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Eden Plus council approves e-motorcycle rules, budget amendment, gas-hedge and settlement agreement
Summary
At its July 13 meeting the Eden Plus City Council approved an ordinance on electric motorcycles, a 2026 budget amendment, a gas-hedging authorization and a settlement agreement related to a mixed-use permit appeal. Council voted to add the settlement resolution to the agenda, recessed for a brief executive session, and then approved the measure.
The Eden Plus City Council on July 13 approved several measures after routine committee reports and public comment. On second reading the council adopted Ordinance 2839, a city-code amendment establishing a new chapter for electric motorcycles; the committee reported no substantive objections, asking only that training be publicized. City Clerk Jessica read the ordinance title as required.
The council also approved Ordinance 2841, the city’s first budget amendment for 2026. Finance Director Kristen Reed said she made small changes between readings, adding $35,000 to buy two digital reader boards to be paid from the street fund and allocated across IT budgets. Reed noted that Fund 35 (the Facilities Fund) would drop below the city’s reserve policy as a result of the amendment.
Public Works brought a recommended energy risk-management step: the council authorized hedging 25% of expected gas use for summer 2030 at $3.10 per dekatherm (or better) and 25% of expected use for winter 2030–31 at $5.65 per dekatherm (or better), and authorized staff to extend agreements with the carrier as needed to execute the contracts. The motion was made, seconded and approved.
Council added Resolution 1883 to the agenda and considered a settlement agreement involving the developer (referenced in the staff report as QMC/Cortera) and a neighboring property owner, David Grampa. City Attorney Joanna summarized the background, said the proposed settlement contains no monetary obligations for the city as presented, and asked the council to move into executive session to discuss pending litigation under the cited state code. After a 10-minute executive session the council authorized the mayor to sign the settlement agreement.
Votes at a glance: all items above were moved, seconded and approved during the July 13 meeting as recorded on the council floor; no roll-call tallies with member-by-member votes were read into the transcript.
The council concluded with brief reports on finance and community development and adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
