Resolution 5977 Tohono O'odham Nation AZCEND

RESOLUTION NO. 5977 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR 
AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING 
GRANT TO THE TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION ON BEHALF OF AZCEND, 
AN ARIZONA NONPROFIT AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN THE TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION AND THE CITY OF 
CHANDLER FOR THE PASS-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANT. 
 
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, AZCEND has requested that the City of Chandler authorize the submission of an 
application for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grant funding to the Tohono O’odham Nation 
on its behalf in the amount of $50,000; and 
 
WHEREAS, the funding sought is for the purpose of supporting the Family Resource Center Early 
Literacy Program to benefit the public, including the citizens of Chandler, as further described in 
the application materials prepared by AZCEND, which are incorporated by reference; and 
 
WHEREAS, upon award of the grant, the Tohono O’odham Nation requires that the city enter into 
an agreement for the pass-through distribution of the grant; 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 are consistent with the city’s administrative regulation regarding 
such grant applications. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, as 
follows: 
 
Section 1. 
Authorizing AZCEND to submit this resolution and the grant application materials 
prepared by them to the Tohono O’odham Nation. 
 
Section 2.    Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute the application forms or letters in

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conjunction with the grant applications to be submitted to the Tohono O’odham 
Nation on behalf of AZCEND. 
 
Section 3. 
Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute an agreement with the Tohono 
O’odham Nation for the pass-through distribution of the grant in a form approved 
by the City Attorney. 
 
Section 4.    Authorizing acceptance of the grant on behalf of AZCEND in the amount 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 Tohono O’odham 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 Tohono O’odham Nation and the nonprofit, 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 nonprofit 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 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: 
 
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CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR

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CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5977 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. 
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CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
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CITY ATTORNEY