City Commission Meeting Summary - January 16, 2008
The City Commission met in regular target issue workshop session and took the following action:
Voted 5-0 to confirm the Commission's position of opposing the January 29th constitutional amendment on property tax reform
Item 1 – Discussed the state of the City's pedestrian infrastructure and how associated programs could be configured so as to more effectively and efficiently provide sidewalks that were accessible to people with disabilities (brought forward by Public Works)
Voted 5-0 to approve the first part of the policy recommendation addressing existing developments that do not meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, related to "when no sidewalks had been constructed and were technically infeasible; and, for the second part, related to "when sidewalks have been constructed", create a fee-in-lieu-of payment proposal for sidewalks that could not be brought up to standard to be used solely for ADA compliance projects
By consensus, directed staff to bring back a recommendation for a single priority list of sidewalk projects for City streets proposed for funds available that could be completed in the next few years, based on the Commission discussion
By consensus, directed staff to identify a few specific Neighborhood Infrastructure Enhancement Program (NIEP) projects and re-evaluate some others to determine if some consensus could be reached before presenting them as a tentative list of NIEP projects at a public hearing
Requested that staff bring back information on specific sidewalk projects identified by the Commission, a copy of the County's Capital Improvement Program list of sidewalk projects, and a Providence Neighborhood map identifying homeownership and family demographics
Requested that staff bring back information on a scaled-down version of the Bradford Road PASS project and the Lonnbladh Road PASS project
Item 2 – Received a staff update on current developments of regional impact (DRI), including the Southside, Pinnacle at Cross Creek, and Capital Circle Office Complex (CCOC) DRIs (brought forward by Planning)
Requested that the staff bring back a report on how the proportionate share payment revenues would be used
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