[Davisgig] Tax Measure at City Council 07/07/2015

[Jim Frame]

I'd be careful with this.  Absent a formal needs assessment, substantial 
-- perhaps even majority -- community awareness and support, *and* a 
detailed implementation/business plan, my sense is that municipal fiber 
will get tarred with the "nice to have" brush during council 
deliberations, and any proposal to include it on a near-term tax measure 
will be relegated to the "not now" bucket along with swimming pools and 
sports parks.  That could be worse in the long run than no mention at 
all during this agenda item.

One or two remarks at the podium about the importance of muni fiber 
might help with councilmember awareness, but swarming public comment 
with pleas for inclusion on a 2016 tax measure doesn't seem like a good 
idea to me.

On 7/2/2015 11:57 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote:
> HI Davisites
>
> Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX
> measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election?
> Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project"
>
> Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public
> Comment ? Or during this item?
>
>
> Item 6
> 7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City
> Manager Kelly
> Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher)
> Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded
> needs,
> including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance,
> bicycle paths/trails,
> and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of
> such a tax measure
> and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a
> draft Ordinance
>
> Thanks
> --
> Rob Nickerson
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