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contaminants contained. Even the

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flooring, the ventilation systems, and

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reduce exposure. All of these features

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matter. They matter to our members who

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appreciate the support by this city, by

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the department, and by the community. In

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a few minutes, Gerald from Pearlman

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Architects will talk will share more

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about the specific design features that

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make this station one of the safest and

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most innovative in the country. But

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before I close, I want to thank everyone

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here today, our city leaders, our

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partners, our firefighters, and the

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community. Fire Station 74 represents

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collaboration, innovation, and

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commitment.

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promise to you that when you call, we

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will be there ready, trained, and

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equipped to serve. Thank you.

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» Uh good morning everybody. It's a

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pleasure to be here today. I drove up

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from Tucson. We had our state convention

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there and the I10 was shut down for a

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bit. So, I'm a little late, but happy to

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be here. Uh, first want to take thank

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the mayor, Councilman Robinson, uh, Ed

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Zurker, the city manager, Councilwoman

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Pastor, thank you to senior staff, and,

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uh, most importantly, thank you to the

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community for allowing us, partnering

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with us to make this happen today.

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And also want to thank the firefighters.

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This fire station is going to save

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lives.

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Somebody that otherwise wouldn't be here

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without this being built is going to

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benefit from this. Uh I had the pleasure

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of working at Battalion SE 7 which is at

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fire station 43 on 40th Street in

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Chandler Boulevard. We used to have a

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this mountain just just uh west of here.

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trained people that uh Chief Duran was

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speaking about had to come from the city

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of Chandler to assist on those rescues.

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Now, your Phoenix firefighters will be

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able to do the job that they're paid to

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do and protect the community.

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last few years with getting fire

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stations built, getting more members to

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serve your community or our community, I

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should say, cuz we all live and work in

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this city. Uh and I want to say thank

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you to you guys for that. Thank you to

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senior staff and again, most

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importantly, thanks for the community

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for voting

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uh and and putting good uh good

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politicians in place to allow us to to

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build what we got coming. Um, local 493

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appreciates all the partnership. We love

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and appreciate everybody. Have a

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Good morning and welcome. Uh first and

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foremost, welcome to the community

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members and to our distinguished guests.

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It's a pleasure uh to be able to speak

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in front of you today. Um it's it's hard

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for me to imagine being here today. Uh

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as a as a kid who grew up in the Awatuki

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foothills and moved here 43 years ago,

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this was definitely not on my bingo

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card. Uh and I had more hair when I had

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my visions then. Um, I want to start out

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by thanking uh the city of Phoenix,

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Sylvio, Haimey, and Kyle. Thank you for

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being amazing partners through this this

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delivery. Uh, this is an absolutely

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beautiful facility and and we're excited

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to deliver it. Thank you to Gerald at

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Pearlman Architects. He's been an

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absolutely wonderful partner to work

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with and collaborate with um in

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delivering this absolutely beautiful

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facility uh to our our family members at

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the city of Phoenix. I want to

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especially thank uh the team at BFL,

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Ducks, Jake and Shawn who really uh

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really stepped up to deliver uh this

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grand opening in in in such a beautiful

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fashion. Um the fire department, I'm I'm

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excited for you folks to have this

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beautiful new facility and just want to

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say welcome home. Thank you very much

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for this opportunity and including us.

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president of Pearlman Architects of

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Arizona, whose partnership over the

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years has been invaluable, Gerald Adams.

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» All right, for uh good morning and for

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one day, I I guess I'll clarify. I'm not

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the president, but it's an honor to be

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here. It's an honor to be working on

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these projects. Uh my job is a director.

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this facility to life. We talk to the

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the people, the community, the

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firefighters, all of our engineers, and

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We don't take these for granted. We we

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look forward to working with these every

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year and every every possible chance we

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get to work on a fire station. Um

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whenever you think of a fire station, I

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think three things come to mind.

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that particular message. The commitment

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from the city and the leadership in the

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community to put this fire station on

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this site to make this happen for this

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community is huge. The dedication all

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the men and women it took to build to

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design to construct this facility to be

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supported for the service for the

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firefighters that are going to serve

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this community for the next 50 to 75

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years. So in a nutshell, this is about

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commitment, dedication, and service.

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little bit about what's in the station,

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how it's designed, the sustainability

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and the technology. This station has

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been built once before. In an effort to

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try to keep cost down, we rebought the

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station back to life, put it in this

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neighborhood, but we update it for the

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modern technology that we need in this

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station. And that has to do with the

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decontamination. Everybody's talked

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about hot zone. We have red zones,

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yellow zones, and green zones. And as

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color. Those colors represent the areas

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of closed contamination, minimum

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contamination, and clean zones. And so

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what we're trying to do is educate

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everybody, the firefighters, and every

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visitor here when in a particular zone,

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not to carry the the carcinogen

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exposures from one zone to another. We

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want to keep our firefighters healthy,

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happy, and able to preserve their health

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so that they can take care of all of us

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when we need it. So, there's a lot that

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efficient. It looks like a block

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building. It's really not. It's a block

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veneer over an ICF building, which means

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envelope on this building, which is off

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the charts. Most people's homes are like

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R20 to R30. So, we're saving cost every

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cost of taxpayer dollars to run this

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facility. And fire stations are big.

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these these things that we're doing. A

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lot of the systems now are automatically

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turning off, turning on. We're lowflow

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water. We're doing a lot of

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sustainability. So these all these

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walls, roofs, overhead. This building is

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very comfortable right now. It's end of

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alerting I think there's five and a half

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building that's buried behind the walls.

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cleanable. They'll spray them down.

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exposures off. We'll start at the scene

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scene. We want to bring them back to the

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station as clean as possible. Again, on

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behalf of Proman Architects, our entire

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design team, there's a lot of our

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consultants here that helped us make

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this a reality today. Thank you for your

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time, your energy, and your commitment,

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and it's an honor to work on these, and

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we look forward to the next one. Thank

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remarks for this morning. I'd like to

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thank everybody for joining us. We are

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going to ask our distinguished guests to

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join us for the ceremonial ribbon

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cutting. For everyone else that's here

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today, please stay and enjoy this

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» Kayla Kuren is a passionate advocate for

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urban forestry whose work is

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transforming neighborhoods across

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Phoenix. She co-developed the city's

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first equity focused tree planting

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grants, including Canopy for Kids and

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the innovative community canopy program,

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initiatives that in just 18 months have

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planted more than 4,100 trees in areas

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with the greatest need. Her leadership

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also helped secure a remarkable [music]

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$10 million US Forest Service grant,

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doubling the city's annual tree planting

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pace and advancing environmental

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justice. Kayla is a [music] certified

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arborist and Spanish speaker, allowing

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her to connect personally with thousands

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of residents as she educates, supports,

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and empowers them. Whether reviewing

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site photos, hosting neighborhood

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events, or delivering tree care kits,

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Kayla builds trust, answers every

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question, and creates positive

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experiences that keep residents engaged.

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communities, expands shade, and

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redefineses what it means to serve both

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people and the planet. We're so proud

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that she won. She is great [music] with

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people. She uh spends a lot of time on

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the phone with the public and she's so

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kind [music] to them. So proud of you,

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Kayla, and we know you're going to excel

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[music] at everything you do.

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Nicholas Bleo has made a remarkable

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impact on how the city manages its

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telecommunications. Through sharp

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analysis and collaboration across

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departments, Nicholas identified

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inefficiencies and created a new

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quarterly review system that brought

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9% reduction in monthly costs and nearly

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$1 million in annual savings by removing

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thousands of unused lines. [music] He

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also negotiated more competitive mobile

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plans, adding another $100,000 in yearly

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savings, all while improving device

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tracking and [music] ensuring every line

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is properly assigned. Nicholas's

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thoughtful, datadriven approach has

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strengthened operations citywide and set

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a new standard for fiscal responsibility

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and innovation. He's an exceptional team

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player. He goes over and beyond with all

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his duties. He steps in when there's

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vacancies. He doesn't just do the

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minimum. He's a great [music] coach to

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his team. He's great with all the

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vendors. The vendors really enjoy

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working with him. [music]

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He's enthusiastic about his job. He

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brings tons of passion. Great employee

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to work with.

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The housing support and relocation team

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took on a challenge rooted in something

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far deeper than logistics. When Mville

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Parkway Terrace underwent full

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rehabilitation,

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103 senior and disabled residents were

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asked to leave the place they considered

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their safe and familiar home. For many,

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this meant confronting mobility

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barriers, medical needs, and an

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overwhelming fear of losing stability.

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That is why the team's work mattered so

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profoundly. They responded with

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extraordinary empathy, calling residents

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daily, sometimes late into the evening,

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simply to reassure that they weren't

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alone. They protected medications,

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oxygen equipment, pets, and personal

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belongings. They kept essential services

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running, and they handd delivered

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paperwork to reduce stress. Housing

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placements were chosen thoughtfully to

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keep residents close to their doctors,

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groceries, and community ties. And when

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residents returned, the team stayed

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beside them, making sure every

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homecoming felt safe. Their compassion

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resulted in zero escalated complaints

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and countless moments of heartfelt

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gratitude

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>> after the renovation. When the seniors

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» after the renovation. When the seniors

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came back, they were amazed of what they

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were coming back to. Newly renovated

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apartment that they could call home. And

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I want to congratulate the team for

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doing such a great job relocating our

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residents, taking the time, the care

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[music] that was needed to make this

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project a success.

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In just [music] her probationary year,

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Megan Mullen delivered achievements that

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would challenge even a seasoned

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professional. She coordinated the roll

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out of 2,000 smartphones [music] across

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police precincts, ensuring specialized

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access and smooth transitions for units

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with unique needs. She then played

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[music] a key role in the citywide

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Windows 11 migration, supporting more

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than 5,400 police department computers

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and even coordinating an overnight

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upgrade of 1,000 devices, contributing

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to a 96% [music]

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completion rate and significant cost

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avoidance. Megan also supported the

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launch of the new records management

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system, streamlining [music] complex

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vendor processes with automation. Her

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adaptability, technical skill, and

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determination strengthened

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infrastructure, saved city funds, and

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improved public safety operations, all

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in her first year.

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>> Megan's demonstrated a strong leadership

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» Megan's demonstrated a strong leadership

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since the moment she got to the

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department. She's not only motivated

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members of her own team, but members of

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staff [music] across all parts of the IT

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bureau. I'm looking forward to all the

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future projects that Megan will be

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overseeing and running. Megan,

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congratulations on this well-deserved

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award.

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» While on duty near 42nd Avenue, Arnold

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Gracia witnessed a young child run into

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[music] traffic, visibly terrified.

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Without hesitation, he safely stopped

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the vehicle, blocked traffic, [music]

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and reached the child, who ran into his

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arms for safety. Arnold protected him on

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the sidewalk, coordinated with

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bystanders, [music] and contacted police

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to ensure the boy received immediate

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help. He remained with him until

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officers arrived and later learned the

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child had been missing for several

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weeks. When the child's mother asked to

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meet him, Arnold humbly declined, saying

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he simply had done what any [music]

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responsible person would do. His quick

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action, calm presence, and compassion

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made a profound difference in a moment

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of crisis.

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>> And you know, it's just part of Arnold's

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» And you know, it's just part of Arnold's

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character. He he's a he's that fatherly,

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strong, you know, uh person. and he know

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you know when that I'm sure that kid

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didn't feel any safer any other person

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in the world. He's a big old bear. I'm

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proud to be able to that I was nominated

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him for the award [music] and that he

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received it. I couldn't see it going to

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a better person.

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[music]

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>> Clayton Freed recognized a critical

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» Clayton Freed recognized a critical

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challenge in recruiting engineers and

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saw an opportunity to build something

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transformative. [music]

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Drawing on his past experience, Clayton

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led the creation of the water services

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[music] rotational engineer

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apprenticeship program, one of the first

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state registered [music] programs of its

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kind. He conducted deep research,

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coordinated with HR and operations,

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[music] and designed a 4-year program to

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prepare the next generation of

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engineers. The program [music]

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successfully launched with four

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apprentices selected from over 50

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applicants. Clayton also helped meet

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immediate workload needs by training

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[music] contracted project managers,

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boosting the department's workforce

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pipeline. His vision, persistence,

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[music] and collaboration created a

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sustainable path for future engineers

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and set a model for other departments to

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follow.

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>> Not only is Clayton Free a fantastic

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» Not only is Clayton Free a fantastic

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[music] engineer, but he saw a problem.

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He saw a challenge, something that is

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very difficult, not only for the water

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services department, for the rest of the

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[music] city as well. So Clayton, thank

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you very much. Great job on finding a

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solution that will not only help the

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water department, but it'll also help

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the city of Phoenix in the future.

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» The Phoenix Community Court team is

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transforming lives by meeting people

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experiencing homelessness with dignity,

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compassion, [music] and unwavering

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support. Bringing together the office of

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homeless solutions, the municipal court,

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the prosecutor's office, and the public

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defender, the team helps individuals

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break the cycle of repeated arrests

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related to survival needs. They connect

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participants with shelter, treatment,

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health care, employment services, and

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long-term case management, ensuring

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every person is seen and supported.

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Since its launch, [music] the court has

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worked with nearly 700 participants with

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180 graduates already [music] achieving

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stability and hope. Their work restores

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trust, builds confidence, and

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strengthens the entire community through

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patience, perseverance, and humanity. I

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would like to say to my team how proud I

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am to be a part of this, of everything

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that you're doing, showing an

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unparalleled [music] commitment to our

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mission, to our vision, and to

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alleviating the suffering of those

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people most in need in our community.

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I'm very proud of you, [music] and you

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should be proud of yourselves.

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Lexi Van Heron has advanced Sky Harbor's

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global connectivity in extraordinary

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[music] ways. Serving as the airport's

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sole air service representative, she

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secured the first non-stop flights to

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Asia with Starlux [music] Airlines and

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China Airlines, an achievement requiring

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extensive strategic planning, high level

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coordination, and international

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engagement. These new [music] routes are

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projected to generate over $170 million

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annually. Lexi also brought the

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prestigious Cranky Network Forum to

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Phoenix, [music]

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drawing record airline participation and

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elevating the city's global visibility.

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Her strong airline partnerships

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delivered measurable results, including

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expanded [music] service with Air France

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and the restoration of daily flights to

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Mexico City. Lexi's leadership,

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communication, and innovation position

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Sky Harbor as a worldclass aviation

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gateway. So, it really just goes to show

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that Lexi's commitment [music] and

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passion to be able to deliver air

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service to our community that we were

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able to get [music] not just one but two

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Asian carriers. She really does live

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that vision that we have to welcome the

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world to Phoenix and she [music] is the

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one that helps us be able to deliver on

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that message.

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The revenue collections team delivered

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an extraordinary year of financial

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stewardship, recovering more than $23

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million in delinquent balances, a nearly

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180% increase over the previous year.

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Their improved Dunning letter process

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alone generated almost $19 million and

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strengthened communication with

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customers. They also developed a new

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citywide collections policy, improved

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account accuracy, [music] and expanded

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the use of aging schedules to help

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departments respond proactively.

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Additional achievements included

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bankruptcy claim processing, lean

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management, improved liquor license

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review procedures, and detailed

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reconciliation of hazardous materials

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accounts. Through teamwork, [music]

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strategic thinking, and datadriven

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improvements, the revenue collections

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team strengthened the city's long-term

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fiscal health.

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>> Laura, Marco, Jude, Nate, thank you for

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» Laura, Marco, Jude, Nate, thank you for

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[music] your continued dedication and

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your commitment to excellence. These

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achievements reflect so much more than

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numbers. It demonstrates exactly what

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can [music] happen when a team is

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committed to continued process

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improvements and a commitment to [music]

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financial excellence. Congratulations.

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» Phoenix Fire Chief Danny Guile has led

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support services through a year of major

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improvements that strengthen safety,

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accountability, and financial

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stewardship by introducing letters of

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intent for fire apparatus purchases. He

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protected the city from escalating costs

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and secured savings estimated at $2

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million.

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He redesigned the boot procurement

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process, creating a voucher system that

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saves a4 million dollars annually,

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allowing reinvestment into uniform

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upgrades for sworn members. Chief Guile

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also rebuilt the department's equipment

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tracking system, enabling [music]

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real-time accountability and projecting

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more than half a million dollars in

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annual oversight improvements. His

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thoughtful member focused leadership

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continues to enhance operations and

554
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support every firefighter in the

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department. Chief Guile oversees our

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support services division. In his time

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there, he's done an absolutely

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remarkable job. Chief Guile continues to

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look for opportunities [music] to uh

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create cost savings and better

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efficiencies within the Phoenix Fire

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Department and he's very deserving of

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this award.

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When a fire caused severe damage [music]

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to critical systems at the 91st Avenue

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Wastewater Treatment Plant, the unified

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recovery team [music] sprang into action

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with extraordinary skill and

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determination.

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Instrumentation and controls

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specialists, user tech staff, and

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electrical crews work [music] side by

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side to assess damage, restore power,

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and rebuild the systems that allow

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operators to monitor and manage [music]

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this essential regional facility. They

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repurposed fiber lines, installed

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temporary [music] controls,

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reestablished electrical feeds, and

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brought vital equipment back online

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[music] within days, restoring service

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that supports multiple cities and even

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the [music] Palo Verde nuclear power

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plant. Their creativity, teamwork, and

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long hours [music]

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turned a major emergency into a rapid,

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coordinated recovery. This team's

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dedication protected public health and

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ensured uninterrupted [music]

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wastewater treatment for the entire

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region.

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>> And all this happened within three or

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» And all this happened within three or

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four days was was really outstanding. It

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really highlighted the talent, the sense

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of ownership and just the work ethic

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that the city of Phoenix has at the

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staff here at 91st Avenue. It really

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exemplifies employee [music] excellence,

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not just for the city of Phoenix, but

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also for the surrounding municipalities.

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Jacob Leachchetta is known throughout

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the city as a leader who brings [music]

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out the best in people. When the IT

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project management office faced burnout

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[music] and low morale, Jacob listened

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closely to staff and rebuilt operations

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with empathy and structure. The new

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procedures [music] he developed improved

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efficiency by 68% and restored

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confidence across the team. Jacob is

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also widely recognized [music] as a

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mentor who never gives up on anyone,

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providing guidance, support, and

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encouragement through both professional

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and personal challenges. He empowers

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project managers, creates opportunities

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for staff to lead, and inspires

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innovation at every level. His approach

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to leadership has [music] strengthened

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the organization, and shaped future

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generations of city leaders.

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>> Jacob [music] is extremely caring. He

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» Jacob [music] is extremely caring. He

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has an ability to recognize when people

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feel uncomfortable and he reaches out

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[music] and he brings them into the

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virtual fold so to speak of caring

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[music] and he helps people to see that

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they really are important and not just

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see it but they begin to feel it thanks

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to Jacob.

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After being launched by the Office of

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Emergency Management just [music] two

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years ago, the Bleeding Control

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Initiative team has quickly brought

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life-saving skills directly into the

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community. By adapting the national stop

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thebleleed program, the team trained

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hundreds [music] of city employees and

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community members to act confidently in

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emergencies. They installed bleeding

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control stations in key facilities,

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expanded public training sessions across

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every council district, and secured

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creative funding that stretched

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resources while maximizing impact. Their

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efforts have already proven critical,

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most notably when trained library staff

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used a bleeding control kit to stabilize

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a shooting victim until EMS arrived.

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Through collaboration across six

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departments, more than 4,500 hours of

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work, and a passion for public safety,

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this team is building a safer, more

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prepared Phoenix.

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>> We didn't have a budget for instructors.

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» We didn't have a budget for instructors.

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We didn't have a budget for labors to

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put up stations. Um, we didn't have a

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budget for space.

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And this team came together and we saw

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for all those things. When you talk

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about collaboration, working together

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across city departments,

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this team, we did that. [music]

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» For more than 20 years, Jeremy Le has

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helped shape the city of Phoenix,

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guiding [music] the growth of districts,

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destinations, and some of the city's

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most ambitious civic projects. His

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career spans community and economic

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development, law, the Phoenix Convention

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Center, and the office of the city

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engineer. experience that has made him a

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trusted steward of major city assets.

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Most recently, Jeremy completed the $190

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million renovation of a 27story tower

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into the new Phoenix Police

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Headquarters, redefining the footprint

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of public safety downtown. He now leads

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[music] progress on the citywide geo

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bond program, helping deliver critical

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investments across Phoenix. Previously,

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Jeremy oversaw the $240 million

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reimagining of the downtown arena, the

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Mortgage Matchup Center, modernizing the

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home of the Phoenix [music] Suns and

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Mercury. He also facilitated the sale of

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the Sheridan Phoenix downtown, Arizona's

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largest hotel, strengthening a

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cornerstone of the city's hospitality

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portfolio. Jeremy has negotiated and

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overseen major real estate deals across

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sports and tourism, including multiple

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MLB spring training complexes. Jeremy's

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mark on the city of Phoenix can be seen

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wherever people go, and we're forever

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grateful for his dedication to making

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Phoenix a great place to live, work, and

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visit.

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» Hello everybody.

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>> I am an occupational therapist.

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» I am an occupational therapist.

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Occupational therapy [music] is a

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profession not a lot of people know

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about unless you or a family member or

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loved one has worked with an OT

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directly. I've been an OT for over

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[music] 10 years. I currently work in

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the Paradise Valley Unified School

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District in the learning for

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independence program. So I work [music]

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with students kindergarten through 22

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years old with moderate to severe

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physical and cognitive disabilities.

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When [music] I teach my OT students, I'm

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like, it's not a disability. It's a

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different ability. We have to figure out

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the different [music] way that they can

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get this done. We are going to have a

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fun day today with the learning for

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independence program. It's a lot of

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hands-on life [music] skills. So, what I

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try to incorporate is creative job

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skills and [music] job readiness skills.

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Today, we are going to be working as

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Costco employees. They will be [music]

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prepping and handing out samples.

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They'll be working on their fine motor

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skills, their social interaction skills,

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and just [music] overall problem

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solving, motor planning, what it would

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take to have a job after high school.

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It's not always about what you have, but

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what you give. I put [music] a smile on

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these kids' face. They are motivated.

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They remember, oh, Miss Kelly did this

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really fun thing with us and go home and

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tell their parents, [music] it doesn't

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matter your disability. It's who you are

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inside that really is what's most

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important. Occupational therapy is such

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[music] a selfless profession. I'm never

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doing it for me. I'm doing it for the

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students I [music] work with. I'm doing

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it for the families that I work with,

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educating them, providing them the

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opportunities that they might not have

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without the education or the knowledge

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that I know. I'm just so thankful. I'm

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just so shocked that I won this award.

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To be recognized is such a big honor.

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It's such a collaborative [music] um

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profession that I work with teachers, I

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work with physical therapists, vision

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and hearing [music] specialists, that

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all of these collaborators have one

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common goal of helping children succeed.

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[music] That it's such an honor that I

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got recognized, but the individuals that

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I work with [music] deserve the

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recognition. It just betters the lives

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of our future and just deserves to be

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recognized.

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I didn't know a lifetime achievement

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award. Okay, that's taking me back a

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little bit. Okay.

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Um

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I don't think anyone in the nonprofit

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world does this for accolades. We do it

772
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because of our mission and what we're

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trying to do for the community. I got

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involved with the Foundation for Blind

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Children when my son was born. Uh, Max

776
00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,399
was three months when his doctor said

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something's wrong with his eyes. And the

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last thing the doctor told us to do is

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to call the Foundation for Blind

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Children and called them and they showed

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up on our doorstep the next day and from

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that moment on we were a part of

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Foundation for Blind Children. My wife

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and I got on the board. Once I was on

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the board, our CEO retired [music] and I

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looked at my wife and I said, "I think

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this is what I'm supposed to be doing."

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and I sold my company [music] and came

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to work here and that was 17 years ago.

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We've built this into the largest

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braille library in the country. We built

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this from the largest preschool in the

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country. Uh we serve blind and visually

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impaired people of all ages from the day

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they're born the day they leave us. Our

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oldest client right now is 101 years

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old. We are [music] overcoming major

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chronic problems. We didn't have enough

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teachers, so we built a teachers program

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with ASU. We didn't have a low vision

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clinic, so we built a low vision clinic.

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We needed more classroom space, so we

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built a new school. Whatever the

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obstacle is, we will [music] overcome

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it. And that's what we teach our

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students. Vision loss is not the end of

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the world. It's just a different world.

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The Foundation for Blind Children really

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gives parents that hope and give those

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students, those children that hope that

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they could do anything. And we've proven

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it over and over again. They do

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everything. We took eight blind [music]

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students to the top of Mount Kilimaro

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19,340

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ft. We set four world records. We had

817
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the longest blind group, largest blind

818
00:30:58,799 --> 00:31:01,120
group ever. We had the first blinded US

819
00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,200
vet to reach the top, first person with

820
00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,520
albvinism to reach the top. And my son

821
00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,039
was the youngest blind climber ever

822
00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:09,120
reached the top and still is. That's my

823
00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,919
favorite part about my job. I get to

824
00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:14,480
tell the story over and over and over

825
00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,360
again, and it inspires people to do

826
00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,120
bigger and better things.

827
00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:20,559
I love the foundation for blind

828
00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:22,720
children. I love our students. I love

829
00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:25,120
our families. I truly believe [music]

830
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,039
that

831
00:31:27,039 --> 00:31:29,919
doing right for them

832
00:31:29,919 --> 00:31:32,720
completes me, makes me who I am. When

833
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,520
the mayor's office recognizes you for

834
00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,840
what we do every day, it's pretty

835
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:41,360
special. I know that over my lifetime,

836
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,919
I've done some special things. I've seen

837
00:31:43,919 --> 00:31:46,320
some kids do some special things. I've

838
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,320
led some [music] kids in the top of

839
00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:52,320
mountains, across oceans, and

840
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,360
um I didn't do it for the accolades, but

841
00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:58,720
I did it for the kids. And but it's

842
00:31:58,720 --> 00:31:59,840
always nice when the mayor [music]

843
00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:17,190
recognizes you.

844
00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:20,559
What a wonderful day it is to be here as

845
00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:22,640
we welcome China Airlines with the first

846
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,440
ever non-stop service from Taipei to

847
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,600
Phoenix, Arizona. What a great day it

848
00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:35,187
is.

849
00:32:35,197 --> 00:32:37,269
» [music]

850
00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:39,840
» It was an honor to be on that inaugural

851
00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,559
flight from Taipei, Taiwan to Phoenix.

852
00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:46,559
It is indicative of what I know is a

853
00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:48,960
tremendous partnership that is really

854
00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,679
going to propel this region, the

855
00:32:51,679 --> 00:32:54,640
relationship between the two countries.

856
00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,399
This new route is more than just

857
00:32:56,399 --> 00:32:58,960
connection between two cities. It's a

858
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,919
bridge between two dynamic regions. The

859
00:33:01,919 --> 00:33:05,200
economic impact of this year round

860
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,159
service is expected to exceed $100

861
00:33:08,159 --> 00:33:11,760
million on an annual basis. Passenger

862
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,240
traffic between Phoenix and Taipei has

863
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:18,640
surged by more than 400% since 2019,

864
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:20,880
highlighting the growing demand for this

865
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,039
connection. We are thrilled to welcome

866
00:33:23,039 --> 00:33:25,679
travelers from the Silicon Island to the

867
00:33:25,679 --> 00:33:29,440
Silicon Desert. The future is bright and

868
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,679
this is just the beginning.

869
00:33:31,679 --> 00:33:33,600
This flight is not only about tourism.

870
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,880
It's about forging more collaboration uh

871
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,679
in our industries, in our technologies,

872
00:33:39,679 --> 00:33:42,159
in our exchanges, in education and in

873
00:33:42,159 --> 00:33:44,628
all fronts.

874
00:33:44,628 --> 00:33:44,720
[cheering and applause]

875
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:49,029
>> We truly believe in this city potential

876
00:33:49,029 --> 00:33:49,039
» We truly believe in this city potential

877
00:33:49,039 --> 00:33:52,320
and uh look forward to building even

878
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,120
stronger partnership together in here.

879
00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:58,240
The milestone is possible because of

880
00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,080
your dedication.

881
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,919
you had the confidence to make sure that

882
00:34:01,919 --> 00:34:03,279
this day happened and I just want to

883
00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:04,720
thank you and the entire China Airlines

884
00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,240
team for allowing us to make that today

885
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:23,918
possible.

886
00:34:23,928 --> 00:34:33,743
» [music]

887
00:34:33,753 --> 00:34:54,710
[music]

888
00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:56,560
» Good morning. Thank you for attending

889
00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:57,839
today's meeting. If you could please

890
00:34:57,839 --> 00:34:59,359
find your seats, we will begin in one

891
00:34:59,359 --> 00:35:42,710
minute.

892
00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:45,359
Good afternoon. It is July 1st. Welcome

893
00:35:45,359 --> 00:35:48,960
to Phoenix City Council Chambers. We are

894
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,359
celebrating many things uh with today.

895
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:53,920
If you came in from the north, you may

896
00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,720
have seen the America 250 bus, which is

897
00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:58,400
one of the ways our city will mark our

898
00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:02,480
country's 250th anniversary. We are also

899
00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:04,960
celebrating our deputy city manager,

900
00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:06,720
Amber, who this will be her final

901
00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:08,480
meeting with us, and she's served our

902
00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:10,400
city in so many different roles,

903
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,320
including steering our budget process.

904
00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:14,720
So, Amber, thank you and congratulations

905
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:23,910
on your retirement.

906
00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:25,599
We'll begin today with an invocation

907
00:36:25,599 --> 00:36:38,790
from police chaplain Harry Ston.

908
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,040
Madame Mayor, honorable council members,

909
00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,839
ladies and gentlemen, my prayer today is

910
00:36:43,839 --> 00:36:47,680
based upon Psalm 144:es 3 and 4 that

911
00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:50,160
reads, "Lord, what is a human that you

912
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,400
care for him? A son of man that you

913
00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:55,119
think of him? A human is like a breath.

914
00:36:55,119 --> 00:36:58,000
His days are like a passing shadow." Let

915
00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,760
us pray.

916
00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,760
Oh father, I want to start by thanking

917
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:05,119
you for each person here who sits upon

918
00:37:05,119 --> 00:37:08,240
this council.

919
00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:10,480
Oh Lord, while we acknowledge our

920
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:12,960
frailties, we know from your word that

921
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:15,760
you have raised them up for this time

922
00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,760
and purpose.

923
00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:19,599
So Father, we beseech that you grant

924
00:37:19,599 --> 00:37:22,400
them peace as they carry the heavy

925
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:24,960
burden of leadership.

926
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,040
Father, give them unity even as you,

927
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,119
your son, and the Holy Spirit are

928
00:37:29,119 --> 00:37:30,880
united.

929
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,960
Let them guide our city with a level of

930
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:35,359
compassion and understanding that can

931
00:37:35,359 --> 00:37:38,960
only be attributed to your hand.

932
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,760
And give them the strength to endure

933
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,480
that they may finish well and bring

934
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:47,440
goodness to our community.

935
00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:50,870
Amen. [clears throat]

936
00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:52,800
» Thank you so much, Chaplain Ston.

937
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:54,240
Councilman Wearing, would you lead us in

938
00:37:54,240 --> 00:38:18,069
the pledge of allegiance?

939
00:38:18,079 --> 00:38:20,640
Thank you, Councilman Wearing.

940
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:22,240
I'll now call the formal meeting to

941
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,320
order. Will the clerk call the role?

942
00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:25,510
>> Councilwoman Waldo,

943
00:38:25,510 --> 00:38:25,520
» Councilwoman Waldo,

944
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:26,470
>> here.

945
00:38:26,470 --> 00:38:26,480
» here.

946
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,710
>> Councilwoman Hernandez here.

947
00:38:28,710 --> 00:38:28,720
» Councilwoman Hernandez here.

948
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:30,560
Councilwoman O'Brien here.

949
00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,790
>> Councilwoman Pastor here.

950
00:38:32,790 --> 00:38:32,800
» Councilwoman Pastor here.

951
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,310
>> Councilman Robinson

952
00:38:34,310 --> 00:38:34,320
» Councilman Robinson

953
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,670
>> here. Councilwoman Stark

954
00:38:37,670 --> 00:38:37,680
» here. Councilwoman Stark

955
00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:38,710
>> here.

956
00:38:38,710 --> 00:38:38,720
» here.

957
00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:40,470
>> Councilman Wearing.

958
00:38:40,470 --> 00:38:40,480
» Councilman Wearing.

959
00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:41,829
>> Vice Mayor Hajj Washington

960
00:38:41,829 --> 00:38:41,839
» Vice Mayor Hajj Washington

961
00:38:41,839 --> 00:38:42,390
>> here.

962
00:38:42,390 --> 00:38:42,400
» here.

963
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:43,589
>> Mayor Ggo

964
00:38:43,589 --> 00:38:43,599
» Mayor Ggo

965
00:38:43,599 --> 00:38:45,589
>> here.

966
00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:45,599
» here.

967
00:38:45,599 --> 00:38:47,430
>> Mario Barahas and Elsie Darte are with

968
00:38:47,430 --> 00:38:47,440
» Mario Barahas and Elsie Darte are with

969
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,200
us to provide Spanish interpretation.

970
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,119
Mario, would you introduce yourself?

971
00:38:51,119 --> 00:38:53,910
>> Yes, mayor. Thank you. Good uh good

972
00:38:53,910 --> 00:38:53,920
» Yes, mayor. Thank you. Good uh good

973
00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:57,119
morning. Uh my name is Marioas. I'll be

974
00:38:57,119 --> 00:38:59,680
working uh with Elizart Spanish

975
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,200
interpreters.

976
00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:03,200
I'll now take a moment to introduce

977
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:04,560
ourselves to our Spanish speaking

978
00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:19,670
audience.

979
00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:42,950
facilit.

980
00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:44,640
Thank you, mayor.

981
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:46,630
>> Thank you so much. Will the city clerk

982
00:39:46,630 --> 00:39:46,640
» Thank you so much. Will the city clerk

983
00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,480
read the 24-hour paragraph?

984
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:49,750
>> The titles of the following ordinance

985
00:39:49,750 --> 00:39:49,760
» The titles of the following ordinance

986
00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:51,200
and resolution numbers on the agenda

987
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:52,960
were available to the public at least 24

988
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:54,560
hours prior to this council meeting and

989
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,160
therefore may be read by title or agenda

990
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:59,119
item only. Ordinances number G7525

991
00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:01,119
through 7532S

992
00:40:01,119 --> 00:40:04,240
53065 through 53089

993
00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:06,800
and resolutions 22388

994
00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,440
through 22390.

995
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,109
>> Will the city attorney explain public

996
00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:11,119
» Will the city attorney explain public

997
00:40:11,119 --> 00:40:11,920
comments?

998
00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:13,750
>> Yes. Thank you, mayor. Members of the

999
00:40:13,750 --> 00:40:13,760
» Yes. Thank you, mayor. Members of the

1000
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:15,359
public may speak for up to two minutes

1001
00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:17,440
to comment on agenda items. Comments

1002
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,359
must be related to the agenda item and

1003
00:40:19,359 --> 00:40:20,880
the action being considered by the

1004
00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:23,040
council. General comments that go beyond

1005
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:24,640
the scope of the agenda item should be

1006
00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:26,640
made during citizen comment session at

1007
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,720
the end of the agenda. The city council

1008
00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:30,560
and staff cannot discuss or comment on

1009
00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:31,839
matters related to pending

1010
00:40:31,839 --> 00:40:34,079
investigations, claims, or litigation.

1011
00:40:34,079 --> 00:40:35,599
Additionally, any member of the public

1012
00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:37,280
who appears before the council in their

1013
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:40,079
capacity as a lobbyist must, as required

1014
00:40:40,079 --> 00:40:42,160
by Phoenix City Code, disclose this fact

1015
00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:44,400
before addressing the council. The city

1016
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:46,480
code states that speakers must express

1017
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:47,920
their comments respectfully and

1018
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,160
courteously. Use of profane language

1019
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,079
threats or personal attacks on members

1020
00:40:52,079 --> 00:40:54,240
of the public, council members, or staff

1021
00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:56,240
are not allowed. Such comments are

1022
00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:57,760
disruptive and unrelated to the

1023
00:40:57,760 --> 00:40:59,839
council's business. Any person who

1024
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:01,280
violates these rules may lose their

1025
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:02,640
opportunity to speak further and could

1026
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,040
be asked to leave. Thank you, mayor.

1027
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:07,990
>> Thank you so much. Item number one is

1028
00:41:07,990 --> 00:41:08,000
» Thank you so much. Item number one is

1029
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,680
the for is formal meeting minutes.

1030
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:10,880
Councilwoman Gordado, do you have a

1031
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:12,480
motion on item one?

1032
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,870
>> Motion to approve item one.

1033
00:41:14,870 --> 00:41:14,880
» Motion to approve item one.

1034
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:15,589
>> Second.

1035
00:41:15,589 --> 00:41:15,599
» Second.

1036
00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:17,430
>> Motion and a second. All those in favor

1037
00:41:17,430 --> 00:41:17,440
» Motion and a second. All those in favor

1038
00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:18,160
say I.

1039
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:18,870
>> I.

1040
00:41:18,870 --> 00:41:18,880
» I.

1041
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,710
>> Any opposed? I

1042
00:41:20,710 --> 00:41:20,720
» Any opposed? I

1043
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:23,430
>> passes unanimously. Item number two, we

1044
00:41:23,430 --> 00:41:23,440
» passes unanimously. Item number two, we

1045
00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:25,520
have a great group of commissioners for

1046
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:27,040
boards and commissions. Vice Mayor, do

1047
00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:27,839
we have a motion?

1048
00:41:27,839 --> 00:41:29,910
>> Motion to approve the mayor, the revised

1049
00:41:29,910 --> 00:41:29,920
» Motion to approve the mayor, the revised

1050
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:31,520
mayor and city council boards and

1051
00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,359
commission nominations. Second.

1052
00:41:33,359 --> 00:41:35,910
>> We have a motion and a second.

1053
00:41:35,910 --> 00:41:35,920
» We have a motion and a second.

1054
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,630
>> Roll call.

1055
00:41:38,630 --> 00:41:38,640
» Roll call.

1056
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:39,190
>> Yes.

1057
00:41:39,190 --> 00:41:39,200
» Yes.

1058
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:39,990
>> Ernnandez,

1059
00:41:39,990 --> 00:41:40,000
» Ernnandez,

1060
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:40,630
>> yes.

1061
00:41:40,630 --> 00:41:40,640
» yes.

1062
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:41,349
>> O'Brien,

1063
00:41:41,349 --> 00:41:41,359
» O'Brien,

1064
00:41:41,359 --> 00:41:41,910
>> yes.

1065
00:41:41,910 --> 00:41:41,920
» yes.

1066
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:42,790
>> Pastor,

1067
00:41:42,790 --> 00:41:42,800
» Pastor,

1068
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:43,430
>> yes.

1069
00:41:43,430 --> 00:41:43,440
» yes.

1070
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:44,230
>> Robinson,

1071
00:41:44,230 --> 00:41:44,240
» Robinson,

1072
00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:44,870
>> yes.

1073
00:41:44,870 --> 00:41:44,880
» yes.

1074
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:46,710
>> Stark,

1075
00:41:46,710 --> 00:41:46,720
» Stark,

1076
00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:47,670
>> yes.

1077
00:41:47,670 --> 00:41:47,680
» yes.

1078
00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:48,150
>> Wearing,

1079
00:41:48,150 --> 00:41:48,160
» Wearing,

1080
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:48,550
>> yes.

1081
00:41:48,550 --> 00:41:48,560
» yes.

1082
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:49,510
>> Hudge Washington,

1083
00:41:49,510 --> 00:41:49,520
» Hudge Washington,

1084
00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:49,990
>> yes.

1085
00:41:49,990 --> 00:41:50,000
» yes.

1086
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:50,710
>> Figo,

1087
00:41:50,710 --> 00:41:50,720
» Figo,

1088
00:41:50,720 --> 00:41:51,190
>> yes.

1089
00:41:51,190 --> 00:41:51,200
» yes.

1090
00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:52,470
>> Passes 90.

1091
00:41:52,470 --> 00:41:52,480
» Passes 90.

1092
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:54,309
>> Congratulations to our new commissioners

1093
00:41:54,309 --> 00:41:54,319
» Congratulations to our new commissioners

1094
00:41:54,319 --> 00:41:57,040
on your unanimous approval. We'll ask

1095
00:41:57,040 --> 00:41:58,400
you to come forward for a swearing in

1096
00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:10,470
ceremony.

1097
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:22,470
Congratulations.

1098
00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,040
Please raise your right hand. I state

1099
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:27,760
your name. Ians

1100
00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:29,109
>> do solemnly swear

1101
00:42:29,109 --> 00:42:29,119
» do solemnly swear

1102
00:42:29,119 --> 00:42:30,230
>> do solemnly swear

1103
00:42:30,230 --> 00:42:30,240
» do solemnly swear

1104
00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:31,670
>> that I will support the Constitution of

1105
00:42:31,670 --> 00:42:31,680
» that I will support the Constitution of

1106
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:32,720
the United States

1107
00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:34,630
>> that I will support the Constitution of

1108
00:42:34,630 --> 00:42:34,640
» that I will support the Constitution of

1109
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:35,680
the United States

1110
00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:37,430
>> and the Constitution and laws

1111
00:42:37,430 --> 00:42:37,440
» and the Constitution and laws

1112
00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:38,950
>> and the Constitution and laws

1113
00:42:38,950 --> 00:42:38,960
» and the Constitution and laws

1114
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:40,150
>> of the State of Arizona

1115
00:42:40,150 --> 00:42:40,160
» of the State of Arizona

1116
00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:41,589
>> of the State of Arizona

1117
00:42:41,589 --> 00:42:41,599
» of the State of Arizona

1118
00:42:41,599 --> 00:42:43,190
>> that I will bear true faith

1119
00:42:43,190 --> 00:42:43,200
» that I will bear true faith

1120
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:44,550
>> that I will bear true faith

1121
00:42:44,550 --> 00:42:44,560
» that I will bear true faith

1122
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:45,910
>> and allegiance to the same

1123
00:42:45,910 --> 00:42:45,920
» and allegiance to the same

1124
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:47,270
>> and allegiance to the same

1125
00:42:47,270 --> 00:42:47,280
» and allegiance to the same

1126
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:49,349
>> and defend them against all enemies

1127
00:42:49,349 --> 00:42:49,359
» and defend them against all enemies

1128
00:42:49,359 --> 00:42:51,270
>> and defend them against all enemies,

1129
00:42:51,270 --> 00:42:51,280
» and defend them against all enemies,

1130
00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:52,390
>> foreign and domestic.

