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20190903 City CouncilEDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES September 3, 2019 ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Mayor Pro Tem Diane Buckshnis, Council President Pro Tem Michael Nelson, Councilmember Kristiana Johnson, Councilmember Thomas Mesaros, Councilmember Dave Teitzel, Councilmember Neil Tibbott, Councilmember ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT Dave Earling, Mayor 1. CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE STAFF PRESENT Shane Hope, Development Services Director Rob English, City Engineer Jeff Taraday, City Attorney Scott Passey, City Clerk Jerrie Bevington, Camera Operator Jeannie Dines, Recorder ALSO PRESENT Zach Bauder, Student Representative The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas in the Council Chambers, 250 5" Avenue North, Edmonds. The meeting was opened with the flag salute. 2. ROLL CALL City Clerk Scott Passey called the roll. All elected officials were present with the exception of Mayor Earling. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas read the City Council Land Acknowledge Statement: "We acknowledge the original inhabitants of this place, the Sdohobsh (Snohomish) people and their successors the Tulalip Tribes, who since time immemorial have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water." 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TEITZEL, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA IN CONTENT AND ORDER. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Susan Paine, Edmonds, thanked the Council for commissioning the scientifically valid Windward study. Windward's study included the value and observations of citizen scientists who observe the marsh daily such as the photographs taken by Bill Anderson and the recent photo of a damselfly taken by a well-regarded scientist that was published in the Edmonds Beacon. The citizen scientists are observant and know marsh and its inhabitants. She relayed questions from Save our Marsh, 1) whether the draft Windward report will be made available to the public well in advance of the open house so the public has an opportunity to review Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 1 it, 2) whether Windward will revise their report based on comments, questions and is that the purpose of the open house or is the open house strictly educational, and 3) will there be a period of time for public comments after the open house. From a preliminary review of an advance copy of the study, there is also some concern that Windward has not met its target for the baseline relative to the functions of ecological impacts and the buffers. Mike Shaw, Edmonds, echoed Ms. Paine's comments, expressing thanks for the Windward study and hope that there would be an open house. The 23 -acre Edmonds Marsh is a complex area so it is inevitable that some holes in the study will need to be filled or further study done. It would be nice to have public input and more scientific scrutiny. He hoped there would be a mechanism at the end of the open house to address public input and concerns. Susie Shaefer, Edmonds, announced the Puget Sound Bird Festival on September 13-15. There will also be workshops at the Edmonds Demo Garden (95 Pine Street) on Sunday, September 8 from 12-4 including a special session for teens on the value of bird research and bird banding. There will also be a Master Gardener who specializes in fuchsias speaking about balcony gardens that attracts birds. 5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TIBBOTT, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The agenda items approved are as follows: 1. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 27, 2019 2. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 27, 2019 3. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 28, 2019 4. APPROVAL OF CLAIM CHECKS AND WIRE PAYMENTS. 5. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CLAIM FOR DAMAGES 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN THE RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NICK STOJKOVIC, 220 7TH AVE N 7. HOUSING COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS 6. ACTION ITEMS 1. ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING HOUSE BILL 1406 RELATED TO HOUSING Development Services Director Shane Hope explained the State legislature adopted HB 1406 which allows cities and counties to authorize the use of a small portion of State sales tax, .0073%, to be used for certain housing purposes, or approximately $71,000 for Edmonds based on last year's sales tax. She acknowledged that was not a lot of money per year but it was for a good purpose and can be pooled with other jurisdiction or agencies or be the basis for issuing bonds for up to 20 years. The total percentage is 0.0146, each city and county can apply to receive half, or .0073%. This is not a new tax. Some cities, such as Tacoma, may qualify for the entire .0146% which includes Pierce County's share due to special programs and tax incentives that have voter approval. Only six cities in State have done that including Tacoma and Seattle. Edmonds qualifies for .0073%. