Item 7 — Thursday, May 7, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
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Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution authorizing the defeasance of certain outstanding 2025 General Obligation Public Improvement and Refunding Bonds, including authorizing the execution of an escrow agreement and related documents. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Funding for the defeasance will be an upfront payment from a private developer partner as part of public-private partnership redevelopment project.
"item number seven is being withdrawn and will come back at a later date... Mr. Bunch was right" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
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- Bill Bunch challenged the item's transparency during public comment; mayor later conceded the item would be reposted
The roll call
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Withdrawn 0-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Withdrawn
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Withdrawn
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Withdrawn
- José Velásquez D3 Withdrawn
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Withdrawn
- Ryan Alter D5 Withdrawn
- Krista Laine D6 Withdrawn
- Mike Siegel D7 Withdrawn
- Paige Ellis D8 Withdrawn
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Withdrawn
- Marc Duchen D10 Withdrawn