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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: March 2018
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at February's Board meeting.
County Board Chair Katie Cristol and Board libby Garvey discuss the FY 19 Budget; State Legislation; The Westover Beer and the new six-step public engagement guide for capital projects
https://countyboard.arlingtonva.us/
A
Hi
I'm
Tara
O'donnell,
and
this
is
County
Board
wrap-up,
where
we
take
a
closer
look
at
some
of
the
actions
taken
by
the
Arlington
County
Board
at
its
monthly
meeting
today,
we're
joined
by
County
Board
Chair
Katie
crystal
as
always,
and
this
month
board
member
Libby
Garvey
will
be
joining
her
as
well.
Thank
you
both
for
being
here
today
today.
We're
gonna
chat
about
the
outcome
of
the
General
Assembly
and
the
upcoming
special
session,
the
westover
beer
garden
and
a
new
public
engagement
guide
for
capital
projects.
A
B
Our
budget
process
generally
runs
from
the
end
of
February
until
budget
adoption
at
the
end
of
April,
so
we
are
right
in
the
middle
of
it.
We've
got
11
budget
work
sessions
which
we're
engaged
in
the
thick
of
right.
Now
these
are
opportunities
for
board
members
to
get
deep
in
the
weeds
of
the
budget.
Ask
staff
questions
this
year.
There
are
cuts
on
the
table.
Commercial
real
estate
assessments
came
in
lower
than
what
we
had
anticipated,
which
meant
that
we
had
to
find
sources
to
cut
from
the
budget.
So
that
means
board.
B
A
B
An
interesting
question,
one
of
the
things
that's
been
really
striking,
I
think
not
necessarily
tied
to
the
work
sessions
but
in
terms
of
the
public
communications
we've
had
with
folks
is
well.
Perhaps
it's
not
surprising
how
much
Arlene
Toni
ins
have
a
passion
for
the
programs
that
they
enjoy.
But
you
know
this
is
a
budget
where
our
manager
and
the
department
heads
took
great
care
to
make
sure
that
cuts
really
didn't
reduce
the
services.
B
But
one
of
the
things
that's
been
surprising
is
even
if
the
impacts
to
the
residents
aren't,
there
aren't
felt
as
impacts
of
the
residents.
People
are
still
very
protective
of
their
services.
A
great
example
is
the
55
plus
program
which
presents
an
opportunity
for
those
who
participate
in
parks
and
recreation
programs
or
seniors
to
go
far
and
wide
around
the
region
and
go
on
field
trips
and
day
trips.
One
of
the
the
budgetary
impacts
or
elements
is
to
contract
out
the
bus
services.
B
C
Yeah
actually
to
meet
that
that's
not
a
strike
because
I'm
kind
of
used
to
it
yeah
my
23rd
budget.
But
you
know,
if
you
count
this
school
board,
but
I
actually
have
been
somewhat
surprised
at
their.
There
hasn't
been
more
outcry
about
programs
and
I.
Think
yeah
I!
Think
as
you
set
it
up,
it's
what
it's,
because
this
they
took
a
really
great
care
in
making
cut.
There
wasn't
a
meat
axe
approach.
C
A
B
Know
what
I
think
has
been
striking
this
year
with
the
roundtable
is
the
huge
number
of
people
participating
in
open
door
mondays
and
then
I
think
what
we'll
experience
at
the
hearing
on
April
3rd
at
7:00
p.m.
if
people
would
like
to
come
in
for
the
budget
hearing
is
there's
more
cross-fertilization
and
more
conversation
happening,
I.
Think
in
the
past,
when
we've
done
a
lot
of
online
engagement
or
letter-writing
engagement,
you
focus
on
the
issue
that
matters
to
you
and
I.
