City Council Regular Meeting · Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · City Council Digest

3. SPECIAL BUSINESS

Recognition of Hall of Fame Recipient Todd Sargeant ID 1746

5 min · packet pp.5

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Staff report:

SPECIAL BUSINESS b) CITY OF ISSAQUAH Mayor's Office

Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation ID 1702

5 min · packet pp.7

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Staff report:

WHEREAS, Welcoming Week, September 13 – 22, 2024 is a nation-wide celebration honoring the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of immigrant and refugee people throughout the United States; and

Eastside Welcoming Week Proclamation ID 1752

5 min

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5. EXECUTIVE SESSION

Executive Session: Collective Bargaining per RCW 42.30.140(4) ID 1755

15 min

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6. CONSENT CALENDAR

Accounts: Payables and Payroll of Sept. 3, 2024, $8,827,753.78 ID 1735

Carried 6-0

Approve · packet pp.9–38

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, Lindsey Walsh

Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, June 3, 2024

Carried 6-0

Approve · packet pp.39–43

Previously discussed: City Council Regular Meeting · Jun 24, 2024

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Staff report:

CONSENT CALENDAR b) 06-03-24 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page (0000) CITY OF ISSAQUAH City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM Council Chambers June 3, 2024 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, Lindsey Walsh

Minutes: City Council Committee of the Whole, June 10, 2024

Carried 6-0

Approve · packet pp.45–46

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Staff report:

CONSENT CALENDAR c) 06-10-24 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, Lindsey Walsh

Minutes: City Council Special Meeting, June 24, 2024

Carried 6-0

Approve · packet pp.47–50

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Staff report:

CONSENT CALENDAR d) 06-24-24 City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page (0000) CITY OF ISSAQUAH City Council Special Meeting 6:30 PM Council Chambers June 24, 2024 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, Lindsey Walsh

2023 Concrete Maintenance Program - High Edge Sidewalk Mitigation AB 8893

Carried 6-0

Accept Project · packet pp.51–63

Topics: Transportation

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Staff report:

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

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

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

2024 Maintenance Overlay Vehicle Traffic Signal Detection Installation AB 8900

Carried 6-0

Accept Project · packet pp.65–77

Topics: Transportation

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Staff report:

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

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

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

Memorandum of Understanding with the Issaquah Police Officers' Association re: Field Training Officers Ratify; Authorize Funding AB 8907

Carried 6-0

packet pp.79–82

Topics: Public SafetyBudget

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Staff report:

The City is currently facing a high number of new police officers who will be ready to enter into phases of Field Training. Ongoing training of new officers is and will continue to be a considerable burden to FTO through December 31, 2025.

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

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

Interagency Agreement with the City of Buckley for Jail Services AB 8908

Carried 6-0

Authorize · packet pp.83–92

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Staff report:

The Issaquah Jail serves multiple cities with jail confinement needs.

Roll call:

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

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

10. GOOD OF THE ORDER

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0:02 ↗ good evening everyone um I'd like to

