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A
D
E
A
E
Madam
mayor,
yes
before
we
go
into
special
business,
I
would
like
to
move
that
we
accept
the
amended
agenda
it
had.
The
original
agenda
had
an
incorrect
date
for
one
of
the
appointments.
The.
E
Mayor
I
asked
unanimous
consent
for
the
appointment
of
Buffy
Jones
to
the
Boise
City
Ada
County,
Housing
Authority
for
a
term
ending
October
26th
and
we'll
also
add
that
this
was
the
amendment
to
the
appointments.
A
E
Mayor
I
also
reviewed
Buffy's
application
for
Boise
City
Ada,
County
Housing
Authority,
and
really
think
that
her
experience
and
expertise
will
be
of
value
to
all
of
our
residents.
And
thank
you
for
your
service.
A
E
A
Objection
and
I'd
like
to
thank
bill
for
re-upping
bill
is
somebody
that
really
loves
the
airport
commission,
like
really
really
loves
the
airport
commission,
so
it's
great
that
he
wanted
to
stay
on
for
another
term
and
appreciate
his
willingness
to
do
so
and
with
that
we'll
move
into
the
consent
agenda.
All
items
with
an
asterisk
are
considered
to
be
routine
by
the
council
and
will
be
enacted
by
one
motion.
D
D
A
C
40-27-23,
an
ordinance
zoa
23-00001
repealing
and
replacing
Title
11
development
code,
Boise
city
code,
establishing
and
converting
zoning
districts
and
overlays
in
accordance
with
the
policies
set
forth
in
the
adopted,
comprehensive
plan
establishing
youth
regulations,
development
and
design
standards,
subdivision
standards,
Administration
processes
and
application
procedures,
Provisions
for
enforcement
and
penalty
and
definitions
providing
for
adopted,
specific
plans,
repealing
all
ordinances
or
parts
thereof.
To
the
extent
they
conflict
with
passage
and
an
action
of
this
ordinance
providing
for
severability.
If
any
part,
is
a
judged
invalid
or
unconstitutional.
A
D
D
A
Thank
you
and
next
up
we
will
move
into
public
hearings.
The
new
business
section
of
the
evening.
First
off
is
the
budget
hearing
and
then
we'll
we'll
have
we
have
hearings
they're,
somewhat
more
formalities,
but
if
anybody's
here
to
talk
at
either
of
these,
of
course
you
can
for
both
foregone
property
tax
hearing
and
that's
related
to
the
foregone
that
we're
not
taking
this
year
as
well
as
then
the
new
and
increased
fee
hearing.
A
So
people
are
welcome
to
speak
multiple
times
or
you
can
share
all
of
your
comments
in
one.
It's
really
up
to
you
and
with
that
Eric
will
provide
a
presentation
and
then
we'll
hear
from
the
public.
H
H
Members
of
the
council,
we
do
have
four
public
hearings
all
related
to
the
fiscal
year.
24
budget
public
hearings
I
have
three
distinct
presentations
to
go
to
go
through
the
first
one
is
related
to
the
fiscal
year
2024
budget
in
total,
as
well
as
foregone
property
taxes.
H
Subsequent
to
that
we'll
go
through
our
fees
and
then,
after
that
we
will
hopefully
end
up
with
our
development
impact
fee.
Public
hearing.
H
Looking
at
the
fiscal
year,
2024
proposed
budget
I'll
start
with
just
an
overview
as
to
the
process
that
we've
been
through
the
journey
we've
taken
to
get
to
today.
We've
had
multiple
discussions
with
the
city
council,
beginning
in
April.
We
had
a
workshop
on
May
23rd.
H
After
the
release
of
the
budget
document
on
June
16th,
we
had
another
budget
workshop
on
June
27th.
The
budget
document
itself
was
released,
as
mentioned
on
June
16th,
it's
available
on
the
city's
website.
When
it
was
released,
there
was
opportunities
for
the
public
to
provide
feedback.
That
feedback
has
been
packaged
and
was
submitted
to
the
city
council
for
review.
H
I'll
hit
on
some
high-level
themes
before
we
get
into
detail
on
the
fiscal
year
2024
budget
and
the
First
theme
I'll
discuss
is
an
evergreen
theme
that
we
discuss
each
year,
which
is
fiscal
responsibility
in
developing
the
fiscal
year
2024
proposed
budget.
H
We
conformed
with
state
law,
which
requires
that
the
general
fund
budget
is
balanced
when
ensuring
that
the
budget
was
balanced.
We
not
only
looked
at
fiscal
year,
2024
ensuring
revenues
met
expenditures,
but
we
also
took
a
10-year
or
long-term
view
to
ensure
that
any
base
additions
are
sustainable
over
time
in
developing
the
budget.
We
also
sought
to
ensure
that
we
appropriately
treated
one-time
revenues
versus
ongoing
revenues
and
dedicated
any
one-time
revenues
to
one-time
needs
and
ongoing
revenues
to
ongoing
needs.
H
H
Second
theme
I'll
hit
on
is
property
tax
relief.
The
fiscal
year
2024
proposed
budget
includes
base
growth
of
two
percent.
Which
is
less
than
the
statutorily
allowed.
Three
percent
base
growth
when
combined
with
assessment
data
that
we've
seen
from
the
county
as
well
as
unquantified
impacts
from
House
Bill
292,
which
was
approved
by
the
state
legislature.
Earlier
this
fiscal
year
we
anticipate
favorable
conditions
for
residential
property
taxpayers
for
the
first
time
in
over
a
decade
also
included
in
the
fiscal
year.
H
2024
proposed
budget
is
the
continuation
of
a
property
tax
rebate
program
into
fiscal
year
2024.
Following
a
successful
rollout
of
that
program.
In
fiscal
year
23.
we
saw
approximately
90
participation
in
fiscal
year
23
with
some
much
needed
relief
to
eligible
community
members.
We
hope
to
see
that
again
next
year.
H
The
fiscal
year
24
budget
was
developed
in
response
to
growth
and
delivery
of
continued
delivery
of
high
quality
services
for
the
community.
Idaho
continues
to
be
one
of
the
the
fastest
growing
States
in
in
the
country.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
Idaho
LED
all
states
in
year-over-year
percentage,
population
growth
from
2020
to
2022.,
the
Treasure
Valley
has
grown
by
approximately
14
and
a
half
percent
over
the
last
five
years.
The
proposed
Investments
included
within
this
budget
will
help
the
city
respond
to
increased
demand
for
services.
H
Finally,
the
fiscal
year
2024
budget
addresses
pressing
Community
needs.
Those
Community
needs
are
outlined
throughout
the
budget
document
again,
which
is
available
on
the
city's
website.
Some
of
those
include
Investments
towards
our
exist.
Existing
affordable
housing
costs
for
emergency
Sheltering,
significant
investments
in
public
safety
and
resources
to
support
the
modern
zoning
code,
implementation.
H
An
overview
of
the
fiscal
year
2024
budget,
looking
at
all
funds,
2024
proposed
budget,
includes
planned
expenses
of
747.1
million
dollars,
not
including
the
contingent
appropriation
which
is
outlined
on
page
117
of
the
budget
document
of
that
747.1
million
dollars.
You
can
see
Enterprise
funds,
making
up
approximately
half
of
that
general
fund
at
40
percent
and
smaller
percentages
for
our
Capital
funds
and
other
funds.
H
The
general
fund
budget
for
fiscal
year
2024
is
recommended
at
300
and
300.9
million
dollars.
The
general
fund
accounts
for
operating
costs
associated
with
General
governmental
Services.
Things
such
as
police,
fire,
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
Library
general
fund
is
primarily
supported
by
taxes.
You
can
think
about
things
like
property
tax
sales,
tax,
liquor
tax,
as
well
as
things
like
development
fees
and
certain
user
fees
are
capital.
H
Funds
proposed
budget
is
27.1
million
dollars
at
four
percent
of
the
overall
budget,
that
27.1
million
dollars
includes
infrastructure
projects,
major
equipment
and
major
repairs
and
maintenance
for
General
governmental
functions
again
things
like
police
fire
parks
and
libraries.
H
H
Enterprise
funds
again
making
up
just
under
half
of
the
overall
budget
at
367.2
million
dollars
included
in
that
category
are
both
operating
and
capital
costs
for
the
airport,
geothermal,
solid
waste
and
water
renewal
funds.
This
category
is
primarily
supported
by
service
users
and,
finally,
at
seven
percent.
Other
funds
comprising
52
million
dollars
that
other
funds
includes
our
debt
service
fund,
our
risk
and
workers,
comp
funds,
Health
housing
and
Fleet.
H
Focusing
in
on
the
general
fund
fiscal
year,
2024
budgeted
revenues
are
1.7
percent
lower
than
fiscal
year.
2023.
You
can
see
the
the
history
of
revenues
in
the
general
fund
on
this
slide.
H
The
decline
from
fiscal
year
2024
as
compared
to
2023,
is
primarily
attributable
to
lower
carrier
lowering
carryover
from
the
prior
year,
so
carry
over
funds
from
fiscal
year
2023
into
fiscal
year
2024.,
as
well
as
a
high
degree
of
one-time
funding
that
was
included
in
the
fiscal
in
the
prior
year
budget
fiscal
year,
2023
primarily
associated
with
arpa
American
Rescue
plan
Act.
H
The
other
categories
outline
on
this
slide
I'll
focus
on
some
of
the
larger
ones.
Sales
tax
at
nine
percent
of
overall
revenues,
departmental
revenues
at
12
and
development
fees.
At
five
percent
of
the
overall
general
fund
revenues.
H
Moving
to
property
tax,
the
fiscal
year,
2024
budget
estimate
is
just
under
181
million
dollars,
as
mentioned
at
the
outset
of
this
presentation,
the
assumption
is
a
two
percent
base
growth,
as
opposed
to
the
three
percent
that
is
allowed
that
two
percent
base
growth
allows
for
cost
increases
on
existing
services.
H
Also
in
the
property
tax
revenue
estimate
is
1.1
percent
growth
for
new
construction,
which
is
paid
by
new
payers
associated
with
growth.
H
In
total,
the
average
base
growth
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic
is
1.86
percent
and
in
total,
between
this
year's
two
percent
and
prior
year
prior
years,
taking
less
than
the
maximum
7.5
million
in
total
base
relief
is
available
for
Boise
taxpayers
again.
The
24
budget
includes
a
property
tax
rebate,
continuation
of
a
property
tax
rebate
program
for
qualifying
homeowners.
This
is
a
second
year
and
would
represent
a
total
investment
of
2.4
million
dollars
over
those
two
years.
H
There's
no
use
of
foregone
property
taxes
assumed
within
the
fiscal
year
24
budget,
nor
is
it
assumed,
within
our
base
case,
forecast
over
the
next
10
years.
The
growth
for
property
taxes
is
well
below
the
eight
percent
cap.
That
is
that
was
established
by
the
state
legislature
in
calendar
year
2021..
H
We
do
expect
year-over-year
declines
for
most
property,
most
Residential
Properties
when
it
comes
to
their
property
tax
bill.
That
is
due
to
assessment
Trends,
where
this
year
we
saw
residential
residential
assessed
values
decreasing
with
commercial,
increasing
the
city's
budgeting
approach
again
taking
less
than
the
maximum
growth
and
the
to
date,
unquantified
impacts
of
house
bill,
292.
H
On
this
slide,
you
can
see
the
levy
rate
for
the
city
of
Boise
and
its
historical
performance.
You
can
see
the
levy
rate
in
Blue
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
this
slide.
You
can
see
that
in
most
recent
years
the
levy
rate
has
declined,
and
that
is
primarily
been
attributable
to
Rising
taxable
values.
So,
as
the
taxable
values
increase,
the
levy
rate
will
Decline
and
as
taxable
values
decrease
the
levy,
the
levy
rate
will
increase.
H
This
slide
outlines
the
tax
burden
within
the
city
of
Boise
for
commercial
and
residential
property
taxpayers
going
back
to
year
to
the
year
2000.
H
You
can
see
that
that
was
approximately
an
equal
split
between
residential
and
Commercial
over
time,
commercial
took
less
and
less
of
the
overall
burden,
with
residential,
taking
on
more
and
more
particularly
over
the
last
five
or
six
years
due
to
Rising
assessments
on
on
Residential
Properties
or
the
pace
of
of
the
increase
on
Residential
Properties,
compared
to
a
lower
rate
of
increase
on
Commercial
properties,
as
well
as
the
homeowners
exemption,
not
being
indexed
to
keep
up
with
that
growth
in
a
fiscal
year
2024,
you
can
see
a
slight
correction
where
residential
would
make
up
approximately
67
percent
of
the
overall
pie,
commercial
at
33
percent,
still
far
off
from
where
it
was
in
the
year
2000.
H
We
will
have
to
continue
to
Monitor
and
evaluate
whether
this
is
a
trend
that
we
see
a
correction
in
these
two,
these
two
sectors
moving
closer
together,
but
certainly
for
fiscal
year
2024.
This
is
good
news.
H
Looking
at
the
average
homeowner
impact,
this
is
a
table
that
we
show
each
year
as
part
of
the
budget
process
and
I'll
walk
through
it
section
by
section
the
top
third
of
this
table.
You
can
see
the
impact
if
the
city
were
to
have
taken
the
full
three
percent
increase
and
I'll
walk
through
line
by
line
on
line
two.
