Councillors do not typically take a position on applications until a report has been presented by staff that has all the information about the application(s) and input from agencies and consultants. Now that the application has been appealed, any position taken or legal instructions given by Council are confidential and subject to privilege, meaning that individual Councillors or Council as a whole may not disclose the confidential information or decision, unless Council as whole decides to waive privilege in whole or in part.