAS BROUGHT INVALUABLE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND A WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN WHEREVER SHE IS NEEDED.
HER SUPPORT DURING THE HAMILTON LIBRARY RENOVATION WAS NOTHING SHORT OF CRITICAL AND SHE CONTINUES TO BE A TRUST, TRUSTED MENTOR FOR HER COLLEAGUES.
SHE ALSO HELPS OUR COMMUNITY CONNECT IN MEANINGFUL WAY, MEANINGFUL WAYS THROUGH HER FICTION AND ROMANCE BOOK CLUBS, SPACES THAT SHE HAS MADE, WELCOMING, ENGAGING, AND FULL OF ENERGY.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THOSE GROUPS DON'T JUST DISCUSS
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BOOKS.WHETHER SHE'S SUPPORTING COWORKERS OR PROVIDING OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PATRONS AND STUDENTS.
ALI CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND HER KINDNESS, FLEXIBILITY, DEDICATION, MAKE HER A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.
ALLIE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DECADE OF SERVICE AND WE THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE HELPING WRITE SOME PRETTY GREAT CHAPTERS IN CHANDLER'S LIBRARY STORY.
I'M STAYING CALLED, UM, PATTY EROS FOR 30 YEARS.
PATTY EROS JOINED THE CHANDLER LIBRARY ON AUGUST 19TH, 1996, BEGINNING AS A PAGE AND QUICKLY PROVIDING HERSELF IN AS INDISPENSABLE, PROVING HERSELF AS INDISPENSABLE.
SHE LATER, EASY FOR ME TO SAY, SHE LATER SUPPORTED TECHNICAL SERVICES, ENSURING NEW AND WELL LOVED BOOKS WERE READY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IN 2010, SHE BECAME A CORNERSTONE OF THE SUNSET LIBRARY CIRCULATION TEAM.
PATTY IS KNOWN FOR EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HER GENUINE CARE FOR EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS FROM HELPING PATRONS FIND MATERIALS AND NAVIGATE TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESSING, HOLDS, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS, AND KEEPING A BRANCH RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
BEHIND THE SCENES, PATTY BRINGS DEDICATION, KINDNESS, AND SMILE TO EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.
HER SPANISH FLUENCY HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN CONNECTING US WITH AN EVEN, EVEN MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WITH OUR DEEP EXPERIENCE, WELCOMING SPIRIT AND UNWAVERING WILLINGNESS TO HELP.
PATTY EMBODIES THE HEART OF CHANDLER'S LIBRARY SYSTEM AND TRULY REPRESENTS WHAT WE WANT EVERY RESIDENT TO FEEL WHEN THEY VISIT THE CHANDLER LIBRARIES THAT THEY BELONG.
NOW, JUST FOR FUN AND SANDEEP DIDN'T BEAT ME TO DOING THIS, PATTY, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WAS ON THE TOP OF THE CHARTS WHEN YOU STARTED AT THE LIBRARY? YOU READY? IT WAS THE MEINA.
HANG ON, WE'RE GONNA ONE MORE.
NEXT UP, I'LL, I'LL ASK OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR JEREMY ABBOTT TO COME ON DOWN AND I'LL REQUEST THAT TRACY CONWAY COME DOWN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AT
SO TRACY CONWAY IS THE FACE OF OUR RECYCLING COMMUNITY.
SHE LEADS CHANDLER'S RECYCLING EFFORTS AND HER INVOLVEMENT DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR SUSTAINABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROGRAMS. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE TRACY REPRESENT OUR DEPARTMENT, UH, AND THE CITY AT MANY LOCAL EVENTS AND COMMITTEES.
YOU'LL OFTEN SEE TRACY AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE INNOVATION FAIR WOODSTOCK CHANDLER CIVIC PROGRAM, EARTH ARBOR DAY, UH, CELEBRATIONS AND MANY, MANY MORE.
TRACY ALSO LEADS CHANDLER'S ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL ART CONTEST FOR FOURTH GRADER, FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS.
SHE PARTICIPATES ON THE MAG SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE AND IS CURRENTLY CHAIR ON THE CIRCULAR ARIZONA BOARD.
IN ADDITION, TRACY ADMINISTERS RELATED CONTRACTS, MANAGES MANY EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, THE DATA AND ANALYSTS, THE RESEARCH, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND.
TRACY'S KNOWLEDGE, ENGAGEMENT, EXPERIENCE, AND OUTGOING PERSONALITY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ORGANIZATION'S RECYCLE PROGRAMS. SO TRACY, WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF CHANDLER, TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND TEAM CHANDLER.
