COUNCIL
MEETINGS: Audio and Summary - November,
9, 2005
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (File A, 1:43 min., 0.2 mb)
CHANGES TO AGENDA & PUBLIC COMMENTS by Josie Fallgatter & Loretta Storm (File B, 5:01 min., 0.6 mb)
COUNCILMEMBER & COMMENTS FROM MAYOR:
- John Seehuus, Jim Flower, Kristina Blair, plus Derek Boyd requesting clarification of Josie Fallgatter's comments (Josie comes to podium) (File C, 9:55 min., 1.2 mb)
- Blair question; discussion between Fallgater & Blair; general comments from R. Criswell, D. Boucher; discussion re legalities of holding hearings for the water/sewer plans (File D, 7:44 min., 0.9 mb)
- Mayor Tolson comments re Reardon meeting and possibility of four-year college located in Sultan (File E, 4:19 min., 0.5 mb)
STAFF REPORTS:
- Chief F red Walser, Sultan Police Dept.: skateboard park update; Safe Stop needs chaperones on Saturday nights; announced pedestrian fatality on U. S. 2 across from Ixtapa; reported increase in U. S. 2 traffic due to ongoing I-90 maintenance/landslide problems; Police Department is short one officer. (File F, 5:47 min.,0.7 mb)
- Connie Dunn, Public Works: update on 5th Street, Sultan Basin Road projects; update on WWTP plans & interviews with consultants; flouridation of Sultan's water will begin in Jan., 2006; city reports hauling less garbage. ( File G, 11:15 min.,1.3 mb)
- Laura
Koenig, Finance Report; repors General Fund has a $27,000 positive balance.
(File H, 4:34 min., 0.5 mb)
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL(File I, 50 seconds; 100 kb)
ACTION AGENDA ITEMS:
- Ordinace 891-05 (2006 Tax Levy) and Ordinance 894-05 (GO Tax Levy) (File J, 2:00 min., 0.3 mb)
- Docketing of Comprehensive Plan Amendments (Rick Cisar): City has requested a $35,000 grant from CTED for this docketing/amendments, and a $40,000 CTED grant for Sultan's Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) (File K, 7:58 min., 0.9 mb)
- Extension of Boys & GIrls Club lease (File L, 2:13 min., 0.3 mb)
- Ordinance 895-05 - Revised Design Review Board SMCs to include an artist and a downtown business owner on the Board (File M, 2:25 min., 0.3 mb)
- Ordinance 896-05 Cable Franchise extension (File N, 2:06 min., 0.2 mb)
- Dissoloving interlocal agreement for DEM (File O, 3:24 min., 0.4 mb)
DISCUSSION AGENDA:
- Update on Snohomish County Jail bill, $38,000 outstanding balance (File P,7:51 min., 0.9 mb)
- Animal Control ordinance; modeled after Marysville's two options (File Q, 4:39 min., 0.5 mb)
- FCCs (Fully Contained Communities proposed county ordinance): Councilman Jim Flower offered background of this ordinance and outlined major projects, especially related to traffic impacts; Chief Walser concurred, and urged councilmembers to get behind the U. S. 2 Safety Coalition's ongoing efforts to work toward future highway improvements. (IN TWO PARTS: #R-1 5:09 min., 06 mb; #R-2 5:22 min., 0.6 mb).
- Walser: Info on Civ8il Service Contract for police (File S 2:38 min.,0.3 mb)
PUBLIC COMMENTS (File T 3:34 min., 0.4 mb)
- L. Storm; thanks to Tolson re 4-year college and to Flower for raising level of awareness on FCCs; commented on the mess at Redmond Ridge's FCC
- Josie Fallgatter: Re zoning fees; asked if appendices to Comprehensive Plan are part of the CP? Cheryl Beyer (filling in for Thom Graafstra): "I don't have an answer."
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (File U, 7:32 min., 0.9 mb)
Flower (talked out); Kristina Blair thanked folks for coming; Dusty Boucher commented tongue-in-cheek on "nepotism" present on council due to the election of Steve Slawson, Blair's finance; Derek Boyd stated Josie F. was "probably right"; Criswell stated he wanted to resign immediately; no comments from Karsten Thot, Bruce Champeaux or Mayor Tolson.
Meeting adjourned at 8:53 PM