The Planning Commission voted to table the circulation element update and return it for additional review after commissioners and members of the public raised concerns about funding assumptions and recent City Council actions affecting impact fees and capital projects.

Laurie Tamora, contract planner, and consultants from Mintier Harnish and DKS presented the circulation element update and noted it integrates the city’s multimodal/street-scape plan (adopted July 19, 2022) and other modal planning work. Staff said the circulation element includes updated roadway classifications, transit information and policy language intended to implement the multimodal plan.

Commissioners and members of the public raised repeated concerns about how the draft assumes funding sources that may no longer be available because the City Council suspended or changed impact-fee collections. Commissioner Bridge and other commissioners said several circulation policies appeared to presume capital improvements and developer fee collections that the council has recently altered; a public commenter (Nick Gonzales) asked for additional time so residents could review specific items line-by-line.

Staff recommended pulling the item for further work to reconcile council actions, capital improvement program changes and the circulation element’s policy language; staff also said the draft may need recirculation for public review if substantive changes are made. After discussion Commissioner Bridge moved to table the item for 60 days; the motion was seconded and passed 3–2.

Commissioners asked for clearer linkage between specific policies and available funding, and requested that staff check whether the council has already reviewed or directed changes relevant to particular circulation policies before the next hearing.