02/14/2012 City CouncilEDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES
February 14, 2012
The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m, by Mayor Earling in the Council
Chambers, 250 5`h Avenue North, Edmonds.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Dave Earling, Mayor
Strom Peterson, Council President
Lora Petso, Councilmember
Frank Yamamoto, Councilmember
Adrienne Fraley - Monillas, Councilmember
Joan Bloom, Councilmember
Michael Plunkett, Councilmember (Arrived c 6:25 pm)
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT
Diane Buckshnis, Councilmember
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney
Stephen Clifton, Community Services /
Economic Development Director
Phil Williams, Public Works Director
Carrie Hite, Parks & Recreation Director /Acting
Human. Resources Director
Sandy Chase, City Clerk
1. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PER RCW
42.30.140(4)(b), A REAL ESTATE MATTER PER RCW 42.30.110(1)(b), AND POTENTIAL
LITIGATION PER RCW 42.30.110(1)(i).
Mayor Earling announced that the City Council would convene in executive session regarding labor
negotiations per RCW 42.30.140(4)(b), a real estate matter per RCW 42.30.110(l)(b), and potential
litigation per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). He stated that the executive session was scheduled to last
approximately one hour and would be held in the Police Training 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 approximately 7:00 p.m. in order to adjourn to the City Council committee meetings.
Elected officials present at the executive session were: Mayor Earling, Councilmembers Peterson, Petso,
Yamamoto, Fraley- Monillas, Bloom, and Plunkett. Others present were City Attorney Jeff Taraday,
Community Services /Economic Development Director Stephen Clifton, Public Works Director Phil
Williams, Parks & Recreation Director /Acting Human Resources Director Carrie Hite, and City Clerk
Sandy Chase. The executive session concluded at 7:02 p.m.
2. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Earling reconvened the open session of the City Council meeting in the Council
Chambers and adjourned to the City Council committee meetings.
Edmonds City Council Approved Minutes
February 14, 2012
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