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CITY OF PHOENIX

CITY COUNCIL POLICY SESSION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 - 2:00 P.M.

PHOENIX CITY HALL LOBBY, ASSEMBLY ROOMS A, B, AND C

200 WEST WASHINGTON

 

 

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, October 13, 2009, at 2:00 P.M. located in Phoenix City Hall Lobby, Assembly Rooms A, B, and C, 200 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona.  Council members may participate by telephone.  As indicated in the Agenda, the City Council may vote to go into Executive Session, which will not be open to the public, for the purpose of discussing those matters listed on the Agenda.

 

 

 

1:00 P.M. -

AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS CALLED FOR THIS TIME AT THE POLICY MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2009.

 

THE TIMES LISTED FOR AGENDA ITEMS ARE ESTIMATED.  ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED EARLIER OR IN A DIFFERENT SEQUENCE.

 

ESTIMATED 1.    2:00 P.M.-

COUNCIL INFORMATION AND FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS.

 

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.

 

CONSENT AGENDA.

 

There is no Consent Agenda for consideration this week.

 

CALL FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

 

A vote to call an Executive Session may be held.

 

 

 

 

REPORTS AND BUDGET UPDATES BY THE CITY MANAGER.

 

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.

 

ESTIMATED 2.      2:30  P.M.-

FEDERAL/PHOENIX JOINT TASK FORCES

Staff:  Washington, Harris (Presentation 10 min.)

 

The purpose of this report is to provide information to the Mayor and City Council on the types of interagency cooperative agreements the Phoenix Police Department maintains with our federal law enforcement partners.

 

This item is for information only.  No City Council action is required.

 

Backup included in Council Packet/City Clerk's Office.

 

ESTIMATED 3.      2:40  P.M.-

VALLEY FORWARD AWARDS

Staff:  Seelhammer, Diane Brossart (Valley Forward Association)  (Presentation 10 min.)

 

Valley Forward and SRP presented 18 first place Crescordia winners and 31 Awards of Merit through this year’s Environmental Excellence Awards program.  The awards set standards for achieving a balance between the built and natural environment in the region’s physical, technical, social, and aesthetic development.

 

This item is for information only.  No City Council action is required.

 

Backup included in Council Packet/City Clerk’s Office.

 

ESTIMATED 4.      2:50  P.M.-

EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS (NO REPORT)

Staff:  Washington, Smith (Presentation 10 min.)

 

This item is for information only.  No City Council action is required.

 

 

 

ESTIMATED 5.      3:00  P.M.-

BUDGET STATUS UPDATE AND CALENDAR RECOMMENDATION

Staff:  Zuercher, Gleason (Presentation 10 min.)

 

This report provides our first discussion about the upcoming budget.  It is being presented about three months earlier than it would be in a year without a severe revenue shortfall.  In this early report, we provide results from the recently completed 2008-09 fiscal year, our initial estimates for the 2009-10 fiscal year, the limited information available for the 2010-11 fiscal year, and a recommended calendar for the 2010-11 budget process.   Staff recommends adopting the April calendar that requires final Council decisions in March with reductions to programs and services implemented in April.  This allows us to take advantage of 15 months of savings, while giving us time to understand the implications of labor negotiations on the 2010-11 budget.

 

This item is for information, discussion, and possible action.

 

Backup included in Council Packet/City Clerk's Office.

 

ESTIMATED

3:40  P.M.- ADJOURNMENT

 

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.

 

Si necesita traducción en español, por favor llame a la oficina del gerente de la Ciudad de Phoenix, 602-262-4449 tres días antes de la fecha de la junta.

 

PHOENIX CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

Councilman DiCiccio

Councilman Gates

Councilman Johnson

Councilman Mattox

Councilwoman Neely

Councilman Nowakowski

Councilwoman Williams

Vice Mayor Simplot

Mayor Gordon