Enclosed is the City Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2016.  The following information is included in the agenda materials:

• Budget Retreat Presentation Packet
  • Slide Presentations
  • Recommended Revised Service Level Requests - Advancing Council goals
  • All Revised Service Level Requests - Approved and Not Approved
• Council Review Budget Book

Please note that the presentation file will be updated before Tuesday's Budget Advance.  The content will remain the same; however, the presentation format will be updated slightly.  Mayor and Council will receive the final presentation prior to the start of the Budget Advance as well as an index referencing page numbers in the above files to the agenda items. 
 
Due to file size, the full budget reports can be accessed through the City’s S:\Drive.  You may access these files at City Hall, using the following link S:\- City of Flagstaff\FY2016 Council Budget Review.  Please contact Meg Roederer if you need assistance accessing these files.

Executive Agenda - April 21 - 22, 2015

1. Welcome and Council's Expectations
2. Budget Priorities and Council Goals - Where do we want to go?
3. Budget Outlook and Fund Overviews - Where are we now?
4. Advancing Council Goals in FY16 Budget - How do we get there?
5. Strategies for Overall Stabilization/ Grow our Economy
6. Capital Improvement Program
7. Council Wrap-up and Direction

COUNCIL BUDGET PRIORITIES:
1) Employee Investment
2) Staffing
3) Technology/Infrastructure
 

COUNCIL GOALS:
1) Invest in our employees and implement retention and attraction strategies
2) Ensure Flagstaff has a long-term water supply for current and future needs
3) Provide sustainable and equitable public facilities, services, and infrastructure systems in an efficient and effective manner to serve all population areas and demographics
4) Explore and adopt policies to lower the costs associated with housing to the end user
5) Develop and implement guiding principles that address public safety service levels through appropriate staffing levels
6) Relieve traffic congestion throughout Flagstaff
7) Address key issues and processes related to the implementation of the Regional Plan
8) Improve effectiveness of notification, communication, and engagement with residents, neighborhoods and businesses and about City services, programs, policies, projects and developments
9) Foster relationships and maintain economic development commitment to partners
10) Decrease the number of working poor
11) Ensure that we are as prepared as possible for extreme weather events