City Council Regular Meeting · Monday, April 1, 2024 · City Council Digest

3. SPECIAL BUSINESS

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation ID 1692

5 min · packet pp.5

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Staff report:

CITY OF v ,,;,.. .„_ King County Sexual Assault WASHINGTON -; • Resource Center

Public Safety Telecommunications Week Proclamation ID 1590

5 min · packet pp.7

Topics: Public Safety

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Staff report:

SPECIAL BUSINESS b) CITY OF ISSAQUAH Mayor's Office

Arbor Day Proclamation ID 1592

5 min · packet pp.9

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Staff report:

CITY OF ISSAQUAH Mayor's Office

5. CONSENT CALENDAR

Accounts: Payables and Payroll of April 1, 2024, $5,609,995.27 ID 1635

Carried 7-0

Approve · packet pp.11–51

Topics: Budget

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Staff report:

Finance Department P.O. Box 1307 Issaquah, WA 98027 PH: 425-837-3050 www.issaquahwa.gov

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

Minutes: City Council Special Meeting, Sept. 30, 2023

Carried 7-0

Approve · packet pp.53

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Staff report:

CONSENT CALENDAR b) 09-30-23 City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page (0000) CITY OF ISSAQUAH City Council Special Meeting 10:00 AM Pickering Barn September 30, 2023 MINUTES 1730 10th Ave NW

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

Minutes: City Council Committee of the Whole, Oct. 9, 2023

Carried 7-0

Approve · packet pp.55–57

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Staff report:

CONSENT CALENDAR c) 10-09-23 City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes Page (0000)

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, Nov. 20, 2023

Carried 7-0

Approve · packet pp.59–63

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Staff report:

CONSENT CALENDAR d) 11-20-23 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page (0000) CITY OF ISSAQUAH City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM Council Chambers November 20, 2023 MINUTES 135 E. Sunset Way

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

Informational Update: City Facilities Leasing Update ID 1679

Carried 7-0

Receive Report · packet pp.65–68

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Staff report:

This memo is to provide an update on principles guiding the leasing of City buildings and tenant responsibilities, as well as current plans for vacant facilities and those that have leases expiring in 2024.

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

AT&T Small Cell Franchise Agreement AB 8767

Carried 7-0

Adopt Ordinance · packet pp.69–114

Topics: Land Use

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Staff report:

The City originally granted a franchise agreement to New Cingular Wireless PC on September 11, 2013. This franchise agreement was for a limited area for a macro-cell site off of West Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, adjacent to Timber Lake Park and attached to a Puget Sound Energy utility pole. The City granted the first renewal franchise on February 1, 2019. This renewal extended the franchise area to utilize the public ways throughout the entire City for a small wireless network and ran through February 6, 2024.

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

Newport Way Raised Intersection AB 8783

Carried 7-0

Accept Project · packet pp.115–117

Topics: Transportation

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Staff report:

City Attorney Review City Attorney Review Date:

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

Strategic Small Capital Projects AB 8803

Carried 7-0

Authorize · packet pp.119–124

Previously discussed: City Council Regular Meeting · Jan 2, 2024

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Staff report:

City Attorney Review Rachel Bender Turpin City Attorney Review Date: March 27, 2024

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

ArtsWA Creative District Capital Grant AB 8825

Carried 7-0

Accept Grant; Authorize Agreement · packet pp.125–139

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Staff report:

Annually, the arts program seeks additional revenue through grant opportunities. The Washington State Arts Commission awarded Issaquah the designation of certified Creative District in June 2020. The certification is an endorsement of the arts and culture assets and activities that exist in Issaquah and also is intended to attract more artists, entrepreneurs, creative businesses and jobs to the community. The creative district creates a synergy of cultural activity that attracts local visitors and tourists. ArtsWA has created a comprehensive program to help support communities with this designation, providing technical assistance and training as well as grant funding opportunities, such as the one that is the subject of this agenda bill.

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh

9. GOOD OF THE ORDER

Upcoming Council Meetings

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10. EXECUTIVE SESSION

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Executive Session to discuss Collective Bargaining per RCW 42.30.140(4) ID 1716

10 min

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0:02 ↗ welcome everyone I'm calling the April

0:04 ↗ 1st city council meeting to order and as

0:07 ↗ a reminder to th everyone here we

0:09 ↗ continue to have a remote aspect to our

0:11 ↗ meeting both staff members and members

0:13 ↗ of the public may be participating in

0:15 ↗ tonight's meeting remotely via WebEx I

0:19 ↗ have a little informal addition to the

0:21 ↗ agenda that I have reviewed with council

0:24 ↗ president and if you will give me a few

0:25 ↗ minutes I'd like to show our gratitude

0:28 ↗ to our city clerk for accomplishment and

0:31 ↗ award that she

0:44 ↗ got and yes they smell

0:48 ↗ amazing I just wanted to take a moment

0:50 ↗ at the beginning of our meeting to show

0:52 ↗ appreciation to just the Excellence and

0:55 ↗ performance that some of our staff reach

0:58 ↗ and in particular our Clerk has just

1:00 ↗ been rocking it not only we noticed here

1:05 ↗ but recently city clerk Tisha gizer was

1:08 ↗ awarded the 2024 Washington Municipal

1:11 ↗ clerks Association president's Award of

1:14 ↗ Distinction the award is presented to

1:16 ↗ the wcma member who has performed

1:18 ↗ exceptionally in the workplace and made

1:21 ↗ significant contributions both as a

1:22 ↗ member of their municipality and for the

1:24 ↗ association as well in addition to her

1:27 ↗ outstanding work in isqua dis is very

1:30 ↗ active in helping educate the clerks

1:31 ↗ from around Washington Oregon and Alaska

1:35 ↗ in meeting procedures and Records

1:37 ↗ management Tisha serves the council and

1:39 ↗ the isqua community exceptionally well

1:42 ↗ she truly enjoys supporting a

1:44 ↗ deliberative body and does so in a

1:46 ↗ highly professional organized supportive

1:49 ↗ and graceful manner we are so fortunate

1:51 ↗ that you are part of the team we want to

1:53 ↗ congratulate you and thank you Tisha for

1:56 ↗ all that you

1:57 ↗ do you go

2:00 ↗ I

2:02 ↗ get thank you

2:04 ↗ [Applause]

