Ward L. Smith
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 38:43
- Avg per meeting
- 3:14
- Segments
- 394
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Top issues during term (7)(Development)
Infill housing on vacant Oak Street lot
A new home on a vacant lot means new property tax revenue for the city.
Mold remediation at Aguirre and Whitten Center buildings
$20,357.59 plus $23,606.82 in added costs for the two projects.
Downtown Streetscape Master Plan funding and construction readiness
About $820,000 raised so far with $604,000 on hand; the district should hit the roughly $1 million threshold needed to issue bonds by December 2026.
Old Town parking crisis at the Herald apartments
Residents could pay over $155 a month at the $5 nightly rate; Mayor Pro Tem Yamaguchi suggested raising the rate to $10 a night to cover enforcement costs.
Old Town parking and late-night hours
The Picklr indoor pickleball facility at former CVS site
No direct city cost — it fills a long-vacant storefront and adds sales tax and business activity to a struggling shopping center.
wildfire hazard zones
Homeowners in these zones might see insurance costs go up or face new building requirements.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Smith was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ON-CALL PLANNING SERVICES: CURRENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SUPPORT
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinances O-2026-05 and O-2026-08 (Development Impact Fees)
Development Plan Review No. DPR 2025-03 and Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 19467
Adoption of Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Fee Updates
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.