Gotta love Phil and his obsession with this city can do no wrong talk.
As I've stated before I've got more than my fair share of beefs with city hall. Do you have any comments on how the city could have done this better?
Follow the tried and true practice of formally issuing an RFQ/RFI (not this, "I challenged the business community to step up" bullshit). Allow enough time for interested parties to put together a proper response and proposal. Task an independent selection committee to make recommendations based on transparent and clear criteria. Select based on qualifications and cost. Educate the voters and public on the reasons why and the mechanisms for achieving it.
Other cities handle this stuff all the time without very many hiccups... why this staff or council is so inept is beyond me.
First point I agree.
Enough time? My memory serves the time given was standard timeframe for an RFP process for the city.
Independent selection committee? Seems the committee or city leaders, staff experts, and airline parties was a good committee? Not sure what an independent committee without knowledge of city requirements would gain.
Did they not select on qualifications and costs?
Educating voter is still to come and time is growing short as b&m throws a fit in public and tries to call in state rep favors.
Lol other cities handling these type of decisions without hiccups.
