Resolution 5975 External Nonprofits Gila River Indian Community.pdf

RESOLUTION NO. 5975 
 
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 GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF VARIOUS 
NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SERVING 
THE 
RESIDENTS 
OF 
CHANDLER. 
 
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 Gila River Indian Community on their behalf and in the following amounts 
and for the following purposes: 
 
 
Arizona Facts of Life  
 
$  25,000 
Summer Youth Program 
 
AZCEND 
 
 
 
$183,000 
Drive to Deliver Vehicle 
 Replacement 
 
Chandler Cultural Foundation 
$  20,000 
Connecting Kids Program 
 
Chandler Education Foundation 
$130,000 
After-School Enrichment 
 
Dignity Health Foundation 
 
$100,000 
Oral Health Connect 
 
Fire Wheel STEM Institute 
 
$  40,000 
STEM Enrichment Programming 
 
ICAN  
 
 
 
$100,000 
Positive Youth Development Prog. 
 
Matthews Crossing 
 
 
$  25,000 
Emergency Food Assistance 
 
and 
 
WHEREAS, the funding sought is for the purpose of supporting programs that benefit the general 
public, including the citizens of Chandler, as further described in the application materials prepared 
by above nonprofits, which are incorporated by reference; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City Manager’s Office has reviewed the application materials and believes that 
the funding requests described in the application materials qualifies as being for government-related 
services that benefit the public and are consistent with the City’s Administrative Regulation

Resolution 5975 
Page 2 
 
regarding such grant applications. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, as 
follows: 
 
Section 1. 
Authorizing Arizona Facts of Life, AZCEND, Chandler Cultural Foundation, 
Chandler Education Foundation, Dignity Health Foundation, Fire Wheel STEM 
Institute, ICAN, and Matthews Crossing to submit this resolution and the grant 
application materials prepared by them to the Gila River Community. 
 
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 Gila River Indian 
Community on behalf of the nonprofits listed in Section 1. 
 
Section 3.    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 Gila River Indian Community pursuant 
to a grant application submitted on behalf of them, 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 Gila River Indian Community 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. 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this  
 
day of February, 2026. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR

Resolution 5975 
Page 3 
CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5975 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