Jan 26, 2026 City Council

[1. Roll Call by the City Clerk]

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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26TH, 2026.

WOULD YOU PLEASE ALL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE? I HAVE MY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WISHES.

FANS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE OF LITERACY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

MARCELLA, CAN WE GET ROLL CALL PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE PRESENT VICE MAYOR NIELSEN.

HERE.

MAYOR PINEDA HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, RON.

[a. Exceptional Student of Avondale Recognition (Avi Star Student)]

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

FIRST WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY A DONNA GARDNER, OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER TO, UH, UH, RECOGNIZE SOME VERY EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT OF AVONDALE NOMINATIONS.

THIS IS A FUN AND WONDERFUL INITIATIVE TO RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING THINGS THAT STUDENTS ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I AM HONORED TO BE PRESENTING THESE RECOGNITIONS ON BEHALF OF ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS, EDUCATORS, AND, UM, NOMINATORS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THE ACHIEVEMENTS BEING RECOGNIZED MAY BE ACADEMIC, EXTRACURRICULAR, OR PERSONAL, AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT THAT STUDENTS HAVE MADE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILY, SCHOOL, OR COMMUNITY STUDENTS.

AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE WALK UP TO RECEIVE YOUR AWARD AND STAY STANDING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PRESENTATION.

AFTER THE COMPLETION OF ALL PRESENTATIONS, YOU'LL BE INVITED TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I HAVE STACY ANO, COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, UM, COORDINATOR HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING TO ASSIST WITH, UH, PRESENTING THE, UH, CERTIFICATES.

AND THE MEDALS.

FIRST UP IS WITHIN THE AWA FRIA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ATTENDS AWA FRIA HIGH SCHOOL.

FRANKIE, UM, OLIVIA IS IN 12TH GRADE.

FRANKIE HAS PRESENTED HIMSELF WITH INCREASED CONFIDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF-AWARENESS.

IN THE RECENT SCHOOL YEAR, HE INTERACTS WITH PEERS AND STAFF IN A RESPECTFUL, THOUGHTFUL, AND POSITIVE MANNER.

HIS PROGRESS IS NOT ONLY EVIDENT IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT IN THE WAY THAT HE CONTRIBUTES TO A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

HE SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DEDICATION AND SUPPORT CAN LEAD TO MEANINGFUL GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

THE FOLLOWING STUDENT IS WITHIN THE AVONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ATTENDS LAIE CORE.

ANAYA.

SALCIDO IS IN FIRST GRADE.

SHE SHOWS UP TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WITH A BRIGHT SMILE, AND IS, UH, SHOWS A GENUINE LOVE FOR, UH, BEING PART OF HER SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SHE CONSISTENTLY TAKES PRIDE IN BEING RESPONSIBLE AND DEPENDENT, WHETHER THAT'S INSIDE THE CLASSROOM OR DURING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

HER WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT OTHERS POSITIVELY IMPACTS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGES HER PEERS TO DO THE SAME.

NEXT IS WITHIN THE LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ATTENDS CORTE SIERRA ELEMENTARY.

DECLAN BLADES IS IN SECOND GRADE.

DECLAN CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN EVERYTHING HE DOES.

HE FOLLOWS ALL THE SCHOOL RULES AND TAKES PRIDE IN DOING THE RIGHT THING, OFTEN ENCOURAGING HIS CLASSMATES TO DO THE SAME.

HE IS GENUINELY KIND AND PATIENT WITH OTHERS AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP AND SUPPORT HIS PEERS.

DECLAN IS A WONDERFUL ROLE MODEL AND EMBODIES THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

NEXT IS WITHIN THE PENDERGAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ATTENDS GARDEN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ALLISON COOK.

ALLISON IS AN EIGHTH GRADER.

SHE IS EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED ARTIST WHO, UM, REFLECTS DEEP THINKING, CREATIVITY AND REMARKABLE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN, UM, ALL OF HER WORK.

HER DEDICATION HAS EARNED HER, UH, MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND, UM, HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PREP COURSES AND SELECTION FOR THE PENDERGAST ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR

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NEXT IS WITHIN THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ATTENDS WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

EMILY DANE.

EMILY IS A 12TH GRADER.

EMILY WAS RECENTLY ACCEPTED INTO BROWN UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE WILL PURSUE A FUTURE AND MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGIES AIMING FOR A CAREER IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY WHERE SHE HOPES TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLINICAL RESEARCH.

EMILY HAS ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

SHE PARTICIPATES AS A MEMBER OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATION STUDENTS OF AMERICA.

SHE PLAYS JV TENNIS.

SHE CO-FOUNDED A ROBOTICS CLUB AND CONTINUE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TRIO TALENT SEARCH AND NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.

EMILY'S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE EXTENDS INTO THE COMMUNITY WHERE SHE VOLUNTEERS AT RIO VISTA, RIO VISTA ELEMENTARY THROUGH THE, UM, READ BETTER BE BETTER PROGRAM, TUTORED AT GARDEN LAKES ELEMENTARY AND SUPPORTED THE PHOENIX CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

THROUGH THESE ROLES, SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED EMPATHY AND A WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT THOSE AROUND HER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT OF AVONDALE NOMINATIONS MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH THIS PROGRAM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DONNA, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE EARNED THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT AWARD FROM YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, DEDICATION TO SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU COULD BE FOCUSED ON.

