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Council unanimously adopts resolution to establish Mount Rainier Community Garden Committee
Summary
The mayor and council voted unanimously (5‑0‑0) to adopt Resolution O1‑2025 creating the Mount Rainier Community Garden Committee and specifying committee composition and annual budget inclusion.
The Mount Rainier mayor and city council voted on May 6 to establish an official Community Garden Committee. Vice Mayor Valerie Woodall introduced Resolution O1‑2025, which cites City Code authority for creating committees and maintaining gardens and sets committee membership and appointment terms.
The resolution states that the committee will be composed of five members appointed for two‑year terms by the mayor and council, that the city manager’s proposed budget shall include funding for the committee each fiscal year, and that the committee’s provisions supersede prior rules where applicable. The second reading and formal vote occurred at the May 6 meeting; the mayor announced the resolution passed unanimously, 5‑0‑0.
Vice Mayor Woodall said the formal committee will professionalize garden stewardship and ensure annual budget consideration for maintenance and development. The council took no amendments to the resolution and approved it by unanimous vote.
The council recorded the result as an adoption of Resolution O1‑2025 establishing the Mount Rainier Community Garden Committee.
