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Chandler City Council Regular Meeting and Study Session - October 14, 2025

Public Meetings — Tuesday, October 14, 2025
BodyChandler, Arizona
SessionPublic Meetings
DateTuesday, October 14, 2025
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0:55

Well, I don't know.

0:58

Well I may put it down in the water small, but I think that's what we're doing.

1:02

So we do something on a model.

2:12

Yeah, I know.

2:23

Oh, yeah.

2:24

I was pretty much planning.

2:30

Yeah, yes.

2:32

So it's nice and very funny.

2:46

Yeah, I think it's just a lot.

2:59

Well, if you go to the same round, it's not a good thing.

4:15

So these are both microphones.

4:17

So you can stand either here or here.

4:25

And then when you're done, calling everyone up, but like when we take a picture, you're welcome to walk up with them.

4:32

And then just you know he's only gonna call it an email, but everyone does want to come up with these.

4:39

Okay.

4:39

And then they can just actually walk up to the pot.

4:41

And then do I call the auditor and captain?

4:45

Yeah, perfect.

4:46

Yeah, you can call up on that.

5:04

Hello.

5:22

I didn't know here's what I'm trying to figure out.

5:25

I have channel free.

5:31

So I don't know.

5:32

Vice Mayor Ellis.

5:35

Yes, I'm here.

5:35

Thank you.

5:36

Can you hear us?

5:38

Yeah, if I can hear you.

5:39

Okay, we'll start in a couple minutes.

5:42

Yeah.

5:43

You found a little far away, though.

5:46

Okay.

5:55

I always manage.

5:58

I never like to say yes.

6:13

Okay.

6:14

So unless you don't believe that maybe you can make some screens.

6:25

So yes, can we get back to you?

6:28

Hey Mark.

6:33

Hi.

6:33

I think I'll take you back.

6:53

I guess we can have a week.

7:30

I I can be able to be able to do that.

8:02

Yeah, so we're sometimes sometimes don't see it.

9:16

Good evening.

9:17

And welcome to the regular meeting of the Chandler City Council.

9:22

We had a work session before this discussing the initial look at our budget.

9:27

We have this meeting, then there is a and most of you are here for that.

9:30

Then we have a study session immediately after that meeting.

9:35

So several meetings tonight.

9:37

With that, I would like to call our meeting to order.

9:40

And Clerk, please take the roll.

9:44

Vice Mayor Ellis.

9:48

Councilmember and Cinus?

9:49

Here.

9:50

Councilmember Poston is absent excused.

9:52

Councilmember Orlando.

9:54

Here.

9:55

Member Harris?

9:56

Council Mayor Hopkins.

9:57

Here.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural███████████████████████23%
Personnel Matters██████████████████18%
Public Engagement█████████████13%
Public Safety█████████████13%
Economic Development██████████10%
Affordable Housing████████8%
Fiscal Sustainability██████6%
Community Engagement█████5%
Budget Equity Analysis████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Chandler City Council Regular Meeting and Study Session - October 14, 2025

The Chandler City Council held a regular meeting and subsequent study session on October 14, 2025. The meeting began with a work session on the budget (not transcribed), followed by the regular meeting, which included employee service recognitions, proclamations, awards, and unanimous approval of the consent agenda. The study session focused on a briefing regarding the Downtown Region Area Plan update.

Recognitions and Proclamations

  • Service Recognitions: Marla Palmer (25 years, police dispatcher/court clerk), Jennifer Honey (25 years, public information officer), Jerry Oaks (30 years, housing project coordinator), and Lieutenant Jesus "Chewy" Deanda (30 years, police department) were recognized for their years of service.
  • Proclamation - National Friends of Library Week: The council proclaimed October 19–25, 2025 as National Friends of Library Week. A representative from the Friends of the Chandler Public Library accepted and noted a partnership to potentially make a mobile library possible.
  • Proclamation - National Code Enforcement Month: The council proclaimed October 2025 as National Code Enforcement Month. The code enforcement team announced that the department was recognized as best in Arizona and will compete nationally.
  • Chandler Exchange Club Awards: Officer Evan Sprague (police) and Captain Scott Oignette (fire) received first responder awards for their professionalism and dedication.
  • Achievement in Financial Reporting and Procurement: The city received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 43rd consecutive year and the Achievement in Procurement award for the 21st consecutive year, recognizing the accounting and purchasing teams.

Consent Calendar

  • The council unanimously approved the consent agenda items 1 and 2 (motion by Councilmember Harris, second by Councilmember Orlando).

Discussion Items

  • Downtown Region Area Plan Update: Councilmember Harris requested a briefing on the plan. Alisa Peterson presented an addendum clarifying that the new "High Density Residential with Integrated Uses" land use designation applies only to redevelopment sites within the downtown region. Key gateway intersections (Arizona Avenue with Ray Road, Chandler Boulevard, and Pecos Road) will require redevelopment properties fronting two arterials to provide mixed-use development with at least two designated uses. Sites over 10 acres must include a minimum of 20% commercial or office uses. Councilmember Orlando inquired about parcel assembly and the number of large sites; Peterson noted that few sites exceed 10 acres, such as the Walmart site at Pecos and Chandler Boulevard. The council discussed the change and expressed support for the concept.

Key Outcomes

  • The consent agenda was approved unanimously.
  • The Downtown Region Area Plan update was discussed but no formal vote was taken; it was a study session item.

Meeting Transcript

Well, I don't know. Well I may put it down in the water small, but I think that's what we're doing. So we do something on a model. Yeah, I know. Oh, yeah. I was pretty much planning. Yeah, yes. So it's nice and very funny. Yeah, I think it's just a lot. Well, if you go to the same round, it's not a good thing. So these are both microphones. So you can stand either here or here. And then when you're done, calling everyone up, but like when we take a picture, you're welcome to walk up with them. And then just you know he's only gonna call it an email, but everyone does want to come up with these. Okay. And then they can just actually walk up to the pot. And then do I call the auditor and captain? Yeah, perfect. Yeah, you can call up on that. Hello. I didn't know here's what I'm trying to figure out. I have channel free. So I don't know. Vice Mayor Ellis. Yes, I'm here. Thank you. Can you hear us? Yeah, if I can hear you. Okay, we'll start in a couple minutes. Yeah. You found a little far away, though. Okay. I always manage. I never like to say yes. Okay. So unless you don't believe that maybe you can make some screens. So yes, can we get back to you? Hey Mark. Hi. I think I'll take you back. I guess we can have a week. I I can be able to be able to do that. Yeah, so we're sometimes sometimes don't see it. Good evening. And welcome to the regular meeting of the Chandler City Council. We had a work session before this discussing the initial look at our budget. We have this meeting, then there is a and most of you are here for that. Then we have a study session immediately after that meeting. So several meetings tonight. With that, I would like to call our meeting to order.

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