AND YET, ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR READ ABOUT EACH ONE OF YOU IS JUST, UH, NOT ONLY IMPRESSIVE, UH, BUT I KNOW IT YOU AGES ALL OF YOUR AGES.

I KNOW THAT I WASN'T DOING A LOT OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO, UH, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT WISH TO SHARE ANY WORDS, IF NOT, YEAH, JUST A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STICKING AROUND AS WELL AS PARENTS.

UH, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA DO A COUPLE OF PHOTOS HERE AFTER THIS, SO STICK AROUND AND, UM, ALLOW US TO BE HONORED TO TAKE A, A PICTURE WITH ALL OF YOU EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, RON.

NEXT ITEM.

[b. Recognition of Avondale High School's Receiving Letter Grade A Achievement]

MAYOR.

OH, WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION BY DONNA.

SHE IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE, UH, SOME OF AVONDALE'S HIGH SCHOOLS WHO RECEIVED A LETTER GRADE A ACHIEVEMENT.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE TWO AVONDALE SCHOOLS IN THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, LA JOLLA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECENTLY RECEIVING AN A LETTER GRADE FROM THE ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

I HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY SERVICES, CHRIS LOPEZ, HERE WITH ME TO ASSIST WITH, UM, HANDING OUT THE PLAQUES.

THIS ANNUAL EVALUATION LOOKS AT SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING YEAR TO YEAR STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, AND SCIENCE, THE PROGRESS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, READINESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREERS, AND GRADUATION RATES.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION FROM LA JOLLA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL TO THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT THE PLAQUE OF RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

NOW, YOU MAY NOT, WHEN ALL HAPPENED, WE MAY NOT WANT THEM TO SIT DOWN.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF COUNSEL WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING TO THEM BEFORE THEY LEFT .

OH, I WASN'T SURE IF THEY WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.

I JUST, SORRY.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST USED TO ACCEPTING AWARDS.

THEY JUST GRAB 'EM AND GO OFF TO THE, OFF TO THE NEXT ONE.

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UH, NO.

WHAT I, I I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS, HAS, UM, IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME TO GET TO THE A AND SO WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IS JUST KIND OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE SCHOOLS, EACH ONE OF THE CAMPUSES, TO TRANSFORM IT TO WHERE IT'S BECOME TODAY WITH GETTING THE LETTER A.

SO IF YOU JUST WANNA BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THAT, LOVE TO HEAR IT.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES HELPING TO DO THE HARD WORK, SO MIGHT AS WELL BRAG

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, THANK YOU, MAYOR PINEDA, VICE MAYOR NIELSEN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

MY NAME'S BRANDY HASKINS.

I'M THE VERY PROUD PRINCIPAL AT WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL.

I HAD THE HONOR TO OPEN WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL SEVEN YEARS AGO AND TWO YEARS AGO WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST A RATING FROM THE STATE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT IS THE WORK OF THE HARD, THE HARD WORK OF TEACHERS ON CAMPUS EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH OUR STUDENTS.

UM, THEY HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS AND THEY WORK VERY HARD WITH STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY LIVE UP TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND HAVE ALL THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED, INCLUDING GRADUATING, READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER WITH MANY SCHOLARSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FRONT OF 'EM.

SO THE REALLY, THE SUCCESSES, THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS AND THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

BILL SORENSON, GRATEFUL PRINCIPAL OF LA JOLLA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I ATTRIBUTE THIS TO AMAZING TEACHERS THAT ARE FOCUSING ON STUDENT LEARNING OVER THEIR TEACHING BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE WE TAUGHT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY LEARNED IT.

SO FOCUSING IN GUARANTEEING THAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN AT HIGH LEVELS IS THE KEY TO US BEING AN A AND ALL THE SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, UH, BECAUSE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE A CITY, IT NEVER STOPS AND IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE IN A WHOLE LOT OF WORK.

SO, UH, THIS IS FOR LA JOLLA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, NOT FOR BILL SORENSON.

SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK.

UM, BUT I AM HERE AND I GRACIOUSLY ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF LA JOA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.

AND TO STAND HERE NEXT TO A LEGEND LIKE BRANDY HASKINS, UH, MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT.

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WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

I KNOW THAT WE KIND OF SKIPPED THROUGH COUNCIL, BUT IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT WISH TO SHARE A COUPLE WORDS? COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO, THANK YOU TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE HERE.

UM, HAVING TWO YEARS AGO, UH, HAVING SERVED ON A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GETTING AN A AND WHAT THAT INVOLVED IN, UM, I FIRSTHAND SAW THAT IT IS VERY MUCH THE TEACHERS AND THE LEARNING THAT THEY PROVIDE FOR THEIR STUDENTS, BUT IT IS ALSO THE PARENTS WHO CHOOSE TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, WHO CHOOSE TO BE A PART OF THE EXTRACURRICULAR THINGS TO KEEP THEM INVOLVED.

