Aug 13, 2020 City Council Meeting - 08/13/2020

OR CONSENT AGENDA IS BEFORE US, IS THERE A MOTION FOR A CONSENT AGENDA, SHAMIR COUNCIL MEMBER ROW THAT, IS THERE A SECOND CONTENT MEMBER, ORLANDO, UH, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHAT COUNCIL MENTIONED

[Consent Agenda]

SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

VICE MAYOR LOPEZ.

I'M IN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, CITY CLERK.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR AGENDA

[34. AUTHORIZATION AND ASSISTANCE, as requested by Councilmember Orlando, to the Chandler Unified School District for use of AZCares Dollars, to purchase 1,000 mobile hot spots for Chandler residents to provide internet access for students, in the amount of $250,000.]

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ITEM, NUMBER 34, AUTHORIZATION AND ASSISTANCE AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO TO THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE EASY CARE DOLLARS TO PURCHASE 1000 MOBILE HOTSPOTS FOR CHANDLER RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO STUDENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000.

I KNOW SEVERAL OF US HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS BEFORE US COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND HERE UNTIL WE GET A BASELINE.

WE HAD OUR CARES MEETING AS YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF THEM OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND WHAT TO DO WITH THIS, UH, $29.9 MILLION THAT WE GOT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

AND AT THE END OF THE MEETING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWARD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT, HEY, CAN WE GET AHOLD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? SEE IF THEY NEED SOME FUNDING.

AND I SAID, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

UH, WE ASKED THE CITY, SHE HAD SOME INITIAL DIALOGUE AND THEN I WENT OUT AND HAD SOME DIGITAL DIALOGUE AS YOU INDICATED MAYOR.

SO, UM, THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ON FUNDING AND SOURCES.

SO, UH, WITH YOUR PERMISSION MAYOR, UH, IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO BRING, UH, SUPERINTENDENT CAMILLE, CASTEEL UP TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS IN REGARDS TO FUNDING AND SOURCES, HOW THEY'RE UTILIZING THEIR DOLLARS.

SURE.

SUPERINTENDENT, PLEASE, FOR THE RECORD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BARTH PLEASE.

UH, CAMILLE CASTIEL 1525 WEST BRYAN ROAD, CHANDLER EIGHT FIVE TWO TWO FOUR.

JILL WORTH AND, UM, HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, COME AND EXPLAIN OUR REQUEST.

I CAN'T RECALL THE LAST TIME.

WELL, I DO RECALL ONE OTHER TIME WHEN WE ASKED THE CITY TO PARTNER WITH US AND IT WAS WITH THE CARE CENTER THAT'S CURRENTLY AT GALVESTON AND IT PROVIDES AS YOU WELL KNOW, UH, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND DENTAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR, UH, UNDERSERVED OR UNDER INSURED OR UNINSURED CHILDREN.

AND THAT PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE WHEN WE'VE NEEDED YOU.

AND THIS OCCASION, WHEN MR. ORLANDO CALLED ME, WE HAD BEEN TALKING AND SEARCHING OUT OPPORTUNITIES.

WE'RE LOOKING, WE'RE LOOKING FOR GRANTS.

AND THE IDEA CAME AS A RESULT OF MASS CONVERSATION THAT MAYBE THE CITY WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US, GIVEN THAT THESE FUNDS WOULD BENEFIT OUR MOST VULNERABLE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE MANY WITH THE TORONTO VIRUS, UH, IS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET INTERNET.

UH, AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT IN SOME CASES, THE BANDWIDTH IS SLOW BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE COMPUTERS BEING ON A HOUSEHOLD, UH, WITH THE NUMBER OF DEVICES IN THE HOUSE HOUSEHOLD.

SO LANA VERY PREPARED THIS AND I'D LIKE HER TO WALK THROUGH.

SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE COMING FROM THE STATE.

YOU HEAR SOME BIG NUMBERS FOR EDUCATION.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW HOW THAT IMPACTS CHAMBER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.

AND TO SEE WHAT IS THE IMPACT DIRECTLY ON YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ON YOUR MAIN, I WILL SAY, I KNOW YOU HAVE NUMBER OF MERGER, YOUR MAIN ONE, WE HAVE OVER 40,000 OF YOUR CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS.

BEFORE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO CHARTER SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, I BROUGHT A TEAM WITH ME.

SO I JUST, IF I COULD INTRODUCE THEM FOR REAL QUICKLY, START OFF VERY LOCK.

AS YOU WILL NOTICE, OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS PUTS OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION AND DINING CRITIC ACROSS THE TREE.

WE HAVE TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, OUR SCHOOL PRESIDENT, OR I'M SORRY, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, OUR SCHOOL BOARD, PRESIDENT BARBARA MAZDA, AND VICE-PRESIDENT LAR BRUNER.

I HAVE MY CABINET WITH ME TONIGHT.

MANY DO YOU KNOW LARRY ROCKER FROM CHANDLER HIGH? HE IS NOW IN CHARGE OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AND ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN THROW OUT HIM.

LARRY IS RIGHT THERE.

FRED DR.

CRAIG GILBERT IS RIGHT HERE, THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALL THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ALL THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS ONLINE LEARNING.

AND AGAIN, ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN PUT ON HIS PLATE THOUGHT, DR.

WENDY NANCE IS RIGHT HERE.

SHE'S IN CHARGE OF ALL STAFF TRAINING, HUMAN RESOURCES, EMPLOYMENT, THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE GAMUT.

AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WITH US A NUMBER OF YEARS AND FRANKLIN OBUCHI HE'S IN THE BACK.

AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU KNOW HIM, HE SERVED ON SOME OF THE CITY COMMITTEES.

HE IS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OVER THE 30 ELEMENTERIES THE CARE, UM, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS THAT'LL GET EVERYBODY EXCEPT LANA.

LANA IS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

SHE TOOK OVER FOR

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I'D LIKE HER TO WALK THROUGH THIS GRAPHIC.

UH, LANA IS IN CHARGE OF THE, UH, SHE'S NOT ONLY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

SHE SERVES OVER THE CARE CENTER AND A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS AS WELL, OUR CHIEF LOBBYIST CONNECTION.

AND, UM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ATLANTA.

AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, WE'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A FEW, THERE'S A FEW EXTRA COPY.

I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE ONE, RIGHT? GREAT MAYOR, CITY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND STAFF.

THANKS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

I PUT TOGETHER A, UM, A DOCUMENT THAT I HOPED WOULD BE HOPEFULLY HELPFUL AND SOME TALKING POINTS THAT MAYBE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO USE AS YOU'RE SPEAKING TO MEMBERS, UM, IN THE, OH, GREAT.

IT'S DEMA FROM FITS UNDER THE BRANCH OF FEMA.

PERFECT.

UM, AS, AS YOU ARE ABLE TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE, THEY, THEY'RE GOING TO ASK YOU A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

I THINK TOO, ABOUT THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TALK ABOUT THOSE AND EXPLAIN THEM TO YOU AS WE RECEIVE THEM.

AND THEN TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT WE HAVE AT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE A REQUEST FOR INTERNET ACCESS AND SERVICES.

UM, OUR STUDENTS ARE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE EITHER ATTENDING THROUGH THE CHANDLER ONLINE OR THEY'RE ATTENDING THEIR VIRTUAL MODEL AT THEIR SCHOOLS.

SO RIGHT NOW EVERYONE IS IN NEED OF ACCESS AND NEED OF TECHNOLOGY.

SO IT'S A HUGE NEED THAT WE HAVE ACROSS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A FEW THINGS THAT GUIDE US, UM, ARE THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS HAVE GUIDED US SINCE MARCH IN THE FASHION OF SCHOOL FINANCE AND THE CRITERIA THAT WE USE FOR NOT ONLY FUNDING, BUT HOW WE CAN EXPEND FUNDS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THAT GUIDES US AS THE, WHEN HE PUT ORIGINALLY PUT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OUT, HE, HE HAD STATED IN THERE THAT WE WERE TO PAY ALL STAFF MEMBERS.

AND SO WE HAVE OVER 5,000 MEMBERS OF STAFF MEMBERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NOW SOME OF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE FUNDED THROUGH STATE FUNDS AND LOCAL FUNDS.

UM, THEY'RE CALLED LEVY PHONES.

THE OTHERS ARE FUNDED THROUGH REVENUES.

WE BRING IN THROUGH CHILDCARE, FOOD AND NUTRITION.

THEY'RE CALLED CASH LOANS.

THOSE ARE ONLY RECEIVED, UH, LOCALLY AND ARE NOT BACKED BY THE STATE.

SO WHEN THOSE ORDERS WENT INTO PLACE, WE WERE VERY, UM, WE, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEPT ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ON.

AND AT THAT POINT WE PAID ALL OF THEM.

MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS CAME IN BECAUSE OUR AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP IS HOW WE'RE FUNDED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT COME THROUGH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THOSE STUDENTS BECAUSE WE WERE PAST THE CUTOFF DATE FOR THAT.

THE DATE IS DAY ONE THROUGH DAY 100.

AND WE ARE ALREADY PAST THAT WHEN MARCH HAPPENED.

