Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to the Tempe City Council regular council meeting.

Item number one is called order council meetings can be watched in real time via Cox Cable Channel Eleven and at Tempe.gov slash Tempi Eleven.

Members of the public may also attend the meeting virtually through Microsoft Teams.

If you have signed up to speak on items later on in the agenda, please know that as the presiding officer, I have the discretion to introduce items out of their regular order as listed on the agenda.

So those wishing to speak on those items don't have to wait until later in the meeting or to otherwise expedite the business of the meeting.

If you wish to speak on an agenda item and you haven't filled out a speaker card yet, please make sure to fill out and submit your completed card to the city clerk prior to the item coming forward for council discussion.

I'd now like to invite everyone who is able and willing to stand to join me in a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Thank you.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

So those rules still do apply for this regular council meeting.

But we are now going to play a video conveying the City of Tempe's native land acknowledgement statement.

We acknowledge that Tempe lies on the ancestral land of the Native peoples who have lived here since time immemorial.

Stretches far beyond the boundaries of our city.

The landscape is sacred to them.

Embodying cultural values that are integral to their identity and way of life.

The autumn and deposit continue to maintain a deep spiritual connection to this land.

We embrace the responsibility of caring for these places and vow to uphold this commitment in all our actions.

Thank you very much.

Next up, uh item four meeting minutes.

Councilmember Chin.

Thank you, Mayor.

I move to accept the board, commission, and committee meeting minutes in items 4B1 through 4B2.

It's been moved by Councilmember Chin and seconded by Councilmember Keating.

Please vote.

And that item passes six to zero with Vice Mayor Garland absent.

Next up, item 5A, Mayor's reports and announcements.

I don't have any this evening, which brings me to item 5B, City Manager's reports and announcements.

Madam City Manager.

Thank you, Mayor.

I don't have anything this evening.

Thank you very much.

Appreciate it.

That moves us to public appearances.

Once again, before we move into public appearances, I want to take a moment to address campaign-related activity as we are now in the 2026 election season.

City Council meetings are open to the public and are a vital forum for civic engagement.

We welcome all individuals, including candidates to speak on matters of public concern during the public comment portion of the meeting.

However, because this is an official city council meeting that is both televised and live streamed using city resources, we ask all candidates, including any current council members, to refrain from electioneering or campaign-related activity while participating in this meeting.

That means no discussing your candidacy, asking for votes to signatures, or displaying campaign materials such as signs, t-shirts, or literature while speaking.

Thank you for helping us maintain the integrity and neutrality of our public meetings.

That brings me to item six, public appearances.

According to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, the City Council may only discuss, respond to, or take action on matters listed elsewhere on this agenda for discussion and legal action.

The purpose of the open call to the public is to allow individuals to address the city council on any issue within the jurisdiction of the city council.

No person shall speak more than once, and there is a limit of three minutes per speaker.

In the interest of allowing all members of the public to have an opportunity to speak, in the case that there are such a large number of persons intending to speak during the meeting that it may deprive other members of the public from the reasonable opportunity to speak, the mayor may limit each speaker to less than three minutes.

Speakers present at the podium must state their name and city of residence and provide a speaker card.

Members of the public shall refrain from making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, and from becoming boisterous while addressing the city council or while attending the meeting.

Speakers will be taken first come, first serve in the order in which the cards are received.

Speakers' visual aids and appearances by phone or recordings are not allowed.

The city council is prohibited by state law from discussing, responding to, or taking action on matters raised during the call to the public, even if asked to do so by a member of the public.

So long as the subject discussed by the speaker is not listed as a specific agenda item for council's consideration for discussion and legal action.

Individual members of the council may respond to criticism made by speakers, ask staff to review a matter, or request a matter to be placed on a public on a future public agenda.

That being said, I will look to our clerk here to see do I have any cards this evening for general public appearances?

I've not received any for this section.

Okay, thank you very much.

Is there anyone in the audience wishing to speak under item number six public appearances?

All right, seeing none, I will move on to item number seven, which is the consent agenda.

All items listed on the consent agenda will be considered as a group and will be enacted with one motion by the city council unless an item is removed for separate consideration.

Members of the public may remove public hearing items for separate consideration.