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NEXT UP I'LL ASK THAT TIM WAKEFIELD COME ON DOWN TO RECOGNIZE FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF CHAN.SO TIM JOINED TEAM CHANDLER AND THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IN AUGUST OF 1996, BUILDING A DISTINGUISHED CAREER ACROSS THE STREET DIVISIONS, CONCRETE ALLEY AND RIDE OF WAY AND PAVING AND CONTRACTING GROUPS.
IN 2007, TIM WAS PROMOTED TO CREW LEADER AND THE RIDE OF WAY AND ALLEY TEAM.
RECENTLY IN 2025, TIM ADVANCED AGAIN TO THE POSITION OF MAINTENANCE PROJECT SENIOR SPECIALISTS WHERE HE COORDINATES MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECTS SUCH AS CRACK, CRACK, CEILING, SLURRY, CEILING AND MILL AND OVERLAY ALL ACROSS THE CITY.
TIM HAS ENJOYED THE MANY PROJECTS THAT THE STREET DIVISION HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY THE ALLEY REHAB PROGRAM WHERE HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PRIORITIZING ROUTING AND MAPPING THESE AREAS.
AS THE PROGRAM PROGRESSED, TIM ENJOYED THE SMALL TOWN FEELING OF CHANDLER IMMEDIATELY AND APPRECIATES IT STILL TODAY.
TIM, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER, THANK YOU FOR 30 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND AMAZING ATTITUDE.
[2. Retirement Recognition]
NEXT, I'D ASK OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MICAH MIRANDA TO STAND AS WE RECOGNIZE A FIFTH FLOOR STAPLE, A LEGEND IN HER OWN TIME, RETIREMENT OF ODETTE MOORE.MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMEBODY THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL OF OUR HEARTS.
SO, UM, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF FLACK FROM MY TEAM AS I DON'T ALLOW THEM TO READ FROM SCRIPT.
UM, BUT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT A SCRIPT.
UM, TONIGHT WE ARE CELEBRATING A TRUE MILESTONE ODETTE MOORE'S RETIREMENT.
AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ODETTE'S STORY BEGAN IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE SHE STARTED AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
THEN MOVING ON TO THE ROLE AS PER, UH, PERMIT REPRESENTATIVE.
SHE WAS OFTEN THE VERY FIRST FACE DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESSES SAW WHEN THEY WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS, ALWAYS GREETED BY HER WARM SMILE.
IN 2010, THAT SAME SMILE BEGAN WARMING THE HEARTS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
BEYOND HER DAILY WORK OF DATA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, REPORT GENERATION AND PROJECT SUPPORT, ODETTE LEAVES A LASTING LEGACY.
THROUGH HER ROLE WITH THE CHANDLER INNOVATION FAIR FOR YEARS, SHE LED THE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE CHANDLER'S YOUNG PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE CURIOSITY, CHASE BIG DREAMS AND DISCOVER CAREERS AVAILABLE IN SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY.
RIGHT HERE IN CHANDLER, THAT IMPACT HAS COME FULL CIRCLE.
KIDS WHO ONCE VISITED THE INNOVATION FAIR ARE NOW RETURNING AS ADULTS REPRESENTING THEIR COMPANIES AS EXHIBITORS AND SHARING THE WONDER WITH THE NEXT GENERATION.
ODETTE JUST DID AN ORGANIZE, A SCIENCE FAIR.
SHE HELPED SHAPE INNOVATORS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE NOW GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT GAVE THEM SO MUCH.
YET BEYOND THIS AND EVEN OF GREATER VALUE, ODETTE BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND ORGANIZATION THAT'S HARD TO QUANTIFY, EASY TO RECOGNIZE, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLICATE A CALM AND STEADY PRESENCE.
GRACE AND THAT SAME WARM SMILE.
SHE WASN'T AS A SOURCE OF CONSISTENCY, COMPOSURE, AND COMPASSION THAT EVERYONE AROUND HER COULD COUNT ON.
THE KIND OF STEADINESS THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS DRAW ATTENTION, SORRY, BUT HOLDS A TEAM TOGETHER IN MADE ADE.
SO WHEN PEOPLE TRUSTED AND LEANED ON, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CHANDLER TEAM AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU ODED.
BEFORE WE TAKE A PHOTO, IF YOU ARE PART OF ODETTE'S FAMILY, WOULD YOU
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LIKE TO STAND? I SEE WE'VE GOT A BIG THAT'S WONDERFUL.IT'S IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL THE 26 YEARS WORKING WITH SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS, EVEN THOUGH OUR, AS I STARTED AS A RECEPTIONIST BACK WITH KEVIN MAYO AND HE WAS AN INTERN.
UM, WE HAD LIKE MY KIDS CAME AND DID, UM, TAKE YOUR KIDS TO WORK DAY AT THE, AT THE JOB.