AND IT IS SUCH A STRINGENT PROCESS TO SEE THAT.

'CAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE FOLKS THAT GIVE THOSE GRADES AND DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AND IT IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT, SO THANK YOU.

EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE KIDS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL, IT DOES MATTER.

THE COMMUNITY SHAPES KIDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCILOR WHITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, MAYOR PINEDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UM, AND I JUST WANNA THANK THE SCHOOLS.

UM, IT'S LIKE THE AVONDALE BOULEVARD CORRIDOR AND WE APPRECIATE THAT, WHETHER YOU'RE NORTH OR SOUTH, UM, THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET A FINE EDUCATION.

BUT I THINK, UM, I HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO WEST POINT.

I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, UM, PROXY THAT THEY HAVE WITH LUKE AIR FORCE BASE AND JAG, AND HOW THEY HAVE A LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ON CAMPUS, AND HOW THEY HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, ODD THINGS LIKE I DID, LIKE ARCHERY, AND THEY MAKE KIDS FEEL OKAY WHEN THEY TAKE IT.

, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT, UM, TO HAVE HAD TWO CHILDREN MATRICULATE ONE, UM, IT'S, AND THAT SCHOOL AND ONE HAS NOW GONE ON TO A SU IS A ARTIST AND HAS FULLY EXPRESSED HIMSELF AND IS DOING WELL AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU POUR INTO OUR CHILDREN.

YOU SAID TWO YEARS AGO, DOES THAT MEAN THIS IS YOUR SECOND OR THIRD? THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN A ROW.

AND LA JOLLA, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AT BAT, BUT YOU'VE BEEN HERE SO LONG IN SUCH AN ENRICHING ORGANIZATION.

TELL US IN UNION HIGH SCHOOL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR CHILDREN AND, AND MAKING SURE THEY FEEL GOOD ABOUT GOING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

I KNOW IT'S, I KNOW IT'S THE TEACHERS, THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE PARENTS, BUT THESE KIDS CARE AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THEM BE INSPIRED TO DO SO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE DONNA, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND AGAIN, JUST A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EARNING THE A.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB OR EASY TRANSFORMATION, SO GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO WHEN ALL PRESENT, UH, PRESENTATIONS CAN CONCLUDE, EACH SCHOOL WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WILL YOU, UM, PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AGAIN, UH, THESE TWO WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SCHOOLS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT.

[c. Holiday School Spirit Food Drive Awards Presentation]

BUT WAIT, MAYOR, THERE'S MORE, MORE, UM, WE'LL KEEP GOING WITH, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY SERVICES, RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE HAVE STACY, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY SERVICES COORDINATOR, WHO'S GONNA PRESENT OUR HOLIDAY SCHOOL SPIRIT FOOD DRIVE

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THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS STACY ANO, NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY SERVICES COORDINATOR.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE COORDINATING THE 2025 SCHOOL SPIRIT FOOD DRIVE, AND I'M HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING EFFORTS OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE ATTENDING THIS EVENING AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN OUR 18TH ANNUAL SCHOOL SPIRIT FOOD DRIVE.

SINCE 2008, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS COLLABORATED WITH AVONDALE SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING DEMAND FACED BY FOOD BANKS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE THE AVONDALE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION WITH US TONIGHT WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE BY ENCOURAGING, ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCATING FOR RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

TO ASSIST IN DISTRIBUTING THE TROPHIES, WE HAVE YOUTH COMMISSION CHAIR HANNAH MOLINA AND VICE CHAIR LE BASTOS.

THE 2025 FOOD DRIVE RAN FROM NOVEMBER 3RD TO DECEMBER 5TH AND INCLUDED 10 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.

WE ARE INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AS THE FOOD COLLECTED WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF AVONDALE LISTED HERE ARE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FOOD DRIVE.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIP.

IN THE YEARLY EVENT OUR DEPARTMENT COORDINATES, WE'VE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM MANY SCHOOLS EXPRESSING THEIR ENJOYMENT AND BEING PART OF THE INITIATIVE.

LAST YEAR, WE COLLECTED 6,040 POUNDS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 5,033 MEALS.

I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR, THAT NUMBER HAS INCREASED.

THIS YEAR WE GATHERED 8,085 POUNDS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO SEVEN THOUSAND SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN MEALS.

THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF AVONDALE SCHOOLS HOSTING THE DRIVES AND SPREADING AWARENESS IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE 2025 YEARS GOAL.

EACH CONTRIBUTION, NO MATTER THE SIZE, PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED AND ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS FOOD ON THEIR TABLE.

AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PODIUM TO RECEIVE YOUR PARTICIPATION, PLAQUE AND PLACEMENT TROPHIES.

AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, YOUR SCHOOLS WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WILL NOW BE PRESENTING AWARDS TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, AWA FREA HIGH SCHOOL, GORTA SIERRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TRE HIGH SCHOOL, ASTRAY VISTA STEM ACADEMY.

