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Council forms Measure P citizens advisory committee, agrees membership and rules after extended debate
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about community input and potential politicization, the City Council approved formation of a Measure P citizens advisory committee; council settled on five members, residency and voter requirements, staggered terms, Brown Act rules and a small operating budget.
The council voted to create a Measure P citizens advisory committee to gather public input about how the sales tax measure's revenues should be prioritized. The motion to form the committee passed unanimously after extended council and public discussion about the committee's purpose, composition and safeguards.
Council member Jeremy Engle, who proposed the committee, said it was intended to broaden outreach beyond those who attend council meetings. "The thought is, furthering the outreach and getting kind of boots on the ground responses, for folks," Engle said, noting the committee would bring community input back to council but not replace council authority.
Several council members questioned whether a…
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