0:04 ↗ welcome you all to the September 3rd

0:06 ↗ city council meeting and call this

0:07 ↗ meeting to order this evening council

0:09 ↗ member Christopher Ray has an excused

0:11 ↗ absence so as a reminder we still have a

0:14 ↗ remote aspect to our meetings and both

0:16 ↗ staff and members of the public may be

0:18 ↗ participating in tonight's meeting

0:20 ↗ remotely via WebEx and note that our

0:23 ↗ agenda order is just a little different

0:25 ↗ tonight we have moved the executive

0:27 ↗ session up on to up on our agenda so

0:30 ↗ that it occurs before the consent

0:31 ↗ calendar this is because the executive

0:33 ↗ session relates to one of the items that

0:35 ↗ we are requesting your approval of on

0:37 ↗ the consent calendar tonight the first

0:40 ↗ item of a on the agenda this evening is

0:41 ↗ the Pledge of Allegiance and I'd invite

0:43 ↗ you to join

0:46 ↗ us I pledge allegiance to the flag of

0:50 ↗ the United States of America to the

0:52 ↗ Republic for which it stand One Nation

0:56 ↗ God indivisible liy and justice

1:03 ↗ thank you we have a couple of items of

1:05 ↗ special business before we start our

1:07 ↗ regular meeting um so I'm going to do

1:10 ↗ the first one which is ID

1:12 ↗ 1746 this is the recognition of our Hall

1:16 ↗ of Fame recipient for 2024 Todd sergeant

1:19 ↗ and Todd I'd like you to join me up over

1:21 ↗ there

1:34 ↗ so over on the wall behind our Council

1:37 ↗ this evening is the isqua Hall of Fame

1:39 ↗ recipients and we have many of them in

1:41 ↗ the room with us tonight we held a

1:44 ↗ reception just before and invited U

1:47 ↗ members that are in the Hall of Fame and

1:49 ↗ their spouses or Partners to come and

1:51 ↗ celebrate Todd's induction into the Hall

1:54 ↗ of Fame so I'd just like to tell you a

1:55 ↗ little bit about Todd and why he was

1:58 ↗ selected to join the Hall of Fame

2:01 ↗ Todd was inducted to the Hall of Fame at

2:03 ↗ the community Awards in isqua this past

2:05 ↗ May the Hall of Fame award is a

2:07 ↗ community's top is our community's top

2:10 ↗ honor and is bestowed on individuals who

2:13 ↗ exemplify Hallmarks of value of service

2:17 ↗ leadership and

2:18 ↗ civic-mindedness Todd was given this

2:20 ↗ award due to his dedication to public

2:22 ↗ service and his commitment to help

2:24 ↗ preserve and protect local architecture

2:26 ↗ that has significant meaning to isqua's

2:28 ↗ history Todd is best known for his work

2:31 ↗ as an isqua special commissioner where

2:33 ↗ he worked closely with the King County

2:35 ↗ landmarks commission for 20 years during

2:38 ↗ Todd's tenure as special landmarks

2:39 ↗ commissioner he was a vital participant

2:41 ↗ and advocate for six isqua properties

2:44 ↗ which achieved Landmark status including

2:46 ↗ the isqua train depot hellstone feed

2:48 ↗ store and gas gasoline station William

2:52 ↗ conrardy conrardy house the auto Freight

2:55 ↗ building Gilman town hall and the jail

2:59 ↗ and the cot's garage building Todd also

3:02 ↗ served the city in other roles he served

3:04 ↗ on the city of isqua Planning Commission

3:06 ↗ from 1992 to 1998 he was a member of the

3:10 ↗ isqua Historical Society board from 1998

3:13 ↗ to 2001 and he continued his active

3:15 ↗ participation in the society for many

3:17 ↗ years after his service on the board in

3:20 ↗ 2015 he represented the historical

3:22 ↗ society as a member of the Oldtown

3:24 ↗ Vitality task force I think that is the

3:26 ↗ one that we probably would on could be

3:29 ↗ tonight we want to recognize Todd here

3:31 ↗ in the city council chambers where his

3:33 ↗ name has been added to the list of award

3:35 ↗ recipients Todd joins a distinguished

3:38 ↗ list of individuals who've made

3:39 ↗ significant contributions to our

3:41 ↗ community and if you're a past Hall of

3:43 ↗ Fame recipient could you stand so we

3:45 ↗ could give you an Applause come on you

3:48 ↗ [Applause]

3:54 ↗ guys Todd I'd really like to get a

3:56 ↗ picture of you with the council but I

3:57 ↗ also just want to give you this

3:58 ↗ opportunity to anything you'd like to

4:00 ↗ say uh thank

4:03 ↗ you um the architecture of this city is

4:07 ↗ probably the best um artifact we can

4:11 ↗ keep so I would always Advocate save

4:14 ↗ what we

4:16 ↗ can want bring your family up and we can

4:19 ↗ stand in front of the council for a big

4:21 ↗ family if you come up

4:24 ↗ [Applause]

4:42 ↗ this okay

5:00 ↗ [Applause]

