April 16 City Council Meeting

Staff is recommending that Council approve the Clean Water Strategy Vision as well as the supporting values and goals. These are unchanged from the Council’s preview last month.

Key takeaways from the March 19th meeting;

• Strong support for the vision and goals.
• Desire to see progress toward clean water and be proud of what we have for water resources.
• Health was a strong theme – both in terms of exposure to harmful algal blooms and more generally in terms of access to nature and mental health.
• Interest in details (budget, time horizons, outcomes) and accountability measures.
• Support for prioritizing waterbodies and focusing actions.
• Actions should be aligned with the vision. Actions need to be specific and justified with the desired value/goal.
• Help people do their part. Engage residents. Provide resources for people, particularly for those that want to take action in areas that aren’t city priorities.
• More information about the land management program and its crossover with clean water is desired.