Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2021

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Meeting Minutes 
City Council Regular Meeting 
 
June 10, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. 
Chandler City Council Chambers  
88 E. Chicago St., Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kevin Hartke at 6:01 p.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Council Attendance 
 
 
 
 
Appointee Attendance 
Mayor Kevin Hartke  
 
 
 
Joshua Wright, Acting City Manager  
Vice Mayor Mark Stewart  
 
 
 
Debra Stapleton, Assistant City Manager 
Councilmember OD Harris  
 
 
Kelly Schwab, City Attorney 
Councilmember Terry Roe  
 
 
Dana DeLong, City Clerk 
Councilmember René Lopez 
 
Councilmember Christine Ellis 
 
*Councilmember Matt Orlando 
 
*Councilmember Orlando attended telephonically.  
 
Invocation 
The invocation was given by Pastor Grant Brown, Cornerstone Church. 
 
Pledge of Allegiance 
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Roe. 
 
Consent Agenda and Discussion 
City Clerk 
1. 
May 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes  
Move City Council approve the Council Meeting minutes of the Special Meeting - Budget Briefing 
of April 23, 2021; Special Meeting and Study Session of May 24, 2021; and Special Meeting and 
Regular Meeting of May 27, 2021. 
 
2. 
Board and Commission Appointments  
Move City Council approve the Board and Commission appointments as recommended.

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City Magistrate  
3. 
Public Defender Agreements   
Move City Council to approve Public Defender Agreements between the City of Chandler, 
Chandler Municipal Court and Jared Allen in the amount of $50,000, Manny Jacobo in the amount 
of $50,000, Alex Gonzalez in the amount of $50,000, Laurie Grogan in the amount of $50,000, 
Scott Silva in the amount of $50,000, Michael Smith in the amount of $50,000 and Lynn Arouh 
(part-time) in the amount of $25,000. 
 
Development Services 
4. 
Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 4973 PLH20-0019 Commonwealth Lofts  
Rezoning 
Move City Council adopt Ordinance No. 4973 approving PLH20-0019 Commonwealth Lofts, 
Rezoning from Agricultural (AG-1) District to Planned Area Development (PAD) for townhomes 
located at 699 E. Commonwealth Avenue, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning 
and Zoning Commission. 
 
Economic Development 
5. 
Agreement No. ED8-920-3876, Amendment No. 3, for Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per 
Click Services  
Staff move that City Council approve Agreement No. ED8-920-3876, Amendment No. 3, with 
Simpleview, LLC, for search engine optimization and pay per click services, in an amount not to 
exceed $75,200 for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. 
 
Information Technology 
6. 
Purchase of IBM Notes Annual Support and Maintenance Services  
Move City Council approve the purchase of IBM Notes annual support and maintenance services, 
from SHI International Corporation, utilizing the Omnia Partners Contract No. 2018011-02, in 
the amount of $93,694, and authorize the City Manager or designee to sign a linking agreement 
with SHI International Corporation. 
 
7. 
Purchase of EAM System Annual Support and Maintenance  
Move City Council approve the sole source purchase of EAM system annual support and 
maintenance from CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, in the amount of $92,921 for the term of 
July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. 
 
8. 
Purchase of Oracle Annual Support and Maintenance  
Move City Council approve the purchase of Oracle annual support and maintenance from 
Mythics, Inc., utilizing Omnia Partners Contract No. 180233-002, in the amount of $300,165, for 
the term of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022, and authorize the City Manager or designee 
to sign a linking agreement with Mythics, Inc.   
 
9. 
Agreement No. IT1-918-4343, for Business License Portal Applications Managed Support 
Services.  
Move City Council approve Agreement No. IT1-918-4343, with Parsus Solutions, LLC, for 
business license portal applications managed support services, in the amount of $500,000, for 
the period of June 15, 2021, through June 14, 2022.

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Management Services 
10. 
License Series 12, Restaurant Liquor License Application for V&S, LLC, DBA Brooklyn V's Pizza.  
Move for recommendation to the State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control for approval 
of the State Liquor Job No. 149186, a Series 12 Restaurant Liquor License, for Jared Michael 
Repinski, Agent, V&S, LLC, dba Brooklyn V's Pizza, located at 4991 S. Alma School Road, Suite 
12, and approval of the City of Chandler, Series 12, Restaurant Liquor License No. 301001. 
   
Neighborhood Resources 
11. 
Resolution No. 5483 Authorizing the Allocation of Fiscal Year 2021-2022 General Funds  
Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5483, authorizing the allocation of Fiscal Year 
2021-2022 General Funds in the amount of $1,087,344.23 and American Rescue Plan funds in 
the amount of $737,955.77 to various non-profit agencies in accordance with the 
recommendations of the Chandler Housing and Human Services Commission and staff. 
 
Public Works and Utilities 
12. 
Project Agreement No. WA2108.401, with Professional Piping Systems, LLC, dba WaCo 
Contracting for the Small Water Valve Replacements 2021  
Move City Council award Project Agreement No. WA2108.401 to Professional Piping Systems, 
LLC, dba WaCo Contracting, pursuant to Job Order Contract No. JOC1702.401, for the Small 
Water Valve Replacements 2021, in an amount not to exceed $909,698.87. 
 
13. 
Professional Services Agreement No. ST2112.201, with Premier Engineering Corporation, for the 
Alleyway Rehab PM10 Dust Emissions Reduction 2 Design Services  
Move City Council award Professional Services Agreement No. ST2112.201 to Premier 
Engineering Corporation, for the Alleyway Rehab PM10 Dust Emissions Reduction 2 Design 
Services, in an amount not to exceed $72,376.88. 
 
