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 28, 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 October 14, 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.

AGENDA ITEMS.

This item is scheduled to give City Council members an opportunity to ask questions about the Formal Agenda on October 29, 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.-

EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD ANNOUNCMENTS (NO REPORT)

Staff: Washington, Smith
(Presentation 10 min.)

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

ESTIMATED

3. 2:40 P.M.-

CITYNORTH – OPENING FIRST PHASE

Staff: Krietor, Maxwell
(Presentation 10 min.)

CityNorth will open its first phase, High Street, on November 13, 2008. High Street will feature nearly one million square feet of development, including retail, restaurant, office, and residential space situated at Deer Valley Drive and 56^th Street in Northeast Phoenix.

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

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

ESTIMATED

4. 2:50 P.M.-

PHOENIX NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM FUNDING TARGETS

Staff: Zuercher, Dorney, Miller
(Presentation 10 min.)

This report requests City Council approval to implement a Phoenix Neighborhood Stabilization Program by receiving and awarding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds resulting from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to establish funding targets for HERA activities, and to enter into contracts for services required to implement HERA-related programs and strategies. The Neighborhoods, Housing, Historic Preservation, Arts and Culture Subcommittee approved this item at its October 8, 2008 meeting.

This item is for information, discussion, and action.

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

ESTIMATED

5. 3:00 P.M.-

BUS PROGRAM FINANCIAL UPDATE AND EARLY BUDGET ACTIONS

Staff: Callow, Cotton
(Presentation 10 min.)

This report provides City Council an update on Transit 2000 (T2000) sales tax revenues and the overall financial status of the bus program and requests approval of December bus service reductions as a first step in mitigating the impacts of rapidly declining sales tax revenues. The Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee reviewed this item on October 16, 2008 and requested that the item be presented to City Council along with additional performance data.

This item is for information, discussion, and action.

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

ESTIMATED

6. 3:10 P.M.-

PROPOSED REDUCTIONS TO THE STREET TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Staff: Callow, Bearup
(Presentation 10 min.)

This report provides City Council with three options for reductions to the Street Transportation Department’s Capital Improvement Program budget.

This item is for information, discussion and action.

Back-up 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.

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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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