REGIONAL LEADERSHIP acknowledges that Mesa’s and the region’s
well being are intertwined. We recognize Mesa’s
responsibility to be a leader of and an active participant in
working with regional partners to find innovative and
sustainable solutions to regional challenges.
When asked: “It's two years from now...what priorities and
key outcomes do you believe we should have underway or
accomplished for Regional Leadership?” The Mayor and
Council’s original responses included:
- Mesa fills
leadership void
- Mesa becomes
known as the a ‘powerhouse’ in the Valley and leader of the east
valley
- Become a
leader in demonstrating quality transit-oriented development
- Work with MAG
to bring more focus to a commuter rail idea
- Mayor and
Council continue to seek and serve leadership positions in the
US Conference of
- Mayors and the National League of Cities
- Strategically
take some measured risks to attract jobs to Mesa
- Mayor and
council members are all involved in activities outside of our
City limits
- Mayor and
Council participate in regional and national level collaborative
boards
- Attract
residents outside of Mesa to come to Mesa to enjoy unique
amenities and to spend their local dollars in Mesa
- Continue
leadership on regional committees like Maricopa Association of
Governments, METRO, etc
- Recognize the
importance of being engaged regionally and nationally
- Continue to
expand and deepen Mesa's participation in the National League of
Cities
- Talk
regionally, act regionally. We win if the region wins.
- Work
regionally on the first sales tax sharing concept
- Mesa should
set the "gold standard" for regional leadership
- Take advantage
of the existing infrastructure and build upon it so people from
outside the Valley will come to Mesa
- Have council
work to recruit international trade and businesses
- Lead
discussion on a non-compete and cooperation agreement in East
Valley
- Innovate new
opportunities to bring the region together, particularly the
east valley through carefully coordinated approaches that make
laws more uniform. For example, similar graffiti ordinance in
all cities.
- Lead
regionally to attract companies from the world to locate in the
valley
- Continue to
work as a council in a collegial manner, unlike many of our
Valley counterparts
- Work with
other partners in the region to attract foreign investment and
business
- Work with
other cities in joint branding and Economic Development efforts
- Get GPEC and
other regional organizations more focused on Mesa
- Expand
cross-boundary public safety efforts
- Work to
improve Mesa's brand in the region
- Lead the
Cities Bill of Rights initiative
- Assign each
Councilmember and the Mayor to reach out to one councilmember or
mayor in an adjacent city to Mesa
- Continue to
show the region how faith-based collaborations can work and be
successful
- Continue to
advocate for regional solutions for delivery of services to
Valley residents
- Create east
valley regional public safety efforts, i.e. Swat, fire, hazmat,
to save money and be more effective
- Get more
councilmembers into the legislature
- Continue to
work with regional partners and to build and strengthen those
relationships
- Look at
regionally to deliver services and challenge the status quo and
the current models of service delivery
- Share how the
City’s website and iMesa is engaging our residents
- Recognize that
when we are out publicly we represent Mesa and we continue to
develop the decorum to reflect the job
- Recognize we
are the 800 lb gorilla to many in the east valley cities