Unidentified Speaker 1 reviewed upcoming city-council matters and emphasized the committee should continue evaluating ways to help residents facing special assessments tied to street and sidewalk repair. "When people are annexed into the city, there are large special assessments that sometimes go into that... that becomes an equity issue for them to be able to keep their houses," the committee member said, noting that vehicle registration fees fund street repairs.

The speaker also said state law constrains how these assessments must be paid: "the state law requires it has to get paid for and it has to get paid for in certain ways," and cautioned that the committee and council are limited in options by that legal framework.

Unidentified Speaker 1 said the council will hold interviews and appoint the next council member the following night, with 14 candidates under consideration. The committee invited the public to email feedback or attend the council meeting to speak; the chair warned the interview process could be long and suggested public commenters keep remarks under five minutes.

No committee vote or directive was recorded on changing special-assessment policy at this meeting; members agreed to keep the issue on future council agendas and to solicit public input.