2:12 ↗ than well

2:20 ↗ deserved thank you for letting me do

2:22 ↗ that uh it was an informal Edition um so

2:26 ↗ we will move on to the first item

2:28 ↗ tonight which is the Pledge of

2:29 ↗ Allegiance and I invite you all to

2:33 ↗ join I pledge allegiance to the flag of

2:36 ↗ the United States of America is the

2:39 ↗ Republic for which it stands one nation

2:43 ↗ under God indivisible with liberty and

2:46 ↗ justice for

2:50 ↗ all under special business this evening

2:53 ↗ we have several proclamations that

2:55 ↗ Council leadership and I will be

2:57 ↗ presenting and the first one I'm going

2:59 ↗ to have have Deputy council president D

3:01 ↗ Michelle present ID 1692 Sexual Assault

3:06 ↗ Awareness Month Proclamation and if

3:08 ↗ Karen sharp from King County sexual

3:10 ↗ assault resource wants to come up and

3:12 ↗ join Barbara over here that would be

3:19 ↗ wonderful thank you for being here Karen

3:22 ↗ we are very very pleased to be able to

3:24 ↗ present this proclamation to you so the

3:27 ↗ proclamation whereas sexual Assault

3:30 ↗ Awareness Month calls attention to the

3:32 ↗ fact that sexual violence is widespread

3:35 ↗ and impacts every person in this

3:37 ↗ community and whereas sexual assault is

3:40 ↗ pervasive every 68 seconds someone is

3:43 ↗ sexually assaulted in the United

3:46 ↗ States and whereas black indigenous and

3:49 ↗ other people of color people living in

3:52 ↗ poverty lgbtq plus people Elders people

3:56 ↗ with disabilities and others who have

3:58 ↗ been historically oppressed are

4:00 ↗ disproportionately affected by sexual

4:02 ↗ violence in significant and complex

4:04 ↗ ways and whereas sexual assault is among

4:08 ↗ the most underreported crimes for many

4:11 ↗ reasons but survivors who are already

4:13 ↗ most marginalized face additional

4:15 ↗ barriers to reporting such as language

4:18 ↗ immigration status or

4:20 ↗ disability and whereas ending sexual

4:23 ↗ violence requires us to address racism

4:26 ↗ sexism and all forms of Oppression that

4:29 ↗ contribute to the perpetuation of sexual

4:32 ↗ assault and whereas sexual violence

4:35 ↗ exists on a Contin Continuum of behavior

4:38 ↗ that includes racist sexist transphobic

4:42 ↗ homophobic ableist or other hate speech

4:45 ↗ this ranges from rape jokes to verbal

4:47 ↗ harassment to physical assaults and

4:50 ↗ whereas by working together as a

4:52 ↗ community we can alleviate the trauma of

4:55 ↗ sexual violence by ensuring supportive

4:57 ↗ resources are available to all survivors

4:59 ↗ while standing up to and actively

5:01 ↗ disrupting harmful attitudes and

5:04 ↗ behaviors that contribute to sexual

5:06 ↗ violence now therefore I on behalf of

5:10 ↗ Mary Lali mayor of the city of isqua do

5:13 ↗ hereby Proclaim April 2024 to be Sexual

5:17 ↗ Assault Awareness Month in the city of

5:20 ↗ isqua and I encourage all citizens to

5:22 ↗ join me in this special observance and

5:24 ↗ join Advocates and communities across

5:26 ↗ King County in taking action to prevent

5:29 ↗ SE sexual violence together we commit to

5:32 ↗ a safer future for all children young

5:34 ↗ people adults and families in our

5:37 ↗ community in witness we Hub I have here

5:40 ↗ unto set my hand and seal of the city of

5:42 ↗ issaqua this first day of April

5:46 ↗ 2024 and I know Karen has a few words

5:48 ↗ for us so I'll let

5:51 ↗ you thank you so much uh my name is

5:55 ↗ Karen sharp I'm a resident here in

5:57 ↗ issaqua and I'm also the chief external

6:00 ↗ relations officer at King County sexual

6:02 ↗ assault resource center and I'm here to

6:05 ↗ accept the Sexual Assault Awareness

6:07 ↗ Month Proclamation on behalf of our

6:10 ↗ organization thank you thank you all for

6:12 ↗ being part of the solution to survivors

6:16 ↗ in our community I want to say You're

6:19 ↗ Not Alone um as you heard sexual assault

6:23 ↗ is common uh half of women and onethird

6:26 ↗ of men have experienced sexual assault

6:28 ↗ in their lifetime

6:30 ↗ people from marginalized communities

6:32 ↗ people whose disabilities race ethnicity

6:35 ↗ gender or sexual identities are at even

6:38 ↗ greater risks chances are you know

6:41 ↗ someone who has been sexually abused the

6:44 ↗ trauma of sexual assault can affect a

6:47 ↗ survivors mental physical and behavioral

6:50 ↗ health their ability to form healthy

6:52 ↗ relationships remain in school or in the

6:55 ↗ workplace and so much more but recovery

7:00 ↗ from sexual assault is possible with

7:03 ↗ support KARK the organization I work at

7:06 ↗ has assisted more than 4,800 individuals

7:10 ↗ survivors and their family members in

7:12 ↗ 2023 almost half of Quark clients are

7:15 ↗ teens and children we know young people

7:19 ↗ are most vulnerable to sexual assault

7:21 ↗ and the least likely to speak up about

7:23 ↗ it and be believed when they do I want

7:27 ↗ our

7:28 ↗ community I I want to let our community

7:31 ↗ know that a free and confidential help

7:34 ↗ is available to survivors or anyone who

7:36 ↗ needs information about sexual assault

7:39 ↗ our 24-hour resource line is a good

7:41 ↗ starting Place

7:44 ↗ 88899

7:45 ↗ voice we always say we can't change what

7:49 ↗ we can't talk about and I want to say

7:52 ↗ thank you so much for your leadership

7:54 ↗ and your willingness to be loud against

7:56 ↗ sexual assault thank you very much

8:00 ↗ thank you Karen and now if you guys can

8:02 ↗ get a picture that would be

8:16 ↗ [Applause]

