Subcommittee to draft resolution asking council to create master‑plan task force

At the Sept. 29 meeting the idea of forming a task force to bring additional perspectives into master‑plan work resurfaced. Chair (S5) and other members discussed different models — a permanent expanded committee versus themed meetings or a short‑term task force — and debated ideal size, representation, and the risk of volunteer fatigue.

Staff member (S1) put the procedural next step plainly: "We would like to ask you to make a formal task force, and we would also like to ask you for an appropriation for..." The committee discussed a range of recruitment tactics, from personal invitations to open advertisement, and stressed the need to include renters, hospital workers, and other demographic perspectives. The group agreed to draft a short resolution to forward to the full city council and to define the task‑force charge and recommended appropriation amount before the next council agenda.