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CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
 
Agenda Item: 6C. 


Date Prepared:  2/27/2017 Council Meeting Date: 3/21/2017

TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council 
THROUGH:
Carl Swenson, City Manager 
FROM:  Tamara Shreeve, Strategic Management Officer 
SUBJECT:
Code Amendment, Renumber Chapter 16 to Chapter 8, Municipal Special Events; and amending various sections of the Peoria City Code 

Purpose:

This is a request for City Council to adopt an Ordinance renumbering current Chapter 16 (Municipal Special Events) to Chapter 8 and amending various sections.   
Background/Summary:

As discussed at the January 24, 2017 Council Study Session, City staff began a comprehensive review of the City Code in July 2016. A comprehensive review of the City Code has not been completed for many years.  As a result of the review, staff is recommending that the arrangement of the code chapters be changed to reflect a systemic order. Staff is recommending that the current City Code Chapter 16 (Municipal Special Events) become Chapter 8 (Municipal Special Events). Chapter 16 was replaced by a new chapter focused on animals at the February 21, 2017 council meeting.  

 

Highlights of the amended changes to the new Chapter 8 (Special Municipal Events) include:

 

  •  Administrative formatting and wording for consistency in the City Code.

 

Previous Actions:

Council Study Session on January 24, 2017

Options:

A: Approve the adoption of the Ordinance renumbering current  Chapter 16 (Municipal Special Events) to Chapter 8 and amending various sections of the Peoria City Code. 

 

B: Do not approve the adoption of the Ordinance renumbering current  Chapter 16 (Municipal Special Events) to Chapter 8 and amending various sections of the Peoria City Code. 

Staff Recommendation:

Discussion and possible action to adopt ORD. 2017-10 amending Chapter 16 of the Peoria City Code pertaining to Municipal Special Events by renumbering it as Chapter 8 and amending various sections.  
Fiscal Analysis:

There is no direct fiscal impacts of this item.                                              
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Ordinance 2017-10
Contact Name and Number:  

Tammy Shreeve, (623) 773-5143