2025-05-22 Council Special Minutes 630pm
Edmonds City Council Special Meeting Minutes
May 22, 2025
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EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
May 22, 2025
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Chris Eck, Councilmember
Neil Tibbott, Council President
Vivian Olson, Councilmember
Jenna Nand, Councilmember
Mike Rosen, Mayor
STAFF PRESENT
Beckie Peterson, Exec. Assistant to the Mayor
Todd Tatum, CCED Director
1. INTRODUCTION/ PRESENTATION ON EDMONDS FISCAL FUTURE, CITY
BUDGET AND REVENUES
The Edmonds City Council Special meeting was called to order virtually and in the Brackett
Room of City Hall, 121 – 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, at 6:30 pm by Mayor Rosen.
Mayor Rosen and Council President Tibbott provided a presentation on the Fiscal Future of
Edmonds and outlined revenue sources and options for funding city government at various
levels.
2. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ATTENDING TOWN
HALL IN BRACKETT ROOM WITH POTENTIAL RESPONSES FROM THE
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT
1. Melinda Goforth, Edmonds, expressed support for expansion of red-light cameras and
other revenue ideas because property tax increases are not sustainable.
2. Christina Nagle, Edmonds, requested information on the potential levy amount, funding
priorities, and whether funds would be earmarked for Hwy 99.
3. Trisha asked why the city is not focusing on economic development revenues and why
parks and police are being cut but not administration.
4. Kevin Harris, Edmonds, inquired about the ripple effects of federal and state policies on
Edmonds, the RFA transport funds issue, and the prospects of AI efficiencies on city
operations.
5. Erika Barnett, Edmonds, said she would submit information on AI solutions that could be
adopted immediately with minimal cost.
6. Bill Krepick, Woodway, said the city failed to do due diligence with the RFA annexation
and a levy may not pass due to higher property taxes.
7. Chelsea Rudd, Edmonds, asked if there’s a realistic timeframe for moving from crisis to
stable to thriving.
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8. Eric Nagle, Edmonds, asked the city to quantify what we lose if the levy fails and to
investigate potential disadvantages to AI.
strategies; potential sale of city properties to pay down debt and restore reserves; increased
permit fees, rents, and fines; public safety tax revenues; revenue-generating parking programs;
market rental rates; sales tax revenue sharing; business license fees; leveraging Edmonds’ unique
attributes; and short vs. long-term revenue strategies.
Mayor, staff, and Council responses addressed red light camera revenues; budget priorities; Hwy
99 constituents and Economic Development Commission ideas; the city’s destination marketing
budget; potential impacts of federal and state policies; treasury and monetary policy; efforts to
reconcile RFA transport funds; AI use; and the need for two draft budgets reflecting both levy
success and failure.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm.