Council Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The City Council met on January 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM, with Mayor Gordon presiding. The meeting included four agenda items covering a range of municipal business, from neighborhood funding to a pharmacy market presentation. Over the course of the session, the Council took 2 votes, heard 2 public comments, and received 1 informational presentation. Key actions included approval of the January 20th, 2026 Council Work Session Table of Motions and approval of Neighborhood Development Funds for HOA Tree Removal. The Council also received an informational presentation from Sprout Mobile Pharmacy on their market services, which required no vote.

Attendance

All nine members of the Council were present at the January 20, 2026 meeting. The following members were in attendance:

• Mayor Gordon
• Vice Mayor Wu
• Council member Savigny
• Council member Brown
• Council member Lynch
• Council member Reynolds
• Council member Beasley
• Council member Baxter
• Council member Sheehan

No members were absent or late.

Votes and Decisions

Two motions were brought to a vote during the January 20, 2026 Council work session.

• Approval of the January 20th, 2026 Council Work Session Table of Motions 10:23: Council member Savigny moved approval of the work session table of motions. The motion passed by voice vote with 4 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor were Council member Savigny, Council member Brown, Vice Mayor Wu, and Council member Lynch.

• Approval of Neighborhood Development Funds for HOA Tree Removal 13:02: Council member Ellinger moved approval of Neighborhood Development Funds for HOA tree removal, with a second from Council member Higgins Hoard. The motion passed by voice vote. Voting in favor were Council member Ellinger and Council member Higgins Hoard; no votes against were recorded.

Public Comment

Two public comments were submitted during the January 20, 2026 Council meeting, both from the same speaker, Amelia McKee, who addressed separate topics.

Neighborhood Development Funds 8:37

McKee spoke in opposition to what she characterized as a misuse of neighborhood development funds. Specifically, she objected to the use of those funds to subsidize the operating costs of an affluent homeowners association (HOA), arguing that directing public neighborhood development resources toward a financially well-off HOA was inappropriate.

Federal Immigration Enforcement 42:03

McKee returned during a later portion of the meeting to urge the city to take proactive steps in preparing for potential federal immigration enforcement actions. She called on the city to establish local policies that would limit unnecessary cooperation with federal agencies on immigration matters.

Contested Items

• Neighborhood Development Funds for HOA: Community member Amelia McKee raised opposition to a proposed use of neighborhood development funds, arguing that directing those funds toward a homeowners association she characterized as affluent represented a misuse of the funding. McKee's objection centered on whether this allocation aligned with the intended purpose of neighborhood development funds. No outcome data is available from the provided record for this item.

Public Comment for Issues on the Agenda

8:37

The Council received public comment on agenda items during this portion of the January 20, 2026 meeting. Comments focused on the use of neighborhood development funds.

• Amelia McKee addressed the Council, providing input related to neighborhood development fund matters on the agenda.

This portion of the meeting was informational in nature, with no votes or formal actions taken as a result of the public comments received.

Approval of January 20th, 2026 Council Work Session Table of Motions

10:23

The Council took up the approval of the Table of Motions from the January 20th, 2026 Council Work Session. Council member Savigny was the key speaker on this item. No significant debate or concerns were recorded in connection with this agenda item, and it was handled in a straightforward manner consistent with routine procedural business.

The Table of Motions was approved by the Council.

Neighborhood Development Funds for HOA Tree Removal

13:02

The Council considered a resolution authorizing the use of neighborhood development funds for a homeowners association (HOA) tree removal project. Key participants in the discussion included Council members Ellinger, Higgins Hoard, and Reynolds.

The resolution was brought before the Council for review and deliberation, with the named council members contributing to the discussion surrounding the proposed use of neighborhood development funds for this purpose. The structured data does not detail the specific arguments, presentations, or concerns raised by individual speakers during the debate.

The Council ultimately approved the resolution authorizing the neighborhood development funds for the HOA tree removal project.

Sprout Mobile Pharmacy Market Presentation

15:40

Ashley Smith presented to the Council on the Sprout Mobile Pharmacy Market, covering the program's impact and seeking a partnership with the city to expand recognition of the mobile market.

The presentation was informational in nature. No vote or formal action was taken as a result of this agenda item.

*Note: Additional details regarding the specific content of the presentation, any concerns raised by Council members, and the particulars of the requested partnership were not available in the source materials for this summary.*