Here’s what I find interesting about the week ahead, the rest of the schedule is where it always is.
Monday, August 4, 2008
4:45 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION ROOM LL – 130 MMB
– It’s not on the agenda, but expect a motion to reconsider the solar/wind ordinance. As one committee member says “we were bamboozled”. We were told by the city attorney’s office that there were no real changes and it just brought our local ordinance into compliance with the state law. It’s a six page ordinance with many references to elsewhere that would take hours to de-scramble, so I read it, but I didn’t research all the references. I tried to ask some questions, but the staff were rather unhelpful. I ended up abstaining as I knew I didn’t understand all the implications of the ordinance and wasn’t going to get the answers I needed . . . so I can’t move to reconsider.
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ROOM 201 CCB
– The agenda lists demolition definition discussion, not as a numbered agenda item, but after the Secretary’s report so I can’t tell if they are discussing the definition of demolition, or scheduling a meeting to discuss it. Beyond that, its a somewhat uneventful agenda.
CANCELLED – 6:00 PM JAMES MADISON PARK PROPERTY PLANNING COMMITTEE ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Expect quite a bit of progress to made at this meeting. There is alot of pressure to make this our last meeting, but I doubt it will be. The Mayor imposed an unrealistic August 15th deadline on us, but expect us to blow that off. I think the task before us is to figure out what restrictions we would want placed on the sale of any land or buildings. It seems that the committee is pretty much all on the same page as the neighborhoods.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
4:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE ROOM 103A CCB
– Discussion on how we use security cameras and what policies we should have in place.
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB
– Sadly, I haven’t read the agenda yet. I left for Ohio on Friday before the agenda was done and didn’t take my computer with me. Wouldn’t have mattered if I did, since I was camping and there was no internet access where I was. I won’t have time to read the agenda until after work tonight. So I’ll post items of interest tomorrow.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
12:00 PM PERSONNEL BOARD ROOM 108 CCB
– “Clarifying” provisional appointments.
– Continued look at what the role of the personnel board is.
5:00 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ROOM LL-130 MMB
– The City’s 3 – 5 year plan – now they are going to prioritize what they are going to work on . . . instead of making that part of the report the Council approves.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
4:00 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE CREATION AND COMMITTEE RULES ROOM 417 CCB
– This committee is on the verge of recommending changes to rules on how city committee operates. Hopefully, we’ll have a public hearing on our ideas prior to them being introduced to the council.
