Council Public Safety & Public Works & Development Committee

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Public Safety & Public Works and Development Committee met on January 18, 2011, beginning at 1:00 PM, with the Vice Mayor presiding over the session. The meeting covered four agenda items, two of which resulted in formal action and two of which were informational in nature. The committee conducted its organizational business, successfully approving the election of a Committee Chair and the appointment of a Committee Vice Chair. Members also received informational items regarding the committee's meeting schedule for the upcoming period and a list of items referred to the committee for future consideration. A total of 2 votes were taken during the meeting, no presentations were given, and no public comments were heard.

Attendance

All council members were present at the January 18, 2011 meeting. The following members were in attendance:

• Ellinger
• Lawless
• Farmer
• Crosbie
• McChord
• Martin
• Henson

No members were recorded as absent or late.

Votes and Decisions

Two votes were held during the January 18, 2011 Council meeting, both concerning the nomination of committee chairs.

• Nomination of Doug Martin for Committee Chair 7:27: Motioned by McCord, this nomination passed by voice vote with 6 ayes and 1 nay. Voting in favor were Ellinger, Lawless, Farmer, Crosbie, McChord, and Henson. Crosbie was recorded as the sole vote against the nomination.

• Nomination of Lawless for Committee Chair 8:01: Motioned by Crosbie and seconded by Ellinger, this nomination passed unanimously by voice vote with 7 ayes and 0 nays. All members voted in favor: Ellinger, Lawless, Farmer, Crosbie, McChord, Martin, and Henson.

Appointments

The Council made the following appointments during the January 18, 2011 meeting:

• Lawless was appointed to serve as Committee Chair.
• Crosbie was appointed to serve as Committee Vice Chair.

Contested Items

• Election of Committee Chair: This item produced a split vote after two nominations were put forward for the committee chair position. Candidates Doug Martin and Lawless were both nominated, requiring the Council to proceed to a vote to determine the outcome. The structured data does not include the final result of the vote or the margin by which either candidate prevailed.

Election of Committee Chair

5:24

The committee took up its first order of business: electing a chair for the Public Safety & Public Works and Development Committee. Two nominations were put forward during the proceedings — Doug Martin and Lawless were both nominated for the position.

Key speakers during this agenda item included McCord, Crosbie, and Ellinger. The item was approved, though the structured record does not detail the specific vote count or the identity of the member ultimately selected to serve as chair.

Appointment of Committee Vice Chair

16:19

Under this agenda item, the committee addressed the appointment of a Vice Chair. Lawless, who had been elected as chair, appointed Crosby to serve as Vice Chair. The item was approved.

Committee Meeting Schedule

Agenda Item 3 covered the committee meeting schedule for the year. The Council reviewed the schedule of upcoming meetings as an informational item. No specific speakers are recorded as having contributed to the discussion on this agenda item, and no transcript timestamp is available for this portion of the meeting.

The item was informational in nature, with no vote or formal action taken as a result.

List of items referred to Committee

The committee reviewed the list of items referred to them for consideration during the January 18, 2011 Council meeting. This agenda item was informational in nature, providing members with an overview of matters directed to the committee for further review and deliberation.

No specific speakers are recorded as having contributed to the discussion of this item, and no debate or concerns are noted in the available record. The item served as a standard procedural step to ensure committee members were informed of the referrals pending before them.