TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR CITY COUNCIL PACKET
The January
19, 2010 Policy Session has been Cancelled
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Liquor License
Applications Received for the Period of January 6, 2010 through January 12,
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Follow-up: January
12, 2010 Work Study Minutes and Council Requests |
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Packet Date:
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LIQUOR LICENSE
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE PERIOD OF |
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GENERAL
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Lisa Takata Executive Assistant to the City Manager |
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Mario Paniagua City Clerk |
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LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE
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This report
provides advance notice of liquor license applications that were received by
the City Clerk during the period of
INFORMATION
The liquor license application process
includes the posting of a public notice of the application at the proposed
location for twenty days and the distribution of an application copy or a copy
of this report to the following departments for their review: Finance, Planning,
Police, Fire, Street Transportation, Development Services, and the Maricopa
County Health Department. Additionally,
License Services mails a notice to all registered neighborhood organizations
within a one-mile radius of each proposed business location (excluding Special
Events).
Additional information on the items listed
below is generally not available until the twenty-day posting/review period has
expired.
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Application Type Legend
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O- Ownership |
L- Location |
N- New |
OL- Ownership & Location |
Acquisition of Control |
SE- Special Event |
Liquor License Series Definitions
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1 In State Producer
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7 On sale-beer & wine
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11 Hotel/Motel-all liquor on premises
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3 Microbrewery
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8 Conveyance
license-sale of all liquor on board planes & trains |
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12 Restaurant-all
liquor on premises |
4 Wholesaler
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5 Government
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9 Off
sale-all liquor |
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14 Clubs-all
liquor on premises |
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6 On sale-all liquor
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10 Off
sale-beer & wine |
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15 Special
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On-sale retailer means any person operating an establishment where
spirituous liquors are sold in the original container for consumption on or
off the premises and in individual portions for consumption on the premises. |
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Within 2,000 Feet of Light Rail |
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Proposed Agenda Date |
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1 |
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N |
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Troy DeVos, Agent QuikTrip #454 480-446-6329 |
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10 |
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No |
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2 |
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Randy Guse, Agent Walgreens #03912 623-215-0407 |
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10 |
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No |
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3 |
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Michael Basha,
Agent Bashas’ #15 480-940-6731 |
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9 |
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No |
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3 |
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David LaPlante 330 West 602-570-4977 |
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15 |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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4 |
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David Robinson,
Agent Hideaway Lounge 602-955-9065 |
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No |
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4 |
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Carlos Nava, Jr. St. Gregory Roman
Catholic Parish 602-284-8547 |
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15 |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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6 |
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Andrea Lewkowitz,
Agent Cost Plus Imports 602-667-6767 |
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7 |
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No |
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Andrea Lewkowitz,
Agent Club West Golf
Course 602-667-6767 |
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No |
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7 |
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Randy Guse, Agent Walgreens #09179 623-215-0407 |
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10 |
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No |
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7 |
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Randy Guse, Agent Walgreens #06697 623-215-0407 |
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10 |
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No |
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7 |
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Randy Guse, Agent Walgreens #10111 3434 West Southern
Avenue 623-215-0407 |
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10 |
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No |
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7 |
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Randy Guse, Agent Walgreens #06021 623-215-0407 |
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10 |
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No |
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8 |
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W.M. Sacks/Cave
& Ives Portico & Grill 602-840-4649 |
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7 |
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No |
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8 |
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Randy Guse, Agent Walgreens #04422 3945 East Southern
Avenue 623-215-0407 |
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10 |
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No |
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8 |
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Dragomir Mikalacki Saint Sava Serbian
Orthodox Church (2/11-2/13/10) 480-343-7431 |
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15 |
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N/A |
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Daniel Schay Phoenix Theatre ( 602-618-7266 |
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15 |
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N/A |
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*Event Date – Application not received in time for Council review.
For further information regarding any of the
above applications, please contact the City Clerk Department, License Services
Section, at 602-262-6018.