H
You
can
see
that
on
line
four
line,
five,
you
can
see
the
levy
rate,
the
levy
rate
increases
as
assessed,
values
decrease,
and
you
can
see
the
library
increasing
by
12.1
percent,
but
on
line
six,
you
can
see
the
impact
on
taxes
on
that
average
home
and
if
the
city
were
to
have
taken
the
full
three
percent
increase,
the
taxes
on
the
average
home
would
have
gone
down
by
7.8
percent
or
120
approximately
124
dollars
on
lines.
H
8
through
14,
you
can
see
the
the
complete
flip
side
of
that
if
the
city
were
not
to
have
taken
any
growth
in
its
budget
lines.
9
10
11
are
mirror
images
of
lines
two
three
and
four,
but
you
can
see
online
13.
The
city
taxes
would
have
gone
down
by
10.4
percent
or
166
dollars.
H
Lions
16
through
24,
represent,
what's
actually
included
in
the
fiscal
year.
24
budget
city
taxes
on
the
average
priced
home
are
expected
to
go
down
by
approximately
8.7
percent
or
138
dollars.
The
cost
of
the
two
percent
base
growth
by
the
city
is
approximately
29
on
that
average
priced
home.
That
138
dollar
increase
is
not
reflective
of
a
benefit
that
all
taxpayers
are
expected
to
receive,
receive
and
see
on
their
November
property
tax
bills
attributable
to
House,
Bill
292
and
in
the
future.
H
We
hope
to
be
able
to
provide
estimates
as
to
the
relief
available
through
that
bill.
Going
forward.
A
So
can
I
just
repeat
that
in
a
different
way,
this
this
is
the
first
year
that
that
rebate
from
the
state
is
coming,
and
so
it's
hard
to
predict
what
that'll
mean
for
our
average
home
average
price
home.
Until
we
see
it
happen
once
and
then
after
that,
you'll
be
able
to
predict
that
as
part
of
this.
H
We
are
certainly
going
to
try.
There
are.
There
are
numerous
factors
that
go
into
that
relief,
some,
some
of
which
may
be
difficult
for
us
to
quantify
as
we
go
forward.
There
are
things
included
within
that
release,
such
as
the
amount
of
debt
across
the
state
for
the
educational
system,
there's
population
impacts
and
there's
a
whole
there's
a
whole
series
of
different
impacts
on
there.
We're
certainly
going
to
learn
from
this
and
we'll
see.
If
there's
more
proactive
things
we
can
include
in
future
Cycles
great
thanks.
H
Related
to
our
foregone
property
taxes
again,
the
recommendation
is
to
take
lower
than
the
maximum
two
percent
versus
three
percent.
The
city
will
collect
approximately
1.8
million
dollars
less
than
allowable.
Due
to
that
recommendation,
the
city
council
has
the
option
to
declare
that
amount
as
foregone
and
by
doing
so,
all
or
any
portion
of
that
amount
may
be
recovered
in
subsequent
years.
H
B
H
The
language
of
the
resolution
is
a
recommendation
or
intent
language
that,
in
the
future,
foregone
would
not
be
taken
in
a
recessionary
period
again.
H
H
Looking
at
general
fund
expenditures
at
again
300
300.9
million
dollars,
Personnel
makes
up
the
majority
at
70
percent
of
overall
expenses
mno
and
major
equipment,
which
is
really
our
non-personnel
category
for
things
like
supplies,
Professional
Services,
fuel
Insurance,
things
of
that
nature
represent
19
of
the
general
fund
budget
contingencies
at
one
percent
transfers
to
other
funds,
primarily
our
Capital
fund
represents
six
percent
and
then
VRT
or
the
city's
contribution
to
public
transportation.
Four
percent
of
the
overall
budget
and
five
percent
of
our
property
tax
budget.
H
Looking
at
general
fund
expenditures
by
Department,
you
can
see
that
just
over
half
of
the
overall
general
fund
budget
is
dedicated
towards
Public,
Safety,
police
and
fire.
H
Approximately
16
is
dedicated
towards
our
Parks
and
Recreation
library
and
arts
and
history
departments,
planning
and
development
services
at
approximately
six
percent
or
support
departments,
finance
and
administration,
Human
Resources,
I.T
and
legal
at
approximately
16.7
percent.
However,
I'll
mention
on
that
slide.
There
are
numerous
public
facing
services
that
are
included
within
within
that
16.6
percent
contractual
Services
contingencies
and
transfers
at
under
four
percent
and
public
works,
also
at
under
four
percent
of
the
general
fund
budget.
H
Looking
at
Staffing
growth
Trends
we're
going
to
go
back
to
fiscal
year,
2017.
H
fiscal
years
2017
through
fiscal
year,
2020
pre-covered,
the
city
was
averaging
within
the
general
fund,
growth
of
approximately
28
positions
per
year
in
fiscal
year
2021
there
were
very
few
additions
due
to
uncertainties
around
covid
the
prior
two
fiscal
years.
Before
the
one
that
we're
talking
about.
Today,
we
were
adding
approximately
47
positions
each
year
to
catch
up
on
past
hiring
deficits,
as
well
as
to
maintain
service
levels
due
to
community
growth.
H
Fiscal
year
2024
can
be
categorized
as
a
return
to
normal.
You
can
see
the
addition
of
26.7
positions
within
the
general
fund.
On
the
left
hand
side
you
can
see
staff
editions
in
the
general
fund
by
year
and
the
Orange
Line
represents
the
the
trailing
average
of
positions,
and
you
can
see
that
fiscal
year
2024
when
looking
at
that
seven
year
term
is
below
the
trailing
average.
H
H
H
I
I
Thank
you,
Chief.
One
of
the
things
that
Eric
brought
up
was
the
positions
for
Public
Safety
and
there's
obviously
some
for
fire.
But
could
you
walk
through
how
the
nine
positions
in
the
police
department
will
affect
like
daily
living
within
Boise
I
mean
there's,
obviously,
some
staff
there
that's
going
to
support
it'll
ease
up
some
some
officer
demands,
but
what
will
this
do
for
your
department
to
get
these
additional
positions?
May.
J
J
J
Foreign,
the
positions
that
we
are
asking
for
in
the
police
department,
a
total
of
nine
there
would
be
five
of
those
would
be
sworn
positions,
so
police
officer
positions,
two
of
those-
are
at
the
lieutenant
rank,
one
for
our
Professional
Standards
division,
specifically
our
Internal
Affairs
units
that
Lieutenant
would
oversee
a
number
of
processes
and
a
number
of
things,
but
primarily
responsible
for
internal
affairs.
Complaint
investigations
as
well
as
things
like
the
recruiting,
hiring
and
training
processes.
So
that
is
a
a
critical
position.
J
We
feel
is
necessary
as
we
move
towards
our
goal
of
hiring
the
folks
that
we
need
to
hire
and
getting
them
through
that
process,
as
well
as
accountability
and
supervision
and
the
performance
of
the
officers
who
are
in
the
field
day
to
day
interacting
with
our
community
members.
So
we
want
to
ensure,
through
our
processes,
that
those
officers
are
indeed
conducting
themselves
in
the
manner
that
we
expect
and
that's
part
of
that.
The
second
Lieutenant
position
is
in
our
criminal
investigation
division,
specifically
our
special
Victims
Unit.
J
We
have
a
unit
that
is
off-site
not
housed
necessarily
at
the
police
department,
but
is
primarily
down
at
our
faces.
Our
Justice
Center
and
those
are
some
of
the
most
critical
and
intensive
investigations
involving
some
of
the
most
heinous
crimes.
Crimes
against
children
specifically
and
those
folks
undergo
a
lot
as
part
of
those
investigations,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
are
having
their
needs
taken
care
of
that
they
are
performing
those
investigations
to
the
best
of
their
ability
and
that
they
have
the
resources
necessary
to
support
them.
J
In
that
and
one
of
those
things
that
we
identified
was
they
are
under
the
supervision
of
a
lieutenant
that
has
all
of
the
CID
units.
The
detective
units,
with
the
exception
of
our
undercover
narcotics
units
and
so
the
span
of
control,
especially
for
those
highly
sensitive
investigations
we
felt
was,
was
in
need
of
improvement,
and
so
that's
the
other
Lieutenant
position
and
then
just
due
to
Growing
numbers
and
resources
on
the
street.
J
So
that's
our
sworn
staff,
and
then
we
have
two
administrative
coordinators
that
we
are
asking
for
one
coordinator,
that
would
split
half
of
their
time
with
our
Fleet
and
half
of
their
time
in
our
supply.
So
the
fleet
is
administered
by
one
professional
staff,
member
all
of
the
coordination
of
vehicle
maintenance
and
stalking
of
supplies
and
vehicles
and
all
of
those
things,
and
we
find
that
she
is
very
overworked
and
needs
some.
J
One
community
service
specialist
in
our
detective
unit
gives
that
unit
the
opportunity
to
do
some
of
those
things
that
a
sworn
officer
can
have
some
time
freed
up
to
better
investigate
and
so
that,
that's
in
a
nutshell,
the
two
administrative
coordinators
or
admin
coordinators
would
be
support.
Staff
for
the
officers
giving
them
the
support
and
the
time
that
they
need
to
better
interact
with
the
public
and
investigate
crimes
as
well
as
respond
to
calls
for
service.
Does
that
help
yeah.
J
I
Mayor
one
more
follow-up,
so
Chief,
both
you
and
fire
came
at.
You
know
the
beginning
of
our
budget
process
and
just
talked
about
the
growing
Valley
and
even
though
Boise
isn't
growing
at
the
same
rate
as
our
surrounding
areas.
They
come
here
like
we're
the
capital
city,
so
we
bear
the
brunt
of
the
growth
in
a
lot
of
ways,
and
you
talked
about
this
Tipping
Point
when
it
comes
to
population
and
what
we
need
this.
This
is
a
good
start.
Talk
to
us
about
what
this
will
look
long
term.
I
J
Madam
mayor
council
member-
well,
it's
that
is,
that
is
absolutely
the
case
and
there
is
more
to
consider
than
just
population
numbers
numbers
of
people
who
live
inside
the
city
limits.
This
is
a
unique
City
to
provide
policing
services
in,
in
that
we
have
things
that
many
cities
around
us
don't
have.
We
have
an
airport,
we
have
a
university.
We
have
folks
coming
into
the
downtown
downtown
core
to
work
and
to
recreate
at
different
times
of
the
day
in
the
night
and
some
of
our
some
of
our
partner
agencies.
J
Don't
have
some
of
those
challenges
that
we
do
face,
and
so
we
have
a
need
to
grow
and
to
fill
vacancies
as
well
as
increase
the
number
of
officers
and
support
staff
that
we
have
so
that
we
can
meet
the
expectations
and
the
needs
not
only
of
our
citizens,
our
residents
in
Boise,
but
of
all
those
people
who
come
into
our
community
and
come
into
our
city
and
utilize.
The
services
that
we
provide.
A
A
Opportunity
then,
to
follow
us
yeah.
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay,
so
I'm
going
to
I've
got
a
sheet,
but
this
isn't
I.
Don't
think
this
is
everybody,
so
I'll
start
with
this
and
then,
if
you
were
here-
and
you
wanted
to
talk
but
but
I
didn't
call
your
name
just
raise
your
hand
and
come
on
up
and
then
we'll
check
to
see.
If
there
are
folks
online
right
now
there
are
no
folks
online
and
we'll
we'll
do
a
check-in
after
we've
talked
with
everybody
here
too,
all
right,
first
Mark
Salisbury.
A
K
Station
but
I
do
have
some
words
to
say:
okay,
I'm
a
poster
to
help
you
see,
we
hope
you
can
see
as
well.
K
K
Oh
hello,
my
name
is
Mark
Salisbury
I
live
in
West,
Boise
close
to
Eagle
Road.
This
is
not
the
first
City
Council
budget
meeting
that
I've
attended.
Some
of
you
may
recognize
me
from
the
March
2022
budget
planning
meeting
in
that
meeting.
I
showed
the
library
Gap
that
exists
in
West
Boise
very
similar
to
this
sign
right
here
and
I
suggested
that
we
do
something
to
fill
this
Gap
the
city
acquire
land
to
to
provide
a
library
I'm.
K
Here
again
with
this
plea:
West
Boise
needs
Equitable
Library
services,
I
started
2023
with
a
couple
of
questions.
First
question:
what
does
Library
services
and
coverage
look
like?
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
What
does
Library
service
and
coverage
look
like
in
cities
comparable
to
Boise
I've
done
research
on
this
question.
The
other
question
do
people
in
West
Boise
and
in
general
in
the
city
care
about
Equitable
Library
access.
K
K
Last
night
we
had
835
signatures
from
Boise
citizens
on
this
petition.
As
I
I
checked
my
phone
today
that
number's
gone
up
to
844.
can
I
present
this
to
you,
pass
it
along
and.
A
K
It
doesn't
matter
where
we've
gone.
People
have
overwhelmingly
supported
improving
Library
access
in
West
Boise.
When
they
see
this
map,
they
get
it
immediately.
It
doesn't
matter
if
they're
in
the
North
End
or
the
East
End
boiseans
want
a
city
for
all,
and
that
includes
West
Boise
in
the
packets
you've
received
is
a
list
of
individuals
in
Boise
who
want
to
see
Library
access
improved.
K
K
B
K
K
Thank
you
yeah.
So
we
have
the
libraries
in
Boise
shown
here
as
well
as
the
neighboring
cities,
and
each
circle
is
a
two
mile
radius,
which
shows
some
of
the
overlap
that
exists
between
coverage,
but
also
is
an
indicator
somewhat
of
a
bikable
distance
I.
