Jul 01, 2024 City Council

HELLO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

[a. Proclamation - Park and Recreation Month]

RON.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

AND COUNCIL, UH, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A PRESENTATION BY, UH, STACY, OUR RECREATION SUPERVISOR WITH PARKS AND REC.

UM, COREY DID WANNA, UM, FOR ME TO SEND HIS CONDOLENCES OR HIS SADNESS.

UM, HE GOT PROMOTED SO HE DOESN'T THINK HE HAS TO ATTEND THESE ANYMORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

? NO, NO.

HE, I TOLD HIM I WAS GONNA POKE HIM WHILE I WAS HERE, BUT HE, UH, HAS A PREPLANNED VACATION SO HE DOES, HE IS VERY SAD.

HE, UH, DOESN'T GET TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT STACY WILL DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

HOW ARE YOU? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

NO, YOU'RE FUNNY.

YOU GOT JOKES.

MAYOR, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.

I AM HERE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION PARKS AND REC MONTH.

UM, BUT BEFORE WE HOP INTO THAT, WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATES.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH RECREATION, UM, SINCE JANUARY 1ST OFF WE'RE GONNA GO INTO AN EVENTS RECAP.

SO THE LAST TIME I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU, I WAS KIND OF JUST RECAPPING ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD THUS FAR.

UM, AND THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE STATS DRIVEN.

SO YOU'LL SEE HERE FOR EACH OF THE EVENTS, YOU'LL SEE THE PARTICIPANTS THAT WE HAD, THE SURVEY RATINGS AND THEN THE SURVEYS THAT WE DID RECEIVE.

SO WE STARTED OFF THE YEAR WITH TRACE RIOS IN FEBRUARY AND WE HAD ABOUT 10,800 PARTICIPANTS WITH A SURVEY RATING OF 4.9 OUT OF FIVE.

WE THEN HAD OUR FAMILY CAMP OUT IN MARCH WITH 226 PARTICIPANTS THAT WERE REGISTERED AND ATTENDED THE EVENT AT A 4.7 AT A FIVE STAR RATING.

HOOT AND HUSSLE WAS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AGRA HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT WAS THE RUN ON WESTERN.

WE HAD 167 RUNNERS FOR THAT EVENT, WHICH THAT WAS OUR FIRST TIME DOING IT.

SO THAT'S A GREAT NUMBER.

AND WE HAD A 4.6 OUT OF FIVE STAR RATING.

AND THEN WE HOPPED ON INTO OUR EXTRAVAGANZA AND WE TOOK, UM, WE HAD THREE DAYS IN MARCH THAT WE DID THIS AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND WE HAD ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE AND WE HAD A THREE OUT OF FIVE STAR RATING FOR THAT ONE.

WE THEN HAD KID FEST AT FRIENDSHIP IN APRIL WITH AN ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE OF 6,000 AND WE HAD A 4.2 OUT OF FIVE STARS.

AND THEN TO KICK OFF, OUR LAST BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR WAS AVONDALE FIESTA AND THAT WAS ON MAY 4TH AT WESTERN.

AND WE HAD ABOUT 1500 WITH A 4.3 OUT OF FIVE.

AND THE LAST EVENT IN MAY WAS OUR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY WITH ABOUT 200 ATTENDEES AND A FIVE OUT OF FIVE STAR RATING.

AND OUR MOST RECENT EVENT, WHICH WAS HELD HERE AT CITY HALL, WAS JUNETEENTH.

IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

I CAN'T WAIT, UM, FOR THAT TO GROW 'CAUSE IT WAS WONDERFUL.

WE HAD 400 PARTICIPANTS AND ABOUT A 4.6 OUT OF FIVE STAR RATING.

THOSE SURVEYS ARE STILL BEING RECEIVED.

THOSE WILL CLOSE UP ON WEDNESDAY AS WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR SURVEYS OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER EACH EVENT.

NOW MOVING ON INTO SPORTS.

THERE'S TWO SPORTS THAT I'M TWO SPORT LEAGUES THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM.

UM, ONE IS PICKLEBALL .

AND UH, YOU'LL SEE THERE WE HAVE OUR WINTER AND SPRING SEASONS.

UH, FOR WINTER WE HAD 201 PARTICIPANTS WITH A 4.6 RATING OUT OF FIVE.

AND YOU'LL SEE 56 SURVEY RESULTS RECEIVED, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING.

AND THEN SPRING WAS 171 WITH A 4.2 OUT OF FIVE WITH 40.

UM, PICKLEBALL PLAYERS, UM, ARE GREAT WITH RETURNING SURVEYS AND GIVING OUR FEEDBACK TO MAKE OUR PROGRAM EVEN BETTER.

SO WE HAVE NINE LEAGUES GOING ON RIGHT NOW, MORNINGS, NIGHTS, AND EVEN SATURDAY MORNINGS.

SO THERE'S ONLY SEVEN DAYS IN THE WEEK AND WE'RE PROVIDING MORE PICKLEBALL.

UM, AND THEN USE SOCCER.

UH, OUR WINTER SPRING SEASON WAS THE BEST SEASON

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SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND WE GOT 232 KIDS.

WE ACTUALLY HAD TO ADD ANOTHER AGE DIVISION TO TAKE ALL OF THE CHILDREN.

AND THAT'S 4.5 OUT OF FIVE STARS.

AND YOU'LL SEE THERE ANOTHER GOOD 1 38, UM, SURVEY RESULTS RECEIVED.

MOVING ON INTO OUR SOFTBALL SERIES, I WANTED TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE IN 2023 WE STARTED TO REALIZE THAT A LOT OF OUR IN-HOUSE TOURNAMENTS, UM, WAS A DECLINE IN PARTICIPATION.

AND SINCE WE ARE THE ONLY WEST VALLEY CITY TO OFFER IN-HOUSE TOURNAMENTS, WE WANTED TO REBRAND, GET SOME NEW SWAG, GET SOME NEW MARKETING OUT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

AND WE ENDED UP GETTING JUST FROM 2023 AND 20 24 81 TEAMS AND A 4.8 OUT OF FIVE STAR RATING, WHICH IS AWESOME.

AND THAT'S ALSO MY LITTLE DOG IN THE CORNER, .

AND SO WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER SINCE JANUARY, SINCE WE OPENED A LOT'S GOING ON, WE HAVE OUR OPEN PLAY.

UM, SO WE STARTED UP IN JANUARY WHERE, UH, CHILDREN CAN COME IN FOR FREE AND THEY CAN PLAY IN THE ESPORTS ROOM OR THEY CAN PLAY IN THE GAME ROOM AFTER SCHOOL.

WE HAVE CLASSES INCLUDING FITNESS, PAINTING, DANCE TOP PROGRAMMING, AND THEN A LOT OF OUR OUTDOOR RECREATION ALSO TAKES PLACE AT, UM, THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THEN OF COURSE FACILITY RENTALS.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR AVONDALE REC CAMP.

YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE PICTURE OF THE BIG GROUP.

UM, THAT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THEY WENT ON THEIR FIELD TRIP AND UM, WE HAD LAST SESSION WE HAD 53 KIDS SIGN UP FOR THAT.

AND THEN RIGHT UNDERNEATH YOU'LL SEE OUR 2024 FACILITY ATTENDANCE.

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING TO SEE.

SO OUR DOOR COUNTS IN JANUARY.

WERE 154 IN JUNE.

WE'RE NOW AT 4,246.

SO THAT'S VERY INCREDIBLE.

UM, PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS.

