Resolution 5978 - Ak Chin - Dignity Health.pdf

RESOLUTION NO. 5978 
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 AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF 
DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION – EAST VALLEY AND AUTHORIZING 
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY 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, Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley (“Dignity Health”), an Arizona 
501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, has requested that the City of Chandler authorize the 
submission of an application for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grant funding to the Ak-
Chin Indian Community on its behalf in the amount of $150,000; and 
WHEREAS, the funding sought is for the purpose of supporting the purchase of histotripsy 
technology for the noninvasive treatment of tumors as further described in the application 
materials prepared by Dignity Health, which are incorporated by reference; and 
WHEREAS, upon award of the grant, the Ak-Chin Indian Community requires that the city 
enter into an agreement for the pass-through distribution of the grant to Dignity Health; 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 is 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 the Mayor or his designee to execute the application form or letter 
in conjunction with the grant application to be submitted to the Ak-Chin Indian 
Community. 
Section 2.   Authorizing Dignity Health to submit this resolution and the grant application 
materials prepared by Dignity Health to the Ak-Chin Indian Community.

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Section 3. 
Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute an agreement with the Ak-
Chin Indian Community for the pass-through distribution of the grant to Dignity 
Health in a form approved by the City Attorney. 
Section 4. 
Authorizing acceptance of the grant on behalf of Dignity Health in the amount 
of $150,000 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 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 the funds received. 
Section 5. 
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 February, 2026. 
ATTEST: 
_____________________________ 
___________________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
MAYOR

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CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5978 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