2014.05.21 CC Special Meeting Agenda Packet
AGENDA
EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
Plaza Room ~ Edmonds Library
650 Main Street, Edmonds
SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 21, 2014
9:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Edmonds City Council Workshop
facilitated by Jim Reid, The Falconer Group
1.AM-6875 9:30 Welcome, Review Meeting's Goals, Agenda, and Ground Rules
2.9:40 Define the High Performing Council We Aspire to Be
3.10:50 Ground Rules for Guiding How We Work Together
11:35 Break
4.11:45 Define the Council's Roles and Responsibilities
5.12:50 What are We Taking Away from Today's Workshop?
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AM-6875 1.
City Council Special Meeting
Meeting Date:05/21/2014
Time:
Submitted By:Scott Passey
Department:City Clerk's Office
Review Committee: Committee Action:
Type:
Information
Subject Title
9:30 Welcome, Review Meeting's Goals, Agenda, and Ground Rules
Recommendation
N/A
Previous Council Action
Council met with Mr. Reid and Administration on April 23, 2014.
Narrative
Council met with Mr. Reid and Administration on April 23, 2014. A summary of that meeting is included
as Attachment 2.
Attachments
05-21-14 Detailed Agenda
04-23-14 Council Workshop Summary
Form Review
Form Started By: Scott Passey Started On: 05/16/2014 01:44 PM
Final Approval Date: 05/16/2014
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CITY OF EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Wednesday, 21 May 2014 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Library Plaza Room, 650 Main Street, Edmonds
THE MEETING’S GOALS:
1. Define what it means to be a “high performing” Council and agree on
ground rules that will help us achieve that standard.
2. Discuss our roles and responsibilities as Council members and distinguish
them
from the duties of the Mayor and staff.
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NOTE: Refreshments will be served beginning at 9 o’clock. Please come early to enjoy them and be ready
to convene the workshop promptly at 9:30. Thank you!
I. 9:30 Welcome! Review Meeting’s Goals, Agenda, Ground Rules Jim Reid
II. 9:40 Define the High Performing Council We Aspire to Be Everyone
It’s May 21st, 2015. Edmond’s citizens, the City’s staff, the media,
and other stakeholders and partners are saying that this is a high
performing Council, one of the best in the City’s history. Council
members are lauded for “living the values” that they recognized
they have in common back in April 2014. Those values are: 1)
respect (including self-respect); 2) trust and honesty; 3) integrity;
4) service; 5) creativity and innovation; and 6) leadership.
What do those values mean?
What does this “high performing Council” that is “living its
values” look like? What qualities and characteristics, what
interactions and events, are defining this Council as high
performing in May 2015?
What does this say about what we need from each other?
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III. 10:50 Ground Rules for Guiding How We Work Together Everyone
Based on our discussion of a high performing Council, what
ground rules could we use to “role model” our values and
strengthen teamwork within the Council?
Is there agreement on an initial set of ground rules?
11:35 Lunch
We’ll take a 10-minute break to get lunch and then
resume our discussions during a “working lunch.”
IV. 11:45 Define the Council’s Roles and Responsibilities Everyone
What are our roles and responsibilities as the Council?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the Mayor and
his staff?
How do these roles and responsibilities differ?
As we perform our respective roles and responsibilities,
what should the interaction between the Council and
Administration look like? And what do we need from
the Mayor?
Do we need any additional ground rules to interact in
this manner?
V. 12:50 What are We Taking Away from Today’s Workshop? Everyone
What has been most meaningful to you?
1:00 Adjourn
The next workshop is:
Friday, 30 May 2014 9- Noon
Library Plaza Room (same location as today)
We will be joined by Mayor Earling and the department directors.
