IDA Meeting Minutes 12-13-22

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2023-02-14)

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Meeting Minutes 
Industrial Development Authority 
Regular Meeting 
 
December 13, 2022| 7:30 a.m. 
Chandler City Council Chambers 
88 E. Chicago Street, Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by President Lee Kroll at 7:32 a.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Commission Attendance  
 
 
 
Staff Attendance 
President Lee Kroll  
 
 
 
 
Dawn Lang, Deputy City Manager | CFO 
Vice President Shannon Wilson  
 
 
Tawn Kao, Assistant City Attorney 
Secretary Chuck Ertl 
 
 
 
 
Kristi Smith, Financial Services Officer  
Treasurer Ed ward A. Salanga 
 
 
 
Robert Steele, Accounting Manager 
 
  
Director William Nolde 
 
 
 
 
Karla Lange, Management Assistant 
 
 
Director James Baglini, Jr. 
Director John Lok  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Absent 
None.  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Scheduled and Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
 
Approval of Minutes 
1. 
Treasurer Salanga moved to approve the November 8, 2022, Regular Meeting Minutes. 
Secretary Ertl seconded the motion. Motion approved unanimously, (7-0).

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Briefing Items 
2. 
October 2022 Financials: Mr. Steele presented the October Statement of Net Position 
that explained a Total Current Assets of $146,704 with Cash in Bank of $146,704. 
Investments of $895,724, providing Total Assets of $1,042,428. The Beginning Net 
Position is $999,720 and a Year-to-Date Change in Net Position of $42,707, providing an 
Ending Net Position of $1,042,456. The Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and 
Changes in Net Position for October 31, 2022, includes Operating Income of $1,009, 
providing a Net Change in Net Position of $1,009.  
 
Action Agenda 
3. 
Approve Engagement Agreement to Retain Bond Counsel Greenberg Traurig, LLP and 
Authorize the Chandler IDA President to sign the Addendum: Ms. Lang reported that at 
the last meeting, the Board had approved switching Bond Counsel from Gust Rosenfeld 
to Greenberg Traurig, LLP, who recently was approved by the City Council to become 
the City of Chandler’s Bond Counsel.  
 
Ms. Lang reported that the Addendum has been reviewed by the City Attorney and the 
document is ready for signature, upon approval by the Board.  She reiterated that 
Zachary Sakas will be the board’s representative from Greenberg Traurig. 
 
Treasurer Salanga moved to approve the IDA Addendum to the City’s Engagement 
Agreement with the firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP and authorize the Board President 
to sign the IDA Addendum on behalf of the Industrial Development Authority.  Secretary 
Ertl seconded the motion. Motion approved unanimously, (7-0). 
 
Member Comments/Announcements 
Ms. Lang welcomed new Board Members Jim Baglini, Jr. and John Lok.   
 
Mr. Lok reported that he has eight years of experience in Computer Engineering, and 
currently works at NXP as a Computer Hardware Engineer in Artificial Intelligence (AI), 
specifically programming computer chips. He noted that he is very interested in the idea 
of a maker space and training for high school students, as was discussed at the last 
Board Meeting by Mr. Micah Miranda in his Economic Development update. Mr. Lok has 
experience as a tutor and volunteers with the Boys & Girls Club, as well as Big Brothers 
& Big Sisters and is very interested in a mentoring program to fill the training gap for 
Advanced Engineering.  Mr. Lok has been a resident of Chandler for the past four years.

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Calendar 
4. 
The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. 
 
Informational Items 
None. 
 
Adjourn 
 
The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 a.m. 
 
___________________________ 
Lee Kroll, President