WE'VE GOT
IT.
PERFECT.
THANK
YOU.
SORRY.
I HAVE NO CLUE WHY THAT
HAPPENED.
OKAY.
GOOD RECOVERY.
WE DID GROWING BUSINESS
TOGETHER.
THAT WAS FIVE.
ATTRACT AND SET MARKET RATE.
THAT WAS 4-1.
SUPPORT CHAMBER IN ADVERTISING
THE CITY.
THE REASON I'M A THUMBS DOWN
IS BECAUSE WE PAY FOR
SONOMA
COUNTY TOURISM TO ADVERTISE US.
IT'S ALREADY PAID FOR.
WE PAY A LOT OF
MONEY FOR THAT.
OKAY.
SO,
THEN, IT'S --
SO, 3-2?
NO.
I GUESS WE'RE ALL GOING?
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ALL GOING.
ALL FIVE?
OKAY.
I GUESS WE'RE
JUST
ELIMINATING THAT
ONE.
I'LL ELIMINATE THAT ONE.
NEXT ONE IS
PRESENTATION FROM THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN, STRATEGY,
RESPONSIBILITY,
KEEPING TRACK OF
BUSINESSES, WHO
IS WORKING AS PART OF THE --
HOW
ARE WE WORKING AS PART OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPER, WORKING
WITH
BROKERS WHO ARE WORKING WITH
PEOPLE SEEKING AND DEVELOPING
RELATIONSHIPS.
THAT'S FIVE
UP.
5-0.
SORRY.
NEXT ONE IS CLARIFICATION ON
THE
SEBASTOPOL DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION MERGING WITH THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
YES.
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THREE.
AND HOW THEY'RE SPENDING TAX
DOLLARS.
OKAY.
SO, 4-1?
YEAH.
WE'VE NEVER HAD --
AUDIT
OF CITY BUSINESS
LICENSES AND WHAT IS CITY
HALL
DOING TO KEEP ITS EYE ON THOSE
FEES?
4-1.
AND THEN REVIEW THE FORMULA
BUSINESS ORDINANCE.
FIVE UP?
NO, FOUR.
FOUR UP, ONE DOWN.
IT'S WHETHER YOU CAN
GET CHAIN
STORES IN DIFFERENT AREAS, AND
THAT ONE SAYS,
NO CHAIN STORES
DOWNTOWN.
BUT IT'S TO EXPLORE.
CAN I JUST ASK A REALLY QUICK
QUESTION?
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VICE MAYOR McLEWIS HAD
MENTIONED
BUSINESS SURVEY.
ARE YOU ASKING
TO HAVE THAT
ADDED?
HOWEVER THAT'S AT,
WHEREVER
IT'S DONE.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE FORMULA,
BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER
CARTER
HAD A QUESTION ABOUT IT
AND I
DON'T THINK THAT I REALLY
EXPLAINED IT VERY WELL.
AND I ALSO THINK I WAS BUSY.
RIGHT.
CAN WE GO BACK UP TO THE
FORMULA
THING?
SOMEBODY PROVIDE A REALLY GOOD
DEFINITION FOR HIM.
RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY
ONE THAT
I HAD FOR -- ON THE
FORMULA
BUSINESS
IS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
MAURER VOTING NO.
WELL, AND I'LL BE A NO VOTE
TOO.
WE PASSED A FORMULA
BUSINESS
ORDINANCE AND MARY CAN CORRECT
ME, THAT THERE WAS NO FORMULA
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BUSINESSES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN
CORE THAT CAME UP WITH CITY
COUNCIL AS
A HISTORY AFTER CVS
WAS BUILT IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
AND IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED
AND I
THINK IT GOT ADJUSTED A FEW
YEARS AGO.
I CAN'T RECALL.
MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO.
SO, IF WE'RE OPENING THAT BACK
UP, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I WAS JUST AT OUR MEETING AND
HEELSBURG WAS TALKING
ABOUT HOW
THEY LOOKED AT THEIRS.
THE REASON THEY LOOKED
IS
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LOCAL
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES
THAT
ACTUALLY
HAD -- YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE LOCAL
BUSINESSES BUT
THEY HAD MORE -- YEAH.
