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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