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Commission discusses FY26/27 budget input and preservation-inventory cleanup
Summary
The commission discussed a template for submitting budget "wish lists" to the city manager, agreed the budget subcommittee would aggregate recommendations for FY26/27, and debated proposals to notify property owners and pare down the historic-resource inventory ahead of an ordinance rewrite.
Commissioners spent a substantial portion of the March 11 meeting shaping how the Public Amenities Commission will provide input on the fiscal-year 2026-27 budget and the city's upcoming strategic-plan session.
Staff asked commissioners to coalesce around a set of recommendations and suggested funneling individual "wish lists" through the commission's subcommittee for an aggregated submission to the city manager. Committee member (voice 5) recommended using a template that separates items proposed for the next budget cycle from longer-term strategic priorities, and commissioners generally agreed that an organized, recurring process would reduce last-minute requests.
The meeting also featured an extended debate about the city's historic-resource inventory and a possible ordinance rewrite. Chair Morocco said the city has "probably 1,500 properties" listed and proposed a process to notify property owners and "call down" C- and D-rated properties to reduce the inventory size. Commissioners discussed that a new ordinance is planned but not yet drafted; Chair Morocco warned a wholesale re-write would not eliminate the state's five-year survey requirement and could create additional work for staff.
Commissioner (voice 3) and others favored a phased approach that starts with owner notification and opt-out/appeal processes rather than an immediate citywide resurvey. Commissioners agreed to agendize preservation-subcommittee work and to receive and file the strategic-plan discussion for further action.
