[0:01] Good afternoon. Welcome to the Mesa City Council meeting for August 17, 2026.

[0:07] Mayor Freeman is out of town and is excused as is council member Adams who

[0:12] is not able to attend. Uh we'll start our meeting uh with a moment of silence

[0:19] uh followed by the pledge of allegiance which will be given by Jackson Jones

[0:24] from Troop 54. Would you all stand for a moment of silence, please?

[0:43] Thank you, Jackson.

[0:50] Please join me in the pledge of allegiance.

[0:54] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[1:00] republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[1:06] justice for all. >> Well done. Thank you.

[1:14] All right. Before we go on to the consent agenda, Miss Mosley, could you

[1:18] say the names of the three people that will be speaking under the items from

[1:22] citizens present? >> Sure. After running the randomizer, I

[1:25] have listed number one will be Jason Smithson, number two will be Noah James

[1:30] Markham, and number three will be be Leanne McKelby.

[1:34] » Leanne >> McKelby

[1:43] and Jason Smithson, right? I didn't see him out there, but I'm sure he's here.

[1:49] All right.

[1:53] So, why don't we do this? We're going to go on to awards and recognition because

[1:57] I think we have one, Mr. Butler. >> Okay, this one might be kind of exciting

[2:03] for uh all of us uh especially me. So, the next item in the agenda is to

[2:08] recognize recent awards and announcements.

[2:11] And tonight I am very excited to sh to share an extraordinary accomplishment by

[2:17] our library department. The Mesa Gateway Library, our newest branch library,

[2:23] first in over 30 years, received a 2026

[2:29] James Bennett Public Library of the Year award. And this is a global recognition

[2:35] and something for all of us to be proud of. It's seems like just yesterday in

[2:39] December that this library opened in such an unique space. Uh one of the best

[2:44] libraries in >> in Mesa, don't you think?

[2:49] » My colleague over here is a little jealous.

[2:52] » Uh you know, as council member representing the district, obviously you

[2:56] can tell uh there there's a little rivalry going on, but it's it's

[3:01] something truly uh unbelievable. For 20 years really, we've been asking in

[3:06] Southeast Mesa for a library and probably for you and your department and

[3:11] everybody involved in this to knock it on out of the ballpark the way you did

[3:16] uh to to receive this kind of recognition is is really something

[3:21] special. Gateway was made possible u by the support of voters. This was part of

[3:27] a GI bond. We tell you all the time, what city do you want to live in? Well,

[3:33] these are your opportunities to get involved and for those folks who

[3:36] supported the library and continue to do so, uh we extend our grateful

[3:42] appreciation because this is the kind of community asset that that we will be

[3:48] able to appreciate for so many decades to come. This honor also reflects the

[3:54] leadership, collaboration, and innovative thinking of our library

[3:58] staff, our volunteers. Thank you so much to all of our volunteers and the board

[4:03] members of the library who donate their time uh to make these these a reality.

[4:12] Their work has made Mesa Libraries truly a world-class resource for families

[4:15] throughout our city. Paulie Bennett, our library director over here in the front

[4:20] row and members of her team were on hand to accept the award on Mesa's behalf.

[4:25] I'd like to invite Paulie to the podium to tell us more about that experience.

[4:30] After that, we'll join her down below for a group photo. Paulie,

[4:36] good evening, Vice Mayor and Council. Um, it's an honor to be here tonight to

[4:43] uh receive this recognition for the Gateway Library. It's still a little bit

[4:47] surreal having accepted this um on behalf of Mesa with libraries around the

[4:53] world recognizing the design. So, I'm very proud proud for um being a part of

[4:58] team Mesa and for what we've been able to offer for our residents. Um the award

[5:03] recognizes innovative and thoughtful community centered design and vice mayor

[5:10] as you mentioned that's something that our residents really u took to heart

[5:14] when we started asking questions about what what do you dream of when you think

[5:18] of a new library in Mesa and from the beginning our vision was we really

[5:22] wanted to exceed the expectations for our community of what a traditional

[5:27] library might offer. We wanted it to be more of a transformational experience

[5:32] and that was from um just the way that we collaborated with our community

[5:39] partners with all of our city stakeholders. We really wanted to think

[5:43] outside of the box and that was recognized by LAA and the James Bennett

[5:47] jury. One of the things that I kept hearing from jury members and some of

[5:52] the libraries that were recognized was how um well beautiful and stunning the

[5:58] library facility is itself, but how it encouraged those connections in the

[6:03] community, connections with one another, connections to learning and curiosity,

[6:08] and how it integrated so nicely into the setting and really became the heart of

[6:12] the community. And we're already seeing the impact for the city's investment.

[6:16] We've seen over 170,000 people come through Gateway's door since we opened

[6:22] in December and that's about 31% more in-house visitors across our library

[6:30] system in this past year. So, we've really had a fa fantastic turnout. We've

[6:36] had such a warm reception from our community and it has created this sense

[6:40] of belonging and sense of place. Another um thing I do want to mention as far as

[6:45] how it's being used is we've seen over 48% of program attendance increase

[6:51] across our library system. And that really emphasizes how much of a

[6:55] community hub that the library is. And lastly, beyond the numbers, we're

[7:00] hearing how it's being used and how much people enjoy using this new facility.

[7:04] Whether it's daily, we have kids who are asking their parents to come every day

[7:08] after school, which is a feat in and of itself. And also, we have people who

[7:14] just make it part of their routine. Um, we have new community partnerships that

[7:20] are being formed because of this space. It's allowed us that opportunity. And of

[7:24] course, we're getting attention in Mesa and now beyond Mesa. So, it's really a

[7:29] proud moment for us. And even more so, it's great to be able to shine a light

[7:33] on the great things that are happening in Mesa. Further shine a light. We're

[7:38] proud of what we've been able to do working with our residents and our

[7:42] library staff and our city partners, city council, but really it's a platform

[7:47] to show what a great city Mesa is to visit, live in, and work in. So, we

[7:52] appreciate it. Thank you. >> And it has such unique features as maker

[7:56] spaces, not just books. 21st century library has maker spaces. It has a

[8:02] sensory room uh room for uh our folks with autism. So, we're sensitive to

[8:09] that. Uh the garden that's out there and lessons in water use. So, it's really

[8:15] taken a library from what what we thought about you got to be quiet in a

[8:20] library to yeah, let's go ahead and create something that's really new and

[8:24] unique. So, I really appreciate that forward thinking.

