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From YouTube: 10-18-21 City Council work session
Description
Des Moines City Council morning work session on Monday, October 18, 2021.
View the agenda: https://DSM.city/CouncilMeetings
A
October
18th
councilwork
session
we're
meeting
this
morning
and
we
got
a
couple
items
on
our
agenda.
We
got
the
local
option,
service
and
sales
tax
fiscal
year
end
report,
and
then
we
got
budget
some
debt
management
discussions.
So
scott
I'll
quickly.
Kick
it
over
to
you
and
let's
get
going.
I
know
that
there's
a
few
of
us
that
have
some
obligations
today,
so.
B
Secondly,
there's
been
some
questions
about
the
capital
improvement
plan
and
some
desires
to
add
some
projects
in
the
next
cycle
there,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
set
the
stage
properly
with
those
conversations
about
where
some
of
our
constraints
are
within
the
debt
service
management,
and
there
are
definitely
some
constraints
that
we
have
to
be
aware
of
and
work
through.
So
I'd
ask
that
joe
and
and
nick
with
finance
to
help
explain
that
situation
so
I'll.
Let
them
take
over
from
here
thanks.
Okay,.
C
Honorable
mayor
honorable
him
here
and
council
members,
you
were
have
in
front
of
you
the
the
report.
I
think
that
was
sent
to
you
on
friday
and
I'm
just
going
to
kind
of
go
through
kind
of
the
high
level
of
of
what
that
report
kind
of
lays
out
for
what
our
expenses
were
for
the
fiscal
year,
2021,
which
which
was
affected
by
coven.
As
you
can
kind
of
see
from
the
the
report
that
got
sent
out.
C
The
next
area
is
the
neighborhood
improvements
where
we
had
10.
We've
got
a
a
very
broad
list
of
different
items
under
the
neighborhood
improvements
that
made
up
the
10
percent
and
then
4
for
the
public
safety
improvements
and
expenditures.
The
rest
goes
into
either
a
designated
reserve
that
carries
over
from
year
to
year,
depending
on
the
program
or
just
the
regular
financial
reserves
that
we
try
to
maintain.
C
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
we
have
about
9
to
10
million,
which
is
about
20
percent
for
for
an
un,
a
financial
reserve,
because
local
option
sales
tax
varies
can
vary
a
lot
from
one
year
to
the
next.
With
the
report,
it
shows
that
we
went
from
38
down
to
34.,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
sustain
a
year
or
two
of
ups
and
down
downs.
C
This
slide
indicates
what
we
had
in
our
most
recent
cip
plan
that
was
approved
back
in
march
and
where
our
total
tax
rate
is
with
that
cip
plan,
and
then
the
blue
area
is
what
has
been
or
what
is
projected
or
what
was
projected
for
the
last
ci
cip
plan
and
what
that
local
option
sales
tax
was
able
to
do
so.
The
first
year,
when
you
guys
did
lower
the
property
tax
rate
that
60
cents
with
the
local
option
sales
tax.
C
We
did
save
the
tax
rate
by
a
dollar
two,
where
we
would
have
had
to
go
versus
where
we
actually
ended
up,
and
you
can
kind
of
see
that
it's
it's
definitely
grown.
The
current
fiscal
year.
We're
in
is,
is
fiscal
year
22
we
did
stay
at
1661
and
based
off
of
all
the
projects
that
we're
doing
and
the
asset
match
that
we
do
on
our
bond
issuances
that
we
started
once
we
got
local
option.
C
D
E
C
About
before,
we've
got
the
property
tax
relief,
which
is
a
a
true
50
calculation
of
what
we
actually
receive
through
the
fiscal
year
and
then
the
other
component
on
that
was
a
neighbor
neighborhood
development
corp.
We
actually
did
make
a
contribution
to
them
beyond
the
million
dollars
for
some
special
projects
that
they
did
for
us
on
that.
So.
