October
18,
2022
RE
Item
7F
–
October
18 th
Council
Agenda
Honorable
Mayor
and
Councilmembers
It
appears
that
Staff
is
requesting
direction
regarding
how
they
should
spend
the
rest
of
the
$28.68M
returned
to
us
by
the
Federal
Government
last
year
courtesy
of
their
very
generous
Rescue
Act.
As
you
know
Staff
have
already
guided
you
regarding
the
expenditure
of
somewhat
more
than
$16M.
Now
they
are
proposing
additional
expenditures
for
your
approval.
I
believe
that
had
the
public
had
a
more
open
opportunity
to
carefully
scrutinize
and
weigh
in
on
the
Staff’s
proposals
before
you
rubber
stamped
them
last
time
that
there
would
have
been
several
changes
made
in
your
final
decisions.
And
I
believe
that
the
same
would
happen
this
time
as
well.
In
view
of
the
widespread
growing
distrust
of
government,
especially
regarding
the
expenditure
of
public
funds,
I
would
suggest
that
rather
than
again
simply
rubber-stamping
Staff’s
proposals
tonight,
albeit
possibly
with
some
minor
modifications,
that
we
employ
a
process
that
would
allow
for
more
public
involvement
in
this
round
of
decision-making.
Jay
Garfinkle