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.
__________________________
City Clerk