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0:00 City Council Meeting
29:49 Budget Public Hearing
1:40:11 Council Discussion
B
C
D
A
E
C
D
A
D
A
Objection,
thank
you
before
I
move
on
is.
Is
mr
chitwood
online?
No
all
right!
Well!
Thank
you,
sir,
for
your
service
really
appreciate
it,
and
then
we
have
a
resolution.
293.20
I'll,
just
say
that
this
is
the
resolution
that
codifies
the
central
district
health
order
on
masks
here
in
the
city,
and
we
amended
our
it's
a
new
resolution
because
we
had
written
hours
prior
to
the
central
district
health
order,
and
the
only
difference
is
that
we
include
in
here
regulations
around
the
airport.
D
C
C
A
And
now
we
have
the
consent
agenda.
All
items
with
an
asterisk
are
considered
to
be
routine
by
the
council
and
will
be
enacted
by
one
motion.
There
will
be
no
separate
discussion
on
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.
B
A
D
F
B
Yes,
thompson,
yes
means
yes,
aj,
yes,
clegg;
yes,
holly
burton,
yes,
ord-20-20;
an
ordnance
car
19-0-0-30
for
property
located
at
9819
and
9831
west
shields
avenue
for
a
minor
modification
to
a
previously
approved
development
agreement,
amending
zoning
classifications
of
the
city
of
boise
city
to
change
the
classification
of
real
property,
particularly
described
in
section
one
of
this
ordinance
from
single-family
residential
r-1c
to
medium
density,
residential
with
design
review
and
development
agreement.
R-2-D
d-a,
sending
forth
a
reason,
statement
in
support
of
such
zone
change
and
providing
an
effective
date.
D
C
G
E
A
A
C
H
H
So
I
was
starting
with
the
increased
fees
and
new
fees
in
compliance
with
a
state
statute.
We
need
to
have
a
public
hearing
on
any
fee
increase
over
5
percent
or
on
any
new
fees.
We
did
notice
this
public
hearing
in
the
idaho
statesman,
both
july
10th
and
july
17th
in
general.
The
fees
that
are
proposed
to
be
increased
are
proposed
to
be
increased
to
support
the
cost
of
service
provision.
H
We
will
be
monitoring
that
scholarship
funding
and
be
recommending
increases,
if
warranted
again,
with
the
goal
of
that
scholarship
program.
Being
that
participation
is
not
impacted
by
cost,
the
fees
are
outlined
in
the
resolution,
which
is
included
in
the
packet
also
outlined
included,
as
included
in
the
budget
document.
H
F
Madam
mayor,
yes
go
ahead.
I
just
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
parks
and
recreation
scholarship
funding.
I
I
did
a
little
bit
of
diving
on
how
that's
allocated
as
far
as
the
scholarship
funding
goes
last
year
and
a
lot
of
that
is
allocated
through
our
community
schools
program.
So
the
community
schools
coordinator
will
work
with
the
families
of
the
kids
who
need
access
to
that
scholarship
funding
and
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
participate
in
those
parks
and
rec
programs
that
they
would
like
to
participate
in.
F
D
F
D
Thank
you.
Yes,
if
I
could
just
quickly
say,
I
also
had
a
quick
conversation
with
parks
department
about
some
of
the
fee
increases
that
they
have
listed,
and
they
assured
me
that,
while
even
if
we
approve
these
tonight,
not
all
of
them
typically
go
into
effect
and
until
and
unless
they
recognize
a
need
for
it
to
make
those
programs
revenue
neutral.
D
The
fees
are
always
designed
to
pay
the
cost
of
the
program,
but
not
make
a
profit
with
a
few
exceptions
in
adult
sports
and
some
of
those
where
that
profit
is
used
to
help
offset
the
cost
of
the
scholarship
program.
So
even
if
we
approve
these
tonight,
not
all
of
them
will
immediately
go
into
effect.
A
All
right
I'm
seeing
heads
is
that
nodding
or
whatever
the
word
is
for
saying.
No
with
that
I'll
open
the
public
hearing,
we
had
nobody
sign
up
in
advance
online.
I'm
wishing
to
testify
on
this
item.
I
have
all
of
you
signed
up
that
I
am
looking
at
for
the
budget,
but
are
any
of
you
here
for
the
fees
all
right.
Could
we
have
it?
Thank
you.
Could
we
have
a
confirmation
from
the
clerk
that-
and
there
are
not
people
online-
there
is.
A
D
A
G
Thank
you
just
to
quickly
run
through
our
proposed
development
impact
fee
increases
for
2021.
I
guess
just
to
set
the
stage.
As
you
know,
development
impact
fees
are
imposed
on
new
construction
as
a
way
to
allow
growth
to
pay
for
itself,
allowing
the
city
to
expand
services
without
placing
that
burden
on
existing
residents.
G
G
As
you
can
see
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
parks
fees
are
going
up:
3.6
percent
fire,
4.2
and
police
4.5
percent.
Overall,
what
this
means
is
the
average
home
would
see
just
over
an
eighty
dollar
increase,
which
is
just
under
four
percent
on
the
commercial
side,
which
is
made
up
only
of
the
police
and
fire.
That
would
be
just
over
four
percent.
G
You
know,
in
light
of
you
know
the
conversation
during
the
work
session
about
you
know
the
cost
of
housing
and
availability
in
boise.
You
know
we're
very
sensitive
to
the
fact
that
these
are
fee
increases,
but
they
are
relatively
modest,
especially
when
viewed
in
the
overall
context
of
housing
and
construction
generally
in
the
treasure
valley
and
they're,
very
much
needed,
as
certain
costs
seem
to
perpetually
increase
faster
than
whatever
index
we're
using.
G
In
closing
I'd
just
say
that
you
know
I'd
reiterate
that
these
are
modest
increases
on
an
individual
project
level,
but
collectively
they
allow,
for
you
know
very
significant
benefit
benefits
for
the
city.
That's
the
extent
of
my
prepared
remarks
and
I'll
stand
for
questions
if
any
before
we
turn
it
over
for
the
public
hearing.
I
A
All
right,
I
don't
see
any
council
members
asking
to
speak
so
with
that
I
will
open
up
the
public
hearing
first
off.
I
want
to
check
with
the
room
all
right.
The
record
will
reflect
that.
Nobody
in
the
room
wishes
to
speak
on
this
item
will
any
if
anybody
online
participating
in
the
zoom
call
would
like
to
to
testify
on
this
item.
Please
raise
your
virtual
hand
using
that
little
button.
A
I
H
Thank
you
excuse
me.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
mayor.
I
just
one
point
of
order
on
the
prior
item.
The
the
motion
I
think,
as
as
presented
or
as
voted
on
just
now
was
to
adopt,
and
I
just
wanted
to
confirm,
maybe
with
legal
we
we're
going
to
be
putting
that
that
ordinance
on
the
first
reading
calendar.
D
A
Is
that
we're
good
all
right?
We
have
leo
council
saying
yes
that
approved
it
for
a
vote
on
at
third
reading.
Okay,
yeah
great,
thank
you
and
just
for
the
future
reference.
That's
the
same
with
the
budget
hearing
yeah,
and
I
missed
it
on
this
one
yeah,
that's
okay,
so
we
will
now
eric
thanks
for
clarifying
that
for
the
record
and
now
go
ahead
and
share
with
us.
The
budget.
H
Great
thank
you
again,
mayor
members
of
the
council.
I'll
just
do
a
brief
overview
of
the
fiscal
year
21
budget.
Before
we
move
into
the
public
hearing
in
preparing
the
fiscal
year
21
budget,
there
were
really
three
overarching
goals
that
we
were
keeping
top
of
mind.
First,
protecting
our
financial
resources.
H
H
Third
and
finally,
there
were
some
targeted
investments
included
as
part
of
this
budget,
including
support
for
vulnerable
community
members.
There
were
a
number
of
strategic
investments
in
areas
such
as
housing,
accessibility
and
climate
innovation
in
looking
at
the
fiscal
year,
21
budget
across
all
funding
sources.
You
can
see
on
this
slide
here
that
the
general
fund
comprises
about
43
percent
of
the
555
million
dollar
budget,
not
including
the
contingent
appropriation,
the
second
largest
fund
being
the
airport
at
just
under
21.
