The council received and filed the city clerk’s 2025 parklet applications and referred Order 672 (parklet fees) to the Budget and Finance Committee of the Whole for review. Councilors praised the clerk’s office for streamlining the parklet application process and reducing the administrative burden on local restaurateurs.

Separately, the council considered a late-file five‑year roadway and sidewalk plan. After a short recess while staff printed copies, the council voted to waive its Rule 16 (which governs packet timing) and accepted the five‑year roadway and sidewalk plan as a late file (Order 687). The waiver was approved by roll call and the five‑year plan was referred to the Public Works & Safety Committee of the Whole for committee review and scheduling.

Councilor Macaulay commended the clerk’s office for improvements to the parklet process, saying restaurateurs reported a smoother operation. On the five‑year plan, councilors organized a brief recess to allow staff to print copies; the late-file waiver motion was put and passed by roll call (recorded as a majority vote) and the plan will now be taken up in committee. The Public Works & Safety chair noted the committee had swapped meeting times to accommodate the additional work.

What the council did: received and filed Communication 612 (parklet applications), referred Order 672 (parklet fees) to Budget & Finance Committee of the Whole, and waived Rule 16 to accept Order 687 (five‑year roadway and sidewalk plan) as a late file and referred it to Public Works & Safety (Committee of the Whole). Committee meetings and materials will be posted and distributed to councilors and the public.