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CITY OF EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND LEADERSHIP TEAM
WORKSHOP
Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Brackett Room, City Hall, 3rd Floor
SUMMARY
05.16.14
THE WORKSHOP’S CONTEXT AND GOALS
This meeting was the first in a series of workshops intended to strengthen trust,
communication, and cooperation among the Edmonds City Council members, and between
them and the Mayor and his management team—the directors of the City’s departments. The
specific goals of this workshop were to: 1) provide an opportunity for them to begin to get to
know each other better as individuals and public servants; and 2) identify common values and
interests to lay the foundation for improving their working relationships.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF EDMONDS’ ELECTED AND APPOINTED LEADERS
The goal of the first session of the workshop was to begin to provide the Council members,
Mayor, and Leadership Team members with a deeper understanding and appreciation of one
another. They divided into groups of three to interview each other. They asked three
questions: 1) What biographical information do you want to share? 2) What is one experience
in your life that’s brought you to this place—serving the people of Edmonds as an elected or
appointed official? 3) What would you most like to be remembered for?
Here are the responses (Council members are listed first in alphabetical order, followed by the
Mayor, and then the Leadership Team members, also listed alphabetically):
Joan Bloom, Council Member
Joan has been married thirty years and has two children, a twenty-seven-year-old son and a
daughter who is twenty-three. She and her husband home schooled their kids.
She has a Master’s degree in social work from the University of California, Berkeley. Joan is a
business owner; she provides care consultation to elders, the disabled, and their families. She is
a community activist who initially became involved in City issues when a wetland near her home
was affected by a development.
Joan would like to be known for helping to make the City’s waterfront a destination that is
connected to all neighborhoods.
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Diane Buckshnis, Council President
Diane grew up in Portland, Oregon. She attended Portland State University on a US Bank
scholarship.
After graduation she worked in the banking industry for a decade and then became a regulator
working for the United States Treasury during the first savings and loan debacle in the
1980s. She spent a decade regulating, and then was contacted to work in Lithuania to help
restructure its banking system, specifically working in the area of banking inspections. She lived
there for two years. She returned to the US and spent the next three years writing regulatory
manuals for Lithuania. She was also sent to finish a regulatory project in Kazakhstan. Following
her time abroad, she managed a large US Air Force contract that outfitted weather systems. She
retired in 2005 to begin civic work for the City of Edmonds and was involved in many interest
groups. When Washington Mutual blew up, changing the routine of her blissful marriage
forever, her husband convinced her to channel her anger into city politics. She was appointed to
the City Council in 2009.
Diane loves dogs. She would like to be remembered for her honesty, leadership skills, and work
to help the City achieve financial transparency. She’d also like to be remembered for her work
to restore a marsh in Edmonds.
Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Council Member
Adrienne was born and raised in a town next to Edmonds called Richmond Beach and has never
lived more than five miles from the house she grew up in. She’s resided in Edmonds for the past
thirty years.
Adrienne worked her way through some local colleges to become a developmental
disabilities/mental health professional. Early in life she developed an interest in civic affairs and
politics. She has met four presidents of the United States! In the 1980s she met with President
Ronald Reagan to express her concerns about Mr. Reagan’s appointment of Solicitor General
Robert Bork to the US Supreme Court. Prior to that she had become heavily involved in
Congressman Jim McDermott’s 1980 campaign for Governor of Washington.
She also has been proudly part of the Women’s Movement in the State of Washington for thirty-
five years in various roles.
Adrienne has had something akin to “nine lives” as she has faced numerous life-threatening
health conditions. But the strength of a fighter has enabled her to beat each challenge.
She would like to be known for shining a light on all of Edmonds—helping each neighborhood
gain the attention, assistance, help, and respect it deserves.
Kristiana Johnson, Council President Pro Tem
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Kristiana was born in Seattle and grew up in Edmonds. She attended the Edmonds public school
from Kindergarten through her graduation from high school.
Kristiana is a graduate of WSU in political science. She earned a Masters Degree in city and
regional planning from New Jersey’s Rutgers University and a certificate in transportation
planning from the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Her service on the City’s Transportation
Commission and Planning Board got her more involved in civic affairs and led her to become a
City Councilor.
