Resolution- Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community - Dignity Health

RESOLUTION NO. 5942 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNTMENTAL AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN THE SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY 
AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PASS-
THROUGH INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT IN THE 
AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION – EAST 
VALLEY; AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF RELATED PASS-
THROUGH GRANT APPLICATION. 
 
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, Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley (“Dignity Health”), an Arizona 501(c)(3) 
nonprofit corporation, submitted an application for an Indian gaming revenue sharing grant to the 
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and in return received written confirmation of 
award approval in the amount of $50,000 for the purpose of post-hospitalization services for 
uninsured and underinsured patients, as further described in the application materials prepared 
by Dignity Health, which are incorporated by reference; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community requests that the City enter into 
an intergovernmental agreement to govern the payment and distribution of the pass-through 
Indian gaming revenue sharing grant in the amount of $50,000 to Dignity Health. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, 
as follows: 
 
Section 1. 
Approving the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Salt River-
Pima Maricopa Indian Community and the City of Chandler in the form 
attached as Exhibit “A” and authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute 
the IGA on behalf of the City of Chandler.. 
 
Section 2.    Authorizing the submission of the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley 
grant application materials to the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community 
for a pass-through Indian gaming revenue sharing grant. 
 
Section 3.   Authorizing acceptance of the grant on behalf of Dignity Health in the amount of 
$50,000 or any other lesser or greater amount awarded and directing City staff to 
mail a check to Dignity Health within ten (10) days of the City’s receipt of any

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grant funds from the Salt River-Pima Maricopa 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 Salt River-Pima Maricopa 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 October, 2025. 
ATTEST: 
_____________________________ 
___________________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
MAYOR 
CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5942 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
_____ day of October, 2025, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
____________________________________ 
CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
______________________________ 
CITY ATTORNEY