My Priorities

Fiscal Responsibility

• Right-size reserve fund balances.

• Pilot new ideas before large investments.

• Maintain responsible debt and long-term planning.

• Improve oversight and control costs.

• Require council review before major contract renewals.

Water & Utilities

• Develop a long-term water management plan.

• Distribute connection fees and infrastructure costs fairly.

• Establish and follow a clear long-term water strategy.

Open & Accountable Government

• Expand community surveys.

• Create citizen advisory task forces for major issues.

• Listen seriously to resident concerns and establish clear processes for reviewing concerns.

• Strengthen oversight of joint powers agreements, including police and fire services.

Core Services & Public Safety

• Maintain high standards for streets, snowplowing, parks, and utilities.

• Establish measurable service standards and report results.

• Promote transparency in the use of public safety technology and access to related data.

• Measure and publicly report public safety outcomes.

• Balance public safety with privacy and civil liberties.

Planning for the Future

• Balance development with environmental preservation.

• Ground decisions in the Comprehensive Plan and public feedback.

• Protect water, trees, open space, and community character.

• Improve consultant oversight and project management.

• Use technology, including AI, to strengthen forecasting, planning, and infrastructure management.

• The city has embraced machine learning-based pavement management technology; Let’s push further into the predictive maintenance space to avoid wholesale reconstruction projects