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 2 Ms. Hope recalled the Council adopted a resolution of intent to adopt an ordinance to allow that percentage to be transferred to the City. Once the Council adopts an ordinance, staff will notify the Department of Revenue who begins collecting the tax and transferring the funds to the City. That will occur on an ongoing basis and the sooner the ordinance is passed, the sooner the City can begin collecting the funds. The Council does not need to determine the purpose yet; there are options for using the funds in the legislation for housing for people at 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The funds cannot be used for staffing purposes but can be used to build or rehab units, rental assistance, etc. The Council may wish to wait to decide how to use the funds until after Housing Commission begins meeting and provides input. To qualify for the funds, the Council must adopt ordinance authorizing it to be transferred to the City. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MESAROS, TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 4159, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO LOCAL SALES OR USE TAXES; AUTHORIZING THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE TAX AUTHORIZED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1406 (HEREINAFTER CHAPTER 338, LAWS OF 2019) FOR AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 3.28A OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis relayed a question from Mayor Earling asked about the Council adopting an ordinance prior to Snohomish County. Ms. Hope said it does not matter if Edmonds adopts an ordinance first because the ordinance only adopts the City's share. Councilmember Teitzel recalled a mandate under the McCleary decision to fully fund schools. He asked whether the City tapping into this revenue source affected school funding. Ms. Hope said the legislature figure out how to do both. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2. REQUEST FOR MARSH STUDY OPEN HOUSE Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis explained several years ago when the Edmonds Marsh estuary was made a shoreline, the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) was updated, a process that took 5-6 years. As part of that approval process, the Council hired an outside consultant to do a scientific study of the marsh to be part of the City's inventory. The Council selected Windward who did an 18 -month study and prepared a final report, based on four tasks and it includes a wildlife inventory that used citizen input as well as input from Shannon & Wilson. Because Windward's report is so informative and educational, Environmental Program Manager Kernen Lien suggested having an open house. The report includes a lot of map, photos of insects, birds and other wildlife, etc. This agenda item is seeking Council approval of additional funds for an open house. As part of Task 3, Windward did an SMP update and there is funding available through a grant reimbursement which will be part of a budget amendment. The open house will allow citizens to review the report and look at the pictures and she requested Windward divide attendees into groups to allow citizens to ask questions. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM BUCKSHNIS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MESAROS, TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THE CONTRACT FOR AN OPEN HOUSE. Councilmember Mesaros asked about the date of the open house. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis said the public hearing is scheduled on October 1; the open house will be some time in the two weeks prior to the public hearing. Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 3 Councilmember Johnson asked for clarification of the amount of budget amendment. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis answered the budget amendment could be for $1515 or $10,000 that has not yet been determined. The budget amendment will occur after the open house. Councilmember Johnson asked if the Council was authorizing $1515 tonight. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis answered yes. Councilmember Johnson asked if the total budget amendment was $10,000. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis answered it is $9,820 which is the reimbursement. The budget amendment will include the amount reimbursed by the grant as well as the $1515 for the open house. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas clarified the request tonight was $1515 not $10,000. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis agreed, noting it would be part of the budget amendment. Councilmember Teitzel commented Windward and Shannon & Wilson were both focused on the relative health of the marsh and restoring the marsh for birds and fish. As Windward referenced Shannon & Wilson's work, he saw benefit in having both Shannon & Wilson and Windward present at the open house so the public could ask questions of both. There have been concerns and questions about both reports and having both entities present would allow comparisons and ensure the data is accurate and complete. He recommended the open house be expanded to include Shannon & Wilson. