This schedule is comprised of hearing dates for City Council on the first Wednesday of each month and Planning Commission on the second Wednesday; the only exceptions noted include holidays and previously approved City Council dates. This schedule is intended to serve as a tentative guide for staff and Council. As a result of hearing caseloads or potential scheduling conflicts with the Mayor or Council members, hearing dates may need to be canceled or adjusted. Additional hearings can be scheduled if deemed necessary by the Planning Director. Staff will continue to monitor this schedule to allow necessary adjustments in a timely manner.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the attached hearing schedule be adopted.

Attachment

2009 ZONING SCHEDULE
PLANNING COMMISSION		CITY COUNCIL
PC HEARING DATE 6:00 P.M.	PC APPEAL DATE	CC HEARING DATE 5:00 P.M.
December 10, 2008	December 17, 2008	January 21, 2009 (3rd Wednesday)
January 14, 2009	January 21, 2009	February 4, 2009
February 11, 2009	February 18, 2009	March 4, 2009
March 11, 2009	March 18, 2009	April 1, 2009
April 7, 2009 (Tuesday)	April 15, 2009	May 6, 2009
May 13, 2009	May 20, 2009	June 3, 2009
June 10, 2009	June 17, 2009	July 1, 2009
August 12, 2009	August 19, 2009	September 16, 2009 (3rd Wednesday)
September 9, 2009	September 16, 2009	October 7, 2009
October 14, 2009	October 21, 2009	November 4, 2009
November 10, 2009 (Tuesday)	November 18, 2009	December 2, 2009
December 9, 2009	December 16, 2009	January 20, 2010

NOTE: Additional hearings will be scheduled only if it is deemed necessary by the Planning Director.

HOLIDAYS

New Year’s Day	January 1, 2009
Martin Luther King Birthday	January 19, 2009
President’s Day	February 16, 2009
Cesar Chavez	March 31, 2009
Passover	April 9-11, 2009; Begins Sunset April 8
Memorial Day	May 25, 2009
Independence Day	July 4, 2009 (Observed July 3, 2009)
Labor Day	September 7, 2009
Rosh Hashanah	September 19-20, 2009; Begins Sunset September 18
Yom Kippur	September 28, 2009, Begins Sunset September 27
Veteran’s Day	November 11, 2009
Thanksgiving Day	November 26, 2009 and November 27, 2009
Hanukkah (Chanukah)	December 11-19, 2009
Christmas	December 24, 2009 – ½ day observed December 25, 2009

CITY COUNCIL REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA
TO:	Thomas E. Callow, P.E. Deputy City Manager	AGENDA DATE:		September 2, 2008
FROM:	Wylie Bearup, PE, PhD Interim Street Transportation Director	ITEM:	2
SUBJECT:	SUPPORT FOR NACTO 2008 POLICY PLATFORM

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) will be releasing its 2008 platform that states the organization’s principles for the next federal transportation bill during a press conference in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2008. NACTO’s members represent the nation’s 13 largest cities, including the City of Phoenix, with the mission of advancing transportation issues unique to large cities at the federal level.

The NACTO 2008 platform articulates the organization’s themes for federal transportation policy, which include: (1) reinforce our Nation’s investment in infrastructure, (2) lead the country in combating oil dependence and climate change, and (3) modernize agency tools and structures. The attached document provides additional details on the organization and on the themes it will be announcing during the press conference on September 9.

A copy of the attachment for this document is available in the City Clerk Department, 200 West Washington, 15th Floor.

This report seeks Council endorsement of the NACTO 2008 platform.


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CITY COUNCIL REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA
TO:	David Cavazos Deputy City Manager	AGENDA DATE:		September 2, 2008
FROM:	Debra Wilkins Stark AICP Planning Director	ITEM:	1
SUBJECT:	ZONING SCHEDULE FOR 2009