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A
Welcome
back
everybody
we'll
go
ahead
and
start
our
new
meeting
first
and
with
a
roll
call
agent
here,
Ally
Burton
here.
B
A
C
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Madame
mayor
members
of
the
council
pin
shading
today
for
the
quarterly
report
and
the
interim
budget
changes
for
the
quarterly
report.
What
we
have
for
your
review
today
is
the
second
quarter,
financial.
A
The
new
format
was
developed
to
make
the
report
more
readable,
more
focused
on
information,
that's
meaningful
to
the
council.
A
lot
of
the
reporting
has
moved
to
exception,
based
reporting
to
make
finding
variances
easier
and
there's
a
heightened
emphasis
on
operations.
It
will
state
that
in
the
first
quarter
or
two
there's
not
as
many
variations
to
be
reporting
on
in
general,
you'll
find,
as
you
review
this
report,
that
the
general
fund
is
performing
as
expected
and
most
areas
throughout
the
city
as
well.
A
We
are
we're
performing
as
expected
a
high
level
overview
of
general
fund
revenues.
You
can
see
jumping
right
to
the
bottom
percent
received
to
date.
45.9
percent
of
the
budgeted
Revenue
amount
that.
B
D
And
sales
tax,
both.
F
Of
those
are
primarily
attributable
to
timing,
not
necessarily
an
indicator.
F
F
B
B
Compare
that
to
the
par
level
for
personnel
of
49.9
percent.
We
are
tracking.
D
Again
below
par
level,
that
47.6
does
represent
kind
of
where
we
might
expect
to
be
around
this
point
in
time.
Certain
Personnel
expenses
are
seasonal.
If
you
think
about
things
like
Recreation
funding
for
parks
and
rec,
we
have
temporary.
B
Help
that
delivers
a
lot
of
those
programs,
largely
you
know
again
at
the
category
level
within
expected
levels,.
D
D
C
Year-Over-Year
basis
are
effectively
unchanged
from
2022,
effectively
28
more
jobs,
total
employment
increased
from
the
prior
quarter
by
1.3
percent
or
almost
1700
jobs.
Looking.
D
At
unemployment,
the
teal
color.
E
B
Looking
at
the
unemployment
rates
compared
to
other
Western
msas
Boise
does
compare,
compare
favorably
there
as
well.
D
Are
you
know
a
couple
below,
but
in
general
City
Boise.
E
F
We
report
on
within
the
quarterly
report,
Boise
Airport
passenger
traffic,
and
you
can
see
that
through
the
first
quarter
of
this
calendar
year,
City
or
the
traffic
exceeds
the
last
three
years
and
is
is
at
record
levels.
Frankly,.
F
Just
a
high
level
summary
revenues
within.
B
The
general
fund
are
in
a
normal
range.
We.
B
B
If
there
is
any
variants,
it
might
be
very
small,
negative
variants.
We
are
watching
development
fees
due
to
the
economic
climate.
We've
seen
a
reduction
in
particularly
residential
activity,
so
we'll
see
how
that
translates
to
overall
development
view
Revenue
our
expenditures.
D
Are
below
budget
driven
by
staff
vacancies,
as
mentioned?
There
are
certain
expenses
that
we'll
pick
up
in
the
summer,
such
as
Parks
and
Recreation
Staffing.
The
other
thing
I'll
mention
there
is
that
back
pay
associated
with
the
fire
department
has.
E
E
D
Conditions
I
mentioned
in
this
morning's
session,
you
know,
being
mindful
of
recessionary,
risks
the
high
interest
rates
and
we're
obviously
continuing
to
monitor
unemployment
levels
with
that
I'd
be
happy
to
stand
for
any.
H
H
Yeah
thanks,
Eric
good,
to
see
you
again
question
on
budget.
The
projected
budget
looks
like
there's
22
million
from
what
was
approved
to
what
was
revised
and
it
was
came
from
m
o
and
capital.
Can
you
remind
me
the
difference
there
sure
Amanda
mayor
council
member,
that's
primarily
attributable
to
re-budgets
that
were
approved
by
the
council
back
in
December,
there
were
numerous
Investments
approved
by
the
council
as
part
of
the
FY
22
budget
that
were
carried
over
due
to
timing
timing
issues.
Those
are
reflected
in
the
revised
revised
budget.
Yes,
foreign.
H
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
We
have
one
IBC
for
the
council's
consideration
this
afternoon.
It's
for
the
completion
of
the
West
Boise
communications
center
in
the
water
renewal
fund.
This
IBC
will
allow
for
the
completion
of
this
project
this
fiscal
year.
The
project
was
originally
anticipated
to
be
completed
over
a
two-year
period,
with
planning
and
design
in
fiscal
year
23
in
construction
in
24.,
the
the
FY
23
planning
work
was
completed
ahead
of
schedule,
so
advancing
this
project
into
fiscal
year.
H
23
will
help
reduce
the
risk
of
supply
and
labor
shortages
and
mitigate
future
cost
escalation.
The
construction
will
therefore
be
removed
from
the
fiscal
year
24
proposed
budget.
We
thought
I'd
be
happy
to
stand
for
any
questions
on
that
project.
H
Yes,
we
love
when
things
are
running
ahead
of
schedule.
So
I
would
like
to
move
that
we
approve
the
interim
budget
changes
presented.
Second,
your
motion,
a
second
any
discussion
right
clerk.
We
call
the
roll
weddings-
yes
agent,
yes,
Allie
Burton,
yes,
any
Keith,
yes,
Nash,
yes,
will
it?
Yes,
all
in
favor
motion
carries
thank
you,
and
now
we
will
move
into
the
consent
agenda.
For
the
mayor.
We
have
one
appointment
still.
Oh
thank
you.
So
much
sorry
about
that.
H
We've
got
the
appointment
of
Matt
believed
to
the
building
code
for
a
four-year
term.
Ending
may
2027.
matamir
I,
ask
unanimous
consent
for
the
appointment
of
Matt
Blake
to
the
building
code
board
for
a
four-year
term
without
objection.
H
I
want
to
thank
Matt
for
his
service.
All
of
our
boards
and
commissions
really
hinge
upon
residents
being
willing
to
volunteer,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
that
madamir
Matt
had
a
really
impressive
resume
and
has
worked
on
some
really
incredible.
Building
projects
in
our
city,
I
was
very
impressed
as
I
was
reviewing
it
and
thank
him
for
a
service,
and
now
we
will
move
into
the
consent
agenda.
H
All
items
with
an
asterisk
are
considered
to
be
routine
by
the
council
and
will
be
enacted
by
one
motion.
There's
no
separate
discussion
of
these
items
unless
a
council,
member
or
citizen
so
requests,
in
which
case
the
item
will
be
removed
from
the
general
order
of
business
and
considered
in
its
normal
sequence.
Metamere
I
move
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
As
presented,
second,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
discussion
and
a
mayor.
Yes,
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
point
out
number
seven
on
the
resolutions
about
combo
Park.
H
This
is
in
West
Boise.
It
was
actually
at
a
meeting
last
week
with
the
neighborhood
association
and
we
talked
about
combo
Park
and
the
neighborhood
garden,
and
it's
it's
an
excellent
opportunity
for
Citizens
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that
we're
helping
to
support
it.
H
H
We
have
one
ordinance
on
first,
second
and
third
reading
matamir
I
move
that
all
rules
of
the
council,
interfering
with
the
immediate
consideration
of
ORD
18-23,
be
suspended,
that
the
portions
of
Idaho
code
requiring
an
ordinance
be
read
on
three
different
days
twice
by
title
and
once
in
full,
be
dispensed
with
and
that
the
records
show
it
has
been
read
the
third
time
in
full.