1131
00:42:52,390 --> 00:42:52,400
» foreign and domestic.

1132
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:53,510
>> foreign and domestic.

1133
00:42:53,510 --> 00:42:53,520
» foreign and domestic.

1134
00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:54,550
>> And that I will faithfully and

1135
00:42:54,550 --> 00:42:54,560
» And that I will faithfully and

1136
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,520
impartially I faithfully

1137
00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:59,670
>> discharge the duties of the office of

1138
00:42:59,670 --> 00:42:59,680
» discharge the duties of the office of

1139
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:01,990
>> discharge the duties of the office of

1140
00:43:01,990 --> 00:43:02,000
» discharge the duties of the office of

1141
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:03,030
>> state your office

1142
00:43:03,030 --> 00:43:03,040
» state your office

1143
00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:06,309
>> commission

1144
00:43:06,319 --> 00:43:07,920
» according to the best of my ability

1145
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:09,589
>> according to the best of my ability.

1146
00:43:09,589 --> 00:43:09,599
» according to the best of my ability.

1147
00:43:09,599 --> 00:43:10,470
>> So help me God.

1148
00:43:10,470 --> 00:43:10,480
» So help me God.

1149
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:11,349
>> So help me God.

1150
00:43:11,349 --> 00:43:11,359
» So help me God.

1151
00:43:11,359 --> 00:43:13,109
>> Congratulations. Thank you for

1152
00:43:13,109 --> 00:43:13,119
» Congratulations. Thank you for

1153
00:43:13,119 --> 00:43:27,270
continuing to serve our city.

1154
00:43:27,280 --> 00:44:27,430
Or you can shake the hands.

1155
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:29,200
Thank you so much to our boards and

1156
00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:30,880
commissions members. Such an important

1157
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:33,359
role in the city of Phoenix. We next

1158
00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:37,119
move on to appointments of municipal

1159
00:44:37,119 --> 00:44:39,599
court judges. And we have two today.

1160
00:44:39,599 --> 00:44:41,839
Vice Mayor motion to approve the

1161
00:44:41,839 --> 00:44:44,480
swearing in of Judge Laura E. Lori and

1162
00:44:44,480 --> 00:44:47,440
Judge Tina Solomon as Phoenix Municipal

1163
00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:48,480
Court judges.

1164
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:49,270
>> Second.

1165
00:44:49,270 --> 00:44:49,280
» Second.

1166
00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:52,870
>> Have a motion and a second. Roll call.

1167
00:44:52,870 --> 00:44:52,880
» Have a motion and a second. Roll call.

1168
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:53,430
>> Yes.

1169
00:44:53,430 --> 00:44:53,440
» Yes.

1170
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:54,309
>> Hernandez,

1171
00:44:54,309 --> 00:44:54,319
» Hernandez,

1172
00:44:54,319 --> 00:44:54,870
>> yes.

1173
00:44:54,870 --> 00:44:54,880
» yes.

1174
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:55,670
>> O'Brien,

1175
00:44:55,670 --> 00:44:55,680
» O'Brien,

1176
00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:56,309
>> yes.

1177
00:44:56,309 --> 00:44:56,319
» yes.

1178
00:44:56,319 --> 00:44:57,190
>> Pastor,

1179
00:44:57,190 --> 00:44:57,200
» Pastor,

1180
00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:58,390
>> yes. Yes.

1181
00:44:58,390 --> 00:44:58,400
» yes. Yes.

1182
00:44:58,400 --> 00:44:59,190
>> Robinson,

1183
00:44:59,190 --> 00:44:59,200
» Robinson,

1184
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:00,150
>> yes.

1185
00:45:00,150 --> 00:45:00,160
» yes.

1186
00:45:00,160 --> 00:45:02,150
>> Stark,

1187
00:45:02,150 --> 00:45:02,160
» Stark,

1188
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:03,190
>> yes.

1189
00:45:03,190 --> 00:45:03,200
» yes.

1190
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:03,750
>> Wearing,

1191
00:45:03,750 --> 00:45:03,760
» Wearing,

1192
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:04,309
>> yes.

1193
00:45:04,309 --> 00:45:04,319
» yes.

1194
00:45:04,319 --> 00:45:05,589
>> Hodgej Washington,

1195
00:45:05,589 --> 00:45:05,599
» Hodgej Washington,

1196
00:45:05,599 --> 00:45:07,910
>> yes. FGO,

1197
00:45:07,910 --> 00:45:07,920
» yes. FGO,

1198
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:08,630
>> yes.

1199
00:45:08,630 --> 00:45:08,640
» yes.

1200
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:11,190
>> Passes 90. Both judges are longtime city

1201
00:45:11,190 --> 00:45:11,200
» Passes 90. Both judges are longtime city

1202
00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:13,200
of Phoenix public servants and we are

1203
00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:16,000
excited to unanimously approve their

1204
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,160
swearing in. Today we'll conduct two

1205
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:19,599
separate ceremonies. We'll begin with

1206
00:45:19,599 --> 00:45:21,359
Judge Lowry and then we will do a second

1207
00:45:21,359 --> 00:45:38,710
ceremony for Judge Solomon.

1208
00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:41,680
Thank you. And do you want to introduce

1209
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:44,319
who are with us? This is my son Nick

1210
00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:47,040
Lowry, his wife, and my daughter-in-law,

1211
00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:50,240
Lauren Lowry. And in two weeks, it'll be

1212
00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:58,230
my first grandchild, London Lowry.

1213
00:45:58,240 --> 00:45:59,839
Huge congratulations to the whole

1214
00:45:59,839 --> 00:46:01,599
family. I state your name.

1215
00:46:01,599 --> 00:46:02,790
>> I, Laura Lowry,

1216
00:46:02,790 --> 00:46:02,800
» I, Laura Lowry,

1217
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:03,829
>> do solemnly swear

1218
00:46:03,829 --> 00:46:03,839
» do solemnly swear

1219
00:46:03,839 --> 00:46:05,030
>> do solemnly swear

1220
00:46:05,030 --> 00:46:05,040
» do solemnly swear

1221
00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:06,470
>> that I will support the Constitution of

1222
00:46:06,470 --> 00:46:06,480
» that I will support the Constitution of

1223
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:07,280
the United States

1224
00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:08,870
>> that I will support the Constitution of

1225
00:46:08,870 --> 00:46:08,880
» that I will support the Constitution of

1226
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:09,760
the United States

1227
00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:11,109
>> and the Constitution and laws of the

1228
00:46:11,109 --> 00:46:11,119
» and the Constitution and laws of the

1229
00:46:11,119 --> 00:46:11,839
State of Arizona

1230
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:13,349
>> and the Constitution and laws of the

1231
00:46:13,349 --> 00:46:13,359
» and the Constitution and laws of the

1232
00:46:13,359 --> 00:46:14,319
state of Arizona.

1233
00:46:14,319 --> 00:46:15,430
>> That I will bear true faith and

1234
00:46:15,430 --> 00:46:15,440
» That I will bear true faith and

1235
00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:16,480
allegiance to the same.

1236
00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:17,750
>> That I will bear true faith and

1237
00:46:17,750 --> 00:46:17,760
» That I will bear true faith and

1238
00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:18,880
allegiance to the same

1239
00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:20,470
>> and defend them against all enemies.

1240
00:46:20,470 --> 00:46:20,480
» and defend them against all enemies.

1241
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:22,230
>> and defend them against all enemies,

1242
00:46:22,230 --> 00:46:22,240
» and defend them against all enemies,

1243
00:46:22,240 --> 00:46:23,190
>> foreign and domestic.

1244
00:46:23,190 --> 00:46:23,200
» foreign and domestic.

1245
00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:24,710
>> foreign and domestic. and that I will

1246
00:46:24,710 --> 00:46:24,720
» foreign and domestic. and that I will

1247
00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:25,839
faithfully and impartially

1248
00:46:25,839 --> 00:46:27,190
>> And that I will faithfully and

1249
00:46:27,190 --> 00:46:27,200
» And that I will faithfully and

1250
00:46:27,200 --> 00:46:27,920
impartially

1251
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:29,190
>> discharge the duties of Phoenix

1252
00:46:29,190 --> 00:46:29,200
» discharge the duties of Phoenix

1253
00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:30,400
Municipal Court Judge

1254
00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:31,910
>> discharge the duties of Phoenix

1255
00:46:31,910 --> 00:46:31,920
» discharge the duties of Phoenix

1256
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:33,119
Municipal Court Judge

1257
00:46:33,119 --> 00:46:34,630
>> according to the best of my ability.

1258
00:46:34,630 --> 00:46:34,640
» according to the best of my ability.

1259
00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:36,069
>> according to the best of my ability.

1260
00:46:36,069 --> 00:46:36,079
» according to the best of my ability.

1261
00:46:36,079 --> 00:46:36,870
>> So help me God.

1262
00:46:36,870 --> 00:46:36,880
» So help me God.

1263
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:37,829
>> So help me God.

1264
00:46:37,829 --> 00:46:37,839
» So help me God.

1265
00:46:37,839 --> 00:46:39,349
>> Congratulations. Thank you for your

1266
00:46:39,349 --> 00:46:39,359
» Congratulations. Thank you for your

1267
00:46:39,359 --> 00:46:39,760
service.

1268
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:57,030
>> Thank you so much.

1269
00:46:57,040 --> 00:46:58,880
We'll let the city council congratulate

1270
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:00,800
Judge Lowry and then we will conduct the

1271
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:08,870
swearing in ceremony for Judge Solomon.

1272
00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:22,550
» Ready? Okay.

1273
00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:24,400
Okay, it's fine. Thank you.

1274
00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:26,309
>> Please raise your right hand. I state

1275
00:47:26,309 --> 00:47:26,319
» Please raise your right hand. I state

1276
00:47:26,319 --> 00:47:26,880
your name.

1277
00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:28,150
>> I, Tina Solomon,

1278
00:47:28,150 --> 00:47:28,160
» I, Tina Solomon,

1279
00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:29,270
>> do solemnly swear

1280
00:47:29,270 --> 00:47:29,280
» do solemnly swear

1281
00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:30,390
>> do solemnly swear

1282
00:47:30,390 --> 00:47:30,400
» do solemnly swear

1283
00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:31,750
>> that I will support the Constitution of

1284
00:47:31,750 --> 00:47:31,760
» that I will support the Constitution of

1285
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:32,640
the United States

1286
00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:33,990
>> that I will support the Constitution of

1287
00:47:33,990 --> 00:47:34,000
» that I will support the Constitution of

1288
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:34,800
the United States

1289
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:36,230
>> and the Constitution and laws of the

1290
00:47:36,230 --> 00:47:36,240
» and the Constitution and laws of the

1291
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:37,040
State of Arizona

1292
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:38,470
>> and the Constitution and the laws of the

1293
00:47:38,470 --> 00:47:38,480
» and the Constitution and the laws of the

1294
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:39,359
state of Arizona.

1295
00:47:39,359 --> 00:47:40,550
>> That I will bear true faith and

1296
00:47:40,550 --> 00:47:40,560
» That I will bear true faith and

1297
00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:41,599
allegiance to the same.

1298
00:47:41,599 --> 00:47:43,030
>> That I will bear true faith and

1299
00:47:43,030 --> 00:47:43,040
» That I will bear true faith and

1300
00:47:43,040 --> 00:47:44,000
allegiance to the same.

1301
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:45,510
>> and defend them against all enemies.

1302
00:47:45,510 --> 00:47:45,520
» and defend them against all enemies.

1303
00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,190
>> and defend and defend them against all

1304
00:47:47,190 --> 00:47:47,200
» and defend and defend them against all

1305
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:47,680
enemies.

1306
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:48,950
>> Foreign and domestic. forward and

1307
00:47:48,950 --> 00:47:48,960
» Foreign and domestic. forward and

1308
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:49,440
domestic.

1309
00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:50,470
>> And that I will faithfully and

1310
00:47:50,470 --> 00:47:50,480
» And that I will faithfully and

1311
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:51,280
impartially

1312
00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:52,550
>> And that I will faithfully and

1313
00:47:52,550 --> 00:47:52,560
» And that I will faithfully and

1314
00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:53,280
impartially

1315
00:47:53,280 --> 00:47:54,550
>> discharge the duties of Phoenix

1316
00:47:54,550 --> 00:47:54,560
» discharge the duties of Phoenix

1317
00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:55,680
Municipal Court Judge

1318
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,030
>> discharge the duties of Phoenix

1319
00:47:57,030 --> 00:47:57,040
» discharge the duties of Phoenix

1320
00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:58,079
Municipal Court Judge

1321
00:47:58,079 --> 00:47:59,510
>> according to the best of my ability.

1322
00:47:59,510 --> 00:47:59,520
» according to the best of my ability.

1323
00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:00,790
>> according to the best of my ability.

1324
00:48:00,790 --> 00:48:00,800
» according to the best of my ability.

1325
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:01,430
>> So help me God.

1326
00:48:01,430 --> 00:48:01,440
» So help me God.

1327
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:02,150
>> So help me God.

1328
00:48:02,150 --> 00:48:02,160
» So help me God.

1329
00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:35,910
>> Thank you for stepping up for our city.

1330
00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:38,079
Thank you so much to our municipal court

1331
00:48:38,079 --> 00:48:39,280
judges. We have one of the best

1332
00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:41,440
municipal court systems in the country

1333
00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:43,040
and they keep innovating and trying to

1334
00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:44,240
serve our community even more

1335
00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:47,200
effectively. We next go on to the liquor

1336
00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:48,880
license bingo and offtrack betting

1337
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:51,119
applications portion of our agenda. The

1338
00:48:51,119 --> 00:48:52,960
Phoenix City Council serves an advisory

1339
00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:54,720
role to the state of Arizona on liquor

1340
00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:56,800
licenses. Vice Mayor, do we have a

1341
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:57,359
motion?

1342
00:48:57,359 --> 00:48:59,990
>> Motion to approve items 4 through 36,

1343
00:48:59,990 --> 00:49:00,000
» Motion to approve items 4 through 36,

1344
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,480
except items 35 and 36.

1345
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:03,190
>> Second.

1346
00:49:03,190 --> 00:49:03,200
» Second.

1347
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:04,790
>> We have a motion and a second. All those

1348
00:49:04,790 --> 00:49:04,800
» We have a motion and a second. All those

1349
00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:06,240
in favor, please say I.

1350
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:09,030
>> I. Any oppose? Nay.

1351
00:49:09,030 --> 00:49:09,040
» I. Any oppose? Nay.

1352
00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:12,230
>> Passes unanimously. We next go to item

1353
00:49:12,230 --> 00:49:12,240
» Passes unanimously. We next go to item

1354
00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:14,000
35.

1355
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:17,680
Item 35 is Garden of Eden Grill. This is

1356
00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:22,960
in district two. Uh we do have uh one

1357
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,480
speaker on that. Councilman Wearing,

1358
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:25,680
should we hear from the speaker or do

1359
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:26,309
>> Yes, please.

1360
00:49:26,309 --> 00:49:26,319
» Yes, please.

1361
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:28,390
>> All right. Uh

1362
00:49:28,390 --> 00:49:28,400
» All right. Uh

1363
00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:30,470
>> Alliance Zawadi, if you could please

1364
00:49:30,470 --> 00:49:30,480
» Alliance Zawadi, if you could please

1365
00:49:30,480 --> 00:50:16,790
come forward.

1366
00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:22,069
You may begin when you're ready.

1367
00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:24,720
» Thank you so much. Um,

1368
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:28,160
I want to say that um

1369
00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:31,280
some of u the report from police is

1370
00:50:31,280 --> 00:50:36,000
incorrect. Um one is that he uh the

1371
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,000
police said there's a stage in the

1372
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,359
restaurant but that's incorrect. There's

1373
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:43,359
no stage anymore. That was for the

1374
00:50:43,359 --> 00:50:46,160
previous owner. There's no stage in in

1375
00:50:46,160 --> 00:50:51,349
the restaurant right now.

1376
00:50:51,359 --> 00:50:57,200
Okay. Another one he said that uh

1377
00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:02,079
the sign outside it says private party

1378
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:05,520
and uh live entertainment but there's

1379
00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:09,599
not I have a proof of uh how the outside

1380
00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:12,559
sign look like right now. So there's no

1381
00:51:12,559 --> 00:51:18,470
uh live entertainment.

1382
00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:21,440
Uh also he say about the neighbors being

1383
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:24,800
complaining about the noise. Uh also

1384
00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:29,440
that's incorrect. I have uh 11 business

1385
00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:34,319
neighbors the sign or the papers for me

1386
00:51:34,319 --> 00:51:37,040
saying that I never have a problem with

1387
00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:40,160
any noises or anything. So I have all

1388
00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:43,359
the proof of it.

1389
00:51:43,359 --> 00:51:47,200
Also he say about um me not making like

1390
00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:49,760
the restaurant is now making 40% of the

1391
00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:54,000
sale of the food. That's also incorrect.

1392
00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:58,319
I have all the proof of uh like all the

1393
00:51:58,319 --> 00:51:59,839
sales

1394
00:51:59,839 --> 00:52:02,319
with me right now. So I have it and I

1395
00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:06,000
send it to him via text message and um

1396
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:17,990
also email.

1397
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:22,630
He also mentioned about

1398
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:24,240
» You can finish the thought.

1399
00:52:24,240 --> 00:52:28,630
>> Okay. He also mentioned about um about

1400
00:52:28,630 --> 00:52:28,640
» Okay. He also mentioned about um about

1401
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:32,880
uh May 30 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

1402
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:33,670
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

1403
00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:37,119
11 11 11 11 11 1150. They say the police

1404
00:52:37,119 --> 00:52:39,920
uh saying that I have party at the

1405
00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:43,280
restaurant also. That's incorrect. It

1406
00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:46,480
was my brother graduation dinner. So

1407
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:49,119
they eat after they I cook the buffet

1408
00:52:49,119 --> 00:52:52,480
for them. They eat after they they eat.

1409
00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,280
I crossed the restaurant around 11:30.

1410
00:52:55,280 --> 00:52:57,760
So, they went outside. What happened

1411
00:52:57,760 --> 00:52:59,839
outside? I didn't know what's happened

1412
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:00,640
outside.

1413
00:53:00,640 --> 00:53:02,150
>> Wonderful. Thank you so much for letting

1414
00:53:02,150 --> 00:53:02,160
» Wonderful. Thank you so much for letting

1415
00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:03,520
us have that person important

1416
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:05,040
information. Uh,

1417
00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:06,630
>> mayor, may we have a response from

1418
00:53:06,630 --> 00:53:06,640
» mayor, may we have a response from

1419
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:11,190
police and the clerk?

1420
00:53:11,200 --> 00:53:12,720
» Yeah, if you don't mind, I kind of go

1421
00:53:12,720 --> 00:53:14,960
through a few things with that. So, uh,

1422
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:16,720
there was some changes made to the

1423
00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:18,720
property. Um, and again, good morning,

1424
00:53:18,720 --> 00:53:21,520
mayor and council members. Um I guess

1425
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:22,720
introduce myself. So I'm Jeremy

1426
00:53:22,720 --> 00:53:24,240
Campbell. I'm a community action officer

1427
00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:26,319
out of Black Mountain precinct um where

1428
00:53:26,319 --> 00:53:29,280
Guardian Grill is at. So um we do stand

1429
00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,920
by the disapproval um Phoenix Police

1430
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:33,839
Department and Gardinina Grill. Um an

1431
00:53:33,839 --> 00:53:35,680
inspection there is also further stuff

1432
00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:37,839
that um

1433
00:53:37,839 --> 00:53:40,160
brings issues. Um there is color

1434
00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:41,520
changing lights in the inside and there

1435
00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:43,760
is still music equipment in the stands

1436
00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:46,880
uh with huge speakers inside. Um the

1437
00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:48,559
neighboring businesses did identify

1438
00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:50,160
concerns about the changes made to the

1439
00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:53,119
interior of the restaurant um as it

1440
00:53:53,119 --> 00:53:55,280
appears more like a banquet hall and a

1441
00:53:55,280 --> 00:53:58,240
club. Um the application is for a series

1442
00:53:58,240 --> 00:53:59,839
12 license which is bonafideed

1443
00:53:59,839 --> 00:54:02,400
restaurant like a casual eery or dining

1444
00:54:02,400 --> 00:54:04,079
um where primary sales for food is at

1445
00:54:04,079 --> 00:54:07,520
least 40% not a club. Um the diagram

1446
00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,359
submitted with application did not match

1447
00:54:09,359 --> 00:54:12,480
match excuse me the on-site visit. Uh

1448
00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:14,160
the limited food which is in the fridge

1449
00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:15,760
is nothing that appears to match what is

1450
00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:17,599
listed on the menu at the location and

1451
00:54:17,599 --> 00:54:19,520
this minimal food could not even support

1452
00:54:19,520 --> 00:54:21,359
a restaurant. Um when looking in the

1453
00:54:21,359 --> 00:54:23,599
fridges the menu outside shows

1454
00:54:23,599 --> 00:54:25,359
Mediterranean food and the applicant

1455
00:54:25,359 --> 00:54:27,119
stated is Ethiopian cuisine which was

1456
00:54:27,119 --> 00:54:30,400
submitted with the application. [snorts]

1457
00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:32,160
Uh the neighboring business is advised

1458
00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:34,079
they usually leave about 8 to 8:30 at

1459
00:54:34,079 --> 00:54:35,920
night and the business is never open

1460
00:54:35,920 --> 00:54:37,520
when she identified that she is open

1461
00:54:37,520 --> 00:54:39,920
from Wednesday to Sunday from 2:00 p.m.

1462
00:54:39,920 --> 00:54:42,160
to 11:00 p.m. [clears throat] Um since

1463
00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:45,200
the applica application was submitted uh

1464
00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:46,720
there has been several police calls

1465
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:49,447
regarding Garden of Eden uh grill

1466
00:54:49,447 --> 00:54:50,880
[clears throat] uh one of which was a

1467
00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:53,200
large gathering um which Alliance speaks

1468
00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:55,599
of with individuals outside and this was

1469
00:54:55,599 --> 00:54:57,520
after midnight. officers responded,

1470
00:54:57,520 --> 00:54:58,800
spoke to individuals, and they

1471
00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:00,720
identified, uh, that there was a party

1472
00:55:00,720 --> 00:55:02,640
at the venue, uh, which is not supposed

1473
00:55:02,640 --> 00:55:04,800
to be a venue. There's also been

1474
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:07,599
multiple alarm calls, uh, to neighboring

1475
00:55:07,599 --> 00:55:09,040
businesses, and when the officers

1476
00:55:09,040 --> 00:55:12,480
arrived, there's loud music coming from

1477
00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:13,920
Garden Eden and Grow, which has been at

1478
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:16,720
1:00 in the morning. Um, so, mayor and

1479
00:55:16,720 --> 00:55:18,880
council members, I just like to say, um,

1480
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:20,480
this is a few of the reasons the Phoenix

1481
00:55:20,480 --> 00:55:21,680
Police Department does recommend

1482
00:55:21,680 --> 00:55:24,079
disapproval based on the above findings.

1483
00:55:24,079 --> 00:55:26,000
The applicant has not shown that she is

1484
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:27,599
capable, qualified, or reliable to hold

1485
00:55:27,599 --> 00:55:29,760
a liquor license. In addition, based on

1486
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:31,440
the recent calls for service, which is

1487
00:55:31,440 --> 00:55:34,000
of great concern, I expressed by

1488
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:35,839
neighbors, the establishment does not

1489
00:55:35,839 --> 00:55:37,280
meet the requirements of a series 12

1490
00:55:37,280 --> 00:55:39,520
liquor license and the community will

1491
00:55:39,520 --> 00:55:41,359
not substantially be served by the

1492
00:55:41,359 --> 00:55:44,079
issuance of this license. Thank you, ma.

1493
00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:45,359
Mayor, council members,

1494
00:55:45,359 --> 00:55:47,270
>> thank you so much. Councilman Wearing,

1495
00:55:47,270 --> 00:55:47,280
» thank you so much. Councilman Wearing,

1496
00:55:47,280 --> 00:55:49,030
>> I'm ready to make a motion. Mayor, I

1497
00:55:49,030 --> 00:55:49,040
» I'm ready to make a motion. Mayor, I

1498
00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:50,240
move to disapprove.

1499
00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:51,990
>> Second.

1500
00:55:51,990 --> 00:55:52,000
» Second.

1501
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:53,760
We have a motion and a second. And do

1502
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:55,920
Kristen, do we need the whole reason for

1503
00:55:55,920 --> 00:55:57,760
disapproval?

1504
00:55:57,760 --> 00:55:59,109
>> Uh, thank you, mayor. Only if the

1505
00:55:59,109 --> 00:55:59,119
» Uh, thank you, mayor. Only if the

1506
00:55:59,119 --> 00:56:00,240
council requires us.

1507
00:56:00,240 --> 00:56:00,630
>> Great.

1508
00:56:00,630 --> 00:56:00,640
» Great.

1509
00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:05,510
>> All right. Roll call.

1510
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:06,319
» Yes.

1511
00:56:06,319 --> 00:56:07,270
>> Hernandez,

1512
00:56:07,270 --> 00:56:07,280
» Hernandez,

1513
00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:07,829
>> yes.

1514
00:56:07,829 --> 00:56:07,839
» yes.

1515
00:56:07,839 --> 00:56:08,630
>> O'Brien,

1516
00:56:08,630 --> 00:56:08,640
» O'Brien,

1517
00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:09,190
>> yes.

1518
00:56:09,190 --> 00:56:09,200
» yes.

1519
00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:10,710
>> Pastor,

1520
00:56:10,710 --> 00:56:10,720
» Pastor,

1521
00:56:10,720 --> 00:56:11,349
>> yes.

1522
00:56:11,349 --> 00:56:11,359
» yes.

1523
00:56:11,359 --> 00:56:12,069
>> Robinson,

1524
00:56:12,069 --> 00:56:12,079
» Robinson,

1525
00:56:12,079 --> 00:56:12,630
>> yes.

1526
00:56:12,630 --> 00:56:12,640
» yes.

1527
00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:14,230
>> Stark,

1528
00:56:14,230 --> 00:56:14,240
» Stark,

1529
00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:15,030
>> yes.

1530
00:56:15,030 --> 00:56:15,040
» yes.

1531
00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:15,510
>> Wearing,

1532
00:56:15,510 --> 00:56:15,520
» Wearing,

1533
00:56:15,520 --> 00:56:15,910
>> yes.

1534
00:56:15,910 --> 00:56:15,920
» yes.

1535
00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:18,309
>> Hodge Washington,

1536
00:56:18,309 --> 00:56:18,319
» Hodge Washington,

1537
00:56:18,319 --> 00:56:18,789
>> yes.

1538
00:56:18,789 --> 00:56:18,799
» yes.

1539
00:56:18,799 --> 00:56:22,470
>> Passes 90. [clears throat]

1540
00:56:22,470 --> 00:56:22,480
» Passes 90. [clears throat]

1541
00:56:22,480 --> 00:56:26,240
Thank you. Item 36 is Sky Market. It is

1542
00:56:26,240 --> 00:56:28,079
in district 3. We do not have anyone

1543
00:56:28,079 --> 00:56:29,839
registered to speak on this item.

1544
00:56:29,839 --> 00:56:32,160
Councilwoman Stark.

1545
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:35,190
>> Yes. I'm prepared to make a motion. I

1546
00:56:35,190 --> 00:56:35,200
» Yes. I'm prepared to make a motion. I

1547
00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:38,160
recommend that we disprove this liquor

1548
00:56:38,160 --> 00:56:41,440
license uh for two reasons. First, we've

1549
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:44,720
had neighborhood protest. And secondly,

1550
00:56:44,720 --> 00:56:48,480
the applicant has not resolved the

1551
00:56:48,480 --> 00:56:51,440
pending City of Phoenix building and

1552
00:56:51,440 --> 00:56:53,599
zoning requirements.

1553
00:56:53,599 --> 00:56:55,270
>> Second.

1554
00:56:55,270 --> 00:56:55,280
» Second.

1555
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:57,349
>> We have a motion and a second. Roll

1556
00:56:57,349 --> 00:56:57,359
» We have a motion and a second. Roll

1557
00:56:57,359 --> 00:56:59,040
call.

1558
00:56:59,040 --> 00:56:59,510
>> Yes.

1559
00:56:59,510 --> 00:56:59,520
» Yes.

1560
00:56:59,520 --> 00:57:01,190
>> Hernandez,

1561
00:57:01,190 --> 00:57:01,200
» Hernandez,

1562
00:57:01,200 --> 00:57:01,750
>> yes.

1563
00:57:01,750 --> 00:57:01,760
» yes.

1564
00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:02,630
>> O'Brien,

1565
00:57:02,630 --> 00:57:02,640
» O'Brien,

1566
00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:03,109
>> yes.

1567
00:57:03,109 --> 00:57:03,119
» yes.

1568
00:57:03,119 --> 00:57:04,789
>> Pastor,

1569
00:57:04,789 --> 00:57:04,799
» Pastor,

1570
00:57:04,799 --> 00:57:05,430
>> yes.

1571
00:57:05,430 --> 00:57:05,440
» yes.

1572
00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:06,230
>> Robinson,

1573
00:57:06,230 --> 00:57:06,240
» Robinson,

1574
00:57:06,240 --> 00:57:06,870
>> yes.

1575
00:57:06,870 --> 00:57:06,880
» yes.

1576
00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:08,470
>> Stark,

1577
00:57:08,470 --> 00:57:08,480
» Stark,

1578
00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:09,109
>> yes.

1579
00:57:09,109 --> 00:57:09,119
» yes.

1580
00:57:09,119 --> 00:57:09,670
>> Wearing,

1581
00:57:09,670 --> 00:57:09,680
» Wearing,

1582
00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:10,150
>> yes.

1583
00:57:10,150 --> 00:57:10,160
» yes.

1584
00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:11,109
>> Haj Washington,

1585
00:57:11,109 --> 00:57:11,119
» Haj Washington,

1586
00:57:11,119 --> 00:57:11,589
>> yes.

1587
00:57:11,589 --> 00:57:11,599
» yes.

1588
00:57:11,599 --> 00:57:12,309
>> GGO,

1589
00:57:12,309 --> 00:57:12,319
» GGO,

1590
00:57:12,319 --> 00:57:15,109
>> yes. passes 90.

1591
00:57:15,109 --> 00:57:15,119
» yes. passes 90.

1592
00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:16,470
>> All right, that concludes the liquor

1593
00:57:16,470 --> 00:57:16,480
» All right, that concludes the liquor

1594
00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:18,720
license portion of our agenda. City

1595
00:57:18,720 --> 00:57:20,000
clerk, are we ready for ordinances,

1596
00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:21,440
resolutions, new business, planning, and

1597
00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:21,920
zoning?

1598
00:57:21,920 --> 00:57:23,190
>> Yes, mayor.

1599
00:57:23,190 --> 00:57:23,200
» Yes, mayor.

1600
00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:26,870
>> Vice Mayor, motion to approve item.

1601
00:57:26,870 --> 00:57:26,880
» Vice Mayor, motion to approve item.

1602
00:57:26,880 --> 00:57:29,760
Motion to approve items 37 through 91

1603
00:57:29,760 --> 00:57:33,440
except for the following items 51, 52,

1604
00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:40,000
60, 65, 75, 77, 89, 90, and 91. Noting

1605
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:43,680
that item 48 is as revised, item 83 is

1606
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:46,240
withdrawn, item 89 has additional

1607
00:57:46,240 --> 00:57:48,319
information. And can the clerk confirm

1608
00:57:48,319 --> 00:57:49,839
are there any other items that should be

1609
00:57:49,839 --> 00:57:53,359
excluded for in-person public comments?

1610
00:57:53,359 --> 00:57:55,109
>> Mayor, Vice Mayor, no other items to

1611
00:57:55,109 --> 00:57:55,119
» Mayor, Vice Mayor, no other items to

1612
00:57:55,119 --> 00:57:56,799
exclude at this time.

1613
00:57:56,799 --> 00:57:57,750
>> Second.

1614
00:57:57,750 --> 00:57:57,760
» Second.

1615
00:57:57,760 --> 00:58:00,870
>> Have a motion and a second. Roll call.

1616
00:58:00,870 --> 00:58:00,880
» Have a motion and a second. Roll call.

1617
00:58:00,880 --> 00:58:01,750
>> Ward,

1618
00:58:01,750 --> 00:58:01,760
» Ward,

1619
00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:02,309
>> yes.

1620
00:58:02,309 --> 00:58:02,319
» yes.

1621
00:58:02,319 --> 00:58:03,190
>> Hernandez,

1622
00:58:03,190 --> 00:58:03,200
» Hernandez,

1623
00:58:03,200 --> 00:58:03,829
>> yes.

1624
00:58:03,829 --> 00:58:03,839
» yes.

1625
00:58:03,839 --> 00:58:04,950
>> O'Brien,

1626
00:58:04,950 --> 00:58:04,960
» O'Brien,

1627
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:05,589
>> yes.

1628
00:58:05,589 --> 00:58:05,599
» yes.

1629
00:58:05,599 --> 00:58:07,270
>> Pastor,

1630
00:58:07,270 --> 00:58:07,280
» Pastor,

1631
00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:08,710
>> yes. Robinson,

1632
00:58:08,710 --> 00:58:08,720
» yes. Robinson,

1633
00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:09,349
>> yes.

1634
00:58:09,349 --> 00:58:09,359
» yes.

1635
00:58:09,359 --> 00:58:11,109
>> Stark,

1636
00:58:11,109 --> 00:58:11,119
» Stark,

1637
00:58:11,119 --> 00:58:11,990
>> yes.

1638
00:58:11,990 --> 00:58:12,000
» yes.

1639
00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:12,470
>> Wearing,

1640
00:58:12,470 --> 00:58:12,480
» Wearing,

1641
00:58:12,480 --> 00:58:13,030
>> yes.

1642
00:58:13,030 --> 00:58:13,040
» yes.

1643
00:58:13,040 --> 00:58:14,069
>> Hodgej Washington,

1644
00:58:14,069 --> 00:58:14,079
» Hodgej Washington,

1645
00:58:14,079 --> 00:58:16,150
>> yes. GGO,

1646
00:58:16,150 --> 00:58:16,160
» yes. GGO,

1647
00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:16,870
>> yes.

1648
00:58:16,870 --> 00:58:16,880
» yes.

1649
00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:23,190
>> Passes 90.

1650
00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:25,440
Next is item 51, which is a public

1651
00:58:25,440 --> 00:58:26,880
hearing on the adoption of the property

1652
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:33,599
tax levy for 2026 2027 fiscal year.

1653
00:58:33,599 --> 00:58:34,960
We'll open the public hearing. We have

1654
00:58:34,960 --> 00:58:36,480
one member of the public to testify.

1655
00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:41,990
Elizabeth Venal.

1656
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:44,160
» I'm not going to say anything that

1657
00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:46,079
exciting, but I support this property

1658
00:58:46,079 --> 00:58:48,480
tax because I support the need to

1659
00:58:48,480 --> 00:58:50,000
generate revenues from the city of

1660
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:54,950
Phoenix through its programs.

1661
00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:57,200
» Thank you so much, Elizabeth. You've

1662
00:58:57,200 --> 00:58:58,880
long advocated for general fund funding

1663
00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:00,720
for fighting homelessness, and this is a

1664
00:59:00,720 --> 00:59:04,000
big year for that. uh property tax levy.

1665
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:05,920
The property tax will notch down in the

1666
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:07,680
property tax rate. So a small decrease

1667
00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:10,319
in the property tax rate.

1668
00:59:10,319 --> 00:59:12,400
Close the public hearing. The next item

1669
00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:14,480
is a related item which is the adoption

1670
00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:17,920
of the property tax levy for the 2026 27

1671
00:59:17,920 --> 00:59:20,880
fiscal year. Vice Mayor motion. Motion

1672
00:59:20,880 --> 00:59:22,960
to adopt the property tax levy for the

1673
00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:25,680
2026 2027 fiscal year.

1674
00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:27,510
>> Second.

1675
00:59:27,510 --> 00:59:27,520
» Second.

1676
00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:29,430
>> We have a motion and a second. Roll

1677
00:59:29,430 --> 00:59:29,440
» We have a motion and a second. Roll

1678
00:59:29,440 --> 00:59:31,359
call. Ward,

1679
00:59:31,359 --> 00:59:31,990
>> yes.

1680
00:59:31,990 --> 00:59:32,000
» yes.

1681
00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:32,789
>> Ernnandez,

1682
00:59:32,789 --> 00:59:32,799
» Ernnandez,

1683
00:59:32,799 --> 00:59:33,430
>> yes.

1684
00:59:33,430 --> 00:59:33,440
» yes.

1685
00:59:33,440 --> 00:59:34,150
>> O'Brien,

1686
00:59:34,150 --> 00:59:34,160
» O'Brien,

1687
00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:34,789
>> yes.

1688
00:59:34,789 --> 00:59:34,799
» yes.

1689
00:59:34,799 --> 00:59:36,309
>> Pastor,

1690
00:59:36,309 --> 00:59:36,319
» Pastor,

1691
00:59:36,319 --> 00:59:37,030
>> yes.

1692
00:59:37,030 --> 00:59:37,040
» yes.

1693
00:59:37,040 --> 00:59:37,829
>> Robinson,

1694
00:59:37,829 --> 00:59:37,839
» Robinson,

1695
00:59:37,839 --> 00:59:38,549
>> yes.

1696
00:59:38,549 --> 00:59:38,559
» yes.

1697
00:59:38,559 --> 00:59:40,309
>> Stark,

1698
00:59:40,309 --> 00:59:40,319
» Stark,

1699
00:59:40,319 --> 00:59:41,190
>> yes.

1700
00:59:41,190 --> 00:59:41,200
» yes.

1701
00:59:41,200 --> 00:59:41,750
>> Wearing,

1702
00:59:41,750 --> 00:59:41,760
» Wearing,

1703
00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:42,309
>> yes.

1704
00:59:42,309 --> 00:59:42,319
» yes.

1705
00:59:42,319 --> 00:59:43,349
>> Hodge Washington,

1706
00:59:43,349 --> 00:59:43,359
» Hodge Washington,

1707
00:59:43,359 --> 00:59:44,630
>> yes. Viego,

1708
00:59:44,630 --> 00:59:44,640
» yes. Viego,

1709
00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:45,030
>> yes.

1710
00:59:45,030 --> 00:59:45,040
» yes.

1711
00:59:45,040 --> 00:59:48,309
>> Passes 90. Wonderful. This concludes our

1712
00:59:48,309 --> 00:59:48,319
» Passes 90. Wonderful. This concludes our

1713
00:59:48,319 --> 00:59:50,720
budget process. Thank you to everyone

1714
00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:53,760
who worked on it and a special thank you

1715
00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:56,000
to Amber on your your last budget

1716
00:59:56,000 --> 01:00:00,309
process. Appreciate it.

1717
01:00:00,319 --> 01:00:01,760
want a sec. Frank wants a second round

1718
01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:08,870
of applause.

1719
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:10,400
It's worth a budget that invests in

1720
01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:12,720
public safety, child care, helping our

1721
01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:14,480
most vulnerable. So, worth worth

1722
01:00:14,480 --> 01:00:16,000
celebrating. And thank you, Amber, for

1723
01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:20,000
your work on it. We next go to item 65,

1724
01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:22,079
Cactus Park Architectural Services.

1725
01:00:22,079 --> 01:00:22,640
Nope.

1726
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:23,270
>> 60.

1727
01:00:23,270 --> 01:00:23,280
» 60.

1728
01:00:23,280 --> 01:00:27,030
>> 60. I don't see that up there. 60. All

1729
01:00:27,030 --> 01:00:27,040
» 60. I don't see that up there. 60. All

1730
01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:28,880
right. 60.

1731
01:00:28,880 --> 01:00:32,720
Uh, item 60 by Vice Mayor. Motion to

1732
01:00:32,720 --> 01:00:35,280
approve item 60.

1733
01:00:35,280 --> 01:00:37,670
>> Second.

1734
01:00:37,670 --> 01:00:37,680
» Second.

1735
01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:39,030
>> We have a motion a second. Counciloman

1736
01:00:39,030 --> 01:00:39,040
» We have a motion a second. Counciloman

1737
01:00:39,040 --> 01:00:39,839
Hernandez.

1738
01:00:39,839 --> 01:00:41,270
>> Thank you so much, Mayor. Um, just want

1739
01:00:41,270 --> 01:00:41,280
» Thank you so much, Mayor. Um, just want

1740
01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:42,960
to start by thanking the Arts and

1741
01:00:42,960 --> 01:00:44,720
Culture Department for all of their

1742
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:47,359
amazing work and just have a couple of

1743
01:00:47,359 --> 01:00:49,520
questions.

1744
01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:52,319
Thank you so much. Um, my first question

1745
01:00:52,319 --> 01:00:54,880
is, how is the city measuring the impact

1746
01:00:54,880 --> 01:00:57,040
of these investments on neighborhood

1747
01:00:57,040 --> 01:00:59,599
pride, economic activity, or community

1748
01:00:59,599 --> 01:01:01,119
well-being?

1749
01:01:01,119 --> 01:01:03,829
>> Mayor and council, I have Carrie Brown,

1750
01:01:03,829 --> 01:01:03,839
» Mayor and council, I have Carrie Brown,

1751
01:01:03,839 --> 01:01:05,760
interim uh, arts and culture director,

1752
01:01:05,760 --> 01:01:07,440
answer the question.

