Case File 26-0365

Why now: The June 9, 2026 record states the subcommittee did not meet and that staff would collect highest priorities from members via email, with budget items required to be finalized at the July meeting.

What to do: Ask the city secretary or committee liaison for the emails staff solicited from committee members ranking budget priorities, plus the posting and agenda record for the canceled June subcommittee meeting. Then put the question to counsel in writing: does compiling member rankings by email, rather than in a posted meeting, satisfy the committee's own procedures for how recommendations are formed — a question that is far harder to raise after the list is adopted in July.

Act before: After the July meeting finalizes the budget priority list

Why now: April 8, 2026 lists Encantada Box Culverts as pending LJA study results and short-term Island Mobility Plan striping projects, and March 3, 2026 shows city staff tasked with investigating forgotten Mobility Plan implementation phases.

What to do: Request the LJA study on the Encantada box culverts and the city's list of Island Mobility Plan short-term phases staff was asked to investigate — these define the scope of any future drainage and striping packages. The committee has flagged five recurring items (Encantada culverts, mobility/striping, visitors center QR codes, welcome sign, South Packery Channel jetty accessibility), and the small-dollar sign, signage, and ADA scopes are the type typically handled off cooperative contracts rather than a formal advertised solicitation.

Act before: After the July meeting finalizes the budget priority list

Why now: The June 9, 2026 record states budget items must be finalized at the July meeting and that staff will collect priorities by email; minutes for both items record discussion only with no vote taken.

What to do: If you want bike and pedestrian striping on your street, the Encantada box culverts, or wheelchair access at the South Packery Channel jetty funded next year, send your priority in writing to the committee now — staff is gathering rankings by email rather than at a public meeting, and the list is locked at the July meeting. The same five items have carried unchanged from April through June with no vote taken, so nothing is guaranteed until the ranking is set.

Act before: After the July meeting finalizes the budget priority list