[8:26] » Thank you. We were hoping that we created the library of the future and

[8:30] Romy the robot is actually doing more now. So next time you come to visit

[8:34] Romy, he has a few more things he can do. Few more work or security or

[8:40] » not yet. >> That thing creeps me out. All right, why

[8:44] don't we take a picture, Mr. City Manager?

[9:08] Did you notice? >> I did. [laughter]

[9:19] Squish a little bit.

[9:34] » Jody's excited.

[9:42] » [applause]

[10:03] » All right. Now, on to the consent agenda. Mr. Christopher, let's see if

[10:07] you can top that. We do have a few items off of consent.

[10:14] Correct me if I'm wrong, but that looks like 4 E.

[10:17] » Yep. >> 4 H.

[10:19] » Yep. >> 4 M,

[10:23] » 5B, and 5 C. Is that what you have?

[10:26] » That's what I've got. >> Okay. And then there for a speaker,

[10:29] there's also 7 A and 8A, but those are not on consent.

[10:33] » Mr. Christopher. >> Good evening, Vice Mayor, council

[10:35] members. These are the items on the consent agenda. All items listed with an

[10:38] asterisk will be considered as a group by the city council and will be enacted

[10:42] with one motion. There will be no separate discussion unless a council

[10:44] member or citizen request in which event the item will be removed from the

[10:47] consent agenda and considered as a separate item. Item two, approval of

[10:52] minutes of previous meetings is written. Item 3 A, act on liquor license

[10:55] application for the drink all 235 North Country Club Drive. Item 3 B, act on

[11:00] liquor license application for Church Craft Coffee and Cocktails, 127 West

[11:04] Pepper Place. Item 3 C, act on liquor license for Lati Latiandida,

[11:10] Colombana, 456 West Main Street. Item 3 D, act on a liquor license application

[11:15] for Tempo by Hilton Galloway Park and Homewood Suites, 5057 South Power Road.

[11:20] Item 3 E, act on liquor license application for Crazy Cajun Seafood in

[11:24] Habachi, 655 East Southern Avenue. Item 3 F, act on liquor license application

[11:29] for Lenny's Craft Burger, 4525 South Power Road. Item 4 A, approving

[11:34] three-year term contract with two-year renewal options for electric substation

[11:37] infrastructure work for the energy resources department. Item 4 B,

[11:41] approving three-year term contract with two-year renewal options for ball valves

[11:44] for the materials and supply warehouse for the energy resources department.

[11:47] Item 4 C, approving three-year term contract with two-year renewal options

[11:51] for gas meters for the materials and supply warehouse for the energy

[11:54] resources department. Item 4 D, approving dollar limit increase to the

[11:58] cooperative use term contract for industrial plumbing supplies for the

[12:01] water resources and facilities management departments. Item 4 E has

[12:05] been removed from the consent agenda. Item 4F, approving three-year term

[12:09] contract with two-year renewal options for roofing, repair, and installation

[12:12] services for the facilities management department. Item 4G, approving contract

[12:16] to purchase one liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectrometry instrument for

[12:20] the public safety support department. This is funded by the governor's office

[12:23] of highway safety. Item 4H has been removed from the consent agenda. Item 4

[12:28] I, approving three-year term contract with two-year renewal options for

[12:31] Striker Lewis 3 mechanical CPR devices for the Mesa Fire and Medical

[12:36] Department. This is partially funded by a FEMA AFG grant. Item 4J, approving

[12:41] 10-month use of a cooperative term contract with a one-year renewal option

[12:44] for the purchase of fire station alert equipment, software, and support for the

[12:48] Department of Innovation and Technology and the Mesa Fire Medical Department.

[12:51] Item 4K, approving dollar limit increase to the state of Arizona cooperative

[12:55] contract for capital expenditure agreement for Motorola Systems upgrade 2

[12:59] for the Topaz Regional Wireless Cooperative as requested by the

[13:02] Department of Innovation and Technology. Item 4L, approving three-year term

[13:06] contract for Tungsten Total Agility Document Scanning Platform for the

[13:10] Department of Innovation and Technology. Item 4 M's been removed from the consent

[13:15] agenda. Item 5A, approving resolution to enter into an agreement for management

[13:18] and operations services with Legends Global to manage, operate, and market

[13:23] the Mesa Convention Center and Mesa Amphitheater. Items 5B and 5C have been

[13:28] removed from the consent agenda. Item 5D, approving a resolution enter into an

[13:32] intergovernmental agreement with the regional public transportation authority

[13:35] for design and construction management of improvements to existing bus stops at

[13:39] various locations in Mesa. part of the projects funded by a federal grant and

[13:43] by transit advertising revenue. Item 6A, introduction of ordinance amending

[13:47] sections 10-4-2 and 10-4-3 of the Mesa City Code to establish a continuous

[13:53] speed limit of 45 miles per hour on Ellsworth Road from the north city

[13:57] limits to the south city limits by modifying the Ellsworth Road speed limit

[14:01] between Elliot Road and the South City limit. Vice Mayor and council members,

[14:05] these are the items on the consent agenda.

[14:09] » Thank you, Mr. Christopher. You made it competitive

[14:13] for Do we have any other items to be removed?

[14:16] » No other items. >> Any council have any comments,

[14:20] questions? All right. With that, I do have a a statement from the mayor on

[14:25] item 5A that he would like read into the record. So, I'll do that. Uh the mayor's

[14:31] statements. So item 5A, so everyone knows, a resolution approving and

[14:36] authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement for management and

[14:41] operations with Legends Global for the Convention Center uh to manage, operate,

[14:46] market Mesa Convention Center and Amphitheater. That is on the consent

[14:50] agenda. And the mayor's statement is, "I'm sorry I could not be at tonight's

[14:53] council meeting, but I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has

[14:57] helped bring us to this important moment for the Mesa Convention Center and

[15:02] Amphitheater. Since taking office of mayor, I have been passionate about

[15:07] finding a path forward for these important community assets. Early on, I

[15:12] began conversations with the city manager, Scott Butler, about how we

[15:17] could reinvest in these facilities, strengthen their future, and explore a

[15:22] public private partnership that could bring new opportunities to downtown Mesa

[15:26] while protecting the interests of our taxpayers. Tonight's action represents

[15:31] an important step toward that vision. The Mesa Amphitheater is one of our

[15:36] city's jewels and together with the convention center. It has been a

[15:40] tremendous potential. I believe this new direction will help us build on that

[15:45] legacy, bring renewed energy and investment to these facilities and

[15:50] contribute to an even stronger and more vibrant

[15:54] downtown Mesa. I also want to thank the employees of the convention center and

[15:59] amphitheater for their service and dedication to our community. I'm excited

[16:03] about what lies ahead and confident in the future of these important Mesa

[16:08] destinations. Thank you, Mayor Mark Freeman. So, with that, is there a

[16:16] motion on the consent agenda? Have a motion from council member

[16:22] Goforth, a second from council member Heredia. Please vote.

