Resolution 1329�e.501utton
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A Resofution Of The Edmonds City Councif
Thanking
Strom Peterson forYfis Service To The Edmonds City CounciC
Whereas, Strom Peterson has been on the City Council since he was appointed on January
20, 2009 to fill Council Position #2 and was elected to two consecutive terms in office.
He served as Council President for two sequential years and provided leadership over
a range of land use and financial issues; and
Whereas, while on the Council, he worked with three Mayors, a team of professional and dedicated
City staff, a new City Attorney, and a complex and changing City Council. His poise
and reasoned approach helped him to transact with different people in an equitable and
objective manner. He also worked tirelessly on environmental and sustainability issues
such as enacting the first plastic bag ban in the State of Washington, the safety issues
surrounding having coal and oil trains traversing through Edmonds, and preserving the
waterfront in our City. Some of his passions as a Councilmember were seeing
Edmonds as a pioneer New Energy City, with a plan to steadily reduce fossil fuel
dependence using energy efficiency, solar power, and electric vehicles; preserving the
public health, water resources, oceans, and food production; establishing a Veterans
Plaza in the City; improving the transportation infrastructure systems; and his goal is to
maintain Edmonds as a vibrant place to work, live and play; and
Whereas, Councilmember Peterson, has also worked diligently as a member of the
Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee which was formed in January 2011 to
begin a process, along with Snohomish County Fire District 1, of exploring the
possibility of joining with neighboring jurisdictions in the formation of a regional fire
authority to serve the citizens of southwest Snohomish County (Fire Districts 1 and 7,
Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo and the Town of
Woodway). He sat on a variety of committees and boards including the following:
Finance, Public Safety/Personnel, Community/Development Services now
(Parks/Planning/Public Works), Disability Board, Economic Development, Municipal
Court Review, PFD Oversight, Snohomish County Economic Development Board,
Seashore Transportation Forum 2009, Highway 99 Task Force, Long -Range Task
Force, Community Transit (Alt), City -Wide Parking, Lake Ballinger Work Group, PFD
Task Force, and SERS.
Re$Otution 1329
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, vow, Therefore, Be it Xesolved,, that Strom Peterson be applauded and
thanked for serving the City of Edmonds as a distinguished Council President and Councilmember.
The Council looks forward to his continued dedication and service to the citizens of Edmonds as he
takes his place as the State House Representative for the 21 st District.
1Passed, Approved, and Adopted this 6th day of January,
2015.
David O. Earling, Mayor
Kristiana Johnson, Councilmember
Thomas Mesaros, Councilmember
Lora Petso, Councilmember
Diane Buckshnis, Councilmember
Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Councilmember
Joan Bloom, Councilmember
Attest: Scott Passey, City Clerk