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What formal actions open the council meeting and set the agenda?
I would like to call to order tonight's April eighth, twenty twenty five, uh meeting of the Leesburg Town Council. If anyone in the room needs hearing assistance, please see the clerk. Council member uh well Vice Mayor Simon O'Johnson was supposed to give the invocation but he's not here tonight. Will you do this, Mr. Cummings? Uh Councilmember Cummings will do the invocation, followed by a salute to the flag by Councilmember Wilt. Let us um Councilmember Cummings.
Please bow your head.
As we gather for this beauty business meeting, we ask for your presence to fill this room. Grant us clarity of thought and purpose as we seek to make decisions that honor you and benefit all. May our efforts lead to great success and may we rely on your guidance in all we do. Amen.
Please rise.
I pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God,
indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
All right, let the record reflect that all members of council are present with the exception of Vice Mayor Simino Johnson. Uh I have two work session. I have uh The minutes from the work session of March twenty fourth, twenty twenty-five. Do I have a motion? So moved. So moved by Councilmember Steinberg, seconded by Councilmember Nacy. All in favor? Indicate by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? That passes set uh six zero. One. Regular session minutes of march twenty fifth, two thousand twenty five. Do I have a motion?
No.
Councilmember Nacy, second. Council Member Kurkowski, all in favor indicate by saying aye.
Aye aye.
Uh opposed. And one naps and so that's six zero one. Um I need a motion to adopt the meeting agenda.
So moved.
So moved by Councilmember Steinberg. Second.
Second.
Council Member Cummings, is there any amendments or deletions? Madam Mayor, I have an amendment. Yes. Um I move we adopt the proposed agenda with the change that after we conduct the public hearing on the noise ordinance. Based on our conversation last night at work session, we table the matter until staff can retain a sound expert who can pri provide us with a report and recommendation on setting an appropriate decibel level that strikes a balance for our residents and our music. All right, is there a second? Okay, moved by Councilmember Macy, seconded by Councilmember Steinberg. All in any discussion? All in favor, indicate by saying aye. Aye.
Aye.
Opposed? That's six zero one. Um So let me um there's a lot of people here tonight, so let me um uh and I think I presume most of you are here for the hearing on the noise ordinance. And so for the benefit of everyone, I wanna be clear on what we're doing tonight. Uh in regard to the noise ordinance. There will be a presentation by staff, speakers from the public will then be allowed to speak pursuant to our regular rules for the public hearing. However, council will not act tonight as staff has been directed to retain a sound expert consultant to help us understand how a setting setting a decibel level compares to our current standards. No decibel level will will be selected tonight and no ordinance will be adopted tonight.
There will be another opportunity for the public. to speak at a later time when we take this ordinance back up after the receipt of the report from the sound experts. So I wanted you to know that we're not doing anything tonight. We are uh you are welcome to stay and make your remarks uh and come back at the next meeting or you're you're welcome to um uh leave at whenever you like and uh come back at the next meeting, at the next public hearing. All right. Um we've got the minister. Okay, we have two proclamations today. The first one is Arbor Day. And um This is a proclamation. Uh Arbor Day is April twenty-fifth, two thousand twenty five, whereas in eighteen seventy-two J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day should be set aside for the planting of trees.
And whereas this special day called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What formal actions open the council meeting and set the agenda?
1:59–14:03
2
How are the meeting minutes approved and what motions are made?
14:03–26:16
3
What proclamations are adopted and what community initiatives do they recognize?
26:16–54:34
4
How is the public hearing on the noise ordinance structured and what key issues are raised?
54:34–1:08:52
5
What does the council announce at the start of the public hearing?
1:08:52–1:10:14
6
How does Stuart Fry argue for protecting live outdoor music?
1:10:14–1:15:21
7
What concerns do Pam Becker and Christine Tran raise about the proposed decibel limits?
1:15:21–1:21:27
8
How do council members and experts discuss measurement methods, appeals, and enforcement?
1:21:27–2:23:14
Speakers
1 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.