1753
01:01:07,440 --> 01:01:09,109
>> Great. Mayor, members of council,

1754
01:01:09,109 --> 01:01:09,119
» Great. Mayor, members of council,

1755
01:01:09,119 --> 01:01:11,119
council member Hernandez. Uh we use a

1756
01:01:11,119 --> 01:01:12,720
number of different tools to measure

1757
01:01:12,720 --> 01:01:15,760
impact including online surveys, focus

1758
01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:18,000
groups, um individual conversations that

1759
01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:19,520
we have when we're out in the community

1760
01:01:19,520 --> 01:01:22,559
presenting to community groups. Um but

1761
01:01:22,559 --> 01:01:24,319
through our work on the Sombra

1762
01:01:24,319 --> 01:01:26,240
experiments and shade project, we really

1763
01:01:26,240 --> 01:01:28,720
kind of elevated our efforts um based on

1764
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:30,319
some of the grant requirements. So, with

1765
01:01:30,319 --> 01:01:32,240
those lessons learned, we've been um

1766
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:33,920
implemented those into our public art

1767
01:01:33,920 --> 01:01:36,000
program, including an assessment that we

1768
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:37,520
do at the beginning of each project

1769
01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:39,839
where we're looking at um the best ways

1770
01:01:39,839 --> 01:01:41,520
to engage the community, where is their

1771
01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:43,839
input most needed, um what does that

1772
01:01:43,839 --> 01:01:45,599
followup look like, how and when they're

1773
01:01:45,599 --> 01:01:47,599
engaging with the artist. Um and that

1774
01:01:47,599 --> 01:01:50,000
evaluation also includes um dollars

1775
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:52,160
spent. So, we know that the majority of

1776
01:01:52,160 --> 01:01:54,079
our budgets are spent locally, even when

1777
01:01:54,079 --> 01:01:57,359
artists are from out of town. Um but

1778
01:01:57,359 --> 01:01:58,960
again through that SRA project we were

1779
01:01:58,960 --> 01:02:01,920
able to look more closely at some of the

1780
01:02:01,920 --> 01:02:04,720
local businesses that participate in our

1781
01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:06,240
um celebration events. So we're seeing

1782
01:02:06,240 --> 01:02:08,400
that broader picture there. And then

1783
01:02:08,400 --> 01:02:10,720
lastly um I'll mention that when we have

1784
01:02:10,720 --> 01:02:12,240
our older projects that might have been

1785
01:02:12,240 --> 01:02:14,799
in the community for 15 20 years and

1786
01:02:14,799 --> 01:02:16,880
they need refurbishment we will also

1787
01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:19,280
reach out to the community then. Um

1788
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:21,200
especially if the project needs to be

1789
01:02:21,200 --> 01:02:22,960
altered or removed for some reason we

1790
01:02:22,960 --> 01:02:24,400
definitely want that feedback. So that's

1791
01:02:24,400 --> 01:02:26,640
another way we can kind of assess the

1792
01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:28,000
impact of the projects in those

1793
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:29,280
communities through that work.

1794
01:02:29,280 --> 01:02:31,349
>> Thank you so much for just that detailed

1795
01:02:31,349 --> 01:02:31,359
» Thank you so much for just that detailed

1796
01:02:31,359 --> 01:02:33,119
explanation. Um and then just my next

1797
01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:36,000
question, as we integrate public um art

1798
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:38,640
into like heat mitigation projects, um

1799
01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:41,119
are we prioritizing neighborhoods that

1800
01:02:41,119 --> 01:02:44,000
have some of the highest vulnerability

1801
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:46,480
um and the least existing shade?

1802
01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:47,910
>> Mayor, members of council, and council

1803
01:02:47,910 --> 01:02:47,920
» Mayor, members of council, and council

1804
01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:49,760
member Hernandez, yes. Um and I'll

1805
01:02:49,760 --> 01:02:51,520
mention the summer project again. We did

1806
01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:53,200
work really closely with the heat office

1807
01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:55,680
to identify some park locations. There

1808
01:02:55,680 --> 01:02:56,880
were other factors that kind of went

1809
01:02:56,880 --> 01:02:58,640
into the decision-m but that was where

1810
01:02:58,640 --> 01:03:01,520
we started. We also um worked with them

1811
01:03:01,520 --> 01:03:03,440
on another project that was permanent

1812
01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:05,920
where they identified locations and then

1813
01:03:05,920 --> 01:03:07,680
we participated in the design of the

1814
01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:09,599
shade structures. So we're definitely

1815
01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:11,760
using that data to inform our

1816
01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:13,200
decision-making. Of course there's other

1817
01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:15,200
things that come into play like can we

1818
01:03:15,200 --> 01:03:17,039
dig in this ground? Is it you know in

1819
01:03:17,039 --> 01:03:18,559
the right of way? things that we have to

1820
01:03:18,559 --> 01:03:20,319
consider, but we definitely start with

1821
01:03:20,319 --> 01:03:21,920
looking at that data and lean on our

1822
01:03:21,920 --> 01:03:23,359
partners in the heat office to help us

1823
01:03:23,359 --> 01:03:24,799
determine best locations.

1824
01:03:24,799 --> 01:03:25,990
>> Thank you so much for that. And the

1825
01:03:25,990 --> 01:03:26,000
» Thank you so much for that. And the

1826
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:28,000
Sombra was amaz the Sombra project was

1827
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:30,400
amazing. Got to partake in that. Um, but

1828
01:03:30,400 --> 01:03:31,920
no, thank you so much for that. I'm just

1829
01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:33,359
really glad to see that we're continuing

1830
01:03:33,359 --> 01:03:36,240
to move on making more investments in

1831
01:03:36,240 --> 01:03:38,640
art here in Phoenix. Um, I'd like to

1832
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:40,400
highlight one specific component with

1833
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:42,000
the within the arts and cultures

1834
01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:44,000
proposed public art plan, which is the

1835
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:47,280
Rio reimagined. Um, Rio is a central fe

1836
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:49,599
feature to uh my districts as it cuts

1837
01:03:49,599 --> 01:03:51,359
through the heart of Estustrala and into

1838
01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:54,079
the tulles parts of the district. Um, I

1839
01:03:54,079 --> 01:03:55,760
am proud that some of the artwork

1840
01:03:55,760 --> 01:03:59,119
featured at the Rio uh will elevate Odo

1841
01:03:59,119 --> 01:04:00,960
ODM community's relationship with the

1842
01:04:00,960 --> 01:04:02,720
river. This is a powerful statement and

1843
01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:05,039
I'm proud to support it. I also want to

1844
01:04:05,039 --> 01:04:08,559
quickly um speak on item 61 which I know

1845
01:04:08,559 --> 01:04:11,599
was in the consensus agenda uh but it is

1846
01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:14,000
connected to arts and culture and I

1847
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:16,799
learned from you you and your staff uh

1848
01:04:16,799 --> 01:04:18,400
that the panelist's response to the

1849
01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:21,599
recommended 138 applications

1850
01:04:21,599 --> 01:04:23,839
uh is that the caliber of arts and

1851
01:04:23,839 --> 01:04:26,880
culture organizations and projects has

1852
01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:30,799
grown to be especially outstanding um

1853
01:04:30,799 --> 01:04:33,119
transparent data driven and community

1854
01:04:33,119 --> 01:04:35,599
embedded work. So, I think that just

1855
01:04:35,599 --> 01:04:38,000
speaks in in and of itself. So, really

1856
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:40,000
thank you, Carrie, the entire arts and

1857
01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:41,440
culture department for all the

1858
01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:43,680
astounding work that you bring um and

1859
01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:45,200
the high quality of work that you bring

1860
01:04:45,200 --> 01:04:47,839
into D7 and across the city. So, uh

1861
01:04:47,839 --> 01:04:49,359
really happy to support this today.

1862
01:04:49,359 --> 01:04:51,440
Thank you so much, Mayor.

1863
01:04:51,440 --> 01:04:55,190
>> Thank you. Roll call

1864
01:04:55,190 --> 01:04:55,200
» Thank you. Roll call

1865
01:04:55,200 --> 01:04:55,990
>> yes.

1866
01:04:55,990 --> 01:04:56,000
» yes.

1867
01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:56,710
>> Hernandez,

1868
01:04:56,710 --> 01:04:56,720
» Hernandez,

1869
01:04:56,720 --> 01:04:58,150
>> yes. O'Brien,

1870
01:04:58,150 --> 01:04:58,160
» yes. O'Brien,

1871
01:04:58,160 --> 01:04:58,710
>> yes.

1872
01:04:58,710 --> 01:04:58,720
» yes.

1873
01:04:58,720 --> 01:04:59,910
>> Pastor,

1874
01:04:59,910 --> 01:04:59,920
» Pastor,

1875
01:04:59,920 --> 01:05:00,549
>> yes.

1876
01:05:00,549 --> 01:05:00,559
» yes.

1877
01:05:00,559 --> 01:05:01,430
>> Robinson,

1878
01:05:01,430 --> 01:05:01,440
» Robinson,

1879
01:05:01,440 --> 01:05:03,910
>> yes. Stark,

1880
01:05:03,910 --> 01:05:03,920
» yes. Stark,

1881
01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:04,630
>> yes.

1882
01:05:04,630 --> 01:05:04,640
» yes.

1883
01:05:04,640 --> 01:05:05,109
>> Wearing,

1884
01:05:05,109 --> 01:05:05,119
» Wearing,

1885
01:05:05,119 --> 01:05:05,589
>> yes.

1886
01:05:05,589 --> 01:05:05,599
» yes.

1887
01:05:05,599 --> 01:05:06,950
>> Hodgej Washington,

1888
01:05:06,950 --> 01:05:06,960
» Hodgej Washington,

1889
01:05:06,960 --> 01:05:08,309
>> yes. Diego,

1890
01:05:08,309 --> 01:05:08,319
» yes. Diego,

1891
01:05:08,319 --> 01:05:08,710
>> yes.

1892
01:05:08,710 --> 01:05:08,720
» yes.

1893
01:05:08,720 --> 01:05:10,470
>> Passes 90.

1894
01:05:10,470 --> 01:05:10,480
» Passes 90.

1895
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:12,789
>> Item 65 is the Cactus Park precinct

1896
01:05:12,789 --> 01:05:12,799
» Item 65 is the Cactus Park precinct

1897
01:05:12,799 --> 01:05:15,119
architectural services.

1898
01:05:15,119 --> 01:05:17,200
Do we have a motion?

1899
01:05:17,200 --> 01:05:19,270
>> Motion to approve item 65.

1900
01:05:19,270 --> 01:05:19,280
» Motion to approve item 65.

1901
01:05:19,280 --> 01:05:20,549
>> Second. Councilman [clears throat]

1902
01:05:20,549 --> 01:05:20,559
» Second. Councilman [clears throat]

1903
01:05:20,559 --> 01:05:21,359
O'Brien.

1904
01:05:21,359 --> 01:05:23,349
>> Thank you, Mayor. As one of the council

1905
01:05:23,349 --> 01:05:23,359
» Thank you, Mayor. As one of the council

1906
01:05:23,359 --> 01:05:25,440
members who represents the Cactus Park

1907
01:05:25,440 --> 01:05:27,200
precinct, I'm especially pleased to

1908
01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:29,359
support this item. To say that this

1909
01:05:29,359 --> 01:05:31,599
project is long overdue is certainly an

1910
01:05:31,599 --> 01:05:34,079
understatement. The current precinct was

1911
01:05:34,079 --> 01:05:35,920
built before women were even allowed to

1912
01:05:35,920 --> 01:05:38,319
serve as Phoenix police officers, and

1913
01:05:38,319 --> 01:05:40,079
there are still ashtrays in the

1914
01:05:40,079 --> 01:05:43,520
bathrooms. The new precinct at 31st

1915
01:05:43,520 --> 01:05:45,039
Avenue in Thunderberg will provide

1916
01:05:45,039 --> 01:05:47,200
modern, functional spaces and updated

1917
01:05:47,200 --> 01:05:49,920
technology. Our officers deserve

1918
01:05:49,920 --> 01:05:51,280
facilities that reflect the

1919
01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:53,039
professionalism and dedication they

1920
01:05:53,039 --> 01:05:55,119
bring to the job every day. This

1921
01:05:55,119 --> 01:05:57,119
investment demonstrates that we value

1922
01:05:57,119 --> 01:05:59,119
their service and want to ensure they

1923
01:05:59,119 --> 01:06:01,760
have the tools to succeed. Just as

1924
01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:03,440
importantly, residents deserve a

1925
01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:05,440
precinct that can keep pace with growth

1926
01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:07,359
and support the high level of public

1927
01:06:07,359 --> 01:06:10,000
safety services they expect. The new

1928
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:12,079
campus will create a welcoming space for

1929
01:06:12,079 --> 01:06:13,839
community meetings and strengthen the

1930
01:06:13,839 --> 01:06:16,079
relationship between residents and the

1931
01:06:16,079 --> 01:06:18,160
police department. I'm excited that the

1932
01:06:18,160 --> 01:06:21,039
former Fry Electronics, an iconic store

1933
01:06:21,039 --> 01:06:23,359
for many residents, will be transformed

1934
01:06:23,359 --> 01:06:25,920
from a vacant retail site into a major

1935
01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:28,720
public safety asset. The new precinct

1936
01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:30,880
will take up more than 8 acres with the

1937
01:06:30,880 --> 01:06:32,720
remaining four acres to be used for a

1938
01:06:32,720 --> 01:06:34,640
future fire station. I want to thank the

1939
01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:37,039
voters who approved the 2023 bond

1940
01:06:37,039 --> 01:06:39,359
program. Their support makes projects

1941
01:06:39,359 --> 01:06:41,119
like this possible and helps build the

1942
01:06:41,119 --> 01:06:43,359
infrastructure we need. I appreciate

1943
01:06:43,359 --> 01:06:44,880
everyone's work to bring us to this

1944
01:06:44,880 --> 01:06:46,480
point and look forward to seeing it move

1945
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:48,480
forward. Thank you, mayor.

1946
01:06:48,480 --> 01:06:50,309
>> Thank you, Councilwoman, and thank you

1947
01:06:50,309 --> 01:06:50,319
» Thank you, Councilwoman, and thank you

1948
01:06:50,319 --> 01:06:51,920
to our voters who supported general

1949
01:06:51,920 --> 01:06:54,400
obligation bonds to be able to make this

1950
01:06:54,400 --> 01:06:56,559
improvement and so many others in our

1951
01:06:56,559 --> 01:06:58,559
city. When you vote, it really does

1952
01:06:58,559 --> 01:07:00,799
matter.

1953
01:07:00,799 --> 01:07:03,109
>> Roll call.

1954
01:07:03,109 --> 01:07:03,119
» Roll call.

1955
01:07:03,119 --> 01:07:03,670
>> Yes.

1956
01:07:03,670 --> 01:07:03,680
» Yes.

1957
01:07:03,680 --> 01:07:04,630
>> Hernandez,

1958
01:07:04,630 --> 01:07:04,640
» Hernandez,

1959
01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:05,270
>> yes.

1960
01:07:05,270 --> 01:07:05,280
» yes.

1961
01:07:05,280 --> 01:07:06,069
>> O'Brien,

1962
01:07:06,069 --> 01:07:06,079
» O'Brien,

1963
01:07:06,079 --> 01:07:06,549
>> yes.

1964
01:07:06,549 --> 01:07:06,559
» yes.

1965
01:07:06,559 --> 01:07:07,349
>> Pastor,

1966
01:07:07,349 --> 01:07:07,359
» Pastor,

1967
01:07:07,359 --> 01:07:08,069
>> yes.

1968
01:07:08,069 --> 01:07:08,079
» yes.

1969
01:07:08,079 --> 01:07:08,789
>> Robinson,

1970
01:07:08,789 --> 01:07:08,799
» Robinson,

1971
01:07:08,799 --> 01:07:09,430
>> yes.

1972
01:07:09,430 --> 01:07:09,440
» yes.

1973
01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:11,109
>> Stark,

1974
01:07:11,109 --> 01:07:11,119
» Stark,

1975
01:07:11,119 --> 01:07:12,470
>> yes. Wearing

1976
01:07:12,470 --> 01:07:12,480
» yes. Wearing

1977
01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:13,029
>> yes.

1978
01:07:13,029 --> 01:07:13,039
» yes.

1979
01:07:13,039 --> 01:07:14,390
>> Hodgej Washington.

1980
01:07:14,390 --> 01:07:14,400
» Hodgej Washington.

1981
01:07:14,400 --> 01:07:15,750
>> Yes. VGO.

1982
01:07:15,750 --> 01:07:15,760
» Yes. VGO.

1983
01:07:15,760 --> 01:07:16,230
>> Yes.

1984
01:07:16,230 --> 01:07:16,240
» Yes.

1985
01:07:16,240 --> 01:07:18,470
>> Passes 90.

1986
01:07:18,470 --> 01:07:18,480
» Passes 90.

1987
01:07:18,480 --> 01:07:21,829
>> We next move to item 75 which is water

1988
01:07:21,829 --> 01:07:21,839
» We next move to item 75 which is water

1989
01:07:21,839 --> 01:07:23,760
service department mutual aid agreement.

1990
01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:24,720
Vice mayor.

1991
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:25,990
>> Motion.

1992
01:07:25,990 --> 01:07:26,000
» Motion.

1993
01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:27,990
>> Motion to approve item 75.

1994
01:07:27,990 --> 01:07:28,000
» Motion to approve item 75.

1995
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:28,470
>> Second.

1996
01:07:28,470 --> 01:07:28,480
» Second.

1997
01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:30,870
>> We have a motion and a second.

1998
01:07:30,870 --> 01:07:30,880
» We have a motion and a second.

1999
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:32,559
This is a really important partnership

2000
01:07:32,559 --> 01:07:34,880
that will allow us to work with other

2001
01:07:34,880 --> 01:07:37,359
communities to make sure we secure our

2002
01:07:37,359 --> 01:07:40,000
water supply. As Phoenix and communities

2003
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:42,960
across Arizona feed significant cuts to

2004
01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:45,359
our Colorado River resources, we need

2005
01:07:45,359 --> 01:07:47,440
increased flexibility, water sharing

2006
01:07:47,440 --> 01:07:49,200
options, and options to encourage

2007
01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:51,839
creative conservation projects. Phoenix

2008
01:07:51,839 --> 01:07:53,440
takes seriously our leadership role in

2009
01:07:53,440 --> 01:07:55,280
the state and the region. And I'm proud

2010
01:07:55,280 --> 01:07:57,200
that our team has played a key role in

2011
01:07:57,200 --> 01:07:59,280
delivering this new mutual aid framework

2012
01:07:59,280 --> 01:08:01,119
known as the secure water Arizona

2013
01:08:01,119 --> 01:08:03,520
program or swap. It will help

2014
01:08:03,520 --> 01:08:04,880
communities who find themselves in

2015
01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:07,440
emerging situ situations by providing a

2016
01:08:07,440 --> 01:08:09,520
clear pathway to access resources from

2017
01:08:09,520 --> 01:08:11,839
communities who have the ability to help

2018
01:08:11,839 --> 01:08:13,920
all through completely voluntary

2019
01:08:13,920 --> 01:08:15,520
transactions that respect the unique

2020
01:08:15,520 --> 01:08:18,080
needs of every community. SWAP also

2021
01:08:18,080 --> 01:08:19,759
provides a framework to incentivize

2022
01:08:19,759 --> 01:08:22,159
creative conservation projects, allowing

2023
01:08:22,159 --> 01:08:23,679
communities to support conservation

2024
01:08:23,679 --> 01:08:25,440
efforts in other parts of the state and

2025
01:08:25,440 --> 01:08:28,400
to acquire some of the water saved. SWAP

2026
01:08:28,400 --> 01:08:30,080
creates a mutual support framework as we

2027
01:08:30,080 --> 01:08:31,600
all face significant cuts to our

2028
01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:33,520
Colorado River supplies. It's a

2029
01:08:33,520 --> 01:08:35,040
practical program that will allow our

2030
01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:36,640
state the flexibility to weather the

2031
01:08:36,640 --> 01:08:38,159
uncertainties in the Colorado River

2032
01:08:38,159 --> 01:08:40,319
basin and it reflects our commitment to

2033
01:08:40,319 --> 01:08:42,480
one another. We've particularly heard

2034
01:08:42,480 --> 01:08:43,920
from some other cities who want to know

2035
01:08:43,920 --> 01:08:45,839
if Phoenix might be able to partner with

2036
01:08:45,839 --> 01:08:48,319
them through a very uncertain time. It's

2037
01:08:48,319 --> 01:08:49,920
a real point of pride for me that we're

2038
01:08:49,920 --> 01:08:51,759
moving this item forward and that we can

2039
01:08:51,759 --> 01:08:54,319
be good partners. I'll next turn to Vice

2040
01:08:54,319 --> 01:08:56,560
Mayor Haj Washington. Thank you so much,

2041
01:08:56,560 --> 01:08:58,880
Mayor. As the city's representative on

2042
01:08:58,880 --> 01:09:00,960
Ammo, I too wanted to take a moment to

2043
01:09:00,960 --> 01:09:03,279
highlight the mutual aid agreement as an

2044
01:09:03,279 --> 01:09:04,960
important solution in our collective

2045
01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:07,359
effort to as we are facing uh the

2046
01:09:07,359 --> 01:09:08,960
challenges that we are facing regarding

2047
01:09:08,960 --> 01:09:11,600
the Colorado River water supply. I am

2048
01:09:11,600 --> 01:09:13,199
proud of the work that we as a city are

2049
01:09:13,199 --> 01:09:15,120
doing to ensure that our 100-year water

2050
01:09:15,120 --> 01:09:17,679
supply remains intact even with some

2051
01:09:17,679 --> 01:09:20,319
uncertainty from the Colorado River. As

2052
01:09:20,319 --> 01:09:22,560
we prepare for potential water resources

2053
01:09:22,560 --> 01:09:24,719
cuts from the central Arizona project,

2054
01:09:24,719 --> 01:09:26,640
we must and we continue to be innovative

2055
01:09:26,640 --> 01:09:28,239
in our approach and work with our

2056
01:09:28,239 --> 01:09:30,239
partners throughout the region to

2057
01:09:30,239 --> 01:09:32,239
provide real solutions to this very real

2058
01:09:32,239 --> 01:09:34,319
challenge ahead of us. As mentioned,

2059
01:09:34,319 --> 01:09:36,480
these agreements will create a emergency

2060
01:09:36,480 --> 01:09:38,239
reserve of water to help address

2061
01:09:38,239 --> 01:09:40,480
potential shortage. It will also help

2062
01:09:40,480 --> 01:09:43,359
establish a reduction offset program and

2063
01:09:43,359 --> 01:09:45,440
lastly provide an opportunity to work

2064
01:09:45,440 --> 01:09:48,000
with partners on new water transactions

2065
01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:50,000
making us more nimble in our approach to

2066
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:52,640
this issue. I also would like to take a

2067
01:09:52,640 --> 01:09:54,400
moment to thank our water services and

2068
01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:56,880
water resource team. Brandy Kelso's

2069
01:09:56,880 --> 01:09:58,480
leadership gives me confidence in our

2070
01:09:58,480 --> 01:10:00,880
water and wastewater services and Max

2071
01:10:00,880 --> 01:10:03,120
Wilson as her water resource advisor has

2072
01:10:03,120 --> 01:10:04,719
done an excellent job in keeping the

2073
01:10:04,719 --> 01:10:06,640
council updated and involved in the

2074
01:10:06,640 --> 01:10:09,120
critical water negotiations. Just last

2075
01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:10,880
week, Max presented the mutual aid

2076
01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:12,960
agreements to the members of Ammoa and

2077
01:10:12,960 --> 01:10:14,560
did a great job explaining to our

2078
01:10:14,560 --> 01:10:16,239
regional partners the importance of this

2079
01:10:16,239 --> 01:10:18,960
solution. Lastly, I would be remiss if I

2080
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:20,560
did not again emphasize to the other

2081
01:10:20,560 --> 01:10:22,159
communities that rely on the central

2082
01:10:22,159 --> 01:10:24,159
Arizona project to join us in these

2083
01:10:24,159 --> 01:10:26,320
agreements. These agreements are a

2084
01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:28,239
testament to our continued effort to

2085
01:10:28,239 --> 01:10:29,920
ensure that residents in our beautiful

2086
01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:32,320
desert city will have continued access

2087
01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:34,080
to water and our willingness to

2088
01:10:34,080 --> 01:10:36,400
collaborate with willing partners. So

2089
01:10:36,400 --> 01:10:38,080
this is a step forward not just for the

2090
01:10:38,080 --> 01:10:39,679
city but for the region as a whole. So

2091
01:10:39,679 --> 01:10:41,520
thank you mayor.

2092
01:10:41,520 --> 01:10:45,110
>> Thank you so much vice mayor. Roll call.

2093
01:10:45,110 --> 01:10:45,120
» Thank you so much vice mayor. Roll call.

2094
01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:45,510
>> Yes.

2095
01:10:45,510 --> 01:10:45,520
» Yes.

2096
01:10:45,520 --> 01:10:46,390
>> Hernandez.

2097
01:10:46,390 --> 01:10:46,400
» Hernandez.

2098
01:10:46,400 --> 01:10:46,870
>> Yes.

2099
01:10:46,870 --> 01:10:46,880
» Yes.

2100
01:10:46,880 --> 01:10:47,669
>> O'Brien.

2101
01:10:47,669 --> 01:10:47,679
» O'Brien.

2102
01:10:47,679 --> 01:10:48,149
>> Yes.

2103
01:10:48,149 --> 01:10:48,159
» Yes.

2104
01:10:48,159 --> 01:10:48,950
>> Pastor.

2105
01:10:48,950 --> 01:10:48,960
» Pastor.

2106
01:10:48,960 --> 01:10:49,510
>> Yes.

2107
01:10:49,510 --> 01:10:49,520
» Yes.

2108
01:10:49,520 --> 01:10:50,310
>> Robinson.

2109
01:10:50,310 --> 01:10:50,320
» Robinson.

2110
01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:50,950
>> Yes.

2111
01:10:50,950 --> 01:10:50,960
» Yes.

2112
01:10:50,960 --> 01:10:52,709
>> Stark.

2113
01:10:52,709 --> 01:10:52,719
» Stark.

2114
01:10:52,719 --> 01:10:53,510
>> Yes.

2115
01:10:53,510 --> 01:10:53,520
» Yes.

2116
01:10:53,520 --> 01:10:54,070
>> Wearing.

2117
01:10:54,070 --> 01:10:54,080
» Wearing.

2118
01:10:54,080 --> 01:10:54,470
>> Yes.

2119
01:10:54,470 --> 01:10:54,480
» Yes.

2120
01:10:54,480 --> 01:10:55,590
>> Hodge Washington.

2121
01:10:55,590 --> 01:10:55,600
» Hodge Washington.

2122
01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:57,189
>> Yes. VGO.

2123
01:10:57,189 --> 01:10:57,199
» Yes. VGO.

2124
01:10:57,199 --> 01:10:57,590
>> Yes.

2125
01:10:57,590 --> 01:10:57,600
» Yes.

2126
01:10:57,600 --> 01:10:59,830
>> Passes 90.

2127
01:10:59,830 --> 01:10:59,840
» Passes 90.

2128
01:10:59,840 --> 01:11:02,560
Item 77 is next, which is the

2129
01:11:02,560 --> 01:11:04,800
abandonment of eel easement for Thistle

2130
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:07,600
Landing Drive.

2131
01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:09,040
We do have several members of the

2132
01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:10,960
public. Do you want to hear them first?

2133
01:11:10,960 --> 01:11:13,920
All right. Uh we'll go

2134
01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:16,080
first to

2135
01:11:16,080 --> 01:11:19,910
Alex Johnson

2136
01:11:19,920 --> 01:11:23,520
and Alex will be followed

2137
01:11:23,520 --> 01:11:31,990
by Kathy Monk.

2138
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:35,679
All right. Morning council and Mayor Ggo

2139
01:11:35,679 --> 01:11:37,040
for holding this meeting.

2140
01:11:37,040 --> 01:11:39,669
>> Could you move the microphone up or

2141
01:11:39,669 --> 01:11:39,679
» Could you move the microphone up or

2142
01:11:39,679 --> 01:11:40,950
>> right here? Great.

2143
01:11:40,950 --> 01:11:40,960
» right here? Great.

2144
01:11:40,960 --> 01:11:41,350
>> Thank you.

2145
01:11:41,350 --> 01:11:41,360
» Thank you.

2146
01:11:41,360 --> 01:11:42,950
>> Um I've been a Phoenix resident almost

2147
01:11:42,950 --> 01:11:42,960
» Um I've been a Phoenix resident almost

2148
01:11:42,960 --> 01:11:44,880
my entire life. Um I've lived in

2149
01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:46,080
multiple districts and now I'm a

2150
01:11:46,080 --> 01:11:49,199
homeowner in district 6 in Awatuki. Um

2151
01:11:49,199 --> 01:11:50,719
which is often a forgotten part of

2152
01:11:50,719 --> 01:11:53,280
Phoenix. Um, first and foremost, I

2153
01:11:53,280 --> 01:11:56,400
object any future permits or zoning

2154
01:11:56,400 --> 01:11:58,640
plans for this data center in my

2155
01:11:58,640 --> 01:12:01,760
neighborhood until our um questions as a

2156
01:12:01,760 --> 01:12:03,440
community have been answered. It is my

2157
01:12:03,440 --> 01:12:05,920
understanding that we have given answer

2158
01:12:05,920 --> 01:12:07,760
or questions to the planning department

2159
01:12:07,760 --> 01:12:10,800
and our council and our mayor mayor uh

2160
01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:12,719
at the end of April which has been two

2161
01:12:12,719 --> 01:12:14,239
months. We've not heard anything since

2162
01:12:14,239 --> 01:12:16,159
then. It is also our understanding that

2163
01:12:16,159 --> 01:12:18,480
this land is not zoned properly. And

2164
01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:20,159
it's also ironic that tomorrow we

2165
01:12:20,159 --> 01:12:21,840
celebrate one year of the city council

2166
01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:23,920
putting red tape around data centers

2167
01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:27,280
which thank you for doing so. Um feels a

2168
01:12:27,280 --> 01:12:28,880
little bit reactive but I understand

2169
01:12:28,880 --> 01:12:33,360
that this has taken us all by storm. Um

2170
01:12:33,360 --> 01:12:36,800
but that being said uh that initiative

2171
01:12:36,800 --> 01:12:38,640
has not been applied to our project and

2172
01:12:38,640 --> 01:12:40,159
has not been applied to other projects

2173
01:12:40,159 --> 01:12:43,520
that are being uh especially waved into

2174
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:45,280
development. As the planning and

2175
01:12:45,280 --> 01:12:49,520
development news release a year ago said

2176
01:12:49,520 --> 01:12:51,199
they understand that data centers have

2177
01:12:51,199 --> 01:12:52,880
negative impacts on neighborhoods. It is

2178
01:12:52,880 --> 01:12:54,239
recorded. It is proven there are

2179
01:12:54,239 --> 01:12:55,600
communities all over the country, all

2180
01:12:55,600 --> 01:12:57,600
over the world that are being impacted

2181
01:12:57,600 --> 01:12:59,199
by these. I have a one and a

2182
01:12:59,199 --> 01:13:01,040
halfyear-old at home and [clears throat]

2183
01:13:01,040 --> 01:13:03,199
um I work from home and I want Awatuki

2184
01:13:03,199 --> 01:13:05,440
to be my home. It's my wife's home. It's

2185
01:13:05,440 --> 01:13:07,840
her family's home and a data center has

2186
01:13:07,840 --> 01:13:09,360
no business being in our neighborhood.

2187
01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:12,320
It is 300 ft from a friend of mine

2188
01:13:12,320 --> 01:13:15,120
backyard. The city has expedited

2189
01:13:15,120 --> 01:13:17,520
construction by allowing uh the

2190
01:13:17,520 --> 01:13:20,320
developers extended hours. They yet to

2191
01:13:20,320 --> 01:13:22,719
respond to our concerns. This is waking

2192
01:13:22,719 --> 01:13:24,239
up families in our neighborhoods. It's

2193
01:13:24,239 --> 01:13:26,560
already a disturbance. That being said,

2194
01:13:26,560 --> 01:13:28,560
the infrasound hasn't started. The

2195
01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:31,360
pollution hasn't started. There are

2196
01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:33,120
plenty of environmental reasons to stop

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01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:35,280
this project, which the city has also

2198
01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:37,280
failed to complete. Noise, ground,

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01:13:37,280 --> 01:13:39,440
pollution, etc. And they refuse to

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01:13:39,440 --> 01:13:41,760
answer to us, the residents of Aatuki,

2201
01:13:41,760 --> 01:13:45,199
and the taxpayers. So, um I would just

2202
01:13:45,199 --> 01:13:47,440
like to object and suggest that you guys

2203
01:13:47,440 --> 01:13:49,440
consider um what is happening in our

2204
01:13:49,440 --> 01:13:51,280
community before we move forward

2205
01:13:51,280 --> 01:13:53,840
granting these developers any more um

2206
01:13:53,840 --> 01:13:55,440
rights to development until you hear

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01:13:55,440 --> 01:13:58,159
from us. So, thank you.

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01:13:58,159 --> 01:14:00,630
>> Thank you so much. Uh Kathy is next,

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01:14:00,630 --> 01:14:00,640
» Thank you so much. Uh Kathy is next,

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01:14:00,640 --> 01:14:10,229
followed by Taylor.

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01:14:10,239 --> 01:14:12,560
Do we have anyone online? No one online.

2212
01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:13,840
So, we don't have any additional

2213
01:14:13,840 --> 01:14:15,840
speakers on this one. All right. Well,

2214
01:14:15,840 --> 01:14:17,440
then uh we'll turn to Councilman

2215
01:14:17,440 --> 01:14:20,320
Robinson.

2216
01:14:20,320 --> 01:14:20,640
Ta

2217
01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:23,590
>> Taylor. Okay. Wonderful. Uh just for uh

2218
01:14:23,590 --> 01:14:23,600
» Taylor. Okay. Wonderful. Uh just for uh

2219
01:14:23,600 --> 01:14:25,600
background in in the future, we have two

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01:14:25,600 --> 01:14:28,000
lists, one for virtual and one for in

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01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:29,679
person. And so we if you register for

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01:14:29,679 --> 01:14:31,360
virtual, we check you to see if you're

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01:14:31,360 --> 01:14:32,960
logged in online and then called from

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01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:35,760
that. Uh so easier to register for in

2225
01:14:35,760 --> 01:14:37,760
person so we know where to look. Taylor,

2226
01:14:37,760 --> 01:14:38,480
floor is yours.

2227
01:14:38,480 --> 01:14:40,390
>> Thank you. Uh good morning. My name is

2228
01:14:40,390 --> 01:14:40,400
» Thank you. Uh good morning. My name is

2229
01:14:40,400 --> 01:14:42,320
Taylor Twitchell. I am with the Awatuki

2230
01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:44,320
Community Alliance a 501c3 we have

2231
01:14:44,320 --> 01:14:46,239
formed this spring in response to this

2232
01:14:46,239 --> 01:14:47,840
data center that is being built in our

2233
01:14:47,840 --> 01:14:50,560
community. I'm seeking today on item 77

2234
01:14:50,560 --> 01:14:52,480
the abandonment of the drainage easement

2235
01:14:52,480 --> 01:14:54,480
on the water line easement of the

2236
01:14:54,480 --> 01:14:56,480
thistle landing drive. We recognize this

2237
01:14:56,480 --> 01:14:58,800
item presents as routine. We are asking

2238
01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:00,800
that it not be treated that way. The

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01:15:00,800 --> 01:15:03,120
easement abandonment supports a 257

2240
01:15:03,120 --> 01:15:04,880
megawatt data center campus, five

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01:15:04,880 --> 01:15:07,120
buildings, nearly a million square feet

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01:15:07,120 --> 01:15:08,960
of land just hundreds of feet from

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01:15:08,960 --> 01:15:10,560
daycare, surrounding homes, schools,

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01:15:10,560 --> 01:15:12,960
churches, and a senior care facility. An

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01:15:12,960 --> 01:15:15,120
independent acoustic study submitted to

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01:15:15,120 --> 01:15:17,280
the city in April found that the

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01:15:17,280 --> 01:15:19,199
facility as designed is predicted to

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01:15:19,199 --> 01:15:21,679
exceed Phoenix own 55 dibel noise

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01:15:21,679 --> 01:15:23,920
standard. No noise review appears

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01:15:23,920 --> 01:15:25,679
anywhere in the city's 31 permit

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01:15:25,679 --> 01:15:28,239
findings for this project. A

2252
01:15:28,239 --> 01:15:30,239
peer-reviewed ASU study published this

2253
01:15:30,239 --> 01:15:32,080
year found data centers raise the

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01:15:32,080 --> 01:15:34,159
downward temperatures up to 2.2 degrees

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01:15:34,159 --> 01:15:37,760
C. This facility is larger than any of

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01:15:37,760 --> 01:15:39,840
the facilities that were studied in that

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01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:42,239
study. We also want to flag the broader

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01:15:42,239 --> 01:15:43,840
process. This project was approved in

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01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:46,080
2024 through stipulation modification

2260
01:15:46,080 --> 01:15:48,800
described to the public at that time as

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01:15:48,800 --> 01:15:52,320
a quiet user and a technology center.

2262
01:15:52,320 --> 01:15:54,080
3 weeks later, it was renamed and the

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01:15:54,080 --> 01:15:56,159
developer's own attorney described it in

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01:15:56,159 --> 01:15:58,880
writing to the city as a data center. On

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01:15:58,880 --> 01:16:01,760
April 27th, we submitted 31 written

2266
01:16:01,760 --> 01:16:03,600
questions to the planning and

2267
01:16:03,600 --> 01:16:05,600
development. The only response response

2268
01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:08,080
we've received is confirmation that

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01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:10,239
they've received it. We have received no

2270
01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:12,880
answers to our questions of substance.

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01:16:12,880 --> 01:16:14,239
Each item that moves this project

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01:16:14,239 --> 01:16:15,600
forward, including the drainage

2273
01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:17,199
easement, narrows the window for the

2274
01:16:17,199 --> 01:16:19,199
city to require studies its own

2275
01:16:19,199 --> 01:16:21,360
ordinances contemplates. We're asking

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01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:22,960
the council to hold this item at this

2277
01:16:22,960 --> 01:16:24,640
time. I would also like to speak

2278
01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:26,400
directly to my council member uh

2279
01:16:26,400 --> 01:16:28,080
Councilman Robinson. We have reached out

2280
01:16:28,080 --> 01:16:29,600
to you several times to attend our

2281
01:16:29,600 --> 01:16:31,920
meetings. We meet bi-weekly. We have

2282
01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:34,000
heard no response to that. You have come

2283
01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:35,760
out and you have said that there is no

2284
01:16:35,760 --> 01:16:38,880
legal standing to stop this data center.

2285
01:16:38,880 --> 01:16:42,000
However, here we are voting today and we

2286
01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:44,000
ask you that you hold this finding at

2287
01:16:44,000 --> 01:16:46,239
this time. Thank you.

2288
01:16:46,239 --> 01:16:48,630
>> Thank you. And is Kathy in person? We

2289
01:16:48,630 --> 01:16:48,640
» Thank you. And is Kathy in person? We

2290
01:16:48,640 --> 01:16:50,159
had a Kathy registered to speak not

2291
01:16:50,159 --> 01:16:53,040
here. Okay,

2292
01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:55,920
Councilman Robinson.

2293
01:16:55,920 --> 01:16:57,430
>> Thank you, Mayor. [clears throat] First

2294
01:16:57,430 --> 01:16:57,440
» Thank you, Mayor. [clears throat] First

2295
01:16:57,440 --> 01:16:59,120
of all, if I could, I'd like to go to uh

2296
01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:02,320
Mr. Victor Derek. Um Josh, could you

2297
01:17:02,320 --> 01:17:05,120
speak to the the issue that was raised

2298
01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:07,600
by I think Mr. Johnson with regard to

2299
01:17:07,600 --> 01:17:12,630
the property not being zoned properly?

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01:17:12,640 --> 01:17:14,320
» Mayor, Councilman Robinson, members of

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01:17:14,320 --> 01:17:15,920
the council, the property is zoned

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01:17:15,920 --> 01:17:18,080
Commerce Park, uh General Commerce Park.

2303
01:17:18,080 --> 01:17:20,560
It's been zoned that way for uh several

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01:17:20,560 --> 01:17:24,480
years. Uh I the reference may be in fact

2305
01:17:24,480 --> 01:17:26,400
uh to the the issue that the city

2306
01:17:26,400 --> 01:17:28,400
council approved a regulatory framework

2307
01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:30,640
regarding data centers that was approved

2308
01:17:30,640 --> 01:17:33,280
just last year about a year ago. There

2309
01:17:33,280 --> 01:17:35,920
was a provision in that ordinance that

2310
01:17:35,920 --> 01:17:39,120
said if a property had secured

2311
01:17:39,120 --> 01:17:41,040
preliminary site plan approval prior to

2312
01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:42,880
the adoption of that ordinance, the

2313
01:17:42,880 --> 01:17:44,400
ordin that that property wouldn't be

2314
01:17:44,400 --> 01:17:46,960
subject uh to the new standards. that

2315
01:17:46,960 --> 01:17:48,640
that that is the case for this property.

2316
01:17:48,640 --> 01:17:51,360
So, it is it is a allowed use on the

2317
01:17:51,360 --> 01:17:53,760
site and it is it does not is not

2318
01:17:53,760 --> 01:17:55,840
required to adhere to the new standards

2319
01:17:55,840 --> 01:17:57,600
because it had preliminary site plan

2320
01:17:57,600 --> 01:17:59,760
approval prior to council's adoption of

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01:17:59,760 --> 01:18:01,679
the ordinance last year.

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01:18:01,679 --> 01:18:04,470
>> Okay. Thank you very much. And also I I

2323
01:18:04,470 --> 01:18:04,480
» Okay. Thank you very much. And also I I

2324
01:18:04,480 --> 01:18:07,920
see Mr. Nick Wood in the audience, the

2325
01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:09,440
zoning attorney for the property. Mr.

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01:18:09,440 --> 01:18:11,840
Wood, could you take the um podium for a

2327
01:18:11,840 --> 01:18:17,270
couple quick questions, please?

