Resolution No. 5703

City of Chandler — Study Session (2023-06-26)

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RESOLUTION NO. 5703 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN 
INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT TO THE AK-CHIN INDIAN 
COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF THE CHANDLER PUBLIC WORKS AND 
UTILITIES 
DEPARTMENT, 
BY 
AND 
THROUGH 
ITS 
WATER 
CONSERVATION DIVISION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $94,222. 
 
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 impacts of gaming, and 
promotion of commerce and economic development”; and 
 
WHEREAS, 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, the City of Chandler, through the Water Conservation Division of the  Public Works 
and Utilities Department (together, the “Department”), is interested in submitting a project to be 
considered for funding by the Ak-Chin Indian Community; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Department has requested that the City Council authorize the submission of an 
application for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grant funding to the Ak-Chin Indian 
Community in the amount of $94,222, for the purpose of funding K-12 water efficiency and 
conservation education and training, which would expand Chandler’s current water conservation 
education program to include Kindergarten through second grade and high school education and 
training curriculum and impact our environment by saving water and enhancing the long-term 
stability of Chandler’s water supplies, as more fully described in the application materials 
prepared by the Department, which are incorporated herein by reference; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City Manager’s Office has reviewed the application materials 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 1.  
Authorizing the Chandler Public Works and Utilities Department, by and 
through its Water Conservation Division, to submit this Resolution and related 
grant application materials to the Ak-Chin Indian Community.  
 
Section 2.  
Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute the application in conjunction 
with the grant application to be submitted to the Ak-Chin Indian Community on 
behalf of the City of Chandler Public Works and Utilities Department, by and

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through its Water Conservation Division. 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this ____ 
d ay of June, 2023. 
ATTEST: 
CITY CLERK 
MAYOR 
CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5703 was duly passed 
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held 
on the  _____  day of June, 2023, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
CITY ATTORNEY