ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Planning Team along with the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission wish to extend their thanks to the citizens who participated in the development of the General Plan and City departments and agencies who provided information and assistance in the completion of this guiding document. PEORIA CITY COUNCIL CURRENT MEMBERS (2005) FORMER CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS John Keegan, Mayor Patricia Dennis, Vice Mayor Cathy Carlat Bob Barrett Joan Evans Vicki Hunt Carlo Leone Ken Forgia, Vice Mayor Joseph La Rue Ella Makula Michael Patino PEORIA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CURRENT MEMBERS (2005) FORMER CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS John Gerard, Chair Deborah Sapp, Vice Chair Greg Loper, Secretary Kenneth Compton Marc Melbo Veda McFarland Michael Worlton Anne Wojcik, Alternate Ron Singleton, Chair Kenneth Compton, Chair Vonda Culp, Vice Chair Russ Conway Richard Isaac Steven Mack Robert Redden PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) (GENERAL PLAN 2000) Isidoro Andrade, Citizen Connie Brown, Peoria Chamber of Commerce Susan Conklu, MCDOT Priscilla Cook, Citizen Manuel Delgado, Citizen David Eberhart, County Resident Earl Froelich, Citizen Wade Gendreau, Citizen Tom Gyder, Business Representative, Citizen Chris Horyza, Bureau of Land Management Greg Keller, Arizona State Land Department Dean Kernahan, Citizen Sandra Kube, Deer Valley School District Jonathan Logan, Citizen Paul Medina, Citizen Marshall Reynolds, Business Representative Ed Sloat, Peoria Unified School District Marilynn Spears, Bureau of Land Management Mario Suarez, City of Surprise (Former) Neil Urban, Maricopa County Tim Wade, Arizona Game and Fish, Citizen TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) (GENERAL PLAN 2000) Cheryl Boswell, Deputy City Attorney Jeff Fairman, PEDG Director Brad Hill, Water Policy Analyst Kevin Kadlec, Utilities Director Bill Mattingly, Utilities Engineer J.P. de la Montaigne, Community Services Director David Moody, Public Works Director Scott Nodes, Transportation Engineer Jeff Tyne, Budget Officer John Wenderski, Finance Director PEORIA CITY OFFICERS AND STAFF (GENERAL PLAN 2000) Terrence L. Ellis, City Manager Meredith Flinn, Deputy City Manager Prisilla Ferreira-Hernandez, Deputy City Manager Debra Stark, AICP, Community Development Director Chad Daines, AICP, Planning Manager Chris Jacques, AICP, Senior Planner Philip Gardner, AICP, Senior Planner Felipe Zubia, AICP, Former Project Manager Scott Friend, Former Senior Planner Phil Bloom, AICP, Former Manager Kirk Haines, Parks Superintendent NEIGHBORING AGENCIES (GENERAL PLAN 2000) Dean Svoboda, City of Glendale John Guenther, City of Surprise Dave Richert, City of Phoenix Neil Urban, Maricopa County CONSULTANT TEAM (GENERAL PLAN 2000) BRW, INC. ESI CORP. Celeste Werner, AICP, Project Manager Judy Scalise Jon Vlaming, AICP, Deputy Project Manager Brian Moore Mike Graham, AICP Michael James, AICP Tripti Agarwal ALSO THANKS TO: (GENERAL PLAN 2000) Gordon Taylor, Arizona State Land Department Greg Keller, Arizona State Land Department Debra Sydenham, AICP, Arizona Department of Commerce Kristen Keener, Arizona Department of Commerce Les Rainey, Arizona Public Service Jim Nelson, Salt River Project Julie Eldridge, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. Economic Development Opportunities Task Force (EDOTF) PEORIA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION - 2004 Kenneth Compton, Chair John Gerard, Vice Chair Deborah Sapp, Secretary Marc Melbo Greg Loper Mason Cave David Brnilovich Veda McFarland, Alternate PEORIA CITY COUNCIL – 2004 John Keegan, Mayor Ken Forgia, Vice Mayor Bob Barrett Ella Makula Pat Dennis Vicki Hunt Carlo Leone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii PEORIA GENERAL PLAN PEORIA, ARIZONA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Peoria General Plan Peoria, Arizona