Council sets public hearings on multiple municipal-code changes, approves consent agenda unanimously

The city clerk read titles for several ordinances that the council placed on the consent calendar and set for public hearing. The readings included amendments to code sections on administration and personnel, animals (including rabbits and feral‑cat provisions), health and safety, streets and sidewalks, water and sewers, building and construction standards, zoning changes across commercial and mixed‑use districts, and environmental protection chapters related to stormwater and habitat areas.

Clerk (identified in the transcript as Miss Hily) noted that state law (RCW 35.21.530) requires public reading of ordinance titles when a public hearing is set even for items placed on the consent agenda. Council moved to approve the full consent agenda, and the motion passed unanimously.

Key items set for a May 18 public hearing included ordinance numbers 2026-05 through 2026-12; ordinance 2026-13 (Growth Management Act required zoning and definitions changes) was set for a June 1 public hearing. Council took no further substantive debate during the consent vote; all items proceed to their scheduled hearings.