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Votes at a glance: Lemoore City Council, Feb. 18, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken Feb. 18 including consent calendar approvals, ordinance introduction, Measure S appointments, and continuation of the UWMP public hearing.
The Lemoore City Council took the following formal actions on Feb. 18. Vote tallies and motions are drawn from the meeting record.
• Consent calendar (Items 4.1–4.8 except 4.4 pulled): Motion to approve Items 4.1–4.8 excluding 4.4 (motion by Council member Brewster; second by Council member Lyons). Vote: Brewster aye, Lyons aye, Cruz yes, Gornick aye, Mayor Matthews yes. Outcome: Approved, 5–0.
• Item 4.4 — Finance department update, January 2025 (pulled, then voted): Motion to approve Item 4.4 (motion by Council member Gornick; second by Council member Lyons). Vote: Gornick aye, Lyons aye, Brewster yes, Cruz yes, Mayor Matthews yes. Outcome: Approved, 5–0.
• Ordinance (5.2) — First reading, Parks and Recreation Commission (Ordinance 2025-01): Motion to introduce and waive first reading amending Lemoore Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 5 regarding the Parks and Recreation Commission (motion by Council member Brewster; second by Council member Lyons). Vote: unanimous. Outcome: First reading introduced and waived; ordinance moves forward to subsequent reading as required.
• Measure S oversight committee appointments (6.1): Motion to appoint five members (Matthew Moreno, Michael Verdin, Jeffrey Blaine, Travis Jeffes, Connie Willis) (motion by Council member Gornick; second by Council member Brewster). Vote: unanimous, 5–0. Outcome: Appointments approved; staff to notify appointees.
• Urban Water Management Plan (5.1) — Public hearing and resolution: Staff presented the 2020 UWMP and the council voted to hold the public hearing and approve a resolution to adopt the plan (motion by Mayor Matthews; second by Council member Lyons). After the initial vote staff and the city attorney identified a public‑notice timing issue. The council then voted to rescind the prior approval and continue the public hearing and re‑notice the item for the next meeting (motion to resend/re-notice passed 5–0). Outcome: Final action on the 2020 UWMP deferred pending re‑notice; revised materials to return at the next meeting.
Votes recorded were taken from the Feb. 18 council transcript. Where a vote tally was recorded at the dais it is reproduced here; where a recorded vote included an unclear spoken name the article uses the roll-call names as stated by the clerk. All approved actions will appear in the minutes and associated staff reports when posted.
