Pacific council forwards EZEE Fiber franchise and three resolutions to Sept. 8 meeting

The City of Pacific council on Aug. 25 agreed by consensus to advance four agenda items to the council meeting on Sept. 8 for formal consideration and first readings.

The items forwarded were AB25-120a (Ordinance 2025-2111) — the EZEE Fiber franchise; AB25-130 (Resolution 2025-1001) — revisions to the city’s Cash Receipts Policy and internal controls; AB25-131 (Resolution 2025-1002) — petty cash for Parks & Recreation; and AB25-132 (Resolution 2025-1003) — the Waterworth contract. The workshop record shows the council advanced each item "on council consensus" and did not record a separate motion or roll-call vote in the workshop minutes.

City staff will present the items for first reading and any required formal action at the Sept. 8 meeting. Because the workshop did not record formal votes, the next procedural step for each item is the Sept. 8 agenda where council members may debate, amend or vote on the measures.

The franchise ordinance would authorize an EZEE Fiber franchise (Ordinance 2025-2111); the workshop minutes do not include additional legislative text or fiscal analysis for the ordinance. The cash-receipts resolution is described as internal-control revisions; the minutes do not specify the policy changes. The petty-cash resolution is limited to Parks & Recreation operations. The Waterworth contract was forwarded for further consideration; contract details were not specified in the workshop record.

The items will be placed on the Sept. 8 council meeting agenda for first reading and potential action.