Courtesy of Barbara Bry, via Nextdoor:
On Monday, June 5th, the City Council adopted the FY 2018 Budget with an 8-1 vote. It has been an honor to serve as Chair of the Budget Review Committee and to work with my colleagues to shepherd through a fiscally responsible budget that sustains essential neighborhood services. This budget enhances public safety, restores funding for the arts, designates funding for the implementation of the Climate Action Plan, and supports many other important City services. We could not have finalized this budget without the diligent work of my colleagues on the Budget Review Committee, the Mayor’s Office, the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst, Financial Management, all City Departments, and most importantly, the engaged San Diegans who made their voices heard. The next step is for the Mayor to sign or veto the adopted budget by June 13th.
Also on June 5th, my colleagues on the Council and I voted to eliminate the proposed $5 million dollars from the FY 2018 Budget to fund a special election and allocate these funds to fill critical gaps. With this decision, we are upholding the will of the San Diego voters who overwhelmingly turned out to pass Measure L, which requires citizens’ initiatives and referenda to be placed on the General Election ballot when voter turnout is significantly higher. Although Measure L gives the City Council authority to place initiatives on an earlier ballot, those who are advocating for an early special election have not presented arguments compelling enough to justify circumventing the spirit of Measure L. While I do support increasing the TOT to fund an expansion of the convention center as an economic driver for our City, I believe we need to bring a well-crafted measure for this expansion to the voters in November 2018.
For more information on the work we are doing for District 1 residents, please read our June 2017 Newsletter: https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/newsletter_june_2017_6.pdf
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Op-ed: SoccerCity is Not the Only Option for Mission Valley: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/opinion/soccercity-not-option-mission-valley/
District 1 Community Events:
Community Office Hours in La Jolla, Saturday, June 10th from 12:30 PM—1:30 PM, La Jolla Riford Library – 7555 Draper Ave, La Jolla, RSVP to: BarbaraBry@sandiego.gov
D1 Public Safety Advisory Board, Saturday, June 17th from 10:00 AM—11:00 AM, Special Presentation from the SDPD K-9 Unit, Carmel Valley Library—3919 Townsgate Drive, San Diego, 92130, RSVP to: BarbaraBry@sandiego.gov
Seeking San Diego “Partner for Innovation”
San Diego is the newest participant in the US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities program, which creates test environments for the next generation of connected gigabit applications. US Ignite is a nonprofit organization that spurs the creation of next-generation applications and services that leverage advanced networking technologies to build the foundation for smart communities. Through a three-year private sector grant sponsored by Cox Communications, San Diego joins 19 other communities nationwide participating in the Smart Gigabit Communities program.
US Ignite, in partnership with Cox Communications and the City of San Diego, is seeking a local non-profit organization to assist in implementing the grant in San Diego. Nonprofit incorporated organizations actively involved in the local San Diego technology innovation ecosystem, facilitating technology partnerships for the benefit of metro San Diego residents are strongly preferred. If your organization is interested in becoming a partner in these efforts, please submit written responses to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduQqt4zFhun-H-kGQtkPtVFl1HIdbHZMyWQ_MPa9SmFxPnUA/viewform?c=0&w=1
For more information visit https://www.us-ignite.org/news/seeking-san-diego-partner-for-innovation/.
Read the entire June 2017 Bry Bulletin at https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/newsletter_june_2017_6.pdf
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