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NEXT, WE HAVE A, OUR STUDY SESSION FOR THIS EVENING.THERE IS A, A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS TO ORDER.
OUR FIRST IS SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, WHICH IS SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND THEN A COUPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, SHARING WITH US THIS POINT, UM, CITY MANAGER.
[1. Service Recognitions ]
YOU MAYOR.IN THE ABSENCE OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR THIS EVENING, UH, CORY GARCIA, OUR MAYOR AND COMMUNICATION MANAGER IS GOING TO MAKE THE FIRST PRESENTATION FOR KAPPA GOOD EVENING.
ON BEHALF OF OUR DIRECTOR, MATTHEW BURDICK, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP JENNIFER HONI TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, JENNIFER HONI PUBLICIZES NEWS EVENTS AND PROGRAMS TO CHANDLER RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES PLUS PRODUCE A CITY SCOPE, THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT ACCOMPANIES UTILITY BILLS AND QUICK LOOK, OUR EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER.
SHE MANAGES CONTENT FOR THE INTERNAL WEBSITE AND HAS SERVED AS A CRITICAL ROLE TO KEEP EMPLOYEES INFORMED DURING COVID-19.
SHE IS INTEGRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVES ON CITYWIDE COMMITTEES TO SUPPORT MARKETING ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES.
JENNIFER MANAGED THE PRINT MAIL AND GRAPHICS DIVISION OF OUR DEPARTMENT FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS OVERSEEING THE CITY'S PRINT PRODUCTION, MAIL, DISTRIBUTION, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES.
JENNIFER'S PASSION FOR TEAM CHANDLER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE COMES THROUGH ON EVERY PROJECT.
J HAS OUTSTANDING INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND RELATES TO PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
HER CAN DO ATTITUDE, GREAT RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS BENEFIT THE CITY.
FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO TEAM CHANDLER AND OUR COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS THIS TIME I WOULD ASK SEAN DUGGAN POLICE CHIEF TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE HIS PRESENTATION.
MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THREE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO I FIRST LIKE TO ASK VERONICA VLA TO COME FORWARD, TO RECOGNIZE FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
SO 20 YEARS AGO, VERONICA STARTED HER CAREER WITH THE CITY, WITH THE CITY WORKING IN THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AS A LAW CLERK, AND THEN PROMOTED TO LEGAL SECRETARY.
DURING HER YEARS, WORKING IN THE LEGAL FIELD, SHE DEVELOPED A PASSION TO SERVE VICTIMS. IN 2013, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRED HER AS A VICTIM SERVICES SPECIALIST, BESIDES GREETING EVERYONE WITH A SMILE EACH DAY, VERONICA HAS EARNED HERSELF A REPUTATION AS AN ASTUTE ADVOCATE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TO WORK ON A NEW PROJECT TOGETHER WITH HER TEAMMATES, VERONICA ASSISTS OVER 1000 CRIME VICTIMS EACH YEAR, HELPING THEM, HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.
SHE'S RECOGNIZED FOR HER PROFESSIONALISM AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO BOTH TEAM MEMBERS AND TO THE CHANDLER COMMUNITY.
SO BRONYCON THANK YOU FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
I'D LIKE TO NOW ASK BETH MEDRANO TO COME FORWARD.
SO BETH JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2000 AS A RECORDS CLERK AND WORKED IN THIS ROLE UNTIL 2005.
WHEN SHE ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST IN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD SECTION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, SHE ASSISTED WITH DATA ENTRY OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, BACKGROUND CHECKS ON NEW HIRES AND ASSISTED WITH MANDATORY
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AUDITS.THAT'S QUICKLY GAINED A REPUTATION OF BEING A HARD WORKER AND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER COMMITMENT TO QUALITY SERVICE, HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HER WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS.
SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE WHEN SHE WAS SELECTED AS THE DEPARTMENT'S ACCREDITATION COORDINATOR IN 2007 AND STILL HOLDS THAT POSITION TODAY THAT'S WORKS DILIGENTLY EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REMAINS ACCREDITED AND DEMONSTRATES COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION.
BETH HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS OR ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS SECOND TO NONE.
AND SHE IS OFTEN SOUGHT OUT FOR HER EXPERTISE AMONG HER PEERS IN OTHER AGENCIES DURING HER TIME WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BETH WAS AWARDED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AND HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMMENDATIONS.
SO BETH, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO ASK SERGEANT HASIS, SHOULD WE BE UNDER THE COMES FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE HIS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY? SO CHEWY STARTED HIS CAREER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1995 WHEN HE WAS HIRED AS A DETENTION OFFICER, AND THEN MOVED TO THE COMMUNICATION SECTION WHERE HE SERVED AS A DISPATCHER FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE BEING HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER IN 1999.
AND AFTER BASIC TRAINING, SHOULD WE WORK IN PATROL WHERE HE DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A DEDICATED AND TALENTED OFFICER, HIS HARD WORK PAID OFF WHEN HE WAS SELECTED TO BECOME A DETECTIVE IN THE NARCOTICS UNIT, THEN THE CRIMINAL APPREHENSION UNIT, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE FEDERAL TASK FORCES IN 2013, SHOULD WE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND RETURNED TO UNIFORM, TO LEAD A SQUAD OF PATROL OFFICERS.
HE RETURNED TO DETECTIVES IN 2014 AS THE GANG UNIT SERGEANT, WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL 2018, WHEN HE WAS SELECTED TO HIS CURRENT ASSIGNMENT AS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE NARCOTICS UNIT.
AND OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, JOEY HAS COMMITTED HIMSELF TO THE PROFESSION OF POLICING.
HE IS A PROVEN LEADER, WAS EARNED THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF HIS COWORKERS AND SUBORDINATES AND HIS SUPERVISORS.
SO TRULY THANK YOU FOR 25 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
CONGRATULATIONS, THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATIONS.
[2. Proclamation for Disabilities Employment Awareness Month ]
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR DISABILITIES EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH.I'D LIKE TO INVITE COLLETTE PRATHER FROM OUR MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AND JEFF DEVER TO JOIN ME PLEASE.
WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT.
SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE READ THIS ONE.
SO CHANDLER ARIZONA PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WAS FORMED TO SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY IN MATTERS REGARDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER HAS BEEN OBSERVED ANNUALLY AS DISABILITIES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH IN ARIZONA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGH JOINT RESOLUTION BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.
AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE CHANDLER'S MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DESIRE TO PERFORM A PUBLIC SERVICE BY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS THE DAYS OF OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH 31ST, 2020 SHALL BE DESIGNATED.
SO THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AND AWARENESS AND IMPACT HAS ON OUR SOCIETY.
NOW, THEREFORE, MAYOR KEVIN HARKEY PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2020 AS DISABILITIES EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS AWARENESS MONTH.
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BUT EITHER OF YOU LIKE TO SAY, ANY WORDS NEVER TURNED DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE MICROPHONE.NORMALLY WE WOULD ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE AN EMPLOYER AND, OR, UH, AN EMPLOYEE E UH, TONIGHT, UH, AT THIS, BUT, UH, IT'S WORD YEAR.
UM, BUT I WILL PUT A PLUG IN FOR THIS, UH, NEXT MONTH, NOVEMBER 13TH, WHICH IS A FRIDAY, WE WILL BE DOING OUR ANNUAL, UH, CHANDLER GOLF CHALLENGE AT BEAR CREEK GOLF COURSE, SOCIAL, OH, I THOUGHT YOU AND I SHOULD SOCIAL DISTANCE, SORRY.
THE GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
THIS IS OUR 24TH, 24TH YEAR DOING IT.
AND SO A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE HAVING IT.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO COME OUT AND GOLF AND HELP SUPPORT, UH, THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, UH, FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK YOU DO.
[3. Proclamation for Arizona Cities and Towns Week ]
IS FOR THE ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS WEEK.I SEE MATT LORE IN THE BACKGROUND THERE WITH ARIZONA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS WELCOME MINT.
WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER HAVE COME TO EXPECT A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS CITIES AND TOWNS IN ARIZONA WORK 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO DELIVER VITAL SERVICES SUCH AS FIRE POLICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TO ENSURE SAFE COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS CITIES AND TOWNS IN ARIZONA PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS SUCH AS UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, SANITATION, AND RECYCLING SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS CITIES AND TOWNS IN ARIZONA PROVIDE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS, SUCH AS LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, PERFORMING ARTS AND GALLERIES, PARKS, RECREATIONAL CENTERS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF CHANDLER TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE EXCELLENT DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT OUR CITIZENS RELY ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS IT IS ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHANDLER OFFICIALS TO ENSURE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE GOVERNMENT THROUGH FREQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH CITIZENS USING VARIOUS AVENUES AND MEANS NOW, THEREFORE I, KEVIN HARTKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, DO YOU HEAR BY JOIN WITH THE LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS AND FELLOW MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 18TH THROUGH 24TH, 2020 AS THE ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS WEEK IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA.
MATT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? YES.
MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UM, I THINK THE PROCLAMATION SUMS UP WHAT CITIES AND TOWNS WEEK IS ABOUT.
IT'S REALLY TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR, UH, THE, UH, EMPLOYEES AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO THAT, UH, ISN'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZED MY MASK IS FALLING.
AND I THINK IT'S, IT'S TRULY APROPOS THIS YEAR.
UM, OUR FOCUS IS ON WHAT WE CALL CITY AND TOWN HEROES AND THAT'S THE FRONTLINE, UH, CITY AND TOWN WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR IN THIS VERY UNIQUE YEAR.
AND I THINK YOUR RECOGNITION OF YOUR CITY EMPLOYEES JUST A A MINUTE AGO IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING THE OTHER 90 CITIES AND TOWNS FOR CITIES AND TOWNS.
MA'AM THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS COUNSEL.
[4. Small wireless facilities located in the Festiva Court and Kempton Crossing subdivisions - Scott Brown and Kari Wagner]
WE HAVE SCHEDULED APPEARANCES BY SCOTT BROWN AND KARRIE WAGNER REGARDING SMALL WIRELESS[00:15:01]
FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE FESTIVA COURT COMPTON CROSSING SUBDIVISION.I DO HAVE FOUR CARDS HERE TOO.
SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
UH, MR. BROWN AND MS. COREY WAGNER, WOULD YOU UHF THREE MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, INDIVIDUALLY, UH, COME UP HERE, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
WHOEVER IS FIRST, UH, I'LL LET EACH OF YOU SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES, THEN I'M GOING TO READ THESE AND THEN I'M GOING TO INVITE, UH, RYAN FROM OUR CITY TO, TO TALK ABOUT THE, UM, SMALL CELLS THINGS AND PROCESSES AVAILABLE TO US AS WELL AS THE HISTORY OF HOW WE TREATED THESE AND THEN A PENCIL, IF THERE'S ANY CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE WITH STAFF, BUT YOU WILL BE DIRECTING YOUR COMMENTS TO US AND NOT TO STEP THAT UP DURING THIS TIME.
SO, UM, WHO'D LIKE TO GO FIRST, SCOTT OR CONNIE.
IF YOU WOULD COME UP HERE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THERE'S A LIGHT THERE WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT.
UM, I LIVE AT 2305 EAST FOLEY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU ASKED? YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR OUR SIX MINUTES TODAY, SCOTT AND I BOTH LIVE IN CHANDLER.
I OWN MY HOME AND I'M RAISING MY FAMILY THERE.
I RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO DEFEND MY HOME AND MY FAMILY FROM A DANGEROUS AND UNNECESSARY INVASION, DENSIFIED FOUR G AND FIVE G WIRELESS HAD TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES OR WTF FOR SHORT BEING CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO OUR HOMES.
AND I MEAN, NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE CLOSER THAN 2,500 FEET FROM A CELL TOWER OF ENERGY BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY REAL EVIDENCE OF HARMS FROM AROUND THE U S DUE TO INSUFFICIENT REGULATION OF MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER FROM THESE WTS PUBLIC SAFETY HARMS, PRIVACY HARMS AND PROPERTY VALUE HARMS IN SOME CITIES AND OTHER STATES.
THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY MANAGED THROUGH ZONING LAWS.
SO NO CELL TOWERS OF ANY SIZE OR ENERGY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN PUBLIC RIGHTS AWAY OR RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
THAT IS A REAL SOLUTION, BUT THANKS TO A RIDICULOUS 2017 ARIZONA STATE BILL THAT WE'RE WORKING TO REPEAL HB 2365, THE ONUS IS ON YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS LOCAL WALLS THAT WILL ACTUALLY DELIVER PUBLIC SAFETY REGARDLESS OF ANY EXISTING FEDERAL OR STATE STATUTES REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES.
SO WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM IN CHANDLER.
OUR LAWS ARE IN CONFLICT AND THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MUST DELIVER PUBLIC SAFETY, DESPITE THE MOUNTAINS OF WIRELESS INDUSTRY, POP PROPAGANDA, YOUR HANDS ARE NOT TIED.
YOU CAN PASS A LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT REGULATES THE MAXIMUM ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER ALLOWED THROUGH THE AIR AND ENOUGH TO ENABLE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE AND NO HIGHER SUCH A LOCAL ORDINANCE WILL NOT RESULT IN EFFECTIVE PROHIBITION OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE.
AND THEREFORE IS LEGAL AND DEFENSIBLE WITH RESPECT TO HB 2365 AND THE 1996 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY AND POSSIBLY EVEN YOUR CITY ATTORNEY MIGHT TELL YOU OTHERWISE, BUT THEY WOULD BE WRONG.
THEY WOULD BE THINKING TOO FAR INSIDE THE BOX.
YOU CAN SET POLICY TO PROPERLY BALANCE THE NEEDS OF REAL PERSONS, CHANDLER RESIDENTS, VOTERS, TAXPAYERS IN MY FAMILY AND YOURS VERSUS THE NEEDS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS, BILLION DOLLAR TELECOM COMPANIES.
WE NEED YOU TO PROTECT THIS FULL STOP.
PLEASE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO THE TABLE, TO WORK WITH YOU.
THE CITY STAFF, TO DEFINE A CREATIVE AND PROTECTIVE LOCAL ORDINANCE.
I HAD EXPRESSED NO MATTER OF NEAR CONCERN, BUT SOLELY MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE FACT IN LAW.
I'LL COVER SOME MORE SPECIFICS.
UM, OUR NEXT PERSON COMING UP, SCOTT BROWN.
AND AGAIN, SIR, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AS WELL.
UH, THIS IS SCOTT BROWN, I'M SCOTT BROWN.
I HAD TESTED WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IS TRUE AND ACCURATE.
I'M A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND I, I SEE IN AND OUT THAT PROPERTY VALUES GO UP AND DOWN BASED ON, YOU KNOW, NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, RAILROAD TRACKS, BUSY ROADS.
AND OF COURSE, CELL PHONE TOWERS, UM, CELL PHONE TOWERS ARE STARTING TO BE BUILT IN AND AMONG OUR HOMES ON PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, WHICH HAVE BEEN A NO-NO SINCE FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS SINCE THEY'VE COME ABOUT.
SO, UM, WHAT'S STARTING TO HAPPEN IS THAT BASICALLY THE THEY'RE DENSIFYING AND ROLLING OUT MORE CELL TOWERS.
UH, THE TWO IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
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1200 FEET APART ON 300 FEET FROM ONE 800 FROM ANOTHER.BUT BASICALLY I THINK THE RESIDENTS SHOULD COME FIRST.
UM, WHAT'S STARTING TO HAPPEN IS THE HOME VALUES ARE GOING TO START TO DROP EACH WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION THAT'S IN A PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
IT CAN BE UP TO LIKE 30 FEET AWAY FROM AN EMITTING TOWER.
UH, THE SECOND TELECOM COMPANIES HAVE KIND OF MANIPULATED STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND OTHER UNWITTINGLY PARTICIPATING IN LIABILITY OF TRANSFER IN SHORT THERE'S NO INSURANCE FOR THE COMING CLAIMS THAT WILL BE HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE FROM THE INJURY ILLNESS AND DEATH, THAT MICROWAVE RADIATION IN THE CITY AS A JOINT VENTURE PARTNER, YOU ARE CO-LOCATED, THEY'RE EVEN CALLED AUTHORITY POLLS, ACCORDING TO HB 2364 UNDER YOUR JURISDICTION, YOUR ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS THAT ARE ADMITTED ARE CONSIDERED A POLLUTION.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT INSURANCE POLLUTION, ISN'T COVERED.
SO THERE'S A POLLUTION CLASS, NORMALLY CLAUSE 32 THAT WON'T BE COVERED BY NEARLY EVERY CHAIR.
AGAIN, INCLUDING GENERAL LIABILITY, ZURICH, SUN HARTFORD, CFC UNDERWRITING, AND LLOYDS ARE ONE WHICH IS USUALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE TOP.
SO ANYWAY, THE IT STATES WE WILL NOT PAY ANYTHING UNDER THIS POLICY CLAIM EXPENSES IN RESPECT TO A LETTER ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, ANY LIABILITY IN NATURE DIRECT OR INDIRECTLY CAUSED BY IN CONNECTION WITH CONTRIBUTED TO OR ARISING FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS OR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY YOU GUYS, BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE LIABILITY FOR YOU AS WELL AS ALL THE CITY, AS PEOPLE BEGIN TO GET HURT.
UH, SO I BELIEVE THE CITY HAS A LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO REQUIRE INSURANCE FROM THOSE COMPANIES.
AND I GUESS I I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH.
THIS POLLUTION CLAUSE IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST SNEAKY, UH, ASPECT OF IT, BUT YOU CAN EITHER REQUIRE THEM ENLIST YOU AS ADDITIONALLY INSURED AS THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
UM, WITHOUT THE EXCLUSION CLAUSE, IT WOULD COST THEM MORE MONEY, OF COURSE, UM, OR SELF-INSURANCE, THESE ARE BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES AND SEWING THESE TOWERS RIGHT IN OUR FRONT YARDS.
UM, SO THIS IS A PROBLEM AS WELL.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT, UH, DOING ALSO DIRECT BUSINESS WITH THEM, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL CREATE A SHELL CORPORATION THAT ALLOWS THESE EEW, FOR EXAMPLE, TO INSTALL THIS POLE AND THEY'LL INSURE IT.
BUT WHAT CAN HAPPEN IS THAT THE SHELL COMPANY GOES BANKRUPT WHEN THE FIRST CLAIM SHOWS UP IN BIG VERIZON AND T-MOBILE AREN'T AFFECTED.
AND YOU KNOW, BASICALLY THERE'S NO PAYOUT.
IS THERE ANY, NO QUESTIONS RIGHT.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM, I'D LIKE TO READ THESE AND THEN HAVE RYAN COME, THEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION.
YEAH, I GOT A QUICK QUESTION FOR SCOTT.
AND THIS IS ALLOWED BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC PROCESS.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD YOU COME TO PUBLIC PROCESS.
IF YOU CAME UNDER UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCE, LIKE I TOLD YOU EARLIER TODAY, WE COULDN'T HAVE THIS DIALOGUE.
I DID VISIT THE SITE, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON SATURDAY.
I DID SEE THE, UH, NUMEROUS CONES THAT YOU CAME IN PARKING IN SOME OF YOUR OWN AREAS.
I SEEN SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND I, THE UPHEAVAL, I GUESS IT'S HAPPENING IN, IN YOUR, IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT IS NOTIFICATION.
WHAT KIND OF NOTIFICATION DID YOU, DID YOUR NEIGHBORS GET? THERE'S NO NOTIFICATION HOLES WERE DUG.
AND I WAS CURIOUS, I SAW HIM FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND I SAID, HUH, I WONDER WHAT THAT IS.
EVENTUALLY A CITY REP WAS COMING BY AND LOOKING AT THE HOLES AND I SAID, HEY, WHAT ARE THEY BUILDING? AND HE SAID, CELL PHONE TOWERS, BILL CALIBER.