H
Shifting
the
focus
to
the
general
fund
and
I'll
start
with
our
revenues,
the
fiscal
year
21
budgeted
revenues
are
just
south
of
239
million.
The
238.7
million
that
is
included
in
the
budget
is
approximately
one
percent
lower
than
the
fiscal
year.
2020
budget
you
can
see
on
the
pie
chart
that
property
taxes
make
up
a
little
bit
over
two-thirds
of
total
general
fund
revenues,
67.9
percent,
the
next
largest
categories
being
departmental
revenue
and
sales
tax.
H
If
you
look
to
the
right
hand
portion
of
this
slide,
you
can
see
the
year-over-year
changes
in
each
of
our
general
fund
revenue
categories
and
you'll
see
that
almost
across
the
board
revenues
are
projected
to
go
down
from
one
year
from
last
year
to
this
year,
primarily
associated
with
the
kobit
19
recession.
You
can
see
development
fees
and
sales
tax
with
double-digit,
year-over-year
declines,
fines
and
forfeitures
at
nine
percent.
Franchise
fees
at
eight
and
departmental
revenue
at
just
under
one
percent
drop.
H
The
property
tax
shows
a
one
point.
Six
percent
increase
now
included
in
that
one
point:
six
percent
increase
is
the
zero
percent
base
increase,
as
well
as
new
construction
and
annexation,
and
when
we
talk
about
new
construction
annexation
for
property
tax,
really,
what
we're
talking
about
is
growth
and
new
payers
into
the
system,
so
that
that
component
of
property
tax
represents
about
2.6
million
dollars
or
1.6
year-over-year
growth.
H
H
As
we
look
at
expenditures,
you
can
see
that
using
when
we
look
at
our
tax
resources,
public
safety
makes
up
approximately
50
50
cents
on
the
dollar,
for
every
dollar
that
we
receive,
with
the
next
largest
categories,
being
parks
and
recreation
at
about
12
cents,
our
capital
and
debt
transfers
at
just
under
seven
cents,
library
of
just
under
six
cents
and
contractual
services
at
just
under
five
cents.
Contractual
services
includes
primarily
the
city's
contribution
to
our
public
transportation
system
vrt.
H
H
As
we
look
at
the
expenditure
changes
from
fiscal
year
2021
as
compared
to
fiscal
year
2020,
we
have
a
series
of
expenditure
reductions
as
well
as
some
limited
expenditure
increases.
So
I'll
start
with
the
expenditure
reductions
and
just
highlight
at
a
very
high
level
what
those
are
as
part
of
this
budget.
We
have
implemented
what
we're
calling
position
level
budgeting.
H
As
part
of
this
budget.
There
is
a
reduced
rate
of
compensation
growth
for
employees
that
has
been
built
in
at
just
under
2.3
million
dollars,
and
then
there
has
been
an
additional
reduction
target
of
2
million
dollars
built
into
the
budget
that
represents
about
one
percent
of
the
fiscal
year,
21
budget
for
various
initiatives
and
various
various
items
throughout
the
course
of
the
budget
and
included
in
the
budget
document.
There
was
about
four
hundred
thousand
of
that
two
two
million
dollars
identified.
H
We
anticipate
that
the
remaining
1.6
million
would
be
brought
forward
for
city
council
recommendation
or
city
council
discussion
and
feedback
over
the
course
of
the
next
six
months.
In
terms
of
expenditure
increases,
there
is
some
limited
normal
growth
as
you
look
at
personnel
salaries
and
benefit
costs
have
increased
our
non-personnel
or
mno.
H
In
most
instances
there
is
flat
growth
or
negative
growth.
There
are
a
couple
of
categories
insurance
and
software
maintenance,
where
we
have
seen
cost
increases
included
in
the
fiscal
year.
21
budget
are
a
series
of
city-wide
and
departmental
strategic
investments.
Those
investments
are
outlined
on
pages
37
through
50
of
the
budget
document.
H
We
have
established
a
kovic
19
reserve
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year.
21
budget
of
2.6
million
dollars
that
covet
19
reserve
could
be
used
for
multiple,
multiple
things.
It
could
offset
revenue
reductions
if
we
continue
to
see
impacts
to
the
economy.
Above
and
beyond
what
has
been
built
into
our
revenue
forecasts.
H
Finally,
we
do
have
some
funding
allocated
for
departmental
workload,
initiatives,
800
000,
that
funding
has
not
been
allocated
specifically
to
any
one
purpose.
Quite
yet
the
the
thought
being
that
we
want
to
see
how
the
the
economy
holds
up.
We
want
to
see
how
successful
we
are
in
realizing
the
savings
that
have
been
included
as
part
of
this
budget
and
to
the
degree
that
we
are
successful
in
realizing
those
savings
and
that
our
revenues
look
like
we
are
going
to
meet
the
budgeted
numbers.
H
As
we
look
at
other
funds
included
in
the
budget,
capital
funds
receive
the
majority
of
their
funding
from
the
general
fund
through
an
annual
transfer.
We
also
have
included
in
that
category
our
foothills
and
open
space
levy
and
our
impact
fees.
As
we
look
at
look
at
our
capital
funds,
we
have
budgeted
revenues
of
19
million
and
expenditures
of
just
under
30
million,
the
majority
of
which
are
for
capital
construction
projects,
as
we
look
at
the
airport
revenues
of
just
under
37
million
in
expenses
of
approximately
115
million.
H
H
A
I'm
welcome
both
in
person
and
virtually
when
I
call
you
I'll,
let
you
know
who's
next,
so
that
you're
ready
to
come
up
and
then,
when
you
read
your
name
and
number
name
and
address
into
the
record
and
if
at
all
possible,
if
you're
able
to
just
reach
the
mic
as
it
is,
that's
better
for
all
of
us.
But
if
you
have
to
move
it,
I
think
that
there's
hand
sanitizer
there.
If
there
isn't,
I
have
there
is
not
if
so,
oh
great,
so
there's
some
over
here.
A
K
K
K
You
need
to
fund
that
more
by
the
way,
just
a
little
side
side
thing
there.
We
need
to
see
more
of
that
one
of
the
things
that
is
striking
about
the
city
of
boise
and
the
police.
Here
this
is
my
third
chief
chief
lee
welcome.
Wherever
you
are
and
20
years
in
going
through
watching,
what's
what's
been
happening
with
with
our
police,
I
watch
them
every
day
I
work
downtown
and
I
live
downtown.
I
get
to
see
them
interact
with
a
lot
of
different
people.
K
K
A
B
A
A
L
L
So
I
think
adding
some
kind
of
footnote
to
that
effect
would
strengthen
the
process.
The
other
one
is
a
lack
of
discussion
on
any
kind
of
intergovernmental
transfers
or
one-time
sources
of
payment,
with
all
the
news
going
on
about
funding
from
the
federal
government
going
to
the
states
stories
in
the
press.
L
Honestly,
I
don't
know
if
the
city
is
due
any
funds
that
might
be
held
up
at
the
state
level,
some
kind
of
footnote
or
discussion
on
the
budget
and
what
it
might
affect
the
city
in
that
area
would
be
helpful.
And,
finally,
I
would
say
on
the
assumptions
the
budget
makes
some
assumptions
as
far
as
jobs
and
unemployment
stating
the
federal
reserve
has
said
that
some
of
these
job
losses
might
be
permanent.
L
L
And
if
you
go
back
to
the
federal
reserve
on
the
12th
district's
economic
page,
they
will
tell
you
that
in
times
like
this
in
recession,
there
is
a
lag
and
if
these
losses
are
truly
long-term
and
permanent,
then
there's
going
to
be
foreclosures
and,
as
we
saw
in
2008
to
2011
a
great
recession
in
the
ada
county
and
greater
valley
area,
those
property
assessments
went
down.
So
you
cannot
have
a
four
percent
increase
if
you
believe
in
your
assumptions
that
those
job
losses
are
permanent,
so
that
has
to
be
adjusted
or
looked
into
it.
L
There
are
several
statements
out
there
from
a
governmental
accounting
standing
boards
position,
papers,
1
and
34
that
speak
to
variance
reports
for
city
and
there's
a
professor
out
of
harvard
kennedy,
school,
linda
blyle,
who
teaches
on
this
that
this
is
a
best
practice,
and
I
think
that
all
that
does
is
add
for
transparency
in
the
process,
so
the
citizens
and
the
board
members
can
oversee
the
budget
practices
more
succinctly
with
that
I'll
end.
