Several people have asked me to summarize what I will do on the Council. I have dozens of ideas! Here are a few that will cost no money, and can be initiated immediately.
My 12 Action Points
1. Ask for a “Sustainability Forecast”-- How is Provo doing in regards to air quality, water conservation, recycling participation, open space preservation, watershed protection?
2. Create an Economic Development Board to serve as a grass-roots business advisory committee -- What do local businesses say?
3. Review the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budgets and schedules of every city department (streets, energy, water, parks, etc.) -- What are the priorities?
4. Call for a Performance Audit of the Energy Department -- Where is the money going?
5. Institute a workable “Employee Recommendation System”-- What do the employees suggest?
6. Develop a complaint file for developers to document recurring problems that occur in the development process -- What are the “holes in the program”
7. Educate all landowners along Provo River about the benefits of protecting the Provo River Parkway -- Have they considered “conservation easements?”
8. Have a serious discussion, including the public, about just how big Provo should get-- Would less be more?
9. Designate a process and timetable for other neighborhoods to be included in the measures to preserve and rehabilitate the older neighborhoods of Provo --What are the opportunities?
10. Review the Professional Performance Plan (PPP) for our top level administrators -- Is at least one council member aware of all compensation?
11. Hold a meeting with every neighborhood to educate the residents of the demographic changes occurring in Provo, and of the necessity to enforce zoning laws -- What is "urban Flight" and how do we stop it?
12. Improve communication between Provo and the public and other city stakeholders -- What is going on in Provo?
Are these specific enough? If not, call me. We'll talk about it. --mel
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Comment on item # 12 " institute a workable ' employee recommensation system ' what do employees suggest."
I worked for the city for 5 years and was told by supervisors, several times, not to voice opinions which did not match those of the Mayor. I was told that I could wear only one hat, if I worked for the City, and that voicing my opinion was inappropriate and would coat me my job.
BYU employees and the employees of other large investment entities are allowed to be neighborhood chairs, City employees are not.
Thus, the key word in this proposal is "workable"
How would an employee make there suggestions known if they opposed the wants of the administration?
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