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Council certifies petition and sets May 13 public hearing for East Side Park preservation ordinance
Summary
City staff certified a petition with 534 signatures (required 257), representing 20.8% of prior-election voters; council completed a first reading of the proposed preservation ordinance and set a public hearing and next step for May 13.
City staff reported that petitioners delivered 534 signatures in support of a proposed East Side Park preservation ordinance, exceeding the threshold of 257 signatures (10% of votes cast in the last election) and representing about 20.8% of that electorate. The city clerk's certification of signatures was presented to the council as required by charter.
Becca explained the petition-count results and the procedural timetable: after certification the council must conduct a first reading and set a public hearing within the 65-day statutory window. Council members moved, seconded and set the public hearing/first-reading meeting for Tuesday, May 13. Staff noted that the council will conduct the public hearing and then decide among the available options after the hearing.
No substantive debate on the ordinance text occurred at this meeting; staff said the public hearing and comment period will allow residents to raise specifics before council action.