Second,
you
have
a
motion
and
a
second
clerk.
Will
you
call
the
role
footings?
Yes,
agent,
yes,
Holly
Burton;
yes,
any
Keith;
yes,
yes
will
it.
H
Yes,
all
in
favor
motion
carries
ord-18-23
an
ordinance
amending
the
language
of
Boise
city
code,
BCC,
title
3,
chapter
6,
section
5.,
to
add
a
definition
for
health
and
safety
inspector
amending
BCC
title
III,
chapter
6,
section
11,
subsection
D
to
permit
a
health
and
safety
inspector
to
conduct,
City's
initial
Child,
Care,
Facility
inspections
and
add
language
providing
for
child
care.
Code,
Compliance,
review
of
all
initial
inspections
by
a
licensing
officer
providing
for
a
waiver
of
the
reading
rules
approving
by
summary
and
providing
an
effective
date.
Madame
mayor,
I
move
that
ORD
18-23
be
approved.
H
Second,
we
have
a
motion
and
second
discussion.
Yes,
Madam
mayor
this
ordinance
we're
hearing
in
one
day,
because
these
are
the
proposed
changes
to
our
child
care
process
for
approval
of
new
child
care.
It
was
an
incredible
process
with
one
of
our
Harvard
fellows.
They
really
looked
at
the
various
things
that
were
taking
a
lot
of
time
for
new
child
child
care
startups
to
get
going
great
work
by
all
to
make
these
changes
and
I
look
forward
to
parents
having
more
options
for
child
care
because
of
it.
Thank
you.
H
Remember.
Yeah
I
want
to
thank
the
multi-department
team
and
multi-agency
team
that
worked
on
this,
that
this
will
allow
us
to
open
child
care
facilities
quicker
and
ultimately
more
cheaply
as
well.
So,
thank
you
so
much
clerk.
Will
you
call
the
role
puddings?
Yes
agent?
Yes,
Allie
Burton,
yes,
Annie
Keith,
yes,
Ash!
Yes,
will
it?
Yes,
all
in
favor
motion
carries
thank
you
and
that's
the
last
item
on
our
regular
weekday
meeting
for
city
council.
We
will
return
to
our
budget
strategic
planning
session,
with
presentation
by
arts
and
history.
Jennifer
Stevens.
H
H
It
lies
at
the
intersection
of
the
divisions
that
you
see
up
on
the
screen
and
the
work
that
we
do
really
helps
residents
find
themselves
and
gain
a
stakeholder
in
our
community
and
commit
to
Civic
engagement,
which
is
critical
to
being
a
citizen,
a
contributing
citizen
to
our
city
and
hopefully
improve
the
city,
for
everyone
continue
to
do
that.
The
city
has
made
deep
past
investments
in
public
art
and
cultural
sites,
as
you
all
know,
but
the
budget
requests
that
we
have
this
year
really
aim
to
begin.
H
H
H
Last
year's
funding
and
investment
by
city
council
allowed
us
to
open
the
Irma
Hammond
house,
which
is
an
absolutely
critical
investment
to
again
making
this
a
city
for
everyone
we
had
beautiful
art
installed
there
on
Irma
Hayman's
wall
is
what
we
call
it.
H
Programming
has
been
initiated
there
and
you're
going
to
start
seeing
first
Thursday
events,
their
beginning,
I
believe
in
July,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
as
well
as
additional
community-led
and
department-led
programs
there.
So
the
investment
in
that
particular
facility
has
been
absolutely
critical
to
the
work
that
we're
doing
in
place
making.
H
In
addition
to
that,
the
city
council
last
year
made
some
investments
in
public
programming
and,
as
a
result,
we
have
begun
to
standardize
our
walking
tours
in
the
public
art
realm
as
well
as
begin
to
put
together
some
standardized
tours
for
history
as
well,
which
we're
hoping
to
roll
out
by
the
end
of
this
summer
and
then.
H
So
the
goals
that
you
that
you're
going
to
see
in
the
requests
that
we've
made
this
year
really
focus
on
these
goals
number
one
we
want
to
become
the
community
recognized
experts
on,
and
keepers
of,
Boise
history
number
two.
We
want
to
bring
art
to
everyone
in
the
community,
Through
public
art
program,
expansion
and
number
three.
H
We
want
our
cultural
sites
to
provide
culture
and
history
for
everyone,
so
the
first
one
of
these
goals
is
to
be
the
community
recognized
experts
on
and
keepers
of,
Boise
history,
and
you
might
ask
why
that
is
a
goal
of
ours
and
it
really
does
lead
back
to
becoming
a
city
for
everyone.
As.
B
H
I
Are
not
focused
on
cities
throughout
the
throughout
the
state.
They
may
have
some
of
that
material,
but
it's
tangential
to
their
number
one
goal,
which
is
to
preserve
the
record
records
of
the
state
agencies
and
the
records
of
the
State
history.
Additionally,
Boise
State,
of
course,
has
a
great
library
and
great
special
collections,
but
they
are
focused
and
charged
with
preserving
the
history
of
the
university
and
again
while
they
may
have
materials
that
relate
to
the
city
of
Boise
and
its
history,
it's
not
their
charge
to.
H
Make
sure
that
the
history
of
the
city
is
actually
preserved
and
cared
for,
so
it's
really
important.
That's
the
that's
the!
Why
of
why?
We
want
to
do
this
work
and
it's
important
in
terms
of
the.
Why
also
again,
that
we
tell
everybody's
stories
and
that
we
integrate
those
into
the
story
that
we're
all
more
familiar
with,
which
is
the
story
of
the
Pioneers
coming
West
plowing
up
the
sagebrush
fields,
and
you
know
creating
being
entrepreneurs
here
and
starting
businesses.
D
J
Through
our
lecture
series
that
turns
20
years
old
this
year,
the
fettuccine
forum-
and
we
do
it
through
putting
these
resources
online
so
that
anybody
who
is
going
to
be
researching
Boise
history
is
going
to
come
to
our
place
first
and
see
the
stories
that
we're
putting
out
there.
First,
we
also
are
kicking
off
some
new
rotating
exhibits
throughout
City
facilities
around
the
city
that
has
not.
J
City
Hall
to
see
those,
so
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
is
getting
these
stories
out
to
the
community
through
the
city
facilities
that
we
have,
including
libraries
and
hopefully
into
our
Park
facilities
as
well.
So
that's
one
part
of
the
division.
The
second
part
of
the
division
is
the
archives
division.
J
This
is
the
place
we
work
in
two
areas.
The
first
is
preserving
our
actual
organization's
history
right
so
elected
leaders,
you
all
create
records.
Our
mayor
creates
records,
but
the
staff
and
the
Departments
that
do
the
work
on
the
daily
basis
also
create
records,
and
it's
important
that
the
city
archives
actually
preserves
those
records
and
makes
them
available
to
any
researchers
who
want
to
be
able
to
tell
Boise
history
but
number
two.
We
also
want
to
be
preserving
the
community's
history.
J
So
what
you
see
on
the
screen
here
is
a
bit
of
an
example
from
both
of
those
things.
The
map
that
you
see
that
underlies
this
is
an
old
city
map.
