Item 3B Passed 6-4
Item 3B — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: B) deleting language providing that the Council shall meet at least once each week;
"There being six votes in favor, four votes in opposition ... Item three B is approved" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Mayor noted the charter already requires weekly meetings not practiced; Siegel argued canceled-meeting workaround suffices
- Siegel and Alter foreshadowed voting no to limit number of ballot amendments
The roll call
Approved 6-4
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Off Dais
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 No
- Krista Laine D6 No
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes