General Public Comment
Climate Change
youtu.be/KJrPxdzBNKY – Dr. Daniel Swain
Singularly the warmest winter on record in the western US. 12:46
As a climate scientist who studies weather and Western weather impacts and wildfire and water I really just want to emphasize what a very big deal this is. Because this is a high bar. If it sounds like I've said similar things about recent winters it's because I have and this one eclipsed even those ones. 16:15
Results of Community Survey
5. What Would You Consider Your Top Five Priorities to Add to the City's Budget?
In order of popularity:
- New pedestrian nature trails
- Plant more trees near sidewalks
- More bike lanes
- Enhance youth services
- Affordable housing
- New pocket parks/dog parks
- More firefighters/EMTs
- More police officers
- More code and building enforcement
- More public parking
- Add centralized customer service center
- More online city hall services
12. Rank Your Priorities to Improve the Quality of Life in the City
"Plant more trees and preserve existing trees" ranks 1st.
Results of Parks Comprehensive Plan Survey
Lack of shade has become very, very popular now. In the last ten years we've seen that go up quite a bit. Shade was never a big issue, it's getting hotter, so yes obviously people want more shade. 21:08