Jackson public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Economic Development Authority EDA
The EDA recommended that the City Council approve several property sales and a funding allocation for downtown improvements. The board also extended the maximum term for home fix-up loans to 7 years. A proposal to purchase land on Ballard Ave was deferred pending a detailed offer.
- Recommended City Council approve selling Westridge Block 1, lots 1 & 2 to John and Connie Meyers for $1,000 (unanimous)
- Recommended City Council approve splitting Westridge Third Edition lot 3 to Marcia Bahr and Paul Mohns for $500 each (unanimous)
- Recommended City Council allocate $25,000 for the 2024 Downtown Building Improvement Program (unanimous)
- Approved extending home fix-up loan terms to a maximum of 7 years (unanimous)
- Approved August 15th meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved financial, city loan fund, and EDC reports (unanimous)
City Council
The Council approved over $1 million in airport construction payments and authorized a zoning map update. They also approved a food truck license, a street party request, and named a new housing development 'Belmont Heights'.
- Approved Peddler/Transient Merchant’s license for Nora Ibarra's food truck (unanimous)
- Approved street closure of Sherman Street for Sept. 16 street party (unanimous)
- Approved $759,808.19 payment to Svoboda Excavating for Airport Parallel Taxiway (unanimous)
- Approved $274,627.98 payment to Svoboda Excavating for Airport Runway Reconstruction (unanimous)
- Approved $3,850 GIS Contract Amendment for zoning map update (unanimous)
- Authorized advertising for bids for Torgerson Lane Gravel Extension Project (unanimous)
- Named DBS Housing Project Subdivision 'Belmont Heights' (unanimous)
- Named the east-west street in Belmont Heights 'Whitetail Lane' (unanimous)
Economic Development Authority EDA
The board approved the agenda, June 13th meeting minutes, and staff reports. Members recommended the name 'Fallbrook' for the workforce housing development and determined that excess dirt from a proposed berm must be removed from the site.
- Approved agenda (unanimous)
- Approved June 13th meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved EDC, Financial, and City Loan Fund reports (unanimous)
- Recommended 'Fallbrook' as the name for the workforce housing project (unanimous)
- Decided excess dirt from the workforce housing development site must be removed