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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would like to NOT weigh in on the dogs
question. </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Your reference to the pocket park at
Holmes and Phillips is an interesting case. Only a small fraction of it is
parkland. Most of it is unvacated right of way – where <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Holmes street</st1:address></st1:Street> is platted to continue
south. Also, the county had some land (maybe they had the park) and probably
MRL right of way, too. And a piece was an unusable fraction of a lot privately
owned.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The neighborhood people basically took
over the un-used space and developed the little park area. When the greenway
went through (the blacktop trail alongside the MRL) it became more useful as
park and was developed more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m sure I’m leaving out or
getting wrong some of the subtle details of this history. But my point (if any)
is that it represents a creative approach to creating these parks. It made use
of a variety of tenures, ownerships and rights. It did not involve exactions
from landowners (though in the end one or two relinquished rights voluntarily),
nor did it call for much city funds. While it’s a fairly unique
situation, there are lessons that can be learned. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For example, in places where we feel
parkland is short, is there road right of way (even paved) that can become
parkland? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t recall was is happening on
the triangle at Railroad/Spruce/Nora – the vacant lot across from the
Darigold. There was some interest in making a park there. Part of that triangle
–used to park milk trucks on—was <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Nora street</st1:address></st1:Street> right-of-way. The actual lot
was much smaller and impossible to use for much of anything.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>How many other places can we find those
opportunities?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>By the way, in the case of Holmes street,
one the most challenging players to deal with to make the park happen was the
parks department.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> missoulagov-bounces@cmslists.com
[mailto:missoulagov-bounces@cmslists.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Bob Jaffe<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 28, 2009
11:01 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> missoulagov@cmslists.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [MissoulaGov] committee
update 1-28-09</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dogs
were on the agenda again this morning. This time we were considering a
proposal from the parks department to allow for the conservation lands to be
designated as “voice restraint” areas. Among the arguments
for this change are this is already the common practice; most problems for
staff revolve around human conflicts associated with enforcement rather than
actual problems with dogs; dogs need places to run; the population likes
walking with dogs off leash on conservation lands.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Some
of the arguments against the change are that dogs are ill-mannered beasts no
matter how much the owner claims they are under control; they chase and
sometimes kill wildlife; they fight; they harass other people; some dog owners
are irresponsible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>There
were a few other clean up items in the proposal but the conservation land leash
law was the meat of the discussion. We moved to set a public hearing to let the
public weigh in again before making a decision. Based on the tone of the
discussion the council will vote against allowing dogs off leash on the
conservation lands. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I
am in support of the staff proposal that they should be allowed off leash
except in particularly sensitive areas or for temporary periods when needed due
to wildlife movement. I guess I see the conservation lands like the north hills
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mount</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Sentinel</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> as part of the human
environment. Like the “mixing zone” in the river below the sewage
plant. It is sort of natural but the human impact is acknowledged and accepted
to a limited degree.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I
imagine Marilyn, who is our Lorax of Mt. Sentinel, may be horrified by that
statement. But I think this human (and our dogs) impact on the conservation
lands is part of the reason we need to keep up such a sustained effort to
preserve and maintain their natural condition. It may sound like a
contradiction but we don’t want conservation lands just to look at.
