Sep 14, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting 09/14/2026

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GOOD

[ Call to Order]

WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK OUR CLERK TO PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARKEY.

HERE, VICE MAYOR ENCINAS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.

HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY ELDER BRUCE LUNDQUIST OF FAITH CHURCH FOLLOWING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2 0 1.

ELDER BRUCE, PLEASE STAND EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU MAYOR HARKEY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, MAY YOUR NAME BE BLESSED.

YOUR GREATNESS IS CLEAR TO ALL.

THANK YOU THAT YOU LOVE MANKIND AND HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF MERCY TOWARD US.

WE PRAY NOW FOR YOUR PRESENCE DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

FIRST, WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND THE PEACEFUL PLACE IT IS.

WE PRAY FOR SAFETY AND HAPPINESS AMONG THE DIVERSE PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS CITY HOME.

MAY THERE BE UNITY HERE AND A GENUINE DESIRE TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS WE LOVE OURSELVES.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WE PRAY FOR UNITY AND WISDOM AMONG THEM.

MAY THEIR DECISIONS BE FAIR, IMPARTIAL, AND MADE WITH THE GOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY IN MIND.

GRANT THEM PATIENCE AND CLEAR JUDGMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE MATTERS BEFORE THEM TONIGHT.

THANK YOU LORD FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE HERE THIS EVENING.

MAY YOUR BLESSING BE UPON EACH OF THEM AND UPON THEIR FAMILIES.

WE ALSO LIFT OF THOSE IN OUR CITY WHO ARE STRUGGLING TONIGHT, THOSE WITHOUT WORK SEARCHING FOR IT.

THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR AWAITING DIFFICULT NEWS AND THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF SOMEONE THEY LOVE, LORD, BE NEAR TO THEM IN A SPECIAL WAY.

GIVE THEM STRENGTH FOR TODAY AND HOPE FOR TOMORROW.

AND SURROUND THEM WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL CARE FOR THEM WELL.

AND LORD, I WANNA ALWAYS LIFT UP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY SERVE THIS CITY.

I PRAY THAT OUR POLICE OFFICER WOULD BE RESPECTED AND PROTECTED WHEN THEY GO OUT ON A CALL AND I ASK THAT YOU WOULD PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2 0 1, PLEASE JOIN GIRL SCOUT TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC RICH HANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INADMISSIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

I'LL MAKE A CONFESSION.

I WHISPERED THE PLEDGE 'CAUSE I WANTED TO HEAR ALL OF YOUR VOICES.

, THIS IS GIRL SCOUT TROOP 2 0 1.

THEY ARE A MULTI-LEVEL GROUP WITH JUNIOR BROWNIES AND DAISIES FROM FIFTH GRADE TO KINDERGARTEN.

THEY REPRESENT HALEY, RYAN RICE AND CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TONIGHT THAT YOU GUYS CAME AND JOINED US.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA

[1. Service Recognitions]

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.

FIRST UP THERE ARE SERVICE RECOGNITION, SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, JOHN PALMIER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MATT DUNBAR TO COME ON DOWN.

AND WHILE HE'S DOING THAT, WE'D LIKE TO ASK HELEN PARKER TO COME ON DOWN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THANK CITY MANAGER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, HELEN BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE CITY IN

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BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THE BUDGET DIVISION IN OCTOBER OF 2008, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO A SENIOR BUDGET AND RESEARCH ANALYST IN AUGUST OF 2015.

AND SINCE JANUARY OF 2023 HAS SERVED IN HER CURRENT ROLE AS BUDGET AND RESEARCH PRINCIPAL ANALYST.

THROUGHOUT 20 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, HELEN HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING THE CITY ACHIEVE ITS GOALS BY ENSURING THAT RESOURCES ARE THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED AND RESPONSIBLY BUDGETED.

SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING, TRACKING AND MANAGING THE CITY'S UTILITY FINANCIAL RATE MODELS, HELPING ENSURE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO MEET BOTH CURRENT NEEDS AND FUTURE DEMANDS.

