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Council fails to muster supermajority to reconsider data‑center moratorium
Summary
Councilmember McMillan moved to reconsider a previous moratorium action and schedule a public hearing; reconsideration required a supermajority and the motion failed 5–5, effectively leaving the council without a moratorium in place.
Councilmember McMillan (S10) asked the council to reconsider a prior vote and to schedule a public hearing that would lead to a moratorium on data‑center approvals. The city attorney explained that reconsideration of the prior action would require a supermajority.
The motion to reconsider failed on a 5–5 vote, short of the supermajority threshold. McMillan argued the moratorium was a necessary statutory tool to allow staff and the public time for a comprehensive review; opponents said the council should instead refine draft UDO language and retain flexibility. "In terms of a moratorium, the first step tonight is reconsideration," McMillan said (S10). The failure to secure the supermajority means the council did not impose a temporary ban and instead pursued a staff‑led rewrite of the UDO text.
