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Votes at a glance: Grants Pass council actions on housing, parks, strategic plan and city operations
Summary
Councilors approved a package of measures including code amendments that move camping rules into the parks chapter, unanimous land-use ordinances for annexation and a targeted UGB exchange, adoption of the city strategic plan, re-adoption of the investment policy, and a fee waiver for a children’s event. One resolution authorizing temporary resting sites passed 5–2.
Grants Pass — The City Council took a series of formal votes on ordinances, resolutions and appointments. Most measures passed unanimously; the resolution establishing temporary authorized resting sites in the downtown area passed on a 5–2 vote.
Key votes (roll-call results reported in meeting):
- Ordinance amending municipal code to consolidate camping restrictions into parks code (GPMC 5.61 / 6.46) — Adopted (first and second reading; unanimous roll-call votes). Emergency clause invoked so ordinance takes immediate effect.
- Resolution identifying authorized resting sites (temporary sites near Sixth and Seventh Streets and adjacent parcels) — Adopted 5–2 (Councilors Rick and Indra voted no; five…
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