She wishes to be known for making thoughtful decisions that represent the entire community of
Edmonds.
Tom Mesaros, Council Member
Tom is a native of Connecticut who attended Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota before
spending one year in law school. He was drafted into the military at the time of the Vietnam
War and was sent to California. He became a linguist and learned to speak Czech. His wife is
originally from the Pacific Northwest, which explains why he came here. They have three
children.
He worked for Providence Medical Center in fundraising. He then went to work for the Alford
Group and moved up the ladder to become CEO in 2003. Three years later he became the
company’s majority owner. He recently stepped down to work part-time with the intention of
retiring in 2016.
An interest in political science helped lead him to seeking appointment earlier this year to the
City Council. He wants to be known for making positive change in democratic processes.
Strom Peterson, Council Member
Strom and his wife, Maria, are natives of New Mexico. On the day of this workshop Strom’s six-
year-old goddaughter was participating in a poetry reading—in Spanish!
Strom’s interest in politics and government stems from his grandfather’s service as a County
Commissioner. His grandfather was known for helping his New Mexico county acquire lime
green fire engines. Strom’s family engaged in political discussions around the dinner table; he
grew up believing politics and public service are honored professions.
He wants to be remembered for his work on environmental issues, particularly the cleanup of
Puget Sound and the City’s plastic ban ordinance.
Lora Petso, Council Member
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Lora is a graduate of Whitman College and the University of Washington School of Law. She
began her professional career working for a large law firm in Seattle. Today, Lora, a mother of
three children and a grandmother, owns an actuarial consulting business with her husband.
For the past twenty-three years, Lora has volunteered as a Chess Coach at Sherwood
Elementary School in Edmonds. A citizen activist, she first came to the Council in 1999. She left
but returned to the Council, currently serving a term that expires at the end of next year.
Lora would like to be remembered for her work on Hickman Park, the site of the old Woodway
Elementary School.
Dave Earling, Mayor
Dave has degrees in music education from Washington State University and Eastern Washington
University. For eleven years he taught music at Shoreline Community College.
For the next twenty-four years he owned a real estate company. In 1992 he became involved
with local politics when he began serving on the City Council. He ran for Snohomish County
Executive in 2004 but when he was not elected he went to work for the Cascadia Institute. In
2006 the Governor appointed him to the Growth Management Hearings Board. He has served
as Mayor since late 2011. He currently serves on the Board of Sound Transit, and has been
heavily involved in a variety of community organizations.
Dave and his wife have three children. He hopes to be remembered simply as a good person.
Rob Chave, Senior Planner
Rob was born in Hawaii before it was a state, so he may be of questionable citizenship! He’s
lived all over the country, having resided in California, Ohio, the District of Columbia,
Connecticut, Oregon, Illinois, upstate New York, and Florida before moving here. His dad was in
the US Navy, which explains Rob’s many moves. Both his parents were mappers, and Rob
inherited their interest in mapping and his dad’s interest in geography.
Rob is a graduate of Northwestern University outside Chicago and Cornell University in Ithaca,
New York. He was married for thirty-one years before his wife passed away. He is the proud
owner of two Collies.
Rob would like to be remembered for his loves of history and futurism, which he said are
related. His integrity, innovation, and good decision-making are other qualities for which he
wants to be remembered.
Al Compaan, Police Chief
Al is a product of South Seattle in the Rainier Valley area. He is a graduate of the University of
Washington and has worked for the City of Edmonds for thirty-five years, making him the
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longest serving member of the Mayor’s Cabinet. He stated that the City has been good to him,
and that he has always endeavored to be good for it!
Al wants to be remembered as honest, ethical, and accountable.
Carrie Hite, Parks Director and Interim Director of Human Resources
Carrie moved to Edmonds with her mother and two siblings in 1978. She received her degree in
parks and recreation from Western Washington University. Her first professional position was
working for the City of Tukwila with at-risk kids. She returned to school to earn a Masters of
Social Work from the University of Washington with an emphasis in public administration. Upon
graduating, she entered the non-profit world and worked with at-risk kids of various racial and
ethnic backgrounds. She then entered the Peace Corps and worked in Ecuador. After that she
got a position with the US Government that took her to the Marshall Islands.
