From: Cooper Carrasco
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF); [email protected]; Burns, Pat; Kennedy, Don; McKeon, Casey; Strickland, Tony; Twining, Butch; Van Der Mark, Gracey; Williams, Chad Subject: Feedback on Proposal to Develop Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Collaboration Between City and Support Groups/Organizations
Date: Friday, April 11, 2025 10:57:04 AM
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Hello,
The issue statement and intention of the proposal is unclear. I sense some unstated intentions, which I wish I did not need to do - but insufficient explanation requires it.
Support Groups and Organizations should have as much independence from city council as possible. City Council should not be spending their time on this. Because I oppose formalizing the relationships between friends groups and the government, I don’t think the ad hoc committee should go ahead. The beauty of a friends group is the informal relationship it has with the city government and the independence granted by that informality. Council should table this idea.
If support groups want to voluntarily form their own ad hoc committee to decide whether they need a formal agreement, let them. City Council should focus on their core responsibilities.
4/15/2025
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