AND SO, THEY SAID THEY WENT BACK
AND RELOOKED AT THAT
AND
RE-EVALUATED IT
BECAUSE THEY WANTED
TO SUPPORT LOCAL
BUSINESSES BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD
GROWN A LITTLE BIT BEYOND WHAT
THE FORMULA BUSINESS ORDINANCE
WAS, THAT WAS ONE WAY -- REASON
FOR LOOKING
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AT IT.
THAT'S WHY I'M OPEN TO IT
JUST
BECAUSE IF IT WOULD HELP OUR
ECONOMY IN SOME
WAY.
THANK YOU FOR
THOSE
EXPLANATIONS.
LET'S DO A THUMBS UP, THUMBS
DOWN ON THAT AGAIN.
THREE UP, TWO DOWN.
NOW BACK TO THE BUSINESS SURVEY.
I'M THUMBS UP.
WE HAVE THREE UP, TWO DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE
DONE.
NOW MOVING ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC.
THE NEXT ONE IS
HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATION.
THE FIRST ONE THAT WE HAVE
THERE
WAS BROUGHT OVER,
ACHIEVING
STAFFING PROGRAM TARGETS THAT
MET BEST STANDARDS AND
EFFICIENCIES.
COUNCIL MEMBER
MAURER, DO YOU
HAVE SOMETHING TO
CONTRIBUTE?
I HAVE SOMETHING TO
CONTRIBUTE AND THIS IS A
REALLY,
REALLY BIG TOP PRIORITY FOR ME.
IT'S ABOUT THE HOUSING DEADLINES
AND THIS GOES TO THE
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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WE NEED TO AVOID THE BUILDERS
REMEDY.
THAT NEEDS TO BE A REALLY
TOP
PRIORITY.
IF WE DON'T AVOID THAT,
SOMEBODY
COULD JUST COME IN, AND
THEY
DON'T -- IT'S LIKE THE
WOOD
MARK.
THEY JUST CAN RAILROAD ALL
OF
OUR DESIGN GUIDELINES, THEY CAN
RAILROAD EVERYTHING AND IT'S
CALLED THE BUILDERS REMEDY.
AND IT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE NOT
HITTING THOSE DEADLINES FOR THE
HOUSING ELEMENTS.
SO, THAT'S A TOP PRIORITY.
WHO'S TYPING THIS?
IT'S NOT ON THE SCREEN.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE'S WORDS ARE
BEING
CAPTURED SO WE DON'T NEED TO
GO
BACK OVER IT AGAIN.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A TOWN HALL
ON THE GARBAGE TRANSITION.
HOLD ON ONE SECOND BEFORE
MARY CAN TYPE IT OUT.
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LET'S CAPTURE EVERYTHING.
GARBAGE, GARBAGE.
TO SLOW DOWN MAJOR
DECISIONS.
SO IF WE'VE GOT A MAJOR DECISION
BEFORE US AND WE'RE A 3-2,
MAYBE
TO TAKE AN EXTRA MEETING ON
THAT.
THAT WOULD BE A COUNCIL POLICY
TO DO THAT.
AND THEN RESTORING PUBLIC TRUST.
THAT'S REALLY BIG.
THAT'S AN INTENTION, IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY A PROJECT.
AN INTENTION TO DO THAT.
GREAT.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS
ABOUT THIS,
VICE MAYOR?
WELL, I JUST SAT
THROUGH
QUITE AN EXTENSIVE --
SO,
UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY BUT
SPECIFICALLY A.I.
I JUST SAT THROUGH A REALLY
GOOD
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR FOR HOW
CITIES, LOCALLY, ARE USING THEM.
I'M WAITING FOR THE
SLIDES, BUT
IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE OUT THERE.
RESOURCES -- RESOURCE AND
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EDUCATION-WISE,
THAT'S FREE FOR
CITIES THAT COULD BE HELPFUL.
AWESOME.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER?
ALONG THAT SAME VEIN, I THINK
COUNCIL MEMBER HINTON HAD
US
LOOK AT OUR I.T.
IS THIS WHERE THIS GOES?
YEAH, THAT.
I HAVE ONE MORE TO ADD.
WE ALREADY APPROVED THAT.
DID
WE ALREADY APPROVE THAT
WE ALREADY APPROVED THE I.T.
CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING?
COMMUNICATING WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO BE BETTER AT THAT.