She returned to the Edmonds area to be near to her mom after her father died. She worked for
the City of Kirkland before coming to Edmonds. Carrie has an eleven-year-old daughter who
attends the Lake Washington School for Girls.
Carrie’s passions are how parks affect environmental issues and conditions, and social justice.
Shane Hope, Development Services Director
Shane arrived to work for the City of Edmonds on April Fools Day of this year. She previously
worked for Mountlake Terrace and in the State of Washington’s Growth Management Program.
She also served as the Governor’s Policy Coordinator on Columbia River Gorge issues, and has
held other public sector jobs. She holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning.
Her career in the United States was briefly interrupted when she lived in Germany. She has two
sons and two grandsons.
Her experience in Mountlake Terrace prepared her to join the Edmonds team. Shane wants to
be remembered for making good things happen!
Scott James
Scott was born in Alaska. He and his wife are University of Washington graduates and are proud
that their daughter is now enrolled there.
He began his professional career at Nordstrom, and left to take a position as an accountant for
this City. After seven years he left because he felt he needed to become finance director of a
smaller city if his dream of becoming a bigger city finance director was to come true. He started
that quest as Finance Director for Sunnyside. With that experience under his belt he landed the
job of Finance Director for Mukilteo. He worked there for seven years before earning the
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Finance Director’s position where his public career began, Edmonds. He started working here
earlier this year, making him the second newest member of the Leadership Team.
Scott wants to be remembered as an honest and ethical leader who left the City of Edmonds in
great financial shape (but he’s not going anywhere just yet!).
Scott Passey, City Clerk
Scott, a native of Southern California, has an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young
University (BYU) in East Asian Studies. His graduate degree, from the University of Washington,
is a double major in East Asian Studies and the Korean language. He was an assistant in the
State Legislature before becoming the Assistant City Clerk at the City of Shoreline. He moved up
to become Shoreline’s City Clerk. An Edmonds resident, he came to the City six months ago.
Scott just completed a one-year term as the President of the Washington Municipal Clerks
Association. He loves connecting people and is oriented to the social services side of
government.
Scott and his wife have four boys! He is a certified scuba diver. Scott loves living in this
community and wants to be known for his integrity, his pursuit of excellent, and his work to
make Edmonds great.
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney
Jeffrey Burton Taraday was named in honor of one of his grandfathers, who was also an
attorney. Jeff is a graduate of Seattle University’s Law School; he received his Bachelor’s degree
in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Before he went to law school,
he was an au pair for a family in Paris. He spoke French somewhat fluently at the time, but the
family he worked for was more interested in him speaking English to the two kids than French.
As a child he visited Nepal with his parents and very much wants to return there with his two
children.
He and his family live in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood. He recently took up rowing.
Jeff would like to be remembered as a force for good governance. His proudest
accomplishment is being a good father.
Phil Williams, Public Works Director
Phil received degrees in the environmental sciences from Washington State and Eastern
Washington Universities. His high school biology teacher inspired his interest in environmental
issues. He has worked for the Washington State Department of Ecology, Kaiser Company, and
CH2MHill. For the City of Spokane he served first as the Director of Environmental Programs,
then head of Solid Waste, and finally as Public Works Director. Before coming to Edmonds he
was Bremerton’s Public Works Director.
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Phil has two children as well as grandkids. He wants to be known for being fair and being a
contributing member of a team. He is proud of the fact his employees see him as loyal to them.
THE TEAM MEMBERS’ VALUES
During the next session of the workshop, the Council, Mayor, and Leadership Team presented
the values that are most important to each of them because they define who they are as people,
public servants, and leaders. Here are the values of each person (listed in the order in which
they spoke).
