Policy
Committee Video Recordings
The City is making good on a proposal I made at our June 20th City Council Meeting to publish the video of Committee Meetings. The first batch are now available on the Des Moines Councilmember Youtube Channel. Go get ’em! Thanks to Councilmember Martinelli and Deputy Mayor Mahoney for supporting the idea. And of course,
... continue reading.My six ARPA proposals
1 Comment on My six ARPA proposalsUpdate 08/31/21: Since this original post, I have added two other proposals for a total of six. I’ve added them below. As I said in the Christmas in July post on spending our $9M in stimulus money, after the July 22 City Council Meeting, Councilmembers were given an application by the City Manager to fill
... continue reading.Economic Development Committee Meeting Presentation 07.29.2021
HB1220 presentation from Eric Lane and Matthew Hutchins
City Of Des Moines Legislative Priorities 2021
It’s all a matter of timing…
1 Comment on It’s all a matter of timing…The Truman Show
1 Comment on The Truman ShowI occasionally hear from critics that I make too many things ‘public’. Why aren’t I trying to communicate with the administration or colleagues? The fact is that I do that. Whether I want to or not. 😀 My life as an elected in a very public and very hostile work environment sometimes remind me of
... continue reading.American Rescue Plan – Change My Mind
2 Comments on American Rescue Plan – Change My MindLike my colleagues, I’m sure, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to spend the $9M I discussed in my Christmas In July post. I’ve received dozens of messages about this. Many are very detailed proposals showing a concern for civic life that is seriously wonderful. And they spread the gamut. “More police!” to “no
... continue reading.Christmas In July: The ARPA Stimulus Money Request
24 Comments on Christmas In July: The ARPA Stimulus Money RequestAt last night’s City Council Meeting, the City Manager unveiled the City’s ARPA Stimulus money proposal. In short, the City is receiving $9,000,000 to be used for a limited number of purposes and it must be spent by 2024. I urge all of you to watch that fifteen minute segment of the meeting and read
... continue reading.GRO Outreach TLDR
2 Comments on GRO Outreach TLDRThis is sort of a TLDR for the .01% of people who drill down. If you write what I do, angry people will always say you over-simplified or didn’t provide enough detail and so on. Which is often true. You cannot help but do those things in any short form article. So this is some
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