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Council defers Donald & Thoreau zoning change and approves routine items; budget Q&A circulated
Summary
Council deferred Ordinance 38‑2024 (Donald and Thoreau development zoning change) to Jan. 21, received a Committee of the Whole report on at‑large seat interviews, received and filed a budget Q&A from Councilmember Bullock, and approved routine finance filings; a liquor permit item was deferred.
Lakewood City Council on Jan. 6 handled a set of routine procedural items, deferred a zoning map amendment and received a compilation of budget questions and answers from council and the administration.
Key actions at a glance - Minutes: Council approved the minutes of the Dec. 16, 2024 regular meeting (motion carried; recorded as "Aye"). - Committee of the Whole report: Council received and filed the Committee of the Whole oral report on at‑large seat interviews (report accepted). - Ordinance 38‑2024 (zoning map change): Council moved to defer the ordinance amending section 110502 of the zoning code for the Donald and Thoreau development project (R‑2 to planned development). The item was deferred to committee and scheduled for Jan. 21. - Communication from Councilmember Bullock: Council received and filed a compiled question‑and‑answer document from the 2025 budget hearings; members praised the collaborative process and administration responses. - Finance report: Council received and filed the finance firm and vendor report submitted pursuant to codified ordinance 11103. - Liquor permit for Bunce Brothers, 17114 Detroit Ave.: Administration requested deferral; council deferred the item.
Why it matters: the zoning map amendment for the Donald and Thoreau site could change development entitlements; the council chose more time for committee review. The budget Q&A document is intended to provide public access to questions raised during budget hearings and the administration's answers.
Votes and outcomes Most motions were recorded as "all those in favor: Aye" with the chair stating the motion passed. The meeting minutes and several receive‑and‑file motions passed without recorded roll‑call tallies in the meeting transcript. The ordinance 38‑2024 was explicitly deferred and scheduled for further committee consideration on Jan. 21.
Selected quote "That document is now largely complete and to ensure that the useful information it contains is easily accessible to the public, I've attached it to this communication," Councilmember Bullock said of the budget questions and answers.
Next steps - Ordinance 38‑2024 will be considered again in committee and on the Jan. 21 agenda. - The Committee of the Whole will complete at‑large seat interviews next Monday, Jan. 13, and the council expects to deliberate and appoint a successor the week after.
No final zoning vote or liquor‑permit approval occurred on Jan. 6.