Think
most
people
are
willing
to
walk
about
a
mile
to
go
somewhere
and
maybe
bike
about
two
miles.
K
When
you
look
at
this
section
of
town,
you
see
there's
kind
of
an
area
about
that
size.
Actually
that
I
did
answer
the
question,
or
was
there.
I
Yeah
just
trying
to
get
the
scale
and
then
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
people
say
to
you
when
you
knock
on
their
doors
and
say
hey
what
about
a
library?
Can
you
give
us
some
color
about
that?
I
mean
I,
know
that
they're
signatures,
but
what
are
people
saying
to
you
yeah.
K
One
person
the
first
day
that
I
went
out,
told
me
that
they
had
written
a
letter
to
the
editor
on
this
topic
and
they
were
just
like
wow
I'm,
so
glad
that
you
know
that
something's
happening
here.
People
have
told
me,
oh
yeah,
I
used
to
live
in
that
part
of
town
and
now
I
live
over
here
and
I'm.
Glad
I
can
get
to
a
library
or
I
hear
the
opposite.
K
I've
heard
people
say
you
know
it's
about
time.
Thank
you
that
you're
stepping
up
to
to
try
to
do
something
here.
G
Other
questions
well,
Mark.
It's
good
to
see
you
I
do
remember
you
and
I
believe
your
daughter
coming
to
our
budget
Workshop
in
2022
at
Hillcrest
and
I've
also
seen
you
at
some
of
the
library
board
meetings
as
well.
So
I
appreciate
you
being
there
and
I
appreciate
you
being
involved.
I
know
since
you've
been
to
some
of
the
library
meetings
and
you've
kind
of
been
involved
in
some
of
the
strategic
planning
that
you're
also
aware
of
the
facilities
plan.
G
That's
kind
of
coming
up
and
I
guess
I
would
just
like
to
get
your
input
as
far
as
are
you
asking
for
funding
in
the
budget
this
year
for
this
library
or
you
asking
that
this
area
be
considered
in
that
facility.
K
Study,
that's
a
great
question.
I
think
we
could
do
both
I
think
this
facilities
plan
is
is
a
good
idea.
I,
don't
think
that
we
need
to
wait
for
the
facilities
plan
to
be
completed,
to
recognize.
The
poll
that
we
have
here
I
think
that
we
could
acquire
land
I
know
that
we
don't
have
like
a
you
know,
portion
of
the
budget,
that's
labeled
money
for
people
who
come
to
ask
for
a
library,
but
I
believe
that
you
know.
K
E
I
I,
remember
you
and
your
family
coming
to
our
budget
interactive
at
Hillcrest
and
really
appreciate
it
and
I
think
that
I
mean
this
is
the
kind
of
data,
and
you
know
that
when
we
look
at
making
a
facilities
plan
that
we
take
into
account,
we
make
the
very
same
Maps.
We
did
recently
the
same
thing
with
our
fire
facilities
plan
looking
at
radiuses
and
response
times
around
potential
fire
stations,
so
I
hope
that
you
stay
really
engaged
throughout
that
process.
E
I
Envision
many
more
of
these
Maps
coming
out
throughout
the
facilities
planning
and
just
really
appreciate
your
passion
for
libraries,
I
love,
libraries,
too,
and
I
hope
that
everyone
has
equal
access
in
the
city
as
a
result
of
the
facilities
plan
and
I
anticipate
too,
as
part
of
that
longer
term
planning.
Much
like
we
did
with
fire
stations
some
years
back
that
there
will
be
a
funding
mechanism
that
goes
with
that,
as
well,
probably
in
the
form
of
a
library
Bond
and
encourage
you
to
stay
engaged
throughout
throughout
that
as
well.
L
M
M
M
I
would
like
to
highlight
some
of
the
Centennial
numbers
associations
driving
issues
going
into
this
new
fiscal
year
which,
where
we
are
Guided
by
our
association's
Credo,
to
make
our
Centennial
neighborhood
a
great
place
to
live
to
work
and
to
raise
a
family.
That
phrase
Probably
sounds
familiar
to
a
few
of
you.
M
Our
Centennial
neighborhood
includes
approximately
13,
000
or
half
of
those
people
in
that
undeserve
underserved
area.
We
log
our
mayor
and
Council
for
having
pointedly
made
a
part
of
their
agenda,
making
Boise
a
city
for
all
with
affordable
housing,
safety
and
walkable
neighborhoods
Provisions
need
to
be
made
for
more
Equitable
Library
service
coverage
for
West
Boise.
Approximately
80
percent
of
boiseans
are
within
a
walkable
bikable
distance
of
a
public
library.
West
Boise
stands
well
outside
that
accessibilities
another
issue.
M
A
Thank
you,
Gary
I've
got
one
just
to
not.
You
don't
need
to
answer
tonight,
but
we
think
about
so.
When
we
moving
forward
we've.
Often
every
year
we've
grappled
with
how
we
engage
more
people
in
the
budget
process,
and
so
last
year
when
we
met
the
library
folks
that
was
at
the
library
we
had
a
session.
We
wanted
to
have
the
public
Comfort
town
hall
to
talk
about
the
budget.
That's
really
important
to
me
that
we
engage
folks.
A
But
you
know,
as
you
bring
up
a
neighborhood
association,
I'd
love
it
if
you
think
about
it
and
then
share
comments
with
my
office
or
with
our
energize
program
and
pull
in
other
neighborhoods
on
how
you
think
we
could
improve
the
engagement
process
in
the
future,
because
there
there
are
ways
for
us
to
engage
neighborhoods
and
residents
effectively
in
well
in
advance
of
this
first
hearing
and
always.
M
Looking
for
better
ways
to
do
it,
I
agree:
I
I,
want
to
say
a
big
appreciation
to
Nicole
car
Boise's,
energized
new
program
manager,
and
we
have
she
has
developer
and
the
city
has
developed
some
upcoming
workshops
yeah
and
we're
we
plan
on
being
there
and
taking
advantage
of
that
and
we're
very
thankful
for
the
program,
and
you
know
I
we're
a
new
neighborhood
association.
M
I
Gary,
thanks
for
your
comments,
we
have
the
benefit
of
having
City
Hall
West
in
West,
Boise
and
the
police,
and
there
but
I
know
it's
a
concern
to
you,
because
you
are
a
neighborhood
watch
person
and
you
are
making
sure
that
the
community
is
always
looking
out
for
any
signs
of
crime.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
your
experience,
doing
that
and
why
Patrol
officers
are
so
important,
particularly.
M
We
got
some
gang
graffiti
half
a
block
from
my
house.
We
don't
have
that
out
there,
so
we
jumped
on
that.
We
jumped
on
that.
We
said:
look
they're,
marking,
Centennial
neighborhood
they're,
marking
my
neighborhood
as
gang
property.
I
call
BPD
at
that
afternoon,
I
had
an
officer
come
out,
look
at
it
tell
us
what
he
thought.
The
origination
of
that
gang
graffiti
was,
and
he
said
it
was
Mexican
Norte
North.
M
M
We
are
not
gang
territory
and
one
of
the
ways
you
keep
that
out
is
you
provide
a
sense
of
community
for
each
neighborhood
and
once
people
are
proud
of
their
neighborhood
they'll
stand
up
and
they'll
say
I'm
not
going
to
stand
for
that
I'll
get
a
hold
of
my
contact
officer.
Who's
been
very
good.
Matt
Jacobs,
we're
very
pleased
with
responses.
We've
gotten
I,
don't
know
if
that
answers
your
question.
I
You
know
also
like
you're,
on
the
border
of
Eagle
you're
on
the
border
of
Meridian
and
when
you've
gone
around
and
talked
to
people
about
the
new
neighborhood
association
and
their
concerns.
What
are
they
saying
about
the
library
and
in
particular,
because
I
know
that
you've
been
part
of
that
effort.
M
Well,
when
we
talk
to
people
about
the
library
again,
you
know
it's
really
hard.
If
I
said
they're
going
to
put
a
a
beat
lot
in
at
MacMillan
and
Cloverdale
I
would
have
a
thousand
people.
You'd
have
a
thousand
people
here.
When
you
tell
people
something
good,
it's
hard,
they
it's
all.
Well,
it's
something
good
I
want
that.
So
that's
why
we
need
to
to
get
people
and
get
them
involved
and
get
them
to
realize
that
if
you
communicate
with
your
neighborhood
association
and
your
neighborhood
association
communicates
with
your
city
leaders,
good
things
happen.
M
M
N
No,
not
America,
council
members
appreciate
the
time
tonight,
I'm
going
to
reiterate
something.
Gary
just
said:
McDevitt
Park
I
just
want
to
bring
it
to
the
top
of
your
mind.
Let
it
stand
out
a
little
bit.
The
reason
we're
concerned
about
it
is
McDevitt.
Park
was
annexed
back
in
1999.
N
N
The
reason
I'm
bringing
it
up
during
the
budget
process
is
because,
when
I
started
inquiring
about
this
a
couple
of
years
ago,
I
learned
there
was
budget
money
available
for
it.
It
just
hasn't
been
happening
because
of
capacity
issues.
N
They've
tried
to
do
this
a
couple
of
times
in
2013,
the
Master
Plan
called
for
lacrosse
fields
that
deal
kind
of
fell
through
I
guess
the
Lacrosse
League
didn't
come
through
on
what
they
wanted
to
do,
but
it
sat
for
another
10
years
until
last
year,
when
speaking
with
Parks
and
Recreation,
they
tell
me
that
installation
costs
have
gone
up.
40
percent
since
2021.
N
it's
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
an
acre
just
for
Turf
and
irrigation,
we're
talking
about
seven
and
a
half
acres
or
almost
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars.
If
we
only
just
put
grass
in
that
area.
N
My
concern
is
that
we
need
to
make
it
top
of
mind
with
Parks
and
Recreation.
So
when
they
look
at
that
budget
money,
they
actually
think
we
need
to
get
this
done
this
year,
the
1.2
million
that
they've
got
budgeted
for
to
finish
McDevitt,
it's
worth
less
and
less
every
year,
and
that's
why
I'm
concerned
about
it?
N
I
H
H
So
every
year
when
we
develop
our
Capital
Improvement
plan,
we
look
at
receipts
within
our
our
development
impact
fee
fund
and
we
account
for
receipts
within
Park
planning
areas,
so
we'd
be
looking
at
the
receipts
within
that
Park
planning
area.
But
presently,
within
our
development
impact
view
plan,
it
is
in
fiscal
year.
2025.
B
I
H
Madam
mayor
council,
member
I
think
I'd
have
to
return
with
a
little
bit
more
information
as
to
timing.
Typically,
there
is
a
you
know.
There
is
a
planning
period
where
they
see
public
input
and
things
of
that
nature.
H
I
will
have
to
look
and
speak
with
our
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
to
see
the
available
available
balance
within
that
particular
fund,
whether
fiscal
year
2025
is
going
to
be
feasible
based
on
the
collections
we're
seeing
to
date,
but
I
can
come
back
with
that
information
at
a
subsequent
meeting.
So.
A
Eric
clarification
then,
on
that,
because
there
are
other
areas
where
parks
are
dependent
on
the
the
receipt
of
impact
fees
as
well.
So
when
we
say
it's
in
the
fiscal
year,
2025
budget
does
that
mean
there's
an
expectation
from
the
impact
fee
committee
and
the
collection
of
impact
fees
that
that
1.5
million
dollars
or
what
the
number
was
will
have
been
collected
within
that
year?
A
H
Madam
mayor
council
member
a
little
bit
of
both
so
generally
within
our
development
impact
view,
plan
expenditures
are
dependent
upon
the
collection
of
of
revenues.
There
have
been
isolated
incidents
where
we
will
advance
funding,
for
instance,
Northwest
fire
station,
whereby
we
will
be
collecting
over
a
period
of
years
to
recoup
that
cost
we
generally
as
as
I
said,
we
generally
do
receive
the
funds
in
advance.
There
are
opportunities
and
we
can
continue
to
explore
opportunities
to
advance
funds
without
having
the
plan
in
front
of
me
right
now.
H
I
know
that
there
are
other
projects
within
that
part
planning
area
as
well.
Our
development
impact
view
plan
is
set
over
a
10-year
period
when
we,
when
we
tentatively
plan
for
a
project,
it
is
based
on
anticipated
collections
at
that
point
in
time,
when
the
plan
was
developed,
however,
we
are
seeing
you
know.
Trend
information
within
our
development
impact
fee
accounts
that
we're
seeing
less
growth
and
we're
seeing
over
the
last
several
months,
less
receipts.
O
O
First
is
in
regards
to
our
excuse
me,
the
1.2
million
for
fiscal
year,
24
property
tax
rebate
to
the
city
or
to
taxpayers
kind
of
the
city
circuit
breaker
program,
as
we
saw
in
fiscal
23,
our
housing,
the
housing
value
significantly
increased
and
I
think
it
allowed
for
this
type
of
program
to
be
very
necessary
for
taxpayers.
I
think
this
year
is
very
different
from
fiscal
23..
O
O
Our
appraisals
are
about
12.8
percent
lower
and
we're
estimating
that
our
property
tax
are
actually
going
to
be
quite
significantly
reduced
that
burden
this
year.
So
it
seems
like
for
these.
This
program
benefits
those
who
have
a
home
right.
These
are
homeowners
and
that
our
homeowners
are
going
to
be
have
quite
a
bit
of
benefit
this
year
from
A
reduced
value
in
the
property
tax
and
likely
the
property
tax
burden
is
going
to
be
lower.
