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2026-10-01 - City Commission

Summary

Built from the City's posted minutes, which were read (approval status not stated in the posted file). The agenda was read only through the minutes. A recording and closed-captions file are listed on the City's meeting portal but were not opened.

  • Present (5): Mayor Harvey Ward, Cynthia Moore Chestnut, Ed Book, Casey Willits and Bryan Eastman. Absent: James Ingle and Desmon Duncan-Walker. City Clerk Kristen Bryant is named in the minutes.
  • Consent agenda approved in full: minutes of the 9/10 and 9/17 meetings, an amendment to the ATU collective bargaining agreement, a holiday parade memorandum of understanding, and five City Auditor reports.
  • Heard a Sustainable Development department update. The minutes name Ralph Hilliard (Acting Director of Sustainable Development) and Planning Manager Brittany McMullen.
  • Appointment to the City Beautification Board approved 4-0.
  • Resolution restating the Commission's rules approved 4-0.
  • Trespass towing ordinance, second reading: approved 5-0. See Trespass Towing Ordinance.
  • Real Property Policy ordinance, first reading: approved 5-0. Second reading was on the 10/15 agenda. See Real Property Policy and City Property Disposition.
  • Proclamations were heard. Adjourned at 6:19 pm; the agenda shows an evening session at 5:30 PM.

Agenda

Agenda is posted on the City's meeting portal; see Sources.

Sources

Video

Meeting video is on the City's meeting portal and Community 12TV, not YouTube. A recording and closed-captions file are listed on the portal event page above; the direct media link has not been worked out.