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 27, 2009, at 2:00 P.M. located in the Subcommittee Room, 200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

1:00 P.M. -

AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS CALLED FOR THIS TIME AT THE POLICY SESSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 13, 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.

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.

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.-

STREET LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OVERVIEW

Staff: Zuercher, Naimark, Bearup, Larsen
(Presentation 10 min.)

This report provides the City Council with an overview of street landscape maintenance within the City of Phoenix and requests Council direction on improving the design and maintenance of street landscaping throughout the City.

This item is for information, discussion and possible action.

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

ESTIMATED

3. 2:40 P.M.-

TRANSIT 2000 BUS PROGRAM OPTIONS

Staff: Zuercher, Cotton
(Presentation 10 min.)

This report provides information regarding options for resource reallocations, fare increases, and expenditure reductions to balance the 20-year Transit 2000 (T2000) Bus program. City Council discussion and direction is requested on the priorities for resource reallocations, fare increases, and/or expenditure reductions as well as timing of options.

This item is for information, discussion and possible action.

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

ESTIMATED

3:20 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

Official Web Site of the City of Phoenix

Phoenix - All America City - 2009