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis said the task force discussed this; the Shannon & Wilson report is completely separate. The Shannon & Wilson RFP was to create a feasibility report for the daylighting of Willow Creek. The Windward report is totally separate and deals with the health, scientific, and natural aspects of the wildlife habitat. Shannon & Wilson's report is for daylighting of Willow Creek and Windward's report is a shoreline inventory The task force felt it would be convoluted to include the feasibility report with Windward's wildlife sanctuary habitat shoreline inventory. Councilmember Mesaros agreed there was merit in having a public session regarding Shannon & Wilson's report but agreed with Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis about not trying to do too much in one meeting. As the next step is daylighting of Willow Creek, he supported having an open house regarding Shannon & Wilson's report when the opportunity arises. Councilmember Nelson asked whether Shannon & Wilson had held a public open house. Ms. Hope said they had not. Councilmember Nelson asked if Shannon & Wilson's report had been finalized. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis said the Shannon & Wilson is final; staff requested another $20,000 to make a presentation to the Council. Councilmember Nelson said the Windward report was driven specifically by the Council due to the Council's desire for their own marsh study. There should be an opportunity for Windward to present their report to the public before it is finalized. A presentation with both Shannon & Wilson and Windward could occur in the future if desired. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7. REPORTS VISION 2050 MULTICOUNTY PLANNING POLICIES UPDATE Development Services Director Shane Hope explained VISION 2050 is a product of Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) who provides representation to all cities and counties in the region. She reviewed: • Central Puget Sound Region 0 4 million people 0 4 counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap 0 82 cities and towns o Urban and rural 0 6,300 square miles 0 1,000 square miles in urban growth areas • VISION 2040 Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 4 o A strong economy and a healthy environment o Preserve waters, farms, recreation and resource lands o Urban Growth Area and centers strategy o Local actions to achieve regional vision VISION 2050 is an update to VISION 2040 adopted in 2008 2050 Forecast o The long-range forecast is for continued growth o The region is projected to grow by 1.8M people between 2017 and 2050 (from 4.OM people to 5.8M people o The region is projected to add about 1.2M jobs between 2017 and 2050 (from 2.2M jobs to 3.4M jobs) Who will be living here? o In 2050 the region's residents will be ■ Older — 18% of the region's population will be over the age of 65 by 2050, up from 14% today ■ More diverse — between 2000 and 2016, 81 % of the region's population growth was people of color it In smaller households — in 2050 there will be 2.36 people per household on average, down from 2.50 today VISION 2050 Work Program 0 2017: Early work 0 2018: Scoping, research, planning 0 2018: SEPA review, draft plan 0 2020: Adoption Feedback to date o Increasing housing choices and addressing affordability o Preserving the natural environment o Leading the way in reducing greenhouse gas emissions VISION 2050 works to: o Increase housing choices and affordability o Provide opportunities for all o Sustain a strong economy o Significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions o Keep the region moving o Restore the health of Puget Sound o Protect a network of open space o Growth in centers and near transit o Act collaboratively and support local efforts • VISION 2050 document guide o Goals: overarching plan objectives o Policies: multicounty principles for regional and local plan o Actions: Steps to implement policies o Regional growth strategy: numeric strategy to plan for new growth • Policy Sections o Regional collaboration o Regional growth strategy o Environment o Climate change o Development patterns o Housing o Economy Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 5 o Transportation o Public services • Regional Growth strategy - Regional strategy where and how to grow o Goals: ■ Focus growth in cities and centers ■ Diversity of communities • Better balance of jobs and housing across the region • Leverage investment in transit and services ■ Preserve farms and forests • Increasing housing choices o Housing is a regional issue o Promote more housing, especially near transit, jobs and services o Create more affordable housing types and choices • Provide opportunities for all o Commit to equitable outcomes o Create and retain living wage jobs throughout the region o Address risk of displacement • Growth in cities and centers o Goal for 65% of region's population and 75% of job growth to occur in regional centers and near planned high-capacity transit • Preserve open space and farms o Continue to focus growth in cities and urban areas o Support implementation of Regional Open Space Conservation Plan • Keep the region moving o Comprehensive regional transportation system that supports all modes of travel o Connect centers with high-capacity transit network o Explore new technology and plan for 2050 • Protect the environment o Restore Puget Sound water quality o Four -Part Greenhouse Strategy to address climate change • Collaborate and support local actions o Coordination across jurisdictions, agencies, tribes, businesses and other stakeholders o Support countywide and local planning work • Implementation o Data, tools, and planning guidance o Local plans o Regional transportation funding o Regional