My
statement,
thank
you.
Thank.
M
M
M
M
M
I
think,
there's
something
to
say
about
us,
not
just
rushing
into
it.
Some
cities
have
done
across
the
country
in
an
effort
to
automatically
please
their
citizens.
So
I
get
that
and
I
understand
it
so
I
hope
that
in
giving
and
giving
patients
you're
able
to
reallocate
some
funding
and
do
it
do
it
really
well
you're
able
to
lead
in
this,
and
I
ask
that
you
do
that
and
I
think
the
city
has
the
resources
and
the
ability
to
gather
that
data
and
see
the
needs
really
clearly.
M
I
have
a
full
understanding
that
you
guys
do
not
control
school,
counseling
and
and
how
that
and
how
and
how
those
people
are
hired
and
do
their
jobs.
But
I
think
that
your
influence
is
wide,
and
so
in
that
vein,
I'll
just
say
that
you
do
have
a
little
bit
of
a
control
or
some
control
over
sros
and
being
able
to
influence
that
process
and
speak
to
it
and
remove
those
people
in
hopes
that
more
school
counselors
are
added.
M
I
funded
inclusive,
idaho,
it's
pretty
new,
a
lot
of
people
kind
of
know
about
it
now,
and
I
did
that
in
hopes
to
do
the
very
work
that
I'm
talking
about
so
to
elevate
inclusivity
in
our
education
system
and
in
our
city
in
policing
and
elevate
mental
health
care,
and
so
I'm
not
here
today
to
tell
you
guys
that
I
think
you're
doing
a
terrible
job.
That
isn't
my
goal,
but
I
am
here
to
let
you
know
that
I
think
that
we
can
do
better.
D
D
in
the
20
days
that
our
new
chief
of
police
has
been
here,
he's
already
come
up
with
a
proposal,
and
that
is
to
triple
the
size
of
our
mental
health
unit
at
the
police
department,
from
one
mental
health
team,
which
is
an
officer
and
a
mental
health
specialist
to
another,
with
another
mental
health
team,
another
officer
and
mental
health
specialist,
but
also
adding
a
crisis
coordinating
team
which
would
then
take
the
folks
who've,
been
met
by
the
mental
health
team
and
try
to
get
them
into
longer
term
care
or
services.
If
they
need
them.
D
I
know
it's
just
a
beginning
and
to
your
point,
I,
as
you
can
see
on
the
wall
there,
one
of
our
values
is
there's
nothing.
We
can't
do
better.
I
believe
that
value
to
my
core
and
believe
that
we
can
in
fact
do
better
and
do
more.
But
my
question
for
you
tonight
is:
is
that
a
beginning
that
begins
to
make
sense
for
some
of
the
things
that
you've
been
asking
for
and
have
seen.
A
That
thank
you
very
much.
I
asked
that
alice
and
tate
be
ready
for
a
question,
but
then
the
council
president
did
bring
up
the
changes
that
were
proposed
but
allison.
If
you'll
just
hold
tight,
you
can
turn
off
your
camera
if
you're
not
wanting
to
like
be
on
the
camera,
but
before
we're
here
before
we
close,
I
might
just
ask
you
to
provide
some
additional
information
clarifying
comments.
A
A
N
Madam
mayor
council,
president
council
members,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
testify
this
evening,
and
I
know
I've
shared
a
lot
of
thoughts
with
you
prior
to
this
and
I'm
here
as
a
local
area,
minister,
as
a
unitarian
universalist
and
as
part
of
an
interfaith
clergy
coalition,
who
is
beginning
to
gather,
to
explore
questions
around
racial
justice
and
how
our
community
can
address
that.
And
I
know
that
you
are
very
aware
of
this
moment
of
national
reckoning
and
the
threat
of
violence
for
speaking
truth
to
power.
That
threat.
That's
just
outside
our
walls.
N
We
must
do
more,
especially
now.
Now
is
the
time
to
examine
how
we
direct
our
resources
to
best
meet
the
needs
of
our
diverse
community,
and
so
I
am
asking
you
not
to
increase
the
bpg
budget,
especially
considering.
Overall
revenue
is
down,
especially
in
the
time
of
covid
with
the
future
is
uncertain.
N
Instead,
I'm
asking
you
to
redirect
that
roughly
1.4
million
increase
and
invest
in
alternative
strategies
of
response
and
support
in
our
community
for
the
most
vulnerable
among
us,
voices
have
been
crying
out.
Stories
have
been
shared
and
you
have
an
incredible
opportunity
to
provide
brave
and
bold
leadership
and
to
support
creative
initiatives
and
alternatives
and
to
truly
become
that
one
city
for
the
common
good,
and
there
are
a
host
of
possibilities.
N
N
O
O
I'm
brent
coles.
I
live
at
6780
casa,
real
boise,
idaho.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
this
evening.
I
have
a
four-year
review
a
copy
of
last
year's
testimony
and
it
stays
pretty
much
the
same.
Let
me
review
and
highlight
just
a
couple
of
items.
First
of
all,
looking
at
the
comprehensive
annual
financial
report,
the
kafir
report-
I
just
briefly
looked
at
it
today.
O
Your
net
position
is
1
billion,
5
million
nice
position
to
be
in
your
total
fund
balance
of
140
million
dollars.
Your
position
last
year
was
924
million,
so
80
million
dollar
increase
in
in
your
position
this
year.
That
is
revenue
over
expenses,
80
million
dollars
good
job.
There
is
money
there
in
your
budget
and
you've
allocated
it
and
I'd
like
to
support
and
speak
in
favor
of
a
couple
of
the
items
that
we
talked
about
last
year.
O
O
After
talking
about
this
and
throughout
the
campaign
the
then
former
chief
went
in
and
hired
10
additional
officers.
Further
review
found
that
that
was
filling
10
positions
that
had
been
vacant,
so
we
weren't
adding
additional
officers
at
that
time.
Now
I
don't
have
the
latest
details.
I
don't
know
where
you
are
in
adding
additional
officers,
but
I
do
know
that
community
policing,
I
understand,
is
a
priority
for
this
mayor
and
council.
Community
policing
takes
additional
officers.
The
mental
health
officers
takes
additional
officers
totally
support
those
positions.
O
School
resource
officers
was
something
we
were
funding
back
in
the
90s.
We
went
into
the
high
schools
junior
highs
and
we
had
a
plan
to
go
into
the
elementary
schools
that
changes
that
changes,
but
those
are
positions
that
were
for
the
purpose
of
police
officers
and
young
people
getting
to
know
the
officers
the
officers
getting
to
know
young
people
and
working
together
serving
together,
not
necessarily
for
enforcement,
but
for
relationship
building.
I
believe
that
could
still
be
a
priority
for
our
community.
O
O
We've
had
some
very
significant
unfortunate
incidences
in
our
community.
One
occurred
last
year
when
a
three-year-old's
birthday
party
was
impacted
by
a
maniac
and
that
maniac
was
there
for
four
minutes
before
a
police
officer
could
get
there.
It
requires
personnel,
it
requires
well-trained
officers.
You
have
the
budget
for
training,
to
have
the
personnel
on
the
streets
and
to
have
the
kind
of
response
time
that
we
were
hoping
for
back
in
the
90s
as
we
were
building
then.
Finally,
your
fire
department
wholeheartedly
support
additional
police
or
excuse
me
fire
stations.
O
You
really
need
two
stations.
The
plan
was
to
have
two
out
in
the
northwest
one
on
bogart
or
duncan,
and
one
in
pierce
park.
I
see
you're
going
to
build
one
on
bogart.
You
need
six
new
fire
stations.
You
need
personnel,
you
need
four
in
each
one
of
your
engine
companies,
you
talk
about
mental
health
issues
and
issues
for
our
firefighters
and
the
responses
that
they
have
to
maintain
and
the
difficulty
and
stresses
in
their
jobs.
Please
add
more
firefighters
and
more
police
officers
give
them
the
opportunity
to
serve
and
serve
well.
A
A
Great,
thank
you
yeah,
we'll
we'll
pick
that
up
for
the
record
appreciate
it
all
right
with
that.
We
are
going
to
move
into
the
virtual
portion
of
the
hearing,
I'm
going
to
go
in
order
with
of
the
people
that
I
have
on
the
list
and
then,
after
that,
we
will
hear
from
anyone
else
who
raises
their
hand.