HELEN IS ALSO OUR RESIDENT CAPITAL PROGRAM GURU, HELPING TO PLAN AND ENSURE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT BENEFIT RESIDENTS EVERY DAY BEYOND HER TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, HELEN IS AN ALL AROUND FANTASTIC PERSON WHO IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

SHE'S A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE CITY AND THE MANY DEPARTMENTS THAT RELY ON ON HER AND IS ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED BY ME AND EVERYONE IN THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU HELEN, FOR 20 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT 20 YEARS, 15 YEARS, 15, 10, 10 YEARS.

NEXT LAST JOHN TON TO COME ON DOWN.

AND BEN HERNANDEZ FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANNEL.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AND THANK YOU MR. CITY MANAGER.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME BEN HERNANDEZ DOWN.

BEN JOINED THE TEAM ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2001.

I THINK WE ALL REMEMBER THAT WEEK AS A GENERAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN BRINGING SKILL RELIABILITY INTO CRAFTSMAN'S EYE TO THE MASONRY AND CONCRETE WORK HERE IN THE CITY.

IN HIS EARLY YEARS, BEN'S VERSATILITY QUICKLY BECAME EVIDENT AS HE WAS LOANED TO BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES WHILE HE STILL SUPPORTED PARKS MAINTENANCE.

AFTER RETURNING FULL-TIME TO PARKS, HE STEADILY EXPANDED HIS EXPERIENCE TAKING ON COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPPORT AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE WITH HIS TRADEMARK, CALM AND CAPABLE APPROACH.

BEN IS KNOWN FOR HIS THOUGHTFUL COMMUNICATIONS, STEADY HUMOR, AND A PROBLEM SOLVER'S MINDSET THAT KEEPS PROJECTS MOVING AND PEOPLE AT EASE.

FAST FORWARD TO 2023.

BEN WAS, UH, ENTRUSTED WITH ONE OF THE ROLES OF OUR PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR.

AND HE, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MENTORSHIP, HIS INTEGRITY, AND HIS 25 YEARS OF UNWAVERING SERVICE, GIVEN THE NOW 70 PARK LOCATIONS AND THE MYRIADS OF SYSTEMS THAT EQUIP THEM, BEN AND HIS TEAM HAVE TRULY BECOME CERTIFIED GREMLIN HUNTERS THROUGHOUT OUR SYSTEM.

HIS LEGACY IS ONE OF COMMITMENT, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND A GENUINE CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF THAT HE SERVES.

BEN, THANK YOU FOR A QUARTER CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE, TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

ALL RIGHT, WE

[2. Proclamation: National Good Neighbor Day]

THE FIRST IS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY.

I COULD HAVE PRISCILLA QUINTANA CHANDLER'S NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER COMING UP AND JOIN US AND TEAM.

ALL RIGHT, THE TEAM IS REQUESTING THAT LEAH POWELL JOIN THEM UP HERE.

YES.

WHEREAS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 28TH AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS, FRIENDSHIP, AND COMMUNITY AMONGST NEIGHBORS.

AND WHEREAS STRONG NEIGHBORS ARE BUILT, WHEN RESIDENTS LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, SHARE THEIR TIME

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AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER RECOGNIZES THAT GOOD NEIGHBORS STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, WELCOMING OTHERS, LENDING A HELPFUL HAND, AND CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING.

AND WHEREAS CHANDLER IS PROUD OF THE MANY RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND WORK TOGETHER ALONGSIDE CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS STRONGER AND MORE VIBRANT.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHANDLER ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY BY GETTING TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS, SHARING KINDNESS AND FINDING MEANINGFUL WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY.

WOO.