RECOMMENDATION
This report is
provided for information only. No
Council action is required.
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GENERAL
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Lisa Takata Executive Assistant to the City Manager |
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POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THREE
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The attached memorandum supplements the Request for Council Action
reports for three liquor license items on the
New Items
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District 5, Uno Stop
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District 8,
Allen’s Bistro
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District 8, Llerutan Distributing
For further information regarding these items, please contact the City
Clerk Department, License Services Section at 602-262-7003.
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Police Department Liquor License
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Application Information |
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Uno Stop |
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Applicant Name |
Imad Yousif Warda |
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10 |
The
Police Department recommends disapproval of this liquor license application for
the following reasons:
- There are
possible hidden ownership concerns:
During a review of the state liquor license application for
Section 13 question 4 asks “If the premises are leased give leasers
name: “Mr. Warda answered this with “35th
When asked about indebtedness for this location Mr. Warda
answered “Zero.”
On the city application question 9 asks “How much was paid for the
business and the source of funds used to pay for this business.” Mr. Warda answered with $2,500.00 which came from personal
savings with “Zero” debt.
This location was originally licensed, # 100774376, and owned by Rokd Group LLC whose members included Britton Lee. It was
purchased for $1.5 million dollars and later sold to Albert Gorais
Odesho, brother in law of Imad
Warda, for $1.8 million dollars. Mr. Odesho obtained financing and later became delinquent on
payments with his bank for this location.
During a conversation with Mr. Odesho he related Mr. Lee worked with Mr. Odesho’s bank and purchased the property back in July 2009.
Mr. Odesho paid $9,760.00 a month for three months to
avoid the foreclosure and to stay in business.
Mr. Odesho and Mr. Lee did not report this
incident to the DLLC or AZ Corporation commission within the required time
frame, selling beer and wine under Mr. Odesho’s
liquor license, #10075063 since July 2009. Mr. Imad Warda disclosed on his application he has been working at
this location since September 2004 and later confirmed this.
In November 2009, Mr. Lee, owner of the property, known as Quality
Gasoline, evicted Mr. Odesho and has allowed beer and
wine to be sold there with Mr. Odesho’s license.
A record of this unreported business transaction was documented on
Phoenix Police report #2009-92011452.
On
When asked about the purchase price he told us he purchases the
inventory for $2,000.00 from Britton Lee. He later admitted he was in debt to
Britton Lee for $50,000.00 and was the deal for leasing the property. Mr. Warda wanted to consult with his lawyer on this
matter.
Due to the fact Britton Lee is the current owner of
The applicant has failed to make full financial
disclosure:
As described above, the applicant failed to provide a full financial
disclosure and disclosures provided were confusing. No financial documents
regarding sources of income were provided even upon request.
This
recommendation for disapproval is submitted by: Detective Cortez
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Investigating Detective |
J.M. McTernan 4684 |
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Sgt. Mark Doty
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Police Department Liquor License
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— The applicant is not qualified to hold a liquor
license due to:
The applicant, Tonya Allen has three outstanding liens against her. The
first is for $2,636.87 from the Garden Lakes Community Association. The
judgment was issued through the
The applicant explained that she had knowledge of the judgment from Limb
Investors but did not agree with the judgment and has no plans to pay it. The
applicant also has no pending legal action to reverse the judgment. The
applicant also said that she is aware of the origin of the other two liens but
also does not think they are just and has no plans of paying them. There is no
pending legal action to reverse either of the two judgments.
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Additional reasons
for disapproval include:
The applicant explained that the situation surrounding the $25,000
judgment from Limb Investors was due to a Child Care business that she had
purchased and was operating under the previous owner’s child care license. When
this license was no longer valid the applicant was unable to obtain a current
license to operate the establishment. Due to the fact that she could not
operate the child care facility; she was unable to pay the building lease. The
non payment of the lease resulted in the $25,000 judgment.
