Ann Arbor AF

Today's episode is a rerun of our very first Deeper Dive, Episode 2: "How to read an agenda." 

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Today we take a deeper dive into - us! We interview each other about our origin stories, describing how we decided to follow our own advice to get informed and get involved.

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This is our very first recap episode! We break down what happened to the annual budget passed by Council last week.

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Link:
-the Quick Build presentation at Transportation Commission

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This bonus episode is dedicated entirely to the prospective budget that will be passed at the next City Council meeting. We cover the budget, proposed amendments as we know them, and address some CM questions to staff as well.

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Links:
- this week's agenda
- the proposed FY2021-2022 budget
- February city budget presentation (attachment #2), and check out the Deeper Dive episode on the budget for more information on specific line items
- as of recording, the amendments hadn't been linked to Legistar, so you can find them in a PDF on this episode's page

Email your city councilmembers if you have any questions about the budget, as it will be approved Monday!

Thanks to the generosity of our listeners, we have launched a website! Come find episodes, show notes, and transcripts over at www.annarboraf.com. For our ko-fi donors, thank you for making this possible. And thank you to each one of our listeners. If you'd like to find and talk to each other, come check out the thread for each episode in Ann Arbor Humans Who Wonk.

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Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we talk about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, May 17th. We touch on a few interesting agenda items, including policy, PILOTs, and big budget feelings.

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Links:
- this week's agenda
- the proposed FY2021-2022 budget
- February city budget presentation (attachment #2), and check out the Deeper Dive episode on the budget for more information on specific line items

Email your city councilmembers if you have any questions about the budget, as it will be approved Monday!

Thanks to the generosity of our listeners, we have launched a website! Come find episodes, show notes, and transcripts over at www.annarboraf.com. For our ko-fi donors, thank you for making this possible. And thank you to each one of our listeners. If you'd like to find and talk to each other, come check out the thread for each episode in Ann Arbor Humans Who Wonk.

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Today, we talk about Harm Redction with Lemont Gore from UNIFIED.

We talk about the philosophy of harm reduction, and the work that UNIFIED has been doing around drug use and HIV.

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Today we talk about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, May 3rd. We touch on a few interesting agenda items, including shenanigans, the budget, and healthy streets, and offer some ways for you to get involved.

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Links:
- this week's agenda
- February city budget presentation (attachment #2), and check out the Deeper Dive episode on the budget for more information on specific line items
- The Dispute Resolution Center (this is the thing we couldn't remember the name of during the episode) as a possible mechanism for the unarmed responder program

Email your city councilmembers if you have any questions about the budget, as it will be approved at the next council meeting!

Thanks to the generosity of our listeners, we have launched a website!  Come find episodes, show notes, and transcripts over at www.annarboraf.com.  For our ko-fi donors, thank you for making this possible.  And thank you to each one of our listeners. If you'd like to find and talk to each other, come check out the thread for each episode in Ann Arbor Humans Who Wonk.

Thanks to Juliet the Greyhound for her audio cameo.

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Today we take a deeper dive into Master Planning and Zoning. We’ll talk recipes, and racism, and heists - you know, normal master planning stuff.

Links from today's episode:

•  View the City's master plan and resource documents
•  An interactive map of Ann Arbor zoning
•  Descriptions of Ann Arbor zones
•  Form-based code: a Strong Towns article and a Michigan white paper
•  The Color of Law book

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We discuss the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, April 19th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including lots of housing, a little bike stuff, and shenanigans.

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Links from today's episode: 

• This week's Council agenda 
• From the City Administrator Communications: the quarterly Equity Report, Ann Arbor Housing Commission's report out on community engagement and next steps around possible affordable housing sites, and the budget presentation

We have zero chill about Councilmember Jeff Hayner's use of a homophobic slur. Read about his initial comment; statements by Ann Arbor's out electeds, Councilmember Travis Radina and County Commissioner Katie Scott; and a statement from the Jim Toy Center.

In the "Beyond Council Advocacy Corner": 

• The Transportation Commission and Planning Commission are holding a joint meeting at 7pm this Tuesday, April 20th, to review and discuss the proposed Transportation Plan Update
• More information on the Washtenaw Camp Outreach protest and their demands

Thanks to the generosity of our listeners, we have launched a website! Come find episodes, show notes, and transcripts over at www.annarboraf.com. For our ko-fi donors, thank you for making this possible. And thank you to each one of our listeners. If you'd like to find and talk to each other, come check out the thread for each episode in Ann Arbor Humans Who Wonk.

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.