DO I HAVE SOMEONE EXPLAINING THIS A LITTLE MORE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS EVENING WE'VE INVITED MEMBERS OF THE ENVISION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS, UH, TO RECEIVE NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY PROCLAMATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DEDICATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

SINCE THE ENVISION INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2020, THE ENVISION INITIATIVE WAS CREATED TO GIVE RESIDENTS A STRONGER VOICE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORS TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE IDEAS, IDENTIFY PRIORITIES, AND TO WORK ALONGSIDE CITY STAFF TO TURN THOSE IDEAS INTO ACTIONS.

THE ENVISION COMMITTEE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING VISIONS COME TRUE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND CONVERSATIONS.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE HELPED BUILD CONNECTIONS AMONG RESIDENTS AND ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN A PLACE THEY CALL HOME.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IS.

LET'S DO PHOTO.

ALRIGHT, IF YOU GUYS GET ON, MOVE, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

OKAY, HERE YOU GO.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION

[3. Proclamation: Domestic Violence Awareness Month]

IF WE COULD HAVE KATIE KANE, VICTIM SERVICES SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER AND CHANDLER'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CORPORATION COMMISSION COME UP.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTING.

WOULD YOU READ THIS ONE? COME ON UP.

OKAY.

SORRY.

LET ME PUT ON MY GLASSES.

GLASSES.

I BROUGHT MINE DOWN.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WAS A LITTLE UNPREPARED.

I APOLOGIZE.

ALRIGHT.

WHEREAS ONE IN THREE TEENS IN THE UNITED STATES IS VICTIM OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, WHICH INVOLVES PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL, OR VERBAL ABUSE FROM AN INTIMATE OR DATING PARTNER.

AND WHEREAS ONE IN THREE WOMEN AND ONE IN FOUR MEN EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH LIMITED STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE, IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 10% OF THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION EXPERIENCE INTIMATE PARTNER DOMESTIC.

AND WHEREAS NATIONALLY INTIMATE PARTNER RAPE, PHYSICAL ASSAULT AND STALKING GENERATE AN ESTIMATED $6 BILLION IN ANNUAL COSTS WITH MORE THAN 4 BILLION DIRECTLY TIED TO IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS TOGETHER WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES EDUCATE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES TO HELP PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CHANDLER.

NOW THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF KEVIN HARKEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, WE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 26TH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

THANK YOU.

SOMEBODY GONNA SPEAK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE SPACE AND THE TIME TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

AS YOU HEARD FROM THE STATISTICS, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE AMONGST SURVIVORS HERE IN THIS ROOM, INCLUDING MYSELF.

SO FOR ME, IT'S MORE THAN JUST

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AND I JUST, THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF THE COMMISSION AND JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE UP HERE AND FOR THE PROCLAMATION GOING RIGHT HERE.

BACK, BACK, .

OKAY.

READY? ONE, THREE.

THREE.

AND BEFORE Y'ALL GO, WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP SOON TOO.

WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO SHARE WHAT THAT IS TO THE REPUBLIC? SHE WILL SHARE? THANK YOU.

SO WE DO HAVE OUR ANNUAL EVENT, UH, WHICH SERVES AS AWARENESS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

UH, IT'S NOT IN OCTOBER.

WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE CAN'T KEEP IT IN OCTOBER, WE HAVE TO DO IT IN SEPTEMBER, RIGHT? SO EVERY SINGLE YEAR WE HAVE A DIFFERENT THEME.

AND THIS YEAR IT'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ALL AGES, ALL STAGES, RECOGNIZING THAT EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S UH, TEENAGERS, CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS, UM, OLDER ADULTS, THEY CAN ALL EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS, PANELS AND FOOD, UH, TO BRING OUR, BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT.

AND IT'S GONNA BE ON SEPTEMBER 29TH.

THE IMPORTANT PART, .

THANK YOU.

NEXT

[4. Proclamation: Library Card Sign-Up Month]

IF I COULD HAVE ROCHELLE ICK AND JOELLE MILLER WITH THE CHANDLER LIBRARY.