B
Think
it's
incredibly
salient,
for
you
know
public
safety
personnel,
for
example,
to
be
in
a
room
when
somebody
maybe
has
come
to
advocate
about
Arlington,
independent
media
or
the
shredder
for
them
to
also
hear
the
concerns
of
our
public
safety
personnel
who
are
raising
to
our
attention
that
their
compensation,
maybe
isn't
keeping
pace
with
the
region
and
therefore
creating
a
you
know
a
large
number
of
vacancies
among
their
ranks.
So
there's
a
sort
of
opportunity
for
folks
to
hear
from
one
another
about
their
priorities.
You
know,
although
I
think
we
always.
B
C
I
might
jump
in
here
one
of
the
things
our
manager
did,
which,
more
so
than
in
the
past
I
think
is.
He
did
a
little
foreshadowing
for
the
future.
So
if
you
read
the
managers,
note
which
he
did
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
so
this
is
it.
This
is
not
an
easy
budget
year,
we
always
say
they're
hard,
but
this
one,
it
really
kind
of
is
but
I
think
we've
been
approaching
it
very
well.
C
Next
year's
gonna
be
harder,
I
think
I,
think
we're
gonna
have
to
have
some
really
difficult
conversations
and
we're
kind
of
foreshadowing
talking
about
that.
So
this
engagement
now
is
really
good,
but
we're
gonna
have
to
step
it
up,
and
so,
when
we're
done
with
this
budget,
we're
not
gonna
just
like
sit
back
and
go,
we
can
relax
until
next
fall.
I
think
we're.
C
A
C
Starting
to
realize,
that's
not
gonna,
come
back
so
well.
We've
always
been
based
on
a
50/50
50%
with
our
houses,
our
residents.
You
know
who
live
here
and
50%
of
the
commercial,
the
businesses
and
that's
been
a
nice
balance.
That's
probably
gonna
change
and
more.
The
burden
is
gonna
have
to
fall
on
our
residential
and
residential
for
a
while
mm-hm.
So
we
have
some
state,
were
they
gonna
be
some
real
conversations
coming
for
it,
but
I
think
we're
gonna
be
ready
for
it
ya.
A
B
What
have
you
that's
on
the
table?
That's
a
great
question
Kara.
So
we
have
set
the
box.
We
act
pretty
soon
to
advertise
a
tax
rate
which
we
did
last
month
in
March
within
that,
as
long
as
we
find
offsets
for
any
ads,
we
can
really
start
from
scratch
with
this
budget.
I
think
people
generally
don't
see
us
do
that
in
part,
because
we
respect
the
professional
expertise.
The
manager
is
that.
B
It
is
our
job
to
channel
the
community's
priorities,
and
you
know
what
might
be
most
cost
effective,
for
example,
may
sometimes
come
in
a
conflict
with
what
the
the
community
might
value.
You
know
the
manager
often
takes
a
hard
look,
and
we
appreciate
this
very
much
at
other
jurisdictions.
Right
benchmarking,
us
there
are
some
ways
in
which
Arlington
wants
to
be
in
line
with
fellow
jurisdictions.
Public
Safety
pay
is
a
great
example
when
we're
not
in
line
that
has
consequences,
but
there
are
some
others.
C
I
think
we're
in
the
discussion,
particularly
with
aim
and
then,
if
I
can
just
a
small
example
and
I,
don't
know
where
we're
going
to
end
up
or
even
quite
where
I'm
going
to
end
up
yet
the
shredder.
The
shredder
is
a
very
small
amount
of
money,
and
you
know
our
staff
did
some
look
at
more
people
in
Arlington
by
just
you
know,
multiples,
come
and
use
that
and
I
realize
I
think
in
part
it's
more
than
just
a
shredder,
and
you
know
we
need
to
kind
of
think
about
that.
C
If
some
of
things
do
you
make
Arlington
the
community,
it
is
it's
a
people
kept
together
and
they
talk.
They
talk
about
standing
in
line,
but
I
think
actually
people
kind
of
like
to
visit
with
each
other
to
some
extent.
So
that's
something
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
it's,
it's
not
a
lot
of
money
and
it
may
be
providing
some
benefits
that
go
way
beyond
shredding.