TOM MESAROS
1. Respect: We can disagree respectfully.
2. Joyfulness: Poke fun and laugh at myself, and with others. Build camaraderie among us.
3. Trustworthy: Rely on one another; we have each other’s back.
4. Diversity: Embrace and believe in it.
JOAN BLOOM
You know when you're driving somewhere and you have little kids in the back seat and a few
minutes into a long drive one of them says, "are we there yet?" Values are like that. They are
about the journey. Except you're never quite "there." My values are not what I think about, but
what I aspire to practice.
1. Democracy: It is not just an idea or concept, it is a process that we as public servants need
to create, constantly. This means that we have to practice it every day.
2. Integrity: Integrity means to me that my behavior and actions are consistent with my
values.
3. Responsibility and Accountability: Responsibility is who is supposed to do what.
Accountability is who should get credit or blame for how it turns out. I take my responsibility
as an elected official very seriously and have given a lot of thought to what I am responsible
for. While I have no responsibility or authority over how the other six members of Council
vote, or over the Mayor's administration of city services, I have the responsibility that every
one of my votes reflect my perception of what is best for Edmonds. I hold myself
accountable for getting and understanding the information I need to make legislative
decisions.
4. Stewardship and Generosity: Wikipedia says: “Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the
responsible planning and management of resources.” As an elected official, I am
responsible for considering present circumstances, and stewardship of the future.
Stewardship is generosity. It's caring about something that won't benefit you directly. It's
looking at every decision as to how it will affect future generations.
JEFF TARADAY
1. Service: As in servant leadership
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2. Fiduciary: Acting solely on behalf of the city I represent.
3. Courage: The ability to do something that frightens one.
4. Diplomacy: The art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way.
5. Creativity: The ability to produce something new through imaginative skill, particularly a
new solution to a problem.
SCOTT JAMES
1. Integrity: I believe that in order for me to have on-going healthy relationships with others,
be it my wife, boss, or the staff I work with, honesty/integrity is The Foundation.
2. Transparency: Like Integrity, being transparent helps build relationships with others. Have
no hidden agendas.
3. Helping Others: Provides a certain enjoyment that is hard to explain, other than it is a “feel
good” experience that you can only feel by actually helping others.
4. Leadership: One of the more rewarding values. As a leader, you have the ability to
positively affect those around you.
5. Creativity: One of the more exciting values. Problem solving, overcoming challenges, or
creating new directions are constants in life. As you address these, I believe you have to
“Step Outside of the Box” and be creative.
DIANE BUCKSHNIS
1. “Can do” attitude: Greet the day; every day be happy.
2. Continual learning: Constantly educating myself.
3. Honesty is the best policy.
4. Truthfulness and Respect
5. Patience
6. Leadership: God will show me the way.
AL COMPAAN
1. Service
2. Integrity
3. Respect: Earn it and show it
4. Stewardship
5. Appreciation
LORA PETSO
1. Family
2. Fairness
3. Service
4. Self-respect: I must be able to live with the decisions I make.
CARRIE HITE
1. Professionalism: Using skill, judgment, experience, and polite and respectful behavior.
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2. Vision: Ability to think and see “see outside the box,” plan for the future, and work beyond
the day to day.
3. Integrity: Honesty, ascribing to ethical/moral character, behavior for the common good
4. Collaboration/Teamwork: Having common goals and effective communication; working
together, not against each other; trusting and depending on one another.
5. Leadership: Ability to work with the team to accomplish common goals.
STROM PETERSON
1. Trust: in each other; that people will do the job.
2. Integrity: Be an advocate for what I believe in.
3. Equality: of all people; for everyone.
4. Compassion
5. Innovation
SCOTT PASSEY
1. Integrity: Honesty, ethical and moral, whole and undiminished. Do the right thing. Keep
my word.
2. Trust
3. Respect: Acceptance, agreement, courtesy.
4. Creativity
5. Achievement and Service: I want to accomplish something.
ADRIENNE FRALEY-MONILLAS
1. Fairness: Representation for all
2. Respect: for all opinions
3. Trust and Honesty
4. Leadership
5. Walk the walk
6. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes: Get out of your own comfort zone.
“Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress. Don't strive to make
your presence noticed, make your absence felt.”
ROB CHAVE
1. Integrity
2. Honesty
3. Perspective: Listening; working for the common good.
4. History and Futurism: Innovative and creative
DAVE EARLING
1. Trust: Believe people to be honest and well intended.
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2. Respect: I start from the premise that every person is worthy of trust and respect.
3. Collaboration: The directors are a great group of collaborators.
4. Patience
5. Humor
SHANE HOPE
1. Sustainability: Achieving environmental, economic, and social health all together. This
means balancing and making things good for the environment, the economy, and the
community as a whole—not sacrificing one part for the other—and ensuring opportunities
for future generations.
2. Kindness: Acting in a way that is thoughtful toward other people’s needs
3. Honesty: Being trustworthy and true in speech and action
4. Respect: I believe every human being is worthy of respect and that an atmosphere of
respect allows people to work together better and appreciate each other’s perspective.
5. Good work: More than working hard—it means working effectively to get the right things
accomplished.
6. Relationships: (Family, friends, colleagues, public, etc.)… Interaction with others is critical
to everything in life.
KRISTIANA JOHNSON
1. Honesty and Personal Integrity
2. Professional expertise: of the directors; in my personal contributions
3. Fiscal responsibility
4. Rationale analysis of issues: need all the information presented well
5. Creative problem-solving
6. Kindness and Thoughtfulness
7. Hard work: well-prepared; make good decisions
PHIL WILLIAMS
1. Serious business but sometimes hilarious: inject humor
2. Kindness
3. High level of service: helpfulness, particularly in working with the Council
4. Respect: for the position and for the person. It is particularly Important to show respect in
public.
5. Innovation: creative problem solving. Include staff and many voices to find the best
solutions.
After everyone presented their values, facilitator Jim Reid noted that he had heard “integrity,
respect, leadership, and trust” most often. A quick review of the values reveals that these
values are most common among the group: Respect (9); Trust/Honesty (9); Integrity (8); Service
(5); Creativity/Innovation (5); Leadership (4).
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EACH PERSON’S INTERESTS IN SERVING EDMONDS
After presenting values, the Council, Mayor Earling, and the Leadership Team articulated their interests in
serving the people of Edmonds.
DIANE BUCKSHNIS
Lead by example: Be able to hold your head up high; listen; be respectful and don’t
judge.
We all bring something to the table; work together as equals, “shoulder to shoulder, not
fist to fist.”
Financial transparency
Environmentalism
Regionalism
KRISTIANA JOHNSON
I have a special interest in the community because it is my hometown.
Transportation
Land use
Environmental protection
Historic preservation
Economic development
Neighborhood enhancement
ADRIENNE FRALEY-MONILLAS
Do what we can to help people in need.
Protect the environment: fish, animals, water quality, etc.
LORA PETSO
Protect and enhance the community’s quality of life.
JOAN BLOOM
Open government: a) creating many opportunities for citizen participation, not just the
three-minute comment period in Council meetings; b) engaging and listening to the
citizens in this community—seeing citizens as "part of our team".
Create a clear delineation between legislation (Council) and the administration (Mayor).
The Council makes law, the Mayor administrates the law. Openly defining the roles of
Mayor and Council will help to clarify who is responsible for what. I would like
clarification as to who is responsible for holding the leadership team accountable for the
information presented to Council upon which our decisions are based. Is it the Mayor,
Council President, individual council members, four council members?
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Balancing "smart" development with respect for our environment and protection of our
critical areas. This is also about Stewardship (one of my values). Ways to achieve this
interest: a) Code rewrite, update and enforcement of the Critical Areas Ordinance;
update and enforcement of the Shoreline Management Plan; b) tree canopy/wildlife; c)
“low impact” development legislation.
