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From YouTube: Boise City Council - Evening Session
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Tuesday July 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM MDT
A
All
righty
well
welcome
everybody
we'll
go
ahead
and
call
this
meeting
order.
We
start
with
an
invocation
which
we
observe
by
a
moment
of
silence,
and
we
follow
that
with
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
A
D
C
D
A
Well,
it
says
no
special
business
is
scheduled
on
my
agenda,
but
then
we
have
three
items
of
special
business,
so
we've
got
and
I'm
not
sure
if
anybody's
in
the
room
we've
some
of
us
we've
got
scott
raber,
p
peter
pangili
and
stacy
donahue.
A
Thank
you.
It's
great
to
see
you
up
for
reappoint
all
three
are
currently
serving.
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
service
on
the
open
space
committee,
and
these
this
is
reappointment
for
each
of
them
to
have
three
year
terms.
That
would
end
in
july
2025.
A
B
A
A
Well,
these
three
members
have
have
served
on
the
committee
for
a
term
already,
and
it's
really
an
honor
to
reappoint
I'm
looking
at
stacy,
because
she's
here
reappoint
stacy
as
well
as
peter
and
scott,
and
just
really
grateful
for
the
service
that
they've
provided
and
the
the
attention
to
the
proposals
that
are
received
and
the
thoughtful
recommendations
that
you
make
to
the
council
you're
here.
You're
welcome
to
come
up.
A
E
You
very
much
mayor
and
city
council.
I
have
really
enjoyed
serving
on
this
committee
for
quite
a
few
years
and
really
excited
to
be
able
to
be
part
of
the
process
for
making
recommendations
to
to
the
council
for
how
to
spend
the
spend
the
city
of
boise's
taxpayer
money
towards
acquiring
open
space
and
having
clean
water
projects,
especially
with
all
the
increased
enthusiastic
participation
and
outdoor
recreation
we've
seen
over
the
last
few
years.
So
thanks
very
much.
Thank
you.
C
Madam
mayor
pete
pingilly
is
online.
If
you
would
like
to
speak,
welcome.
A
F
Hello,
I
would
echo
what
stacy
said:
it's
been
a
very
interesting
process,
learning
a
lot
about
how
the
city
works
and
how
the
property
acquisition
works.
It's
I'm
a
little
disappointed.
Some
of
our
projects
haven't
come
to
fruition
yet,
but
we're
working
on
them
constantly,
so
we'll
get
the
ones
down
that
have
been
approved
and
hopefully
find
some
interesting
projects
to
fund
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
D
Madam
mayor,
thank
you.
I
work
for
two
organizations,
the
city
and
a
non-profit
that
really
revolve
around
people
from
the
community
volunteering
their
own
time
in
their
own
service,
to
make
those
organizations,
in
this
case
the
city
better.
D
D
I
I
we
get
to
appoint
people
all
the
time,
but
I
wanted
to
say
something
today,
because
we
have
so
many
folks
here
so
many
young
people
in
the
audience
and
that,
if
you
want
to
get
involved
in
making
the
city
a
better
place,
we
have
so
many
different
advisory
committees.
Commissions
task
force,
different
stakeholder
groups
that
we
love
to
have
people
a
part
of
most
of
them
are
volunteer,
and
most
of
them
are
really
some
of
the
people
who
are
informing
our
decisions
up
here
and
making
the
city
a
much
better
place.
D
So,
thank
you
for
your
service
for
those
who
just
got
reappointed
and
for
those
who
are
not
appointed
yet.
I
would
encourage
you
to
apply
to
some
of
these.
G
Madame
thank
you.
Yes,
congratulations
and
thank
you
to
the
three
folks
who
are
re-upping
for
this
important
advisory
committee.
G
The
mayor
was
kind
enough
to
do
a
proclamation
for
latino
conservation
week
this
week
and
we
were
very
honored
to
have
jillian
putra,
who
is
a
descendant
of
the
original
inhabitants
of
the
boise
valley,
to
do
a
land
acknowledgement
to
kick
off
our
event,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
representing
the
interests
of
our
citizens
in
caring
for
this
beloved
and
sacred
land,
and
I'm
hoping
as
we
move
forward,
that
we
will
have
an
opportunity
to
have
somebody
from
that
community
represented
and
I'm
hoping
we
can
get
your
support
in
recruiting
those
folks.
A
B
A
B
And
with
that,
I
would
move
that
we
approve
the
consent
agenda,
as
presented
with
the
removal
of
item
34
for
approval.
H
Just
before
we
call
the
roll,
we
always
have
gobs
of
resolutions
this
time
of
year
because
we're
off
for
the
next
few
weeks
for
our
summer
recess,
but
I
wanted
to
call
special
attention
to
a
couple
of
our
resolutions.
H
One
of
them
is
the
administration
of
our
arpa
funding
for
our
child
care
grant
program,
which
we
saw
at
work
session
earlier
tonight,
so
cool
like
so
needed
very
excited
for
our
child
care
and
early
childhood
education
providers
that
we
get
to
do
that
and
then
the
second
thing
is:
we
have
been
working
for
a
long
time
getting
a
lease
agreement
with
the
boise
art
museum
on
their
facility.
We
have
a
lot
of
staff
who
have
been
working
very
hard.
H
I
know
that
boise
art
museum's
been
working
very
hard
in
turn
and
we
have
that
resolution
on
our
consent
agenda
tonight.
I
think
it's
huge,
I'm
very
happy.
I
love
the
boise
art
museum,
I'm
glad
that
they
that
we
figured
out
a
way
to
keep
them
in
their
beautiful
facility.
So
thank
you.
B
A
And
next
up
I'll,
just
the
resolution,
yeah
yeah,
the
alts
before
emotion,
is
made
on
the
resolution.
I
I
just
wanted
to
speak
to
it.
I'm
I'm
asked
to
put
this
on
the
agenda
and
because
we
want
to
be
clear
about
the
policy
as
a
city
that
we'll
have
moving
forward
when
it
comes
to
enforcement
in
particular,
but
importantly
as
it
relates
to
abortion
and
bodily
autonomy
and
privacy.
A
Quite
frankly,
many
times
or
often
people
say
well,
this
isn't
a
city
issue
and
I
believe
it
is
a
city
issue
because
it's
been
given
to
us
an
issue
us
as
an
issue
in
some
ways.
First
off
it's
a
city
issue
because
about
people
it's
about
decisions
that
people
make
in
our
community,
they
ought
to
be
making
have
been
able
to
make
privately.
A
I
mean
anytime,
people
in
our
community
feel
targeted
or
marginalized.
We
as
a
city
have
made
statements
to
support
them
because,
if
folks
don't
feel
as
though
they
can
fully
participate
because
their
rights
have
been
taken
away,
rights
they've
enjoyed
or
because
they
don't
have
full
access
to
rights
that
others
enjoy,
and
they
aren't
able
to
fully
participate
in
the
fact
and
fabric
of
our
community.
So
there's
that
this
is
about
people.
A
This
is
also
an
issue.
That's
been
dropped
right
into
the
labs
of
cities
around
the
country,
there's
an
expectation
that
we
will
divert
public
safety
resources
from
other
priorities,
to
investigate
claims
and
to
investigate
doctors,
to
investigate
individuals,
and
that's
not
something
that
our
city
will
do,
because
there
are
other
higher
priorities
when
it
comes
to
public
safety.
A
I
think
it's
really
important
that
as
leaders
of
this
city
were
charged
with
holding
the
values
of
our
city
and
not
just
holding
them,
but
speaking
to
them
and
standing
up
for
them
at
the
times
that
we
must,
because,
if
not
us,
then
who
and
that's
part
of
the
living
together
in
community
part
of
reminding
us
who
we
are,
the
values
of
those
who
live
in
our
city
are
and
that
we
give
voice
to
those
as
leaders.
And
it's
for
those
reasons
that
I
have
proposed
this
resolution
tonight.
H
Madam
mayor,
I'm
going
to
make
a
motion
and
then
I
have
some
additional
comments.
If
I
get
a
second
I'd
like
to
move
that
we
adopt
res
385-22,
a
resolution
to
provide
for
enforcement
limitations
regarding
bans
of
certain
reproductive
health
services.
Second,.
H
Yeah,
sorry,
I
still
have
this
frog
in
my
throat
for
like
a
month,
I
echo
everything
that
madame
mayer
said
and
just
want
to
add
a
couple
of
things.
This
is
important
because
we
are
the
budgetary
and
policy
setting
authority
of
the
city
of
boise.
H
H
H
G
G
My
mom
would
have
been
80
years
old
and
council
member
holly
burton
was
kind
enough
to
have
a
drink
with
me
to
acknowledge
that
important
day
last
week,
and
one
of
the
things
I
shared
with
council
member
halliburton
was
the
reason
I
ran
for
office
five
years
ago,
and
that's
because
I
was
afraid
things
were
happening
in
our
country
that,
for
the
first
time
made
me
fearful
of
my
country
and
made
me
really
examine
what
it
meant
to
be
an
american
citizen
by
birth,
something
that
I
just
lucked
out.
I
didn't
earn
it.
