Sep 23, 2024 City Council

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE, UH, REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024.

WOULD YOU ALL STAND PLEA FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY CUB SCOUT PAC 91? AND A MOMENT OF REFLECTION, PLEASE, SIR.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

SCOTT'S ATTENTION AGAIN, I, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ONE NATION UNDER, AND I ASKED, I AM GONNA ASK SOMEONE FROM THE TROOP IF THEY'RE STILL HERE DURING UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES, JUST TO SPEND A COUPLE MINUTES TELLING US WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

SO IF YOU WANNA HAVE SOMEONE STICK AROUND, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

YOU ALREADY DID.

YOU'RE GOOD.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

MARCELLO, DO YOU MIND

[1. ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK]

COUNCIL MEMBER NIELSEN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE HERE.

VICE MAYOR PINEDA HERE.

MAYOR WEISS HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MARCELLA RON, ITEM

[a. New Employee Introductions]

UH, MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL, WE HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTION.

IT'S GONNA BE JOSH PEREZ, OUR CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER, INTRODUCING ONE OF HIS NEW EMPLOYEES.

ACTUALLY, SHE'S NOT NEW.

MARTHA.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE MARTHA ORTIZ AS OUR NEWLY PROMOTED LEAD CO COMPLIANCE OFFICER.

MARTHA HAS DEDICATED OVER THREE DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF AVONDALE 27, SPECIFICALLY IN CODE ENFORCEMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, SHE HOLDS A PROMINENT POSITION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE OF ARIZONA, A POSITION THAT SHE'S HELD FOR 15 YEARS.

AND SHE'S ALSO A PROUD ALUMNI OF GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE HAS OBTAINED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.

SHE ALSO HOLDS MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL.

IN HER LEISURE TIME, SHE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, PARTICULARLY HER GREAT GRAND, HER GRANDCHILDREN, , AND, UH, MARTHA'S DEDICATION, HER LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, HER EXPERIENCE AND HER COMMITMENTS TO THE RESIDENTS OF AVONDALE SERVE AS A SHINING EXAMPLE, AND SHE'LL BE A WONDERFUL ASSET TO OUR CO COMPLIANCE TEAM.

THANK YOU.

SO, MARTHA, SO TELL ME WHAT THE, TELL US WHAT THE NEW PROMOTION'S GONNA INVOLVE AND KIND OF GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND ON THAT, ON THE PROMOTION.

YEAH.

AS FAR AS, WELL, YOU WERE JUST PROMOTED, HOW LONG AGO WERE YOU PROMOTED? OH, JUST RECENTLY.

I STARTED, UH, AS EFFECTIVE THE SEPTEMBER 16TH.

OKAY.

UM, WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, I, I I SAID YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT.

ABSOLUTELY.

A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNCILS.

YES.

SO YOUR DEPARTMENT WENT THROUGH, SO CODE ENFORCEMENT WENT THROUGH, GO THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES TO DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU REPORTED TO, TO GIVE THIS COUNCIL AN IDEA OF THOSE CHANGES.

SO, UM, AT THE TIME WHEN I STARTED CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE HAD ONE CODE OFFICER UNDER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ONE ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WHICH I HELD, AND THEN I APPLIED ONE, UM, UNDER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE GOT MOVED OVER UNDER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM THERE, WE WERE THERE, UM, PROBABLY, I WANNA SAY ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

AND THEN WE WERE, UH, TRANSFERRED OVER UNDER NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY SERVICES.

UM, WE WERE THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

UM, AND THEN WE WERE, UH, MOVED OVER TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR TWO YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE UNDER, UH, OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

WOW.

YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS, A LOT OF PIECES.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE WITH US, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, HONOR.

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[b. Proclamation - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THE PROCLAMATION, OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IS GONNA BE READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO I, WHEREAS OVARIAN CANCER IS THE FIFTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG WOMEN.

AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ESTIMATES THAT IN 2023, APPROXIMATELY 19,680 WOMEN WERE DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER, AND 12,740 INDIVIDUALS DIED FROM THE DISEASE NATIONWIDE.

AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES, A WOMAN'S LIFETIME RISK OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER IS ABOUT ONE IN 87.

AND WHEREAS DUE TO VAGUE SYMPTOMS AND THE LAG, LACK

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AND WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH A FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE FOR STAGE ONE OVARIAN CANCER IS OVER 90%, ONLY 15% OF OVARIAN CANCERS ARE DIAGNOSED AT THIS EARLY STAGE.

AND THE FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE FOR THE LATE STAGE OVARIAN CANCER IS BELOW 30%.

AND WHEREAS WHILE A MAMMOGRAM CAN DETECT BREAST CANCER AND A PAP SMEAR CAN DETECT CERVICAL CANCER, THERE IS NO RELIABLE EARLY DETECTION TEST FOR OVARIAN CANCER.

AND WHEREAS WOMEN'S LIVES CAN BE SAVED THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF OVARIAN CANCER AND ITS RISK FACTORS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AVONDALE JOINS ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING OVARIAN CANCER, ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THIS DISEASE, THEIR LOVED ONES ARE STATE'S MANY DEDICATED HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN SPREADING AWARENESS, COMMITTING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND EMBRACING HOPE FOR A BETTER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENTS, AND A CURE.

NOW THEREFORE, MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2024 AS OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND SUPPORT THE CAUSE.

SO DE THAT SO DEEPLY IMPACTS MANY FAMILIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

APPRECIATE THAT.