IMAGINE SCHOOLS, AVONDALE RANCHO SANTA FE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

WE WILL NOW BE RECOGNIZING THE TOP THREE CONTRIBUTING SCHOOLS IN THIRD PLACE, WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL, WHO COLLECTED 1000, WHO COLLECTED 1,420 POUNDS EQUIVALENT TO 1,183 MEALS

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WE HAVE AVONDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO COLLECTED 1,475 POUNDS EQUIVALENT TO 1,229 MEALS.

AND FINALLY, IN FIRST PLACE LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOL WHO COLLECTED 2004 POUNDS EQUIVALENT TO 1,670 MEALS.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE AVONDALE COMMUNITY.

THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TO COORDINATE THE FOOD DRIVE AND BE HERE TO TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE YOU ALL.

MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH THE 2025 FOOD DRIVE.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, STACY, FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DISTRICTS WHO ARE HERE, ALL OF THE FAMILIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT HELPED THEM, UH, GET TO THE SUCCESS THAT WE JUST WERE ABLE TO WITNESS.

AND THANK YOU TO THE AVONDALE YOUTH COMMISSION WHO ARE HELPING AND CONGRATS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SUCH FULL FORCE TONIGHT.

ANY NUMBERS OF COUNCIL? WISH TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

OKAY.

COUNCILOR GARCIA, I JUST WANNA SAY HOW AWESOME THAT IS.

UM, I KNOW THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE LAST YEAR AND AS COMMUNITY LEADERS WE MET, AND THE THING THAT, THAT THEY SAID WAS, IT'S NOT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO PASS OUT FOOD, BUT YOU GUYS ARE THE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY DOING THE WORK.

SO THANK YOU GUYS ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS, PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE FOOD AND GET THAT WHAT THEY NEEDED WHEN THEY NEEDED IT.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

ANY OTHERS? COUNCILOR WHITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

STACY.

DONNA, UH, MARYELLA, UM, CHRIS EDITH, ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY SERVICES, UH, SHOWING THE LEADERSHIP TO OUR CHILDREN.

UM, I THINK THAT SETTING AN EXAMPLE AS A JOB IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB EVERY DAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND, UH, APPRECIATE THAT DALE GIVES YOU GUYS THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT.

, UM, THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHEN I LOOK AT THIS AMOUNT OF FOOD AND HOW MANY MOUTHS WERE FED, UM, YOU NOT ONLY, UM, MET THE NEED FOR WHAT THE BIG NFS DOES, BUT YOU ENGAGE THE CHILDREN AND WE'RE PASSING THIS ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION, UM, TO THE LEADERS OF A YAC.

WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGING YOUR PEERS AT SCHOOL.

YOU ARE ALWAYS ON POINT, AND I THINK YOU ALL SEE ME MORE THAN ENOUGH TO TAKE ME SERIOUSLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO.

UM, BUT THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME DOING IT.

SO TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THE CHILDREN DO THE WORK AND GROW UP OVER TIME HERE IN AVONDALE, I'M SO PROUD TO SEE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M WATCHING YOU ALL APPEAR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

RUN.

NEXT

[d. Avondale Business Spotlight Program Award]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

COUNSEL.

UP NEXT.

ADAM SHIPLEY, OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER TO PRESENT A NEW PROGRAM, OUR AVONDALE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM AWARD.

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

UM, IF I COULD JUST HAVE YES, COME STAND WITH ME, ORLANDO CHAVEZ AND, UH, UH, YOLANDA CHAVEZ.

ALRIGHT, SO FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, THE AVONDALE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM.

SO GUIDED BY CITY COUNCIL'S VISION, THE AVONDALE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED THE AVONDALE, UH, BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZED BUSINESS OWNERS AND OPERATORS WHO HAVE HAD A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS FOR THOSE ENTREPRENEURS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS BY GENEROUSLY DONATING THEIR TIME, TALENT, AND RESOURCES TO AVONDALE.

WE WILL BE SEEKING OUT AND ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE, UH, FROM THE AVONDALE COMMUNITY, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE AWARDS.

AND OUR TEAM WILL ALSO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY INTERACTING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HONOR THEM THROUGH THIS AWARD.

UH, THE AWARD WILL BE GIVEN OUT QUARTERLY AND PRESENTED AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, AND THE WINNER WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION ON SOCIAL MEDIA RECOGNITION ON THE AVONDALE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE AND THE RAVE REVIEW PUBLICATION.

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IT WAS A SOURCE OF SIGNIFICANT STRESS JUST DAYS BEFORE THEIR MAJOR LIFE MILESTONE.

SO ORLANDO CHAVEZ, THE CO-OWNER OF PANDORA LACENT, UH, SAW THE NEWS OF THE SHUTTERED BAKERY AND DECIDED, UM, THAT HIM AND, UH, YOLANDA, THE CO-OWNER, HIS WIFE AND A CAKE BAKER OF MORE THAN 30 YEARS, NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING.

