01/31/2012 City CouncilEDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES
January 31, 2012
The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m, by Mayor Earling in the Council
Chambers, 250 5`h Avenue North, Edmonds.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT
Dave Earling, Mayor
Strom Peterson, Council President
Lora Petso, Councilmember
Frank Yamamoto, Councilmember
Diane Buckshnis, Councilmember
Michael Plunkett, Councilmember
Joan Bloom, Councilmember
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT:
Adrienne Fraley- Monillas, Councilmember
STAFF PRESENT
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney
Stephen Clifton, Community Services /
Economic Development Director
Phil Williams, Public Works Director
Sandy Chase, City Clerk
1. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING A REAL ESTATE MATTER PER RCW
42.30.110(1)(b).
Mayor Earling announced that the City Council would convene in executive session regarding a real
estate matter per RCW 42.30.110(1)(b). He stated that the executive session was scheduled to last
approximately 30 minutes and would be held in the Jury Meeting Room, located in the Public Safety
Complex. He announced that no action was anticipated to occur as a result of meeting in executive
session. He noted that executive sessions are closed to the public.
Mayor Earling further announced that the City Council would reconvene in open session in the Council
Chambers at the conclusion of the executive session in order to adjourn the meeting.
Elected officials present at the executive session were: Mayor Earling, Councilmembers Peterson, Petso,
Yamamoto, Buckshnis, Plunkett and Bloom. Others present were City Attorney Jeff Taraday, Community
Services /Economic Development Director Stephen Clifton, Public Works Director Phil Williams, and
City Clerk Sandy Chase. At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Earling announced to the public present in the Council
Chambers that an additional 30 minutes would be needed in executive session. At 7:38 p.m., Mayor
Earling announced to the public that an additional 15 minutes would be needed in executive session. The
executive session concluded at 7:53 p.m.
2. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
At 7:55 p.m., Mayor Earling reconvened the open session of the City Council meeting in the Council
Chambers and adjourned the meeting.
Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes
January 31, 2012
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