City board limits Columbia Street banner permits to nonprofits effective Jan. 1, 2026

Members at the meeting approved a revision to the Columbia Street banner application that limits future banner permits to nonprofit organizations only, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The board voted to adopt the revised application after staff described the proposed change and its effective date. The staff member said, "We have changed the banner request to for nonprofit going forward." The board confirmed the effective date as Jan. 1, 2026 during the discussion. The new rule will apply to future banner requests on Columbia Street; the board did not discuss an implementation schedule beyond the stated effective date. The action was presented as a change to the application process rather than a one-off permit, and members moved and seconded the item before voting to approve it. The transcript does not record any separate staff report about enforcement steps, fee changes or grandfathering of previously issued banners.