Assembly moves Telephone Hill into top 10 of legislative capital priorities after roll-call vote
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Summary
After debate over housing, safety and strategic consistency, the Assembly voted 5–3 to move the Telephone Hill redevelopment project into the top 10 of its legislative capital priorities list (position 10); an earlier effort to move it to position 9 failed 4–4.
The Assembly Finance Committee spent substantial time reviewing the legislative capital priorities list and, after debate, voted to move the Telephone Hill redevelopment project into the top 10.
Manager Kester reviewed the prioritization process and noted staff focus typically centers on the top 10 projects. Assemblymembers offered competing rationales: some argued Telephone Hill should be higher because of prior work and the assembly’s housing priorities; others prioritized safety and long-term savings favoring projects such as shore power and harbor improvements.
A motion to move Telephone Hill to position 9 failed on a 4–4 roll call. Chair Kelly then moved to place Telephone Hill at number 10 to ensure it remains within the top-tier list; that motion passed on roll call 5–3. The roll call recorded Mayor Weldon, Assemblymembers Hughes (Hughes Bandes in the transcript), Atkinson and Wall as yes votes alongside Chair Kelly’s relinquished-vote arrangement shown in the transcript; Assemblymembers Brooks, Steininger and Chair Kelly (voting in one of the roll calls) voted no in the recorded tallies. The clerk announced the motion passed 5 ayes, 3 nays.
The manager will forward the reordered list to the full assembly for introduction and the committee asked staff to focus on top-priority projects in outreach to legislative delegations and grant-seeking efforts.