8:20 ↗ great thank you Deputy council president

8:22 ↗ thank you Karen for joining us tonight

8:24 ↗ the next item under special business I

8:26 ↗ will be asking council president Walsh

8:28 ↗ to present ID

8:30 ↗ 159 Public Safety telecommunications

8:33 ↗ week Proclamation and I'd like to invite

8:35 ↗ police Communications manager Trisha

8:37 ↗ bizy and some of her team and please

8:39 ↗ Chief Schwan to the podium with deput

8:42 ↗ with council

8:46 ↗ president well while they are making

8:48 ↗ their way up here I am honored to

8:51 ↗ present this um Proclamation we not only

8:56 ↗ rely heavily on this team but are super

8:59 ↗ proud proud of having our own dispatch

9:02 ↗ and our own group that really knows our

9:05 ↗ community our officers all of that

9:08 ↗ really well I have called in many a time

9:11 ↗ to report uh things and have always

9:14 ↗ received incredibly professional

9:17 ↗ response and I know that's the way that

9:19 ↗ our community experiences it as

9:22 ↗ well whereas emergencies can occur at

9:25 ↗ any time that require police services

9:28 ↗ and whereas when an emergency occurs The

9:31 ↗ Prompt response of police officers is

9:33 ↗ critical to the protection of life and

9:36 ↗ preservation of

9:37 ↗ property and whereas the safety of our

9:40 ↗ police officers is dependent upon the

9:42 ↗ quality and accuracy of information

9:45 ↗ obtained from citizens who telephone the

9:47 ↗ isqua Communication Center and whereas

9:50 ↗ professional Public Safety

9:51 ↗ telecommunicators are a vital link link

9:54 ↗ for our community and are the first and

9:56 ↗ most critical contact our citizens have

9:59 ↗ with emergency services and whereas

10:02 ↗ Public Safety telecommunicators are the

10:05 ↗ vital are the single vital link for our

10:07 ↗ police officers by monitoring their

10:09 ↗ activities By Radio providing them

10:11 ↗ information and ensuring their

10:13 ↗ safety and whereas Public Safety

10:17 ↗ telecommunicators of the isqua

10:18 ↗ communications center have cont

10:21 ↗ contributed substantially to the

10:23 ↗ apprehension of criminals and whereas

10:26 ↗ our dispatchers exhibit compassion

10:29 ↗ understanding and professionalism during

10:31 ↗ the performance of their job now

10:33 ↗ therefore I Lindsay Walsh on behalf of

10:35 ↗ Mary L hly mayor of the city of isqua do

10:38 ↗ hereby proclaim the week of April 14th

10:41 ↗ to 20th 2024 to be Public Safety

10:44 ↗ telecommunications week in the city of

10:47 ↗ isqua and I invite the community to join

10:49 ↗ me in thanking isqua dispatchers for

10:51 ↗ their service and outstanding

10:53 ↗ contributions thank you you like to make

10:56 ↗ a comment

10:58 ↗ anyone

10:59 ↗ thank you Madame mayor and Council for

11:02 ↗ Proclamation um our dispatch was not

11:05 ↗ here so much in a couple years ago and

11:08 ↗ someone that was instrumental in

11:09 ↗ bringing it back and being a Lifeline

11:11 ↗ for our officers and being here for our

11:12 ↗ community was Communications manager

11:15 ↗ Trisha bizy who's been with the city for

11:17 ↗ 10 years and in the last two years has

11:19 ↗ been huge in bringing it back and

11:22 ↗ Staffing and um putting things in place

11:25 ↗ that make sure that they are very

11:27 ↗ effective and making a lot of changes

11:29 ↗ that were necessary for us to continue

11:31 ↗ in providing great service so I'm going

11:33 ↗ to let her say a few words as

11:37 ↗ well I want to shine a spotlight on the

11:40 ↗ often overlooked but incredibly

11:41 ↗ important group of individuals our 911

11:44 ↗ telecommunicators those individuals are

11:46 ↗ the calm voices on the other end of the

11:47 ↗ line during some of the most chaotic and

11:49 ↗ terrifying moments when we're in

11:51 ↗ distress when our safety or the safety

11:53 ↗ of our loved ones is on the line who do

11:54 ↗ we turn to it's the 911 dispatcher who

11:57 ↗ answered the call with po Prof

11:59 ↗ professionalism and unweaving commitment

12:01 ↗ to those in need these dispatchers

12:04 ↗ gather crucial information assess the

12:06 ↗ situation and dispatch the appropriate

12:08 ↗ help all within a matter of seconds

12:10 ↗ their quick thinking clear communication

12:13 ↗ can mean the difference between life and

12:14 ↗ death they are calm in the storm

12:17 ↗ providing reassurance and guidance to

12:18 ↗ callers who may in the midst of the

12:20 ↗ maybe in the midst of the worst moments

12:22 ↗ of their lives their work is demanding

12:24 ↗ both emotionally and mentally yet they

12:26 ↗ continue to show up every day ready to

12:28 ↗ serve I I am very excited to announce

12:30 ↗ this last year that the state of

12:31 ↗ Washington now recognizes the

12:33 ↗ telecommunicators as First Responders

12:35 ↗ prior to this decision they were

12:37 ↗ classified as secretarial staff as all

12:40 ↗ of you know this last few years we have

12:41 ↗ done an extreme amount of hard work to

12:43 ↗ rebuild dispatch it is no exaggeration

12:45 ↗ that I feel very fortunate to work

12:46 ↗ alongside this team we have built in

12:48 ↗ this F in this fast-paced and

12:50 ↗ unpredictable world of dispatching

12:52 ↗ having a great team by my side has been

12:54 ↗ invaluable thank you for all the

12:56 ↗ continued support to our

12:57 ↗ telecommunicators Chiefs specifically

12:59 ↗ thank you for always being an advocate

13:01 ↗ for us this is my 10th year with the

13:03 ↗ city I bring that up because I drive

13:05 ↗ from Arlington which is 52 miles each

13:06 ↗ way I passed multiple dispatch centers

13:09 ↗ on the way to work and I stay here

13:10 ↗ because of the people I brought a couple

13:12 ↗ of Staff members with me I'll have them

13:14 ↗ introduce themelves and how long they've

13:16 ↗ been here as well as been dispatchers

13:19 ↗ thank you

13:20 ↗ guys hi everyone my name is Shafi Zar

13:23 ↗ I've been dispatching for 12 years and

13:25 ↗ been with the city of visa for about

13:28 ↗ two

13:30 ↗ I'm Karina Keen I've been a dispatcher

13:33 ↗ for 15 years and been with Isa for two

13:35 ↗ and a

13:37 ↗ half and I'm Ryan rard I'm in my third

13:39 ↗ year in the profession and approaching

13:41 ↗ six months here and thank you for all

13:43 ↗ your support and uh keeping us right

13:45 ↗ here at home that is so nice to hear

13:47 ↗ from you all thank you council president

13:49 ↗ thank you team and if we could do a

13:50 ↗ picture with all of you that would be

13:52 ↗ great thanks for all that you do thank

13:54 ↗ you for your

13:58 ↗ service

14:13 ↗ [Applause]

