Resolution 5908 Dignity Health Foundation - Ak-Chin Indian Community

RESOLUTION NO. 5908

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 DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
— EAST VALLEY, AN ARIZONA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $146,879.

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, Dignity Health Foundation — East Valley (“Dignity Health”), 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 $146,879; and

WHEREAS, the funding sought is for the purpose of supporting the purchase of four Point of
Care Ultrasound units for Chandler Regional Hospital’s Emergency Room and Trauma Center,
as further described in the application materials prepared by Dignity Health, 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 Dignity Health to submit this Resolution and the grant application
materials prepared by Dignity Health 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 Dignity Health.

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Section 3. Authorizing acceptance of the grant on behalf of Dignity Health in the amount of
$146,879 or any other lesser or greater amount awarded and directing City staffto
mail a check to Dignity Health 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 Dignity Health, 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 Dignity Health, 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; or

b. Guaranteeing or warranting the accuracy, completeness, or truthfulness of
the information set forth in the application materials prepared by Dignity
Health; or

c. Supervising or taking any responsibility regarding the actions or activities

undertaken by Dignity Health; or

d. Representing that Dignity Health 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 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

1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5908 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:

aN

CITY ATTORNEY