I THINK, I DON'T KNOW FRUIT SMELL THEN.
BUT, SO THAT WAS MY FIRST NOTICE.
AND SO THAT KIND OF CONCERNED ME CAUSE I LIVED THERE AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MY PROPERTY VALUE AS WELL AS THE RADIATION ASPECTS.
UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S, THERE WAS NO NOTICE.
AND AS, AS I'VE STARTED TO GO DOWN, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RABBIT HOLE IS FIVE G THING.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONSPIRACY GOING ON AND THESE EXAGGERATED CLAIMS, BUT THE MORE I'VE TALKED TO PHDS AND ELECTROMATIC MEDIC RATIO, RADIATION, THERE'S A LOCAL GUY WHO LIVES HERE IN CONSULTS AND HE PLACES A GUY NAMED MARK.
BUT BASICALLY, UM, WHAT IS THE, THE BIGGEST CONCERN, I GUESS THAT I DIDN'T ABEL WASN'T ABLE TO SAY IS THAT THEY CALL THESE SMALL WIRELESS TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.
AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE, OH, WELL, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE MINI WIFI ROUTER THAT WOULD BE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE.
YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THAT BAD, BUT WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT THE TYPICAL MACRO TOWERS THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF SCARED OF THE MUCK, LIKE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD CAUSE CANCER.
UH, WELL THEY'RE 200 FEET TALL HAVE EIGHT TO 10,
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YOU KNOW, RADIO THINGS AROUND.I HAVE TO RESPECT THE QUESTION AND WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
AND I GET ALL THAT 20 SECONDS.
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU LIVE THE CLOSEST TO THE POLLS, CORRECT? I'M NOT THE CLOSEST.
NOW THERE ARE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE CLOSER TO THE POLLS IF THEY GET NOTIFICATION? NO.
SO THEY JUST SHOWED UP ONE DAY AND STARTED DIGGING HOLES AND PUTTING CONES ALL OVER.
THERE'S MANY CONSTRUCTION ASPECTS THAT I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE, BASICALLY THE, THE FIBER OPTICS INSTALLERS.
IF THEY'RE DIGGING INTO YOUR YARD, THEY GOT A DOOR HANGER.
IT JUST SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME CONSTRUCTION.
AND THOSE ARE ALL THE LITTLE MARK AREAS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY DUG ON SOME OF THE PROPERTIES.
WELL, THEY'VE STARTED THE DIGGING TODAY, UH, WITH LAST SEVERAL DAYS, I GUESS.
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE ON SAID GO PAST ON PERSONAL, ON YOUR PROPERTY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, JUST BEYOND THE SIDEWALK.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY ON SOME OF YOUR PROPERTY, LIKE YOUR LAWNS.
I SAW THE, THE ORANGE JAW, WHEREVER IT WAS THE PAINTING, SOME OF THE ONES DOWN THERE.
SO THEY'RE NOT EVEN STAYING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR HERE, MY QUESTION WITH STAFF, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT I SAW, WHAT I SAW THAT DAY IS I SAW THERE'S CHALK MARKS OR PAINT MARKS ALONG LAWNS AND BEYOND THE SIDEWALK.
I MEAN, MY UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AWAY DON'T NECESSARILY END AT THE SIDEWALK, ALTHOUGH THAT IS A NICE VISUAL WHERE A FENCE POSTS, USUALLY IN THE CASE OF PROPERTY LINE, BUT PUBLIC RIDES AWAY DO EXTEND UP TO 10 FEET INTO GUARDED AREAS WHERE SOMEONE MIGHT BE WATERING GRASS AND HALFTIME.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO DIG THAT UP AND THEN REPLACE IT THE WAY IT IS, WHICH THEY HAVE TO RETURN IT COMPLETELY TO AS IF THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THERE.
UM, DO YOU MIND IF I FINISHED AT ONE POINT I WAS MAKING A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT WAS JUST THIS, THAT THESE LARGE CELL PHONE TOWERS THAT ARE CONSIDERED MACRO TOWERS EMIT A LITTLE MORE, UH, RADIATION, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE 200 FEET TALL, THERE'S A DISSIPATION OF POWER THAT HAPPENS BY THE TIME IT REACHES MY HOUSE OR YOUR HOUSE.
SO OUR CELL PHONES WORK WITH THESE SMALL ONES.
THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH JUST AS STRONG AND THEY DON'T, THEY'RE LOWER TO THE GROUND NOW.
AND SO SOMEONE IN A SECOND STORE BUILDING, IT'S CLOSE, IT'S 12 FEET AWAY.
WE'LL GET LITERALLY A MILLION TIMES MORE RADIATION.
AND I KNOW THAT'S A BIG NUMBER, BUT THAT'S A LITERAL, ACTUAL MEMBER THAT I WOULD LOVE TO QUOTE, IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'D LOVE TO GET MORE OF, OR SOME EXPERTS, I GUESS, ULTIMATELY.
SO I STOPPED BEING LONG WINDED AS I LIKE TO MOTION OR URGE YOU GUYS TO MOTION OF SOME SORT OF CONVENE, A COUNSELOR OR A COMMITTEE WHERE NOT JUST ME, I'M A REAL ESTATE GUY, BUT WE NEED SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE KIND OF MORE FAMILIAR WITH RADIO FREQUENCIES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
IT'S A, IT'S A TRUE CONCERN FOR EVERY ONE OF US.
IF YOU LIVE IN ARKANSAS ON A $10 MILLION HOUSE, SCOTT, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IT UP THERE TOO.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE HERE AND THEN INVITE A RYAN PETERS TO COME UP.
SO ASHLEY MCLEMORE WROTE THAT SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES DECREASE DUE TO SMALL CELL TOWERS.
SHERRY DELONG WRITES FIVE G WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY POSES THREATS TO HER PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, PERSONAL SECURITY AND PERSONAL FREEDOM.
THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ALLOW SMART DEVICES USED IN HOMES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS TRANSCEIVERS THAT WILL COMMUNICATE WITH FIVE G GRID.
THIS WILL NOT THIS NOT ONLY WILL EXPOSE US TO THOSE RADIATION, BUT ALSO ALLOW A LOT OF WRITING ON THE BACK COMPANIES TO MINE, OUR DATA WITHOUT CONSENT, OTHER ENTITIES, THE IMPLICATIONS TO PERSONAL FREEDOM, PRIVACY, SAFETY, OR DIRE CAPPING THE POWER ON CELL SMALL CELL WIRELESS FACILITIES WILL INHIBIT ABILITY TO IRRADIATE US AS THEIR ABILITY TO MINOR DATA COMPROMISE.
PRIVACY HEARD, USED TO USE AUTHORITY AND OUR OPERATIONS AND POWER CAP.
THE MAXIMUM ERP, UH, AT PROVIDING 85 DECIBEL MILLIWATTS OF SIGNAL STRENGTH FOR HER STATED DESIRED RADIUS, NO HIGHER POLICED BY A FUSE OR NEW FACILITIES, DENIER APPLICATIONS FOR SENSITIVE LOCATIONS THAT ARE INCOMPLETE, UNNEEDED OR LACK NEPA REVIEW.
THIRD ONE BROWN HEART CONDITIONS CONCERNED ABOUT HEART CONDITIONS REGARDING FIVE G INSTALLATIONS.
LASTLY, BENJAMIN PENNILESS APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED THAT FIVE G WIRELESS DEPLOYS XENO BIOTIC PULSE MODULATOR MICROWAVE, RADIATION HARMFUL
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TO HUMAN HEALTH.I ASK THAT THAT THOSE CREATE A NEW WIRELESS ORDINANCE THAT LIMITS RADIATION FROM TOWERS REJECTS ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE INCOMPLETE ARE ERRONEOUS.
SO RYAN, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME UP.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HOW WE GOT HERE, AS WELL AS, UM, ADDRESS ANY OF THE, UH, COMMENTS OR STATED RYAN PETERS.
ALRIGHT, I'LL DO MY BEST MAYOR.
ALRIGHT, MARIN COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVERSE WITH YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF CHAIRMAN.
AND AS MOST OF US IN THE ROOM KNOW IN 2017, A HOUSE BILL 2365 PASSED THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR DC SIGNED IT.
AND IN LATE MARCH OF THAT YEAR, IT'S ALSO WORTH IMPORTANT.
IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE, UH, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED IT OUT WITH ALMOST UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.
THERE'S ONLY ONE, NO VOTE ON THE BILL, UM, AS IT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND THAT'S THROUGH THE WORK THAT THE CITIES, UH, DID TO FIGHT FOR WHAT RIGHTS WE WERE ALLOWED TO FIGHT FOR AND THE COLLABORATION WITH WIRELESS INDUSTRY TO RECOGNIZE THAT BALANCE THAT WE NEED TO, WE NEEDED TO FIND IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, PROTECT WHERE WE ARE ALLOWED TO PROTECT AND NOT BOUNDED BY FEDERAL LAW.
AND SO EFFECTIVELY WHAT THE, UH, WHAT THE BILL SAID IS IT MUST ALLOW REQUIRED OR WIRELESS FACILITIES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND ON CITY, ON STREET LIGHTS AND IT'S ALLOWED BY RIGHTS, UH, IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS.
UH, THE BILL THAT VERY CLEARLY LAID OUT THAT THERE WERE NO ZONING, ZONING APPROVAL IS NOT ALLOWED.
UM, IF LESS THAN 50 FEET TALL, IF GREATER THAN 50 FEET TALL, THEN THERE'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS THAT'S ESTABLISHED.
AND, AND, AND, UH, WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THAT SYSTEM APPROPRIATELY.
THE BILL ALSO OUTLINED MAXIMUM FEES THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO CHARGE, UM, BOTH FOR PLAN REVIEW AND TO USE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND TO ACCESS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, HOWEVER, THE CITY DOES MINT, UH, MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE, UM, LICENSES FOR SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES AND WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AMEND CODES AND OTHER PROCESSES.
SO AS WE FAST FORWARD, ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTHS, WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS THE, THE, UH, THE RESIDENTS TO COME UP WITH A, UH, UH, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2365.
