City of Chandler | Study Session 10/12/26

The City of Chandler, Arizona, held its regular council meeting and study session on October 12, 2026, following a Public Housing Authority Commission meeting. Procurement and capital-project discussions included a $1 million federal grant for Chandler Flex, with a 50% local match to be met from already-budgeted expenses, and a $750,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for the accessible Pima Park playground, matched by city funds. Council also discussed a $159,000 Kimley-Horn and Associates agreement for Foley Park and Pool renovation master-plan design. For phase three water reclamation facility improvements, staff described a roughly $50.8 million construction-manager-at-risk award to McCarthy and a separate, nearly $5 million construction-management services agreement with Wilson Engineers; the work at the Airport and Ocotillo facilities is expected to span three years. Staff emphasized the need to rehabilitate aging infrastructure and clarified that the construction and oversight contracts are with separate firms.

Council reviewed a one-year marketing services agreement with Eddie Alexander, selected through an RFP that received 17 proposals, with four optional one-year renewals. The first-year campaign is supported by a $150,000 Chandler Industrial Development Authority grant and $40,000 in contributions from four school districts; staff said additional city funding may be requested in future budget cycles. The study session also considered possible amendments to the airport runway ordinance and election requirements. No final direction on an amendment was adopted; staff were asked to return with options, including a general election and removing the election requirement, for a future meeting. The regular-meeting consent agenda, items 1–3, was approved unanimously; the transcript does not identify their contents. No vote on the called-in study-session contracts is shown.