2328
01:18:17,280 --> 01:18:18,800
Mayor, members of the council, Nick

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01:18:18,800 --> 01:18:20,159
Woods, Snelling Woman, one East

2330
01:18:20,159 --> 01:18:21,520
Washington Street, and I represent

2331
01:18:21,520 --> 01:18:22,719
Menllo.

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01:18:22,719 --> 01:18:24,470
>> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Wood for being

2333
01:18:24,470 --> 01:18:24,480
» Okay. Thank you, Mr. Wood for being

2334
01:18:24,480 --> 01:18:28,400
here. Could you um again, um Josh just

2335
01:18:28,400 --> 01:18:31,120
explained or gave an explanation about

2336
01:18:31,120 --> 01:18:32,880
the zoning for the particular area and

2337
01:18:32,880 --> 01:18:34,239
some other things were said, I think

2338
01:18:34,239 --> 01:18:37,679
Miss Twitchell, with regard to the noise

2339
01:18:37,679 --> 01:18:40,159
and a host of other things. Can you talk

2340
01:18:40,159 --> 01:18:43,840
about the mitigation that your client is

2341
01:18:43,840 --> 01:18:46,400
going to be required to follow through

2342
01:18:46,400 --> 01:18:48,560
with through our planning department as

2343
01:18:48,560 --> 01:18:50,960
they move further into the building of

2344
01:18:50,960 --> 01:18:52,560
this particular facility?

2345
01:18:52,560 --> 01:18:55,030
>> Sure. Mayor, Council Member Robinson.

2346
01:18:55,030 --> 01:18:55,040
» Sure. Mayor, Council Member Robinson.

2347
01:18:55,040 --> 01:18:57,520
Um, as you know, you heard Josh say,

2348
01:18:57,520 --> 01:18:59,520
this was approved, the zoning was

2349
01:18:59,520 --> 01:19:03,120
approved decades ago. Um we did an

2350
01:19:03,120 --> 01:19:06,719
amendment back in 2024 to permit uh the

2351
01:19:06,719 --> 01:19:08,239
data centers. It's a combination data

2352
01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:10,880
center and office. Um basically much of

2353
01:19:10,880 --> 01:19:14,800
the mitigation includes uh setbacks um

2354
01:19:14,800 --> 01:19:16,080
and the fact that the property is

2355
01:19:16,080 --> 01:19:18,560
actually significantly below grade.

2356
01:19:18,560 --> 01:19:20,960
There's a lot of uh landscaping and

2357
01:19:20,960 --> 01:19:23,120
other things around it. Um but the

2358
01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:25,199
buildings themselves are set back I

2359
01:19:25,199 --> 01:19:28,560
think almost 200 to 300 ft.

2360
01:19:28,560 --> 01:19:31,030
>> Okay. Can you also explain the efforts

2361
01:19:31,030 --> 01:19:31,040
» Okay. Can you also explain the efforts

2362
01:19:31,040 --> 01:19:32,560
you went through with regard to

2363
01:19:32,560 --> 01:19:35,679
contacting neighbors and what efforts

2364
01:19:35,679 --> 01:19:38,480
you put in that particular area?

2365
01:19:38,480 --> 01:19:41,669
>> Sure. U Mayor, Council Member Robinson,

2366
01:19:41,669 --> 01:19:41,679
» Sure. U Mayor, Council Member Robinson,

2367
01:19:41,679 --> 01:19:44,159
um we had an outreach team that

2368
01:19:44,159 --> 01:19:46,320
basically knocked on a thousand doors in

2369
01:19:46,320 --> 01:19:50,159
the area, uh connected with over 400 and

2370
01:19:50,159 --> 01:19:52,000
we had several hundred letters of

2371
01:19:52,000 --> 01:19:53,199
support.

2372
01:19:53,199 --> 01:19:57,750
>> Okay. Thank you very much.

2373
01:19:57,760 --> 01:19:59,920
Nick, may I actually ask you a question?

2374
01:19:59,920 --> 01:20:02,320
Mr. Wood, one more question if you don't

2375
01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:04,480
mind. So, we at the city have been

2376
01:20:04,480 --> 01:20:06,080
asking data centers to be good neighbors

2377
01:20:06,080 --> 01:20:08,000
and data centers have done things like

2378
01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:09,360
we had a community that wanted a park

2379
01:20:09,360 --> 01:20:11,199
where they built a park. Others have

2380
01:20:11,199 --> 01:20:12,960
wanted some local community support.

2381
01:20:12,960 --> 01:20:14,560
What What is Menllo's commitment to the

2382
01:20:14,560 --> 01:20:16,080
Awatuki community?

2383
01:20:16,080 --> 01:20:18,870
>> Uh, mayor, we included a park. Uh, in

2384
01:20:18,870 --> 01:20:18,880
» Uh, mayor, we included a park. Uh, in

2385
01:20:18,880 --> 01:20:20,480
fact, we work with the community to

2386
01:20:20,480 --> 01:20:22,640
design the park. It's a couple of acres.

2387
01:20:22,640 --> 01:20:24,320
It includes some pickle ball courts and

2388
01:20:24,320 --> 01:20:26,320
some other things. We'll maintain it.

2389
01:20:26,320 --> 01:20:28,320
Um, it won't be at the cost of the city

2390
01:20:28,320 --> 01:20:31,120
and it'll be open to the public.

2391
01:20:31,120 --> 01:20:34,550
>> Thank you.

2392
01:20:34,560 --> 01:20:36,560
» Thank you, mayor. Thank you, Mr. Woods.

2393
01:20:36,560 --> 01:20:37,920
You know, I want to begin by

2394
01:20:37,920 --> 01:20:40,000
acknowledging the concerns from the

2395
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:43,920
residents. We have heard you. Um, I

2396
01:20:43,920 --> 01:20:47,280
understand it. We're still um having

2397
01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:49,280
discussions with segments of the

2398
01:20:49,280 --> 01:20:51,040
community, not all of them. Clearly,

2399
01:20:51,040 --> 01:20:52,159
you're shaking your head, Miss

2400
01:20:52,159 --> 01:20:53,520
Twitchell. I know there's a couple

2401
01:20:53,520 --> 01:20:56,320
groups that let us know usually a day

2402
01:20:56,320 --> 01:20:58,800
before their meeting. I have not been

2403
01:20:58,800 --> 01:21:00,719
able to make those meetings. If I'm

2404
01:21:00,719 --> 01:21:02,640
given a little bit of notice, I will be

2405
01:21:02,640 --> 01:21:05,280
there. And I'm personally spoken with

2406
01:21:05,280 --> 01:21:06,719
several community meetings and our

2407
01:21:06,719 --> 01:21:08,400
office will continue to have those

2408
01:21:08,400 --> 01:21:10,719
conversations and we're also working to

2409
01:21:10,719 --> 01:21:13,199
schedule broader meetings over the

2410
01:21:13,199 --> 01:21:15,520
summer to give everyone an opportunity

2411
01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:17,360
to voice or for their voices to be

2412
01:21:17,360 --> 01:21:20,239
heard. Now, the action before us today

2413
01:21:20,239 --> 01:21:22,400
is not an approval of the data center

2414
01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:25,520
itself. The property owner already has a

2415
01:21:25,520 --> 01:21:28,080
zoning entitlements to build a data

2416
01:21:28,080 --> 01:21:29,600
center. And that approval came many

2417
01:21:29,600 --> 01:21:32,800
years ago. As Mr. Wood just said, this

2418
01:21:32,800 --> 01:21:35,600
item is, albeit doesn't appear that way

2419
01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:37,440
to some, a minor administrative

2420
01:21:37,440 --> 01:21:39,440
function. The abandonment of the

2421
01:21:39,440 --> 01:21:41,440
existing drainage easement was approved

2422
01:21:41,440 --> 01:21:44,400
on September 16th, 2025.

2423
01:21:44,400 --> 01:21:46,880
This step does not

2424
01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:50,159
expand, accelerate, or alter the data

2425
01:21:50,159 --> 01:21:52,880
center project. It simply addresses a

2426
01:21:52,880 --> 01:21:55,840
technical requirement tied to the site's

2427
01:21:55,840 --> 01:21:58,320
layout. One year ago, as the mayor

2428
01:21:58,320 --> 01:21:59,679
mentioned, the council recognized

2429
01:21:59,679 --> 01:22:01,440
community concerns about data centers

2430
01:22:01,440 --> 01:22:03,600
and took action by creating a data

2431
01:22:03,600 --> 01:22:06,159
center ordinance. As part of that

2432
01:22:06,159 --> 01:22:08,159
process, we had to establish an

2433
01:22:08,159 --> 01:22:10,960
applicability period, a clear line that

2434
01:22:10,960 --> 01:22:13,360
defined which projects

2435
01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:15,520
which projects the new regulations would

2436
01:22:15,520 --> 01:22:17,920
govern. After careful legal legal

2437
01:22:17,920 --> 01:22:20,880
guidance, discussion, and consideration,

2438
01:22:20,880 --> 01:22:22,480
council determined that the ordinance

2439
01:22:22,480 --> 01:22:24,719
would not apply to developments that

2440
01:22:24,719 --> 01:22:27,120
already had preliminary site approval at

2441
01:22:27,120 --> 01:22:30,560
that time. Mr. Nick, Mr. would um

2442
01:22:30,560 --> 01:22:33,199
mention that that it was some time ago

2443
01:22:33,199 --> 01:22:35,360
that they were given approval for that

2444
01:22:35,360 --> 01:22:37,280
particular site. This particular

2445
01:22:37,280 --> 01:22:38,960
development is one of two sites that

2446
01:22:38,960 --> 01:22:41,760
already had preliminary site approval

2447
01:22:41,760 --> 01:22:44,400
before the ordinance was adopted. This

2448
01:22:44,400 --> 01:22:46,880
was an inter this is this was an

2449
01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:49,280
intentional boundary set by the council

2450
01:22:49,280 --> 01:22:51,920
to ensure the ordinances was legal and

2451
01:22:51,920 --> 01:22:54,960
sound and enforcable.

2452
01:22:54,960 --> 01:22:56,960
Approving this item does not diminish or

2453
01:22:56,960 --> 01:22:59,520
dismiss the concerns of the community.

2454
01:22:59,520 --> 01:23:01,440
Our office will continue to listen,

2455
01:23:01,440 --> 01:23:03,679
meet, and work collaboratively with

2456
01:23:03,679 --> 01:23:05,040
residents throughout the summer and

2457
01:23:05,040 --> 01:23:07,440
beyond. With that context and

2458
01:23:07,440 --> 01:23:08,960
recognizing both the administrative

2459
01:23:08,960 --> 01:23:11,840
nature of this item, I move to approve

2460
01:23:11,840 --> 01:23:16,480
item 77, adopt the and adopt the related

2461
01:23:16,480 --> 01:23:18,639
resolution. Thank you, mayor, for the

2462
01:23:18,639 --> 01:23:19,360
time.

2463
01:23:19,360 --> 01:23:20,470
>> Second.

2464
01:23:20,470 --> 01:23:20,480
» Second.

2465
01:23:20,480 --> 01:23:22,390
>> We have a motion and a second. and and

2466
01:23:22,390 --> 01:23:22,400
» We have a motion and a second. and and

2467
01:23:22,400 --> 01:23:24,400
to our neighbors just want to speak to

2468
01:23:24,400 --> 01:23:26,480
you. I understand this is frustrating.

2469
01:23:26,480 --> 01:23:27,920
There was an article that came out in

2470
01:23:27,920 --> 01:23:29,120
the Wall Street Journal this month that

2471
01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:31,760
said Phoenix is mecca for data centers.

2472
01:23:31,760 --> 01:23:33,679
It's not the word I would have chosen

2473
01:23:33,679 --> 01:23:35,760
and it's not our goal. We've been

2474
01:23:35,760 --> 01:23:38,960
working very hard on reforms. When we m

2475
01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:41,520
moved this data center permit through,

2476
01:23:41,520 --> 01:23:43,760
it was leading in the nation. We got

2477
01:23:43,760 --> 01:23:45,600
deep criticism from the data center

2478
01:23:45,600 --> 01:23:48,080
industry that we went way too fast and

2479
01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:50,719
that we did not take into account the

2480
01:23:50,719 --> 01:23:53,120
business needs. But we passed it

2481
01:23:53,120 --> 01:23:54,719
unanimously because we thought it was

2482
01:23:54,719 --> 01:23:56,400
very important. The number of data

2483
01:23:56,400 --> 01:23:58,800
centers in this community

2484
01:23:58,800 --> 01:24:00,960
makes us one of the epicenters in the

2485
01:24:00,960 --> 01:24:02,560
world. The greater Phoenix area has one

2486
01:24:02,560 --> 01:24:04,159
of the highest concentrations of data

2487
01:24:04,159 --> 01:24:06,639
centers anywhere. Part of that is the

2488
01:24:06,639 --> 01:24:09,679
tax incentives.

2489
01:24:09,679 --> 01:24:11,280
In my state of the city, I pushed very

2490
01:24:11,280 --> 01:24:13,040
hard that data centers should pay the

2491
01:24:13,040 --> 01:24:15,360
same tax rate as our small businesses.

2492
01:24:15,360 --> 01:24:16,560
These are some of the wealthiest

2493
01:24:16,560 --> 01:24:18,480
companies in our country and in the

2494
01:24:18,480 --> 01:24:21,600
world. It is good news that the state of

2495
01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:23,760
Arizona on a bipartisan basis passed a

2496
01:24:23,760 --> 01:24:25,760
budget with a three-year moratorium on

2497
01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:28,960
the most generous of the tax incentives,

2498
01:24:28,960 --> 01:24:31,520
but there are data centers that will

2499
01:24:31,520 --> 01:24:34,239
still get it in our community.

2500
01:24:34,239 --> 01:24:36,080
We have a lot of work to do on reform

2501
01:24:36,080 --> 01:24:38,880
and we are working very hard. Uh, I've

2502
01:24:38,880 --> 01:24:41,120
spent a lot of time working with mayors

2503
01:24:41,120 --> 01:24:43,040
all over the world, frankly, who are all

2504
01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:44,560
facing this issue. This industry is

2505
01:24:44,560 --> 01:24:47,360
expanding at an unprecedented rate.

2506
01:24:47,360 --> 01:24:50,000
We're working very hard to be as

2507
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:51,360
responsible as we can, but we have more

2508
01:24:51,360 --> 01:24:53,199
than $700 million in threatened

2509
01:24:53,199 --> 01:24:56,000
litigation from data centers. So, we're

2510
01:24:56,000 --> 01:24:58,400
trying to navigate the best we can. We

2511
01:24:58,400 --> 01:25:00,880
want to be prudent stewards of City of

2512
01:25:00,880 --> 01:25:03,840
Phoenix tax dollars.

2513
01:25:03,840 --> 01:25:05,520
The counciloman and I just spoke about

2514
01:25:05,520 --> 01:25:07,120
our water challenges. We want to make

2515
01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:09,120
sure we're using the highest our water

2516
01:25:09,120 --> 01:25:11,280
for the highest and best uses in

2517
01:25:11,280 --> 01:25:12,960
Arizona. We are building power plants

2518
01:25:12,960 --> 01:25:15,520
that will use groundwater to power data

2519
01:25:15,520 --> 01:25:17,520
centers. That's a real conversation we

2520
01:25:17,520 --> 01:25:19,360
need to keep having and we are trying

2521
01:25:19,360 --> 01:25:21,440
very hard at the city of Phoenix to be

2522
01:25:21,440 --> 01:25:23,600
at the forefront

2523
01:25:23,600 --> 01:25:25,280
and and we're committed to continuing to

2524
01:25:25,280 --> 01:25:27,199
do this. I know this is frustrating, but

2525
01:25:27,199 --> 01:25:29,440
we got to do it within Arizona's

2526
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:31,199
parameters that they have set for us and

2527
01:25:31,199 --> 01:25:32,560
and we have to work with the state

2528
01:25:32,560 --> 01:25:34,960
legislature and continue to make changes

2529
01:25:34,960 --> 01:25:36,639
so that we can protect the health and

2530
01:25:36,639 --> 01:25:38,560
safety of our community. So, thank you

2531
01:25:38,560 --> 01:25:39,679
for being here. I know it's been

2532
01:25:39,679 --> 01:25:42,159
frustrating. Believe me, I spent a lot

2533
01:25:42,159 --> 01:25:43,840
of time on this and I'm also very

2534
01:25:43,840 --> 01:25:46,000
frustrated. Anyone want to make

2535
01:25:46,000 --> 01:25:47,280
additional comments?

2536
01:25:47,280 --> 01:25:48,390
>> Vice Mayor, thank you, [clears throat]

2537
01:25:48,390 --> 01:25:48,400
» Vice Mayor, thank you, [clears throat]

2538
01:25:48,400 --> 01:25:50,400
mayor. I I just wanted to echo that some

2539
01:25:50,400 --> 01:25:52,000
of the mayor's sentiment as well as

2540
01:25:52,000 --> 01:25:53,760
Councilman Robinson's sentiment. I know

2541
01:25:53,760 --> 01:25:55,679
this probably does not feel like a

2542
01:25:55,679 --> 01:25:57,440
victory, but I can tell you one thing I

2543
01:25:57,440 --> 01:25:58,800
know about Councilman Robinson. He's a

2544
01:25:58,800 --> 01:26:00,000
man of his word and if he said he's

2545
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:01,600
going to continue to engage with you, I

2546
01:26:01,600 --> 01:26:03,760
trust that he will. And I will ask if

2547
01:26:03,760 --> 01:26:05,520
anything, can we also ask the planning

2548
01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:07,600
department to respond to the 31

2549
01:26:07,600 --> 01:26:09,199
questions because I do think that's

2550
01:26:09,199 --> 01:26:11,040
important. I do think that our

2551
01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:13,199
residents, this is not an easy issue. We

2552
01:26:13,199 --> 01:26:14,560
see this issue popping up on the

2553
01:26:14,560 --> 01:26:16,960
national level and there's a lot of

2554
01:26:16,960 --> 01:26:19,920
uncertainty regarding data centers and

2555
01:26:19,920 --> 01:26:22,239
their place in residents in residential

2556
01:26:22,239 --> 01:26:25,120
neighborhoods. Um, but as mentioned, we

2557
01:26:25,120 --> 01:26:28,080
uh we are bound by what the law provides

2558
01:26:28,080 --> 01:26:29,760
for us and our own ordinance that we

2559
01:26:29,760 --> 01:26:32,320
provided. But I will say I actually want

2560
01:26:32,320 --> 01:26:34,239
to just kind of echo what Councilman

2561
01:26:34,239 --> 01:26:36,719
Robinson said to the developers and de

2562
01:26:36,719 --> 01:26:38,639
developers attorney on this. Please

2563
01:26:38,639 --> 01:26:40,480
continue to engage our community.

2564
01:26:40,480 --> 01:26:42,400
Continue to engage the residents. show

2565
01:26:42,400 --> 01:26:44,639
them that it is possible for us to work

2566
01:26:44,639 --> 01:26:46,880
collaboratively on this and hear their

2567
01:26:46,880 --> 01:26:49,199
concerns and move the issue forward. We

2568
01:26:49,199 --> 01:26:51,199
can't undo the process at this juncture,

2569
01:26:51,199 --> 01:26:52,880
but we can make sure that the process

2570
01:26:52,880 --> 01:26:55,920
works for both the uh the developer and

2571
01:26:55,920 --> 01:26:57,440
the residents in that area. So, thank

2572
01:26:57,440 --> 01:27:00,159
you, mayor, for the opportunity.

2573
01:27:00,159 --> 01:27:03,189
>> Thank you. Roll call.

2574
01:27:03,189 --> 01:27:03,199
» Thank you. Roll call.

2575
01:27:03,199 --> 01:27:03,750
>> Yes.

2576
01:27:03,750 --> 01:27:03,760
» Yes.

2577
01:27:03,760 --> 01:27:04,550
>> Hernandez,

2578
01:27:04,550 --> 01:27:04,560
» Hernandez,

2579
01:27:04,560 --> 01:27:05,510
>> no.

2580
01:27:05,510 --> 01:27:05,520
» no.

2581
01:27:05,520 --> 01:27:06,390
>> O'Brien,

2582
01:27:06,390 --> 01:27:06,400
» O'Brien,

2583
01:27:06,400 --> 01:27:07,110
>> yes.

2584
01:27:07,110 --> 01:27:07,120
» yes.

2585
01:27:07,120 --> 01:27:08,870
>> Pastor, yes.

2586
01:27:08,870 --> 01:27:08,880
» Pastor, yes.

2587
01:27:08,880 --> 01:27:09,669
>> Robinson,

2588
01:27:09,669 --> 01:27:09,679
» Robinson,

2589
01:27:09,679 --> 01:27:12,470
>> yes. Stark,

2590
01:27:12,470 --> 01:27:12,480
» yes. Stark,

2591
01:27:12,480 --> 01:27:13,510
>> yes.

2592
01:27:13,510 --> 01:27:13,520
» yes.

2593
01:27:13,520 --> 01:27:14,070
>> Wearing,

2594
01:27:14,070 --> 01:27:14,080
» Wearing,

2595
01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:14,629
>> yes.

2596
01:27:14,629 --> 01:27:14,639
» yes.

2597
01:27:14,639 --> 01:27:15,750
>> Hodgej Washington,

2598
01:27:15,750 --> 01:27:15,760
» Hodgej Washington,

2599
01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:16,229
>> yes.

2600
01:27:16,229 --> 01:27:16,239
» yes.

2601
01:27:16,239 --> 01:27:17,270
>> VGO,

2602
01:27:17,270 --> 01:27:17,280
» VGO,

2603
01:27:17,280 --> 01:27:17,830
>> yes.

2604
01:27:17,830 --> 01:27:17,840
» yes.

2605
01:27:17,840 --> 01:27:21,189
>> Passes 81.

2606
01:27:21,189 --> 01:27:21,199
» Passes 81.

2607
01:27:21,199 --> 01:27:23,110
>> All right. We next move to yet another

2608
01:27:23,110 --> 01:27:23,120
» All right. We next move to yet another

2609
01:27:23,120 --> 01:27:25,520
data center. 89. Authorization to grant

2610
01:27:25,520 --> 01:27:27,600
5C data centers a binding waiver of

2611
01:27:27,600 --> 01:27:29,760
enforcement of the special permit

2612
01:27:29,760 --> 01:27:32,880
provisions for data centers. Uh we do

2613
01:27:32,880 --> 01:27:35,040
have testimony on this one as well. So,

2614
01:27:35,040 --> 01:27:37,199
we'll begin there. Uh, we'll begin with

2615
01:27:37,199 --> 01:28:13,270
Mike, followed by Luis, and then Alex.

2616
01:28:13,280 --> 01:28:15,679
Good morning, mayor, uh, council members

2617
01:28:15,679 --> 01:28:18,400
and cities. My name is Mike Mariciano.

2618
01:28:18,400 --> 01:28:20,800
I'm here on behalf of Hypert USA. I'm

2619
01:28:20,800 --> 01:28:23,360
the president company headquartered

2620
01:28:23,360 --> 01:28:25,360
Phoenix.

2621
01:28:25,360 --> 01:28:28,960
We've been here for about 15 17 years.

2622
01:28:28,960 --> 01:28:30,960
Uh now

2623
01:28:30,960 --> 01:28:33,199
we are proud to support 5C data centers

2624
01:28:33,199 --> 01:28:35,360
as a technology reseller and partner of

2625
01:28:35,360 --> 01:28:37,760
the Phoenix01.

2626
01:28:37,760 --> 01:28:39,920
We strongly support this project. We

2627
01:28:39,920 --> 01:28:41,600
believe it represents the type of

2628
01:28:41,600 --> 01:28:43,600
investment that helps Phoenix move

2629
01:28:43,600 --> 01:28:46,320
forward. The Phoenix project is not

2630
01:28:46,320 --> 01:28:48,480
simply a data center. It is a modern and

2631
01:28:48,480 --> 01:28:50,320
digital

2632
01:28:50,320 --> 01:28:52,800
in infrastructure that supports the AI

2633
01:28:52,800 --> 01:28:55,280
future. cloud computing and advanced

2634
01:28:55,280 --> 01:28:57,679
manufacturing, education, healthcare,

2635
01:28:57,679 --> 01:28:59,520
government services, and b business

2636
01:28:59,520 --> 01:29:01,920
innovation. The project can bring

2637
01:29:01,920 --> 01:29:04,880
meaningful benefits to Phoenix and the

2638
01:29:04,880 --> 01:29:07,440
Encanto neighborhood. It will help

2639
01:29:07,440 --> 01:29:10,719
revitalize an area of the city that is

2640
01:29:10,719 --> 01:29:13,120
well positioned for new investment while

2641
01:29:13,120 --> 01:29:15,520
we also create long-term opportunities

2642
01:29:15,520 --> 01:29:17,840
for local businesses, skilled workers,

2643
01:29:17,840 --> 01:29:20,800
and service providers. From a hypertext

2644
01:29:20,800 --> 01:29:22,719
perspective, this project will directly

2645
01:29:22,719 --> 01:29:25,600
support the creation of an additional 30

2646
01:29:25,600 --> 01:29:28,000
to 50 jobs in support of this data

2647
01:29:28,000 --> 01:29:30,639
center and they're highpaying jobs. That

2648
01:29:30,639 --> 01:29:33,920
means they're engineers, uh, high paid

2649
01:29:33,920 --> 01:29:37,120
technicians, no knock center employees.

2650
01:29:37,120 --> 01:29:40,080
And this will help us scale um to a

2651
01:29:40,080 --> 01:29:42,560
level that we've never been at before.

2652
01:29:42,560 --> 01:29:46,239
And the community uh around us, it will

2653
01:29:46,239 --> 01:29:48,639
support the restaurants. It will support

2654
01:29:48,639 --> 01:29:50,960
bringing home great money to their

2655
01:29:50,960 --> 01:29:53,360
families, so on and so forth. In

2656
01:29:53,360 --> 01:29:55,440
addition to those direct roles, a

2657
01:29:55,440 --> 01:29:57,280
project of this scale creates broader

2658
01:29:57,280 --> 01:29:59,440
benefits through construction,

2659
01:29:59,440 --> 01:30:01,760
electrical, mechanical trade, security,

2660
01:30:01,760 --> 01:30:03,920
facility management, logistics,

2661
01:30:03,920 --> 01:30:05,679
maintenance, and local supplier

2662
01:30:05,679 --> 01:30:07,199
relationships.

2663
01:30:07,199 --> 01:30:10,000
Hypert will play a role in all these uh

2664
01:30:10,000 --> 01:30:13,120
projects and servicing this data center.

2665
01:30:13,120 --> 01:30:18,950
We're looking forward

2666
01:30:18,960 --> 01:30:20,159
Thank you.

2667
01:30:20,159 --> 01:30:21,910
>> Thank you.

2668
01:30:21,910 --> 01:30:21,920
» Thank you.

2669
01:30:21,920 --> 01:30:44,950
Luis is next, followed by Alex.

2670
01:30:44,960 --> 01:30:47,760
» Hi, my name is Luis. Um, I've been a

2671
01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:51,120
long-term resident from Phoenix and I've

2672
01:30:51,120 --> 01:30:52,719
been looking over this data center for a

2673
01:30:52,719 --> 01:30:56,000
while. I went to the boys and girls

2674
01:30:56,000 --> 01:30:58,560
community um, meeting that they had two

2675
01:30:58,560 --> 01:31:02,320
weeks ago and they made some I really

2676
01:31:02,320 --> 01:31:04,960
think this will benefit the community

2677
01:31:04,960 --> 01:31:07,920
because they made great points about

2678
01:31:07,920 --> 01:31:10,159
the water system. It's actually a closed

2679
01:31:10,159 --> 01:31:12,480
loop. They use this I did some research

2680
01:31:12,480 --> 01:31:16,320
myself. They use this system with glycol

2681
01:31:16,320 --> 01:31:20,960
which actually they use less water than

2682
01:31:20,960 --> 01:31:22,719
the other data centers in the whole

2683
01:31:22,719 --> 01:31:27,040
valley. So I really think it it will

2684
01:31:27,040 --> 01:31:31,440
benefit the residents on Palm Lane and

2685
01:31:31,440 --> 01:31:35,520
also the security. um there's a lot of

2686
01:31:35,520 --> 01:31:38,400
um homeless people in that area and I

2687
01:31:38,400 --> 01:31:40,159
think the security that brings it with

2688
01:31:40,159 --> 01:31:42,560
the data center will actually benefit

2689
01:31:42,560 --> 01:31:49,350
all of us around. So yeah,

2690
01:31:49,360 --> 01:31:52,639
» thank you. And do you um tell us you

2691
01:31:52,639 --> 01:31:55,280
work in a a service provider for the

2692
01:31:55,280 --> 01:31:56,800
data center industry?

2693
01:31:56,800 --> 01:31:59,910
>> No, no, I'm just a a a resident.

2694
01:31:59,910 --> 01:31:59,920
» No, no, I'm just a a a resident.

2695
01:31:59,920 --> 01:32:01,990
>> Wonderful. So you live near the near

2696
01:32:01,990 --> 01:32:02,000
» Wonderful. So you live near the near

2697
01:32:02,000 --> 01:32:03,120
data center. Thank you so much for

2698
01:32:03,120 --> 01:32:04,800
taking the time to testify. We really

2699
01:32:04,800 --> 01:32:05,360
appreciate that.

2700
01:32:05,360 --> 01:32:06,709
>> Thank you.

2701
01:32:06,709 --> 01:32:06,719
» Thank you.

2702
01:32:06,719 --> 01:32:11,270
>> Alex is next,

2703
01:32:11,280 --> 01:32:14,950
followed by Thomas.

2704
01:32:14,960 --> 01:32:17,520
» Me again. Um

2705
01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:20,320
my understanding that this uh developer

2706
01:32:20,320 --> 01:32:22,560
is seeking a special waiver for the city

2707
01:32:22,560 --> 01:32:26,000
to allow them to build here. Um and it's

2708
01:32:26,000 --> 01:32:27,600
my understanding, again, I may be

2709
01:32:27,600 --> 01:32:29,520
incorrect, city documents are very

2710
01:32:29,520 --> 01:32:31,840
difficult to read and understand. uh but

2711
01:32:31,840 --> 01:32:33,600
that this data center company is

2712
01:32:33,600 --> 01:32:35,440
claiming fair market value property

2713
01:32:35,440 --> 01:32:37,920
loss. Everybody in your neighborhood

2714
01:32:37,920 --> 01:32:40,159
Luis will also lose uh property loss

2715
01:32:40,159 --> 01:32:42,960
values as well. It is recorded and

2716
01:32:42,960 --> 01:32:46,080
common amongst nations across or cities

2717
01:32:46,080 --> 01:32:47,920
across our nation that property values

2718
01:32:47,920 --> 01:32:51,280
decrease by a minimum of 20%. Again,

2719
01:32:51,280 --> 01:32:54,320
it's all speculative, but so is the um

2720
01:32:54,320 --> 01:32:56,159
the the dollar figures that the data

2721
01:32:56,159 --> 01:32:59,040
centers are bringing to your table. Um,

2722
01:32:59,040 --> 01:33:01,360
I'd like people who live in Phoenix to

2723
01:33:01,360 --> 01:33:03,600
understand what data centers do to our

2724
01:33:03,600 --> 01:33:06,719
environment and the health um, risks of

2725
01:33:06,719 --> 01:33:08,719
it. Cognitive and learning impairments

2726
01:33:08,719 --> 01:33:11,199
in children, my daughter, your daughter,

2727
01:33:11,199 --> 01:33:12,960
your grandchildren, arterial

2728
01:33:12,960 --> 01:33:14,719
hypertension, increased risk of heart

2729
01:33:14,719 --> 01:33:16,320
attack, strokes, the weakening of heart

2730
01:33:16,320 --> 01:33:18,560
tissue from infrasound. That's a cool

2731
01:33:18,560 --> 01:33:21,120
one. Migraines, insomnia, vertigo, high

2732
01:33:21,120 --> 01:33:22,800
blood pressure, anxiety, fluid in ears,

2733
01:33:22,800 --> 01:33:25,440
and elevated cancer risk. That is what

2734
01:33:25,440 --> 01:33:27,679
everybody who supports data centers is

2735
01:33:27,679 --> 01:33:30,159
comfortable with in their neighborhood.

2736
01:33:30,159 --> 01:33:32,080
Industrial-grade pollution,

2737
01:33:32,080 --> 01:33:35,280
industrial-grade sound, diesel fumes

2738
01:33:35,280 --> 01:33:36,960
because the industry is lacking the

2739
01:33:36,960 --> 01:33:39,280
infrastructure to build them properly.

2740
01:33:39,280 --> 01:33:41,199
So they'll be using diesel powered

2741
01:33:41,199 --> 01:33:43,920
generators to fire up all of their

2742
01:33:43,920 --> 01:33:46,480
servers. As a small business owner, as

2743
01:33:46,480 --> 01:33:47,600
somebody who works in the creative

2744
01:33:47,600 --> 01:33:50,880
field, it is um not uh unbeknownst to me

2745
01:33:50,880 --> 01:33:54,960
that I benefit from data. I do. Um, also

2746
01:33:54,960 --> 01:33:57,360
for my business, I buy solid state

2747
01:33:57,360 --> 01:33:59,440
drives and the data center boom has

2748
01:33:59,440 --> 01:34:02,320
created a product that was once $300 for

2749
01:34:02,320 --> 01:34:04,880
me, $1,400.

2750
01:34:04,880 --> 01:34:07,760
That is problematic. The health issues

2751
01:34:07,760 --> 01:34:09,920
are worse. Economic growth should not

2752
01:34:09,920 --> 01:34:12,000
happen at the expense of our health or

2753
01:34:12,000 --> 01:34:13,679
the property values. And our city

2754
01:34:13,679 --> 01:34:16,159
council and de development uh department

2755
01:34:16,159 --> 01:34:21,030
needs to seriously consider that.

2756
01:34:21,040 --> 01:34:25,350
» Thank you, Thomas.

2757
01:34:25,360 --> 01:34:27,679
Hello. Uh, good afternoon, mayor and

2758
01:34:27,679 --> 01:34:30,480
council members. My name is Tom Branch.

2759
01:34:30,480 --> 01:34:32,400
I serve as a director of the Aluki

2760
01:34:32,400 --> 01:34:34,800
Community Alliance, and I want to speak

2761
01:34:34,800 --> 01:34:37,120
briefly on item 89 and a fairness

2762
01:34:37,120 --> 01:34:39,760
question it raises. The waiver before

2763
01:34:39,760 --> 01:34:41,679
you today locks in real recorded

2764
01:34:41,679 --> 01:34:44,960
protections for the neighbors of the 5C

2765
01:34:44,960 --> 01:34:47,679
site. specific decibel limits day and

2766
01:34:47,679 --> 01:34:50,239
night, equipment setbacks, generator and

2767
01:34:50,239 --> 01:34:52,719
hazmat disclosure, fire department

2768
01:34:52,719 --> 01:34:54,880
pre-planning. That's a meaningful

2769
01:34:54,880 --> 01:34:57,280
improvement over having no enforceable

2770
01:34:57,280 --> 01:34:59,280
standard at all. And I think it's a

2771
01:34:59,280 --> 01:35:02,400
reasonable model. My question is about

2772
01:35:02,400 --> 01:35:04,159
consistency.

2773
01:35:04,159 --> 01:35:05,760
A separate data center proposed at

2774
01:35:05,760 --> 01:35:08,239
Thistle Landing in Awatuki is being

2775
01:35:08,239 --> 01:35:10,480
treated as exempt from the 2025

2776
01:35:10,480 --> 01:35:15,199
ordinance because its permits predated.

2777
01:35:15,199 --> 01:35:17,600
But based on public records I've

2778
01:35:17,600 --> 01:35:19,679
reviewed, that project's site plan is

2779
01:35:19,679 --> 01:35:21,679
still an active correction. Its plat is

2780
01:35:21,679 --> 01:35:24,719
unrecorded and its easement abandonments

2781
01:35:24,719 --> 01:35:27,600
haven't been completed. It isn't finally

2782
01:35:27,600 --> 01:35:29,120
entitled

2783
01:35:29,120 --> 01:35:31,040
in the way that a true vested project

2784
01:35:31,040 --> 01:35:33,360
would be. I'd ask the council and staff

2785
01:35:33,360 --> 01:35:35,440
to consider if an older project's

2786
01:35:35,440 --> 01:35:37,760
approvals are still open, shouldn't its

2787
01:35:37,760 --> 01:35:39,440
neighbors get the same floor of

2788
01:35:39,440 --> 01:35:41,760
protection you're establishing here

2789
01:35:41,760 --> 01:35:43,679
today?

2790
01:35:43,679 --> 01:35:45,600
I'd welcome the opportunity to share a

2791
01:35:45,600 --> 01:35:48,320
documentation with staff on this point.

2792
01:35:48,320 --> 01:35:53,030
Thank you for your time.

2793
01:35:53,040 --> 01:35:54,639
» Thank you so much. I believe that is all

2794
01:35:54,639 --> 01:35:58,960
our speakers on this item. So, uh, we

2795
01:35:58,960 --> 01:36:01,520
will next turn to city council. And I

2796
01:36:01,520 --> 01:36:02,880
understand we have an a representative

2797
01:36:02,880 --> 01:36:04,960
for the applicant on this item. If you

2798
01:36:04,960 --> 01:36:19,110
could come forward, that would be great.

2799
01:36:19,120 --> 01:36:20,880
Thanks so much. Uh there was a gentleman

2800
01:36:20,880 --> 01:36:23,040
who testified earlier about 30 to 50

2801
01:36:23,040 --> 01:36:25,280
jobs. How many jobs long-term will be

2802
01:36:25,280 --> 01:36:26,960
created on site

2803
01:36:26,960 --> 01:36:28,950
>> uh over the mayor council

2804
01:36:28,950 --> 01:36:28,960
» uh over the mayor council

2805
01:36:28,960 --> 01:36:30,149
>> post construction?

2806
01:36:30,149 --> 01:36:30,159
» post construction?

2807
01:36:30,159 --> 01:36:32,149
>> Mayor council Jason Morris with you

2808
01:36:32,149 --> 01:36:32,159
» Mayor council Jason Morris with you

2809
01:36:32,159 --> 01:36:34,320
Morris Ball on behalf of the applicant.

2810
01:36:34,320 --> 01:36:36,239
Uh thanks for the opportunity on this

2811
01:36:36,239 --> 01:36:39,600
one. In terms of job creation, uh 30 to

2812
01:36:39,600 --> 01:36:42,480
50 is the range long-term. Uh that

2813
01:36:42,480 --> 01:36:44,000
wasn't just a short-term number.

2814
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:45,910
>> Wonderful. And those will be on site.

2815
01:36:45,910 --> 01:36:45,920
» Wonderful. And those will be on site.

2816
01:36:45,920 --> 01:36:48,639
They're direct employment at the site.

2817
01:36:48,639 --> 01:36:49,510
>> That is correct.

2818
01:36:49,510 --> 01:36:49,520
» That is correct.

2819
01:36:49,520 --> 01:36:51,830
>> Wonderful. Thank you so much. The state

2820
01:36:51,830 --> 01:36:51,840
» Wonderful. Thank you so much. The state

2821
01:36:51,840 --> 01:36:54,639
of Arizona has I think starting today a

2822
01:36:54,639 --> 01:36:58,000
moratorum on a very generous sales tax

2823
01:36:58,000 --> 01:37:00,880
incentive. Uh will your client be paying

2824
01:37:00,880 --> 01:37:04,159
the traditional sales tax rate or using

2825
01:37:04,159 --> 01:37:06,800
the sales tax incentive?

2826
01:37:06,800 --> 01:37:09,760
Mayor, council members, I did not. First

2827
01:37:09,760 --> 01:37:11,199
of all, it's my understanding that the

2828
01:37:11,199 --> 01:37:12,960
property owner is the one that has to

2829
01:37:12,960 --> 01:37:16,480
apply uh for that use. I I'm not aware

2830
01:37:16,480 --> 01:37:18,320
of whether the property owner applied

2831
01:37:18,320 --> 01:37:21,600
for the tax credit before today. Um

2832
01:37:21,600 --> 01:37:24,159
given the state of this and what's

2833
01:37:24,159 --> 01:37:25,840
occurred on this, and if you don't mind,

2834
01:37:25,840 --> 01:37:27,440
I'm going to give a little bit of

2835
01:37:27,440 --> 01:37:29,520
background so that we understand really

2836
01:37:29,520 --> 01:37:31,679
what's occurred on this site. This this

2837
01:37:31,679 --> 01:37:35,440
was a 2024 application by 5C for this

2838
01:37:35,440 --> 01:37:37,520
site. At at the time they were actually

2839
01:37:37,520 --> 01:37:40,159
working in conjunction with both uh

2840
01:37:40,159 --> 01:37:42,159
regional economic development and local

2841
01:37:42,159 --> 01:37:45,119
economic development for the reuse of an

2842
01:37:45,119 --> 01:37:47,520
existing building. It's a very small

2843
01:37:47,520 --> 01:37:50,239
site frankly as far as data centers go.