14:19 ↗ thank you council president for the last

14:21 ↗ item under special business I'm going to

14:23 ↗ invite Urban Forest supervisor Dan hint

14:26 ↗ to the podium to present I I will be

14:29 ↗ presenting ID 1592 the Arbor Day

14:41 ↗ Proclamation whereas in 1872 J Sterling

14:45 ↗ Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of

14:46 ↗ Agriculture that a special day will be

14:48 ↗ set aside for the planting of trees and

14:51 ↗ whereas the holiday called aror day was

14:54 ↗ first observed with the planting of more

14:55 ↗ than a million trees in Nebraska and the

14:59 ↗ anniversary of the holiday and Arbor Day

15:01 ↗ is now observed throughout the nation

15:03 ↗ and the world and whereas trees produce

15:06 ↗ life-giving oxygen provide habitat for

15:09 ↗ wildlife beautify our city increase

15:12 ↗ property values and enhance economic

15:14 ↗ vitality and whereas trees wherever they

15:17 ↗ are planted are a source of joy and

15:19 ↗ spiritual renewal and whereas the city

15:21 ↗ of isqua is an active Tree City USA

15:24 ↗ designate for 31 years and the City of

15:28 ↗ isqu celebrates Arbor Day year round

15:30 ↗ with many events to enhance and expand

15:32 ↗ our tree

15:34 ↗ canopy and whereas the city of isqua is

15:36 ↗ celebrating its annual Arbor Day this

15:38 ↗ Saturday April 6

15:40 ↗ 2024 now therefore I Mary LLY the mayor

15:43 ↗ of the city of isqua do hereby Proclaim

15:46 ↗ that isqua celebrates Arbor Day and

15:48 ↗ Carries that Spirit through our

15:50 ↗ activities policies and priorities all

15:53 ↗ year long I urge all citizens to

15:55 ↗ celebrate and support efforts to protect

15:57 ↗ our trees and Woodlands and further I

16:00 ↗ urge all

16:01 ↗ citizens that's the same one uh to plant

16:04 ↗ trees and create a healthier community

16:06 ↗ and to promote wellbeing for future

16:07 ↗ Generations we do have an event uh this

16:09 ↗ Saturday as well maybe Dan can tell us a

16:11 ↗ little bit about

16:14 ↗ it thank you mayor paully thank you

16:16 ↗ Council for having me here tonight um as

16:18 ↗ mayor paully mentioned this Saturday

16:20 ↗ April 6th at Confluence Park from 9:00

16:22 ↗ am to noon is our isaquel Arbor Day

16:25 ↗ celebration we'll be doing the last tree

16:27 ↗ planting of the Season spreading some

16:29 ↗ wood CH chips removing invasive species

16:31 ↗ everyone's favorite activities out in

16:33 ↗ our Parks um and also as you heard in

16:35 ↗ the proclamation this marks our 31st

16:37 ↗ year as a tree City USA Community um

16:40 ↗ that is actually tied for the eighth

16:42 ↗ most years in Washington state of almost

16:44 ↗ a 100 communities so pretty impressive

16:47 ↗ and I think that really speaks to this

16:48 ↗ awesome Legacy we have in our community

16:50 ↗ of both conserving uh you know land

16:53 ↗ natural lands and restoring and

16:55 ↗ reforesting those areas too so um really

16:58 ↗ exced to celebrate that tradition anyone

17:00 ↗ that can attend would be great I think

17:01 ↗ mayor Paulie we're going to see you out

17:03 ↗ there which is hopefully a good plug to

17:05 ↗ to show up too um and I just want to

17:07 ↗ speak for a quick minute or two another

17:08 ↗ anniversary um it's been just over a

17:10 ↗ year since my position the urban Forest

17:12 ↗ I'm not trying to Pat myself on the back

17:14 ↗ but I think it's also a good opportunity

17:16 ↗ to just look at some of the uh great

17:18 ↗ stuff we've accomplished here in the

17:19 ↗ last year as we've been building out

17:20 ↗ this Urban Forest program um hopefully

17:23 ↗ most of you are aware I'm pretty sure

17:25 ↗ council is since they're uh you know

17:26 ↗ approved the funding for this but we are

17:28 ↗ developing our first Urban Forest

17:29 ↗ management plan here in isqua and that's

17:32 ↗ really going to develop a shared vision

17:34 ↗ of our Urban Forest how we want to see

17:36 ↗ that moving forward we'll draft you know

17:38 ↗ high level goals strategies

17:40 ↗ recommendations uh for you know

17:41 ↗ sustainable growth and management of our

17:43 ↗ forest so we are currently in the

17:45 ↗ community engagement phase for that

17:47 ↗ process uh we have a public survey open

17:50 ↗ I know some of you have been able to

17:51 ↗ take that that's open to April 14th so

17:53 ↗ uh we're really trying to get out that

17:55 ↗ out there we already have almost 200

17:56 ↗ responses and it's just been open for 7

17:59 ↗ to 10 days um and then we really hope to

18:01 ↗ have those kind of draft strategies

18:03 ↗ goals recommendations here in the spring

18:04 ↗ and I'd love to bring that back to

18:05 ↗ council or the appropriate uh committee

18:07 ↗ for Council too here uh before we get

18:09 ↗ too far along in that process but should

18:11 ↗ have that all published here uh towards

18:13 ↗ the end of summer as the goal uh green

18:15 ↗ isical program has really taken off too

18:17 ↗ hopefully everyone's familiar with that

18:18 ↗ but that's our volunteer program that's

18:20 ↗ you know doing this Hands-On stewardship

18:22 ↗ in our Parks our 1,700 or so Acres um

18:25 ↗ and we blew away our 2023 goal for

18:28 ↗ volunteer hours that was in our green as

18:29 ↗ Aqua 20-year implementation plan we

18:31 ↗ surpassed that by almost a th000 hours

18:33 ↗ with about 3,300 hours of volunteer

18:35 ↗ service in our community last year

18:37 ↗ across 65 events um big big kudos for

18:40 ↗ the city to invest in a green is equa

18:42 ↗ volunteer coordinator Taylor Nichols has

18:44 ↗ been huge at increasing that capacity uh

18:46 ↗ same with leaning on Community Partners

18:48 ↗ like isak Wells Trails Club Mountain

18:50 ↗ Sound Greenway trust uh Trot Unlimited

18:52 ↗ in the lake samamish Urban Wildlife

18:53 ↗ Refuge partnership have been a new

18:55 ↗ partner leading events uh for us

18:57 ↗ regularly throughout the year too so

18:59 ↗ really exciting to see green is AA pick

19:00 ↗ up here and we're really trying to

19:01 ↗ promote educational events too maybe for

19:03 ↗ people that aren't able or as interested

19:05 ↗ in doing the physical Hands-On volunteer

19:07 ↗ work too so we had almost 30

19:09 ↗ Environmental Education events last year

19:11 ↗ with about 320 people from the community

19:13 ↗ about a third of those being uh youth

19:15 ↗ members in our community uh a couple

19:17 ↗ quick stats I'll throw out there too

19:18 ↗ before wrapping up is last year we

19:20 ↗ planted over 23,000 trees about 90% of

19:23 ↗ that was our lower isaka Creek project

19:25 ↗ that our Public Works team Alan Quinn

19:27 ↗ really uh did a great job leading but

19:29 ↗ still amazing those are trees going into

19:30 ↗ our parks and Open Spaces uh this year

19:33 ↗ in 2024 alone we're already over 2,000

19:36 ↗ big thanks to our forest stewards our

19:38 ↗ dedicated volunteers that are leading

19:39 ↗ their own volunteers doing this type of

19:41 ↗ work we've had a few planting events

19:42 ↗ with them and our Washington

19:43 ↗ Conservation Corps crew that we work

19:45 ↗ with for two months the start of each

19:46 ↗ year so they've gotten a ton done and

19:48 ↗ then uh kudos to our Parks operations

19:50 ↗ team we've pruned over 800 trees in our

19:52 ↗ city so far this year for tree Health

19:55 ↗ visibility clearance all those things

19:57 ↗ that we need to have a well function

19:58 ↗ City here that about doubles our total

20:01 ↗ from last year um and it was great to

20:02 ↗ kind of kick off that last fall with the

20:04 ↗ tree prun pruning course uh that myself

20:06 ↗ and my colleague Christy Bishop with our

20:08 ↗ Parks operations team help facilitate

20:10 ↗ with plant amnesty uh last but not least

20:12 ↗ Our Heritage tree program we're really

20:14 ↗ looking at relaunching it's a program

20:15 ↗ that's been round for a couple decades

20:17 ↗ but dormant for most part of the last

20:18 ↗ decade uh really celebrating some of the

20:20 ↗ unique individual trees we have here in

20:22 ↗ isqua uh so we're really looking to

20:24 ↗ relaunch that this summer we've had a

20:25 ↗ few meetings with the park board to kind

20:27 ↗ of update some of the uh processes for

20:30 ↗ that and something I'm really excited

20:31 ↗ about working on with the snowy tribe

20:33 ↗ and their new tribal Forester on

20:35 ↗ culturally modified trees they're really

20:37 ↗ interested in isqua being a leader and

20:39 ↗ an example for how we work with

20:40 ↗ culturally significant trees for our

20:42 ↗ indigenous tribes so really exciting

20:45 ↗ stuff I'm really excited to go into my

20:46 ↗ second year here and really thanks for

20:48 ↗ all the uh resources you've invested in

20:50 ↗ this

20:51 ↗ program Dan gets really excited about

20:53 ↗ almost everything to do with trees but

20:56 ↗ that is an amazing body of work to to do

20:58 ↗ in a year and this is you know the

21:00 ↗ launch of a new program I'm just so

21:02 ↗ proud of the team and so proud of

21:06 ↗ [Applause]

21:27 ↗ f

21:31 ↗ thanks all have a nice

21:33 ↗ night so the next item this evening is

21:36 ↗ we're going to move into audience

21:37 ↗ comments and this is the time that

21:39 ↗ members of the public May address

21:40 ↗ Council in person or virtually those who

21:43 ↗ signed up in advance we'll be called on

21:45 ↗ First and if you're joining us virtually

21:47 ↗ and you would like to make comments

21:49 ↗ please raise your virtual hand so that

21:50 ↗ our host can see it or send a message if

21:54 ↗ you in the room and did not sign up

21:56 ↗ before we close it I will ask for other

21:58 ↗ speakers and city clerk who has signed

22:00 ↗ up this evening to speak for has anyone

22:02 ↗ signed up this evening to speak for

22:03 ↗ General audience yes thank you um for

22:07 ↗ those making comments you are invited to

22:09 ↗ address the council regarding matters

22:11 ↗ that are directly related to isqua's

22:13 ↗ programs projects services or events

22:17 ↗ please direct your comments to the whole

22:18 ↗ Council and not individuals and while

22:21 ↗ this is not a question in answer session

22:23 ↗ we will contact you to follow up if

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22:55 ↗ the meeting if you are able personal

