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Open Space Committee Agenda
February 23, 2004 5:30pm
1. Call to order and introductions
2. Discussion — Meet with polling consultant to evaluate scope and
options for a poll. Primary poll focus: alternative funding
mechanisms/threshold of support; desired types of open space to
be acquired, and; type of fund administrative authority.
3. Review of existing open space funding activities.
4. Next steps— Discussion
5. Adjourn — Next meeting date to be set after discussion.
Open Space Committee
Minutes
February 23, 2004
Roll Call — Richard Anderson, Florence Cox, Beth Christman, John Eaton, Beth
Ingalls, Steve Randall, Lynn Saunders, Hugh Williams, Jody Scowcroft, Leigh
Fitzpatrick, Dave Polivy, Tony Lashbrook and Steve Wright. Consultant Josh
Morris from Shilts Consultants was also in attendance.
Polling consultant Josh Morris reviewed the background and credentials of his
firm, Shilts Consultants, Inc. He then reviewed the two primary types of revenue
raising ballot measures, special taxes and benefit assessments, and the
methodologies used by his firm to evaluate voter support for each. The
Committee members then discussed the potential ramifications of the broad
types of questions that might be asked.
The Committee also discussed the various options outlined in the Shilts proposal
and reached consensus on recommending option 3. b. which is a combination of
telephone and mail surveys. The Committee felt that this was the most thorough
survey of all of the options and that since the TDRPD was using the same firm
and the same option, that there was a cost savings advantage too. Since the
proposal cost exceeded the current budget allocation, the Committee reached
consensus that a request should be made to the Town Council for an additional
budget allocation for the required funding.
Should the Council support the budget adjustment, the next step would be for the
Town Manager to complete a professional services agreement with the Shilts
firm and then schedule a "kick off meeting" with the Committee as soon as
possible— probably within about 3-4 weeks. The actual survey work and data
analysis (including specific recommendations based upon survey results) was
estimated by Josh Morris to take from 3 to 6 months from start to finish.
The next Committee meeting will be scheduled as the "kick off meeting" as soon
as the Council approval and contract agreements can be finalized.