BUT THE REVENUES THAT DIDN'T COME IN WERE FOR FOOD SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY ED, ANY, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO THOSE FUNDS, WE HAD TO USE OUR CONTINGENCY TO ULTIMATELY PAY THOSE STAFF MEMBERS.

AND WE SPENT OVER $3 MILLION DOING THAT.

I HAVE PUT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, AN EXAMPLE THAT WE'VE GIVEN TO OUR GOVERNING BOARD AND SOMETHING FOR YOU TO SEE IS THERE IS A PAYROLL BIWEEKLY.

SOME OF THESE FUNDS ARE NOT, UM, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE NOT BACKED BY THE STATE.

WE DON'T RECEIVE STATE AID FOR THAT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TWO ALONE ARE 290, 3,300 $42,000 PER TWO WEEKS.

SO IF WE WERE TO KEEP ALL THOSE EMPLOYEES, UM, ON STAFF, WITHOUT REVENUES COMING IN, YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE DISTRICT RESERVES TO COVER THOSE.

WE DID THAT THE LAST QUARTER, BUT THIS QUARTER, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE HAVE TO HAVE REVENUE THAT COMES IN TO SUPPORT THOSE STAFF MEMBERS.

SO A NUMBER OF AREAS IN OUR CASH FUNDS, WHERE WE TOOK A HIT ON, WE TOOK ABOUT $3.8 MILLION OF THE HIT LAST SPRING.

NOW, AT THAT TIME THERE WAS FOUR POCKETS OF MONEY THAT WERE GOING TO BE COMING IN.

AND ONE OF THOSE WAS A POCKET MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IT WAS THE ONLY POCKET AT THAT TIME, WE DECIDED TO USE OUR $3 MILLION THAT WE WERE RECEIVING TO BUY COMPUTERS.

AND WE UTILIZE OUR DISTRICT FUNDS TO OFFSET THE OTHER ISSUES IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO WE COULD HAVE USED THE $3 MILLION TO OFFSET THESE EMPLOYEES AND THE PEOPLE THAT STAYED ON DUE TO THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER.

BUT WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO UTILIZE THAT FOR TECHNOLOGY TO PREPARE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE HAD WAS THE UNIVERSAL LUNCH PROGRAM.

IT BEGAN SO WE COULD FEED KIDS.

AND YOU PROBABLY SAW THOSE AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHERE IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE WE WERE FEEDING CHILDREN, UM, THE GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAME OUT.

THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DICTATE OUR LUNCH AND BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER PROGRAMS. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE A NUMBER OF KIDS AND IN THAT CAPACITY, UM, THROUGHOUT THE MARCH, APRIL AND MAY TIMEFRAME, THEN IT WENT TO A SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO FEED STUDENTS ACROSS NOT ONLY CHANNELING AND A FIVE, BUT ALSO IN OUR BOUNDARIES OF GILBERT IN QUEEN CREEK, ALL THREE AREAS ON AUGUST, THE FOURTH THAT

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STOPPED.

AND SO NOW WE ARE ONLY, WE CAN ONLY QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

SO STUDENTS HAVE TO COME WITH THEIR IDEAS AND ONLY IF THEY'RE ON FREE AND REDUCED, CAN THEY ACCESS THOSE, UM, THE FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION? SO THE CHART ON THE RIGHT SHOWS, YOU THAT'S CURRENTLY RIGHT HERE, WE TYPICALLY SERVE 145,000 MEALS EVERY WEEK TO STUDENTS.

AND WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, DURING THE UNIVERSAL PROGRAM, WHICH WAS DURING COVID AND DURING THE SUMMER FEEDING, WE WERE SERVING 75,000 KIDS.

NOW THAT SCHOOL HAS BEACON AND WE HAVE TO SERVE CHILDREN JUST THAT QUALIFY UNDERNEATH THAT UNDERNEATH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

AND WE ARE ONLY SERVING 10,000 MEALS PER WEEK.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT MAJOR DROPS, THAT'S A HUGE NEED, IT'S A FEDERAL ISSUE.

UM, BUT, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR STATE CAN SPECIFICALLY FIX.

IT'S A FEDERAL PROBLEM, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A COMMUNITY ISSUE THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW AND SEE AND HEAR OF IN THE FUTURE.

WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT ABLE TO SERVE THOSE KIDS, ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS IN, UM, FOR THE MILLS THAT THEY NEED.

AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR THAT.

YOU CAN'T USE SOME OF YOUR FEDERAL PROGRAM MONEY THROUGH FOOD AND NUTRITION TO PAY FOR FOOD FOR CHILDREN.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE CAN'T JUST CONTINUE THE PROGRAM, THE CHAMP, THE NEXT GRAPH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DOWN HERE, WHICH IS IT'S CALLED CSP EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECTED BUDGET.

AS WE PREPARED TO START THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD A LOT OF NEEDS THAT WE NEEDED TO, TO, UM, TAKE ON TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR, OUR, OF OUR 46,000 STUDENTS.

SO WE KNEW WE HAD COMPUTER NEEDS.

UM, WE HAVE LAPTOPS FOR NOT ONLY TEACHERS, BUT LAPTOPS FOR STUDENTS.

WE NEED A DOCUMENT CAMERA SO THAT OUR, OUR TEACHERS COULD RECORD THEIR LESSONS.

SO THEY COULD ULTIMATELY PROVIDE LIVE LESSONS OR RECORDED LESSONS TO THEIR STAFF.

UM, WE ALSO HAD NEEDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

OUR TEACHERS ARE USED TO TEACHING IN FRONT OF STUDENTS, NOT NECESSARILY VIRTUALLY.

SO WE, WE DEVELOPED A PLATFORM TO TRAIN OUR STAFF AND YOU CAN SEE A HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY WENT TOWARDS THAT.

WE'VE HAD TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH BOTH THE CHAIRMAN ONLINE PLATFORM AND THE VIRTUAL MODEL PLATFORM.

AND THEN WE HAD TO PURCHASE PROTECTIVE, UM, EQUIPMENT THAT FOR OUR SCHOOLS, THOSE THINGS WERE PLEXIGLASS.

UM, THEY'RE HAND SANITIZERS AND DIFFERENT ITEMS, GLOVES MASK, ALL THOSE THINGS TO NOT ONLY COVER OUR 5 MILLION SQUARE FEET, BUT TO HELP OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ONSITE.

THE 5,000 EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE HAVE OVER $12.9 MILLION WORTH OF EXPENSES.

I BROKE OUT THE SMALL PIECE SHOWING THAT WE GOT FUNDING FOR 3 MILLION OF THAT.

AND WE USE THAT FOR A PORTION OF THE COMPUTERS THAT WE BOUGHT.

SO THAT'S THE FUNDING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.

AND THEN WHAT WE SPENT TO GET PREPARED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

IF YOU TURN YOUR PAPER OVER ON THE BACK, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE FOUR FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED.

AND IT'S ALL UNDERNEATH THE CORONA VIRUS, AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT CALLED CARES.

THERE'S FOUR AREAS THAT WE CAN ACCESS.

AND WE WERE, AREN'T ABLE TO ACCESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OTHER ENTITIES, PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR CHARTERS COULD APPLY FOR.

THESE ARE THE ONLY FOUR THAT WERE ALLOWED TO AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE FIRST IS CALLED ESSAR, WHICH IS CALLED THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND.

WE RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS FIRST, AND THAT WAS THE 3 MILLION THAT WE USE TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY.

THE PIECE THAT WE, UM, THAT I SHOWED YOU ON THE CHART, UM, ON THE FRONT SIDE, THE NEXT IS THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY EDUCATION RELIEF FUND.

AND THEY'RE $69 MILLION IN THERE.

WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR ALMOST ANY OF THAT MONEY.

WE'RE MAYBE WE'LL RECEIVE BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND AND $100,000 OF THOSE FUNDS.

MAJORITY OF THAT MONEY, 40 MILLION GOES TO RURAL ARIZONA FOR BROADBAND.

IT ALSO GOES TO HIGH NEEDS STUDENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

AND THEN THERE'S SPECIFIC THINGS LIKE VEHICLES FOR THE ARIZONA, DEAF AND BLIND SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS AND EDUCATION TO SPECIFIC ENTITIES.

THE ONLY THING WE MIGHT QUALIFY FOR SOME OF OUR HIGH NEEDS, SPECIAL ED STUDENTS IN THIS CATEGORY.

SO NOT MUCH MONEY AT ALL IN THAT CATEGORY.

THE THIRD ACT IS THE ONE THAT PROBABLY THE NEWS AND EVERYBODY HAS HEARD.

IT WENT FROM 200 MILLION UP TO 200 OR $370 MILLION.

THAT'S CALLED CRF, THE CORONA VIRUS RELIEF FUND.

AND IT'S ALSO, YOU CAN HEAR IT, THE ACRONYMS OF ESG, WHICH IS THE ENROLLMENT STABILITY GRANT.

SO MAJORITY OF ALL THE MONEY IN ARIZONA IS GOING TO A STABILIZATION OF OUR ENROLLMENT FOR ALL 225 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PLUS THE 600 CHARTERS.