[16:27] Motion passes five to nothing with the mayor and

[16:31] council member uh Adams excused. All right.

[16:40] So, let's go on.

[16:46] [sighs] Let's go to the items that are uh not on

[16:49] the consent agenda. I guess item 4E. Noah, I think you pulled this one. Let

[16:56] me read it. Yeah. Is a 15-month use of a cooperative

[17:01] term contract with one one-year renewal option for facility maintenance, repair,

[17:07] and operations uh for water resources department. Noah, you have three.

[17:12] » Um aloha, vice mayor, and to the rest of the city council. Um, I really do like

[17:17] this one and I haven't been here in a while. So, um, because I've been

[17:20] fighting people that have been not even talking about water. They've been

[17:24] talking about free Palestine instead. But, um, yeah. So, let's just talk about

[17:29] this. This is great. We need the water here in um, Arizona and this is a very

[17:35] big concern and so I'm so thankful for the people that are taking care of our

[17:39] water in Mesa and Arizona. So, thank you. Please approve this. Thank you.

[17:44] » All right. Thank you, Noah. With that, any council members wish to

[17:48] speak on this item? I'll take a motion on item 4E, 15month use of a cooperative

[17:56] term contract. I have a motion from council member Taylor, a second from

[18:01] council member Duff. Please vote.

[18:05] Five eyes, no A's, with two absent. All right. What was next? 4 H.

[18:12] Mr. Davis 4 was the use of a cooperative contract

[18:17] for the purchase of an E1 Cyclone custom cab utility truck replacement for the

[18:22] fire and medical department. Good evening, honorable vice mayor and

[18:28] city council members. I have a couple of questions about this issue. Number one

[18:32] is how often is this particular unit used and what is the current annual

[18:39] costs of maintenance of this equipment? Okay,

[18:44] » just those two. >> Just those two questions.

[18:46] » Okay, great. We have someone from the fire department, Mr. Butler.

[18:50] » We do. We have staff from M fire and medical that can speak to this that are

[18:55] making Jason's making his way up right now. Yeah.

[18:58] » And perhaps we'll start with a very brief overview of what this utility

[19:01] truck does on a fire ground.

[19:12] Vice Mayor, council members, the utility truck is used for a lot of the bigger

[19:17] major scenes. It provides light and air to be able to refill SCBAs for a

[19:23] continuous scene. Um, that's predominantly what that thing's used

[19:26] for. In in terms of frequency, um, I I don't really have any numbers um in

[19:34] regards on how it is, but I do know in the summertime they do tend to get used

[19:38] a lot. Yeah, as far as the uh annual

[19:42] maintenance thing, um I can actually get to that. Um I did not come prepared to

[19:47] be able to answer that that question, but that's something that's very easy

[19:51] for me to to be able to pull. >> Yeah, if you could pull those numbers,

[19:54] we can get them to Mr. Davis for you. I can tell you from a personal level, I've

[19:58] spent 30 plus years in the fire service, as did the mayor. Uh a utility vehicle

[20:04] is basically a light air uh refurbishment unit. It is used on every

[20:10] major incident. Goes on every houseire, every hazmat incident, every TRT

[20:15] incident to provide support services. Uh Phoenix operates, I believe, three of

[20:20] them. And how many do we have? One. >> One.

[20:22] » I think we have one. So for one in a city of a half million. So

[20:28] » Chief Camelly is coming forward and she looks eager to speak. So I might I might

[20:32] get her the the mic. She might have some more detail. But that's what the utility

[20:36] vehicle does. support for all of the the frontline firefighters and suppression

[20:41] personnel uh who are doing the work. >> Yes, Vice Mayor Council, I I do want to

[20:46] add to what Jason has said and to what you have said. This utility vehicle

[20:50] really helps the firefighters be sustainable on calls. So, in the

[20:53] summertime, they are used way more often because we have to rotate crews much

[20:57] more often because of the heat. So, every single fire scene where we have um

[21:02] our firefighters using their SCBAs, this rehab truck is brought to the scene.

[21:07] Like Jason said, it provides lighting. It provides refilling all the the

[21:11] bottles. It also has cooling systems, too. So, in the summertime, it has these

[21:14] fans that blow cool air and also with moisture to keep the firefighters cool

[21:19] from, you know, you know, experiencing heat exhaustion, things like that. So,

[21:24] it does multiple things. >> Yeah. So, it's very much useful.

[21:27] comments, >> council member Taylor. And then

[21:30] » yeah, I just have a quick question. How how old is the current unit and what is

[21:34] the average lifespan? >> It is a 2003, so it's almost what 24

[21:39] years old. It's got 132,000 miles on it. Typically with the manufacturers, they

[21:44] only guarantee parts for like the 20 year mark. So we're kind of at that

[21:49] point with the build times and stuff like that that it's time to time to

[21:53] replace it. >> Okay, that's helpful. Thank you. That's

[21:57] what I was going. >> Okay. Anyone else? Any other questions?

[22:01] No. All right. Thanks, Mary, Chief. >> All right. So, item 4, use of a

[22:09] cooperative contract to purchase of E1. Yeah. One E1. Let's be clear about that.

[22:15] One E1 Cyclone custom cab utility truck replacement for the Mesa Fire and

[22:21] Medical Department. It is funded by the 2024 public safety bonds. Do I have a

[22:26] motion and a second? I have a motion from council member

[22:30] Duff, a second from council member Goforth. Please vote.

[22:34] Motion carries. Five with two absent. All right. Item 4M,

[22:42] Kimberly Dailyy. Let me find that.

[22:48] Item 4M is a dollar limit increase to the term contract for office furniture,

[22:53] office supplies, and related products. That's for citywide departments. Hi.

[22:58] » Hi. >> Three minutes.

