This is the packet for the City Of SeaTac’s Admin & Finance Committee. I try to tell people how differently each City runs and if you don’t have time to watch the meetings you can still see it from their packets. In this meeting, they displayed a vendor proposal on hybrid meetings (ie. after we
Policy
Why candidates don’t care about the airport
Leave a comment on Why candidates don’t care about the airportThere’s no way around talking about problems without hurting feelings. I am always sorry. On July 21, Sheila Brush posted the following in the Des Moines Community Action Network Facebook Group (DMCAN), which she created. Now the same people who were facilitating the Burien Forum had told me months ago that they would be happy
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Debt, Freedom, Vaccines and Stimulus
Councilmembers routinely get anonymous emails advocating for some issue–often using hyperbolic language. I got one this week saying “Vaccine Mandates Are Slavery!” To which I reply: No, dude. Slavery is slavery. But OK, being told you have no choice to get a vaccine is, to some degree, a loss of freedom. I’m not trying to
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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
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