C
One
of
the
big
focuses
here
on
the
streets
is
that
five
million
dollars
a
year
that
we've
allocated
towards
streets
there
was
several
street
projects
that
we
did
across
the
entire
city.
The
local
option
report
details
out
all
of
those
on
that
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
those
specifically
the
stormwater
improvements.
We
did
there's
two
different
components
that
make
up
that
1.5
million
dollars.
C
The
the
million
dollars
that
makes
up
that
that
is,
is
a
loan
payback
back
to
the
general
fund,
so
it
to
avoid
debt.
We
borrowed
nine
million
dollars
from
the
general
fund
and
the
local
option.
Sales
tax
is
paying
the
general
fund
back
that
a
million
dollars
for
for
nine
years
to
so
it's
a
basically
an
interest-free
loan
from
the
general
fund
to
stormwater
be
able
to
get
some
of
these
projects
going
faster
and
then
the
flood
prevention
buyouts
is
in
this
designated
reserve.
C
This
is
400
000
this.
There
was
not
none
spent
this
current
this
past
fiscal
year,
but
it's
one
of
the
designated
reserves
amounts.
So
this
amount
is
continually
going
to
accumulate
until
they
have
the
ability
to
take
voluntary
purchases
or
some
of
the
flood
buyouts
in
four
mile
or
other
areas
of
the
city
that
are
in
the
floodplain.
C
D
C
C
C
D
B
F
G
H
Got
to
10
you
get
2500.
Okay,
I
don't
think
the
the
five
were
was
advertised.
I
never
saw
anything
on
the
on
this
on
the
website.
I
I
know
what
what
I've
I've
just
heard.
Some
comments
about
that
from
neighbors
that
you
know
it's,
it's
not
necessarily
going
to
people
that
need
the
help.
I
mean
a
lot
of
these
people
already
have
plenty
of
money
and
could
do
it
themselves,
but
they're
just
taking
advantage
of
the
free
money
which
I
I
don't.
I
don't
know
whether
it's
right
or
wrong
or
anything
else.
H
B
Yeah
we
can
report
out
where
those
projects
were
and
and
the
details
behind
that
understand
that
it's
also
an
opportunity
for
the
neighbors
to
get
together.
I
heard
I've
gotten
quite
a
few
comments,
positive
that
you
know.
I
didn't
really
know
my
neighbors
before,
but
when
this
prop
these
projects
came
along,
they
were
able
to
actually
group
together.
H
E
H
You
just
verify
that
there's
information
on
the
website,
that's
for
five
houses,
because
I
this
is
the
first
I've
ever
heard
of
five.
I
know
I've
been
in
neighborhood
meetings
where
invest
dsm
has
talked
about
it
and
they've
said
10,
10
or
12.
So
this
is
the
first
I've
ever
heard
about
five.
I
don't
know
if
they.
F
D
H
J
D
J
F
F
G
So
it's
it's
on
there
and
in
actually
I
was
at
an
nfc
meeting
and
the
neighborhood
folks,
the
neighborhood
representative
on
there
actually
knew
it
was
five
from
the
city
website.
So
some
folks
know
about
it,
not
everyone.
I
one
of
the
things
I
would
like
to
see
that
I
think
could
be
an
improvement
for
the
block
grant
challenge.
G
I
mean
I'd
like
to
see
an
equity
piece
of
that,
and
one
of
the
pieces
I
was
thinking
is
maybe
reserve
a
certain
amount
for
previously
redlined
neighborhoods
would
be
a
way
to
to
help
with
that.
I
mean
that
isn't
necessarily
the
only
way
I'd
be
open
to
other
ideas,
but
I
think,
as
we
prepare
the
budget
for
next
year,
we
should
think
about
that
that
equity,
piece.
H
D
G
C
I
B
J
B
D
B
No
30
will
not
be
likely.
The
recommendation
will
we'll
be
talking
through
what
the
actual
numbers
are.
My
understanding
is
that
there
has
been
some
communication
about
some
insistence
of
a
number
30.
I've
not
seen
anything
with
that
recommendation.
