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Hamilton council approves consent agenda, takes first reading of redevelopment ordinance and refers Sloan Avenue plan to planning board
Summary
Council approved consent items including contracts and the appointment of Lisonbee Sabo as municipal clerk, held a first reading of ordinance 26004 concerning redevelopment at 325 Sloan Avenue, and referred resolution 126067 for the redevelopment plan to the planning board; voice votes were recorded as unanimous on the record.
At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Hamilton Township Council approved a consent agenda that included a budget transfer (discussed earlier), contract extensions and professional-service agreements, several property-lease items, resident refunds, and the appointment listed as CA32 naming Lisonbee Sabo as municipal clerk.
Council members moved and adopted the consent agenda after a brief public comment period in which a resident praised CA32 and urged the rehire. The motion to approve consent agenda items CA1 through CA32 carried on a voice vote recorded in the transcript as unanimous.
The council also considered ordinance 26004, a redevelopment-plan ordinance for a nonconforming area at 325 Sloan Avenue (zoning citations noted in the record). A councilmember made a motion for first reading/introductory reading; another member seconded and the motion passed on the first-reading voice vote.
Relatedly, the council considered resolution 126067 to refer the Sloan Avenue redevelopment plan to the planning board; a member explained that the planning board will hear the matter and return recommendations to council. A member of the public asked whether the referral involved converting the AMC theater; staff and the president said the planning board will address details at its hearing.
Quote: Council members confirmed motions and announced voice votes; after the consent agenda vote, the clerk announced, "4 0," reflecting the recorded vote in the meeting transcript.
Ending: The council approved the consent agenda including the clerk appointment and completed first reading of ordinance 26004; the resolution referring the Sloan Avenue redevelopment plan will proceed to the planning board for public hearing and recommendation back to council.
