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Community criticizes process for appointing downtown BID steering committee; resident urges pause to review applications
Summary
A resident speaker and council members raised transparency concerns after the full list of applications for a downtown Business Improvement District steering committee was not published with agenda materials. The speaker urged council to pause appointment and fully review applicants; a council member said she would not vote to advance the board.
A downtown‑focused public comment item prompted council members and a resident to raise transparency concerns about the city’s process for appointing a steering committee for a proposed downtown Business Improvement District (BID).
Patrick Conant, director of Sunshine Labs, told council the resolution authorizing appointments required that "all applications will be made available to city council and the public prior to making appointments," and he…
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