ALSO, YOU'LL SEE THERE IN JANUARY WE HAD 13 TO JUNE 255, WHICH A LOT OF THAT, UM, IS FOR THE SUMMER CAMP AS WELL AS OUR OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMMING.

AND THEN ROOM RENTALS, YOU'LL SEE AGAIN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WAS UM, ZERO.

AND THEN JUNE WE HAVE 14.

WHAT IS UPCOMING? WELL, THIS THURSDAY WE HAVE AVONDALE LIGHT UP THE SKY CELEBRATION AT PHOENIX RACEWAY.

SO THE GATES OPEN UP AT 6:00 PM AND THEN WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT GOING ON BEFORE THE FIREWORKS.

SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR AS WELL IS WE DO HAVE A MINIATURE GOLF, UM, ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE BARN.

SO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VIP AREA WILL BE, UH, MINIATURE GOLF FOR ALL FAMILIES TO ATTEND.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HOPEFULLY FAMILIES WILL SEE, HEY, WHAT IS THIS VIP AREA? AND THEN THEY'LL KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WANNA DO THAT FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL INCREASE THE VIP AREA FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE OUR BLINK CANVAS SUMMER SHOWCASE.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

WE HAVE ALREADY 130 CANVASES TURNED IN.

UM, WE WILL BE SHOWCASING THOSE OUTSIDE HERE AT CITY HALL.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR AUGUST 8TH EXPO, UM, WHERE WE'LL DO A WELCOME AND AWARDS FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WITH DINNER.

WE ALSO HAVE MORE OUTDOOR RECREATION COMING UP.

SO WE STARTED OUTDOOR ODYSSEY GUIDED HIKES THAT TAKE PLACE AT A STRAND MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK.

WE HAVE CLASSES THAT INCLUDE PLANTING AND GARDENING, BUG AND ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, WATER SAFETY, LANDSCAPE PAINTING, ARCHERY CLASSES.

WE ACTUALLY GOT OUR RECREATION ASSISTANCE, UM, CERTIFIED IN ARCHERY TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THE KIDS.

AND THEN KNEW THIS NOVEMBER WE'RE DOING AN ACTIVE OUTDOORS FEST.

AND THEN OUR SAND VOLLEYBALL COMPLEX.

WE OBVIOUSLY HAD THE GRAND OPENING ON JUNE 4TH AND WE HAD A YOUTH CLINIC WITH ABOUT 25 KIDS THAT DAY.

AND THEN OUR PROGRAMS, WE HAVE PICKUP GAMES THAT TAKE PLACE EVERY SATURDAY AND FRIDAY.

AND WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 30 PARTICIPANTS OUT THERE.

WE HAVE OUR CO-ED LEAGUE STARTING UP IN THE FALL TOURNAMENTS.

OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE IN AUGUST AND THAT'S AN OVERNIGHT TOURNAMENT.

AND THEN OUR CONTRACTUAL CLASSES.

SO WE'LL HAVE OUR SKYHAWKS OUT THERE TEACHING THE YOUTH HOW TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY INCREDIBLE NUMBERS WHEN YOU LOOK AT 'EM.

UM, THE GROWTH, ESPECIALLY AT MOUNTAIN VIEW, UH, PRETTY FANTASTIC.

I THINK IF WE LOOK AT THE SURVEY RESULTS AND WE HAD THIS TALK WHEN WE LOOKED AT CITY SURVEY RESULTS A FEW MONTHS AGO, I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO GAUGE TRUE REACTION TO AN EVENT, TO SOMETHING THAT WE PROGRAM WHEN THEY'RE SUCH A SMALL SURVEY RESPONSE.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE SURVEYS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, THE PICKLEBALL PEOPLE LIKE CITY MANAGER CORBIN I'M SURE REPLIED ON THAT SURVEY.

UM, FIVE STARS, FIVE STARS .

I I THINK WHEN I, WHEN I LOOK AT UM, YOU KNOW, 10,000 PEOPLE RESPONDING, GOING, GOING THERE AND THEN IT'S 4.5 OR 4.6, BUT THERE'S A SMALL SURVEY RESULT AND IT'S HARD BECAUSE SOME OF OUR EVENTS DON'T JUST ATTRACT AVONDALE RESIDENTS.

SO WHEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS FROM OTHER CITIES FROM THE COUNTY, THEY MAY NOT BE AS WILLING OR THINK IT'S AS IMPORTANT TO FILL OUT A SURVEY.

FOR US, FOR YOU IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO TWEAK? HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO ADJUST? HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK? SO I THINK THOSE SURVEY NUMBERS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANNA DISCOUNT THE PEOPLE WHO FILLED THEM OUT 'CAUSE THEY TOOK OUT THE TIME TO DO IT.

I JUST

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THINK IT'S HARD TO GAUGE REACTION WHEN THOSE NUMBERS IN SOME CASES ARE REALLY LOW.

SO I'D LIKE TO GO AROUND AND KIND OF SEE IF COUNCIL HAS ANY COMMENTS.

COUNCIL, COUNCILOR WHITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT PARKS AND REC HAS DONE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING HERE.

YOU GUYS DID NOT SEE INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY AND GOAT YOGA PICTURES, .

UM, BUT WE WERE ALL OUT THERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU, UM, ON BEING ABLE TO BRING THE VISION OF ENJOYING OUTDOORS IN AVONDALE.

SO MANY PEOPLE COME TO AVONDALE TO ENJOY WHAT OUR PARKS AND REC DOES REALLY FOR THE PROGRAMMING FOR US HERE IN AVONDALE.

BUT WE BRING PEOPLE IN FROM MILES AROUND, FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO COME INTO OUR SPACES AND PLACES AND THEY ARE SO HAPPY WHEN THEY'RE HERE.

THEY ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO, ALL OF THE PROGRAM COORDINATION.

UM, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING TO BE HERE AND A PART OF WHY I WANTED TO LIVE IN AVONDALE IS REALLY BECAUSE OF THE OUTDOOR SPACES AND PLACES.

SO I REALLY AM GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CURTIS, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY AMEN.

SHE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF SAYING EVERYTHING I CAN, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE DO LIKE SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND IN THE CITY AND APPRECIATE YOUR IN DEPTH AND LOOKING AT IT ALL AND PRESENTING IT TO IT SO THAT WE CAN SEE AND MAKE COMMENTS AS TO WHAT WE NEED TO.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOUR WORK.

CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU CURTIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO.

HI STACY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

FIRST AND FOREMOST.

I THINK MAX PRETTY MUCH SAID IT ALL, BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE THE ENGAGEMENT OVERALL WITHIN PEOPLE AND EMPLOYEES WHO GET INVOLVED.

AS I REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THE BARKS AND TREATS, YOU ADOPTED A DOG.

SO, UM, IT'S NICE THAT, HEY, IT'S INVOLVEMENT EVEN WITH YOUR STAFF.

SO, UM, BY THE WAY, HOW IS YOUR DOG ? HE BROKE HIS HIP, SO HE IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

OH YEAH, WE'LL TALK LATER, .

WELL, YOU KNOW, SO THE INVOLVEMENT THAT YOU SEE, NOT JUST WITH THE COMMUNITY BUT WITHIN YOU GUYS TOGETHER AS A, YOU KNOW, PARKS AND REC UNIT IS REALLY GOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE STATISTICS WITH US AND SEEING WHAT'S WORKING WELL.

MAYBE WE HAVE SOME ROOM WHERE WE HAVE SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THANKS, GLORIA.

COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANKS, STACY.

I'M ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC WITH THOSE INCREASE IN NUMBERS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DOOR AT THAT MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER SINCE WE OPENED IT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT IN REGARDS TO THE EXTRAVAGANZA.