WE MET IN COUNCIL WORK SESSION TO RECEIVE GUIDANCE AND ULTIMATELY PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION IN DECEMBER OF 2017, UH, STANDARD, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER FOUR 77 EIGHT, WHICH ADOPTED THE STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE TECHNICAL DESIGN MANUAL, THE MASTER LICENSE AND THE STANDARD TERMS ENSURE THAT THERE'S UNIFORMITY IN THE AGREEMENTS AND UPHOLD STATUTORY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE WIRELESS COMPANIES LIKE THE FCC RF COMPLIANCE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE FCC.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REQUIRE THEM TO COMPLY WITH AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE, UM, BEFORE WE CAN PROCEED WITH A PERMIT, BUT ULTIMATELY THE OVERSIGHT OF THAT RF, UH, STANDARD IS BY THE FCC.
AND WE DO HAVE LOCAL REQUIREMENTS IN THERE SUCH AS INSURANCE AND LETTER OF CREDIT.
AND OTHER OTHER WORDS, THE LICENSING AGREEMENT ALSO ENSURES THAT THE INSTALLATION IS SAFE BY ESTABLISHING ENGINEERING STANDARDS THAT DO NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER UTILITIES OR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AND DOES NOT HINDER ANY OF THE TRAVELING PUBLICS OF VIEW.
SO SOMETHING CALLED THE SITE TRIANGLE, WHICH I THINK WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IN TIMES PAST WHERE, YOU KNOW, SIGNS OR OBSTRUCTIONS CAN'T REALLY GET IN THE WAY OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC.
SO WE DO THE PLAN REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THE, THAT THESE ARE SAFELY INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT ULTIMATELY IF THEY MEET ALL THE PERMIT CONDITIONS AND THE CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED IN STATUTE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO, TO APPROVE THEM.
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL, UH, UM, APPROVAL AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE.
THEN FINALLY WE AUTHORIZE THE FEE SCHEDULE, WHICH EFFECTIVELY RATIFIED THE FEES THAT WERE OUTLINED IN STATUTE.
AND THAT WAS IN JANUARY OF 2018, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996, BEST A LOT OF OPERA AUTHORITY AND THE FCC TO GOVERN THE DEPLOYMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES ON SEPTEMBER 27TH OF 2018.
SO A FEW SHORT MONTHS AFTER THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE PASSED OUT THEIR BILL, THE FCC ISSUED AN ORDER THAT EFFECTIVELY CREATED FEDERAL RULES FOR ALL STATES TO FOLLOW AND COVERED MANY OF THE SAME AREAS THAT THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE DEBATED.
THE ORDER WAS MORE RESTRICTED IN SOME AREAS AND MORE GENEROUS THAN OTHER AREAS, BUT ULTIMATELY ARIZONA LAW WAS PRESERVED.
AND THE FRAME, AND IS THE FRAMEWORK UNDER WHICH WE ADMINISTER OUR SMART, SMALL WIRELESS PROGRAM.
THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF LEGAL CHALLENGES TO NEW FCC RULE FROM ENTITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING
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THE LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS, WHICH WERE ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY IN THE CASE, UH, IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND VERSUS THE FCC, JUST THIS PAST AUGUST OF 2020, THE NINTH CIRCUIT, UH, RULED IN THAT CASE AND RULED IN FAVOR OF THE FCC ON MOST OF THE, UH, MOST OF THEIR ESTABLISHED RULES THAT UPHELD THEIR AUTHORITY TO DECIDE RF STANDARDS AND UPHELD THEIR PORT, THE PROHIBITION ON ANY KIND OF MORATORIUM ON THE INSTALLATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY SITES, EXCUSE ME, OUR MUNICIPALITIES PREVAILED ON THE AESTHETIC STANDARDS THAT WE FOUGHT SO HARD TO MAINTAIN AS PART OF THE ARIZONA BILL.THE FCC DID RULE IN FACT, IN FAVOR OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS TO UPHOLD THAT STANDARD.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEW VISUALS, THIS IS WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ON THESE, OR THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FEW SITES THAT DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THE SAME AESTHETIC STANDARDS AND WERE BEING ERECTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR OWN EXPERIENCE TO DRAW FROM YET HERE IN CHANDLER.
UM, BUT AS WE DEVELOP THOSE STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN STANDARDS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, BY THE WAY, BECAME A MODEL FOR MANY OF THE CITIES ACROSS THE STATE, THIS IS ULTIMATELY WHAT WE GOT AS YOU NOTICE THE, THE, THE TOWERS THEMSELVES AND THE ANTENNAS ARE MUCH SMALLER HOUSE.
I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE TOWER ON THE FAR RIGHT.
UM, BUT THE TWO POLES THAT JUST DEMONSTRATES OUR, OUR, OUR DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAINTAINS THE AESTHETIC OF THE EXISTING STREETSCAPE.
AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT AS WELL AS THE BEEF, YOUR STRUCTURE THAT'S DESIGNED TO, TO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT.
SO NOT ONLY DOES IT BLEND IN, BUT IT SUPPORTS THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT.
HERE'S A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THE GROUND EQUIPMENT.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE THE GROUND EQUIPMENT OUT IN THE OPEN AND SOME HAVE SCREENING AROUND THE GROUND MOUNTAIN RADIO EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN ON THIS ONE, IT'S JUST ADDITIONAL GROUND EQUIPMENT, UH, PICTURES, AND KIND OF WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE ELECTRICAL METERS.
UM, THERE'S BEEN SOME, SOME CONCERN THAT WE HAVE HAD OVER RF, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY HERE IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
AND WE'VE ASKED THAT THE WIRELESS COMPANIES INSTALL SOME SORT OF KILL SWITCH.
SO WHENEVER THERE'S AN EMERGENCY OR A MAINTENANCE WORKER THAT NEEDS TO GO UP AND MAINTAIN THE, UH, THE, THE STREET LIFE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE VARIABLE TO POWER DOWN THAT SITE, IF THEY NEED TO AND WORK IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND THEN POWER IT BACK UP, AND THEN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, THERE'S DOWN POLE OR SOMETHING, THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP INTO THE KILL SWITCH AND JUST KILL THE POWER AND RESPOND TO THE SCENE.
AND THEN THE COMPANY WILL RESPOND AFTERWARDS AND, UH, RESTORE, UH, THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE SEA CHANNEL.
IF I RECALL A SITES THAT ARE RECORD.
AND AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S THE, MOSTLY IN THE DENSER AREAS, IT'S LIKELY FOLLOWS A TREND OF WHERE THERE MAY BE COVERAGE GAPS OR A HIGHER DEMAND FROM SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS ON PROVIDING THAT SERVICE TO THESE AREAS.
SO THERE'S QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
SO THESE SITES ALL COME IN WITH A PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL REVIEW ON THAT INCLUDES A SITE LOCATION REVIEW, A DESIRE POLL, UM, SUBMITTED BY THE CARRIER.
UH, SOME OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, A DESIGN AND AESTHETICS CONCERNS ARE, UH, ARE, UH, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE SPECIFIC LOCATION.
AND THE IDEA IS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT, BOTH IN CONSTRUCTION AND ULTIMATE INSTALLATION ON THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEARBY.
AND THEN WE GO INTO A PLAN REVIEW.
THIS IS POST, UM, PRECONSTRUCTION OR A, UM, UH, PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL REVIEW.
AND IN THIS PLAN REVIEW, UM, THERE'S A COMPARISON TO THE UNDERLYING, UH, UH, FIRST, THE FIRST IDENTIFIED ON SITE.
AND THEN, UM, WE ENSURE THAT THERE THERE'S AN ADHERENCE TO DESIGN STANDARDS.
UH, THEY RECEIVED THE STRUCTURAL AND THE ELECTRICAL APPROVALS FROM THE ENGINEERS, AS WELL AS THE POWER COMPANIES.
THERE'S AN RF COMPLIANCE LETTER, UH, THAT WE REQUIRE AS PART OF OUR APPLICATIONS THAT GO WITH THE PERMIT, UH, THE PROJECT COORDINATION, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THERE'S ANY POWER IN FIBER NEEDS, WE HELP ENSURE THAT THAT IS ALL BEING, UM, WORKED OUT AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT THE GROUND'S NOT BROKEN OPEN.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT MONTHS AND MONTHS WITH AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THEM TO WAIT FOR POWER TO HOOK UP OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ANY OTHER KIND OF NEEDS.
AND THEN WE ATTACH PERMANENT CONDITIONS AND THESE INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS NOTIFICATION AND, UM, OTHER VARIABLES THAT ARE REALLY SITE UNIQUE AND SITE SPECIFIC AND REALLY GOES TO THE, THE WORK AND THE, THE, THE,
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THE, THE PROFESSIONAL BOOKS THAT OUR, OUR STAFF, UM, LOOKS AT THESE PARTICULAR SITES.AND THEN FOR THE PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING, UH, WE VERIFY THE UTILITY LOCATIONS.
SO ARIZONA BLUE STATE LAW REQUIRES ANY KIND OF DIGGING TO GO AHEAD AND VERIFY IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY KIND OF CONFLICTS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BREAK ANYTHING UNDER UNDERGROUND.
WE EVALUATE ANY UNFORESEEN CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL PAYMENT IMPACTS REDUCE THE IMPACTS, UH, TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
WE DETERMINE THE COLOR SCHEME REQUIREMENTS.
AGAIN, THOSE, THOSE AESTHETIC STANDARDS AND DESIGN STANDARDS MAKE SURE IT MATCHES AND THEN DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL IMPACTS, INCLUDING, UH, ANTICIPATED CLOSURES.
AND THEN FINALLY, DURING CONSTRUCTION, UH, WE AGAIN REQUIRE THE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE ADVANCED NOTICE TO THE, UH, AFFECTED, UH, RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES.
UH, WE PROVIDE, UH, DAILY WORK AND INSPECTION NOTIFICATIONS TO THE CITY.
