Resolution No. 5521

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2021-09-23)

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RESOLUTION NO. 5521 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARJZONA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A PASS-THROUGH 
INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT APPLICATION ON 
BEHALF OF THE DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION -EAST VALLEY IN 
THE AMOUNT OF $119,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE EXTRA-
CORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) LIFE SUPPORT 
PUMP. 
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R:S. § 5-601.02, Indian tribes entering into a tribal-state· gaming 
compact shall contribute monies to " ... cities, towns and counties ... for government services that 
benefit the general public, including public safety, mitigation of gaming impacts, and promotion 
of commerce and economic development"; and 
WHEREAS, those Indian tribes entering into a tribal-state gaming compact have various grant 
application procedures for evaluating which cities, towns and counties, and which government 
services, will receive gaming revenue sharing contributions pursuant to A.R.S. § 5-601.02; and 
WHEREAS, it has become a common practice for cities to authorize the submission of grant 
applications for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grants on behalf of 501 (c)(3) nonprofit 
organizations that are deemed to be providing government related services that benefit the general 
public; and 
WHEREAS, Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, has 
requested that the City authorize the submission of an application for such Indian gaming revenue 
sharing grant funding to the Gila River Indian Community on its behalf in the amount of$119,000; 
and 
WHEREAS, the funding sought by Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley is intended for the 
purchase of one Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Life Support Pump, as more 
specifically described in the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation -
East Valley to be submitted to the Gila River Indian Community; and 
WHEREAS, the City Manager's Office has reviewed the application materials prepared by the 
Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley and believes that the funding request described in the 
application materials qualifies as being for government related services that benefit the general 
public and is consistent with the City's Administrative Regulation regarding such grant 
applications. 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, 
as follows: 
Section L 
Authorizes the submittal of the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health 
Foundation - East Valley that are attached hereto, together with this Resolution, to 
the Gila River Indian Community.

Section 2. 
Section 3. 
Section 4. 
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Authorizes the Mayor to execute any necessary and related documents supporting 
the submittal of the grant application to the Gila River Indian Community on behalf 
of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley. 
Directs City staff to forward any received funds directly to Dignity Health 
Foundation - East Valley within ten (10) days of the City's receipt of any grant 
funds from the Gila River Indian Community pursuant to a grant application on 
behalf of Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley. 
Acknowledges the City, by virtue of this Resolution,. is simply acting as a financial 
conduit between the Gila River Indian Community and Dignity Health Foundation 
-East Valley, and is in no way: 
a. Agreeing or obligating itself to monitor or report on the expenditure of any 
grant funding distributed to or on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation -
East Valley; or 
b. Guaranteeing or warranting the accuracy, completeness or truthfulness of 
the information set forth in the application materials prepared by the Dignity 
Health Foundation-East Valley; or 
c. Supervising or taking any responsibility regarding the actions or activities 
undertaken by the Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley; or 
d. Representing that Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley, either has, or 
does not have, other sources of funding relating to the intended use of grant 
funding set forth in this Resolution, including funding from grant 
applications made on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, to 
other Indian tribes. 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this 23rd 
day of September, 2021. 
ATTEST: 
CITY CLERK 
MAYOR

CERTIFICATION 
Resolution No. 5521 
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5521 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
23rd day of September, 2021 and that a quorum was present thereat. 
CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
CITY ATTORNEY