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Local resident urges council to allow retail 'testing' at stores, offers guidelines
Summary
A public commenter (introduced to council as Sam Patel) asked the council to review state guidelines and consider allowing in‑store testing at retail outlets; staff agreed to research and return with recommendations.
A member of the public, scheduled as Sam Patel, spoke during public comment to request that the city consider allowing ‘‘testing’’ at retail stores (described by the speaker as guidelines other counties had adopted). The commenter said other counties had followed state guidelines and suggested the city could adapt those rules, offering to provide printed guidelines to staff.
"I had come to the city to request the testings to be approved for the legal store," the speaker said, urging council to review and possibly tweak existing guidelines used elsewhere. A staff member said this was the first the staff had heard of the proposal and that they would research the issue and bring a recommendation back to council. The staff member asked for contact information so staff could follow up directly.
No formal action was taken; staff committed to research and return with an informational recommendation for the council to consider.