OUR NEXT ONE

[c. Proclamation - Hispanic Heritage Month]

AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR, AMERICANS OBSERVE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BY CELEBRATING THE HERITAGE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS WHOSE ANCESTORS HAIL FROM SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

AND WHEREAS THIS OBSERVATION BEGAN IN 1968 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK UNDER PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON, AND WAS EXPANDED TO A FULL MONTH BY PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN IN 1988.

AND WHEREAS THE STARTING DATE OF THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION SEPTEMBER 15TH, IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES OF COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA.

AND AS FOLLOWED BY THE INDEPENDENCE DAYS OF MEXICO AND CHILE.

AND WHEREAS 2024 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS THEME IS PIONEERS OF CHANGE, SHAPING THE FUTURE TOGETHER.

AND WHEREAS THE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCES OF HISPANIC RESIDENTS CAN BE APPRECIATED IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIFE.

FROM FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING FOR HOUSING AND EQUAL WAGES TO INCREDIBLE GIFTED ARTISTS, TO VIBRANT BUSINESSES, TO MUSIC AND COMMUNITY FESTIVALS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AVONDALE RECOGNIZES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AVONDALE RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOM, OUR DIVERSITY, AND TO BUILD UPON OUR TRADITION OF EMBRACING PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2024 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN US IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPACT HISPANIC HERITAGE HAS ON AVONDALE'S HISTORY AND CULTURE.

THANK YOU ALL.

MARCEL, I'M GONNA OPEN UP

[3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES]

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE OR ANYBODY FILLED OUT A BLUE CARD? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK.

CAN I ASK, UH, A CUB SCOUTS TO COME OUT AND JUST GIVE US, UH, JUST A FEW MINUTES OF KIND OF WHAT THE SCOUTS ARE INVOLVED WITH, KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW? THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

PLEASE, RIGHT AT THE PODIUM WHERE THE GREEN LIGHT'S AT, YOU'RE, IT'S GREAT.

UM, WE ARE PAC 91, WE'RE SPONSORED WITH THE AMERICAN, UM, WE ARE PAC 91.

WE'RE SPONSORED BY AMERICAN LEGION POST 61 HERE IN AVONDALE.

UM, THEY'RE OUR SPONSORS, SO THEY SPONSOR BOTH US AS A PACK AND THEY SPONSOR A TROOP OF BOYS.

UM, WE DO VARIOUS THINGS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

WE TRY TO SCHEDULE AT LEAST TWO, UM, MEET AND GREETS LIKE CITY COUNCIL.

LAST YEAR WE WENT TO THE AVONDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UM, WE'RE GONNA SCHEDULE A FIREFIGHTER STATION VISIT OR MEET AND GREET.

WE GO CAMPING TWICE A YEAR.

WE PARTICIPATE IN AS MANY OF THE COUNCIL, NOT THE COUNCIL, THE COMMUNITY EVENTS.

SO YOU'LL SEE US AT KIDS FEST, UM, HOPEFULLY THE BILMORE DAYS.

UM, YOU'LL SEE US, WELL, WE MET COUNCIL MEMBER TINA CON AT THE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT.

UM, AND OUR SCOUTS WORK ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE YEAR, WHETHER THEY'RE MATH, STEM, OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP.

HOW MANY KIDS ARE IN THE TROOP RIGHT NOW? UM, IN OUR PACK, WE HAVE 12 SCOUTS RIGHT NOW.

WOW.

AND ABOUT FOUR ADDITIONAL SIBLINGS.

AND OUR TROOP HAS ABOUT 12 SCOUTS AS WELL.

GOOD.

WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY COULD

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HOPEFULLY THEY ENJOYED IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.

ITEM NUMBER ITEM LETTER G.

OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, THAT BEING NOTED, CAN I GET A, UM, MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA TO MINE, G MOTION.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO.

A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, MARCELLA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

PASSES SIX ZERO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.

[g. Resolution 1098-0924 - Authorizing Technical Assistance Acceptance from Department of Energy ]

I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT WE WILL BE ACCEPTING, UM, ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

UH, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THAT, UM, ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING MEANS AND WHAT IT WILL BE USED FOR.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, UM, THAT WILL BE COMING TO US FROM, UH, STEIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KIRK, FOR BEING HERE.

AND WELCOME KIMBERLY.

UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, TONIGHT, MYSELF AND OUR SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER KIMBERLY EMERSON.

WE'RE GOING TO, UH, DISCUSS THE AVONDALE'S USE OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDING, WHICH IS, COMES IN THE FORM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

SO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK PLANT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, OR E-E-C-B-G, IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.

AND IT'S ALLOCATED $550 MILLION NATIONWIDE TO SUPPORT, SUPPORT LOCAL ENERGY INITIATIVES.

FUNDING FROM THIS, UM, FUNDING, FUNDING FUNDING OBJECTIVES FROM THIS IS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ENERGY, UH, CONSUMPTION, CUT FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS, AND ALSO IMPROVE OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

CITY OF AVONDALE WAS ALLOCATED JUST OVER $138,000 THROUGH THE E-C-E-E-C-B-G FUNDING FORMULA.

IT'S A, UH, NO MATCH FUND REQUIRED.

SO, UM, PURELY JUST MONEY COMING TO THIS COMING, NOT NECESSARILY TO THE CITY, BUT THROUGH A, UH, VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT.

AND SO THIS PRESENTS A TANGIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADVANCE OUR CITY CITY'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS TODAY.

UH, THE TWO OF US ARE GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS, UM, GOING FORWARD.

