Council schedules tentative public meeting on trees, shrubs and hedges ordinance (2024‑65)

A joint meeting of the Service & Utilities and Building & Housing committees recommended that the city hold a public meeting on the "trees, shrubs, shrubbery, and hedges" ordinance, identified in the transcript as ordinance 2024‑65. The committees reported that administration has tentatively agreed and that a poll shows a possible May 14 date; the date had not been posted or confirmed at the meeting.

A committee representative said, "At the last joint committee meeting of Service and Utilities and Building and Housing, we recommended a public meeting regarding the trees, shrubs, shrubbery, and hedges ordinance 2024‑65. I believe administration's agreed. There's been a poll out and it's tentatively May 14th, but it hasn't been posted yet or confirmed."

The meeting also included scheduling notes for related bodies: a Planning Commission meeting was announced for "next Thursday, the 16th," and a CIC Parking Garage meeting for Wednesday the 15th at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. Separately, the presiding official said the mayor, the law director and the owner's representative will conduct architect interviews on April 10 for the city's new buildings; those interviews are not open to council members.

No formal vote on ordinance 2024‑65 was taken at the session. The council later approved a motion to adjourn; roll call showed affirmative responses from Ms. Weiser, Mr. King, Mrs. Saks, Mr. Wright, Ms. Marshall, Mr. Weisman and Mr. Stokes, and the meeting was declared adjourned at 9:51 p.m.

The city has not yet posted official notice for the public meeting; members and members of the public seeking confirmation were advised to watch official city postings for the finalized date and location.