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Every roll call the Chico City Council took since November 2008: 3,116 votes from 454 sets of minutes, with the full text of the minutes to search. What was moved, the outcome, and who voted how, as the clerk wrote it, each linked to the City’s own minutes. History, not a scorecard.

The record runs from Nov 18, 2008 to Sep 1, 2026. Nothing newer is read: the City’s meeting portal (chico-ca.granicus.com) asks crawlers not to visit, and we respect that. For later meetings, see the City’s own archive.

Mar 18, 2025·Carried 7–0·parks·item 5.4.

A motion was made by Councilmember O'Brien and seconded by Councilmember van Overbeek to direct staff to meet with CARD representatives to begin discussions regarding a possible partnership pertaining to City Plaza, Children's Park, Comanch…

The whole motionA motion was made by Councilmember O'Brien and seconded by Councilmember van Overbeek to direct staff to meet with CARD representatives to begin discussions regarding a possible partnership pertaining to City Plaza, Children's Park, Comanche Creek area, Teichert Ponds, and Depot Park for an enhanced focus on recreation, with those ideas to include thoughts on sequencing and capacity, with staff to bring the information back to the Council for discussion. A friendly amendment was requested by Councilmember Winslow to first refer the discussion to the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission to…

Aye Goldstein, Hawley, O'Brien, van Overbeek, Winslow, Bennett, Reynolds

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  • Mar 18, 2025·3/18/25 City Council

    …e by Councilmember O'Brien and seconded by Councilmember van Overbeek to direct staff to meet with CARD representatives to begin discussions regarding a possible partnership pertaining to City Plaza, Children's Park, Comanche Creek area, Teichert Ponds, and Depot Park for an enhanced focus on recreation, with those ideas to include thoughts on sequencing and capacity, with staff to bring the information back to the Council for discussion. A friendly amendment was…

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  • Sep 5, 2023·9/5/23 City Council

    …F A GRANT OF LICENSE TO CSU, CHICO FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE BIDWELL BOWL AMPHITHEATER California State University Chico (CSUC) demolished its Physical Science Building adjacent to the Children s Playground at 1st Street and Esplanade Avenue in downtown Chico to build a new Behavior Sciences and Social Sciences building. The new building will include open seating and an outside study space that would now face the Bidwell Bowl Amphitheater and the Un…

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  • Sep 7, 2021·9/7/21 City Council Meeting

    …gan to approve the proposed youth grant programs as revised to allocate 70% for fencing of the Union Pacific train track/City of Chico bike path due to safety reasons, with the remaining 30% to go to children's programs provided by existing local nonprofits who have not received any school district funding, with the funds used for social, emotional, and well-being youth programs. A scoring mechanism will be used that will weight those programs currently being prov…

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  • Sep 15, 2020·9/15/20 City Council Meeting

    …erative vehicles contribute to the deterioration of neighborhoods creating visual blight, affecting property values, and impacting quality of life. Inoperative vehicles are an attractive nuisance for children, and provide harborage for rodents, insects and pests. Storage of wrecked, dismantled, and inoperative vehicles in residential neighborhoods impact parking, generating multiple complaints to Code Enforcement and the Police Department. To improve Code Enforcem…

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  • Aug 4, 2020·8/4/20 City Council Meeting

    …payment for proposed property purchase August 4, 2020 Special City Council Minutes g, 7 7.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (GOV. CODE §54956.8) ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER: APN 003-200-003, Children’s Playground, Chico, CA AGENCY NEGOTIATOR: Mark Orme, City Manager PROPERTY OWNER: CSU, Chico NEGOTIATING PARTIES: CSU, Chico UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Open Space Easement 7.4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (GOV. CODE §54956.8) ASSESSO…

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  • Oct 15, 2019·10/15/19 - City Council Meeting

    …range between $400,000 - $450,000 per year. Council asked staff to return with a map showing current use and a short-term plan to eliminate glyphosate application in playgrounds and park areas where children are commonly present. Staff intends to continue drafting a long-term Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPM) that will identify ways to reduce glyphosate where possible without incurring the severe fiscal impacts of complete elimination. (Report - Erik Gustafso…

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  • Apr 18, 2017·4/18/17 City Council Meeting

    …impacts. Part of the overview included a synopsis of the proposal to transition three park ranger positions to sworn status which will enhance safety in the public parks, including the City Plaza and Children's Playground. In addition, the CAD/RMS for Police and Fire is now up and running. Chief O'Brien also noted for the record that the use of body cameras has been implemented. Concern was expressed for the overall safety challenges facing the community and the h…

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  • Apr 17, 2012·4/17/12 City Council Meeting

    …truct Phase II of the 1st & 2nd Streets Couplet Project. This project consists of the construction of a Class I bicycle path commencing at the Shasta Way / Broadway / 1st Street intersection near the Children's Playground and proceeding north along Shasta Way / Esplanade to Memorial Way. (Report - Tracy R. Bettencourt, AICP - Senior Planner) RESOLUTION NO. 18-12 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA…

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