5:09 ↗ it's really exciting to be able to

5:11 ↗ recognize just the amazing volunteerism

5:13 ↗ we can see in isqua you know these

5:15 ↗ people serve for decades in these roles

5:18 ↗ it's very exciting we are going to move

5:20 ↗ on to our next special business item

5:22 ↗ which is ID 172 Hispanic Heritage Month

5:26 ↗ Proclamation and I'd like to invite

5:28 ↗ Alicia spinner the executive director of

5:30 ↗ the circle to the Lecter and I believe

5:32 ↗ Barb you have a second name as well yes

5:34 ↗ Irma arenus thank

5:38 ↗ you would you yes come on up

5:43 ↗ here very very nice to see you nice to

5:47 ↗ see

5:48 ↗ you all right I am very honored to uh

5:51 ↗ present this

5:53 ↗ Proclamation uh honoring Hispanic

5:55 ↗ Heritage Month whereas each year

5:58 ↗ Americans observe National Hispanic

6:00 ↗ Heritage Month from September 15th to

6:03 ↗ October 15th by celebrating the

6:05 ↗ histories cultures and contributions of

6:08 ↗ Americans whose ancestors came from

6:10 ↗ Spain Mexico Central America South

6:13 ↗ America and the Spanish-speaking nations

6:16 ↗ of the Caribbean Caribbean

6:18 ↗ Caribbean and whereas according to the

6:21 ↗ 2020 census the Hispanic population of

6:24 ↗ the United States was 62.1 million

6:27 ↗ people making people of Hispanic orig

6:29 ↗ the nation's largest ethnic or racial

6:32 ↗ minority

6:33 ↗ 18.9% of the total US population and

6:37 ↗ whereas isqua's diversity and Hispanic

6:40 ↗ population have increased over the last

6:42 ↗ 30 years from 1990 when 95% of the

6:45 ↗ residents were white and only 2%

6:48 ↗ Hispanic Latino to more recent times

6:52 ↗ 65.7% of the residents are white and 9%

6:55 ↗ are Hispanic

6:57 ↗ Latino and whereas we commit to

7:00 ↗ embracing diversity and inclusion by

7:03 ↗ paying tribute to Hispanic heritage

7:05 ↗ through education acknowledgement and

7:07 ↗ celebration within our community and

7:10 ↗ whereas this year's theme unidos unidos

7:15 ↗ un Yos thank you it is inclusivity for a

7:19 ↗ inclusive inclusivity for a stronger

7:22 ↗ Nation encourages us to ensure that all

7:25 ↗ voices are represented and welcomed to

7:26 ↗ help build stronger communities and a

7:29 ↗ stronger nation and it encourages us to

7:31 ↗ reflect on all the contributions

7:33 ↗ Hispanics have made in the past and will

7:35 ↗ continue to make in the future and it's

7:38 ↗ also a reminder that we are stronger

7:40 ↗ together and now therefore on behalf of

7:43 ↗ Mary L paing mayor of the city of isqua

7:45 ↗ I do hereby Proclaim September 15th

7:48 ↗ through October 15 2024 to be H Hispanic

7:52 ↗ Heritage Month in the city of issaqua

7:55 ↗ and I urge the community to join in

7:57 ↗ special observance and celebration of

7:59 ↗ Hispanic heritage and witness there

8:02 ↗ whereof I have here unto here unto set

8:05 ↗ my hand and seal of the city of isqua

8:07 ↗ this third day of September 2024 so

8:10 ↗ Alicia would you like to say a few words

8:12 ↗ always want

8:14 ↗ to thank you so much it's an honor for

8:17 ↗ the circle to receive this

8:20 ↗ Proclamation um I also want to say thank

8:23 ↗ you for your support because thanks to

8:25 ↗ the support that you giving us all the

8:26 ↗ funds and all the help we are really

8:28 ↗ serving a lot of families every day

8:30 ↗ we're welcoming new families in our

8:32 ↗ community we're offering them Community

8:35 ↗ navigation services but also education

8:38 ↗ and circles as we like to call them that

8:41 ↗ there are Community groups where they're

8:43 ↗ just think can you know gather and to do

8:45 ↗ different things together but it's

8:47 ↗ really more about getting to know other

8:49 ↗ people in your community feeling better

8:51 ↗ and more um confident about asking

8:55 ↗ questions to us and we always have

8:57 ↗ Community Navigators around so they can

9:00 ↗ uh they have someone there to to ask the

9:02 ↗ questions it's very important and we're

9:04 ↗ growing we're looking for a space close

9:06 ↗ to

9:07 ↗ downtown um so we are hoping to move

9:10 ↗ soon but we are you in in looking for a

9:14 ↗ space and as all you know is very hard

9:15 ↗ to find a space close to here but we

9:18 ↗ want to be here close to downtown so we

9:20 ↗ can um you know be with the other

9:22 ↗ organizations that we work every day uh

9:25 ↗ that we send our families and um I want

9:28 ↗ to talk about just a little bit just to

9:30 ↗ invite you about the event that we're

9:33 ↗ doing um so we're together with the city

9:36 ↗ we are doing a family dance and I'm

9:39 ↗ super excited because for years we've

9:41 ↗ been asked about a space or an

9:44 ↗ opportunity for a families just to dance

9:46 ↗ together that's something that you know

9:48 ↗ we do in in our countries and we miss

9:51 ↗ about doing here there's no really a

9:53 ↗ space to go and dance with your family

9:55 ↗ with your little kids with your KS and

9:57 ↗ we're finally going to be able to do it

9:59 ↗ uh we haven't done done much promotion

10:03 ↗ and we already have over a 100 people

10:05 ↗ registered so I know it's going to be a

10:07 ↗ lot of fun and and I wish you that you

10:10 ↗ guys can come I will send the the link

10:13 ↗ and the information but it's going to be

10:15 ↗ at the piket barn on September 29 um and

10:19 ↗ we're super excited and IR ma is the is

10:22 ↗ our volunteer coordinator so she's been

10:24 ↗ doing U most of the work I'm just here

10:27 ↗ to talk about it thank you so much

10:31 ↗ I invite you we can have a music dancing

10:36 ↗ and

10:39 ↗ food like a salvad food and they

10:43 ↗ invite is always free and everyone

10:48 ↗ is yes out

10:53 ↗ there yes Mara

11:12 ↗ thank you ladies for all you do to make

11:15 ↗ people coming to isqua feel welcome it's

11:19 ↗ wonderful the next item of special

11:21 ↗ business this evening is id1 752 and it

11:25 ↗ is the East Side welcoming week

11:27 ↗ Proclamation um Council president Walsh

11:30 ↗ is going to be presenting this to nahed

11:32 ↗ Stevens and um who works with the wide

11:35 ↗ world for Refugee come on up to the

11:38 ↗ Lector Ned um Ned is also going to be

11:41 ↗ the MC for the city's welcoming week

11:43 ↗ event called culture Fest it's being

11:45 ↗ held this Friday outside the community

11:47 ↗ center and I got to meet nahed earlier

