The City of Maricopa and the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present Mayor Anthony Smith's annual State of the City Address. The address provides a review of how actions and events in the past year (2009) have advanced Maricopa’s progress towards achieving many of the critical goals identified in the City Council’s strategic plan, and plans for continued efforts.

2. Advancing
our
Strategic Plan

3. State of the City
• Economy
• Quality of Life
• Transportation

4. Economy

5. Maricopa’s Financial Health
2009 2010
• Gen. fund budget  • Sales tax revenue 
• Balanced budget • Property tax
• Sales tax revenue  collections 
• Property tax • State shared
collections  revenue 
• Continue conservative
budgeting

6. 2009 Sales Tax Collected
$1,000,000
Construction
Retail
$750,000 Other
$500,000
Jan Feb $250,000
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
$0
Dec

7. 2010 Projected Sales Tax
$700,000
Construction
Retail
Other
$525,000
$350,000
$175,000
Jan Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct $0
Nov
Dec

8. Revenues / Expenditures Comparison
$16M
$15.6M
$14.3M
$12.8M
$11.7M
$8M
2008
$0M
2009
Revenue
Expenditures

9. Census Comparison
2000 2005 2010
• 1,040 • 15,934 • Estimate:
• 329 homes • 7,597 homes 35,000-45,000
• Estimate:
18,000 homes

10. Bene ts of a Complete Count
• More representation
• Federal
1 or 2 additional Congressional seats
• County
Increase to 5 supervisors
• $1609 per person annually

11. State Funds Distribution
To Cities Based On Census Count
Transfers from $178
state/county shared
revenues to... $81
Federally Funded Programs
City of Maricopa
Maricopa Unified School District
$1,350
$64M

12. State Funds Distribution
To Cities Based On Census Count (cont.)
Current Census:
• $178 x 15,934 = $2,836,252
Census Projections:
• $178 x 40,000 = $7,120,000

13. Arizona’s Financial Health
2009 2010
• Revenue  • Increased deficit
• Spending  • State shared revenue 
• Budget deficit • Proposed temp. sales tax
increase (1¢)
• Cuts in government
services • Additional fund raids
• Attempts to raid municipal
funds

14. Arizona Budget De cit
$1B
$0B
-$0.9B
-$1.4B
-$1B
-$3.2B
-$2B
-$3B
FY2011
FY2010
-$4B
FY2009

15. Economic Development Tools
• Jobs/training incentive and tax cuts bill
• Deal-closing fund
• Reduce corporate income tax rate
• Rework enterprise zone program
• Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
• AZ Department of Commerce

16. National Funding Opportunities
2009 2010
• Stimulus funds • Additional stimulus
• TIGER* grant
*Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery

17. Stimulus Wins!
• Energy Efficiency Conservation Block
Grant  $124,300
Green business/building programs, planning city complex, fleet conversion
• Rural Business Enterprise Grant 
USDA $30,000
Small business training
• Arizona Department of Transportation 
FTA $595,300
Purchase 2 buses and Park n’ Ride development

18. 2010 Stimulus Funding Applications
• Community Oriented Policing Hiring
Recovery Program (CHRP) 
$627,282
Hire 3 additional officers
• Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery (TIGER) 
$20M
Grade separation project
• FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station
Construction Grant 
$2.76M
Fire station construction

19. Quality of Life

20. Public Safety
2009 2010
• Successful • Build upon successes
investigations • Increase volunteer
• Community opportunities
Involvement • More community
• Reduced crime involvement
• MPD Explorers
program initiated

21. Community Involvement
• The Reserve Officer program
• Victim’s Assistance Program
• Police Explorers
• Maricopa Police Foundation
• FirePALS
• H.U.R.T./C.E.R.T.
• Water Safety Day
• Graffiti Abatement Team
• TRIAD
• Volunteers in Police Service (VIPs)

22. Watch complete video presentation at:
www.Maricopa20.tv

23. Volunteer of the Year
Alan Suckerman
Maricopa Police Dept.

24. Crime Rates Comparison
Personal Crimes
1000
Robbery 750
Rape
Homicide 500
Assault
250
Maricopa
Buckeye 0
Casa Grande

25. Crime Rates Comparison
Property Crimes
3500
Arson 2625
Vehicle Theft
Theft
1750
Burglary
875
Maricopa
Buckeye 0
Casa Grande

26. Strategic Partnerships
2009 2010
• Joint meetings with • Build relationships
strategic partners • MUSD
• Double track project • AMTRAK Station
• Youth Programming relocation
• Copa Cares • Tourism partnerships
• Copa Cares

27. Watch complete video presentation at:
www.Maricopa20.tv

28. Making a Difference
Austen Pearce
Maricopa, AZ
Age 12

29. Utility Services
2009 2010
• Global Water’s filing • Timetable for ACC
for rate increase decision on Global
• Electrical District No. 3 request
rate increases due to • Joint meetings with
APS contract Electrical District No. 3
• Active involvement

30. Air Quality
2009 2010
• City takes actions to • Non-attainment
lower dust actions
• EPA non-attainment • Feedlots in
for PM-10 and PM-2.5 transformation
• Feedlot letter of • Clean and Green job
intent creation

31. Watch complete video presentation at:
www.Maricopa20.tv

32. Economic Opportunities
2009 2010
• Wal-Mart opens • RDA plan being
• Redevelopment implemented
District Plan adopted • Medical Center
• Small business • Community / Multi-
training program Generational Center
• CAC site selection • Hotel
• Business Retention

33. Transportation

34. Transportation Planning
2009 2010
• No state • Federal-Local:
transportation funding » Grade separation
sources exist for new project design
projects » Transit Expansion
• Attempts to fund • Public/Private
SR-347 at UPRR Partnerships
• Transit » I-11 Phx to Las
Vegas
• Hidden Valley
Framework

36. Watch complete video presentation at:
www.Maricopa20.tv

37. Proud History

38. Prosperous Future

39. Our Responsibility...
Our Opportunity...