Here's what's on tap Tuesday night -
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Our terrific Economic Development Department will give us an update and we will recognize the winners of the Taste of Lake Forest and express appreciation to the sponsors of Shop and Dine Month.
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CITY MANAGER REPORT
Tonight we get another one of the quarterly City Manager reports, an innovation I introduced a few months ago to improve communications with residents. This report will cover -
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- Debt free status
- Affordable housing
- Agenda Management System Replacement
- Civic Center
- New Mobile App
- Open Gov
- Veterans Park
- Strategic Plan Update
- Alternatives to County Animal Care
- Youth in Govt Event
- Boys and Girls Club
- Traffic and Parking Commission
CHANGES AT TERESINA
There are 85 new SFR approved for the top of Peachwood. Developers want to make some changes to the plans that were approved 10 years ago. As far as I can tell from the staff report, no attempt has been made to talk to the surrounding communities and get their input about the proposed changes. Some of the proposed changes don't impact the neighbors, but some do.
COUNCIL CALENDAR
Staff are recommending we cancel 2 meetings in 2019. I'm not big on cancelling meetings, so I will oppose the suggestion.
PARTICIPATE ONLINE
Don't forget that you can log onto the city's website and go to Facebook Live and participate in the City Council meeting. We are the only City that allows citizens to participate fully online.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest where he serves as Mayor. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.
Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a town hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be Oct 18 at 7 pm at the Lake 1 Clubhouse (Ridge Route).