11:50 ↗ this evening and she's pretty exciting

11:53 ↗ just have to say welcome you well and

11:57 ↗ we're very excited for welcoming week

11:59 ↗ and so having somebody who can come in

12:02 ↗ and contribute to that and bring the

12:03 ↗ energy we're here for it so whereas

12:07 ↗ welcoming week September 13th to 22nd

12:11 ↗ 2024 is a nationwide celebration

12:13 ↗ honoring the history achievements

12:16 ↗ experiences and struggles of immigrant

12:18 ↗ and Refugee people throughout the United

12:20 ↗ States and whereas the cities of bellw

12:23 ↗ isqua Kirkland Redmond and samamish have

12:26 ↗ jointly celebrated East Side welcoming

12:28 ↗ week for the past 8 years and whereas

12:31 ↗ East Side welcoming week is an annual

12:33 ↗ event bringing our region together to

12:36 ↗ acknowledge the contributions of

12:37 ↗ immigrants and refugees and the role

12:39 ↗ diverse communities play in fostering

12:42 ↗ inclusion belonging and making people

12:45 ↗ feel welcome and these cities recognize

12:47 ↗ the importance of ensuring that all

12:49 ↗ residents feel safe secure and welcome

12:52 ↗ and whereas East King County is one of

12:55 ↗ the most racially and eth ethnically

12:57 ↗ diverse regions in Washington state with

13:00 ↗ over 35% of our residents coming from

13:02 ↗ places outside of the United States and

13:05 ↗ 38% of residents speaking a language

13:07 ↗ other than English at home and whereas

13:10 ↗ in our highly mobile region nearly one

13:12 ↗ in five residents have lived in their

13:14 ↗ current residence for less than a year

13:17 ↗ and whereas realizing our vision for a

13:19 ↗ welcoming Community requires actively

13:22 ↗ addressing the daily challenges of those

13:24 ↗ in our community who do not feel welcome

13:27 ↗ safe valued or in included and whereas

13:31 ↗ historic and current impacts of

13:33 ↗ individual institutional and systemic

13:36 ↗ racism that result in harmful dispar

13:39 ↗ disparities in education employment

13:42 ↗ income housing criminal justice and

13:44 ↗ quality of life as well as sense of

13:47 ↗ belonging and whereas our community like

13:51 ↗ others across the nation has structures

13:53 ↗ systems and policies that contribute to

13:56 ↗ Injustice racial inequality and

13:58 ↗ discriminatory treatment against

13:59 ↗ residents who are born in another

14:02 ↗ country are black indigenous people of

14:04 ↗ color

14:05 ↗ lgbtqia plus and other identities and

14:09 ↗ whereas to capitalize on diversity as an

14:12 ↗ asset our community must strive to

14:14 ↗ create a culture and environment that

14:17 ↗ ensure everyone can belong and Thrive

14:20 ↗ and whereas there are many ways to

14:22 ↗ celebrate East Side welcoming week

14:24 ↗ including by amplifying the voices and

14:26 ↗ experiences of immigrant people of

14:29 ↗ lifting them to share their stories and

14:31 ↗ or attending a welcoming week event and

14:34 ↗ whereas events and educational resources

14:36 ↗ in our region help celebrate welcoming

14:39 ↗ week for a list of regional events visit

14:41 ↗ the 9th Annual East King County

14:43 ↗ welcoming week at East Side for all now

14:46 ↗ therefore the mayors of bellw isqua

14:49 ↗ Kirkland Redmond and smish Washington

14:52 ↗ jointly Proclaim September 13th to 22nd

14:56 ↗ 2024 as Eastside welcoming week and

14:58 ↗ invite the the community to engage in

15:00 ↗ Opportunities during East Side welcoming

15:02 ↗ week and Beyond to learn connect across

15:05 ↗ differences and take Joint action to

15:08 ↗ achieve a welcoming Equitable and

15:10 ↗ inclusive

15:11 ↗ community thank you would you like to

15:14 ↗ say a few

15:17 ↗ words

15:22 ↗ Wow first of all I would like to say I

15:26 ↗ am so honored to accept this uh

15:32 ↗ Proclamation as an

15:34 ↗ immigrant to stand before you guys and

15:37 ↗ even recognize is a blessing and it

15:42 ↗ means a lot not just to me to all imig

15:45 ↗ immigrants Across the Nation and by

15:50 ↗ hearing what you just

15:54 ↗ said as an

15:57 ↗ immigrant and a single mother of this

16:02 ↗ country I can attest

16:07 ↗ that making us feel a sense of

16:11 ↗ belonging making the resources

16:15 ↗ possible I'm a survival of domestic

16:18 ↗ violence and without the Community

16:21 ↗ Resources without partnering up with the

16:24 ↗ nonprofit organizations and giving the

16:27 ↗ leaders of these nonprofit profit

16:29 ↗ organizations especially the black

16:31 ↗ community the chance to support some of

16:33 ↗ us would have been

16:36 ↗ tough I woke up one day to leave a home

16:40 ↗ that I've lived in for 13

16:43 ↗ years with three little children all

16:46 ↗ under the ages of three with a 19 week

16:50 ↗ old pregnancy homeless no money no

16:55 ↗ nothing I had no family

17:00 ↗ and there are so many immigrants who go

17:03 ↗ through this every single day I used to

17:07 ↗ be an actress in my home country I've

17:10 ↗ had passion for it since I was 9 years

17:13 ↗ old and even people in my country told

17:16 ↗ me that nobody will recognize you you're

17:19 ↗ not

17:20 ↗ white you're not

17:23 ↗ American but you know what due to these

17:26 ↗ programs and these words and people like

17:29 ↗ you I have been able to prove them

17:32 ↗ wrong I send them pictures and say you

17:35 ↗ don't know

17:37 ↗ Americans you have to give them a

17:40 ↗ chance I am grateful for every

17:43 ↗ opportunity and I know that there is

17:45 ↗ more we can do there is more this is

17:49 ↗ just the

17:50 ↗ beginning People Like Us have benefited

17:53 ↗ from

17:55 ↗ festivals have benefited from community

17:59 ↗ Gatherings and now we're giving back to

18:02 ↗ the

18:03 ↗ community and I am a product of that and

18:06 ↗ I know there are many people who are

18:09 ↗ like me I am excited to be your MC I

18:14 ↗ want to urge all of you to come bring

18:16 ↗ your friends and I promise you it's

18:19 ↗ going to be one of the most memorable

18:21 ↗ festivals you've ever been because this

18:24 ↗ is not just your ordinary MC this is

18:27 ↗ someone who is coming with a passion

18:30 ↗ that she has harbored for years and

18:32 ↗ years and she's about to fly she just

18:35 ↗ needs you to shoot her up there thank

18:38 ↗ you mayor thank you council members and

18:42 ↗ thank you to the city of isqua

18:45 ↗ [Applause]

