Votes at a glance — La Verne Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Sept. 2, 2025

La Verne — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Sept. 2 conducted standard business and approved multiple ordinances, budget amendments and resolutions. Below are the items the board voted on and the outcomes as recorded during the meeting.

Key outcomes

- Approval of minutes: The board approved minutes for the Aug. 5 workshop and the Aug. 7 public hearing and regular meeting (motion by Alderman Haas; second Alderman Coates). Outcome: approved.

- Second reading — Ordinance 02/2021 (72 Waldron Road; rezoning 4.36 acres to C‑2 highway service commercial): Motion to approve passed on second reading.

- Second reading — Ordinance 02/2022 (delete Title 2, Chapter 3 regarding local emergency planning committee): Motion to approve passed on second reading.

- Second reading — Ordinance 2025‑23 (amend Title 7 Chapter 6 regarding permissible fireworks discharge dates/times): Motion to approve passed on second reading.

- Second reading — Ordinance 02/2024 (amend FY2026 Parks Capital Projects Fund budget, Brookside Park): Motion to approve passed on second reading.

- Consent agenda: Motion to approve consent agenda passed (included interlocal agreement for a J. Percy Priest Reservoir study among regional partners; a corrected agreement version was provided to the board before the meeting).

- First readings (selected): Ordinance 2025‑25 (Wheeler Street zoning change, I‑1 to I‑2) approved on first reading; Ordinance 2025‑26 (180 Blair Road rezoning R‑1 to R‑3) denied on first reading; Ordinance 2025‑27 (repeal/adopt new zoning ordinance and map) approved on first reading with amendment to set a portion of Vaughnwood/Bonwood as estate residential. A number of budget ordinances for FY2025/2026 (general fund, water/sewer fund, police impact fee fund, state street aid fund) were introduced and approved on first reading.

- Resolutions: Resolution 2025‑22 (declare city property surplus) passed; Resolution 2025‑23 (join State of Tennessee and local governments on opioid abatement agreement and related settlement agreements) passed.

- Appointment: Lisonbee Quarter appointed to the Beautification and Arts Advisory Committee to fill a vacant term.

Vote records and notes: The minutes record roll calls and oral votes for each item; where specific roll‑call names were given in the meeting, those were recorded in the official minutes. Several items were approved unanimously; where a member recorded "no" on the roll call it is noted in the official minutes. Items that passed on first reading require a second reading before they become effective.

What's next: Budget amendments and ordinance readings will return for required second readings and any required administrative follow‑up. The board noted the next regular meeting and public schedule changes (Oct. 7 is National Night Out; next regular meeting Oct. 9).