22:57 ↗ attacks suben language and derogatory

23:00 ↗ remarks and disruptive behavior will not

23:02 ↗ be permitted public comments written in

23:05 ↗ norm and verbal are an important aspect

23:07 ↗ of the public process and the city takes

23:09 ↗ comments seriously we thank everyone who

23:11 ↗ takes the time this evening to address

23:14 ↗ us and city clerk can you please

23:16 ↗ identify the first person who signed up

23:17 ↗ to speak yes the first speaker is a

23:19 ↗ virtual attendee Corby castler Corby

23:23 ↗ made you a panelist so you should have

23:24 ↗ the option to unmute and can choose to

23:26 ↗ turn your video on and I will share your

23:28 ↗ slide

23:33 ↗ now oh Kirby you are still

23:40 ↗ muted can you hear me now yes we can

23:43 ↗ thank you thank you and thank you for

23:45 ↗ your help with the slides Trish I'm

23:47 ↗ Corby castler I'm the executive director

23:49 ↗ of The Downtown isqua Association and I

23:52 ↗ just really wanted to thank you for this

23:54 ↗ time I want to share with you a summary

23:56 ↗ of what we talked about at our annual

23:58 ↗ meeting with our volunteers our partners

24:00 ↗ and our board of directors earlier this

24:02 ↗ year I can't believe it's April 1st um

24:05 ↗ can you go to the next slide

24:09 ↗ chish first a little bit of background

24:11 ↗ why Dia matters we are all about

24:14 ↗ creating Community you may not know this

24:16 ↗ but Dia is run by volunteers nearly 500

24:20 ↗ of them and I am the only staff member

24:23 ↗ so that tells you how much people care

24:25 ↗ about our community for them to step up

24:27 ↗ and put the time in commitment they they

24:29 ↗ do day in and day out not only do we

24:32 ↗ strive to make downtown isquat an

24:33 ↗ inclusive welcome Community but we

24:36 ↗ strengthen our small businesses in large

24:38 ↗ part through arts and culture next slide

24:43 ↗ please this is why we exist we are there

24:47 ↗ for our businesses if they need

24:48 ↗ marketing help we are there for them we

24:50 ↗ create a halo for downtown and by that I

24:53 ↗ mean not only do we create economic

24:55 ↗ impact programming but we also create a

24:58 ↗ Halo of life that's an important Point

25:01 ↗ en livening downtown treating a halo for

25:04 ↗ a city is as important as driving

25:06 ↗ pedestrian traffic we do both of course

25:10 ↗ we can't do it without connecting with

25:11 ↗ other organizations and those who love

25:14 ↗ isqua as much as we do and I'll talk

25:16 ↗ about that at the next

25:20 ↗ slide Dia is a main street community and

25:23 ↗ we're a member of the Washington State

25:26 ↗ program as well as an affiliate of M

25:28 ↗ Main Street America we follow four key

25:31 ↗ pillars this one shows you design design

25:35 ↗ is really important to downtown isqua

25:37 ↗ because we keep it clean we keep it

25:38 ↗ beautiful and our volunteers and

25:40 ↗ partners are all in this together with

25:42 ↗ us so whether it's through art painting

25:44 ↗ murals on a building or putting our

25:47 ↗ flowers on front or um get your

25:49 ↗ calendars out on April 22nd Earth Day

25:52 ↗ there is a keep is a beautiful day and

25:55 ↗ we are partnering with the city and with

25:56 ↗ the kuas and a number of other

25:58 ↗ organizations to do this we do this

26:00 ↗ every year and we'll have three such

26:02 ↗ events this

26:04 ↗ year the next slide please the second

26:07 ↗ main pillar for Main Street is Outreach

26:10 ↗ and this is how we make things happen

26:13 ↗ connecting with the right resources

26:14 ↗ partners and influencers who help us

26:16 ↗ with our mission I could name dozens of

26:19 ↗ organizations who work alongside Dia

26:21 ↗ here are few isqua Library Washington

26:24 ↗ blue Society the aarts commission um

26:27 ↗ city of isqua and County government each

26:30 ↗ of them make us all come alive we

26:32 ↗ couldn't do it without any of them and

26:33 ↗ so Outreach is a critical pillar and

26:36 ↗ it's driven by a committee of volunteers

26:39 ↗ next slide

26:41 ↗ please the third pillar promotion the

26:44 ↗ numbers really speak for themselves

26:46 ↗ imagine how quiet it would be if we

26:49 ↗ didn't have the 942 hours of music and

26:52 ↗ again a lot of this has been from Grants

26:54 ↗ from our city 153 bands 651 musical

26:58 ↗ performers all along Front Street

27:00 ↗ throughout the year even people just

27:02 ↗ driving by get that halo effect of

27:05 ↗ something is happening downtown it's

27:07 ↗ alive this is the place where you want

27:09 ↗ to be next slide

27:13 ↗ please again we are all about supporting

27:15 ↗ businesses many of them are artists we

27:18 ↗ had 25 uh farmer and Artisan markets in

27:22 ↗ 2023 102 creative industry Pros who

27:26 ↗ participated in our many pro programs

27:28 ↗ throughout the year and

27:31 ↗ 1738 hours of selling art this is really

27:34 ↗ phenomenal and again everything that

27:37 ↗ comes together do come to you through

27:39 ↗ volunteers next slide

27:43 ↗ please and this really reflects a few of

27:47 ↗ our volunteers I wish I could put them

27:48 ↗ all in a collage but 465 and

27:52 ↗ 2023 and more than almost 8,000 hours

27:56 ↗ it's really incredible I I don't know

27:58 ↗ how they do it but you'll see them on

28:00 ↗ weekends you'll see them after hours

28:03 ↗ it's just this is this shows the love

28:05 ↗ for our community next slide

28:11 ↗ please economic Vitality this is the

28:14 ↗ fourth pillar we really think that this

28:18 ↗ is our mission um this as well as the

28:21 ↗ halo effect Eric from levitate last year

28:24 ↗ said about vendors on front doubling

28:26 ↗ sales in the weekend because of this

28:29 ↗ program that's really phenomenal and I

28:32 ↗ again I can't thank the volunteers

28:34 ↗ enough but as I said earlier nothing is

28:37 ↗ more important than helping our

28:39 ↗ businesses Thrive but equally important

28:41 ↗ is a sense of community creating a place

28:43 ↗ where people want to live work and come

28:46 ↗ together in other words feel the

28:49 ↗ community of isqua so whether we're

28:51 ↗ building economic Vitality or whether

28:53 ↗ we're making the whole city come alive

28:56 ↗ that's what it's all about and I think

28:58 ↗ thank you right now for for all your

28:59 ↗ you're listening to what I had to say

29:01 ↗ and for putting on your calendars April

29:03 ↗ 22nd thank you very much thank you Corby

29:06 ↗ uh city clerk who is next on our list

29:09 ↗ this

29:10 ↗ evening next we have Alex

29:19 ↗ simmerman yes so make sure the red light

29:22 ↗ is on Alex you have to push a button on

29:24 ↗ the bottom push a button yeah r I love

29:28 ↗ red

29:29 ↗ color maybe I'm stupid yeah my name Alex

29:32 ↗ Zimmerman and I first time come to isuka

29:36 ↗ speak probably 20 25 year ago yeah so

29:40 ↗ right now we probably come again because

29:42 ↗ condition what is we see right now in

29:45 ↗ state in exactly in country totally

29:48 ↗ terrible and I live here for 40 years

29:51 ↗ I'm president of standup America here

29:54 ↗ have 12 election I candidate for state

29:58 ↗ Governor US senator state senator in

30:01 ↗ another dozen position so I stayed in

30:04 ↗ politica for all my life situation what

30:06 ↗ as we have right now in kantri

30:08 ↗ absolutely critical I remember kin

30:11 ↗ country nice beautiful city 4 year ago

30:13 ↗ when I come mrman could I get you to

30:15 ↗ talk about something on our agenda this

30:18 ↗ evening not so much the county but maybe

30:20 ↗ isqua related yes I will talk to you

30:23 ↗ about this yeah don't worry yeah I only

30:25 ↗ want to explain who I am

30:28 ↗ yeah in I spoke around from Tacoma to

30:32 ↗ and dozen City more than 4,000 times

30:35 ↗ right now time come isuka so right now I

30:38 ↗ want speak right now what has happened

30:40 ↗ with isuka when B Cil approve Amazon

30:45 ↗ 30,000 people what is will become next

30:48 ↗ year this year and next year 30,000 B

30:52 ↗ you have very interesting plan you know

30:54 ↗ what is mean for another 20 year 20

30:58 ↗ 100,000 people supposed to be come to B

31:01 ↗ this reflect everybody in first it's

31:04 ↗ reflecting s too you know what is mean

31:07 ↗ because what is Bel doing right now to

31:10 ↗ me look like a pure fascism you know

31:12 ↗ what is mean with government support

31:14 ↗ Corporation in Chamber of Commerce

31:17 ↗ staying number one so this exactly what

31:20 ↗ is I speak everywhere right now in Merle

31:23 ↗ Island Rond kland in s right now we need

31:27 ↗ stop them we need stop in this Bell you

31:30 ↗ Kook you know what this mean what is I

31:32 ↗ call them fascist Mafia you know what

31:35 ↗ this mean what is make us life

31:38 ↗ miserable can you pick something that's

