Remarks by Michelle Hoferer
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I'm probably going to support taking it to the citizens but will we be recovering our administrative costs to handle the program, because it costs money. City employees' time supplies everything to handle the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and if we set up a homeless task force, I want to make sure that we are recovering our cost out of that sales tax. I don't want it to just be something else we're going to do and not take care of So that's one of my questions.
Okay. I was looking for something in here. We were saying something about having a task force to overlook something.
We would try and have that in place say around the first of the year to run from then on or just a short term?
Okay, my concern is who is going to develop the personnel or the job profile and what qualifications are needed. Is that something the council is going to do?
Okay. Because I'm concerned whether we get the right person that's the one that actually will do the work that we're wanting. And I'm a little concerned about 10 of us. directing. So unfortunately, when there's all of us involved, it can be a little chaotic at times. So I want to make sure there's a direct line established of how this person, how their work is going to be decided on and directed. That's very important.
Okay, this is the Zoo Minute. Boo at the Zoo is this Saturday, the 24th, and next Saturday, the 24th, and it's a good place to take your kids, a safe place to go for trick-or-treating. And believe it or not, we are one month away from Zoo Lights. It opens on November 20th, so that will be coming up very quickly.
Dan, it looks like it is one platted parcel. What happens if one of the houses decides to be sold? Are they going to have to come back and replat it?
So if they go to, when they go to build it and get their building permit, it's going to be set up so it is within those, say, two of the four.
Yeah, I couldn't tell which I saw the house there, but I couldn't tell the orientation of the new one, so that's why I was questioning what they were going to do.
And will they have to have a drive that is not on 10th Street?
I just want to make sure we don't have any problems going forward.
I'm going to assume this is our baseline.
OK. I agree with Christina. I'd like to see more definition to what we're spending the money on. The other thing that I'm seeing missing is a time frame. I don't want to give somebody in any group an open-ended sales tax that goes on in perpetuity. We need to put some kind of a time frame, whether it's five years, 10 years.
But I'd like to see that in future drafts.
I'm not a fan of sales tax. I'll admit that. But we're going to have to do something. So I want to get an idea what we need to do. Do you want us to write up our own versions and submit them to be looked at before we get to the October? That gives us two weeks before the October 6th meeting. I'm trying to look forward. So we're not upon that October 20th deadline. I have some ideas on a couple. I think we all have ideas. But it's what do you want us to do next?
Is this page a one part of the budget? We need to do more of these?
Okay. I've got something a little different tonight. Last Friday was the last open house for the fire department and I think That was an excellent way for the public to be able to get out and see all 12 of the stations.
And last Wednesday night, we graduated six young men from the academy. So our newest fire officers or firemen are going to be Joseph. Sorry. I can't pronounce that one. Aiden Garcia, Brett Hooch and Hart, George Meyer, Connor Scott, and Brian wing councilman banks. And I were very happy to be there and to enjoy that ceremony. with the graduates, the officers, and their families. It's always heartening to see them when they come on board with a little bit of trepidation, but also a lot of excitement. So congratulations to them. And I will also add thank you to Nick and thank you to Josh. I'm…