SO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFERED TWO WAYS TO GET THIS, TO GET THIS FUNDING.

ONE WAS THROUGH A TRADITIONAL GRANT, AND, UH, THE OTHER WAS THROUGH THE VOUCHER.

AS I MENTIONED, THE VOUCHER IS RECOMMENDED FOR AGENCIES THAT ARE RECEIVING LESS THAN $250,000.

AND, UH, WITH THE VOUCHER, IT REQUIRES LESS ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORT ON OUR PART, UM, AS A CITY TO MONITOR THAT.

UM, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT IS, UM, IS, IS, UM, UTILIZE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO EVALUATE OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN OUR BUILDINGS AND, UM, POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BACKGROUND OF HOW OR WHAT.

UM, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO KIM TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY AND HOW THIS TIES INTO OUR CITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

THANK YOU, KIRK.

SO, UH, AS WE BEGAN OUR EVALUATION, UH, WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY, UH, LOOKING AT GOALS OUTLINED IN AVONDALE'S COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, WE HAVE, UM, SET SOME PRETTY AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION.

SO, UM, TO SUPPORT OUR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, WE'VE ESTABLISHED TWO KEY TARGETS IN THE, UH, COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR OUR CITY OPERATIONS.

80% RENEWABLE ENERGY, UH, FOR CITY OPERATIONS BY 2035, AND REACHING 50% REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITHIN CITY OPERATIONS BY 2030.

AND THE OVERARCHING GOAL FOR THIS SECTOR OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IS TO ACHIEVE 90% RENEWABLE ENERGY CITYWIDE BY 2050.

WITH THAT, UM, THE CITY OF AVONDALE ALSO COMPLETED A MUNICIPAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IN 2014.

AND SOME OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGETS IDENTIFIED IN THAT PLAN ARE IDENTIFYING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, UM, RETROFIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS REDUCING OFFICE BUILDING ENERGY USE BY 10% BY 2025.

UM, SO WE HAVE SOME GOALS TO HIT, THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE TO GO FOR THIS, UM, OPPORTUNITY.

SO MOVING INTO THE GRANT

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SO FIRST WE WANNA EVALUATE OUR MUNICIPAL BUILDING'S CURRENT ENERGY EFFICIENCIES.

UM, AND THIS SERVES TWO PURPOSES.

IT GIVES US A PULSE CHECK ON WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES US WITH INSIGHTS ON WHAT WE CAN ADDRESS, UM, TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.

SO, UM, THIS IS AN APPROACH THAT'S ESSENTIAL, UM, MOVING FORWARD, UH, BECAUSE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS MORE IMPORTANT TO GET AHEAD OF, WE WANNA UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT.

UM, AS WE LOOK INTO INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES LATER ON, THIS ENSURES THAT WE'RE NOT WASTING MONEY AND WE'RE NOT WASTING ENERGY DOWN THE LINE.

SO, UM, SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT UTILITY COSTS SAVINGS FOR OUR CITY.

UM, INVESTING IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE PLANNING.

NOW WE ARE GONNA BE SETTING OURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS LONG TERM.

SO ACHIEVE TO ACHIEVE THIS, UM, OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, UM, WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME SITES TO BE EVALUATED.

UM, THOSE INCLUDE 20 CITY OWNED BUILDINGS, 26 CITY WELL AND BOOSTER SITES, AND EIGHT CITY PARKS.

SO OUR PROPOSED GRANT PROJECT FOCUSES ON THOSE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, UH, TO HELP US CONDUCT THOROUGH ENERGY AUDITS OF OUR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN, AND CREATE A STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN THE FUTURE.

UM, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTOR, UM, AND THEY WILL BE THE ONES PROVIDING THE EVALUATION.

SO, UH, IN OUR APPLICATION, WE'VE INCLUDED MANY PROPOSED DELIVERABLES, UH, THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS CONTRACTOR, MOST OF WHICH ARE SUMMARIZED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATOR WHO WILL BE OVERSEEING THE SELECTION OF THESE CONTRACTORS.

UH, THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN US AN EXACT DATE, BUT WE ARE EXPECTED TO HEAR ABOUT, UH, WHEN THE ADMINISTRATOR'S COMING ON BOARD, UH, IN THE FALL.

SO SHOULD BE COMING UP SOON.

AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE, UM, DELIVERABLES AND SITES THAT WE'VE OUTLINED.

SO WE'LL BE ASKING THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTOR TO FOCUS FIRST ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDITS AND PLANNING.

AND THEN WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS, WE WILL THEN FOCUS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY EVALUATION AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DELIVERABLES BEING DEVELOPED ALSO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND A MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE TO EXECUTE THE RECOMMENDED EFFICIENCY AND UPGRADES.

AND IT'LL ALSO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS ENERGY SAVINGS, POTENTIAL COST EFFECTIVENESS, WHILE ALSO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION OUR TARGET TIMEFRAMES IN THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING A, UH, COST ANALYSIS, WHICH INCLUDES A RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

UM, SO THERE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT SO WE CAN, UH, USE THAT TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS, PRIORITIZE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WE WOULD, WE WOULD MAKE, UM, IF WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND THEN ANOTHER DELIVERABLE WE'VE ASKED FOR IS, UM, IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES, WHETHER IT BE GRANTS, UM, INCENTIVES OR OTHER FINANCING OPTIONS TO IMPLEMENT, UM, THE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE SET FORTH IN THIS, IN THE STUDY.

SO SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE, UH, PROGRAM TONIGHT, WE'LL BE WAITING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO GET THEIR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATOR ASSIGNED.