economic development planning o Other regional actions • Draft VISION 2050 Plan Process 0 60 day comment period ends September 16 o September 5, 2019 — Growth Management Policy Board meeting — public hearing o Growth Management Policy Board consideration in fall 2019 • We want to hear from you o Share your thoughts by: ■ Attending a workshop or other PSRC event ■ Visiting the online open house ■ Checking out the PSRC blog ■ More information on how to get involved available online: https://www.psrc.ory/VISION Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 6 Ms. Hope said a draft letter from Snohomish County Tomorrow (SCT) that is included in the packet recognizing the work that has gone into developing VISION 2050, expressing support for several items, and requesting some clarifications. The draft letter will be considered by the SCT Executive Board/Steering Committee and submitted by the deadline for public comments. Councilmember Mesaros referred to an article in today's Seattle Times regarding growth along Hwy 9 in Snohomish County and that Lake Stevens now has a population of 33,000, and in 1980 Marysville and Snohomish both had a population of 5,500. Snohomish has doubled to 10,000 and Marysville has grown to 66,000. Ms. Hope said Marysville is the second largest city in Snohomish County. Councilmember Mesaros asked if there was planning associated with the growth that has occurred along Hwy 9 or was that just a result of Hwy 9 being a corridor and the number of jobs in east King County. Ms. Hope said it was a combination of things. A regional plan does not control every corridor or the decisions that individual cities make, but provides guidance that growth needs to occur in cities and not in rural areas. Hwy 9 is an area ripe for development because jurisdictions have authorized the growth and because of its proximity to Seattle and Redmond where there has been a great deal of job growth. Ms. Hope said one of the topics of discussion has been increasing job growth in Snohomish County. The draft SCT letter supports that happening to reduce impacts of growth. The biggest impact of growth is worsening congestion on Hwy 9. PSRC is tasked with certifying cities and counties' transportation plans in the region; one of the problems in recent years is some cities are exceeding the amount of growth that has been planned for their area. Work was done to smooth that out for transportation purposes because jurisdictions share the corridors. It is not a perfect process but it is better than not having a plan. Councilmember Mesaros commented many people do not realize that Bothell is in King and Snohomish Counties. Many associate Bothell with King County, but more Bothell residents now live in Snohomish County than in King County although their governmental functions are located in King County. Bothell's growth has been tremendous; the university in Bothell is a key factor in their growth. Ms. Hope commented Bothell is a regional growth center. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis commented SCT is a very impactful and powerful organization that deals with GMA and in the past developed the Countywide Planning Policies (CPP). She asked about statements in the SCT letter about Reservation Lands and Coordination with the Tribes. Ms. Hope said there were minor technical changes such as the map of the Tulalip Reservation. For the audience, Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis, asked Ms. Hope to describe SCT. Ms. Hope explained SCT is an organization of cities and counties with representatives from the tribes and transit agencies that plans for growth, preserving the environment, etc. related to implementation of the GMA although SCT was formed before the GMA was adopted. SCT includes several committees, an executive committee that consists of the chairs of each committee; a steering committee comprised generally of elected officials of each member city and county (Councilmember Johnson currently represents Edmonds); a transportation committee comprised of public works directors and city engineers; a planning advisory committee comprised of planning directors; a city managers and city administrators committee. The process is typically the planning advisory committee reviews issues and recommends next steps, brings it to the steering committee who make the choice, the executive committee may confirm or send the issue back to the steering committee. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis said she learned a lot when she served on SCT in the past. Councilmember Tibbott asked Ms. Hope to extend his appreciation for the pictures and charts in VISION 2050. He asked if there was a 2030 update. Ms. Hope said no, there was a VISION 2020 and 2040 and now 2050. Councilmember Tibbott asked why this was an update rather than a new plan. Ms. Hope answered it Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 7 was related to timing such as transportation planning. Councilmember Tibbott asked if had to do with the amount of growth that was expected or conditions that have occurred in the last 10 years. Ms. Hope said that is also related because of the rapid growth that has occurred. In addition, under GMA, cities and counties are due to update their plans and regulations and the CPP and VISION 2050 will help focus those efforts. Councilmember Teitzel referred to the growth in employment in the region, and a comment that employment