Council members voted to waive the council’s internal seven‑day notice rule and approved a motion to reconsider Resolution 25‑180, the prior conditional approval for the East Manuel redevelopment project, after staff advised that the condition council had attached at the previous meeting conflicted with HUD rules. City staff told the council the state rule requires 24 hours’ notice and the city had already posted public notice in excess of that; the waiver applies only to the council’s internal rule so the item can be placed on the August 25 agenda for re‑consideration.

The council’s action follows staff advice that the project’s prior conditional language was “not appropriate” under the applicable Code of Federal Regulations and HUD requirements; a council member said, “we're going backwards,” noting the procedural delay will push the item back two weeks and could affect timing for construction.

Public comment that followed included two distinct concerns tied to the East Manuel area. A resident reported standing water and soil tracking near construction adjacent to the golf course and said topsoil and weeds left on site have increased nuisance conditions and raised air‑quality worries for nearby homes. The resident provided photos to staff and the council asked staff to follow up; the city manager and project staff said silt fences, retention ponds and a pump exist in the development system and that city staff would investigate complaints and stormwater controls at the site.

Separately, council members and staff discussed that some stormwater historically flowed from the golf course onto adjacent property and that the recent grading and fill had changed surface flow in ways residents noticed after recent heavy rains. Staff described constructed retention ponds near East Manilow Drive and said the city and the course have an agreement for a pump to move water toward a nearby lake; they noted the system’s effectiveness can depend on where water accumulates and how recently the pump and inlet infrastructure were maintained.

Why it matters: The council’s reconsideration resets local approval amid federal funding constraints, creating a two‑week delay for a development that involves HUD funding eligibility and remediation. Residents’ drainage and dust complaints raise immediate public‑works enforcement and construction‑management issues that the city said it will investigate.

The council did not approve a new resolution at this meeting; staff will reintroduce the East Manuel item at the Aug. 25 meeting after removing the HUD‑conflicting condition.