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2026-10-20 - City Council

Summary

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Built from the City Council agenda and the minutes, both read. Minutes list only ayes.

  • Consent calendar passed with 7 ayes: December 2026 health insurance premium holiday for AFSCME, Fire, Police and Administrative/Confidential staff. See City Budget and Financial Policies.
  • Consent also approved a Human Rights Commission by-law amendment. See Board and Commission Appointments.
  • Consent also approved Axiom as Bus Stop Improvement Plan consultant, the Riverside Drive Pedestrian Bridge construction contract and Foth as consultant for the Johnson Street bridge over Ralston Creek. See Transportation and Street Projects.
  • Consent also included a UI/ENGIE chilled water letter of agreement.
  • Conveyance of a single-family home on Taylor Drive approved, 7 ayes. See Taylor Drive Home Conveyances.
  • Highway 6 Trail project manual approved, 7 ayes. See Transportation and Street Projects.
  • Robert A. Lee Recreation Center rooftop unit replacement approved, 7 ayes. See City Facilities Projects.
  • Fireworks ordinance restricting dates and hours: first consideration, 7 ayes. See Fireworks Ordinance.
  • Barnacle device ordinance for parking fines: first consideration, 7 ayes (the minutes entry reads Motion to give resolution, likely a typo). See Barnacle Parking Enforcement Device.
  • Appointments approved, 7 ayes each, to the Human Rights, Parks and Recreation and Senior Center bodies and others (names not listed here); one appointment deferred and Climate Action Commission seats readvertised. See Board and Commission Appointments.
  • Council members as listed on the city site on 2026-11-11: Mayor Bruce Teague, Mayor Pro Tem Megan Alter, Laura Bergus (District A), Shawn Harmsen (District B), Oliver Weilein (District C), Josh Moe and Mazahir Salih (At-Large); City Manager Geoff Fruin. The minutes list only ayes, so attendance, nays and abstentions are not recorded here.

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