UM, SO THEY STEPPED IN AND THEY PROVIDED FREE CUSTOM WEDDING CAKES TO AFFECTED COUPLES COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY, UM, THIS PHOENIX BAKERY.

ENCLOSURE.

YOLANDA AND ORLANDO ACTED FROM THE HEART TO ENSURE THAT THESE FAMILIES COULD CELEBRATE THEIR WEDDINGS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DISAPPOINTMENT.

AND THE GENEROSITY OF PANEDA CENT DIDN'T JUST PROVIDE DESSERT.

IT FOSTERED A SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MET AND FOUND INSPIRATION IN EACH OTHER.

THROUGH THIS ACT OF KINDNESS WORKING TOGETHER TO DESIGN THEIR NEW WEDDING CAKE, THIS LOCAL LEADERSHIP EVEN INSPIRED A WAVE OF GENEROSITY ACROSS THE VALLEY WITH OTHER VALLEY BAKERIES OFFERING DISCOUNTS TO HELP OTHER AFFECTED COUPLES THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.

PAN LOS VENTRA REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF AVONDALE'S SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PROVING THAT OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS STEP UP TO BRIDGE THE GAP AND SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU TO YOLANDA AND ORLANDO CHAVEZ, WHO USE THEIR SKILLS AS A TOOL FOR DOING GOOD.

AS WE NOW RECOGNIZE YOU WITH THE INAUGURAL AVONDALE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT AWARD.

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, YOLANDA OR ORLANDO, ONE OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND I'M SURE THE SPOTLIGHT IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT AS WE HEARD EARLIER, IT'S, IT'S YOUR TIME TO BRAG.

I MEAN, WHAT YOU DID FOR THE COMMUNITY, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT YOU DID FROM ONE SMALL BUSINESS TO ANOTHER, AND HOW YOU ASSISTED ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES IN NEED.

I THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT'S OKAY TO SHARE YOUR STORY, BUT WHATEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH SHARING.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION YOU GUYS, UH, GIVEN US AND, AND LOOKING AT, UH, FOR US, UH, MAYOR MIKE AND COUNCIL, UH, LAUREN AND THE WHOLE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STAFF.

UH, I GUESS WE JUST, UH, STARTED WITH THAT QUICK NEWS THAT WE SAW AND, AND WE HAVE THE FEELING WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT FEELING THAT, UH, WHEN PEOPLE COME WITH THE SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, IT'S NOT EASY TO JUST TELL OTHER ONES, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU GUYS.

SO WE JUST HAD TO STEP UP AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST GIVEN THAT.

'CAUSE SINCE WE KNOW THAT FELIX, WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2007 AND THAT'S HOW WE DECIDED TO DO THE RECOGNITION TO THOSE, UH, UH, COUPLE, UH, WEDDING TIME LADIES.

SO, BUT, UH, WE'LL ALWAYS BE HERE.

WE'LL ALWAYS TRY TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

THE COMMUNITY, HAVING THE COMMUNITY AND FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

SO, WELL, I JUST, JUST WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN THERE MANY A TIMES TO HAVE DIFFERENT MEETINGS SITTING ON THE PATIO, JUST ENJOYING, AND BY THE WAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE JUST OFF CENTRAL, UH, SOUTH OF ST.

JOHN ANI, UH, UH, CHURCH.

UM, AND IN THE STRIP MALL JUST NORTH OF SONIC, I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT AREA, BUT PLEASE, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND IN TURN, IF THE COMMUNITY COULD STEP OUT, JUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM, THAT WOULD BE A, A HUGE BENEFIT.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR INAUGURAL AWARD.

SETS THE TONE FOR ALL THE AWARDS THAT WILL COME AFTER.

UH, BUT JUST, AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID.

BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IS NOT EASY, LET ALONE.

AND YOU HAVE YOUR OWN ISSUES TO FACE, LET ALONE HELPING OTHERS WITH THEIRS.

AND SO, JUST A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SOLORIO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

UM, IT TRULY IS AN HONOR, MY HONOR, AND ALL OF US HERE TO HAVE YOU IN OUR COUNCIL QUARTERS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN HEAR THOSE STORIES THAT HAPPEN AND WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CONNECTION TO THEM.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STRUCK TO ME BECAUSE, I MEAN, PANZA IS EVERYONE'S FAVORITE, AT LEAST MINE ANYWAY.

AND I GO QUITE OFTEN WHEN YOU GUYS DO THE CON .

SO, UM, WHEN I HEARD THIS, I WAS LIKE, THIS IS, THIS IS OUR HOMETOWN AND THESE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE STEPPING IN A PIVOTAL TIME WHERE, YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED IN THE BUSINESS OF PLANNING WEDDINGS BEFORE AND YOU'RE AT THAT PIVOTAL STEP WHERE YOU'VE PICKED OUT YOUR WEDDING CAKE AND YOU'RE KIND OF PAST THAT AND YOU'RE GETTING IN FRONT OF YOUR WEDDING.

AND THEN THAT HAPPENS.

AND FOR YOU GUYS TO STEP UP AND REALLY JUST SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT'S GIVING OF YOUR HEART AND IN THE COMMUNITY IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

SO THANK YOU.

MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH SO MUCH BUSINESS AND FOLKS, GO OUT AND GET YOUR PAN.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE IT.

THEY ALSO HAVE GREAT BREAKFAST AND YOU KNOW, THEY DO, THEY DO IT ALL.

IT'S AMAZING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MEMBER GARCIA.

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UM, AND YOURS IS NOT AN EXCEPTION.

I HAVE BEEN GETTING BIRTHDAY CAKES FROM YOU GUYS FOR YEARS.

UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL A STORY BECAUSE, UM, DURING THE BILLY MOORE DAYS, I WAS GETTING BREAKFAST AND IT WAS SO PACKED.

I HAD TO LEAVE AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT YOU RAN AFTER ME AFTER MY MEAL WAS DONE AND YOU BROUGHT ME MY MEAL.

THAT'S THE KIND OF HEART AND THE, THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT YOU GUYS ARE.

AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THE COMMUNITY IS WONDERFUL.

LIKE, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT IT WAS SO NICE THAT YOU DID BECAUSE I WAS WITH ME AND MY SON.

UM, BUT GO, PLEASE GO SUPPORT THEM.

THEY HAVE BEST LECHA CAKES, THEY HAVE PAN, THEY HAVE REALLY GOOD BREAKFAST, AND THEY HAVE REALLY GOOD COFFEE TOO.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN AVONDALE IS ONE OF THE BI PIVOTAL REASONS WHY WE ARE HERE, IS YOU GUYS ARE WHAT MAKES THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JOINING ME DOWN BELOW, IT'S PICTURE TIME, SO WE'LL HEAD DOWN THERE AND TAKE SOME PICTURES.

TAKE SOME PHOTOS,

[3. Unscheduled Public Appearances]

[00:43:43]

[00:43:44]

MARCELLA, I DO HAVE ONE BLUE CARD.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT'S CORRECT.

I'VE ONLY RECEIVED ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM ADRIAN ALMANZA.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

ADRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP PLEASE? HELLO, CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ADRIAN ALMANZA, AS WHAT SHE SAID.

AND I'M CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT AFRI HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I DO WANNA ADDRESS TO YOU CITY COUNCIL TODAY ABOUT THE ISSUE THAT MANY STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF WHO WALK AND ALSO STUDENTS WHO DRIVE TO SCHOOL FACE ON EA FIVE 30 EAST RILEY DRIVE.

SO YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE ISSUE GOING ON.

SO I DO WANNA ADDRESS HOW THE LACK OF CROSSWALKS AROUND AFRI.

SO THERE'S, RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY ON FIVE 30 EAST RILEY DRIVE TWO USABLE CROSSWALKS.

SO YOU PROBABLY MEAN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, USABLE SUMMIT? THERE'S ONLY ONE CROSSWALK IN NEAR THE STUDENT PARKING, WHICH OF COURSE MANY STUDENTS USE TO GET NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE CAFETERIA.

THE NEW CAFETERIA ACTUALLY, WHICH IS OF COURSE, VERY USABLE.

AND THE THE SECOND ONE IS OF COURSE, BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION OF DIAR AND FIVE 30 EAST, UM, AND EAST RILEY DRIVE, WHICH OF COURSE MANY STUDENTS USE FROM I'M PRETTY SURE PAST THE RAILWAY TO GO.

OF COURSE, OF COURSE ENTER THE

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AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, 'CAUSE I OF COURSE WALKED TO SCHOOL, THE CROSSWALKS OVER THERE ARE OF COURSE FADING DRAMATICALLY DUE TO, OF COURSE, MANY TRAFFIC DRIVING AND ALL THAT.

AND I JUST WANNA FOCUS ON LIKE HOW ALL THAT COULD DEFINITELY LEAD TO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE.

AND I ALSO WANNA ADDRESS ONE MORE CROSSWALK THAT I, I USE ALL THE TIME.

AND SO THIS CROSSWALK ACTUALLY JUST LEADS TO THE FRONT OFFICE.

SO IT DOESN'T EVEN LEAD TO A RAMP TO THE SIDEWALK.

IT JUST LEADS IMMEDIATELY TO THE FRONT OFF FRONT OFFICE RESULTING IN POTENTIAL RISK FOR STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF WHO WALK EVERY DAY TO EVEN GET HIT FROM PEOPLE TRYING TO, FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE POTENTIALLY DISTRACTED TRYING TO ENTER FRONT OFFICE.

AND ANOTHER ISSUE I WANT TO ADDRESS IS, OF COURSE, SPEEDING.

UH, MANY DRIVERS, STUDENT DRIVERS SPECIFICALLY SPEED ON EAST, UH, FIVE 30 EAST RILEY DRIVE, WHICH I KNOW I WISH SPEEDING COULD JUST END TODAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT HOW LIFE WORK, UNFORTUNATELY.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I WANNA POINT OUT.

AND ANOTHER ISSUE IS, OF COURSE, DRIVERS STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF FIVE 30 EAST VALLEY DRIVE.

