HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil List of issues 031020• Street condition
• High property taxes
• Difficult to work with (zoning ord/regs complexity)
• Affordable housing
• Transportation
• Transit study - comprehensive parking policy assessment
• Better understanding of student housing market
• Evaluate opportunities for auto-oriented commercial
• Street safety – consideration of IDOT ROWs/streets
• Land use policy – development revenues
• City website – more friendly
• Engagement – neighborhoods and youth (youth policy)
• Affordable Housing
• Transportation
• Diversity of City staff (representative)
• Jobs with livable wages
• Engagement – some people feel isolated
• Equity concern – police and language translation
• Redeveloping auto-oriented commercial – aggressive
occupancy incentives
• Incentives for existing commercial property rehab
• Historic preservation incentives/funding
• Continued historic preservation
• East side and west side development – commercial
• Street condition
• Affordable Housing – alternative approaches
• Bike master plan implementation
• Expanding metered parking into neighborhoods where it
doesn’t currently exist
• Social Justice and Racial Equity
• Transportation – Evening/weekends
• Location of City information/website
• Street condition
• Downtown parking complaints/availability
• Inclusive environment in downtown (lacking)
• Concerns about safety in neighborhood
• Inquiries about development and growth
• Affordability, rental capacity, rental permits
• Climate Action
• Affordable Housing
• Rented and owned affordability
• Homeless – tiny homes
• Transportation – Weekend/evenings
• Accessibility compliance – continue work
• Parking – not enough space downtown, full lots
• Policing – POC experiences
• City staffing diversity/inclusion (representative)
• One door organization – resources – care partners
• Snow removal
• Evaluation of policies impacting minorities
• Library fees – waive for all
• Small business opportunities, creative solutions
• Childcare access and affordability
• Downtown “not for me”/ “nothing outside of downtown”
• Use neighborhood revitalization planning to address issues
• Language translation for beneficial programs
• Childcare
• Snow
• Street condition
• Enhanced funding for non-profits
Top Issues
• Affordable Housing
• Street Conditions
• Transportation/Parking
• Auto-commercial areas/retail
• Engagement – web/neighborhoods
• Equity – staff reflect our community/ respect and treatment
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#4 financial – needs some infrastructure – bridge, building?