According to City Commissioner Erik Sten, he’s asked the Mayor to move the Interstate-Chávez vote from Halloween, to mid-November. “To his credit, he agreed,” says Sten. “It’s already going to be contentious enough, and to have parents who want to testify who have kids at home waiting in their costumes…”

It sounds like the vote will now be on November 14 or 15—I’m awaiting confirmation from the city clerk.

So that shift puts some breathing room between next Wednesday’s vote on Commissioners Randy Leonard and Sam Adams resolution calling for more process, and a vote to rename Interstate. Where does that put Sten?

“I’ve encouraged the mayor to join a process like Sam and Randy’s proposal. I do believe that makes sense. I’ll continue to push all sides and say we should continue to keep working for a 5-0 vote,” he says. “I made that pitch to the mayor yesterday, he’s thinking about it.”

“So the question is, if the mayor says no [to more process], am I willing to vote with Randy and Sam? As I sit here this morning, I think I would not join [them]. I don’t think it would work, unless the whole council goes into it together. The mayor has to say I want another process. Or, I don’t want another process but perhaps another one is necessary.”

In other words, it sounds like Erik isn’t interested in forcing more process by a slim city council majority—but he would like more process if there’s buy-in from his colleagues.