Resolution 1502RESOLUTION NO. 1502
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, HONORING COUNCILMEMBER
KRISTIANA JOHNSON FOR HER SERVICE TO THE
EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Kristiana Johnson was appointed to Edmonds City Council, Position #1 on June 5,
2012, re-elected for three additional terms in 2013, 2017 and 2021, served as Council
President in 2016, and earnestly filled her council assignments including Highway 99 Task
Force, Finance, Economic Development Commission liaison, Historic Preservation Advisory
Commission, Transportation, Transit Oriented Development PSRC, Snohomish County
Tomorrow and SNOCOM-911, many standing council committees of Public Safety,
Personnel, Planning, Parks and Public Works; and
WHEREAS, prior to being appointed to City Council, Kristiana Johnson served on several
volunteer Boards and Commissions for Edmonds: Citizen Advisory Transportation
Committee (2005-2009), the Citizen Economic Development Commission (2010-2012) and
Planning Board (2010-2012); and
WHEREAS, Kristiana Johnson had a love for the Arts; she was proud to be a Councilmember
during the establishment of the Creative District designation. She served on the Community
Cultural Plan Advisory Team, and Art Selection Juries for the roundabout at Five Corners
and the artwork installation on the 41h Avenue Cultural Corridor; and
WHEREAS, she cherished the iconic parks throughout Edmonds; Yost, Civic Park, City Park,
the Edmonds beaches and the Marsh. Councilmember Kristiana Johnson was instrumental in
facilitating the donation of her dear friend Shirley Johnson's family estate to the City of
Edmonds for a future park; and
WHEREAS, Kristiana was a strong advocate for protecting our environment; she was dedicated
to the study and restoration efforts of the Marsh near -shore estuary, instrumental in the
foundation of Student Saving Salmon public service group, and drafted the city's Zero Waste
Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Johnson was a watchdog for City finances and spent 18 months
with citizen volunteers as a member of the Long Range financial Task force to assist in the
writing of the Fund Balance Policy, an instrumental policy for the City's first AAA rating on
bond issuance; and
WHEREAS, she applied her professional and educational background in transportation planning
to her review of projects for the City of Edmonds, providing supportive commentary and
knowledgeable input to the Public Works Department throughout all stages of planning to
project completion; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Kristiana Johnson was an independent thinker, a studious
researcher, a stickler for process, governance, and parliamentary order, and a careful spender
of tax payer dollars;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Kristiana Johnson will be remembered for her
meritorious service to Edmonds City Council for more than a decade, while always remaining
committed to her values and those of her constituents. The Council honors the memory of our
colleague, Councilmember Kristiana Johnson.
RESOLVED this 6 h day of September 2022.
CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
MAY , MIKE NELSON C NCIL PRESIDENT VIVIAN OLSON
COUNCIL EMBER WILL CHEN COUNCILME ER NEIL TIBBOTT
1COUNCUILMEMBERCANZEBUCKSHNIS
COUNCILMEMAER LAURA JOHNSON
ATTEST:
CLERK, SCOT ASSEY
COUNCILMEMBER SUSAN PAINE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: September 2, 2022
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: September 6, 2022
RESOLUTION NO. 1502