As you may recall, today is our Council Retreat day!  Thank you to all who shared their insights about our district and city with me to help me prepare for this.  I hope to have a summary for you in this space soon.

 

I will be out of the office next week, attending a conference and two other events in Tel Aviv, Israel.  As you know, water is a very important issue in Arizona, and of particular interest to me as the City's representative to the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association.  As you might imagine, Israel has many of the same water concerns as we do here in the southwest.  More importantly, they are years ahead of us in implementing the technology to help resolve those concerns. Every other year, WATEC brings together the most innovative water thinking and technology from around the world to Tel Aviv.  If you are interested in learning more about the WATEC conference here is a link.

 

Additionally, on Tuesday the Arizona Commerce Authority will be opening the new Arizona-Israel Trade and Investment office in Tel Aviv.  I, along with a few other Arizona elected officials, have been invited to attend the welcoming reception Tuesday evening. 

 

Lastly, I am very much looking forward to a tour of the Shimon Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv.  A Kennedy School classmate of mine is a director, and has offered me  a personal tour!  You can find out more about the Peres Center here and here.

 

Though I will be gone for the week, fear not -- my assistant, Sarah Corradino, will be in the office and ready to help, should you need it.  She can be reached at scorradino@glendaleaz.com or 623-930-2221.