SO MANY DRIVERS, OF COURSE, DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE PARENT LOOP, WHICH IS OF COURSE ON THE ROAD ON FIVE 30.

AND SO INSTEAD THEY STARTED TO USE THE OTHER OPTION IS TO INSTEAD PARK THEIR SIDE OR PARK THEIR CAR ON THE SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPING OFF, POTENTIALLY EVEN, NO, NOT POTENTIALLY, BUT RESULTING IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY BEFORE.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY AFTER SCHOOL, WHICH YOU WE'VE SEEN, UH, VERY LIKE A, A GRID LOCKUP BASICALLY.

AND I KNOW LIKE WE CAN'T NECESSARILY FIX IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I DO WANT TO ADDRESS HOW LIKE THIS GRID LOCKUP IS ALSO ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF LIKE STUDENTS, UH, JUST WALKING IN FRONT OF CARS.

SO, UM, AS I GOT PICKED UP BY MY PARENTS NOT TOO LONG AGO AND MY MOM ACTUALLY ALMOST HIT A STUDENT, WHICH IS KIND OF WORRYING HOW STUDENTS JUST WALK ON FIVE 30 EAST RILEY DRIVE TO IMMEDIATELY JUST GO ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH I MEAN, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLY SO.

BUT AGAIN, WITH A LACK OF CROSSWALKS ON THERE, UM, YOU COULD, WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE FUTURE RISK OF STUDENT SAFETY AND DRIVERS ACCIDENTALLY HITTING A STUDENT.

ADRIAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH KIM.

YES.

UH, AND THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

AND IF YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH KIM AND CITY MANAGEMENT, UH, WE CAN SEE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

THAT'S IT.

IT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT

[4. Consent Agenda]

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

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE ITEM FOUR A PULLED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION, PLEASE.

OKAY.

ITEM FOUR A.

CAN WE AT THIS POINT GET A MOTION FOR ALL ITEMS OUTSIDE OF FOUR A? GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO, PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

COUNSEL, ITEM PASSES.

SEVEN ZERO.

[a. Call and Notice of Election]

ITEM FOUR A, COUNCIL MEMBER.

WHITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

I WAS JUST, UM, I HAD A FEW, UM, QUESTIONS THAT I, UM, WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE PORTION B, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE STAFF TO ADD ISSUES TO THE BALLOT AS DIRECTED BY COUNSEL OR BY APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.

UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTION OR SOMETHING THAT THE CLERK CAN SHARE WITH US.

UM, UH, WHAT TYPE OF CONSIDERATION IS REQUIRED TO HAVE SOMETHING ADDED TO THE PRIMARY OR NOVEMBER BALLOT? UM, DO WE HAVE ANY TIMEFRAMES? ARE STUDY SESSIONS REQUIRED? CAN YOU ADD SOME MORE COLOR TO THIS CONTENT? THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT LANGUAGE IS DIRECTING ME TO ADD A REFERENDUM RECALL OR INITIATIVE TO THE BALLOT IF THOSE PETITIONS WERE TO BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SO MAYOR, I THINK, UM, I WOULD, UH, I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAD A FEW BOND ISSUES LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A BOND COMMITTEE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER.

UM, MAYOR, IS THIS THE TYPE OF TIME WHERE IF ITEM B, UM, ADD ISSUES TO THE BALLOT AS DIRECTED BY COUNSEL, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY HAD A BOND COMMITTEE KIND OF WASH THROUGH, BUT ONE OF THOSE ISSUES DIDN'T PASS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY, UM, REQUEST TO HAVE PUT BACK ON THE BALLOT? WELL, UH, BASED UPON WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, I KNOW THAT I'VE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE NEXT TIME THAT, UM, SPECIFICALLY A BOND ISSUE CAN BE BROUGHT BACK ON.

AND, UM, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE

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SO ARE WE STILL AT THAT POINT, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER? WHITE, UM, COUNCIL, UM, SO THIS, I, YES, THERE'S STILL ADDITIONAL WORK I THINK THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO, UM, TO PUT THAT BACK ON THE BALLOT.

UM, AND THEN SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN THE PAST, WE WOULD COME TO YOU AND HAVE YOU AUTHORIZE THAT AT A COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THIS LANGUAGE, UH, MY OPINION, IT DOESN'T ALLOW US JUST TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BOND.

WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH AND HAVE YOU CALL THE ELECTION FOR THAT, JUST LIKE WE DID, UM, PREVIOUSLY.

OKAY.

AND MAYOR, DO YOU RECALL, SIR, HOW MUCH TIME IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTION? WE CALLED FOR THAT, UM, TO BE ON THE BALLOT LAST YEAR? I, I DO NOT RECALL.

MARCELLA, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THAT? THANK YOU.

IT WAS AROUND APRIL TIMEFRAME, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE WOULD BE, WELL, WELL BEHIND OF SCHEDULE IF WE WANTED IT TO MOVE FORWARD TO 2026.

OKAY.

AND THEN MAYOR, I KNOW THAT IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE, THE EXISTING CHARTER, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK OUT TO THE PUBLIC WITH THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL.

