Thread by @shayshinecastle

With 30 min left in this retreat, we have come to the Ranking of the Things.

Council took its proposals from 42 to 22. Now we rank them.

Staff has capacity for 10-12 new things.

So council members are going to pick their top 10.

Well maybe.

Yates: "I don't feel prepared to pick 10 right now. I'd like to take a few days."

$10 says they spend the next 30 min debating whether or not to do this.

Friend: "I don't want to delay this workplan." If there's really strong consensus on the top 3-5, maybe we can come back with the rest.

Suggest straw poll to determine what the viable options might be.

Brockett wants to make items into a queue if staff doesn't have capacity right now, so they can get to them as time allows. Specifically the housing ideas, since there are so many.

Brockett: "I worry about the furious lobbying that would take place" if we don't nail this down today. (speaking to Yates suggestion)

Wallach Sigh-O-Meter: 3

He agrees with Yates.

"I would like to think about it. Trying to do this on the run, I don't think it's reflective of a deliberative body doing its job well."

Winer (typically): "I agree with everybody."

But ultimately settles on doing *some* narrowing today.

Benjamin: "I think where going to get where we need to be by getting things *off* the list. We've all been thinking about this for months or years. A couple more days, I'm not sure what that's going to gain."

So now that we've taken 15 of the remaining 30 min talking HOW, we're gonna do some straw polls to see what stays on the list.

Easier to tweet what does NOT get majority support, so I'll do that.

First to get the boot: Allow ADUs to be condo-ized (owned as opposed to rented)

Which staff said was a huge lift.

Next to be cut: New city program to allow the city to buy SF homes and convert them to affordable duplexes and triplexes

Homeless tax also gets the axe

Having municipal judge handle election complaints: Gone

Head tax is off the list

Airport study gone as well

So our list goes from 22 to 17

Brockett again suggests prioritizing housing projects into a queue, which would get the list down to where it needs to be.

Folkerts: Why don't we set aside what staff can get to as On The List, and THEN rank what they don't have capacity for right now.

Either way, we are heading for a longer meeting.

Because 11.5 hrs (3.5 on Tuesday, 8 this weekend) was just not enough

Council is going to pick its Top 3 Housing projects

For those of you *not* in the meting, here's the remaining priority list we're working with.

Top 3 (4 bc there's a tie):
Removing saturation limits for ADUs
Updating inclusionary housing rules
Launch down payment assistance
Change codes to incentivize smaller units

Here's how everyone voted

Now we might rank the rest

Each council member will pick 7 of the remaining 10 items.

Everyone agrees on a day shelter for the uhoused, the transportation CAN plan, and occupancy reform

Followed by TVAP and planning reserve

Here's how everyone voted

I *think* that's the final one. Either way, the totals are the same. Will have an easier-to-read list on boulderbeat.news later today.

Lots of thanks all around from council members: to each other, to staff, to community.

I'm grateful we're finally done!

And only 30 min over. 12 hrs doesnt' seem so bad to lay out a plan for the next 2 years. (Although it felt incredibly long.)

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