That
shows
that
that
is
actually
number
driven
for
what
we
need
to
accomplish
within
the
fire
department,
and
so
we
are
going
to
do
a
lean
forward
and
hire
more
than
the
current
vacancies,
the
19
that
that
is
under
authorized
strength.
At
the
moment
we
will
be
hiring
more
than
that.
D
H
D
B
B
B
H
I
guess
I
just
would
like
to
have
a
conversation,
because
I
know
in
2015
we've
got
that
study
where
it
was
clear
that
our
response
times
were
not
where
we
would
desire,
and
we
said
that
we
were
always
going
to
be
hiring
more
firefighters
here.
We
are
six
years
later
and
we
have
apparatus
that
is
out
of
service
every.
D
J
H
B
H
H
H
G
G
But
but
since
those
decisions
are
going
on
right
now,
I
think
there'd
be
a
number
of
us
who
would
be
pretty
disappointed.
I
mean
I
can't
speak
for
everyone,
but
there'd
be
a
number
of
us
would
be
pretty
disappointed
if
that
option
is
cut
off
from
us
in
in
the
community,
either
the
communication
or
the
interview
process.
Whatever
is
going
on
right
now
and
that's
that's
very
clearly,
like
that's
that's
in
in
staffs
hands
like
that.
G
I
think,
there's
a
very
much
an
interest
in
accomplishing
that
this
class
and
then
going
forward,
because
I
think
we're
all
a
little
frustrated
that
we're
in
this
position
now
going
forward.
That
pre-certified
needs
to
be
a
piece
of
the
solution
long-term
so
that
next
time
we're
not
in
this
situation-
and
I
think
that's
that's
a
way
that
everyone
could
be
comfortable
with
that
approach.
K
K
F
To
bring
this,
I
think
we
needed
clarification,
so
we
have
a
full
understanding.
We
hear
30,
we
hear
the
numbers
of
the
retirements.
We
hear
the
that
it
would
be
good
to
have
it
laid
out.
What
is
the
projection
is?
There
is
really
strong
projection
on
how
many
people
are
injured,
going
to
retire
age
bracket
or
where
they're
going
to
go.
All
that
probably
makes
well.
That
makes
the
huge
determination
this
too.
H
L
I
I
I
B
D
H
B
H
J
H
It's
just
not
it's
just
not
fair
to
those
firefighters
that
are
out
there
working
every
single
day
to
to
be
in
the
situation
where
we
have
rigs
out
of
service
where
they're,
they're
working
and
then
right
away,
get
called
back
in
again.
That's
that's
not
how
we
want
our
fire
fighters
to
have.
We
don't
want
them
working
under
those
conditions.
I
don't
anyway.
I
J
B
D
G
B
I
Do
what
are
we?
Because
that's
that's
the
same
thing.
Why
would
we
hire
the
30
and
then,
if
we,
if,
if
you're,
saying
you're
going
to
get
38,
if
we
so
if
we
lose
10
of
them
or
if
we
lose
20
of
them,
then
all
of
a
sudden
you
can
make
that
class.
What
you're
looking
at
at
12
or
13
at
the
pre-certified
level,
then
we
all
we
all
went.
I.
G
G
But
there
are
those
of
us
who
will
only
be
comfortable
with
the
30
right
now
and
then
going
forward.
If
you
make
this
pre-certified
work,
then
we'll
be
comfortable
when
you
come
back
to
us
and
say
pre-certified,
but
the
fact
that
it
has
gotten
to
this
point
were,
were,
I
think,
pretty
pretty
firm
on
the
30.
F
B
No,
that
process
has
only
been
discussed
and
there's
already
been
feedback.
There's
already
been
feedback
from
other
fire
department
chiefs
of
concern
that
they're
going
to
lose
three
four
or
five
firefighters
from
from
each
of
those
other
fire
departments,
so
that
I'm
starting
to
get
that
confidence
myself.
That
will
happen
the
12
to
15
pretty
easily
with
the
pre-certified.
