Jul 28, 2025 City Council Special Meeting

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I CAN DO THAT.

[ Call To Order/Roll Call]

I, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS IS COMING IN HOT, BUT LET'S TAKE THE ROLL.

THAT'S HOT AS IT GETS.

JUST SAY HERE.

MAYOR HARKEY.

HERE.

VICE MAYOR ELLIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ENCINA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER POST HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, COUNCIL, WE'VE GOT ONE,

[1. Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 5133, Sign Code Text Amendment, PLH25-0013 Temporary Signs in the Right-of-Way Move City Council adopt Ordinance No. 5133 authorizing the removal of illegal temporary signs in the public right-of-way and requiring them to be marked with the name and telephone number of the person or entity responsible for erecting the sign. Council Focus Area(s):]

ACTION ITEM FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 51 33, THE SIGN CODE TEXT AMENDMENT, PLH 25 DASH ZERO THREE, TEMPORARY SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

AND COUNSEL, I CALLED THIS SPECIAL MEETING, UM, TO ENSURE THAT OUR DESIRE, YOUR DESIRE TO IMPLEMENT THE SIGN CODE TEXT AMENDMENT, COULD BE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 BOND ELECTION AND WHATEVER ELSE IS THERE.

THE FIRST DAY THAT POLITICAL SIGNS CAN BE POSTED FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH ELECTION IS AUGUST 25TH.

IF COUNCIL APPROVES THIS ADOPTION OF THE SIGN CODE AMENDMENT TONIGHT, THE EFFECTIVE DATE THAT THIS WILL COME INTO PLAY IS AUGUST 27TH.

IF WE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT, UH, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE SIGN CODE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT WILL, UH, ADD, UH, UNNECESSARY CONFUSION AS WELL AS, UH, RETRO ACTIONS FROM THE CITY AS WELL AS CITIZENS.

SO BY DOING THIS TONIGHT, WE'LL STILL MISS THE STARTING DATE BY A COUPLE DAYS, BUT WE WOULD NORMALLY START OFF THE CAMPAIGN WITH, UH, EDUCATION RATHER THAN DOING ANYTHING ELSE.

SO THIS ALLOWS US TO LINE THAT UP.

OKAY, SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER, POSTON, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING THIS, UM, SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT.

UM, WHILE WE DON'T DO THIS TOO OFTEN, I DID JUST WANNA SAY THAT I APPRECIATE DOING THIS AND HAVING YOU CALL THIS MEETING BECAUSE PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTION PROCESS COULD BE BOTH COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING, AND WE WANNA ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO DO SO.

SO I THINK BY HAVING THIS PASSED SOONER THAN LATER, UM, IT WILL SAVE OUR RESIDENTS BOTH TIME AND MONEY AND GET THEM OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO BACKTRACK.

SO JUST SAYING THANK YOU AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT.

AND WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT WE PASS OR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, ACTUALLY, IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION.

I DON'T HAVE THE, THE WORDING IN FRONT OF ME.

, I DON'T HAVE THE WORD, BUT I CAN SECOND YOU.

I, I.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 51 33, SIGN CODE, TEXT AMENDMENT, UM, THE TEMPORARY SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

I SECOND THAT MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN TOO FOR DOING THAT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

AND, UM, I AGREE.

WE WANNA, WE DON'T WANNA CREATE CONFUSION.

WE DON'T WANNA HAVE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE TO UNDO SOMETHING AND START OVER.

AND, UH, APPRECIATE STAFF, UH, BRINGING THIS TO US IN THE TIMELIEST, UH, ORDER FASHION.

AND AGAIN, ANYTIME THAT THERE IS NEED TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ACCOMMODATE TIMELINESS OR, OR OTHER URGENT OR IMPORTANT NEEDS, WE'RE, WE'LL CERTAINLY ALWAYS DO THAT.

MAYOR.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, CITY ATTORNEY, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR POLITICAL SIGNS, JUST FOR ALL SIGNS.

CORRECT.

UM, MAYOR, IF I MAY, COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO, YES.

IT APPLIES TO ALL TEMPORARY SIGNS.

SO THOSE, UH, INDIVIDUAL, THOSE RESIDENTS THAT CALL US AND SAY THERE'S SIGNS BEING LITTERED, UM, THIS WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE I HAVE A NAME AND ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER ON THERE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST POLITICAL SCIENTISTS IN GENERAL, UH, OTHER SIGNS THAT ARE CREATING A HAZARD, UH, IN, IN THE, UH, FREE, UH, THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THAT IS CORRECT.

SO ALL TEMPORARY SIGNS MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE AND HAVING, UM, CONTACT INFORMATION ON THEM AND THOSE THAT DON'T CAN BE REMOVED.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS? YES.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT, UM, CITY CLERK, DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? NO.

MAYOR, THERE'S NO CARDS TONIGHT.

ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TONIGHT.

MAYOR.

MAYOR, COUNCILMAN HARRIS.

MAYOR.

YEAH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, I STILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE I EMPHASIZE THAT.

UM, I'M GLAD THAT THIS PASSED, BUT IT STILL NEEDS MORE WORK AND I

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SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, WITH THAT MEETING.

CLOSE.