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Public Utilities and Public Works Committee

Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 6 PM

Online only

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What happened

3 items of legislation were taken up.

  • 1 accepted
  • 1 recommended to be marked work completed
  • 1 kept in committee

Agenda 3 items

Notices from the agenda

This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Clingan at 6:01 pm and adjourned at 6:17 with a roll call vote of all in favor (Councilor Gomez Mouakad, and Chair Clingan), none opposed, and one absent (Councilor Kelly). Others present: Hannah Carrillo – Mayor’s Office, Angela Allen – Purchasing, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. .

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Roll Call

  1. 1.
    23-0247 Committee Minutes Accepted

    Approval of the Minutes of the Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Meeting of February 13, 2023.

    Roll call: 2 aye · 1 absent
    • Jesse ClinganAye
    • Beatriz Gomez Mouakad Aye
    • Charlotte KellyAbsent
  2. 2.
    23-0057 Resolution Recommended to be marked work completed

    That the Administration update this Council on the contract renewal process with TZE and discuss how the process works.

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  3. 3.
    23-0055 Order Kept in committee

    That the Director of Engineering and the Superintendent of Water and Sewer appear before this Council’s Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works to discuss the notification protocols for street work and water shutoffs.