I REMEMBER WE STARTED OFF AT FRIENDSHIP PARK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING IT, AND I REMEMBER HOW MANY KIDDOS AND HOW MANY EGGS WERE JUST ALL ACROSS FRIENDSHIP PARK AND THERE WAS SO MUCH TRAFFIC.

AND SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN STILL BE INCLUDED, BUT SAFELY AND HAVING THOSE, UM, A HUNTS AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT PARKS IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT EVERYONE IN AVONDALE CAN ENJOY THEM.

SO I JUST WANNA JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING PHENOMENAL JOB, BRINGING IN GREAT PROGRAMMING.

UM, I DO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT SHE HAD A BIG PART TO PLAY IN HELPING WITH THE JUNETEENTH AND I JUST WANNA HONOR HER FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE I SEE GROWTH AND POTENTIAL IN THIS JUNETEENTH EVENT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

AND I JUST WANNA JUST SAY, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME AND WORKING WITH STAFF FOR MAKING IT SUCH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

THANK YOU TINA FOR DOING THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, STACY, I APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE, UH, ALL THE, UM, ALL OF OUR, UH, PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

I ALWAYS ATTEND MOST OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, EVENTS AND I ALWAYS GET, UH, FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF OUR, UH, CONSTITUENTS THAT SAY HOW, HOW HAPPY THAT WE'VE TAKEN THE AG EXTRAVAGANZA OUT ON THE ROAD.

I CALL IT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY, UM, CONDENSED INTO, UH, FRIENDSHIP PARK AND THERE WAS A LOT OF OVERFLOW AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO GOING INTO THE DIFFERENT PARKLET PARKS AND DIFFERENT AREAS, UM, WE HAVE GOTTEN FEEDBACK THAT THEY'VE ENJOYED IT.

WE, THEY LIKE IT.

BUT I ALSO LIKE THAT THE FACT THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER HAS, UH, HAS GROWN, THAT WAS SOMETHING WHILE I WALKED WITH TINA AND WE'VE BEEN OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALWAYS BEING PUSHED, UM, TO US, HEY, WHEN CAN WE GET LIKE A RECREATION, LIKE WHEN I WAS, UM, BACK IN HIGH, UM, GRADE SCHOOL.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE GOING AND IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL.

THANK SO THANK YOU.

THANK ALL OUR PARKS AND RECS TEAM, UM, FOR ALL OF THE PROGRAM AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

IT'S, WE APPRECIATE IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE MAYOR.

UM, STAFF IS GETTING CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE ARCHERY TRAINING, HIKING.

UH, MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ALREADY THAT, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, BUT WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FOCUS ON IS REALLY JUST, UH, THE FACT THAT OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUR AMENITIES ARE LESS, UH, ABOUT BEING JUST PASSIVE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE ABOUT PROGRAMMING ITSELF.

I MEAN, TO THE EXTENT WHERE, YOU KNOW,

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SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S NOT LIKE THESE THINGS JUST EXIST AND PEOPLE CAN USE 'EM WHEN THEY WANT.

IT'S, THEY EXIST.

LET'S SEE HOW WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO TAKING WHAT WE HAVE AND BEING ABLE TO MAXIMIZE IT, I THINK IS GONNA BE BEST FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK IT'S JUST BEING RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND PICKLEBALL, I WOULD THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THAT ARE JUST HOW MUCH IT TAKES OFF, HOW MANY FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR IT.

UM, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, IT NEVER STOPS.

YOU GUYS ARE EVOLVING, YOU'RE CHANGING.

UM, AS YOU SAID, YOU'RE REBRANDED, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE SOFTBALL AND THE LEAGUES HAVE JUST GROWN.

AND SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE AND HERE'S WHAT YOU, WHAT OUR RESIDENTS NEED, BUT MORE ABOUT HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE AND HOW CAN WE MAXIMIZE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? AND THAT I BELIEVE IS THE DIFFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK TO OUR RESIDENTS, WHETHER IT'S HERE, WHETHER IT'S AT THE GROCERY STORE, WHETHER IT'S CHURCH, WHETHER IT'S AT A CITY EVENT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS THAT THEY EXPECT FROM A CITY COUNCIL, THE THINGS THEY EXPECT FROM THE CITY, AND THEY EXPECT REALLY GOOD POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE.

AND WE TALK ABOUT WATER, THEY EXPECT THEIR WATER BILLS TO BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE AND THE QUALITY OF WATER TO BE AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THE THING THAT RANKS UP THERE WITH ALL WITH BOTH OF THOSE IS RECREATION AND PARKS AND YOUNG FAMILIES IN AVONDALE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, THE MEDIAN AGE, UNDER THE AGE OF 34, LOTS OF YOUNG FAMILIES ECONOMIES TIGHT.

THE MORE WE CAN PROVIDE FOR THEM TO DO AT NO COST OR LOW COST AND TAKE ON MORE OF THIS PROGRAMMING, I THINK IT REALLY BENEFITS US IN THE LONG TIME.

IT BENEFITS OUR RESIDENTS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT BUILDS COMMUNITY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THINGS GROWING.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FIRST RUN ON WESTERN AVENUE, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT GROW LIGHT UP THE SKY ON THURSDAY.

THAT IS AN EVENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT MANY YEARS AGO ABOUT HOW DO WE DO THIS? HOW DO WE BRING BACK FIREWORKS FOR 'CAUSE MANY YEARS WE DIDN'T HAVE FIREWORKS.

HOW DO WE BRING THAT BACK? I THINK THAT'S BECOME AN EVENT THAT THE COMMUNITY LOOKS AT AND SAYS EVERY YEAR I WANT TO GO TO THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WANNA BRING THEIR FAMILIES TO.

IT'S FREE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE.

I WILL TELL YOU TO THE VICE MAYOR'S POINT IS I THINK NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THERE HAS TO BE A LOOK AT EXPANDING PICKLEBALL IN THE CITY.

AND AND I SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD'VE SAID TO ME THREE YEARS AGO IT WAS PICKLEBALL A FAD, I WOULD'VE SAID IT'S A FAD , IT'S GONE PAST THAT.

SO I, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO REALLY INVEST.

YOU SAID WE HAVE THE ONLY REALLY SOFTBALL COMPLEX IN THE, IN THE WEST VALLEY THAT'S LIKE THIS IF OTHER CITIES ARE DOING PICKLEBALL, BUT I THINK WE DO RECREATION BETTER THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY IN THE VALLEY.

SO I THINK WE COULD DO PICKLEBALL BETTER THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY IN THE VALLEY.

SO, UM, ANYTHING THAT SURPRISED YOU OUT, THESE RESULTS? ANYTHING THAT SURPRISED YOUR TEAM? I SEE THEM BACK HERE.

ANYTHING YOU WANNA SHARE WITH US? UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS IS ALL POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THEM.

THEY'RE A GREAT TEAM TO WORK WITH.

UM, I'M JUST HERE PRESENTING.

THEY'RE THE ONE DELIVERING .

SO DO YOU MIND IF WE DO THIS PROCLAMATION? OF COURSE.

ALL RIGHT.

RON, ANYTHING FOR YOU SIR? I WAS JUST GONNA ADD THAT.

YEAH.

UH, WE HAVE AN AMAZING, UH, PARKS RECREATION STAFF.

THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB AS A, AS A RESIDENT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND A USER OF OUR, WHETHER IT WAS THE RUN OR PICKLEBALL OR MANY OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE ATTEND, THEY JUST DO AN OUTSTANDING, OUTSTANDING JOB.

