Posted on May 17, 2019 at 3:53 PM by Nicole Bernstein
A very busy week began with a joint meeting of the City Council and County Board to hear about the proposed framework for implementing the 10 recommendations of the TAC report to improve shelter and service delivery to stabilize people who are homeless.
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Posted on May 13, 2019 at 9:15 AM by Nicole Bernstein
Council met once last week on Wednesday and devoted the entire meeting to a discussion of the revised proposal to fund community safety.
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Posted on April 22, 2019 at 10:03 AM by Nicole Bernstein
The week’s meetings included a number of “nuts and bolts” issues in the city in terms of fundamental choices about how we fund our work and other administrative decisions. But it also opened with a vote on a challenging civil rights and quality of life issue.
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Posted on April 12, 2019 at 3:11 PM by Nicole Bernstein
The first public forum after any council break is always packed. This week was no exception. We heard from 52 citizens; many of whom were concerned by small cell antennae being installed to support the new 5G cell phone technology. We also heard from citizens about the Construction Excise Tax and next week’s vote on the ordinance to fine drivers for giving to panhandlers while stopped at an intersection.
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Posted on April 1, 2019 at 11:46 AM by Nicole Bernstein
Council is on a two-week spring break; we’ll return for our first council meeting on April 8th.
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Posted on March 8, 2019 at 4:43 PM by Nicole Bernstein
The first week of the month is usually quiet for council, which doesn’t normally meet. This week was an exception: we scheduled a Wednesday meeting in order to allow council to discuss House Bill 2001.
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Posted on March 5, 2019 at 2:11 PM by Katie Sproles
The snowstorm quieted council and focused the city’s work on shoveling out and restoring services. Monday’s meetings were cancelled; and we had already rescheduled the Wednesday, Feb. 27th meeting to this Wednesday, March 6th, in order to have the full council present to discuss HB 2001 and other issues before the legislature.
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