Here are 21 positions I would suggest for adoption by City candidates: List of Positions for City Candidates
1. No bonding for pensions 2. WiFi for the city * free in city buildings 3. No park land turnover and street vacation for De La Salle football stadium. 4. Changing name of Dight Ave * shouldn't honor someone who was a eugenicist and admirer of Hitler 5. Continue the 311 system to reduce routine work by individual council members * city council more in oversight role 6. Election reform. An election within two years of census 7. Support of state legislative initiatives specifically : 8. non-citizens votin 9. ex-felons voting 10. Community ownership of Twins 11. River issues * getting rid of A.I.S. sunken barges 12. Do a city river ordinance on development appropriate to utilize river 13. Use required DNR input on enforcement of shoreland rules 14. Preservation of night sky (downward projecting lights) 15. Initiate a city % for art ordinance on all (or most) building in city 16. Work on getting a Christo project in the city (like gates in Central Park in NY) 17. Work on a city temporary art project. Examples: Snoopy in St Paul, Cows in Chicago & NY, Lions in Jerusalem, Bears in Berlin 18. AEDs in police cars * defibrillator devices (Rochester has them) 19. Police pension policy reform in a state law that City Council voted down (and mayor opposed) that would have saved the city 24 * 40 million) 20. Work for instant runoff voting either by state law or in city charter if permitted 21. Enforcement of law setting a petty misdemeanor for littering of cigarette butts (Institutions with outside restaurants responsible for the sidewalks they use) I will be glad to further explain any one of these. Phyllis Kahn State Rep. 59B REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