That's
what
I
was
trying
to
say.
I.
A
A
B
You
know,
especially,
we
look
at
our
peer
jurisdictions
in
Northern
Virginia
and
we
all
have
an
opportunity
to
interact
with
our
counterparts
and
Loudoun
and
Fairfax
and
Alexandria
and
beyond.
You
know
this
is
an
incredibly
highly
educated
population
that
has
very
high
expectations
of
their
government,
so
I
don't
know
that
we're
any
more
or
less
than
any
other
juris,
but
here
I
would
say,
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
budget.
I
really
do
think
that
I
can
honestly
look
Arlington
Ian's
in
the
eye
and
say
that
this
is
an
incredibly
transparent
process.
B
All
of
our
deliberations
are
broadcast
with
closed
captioning.
They
are
available
and
preserved,
so
people
can
go
back
and
look
at
them
online
budget
Arlington,
Va
u.s..
You
can
see
all
of
them
there.
We
strive
to
be
out
in
the
community
and
hearing
from
people
and
provide
many
opportunities
for
folks
to
weigh
in.
C
B
C
For
exactly
no
and
I
would
say,
cuz
I've
been
at
this
sort
of
a
long
time
and
have
done
you
know
some
national
confidence
I
think
we
do
do
far
more
than
most
places.
Sometimes
we've
gone
and
I've
described
it.
You
know
on
the
school
sites,
it's
a
CI,
and
here
we
have
all
of
our
Commission's
a
lot
of
times.
C
People
are
just
like
what
Wow
and
that
really
helps
so
that
they
just
find
themselves
funding
running
the
process
because
they
really
don't
have
that
kind
of
way
for
people
to
do
inputs
and
I
was
told
I,
don't
know
if
it's
apocryphal,
but
one
of
our
staff
was
in
Fairfax
one
time
we
were
doing
boundary
changes
which
we
do
a
lot
of
said.
We
just
got
a
letter
in
the
mail
saying
where
our
kids
are
going
to
school
and
accident.
There's,
there's
no
there's,
there's.
C
A
C
A
B
Absolutely
so
we
have
a
budget
hearing
on
April
3rd
at
7
p.m.
in
the
boardroom,
and
then
we
have
a
tax
rate
hearing
an
April
5th
at
the
same
time,
7:00
p.m.
two
nights
later
you
know
people
generally,
especially
when
you're
looking
at
having
to
make
cuts.
We
tend
to
hear
more
from
people
about
what
they
like
to
save
or
add.
B
We
know
there
are
a
lot
of
Arlington
ins
who
might
like
to
come
and
make
the
case
that
their
property
taxes
should
be
lower,
and
so
we
provide
a
forum
for
people
to
to
make
that
case
as
well.
On
April
5th
at
7
p.m.
you
know,
you
can
continue
to
go
again.
Budget
Arlington
Va
us
find
a
number
of
online
forums.
You'll
find
also.
There
are
email
addresses
as
board
members
you're
welcome
to
write
us.
B
We've
been
receiving
a
great
many
emails
on
the
budget,
we'd
read
all
of
them
and
and
and
strive
to
follow
up
to
the
extent
that
we
can
and
have
open
door.
Monday's
will
remain
through
the
budget
process.
If
you
go
to
Arlington
Va,
Us
and
search
open
door,
you'll
find
the
list
of
dates,
and
you
know
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
engage
with
people
right
up
until
we
adopt
a
budget
on
April
22nd.
A
B
Some
of
it
is
known,
and
some
of
it
is
unknown
with
regard
to
how
this
will
have
an
impact
on
Arlington,
the
General
Assembly
passed
about
1800
bills
defeated
about
1600
bills.
It
was
a
whirlwind
of
activity.
Unfortunately,
among
the
things
they
did
not
pass
was
a
budget,
and
so
the
conversation
continued.
We
do
not
yet
have
a
biennial
budget
for
fiscal
year,
19
or
20.