I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO TRY TO GIVE THIS TO COUNCIL MEMBER POST, AND I'M ALWAYS FEARFUL OF THE WORDS THAT LIBRARIANS MIGHT SLIP IN HERE.

HOW MANY SYLLABLES CAN YOU ADD TO ONE OF THESE? ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE VIBRANT HUBS FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION, LEARNING, AND DISCOVERY, OFFERING FREE ACCESS TO DIVERSE PROGRAMS, LITERATURE AND RESOURCES.

AND WHEREAS THE CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE OFFERING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.

WHEREAS CHANDLER RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE LIBRARY CARD PROVIDING A PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE AND ADVENTURE WITH THE, WITHIN THEIR LIBRARY, WHETHER EXPLORING DIGITAL RESOURCES ONLINE OR VISITING ONE OF CHANDLER'S FOR LIBRARY BRANCHES AND THE DISCOVERY LIBRARY OUTREACH VEHICLE.

AND WHEREAS THE CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS ENJOY ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES, MOVIES, AND MUSIC, AS WELL AS DIGITAL RESOURCES INCLUDING EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, STREAMING MEDIA, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANGUAGE AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP MONTH IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR LIBRARIES AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO REGISTER FOR THEIR CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD, EMPOWERING THEM TO PURSUE THEIR INTEREST, SPARK THEIR CURIOSITY, AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS WITHOUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS.

NOW THEREFORE, I KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2026 AS LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP MONTH.

WOO.

WOULD ONE OF YOU LIKE TO TALK? THANK YOU MAYOR HARTKE.

UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT AN OUTSTANDING PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM WE HAVE HERE IN CHANDLER AND IT'S THANKS TO OUR AMAZING STAFF, THE SUPPORT OF CITY ADMINISTRATION, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR HARTKE, THE COMMUNITY WHO COMES INTO USE US EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL INITIATIVE THIS YEAR AND THAT IS, UM, JOELLE AND HER OUTREACH TEAM ARE WORKING ON GETTING A LIBRARY CARD INTO THE HANDS OF EVERY SINGLE FIRST GRADER IN CHANDLER.

SO THAT IS A REALLY BIG INITIATIVE FOR US THIS YEAR.

SO IF YOU HAVE A FIRST GRADER, BRING THEM INTO THE LIBRARY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT TO SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, UM, ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.

BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT THIS YEAR.

THANKS.

I APPLAUD YOUR LITERACY EFFORTS AND GOALS.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT, PHOTO.

ALL RIGHT THERE ACTUALLY, YOU'RE GOOD RIGHT THERE.

HERE WE GO.

OH, SORRY.

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THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF EXCITING THINGS TO CLOSE OUT OUR TIME UP IN FRONT.

NEXT

[5. Recognition: Praneeth Annapureddy, Silver Medal Winner at the International Economics Olympiad]

CHANDLER, COME ON UP.

PS LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN.

PKA, AS I MENTIONED, GOES TO BASIS CHANDLER, HE'S THE NATIONAL SECOND PLACE WINNER IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS OLYMPICS.

ANY OF OUR ECONOMIC TEAM HERE TONIGHT? WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, WE GOT, WE GOT, UH, AN INTERN RIGHT HERE.

LET'S GET HIM.

PS IS A SENIOR AT BASIS CHANDLER.

HE RECENTLY REPRESENTED TEAM USA AT THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC OLYMPIAD IN CHINA.

HE EARNED A SILVER MEDAL IN THE BUSINESS CASE COMPETITION.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR TRIP AND, UH, WHAT IT HAS MEANT TO YOU AND, AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER THIS OTHER THAN SERVING AS MAYBE A FUTURE INTERN ? YEAH, FOR SURE.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYONE FROM HAVING ME HERE TODAY TO TELL ME A BIT MORE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES.

I RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS OLYMPIAD IN CHINA.

LIKE THE MAYOR JUST SAID, IT WAS HONESTLY AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AS I GOT TO CONNECT WITH SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST ECONOMIC STUDENTS IN THE WORLD.

AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT MORE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED ME PERSONALLY, PUTTING MY PERSONAL BIAS FOR ECONOMICS ASIDE.

I THINK THAT ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL AS I BELIEVE THAT IT TRULY PREPARES THEM FOR THEIR LIFE AHEAD.

AND TRULY BELIEVE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE SHOULD ALL WORK TOWARDS FULL FINANCIAL LITERACY.

AND I'M FULLY PREPARED TO COLLABORATE AND ASSIST IN ANY WAY I CAN TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

WOO.

THANK YOU.

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS AFTER A SENIOR? FIRST, I WOULD OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO GO TO COLLEGE, PURSUE EVEN MORE ECONOMICS, AND THEN POTENTIALLY COME BACK TO CHANDLER, COME BACK TO ARIZONA WHERE I CAN BELIEVE I CAN TRULY MAKE AN IMPACT.

AND FIRST INCREASING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ALSO INCREASING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ARIZONA AND CHANDLER.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, LET'S DO A PHOTO.

ONE OF THOSE PICTURES COME ON.

, SHE CAN TAKE NOT ON IPHONE.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON, WEREN'T YOU INVOLVED WITH SOME FINANCIAL LITERACY THINGS? I DIDN'T.

I GO TO A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED ORIGINALLY.

WHAT WAS THAT? TELL US.

THE ARIZONA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION.

WE'VE DONE PRO BONO WORK FOR THEM DOING VIDEOS ON TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE EDUCATION, SO I, I THINK BENEATH ACTUALLY HAD PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

AND WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH CITY STAFF TO SEE IF WE CAN GET 'EM AN INTERNSHIP.

SO WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF YOU.

WE'RE WORKING ON IT .

I'M NOT SURPRISED.

WELL, VERY GOOD.

OUR LAST RECOGNITION

[6. Recognition: Chandler National Little League]

ANYONE FROM THE TEAM? COME ON DOWN.

SO THE CHANDLER NATIONAL 12 U ALL STARS RECENTLY REPRESENTED ARIZONA IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL WEST REGION TOURNAMENT.

LAST MONTH THEY HAD AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.

THE CHANDLER NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUES TEAM SUCCESS IS DRIVEN BY HARD WORK, TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION.

AND COUNCIL, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN, I KNOW MANY OF YOU JOIN THEM AT THEIR SENDING AWAY PARTY AT IN, UH,

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SO, UH, I KNOW NEXT YEAR A TEAM FROM TINY END LITTLE LEAGUE WANTS TO COME HERE AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE IN A POSITION TO HOST THEM.

AND THEN THEY WANT TO TAKE OUR LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM AND, AND FIGURE OUT HOW IT WORKS AND GO TO NNE IN TWO YEARS.

SO VERY EXCITING TO EXPAND THE INTERNATIONAL REACH OF CHANDLER NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUES.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, ANYBODY? WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR RIGHT THIS RECOGNITION.

WE CAN'T BE HERE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU, THE COMMUNITY.

AND REALLY WITHOUT THE GREAT PLAYERS LIKE ALEX AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, WE WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT THEM.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.

ALEX, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? ? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

CAROLYN, TELL US WHERE TO STAND.

I KNOW I'VE LOST IT.

I DID YOU HAVE THEM READY? ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, WE,

[ 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 September 14, 2026, Regular Meeting, Item 1.]

THEN WE HAVE A, A STUDY SESSION.

THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THIS MEETING.

COUNSEL, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED? VICE MAYOR.

UM, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA OF SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026.

UH, REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM NUMBER ONE.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

I DON'T THINK THERE COULD BE ANY RECUSALS ON THAT ONE.

COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UM, COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

AND, UH, UH, WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL STUDY SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 14TH.

CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.

MAYOR HARKEY HERE.

VICE MAYOR ENCINA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSTON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS PRESIDENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS MAYOR.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

GREAT.