O
Second,
is
to
take
a
look
at
where
we're
looking
at
for
New
Staffing.
There
is
quite
a
bit
of
new
Staffing
in
this
budget.
This
is
a
time
where
we're
at
a
very
Tipping,
Point
I,
think
in
our
economy.
We're
seeing
been
on
this
tip
of
a
recession
for
quite
a
while
and
Staffing
new
positions
can
can
be
problematic,
so
I
think
it
is
worthy
of
a
relook
into
those
new
Staffing
positions.
O
There
was
a
new
public
service
announcement
that
came
out
from
federal
and
Canyon
County
for
violent
crime
increase,
and
this
causes
many
residents,
like
myself
and
yourselves
I,
know
a
lot
of
concern
and,
as
was
mentioned
before
in
our
neighborhoods,
we're
seeing
crime
that
we
haven't
seen
before
for
the
gentleman
before
we're
seeing
graffiti
in
our
neighborhood
that
we've
never
seen
before
we're
seeing
not
only
carburet
an
increase
in
car
break-ins,
but
also
an
increase
in
car
thefts
that
we
haven't
seen
before.
So.
O
O
Well,
there
were
some
specific
positions.
I
was
going
to
comment
on,
but
I
can
what's.
O
I
think
some
positions
we
have
in
the
budget
are
nice
to
have
like
an
art
project
director
at
the
airport
or
early
childhood
development
at
Boise,
Parks
and
Rec.
I
think
these
are
great
programs,
but
I
think
those
positions
would
be
better
served
for
the
safety
of
citizens
in
Boise.
Thank.
G
O
P
Yeah
clarifier
add
because
I
think
you
might
have
accidentally
misspoke,
but
the
Boise
City
Boise
crime
is
down
9.4
last
year.
Ada
County
is
also
down,
but
Canyon
County
is
up
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure,
because
I
think
you
might
have
misspoke.
O
Well,
I
think
it
depends
on
what
numbers
you're
looking
at
and
the
numbers
that
I
see
online
were
from
from
21..
So
we're
a
couple
years
removed
and
we've
had
quite
a
bit
of
population
increase
since
then,
so
I
don't
have
the
numbers
I'm
not
going
to
speak
to
them,
but
from
what
work?
What
I'm
physically
seeing
in
our
neighborhoods
is
it's
on
an
increase
I.
P
L
Hi
good
evening,
my
name
is
Amanda
Salisbury
and
I'm
marriage
Mark,
but
we
live
in
West
Boise
by
eagle
and
McMillan,
and
we've
lived
there
for
14
years.
We
have
five
kids
between
the
ages
of
three
and
twelve,
and
as
long
as
I've
lived
in
West
Boise,
not
having
a
library
nearby
is
something
that
I
have
noticed
and
I've
kind
of
always
felt
like
over
and
after
thought
to
the
city,
because
we're
out
on
the
edges
away
from
downtown
we're
by
Meridian
we're
by
eagle,
so
I've
always
thought.
L
Oh,
nobody
wants
to
focus
on
the
edges
of
everything,
but
my
kids
and
I
enjoy
reading
my
two
oldest
are
voracious.
Readers
like
I,
had
to
pry
my
Kindle,
my
daughter's
Kindle
out
of
her
hands
today.
To
get
her
to
do
something
else,
and
my
two
youngest
kids
have
speech.
Delays.
L
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
take
my
kids
to
library
more
frequently
to
help
grow
their
language,
their
love
of
learning
and
exploring,
and
to
be
able
to
participate
more
in
classes
and
programs
and
feel
more
part
of
the
bigger
community.
But
sadly,
for
us
this
doesn't
happen.
A
lot
unless
going
to
the
library
is
part
of
another
outing
that
we're
doing
anyway,
because
going
to
the
library
for
us
feels
like
a
big
outing
because
of
the
distance.
L
It
takes
us
to
get
to
there
to
a
library
when
we
do
go
to
a
library
we'll
either
go
to
Eagle
or
to
Garden
City
or
now
the
new
Meridian
branch
which
I'm
glad
we
can
do,
but
I
hardly
ever
go
to
a
Boise
library,
because
it's
not
convenient
and
all
these
libraries
Garden
City
Meridian,
an
eagle
are
all
four
or
five
miles
away,
as
is
the
colonistic
branch
from
us,
whereas
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
can
get
to
a
library
within
two
miles
and
also
I,
while
I
was
looking
at
things
in
our
library
desert.
L
In
our
whole,
there
are
three
elementary
schools
there
that
are
Title
One
schools,
so
there
is
associated
socioeconomic
diversity
in
our
area
and
I.
Think
that
we
should
be.
We
should
be
ensuring
that
everybody,
including
those
that
maybe
aren't
as
well
off,
have
the
opportunities
and
Community
Resources
that
the
library
can
offer.
L
As
you
guys
all
know,
I'm
sure
the
city's
vision
is
to
create
a
community
for
everyone,
and
the
mayor
and
her
state
of
the
city
address
this
year
talked
a
lot.
Sorry
talked
a
lot
about
that.
She
mentioned
that
being
close
to
good
things
in
life,
like
parks
and
libraries,
strengthen
the
foundation
and
stability
of
our
homes
and
in
turn,
our
communities,
so
that
investing
in
neighborhoods
strengthens
our
city
and
keeps
us
safer.
L
So,
just
like
the
mayor
has
the
goal
of
having
a
park
within
a
10-minute
walk
for
everybody.
I
think
it's
a
reasonable
goal
to
have
a
library
within
a
reasonable,
maybe
bikeable
distance
for
everybody.
L
So
I
am
asking
you
guys
to
recognize
the
void
of
the
library
in
West
Boise
and
to
make
it
a
priority
to
help
our
community
to
be
stronger
and
to
help
us
be
more
closely
connected
to
the
city
in
the
community.
D
A
A
Q
Okay,
I
can
do
that.
Yeah
thanks
yeah,
my
neighborhood
talked
to
planning
zoning
on
the
code
we
write.
We
gave
seven
pages
of
detail
when
it
came
time
to
talk
to
you
on
your
chance.
At
the
code
rewrite
we
focused
only
on
one
thing:
Jeff
Faraday
spoke
to
you
about
infrastructure
needing
to
go
in
at
the
outset
of
projects
I'm
bringing
up
another
part,
and
the
paper
you
have
is
just
two
pages
out
of
seven.
Q
Q
That's
what
this
is
about.
I've
looked
through
what
you're
doing
for
fire
for
planning
and
development
services
and
in
finance
and
administration,
where
code
enforcement
currently
is
lodged.
Finance
is
getting
under
this
proposal.
2.45
new
fdes
fire,
three
new
employees-
none
of
them
are
in
fire
prevention,
I
noted
and
planning
and
development
is
asking
for
two
new
employees
to
deal
with
the
new
zoning
modern
code
and
that's
really
good
and
needs
to
happen.
I
support
that
what
I
would
like
to
see
is
zoning
is
Code.
Q
Q
Give
you
a
couple
quick
examples
in
2007
on
July
27th
I
am
my
two
teenage
Sons
put
out
a
fire
that
happened
on
the
empty
lot
next
to
us,
where
I
and
the
neighbor
above
have
been
trying
to
get
the
weeds
abated
for
six
weeks
they
were
taller
than
I
stood
the
day
before
and
finally
got
mowed
down
the
next
day
a
power
line
snapped
started
a
fire
that
grew
to
a
30-foot
diameter.
If
the
Willies
had
not
been
cut
down,
my
elderly
neighbor
above
would
have
caught
on
fire,
and
possibly
my
home
would
have.
Q
May
I
continue
briefly
in
2021
I
started
talking
to
most
the
council
about
this.
Two
of
you
were
not
here
then,
but
councilman
Willits
you
brought
up.
Okay,
I
do
need
you
to
be
brief.
Cop
brought
up
the
Tipping
Point
issue
where
we're
at
is
Tipping
Point
with
climate
change.
It's
getting
hotter
all
the
Foothills
neighborhoods
and
out
in
Columbia,
Village
adjacent
to
the
desert
have
high
fire
risk
and
abatement
issues
that
do
not
get
handled
in
a
timely
manner.
Q
I'd
love
to
see
you
add
another
FTE
or
two
to
deal
with
this
in
a
timely
way.
The
other
side
of
my
handout
also
addresses
what
the
procedure
has
typically
been
for
us.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
considering
that
and
thank
you
for
the
hard
work
you
do
and
I'm
happy
to
answer.
Questions
thanks.
You
might
have
a
couple.
A
G
Q
Correct
I
noticed
that
in
finance
and
admin
you're
getting
requesting
two
that
will
deal
with
parking
issues
which
is
valid.
There's
a
lot
the
city
has
going
on
there
and
the
0.45
FTE
is
a
grants,
compliance
analyst,
so
there's
nothing
to
do
with
out
there
in
the
Hinterlands.
You
also
have
Code
Compliance.
That
goes
on
with
right,
pairing
issues,
so
this
person
could
be
more
than
just
weeds.
I
Oh
gotcha
well
he's
feeding.
I
I'm
curious
from
Eric
how
many
people
work
in
co-compliance
within
the
finance
department?
Is
that
did
I?
Ask
you
something
you
don't
know.
A
And
will
you
please
just
enter
your
after
you're
done
just
enter
your
names
on
a
piece
of
paper,
so
we've
got
it.
A
R
Mayor
McLean,
president
woodings
and
members
of
the
city
council,
my
name
is
Jennifer.
Ferrar
I
live
at
5274,
North
Candlestick
Avenue
in
Boise
I'm,
blessed
to
be
a
mom
of
five
amazing
daughters.
They
all
love
libraries
for
different
reasons.
My
oldest
is
an
Avid
Reader,
so
she
loves
checking
out
new
books.
We
put
her
favorite
series
on
hold
and
have
them
sent
to
the
Orchard
Park
Library,
the
second
loved,
her
kindergarten
Readiness
program
that
she
did
at
the
Garden
City
library
and
still
says
Hi
to
Miss
Amanda.
R
Whenever
we
go
there,
the
next
two
love
playing
with
the
educational
toys
and
doing
music
and
movement
at
the
Eagle
library
or
the
Silverstone
library
in
Meridian.
In
all
the
years
I've
been
taking
my
kids
to
libraries
around
town.
We
have
only
been
to
Boise
libraries
a
handful
of
times
because
of
the
distance
to
get
there
as
I've
had
more
children
and
time
and
gas
become
more
precious
Commodities,
even
traveling
15
minutes
to
a
library.
And
yes,
it
takes
15
minutes
by
car.
To
get
to
any
of
the
surrounding
libraries
is
difficult.
R
R
The
library
Capital
fund
includes
the
line
item
for
a
strategic
plan,
a
library
facilities
plan
and
Staffing
assessment.
As
I
listened
to
the
library
board,
meeting
I
was
informed
that
the
facilities
portion
of
the
plan
is
to
look
for
a
gap
in
the
services
area.
How
is
the
city
growing?
Where
is
the
library
delivering
services
and
how
can
the
library
best
deliver
services
for
the
next
20
years?
R
R
R
This
study
feels
like
just
another
government
step
when
the
Gap
is
obvious,
I'd
like
to
propose
that
the
library
budget
use
some
of
this
money
to
take
steps
toward
providing
a
library
for
the
citizens
of
West
Boise.
Now,
over
a
year
ago,
my
friend
Mark
challenged
the
city
to
put
some
of
the
budget
toward
buying
land
or
researching
a
spot
for
a
library
in
West
Boise.
If
we
continue
to
wait,
I
believe
the
city
will
slowly
run
out
of
options.
R
S
S
T
A
T
Civic
duty
to
keep
the
parking
meters
fed
in
front
of
City
Hall
I
simply
wanted
to
step
up
here
for
a
moment
and
just
offer
a
couple
of
things
that
wasn't
my
intent
to
actually
give
testimony
tonight.
But
I
I
live
in
what
you
call
the
Northwest
most
corner
of
Boise
and
there's
a
little
Community
there
of
called
Bristol
Heights
544
homes.
That's
literally
the
corner
to
our
West.
We
have
Meridian
to
our
North
across
the
street
on
Chinden
Boulevard.
T
We
have
eagle
and
then
we're
your
little
corner
up
there
and
it's
a
great
place
to
be
that
is
West
Boise
and
we're
part
of
the
Centennial
neighborhood
association.
I've
served
as
the
president
of
that
Community
for
for
the
last
five
years.
I
I
want
to
say
that
I'm
very,
very
proud
of
Mark,
Salisbury
and
Amanda
for
bringing
forth
this
initiative
on
the
library
which
there
seems
to
be
an
awful
lot
of
support
of
anecdotally
I'll
share
a
quick
Story
Probably
about
two
years
ago.
T
So
you
get
a
pretty
good
I
wish
I
brought
graphics
for
you,
but
a
pretty
good
idea
of
where
of
where
we're
at.
Certainly
as
a
member
of
the
Centennial
neighborhood
association,
we
support
anything
you
can
do
for
us
up
in
that
sector
of
the
woods.
I'd
also
like
to
mention
that
it's
been
a
very
challenging
last
30
days
for
this
Council.
We
know
that
and
we're
proud
of
you
you've
done
a
heck
of
a
job
and
you've
dealt
with
some
pretty
tough
issues.
T
T
Thank
you
for
everything
and
I'm
sure
we'll
be
back
and
speaking
to
you
in
the
future.
I.
A
Saturday
is
yeah.
