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Encinitas council approves two UFAC appointments, directs city to review committee ordinance and transparency practices
Summary
The Encinitas City Council appointed two members to the Urban Forest Advisory Committee and directed staff to return with possible changes to the municipal code and administrative practices after members raised transparency and record-keeping concerns.
The Encinitas City Council on Tuesday appointed two new members to the Urban Forest Advisory Committee and voted to ask staff to return with proposed changes to the committee’s ordinance and administrative practices.
Council members said they supported the appointees but raised concerns about how the committee is organized, how public correspondence is handled and whether the contracted city arborist should be subject to the same public-records processes as city staff.
"We are not getting our information," Councilmember Jim O’Hara said during the discussion, urging that the committee be restructured so the public has clear access to agendas, minutes and liaison emails.…
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