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Public commenters and council push tenants’ rights, transparency and participatory budgeting
Summary
A public commenter urged council to advance a tenants’ bill of rights and for staff to post draft agendas and improve committee reporting. Councilors discussed participatory budgeting, town‑halls, and more accessible boards‑and‑commissions materials during the visioning workshop.
A San Marcos resident used the public‑comment period at the Jan. 29 visioning workshop to press city leaders on tenant protections, transparency and community engagement — topics that prompted a lengthy council discussion about draft agendas, town halls and outreach.
Maxfield Baker, who identified himself during the session, praised recent town halls and asked council to “consider including the tenants bill of rights” in visioning priorities. He also asked that draft agendas be posted on the city website, urged committees to report at full council meetings, and suggested creating clearer, public summaries of consultant and economic development fees.
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