At last night’s Budget Session, the Mayor and City Manager teamed up on yet another totally blindside move which was at least as egregious as last month’s Marina Redevelopment Community Meeting. It’s a pattern. What Happened At least a day before the meeting, the City Attorney had prepared a Draft Ordinance placing an ’emergency’ moratorium … Continue reading “A land use migraine”
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Weekly Update: 10/23/2022
Categories Marina, Policy, Transparency, Weekly UpdatesLeave a comment on Weekly Update: 10/23/2022I’m going out on a limb here and guessing you haven’t yet received a 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Please do so. ASAP. Yes, case counts are down here, but deaths remain irritatingly stable–and they’re going up in the U.K., which has been a leading indicator of every wave over the past three … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 10/23/2022”
Weekly Update: 10/04/2022
Categories Marina, Policy, Public Safety, Transparency, Weekly Updates1 Comment on Weekly Update: 10/04/2022Highly rushed due to failing water heater! Only a few minutes before I have to get back to bailing! 😀 This Week Monday: Not an event, but notable: the City got dinged by the State Auditor’s Report about our ARPA fund. This seems fairly minor in and of itself and the City acknowledges the problem. … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 10/04/2022”
What a difference a day makes
Categories Environment, Marina, TransparencyPlease watch the following video. This is one example of a tool which every and I do mean every architect and engineer and construction manager that has an internet connection, anywhere on planet earth uses every frickin’ day of their lives. This is something we budgeted for in the Marina Redevelopment process to improve engagement. … Continue reading “What a difference a day makes”
Hell No, Pokemon Go!
Categories History, MarinaOn August 18, 2016, the Marina District was so overrun with visitors that your City Council decided to take immediate and decisive action! But then, only a month later, the City asked them to, ya know, maybe re-think that? It was all to do with one of these newfangled phone app games that all the kids … Continue reading “Hell No, Pokemon Go!”
Ad Hoc Rules Committee #2 Post Game
Categories Transparency1 Comment on Ad Hoc Rules Committee #2 Post GameThe Courage of Integrity THE HIGHEST COURAGE IS TO DARE TO BE YOURSELF IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. CHOOSING RIGHT OVER WRONG, ETHICS OVER CONVENIENCE, AND TRUTH OVER POPULARITY… THESE ARE THE CHOICES THAT MEASURE YOUR LIFE. TRAVEL THE PATH OF INTEGRITY, WITHOUT LOOKING BACK. FOR THERE IS NEVER A WRONG TIME TO DO THE … Continue reading “Ad Hoc Rules Committee #2 Post Game”
Ad Hoc Rules Committee #2 Notice
Categories TransparencyHard on the heels of the Marina Redevelopment meeting, comes another very important meeting you should attend. This meeting will be at the Police Station, not at City Hall. And it will not be recorded. An Ad Hoc Committee is a temporary committee which meets to accomplish a single purpose. This one was appointed arbitrarily by … Continue reading “Ad Hoc Rules Committee #2 Notice”
Marina Redevelopment Meeting Postgame
Categories Marina, Transparency13 Comments on Marina Redevelopment Meeting PostgameThese are initial ramblings about the September 27 Community Meeting on Marina Redevelopment. I am 99% certain of what I’m saying and I will have more to offer as my thoughts sort of congeal. [09/28 AM] After some sleep I am 100% certain of what I wrote. Thanks for the initial support. I tried to … Continue reading “Marina Redevelopment Meeting Postgame”
Marina Redevelopment: Community Meeting September 27, 2022
Categories Marina, Policy, Transparency, Weekly Updates8 Comments on Marina Redevelopment: Community Meeting September 27, 2022Weekly Update: 09/18/2022
Categories Marina, Policy, Transparency, Weekly Updates3 Comments on Weekly Update: 09/18/2022This Week Wednesday: Reach Out Des Moines meeting. Group leader Brenda MBaabu invited me to a community listening meeting at Midway Park last week and the discussion concerned how to organise events like National Night Out all year long in the area. Stay Tuned! 🙂 Just so you understand, these are not simply ‘feel good’ … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 09/18/2022”