UH, WE PROVIDE, OR WE ASKED THAT THEY PROVIDE INDEPENDENT TESTING REPORTS AND BORE PROFILES AGAIN, TO JUST ENSURE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, DOES NOT CREATE ANY UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
AND THEN WE ENSURE THAT ALL LANDSCAPED SIDEWALK AND PAVEMENT RESTORATION IS TO BE RESTORED IN LIKE, OR BETTER CONDITION.
JUST A QUICK COUPLE OF SLIDES ON NOTIFICATIONS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THE TWO HOUSES IN PINK IDENTIFY THE MOST IMMEDIATELY IMPACTED HOMES, UH, BY THE, THE, THE SITE THAT LITTLE RED.IS THIS ACTUAL WHOLE LOCATION.
AND THEN THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF ADVISED, UH, THE WIRELESS COMPANY TO EXPAND THAT NOTIFICATION OUT TO THOSE HOMES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, BECAUSE THEY MAY ACTUALLY SEE SOME CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, OR MAY HAVE SOME, SOME OTHER IMPACT IN THE AREA JUST WANTING TO GET FULL AWARENESS FROM THE, FROM THOSE MOST IN VICINITY OF THAT FOR THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION.
AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE.
UM, RYAN, THANKS FOR THAT, THAT DETAILED INFORMATION.
WHY DO WE HAVE, WHY ARE WE ASKING FOR A KILL SWITCH MERIT COUNCIL MEMBER STOOD AT THE KILL SWITCH IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CUT POWER.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A, UH, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE D POWERS THE SITE SO WE CAN WORK SAFELY AROUND IT.
SO IT'S, IT'S STRICTLY FOR POWER HAS NO OTHER, UM, ONE OF THE REASON FOR IT, WHICH IS POWER AMERICORP MEMBERS TO GO.
SO, SO RYAN, THIS IS, AGAIN, I'M JUST, I'M BOUNCING FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND, AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS.
SO THIS IS ABLE TO BE DONE ON, ON RIGHT AWAY.
AND AS, UM, AS MR. BROWN SAID, RIGHT AWAY DOES EXTEND.
SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY INSTALLING THESE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THOUGH.
UM, OBVIOUSLY RIGHT AWAY EXTENDS PAST THE SIDEWALKS.
AND, UM, BUT THIS IS PREDETERMINED.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT IS TRUE, RIGHT? FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD NEVER PUT THESE ON, OR NEVER ALLOW THESE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE, WITHOUT THE PERMIT OF THE PERSON MAYOR THAT'S CORRECT.
THE PRIVATE PROPERTY REQUIRES A WHOLE DIFFERENT PROCESS, AND THERE ARE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY APPROVED AS PART OF, UM, UH, THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY RIGHTS.
AND SO THE STATE STATUTE DID AUTHORIZE ANYTHING WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS TO BE ACCESSED BY THE PROVIDERS.
SECONDLY, IT LOOKED LIKE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WERE OFFERED THE TWO PINK, THE FOUR PURPLES.
SO THE CONCERN WITH THIS WAS NOT THE QUESTION WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER, UH, IT'S NOT OUR PURVIEW TO SAY, YOU CANNOT PUT THESE THERE, BUT THE, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT YOU READ FROM STATE AND FEDERAL, BUT THE NOTICES WERE PUT FOR THOSE THAT WOULD BE MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY CONES AND CONSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
UH, PEOPLE DIGGING, UH, TRUCKS.
WAS THAT THE INTENTION OF THAT MIRROR? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE, THE NOTICE COMES DIRECTLY FROM OUR PERMITS AND IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THE PERMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE ADVANCED NOTICE TO ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS ENTERING THE RIGHT AWAY.
IF A RESIDENT OR BUSINESS MANAGER IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL CONTACT THAN THE DOOR HANGER OR SET PRINTED NOTIFICATION WOULD BE LEFT AT THE LOCATION WITH THE CONTACT INFORMATION.
AND THIRDLY, I, I HEARD FROM BOTH PEOPLE, A COUPLE OF THESE CONCERNS WITH THE, UH, RF ITSELF, BUT BY FCC BI-STATE WHAT PURVIEW, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE AESTHETIC, UM, DESIGNED, UH, TWEAKING.
WE CAN WORK WITH PEOPLE CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF NOTICE, WHAT
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IS AVAILABLE TO ANY MUNICIPALITY RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF FOUR G FIVE G GOING UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, MERIT, THE FCC AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT, A RULING ON THAT FCC, UH, RULE, UM, UPHELD THE FCC JURISDICTION OVER THE RF NEPA AND ANY OTHER FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.AND SO IT'S UP TO THE FCC OR ENFORCE TO COME UP WITH THE STANDARDS AND ENFORCE THOSE STANDARDS.
AND, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, MAKES A REFERENCE TO A PROHIBITION BY CITIES AND TOWNS AND STATE GOVERNMENTS ON MAKING THAT A CONSIDERATION OF THEIR, UM, OKAY.
UM, IF ANYONE ELSE HAS, I'M SURE WE DO.
I KNOW ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE, UM, WE ALLOTTED TO THE CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS TO PURCHASE A ROUTERS FOR, UM, FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE LEARNING AND, UM, AND NOT BE AT A DISADVANTAGE IF FOR ECONOMIC PURPOSES, I WAS LOOKING AT THE MAP THAT YOU SENT OUT AND IT COVERS MY HOME COVERS.
THIS AREA COVER A SEEMINGLY A LOT OF, OF NORTH CHANDLER, WHICH, UH, WE COULD IS PROBABLY MORE WHERE A LOT OF THOSE ROUTERS AND DOLLARS WENT TO WITH CUSD.
IS THIS, IS THIS GOING TO FURTHER OUR HELP THEM BY HAVING A FASTER INTERNET TO BE ABLE TO DO SCHOOLWORK? I'M JUST, I, I THINK WE, WE DON'T, WE GAVE THE SCHOOL THE ABILITY TO BUY A THOUSAND ROUTERS IN MOSTLY NORTH CHANDLER.
HOW WILL THIS IMPACT THAT? OR TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
YOUR THOUGHTS THEY'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL SITES WILL CERTAINLY ENHANCE THE SERVICE IN AN AREA.
I CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO, UM, UH, ANY BUILD OUT PLANS THAT A COMPANY MAY HAVE, BUT, UH, THEY TRY TO TRACK WITH WHERE THEY'VE SEEN COVERAGE GAPS AND MORE DEMAND FROM THE MARKETPLACE ON, UH, RECEIVING ADDITIONAL BANDWIDTH.
COUNSEL, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UM, VICE MAYOR AND THEN STEWART, AND THEN ON THE SIDE.
MINE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH AND PROBABLY NOT GONNA END THE ANSWER AND WE CAN TAKE IT OFFLINE.
BUT, UM, ONE OF THE INTERESTING QUESTIONS, AGAIN, WAS THE POWER FACTOR OR THE INTENSITY THAT THE FIVE G IS ALLOWED.
SO I THINK I'D LIKE TO MAYBE DIVE INTO A LITTLE AND SEE WHERE THE FCC SAID THAT THESE TOWERS ARE ALLOWED TO AT WHAT HEIGHT THAT, WHAT INTENSITY LEVEL AND JUST LIKE A MICROWAVE THAT IS THE SAME PRINCIPLE.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE DIFFERENT POWER FACTORS WITHIN A MICROWAVE.
SO SIMILAR PRINCIPLE WITH THESE, WITH THE 5G, YOU KNOW, WHAT POWER LEVEL IS FCC ALLOWED AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT, IF IT'S A 20 FOOT TOWER VERSUS A 50 FOOT TOWER, DOES THAT INTENSITY CHANGE? AND THEN AS THE FOLLOW ON QUESTION TO THAT, AND I KNOW YOU PROBABLY CAN MIDDLE ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING THAT THE FCC HAS THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE, IN THE REGULATIONS ON WHAT THAT IS.
UM, AND THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING IN ORDER TO ENSURE, UH, AND VALIDATE THAT THOSE THAT ARE INSTALLING 5G ARE COMPLYING BY THAT.
AND THERE'S A REGULAR CHECKUP THAT IS DONE TO ENSURE THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, KEEPING IT LOW BECAUSE THE MORE INTENSE THEY CAN MAKE IT AGAIN, THE FURTHER REACH IT WOULD WIND UP HAVING.
SO, UM, I MEAN, TAKE THAT ONE OFFLINE, UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT RIGHT.
MY, MY ONLY RESPONSE AGAIN, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T PART OF OUR JURISDICTION IS THAT WE DEFER TO THE FCC TO DO THEIR DUTY AND, UH, THEY HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO SET THESE STANDARDS AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT UPHELD THAT OBLIGATION.
AND, UH, THERE WAS AN, UH, UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THE COURT WAS ASKED IS IF THE FCC SHOULD UPDATE THEIR RF STANDARDS AND THE COURT WENT AHEAD AND DEFERRED AND SAID, THE FCC IS MANAGING US APPROPRIATELY.
UM, IT'S WELL, WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION, THEY DID NOT COMMENT ON THE LEVELS THEMSELVES AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE JUDICIARY'S JURISDICTION, BUT THEY DID DEFER TO THE FCC TO COME UP WITH THOSE STANDARDS.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ENFORCEMENT, WE ASKED FOR A CERTIFICATION LETTER PER STATE STATUTE AND WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO DO, WE'RE, WE'RE SENSITIVE TO IT.
BUT AGAIN, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH AUTHORITY WE HAVE OVER CONCERT, BARBARA STEWART, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'VE HAD MY HEAD DOWN AND DOING SOME HOMEWORK TAKING NOTES.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORS ARE COMING TO COUNCIL.
THEY'RE SENDING US EMAILS, ASKING US TO ADVOCATE OR TO DO SOME HOMEWORK OR TO HELP THEM.
I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIND OUT THE INFORMATION OR MAYBE THEY DO.
WE'RE ALL BASICALLY BEEN INUNDATED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND THEY'RE ASKING ANYTHING FOR OUR HELP.
SO, UM, THAT'S THE FIRST THING.
