Agenda Items

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I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Moment of Silence

III. Roll Call Reading & disposal of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held March 2, 2026

MIN 03-02-26

IV. Old Business

1. Report from Public Safety Committee held March 9, 2026.

Steiner - Public Safety Meeting Report to Council - 3-09-26

2. S. ORDINANCE 03-2026 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, updating various sections of Chapter 505 Animals and Fowl of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances and creating regulations for trap, neuter/spay and return of community cats within the City of Lakewood. (1st read & referred to PS 01/20/26; 2nd reading 2/2/26)

S. 03-2026 - TNR Final Draft 11-19-25 - clean

3. Report from Housing, Planning & Development Committee held March 9, 2026.

Evans - Housing Report

4. S. ORDINANCE 02-2026 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, to amend Chapter 1775, Weeds, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of establishing regulations for front yard plantings. (1st read & referred to HPD 01/20/26; 2nd reading 2/2/26)

S. 02-2026 - Sub rex out of HPD S. 02-2026 - updated diagrams

5. Report from Public Works & Sustainability Committee held March 9, 2026.

Bullock - PWS Committee Report

6. S. RESOLUTION 2026-03 - A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, appointing Marco Oriella to the Tree Advisory & Education Board for the unexpired beginning immediately and ending December 31, 2026. (referred to PWS 2/17/26) (pg. 16)

S. 2026-03 Tree Board Appointment

7. Report from Committee of the Whole held March 16, 2026. (to be provided)

8. ORDINANCE 16-2026 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, submitting to the electors of the City of Lakewood an amendment to the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood in order to change the frequency with which the Civil Service Commission reviews elected official salaries. (1st read & referred to COW 2/17/26; 2nd reading 3/2/26)

16-2026 Civil Service Salary Recommendations

9. ORDINANCE 17-2026 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, submitting to the electors of the City of Lakewood an amendment to the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood in order to add additional requirements to the process by which Council appoints new members to fill a vacancy. (1st read & referred to COW 2/17/26; 2nd reading, 3/2/26)

17-2026 Council Appointments -Qualifications and Vacancies

10. ORDINANCE 18-2026 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, submitting to the electors of the City of Lakewood an amendment to the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood in order to change the manner in which legislation is amended and to remove the requirement that the entire ordinance or resolution be repealed then a new ordinance or resolution be enacted. (1st read & referred to COW 2/17/26; 2nd reading 3/2/26)

18-2026 Enactment of Ordinances and Resolutions

11. ORDINANCE 19-2026 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, submitting to the electors of the City of Lakewood an amendment to the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood in order to establish a process and requirement for ward redistricting in the City of Lakewood. (1st read & referred to COW 2/17/26; 2nd reading 3/2/26)

19-2026 Redistricting the Wards of the City of Lakewood