2844
01:37:50,239 --> 01:37:52,880
This is a 7 acre site. Uh the amount of

2845
01:37:52,880 --> 01:37:55,679
power is is considerably less just by

2846
01:37:55,679 --> 01:37:58,159
way of scale. The last item on the

2847
01:37:58,159 --> 01:38:00,480
agenda that you just considered was I

2848
01:38:00,480 --> 01:38:04,000
believe 275 megawws. We heard this is a

2849
01:38:04,000 --> 01:38:08,719
20 megawatt site. Uh this is a a 7 acre

2850
01:38:08,719 --> 01:38:10,880
site versus I think the the last one was

2851
01:38:10,880 --> 01:38:13,520
roughly almost a full section almost a

2852
01:38:13,520 --> 01:38:16,719
40 acre site. So this is a small infill

2853
01:38:16,719 --> 01:38:19,440
more importantly an adaptive reuse. uh

2854
01:38:19,440 --> 01:38:23,760
this building exists and uh when 5C

2855
01:38:23,760 --> 01:38:25,440
initially moved forward, they went to

2856
01:38:25,440 --> 01:38:27,280
planning and they went to economic

2857
01:38:27,280 --> 01:38:28,880
development. They made sure that the

2858
01:38:28,880 --> 01:38:31,679
path was clear, actually went to APS,

2859
01:38:31,679 --> 01:38:33,920
paid out a significant money uh amount

2860
01:38:33,920 --> 01:38:35,679
of money in order to get the planning

2861
01:38:35,679 --> 01:38:39,760
and and power done. But then they paused

2862
01:38:39,760 --> 01:38:42,320
uh and were actually working with new

2863
01:38:42,320 --> 01:38:44,560
tenants for the building. During that

2864
01:38:44,560 --> 01:38:47,199
time, unbeknownst to them, uh the city

2865
01:38:47,199 --> 01:38:50,880
of Phoenix passed a a a very holistic

2866
01:38:50,880 --> 01:38:52,800
data center ordinance that was referred

2867
01:38:52,800 --> 01:38:55,199
to earlier. And that data center

2868
01:38:55,199 --> 01:38:57,520
ordinance, as we recognize, has

2869
01:38:57,520 --> 01:39:03,280
essentially made data centers uh uh in

2870
01:39:03,280 --> 01:39:06,080
terms of land use at least

2871
01:39:06,080 --> 01:39:08,000
inappropriate in any district that does

2872
01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:10,480
not have special permit. This is one of

2873
01:39:10,480 --> 01:39:12,800
the last sites I believe that will come

2874
01:39:12,800 --> 01:39:16,159
before you in this manner. Uh because

2875
01:39:16,159 --> 01:39:18,800
anything else is going to be a new data

2876
01:39:18,800 --> 01:39:20,719
center entitlement.

2877
01:39:20,719 --> 01:39:22,639
Based upon what we've seen and heard and

2878
01:39:22,639 --> 01:39:24,239
what we understand and the city's

2879
01:39:24,239 --> 01:39:27,280
concerns, that's not likely to happen.

2880
01:39:27,280 --> 01:39:31,679
So this site has been left over and we

2881
01:39:31,679 --> 01:39:34,159
are now re-engaging because of the

2882
01:39:34,159 --> 01:39:36,400
existing ordinance through the waiver

2883
01:39:36,400 --> 01:39:39,280
process. uh but given their existing

2884
01:39:39,280 --> 01:39:41,280
zoning, the adaptive reuse of the

2885
01:39:41,280 --> 01:39:42,800
building, and I'll just for what it's

2886
01:39:42,800 --> 01:39:45,119
worth point out that this building since

2887
01:39:45,119 --> 01:39:47,920
it's been vacant uh over the last 2

2888
01:39:47,920 --> 01:39:51,440
years has been broken into 13 times. Uh

2889
01:39:51,440 --> 01:39:54,560
this is really an attempt to put a

2890
01:39:54,560 --> 01:39:58,480
viable small use into an existing

2891
01:39:58,480 --> 01:40:00,800
building uh without disrupting the

2892
01:40:00,800 --> 01:40:02,719
neighborhood. So, I'm sorry that's a

2893
01:40:02,719 --> 01:40:04,560
very long answer to a question that I'm

2894
01:40:04,560 --> 01:40:06,480
not sure was answered, but I just want

2895
01:40:06,480 --> 01:40:09,119
wanted to allow the council to

2896
01:40:09,119 --> 01:40:10,639
understand the site.

2897
01:40:10,639 --> 01:40:12,709
>> Wonderful. It's important history. One

2898
01:40:12,709 --> 01:40:12,719
» Wonderful. It's important history. One

2899
01:40:12,719 --> 01:40:13,920
of the things that I understand is

2900
01:40:13,920 --> 01:40:15,360
positive about this site is you will not

2901
01:40:15,360 --> 01:40:17,280
need to bring in any new electric

2902
01:40:17,280 --> 01:40:18,960
transmission, the existing grid

2903
01:40:18,960 --> 01:40:20,159
capacity.

2904
01:40:20,159 --> 01:40:21,669
>> Mayor, council members, that's correct.

2905
01:40:21,669 --> 01:40:21,679
» Mayor, council members, that's correct.

2906
01:40:21,679 --> 01:40:23,600
We are bringing in two we are

2907
01:40:23,600 --> 01:40:26,239
essentially extending underground to

2908
01:40:26,239 --> 01:40:30,080
existing lines from a uh substation.

2909
01:40:30,080 --> 01:40:31,669
>> So it won't disrupt any of the neighbors

2910
01:40:31,669 --> 01:40:31,679
» So it won't disrupt any of the neighbors

2911
01:40:31,679 --> 01:40:32,080
in terms

2912
01:40:32,080 --> 01:40:33,430
>> that's correct. It's it's entirely

2913
01:40:33,430 --> 01:40:33,440
» that's correct. It's it's entirely

2914
01:40:33,440 --> 01:40:35,679
through the industrial property. Okay. I

2915
01:40:35,679 --> 01:40:37,520
think that makes it a in some ways a

2916
01:40:37,520 --> 01:40:40,000
better site. But one concern I do have

2917
01:40:40,000 --> 01:40:43,520
is there's residential on on two sites.

2918
01:40:43,520 --> 01:40:46,719
As you know early in my time as mayor,

2919
01:40:46,719 --> 01:40:48,480
Phoenix firefighters responded to a

2920
01:40:48,480 --> 01:40:50,800
lithium battery fire.

2921
01:40:50,800 --> 01:40:53,280
Uh some firefighters from a neighboring

2922
01:40:53,280 --> 01:40:55,040
city were pretty severely injured at

2923
01:40:55,040 --> 01:40:57,440
that fire and so the fire code has

2924
01:40:57,440 --> 01:40:59,679
changed.

2925
01:40:59,679 --> 01:41:01,360
When there is a lithium battery, we will

2926
01:41:01,360 --> 01:41:03,280
now let the fire burn out, which could

2927
01:41:03,280 --> 01:41:06,800
be a week of a fire burning.

2928
01:41:06,800 --> 01:41:09,119
That is a use that I have some concern

2929
01:41:09,119 --> 01:41:12,239
right next to residential.

2930
01:41:12,239 --> 01:41:13,840
To me, it seems more appropriate with

2931
01:41:13,840 --> 01:41:15,440
diesel generators and lithium batteries

2932
01:41:15,440 --> 01:41:17,600
to be in an industrial

2933
01:41:17,600 --> 01:41:20,080
area if there could be a fire. And it

2934
01:41:20,080 --> 01:41:21,280
certainly doesn't help that it seems

2935
01:41:21,280 --> 01:41:23,600
like this this project will not pay the

2936
01:41:23,600 --> 01:41:25,840
full sales tax rate of it's that its

2937
01:41:25,840 --> 01:41:28,639
neighboring businesses will pay. So,

2938
01:41:28,639 --> 01:41:30,239
help me understand with the lithium

2939
01:41:30,239 --> 01:41:31,840
battery and the diesel why we should put

2940
01:41:31,840 --> 01:41:34,400
that right up against residential.

2941
01:41:34,400 --> 01:41:36,629
>> Uh, mayor and council members, I I

2942
01:41:36,629 --> 01:41:36,639
» Uh, mayor and council members, I I

2943
01:41:36,639 --> 01:41:38,159
appreciate your concern and it's

2944
01:41:38,159 --> 01:41:40,560
warranted. Uh I was aware and that

2945
01:41:40,560 --> 01:41:42,000
certainly was brought forward during the

2946
01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:43,840
data center conversation when the

2947
01:41:43,840 --> 01:41:46,320
ordinance was passed last year. In this

2948
01:41:46,320 --> 01:41:48,560
instance, we're not talking about

2949
01:41:48,560 --> 01:41:50,960
bringing a new industrial use. In fact,

2950
01:41:50,960 --> 01:41:53,360
unlike most of the other data centers

2951
01:41:53,360 --> 01:41:55,920
that have created new buildings, this

2952
01:41:55,920 --> 01:42:01,119
building has had all of the nomclature

2953
01:42:01,119 --> 01:42:05,040
of industrial use. Meaning this over its

2954
01:42:05,040 --> 01:42:07,679
lifetime has been a manufacturing

2955
01:42:07,679 --> 01:42:10,320
facility that has used chemicals. It has

2956
01:42:10,320 --> 01:42:12,880
been a storage facility of flammable

2957
01:42:12,880 --> 01:42:15,600
materials. This is not bringing in this

2958
01:42:15,600 --> 01:42:17,679
application or in in fact that's not

2959
01:42:17,679 --> 01:42:20,400
application. This waiver is not bringing

2960
01:42:20,400 --> 01:42:23,440
any new use to this area. It was zoned

2961
01:42:23,440 --> 01:42:26,960
A1. It will still remain an A1 site and

2962
01:42:26,960 --> 01:42:29,199
it is in as as you pointed out this

2963
01:42:29,199 --> 01:42:32,000
transitional area where on two sides

2964
01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:34,639
there are residences and on two sides

2965
01:42:34,639 --> 01:42:37,520
there are industrial intense industrial

2966
01:42:37,520 --> 01:42:42,000
uses with similar attributes.

2967
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:44,550
>> Thank you. We are trying to push these

2968
01:42:44,550 --> 01:42:44,560
» Thank you. We are trying to push these

2969
01:42:44,560 --> 01:42:46,320
data center operators to give back to

2970
01:42:46,320 --> 01:42:48,320
our communities. This data center is

2971
01:42:48,320 --> 01:42:49,760
going to do some small things. Will you

2972
01:42:49,760 --> 01:42:52,000
tell us about those? Uh, mayor and

2973
01:42:52,000 --> 01:42:53,840
council, thanks for that opportunity as

2974
01:42:53,840 --> 01:42:56,960
well. Uh, frankly, we're constrained by

2975
01:42:56,960 --> 01:42:58,719
size. As you mentioned, some of the

2976
01:42:58,719 --> 01:43:00,320
other users, some of the other data

2977
01:43:00,320 --> 01:43:02,800
centers, the newer, larger data center

2978
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:05,679
opportunities have also had land where

2979
01:43:05,679 --> 01:43:07,679
they can offer either a pocket park as

2980
01:43:07,679 --> 01:43:09,840
was the case in the last uh, or as

2981
01:43:09,840 --> 01:43:12,159
you're aware, soccer fields or other

2982
01:43:12,159 --> 01:43:14,719
amenities. This being a 7acre site with

2983
01:43:14,719 --> 01:43:16,880
an existing building, it is essentially

2984
01:43:16,880 --> 01:43:18,560
building and parking. So, we've looked

2985
01:43:18,560 --> 01:43:20,320
for other opportunities at the

2986
01:43:20,320 --> 01:43:21,920
neighborhood meeting. Uh, one of the

2987
01:43:21,920 --> 01:43:23,360
questions that was asked, I believe, by

2988
01:43:23,360 --> 01:43:25,520
the council member is what does the

2989
01:43:25,520 --> 01:43:28,080
community want to see, specifically the

2990
01:43:28,080 --> 01:43:31,520
residential community for this site? And

2991
01:43:31,520 --> 01:43:33,840
there was a request for enhanced

2992
01:43:33,840 --> 01:43:37,199
landscaping, larger mature trees, a

2993
01:43:37,199 --> 01:43:39,840
mural for the area. There was talk of uh

2994
01:43:39,840 --> 01:43:41,679
whether it would be appropriate to keep

2995
01:43:41,679 --> 01:43:44,960
this in a a gated landscape setting and

2996
01:43:44,960 --> 01:43:46,639
what that would look like, whether it

2997
01:43:46,639 --> 01:43:48,800
would be secure, whether there were

2998
01:43:48,800 --> 01:43:51,600
cameras, uh 24-hour personnel, that type

2999
01:43:51,600 --> 01:43:53,920
of thing. Those were the major concerns.

3000
01:43:53,920 --> 01:43:55,679
Beyond that, in terms of community

3001
01:43:55,679 --> 01:43:58,400
outreach, the applicant, I'm sorry, I'm

3002
01:43:58,400 --> 01:44:01,360
so used to using that term, uh 5C in

3003
01:44:01,360 --> 01:44:03,040
this instance, the the request for

3004
01:44:03,040 --> 01:44:05,040
claim,

3005
01:44:05,040 --> 01:44:08,960
has agreed to do a uh a fund for the

3006
01:44:08,960 --> 01:44:10,639
community that the community would have

3007
01:44:10,639 --> 01:44:12,880
access to and would work in conjunction

3008
01:44:12,880 --> 01:44:15,040
with the city and the community to make

3009
01:44:15,040 --> 01:44:16,480
sure there were funds available for

3010
01:44:16,480 --> 01:44:17,840
things that were important to the

3011
01:44:17,840 --> 01:44:19,040
community.

3012
01:44:19,040 --> 01:44:20,470
>> Thank you. And how many folks attended

3013
01:44:20,470 --> 01:44:20,480
» Thank you. And how many folks attended

3014
01:44:20,480 --> 01:44:22,800
the community meeting? Uh I believe it

3015
01:44:22,800 --> 01:44:25,360
was and I'm going to give you all of the

3016
01:44:25,360 --> 01:44:26,880
numbers that have been given to me.

3017
01:44:26,880 --> 01:44:30,560
There were over 400 homes I think 410

3018
01:44:30,560 --> 01:44:34,320
homes invited. Uh there were 148 where

3019
01:44:34,320 --> 01:44:36,239
there was actual interaction with the

3020
01:44:36,239 --> 01:44:39,920
neighbors and of that probably less than

3021
01:44:39,920 --> 01:44:41,760
20 attended the meeting.

3022
01:44:41,760 --> 01:44:43,430
>> Okay. I had heard four. Does that seem

3023
01:44:43,430 --> 01:44:43,440
» Okay. I had heard four. Does that seem

3024
01:44:43,440 --> 01:44:44,159
possible? I

3025
01:44:44,159 --> 01:44:45,189
>> I was not at that meeting.

3026
01:44:45,189 --> 01:44:45,199
» I was not at that meeting.

3027
01:44:45,199 --> 01:44:49,109
>> It's actually

3028
01:44:49,119 --> 01:44:52,000
it was six.

3029
01:44:52,000 --> 01:44:54,880
Okay, thank you. All right, that is all

3030
01:44:54,880 --> 01:44:56,159
of my questions. Does anyone have any

3031
01:44:56,159 --> 01:44:57,840
additional questions?

3032
01:44:57,840 --> 01:44:59,189
>> Wonderful. Thank you so much.

3033
01:44:59,189 --> 01:44:59,199
» Wonderful. Thank you so much.

3034
01:44:59,199 --> 01:45:06,229
>> Thank you.

3035
01:45:06,239 --> 01:45:08,000
» Right.

3036
01:45:08,000 --> 01:45:09,830
>> This would not be my favorite site for a

3037
01:45:09,830 --> 01:45:09,840
» This would not be my favorite site for a

3038
01:45:09,840 --> 01:45:12,400
data center. It does have residential on

3039
01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:17,360
two sides, but uh we did have

3040
01:45:17,360 --> 01:45:20,719
a press release go out saying that uh

3041
01:45:20,719 --> 01:45:22,960
the regional economic development folks

3042
01:45:22,960 --> 01:45:25,440
and councilwoman were excited about that

3043
01:45:25,440 --> 01:45:26,880
which makes it a little bit more

3044
01:45:26,880 --> 01:45:29,199
complicated as well and it is

3045
01:45:29,199 --> 01:45:31,119
complicated with the timing but I'm

3046
01:45:31,119 --> 01:45:32,719
speaking to the industry. I really hope

3047
01:45:32,719 --> 01:45:34,880
that you will look for locations in

3048
01:45:34,880 --> 01:45:37,119
industrial land and not immediately

3049
01:45:37,119 --> 01:45:39,520
adjacent to residential. Counciloman

3050
01:45:39,520 --> 01:45:43,189
Pastor.

3051
01:45:43,199 --> 01:45:46,080
» Yes. Um, all of us have the same

3052
01:45:46,080 --> 01:45:49,600
concerns. Um, in particular, we all have

3053
01:45:49,600 --> 01:45:52,239
the same concerns of the mayor. Uh, this

3054
01:45:52,239 --> 01:45:54,560
area is in an industrial area. It's an

3055
01:45:54,560 --> 01:45:57,040
A1 and and what these neighborhoods are

3056
01:45:57,040 --> 01:45:59,840
surrounded in an by an industrial park.

3057
01:45:59,840 --> 01:46:02,320
So, I believe um and I'm going to go

3058
01:46:02,320 --> 01:46:04,560
back and look at some history. uh that

3059
01:46:04,560 --> 01:46:07,119
probably originated as an industrial

3060
01:46:07,119 --> 01:46:10,639
park and then uh homes were built around

3061
01:46:10,639 --> 01:46:15,199
it. Um, and it's unfortunate uh we're at

3062
01:46:15,199 --> 01:46:17,920
the space that we're at right now. as

3063
01:46:17,920 --> 01:46:20,560
the mayor the mayor is correct that

3064
01:46:20,560 --> 01:46:23,520
there was an article where I do have a

3065
01:46:23,520 --> 01:46:26,800
quote stated and it does talk about uh

3066
01:46:26,800 --> 01:46:29,600
bringing jobs and it talks about uh the

3067
01:46:29,600 --> 01:46:34,159
data center in a in a space uh where at

3068
01:46:34,159 --> 01:46:35,760
that time because it's an industrial

3069
01:46:35,760 --> 01:46:39,280
center where is appropriate um and in

3070
01:46:39,280 --> 01:46:43,280
the data center space we all have uh

3071
01:46:43,280 --> 01:46:47,119
entered in uh wanting data centers when

3072
01:46:47,119 --> 01:46:51,679
I entered uh there was a big uh push for

3073
01:46:51,679 --> 01:46:55,119
wanting data centers and then uh as we

3074
01:46:55,119 --> 01:46:58,719
moved and evolved we realize what is the

3075
01:46:58,719 --> 01:47:01,920
impact it has in our community. Um this

3076
01:47:01,920 --> 01:47:07,280
item is a was entered and in placed in

3077
01:47:07,280 --> 01:47:08,880
2024.

3078
01:47:08,880 --> 01:47:12,480
Uh there is a letter stating that a data

3079
01:47:12,480 --> 01:47:15,199
center can be built here. uh we passed

3080
01:47:15,199 --> 01:47:19,040
the the regulatory pieces in 2025 and

3081
01:47:19,040 --> 01:47:23,199
this is one of one um that is in the

3082
01:47:23,199 --> 01:47:26,080
bubble or limbo that uh is now being

3083
01:47:26,080 --> 01:47:28,239
presented.

3084
01:47:28,239 --> 01:47:31,600
I I I move the approve item 89 per the

3085
01:47:31,600 --> 01:47:36,159
memo uh dated July 1, 2026.

3086
01:47:36,159 --> 01:47:37,520
That is my motion.

3087
01:47:37,520 --> 01:47:40,149
>> Second. We have a motion and a second.

3088
01:47:40,149 --> 01:47:40,159
» Second. We have a motion and a second.

3089
01:47:40,159 --> 01:47:42,709
>> Roll call.

3090
01:47:42,709 --> 01:47:42,719
» Roll call.

3091
01:47:42,719 --> 01:47:44,070
>> Yes. Anonymous.

3092
01:47:44,070 --> 01:47:44,080
» Yes. Anonymous.

3093
01:47:44,080 --> 01:47:45,189
>> No.

3094
01:47:45,189 --> 01:47:45,199
» No.

3095
01:47:45,199 --> 01:47:46,149
>> O'Brien,

3096
01:47:46,149 --> 01:47:46,159
» O'Brien,

3097
01:47:46,159 --> 01:47:46,790
>> yes.

3098
01:47:46,790 --> 01:47:46,800
» yes.

3099
01:47:46,800 --> 01:47:47,669
>> Has

3100
01:47:47,669 --> 01:47:47,679
» Has

3101
01:47:47,679 --> 01:47:48,310
>> yes.

3102
01:47:48,310 --> 01:47:48,320
» yes.

3103
01:47:48,320 --> 01:47:49,109
>> Robinson,

3104
01:47:49,109 --> 01:47:49,119
» Robinson,

3105
01:47:49,119 --> 01:47:49,830
>> yes.

3106
01:47:49,830 --> 01:47:49,840
» yes.

3107
01:47:49,840 --> 01:47:51,510
>> Stark,

3108
01:47:51,510 --> 01:47:51,520
» Stark,

3109
01:47:51,520 --> 01:47:52,470
>> yes.

3110
01:47:52,470 --> 01:47:52,480
» yes.

3111
01:47:52,480 --> 01:47:53,030
>> Wearing,

3112
01:47:53,030 --> 01:47:53,040
» Wearing,

3113
01:47:53,040 --> 01:47:53,510
>> yes.

3114
01:47:53,510 --> 01:47:53,520
» yes.

3115
01:47:53,520 --> 01:47:55,270
>> Hodgej Washington, I'd like to explain

3116
01:47:55,270 --> 01:47:55,280
» Hodgej Washington, I'd like to explain

3117
01:47:55,280 --> 01:47:59,199
my vote first. Um, I I too share the

3118
01:47:59,199 --> 01:48:01,199
concerns given the proximity to

3119
01:48:01,199 --> 01:48:03,520
residential, but it's rare that we see

3120
01:48:03,520 --> 01:48:05,360
neighbors come forward and speak in

3121
01:48:05,360 --> 01:48:08,000
favor of the data centers. And while I

3122
01:48:08,000 --> 01:48:10,400
want I want to respect their position.

3123
01:48:10,400 --> 01:48:12,960
Um also it's not I was not present at

3124
01:48:12,960 --> 01:48:14,400
the neighborhood outreach and I will

3125
01:48:14,400 --> 01:48:16,000
defer to the councilman's uh who

3126
01:48:16,000 --> 01:48:18,560
represents a district um where this is

3127
01:48:18,560 --> 01:48:20,400
where this is placed. So I will vote

3128
01:48:20,400 --> 01:48:21,679
yes.

3129
01:48:21,679 --> 01:48:23,030
>> GGO.

3130
01:48:23,030 --> 01:48:23,040
» GGO.

3131
01:48:23,040 --> 01:48:25,750
>> Yes. Passes 81.

3132
01:48:25,750 --> 01:48:25,760
» Yes. Passes 81.

3133
01:48:25,760 --> 01:48:27,830
>> Next we go to item 90. A resoning

3134
01:48:27,830 --> 01:48:27,840
» Next we go to item 90. A resoning

3135
01:48:27,840 --> 01:48:29,520
application at the southwest corner of

3136
01:48:29,520 --> 01:48:33,280
56th Street and Ranger Drive.

3137
01:48:33,280 --> 01:48:34,870
>> Mayor, may I make a suggestion?

3138
01:48:34,870 --> 01:48:34,880
» Mayor, may I make a suggestion?

3139
01:48:34,880 --> 01:48:37,590
>> Please. Uh may we hear from the people

3140
01:48:37,590 --> 01:48:37,600
» Please. Uh may we hear from the people

3141
01:48:37,600 --> 01:48:39,440
petitioning

3142
01:48:39,440 --> 01:48:41,119
against

3143
01:48:41,119 --> 01:48:42,880
first?

3144
01:48:42,880 --> 01:48:44,950
>> Perfect. Uh we'll open the public

3145
01:48:44,950 --> 01:48:44,960
» Perfect. Uh we'll open the public

3146
01:48:44,960 --> 01:48:48,320
hearing and

3147
01:48:48,320 --> 01:48:50,480
uh welcome the group that Councilman

3148
01:48:50,480 --> 01:48:52,239
Wearing suggested and I understand they

3149
01:48:52,239 --> 01:48:57,109
do have a PowerPoint.

3150
01:48:57,119 --> 01:48:59,440
» Are we doing five minute PowerPoint?

3151
01:48:59,440 --> 01:49:01,109
>> I don't think they have a PowerPoint.

3152
01:49:01,109 --> 01:49:01,119
» I don't think they have a PowerPoint.

3153
01:49:01,119 --> 01:49:01,669
>> Okay.

3154
01:49:01,669 --> 01:49:01,679
» Okay.

3155
01:49:01,679 --> 01:49:05,030
>> Yeah. So five minutes is fine. Yep.

3156
01:49:05,030 --> 01:49:05,040
» Yeah. So five minutes is fine. Yep.

3157
01:49:05,040 --> 01:49:06,560
They're not in. Yes, but there's no

3158
01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:07,119
PowerPoint.

3159
01:49:07,119 --> 01:49:08,470
>> Wonderful. If we could get five minutes

3160
01:49:08,470 --> 01:49:08,480
» Wonderful. If we could get five minutes

3161
01:49:08,480 --> 01:49:12,080
for this presentation. Thank you.

3162
01:49:12,080 --> 01:49:13,590
>> Fortunately, I did have PowerPoint I

3163
01:49:13,590 --> 01:49:13,600
» Fortunately, I did have PowerPoint I

3164
01:49:13,600 --> 01:49:14,560
submitted. I'm not sure.

3165
01:49:14,560 --> 01:49:16,870
>> Oh, sorry. I saw somebody nodding no, so

3166
01:49:16,870 --> 01:49:16,880
» Oh, sorry. I saw somebody nodding no, so

3167
01:49:16,880 --> 01:49:18,159
apologize. I guess there is a

3168
01:49:18,159 --> 01:49:18,639
PowerPoint.

3169
01:49:18,639 --> 01:49:26,310
>> Oh,

3170
01:49:26,320 --> 01:49:29,199
okay. All right. I'm Doug Miller. I'm a

3171
01:49:29,199 --> 01:49:30,880
resident in the Desert Ridge area that

3172
01:49:30,880 --> 01:49:33,679
backs up against the wildfire wild fire

3173
01:49:33,679 --> 01:49:38,080
wildfire golf course. And right now,

3174
01:49:38,080 --> 01:49:40,719
Ranger Drive is my only access point to

3175
01:49:40,719 --> 01:49:55,510
get to my house from Tatum Boulevard.

3176
01:49:55,520 --> 01:49:56,400
All right. All right. So, I just wanted

3177
01:49:56,400 --> 01:49:58,560
to give a little context of what was

3178
01:49:58,560 --> 01:50:02,080
originally proposed. Um, Cayanian just

3179
01:50:02,080 --> 01:50:05,920
put bought the property at the southwest

3180
01:50:05,920 --> 01:50:09,119
corner and Ranger Road was supposed to

3181
01:50:09,119 --> 01:50:12,239
connect to 56 during that construction.

3182
01:50:12,239 --> 01:50:15,280
Um, that construction and that roadway

3183
01:50:15,280 --> 01:50:17,119
was identified in the Desert Ridge

3184
01:50:17,119 --> 01:50:18,719
specific plan and the street

3185
01:50:18,719 --> 01:50:20,320
classification map for the last couple

3186
01:50:20,320 --> 01:50:22,880
decades. Um it's also consistent with

3187
01:50:22,880 --> 01:50:27,119
the approved traffic impact analysis and

3188
01:50:27,119 --> 01:50:32,000
during that um construction that cost

3189
01:50:32,000 --> 01:50:39,590
would be on the developer itself.

3190
01:50:39,600 --> 01:50:41,600
Thanks.

3191
01:50:41,600 --> 01:50:44,000
The new addendum states that the road

3192
01:50:44,000 --> 01:50:46,400
will no longer go through and it'll be a

3193
01:50:46,400 --> 01:50:49,760
a culde-sac that will be temporary. So

3194
01:50:49,760 --> 01:50:51,840
it's not being removed from the plan

3195
01:50:51,840 --> 01:50:54,560
itself. It's just being another

3196
01:50:54,560 --> 01:50:58,000
temporary uh postponement of the

3197
01:50:58,000 --> 01:51:01,520
construction and the connection. So

3198
01:51:01,520 --> 01:51:03,360
unfortunately that shifts back the

3199
01:51:03,360 --> 01:51:05,679
financial responsibility to the city as

3200
01:51:05,679 --> 01:51:13,430
a capital improvements project

3201
01:51:13,440 --> 01:51:16,080
and I've have I have attended uh two of

3202
01:51:16,080 --> 01:51:19,119
the three planning meetings and listen

3203
01:51:19,119 --> 01:51:23,199
to uh the public input as well and I

3204
01:51:23,199 --> 01:51:24,480
want to kind of step back a little bit

3205
01:51:24,480 --> 01:51:25,920
and just look at the community as a

3206
01:51:25,920 --> 01:51:29,679
whole. Um, I pulled this map from the

3207
01:51:29,679 --> 01:51:32,639
the MAG Northeast Valley Transportation

3208
01:51:32,639 --> 01:51:35,040
Study and it just kind of highlights

3209
01:51:35,040 --> 01:51:37,199
what the current traffic conditions are

3210
01:51:37,199 --> 01:51:40,880
now. There's a lot of uh public input

3211
01:51:40,880 --> 01:51:44,320
that that states there's an

3212
01:51:44,320 --> 01:51:46,000
overabundance of traffic right now and

3213
01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:48,960
it's it's building. Uh, Tatum right now

3214
01:51:48,960 --> 01:51:51,840
carries over 30,000 vehicles and does

3215
01:51:51,840 --> 01:51:54,560
have a lot of backup at the 101. But you

3216
01:51:54,560 --> 01:51:56,560
also look at some of these other

3217
01:51:56,560 --> 01:51:59,599
callouts where um people have made

3218
01:51:59,599 --> 01:52:02,719
comments uh specifically to the Ranger

3219
01:52:02,719 --> 01:52:05,280
Road at 56. There's one that says there

3220
01:52:05,280 --> 01:52:06,960
should be connected to provide multiple

3221
01:52:06,960 --> 01:52:09,599
access points to reduce congestion. Um

3222
01:52:09,599 --> 01:52:11,520
there's other access points on Deer

3223
01:52:11,520 --> 01:52:13,520
Valley and 64th

3224
01:52:13,520 --> 01:52:17,520
Tatum um Deer Valley and 40th and it

3225
01:52:17,520 --> 01:52:22,960
just basically I want to portray how uh

3226
01:52:22,960 --> 01:52:24,719
the traffic is building right now,

3227
01:52:24,719 --> 01:52:26,080
right? We're getting a lot of

3228
01:52:26,080 --> 01:52:29,360
investment. There's a lot going on. Uh

3229
01:52:29,360 --> 01:52:33,360
the the Cardinals facility going on

3230
01:52:33,360 --> 01:52:36,400
along Scottsdale Road. The land at Deer

3231
01:52:36,400 --> 01:52:38,639
Valley and 40th was also just purchased

3232
01:52:38,639 --> 01:52:42,320
for uh residential. So there is more

3233
01:52:42,320 --> 01:52:44,159
growth happening and we're already kind

3234
01:52:44,159 --> 01:52:48,639
of seeing some implications of traffic

3235
01:52:48,639 --> 01:52:53,910
issues.

3236
01:52:53,920 --> 01:52:55,520
So I wanted to zoom in a little bit

3237
01:52:55,520 --> 01:52:59,040
closer. Um Ranger Drive right now is

3238
01:52:59,040 --> 01:53:02,480
seeing about 2,800 cars per day. And

3239
01:53:02,480 --> 01:53:05,199
this data is coming from Placer AI who

3240
01:53:05,199 --> 01:53:07,280
uses Interex for their their traffic

3241
01:53:07,280 --> 01:53:08,960
data. And I wanted to just kind of

3242
01:53:08,960 --> 01:53:13,679
understand um what the other similar

3243
01:53:13,679 --> 01:53:15,840
connector roads currently do. So

3244
01:53:15,840 --> 01:53:19,440
Pathfinder is a similar laid uh laid out

3245
01:53:19,440 --> 01:53:23,840
road that has similar uh widths, bike

3246
01:53:23,840 --> 01:53:26,560
lanes, and setbacks. They're doing a

3247
01:53:26,560 --> 01:53:28,639
little over 3,000. Marriott Drives doing

3248
01:53:28,639 --> 01:53:31,440
a little over 3,000. and Trailblazer

3249
01:53:31,440 --> 01:53:33,440
Drive is doing a little over 2,000. So,

3250
01:53:33,440 --> 01:53:37,119
it we're still in range. Um, I put this

3251
01:53:37,119 --> 01:53:39,440
together because there was a lot of

3252
01:53:39,440 --> 01:53:42,080
comments saying if you open this road,

3253
01:53:42,080 --> 01:53:44,960
you're going to create a major arterial

3254
01:53:44,960 --> 01:53:47,520
cut through. Um, this would suggest it

3255
01:53:47,520 --> 01:53:50,480
does not do that. So,

3256
01:53:50,480 --> 01:53:53,119
that was just uh

3257
01:53:53,119 --> 01:53:54,560
trying to trying to support it being

3258
01:53:54,560 --> 01:53:56,480
more more data driven than specul

3259
01:53:56,480 --> 01:54:02,229
speculative.

3260
01:54:02,239 --> 01:54:04,800
Um, so I'll just wrap it up with fiscal

3261
01:54:04,800 --> 01:54:07,679
responsibility, right? That road has

3262
01:54:07,679 --> 01:54:10,719
been planned for a couple decades now.

3263
01:54:10,719 --> 01:54:14,000
It's in the general plan and it was

3264
01:54:14,000 --> 01:54:16,880
there for the developer to complete when

3265
01:54:16,880 --> 01:54:19,679
that land was purchased. Um, growth pays

3266
01:54:19,679 --> 01:54:21,840
for growth. You're going to invest. I'm

3267
01:54:21,840 --> 01:54:24,639
all for the investment. Um, but I think

3268
01:54:24,639 --> 01:54:27,199
we should require them to also connect

3269
01:54:27,199 --> 01:54:30,320
those roads as planned versus

3270
01:54:30,320 --> 01:54:31,760
versus turn around and put it back on

3271
01:54:31,760 --> 01:54:34,239
the taxpayers as a capital improvements

3272
01:54:34,239 --> 01:54:37,599
project. All right. Thank you.

3273
01:54:37,599 --> 01:54:40,950
>> Thank you so much.

3274
01:54:40,950 --> 01:54:40,960
» Thank you so much.

3275
01:54:40,960 --> 01:54:42,390
>> Uh, Councilman, do we want to hear from

3276
01:54:42,390 --> 01:54:42,400
» Uh, Councilman, do we want to hear from

3277
01:54:42,400 --> 01:54:44,320
the applicant or we do have three folks

3278
01:54:44,320 --> 01:54:46,239
online and and then additional speakers

3279
01:54:46,239 --> 01:54:47,040
in person?

3280
01:54:47,040 --> 01:54:49,109
>> Uh, let's do additional speakers who are

3281
01:54:49,109 --> 01:54:49,119
» Uh, let's do additional speakers who are

3282
01:54:49,119 --> 01:54:50,000
against.

3283
01:54:50,000 --> 01:54:50,390
>> Okay.

3284
01:54:50,390 --> 01:54:50,400
» Okay.

3285
01:54:50,400 --> 01:54:51,750
>> Okay.

3286
01:54:51,750 --> 01:54:51,760
» Okay.

3287
01:54:51,760 --> 01:54:54,070
>> All right. 90. We should have Barry.

3288
01:54:54,070 --> 01:54:54,080
» All right. 90. We should have Barry.

3289
01:54:54,080 --> 01:54:56,070
>> And I have a Neil Peterson who signed up

3290
01:54:56,070 --> 01:54:56,080
» And I have a Neil Peterson who signed up

3291
01:54:56,080 --> 01:54:57,440
after my list was printed. So I don't

3292
01:54:57,440 --> 01:54:59,040
know if he's against or in favor, but

3293
01:54:59,040 --> 01:55:02,000
Neil will go to you next.

3294
01:55:02,000 --> 01:55:04,070
>> Neil's in favor.

3295
01:55:04,070 --> 01:55:04,080
» Neil's in favor.

3296
01:55:04,080 --> 01:55:05,910
>> Okay. And then the other two who are

3297
01:55:05,910 --> 01:55:05,920
» Okay. And then the other two who are

3298
01:55:05,920 --> 01:55:09,119
here are in favor. And then online, we

3299
01:55:09,119 --> 01:55:10,400
do have

3300
01:55:10,400 --> 01:55:12,229
>> three virtual speakers in support.

3301
01:55:12,229 --> 01:55:12,239
» three virtual speakers in support.

3302
01:55:12,239 --> 01:55:15,189
>> I'm sorry, Barry is against. So he would

3303
01:55:15,189 --> 01:55:15,199
» I'm sorry, Barry is against. So he would

3304
01:55:15,199 --> 01:55:17,760
be now.

3305
01:55:17,760 --> 01:55:19,430
>> All right. Uh so Doug Miller and Barry

3306
01:55:19,430 --> 01:55:19,440
» All right. Uh so Doug Miller and Barry

3307
01:55:19,440 --> 01:55:20,880
are two opposed. Okay. So Barry, the

3308
01:55:20,880 --> 01:55:23,910
floor is yours.

3309
01:55:23,920 --> 01:55:37,589
Sorry for the confusion there.

3310
01:55:37,599 --> 01:55:39,280
» Thank you, mayor and council members for

3311
01:55:39,280 --> 01:55:41,119
the opportunity to speak. I'm Barry

3312
01:55:41,119 --> 01:55:42,719
Goldfarb and I've lived in the valley

3313
01:55:42,719 --> 01:55:44,880
for 50 years and I appreciate the work

3314
01:55:44,880 --> 01:55:47,599
you do to make Phoenix a great city. I'm

3315
01:55:47,599 --> 01:55:49,119
here today to speak about the connection

3316
01:55:49,119 --> 01:55:51,760
of Ranger Road to 56th Street in Desert

3317
01:55:51,760 --> 01:55:54,800
Ridge. I have served on Desert Ridge

3318
01:55:54,800 --> 01:55:57,199
Community Association board for about 12

3319
01:55:57,199 --> 01:55:58,719
years and currently serve as one of the

3320
01:55:58,719 --> 01:56:01,760
officers. Desert Ridge specific plan

3321
01:56:01,760 --> 01:56:04,239
expect um expects to have approximately

3322
01:56:04,239 --> 01:56:06,960
50,000 residents with 19,000 homes and

3323
01:56:06,960 --> 01:56:10,560
30,000 jobs. Yet unlike most of Phoenix,

3324
01:56:10,560 --> 01:56:12,960
our community does not have the typical

3325
01:56:12,960 --> 01:56:15,760
onem grid of east, west, and north south

3326
01:56:15,760 --> 01:56:18,560
arterial roads. That limited road

3327
01:56:18,560 --> 01:56:20,239
network already creates congestion and

3328
01:56:20,239 --> 01:56:21,760
will only become worse as the growth

3329
01:56:21,760 --> 01:56:23,599
continues and zoning changes increase

3330
01:56:23,599 --> 01:56:26,560
density as this application.

3331
01:56:26,560 --> 01:56:28,480
Today, just over half of the planned

3332
01:56:28,480 --> 01:56:30,240
homes have been built. In addition,

3333
01:56:30,240 --> 01:56:31,599
[clears throat] more than 2,000

3334
01:56:31,599 --> 01:56:33,119
apartment units are under construction

3335
01:56:33,119 --> 01:56:35,360
are currently being leased. Major

3336
01:56:35,360 --> 01:56:36,880
commercial developments, including the

3337
01:56:36,880 --> 01:56:38,320
new Trader Joe's and Sprouts

3338
01:56:38,320 --> 01:56:41,360
Marketplace, are both located at or near

3339
01:56:41,360 --> 01:56:43,520
56th Street in Deer Valley, and both are

3340
01:56:43,520 --> 01:56:46,239
slated to open very soon.

3341
01:56:46,239 --> 01:56:48,239
Maricopa Association of Government in

3342
01:56:48,239 --> 01:56:50,480
their Northeast Valley Transportation

3343
01:56:50,480 --> 01:56:52,960
Study has stated that even after Loop

3344
01:56:52,960 --> 01:56:55,599
101 was widened to its full buildout, it

3345
01:56:55,599 --> 01:56:57,119
continues to experience severe

3346
01:56:57,119 --> 01:56:59,679
congestion on a regular basis. The east

3347
01:56:59,679 --> 01:57:03,280
west ranger extension connects Tatum

3348
01:57:03,280 --> 01:57:06,000
Boulevard to 56th Street has long been

3349
01:57:06,000 --> 01:57:08,560
part of the area's transation plan.

3350
01:57:08,560 --> 01:57:10,239
Residents who chose to live near the

3351
01:57:10,239 --> 01:57:12,159
planned road extension knew or should

3352
01:57:12,159 --> 01:57:14,239
have known that the road was planned.

3353
01:57:14,239 --> 01:57:16,239
Delaying the project to the benefit of

3354
01:57:16,239 --> 01:57:18,000
small number of nearby residents will

3355
01:57:18,000 --> 01:57:19,679
negatively affect thousands of current

3356
01:57:19,679 --> 01:57:22,320
and future residents, employee

3357
01:57:22,320 --> 01:57:25,199
employees, and commuters. I respectfully

3358
01:57:25,199 --> 01:57:27,119
ask that you reject the recommendation

3359
01:57:27,119 --> 01:57:31,280
before you delay the rager road

3360
01:57:31,280 --> 01:57:33,119
extension and allow this important

3361
01:57:33,119 --> 01:57:34,800
transportation project and move forward

3362
01:57:34,800 --> 01:57:36,239
as planned to help with the severe

3363
01:57:36,239 --> 01:57:38,960
traffic we are already encountering.

3364
01:57:38,960 --> 01:57:40,159
Thank you for your time and

3365
01:57:40,159 --> 01:57:42,480
consideration.

3366
01:57:42,480 --> 01:57:45,589
>> Thank you. So we do have two in person

3367
01:57:45,589 --> 01:57:45,599
» Thank you. So we do have two in person

3368
01:57:45,599 --> 01:57:48,480
in support and three online. Uh one us

3369
01:57:48,480 --> 01:57:49,920
to speak if necessary.

3370
01:57:49,920 --> 01:57:51,830
>> Uh why don't you go with the people who

3371
01:57:51,830 --> 01:57:51,840
» Uh why don't you go with the people who

3372
01:57:51,840 --> 01:57:54,159
want to speak who are in support. Okay.

3373
01:57:54,159 --> 01:57:56,550
>> Um and then

3374
01:57:56,550 --> 01:57:56,560
» Um and then

3375
01:57:56,560 --> 01:57:58,960
I the applicant if necessary.