I WILL SAY, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GETS A PICTURE OF THE GOATS.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE SAID THAT CLEAR ENOUGH, BUT WE DID HAVE GOATS AT YOGA DAY, THANK YOU TO STAFF.

UM, I GOT IN TROUBLE FOR THAT ACTUALLY BECAUSE MY WIFE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE GOATS AND SHE WOULD'VE WENT.

UM, SO WE'LL, UH, WE'LL KNOW MORE FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO GOOD JOB ON THAT.

DO IT AGAIN, BUT WHAT A GREAT STAFF.

SO IT'S SO FUNNY WHEN YOU CAN SHAME THE CITY MANAGER INTO DOING SOMETHING.

I WAS RUNNING INTO COSTCO OR I'M RUNNING INTO SAM'S CLUB ON THAT DAY AND RON WAS RUNNING OUT AND HE'S LIKE, IT'S INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY AND THEY HAVE GOATS AND HE WAS ALMOST RUNNING TO HIS CAR SO HE COULD GO AT 10, WHICH I THINK IS AWESOME.

SO, UM, WOULD MEMBERS OF THE PARKS AND REC TEAM PLEASE STAND UP? SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING AVONDALE, ARIZONA.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS AND ALZHEIMER'S.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTHY MEALS, NUTRITION SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND WHEREAS PARK AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, YOUTH SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES A COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND

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RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS.

WHEREAS THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND WHEREAS AVONDALE RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.

NOW THEREFORE, THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL, BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN US BY THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JULY 24TH AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN AVONDALE.

UH, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE ALLOWING THAT TO OCCUR.

DO YOU MIND IF WE GET A PICTURE WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM? OF COURSE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

DID SAY ANYBODY HAVE A CUTOUT OF COREY? CAN WE JUST PUT A CUT OUT OF COREY ? WE'LL JUST LEAVE A SPACE IN THE MIDDLE AND WE'LL PHOTOSHOP HIM AND PULL THEM UP.

[3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES]

MARCELO.

THE NEXT IS, UM, UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

DO YOU WANNA READ THE FIRST ONE? I'D BE HAPPY TO.

MAYOR, WE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM PAUL LEMON.

UM, HE EXTENDS HIS APOLOGIES AS HE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

THE TRAFFIC ON AVONDALE AND MCDOWELL WITH CONSTRUCTION IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE RAISED ISSUE.

IT STARTS MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THE CITY WAS TO WIDEN SOUTHBOUND AVONDALE PAST ENCANTO.

THEY NEVER FINISHED BEFORE SCHOOL OPENED.

AND THEN AGAIN THEY WERE TO WIDEN IT TO MCDOWELL.

THIS WAS NEVER FINISHED PAST PALM.

NOW THE MCDOWELL CONSTRUCTION FROM AVONDALE TO A HUNDRED 19TH IS MOVING INTO THE SECOND YEAR.

NOT SURE WHY IT'S A WORK ZONE WHEN THEY HAVE ONLY WORKED ON IT FOUR DAYS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

I TRAVEL IT TWICE A DAY IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE EASTBOUND MCDOWELL BE BACKED UP PAST FRIENDSHIP PARK.

THE ONLY THING DONE EVERY DAY IS REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE CONES KNOCKED DOWN DAILY.

HOW CAN CITI ACCEPT THIS? IT SEEMS STRANGELY FAMILIAR TO THE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH AND MCDOWELL PROJECT A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

WHAT'S MORE ALARMING IS NOW YOU HAVE SIGNED OFF ON ANOTHER LARGE PROJECT ON SOUTH, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MCDOWELL.

SO WE'LL ONCE AGAIN, SPEND MULTIPLE YEARS RESTRICTING TRAFFIC.

IF YOU ASK RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO TRANSVERSE THE CITY, A GREAT DEAL OF US ARE TIRED OF CONSTANT PROJECT DELAYED END QUOTE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

SO, WHILE NOT COMMENTING TO IRRITATE PAUL LEMON IS A HUGE DEAL, I THINK PAUL LEMON SPEAKS FOR A LOT OF RESIDENTS.

AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

UM, HAVE WE GOTTEN BACK WITH MR. LEMON YET OR WILL WE? YES, SIR.

UM, I THINK THERE HAS TO BE KIND OF A COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON THIS.

I THINK THIS IS YEAH.

BEYOND THE PALE RIGHT NOW.

UM, NEXT, UH, FORMER MAYOR DRAKE, DO YOU MIND COMING UP SIR? THANK YOU.

PROCESS.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? HI, MY NAME'S RON DRAKE AVONDALE RESIDENT AND ALSO FORMER MAYOR OF AVONDALE.

UM, DITTO TO THAT MR. LEMON'S COMMENTS.

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UH, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE BACK HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BUT I AM.

I I'VE GOT SOME CONCERNS AND I I, AND WE ELECT YOU TO DO OUR BIDDING IN THE CITY AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT JUST AREN'T GETTING DONE.

UH, AND IT ALL STARTED WITH THE WALL ON ENCANTO.

I CALLED, IT KEEPS ON GETTING DAMAGED.

I TALKED TO A YOUNG WOMAN IN ONE OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS AND SHE TELLS ME THAT THE, THAT WALL IS OWNED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER.

AND I SAID, HOW DOES A HALF A MILE LONG WALL STAY THE SAME COLOR FOR 20 YEARS? 'CAUSE WE BUILT IT, IT'S THE WALL IN BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE SRP CANAL.

SO I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER.

I'M SORRY, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD'VE ADMINISTRATED THAT WAY.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

BUT IF YOU KEEP ON ALLOWING THE CITY TO DEGRADE LIKE THAT, UH, THOSE KIND OF THINGS, UM, ARE AREN'T GONNA BE GOOD FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

UM, SECOND THING THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS CODE.

THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.

UM, WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY THAT I TALKED TO SOMEBODY ON A HUNDRED SEVENTH AND INDIAN SCHOOL, THE WALGREENS SO DELICIOUS, LOOKED TERRIBLE.

AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR MONTHS.

ANOTHER ISSUE IS, UM, YOUR PARKING LOTS, THE, THE BUSINESS PARKING LOTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE GROCERY STORES, YOU'VE GOTTA GO IN.

I'VE DONE IT.

YOU'VE GOTTA GO IN THERE AND TALK TO THE STORE MANAGER AND SAY, HEY, YOU GOTTA CLEAN THIS UP.

OR NEXT STEP WILL BE SOMEONE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.

UH, I'M JUST WATCHING HOW, HOW THIS IS OCCURRING AND, AND WE WOULD'VE NEVER ALLOWED THIS 20 YEARS AGO.

AND NOW I'M SEEING IT OCCUR HERE AND IT'S LIKE SOMETHING'S WRONG IN THE CITY.

SO I HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET THAT ADDRESSED.

UM, I, I JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY WE HAVE A NEEDLE DEPOSITORY IN THE LIBRARY, UM, ASSUMING THAT'S FOR DRUG USERS, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE MEN'S BATHROOM TODAY IN THE LIBRARY AND THERE IT WAS, AND THERE WAS PROBABLY 50 OR 60 NEEDLES IN THERE.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT, IF THAT IS FOR, IF IT IS FOR DRUG USE, WHY WOULD YOU WANNA BRING DRUG USERS TO OUR CHILDREN? WOULDN'T YOU WANNA KEEP 'EM AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN? I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT REASONING WAS, WAS USED TO DO THAT.

BUT IT'S WRONG.

IT'S WRONG.

YOU CAN'T BRING 'EM TOWARDS THE CHILDREN, RIGHT? ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? PROTECTING THE CHILDREN? SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE.