G
I
didn't
have
to
take
a
test
I
didn't
have
to
cross
a
desert.
I
didn't
have
to
risk
my
life
to
be
an
american
citizen
and
one
of
the
things
I
recognize
that
I
get
to
do
is
run
for
office
and
I
was
very
happy
to
see
so
many
people
respond
positively
to
learning
that
we
were
going
to
be
voting
on
this
resolution
tonight,
because
the
fact
of
the
matter
is,
I
think,
any
one
of
us
up
here
at
this
day.
G
Yes,
we
care
about
our
residents
first
and
foremost
their
safety,
and
the
reality
is
that
our
police
force
that
should
be
at
the
top
of
the
list
of
what
they
do
on
behalf
of
our
citizens
of
our
residents
and
anything.
We
do
to
take
them
away
from
responding
to
crisis
from
cultivating
a
relationship
with
our
community
members,
so
that
they
know
that
they
can
turn
to
the
police,
for
help
is
something
that
we
have
to
be
wary
of,
and
so
I
am
very
grateful
for
the
mayor
in
bringing
this
forward.
G
I
know
that
an
issue
like
this
can
be
very
polarizing,
but
when
we're
talking
about
people
being
afraid
to
call
an
ambulance
because
they
might
be
experiencing
an
ectopic
pregnancy,
that
would
all
of
a
sudden
not
only
put
their
lives
in
danger,
but
also
their
freedom,
and
that
a
medical
provider
may
also
be
possibly
hesitant
in
offering
assistance,
because
they're
afraid
of
of
what
the
ramifications
are.
All
that
does
is
put
our
community,
our
greater
community
in
peril,
and
there
are
those
who
would
think
that
the
city
council
has
no
business.
G
Speaking
on
this
issue,
I
absolutely
think
it's
our
business.
The
public
safety
has
to
come
first
and
making
sure
that
we
are
using
our
resources
wisely,
which
is
what
council,
member,
how
woodings
and
I
know
from
girl
scouts.
This
is
us
using
our
resources
wisely
and
so
again.
Thank
you
three
times
mayor
for
bringing
forward
this
resolution.
I
think
it's.
It
speaks
to
our
values
and
our
values
is
safety
first
for
our
residents,
so
I
will
be
voting
in
the
affirmative.
B
I
think
I
well,
I
know
I'm
the
only
person
on
this
dice
who
has
life
experience
before
row,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
it
wasn't
a
great
time
I
have
high
school
classmates
who
almost
died
of
botched
abortions,
self-induced
and
back
alley.
Both
I
have
classmates
who
were
offered
a
vacation
in
bermuda
to
take
care
of
the
problem,
because
if
you
happen
to
have
a
rich
boyfriend,
you
did
have
access.
B
B
B
B
B
B
We
can't
with
400
people
police,
a
city
of
250
000
and
respond
to
every
single
thing.
You
just
can't
do
it,
so
you
have
to
make
choices.
You
have
to
prioritize
and
I
absolutely
support
the
right
of
madame
mayor
and
the
police
to
make
that
choice
in
this
case
and
not
prioritize
enforcement
of
these
particular
laws,
because
they
are
not
ones
that
further
the
health
and
safety
of
our
citizens
and
that's
what
we're
charged
with
our
duty
is
to
further
the
health
and
safety
of
our
citizens,
and
we
shouldn't
be
doing
things
that
don't.
B
B
J
Then
I'll
look
back
over
there.
Okay!
Thank
you.
You
know
this
is
this
is
a
tough
issue,
there's
a
lot
of
feelings
and
views
on
it,
and
I
know
we
all
come
from
our
own
personal
experience
and
views
on
this,
and
I
appreciate
that
there's
room
for
differences
on
this
diocese
and
that
we
can
talk
about
it
respectfully
and
we
can
have
different
views
and
that's
okay,
because
I
do
have
a
different
view
on
this.
J
You
know
a
few
weeks
ago,
as
the
president
explained,
the
mayor
put
forth
a
gun
resolution,
and
now
we
have
an
abortion
resolution
and
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
other
cities
that
are
doing
the
same
seattle.
Portland
close
by
that
are
doing
the
same
thing
and
I
think
we
need
to
get
back
to
the
business
of
boise
and
not
charge
into
these
issues
that
nationalize
our
city
council
that
hyper-polarize
local
government.
J
We
need
to
focus
what
we
were
elected
to
do.
I
was
elected
to
bring
a
different
voice.
I
was
elected
to
do
the
things
that
I'm
passionate
about
the
parks,
libraries,
helping
to
make
sure
that
we're
managing
growth
with
other
agencies
making
sure
the
garbage
gets
collected
on
time.
You
know
reducing
taxes.
Those
are
the
things
that
I'm
passionate
about,
and
I
worry
that
we
by
passing
resolutions
like
this.
We
are
hyper
politicizing
local
government,
and
for
that
reason
I'm
gonna
be
voting
no.
D
Vladimir
first
I've
got
a
great
deal
of
respect
for
all
the
women
that
are
up
here
and
perhaps,
as
the
only
male
council
member
here
tonight.
It's
fitting
that
I
go.
I
go
last
I'm
going
to
read
what
I
wrote
down
earlier.
Make
sure
I
don't
forget
anything
first.
I
appreciate
this
resolution
being
brought
forward
and
while
I
don't
take
it
lightly,
it's
an
easiest
and
obvious.
Yes
for
me,
I
understand
that
conversations
surrounding
abortion
and
abortion
bans
are
complicated
and
controversial.
D
I
also
understand
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
out
there
who
don't
believe
that
this
is
a
conversation
that
we
as
a
city
should
be
a
part
of
so
I'll.
Try
to
keep
this
pretty
simple
if
public
safety
is
our
top
priority
and
access
to
all
types
of
health
care,
including
reproductive
health
care,
is
vital
to
an
individual's
public
safety.
D
I
didn't
write
this
resolution,
but
I
stand
by
the
courageous
work
of
my
mostly
female
colleagues
and
you
mayor,
lauren
mclean,
who
put
it
together
and
our
staff
some
of
them
that
are
here
some
of
them
that
are
not
here
tonight.
D
D
D
If
there's
additional
human
rights,
including
this
one,
I
believe
that
might
go
away
and
they're
wondering
is
boise
a
place
where
I
want
to
be
where
I
feel
safe,
where
I
can
raise
a
family
where
I
can
look
after
my
loved
ones
and
where
I
want
to
be,
and
so
if
this
resolution
can
provide
some
level
of
assurance,
that
boise
is
a
place
that
will
stand
up
for
you
and
that
will
stand
up
for
those
rights.
Then
I'll
be
happy
to
vote.
Yes,.
C
A
C
Excuse
me,
the
land
use
classification
of
said,
8.08
acres,
r-1c,
single-family,
residential
8
units
per
acre
setting
for
the
reason
statement
in
support
of
such
annexation
and
zone
change,
directing
the
city
engineer
to
lodge
and
file
a
legal
description
and
map
for
said,
annex
lands
and
territory,
providing
that
copies
of
this
ordinance
shall
be
filed
with
the
ada
county
auditor,
the
aida
county,
treasurer,
the
aida
county,
assessor,
the
aydah
county
recorder
and
the
idaho
state
tax
commission.
Providing
that
a
copy
of
said
legal
description
and
map
of
said.
B
G
C
Statement
in
support
of
such
annexation
and
zone
change,
directing
the
city
engineer
to
lodge
and
file
a
legal
description
and
map
for
said,
annex
lands
and
territory,
providing
that
copies
of
this
ordinance
shall
be
filed
with
the
ada
county
auditor.
The
ada
county,
treasurer,
the
ada
county,
assessor,
the
county
recorder
in
the
idaho
state
tax
commission,
providing
that
copy
of
said
legal
description
and
map
of
said.
Annex
lanes
and
territory
be
recorded
with
the
ada
county
recorder
and
filed
with
the
aydah
county
assessor
in
the
idaho
state.
A
Now
we
are
going
to
move
into
our
public
hearings
for
the
evening,
so
I've
got
a
question
for
staff:
we've
got
the
development
impact
fee
hearing
and
then
the
budget
hearing
and
then
the
new
and
increased
fee
hearing.
But
eric
are
you
talking
to
all
of
these
at
once
or
no.
D
No
just
in
case
people
are
are
wondering
some
of
the
stuff
that
we're
going
into
is
extremely
interesting
to
some
of
us
up
here.
But
may
not
be
that
interesting
to
you,
and
so,
if
you
came
here
mostly
for
the
resolution
and
you
don't
want
to
stick
out
the
rest
of
the
way
you
can
probably
take
off
they're,
not.
A
B
A
All
righty
yeah
eric.
How
do
you
want
to
do
this.
I
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
so
we
do
have
four
distinct
public
hearings
related
to
the
budget.
My
intention
was
to
go
through
each
one.
I
Madam
mayor
members
of
the
councils,
the
the
first
public
hearing
we
have
is
in
regards
to
the
development
impact
fee
program,
just
a
couple
of
slides
on
this
one,
an
overview
of
how
development
fees
further
the
business
of
of
the
city
and
how
they
are
a
key
component
of
our
capital
improvement
program.
