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End-of-January 2020 > STUDY SESSION Mesa City Council Thu 30 Jan 2020
07:30 a.m. today in The Lower Chambers
Only one day in-advance, printed/available online yesterday 01/29/2020
Who's had the time 'to study' ??
Reference: January 2020 Mesa Legistar Calendar
Council, Committee & Board Research Center
- Mesa Achieves Higher Education Task Force - hear, discuss and provide recommendations
3 Subjects got lumped into a single Action Item 1-b
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION
Reliable and Affordable Utilities
January 30, 2020
- Public Assistance
- Franchise Fees & Charges
• Franchise fees are typically charged to utility, telecommunication and cable companies to use city owned streets, alleys and other rights-of-way.
• Mesa currently has agreements with private gas and telecommunication companies with franchise fees up to 5% of gross revenues.
Ordinance would allow for a fee of 3% of the gas and electric revenues and 5% of the water and wastewater revenues.
Public Safety and General Use Transfers
• Ordinance would allow for the transfer of up to 25% of utility revenues to the general fund for public safety purposes.
• Up to an additional 5% of utility revenues may be transferred to general fund for general u
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- CREATION OF A UTILITIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- PERMITTED USES FOR UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUES
- PERMITTED TRANSFER OF UTILITY FUNDS - PRIMARILY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
OVERVIEW OF AGENDA FOR TODAY'S STUDY SESSION
| Meeting Name: | City Council Study Session | Agenda status: | Final |
| Meeting date/time: | 1/30/2020 7:30 AM | Minutes status: | Draft |
| Meeting location: | Council Chambers - Lower Level | ||
| Published agenda: |  Agenda | Published minutes: | Not available | |
| Meeting video: |
| Attachments: |
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FINAL AGENDA
Roll Call
(City Council members participate in person or by telephone conference call.)
1 Presentations/Action Items:
> Item 1-a 20-0149 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the Mesa Achieves Higher Education Task Force recommendations
> Item 1-b 20-0174 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on a proposed ordinance to replace Mesa City Code Title 3, Chapter 3, with new language that would include
the creation of a Utility Assistance Program
the permitted uses for the utility system revenues, and
the permitted transfer of Utility
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MEETING DETAILS
> Item 1-a 20-0149
| File #: | 20-0149 |
| Type: | Presentation | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council Study Session |
| On agenda: | 1/30/2020 |
| Title: | Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the Mesa Achieves Higher Education Task Force recommendations. |
| Attachments: | 1. Presentation, 2. Task Force Recommendations Report |
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> Item 1-b 20-0174
| File #: | 20-0174 |
| Type: | Presentation | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council Study Session |
| On agenda: | 1/30/2020 |
| Title: | Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on a proposed ordinance to replace Mesa City Code Title 3, Chapter 3, with new language that would include the creation of a Utility Assistance Program, the permitted uses for the utility system revenues, and the permitted transfer of Utility Fund’s primarily for Public Safety. |
| Attachments: | 1. Presentation, 2. DRAFT City Code - Title 3, Chapter 3 |
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2 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of
various boards and committees (3)
Item 2-a 20-0169
Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee meetings held on 01 July 2019 +09 Jan 2020
| File #: | 20-0169 |
| Type: | Minutes | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council Study Session |
| On agenda: | 1/30/2020 |
| Title: | Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee meetings held on July 1, 2019 and January 09, 2020. |
| Attachments: | 1. July 1, 2019 Audit, Finance and Enterprise.pdf, 2. January 9, 2020 Audit Finance and Enterprise |
Item 2-b 20-0175
Museum & Cultural Advisory Board meeting held on November 21, 2019
Item 2-c 20-0177
Transportation Advisory Board meeting held on September 17, 2019
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3 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
4 Scheduling of meetings.
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