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Cloverdale council approves consultant contract, community garden and routine items; several recusals noted
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Summary
At its April 8 meeting Cloverdale’s council approved an amended contract with 4Leaf for Esmeralda project review, a $25,000 budget for a community garden, and a series of consent items and assessment-district resolutions; votes included recusals on an LLAD zone tied to councilmembers' residences.
The Cloverdale City Council on April 8 approved a set of consent and action items that included a contract amendment for planning review of the Esmeralda proposal and a $25,000 budget amendment to create a community garden at Ferber Park.
Council authorized an amended contract with 4Leaf Planning Services to support city review of the Esmeralda project. Staff said the work will be billed to a developer deposit fund so the city’s general fund is not expected to be used; the council voted 5–0 to approve the contract amendment after staff explained billing and reimbursement procedures.
The council also adopted a $25,000 budget amendment to establish a community garden at Ferber Park and authorized related purchases; proponents described a community-led management approach and cited example fees used by neighboring towns. That resolution passed 5–0.
Other consent actions approved by the council included amended minutes for March 25 (approved as amended, 5–0) and a personnel resolution updating the classification for the assistant city manager position and authorizing recruitment (5–0).
The council received an annual engineer's report for the Cloverdale Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District and preliminarily approved resolutions of intent to levy assessments and set public hearing dates for zones 1–7. Two council members recused themselves from the Zone 2 action because they live there; that zone's action passed by a vote recorded as 3–0 with two recusals. A separate action on Zone 3 carried with the mayor recorded as abstaining; the resolution proceeded 4–0.
Votes at a glance
- F1: Amended contract with 4Leaf Planning Services for Esmeralda review — Approved (motion moved and seconded; vote 5–0). Staff said invoices will be paid from the developer’s deposit fund and replenished as needed.
- F2: Budget amendment — $25,000 for community garden at Ferber Park — Approved 5–0. Council directed staff to return a management plan covering plot allocation, fees and volunteer participation.
- F5: Approval of amended minutes for March 25 — Approved as amended 5–0.
- LLAD resolutions: Preliminary approval and setting of public hearings for assessment districts — Motions approved; Zone 2 passed 3–0 with two council recusals; Zone 3 passed 4–0 with mayor abstaining.
- H2: Update classification specification for assistant city manager; authorize recruitment — Approved 5–0.
Staff and council said routine procurement and deposit-account safeguards are in place; staff committed to returning with clarifying finance details where requested by council members and the public.
The meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m.
