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Buellton’s City Council has voted to delay the first public hearing for a proposed law that would impact low-income people living in motels on Avenue of Flags. Last night, Buellton’s city attorney, Greg Murphy, said that the state’s Office of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is still reviewing the ordinance. HCD’s input does not control the city, Murphy said. But he said that input is important to get.
“The request is that the staff report not be given and no public comments taken, because that will allow all of the information that the public comments are based on, as well as all of the council's thoughts and future discussion, to be heard in the context of HCD’s input,” he said.