[23:00] » All right. Good evening, vice mayor and council members. My name is Kimberly

[23:04] Daly. I'm a resident of district 5 and a precinct committeeman.

[23:10] I'm speaking today about the proposed increase uh for the contract with WHIS

[23:15] business supplies and equipment. The staff reports indicates that this is not

[23:20] new funding, but rather existing project money being redirected through this

[23:25] contract for furniture purchases. That distinction is important, but it

[23:31] also raises a broader governance concern. How much spending authority is

[23:35] being concentrated in a single contract without returning to council for

[23:40] competitive review? Even when funds are already budgeted,

[23:45] the contract limit still matters. It determines how much can be spent under a

[23:51] single vendor arrangement without further council oversight.

[23:56] So the question is not just administrative, it's about

[23:59] accountability. First, at what point does an increase of

[24:04] this size require the city to return to a competitive bidding process rather

[24:09] than simply expanding an existing contract.

[24:14] The original procurement process is particularly relevant here. Only two

[24:19] companies submitted proposals, and after both were evaluated and interviewed, the

[24:24] city conducted a reverse auction to allow the vendors to submit their best

[24:29] and final offers. The city reported that this process

[24:33] reduced the overall bid amid amounts by 51%

[24:37] saving approximately $279,000.

[24:42] Given that we're now considering an additional 6 million in contract

[24:46] authority, could conducting a similar competitive process again provide the

[24:52] city with another opportunity to obtain better pricing?

[24:56] Second, this is a 5-year contract and we're already seeing a significant

[25:01] increase in year two just for projects taking place in 2026.

[25:07] That raises a serious question. Are we establishing a pattern where this

[25:12] contract will be repeatedly increased as new projects come online over the life

[25:16] of the agreement? If so, council should understand that

[25:20] now, not after multiple future amendments. Finally, I think council

[25:24] should consider whether consolidating large project specific purchases into a

[25:30] single contract reduces transparency um around how individual capital

[25:36] projects are being executed. To be clear, I'm not questioning the need for

[25:40] the projects themselves. My concern is whether this structure preserves

[25:45] meaningful council oversight and competitive procurement discipline at

[25:50] this scale, particularly when the original competitive process um

[25:55] demonstrated that competitive bidding produced a 51% reduction in the overall

[26:01] bid amounts. >> Okay. Thank you so much. So, Mr. Butler,

[26:04] why don't we give a little brief description about when we go out to bid

[26:09] versus when we expand a contract. And >> this particular one is for furniture. Uh

[26:16] it's not a budget increase. As she noted, there was some cost savings,

[26:20] which was great to hear. >> Um and some of these stations, 205 is

[26:24] new, not a new station, but it's being

[26:27] rebuilt, >> completely rebuilt now.

[26:29] » 20 224 is a new station. Uh police headquarters is a new station. So that's

[26:35] kind of the theme in here is that these are new facilities are being rebuilt

[26:39] facilities. >> Absolutely. So, when do we make those

[26:41] decisions about going out to bid versus extending a contract like that in order

[26:47] to save costs? >> Good afternoon, Vice Mayor, council

[26:50] members. Um, so, uh, just couple points that you already covered. Um, this is

[26:56] not a budget increase. These, uh, prices, these costs rather, um, were

[27:00] included in the projects that are planned. Um secondly, um what we do is

[27:06] when we ask for a the council for a contract dollar limit when we're

[27:10] awarding a contract, um we ask for our baseline needs. So the $2 million that

[27:16] was originally awarded was our baseline needs for furniture as well as office

[27:20] products and supplies. um when we have projects, we come back to council and

[27:26] ask for the money for those projects. So, we don't overinflate the other years

[27:30] that are part of that contract award. Um in this case, um we did do uh

[27:36] competitive procurement of re reverse auction for the office supplies and

[27:41] furniture, the baseline contract. Um, but for these purchases, we also went

[27:45] out to the state contracts and we compared the price that we could get

[27:50] using our contract with WIST to contracts that the state has available

[27:55] to us, um, including one from WIST and our price that we were able to obtain on

[28:01] this contract with WIS. with the partnership we've built with this

[28:06] cooperative contract that we were the lead agency on, we were able to get a

[28:11] slightly better price than uh we would be able to get using the state

[28:15] contracts. So, while we didn't go out for a singular contract for these uh

[28:20] additional purchases that we're looking for in this year um for these projects,

[28:25] we did go out, we compared our existing WIS contract with several of the state

[28:31] contracts that are available to us as an agency of the state.

[28:36] » I don't think it's very often that we beat the state co-op contract,

[28:40] » right? And I think that speaks volumes to the creativity that um that Ed and

[28:45] his team have used that has awarded them, you know, national recognition as

[28:50] far as how we go about procuring and uh and doing our business services. So, um

[28:56] we we see that creative themes like reverse auctions have generated larger

[29:01] cost savings than we can even get on the competitive market. So, it's it's a

[29:05] great testament to the fact that we are trying to squeeze, you know, every penny

[29:09] out of the tax taxpayer dollars that we need to put into these facilities and

[29:13] and the uh furniture and other equipment that goes into it.

[29:16] » As well too, this WIS contract that MESA awarded is a is a what we call a save

[29:22] cooperative contract. So, it is available to um it's between 150

[29:28] different agencies across the state. We're an elite agency, but because we're

[29:33] awarding that contract and it's available to that large group, we see

[29:37] very competitive pricing on that contract.

[29:40] » Very good. Any questions from uh council?

[29:44] » I just I just want to make sure I clarify and understand. So, basically,

[29:48] even though you did not go back out for bid for the $6 million,

[29:52] » correct? [clears throat] What is the time frame

[29:55] between the the original bid and the request that we're getting today where

[29:59] you did go out to bid? >> We're in year two. So, I believe the

[30:02] contract started in August of 2025. >> Do you think that if you had gone out to

[30:08] bid that we would have saved even more money within that two-year time frame?

[30:12] » Um, so >> or am I missing something on that?

[30:16] » I'm not exactly sure how to answer the question. The the year one was a

[30:21] baseline year. So that was a $2 million award and and and dollar limit for that

[30:27] period. It's just this second year um where we have these uh uh projects that

[30:33] are coming up and we did look at the uh pricing available to us on the WHIS

[30:38] contract as well as those state contract cooperative contracts that are available

[30:43] to us. >> Yeah. And and Ed, I think you could say

[30:45] with some certainty with just one year uh into this bidding prices have not

[30:49] gone down. I think anyone who's purchased anything um understands the

[30:55] realities of of what some of the economic impacts and tariffs and other

[30:59] things have had on on these prices. And so um the the pricing being only a year

[31:05] into the contract should be very competitive considering what's happening

[31:09] in the market right now. So we are we thinking that it would actually

[31:13] potentially cost more had we gone to bid >> now. Um

[31:18] » because of the increased cost of products.