14. 
Professional Services Agreement No. WA2107.201, with Arcadis U.S., Inc., for the Hunt Highway 
Water Production Facility Ground Subsidence Mitigation Design Services  
Move City Council award Professional Services Agreement No. WA2107.201 to Arcadis U.S., Inc., 
for the Hunt Highway Water Production Facility Ground Subsidence Mitigation Design Services, 
in an amount not to exceed $115,594. 
 
15. 
Professional Services Agreement No. WA2108.451 with Ritoch-Powell & Associates Consulting 
Engineers, Inc., for the Small Water Valve Replacements 2021 Construction Management 
Services  
Move City Council award Professional Services Agreement No. WA2108.451 to Ritoch-Powell & 
Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., for the Small Water Valve Replacements 2021 
Construction Management Services, in an amount not to exceed $80,450. 
 
Consent Agenda Motion and Vote  
Councilmember Roe moved to approve the Consent Agenda of the June 10 2021, Regular City Council 
Meeting; Seconded by Councilmember Harris.

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Motion carried unanimously (7-0) with the exception of Consent Agenda Item No. 4 which carried (6-
0) Mayor Hartke declaring a conflict of interest.  
  
Public Hearing Item No. 16 
16.  
FY 2021-22 Annual Budget and 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program and Setting of 
Property Tax Levies  
 
Open Public Hearing 
MAYOR HARTKE opened the public hearing. Mayor Hartke said this next year the City would return to 
normalcy and provide residents and businesses the resources to thrive. Chandler’s commitment to 
strong financial policies, healthy reserves, and conservative forecasting kept Chandler in an excellent 
fiscal position throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Hartke thanked Council and staff for finding 
innovative ways to guide us through the unparalleled times of the pandemic and we would continue to 
build upon that in the next fiscal year. Mayor Hartke thanked residents and businesses for their input 
in the budget. Mayor Hartke thanked the budget staff for their work.  
 
Staff Presentation 
DAWN LANG, Management Services Director, presented the following presentation.  
• Public Hearing 2021- 2022 Budget 2022 – 2031 Capital Improvement Program 2021- 2022 Property 
Tax Levy 
• FY 2021 – 2022 Budget  
o Moving Forward Together 
o Total Budget $1,058,074,338 
o 13.6% increase which includes the $36M in Contingency for the federal ARPA grant 
o Prior to grant appropriation budget was up 9.7% 
• Operating Budget Highlights 
o Slight reduction of City property tax rate and no change to Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) 
rates 
o Anticipate Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste rate changes pending results of Cost of 
Service Study 
o Budget maintains existing service levels while addressing policy goals from strategic 
framework 
o Adds funding for labor association commitments and general employee merit/market 
o Plans towards debt reduction: $22M in onetime funding for paydown of Public Safety 
Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) liability  
o Maintains strong reserves (includes 15% General Fund contingency reserve and $10M budget 
stabilization reserve) 
• 2022- 2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 
o $1.27B Total 10-Year CIP 
o $369M 1st Year of 10-Year CIP 
o Council CIP Priorities: 
▪ Minimizing increase to property taxes 
▪ Maintaining existing infrastructure 
▪ Finishing planned construction of parks and streets 
▪ Addressing public needs

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• FY 2021- 22 Property Tax Levy 
o FY 2020-21 LPV  
▪ $3.243B 
o 2020-21 Levy 
▪ $36,329,729 
o FY 2021-22 LPV 
▪ $3.464B 
o 2021-2022 Levy 
▪ $38,538,200 
o +6.8% increase  
o 3.7% New Property  
o 3.1% New Appreciation 
o Levy Increase 
▪ $2,208,471 
o Tax rate reduction from $1.1201 to $1.1126 to reduce impact of LPV increase 
• Impact of Tax Rate Reduction on Median Value Homeowner  
 
Council Discussion 
COUNCILMEMBER ORLANDO said there are 15 new police staff and 15 police overhires, and he was 
very excited for this budget.  
 
VICE MAYOR STEWART thanked staff for their work and asked how much the budget was cut during 
the pandemic.  
 
MS. LANG said the budget reductions were about $20 million. Ms. Lang said if those were back in it 
would be about a 9.6% increase.  
 
VICE MAYOR STEWART said the budget increase seems high because of the reductions that were done 
the previous year, but it is a normal year.  
 
MS. LANG said yes.  
 
COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ thanked staff and said residents are happy with the value for the service they 
receive.  
 
COUNCILMEMBER ELLIS said the budget process is tedious and thanked staff for their work and guiding 
Council through the process.  
 
COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS thanked staff for their commitment and is proud they put together a solid 
fiscally responsible budget. Councilmember Harris thanked Acting City Manager Josh Wright for his 
work on the budget and his leadership.  
 
COUNCILMEMBER ROE said COVID-19 was challenging and Chandler had the ability to have options 
during the pandemic because of their strong fiscal policies.  
 
Discussion from the Audience

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MAYOR HARTKE asked if there was any discussion from the audience. There was none. 
 
Close Public Hearing 
MAYOR HARTKE closed the public hearing.  
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
 
Adjourn 
The meeting was adjourned at 6:19 p.m. 
 
 
ATTEST:  _______________________  
______________________________ 
                       City Clerk                                                   Mayor 
 
 
Approval Date of Minutes:  June 24, 2021 
 
 
Certification 
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of Regular 
Meeting of the City Council of Chandler, Arizona, held on the 10th day of June 2021.  I further certify 
that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. 
 
DATED this _______ day of June, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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           City Clerk