Safety. Example: pedestrian and emergency vehicle access over the railroad tracks.
Create a destination at the near waterfront and Waterfront, including: a) pedestrian
access over the railroad tracks; b) a year-round market.
STROM PETERSON
Demonstrate that government is good.
Advocate for representative democracy.
Make progress on critical issues facing the City and community.
TOM MESAROS
Quality of life
Economic development: waterfront and railroad and transit
More civic engagement
Provide sufficient parks and protect marshes
Facilitate change: It is a constant and I don’t want us to become victims of it.
DAVE EARLING
Bring positive focus and energy to and within the community.
Ensure outsiders have a positive impression of us.
Maintain the City’s financial viability.
Ensure our community is safe.
Establish clear roles and responsibilities for the Council and Mayor.
Encourage staff to flourish.
Manage change and growth.
ROB CHAVE
Look at the “big picture” in context.
Get people to think about what is coming in the future.
Manage change; don’t be trampled by it.
AL COMPAAN
Enhance public safety and security.
Leadership
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Responsiveness
Take a holistic approach.
Be professional.
Innovative
SCOTT JAMES
Make a Difference: As a husband, father, boss, co-worker, subordinate, etc., I know that
how I choose to live, work, play, coach, and listen impacts those around me. I desire to
make positive differences in all these situations.
Create a “financial awareness” of all items in the City, to include, street, sidewalks, &
building maintenance.
Have Balance: A happy productive lifestyle has to have balance.
Help Others: I enjoy helping others, whether it is being involved in charitable causes or
assisting others
Be an Effective Leader: I desire to be a person who can lead others to new horizons,
helping individuals realize their potential.
Have Fun: I enjoy golfing, date night with my wife, gardening, socializing with others.
At Rotary, we have a four-way test: 1) Is it the Truth? 2) Is it Fair to all concerned? 3) Will it
build Goodwill and Better Friendships? 4) Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
PHIL WILLIAMS
Sustainable infrastructure
Balance process and outcomes. (I can get too focused on the latter.)
CARRIE HITE
Give back, provide value add to a community and be part of the community, and make a
difference in people’s quality of life.
Create polite, equitable, excellent work environment.
Improve customer service.
Make the jobs of the elected officials easier.
SCOTT PASSEY
Facilitate positive change to improve the quality of life for everyone in Edmonds.
Ensure that every customer gets the level of service they deserve.
Facilitate democratic processes to ensure accessible government and the improvement
of our processes.
Through a long-term view of Edmonds, ensure the community remains a healthy place
to raise kids and to live, work, and play.
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JEFF TARADAY
Be a force for good governance.
Foster understanding of roles and responsibilities.
Help the Council articulate its policy goals.
Help the Administration implement the Council’s policy goals.
SHANE HOPE
Make progress on a sustainable future (economy, environment, social equity).
Contribute to Edmonds being a wonderful place for a wide variety of people.
MUTUAL INTERESTS IN THIS PROCESS OF BUILDING TRUST, TEAMWORK, AND COLLABORATION
The workshop concluded with everyone articulating what they hope will be an outcome of this
process. In summary, here are the common interests of the group:
1. Identify a common direction that the Council, Mayor, and staff can unite behind and work
together to advance.
2. Examine issues from a “macro level” and engage in long-term, strategic thinking and
planning.
3. “Stay in our lanes.” Define each of our roles and responsibilities and demonstrate respect
for one another and the roles we play.
4. Facilitate improved trust.
5. Improve teamwork and inter-personal relationships.
6. Facilitate improved communications and understanding. “Get the cotton out of our ears”
to accurately listen and understand. Cast aside assumptions we may be making about
others that may be incorrect.
7. Make the workplace healthier and more enjoyable for everyone.
8. Be role models for our staff and the citizens of this community.
9. Be credible and responsible in the eyes of those outside Edmonds with whom we work.
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