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE STATE HAS TIED OUR HANDS
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AND, AND AS EVIDENCED BY LEGISLATION, THAT'S MADE IT TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT, WHICH BASICALLY SAID WE CAN'T DISCUSS HEALTH ISSUES, LIGHTS TO APPROVING OR NOT APPROVING THESE THINGS THAT MAKES ME SCRATCH MY HEAD.THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT, UM, UM, WE'VE SEEN MOVIES LIKE DARK WATER AND ERIN BROCKOVICH AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE RELATED TO BIG CORPORATIONS AND BIG COMPANIES, BASICALLY RUNNING ROUGH SHOT OVER NEIGHBORHOODS, RUNNING ALL OVER PEOPLE, UH, FOR THE SAKE OF, OF THE DOLLAR.
AND IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK UP ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU EVEN MAKE CHANGE.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAYBE FOLLOW THAT, THAT, THAT REQUEST OF THE SEEING IF OUR LEGAL TEAM CAN LOOK INTO THIS, TO SEE IF WE CAN SET UP A SUBCOMMITTEE TO KIND OF RESEARCH AS TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT BOARD SAYS, IF IT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S LIKE FACTUAL AND REALLY GET SOME GOOD DATA ON THIS AND, AND SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR, ALONG WITH THIS, I'M ALL FOR BEING A COMMUNITY, THE INNOVATION AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE FAST INTERNET AND WE CAN HELP OUR KIDS.
AND WE CAN DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO AS A FAST MOVING CITY.
AND IF WE CAN FIND INFORMATION THAT SAYS THESE THINGS ARE FINE, UM, THEN GREAT.
IT'S NOT, THEN WE NEED TO PROBABLY SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND DIG INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER SO WE CAN ASK HER AGAIN FOR WHATEVER FURTHER INFORMATION TO GET.
I, I, I UNDERSTAND THE SENSITIVITIES OF OUR, OF HANDS BEING TIED BY WHAT WE CAN DO.
CAN'T DO, BUT I, UH, UH, BETWEEN RYAN AND OR CITY ATTORNEY, I THINK THEY CAN LOOK FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FOR US ON THIS.
I THINK THIS NEEDS FURTHER STUDYING.
UM, I THINK MORE DATA'S BEING DEVELOPED.
I HAD SEVERAL EMAILS THIS MORNING FROM THE INDIVIDUAL THAT SPOKE AT THE SCOTTSDALE CITY COUNCIL AND WAS ABLE TO PROVE, AT LEAST IN HER MIND THAT, THAT THEY WERE NOT ABIDING BY THE, THE ADMITTANCE THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO ON THEIR TRANSMISSION.
SO MY QUESTION TO STAFF IS HOW DO WE VERIFY THAT? HOW DO WE VERIFY THAT THEY ARE LIVING UP TO THAT EMISSION MERIT COUNCIL MEMBER TO VERIFICATION IS WITHIN THE JURY, THE FCC, LET ME, LET ME BACKTRACK.
LET ME BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT.
THEY GIVE YOU, THEY WANT TO PERMIT, WHICH BY THIS PROCESS, WE ONLY CHARGE THEM 50 BUCKS.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE CHEAPEST PERMIT I'VE EVER SEEN IN THE CITY.
MY 19 YEARS ON THIS COUNCIL, THAT'S PRETTY DARN CHEAP.
WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, IT COSTS US A LOT MORE TIME AND EFFORT THAT INSPECTOR GOING OUT TO SEE THE WHOLE PROBABLY COST US A HUNDRED BUCKS, A HUNDRED BUCKS TO GO DO THAT.
SO THEY'RE GETTING AWAY WITH THAT.
AND THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT WE COULD WORK THAT ISSUE SEPARATELY.
I THINK THEY REALLY PULLED A FAST ONE ON US.
CAUSE I WAS HERE WHEN WE DID THE TOWERS, THE ORIGINAL CELL TOWERS, IT WAS A GOOD PROCESS.
THEY CAME IN, THEY ASKED WHERE YOU THINK WE SHOULD GO.
WE WORKED, WE TRADED WITH THEM ABOUT 95% OF THOSE CELL TOWERS WHEN IT WAS NO PROBLEM.
A COUPLE OF WE HAD TO SAY NO TO, BUT WE HAD SOME LOCAL CONTROL.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL AT ALL HERE.
AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE GOING TO COST YOU MONEY CITY BECAUSE IT'S COST YOU MORE TO INSPECT THIS AND PUT THE PERMIT PROCESS AND ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT GOES WITH IT.
BUT I CAN, I DON'T WANT TO GET HIM IN ANOTHER RABBIT HOLE, BUT HERE'S THIS, THIS, THIS A NOTIFICATION.
DOES IT HAVE THE VERIZON LETTERHEAD OR IS IT WHOSE LETTERHEAD IS IT OR WHO'S HANGER IS, IS A CITY LOGO ON THIS THING? OR IS IT JUST FROM THE COMPANY MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER? MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S THE INCUMBENT ON THE WIRELESS PROVIDER OR THE CONTRACTOR WHO THERE WHO'S DOING WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE THE NOTICE WITH ALL THE INFORMATION ON THERE.
DOES IT HAVE THE CITY LOGO ON IT? IT'S NOT A NOTIFICATION THAT IT'S NOT OUR NOTIFICATION.
MY QUESTION IS, IS I'M A RESIDENT.
I SEE THE CITY LOGO OF CHANDLER ON A, A THING I SAY, OKAY, THE CITY IS DOING SOMETHING.
TWO DAYS LATER, I SEE A HOLE AND GEE, IT'S A FIVE G TOWER.
SO I ASKED YOU TO GO INVESTIGATE THAT AND LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE HAVING NOTIFICATION IS BEING DONE.
IF YOU HAD THAT ANSWER RIGHT HERE, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THAT NOTIFICATION.
AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
IF THEY'RE GETTING BUSINESS, WE GET ONE OR TWO PHONE CALLS, BUT THAT'S IT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
UM, I, I DON'T KNOW WHO IT LIVES IN THAT TWO OR THREE HOUSES.
THEY GOT THE NOTIFICATION OR NOT.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
WE NEED TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND SAY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROCESS.
AND I REALLY LIKE TO CAPTURE THE COST OF THIS THING BECAUSE WE GOT TO GO BACK TO OUR LEGISLATORS AND TELLING US, YOU PUT THIS MANDATE ON US AND NOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE COSTING US MORE MONEY TO PUT THIS POLE IN AND THEY'RE MAKING THE MONEY, NOT US.
AND THEN WHO'S MAINTAINING THESE POLLS, THE SERVICE PROVIDER, MARY KELSEY MEMBER.
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THIS POLE THAT WAS PUT IN THERE JUST RECENTLY, WAS THAT POLL THERE BEFORE THEY JUST REPLACED IT, OR IS IT A BRAND NEW POLE, MARY COUNCIL MEMBER? IN MOST CASES IN CHANDLER, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRAND NEW POLLS BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING POLL DOESN'T HAVE THE STRUCTURE.SO AESTHETICS THAT ONE, COULD YOU SHOW, YOU HAVE A STANDING POLE RIGHT THERE AND YOU PUT A SECOND ONE, ISN'T THAT A AESTHETICS ISSUE? UH, MARY JOHNSON MEMBER, I MAY HAVE FAILED TO MENTION IT THAT SECOND POLL COME DOWN AND HAVE TO KEEP THE IN THERE FOR TRAFFIC.
AND THERE A SECOND POLL ONCE, ONCE THE NEW POLL IS OPERATIONAL AND SERVING ITS FUNCTION, UH, THE SECOND ONE COMES AND THIS POLE LOOKS SMALLER THAN OUR NORMAL POLLS.
DID WE VALIDATE THAT AT THIS BULL, SHORTER THAT THEY PUT IN BY THE MAILBOX AND BRIAN, I'M ONLY ASKING THESE QUESTIONS.
WE CAN GET ALL THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BUT THESE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I JUST DID AT THE SITE FOR FIVE MINUTES.
AND I SAID, WOW, THAT POLL LOOKS SHORTER THAN OUR NORMAL STREETLIGHT POLE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
THERE MAY BE SOME DESIGN CONDITIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A, LIKE FOR LIKE POLL.
I THINK THAT'S THE EXPECTATION OF STAFF IS THAT YOU REPLACE THE POLE WITH, UH, THE, A SIMILAR POLE.
WELL, AND YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T GO TOO HIGH.
UH, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A SENSITIVITY ON THOSE RADIO ANTENNAS, BUT THEN ALSO THERE'S A HEIGHT LIMIT, UM, THAT THAT IS REQUIRED.
AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THESE THINGS TOWERING OVER, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TOWER TO SAY, BECAUSE LIKE THE GENTLEMAN EARLIER, IT'S NOT BEAMING INTO THE SECOND FLOOR AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE HEALTH HISTORY CAUSE I'M NOT A DOCTOR UP HERE, BUT I DO KNOW THERE IS AMPLE DATA OUT THERE THAT SAYS THERE'S POTENTIAL HERE.
AND I CAME FROM CELLULAR INDUSTRY.
SO THERE IS SAMPLE DATA OUT THERE THAT SAID THERE'S EFFECTS ON FOLKS.
THERE'S SAMPLE DATA OUT THERE.
BUT AGAIN, LET ME JUST GO TO THE PERMIT PROCESS HERE.
UM, WHEN THESE COMPANIES COME IN, DO THEY GIVE YOU A MASTER PLAN OR THEY JUST SAY, I'M GOING TO COME IN AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS SECTION OF CHAMPION TODAY.
IS IT ONE COMPANY COME IN? AND THEN THE NEXT COME IN, ARE THEY COORDINATED ALL? OR THERE'S GOING TO BE THREE SEPARATE POLLS.
MERIT SOUNDS MEMBER OF MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S IT'S CASE BY CASE.
SOMETIMES THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF INDUSTRY WOULD BE TO DO A MASS APPLICATION, BUT BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS OF EACH PERMIT ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FACILITATE A MASS APPLICATION.
