SE Valley Times

The Chandler City Council met at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, taking action on a total of 8 agenda items. Meeting highlights included:

• Approved the final adoption of an ordinance to rezone Game Show Battle Room, located at the southeast corner of Ray Road and 56th Street, from planned area development (PAD) for neighborhood commercial uses to PAD for community commercial uses within an existing commercial center.
• Approved a request to amend Chapter 35 of the Chandler City Code related to regulating medical marijuana facilities, medical marijuana cultivation sites and medical marijuana infusion food establishments. The proposed zoning code amendment includes the following:
  • Expand the size limitation for a medical marijuana facility from not larger than 2,500 square feet to 5,000 square feet
  • Expand the size limitation for a medical marijuana cultivation site from not larger than 3,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet
  • Establish a size limitation for a medical marijuana infusion food establishment of not larger than 5,000 square feet
  • Amend the hours of operation for a medical marijuana facility from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Permit the collocation of an ancillary medical marijuana facility with its affiliated onsite medical marijuana cultivation site and/or medical marijuana infusion food establishment subject to additional conditions.
• Authorized a license agreement between the Google Fiber Arizona, LLC, and the City of Chandler for the use of public property for the establishment of a Class 5 communications system. The agreement provides terms for Class 5 services and is similar to agreements the City has with other providers. Google Fiber’s build plan includes building fiber-to-the-home infrastructure throughout the majority of City of Chandler neighborhoods within 5 years.
• Approved a use permit for Horsepower Automotive Group, located at the southwest corner of Hamilton St. and Queen Creek Road, for the installation of two 1,000-gallon propane tanks.
• Approved an agreement with kW Engineering, Inc. to complete a City Facility Energy Audit in the amount of $121,985. The audit would be applied to the City’s buildings with the highest electrical usage. These facilities include Chandler City Hall, Police Department Downtown Station, Chandler Municipal Court, Tumbleweed Recreation Center, Public Works & Development Services, Information Technology, and Downtown Library.
• Approved the purchase of Proofpoint network security software, from SHI International, Inc., in amount not to exceed $222,711 for a one-year period. Detection, prevention, and encryption technologies help to ensure information is not disclosed via email messages that could lead to identity theft or data breaches.

During a Study Session held on Monday, Feb. 6, Mayor Hartke and the City Council recognized the following Team Chandler employees for their dedicated years of service:

• Stefanie Garcia, 25 years, Management Services Department
• Anna Wilmarth, 15 years, Management Services Department
• Ramani Varada, 15 years, Management Services Department
• Patricia Arneson, 15 years, Police Department
• Matthew Cacciola, 20 years, Police Department
• Viken Ghougassian, 30 years, Public Works & Utilities Department

Also, during the Study Session, the Mayor and Council recognized:

• Valley Christian High School Cross Country Champions

And proclaimed:

• February as Black History Month

The next meeting of the Chandler City Council will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Council meetings are aired live, as well as replayed on the Chandler Channel - Cable Channel 11, streamed online at chandleraz.gov/video and on YouTube at youtube.com/cityofchandler.

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