Resolution 5909 - St Joseph the Worker - Ak-Chin Indian Community

RESOLUTION NO. 5909

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER,
ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR
AN INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT TO THE AK-CHIN
INDIAN COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER, AN
ARIZONA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000.

WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 5-601.02, Indian tribes entering 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 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 is 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 public; and

WHEREAS, St. Joseph the Worker (“The Worker”), an Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation, has requested that the City of Chandler authorize the submission of an application
for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grant funding to the Ak-Chin Indian Community on its
behalf in the amount of $25,000; and

WHEREAS, the funding sought is for the purpose of supporting a Workforce Development
Program that prevents homelessness by partnering with local businesses to offer employment
at livable wages and with benefits, as further described in the application materials prepared
by The Worker, which are incorporated 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 public and is consistent with the City’s Administrative Regulation
regarding such grant applications.

NOW, THEREFORE, BEIT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona,
as follows:

Section 1. Authorizing The Worker to submit this Resolution and the grant application
materials prepared by The Worker to the Ak-Chin Indian Community.

Section 2. Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute the application form or letter
in conjunction with the grant application to be submitted to the Ak-Chin Indian
Community on behalf of The Worker.

Section 3.

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Authorizing acceptance of the grant on behalf of The Worker in the amount of
$25,000 or any other lesser or greater amount awarded and directing City staff to

mail a check to The Worker within ten (10) days of the City’s receipt of any grant
funds from the Ak-Chin Indian Community pursuant to a grant application
submitted on behalf of The Worker, covering one hundred percent (100%) of the
funds received.

Section 4. The City, by virtue of this Resolution, is simply acting as a financial conduit
between the Ak-Chin Indian Community and The Worker, 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 The Worker; or

Guaranteeing or warranting the accuracy, completeness, or truthfulness of
the information set forth in the application materials prepared by The
Worker; or

Supervising or taking any responsibility regarding the actions or activities
undertaken by The Worker; or

Representing that The Worker, 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
The Worker to other Indian tribes.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this
day of June, 2025.

ATTEST:

CITY CLERK

MAYOR

CERTIFICATION

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5909 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, 2025 and that a quorum was present thereat.

CITY CLERK

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

IN

CITY ATTORNEY

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