2026-05-26 - City Council Work Session

Summary

Built from the official minutes (Legistar status: Final). No video is posted.

All nine members present: President Crow-Iverson, President Pro Tem Risley, and Councilmembers Casey, Donelson, Gold, Henjum, Leinweber, Rainey Jr. and Williams. Called to order at 9:00 AM; adjourned at 9:08 AM (the regular meeting began after it, see 2026-05-26 - City Council).
No changes to the agenda, no regular meeting comments, no executive session and no presentations for general information.
The minutes of the May 11, 2026 Work Session were approved by consensus.
Agenda Planner Review: Donelson asked whether the Ute Valley Park and Stanton Road properties set for a zone change at the June 9, 2026 Council meeting are City-owned; Planning Director Kevin Walker said he is ninety-five percent certain they are and would verify.
Introduction of a stormwater ordinance amending Article 8 of Chapter 3 of City Code (file 26-215); Henjum asked whether the two stormwater ordinances support each other, and Stormwater Enterprise Manager Erin Powers said they do not directly support each other but are related.
Council agreed by consensus to Donelson's request for out-of-state travel to Huntsville, Alabama, with the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation trip.

Item 7.A (file 26-219), presented by City Clerk Sarah B. Johnson. The only discussion was Donelson's question about the City-owned parcels in Ute Valley Park Rezone, answered by Walker as above.

Item 8.A (file 26-215): an ordinance amending multiple parts of Article 8 (Stormwater Quality Management and Discharge Control Code) of Chapter 3 (Public Property and Public Works), including penalties for violations. Presenters: Powers and Public Works Director Richard Mulledy; Powers presented the ordinance. The attachment is titled for illicit discharge.
The only question was Henjum's about the relationship between the two ordinances (see above). No vote at a work session. See Stormwater Quality Code Update.

Item 10.A (file 26-223), presented under Councilmember reports by Crow-Iverson: Donelson asked permission to join the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation trip to Huntsville, Alabama, to learn about its business and military programs and decisions. Consensus of Council agreed. See Councilmember Out-Of-State Travel.