Comments on: A plan to improve the planning for the Capital Improvement Plan http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/3076/ Blogging and podcasting the people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:12:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Northfield’s planning gets the Jay Leno treatment - Locally Grown http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/3076/#comment-62619 Northfield’s planning gets the Jay Leno treatment - Locally Grown Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:30:57 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/3076/#comment-62619 [...] I wondered if it was my blog post title from Feb: A plan to improve the planning for the Capital Improvement Plan. [...] [...] I wondered if it was my blog post title from Feb: A plan to improve the planning for the Capital Improvement Plan. [...]

]]> By: Kathleen McBride http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/3076/#comment-49574 Kathleen McBride Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:38:02 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/3076/#comment-49574 The (five-year) CIP development is not yet to the stage where I can produce adequate documents for the community. The Council Subcommittee's goals include presenting a public document within the next 90 days - and to solicit public input (Council hearing, community meetings) on the document (2008 - 2012) as a means to launch the development of the next five-year cycle (2009 - 2013). In the meantime, the subcommittee's meetings are open to the public and the agendas / hand-outs are available for anyone's review. This has been a slow process - but it is important to take the time to adequately assess and prioritize the needs vs. the City's / community's ability to pay. Beyond that, it is also important to present all the information within the appropriate context (studies, plans, Council goals, etc.) so that the average citizen is adequately informed. The (five-year) CIP development is not yet to the stage where I can produce adequate documents for the community. The Council Subcommittee’s goals include presenting a public document within the next 90 days - and to solicit public input (Council hearing, community meetings) on the document (2008 - 2012) as a means to launch the development of the next five-year cycle (2009 - 2013). In the meantime, the subcommittee’s meetings are open to the public and the agendas / hand-outs are available for anyone’s review.

This has been a slow process - but it is important to take the time to adequately assess and prioritize the needs vs. the City’s / community’s ability to pay. Beyond that, it is also important to present all the information within the appropriate context (studies, plans, Council goals, etc.) so that the average citizen is adequately informed.

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/3076/#comment-49514 Griff Wigley Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:01:33 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/3076/#comment-49514 Thanks, Jane. I edited your comment to link to your Nov. LWV blog post. Do you (or anyone else) know if there are any plans to engage the public along the way? Thanks, Jane. I edited your comment to link to your Nov. LWV blog post.

Do you (or anyone else) know if there are any plans to engage the public along the way?

]]> By: Jane McWilliams http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/3076/#comment-49509 Jane McWilliams Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:47:02 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/3076/#comment-49509 Griff, I'm glad you've raised this issue. My impression is that the CIP is as Ms McBride said above, a work in (slow) progress. Check my L<a href="http://lwvnorthfieldmn.org/weblog/post/971/" rel="nofollow">eague of Women Voters post for 11/26/07</a> - reporting on a planning session the council had on this subject. Since then as noted above, money was put into the 2008 budget for capitol projects, as I understand it, as a place holder until further decisions are made. Meanwhile, I had anticipated that there would be another report from McBride to show how much those top projects chosen in November would cost and how they might be funded. Perhaps the CIP subcommittee is working on this, although from what Mr. Roder reports in his Feb. 15 memo, that isn't clear. In other words, if there is a plan - it hasn't been presented to the full council for review and approval. Furthermore, I'm not aware that the council receives regular progress reports on the development of a CIP. So, it isn't surprising you couldn't find information on the site for citizens. Griff, I’m glad you’ve raised this issue. My impression is that the CIP is as Ms McBride said above, a work in (slow) progress. Check my League of Women Voters post for 11/26/07 - reporting on a planning session the council had on this subject. Since then as noted above, money was put into the 2008 budget for capitol projects, as I understand it, as a place holder until further decisions are made.

Meanwhile, I had anticipated that there would be another report from McBride to show how much those top projects chosen in November would cost and how they might be funded. Perhaps the CIP subcommittee is working on this, although from what Mr. Roder reports in his Feb. 15 memo, that isn’t clear.

In other words, if there is a plan - it hasn’t been presented to the full council for review and approval. Furthermore, I’m not aware that the council receives regular progress reports on the development of a CIP. So, it isn’t surprising you couldn’t find information on the site for citizens.

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