ALL OF THOSE IT'S THIS MONEY TO HELP US BECAUSE ALL OF OUR ENROLLMENT FOR THE MOST PART IS GOING DOWN DRASTICALLY.

AND WE'RE FUNDED BASED ON TWO MAIN THINGS.

WE'RE FUNDED OFF OF KIDS AND MILES DRIVEN.

SO WHEN YOUR ENROLLMENT GOES DOWN, IT ULTIMATELY DECREASES YOUR BUDGET ON THE AMOUNT THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM THE STATE AND FROM YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE ABOUT $12 MILLION FOR THAT MINISTRY.

THE GRAPHS RELATE TO THAT IN A MINUTE.

THE FOURTH ONE IS THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL AFFAIRS.

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AND WE ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR PPE.

THAT'S THE PROTECTIVE, UM, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

UM, WE HAVE SOME OVERTIME THAT QUALIFIES FOR THAT, AND THERE'S A FEW OTHER THINGS WE HAVE APPLIED.

WE APPLIED FOR ABOUT $800,000.

HE KEEPS SENDING OUR RECEIPTS AND DIFFERENT ITEMS. THEN SOME OF THEM GET REJECTED.

SOME OF THEM GET APPROVED.

WE BELIEVE WILL BE BETWEEN TWO TO $400,000 WILL BE REIMBURSED ON AT THIS POINT, SMALL AMOUNT THERE, BUT STILL WE'RE TAKING EVERY PENNY WE CAN GET, UM, RELATED TO THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH BEING PREPARED.

THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT GRAPH IS ON THE LEFT.

AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO A NUMBER OF OUR PRESENTATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE BEEN GROWING FOR YEARS AND WE DID PROJECT TO GROW NEXT YEAR.

IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR APPLIED ECONOMICS REPORTS WITH OUR, WHICH IS OUR OUTSIDE DEMOGRAPHERS REPORTS AND OUR INTERNAL REPORTS, WE WERE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

WE HAVE THE VAL VISTA CORRIDOR AREA THAT'S GROWING, WHICH IS IN THE GILBERT ARENA.

AND DOWN THROUGH THE SOUTH EAST PART OF OUR DISTRICT, WE WERE STILL GROWING.

SO WE EXPECTED TO GROW.

WE WERE AT 46,926 ENROLLED CHILDREN IN OUR DISTRICT LAST YEAR.

AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GROW AT LEAST A HUNDRED STUDENTS THIS FISCAL YEAR, AS OF TODAY, WE ARE DOWN TO 45,370 ENROLLED KIDS OR STUDENTS.

AND, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY EVEN SOME MORE THAT HAVE NOT CONNECTED YET BECAUSE OF CONNECTIVITY THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE TO KNOW.

THERE, THERE ARE GOING TO STILL BE REMAINING IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE DROP THAT WAS NOT EXPECTED.

UM, AND THAT HAS REALLY IMPACTS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, TO THE RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A GRAPH THAT I HOPE HELPS EXPLAIN HOW THE NUMBER THREE ON THE TOP, THE, THE ENROLLMENT STABILITY GRANT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE, IT'S NOT LIKE WE JUST GET AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT ON TOP OF OUR BUDGET TO HELP US WITH THESE EXTRA COSTS.

IT JUST HELPS US STABILIZE.

OUR ENROLLMENT COSTS OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST FUN WAS $331 MILLION NOW BECAUSE WE'RE DECLINING BY 1500 STUDENTS APPROXIMATELY RIGHT NOW IT WOULD DROP AND IT WILL DROP THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE BECAUSE WE'RE ON CURRENT.

YOU'RE FUNNY, WHICH MEANS THEY GIVE US FUNDING FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN ATTENDING.

RIGHT NOW WE WILL RECEIVE 310 MILLION BETWEEN LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES AND STATE AID.

SO THAT'S A DROP OF $21 MILLION.

SO THE STATE'S $370 MILLION IS GOING TO GIVE US 12 MILLION TO BRING THAT THRESHOLD UP, TO HELP US.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE THE YELLOW AREA FOR $12 MILLION.

THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US MONEY TO HELP STABILIZE OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DOLLARS.

AND THEN THE RED AREA IS MONEY WILL NEVER RECEIVE.

SO WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A, A BUDGET CUT OF $8.4 MILLION.

SO THERE'S A $20 MILLION DECREASE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO COVER 12 MILLION OF THAT.

SO IT'S NOT 12 MILLION ABOVE THAT 331 MILLION.

THAT'S JUST A TRY TO HELP STABILIZE US IN THE GOVERNOR'S, UM, EXECUTIVE ORDER.

HE WILL FUND US AT 98% OF OUR ADM LAST YEAR, OR IF YOU'RE A GROWING DISTRICT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CALCULATE, DO A DIFFERENT CALCULATION SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP THAT GROWTH FOR US.

RIGHT NOW, WE WILL GET 98% OF OUR ADM FROM LAST YEAR.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE A DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES SERVICES.

WE ARE ALMOST ALL SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE CONTRACTED WITH US, THOSE ARE OUR TEACHERS, OUR AIDES, OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR ADMINISTRATION STAFF, AND THEY'RE ALL HERE AND ALL WORKING.

SO TO TAKE A BIG CUT MEANS WE HAVE TO USE OUR RESERVES TO COVER THAT DIFFERENCE.

SO AS YOU KNOW, OUR NEEDS LIKE OUTWEIGH, UM, MOST OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE THAT WE HAVE, UM, DECLINING ENROLLMENT IS A BIG DEAL FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S, WHAT IS OUR, IN A SENSE, IF YOU THINK OF A BUSINESS AND YOURSELF, OUR STUDENTS ARE HOW WE RECEIVE OUR MONEY.

THAT'S HOW WE GET THE DOLLARS INTO OUR CLASSROOMS TO PAY FOR OUR SALARIES, OUR BENEFITS, OUR TRANSPORTATION COSTS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

SO WITH THAT, WE KNOW THAT OUR FUNDS FROM THE STATE WILL DECLINE.

AND WE ALSO KNOW WITHOUT FEEDING CHILDREN, WE DON'T HAVE A FOOD SERVICE BUDGET COMING IN, AND THAT'S A $15 MILLION BUDGET WITHOUT SERVING 6,000 KIDS IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THAT'S ANOTHER 12 MILLION THAT'S NOT COMING HOME.

SO ON TOP OF THE STATE, NOT FUNDING US, ALL OF OUR CASH RESERVES ARE STARTING TO DECLINE TOO.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION AND WE'VE MADE DECISIONS ON LOCALLY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

SO A LOT OF POTENTIAL JOB LOSSES, OUR WORRY TOO, BECAUSE WE HAVE 5,200 EMPLOYEES AND A NUMBER OF THOSE COME OUT OF FUNDS THAT WE BRING REVENUES INTO SUPPORT THOSE JOBS.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY THAT THEY WILL BE GIVING US APPROXIMATELY $15 MILLION, $12 MILLION FOR STABILIZATION, $3 MILLION FROM THE SR FUNDS FOR THAT WE USE FOR COMPUTERS.

SO THAT'S 15 MILLION, BUT ULTIMATELY WE ARE DOWN BETWEEN $20 MILLION

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ON OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET.

AND WE HAVE SPENT $12.9 MILLION ON ITEMS TO GET US PREPARED.

THAT'S $30 MILLION AND THEY'RE GIVING US 15.

SO IT'S ABOUT HALF OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

SO ULTIMATELY WE STILL HAVE HUGE NEEDS.

WE HAVE NEEDS FOR TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAVE NEEDS FOR HOTSPOTS.

WE HAVE NEEDS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND HELP WITH, UM, WITH THE PROGRESS OF WHERE WE'RE GOING RELATED TO INTERNET CONNECTIVITY, AND MAKING SURE THAT KIDS CAN CONNECT AND EXPERIENCE, UM, WHAT EVERY OTHER CHILD GETS TO EXPERIENCE.

SO THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? JULIANA? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR EITHER CAMILLE OR ATLANTA COUNCIL? REMEMBER ORLANDO? WELL, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON ONE ITEM.

YOU SAID YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS, ENROLLING KIDS BECAUSE OF CONDUCTIVITY WITH THIS MONEY HELPED YOU DO THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO A LOT OF THE STUDENTS, THEY MIGHT HAVE A COMPUTER, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A HOTSPOT TO CONNECT.

AND RIGHT NOW TO BE ACADEMICALLY ENGAGED, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH YOUR TEACHER EITHER.

IF IT'S USING OUR PLATFORM, USING GOOGLE DOCS, BEING ABLE TO EMAIL YOUR TEACHER, COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.

SO WITHOUT CONNECTIVITY, THEY'RE NOT APP OR THEY'RE NOT PRESENT AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT.

THE NICE FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS IF WE CAPTURE THOSE KIDS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN THEN WITH THE, WOULD YOU GET MORE ALLOCATION DOLLARS PER STUDENT? SO THEREFORE THIS, THE MULTIPLIERS, WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY YES.

SO WE, UM, ARE BASED OUR, OF THE, OUR AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP.

