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Referrals panel sends water-protection ordinance to Utilities Commission for review
Summary
The committee referred a proposed water protection ordinance to the Utilities Commission after the city engineer recommended that forum; members asked that it be heard before year-end (transcript records a recommendation it be heard before 'end of 02/2025').
The Referrals Committee on July 28 referred a proposed water protection ordinance to the Utilities Commission after City Engineer Laura Biggs recommended the utilities commission as the appropriate venue for considering rules around city water assets. “City engineer Laura Biggs has suggested the Utilities Commission would be the best venue for this discussion,” the chair said during the meeting. Committee members discussed other possible venues — including the Environment Board and Administration & Public Works — but agreed the Utilities Commission is the most suitable because the proposal involves the disposition of city assets. The committee recommended the Utilities Commission consider the item by the end of the year; the formal motion recorded in the minutes asked that it be heard "before the end of 02/2025." Council member Newsom moved the referral; Mayor Biss seconded and the chair declared the ayes have it. No ordinance or final council action was taken by the Referrals Committee; the item now awaits review by the Utilities Commission, which will determine whether to recommend code amendments, an ordinance, or other action.