I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS THAT ARE, OR COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN BY COUNCIL FOR TONIGHT.

THE FIRST IS ITEM NUMBER, QUESTION NUMBER FIVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, WHO, WHO'S, UH, COMING UP? WE'RE SEEING YOU A LOT TONIGHT, HUH? .

SO JASON, I KNOW THE FIRST AMENDMENT WE HAD ON THIS, UM, WAS, UH, WAS, WAS MITIGATED.

UM, THIS IS SECOND AMENDMENT.

WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? UM, YES.

UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCILMAN ORLANDO.

SO THIS AMENDMENT WILL COVER ADDITIONAL CONCRETE WORK, UM, CURB AND GUTTER.

AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROJECT, WE IDENTIFIED CRACKED CONCRETE IN, IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROJECT THAT, THAT WE WANTED TO GET REPAIRED.

UH, SO THAT, THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT.

UH, WAY FINDING SIGNAGE AND, UH, AND TRAILHEAD SIGNAGE AS WELL IS INCLUDED.

UM, THE, THIS CHANGE ORDER WILL LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDING.

UH, SO IT WILL BE 94%, UM, GRANT FUNDED AND, AND 5.7% LOCALLY FUNDED.

SO WAS THIS STREET REPAIRS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE EVENTUALLY? AND YOU JUST ADDED TO THIS CONTRACTOR.

I GUESS THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HERE.

YES, CORRECT.

UM, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL ORLANDO,

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UM, SO WE PREEMPTIVELY, UH, IN INCLUDED THAT WITH, WE JUST MADE IT PART OF THIS PROJECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE, JAY.

IT WAS A GREAT PROJECT AND LOOK LOOKING GOOD, SO THANK YOU.

HOW MANY TOTAL MILES WAS THIS AGAIN? UH, IT'S ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILES.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS.

THANKS MAYOR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, JASON.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 21, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UH, LOOKING FOR THE POLICE AGREEMENT ON FIRST RESPONDER CANCER SCREENING SERVICES.

JASON, CHIEF, JASON, CJ.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SPECIFICALLY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS FANTASTIC PROGRAM.

UH, THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ADDS ELIGIBLE CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES TO THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING CANCER SCREENING AGREEMENT THROUGH THE VINCIA CANCER CENTER.

UH, THE GOAL OF OUR PROGRAM IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, UH, THAT IS TO DETECT CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS, UH, WHERE TREATMENT IS GENERALLY MORE IMPACTFUL AND EFFECTIVE.

THIS IS A VOLUNTARY ONE-TIME PILOT PROGRAM FOR APPROXIMATELY 239 OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE AGE 40 AND OLDER.

UH, THE PILOT PROGRAM IS FUNDED ENTIRELY THROUGH OUR FORFEITURE FUND WITH NO ADDITIONAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION REQUIRED.

WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IS THAT THROUGHOUT OUR CAREERS, POLICE EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCE CUMULATIVE OCCUPATIONAL RISKS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF FIRE FIRES.

UH, THESE INCLUDE CHRONIC STRESS, DISRUPTED SLEEP FROM SHIFT WORK, UH, TRAFFIC RELATED CONCERNS FROM WORKING IN THE ROADWAYS, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EXPOSURE AS WELL AS EMERGENCY RESPONSE, UM, EXPOSURES OF THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THESE RISKS SIMPLY BUILD, UM, AND COMPILE OVER THE, UH, OVER ONE'S CAREER AND CAN CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER, CARDIAC CONDITIONS AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES.

EARLY DETECTION BENEFITS THE EMPLOYEE AND CAN REDUCE EXTENDED LEAVE DISABILITY, MEDICAL, RETIREMENT, OVERTIME, BACKFILLS AND THE LOSS OF OUR EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL.

THIS IS TARGETED AS BOTH AN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INITIATIVE AS WELL AS A WORKFORCE READINESS INITIATIVE.