Clearly the best thing we could do to protect those lands is to close them to
people. But we paid all that money for them because we want to walk around up
there. So it’s not ideal from a conservation perspective, but as a
community asset I think we need to put up with the dogs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In
conservation committee we discussed the update to the master parks plan. I confess
to being a bit distracted today so some of the events from the day are faded
now. My comments had to do with pocket parks and Ward six parks. These
last few years the parks department has frowned upon small parks. They are more
expensive to maintain. They would rather just get money from developers that
can go toward enhancing the larger neighborhood parks. But I like pocket
parks. There are all sorts of places you can make them happen and they can be
really nice. So I was asking for some reconsideration of that policy. On
some subdivisions they could make sense if they are to be maintained by the
home owners association instead of the City. Pam brought up the example of
little Mccormick park along railroad street. I was actually thinking more like the
little thing at the end of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Holmes
street</st1:address></st1:Street> by the greenway trail. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regarding
ward six, we know where the large land areas are that could someday become a
park. In particular there is the forest service property. This is seriously
underutilized property in the middle of town. Eventually they are going to sell
it. We should be making plans for how to obtain it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>There
was no PAZ today since it was time for our quarterly joint meeting with the
county commissioners to discuss the interlocal agreement for the office of
planning and grants. We graciously give up our time slot for this meeting every
three months. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We
heard another pitch from the crime victim advocates office. They were in a
fiscal crisis last year when some funding did not renew. They managed to pull
out of it this year but have tapped pretty much every resource available. In a
year or two they will be in trouble again. They want us to start thinking about
it now while it is not an emergency. Maybe Obama will save us with new
money from on high.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We
also discussed the update to the growth policy. We have run into a problem with
all the plans we have developed. They are supposed to get updated regularly. If
we were going to do them all on a five year cycle it would require OPG to
update ten plans per year. That would require at least a few more FTE’s.
So we need a new approach.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In
regards to the growth policy Roger suggested we consider a whole different
model. In some communities they have the thing down to a single poster. It
succinctly states the goals, objectives and policies. Then they have electronic
data with all the supporting material. The electronic data is constantly
updated. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
way we do it is we publish a big book that represents the way things are at a
certain moment in time and then it is instantly outdated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In
A&F we appointed a couple of more people to the public art board. We also
accepted a grant from FWP to build a trail connection up in the south hills
that Jeff Stevens had worked hard to secure. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In
public works we bought a couple of vehicles. Just to make sure we didn’t
fuss about the big pickup truck they combined it with the purchase of a Prius.
The Prius is for the fire department for when the go on road trips to training
and conferences and the truck is for parking maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We
finished the day with Committee of the Whole. We had the administration’s
legislative update. Ross Best came to the Monday meeting and he was here
today to complain about the public notice and involvement for the City’s
lobbying efforts. He heard that a SharePoint system had been developed
for us to track bills, get updates from the lobbyist and comment. He
lamented over how this is all private and should be open to the public.
He complained that all the public knows is the two words on the agenda “Legislative
Update.” There is no other additional info to know what is going on. Up
until a couple of days ago this is the way it was for us too. We would see the
two words on the agenda and the Mayor would come and give a verbal report.
Other than whatever notes we took we would have nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
new system is a little better but it is still pretty clunky. The way SharePoint
has been implemented it is kind of like a really low end blogging platform.
Each bill is like a discussion thread and then there are some comments. They
are working on a way to make it all publicly accessible. All that is really
needed is the list of bills the City is taking a position on. I haven’t
really seen a whole lot in the comments that are valuable. The stuff from the
lobbyist is generally comments like “I met with so and so today to
discuss this.” Not really any useful insight into the status or process.
I’m hoping there is actually something going on there for all the money
we paid.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
other issue we discussed was the notification to the public for the zoning
rewrite. State law requires we run a legal ad and have a meeting that is
open to the public. Of course that does not meet <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Missoula</st1:place></st1:City> standards for transparent
government. The planning office has held endless public meetings and this
whole zoning rewrite process has had tons of press but there is a faction that
believes that if only the community knew what was going on they would come
unglued. So in the tireless effort to provide opportunity to become
civically engaged we discussed what kind of mailing could be sent to every
property owner in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Missoula</st1:place></st1:City>.
The idea is that we could compose something on a half page size post card that
would outline all the substantive changes and let folks know how to participate.
It will probably cost around $15,000. Next week OPG will come back with a
sample of the mailing. There is some concern about the content. Some of the
folks are convinced the sky is falling and the fact that we are not ringing the
alarm bells is all the more evidence that we are complicate with the
conspiracy. Some of us disagree with that opinion. So it is important how this
thing gets written.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Once
again I thank you for your interest and your indulgence of my rant. I apologize
in advance to those I have offended and for any inaccuracies or omissions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Bob
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City Council, Ward 3<span Times New><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'></span><a
href="mailto:bjaffe@ci.missoula.mt.us">bjaffe@ci.missoula.mt.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></font><span
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