19:14 ↗ Mar

19:44 ↗ thank you ladies thank you Ned thank you

19:47 ↗ council president that was just just

19:51 ↗ amazing uh we are now going to move on

19:53 ↗ to the audience comments portion of our

19:55 ↗ meeting and this is where the members of

19:57 ↗ the public May address councel at this

19:59 ↗ time whether you here in person or

20:01 ↗ you're attending virtually those who

20:03 ↗ signed up in advance to make comments

20:05 ↗ will be called on First and if you are

20:07 ↗ joining us virtually and would like to

20:08 ↗ make comments please raise your virtual

20:11 ↗ hand or send the host a chat message if

20:14 ↗ you're on the phone it might be press

20:15 ↗ star three if you join by computer or

20:17 ↗ smartphone it might be a hand icon if

20:20 ↗ you're in the room and did not sign up I

20:22 ↗ will ask for other speakers before

20:23 ↗ closing this portion of the meeting city

20:26 ↗ clerk has anyone signed up to speak for

20:28 ↗ General a comments or indicate a desire

20:30 ↗ to speak this evening yes thank you so

20:34 ↗ if you're making comments you're invited

20:35 ↗ to address the council regarding matters

20:37 ↗ that are directly related to isqua

20:39 ↗ programs projects services or events

20:42 ↗ comments related to political campaigns

20:44 ↗ are not permitted please direct comments

20:47 ↗ to the whole Council and not to

20:48 ↗ individuals and while this is not a

20:50 ↗ question and answer session we will

20:52 ↗ contact you to follow up if needed when

20:55 ↗ recognized if you are virtual please

20:57 ↗ unmute your microphone if you're in this

20:59 ↗ room please step up to the lecon in the

21:01 ↗ front and press the button to get the

21:02 ↗ red light on state your name and address

21:05 ↗ and relationship to the city and speak

21:07 ↗ clearly and pause frequently your please

21:10 ↗ limit your comments to 5 minutes if

21:12 ↗ you're attending virtually and don't

21:13 ↗ respond after your name or phone number

21:15 ↗ is called or if your connection is lost

21:17 ↗ unexpectedly the meeting will need to

21:18 ↗ proceed and you are encouraged to rejoin

21:21 ↗ the meeting if able personal attacks

21:23 ↗ obscene language derogatory remarks and

21:25 ↗ disruptive behavior will not be

21:27 ↗ permitted public comments written in

21:29 ↗ verbal are an important aspect of the

21:31 ↗ public process and the city takes

21:33 ↗ comments seriously we thank you for

21:35 ↗ taking the time to address us this

21:36 ↗ evening city clerk can you identify the

21:39 ↗ first person who signed up to speak yes

21:41 ↗ sandila pimi

21:44 ↗ sandila come on up press that button in

21:48 ↗ the center and you should be good to

21:51 ↗ go good evening uh isqua Council I'm

21:54 ↗ actually really honored to you know just

21:56 ↗ be here and like speak with you guys um

21:59 ↗ first of all I would just like to say

22:02 ↗ good evening how is everyone

22:03 ↗ doing it's been a a long long year and

22:07 ↗ all I hope everyone's doing well so C

22:10 ↗ I'm going to get you to pull the

22:11 ↗ microphone a little bit closer to sorry

22:12 ↗ ma'am here you go yeah so um that's

22:15 ↗ great I'm in I'm a Boy Scout first of

22:17 ↗ all I'm a a senior in isqua high school

22:19 ↗ and I'm which is like I'm a 12th grader

22:21 ↗ and um I am currently working on my

22:24 ↗ Eagle Scouts and Eagle Scout in general

22:26 ↗ for Boy Scouts is to the last step in

22:29 ↗ Boy Scouts to get like the highest to

22:31 ↗ get a um achieved role which is

22:34 ↗ basically for um people who uh who've

22:38 ↗ expressed high amounts of um high

22:41 ↗ amounts of values for the Boy Scouts

22:43 ↗ such as you know honor and uh followed

22:45 ↗ all of the aspects of the Boy Scouts um

22:48 ↗ uh Scout Law and oath and and with that

22:52 ↗ like U my project is to uh basically

22:56 ↗ work with the downtown of isqua

22:58 ↗ Association if uh many of you may know

23:00 ↗ which is on Front Street which is a

23:02 ↗ Shell gas station the historical Shell

23:04 ↗ gas station right and what we're trying

23:06 ↗ to do is at at the sell gas station

23:08 ↗ there's like some areas such as uh

23:10 ↗ there's like this paved area right next

23:12 ↗ to a curb inside of uh near the gas

23:15 ↗ station and what we're trying to do is

23:16 ↗ we're making a um working with the uh

