Council told data-center moratorium is tied up in appellate process; staff to return with analysis

A council member asked for the status of the moratorium on data centers the council agreed to in a prior session.

"The moratorium on the data centers that we agreed upon the last work session... I was just asking for an update about it," said the council member (Speaker 3). The mayor replied that Sam was working on the legal aspects. Sam (Speaker 12) told the council the matter is currently moving through the courts and that staff will provide an analysis at the next work session once there is clarity on appellate action: "Their way through the courts right now... I'll have an analysis for you in the next work session, assuming that we get some clarity on what the appellate courts are doing right now with that issue."

Council members agreed to wait for the legal analysis and take further action at a later meeting; no new moratorium terms or votes were recorded in the work session.