After a few days in Florida (via San Francisco) last week visiting my dad, I jumped right back into the Chico fray at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. It was like diving into Sycamore Pool on New Year’s Day: wet, crowded and bracing. Amid rainy weather, Chicoans came out and filled all seats in the chambers. Most left after the marquee item, Orchard Creek Estates, which councilors approved during a 90-minute hearing that stayed on track despite t…