So
first
suzanne
stone.
P
Welcome
hello,
erica
schofield,
7363
west
limelight
court.
I
have
submitted
written
testimony
for
specific
items
in
the
budget,
so
I'll
be
speaking
about
the
major
cost
driver
behind
the
three
percent
annual
budget
increase
that
has
been
taken
in
the
past,
because
the
public
deserves
to
understand
the
reasons
behind
this.
P
As
the
city
can
choose
to
control
this
public
records
show
the
annual
3
budget
increase
is
tied
to
what
is
considered
to
be
a
legacy
program
where
city
employees
have
become
accustomed
to
an
annual
automatic
three
percent
pay
increase
each
year,
which
is
separate
from
a
merit-based
raise
as
a
property
tax
payer.
I
find
this
troubling
as
this
has
occurred
for
the
past
16
years
and
is
not
how
the
three
percent
budget
increase
is
usually
explained
to
the
public.
P
The
need
for
this
increase
tends
to
be
explained,
as
the
costs
for
existing
services
have
increased
without
the
additional
fact
that
the
increase
is
directly
tied
to
city's
employees,
expectations
for
an
automatic
raise
and
when
city
council
members
shift
the
focus
of
this
issue.
To
quote
helping
the
public
understand
what
a
lower
property
tax
increase
would
mean.
City
services.
Unquote.
This
disguises
the
issue
by
alluding
to
an
idea
that
an
automatic
decrease
or
loss
in
services
would
occur,
which
is
not
necessarily
true.
P
But
no
one
touched
this
hot
potato
now
the
crimea
has
to-
and
I
greatly
appreciate
that
she
has
decided
to
take
on
this
long
needed
change.
This
is
a
tough
one.
It's
not
fiscally
sustainable,
though
so
it
needs
to
be
done.
The
iron
laws
of
mathematics
are
brutal,
a
three
percent
compounding
cost
chews
up
the
bottom
line
faster
and
faster
each
year.
I
realize
this
change
in
expectations
is
concerning
to
the
employees,
but
the
alternative
should
be
far
more
concerning
future
cutbacks
and
layoffs
if
this
recession
continues,
which
that
did
occur
in
the
last
recession.
P
In
closing
this
comes
down
to
the
basic
fact
that
we
are
all
in
this
together.
At
this
time,
many
citizens
have
lost
their
job,
have
used
up
any
savings.
They
had
and
have
also
lost
their
health
insurance
coverage,
and
some
may
even
lose
the
rooftop
over
their
head.
These
individuals
would
most
likely
be
more
than
happy
to
be
employed
by
the
city,
even
without
an
annual
automatic
three
percent
pay
increase.
P
A
Q
Q
First,
the
budget
documentation
claims
fiscal
responsibility
and
aggressive
expense
management,
but
still
contains
a
1.6
percent
increase
in
the
property
tax
budget
and
many
new
or
significantly
increased
user
fees,
as
was
discussed
previously
in
today's
difficult
times.
It's
my
feeling
that
boise
should
tighten
its
belt,
not
increase
or
even
maintain
the
current
property
tax
level.
Adding
new
programs
and
administrative
head
count.
I
believe,
fte
increase
is
19
in
this
budget
I
believe,
is
inappropriate.
Q
Examples
of
these
programs
are
the
alternative,
transportation
culture
campaign,
the
day
care
plan
for
city
employees,
the
city
go
program,
eviction,
prevention
program,
human
rights,
commission,
climate
economy,
accelerator,
energy
and
water,
efficiency
for
vulnerable
populations,
environmental
justice
and
health
equity
baseline
report.
My
final
concern
and
reason
for
being
opposed
to
this
budget
is
that
the
budget
is
the
mayor
and
council's
blueprint
for
boise's
future.
The
programs
I
listed
above
have
the
common
theme
of
expanding
the
reach
size,
impact
and
cost
of
our
city
government.
Q
Q
The
door
is
left
open
in
the
future
to
add
foregone
balances
to
the
millions
of
dollars
and
plus
a
three
percent
tax
increase
and
new
construction
tax
over
the
next
several
years
and
lays
the
foundation
to
spend
millions
on
social
engineering
programs
in
our
city.
For
that
reason,
I
do
not
support
the
2021
budget.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you.
R
R
R
R
I
would
also
explore
you
to
look
into
creating
an
anonymous
citizen
investigative
commission
to
support
the
office
of
police
oversight
and
ensuring
that
anonymity
and
compensation
down
the
road
as
two
elements
that
ensure
that
this
sort
of
commission
is
successful,
are
our
options
that
are
on
the
table
in
expanding
that
role
and
then
just
to
reiterate
some
points
that
have
been
made
previously.
I
wholeheartedly
support
initiatives
to
expand
trainings
and
other
initiatives
related
to
mental
and
behavioral
health
within
the
boise
police
department.
R
E
E
R
E
I
S
A
Thank
you,
crispin
very
much
appreciate
it
and
I'll
just
say,
while
the
chief
wasn't
able
to
join
us
tonight,
because
he's
otherwise
indisposed
the
allison
tate
is
with
us
this
evening
and
she
well
I'm
sure,
take
back
your
suggestions
to
the
chief,
as
this
is
a
really
important
part
of
the
conversation
with
him
and
his
new
role,
the
council
and
the
community,
the
different
things
we
ought
to
look
at
to
improve,
improve
the
way
we
deliver
services
and
keep
our
people
safe.
So
thanks
so
much
for
those
suggestions.
A
J
The
mayor's
2021
spending
plan
calls
for
1.6
increase
in
the
overall
property
tax
budget.
I
would
note
that
this
increase
is
part
of
a
12.3
percent
increase
in
the
property
tax
budget.
Since
fiscal
year
2018.,
the
mayor
is
proposing
a
2.6
million
increase
over
the
current
year.
It
is
easy
to
point
out
why
this
spending
increase
is
not
needed,
simply
turn
to
page
37,
the
proposed
budget
to
see
a
catalog
of
what
we
believe
is
wasteful
spending.
J
Fifty
thousand
dollars
for
multilingual
signage,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
training
capacity
initiatives,
which
is
very
vaguely
defined
as
using
technology
to
improve
how
the
city
engages
the
community.
A
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
city
go
downtown
mobility,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
day
care
plan
for
city
employees,
360
000.
For
more.
I
t,
staffing,
100
000
for
training
in
the
development
of
policies
and
procedures
for
diversity,
equity,
inclusion
thousand
dollars
for
strategic
planning
framework
and
development.
J
J
We
believe
it's
important
that
boise
residents
realize
that
this
laundry
list
of
new
spending
in
many
cases,
just
the
opening
bids
for
much
much
more
spending.
For
example,
the
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
human
rights
commission
is
just
a
study,
as
is
the
hundred
thousand
for
day
care
city
employees.
Kids,
the
final
bill:
should
these
programs
get
off
the
ground
will
be
much
higher.
J
A
J
A
D
A
All
right,
oh
and
I
did
want
to
say
we
see
a
david
de
haas
logged
in
this
evening
and
on
our
list
we
had
a
nathan
de
haas
who
planned
to
speak
to
an
appeal
cup,
20-14
and
cup
20-15.
If
this,
if
david
de
haas
is
the
same
as
nathan
dahas,
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
we
we
deferred
those
until
july
28th.
We
just
noticed
you
were
here
or
we
would
have
let
you
know
sooner.
A
T
T
I
am
it's
not
only
homeowners
who
suffer
from
property
taxes
increasing
each
year,
but
renters
too,
regardless
of
the
way
property
taxes
are
figured.
The
truth
is
that
many
low,
fixed
income
house
household
study
homeowners
cannot
afford
to
keep
their
homes
and
they're
squeezed
out.
This
is
wrong.
It's
not
a
boise
value
that
only
the
well
endowed
should
be
able
to
live
here.
T
We
need
real
and
serious
up
and
down
the
line
budget
reductions,
I'm
not
at
all,
suggesting
that
cuts
should
become
from
protective
services
that
taxpayers
expect
of
city
government.
Please
fire
first
responders.
They
are
essential
personnel
in
a
way
that
no
one
else
is
they
should
get
the
best
and
first
consideration
in
any
boise
budget.
