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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, April 24, 2025 07:00 PM 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

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AMENDED

AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.PUBLIC COMMENTS

The Council will not be accepting online public comments. This portion of the agenda is set aside for the public to address the Council on agenda items or any other topic the Council might have purview or control over. However, the Mayor or Council may not respond to comments from the public. If the comments are of a nature that the Council does not have influence or control over, then the Mayor or presiding officer may request the speaker suspend their comments. The Council may direct staff to follow up on items brought up by the public. Comments are limited to a three (3) minute time limit.

5.PROCLAMATIONS

  1. A.Recognizing April 20-26, 2025 as National Volunteer Week and Honoring Citizen Volunteers

  2. B.Recognizing May 4-10, 2025 as International Municipal Clerks Week

  3. C.Recognizing May 12-16, 2025 as Affordable Housing Week

6.PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. A.Public Hearing on Resolution 25-2014 - Authorizing the Mayor to execute a recommendation to King County for the Hudson properties enrollment in the Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS) program.

    - Staff presentation

    - Questions from Council

    - Open the public hearing for comments (3 minutes per speaker)

    - Staff address questions that may have been presented during public comments and from the Council.

  2. B.Resolution 25-2014/Authorizing the Mayor to execute a recommendation to King County for the Hudson properties enrollment in the Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS) program.

7.CONSENT CALENDAR

The following items are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar in its normal sequence on the agenda.

  1. A.April 10, 2025 City Council Work Session Minutes

  2. B.April 10, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

  3. C.April 17, 2025 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

  4. D.City Expenditures for the Period Ending April 24, 2025

8.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION / REFERRAL

  1. A.Resolution 25-2015/Authorizing the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Contract Agreement AG 21-002 with Transportation Solutions, Inc. for the SR 104 / 40th Place NE Roundabout Project

  2. B.Resolution 25-2016/Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Water Resource Inventory Area 8 (WRIA 8) Interlocal Agreement Renewal 2026-2035

9.COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND ACTION

  1. A.Administration authorization to purchase police and public works fleet vehicles and equipment in the 2025-2026 biennium.

  2. B.Continued discussion regarding Budget challenges

10.OTHER BUSINESS

  1. A.Electing a Vice Chair

  2. B.City Council Commissions and Board Liaisons Appointments

  3. C.Scheduling a Council Special Meeting

11.COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. A.Councilmember Reports

  2. B.Mayor's Report

  3. C.City Administrator's Report

12.ADJOURN

FUTURE SCHEDULE

- Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:00 p.m. City Council Work Session – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, May 8, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, May 12, 2025, 5:45 p.m. Joint City Council Meeting with Cities of Shoreline and Kenmore – hybrid meeting (Shoreline City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting – hybrid meeting (City Hall and via Zoom)

- Monday, May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day, City Hall closed

As allowed by law, the Council may add and take action on items not listed on the agenda.

Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact city hall at 206-368-5440 by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting for more information.