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Residents and commissioners press for collaborative capital‑project planning as grant‑funded park work faces deadlines
Summary
Public commenters and commissioners urged greater commission involvement in capital improvement planning and pushed staff to track grant deadlines and provide a dedicated CIP briefing before the budget process.
Public commenters and multiple commissioners urged the Parks and Community Services Commission to take a more active role in capital planning and grant tracking, and several speakers flagged specific projects and deadlines that they said need commission oversight.
Resident Ralph Tabota told the commission the capital improvement process has been “top down” and urged a bottoms‑up, collaborative approach that would tap commission members’ local knowledge when updating the five‑year capital improvement program (CIP). Jen Tanaka, a resident and attorney, said city minutes and…
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