They
should
be
the
only
additional
personnel
allowed.
T
First,
no
new
hires
outside
essential
city
protectors
for
now
also
for
next
year,
do
not
invest
in
the
following
alternative
transportation,
culture
campaign
city,
go
accessibility,
improvements,
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
program;
human
rights,
commission
scope,
urban
pathway,
master
plan,
carbon
neutral
city
operations,
climate
economy,
accelerator
and
energy
program
manager,
solar
solar
project
scoping,
nor
daycare,
seed
funding
for
city
employees.
We
simply
cannot
afford
them.
Thank
you.
A
A
U
I
believe
it
is
the
first
time
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
addressing
this
body
since
its
change
in
composition.
During
the
campaign
I
volunteered
on
mayor
maclean's
campaign,
even
at
the
best
of
times.
I
know
that
pursuing
parts
of
our
shared
ambitious
agenda
will
take
time,
negotiation
and
community
building,
as
we
do
so,
we
must
jealously
guard
public
resources
to
ensure
maximum
efficiency
when
spending
tax
dollars.
U
Anything
less
is
a
dare
election
of
duty.
I
would
note
the
outs
that,
in
my
review
of
the
agenda
packet
for
tonight's
meeting,
the
actual
101
page
fiscal
year,
21
budget
document
is
not
included.
The
agenda
packet
is
1579
pages
long
and
lists
related
documents
in
the
order
listed
on
the
agenda.
The
third
and
fourth
to
last
pages
are
a
member
about
the
fee
increase
agenda
item
9.4
the
budget
is
9.5.
U
The
last
two
pages
appear
to
be
the
city's
attempt
to
include
documentation
about
the
budget
agenda
item
but,
unlike
the
other
agenda,
items
include
no
preferences
memo.
All
that
is
included
is
a
two-page
budget
summary
that
appears
from
the
public
notice
portion
of
the
statement
statesman's
website.
U
U
If
you
reviewed
the
101-page
document,
why
wasn't
it
included
in
the
agenda
packet
whether
its
inclusion
is
strictly
required
under
idaho's
public
meeting
laws
is
irrelevant.
You
should
offer
the
documents
that
form
the
basis
of
your
opinions
in
the
agenda
packet
so
that
those
offering
public
testimony
make
arguments
that
will
address
your
concerns
or
preconceived
notions
in
reviewing
the
proposed
budget
and
attached
statements.
I
was
encouraged
to
see
that
boise
is
attempting
to
meet
the
moment
as
we
continue
to
grapple
with
the
presence
and
effects
of
implicit
bias,
systemic
racism
and
white
supremacy.
U
It
is
obvious
and
imperative
that
this
discussion
start
and
end
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
However,
looking
at
the
police
budget
items
called
out
by
the
mayor
in
their
summary,
it
is
apparent
that
our
professed
commitment
to
the
movement
for
black
lives
has
failed
to
adequately
extend
to
our
spending
priorities.
U
Extending
the
life
of
fleet
vehicles
will
save
money,
but
not
address
any
underlying
problems.
More
problematic
is
the
proposal
regarding
school
resource
officers.
Again,
while
getting
funding
for
this
program
from
the
school
districts
will
save
the
city
money,
it
does
nothing
to
address
the
clear
and
present
danger
posed
by
criminalizing
activity
in
school.
That
would
have
been
punished
with
detention
30
years
ago.
U
In
all
likelihood,
sharing
the
costs
with
the
school
district
will
exacerbate
the
problem,
as
sros
become
an
ever
increasing
light
item
on
the
city's
and
school
district's
budgets
calls
to
fund
the
police
are
obviously
hyperbolic,
but
symbolically
so
in
a
country
with
an
important
number
of
school
shootings.
Armed
police
on
campus
may
make
sense,
but
we
don't
need
to
expand
to
a
keystone,
xl
size,
school-to-prison
pipeline.
U
I
hope
that
no
member
of
the
council
reflexively
dismisses
this
criticism
as
coming
from
a
small
group
of
loud
people.
The
public
notice
for
this
hearing
explicitly
says
that
written
and
oral
comments
about
the
proposed
budget
are
welcome.
I
hope
it
got
the
expectation
that
all
comments
would
be
simple
expressions
of
agreement
or
ascent.
U
A
Thanks,
mr
master
questions
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much,
so
we
have
two
hand
raised.
I'm
gonna
go
with
david
de
haas
first
since
I,
since
I
called
out
that
you
were
here
so
oh
now,
we
have
a
third
one.
That's
great!
Oh
some
more
well!
Somebody
will
facilitate
that.
But
first,
let's
start
with
david
de
haas.
V
V
V
Let
me
share
with
you
a
story
of
a
couple
now
in
their
80s
who
worked
very
hard,
all
their
lives,
saving
and
scrimping.
They
worked
hard
many
times
finding
money
for
their
own
budget
was
difficult.
They
saved
a
big
risk
to
buy
a
fourplex.
This
four
plex
serves
the
lowest
income
earners
in
our
community.
Did
all
repairs
and
leasing
kept
the
property
in
great
shape
if
you
instituted
a
way
to
prevent
them
from
being
able
to
evict
tenants
who
wish
to
take
advantage.
V
This
couple
means
that
they
have
less
money
spent
on
keeping
the
apartment
up,
buy
carpet
pay
for
lawn
care,
pay
their
taxes,
their
taxes
keep
going
up.
This
couple
is
now
retired
they're
in
their
80s,
and
they
take
no
handouts
from
the
government
they're
up.
They
rely
upon
this
money
to
pay
for
their
living
if
they
are
prevented
on
not
being
able
to
evict.
You
increase
the
cost
to
run
this
property
further
by
increasing
the
cost
to
run
their
fourplex.
Now
you
can
increase
their
rents
overall
for
the
class
you
wish
to
protect.
V
I
ask
you
strike
this
line
item
from
the
budget
further
in
the
budget.
Each
year
you
spend
millions
on
giving
money
to
non-profits.
I
don't
see
how
this
is
the
role
of
city
government,
taking
our
tax
dollars
and
giving
that
money
for
non-essential
services
is
a
disservice
to
the
community
in
a
waste
of
taxpayer.
Money
nonprofits
should
seek
money
for
those
who
support
their
service.
I
ask
you
strike
all
monies
to
non-profits.
V
V
I
ask
that
you
also
forego
the
ability
to
claw
back
the
three
percent
increase
this
year.
Each
year
our
business
seeks
to
eliminate
costs.
We
always
find
three
to
ten
percent.
We
can
cut
or
increase
efficiency
government
should
do
the
same
further.
I
see
that
you're
allowing
5g
high-speed
internet
towers
to
go
in
without
collecting
revenue
from
these
towers
under
title
1
of
the
fcc.
V
F
F
That's
not
to
prevent
landowners
from
evicting
bad
tenants,
that's
to
assist
renters,
who
may
be
in
a
situation
where
they're
unable
to
pay
their
rent,
for
whatever
reason
that
might
be.
So
it's
not
it's
not
to
fight
evictions,
it's
to
assist
people
so
that
they
don't
become
homeless.
So
I
just
wanted
to
provide
that
clarification.
F
A
W
W
I
you
know
this
is
a
really
small
piece
of
testimony
compared
to
the
other
items
that
have
been
brought
up,
but
I
reviewed
the
proposed
city
budget
and
I
do
have
a
concern.
I
spent
the
first
part
of
my
career
in
the
energy
industry,
specifically
in
utility
services.
So
it's
not
what
I
do
now.
I
don't
have
a
professional
interest
in
this.
It's
just
something
that
I
know
a
lot
about.
W
First,
what
assumptions
were
made
about
the
internal
locator
as
well
as
the
external
contracts?
How
were
all
of
these
costs?
Reallocated
vehicle
equipment,
training,
certification,
ticket
management
and,
probably,
most
importantly,
liability
insurance.
How
many
locators
are
currently
performing
the
work
that
will
be
brought
internal
and
where
is
the
locator
coming
from?
Who
will
replace
them?
W
Has
the
city
plan
for
finding
the
right
person
and
how
much
will
that
cost?
In
addition
to
all
of
the
costs
mentioned
above?
What
about
the
administrative
costs
and
the
ongoing
management
of
the
locating?