SO HOW ARIZONA WORKS IS DAY ONE THROUGH DAY 100, YOU KEPT ACCOUNT ALL THOSE DAYS TO GET UP TO ONE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT.

SO IF A KID COMES TO OUR CAMPUS ON DAY ONE AND, AND, AND ATTENDS ALL YEAR LONG, YOU GET FULL FUNDING FOR THAT CHILD.

IF OUR, IF A CHILD COMES DAY ONE AND LEAVES DAY 50, WE GET 50% FUNDING FOR THAT SHOP.

IF A CHILD COMES ON DAY 110 AND STAYS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, I GET ZERO MONEY FOR THAT CHILD.

AND IF THE KID COMES ON DAY 20 AND STAYS TO THE HUNDREDTH DAY, I GET 80% FUNDING.

WHAT HAPPENS IS IN 10 DAYS, IF THEY DON'T REPORT AS CONNECTED AND WE HAVE TO WITHDRAW THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE WITHDRAWN 10 DAYS, THEN I, I HAVE TO WITHDRAW THEM OUT OF OUR SYSTEM AND I DON'T GET FUNDING ON THEM.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONNECT WITH KIDS.

10 DAYS OF ABSENCES, UNEXCUSED ABSENCES MAKES A WITHDRAWAL BY STATUTE.

SO IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT KIDS ARE ENGAGED IN THEIR PRESENCE, NOT ONLY FOR FUNDING, BUT FOR ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT ALSO.

NO, THAT'S PERFECT.

SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT THIS WILL HOPEFULLY GET THOSE STUDENTS ONLINE.

ABSOLUTELY.

HOPEFULLY GET MORE MONEY TO HELP COVER THAT GAP.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MAYOR? IT'S RUNNING.

IT'S A MEMBER OR VICE MAYOR LOPEZ.

YEAH.

SORRY.

UM, SO AS THE INFORMAL THERE, SORRY.

UM, SO THE MONEY THEY'RE ASKING THEM THAT 250,000, UH, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY WAS STATED IT WAS FOR 1000 HOTSPOT AT 250 FEET, IS THAT CORRECT? OR IS THAT JUST, YOU NEED 250,000, WHATEVER THAT FIVE CALCULATION CAME FROM, THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD, UM, FOR EACH HOTSPOT FOR THE CONNECTIVITY I BELIEVE FOR THE YEAR, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

MCCLYMONDS THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

IT'S ABOUT IT.

THAT WOULD BUY US A THOUSAND.

NOW WE DID PUT THEM ON AN ORDER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE TOYS.

UH, IN TERMS WE HAVE TO GET AN ACUTE THERE'S 50,000 ON ORDER STATEWIDE.

AND WE ARE HOPING THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO GET THEM NEXT WEEK, 800 FROM ONE VENDOR AND THE OTHER VENDOR, WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING FOR THE OTHER 200.

SO A THOUSAND, AND THAT, THAT IS THE AMOUNT WE HAVE CALCULATED FOR OUR, THE ONE VENDOR WAVES, THE SET UP FEE.

SO IT'S A MONTHLY FEE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FAMILY AND WE'RE GETTING TO DO THE SAME.

YEAH.

SO THAT IS MY QUESTION BECAUSE ATYPICALLY MOST VENDORS RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GO, YOU KNOW, JOE SCHMO OFF THE STREET, UH, HOTSPOTS ARE FREE AND ALL IT IS IS SIGNING UP FOR YOUR CONTRACT AT EASILY.

RIGHT NOW I THINK THE GOING RATE IS ABOUT $10 A MONTH FOR A HOTSPOT.

SO MY, UH, MY, MY CONCERN OR MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTUALLY, IT SEEMS THAT 250,000 SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY 500 HOTSPOTS FOR A RB, SORRY, 2000 HOTSPOTS PER A YEAR AT $10 A, UH, A MONTH.

SO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ON THAT CONTRACTUALLY, IF IT'S STILL OPEN, UM, AND WHERE THE ACCOUNTABILITY WOULD LIE ON TABULATING THAT $250,000 SPIN ON WHAT THAT IS GETTING, I WILL VERIFY THAT IT MIGHT BE A OVER A TWO YEAR CONTRACT, BECAUSE IF WE COULD GET THE, UH, SETUP WAIVED, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, I WILL VERIFY IT, WHATEVER MONEY THE

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CITY SEES FIT TOGETHER.

SO WE WOULD PUT IT IN A FUND TO GO TOWARD THIS EFFORT AND ANY OTHER TECHNOLOGY EFFORT FOR THIS PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND I WANT TO END ON, YOU KNOW, THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE IN THE CITY HAVE HAD WITH, WITH THE CSP AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS IN CHANDLER, WE'RE VERY SYNERGISTIC, UH, THE, THE BENEFIT THAT YOU BRING TO THE CITY FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT COME TO LIVE AND WORK IN CHANDLER, UH, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS BOTH OF US.

UH, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PARTNER AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST EDUCATION WE CAN FOR THE KIDS OF THOSE PARENTS THAT COME HERE TO WORK AND LIVE.

UH, SO YEAH, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GREAT, THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK ON.

UM, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING, YOU KNOW, FISCALLY AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TAXPAYERS MONEY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE THEY'RE GOING IN AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT BENEFIT, UH, AND AGAIN, USABLE FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND I WAS REMISS, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE OPENED THE LIBRARIES FOR CHILDREN TO COME AND ACCESS, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'VE SEEN THE, THE TWEETING AND SO FORTH, AND WE HAVE ALSO SENT THAT OUT TO OUR FAMILIES, RIGHT.

UM, JUST AS A FOLLOWUP TO, TO VICE MAYOR, I, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR, UH, AT THE END OF THE A HUNDRED DAYS IN LIGHT OF THE, THE, THE INVESTMENT, WHICH I'M SUPPORTIVE OF, I WOULD ALSO JUST FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER.

ORLANDO'S, I'D LIKE TO HEAR IF WE DO GET A MULTIPLIER EFFECT FROM THIS.

SO IF YOU COULD REPORT BACK TO US, JUST SEND US SOMETHING TO CITY MANAGER ON THAT, THAT SHE CAN DISSEMINATE TO US.

I'D LOVE TO HEAR.

ARE THERE SOME, UH, MULTIPLYING IMPACTS ON THAT AS WELL? SO THANK YOU, UM, COUNSEL, UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COUNCIL MEMBER ROW.

YEAH.

I JUST LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, UH, SHOW THAT OUR COUNCIL AND MAYOR SUPPORTIVE OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, FOR ACTION ITEM, NUMBER 34, AUTHORIZATION AND ASSISTANCE AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO TO CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE OF ARIZONA CARES DOLLARS TO PURCHASE 1000 MOBILE HOTSPOTS FOR CHANDLER RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS FOR STUDENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000.

AND, UM, CALLED THE QUESTION SECOND, WAIT, SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

GOT IT.

A MEMBER OF MY CLIENTS.

THAT'S A WAY OF A HYDRIDE.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, I THINK WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANY OTHERS TO BE SAID? OTHERWISE LET'S VOTE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, CAMILLE.

WE'RE EXCITED.

I JUST GOT A PIECE OF ALL, A BIT OF CLARIFICATION.

I'M GOING TO HAVE WENDY YELL AT ME NEXT TIME.

THESE HOTSPOTS ARE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL AND THEY HAVE A DEVICE ON THEM, A FILTER ON THEM, SO THAT PORNOGRAPHY AND OTHER THINGS DON'T GET THROUGH.

SO THEY'RE THERE MORE AS OPPOSED TO A DEVICE YOU FOLKS, OR WE WOULD PULL IN AND BUY OFF THE STORE, BUT I WILL VERIFY AND FOLLOW UP WITH YEAH.

THE HORSES AND SO FORTH.

BUT THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

UH, NEXT

[35. DISCUSSION, as requested by Councilmember Huang, of Development Agreements for Site 7 with LGE Design Build, and of privately owned property known as D.C. Heights with Chasson Affinity Companies.]

ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 35, A BRIEFING AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONG.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP KIM MOYER.

FIRST, YOU EXPLAINED TO US THE SITE AND THEN YOUR, UH, TO TURN THIS OVER TO YOU.

UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, TWO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN.

ONE IS SITE SEVEN AND THE OTHER IS KNOWN AS DC HEIGHTS.

UH, WE DO HAVE CHARLES HILL MANTLE HERE, UH, WHO WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LGE, UH, FOR SITE SEVEN THAT WILL BE GIVING US AN UPDATE AFTER MY PRESENTATION ON SITE SEVEN.

SO SIZE SEVEN IS A 1.77 ACRE CITY ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH NORTHEAST CORNER OF ARIZONA AVENUE AND BUFFALO STREET AND OCTOBER OF 2017 CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATIONS OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LGE BUILD.

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DURING THAT SAME TIME, WE ALSO BEGAN SOME EVALUATE, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONS ON THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN A FORMER TIRE SHOP AND GAS STATION.

