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Council balks at Trainovations fees, opts for staff‑facilitated workshop to review draft plans
Summary
Councilors questioned consultant costs for a proposed prioritization and strategic plan path; several members recommended reviewing two existing draft plans at a staff‑facilitated September workshop rather than committing to the consultant's multi‑phase $20k+ pathway.
On the strategic‑plan agenda, councilors expressed skepticism about the value and cost of the Trainovations proposal. A council member said the sequence of consultant meetings could escalate to tens of thousands of dollars and urged the council to first review two existing draft strategic plans before spending additional money on outside facilitation.
"This is way too much money," one council member said, noting preliminary figures that, when added together with future phases, could approach $60,000. Staff explained the $8,697 quote covered interim prioritization and a facilitator‑led second work session; the consultant's full proposed program included additional deliverables with separate fees. The council reached consensus to forego Trainovations for now and direct staff to coordinate a council work session in September to review the two draft plans and synthesize council input.
