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Votes at a glance: council actions and outcomes from the meeting
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken during the meeting, including resolution and consent outcomes and key tallies for council reference.
This meeting included several formal council actions. The roll call and votes below summarize the motions recorded in the official minutes.
- Resolution 393: Approve policy on development incentives for tax increment financing — Passed 9–0. (Mover: Councilor Forsman; Second: Councilor Kennedy.) Councilor Dirwachter withdrew five proposed amendments for later consideration; staff will work with sponsors on refined language.
- Consent agenda (minus Resolution 494): Approved; specific items on the consent agenda passed as recorded. Resolution 505 recorded one abstention: Councilor Forsman abstained due to employment with Minnesota Power; the consent vote otherwise passed 9–0 with that abstention noted.
- Resolution 520: Support comprehensive zoning and code modernization to increase housing supply across all income levels — Passed 9–0. (Mover: Councilor Forsman.) This directs staff to study code changes and return recommendations within the established timeline.
- Resolution 499: Accept permanent easement for utility and drainage from the University of Minnesota for property in the Chester Park/UMD neighborhood — Passed 8–0 with one abstention (Councilor Mayo abstained due to employment with the University of Minnesota). (Mover: Nephew; Second: Kennedy.)
- Ordinances read for the first time: Ordinance to add Article 38 establishing the Duluth Transportation Commission (first reading completed; no final adoption at this meeting). Second reading scheduled for the July council meeting for final vote and possible amendments.
- Resolution 494: Nomination of Lester Amity Hawk Ridge Natural Area to the Duluth Natural Areas Program — Moved and discussed; provisional designation approved to start a one‑year process of developing a final management plan. Final designation requires a full plan and subsequent approvals; council vote recorded in the meeting as passing 9–0.
Clerks’ and administrative motions: Minutes approval and other routine procedural votes were taken early in the meeting; minutes were approved (vote 9–0).