AND EACH ONE REQUIRES A LOT OF STAFF WORK TO VALIDATE, TO ENSURE THAT THE UNDERGROUND CONDITIONS ARE SAFE AND THEN WORK THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND SO A DUMP OF TANA, I FORGOT IT.
I THINK THE STATUTE AUTHORIZED UP TO 25.
I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN LESS, UM, AT THE SAME TIME, UM, THAT DOESN'T WORK FROM A STAFF PROCESSING STANDPOINT BECAUSE THERE ARE SHOT CLOCKS THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE THINGS IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
UM, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF FRONT END WORK THAT THE STAFF DOES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S WITHIN OUR, OUR, OUR JURISDICTION, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO CONTROL AND GET A GOOD OUTCOME FOR THE RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE THAT BALANCE TO THE COMPANIES ALL FOR 50 BUCKS.
UM, AND THE NEW POLL, THEIR NEW POLLS.
SO HOW ABOUT THE ELECTRICITY? IS THIS METERED OR THESE THINGS METERED, RIGHT? THE HOUSE NUMBER, CORRECT? THEY ARE INDIVIDUALLY METERED AND WE VALIDATED THAT WE VERIFY THAT, RIGHT? CORRECT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH YOU.
CAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'M USED TO A PROCESS THAT WAS PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY CLEAN.
OBVIOUSLY THE INDUSTRY, UH, DIDN'T LIKE THAT CLEAN PROCESS.
SO THEY WENT AROUND AND THEY DID AN END AROUND ON US AND THEY SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHANDLER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SCOTTSDALE OIL, GREAT CITIES, PHOENIX.
WE'RE GOING TO DO AN END RUN ON YOU BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHY WE DON'T TRUST YOU BECAUSE OUR BOTTOM LINE IS AT STAKE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID TO US RIGHT NOW.
OUR BOTTOM LINE IS AT STAKE THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO PAY YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE OUR BOTTOM LINE IS THAT STATE.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR A YEAR NOW, RYAN, YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE, THE CITY, WE HAD AN ATTORNEY COME UP AND CHAT WITH US ABOUT THIS.
AND THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO AND TO THROW UP OUR HANDS UP RIGHT NOW, I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS DO IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD PUT TOGETHER A SMALL COMMITTEE AND REALLY LOOK AT THIS THING, WORK WITH OTHER CITIES OR WHETHER TOWNS NATIONALLY, THE CITY, US WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AND LET'S FIX THIS PROBLEM.
I'M NOT, AGAIN, I'M NOT A HEALTH EXPERT.
I'M NOT GONNA EVEN GO INTO THAT.
I'M LOOKING AT THE CONTROL WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY TO PUT THESE TOWERS UP.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT WAS A GIVEAWAY AT THE BOTTOM LINE SO THAT YOU COULD SAY WE GAVE YOU SOMETHING.
SO I'M INCLINED TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE.
I'LL BE WILLING TO SERVE ON SOME KIND OF COMMITTEE WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS, WORKING WITH SOME, WITH SOME LEGAL SCHOLARS, WORKING FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS.
AND LET'S SEE, WE GIVE THE LEGISLATOR SOME GOOD THOUGHTS WHEN THEY COME BACK AND LEGISLATION, JANUARY, YOU SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
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LEGISLATORS.THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
CAUSE WE DID STUDY THIS ISSUE.
SO, SO FAR WE HAVE ASKED, YEAH, EXCUSE ME.
SO FAR WE HAVE ASKED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT LEADS TO IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY OF, IS THERE AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN, WE CAN APPLY LEVERAGE OR WORKING WITH SOME OTHER CITIES WITH US.
I IMAGINE THIS SOUNDS REDUNDANT, BUT I'M GOING TO GET MY TWO DATES IN HERE.
BRIAN, THANK YOU FOR A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS ON OUR BEHALF, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER.
AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE CITIZENS THAT COME OUT AND HAVE CONCERNS, AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL WORK TO TRY TO GET THEM SOME OF THE ANSWERS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
AND THANK YOU, UH, RESIDENTS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.
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WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA HERE.WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED IN FIRST IS ITEM NUMBER TWO AND I'LL START.
AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO HAS COMMENTS TO, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER FOUR, NINE, THREE SIX, HISTORIC PRESERVATION ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, UH, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE PROPERTIES AND DISTRICTS AND SITES THAT ARE REPRESENT CHANDLER'S HERITAGE AND TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PRIDE.
AND CHANDLER'S PAST OUR STEP HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.
AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT.
BOTH OUR RESIDENTS AND STAFF TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, STAFF HAS WORKED TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL OR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, ARCHITECTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND ENSURING THIS ORDINANCE IS COMPREHENSIVE OF THAT FEEDBACK.
AND FOR WORKING TO PRESERVE OUR RICH HISTORY.
I WANT TO THANK DEREK HORTON FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUR, WHAT IS THE XR, OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER.
SO MORE RESPONSIBILITIES, NO MORE PAY.
I DO KNOW THAT THIS IS A, UH, A PASSION OF YOURS IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF A COMMUNITY.
AND I'VE SEEN THAT COME OUT OF YOU MANY TIMES.
AND FOR THE CHANGING OF A, OF NAMED FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD TO THE TWO HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UM, GROUP HERE, I THINK, I THINK THAT IS GOOD.
ADDING MORE MEMBERS TO THAT AND MORE CITIZENS TO, TO SERVE ON THAT, I THINK IS A GOOD MOVE AS WELL.
SO I, I SUPPORT THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO US, UH, CELEBRATING AND CONTINUING TO PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
UH, YOU KIND OF GOT A LITTLE BIT WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, BUT THIS PROCESS STARTED ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO.
I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE WHEN I GOT A CALL FROM DOROTHY RULE OFF ON THIS SILK STOCKING DISTRICT TURKEYS AND OLD TIME RESIDENTS OF INERT.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR HISTORIANS AND MARTIN
AND BEFORE I KNOW IT, WE WERE IN, WE WENT THROUGH A REALLY GREAT PROCESS.
SO I WANT TO THANK THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS, PLUS ALL THE NEIGHBORS THAT WORKED ON THIS ISSUE.
AND OF COURSE YOU, DEREK, YOU TOOK, YOU KNOW, YOUR OWN PERSONAL TIME EVEN SHOWED UP AT SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS AT THEIR HOUSEHOLD ON YOUR OWN TIME.
WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU WENT WELL BEYOND YOUR CALL OF DUTY AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU WORK WELL WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
I WAS ON SEVERAL ZOOM MEETINGS WITH YOU.
I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER PERSON TO LEAD THIS EFFORT.
YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ALRIGHT.
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, A BRIEFING AND QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ORLANDO MAYOR COUNCIL.
UM, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER DID LIMIT ALL THE RESTAURANTS TO 50% CAPACITY.
THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU ALLOWS THOSE RESTAURANTS TO HAVE PATIOS IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY, UH, THROUGH A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT EXTENSION OF PREMISE, THE RESIDENT SOLUTION ALSO AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE TO APPROVE APPLICATION AND WAIT
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FEES, UH, FOR THESE EXTENSION OF PREMISES.AND IT ALSO WAIVES THE TIME, UM, THE TIME LIMITS FOR TEMPORARY SALES AND PROMOTIONAL EVENTS.
THIS PROGRAM WILL RUN THROUGH, UH, MAY 31ST OF 2021.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD, UM, CITY MANAGER.
UM, IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE INSTEAD OF A PIECEMEAL APPROACH.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S EQUITABLE AND EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE EDUCATED ON THE, THE, THE BOUNDARIES WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH.
AND I'M SURE THAT'S A PART OF THIS AS WELL.
I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, UH, JOHN OWENS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS VERY CLEAR, UM, ON WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE.
AND THAT DOES INCLUDE MAKING SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN ALL A CDC GUIDELINES AND THERE IS A SIGN OFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE RULES ARE AND THAT THEY ADHERE TO THEM.
AND THAT'S NOT, I THINK THAT'S BETTER FOR EVERYONE TO BE INVOLVED.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
SO EVERYONE HAS IT IN WRITING AND THERE'S NO MISINTERPRETATION WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
COUNSEL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS, KIM, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND JOHN FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO LIKE PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY AND MORE LIBERTY FOR OUR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY HAMSTRUNG BY THIS COVID CRISIS AND THE WAY YOU GUYS KIND OF TACKLE THIS INITIATIVE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
I THINK IT'S GOING BE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT IS A TESTAMENT TO CHANDLER LEAVING ON THINGS.
NEXT ITEM, UH, WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY ME AGAIN.
I WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER 10.
I'VE BEEN REALLY PLEASED WITH, UH, COLLABORATION AMONGST OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THIS ITEM HAS TO DO WITH WORKING WITH MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, OUR COUNTY, MARICOPA COUNTY, TO, UH, APPLY SOME OF THEIR COVID RELATED FUNDS TO HELP WITH SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE ARE HOMELESS AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING.
SO ITEM 10 IS AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PARTICIPATING WITH US WITH MARICOPA COUNTY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING TO FOR ATLAS, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
THIS UTILIZES A BLOCK OF HOTEL ROOMS IN CHANDLER OVER 50 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN SHELTERED THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC.
AND IF APPROVED ON THURSDAY, THE PARTNERSHIP WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2020.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK AND COMMEND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE DEPARTMENT FOR LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS DEFINED SOLUTIONS DURING THIS PANDEMIC THAT KEEPS OUR AT RISK POPULATION SAFE SAYING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS NEXT, UM, ITEM NUMBER 13, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
BY THE WAY, MARRIED, PARE THIS DOWN TODAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME ANSWERS OR WE'RE I HEARD YOU WENT FROM FIVE TO THREE.
ISN'T THAT GREAT? YEAH, BUT, BUT RAY, LYNN, I REALLY WANT YOU TO SPEAK A LITTLE FEW MINUTES ABOUT WHAT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
AND THEN I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR PUBLIC SITE AND OUR EMPLOYEES IN GENERAL, BUT IN PARTICULAR, IN THIS PARTICULAR CALL HERE, IT'S AN IMPORTANT INSURANCE AND I WANT TO AT LEAST LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
CERTAINLY THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.