I
You
can
see
on
this
slide
that
we
have
approximately
17.4
million
dollars
allocated
of
development
impact
fees
towards
the
delivery
of
projects
in
fiscal
year.
23..
Some
highlights
of
that
include
fire
station
13,
a
new
fire
station
out
in
the
northwest
portion
of
the
city,
as
well
as
numerous
parks
related
improvements.
I
I
So
as
we
look
towards
the
recommendation
before
you
today
I'll
reflect
back
that
the
development
impact
fee
plan
was
approved
by
the
city
council
earlier
in
the
spring
statutorily.
The
cities
that
assess
impact
fees
are
required
to
update
their
impact
fee
plan,
at
least
every
five
years
due
to
the
timing
of
when
the
impact
fees
were
approved
and
the
various
studies
were
done
effectively
we're
one
year
behind.
So
the
recommendation
is
to
capture
the
costs
associated
with
growth
based
on
calendar
year
2021.
I
We
brought
a
recommendation
to
the
development
impact
fee
advisory
committee.
Those
were
approved
unanimously
in
june
of
2022,
so
the
recommendation
is
to
increase
development
impact
fees
across
the
board
by
13.1
percent,
again
that
that
increase
reflects
escalation
in
project
cost
due
to
inflation
and
supply
chain
disruptions.
I
You
can
see
at
the
bottom
of
this
slide,
typically
using
the
the
index
that
we're
using
to
to
gauge
how
much
we
need
to
increase
impact
fees
by
typically
costs
increase.
You
know
between
two
four
or
five
percent
based
on
where
we
are
right.
Now
we
are
seeing
13.1
percent.
It
is
important
that
we
do
collect
the
the
the
full
anticipated
costs
of
our
capital
projects.
B
I
B
Eric
some
years
ago,
we
made
a
commitment
to
ensure
that
we
were
collecting
100
of
the
costs
that
we
could
legally
through
the
impact
fee,
ordinance
from
our
impact
fees,
to
ensure
that
new
growth,
in
fact
did
pay
for
itself.
B
So,
if
I
heard
you
correctly,
the
13.1
increase
keeps
us
on
par
on
track
to
continue.
That
is
that
is
that
what
I'm
hearing.
J
Eric
I
noticed
that
the
development
impact
fee
committee
approved
this
unanimously
and
I'm
assuming
that
the
members
of
that
impact
committee
are
developers.
Those
who
do
this
work,
who
understand
the
costs
that
are
involved.
I
J
And,
as
I
recall
they
had,
you
know
we
just
approved
a
a
rather
large
increase.
You
know
a
few
months
ago.
Was
it
always
the
plan
for
them
to
come
back
and
take
another?
Look
because
I
know
inflation
is
rampant.
J
I
This
is
an
action
that
we
anticipate
doing
each
year,
we'll
do
a
look
back
at
the
prior
years
cost
of
construction
and
recommend
adjustments.
We
do
include,
within
that
study,
a
notation
that
we
will
look
at
increases
on
the
annual
basis,
so
that
was
always
part
of
the
assumption.
A
And
that's
important
to
point
out
because
we
haven't
done
that
historically
and
so
the
prior
development
impact
fee
process
took
longer.
And
now
I
was
just
talking
with
a
member
of
the
committee
the
last
week,
and
he
said
it
was
really
important
that
we
kind
of
develop
a
process.
Have
it
just
expected
that
there's
an
escalation
or
that
we're
looking
at
this
more
regularly,
because
we've
got
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
provide
the
services
that
the
growth
requires.
C
A
B
Oh,
we
can.
We
can
okay,
sorry,
I'm
mistaken!
Okay,
and
with
that,
madam
mayor,
I
ask
unanimous
consent
that
ordinance,
3422
be
read
by
number
and
title
only
and
filed
for
the
second
reading
calendar.
J
Clarification
will
be
able
to
discuss
the
motion
if
we
automatically
go
to
first
reading
calendar.
If
you.
B
J
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
thank
you
eric
and
appreciate
all
that
you
do
for
the
budget.
J
I
think
this
is
despite
the
empty
room,
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we'll
do,
because
it
means
we're
managing
growth
and
part
of
managing
growth
means
we're
paying
for
growth,
and
you
know
anyone
who's
lived
here
more
than
five
years
talks
about
how
this
valley
has
exploded
in
the
last
few
years
and
I'm
one
of
them
yeah
I
talk
about.
You
know
there
used
to
be
a
field
over
there
and
that's
the
reality
that
we're
living
in.
So
I
can
see
why
this
is
happening.
J
I
can
see
why
we
have
more
than
a
10
increase.
I
do
worry
that
every
time
we
increase
these
fees,
we
make
it
more
expensive
for
people
to
buy.
I
get
why
we
just
do
what
I'd
like
to
put
out
there
is
that
if
we
go
into
recession,
if
costs
come
down
that
we
look
at
this
again
and
we
see
whether
they're
truly
in
line-
and
I
think
that
the
more
nimble
we
can
be
on
this,
the
better
it
is
for
our
taxpayers.
A
Yeah
that's
great
comment
and
I'm
actually
going
to
ask
eric
to
clear
to.
I
think
this
is
fine
to
give
a
little
information
on
how
that's
done.
I
Absolutely
madam
mayor
council,
member,
as
part
of
the
annual
review
of
this,
we
would
anticipate
bringing
adjustments
to
the
impact
fees
for
city
council
consideration
as
part
of
the
annual
budget
cycle.
I
We
would
look
back
at
what
the
what
the
costs
or
the
construction
costs
are
doing
and
what
the
enr
index
is
indicating,
and
in
years
that
we
might
see
lower
lower
costs,
we
might
bring
forward
a
recommendation
to
actually
lower
the
development
impact
fees
in
line
with
what
the
cost
of
the
projects
are.
So
so
you
know,
as
we
see
projects
increase
we'll,
you
know,
we
anticipate
bringing
recommendations
for
an
increase.
The
inverse
could
also
be
true.
C
We
call
the
roll
sanchez-
yes,
yes,
weddings,
yes,
clay,
yes,
holly
burton,
yes,
ord-34-22
ordinance,
amending
title
9,
chapter
2
development
impact
fee,
section,
12b,
boise,
city
code.
This
amendment
updates
the
development
impact
fees
per
service
unit
and
providing
an
effective
date
of
october
1
2022.
A
A
I
just
wanted
to
say
a
couple
things
you
know,
as
everybody
was
leaving
the
room,
I
said
lightheartedly,
but
it
was
really
true
that
this
budget,
with
the
help
of
incredible
staff
that
has
really
put
service
of
people
first,
as
we've
looked
at
what
we
can,
what
we
need
to
do,
what
we
can
do,
what
we
ought
to
do
and
try
to
make
all
of
that
possible
and
this
budget
not
only
takes
a
lower
revenue
increase
than
other
cities
in
this
region
that
we've
spoken
with,
but
also
provides
under
a
new
program
that
the
legislature
brought
us
circuit,
breaker,
tax
relief
for
those
on
fixed
incomes
that
need
it
most
and,
as
part
of
that,
allows
for
us
to
ensure
that
folks
that
aren't
on
the
program
but
qualify,
know
about
it.
A
A
A
We
look
at
how
all
of
these
things
impact
our
ability
to
grow
economy,
the
economy
and
opportunity
for
our
residents
we're
taking
bold
climate
action
and
every
day
it
seems
as
though
we
hear
more
and
more
from
a
health
perspective
and
ultimately
an
economic
perspective.
Why
that's
so
necessary
not
only
for
our
community
today,
but
into
the
future
and
there's
so
much
more
in
this,
because
budgets
reflect
values
of
community.
A
This
budget
is
a
document
that
makes
possible
for
us
to
serve
the
people
of
boise,
because
that's
what
all
this
is
all
about.
It's
ensuring
that
we're
a
city
for
everyone-
that's
can
meet
the
needs
of
today
to
the
best
of
our
ability,
support
the
people
of
the
city
of
boise
government
that
make
it
possible
to
invest
in
our
community
and
serve
our
residents
and
prepare
for
the
future,
so
that
the
life
that
we've
been
blessed
to
live
here
is
possible
for
our
kids
and
their
kids
and
so
really
look
forward.
A
I
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
mayor
members
of
the
council,
and
on
that
note
I
just
want
to
want
to
thank
the
team
for
the
budget
team
for
all
of
all
of
their
work,
on
that
we
have
justin
jesse
travis
here
mike
lisa
and
jackie
are
unable
to
be
here,
but
them,
along
with
you
know,
host
of
staff
throughout
the
organization
really
really
made
this
budget
possible.
I
I'm
going
to
first
speak
to
some
of
the
high
level
themes
that
are
included
within
the
fiscal
year.
23
budget,
first
and
foremost,
which
is
always
the
of
the
highest
priority,
is
fiscal
responsibility
and
ensuring
that
not
only
we
have
a
balanced
fiscal
year,
23
budget,
but
also
we
have
a
balanced
forecast.