UM, AVONDALE BOULEVARD, I, I, I WAS TOLD WE'VE GOT ABOUT 2000 UNITS IN AND ABOUT AVONDALE BOULEVARD PLANNED OR BEING BUILT OR BUILT.

TOTAL.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO FOR WATER? I I, WE KNOW THERE'S WATER RESTRICTIONS COMING AND NOW WE'RE ADDING NOT 2000 HOMES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A LOT MORE LAND.

WE'RE STACKING THE PEOPLE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND GONNA REQUIRE WATER USE.

UH, I DON'T GET IT.

UM, I, TODAY I FOUND THIS UNIQUELY AVONDALE MAGAZINE.

NICE MAGAZINE, PIERRE DID IT OR WAS MANAGING THAT.

OH, I'M OUT OF TIME.

ALRIGHT.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT ABOUT THE SHOP? I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU UNIQUELY AVONDALE AND WHEN I OPENED IT UP, THIS IS OUR MARKETING PIECE FOR THE CITY, AND IT'S A CEMETERY.

I KNOW THE CEMETERY 'CAUSE WE BUILT THE WALLS AROUND IT AND ENCLOSED IT.

SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT I JUST, I DON'T KNOW WHO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT, NOT THAT IT'S NOT AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF HISTORY.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN AVONDALE, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE LEAD STORY ABOUT TOURISM IN AVONDALE.

YOU DID GET TO IT WHEN YOU GOT TO PAGE 16, WHICH WAS PIR THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S OUR TOURISM PIECE.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE BEACON ON THE HILL.

IT, I I I'M, I'M, I'M JUST, I'M, I'M CONFUSED.

I I REALLY AM.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

THE LAST PIECE I WANTED TO ADMIT, WE NEED TO GET RESTAURANTS IN HERE.

GOODYEAR STARTING TO BEAT AVONDALE AGAIN.

AND I, WE, WE LOST TWO RESTAURANTS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN'T FILL RUBY TUESDAY, BUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU, YOU NEED TO, AND I GUESS CITY MANAGER, YOU NEED TO GET A FOCUS ON THAT BECAUSE WE CAN'T, THERE'S MANY RESTAURANTS IN AVONDALE.

I'LL AGREE WITH YOU THAT, BUT WHEN I, YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN GOODYEAR, WE'RE LOSING THE BATTLE AND WE SHOULDN'T BE.

WE WERE ALWAYS BETTER THAN GOODYEAR.

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WE'VE BEEN BETTER THAN GOODYEAR SINCE FOR 20 YEARS, AND NOW THEY'RE GAINING AN UPPER HAND ON US.

AND, AND THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS IN MAYOR WITH THE COUNCIL.

I THINK YOU SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

RON, DO YOU MIND HAVING, I, I TOOK NOTES ON ALL THESE.

DO YOU MIND HAVING SOMEONE GET BACK TO FORMER MAYOR? THANK YOU, MARIBEL.

MY NAME IS MARIBEL KANO AND I AM A RESIDENT OF AVONDALE.

SO, GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS MARIBEL.

UH, MYSELF AND MY PARTNER RA HAVE ESTABLISHED A FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR OUR FARM WORKERS IN THE WEST VALLEY.

IT IS CALLED MILO.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS JUST, PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S A AWA WORD, AND IT MEANS ESSENCE OF THE PEOPLE OR ESSENCE OF THE EARTH.

SO BASICALLY WHAT, WHY WE USE IT AS FARM WORKERS ARE THE LAST PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING WITH SACRED MOTHER EARTH AND, AND GIVING US ALL FIT.

SO, UM, THE, THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION WAS ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OUR FARM WORKERS DID NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN THE WEST VALLEY OR COULD NOT GET TO THE FOOD BANKS THAT WE DID HAVE IN THE WEST VALLEY.

SO WE SERVE RIGHT ON THE FIELDS.

WE'RE SERVING OVER 200 FAMILIES RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY BEAUTIFUL THING.

BUT I'M HERE REALLY TO THANK YOU GUYS.

UM, THE CITY HAS BEEN A GREAT, GREAT SUPPORTER OF, OF OURS.

REALLY, TRULY A CATALYST FOR, FOR WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO FROM THIS POINT.

UM, SO I JUST REALLY WANNA COME HERE AND THANK YOU GUYS.

UM, VICE MAYOR PINEDA CONNECTING US TO MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAS BEEN EXTREMELY, YOU KNOW, IT'S AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE, WHERE THERE'S A LOT COMING OUT OF IT.

WE HAVE A CONSISTENT, UM, DONATION OF CLOTHING COMING TO US EVERY MONTH.

UM, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH US ON, UM, ADVOCACY WORK AS WELL AS WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON EXPERIENTIAL AND SERVICE LEARNING TO TAKE THEIR STUDENTS OUT AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, TO SERVE THE FARM WORKERS, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.

UM, DONATION DRIVES, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE DOING ESL CLASSES WITH THEM BECAUSE THE FARM WORKERS HAVE ASKED TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH.

SO THAT ONE'S REALLY BIG.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THOSE CONNECTIONS.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE CAN'T, I MEAN, HONESTLY, COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE HAS BEEN A SUPPORTER OF OURS FROM THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING.

UM, A SUPPORTER OF MAA RAZA, THE VERY FIRST THING WE DID.

SO, MAA RAZA, JUST EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S A, UH, IT WAS FOR CHRISTMAS AND IT'S BASICALLY A TAMAL AT TAMAL KIT THAT WE GOT FOR OUR FARM WORKERS.

TRYING TO GIVE 'EM SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE.

SO IT HAD THE MASA, THE, THE, THE EVERYTHING, THE MASA, THE, UM, , THE CHILE, EVERYTHING TO MAKE 'EM WAS REALLY COOL.

IT A REALLY NICE EVENT.

WE GOT 150 OF THOSE BOXES OUT.

UM, ON TOP OF THAT, SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US.

WE'RE DOING WITH THE UFW FOUNDATION, THEIR $600 IN USDA RELIEF FUND MONEY THAT WE ARE AWARDING TO FARM WORKERS IN THE WEST VALLEY.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE HAS HELPED US WITH A HUNDRED APPLICATIONS, WHICH IS $60,000 THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE WEST VALLEY ALTOGETHER.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT $198,000, WHICH IS PRETTY EXCELLENT.

UM, AND AGAIN, FROM THE UFW FOUNDATION AND THOSE USDA GRANTS, UM, TINA, TINA IS, UM, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTY.

UH, I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.

YOU ALREADY KNOW, AGAIN, SHE'S CONNECTED US WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON THAT I MET, REALLY BELIEVED IN WHAT WE WERE DOING AND THEN BROUGHT EVERYBODY ELSE IN.

SO, YOU KNOW, FROM FROM THE AWARENESS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S BEEN IMMEASURABLE AND JUST KNOW THAT YOU'VE MOVED MOUNTAINS AND ALL YOU GUYS HAVE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND, UH, I LOVE MY CITY AND, UH, IT'S 'CAUSE OF ALL YOU ALL.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR.

GOOD NEWS.

ITEM

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

NUMBER FOUR WAS CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY COUNSELORS WHO WISH TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.

I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE ITEM G REMOVED.

ITEM G.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I REMEMBER THIS CAN BE A VOICE VOTE.

CAN I GET A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM G? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION MINUS ITEM GI SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM OUR VICE MAYOR.

