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Public comments seek Brown Act awareness; resident alleges 7,257 parcels wrongly billed for street sweeping
Summary
In public comment, Greg Arrowsmith urged the council to display and publish the California Brown Act; John Nelson said an audit found 7,257 City parcels allegedly not entitled to street‑sweeping service under Proposition 218 and estimated roughly $1.3 million in potentially improper charges; council did not take immediate action but discussed enforcement and revenue modeling later in the budget session.
Three members of the public addressed the council during the public comment portion of the meeting.
Greg Arrowsmith began by summarizing the California Brown Act of 1953 and urged the city to post the statute on lobby walls and on the city website to educate taxpayers, saying his purpose was "to inform and educate the taxpaying citizens the right about the act." John Nelson, identified on the…
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