So
there
is
some
legislative
dough
she
doing.
He
had
to
remain
the
governor
just
handed
back
down
his
recommended
budget
somewhat.
B
Unsurprisingly,
it
more
or
less
matches
with
the
outgoing
governor
proposed,
and
so
it
is
back
then,
with
between
the
two
houses
of
the
General
Assembly,
to
try
to
ascertain
their
priorities
and
then
policy
measures
they
want
to
take
as
part
of
this
biennial
budget.
The
big
difference
between
those
two
budgets,
of
course,
are
Medicaid
expansion
and
the
House
passed
it
the
Senate
didn't,
and
that
creates
a
pretty
significant
gap
between
the
two
proposed
by
Neil
budget.
B
So
it's
caused
a
lot
of
acrimony,
actually,
even
within
the
majority
party
between
the
House
and
the
Senate
about
how
they'd
like
to
handle
it
moving
forward.
So
the
General
Assembly
will
reconvene
on
April
18.
It's
certainly
a
hope
of
all
of
us
as
stakeholders
in
the
biennial
budget
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
that
that
can
be
brought
to
resolution.
The
worst
case
scenario
would
be
no
budget
at
the
start
of
the
fiscal
19
year
in
July.
B
The
governor
has
assured
us
that
you
know
he
doesn't
maintain
the
authority
to
keep
schools
and
other
basic
functions
open.
So
he
will
exercise
that
authority,
but
we
remain
hopeful.
We
won't
get
to
that
and
are,
as
the
esteemed
senators
and
delegates
who
represent
us,
will
be
able
to
come
to
a
compromise.
Well
before
then,
of.
A
B
B
B
C
A
B
That
154
million
dollars
comes
from
so
unfortunately
it
is
almost
all
done
on
the
backs
of
Northern
Virginia.
You
know
it
sort
of
was
intended
to
be
a
state
funding
solution,
there's
very
little
state
money
in
what
came
out
of
the
conference
bill.
The
upshot
I'll
try
to
stay
out
of
the
weeds
of
kind
of
the
sources
of
funding.
B
That
is
on
top
of
these
seventy-five
million
annually
that
we
pay
in
operating
money
into
Metro.
So
we
went
to
the
state
because
we
couldn't
pay
any
more
in.
We
were
paying
quite
a
bit.
Metro
is
incredibly
important
to
us
and
that's
reflected
in
the
amount
that
we
budget
to
them,
but
we
had
reached
our
breaking
point.
So
for
the
state
to
say
our
solution
is
that
you
pay
more
he's
a
little
bit
of
a
non-starter
or
a
lot
of
a
non-starter,
but
so.
B
From
here
we're
working
very
hard
to
get
the
governor
to
amend
the
two
bills
that
came
out
of
conference,
we
are
working
largely
through
the
Northern
Virginia
Transportation
Authority
and
the
Northern
Virginia
Transportation
Commission,
on
which
both
Libby
and
I
sit
I
chair
the
legislative
body,
we're
really
seeking
to
line
up
our
voices
with
those
of
the
rest
of
the
region.
It's
so
important
that
this
not
the
Arlington,
wants
one
thing:
Fairfax
Prince
William
one
another
we're
speaking
with
a
united
voice
along
actually
with
the
Northern
Virginia
business
community
who's
been
an
incredibly
important.
C
B
C
Nv
TC
with
us,
you
know
one
of
the
things
to
put
in
perspective,
which
and
I
think
why
we
got
at
least
as
far
as
we
have
is.
This
is
sort
of
the
they
call
the
economic
engine
for
Northern
Virginia.
We
really
need
this
for
our
economy.
Our
economy
provides
more
than
half
of
the
revenue
to
the
state.
Now,
there's
the
whole
state
of
Virginia
over
half
the
revenue
comes
from
Northern
Virginia,
there
we're
all
dependent
on
Metro
and
hopefully
that
message
will
get
through
there.