31:40 ↗ on our agenda this evening it's it's in

31:43 ↗ your agenda you when you bring 200,000

31:46 ↗ people in B will be in deep hole it's

31:49 ↗ very simple you don't believe this will

31:51 ↗ be touch you I don't believe it's one of

31:54 ↗ the items that we're talking about this

31:56 ↗ evening or that it affects any of I can

31:58 ↗ speak about everything what is belong to

32:00 ↗ City and I doing this don't interrupt me

32:03 ↗ please because I see Interruption

32:05 ↗ everywhere when you start talking about

32:07 ↗ Democrat Mafia H what is controlers for

32:09 ↗ 40 year under my eyes I want to explain

32:13 ↗ to you guys how serious problem we have

32:15 ↗ right now in B is this B will be reflect

32:19 ↗ everybody when this 200,000 people will

32:22 ↗ become probably 10 or 20 percentage come

32:25 ↗ TOA surprise for everything jump like a

32:28 ↗ crazy housing gas food everything so

32:32 ↗ this exactly what has reflect you what

32:35 ↗ is I'm soing I'm professional business

32:37 ↗ consultant top educate I come to you

32:39 ↗ because I want told you guys B of you

32:42 ↗ need be stopped totally you know what is

32:45 ↗ mean this a h and 90% people in Belia

32:50 ↗ don't vote for them it's a group what is

32:52 ↗ support by Chamber of Commerce what

32:55 ↗ doing this because they make a money

32:57 ↗ from this how you thinking can be 30,000

33:00 ↗ from Amazon and B and nobody will become

33:03 ↗ TOA you pay houses million more than

33:07 ↗ before because they make a ton of money

33:10 ↗ so you want interrupt me this nothing

33:12 ↗ change situation you will see this for

33:15 ↗ another two year price for everything in

33:18 ↗ King County go up yeah this people make

33:22 ↗ money for who for Corporation it's a

33:25 ↗ pure Fascism and I think

33:28 ↗ talk about this 100 year ago when

33:30 ↗ government support Corporation is a

33:32 ↗ classic fascism so right now you

33:35 ↗ understand what as I come to you I will

33:37 ↗ come to you again and again because

33:40 ↗ situation what is right now is very

33:42 ↗ important it's a critical important

33:45 ↗ everybody who like in County you like

33:48 ↗ life but as we have here for last 40

33:50 ↗ years under my eyes need stand up need

33:54 ↗ stop in this not matter where is you

33:55 ↗ located sua mle Island B you kland or

34:00 ↗ Redmond we all involv in this business

34:02 ↗ we all will be PID for this I speak

34:05 ↗ right now to people who listen to me for

34:09 ↗ this I support Donald Trump trump

34:12 ↗ America First USA because we need a

34:14 ↗ common sense we need stop in this Mafia

34:17 ↗ Democratic Mafia and who not care about

34:20 ↗ people if you I don't have time for

34:23 ↗ example I give you next time for example

34:25 ↗ see you stand up America need bring te

34:28 ↗ country back to what as I see before 40

34:31 ↗ year ago thank you very much thank you

34:33 ↗ Mr zimman city clerk who else do we have

34:36 ↗ on our list

34:39 ↗ tonight we have Karen

34:41 ↗ Porterfield Karen Porterfield come on

34:47 ↗ up hi Karen Porterfield I am a resident

34:51 ↗ of the city of isqua and I live in Talis

34:55 ↗ and you have all visited or you live

34:58 ↗ there so you have appreciated the very

35:00 ↗ long road that it takes to get up to our

35:03 ↗ homes so as we celebrate Arbor Day and

35:06 ↗ we're looking at Spring I'm here to talk

35:08 ↗ to you about winter and to uh extend the

35:12 ↗ thanks um for myself and our neighbors

35:15 ↗ we have talked about this the wonderful

35:17 ↗ work that the city has done to keep our

35:20 ↗ roads and streets open during our bad

35:23 ↗ weather it's not an easy job it's very

35:26 ↗ complex and and we made it to work we

35:29 ↗ made it to the grocery store

35:32 ↗ and when I was hanging out at the uh

35:36 ↗ post box and they heard I was coming it

35:39 ↗ the re special request was to say to

35:43 ↗ Mayor Holly and City administrator

35:46 ↗ btz thank you so much for the hard work

35:49 ↗ that you and the city have done bad

35:52 ↗ weather doesn't happen on schedule it

35:55 ↗ typically happens at night and on the

35:57 ↗ weekends but you were always there so

36:00 ↗ thank you we appreciate the hard work

36:01 ↗ you have done thank you for addressing

36:04 ↗ the council Karen and we'll make sure

36:06 ↗ that those kind words and Compliments

36:07 ↗ are passed on city clerk who else has

36:10 ↗ signed up for comments this evening Dave

36:12 ↗ Kepler Mr

36:21 ↗ kapler good evening David kapler right

36:24 ↗ here at 255 Southeast Andrew Street um I

36:28 ↗ was at the sustainability Fair all day

36:30 ↗ on Saturday great turnout I was there

36:33 ↗ with the ISS and my wife's uh people for

36:36 ↗ climate Action Group a very positive

36:40 ↗ reception the staff working at the

36:42 ↗ volunteers working were amazing we had

36:45 ↗ people from Banbridge Island Seattle

36:48 ↗ Renton Kent samamish kwami Valley and a

36:53 ↗ whole bunch of people from isqua but um

36:56 ↗ just the reaction and the positivity

36:58 ↗ from these people from other communities

37:00 ↗ that isqua was doing this was one of the

37:04 ↗ the high points of of the day for

37:07 ↗ me um leasing of the city has got a

37:12 ↗ screw ball collection

37:14 ↗ of properties all over the city and um a

37:18 ↗ lot of great things have occurred in

37:20 ↗ those the uh the trail housee that was

37:23 ↗ when we got the the big ice tea Grant

37:26 ↗ when they were doing ice tea I don't

37:27 ↗ know how many decades ago uh that was

37:30 ↗ Federal we got the um the Rainer trail

37:33 ↗ with having the reer trail we got the

37:37 ↗ the um the structure down there that um

37:40 ↗ um the but U not that um it's just that

37:44 ↗ and then we got another grant for the

37:46 ↗ trail house that uh specifically was you

37:50 ↗ know um emphasizing work with the staff

37:54 ↗ and with the community groups to work

37:56 ↗ the trail stuff and much of what we had

37:59 ↗ happen in the mountain sound Greenway

38:01 ↗ actually got done in the trail housee um

38:06 ↗ not that we completely invented it that

38:08 ↗ concept but um we had the Staffing and

38:11 ↗ the commitment from the city to really

38:14 ↗ expand that concept and and make it a

38:18 ↗ reality um the the the other kind of

38:23 ↗ thing that's that's back there with this

38:25 ↗ whole thing is what are we going to do

38:27 ↗ for a City Hall in the future how are we

38:29 ↗ going to deal with the police and and

38:31 ↗ all the rest and it's not easy because

38:34 ↗ just the private ownerships that are

38:36 ↗ around and how certain things public

38:38 ↗ ownerships that are around that are

38:40 ↗ committed are are you know too good to

38:43 ↗ tear down or whatever and and that and

38:47 ↗ um I would hope you would involve the

38:50 ↗ community you know through that whole

38:52 ↗ process and maybe we we'll get some good

38:55 ↗ um good in uh people to uh come up with

38:58 ↗ some creativity and and contributed to

39:01 ↗ that I will say some of you might know

39:03 ↗ my my brother owns the property next

39:05 ↗ door nobody's ever talked to him um the

39:09 ↗ story goes way back this building was

39:11 ↗ for sale for months the uh and so I Ur

39:16 ↗ my brother to buy it since he had a

39:17 ↗ store in downtown Seattle that he was

39:19 ↗ lacing here he could buy a place for his

39:21 ↗ store and right after he did it the C

39:24 ↗ City started condemning it and um dur

39:27 ↗ turned out my brother by accident or

39:30 ↗ whatever through friends or whatever

39:32 ↗ ended up having the same attorney as

39:34 ↗ skip rally and the city backed

39:38 ↗ off but um anyway let's I mean this this

39:44 ↗ building's awful nice tearing it down

39:46 ↗ you know to make a big a new you I don't

39:49 ↗ know what we're going to do and I don't

39:50 ↗ think any that got ideas but we got to

39:53 ↗ involve everybody in it and uh see what

39:55 ↗ we can do because um it's obviously the

39:59 ↗ the growth in the city is not going to

40:01 ↗ slow down just from the sustainability

40:04 ↗ Fair how many people are so proud to be

40:06 ↗ associated with isqua that it's pretty

40:09 ↗ obvious so keep up the good work and

40:12 ↗ keep up the imagination thank you former

40:14 ↗ member kapler thank you for your service

40:17 ↗ on this Council that's why you have such

40:19 ↗ a depth of knowledge and both for you

40:20 ↗ and your wife for the amazing

40:22 ↗ organizations you work with just a

40:24 ↗ couple of clarifying comments this

40:26 ↗ process of UN tying the gordian knot

40:28 ↗ that is our facility inventory is long

40:31 ↗ and there will be many opportunities

40:33 ↗ before Council makes decisions on what

40:36 ↗ they're going to do they've received

40:38 ↗ very little information so far just more

