Terry Taplin

Context

Councilmember, District 2. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Police Accountability Director Hiring (seconded the Mayor's negotiator designation; nominated the new Police Accountability Board member)
Hopkins Street Bikeway Referral (submitted supplemental material; voted yes on the final referral)
Council Discretionary Fund Grants (contributed up to $200 to each adopted grant)
Large Vehicle Parking Referral (author; approved 7-2 on July 7, 2026)
Waterfront Specific Plan Environmental Review (author; approved on consent July 7, 2026)

Seconded the Zero Waste and parking resolutions and moved the parking first reading (Parking Meter Program Changes, Zero Waste Plan Check Fees); added as co-sponsor on the Poet Laureate and Holocaust Remembrance Day grants (Council Discretionary Fund Grants); named to file ballot arguments on the Infrastructure Bond Ballot Measure and Charter Amendment Ballot Measure.
See 2026-06-09 - City Council (regular) and 2026-06-16 - City Council (regular).

Moved the May 19 special-meeting motion affirming the bond and sales tax ballot language direction (Infrastructure Bond Ballot Measure, Sales Tax Ballot Measure); arrived 4:09 p.m. See 2026-05-19 - City Council (special).
Added as co-sponsor of the Juneteenth Festival grant (Council Discretionary Fund Grants, $250); moved adjournment of the May 12 regular and closed sessions. See 2026-05-12 - City Council (regular) and 2026-05-12 - City Council (closed session).

May 7: voted against the failed O'Keefe amendment and for all portions of the Flock Safety main motion (Flock Safety Contract Extension). Arrived during the May 11 closed session. See 2026-05-07 - City Council (special).