AUDIO & AGENDA DOCUMENTS:
City of Sultan's Nov. 8, 2007 Council Meeting and Hearings

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6:00 PM Workshop with Civil Service Commission - AUDIO IN 3 PARTS:


6:30 PM Public Meeting - Request for appeal of Galt recommendation re Greens Estates PUD Plat Application - Rick Cisar gives summary of staff reasons/recommendations to hold an appeal "meeting" for Galt's recommendation (AUDIO, 5:07 min., 901 kb.)

7:00 PM CALL TO ORDER - Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call & Changes to the Agenda: Mayor Tolson requested deletion of Consent Agenda Item #2, add excused absence for Derek Boyd (who had a car accident and is still sore) and John Seehuus (Galaxy Theatre having an audit and he couldn't get free). Steve Slawson requested that Consent Agenda Item #6 (Public Safety Testing Service Contract) be moved to Action #5; Jim Flower asked that Consent Agenda # 9 (Open Space Service Contract) to moved to Action #6); Kristina Blair requested Action #5 be a Discussion item only. (AUDIO File A, 4:31 min., 795 kb)

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC:

COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS:

HEARINGS

1. Ordinance 965-07-2008 Tax Levy (Audio in two parts: PART 1, 5:26 min., 958 kb; PART 2, 5:18 min., 933 kb)


2. Ordinance 972-07-2008 Budget (This hearing lasted 1 hr., 17 min.) Here's a copy in pdf of the City's PowerPoint slide show presentation, as a single file so our users can more easily follow along with the audio.


CONSENT AGENDA (Audio File F, 40 seconds, 121 kb)

1. Approval of the October 18, 2007 Council Meeting Minutes [At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Tolson requested to add excused absences for Derek Boyd and John Seehuus for this meeting. No request was made to excuse Councilmember Board for his absence from the Oct. 25th Jt. PB/Council Meeting, hwoever.
2. Approval of the October 25, 2007 Council Meeting Minutes (not ready as of meeting start; removed from Consent agenda by Mayor Tolson)
3. Approval of Vouchers
4. Ordinance 974-07 Amend TItle 13.12 Disconnection Fees
5. A. Trua Contract - Public Defender
6. Public Safety Testing Service Contract [Requested by Steve Slawson to be moved Action Agenda)
7. Surplus Equipment Bid Award
8. John Galt Service Contract
9. Open Space Service Contract (Requested by Jim Flower to be moved Action Agenda)
10. Lawrence Construction Service Contract
11. Interlocal Agreement with Town of La Connor
12. Nelson Geo-Tech Service Contract


ACTION ITEMS:

1. Civil Service Ordinances (agenda cover sheet and all attachments as a single pdf document) Audio File G-1, 9:39 min., 1.7 mb) - Do not pass: All ayes except Champeaux, voting nay.

2. Ordinance 966-07-2008 Tax Levy (Audio File G-2, 1:02 min., 185 kb)

3. Ordinance 965-07-2008 Tax Levy GO Police Bonds (Audio File G-3, 47 sec., 140 kb)

4. Establishment of Funds (Agenda cover sheet and all attachments as a single PDF document) Audio File G-4 3:34 min., 628 kb

Attachments:

5. NW Properties Service (and Attachments D-E) (Requested by Kristina Blair to be moved to Discussion; See that section for Audio)

6. Public Safety Testing Service Contract [Moved from Consent Agenda to Action by C/M Slawson; wanted to ensure that the public was aware of the $500 annual service charge for this contract] Audio File 2:37 min., 462 kb

7. Open Space Service Contract [Requested by Jim Flower to be moved from the Consent Agenda to Action; local broker has contacted him and has requested this item to out for RFP (Request For Proposal).] Audio File G-6, 5:10 min., 912 kb


DISCUSSION ITEMS:

PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY:

  • Loretta Storm: Various, including concerns re unavailability of the City's historical Investment Interest requested by the City's Blue Ribbon CAP, and why that information has not been supplied by D. Knigt/L. Koenig. (Audio File I-1, 2:50 min., 500 kb)
  • Josie Fallgatter - Re Comprehensive Plan consultant contracts (and Cisar's responsibility) to produce an compliant comprehensive plan, the ultimate responsibility does fall at the mayor's feet. (Audio File I-2, 53 seconds, 157 kb)

COUNCILMEMBER RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS

C/M Jim Flower made the only comment (response to Storm's statement re Flower's opening statement at the start of the meeting re "us v. them." (Audio File J, 4:47 min., 844 kb).

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:09 PM
   

NOTES ON OUR DIGITAL RECORDING AND FILES:

  • This audio is accurate and complete. However, we urge that people contact the City directly to obtain the final agenda, and certified minutes, ordinances, resolutions or other documents: City Clerk Laura Koenig 360-793-2231. If you receive the automated message, you can bypass it and go directly to her voicemail by pressing "2" and then the pound (#) sign.
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