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Votes at a glance: Council approves several ordinances, a land purchase and routine measures
Summary
At its meeting the Central City Council approved code changes, a land purchase for flood control, a cooperative endeavor agreement with the state treasury, disposal of surplus police monitors, and elected a mayor pro tempore; several budget and rezoning items were introduced for future hearings.
Key formal actions taken at the council meeting (motions, movers/seconders and outcomes as recorded):
- Approval of minutes from the Dec. 10, 2024 meeting — motion noted as made by Council member Myers; second by Council member Roy; recorded as approved in meeting minutes. (Details in council record: mover Myers; second Roy.)
- Election of Mayor Pro Tempore — Council member Aaron McKinney was nominated by Council member Laverne and seconded by Council member Lazaro; roll-call vote recorded all present voting yes; outcome: Aaron McKinney elected mayor pro tempore.
- TA 824 (temporary-sign timing) — Motion to approve as originally written with a 15-day buffer, moved by Council member Aaron McKinney, seconded by Roy; roll-call vote recorded unanimous yes among members present; outcome: approved (ordinance adoption).
- TA 924 (procedures and sign-specification consolidation) — Motion to approve moved by Council member McKinney, seconded by Meyer; roll-call vote recorded unanimous yes among members present; outcome: approved (ordinance adoption). Commission had recommended an amendment requiring black letters and pod signs 4 ft x 8 ft.
- RZ 224 and CUP 224 — Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning and the conditional-use permit for a theater (5 yays, 0 nays, 2 absent). The council introduced these items and scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 28, 2025; final council vote pending.
- Resolution to execute a cash sale with Central City Investment Group LLC (land for flood control) — Motion to approve moved by Council member Laverne, seconded by Meyer; roll-call vote recorded yes among members present; outcome: approved (resolution authorizing mayor to execute sale).
- Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with the Department of the Treasury related to Act 4 of the 2024 regular legislative session — Motion to approve moved by Council member Roy, seconded by Meyer; roll-call vote recorded yes among members present; outcome: approved (resolution authorizing mayor to execute CEA to accept allocated funds).
- Resolution to authorize disposal of certain Central Police Department items — Motion moved by Council member Roy, seconded by Meyer; council authorized disposal of seven surplus monitors after staff described attempts to donate to other law-enforcement agencies; roll-call vote recorded yes among members present; outcome: approved.
- Budget ordinance introductions for public hearing Jan. 28, 2025 — Items introduced include: (a) accept and allocate Act 4 funds; (b) amend FY 2024–25 budget to allocate funds to purchase property for a traffic circle (state project H 011923 at Sullivan and Hooper); (c) amend FY 2024–25 budget to appropriate $50,000 for driveway repairs and culvert work within roadway drainage system. These were introduced for public hearing; final action at Jan. 28.
All votes and roll-call results cited above are taken from the meeting transcript and the clerk’s roll-call recordings. Where the transcript records commission votes (planning commission), those vote tallies are noted separately. Several items were introduced to allow public hearings on Jan. 28, 2025.