A
A
G
Much
if
there's
any
questions,
yeah
I
do
have
a
question
you're
the
second
person
who's
brought
up
McDevitt
Park,
and
we
got
quite
a
few
comments
about
that
online
through
the
survey
and
stuff
as
well.
G
I
love
that
part
because
it's
got
a
skate
park
and
I
wish
that
every
single
Park
had
a
skate
park,
because
that's
what
I
wanted
more
than
anything
growing
up,
I
guess,
I'm
kind
of
curious
in
in
that
part
of
town
you've
got
a
variety
of
different
Parks.
You've
got
some
new
parks
that
are
coming
soon.
G
There
seems
to
be
a
desire
to
develop
the
remaining
aspect
of
this
park
and
I
guess
I'm,
trying
to
figure
out
if
I've
lived
in
this
area
and
I
was
prioritizing.
What
I
wanted
to
see
would
I
be
prioritizing
the
development
of
the
remaining
parts
of
a
pretty.
G
What
I
would
consider
a
really
cool
park
with
some
great
features
in
it
or
would
I
be
looking
at
some
other
parks
that
may
need
further
amenities
or
an
enhanced
Shamrock
development,
or
you
know
when
we're
looking
at
some
of
our
other
parks
that
are
in
the
area
like
how
am
I
as
a
neighborhood
prioritizing.
What
I
want
and
is
it
McDevitt
Park?
Is
that
really
the
one
in
your
area
of
town
that
you
think
needs
the
most
work
and
would
rise
to
the
top
of
your
priority
list?.
A
And
I
couch
that
too,
in
the
10-minute
walk
to
a
park
goal
so
I
mean
that's
one
of
the
things
we're
trying
to
look
at,
and
it
does
mean
that
the
investments
will
many
of
the
investments
will
be
made
in
West,
Boise,
South,
Boise,
Southeast
Boise
is
that
10
minute
walk
to
a
park
and
so
I
think
that's
part
of
what
you're
getting
at
too,
like.
G
Yeah
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
like
where,
in
your
neighborhood
like
and
you're,
you
want
that
10
minute
walk
to
a
park.
You
want
parks
to
have
really
great
amenities.
There's
a
park
in
in
East
Boise
that
desperately
wants
to
have
a
playground.
Desperately
wants
to
have
a
playground.
You've
got
one
in
McDouble
Park.
T
Madame
mayor
council,
member
Halliburton,
you
we
could
spend
30
minutes
about
this
and
and
I
won't
answer
the
question
for
the
entire
Community,
because
I
can't
speak
for
everybody
in
terms
of
how
they
feel
I
can
tell
you
this
much
within
Bristol
Heights.
We
have
five
private
Parks
being
on
the
board.
I
know
that
each
one
of
them
is
worth
about.
Eighty
thousand
dollars
we
spend
and
we
budget
for
about
a
three
hundred
thousand
dollar
replacement
these
playgrounds
over
the
course
of
time.
Do
we
need
more
playgrounds
in
our
particular
Corner?
T
Perhaps
not
I
moved
into
that
community
in
2000
20
some
years
ago,
and
that
has
been
a
piece
of
dirt
for
the
entire
time.
What
can
we
do
with
it?
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity-
and
maybe
that's
why
you
see
so
so
many
folks
from
Centennial
or
at
least
at
northwest
corner
of
Boise
you're
here
tonight,
is
that
we
want
to
engage
with
you.
We
want
to
work
with
the
Parks
and
Recreation.
T
We
want
to
work
with
all
of
those
authorities
that
are
going
to
have
decision-making
process
on
what
we
do
there
and
complete
it,
and
we
can
do
some
pretty
cool
things.
This
isn't
the
you
know
us
against
them
kind
of
a
thing.
This
is
what
can
we
do
as
what
you
want
to
be
as
a
city
and
as
a
community
and
we're
here
to
work
with
you
on
it?
What
we
do
there
I,
don't
know
for
sure.
Now
people
are
talking
about
a
library.
People
are
talking
about
expanding
it.
Escape
Park
is
awesome.
D
T
G
Sure
you
know
I
guess
what
I
would
encourage
the
folks
from
this
part
of
town
and
the
neighborhood
association
that
spoke
earlier
is
our
parks
and
rec
department
has
a
thousand
projects
that
they
need
to
do?
Yes,
sir,
a
lot
of
Maintenance
a
lot
of
new
new
amenities
that
a
lot
of
people
want
to
have
and
really
what
happens
is
there's
a
prioritization
list
of
like
what
needs
it?
The
soonest,
what's
the
highest
priority
for
the
city?
G
Where
is
it
going
to
solve
this
10
minute,
walk
need,
and
so
it's
helpful
I
think
when
neighborhoods
can
help
us
identify
what
their
highest
priorities
are
and
is
it
the
existing
park?
That's
there
and-
and
you
know,
filling
that
that
dirt
spot
I
think
there
used
to
be
a
bar.
There
yeah
my
dad
used
to
play
softball
and
we
would
go
to
the
bar
afterwards
and
when
back
in
the
80s,
you
didn't
have
to
be
21
to
go
in
with
your
parents.
G
But
it's
nice
to
know
what
your
your
neighborhood's
priorities
are,
so
that
we
can
bring
those
back
to
Parks
and
Rec,
and
the
parks
and
rec
commission
to
really
know.
Like
what
do
we
need
to
do
first,
and
so
I
would
be
really
curious
to
know
that
in
the
future,
I.
Don't
think
that
there's
going
to
be
an
answer
tonight,
but
that
would
be
something
I
would
encourage
you
to
bring
forward
as
a
neighborhood
association,
with
the
conversations
going
forward.
T
I
And
you
mentioned
Charles,
McDevitt,
Park
and
and
I
think
Gary
has
some
history
or
maybe
Larry
on
this.
You
know
it's
been
Barren
for
20
years
and
is
it
your
understanding
that
the
money
that
was
set
aside
was
there
long
ago
I
mean
I
I,
just
like
some
clarity
on
the
neighborhoods
association's
perspective
on
that.
T
Larry
ice
would
be
better
to
address
that
than
I.
However,
I
know
that
roughly
1.2
million
was
in
fact,
if
I
understand
correctly
set
aside
some
time
ago
and
it's
sort
of
an
earmark
now.
What
point
two
we'll
buy
these
days?
I
don't
know,
but
that
is
roughly
my
understanding
unless
I
stand
corrected
by
Larry
ice.
A
F
I
met
a
mayor
council
members,
my
name
is
Karen
Bledsoe
I
work
for
Parks
and
Recreation,
so
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
we
did
have
a
budget
of
1.2
million
in
fy23.
However,
we
need
to
update
our
master
plan
so
starting
in
October.
We
plan
on
working
on
our
master
plan
for
Charles
F,
my
debit
part
and
then
in
fy25.
We
move
the
budget
there,
so
we
have
24
to
develop
a
new
master
plan
and
then
we
have
funding
that
has
been
moved
to
fy25.
To
get
that
section.
F
Removed
it
was
1.2
million
in
FY
23
and
we're
predicting
probably
over
1.4
million
in
25.,
great
okay.
So.
T
A
I
I
have
some
car
fan
questions,
and
maybe
Eric
has
a
a
cheap
book
here
on
page
144,
which
talks
about
the
library
strategic
plan
and
the
300
000
that's
allocated
to
that
out
of
the
capital
fund
and
I
need
some
clarity,
because
it
talks
about
basically
executing
on
the
comprehensive
plan.
That's
already
happened
and
then
moving
towards
facilities.
Can
you
give
us
more
detail
on
what
that
300
000
will
go
towards
and
what
role
facility
planning
will
play
in
that
in
terms
of
Library
coverage.
U
Madam
mayor
council,
member
Willits,
thank
you
for
the
question
and
yes,
this
is
wonderful
to
have
so
many
Library
supporters
here
today
and
to
hear
stories
of
what
libraries
mean
for
people
personally
in
Boise
and
it
just
is.
It
really
makes
me
as
a
library,
director
and
my
staff
just
so
happy
to
see
so
much
support
in
the
community.
U
I
want
to
talk
about
the
question
about
sort
of
where
we
are,
and
particularly
want
to
start
with
the
when
I
joined
the
city
and
when
the
Board
of
Trustees
hired
me
what
they
asked
me
to
do
coming
out
of
the
failed
main
library
project,
the
ending
of
the
current,
both
the
current
strategic
plan
for
the
library
as
well.
A
U
You
thank
you
mayor
for
the
clarification
the
Boise
Public
Library
is
governed
by
the
Board
of
Trustees,
which
oversees
strategic
direction
for
the
library
facilities
budget
and
then
the
executive
director
of
the
library
and
at
that
time,
when
I
was
hired.
Both
the
Strategic
plan
for
the
library
had
ended
in
terms
of
its
time
frame,
as
well
as
the
facilities
plan,
which
was
from
2000
to
2020
and
really
was
what
built
the
neighborhood
branches.
U
When
that
facilities
plan
was
created
in
two
thousand
Boise
Public
Library
only
had
a
downtown
location
and
one
small
storefront
in
Boise,
Town
Square,
and
so
that
was
the
facilities
plan
that
actually
created
that
created
the
four
locations
of
the
four
additional
locations
that
we
have
today.
So
Colin
Ustick,
Bound,
Crossing,
Hillcrest
and
Hollister.
U
So
coming
into
that,
the
Board
of
Trustees
really
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
did
the
work
first
to
understand
again
coming
out
of
covid
wow,
there's
been
so
many
changes
in
library
services.
So
many
changes
in
how
the
community
is
like
using
libraries.
What
technology
is
the
available
and
really
wanted
to
have,
particularly
after
the
family
and
Library
project.
U
A
conversation
with
the
community
about
what
the
community
wanted
to
see
in
the
programs
and
services
as
a
starting
point
for
then
moving
into
a
longer
term
facilities
plan,
so
the
work
that
we
did
last
year,
the
Strategic
plan
that
was
just
approved
by
the
Board
of
Trustees
last
month,
that
is
that
short
term.
You
know
five-year
strategic
plan
really
focused
on
what
we
want
to
see
in
how
people
want
to
use
the
library.
U
Now
one
of
the
things
that
we
found
and
I
remember
when
I
came
to
talk
to
you
about
some
of
the
key
findings
from
that
strategic
plan
was
how
invested
the
community
is
in
having
a
conversation
about
facility
planning
about
Equitable
access,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
used
to
two
of
the
things
that
I
think
are
most
important
in
our
fi
24
budget.
Requester
one
is
the
money
for
the
longer
term
facility
planning
that
20-year
projected
look
at
what
are
the
facilities
we
have
now?
U
Where
is
there
a
potential
Gap
currently
and
then
projected
you
know
with
a
passage
of
the
modern
zoning
code,
we're
going
to
see
shifts
in
our
population,
so
that
work
is
in
a
really
good
spot,
because
we
had
a
key
finding.
You
know
key
finding
number
nine,
if
you
can't
remember
all
12
of
them,
I
won't
quiz
you,
but
that
the
the
community
really
values
that
physical
facility.
U
In
addition
to
you
know,
we
also
want
to
see
a
continued
website.
We
want
to
see
you
know
e-audio
books.
We
want
that
convenience.
So
one
of
the
things
the
board
and
I've
been
really
talking
about
is
how
do
we
balance?
You
know
all
the
different
potential
priorities
and
then
how
do
we
think
about
building
capacity
over
time,
particularly
when
we're
looking
at
facilities
planning
we'll
need
to
look
at
locations,
but
we
need
a
comprehensive
system
view
that
also
includes
how
do
we
fund
staff?
How
do
we
fund
technology?
U
What
are
the
right
materials
collection,
sizes?
You
know
meeting
spaces
all
the
different
pieces
that
go
on
to
it.
So
we're
very
well
positioned
for
it
both
with
the
funding
for
the
facilities
plan,
but
then
also
our
data
analyst
request,
because
that
will
be
the
piece
that
will
allow
us
to
do
that.
Work
on
going
so
that,
as
we
continue
to
track
usage,
both
physically,
virtually
and
in
the
community,
having,
instead
of
sort
of
the
one-time
walk
of
the
ability
to
really
increase
our
ability
to
know
what
the
community
wants
and
respond
faster.
I
Mayor
follow
up.
Thank
you,
director.
That
is
really
helpful
to
give
us
the
big
picture
so
in
terms
of
the
funding
the
300
000.
Will
that
fund
a
study
that
will
do
these
things
so
that
we'll
have
a
plan,
a
potential
plan
for
Equitable
Services
throughout
the
city,
or
is
that
I
need
clarification?
What
is
that
300
000
getting
us.
U
Madame
mayor
council,
member
Willits,
yes,
so
with
the
approval
of
that
money
for
the
long-term
facilities
plan
first
thing
that
I
will
do
was
meet
with
the
Board
of
Trustees
and
really
finalize
what
that
scope
will
look
like,
so
that
we're
making
sure
that
we've
got
clear
expectations
of
deliverables
from
the
Board
of
Trustees
and
then
as
well
as
getting
Community
input.
U
Ai
input
from
Council
I
think
it's
really
important
to
make
sure
at
the
beginning
that
we,
when
we
when
we
know
we've,
got
the
resources
that
yep,
then
we
look
at
what
that
scope
is
and,
like
I
said
it
needs
to
include
facilities
as
well
as
what
is
the
right,
Staffing
model?
What
is
the
right
technology
needs?
What
are
the
right
collection
sizes?
U
You
know
what
are
all
the
resources
that
a
library
needs
and
then
I
think
it'll
look
similar
to
the
recommendation
that
came
20
years
ago
that
actually
had
scenarios
that
that
were
available
for
the
board,
the
community
and
Council
to
consider
in
terms
of
okay.
