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Garfield council adopts $625,000 bond for DPW roof and approves trash ordinance; several parking and animal-sale ordinances introduced
Summary
On final reading the council adopted Ordinance 3085, a $625,000 bond to fund roof improvements at the Department of Public Works, and adopted Ordinance 3086 amending Chapter 164 (garbage/rubbish). The council also introduced first‑reading ordinances on overnight tractor‑trailer parking, banning puppy‑mill pet‑shop sales, a city chaplain position, and loading‑zone rules.
The Garfield Mayor and Council on July 22 adopted a bond ordinance and a code amendment and introduced multiple new ordinances that affect parking, animal sales and city appointments.
On second reading the council passed Ordinance 3085, a bond ordinance to appropriate $625,000 for roof improvements at the Department of Public Works building. The council opened a public hearing limited to this ordinance; no members of the public spoke. The roll‑call vote adopted the bond ordinance on final reading.
Also on final reading the council adopted Ordinance 3086 to amend chapter 164 (garbage, rubbish and refuse) to prohibit individuals from disturbing trash receptacles placed in front of a residence or business without permission. Staff described the amendment as a quality‑of‑life measure to prevent rummaging through another person’s garbage; council members said they had received multiple calls on the topic.
At first reading the council introduced several measures to be returned for final hearing on Aug. 19, 2025: Ordinance 3087 adding Columbus and Jewel Street to overnight tractor‑trailer parking restrictions; Ordinance 3088 to ban sales of dogs and cats from pet shops that source from puppy mills while allowing shelter placements and licensed‑breeder sales; Ordinance 3089 formally establishing a city (fire) chaplain—recognizing Pastor John’s regular invocation at meetings—and Ordinance 3090 to create a permitting/application process for designated loading zones and business customer parking similar to handicap‑parking rules.
Council members discussed the rationale for each measure—citing quality‑of‑life, public safety and business needs—and reminded residents of the Aug. 19 final‑hearing dates. The city clerk was authorized to advertise required legal notices for the ordinances.
Votes recorded during the meeting show the council moved the bond and garbage ordinances to adoption after public‑notice procedures were satisfied and no public comments were made during the hearings on the second‑reading items.
The council also approved several consent agenda items, including a retroactive resolution tied to the recent purchase of a fire truck (audit cleanup) and authorization of camera upgrades in Columbus Park and behind the recreation center through vendor Aspire via state co‑op pricing.