Who
will
be
dispatching
the
work
paying
for
the
8-1-1
service
paying
for
ticket
software
and
managing
it
and
who
will
manage
the
necessary
certifications
for
the
locator
and
ensure
they're
up
to
date?
W
26
000
in
reduced,
spend,
as
I'm
sure
you
know,
hiring
an
external
contractor
means
they
have
to
carry
the
substantial
liability
associated
with
utility,
locating
as
well
as
the
cost
listed
above,
essentially
meaning
that
the
costs
you
pay
currently
are
your
all-in
costs
where,
if
you
bring
in
an
internal
locator,
their
salary
and
equipment
is
just
the
beginning
cost.
Ultimately,
what
often
happens
with
outsource
locating
moving
internal
is
an
eventual
shift
back
to
contracted,
locating
at
a
higher
cost
than
the
original
contract.
W
A
X
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
members
of
council.
My
name
is
jasmine
quesada
and
I
am
a
local
school
teacher.
I
have
worked
for
nine
years
at
a
school
where
families
and
children
have
been
crying
for
help
where
amazing,
educators
and
staff
focus
on
not
only
educating
our
students
but
on
making
sure
that
the
needs
of
our
families
for
counseling
mental
health
and
safety
are
met.
X
Instead,
I
am
asking
for
there
not
to
be
an
increase
in
the
boise
police
department
budget
this
year
and
instead
to
use
that
1.4
million
to
develop
a
separate
mental
behavior
response
team.
As
ms
clegg
mentioned
earlier,
I
am
aware
that
voice
police
department
is
proposing
to
add
additional
behavioral
health
teams.
However,
I
don't
believe
that
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
X
I
believe
it
is
a
step
forward
in
the
same
direction.
We
don't
need
those
services
to
be
under
the
police
umbrella
if
the
counselor
is
accompanied
by
the
police.
This
will
add
to
the
dramatic
effect.
I
can
tell
you
that
as
an
educator
who
frequently
sees
school
resource
officers
at
my
elementary
school,
I
can
tell
you
that
these
children
are
not
building
relationships
with
officers.
They
are
developing
fear.
X
A
Y
Y
Y
Y
There
will
be
future
years
with
less
crisis.
We
all
hope
and
we
will
probably
have
immense
lagging
needs
due
to
the
reductions
now
and
possibly
next
year.
It
is
very
prudent
on
your
part
to
retain
this
option.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
testify
and
thank
you
for
giving
serious
consideration
to
this
budget.
Y
The
only
new
footnote,
I
would
add
is
I
just
listened
to
miss
bayless
on
the
utility
locator
in-house
responsibility
versus
contracting.
I
think
she
raised
valuable
points,
so
I
hope
you
will
further
examine
that
before
this
ordinance
and
budget
goes
to
third
hearing
to
perhaps
reconsider
the
impacts
of
that
and
whether
all
costs
are
truly
accounted
for.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Z
Z
The
some
of
these
decisions
might
feel
risky
to
you,
but
that
is
because,
with
the
exception
of
council
person,
sanchez
you're
all
members
of
the
dominant
culture
and
as
much
as
you
make
sincere
efforts
to
understand
the
concerns
of
the
bipod
community.
Your
instincts
are
still
being
driven
by
dominant
culture
perspectives,
for
example.
I
think
we
are
all
in
agreement
that
law
enforcement
has
been
overly
burdened
with
calls
that
would
be
better
handled
by
mental
and
behavioral
health
specialists
right.
We
all
agree
on
that.
Z
That's
been
a
national
trend
for
decades,
as
comprehensive
social
services
have
been
slashed,
and
if
that
was
the
only
issue,
then
having
the
boise
police
department
designate.
Some
positions
for
behavioral
health
specialists
would
be
a
good
solution,
but
that
plan
goes
against
the
fundamental
concern
that
the
greater
bipap
community
has
with
the
law
enforcement
system
in
general.
That's
why
that's
not
actually
a
good
plan,
because
it
is
still
expanding
the
law
enforcement
system
in
purview.
Z
The
law
enforcement
system
was
historically
created
from
slave
patrol
right.
That's
a
little
history.
We
know
that
it
was
a
way
to
protect
the
safety
and
interest
of
white
folks.
It
was
not
designed
to
serve
all
people
in
the
community
and
over
time
we've
made
efforts
to
have
it
be
more
inclusive,
but
we
still
have
warehouses
of
footage
and
data
reports
that
show
us
that
this
system
is
inherently
fraught
with
a
full
spectrum
from
overt
racism
to
implicit
bias
across
the
nation.
We
know
this
our
own
idaho,
aclu
2020
report.
Z
That's
called
a
blueprint
for
justice.
It
confirms
the
disproportionate
percentage
of
black
and
brown
people
that
are
arrested,
and
that
coincides
with
our
former
police
chief
bill
bones,
who
openly
admitted
that
he
knew
there
was
implicit
bias
within
the
boise
police
department,
which
is
why
he
was
working
so
hard
to
do
those
trainings.
We
know
that
this
is
a
problem
within
our
community
here.
So
what
do
we
do
about
it?
Z
Well,
we
stop
increasing
and
expanding
police
involvement
and
instead
actively
put
resources
behind
other
ways
to
envision
community
safety,
especially
prevention
and
sustainable,
supports
that
reduce
the
need
for
crisis
intervention
in
the
first
place.
Safety
is
important
to
all
of
us.
We
all
agree
on
that,
but
law
enforcement
is
not
the
only
way
to
increase
safety
and
for
a
valuable
portion
of
our
population.
Law
enforcement
is
the
opposite
of
safety,
and
when
do
those
needs
start
to
matter
and
finally,
in
closing
now
is
our
time.
Z
And
if
you
approve
a
plan
that
assigns
behavioral
health
specialists
who
are
under
the
umbrella
of
the
boise
police
department
to
be
the
ones
in
charge
of
responding
to
community
crisis,
then
you're
effectively
sealing
the
direction
that
this
community
is
headed,
which
is
increasingly
police-based
system,
and
we
wonder
why
people
are
protesting
and
that's
why?
When
do
our
concerns
and
lived
experiences,
get
treated
like
they
matter?
Z
A
S
S
S
I
would
ask
if
you
could
perhaps
develop
a
little
bit
more
of
the
vision.
I
completely
understand
what
you're
talking
about
in
terms
of
having
concern
about
having
more
mental
health
professionals
housed
under
the
boise
police
department.
What
is
it
that
you
would
envision
as
an
alternative
to
that.
Z
Thank
you,
council
person
sanchez,
so
I
do
have
about
20
years
of
experience
as
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker
in
the
community,
and
I
worked
with
ada
county
juvenile
court
and
ran
their
mental
health
screening
team,
and
what
I
would
say
is
the
best
thing
about
that
team.
Was
it
involved
people
from
many
different
agencies,
so
there
was
no
one
solution.
Really
it
was
people
from
health
and
welfare
on
a
regional
level
coming
in
with
people
that
were
coming
from
specific
youth
and
family
centers
people
that
represented
school
district.
S
S
I
I
do
believe
that,
when
folks
are
in
are
having
a
crisis
that
part
of
the
reason
they
may
not
reach
out
for
help
is
because
they
know
that
there's
gonna
be
a
criminal
aspect
to
it
that
a
police
officer
has
to
be
involved
and
that's
frightening.
I
mean,
if
you're
already
having
a
crisis
to
then
introduce
an
element
where
somebody
can
use
a
gun
on
you.
They
can
use
violets
on
you
and
it's
state
sanctioned.
S
A
AA
Thank
you.
The
last
time
I
got
to
address
this
body
was
last
year
when
we
were
discussing
climate
change
and
the
city's
plan
for
the
climate,
and
it's
very
disappointing
to
hear
some
seemingly
older
citizens,
chime
in
with
their
archaic
views
that
we
should
not
be
funding
climate
change
solutions.
I
like
the
ones
that
are
listed
in
line
item
budgets,
but
I'm
not
really
here
to
talk
about
that,
except
to
say
that
we
are
on
track
to
fail
with
that
goal
of
being
carbon
neutral.
AA
AA
It
is
not
hyperbolic.
We
should
not
be
funding
a
force
that
is
criminalizing
harassing
and
selectively
enforcing
laws.
