COUNCIL
MEETINGS: Audio and Summary - October
12, 2005
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, CHANGES TO AGENDA, PRESENTATION OF AWARD TO ALYSON REHM, WORLD CHAMPION QUARTERHORSE BARRELL RACER and PUBLIC COMMENTS (5:54, 1.4 mb)
PUBLIC COMMENTS (included in above MP3 file; L. Storm announcing Friends of the Library Fall book sale proceeds of almost $1,000)
COUNCILMEMBER & COMMENTS FROM MAYOR
- Bruce Champeaux, Rob Criswell, Dusty Boucher, John Seehuus (5:51min., 1.0 mb)
- Kristina Blair, Rob Criswell again and Karsen Thot, student Rep. (7:54 min., 1.4 mb)
- Mayor Pro-tem Jim Flower (1:42 min., 0.3 mb)
STAFF REPORTS:
- Fred Walser, Sultan Police Dept. Report (9:09 min., 1.6 mb) - Met with Youth Council, skateboard park is moving along; series of breakins in last two weeks (perps sent to Denny Center, one of which had previously brought a gun onto school property, only to be released two days later and back on the street again; Sultan police training continues with several officers attending Homeland Security classes, other; Highway 2 Safety Coalition has changed name to U. S. 2 Traffic Safety Colaition, and needs some participation from the City/council; response to Kristina's comment about youths hanging outside of library, soliciting free cigarettes.
- Connie Dunn, Public Works (8:13 min., 1.5 mb) - Re Tony Beedle retirement after 22 years; status of 5th Street light, garbage hauled totals (2 million tons); has done flow testing and other items.
- Donna
Murphy, Grants, Ec. Dev., etc.
(5:30 min., 1.0 mb) - Status and new info on 10/22 city staff facilities
tour of parks, WWTP, water plant, etc.; announced Stillaguamish enhancement
force needs volunteers to plant trees that same day; Grant application
for Rice Road/U.S. 2 improvements has been submitted; reminded council
of 10/27, 7:00 PM Visioning Workshop and 10/25 VIC dedication at 1:30.
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL (1:07 min., 0.2 mb)
ACTION AGENDA ITEMS:
- Prothman Contract approval (2:33 min., 0.5 mb) - all ayes except Rob Criswell.
- Res. 05-26 Stratford Place Final Plat approval (in two parts - Part 1 8:20 min., 1,5 mb; Part 2, 7:24 min., 1.3 mb) all ayes except for Dusty Boucher, who abstained (despite an extended and flowery speech favoring approval of plat)
- Res. 05-27 VIC Dedication (6 min., 1.0 mb) - all ayes
- Ord. 887-05 Budget Amendment, 2nd Reading (1:13 min., 0.2 mb) - all ayes
- SPD Bid Award for roof (1:31 min., 0.3 mb) - all ayes
- Res. 05-28 Street Vacation Request (portion of Dyer Road) - Set public hearing for Nov. 9 @ 6:30 (2:43 min., 0.5 mb) - all ayes
- Ord. 889-05 Condemnation of Sam Wold Saw Shop property needed for the Sultan Basin Road/U.S. 2 intersection improvements (6:13 min., 1.1 mb) - all ayes except nay by Rob Criswell
DISCUSSION (of future meeting/holidy schedules) , PUBLIC COMMENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS (10:29 min., 1.8 mb)