But
I
do
understand
that
having
not
done
that
before
that,
that's
a
very
real
concern,
so
we'll
bring
this
back
when,
with
the
further
detail.
G
A
E
Carl,
please
yeah.
It
would
be
great
at
some
point
if
we
have
a
chance
to
take
a
deeper
dive
into
what
our
authorized
number
ought
to
be.
I
mean,
if
you
know,
because
the
number
of
calls,
so
I
don't
want
to
leave
that
discussion
behind.
I
don't
know
if
there's
how
we
get
to
that
determination,
but
but
just
to
review
based
on
our
growing
population,
and
especially
the
number
of
emt
calls
is.
Is
this
the
right
number.
B
Yeah
yeah,
that's
that's
great.
We
will
bring
that
back
through
the
budget
process
and
you
are
going
to
see
a
recommendation
that
that
increases
that
officer
depending
on
how
that,
yes,
we
can
understand
the
expectations
are
that
that's
simple
growth
in
a
community
is
typically
not
a
good
reason
to
receive
a
safer
grant.
It's.
B
B
We
definitely
need
to
have
that
conversation
as
part
of
this,
because
that
is
not
always
the
case
right.
There's
is
definitely
additional
equipment
at
a
lot
of
the
fire
stations
that
is
there
as
needed
and
not
always
staffed
24
7.
and
that's
purposefully
so
that
you
have
enough
staff
to
go
to
the
type
of
calls
that
are
out
there
with
the
right
equipment
to
address
those
issues.
So
sometimes
that
will
mean
having
additional
apparatus
and
other
equipment
in
the
stations
ready
to
go.
E
I
I
I
can't
speak
for
the
rest
of
you,
but
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
go
to
any
neighborhood,
no
matter
what
talking
points
you
give
and
tell
them
that
that's
that's
beyond
what
I
was
elected
to
to
tell
anyone,
and
I
I
don't
know
how
anyone
up
here
would
be
able
to
do
that.
No
matter
what
talking
points
you
give,
I
agree
matter
of
fact
they're
going
to
say:
why
are
you
buying
trucks
and
more
equipment?
B
B
B
We
have
that
pretty
well
known
with
public
safety
because
oftentimes
they
utilize
that
drop
program
and
say
I'm
going
to
retire
three
years
out
and
because
of
that
they
get
some
benefits
towards
their
retirement.
So
with
both
public
safety
departments,
we
do
have
typically
a
clear
understanding
of
retirements
that
are
coming
up
and
we
plan
for
that
within
the
academy
as
well,
but
covet.
I
B
Yes,
the
fire
department.
Yesterday,
for
a
few
months,
the
fire
union
asked
us
to
hesitate
on
on
the
fire,
so
that
was
a
that
was
communications
with
staff,
because
there
was
so
much
interactions
that
the
fire
department
to
staff
themselves
get
involved
in
the
hiring
or
the
recruitment
process
with
the
physical
exams
and
whatnot.
B
H
That's
all
the
more
reason
because
I've
heard
I
know
when
I
visited
with
administration.
I
was
told
well
because
of
covert
to
me:
that's
not
really
a
reason
not
to
have
our
fully
staffed
fire
a
department
and
if
we're
gonna
use
covert,
then
I
say:
let's
hire
the
additional
staff
to
make
up
for
it.
Let's
play
ketchup.
B
C
L
G
C
C
But
these
are
all
different
topics
that
that
we
kind
of
take
in
consideration
through
the
through
our
budget
process
and
we're
bringing.
This
is
what
we,
what
we've
done
through
21
and
and
we're
taking
that
forward
through
when
we
plan
for
the
for
the
the
next
budget,
as
well
as
the
cip
budget
as
well
as
we
put
this
together.
C
D
K
C
I
F
B
K
F
F
D
A
B
B
Is
accurate,
the
the
the
conversations
and
meetings
that
the
mayor
and
I
have
attended
and
some
of
the
others
as
well
on
the
council?
