Dignity Health Ak-CHIN Resolution

RESOLUTION NO. 5956 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN THE AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF 
CHANDLER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PASS-THROUGH INDIAN 
GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,713.81 TO 
DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION – EAST VALLEY. 
 
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 
Ak-Chin Indian Community and in return received written confirmation of award approval in 
the amount of $91,713.81 for the purpose of Point of Care Ultrasound Equipment Purchase, as 
further described in the application materials prepared by Dignity Health, which are 
incorporated by reference; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Ak-Chin 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 $91,713.81 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 Ak-Chin 
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 
$91,713.81 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 
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

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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 November, 2025. 
ATTEST: 
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CITY CLERK  
MAYOR 
CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5956 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
_____ day of November, 2025, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
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CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
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CITY ATTORNEY