A resident used the citizen participation period on June 26 to press the council for better follow-up on neighborhood maintenance and to express frustration with communication from elected officials.

Bill Peterman (identified in public comment) told the council he has attended meetings for more than 11 years and outlined several concerns: tall weeds in a subdivision adjacent to Brookwood Farms, questions about stormwater runoff and sewer systems, complaints about rental units and a developer’s decision not to install a planned swimming pool, and a perception that the council and staff were not responding to public questions. Peterman requested more direct responses from officials and criticized the city’s communication process.

Council and staff replied during announcements and reports. Amy Abel said letters had been sent as part of the city’s legal process before staff can perform mowing and that the city charges property owners for the work after it is completed. Abel also said staff would send personnel to check the cited stormwater issue the following day. Councilmembers reiterated a desire to improve follow-up and noted they had been previously advised by legal counsel to limit direct responses in certain contexts to avoid potential quorum or legal issues, but they said staff does track concerns internally and sometimes fails to report back to the resident.

On the subdivision swimming-pool question, staff told the council that any request to remove the pool from the plan will return to the Planning Commission for consideration. The meeting record shows staff agreed to follow up with the resident about mowing and stormwater issues.

No formal action was taken; the record reflects council and staff commitments to improve follow-up and to send staff to inspect the stormwater and mowing concerns.