#TakomaPark council: on to the work session (no formal votes).

BREAKING: on first and only reading, #TakomaPark council unanimously approves “Resolution Providing for Appointments to the Youth Council.”

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#TakomaPark council: on first reading, unanimously approves a resolution to pass through a grant for a distillery project.

#TakomaPark council: ward 3 rep wonders what reporting will be done on the grant. Housing and Community Development (HCD) head: there are quarterly reports on grants as well as a final report.

#TakomaPark council: next vote: “First Reading Ordinance Authorizing Expenditure of Grant Funds for Renovation of the Historic Bank Building on Carroll Avenue.”

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#TakomaPark council: on first reading, approves 6-0-1 (ward 3 rep abstaining) an ordinance establishing a soccer program. Second and final reading next week.

#TakomaPark council: mayor checks that scholarship concept is one that folks can agree to. Sees six yes hand votes. Ward 2 rep to bring back amendments next week.

#TakomaPark council: ward 1 rep checks that proposal would only award scholarships to the extent that there were donations to cover them. Rec head: yes.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep hopes for a hand vote on the scholarship concept (before working on the wording).

#TakomaPark council: mayor suggests that ward 2 rep work on scholarship clauses and bring them back next week.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep "attached" to "welcoming character of Takoma Soccer" language (not included in staff-suggested language).

#TakomaPark council: DCM Eubanks offers staff-suggested changes to the ward 2 rep's amendment on scholarships. Ward 2 rep: "I'm fine with that." DCM Eubanks reads the staff-proposed language aloud.

#TakomaPark council: DCM Eubanks notes that a staff memo notes that the non-city scholarships would not be feasible for spring 2027; could be available for fall 2027.

#TakomaPark council: recreation head notes that long term, such scholarships would be extended to other sports.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep notes having written whereas and resolved clauses establishing a soccer scholarship fund for youth who aren't city residents.

#TakomaPark council: mayor notes that whereas clause regarding "futsal" is now gone. Moves on to ward 2 rep's non-friendly amendments.

#TakomaPark council: ward 3 rep notes that council has not yet considered amendments regarding scholarships for youth who do not live in the city.

#TakomaPark council: DCM Eubanks then asks if the ordinance should reference the capital budget rather than the equipment replacement reserve. Mayor notes that it's the next council that would agree to incurring the cost of the vehicle as a capital budget expense.

#TakomaPark council: public works head notes that a new vehicle would be a capital budget item; once acquired, an entry for it would be added to the equipment replacement reserve.

#TakomaPark council: ward 5 rep wonders what city would normally do if there's a new program that requires a new vehicle.