I believe this is the lengthiest agenda I've worked on so far...quite a few important items, including a budget amendment (#3 & 4), the College Hill Zoning Overlay changes (#13), the approval of a new Ashley Homestore next to College Square Mall (#40 to 43) and ordinance changes (#49-52). That meeting starts at 7pm; before that, at 5pm, well have a co
This Council Meeting includes a hearing on the proposed "Mixed Use Building" ordinance changes for College Hill, which have been a hot topic at past P&Z and council meetings (Item 8 & 9). We'll also be voting on the 2020 city budget (Item 5), and contracting with a company for potential zoning changes downtown (Item #25)....and several other items. At 5:20, we'll have a Committee of the Whole meeting, with an
In the Monday night meeting, one of the significant items will be changes to the City's Personnel Policies (Item 8 below). I also have some comments on Item 15, which is the low bid for 2019 street construction. Finally, we're voting to set the date (Feb 18) for the hearing for proposed zoning changes in College Hill -- it's item 20 below, and starts as page 256 in this week's Council Packet. I'm sure that will be pretty controversial, so wanted make sure you knew it's coming up. We also have a Work Session at 4:50 to discuss the FEMA flood insurance map update, and at 5:35 is our annu
Happy New Year! This marks the start of my second year on City Council -- I've found these annotated agendas to be really helpful for thinking through these council packets, and since some people are actually reading them (!) I'll keep doing this. I hope also that future City Council candidates find these useful for getting a better sense for what goes on at City Council meetings, and to formulate their own positions on city issues.
