Monday, July 16, 2012

Important (and probably long) workshop tomorrow

There are three items on the agenda to which I invite the council's particular attention:
  • DS-3 Discuss an Amendment to the Subdivisions and Other Developments Ordinance, Chapter 26  City Code, to Incorporate an Infrastructure Design and Development Standards Manual I
  • DS-4 Discuss an Amendment to the Municipal Drainage Utility System Ordinance, Chapter 32 City  Code, Adopting Post Construction Storm Water Control Ordinance 
  • DS-5 Briefing/Discuss FY 2012-13 Proposed Annual Budget and Plan of Municipal Services  
    • A. Major Operating Funds 
    • B. New Programs and Fleet
DS-3, if I understand it, is something the council has sort of said it would sort of like.  Even though the idea has been briefed before (iirc), I hope it will be treated as a first pass, to start the discussion.

DS-4 is technical but related to DS-3 and very important.  Again, it should probably be part of a longer discussion.

DS-5 requires a lot of homework by the council before the meeting.  They'll hear the staff's spin -- and there's nothing wrong with that.  I hope, and am reasonably confident, that council will approach the presentation with
  • background from close review of the proposed budget book
  • a questioning attitude
  • confidence in both the staff's competence and their own judgment.
UPDATE:  The mayor will not attend the workshop.  It will be interesting to see how this changes group dynamics.


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