SINCE THEN THE CITY ENTERED INTO A VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION PROGRAM WITH ADQ TO PROACTIVELY PURSUE CLOSURE OF THIS SITE, SAMPLINGS HAVE BEEN DONE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

AND IF THE TRENDS CONTINUE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLOSE OUT ON THIS PROPERTY ON THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 IN MARCH OF 2019 CITY COUNCIL, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LGE TO BUILD 37,500 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT ON THIS SITE, THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS INCLUDED PROVIDING A CLEAN SITE FOR THEM PURCHASE OR LEASE OF THE PROPERTY AT MARKET VALUE AND EXPEDITED REVIEWS.

THERE WERE NO OTHER INCENTIVES FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT LGE HAS UNTIL APRIL 25TH OF 2021 TO BREAK GROUND.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

AND IF NOT, WE CAN ASK, UH, MR. HILL MANTLE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT LGE HAS BEEN DOING.

UH, SINCE WE SIGNED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL, OR WE WANT CHARLES TO, UM, WHY DON'T WE LET, UH, MR. , MR. HUMANA, THANK YOU.

MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

YOU ONE SECOND HERE, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE, OR CHARLES HUMAN.

YOU'LL BOTH ONE EIGHT THREE THREE, TEMPE ARIZONA, EIGHT FIVE TWO EIGHT ZERO.

LET ME ONE SECOND HERE TO WHAT'S THE SILVER.

I'M NOT SURE THERE'S ANY LOGIC TO DOING EVERYTHING SLOWER THAN I'M ASKED, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF YOU ON WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN THIS PROJECT.

FIRST, I WOULD SAY THANK YOU TO KIM AND KEVIN MAYO, WHO I BELIEVE IS HERE AS WELL.

YES, THEY'RE BOTH ALWAYS IN YOUR CHAMBERS.

THEY'RE ALWAYS WORKING HARD FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.

IS IT OKAY TO TAKE MY MASK OFF THIS OR I KEEP IT ON, LIKE, HE CAN'T HEAR ME WITH IT ON, SO I'LL PUT IT BACK ON AS SOON AS I'M DONE SPEAKING, BUT I'M SOCIALLY DISTANT FROM EVERYONE HERE.

NOW I'LL SKIP OVER SOME OF THESE SLIDES BECAUSE I THINK KIM HAS ALREADY DONE A GOOD JOB ORIENTING YOU TO THE SITE.

BUT THE SITE HERE IN GREEN IS THE AREA THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, BUT IT ISN'T THE ONLY AREA THAT WE HAVE PURSUED AS PART OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT WE UNDERSTOOD EARLY ON IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH KIM IS THAT CHANDLER HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR THE MOST ROBUST USES DOWNTOWN THAT THEY COULD IMAGINE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLY ON WAS TRYING TO GET RID OF THE JACK IN THE BOX.

AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S COME TO FRUITION, BUT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH THE CORPORATE FOLKS AT JACK IN THE BOX.

NOT ONLY TRYING TO GET THE JACK IN THE BOX TO RELOCATE, UM, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS WHAT THE SITE LOOKS LIKE TODAY, BUT ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A BIG EMPTY SITE TO THE NORTH.

AND WE ALSO WORK TO DO THAT.

SO OUR FIRST PLAN SHOWED ONLY THE AREA WITHOUT THE JACK IN THE BOX, KNOWING THAT CHANDLER HAS BIG DREAMS AS WE DO.

WE, I THINK OUR GOALS ARE ALIGNED AND WE WERE HOPING FOR SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER.

AND SO WE WORKED WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS, THE JACK IN THE BOX AND A LOCAL GROUP THAT WAS WORKING TO PURCHASE THE LAND NORTH OF US TO BUILD A HOTEL.

AND IN FACT, WE WORKED HARD WITH BOTH THE CITY AND THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT VERSIONS TO TRY TO MAKE THIS COME TO REALITY.

AND IT'S NOT JUST US.

EVERY TIME WE CAME FORWARD WITH A NEW OPPORTUNITY, WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH BOTH YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOLKS AND YOUR PLANNING FOLKS.

AND SO BOTH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME EXAMINING EACH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY AND TRYING TO NOT ONLY MAKE IT WORK, BUT WORK IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE THE MOST ROBUST IN OTHER WORDS, MAKE THE BEST PROJECT, NOT JUST FOR US, BUT ALSO FOR DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.

YEAH, AFTER THE FIRST VERSION DIDN'T WORK, WE CAME BACK WITH A SECOND VERSION THAT WAS JUST OUR SITE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE.

AND AS WE STARTED WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE HAD, AGAIN, HOPE THAT ANOTHER HOTEL PROJECT WOULD WORK.

AND SO WE CAME BACK AND WORKED AGAIN, HOPING THAT THE JACK IN THE BOX WOULD BE ABLE TO RELOCATE AND THAT THE HOTEL NORTH OF US WOULD BE ABLE TO BE BUILT

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IN THE END.

UNFORTUNATELY, A SERIES OF THINGS HAPPENED WITH THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM DIRECTLY, BUT THE GROUP THAT WAS TRYING TO BUILD THE HOTEL DID, AND WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENED IS THERE ARE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS OR STIPULATIONS ISSUES WITH THAT PROPERTY.

CHANDLER'S BEEN A VERY RESPONSIBLE AND IN FACT, EARLY ON IDENTIFIED THE SITE IDENTIFIED THAT THE SITE HAD SOME INDUSTRIAL ISSUES AND THEN RESOLVES THEM WHEN YOU'VE ACTUALLY SPENT TIME AND MONEY SOLVING YOUR SITE.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO IN REBUILDING DOWNTOWNS, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BUILD ON THOSE SITES WITHOUT LEAVING A SITE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DANGER IS PROBLEMATIC, BUT BECAUSE WE KNEW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH YOUR SITE, WE WERE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE SITE TO THE NORTH, TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

DON'T NORMALLY RESPECT PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, AND WE'LL NEVER KNOW, OR AT LEAST WE WON'T KNOW FOR A LONG TIME WHETHER OR NOT THAT HAPPENED.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TAKEN A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTY UNDER THE NORTH WOULD LET THE HOTEL COMPANY WORK AND GO TO DOT AND EXCUSE ME, ADQ, THERE WAS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO TRY TO TEST THE SITE AND SEE IF IT COULD BE RESOLVED MUCH LIKE THE CITY OF CHANDLER DID ON ITS SITE.

ULTIMATELY THE OWNERS OF THAT PROPERTY WOULD NOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THAT, THAT THAT DEAL FELL THROUGH.

NO ONE WOULD BUY REASONABLY THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT SOLVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

AND SO THAT PORTION OF THE DEAL FELL APART.

WELL, WE CAME BACK AND TRIED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO STILL WITHOUT THE JACK IN THE BOX, BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T WORK WITHOUT THE HOTEL AND WITHOUT THE HOTEL, WHAT IS IT WE COULD DO? AND, UM, KIM HAS NEVER WILLING TO BACK AWAY FROM AN ISSUE.

AND SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IS CONTINUE WORKING TO, TO FIND A WAY TO BUILD SOMETHING MORE ROBUST THAN JUST YOUR SITE WOULD ALLOW.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED WITH CHANDLER FOR AND PROUD TO WORK WITH YOU ON IS BUILDING A UNITED DOWNTOWN.

IN OTHER WORDS, EACH PROJECT WE HOPE AND WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS IS A LITTLE MORE THAN JUST THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE BUILDING.

AND I THINK THAT YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND WE'VE BEEN PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT WITH YOU.

AND SO WHAT WE SAW HERE AS AN OPPORTUNITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS PROJECTS ARE DRIVEN BY PARKING.

AND THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE HERE.

THERE'S, THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.

AND SO WE TRIED TO FIND YET ANOTHER CREATIVE WAY TO BUILD A BETTER PROJECT.

AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS WORK.

YOU CAN SEE ON THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE, THE SITE SEVEN SITE THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO DEVELOP, AND HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT SITE MORE ROBUST? WELL, IT'S HARD BECAUSE WE HAVE PARKING.

SO WE HAVE TO THINK LITERALLY OUTSIDE THE BOX AND WHILE I DON'T NORMALLY LIKE THAT, UH, UH, EXPRESSION IN THIS CASE, WE'RE THINKING INSIDE THE BOX, OUR SITE IS NOT A BOX, BUT THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET IS IT'S CALLED A PARKING GARAGE.

IT'S A, IT'S A PARKING GARAGE THAT HAS EXCESS CAPACITY.

IT DOESN'T HELP US THOUGH, UNLESS WE CAN USE THAT CAPACITY.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE OWNERS OF THAT GARAGE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN TURN WITH YOUR STAFF TO TRY TO GET THE SPACE FREED FROM THAT, THAT YOU HAVE RIGHTS TO, THAT WE COULD THEN ACQUIRE.

AND OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'LL ACQUIRE THOSE RIGHTS.

THAT TAKES TIME.

AND I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAR BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY IS NEGOTIATING ON AND WE'RE NEGOTIATING ON.

AND THAT THIS IS NOT RESPECTFULLY THE REALM TO EXPRESS NEGOTIATIONS, BUT MAYBE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR DREAMS AND GOALS ARE.

