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Portland council approves consent calendar, postpones Public Art Committee report; two items set for first reading
Summary
The council unanimously approved the consent calendar—including three event and license orders—postponed the Portland Public Art Committee annual report to Feb. 24, and held first readings for a $15,500 grant appropriation and an amendment to City Code Chapter 10 on explosives.
The Portland City Council approved its consent calendar by unanimous hand vote and took a set of procedural actions on other agenda items during the meeting.
The consent calendar included: Order 1262425 (municipal officers approval of Cargo Pizza applications for class 3 and 4 with outdoor dining at 1045 Forest Ave), Order 1272425 (declaring June 29, 2025, the Water and Lantern Festival), and Order 1282425 (declaring June 7, 2025, the Shipyard/Old Port Half Marathon and 5K). Councilor Phillips moved the motion to approve the consent calendar and Councilor Sykes seconded; the clerk reported the vote as unanimous.
Councilors postponed consideration of Order 1292425, the Portland Public Art Committee fiscal year 2024 annual report and the fiscal year 2025 budget plan, to the council’s February 24 meeting to allow staff time to compile answers to council questions. The continuance was moved by Councilor Sykes, seconded by Councilor McNeveich, and the clerk reported the continuance vote as unanimous.
The clerk also read two items for first reading: Order 1302425, accepting and appropriating a $15,500 grant for the Coastal Cumberland County project (as sponsored by City Manager Daniel West), and Order 1312425, an amendment to the Portland City Code, Chapter 10, regarding regulation of explosives (sponsored by the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee). No final votes were recorded on those two first readings during the meeting.
The council took these votes by voice/hand and did not record roll-call tallies for individual members in the transcript; the clerk characterized both recorded votes (consent passage and the postponement) as unanimous.
