[MissoulaGov] Committee Update 8-3-08

[Jim McGrath]

Bob and all,

Nancy is a great choice. And the committee is an important one-- perhaps the most important one nowadays, if it's advice is followed by the city. Having served on this committee and others, as well as your body, and having seen citizens burn their candles in vain serving on volunteer committees, can you perhaps speak to your sense of how the advice or recommendations of this body is currently likely to received and what folks can do to change (improve) that if they so wish? For example the city was able in a budget crunch to buy several hundred thousand dollars worth of police cars but couldn't "afford" a self-supporting staffer to save on energy costs. 


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Sent: Wed 9/3/2008 10:14 PM
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Subject: [MissoulaGov] Committee Update 8-3-08
 
Greetings,

We had a short committee day today. Just conservation and A&F.

In conservation we voted to put Nancy Wilson on the Greenhouse Gas and
Energy Conservation Team as the representative from the transportation
community. I don't remember what her title is but she works for
transportation issues for ASUM. She helped in setting up the various park
and rides and the current bus programs at the U.  She spoke of how there is
much low hanging fruit for conservation efforts to be found in
transportation. She also talked about how a lot of people don't connect with
global warming, the environment, and saving the planet for future
generations. But they do understand that it is costing a fortune to keep
filling their tank. The economics of conservation are ultimately where we
can make the most progress. As an outspoken member of the conspiracy I had
some doubts about how the vote would go but her application was approved by
everyone but Dick. Lynn, John H. and Stacy were absent.

 

In A&F we approved the taxing for the downtown business improvement
district. We also approved a three year contract for union Park's employees.
As with most things that deal was already done before we heard about it. For
a number of reasons it's probably best we stay out of such things but it
pushes my relevancy button when it comes before us for a rubber stamp. 

 

That was about it for committees. More next week.

 

Thanks for your interest,

 

 

Bob Jaffe

Missoula City Council, Ward 3

 <mailto:bjaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us> bjaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us

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