Votes at a glance: Lakewood council adopts consent agenda, approves ordinance 837

The Lakewood City Council on Oct. 6 approved its consent agenda and adopted ordinance 837 by voice vote.

Consent agenda items approved included: minutes of the Sept. 15, 2025 council meeting; claims vouchers totaling $4,568,874.21 for the period Aug. 16–Sept. 15, 2025; payroll checks totaling $3,219,731.62 for the same period; motion 2025-68 authorizing a five-year extension to the franchise agreement with Waste Connections LeMay; motion 2025-69 reappointing Susan Warner to serve on the Lakewood Arts Commission through Oct. 15, 2028; and several meeting minutes filed in the office of the city clerk (lodging tax advisory committee minutes, American Lake Lake Management District No. 1 advisory board minutes, and planning commission minutes).

Council member Pearson moved to adopt the consent agenda; Council member Bell seconded. The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote. Council member Branstetter raised a question about the lodging tax advisory committee minutes and staff explained that the minutes presented were the Sept. 2024 minutes that were approved in 2025 and thus placed on the consent agenda; lodging-tax recommendations for 2025 will return to the council on Nov. 10.

Ordinance 837 amending Lakewood Municipal Code chapter 10.04 related to automated traffic-safety cameras was moved by Council member Pearson and seconded by Deputy Mayor Moss and adopted by voice vote. City Attorney Heidi Wachter noted minor scrivener corrections and clarified how the code should reference the intersections covered; staff were directed to return to council on Dec. 8 with a fuller proposal if the city considers adding additional camera locations under the new state law.

All recorded votes at the meeting were voice votes and recorded as adopted.