23:19 ↗ Downtown isqua Association we're making

23:21 ↗ a garden beds they basically raised

23:23 ↗ garden beds out of wood and um what

23:26 ↗ we're uh so far the process the the um

23:29 ↗ the station of my project is that we've

23:31 ↗ already raised around

23:32 ↗ $925 $945 sorry and uh We've bought a

23:38 ↗ lot of wood um it is to be spare size I

23:40 ↗ think 120 planks of wood and uh we

23:45 ↗ bought 15 soil bags and the thing is

23:49 ↗ ma'am and also we bought Nails the issue

23:51 ↗ is we're actually still need a lot of

23:54 ↗ gravel we need a gardening cloth and

23:57 ↗ also we need a little a little bit more

23:59 ↗ wood and for that I'm here to request me

24:02 ↗ guys uh if you guys could uh just please

24:04 ↗ help out with the with just $300 of of

24:08 ↗ donations cuz with that we'll be able to

24:10 ↗ make it on um September 7th 20124 if

24:15 ↗ there any way possible please do help

24:17 ↗ out and I honestly would like to be

24:19 ↗ thank you guys so much for giving me

24:21 ↗ this opportunity to just talk about my

24:23 ↗ project and share it with you guys it's

24:25 ↗ a really big honor from my side thank

24:26 ↗ you so much Anda thank than you for

24:28 ↗ taking the time to address your Council

24:30 ↗ this evening we will definitely have

24:31 ↗ someone follow up with you thank

24:34 ↗ you city clerk is there anyone else that

24:36 ↗ has signed up to provide

24:39 ↗ comment we have one virtual member of

24:42 ↗ the public but I don't see that they're

24:44 ↗ indicating a desire to speak well thank

24:46 ↗ you sandila thank you for coming tonight

24:49 ↗ and um talking to us about your project

24:52 ↗ and just want to make sure a reminder

24:54 ↗ for anybody else in our our viewing

24:55 ↗ audience that if you want to make

24:57 ↗ comments to your city Council you can do

24:59 ↗ it at any time so feel free to write

25:01 ↗ them at city council at s.gov our

25:03 ↗ council president does a great job of

25:05 ↗ answering those emails the next item of

25:08 ↗ business this evening is an executive

25:10 ↗ session and this is an executive session

25:13 ↗ this evening to discuss collective

25:15 ↗ bargaining per RCW

25:17 ↗ 42.3

25:19 ↗ 0.140 peren 4 the item is expected to

25:23 ↗ take approximately 15 minutes action is

25:25 ↗ anticipated to follow an open session um

25:29 ↗ executive sessions are closed to the

25:31 ↗ public so we'll be going in uh to

25:33 ↗ Executive session at 7:26

25:46 ↗ p.m. no I didn't

25:53 ↗ check okay thank you chance um we are

25:58 ↗ coming out of um executive session and

26:01 ↗ into Open session at 7:42 p.m. and the

26:05 ↗ next item of business we have this

26:06 ↗ evening is the consent calendar I do not

26:08 ↗ have any remarks on the consent calendar

26:11 ↗ I'd like to know if there's any

26:11 ↗ committee chairs or chair designates who

26:13 ↗ would like to report on consent calendar

26:16 ↗ items see head nod

26:20 ↗ NOS um so the consent calendar was

26:22 ↗ distributed to Council in advance and if

26:24 ↗ authorized the items on the consent

26:26 ↗ calendar will be considered together and

26:28 ↗ approved by one motion have the payables

26:30 ↗ and payroll been reviewed they have they

26:33 ↗ have thank you does any council member

26:35 ↗ desire to remove any item from the

26:36 ↗ consent calendar and consider it under

26:38 ↗ regular

26:39 ↗ business not seeing any indication can I

26:42 ↗ get a council

26:44 ↗ motion council president um I move that

26:47 ↗ we approve the consent calendar as

26:49 ↗ presented second it's been moved and

26:52 ↗ seconded all those in favor signify by

26:54 ↗ saying I I those opposed

26:58 ↗ that carries unanimously 60 um the next

27:01 ↗ item of business would normally be

27:04 ↗ regular business but we don't have any

27:05 ↗ of those items tonight so we're going to

27:07 ↗ move to committee and Regional reports

27:09 ↗ and we'll start with council member Joe

27:11 ↗ good evening thank you Madame mayor um

27:14 ↗ for my report the loding tax advisory

27:17 ↗ committee will be meeting on September

27:20 ↗ 26 at 3:30 in the afternoon at tibot

27:23 ↗ Valley um agenda to be

27:26 ↗ announced uh Cascade water iance board

27:29 ↗ will be meeting on September

27:30 ↗ 25th and the public affairs committee

27:33 ↗ will be meeting tomorrow morning at 9 o'

