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Council members propose expanding homeless subcommittee into a public safety subcommittee to broaden community input
Summary
Council members Bridget and an unnamed colleague asked the council to expand the city's homeless subcommittee into a broader public safety subcommittee to include topics such as police, fire, homelessness, weed abatement, graffiti and fire prevention outreach; council agreed to add it as a future agenda item.
Two council members said they want the city's homeless subcommittee expanded into a public safety subcommittee to solicit more community input on a range of issues including policing, fire prevention, homelessness, weed abatement and graffiti abatement.
The speaker said the expanded subcommittee would engage residents on public-safety matters and community preparedness and asked the council to place the idea on a future agenda. Another council member voiced agreement on the record. The request was recorded as a future agenda item; no formal vote or structural decisions were made during the meeting.
Council members noted the change is intended to widen participation and that further details on committee structure, membership and scope would be discussed when the item returns to a future agenda.
