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Lakewood council defers multiple ordinances, appoints anti-racism task force
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting, Lakewood City Council voted to defer several ordinances to committee, adopted a resolution appointing four members to the anti-racism task force, and handled a series of administrative items including codification and liquor notices.
Lakewood City Council on Sept. 2 voted to defer several ordinances to committee, adopted a resolution appointing four members to the city—s anti-racism task force and received routine administrative communications and liquor notices.
The council deferred multiple ordinance items that would have been on second reading, including an ordinance creating new short-term rental sections of the codified ordinances and ordinances concerning transfer of property to Bell Avenue Partners LLC and a tax-increment financing (TIF) arrangement for downtown redevelopment. The council adopted Resolution 20-25-39 to appoint Chitra Walker, Don Ellis, Jason Frederick and Marissa Ostermock to the anti-racism task force. Other routine items were received and filed or referred to committee as noted below.
Most votes on the agenda were voice votes with no roll-call tallies read into the record. Where recorded, council members voted by voice; Vice President Baker announced she would abstain from the Bell Avenue Partners property-transfer item because…
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