As I prepared for Monday’s Council meeting, I was confronted
with hundreds of pages of reading material as it related to the final adoption
of several Master Plans. I was struck by the scope of the Utilities Master Plan
in particular, which is described in the summary as “…comprehensive,
multi-faceted plan...”. It occurred to me that it epitomizes each of the
respective Plans that staff has been bringing forward for Council adoption.
The broad scope of what I had been reading and hearing from
staff regarding their respective Master Plans is very impressive. I have not
been part of such an ambitious undertaking during my previous three terms on
Council; I think it is fair to say that this present initiative of updating the
collective body of all our Master Plans is unprecedented in our city’s history.
In fact, it is very likely that such an ambitious initiative is unprecedented
across our country.
The detailed analyses; the observations; the identified
opportunities; and the short to long-term financial plans lay the groundwork
for many successive Councils to come. Each Plan’s recommendations include
25-year capital programs that are designed to be phaseable, affordable,
resilient, sustainable, incremental, flexible, & grantable. Council’s task
has in many ways become easier and the chances for success in achieving our
vision for our city, more achievable.
I recognize the incredible amount of work that has gone into
each component of our Plan200k. The reports presented to Council are another
reminder that we have a highly skilled and professional staff who deserve our
thanks.
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