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Council moves to reconfigure advisory bodies: retain Planning and Old Town advisory panel, plan workshop on new 'people' commission
Summary
After a months-long review, council directed staff to start a workshop process with current commissioners and return with proposals to consolidate the Community Services and Ready commissions into a new people/quality-of-life body, fold Traffic Safety duties into Planning, and change appointment rules effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The City Council on April 22 directed staff to begin implementation planning to reconfigure several of the city’s advisory groups. By consensus the council said it would retain the Planning Commission and the Old Town Local Advisory Committee (OTLAC) and asked staff to bring recommendations to consolidate other advisory bodies into a new, community-oriented commission tied to the Quality of Life Master Plan (QLMP).
Key points and council direction:
- Retain Planning Commission (statutory land-use body) and OTLAC (Old Town-specific advisory body). Council asked staff to adjust OTLAC membership language to remove an unfilled architect slot and add a seat open to an Old Town business at-large while keeping the…
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