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2026-10-22 - Land Use & Transportation Committee

Summary

Built from the posted agenda and the official minutes (final); no video was found for this meeting.

  • Six ordinances were heard and all six were Recommended Favorably to the full City Council, each on a motion by Dorsey.
  • Four urban renewal plan amendments (Broadway East, Johnston Square, Middle East, Oliver) passed 6 to 0 with Blanchard absent.
  • Coldstream Homestead Montebello Amendment 14 and the sale of city property at 210 Guilford Avenue passed 5 to 0, with Bullock recorded out of the chamber and Blanchard absent.
  • Present: Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Bullock, Porter. Absent: Blanchard (sponsor of the sale ordinance).
  • The minutes record motions and votes only, not discussion or testimony.

Urban Renewal Plan Amendment Extensions

  • 26-0231 Broadway East, Amendment 7 (extends the life of the plan, removes properties from Appendix A): Yes 6 (Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Bullock, Porter), Absent 1.
  • 26-0232 Coldstream Homestead Montebello, Amendment 14 (reauthorizes property acquisition within the project area): Yes 5, Absent 1 (Blanchard), Out-Chamber 1 (Bullock).
  • 26-0233 Johnston Square, Amendment 14 (reauthorizes acquisition, extends the plan, removes properties from Appendices A and B): Yes 6, Absent 1.
  • 26-0234 Middle East, Amendment 16 (extends the plan, removes properties from Appendices C and D): Yes 6, Absent 1.
  • 26-0235 Oliver, Amendment 17 (extends the plan, removes properties from Appendices B and C): Yes 6, Absent 1.

Guilford Avenue City Property Sale

  • 26-0241 authorizes the Mayor and City Council to sell, at public or private sale, the city's interest in 210 Guilford Avenue (Block 0612, Lot 013), no longer needed for public use. Sponsors: City Council President (Office of the Comptroller) and Blanchard. Yes 5 (Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Porter), Absent 1 (Blanchard), Out-Chamber 1 (Bullock).

Issues discussed: Urban Renewal Plan Amendment Extensions, Guilford Avenue City Property Sale

Agenda

Public hearing on the Urban Renewal Plans (26-0231, 26-0232, 26-0233, 26-0234, 26-0235) and Sale of Property 26-0241.

Official Minutes

Final minutes, Thursday, October 22, 2026, 9:00 AM. Six items scheduled for public hearing; each shows a motion by Dorsey to Recommend Favorably and carried. The urban renewal ordinances are sponsored by the City Council President (Administration), with Jones on 26-0231 and 26-0233 to 26-0235, Glover on 26-0231 and Ramos on 26-0232. No dollar amounts or deadlines appear in the minutes.

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