TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR CITY COUNCIL PACKET
November 17, 2009
The November 18, 2009
Formal Meeting (Canvass of Votes if needed)
CONSENT AGENDA
Packet Date: November 13, 2009
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CITY COUNCIL REPORT
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CONSENT AGENDA
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TO:
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Ed Zuercher
Assistant City Manager
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AGENDA DATE:
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November 17, 2009
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FROM:
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Jack F. Harris
Public Safety Manager
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ITEM:
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SUBJECT:
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TOBACCO
COMPLIANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT – 2009/2010
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THE ISSUE
The Police Department
requests City Council approval of the receipt of Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) funds in the amount of $24,997 from the
Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO).
OTHER INFORMATION
The AGO and the Phoenix Police Department
have entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement for the performance of tobacco
retailer compliance inspections on a yearly basis since March
25, 2005. This year the AGO has issued another IGA to
the Phoenix Police Department for continued work on long-range planning,
developing programs to conduct undercover inspections of tobacco retailers, and
providing information concerning the results of such inspections to the
AGO. The total amount of funding will be
used for police overtime.
The Arizona Youth Tobacco “Counter Strike”
Program was created through a partnership between the AGO and the Department of
Health Services, Bureau of Tobacco Education and Prevention. The goals of the program are to reduce youth
access to tobacco products and facilitate the enforcement of Arizona’s youth tobacco statutes. These goals are achieved through the use of
undercover compliance inspections conducted by the AGO and their youth
volunteers between the ages of 14 and 17.
Based on the results of the undercover inspection, police officers issue
citations to retail clerks who are found in violation of Arizona’s youth access law. The program’s efforts over the past several
years have kept over 2,500 tobacco products out of the hands of minors in Arizona.
RECOMMENDATION
The Phoenix Police
Department requests City Council approval to accept continued IGA funding for
this program.
This item was
approved at the October 27, 2009 Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee
Meeting.
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CITY COUNCIL
REPORT
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CONSENT AGENDA
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TO:
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Ruth Osuna
Deputy City Manager
Rick Naimark
Deputy City Manager
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AGENDA DATE:
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November 17, 2009
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FROM:
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Neil Mann
Public Works Director
Tammy J. Perkins
Executive Assistant to the City Manager
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ITEM:
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2
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SUBJECT:
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GREEN RAIL CORRIDOR
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT - RECOMMENDED CHANGE IN PROJECT SCOPE
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This report
requests City Council approval of the following changes in the Green Rail
Corridor Demonstration Project scope of work:
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Shift
the focus of the project from solar power development to implementation of a
comprehensive and sustainable energy efficiency program.
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Expand
the project boundaries to include the Booker T. Washington, Downtown, Eastlake Park, Garfield, and Special Redevelopment Areas as well as
the area bounded by 16th Street to the I-10 and the Washington/Jefferson Street pair to the I-10.
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Increase
the maximum grant application amount from the previously City Council-adopted
$53 million to an amount not to exceed $75 million.
THE ISSUE
On October
12, 2009, the
United States Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Funding Opportunity
Announcement for the competitive Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant
(EECBG), the Retrofit Ramp-Up Program.
The Program provides up to $390 million for programs of $5 to $75
million for 8 to 20 awards nationally.
The DOE is seeking
investments that can fundamentally transform energy markets to make energy
efficiency the option of first choice and sustain efforts beyond the grant
monies and grant period by including program sustainability into the program
design. The DOE is seeking grant
applications which leverage a broad spectrum of participation, prioritize
energy efficiency, are ready for implementation, and maximize the creation
and/or retention of U.S. jobs.
OTHER
INFORMATION
As the funding
opportunity is energy-efficiency based, it is important to refine the Phoenix scope of work to best meet the specific
program criteria of the grant. City
staff has met with our partners from the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability
and Arizona Public Service (APS)
and believes a sharpened focus on energy-efficiency efforts in the corridor and
expansion of the corridor to include more residential buildings will maximize
the competitiveness of the City’s application.
The group also believes the City application should be for up to $75
million, the maximum award amount.
The Transportation,
Infrastructure and Sustainability Subcommittee reviewed this report at their November
9, 2009
Subcommittee meeting and recommended full City Council approval of the staff
report.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests City
Council approval of the following changes to the Green Rail Corridor
Demonstration Project’s scope of work:
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Shift
the focus of the project from solar power development to implementation of a
comprehensive and sustainable energy-efficient program.
·
Expand
the project boundaries to include the Booker T. Washington, Downtown, Eastlake Park, Garfield, and Special Redevelopment Areas as well as
the area bounded by 16th Street to the I-10 and the Washington/Jefferson Street pair to the I-10.
·
Increase
the maximum grant application amount from the previously City Council-adopted
$53 million to an amount not to exceed $75 million.