The City of Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 16 voted unanimously to remove item 2C (the previous meeting's minutes) from the consent agenda, directing staff to amend the minutes to include summary commission comments and to return the minutes for approval at the next meeting. The commission approved the remaining consent item (1C, disposition of absence) by unanimous vote.

The commission chair opened the meeting's consent agenda and several commissioners said the summary minutes of the prior meeting did not capture commissioner comments they considered pertinent. Commissioners asked that summary minutes better reflect commissioner advocacy and questions for members of the public who rely on the written record rather than video archives. Staff replied that the city maintains recordings and that summary minutes are intended to capture "high points" but agreed to revise the minutes to include requested summary comments if the commission directed staff to do so.

Following discussion, the commission took two motions on the consent calendar. Commissioners moved to remove the prior meeting minutes from the consent agenda and table them for amendment and later approval; that motion passed unanimously. The commission then approved item 1C (disposition of absence) on the consent agenda; that motion also passed unanimously.

Staff noted recordings are posted online and that official minutes are held by the city clerk; commissioners said members of the public who cannot access video rely on written minutes and asked staff to be attentive to that need.