2025-06-05 Council Special Committee W MinutesMinutes
COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SPECIAL MEETING
June 5, 2025
Elected Officials Present Staff Present
Council President Tibbott (Chair)
Councilmember Dotsch
Councilmember Paine
Councilmember Chen
Councilmember Eck
Councilmember Olson
Councilmember Nand
Angie Feser, PRHS Director
Rob English, City Engineer
Betrand Hauss, Transportation Engineer
Phil Williams, Interim PW Director
Richard Gould, Finance Director
Todd Tatum, CCED Director
Scott Passey, City Clerk
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Edmonds City Council Committee of the Whole meeting was called to order virtually and in the City
Council Conference Room, 121 – 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, at 6:30 pm by Mayor Rosen.
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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 7:00 p.m. At 6:57 pm, Mayor Rosen announced the
executive session would be extended until 7:10 pm. The executive session concluded at 7:10 pm.
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
1. City Budget Scenario Discussion
Mayor Rosen recapped the approaches he outlined for Budget Scenario 2.
Council questions and discussion focused on the following:
• Methodology of revenue estimates
• Level of Service under increased revenues scenario
• Potential capitalization of deferred maintenance
• Comparables
• Non-levy revenue sources (sales taxes, Esperance annexation, MFTE, B&O tax, license fees,
grants)
MEETING EXTENSION
AT 8:11 PM, COUNCILMEMBER PAINE MOVED TO EXTEND THE MEETING UNTIL 8:45.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
• Mitigating impacts of unfunded mandates
• Red light cameras and school speed zone cameras
• Benchmarks for decision-making
• Assessed values compared to other cities
• Median income as a percentage of levy rate
• Levy amount, type, and duration
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• Inflation as a levy factor
MEETING EXTENSION
AT 8:45 PM, COUNCILMEMBER OLSON MOVED TO EXTEND THE MEETING FIVE MINUTES.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
• Residents’ perspective on a levy lid lift
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 pm.