If
you
could
see
the
whole
thing
and
zoom
in
on
it,
you'd
see
that
it
shows
slaughterhouse
gold
slaughterhouses
that
are
right
on
our
city,
River
or
the
Boise
River,
and
those
are
the
kinds
of
records
that
are
really
important,
that
citizens
can
access,
so
they
can
construct
whatever
kind
of
History
they
want
to,
and
they
can
understand
in
this
particular
instance.
J
You
know
what
this
is,
what
the
river
used
to
look
like
before
we
had
people
swimming
in
it
and
before
we
had
freshwater
mussels
returning
and
then
on
top
of
that
we
see
a
black
and
white
photograph
that
comes
from
some
of
the
community
history
that
we've
been
gathering
in
the
River
Street
neighborhood,
and
it's
the
combination
of
both
of
those
things
together.
J
In
addition
to
that,
we
also,
of
course,
want
to
continue
to
invest
in
our
public
art.
As
we
mentioned
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
The
city
council
has
adopted
two
important
Master
Arts
plans,
one
for
the
airport
and
one
for
public
works
for
Public
Works.
Director
Burgos
mentioned
this
morning
that
we
have
hired
and
we
actually
expect
the
person
to
start
next
month,
an
Arts
coordinator
who
will
be
implementing
that
plan,
and
you
also
heard
that
director
Hupp
is
asking
for
a
coordinator
to
do
the
same
for
the
airport.
J
So
we
have
a
lot
of
really
exciting
art
planned
coming
in
the
next
couple
of
years
because
of
the
investment
that
city
council
has
made
and
that
we're
asking
you
to
continue
to
make
our
general
fund
investment
that
you've
been
making
over
the
last
20
years
has
resulted
in
an
art
collection
of
over
a
thousand
pieces
which
is
pretty
remarkable,
and
what
we've
done
just
recently
is
to
create
to
conduct
an
analysis
of
that
to
sort
of
identify.
What
some
of
the
gaps
are,
whether
by
medium,
whether
by
location
and
neighborhoods.
J
Maybe
it's
Park
facilities
that
are
missing.
That
could
really
benefit
certain
parts
of
our
community
by
having
some
art
by
doing
that
sort
of
analysis.
What
we're
able
to
do
in
this
upcoming
year
with
the
new
people
coming
in,
is
to
really
create
a
comprehensive
curatorial
strategy
so
that
we
can
have
a
comprehensive,
intentional
look
at
our
art
and
new
commissions
coming
in.
J
It
is
absolutely
critical
that
the
art
that
we
choose
and
that
we
that
we
put
out
on
display
reflects
the
values
of
this
community
again,
so
that
we
can
go
back
to
becoming
that
City
for
everyone.
Art
is
one
of
those
things
that
unifies
our
community
and
really
creates
a
greater
Civic
engagement,
and
so
this
kind
of
investment
and
continued
partnership,
both
internally
with
the
Departments
I
already
mentioned,
but
also
externally
with
agencies
like
the
capital
city,
Development
Corporation,
is
very
critical
for
continuing
that
work
and
then.
J
Finally,
the
third
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
we
have
culture
and
history
for
everyone
in
our
city.
The
Investments
that
you
all
have
made
in
the
last
couple
of
years
and
our
two
cultural
sites,
the
James
castle
house
and
the
Irma
Hayman
house,
really
allows
us
to
tell
stories
that
are
Boise's
and
Boise's
alone
right.
Nobody
else
has
a
James
castle
house
in
the
whole
entire
country.
Nobody
else
has
the
Irma
Hayman
house.
J
These
are
stories
that
we
honor
because
they
belong
just
to
our
city
and
our
city
alone,
and
it
makes
us
unique
and
makes
us
a
special
and
different
kind
of
place
than
any
place
else.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
preserve
those
places
and,
as
we
continue
to
build
out
this
program,
we
are
working
with
parks
on
the
possibility
of
bringing
Spaulding
Ranch
into
that
portfolio,
we're
in
the
early
stages
of
discussions
about
that.
But
that's
another
story:
that's
unique
to
Boise.
It
is
the
home.
J
It
was
the
home
of
the
Valley's
first
female
surgeon
and
physician
who
lived
there
from
the
1890s
to
the
19th
30s.
It
also,
however,
is
a
quintessential
Homestead
site,
as
well
as
being
a
very
unique
urban
place
today.
So
we're
looking
at
that
as
a
possibility
for
again
telling
the
stories
that
belong
uniquely
to
Boise
and
Boise
alone,
so
that
we
can
bring
history
and
culture
to
everyone
in
our
city.
So
with
that
I
stand
for
any
questions.
Thank
you
questions
for
Jennifer
and
a
mayor.
J
Yes,
what
was
the
name
of
the
the
surgeon
up
at
Spaulding
Ranch.
K
K
In
the
Friday
memo
there
was
a
short
presentation
on
the
proposed
ordinance
change
for
funding,
which
my
sister,
the
applied
Economist,
would
tell
me,
never
be
persuaded
by
a
graph,
but
your
graphs
were
very
persuasive
and
I'm,
very
supportive
of
the
ordinance
change.
My
question
is:
is
the
budget
that
we
are
going
to
see
going
to
account
for
that
ordinance?
If
adopted?
Does
that
affect
your
budget
request
like
how
does
all
that
fit
together?
Sure
thank
you
for
asking
that
question.
Councilman
the
member
Madam
mayor.
K
The
budget
request
that
you're
going
to
see
in
the
budget
ask
have
nothing
to
do
actually
with
the
percent
for
our
ordinance,
which
we
you
know,
as
as
you
mentioned
we
put
in
that
memo,
that
should
be
a
net
net.
Zero
Revenue
change,
if
that,
if
that
ordinance
has
adopted
the
revised
ordinance
and
the
requests
that
we
have
for
this
year
are
actually
fairly
modest
for
the
budget.
K
Again,
we're
kind
of
at
the
early
stages
of
right
sizing
the
history
and
archives
division.
So
some
of
the
requests
that
we've
made
are
pretty
modest
with
regard
to
that,
but
we're
hoping
to
build
the
foundation
so
that
next
year
we
can
make
some
bigger
Investments
as
we
sort
of
get
the
basics
right
this
year.
Okay,
great!
Well
with
any
luck,
we
will
have
no
more
conversations
about
the
percent
for
our
ordinance
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
it
happen.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
K
K
K
That
I
was
scheduled
directly
after
arts
and
history
due
to
my
status
as
being
ancient
history,
having
been
here
a
long
time,
but
I
thought
you
were
going
to
say,
your
status
is
Artsy,
maybe
that
too,
but
it
is
my
my
pleasure
to
be
here
and
my
intention
to
to
start
the
the
discussion
with
with
some
framework
around
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
going
to
be
asking
and
presenting
today,
so
I'd
like
to
start
with
a
story,
and
that
does
not
mean
that
it's
a
bedtime
story,
even
though
it's
after
lunch,
so
I
just
wanted
to
frame
frame
the
discussion
around
community
policing,
because
community
policing
means
different
things
to
different
people
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
touch
on
I
start
in
the
career.
K
Almost
three
decades
ago,
I
went
to
the
police
academy,
put
on
by
the
state
of
Idaho
and
in
one
of
the
classes
I
remember.
We
watched
a
video
produced,
probably
sometime
in
the
1960s,
during
what
we
call
the
professional
policing
era,
and
that
was
an
effort
to
professionalize
law
enforcement
and
during
that
era,
policing
placed
great
emphasis
on
Crime
Control,
through
law
enforcement
and
high
police
visibility
and
police
work
was
conducted
in
a
relatively
reactive
way.