3376
01:57:58,960 --> 01:58:02,229
>> Okay. I have uh Brandy in person to

3377
01:58:02,229 --> 01:58:02,239
» Okay. I have uh Brandy in person to

3378
01:58:02,239 --> 01:58:05,280
speak in support.

3379
01:58:05,280 --> 01:58:06,480
We have the attorney for the applicant

3380
01:58:06,480 --> 01:58:08,480
and then we'll go to virtual to Albert

3381
01:58:08,480 --> 01:58:11,510
first.

3382
01:58:11,520 --> 01:58:13,040
» Uh thank you for the opportunity to

3383
01:58:13,040 --> 01:58:15,040
speak today. My name is Brandy Stab and

3384
01:58:15,040 --> 01:58:16,880
I'm the resort manager at the JDM

3385
01:58:16,880 --> 01:58:19,119
Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa.

3386
01:58:19,119 --> 01:58:21,520
Um, I attended both the two village

3387
01:58:21,520 --> 01:58:23,040
planning meetings and a planning and

3388
01:58:23,040 --> 01:58:25,119
zoning meeting prior to this meeting.

3389
01:58:25,119 --> 01:58:27,040
The turnout was robust from the

3390
01:58:27,040 --> 01:58:29,360
community. Um, they all oppose the

3391
01:58:29,360 --> 01:58:31,840
extension of Ranger Drive. Um, I would

3392
01:58:31,840 --> 01:58:34,560
say that the resort appreciates the

3393
01:58:34,560 --> 01:58:36,800
developers willingness to revisit the

3394
01:58:36,800 --> 01:58:38,480
original plan and come forward with a

3395
01:58:38,480 --> 01:58:40,239
revised approach as it pertains to

3396
01:58:40,239 --> 01:58:42,719
Ranger Road and 56th Street. The

3397
01:58:42,719 --> 01:58:44,719
cultisac design at the end of Ranger

3398
01:58:44,719 --> 01:58:46,880
paired with a small park uh for the

3399
01:58:46,880 --> 01:58:49,199
community is a thoughtful solution that

3400
01:58:49,199 --> 01:58:51,040
avoids creating a direct connection to

3401
01:58:51,040 --> 01:58:53,280
56th Street and better aligns with the

3402
01:58:53,280 --> 01:58:55,840
character and width of that road. From

3403
01:58:55,840 --> 01:58:57,679
our perspective, this is a positive step

3404
01:58:57,679 --> 01:59:00,560
forward and one we can support. Uh the

3405
01:59:00,560 --> 01:59:02,480
portion of Ranger Road um that we're

3406
01:59:02,480 --> 01:59:04,719
talking about is used regularly not only

3407
01:59:04,719 --> 01:59:07,040
by nearby residents and local community,

3408
01:59:07,040 --> 01:59:09,440
but also by golfers, resort associates,

3409
01:59:09,440 --> 01:59:12,000
and golf operations, including beverage

3410
01:59:12,000 --> 01:59:14,639
cart and golf cart crossings. If in the

3411
01:59:14,639 --> 01:59:16,800
future Ranger was drive was to be open

3412
01:59:16,800 --> 01:59:18,800
to 56th Street, the road would become a

3413
01:59:18,800 --> 01:59:21,040
major thoroughfare, introducing a

3414
01:59:21,040 --> 01:59:23,280
serious hazard to 36,000 golfers

3415
01:59:23,280 --> 01:59:25,599
annually, golf course associates and

3416
01:59:25,599 --> 01:59:27,840
maintenance staff, and residents who

3417
01:59:27,840 --> 01:59:30,080
currently pass over Ranger. We would ask

3418
01:59:30,080 --> 01:59:32,320
that Ranger is not extended and if in

3419
01:59:32,320 --> 01:59:34,480
the future Ranger is open to 56th

3420
01:59:34,480 --> 01:59:36,000
Street, we would ask that plans would

3421
01:59:36,000 --> 01:59:37,679
include provisions for the safety of

3422
01:59:37,679 --> 01:59:40,159
these individuals and that the cost of

3423
01:59:40,159 --> 01:59:41,679
the road would be considered with

3424
01:59:41,679 --> 01:59:45,119
tunnels uh and not uh toward the resort.

3425
01:59:45,119 --> 01:59:46,880
Uh really our goal here is to create

3426
01:59:46,880 --> 01:59:49,440
safety. Um when you look at Marriott

3427
01:59:49,440 --> 01:59:50,960
Drive currently, which comes around the

3428
01:59:50,960 --> 01:59:54,159
resort, um someone noted how many uh

3429
01:59:54,159 --> 01:59:56,719
people drive on that road daily. I can

3430
01:59:56,719 --> 01:59:58,960
tell you it's very very significant. The

3431
01:59:58,960 --> 02:00:01,199
speeds that happen on that road uh

3432
02:00:01,199 --> 02:00:03,040
create a danger to those even walking on

3433
02:00:03,040 --> 02:00:04,639
the sidewalks and that's two lanes on

3434
02:00:04,639 --> 02:00:06,560
each side which this road going through

3435
02:00:06,560 --> 02:00:08,560
a community doesn't have the ability to

3436
02:00:08,560 --> 02:00:10,560
have based on size. Thank you for your

3437
02:00:10,560 --> 02:00:11,679
time.

3438
02:00:11,679 --> 02:00:13,030
>> Thank you so much. We'll go next to

3439
02:00:13,030 --> 02:00:13,040
» Thank you so much. We'll go next to

3440
02:00:13,040 --> 02:00:20,550
Albert and followed by Claudia.

3441
02:00:20,560 --> 02:00:20,719
Hi

3442
02:00:20,719 --> 02:00:23,189
>> there. My name is El Karina. I'd like to

3443
02:00:23,189 --> 02:00:23,199
» there. My name is El Karina. I'd like to

3444
02:00:23,199 --> 02:00:25,199
thank you for the opportunity to address

3445
02:00:25,199 --> 02:00:27,840
this council. I am the initiator of one

3446
02:00:27,840 --> 02:00:30,800
of the 546 signatures of the petition

3447
02:00:30,800 --> 02:00:32,960
opposing the proposed extension at

3448
02:00:32,960 --> 02:00:35,040
Ranger Road. The concern is

3449
02:00:35,040 --> 02:00:37,040
straightforward. Connecting Ranger Road

3450
02:00:37,040 --> 02:00:38,639
to 56th Street will increase

3451
02:00:38,639 --> 02:00:41,040
non-resident cut through traffic in our

3452
02:00:41,040 --> 02:00:43,119
neighborhood, creating safety risks and

3453
02:00:43,119 --> 02:00:44,880
challenging the character of our

3454
02:00:44,880 --> 02:00:46,880
community from a quiet residential

3455
02:00:46,880 --> 02:00:49,360
neighborhood into a pass through route.

3456
02:00:49,360 --> 02:00:51,199
When our neighborhood was developed, the

3457
02:00:51,199 --> 02:00:53,840
Desert Ridge Pacific Plan adopted on

3458
02:00:53,840 --> 02:00:57,280
July 18th, 1980 uh 1990 made a clear

3459
02:00:57,280 --> 02:00:59,360
commitment that local streets would loop

3460
02:00:59,360 --> 02:01:01,280
through residential areas and discourage

3461
02:01:01,280 --> 02:01:03,440
through traffic. Specifically, the plan

3462
02:01:03,440 --> 02:01:05,679
states the local streets will loop

3463
02:01:05,679 --> 02:01:07,599
through traffic uh will loop through

3464
02:01:07,599 --> 02:01:09,599
residential areas created in

3465
02:01:09,599 --> 02:01:11,920
neighborhood character. No shortcuts

3466
02:01:11,920 --> 02:01:13,760
between arterial speed neighborhoods

3467
02:01:13,760 --> 02:01:17,360
will be found, discouraging any traffic

3468
02:01:17,360 --> 02:01:20,159
other than local. Many homeowners can

3469
02:01:20,159 --> 02:01:22,080
purchase their home relying on that

3470
02:01:22,080 --> 02:01:23,440
commitment, and we believe it should be

3471
02:01:23,440 --> 02:01:25,920
honored today. The city's own

3472
02:01:25,920 --> 02:01:28,400
neighborhood policy also recognizes that

3473
02:01:28,400 --> 02:01:30,480
strong, healthy neighborhoods are

3474
02:01:30,480 --> 02:01:32,800
essential to Phoenix's quality of life,

3475
02:01:32,800 --> 02:01:34,480
and that preserving neighborhood

3476
02:01:34,480 --> 02:01:37,679
character benefits the city as a whole.

3477
02:01:37,679 --> 02:01:40,239
Policy states, "Do healthy neighborhoods

3478
02:01:40,239 --> 02:01:42,800
are critical to the long-term vitality

3479
02:01:42,800 --> 02:01:44,800
and success of Phoenix and to the

3480
02:01:44,800 --> 02:01:47,440
quality of life of its residents." I

3481
02:01:47,440 --> 02:01:49,199
also want to make it clear that many

3482
02:01:49,199 --> 02:01:50,880
residents, including myself, are not

3483
02:01:50,880 --> 02:01:52,719
opposed to the new Toro housing

3484
02:01:52,719 --> 02:01:54,960
development. In fact, many of us have

3485
02:01:54,960 --> 02:01:56,880
signed statements supporting the

3486
02:01:56,880 --> 02:01:59,199
building. Residents have also reviewed

3487
02:01:59,199 --> 02:02:01,199
and endorsed the builder's alternative

3488
02:02:01,199 --> 02:02:03,360
plan, which includes a park and a

3489
02:02:03,360 --> 02:02:05,360
turnaround instead of extending Ranger

3490
02:02:05,360 --> 02:02:08,800
Road to 56th Street. Our objection is

3491
02:02:08,800 --> 02:02:10,639
specifically to the road extension

3492
02:02:10,639 --> 02:02:12,719
because it would invite additional cut

3493
02:02:12,719 --> 02:02:15,040
through traffic and drivers seeking to

3494
02:02:15,040 --> 02:02:17,360
avoid congestion on nearby arterial

3495
02:02:17,360 --> 02:02:19,520
streets. The planning committee's

3496
02:02:19,520 --> 02:02:22,239
previously two previous two meetings

3497
02:02:22,239 --> 02:02:24,080
resulted in unanimous votes on this

3498
02:02:24,080 --> 02:02:25,760
resolution. [clears throat] Since the

3499
02:02:25,760 --> 02:02:27,520
last meeting, we have continued to

3500
02:02:27,520 --> 02:02:29,199
gather additional signatures from

3501
02:02:29,199 --> 02:02:31,440
residents who oppose connecting Ranger

3502
02:02:31,440 --> 02:02:34,080
Road to 50 6th Street, demonstrating

3503
02:02:34,080 --> 02:02:36,960
that community opposition remains.

3504
02:02:36,960 --> 02:02:41,910
Claudia is next, followed by Brian.

3505
02:02:41,920 --> 02:02:43,119
» And good [clears throat] morning, Mayor

3506
02:02:43,119 --> 02:02:46,159
Ggo and council members. My name is

3507
02:02:46,159 --> 02:02:47,920
Claudia Garza. I've been a resident of

3508
02:02:47,920 --> 02:02:50,560
Desert Ridge for over 25 years. A lot of

3509
02:02:50,560 --> 02:02:52,719
what has been said was initially what I

3510
02:02:52,719 --> 02:02:54,320
was going to say. So, I will not repeat

3511
02:02:54,320 --> 02:02:55,840
it. I will not bore you with all of

3512
02:02:55,840 --> 02:02:58,159
that. What I will say is that when we

3513
02:02:58,159 --> 02:03:00,320
purchased our home, we understood that

3514
02:03:00,320 --> 02:03:02,320
growth would come to the area and with

3515
02:03:02,320 --> 02:03:05,679
that growth comes comes more traffic.

3516
02:03:05,679 --> 02:03:08,239
But I ask if is it necessary for

3517
02:03:08,239 --> 02:03:09,840
congestion on our major streets like

3518
02:03:09,840 --> 02:03:12,320
Tatum, Deer Valley, and Pinnacle Peak to

3519
02:03:12,320 --> 02:03:15,520
to compromise Ranger Drive to make it a

3520
02:03:15,520 --> 02:03:17,760
pass through. As was mentioned by Mr.

3521
02:03:17,760 --> 02:03:20,560
Miller and my Miss Stab, yes, Marriott

3522
02:03:20,560 --> 02:03:23,040
Drive is carrying a lot of traffic right

3523
02:03:23,040 --> 02:03:25,119
now, but that is what will happen to

3524
02:03:25,119 --> 02:03:28,080
Ranger Drive if it becomes a a full a

3525
02:03:28,080 --> 02:03:29,520
street all the way through to 56th

3526
02:03:29,520 --> 02:03:31,599
Street. A lot of the traffic on Marriott

3527
02:03:31,599 --> 02:03:34,800
Drive right now is quote

3528
02:03:34,800 --> 02:03:36,560
cut through traffic is the best I can

3529
02:03:36,560 --> 02:03:40,480
describe it as. Um the the develop what

3530
02:03:40,480 --> 02:03:43,280
the developer has proposed the the

3531
02:03:43,280 --> 02:03:45,040
compromise that the developer has

3532
02:03:45,040 --> 02:03:47,280
proposed is acceptable understanding

3533
02:03:47,280 --> 02:03:49,199
that it is only temporary and can be

3534
02:03:49,199 --> 02:03:52,639
changed by the city at any time or by

3535
02:03:52,639 --> 02:03:54,880
another developer should they purchase

3536
02:03:54,880 --> 02:03:57,599
another parcel within Desert Ridge. With

3537
02:03:57,599 --> 02:03:59,679
that said, I sincerely ask that you

3538
02:03:59,679 --> 02:04:01,520
accept the resoning application, which

3539
02:04:01,520 --> 02:04:03,440
most of us do not have a problem with,

3540
02:04:03,440 --> 02:04:05,360
but please deny the stipulation to

3541
02:04:05,360 --> 02:04:07,840
extend Ranger Drive to 56 Street, at

3542
02:04:07,840 --> 02:04:10,159
least for this time. Thank you for your

3543
02:04:10,159 --> 02:04:12,239
time, and I appreciate it.

3544
02:04:12,239 --> 02:04:14,390
>> Thank you. Brian is next, followed by

3545
02:04:14,390 --> 02:04:14,400
» Thank you. Brian is next, followed by

3546
02:04:14,400 --> 02:04:20,950
Neil Peterson.

3547
02:04:20,960 --> 02:04:22,320
» Hello everyone and thank you for your

3548
02:04:22,320 --> 02:04:24,159
time. My name is Brian Olsen, uh

3549
02:04:24,159 --> 02:04:26,880
resident uh in the the corridor along

3550
02:04:26,880 --> 02:04:29,679
Ranger Drive, and I I think all the

3551
02:04:29,679 --> 02:04:31,840
other um folks that just spoke before

3552
02:04:31,840 --> 02:04:35,040
me, we hit a lot of the same points. Um

3553
02:04:35,040 --> 02:04:36,480
a few of the other ones that I would

3554
02:04:36,480 --> 02:04:40,159
just like to um brief everybody on is

3555
02:04:40,159 --> 02:04:41,599
the amount of time and energy that's

3556
02:04:41,599 --> 02:04:44,239
gone into the redevelopment with uh Mr.

3557
02:04:44,239 --> 02:04:46,320
Wood's help and and Snell and Wilmer's

3558
02:04:46,320 --> 02:04:48,800
help has really addressed the concerns

3559
02:04:48,800 --> 02:04:52,560
that that the neighbors have. Um as um

3560
02:04:52,560 --> 02:04:55,599
Al had mentioned um there's more than

3561
02:04:55,599 --> 02:04:57,119
550

3562
02:04:57,119 --> 02:04:58,960
um [clears throat] residents nearby that

3563
02:04:58,960 --> 02:05:01,840
have um petitioned to support the

3564
02:05:01,840 --> 02:05:03,679
culde-sac rather than the road going

3565
02:05:03,679 --> 02:05:06,080
through. And I I just state it in a way

3566
02:05:06,080 --> 02:05:07,920
uh with some of the other um that are

3567
02:05:07,920 --> 02:05:10,719
are for the road to go through. Um they

3568
02:05:10,719 --> 02:05:12,480
did all mention that traffic in this

3569
02:05:12,480 --> 02:05:15,440
area is is very high and very strong.

3570
02:05:15,440 --> 02:05:17,040
The thing that wasn't mentioned is that

3571
02:05:17,040 --> 02:05:19,520
Ranger Road, if it does go through at

3572
02:05:19,520 --> 02:05:21,360
56th Street, would not have a street

3573
02:05:21,360 --> 02:05:24,239
light. And because of that, I think it's

3574
02:05:24,239 --> 02:05:25,840
going to encourage more traffic to cut

3575
02:05:25,840 --> 02:05:27,520
across Ranger Road than go up to

3576
02:05:27,520 --> 02:05:29,760
Pinnacle Peak, which I know in the

3577
02:05:29,760 --> 02:05:31,360
future, Pinnacle Peak is supposed to be

3578
02:05:31,360 --> 02:05:33,679
expanded. I think the the concern from

3579
02:05:33,679 --> 02:05:36,320
our end is if Pinnacle Peak was expanded

3580
02:05:36,320 --> 02:05:38,800
now, we wouldn't have as much concern

3581
02:05:38,800 --> 02:05:41,280
with traffic coming down Ranger Road.

3582
02:05:41,280 --> 02:05:43,360
However, because Pinnacle Peak is only

3583
02:05:43,360 --> 02:05:45,440
one lane in each direction, people are

3584
02:05:45,440 --> 02:05:46,800
going to look for thoroughares to cut

3585
02:05:46,800 --> 02:05:49,280
through much like at the the JW Marriott

3586
02:05:49,280 --> 02:05:52,000
um pass through. So, that that's a big

3587
02:05:52,000 --> 02:05:53,599
point of contention. I also want to say

3588
02:05:53,599 --> 02:05:55,280
too that within our community at Desert

3589
02:05:55,280 --> 02:05:59,040
Ridge, Ranger Road is a unique road um

3590
02:05:59,040 --> 02:06:00,880
because it does meander in and around

3591
02:06:00,880 --> 02:06:03,440
the golf course. um a lot of the other

3592
02:06:03,440 --> 02:06:05,040
streets in the other area or actually

3593
02:06:05,040 --> 02:06:06,639
none of the other streets in the area do

3594
02:06:06,639 --> 02:06:12,000
the same um meandering and without

3595
02:06:12,000 --> 02:06:14,000
a good understanding if the road went

3596
02:06:14,000 --> 02:06:17,199
through of what traffic mitigation would

3597
02:06:17,199 --> 02:06:20,080
take place along Ranger Road. That is

3598
02:06:20,080 --> 02:06:22,480
really the biggest concern. I personally

3599
02:06:22,480 --> 02:06:24,719
know some some kids on bicycles that

3600
02:06:24,719 --> 02:06:27,520
have been hit by cars. Um turning from

3601
02:06:27,520 --> 02:06:30,079
Tatum onto Ranger and understanding that

3602
02:06:30,079 --> 02:06:31,599
this road went through that traffic

3603
02:06:31,599 --> 02:06:33,679
would be even more intense along Ranger

3604
02:06:33,679 --> 02:06:36,560
Road is a major concern for most of it.

3605
02:06:36,560 --> 02:06:38,310
>> Neil is next and then we'll have Nick

3606
02:06:38,310 --> 02:06:38,320
» Neil is next and then we'll have Nick

3607
02:06:38,320 --> 02:06:49,669
Wood on behalf of the applicant.

3608
02:06:49,679 --> 02:06:51,599
» Thank you for your time this morning. I

3609
02:06:51,599 --> 02:06:54,960
am um in favor of the revised plan. I'm

3610
02:06:54,960 --> 02:06:56,400
very supportive of what was done. I

3611
02:06:56,400 --> 02:06:58,079
thought there was a lot of effort put

3612
02:06:58,079 --> 02:07:00,960
into this and we appreciate that. Um

3613
02:07:00,960 --> 02:07:02,800
I've been a resident of Desert Ridge and

3614
02:07:02,800 --> 02:07:05,760
actually uh be 29 years this month that

3615
02:07:05,760 --> 02:07:08,159
I moved into the home uh near Ranger

3616
02:07:08,159 --> 02:07:10,400
Road. And I will say Ranger and you've

3617
02:07:10,400 --> 02:07:11,360
heard some of this I'm not going to

3618
02:07:11,360 --> 02:07:13,679
repeat, but it is truly unique. If

3619
02:07:13,679 --> 02:07:15,119
you've not traveled on that road,

3620
02:07:15,119 --> 02:07:17,280
there's nothing like it in Desert Ridge.

3621
02:07:17,280 --> 02:07:19,440
It is a meandering road. It does an

3622
02:07:19,440 --> 02:07:21,920
outstanding job uh working as a

3623
02:07:21,920 --> 02:07:24,480
neighborhood feeder street.

3624
02:07:24,480 --> 02:07:27,119
It is not and should not have ever been

3625
02:07:27,119 --> 02:07:29,040
considered initially when it was

3626
02:07:29,040 --> 02:07:31,679
designed as an arterial street. It it

3627
02:07:31,679 --> 02:07:33,679
would not be safe. It will not be safe

3628
02:07:33,679 --> 02:07:36,800
if that's the case. Um

3629
02:07:36,800 --> 02:07:40,000
it connects to 10 streets which uh go

3630
02:07:40,000 --> 02:07:41,840
out to different neighborhoods. Does an

3631
02:07:41,840 --> 02:07:44,880
excellent job of that. It also um

3632
02:07:44,880 --> 02:07:46,719
borders nine golf holes on the

3633
02:07:46,719 --> 02:07:48,159
championship two courses of the

3634
02:07:48,159 --> 02:07:51,119
Marriott. Either the holes terminate on

3635
02:07:51,119 --> 02:07:52,560
the street or they tee off from the

3636
02:07:52,560 --> 02:07:54,079
street and whatever. There's no street

3637
02:07:54,079 --> 02:07:57,199
in Desert Ridge like that whatsoever. Uh

3638
02:07:57,199 --> 02:07:59,360
and as I said, it is meandering. It is a

3639
02:07:59,360 --> 02:08:02,800
40 foot wide street. It can't get any

3640
02:08:02,800 --> 02:08:05,119
wider. That includes two bike lanes

3641
02:08:05,119 --> 02:08:06,960
which are each 6 ft wide. It doesn't

3642
02:08:06,960 --> 02:08:08,400
leave a lot of room in the center of the

3643
02:08:08,400 --> 02:08:10,400
street. It's a single lane each way.

3644
02:08:10,400 --> 02:08:12,880
There's no turn lanes whatsoever except

3645
02:08:12,880 --> 02:08:17,440
at the very edge of Tatum and and uh

3646
02:08:17,440 --> 02:08:20,480
Ranger for a right turn lane. That's it.

3647
02:08:20,480 --> 02:08:22,719
So, it's again, it's not positioned to

3648
02:08:22,719 --> 02:08:26,000
handle what will inevitably come to that

3649
02:08:26,000 --> 02:08:28,079
street if it's opened up all the way to

3650
02:08:28,079 --> 02:08:31,840
56th. Yes, population is growing. And

3651
02:08:31,840 --> 02:08:33,920
yes, in the age of GPS and people

3652
02:08:33,920 --> 02:08:35,280
looking on their phones, what's the

3653
02:08:35,280 --> 02:08:37,360
shortest route I can get? And you've

3654
02:08:37,360 --> 02:08:38,719
heard the story about the Marriott

3655
02:08:38,719 --> 02:08:41,520
Drive. We'll see that here at Ranger and

3656
02:08:41,520 --> 02:08:43,440
that will be highly dangerous. Lots of

3657
02:08:43,440 --> 02:08:45,280
children, lots of walking, lots of

3658
02:08:45,280 --> 02:08:47,440
jogging, lots of biking have gone on

3659
02:08:47,440 --> 02:08:48,960
over the many, many years that I've been

3660
02:08:48,960 --> 02:08:51,280
there. Last thing, uh, if anything could

3661
02:08:51,280 --> 02:08:52,560
be done with Pinnacle Peak, that would

3662
02:08:52,560 --> 02:08:54,719
be wonderful. Uh, Pinnacle Peak I used

3663
02:08:54,719 --> 02:08:56,800
to take to go see my house being built.

3664
02:08:56,800 --> 02:08:58,639
It hasn't changed a bit except for the

3665
02:08:58,639 --> 02:09:01,040
intersection at Tatum and Pinnacle Peak.

3666
02:09:01,040 --> 02:09:02,719
Thank you for your time.

3667
02:09:02,719 --> 02:09:04,390
>> Thank you so much. And I believe our

3668
02:09:04,390 --> 02:09:04,400
» Thank you so much. And I believe our

3669
02:09:04,400 --> 02:09:11,350
last speaker will be Nicholas Wood.

3670
02:09:11,360 --> 02:09:12,719
Members of the council, Nick Wood,

3671
02:09:12,719 --> 02:09:16,310
Snoman

3672
02:09:16,320 --> 02:09:17,440
has a question for you.

3673
02:09:17,440 --> 02:09:18,709
>> Thank you. Just a couple questions,

3674
02:09:18,709 --> 02:09:18,719
» Thank you. Just a couple questions,

3675
02:09:18,719 --> 02:09:21,679
Nick, to kind of move this along. So,

3676
02:09:21,679 --> 02:09:23,280
uh, I appreciate very much you working

3677
02:09:23,280 --> 02:09:25,199
with the community. uh when you called

3678
02:09:25,199 --> 02:09:26,880
to say that this had failed at the

3679
02:09:26,880 --> 02:09:29,360
village which I believe was in March

3680
02:09:29,360 --> 02:09:31,440
when the road was part of the

3681
02:09:31,440 --> 02:09:35,920
application um uh it was frustrating for

3682
02:09:35,920 --> 02:09:39,119
me because here is a project that the

3683
02:09:39,119 --> 02:09:41,520
the community seemed to embrace under

3684
02:09:41,520 --> 02:09:45,360
your good ospices but it was a city

3685
02:09:45,360 --> 02:09:48,000
demand that was causing it to fail that

3686
02:09:48,000 --> 02:09:49,920
was the only issue I don't believe the

3687
02:09:49,920 --> 02:09:53,119
project has changed other than the road

3688
02:09:53,119 --> 02:09:55,280
between the first vote and the second

3689
02:09:55,280 --> 02:09:57,040
the first vote it failed at the village.

3690
02:09:57,040 --> 02:09:57,679
Correct.

3691
02:09:57,679 --> 02:09:59,350
>> That's correct. Mayor Councilman Wearing

3692
02:09:59,350 --> 02:09:59,360
» That's correct. Mayor Councilman Wearing

3693
02:09:59,360 --> 02:10:01,280
yes it failed at the village.

3694
02:10:01,280 --> 02:10:03,750
>> So I have you've worked with me for a

3695
02:10:03,750 --> 02:10:03,760
» So I have you've worked with me for a

3696
02:10:03,760 --> 02:10:05,760
long time but mayor you know if

3697
02:10:05,760 --> 02:10:07,440
something fails at the village I I don't

3698
02:10:07,440 --> 02:10:09,119
vote for it going forward. Now if

3699
02:10:09,119 --> 02:10:10,800
something passes at the village I still

3700
02:10:10,800 --> 02:10:13,040
feel I have discretion but it fails at

3701
02:10:13,040 --> 02:10:14,239
the village the reason we have the

3702
02:10:14,239 --> 02:10:15,520
village I have great respect for the

3703
02:10:15,520 --> 02:10:17,760
people who serve on the village. Uh I

3704
02:10:17,760 --> 02:10:19,760
want a kind of a ground level like what

3705
02:10:19,760 --> 02:10:22,000
do they think? So that was very telling.

3706
02:10:22,000 --> 02:10:25,520
the president of the uh board of Desert

3707
02:10:25,520 --> 02:10:28,000
Ridge HOA. He's on that committee. He

3708
02:10:28,000 --> 02:10:30,239
voted no. So, I definitely take that

3709
02:10:30,239 --> 02:10:31,840
seriously as well. Long working

3710
02:10:31,840 --> 02:10:34,800
relationship with them. Uh but uh we we

3711
02:10:34,800 --> 02:10:36,880
worked together what what might be an

3712
02:10:36,880 --> 02:10:39,280
acceptable alternative and we came up

3713
02:10:39,280 --> 02:10:41,520
with what passed. So, the second

3714
02:10:41,520 --> 02:10:44,079
iteration without the road I believe

3715
02:10:44,079 --> 02:10:45,840
passed nine to nothing at the village.

3716
02:10:45,840 --> 02:10:46,880
Was that the vote?

3717
02:10:46,880 --> 02:10:48,470
>> Mayor, Councilman Wearing, yes. It was

3718
02:10:48,470 --> 02:10:48,480
» Mayor, Councilman Wearing, yes. It was

3719
02:10:48,480 --> 02:10:50,719
unanimous approval there as well as at

3720
02:10:50,719 --> 02:10:51,840
the planning commission. So, at the

3721
02:10:51,840 --> 02:10:53,199
planning commission, which was that six

3722
02:10:53,199 --> 02:10:55,360
to nothing if memory serves, if you

3723
02:10:55,360 --> 02:10:56,880
don't know off top of your head, but it

3724
02:10:56,880 --> 02:10:59,520
was about 15 or 16 able-bodied adults

3725
02:10:59,520 --> 02:11:03,440
who volunteer their time to do this

3726
02:11:03,440 --> 02:11:06,960
and they all voted for this whereas the

3727
02:11:06,960 --> 02:11:09,040
first iteration failed. Uh, somebody

3728
02:11:09,040 --> 02:11:10,880
mentioned, I think it was uh, one of the

3729
02:11:10,880 --> 02:11:14,079
gentlemen on line that 586 people had

3730
02:11:14,079 --> 02:11:16,639
signed a petition against. heard in my

3731
02:11:16,639 --> 02:11:18,880
office from vastly more people against

3732
02:11:18,880 --> 02:11:21,119
the road than in favor and it wasn't

3733
02:11:21,119 --> 02:11:22,480
close and it was my understanding that

3734
02:11:22,480 --> 02:11:24,239
that's what turned out for the community

3735
02:11:24,239 --> 02:11:25,920
meetings and the meetings that you held.

3736
02:11:25,920 --> 02:11:27,199
Is that also correct?

3737
02:11:27,199 --> 02:11:29,030
>> Mayor Congressman wearing yes there was

3738
02:11:29,030 --> 02:11:29,040
» Mayor Congressman wearing yes there was

3739
02:11:29,040 --> 02:11:32,239
in excess of 40 people at the first uh

3740
02:11:32,239 --> 02:11:34,719
village hearing and probably 70 at the

3741
02:11:34,719 --> 02:11:35,520
second.

3742
02:11:35,520 --> 02:11:37,830
>> So I have done a lot of door knockocking

3743
02:11:37,830 --> 02:11:37,840
» So I have done a lot of door knockocking

3744
02:11:37,840 --> 02:11:39,119
in Desert Ridge over the years. So I'm

3745
02:11:39,119 --> 02:11:40,560
very familiar with this road. not as

3746
02:11:40,560 --> 02:11:42,159
much obviously I'm not claiming that as

3747
02:11:42,159 --> 02:11:44,560
people who live there but I am very

3748
02:11:44,560 --> 02:11:47,440
aware that they are sort of enclosed

3749
02:11:47,440 --> 02:11:50,400
neighborhoods basically along that road.

3750
02:11:50,400 --> 02:11:52,239
Uh some are gated but some aren't. I've

3751
02:11:52,239 --> 02:11:54,320
been through there. It's to me it would

3752
02:11:54,320 --> 02:11:56,159
be a really nice setup. I understand

3753
02:11:56,159 --> 02:11:59,199
that this road has been on the plan for

3754
02:11:59,199 --> 02:12:02,719
many years but I also didn't think it

3755
02:12:02,719 --> 02:12:04,719
made sense at a time when we're trying

3756
02:12:04,719 --> 02:12:06,639
to get more housing for the people

3757
02:12:06,639 --> 02:12:08,400
moving here. You've got Mayo right

3758
02:12:08,400 --> 02:12:10,639
there. The Cardinals were mentioned. You

3759
02:12:10,639 --> 02:12:14,239
got TSMC not a far drive from this site.

3760
02:12:14,239 --> 02:12:15,760
A lot of people want to live in Desert

3761
02:12:15,760 --> 02:12:17,760
Ridge. They want the same fantastic

3762
02:12:17,760 --> 02:12:19,440
amenities and lifestyle that the people

3763
02:12:19,440 --> 02:12:21,966
who already live there have a wonderful

3764
02:12:21,966 --> 02:12:23,599
[clears throat] community. It didn't

3765
02:12:23,599 --> 02:12:25,840
seem to make sense for the purposes of

3766
02:12:25,840 --> 02:12:29,599
this road to not have this project go

3767
02:12:29,599 --> 02:12:33,920
through. I will also add uh Desert Ridge

3768
02:12:33,920 --> 02:12:36,480
uh the resort is incredible. if you

3769
02:12:36,480 --> 02:12:38,239
haven't been there. I've taken my kids

3770
02:12:38,239 --> 02:12:40,000
there and so forth to use the lazy river

3771
02:12:40,000 --> 02:12:41,920
over a long period of time. It's been

3772
02:12:41,920 --> 02:12:44,639
there for about 25 years. Uh the fact

3773
02:12:44,639 --> 02:12:46,639
that they were adamantly opposed also

3774
02:12:46,639 --> 02:12:48,560
was very telling for me. They are a

3775
02:12:48,560 --> 02:12:51,199
point of pride for district 2. Um

3776
02:12:51,199 --> 02:12:53,599
thrilled to have them. Uh definitely

3777
02:12:53,599 --> 02:12:55,440
take their concerns. Brandy, I

3778
02:12:55,440 --> 02:12:57,599
appreciate you being here today. um was

3779
02:12:57,599 --> 02:12:58,960
just out there with the general manager

3780
02:12:58,960 --> 02:13:02,159
Paige Lond and your predecessors have

3781
02:13:02,159 --> 02:13:03,840
done a wonderful job of building

3782
02:13:03,840 --> 02:13:05,520
something that frankly all Arizonans

3783
02:13:05,520 --> 02:13:08,079
could be proud of certainly Phoenix can

3784
02:13:08,079 --> 02:13:10,880
u that brings visitors in if they think

3785
02:13:10,880 --> 02:13:13,040
this doesn't make sense that's also very

3786
02:13:13,040 --> 02:13:14,560
telling. So when you couple that with

3787
02:13:14,560 --> 02:13:16,320
all the residents who spoke out against

3788
02:13:16,320 --> 02:13:19,199
it, uh I heard Claudia Garza, I know she

3789
02:13:19,199 --> 02:13:21,280
served on the village for years, uh

3790
02:13:21,280 --> 02:13:22,880
Neil, people who have lived there for

3791
02:13:22,880 --> 02:13:24,960
decades.

3792
02:13:24,960 --> 02:13:27,199
It it wasn't that hard of a call to come

3793
02:13:27,199 --> 02:13:28,960
up with what we came up with. Um

3794
02:13:28,960 --> 02:13:31,199
particularly given my antipathy for

3795
02:13:31,199 --> 02:13:34,719
projects that do not pass the village

3796
02:13:34,719 --> 02:13:37,760
and this did in this iteration, not the

3797
02:13:37,760 --> 02:13:39,040
other. And that really was the only

3798
02:13:39,040 --> 02:13:42,639
thing that changed. Um, I will also say

3799
02:13:42,639 --> 02:13:44,159
this. I appreciate your willingness to

3800
02:13:44,159 --> 02:13:47,599
work with me to find a solution. Uh,

3801
02:13:47,599 --> 02:13:48,960
really the one thing about this, I

3802
02:13:48,960 --> 02:13:50,480
recognize I don't live in this

3803
02:13:50,480 --> 02:13:51,520
community, but the one thing that was

3804
02:13:51,520 --> 02:13:52,639
really impactful to me, I mentioned

3805
02:13:52,639 --> 02:13:53,760
Desert Ridge and the working

3806
02:13:53,760 --> 02:13:55,440
relationship with them and and how proud

3807
02:13:55,440 --> 02:13:56,880
I think we all should be of their

3808
02:13:56,880 --> 02:13:59,280
community. Um, I see Terrence Smith here

3809
02:13:59,280 --> 02:14:01,599
who works uh intimately with the board.

3810
02:14:01,599 --> 02:14:04,239
I've worked with him for 13 or 14 years.

3811
02:14:04,239 --> 02:14:06,239
uh the board members, Barry is one of

3812
02:14:06,239 --> 02:14:08,159
them who we've worked with uh in my

3813
02:14:08,159 --> 02:14:09,599
office for the whole time I've been on

3814
02:14:09,599 --> 02:14:11,040
the council and I've represented the

3815
02:14:11,040 --> 02:14:12,480
area between that and the state senate

3816
02:14:12,480 --> 02:14:15,440
for about 25 years about the same

3817
02:14:15,440 --> 02:14:19,119
hotel's been there. Um we've developed

3818
02:14:19,119 --> 02:14:21,280
long working relationships and they are

3819
02:14:21,280 --> 02:14:23,599
to me heroes of our communities. They

3820
02:14:23,599 --> 02:14:25,360
have worked their hearts out. If you

3821
02:14:25,360 --> 02:14:26,719
live in Desert Ridge and you came here

3822
02:14:26,719 --> 02:14:29,520
today, those people on that board, they

3823
02:14:29,520 --> 02:14:31,440
put their hearts and souls into it. And

3824
02:14:31,440 --> 02:14:34,880
I know Terrence does for sure. So, um,

3825
02:14:34,880 --> 02:14:36,480
again, I take that feedback, but there

3826
02:14:36,480 --> 02:14:38,159
were two board members, Barry was one of

3827
02:14:38,159 --> 02:14:40,880
them, who actually did express that they

3828
02:14:40,880 --> 02:14:42,960
had interest in the road going through,

3829
02:14:42,960 --> 02:14:45,199
but the totality of the feedback was

3830
02:14:45,199 --> 02:14:47,520
that the residents who lived along there

3831
02:14:47,520 --> 02:14:49,920
were not in favor of that, even as they

3832
02:14:49,920 --> 02:14:52,960
were in favor of the project itself. Uh

3833
02:14:52,960 --> 02:14:54,800
my final comment about the Desert Ridge

3834
02:14:54,800 --> 02:14:56,639
board is the plan we came up with as a

3835
02:14:56,639 --> 02:14:58,000
park that your client is going to

3836
02:14:58,000 --> 02:14:59,199
maintain. Correct.

3837
02:14:59,199 --> 02:15:00,149
>> That's correct.

3838
02:15:00,149 --> 02:15:00,159
» That's correct.

3839
02:15:00,159 --> 02:15:01,430
>> So I appreciate that. So you're not

3840
02:15:01,430 --> 02:15:01,440
» So I appreciate that. So you're not

3841
02:15:01,440 --> 02:15:03,199
getting off scot-free. You're not

3842
02:15:03,199 --> 02:15:04,960
spending less money or anything. This is

3843
02:15:04,960 --> 02:15:06,373
just shifting the resources.

3844
02:15:06,373 --> 02:15:07,599
[clears throat] But I very much

3845
02:15:07,599 --> 02:15:09,679
appreciated your willingness to name the

3846
02:15:09,679 --> 02:15:11,440
park after Doug Dixon, who was a

3847
02:15:11,440 --> 02:15:12,960
longtime

3848
02:15:12,960 --> 02:15:15,040
president of Desert Ridge, a great

3849
02:15:15,040 --> 02:15:17,360
friend to District 2, great friend of

3850
02:15:17,360 --> 02:15:19,840
mine, frankly, passed away suddenly a

3851
02:15:19,840 --> 02:15:21,280
couple of years ago. So we have been

3852
02:15:21,280 --> 02:15:22,880
trying in my office to find something

3853
02:15:22,880 --> 02:15:24,639
some way to honor him. Hadn't be able to

3854
02:15:24,639 --> 02:15:26,079
come up with it. So I very much

3855
02:15:26,079 --> 02:15:28,880
appreciate your willingness to entertain

3856
02:15:28,880 --> 02:15:30,560
that notion and to put it forward. I

3857
02:15:30,560 --> 02:15:32,480
know you mentioned it uh to people at

3858
02:15:32,480 --> 02:15:35,599
the village. So that wasn't the original

3859
02:15:35,599 --> 02:15:38,320
impetus for the failure. You tried to

3860
02:15:38,320 --> 02:15:40,480
get the project through with the road,

3861
02:15:40,480 --> 02:15:42,719
but that didn't pass with the village.

3862
02:15:42,719 --> 02:15:44,639
So that's not to me really an option

3863
02:15:44,639 --> 02:15:46,320
here today. with all respect for the

3864
02:15:46,320 --> 02:15:47,840
people who who brought good arguments

3865
02:15:47,840 --> 02:15:50,320
and talked about Ranger going through.

3866
02:15:50,320 --> 02:15:54,000
Um so I am going to uh move forward with

3867
02:15:54,000 --> 02:15:57,199
the motion as presented. But people have

3868
02:15:57,199 --> 02:16:00,560
had one concern. You know the people

3869
02:16:00,560 --> 02:16:02,079
against the road don't really ever want

3870
02:16:02,079 --> 02:16:04,560
there to be a road. So Mr. Miller in his

3871
02:16:04,560 --> 02:16:06,560
presentation talked about the funding.

3872
02:16:06,560 --> 02:16:08,880
Um Josh, I'm going to switch to you if

3873
02:16:08,880 --> 02:16:11,199
that's okay. Mayor, uh, it is not, this

3874
02:16:11,199 --> 02:16:13,599
road is currently not in our five-year

3875
02:16:13,599 --> 02:16:15,520
rolling capital improvement plan. We

3876
02:16:15,520 --> 02:16:18,000
just passed a budget last week or two

3877
02:16:18,000 --> 02:16:20,079
weeks ago. So, can you kind of explain

3878
02:16:20,079 --> 02:16:22,639
what that means in layman's terms?

