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Votes & actions: Minutes approved; board backs fire-code reconciliation; Bill 1 deferred
Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Board of Water Supply approved January minutes (6-0 with one abstention), unanimously backed interdepartmental fire-code updates, authorized the chair to draft a letter, and unanimously deferred action on Bill 1 pending further information.
Key formal actions recorded at the Feb. 19 Board of Water Supply meeting:
- Approval of minutes (Jan. 15, 2026): Member Juanita Reyher-Colon moved, Member Paele Kiakona seconded; motion passed with six ayes and one abstention (Vice Chair Ekolu Lindsey abstained).
- Support for interdepartmental fire-code reconciliation: Member Reyher-Colon moved and Member John Helly seconded a motion to support joint departmental efforts to align fire-code references and water triggers; the motion passed unanimously (7-0). The board also authorized Chair Donna Sterling to draft a letter with members' comments.
- Defer action on Bill 1 (Water Availability Policy amendment): Member John Helly moved to defer until staff and the bill sponsor present more information; Member Juanita Reyher-Colon seconded; motion passed unanimously (7-0). The board requested a departmental presentation of the current review process and an explanation from the bill maker.
