Votes at a glance — Caldwell City Council, May 5, 2025

This is a concise list of formal actions taken at the Caldwell City Council meeting on May 5, 2025. For each item we list the motion, mover/second (when recorded), the recorded vote or tally, and the outcome.

1) Motion to move Consent Calendar item 11 to new business (approve amendment to consent calendar) - Motion: Move item 11 from consent calendar to new business (to appear as new business item 13). - Mover: Councilor Doty. Second: Councilor Stoddick. - Outcome: Passed by voice vote (unanimous).

2) Approval of amended consent calendar (voice vote) - Outcome: Passed unanimously.

3) Appointment of Christina Buchanan as City Clerk (agenda item: appointment) - Motion: Appoint Christina Buchanan as City Clerk (effective 08/30/2025). - Mover: Councilor Stoddick. Second: Councilor Allgood. - Vote: Unanimous approval.

4) Zoning: Zone 24‑05 (Caldwell Executive Airport) rezone recommendation (ZON2405) - Motion: Approve rezoning of eight parcels (~32.34 acres) from M‑1 to AD per staff findings. - Mover: Councilor Allgood. Second: Councilor Denver. - Vote: Unanimous approval.

5) Adoption of bill 88, ordinance 36‑49 (implements airport rezone) - Motion: Move for passage by title only. - Sponsor: Councilor Allgood. Second: Councilor Denver. - Vote: Unanimous adoption.

6) Verbena Ranch annexation, preliminary plats and PUD (major land‑use action) - Motion: Approve annexation, zoning and PUD with conditions per findings of fact and conclusions of law. - Mover: Councilor Kelsey Williams. Second: Councilor Denber. - Vote: Passed 4 in favor, 2 opposed (Councilors Stoddick and Register opposed).

7) Public hearing: Canyon County vacation (portion of N. 13th Avenue) - Motion: Table the vacation request until staff can return with valuation and legal options. - Mover: Councilor Doty. Second: Councilor Stoddick. - Outcome: Item tabled indefinitely (unanimous).

8) Resolutions — sewer easements (20 First Avenue gravity main) - Resolution 176‑25 (permanent easement) and 177‑25 (temporary construction easement): Approved (mover: Councilor Dittenburg; second: Councilor Register). Votes: unanimous.

9) Resolution 179‑25 — Authorize agreement with Jones Williams Furman Gourley, P.A. for condemnation/right‑of‑way legal services - Motion: Authorize execution of professional legal services agreements for eminent domain/right of way procurement. - Mover: Councilor Dittenburg. Second: Councilor Denburn. - Vote: Unanimous approval.

10) Resolution 178‑25 — Amendments to Caldwell Municipal Irrigation District specifications - Motion: Adopt amended technical specifications for CMID (wells, pump stations, electrical/VFD, etc.). - Mover: Councilor Williams. Second: Councilor Denburn. - Vote: Unanimous approval.

11) Downtown decorative improvements (bid award) - Motion: Accept notice of award for 2025 downtown decorative improvements (bulb‑outs) $303,950. - Mover: Councilor Register. Second: Councilor Stoddick. - Vote: Unanimous approval.

12) Accounts payable and payroll vouchers - Motion: Approve accounts payable and payroll represented on the agenda (approximately $4.7 million total presented). - Mover: Councilor Allgood. Second: Councilor Stoddick. - Vote: Unanimous approval.

13) Canyon Crossing reconsideration request (procedural) - Motion: Deny reconsideration request (applicant asked council to reconsider prior modification requiring original number of units remain in place). - Mover: Councilor Register. Second: Councilor Doty. - Vote: Motion to deny reconsideration passed unanimously.

Ending: These are the recorded formal actions from the May 5, 2025 meeting. See city minutes for the complete motion texts and staff reports for associated conditions and findings.