The lease was at
For the above mentioned reasons the applicant has failed to demonstrate
the reliability, capability and qualification required of a liquor licensee in
the State of
This
recommendation for disapproval is submitted by:
M. Ballentine #7294
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Investigating Detective |
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Police Department Liquor License
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Application Information |
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Business Name |
LLERUTAN |
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District |
8 |
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Applicant Name |
Ronald Johnson |
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— The applicant has the following criminal
background:
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Mr. Johnson has an
extensive criminal history including the following arrests:
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— The application was falsified in the
following manner:
On section 13 of the
state application, Mr. Johnson indicated that his residence from January of
2008, until the present is
On
When Mr. Johnson was
asked to provide his address during a meeting on July 28, he provided the
Peralta address. During a subsequent phone conversation on July 29, Mr. Johnson
said he had been contacted by Mr. Southard and advised that someone had stopped
by asking about him. Mr. Johnson said he did live at the Peralta address but he
has not stayed there for approximately three months. Mr. Johnson claims that he
does not have a residence but stays with girlfriends. He was unable to provide
an address for his current residence. Mr. Johnson was asked why he claimed that
he owned the Peralta property and he responded that the application was
completed by his lawyer and he did not tell him that he owned the house. Mr.
Johnson said that he did not read the application prior to signing it in front
of a notary even though the application says, “I have read this questionnaire
and all statements are true, correct and complete”.
— The applicant has failed to make a full
financial disclosure:
On question nine of
the city questionnaire, Mr. Johnson stated that $60,000 was paid for the
business and the source of these funds was personal savings. During a meeting
with Mr. Johnson on July 28, he claimed the personal savings were earned through
the sale of his last home located at
After conducting a
Department Of Economic Security check of Mr. Johnson’s wages, it was discovered
that he applied for, and received food stamps on
The only income that
Mr. Johnson provided was the sale of the home at 7515
Mr. Johnson did not
provide any further documentation of any type of income. During our phone
conversation, Mr. Johnson claimed that the money from the sale of his previous
home was used to start his own line of alcoholic beverages called Naturell and was not used to start his wholesale business.
Mr. Johnson claims to be looking for investors to fund the wholesale business
but at the time of this application, none have been secured. Mr. Johnson was
unable to provide a source of income to pay the $700.00 per month lease payment
for the building.
Mr. Johnson has not
proven himself to be reliable due to the fact that he falsified his application
by failing to document numerous arrests and convictions within the last ten
years. Mr. Johnson also claimed his residence was a location that he admitted
he has not stayed at in at least three months and failed to provide a current
place of residence. When confronted with this information, Mr. Johnson claims
that his lawyer filled out the application incorrectly and he did not review it
prior to signing the document in front of a notary affirming that the document
was correct and true.
Mr. Johnson has also
not proven himself to be capable, qualified or reliable due to his inability to
make a full financial disclosure. The financial documentation provided was from
2005 and 2006 however, Mr. Johnson filed for food stamps in 2008, and received
the assistance until 2009. Mr. Johnson later claimed that the financial
documentation was for the startup for his liquor brand but he is still looking
for investors to fund the wholesale business.
For all of the above
mentioned reasons, the applicant has failed to demonstrate the capability,
qualifications and reliability required of a liquor licensee in the State of
This recommendation for disapproval is submitted by: Michael Ballentine #7294
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Investigating Detective |
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Liquor Enforcement Detail Supervisor |
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Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38.431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the City Council and to the general public that the City Council will hold a meeting open to the public on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 2:00 P.M. located in the Subcommittee Room, 200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. |
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AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS CALLED FOR THIS TIME AT THE
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THE TIMES LISTED
FOR AGENDA ITEMS
Action Taken:
Vice Mayor Nowakowski called the
meeting to order at
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COUNCIL INFORMATION |
This item is scheduled to give City Council members an opportunity to publicly request information or follow-up on issues of interest to the community. If the information is available, staff will immediately provide it to the City Council member. No decisions will be made or action taken.