3879
02:16:22,639 --> 02:16:24,709
>> Uh, mayor, council mayor, members of the

3880
02:16:24,709 --> 02:16:24,719
» Uh, mayor, council mayor, members of the

3881
02:16:24,719 --> 02:16:27,199
council, it would require the council to

3882
02:16:27,199 --> 02:16:29,440
identify funding in a future CIP budget,

3883
02:16:29,440 --> 02:16:31,040
which would require the the approval of

3884
02:16:31,040 --> 02:16:33,519
this council uh, and designate that

3885
02:16:33,519 --> 02:16:35,920
funding to to see that come see the city

3886
02:16:35,920 --> 02:16:37,359
develop it at some point. And I think

3887
02:16:37,359 --> 02:16:39,040
the earliest mayor that could happen

3888
02:16:39,040 --> 02:16:42,559
would be in fiscal 2031 at this point

3889
02:16:42,559 --> 02:16:47,120
because it's not in the next five years.

3890
02:16:47,120 --> 02:16:48,709
>> Mayor, members of the council, uh,

3891
02:16:48,709 --> 02:16:48,719
» Mayor, members of the council, uh,

3892
02:16:48,719 --> 02:16:50,319
Councilman Wearing, I I'd have to defer

3893
02:16:50,319 --> 02:16:51,679
to our our budget director, city

3894
02:16:51,679 --> 02:16:52,800
manager's office, or street

3895
02:16:52,800 --> 02:16:55,280
transportation department to to to

3896
02:16:55,280 --> 02:16:56,960
answer specifically about when the next

3897
02:16:56,960 --> 02:16:58,559
available time that that uh,

3898
02:16:58,559 --> 02:17:01,110
>> but it's a few it's a few years out.

3899
02:17:01,110 --> 02:17:01,120
» but it's a few it's a few years out.

3900
02:17:01,120 --> 02:17:01,599
Um,

3901
02:17:01,599 --> 02:17:04,469
>> so at that point in time, council

3902
02:17:04,469 --> 02:17:04,479
» so at that point in time, council

3903
02:17:04,479 --> 02:17:06,559
members would have to vote to include

3904
02:17:06,559 --> 02:17:09,920
it. There's no current funding. So, uh,

3905
02:17:09,920 --> 02:17:12,479
I will be gone. I'm term limited, so uh,

3906
02:17:12,479 --> 02:17:13,920
probably makes a lot of you happy, but I

3907
02:17:13,920 --> 02:17:15,920
I won't be here for that uh, discussion

3908
02:17:15,920 --> 02:17:17,679
should it ever arise. I don't know what

3909
02:17:17,679 --> 02:17:21,599
my successors would do, but it will not

3910
02:17:21,599 --> 02:17:24,160
um they would really have to go to the

3911
02:17:24,160 --> 02:17:26,479
mattresses and convince, frankly, at

3912
02:17:26,479 --> 02:17:28,719
least four other council members to

3913
02:17:28,719 --> 02:17:30,319
frankly give up something in their

3914
02:17:30,319 --> 02:17:33,200
district to pay for this. So, Mr. Miller

3915
02:17:33,200 --> 02:17:35,679
is not wrong. We're shifting the costs

3916
02:17:35,679 --> 02:17:39,679
from the developer to the city. We are

3917
02:17:39,679 --> 02:17:42,240
getting the park out of it. That might

3918
02:17:42,240 --> 02:17:45,200
not necessarily make sense if the plan

3919
02:17:45,200 --> 02:17:47,760
was ever to build the road.

3920
02:17:47,760 --> 02:17:49,280
I'm against the road because that seems

3921
02:17:49,280 --> 02:17:51,120
what the neighbors and quite a few

3922
02:17:51,120 --> 02:17:53,679
community leaders are against. I don't

3923
02:17:53,679 --> 02:17:56,080
know what successors would do. I just

3924
02:17:56,080 --> 02:17:57,840
feel having served on this council for

3925
02:17:57,840 --> 02:18:00,479
almost 15 years. It is unlikely that

3926
02:18:00,479 --> 02:18:02,160
this road is going to be built. So,

3927
02:18:02,160 --> 02:18:05,200
while Mr. Miller raised a good point,

3928
02:18:05,200 --> 02:18:07,280
that's only a good point if the road

3929
02:18:07,280 --> 02:18:09,439
ever actually gets funded. I don't

3930
02:18:09,439 --> 02:18:12,160
really necessarily see a path unless the

3931
02:18:12,160 --> 02:18:15,519
neighbors completely flipped their views

3932
02:18:15,519 --> 02:18:18,160
of what they want sometime in the future

3933
02:18:18,160 --> 02:18:20,319
and the hotel who I also consider a

3934
02:18:20,319 --> 02:18:22,639
constituent of frankly great value as

3935
02:18:22,639 --> 02:18:25,200
well. They've told me they don't want

3936
02:18:25,200 --> 02:18:27,439
the road period. They generated a lot of

3937
02:18:27,439 --> 02:18:29,280
income for the city and we had that

3938
02:18:29,280 --> 02:18:30,559
discussion with data centers and so

3939
02:18:30,559 --> 02:18:32,960
forth. Well, this is one that I'd be

3940
02:18:32,960 --> 02:18:35,120
hardressed to see what the negative is.

3941
02:18:35,120 --> 02:18:36,399
Like people come in, they spend the

3942
02:18:36,399 --> 02:18:37,439
money, they spend the money at the

3943
02:18:37,439 --> 02:18:39,040
resort, they spend the money at Desert

3944
02:18:39,040 --> 02:18:42,000
Ridge Mall, city collects tax revenues,

3945
02:18:42,000 --> 02:18:43,840
very low crime. I mean, it's kind of a

3946
02:18:43,840 --> 02:18:47,439
perfect setup. So, uh, I plan to support

3947
02:18:47,439 --> 02:18:50,399
this. I think I've laid out sort of a

3948
02:18:50,399 --> 02:18:52,000
fact-based argument of why I don't think

3949
02:18:52,000 --> 02:18:53,760
there's going to be a road in the future

3950
02:18:53,760 --> 02:18:55,359
either. Appreciate very much the

3951
02:18:55,359 --> 02:18:57,439
developers willingness to work with me

3952
02:18:57,439 --> 02:18:59,200
on this and appreciate the feedback from

3953
02:18:59,200 --> 02:19:01,200
the community. Did I miss anything,

3954
02:19:01,200 --> 02:19:04,240
Josh? my long herang

3955
02:19:04,240 --> 02:19:05,750
>> mayor councilman wearing members of the

3956
02:19:05,750 --> 02:19:05,760
» mayor councilman wearing members of the

3957
02:19:05,760 --> 02:19:08,479
council I'd say your characterization of

3958
02:19:08,479 --> 02:19:10,800
of the process is accurate the what I

3959
02:19:10,800 --> 02:19:12,880
would just reiterate is that the

3960
02:19:12,880 --> 02:19:14,719
stipulation is set up to still require

3961
02:19:14,719 --> 02:19:16,319
the developer to provide the and

3962
02:19:16,319 --> 02:19:18,559
dedicate the necessary ride ofway so the

3963
02:19:18,559 --> 02:19:19,599
land will be in place

3964
02:19:19,599 --> 02:19:20,709
>> some of it is pavement

3965
02:19:20,709 --> 02:19:20,719
» some of it is pavement

3966
02:19:20,719 --> 02:19:22,709
>> right so the the land acquisition is not

3967
02:19:22,709 --> 02:19:22,719
» right so the the land acquisition is not

3968
02:19:22,719 --> 02:19:25,519
in question what would be a a future

3969
02:19:25,519 --> 02:19:27,040
discussion amongst the council is the

3970
02:19:27,040 --> 02:19:30,341
funding to construct the road

3971
02:19:30,341 --> 02:19:30,479
[clears throat]

3972
02:19:30,479 --> 02:19:33,030
>> thank you Josh I apprei appreciate it.

3973
02:19:33,030 --> 02:19:33,040
» thank you Josh I apprei appreciate it.

3974
02:19:33,040 --> 02:19:35,830
>> Uh so, mayor, uh with your indulgence,

3975
02:19:35,830 --> 02:19:35,840
» Uh so, mayor, uh with your indulgence,

3976
02:19:35,840 --> 02:19:37,439
um I have a motion to approve for the

3977
02:19:37,439 --> 02:19:38,719
planning commission recommendation and

3978
02:19:38,719 --> 02:19:41,760
adopt the related ordinance.

3979
02:19:41,760 --> 02:19:43,509
>> Close the public hearing. Thank you so

3980
02:19:43,509 --> 02:19:43,519
» Close the public hearing. Thank you so

3981
02:19:43,519 --> 02:19:44,559
much.

3982
02:19:44,559 --> 02:19:46,070
>> Uh we have a second from Councilwoman

3983
02:19:46,070 --> 02:19:46,080
» Uh we have a second from Councilwoman

3984
02:19:46,080 --> 02:19:48,960
Pastor.

3985
02:19:48,960 --> 02:19:50,240
Exciting vote. We're going to bring a

3986
02:19:50,240 --> 02:19:52,611
lot of housing in. Uh roll call.

3987
02:19:52,611 --> 02:19:54,560
[laughter]

3988
02:19:54,560 --> 02:19:55,030
>> Yes.

3989
02:19:55,030 --> 02:19:55,040
» Yes.

3990
02:19:55,040 --> 02:19:55,830
>> Hernandez,

3991
02:19:55,830 --> 02:19:55,840
» Hernandez,

3992
02:19:55,840 --> 02:19:56,389
>> yes.

3993
02:19:56,389 --> 02:19:56,399
» yes.

3994
02:19:56,399 --> 02:19:57,110
>> O'Brien,

3995
02:19:57,110 --> 02:19:57,120
» O'Brien,

3996
02:19:57,120 --> 02:19:57,750
>> yes.

3997
02:19:57,750 --> 02:19:57,760
» yes.

3998
02:19:57,760 --> 02:19:58,469
>> Pastor,

3999
02:19:58,469 --> 02:19:58,479
» Pastor,

4000
02:19:58,479 --> 02:19:59,110
>> yes.

4001
02:19:59,110 --> 02:19:59,120
» yes.

4002
02:19:59,120 --> 02:19:59,910
>> Robinson,

4003
02:19:59,910 --> 02:19:59,920
» Robinson,

4004
02:19:59,920 --> 02:20:02,469
>> yes. Stark,

4005
02:20:02,469 --> 02:20:02,479
» yes. Stark,

4006
02:20:02,479 --> 02:20:03,349
>> yes.

4007
02:20:03,349 --> 02:20:03,359
» yes.

4008
02:20:03,359 --> 02:20:03,830
>> Wearing,

4009
02:20:03,830 --> 02:20:03,840
» Wearing,

4010
02:20:03,840 --> 02:20:04,309
>> yes.

4011
02:20:04,309 --> 02:20:04,319
» yes.

4012
02:20:04,319 --> 02:20:05,349
>> Hodgej Washington,

4013
02:20:05,349 --> 02:20:05,359
» Hodgej Washington,

4014
02:20:05,359 --> 02:20:06,790
>> yes.

4015
02:20:06,790 --> 02:20:06,800
» yes.

4016
02:20:06,800 --> 02:20:07,190
>> Yes.

4017
02:20:07,190 --> 02:20:07,200
» Yes.

4018
02:20:07,200 --> 02:20:09,429
>> Passes 90.

4019
02:20:09,429 --> 02:20:09,439
» Passes 90.

4020
02:20:09,439 --> 02:20:11,670
>> So that concludes the planning and

4021
02:20:11,670 --> 02:20:11,680
» So that concludes the planning and

4022
02:20:11,680 --> 02:20:13,680
zoning portion. And today we entitled up

4023
02:20:13,680 --> 02:20:16,960
to 314 units of housing. We share this

4024
02:20:16,960 --> 02:20:19,200
because all nine of us think housing is

4025
02:20:19,200 --> 02:20:22,560
a big priority. We next go to item 91,

4026
02:20:22,560 --> 02:20:24,880
which is a citizen petition from Jerry

4027
02:20:24,880 --> 02:20:26,399
Van Guest. So I'll ask Jerry to come

4028
02:20:26,399 --> 02:20:27,920
forward and he'll be followed by Jeremy

4029
02:20:27,920 --> 02:20:38,550
Thcker.

4030
02:20:38,560 --> 02:20:41,200
Good morning. I think it still is. Uh

4031
02:20:41,200 --> 02:20:44,800
Jerry Van Gas here. Uh you have a

4032
02:20:44,800 --> 02:20:48,399
petition in front of you expressing uh

4033
02:20:48,399 --> 02:20:51,200
our desire to have you vote to rename

4034
02:20:51,200 --> 02:20:55,359
the Caesar Chavez Park after

4035
02:20:55,359 --> 02:20:59,600
uh Olympian humanitarian that lived his

4036
02:20:59,600 --> 02:21:03,280
last decade here, Jesse Owens. Uh March

4037
02:21:03,280 --> 02:21:06,319
25th when the council directed parks to

4038
02:21:06,319 --> 02:21:08,720
rename everything that had been named

4039
02:21:08,720 --> 02:21:11,840
for Caesar Chavez, I was here to push

4040
02:21:11,840 --> 02:21:14,399
for Jesse Owens. I had his medals

4041
02:21:14,399 --> 02:21:16,240
sitting right here on the on the desk,

4042
02:21:16,240 --> 02:21:20,000
the counter here. Uh, ironically, 50

4043
02:21:20,000 --> 02:21:23,520
years ago this week, those medals were

4044
02:21:23,520 --> 02:21:26,000
touring around the country on the

4045
02:21:26,000 --> 02:21:28,399
freedom train part of our bsentennial

4046
02:21:28,399 --> 02:21:30,399
celebration

4047
02:21:30,399 --> 02:21:32,720
uh before they returned here to Jesse's

4048
02:21:32,720 --> 02:21:34,319
house.

4049
02:21:34,319 --> 02:21:38,560
Uh, and it's ironic that 90 years ago,

4050
02:21:38,560 --> 02:21:42,160
1936, Jesse won those four medals in the

4051
02:21:42,160 --> 02:21:45,280
Berlin Olympics in front of Adolf Hitler

4052
02:21:45,280 --> 02:21:47,680
where he was snubbed by Hitler. But

4053
02:21:47,680 --> 02:21:50,880
Jesse came back here to the US and was

4054
02:21:50,880 --> 02:21:53,840
also snubbed by our president, Franklin

4055
02:21:53,840 --> 02:21:56,000
Delanor Roosevelt.

4056
02:21:56,000 --> 02:21:58,080
Uh,

4057
02:21:58,080 --> 02:22:01,200
coincidentally, this week, the same

4058
02:22:01,200 --> 02:22:04,560
week, our 250th

4059
02:22:04,560 --> 02:22:08,399
birthday, July 4th, Jesse's already been

4060
02:22:08,399 --> 02:22:12,319
named by USA Today as the most important

4061
02:22:12,319 --> 02:22:16,479
athlete in our 250 year history. And

4062
02:22:16,479 --> 02:22:18,880
he'll undoubtedly be named the greatest

4063
02:22:18,880 --> 02:22:22,479
track and field athlete on Saturday.

4064
02:22:22,479 --> 02:22:25,920
So, we're asking that uh you know, we

4065
02:22:25,920 --> 02:22:27,680
honor him. You know, we don't need to,

4066
02:22:27,680 --> 02:22:29,040
you know, he's already been snubbed

4067
02:22:29,040 --> 02:22:32,000
twice. That we honor him for what he

4068
02:22:32,000 --> 02:22:35,600
did. He embraced Phoenix as his adopted

4069
02:22:35,600 --> 02:22:39,600
hometown. Let's do this. Thank you,

4070
02:22:39,600 --> 02:22:42,150
>> Mr. Vanas. Can I ask a question before

4071
02:22:42,150 --> 02:22:42,160
» Mr. Vanas. Can I ask a question before

4072
02:22:42,160 --> 02:22:43,040
you Thank you, ma'am.

4073
02:22:43,040 --> 02:22:45,190
>> Oh, I forgot it's not called to the

4074
02:22:45,190 --> 02:22:45,200
» Oh, I forgot it's not called to the

4075
02:22:45,200 --> 02:22:46,640
public.

4076
02:22:46,640 --> 02:22:49,429
>> Just one quick question. Um,

4077
02:22:49,429 --> 02:22:49,439
» Just one quick question. Um,

4078
02:22:49,439 --> 02:22:51,680
your end goal here is for us to honor

4079
02:22:51,680 --> 02:22:54,160
the legacy of uh, humanitarian and

4080
02:22:54,160 --> 02:22:55,920
Olympian Jesse Owens. Correct.

4081
02:22:55,920 --> 02:22:56,550
>> Correct.

4082
02:22:56,550 --> 02:22:56,560
» Correct.

4083
02:22:56,560 --> 02:23:00,070
>> Thank you.

4084
02:23:00,080 --> 02:23:00,960
» Thank you.

4085
02:23:00,960 --> 02:23:02,790
>> Wonderful. Thank you so much. Our final

4086
02:23:02,790 --> 02:23:02,800
» Wonderful. Thank you so much. Our final

4087
02:23:02,800 --> 02:23:11,349
speaker on this item will be Jeremy.

4088
02:23:11,359 --> 02:23:14,080
» Mayor Council U.

4089
02:23:14,080 --> 02:23:16,240
as you, this may be a surprise to many

4090
02:23:16,240 --> 02:23:17,680
of you, but sometimes I'm a bit of a

4091
02:23:17,680 --> 02:23:21,280
cynic. Uh,

4092
02:23:21,280 --> 02:23:23,040
so with all the stuff going on around

4093
02:23:23,040 --> 02:23:24,720
us, I think what's why are we talking

4094
02:23:24,720 --> 02:23:27,920
about renaming a park? What is gained by

4095
02:23:27,920 --> 02:23:32,880
renaming a park? The answer is

4096
02:23:32,880 --> 02:23:34,880
possibly nothing,

4097
02:23:34,880 --> 02:23:37,439
but maybe everything.

4098
02:23:37,439 --> 02:23:39,200
Like many Phoenicians, I wasn't born or

4099
02:23:39,200 --> 02:23:41,680
raised here. When I got here, I didn't

4100
02:23:41,680 --> 02:23:43,600
know the city's history, but I learned

4101
02:23:43,600 --> 02:23:44,720
it through the names of the public

4102
02:23:44,720 --> 02:23:48,000
places around me. Without those places,

4103
02:23:48,000 --> 02:23:49,760
I may have never known about Sander Day

4104
02:23:49,760 --> 02:23:51,680
O'Connor become the first woman to serve

4105
02:23:51,680 --> 02:23:54,240
on the United States Supreme Court, or

4106
02:23:54,240 --> 02:23:56,960
Margaret T. ants, Phoenix's first woman

4107
02:23:56,960 --> 02:23:59,520
mayor who helped shape the city if it

4108
02:23:59,520 --> 02:24:02,000
weren't for the park named after

4109
02:24:02,000 --> 02:24:04,640
or the history of the Indian school and

4110
02:24:04,640 --> 02:24:07,200
the plight of the Native Americans which

4111
02:24:07,200 --> 02:24:08,800
reminds us and makes us empathize with

4112
02:24:08,800 --> 02:24:11,280
the difficult chapter in our history if

4113
02:24:11,280 --> 02:24:12,560
it hadn't been for the park in the

4114
02:24:12,560 --> 02:24:16,240
street that I live by.

4115
02:24:16,240 --> 02:24:19,280
Names matter. They tell us who we are,

4116
02:24:19,280 --> 02:24:21,359
what we value, and whose stories we

4117
02:24:21,359 --> 02:24:23,280
choose to pass on.

4118
02:24:23,280 --> 02:24:25,280
Jesse Owens represents perseverance in

4119
02:24:25,280 --> 02:24:27,600
the face of a prejudice, excellence in

4120
02:24:27,600 --> 02:24:30,160
the face of doubt, and dignity in the

4121
02:24:30,160 --> 02:24:33,280
face of hatred. His legacy reminds us

4122
02:24:33,280 --> 02:24:36,479
every child that uh his legacy reminds

4123
02:24:36,479 --> 02:24:38,240
every child that character, courage, and

4124
02:24:38,240 --> 02:24:40,479
determination matter.

4125
02:24:40,479 --> 02:24:42,640
A child visiting this park one one day

4126
02:24:42,640 --> 02:24:45,520
may ask, "Who was Jesse Owens?" That

4127
02:24:45,520 --> 02:24:47,200
simple question opens the door to a

4128
02:24:47,200 --> 02:24:49,680
story that is worth telling and looking

4129
02:24:49,680 --> 02:24:51,439
into.

4130
02:24:51,439 --> 02:24:53,840
So, what is gained by naming the park

4131
02:24:53,840 --> 02:24:57,840
after Jesse Owens? Maybe nothing, but

4132
02:24:57,840 --> 02:25:00,160
maybe everything.

4133
02:25:00,160 --> 02:25:02,000
Thank you.

4134
02:25:02,000 --> 02:25:03,429
>> Thank you so much. That concludes our

4135
02:25:03,429 --> 02:25:03,439
» Thank you so much. That concludes our

4136
02:25:03,439 --> 02:25:05,359
test concludes our testimony. Vice

4137
02:25:05,359 --> 02:25:06,640
Mayor,

4138
02:25:06,640 --> 02:25:09,110
>> thank you, Mayor. I want to start off by

4139
02:25:09,110 --> 02:25:09,120
» thank you, Mayor. I want to start off by

4140
02:25:09,120 --> 02:25:11,200
saying extending my appreciation to Mr.

4141
02:25:11,200 --> 02:25:12,800
Van Gas for bringing this petition

4142
02:25:12,800 --> 02:25:15,520
forward and for emphasizing Jesse Owens

4143
02:25:15,520 --> 02:25:18,080
and his place in Phoenix history.

4144
02:25:18,080 --> 02:25:20,000
following a recent subcommittee, you

4145
02:25:20,000 --> 02:25:22,319
gave me the opportunity to actually hold

4146
02:25:22,319 --> 02:25:25,200
and see um Jesse Owens medals, which I

4147
02:25:25,200 --> 02:25:26,880
would admittedly say I was a little

4148
02:25:26,880 --> 02:25:29,120
surprised to learn that the medals were

4149
02:25:29,120 --> 02:25:31,200
not currently on display for our entire

4150
02:25:31,200 --> 02:25:33,439
community to see and learn about his

4151
02:25:33,439 --> 02:25:36,399
inspirational story. Jesse Owens is one

4152
02:25:36,399 --> 02:25:38,640
of the most extraordinary athletes and

4153
02:25:38,640 --> 02:25:41,040
Americans in our nation history. His

4154
02:25:41,040 --> 02:25:43,200
courage, perseverance, and achievements

4155
02:25:43,200 --> 02:25:45,760
transcended sports and helped challenge

4156
02:25:45,760 --> 02:25:48,560
prejudice on a global scale. He used his

4157
02:25:48,560 --> 02:25:50,800
platform to bring light to injustices.

4158
02:25:50,800 --> 02:25:53,120
He represented tenacity, resilience, and

4159
02:25:53,120 --> 02:25:55,200
the continued fight for civil rights for

4160
02:25:55,200 --> 02:25:57,439
all Americans. He is certainly the kind

4161
02:25:57,439 --> 02:25:59,600
of individual whose legacy deserves

4162
02:25:59,600 --> 02:26:01,520
recognition.

4163
02:26:01,520 --> 02:26:03,200
And I would extend that sentiment to

4164
02:26:03,200 --> 02:26:04,720
many other historic figures,

4165
02:26:04,720 --> 02:26:06,479
particularly those whose contributions

4166
02:26:06,479 --> 02:26:09,280
have been too often been overlooked. As

4167
02:26:09,280 --> 02:26:11,359
a as a city, we should continue looking

4168
02:26:11,359 --> 02:26:12,720
for opportunities to celebrate

4169
02:26:12,720 --> 02:26:14,640
individuals whose stories have shaped

4170
02:26:14,640 --> 02:26:16,640
our nation and inspired future

4171
02:26:16,640 --> 02:26:18,240
generation.

4172
02:26:18,240 --> 02:26:20,160
At the same time, I also believe we have

4173
02:26:20,160 --> 02:26:21,840
a responsibility to respect the

4174
02:26:21,840 --> 02:26:24,399
community engagement process. According

4175
02:26:24,399 --> 02:26:26,319
to the staff report, the parks

4176
02:26:26,319 --> 02:26:28,240
department conducted a month-long

4177
02:26:28,240 --> 02:26:31,840
outreach effort receiving 1,843

4178
02:26:31,840 --> 02:26:34,160
responses with nearly three quarters

4179
02:26:34,160 --> 02:26:36,000
coming from residents within the park

4180
02:26:36,000 --> 02:26:38,399
service area. The highest level of

4181
02:26:38,399 --> 02:26:40,720
support was for Agila Park and Community

4182
02:26:40,720 --> 02:26:42,880
Center. This information should be

4183
02:26:42,880 --> 02:26:44,640
consider should be for the parks board

4184
02:26:44,640 --> 02:26:47,200
to consider. While I recognize the

4185
02:26:47,200 --> 02:26:49,359
petitioner's concern, I believe that we

4186
02:26:49,359 --> 02:26:50,960
should be more intentional in how we

4187
02:26:50,960 --> 02:26:53,760
recognize Jesse Owens or other deserving

4188
02:26:53,760 --> 02:26:56,319
historical figures. Instead, I hope we

4189
02:26:56,319 --> 02:26:57,920
continue identifying meaningful

4190
02:26:57,920 --> 02:27:00,240
opportunities across our city to honor

4191
02:27:00,240 --> 02:27:02,640
their legacies in ways that educate,

4192
02:27:02,640 --> 02:27:04,880
inspire, and reflect the rich history of

4193
02:27:04,880 --> 02:27:08,479
our community and our country. Um, Mr.

4194
02:27:08,479 --> 02:27:11,120
Zacher, I'm going to quote your comment.

4195
02:27:11,120 --> 02:27:13,120
You said, "What do we gain by regaining

4196
02:27:13,120 --> 02:27:15,680
the park? Possibly nothing. I want us to

4197
02:27:15,680 --> 02:27:18,000
be intentional." So, with that, I'm

4198
02:27:18,000 --> 02:27:20,720
ready to make my motion. My motion is to

4199
02:27:20,720 --> 02:27:22,720
accept staff's recommendation to deny

4200
02:27:22,720 --> 02:27:25,200
the citizen petition and to direct staff

4201
02:27:25,200 --> 02:27:27,439
to conduct a process that will identify

4202
02:27:27,439 --> 02:27:29,600
a way to honor Jesse Owens and

4203
02:27:29,600 --> 02:27:31,280
potentially other important historical

4204
02:27:31,280 --> 02:27:33,520
figures of Phoenix, then return with an

4205
02:27:33,520 --> 02:27:35,840
update to the relevant city council

4206
02:27:35,840 --> 02:27:38,640
subcommittee by the end of 2026.

4207
02:27:38,640 --> 02:27:39,750
>> Second.

4208
02:27:39,750 --> 02:27:39,760
» Second.

4209
02:27:39,760 --> 02:27:41,510
>> We have a motion and a second.

4210
02:27:41,510 --> 02:27:41,520
» We have a motion and a second.

4211
02:27:41,520 --> 02:27:43,680
Councilman Hernandez.

4212
02:27:43,680 --> 02:27:45,270
>> Thank you, mayor. Um, I'll just be quick

4213
02:27:45,270 --> 02:27:45,280
» Thank you, mayor. Um, I'll just be quick

4214
02:27:45,280 --> 02:27:47,600
and to the point here. I have expressed

4215
02:27:47,600 --> 02:27:49,439
my frustration to this up here on the

4216
02:27:49,439 --> 02:27:51,840
council um to the parks department with

4217
02:27:51,840 --> 02:27:53,840
how the naming process itself has

4218
02:27:53,840 --> 02:27:56,319
unfolded in multiple places where the

4219
02:27:56,319 --> 02:27:58,720
city is removing Cesar Chavez's name.

4220
02:27:58,720 --> 02:28:00,640
You know, I have made it clear that his

4221
02:28:00,640 --> 02:28:03,920
name never represented the power of the

4222
02:28:03,920 --> 02:28:06,080
farm workers movement. He was only one

4223
02:28:06,080 --> 02:28:08,240
person within the movement. The movement

4224
02:28:08,240 --> 02:28:10,640
was made up of and it continues to be

4225
02:28:10,640 --> 02:28:14,160
led by migrants, by women, farmers who

4226
02:28:14,160 --> 02:28:16,640
fight for dignity and workers rights.

4227
02:28:16,640 --> 02:28:18,800
The that movement was built on Mexican,

4228
02:28:18,800 --> 02:28:21,120
Asian, and black farmers that harvest

4229
02:28:21,120 --> 02:28:23,920
our food and fed this country. Workers

4230
02:28:23,920 --> 02:28:26,319
across the United States owe so much to

4231
02:28:26,319 --> 02:28:28,800
the farm workers movement itself. You

4232
02:28:28,800 --> 02:28:30,319
know, my concerns that I shared back in

4233
02:28:30,319 --> 02:28:32,399
March and were also shared by many

4234
02:28:32,399 --> 02:28:36,319
residents that removing Chavez's name

4235
02:28:36,319 --> 02:28:38,399
should not result and could not result

4236
02:28:38,399 --> 02:28:40,160
in the whitewashing of our spaces and

4237
02:28:40,160 --> 02:28:42,399
the eraser of the history and the spirit

4238
02:28:42,399 --> 02:28:44,479
of those farm workers. But that's what

4239
02:28:44,479 --> 02:28:46,960
really has transpired over this process.

4240
02:28:46,960 --> 02:28:48,720
I'm not happy with the naming process of

4241
02:28:48,720 --> 02:28:50,880
the parks department moved on, nor am I

4242
02:28:50,880 --> 02:28:52,960
happy with how the options for renaming

4243
02:28:52,960 --> 02:28:55,600
this park were proposed. Both Aguila and

4244
02:28:55,600 --> 02:28:57,680
Lavine are generic names that do not

4245
02:28:57,680 --> 02:29:01,920
honor or carry or continue to uh honor

4246
02:29:01,920 --> 02:29:04,240
any of that history. And I do not agree

4247
02:29:04,240 --> 02:29:06,319
with any park sport decision to renaming

4248
02:29:06,319 --> 02:29:08,319
the park with either of those names.

4249
02:29:08,319 --> 02:29:09,760
That brings me to this citizen's

4250
02:29:09,760 --> 02:29:12,240
petition. Jesse Owens was a monumental

4251
02:29:12,240 --> 02:29:14,560
figure in this nation's history. As a

4252
02:29:14,560 --> 02:29:16,800
black athlete, he faced racism here in

4253
02:29:16,800 --> 02:29:19,040
the United States. He also stood up on

4254
02:29:19,040 --> 02:29:21,040
the global stage when called upon and

4255
02:29:21,040 --> 02:29:23,520
put Nazi Germany in its place. at the

4256
02:29:23,520 --> 02:29:26,720
1936 Olympic Games in Berlin by winning

4257
02:29:26,720 --> 02:29:28,960
four gold medals, setting individual

4258
02:29:28,960 --> 02:29:31,760
Olympic records in each event, plus as

4259
02:29:31,760 --> 02:29:33,600
another um another one as a member of

4260
02:29:33,600 --> 02:29:36,880
the 400 meter relay. This was especially

4261
02:29:36,880 --> 02:29:38,240
beautiful because both American

4262
02:29:38,240 --> 02:29:40,800
politicians and Hitler himself claimed

4263
02:29:40,800 --> 02:29:43,520
that Owens had no place um in the

4264
02:29:43,520 --> 02:29:45,200
Olympics because he was black and that

4265
02:29:45,200 --> 02:29:46,720
he would not be able to compete against

4266
02:29:46,720 --> 02:29:50,479
obst ostensibly superior white athletes.

4267
02:29:50,479 --> 02:29:52,240
So that was really a statement from

4268
02:29:52,240 --> 02:29:54,479
Owens. Owens went on to retire here in

4269
02:29:54,479 --> 02:29:56,960
Phoenix, which makes this power this his

4270
02:29:56,960 --> 02:29:58,960
powerful story a part of Arizona's

4271
02:29:58,960 --> 02:30:01,040
history. Owens was one of the greatest

4272
02:30:01,040 --> 02:30:02,399
track and field athletes in our

4273
02:30:02,399 --> 02:30:05,760
country's history. Um I I will be voting

4274
02:30:05,760 --> 02:30:08,319
I would I support the citizens petition

4275
02:30:08,319 --> 02:30:10,720
because his legacy is a type of story

4276
02:30:10,720 --> 02:30:13,040
that should be told in our parks and his

4277
02:30:13,040 --> 02:30:14,800
name will carry forward the spirit that

4278
02:30:14,800 --> 02:30:17,120
farm workers also carried and for which

4279
02:30:17,120 --> 02:30:20,800
the parks uh was intended to hold. Um, I

4280
02:30:20,800 --> 02:30:22,240
do want to thank the mayor and I want to

4281
02:30:22,240 --> 02:30:24,560
thank the vice mayor for your motion.

4282
02:30:24,560 --> 02:30:26,880
Um, while I agree with you that we need

4283
02:30:26,880 --> 02:30:28,960
to be intent, very very intentional in

4284
02:30:28,960 --> 02:30:32,240
finding um, an appropriate place to name

4285
02:30:32,240 --> 02:30:35,120
um, and to honor Jesse Owens, I still

4286
02:30:35,120 --> 02:30:37,280
cannot support this because of the staff

4287
02:30:37,280 --> 02:30:38,800
recommendation of requesting this

4288
02:30:38,800 --> 02:30:41,520
citizen's petition, which the results is

4289
02:30:41,520 --> 02:30:43,359
that the legacy of the fire workers

4290
02:30:43,359 --> 02:30:45,200
movement is being whitewashed from our

4291
02:30:45,200 --> 02:30:49,600
parks in Lavine. Thank you very much.

4292
02:30:49,600 --> 02:30:52,399
Thank you. We're ready for roll call.

4293
02:30:52,399 --> 02:30:54,960
Roll call.

4294
02:30:54,960 --> 02:30:55,590
>> Yes.

4295
02:30:55,590 --> 02:30:55,600
» Yes.

4296
02:30:55,600 --> 02:30:56,389
>> Hernandez,

4297
02:30:56,389 --> 02:30:56,399
» Hernandez,

4298
02:30:56,399 --> 02:30:57,429
>> no.

4299
02:30:57,429 --> 02:30:57,439
» no.

4300
02:30:57,439 --> 02:30:58,150
>> O'Brien,

4301
02:30:58,150 --> 02:30:58,160
» O'Brien,

4302
02:30:58,160 --> 02:30:58,870
>> yes.

4303
02:30:58,870 --> 02:30:58,880
» yes.

4304
02:30:58,880 --> 02:31:00,309
>> Pastor,

4305
02:31:00,309 --> 02:31:00,319
» Pastor,

4306
02:31:00,319 --> 02:31:01,190
>> yes.

4307
02:31:01,190 --> 02:31:01,200
» yes.

4308
02:31:01,200 --> 02:31:02,070
>> Robinson,

4309
02:31:02,070 --> 02:31:02,080
» Robinson,

4310
02:31:02,080 --> 02:31:02,950
>> yes.

4311
02:31:02,950 --> 02:31:02,960
» yes.

4312
02:31:02,960 --> 02:31:04,790
>> Stark,

4313
02:31:04,790 --> 02:31:04,800
» Stark,

4314
02:31:04,800 --> 02:31:05,670
>> yes.

4315
02:31:05,670 --> 02:31:05,680
» yes.

4316
02:31:05,680 --> 02:31:06,230
>> Wearing,

4317
02:31:06,230 --> 02:31:06,240
» Wearing,

4318
02:31:06,240 --> 02:31:06,710
>> yes.

4319
02:31:06,710 --> 02:31:06,720
» yes.

4320
02:31:06,720 --> 02:31:07,830
>> Hudge Washington,

4321
02:31:07,830 --> 02:31:07,840
» Hudge Washington,

4322
02:31:07,840 --> 02:31:08,469
>> yes.

4323
02:31:08,469 --> 02:31:08,479
» yes.

4324
02:31:08,479 --> 02:31:09,190
>> Bego,

4325
02:31:09,190 --> 02:31:09,200
» Bego,

4326
02:31:09,200 --> 02:31:09,750
>> yes.

4327
02:31:09,750 --> 02:31:09,760
» yes.

4328
02:31:09,760 --> 02:31:11,270
>> Passes 81.

4329
02:31:11,270 --> 02:31:11,280
» Passes 81.

4330
02:31:11,280 --> 02:31:13,110
>> Thank you. That concludes our agenda

4331
02:31:13,110 --> 02:31:13,120
» Thank you. That concludes our agenda

4332
02:31:13,120 --> 02:31:14,479
business. And now we'll go to the final

4333
02:31:14,479 --> 02:31:16,479
portion of the council meeting, which is

4334
02:31:16,479 --> 02:31:18,080
our citizen public comment. I'll turn to

4335
02:31:18,080 --> 02:31:19,920
our city attorney to introduce this

4336
02:31:19,920 --> 02:31:20,800
portion.

4337
02:31:20,800 --> 02:31:22,630
>> Thank you, mayor. During citizen

4338
02:31:22,630 --> 02:31:22,640
» Thank you, mayor. During citizen

4339
02:31:22,640 --> 02:31:24,399
comment, members of the public may speak

4340
02:31:24,399 --> 02:31:26,000
to the city council for up to three

4341
02:31:26,000 --> 02:31:27,600
minutes on issues of interest or

4342
02:31:27,600 --> 02:31:29,760
concern. However, the matters addressed

4343
02:31:29,760 --> 02:31:31,439
must be within the jurisdiction of the

4344
02:31:31,439 --> 02:31:33,600
Phoenix City Council and on which the

4345
02:31:33,600 --> 02:31:35,920
council has the authority to act. The

4346
02:31:35,920 --> 02:31:38,399
citizen comment session is limited to 30

4347
02:31:38,399 --> 02:31:40,319
minutes. The Arizona open meeting law

4348
02:31:40,319 --> 02:31:42,160
allows the city council to listen to

4349
02:31:42,160 --> 02:31:44,560
comments but prohibits council members

4350
02:31:44,560 --> 02:31:46,640
from discussing or acting on the issues

4351
02:31:46,640 --> 02:31:48,880
presented. However, council members may

4352
02:31:48,880 --> 02:31:51,520
respond to criticism. Thank you, Mayor.

4353
02:31:51,520 --> 02:31:53,349
>> Thank you so much. We'll begin with Alex

4354
02:31:53,349 --> 02:31:53,359
» Thank you so much. We'll begin with Alex

4355
02:31:53,359 --> 02:32:02,150
Johnson followed by David Morgan.

4356
02:32:02,160 --> 02:32:06,240
Hello um council and mayor

4357
02:32:06,240 --> 02:32:08,640
friends today. Thank you for your time.

4358
02:32:08,640 --> 02:32:11,920
Um, a few things top of mind. Uh, first

4359
02:32:11,920 --> 02:32:13,600
not related to data centers, which I'm

4360
02:32:13,600 --> 02:32:16,720
sure will be a relief to y'all. Um,

4361
02:32:16,720 --> 02:32:21,439
Awatuki is, uh, one half of a very oddly

4362
02:32:21,439 --> 02:32:23,680
drawn district. If you're familiar, it

4363
02:32:23,680 --> 02:32:25,359
represents Builtmore, Arcadia, and

4364
02:32:25,359 --> 02:32:28,479
Awatuki, which are all

4365
02:32:28,479 --> 02:32:29,920
considerably higher income

4366
02:32:29,920 --> 02:32:32,640
neighborhoods. I think I speak for a

4367
02:32:32,640 --> 02:32:35,040
majority of almost 80,000 residents in

4368
02:32:35,040 --> 02:32:38,720
Awatuki that we consistently feel under

4369
02:32:38,720 --> 02:32:40,240
represented.

4370
02:32:40,240 --> 02:32:42,640
I hear it at little league games for my

4371
02:32:42,640 --> 02:32:45,520
nephew. I hear it at family dinners. I

4372
02:32:45,520 --> 02:32:48,319
hear it with people I've met who oppose

4373
02:32:48,319 --> 02:32:51,120
the data center. Um,

4374
02:32:51,120 --> 02:32:52,640
I don't know how we do this, but I

4375
02:32:52,640 --> 02:32:54,960
suggest that the city considers

4376
02:32:54,960 --> 02:32:57,680
reszoning district 6 into two districts

4377
02:32:57,680 --> 02:33:00,160
to adequately represent not only very

4378
02:33:00,160 --> 02:33:02,560
difficult or different geological

4379
02:33:02,560 --> 02:33:04,399
location, geographical locations of the

4380
02:33:04,399 --> 02:33:06,479
city, but also a very different

4381
02:33:06,479 --> 02:33:09,680
demographic as well. Um, I'd also like

4382
02:33:09,680 --> 02:33:14,160
to um acknowledge that in regards to our

4383
02:33:14,160 --> 02:33:16,800
data center that our district has not

4384
02:33:16,800 --> 02:33:18,720
made a public comment on their Instagram

4385
02:33:18,720 --> 02:33:20,640
or social media regarding what's going

4386
02:33:20,640 --> 02:33:23,120
on in our district or in our

4387
02:33:23,120 --> 02:33:26,399
neighborhood. Um, the nonprofit that is

4388
02:33:26,399 --> 02:33:28,800
organizing against the data center is

4389
02:33:28,800 --> 02:33:31,680
public. It only takes one Google search

4390
02:33:31,680 --> 02:33:34,319
to find out if there is resistance to

4391
02:33:34,319 --> 02:33:37,439
the data center. So, I do not feel as if

4392
02:33:37,439 --> 02:33:39,680
um our council members

4393
02:33:39,680 --> 02:33:41,520
uh reasoning for not being available for

4394
02:33:41,520 --> 02:33:43,920
meetings is adequate. I found out about

4395
02:33:43,920 --> 02:33:45,840
it through the internet. That means

4396
02:33:45,840 --> 02:33:49,200
everyone else can too. Um

4397
02:33:49,200 --> 02:33:52,000
sec lastly, I think it's important that

4398
02:33:52,000 --> 02:33:54,240
our city council acknowledges the health

4399
02:33:54,240 --> 02:33:56,560
consequences of decisions that they make

4400
02:33:56,560 --> 02:33:58,960
regarding growth and industrialization

4401
02:33:58,960 --> 02:34:01,520
of our neighborhoods. I've lived a very

4402
02:34:01,520 --> 02:34:03,520
privileged life in Phoenix. I'm not

4403
02:34:03,520 --> 02:34:05,840
afraid to admit that. And I had an

4404
02:34:05,840 --> 02:34:07,520
honest conversation with my wife the

4405
02:34:07,520 --> 02:34:09,920
other day that

4406
02:34:09,920 --> 02:34:12,640
I never thought in my lifetime, given

4407
02:34:12,640 --> 02:34:15,359
the privileges that I have, would ever

4408
02:34:15,359 --> 02:34:17,520
have to experience industrial-grade

4409
02:34:17,520 --> 02:34:19,840
pollution in my neighborhood.

