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Votes at a glance: Garfield council actions April 22, 2025
Summary
The Garfield council approved proclamations, advanced several ordinances on first reading, adopted final readings for littering and water-rate ordinances, approved a liquor-license transfer, tabled a bond ordinance, and passed a consent agenda with one bill held.
At its April 22 meeting, the Garfield Mayor and Council recorded the following formal actions (roll-call results reflect members present; Councilmember Delaney was absent at times as noted):
- R-207-25 (Proclamation) — Congratulated Gianna Eveina for qualifying for Team USA; motion carried by roll call. - R-208-25 (Liquor-license transfer) — Approved a person-to-person transfer for a retail liquor store to operate at 76 Jewel Street; applicant Joseph Ki spoke for the purchaser. Motion carried on roll call. - R-209-25 / Ordinance 3071 (First reading) — Introduced an ordinance to increase alcoholic-beverage license fees (state limits annual increases to 20% with a $2,500 cap). Motion to introduce carried; final hearing set for May 13. - R-210-25 / Ordinance 3072 (First reading) — Introduced an ordinance to prohibit retail operations between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.; council advanced to second reading and set a May 13 hearing. - R-211-25 / Ordinance 3073 and R-212-25 / Ordinance 3074 (First readings) — Amended parking code and established a 2-hour parking limit on Palisade Avenue; both advanced to May 13 hearing. - R-213-25 / Ordinance 3075 (First reading) — Introduced lead-based paint enforcement changes to hold landlords accountable; advanced to May 13 hearing. - R-214-25 / Ordinance 3066 (Second reading, final) — Adopted a littering ordinance to hold businesses responsible for maintaining their property frontage; approved on final reading by roll call. - R-215-25 / Ordinance 3067 (Second reading, final) — Adopted water-rate changes after a public hearing; council approved final adoption by roll call. - R-216-25 / Ordinance 3069 (Bond ordinance) — Tabled bond ordinance to appropriate $1,215,000 for public improvements, IT equipment and an alternative-fuel senior bus; motion to table carried (council said four votes would be required for final adoption). - Consent agenda — Approved bills and consent items; a Pake Valley water bill was held for separate discussion.
Several items were set for final hearings on May 13, 2025. Where roll-call tallies were read, votes recorded present councilmembers (Regaloso, Deputy Mayor Kaine, Deputy Mayor Raymond and Mayor Garnto) voting "yes" on the listed items; Councilmember Delaney was noted absent for several votes.
