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Votes at a glance: Lewiston City Council actions on March 10, 2025
Summary
A compact summary of formal motions, votes and outcomes from the Lewiston City Council meeting, including appointments, resolutions, contracts, and ordinances approved or adopted on March 10.
This summary lists formal actions taken by the Lewiston City Council on March 10, 2025, with each item’s motion, mover/second (when recorded), roll-call outcome and brief detail.
1) Consent agenda — Approved Motion: Approve the consent agenda. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / (second not specified in roll call) Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll-call recorded: Klieberg, Wright, Forsman, Schroeder, Klein, Spickelmeyer — all "Aye").
2) Advisory board appointments — Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission — Approved Motion: Reappointment of Larry Kopczynski and appointment of Linda Glines to three-year terms. Mover/Second: Mayor Johnson / Council President Klieberg Outcome: Approved (recorded as "Aye" by council) — motion carries.
3) Master Services Agreement with Clearwater Financial — Approved Motion: Approve Master Services Agreement and authorize mayor to sign (includes $12,000 annual retainer). Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Council President Klieberg Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded all ayes).
4) Envision Lewiston 2044 implementation work plan (2024–2025) — Approved Motion: Approve Envision Lewiston 2044 implementation work plan and authorize mayor to sign. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Council President Klieberg Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded ayes).
5) Resolution 2025-10 (surplus / trade-in) — Approved Motion: Approve Resolution 2025-10 declaring city property surplus and authorizing trade-in. Mover/Second: Councilor Klein / (second recorded) Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded ayes).
6) Resolution 2025-11 (surplus / public auction) — Approved Motion: Approve Resolution 2025-11 declaring various items surplus and authorizing public auction. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Councilor Forsman Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded ayes).
7) First Amendment to Community Park Master Plan agreement with JUB Engineers — Approved Motion: Approve amendment in amount of $48,000 and authorize mayor to sign. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Councilor Forsman Outcome: Approved (roll-call: 5 ayes, 1 nay — Councilor Spickelmeyer voted no).
8) Right-of-way vacation (Resolution 2025-02) — Approved Motion: Approve resolution to vacate public right-of-way VA-01-2024 (Bridal Avenue section) and authorize related actions. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Councilor Forsman Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded ayes).
9) Transportation Capital Improvement Plan (Resolution 2025-09) — Approved Motion: Adopt the 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Plan. Mover/Second: Councilor Forsman / Councilor Schroeder Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded ayes).
10) Ordinance 49-21 (first reading) — Approved as first reading Motion: Approve first reading (by title) of ordinance to amend code regarding shipping containers as accessory buildings. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Councilor Forsman Outcome: First reading approved by voice vote; motion carries.
11) Ordinance 49-40 and 49-41 — Adopted (second and third readings combined) Motion: Amend previous ordinances by replacing exhibits with corrected legal descriptions and approve readings by title only, dispensing with the three-day reading requirement. Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Councilor Forsman (motions varied) Outcome: Both ordinances approved on combined readings (roll-call recorded ayes).
12) Ordinance 49-43 — Adopted (bond election ordinance) Motion: Read ordinance by title only, dispense with extended readings, and approve first/second/third readings; order special bond election (see separate article). Mover/Second: Councilor Schroeder / Councilor Forsman Outcome: Adopted (roll-call recorded ayes).
13) Ordinance 49-37 (ambulance service) — Adopted Motion: Repeal and replace chapter related to ambulance service; combined readings/summary approval. Mover/Second: Councilor Spickelmeyer / Councilor Schroeder Outcome: Adopted (roll-call recorded ayes).
14) Ordinance summaries and adoption approvals — Multiple ordinances adopted and summaries approved (49-37, 49-40, 49-41, 49-43) Motion: Adopt ordinances and approve related ordinance summaries. Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded ayes).
Meeting adjourned following council comments and scheduling of a FY 2026 budget process discussion for an April work session.
Notes: This listing captures motions and outcomes as recorded on the March 10, 2025 meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not name a specific seconder or provide an exact tally beyond the roll-call, the record lists the recorded roll-call outcome; if a specific detail was not stated in the meeting record, it is noted here as not specified.