B
There
was
a
great
study
actually
that
the
Northern
Virginia
Transportation
Commission
did
last
year,
which
I
think
I've
touted
before
on
County
Board
wrap
up,
but
it's
a
great
piece
of
work
that
essentially
modeled
the
economic
activity,
that's
supported
by
Metro,
Rail
and
VRE,
and
how
much
that
would
have
to
be
diminished
without
those
two
transit
systems.
It
came
to
the
figure
of
600
million
dollars
a
year
annually
to
the
Commonwealth.
So
that's
not
the.
B
C
B
C
A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap-up,
where
each
month
we
walk
you
through
some
of
the
decisions
the
board
takes
at
its
monthly
meeting
today,
with
the
help
of
County
Board
Chair
Katie
crystal
and
board
member
Libby
Garvey.
Thank
you
both
once
again
for
being
here
now.
Let's
talk
some
of
the
action
taken
with
the
West
over
beer
garden.
Obviously
a
longtime
neighborhood
favorite.
Everybody
knows
the
West
over
beer
garden,
but
they
came
to
the
board
with
a
request.
Let's
talk
about
that.
Indeed,.
B
They
did
so
this
actually
started.
Last
year,
the
West
over
beer
garden
was
looking
to
greatly
expand
the
number
of
outdoor
seats,
in
particular
that
they
had,
and
this
is,
as
you
alluded
to
a
well-loved
community
gem.
There
is
something
about
being
outdoors.
That
just
seems
to
facilitate
this
sense
of
community
and
another
problem.
B
So
we
were
very
interested
in
the
idea
of
expanding
outdoor
seating.
For
them
we
ran
into
an
obstacle,
which
was
our
zoning
ordinance.
Actually,
the
West
River
garden
is
located
in
a
neighborhood.
So
whereas
we
have
the
flexibility
increase,
the
number
of
outdoor
seats
relative
to
the
number
of
indoor
seats
in
our
more
urban
area
as
the
Rozlyn
de
Boston
corridor,
the
route
1/4
the
county
board-
actually
didn't
have
that
authority
under
zoning
ordinance
for
Westover.
B
So
because
this
was
so
important,
our
hard-working
County
staff
actually
undertook
a
zoning
ordinance
amendment
to
give
us
the
flexibility,
and
so
Tuesday
night
was
about
exercising
that
facility
that
that
flexibility
and
we
actually
went
up
to
a
hundred
and
two
seats
or
the
number
of
seats
allowed
under
the
certificate
of
occupancy.
Whatever.
B
C
I
was
struck
by
a
couple
of
things.
What
I'm
one?
This
is
what
we
do
so
much
as
this,
where
it's
an
out.
You
know,
there's
this
neighborhood
play
everybody
likes
at
the
end.
It
gets.
It
creates
noise.
So
the
immediate
neighbors
are
upset
about
the
noise
and,
as
you
know,
we
become
more
urban.
This
is
it's
a
constant
sort
of
balance
to
keep
your
eyes.
C
Gonna
say:
conflict
yeah,
it's
a
conflict,
but
we
try
to
balance
it
out
and
then,
as
I
remarked
in
the
meeting,
I
was
really
struck,
though,
by
how
how
very
civil
the
public
hearing
was.
It
was
just
it
was
very
heartwarming.
That's
what
I
call
it
people
coming
and
talking
about
what
it
means
to
their
dogs,
their
kids,
the
neighborhood
people
met.
Somebody
met
their
wife,
there
I
think
I
mean
it
was
just
delightful.
There
were
a
few
people
coming
to
be
upset
about
the
noise.
Nobody
has
nobody
booed,
nobody,
it
was.
C
You
really
felt
it
was
a
community
that
you
could
have
different
views
and
everybody
cared
about
each
other
and
was
committed
to
the
neighborhood,
and
that
was
lovely
to
see
and
that's
you
know.
We
see
that
a
fair
amount
in
Arlington
and
I
hope
more
and
more
because
that's
what
makes
us
what
we
are,
which
is
a
wonderful
place,
yeah
and.
