Council OKs survey work for Madison Street park; debates moving forward with lighting phase 3

Parks staff told the council a property owner offered to donate a parcel on Madison Street of under one acre for a small neighborhood community park and asked permission to work with an engineer to survey the site. Council agreed to let staff proceed with the survey.

Separately, council discussed starting phase 3 of the citywide lighting project (community center, pool area, and additional city‑hall lighting). Finance staff said phase 3 was carried in the FY27 budget but could be advanced through a budget amendment; staff gave an upfront figure of $58,700 as an amount related to the work. Council members split on whether to start immediately or wait until the new fiscal year, and staff said they would return with proposed amendment details if the council preferred to start sooner.