There
are,
there
are
essentially
four
stages
of
of
the
mental
health
assistance.
That's
needed,
and
the
city
is
involved
in
the
very
first
two,
which
is
the
calls
that
come
in
that
that
could
be
a
9-1-1
call.
It
could
be
a
call
from
a
crisis
center
call
that
gets
transferred
to
our
911..
B
That's
the
first
phase.
The
second
phase
is
actual
response
out
to
the
site.
That's
our
mobile
crisis
unit.
We
now
have
two
and
we'll
likely
have
three
here
fairly
soon
and
the
use
of
the
contract
with
broad
lawns
in
that
second
phase
in
the
mobile
crisis
unit.
So
they,
the
police
and
the
mobile
crisis
unit
clinicians,
are
able
to
respond
together.
B
We're
looking
at
the
opportunity
to
send
that
unit
out
when
there
is
no
safety
aspect,
that's
necessary,
such
that
the
police
actually
don't
have
to
always
respond
within
those
calls.
Those
are
the
first
two
phases
and
then
what
the
mayor
is
talking
about
is
that
there
is
a
third
and
a
fourth
phase
of
the
mental
health
that
is
the
cooling
station
they
need.
They
need
a
location
to
bring
the
individual
and
possibly
family
members
to
to
cool
down
and
and
to
get
some
clinician
assistance
and
then
a
long-term
care
program.
B
Is
that
fourth
phase?
So
we
really
do
need
to
group
the
mayor
as
mentioned
step
up
in
the
third
and
fourth
phase,
those
are
not
city
type
functions.
We
have
zero
resources
and
staff
dedicated
to
the
actual
mental
health
care
after
they've
been
brought
into
a
facility.
So
we
really
do
need
our
non-profit
partners
to
to
pick
up
the
pace
on
their
third
and
fourth
phases.
Of
that
those
needs
is
that
what
you're.
F
The
other
thing
is
still
working
on
the
sobering
center
and
where
that
would
go
with
polk
county.
That
wants
people,
because
we
would
pick
them
up
and
it
would
be
county-wide
then
then,
to
take
if
you're,
high
or,
if
you're,
drunk
or
someplace
to
go.
So
you
don't
have
to
go
to
jail
but
to
see
about
getting
him
treatment
from
that
angle.
Forward.
G
C
It
is
5
of
the
hundred
percent
total
valuation.
What
that
means
is
not
the
taxable
piece,
it's
actually
the
total
valuation
that
that
limit
is
set.
As
so,
in
recent
years,
there's
there's
been
a
a
a
change
in
on
the
different
rollbacks
when
you've
got
the
the
90
on
the
commercial
industrial,
that
kind
of
changed
it.
C
The
council
policy
that
that
the
council
has
approved,
as
actually
utilizing
80
of
the
state
debt
debt
limit
and
when
we
look
at
this
we've
we've
come
close
to
that
in
the
past
and
with
our
current
with
our
current
plan,
we'll
get
into
kind
of
where
we
see
that
we
do
look
at
valuations
each
year
and
that
percentage
is.
We
have
to
kind
of
watch
that,
because
we're
getting
closer
and
closer
in
our
our
projection
of
being
over
that
80.
C
C
Yes,
that's
what
the
council
yep
that's
what
the
council
has
has
set,
as
as
a
limit
to
give
you
example
of
what
we
have
currently
so
for
the
the
most
completed
fiscal
year
audited
fiscal
year
was
2020,
and
so
this
kind
of
puts
it
in
perspective.
We've
got
14.3
billion
of
total
valuation
within
within
des
moines.
That
puts
a
a
limit
of
716..
C
So
think
of
that.
As
like
your
your
credit
card
limit,
that's
the
most.
You
can
borrow
at
the
state
level
when
you
take
that
in
consideration
for
what
for
what
we
actually
had
issued
for
for
general
obligation,
bonds
and
then
what
other
debt
we
have
that
is
subject
to
that
limit.
