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Votes at a glance: Caldwell City Council, July 21, 2025
Summary
Summary of actions the Caldwell City Council took on July 21, including consent calendar approval, two annexations (Peregrine East and West), an ordinance amending the cemetery fund, contracting public-relations work for a roundabout, and housekeeping ordinance adoptions.
Here are the formal actions the Caldwell City Council took at its July 21, 2025 meeting. This summary lists each item, the motion sponsor where recorded, and the outcome.
1) Consent calendar - Motion: Approve the consent calendar as printed. - Sponsor: Councilor Doty (mover), Councilor Stoddick (second). - Outcome: Approved unanimously. - Notes: Typical consent items were bundled and passed without recorded opposition.
2) Bill 48 / Ordinance 37 — Cemetery Capital Fund (amend chapter 4, article 9) - Motion: Passage by title only to amend Chapter 4, Article 9, establishing a cemetery capital fund and a three-year sunset taking one-tenth of the perpetual fee into a capital fund (staff described start in October and a three-year period). - Sponsor/Mover: Councilor Denber; Second: Councilor Stoddick. - Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Action type: ordinance_adoption.
3) Resolution 258-25 — RBCI public-outreach scope of work for Linden & Ward Roundabout - Motion: Accept proposal and scope of work with RBCI for public outreach and public-relations services for the Linden and Ward roundabout project; contract amount: $49,360. - Sponsor/Mover: Councilor Dody; Second: Councilor Denber. - Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Action type: contract_award.
4) Annexation and preliminary plat: Peregrine East (AN25-04 / SPP25-05) - Motion(s): Denial motion initially resulted in a 3-3 tie (Councilors Dodi, Stoddick and Register voted for denial; Councilors Williams, Allgood and Dittenburg opposed the denial); the mayor cast a tie-breaking vote against the denial. A subsequent motion to approve the annexation and preliminary plat carried after the mayor again cast the deciding vote in favor of approval. - Outcome: Annexation and preliminary plat approved by council; action subject to staff conditions in the staff report. - Action type: land_use/annexation.
5) Housekeeping ordinance for Peregrine East annexation (Bill 32 / Ordinance 36 84) - Motion: Sponsor Councilor Dittmer; second Councilor Williams. - Outcome: Passed (reported 5 in favor, 1 in opposition; Councilor Register opposed). - Action type: ordinance_adoption.
6) Annexation and preliminary plat: Peregrine West (AN25-05 / SPP25-04) - Motion: Approve annexation and preliminary plat with staff conditions. - Sponsor/Mover: Councilor Dittenburg; Second: Councilor Allgood. - Outcome: Approved 4-2 (Councilors Stoddick and Register opposed). - Action type: land_use/annexation.
7) Housekeeping ordinance for Peregrine West annexation (Bill 33 / Ordinance 36 85) - Motion: Sponsor Councilor Dittenburg; second Councilor Williams. - Outcome: Passed with the same majority as the underlying action (4-2). - Action type: ordinance_adoption.
8) Finance report - Motion: Finance committee recommended acceptance of accounts payable $2,930,571.70 and payroll $816,582.73 for the period ending July 15, 2025, and pay period ending June 28, 2025. - Outcome: Approved by the council as recorded.
Notes on voting and process: Several land-use items drew substantive public testimony and extended council discussion (Peregrine East and West). The Peregrine East action resulted in a tie and was decided by the mayor—s tie-breaking vote; Peregrine West passed 4-2. All ordinance numbers, bill numbers and staff conditions referenced above appear in the staff reports and recordings for the July 21 meeting.
