Minutes of the Study Session Meeting of February 6, 2023

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Meeting Minutes 
City Council Study Session 
 
February 6, 2023 | 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 6:21 p.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Council Attendance 
 
 
 
 
Appointee Attendance 
Mayor Kevin Hartke  
 
 
 
 
Josh Wright, City Manager 
Vice Mayor Matt Orlando  
 
 
 
Kelly Schwab, City Attorney  
Councilmember OD Harris  
 
 
 
Dana DeLong, City Clerk 
Councilmember Mark Stewart 
 
 
 
  
Councilmember Christine Ellis 
  
 
 
Councilmember Jane Poston 
 
 
 
 
Councilmember Angel Encinas 
 
 
Scheduled Public Appearances 
MAYOR HARTKE invited Vice Mayor Orlando to join him for the recognitions. 
 
1. Service Recognitions 
Stefanie Garcia – 25 Years, Management Services 
Anna Wilmarth – 15 Years, Management Services 
Ramani Varada – 15 Years, Management Services 
Patricia Arneson – 15 Years, Police Department 
Matthew Cacciola – 20 Years, Police Department 
Viken Ghougassian – 30 Years, Public Works & Utilities  
 
2. Recognition – Valley Christian Cross Country Champions 
MAYOR HARTKE invited the Valley Christian Boys Cross Country team forward, and congratulated 
them for their state win and wished them luck in their future tournaments.

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Thomas White, Valley Christian Student and Boys Cross Country Team Member, mentioned that 
the team has been training hard for this achievement, and thanked the Valley Christian coaches.  
 
Jenny Brecht, Valley Christian Boys Cross Country Coach named Boys Cross Country Coach of the 
Year, thanked the City of Chandler for the recognition and is proud to have a great team to 
represent the city.  
 
3. Proclamation - Black History Month 
MAYOR HARTKE read the proclamation and invited Erica Maxwell, HRC Commissioner; Pastor 
Victor Hardy and Stephen Carson, Chandler Men of Action; and LaVon Woods, South Chandler Self 
Help to accept.   
 
LAVON WOODS, South Chandler Self Help, thanked the City of Chandler for the contributions 
made to recognizing Black history, and announced the Look Back in Time & History in the Making 
event on February 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chandler Center for the Arts.  
 
Consent Agenda and Discussion 
Discussion was held on Item No. 5.  
 
City Clerk 
1. 
Approval of Minutes  
Move to approve the Council meeting minutes of the Work Session of January 23, 2023; the 
Study Session of January 23, 2023, and the Regular Meeting of January 26, 2023.   
 
Development Services  
2. 
Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 5024, Rezoning PLH22-0054 Game Show Battle Room, 
Located at the Southeast Corner of Ray Road and 56th Street 
 
Move City Council adopt Ordinance No. 5024 approving PLH22-0054 Game Show Battle 
Room, Rezoning from Planned Area Development (PAD) for Neighborhood Commercial (C-
1) uses to PAD for Community Commercial (C-2) uses within an existing commercial center, 
subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. 
 
 
3.  
Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 5044, approving a request to amend Chapter 35 of the 
Chandler City Code related to regulating medical marijuana facilities, medical marijuana 
cultivation sites, and medical marijuana infusion food establishments.  Proposed 
amendments include expanding hours of operation, increasing square-footage size 
limitations, and permitting the collocation of an ancillary medical marijuana facility with its 
affiliated onsite medical marijuana cultivation site and/or medical marijuana infusion food 
establishment when approved through a Conditional Use Permit, as recommended by 
Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Move City Council adopt Ordinance No. 5044, approving Zoning Code Amendment PLH22-
0060 Medical Marijuana Code Amendment, as recommended by Planning and Zoning 
Commission. 
 
4. 
Resolution No. 5654, authorizing a license agreement between the Google Fiber Arizona, 
LLC, dba Google Fiber, and the City of Chandler for the Use of Public Property for the 
Establishment of a Class 5 Communications System 
 
Move City Council adopt Resolution No. 5654, authorizing the Mayor to execute the license 
agreement between Google Fiber Arizona, LLC, dba Google Fiber, and the City of Chandler 
for the Use of Facilities in the City's Rights-of-Way and Public Places to Establish a Class 5 
Communications System, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute other 
documents as needed to give effect to the agreement. 
 
5. 
Use Permit, PLH22-0064 Horsepower Automotive Group - Propane Tank, 555 E. Queen 
Creek Road, Located at the Southwest Corner of Hamilton Street and Queen Creek Road 
 
Move City Council approve Use Permit PLH22-0064 Horsepower Automotive Group - 
Propane Tank, for the installation of two 1,000 gallon propane tanks, subject to the 
conditions recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. 
 
DEREK HORN, Development Services Director, introduced the item. The propane tanks require 
additional permits due to the Building and Fire codes. Code standards require a minimum 30-foot 
setback to other properties. In this case, the setbacks are 200 feet to the east, and 1,100 feet to 
the residential property to the west. These tanks are required to be protected by a wall, bollards 
and the tanks are double-walled, and need to be certified and inspected annually. There are safety 
measures in place to help protect the public.  
 
COUNCILMEMBER STEWART asked what bollards are. 
 
MR. HORN explained that bollards are steel poles embedded in the ground as a barrier.  
 
COUNCILMEMBER STEWART thanked Mr. Horn for the presentation.  
 
6. 
Request to Continue Use Permit, PLH22-0005 Crown Castle Wireless, 2055 S. Stearman 
Drive, Located at the Southeast Corner of Germann Road and Stearman Drive, 
Approximately 1/4 mile West of Gilbert Road 
 
Move City Council continue Use Permit PLH22-0005 Crown Castle Wireless to the March 23, 
2023, City Council meeting, as requested by the applicant. 
 
Facilities and Fleet 
7. 
Agreement No. FF3-910-4540, with kilowatt Engineering, Inc., dba kW Engineering, Inc., for 
the City Facility Energy Audit

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Move City Council approve Agreement No. FF3-910-4540, with kilowatt Engineering, Inc., 
dba kW Engineering, Inc., for the City Facility Energy Audit, in the amount of $121,985. 
 
Information Technology 
8. 
Purchase of Proofpoint Network Security Software 
Move City Council approve the purchase of Proofpoint network security software, from SHI 
International, Inc., utilizing the Omnia Partners Contract No. 2018011-02, in an amount not 
to exceed $222,711, for the period of one year, beginning April 11, 2023, through April 10, 
2024. 
 
Informational 
9. 
Special Event Liquor Licenses and Temporary and Permanent Extensions of Liquor License 
Premises Administratively Approved 
 
10. 
Study Session and Regular Minutes of December 7, 2022, Planning and Zoning Commission 
 
Adjourn 
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. 
 
 
ATTEST:  _______________________  
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                       City Clerk                                                   Mayor 
 
 
Approval Date of Minutes:  February 23, 2023 
 
 
 
Certification 
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Study 
Session of the City Council of Chandler, Arizona, held on the 6th day of February 2023.  I further 
certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. 
 
DATED this _______ day of February, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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           City Clerk