AND LIKE THERE'S SO MANY FOND MEMORIES HERE AT THE CITY AND MY FAMILY HUSBAND, MY SUPPORT, UM, THROUGHOUT IT, THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED OF EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE AND, UM, MY FRIENDS HAVE TO MY GODSON.
LIKE IT'S JUST BEEN INTERTWINED MY FAMILY LIFE AND LIFE HERE AT THE CITY.
AND ALTHOUGH I'M EXCITED FOR MY NEXT CHAPTER, I AM, IT'S A, IT'S LIKE A BITTERSWEET 'CAUSE I'M LEAVING FAMILY, SOME FAMILY BEHIND AND STARTING WHATEVER GOD HAS PLANNED FOR ME.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT AND YEAH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
[3. Proclamation: Drowning Impact Awareness Month]
IS A PROCLAMATION FOR DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS.UH, WE WANT TO GET THE BEARDED JOHN SEFTON DOWN HERE AGAIN, AS WELL AS WITH OTHER AQUATIC TEAM MEMBERS WHO COULD JOIN US.
ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION
WE'LL LET JOHN UH, POINT THE BONY FINGER AT SOMEBODY.
SO WHEREAS WATER SAFETY, EDUCATION AND DROWNING PREVENTION ARE AT THE HEART OF THE WATER YOU DOING CAMPAIGN, A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO KEEPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFE IN AND AROUND WATER.
AND WHEREAS DROWNING PREVENTION BEGINS WITH THE ABCDS OF WATER SAFETY ADULT SUPERVISION.
WHEN CHILDREN ARE NEAR WATER BARRIERS SUCH AS POOL FENCES AND LOCKED DOORS ARE IN PLACE.
CLASSES, INCLUDING SWIM LESSONS AND CPR TRAINING THAT TEACH LIFE SKI LIFESAVING SKILLS AND DEVICES SUCH AS COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKETS FOR NON-SWIMMERS.
AND WHEREAS DROWNING HAZARDS EXIST IN AS LITTLE AS TWO INCHES OF WATER, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD BUCKETS, BATHTUBS AND TOILETS, AS WELL AS RIVERS, LAKES, AND BACKYARD SWIMMING POOLS.
AND WHEREAS THE RISK OF DROWNING EXTENDS BEYOND THE SUMMER MONTHS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE BUSY BACK TO SCHOOL MONTHS, REMINDING US THAT WATER SAFETY REQUIRES YEAR ROUND ATTENTION AND AWARENESS.
AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF DROWNING ON FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY REINFORCES THE URGENT NEED FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ACCESS TO WATER SAFETY RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2026 AS DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS MONTH.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME WORDS? ALRIGHT.
WHEN IT COMES TO BEING SAFE AROUND THE POOL, IT REALLY COMES BACK TO EDUCATION AND, UH, PROACTIVE SAFETY MEASURES.
SO HERE IN CHANDLER, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE WITH THE WATER YOU DOING CAMPAIGN.
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BETWEEN POLICE, FIRE AND AQUATICS.AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT WATER SAFETY EDUCATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, REALLY AT ITS CORE IS THE ABCDS OF WATER SAFETY.
AND THAT HELPED US, UH, DEVELOP OUR SWIM SAFE 48 PROGRAM THIS PAST SUMMER.
SO THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED AT ALL OF OUR POOLS AND WHAT IT IS, IS, UH, KIDS THAT ARE UNDER 48 INCHES RECEIVE A WRISTBAND.
UH, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE ADULT SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES AND THEY HAVE TO SWIM IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF THE POOL.
SO WE IMPLEMENTED THIS AND WE REALLY NEEDED THE COMMUNITY TO, TO STEP UP.
AND WITH YOUR COOPERATION, WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE RESCUES THIS SUMMER BY 83%.
SO WE WENT FROM, YEAH, THANK YOU.
WE WENT FROM 121 RESCUES LAST YEAR TO ONLY 21 THIS SUMMER.
SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS THE BEST SUMMER WE'VE EVER HAD, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS OUT AT THE POOLS.
PROBABLY THE MIDDLE IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FLAGS HERE.
LET'S, DO YOU WANT US TO DO TWO SIDE LAYERS? ONE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPFRONT SIDE OF THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THERE A IS CRYSTAL BUB LAVA HERE.
IS CRYSTAL BUB LAVA HERE? ALL RIGHT.
[ 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 August 10, 2026, Regular Meeting, Items 1 - 2.]
IS THE, UM, CONSENT AGENDA OR THE REGULAR PUBLIC COMP OR THE REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT.COUNCIL, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? MAYOR, PLEASE SEND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 10TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
ANY RECUSALS QUESTIONS? NO COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.