A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE MARCELLA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AYE, UH, MAYOR, I WAS, UH, I REACHED OUT TO OUR TEAM JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING, UM, HAPPENING WITH RPTA, UM, TRANSFER OF A DA MINIVANS FOR RE WIDE SERVICES.

[g. Resolution 1079-0724 – Accessible Vehicle Use Agreement between the City of Avondale and the Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) – Transfer of ADA minivans for WeRIDE Services]

AND I BELIEVE HAROLD IS HERE, UM, FROM OUR PUBLIC'S WORK DEPARTMENT AS OUR TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR TO JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THAT I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO HEAR.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, HERE TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION AND IN CONTEXT IN REGARDS TO AGENDA ITEM 4G.

SO BEFORE I GO A LITTLE BIT INTO THESE FOUR VEHICLES, UH, THAT WE WOULD BE RECEIVING FROM VALLEY METRO, I WANT TO GIVE JUST SOME, UH, BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS TO WHY THESE VEHICLES WOULD

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BE CRITICAL FOR OUR OPERATIONS.

UM, ON YOUR SCREEN YOU'LL SEE, UH, SOME NUMBERS IN REGARDS TO OUR RIDERSHIP.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, PRE SOUTH AVONDALE, UH, EXPANSION, WE WERE HOVERING ABOUT THE 2000 RIDERS PER MONTH POST, UH, SOUTH AVONDALE EXPANSION.

WE'VE BEEN HITTING 6,000 AND ABOVE.

UH, WHEREAS IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, IT WAS A HIGHEST RIDERSHIP OF 7,296 PASSENGERS.

SO IT'S REMARKABLE.

GREAT.

IT'S, IT'S, THE SYSTEM IS WORKING REALLY WELL.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE MOVING INTO, UH, NEW SERVICE HOURS 6:00 AM TO 8:00 PM STARTING JULY, UH, THIS NEXT MONDAY, JULY 8TH.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING SATURDAY SERVICES ON OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR AS WELL.

AND FOR SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, UM, WE CURRENTLY, UH, THE CURRENT 12 HOURS A DAY REQUIRES 10 VEHICLES TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS EVERY DAY FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 10 AND A HALF HOURS.

SO FRANKLY, THESE VEHICLES ARE OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN REGARDS TO OUR FLEET? CURRENTLY, UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO CHRYSLER VOYAGERS, UH, THAT ARE A DA COMPLIANT.

SO THEY HAVE FOUR SEATS AND ONE A DA SEAT, FOUR CHRYSLER VOYAGERS THAT HAVE NO A DA, UH, SEATING, BUT IT CAN SEAT FIVE INDIVIDUALS.

AND OUR TWO LARGE RAM PRO MASTERS, THEY CAN SEE EIGHT PEOPLE WITH 180 8 UH, SEAT.

SO AS YOU CAN TELL, WE HAVE EIGHT VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PART OF OUR FLEET.

BUT AS I MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE NEED ABOUT 10 VEHICLES OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

SO OUR PROVIDER OF SERVICES, TRANSDEV, IS ASSISTING US WITH THIS AN UNANTICIPATED GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR, IN OUR SYSTEM.

SO WE HAVE ONE CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT'S BEING RENTED AT THIS MOMENT, AND THEN A FORD FUSION, WHICH IS A LITTLE SMALL SEDAN THAT HELPS WITH THE RELIEF, UH, TO DO SOME RELIEVER WORK FOR US.

SO VALLEY METRO WITH THIS UH, RESOLUTION WOULD PROVIDE US FOUR SLIGHTLY USED CHRYSLER VOYAGER.

UH, THEY ARE A DA COMPLIANT, SO FOUR, UH, FOUR SEATS IN ONE A DA SEAT, WHICH WILL BRING OUR VEHICLE FROM EIGHT VEHICLE COUNT FROM EIGHT TO 12, WHICH WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TO OUR FLEET.

UM, THE GREAT, UH, THING ABOUT THIS IS, THAT'S A NO COST TO THE CITY OF AVONDALE WOULD ALSO INCREASE, DECREASE OUR OPERATING COSTS A TINY BIT, UH, WITH, UH, WITH OUR CONTRACT WITH TRANSDEV TO OPERATE, WE RIDE, UH, WE WOULD JUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UPFITTING, YOU KNOW, PUTTING SURE WE PUT ALL THE MARKINGS, THE, UH, THE BIKE RACK, UH, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD.

UH, THESE VEHICLES ARE PART OF THE PARATRANSIT SYSTEM, UH, WITHIN, UH, VALLEY METRO THAT THEY'RE NO LONGER UTILIZING.

SO THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE BEING USED WELL AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE, UH, SELECTED TO UTILIZE THESE VEHICLES.

SO WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR VALLEY METRO FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

ROY, ANY COMMENTS? UM, I, I WANTED TO FIRST THANK, UH, COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS A PART OF THE BOARD OF VALLEY METRO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HELP THESE TYPES OF, UM, DEVELOPMENTS HAPPEN.

I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT PARATRANSIT AND THOSE TYPES OF RIDES, YOU WANT TO DECREASE THE COST.

UM, AND WE RIDE IS FILLING THAT GAP.

I KNOW THAT LARGER PERCENTAGE OF RIDES THAT WE RIDE HAS IS REALLY TAKING FOLKS TO OUR MEDICAL CORRIDOR, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND.

UM, SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

UM, I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL WAS FULLY AWARE AND GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THAT BRIEF PRESENTATION BECAUSE THE INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP WAS VERY LARGE, VERY QUICK.

UM, AND SEE IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT AVONDALE IS ACCESSIBLE, AVONDALE IS ACCESSIBLE, AND WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT.

AND SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE HIGHLIGHT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ABOUT AVONDALE, BUT WERE ACCESSIBLE.

UM, SO BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ALL KNEW THIS AND THANK YOU.

NO, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS UP.

UM, THIS IS GREAT FOR OUR CITY.

WE TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF WE RIDE AND WE ALWAYS KIND OF JUGGLE PRIORITIES AND BUDGET ISSUES AND THIS REALLY DOES HELP.

SO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, MARX, DO YOU MIND MAKING THE MOTION? YES, I HAVE MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION.

10 79 DASH 0 7 2 4 AUTHORIZING ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AVONDALE AND REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

CONTRACT NUMBER 1 0 6 DASH 29 DASH 22 5 MT.

AWESOME.

CAN I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

IT'S CURTIS, I'M GIVING IT TO TINA.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.

A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI.

MARCELLA.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

MAYOR, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.

COUNCIL MEMBER NIELSEN AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO AYE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[a. Ordinance 2017-0724 - Avondale Fire Station No.171 - Rezoning- Application PL-23-0349]

RON ITEM FIVE A.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

NEXT UP IS SYLVIA FROM, UH, OUR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PRESENT ON THE REZONING APPLICATION FOR OUR FIRE STATION.

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MY NAME IS SYLVIA WILLEM AND I AM A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.

UM, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS THE AVONDALE FIRE STATION NUMBER 1 71 REZONE APPLICATION PL DASH 23 DASH 0 3 4 9.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS FOR CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2017 DASH 0 7 24 APPROVING A CITY INITIATED REQUEST TO REZONE CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR MULTIFAMILY R THREE TO OLDTOWN AVONDALE BUSINESS OAB ZONING DISTRICT.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING WHERE COUNSEL WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THE SITE ON THE CURRENT SCREEN IS LOCATED BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH STREETS FACING BELMONT DRIVE AND IT IS OUTLINED IN RED.

IT IS ABOUT 1.8 ACRES IN SIZE, AND IT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS ON DECEMBER 15TH, 1946.

WHEN IT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS, IT WAS ZONED MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL R THREE.

