Council adopts RES 2026-16: Endorses the schools' Issue 2 levy
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AdoptedRES 2026-16 · collapse ▴Endorses the schools' Issue 2 levy. minutes
Endorses the schools' Issue 2 levy. minutes
Endorses Issue 2, the Lakewood City School District's new 6.9-mill levy on the May 5, 2026 primary ballot. The resolution notes it had been six years since voters approved a school levy. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “On the motion: Motion made by Vice President Baker to adopt Resolution 2026-16, seconded by Councilmember Bullock.” minutes ▶ video
Adopted 7–0ORD 03-2026 · ▾Trap-Neuter-Return rules for community cats (substitute version). minutes
ORD 03-2026 ▾Adopted 7–0ORD 03-2026 · collapse ▴Trap-Neuter-Return rules for community cats (substitute version). minutes
Trap-Neuter-Return rules for community cats (substitute version). minutes
ORD 03-2026 ▾Trap-Neuter-Return rules for community cats (substitute version). minutes
Updates Chapter 505 (Animals and Fowl) and creates regulations for trapping, neutering or spaying and returning community cats. Community Cat Caregivers and Trap Neuter Return Providers are exempt from the animals-at-large rules, and a first violation of those rules becomes a minor misdemeanor instead of a fourth-degree misdemeanor. The document says the changes draw on a small-scale pilot TNR program run by the Lakewood Animal Safety and Welfare Advisory Board and partners. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by Councilmember Hamilton Steiner to amend Section 4 (C) to change the number 9.551 to 9.5516, seconded by Vice President Baker. Motion made by President Kepple to adopt S. Ordinance 03-2026 as amended, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Adopted 7–0ORD 02-2026 · ▾Rules allowing natural landscaping and wildflowers in front yards (substitute version). minutes
ORD 02-2026 ▾Adopted 7–0ORD 02-2026 · collapse ▴Rules allowing natural landscaping and wildflowers in front yards (substitute version). minutes
Rules allowing natural landscaping and wildflowers in front yards (substitute version). minutes
ORD 02-2026 ▾Rules allowing natural landscaping and wildflowers in front yards (substitute version). minutes
Amends the city's weeds code to create a right for property owners to install and maintain a "Managed Natural Landscape" (such as rain gardens, meadow vegetation and ornamental plants) in front yards, free of noxious weeds. These landscapes are excluded from the six-inch tall-grass limit, and on corner lots they must be set back at least 2 feet from the public right-of-way and side property line. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by President Kepple to substitute S. Ord. 02-2026 with a version that contains updated diagrams, seconded by Vice President Baker. Motion made by President Kepple to adopt S.” minutes ▶ video
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Adopted 7–0RES 2026-03 · collapse ▴Fills a Tree Board vacancy through 2026. minutes
Fills a Tree Board vacancy through 2026. minutes
Appoints a person to fill a vacancy on the Tree Advisory & Education Board through December 31, 2026, after a Council appointee resigned. The name is left blank in this document. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by President Kepple to adopt S. Resolution 2026-03, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Adopted 7–0RES 2026-15 · collapse ▴Honors the Shore Restaurant's 40th anniversary. minutes
Honors the Shore Restaurant's 40th anniversary. minutes
Adopted 7–0RES 2026-18 · collapse ▴Honors College Club West's 100 years. minutes
Honors College Club West's 100 years. minutes
Recognizes College Club West, founded in 1926 as the Lakewood College Club by women college graduates, on its 100th anniversary. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by President Kepple to adopt Resolution 2026-18, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video
“At the beginning of the meeting the committee approved an amendment to section nine before to insert language to clarify the intent of TNR which may result in the live trapping of a cat or kitten for greater than 24…”
Adopted 7–0RES 2026-19 · collapse ▴May 2026 is Building Safety Month. minutes
May 2026 is Building Safety Month. minutes
DeferredORD 16-2026 · ▾Ballot question: how often elected officials' salaries are reviewed. minutes
ORD 16-2026 ▾DeferredORD 16-2026 · collapse ▴Ballot question: how often elected officials' salaries are reviewed. minutes