Here's
different
options
for
how
the
library
might
grow
and
here
are
different
investment
opportunities
and
different
trade-offs.
U
Well
and-
and
when
you
think
about
budgeting,
we
we
know
we'll
have
to
make
choices
that
are
informed
that
meet
as
our
communities
expectations,
but
also
have
the
funding
for
them
long
term.
So.
U
Council
Madam
mayor
council
member
Willits
at
this
point,
I
have
not
had
the
conversation
with
the
Board
of
Trustees
about
the
scope
and
what
that
timing
looks
like,
but
I
assure
you
they
have
a
same
sense
of
urgency
in
wanting
to
move
forward,
particularly
having
done
you
know
such
a
robust
strategic
planning
process
with
the
community
and
seeing
how
much
interest
and
investment
is
so
I
will
continue
to
work
with
the
Board
of
Trustees
on
this
and
obviously
updated
you
as
we
move
forward.
Yeah.
I
Thank
you,
that's
great,
to
hear
I,
think
I,
think
there's
wisdom,
obviously,
in
doing
a
city-wide
plan
to
make
sure
that
there's
you
know
Equitable
Services
and
Equitable
locations
throughout
the
city,
including
West
Boise.
My
concern
is
we
get
to
the
end
of
this
300
000
and
then
we
have
another
study
and
it
cost
us
more
money,
and
we
just
keep
pushing
this
down
when
there
is
an
urgent
need
right
now,
and
so
obviously
I
know
that
there's
still
some
work
to
do.
G
Thank
you,
Ben
Mary,
I'm
gonna,
try
to
maybe
see
if
I
can
provide
a
little
bit
of
clarification
for
my
understanding,
but
I'll
certainly
need
your
help
of
director
door
since
you're.
The
expert
and
you've
been
in
the
room
for
all
these
venues,
I'm
the
council
liaison
for
for
the
library,
and
we
went
through
a
really
large
strategic
planning
process.
A
ton
of
community
outreach
and
the
community
really
told
us.
These
are
the
programs
that
we
value.
G
These
are
the
types
of
things
that
we
want
to
have
from
the
library,
and
this
is
how
this
is
what
we
want
to
see
from
the
library
going
forward,
and
so
my
understanding
is
that
we're
now
sort
of
taking
that
strategic
plan
and
saying,
okay,
the
community
told
us
the
type
of
programming
that
we
want,
and
now
we
have
to
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
deliver
it
to
the
community
and
there's
sort
of
a
variety
of
different
ways
that
we
can
deliver
it.
You
know
one
can
be
online.
G
You
know
people
can
get
access
anywhere.
They
want
you
know.
Another
way
is,
is
a
expanding
capacity
in
our
existing
facilities
and
then
another
way
of
doing
it
is
actually
expanding.
You
know
locations
a
variety
of
different
ways,
and
so
we
know
that
there's
different
methods
of
bringing
different
methods
of
bringing
this
program
to
the
community
and
I
think
that
that's
sort
of
where
we're
at
with
the
facilities
plan
is
trying
to
figure
out
now.
G
U
All
right,
Madame,
mayor,
council,
member
Hallie,
Burton
I,
think
that's
exactly
right.
The
the
discussions
that
we're
having
and
you've
been
in
some
of
these
is
the
particularly
the
balance
between
the
physical
and
the
virtual,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
was
really
interesting.
Reading
the
the
facilities
plan
that
was
written
in
the
year
2000,
it
was
written
at
this
moment
of
time
where
public
access
technology
was
just
starting
to
really
be
widespread
in
libraries,
and
there
were
no
smartphones.
There
were
really
no
did.
U
One
of
the
things
we
saw
from
our
community
survey
is
that
some
of
our
most
some
of
our
library
users,
who
view
the
library
the
most
don't
ever
come
into
the
building
because
they're
using
it
through
our
website,
they're
using
it
through
our
apps,
and
so
we
want
to
be
really
thoughtful
about
thinking
about
what
are
the
ways
that
we
can
serve
the
people
that
come
into
our
buildings,
but
also
how
are
we
out
in
our
community
serving
as
well
and
so
I?
Think
when
we
are
balancing,
you
know
how
we
prioritize.
G
And
kind
of
going
further
with
that
mayor,
I,
think
one
of
the
things
that
we
noticed
was
the
physical
space
was
important
for
people
as
well
were
physical
collections,
especially
when
it
came
to
younger
people.
Physical
collections
for
younger
folks,
which
is
basically
like
your
inventory
books
that
you've
got
at
the
library
was
extremely
important,
showed
a
really
high
level
of
value,
and
so,
when
we
do
this
facilities,
plan
and
I
know
that
we're
still
in
the
process
of
scoping
that
you
know
there's
a
number
of
things.
G
You
know
that
is
probably
looking
towards
it's
the
expansion
of
digital
access,
but
it's
also
probably
what
is
the
expansion
of
physical
access
look
like,
and
that
could
be
a
variety
of
different
things
again.
It
could
be
investing
in
existing
spaces,
but
we
also
have
a
picture
of
what
libraries
look
like
across
their
City.
G
My
guess
at
this
point
is
that,
if
you're
going
to
try
to
build
the
Standalone
Library
like
Bound,
Crossing,
you're,
probably
knocking
on
the
door
of
25
million
dollars,
which
adds
a
whole
other
level
of
complexity,
and
so
I
think
that
with
this
facilities
plan,
it's
a
lot
of
money,
I
mean,
but
it
if
you're
actually
going
to
be
able
to
build
these
things
and
be
strategic
about
it
and
know
that
some
of
these
things
actually
might
require
a
citizen
vote
to
go
forward.
G
It
does
take
a
really
robust
planning
process
and
it
seems
like
I
wish.
It
was
as
easy
as
like.
Let's
get
some
land
and
do
this
now,
but
if
you're
buying
a
piece
of
land
and
then
building
a
standalone
Library,
you
might
be
hitting
you
know
some
of
those
dollar
marks,
and
so
I
think
that
that's
why
this
facilities
plan
is
so
important
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
these
things
in
a
very
intentional
way
and
figuring
out
like
what's
the
easiest
fastest.
That's
going
to
address
some
of
these
needs.
G
What
are
the
bigger
things
that
are
out
there
and
what
might
actually
require?
You
know
a
an
actual
vote
and
that's
some
of
the
complexity
that
goes
with
this
I.
Just
kind
of
want
to
highlight
that
a
little
bit
more
is
that
I.
Don't
know
that
we
know
exactly
what
the
scope
is,
but
we
know
that
the
scope
is
complex
and
it's
got
more
complex
with
it
with
the
ballot
initiative.
That's
there,
but
there's
also
a
lot
of
different
options
and
varieties
of
ways
that
things
can
look
and
I.
V
U
Madame
mayor
council,
member
Nash,
thank
you
for
that
question
because
it
is
it
speaking
to
councilman
Halliburton
about
complexities.
This
is
a
complex
and
structure
in
that
by
Statute.
Public
libraries
are
governed
by
a
Board
of
Trustees.
The
Boise
Public
Library
Board
of
Trustees
is
five
members.
They
are
appointed
by
the
mayor,
confirmed
by
Council
and
they
do
oversee
the
budget
so
that
they
actually
are
reviewing
all
expenditures
they
help
prepare
and
they
approve
a
budget
that
comes
to
council
before
you
see
it
for
final
approval.
U
They
also
oversee
the
Strategic
Direction
and
they
do
oversee
facilities.
So,
for
instance,
if
we
have
a
closure,
it's
the
board
that
approves
that
when
we
had
a
staff
appreciation
day,
we
opened
two
hours
late
so
that
we
could
celebrate
staff
in
the
spring,
and
so
I
need
to
go
to
the
board
for
approval
to
do
that.
So
they
are
the
ones
that
really
do
oversee
the
direction
of
the
library
the
library
is
funded.
As
Eric
pointed
out,
you
know
it's
funded
by
the
city.
U
A
Well-
and
one
thing
you
point
out
that
you
know
I
often
forget,
even
though
it's
silly
to
forget,
because
I
like
to
go
to
libraries
because
I
like
what's
inside
them,
but
it's
not
just
a
building.
It's
and
this
plan
will
be
we'll
we'll
address
that
and
they'll
be
able
to
tell
us
what
this
plan.
A
You
know
what
kind
of
thing
we
should
walk
through,
whether
it
be
a
strip
mall
or
a
building,
but
most
importantly,
what's
in
it
and
what's
what's
in
based
on
what
we
have
in
other
places
and
then
importantly,
how
many
people
we
need
there
to
staff
it.
So
there's
all
these
different
pieces
that,
if
I'm
understanding
you
correctly
will
be
part
of
that
ultimate
plan.
A
To
then
help
this
Council
look
at
from
a
capital
Improvement
plan,
just
like
we
have
with
Parks
look
at
the
the
needs
that
it's
identifying
the
the
financial
realities
and
mechanisms
for
how
we
make
that
happen.
And
then
we
ask
the
questions
of
do
you.
Do
we
need
to
go
to
for
bond?
Does
it
hit
25
million
dollars
and
we
need
to
go
to
go
to
a
vote
and
all
those
different
pieces
that
become
part
of
that
planning
process
or
implementation
process
based
on
the
document
that
you'll
bring
the
board
and
the
council.
U
Yeah
Madame,
mayor
I
think
that's
such
a
good
point,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
when,
if
we
do
come
with
any
Capital
requests,
it's
very
clear
what
it
costs
to
operate
that
as
well.
You
know
how
many
staff
do
we
need
based
on
size,
how
many
staff
do
we
need
based
on
programming,
because
you
know
they're
coming
out
of
the
strategic
planning
process.
U
We
heard
how
important
it
is
to
have
adequate
staff
so
that
when
people
walk
into
a
building
that
they
can
be
helped
that
we
can
do
some
of
the
Outreach
that
we
can
work
with
Community
Partners.
We
can
work
with
our
schools
and
so
being
really
thoughtful
about
making
sure
that
we
look
at
all
of
our
assets
and
then
are
building
a
growth
plan
that
really
does
incorporate.
U
You
know
with
the
things
that
people
love
about
the
libraries
they
know
the
librarian's
name.
They
know
who
did
their
story
time.
They
know
what
their
favorite
books
are
and
those
are
all
the
pieces
that
need
to
be
really
brought
in
together.
We've
got
great
direction
from
the
community
with
our
strategic
plan
and
what
they
want
us
to
focus
on.
G
If
I
could
just
add
one
more
thing,
I
think
what
maybe
I'm
hearing
from
some
of
my
fellow
council
members
is
that,
although
the
scope
of
the
plan
hasn't
been
defined
100,
yet
that
there
is
a
desire,
I
think
from
Council
to
see
both
geography
and
gaps
in
service
included.
That
and
then
so.
I
think
that
they're
there's
an
expressed
desire
to
see
that
included
in
the
scoping
process
is
what
I'm
hearing.
I
One
more
quick
question:
I'm
Jessica
you
did
so
much
and
and
the
folks
at
the
library
did
a
lot
of
public
Outreach
and
that's
where
you
got
this
great
feedback
about
the
need
for
facilities.
Does
this
300
000
include
money
for
outreach,
or
that
is
that
part
of
the
scope
that
we
can
make
sure
that
that
that
continues?
Madam.
A
Yeah
all
right,
thank
you,
I
just
want
to
make
sure.
Did
anybody
jump
online,
great
and
nobody
knew
came
in
just
I
want
to
flag
one
thing
before
we
close
and
then
we
can
all
discuss
graffiti
came
up
a
couple
times.
The
chief
is
here
and
I
believe
it's
next
week
that
there
will
be
a
presentation,
so
I
want
to
flag
that
for
the
public
and
we're
proposing
an
ordinance
to
address
the.
What
do
you
call
it?
The
covering
up
of
the
abatement?
A
That's
right
and
I,
couldn't
think
of
the
official
word,
the
abatement
of
graffiti,
particularly
on
private
property,
which
is
an
issue
that
we're
running
into
in
terms
of
we
can't
go
and
cover
it
up.
The
way
we'd
like
to
so
I've
asked
the
police
department
to
come
and
with
some
proposed
rule,
changes
and
steps
that
we
would
take
and
so
come
tune
in.
You
can
come
in
person
if
you
want,
or
you
can
jump
online
and
watch
and
that'll
be
next
Tuesday.
Is
it
during
work
session?
A
G
A
Motion
second
discussion,
I'll
say
on
this
one.
This
is
a.
This
is
something
that's
required
by
law
now
that
when
we
don't
take
the
full
increase
in
property
tax
that
we
take
a
separate
motion
on
the
foreground
to
set
aside
with
the
language
that
Eric
had
showed
us
in
a
slide
earlier
in
the
presentation
clerk.
D
E
E
Madam
mayor,
yes,
I,
appreciate
everyone
coming
out
tonight
and
I
think
that
there
was
a
lot
of
really
great,
robust
discussion.
That
brings
things
to
light
for
us
because
we
can't
be
every
single
place
at
once.
We
don't
know
what
is
special
to
people
about
their
community
and
I
think
that
it
also
facilitated
a
really
robust
discussion
about
why
we
do
Parks
planning
why
we
do
facilities
planning,
because
it
creates
more
more
robust
public
discussion.
E
It
also
creates
more
dependability
for
our
budget
and
makes
it
more
predictable,
and
so
these
are
all
really
important
conversations
and
I
hope
that
folks
continue
to
be
engaged
as
we
develop.