Action Taken:
Council members made general announcements, commended staff for work completed, and submitted questions for staff follow-up.
CONSENT AGENDA.
There were no items for the Consent Agenda this week.
CALL FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A vote to call an Executive Session may be held.
Action Item:
There was no call for an
Executive Session.
REPORTS
This item is scheduled to allow the City Manager to report on changes in the City Council Agenda and provide brief informational reports on urgent issues. The City Council may discuss these reports but no action will be taken.
Action Taken:
City Manager David Cavazos stated Executives and Middle Management wanted to set an example by undertaking reductions in an effort to reduce costs and preserve jobs, programs, and services. Mr. Cavazos noted for the current year and following year, they would forego cost of living increase, merit pay increase, and longevity pay. He added this would be the two-year equivalent of 6.9 percent reduction. Mr. Cavazos also requested five voluntary furlough days from managers in FY 2009-10. He noted the five furlough days would be the equivalent to two percent of pay.
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BUDGET UPDATE |
This report will focus on the General Fund and will provide updated
information for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years.
Action Taken:
Budget & Research Director Cathy Gleason provided a PowerPoint presentation on the budget. Ms. Gleason stated the new budget shortfall estimate was $108 million which previously was projected between $65 million and $95 million. Ms. Gleason noted revenues were down compared to the forecast. She explained state income tax was down almost $75 million in revenues over the last two years. Ms. Gleason stated City sales tax was down twelve percent and the state sales tax was down fourteen percent. She added that recently sales tax showed an improvement and this is expected to continue. Ms. Gleason noted by the end of the year, staff forecasted the percentage would be flat. Ms. Gleason indicated for 2010-11, revenues were estimated to be positive at 3.3 percent.
Ms. Gleason stated the two-year deficit of $244.7 million was driven by reduced city sales tax, state sales tax and state income tax. Ms. Gleason discussed current measures taken to balance the budget. She explained $95 million in one-time savings had been identified, however, she noted the City would need to discontinue dependence from one-time financial transactions in the future. Ms. Gleason added another $10 million in savings had been identified through innovation and efficiency efforts. Even with all these efforts, Ms. Gleason reported $140 million in cuts would be needed to balance the budget.
Ms. Gleason indicated where funding was budgeted according
to the community’s and City Council’s priorities, the largest being Public
Safety, parks, streets, and libraries.
Ms. Gleason displayed a historical comparison of departments’ positions,
noting where the City had added and lost positions over the last twenty
years. She commented Police, Fire, Parks
and Library Departments had grown the most in response to
Mr. Zuercher stated some departments had developed efficiencies to maintain services without additional staff.
Ms. Gleason explained departments had already found alternative savings of $37 million during the 3+9 budget reviews to leverage further cuts. She noted departments would continue to cut to reduce the current year’s budget shortfall, adding they may have already depleted the ability to do so without impacting programs and services. Ms. Gleason stated the budget-balancing proposal did not include cutting departments “across the board” but would depend on types of functions. She explained cuts would range from less than fifteen percent for Public Safety to more than thirty percent for the City Manager’s Office.
Ms. Gleason discussed the proposed retirement incentive, noting it was recommended to be capped at forty percent from the previous formula, with a fixed amount of $3 million available for those incentives. She added the City could not provide early retirement due to personnel rules but could offer money as an incentive to those eligible to leave early in an effort to prevent additional lay-offs. Ms. Gleason also stated severance packages would be reduced by twenty percent from the previous formula to mitigate costs.
Ms. Gleason provided an overview of the City funds which
included the Convention Center, Transit, Prop 301 Neighborhood Protection,
Parks and Preserves, and Prop 1 Public Safety Expansion. Ms. Gleason explained construction and
tourism sales tax have been the hardest hit categories significantly decreasing
funding for the
Ms. Gleason noted the budget hearings were being scheduled and would be distributed within a day or two.
Mayor Gordon asked if the State imposed unfunded mandates, reduced state shared revenue or other funds, would the City have to make more cuts. Ms. Gleason replied yes.