4410
02:34:19,840 --> 02:34:21,680
I never thought when I bought my house 5

4411
02:34:21,680 --> 02:34:23,520
years ago that I would have to consider

4412
02:34:23,520 --> 02:34:25,920
moving because of the health

4413
02:34:25,920 --> 02:34:28,080
consequences that I'm concerned about.

4414
02:34:28,080 --> 02:34:29,760
It seems to me that many members of the

4415
02:34:29,760 --> 02:34:31,680
council don't live within a data center

4416
02:34:31,680 --> 02:34:34,720
and aren't faced with um the health

4417
02:34:34,720 --> 02:34:36,160
consequences or maybe they're just not

4418
02:34:36,160 --> 02:34:38,479
worried and to each their own. But these

4419
02:34:38,479 --> 02:34:40,399
are legitimate issues. You could talk to

4420
02:34:40,399 --> 02:34:42,160
doctors about it. You can talk to the

4421
02:34:42,160 --> 02:34:44,399
medical offices that are adjacent to

4422
02:34:44,399 --> 02:34:46,560
this data center about how it's going to

4423
02:34:46,560 --> 02:34:48,479
impact how they treat their patients,

4424
02:34:48,479 --> 02:34:50,240
how they treat our community members,

4425
02:34:50,240 --> 02:34:54,479
seniors, people of my age, children.

4426
02:34:54,479 --> 02:34:56,160
You work for the people. We elect you

4427
02:34:56,160 --> 02:34:58,240
and we expect you to take care of us and

4428
02:34:58,240 --> 02:35:00,080
listen to us and respond to our comments

4429
02:35:00,080 --> 02:35:02,479
and emails and concerns. I have emails

4430
02:35:02,479 --> 02:35:04,160
that are left unanswered and I would

4431
02:35:04,160 --> 02:35:06,319
appreciate a response.

4432
02:35:06,319 --> 02:35:07,429
>> Thank you.

4433
02:35:07,429 --> 02:35:07,439
» Thank you.

4434
02:35:07,439 --> 02:35:09,510
>> Thank you so much. We have David Morgan

4435
02:35:09,510 --> 02:35:09,520
» Thank you so much. We have David Morgan

4436
02:35:09,520 --> 02:35:26,710
followed by Clarissa Peterson.

4437
02:35:26,720 --> 02:35:28,617
Thank you, Council Mayor. Um,

4438
02:35:28,617 --> 02:35:29,359
[clears throat]

4439
02:35:29,359 --> 02:35:31,280
as you know, I reside at the SOS

4440
02:35:31,280 --> 02:35:34,479
shelter. Um, I represent Funds for

4441
02:35:34,479 --> 02:35:37,680
Empowerment, and I've been voicing my

4442
02:35:37,680 --> 02:35:39,200
concerns about things that are happening

4443
02:35:39,200 --> 02:35:41,120
there.

4444
02:35:41,120 --> 02:35:43,120
A lot of the sanitation issues have been

4445
02:35:43,120 --> 02:35:46,000
addressed. Thank you. Thank you. We do

4446
02:35:46,000 --> 02:35:49,600
have water and ice. Thank you.

4447
02:35:49,600 --> 02:35:51,040
I don't think I've asked for more than

4448
02:35:51,040 --> 02:35:53,840
the basic necessities of life up to this

4449
02:35:53,840 --> 02:35:59,280
point. Today, I ask for my human rights.

4450
02:35:59,280 --> 02:36:01,840
I have more rights in prison than I have

4451
02:36:01,840 --> 02:36:03,840
living [clears throat] at the shelter.

4452
02:36:03,840 --> 02:36:05,760
There is no course for disciplinary

4453
02:36:05,760 --> 02:36:08,319
action. Their favorite excuse for

4454
02:36:08,319 --> 02:36:12,640
exiting people is non-compliance.

4455
02:36:12,640 --> 02:36:14,960
Very much like unsubordination. It's

4456
02:36:14,960 --> 02:36:17,359
broad meaning for a lot of things and

4457
02:36:17,359 --> 02:36:20,160
there's no way to fight it.

4458
02:36:20,160 --> 02:36:22,720
Whatever they write, they write. We

4459
02:36:22,720 --> 02:36:25,520
don't see it. There's no disciplinary

4460
02:36:25,520 --> 02:36:27,200
recourse. There's no disciplinary

4461
02:36:27,200 --> 02:36:30,880
hearing. At least I have that in prison.

4462
02:36:30,880 --> 02:36:33,680
I don't even have that here.

4463
02:36:33,680 --> 02:36:36,720
I'm asking, begging

4464
02:36:36,720 --> 02:36:39,680
the people that run the shelters,

4465
02:36:39,680 --> 02:36:43,040
you people that run them,

4466
02:36:43,040 --> 02:36:47,120
pay attention. I'm still human. And so

4467
02:36:47,120 --> 02:36:50,880
is the 250 people that live there. This

4468
02:36:50,880 --> 02:36:53,840
is not just the SOS. It affects every

4469
02:36:53,840 --> 02:36:56,720
shelter because the same entity runs all

4470
02:36:56,720 --> 02:36:59,200
of the same shelters. the city of

4471
02:36:59,200 --> 02:37:00,960
Phoenix through the Office of Homeless

4472
02:37:00,960 --> 02:37:04,560
Solutions, CBI, Keys to Change, and

4473
02:37:04,560 --> 02:37:13,670
Lionhe Heart Security. Thank you.

4474
02:37:13,680 --> 02:37:15,920
Next, we have Clarissa Peterson,

4475
02:37:15,920 --> 02:37:22,150
followed by Frank Urban.

4476
02:37:22,160 --> 02:37:27,120
Hello, um, Mayor, um, council members.

4477
02:37:27,120 --> 02:37:31,280
Um, I want to say that um, thank you for

4478
02:37:31,280 --> 02:37:33,280
the sanitation that's going on right now

4479
02:37:33,280 --> 02:37:37,200
at the on the turf that going on. And

4480
02:37:37,200 --> 02:37:40,560
I'm talking for everybody. Um, there's

4481
02:37:40,560 --> 02:37:46,230
always um,

4482
02:37:46,240 --> 02:37:49,760
people being exited for no reason at all

4483
02:37:49,760 --> 02:37:51,840
and it shouldn't be happening. And some

4484
02:37:51,840 --> 02:37:54,399
have been working that have been let go

4485
02:37:54,399 --> 02:37:56,960
from the shelter.

4486
02:37:56,960 --> 02:38:01,840
Um there's always I mean they're

4487
02:38:01,840 --> 02:38:04,240
the staff is always on the phone and

4488
02:38:04,240 --> 02:38:06,160
they should be doing their jobs as

4489
02:38:06,160 --> 02:38:09,680
they're supposed to be and

4490
02:38:09,680 --> 02:38:14,800
tearing our phone cords or electronics

4491
02:38:14,800 --> 02:38:18,319
out of the um outlets

4492
02:38:18,319 --> 02:38:19,920
and

4493
02:38:19,920 --> 02:38:23,600
not replacing them.

4494
02:38:23,600 --> 02:38:26,319
And it seems like they're being lazy and

4495
02:38:26,319 --> 02:38:31,429
not doing what they're supposed to do.

4496
02:38:31,439 --> 02:38:33,439
And it's like they don't have no care

4497
02:38:33,439 --> 02:38:37,840
for any of us out there at all.

4498
02:38:37,840 --> 02:38:39,920
I don't think they have a heart for any

4499
02:38:39,920 --> 02:38:46,630
anybody there.

4500
02:38:46,640 --> 02:38:51,359
And it it's like um

4501
02:38:51,359 --> 02:38:55,030
it's like people suffering

4502
02:38:55,040 --> 02:38:58,560
should be like [clears throat] that.

4503
02:38:58,560 --> 02:39:06,469
That's all I have to say.

4504
02:39:06,479 --> 02:39:08,479
» Thank you so much. Frank is next and

4505
02:39:08,479 --> 02:39:13,270
Frank is followed by Carla Kendall.

4506
02:39:13,280 --> 02:39:15,120
Hello there, city council. As you know,

4507
02:39:15,120 --> 02:39:18,000
I'm with Fund for Empowerment and I

4508
02:39:18,000 --> 02:39:19,840
would like to speak about the bill you

4509
02:39:19,840 --> 02:39:22,080
guys just passed.

4510
02:39:22,080 --> 02:39:26,880
Uh, I believe that it's inhumane.

4511
02:39:26,880 --> 02:39:31,510
Um, I mean to

4512
02:39:31,520 --> 02:39:35,520
limit the amount of help

4513
02:39:35,520 --> 02:39:38,800
a homeless person can get to two times a

4514
02:39:38,800 --> 02:39:42,399
month per park in Phoenix. That's just

4515
02:39:42,399 --> 02:39:45,439
ridiculous to be honest.

4516
02:39:45,439 --> 02:39:55,270
Um

4517
02:39:55,280 --> 02:39:57,840
uh this matters to me because I'm with

4518
02:39:57,840 --> 02:40:00,640
Fund for Empowerment. The reason I

4519
02:40:00,640 --> 02:40:02,720
joined Fund for Empowerment is because I

4520
02:40:02,720 --> 02:40:05,680
was homeless myself for for a number of

4521
02:40:05,680 --> 02:40:08,880
years now. I've had a place of my own

4522
02:40:08,880 --> 02:40:11,600
for about three or three four three

4523
02:40:11,600 --> 02:40:14,640
about three years now.

4524
02:40:14,640 --> 02:40:22,469
Um,

4525
02:40:22,479 --> 02:40:26,399
and yeah, that's all I have to say.

4526
02:40:26,399 --> 02:40:28,560
Thanks so much, Carla. Next, followed by

4527
02:40:28,560 --> 02:40:45,349
Faith.

4528
02:40:45,359 --> 02:40:48,399
Good morning, Mayor Council. My name is

4529
02:40:48,399 --> 02:40:52,080
Carla Kendall. I currently reside at the

4530
02:40:52,080 --> 02:40:54,160
SOS

4531
02:40:54,160 --> 02:40:57,280
and I have a few things to to discuss,

4532
02:40:57,280 --> 02:41:01,359
but one thing is my mail. I've been

4533
02:41:01,359 --> 02:41:04,880
residing there for about a year almost

4534
02:41:04,880 --> 02:41:10,000
and I'm waiting for disability. Okay.

4535
02:41:10,000 --> 02:41:14,160
And I got a phone call last week from my

4536
02:41:14,160 --> 02:41:17,680
attorney stating that disability sent me

4537
02:41:17,680 --> 02:41:20,319
letters and they received them back. I

4538
02:41:20,319 --> 02:41:23,040
have not received one letter since I've

4539
02:41:23,040 --> 02:41:27,120
been there and I don't know why but

4540
02:41:27,120 --> 02:41:31,520
there is just not getting there. And

4541
02:41:31,520 --> 02:41:36,479
so my future depends on my disabilities

4542
02:41:36,479 --> 02:41:39,920
to hit me so I can move forward.

4543
02:41:39,920 --> 02:41:41,520
And

4544
02:41:41,520 --> 02:41:43,920
you know, they've been waking us up at

4545
02:41:43,920 --> 02:41:48,160
midnight to disrupt us and have us go up

4546
02:41:48,160 --> 02:41:50,880
to the day room because they've lost

4547
02:41:50,880 --> 02:41:52,720
electricity.

4548
02:41:52,720 --> 02:41:57,120
So the cord to the generator disappears,

4549
02:41:57,120 --> 02:41:59,920
you know, so we have to be dragged with

4550
02:41:59,920 --> 02:42:02,720
our bedding up to the day room with

4551
02:42:02,720 --> 02:42:06,560
everybody else, them slamming doors. We,

4552
02:42:06,560 --> 02:42:09,280
you know, we can't sleep like that. I

4553
02:42:09,280 --> 02:42:11,120
have a heart monitor that I have to

4554
02:42:11,120 --> 02:42:15,120
sleep next to all the time. So, I have

4555
02:42:15,120 --> 02:42:17,600
to drag all that stuff up there and we

4556
02:42:17,600 --> 02:42:19,840
can't even go back to our room until the

4557
02:42:19,840 --> 02:42:22,240
next day whenever they decide to get it

4558
02:42:22,240 --> 02:42:25,520
up and running again. And that has

4559
02:42:25,520 --> 02:42:28,080
domino effects. You know, missing

4560
02:42:28,080 --> 02:42:29,840
appointments the next day cuz you're so

4561
02:42:29,840 --> 02:42:31,680
tired you can't keep your eyes open cuz

4562
02:42:31,680 --> 02:42:33,920
you've been up all night. You know,

4563
02:42:33,920 --> 02:42:37,359
stuff like this. It just it's not right.

4564
02:42:37,359 --> 02:42:40,640
and they just need to get more

4565
02:42:40,640 --> 02:42:44,960
professional within their description of

4566
02:42:44,960 --> 02:42:47,600
what their purpose is, you know, what

4567
02:42:47,600 --> 02:42:51,280
what they represent in their job details

4568
02:42:51,280 --> 02:42:54,479
and I don't feel that they're [singing]

4569
02:42:54,479 --> 02:42:56,880
adequate.

4570
02:42:56,880 --> 02:42:57,840
Thank you.

4571
02:42:57,840 --> 02:43:00,630
>> Thank you for that testimony.

4572
02:43:00,630 --> 02:43:00,640
» Thank you for that testimony.

4573
02:43:00,640 --> 02:43:02,399
Uh, Faith is next, followed by William

4574
02:43:02,399 --> 02:43:21,590
Lockwood.

4575
02:43:21,600 --> 02:43:23,520
I try to just let people know the order

4576
02:43:23,520 --> 02:43:32,309
so you can be ready.

4577
02:43:32,319 --> 02:43:35,349
Council

4578
02:43:35,359 --> 02:43:36,960
I

4579
02:43:36,960 --> 02:43:39,280
just like Frank Urban

4580
02:43:39,280 --> 02:43:42,000
am with fund for empowerment. I too have

4581
02:43:42,000 --> 02:43:43,760
been homeless.

4582
02:43:43,760 --> 02:43:48,479
I've had my rotation of the shelters

4583
02:43:48,479 --> 02:43:51,760
of other places to try to stay. I've

4584
02:43:51,760 --> 02:43:53,920
been stabilized now for about three

4585
02:43:53,920 --> 02:43:56,160
years.

4586
02:43:56,160 --> 02:43:58,720
So, it is possible for any homeless

4587
02:43:58,720 --> 02:44:00,720
person

4588
02:44:00,720 --> 02:44:05,120
to be able to get out of that situation

4589
02:44:05,120 --> 02:44:09,590
if given the chance.

4590
02:44:09,600 --> 02:44:13,359
Unfortunately, it seems like

4591
02:44:13,359 --> 02:44:15,200
all the homeless aren't being given a

4592
02:44:15,200 --> 02:44:17,359
chance. They're homeless. They'll never

4593
02:44:17,359 --> 02:44:19,840
get out of it.

4594
02:44:19,840 --> 02:44:23,590
And that's bold.

4595
02:44:23,600 --> 02:44:29,190
There needs to be more job support.

4596
02:44:29,200 --> 02:44:31,359
There needs to be more understanding.

4597
02:44:31,359 --> 02:44:33,760
And for goodness sake, please fix these

4598
02:44:33,760 --> 02:44:35,760
shelters.

4599
02:44:35,760 --> 02:44:38,240
They're despicable.

4600
02:44:38,240 --> 02:44:40,640
They're dirty.

4601
02:44:40,640 --> 02:44:42,720
And you really expect people to live in

4602
02:44:42,720 --> 02:44:45,359
those and try to get their life

4603
02:44:45,359 --> 02:44:48,720
together. It can't be done.

4604
02:44:48,720 --> 02:44:51,840
And with that, I close.

4605
02:44:51,840 --> 02:44:53,520
Thank you. William is next, followed by

4606
02:44:53,520 --> 02:45:00,389
Jeremy Thcker.

4607
02:45:00,399 --> 02:45:04,479
» Yeah, my my thing is that I went to SOS

4608
02:45:04,479 --> 02:45:07,680
about a year ago. I was pretty sick and

4609
02:45:07,680 --> 02:45:09,439
um they told me don't worry about

4610
02:45:09,439 --> 02:45:11,439
anything right now. They said just worry

4611
02:45:11,439 --> 02:45:14,160
about getting well. So, I I wasn't

4612
02:45:14,160 --> 02:45:16,160
really saving up any money or anything.

4613
02:45:16,160 --> 02:45:19,520
and um about a week ago or so when I'm

4614
02:45:19,520 --> 02:45:21,200
you know I'm starting to get better at

4615
02:45:21,200 --> 02:45:23,520
still healing and everything but they

4616
02:45:23,520 --> 02:45:26,399
tell me um that uh I have to come up

4617
02:45:26,399 --> 02:45:30,160
with a budget and save money. So um I

4618
02:45:30,160 --> 02:45:35,120
said okay uh so we agreed on $200 a

4619
02:45:35,120 --> 02:45:37,600
month and then uh when I went back to

4620
02:45:37,600 --> 02:45:42,080
them again they says oh no no no uh $200

4621
02:45:42,080 --> 02:45:43,760
is enough and I says well how much is

4622
02:45:43,760 --> 02:45:47,279
enough? Well, whatever you can.

4623
02:45:47,279 --> 02:45:50,399
So, I I feel like they're trying to come

4624
02:45:50,399 --> 02:45:54,960
up with a a thing to get rid of me

4625
02:45:54,960 --> 02:45:57,439
instead of giving me a chance to put

4626
02:45:57,439 --> 02:46:00,080
things together so I can

4627
02:46:00,080 --> 02:46:03,840
get a place. Thank you.

4628
02:46:03,840 --> 02:46:05,670
>> Thank you. Jeremy is next, followed by

4629
02:46:05,670 --> 02:46:05,680
» Thank you. Jeremy is next, followed by

4630
02:46:05,680 --> 02:46:16,070
Elsia.

4631
02:46:16,080 --> 02:46:18,160
Thank you all for your positions earlier

4632
02:46:18,160 --> 02:46:21,600
on the renaming of the park.

4633
02:46:21,600 --> 02:46:24,560
I wholeheartedly agree that fair and

4634
02:46:24,560 --> 02:46:27,520
intentional should both be priorities

4635
02:46:27,520 --> 02:46:30,800
for renaming parks. uh if you'd asked me

4636
02:46:30,800 --> 02:46:34,240
a decade ago uh how we should name

4637
02:46:34,240 --> 02:46:35,840
public properties, I would have told you

4638
02:46:35,840 --> 02:46:38,479
with alphabet characters and numbers

4639
02:46:38,479 --> 02:46:41,920
only that we didn't need that it was too

4640
02:46:41,920 --> 02:46:44,560
controversial and it doesn't matter. Uh

4641
02:46:44,560 --> 02:46:45,760
I don't know what it is about getting

4642
02:46:45,760 --> 02:46:50,560
older but changes some of that view. Um,

4643
02:46:50,560 --> 02:46:52,080
now I think we need to take those

4644
02:46:52,080 --> 02:46:56,640
chances to inspire and not just uh,

4645
02:46:56,640 --> 02:46:57,920
you know, not just take the easy

4646
02:46:57,920 --> 02:47:00,319
choices. And I don't think we need to

4647
02:47:00,319 --> 02:47:03,680
wash whitewash the park's history and

4648
02:47:03,680 --> 02:47:08,240
get rid of uh, what represents. So I'm

4649
02:47:08,240 --> 02:47:10,479
good goat was opportunistic about the

4650
02:47:10,479 --> 02:47:13,120
Jesse Owens name because the decision

4651
02:47:13,120 --> 02:47:16,640
had been made to uh, remove the name

4652
02:47:16,640 --> 02:47:18,720
that was there. So, but I think the farm

4653
02:47:18,720 --> 02:47:20,240
workers should be represented there.

4654
02:47:20,240 --> 02:47:22,399
It's uh

4655
02:47:22,399 --> 02:47:24,319
the land that was there and it's got an

4656
02:47:24,319 --> 02:47:26,240
important history. So, we support that

4657
02:47:26,240 --> 02:47:29,840
completely uh as well. And but we also

4658
02:47:29,840 --> 02:47:33,520
do believe that Jesse needs to be

4659
02:47:33,520 --> 02:47:35,359
memorialized. I mean, it's amazing that

4660
02:47:35,359 --> 02:47:37,120
people don't know that he lived here. Uh

4661
02:47:37,120 --> 02:47:40,880
we went by the medical center that's

4662
02:47:40,880 --> 02:47:44,720
named after him, and it's uh

4663
02:47:44,720 --> 02:47:46,080
it's amazing to hear people talk about

4664
02:47:46,080 --> 02:47:47,359
him. we just visited with a few people

4665
02:47:47,359 --> 02:47:49,439
that work there and uh the history. So,

4666
02:47:49,439 --> 02:47:52,800
I I think it's impactful and

4667
02:47:52,800 --> 02:47:54,640
I ask that you do it in the by the end

4668
02:47:54,640 --> 02:47:56,720
of 2026 would be fantastic. I think that

4669
02:47:56,720 --> 02:47:59,911
that's important because uh you know

4670
02:47:59,911 --> 02:48:00,800
[clears throat] there's other people

4671
02:48:00,800 --> 02:48:02,479
that need to be respected too. Not

4672
02:48:02,479 --> 02:48:04,399
saying any names, but maybe somebody

4673
02:48:04,399 --> 02:48:06,560
who's given a lot to parks and takes

4674
02:48:06,560 --> 02:48:09,120
bananas and waters to all the parks

4675
02:48:09,120 --> 02:48:12,479
daily. Takes watermelons to the uh

4676
02:48:12,479 --> 02:48:14,960
junior Olympics and things like that. So

4677
02:48:14,960 --> 02:48:17,840
yeah, say uh I appreciate it. Thank you.

4678
02:48:17,840 --> 02:48:19,760
And I hope we can find a way to do that

4679
02:48:19,760 --> 02:48:22,960
by the end of the year.

4680
02:48:22,960 --> 02:48:25,269
>> Thank you. Elsa is next, followed by

4681
02:48:25,269 --> 02:48:25,279
» Thank you. Elsa is next, followed by

4682
02:48:25,279 --> 02:48:47,269
Elizabeth.

4683
02:48:47,279 --> 02:48:48,960
Hi, mayor. I just wanted to tell you

4684
02:48:48,960 --> 02:48:51,120
thank you for all the new restrooms and

4685
02:48:51,120 --> 02:48:52,800
stuff going on with that cuz we really

4686
02:48:52,800 --> 02:48:55,680
needed them. But I'm having a issue get

4687
02:48:55,680 --> 02:48:58,000
keeping my wheelchair charged and now

4688
02:48:58,000 --> 02:48:59,520
they're telling me I can't charge it in

4689
02:48:59,520 --> 02:49:01,200
their office and I have to go to the day

4690
02:49:01,200 --> 02:49:04,479
room and there's never any c or plugs to

4691
02:49:04,479 --> 02:49:07,279
charge it. So, um, and I don't have a

4692
02:49:07,279 --> 02:49:10,800
ramp to take it into my ex-w. So, I'm

4693
02:49:10,800 --> 02:49:12,640
asking for some assistance with that

4694
02:49:12,640 --> 02:49:14,160
because for the last two years, I've

4695
02:49:14,160 --> 02:49:17,359
been able to charge it um per Miss

4696
02:49:17,359 --> 02:49:20,160
Olsen, who is the director for city of

4697
02:49:20,160 --> 02:49:24,240
Phoenix um in in the um office, but now

4698
02:49:24,240 --> 02:49:27,279
all of a sudden I cannot. So, I'm just

4699
02:49:27,279 --> 02:49:30,640
asking you for some help on that cuz

4700
02:49:30,640 --> 02:49:33,120
this is it's not a toy. It's a medical

4701
02:49:33,120 --> 02:49:36,000
prescription from Dr. Palmer and Dr.

4702
02:49:36,000 --> 02:49:38,160
Majeski.

4703
02:49:38,160 --> 02:49:40,960
Thank you.

4704
02:49:40,960 --> 02:49:42,319
Thank you so much for bringing that to

4705
02:49:42,319 --> 02:49:44,399
our attention. Uh, Elizabeth is next,

4706
02:49:44,399 --> 02:49:56,710
followed by Lee Ellis.

4707
02:49:56,720 --> 02:49:58,479
Okay. Elizabeth Fenal, Fund for

4708
02:49:58,479 --> 02:50:00,960
Empowerment. Um, I think it's really

4709
02:50:00,960 --> 02:50:03,439
good that you guys have been um

4710
02:50:03,439 --> 02:50:06,399
proactive in addressing the ADA

4711
02:50:06,399 --> 02:50:10,160
situation at the SOS lot. Um, I think

4712
02:50:10,160 --> 02:50:12,479
it's good to look at the entire facility

4713
02:50:12,479 --> 02:50:15,439
and see where like the X- Wings or other

4714
02:50:15,439 --> 02:50:17,120
areas. I'm not allowed to go in the

4715
02:50:17,120 --> 02:50:19,600
facility, so I can't tell you what might

4716
02:50:19,600 --> 02:50:22,240
not be accessible, but to tour it maybe

4717
02:50:22,240 --> 02:50:24,160
and and see what other improvements

4718
02:50:24,160 --> 02:50:26,319
could be made because, you know, really

4719
02:50:26,319 --> 02:50:30,560
it's a way it's it's a way for um, you

4720
02:50:30,560 --> 02:50:32,640
know, it's a win it's a it's better for

4721
02:50:32,640 --> 02:50:34,720
everybody. it's better for as a

4722
02:50:34,720 --> 02:50:37,359
municipal facility and it's better for

4723
02:50:37,359 --> 02:50:40,880
the residents, you know. Um I wanted to

4724
02:50:40,880 --> 02:50:44,960
also echo the concerns about um the

4725
02:50:44,960 --> 02:50:48,640
contractors on the SOS lot. Um I don't

4726
02:50:48,640 --> 02:50:52,080
feel like their training is um

4727
02:50:52,080 --> 02:50:55,920
sufficient. I've I've seen some of um

4728
02:50:55,920 --> 02:50:59,040
the training materials of of the most

4729
02:50:59,040 --> 02:51:01,200
prominent contractor and I don't find

4730
02:51:01,200 --> 02:51:04,800
the number of hours to be um significant

4731
02:51:04,800 --> 02:51:07,279
enough and and and the only reason I say

4732
02:51:07,279 --> 02:51:10,399
that is um you know it has to come down

4733
02:51:10,399 --> 02:51:13,760
to um you know efficiency again and some

4734
02:51:13,760 --> 02:51:15,359
of that is the culture of the

4735
02:51:15,359 --> 02:51:19,520
organization history inertia and some of

4736
02:51:19,520 --> 02:51:24,240
it is um relationship building and um

4737
02:51:24,240 --> 02:51:27,840
and that is also inertia from from past

4738
02:51:27,840 --> 02:51:31,600
iterations of um the relationships with

4739
02:51:31,600 --> 02:51:33,279
the city of Phoenix which have changed

4740
02:51:33,279 --> 02:51:35,840
over time from being sort of like

4741
02:51:35,840 --> 02:51:38,319
accompaniment to law enforcement to

4742
02:51:38,319 --> 02:51:41,359
being more than that and having more

4743
02:51:41,359 --> 02:51:44,240
scope in terms of running um shelters

4744
02:51:44,240 --> 02:51:47,680
and and the outdoor facility the SOS and

4745
02:51:47,680 --> 02:51:50,720
so um I think it's really important to

4746
02:51:50,720 --> 02:51:54,160
look at, you know, sort of the culture

4747
02:51:54,160 --> 02:51:56,080
of the programs, the culture of the

4748
02:51:56,080 --> 02:51:58,319
organizations, and then also, you know,

4749
02:51:58,319 --> 02:52:00,299
maybe the training because

4750
02:52:00,299 --> 02:52:02,640
[clears throat] um

4751
02:52:02,640 --> 02:52:04,880
the relationships I find are a real

4752
02:52:04,880 --> 02:52:06,880
hindrance

4753
02:52:06,880 --> 02:52:10,160
um to people um sometimes accepting

4754
02:52:10,160 --> 02:52:12,560
services. And I don't even mean within

4755
02:52:12,560 --> 02:52:16,000
the the SOS law. I mean, especially like

4756
02:52:16,000 --> 02:52:18,880
when people go um out to accompany law

4757
02:52:18,880 --> 02:52:22,000
enforcement or or separately um on, you

4758
02:52:22,000 --> 02:52:22,960
know, driving around [clears throat]

4759
02:52:22,960 --> 02:52:25,359
doing outreach. Um there's a lot of

4760
02:52:25,359 --> 02:52:29,600
people who have reservations or um

4761
02:52:29,600 --> 02:52:31,359
difficulty

4762
02:52:31,359 --> 02:52:33,760
um working with certain contractors and

4763
02:52:33,760 --> 02:52:36,479
and I and I really noticed a difference.

4764
02:52:36,479 --> 02:52:38,640
I'll say this real quickly. About a year

4765
02:52:38,640 --> 02:52:42,479
ago, I went to a um a budget hearing and

4766
02:52:42,479 --> 02:52:44,800
it was in district three and there was a

4767
02:52:44,800 --> 02:52:46,319
city of Phoenix employee that came out

4768
02:52:46,319 --> 02:52:48,399
in a city of Phoenix vehicle and I don't

4769
02:52:48,399 --> 02:52:50,160
know what organization they represented

4770
02:52:50,160 --> 02:52:52,399
but they acted very professionally and I

4771
02:52:52,399 --> 02:52:55,279
witnessed the entire interaction and it

4772
02:52:55,279 --> 02:52:58,319
was exemplary and then I see other

4773
02:52:58,319 --> 02:53:00,080
interactions with other contractors so I

4774
02:53:00,080 --> 02:53:02,800
know it can be done.

4775
02:53:02,800 --> 02:53:05,750
>> Thank you so much. Lee is next followed

4776
02:53:05,750 --> 02:53:05,760
» Thank you so much. Lee is next followed

4777
02:53:05,760 --> 02:53:12,870
by Dorian.

4778
02:53:12,880 --> 02:53:14,560
How you doing? Thank you for having my

4779
02:53:14,560 --> 02:53:16,560
time. Um, I stay at SOS. They have made

4780
02:53:16,560 --> 02:53:18,720
some positive changes. I'm just more

4781
02:53:18,720 --> 02:53:20,319
curious on to where uh they're going to

4782
02:53:20,319 --> 02:53:22,800
bring into more programs like the worker

4783
02:53:22,800 --> 02:53:24,640
and some more permanent housing

4784
02:53:24,640 --> 02:53:27,120
solutions. They do have programs we can

4785
02:53:27,120 --> 02:53:28,880
go out to Cass for the worker or

4786
02:53:28,880 --> 02:53:30,640
whatever. Um, some of us aren't allowed

4787
02:53:30,640 --> 02:53:32,880
on property there or whatever. more of

4788
02:53:32,880 --> 02:53:34,960
these programs should be implemented uh

4789
02:53:34,960 --> 02:53:37,520
to help us further our self-wealth. But

4790
02:53:37,520 --> 02:53:40,240
thank you for your time.

4791
02:53:40,240 --> 02:53:43,030
>> Thank you for your testimony. Dorian is

4792
02:53:43,030 --> 02:53:43,040
» Thank you for your testimony. Dorian is

4793
02:53:43,040 --> 02:53:50,630
next, followed by William Kirkland.

4794
02:53:50,640 --> 02:53:52,560
» Hello Dorian Brendan, fun for

4795
02:53:52,560 --> 02:53:55,439
empowerment. I got two points to talk

4796
02:53:55,439 --> 02:53:56,720
about.

4797
02:53:56,720 --> 02:53:58,160
Heat [clears throat] relief is key for

4798
02:53:58,160 --> 02:54:01,120
the summer. Uh, and via direct outreach

4799
02:54:01,120 --> 02:54:03,520
within the I17 corridor, people

4800
02:54:03,520 --> 02:54:06,319
experiencing homeland homelessness or

4801
02:54:06,319 --> 02:54:09,200
heat related issues have expressed a

4802
02:54:09,200 --> 02:54:11,920
huge increase of ticketing and arrests

4803
02:54:11,920 --> 02:54:14,800
across the board. Uh, use of heat

4804
02:54:14,800 --> 02:54:16,880
relief, cooling centers, outreach, and

4805
02:54:16,880 --> 02:54:19,840
targeted relief of high issue areas are

4806
02:54:19,840 --> 02:54:22,560
the job we aim to do, not just arrest

4807
02:54:22,560 --> 02:54:27,040
and ticket folks. uh and uh because of

4808
02:54:27,040 --> 02:54:28,479
uh the issues we were talking about

4809
02:54:28,479 --> 02:54:30,880
earlier as far as data centers uh that

4810
02:54:30,880 --> 02:54:33,439
were mentioned uh I believe the people

4811
02:54:33,439 --> 02:54:35,600
that are in opposition are actually

4812
02:54:35,600 --> 02:54:39,279
asking for y'all to go forward with like

4813
02:54:39,279 --> 02:54:41,439
more innovative ways to discourage these

4814
02:54:41,439 --> 02:54:44,240
data centers uh and they're building uh

4815
02:54:44,240 --> 02:54:46,080
and doing nothing but really spouting

4816
02:54:46,080 --> 02:54:48,640
legal or bureaucratic speak moves the

4817
02:54:48,640 --> 02:54:51,920
goalpost farther away from us having the

4818
02:54:51,920 --> 02:54:54,720
ability uh to have control over our

4819
02:54:54,720 --> 02:54:57,520
water, our land, and our communities.

4820
02:54:57,520 --> 02:54:59,680
And personally, I don't care if Grock or

4821
02:54:59,680 --> 02:55:02,240
Chad GPT go away. And the implementation

4822
02:55:02,240 --> 02:55:05,200
of these is fast, dangerous, and at the

4823
02:55:05,200 --> 02:55:06,960
expense of our living spaces and our

4824
02:55:06,960 --> 02:55:09,840
resources. Thank you.

4825
02:55:09,840 --> 02:55:11,920
Thank you. William is next followed by

4826
02:55:11,920 --> 02:55:18,550
David B.

4827
02:55:18,560 --> 02:55:20,800
» Good afternoon, y'all. My name's William

4828
02:55:20,800 --> 02:55:23,520
Kirkland and uh I had something else I

4829
02:55:23,520 --> 02:55:25,120
was going to say, but what they said

4830
02:55:25,120 --> 02:55:28,560
today kind of changed my mind as far as

4831
02:55:28,560 --> 02:55:30,640
I'm in the next wing myself. I'm

4832
02:55:30,640 --> 02:55:33,439
Colonel. Um

4833
02:55:33,439 --> 02:55:36,240
and the heat I think last week four

4834
02:55:36,240 --> 02:55:38,000
times it went out. Four times we had to

4835
02:55:38,000 --> 02:55:41,200
come out. Uh and we can't like I said we

4836
02:55:41,200 --> 02:55:43,040
can't go back cuz last year I measured

4837
02:55:43,040 --> 02:55:46,160
it. It was 135 in my X because it's all

4838
02:55:46,160 --> 02:55:47,680
steel.

4839
02:55:47,680 --> 02:55:50,479
But I do want to thank y'all for

4840
02:55:50,479 --> 02:55:52,080
everything y'all done. Since I've been

4841
02:55:52,080 --> 02:55:53,760
there

4842
02:55:53,760 --> 02:55:56,560
chain, I want to thank you for that. But

4843
02:55:56,560 --> 02:55:59,120
and also as far as the mail goes, I've

4844
02:55:59,120 --> 02:56:03,040
lost so many jobs and stuff because it

4845
02:56:03,040 --> 02:56:04,960
doesn't come. And then like just

4846
02:56:04,960 --> 02:56:07,040
yesterday, I finally my wallet got

4847
02:56:07,040 --> 02:56:09,359
stolen. I finally got my replacement ID

4848
02:56:09,359 --> 02:56:11,439
and every time who gives them the right

4849
02:56:11,439 --> 02:56:13,840
to open it? I don't understand. It's

4850
02:56:13,840 --> 02:56:15,680
always open. And if there anything you

4851
02:56:15,680 --> 02:56:17,520
get in the mail that feels like there's

4852
02:56:17,520 --> 02:56:20,319
an ID in it or anything that ain't just

4853
02:56:20,319 --> 02:56:23,520
a letter opened and if I'm not mistaken

4854
02:56:23,520 --> 02:56:25,760
that's a federal offense.

4855
02:56:25,760 --> 02:56:28,000
Not sure. But

4856
02:56:28,000 --> 02:56:29,680
most importantly, thank you. I've

4857
02:56:29,680 --> 02:56:32,240
noticed a difference. Appreciate it from

4858
02:56:32,240 --> 02:56:35,840
the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

4859
02:56:35,840 --> 02:56:38,309
>> Thank you, David Benfield, followed by

4860
02:56:38,309 --> 02:56:38,319
» Thank you, David Benfield, followed by

4861
02:56:38,319 --> 02:56:40,000
Nicole Robinson who will be our final

4862
02:56:40,000 --> 02:56:49,190
speaker.

4863
02:56:49,200 --> 02:56:52,560
Hi, how are you doing? Um,

4864
02:56:52,560 --> 02:56:54,240
I just have a few things to say. Uh,

4865
02:56:54,240 --> 02:56:57,120
I've been around uh the streets here for

4866
02:56:57,120 --> 02:56:59,439
about 3 years roughly um all sides of

4867
02:56:59,439 --> 02:57:02,720
town and I've noticed a a big change

4868
02:57:02,720 --> 02:57:04,560
since then, but it has nothing to do

4869
02:57:04,560 --> 02:57:06,800
with anybody but God. I don't see

4870
02:57:06,800 --> 02:57:09,200
anybody doing anything about it. I see

4871
02:57:09,200 --> 02:57:11,279
the the changes coming from things that

4872
02:57:11,279 --> 02:57:13,760
God has done. You guys have had to do

4873
02:57:13,760 --> 02:57:15,920
your job. And I and I don't know some of

4874
02:57:15,920 --> 02:57:17,200
you have done your job because you

4875
02:57:17,200 --> 02:57:19,359
follow God, but other than that, God is

4876
02:57:19,359 --> 02:57:21,200
the only one that's worked out here. And

4877
02:57:21,200 --> 02:57:22,560
I've seen that firsthand. So, I just

4878
02:57:22,560 --> 02:57:23,680
want to read something real quick and

4879
02:57:23,680 --> 02:57:26,880
I'll be done. Um, if that's all right.

4880
02:57:26,880 --> 02:57:31,680
Um, let me go back.

4881
02:57:31,680 --> 02:57:33,760
have mercy upon us, oh Lord. Have mercy

4882
02:57:33,760 --> 02:57:35,840
upon us. For we exceedingly filled with

4883
02:57:35,840 --> 02:57:38,000
contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled

4884
02:57:38,000 --> 02:57:39,439
with the scorning of those that are at

4885
02:57:39,439 --> 02:57:42,960
ease and with the contempt of the proud.

4886
02:57:42,960 --> 02:57:44,640
If it had not been the Lord who was on

4887
02:57:44,640 --> 02:57:46,720
our side.

4888
02:57:46,720 --> 02:57:49,200
Now may Israel say, "But it had not been

4889
02:57:49,200 --> 02:57:50,720
the Lord who was on our side. When men

4890
02:57:50,720 --> 02:57:52,399
rose up against us, when they had

4891
02:57:52,399 --> 02:57:54,720
swallowed us up quick, when their wrath

4892
02:57:54,720 --> 02:57:56,960
was kindled against us, then the waters

4893
02:57:56,960 --> 02:57:59,439
had overwhelmed us. A stream had gone

4894
02:57:59,439 --> 02:58:01,920
over our soul and the proud waters had

4895
02:58:01,920 --> 02:58:04,240
gone over our soul. Blessed be the Lord

4896
02:58:04,240 --> 02:58:06,319
who hath not given us as a prey to their

4897
02:58:06,319 --> 02:58:09,040
teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out

4898
02:58:09,040 --> 02:58:11,040
of the snare of the fowlers. The snare

4899
02:58:11,040 --> 02:58:13,120
is broken and we are escaped. Our help

4900
02:58:13,120 --> 02:58:14,800
is in the name of the Lord who made

4901
02:58:14,800 --> 02:58:22,550
heaven and earth. Amen. That's it.

4902
02:58:22,560 --> 02:58:24,080
Thank you. And just a reminder to folks,

4903
02:58:24,080 --> 02:58:25,920
we need uh testimony on things that is

4904
02:58:25,920 --> 02:58:27,840
under the jurisdiction of the city

4905
02:58:27,840 --> 02:58:29,200
council. Nicole will be our final

4906
02:58:29,200 --> 02:58:39,750
speaker.

4907
02:58:39,760 --> 02:58:41,439
Nicole Robinson, could you signal if

4908
02:58:41,439 --> 02:58:43,680
you're here? Nope.

4909
02:58:43,680 --> 02:59:00,469
All right, then we are adjourned.

4910
02:59:00,479 --> 02:59:02,080
to look at this cuz they'll want

4911
02:59:02,080 --> 02:59:04,240
something this beautiful as well. Uh and

4912
02:59:04,240 --> 02:59:05,920
hopefully one day we'll get this all

4913
02:59:05,920 --> 02:59:07,680
throughout the city. But thank you so

4914
02:59:07,680 --> 02:59:09,359
much. Thank you for being here and

4915
02:59:09,359 --> 02:59:11,948
congratulations to the community.

4916
02:59:11,948 --> 02:59:13,968
>> [applause]