K
But
this
video
that
we
watched
was
was
very
humorous
as
a
matter
of
fact,
because
it
showed
police
officers
kind
of
jumping
into
the
Rescue.
All
you
had
to
do
was
call
the
police
and
they
would
take
care
of
any
problem
that
you
had
and
just
step
out
of
the
way
and
it
for
those
of
you
old
enough
to
remember
the
reruns
of
Dragnet,
just
the
just
the
facts,
ma'am.
That
was
what
was
going
on
in
that
era.
K
Fortunately,
we
learned
many
good
things
happened
in
that
era,
but
we
have
learned
and
have
known,
even
for
the
last
three
decades,
that
community
policing
is
really
how
we
solve
issues
and
problems
and
work
in
partnership
with
our
community.
So
that's
more
than
just
taking
a
selfie
at
a
community
event
and
posting
it
on
social
media.
K
Another
thing
that
we
have
done
and
led
the
way
throughout
the
nation
is
our
Refugee
liaison
program.
Several
years
ago,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
present
to
the
major
cities
Chiefs
Association,
how
our
Refugee
liaison
program
worked,
where
we
provided
information
to
new
refugees
in
this
country
that
were
rehomed
here
in
Boise
and
helping
them
to
understand
both
the
criminal
justice
system
and
other
things
that
are
difficult
to
navigate
for
somebody
who
didn't
grow
up
here.
K
So
those
are
what
I
talk
about
when
I
talk
about
community
policing
and
all
of
the
things
that
we
are
going
to
ask
and
discuss
today
have
that
overwhelming
umbrella
of
community
policing,
where
we
are
asking
for
things
to
help
our
officers
do
their
jobs
more
efficiently
asking
for
technology
in
order
to
free
up
officers
time
so
that
they
can
engage
in
community
policing
activities
and
truly
partner
with
members
of
the
community
to
resolve
issues
that,
as
well
as
some
equipment
and
resource
requests,
to
be
able
to
free
up
officers
times
to
do
those
things
or
what
we
will
focus
on
in
February
on
February
28th,
Chief
Niemeyer
of
the
fire
department
was
was
here,
and
we
both
made
a
presentation
talking
about
some
of
these
things
and
we
jointly
presented
as
a
public
safety
team.
K
The
slide
before
you
right
now
discusses
the
public
safety
priority
initiatives
and
these
involved,
as
you
remember,
response,
Evolution
Workforce,
stabilization
capital,
investment,
Capital
planning
and
investment
and
employee
Wellness
is
an
overarching
goal.
All
of
our
asks
fall
into
these
areas,
and
these
initiatives
and
I
would
like
to
now
turn
up
over
the
time
to
deputy
chief
Brooks
to
discuss
some
of
the
specifics
about
our
strategic
plans,
long
term
and
those
specifics
on
how
to
meet
the
priorities
that
you
have
set.
As
a
council
as
well
as
we
have
as
a
department,
deputy
chief
Brooks.
L
B
Your
help
and
support,
and
we're
extremely
grateful
for
that.
So
in
fiscal
year
23,
we
focused
on
three
key
areas.
As
far
as
people
are
concerned,
a
huge
milestone
that
I
think
is
worth
noting,
as
the
city
was
able
to
negotiate
a
two-year
Collective
labor
agreement
with
the
police
Union
ensuring
that
officers
felt
valued
and
appreciated
by
continuing
to
compensate
them
fairly
through
salary
and
benefits
to
its
members.
K
G
So
back
in
February
28th,
as
Chief
weiniger
mentioned,
Chief
winegar
and
chief
Niemeyer
presented
a
summary
of
the
public
safety
five-year
strategic
plan
to
council
and
your
questions
and
feedback
during
that
meeting
help
us
recognize
and
fine-tune
how
our
fiscal
year,
24
requests
will
serve
as
the
foundation
for
this
Five-Year
Plan
setting
us
up
for
success
as
we
continue
to
build
and
grow
our
department
intentionally
to
provide
the
highest
level
of
service
to
this
great
city
of
ours.
The
areas
that
we're
going
to
focus
on
in
fiscal
year
24
to
do
this
are
stabilizing.
K
Staffing
by
ensuring
we
have
adequate
Staffing
and
programs
in
place
to
properly
onboard
train
and
supervise
new
employees,
grow
Community
relationships
through
thoughtful
and
concerted
efforts
to
engage
with
all
members
of
our
community
plan
for
the
future
being
cognizant
of
anticipated
growth
of
the
city
and
the
department
and
the
Strategic
use
of
equipment
and
Technology.
Looking
at
ways
in
which
we
can
work
smarter
and
more
efficiently.
As
we
serve
our
residents,
foreign.
J
And
finally,
as
we
move
into
this
next
fiscal
year,
we
would
like
to
take
the
next
steps
that
were
identified
in
the
technology
strategic
plan
to
improve
records
and
data
organization,
thereby
creating
efficiencies
for
officers,
reducing
redundancies
and
disparate
systems
for
data
collection
and
allowing
us
to
create
more
public-facing
dashboards
to
increase
reportable
data
opportunities.
So
we
can
be
more
transparent
to
our
community
and
with
that
Madam
mayor
and
members
of
council
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
stand
for
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
J
Thank
you
both
questions
just
more
for
a
comment.
My
request
would
be
as
kind
of
we
go
through
the
findings
in
the
Steptoe
report.
I
think
one
of
those
was
talking.
K
About
the
Gap
in
Pay,
between
Patrol
and
Leadership,
I
would
like
to
understand
I'd
like
to
see
that
Quantified
like
exactly
what
what
are
the
differences
there
and
what
would
it
take
to
bridge
that
Gap
I
would
be
interested
in
those
numbers
at
some
point
during
the
budget
setting
process.
K
Thank
you,
so
much
and
I
think
have
any
questions.
I
just
had
a
comment
about
the
technology
and
that
investment
I
went
through
all
of
the
proposed
technology
upgrades
a
couple
of
days
ago
and
was
really
really
interested
and
I
think
encouraged
to
see
some
improvements.
That
would
help
us
get
the
kinds
of
data
that
we've
been
asking
for
for
a
long
time
to
make
sure
that
all
community
members
are
being
treated
fairly
and
equally.
G
G
G
I'll
speak
briefly
on
that
I
will
say
that
the
technology
strategic
plan
has
been
really
an
eye-opening
report
for
us
identifying
all
the
disparate
systems
that
we
have
within
the
police
department
and
working
with
it.
We
are
looking
to
actually
fix
just
that
issue,
allowing.
D
M
N
M
The
presentation,
as
always
I
want
to
thank
you
for
continuing
to
invest
in
wellness
and
mental
health
for
your
folks
at
the
police
department.
I
think
it's
so
important.
You
know
the
community's
best
day
is
when
all
the
officers
are
having
their
best
day
as
well,
and
so
I
think
that's
something
that
we
always
have
to
invest
in.
I
have
a
couple
questions.
M
One
question
kind
of
similar
that
I
asked
to
Public
Works
earlier
I.
Think
that
there's
some
new
positions
that
we
have
accounted
for
in
the
budget
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
those
new
positions
might
be
sure.
So
there
are
nine
ftes
that
have
been
requested
in
this
fiscal
year.
