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City Council Retreat
Saturday, November 1, 1997 - - 8:30 a.m.
City Council Workroom



8:00-8:30 A.M. DOUGHNUTS AND COFFEE

8:30 A.M. WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

Mayor Kerry J. Donley
City Manager Vola Lawson

I. TRANSPORTATION ISSUES

The Mayor and Members of City Council

Transit Funding
DASH
Metro Bus
Metro Rail

Transportation and Environmental Services Director Tom O’Kane

Regional Mobility Study/ Metro Bus

Mayor Kerry J. Donley
Transportation and Environmental Services Director Tom O’Kane

Woodrow Wilson Bridge

Transportation and Environmental Services Director Tom O’Kane
City Attorney Phil Sunderland

Status of the Proposed Metro Station at Potomac Yard

Transportation and Environmental Services Director Tom O’Kane
Financial and Information Technology Services
Director Arthur Gitajn

II. FISCAL CHALLENGES: FY 1999 and MULTI-YEAR FORECASTS

City Employee Pay Plan Alternatives

Personnel Director David Sudduth

Fiscal Impact of Pay Plan Alternatives

Office of Management and Budget Director Lori Godwin

Revenue Outlook for FY 1999

Financial and Information Technology Services
Director Arthur Gitajn

Capital Improvement Program and Future Borrowing Plans and the Expenditure Impacts in Upcoming Budgets

Office of Management and Budget Director Lori Godwin
Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Nancy Saari

Multi-Year Forecasts for City Revenue and Expenditures

Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee

Debt Policies Review

Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee

III. COUNCIL GUIDANCE FOR FY 1999 BUDGET PRIORITIES

IV. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Mayor and Members of City Council

Alexandria Economic Development Partnership Executive
Director Paula Riley

Alexandria Chamber of Commerce President and CEO
Kathleen Snyder

Alexandria Small Business Development Coordinator
George Williams

Alexandria Small Business Development Center Director
Bill Reagan

ECONOMIC SUMMIT II PRIORITIES

Saturday, September 27, 1997 City Council Economic Summit

1. Improved School System (Adopt a School / Mentoring Program)

2. Continue to Maintain Quality of Life ( Schools, Traffic, Public Transportation, Promote Home Ownership)

3. Cohesive Plan for Promotion of the City’s Different Areas (Develop Cluster Theme, Promote City’s Image, Continue Landmark Mall Efforts)

4. Continue Patent and Trademark Office / Develop Alternative Sites to Attract Major Employers

5. Development of Facility / Meeting Space

6. Workforce Development Linked to “Cluster Development”/ Technical Training / Information Technology Training. Job Training Partnered with University / Business Community

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

COORDINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Attracting and Retaining Businesses

V. OTHER

VI. WRAP-UP
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Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council Retreat may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council’s Office at 838-4500 (TTY/TDD 838-5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made.