[31:20] » The the contract is a percent discount or addition to a list price. So the the

[31:27] prices are going to fluctuate. The percent discount is what we base it on.

[31:31] Um everybody's kind of bidding on the same price list. So the question is

[31:36] would we get a better percent discount >> if we went out for bid and u because we

[31:42] have the large volume of 100 agencies >> um on the existing contract it's

[31:48] unlikely. >> Okay. Okay.

[31:51] » It's a lot of furniture. I know that because we have so many locations.

[31:55] » It is. >> We're in the industry so it's a tricky

[31:58] question. Like I know the cost of toilets has gone up, which is probably

[32:02] not something people think about very often, but yeah, thank you. I appreciate

[32:06] you explaining it. And yeah, thank you, >> Kim. Does that help?

[32:08] » Sorry, I was That's what I was going to ask.

[32:11] » I want to make sure you're >> That makes sense. Okay. Yeah.

[32:15] » Any additional questions? >> Okay. And Ed, if uh if Miss Daly has any

[32:20] additional questions, are you available? Okay.

[32:24] » Very good. Thank you, sir. >> All right. With that, on item 4M, I'll

[32:29] take a motion. Dollar limit increase to the term contract for office furniture,

[32:33] office supplies, and related products for citywide departments. I have a

[32:38] motion from council member Duff, a second from council member Heredia.

[32:44] Please vote. I have five yeses and two absent on

[32:51] that. So, we're going to go to item 5B.

[32:57] which is adopting a notice of intent to enter into a retail development and tax

[33:01] incentive agreement pursuant to ARS9-500.11

[33:06] related to the development known as Canon Beach Hotel.

[33:11] Noah, I should have started with you so you can get up here, but you're in the

[33:16] front so we're good. Three minutes, Noah.

[33:18] » Um, aloha, Vice Mayor, and to the rest of the city council. Um, yeah, I really

[33:24] like this one. Um, and if you've never been to the Canon

[33:28] Beach, [laughter] it's a great place. It's better than the California beach. I

[33:33] I think so. Um, [laughter] and um, yeah, this is great to have.

[33:38] And, um, the Canon Beach Hotel will be a great addition uh, to this Canon Beach.

[33:45] So, thank you so much, M. >> No, I got to tell you what you're the

[33:48] lay that you're wearing fits into Canon Beach very well. Right.

[33:51] » You would be perfectly dressed for that. [laughter]

[33:53] » Yes. Thanks. >> Thank you. No, I appreciate it. All

[33:57] right. So 5B is notice intent to enter into a retail development tax incentive

[34:03] agreement Canon Beach generally located at southeast corner of Power Road and

[34:07] Warner Road. I'll take a motion. I have a motion from council member Go

[34:13] forth, a second from council member Heredia. Please vote.

[34:17] Motion passes five to zero with two absent.

[34:23] Margie Gomez, you're going to be up next. Margie,

[34:28] you're speaking on item 5C, approving and authorizing the city manager to

[34:32] enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Phoenix to

[34:35] provide detention officer training uh to city of Phoenix trainees.

[34:42] Three minutes, ma'am. >> Thank you. Thank you. I have looked into

[34:49] this intergovernmental agreement and to provide the detention officer training

[34:56] and I have seen that in section 4.3 it says that some of this money could be

[35:03] used for uh things that would cause a lot of harm like batons and uh tasers.

[35:11] And so I recommend that we do not approve this um this resolution and that

[35:21] we add extra oversight and auditing to the

[35:29] way that this um training is being proposed.

[35:34] And um also a partially related is that ICE per the

[35:43] AP news has proposed having >> Margie I I got to stop you there. So

[35:49] this doesn't there's no immigration training in this and I think we can

[35:53] confirm that. >> So because there's no immigration

[35:56] training >> we can't have a discussion on ICE or

[35:59] immigration. >> Oh yes. Yes.

[36:01] » But everything else you're talking about was fine.

[36:02] » Oh yes. Yes. I I am sorry about that. I don't mean to talk about that part. But

[36:08] uh basically I think that this is a governance question, an accountability

[36:13] question to our budget and that we need to invest in education and to not

[36:21] approve this training based on um the contradiction of the um office training

[36:31] compared to the training of how to use batons and tra and tasers.

[36:35] » Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr.

[36:38] Butler. Do we want do we have anybody can speak briefly on the training?

[36:42] » Yeah, we do. We do have representatives from Mesa Police Department that uh

[36:47] Assistant Chief Nesbbit is making her way up and

[36:51] » yeah, [clears throat] sitting all the way in the back. Chief [laughter]

[36:58] » and Chief, if Miss Gomez has any questions after, would you be available

[37:02] to answer them for her? >> Vice Mayor Summers, absolutely. Thank

[37:05] you. >> Okay. Thank you for having us up here to

[37:07] um address this training concern. I have manager Christina Van Gordon here who

[37:11] oversees our holding facility evidence and property and she is prepared to

[37:15] speak more specifically on the training requirements that we um have in place

[37:20] for our detention personnel and the needs and the necessary needs for uh

[37:25] deescalation and specific types of less than lethal uses of force.

[37:30] » Okay. Thank you. >> Hi, thank you. Um the training that we

[37:34] have basically mirrors what peace officers receive from the Arizona Post.

[37:38] We're just not sworn officers to teach it. So they do everything from the same

[37:42] curriculum that's received at the Mesa Training Academy.

[37:47] » So it utilizes all levels of force. So it includes everything. So we need to

[37:51] train on the aspaton. We need to train on the electronic uh connective device.

[37:56] we need to train on um you know the way we move folks in certain processes when

[38:03] we have uh limited options, right? And so these are just levels that we use to

[38:10] address specific scenarios that are based on all the same uh governance, you

[38:14] know, statute as well as case law that direct us to use those specific types of

[38:19] force. And those are just tools that are um in our tool belt, if you will. And I

[38:23] would assume force is the last resort. >> Correct. These are only used under our

[38:28] policies and procedures that go along with um when we would use force. That

[38:33] was a reasonable. >> And you spoke of deescalation. What's

[38:35] that training like? >> Uh they receive emotional intelligence,

[38:39] deescalation, how to communicate with people and how to talk people down

[38:42] instead of using the force. >> And is is that the bulk of the training

[38:45] that they >> That's a large portion of our training.

