PSPP061119PUBLIC SAFETY, PERSONNEL & PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
June 11, 2019
Elected Officials Present Staff Present
Councilmember Mike Nelson (Chair) Shane Hope, Development Services Director
Councilmember Neil Tibbott
Council President Adrienne Fraley-Monillas
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Police Training Room.
1. Indigenous Peoples Land Acknowledgment for Public Meetings
Ms. Hope explained the agenda memo includes several options for an indigenous peoples land
acknowledgement. No cities in Washington are stating an acknowledgement, but it is becoming a
more common practice in some organizations, particularly arts and cultural organizations. There are
several Coast Salish Tribes in the Puget Sound area. Options include a specific statement read at the
beginning of either all Council meetings, a monthly Council meeting, printed on the agenda, etc. The
intent of the acknowledgement is to raise awareness for the public and reach out to Native peoples
and be proactive in recognizing them. The City already does some proactive efforts such as notices to
the Tribes regarding environmental review, the marsh project, but this would be a more public effort.
Next steps could include outreach to the Tulalip representative, meeting of the full Council to discuss
language and method of use (tentatively scheduled for June 25), Council action (vote, refer for further
study, etc.), and implementation of Council action.
The committee suggested staff contact Todd Zackey, Marine & Nearshore, Tulalip Tribes, and/or the
Tulalip Tribes' historian. Questions to ask:
• What kind of statement would be meaningful for the Coast Salish people?
• Whether a short statement read at every meeting or a longer, more detailed monthly
acknowledgement would be more meaningful
• Whether an acknowledgement statement printed on all agendas would be meaningful
Discussion included options for the content of the acknowledgement statement, Edmonds' history that
includes timber and Native fishing, the statement as a way to acknowledge Edmonds' history, and at
what meetings a statement would be read.
Action: Schedule for full Council (tentatively scheduled for June 25)
2. Draft Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP)
Ms. Hope explained development of the UFMP began in 2017. After the initial draft was reviewed by
Council and no action was taken, a supplemental process began that included an informal team of
City staff, Tree Board members, Planning Board members and members of the public to address
Edmonds -specific aspects of the Plan. She reviewed changes to new, revised draft UFMP:
• Housekeeping changes
• Removed references to specific dollar values represented by tree functions
• Removed a map and references to tree planting opportunity areas
• Added background discussion of tree issues
• More attention to native trees of our area
• Addition of information on city regulations for development
06/11/19 PSPP Committee Minutes, Page 2
The five goals and actions in the Plan remain the same. Discussion followed regarding how the UFMP
helps inform the development of policy at the Council level, places where the sidewalk is raised by
tree roots, right tree right place, updating the Street Tree Plan, revisions to the section regarding
emerging diseases and pests, and appreciation for including photographs of local trees in the Plan
making it more of an Edmonds plan.
Action: Schedule for full Council
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.