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Committee asks enforcement staff for input, to revise drafts and reconvene in December
Summary
After detailed discussion of outdoor dining and animal-control drafts, the committee asked staff to consult the police chief and enforcement officer about enforcement feasibility, to revise redlines, and to return with edits in December. No votes were taken at the meeting.
The committee closed its meeting by assigning clear next steps: staff will revise the drafted ordinances and consult enforcement staff (the police chief and enforcement officer Cory) about operational feasibility, enforcement procedures and costs, and then return to the committee in December for further review.
Chair (S1) said the group should seek enforcement input before finalizing language: "I would like to have some input from them because otherwise we're gonna have to enforce this," S1 said, and committee members agreed that a draft the city cannot enforce would be ineffective. The committee set a working timeline to refine the drafts and to prepare redlined materials for council consideration once enforcement concerns are addressed.
No formal votes or ordinance adoptions were recorded at this meeting; the committee emphasized the drafts are starting points that will likely be amended before final council review.