A
new
master
plan
for
McDevitt
Park
as
we
develop
a
new
facilities
plan
for
our
library,
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
equitability
of
access
throughout
our
entire
city,
because
that's
really
important
to
us.
We
know
it's
important
to
you
and
it
takes
citizen
engagement
to
make
it
all
happen.
So
I
really
appreciate
everyone
coming
out
tonight.
D
E
Think
just
one
more
thing,
I
appreciate
all
of
the
staff
who
has
worked
on
this
budget
throughout
many
many
months.
Many
you
know,
meetings
with
your
commissions
and
your
trustees
and
I
know
that
it
takes
it's
a
lot
of
work
because
it's
a
lot
of
money
and
we
really
feel
a
responsibility
to
be
to
be
responsible
to
our
taxpayers
and
the
people
who
are
entrusting
us
to
provide
the
services
that
they
have
come
to
depend
on
throughout
the
city
and
I
know
that
you
all
take
that
really
seriously.
G
I'm,
certainly
supporting
the
motion
I
seconded
it.
This
is
the
the
fourth
budget
hearing
that
I've
been
a
part
of
since
I
was
a
city
council
member
I,
always
envisioned
that
these
would
be
the
busiest
nights
on
city
council
and
rarely
are
they
I
mean
I?
Think
we
had.
You
know
eight
people
the
first
year,
maybe
two,
the
second
Maybe
zero
or
one.
G
You
know
last
year,
and
so
we
we
don't
always
have
a
lot
of
Engagement
in
these
meetings,
and
it's
it's
really
great
that
you
all
decided
to
come
out
tonight
and
to
make
sure
that
you
were
both
involved
with
the
process
leading
into
it
and
be
here
tonight
as
well.
I
would
encourage
you
to
continue
to
do
the
same
thing
going
forward
and
I
want
to.
You
know,
show
my
appreciation
to
all
the
folks
who
maybe
weren't
here
tonight,
but
also
offered
input
on
the
budget.
G
We
saw
a
lot
of
it
come
online
and
we
saw
some
of
it
in
in
our
other
Outreach.
That
we've
done
as
well-
and
you
know
I
kind
of
say
this
every
single
year
but
like
our
budget,
is
really
sort
of
a
reflection
of
the
city's
values,
the
things
that
we
want
to
continue
to
bring
forward
and
it
can
be
a
snapshot
sort
of
of
the
year
to
come.
G
The
snapshot
can
change.
You
know
and
we've
seen
that
you
know
in
some
years
more
more
so
than
others
in
2020.
When
you
had
this
really
great
plan
in
place
and
then
all
of
a
sudden,
it
changed
really
quickly
and
that
could
be
from
obstacles.
It
can
be
from
really
incredible
opportunities
where
someone
from
the
community
comes
forward
with
funding
and
all
of
a
sudden
we've
got
a
new
clubhouse
at
Warm
Springs
Golf
Course.
G
So
you
really
don't
know
exactly
what
things
are
going
to
look
like,
but
the
values
I
think
remain
consistent,
no
matter
how
the
actual
you
know,
challenges
and
opportunities
arise.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
really
important
is
we
had
a
great
presentation.
It
was
very,
very
technical
of
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we
saw
here,
but
there's
so
many
other
great
things
that
are
in
the
budget.
G
You
know
people
equal
programs,
and
so,
if
we
want
to
have
our
services,
if
we
want
to
have
our
Parks
looking
good,
if
we
want
our
Librarians
to
be
there
to
help
check
out
books
and
to
run
programs
for
families
like
it
has
to
have
staff
that
go
with
it
with
our
modern
zoning
code
and
the
changes
that
might
be
there
as
well,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
staff
to
support
that
I.
G
Think
the
one
area
that
I
just
want
to
flag
for
us
to
pay
attention
to
is
with
the
is
with
the
modern
zoning
code
and
are
the
additional
staff
people
that
we've
put
in
place
for
that
going
to
be
enough
and
I
think
that
that's
something
for
us
to
pay
attention
to
through
code
enforcement.
I.
Think
that's
something
for
us
to
pay
attention
through
through
PDS,
I.
Think
that
as
development
changes,
if
we
really
see
some
of
the
density
that
we'd
like
to
see
in
some
specific
areas,
how
that
changes.
G
Some
of
the
other
plans
and
so
I
do
think
that
even
though
26
employees
is
is
a
lot,
we
need
to
keep
an
eye
on
that
as
the
city
grows
and
the
the
rest
of
the
county
grows
as
well,
because,
as
somebody
expressed
earlier,
we've
got
our
city
that
grows,
but
it's
all
the
people
coming
into
our
city
and
the
services
that
are
there
as
well,
and
our
whole
valley
is
just
seeing
a
ton
of
growth
and
so
I.
I
guess.
G
I
would
just
ask
council
members
to
continue
to
look
at
those
positions
and
make
sure
that
we
are
adequately
staffed,
especially
with
the
modern
zoning
code.
To
kind
of
do
some
of
these
things
that
we
want
to
see
but
I
think
it's
a
great
reflection
of
our
City's
values
and
things
that
are
putting
forward
and
some
really
really
exciting
things
that
that
might
pop
up
along
the
way
as
well.
You
know
when
the
community
jumps
in
to
help,
so
thank
you.
P
Madam
mayor
I
appreciate
this
budget
and
the
work
that
went
into
it,
particularly
by
Eric's
team,
but
by
everybody.
It
certainly
reflects
my
understanding
of
what
we
need
to
do
as
a
city
in
the
next
year.
I'm
really
glad
that
we're
taking
less
than
three
percent
we've
seen
the
math
from
Eric,
that's
largely
symbolic
frankly,
based
on
how
property
assessments
rise
and
fall.
But
the
signal
that
it
sends
is
that
we're
Frugal
with
the
Public's
money
which
this
mayor
and
Council
really
are.
P
They
really
are,
and
that's
reflected
in
that
three
percent
I
appreciate
the
ftes
in
public
safety
and
particularly
police.
We
are
one
of
the
safest
cities
in
the
country.
Crime
has
gone
down
in
the
last
year,
both
within
our
city
within
our
County,
within
the
state
of
Idaho,
but
there
is
a
Tipping
Point
that
we've
heard
a
lot
about
that
we
need.
P
Sir
I
appreciate
the
ftes
to
implement
the
zoning
code,
because
you
know
it's
two
right
now
those
people
are
going
to
have
their
work
cut
out
for
them,
because
it's
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
it's
going
to
affect
how
our
city
looks
and
feels
for
the
people
who
live
here
and
raise
their
family
here
and
work
here
for
the
next.
You
know
Generations.
Frankly,
this
budget
reflects
things
that
we
need
right
now.
It
is
the
right
budget
and
the
right
time
in
the
right
place,
so
I'm,
very
supportive
of
it.
P
I'm
worried
about
salary
compression
in
the
police
department.
I.
Think
some
of
my
fellow
council
members
are.
This
mayor
has
done
a
great
job
frankly,
at
trying
to
tune
that
up.
I
think
there's,
possibly
more
work
that
can
be
done
and
we'll
learn
more
about
that
over
the
course
of
the
next
year,
as
we
try
to
fill
vacancies.
P
So
that's
something
that
that
I
think
we
should
keep
an
eye
on
and
watch
but
I'm
happy
with
the
budget
I'm
happy
with,
where
we're
investing
money,
I'm
happy
with,
where
we're
saving
money
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
voting.
Yes,.
I
I
Think
for
those
of
us
in
West
Boise
we're
in
we're
in
such
a
unique
position-
and
you
know
many
of
you
talked
about
it
where
we
are
sidled
next
to
several
other
cities,
and
so
often
you
know
our
residents
don't
realize
that
they
could
have
a
lot
more
impact
in
Boise
because
of
where
we're
located.
You
know
we're
West
data
schools,
we
live
in
Boise,
you
drive
down,
Eagle
Road
I
mean
there's
just
a
lot
of
different
variables
for
for
us
on
the
on
that
side
of
town.
I
So
we
we
had
a
very
long
zoning
code.
You
know
what
was
it
Tim
600
pages
and
this
budget
is
230.
and
I've
gone
over
it
with
a
fine-tooth
comb
and
I.
My
yay
or
nay
has
come
down
to
a
couple
of
things.
So
first
is
Public
Safety.
It's
the
thing
that
my
area
believes
in
the
most
frankly
and
wants
the
most
last
year
we
didn't
have
an
investment
in
the
kind
of
Public
Safety
that
I
think
people
are
looking
for.
I
I
It's
going
to
have
to
continue
in
order
for
us
to
meet
the
needs
that
have
been
clearly
outlined
for
the
city,
because
of
all
of
the
reasons
that
not
only
our
city
staff
have
suggested,
but
also
the
growth
that
we're
experienced
in
this
Valley
I
love.
Seeing
us
spend
money
on
Parks
I
am
very
concerned
that
people
are
having
to
wait
20
years
for
a
million
dollar
enhancement.
I
I
think
it's
way
too
long,
I'm
glad
it's
in
the
budget
this
year,
at
least
for
a
planning
perspective,
but
when
we've
got
established
parks
and
the
money
has
been
set
aside,
I
think
we
need
to
think
about
how
we
make
sure
that
those
parks
are
actually
getting
completed
in
a
in
a
decent
amount
of
time.
This,
the
library
situation,
is
something
that's
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
I
You
know,
as
a
child,
I
didn't
have
access
to
a
public
library.
I
lived
in
rural
Idaho,
I
wasn't
part
of
any
City,
and
so,
in
order
to
go
to
a
library
in
another
city,
my
parents
would
have
had
to
pay
money.
There
was
a
fee
back
then
that
you
know.
If
you
wanted
to
check
out
books,
you
would
have
to
pay
and-
and
the
school
library
was
closed
during
the
summer.
I
To
me,
libraries
are
the
fundamental
basis
of
our
world.
I
mean
we've
had
him
since
the
beginning
of
time,
and
we
need
more
of
them.
We
don't
need
less
and
we
need
equal
access
to
them
and
I.
Think
what
we've
seen
tonight
and
through
the
efforts
of
neighbors
is
that
there
there
is
a
hole
here
there
is,
you
can
call
it
a
desert,
you
can
call
it
a
donut
hole,
but
there
is
a
hole
that
needs
to
be
filled.
I
So
as
I
look
at
you
know,
the
the
general
budget
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
good
here,
and
you
know
the
Tipping
Point
for
me
is
Public
Safety.
We
didn't
do
this
last
year.
I
voted
against
the
budget.
Last
year.
We
have
13
positions
in
it
this
year.
I
want
to
see
those
positions,
funded,
I
want
to
see
them
filled
and
I
want
to
build
on
the
parks.
I
want
to
build
on
the
library,
but
in
order
for
us
to
get
what
we
need
in
public
safety
today,
I
got
a
vote.
V
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
staff
for
all
the
work
that
you've
put
into
this
budget.
I've
certainly
learned
a
lot
throughout
this
budget
process
and
I
want
to
thank
those
folks
who
have
come
out
here
to
advocate
for
what
they
believe
in
today.
Seven
years
ago,
I
moved
here
with
a
young
son
and
I
have
two
kids
and
we
live
pretty
close
to
the
Colton
Ustick
library,
and
it's
been
just
a
a
great
thing
for
us.
V
Yesterday,
I
walked
out
of
my
bedroom
and
we
have
a
cabinet
dedicated
to
our
library
books
and
my
daughter
was
doing
a
stack
of
20
that
she
wanted
to
turn
and
a
stack
of
20
that
she
wanted
to
keep
and
prior
to
marrying
my
wife,
I,
don't
think
I
knew
you
could
check
out
that
many
books
from
a
library
but
I
I,
for
those
of
you
who
feel
like
the
bureaucracy
of
what
we're
doing
is
too
slow
for
you.
V
I
also
have
some
some
feedback,
and
that
is
I
would
really
encourage
you
to
think
about
what
you
want
when
it
comes
to
a
facility
and
think
about
how
long
you
want
that
to
take
I've
done
a
lot
of
work
on
that
front
and
understanding
what
it
would
take
to
to
get
something
brand
spanking
new
versus
what
it
would
take
to
get
a
library
like
Hillcrest
or
Callister,
which
are
some
of
our
favorite.
V
Those
are
things,
those
are
manageable
numbers
and
those
are
things
that
I
believe
that
this
Council
would
act
on.
If
we
come
back
and
we
say,
hey,
here's
our
needs
across
the
city,
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
stay
engaged.
We
hear
you,
we
feel
your
sense
of
urgency,
and
we
want
this
for
you
additionally,
as
it
relates
to
parks.
V
V
Ranch
I
toured
it
this
morning,
a
lot
of
great
opportunities
there,
but
there's
about
1.6
million
dollars
for
us
to
build
a
road,
a
parking
lot,
and
if
we
have
enough
money,
some
bathrooms
to
have
Public
Access
there
and
I'm
really
excited
for
that
that
that
property
holds
a
lot
of
promise
for
what
the
city
can
do
and
and
I'm
hope.
I'm
hopeful
that
next
year,
at
this
time,
we'll
be
talking
about
more
ways
that
we
can
promote
public
access
to
that
facility.
V
For
those
reasons,
I'll
be
supporting
the
budget
today
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
for
the
help
you've
offered
me
and
and
first
to
staff,
for
all
the
many
questions
you've
answered
for
me.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
First
I
want
to
thank
the
the
directors
of
the
Departments
that
are
here
and
the
teams
from
our
departments
that
are
here
and,
of
course,
all
of
you
that
are
home
and
that
have
done
this
work
day
in
day
out
to
help
his
counsel
and
myself
implement
the
priorities
and
values
that
we
have
in
as
fiscally
responsible
way
as
possible
and
I.
