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City council report: park use approved for teen entrepreneur market; ordinance amendment, public hearings set; CRA project renamed
Summary
Commissioners reported on recent city council actions: conditional support for a teen entrepreneur market at Smith Family Park, an ordinance amendment aligning subdivision-improvement rules with state code, and a CRA project-area rename to Far West Landing.
Commissioners summarized key items from the recent Far West City Council meeting, including approvals and upcoming hearings that affect city operations and projects.
The council agreed in principle to allow a teen entrepreneur pop‑up market at Smith Family Park (organizers requested the park at no cost for one day) provided the event coordinators meet with the parks committee and involve the council in the event plan. Commissioners said the date discussed in council materials may be adjusted and that organizers will supply updated information as plans firm.
The council approved an amendment to ordinance 16.32.030 to bring subdivision improvement rules into compliance with state code changes. The amendment updates how developers may secure subdivision improvement funds and adds options such as letters of credit in addition to escrow accounts.
Council set a slate of public hearings for June 19: (1) proposed adjustments to the 2024–25 budget; (2) final approval of the 2025–26 budget; (3) amendments to the consolidated fee schedule; and (4) an ordinance enacting compensation increases for specified city officers. Commissioners noted that ordinances are the mechanism the council uses to set officer compensation.
Other items: council approved a grant for the next phase of an ADA dock project at Smith Family Park; the city received word that a grant application for infrastructure at Meadows Park was not funded and will be resubmitted next year; the council voted to rename the CRA project area formerly called Far West Marketplace (north of Maverick) to Far West Landing. Commissioners also reported progress from the housing committee on the state-required moderate‑income housing report and ongoing attention to water‑conservation issues and regional planning efforts.
These council actions were presented as reports during the planning commission meeting; commissioners said follow‑up on some items (event coordination, grant resubmittal and budget hearings) will continue with the relevant committees and staff.
