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Edmonds City Council
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CALL TO ORDER
CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR COUNCIL POSITION 7 VACANCY
1. Interview Slate of New Applicants for Council Position #7 Vacancy (150 min)
ADJOURNMENT: 5:00 PM
Edmonds City Council Agenda
October 14, 2022
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2.1
City Council Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/14/2022
Interview Slate of New Applicants for Council Position #7 Vacancy
Staff Lead: Council
Department: City Council
Preparer: Beckie Peterson
Background/History
The Council received 15 qualified applications for Council Position #7 Vacancy.
At the 9/20/2022 meeting, Council decided to interview all new applicants between October 12 - 15.
Applicants to this vacancy who also applied to Position #1 were interviewed on August 27 or 29. Those
interview videos are available for review on the city website.
Staff Recommendation
N/A
Narrative
Interviews will be conducted virtually over Zoom. Each interview will be 25 minutes; applicants will have
3 minutes for opening and concluding comments, each councilmember will have 3 minutes to ask the
same question to each applicant, follow-up questions are allowed within the time limit. The interviews
will be conducted in the following order:
3:00
- Janelle Cass
3:30
- Mackey Guenther
4:00
- MayJane Goss
4:30
- Jeremy Steiner
5:00
- Jessie Upp
The interview questions are the same questions that were asked in the interviews for Position #1:
Councilmember Diane Buckshnis - What are your opinions about zoning?
Councilmember Susan Paine - Last year, there was a lot of community engagement on Streateries, what
is your opinion about Streateries and using city streets for non -vehicle purposes?
Councilmember Vivian Olson - Council demands are significant year round (minimum 20 hours per week,
many of us work much more), with the budget season immediately ahead (Oct and November) being
the most demanding. Are you and your family (and your employer if you work another job) aware of the
significant demands of the councilmember role, and are you and all other stakeholders for your time
willing to make the sacrifices for you to perform well in the role?
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Councilmember Will Chen -
What is your understanding of the concept of ONE Edmonds with different unique neighborhoods and
how can our city equitably deploy its resources for different neighborhoods? Neighborhoods such as
Lake Ballinger, Five corners, Perrinvillle, Seaview, Maplewood, Talbot, the bowl, Emerald hills, Westgate,
Firdale Village, and Hickman Park.
Councilmember Neil Tibbott - Please tell us about a recent activity you did in Edmonds that gave you an
insight into the needs of our city. What was the insight and how has it changed the way you serve in our
city?
Councilmember Dave Teitzel - Following up on your top three priorities listed on your application, what
steps would you take to begin the process to start implementation?
Attachments:
Council Vacancy #7 New Applicant Interview Schedule
Council Vacancy #7 Councilmember Interview Questions
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2.1.a
Position #7 Vacancy Appointment Interviews / Special Meeting
Friday, October 14
Schedule:
2:55 p.m.
Call to Order
3:00 p.m.
Janelle Cass
3:30 p.m.
Mackey Guenther
4:00 p.m.
Maryj ane Goss
4:30 p.m.
Jeremy Steiner
5:00 p.m.
Jessie Upp
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2.1.b
Position #7 Vacancy Appointment Interviews / Special Meeting
Wednesday, October 12 and Friday, October 14
Councilmember Questions:
Councilmember Diane Buckshnis — What are your opinions about zoning?
Councilmember Susan Paine - Last year, there was a lot of community engagement on
Streateries, what is your opinion about Streateries and using city streets for non -vehicle
purposes?
Councilmember Vivian Olson - Council demands are significant year round (minimum 20 hours
per week, many of us work much more), with the budget season immediately ahead (Oct and
November) being the most demanding. Are you and your family (and your employer if you
work another job) aware of the significant demands of the councilmember role, and are you
and all other stakeholders for your time willing to make the sacrifices for you to perform well in
the role?
Councilmember Will Chen —
What is your understanding of the concept of ONE Edmonds with different unique
neighborhoods and how can our city equitably deploy its resources for different
neighborhoods? Neighborhoods such as Lake Ballinger, Five corners, Perrinvillle, Seaview,
Maplewood, Talbot, the bowl, Emerald hills, Westgate, Firdale Village, and Hickman Park.
Councilmember Neil Tibbott - Please tell us about a recent activity you did in Edmonds that
gave you an insight into the needs of our city. What was the insight and how has it changed the
way you serve in our city?
Councilmember Dave Tietzel - Following up on your top three priorities listed on your
application, what steps would you take to begin the process to start implementation?
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