IT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS THE EXISTING FIRE STATION NUMBER 1 71.

ON THE CURRENT SLIDE ARE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF THE SITE AND THE EXISTING FIRE STATION.

THE FIRST IS LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE CORNER OF FIFTH STREET AND BELMONT DRIVE.

THE SECOND IS LOOKING NORTH FROM FIFTH STREET.

THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY IS OLD TOWN.

THE SURROUNDING GENERAL PLAN LAND DESIGNATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS TO THE WEST, SOUTH, AND EAST IS OLD TOWN AS WELL.

TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING FIRE STATION IS PUBLIC, CIVIC AND OPEN SPACE AND PARKS.

AND NORTH OF WESTERN AVENUE IS ALSO OLD TOWN IN TERMS OF ZONING DISTRICTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE SITE.

IS OAB A ONE TO THE BOTTOM, SOUTHEAST CORNER AND R THREE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST, INCLUDING THE SITE ITSELF.

THE REZONE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL R THREE TO OAB, OLD TOWN AVENUE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE AQUA GREEN COLOR ON THE MAP.

THE ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING DEMONSTRATES THE VIEW SOUTHWEST FROM WESTERN AVENUE.

THE SITE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED WITH ROOF HEIGHT VARIATIONS, PUBLIC ART INCORPORATION, AND VAST LANDSCAPING.

THE DESIGN WILL ALSO FEATURE MASONRY WALLS WITH RED EARTH TONES AND GRAY ACCENTS.

THE ARCHITECTURE ALSO REFLECTS A MODERN DESIGN AND IT PROMOTES PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY.

IN TERMS OF ANALYSIS, PUBLIC USES INCLUDING UTILITY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT ARE PERMITTED IN THE OTAB DISTRICT.

THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT TA IS MORE SUITABLE THAN R THREE FOR THE EXISTING, UH, PROPOSED USE OF THE PROPERTY.

AND BY REZONING, THE PROPERTY WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT INTO ZONING CONFORMANCE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED REZONING FURTHER SEVERAL GOALS IN THE GENERAL PLAN.

THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES ELEMENT WERE GOAL NUMBER ONE, MENTIONS PROVIDING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES IN AVONDALE WILL BE MET.

AND GOAL NUMBER FIVE, WHICH FOCUSES ON DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC BUILDINGS WITH A SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY WILL ALSO BE MET.

IN THIS INSTANCE, THE GOAL TO INVEST, MAINTAIN, AND RESTORE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES WILL BE MET.

FINALLY, THE PROPOSED REZONING RESULTS IN COMPATIBLE LAND USES AND, UH, ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED USE PRESENTLY EXIST OR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE CITY.

REGARDING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND NOTICING PROCESS, A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD ON APRIL 9TH AT OUR RESOURCE CENTER OF THIS YEAR.

UM, THERE WAS ONE ATTENDEE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

TWO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WERE ALSO RECEIVED VIA EMAIL AND THERE WERE NO COMMENTS VIA AVONDALE CONNECT.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ATTENDEE WAS A NEIGHBOR TO THE FIRE STATION AND THEY HAD QUESTIONS REGARDING, UH, THE AESTHETIC OF THE BUILDING.

IF PUBLIC ART WOULD BE INCORPORATED, IF THERE WOULD BE INTERRUPTION TO SERVICES, AND IF THERE WOULD BE ANY MORE FIRE TRUCKS ADDED TO THE FIRE STATION, THERE WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTION TO SERVICES.

UH, THERE WILL NOT BE ADDITIONAL FIRE TRUCKS ADDED TO THE FIRE STATION.

UM, AS FAR AS A TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT, IT IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR THROUGH JANUARY 25TH, AND IT'LL TAKE AROUND A YEAR TO BE FINALIZED.

THE TWO COMMENTS RECEIVED VIA EMAIL ASKED CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND THEY WERE NEITHER IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THE PROJECT.

ONE CITIZEN INQUIRED ABOUT THE EXISTING POLICE SUBSTATION

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AND HOW THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRE STATION WOULD IMPACT THIS SITE.

THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE AVONDALE POLICE SUBSTATION WILL BE LOCATED AT 50 NORTHWEST, UM, FELIX JUNIOR WAY ADJACENT TO THE AVONDALE RESOURCE CENTER.

IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

ANOTHER CITIZEN ASKED IF THE DORMITORY ROOMS THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE FIRE STATION WERE FOR PUBLIC USE AND THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WILL ONLY BE USED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS.

ON JUNE 26TH OF THIS YEAR, PLANNING COMMISSION WAS HELD.

THEY PASSED A MOTION VOTING SIX TO ZERO TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF APPLICATION PL DASH 23 DASH 0 3 4 9.

NO QUESTIONS WERE RAISED.

AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE 2017 DASH 0 7 24 APPROVING APPLICATION PL DASH 23 DASH 0 3 4 9, A REQUEST TO REZONE CITY OWNED LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WESTERN AVE AND SIXTH STREET FROM R THREE TO TA ZONING DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER? CONDI? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AND A COMMENT.

UM, SYLVIA, IS THIS YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL? YES, IT IS.

YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WERE YOU NERVOUS? YEAH, A LITTLE .

PRETTY GREAT.

I COULDN'T TELL COUNCIL ANYONE ELSE? CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM PLEASE? MAYOR, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, I'M SORRY.

IS IT ON MY, IT DOESN'T SHOW ON MY THING PUBLIC HEARING.

SORRY.

I'LL, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE OR ALIGNED WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? MARCELLA.

ANYBODY? THANK YOU MAYOR.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL MARCELLAS ALWAYS KEEP ME ON MY TOES, WHICH IS AWESOME.

UH, CAN I GET A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO.

SECOND.

I'M GIVING IT TO VERONICA CO.

OR SPLIT IT.

CAN WE SPLIT IT ALL? SPLIT IT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE MARCELA, WILL YOU DO YOUR THING? COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.

COUNCIL MEMBER NIELSEN AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO AYE.

FOR THE CITY OF AVONDALE.

MARCELLE, I APOLOGIZE.

IT SAYS COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

[b. Judicial Advisory Board Recommendation on the Reappointment of Craig L. Jennings as the Presiding Judge]

FIVE B.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UP NEXT WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM TED UH, FLORES, WHO WILL INTRODUCE OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

AND THIS WILL BE ON THE, UH, JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATION ON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF OUR JUDGE JENNINGS AS OUR PRESIDING JUDGE.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE JU JUDICIAL ADV ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR, THE HONORABLE JOHN BERKHOLDER TO DISCUSS THE REAPPOINTMENT EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CRAIG AL JENNINGS AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE AVONDALE MUNICIPAL COURT.

MR. HOLDER MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M JUDGE BERKHOLDER FROM THE PRESIDING JUDGE FOR THE BUCKEYE MUNICIPAL COURT.

IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO CHAIR THE, UM, JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD OF THIS TERM.

UH, WHAT BRINGS US HERE TONIGHT IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JUDGE JENNINGS.

LEMME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

JUDGE JENNINGS WAS POINTED 10 YEARS AGO ON JULY 7TH, 2014.

HE'S NOW SERVED AS A DECADE FOR AS YOUR JUDGE.

HE HAS COMPLETED FIVE TERMS. UM, EACH OF THOSE TWO TO YEAR TERMS HAS BEEN AS A RESULT OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD.

HE IS NOW SEEKING HIS SIXTH TERM AND WHICH WAS ADVISED TO THE CITY ON JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, WHICH THEN LED TO THE JUDICIAL SELECTION, OUR JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD BOARD BEING BROUGHT INTO, UM, CONVEYANCE AND DOING OUR THING.