Ballot question: how often elected officials' salaries are reviewed. minutes
ORD 16-2026 ▾Ballot question: how often elected officials' salaries are reviewed. minutes
Places a Charter amendment before Lakewood voters that would change how often the Civil Service Commission reviews the salaries of elected officials. The document cites a Friday, September 4, 2026 deadline for submitting Charter amendments to the County Board of Elections. pdf Written by AI
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Next: listed on the Committee of the Whole agenda for May 18. agenda 05.18
DeferredORD 17-2026 · collapse ▴Ballot question: process for filling Council vacancies. minutes
Ballot question: process for filling Council vacancies. minutes
Places a Charter amendment before Lakewood voters that would add requirements to the process Council uses to appoint a new member to fill a vacancy, setting that open process in the Charter. pdf Written by AI
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Next: listed on the Committee of the Whole agenda for May 18. agenda 05.18
DeferredORD 18-2026 · collapse ▴Ballot question: simpler way to amend ordinances. minutes
Ballot question: simpler way to amend ordinances. minutes
Places a Charter amendment before Lakewood voters that would change how legislation is amended, removing the requirement that an entire ordinance or resolution be repealed and re-enacted to change it. pdf Written by AI
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Jul 6. agenda 07.06
DeferredORD 19-2026 · collapse ▴Ballot question: ward redistricting process. minutes
Ballot question: ward redistricting process. minutes
Places a Charter amendment before Lakewood voters that would set a process and requirement for redrawing ward boundaries, with periodic redistricting where necessary. pdf Written by AI
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Next: listed on the Committee of the Whole agenda for May 18. agenda 05.18
DeferredORD 20-2026 · ▾Ballot question: clarifying how the Charter can be amended. minutes
ORD 20-2026 ▾DeferredORD 20-2026 · collapse ▴Ballot question: clarifying how the Charter can be amended. minutes
Ballot question: clarifying how the Charter can be amended. minutes
ORD 20-2026 ▾Ballot question: clarifying how the Charter can be amended. minutes
Places a Charter amendment before Lakewood voters that would clarify the different ways the City Charter can be amended. pdf Written by AI
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Jul 6. agenda 07.06
Deferred 7–0ORD 21-2026 · collapse ▴Ballot question: option for ranked choice voting. minutes
Ballot question: option for ranked choice voting. minutes
Places a Charter amendment before Lakewood voters that would give Council the option of implementing ranked choice voting. pdf p. 13 Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by President Kepple to defer items 8-13, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video
“After a series of committee meetings and after receiving helpful feedback from gardeners across the city, including Keep Lakewood Beautiful, the scope of the ordinance was narrowed to strike a compromise between rights…”
Next: listed on the Committee of the Whole agenda for May 18. agenda 05.18
Received & filedcollapse ▴Bixenstine proposes honoring the Shore Restaurant. minutes
Bixenstine proposes honoring the Shore Restaurant. minutes
Councilmember Matt Bixenstine asks Council to honor the Shore Restaurant at Detroit and Hopkins Avenues, opened by Angelo and Tina Skantzos on March 25, 1986, on its 40th anniversary. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by President Kepple to receive and file the communication, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video
“as an outstanding and unpretentious spot for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or a”
Received & filedcollapse ▴Building department joins Building Safety Month. minutes
Building department joins Building Safety Month. minutes
The Division of Housing & Building says it will take part in the International Code Council's Building Safety Month in May 2026, themed “Built to Last,” with a no-cost campaign on its web page and social media. pdf Written by AI
The minutes record: “Motion made by President Kepple to receive and file the communication, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video
“Item 22, February 2026, Finance Department vendor report submitted pursuant to Lakewood Codified Ordinance 11103.”