We
still
had
technically
another
204
that
we
could
issue
at
the
end
of
fiscal
year.
2020.
we
did
when
we
get
into
the
history
of
issuance.
C
You
can
you'll
be
able
to
see
that
we
have
some
very
large
issues
that
we
just
did.
That
is
going
to
be
taking
away
some
of
that
funds.
As
of
the
fiscal
year
2020,
we
did
use
almost
72
percent
of
our
legal
debt
and
limit.
So
we
were
at
that
70
mark
at
that
point
and
I
think
we're
we're
gradually
moving
up
in
that
percentage.
A
A
A
C
C
But
we
don't
know
what
the
official
evaluation
is
at
this
point,
but
indications
are
kind
of
that.
It's
a
little
bit
higher
than
what
we
originally
anticipated,
and
so
what
these
numbers
are
are
based
off
of
what
the
the
known
values
as
of
last
march,
when
we,
when
we
approve
the
budget.
So
when
we
get
into
this
next
slide,
we
are
going
to
be
north
of
of
that
80
on
our
in
our
projection,
but
the
valuations
will
come
into
play
first
before
it
it'll
actually
be
that
full
utilization.
C
We
are
at
a
at
a
very
high
capital
improvement
plan
that
is
backed
by
by
debt
service,
and
that
is
what
the
driver
is.
When
we
go
through
these,
the
the
issue,
history
of
bond
issuances,
we
were
on
an
annual
basis
issuing
somewhere
between
25
and
35
million
a
year.
This
last
this
last
issuance
that
we
just
did
the
21,
f
and
g.
It
was
over
90..
C
C
C
C
It
starts
tapering
down.
I
think
this
was
the
last
issuance
of
the
larger
dollar
amount.
Now
it
starts
kind
of
going
down
by
a
couple
million,
and
then
it
goes
several
which
we
can
go
into.
I
think
it's
the
next
slide,
so
we
have
91,
which
is
a
a
lower
tick
down,
because
that
last
issuance
that
we
had
there
were
some
bomb
premiums
in
there
as
well.
So
you
technically
had
pro
project
funding
that
we
didn't
act.
C
L
G
D
C
C
G
C
Or
or
we
could
take
out
projects
yep,
but
so
this
is
what
we
currently
have.
What
was
was
approved
in
last
march
of
what
we
planned
for
for
geo
bonds
being
issued
over
the
course
of
the
next
couple
fixed
school
years.
This
goes
through
the
20
20
26
fiscal
year,
because
we
issue
in
july
or
july
august
is
usually
a
time
frame
of
when
we
issue,
so
it's
the
next
fiscal
year.
C
G
C
Consistently
it
it
does,
and
with
that
that's
why
we're
we're
we're
trying
to
evaluate
the
the
change
in
the
assessment
value.
We
look
at
this
every
year,
and
this
is
one
where
the
because
we
we
did
the
asset
match
as
well.
A
lot
of
our
debt
is
dropping
off
within
five
ten
years,
whereas
in
the
past
it
used
to
be
a
flat
level,
20.
C
C
A
G
C
B
A
C
B
But
what
we
have
found
most
recently
is
we
have
added
special
projects
to
the
capital
improvement
plan
that
has
taken
it
well
above
that
amount,
and
so
this
is
a
question
of
being
able
to
maintain
the
categories
that
you
see
here
with
the
annual
necessary
amounts
that
get
us
to
30
million
and
then
limiting
ourselves
to
five
six,
maybe
eight
million
dollars
of
other
special
projects
to
to
that
amount
and
then
utilizing
sales
tax
as
the
avoidance
beyond
that.
So
then,
you
can
start
to
understand
flourishing
35
38
million
dollars
a
year
in
bonds.
B
C
D
C
Are
some
of
the
ones
that
we
some
upcoming
unfunded
projects
that
we're
trying
to
work
within
the
the
cip
that
have
not
been
that
we've
always
kind
of
worked
through?
