City Council Meeting

Jim FeatherThe next item on the list, this gets into your realm, but we brought this up in previous years about funding. Normally that's not our bailiwick, but we feel strongly about this as we contemplate some of these very high cost projects. What are some ways that we might be able to help mitigate some of the costs? So we just want to endorse the concept that I know you all think about periodically or other funding opportunities that are not reliant upon property tax revenues to support some of these things through sponsorships. We know we have a parks foundation that's getting off the ground to help support. HOPE, SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS IN THE PARKS FACILITIES. BUT WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THESE

THINGS, TOO. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO WITH OUR LIAISONS AMONG THE PARKS FOUNDATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PARKS AND ADVISORY BOARD THAT WE'RE REPRESENTATIVES ON, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO. Yes, yeah, Vice Chair Lockhart has already addressed number five in some respects. We have talked about, at least I have nothing more to add. Did

Anthony AmosWe have some critical services that operate at this site, but in addition to that, child care. We're talking seniors. This is an example of our green building policy, public health and county partner. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but basketball and sports tourism. I think that's something that's worth, and I know my basketball group chat would greatly appreciate that. Parks Foundation opportunities. I think that this encapsulates everything that this city wants to be project and I think it's critical that we keep that moving forward and one other note that I'll bring up is related to safety and crime but not within the building itself an example of this was in the city of Baltimore the new mayor