UM, THIS ITEM IS THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED BENEFITS THAT WE PROVIDE.
SO ONE OF THOSE IS CANCER INSURANCE THAT WE PAY FOR THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
IT'S BASED ON, UM, OUR EMPLOYEE ACCOUNT AND WE PAY A PREMIUM.
AND THEN THAT ALLOWS THOSE MEMBERS THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER TO HAVE A SEPARATE BENEFIT THROUGH THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, UM, WITH THIS PREMIUM.
AND I KNOW IT'S FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES, BUT I KNOW THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY WITH FIREFIGHTERS BECAUSE HOW DO YOU PROVE PREEXISTING CONDITION? IN FACT, WE HAD SEVERAL CITIES IN THE VALLEY THAT HAD COURT CASES AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OKAY, WE'RE PAYING OUT OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THAT CLAIM FOR THIS BENEFIT.
UH, CERTAINLY AMERICA COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, ACTUALLY THIS BENEFIT IS THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
BUT I THINK WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS THE PRESUMPTIVE CANCER LAW THAT WAS PASSED IN 2017.
RIGHT? SO, UM, UNFORTUNATELY SINCE THAT HAS PASSED, WE HAVE HAD EIGHT FIRE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
UM, UNDER THAT, UH, BILL, WE'VE HAD FIVE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE MET ALL THE CRITERIA UNDER THE PRESUMPTIVE CANCER BILL AND WE HAVE ACCEPTED THOSE AND COVERED THEM ALL UNDER, UM, THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
WE HAD THREE THAT WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE
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PRESUMPTIVE CANCER BILL.SO WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO DETERMINE WHAT WE, WHAT IS CALLED CAUSATION.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAM.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY IN SOME OTHER CITIES WITH A CERTAIN PROVIDER, UH, WITH THOSE THREE EMPLOYEES, WE DID, UH, WE DID BECOME AWARE THAT THAT PROVIDER ALSO SAW OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO WE DID OFFER A SECOND AND IN ONE CASE, A THIRD INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAM TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WITH A DIFFERENT PROVIDER, UM, THOSE WERE STILL DETERMINED NOT TO BE CAUSED OR LINKED TO EXPOSURE AT WORK.
SO THOSE WERE COVERED UNDER THE MEDICAL PLAN, RIGHT? UM, AS A PERSONAL HEALTH CONDITION AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
SO THE IMPORTANT THING RIGHT HERE, SO THEY DO TAKE CARE OF US.
UM, COUNCIL, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA RELATED TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
ONE WAS JUST MENTIONED THIS SPECIFIC ITEM CELEBRATES THAT THIS THE SIX CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF NO INCREASES TO OUR HEALTHCARE PAUSE, DRAMATIC PAUSE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN TODAY'S WORLD, THE CAP SIX YEARS, BECAUSE OF THIS ERA OF RISING RATES, BECAUSE OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM, THEY WORK DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THE BENEFITS, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES.
THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF CHANDLER'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT TO INVESTING AND SPENDING OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS WISELY.
SO I WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF OUR TEAMS WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH THAT SIX YEARS IN A ROW.
UM, I STILL, I CAN PROBABLY SAY THAT A FEW MORE TIMES AFTER I LEAVE HER.
I JUST THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLE, I GUESS, BUT YOU COULDN'T HEAR, OH, I, I, YEAH.
IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAD YOUR MASK ON, I WOULD'VE HEARD YOUR GUEST.
SO COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT.
SINCE WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE EMPLOYEES IN THE ROOM THAT DO SERVE ON OUR HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE THAT WORKS WITH HR AND OUR CONSULTANTS.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS AND APPRECIATE YOU MAY RECOGNIZING THAT, UM, FROM, FROM WHERE YOU SIT AND I KNOW ALL THE COUNCIL DOES AS WELL, ALSO OUR WELLNESS PROGRAMS ON OUR WELLNESS TEAM AND HOW MUCH THAT GOES INTO KEEPING OUR HEALTHCARE COSTS LOW IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SO I APPRECIATE RAELYNN AND HER TEAM WORKING WITH ALL OF THEM AS WELL.
OUR NEXT ITEM, WE'RE GETTING THERE COUNSEL THAT, BUT WAIT, WE DO HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT TOO.
IS ITEM NUMBER 29 AND 30 VICE BEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP AS A, A KIND OF A QUESTION OF, UM, THE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR INSTALLING BIKE LANES.
BUT, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THERE IS MORE TO THIS, UH, $900,000 COST THAN JUST PUTTING A WHITE STRIPE ON THE STREET.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY CLARIFICATION FROM STAFF ON WHAT WE'RE GETTING MORE FOR ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS.
I ALSO WAS WILLING TO DONATE SOME WHITE PAINT TO, UH VICE-VERSA AND HE WAS WILLING TO GO STRIPE THIS PERSONALLY UPON YOUR REPORT.
HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS.
WELL THROUGH THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ, UH, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY THINK THAT, UH, PUTTING IN A BIKE LANE IS AS SIMPLE AS, UH, REGAINING YOUR PAINTBRUSH AND RE STRIPING THE ROAD.
UH, THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN THIS SITUATION.
UH, CHANDLER BOULEVARD NEAR THE 10, UH, FROM 56TH STREET, UH, TO THE FREEWAY ITSELF IS THE LAST SECTION OF CHANNEL BOULEVARD THAT'S REQUIRING, OR THAT DOES NOT HAVE, UH, THE BIKE LANE.
SO IN PREVIOUS COUNCILS THERE WAS, UH, A REQUEST TO FINISH SOME OF THOSE BIKES, THE BIKE LANES AND SOME OF THESE AREAS.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIAL CURB, GUTTER SIDEWALK, RELOCATIONS.
IT INCLUDES, UH, MODIFYING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BOXES AT 54TH STREET.
THIS IS ONLY ABOUT A HALF MILE SECTION FROM 56 TO
UM, SO ALTHOUGH IT IS A COSTLY PROJECT, IT WILL LINK US, UH, THROUGH TO, UH, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY THERE, WHICH WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE BICYCLISTS THAT WOULD USE THAT.
YES, AND BEING A BICYCLIST MORE USUALLY IN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE, BUT SOMETIMES ON THE STREET, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING I'M MUFFLED ON WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
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THERE BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT, UH, OUR ROADWAYS DO NARROW ALONG THE ITEM THERE RIGHT BEFORE IT, AND, UH, MAKING SURE THAT OUR BICYCLISTS ARE GOING TO BE SAFE.UM, THERE'S NO, NO AMOUNT OF DOLLAR THAT CAN BE INVESTED TO HELP KEEP THEM SAFE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL, UH, COLOR ON THIS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROW.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT WHEN THIS PROJECT IS SET, SORRY, JOHN.
JUST THOUGHT YOU WERE LEAVING.
I GUESS I KNOW I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT.
I THINK ANY WAY WE CAN HELP PEOPLE MOVE, TAKE THIS STUPID THING OFF.
UM, ANYWAY, WE HELP PEOPLE MOVE IS A GOOD THING.
ESPECIALLY AS TRAFFIC PICKS UP, I HOPE THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR SOME TIME IN 2021.
ARE WE GOING TO START THIS AT CHRISTMAS TIME OR IS THIS NEXT YEAR? WELL, SINCE THE PROJECT GREW, THE MAYOR COUNCIL NAVARRO, SINCE THE PROJECT IS BIDDING OR HAS BID, AND WE HAVE, UH, THE AWARD OF THAT, UH, THIS WEEK, UH, IF APPROVED, UH, THE WORK SHOULD START, UH, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, WE'RE PROBABLY STARTING BREAKING GROUND ON THAT, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT PROBABLY 30 DAYS.
UH, WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE ABIDING TO ABIDING WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO, UH, PREVENT ANY CONGESTION IN THAT AREA, BUT IT SHOULD BE STARTING RELATIVELY QUICKLY AFTER THE AWARD.
I ALWAYS HOPE WE CAN DO THESE AT TIMES WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS AT ITS LEAST.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY WISH OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT I UNDERSTAND.
OUR NEXT ITEM, JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 34, WE HAD A GREATER CONVERSATION WITH THIS WITH VIDEO DETECTION, CAMERAS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, UM, COUNCIL, THIS IS A LARGER PURCHASE, BUT IT, IT IS AGAIN TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SAFER ROADS.
THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT RADAR OR PHOTO READ DETECTION AND TICKETING.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO RESPOND.
THEY'RE CYCLISTS MAKING TURNS ARE REPLACING TEN-YEAR-OLD CAMERAS.
AND AGAIN, WE HAD A LARGER CONVERSATION.
THE FIRST BUNDLE THAT WAS PURCHASED WITH THESE RECENTLY, BUT WE'RE NOW PURCHASING MORE FROM A SINGLE SOURCE.
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE STILLERY ENTERTAINMENT USE PERMIT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A CELEBRATION RECENTLY FOR ONE OF OUR NEW VENUES IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET.
AND WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL IS THIS WILL ALSO GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT USE PERMIT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH ANYONE ELSE FOR WITHIN THE DISTILLERY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, INDOORS, AND BACKGROUND MUSIC ON THEIR PATIOS DISTILLERY AND NEW SQUARES COURTYARD ARE EXCITING AND WELCOMED ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY LIVE MUSIC IN OUR DOWNTOWN AND AGAIN FOR THIS AND ALL OF OUR OTHERS THAT JUMPED A REMINDER THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING VENUE, BUT UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S ARTERS WE STILL HAVE SOME SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE AND MAXIMUM OF PEOPLE.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE STILLERY ESTABLISHING IN CHANDLER AND ABIDING BY THESE AND ALL OTHERS.
SO COUNSEL, IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS CALLED IN, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT? NO, THOSE ARE THURSDAY.
LET'S GET FRANTIC HEADS NODDING FROM THE STAFF OVER HERE.
AND OUR BRIEFINGS ARE ON THURSDAY AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR STUDY SESSION TODAY.