UH, THE, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE AIM TO PROVIDE OUR EMPLOYEES WITH INCLUDE A MULTI CANCER EARLY DETECTION BLOOD TEST, CARDIAC BLOOD TESTING, A WHOLE BODY MRI ONCOLOGY CONSULTATION, BREAST CANCER, BLOOD TESTING FOR ELIGIBLE WOMEN IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THIS IS VOLUNTARY IN NATURE AND MEDICAL DECISIONS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE AND MEDICAL PROVIDER CONSISTENT WITH WHAT CHANDLER FIRE HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN SINCE 2024.

UH, COUNSEL ORIGINALLY APPROVED THIS FIRST RESPON FIRST RESPONDER SCREENING AGREEMENT WITH ER CANCER CENTER IN JUNE OF 2024.

AND THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE OF 2027.

AS OF NOW, THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU SIMPLY EXPANDS THE ELIGIBILITY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN WE HAVE BUDGETED APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION AGAIN FROM OUR FORFEITURE FUND TO COVER THIS.

UH, SERVICES ARE BILLED AT AN ESTABLISHED PER UNIT RATE, WHICH IS COVERED IN THE CONTRACT AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT, I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP.

COUNCIL MORALES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AS A FIRST RESPONDER, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD WHEN WE CAN PUT SOMETHING OUT THAT'S GONNA HELP THOSE WHO ARE SERVING US IN THE FRONT LINE.

WHEN THIS ROLLED OUT IN 2024, I REMEMBER ASKING SPECIFICALLY WHY POLICE WAS NOT INVOLVED.

SO WHEN I SAW NOW FINALLY WE ADDED POLICE BECAUSE I KNEW OF THE RISK THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF THEM, UH, PILING UP.

AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PART ALSO IS NOT EVEN MENTIONED, BUT ADDED THAT TO WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS REALLY GOING TO PUSH, UH, I THINK FOR US TO SEE YOU GUYS IN THE BETTER LIGHT.

AND OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO SEND YOU HOME HEALTHIER THAN WE RECEIVE YOU EVERY SINGLE TIME.

QUESTION FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, HOW WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE 239 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID IT'S VOLUNTARILY.

MM-HMM .

AND I KNOW WITH, UH, FIRE, WE, WE DIDN'T MANDATE IT EITHER, BUT WE HAD INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE.

WE'RE GONNA EMBARK ON A, A ROBUST CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY, EVERY ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE THAT CAN GET THIS BENEFIT PARTAKES IN IT, UM, WE ANTICIPATE OR WE HOPE FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATION RATE.

THAT IS ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL.

THAT IS WHERE THE FUNDING NUMBER DERIVES FROM, GIVEN THOSE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES AND THE AVERAGE COST PER EMPLOYEE FOR ALL OF THESE VARIOUS SCREENINGS.

UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE OFFERING THIS AS ON DUTY TIME AS WELL.

UM, SO OUR FOLKS ARE NOT GONNA HAVE TO USE THEIR LEAVE TIME.

WE'LL AFFORD THEM TIME DURING THEIR SHIFT TO GO UP, GET THESE SCREENINGS DONE AND THEN COME BACK THAT WAY.

WE HOPE TO GET EVEN MORE PARTICIPATION AND MORE BUY-IN OUTTA THIS PROGRAM.

YES, THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE ONE OF MY SUGGESTION.

ARE YOU GONNA BRING IT TO THEM? BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME HAVING THEM PEOPLE TO DRIVE TO SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO IN, INTO THE CENTERS TO GET TESTED.

BUT WHEN YOU GIVE IT TO THEM DURING THE TIME THAT THEY ARE WORKING, I THANK YOU DEFINITELY ARE GOING TO GET GREAT PARTICIPATION.

THANK YOU CHIEF, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING

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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN.

WE'LL SEE YOU THURSDAY AT AN EXEC SESSION, A STUDY SESSION, AND THEN AGAIN IN THESE CHAMBERS.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.