27:38 ↗ that concludes my report thank you thank

27:40 ↗ you uh council member Hall uh thank you

27:44 ↗ uh two reports uh East starting with

27:46 ↗ East Side Fire and Rescue so um the

27:48 ↗ board has been uh in recess for the

27:50 ↗ month of August but the finance and

27:52 ↗ administration committee has been busy

27:54 ↗ with budget over the last month so so

27:56 ↗ far we've had two initial present ations

27:59 ↗ uh about the agency's priorities and

28:01 ↗ budget proposal uh and now we're heading

28:03 ↗ into another two meetings um to discuss

28:05 ↗ before we refer the work of the

28:07 ↗ committee back up to the full board of

28:08 ↗ directors in October um as a committee

28:12 ↗ our goal is to come up with a draft that

28:13 ↗ delivers quality fire safety and Rescue

28:16 ↗ Services to the community but also

28:18 ↗ ensures cost savings for our agency

28:20 ↗ partners like city vcoa um I do want to

28:23 ↗ just call special thanks and attention

28:25 ↗ to the deputy City administrator Andrea

28:27 ↗ Snider for joining me at these meetings

28:29 ↗ for helping me share what our own

28:31 ↗ financial situation looks like here in

28:33 ↗ isqua um and identify impacts to our own

28:35 ↗ budget and also opportunities for

28:37 ↗ discussion at the committee level so

28:38 ↗ thank you very much um it's been

28:40 ↗ tremendously helpful um much more on

28:42 ↗ this to come next month um but if you

28:45 ↗ have any questions in the meantime feel

28:46 ↗ free to let me know or the deputy City

28:48 ↗ administrator or city

28:50 ↗ administrator and then it's course when

28:52 ↗ it when it comes up to the full board

28:53 ↗ council member Marts and myself um the

28:56 ↗ next board meeting is next Thursday

28:58 ↗ September 12th and the next two finance

29:01 ↗ and administration committees are um one

29:03 ↗ sometime next week to be determined and

29:05 ↗ then another on Wednesday September

29:07 ↗ 25th um all right next is uh East Side

29:11 ↗ Transportation partnership so the next

29:12 ↗ meeting is Friday September 13th we'll

29:15 ↗ be meeting jointly with a number of

29:17 ↗ different Regional Transportation policy

29:19 ↗ boards in ging County including the

29:21 ↗ South County area transportation board

29:24 ↗ scat and Seashore Transportation forum

29:28 ↗ um there's not a published agenda I I

29:30 ↗ just assumed that that's how you

29:31 ↗ pronounced it scapa I don't

29:33 ↗ know skateboard that's so much better

29:36 ↗ than SC okay again there's no published

29:39 ↗ agenda for this yet but um it sounds

29:41 ↗ like we're going to have a lot of

29:42 ↗ information sharing about important

29:44 ↗ Transportation initiatives in King

29:46 ↗ County uh so Deputy council president

29:48 ↗ Michelle and I will be sure to share

29:49 ↗ back with you all and that concludes my

29:50 ↗ report great council member Ray oh sorry

29:54 ↗ council member hunt thank you madam

29:56 ↗ mayor the Planning Development and envir

29:58 ↗ enironment Committee of this Council

29:59 ↗ will meet on September 9th at 6:30 uh

30:03 ↗ note that this is not the usual day

30:05 ↗ because this meeting is on the first

30:07 ↗ Tuesday because of Labor Day um and we

30:11 ↗ have two items uh Comm 0015 which is

30:15 ↗ comprehensive plan periodic update draft

30:17 ↗ review and uh comprehensive plan draft

30:21 ↗ environment uh environmental impact

30:23 ↗ statement which is Comm 0071 so both

30:25 ↗ comprehensive plan um items

30:28 ↗ and then one additional upcoming meeting

30:30 ↗ the Ria 8 salmon Recovery Council will

30:33 ↗ meet on Thursday September 19th R being

30:37 ↗ the name of our Watershed and that

30:38 ↗ agenda is not yet out thank you thank

30:41 ↗ you and as mentioned earlier council

30:43 ↗ member Ray does have an excused absence

30:45 ↗ council member Marts thank you Madame

30:47 ↗ mayor the s cities Association public

30:49 ↗ issues committee will have one of the

30:51 ↗ rare awesome in-person meetings

30:53 ↗ Wednesday September 11th from 7il 9:00

30:56 ↗ p.m. uh taking it on the road we're

30:58 ↗ going to be at the Mercer Island

31:00 ↗ community center uh which is a new

31:02 ↗ location for uh SCA pick uh on the

31:06 ↗ agenda includes a discussion of a new

31:09 ↗ guide to enhance Urban Tree protection

31:11 ↗ in King County discussion on Regional

31:13 ↗ boards and committee appointments uh

31:15 ↗ update on the 2024 uasi stakeholder

31:19 ↗ preparedness review survey which I have

31:22 ↗ no idea what that is but that uh I will

31:24 ↗ be reporting back to council uh an

31:26 ↗ update on Crisis Care Center uh Proposal

31:29 ↗ review panel uh and finally action on uh

31:32 ↗ proposed public issues committee

31:34 ↗ operating policies I'm sure that's the

31:36 ↗ first of two touches uh so I will report

31:39 ↗ that back also to our Council after

31:41 ↗ being griefed on it and then secondly

31:44 ↗ the council services safety and Parks

31:46 ↗ committee is having a special meeting

31:48 ↗ different date and time this month

31:50 ↗ September 30th uh here in council

31:53 ↗ chambers at 6:30 p.m. uh and on the

31:56 ↗ agenda currently are a uh the park

31:59 ↗ system Plan update and the school zones

32:02 ↗ the ongoing schools zone speed camera

32:05 ↗ station this concludes my report thank

32:08 ↗ you Deputy council president D Michelle

32:11 ↗ uh I have uh no report on uh past

32:14 ↗ meetings because all of my meetings were

32:16 ↗ cancelled during the month of August so

32:19 ↗ uh September 12th Eastside Human

32:21 ↗ Services Forum will be holding a special

32:23 ↗ extended meeting we're going to be doing

32:25 ↗ some uh diversity inclusion and Equity

32:28 ↗ training and we're also going to be

32:30 ↗ getting a report from the Bell School

32:32 ↗ District on how they manage their

32:35 ↗ legislative process um and uh so and and

32:38 ↗ we have a business meeting planned as

32:40 ↗ well um East Side Transportation

32:43 ↗ partnership as council member Hall said

32:45 ↗ um I have been selected to chair that

32:47 ↗ meeting so it'll be a very interesting

32:50 ↗ yeah morning and day so and then um

32:53 ↗ finally the regional transit committee

32:56 ↗ has been cancelled for both the months

32:57 ↗ of September and October so that's my

33:00 ↗ report thank you thanks council

33:03 ↗ president thank you I have two upcoming

33:06 ↗ meetings on Thursday the um growth

33:09 ↗ management policy board

33:11 ↗ gmppb is meeting at 10:00 a.m. um we've

33:15 ↗ got two items on there one of them is

33:17 ↗ talking about um how Municipal

