The City Council’s consideration of a switch to a Hearing Examiner system for review and approval of land use applications is moving forward. Here is the process the Planning Director proposed at Monday night’s City Council study session. The City Council did not adopt any process, so what follows is only one possible (but also probable) general ap... [More]

Councilmember Erica Pickett, who the Council elected Mayor Pro-Tem at our first meeting of the year, has assigned each councilmember to four council committees, based on our requests. My committee assignments are: Finance Parks and Rec Personnel Planning Port/City Liaison (as an alternate) Although it has improved with Councilmember Adams's effor... [More]

My first council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at 7 pm. The regular Monday meeting is on Tuesday to observe the New Year's holiday. On the agenda: Oath of Office Election of Mayor Pro Tem Reappointments to Arts Commission Reappointments to Parks & Rec Board Change street name