AND THEN, UH, ONCE THAT HAPPENS, WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THEM AND, AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROGRAM.

AND KIM AND I ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

AND I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE KATRICE SWENSEN.

SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT PUT TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE QUITE A WHILE AGO.

SO, UM, KUDOS TO HER FOR GETTING US A GOOD PACKAGE THAT WAS ABLE TO BE AWARDED.

SO, THANK YOU.

SO I GUESS WHEN I LOOK AT THIS AND I LOOK AT OUR PREVIOUS SUSTAINABILITY PLANS AND OUR, AND OUR TARGET GOALS, THEN, UM, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUEL EFFICIENCY IN OUR FLEET PLAYS A HUGE ROLE ON THAT.

UH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2050, BY WAS, WHAT WAS THE NUMBER? 80%? YES.

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YEAH.

SO WHAT ROLE DOES THE CHANGEOVER FROM ICE VEHICLES TO BATTERY POWERED PLAY IN THAT? AND THEN WHEN I LOOK AT THE BUILDINGS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TARGETING, THOSE ARE LARGE BUILDINGS.

SO SOLAR'S GONNA PLAY A PART IN THAT.

AND WITH THE COST OF SOLAR PANELS NOW BEING REALLY LOW, DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR, FOR US TO MOVE FASTER ON THIS THAN SLOWER? I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GET THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR ON BOARD, BUT KIND OF GIVE US SOME IDEA ON HOW, HOW, HOW CHANGING OUT THE FLEET IMPACTS THE GOALS THAT YOU'VE SET FORTH.

SURE.

OKAY.

UM, SO I'M LOOKING AT OUR 2020 MUNICIPAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, UM, REPORT THAT'S IN THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

AND I DO SEE THAT, UH, VEHICLE FLEET IS 15% OF THAT PIE.

UM, AND THE ELECTRICITY GRID IS 50% OF THAT PIE.

UM, SO AS FAR AS VEHICLE FLEET, WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AND SEEING WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, SWAPPING OUT, LOOKING AT IT STRATEGICALLY TO SEE WHAT FLEET OPERATE, UH, VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET AND, UH, MAKE THE MOST SENSE AS FAR AS OPERATIONAL, UM, IMPACT AS WELL.

UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN RECENTLY LOOKING AT.

UH, WE DID OUR FLEET ASSESSMENT STUDY RECENTLY, UM, AND PART OF THAT WAS KIND OF LOOKING AT WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLES WOULD BE MOST IMPACTFUL FOR THE CITY.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON OUR RADAR AS WELL.

UM, I DON'T KNOW WITH THIS SPECIFIC FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HOW THAT WOULD TIE IN, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ON OUR WATCH LIST.

AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHEN WE DID THIS IN 2020, UH, BATTERY TECHNOLOGY ISN'T, WASN'T NEARLY WHERE IT IS TODAY, AND WE'VE SEEN THE, UH, SIERRA ASTRAY OF BATTERY FACILITY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY.

WHERE DOES THIS PLAN PLAY INTO BATTERY STORAGE? AND WILL WE LOOK FOR A PRIVATE INSTITUTION, A UTILITY FOR BATTERY STORAGE, OR WILL THE CITY INVEST IN BATTERY STORAGE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE? BECAUSE YOU'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THE SOLAR AND THE WIND AT SOME POINT.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND WILL THAT BE AN UPDATE IN THE FUTURE FOR THIS COUNCIL? I THINK THAT THIS, UH, FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GET THOSE ANSWERS IN THE FUTURE.

UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, THIS, THAT'S FINE.

BUT, UM, I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO REALLY GIVE US THOSE ANSWERS, UM, MOVING FORWARD.

AND, AND I LOOK AT THIS AS AN, AN ISSUE THAT COULD BE A REGIONAL ISSUE.

SO WE COULD WORK WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ON THIS FOR STORAGE AND, AND WORK THAT WAY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GO IT ALONE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

BUT AGAIN, THE TACTICAL ADVISOR, MY HOPE IS THAT THEY'RE ON BOARD BY FALL OF 24, BUT WE'RE IN THE FALL OF 24.

AND THE LONGER THEY DELAY, THE LONGER THIS PROGRAM GETS DELAYED.

SO MAX, ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AWESOME PRESENTATION.

I THINK, UM, WHAT I WAS LOOK LOOKING AT, AT, THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOALS.

I, I FORGOT WHAT SLIDE THE GOALS WERE ON.

UM, IT PROBABLY REFLECTED THE 2022 SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

UM, DO WE KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF GOAL WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW? I KNOW THESE GOALS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SET, UH, AND I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN.

THEY STARTED SETTING, WE STARTED SETTING GOALS.

YES.

14.

UM, HOW, HOW ARE WE LOOKING, UM, AS WE SHIFT OVER? UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

UH, I THINK THAT SINCE THE MUNICIPAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN WAS PUT IN PLACE, THE, UM, COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN WAS THE NEXT, UM, KIND OF AUDIT THAT THEY DID.

AND THAT WAS STILL A FEW YEARS AGO.

2020 WAS THE BASELINE, SO THAT'S FOUR YEARS AGO.

UM, SO THAT'S ALSO WHY THIS GRANT IS ESSENTIAL, IS IT WILL GIVE US A CLEARER LOOK AND IT'LL BE AN INDICATOR OF WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YEARS GO BY AND THINGS CHANGE.