33:21 ↗ governments and counties and such um can

33:24 ↗ better coordinate with tribes um and

33:27 ↗ particular ularly noting that it's

33:29 ↗ required for comprehensive plans and so

33:33 ↗ um taking the moment to uh remind our

33:36 ↗ cities um in this case it's talking

33:38 ↗ about the Tulip tribes and snow homish

33:40 ↗ County coordination what they've done

33:42 ↗ and then there's also a Transit oriented

33:44 ↗ development

33:45 ↗ update and

33:47 ↗ then um at 2 p.m the King County

33:50 ↗ affordable housing committee meets and

33:53 ↗ we continue our fun review of all of the

33:56 ↗ city's comprehensive plan housing

33:58 ↗ elements and so for this month it is

34:03 ↗ Seattle samamish Kirkland Medina and

34:06 ↗ Kenmore quite a variety in there between

34:09 ↗ what everybody has brought um but the

34:13 ↗ staff um has written comment letters

34:15 ↗ which much like ours always highlight

34:17 ↗ the things that the cities have done

34:20 ↗ well and that they should be recognized

34:22 ↗ for in their comprehensive plans but

34:24 ↗ also the areas where they might not be

34:27 ↗ meeting the King

34:29 ↗ County countywide Planning policies the

34:34 ↗ cpps um and so we talk through that and

34:39 ↗ um we'll potentially approve those

34:41 ↗ comment letters um and then we're also

34:43 ↗ talking about fact that some of the

34:46 ↗ cities are not going to be choosing to

34:49 ↗ submit their housing plans um to the

34:52 ↗ affordable housing committee now this is

34:54 ↗ the first time we've done this so it's a

34:56 ↗ new process um but if they don't what

35:00 ↗ our response would be and thus whether

35:03 ↗ it's a characteristic motion um there is

35:07 ↗ some money certainly from Department of

35:09 ↗ Commerce and things like that that would

35:12 ↗ potentially be influenced by a negative

35:15 ↗ letter from the affordable housing

35:17 ↗ committee so we are discussing what that

35:20 ↗ would look like because nobody wants to

35:21 ↗ lose money and that concludes my report

35:25 ↗ thank you council president the next

35:26 ↗ item is the mayor's report and there was

35:28 ↗ an executive session earlier this

35:30 ↗ evening to discuss collective bargaining

35:32 ↗ per RCW 42.3 point1 40 per

35:35 ↗ N4 um isa's culture Fest this is isqua's

35:39 ↗ welcome you welcomes you event and so

35:42 ↗ this Friday we've heard it a couple

35:43 ↗ times tonight isqua will host its annual

35:45 ↗ Eastside welcoming week event isqua

35:48 ↗ culture Fest from 5:30 to 7:30 on the

35:50 ↗ isqua community center lawn on Friday

35:52 ↗ September 6th the event is a celebration

35:55 ↗ of our cultural diversity here in isqua

35:58 ↗ over 11,000 residents of iso are born

36:00 ↗ outside the United States and over 32%

36:03 ↗ of Isa household households speak a

36:05 ↗ language other than English at home so

36:08 ↗ come and join this free familyfriendly

36:10 ↗ event with live music and dance

36:11 ↗ performances interactive art resource

36:14 ↗ booths food trucks and more and while

36:17 ↗ this is just one way that we uplift and

36:19 ↗ shine a light on our community's

36:20 ↗ diversity it is one of our most beloved

36:23 ↗ Gatherings there are a couple of

36:24 ↗ upcoming events yakob two trees is

36:27 ↗ having a birthday party it's hard to

36:29 ↗ believe but it's been a year since

36:31 ↗ Thomas dambo and unveiled yakup two

36:33 ↗ trees here in isqua along our rear Trail

36:36 ↗ ever been to a trolls birthday party

36:38 ↗ well this is your chance join us Friday

36:40 ↗ September 6th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for

36:43 ↗ sweet treats and a community recycled

36:45 ↗ art project to celebrate this Milestone

36:48 ↗ then head over to culture Fest and you

36:49 ↗ can learn mo more about both of these

36:52 ↗ events at our website at isqa wa.gov

36:55 ↗ we're also having a digon come volunteer

36:57 ↗ for a green isqua event on Saturday

36:59 ↗ September 14th at the Anthology open

37:02 ↗ space is over on Newport Way

37:05 ↗ participants will be working to remove

37:07 ↗ as much Blackberry as possible to clear

37:09 ↗ space to plant native trees in the

37:10 ↗ Wetland area along a section of tibits

37:13 ↗ Creek registration is required and you

37:15 ↗ can sign up at isqua

37:17 ↗ w.gov and the last item I had was salmon

37:20 ↗ on Sunset with the friends of the isqua

37:22 ↗ salmon hatchery this is a relatively new

37:24 ↗ event a couple years old and you may

37:26 ↗ have heard or even seen that the first

37:29 ↗ salmon has returned to the ISA salmon

37:31 ↗ hat Tre on Saturday September 14th fish

37:34 ↗ in the ISA Alps Trail Club are hosting

37:36 ↗ an all day event to celebrate with

37:38 ↗ familyfriendly activities crafts trout

37:41 ↗ feeding a scavenger hunt and more so I

37:43 ↗ hope to see you all there going to move

37:45 ↗ into the good of the order and see if

37:48 ↗ has an item to share council member Hall

37:50 ↗ just wanted to say I'll be running the

37:52 ↗ trout feeding station at say not Sunset

37:54 ↗ so come on down to feed some trout

37:58 ↗ awesome any other good of the order to

38:01 ↗ share I'll go into a couple of upcoming

38:04 ↗ meetings so we have had a long break but

38:07 ↗ we are back into our regular role of

38:09 ↗ things the next regular city council

38:11 ↗ meeting is Monday September 16th and the

38:14 ↗ anticipated agenda items include Public

38:17 ↗ Safety facilities followup leasing next

38:20 ↗ steps the 2023 24 budget update 2025

38:25 ↗ Arch work program and budget

38:28 ↗ reallocation of arch trust funds for the

38:30 ↗ Plymouth housing project in Redmond

38:32 ↗ credit card service fee policy the

38:34 ↗ Lakeside transfer of development rights

38:37 ↗ and then the September 23rd Committee of

38:39 ↗ the whole meeting has been cancelled so

38:41 ↗ there being no further business this

38:43 ↗ evening this meeting is adjourned at

38:45 ↗ 7:55 p.m.

Approved minutes

Extracted from the next meeting's packet, where this meeting's minutes were approved as a consent-calendar attachment.

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Attendance

Council / Members (6)

Barbara de Michele

Zach Hall

Victoria Hunt

Russell Joe

Tola Marts

Lindsey Walsh

Staff (4)

Wally Bobkiewicz, City Administrator

Andrea Snyder, Deputy City Administrator

Rachel Bender Turpin, City Attorney

Tisha Gieser, City Clerk

Excused

Chris Reh

Motions and votes (1)

APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED

Moved by WALSH · seconded by DE MICHELE

Carried 6-0

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