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2025-02-11 Council Minutes Edmonds City Council Minutes February 11, 2025 Page 1 EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTION MINUTES February 11, 2025 ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT Mike Rosen, Mayor Will Chen, Councilmember Neil Tibbott, Council President Michelle Dotsch, Councilmember Vivian Olson, Councilmember Susan Paine, Councilmember Jenna Nand, Councilmember Chris Eck, Councilmember STAFF PRESENT Jeff Taraday, City Attorney Nicholas Falk, Deputy City Clerk Shane Hope, Interim Planning & Dev. Dir. Jessica Neill Hoyson, HR Director RaeAnne Duarte, Human Resources Manager Sharon Cates, City Attorney’s Office Angela Tinker, City Attorney’s Office 1. CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Mayor Rosen in the Council Chambers, 250 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, and virtually. The meeting was opened with the flag salute. 2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Councilmember Paine read the City Council Land Acknowledgement Statement. 3. ROLL CALL Deputy City Clerk Falk called the roll. All elected officials were present. 4. PRESENTATIONS 1. MAYOR’S FINANCE UPDATE Mayor Rosen reported on financial and budget issues impacting the city. 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COUNCILMEMBER PAINE MOVED APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. COUNCIL PRESIDENT TIBBOTT MOVED TO ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS NEW ITEM 12. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAIN MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Edmonds City Council Minutes February 11, 2025 Page 2 1. Jim Oganaswski, Edmonds, commented on the Edmonds Roundtable Meeting and the hiring of a PR firm. 7. RECEIVED FOR FILING 1. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FOR FILING 8. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER ECK MOVED APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items approved are as follows: 1. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 2025 2. APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS AND WIRE PAYMENTS. 3. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL AND BENEFIT CHECKS, DIRECT DEPOSIT AND WIRE PAYMENTS. 9. PUBLIC HEARING 1. INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR STEP HOUSING Mayor Rosen opened the public hearing. Shane Hope, Interim Planning and Development Services Director, presented on what is STEP Housing, why the city adopted the interim ordinance, RCW35A.21.430 which pertains to STEP Housing, how the ordinance works, and how it benefits the city. The presentation ended with the next steps that we need to take and was opened to public comments. With no public comments received, Mayor Rosen closed the public hearing. 10. COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. RESOLUTION EXTENDING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SICK LEAVE POLICY Jessica Neill Hoyson, Human Resources Director, and RaeAnne Duarte, Human Resources Manager, discussed the need for extending the resolution for Emergency Sick leave which remains due to the ongoing impact of the Coronavirus and its emerging variants. The resolution does not add additional leave to the Employee's Emergency Sick leave bank but allows the use of remaining balances for COVID-related absences. COUNCILMEMBER NAND MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION EXTENDING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SICK LEAVE POLICY THROUGH 2025 AND 2026. MOTION FAILED TO PASS 3-4 WITH COUNCILMEMERS DOTSCH, TIBBOTT, OLSON, AND CHEN VOTING AGAINST. 2. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CONTRACT AMENDMENT Edmonds City Council Minutes February 11, 2025 Page 3 Jessica Neill Hoyson, Human Resources Director, Sharon Cates and Angela Tinker, City Attorney’s Office, discussed the requested additional language to the Walls Law Firm, prosecuting attorney contract, to address the following: • Increase the liquidated damages limit, and • address compensation should the firm lose the additional attorney during the term of the contract. COUNCILMEMBER PAINE MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CONTRACT AMENDMENT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. ELECTED OFFICIAL TRAINING Jeff Taraday, City Attorney, provided training for elected officials' participation in elections activity and ballot measures. 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmembers commented on various issues. 11. MAYOR’S COMMENTS Mayor Rosen provided comments. 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, RCW 42.30.110(1)(I) Mayor Rosen announced that the Council would recess into Executive Session to discuss pending or potential litigation per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) until 7:45 pm. 13. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION At 7:45 pm, Council reconvened in open session. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm.