Responses to Council Questions and Comments
5/5/2025
Sent to Council 5/5/2025 at 3:00 PM
Item #13: Finalize Updated Goals and Priorities Workplan for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and Provide Direction to Staff
• Question: Please explain a drone protection coordinate against predatory lawsuits and stakeholders meetings to create and implement agriculture protection ordinances.
What does an agricultural protection ordinances mean?
o Response: A slate of agricultural protection measures were proposed but did not receive a majority of Council support for staff prioritization. Other cities which enacted ordinances regulating drone usage were mentioned during the prior presentation of this item, but no additional staff research was done on those ordinances.
• Question: Neighborhood RV parking Ordinance, who decided RVs were the only problem with parking in neighborhood? Why are boats, utility trailers, etc. not mentioned, or using front yards to park vehicles. No mention of vehicles without tags or non-working vehicles parked and stored on City Street. o Response: The scope of parking ordinances has not been determined at this point. If a Council majority directs staff to prioritize this project, the scope can be refined to reflect Council direction.