Cm130212EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES
February 12, 2013
The Edmonds City Council meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Petso in the
Council Chambers, 250 5tb Avenue North, Edmonds. The meeting was opened with the flag salute.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Lora Petso, Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Taraday, City Attorney
Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Council President Pro Tem Sandy Chase, City Clerk
Strom Peterson, Councilmember
Joan Bloom, Councilmember
Kristiana Johnson, Councilmember
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT
Dave Earling, Mayor
Frank Yamamoto, Councilmember
Diane Buckshnis, Councilmember
1. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Sandy Chase called the roll. All elected officials were present except Mayor Earling and
Councilmembers Yamamoto and Buckshnis.
COUNCILMEMBER FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON, TO EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBERS YAMAMOTO AND BUCKSHNIS. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION PER RCW
42.30.110(1)(i).
At 5:48 p.m., Mayor Pro Tem Petso announced that the City Council would convene in executive session
regarding pending litigation per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). She stated the executive session would be held in
the Jury Meeting Room and was scheduled to last approximately 15 minutes. She noted that executive
sessions are not open to the public, and it was anticipated that the Council may take action in open session
as a result of meeting in executive session.
Mayor Pro Tem Petso further announced that at the conclusion of the executive session the City Council
would reconvene in open session in the Council Chambers.
Mayor Pro Tem Petso, Council President Pro Tem Fraley-Monillas, Councilmembers Bloom, Peterson,
and Johnson, City Attorney Jeff Taraday and City Clerk Sandy Chase attended the executive session. The
executive session concluded at 6:04 p.m.
3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION. POTENTIAL ACTION AS A RESULT OF MEETING IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
At 6:06 p.m., Mayor Pro Tem Petso reconvened the meeting in open session.
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COUNCILMEMBER FRALEY-MONILLAS MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON, TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR EARLING TO EXECUTE THE FEBRUARY 8, 2013
CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAIVER LETTER FROM BARBARA LICHMAN. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. ADJOURN
With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
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