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Feb. 21. 09
Surprise panel backs basics for civic campus Dysart, Surprise butt heads over facilities
New law for landlords in Surprise Ambulance response improves in Surprise
Sound off on spring training in Surprise Discovery channel filming ‘Call 911′ in Surprise
Surprise business caters to telecommuters Surprise updating land development code
17-year-olds get taste of Fed Cup tennis Barricade situation ends in man’s arrest3 state parks to be closed due to budget cuts
AAA designates Arizona as ’strict enforcement area’
UltraStar in Surprise to broadcast Oscars Pickleball classes starting in Surprise
Surprise develops plan to combat foreclosures 
3 more state parks on chopping block
Good read
An unsettling choice for Surprise Vice Mayor
The Arizona Republics own mad blogger
Fund raising
Good morning,
Thought I’d pass this along in the event you are interested in a follow up to the Applebee’s Fundraiser on Feb. 16 in support of the Surprise Victim’s Advocate Unit.
Thanks, Diane
From: Douglas Lynch
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:30 PM
To: Diane Arthur
Subject: FW: Applebee’s Fundraiser
IS this something you would like to do a release on also?
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:56 AM
To: Linda Melendez; Daniel Hughes
Subject: Applebee’s Fundraiser
Ma’am,
$360.34 is our take from yesterdays fundraiser. We get 10 percent of total food sales for that time period. So if my math is correct, that means $3,603.40 was spent by very generous citizens. I know when I went at about 7pm, there was a line to get in. I think this was a huge success and shows the great things that can be accomplished by Surprise PD, SPEA and VAU working together. We are awaiting the check to be mailed to the PD. Also, with the support of the Chief, planning for a BBQ fundraiser here at the PD for VAU has started.
Douglas W Lynch
SPD Crime Prevention Unit
623-222-4140
Understanding
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes – June 10, 2004
Approval of the Fiscal Year 2005 Salary Plan – APPROVED. Councilmember Vukanovich thanked the City Manager and staff for their efforts in updating the system and wanted everyone to understand that this is not personal, but he does not agree with the consultant’s results and believes that it is a conflict of interest for staff to give recommendations for their own increases. He believes in the Capitalistic System, of supply and demand!
Councilmember Bails made the motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2005 Salary Plan with the stipulation approve the plan this year as is, but to create a new plan to present to Council for consideration before the next year’s budget process. Councilmember Sullivan seconded the motion. 6 yes vote (Shafer, Cox, Allen, Bails, Arismendez & Sullivan), 1 no vote (Vukanovich). Motion carried. For the record, Councilmember Vukanovich commented that he is not against the employees receiving a pay increase, he is against the system used to calculate the increases. He chose to vote “no” on this issue until the system is updated.
Elected Officials
Our elected officials
No balance, because they are in charge, CEO’s of Corporations are being blamed on our failed economy, where were the Board of Director’s?
In city government we hire professional managers who we mistakenly say, act as the CEO and the Council is the Board Members.
City’s, State’s and the Federal Government are in deep sh.., where do we lay the blame?
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So do you just email the Mayor and CM to see if you can get something to use on them? There is something disturbing about having a conversation with someone in a private setting such as by phone or in person or writing a letter or email or texting and then posting the conversation on public forum for all to see. Do you cut and paste the conversations to your liking or what? I never trust anyone who does that. To me it is, well, unethical. I understand they are public servants and whatever they write is for public viewing, but there is something a little tacky about trying to catch them in something in writing while pretending to be a “concerned citizen”. I’m sure they are doing their best to answer your unrelenting barage of questions but really Mr V, there is something just not right about that.
Raz; In response to your comment,
My website surpriseaznews.com receives over 5,000 hits a month, all that I am trying to do is get (what I think is important) information out to the general public in Surprise, including what the City wants coverage on.
Mayor Lyn Truitt and City Manager Randy Oliver have been very helpful in addressing my issues, they know I have the website. I can assure you that I am not trying to trap them in any form.
Active
| When is this board taking action to have ADA facilities for the City Park in Marley Park?
Disability Advisory Commission Meeting |
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| Date: | February 18, 2009 |
| Description: | This active solution-driven Commission focuses on community-wide advocacy to address the needs of people with disabilities while increasing public awareness. Public attendance is encouraged. |
Surprise rental properties now require business license
SURPRISE, AZ (February 10, 2009) If you own a rental property in Surprise, you are now required to obtain a business license for each property, following a city council approved change to the Surprise Municipal Code. The change brings city code into line with state statutes and Maricopa County ordinances relating to rental accountability.
Previously those with two or fewer rental properties, in a non-commercial zone, were exempt from obtaining a business license in Surprise.
Business licenses for rental properties in Surprise are $100 per year. Applications are available online at www.surpriseaz.com, under the Finance Department, by mail, or in person, 12425 W. Bell Road, Suite B-205.
Owners will not be charged the 2009 license if they apply prior to July 1, 2009. A pro rated licensing fee will be applied on July 1, 2009 or later.
All rental property owners that have not filed for the business license by July 1, 2009, will be in violation of the city code and could face a penalty of up to $100.
All rental property owners are reminded that they must register with the Maricopa County Assessor’s Office. Forms are available at www.maricopa.gov/assessor. Failure to register a rental with the county could result in a $150 violation, per day.
For more information contact the Surprise Finance Department at 623.222.1833 or email staciem@surpriseaz.com .
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:05 AM
To: Stacie McQuarrie
Cc: Randy Oliver
Subject: rental
Fiscal Support Specialist
When ?
In Mayor Lyn Truitt City Address on video, he said that Rio Salada owns the building that they are moving into, located in the city Complex.
Growth
The Communiversity@Surprise, expected to open by fall 2009, will be a hybrid community college and university. Rio Salado is seeking higher-education partners to allow students to earn a four-year degree at the 26,000-square-foot facility in the new city hall complex at Surprise Center.
Rio Salado will spend about $8.5 million in bond funds to build its facility, which is being developed along with the new Surprise City Hall. With 17 classrooms, it will be able to accommodate about 500 students at a time, giving the center a 6,000- to 8,000-student capacity per semester. The 450 online courses that start every Monday further expand its capacity.
Two other manufacturers also are considering expanding into Surprise, Truitt said, but he would not identify them. He did say one could create 350 jobs within the first year and another 350 later. The other, a maker of paper goods and other products, is looking for a spot near the railroad line, he said.
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