413 E. Huron to Get Technical Reconsideration

At the Ann Arbor city council’s May 20, 2013 meeting, the  controversial site plan for 413 E. Huron will likely be reconsidered and re-voted because of a technical detail in the resolution previously approved by the council on May 13, 2013. The resolution approved by the council on a 6-5 vote did not specify the correct date on the set of plans that the developer had submitted. [.pdf of May 20, 2013 staff memo explaining the issue]

The parliamentary procedure the council would need to use is to move for reconsideration. It’s only a member of the prevailing side – one of the six who voted in favor – who can move for reconsideration. Moving for reconsideration of a vote at the next regular meeting following the initial vote does not require more than a six-vote majority. The council is likely to treat the exercise as a formality and not as an opportunity to re-open the debate on the issue.