So,
as
we
were
looking
at
this,
we
wanted
to
ensure
that
any
recommendations
included
as
part
of
this
this
budget
would
be
sustainable
over
a
10-year
period.
I
I
I
The
city
council
approved
the
allocation
of
arpa
receipt
of
arpa
funding
in
earlier
in
the
spring
on
may
24th,
as
well
as
it
includes
unallocated
funds
from
the
current
fiscal
year
projected
unallocated
funds,
primarily
those
unallocated
funds
are
attributable
to
vacancy
savings
and
one-time
revenue
overages
as
compared
to
the
budget.
I
The
mayor
spoke
to
property
tax
relief,
a
little
bit
more
on
this
slide
and
I'll
go
into
deeper
detail
deeper
in
the
conversation,
but
the
budget
assumes
a
lower
than
allowable
amount
of
property.
Tax
increase
municipalities
are
allowed
to
increase
their
year-over-year
budget
by
as
much
as
3
percent.
I
F
I
Show
on
a
further
slide,
what
percentage
of
the
budget
is
comprised
of
property
tax,
but
this
is
the
one.
The
one
area
to
capture
growth
in
expenses
also
dovetailing
off
the
mayor's
previous
previous
comments.
This
budget
includes
funding
for
a
circuit,
breaker
rebate
program,
1.2
million
and
one-time
funding
is
available
to
assist
community
members
who
do
take
advantage
of
that
program.
I
I
The
capital
budget
estimates
have
been
adjusted
to
reflect
inflationary
impacts,
as
well
as
the
impact.
The
action
that
the
council
just
just
approved
is.
There
is
also
the
inclusion
of
an
economic
uncertainty
reserve.
Should
we
fall
into
a
recession,
or
should
we
see
cost
as
escalation
continue
at
a
higher
levels
than
than
we
have
forecasted?
I
Looking
at
how
the
fiscal
year
23
budget
is
allocated,
it's
it's
allocated
across
the
general
fund
or
capital
funds,
various
enterprise
funds
and
a
handful
of
other
funds.
The
general
fund,
for
the
purposes
of
clarity,
is
approximately
306
million
dollars.
The
general
fund
contains
operating
costs
associated
with
general
government
services.
I
So
when
I
say
general
government,
I'm
speaking
to
things
like
public
safety,
police
and
fire
parks,
parks,
maintenance,
libraries,
planning
and
development
services
that
represents
just
over
a
third
of
the
budget
at
36
percent
capital
funds
make
up
12
of
the
recommended
budget
at
105.6
million
dollars.
I
I
That's
primarily
supported
by
taxes,
as
well
as
our
development
impact
fees.
Enterprise
funds
make
up
about
42
percent
of
the
budget
in
those
enterprise
funds.
How
house,
both
operating
and
capital
expense
expenditures
for
services
out
at
the
airport,
our
geothermal
fund,
solid
waste
fund
and
water
renewal
funds
and
the
funding
source
for
our
enterprise
funds
is
primarily
service
users
and
then
ten
percent
of
our
budget
is
dedicated
to
a
variety
of
other
funds,
including
our
debt
service
fund
risk
and
workers.
Comp
our
health
health
fund,
as
well
as
housing
and
fleet.
I
I'm
going
to
now
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
gen,
I'm
going
to
focus
on
the
general
fund.
I'll
start
with
our
our
revenues.
I
I
mentioned
earlier
that
approximately
90
percent
of
the
recommended
general
fund
revenue
for
fiscal
year
23
is
ongoing
and
the
other
10
is
one
time
breaking
that
down
14
and
a
half
million
is
of
that.
One
time
is
from
fiscal
year,
22
on
alec
projected
unallocated
funds
and
then
15.2
million
dollars
is
from
arpa
or
american
rescue
plan
act
resources,
excluding
the
american
rescue
plan,
which
are
one-time
federal
funds,
development
fees
and
department
revenue,
both
of
which
are
primarily
reimbursement
based
year-over-year
revenue.
Growth
within
the
general
fund
is
3.4
percent.
I
Looking
at
how
general
fund
revenues
are
distributed,
you
can
see
on
this
pie
chart
that
approximately
57
of
the
general
fund
projected
revenue
is
coming
from
property
tax.
Again,
that's
the
primary
revenue
stream
for
general
government
functions.
I
Sales
tax
makes
up
about
eight
percent
department,
revenue,
10
development
fees
and
internal
charges
at
five
and
four
percent.
The
other
categories
are
about
five
percent
and
carry
forward
fund
balance.
Both
of
those
are
one
time
in
nature.
I
The
fiscal
year
23
budget
budgeted
estimate
for
property
tax
is
175.4
million
dollars
in
terms
of
year
over
year,
growth
in
collections,
2.45
is
it
would
growth
would
come
from,
would
be
a
base
increase
and
that
that
base
increase
would
support
cost
increases
on
existing
services.
I
A
property
tax
rebate
program
exists,
no
use
of
foregone
property.
Taxes
is
included
in
our
fiscal
year.
23
balancing
strategy
I'll
speak
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
As
part
of
our,
I
think
our
fourth
public
hearing
around
foregone,
but
there's
no
no
planned
use
on
foregone
in
the
forecast
either,
and
the
year-over-year
growth
of
just
under
3.5
percent
is
well
below
the
cap
that
was
established
by
the
state
legislature
in
2021
of
8
percent.
I
I
The
general
fund
property
tax
amount
can
increase
by
up
to
three
percent
per
year,
plus
an
allowance
to
account
for
new
construction.
The
total
taxable
market
value
changes
on
a
year
year-over-year
basis,
depending
on
what
what
the
assessor
does.
I
I
On
the
right
hand,
side
you
can
see
basically
the
relationship
between
the
levy
rate
and
the
taxable
value,
in
other
words,
as
the
taxable
value
increases.
It
has
the
effect
of
forcing
downward
pressure
on
the
levy
rate,
and
you
can
see
basically
those
lines
mirroring
each
other
in
the
inverse.
So
as
the
proper
as
the
taxable
value
increases,
the
levy
rate.
I
I
If
you
look
back
just
you
know
a
handful
of
years
to
fiscal
year,
2016,
you
can
see
that,
on
the
average
priced
home
average
valued
home
in
the
city
of
boise,
approximately
58
percent
of
the
assessed
value
was
subject
to
property
tax
fast
forward
to
today,
approximately
78
of
the
assessed
value
on
that
home
is
subject
to
property
tax.
The
reason
for
that
is,
you
can
see
it
on
that
orange
line.
It's
the
the
homeowner's
exemption.
I
The
homeowner's
exemption
is
not
keeping
up
with
the
assessed
value
increase
on
that
average
assessed
value
home.
Previously,
it
was
intended
to
cover
approximately
fifty
percent
the
homeowners
exempt.
The
homeowner's
exemption
would
increase
on
an
annual
basis.
In
other
words,
it
was
indexed
that
no
longer
is
occurring.
I
I
The
the
slide
before
you
right
now
was
included
in
our
budget
document.
It's
one
that
we
show
to
the
council
on
an
annual
basis,
and
the
intention
of
this
slide
is
to
show
the
impact
of
the
city
taking
or
not
taking.
You
know
the
three
percent
that
it
is
allowed,
so
the
upper
portion,
the
first
third
of
this
slide
lines,
one
through
seven,
indicate
the
impact.
I
If
the
city
were
to
have
elected
to
take
a
three
percent
impact,
you
can
a
three
percent
increase.
I
should
say
you
can
see
on
line
two.
The
assessed
value
of
the
average
priced
home
in
the
city
of
boise
has
increased
from
four
hundred
and
forty
thousand
000
a
year
ago
to
over
560
000
in
fiscal
year.
I
23
an
increase
of
approximately
26,
the
exemption
being
fixed
at
125
000,
show
then
results
in
the
taxable
value
on
line
four,
and
you
can
see
that
the
taxable
value
is
quite
a
bit
higher
than
the
assessed
value
in
terms
of
a
percentage
increase.
I
The
city
levy
rate
is
decreasing;
it
would
be
decreasing
by
approximately
21
and
21
and
a
half
percent
if
the
city
were
to
have
elected,
to
take
a
three
percent
increase
again,
that's
representative
of
the
inverse
effect
of
the
on
the
levy
rate
when
construction,
when
the
assessed
value
increases.
I
If
the
city
were
to
have
elected,
to
take
a
three
percent
increase,
as
you
can
see
on
line
six,
that
the
city
taxes
on
that
average
priced
home
would
have
gone
up
by
nine
point.
Five
percent,
representing
about
138
dollar
increase
lines.
Eight
through
fourteen
indicate
what
the
what
the
impact
would
have
been
if
the
city
opted
to
take
zero
percent-
and
you
can
see
lines,
nine
ten
eleven
basically
are
a
repeat
of
lines.
2,
3
and
4
up
above
line
12
shows
an
amended
levy
rate
calculated
again.
I
If
the
city
were
to
have
elected
to
take
a
zero
percent
line,
13
shows
what
the
city
taxes
would
have
been
had.
A
zero
percent
increase
be
be
taken,
and
it's
interesting
that
that's
not
a
zero
zero
dollar
increase
on
line
14,
it's
actually
a
91
dollar
increase
or
6.25
percent
year.
