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Garfield council adopts multiple ordinances on final reading and raises concerns about Pake Valley billing on consent agenda
Summary
Council adopted three ordinances on final reading (adding one cannabis Class 2 license; clarifying that handicap parking holders must still apply for overnight permits; and correcting a traffic sign near a school) and approved the consent agenda while several members withheld approval of bills for Pake Valley, citing inconsistent billing practices and requesting follow-up with the vendor's CFO.
At its Nov. 10 meeting the Garfield Mayor and Council adopted three ordinances on final reading and carried a consent agenda with an exception for Pake Valley bills.
On second reading the council passed Ordinance 3107 (R-529-25), amending chapter 100 (cannabis) to increase the number of Class 2 licenses from four to five. The mayor opened the public comment period for the ordinance; no members of the public spoke and the ordinance passed on final reading.
The council also adopted Ordinance 3108 (R-530-25), clarifying that holders of handicap parking spaces must still apply for overnight parking permits and are not exempt, and Ordinance 3109 (R-531-25), which corrects a prior typographical error and adopts a police recommendation prohibiting a right turn on a street near a middle school and preschool to improve safety at drop‑off and pickup times. Both ordinances were opened for public comment; no comments were offered and both passed on final reading.
During the consent-agenda vote, several councilmembers voted "no" on bills for Pake Valley (also transcribed or referenced as "Pate Valley" in the record), citing constituent complaints about inconsistent and unexpectedly high bills. Council members described receiving estimated bills followed by much larger invoices two to three weeks later and said they could not obtain satisfactory explanations from the vendor. The city manager said the contract extension under consideration was for customer service and that staff intend to bring billing functions back in-house; she said she would contact the vendor's chief financial officer and requested the vendor meet with council before the Dec. 9 meeting to explain the discrepancies.
The mayor closed the public comment period for the ordinances and the council adjourned the meeting.