[38:47] Yes. >> Yeah.

[38:49] » You can laugh all you like. That's fine. Okay. Vice Mayor Summers, just to

[38:53] reinforce the policies and procedures that are in set in place are under the

[38:57] Mesa Police Department. So they follow all the same rules that are governed

[39:01] through a post and our trainingmies. >> Okay. Any questions or from council?

[39:07] » Vice Mayor, I would I would just add to I I appreciate uh Chief Nesbet giving

[39:12] that explanation. Training is essential for how our public safety officials do

[39:17] their jobs day in and day out. It is a tough business but proper training

[39:22] ensures we have less incidents that lead to concern uh both for the IND the

[39:28] detained individual the other officers and the other people in the detention

[39:32] center uh itself and so um training is a good thing more training is a good thing

[39:37] and I'm I'm glad as a department we take a lot of pride for both uh our detention

[39:42] officers our sworn officers uh anyone who is in a capacity like that we want

[39:47] to make sure that they have the best training in the nation and that h has

[39:51] allowed us um our department to have an exemplary record um when it comes to

[39:56] that um in very challenging situations that comes into uh policing. So I I

[40:01] think more training is a good thing. So >> Vice Mayor uh Summers and Council and

[40:06] Mr. Mr. Butler, one last thing. You can go to our transparency page and there we

[40:11] have explicit information on our encounters and use of force that goes

[40:15] along with those encounters and the different types of force that we're

[40:19] using. So, I would strongly recommend uh checking out the transparency page.

[40:23] » Okay, any additional questions? All right, seeing none, item 5C,

[40:30] approving and authorizing the city manager to enter into an

[40:33] intergovernmental agreement with the city of Phoenix to provide detention

[40:36] officer training to city of Phoenix trainees as set forth uh the terms of

[40:41] reimbursement to the city for such training. Do I have a motion?

[40:46] Motion from council member Heredia, second from council member Duff. Please

[40:50] vote. Motion passes

[40:54] 50 with two absent. All right, Miss Gomez, you had some uh

[41:01] you're on the record to speak on 7A and 8A. So, you'll be up next, just so you

[41:05] know. So, we'll move on to item 8A. Uh sorry, my bad. 7A, which is a resolution

[41:13] approving and authorizing the city manager to enter into a development

[41:17] agreement and other arrangements for the OIO project. Do any council members want

[41:24] to speak on this item?

[41:28] » Council member Duff, >> I think I prefer to hear from the public

[41:31] and then I'm >> You want to hear from the public and

[41:32] then we can Okay, Miss Mosley, we had the one speaker. So, Miss Gomez,

[41:42] and then we'll go back to council. Three minutes. Ma'am,

[41:45] » thank you so much. So, um I noticed that this the money taken for this project is

[41:54] being taken from education, including the community college. And so I think

[42:00] that funding should not be uh taken from education to subsidize this um this

[42:08] venture. And so I would like for there to be a lot more oversight into and

[42:16] justification for the funding source and that an alternative to taking money from

[42:23] the community college fund be um explored. and that this and that no

[42:29] further action on this resolution is taken until that happens

[42:36] until we secure a funding source that does not involve decreasing money from

[42:41] education. >> Okay. Thank you so much, Mr. Butler or

[42:45] » Vice Mayor and Mayor or Vice Mayor and Council. I think I'll I'll take this one

[42:49] if they are it's all right. Uh so as part of the uh any of our jeepletit

[42:53] deals, government property lease excise tax deals, we we require that the

[42:58] developer make the other um school districts and all the other governmental

[43:03] agencies whole by continuing to to to pay the tax um that they would have paid

[43:08] to those entities. And so the school districts are made whole. And then at

[43:10] the end of the the eight the eight years they'll actually the taxes will then

[43:16] obviously ramp up significantly because they invested in and they made the the

[43:19] improvements to the um to the property. So during the during the during the

[43:24] lease term they're they're made whole and then afterwards then the the actual

[43:28] tax amount uh amount will jump up significantly. So, they still pay their

[43:32] tax to to the state and then after the 8-year termination, there's a property

[43:37] re assessment and then because of the added value to that assessment, they

[43:42] they make more money in their taxes. So, they the education is is taken into

[43:48] account in a formula and they do receive tax dollars. So, we're not cutting them

[43:52] off at all. Would that be accurate? >> That that would be accurate. And and as

[43:57] Mr. Smith said, that's essential to all of our GPLET deals. make sure that those

[44:00] taxing indust in um entities are made whole. Uh and then uh this lot for

[44:06] example has sat vacant for an extended period of time. I'm sure maybe Mr. McVey

[44:11] could tell us how long that has been. uh um generating nominal uh taxes on that

[44:17] property. But after this uh 8-year abatement period, uh they will then uh

[44:23] generate substantially more u revenue for our educational institutions and

[44:28] those other taxing industries than exists today or if it maintained a a

[44:32] vacant lot for the years to come. >> Yeah. And I I appreciate your concern

[44:36] because ma education is important to this council. We have Mesa Counts on

[44:40] College and a number of other programs that we fund to ensure that access to

[44:44] higher education and a properly trained workforce is critical to our economic

[44:50] development activities. So, I do appreciate your comment. Do is there any

[44:54] other council member would like to make a comment?

[44:56] » No. Council member Heredia. >> No, I think uh Mr. Smith mentioned uh I

[45:01] think with the the deals like this uh we we ensure that our school districts are

[45:06] made whole with which is Mesa Public Schools uh the community college and

[45:11] EVIT which are the three um and then I know we've talked about this project

[45:16] quite a bit uh in over the years um as far as uh creating more opportunities

[45:23] for people to live in the the area of the Asian district and uh and along the

[45:28] light rail. So, this is a a much needed project with housing and some commercial

[45:35] uh that will be added uh once it's uh fully done. So,

[45:40] » very good. Council member Duff. >> Yeah. Uh the figures on the payment that

[45:44] will be made to the school districts um on the attachments for the agenda item

[45:50] on page seven of the presentation and page four of the council report spells

[45:58] out the figures and to the entities that they will be made whole. Um,

[46:05] one of the reasons that we have the griplet is to assist the de developer

[46:10] and we have this was a transit uh, what do you call it? Is it a um,

[46:15] » like a park and ride? >> Park and ride. And there's a lot of

[46:20] changes that need to be made in order to have this housing structure here and

[46:25] protect accesses and pedestrian pathways and reworking that land in order for it

[46:32] to work. It's a huge expense for the developer and the abatement does assist

[46:36] them in taking care of those transit adjustments as well as some other things

[46:41] there during this time. So it we make it a policy that there has to be a public

[46:47] benefit when we offer the the giplets the the um discounts, but we certainly

[46:53] make sure um that our schools are always taken care of.

