[Vision2020] Timing of the City Council Workshop

[Linda Pall]

This conversation about improving communication has been needed for awhile
and Mike's right: the timing is problematic. Jon is also right on the money
that this is a continuing dialogue and Tom Hudson's voluntary efforts are
especially appreciated.

See you this afternoon... even though I have a bazillion things that could
productively occupy my time (and probably ought to occupy my time!),
Linda


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Kimberling" <jon@n-k-ins.com>
To: <curley@turbonet.com>; "Vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Timing of the City Council Workshop


> Mike- I don't recall anyone at the City stating "we recognize we don't
> communicate very well".  However, I do think we all believe there is room
> for improvement.
>
> You ask a good question. The City has been trying to get this on the
agenda
> for sometime now. You may recall the article in the Daily News about two
> months ago wherein we stated our intent to review our current
communication
> efforts and to brainstorm ideas for improvement. It took until today to
> coordinate schedules. By the way, Tom is doing this at no expense to the
> City. For that, I thank him for yet another contribution to Moscow.
>
> Communications is so important that I personally saw no reason to wait. I
> hope any and all of the council candidates, as well as the public, will
feel
> free to come and participate. I would be surprised if Council President
Jack
> Hill did not allow some time for public comment. I'm hopeful that we can
> come away from this meeting with some positive ideas. If so, they can be
> implemented sooner rather than later. As the new council begins work the
> first of the year, they can certainly determine what direction they want
to
> take including having another similar meeting. I don't see that as a bad
> thing at all.
>
> Jon Kimberling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Curley" <curley@turbonet.com>
> To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 9:24 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Timing of the City Council Workshop
>
>
> > I find it a little surprising that now that the "city" has recognized
that
> it doesn't
> > communicate very well with the citizens of Moscow that it has decided to
> have a
> > workshop with a professional facilitator only one month BEFORE an
election
> that could
> > change as many as two-thirds of the council members.  Since council
> members
> > Kimberling and Thomason are not seeking reelection, there will be at
least
> two new
> > council members who will not have participated in the workshop whether
> they
> > attended to observe or not.  Why was the decision made to have the
> workshop now
> > instead of a few weeks from now--after the City Council elections?  It
> seems to me this
> > is more than just a "watch and learn" lecture, but an opportunity for
> Council to reach a
> > consensus on a team approach to not only receiving public input but for
> providing
> > information to the public.  Why was it better to do this now than when
the
> new council
> > team is decided?
> > Mike Curley
> >
> >
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