A
HIGH-FUNCTIONING ENTITY
HAS
BETTER COMMUNICATION.
NOT COMMUNITY -- IT WOULD
BE
COMMUNICATION, LIKE, NOT --
WOULD THAT BE -- COMMUNICATION
PLAN.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS?
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YEAH.
AND WITH THAT GOES REVIEW OF
OUR RFP PROCESS.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT
EVEN
WITHIN GENERAL, OUR CITY
MANAGER
REVIEW PERIOD, I THINK THAT WE
SHOULD SET SOME GUIDELINES
ABOUT
RFPs THAT WE HAVE BEEN WITH
CONSISTENTLY OVER A LONG
PERIOD
OF TIME AND PUTTING THOSE OUT
AFTER A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD.
MAYBE THAT'S FIVE YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW.
EXAMPLE MIGHT BE OUR
COMMUNICATION RFP.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE HAD
THAT
ADJUSTED OR LOOKED AT FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE
THAT.
CAN I JUST ADD TO THAT REALLY
QUICK?
SO, BECAUSE THAT IS WITHIN OUR
FINANCIAL POLICIES, I THINK
THAT
WHEN WE DID THE LONGTERM,
REVIEW OUR FINANCIAL
POLICIES,
THAT COULD BE AN
ACTION PLAN
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UNDER THE REVIEW OF THE
FINANCIAL POLICY, TO REVIEW THE
RFP PROCESS AND BRINGING IT
BACK.
I'LL JUST ADD LIKE A -- WHEN
WE BRING AN ACTION PLAN
BACK,
THAT THAT COULD BE A PART OF
THE
ACTION PLAN.
IT
IS CAPTURED.
IT'S JUST CAPTURED IN FINANCIAL
POLICIES.
RIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER?
WHERE MIGHT WE PUT
OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCIES,
BOTH
IN TERMS OF, LIKE, HOW
OUR --
SORRY, DEPARTMENT HEADS --
HOW
OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS REPORT
TO
US AND HAVE OPERATION
EFFICIENCY.
AND
THEN, THE SECOND IS, LIKE,
HOW WELL WE DO WITH HELPING
OUR
BUSINESSES GET PERMITS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW?
JUST STREAMLINING THE PROCESS TO
MAKE
IT EASIER TO DO BUSINESS
HERE.
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EFFICIENCIES.
AND I'M GOING TO JUMP IN TOO.
SHARED SERVICES.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS
MANY TIMES
BETWEEN US, HOWEVER IT
WORKS.
IF THERE'S INCREASING NEED FOR
SERVICE AND MANPOWER OR PERSON
POWER THAT WE DO THAT, ALSO THE
CROSS-TRAINING THING FROM
THE
CLASS COMP THING.
EVERYBODY WHO COMES
IN AT A
CERTAIN LEVEL, THEY SHOULD
BE
ABLE TO
GO WITHIN ANY DEPARTMENT
AND JUST DO THAT AT THEIR LEVEL.
ANYTHING ELSE?
BACK TO THE TOP TO DO
YES/NO.
I
JUST WANT A ASK A
CLARIFICATION OF COUNCIL
MEMBER
CARTER'S.
I GOT THE OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCIES, WHICH I PUT UP
AT
NUMBER ONE SO THAT GOES WITH THE
BEST STANDARDS AND EFFICIENCIES.
TO
ME.
AND I MISSED THE SECOND PART OF
IT,
THOUGH.
THIS WAS STREAMLINING OUR
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PERMITTING PROCESS.
SO, THAT WOULD BE THE REVIEW
OF THE
ZONING AS TO WHAT COULD
BE STREAMLINED PROCESSES
AS
WE'RE -- IS THERE
ANYTHING
LIKE -- AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE,
ARE
THE PERMITS THAT COULD BE
DONE
BY STAFF RATHER THAN
HAVING TO
GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION OR
DRB
OR SOMETHING?
SO, IT'S A REVIEW OF
THOSE,
BEING ABLE TO STREAMLINE IT?
SURE.
DOES
THAT WORK?
YES.
WHATEVER MAKES IT BETTER.
AND THEN ALSO --
I'M SORRY.
GO AHEAD, MARY.
