SUBJECT:
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Request to Reconsider Ordinance No. 028-2026 - An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Authorizing the Sale of Minerals to 7N, LLC, Accepting the Conveyance of Real Property from 7N, LLC, and Approving Agreements with 7N, LLC, SM Energy Company, and Extraction Oil and Gas, Inc. Regarding the Exchange of the Mineral Rights for the Real Property
Department
DEPARTMENT: Legislation
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Meredyth Muth, Acting Town Manager
Breena Meng, Town Attorney
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 10 minutes
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Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY:
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Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Per the Town Council Rules of Procedure a member may ask for reconsideration of a previous item at the meeting immediately following its consideration and vote.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
The Council originally considered Ordinance No. 028-2026 at its June 16, 2026 meeting. At that time, the motion to approve the ordinance failed on a 3-3 vote of the Council. Council Member O'Connor has asked that the item be reconsidered.
The Town Council Rules of Procedure allow for such a reconsideration under Section 7.4(f):
Motion to reconsider: Any action taken by the Council may be reconsidered. A motion to reconsider must be made at the same meeting at which the action occurred, or at the next following Regular or Special meeting. The motion must be made by a Council member who voted on the prevailing side and that Council member shall so state that in the motion. A vote is then taken on the motion to reconsider. The passage of a motion to reconsider suspends all action on the original motion. The original question is then placed before the Council in the exact form it was in when previously adopted. Once the vote is taken and the results determined, no further reconsideration can be granted.
Reconsideration would be of the item exactly as it was presented on June 16. Counci...
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