Over
year,
the
reason
for
that
is
burden
shift.
I
So
before
I
go
to
lines
16
and
below
I'll,
just
restate
that,
even
if
the
city
were
to
have
taken
a
zero
percent
increase,
the
average
homeowner
in
the
city
of
boise
would
see
an
increase
on
their
property
tax
bill
attributable
to
burden
shift
lines
16
through
24
show
the
impact
of
the
somewhat
middle
ground.
That's
included
in
this
budget
of
2.45
increase
lines.
17
18
19
are
again
repeats
of
what's
demonstrated
above
earlier
on
the
slide
line.
20
is
the
the
the
levy
rate
that
we
project
line.
I
21
shows
what
the
city
taxes
would
be
and
line.
22
shows
the
dollar
change
line.
23
and
24
really
demonstrate
the
savings
between
three
percent
and
2.45
percent
and
the
cost
of
the
2.45
base
increase
to
the
city.
I
The
savings
from
the
three
percent
to
two
point:
four:
five
percent
being
eight
dollars
and
fifty
cents
and
the
cost
attributable
to
just
the
three
percent.
But
just
the
two
point:
four
five
percent,
not
including
burden
shift,
is
37.85.
I
Burden
shift
has
been
picking
up
steam
and
momentum
in
recent
years.
This
is
a
slide
that
we
show
on
an
annual
basis
and
going
back
approximately
20
years.
You
can
see
that
the
distribution
of
property
taxes
was
approximately
equal
between
residential
and
commercial
fast
forward
to
today,
it's
no
longer
50
50.,
it's
more
like
74
26,
the
residential
sector,
picking
up
74
of
the
overall
tax
burden,
commercial
26.
A
This
shows
so
clearly
the
impact
that
the
ship
is
having
on
our
residents,
because
residents
are
paying
more
and
more
of
the
budget
that
we're
only
allowed
to
grow
no
more
than
three
percent
plus
growth,
and
you
know
when
we
talk
with
legislators
about
this
topic
and
the
need
for
meaningful
relief.
A
I've
offered
to
share
it
with
some
of
the
folks
in
the
room
on
these
tax
discussions
and
that
we
seek
meaningful
reform
on
how
assessments
are
done
so
that
we
are
back
to
what
was
more
of
a
normal
trend
historically,
and
that
is
both
commercial
and
residential,
paying
their
fair
share
of
the
budget
that
supports
both
commercial
and
residential
in
our
city.
I
Madam
mayor,
the
next
slide
builds
upon
the
last
one
and
it
shows
the
compounding
effect
of
burden
shift
on
the
average
home
within
the
city
of
boise.
So
this
slide,
the
the
the
bar
chart
here
really
has
three
components.
I
If
you
look
at
the
gray
section
here,
it
should
it's
basically
a
baseline
and
it
shows
the
the
2013
city
taxes
on
the
average
price
home
and
in
2013
that
would
have
been
661
dollars.
I
Moving
across
the
slide
in
the
blue
in
the
salmon
color,
the
blue
shows
the
cumulative
impact
on
the
average
price
home
had
property
taxes
tracked,
with
the
zero
to
three
percent
increase
that
is
allowable
and
again
it's
cumulative.
So
in
fiscal
year,
2014
the
increase
on
that
home
had
they
been
or
had,
the
taxes
tracked
with
the
three
percent
would
be
20
in
actuality.
What
happened,
though,
in
fiscal
year
14,
is
that
home
paid
ninety
four
dollars
in
increased
taxes.
I
On
top
of
that,
though,
what
that
home
is
going
to
be
was
going
to
pay
is
an
additional
725
dollars
and
that
725
dollars
is
the
amount
that
it's
paying
on
top
of
the
three
percent
that
has
been.
I
The
burden
shift
that
burden
shift
is
resulting
from
two
things
which
I,
which
I
outlined
on
the
prior
slide:
the
diminishing
value
of
the
homeowner's
exemption
and
then
second,
the
rate
of
increase
on
the
assessed
value
for
residential
versus
commercial
properties.
B
Adam
here
so
eric
much
like
madame
mayor
in
the
last
slide,
I
think
this
one
is
also
really
illustrative
to
what's
happening
in
this
state
to
homeowners.
B
I
I
have
one
more
one
more
slide
on
this
topic
that
you
know,
I
think,
really
clearly
shows
what's
happening
in
relation
to
property
taxes.
So
this
slide
it's
a
new
one
that
we
showed
for
the
first
time
at
the
budget
workshop,
and
it
shows
a
number
of
things.
It
shows
I'll
first
focus
on
the
blue
and
it
shows
the
cumulative
annual
growth
in
the
city
of
boise's
property
tax
budget,
and
you
can
see
the
first
year.
I
I
The
green
bar
charts
here
show
the
cumulative
increases
on
the
average
homeowner
and
you
can
see
almost
immediately
actually
immediately.
They
exceed
the
the
blue
bar.
So
the
rate
of
increase
on
the
average
homeowner
has
across
the
board,
exceeded
the
city's
rate
of
increase
on
property
taxes,
and
then
you
can
see
those
two
big
box,
retailers
represented
in
yellow
and
red,
and
you
can
see
that
not
only
are
they
not
growing,
they
have
actually
declined
in
real
dollars
since
2013
those
two
big
box,
retailers
are
paying
less
than
they
did
so.
I
A
key
takeaway
here
is
that
you
know
when
property
taxes
on
any
individual
property
increase
by
more
than
the
city's
overall
collection,
so
increase
by
more
than
you
know,
three
percent
or
whatever
percentage
the
city
takes
in
it
on
an
annual
basis.
It
means
that
some
other
property
is
paying
less
and
we're
seeing
that
here.
Just
with
these
two
examples.
J
A
We
do
this
because
we
really
want
to
understand
what's
happening
across
the
city
as
we
you
know,
build
our
budget
but
work
to
advocate
for
not
only
our
residents
here
in
boise,
but
I'm
working
with
mayors
through
this
region
on
advocating
for
meaningful
relief.
That'll
address
some
of
this
stuff
because
we're
seeing
these
these
same
phenomenon,
you
could
take
big
box
retailer
b
and
a
out
in
canyon
county,
and
they
have
a
similar
graph,
but
maybe
different,
colors
right
and
so
looking
drilling
down
into
these
numbers
and
understanding
what's
happening
to
our
property.
I
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
mayor.
Moving
on
to
expenditures
just
an
overview
of
the
general
fund
expenditure
budget
personnel
represents
approximately
63.4
of
of
the
expenditure
budget
at
194.1
million
dollars,
mno
or
mno,
and
our
major
equipment
represent
about
21.6
of
the
total
306
million
dollar
budget
contingencies.
1.7
percent
transfers
to
other
funds
about
10
and
vrt
at
2.9
percent
I'll
make
the
distinction
on
vrt
that
it's
2.9
of
the
overall
general
fund
budget.
However,
the
the
funding
commitment
towards
vrt
remains
at
five
percent
of
the
general
fund
property
tax
budget.
I
Looking
at
personnel
breaking
it
down
a
little
bit
on
the
right
hand
side,
you
can
see
that
general
employees
in
terms
of
cost,
make
up
about
52
of
the
personnel
budget
contract,
make
up
about
48
and
then
in
terms
of
fte
general
employees
make
up
about
61,
whereas
our
contract,
employees,
public
safety
contract,
make
up
about
39.
I
Looking
at
expenditures
by
department,
you
can
see
public
safety
departments,
police
and
fire
represent
a
little
bit
over
half
50.5
of
the
general
fund
budget.
The
next
largest
slice
of
the
pie
is
parks
and
recreation
at
14.1
percent,
some
of
our
support
departments,
human
resources,
I.t
finance
and
legal
combined
make
up
13.9
percent
of
that
pie,
planning
just
over
five
percent
library
at
five
percent
and
then
some
of
the
others
below
five
percent.
You
can
see
on
this
slide.
I
In
terms
of
of
growth
trends,
the
fiscal
year
23
budget
includes
a
recommendation
to
add
38
positions
within
the
general
fund.
You
can
see
that.
I
Between
fiscal
years
17
and
20,
we
were
averaging
around
28
positions.
In
fiscal
year
21
there
was
very
minimal
fte
growth
included
in
the
budget
as
a
result
of
kovid.
I
When
you
look
at
the
the
bar
chart,
on
the
left
hand,
side
you
can
see
on
basically
the
line
you
can
see
the
the
moving
average
on
fte
growth
within
the
general
fund,
and
if
you
look
at
pre-covet
fiscal
years
2017
through
fiscal
year
20,
we
were
averaging,
as
I
said,
approximately
20
28
positions
per
year,
factoring
in
the
fiscal
year
21
year
of
very
minimal
growth,
and
if
you
do
a
comprehensive
look
at
fiscal
year,
17
through
fiscal
year
23,
this
puts
puts
us
right
out
right
on
track
with
our
prior
growth
levels
and
would
give
us
a
six
year
or
seven
year,
average
of
30.6
positions
being
added
in
terms
of
those
positions
that
are
that
are
recommended.