I WAS JUST ALSO GOING TO
SAY,
HAVING EFFICIENCY IS
LIKE
BRINGING THE
DEPARTMENTS
TOGETHER LIKE THE
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING WHICH
ARE REALLY FOCUSING TOGETHER
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SO
INSTEAD OF ONE-STOP
SHOP VERSUS
PEOPLE GOING TO DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS.
THAT'S
MY THOUGHT.
YES.
OKAY.
GOOD.
AND THEN ALSO THE CLASS COMP
THING AND THE
STAFFING
ASSESSMENT.
WHATEVER WE'RE DOING WITH
THOSE.
I WANT A REPORT BACK AND
AN
ACTION PLAN SOONER
RATHER THAN
LATER ON BOTH OF THOSE.
SORRY.
THOSE ARE MY LAST TWO.
NOW, IF WE CAN GO BACK UP TO THE
TOP.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
ACHIEVING STAFFING PROGRAM
TARGETS THAT MAST BEST
STANDARDS
AND EFFICIENCY AND
OPERATIONAL
STAFFING EFFICIENCIES.
I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO OFFER
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ONE MORE TIME, I'D
REALLY
APPRECIATE CLARIFICATION ON WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR OUT OF THIS.
OTHERWISE, THE REPORT BACK LIKE
I SAY ASKING COUNCIL
FOR
CLARIFICATION ON
WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO
AND
WHY?
IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IN US
RESPONDING TO THIS.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO
ESTABLISH, LIKE, HOW
WE'RE
ACHIEVING OUR BUDGETS NOW.
LIKE, WHAT WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING
WITH OUR BUDGETS AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE ESTABLISH A BASELINE SO
THAT NEXT YEAR, WHEN WE HAVE,
LIKE, THE SAME THINGS TO
ACCOMPLISH, WE'VE DONE JUST A
LITTLE BIT BETTER.
YOU KNOW?
JUST, LIKE, 1 OR 2%.
THIS IS, LIKE, WHAT
NORMAL
PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY
HAVE
BUSINESSES.
THEY JUST TRY TO GET A LITTLE
BIT MORE EFFICIENT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE SOME BASIS TO
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UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING A
LITTLE BIT
BETTER.
IS THIS
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT WHERE YOU
MEASURE
COSTS PER --
FUNDAMENTALLY.
GET BETTER AT OPERATING.
HOW MANY HOURS DOES IT
TAKE TO
DO A
CERTAIN THING?
CAN WE REDUCE THAT?
I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.
YOU HAD SOME EXAMPLES,
DON,
ABOUT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
OR
ASSISTANTS CROSS-POLLINATING.
TO ME, THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE
ABOUT AN EFFICIENCY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER
EFFICIENCIES.
I THINK IT WOULD
NEED TO COME
FROM YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
I DON'T KNOW THEM.
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
EFFICIENCIES THAT YOU SEE
THAT
CAN SAVE US TIME AND MONEY
AND
THAT'S ONE THAT COMES TO MIND.
WORK FLOW
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ANALYSIS.
GREAT.
THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN ON THAT
ONE?
I THINK WE GOT FIVE.
THE NEXT ONE IS TO AVOID THE
BUILDERS REMEDY.
FIVE UP.
THE NEXT ONE IS A
TOWN HALL
ON GARBAGE TRANSITION.
YES.
AND I WILL JUST, BEFORE YOU
PUT HANDS DOWN, I WANT TO GIVE
AN UPDATE.
THE SCRR IS LOOKING ON DOING
A
TOWN HALL
ALREADY.
OKAY.
SO, THIS WILL BE ONE OF
THOSE
THAT WOULD COME BACK AND SAY
THAT IT'S ALREADY IN THE WORKS.
I'M 100% IN FAVOR OF THAT.
LET'S LET THEM DO IT, NOT
OUR
STAFF.
THEY WILL BE DOING IT AS THE
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NEW --
WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE --
WE'RE
TAKING THIS OFF THE LIST?
WHATEVER WORKS.
GREAT.
WHOOPS.
THE NEXT ONE IS TO SLOW DOWN
MAJOR
DECISIONS AND
REVIEW
COUNCIL POLICY TO THAT EFFECT.
IF IT'S -- I'LL NEED
MORE
CLARIFICATION ON THAT ONE.
BUT I JUST -- WHEN IT'S
3-2.
I MEAN, DECISIONS ARE
DECISIONS.
