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Edmonds City Council Minutes
Special Meeting
August 18, 2026
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Edmonds City Council
Special Meeting
Action Minutes
August 18, 2026
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Mike Rosen, Mayor
Michelle Dotsch, Council President
Chris Eck, Councilmember
Will Chen, Councilmember
Erika Barnett, Councilmember
Susan Paine, Councilmember
Vivian Olson, Councilmember
Jenna Nand, Councilmember
STAFF PRESENT
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney
Stephanie Lucash, City Administrator
Loi Dawkins, Police Chief
Josh McClure, Assistant Police Chief
Bertrand Hauss, Transportation
Engineer
Luke Lonie, City Clerk
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 11:00 am.
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
The following community members provided public comment:
1. Ken Reidy – Provided input into the proposed resolution to initiate the
resolution to annex Esperance.
2. Jack Malek – Expressed concern with the fees associated with starting a business
in Edmonds
3. Joe Scordino – Requested that Council minutes include more detail regarding
public comment.
3. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public hearing on extending the moratorium established by Ordinance 4430 on the
acceptance of any permit applications which would require stormwater management
within the Deer Creek critical aquifer recharge area for an additional six months. Fifth
Reading and Beyond – Planning and Development Services
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney, provided background into the creation of the moratorium in
the Critical Aquifer Recharge Area (CARA) and the need for its extension.
The following community members provided public testimony:
1. Florin Bucur – Provided background into their experience with applying for
permits within the CARA.
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2. John Brock – Discussed the risks involved with allowing development in the
CARA.
3. Ken Reidy – Discussed the proposed ordinance and questioned whether the City
has completed any additional research regarding the CARA.
4. Joe Scordino – Questioned whether Council can justify a continued moratorium
or whether Council should defer any new processes.
4. COUNCIL BUSINESS
1. Ordinance extending the moratorium established by Ordinance 4430 on the acceptance
of any permit applications which would require stormwater management within the
Deer Creek critical aquifer recharge area for an additional six months. Fifth Reading and
Beyond – Planning and Development Services
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney, took questions of Council regarding the proposed ordinance.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DOTSCH MOVED TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE
EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE 4430 ON THE
ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PERMIT APPLICATIONS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEER CREEK CRITICAL AQUIFER RECHARGE AREA FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. Resolution of Intent to Annex Esperance Annexation Area 1 Fourth Reading – Planning
and Development Services
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney, discussed the background and requirements of the
proposed resolution of intent to annex Esperance.
COUNCILMEMBER ECK MOVED TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION DECLARING
THE CITY’S INTENT TO PURSUE ANNEXATION OF ESPERANCE ANNEXATION AREA 1
THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY; DIRECTING
STAFF TO BEGIN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AND THE REQUIRED PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION PROCESS; AND DEFERRING ACTION ON ANNEXATION AREA 2
PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE 84TH AVENUE W. BRIDGE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DOTSCH MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INSERT THE
FOLLOWING LANGUAGE IN SECTION SEVEN IN THE FIRST SENTENCE TO REFERENCE
AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE AT THE END OF THE SAME SECTION AFTER “AT THIS
TIME” ADD THE WORDS “EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION 7 BELOW,” AND
ADD AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE AT THE END OF SECTION 7 THAT STATES “WHILE
THE CITY PERFORMS ITS DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING THE BRIDGE, THE CITY
COUNCIL WOULD REQUEST THAT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR ANNEXATION
AREA 1 CONTAIN A COMMITMENT FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO NOT MAKE ANY
ZONING CHANGES TO ANNEXATION AREA 2 THAT WOULD TAKE EFFECT BEFORE
JULY 1ST, 2028.”
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THE AMENDMENT CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEMBER NAND IN OPPOSITION AND
COUNCILMEMBER CHEN ABSTAINING.
THE MAIN MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHEN ABSTAINING.
3. Edmonds Automated Traffic Safety Program and Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.10 ECC
Second Reading – Mayor's Office
COUNCILMEMBER NAND MOVED TO EXTEND THE MEETING UNTIL 1:00 PM.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Stephanie Lucash, City Administrator; Loi Dawkins, Police Chief; Josh McClure, Assistant
Police Chief; and Bertrand Hauss, Transportation Engineer, provided additional
background on Edmonds’ Automated Traffic Safety Camera Program and presented the
proposed ordinance.
COUNCILMEMBER PAINE MOVED TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
8.10 ECC (AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS) TO PROVIDE FOR TWENTY-FOUR
HOUR OPERATION OF SCHOOL SPEED ZONE AND SCHOOL WALK ZONE CAMERAS, TO
REVISE THE FINE STRUCTURE FOR SCHOOL ZONE AND SCHOOL WALK ZONE
INFRACTIONS, AND TO UPDATE DEFINITIONS AND STATUTORY REFERENCE TO
CONFIRM TO CHAPTER 307, LAWS OF 2024 AND CHAPTER 123, LAWS OF 2026.
COUNCILMEMBER DOTSCH MOVED TO AMEND SECTION B.2, “SCHOOL WALK ZONE
INFRACTIONS,” UNDER SECTION 3 TO STRIKE THE NUMBER SIX (6) IN SUBSECTIONS
A) AND B) AND REPLACE IT WITH THE NUMBER EIGHT (8).
AMENDMENT FAILED WITH COUNCILMEMBERS OLSON, DOTSCH, AND NAND IN
SUPPORT.
MAIN MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEMBERS DOTSCH AND NAND IN
OPPOSITION
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 12:57 pm.
Luke Lonie, City Clerk