A. On receipt of a petition, the City Manager shall place the matter on the Council agenda for initial consideration. The City Manager may include a recommendation as to whether the Council should reject or deny the petition. If the recommendation is to reject the petition, notice to the petitioner shall be provided prior to Council’s consideration of the matter. On initial consideration, the Council may accept the petition and require staff to process the petition, or reject the petition without consideration. Rejection may occur only after notice to the petitioner.

B. If Council accepts the petition, it shall be reviewed by City staff for a determination of whether payment is appropriate to service the public interest and, if so, the amount of the payment. Staff shall notify all affected public utility companies of the petition. Any responses from the utility companies shall be included in the materials provided to Council at or prior to the hearing required by BC 3.80.050. [Ord. NS-2187, 2012; Ord. NS-2180, 2012]