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CITY OF PHOENIX

CITY COUNCIL POLICY SESSION

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008 - 2:00 P.M.

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

200 WEST JEFFERSON

 

 

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38431.02, 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, June 10, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. located in the City Council Chambers, 200 West Jefferson, 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 June 3, 2008. 

 

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.

 

This item is scheduled to allow the City Council to act on the Mayor’s recommendations on the Consent Agenda.  The Consent Agenda has been publicly posted.

 

CALL FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

 

A vote to call an Executive Session may be held.

 

 

INFORMATION REQUESTS ON FORMAL

AGENDA ITEMS.

 

This item is scheduled to give City Council members an opportunity to ask questions about the Formal Agenda on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.  If the information is available, staff will immediately provide it to the City Council member.

 

REPORTS 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.-

Outstanding Young Man/Young Woman Program and the Carl Hayden Robotics Team

Staff:   Krietor, Dillon
(Presentation 20 min.)

 

The purpose of this report is to provide information on the 2008 Outstanding Young Man/Young Woman program and the recent success of the Carl Hayden High School Robotics Team who won the prestigious FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics International Chairman’s Award in Atlanta in April.  The Chairman’s Award is the highest international engineering honor that can be bestowed upon a high school team.

 

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

 

Back-up included in Council packet/City Clerk's Office.

 

ESTIMATED

3.      2:50 P.M.-

DONATION TO THE AQUATICS SECTION FOR THE 2008 CIGNA SUMMER PROGRAM BY CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF ARIZONA

Staff:   Naimark, Hensley
(Presentation 10 min.)

 

This report informs the City Council of a $37,500 CIGNA HealthCare contribution and requests City Council to formally receive the donation for the Parks and Recreation Department (PRD).  The donation will fund the 2008 CIGNA Summer Water Safety program.  Specifically, $30,000 will sponsor CIGNA Summer and $7,500 will sponsor the Senior Water Aerobics Program.

 

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

 

Back-up included in Council packet/City Clerk's Office.

 

ESTIMATED

4.      3:00 P.M.-

Connecting Economic Development with Transportation Improvements

Staff:   Krietor, Maxwell
(Presentation 10 min.)

 

This report provides the City Council with information on how the development of transportation infrastructure can serve as a catalyst for economic development in Council District 5.

 

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

 

Back-up included in Council packet/City Clerk's Office.

 

ESTIMATED

5.      3:10 P.M.-

DASH SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATION

Staff:   Callow, Cotton
(Presentation 10 min.)

 

This report outlines progress in developing improvements to the DASH circulator in downtown Phoenix and requests approval of the proposed DASH routes.

 

Back-up included in Council packet/City Clerk's Office.

 

ESTIMATED

3:50 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

 

Councilwoman Baier

Councilman Johnson

Councilman Mattox

Councilman Nowakowski

Councilman Simplot

Councilman Stanton

Councilwoman Williams

Vice Mayor Neely

Mayor Gordon

 

 

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