Council rounds up votes: public hearing set on community development needs, two disabled-parking ordinances passed, sewer-usage amendment approved; Hammond Ave.

The Superior City Council set a public hearing for March 3 on community development needs and fair housing choice, approved two ordinances adding disabled-parking zones at 1922 Iowa Avenue and 1203 North Sixth Street, and approved an amendment to Chapter 114, Utilities, Article 2 (sewer usage), the council said at its meeting. Separately, the council referred a proposed parking designation for the west side of Hammond Avenue to the public works committee for further consideration.

On Item 10.1 the council introduced a resolution from the community development division to schedule a March 3 public hearing to solicit comments on community development needs and fair housing choice; the motion and second carried by voice vote.

The council passed Item 11.1, an ordinance amending the traffic code to add a disabled-parking zone at 1922 Iowa Avenue, and Item 11.2, adding a disabled-parking zone at 1203 North Sixth Street. Both motions were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

The council considered Item 11.4, an ordinance introduced by the environmental services director to amend Chapter 114 (Utilities), Article 2 (sewer usage). The motion to approve passed by voice vote; no financial figures or specific textual changes to the code were stated in the transcript.

Separately, Councilor Herrick requested that Item 6.11, number 5 (designating the west side of Hammond Avenue between Balnap Street and the vacated North Fourteenth Street as tow-away parking) be removed from the consent agenda for further discussion. After a motion and second, councilors voted to refer that item back to committee for additional review; the referral was made after council members noted multiple signatures on a petition and asked for committee discussion of those concerns.

Votes recorded in the meeting were taken by voice; the transcript reports motions, seconds and that "motion is carried" or "aye" for the carried measures but does not provide a roll-call tally with individual yes/no votes for these items.