Participatory Budgeting Committee

Participatory Budget Committee August 1, 2022, 5:30pm Minutes Committee Attendees: Mary Estelle Ryckman (Chair), Norah Brennan (Vice Chair), Jeff Altamari, Samantha Clemmey, Douglas Gerhardt, Devin Dal Pos, Danielle Lepper, and Tim Holmes Not attending: Jonathan Jeerapaet Other Attendees: Anju Owad and two representatives from an independent media outlet Approval of Minutes: Minutes for the July 18 meeting were approved. Discussion of proposals 2022-006 through 2022-011 using the proposed metrics No. 2022 - 00xx Brief name Comments 6 Sidewalk Geyser Road Refer to relevant City department 7 Sidewalk West Avenue Refer to relevant City department Mary Estelle will meet with executive director of Pitney Meadows to get more information on successful 8 Community garden community gardens. near Farmers Market Possibly consider jointly with similar proposal 9 Wildlife assistance Advise submitter, Saratoga Springs sponsor needed 10 Urban Forestry project Committee member will contact submitter 11 Veterans Mem Park Consult with City Rec department playground Chair Mary Ryckman distributed a draft Information sheet for use in gathering information from City offices. Voting process. Norah Brennan proposed a one-week voting process to be held in October 2022. She will be reviewing a Stamford online voting model. Outreach. Public contact sessions at the public library and other possible locations were discussed. Timeline of key actions The draft timeline for the 2022 and 2023 was briefly reviewed. Chair Mary Estelle Ryckman noted that project leads should plan for delivery of finished proposals by mid-September. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:41 p.m. Next meeting will be on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 5:30 pm