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The Tempe City Council held a work study session on October 8, 2026, at approximately 4:10 p.m. The meeting included multiple proclamations, department overviews, the joint impact report for Community Health and Human Services and Tempe Community Council, an update on the Public Safety Advisory Task Force, and reports from council subcommittees. There were no public speakers. The meeting was briefly recessed for technical audio issues on Microsoft Teams.
The next scheduled work study session is October 22, 2026.
Good afternoon, welcome to the Tempe City Council work study session agenda. I don't remember what is called order. Council meetings can be watched in real time via Cox Kemp and Channel Eleven and at Tempe.gov slash Tempi Eleven. Members of the public may also attend the meeting virtually through Microsoft Teams. Public speaker sign up in the council chambers is electronic. If you would like to speak on any of the issue review session or committee of the whole items on this work study session agenda, please scan the QR code displayed in the chambers and select call to the audience period you wish to speak during. If you need assistance signing up, please see a staff member at the back of the chambers. If you submitted an online comment card before the meeting and requested to speak, you do not need to sign up again. Your name has already been added to the speaker queue, so thank you so much for joining us. Next up, item number two announcements from the mayor and or city manager. So first of all, from Skopje, Macedon North Macedonia, became Tempe's first sister city back in nineteen seventy-one, and marked the first pairing of a U.S. city with a city in communist eastern Europe. Then Yugoslavia. Skopje is the largest city in North Macedonia with a population of more than 526,000 people, and is home to the country's leading university, University of Saints, Cyril and Methodius, with more than 25,000 students. Regginsburg, Germany, became a sister city back in 1978. Regginsburg is a population of more than 150,000 people, and is the fourth largest city in the state of Bavaria. Regginsburg blends old world charm with modern amenities. It's also home to the University of Regensburg with more than 18,000 students. And our Tempe Oktoberfest began with this partnership. And as we all know, this year's Oktoberfest kicks off tomorrow. And Trollhotton Sweden joined the Sister Cities family back in 2015. Known for its locks and falls, Trollhotton is also recognized for innovation, sustainability, and green industry, and is home to University West with around 15,000 students. I should also make sure to acknowledge Carlo, Ireland. The delegation from Carlo was unable to be here today, but however, they are on their way to Tempe to celebrate Oktoberfest with us this weekend. Now I want to make sure to invite all of our sister cities delegates who are right here in the front row to come join me in the front for a group photo. And if the council would also like to come down and join me as well. Exactly. Let's start seeing that. Exactly. I know it's not my height, you know. All right, here we go. Thank you. All right, the second item here is item two B, our Agent Orange Awareness Month proclamation. So I'd like to invite our staff from the Tempe Community Health and Human Services Department to come and join me up front. I believe I've got Chris Charlotte and I think Dr. Webster's here as well, uh, and Michael Garrison and any members of the Veterans Commission who'd like to join me up front. Mike couldn't be here. Thank you. Come on, yeah. Come on down. Thank you, Laurie. Wonderful.