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2026-07-13 - City Council With Mayor Presiding

Summary

Built from the official minutes of the City Council With Mayor Presiding session of July 13, 2026 (approved on the August 3 consent agenda, item 5.3). Convened 7:01 pm, adjourned 7:09 pm. Present in person: Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak, President Traverse, Barlow, Bergman, McKnight, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter and Singh; online: Broderick, Carpenter, Grant and Neubieser. Absent: Litwin. Also present: City Attorney Brown (online), COS Gerlach, Deputy COS Zakaras and Lori Olberg. The regular meeting of the same evening is 2026-07-13 - City Council.

  • Agenda adopted unanimously (Traverse/Bergman).
  • One item: decisions on condemnation proceedings for the Reconnecting Bank and Cherry (Cherry Street) project, CDS CD23(1).
  • Necessity passed 9:2:2 and compensation passed 7:5:1, both on motions by Singh seconded by Schachter.

Cherry Street Condemnation Decisions

Recommended action: authorize the Mayor to execute (a) the Decision and Order for the alteration of a roadway known as the Cherry Street Project and condemnation of a portion thereof, and (b) the Decision and Order determining compensation for the taking of land, plus the corresponding easements and documents, after City Attorney review. Laura Wheelock, Corey Mims and Attorney Shamis were present.

  • 1(A) Necessity: ayes Barlow, Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Grant, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter, Singh and the Mayor (9); abstentions McKnight and Traverse (2); absent Litwin and Neubieser (2). Passed 9:2:2.
  • 1(B) Compensation: ayes Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Schachter, Singh, Traverse and the Mayor (7); abstentions Barlow, Grant, McKnight, Neubieser and Sanchez-Parkinson (5); absent Litwin. Passed 7:5:1.
  • Neubieser is listed present online in the attendance, absent on 1(A) and abstaining on 1(B).

See Cherry Street Condemnation Decisions.

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