Just
I
deeply
appreciate
that
each
and
every
Department
that
understands
that
we
want
to
be
a
safe
and
welcoming
City
for
everyone
that
understands.
A
We
want
to
see
investments
in
our
neighborhoods
to
keep
them
safe,
to
keep
them
more
and
to
make
them
more
tightly
connected.
So
we
remain
safe
as
we
grow
and
you've,
and
also
understands
that
we
want
to
do
that
in
a
way
that
gives
money
back
to
those
that
need
it
most
when
we
can
and
takes
as
little
as
possible,
where
we
can
and
so
I
really
appreciate
all
the
work
that
goes
into
that
and
I
want
to
thank
those
of
you
that
are
here
as
well.
As
for
the
record,
everybody.
A
That's
home
that
has
tuned
in
and
shared
information
at
one
point,
whether
it
be
and
through
comments
and
hearings
and
meet
the
mayor
sessions,
we've
had
or
neighborhoods
and
or
by
signing
petitions
really
appreciate
it,
because,
ultimately,
the
feedback
that
we
get
does
help
us
create
this
budget
that
we're
presenting
today
and
now
it's
up
to
us
to
implement
it
and
to
deliver
those
services
for
folks-
and
you
know
as
I
think
about
you
know,
we
talked
a
lot
about
libraries
tonight
and
I
I
too
I
can't
remember
this
little
girl's,
name
the
oldest
I'm,
guessing
you're
about
eight,
since
you
have
siblings
that
are
zero.
A
Two
four
six,
nine,
okay
and
I
was
like
you
and
at
your
age,
I
I,
like
my
Summers,
were
spent
curled
up.
I
was
old
to
Sephora,
but
curled
up
with
a
pile
of
books
that
I
get
from
the
library,
and
we
had
a
library
in
a
park
that
I
love
to
go
to.
If
I
was
at
my
nana's
house,
we'd
go
to
their
little
rural
library
and
but
I
just
read
constantly
that's
what
I
like
to
do
and
I'd
like
to
do
the
same
thing
for
my
kids
right
to
take
them.
A
I've
got
a
daughter
that
reads
like
I
did
and
a
son
that
not
not
so
much
but
Branch
libraries
are
important
and
we
and
they're
but
they're
real
investments
in
in
our
community
and
so
the
steps
that
we're
taking
next
to
plan
to
make
sure
that
we're
investing
in
responsible
ways
and
with
the
resources
that
we
have
to
serve
you
to
serve
folks,
probably
in
Southeast
Boise,
and
that
we
don't
necessarily
know
what
that
looks
like
or
other
places
that
might
need
branches.
A
But
that
also
was
begun
by
the
library
when
we
looked
at
the
services
that
our
residents
want
to
provide,
and
that
was
really
fulfilling
not
only
for
our
staff
and
for
Council
who
took
it
in
for
myself,
but
to
see
people
engage
and
then
to
help
us
make
better.
Decisions
is
really
important
and
that's
what
will
come
I'm
with
this
next
phase
of
planning
for
our
neighborhoods
and
how
they
access
libraries
and
on
safety
I
want
to
flag
too.
A
You
know,
we've
talked
now
about
facilities,
planning
or
Parks
planning,
so
Spalding
has
money,
that's
being
set
us
that's
being
pushed
forward
for
this
next
year
and
then
yes,
there's
the
question
about
how
we
get
bathrooms
in
so
people
actually
access
it.
There's
the
impact
fees
that
come
from
McDevitt
they've
been
talked
about
tonight.
A
So
it
could
well
be
that
we
determine
when
we
do
a
facilities
plan,
that
some
of
them
are
shared
spaces
with
with
libraries
or
fire
stations
or
their
Standalone
spots,
so
that
we
can
more
easily
and
more
quickly
get
Patrol
officers
out
into
neighborhoods
on
a
regular
basis
and
I
just
want
to
flag
that,
because
this
gets
back
to
the
nuts
and
bolts
where
it
might
feel
bureaucratic.
But
it
helps
us
make
decisions
to
deliver
service
for
boycians.
A
So
we
can
continue
to
improve
our
quality
of
life,
and
so
this
budget
has
people
investments
in
safety,
with
a
look
ahead
to
what's
next
I
mean
has
Investments,
as
was
brought
up
in
housing.
It
has
investments
in
parks
and
plans
for
libraries
and
all
of
those
are
really
important,
essential
core
functions
to
make
sure
that
we
say
a
safe
and
welcoming
City
for
everyone.
A
That's
something
we're
thinking
about
because
you've
seen
over
time
that
when
we
get
ideas-
and
we
figure
out
that
oh
we
need,
we
need
to
add
that
in
it
becomes
part
of
the
discussions
that
we
have
in
our
year,
like
our
regular
planning
for
what's
next
and
so
really
appreciate
what
we
hear
from
the
public,
and
it
really
does
matter,
and
so
with
that
I'll,
just
close
with
a
thanks
to
council
as
well
for
the
deliberations,
the
thought
that
went
into
this,
the
advocacy
for
your
districts,
if
you
have
them
and
the
work
with
our
staff
to
make
sure
that
we
get
this
right
for
the
people.
A
H
Thank
you
very
much,
Madame
mayor
members
of
the
council.
Yes,
we
have
two
more
presentations,
albeit
much
briefer
than
than
the
first
on
fees.
The
proposed
budget
document
includes.
A
I'll
just
pause
you
for
a
second
everybody's,
more
than
welcome
to
say,
if
you
have
feedback
great,
if
you're
wishing
that
you
had
snuck
out
before
this
started,
we
won't
be
offended
if
you
head
home,
so
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
should
have
said
that
at
the
beginning.
This
is
what
this
is
the
thing
this
is
where
we've
changed:
some
fees
for
recreation
programs,
other
things
and
if
it's
a
certain
percentage,
if
it's
a
new
fear,
it
grows
a
certain
percentage.
We
have
a
hearing
on
it,
go
ahead.
H
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
mayor.
The
proposed
budget
document
includes
a
schedule
outlining
all
fees,
regardless
of
whether
they're
changing
or
not.
The
schedule
has
1530
distinct
lines
of
those
lines.
734
fees
are
recommended
to
be
increased.
Approximately
700
are
unchanged.
We
have
61
new
fees
for
your
consideration.
23
eliminations,
as
well
as
seven
fees
recommended
to
be
decreased.
H
All
new
fees
or
fee
increases
greater
than
five
percent
do
require
public
hearing
before
approval
per
state
statute.
I'll
note
that
certain
fees
are
not
outlined
in
the
fee
schedule.
Those
fees
include
fees
required
to
be
updated
via
ordinance,
such
as
development
impact
fees
which
we'll
be
talking
about
in
in
a
few
moments,
as
well
as
certain
fees
that
have
complex
valuation
tables
and
are
just
displayed
elsewhere.
H
Idaho
code
fees
are
not
to
exceed
the
cost
of
the
service
being
rendered.
The
majority
of
the
increases
for
your
consideration
are
to
keep
up
with
cost
increases
within
the
general
fund.
I'll
note,
as
always
that
we
do
have
scholarship
funding
in
place
for
youth
participation
in
our
Parks
and
Recreation
programs.
H
Certain
fees
are
being
adjusted
by
higher
percentages
than
others.
After
several
several
years
of
not
being
adjusted
and
I'll
note
that
our
planning
and
development
services
fees
are
not
being
updated
as
part
of
this
proposed
budget,
there
are
funds
that
are
recommended
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
24
budget
to
perform
a
feed
study
upon
completion
of
that
fee
study,
we
may
see
changes
to
the
planning
and
development
services
tables
in
subsequent
years.
H
Within
our
other
funds,
our
water
renewal
fund
has
a
9.9
percent
recommended
increase
for
our
commercial
fees
and
seven
and
a
half
percent
for
our
residential
within
our
Solid
Waste
fund.
4.9
percent
increase
to
cover
increasing
costs
and
then
within
our
geothermal
fund,
4.9
percent,
to
account
for
increasing
costs,
as
well
as
reinvestment
in
our
aging
infrastructure.
A
G
Mayor
I
just
want
to
let
Eric
know
that
I
appreciate
you
bringing
up
Parks
and
Rec
scholarship
program,
because
Parks
and
Rec
really
does
an
incredible
job
at
making
sure
that,
no
matter
what
everybody
has
access
to
their
programming
and
they
use
that
that
scholarship
program
heavily.
And
so
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
D
H
You
very
much
Madam
mayor
members
of
council,
our
last
public
hearing.
Our
last
item
is
development
impact
fees.
These
require
a
distinct
public
hearing
because
they
are
updated
via
ordinance
as
opposed
to
resolution
on
the
on
the
prior
fees.
The
recommendation
is
for
a
9.4
percent
increase
based
on
inflationary
data.
We
we
use
engineering,
News
Record.
H
We
look
at
what
the
performance
is
and
what
the
cost
increases
are
for
these
type
of
projects
we
used
calendar
year
2022.
This
is
a
consistent
process
that
we've
used
in
the
past
nine
point.
Four
percent
is
the
recommendation
that
9.4
percent
was
brought
to
our
development
impact
fee
advisory
committee
in
April
of
this
year
and
was
supported
by
by
defac
that
9.4
percent
increase
will
help
to
support
some
of
the
projects
that
we
talked
about
today.
Items
such
as
McDevitt
or
Spalding.
H
You
know
their
impact
fee
supported
as
the
costs
go
up.
We
need
to
ensure
that
we're
we're
collecting
appropriate
revenues
to
deliver
upon
those
projects,
so
that
9.4
percent
is
recommended.
I
Have
you
got
Eric
I
think
it's
worth
noting
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
folks
understand
and
there's
Clarity,
because
this
this
is
a
pretty
steady
line
and
then
it
takes
a
dramatic
jump
in
2021,
and
that
is
because
of
it's
tied
to
building
costs.
So
when,
when
everything
went,
crazy
and
things
got
more
expensive,
that's
why
I
went
up
question
mark.
H
Madam
mayor
councilmember
Willis,
that
is
correct.
We
had
to
do
a
pretty
significant
increase
last
year
to
account
for
those
increase
in
building
costs.
P
Madam
mayor
thanks,
I
just
wanted
to
underline
that
something
that
Eric
said
a
moment
ago,
which
is
we
just
heard
a
lot
of
testimony
about
parks
and
a
lot
of
discussion
about
what
we
can
and
can't
fund.
Where
do
we
put
things
in
the
capital
plan?
Will
we
have
money?
Well,
this
is
where
the
money
comes
from.
This
is
this
is
how
we
fund
Parks.
P
That's
how
we
find
a
lot
of
other
things
too,
but
this
adjustment
here
is
directly
tied
to
that
conversation
that
we
just
had
a
moment
ago,
and
so
you
know,
certainly
we
should
be
tying
our
impact
fees
to
the
cost
of
development,
but
we
should
also
be
rigorous
and
robust
about
making
sure
we're
doing
a
very
good
job
of
that,
because
if
we
don't
do
a
good
job,
we
hear
it
on
the
back
end
where's
the
money
from
my
Park.
This
is
this
is
where
it
comes
from.
A
Well
and
I'll
say
to
you:
I
I
want
to
thank
the
internal
team,
of
course
that
works
on
this,
but
the
development
impact
fee
advisory
committee.
Because,
if
you'll
remember
at
that
Spike
they
came
to
us
and
said
we
actually
need
to
make
some
changes
because
we
should
have
been
collecting
more.
And
so
we.
A
Made
some
changes
and
when
we
there
are
some
things
that
are
impact
fee
eligible
and
some
that
aren't
so
tonight
we
talked
about
the
impact
fees
and
when
they'd
come
in
for
McDevitt,
the
public
was
worried
about
inflation.
This
is
recognizing
inflation,
so
we've
changed
it,
but
there's
also
just
so
that
the
public
understands
there's
regions
within
the
city.
So
when
there's
a
park
like
McDevitt
in
the
west
or
Alta
Harris
in
the
East,
that's
impact
fee
eligible.
You
have
to
wait
for
that.
A
District's
impact
fees
to
be
what
it
is
in
order
to
develop
that
part,
because
you
can't
take
from
one
District
to
pay
for
another,
and
so
that
that's
a
part
of
this
as
well,
in
terms
of
how
the
how
the
planning
and
like
the
use
of
the
funds
come
into
play
in
addition
to
how
they're
changed
to
recognize
the
cost
of
the
impacts
of
inflation
and
the
cost
of
building.
V
Madame
mayor,
yes,
I,
just
wanted
to
speak
to
that
a
little
further,
and
we
heard
a
lot
of
testimony
in
the
zoning
code
rewrite
about
folks
that
are
lived
here
for
a
long
time
that
are
established
that
are
paying
into
the
property
tax
base.
That
don't
want
to
be
burdened
financially
for
the
cost
of
this
new
development
providing
services
to
these
places,
and
this
is
how
we
make
sure
that
growth
pays
for
itself.
So
I
appreciate
the
work.
V
That's
gone
into,
proposing
these
numbers
and
I'm
strongly
in
support
of
development
impact
fees,
so
that
we
can
make
these
types
of
improvements
that
we
want
to
and
so
that
the
people
that
are
responsible
for
the
development
are
shouldering
that
burden
and
we're
concentrating
those
costs
where
they
should
be
in
a
fair
and
Equitable
manner.
So
thank
you.