SO, UM, THIS WILL BE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THOSE ANSWERS FOR YOU SO WE CAN REALLY IDENTIFY WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW, UM, MY ORIGINAL EMPLOYER TAUGHT ME, UM, WHAT MEASURE GETS ATTENDED TO.

SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE FACT YOU WANNA DO AN ENERGY AUDIT, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WE WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO MAKE A ROUTINE.

WHAT DOES AN ENERGY AUDIT LOOK LIKE? AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD, UM, HOUSE INTERNALLY FOR GOING FORWARD? UH, THINKING THAT WE HAVE A STRONG INTERNAL AUDIT PROCESS, UM, EVEN IF THAT'S AN AUDIT AND I'LL SPEAK AND THEN YOU CAN ANSWER, EVEN IF THAT'S AN AUDIT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO KIND OF, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS, CONTRACT OUT.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW, OUR AUDITOR AUDITS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT ONGOING.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THIS WILL, THIS, UM, THIS FUNDING WILL HELP US SEE ONE, WE'LL DO THAT ENERGY AUDIT AND THEN TWO, WE CAN SET UP A CADENCE ON WHEN WE WILL CONTINUE THAT PROCESS IN PERPETUITY.

UM, YES.

SO I THINK THAT, UM, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE US WITH UPDATES NOW, BUT IT'LL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR

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UM, AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF TAKE THE FRAMEWORK AND REALLY TAKE THE BLUEPRINT OF WHAT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS GONNA PROVIDE.

THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IT PR, IT IN INCLUDES, UH, PHYSICAL HANDS-ON WALKTHROUGHS OF THE BUILDING.

SO I WILL BE WITH THEM AS WELL DURING THAT PROCESS.

SO I'LL REALLY GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR CONTRACTORS ARE DOING, AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING SOME INFORMATION FOR THEM AS WELL.

UM, SO THIS WILL BE A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION AS WELL TO, UM, SEE WHAT THE PROCESS IS MOVING FORWARD AND HOW WE CAN REPLICATE THAT AND GET THOSE CONTRACTORS, UM, MOVING FORWARD TO GET A SEMI-ANNUAL OR, OR WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, MORE FREQUENT AUDITS OF OUR, OUR FACILITIES.

UH, MY FINAL, UH, QUESTION OR INQUIRIES IN REGARDS TO OUR KIND OF PRIVATE PARTNER, UH, LIAISONS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR ENERGY PROVIDERS.

UH, I KNOW THAT CAP PROVIDES WATER IN THE VALLEY, BUT HERE IN AVONDALE I BELIEVE WE RELY ON A PS AND SRP.

WILL WE GO BACK OUT WITH OUR FINDINGS AND SHARE THAT WITH THOSE ENERGY PROVIDERS? UM, IF I HEARD THE QUESTION CORRECTLY, UM, WERE YOU ASKING IF WE ARE GONNA BE WORKING WITH OUR UTILITIES PROVIDER? YES.

YES.

YEAH.

SO THEY WILL BE A PART OF THE PROCESS TOO.

UM, AS WE ARE COLLECTING DATA TO GIVE TO THE CONTRACTOR, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE, UH, UTILITY COMPANIES TO ACQUIRE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.

SO THEY'LL BE ALSO WORKING WITH US IN THIS PROCESS.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU, YOU SO MUCH.

AND, AND MAX, OUR A PS LIAISON IS GONNA CHANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

SO AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION IN THIS THAT THEY BRING SOMEONE ON BOARD, I KNOW THEY'LL REACH OUT TO US, BUT YEP.

COUNCIL, ANYONE ELSE? CURTIS, JUST MAKE A COMMENT.

UH, AND THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEPLACE ELSE.

OKAY.

LAST YEAR I WAS IN ENGLAND AND THE TOUR GUY THAT WAS WITH US WAS TALKING ABOUT SHADE COVERS, TREE COVERS, WHATEVER THAT IS.

AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND, THEY'VE GOT A 6% OR A 7%, AND THEY'RE SHOOTING FOR 10 OR 12% TO HELP WITH THEIR CO2 RECOVERY.

NOT RECOVERY, BUT EXCHANGING, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

ALL OF THIS I SEE HERE HAS TO DO WITH BUILDINGS AND THINGS, RIGHT? THERE IS ANY THOUGHT TO LOOK AT WHAT OUR SHADE COVER IS RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE GOT PARKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WHERE WE COULD PUT ADDITIONAL TREES.

AT ONE TIME WE WERE A NATIONAL TREE CITY AT ONE TIME.

WE STILL ARE.

ARE WE, WE ARE.

MAYBE SOMETHING PROMISE GAVE US A THUMBS UP.

SO WE ARE OKAY.

SO WE STILL ARE, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT.

AND I MEAN, THAT'S A SIMPLE THING.

YOU GO OUT AND PLANT THE TREES AND THAT TAKES MORE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE REGION AS THE MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT.

SO MAYBE JUST SOME THOUGHT AS TO WHAT WE'VE GOT AS A SHADE COVERED A DAY IN AVONDALE, AND IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING THAT AND HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT OR WORK WITH YOUR SUSTAINABILITY AND REDUCTION OF SOME OF THAT ENERGY? YEAH.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN.

UM, THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

I HONESTLY LOVE, UM, INCREASING SHADE CANOPY, ESPECIALLY IN THE FORM OF TREES BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T LIKE PLANTING TREES? IT'S, IT'S A GREAT ACTIV ACTIVITY AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AS WELL.

UM, WE ACTUALLY DO SOME TREE PLANTING EVENTS, UH, FOR EARTH DAY, AND WE LIKE TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH THAT.

UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS AN ONGOING EFFORT.

UH, WE DO HAVE A TREE EQUITY ANALYZING, UH, MODEL THAT WAS RELEASED IN THE MARICOPA COUNTY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT TAKES A LOOK AT.

THE CITY AND ITS BI PARCEL WILL SHOW WHAT THE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE PERCENTAGE IS.

UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE UTILIZED IN, UM, OUR STRATEGIC EFFORTS ON IDENTIFYING WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE PLACING THESE TREES.

SO WE IDENTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS AND AREAS THAT MAY BE IN SOME DISADVANTAGED AREAS, AND THEY HAVE LESS TREES, WHICH MEANS HIGHER HEAT, UM, AND MORE ENERGY USE AS WELL TO COOL THEIR HOMES.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND.

UM, AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT AS WELL WITH, UM, GOING BACK TO OUR UTILITY PROVIDERS, I KNOW LIKE, UH, SRP HAS SOME TREE, UM, I DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL WORD OF THE PROGRAM, BUT THE, UH, TREE CANOPY LOANING, THEY GIVE OUT TREES TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE SHADE TO HOMES.

UM, WE'RE GONNA BE HOSTING THE DROP OFF LOCATION COMING UP, UM, NEXT MONTH, I BELIEVE.

SO WE ARE DEFINITELY THINKING OF THAT AND THINKING OF SHADING THIS AREA A BIT MORE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

YOU GET, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS.

I GET YOU GET TWO TREES.

I THINK IT'S A WEEK LONG PRO.

OUR SON-IN-LAW JUST DID THIS AND HE WAS SO EXCITED TO GET HIS TREES.

BUT I THINK, I THINK WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT, AND I THINK YOU BRING UP A GREAT POINT, IF WE CAN HAVE NATURE HELP WITH THIS,

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BUT I THINK GETTING THOSE TREES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HISTORIC AVONDALE, AND IF YOU DRIVE DOWN HISTORIC AVONDALE, A LOT OF THE HOMES JUST DON'T HAVE TREES.

SOMETIMES THEY, 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IRRIGATION FOR IT, WATER IS EXPENSIVE TO WATER THE TREES.

SO I THINK YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT HOLISTICALLY, ESPECIALLY IN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT UNDERSERVED AREAS.

I I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S A, A GREAT WAY FORWARD IS OKAY, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND SAYING, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO.

HOW DOES THIS IMPACT YOU? AND HOW DO WE HELP YOU ACHIEVE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE? SO I, I WON'T BE ON COUNCIL WHEN WE GET THE NEXT UPDATE, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING ON THIS, SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

MAX, DO YOU MIND MAKING THE MOTION ON THIS? YES, I MOVE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

VICE MAYOR.

SORRY, I JUST HAD, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

UM, IS THIS A, UH, AN ANNUAL GRANT? DOES THIS COME UP OFTEN? IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED THE GRANT? UM, I, I ONLY ASK BECAUSE MOVING FORWARD, AS A RESULT OF WHAT IS, UH, DISCOVERED OR UNCOVERED AS, AS PART OF THIS AUDIT, I SAW THAT, UH, YOU COULD BE UTILIZED IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS, UH, EQUIPMENT.

UM, NOT ON THE SLIDE.

SO IIII WOULD BE MISQUOTING IT.

UH, BUT IF WE WERE TO APPLY, LET'S SAY, NEXT YEAR, OR IS THE OPPORTUNITY THERE TO APPLY NEXT YEAR FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THEN, UH, REACT TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED OR UNCOVERED DURING THE GRANT AUDIT PROCESS, I SHOULD SAY? ME MEANING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR PINEDA, UM, FOR THE RECORD, KATRICE SWENSON, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, PUBLIC WORKS.

UM, THIS IS NOT AN ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS A ONE TIME THROUGH FORMULA FUNDING.

IT WAS BASICALLY AN EARMARK FOR THE CITY.

UM, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY KEYED INTO LOOKING TO FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.

UM, WE'RE ALSO ASKING THE TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATOR TO LOOK INTO THOSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

SO HOPEFULLY WE COME AWAY WITH SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECTLY APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDING, UM, THROUGH WHAT THEY PROVIDE FOR US.

SO, UM, UNFORTUNATELY THIS ONE IS THE ONE TIME, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF FUNDING OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

AND, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO GO AFTER IT.

THANK YOU.

SURE.

YOU KNOW, ANY, ANYTHING THEY CAN HELP IT OUT, HELP OUT THE, UH, THE, UH, THE AUDIT PROCESS AND TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED, UH, YOU KNOW, FIXED, RETROFITTED, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

IT'D BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH SOME FUNDING.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASK.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, WE'RE SITTING HERE AND MAKING PROMISES FOR JOEL'S TEAM, BUT I'M JOEL, IT'LL BE OKAY.

TRUST ME.

.

TRUST ME.

MAX, DO YOU MIND MAKING THE MOTION I MOVE TO A ADOPT RESOLUTION 1 0 9 8 DASH 9 2 4 AUTHORIZING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACCEPTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN THE AMOUNT OF 138, 310,000 B AUTHORIZED AND DIRECT STAFF TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO CAUSE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT AND TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION.

AND C AUTHORIZED MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

I HAVE A, UH, MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NIELSEN.

MARCELLA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER NIELSEN AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.

AYE.

MAYOR.

AYE.

MAYOR WEISS.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL PASSES.

SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU,

[a. Police Department's Response to Loud Noise Calls for Service ]

UP NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR CHIEF OF POLICE AND LIEUTENANT ALT.

