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Council approves amendments to street-furniture contract; ordinance to fund program moves to second reading
Summary
After extended public testimony and debate, the City Council approved two amendments requiring council review and neighborhood outreach for proposed kiosks and transit furniture, and added a requirement to remove problem units at contractor expense under specified conditions. The trust-fund ordinance will return for second reading.
The City Council on Dec. 14 approved two amendments to the proposed coordinated street-furniture contract and directed that the revenue-trust ordinance be brought back for second reading. The underlying contract is the result of a competitive process; the winning proposer—operating under a major media parent company name—had offered a 20-year guarantee of revenue to the city. Council discussion focused on how locations will be approved, how neighborhoods will be consulted, and what protections the city…
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