B
As
Libby
was
alluding
to,
there
are
some
ongoing
differences
generally,
the
the
additional
seating
was
pretty
widely
supported.
There
are
some
concerns
about
the
the
music,
and
we
know
the
proprietors
of
Westover
beer
garden
would
have
loved
the
opportunity
to
expand
the
number
of
nights
they
can
offer
live
music.
We
did
expand
the
number
of
nights
in
which
they
can
they
can
do
piped
in
music
or
play
a
sports
game
on
the
patio,
for
example,
but
we
did
not
at
this
time
and
then
the
number
of
nights
we're
live.
B
Music
was
allowed
out
of
recognition
that
their
change
is
coming.
We've
got
some
folks
in
the
neighborhood
who
are
having
trouble
sleep
in
on
the
nights
of
the
live
music
already,
so
we'll
keep
balancing
it
and
we'll
have
another
bite
of
the
Apple
they'll
come
back
for
renewal
of
that
permit
in
October,
and
so
we
can
see
how
it's
working
and
maybe
consider
the
the
live
music
requested
in
okay.
A
B
Was
a
subject
of
extensive
conversation
and
and
one
of
the
things
that's
challenging
actually
for
folks
it
across
Arlington
is
you
know,
kind
of
trying
to
navigate
that
what
their
rights
are
when
music
is
allowed
and
disallowed?
So
we've
talked
a
lot
about
wanting
to
make
sure
that
our
police,
because
usually
these
are
after
hours,
so
you
can
always
call
code
enforcement,
but
they
they
do
keep
somewhat
regular
business
hours.
So
after
hours,
you
call
the
police
non-emergency
line.
B
And
they
can
come
out
and
they
can
and
they
will
come
and
they
will
come
out
and
if
they're,
in
violation,
you
know
certain
behaviors
that
they
can
take
actions
and
issue
citations.
But
it
is
a
little
bit
that
challenge
of
you
know.
Oh,
my
goodness,
sir,
is
this
piped
in
music
and
what
hours
of
those
allowed
is
it
live
music
and
when
I
was
those
loud,
so
one
of
the
things
we
actually
did
put
in
as
a
site
plan
condition
was
asking
that
the
information
be
clearly
posted
about.
B
C
A
Gears
louis,
we
alluded
to
the
extensive
public
engagement
and
transparency
that
arlington
is
very
proud
of
in
its
processes
and
the
county's
director
of
communications
and
public
engagement
has
presented
a
new
civic
engagement
on
capital
projects
to
the
board.
What
would
you
say
are
the
key
elements,
and
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
this
I
think.
C
Making
clear
what
are
the
steps
in
the
engagement
process,
because
what
we
and
we
had
some
discussion
about
this
because
a
lot
of
times,
but
no
matter
what
we
do
some
because
you
didn't
tell
or
you're
hiding
this
information
and
there's
often
confusion
about.
What's
really
going
on.
So
there
were
four
steps
that
you
press
so
first
to
communicate
and
that's
what
we
do
a
lot
that
is
so,
for
example,
if
they're
there
potholes
in
your
street
and
getting
filled,
you
get
a
flyer,
you
get
something!
C
That's
saying:
we're
gonna
fill
these
puddles
and
that's
the
extent
really
of
the
engagement.
We
don't
need
to
have
a
whole
process
to
decide
whether
or
not
we're
going
to
repair
the
streets.
But
after
that,
then
you
have
and
I'm
just
check
my
notes
make
sure
I
get
it
right,
consult
so
that's
to
keep
the
community.
Can
you
know
informed
and
reach
out
and
get
some
and
get
some
information
back,
but
not
all
that
much.
C
The
next
one
is
to
really
involve
people
and
bring
them
together,
and
that
is
a
much
is
again
a
higher
higher
step
and
you
get
some
designs
developed
and
you
really
the
people
say
it
will
be
like
this
one.
You
don't
like
that
one.