I DON'T WANT TO KEEP GOING BACK
AND GOING BACK.
HOW DO WE KNOW
IF IT'S A 3-2
UNTIL WE BRING IT TO YOU?
YEAH, BUT THE THOUGHT --
THE
IDEA WAS -- WHAT WAS PROPOSED IS
IF THERE'S A 3-2,
BRING IT BACK.
WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT.
HOW ABOUT IF WE
JUST REMOVE
THE 3-2 AND JUST
LEAVE IT AT
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SLOW DOWN MAJOR DECISIONS?
YEAH.
I'M STILL NOT IN
FAVOR.
NOT?
THERE'S TWO
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE'S THREE UP AND TWO DOWN.
SO, DO WE SLOW DOWN THAT
DECISION NOW?
THE NEXT ONE IS
RESTORING
PUBLIC TRUST.
SURE.
FIVE UP.
NEXT ONE
IS UTILIZATION OF
TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS A.I.
ONE DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
IT'S RESOURCES.
RIGHT
NOW, THERE'S 3-2.
YES, I HAVE THAT.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE CONDUCTING
OF THE I.T. AUDIT.
IT'S ALREADY
DONE.
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ARE WE LIMITING IT?
WE SHOULD KEEP IT AS A
PRIORITY, BUT IT'S ALREADY
BEEN
RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNCIL.
FOUR UP.
THERE'S FOUR UP ON THAT.
WELL, THE -- JUST TO BE CLEAR
ON THIS.
THE I.T. AUDIT IS
YOU ACTUALLY
GO OUT TO SEE WHAT THE COSTS AND
ALL THAT'S GOING
TO BE.
MAYBE, WHO KNOWS,
AND THEN WE
MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT PLAN OF
ACTION AT THAT
POINT.
THERE'S DEFINITELY FOUR UP
ON
THAT.
SINCE WE ALREADY APPROVED IT,
SHOULDN'T WE TAKE IT OFF THE
LIST?
WE'VE ALSO APPROVED,
LIKE,
THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY,
THE
STAFFING ASSESSMENT.
I THINK IT'S A GOAL THAT SHOULD
BE ON THERE BECAUSE IT IS --
WE'VE APPROVED SOME OF THESE
OTHER
THINGS AS WELL BUT I THINK
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IT SHOULD STAY ON THERE.
CREATION OF A PUBLIC
COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.
YES.
FIVE.
I THINK -- CAN I JUST -- I
THINK YOUR GOAL IS TO
IMPROVE
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WANT A
PLAN, PER SE.
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
FIVE UP.
I IMPROVE.
THAT'S A "SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE" JOKE, BY THE WAY.
5-0?
YES.
NEXT
ONE, REVIEW OF SHARED
SERVICES.
YES.
FIVE.
FIVE UP.
WHAT WAS IT?
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YOU COULD LOOK AT OTHER
CITIES, LIKE IF THEY HAVE
A
PART-TIME PERSON AND WE MAY
HAVE
A PART-TIME OPENING, LIKE
THAT
PERSON WOULD THEN WORK FULL-TIME
BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE WORKING
HALF-TIME OVER THERE, HALF-TIME
OVER HERE, SO IT'S A WAY
OF
UTILIZING STAFF IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
THERE'S FIVE
ON THAT ONE.
THE
CROSS-TRAINING WHICH IS
ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED
AND
THIS WILL GO TO 11 AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO COMBINE
THEM.
THE CROSS-TRAINING IS BEING DONE
RIGHT NOW BY THE
REVISION OF THE
JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND THAT
WAS PART
OF THE STAFFING ASSESSMENT.
BOTH OF THOSE GO HAND IN HAND
TOGETHER.
THERE'S FIVE.
FIVE UP.
THAT'S IT.
YES.
YAY!
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WELL, NOT QUITE.
I WANT TO MENTION ONE OTHER
THING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL 6:00,
BUT DON, QUICKLY.
THERE'S TWO ITEMS THAT ARE
NOT ON HERE THAT ARE
MANDATORY,
ALTHOUGH ONE OF THEM KIND
OF
GETS AT IT, THAT WE'LL HAVE TO
FACTOR IN.
ONE IS THE HOUSING ELEMENT,
WHICH I THINK IS PARTLY ABOUT
THE BUILDERS REMEDY.
