Are you picking up or dropping off family or friends at the

airport for the Thanksgiving holiday? The Wednesday

before Thanksgiving is a busy time on Sky Harbor’s

roadways, and drivers are encouraged to use the 44th

Street and Washington PHX Sky Train® Station for

convenient pick-up and drop-off. The station offers a

quick connection aboard the PHX Sky Train to the

terminals as well as amenities such as a free Cell Phone

Waiting Lot.

If you are traveling out of town for the holiday, here are

some additional tips:

Give yourself extra time. Arrive at least two hours

before your flight departs.

Get current security wait times on Sky Harbor’s web site

or in the terminals on the flight information displays.

Know what’s in your bag. Visit the TSA’s web site for a

list of prohibited items.

More helpful hints are available on Sky Harbor’s web site.

LOCALS KNOW WHERE TO GO

The Weekly Connection Newsletter for City of Phoenix Employees • November 16, 2016

TURKEY TRAVEL FEEDBACK NEEDED

A city of Phoenix team is creating a

mentoring program, and your

feedback is vital to the development

process. The city team developing

the program has created a survey to

allow you to provide input.

The survey should take only a few

minutes to complete, and

participation is anonymous and

completely voluntary. If you’ve been

helped by a mentor or think you

might like to be one, please take a

few minutes to provide feedback.

It’s not too early to start thinking

about and researching holiday gifts.

Did you know access to Consumer

Reports Online is free to Phoenix

Public Library cardholders? Learn all

you need to know about those big

(and small) purchases this holiday

season. Make the informed choice.

Explore Consumer Reports Online

now.

BLACK FRIDAY HELP

Have an idea for the next PHXConnect?

E-mail us: phxconnect@phoenix.gov

Attend a Landlord/Tenant Workshop provided by the

Landlord and Tenant Counseling Team with city of

Phoenix Neighborhood Services. Learn about your

rights as they pertain to the Arizona Landlord/Tenant

law. The workshop will cover a variety of topics

designed to educate residents on evictions, security

deposits, repairs, access and much more. Details:

Wednesday, Nov. 30

9 - 11 a.m.

Calvin Goode Building, 10E

Register in eCHRIS: course code LDLTNT #0001

LANDLORD/TENANT MTG.

Join the Phoenix Hispanic Network (PHN) for its annual

networking event. This year, PHN is participating in the

Fill-A-Box event with Phoenix Rescue Mission. Help get

some boxes started by bringing and donating items

from the list below. Details:

Thursday, Nov. 17

5 - 7 p.m.

Crescent Ballroom

Please RSVP for the event here.

Then join PHN to help get the boxes ready after all the

donations are in. Light refreshments will be provided.

Details:

Friday, Nov. 18

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Phoenix City Hall, 12W

Please bring items throughout the week to

Samantha Tavares in the City Manager's Office.

Items include: Instant potatoes, stuffing mix, gravy,

canned fruit and vegetables, canned yams, cranberry

sauce, corn bread mix, cake mix and canned pie filling.

PHX HISPANIC NETWORK

Trista has worked with the

city of Phoenix for 11 years,

all but 18 months of it as a

full-time employee.

In her spare time, Trista

enjoys good food, traveling,

being with family and

crocheting (see below).

Before joining the

Retirement Department,

Trista worked as a library

assistant and a librarian.

Trista helps process

member contributions,

refunds and assists with the

pension payroll process.

Fast Facts

Favorite app on her phone:

SoundCloud

Movie popcorn topping:

Butter! And more butter!

Favorite restaurant:

Switch Restaurant and

Wine Bar

Can’t start morning

without

NPR and a milk

chocolate Ensure

Favorite thing about working

for the city of Phoenix:

“Being able to serve our citizens

as well as our employees and

retirees.”

Trista says she admires Nelson

Mandela because he never lost

sight of his dreams in spite of

his reality.

Trista Eaden

Management Assistant I

Retirement

Check out all of the profiles on our amazing city employees by clicking on this link.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Click on the day to learn more about the story mentioned below.

Monday 1851: Book makes “Call me Ishmael” famous

Tuesday 1956: Elvis debuts on the big screen

Wednesday 2001: A “boy wizard” goes to the movies

Thursday 1973: Nixon says “I’m not a crook”

Friday 1966: At age 30, ace pitcher retires from baseball

JOB OF THE WEEK

Featured Listing: Parks Foreman I

“This position leads and directs field employees in the

maintenance of parks, including turf grass, habitat

restoration areas, sports fields, arboriculture, programming

and maintenance of automated irrigation systems, buildings

and facilities, street right-of-way landscapes, utilizing

sustainable landscape management techniques. Requires

three years of full-time experience in landscape and

horticultural operations, irrigation management and repair,

custodial operations or related experience. $36,525 - $54,392

annually, apply by November 28.”

Each Monday, the city posts jobs available for current

employees to consider. Here’s the link to the most recent

Job Opportunities.

Join Phoenix,

Arizona indigenous

artist collective

Radio Healer

(pictured at left) for

an immersive

performance that

uses tools, regalia,

video and sound to

perform artworks

that make the everyday familiar seem strange. Supported by a

grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and building on

more than 10 years of exploration, the collective has combined

technology, cultural practices, critical thinking and community

outreach into a singular experience. Using indigenous tools,

which they created, Radio Healer performs re-imagined

indigenous ceremonies that include amplified experimental

music and sounds with oversized projections of video. Details:

Friday, Nov. 18

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Pueblo Grande Museum, on the back patio

Free event

FREE PERFORMANCE

TICKET TROUBLE

The new Compliance

Assistance Program at

Phoenix Municipal Court is

creating relief and new

opportunities for those who

owe fines to the court. Watch

to learn more about this program and how it may be of help

to you.

Found a new compost bin in the

breakroom and wondered what to do

next? Well, here’s your chance to learn

about the city’s new food scraps

collection program.

“Composting in the Workplace” is a

how-to presentation offered by city

contractor Recycled City, LLC, in

partnership with Phoenix Public Works.

Employees in the Calvin Goode

Building, City Hall and Fire Station 1 are invited to this 30-

minute presentation. Employees will learn: how to properly

recycle food waste, what helps keep the odors at bay, and what

happens to the food waste after it’s collected.

All participants will be entered in a drawing for free compost

and other cool giveaways! Help us divert 40 percent of our trash

from the landfill. As city employees, we must set a good

example for the community we serve. Let’s Reimagine a more

sustainable Phoenix! Details:

Thursday, Dec. 8

Two Sessions, 11 - 11:30 a.m. or noon - 12:30 p.m.

Calvin Goode Building, 10W

Participants will receive diversity points for their

department.

For more information: ReimaginePhoenix@phoenix.gov

COMPOST CLASS