Chris Kern
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 1:59:37
- Avg per meeting
- 10:52
- Segments
- 1252
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Top issues during term (5)(Business Jobs)
Downtown Holiday Shopping Campaign
Supports local sales tax revenue through increased downtown and community spending.
Open Container Regulations in Downtown
None directly anticipated from this preliminary discussion.
Economic Development Incentives and Real Property Negotiations
Potential future economic incentives and property acquisition costs.
Board and Commission Appointments
None.
All-American City Award Pursuit
Costs associated with the application process will be evaluated closer to the 2028 target year.
Moved or seconded (12)
Motions Kern personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-06-23
Resolution 2026-29: First Street Right-of-Way Acquisition
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-23
approve consent agenda items 6 through 14
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-09
Mayor Pro-Tem Bartley made a motion to approve consent agenda items 3 through 8. Councilmember Kern seconded the item.
- secondedpassed2026-05-19
approve consent agenda items 12 through 20
- secondedpassed2026-05-12
approve consent agenda items 5 through 8
- secondedpassed 6-02026-04-28
Mayor Pro-Tem Bartley made a motion to approve consent agenda items 8 through 21.
- secondedpassed2026-03-24
Planned Development for Indoor Sports Facility and Medical Offices (ZONE-25-0007)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-10
Councilmember Ray made a motion to approve item 5.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-10
Mayor Pro-Tem Bartley made a motion to approve consent agenda items 3 through 4, 6 through 13, and 15 through 17.
- secondedpassed2026-02-24
Specific Use Permit for Private Streets (Brook Hollow Town Homes)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-16
approve the minutes as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-16
Consider and act upon a Downtown Block Party Agreement. Take any additional action necessary
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Kern was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Business Jobs.
Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)
No votes found matching Business Jobs.