SO THE FIRST THING WE STARTED DOING IS BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE STARTED BEGINNING OUR PROCESS OF, UM, GATHERING INFORMATION, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, DOING SURVEYS OF BOTH LITIGANTS OR CUSTOMER USERS, COURT USERS, CLIENTELE THAT ARE THERE IN THE COURT, PRIVATE ATTORNEYS THAT APPEAR AS WELL AS COURT STAFF.

THOSE SURVEYS WERE DONE OUT ELECTRONICALLY AND IN PERSON HANDED OUT IN THE COURTROOM.

THAT PROCESS BEGINS.

AND THEN WE ALSO DID THAT IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.

WE THEN IN THE MONTH OR IN JUNE 5TH THERE CONDUCTED A, A GRILLING OR AN INTERVIEW OF JUDGE JENNINGS WITH SOME PREDETERMINED QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS SOME OFF THEC CUFF QUESTIONS BASED UPON THE PACKET OF INFORMATION HE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.

AFTER THAT MEETING, THE BOARD CONVENED, WE REVIEWED EVERYTHING HAVING ALREADY PREVIOUSLY HAVE TALKED THROUGH THE SURVEY RESULTS, UM, HAVING TALKED THROUGH HIS ANSWERS, TALKED THROUGH HIS MATERIAL THAT HE HAD PRESENTED TO US.

AS A RESULT OF THAT, UH, THE, THE BOARD BY UNANIMOUS, UH, AGREEMENT, UH, IS RECOMMENDING TO YOU THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CRAIG JENNINGS FOR ANOTHER TERM AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE

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LET ME JUST ADD THIS.

UM, MOST OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, BUT I HAVE BEEN ON THE BENCH FOR OVER 28 AND A HALF YEARS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR OVER 34 YEARS.

DURING THAT TIME, I RUBBED SHOULDERS WITH MANY JUDGES ACROSS THE, THE STATE.

ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT YOUR JUDGE, HE IS VERY QUALIFIED.

HE IS ONE OF THE BEST JUDGES OUT THERE.

UM, I'VE SEEN HIM GROW AND I'VE SEEN HIM DEVELOP OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS AND THAT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIM.

YOU AS A CITY ARE PRIVILEGED, UH, AND SHOULD BE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AS YOUR PRESIDING JUDGE.

I BELIEVE MY PERSONAL SETTLEMENTS, UH, FROM THE DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE JUDICIAL ADVISORY BOARD IS IN A TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THOSE COMMENTS TO YOU.

I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROCESS OR ABOUT ANY INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL ON THIS? THIS IS, UM, JUST, UH, FOR QUESTIONS.

WE WILL JOIN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

ANY COMMENTS NOW OR DO YOU WANNA RESERVE THOSE FOR LATER? LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SIR.

SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NEXT ITEM IS

[6. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS FROM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS]

ANYONE HERE I'VE GOT? YES, SIR.

THIS PAST WEEK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND TWO DIFFERENT WATER MEETINGS.

ONE OF 'EM WAS ON RIO REIMAGINE AND AT THE MAG OFFICE.

AND AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, SINCE 2012 OR EVEN BACK EVEN EARLIER 22, IN 2005, THEY'VE DECIDED THAT THEY NOW NEED TO WORK WITH ALL THE LITTLE UNI UH, LITTLE GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN DOING THINGS ALONG THE RIO RIVER FOR WHATEVER.

SO THEY'RE GONNA GET SOMEBODY TO PULL ALL OF THAT TO PAR TOGETHER.

'CAUSE THEY'VE GOT THE LOWER GILA RIVER, THEY'VE GOT THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER, AND ADDRESS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH 55 MILES A RIVER TO MAKE IT NICER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING MAYBE LIKE TEMPE TOWN LAKE, BUT NOT QUITE THAT WAY.

SO JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE I ATTENDED WAS, UH, THE AMWA MEETING.

JUST THE, UH, WORK THAT HAD BEEN DONE THIS PAST YEAR BY AMWA OVER 94 WATER BILLS WERE INTRODUCED.

THEY PULLED THOSE TOGETHER AND WHATEVER ELSE AND WHATEVER THEY SUBMITTED THOSE THAT'S DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF.

THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO DO SOME VETTING FOR GETTING THE LEGISLATORS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WATER'S ALL ABOUT AND HOW THEY CAN, HOW, HOW THEY CAN ACTUALLY WORK WITH THEIR, THEIR CONSTITUENTS IN THE AREA AND PASS THAT INFORMATION BACK ON.

SO, UM, WARREN TINNEY WAS GONNA TRY TO GET AHOLD OF CITY MANAGERS AND OR MAYORS OR SOMETHING TO MAKE A FIRST ATTEMPT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO LET YOU KNOW AND US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN PUT THAT TRICKLE DOWN TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TRICKLED DOWN TO.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU CURTIS.

ANYONE ELSE? UH, COUNCILMAN MALONE? I KNOW THAT YOU DID A CHANGE OF AT LUKE AIR FORCE BASE.

CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? IT'S, UH, 56, UH, IT'S, UM, 56 FIGHTER WING.

YEP.

CEREMONY FOR THE CHANGE OF COMMAND FROM ONE, UH, BRI, YOUR GENERAL TO THE NEXT.

MM.

THAT ONE'S PRETTY EXCITING.

MY HUSBAND SERVED IN THE MILITARY, SO I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, SO THAT WAS KIND OF AWESOME.

UM, YEAH.

AND WE GET TO HAVE A NEW PARTNER WITH, UH, OUR NEW GENERAL.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN HE COMES ON BOARD? IT'S A HE TODAY.

TODAY.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

TINA, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NOPE.

GOOD.

THANKS SIR.

UM, MAX, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, CITY OF AVONDALE FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT THE CITY AT THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, A LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS SUMMER MEETING IN CHICAGO.

UM, I THINK THE, THE MAIN CONCERN WE'RE FINDING IN OUR CONSTITUENCY GROUP IS HOUSING AND MAKING SURE HOUSING, UM, INVENTORY IS UP AT A, AT A RATE WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME INTO OUR COMMUNITIES AND LIVE CAN AFFORD IT.

HOWEVER WE VERBALIZE THAT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

UM, I JUST GOT TO HEAR HOW OTHER CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES DID THAT AND ALSO, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST FAR MORE TENURED.

I DID A MOBILE TOUR AND GOT A CHANCE TO, UM, GO BY OBAMA'S HOME .

SO, UM, THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

BUT I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEARNING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST KIND OF SIT WHAT'S LIKE MINDS AND, AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY KIND OF AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT I COULD COMMISERATE AND LEARN AND CONTRIBUTE.

SO MY ONLY THING IS, AND IT WAS AN EMAIL THAT THE, I THINK THE CITY MANAGER SENT OUT LAST WEEK REGARDING THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING ON HOMELESSNESS.

UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA CHANGE KIND OF THE WAY CITIES LOOK AT THIS.

I KNOW WE'LL GET A DEBRIEF SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON THAT, UM, BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S CHANGES THAT WILL HAPPEN, UM, IN THE VALLEY AND WITH INDIVIDUAL CITIES ON THAT.

SO, UM, AGAIN, WE TRY AND DO THE BEST JOB THAT WE CAN AT A LOCAL LEVEL, BUT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL, BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AS WE ALWAYS DO.

UH, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PLEASE? SO MOVED.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE, A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, MARCELLA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING ON ZOOM, THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITY

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COUNCIL MEETING.