Here is the agenda for this meeting, and below that are my agenda analysis and meeting analysis:
A. Agenda analysis
Approve tax roll, item 5: This is formality, but an essential one if the Council properly funds the City with ad valorem taxes. I’ve never seen a “roll” with these votes, just numbers on sheets of paper that will invariably be approved of by the Council.
Amendment to ordinance 20.02: This is a mandatory rate increase in sewer/water fees. My recollection is the Council is spreading it out over 2 years to ease the pain. Two things to note here. First, any rate increase has to be posted as this one is. This provides citizens notice and opportunity to protest. (If you want to complain about this increase, this meeting will be your only opportunity to do so.) Second, regularly attending meetings as I do leads me to believe that these Council members are not tax and spend types. They are not running a deficit budget as in years past.
Sea Container, item 7: The City has been in negotiations with the State to buy the property associated with the north Wool House building alongside the railroad at Railroad Street and Sherwood Ave.
Other matters: there is nothing on this agenda related to the MOU between the City and IC ISD addressing street closures and flooding that was raised at the last meeting. IC ISD has announced on its Facebook page that it is doing topography studies, so perhaps the District is gathering the hydrology data it is already obligated to do by law.
B. Meeting analysis (Pending)
While you wait, consider my October 6 update for one of the September City Council meetings.
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