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City Council Retreat
Saturday, November 4, 2006 - - 8:00 a.m.


Council will adhere to this
schedule as closely as possible.

As of October 27, 2006
AGENDA
ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL RETREAT
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2006
SAMUEL TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
435 FERDINAND DAY DRIVE


8:00 A.M. COFFEE, FRUIT AND DOUGHNUTS

8:30 A.M. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Mayor William D. Euille

COMMENTS
City Manager James K. Hartmann


8:45 A.M. RESULTS OF ALEXANDRIA RESIDENT SURVEY

9:15 A.M. FY 2008 REVENUE OUTLOOK

A. Economic Outlook
B. Real Estate Assessments and Revenues
C. Other Tax Revenue
D. Fees and User Charges (including storm water utility)

9:45 A.M. POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO BASE TO MAINTAIN CURRENT SERVICES

A. Requests to Maintain Current Service Levels in Face of Declining Federal and State Grant Funding
B. Magnitude of Other Types of Possible Adjustments to Base


10:05 A.M. INCREASES FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION OR IMPROVEMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION

A. Public Safety
B. Elementary Age Out-of-School Program Reforms
C. Social Services
D. Transportation and Environmental Services
E. Other Increases

10:25 A.M. BREAK

10:50 A.M. CITY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

A. COLAs and Pay Progression
B. Health Care
11:10 A.M. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES

A. Planned Increase in Cash Capital and Debt Service in FY 2007 - 2012 CIP
B. Potomac Yard and West Eisenhower Fire Stations
C. Charles Houston Undergrounding
D. Other CIP Expenditure Needs Under Consideration for FY 2008

11:45 A.M. LUNCH

12:45 P.M. PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY ACPS FORECAST

1:45 P.M. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE RANGE OF TARGETS FOR CITY AND SCHOOL EXPENDITURES A. Effects of Different Possible Assumptions for COLA
B. Comparison of Estimated Revenues (under current
tax rates with Preliminary Requests/Forecasts of
Expenditures Under Review)
1. Schools
2. City

2:45 P.M. BREAK

3:00 P.M. MANAGING FOR RESULTS INITIATIVE
A. Performance and Activity Based Budget
B. Results Reporting within Departments
C. Results Reporting to CMO
D. Business Planning

3:35 P.M. EFFICIENCY STUDY UPDATES

3:45 P.M. UPDATE ON COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN

4:00 P.M. WRAP-UP AND NEXT STEPS
City Manager James K. Hartmann


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