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Garden City council approves consent items, easement vacation, Title 6 water/sewer ordinance and private donation for police motorcycles
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Garden City City Council approved the consent agenda, rescheduled a meeting for Memorial Day week, vacated ingress/egress easements, completed third reading and adoption of a Title 6 water and sewer update (Ordinance 10‑55‑25) and adopted Resolution 12‑05‑25 to accept a private donation for two patrol motorcycles.
Garden City City Council President called the roll and approved the consent agenda, then handled a series of agenda items including a schedule change, an easement vacation, the third reading and adoption of a Title 6 water and sewer ordinance, and a resolution accepting a private donation for two police motorcycles.
The council unanimously voted to move the May 26 council meeting to Tuesday, May 27, because of the Memorial Day holiday. The council then opened and closed a public hearing on EAS FY2025-00004, a staff packet item that would vacate certain ingress and egress easements to facilitate a property-line adjustment, and approved the request by roll call after no public testimony was offered.
On the third reading by title only, the council advanced Ordinance 10‑55‑25, which revises Garden City Code Title 6 (water and sewer). City counsel described the changes as largely clerical and de minimis, including simplifying language, removing redundant provisions and converting some violations to infractions. The council approved the third reading and then voted to adopt and publish the ordinance by roll call; the motion carried.
The council also considered Resolution 12‑05‑25, a measure authorizing the city to accept a private citizen’s charitable donation designated to purchase two patrol motorcycles for the Garden City Police Department. City counsel reviewed legal safeguards in the packet, noting the donation must be for a public purpose and the resolution restricts use of the funds to that purpose. Councilmember Paige said she would vote no to avoid even the appearance of a conflict when donors have ownership interests in projects before the council; the record shows Paige voted no. The roll call on the resolution recorded: Jacobs — Yes; Jorgensen — Yes; Paige — No; Rasmussen — Yes. The motion carried.
Other routine business, including adjournment, followed.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda — approved (roll call: unanimous where recorded). - Meeting reschedule (move May 26 meeting to May 27) — approved (voice vote). - EAS FY2025-00004 (vacate ingress/egress easements to facilitate a property-line adjustment) — motion to approve carried (roll call: Jorgensen Yes; Paige Yes; Rasmussen Yes; Jacobs Yes). Reference: public hearing opened and closed with no public testimony. - Ordinance 10‑55‑25 (Title 6 water and sewer: code cleanups, convert some violations to infractions, repeal conflicting provisions) — third reading by title and adoption approved (roll call recorded in packet). - Resolution 12‑05‑25 (accept private citizen donation for two police motorcycles) — adopted (roll call: Jacobs Yes; Jorgensen Yes; Paige No; Rasmussen Yes). Motion carries.
Clerk recorded the roll calls for the above actions; motions and seconds were made from the dais as reflected in the official minutes.
