TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR CITY COUNCIL
PACKET
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
The
October 6, 2009 Policy Session has been Cancelled
BACK-UP
INFORMATION FOR THE WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 FORMAL AGENDA
Packet Date: September 25, 2009
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CITY COUNCIL REPORT
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FORMAL AGENDA
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TO:
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Council Members
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AGENDA DATE:
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September 30, 2009
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FROM:
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Phil Gordon
Mayor
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1
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SUBJECT:
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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
I nominate the following new appointee:
Jessica Herbert
Ms. Herbert is a senior at Mountain Pointe High
School, resides in District 6 and is
recommended by Councilman Sal DiCiccio. She replaces Jerry Youhanaie,
who resigned, and will serve a partial term to expire November 19, 2010.
CAMELBACK EAST VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
I nominate the following new appointee:
Halli Villemez
Ms. Villemez is a senior at Xavier
College Preparatory, resides in District 6 and is recommended by Councilman Sal
DiCiccio. She
replaces John Teefy, who resigned, and will serve her
first term to expire November
19, 2011.
ENCANTO VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
I nominate the following new appointee:
Gibson McKay
Mr. McKay serves as
Director of Communications & Public Affairs for the Maricopa Integrated
Health System, resides in District 7 and is recommended by Councilman Michael Nowakowski. He will
serve a partial term to expire November 19, 2010.
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY COMMISSION
I nominate Kate Widland to serve
as Chair for a term to expire June
30, 2010.
I nominate the following reappointments:
Penny Allee Taylor
Ms. Allee Taylor serves as Corporate Public Affairs
Administrator for Southwest Gas Corporation.
She completed a partial term and will serve her first term to expire August 31,
2012.
Chad Campbell
Mr. Campbell is a
State Representative at the Arizona State Legislature. He completed a partial term and will serve
his first term to expire August 31, 2012.
Maria Mahar
Ms. Mahar is an Environmental Consultant for
Arizona Public Service. She completed
her first term and will serve her second term to expire August 31, 2012.
Kate Widland
Ms. Widland serves as Environmental Analyst at
SRP. She
completed her first term will serve a second term to expire August 31, 2012.
LAVEEN VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
I nominate the following new appointee:
Katherine A Gosiger
Ms. Gosiger serves as Safety
Compliance Manager for the State of Arizona Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, resides in District 7 and is recommended by Councilman
Michael Nowakowski.
She replaces Jessica Theobald, who resigned,
and will serve a partial term to expire November 19, 2010.
MAYOR’S COMMISSION
ON DISABILITY ISSUES
I nominate the following reappointment:
Kaj-Willow
Kaemmerer
Ms. Kaemmerer serves as Recovery Resources
Developer at Southwest Behavioral Health Services. She completed her first term and will serve
her second term to expire June 2, 2012.
PHOENIX ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION
I nominate the following reappointments:
Joe Baker
Mr. Baker serves as Director of Community Engagement for the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts. He completed his first term and will serve a
second term to expire September 30,
2012.
Dan Cortez
Mr. Cortez serves as Leadership Programs
Manager with Valle del Sol. He completed a partial term and will serve
his first term to expire September 30,
2012.
Crystal Houston
Ms. Houston serves
as Communications Manager for Petsmart. She
completed a partial term and will serve her first term to expire September
30, 2012.
Cate Wunder
Ms. Wunder is a local artist and consultant. She completed a partial term and will serve
her first full term to expire September 30, 2012.
PHOENIX WOMEN’S COMMISSION
I nominate the following new appointee:
Julie Frasco
Ms. Frasco serves as Community
Relations Coordinator for the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and
resides in District 4. She replaces
Angela Felix, who resigned, and will serve her first term to expire June 30, 2012.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
I nominate the following new appointee:
Muriel Smith
Ms. Smith is retired, resides in District 7 and is
recommended by Councilman Michael Nowakowski. She replaces Baldemar
Garza, who resigned, and will serve her first term to expire November 19, 2011.
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CITY COUNCIL REPORT
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FORMAL AGENDA
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TO:
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David Krietor
Deputy City Manager
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AGENDA DATE:
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September 30, 2009
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FROM:
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Donald L. Maxwell
Community and Economic Development
Director
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ITEM:
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55
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SUBJECT:
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RECOVERY ZONE FACILITY BOND
(RZFB) PROGRAM
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Backup report to
item #55 for the Recovery Zone Facility Bond Program on the September 30, 2009
formal City Council Meeting Agenda.
THE ISSUE
On September
16, 2009, the City Council gave approval for the Community and Economic
Development Department (CEDD) to recommend projects for the Recovery Zone
Facility Bond (RZFB) Program. The City
was allocated $32 million of Recovery Zone Facility Bonds to finance private
sector projects located within the Recovery Zone (designated as the entire City
of Phoenix by Council action
on July 1, 2009).
OTHER INFORMATION
Based on City Council direction, the RZFB
Program was structured placing an emphasis on projects that will create and/or
retain jobs. Council-authorized
priorities are projects that focus on research and development, manufacturing,
producer services, and redevelopment/revitalization. Additionally, CEDD’s
business attraction efforts have targeted current industry clusters which
consist of Bioindustry, Advanced Business Services,
Aerospace & Aviation, Emerging Technology, and Sustainability. This also factored into the recommendation of
projects to allocate the RZFBs.
CEDD received interest from seven (7)
companies. The total requests are
approximately $130 million. Each of the
inquiries was followed up with meetings and in depth discussions. Through this process, staff recommended W.L.
Gore & Associates be provided funding.
W.L. Gore & Associates is a privately
held Delaware corporation that
was formed in 1958. The company
possesses 50 locations worldwide and has an employment of 9,000. Gore is best known for
its GORE-TEX® fabrics. The Medical Products Division manufactures a family of
products that include vasular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices,
surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures for use in vascular, cardiac,
and general surgery. The RZFB will be
used to finance the construction of new manufacturing and related facilities at
32212 N. North Valley Parkway in District 2.
It is ancipated that the construction will be completed in 18 to 24
months.
The company will create 500 quality
full-time jobs as a result of receiving the RZFBs
allocation. Additionally, this
multinational company has arranged for buyers of the bonds and is ready to
begin construction as soon as the allocation has been awarded. The bonds are non-recourse to the City of Phoenix and will be
processed through the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority (IDA).
The proposed bond request will finance a
portion of the expansion. The Phoenix expansion has an
estimated cost of $130 million.
CEDD staff has considered traditional IDA Bonds, new
markets tax credits, and other financing alternatives to accommodate the
financing needs of the other interested companies. Staff has also engaged in discussions with
the Director of the Arizona Department of Commerce regarding the availability
of unused state allocation of Recovery Zone Facility Bond. If the City is granted any of the state’s
unused allocation, staff will request permission of the City Council to
allocate redirected RZFBs to provide financing for a Phoenix project.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that $30 million of the
Recovery Zone Facility Bonds be allocated to W.L. Gore & Associates. Gore Associates has purchased vacant land
located at 32212 N. North Valley Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85085 (Council District 2). The company will construct two manufacturing
buildings and a parking structure on this site.
This is part of a planned expansion of Gore’s Medical Products
Division.