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Committee amends public-rule documents and defers meeting-date ordinance until February for broader stakeholder work
Summary
The committee voted to substitute updated public-rule language and swap in updated water/wastewater rule documents and handbooks for tonight's agenda; members debated and ultimately moved the proposed ordinance to change regular meeting dates out to a February first-reading to allow more stakeholder engagement.
City staff proposed several procedural amendments and scheduling changes. The committee accepted substituted versions of public rules, swapped in updated rule documents for water and wastewater matters (including a wastewater-handbook insertion), and approved deferrals for other items such as the Hilliard sub-area plan to October 20.
Council members debated a separate ordinance to change regular council meeting dates (the ordinance packet contained no specific day). Some members expressed concern about timing and stakeholder engagement; after discussion the committee amended the motion and set first reading for February 2 (with related internal rule discussion to occur earlier as part of ongoing rules work). The committee then approved the final revised agenda as modified and recessed until the evening meeting.
Staff noted other procedural substitutions (for example, a corrected Lower Terrace contract form) were technical and time-sensitive in a few cases because developers had outstanding bids.