UM, THEY'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO LOUD NOISE CALLS FOR SERVICE 1700 CALLS.

DON'T ALL THERE, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS, UH, LIEUTENANT THOMAS SA.

I'M ONE OF OUR PATROL LIEUTENANTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO OUR DAY SHIFT.

AND, UH, WHICH LT IS THAT LIGHT NOW? THERE YOU GO.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

I'LL START OVER.

GOOD MORNING.

OR SORRY.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

MY MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT THOMAS SALT.

I AM, UH, ONE OF OUR PATROL LIEUTENANTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO OUR DAY SHIFT IN LITCHFIELD PARK.

UH, THIS EVENING, UH, I'VE, UH, COME TO PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO LOUD NOISE OR LOUD PARTY CALLS FOR SERVICE, UM, THE, UH, LOUD NOISE, CALLS FOR SERVICE WARNINGS VERSUS CITATIONS, WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

AND WE'RE GONNA REVIEW SOME STATS FROM THE YEARS TO US LOUD NOISE DISTURBANCE.

CALL FOR SERVICE IS A LOUD PARTY, LOUD MUSIC, LOUD NOISES COMING FROM A RESIDENCE.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANIMAL NOISE AS THAT COMES IN OR IS GENERATED AS A DIFFERENT TYPE

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AND SO WHAT DOES AN INITIAL RESPONSE PROCESS LOOK LIKE? UH, THE DISPATCH WILL RECEIVE A CALL FOR SERVICE, WHICH OUR OFFICERS ARE DISPATCHED TO.

UM, THIS CALL FOR SERVICE CAN BE INITIATED BY AN ANONYMOUS PERSON, A RESIDENT, UM, JUST ABOUT ANYBODY THAT WOULD CALL TO, UH, MAKE THAT COMPLAINT.

AND SO OFFICERS WILL HAVE ADDRESSES THAT THEY CAN RESPOND TO, OR SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A LOCATION EXAMPLE WOULD BE LIKE A HUNDRED AND SEVENTH AND MCDOWELL LOUD NOISE.

AND SO OFFICERS WILL RESPOND TO THESE CALLS FOR SERVICE, UM, A LOT OF TIMES WITHOUT A EXACT LOCATION.

BUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THEY'RE LOOKING TO DETERMINE, UM, IN THEIR INVESTIGATION, WHAT IS THAT LOUD NOISE? UH, IS IT, UH, WHAT TIME OF DAY IS IT? HOW MANY CALLERS HAVE WE HAD ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, CALL? HOW LOUD IS THE NOISE? HOW FAR CAN IT BE, UH, HEARD FROM? IS THIS A REPEAT OFFENSE? AND SO, IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE OFFICERS DO HAVE AN ADDRESS, THEY ARE ABLE TO LOOK UP A HISTORY OF A RESIDENCE TO SEE IF THERE WERE PREVIOUS NOISE COMPLAINTS MADE.

UM, BUT ULTIMATELY WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE IS, IS WHAT THEY'RE BEING DISPATCHED TO REASONABLE.

AND SO FOR US, UH, WHAT DOES A WARNING VERSUS A CITATION LOOK LIKE? AND SO WHEN OFFICERS RESPOND TO A CALL, THEIR FIRST STEP IS TO IDENTIFY WHO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IS, UH, FOR MAKING THE NOISE.

IF THEY DEEM THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF LOUD NOISE, UH, WHAT A LOUD NOISE.

AN EXAMPLE THAT I WILL GIVE IS, LET'S SAY YOU GO TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THERE'S A LOUD PARTY, LIVE BAND.

IT CAN BE HEARD FROM LIKE FIVE, SIX HOUSES AWAY, OR A WHOLE NOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD AWAY.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WHERE WE WOULD SAY, HEY, THIS IS UNREASONABLE.

MAYBE IT'S SUPER LATE AT NIGHT, ONE, TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

AND YOU CAN HEAR, YOU KNOW, JUST THE THUMPING OF, OF THE NOISE.

AND SO THEY'LL TRY TO DETERMINE WHO THAT RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS FOR MAKING THAT NOISE.

AND OUR POLICY, UH, THE FIRST CONTACT WOULD BE GIVING THE PERSON A WARNING.

UH, WE WANT TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS.

A LOT OF OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE, THIS MAY BE A FIRST TIME SOMEBODY'S EVER MET THE POLICE, OR A FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN CALLED FOR A NOISE IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION.

SO WE WANT TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS AND MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY COULD BE CITED UNDER A DISORDERLY CONDUCT STATUTE THROUGH THE ARIZONA ADVISED STATUTES OR OUR CITY CODE, UH, FOR A NOISE VIOLATION.

IF THERE ARE SUBSEQUENT CALLS FOR SERVICE.

UM, OR MAYBE THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE, UH, THERE'S A WARRANTED CITATION RIGHT FROM THE GET GO, WHICH I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE IN A SECOND.

OR, UM, IT'S A HOUSE THAT IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM.

OFFICERS, UH, CAN CITE THE, UH, THE VIOLATOR OR THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR, UH, EITHER ONE OF THOSE DISORDERLY CONDUCT OR THE CITY CITY CODE FOR THE NOISE DISTURBANCE.

AND SO AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WHERE AN OFFICER WOULD RESPOND AND WOULD WRITE A CITATION RIGHT AWAY WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY LARGE HOUSE PARTY WITH THREE, 400 PLUS PEOPLE.