I
Approximately
15.5
of
those
positions
are
dedicated
towards
public
safety,
between
police
fire,
our
legal
department
and
security,
staffing
11
of
those
38
positions,
are
primarily
revenue
neutral.
They
represent
positions
to
support
the
zoo,
idaho
ice
world
planning
and
development,
all
of
those
which
would
be
reimbursed
through
fees
as
well
as
treasure,
a
new
analyst
for
our
treasury
division.
I
Seven
of
the
38
positions
are
in
support
departments
and
are
in
response
to
growth
in
our
external
facing
departments.
They
are
partially
supported
through
our
cost
allocation
plan.
Meaning
revenues
come
into
the
general
fund
from
the
airport
or
from
our
water
renewal
fund
or
solid
waste
fund
to
support
those
support,
related
positions,
and
you
can
find
those
positions
in
human
resources,
information
technology,
legal
and
dfa,
two
positions,
support
parks
and
custodial
events.
I
That
concludes
my
my
overview,
but
I'd
be
happy
to
stand.
I
need
questions
on
the
budget
before
we
move
into
the
public
hearing.
B
Just
one
comment:
if
I
could
thank
you
eric
for
showing
the
vrt
line
in
the
one
graph,
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that,
with
the
relative
decrease
in
reliance
on
property
tax,
it's
actually
a
little
bit
lower
overall
as
a
portion
of
our
general
fund
that
it's
been
in
a
while
at
the
same
time,
it's
a
fair
amount
of
growth
for
our
contribution
to
vrt,
and
given
the
importance
of
that
system
to
our
citizens,
I
feel
strongly
that
that
growth
is
is
certainly
in
line
with
their
expectations.
J
I
Absolutely
madam
mayor
council,
member
on
an
annual
basis,
there
are
various
contingencies
which
are
built
into
the
budget
they're
outlined
within
the
budget
document,
but
some
of
those
include
the
city
council,
strategic
planning,
contingency,
which
is
available
for
new
initiatives
that
may
arise
within
the
fiscal
year.
That
amount
is
set
at
500
000.
I
We
also
have
an
unallocated
operating
contingency
which
is
set
at
550
000
as
part
of
the
annual
budget.
Those
are
really
two
of
the
main
main
ones.
We
also
have
as
part
of
this
budget
cycle,
an
economic
uncertainty
reserve
set
at
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
which
is
a
one-time
allocation
available.
I
Should
we
see
you
know,
inflationary
impacts
that
are
unsustainable
within
fiscal
year
23,
given
the
recommended
allocations,
or
we
see
revenue
declines
on
top
of
that
not
included
in
the
budget,
because
it's
a
it's
accounted
for
on
basically
within
our
balance
sheet,
but
we
do
make
annual
budgetary
recommendations.
Is
our
cash
flow
reserve?
I
The
city
council
many
years
ago
established
a
goal
of
allocating
approximately
eight
percent
of
the
general
fund,
the
annual
general
fund
budget
into
a
cash
flow
reserve
available
for
emergency
situations.
I
I
It
would
eliminate
contingency
funding,
as
well
as
the
annual
transfer
to
the
capital
fund
as
part
of
the
equation
for
figuring
out
what
eight
percent
is
that
being
said
on
a
go
forward
basis,
there's
still
a
goal
of
reserving
approximately
eight
percent
of
the
general
fund
and
I'll
note
that,
presently
that
cash
flow
reserve
stands
at
approximately
21
million
dollars.
A
All
right
there's
nobody
else
in
the
room
for
the
hearing.
So
with
that
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
this
public
hearing.
Did
you
did
you
want
to
just
discuss
you
look
like
you
have
something
to
say.
Did
I
cut
you
off.
D
Because,
actually,
it's
probably
the
best
thing
for
them
to
to
stay
for,
but
so
I
apologize
for
that.
But
I
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
that
everyone
put
in
we've
seen
these
slides
quite
a
few
times,
so
I
think
we're
we're
used
to
them
and
aware
of
them,
but
like
they
really
are
incredibly
informative.
D
So
I
do
hope
that
the
folks
that
we
that
maybe
didn't
stick
around
do
take
the
opportunity
to
take
a
look
at
some
of
these
things,
because
it
really
does
show
you
how
our
city
works
and,
like
the
mayor,
said
in
her
speech
earlier.
That
also
would
have
been
great
if
they
would
have
been
there,
for
it
really
does
represent
her
values.
So
nope.
That's
where
all
I.
A
B
Mayor,
well,
I
you
know
it's
interesting.
I've
been
through
a
lot
of
these
and
there's
been
more
than
one
when
we
had
an
empty
room
on
this
day,
and
I
think
every
time
that
happens,
regardless
of
the
high
feelings,
around
property
taxes
and
other
things
that
are
impacting
people's
lives
right
now,
it's
indicative
of
the
good
work
that
our
staff
has
done.
B
Good
work,
that
the
mayor's
office
has
done
and
the
hard
work
that
that
frankly,
everyone
in
the
city
does
every
day
to
provide
first-rate
public
services
that
our
citizens
expect
and
are
willing
to
pay
for,
and
this
isn't
a
a
budget.
That's
too
lean,
but
it's
also
not
a
budget.
That's
too
fat,
it's
one
that
does
exactly
what
we
set
out
to
do,
which
is
provide
for
straight
public
services
at
in
the
most
efficient
way.
B
We
can,
and
so
thank
you
to
everyone
who
worked
on
it
to
staff
to
the
mayor's
office
for
bringing
us
a
budget
that
apparently
our
citizens
think
it's
the
spot.
A
Well,
I
just
want
to
jump
in
here
and
point
out
that
this
year
we
added
extra
public
engagement
too,
so
we
had
the
town
hall
back
in
the
I
want
to
say
spring,
but
it
was
probably
late
winter
where
we
heard
from,
and
we
had
great
facilitated
conversation
with
the
public
on
what
what
was
important
to
them.
And
so
I
appreciated
that
as
well
as
feedback
we've
gotten,
but.
H
Yeah,
thank
you
madame.
It
was
interesting
to
be
part
of
those
feedback
sessions
and
a
lot
of
folks
showed
up,
and
we,
I
think
we
heard
some
really
great,
really
great
thoughts
from
people
throughout
the
city.
On
what
they'd
like
to
see,
I
just
have
a
couple
of
thoughts
on
the
budget
to
share,
and
I
agree
with
the
council
president
that
it's
a
budget-
that's
not
too
fat.
It's
not
too
slim.
There's
a
couple
of
areas
that
I'll
be
paying
really
close
attention
to,
as
this
budget
does
its
work
throughout
the
next
year.
H
H
I'm
curious
to
see
how
that
all
balances
out
as
we're
able
to
fill
some
existing
vacancies,
as
well
as
having
additional
staff
if
that
ends
up
making
sense
or
if
it
ends
up
that
we're
needing
to
reallocate
some
of
those
resources.
So
that's
something
I'll
be
looking
at
carefully,
because
I
think
every
year
we
pass
the
budget,
I'm
like
staff
growth
staff
growth.
These
are
ongoing
costs.
These
are
things
that
are
building
year
over
year.
H
So
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
keep
a
close
eye
on
those
costs
that
we're
incurring
that
just
that
keep
going
and
then
the
other
thing
that
is
reflected
in
this
budget
is
some
big
buckets
for
priorities
of
the
city
like
housing,
homelessness,
supportive
housing
and
those
buckets
are
reserved
and
we'll
be
seeing
those
come
back
to
us
throughout
the
year
through
the
interim
budget
change
process,
so
that
we
can
review
specific
projects,
specific
proposals
and
deploying
those
throughout
the
year
as
opportunities
arise,
and
so
I
invite
everyone
who
really
cares
about
some
of
these
really
big
strategic
priorities
to
pay
attention
to
the
interim
budget
change
process.
H
I
know
I'm
talking
to
an
empty
room
here,
but
I'm
hoping
that
our
power
of
the
pen
friend
here
helps
us
get
the
word
out.
This
is
really
where
a
lot
of
the
meat
of
our
strategic
priorities
happens.
It
doesn't
happen
today.
This
is
just
when
we
allocate
the
overall
funding
it
happens
throughout
the
year
as
we're
able
to
really
take
advantage
of
opportunities
as
they
present
themselves,
so
that
we
can
deploy
those
funds
in
a
smart
way.
So
I
think
overall,
this
is
a
great
budget.
H
I
think
it
includes
so
many
things
that
our
community
has
been
asking
for
around
housing,
housing,
affordability
and
climate
action,
improved
parks,
public
safety
and
I'm
really
interested
to
see
how
everything
rolls
out
throughout
the
next
year.
As
far
as
what
the
economy
is
going
to
look
like,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
little
bit
better,
a
little
bit
better
buying
power
as
the
economy,
kind
of
normalizes,
so
yeah
it'll
be
a
fun
time
thanks
eric
and
staff.
