UPDATED:Â In the past the CIP was used as a way to implement the long-term vision and planning efforts produced through good city government work. There were people internally at City Hall that invested a great deal of time into putting that document together, again, based on a vision of sustainable and planned growth.
Where is that committee now?
The city’s priorities within the CIP are identified by the Finance Department and Mayor. I think the Mayor now meets individually with all departments to discuss their individual department projects in the CIP instead of meeting as a large group to discuss how each of the department’s priorities need to work together cohesively to implement our short and long term vision for Sioux Falls. And I know for a fact that the council has no part of these discussions.
The CIP has always been a tool used by staff to help in ensuring that long-term vision doesn’t disappear with the comings and goings of elected officials. Unfortunately that is no longer the case.
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I was told this morning that the city council was not given a copy of the plan before today (capital2013). While I may understand why (well I don’t) the public hasn’t seen it yet, why wasn’t council given a sneak peak of the plan?
He will lay out the plan today at 4 PM, which includes millions in special interests projects for private club sports.