40:41 ↗ of a cleanup of what leasing language

40:43 ↗ should look like because the decisions

40:44 ↗ for every property going to reside with

40:47 ↗ them and it will be interesting to say

40:50 ↗ the least so I just would like to put

40:52 ↗ everybody's Minds at ease that there are

40:54 ↗ no predetermined decisions until the

40:55 ↗ council has multiple tou on this so

40:58 ↗ there will be time thank you for sharing

41:00 ↗ all of

41:01 ↗ that uh city clerk is there anyone else

41:03 ↗ signed up or anyone online that's

41:05 ↗ indicating a desire to speak no well

41:08 ↗ thank you everyone that did speak

41:10 ↗ tonight we did hear a summary of the

41:13 ↗ work that the Downtown isqua

41:15 ↗ Association was carrying on this past

41:17 ↗ year also some lovely compliments and

41:20 ↗ gratitude for public works and the

41:22 ↗ winter work that they did on our roads

41:24 ↗ and streets and um also comments on on

41:27 ↗ the very successful sustainability fair

41:30 ↗ and desire for the community to be

41:32 ↗ involved in future facility discussions

41:35 ↗ so thank you all for that you may also

41:38 ↗ um provide written comments at any time

41:40 ↗ to our city council using the city

41:42 ↗ council of dis w.gov email

41:45 ↗ address the next item on our calendar

41:48 ↗ this evening is the consent calendar and

41:50 ↗ I have a couple of remarks before the

41:53 ↗ consent calendar but also looking to see

41:54 ↗ do any committee chairs have anything on

41:56 ↗ there that they need to talk about

41:58 ↗ tonight

42:00 ↗ okay this uh does relate to an

42:03 ↗ informational item that is on the

42:04 ↗ consent calendar and actually goes to

42:06 ↗ something that one of our community

42:08 ↗ members talked about this evening and of

42:11 ↗ course I don't have it printed out but I

42:13 ↗ think I can find it

42:15 ↗ okay so I was going to make a comment on

42:18 ↗ the item on the consent calendar that

42:19 ↗ has to do with leasing of public Pro U

42:22 ↗ properties and there has been an

42:24 ↗ interest in having a larger discussion

42:27 ↗ on not just leasing but the relationship

42:30 ↗ building within the city nonprofit world

42:33 ↗ and Council leadership and I will be

42:35 ↗ meeting relatively soon we're picking a

42:38 ↗ date right now and Council leadership

42:40 ↗ will provide an update on what that

42:42 ↗ process will look like I just wanted to

42:45 ↗ say that before we get to it it's an

42:47 ↗ informational item there was uh the

42:48 ↗ action tonight was just for you to

42:50 ↗ receive it but just want to say in the

42:52 ↗ background there are some additional

42:53 ↗ conversations going on to set up a

42:55 ↗ process for maybe some higher level

42:58 ↗ discussions okay um I'm going to move on

43:01 ↗ to no committee chairs therefore the

43:03 ↗ consent calendar was distributed to

43:04 ↗ Council in advance if authorized the

43:07 ↗ items on the consent calendar will be

43:09 ↗ considered together and approved by one

43:11 ↗ motion have the payables and payroll

43:13 ↗ been reviewed they

43:15 ↗ have thank you does any council member

43:18 ↗ desire to remove any item from the

43:19 ↗ consent calendar and considered under

43:21 ↗ regular

43:23 ↗ business not seeing any uh could

43:27 ↗ somebody make a motion council president

43:30 ↗ um I move to approve or I move to

43:32 ↗ approve the consent calendar as

43:34 ↗ distributed second it's been moved and

43:37 ↗ seconded is there any Council

43:41 ↗ discussion seeing none I'll call for the

43:43 ↗ vote all those in favor signify by

43:46 ↗ saying I I those

43:49 ↗ opposed that passes unanimously 7 and0

43:53 ↗ uh the next item of business is

43:55 ↗ typically regular business but we do not

43:57 ↗ have agenda items this evening so we'll

43:59 ↗ go to committee and committee and

44:01 ↗ Regional reports and we'll start with

44:02 ↗ council member Joe thank you madam mayor

44:06 ↗ just a couple brief announcements

44:07 ↗ concerning Cascade water Alliance uh the

44:10 ↗ public affairs committee meeting that

44:11 ↗ was scheduled for April 3rd was

44:13 ↗ cancelled the resource management

44:15 ↗ committee will be meeting on April 11th

44:18 ↗ and the board will be meeting on April

44:21 ↗ 24th um and uh that concludes my report

44:24 ↗ thank you thank you council member Joe

44:27 ↗ member Hall uh thanks just to say that

44:29 ↗ the next meeting of the East Side Fire

44:31 ↗ and risk board of directors next

44:34 ↗ Thursday April 11th at 4M at our usual

44:37 ↗ headquarters on Newport Way um not a

44:40 ↗ very heavy meeting we'll be talking

44:42 ↗ actually interestingly we'll getting an

44:43 ↗ update at the board level about Dei

44:45 ↗ initiatives at East Side Fire and Rescue

44:47 ↗ so that'll be interesting and then we'll

44:48 ↗ be reestablishing an ad hoc committee to

44:51 ↗ update the metrics associated with the

44:53 ↗ fire chief's

44:54 ↗ evaluation diversity equity and

44:56 ↗ inclusion University equity and

44:57 ↗ inclusion yes that's right fantastic

44:59 ↗ getting an update on that that concludes

45:01 ↗ my report fantastic uh council member

45:03 ↗ hunt thank you Madame mayor on March

45:05 ↗ 21st there was a meeting of the salmon

45:07 ↗ Recovery Council of ryra 8 which is our

45:10 ↗ Watershed um there were only

45:12 ↗ informational items no decision items uh

45:15 ↗ there was one item that I have just

45:17 ↗ asked if clerk eer could distribute um

45:19 ↗ to council which was a presentation from

45:23 ↗ the um King County Flood Control

45:26 ↗ District about work going on in Isa

45:28 ↗ Creek specifically current and future

45:31 ↗ flood risk reduction efforts and then

45:33 ↗ planning um that began in 20122 and is

45:35 ↗ going into this year 2024 um and and in

45:39 ↗ this year they are also doing a capital

45:41 ↗ investment uh strategy and so um I will

45:45 ↗ I think it is uh a very large swath of

45:49 ↗ around isqua Creek going through isqua

45:51 ↗ um and so you can see that map and all

45:53 ↗ of the work that's going on in the

45:54 ↗ presentation that will be distributed um

45:57 ↗ and then I have one upcoming meeting

45:59 ↗ there will be a meeting of the Planning

46:00 ↗ Development and environment Committee of

46:02 ↗ this Council uh here and council

46:04 ↗ chambers tomorrow April 2nd we have one

46:07 ↗ item on the agenda which is local

46:08 ↗ amendments related to Wildfire and

46:10 ↗ Wildland Urban interface code of the

46:13 ↗ State Building Code that concludes my

46:15 ↗ report thank you council member council

46:17 ↗ member Ray uh thank you mayor Paulie the

46:19 ↗ city council mobility and infrastructure

46:21 ↗ committee will be meeting on Wednesday

46:24 ↗ uh April 10th at 6:30 here in Council

46:27 ↗ Chambers and the agenda has not yet been

46:29 ↗ set and that concludes my report thank

46:32 ↗ you council member Mars thank you Madame

46:34 ↗ mayor the sound cities Association

46:36 ↗ public issues committee will be meeting

46:38 ↗ from 7il 9:00 p.m. Wednesday April 10th

46:42 ↗ uh and the agenda has not been released

46:44 ↗ for that meeting yet the April services

46:48 ↗ safety and Parks meeting has been

46:50 ↗ cancelled and the so the next uh

46:51 ↗ services safety and Parks meeting will

46:54 ↗ be on a special date uh in late May the

46:58 ↗ 28th uh to allow for uh scheduled

47:00 ↗ conflict on the 21st this concludes my

47:02 ↗ report thank you uh Deputy council

47:04 ↗ president D Michelle uh thank you mayor

47:07 ↗ paully I have no report

47:08 ↗ tonight uh council president Walsh thank

47:11 ↗ you short report the pet sound regional

47:14 ↗ council's growth management policy board

47:16 ↗ meets this Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and

47:19 ↗ the agenda contains discussion items on

47:21 ↗ climate pollution reduction the psc's

47:24 ↗ community solar and local climate

47:27 ↗ planning and that concludes my report

47:29 ↗ thank you um mayor's report there will

47:31 ↗ be an executive session this evening to

47:33 ↗ discuss collective bargaining per RCW

47:35 ↗ 42.3

47:38 ↗ .144 um next item the Arts Washington

47:41 ↗ creative District Capital gram so very

47:43 ↗ excited um that included on tonight's

47:46 ↗ Cent calendar was the isqua creative

47:49 ↗ District was awarded a capital Grant in

47:51 ↗ the amount of $112,500 from Arts wall

47:55 ↗ the Washington State Arts Commission

47:57 ↗ this grant will support the integration

47:58 ↗ of public art into the city's Senior

48:01 ↗ Center and pedestrian Park Plaza capital

48:03 ↗ projects isqua Arts commission has

48:05 ↗ selected former isqua resident and

48:07 ↗ nationally recognized public artist Jun

48:10 ↗ saguchi I didn't read this earlier June

