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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.

4 roll calls for “lower bidwell park”

Nov 1, 2022·Carried 5–1·land use·item 5.3.

A motion was made by Mayor Coolidge and seconded by Vice Mayor Reynolds to approve the Bidwell Park & Playground Commission recommendations for the following proposed Chico Municipal Code amendments or actions: 1. Designating all City Parks…

The whole motionA motion was made by Mayor Coolidge and seconded by Vice Mayor Reynolds to approve the Bidwell Park & Playground Commission recommendations for the following proposed Chico Municipal Code amendments or actions: 1. Designating all City Parks as Drug Free Zones. 2. Changing the closing time for City parks and greenways from 11:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., except City Plaza and for the Observatory Upper Park closing times would remain at 11:00 p.m. 3. Reducing the speed limit for vehicles and bicycles in Lower Bidwell Park from 20 mph to 15 mph. 4. Staff providing more specific information to the Ra…

Aye Bennett, Morgan, Tandon, Reynolds, Coolidge
No Brown
Absent O'Brien

The minutes

Jun 18, 2013·Carried 5–1·parks·item 2.3.

A motion was made by Sorensen and seconded by Morgan to adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 44-13 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICO UPHOLDING AN APPEAL OF THE BIDWELL PARK AND COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF A PERMIT F…

The whole motionA motion was made by Sorensen and seconded by Morgan to adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 44-13 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICO UPHOLDING AN APPEAL OF THE BIDWELL PARK AND COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF A PERMIT FOR THE BIDWELL CHALLENGE 5K OBSTACLE COURSE IN LOWER BIDWELL PARK (MMX RACING, INC.)

Aye Morgan, Sorensen, Stone, Gruendl, Goloff
No Ritter
Abstained or recused Schwab

The minutes

Apr 16, 2013·Carried 6–0·parks·item 3.1.

A motion was made by Stone and seconded by Sorensen to uphold the appeal, thereby overturning the Bidwell Park and Commission's denial of a permit for a 5K obstacle course in Lower Bidwell Park (The "Bidwell Challenge") (MMX Racing, Inc.) a…

The whole motionA motion was made by Stone and seconded by Sorensen to uphold the appeal, thereby overturning the Bidwell Park and Commission's denial of a permit for a 5K obstacle course in Lower Bidwell Park (The "Bidwell Challenge") (MMX Racing, Inc.) and direct staff to bring back a resolution that includes the necessary findings and right-away conditions regarding the starting time and date of event and the acknowledgment of this as a one-time operation or event.

Aye Morgan, Ritter, Sorensen, Stone, Gruendl, Goloff
Abstained or recused Schwab

The minutes

Apr 21, 2009·Carried 4–3·parks·item 4.2.

A motion was made by Holcombe and seconded by Flynn to accept - The Bidwell Park and Playground Commission's (7-0) recommendedation that the City Council relocate the short disc golf course to an 11-acre site located behind Caper Acres in Lower Bidwell Park.

Aye Schwab, Flynn, Gruendl, Holcombe
No Nickell, Walker, Wahl

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  • Sep 16, 2025·9/16/25 City Council

    …W At its February 18, 2025, meeting, the City Council approved motions directing staff to implement weekend and holiday closures of vehicular access on South Park Drive and Petersen Memorial Drive in Lower Bidwell Park. Council further requested that staff return in six months with findings and recommendations. This report summarized observed circulation and safety outcomes, user feedback, and operational impacts from the six- month trial period. Staff is provi…

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  • Jun 17, 2025·6/17/25 City Council

    …ilitation of South Park Drive in Bidwell Park, staff developed four conceptual design options for the segment between Cypress Street/Woodland Avenue and Caper Acres. These options align with the 2023 Lower Bidwell Park Traffic and Circulation Evaluation, previous City Council direction, and input from the Bidwell Park & Playground Commission. City Council was asked to review and select one of the four options to proceed with final design and construction schedu…

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  • Mar 4, 2025·3/4/25 City Council

    …y the following vote: AYES: Goldstein, Hawley, O'Brien, van Overbeek, Winslow, Bennett, Reynolds NOES: None March 4, 2025 City Council Minutes Page|2 5.2. CLOSURE OF SOUTH PARK AND PETERSEN DRIVES IN LOWER BIDWELL PARK TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON WEEKENDS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS At its February 18, 2025 meeting, the City Council reviewed the results of the Headway Transportation Lower Bidwell Park Traffic and Circulation report and staff's recommendations regarding c…

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  • Feb 18, 2025·2/18/25 City Council

    …, Mike Johnson, Bo Powell, Grace Marvin, Cynthia Perrine, Jared Geiser and Addison Winslow. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 5. REGULAR AGENDA 5.1. CONSIDERATION OF CLOSING SOUTH PARK AND PETERSEN DRIVES IN LOWER BIDWELL PARK TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON WEEKENDS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS The City Council reviewed the results of the Headway Transportation 2023 Lower Bidwell Park Traffic and Circulation survey/report and staffs recommendations regarding closing South Park and P…

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  • Jul 16, 2024·7/16/24 City Council

    …erbeek, Winslow, Reynolds, Coolidge NOES: None 5.2. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT AN URBAN STREAM RESTORATION PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO DEVELOP A REHABILITATION PLAN FOR SYCAMORE POOL IN LOWER BIDWELL PARK Staff sought authorization to submit a grant to the Department of Water Resources Urban Stream Restoration Program (USRP) grant to develop a comprehensive plan to enhance, repair and rehabilitate Sycamore Pool in the One Mile Recreation Area in L…

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  • Mar 7, 2023·3/7/23 City Council

    …Engineering Director requested consideration and approval of a Supplemental Appropriation/Budget Modification to the FY 2022-23 Budget reallocating unused transportation funding from capital project Lower Park Road Rehab to the newly established Upper Park Road Treatment to better align with City needs as well as request to allocate $4,000,000 in Measure H funds to FY 22/23 paving projects. (Report - Leigh Ann Sutton, Public Works Director- Engineering) A moti…

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  • Nov 1, 2022·11/1/22 City Council

    …rks and greenways from 11:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., except City Plaza and for the Observatory Upper Park closing times would remain at 11:00 p.m. 3. Reducing the speed limit for vehicles and bicycles in Lower Bidwell Park from 20 mph to 15 mph. 4. Staff providing more specific information to the Rangers and the Police Department on the current CMC noise related codes. 5. Installing the new rules signs in Bidwell Park and those City greenways where camping restrict…

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  • Apr 6, 2021·4/6/21 City Council Meeting

    …e the timelines that seem reasonable. Define on- time costs and an operational budget for two different types of projects such as a sanctioned campground with tents and the dollar amount would be bit lower than a pallet shelter environment. And finally, direct staff to identify funding from the City for this effort including COVID 19 dollars which would be relevant and are coming into this City. Staff would also address the easement issues by providing solution…

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How this is made

Read from the City’s minutes, every era of them (scanned ones by OCR), by matching each motion with the “AYES / NOES / ABSENT” lines below it and each name against that meeting’s roll call. A name the parser couldn’t match is left out, not guessed. The consent calendar (one vote adopting many routine items) is its own topic. Read the motion before drawing a conclusion: a “no” can be a vote against an amendment, not the policy.