D
Thanks
again
to
to
eric
and
the
staff,
it
really
is
great
to
be
able
to
sit
up
here
and
to
be
able
to
have
you
all,
walk
everything
out
and
have
confidence
that
what
you
say
is
probably
going
to
happen
and
if
not,
it's
usually
going
to
end
up
on
the
better
side
of
things,
or
maybe
I'm
just
been
very,
very
lucky
since
I've
been
on
council
to
see
us
move
through
such
a
challenging
time
and
be
able
to
do
so
well,
one
of
the
things
I
think
that's
really
exciting
is
this
also
includes
a
fire
station
in
northwest
boise,
which
is
one
of
the
things
that
our
folks
at
northwest
boys
have
been
asking
since
I've
been
on
council-
and
I
think
that
they're
going
to
be
really
excited
to
get
this
done.
D
We
did
get,
although
there's
nobody
here,
a
lot
of
folks
who
did
email
us
about
different
things,
about
the
budget,
a
lot
of
desire
to
continue
to
invest
in
public
safety,
sometimes
at
the
expense
of
arts
and
climate
action
and
parks,
and
I
would
just
encourage
people
to
also
understand
that
those
things
really
do
add
towards
public
safety.
We've
got
so
much
data
out
there.
D
That
shows
that
when
we
invest
in
making
sure
everybody
has
access
to
a
park
that
we
invest
in
arts
and
culture
in
our
community,
that
it
really
does
address
public
safety
and
I'll,
say
this,
because
I
say
it
every
single
year.
My
dream
is
that
someday.
We
do
have
a
much
smaller
piece
of
the
pie
that
goes
to
public
safety
because
we're
investing
in
so
much
of
the
beginning
stage
of
what
it
takes
to
really
build
a
strong
community.
D
I'm
really
proud
of.
What's
on
here
and
then,
I
would
also
say
that
when
we
talk
about
pulling
money
away
from
climate
change
and
climate
action,
we
can
take
a
look
at
what's
happening
across
the
country
right
now
and
thousands
of
people
who
have
died
recently
in
europe
because
of
heat
waves
and
if
we're
not
continuing
to
invest
in
this
stuff.
D
Now
it
is
a
public
safety
issue
and
it
will
cost
money
in
the
future,
and
so
I'm
always
really
proud
that
the
mayor's
office
and
that
our
cities
team
continues
to
prioritize
those
things
as
a
long-term
investment
for
the
sustainability
of
our
community.
So
I
will
be
voting
yes.
This
year.
G
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
thank
you
eric,
I
think
about
how
our
residents,
when
they
when,
when
there
is
a
moment
of
urgency
for
them
the
first
entity
they
think
of
contacting,
is
the
city
whether
the
issue
is
something
that
we
oversee
or
not.
G
The
first
impulse
is
to
contact
the
city,
I
remember
being
that
person
several
years
ago
when
I
was
a
homeowner,
and
I
was
in
crisis
and
the
first
entity
I
contacted
was
my
friend
tj
thompson
at
the
city
and
at
the
time
he
said
we
don't
deal
with
those
issues.
Lisa
we
do
now.
G
We
we
do
deal
with
with
the
housing
crisis
here
at
the
city
of
boise,
and
I
know
that,
because
of
what
we've
all
gone
through
worldwide,
with
the
pandemic
we
have
accessed,
we
have
had
access
to
federal
resources
in
a
way
that
we
haven't
had
before.
G
Well,
we're
going
to
have
to
make
sure
that
we
can
provide
those
resources,
and
I
I
think,
if
there's
anything
we
learned
over
the
last
few
years,
it's
how
innovative
we
can
be
how
creative
we
can
be
in
meeting
the
needs
of
our
community,
and
so
one
thing.
I
very
much
hope
that
we
continue,
and
that
is
to
really
speak
about
the
property
tax
issue
in
a
way
that
our
residents
can
metabolize.
G
I
know
that
we've
heard
it
over
and
over
again
and
thank
you
eric
so
much
for
putting
it
in
terms
that
we
can
absorb.
But
one
thing
we
have
to
remember
is
that
we
can't
stop
doing
that.
We
have
to
continue
speaking
about
it
in
those
terms,
so
that
folks
know,
even
though
their
impulse
is
to
contact
the
city
about
those
issues.
J
J
You
know
one
of
the
things
that
I've
learned
in
the
short
time
I've
been
on
council
is
just
how
we've
been
dealt
a
hand
on
property
taxes
and
it's
not
a
hand
that
we
can
control
and
homeowners
need
a
fair
property
tax
formula,
and
so,
with
that
in
mind,
we
have
to
think
about
what
can
we
control
and
we
can't
control
inflation.
We
can't
control
stagnant
wages,
we
can
control
the
levy
rate,
but
we
know
that
the
formula
will
dissipate
it
in
different
ways
for
different
people.
J
So
I
really
looked
at
this
budget
and
I'll.
Thank
you
because
it
there's
a
lot
of
information
in
here.
I
really
looked
at
this
budget
about
what
is
nice
and
what
is
necessary,
and
those
are
the
same
conversations
I
have
in
my
own
budget
with
my
husband
and
our
family,
which
is
what
is
nice?
What
is
necessary
and
there's
a
lot
of
necessary
in
here,
and
I
think
that
it's
important
that
we
fund
those
things,
but
we
don't
get
the
chance
in
this
budget
to
line
item
things
or
change
things.
J
So
there's
there's
two
issues
that
concern
me
here
and
one
is
that,
while
we're
increasing
staff
in
certain
areas
of
public
safety,
we're
not
putting
any
new
officers,
police
officers
or
firefighters
on
the
street
and
we've
talked
a
lot
about
growth,
and
I
think
people
expect
that
there
should
be
more
firefighters
and
more
police
officers
on
the
street.
J
The
second
is
how
we
handle
housing
and
I'm
always
concerned
that
boise
is
taking
on
the
burden
that
other
cities
aren't
picking
up
and
that
our
taxpayers
are
paying
for
that
burden
for
things
that
are
necessary,
and
you
know
it
doesn't.
It
doesn't
take
as
much
to
google,
boise,
idaho
housing
prices
and
I
think
you'd
find
that
we're
the
least
affordable
housing
market
in
america
compared
to
our
wages
and
it's
discouraging
and
it's
rough,
and
I
appreciate
that
this
council
is
trying
to
do
something
about
it.
J
What
I
like
is
that
we're
doing
things
that
are
promoting
public-private
partnerships.
I
think
that's
really
smart.
I
think
that
complements
what
the
state
is
doing,
and
I've
said
this
before
what
I'm
concerned
about
is
that
there's
parts
of
this
budget
that
could
be
construed
and
talked
about
constructing
houses,
homes
or
affordable
housing
buying,
affordable
housing,
and
I
don't
want
boise
to
become
a
landlord.
I
want
private
industry
to
do
that,
so
those
two
things
in
mind.
B
Adam
mayer,
you
know
I
spoke
broadly
at
the
beginning
and
I
think
that
our
citizens
are
very
much
supportive
of
this.
I
think
that
some
of
the
strategic
priorities
here
are,
in
fact,
not
nice,
but
necessary,
and,
among
those,
I
would
say,
are
the
housing
initiatives
I've
been
watching
as
boise
has
stepped
up.
B
Frankly,
where
other
cities
haven't
to
try
and
find
a
solution
to
those
who
are
unhoused
to
those
who
are
rent
burdened
and
mortgage
burdened
and
to
those
who
are
on
the
edge
of
losing
their
housing,
and
I
think
that
it's
necessary
for
us
to
do
that
and
necessary
for
us
to
do
it
innovatively,
because
if
we
don't
everything
we
value
about
this
city,
the
culture,
the
way
we
care
about
each
other.
B
The
way
we
care
for
each
other
is
in
danger,
and
I
make
really
of
all
of
the
things
in
this
budget
that
that
we've
set
as
strategic
priorities-
and
you
all
know
how
important
climate
change
is
to
me.
You
all
know
how
important
the
trees
are.
Our
water
renewal
system,
our
airport,
the
things
that
we're
growing
of
all
of
those
the
things,
the
thing
that
I
think
is
most
innovative
and
most
needed
right
now
in
this
time
of
crisis,
is
our
response
to
housing.
That's
not
just
oh
gosh!
B
We
don't
know
what
to
do
we're
going
to
hope
the
private
sector
steps
up,
but
instead
here's
what
we'll
do
here's,
what
we
need.
Here's,
the
partnership
that
we'll
support
and
together,
I
think
we
will
make
a
dent
in
the
housing
crisis.
I
don't
think
we'll
solve
it,
but
I
think
without
us
stepping
up
it's
much
less
likely
that
we'd
get
even
close,
and
so
thank
you,
everyone
who
has
supported
that
and
worked
on
that.
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
and
it's
a
change.
B
It's
not
something
the
city's
done
in
the
past
in
in
the
same
way,
we've
we
frankly
are
the
only
city
in
the
state
of
idaho
who
is
a
landlord
and
we've
done
that
for
a
long
time.
We
did
it
with
federal
money.
I
think
it
was
the
right
thing
to
do
30
years
ago,
when
we
did
it,
it's
proven
to
keep
a
number
of
people
in
our
community
out
of
homelessness.