48:13 ↗ and I our kids all went to school

48:15 ↗ together so I'm not sure how many of you

48:16 ↗ know June but she has been around here

48:18 ↗ for ages that is so exciting okay good

48:23 ↗ June for the design of the artwork in

48:25 ↗ the plazas the artist is designing

48:27 ↗ multiple sculptural pieces that take

48:30 ↗ their inspiration from the Western red

48:32 ↗ cedar and she will work with the arts

48:34 ↗ program Parks planning and methun our uh

48:37 ↗ consultant to integrate the artworks

48:39 ↗ throughout the plaza designs you've

48:42 ↗ already heard about the sustainability

48:43 ↗ fair over the weekend the city held its

48:45 ↗ second annual sustainability fair at

48:47 ↗ Pickering bar this event kicked off

48:50 ↗ Earth month Celebrations by providing

48:52 ↗ resources products and activities

48:54 ↗ centered around sustainability and

48:56 ↗ climate

48:57 ↗ we had an incredible set of vendors with

48:59 ↗ over 80 throughout the barn and the

49:01 ↗ parking lot this year we P paired the

49:04 ↗ sustainability fair with a spring

49:06 ↗ preview for our Farmers Market which was

49:09 ↗ well received by the community here are

49:11 ↗ a few of the unique opportunities that

49:13 ↗ we offered this year an electric vehicle

49:15 ↗ display courtesy of Evergreen Ford

49:17 ↗ Chevrolet a clothing Swap and community

49:19 ↗ art project hosted by students from

49:21 ↗ Gibson High School a cooky catapult from

49:25 ↗ trout Unlimited

49:27 ↗ tree giveaway courtesy of um 300 trees

49:32 ↗ and a Lego activity build a resiliency

49:35 ↗ Hub we set a zero waste goal working

49:37 ↗ with each of our vendors to help them

49:39 ↗ find packaging that was compatible and

49:42 ↗ recyc recyclable ridwell was on site to

49:45 ↗ collect plastic film and multi-layer

49:47 ↗ Plastics our cup worked with our food

49:49 ↗ vendors to provide reusable cups and

49:51 ↗ food bolts which were collected at the

49:53 ↗ event and will be washed and reused we

49:56 ↗ achieved nearly 80% waste diversion rate

49:59 ↗ not including what was diverted thanks

50:01 ↗ to ridwell and Arup a huge thank you to

50:04 ↗ our community vendors and sponsors for

50:06 ↗ making this event a success we look

50:09 ↗ forward to bringing it back again next

50:10 ↗ year and we are excited to try out our

50:13 ↗ cup again at some other community events

50:15 ↗ throughout the year there is so much to

50:18 ↗ do in isqua during the month of April to

50:20 ↗ celebrate Earth month there will be tree

50:22 ↗ plantings litter cleanups and salmon

50:24 ↗ send offs to learn more visit the isqua

50:27 ↗ website isqua w.gov

50:30 ↗ earthon there is a young artist and

50:33 ↗ author's national competition the city

50:35 ↗ is looking for some of our younger

50:36 ↗ community members to Showcase their

50:38 ↗ creativity by submitting pieces for

50:40 ↗ young artist and author showcase YZ a

50:44 ↗ national competition Yas is an annual

50:46 ↗ art contest that encourages youth

50:48 ↗ worldwide to express the mission of

50:50 ↗ sister City's International original

50:52 ↗ artwork literature poetry photography

50:56 ↗ and music

50:57 ↗ this year's theme is climate esape

50:59 ↗ resilient cities for tomorrow's climate

51:02 ↗ submissions need to fall in one of six

51:04 ↗ categories classic art digital art

51:07 ↗ photography poetry writing or original

51:10 ↗ music the submission deadline has been

51:12 ↗ extended to April 14th and to learn more

51:14 ↗ you can visit isqua

51:17 ↗ wa.gov youth

51:19 ↗ showcase also the Downtown isqua

51:21 ↗ Association will be doing the Farm Fresh

51:23 ↗ Market featuring AA farms and it will

51:26 ↗ run Saturdays from March 23rd to April

51:29 ↗ 27th it's will be starting at 9:00 a.m.

51:32 ↗ at the historic Shell station locals and

51:35 ↗ V visitors can take advantage of the

51:36 ↗ seasonal flowers and support support

51:38 ↗ local farmers and for more information

51:41 ↗ please visit downtown isqua's website

51:44 ↗ and again the last item was just uh a

51:47 ↗ thank you and appreciation to our city

51:49 ↗ clerk but um we did most of the the

51:53 ↗ wordy part of that at the beginning but

51:55 ↗ congratulations Tisha

52:00 ↗ uh that concludes the mayor's report are

52:01 ↗ there items for good of the

52:04 ↗ order Deputy council president just to

52:08 ↗ note that June saguchi was a Arts

52:10 ↗ commissioner for a number of years and I

52:12 ↗ got to serve with her and I have a piece

52:14 ↗ of her art in my house yes so I'm really

52:17 ↗ thrilled to hear that she's going to

52:19 ↗ take on that role she's uh not only

52:22 ↗ regionally but nationally recognized

52:24 ↗ yeah fantastic artist yeah well thank

52:27 ↗ you for that I agree I'm really excited

52:30 ↗ uh council president thank you um just a

52:33 ↗ note for the council you may have seen

52:36 ↗ um an email cancellation for the May 4th

52:40 ↗ Retreat um so that's typically our

52:42 ↗ Retreat on a Saturday we kind of looked

52:46 ↗ at all of our calendars and realized

52:48 ↗ that we could talk about that item at

52:50 ↗ the committee of the whole that week and

52:53 ↗ so we're freeing up a Saturday for you

52:55 ↗ so just you know yes yes there you go so

52:59 ↗ um I wanted to make sure that you

53:03 ↗ knew that stuff was still going to be

53:05 ↗ talked about um the Strategic plan task

53:09 ↗ force won't be ready for some of the

53:11 ↗ things that would be talked out there

53:13 ↗ but we're going to keep the budget

53:15 ↗ priority setting Retreat on July 27th so

53:18 ↗ all of the topics will be covered

53:19 ↗ between two different meetings but one

53:22 ↗ last Saturday that's it any other items

53:25 ↗ for good of the order

53:28 ↗ uh council member Joe thank you I know a

53:30 ↗ lot has been said about the

53:32 ↗ sustainability Fair I'll just two brief

53:35 ↗ items um Cascade water lines had a table

53:38 ↗ at the event and uh they were talking

53:40 ↗ about water conservation and items that

53:42 ↗ we can do for our environment and I

53:44 ↗ thought that was great that they were

53:46 ↗ participating the other items a little

53:48 ↗ bit different um I walked to the far end

53:50 ↗ of the parking lot when I was there and

53:53 ↗ a young man who's probably in sixth

53:56 ↗ grade uh started talking to me about the

53:58 ↗ uh storm water adopted storm water

54:01 ↗ program or storm storm drain program

54:04 ↗ excuse me and uh how he has a storm Jam

54:08 ↗ that he's adopted he keeps it clean to

54:10 ↗ make sure that the streets don't flood

54:11 ↗ told me all about the program and it was

54:13 ↗ just a a great conversation with a young

54:16 ↗ person that cares about our city wants

54:18 ↗ to uh make sure that the streets don't

54:20 ↗ flood um I would encourage anyone else

54:23 ↗ out there that has a a young son or

54:25 ↗ daughter that wants to get involved uh

54:27 ↗ to adopt a storm drain um it's a great

54:31 ↗ way to make sure you're contributing to

54:33 ↗ the community and keeping your basement

54:35 ↗ free of flood water thank you very much

54:38 ↗ thank you council member Joe uh any

54:41 ↗ other comments for good of the order not

54:43 ↗ seeing any I'll just talk about a couple

54:45 ↗ of upcoming meetings April 8th Committee

54:47 ↗ of the whole meeting was rescheduled to

54:48 ↗ Monday April 29th the April 15th regular

54:51 ↗ city council meeting has a couple of

54:53 ↗ anticipated agenda items the end of 202

54:56 ↗ four legislative session report a public

54:59 ↗ hearing on City Hall Northwest Surplus

55:01 ↗ property a public hearing on Central

55:03 ↗ isqua Pioneer program for the multif

55:05 ↗ family tax exemption next item on uh

55:08 ↗ tonight's agenda is the executive

55:09 ↗ session uh we will be discussing

55:11 ↗ collective bargaining per RCW 42.3 0.140

55:15 ↗ per4 the item is estimated to take 10

55:18 ↗ minutes no action is anticipated to

55:20 ↗ follow an open section please note that

55:22 ↗ executive sessions are closed to the

55:24 ↗ public and we will now be recessing at

55:31 ↗ 7:55

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Council / Members (7)

Barbara de Michele

Zach Hall

Victoria Hunt

Russell Joe

Tola Marts

Chris Reh

Lindsey Walsh

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APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. a) ID 1635 - Accounts: Payables and Payroll of April 1, 2024, $5,609,995.27; Approved. b) Minutes: City Council Special Meeting, Sept. 30, 2023; Approved. c) Minutes: City Council Committee of the Whole, Oct. 9, 2023; Approved. d) Minutes: City Council Regula…

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

Carried 7-0

In favor: Barbara de Michele, Zach Hall, Victoria Hunt, Russell Joe, Tola Marts, Chris Reh, Lindsey Walsh