M
M
To
help
with
that
workload,
we
are
also
looking
to
bring
a
lieutenant
into
the
Special
Victims
Unit,
which
is
the
part
of
the
criminal
investigations
unit
that
specifically
deals
with
people
who
are
victims
of
interpersonal
violence
and
sexual
assault
and
ensuring
that
we
have
the
proper
span
of
control
and
supervision
and
management
in
that
area
as
well.
M
So
we're
looking
to
bring
on
one
Sergeant
there
and
then
four
professional
staff
and
the
professional
staff
includes
one
person
for
the
human
resources
and
administrative
portion
of
the
the
new
hiring
and
another
is
for
an
administrative
position
for
our
Training
Division
as
well
for
record
keeping
for
not
only
the
academy
but
the
ongoing
training
that
that
will
be
occurring
as
well
as
an
additional
person
for
supply
and
Equipment,
as
well
as
the
fleet
and
then
a
community
service
specialist
to
offset
workload
that
is
growing
in
our
criminal
investigations.
M
Division
as
well
yeah
I,
really
appreciate
you
coming
prepared
with
those
answers.
I
think
I
I
had
asked
for
that
in
a
previous
session.
So
thanks
for
for
following
up
on
that
and
that
kind
of
added
or
answered
one
of
my
other
questions.
As
far
as
some
of
the
the
professional
staff
that
went
I'm
with
that
as
well.
So
that's
great
to
hear,
because
I
do
think
that
you
sometimes
get
questions.
If
there's
vacancies
within
department
or
so
many
vacancies,
then
you
know.
M
M
Don't
know
if
you
said
this
or
if
it
was
me
thinking
it
to
use
police
to
really
focus
on
some
of
the
other
things
we
want
them
to
be
working
on
and
maybe
less
time
not
focusing
on
some
of
those
other
things
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
maybe
speak
a
little
bit
more
towards
you
know
what
that
that.
What
that
is
that
you're,
looking
at.
M
Correct
Madam,
mayor
council,
member
Hallie,
Burton
I
will
start
and
then
let
deputy
chief
Brooks
conclude,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we
are
looking
to
expand
is
what's
called
our
e-site
technology
and
when
you
talk
about
issuing
a
traffic
citation,
that
is
a
labor-intensive
process
currently,
because
you
have
to
stand
there
or
sit
there
and
fill
out
a
form
with
a
lot
of
different
information.
M
M
If
you
have
a
three
or
four
car
pile
up,
you're
sitting
there
entering
by
hand
the
17-digit
VIN
number
of
every
vehicle
there
and
all
the
information
from
each
of
the
owners
and
so
forth,
and
then
handing
out
exchange
forms
and
insurance
information
that
can
all
be
done
with
the
touch
of
a
button
through
the
e-site
systems.
And
so
that's
one
of
the
things
we
are
looking
for.
M
Currently,
we
have
a
few
officers
that
have
that
capability,
but
we
want
to
expand
that
throughout
the
department,
so
that's
one
small
example
of
using
technology
to
free
up
officer
time
to
be
able
to
focus
on
more
important
duties
than
sitting
at
the
scene
of
a
crash
and
tying
up
traffic
for
another
hour
or
two
depending
on
the
circumstances.
Thank
you
and
then
I'll
just
add
an
additional
piece
to
this
technology.
M
Is
we
have
a
large
number
of
databases
in
which
information
is
currently
being
entered
and
when
officers
are
conducting
criminal
investigations
and
they're
seeking
this
information,
it's
oftentimes
very
time
consuming
for
them
to
search
in
these
different
systems
that
do
that.
Don't
talk
to
each
other
to
try
and
take
data
and
actually
turn
it
into
intelligence
that
can
be
used
for
investigation
and
hopefully,
the
successful
identification
and
later
prosecution
of
people
who
are
victimizing
our
residents,
and
so
this
technology
that
we're
looking
to
implement
will
allow
us
to
again
consolidate
that
information.
M
Allow
officers
to
find
it
in
a
more
timely
manner,
thereby
being
able
to
conduct
their
investigations
more
contemporaneous
to
the
event
and
then,
hopefully,
finding
the
person
shortly
after
the
crime
has
occurred.
Yeah.
Thank
you.
Yeah
I
really
appreciate
those
details.
I
think
you
know
my
hopes
and
dreams
that
we
always
get
technology
to
the
point
where
we're
designing
streets
that
they
don't
need
to
be.
M
You
know
as
enforced
the
way
that
they
are
and
that's
you
know
really
some
of
our
vision,
zero
policies
that
we
sort
of
see
out
there
so
I
think
in
conjunction
with
these
Technologies,
which
I'm
really
great
and
excited
to
hear
that
you're
kind
of
streamlining,
some
of
those
other
proactive
approaches,
I
think
it'd
be
great
to
get
our
Police
Department
plugged
into
things
like
Vision,
zero
and
some
other
things
that
we've
thought
about
from
a
transportation
lens
that
you
know
would
free
up
even
even
more
time.
I
really
appreciate
the
answers.
Thank
you.
M
Thank
you,
Chiefs
appreciate
it
all
right.
Next
up,
we've
got
the
fire
department
and
chief
Niemeyer
is
in
DC
this
week
and
so
Kelsey
welcome.
Thank
you.
Kelsey
carnoso
is
stepping
in
and
will
present
the
budget.
M
M
B
Response
resources
and
the
facilities
will
be
a
hundred
percent
electric
and
have
charging
ports
for
future
electric
Fleet
two
new
positions
were
onboarded,
an
EMS
training
Captain,
which
has
ensured
that
we
meet
our
emergency
medical
requirements
and
a
public
education
manager
that
is
expanding.
Our
public
education
program.
B
The
self-contained
breathing
apparatus
replacement
will
happen
in
the
coming
months
and
will
provide
our
First
Responders
with
the
necessary
protective
breathing
equipment
to
keep
them
safe,
while
responding
to
our
community's
needs
last
week
recruit
class
37
graduated.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
council
member
Willets
for
attending.
G
Graduation
is
a
milestone
in
our
department.
These
individuals
go
through
five
months
of
rigorous
training
to
be
qualified
fire
and
EMS
professionals
we
are
honored
to
have
them
be
a
part
of
our
future.
We
appreciate
the
mayor
and
City
council's
ongoing
commitment
to
ensuring
that
we
can
fully
staff
our
recruit
Academy
and
maintain
our
resource
levels
and
in
2022
the
fire
department
put
a
lot
of
human
time
into
creating
our
10-year
Master
strategic
plan
and
in
2023
we
began
to
lay
the
foundation
for
those
projects.
M
As
we
look
into
2024,
we
have
organized
our
request
by
the
relevant
Public
Safety
priority
initiatives
mentioned
before
police's
presentation
each
year.
We
will
continue
to
organize
our
requests
in
this
way
to
show
our
dedication
to
these
priorities
response
evolution
within
response
Evolution.
It
is
a
priority
to
find
efficiencies
to
reduce
our
total
response
time
seen
up
here
on
the
screen
when
arriving
on
scene
to
a
structure
fire
before
entering
that
structure,
there
must
be
two
people
on
the
outside
and
two
people
ready
prepared
to
enter
the
inside
to
in
to
out.
D
Service
areas
that
are
surrounded
by
other
stations
and
have
good
Mutual
Aid
opportunity
they're
on
the
lower
end
of
that
response
time,
but
for
stations
on
the
perimeter
of
our
service
areas,
they're
on
the
latter
end
of
that
response
time
and
due
to
the
quality
of
the
ways
in
which
our
products
are
built.
These.
B
Days,
fires
happen
fast,
so
seconds
matter.