And
this
is
the
stuff
that's
on
the
on
the
radar
for
us
to
look
at
for
the
current
cip
and,
as
you
can
kind
of
say,
it's
it's
tough
to
shuffle
these
in
at
this
point,
but
we're
we're
trying
to
figure
out
our
best
approach
with
some
of
these
significant
street
rebuilds
and
replacements
that
that's
been
something
that
we
added
a
lot.
C
G
G
B
I
A
I
I
didn't
hear
that
that's
what
they
said.
I
knew
that
they
would
have
the
money
to
do
it
in
five
years.
I
think
they
would
like
to
have
it
complete,
so
yeah.
We
have
to
be
prepared
within
five
years
to
make
improvements,
okay,
and
that
is
where
the
where
the
revenue
would
be
generated
once
center
street
is,
is
done.
F
I
D
I
D
B
D
B
K
C
G
G
C
And
as
as
the
mayor
kind
of
talked
about
our
last
bond
rating,
the
s
p
rating
that
that
was
issued
in
august,
the
16th-
this
is
a
verbage
out
of
out
of
their
our
credit.
What
I
was
trying
to
highlight
there
is
the
debt
service
carrying
charges
are
approaching.
High
levels
should
planned
additional
debt
materially
weaken
over
its
credit
profile.
C
We
would
lower
the
rating-
and,
just
as
you
were
talking
about
mayor
the
in
if
we
do
get
a
lower
rating,
that
means
that
it's
going
to
cost
us
more
in
interest
as
well.
So
we
are
very
conscientious
of
that
as
well
and
they
they've
they.
They
pointed
out
to
us
in
the
last
couple
of
times
our
bond
rating
is,
you
know,
price
approaching
high
levels,
and
so
we
have
to
be
very
cognizant
of
that,
so
that
we
can
keep.
C
C
B
No
updates
from
treasury
on
the
language
and
the
flexibility
that
we've
requested.
However,
we
have
done
some
reporting
and
gotten.
We
are
now
comfortable
between
finance
and
myself
and
coming
to
council
here
real
soon,
with
a
first
small
allocation,
when
I
say
small
12
to
15
million
of
those
funds
that
we
are
confident
based
on
the
existing
rules
can
be
utilized
for
governmental
purposes
or
I
think
it's
the
term.
They.
H
C
D
I
C
C
B
Mayor,
I
do
have
one
other
item.
If
I
can
just
real
quickly,
it
was
asked
about
our
october
27th
council
work
session.
We
do
have
a
full
day
scheduled
for
for
that.
Just
real
quick.
I
can
give
a
rundown
on
what
that's
anticipated
to
be
for
topics
we
have
nfc
coming
in
to
give
an
update
as
well
as
invest
dsm,
so
they'll
be
giving
us
updates
and
then
it'll
roll
right
into
the
conversation
we
just
had
this
morning
on
neighborhood
grants
for
the
entire
city
to
give
you
an
update
on
those
projects.
B
D
J
B
Actually
very
dramatic
reductions
in
the
des
moines,
the
tax
rate
that
the
school
district
is
experiencing.
So
there's
some
good
news
within
that,
but
it
also
brings
forward
some
challenges
when
it
comes
to
tiff.
We
have
the
economic
development
strategies,
discussion
that
was
asked
by
the
council
to
look
at.
How
would
we
even
go
about
more
proactive
economic
development
instead
of
simply
looking
at
more
what
comes
in
from
developers
and
and
from
tif
districts
that
already
exist?
B
We
have
performance
measures
that
we'll
be
talking
about
and
civil
service
process,
the
vision,
zero
concept
and
and
what
we're
trying
to
do
there
and
then.
Lastly,
we
have
the
youth
advisory
board
through
the
civil
and
human
rights
commission
that
will
come
in
at
the
end
of
that
afternoon,
so
where
we
have
typically
maybe
run
early
and
gotten
out.
I
do
ask
that
council
be
prepared
to
to
stick
in
here
until
probably
the
four
o'clock
range
at
the
end
of
that
day,
if
you
would
so.