AND IF WE CAN GET THAT SPACE, THE PARKING SPACE, UH, WE HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF WHAT WE CAN DO.

AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME IMAGES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF ON, UH, THESE ARE IMAGES OF THE BUILDING THAT WE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO BUILD BECAUSE WE WOULD BE CONSTRAINED DIFFERENTLY BY PARKING.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE'D BE USING PARKING THAT ALREADY EXISTS, THAT IS UNDER UTILIZED TO BUILD A MORE ROBUST SITE HERE.

AND THESE ARE SOME IMAGES I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, OR HOPEFULLY I'VE, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO COVER, BUT I HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

NUMBER ONE.

BUT OUR AGREEMENT WITH YOU IS SIGN NUMBER SIX, SEVEN THAT'S THAT'S CITY ON LAND, OR I WANT TO SEE IS WHEN CAN YOU BREAK IN THE POEM? I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD PINT ON YOUR APRIL 25TH, 2021.

UH, FIRST, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TO GIVE US A BRIEF, UM, UM, WE KNOW WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LONGEST ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS OR MAYBE 11 YEARS.

AND WE CAN SEE VIRTUALLY EVERY MONTH WE HAVE EITHER GROUNDBREAKING OR GRAND OPENING OF NEW BUILDINGS IN GENDER.

AND SO THIS IS WHY I'M CONCERNED.

UH, I'M CONCERNED THAT IF WE CANNOT, IF LG CAN APPEAL AT A TIME, CANNOT PUT IT IN THE GROUND A LOT OF TIME.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE COVID-19 AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE LESS.

ARE YOU ABLE TO FINISH THE PART YET? AM I, UM, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE TRYING TO DO MORE THAN JUST SIZE SEVEN.

I HAVE SEEN THAT AND REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE COME OUT WITH SEVERAL PRINTS.

M I BELIEVE LAWS ARE ALL VERY GOOD, UH, GOOD PROJECT, VERY GOOD PRINTS.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I THINK THAT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT OUT THE BETTER DEVELOPER AND SIRE AGREEMENT WITH US, AND THEN HOLD THE LANE.

AND FOR A LONG TIME, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE ABOUT THAT WITH EXPERIENCE ABOUT ME BEFORE I CAME ON THE CONSOLE BEFORE SIGN NUMBER SIX, SITTING THERE FOR 23 YEARS UNTIL IT'S DONE.

BUT WHEN A DEVELOPER REALLY WANT TO GET IT DONE, THEY CAN GET IT DOWN VERY QUICK.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOU KEEP THAT PROMISE, OR DO YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF MENTAL PREPARATION? HEY, IT, LG AGREEMENT EXPIRED BECAUSE WE NEED TO CREATE THE KIND OF COURAGE WE NEED TO CREATE A CURRENT CULTURE.

AM I PHONE? I FEEL THAT ENERGY IS A FALL INTO ALL THE PRENTICE, WHICH IS NOT VERY DESIRABLE.

IT'S NOTHING TO TRY TO GIVE YOU A HARD TIME OR ANYTHING.

WE'D LOVE TO BE YOUR PARTNER.

AND WE, THE CITY CANNOT, UH, BELOW JUST SAYING LOW PARTS.

WE STOP PRIVATE SECTORS, COOPERATION AND HELP.

BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE IT.

OUR COLLEGE HERE, IF YOU HAVE FINANCIAL PROBLEM, IF YOU HAVE THIS ISSUE, THAT ISSUE, AND YOU CANNOT OVERCOME, CITY CANNOT OVERCOME, HEY, LET OTHER PEOPLE DO.

SO THIS IS WHY I PUT IN THIS.

AND TO M I HAVE ANOTHER THING IS, UM, SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, LIKE I SEE YOUR RECOVERY LAST TIME.

SO YOU WERE STILL I'M ASSISTANT THINGS AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU LOSE A FEW POUNDS.

SO, YEAH.

WELL, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT, UH, I HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON, AT LEAST IN THIS ARGUMENT WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

SO JUST LIKE I HAD TRIED TO REACH YOU, I GET IT.

IT WAS NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL.

SO, SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE, UH, TO THE MEETING AND MAKE IT, MAKE IT SOME KIND OF FOUR MINUTES.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS CULTURE.

WE NEED TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE AGREEMENT INSPIRED AND EVER THE PRAYING YOU HAVE I'LL STEP WITH YOU.

AND WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE ON TO DO THIS PROJECT.

SO EVEN THOUGH NOW, WELL, RESPECTFULLY WE'RE, WE'RE STILL UNDER AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS THAT HERE, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT YOU SEEM TO ALLUDE THAT MAYBE WE'RE NOT LIVING UP TO OUR AGREEMENT.

AND WE ARE, I APPRECIATE TWO COMMENTS IN PARTICULAR, YOU'VE MADE A, ONE OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH SITE SEX.

AND THE OTHER IS, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATION.

AND YOU MENTIONED 23 YEARS AND I'LL, I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.

I DON'T KNOW THE DEEP HISTORY BEHIND IT, OR I DID AT ONE POINT IN TIME, BUT I COULDN'T RECITE IT.

NOW.

YOU'RE MORE INFORMED THAN ME ON THAT.

BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WHILE IT MAY HAVE TAKEN YOU 23 YEARS, WE BUILT THAT PROJECT.

LG IN RECORD TIME, I SAY WE, AND THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO WITHOUT COMMENTING ON THE FACT THAT MUCH LIKE HERE, THAT PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN RECORD TIME.

IF WE HADN'T HAD COMPLETE COOPERATION FROM YOUR STAFF.

AND IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND IT WASN'T LIKE A FINISH, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

UM, W WE DID SPEND SOME TIME WORKING THROUGH THAT AND COMING UP WITH A DESIGN THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD WORK.

SO I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MANY DEVELOPERS BEFORE IT, LIKE, I CAN'T EXPLAIN ON SITE SEVEN, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MANY DEVELOPERS OR THE TIME BEFORE US, ALL I CAN SAY IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WITHIN THE AGREEMENT AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF.

AND WHAT WE'RE WAITING ON FROM YOU IS THE GARAGE.

AND SO IF YOU WERE ASKING, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

IS IT, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP US MOVE ALONG, TO MEET OUR GOALS, TO HAVE OUR ALIGNED VISION? I THINK IT'S TO WORK ON THAT PARKING.

SO LET'S KEEP THESE QUESTIONS IF WE CAN, PLEASE.

SO, UH, UM, THE PUBLIC'S HERE TODAY IS TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS, THE PROCEDURE TO CHANGE IT TO COLLEGE.

WE START ON AUGUST, 2017 AND YOU DO HAVE, HAVE, UH, WE DO HAVE AGREEMENT ON APRIL 25TH, 2015.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

I, MY QUESTION IS WHEN CAN YOU BREAK IN THE BROWN WITH ALL DUE RESPECT? I'M NOT HERE TO RENEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENT.

I'M NOT ASKING TO BREAKING THE GROUND BY APRIL 25TH, 2021.

THAT'S CERTAINLY OUR GOAL.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE AGREEMENT YOU CAN DO IT OR NOT.

YEAH, WE'VE

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GOT THAT UNDER CONTRACT.

AND IF FOR SOME REASON, LG IS NOT ABLE TO, THEN WE WILL.

I COME NICE TO SEE YOU COME BACK HERE.

AND AS FOR EXTENSION, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING.

SO I I'M ASKING YOU ON THE TREATMENT QUESTION.

CAN YOU BREAK IN THE BUNK BY APRIL 25TH, 2031? THAT'S A VERY GENERAL QUESTION.

IT'S A VERY DIRECT QUESTION, BUT IT'S NOT AN EASY ANSWER.

AND I'VE TRIED TO ANSWER IT BEFORE.

I'M SORRY.

YOU, YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE COMPETENCE TO FULFILL THIS AGREEMENT COUNCIL MEMBER.

HE'S NOT SAYING THAT.

AND HE IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH LG TO DO THIS OR WHATEVER.

THERE IS NO PUNISHMENT.

THERE'S NO PUNISHMENT COUNCIL MEMBER.

WE HAVE NO ACTIONS UNTIL THAT DAY AND STAFF WILL WORK WITH THEM AS WE CONTINUE.

MA'AM AM I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT? I JUST WANTED TO CHANGE IT IS COLLEGE HERE.

COUNT THE NUMBER OF LANDO.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION JUST QUICK? UM, I CAN TELL YOU WHY IT HASN'T BEEN VACANT FOR 23 YEARS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD RFP AFTER RFP AT THE RFP, AND WE'VE GOT INFERIOR PRODUCTS IN THEORY OR IDEAS COMING DOWN THERE THAT REALLY WERE NOT IN CONDUCIVE TO DOWNTOWN CHANDLER.

SO I COULD EXPLAIN THAT WHOLE STORY.

I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH.

I COULD GIVE YOU THAT STORY SOME OTHER TIME, BUT THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE YOU GUYS PERFORMED AT OVER STREET? UH, I EXPECT YOU TO PERFORM THIS ONE AGAIN.

I UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS BETTER, BUT WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY EARLIER, YOU CAN BUILD A SMALL LITTLE FOOTPRINT AND BIG PARKING OUT AT, TO BE OUT THERE ON THE SITE, OR WE COULD MAKE A BIGGER FOOTPRINT TO MAKE IT MORE, UH, CONDUCIVE TO WHAT WE WANT IN DOWNTOWN, BUT UTILIZE SOMEONE'S PARKING SPOT.

I GET THAT.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU TRYING TO DO THAT.

AND I APPRECIATE STAFF TRYING TO WORK WITH US ON THAT ONE.

SO, UM, I KNOW THIS, UH, THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT EASY HERE.

IT'S AN ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE STOCK MARKET IS NOT REALLY TRANSLATING TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.

SO, UH, I HAVE FAITH THAT YOU'LL GET IT DONE.

UH, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR CLIENT WILL GET IT DONE.

AND I THINK THAT YOU WILL WORK WITH THE CLIENT, WORK WITH OUR CITY TO GET THIS DONE.

SO, UM, UH I'M OKAY.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE.

I KNOW KIM AND STEPH CONTINUE WORKING AND SEE WE GET YOU THOSE GARAGES.

SO BE THE PARKING SPOTS AND BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS SO WE CAN GET YOU START, STARTED GOING ONCE YOU GET YOUR FINANCE AND ACTIVITIES GO.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER RO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, MR. HILLMAN WE'LL UM, I'LL, I'LL SAY A QUICK THING.

I, UH, I WAS THE NEW GUY SIX YEARS AGO AND, UH, AND WE HAD DEVELOPERS THAT WOULD COME IN AND TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

AND WE HAD ONE, ONE THROUGH SEVEN PROJECTS TO DEAL WITH.

AND, UH, THERE WAS ALWAYS FIREWORKS AND CONFETTI AND, UH, AND MUSIC, AND, UH, BUT OFTEN, AND MOST OFTEN THERE WAS JUST A FAILURE TO FOLLOW THROUGH OR TORTURE OR TO PERFORM.

AND, UH, BUT I WILL SAY THAT I AM ALSO SO FORTUNATE AND CHANDLER TO IS SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE LGE WHO HAS DONE OVER STREET.

AND, UM, AND ALONG WITH FRIENDS OVER AT NEW SQUARE AND, UH, YEAH, THOSE TWO PROJECTS ALONG WITH, UH, CAM'S WORK, UH, BARING POWER LINES AND, AND ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN BEEN DONE AND DOWNTOWN IS TRULY TERRIFIC.

I KNOW YOU'VE GOT SOME HARD WORK AHEAD OF YOU, UM, BUT I COMMEND YOU FOR WHAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.

YOU DESERVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR THAT.

AND WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHATEVER YOU DO, UH, OR BEFORE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, CONTENT OVER STEWART, MAKE A QUICK ONE.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, KIM AND CHARLES, WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND YEAH, THIS IS AN ANOMALY SITE.

SEVEN IS, IS THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE WITH THE JACK IN THE BOX.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT A DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP ON THE NORTH END.

AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

I WAS A NEW WHEN IT ALL STARTED IN 2017, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND IT WAS ABOUT MAKING SOMETHING GRAND, RIGHT? THIS IS OUR, IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST CORNER IN CHANDLER.

AND WE, AND I WILL GIVE YOU CREDIT.

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

KIM YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT, TRYING TO GET ALL THESE GROUPS ALIGNED.

THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THERE.

I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE THIS TAJ MAHAL ON THAT CORNER AND CONTINUE TO KNOCK ON THOSE DOORS.

AS WE GET CLOSER TO BREAKING GROUND, MAYBE ONE OF THESE GROUPS WILL GIVE UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO KNOCK ON THOSE DOORS.

I KNOW THOSE PLANS ARE COMING FORWARD, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO ECHO, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT LG, THEY'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE OTHER GROUPS, WITH THE OTHER AREAS THAT THEY'VE WORKED ON.

THEY'VE GOT A SPOT DOWN MY, MY HOUSE

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AS WELL.

THEY DO GREAT WORK.

SO CONTINUE TO TELL THEM THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONG'S POINT, THIS IS DRAGGING ON.

THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY, HOPEFULLY WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU GET THERE, WE WILL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS HERE AND FLOWY I MADE WITH MY VOICE PIECE, NOTHING PUTS TO NOW, I KNOW YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT CHANDLER AND WE DO TOO.

AND MY HUB, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE COFFEE UPHILL.

WE CAN PICK OUT THE MESS AFTER THE COVIDIEN ERA I LOOK FORWARD TO.

I THINK I ALSO HOPE THAT PERHAPS WE'LL HAVE A REAL GROUNDBREAKING THAT WE CAN ALL SHOW UP AGAIN.

SO WHEN THIS AT, AROUND THAT TIME, SO THAT'D BE GOOD.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

APPRECIATE IT.

I'M JOINED BY THE UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCES TONIGHT.

UH, JUST A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON DC HEIGHTS, UH, DC HEIGHTS, UM, UH, IS 5.5 ACRES IN OUR DOWNTOWN IT'S BORDER BY COMMONWEALTH IN BOSTON AND CALIFORNIA AND ESSEX STREET.

AND THIS IS ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THE CITY ENTERED INTO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH TOM GARDNER AND AUGUST OF 2015 DURING THIS TIME, UH, OR EXCUSE ME, DURING, UH, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS INCLUDED THE GIBLET, THE WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DID THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN.

AND ALSO SOME STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

ONE ITEM IN PARTICULAR THAT WE AGREED TO IS TO JOIN IN ANY LITIGATION AGAINST THE CIC AT THE CITY, SEOUL COSTS AND EXPENSE.

IN JANUARY OF OF, I APOLOGIZE IN JANUARY OF 2018, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS AMENDED AND RESTATED WITH CHASE AND AFFINITY COMPANIES OUT OF NEW YORK.

AT THAT TIME, THEY DID ASK THAT THE PROJECT BE SPLIT INTO TWO, UM, UH, PHASES PHASE ONE BEING 157, UH, MULTIFAMILY UNITS, PHASE TWO, BEING 75, UH, MULTIFAMILY UNITS DURING THIS TIME, UM, THE, THE CHANDLER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY DID COME FORWARD CLAIMING RIGHTS TO THE ALLEYS IN THIS AREA IN THE CITY, ALONG WITH CHASE AND AFFINITY DID GO INTO LITIGATION, UH, WITH THE CHANDLER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY IN MARCH, UM, OF 2019, THE CITY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THAT LITIGATION.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, UM, THE CHASE AND AFFINITY WAS ABLE TO, UH, RECORD THEIR FINAL PLAT IN JUNE OF 2019, WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO THEN APPLY FOR, UH, THEIR LOAN IN AUGUST OF 2019, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID.

IT WAS, UH, IT DID TAKE SEVERAL EXTRA MONTHS TO ACTUALLY CLOSE.

HOWEVER, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CLOSURE OF THIS PROPERTY OF THE LOAN, EXCUSE ME, WILL BE ON AUGUST 20TH, WHICH IS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY.

DURING THAT TIME, CHASE AND AFFINITY HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO GET THIS PROJECT GOING, INCLUDING ALREADY PULLING ALL OF THEIR BUILDING PERMITS, UH, AS OF LAST MONTH.

SO UPON THE CLOSURE OF THE 20TH, THEY INTEND ON BREAKING GROUND SEVEN TO 10 DAYS, UM, AFTER THE CLOSURE, WHICH WOULD TAKE US TO THE END OF THE MONTH, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT OF STATE, THEY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

HOWEVER, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER, THAT, UH, THEY WILL, UH, UH, ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS IN WRITING AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT ALL TO THE COUNCIL.

BUT WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ONE.

OH, I DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY, UH, OH, SURE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS.

UH, IT'S VERY GOOD NEWS.

FINALLY.

I THINK THE PROJECT BEFORE I CAME TO THE COUNCIL AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE LOTS OF BEFORE I LEFT THE COUNCIL, WE WERE PHYSICALLY ALREADY BREAKING THE GROUND.

SO, UM, I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS.

I UNDERSTAND THERE MUST BE A LOUDEST THING CALLED NOW.

UM, WE HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT.

M ALSO THANK YOU FOR PC.

HI.

UM, TRY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND I WILL BE VERY EXCITED TO BE INVITED TO THE GROUNDBREAKING.

TO COMMENTS OF WHICH I WILL START ON TUESDAY NIGHT, WE RECEIVED THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE RECENT CITY COUNCIL ELECTION FOR THE THREE OPEN COUNCIL SEATS.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HMM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO DC HEIGHTS? UM, DO WE HAVE ANY ON SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR TONIGHT? SO SEEING NONE THAT BRINGS US

[CURRENT EVENTS]

AND THE CURRENT COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF THE ELECTION RESULTS ON AUGUST 24TH COUNCIL MEETING.