If
you
look
outside
of
the
doors
of
city
council
tonight
where
there
was
essentially
a
clan
rally
going
on
and
that's
not
a
hyperbole
either
looking
at
the
massive
amount
of
people
who
are
not
wearing
masks
and
not
being
cited,
not
being
warned
by
law
enforcement
that
they
should
be
wearing
masks,
it's
completely
inappropriate
and
it's
indicative
of
how
law
enforcement
abuses
their
power
in
order
to
maintain
it.
AA
With
regard
to
mental
health
and
the
shifting
of
budget
budgetary
funds
to
the
police
department
for
mental
health
should
not
be
the
framework
that
we
are
working
in
as
lita
has
just
spoken
about,
but
it
needs
to
be
done
in
a
community
oriented
fashion
by
healthcare
professionals.
Cops
do
not
become
cops
to
help
people
in
mental
health
christ,
and
if
they
did,
then
they
should
join
the
healthcare
community.
So
again,
I
would
just
urge
that
we
look
at
not
increasing
the
funding
for
the
police
as
a
way
to
start
defunding.
AA
The
police.
The
scholarship
is
out
there
for
how
we
do
this.
How
we
move
down
this
road?
It's
a
very
new
and
scary
moment,
but
if
we
are
not
actively
trying
to
fix
and
eradicate
the
white's
pregnancy
in
our
society,
which
is
upheld
by
the
police
force,
then
we
are
still
in
service
of
white
supremacy
and
that's
not
acceptable.
AA
A
A
D
D
D
D
It
seems
to
be
the
right
balance
as
we
look
at
the
evidence
of
our
crime
rate
compared
to
other
places,
but
in
the
spirit
of
there's
nothing.
We
can't
do
better
and
in
the
spirit
of
the
motion
that
was
made
at
the
budget
workshop,
that
we
expect
every
department,
not
just
the
police
department,
to
come
back
to
us
with
ways
that
we
can
do
this
better
and
especially
to
address
racial
oppression.
D
One
of
the
things
that
I
recognize
as
a
long-term
council
member
is
that
we
don't
control
the
regulatory
or
policy
realm
in
mental
health.
We
don't
control
any
funding.
That's
specifically
for
mental
health,
that's
typically,
the
role
of
the
state
in
the
state
of
idaho,
the
county
and
nationally
has
often
been
the
role
of
the
federal
government
over
the
last
40
years.
We've
defunded
that
I
think
it's
time
that
we
call
that
all
the
partners
as
lita
said.
Let's
do
this
as
a
partnership.
F
Thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
staff
who
joined
us
remotely
tonight
for
this
budget
hearing.
I
know
that
it's
not
the
ideal
way
to
present
something
as
complex
as
a
budget,
and
I
just
want
to
comment
too
that
we've
had
a
lot
of
public
involvement
in
this
budget
more
than
in
past
years,
which
is
fantastic.
F
So
I
really
appreciated
that
in
those
hundreds
of
emails
that
we've
been
receiving
over
the
past
weeks
regarding
the
budget,
one
of
the
themes,
as
everyone
knows,
is
the
request
that
we
reallocate
funding
for
the
police
department,
and
I
just
want
to
point
out
a
couple
of
things.
It
was
funny
because
I
was
out
of
town
kind
of
that
first
weekend,
that
the
defund,
the
police
movement
was
a
thing
and
I
was
completely
off
the
grid,
and
so
I
came
home
and
I
was
like
what
is
this
defund,
the
police?
F
F
We
have
a
parks
system
that
gives
people
a
place
where
they
can
recreate
and
play,
and
that
leads
to
community
safety.
We
have
after-school
programs
for
our
kids
and
that
leads
to
community
safety.
So
in
a
lot
of
these
ways,
we're
already
funding
the
things
that
folks
are
calling
for.
We
really
fund
housing
and
homelessness,
we're
increasing
the
funding.
For
that
all
the
time.
F
F
I
think
that's
something
that
we
really
need
to
look
at
you
know
is
that
the
best
way
that
we
can
serve
our
students
and
make
them
safer
and
help
their
families
get
the
resources
that
they
need,
and
I
think
that
in
the
past
we've
we've
created
these
systems
like
our
path
home
that
are
creative,
that
are
a
you,
know,
partnership
of
all
different
jurisdictions
and
community
partners,
and
I
think
that
we
can
do
that
again
to
address
mental
health
issues
in
our
community.
So
I
just
want
everyone
to
know
that
your
emails
were
read.
F
F
E
D
E
Madam
mayor
council,
president
clay,
thank
you
for
for
reading
that
again.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
I'm
hearing
it-
I
I'm
struggling
with
with
this
budget,
and
I
have
anxiety
even
bringing
it
up.
I'm
a
new
city
council
member-
and
I
wish
this
was
my
second
year
and
that
I
that
I
knew
how
the
system
worked,
and
I
knew
how
to
do
all
this
stuff
already.
But
I
don't
like
the
rest
of
our
council
members.
E
I've
gotten
thousands
of
emails,
thousands
of
personal
emails,
I've
been
meeting
with
people.
I've
been
hearing
conversations
that,
in
some
cases
I've
heard
before
because
I've
been
having
conversations
about
policing
and
reallocating
funds
for
a
long
time.
I
think
for
a
lot
of
people,
it's
not
a
new
conversation,
but
I'm
learning
more
and
I'm
hearing
from
more
people
every
single
day
and
doing
my
best
to
get
back
to
everyone,
and
one
of
the
things
I
am.
E
E
Somebody
asked
me
what
my
number
one
priority
was,
and
I
didn't
say:
public
safety
and
council
member
clay
came
over
to
me
and
said
nope
jimmy.
The
answer
is
public
safety.
Everybody
in
our
community
should
feel
safe
and
that's
why
we
invest
in
policing.
That's
why
they
have
a
large
portion
in
the
budget.
That's
why
we
invest
in
fire.
That's
why
we
invest
in
partnerships
with
organizations
like
jesse
tree
and
catch
to
address
issues
of
homelessness.
E
E
E
The
police
department
has
provided
me
with
a
lot
of
safety,
and
I've
seen
them
provide
safety
for
a
lot
of
the
refugee
families
that
I
work
with
a
lot
of
the
people
at
bbp,
but
people
are
telling
me
over
and
over
again
that
they
do
not
feel
safe
in
this
community
people.
That
don't
look
like
me,
people
who
don't
have
the
same
levels
and
layers
of
privilege
that
I
do
and
I
can't
look
back
at
them
and
say:
well,
you
should
it's
a
safe
community.
If
they
don't
feel
safe,
then
they
don't
feel
safe.
E
If
you
don't
feel
safe,
calling
the
police
department
in
the
first
place
that
behavioral
health
response
team
isn't
necessarily
who
you're
going
to
be
reaching
out
to.
I
think
I
think
that
as
a
both-
and
I
think
our
behavioral
health
response
teams
are
something
that
we
should
be
investing
in,
but
I
don't
think
that
that
makes
all
of
our
community
community
members
feel
safe,
and
I
think
that
we
do
have
a
responsibility.
E
A
S
We
do
so
again,
madam
mayor,
so
at
this
point
I
know
that
council
president's
motion
has
been
seconded.
We
at
this
point.
We
would
not
be
voting
on
that
first
motion.
If
we
wanted
to
put
a
second
motion
up,
there
has
to
be
a
motion
to
put
a
substitute
motion
and
get
a
second
and
vote
for
that.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,
madam
mayor,
yes,
I
would
like
to
move
that
we
add
a
second
motion.
AB
G
E
I
A
D
AB
AB
AB
We
need
something
to
be
excited
about.
We
all
know
20
20.
We
faced
more
challenges
already
in
most
of
our
lives,
certainly
mine
than
I've
ever
seen
before,
and
we
see
it
down
to
the
local
level.
I
love
that
we
have
a
council
that
is
reflective
of
so
many
of
those
those
things
that
are
happening
and
those
views
and
those
opinions
and
I've
greatly
appreciated
what
I've
heard.
AB
In
so
many
ways,
I've
watched
and-
and
I
do
appreciate
the
the
comments
as
well
for
more
former
mayor
brent
coles,
who
is
who
is
consistently
struck
on
the
point
that
we
we
continue
to
need
more
officers.
I
would
hope
in
areas
such
as
community
policing,
such
as
behavioral
mental
health,
which
I
do
think,
is
extremely
important,
not
just
in
the
police
department
but
outside
and
as
I've
noted
on
many
occasions,
I
strongly
support
continuing
to
increase
funding
and
support
outside
of
the
police
department
in
those
areas.
