Council to review 112 pages of community input covering parks, parking, housing and tourism

Pullman — Councilmembers committed to review all 112 pages of community‑submitted goals and asked staff to synthesize the comments into an actionable draft for future study sessions.

Mayor Benjamin noted the volume and intent: “as you see, we have 112 pages from the citizen side that that for goals,” and asked staff to compile and publish the materials. Staff described the compilation method: the team reviewed every written comment, grouped similar submissions into themes, and attached related links or screenshots when submitters included them.

What the public asked for: community submissions covered a broad set of topics, including expanded parks and recreation programming, a family‑friendly downtown play area, concerns and suggestions about short‑term rentals and RV parking, improvements to wayfinding and downtown signage, support for businesses and tourism, calls to preserve Gladish Community & Cultural Center uses, and requests for more transparent communication and dashboard metrics.

Council approach: the council worked through the document in a rapid review, flagging items they wanted to preserve, items to move to administrative follow‑up, and items for potential committee work. Several members urged staff to assess whether suggested items are within city authority (for example, RV parking on private commercial properties requires zoning review) and to provide data where public suggestions were anecdotal (for example, lodging supply during event weekends).

Next steps: staff will return a drafted goals list that integrates council priorities with community input and identifies which items will require administrative action, code changes, or further study.