BUT I DO WANT TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRISTINE ELLIS, TO MARK STEWART, JODY HARRIS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL THREE OF YOU AND, UH, SEEING THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOU WILL MAKE TO BOTH THIS COUNCIL AND OUR CITY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR OTHER CANDIDATES, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, JEREMY MCCLYMONDS FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT HE'S DONE FOR RICK CUMIN AND FOR BETH BRAZIL, FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE OUR CANDIDATES THAT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN OUR CITY.

NEXT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE ITUNES CHANDLER BUSINESS HIRING AND RETENTION PROGRAM.

I DID A VIDEO ON THIS ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK AND USING AC CARES DOLLARS.

THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT CHANDLER BUSINESSES THAT ARE KEEPING EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL, AS THEY ADJUST TO REVENUE, LOSSES AND BUSINESS DISTRIBUTIONS CAUSED BY COVID-19 GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO BUSINESSES IN INDUSTRIES, MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19 QUALIFYING BUSINESSES WILL RECEIVE A $1,300 PER EMPLOYEE RETAIN ARE HIRED SINCE DECEMBER 31ST, 2019, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $10,000.

THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS ADMINISTERING THIS PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER AND STARTING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, QUALIFYING BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS ONLINE THROUGH ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS WEBSITE, AND TOMORROW COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART WILL BE GOING LIVE ON MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AT NOON WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MICAH MIRANDA, AND THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

SO STAY TUNED TO GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART FOR DOING THIS.

LASTLY, I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LET'S PULL TOGETHER A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS LET'S PULL IT TOGETHER AS A PROGRAM THAT WAS STARTED, UH, BACK AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION TO HELP TAKE CARE OF PROPERTIES FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT.

AND WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROGRAM.

WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES IS WE HELP WITH, UH, RESIDENTS EITHER FOR HEALTH OR OTHER REASONS THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH, UH, THEIR HOUSEWORK WITH THEIR YARD WORK WITH PERHAPS THEIR SENIORS, PERHAPS THEY'RE DISABLED.

PERHAPS THEY HAVE LIMITED INCOME AND THEY'RE UNABLE TO TAKE UP OR KEEP UP WITH THE, UH, THEIR HOUSE.

THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF YARD WORK OR MINOR HOME REPAIRS.

AND IF YOU WERE INTERESTED BY YOURSELF OR WITH THE GROUP, WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR PARTICIPATION AND PLEASE CONTACT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM'S OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER STORY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND, UH, GETTING ACCESS TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE, LOOK OUT.

UM, NO, JUST GETTING, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TOMORROW.

IT'S GOING TO BE A, A GOOD EVENT AND, UH, TO GET OUR, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES MOVING FORWARD.

HEY, UM, THE CENSUS IS STILL OUT THERE FOLKS, AND WE NEED PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.

I THINK CHANDLER'S AT 70 OR 71% OF THE COMPLETE COUNTS.

UH, WE'RE CHASING ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE EAST IN A TOTAL COMPLETE COUNT PERCENTAGE AND I HATE LOSING.

SO WE'VE GOT TO KEEP AT IT.

I THINK THOUGH WE HAVE PASSED THE 2015, UH, NUMBER.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

BUT, UM, ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE CENSUS HAS BEEN MOVED UP BY A MONTH.

SO THE ADMINISTRATION HAS MOVED UP THE CENSUS.

IT WAS GOING TO BE ORIGINALLY AT THE END OF OCTOBER, EXCUSE ME.

NOW IT IS AT THE END OF THE SEPTEMBER.

SO PLEASE, UH, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CENSUS TAKERS, VISITING YOUR HOUSEHOLDS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CENSUS AND KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO DO THAT, BUT WE CAN STOP THE KNOCK BY JUST GETTING ON YOUR PHONE, GOING TO, UM, UH, CENSUS.GOV AND TAKING THE CENSUS.

IT LITERALLY TAKES ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

UM, AND I ALSO GET TO READ OFF VICE MAYOR.

LOPEZ'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I A DOUBLE WHAMMY HERE.

SO, UH, CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS 10TH CLASS

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OF THE YOUTH ARTS COUNCIL.

THIS COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF TEENS AGED 13 TO 17 WITH A FOCUS ON ARTS APPRECIATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN ORDER TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR THE ARTS AND WELL-ROUNDED COMMUNITY LEADERS APPLICATIONS, OR BE ACCEPTED OR BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4TH.

AND I DID WANT TO LEAVE ONE OTHER NOTE.

UM, SO SOME GOOD NEWS HAS BEEN COMING DOWN AS IT RELATES TO OUR COVID CASES AND IN THE STATE AND THE COUNTY, AND ESPECIALLY IN CHANDLER.

AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO PEOPLE BEING GOOD, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS TO ONE ANOTHER.

SO I WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY OF CHANDLER FOR HAVING A COVERT CASE RATE.

THAT'S WELL BELOW THE, THE STATE AND COUNTY AVERAGE, LET'S CONTINUE TO, UH, TO USE OUR MASS WHEN, WHEN THEY'RE IN PUBLIC, BUT PLEASE, I HAD A, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND THE OTHER DAY WHO'S 12 YEAR OLD SON WHO IS ON THE SPECTRUM WITH AUTISM WAS ACTUALLY ADMONISHED AND YELLED AT BY, BY, UH, ANOTHER LADY AT A, AT A GROCERY STORE.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT.

EVERYBODY'S DOING A GREAT JOB WHEN I GO TO THE STORE, PEOPLE ARE MASSED UP IT'S OKAY.

AND I KNOW IT'S SCARY IF YOU'RE SEE SOMEBODY WITHOUT A MASK, BUT JUST UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO IT.

IT MAKES PEOPLE WITH AUTISM FEEL CLAUSTROPHOBIC.

IT GIVES THEM ANXIETY, SO THEY JUST CAN'T WEAR IT.

SO JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

AND THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER WALL.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, CHRISTINE AREAS OR THE HARRIS OR COMING TO THE COUNCIL.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK WITH YOU, BUT I BELIEVE YOU WILL DO A GOOD JOB AND I'LL CAUSE CONGRATULATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO WORK FOR YOUR REELECTION.

UH, I DO HAVE TWO EVENTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO, I DO HAVE TWO EVENTS THAT I TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THE END TRISH IN FISHING SHOW.

IT'S RETURNING THIS FALL.

THE EVENT IS A CELEBRATION OF FASHION, CREATIVE FROM THE CYCLE, THE MATERIAL, AND BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC.

SO THAT EVENT WILL BE A BOAT SHOW.

THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO A STEP OR ASPIRING FASHION DESIGNER, H 10 YEARS M OLDER, UM, CHECK OUT THE DETAILS AND THE REGISTERED PHONE ONLINE US.

THE SECOND ONE IS WE WERE HAVE A TRADITIONAL CHINESE PAINTING IS A HABITUATION IN CHANDELIERS, UH, CENTER FOR THE ARTS FROM AUGUST 28TH TO OCTOBER SIP.

UH, THE OPENING WILL BE IN OUR BEYOND AUGUST 29 FROM FOUR O'CLOCK TO SIX O'CLOCK.

SO IF YOU MAY BE INTERESTING IN SOME, UH, OR WE INFO APPENDING YOU, PLEASE.

WELCOME TO PICK A LOOK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, I BELIEVE I HAVE A PAINTING FROM ONE OF THE ARTISTS IN MY OFFICE.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT JOINING THAT EVENT, COUNCIL MEMBER ROW.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, UH, CHRISTINE AND ODIE, A WELCOME TO THE HOUSE.

AND, UH, YOU'VE GOT, UH, FOUR LONG YEARS AHEAD OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

I'M SURE.

UH, UH, TO MARCH STORE COWS, REMEMBER STEWART, UH, GREAT TO, UH, SECURE ANOTHER TERM WITH YOU.

I, UH, I KNOW WE WORKED TOGETHER WELL AND FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT WORKED VERY HARD, UH, DURING THIS TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR BEING DECENT TO EACH OTHER, UH, AND, UH, FOR THE MOST PART.

AND, UM, UH, SO IT'S NOT, IT'S A CRAZY PROCESS, BUT IT'S WHATEVER WE'VE CREATED.

AND SO THERE IT IS, I WILL SAY, THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CUSD FOR COMING OUT.

SOME OF YOUR STAFF FOLKS.

I SEE SOME VERY FAMILIAR FACES OUT THERE AND, UH, AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE HAVING AN AUDIENCE ONCE IN A WHILE.

AND SO, UH, WE HAD A GOOD, GOOD REASON TO HAVE YOU COME OUT AND SEE US.

AND, UH, AND THEN, UH, UH, AND I DO WANT TO SAY CYNTHIA HARDY IS OUT HERE.

SHE'S THE BETTER HALF OF A VICTOR HARDY VICTOR.

I LOVE YOUR SINGING.

UH, YOU CAN DO THAT FOR US ANYTIME, BUT THE CYNTHIA HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL AS EVER LOVE YOUR COLOR AND A FANCY OUTFIT.

AND, UH, SO GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

CONCEPT NUMBER ORLANDO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, SO CAMILLE, CAMILLE STILL, I GOT ONE MORE POTENTIAL MONEY FOR YOU.

SO LISTEN UP.