UM, IS THAT A CONVERSATION WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO GATHER LIKE A COMMITTEE THAT WE HAD FOR THE BOND OR IS CHARTER QUESTIONS SOMETHING THAT IS REVIEWED BY COUNCIL? I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A COMMITTEE, CORRECT? YES, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.

UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF COULD INITIATE, BUT WE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU WANTED TO DO IT, PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THE BOND, WE WOULD HAVE A COMMITTEE GET TOGETHER, LOOK AT OUR CHARTER, THEY WOULD WORK WITH RON'S OFFICE, MY OFFICE TO PRESENT SUGGESTED CHARTER AMENDMENTS, UM, DISCUSS THEM WITH YOU AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD ON HOW WE WANTED TO DO, UM, ANY CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

BUT THOSE WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE VOTERS.

YES.

THE REASON I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT MAYOR, IS 'CAUSE WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER, UM, I THINK SOME OF THE GUIDANCE THAT WE HAVE IN THE DOCUMENT, IT SEEMS A BIT ARCHAIC.

AND EVEN WHEN I THINK ABOUT, UM, HOW IT IMPACTS US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THINK THERE, UM, MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REVIEW.

SO I THINK THAT I DO WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEM A, BUT I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO, UM, MOVE TO A STUDY SESSION AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL CHARTER REVIEW.

UM, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE, UM, RIGHT TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THOSE ARE THINGS THAT DO HAVE TO HAVE ELECTIONS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PULLED THIS ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF US LOOKING AT HOW TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE CHARTER, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT BOND BACK ON THERE.

AND IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN SHOW UP ON THE, UM, PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT, I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL THE NOVEMBER, UM, BALLOT THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CALL THOSE OUT.

'CAUSE THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT, UM, I THINK THE, THE LAST BOND IS LOW HANGING FRUIT.

WE ALREADY HAD THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY WELL-DEFINED AND, AND MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, UM, TAKE A QUICKER LOOK THAN WE DID LAST TIME.

UH, WELL, AND I CAN, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT, UH, AS THE ELECTION OCCURRED AND THE VOTE WAS FINALIZED, UH, THAT I WAS QUICKLY, UH, IN COMMUNICATION WITH LEADERSHIP TO SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT THAT, UH, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, WE SHOULD, UH, TAKE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO GO OUT FOR THAT BOND AGAIN.

AND, WHICH IS WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION OF HOW SOON CAN WE DO THIS.

UH, AND SO AS SOON AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO, TO SHARE.

I'M SURE THAT THE COMMITTEE CAN BE FORMED, UH, SO THAT WE CAN GET SOMETHING OF THAT, UH, MAGNITUDE BACK ON THE BALLOT.

SO, OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

SURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARCELA.

OKAY.

CAN I GET A MOTION FOR, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A FOUR A.

GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, A SEC FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS, CAN YOU PLEASE VOTE? OKAY.

ITEMS PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, RON.

[a. Public Hearing and Ordinance 2002-0126 - Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments – Chapter 28, Article 1 (Administration and Procedures); Article 5 (Special Districts; Overlays); Article 8 (Parking); Article 9 (Signs); Article 12 (Landscape, Walls, and Fences) — Application PL-25-0291]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UP NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MONICA, OUR SENIOR PLANNER, UM, TO PRESENT A ZONING ORDINANCE, TEXT AMENDMENT.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M MONICA SMITHY, SENIOR PLANNER, I'M PRESENTING THE AGENDA.

ITEM FIVE, A ZONING ORDINANCE, TEXT AMENDMENT FOR CITY CENTER DISTRICT REMOVAL APPLICATION PA DASH 25 DASH 0 2 9 1.

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SO BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT IN DETAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE CITY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT.

THE CITY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT WAS ADDED TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN 2009.

OVER TIME, MORE THAN TWO 50 ACRES WERE REZONED TO CITY CENTER DISTRICT.

SHOWN IN BLUE ON THIS GRAPHIC IN SEPTEMBER, 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE BOULEVARD ZONING DISTRICT WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A VIBRANT URBAN CORE AND ULTIMATELY REPLACING THE CITY CENTER DISTRICT.

WITH THIS ACTION, THE BOULEVARD ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY WAS ESTABLISHED, THE BOUNDARY SHOWN HERE IN PURPLE ON THIS GRAPHIC, UH, BECAUSE PARTICIPATION IN THE BOULEVARD WAS VOLUNTARY, APPROXIMATELY 79 ACRES, UH, INITIALLY STILL REMAINED UNDER CITY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IN BLUE ON THIS GRAPHIC.

IN AUGUST, 2022, THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REMAINING CITY CENTER DISTRICT WAS REZONED TO PLAN AREA DEVELOPMENT FOR FUSE 6 2 3.

AND IN NOVEMBER, 2025, THE FINAL PARCEL WITH THE CITY CENTER DISTRICT'S, UH, ZONING DESIGNATION WAS ALSO RES REZONED TO A PLAN AREA DEVELOPMENT FOR AVONDALE TECH CENTER.