The Bond Election Advisory Task Force took several procedural votes during the meeting, adopting a rule that decisions may be made by a majority of members present, tabling consideration of a possible November 2025 Environmental Investment Plan (EIP) bond package, creating a community engagement work session group and approving the task force’s 2025 meeting schedule.

Voting-rule motion: a task-force member moved that decisions be made "based on a majority of members in attendance at a meeting." The motion was seconded and, after discussion about representation and the ability to participate virtually, the task force chair called the vote. The motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The task force recorded no formal abstentions on that motion.

Tabling EIP recommendation: the task force voted to table further action on agenda item 4, which would have been a recommendation to council to "proceed with the November 2025 bond election based on general obligation bond eligible projects from the Environmental Investment Plan (EIP)." During discussion, staff and members referenced a January 9 memo from staff (Robert Goode to mayor and council) saying the city would not pursue a comprehensive 2025 bond but would explore limited, bond-eligible EIP projects that do not require substantial coordination and could be considered by council in mid‑2025. The task force voted to table and requested staff return with additional information at a future meeting.

Work session group on community engagement: the task force created a short-term community engagement work session group (a five-member group formed from members present and open to additional volunteers). The motion to create the work session group was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Meeting minutes show staff will circulate membership details and allow other task-force members to join the work session group.

Meeting schedule: the task force approved its 2025 meeting schedule (dates posted on the task force website) by voice vote; a clarification was made that members must appear on camera to be counted present for votes when participating remotely.

Other procedural actions and minutes: the task force approved minutes from the December 16 meeting earlier in the agenda by motion and voice vote. Several motions, seconds and voice votes are recorded in the transcript but no numbered roll-call tallies were provided.

Why it matters: the voting-rule change clarifies how the task force will make decisions going forward and the tabling motion delays any formal task-force recommendation about a 2025 EIP bond until staff provides additional analysis. Creation of the community engagement work session group gives staff a smaller group of task-force members to work with on drafting the outreach plan and materials.

Provenance: motions and votes appear throughout the transcript; key related segments include the approval of minutes (transcript block starting 891.11), the voting-rule motion (transcript block starting 4570.575), the tabling vote (transcript block starting 5737.1953), the community engagement work session group motion (transcript block starting 6764.935) and the meeting-schedule vote (transcript block starting 6838.705).