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Board reviews redlines to open-space enabling ordinance; members seek broader submission paths and minor wording changes
Summary
The Open Space Advisory Board reviewed proposed changes to its enabling ordinance, debated wording that governs the board's duties and submission process, and asked legal counsel to vet edits clarifying board scope, term limits and references to El Paso Water.
Board members reviewed a redlined draft of the open-space enabling ordinance and suggested edits to simplify duties, broaden who may bring items for review and update agency references.
The chair led discussion through the draft and proposed trimming language so the board’s duties read in plain terms: to "preserve, acquire, and promote usage and maintenance of open space." Members proposed striking several prescriptive clauses that tied agenda items to…
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