11-09-10 Public Safety CommitteeMinutes
Public Safety Committee Meeting
November 9, 2010
Elected Officials Present: Council Member D. J. Wilson, Committee Chair
Council Member Adrienne Fraley-Monillas
Mayor Mike Cooper
Staff Present: Community Services Director Stephen Clifton
Assistant Chief of Police Jim Lawless
Fire Marshal John Westfall
The meeting was called to order by Chair Wilson at 6:00 p.m.
A. Review City of Edmonds Draft 2011 Legislative Agenda.
On November 1, 2010, the Edmonds City Council referred the Draft 2011 Legislative
Agenda to the Community Services/Development Services, Finance and Public Safety
Committees in order to give each committee an opportunity to review and discuss
agenda items related to each committee.
There was general discussion regarding the legislative priorities of the city. ACOP
Lawless provided input on various issues that may impact the police department.
Councilmember Wilson advised that he would like to reprioritize some items as well as
arrange them by classification, e.g. "concrete asks" in the form of capital requests and
policy requests. Councilmember Wilson advised that he would re -work the wording
and priorities and get a document back to Mr. Clifton.
Councilmember Wilson asked questions about taxation and processes for reverse
annexations and regional fire authority for fire service governance. Councilmember
Wilson made several requests of information from Fire Marshal Westfall relating to
costs, benefits, and asset transfer.
Mayor Cooper advised that the Mayors/City Managers from the majority of South
Snohomish County had been having similar discussions, and the various methods of
governance are currently being evaluated.
It was agreed to have a special Public Safety Committee meeting prior to the regularly
scheduled council meeting on November 23, 2010 with Mayor Cooper, CFO Hines, and
Fire Marshal Westfall in attendance. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m., unless there
is an executive session prior to the full Council meeting, in which case the Public Safety
Committee will meet at 5:00 p.m.
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Action: Staff was directed to bring the requested regional fire authority and reverse
annexation information back to the special Public Safety Committee meeting to be held
on November 23, 2010.
Meeting concluded at 6:47 p.m.
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