For this section of the paper, you need to watch a video archive of both a city council meeting and a city council study session. I cannot possibly give you directions for every c

For this section of the paper, you need to watch a video archive of both a city council meeting
and a city council study session. I cannot possibly give you directions for every city you may
wish to write but since the college is in Mesa, if you want to watch Mesa meetings they
are archived on YouTube. If you go to YouTube and type in “Mesa City Council Meeting” or
Mesa City Council Study Session” in the search bar, they come up very easily.

After you have watched each meeting, answer the questions or summarize the information you
are asked for on the proper place in the template
Part A – City Council Study Session.
1. Name, Date, Time of the Meeting – The name of the city, date and length of the study
session meeting
2. Meeting Summary – A detailed summary of the meeting including all major issues
discussed. Explain why these things are important to the residents of the city.
3. Evaluation of Issues – Your evaluation of how the issues discussed in the study session
affects Arizona businesses. Will it increase their costs? Will it help them do business
better? Does it affect the owners or employees of businesses? How will it affect the taxes they pay? Will they have additional expenses due to increased government
regulation? (You may discuss these issues in any order that you wish.) This is an
important part of the paper and you should spend a significant amount of time
responding to these questions.
4. Business Influence – Finally, explain how businesses can influence what happens in a city
council study session. What opportunities exist for businesses to express their opinions
or ideas? Do businesses take advantage of these opportunities? Do you think they had
any influence over the meeting you watched? Were businesses or other outside
representatives given an opportunity to talk about how these issues affect them at this
particular meeting? What are the dangers of allowing businesses to have too much
influence?