Can
you
make
this
more?
That's
really
working
and
collaboration,
which
is
really
just
again
to
work
together,
and
it's
really
important
that
people
understand
where
we
are
so
because
sometimes
people
say
well.
C
You
didn't
ask
me
well,
this
was
we're
just
communicating
this
isn't
something
because
there
are
people
who
actually
do
think
we
maybe
should
ask
them
if
we
fill
the
potholes
in
the
street,
but
you
know
we
go
back
and
forth
so
I
think
sometimes
what
happens
is
we
get
upset?
We
get
community
upset
because
people
aren't
clear
about
what
what
step
we're
in
also
our
staff.
C
We
weren't
always
ourselves
clear
about
what
level
of
engagement
we
should
have
so
we're
putting
in
a
structure
so
but
before
project
even
happens,
they're
going
to
work
out
the
communication
plan
and
which
levels
should
be
involved
and
that
will
get
reviewed
and
on
particularly
important
large
programs.
They'll
probably
come
to
the
board
and
we
may
even
discuss
and
say
wait
a
minute
now.
I
think
you
need
involve
people
a
little
more
here
or
again.
C
Oh
that
looks
good
and
it'll
be
out
there
for
people
to
know
about,
and
then
finally,
but
this
is,
we've
got
these
little
design
kind
of
logos
that
represent
each
of
these
four
steps
and
we're
gonna
see
about
trying
to
put
those
like
on
all
of
ours.
If
you
go
to
a
meeting
and
there's
an
agenda,
it's
gonna
tell
you
what
level
this
is.
So
you
know
this
is
where
we're
really
just
informing
you
and
we
want
some
information
back,
but
we're
not
deciding
on
design.
C
You
know
just
to
make
it
really
clear
about
what
it
is
we're
doing
and
then,
finally,
not
only
the
communications
plan,
but
somewhat
being
clear
about
what
is
everybody's
role.
Sometimes
we
have
groups
that
get
together
and
they
do
a
lot
of
work
which
we
really
appreciate
and
they
will
come
to
the
board
and
advise
the
and
often
they
feel
if
they
all
think
it
should
go
one
way.
Well.
The
Board,
of
course,
is
gonna.
Do
what
they
decided,
but
of
course
the
board
brings
in
other
information
a
key
one
sometimes
is
money.
C
C
To
and
get
back
and
people
will
go,
but
we
decided-
and
that
is
no
not
quite
so
anyway
and
I
think
it
will
continue
to
you
know
what
it's
good.
It
was
gonna
be
bumpy
for
a
while
I
think
we
will
work
on
clarifying
it
and
work
actually
for
ourselves
too,
but
well
I.
Think,
structure
the
conversation
a
very
healthy
way,
so
we'll
be
clear
about
what
exactly
it
is
we're
discussing
and
what
it
is
we're
not
discussing.
Okay,
because
sometimes
people
start
arguing.
C
Exactly
and
the
harmonies
might
not
be
perfect,
but
so
I
think
I
think
it's
a
big
step,
I
think
it's
a
big
big
step.
You
know
we
started
out
talking
about
the
amount
of
community
engagement
in
this
community
and
I've
often
said
it's
our
greatest
strength,
and
it
can
be
our
greatest
weakness
if
we
don't
use
it
well-
and
this
is
a
way
of
just
helping
everybody
use
it
well
and
make
it
really
be
productive.
Well,.
A
On
that
note,
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of
another
county
board.
Wrap-Up.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today
for
some
of
the
behind
the
scenes,
information
on
decisions
the
board
took
at
its
March
board
meeting
and
obviously
thank
you,
Katie
and
Libby
for
giving
us
some
insight
into
the
board's
decisions
next
month.
We're
going
to
be
talking
about
the
board's
adoption
of
the
fiscal
year,
2019
budget
and
other
issues.
The
board
will
tackle
at
its
April
meeting.
You
can
watch
the
county
board
meetings,
live
streamed
or
archived
on
our
website.