Mayor Gordon asked staff if they were to eliminate every department and lay-off every employee with the exception of Public Safety, would the City be able to balance the budget. Mr. Zuercher responded even if every department and employee was eliminated, with the exception of Public Safety, the budget would not be balanced.
Mayor Gordon commented on the dire situation and the need for the public to understand that the City had a significant problem.
Mr. Abe Arvizu, Jr. asked staff to consider taxing items that had not been taxed in the past. He also stated employees were the heart and soul of the City and should be protected to provide essential services.
Downtown
Mr. Adolfo Maldonado, resident, expressed support for a tax on food.
Mayor Gordon asked what percent of the budget problem food tax revenues would address. Mr. Cavazos replied the food tax would collect $50 million in funds which would reduce the shortfall to $90 million.
Mr. Paul Barnes, Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Phoenix, asked the City to initiate a bold budget program that would work beyond the short-term. He also suggested the City work with the State to establish a long-term solution.
Ms. Donna Neill, resident, expressed support for the tax on food. She also asked that the Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit be continued.
Mr. Edward Yee, member of the
Mr. Dwight Amery, resident, expressed support for the tax on food.
Mr. Dave Jenkins, resident, expressed support for the tax on food in order to keep parks and libraries open.
Mayor Gordon clarified that no one on the City Council or staff wanted to eliminate services and programs.
Ms. Greta Rogers asked that residents’ needs be considered when proposing cuts.
Ms. A.C. Quackenbush offered services to assist in examining the issues offering ideas and support to address the shortfall.
Mayor Gordon announced community members could contact their District Council office or City management to provide their input or attend City Council Formal meetings. He stated the community Budget Hearing schedule would be posted in a day or two and was designed to allow the public to engage in the budget process.
Councilman DiCiccio expressed the following points: 1) he believed the private sector would help create solutions and look for efficiencies to fix the budget; 2) he opposed the sales tax on food; 3) he supported across-the-board cuts should not be exercised; 4) he stated he recommended reviewing functions to see if they could be outsourced to the private sector; and 5) he supported programs and services that touched the public should be cut last.
Councilman Gates asked staff to define what essential services should the City be providing. He added he wanted to save positions that provided essential services to the community.
Councilwoman Williams asked if the 3.3 percent City Sales Tax estimation for fiscal year 2010-11 was too optimistic. Ms. Gleason replied this estimation was conservative compared to national economist estimations. Councilwoman Williams asked if additional cuts would need to be made aside from the one-time cuts. Ms. Gleason responded yes, staff would need to find additional savings for this year. Councilwoman Williams asked about employee increases. Ms. Gleason replied the City was currently in labor negotiations with employee groups. Councilwoman Williams suggested the City begin the planning process for a long-term solution that would include consolidation of programs and services; restructuring of public/private partnerships and the tax base; and building an emergency fund that would protect the City’s bond rating, employees, and residents in the future.
Councilman Johnson expressed concern on how service would be maintained with the loss of so many City employees. Councilman Johnson proposed staff look internally to see if there were services the City could provide in the community in an effort to generate revenues. He also noted his support for a tax on food.
Councilwoman Neely commended the City Manager and Executive Team for initiating cuts at the management level and setting an example. Councilwoman Neely stated she would give five furlough days. She asked City management to identify what were the City’s essential services, how they could be consolidated, and how they could be maintained. Councilwoman Neely expressed her opposition towards a food tax.
Councilman Mattox stated he wanted to hear what the community felt was important. He agreed the City should continue with innovative and efficiency efforts and added looking into expanding the Solid Waste Service model program into other areas of the City. Councilman Mattox indicated he would like to see the process expedited regarding opening businesses in the downtown area. He stated he looked forward to the budget hearings and for people’s input.
Vice Mayor Nowakowski thanked management for their voluntary cuts. He encouraged the public to attend and provide input at the budget hearings so the City could understand the different needs and concerns of a diverse population. He also stated his concern for customer service when outsourcing programs and services.