BUT THERE'S QUITE A -- THERE'S
CONSIDERABLE MATERIALS IN
YOUR
PACKET ON WHERE WE ARE WITH
THAT, ET CETERA.
BUT THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT
EFFORT.
25 TO 30% OF ONE SON'S TIME.
THE OTHER IS THE HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN, WHICH IS A
STATE MANDATE TO COMPLETE BY THE
END OF NEXT YEAR.
SO, IT WILL PROBABLY AFFECT
THE
PLANNING PERIOD THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
WE'LL FACTOR THAT INTO WHAT
WE
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BRING BACK TO YOU, BUT FOR
STATE
MANDATES, WHETHER YOU'RE ON THE
LIST OR
NOT, I THINK WE HAVE TO
AT LEAST CALL THEM OUT.
YES.
SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY, WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL
6:00.
NO.
WE SAID WE WOULD DO
ANOTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT.
NO.
WE DID ALREADY.
WE
DID --
WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO
TWO.
YOU SAID YOU WOULD CONSIDER
ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SAID
WE
WOULD DO.
ARE WE?
SHOULD WE?
YOU DID IT IN BETWEEN THE
GOALS AND THE --
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I KNOW, BEWE WE SAID WE WOULD DO
TWO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.
IT WAS JUST AN OPTION THAT
WE
PUT OUT
THERE THAT IF YOU WANTED
TO DO ONE AFTER YOU DISCUSSED
AND PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T WANT
TO.
WHERE'S EVERYONE AT?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER
ONE IN HALF AN HOUR, RIGHT?
SO, ANYWAY, I THINK
WE'RE
GOOD WITH NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THAT RIGHT, COUNCIL?
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO
ANOTHER
ONE WITH,
YEAH, PEOPLE CAN TALK.
YEAH.
SO, WE'RE GOOD?
I'VE GOT
IT.
GOOD, GOOD.
ONE MORE QUESTION, IF I CAN.
SURE.
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SO,
NORMALLY, WE TAKE A 3-2
VOTE AS SOMETHING TO
MOVE
FORWARD WITH, WITH THE COUNCIL.
WE HAVE 3-2 VOTES.
WE HAVE 4-1 VOTES, 5-0 VOTES.
ARE WE TO TAKE ANY MEANING FROM
THE DISTINCTIONS THERE ABOUT HOW
WE PRIORITIZE THIS?
NO.
3-2 IS THE MAJORITY.
SO THAT'S THE
DIRECTION.
WE'LL TREAT THEM
ALL EQUALLY
REGARDLESS.
THANK YOU.
I THINK IT WOULD BE
REALLY
HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW THE VOTE
WENT.
WE DIDN'T TAKE OFFICIAL
VOTES.
INSTEAD
OF HIGHLIGHTING
PRIORITY --
I THINK DON'S QUESTION
WAS,
IS THERE ANY DISTINCTION
BETWEEN
3-2 VERSUS 4-1?
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S
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DISTINCTION.
I DO
TOO.
IT'S A
RANKING SYSTEM.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED
UPON.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I AGREED
UPON.
WE SAID PRIORITIES.
WAIT A MINUTE.
IN THE ORDER THE
-0s WERE
COMING FIRST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'M NOT -- WAIT.
I'M NOT CLEAR ON WHAT -- SORRY.
I'M
NOT CLEAR.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE
SAYING HERE.
WE WANT TO REFLECT YOUR
PRIORITIES AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
TYPICALLY,
WHEN THERE'S A 3-2
VOTE, WE PROCEED WITH
THE
DIRECTION.
TODAY, WE SPENT CONSIDERABLE
TIME, AND WE HAVE DISTINCTIONS.
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WE HAVE 3-2
VOTES, 4-1 VOTES,
5-0 VOTES.
ARE WE TO PRIORITIZEPRIORITIZE 5-0
4-1 OVER 3-2?
YES, YES.
SURE.
YES.
LET'S DO THAT.
THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
IT'S A LITTLE MESSY.
SO DO WE.
ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
NOW WE ARE ADJOURNED TO 6:00.
[ EVENT CONCLUDED ] [Event Concluded]
Agenda Item Number: 3
Agenda Item Number: 3
City Council Meeting Packet of: April 15, 2025