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Votes at a glance: audited bills, Gray & Osborne contract, Newcastle Way deferred, Lunar New Year proclamation added to next agenda
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Newcastle City Council approved the audited bills and a pavement design contract, tabled Newcastle Way preliminary design to Jan. 21 and directed staff to prepare a Lunar New Year proclamation for the Jan. 21 agenda (motion passed 6‑1).
These are the formal council actions taken at the Jan. 7 Newcastle City Council meeting:
Audited bills approved (motion; voice vote) - Motion: Approve audited bills covering checks and invoices through Dec. 20, 2024. - Mover: Council member Schrock. - Second: not specified. - Vote: Voice vote; all in favor. Outcome: approved. - Note: Item had been pulled from consent and was approved as general business.
Resolution 2025‑1020: Gray & Osborne design contract (approved) - Motion: Approve Resolution 2025‑1020 to enter a design contract with Gray & Osborne Inc. for pavement management design (agenda item 12.1). - Mover: Council member Schrock. - Second: not specified. - Vote: Voice vote; all in favor. Outcome: approved. - Note: Staff described the design fee as approximately $65,000 and said the 2025 budget authorizes construction funding for the project.
Newcastle Way preliminary design (tabled) - Motion: Defer the agenda item (preliminary design for Newcastle Way corridor) to the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting. - Mover: not specified in the record. - Second: not specified in the record. - Vote: Voice vote; all in favor. Outcome: tabled to Jan. 21, 2025. - Note: Council asked staff to provide more detail on scope, schedule and costs; staff said preliminary work would inform a 2026 intersection improvement and later corridor design.
Lunar New Year proclamation (added to the Jan. 21 agenda) - Motion: Direct staff to prepare a Lunar New Year proclamation and place it on the Jan. 21 council meeting agenda for council consideration. - Mover: Council member Cervinox. - Second: not specified. - Vote: Recorded result, 6 in favor, 1 opposed. Outcome: motion to place the proclamation on the next agenda passed. - Note: Council discussion included cultural context and a request from Council member Cervinox; councilors asked staff to prepare the draft proclamation for council review.
Why this matters: The audited bills and resolution authorize routine city business and capital design work; the Newcastle Way item will return with more detail; the proclamation placement sets a public agenda item for Jan. 21 and passed by 6‑1.
Provenance: Each action was recorded in the Jan. 7 meeting transcript; votes were taken by voice for most items and the proclamation placement carried 6‑1.
