The City Considers

The City Considers is a series dedicated to various issues that are scheduled to come before the Davis City Council so the public can be informed before the meetings. Episodes also highlight policies that have been enacted.

The City Considers - Catching Up with Valley Clean Energy

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Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Lucas Frerichs, City of Davis Council Member and Valley Clean Energy board member, and Don Saylor,  Yolo County Supervisor and Valley Clean Energy board member, to discuss VCE's first 18 months of operations and its bid to buy PG&E's assets in Yolo County.

valleycleanenergy.org

Recorded 12/10/19.

The City Considers - District Elections

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Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Brett Lee, Davis Mayor and Kelly Stachowicz, Assistant City Manager about the new district elections. 

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topics discussed include: what brought the issue to bear, actions taken by the City to date, the process of making this change, how this affects March and November elections, and community feedback.

Recorded 09/25/2019.

The City Considers - Downtown Parking

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Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Davis Mayor Brett Lee and Davis City Councilmember Lucas Frerichs.

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topics discussed include:

The city is talking about implementing paid parking downtown, there seems to be some vocal opposition to paid parking -what’s going on?

What is the expected implementation time frame?

Is this being done to raise money for the city?

Recorded 11/28/18.

The City Considers - Dan Carson: City/Campus

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Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Davis City Council member Dan Carson to discuss the current status of the relationship between the city and UC Davis.  Addressed how the recently released long range development plan by  UCD  impacts the city. Increased housing for students will affect city traffic, transportation, working families, the downtown and public services.

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Recorded 8/29/18