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Votes and motions: Council advances budget items, approves Woodman safety study and continues tenant-services contracts
Summary
At the March 3 council meeting the body continued Item 6 to March 10 (9–4), approved a Woodman corridor safety study (Item 12, 15 ayes), and moved a budget/cannabis finance report (Item 5) for further action (13 ayes).
Several council actions and roll-call votes concluded the March 3 session, including continuances, study requests and budget movements.
Key outcomes
- Item 6 (tenant-services contracts): Continued to March 10 on a motion moved by Councilmember J. Lee and seconded by M. Rodriguez; Clerk recorded 9 ayes and 4 noes. Councilmembers debated a late-arriving city-attorney report and sought assurances to avoid a March 31 lapse in services.
- Item 12 (Woodman corridor safety study): Councilmember I. Padilla asked for a comprehensive safety study of the Woodman corridor after outlining crash and enforcement statistics. The motion passed on the floor (Clerk recorded 15 ayes).
- Item 5 (budget and cannabis tax/tax-amnesty discussions): Council moved the budget and finance report and related actions forward; the clerk recorded 13 ayes on the budget action. Councilmembers discussed a tax-amnesty path for cannabis businesses and asked that government-operations committee continue consideration of details.
What the votes mean
The continuance on Item 6 keeps the contract decision pending and gives staff a one-week window to address late materials and timelines for contract execution. The Woodman study will direct staff to return with concrete safety-improvement ideas and data-driven recommendations. Budget and cannabis-related motions were advanced for further committee consideration and implementation steps.
Next steps
Item 6 returns to the March 10 meeting; the Housing Department was asked to present an urgency timeline to minimize any service gap. Staff will prepare a Woodman safety-evaluation report as requested by Councilmember Padilla and return with recommended next steps.