AB
I'm
I'm
proud
of
the
work
that
the
city
of
boise
has
done
to
date
when
we
have
an
unfortunate
situation
with
a
state
that
doesn't
doesn't
invest
much
into
these
types
of
social
services
and
have
left
us
at
the
helm
and
it
has
taken
community
partnerships.
I
credit
many
on
this
council,
especially
council
president
clegg,
who
has
played
a
major
role
in
some
of
those
programs
like
the
detox
center,
and
we
can
continue
to
to
invest
in
those
areas
and
look
at
ways
to
improve.
I.
AB
I
don't
think
that
right
now
taking
a
a
cut
of
those
officers
that
I
believe
that
our
community
drastically
needs
is
the
right
approach
at
this
time,
but
I
believe
it's
part
of
a
larger
conversation
that
I'm
going
to
support
100
going
forward
times
have
changed.
I
know
at
least
the
conversation
has
changed.
AB
Not
times
but
the
conversation
and
that's
a
good
thing,
and
and
I
look
forward
to
being
a
part
of
that
learning
from
that
and
doing
all-
I
can
to
help
invoke
change
in
a
positive
way,
but
I
do
support
the
budget
as
it
is
stated
and
and
look
forward
to
those
conversations
to
change
going
forward.
Thank
you.
A
All
right,
it
looks
like
no,
but
before
the
before
we
take
a
vote,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
our
staff.
I've
said
this
before,
but
because
this
is
the
final
vote,
I
want
to
thank
staff
for
the
work
that
you
did
to
help
us
come
up
with
a
way
that
we
can
make
strategic
investments
in
the
future
continue
to
provide
the
services
that
we
must
meet.
A
Parallel
to
that
in
the
community
with
other
partners
all
while
making
it
possible
to
take
zero
percent
base
increase
this
year,
and
so
with
that,
just
a
big
bunch
of
thanks
to
our
staff
to
council
that
worked
with
us
and
to
the
public
that
has
engaged
called
in
tonight
over
the
weeks
and
months
that
we've
all
been
home
has
engaged
with
us
in
different
ways
and
truly
appreciate
that
as
well
as
those
of
you
who
joined
us
this
evening,
willing
to
mask
and
to
stay
physically
distanced
thanks.
So
much.
D
Vladimir,
yes,
if
I
could
make
one
additional
comment.
I'd
like
to
council
president
pro
tem
woodings
brought
up
the
issue
of
school
resource
officers,
and
I
I
too
would
like
to
thank
everyone
who
has
contacted
us
about
this
budget,
especially
about
the
parts
of
the
budget
that
are
impacting
community
safety.
D
That's
currently
going
toward
policing
that
we
might
use
in
a
different
way
and
still
have
as
good
or
maybe
better
impact.
And
so
I
really
am
looking
forward
to
moving
this
budget
forward.
So
we
can
begin
those
conversations,
and
the
reason
that
I
was
unwilling
to
take
an
amendment
is
because
I
believe
our
best
day
at
this
point
is
to
begin
those
conversations.
I
believe,
passing
this
budget
will
get
us
to
a
point
where
we
can
do
that.
E
Council
member
hallie
burton
here
again
a
couple
things
one.
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
the
staff
in
putting
together
this
budget,
how
difficult
it
is
this
year
with
kovid
with
everything
else
with
stuff
going
on
in
the
state
house,
and
I
have
so
much
respect
for
all
the
hard
work
that
was
put
into
this
by
the
mayor's
office
council
members
and
the
city
staff.
And
I
don't
want.
I
don't
want
that
to
be
negated.
AB
G
A
I
H
H
Just
provide
a
brief
overview
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
21
budget,
as
mentioned
in
the
prior
prior
discussion,
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
opted
to
take
a
zero
percent
increase.
It's
notable.
That
was
the
first
time
in
over
20
years
that
the
mayor
and
the
council
have
come
together
to
to
do
a
zero
percent
increase
the
amount
that
otherwise
could
have
been
built
into
the
budget
for
property
taxes
equals
approximately
4.8
million
dollars.
A
P
I
respectfully
request
the
council
not
reserve
any
foregone
amount
associated
with
the
2021
budget.
You
say
your
intention
is
to
help
address
the
rising
cost
of
living
for
all.
If
true,
it
needs
to
be
permanent,
because
if
this
revenue
is
taken
back
later,
it's
highly
likely
that
this
will
be
assessed
against
an
even
higher
property
value,
as
the
demands
for
people
moving
here
are
not
decreasing,
and
the
compass
data
shows
that
this
will
continue
to
drive
property
values
up.
This
will
be.
P
This
will
make
it
even
more
financially
painful
for
those
who
are
already
at
the
breaking
point
than
if
you
took
that
amount.
Now,
if
you
reserve
a
foregone
amount
and
take
it
back
later,
this
makes
your
intention
temporary
and
essentially
meaningless,
not
increasing
the
budget
and
not
climb
back
taxes
later
can
stimulate
economic
recovery
now
and
sustain
it,
as
it
keeps
more
dollars
in
the
pockets
of
the
majority
of
the
people
who
will
go
out
and
spend
it
most
likely
locally
americans
like
to
consume.
P
This
could
be
far
more
economically
valuable
in
the
long
run,
to
help
the
small
businesses
and
people
employed,
while
also
generating
sales
tax
revenue
for
the
city.
So
I
ask
that
the
finance
department-
I
imagine
that
they
can
do
this.
They
can
run
these
type
of
financial
scenarios
and
test
the
difference
between
taking
that
money
back
versus
if
it's
disbursed
into
the
economy.
P
P
B
A
D
Madame
yes,
thank
you.
I
would
move
that
we
adopt
resolution
291
to
0
a
resolution,
reserving
the
right
for
future
recovery
of
foregone
tax
revenue
from
the
2021
fiscal
year
in
the
amount
of
4
million
hundred
seventy
six,
seven
hundred
seventy
six
thousand
and
ten
dollars
and
providing
an
effective
date.
Second,.
D
D
I
would
note
that
nothing
in
this
motion
forces
us
or
compels
us
or
offers
intent
that
we
will
take
the
foregone.
It
simply
reserves
the
right
to
do
so.
Should
the
conditions
prove
such
that
that
would
be
a
wise
decision.
I
would
agree
with
our
commenter
that
having
a
full
analysis
of
the
impact
would
be
important
when
we
make
that
decision.
D
D
That
decision
can
be
very
intentional
and
I
believe
going
forward
should
be,
but
not
reserving
this
right
when
we
have
a
budget
cap
and
do
not
have
the
unintentional
increase
that
the
state
enjoys
puts
us
in
a
precarious
position,
potentially
at
some
point
in
the
future.
So
that's
why
I
believe
this
motion
is
so
important.
F
F
So
I
think
that
this
is
really
important
so
that
when
we
are
in
a
better
economic
place,
as
outlined
in
the
sideboards,
that
council
president
clegg
included,
that
we're
able
to
do
better
for
our
citizens
and
do
the
many
things
that
we've
talked
about
this
evening-
that
our
citizens
obviously
expect
from
us.
We
can't
do
that
without
some
kind
of
additional
revenues
in
the
future.
F
So
I
think
that
if
we
do
take
our
foregone,
that's
going
to
be
a
conversation
that
we
will
hopefully
be
able
to
have
in
person
with
our
citizens,
hopefully
we'll
be
in
a
different
place
by
then.
I'm
fully
expecting
that
that's
true
and
that
case
will
have
to
be
made
in
order
for
us
to
do
that.
So
I
thank
everyone
for
being
thoughtful
about
this
and
I
think
council,
president
clegg
for
recognizing
the
importance
of
having
this
option
in
the
future.
AB
It
is,
I
agree
with
all
the
comments
have
been
said,
so
I
won't
restate
them.
The
only
thing
I
hadn't
heard-
and
I
wanted
to
know
was,
first
of
all,
as
a
caveat,
I
appreciated
the
sidebars
as
they
were
described
by
council
president
clegg
that
were
put
on
this.
I
think
that
was
very
important,
considering
the
the
times
that
we
faced,
but
the
one
additional
point
I
want
to
add
is
that
we
we
don't
know,
of
course,
what
the
council
looks
like
in
2023.