[46:57] » Thank you. >> And Mr. Butler, it's safe to assume that

[47:00] those agencies that are impacted by this were part of our discussion. They're not

[47:04] kept in the dark, right? >> Uh Vice Mayor and Council. Yes. So we

[47:09] actually we provide them notice um ahead of time and so we've provided them um I

[47:13] can't remember if it's 60 days or 30 days I can't remember the conversation

[47:17] we actually give them notice. >> Council member Taylor did you have

[47:20] anything? >> Marjorie I just wanted to say thank you.

[47:23] I really appreciated listening to your concern for our education institutions.

[47:28] I worked in education for a while, so it kind of hits near and dear to my heart.

[47:33] And to encourage you to know that there is funding that offsets the funding they

[47:37] would otherwise lose. And then our hope, of course, is that with the OVO, it will

[47:42] generate so much more funding that we will actually be able to give even more

[47:46] money to our education institutions. So, I just wanted to say thank you for your

[47:51] time that you came up here to express your concerns.

[47:54] » Yeah. Thank you. I also taught at ASU so I I know about

[48:00] being in education. [clears throat] >> Thank you, Dr. Summers. [laughter]

[48:05] » All right, with that item 7A, approving and authorizing the city manager to

[48:09] enter into an intergovernmental agreement for uh government property

[48:14] lease excise tax agreement uh with Pride Ventures LLC for the mixeduse project

[48:20] known as OIO and the real property. I have a motion. Council member Heredia,

[48:26] second from Council Member Goforth. Please vote.

[48:30] Motion passes five to zero with two absent.

[48:34] All right, Miss Gomez, you also wanted to speak on item 8A. So,

[48:40] let me read some stuff here. Item 8 A is to conduct a public hearing prior to the

[48:46] release of the petition for signatures for the proposed annexation case

[48:50] 25-00682 for the property located at the

[48:55] southwest corner of East Williams Field Road and State Route 24. I declare the

[49:01] public hearing open. Miss Mosley, I usually go to you, but I have the list

[49:06] of speakers. So, with three minutes, Miss Gomez. Uh thank you so much again.

[49:13] So uh my concern here is that um the owner Pacific Proving LLC

[49:21] had also been noted as um spending money on data centers. And

[49:29] because of this concern of wanting to have some transparency and

[49:36] accountability for how all of the money is being spent, I think that there

[49:42] should be um some additional requirements just to um make sure that

[49:48] all of the money that is being spent is going towards services and um that

[49:54] improve things for the people in Mesa. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Butler. So, this is

[50:02] the first action of several. Is this a data center?

[50:05] » This is not a data center. >> This is not a data center, I promise.

[50:09] » And this is dealing with private property that this property owner is

[50:12] looking to annex into the city of Mesa. Um, we we provide no test as what was

[50:19] described uh by the speaker to allow someone to exercise their right under

[50:24] city code to u to annex into the city. And Jim may want to add anything to

[50:30] that, but >> and also just uh vice mayor and counsel,

[50:33] there's no money involved in this. This is just a release of the petition. This

[50:37] is a statutory, it's basically a notice hearing that's from a statute that the

[50:42] state passed uh decades ago to just make sure that the public is aware of an

[50:47] annexation of property. But there's no money involved in this. It'll come, in

[50:51] fact, you don't even vote after this. Um you'll it'll come back to council in the

[50:55] future for a vote. So this is just this is a public notice um that was um that's

[51:00] done in large part because of um annexations in the um in other areas of

[51:05] the of the state in which um they the cities didn't provide notice because

[51:08] they don't have an introduction type of requirement that we have. So this is um

[51:13] this is just a notice hearing without saying too much. This is a

[51:18] project we've been working on for quite a while. So stay tuned. But your fears

[51:24] will be set aside. I guarantee. >> Okay. Thank you.

[51:27] » All right. So, any any other persons wanting to speak on this?

[51:31] » No other requests. >> No other requests. I declare the public

[51:34] hearing closed. Uh the hearing was to release a petition for signatures. No

[51:39] other actions on this item. The item will come back to council in the future

[51:42] for consideration of the annexation. So, you're there's the uh this second part

[51:47] that Jim was referring to. Item 8B is to conduct conduct a public hearing prior

[51:54] to the release of petition for signatures for the proposed annexation

[51:57] case 25-00893

[52:02] for the property property located at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road

[52:08] and East Williams Field Road. I declare the public hearing open. Miss Mosley, do

[52:13] we have any requests to speak on this item?

[52:15] » We have received no requests for this one.

[52:17] » No requests on this item. Any council members want to address this item?

[52:22] Okay, seeing none, I declare the public hearing closed. Again, this item will

[52:26] come back to council in the future for consideration on the annexation.

[52:33] Item nine, items from citizens present. We have uh three items. Ms. Mosley, I

[52:40] believe Jason Smithson. >> Yes, Jason is first, followed by

[52:44] » the first, followed by Noah. Noah, you're on deck.

[52:49] Not again.

[52:53] » Vice Mayor, council members, on June 20th, I spoke before this council

[52:58] regarding the IGA between the city of Mesa and Mesa public schools concerning

[53:03] the school resource officer program. During those remarks, I stated that an

[53:08] officer assigned to Mesa High School was on the Brady list. At that time, I

[53:12] believed it to be accurate based on information I had received from sources

[53:16] considered credible. I have since learned that that statement was

[53:20] incorrect. The officer in question is not on the Brady list. Regardless of

[53:25] where the information came from or why I believed it to be accurate, I was the

[53:30] person who stated at this podium and said it publicly. That responsibility

[53:34] belongs to me. I would never knowingly make a false or defamatory statement

[53:39] about anyone, particularly a member of law enforcement. That officer deserves

[53:44] the same fairness, accuracy, and respect that I would expect if someone were

[53:48] speaking publicly about me. Since learning of my mistake, I have been in

[53:52] contact with Chief of Police Dan Butler and Sergeant Gillet Gilllet, don't want

[53:58] to butcher his name, and my words have been shared with the officer involved.