B
I
think
this
is
the
next
step
in
that
this
is
the
next
new
thing
that
somebody
in
idaho
has
to
innovate
around
and
figure
out
how
to
work
and
help
on
so
that
our
citizens
aren't
afraid
that
when
they
go
to
sleep
at
night,
that's
the
last
night
they're
going
to
be
in
that
bed,
and
so
I'm
really
excited
about
the
housing
parts
of
this
budget.
Thank
you.
H
Not
a
mayor,
I
just
want
to
speak
to
a
couple
of
things
and
that's
our
investment
in
public
safety.
One
of
the
reasons
why
the
chief
did
chose
not
to
come
to
us
with
additional
requests
for
officers
is
that
you
know.
H
You
know:
that's
that's
a
capital
expenditure,
but
it's
also
an
ongoing
expenditure
and
really
it's
that
ongoing
expenditure
that
I
keep
talking
about
ad
nauseam
every
single
year,
every
single
interim
budget
change
that
adds
up
on
our
budget
from
year
to
year,
and
so,
while
it
might
sound
nice
to
spend
several
million
dollars
on
a
fire
station,
that's
not
the
big
investment.
The
big
investment
is
filling
that
fire
station
with
personnel
and
what
that's
going
to
cost.
H
So
I
just
wanted
to
speak
a
little
bit
to
that
public
safety
investment
because
it
is
so
important.
It's
important
that
our
bpd
gets
fully
staffed
to
the
level
that
they're
authorized
to
do,
because
then
we'll
have
many
more
officers
on
the
street.
It's
important
that
we
build
that
northwest
fire
station
so
that
we
have
better
response
times
for
our
for
our
citizens
in
northwest
boise,
as
council
member
hallie
burton
pointed
out,
and
that's
a
big
part
of
this
budget.
A
A
It
was
quite
a
large
number
of
officers
that
we
know
that
we
need,
or
we
believe
that
we
need
in
order
to
do
community
policing,
right
and
we've
all
committed
to
doing
that
by
asking
both
fire
and
police.
To
finish,
the
staffing
study
that
I
believe
both
chiefs
came
and
presented
to
us
on
and
that
staffing
study
will
guide
further
investments
and
officers
right
on
the
streets
as
everybody
wants
and-
and
we
expect
to
have
that
this
year
so
they're.
A
And
yes,
I
am
super
excited
that
you
know
after
sitting
on
this
council
for
so
long,
we
will
have
a
fire
station
in
the
northwest,
as
they
have
asked
for
for
so
long
and
with
that
right
on
state
street
and
very
close
nearby.
A
There
will
be
a
new
park
primrose
park
for
the
northwest
as
well,
but
firefighters,
importantly
that
are
in
that
station
and
then
finally,
one
thing-
that's
not
in
the
budget
tonight,
because
we
aren't
having
to
pay
for
it,
but
I
forgot
to
mention
it
during
the
resolutions
is
the
first
of
what
will
be
many
pathways
throughout
the
city
and
that
is
goddard
park.
A
A
It
gives
us
momentum
that
we
all
knew
we
would
have
as
soon
as
this
first
one
begun
went
to
create
more
and
more
pathways
throughout
our
city
and
to
continue
to
invest
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
city
and
if
only
all
those
people
had
been
here
to
hear
this
jimmy
and
elaine
with
your
leadership
on
this
pathways
plan,
because
so
many
folks
were
from
different
parts
of
the
city
that
were
with
us
earlier,
I
mean
so
more
to
come
on
public
safety.
A
It's
a
deep
commitment
of
all
of
ours
and
that
staffing
study
will
guide
so
we're
making
sure
that
we're
not
creating
vacancies
that
don't
need
to
be
filled
and
instead
meeting
the
needs
and
expectations
of
our
community
to
keep
this
community
as
safe
as
it's
remained
when
it's
changed
in
so
many
other
places
in
the
last
couple
years
with
that.
Thank
you
all
very
much
clerk.
C
I
I
All
proposed.
Adjustments
were
published
in
the
fiscal
year,
23
proposed
budget,
and
there
was
two
noticings
of
this
meeting
in
the
idaho
statesman
on
july,
1st
and
july,
8th
generally,
the
fees
the
fee
increases
that
are
proposed
are
to
keep
up
with
the
cost
of
providing
services
and
absent
those
fee
increases.
I
I
I
We
would
bring
a
recommendation
to
city
council
to
adjust
that
scholarship
funding
amount
within
our
planning
and
development
services
department.
There's
approximately
five
percent
increases
recommended
for
our
planning
fees
and
within
finance
administration,
various
adjustments
for
our
parking
licenses
and
animal
related
fees
in
some
of
our
other
funds.
In
the
water
renewal
fund,
for
instance,
we
have
a
9.9
percent
increase
recommended
for
a
commercial
and
a
7.5
increase
recommended
for
some
of
our
residential
fees.
I
Solid
waste
has
a
three
percent
increase
recommended
and
I'll
note
that
there
was
an
addendum
to
the
proposed
budget
document.
It
was
published
and
included
at
the
basically
in
the
afterward
of
our
budget
document,
for
some
of
our
public
works
fees
and
basically
that
that
addendum
either
eliminated
some
new
fees
that
were
proposed
to
be
added
or
eliminated
proposed
increases
primarily
around
connection
fees.
I
With
that
I'd
be
happy
to
stand
for
any
questions
on
our
fees
before
we
go
into
the
public
hearing.
G
Madame
yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you
eric
for
talking
about
the
scholarship
opportunities.
Does
that
also
apply
to
any
programs
through
arts
and
history.
I
I
They're
included
right
now,
because
this
is
the
time
of
the
year
that
we
would
bake
those
fee
increases
we're
not
bound
to
to
charge
those
fees
going
forward.
I
think
that
could
be
something
that
the
new
arts
and
history
director
might
might
have
something
to
say
about
when
when
that
position
is
filled.
B
Okay,
madam
mayor,
I
move
that
we
approve
resolution
350-22
a
resolution
to
adopt
new
and
increased
fees
or
other
charges
for
services
provided
by
the
departments
of
arts
in
history,
aviation,
finance
and
administration,
boise
city
fire,
boise,
department
of
parks
and
rec
playing
and
development
services.
Boise
and
boise
public
works.
C
B
B
Council
member
sanchez
noticed
the
noted
the
new
fees
in
the
department's
department
of
arts
and
history.
I
think
it's
opportunity
to
determine
if
there
are
some
of
those
activities
that
should
be
charged
for-
and
I
think
most
importantly,
as
we
talked
about
these,
the
city
has
begun,
providing
scholarships
not
just
for
youth
but
for
other
community
members
who
are
greatly
in
need,
and
I
think
that's
a
tremendous
expansion
and
a
good
thing
to
do
with
with
some
of
our
scholarships.
G
Yes,
just
echoing
what
the
what
the
council
president
said,
I
think
it's
wonderful
that
we
are
mindful
of
the
value
that
we
bring
to
the
community
and
that
we
should
be
charging
and
keep
and
our
fees
keeping
pace
and
also
be
mindful
of
those
folks
in
our
community
who
would
love
to
access
some
of
these
services,
but
who
might
find
those
fees
to
be
a
barrier.
G
And
so
I
am
grateful
to
our
departments
for
being
mindful
of
that
and
finding
ways
for
folks
to
participate
in
all
that
we
have
to
offer
here
at
the
city
of
boise.
So
thank
you.
D
I
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
mayor.
The
the
last
public
hearing
is
around
foregone
property
taxes.
I'll
just
do
a
brief
overview.
Some
of
this
content
was
covered
during
the
budget
discussion,
but
by
taking
a
2.45
percent
versus
the
statutorily
allowed,
3
property
tax
increase,
the
city
will
be
collecting
approximately
nine
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
less
than
otherwise
would
be
allowed.
I
I
The
current
foregone
balance
is
just
south
of
4.8
million
dollars.
All
of
that
is
attributable
to
fiscal
year
2021.
When
the
mayor
proposed,
the
city
council
approved
a
zero
percent
increase,
so
there
is
a
resolution
that
is
before
the
city
council
today.
I
That
would
declare
the
the
929
thousand
dollars
as
foregone
included
in
the
language
is
a
recommendation
that
any
foregone
usage
in
future
years
would
not
be
taken.
The
intent
would
not
be
taken
in
a
recessionary
period.
I'll
note
that,
again,
that
there
are
no
current
plans
to
utilize
for
foregone
balance
in
fiscal
year
24
or
any
subsequent
year,
future
use
of
foregone
would
be
would
require
a
city
council
vote
and
be
subject
to
changes
approved
by
the
legislature
in
2021.
I
But
to
declare
this
amount
as
foregone.
A
public
hearing
is
required
per
house
bill,
389
approved
by
the
legislature
in
2021..
With
that,
I
would
stand
for
any
questions
before
the
public
hearing
opens.
H
Mayor,
yes,
I
just
wanna
thank
eric
and
whoever
else
made
the
decision
to
include
the
language
about
not
recovering
the
foregone
in
a
recessionary
period
when
we
chose
to
take
a
zero
percent
increase
a
couple
years
back.
H
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
including
that
in
this
year's
foregone.