It
is
within
our
long-term
plan
to
implement
four-person
Staffing
into
all
perimeter
stations
and
an
fy24.
We
are
recommending
that
station
15
in
Hidden
Springs
be
the
first
station.
Not
only
do
they
already
have
the
infrastructure
to
support
this
increase,
but
as
a
proactive
response
to
that
development
in
South
and
Southeast
Boise.
N
B
B
Not
only
does
this
technology
create
efficiencies
within
time,
it
prioritizes
employee
health.
This
modernized
station,
alerting
technology,
has
scientifically
changed.
The
methods
in
which
crews
are
notified.
Current
alerting
systems
create
a
physiological
jolt
when
that
alert
happens,
impacting
the
body
negatively
over
time
by
alerting
the
lights
and
sounds
just
a
little
bit.
There
is
a
decrease
in
that
negative
impact
to
First
Responders
bodies.
B
It
is
focused
on
the
holistic
betterment
of
our
employees
from
higher
through
retire
within
the
Seven
Pillars.
Seen
up
on
the
screen.
We
aim
to
create
a
supported
and
resilient
fire
culture
that
cultivates
healthy,
First
Responders
in
2024.
We
would
like
to
provide
additional
support
for
our
mental
and
physical
programming.
Our
current
programming
has
made
a
significant
impact
on
the
health
of
our
employees
with
additional
support.
B
It
will
allow
us
to
expand
resources
and
work
with
professionals
to
provide
us
with
more
advanced
education
tools,
techniques
and
equipment
to
better
care
for
the
mental
and
physical
health
of
our
First
Responders.
We
believe
that
this
work
can
reduce
injuries
by
up
to
two
percent
over
the
next
five
years.
B
Workforce
stabilization
in
2024,
the
Boise
fire
department
will
need
to
hold
two
21-person
recruit
academies.
These
academies
will
allow
us
to
maintain
our
resource
levels,
but
also
ensure
that
station
13,
when
it
opens
in
early
2025,
is
fully
staffed
and
ready
to
respond.
When
that
First
Alert
happens
to
increase
diversity
and
the
number
of
candidates
interested
in
recruit,
Academy
Boise
fire
department
has
developed
a
recruitment
program.
B
Excuse
me
has
produced
a
strategy
that
is
in
response
to
the
34
percent
decrease
in
candidates
we've
seen
over
the
last
five
years.
This
reduction
in
candidates
is
not
uni
unique
to
Boise.
It
is
happening
all
over.
The
fire
industry
and
the
recruitment
strategy
aims
to
increase
our
community
engagement
and
public
interest
by
bringing
firefighters
out
into
the
community
and
also
creating
programming
like
our
ignite
boot
camp,
which
invites
the
community
to
be
in
the
shoes
of
a
firefighter
for
a
day.
B
Last
but
not
least,
our
woolly
coordinator,
this
part-time
budget
neutral
position,
will
work
with
the
city
of
Boise
Wildfire
mitigation
team
to
engage
with
our
community
and
conduct
mitigation
practices
to
for
better
preparation.
In
the
event
of
a
wildfire,
the
protection
of
life
and
property
are
our
mission,
and
this
also
includes
protecting
the
beautiful
mountainous
backdrop
we
get
to
see
every
day
I.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
today
and
I
now
stand
for
questions.
B
Do
you
have
one
mayor
we'll
go
first,
council
president,
though
again,
thank
you.
So
much
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
something.
I'm
super
excited
about
moving
towards
four-person
Staffing.
It's
something
we've
been
talking
about
as
long
as
I've
been
on
Council
and
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
there's
a
plan.
B
Finally
to
start
rolling
that
out,
but
I
believe
that
you
stated
that
station
15
is
in
Hidden
Springs
Habit,
Harris,
Ranch,
okay
station
15.,
I
just
didn't
want
anyone
in
Hidden
Springs
to
get
their
hopes
up,
because
they've
been
asking
for
their
fire
station
to
be
staffed
for
a
very
long
time.
As
we
all
know
it's
not
in
the
city
of
Boise,
it
is
not
we're
not
going
to
staff
it.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clarification.
Thank
you.
B
So
much
there's
a
lot
of
really
great
stuff
here,
really
glad
to
start
getting
started
on
that
four-person
Staffing
and
to
add
a
new
fire
station
out
of
Northwest
Boise
thanks.
Thank
you.
Then
we're
yeah,
wonderful
presentation
really
excited
about
that
movie
coordinator,
I.
B
Think
in
the
last
you
know,
few
years,
when
we've
seen
some
of
the
fires
rip
through
towns
in
California
Southern
Oregon,
we
start
to
realize
that
you
know
there
really
is
a
growing
threat
and
making
sure
that
we're
working
together
on
that
is
is
great,
so
I
was
excited
to
see
that
and
and
like
I
told
our
Police
Department
as
well,
always
excited
to
see
anything
that
we
can
do
to
invest
in
the
the
mental
health
of
folks
on
the
fire
department.
B
B
You
also
included
a
mental
or
not
a
mental,
but
a
physical
health
component
to
that
as
well,
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
talk
about
that,
maybe
just
a
little
more
absolutely
our
Madam
mayor,
McLean
and
city
council,
Hallie
Burton
for
our
physical.
Currently,
a
lot
of
our
physical
programming
is
built
around
providing
off-duty
peer
support
for
those
physical
activities
and
maintaining
our
equipment
and
then
having
a
firefighter
provide
education
that
he's
received
through
his
experiences.
B
These
two
are
tightly
aligned
and
so
by
being
able
to
give
funding
to
both
of
them
they're
over
they're,
both
going
to
be
able
to
move
forward
down
that
road
together
as
opposed
to
opposite
or
fast
or
slow
anything
further
Kelsey.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you,
and
next
up,
we've
got
the
council
president,
who
will
be
presenting
the
Council
budget,
the
Council
Office
budget.
B
Welcome
to
the
podium
foreign
I
can
guarantee
that
this
is
not
going
to
be
the
most
polished
presentation
of
the
day,
because
everyone
here
has
set
such
a
great
example
and
really
I
mean
it's
amazing
just
to
have
such
a
professional
team
with
the
city
so
I'm
here
today
representing
the
office
of
the
city
council.
B
B
Oh
touch,
it
don't
touch
it.
Oh
okay,
just
that
one
yeah.
Okay,
here's
the
button
that
you
press
to
advance
the
slide.
That's
great
all
right!
So
here
is
the
office
of
the
city
council
as
part
of
the
overall
budget.
As
you
may
know,
we
have
the
office
of
the
city
council
and
also
the
office
of
internal
audit,
making
up
point
three
percent
of
the
overall
City
budget.
G
So
we
have
not
expanded
our
staffing
in
the
office
of
city
council,
I
think
for
a
very
long
time.
Nobody
knows
exactly
when
we
went
up
to
our
current
Staffing
approach
of
1.5
staff,
but
I
thought
it
was
really
important
that
we
look
at
that
and
make
sure
that
this
is
actually
optimal
Staffing
for
the
office
of
city
council.
So
what
we
did
this
year
is
we
worked
with
a
team
at
Boise
State
in
their
organizational
performance
and
workplace
learning
program.
That's
a
graduate
program.
G
So
what
they
did
is
they
interviewed
our
city
council
staff.
They
interviewed
members
of
city
council
to
really
try
to
figure
out
what
kinds
of
resources
that
Council
needed
to
accomplish
our
goals.