[54:02] But because I made that statement publicly, I believe the correction and

[54:06] apology should also be made publicly. So to the officer, to the Mesa Police

[54:11] Department, the council, and the Mesa community, I am sincerely sorry.

[54:16] Accountability and transparency means more than just demanding it from other

[54:19] people. It means accepting it yourself when you get something wrong. I got this

[54:24] wrong. I take responsibility for it and I will be more diligent in verifying

[54:29] information before making statements of fact publicly. I can't undo what I said

[54:33] on June 20th, but I can correct the record, apologize without qualification,

[54:38] learn from it, and do better moving forward. Thank you.

[54:43] » All right. Thank you, uh, Noah. And then the final

[54:48] speaker is Leanne. So, Leanne, you're on deck.

[54:52] Um, aloha vice mayor and to the rest of the city council. My name is Noah James

[54:57] Markham and I'm from the great city of uh Tempe. So I I want to give a huge

[55:04] congratulations to Nick Willis. Um, wow. A Mormon. Yes. That believes in good

[55:11] values finally. Also, I would like to talk about the

[55:15] Superstition Springs Mall. Um, Vice Mayor, uh, Scott, I I need more

[55:23] renovation with this, more businesses there.

[55:27] Try to do something over there, more apartments down there. We need to

[55:31] remodel around there because there's so many people that are coming that way

[55:35] now. There's more building going to Apache Junction. There's more building

[55:39] going to other cities around there. Um, so that would be a great hot spot for

[55:43] people to go to instead of going to the Chandler Mall all the time. Um also um

[55:50] this is a big concern for me and as people are trying to put down this data

[55:56] center um the Tokyo data center especially um we need to recognize the

[56:03] people um the Japanese Americans that suffered a lot in America and the

[56:10] Japanese concentration camps are not very far away um from Mesa. Um but um I

[56:16] I really think this would be a great gift for the Japanese Americans and

[56:21] people from Tokyo could come into this business and um you can see what the

[56:25] Japanese are smart of. They are very smart. Um and I think we should build

[56:30] this um in uh Mesa. Also, I would like to talk about um Mayor Freeman. Mayor

[56:38] Freeman, um I'm sorry, but um I'm just happy that the last mayor before you,

[56:43] John Giles from Mesa, is an independent will be on the ticket with Katie Hos for

[56:48] reelection, and we need him as the first lieutenant governor. Also, I would like

[56:53] to talk about Flock. Another thing I really like flock, but there are people

[56:59] that are making mistakes with this and that is the police officers, whoever is

[57:03] in charge of this, it is it's embarrassing. Um, but I want to be safe,

[57:08] too. Um, and I know Flack will do its job. Um, but right now, I guess people

[57:13] are not um they're against it right now. So, [laughter] um, let's see. But,

[57:19] mahalo, thank you so much. >> All right. Thank you, Noah and Leanne.

[57:26] Hi Leanne, you have three minutes. >> Thank you.

[57:30] U Mesa currently has around 15 data centers. They use or could use lithium

[57:35] batteries which in the case they catch on fire will need tons of water more

[57:40] than just a regular house or warehouse fire to put it out or even special

[57:44] chemicals I believe. I don't know. Uh after that it gets put out, someone

[57:49] needs to keep an eye on the battery for at least a few weeks to make sure it

[57:52] doesn't catch on fire again. Instead of using so instead of using water to put

[57:58] out the fires, they could use it to cool the systems, right? But that can take

[58:02] around millions of gallons of water in cooler states, might I add. So how much

[58:06] do you think they will use here during a 115 degree day? We're already facing a

[58:11] water shortage due to uh do we want to lose more to these centers? If not

[58:17] water, they could use diesel powered generators to assist in cooling their

[58:21] systems down, ignoring the air pollution on that aspect alone. They could tap

[58:26] into the electric grid to not only power, but to cool their systems down.

[58:30] The sounds from both of these choices are awful and can be heard for miles.

[58:35] This sound will scare away not only wildlife but the monarch butterflies

[58:38] that Mayor Freeman signed a national wildlife pledge to help increase their

[58:42] population. If he can break this pledge, this promise by introducing things that

[58:47] will disrupt their migration patterns and dwindle their numbers even more,

[58:51] then what other promises will he break? The sound inside of these centers will

[58:57] drive down property value or if built near businesses could drive away

[59:01] potential customers or new businesses due to the sound pollution. Just like we

[59:06] heard during the Falcon Field landing fee meeting where a business owner

[59:09] complained that their numbers dropped due to planes flying close enough to

[59:13] hear. And what about the people who wanted to have a quiet morning on their

[59:17] porch? Plane noises disappear at least, but these centers will always be there

[59:21] humming away more loud and more annoying than the planes.

[59:25] These centers will cause strains on the electric grid. And while increasing our

[59:29] electric bills will cause rolling blackouts to prevent a full shutdown. If

[59:34] it does get overwhelmed or one small thing, one small mistake happens, a

[59:38] total blackout can occur. Just like in New York, July 13th and the 14th, 1977,

[59:45] which resulted in four deaths and 550 injuries, or the Northeast blackout on

[59:50] August 4th, which in 2003, which lasted in some areas 2 hours and others up to 4

[59:56] days, and that resulted in around 100 deaths. Now, imagine that happening here

[1:00:01] when those days are recorded uh 115°. >> You have about 20 seconds.

[1:00:07] » Thank you. Uh, we don't need any more data centers, AI centers, or the

[1:00:11] extension on the NT center. I would sooner trust nuclear power plants than

[1:00:16] these centers. If anyone if anyone votes yes on these

[1:00:21] centers, we will vote no on your next election or have you recalled like those

[1:00:25] before. Thank you. Made it. All right. [applause]

[1:00:34] I assume the applause is because this was such a great meeting, but

[1:00:38] So with that, that was our last speaker. That's all the items we have for this

[1:00:42] meeting. There is a motion to adjurnn. I have a motion from council member Go

[1:00:46] forth, a second from council member Taylor. All in favor, please say I. I.

[1:00:51] » Any opposed? We are adjourned.

[1:01:15] » [music]

City Council Meeting - 8/17/2026

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