Nothing to see here. 🙂 Just kidding, we might actually have a meeting that goes past 10:00, I can’t remember the last time that happened, we’ve been spoiled and getting out early. Here’s the items of interest. (That’ll teach me to wait to read the agenda til Monday night!)
#11 – Chickens – So, single family home owners can have up to 4 chickens if they follow various rules. This would allow renters in two-flats and duplexes to have chickens too.
#12/13 – Cliff Fisher project on N Franklin/N Hancock and moving house to 500 block of E Johnson – This will be the final vote on this project, but most of the decisions have already been made.
#15 – Solar/Wind Ordinance – This is likely to get referred back for more work. I’ll gladly take it back at Landmarks, since what the City Attorney’s staff told us looks like it wasn’t true . . . sigh. I’m glad I abstained.
#20 – Economic Development Plan – We finally have a plan, but no priorities. I guess we’re just going to punt on that.
#22 – Budget Process Report – We didn’t really make much progress, since we didn’t want to change much.
#34 – Budget Shortfall – $599,000 out of our $1M contingent reserve for the snow, etc.
#35 – Hotel Study – Should we spend money for a study on if we need more hotel’s downtown? If so, is this the right consultant?
#36 – Lake Levels – Using our bully pulpit to get the DNR to do what we want.
#60 – ATC Power Lines – Opposing the ATC power lines and expressing our point of view the that ATC power lines should be underground if they happen.
#61 – Text messages and IM not public records – Yes, they should be! But we are going to attempt to exempt them. I still don’t understand how that is legal.
#62 – CDA Land Transfer – Getting the Villager Mall project moving . . .
#72 – Setting higher goals for the efficiency of our Recycling Program
#74 – Mailboxes – you won’t be able to park within 4 feet of any mailboxes.
#76 – Banning Alcohol in East Moorland Park – Huh, we have a committee to look at these issues who didn’t look at this issue and will reconsider it later . . . so why are we doing it now?
#77 – Salt Report – There is a alternate resolution that we will be voting on tonight.
#79/80 – Reconsideration of Linden Park Plat – At the last meeting, we had wrong information, and despite the fact that the staff told us that at the meeting, the council voted for it anyways. I was somewhat hopeful that three weeks later, we would know what the right answer is, but we don’t. So, do we reconsider to get the right answer, or, do we let it go and be pro-business? Shitty choice.