The
kind
of
General
goals
that
they
heard
were
that
people
wanted
to
be
responsive
to
constituent
needs.
G
They
wanted
to
have
open
lines
of
communication
between
residents
and
themselves,
and
then
staff,
follow-up
and
I
think
that
what
they
came
up
with
was
that
a
lot
of
that
stuff
is
not
happening
right
now,
in
our
current
configuration,
there's
a
lot
of
dropped
communication
there's
a
lot
of
cloudiness
around.
If
communication
is
being
followed
up
on,
we
have
several
channels
into
the
office
of
city
council,
whether
it
be
telephone,
social
media
channels,
email,
and
so
they
really
looked
at
that
holistically
and
developed
a
series
of
recommendations.
One
of
those
recommendations
was
increased
Staffing.
G
They
really
recommended
a
staffing
model
that
was
a
little
bit
more
personalized
to
council
member
needs,
and
some
of
that
was
because
we're
going
to
have
an
entire
Council,
that's
elected
by
district
and
the
anticipation
is,
is
that
Resident
requests
will
be
a
little
bit
more
voluminous
for
each
member.
O
Resident
will
know
exactly
who
their
council
member
is,
and
so
in
anticipation
of
that,
we're
proposing
an
increase
in
Staffing
by
1.5
staff
members
and
the
structure
of
that
would
be.
We
would
still
have
our
general
Chief
of
Staff
of
the
office
of
city
council,
but
then
we
would
have
two
additional
attache
positions
and
each
one
of
those
attaches
would
serve
two
members
of
council
with
the
chief
of
staff
serving
Council
leadership.
So
that's
kind
of
our
proposed
Staffing
approach.
I
think
that
that'll
really
lead
to
better
internal
communication,
better
X
external.
B
Communication
and
a
lot
more
responsiveness
to
council
member
needs,
including
policy
research
and
those
communication
functions.
We've
been
working
really
hard
with
our
HR
liaison
on
determining
what
those
positions
are
going
to
look
like
and
what
their,
what
their
job
descriptions
and
responsibilities
will
be.
B
We're
also
proposing
a
change
to
the
way
that
we
approach
our
strategic
planning
contingency
account.
This
new
allocation
formula
would
give
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
Council
seat
rather
than
just.
I
Oh
sorry,
50
000.,
it's
so
funny,
because
when
we
made
this
slide,
we
also
had
a
similar
typo
on
it,
and
so
I
must
be
going
back
to
the
old
slide,
so
50
000
per
Council
seat
for
a
total
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
the
the
goal
of
that
is
that
we
actually
use
these
funds
that
we
have,
as
council
members
to
address,
needs
specific
to
our
communities
that
we
know
about,
and
this
would
still
be
an
amount
that
would
be
approved
through.
I
Those
ongoing
costs,
operation
and
maintenance
and
and
the
like,
are
accounted
for
in
future
budgets,
and
then
we
would
also
still
have
the
remaining
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
more
city-wide
needs
and
those
would
be
things
that
are
you
know
having
a
more
city-wide
impact.
For
example,
our
tree
Captain
program.
I
I
didn't
choose
these
photos.
These
were
chosen
by
our
staff,
but
this
particular
one
was
when
we
opened
the
MacMillan
after
school
program
several
years
ago,
and
that
was
funded
in
its
initial
year
with
city
council
funding
and
then
Parks
took
that
on
to
be
part
of
their
ongoing
expenses
and
then
the
last
item
we
have
is
council,
member
compensation
and
I.
E
I
Should
go
back
in
time
a
little
bit
so
our
city
council
staff
took
on
a
research
project
at
the
direction
of
myself
and
Council
Pro
tem
Hallie
Burton,
and
really
looked
at
our
peer
cities.
To
ask
these
questions.
What
does
the
office
of
the
city
council
structure
look
like?
What
is
what
do
various
Staffing
structures
look
like?
I
What
are
the
resources
they
have
available
to
them?
What
does
their
compensation
look
like,
and
so
we
really
took
all
of
that,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
we
are
not
the
smallest
office
of
city
council,
we're
also
far
from
the
largest
you'll,
see
in
some
of
our
peer
cities
that
it's
almost
like
the
office
of
city
council
is
more
like
the
mayor's
office
here
in
Boise.
They
have
all
of
the
resources
for
research
and
policy
in
budget
internal.
I
I
Is
it
based
on
something,
and
one
of
the
answers
that
we
found
is
that
a
lot
of
cities
will
index
compensation
to
something
else,
for
example
in
Fort
Collins
Colorado
they
do
it
to
area
median
income
so
that
indexed
amount
will
change
each
year,
Salt
Lake
City
indexes
to
25
percent
of
the
mayor's
salary,
which
is
also
I,
think
a
parent
in
a
couple
of
other
cities,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
bring
this
up
not.
G
So
those
are
the
items
that
we
had
for
the
office
of
city,
council
and
I'm
happy
to
stand
for
any
of
your
questions.
Veterinary
first
I
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
president
woodings
I
think
that
both
of
us
and
many
of
us
over
the
last
several
years
have
seen
a
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
good
systems
and.
B
Procedures
and
policies
in
place
with
how
we
operate
the
same
that
you
would
want
any
organization
to
have
it
just
so
happens
that
City
Council
on
the
way
that
things
work
is
a
little
it's
a
little
bit
hairier
than
the
way
that
more
stuff
organizations
work
nobody's,
got
a
boss
other
than
the
the
public
and
the
community,
and
so
trying
to
figure
out
a
ways
to
do
things
in
a
really
Equitable
way
is
really
important
and
I
think
increasingly
important
as
the
city
grows
as
expectations
grow
as
we
move
into
districts,
it's
important
that
we
don't
fall
behind,
but
that
we,
you
know,
make
sure
that
we've
got
good
procedures
and
systems
in
place
to
address
a
lot
of
these
things.
B
G
So
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
really
do
appreciate
the
work
that
went
into
it
and
the
students
at
Boise
State
and
then
certainly
our
existing
city
council
staff
that
we
have
in
really
trying
to
take
a
stab
at
how
things
might
change
in
the
future,
because
because
it
will,
and
one
thing
I
really
want
to
make
sure
that
I
know
that
I
think
that
the
council,
contingency
funds,
the
way
that
you
have
it
set
up
is
really
really
well
done.
B
Really
really
important
that
there
is
a
large
group
of
funds
for
Council
to
figure
out
how
we
want
to
use
together.
You
know
for
some
bigger
initiatives,
but
that
each
and
every
person,
especially
as
we
move
into
districts,
has
the
ability
to
use
some
funds
in
a
specific
way
that
maybe
addresses
a
specific
need
in
that
area
or
a
need
for
for
the
entire.
You
know,
city
as
well.
D
N
Thank
you,
council
president
weddings
for
that
presentation.
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
comment
with
respect
to
the
compensation
increase
in
large
part,
since
it
will
not
affect
me.
I
did
want
to
support
your
very
thoughtful
approach
on
that
issue.
I
do
think
it
is
really
important
for
us
to
set
up
an
opportunity
that
individuals,
regardless
of
socioeconomic
status,
can
have
an
opportunity
to
participate
and
be
a
voice
and
represent
their
Community
here
on
city,
council
and
I.
N
Do
think
that's
a
really
important,
given
that
it
hasn't
been
something
that
has
been
increased
or
evaluated
in
quite
some
time.
I'm,
really
glad
that
you
took
that
initiative
on
and
and
proposed
that
today.
Thank
you
I
too.
This
also
is
something
that
will
not
impact
me.
