Resolution 5976 Ft McDowell Yavapai Nation External Nonprofits

RESOLUTION NO. 5976 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR 
AND ACCEPTANCE OF INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANTS 
TO THE FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION ON BEHALF OF VARIOUS 
NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SERVING 
THE 
RESIDENTS 
OF 
CHANDLER AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FORT 
MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION AND THE CITY OF CHANDLER FOR THE 
PASS-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANTS. 
 
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, the following Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations have requested that the City 
of Chandler authorize the submission of an application for such Indian gaming revenue sharing 
grant funding to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation on their behalf and in the following amounts 
and for the following purposes: 
 
 
AZCEND 
 
 
 
$  75,000 
NourishPlus Nutritional Program 
 
Firewheel STEM Institute 
 
$  15,000 
STEM instruction to under- 
  represented students 
and 
 
WHEREAS, the funding sought is for the purpose of supporting programs that benefit the public, 
including the citizens of Chandler, as further described in the application materials prepared by 
above nonprofits, which are incorporated by reference; and 
 
WHEREAS, upon award of the grant, the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation requires that the city 
enter into an agreement for the pass-through distribution of the grants; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City Manager’s Office has reviewed the application materials and believes that 
the funding requests described in the application materials qualify as being for government-related 
services that benefit the public and are consistent with the city’s administrative regulation regarding 
such grant applications.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, as 
follows: 
 
Section 1. 
Authorizing AZCEND and Firewheel STEM Institute to submit this resolution and 
the grant application materials prepared by them to the Fort McDowell Yavapai 
Nation. 
 
Section 2.    Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute the application forms or letters in 
conjunction with the grant applications to be submitted to the Fort McDowell 
Yavapai Nation on behalf of the nonprofits listed in Section 1. 
 
Section 3. 
Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute an agreement with the Fort 
McDowell Yavapai Nation for the pass-through distribution of the grants in a form 
approved by the City Attorney. 
 
Section 4.    Authorizing acceptance of the grants on behalf of the nonprofits listed in Section 
1 in the amounts listed above or any other lesser or greater amount awarded and 
directing City staff to mail a check to each nonprofit within ten (10) days of the 
City’s receipt of any grant funds from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation pursuant 
to a grant application submitted on behalf of them, covering one hundred percent 
(100%) of the funds received. 
 
Section 5.   The City, by virtue of this resolution, is simply acting as a financial conduit between 
the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the nonprofits, 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 any nonprofit; or 
 
b. 
Guaranteeing or warranting the accuracy, completeness, or truthfulness of 
the information set forth in the application materials prepared by any 
nonprofit; or 
 
c. 
Supervising or taking any responsibility regarding the actions or activities 
undertaken by any nonprofit; or 
 
d. 
Representing that the nonprofits either have, or do 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 any 
nonprofit to other Indian tribes.

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this 
day of February, 2026. 
ATTEST: 
______________________________ 
______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
MAYOR 
CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5976 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
_______ day of February, 2026, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
______________________________ 
CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
______________________________ 
CITY ATTORNEY