Woodland council approves package of ordinances, resolutions and local grants

The Woodland City Council on April 6 approved multiple ordinances, resolutions, appointments and grant agreements across a broad agenda. The meeting produced several recorded approvals; the transcript records motions, seconds and roll-call-style responses but does not reliably report numeric vote tallies for all items. Items approved included the following:

• Ordinance 1587 (first reading) — Repeal and replace permit-fee language for fireworks-stand permit awards to streamline the process and use a lottery for the first round of complete applicants, with first-come, first-served for any remaining permits. Chief Jackson said the ordinance clarifies award criteria and preserves population-based limits set in code.

• Action item F — Boundary line adjustment for city-owned parcels at 200, 250 and 300 East Scott Avenue to support the buildout of a new fire station and related easement moves; staff said the adjustment is nominal and will be recorded with the county.

• Resolution 815 — Adoption of an artificial intelligence policy (action item G).

• Resolution 816 — Authorization to surplus vehicles and equipment; staff said surplus vehicles will be offered via public auction or interlocal trade and details will be posted on city channels.

• Appointment — Mayor authorized to appoint Michael Lewis to the Civil Service Commission (action item I).

• Facility-use and lease agreements — The council approved a facility-use agreement with the Woodland Senior Enrichment Group for Community Center days (action item J) and authorized a lease with Downtown Woodland Revitalization for the civic center building at 211 Lakeshore Drive (action item K).

• Scottill Park MOU (action item L) — Council approved an updated memorandum of understanding with the Rotary Foundation regarding Scottill Park intended to allow completion and phased opening of park improvements; local youth-sports leaders spoke in support, saying current field capacity is strained (Little League reported about 374 registrations this season).

• Animal sheltering interlocal agreement and related code updates (action item M and N) — Council approved an interlocal animal-sheltering agreement with neighboring jurisdictions to maintain sheltering capacity and a city ordinance authorizing limited dog-registration exceptions and a voluntary spay-and-release program for unidentifiable cats.

• Ordinance 1593 (action item O) — Council adopted an emergency, first-and-final reading on cannabis retail license density to clear a 20-day licensing window for applicants.

• Settlement (action item P) — Council authorized the mayor to sign a wages settlement agreement with the Woodland Police Officer Association; council members said the agreement concluded background negotiations.

• Lodging tax awards (action items Q–S) — Council authorized agreements to disburse lodging-tax funds to local groups: an agreement with the Woodland Senior Enrichment Group to receive lodging-tax funds (amount as stated in the transcript is unclear), $2,000 to Holder Lilac Gardens for a fall festival and market promotion, and $19,000 to Downtown Woodland Revitalization for downtown promotion and events.

• Action item T — Council also approved the development-agreement item authorizing the mayor to sign a developer agreement with Woodland Industrial Center LLC for offsite transportation infrastructure improvements as credit against transportation impact fees (see separate article).

Vote recording notes: The transcript captures members’ affirmative/negative responses in shorthand (e.g., “I” / “Hi”) and often lists each member in sequence, but it does not provide consistent numeric tallies for every action. Where the transcript shows "the eyes have it" or similar phrasing, the item was treated as approved by the council.

What this means: The council approved a mix of administrative updates, funding for local events and organizations, code updates relating to fireworks permits and animal control, and infrastructure and development items. Implementation steps differ by item: some require staff follow-up (recording documents, posting auction dates, processing agreements), while some items (ordinances) proceed through the municipal code process or immediate implementation if adopted as an emergency reading.

Speakers and materials referenced in this summary are drawn from the meeting transcript and the items listed on the council agenda for April 6.