Commission approves placing charter amendment to protect ball fields on November ballot
The commission approved Ordinance No. 2553-2026 to place ballot language for a charter amendment protecting city-owned recreational ball fields on the November 3, 2026 ballot after public comments urging preservation; the ordinance passed unanimously.
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City staff presented Ordinance No. 2553-2026, a second-reading ordinance that would add charter language restricting sale or long-term lease of city-owned property containing recreational ball fields and direct the supervisor of elections to place the proposed amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Staff noted a prior edit changed a 10-year restriction in earlier drafts to a 1-year term in the posted language.
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