IT'S CAUSING A DISTURBANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S CARS PARKED EVERYWHERE, PEOPLE CAN'T GET TO THEIR HOMES.

THERE'S TRASH, YOU KNOW, THAT HAS CREATED CHAOS FOR THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SOMETHING THAT AN OFFICER WOULD TRY TO HANDLE OR FIND THAT RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THAT NOISE THAT NIGHT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT CEASE TO, TO CONTINUE.

AND SO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, 2023, UM, THE AVONDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 1,691 LOUD NOISE CALLS FOR SERVICE.

OUT OF THOSE LOUD NOISE CALLS FOR SERVICE OFFICERS TOOK 879 POLICE REPORTS WHERE 11 CITIZENS WERE CITED FOR, UH, THE NOISE VIOLATION.

UH, OUT OF 809 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

NOISE WAS EITHER NOT LOCATED, UH, WE REFERRED THAT CALL TO ANOTHER AGENCY AS IT WAS IN THEIR JURISDICTION, OR THE CALL WAS CANCELED PRIOR TO US, UH, ARRIVING ON SCENE.

AND SO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE DID SEE A REDUCTION IN NOISE COMPLAINTS.

WE DID TAKE 1,626 LOUD CALLS.

UH, WE DID WRITE, OR WE TOOK 876 POLICE REPORTS WHERE 19 CITIZENS WERE CITED FOR THAT NOISE VIOLATION.

743 OF THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE OFFICERS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY NOISE.

WE REFERRED IT TO ANOTHER AGENCY, TO IT, TO IT BEING A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION, UM, OR THE CALL WAS CANCELED.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO KIND OF MOVE INTO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK FOR OUR CITIZENS? UH, SO SHOW A GRAPH ON DAYS, DAYS OF THE WEEK.

AS YOU CAN SEE, BASED ON THE GRAPH ON THE DAYS OF THE WEEK, IT'S NO SURPRISE, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS ARE THE DAYS WHERE WE GET ALL OF OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE.

AND SO THIS LOOKS AT FISCAL YEAR 2024 OUT OF THOSE 1629 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

YOU CAN SEE SUNDAYS AND SATURDAYS ARE, ARE A HIGH CALL VOLUME.

AND WHAT WE ATTRIBUTE THAT TO IS

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MOST OF THE FAMILY GET TOGETHERS.

THAT TYPE OF STUFF OCCURS OVER PEOPLE'S WEEKENDS.

AND SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR JUST YOUR DAY? WELL, HOURS OF THE WEEK, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UM, MOST PEOPLE ARE IN, YOU KNOW, WORKING OR OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING ERRANDS, GOING TO COSTCO AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF DURING THE DAY.

SO YOU DON'T START TO SEE THAT SPIKE IN NOISE COMPLAINTS UNTIL AROUND EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

AND THEN IT SLOWLY GRADUATES UP TILL IT STARTS TO, UH, DISSIPATE TWO, THREE IN THE MORNING.

TYPICALLY, THAT'D BE WHEN MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, LAYING THEIR HEADS TO REST, UM, GOING TO SLEEP, THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

SO WE WOULD SEE THAT.

SO AND SO NOISE COMPLAINTS, LIKE I SAID, I WANTED TO KIND OF SHOW A COMPARISON REAL QUICK TO, TO COUNCIL WHAT, UH, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOISE THAT THE, UH, DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES, WHICH WOULD BE ANIMAL NOISE, A TC DISTURBANCE, WHICH IS GONNA BE YOUR, LIKE OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, ATVS, RIVER BOTTOM TYPE STUFF, SHOTS FIRED, CALL FOR SERVICE, AND THEN FIREWORKS.

UM, BUT WE ARE, I AM HERE TONIGHT PRESENTING THE, UH, THE LOUD NOISE OF SERVICE CALLS AND KIND OF JUST WANTED TO SHOW COUNSEL WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE COMPARED TO THOSE OTHER TYPES OF, UH, CALLS THAT WE DO RESPOND TO.

AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.

SO MANY YEARS AGO WHEN CHIEF PARKIN WAS HERE, WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AND IT WAS A DISCUSSION OF LOUD NOISES AND ANIMAL AND DOG BARKING.

AND I KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.

UM, I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME THAT COUNCIL DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE.

AND I, AND I THINK FOR ME, I, I THINK THERE'S, I GUESS WHAT I WOULD WANNA KNOW IS HOW DO, HOW DO RESIDENTS HELP YOU MORE, YOUR TEAM MORE WHEN THEY RESPOND TO CALLS? SO OBVIOUSLY HAVING, HAVING SPECIFIC ADDRESSES WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING, BUT HOW DOES THIS COUNCIL HELP YOU DO YOUR JOB MORE EFFECTIVELY? DOES THAT MEAN PERMITTING? IF SOMEONE WANTS TO HAVE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A BAND, OR THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A DJ, DOES HAVING THE CITY PUT SOME KIND OF PERMITTING PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE THAT RESIDENT WOULD COME IN AND WHATEVER THAT LOOKED LIKE FOR APPROVAL FROM THEIR NEIGHBORS TIME, HOURS OF THE DAY, WHATEVER THAT LOOKED LIKE, AND HAVE A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? SO IF THERE WAS A VIOLATION, THE CITY WOULD CAPTURE THAT FEE.

WE'D ALSO HAVE A RECORD OF WHERE THE PARTY'S PLAYING OR PARTIES HAPPENING THAT WOULD ALLOW OFFICERS TO GO OUT THERE AND HAVE A MORE SPECIFIC AREA.