precedes population growth. He asked if that was an accurate statement. Ms. Hope answered often but not always, people come where there are jobs. It usually does not work the other way around except in touristy places. Councilmember Tibbott asked how far north and south the growth centers extend. Ms. Hope answered the regional growth centers are intended to be where the majority of growth occurs. Every city will have some growth; the idea is keep as much growth out of the rural areas as possible. The regional growth centers started as jurisdictions that volunteered to be a place where major employment and population growth would occur. In more recently years, it is no longer voluntary; cities need to demonstrate they can achieve the growth. Examples of regional growth centers include Everett, Lynnwood, Bothell; there are no other cities in Snohomish County with that designation. There are a number of regional growth centers in King County including Redmond, Kirkland, and some smaller cities who are trying to grow. Regional growth centers in Pierce County include Tacoma and a couple others and Bremerton in Kitsap County. Councilmember Tibbott asked if the policies support development in these growth centers through 2050. Ms. Hope answered yes, not all the growth will occur in those growth centers but the majority will occur there. Those cities will need to continue planning to make that happen and VISION 2050 supports that. Councilmember Teitzel said about 1.5M more residents are expected in the Puget Sound region by 2050, an amount approximately twice the population of Seattle, a lot of people in a fairly concentrated geographic area which means a lot more density. The effects of that are visible such as the very large apartment building being constructed next to the Mountlake Terrace light rail station. He asked about the demographics of the additional 1.5M people, whether they will be 20 -something Amazonians, people in their 40s with children and pets, noting the latter may not be attracted to an apartment lifestyle. Ms. Hope did not cannot recall the demographics; she referred to the "Who will be living here? slide, noting 18% of the region's population will be over the age of 65; currently 14% of the population is over 65. The population will be more diverse in sense of racial ethnicity; for example, between 2000 and 2016, 81% of the region's population growth was people of color, a trend that is expected to continue. She offered to research the demographics, noting it is expected to be more diverse and smaller households. For example, one-third of Edmonds' population live alone. Councilmember Teitzel expressed interest in data regarding the demographics of people who will be moving to the region. Ms. Hope offered to obtain what data was available, noting there was not a crystal ball, it was based on population trends. Councilmember Teitzel also expressed interest in forecasts regarding the type of new jobs in urban centers along transit corridors. Ms. Hope said there is an expectation of technology and medical being drivers of that employment growth. Councilmember Johnson recalled reviewing VISION 2020. At that time there was a lot of discussion about what growth would look like. The old spine from Tacoma to Seattle to Everett was one proposal. That carried a lot of weight and then there would be other smaller areas. Over time cities recognized if they became urban centers, they could get more money for infrastructure, particularly for light rail. Most of the capital investments have been in King County, a competition between the Eastside and Seattle which is very expensive due to tunnels. The earlier 3 urban centers expanded to 11 and now to 14 or more and there Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 20] 9 Page 8 is a new concept, manufacturing center, a designation Marysville received. Ms. Hope said Arlington was also designed as a manufacturing and industrial center. Councilmember Johnson was concerned Snohomish County was last in the list to get things. She recalled to get the vote for ST3, West Seattle and Ballard were added. Snohomish County is now competing with those areas and was not getting its fair share in a timely manner. Light rail will reach Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood soon but she has heard it will not reach Everett for decades. Ms. Hope said it is estimated to occur in 2036. Councilmember Johnson said that was poor planning in her opinion as Everett is a regional center, Snohomish County's biggest population, the county seat and it has a lot of housing stock. She supported light rail reaching Everett as soon as humanly possible. Ms. Hope said SCT agrees with that. Councilmember Johnson suggested adding that to the letter. Ms. Hope said VISION 2050 speaks to that but maybe not as clearly as Councilmember Johnson's statement. Councilmember Nelson referred to the topic of school siting in SCT's letter to PSRC, specifically that the draft VISION 2050 plan does not propose changes to regional policy for school siting in Snohomish County and does not conflict with the existing CPP and does not necessitate an update of school siting policies in the CPP). He asked why SCT does not feel the CPP need to be updated with regard to school siting. Ms. Hope answered the CPP already state for the most part that new schools should be constructed in urban areas although there are areas in the county that serve rural and city populations. There have been some school districts that recognize land is less expensive outside urban growth areas (UGA) and they would like to have the option to grow their schools outside the UGA. The problem is that tends to attract development outside the UGA which results in traffic and sprawl. The CPP seek to keep schools inside the UGA and that is also expressed in VISION 2050. That issue was raised and the statement in the letter reiterates that it was already addressed. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas recalled at Snohomish County Cities (SCC) and SCT, an elected in east Snohomish County said they do not have the infrastructure compared to the west side of Snohomish County such as they still have septic systems in a lot of areas which makes development difficult, particularly schools. Ms. Hope acknowledged it is a complex subject; site schools, factories, etc. require infrastructure such as a potable water supply, sewers, etc. One of the reasons for this effort is to be efficient with resources and not create new sewer systems throughout Snohomish County. However, without infrastructure, cities are unable to grow to urban type densities unless they can afford the necessary infrastructure. Existing cities are struggling with maintaining their infrastructure and establishing new systems would be very expensive. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas said one of the areas that was referenced was east Bothell. Ms. Hope said Snohomish County is doing an urban growth study for the area to the east that is outside the UGA. Some cities are concerned about that due to their preference to focus transportation dollars inside the existing UGA. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas asked about the manufacturing/industrial centers designation that Arlington and Marysville have. Ms. Hope explained they and a few others in the Pierce and Kitsap counties qualified for that designation which allows growth focused on manufacturing and industrial employment. There are requirements such as a certain number of jobs and planning for an additional increment of jobs in the next decade. That designation allows those cities to add housing to support those jobs outside the UGA. Arlington and Marysville worked together to qualify for that designation. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley- Monillas said it is expected to bring a lot of money into north Snohomish County. Housing Commission Applications Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas inquired about the applications for, the Housing Commission that were included in the Council packet. Ms. Hope said the applications in the packet are for the applicants that Councilmembers appointed; each Councilmember appointed two candidates and an alternate for their Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 9 district. No confirmation by the Council is required. Including the applications in the packet was an opportunity for Council and public review. 8. MAYOR'S COMMENTS 9. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Teitzel reported a lot of information was collected from the public about downtown parking at the August 8 public scoping meeting as well as an online survey. The City is collating and summarizing the data and will disseminate it soon via social media, the City's website and other sources as well as advise of next steps. Councilmember Tibbott reported both of the people he appointed to the Housing Committee are highly qualified, one is a small business owner who brings a lot of financial expertise and the other recently retired from Seattle PUD and brings a great deal of experience regarding housing infrastructure and developing neighborhoods. He was excited about their appointment. Council President Pro Tem Buckshnis said the applications for the people appointed to the Housing Commission are available under Agenda 5.7. She thanked Ms. Hope for including the application in the packet. She commented on the diversity, knowledge and background of the commissioners; for example, she selected someone who technically qualify as homeless as she is living with her parents. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas said she had 36 applications to review. She interviewed a number of them over the phone and selected two good applicants and an alternate. Councilmember Johnson announced the 19`" annual Classic Car Show on Sunday, September 8, 10-4 and Bird Fest the following weekend. Councilmember Mesaros reminded Council and Directors that the City Attorney evaluation forms are due; 11 of the potential 15 evaluations have been submitted. The deadline to submit evaluations was extended to Friday. Councilmember Teitzel and he will begin tabulating and discussing the results next week. Mayor Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas reported Mayor Earling is in Hawaii. 10. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PENDING OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION PER RCW 42.30.I1Of1)( This item was not needed. H. RECONVENE 1N OPEN SESSION. POTENTIAL ACTION_ AS A RESULT OF MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION This item was not needed. 12. ADJOURN With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m. �J DAVI O. EA LING, MAYOR (6GGePASSEY, CITY CLE Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes September 3, 2019 Page 10