It
would
be
a
change
that
would
take
place
next.
D
January
for
the
incoming
Council
and
I
really
agree
that
you
know
having
had
the
experience
that
I've
had
on
Council
the
time
commitment
is
not
sometimes
part-time.
It's
actually
a
really
significant
time
commitment,
but
I
think
that
if
we
do
really
look
at
that
holistically,
we
can
actively
serve
to
increase
the
number
of
applicants
and
the
pool
of
candidates
that
we
get
because
it
might
end
up
making
a
little
bit
more
sense
for
some
families,
where
it
doesn't
make
sense
that
the
current
compensation
level
Madame
mayor.
D
Thank
you.
Council.
President
I
have
three
comments.
First,
on
the
additional
staff,
there's,
obviously
pros
and
cons.
If
you
make
a
bigger
organization,
it
does
more
things
and
sometimes
they're
good,
sometimes
they're
bad.
One
thing
that
we
could
do
as
a
council.
D
I
am
not
sending
out
a
newsletter
for
you.
If
that's
what
you're
doing
on
a
serious
note,
indexing
to
Ami
makes
sense
to
me
for
two
reasons.
First,
it
removes
the
ookiness
of
reassessing
your
own
salary
every
year,
but
it
also
kind
of
creates
a
presumption
of
a
ceiling.
D
D
If
we
can
this
year
because
we're
going
to
be
electing
everyone,
so
there's
no
scenario
where
we're
having
a
salary
conversation
that
affects
incumbents
and
that's
just
good
practice,
I'm,
not
so
sure
about
fifty
thousand
dollars
per
Council
seat
and
the
reasoning
there
is
that
you
know
I'm
kind
of
allergic
to
districts
anyway.
D
So
that's
my
prior,
but
I
I
feel
like
a
downside
of
the
district
regime
that
we're
going
to
see
coming
is
going
to
tend
to
fracture
us
it's
going
to
tend
to
cause
in
good
ways
and
and
maybe
not
good
ways,
people
to
look
more
myopically
at
their
district
and
less
at
the
city
and
if
we
create
even
kind
of
an
Unwritten
presumption
that
each
council
member
has
a
50
000
fund
for
their
District,
two
things
can
happen.
D
I
think
first
I
would
feel
if
I
were
in
that
situation,
not
pressure,
but
a
sense
of
Duty
to
spend
that
money
and
that's
exactly
backwards.
It's
not
identifying
a
need
and
spending
the
money,
it's
identifying
the
money
and
finding
the
need.
But
second,
you
could
have
situations
where
and
I
don't
see
that
on
this
Council.
But
you
have
one
council,
member,
whose
views
or
ideas
about
what
counts
as
a
priority
are
wildly
different
from
the
rest
of
the
council
in
the
city
of
Boise.
D
But
those
are
those
are
the
things
that
kind
of
went
through
my
head,
as
I
was
hearing
the
presentation.
Thank
you,
wonderful
Madam,
mayor
councilmember
Beijing.
Thank
you
for
those
notes.
I
appreciate
it.
D
Mad
America
said
you
have
a
question
so
council
president,
how
do
you
foresee
this
conversation
going
going
forward
because
I
think
that
there's
sort
of
two
conversations
well
there's
probably
more,
but
there's
two
issues
right
now
that
sort
of
have
some
additional
input.
D
That's
potentially
needed
one
related
to
salary
change
if
it
needs
to
be
done,
how
you
would
do
it
on
what
mechanism,
what
that
would
look
like,
and
then
the
council
member
of
Agents
kind
of
point
a
second
ago
of
of
how
those
Council
contingency
funds
would
work
so
I'm
curious
if
you
have
an
idea
on
how
continued
conversations
might
go
for
this
particular
topic.
D
Madame,
mayor,
council,
member
Hallie,
Burton
I
think
that
that's
a
very
good
question
with
regards
to
the
compensation
strategy
that
will
have
to
be
by
ordinance
and
that
ordinance
has
to
be
in
place
prior
to
75
days
before
the
election.
So
that's
a
that's
a
conversation,
that's
time
limited
and
will
need
to
happen
shortly
if
we're
to
change
it.
D
D
The
hard
thing
about
being
on
Council
is
that
all
of
these
conversations
have
to
happen
in
public,
and
so
we
might
just
bring
that
back
to
a
work
session
so
that
we
can
have
a
little
bit
broader
discussion
about
it
before
we
go
forward,
I
suppose
what
the
council,
contingency
funds
that
really
doesn't
have
any
changes
to
the
budget,
it's
just
how
they
would
actually
be
applied
within
the
budget,
so
I
appreciate
the
kind
of
the
timelines
that
you
brought
up
there
and
I
think
additional
need
for
Council
to
continue
the
conversation
in
public
so
that
we
can
figure
out
what
the
best
way
to
kind
of
get
this
set
up,
because
we
do
have
changes
that
are
coming
and
trying
to
figure
out
the
best
way
to
you
know
to
address
those
changes
to
predict
them,
how
we
can
but
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
we're
having
ongoing
discussions,
I
think,
is
important.
D
Well,
thank
you
for
your
time.
I
am
super
nervous
being
up
here,
so
I
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
what
you
all
do.
Even
though,
like
these
are
my
colleagues,
it's
still,
you
know,
you
feel
a
little
bit
on
the
hot
seat.
So
thanks
for
all
of
your
time
today
and
I'm
going
to
go
sit
back
down
so
that
we
can
adjourn
this
meeting
thanks
council
president
I
believe
that
Courtney
is
going
to
come
up
with
just
some
housekeeping
and
next
steps
before
we
adjourn,
but
then
you're
right,
we're
this.
D
That's
it
Madam
mayor
members
of
the
council,
I
did
take
notes
of
any
questions
or
feedback.
You
had
and
thank
you
for
the
compliments
today.
I
do
want
to
thank
everybody
for
their
thorough
and
thoughtful
presentations.
D
I
hope
you
learned
what
you
were
hoping
to
and
that
you're
as
excited
as
we
are
to
not
only
present
this
budget
to
you,
but
to
do
all
the
work
associated
with
the
resource
asks.
So
I
will
follow
up
on
the
few
things.
I
noted
the
list
is
not
extensive
and
we
will
work
with
the
Ada
County
Assessor
to
get
her
scheduled
when
we
can
and
with
that.
Thank
you
very
much
well,
thank
you
and
just
a
reminder.
There's
I
had
one
more
slide.
D
Just
can
you
push
forward
just
so
that
folks
can
see
the
public
can
see
the
timing.
So
just
as
the
next
steps
is,
a
budget
book
will
be
released
and
then
there'll
be
opportunities
for
the
public
to
continue
to
provide
feedback
all
the
way
and
through
the
work
session.
But
then,
of
course,
our
public
hearing
on
July
11th
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
department
directors
and
all
of
your
teams
that
helped
make
today
possible
and
Courtney
was
right.
It's
exciting
to
present
the
the
budget
but
most
exciting.
D
To
then
do
the
work
that
this
budget
embodies
and
that
in
itself
will
be
a
lot
in
service
to
the
city
of
Boise
and
our
residents,
and
so
I
appreciate
all
that
you
do
every
day
and
the
work
that
went
into
envisioning
what's
next
and
then
importantly,
the
the
teams
that
you
have
that
make
that
possible
day
in
day
out.
So
thanks
so
much
everybody,
and
with
that,
take
a
motion
to
adjourn
my
move
that
we
adjourn.