Mayor Gordon stated new, renewal, and extension agreements
with private vendors would be reviewed by all departments. He also asked the public to get involved, and
to forward ideas and recommendations to management. Mayor Gordon asked when the final budget
would be brought to the City Council.
Ms. Gleason replied
Backup included in Council packet/City Clerk’s Office.
ESTIMATED
Action Taken:
Mayor Gordon adjourned the meeting at
For further information, please call the Management Intern, City Manager's Office, at 602-262-4449.
For reasonable accommodations, call the Management Intern at Voice/602-262-4449 or TTY/602-534-5500 as early as possible to coordinate needed arrangements.
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Councilman DiCiccio
Councilman Gates
Councilman Johnson
Councilman Mattox
Councilwoman Neely
Councilwoman Williams
Councilman Simplot
Vice Mayor Nowakowski
Mayor Gordon
City Council Requests For Information And
Announcements
Work
Study Session
COUNCILMAN
DICICCIO
Councilman DiCiccio asked staff to look into combining staffing efforts for trade shows with other valley cities as a way to save money.
Follow-up: Krietor, Chan
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Requested staff to look into combining staffing efforts for trade
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Ms. Hilda Hernandez complimented the Police Department for their quick
response to her concerns and for District 7’s support in addressing her
neighborhood issues. Ms. Hernandez
asked if anything could be done to prevent transients from taking over the
bust stop at |
Ms. Hilda Hernandez |
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Ms. Ruth Carter asked if large events and road closure information
could be provided in a Calendar of Events format on the City’s Website. |
Ms. Ruth Carter |
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Naimark, Larsen |
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Mr. Emerson French proposed adding the Condorcet
method to May’s ballot as a pilot program to endorse electoral reform. |
Mr. Emerson
French |
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Takata, Paniagua |
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Mr. Pat Vint asked why he was being fined
$2,500 a day for violation of visibility of landscaping on corner lots. |
Mr. Pat Vint |
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Miller, NSD |
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FEDERAL ALTERNATIVE FUELS TAX CREDIT |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Ed Zuercher Assistant City
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Debbie Cotton Public Transit
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FEDERAL ALTERNATIVE
FUELS TAX CREDIT |
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This report provides information requested by the Transportation,
Infrastructure & Sustainability Subcommittee at its
the ISSUE
The Public Transit Department has applied for and received a federal
$0.50 per gallon credit for alternative fuels since October 2006. The credit, however, was not extended along
with other provisions of the federal transportation authorization and expired
in December 2009. Continuation of this
credit and all other federal funding has been included and identified as an
assumption in the financial forecasts used for the T2000 transit programs. Loss of this credit represents a $4 million
per year reduction in federal resources used to support operations of transit
programs.
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The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
went into effect on
A section of SAFETEA-LU (Alternative Fuels 11113) provides a volumetric
excise tax credit of $0.50 per gallon for alternative fuels, such as liquefied
natural gas (LNG). This credit is
available to a number of entities including intercity and local bus service providers. Approximately 70 percent of the City’s public
transit fleet uses LNG. Other valley
transit operators also receive this credit and the region benefits financially
and through the environmental impacts of using alternative fuels.
The VEETC enacted in SAFETEA-LU was not a new tax benefit. Prior to SAFETEA-LU, buyers of alternative
fuels received an excise tax exemption.
The exemption varied by fuel type, but generally equaled 5.1 cents per
gallon. For example, the purchase of
regular gasoline included an excise tax of 18.3 cents per gallon, while the
same tax on alternative fuels was only 13.2 cents per gallon (18.3 minus the
5.1 cent deduction). During development of SAFETEA-LU, the restructured VEETC
essentially converted the excise tax exemption into an excise tax credit.
Originally, the VEETC provision was set to expire on
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a large tax
credit extender bill that includes this Alternative Fuels Tax Credit and
provides an extension to
Since
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