MAYOR | Jessica Rossman
DEPUTY MAYOR | Randy Reeves
COUNCIL MEMBERS | Laura Bustamante, Harini Gokul, Michael Luis, Heija Nunn, Jeff Price
CITY MANAGER | Jeff Swanson
CITY ATTORNEY | Jennifer S. Robertson
ACTING CITY CLERK | Dawn Nations
Hybrid Meeting Participation
The Medina City Council has moved to hybrid meetings, offering both in-person and online meeting participation. Medina City Council welcomes and encourages in-person public comments. To participate in person, please fill out a comment card upon arrival at City Hall and turn it in to the City Clerk. To participate online, please register your request with the City Clerk at 425.233.6410 or email dnations@medina-wa.gov and leave a message before 2PM on the day of the Council meeting; please reference Public Comments for the Council meeting on your correspondence. The City Clerk will call you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak. You will be allotted 3 minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach the 3-minute limit. The city will also accept written comments to Council@medina-wa.gov at any time.
Zoom access will not be available until the regular meeting begins at 6:00 PM.
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The Study Session is an informal discussion for the City Council. This session is held in person only and is not recorded. The public is welcome to attend; however, Zoom access will not be available until the regular meeting begins at 6:00 PM.
Recommendation: Discussion.
Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director
Time Estimate: 50 minutes
The regular meeting will start at 6:00 PM.
Council Members Bustamante, Gokul, Luis, Nunn, Price, Reeves, Rossman
The Medina City Council has moved to hybrid meetings, offering both in-person and online meeting participation. Medina City Council welcomes and encourages in-person public comments. To participate in person, please fill out a comment card upon arrival at City Hall and turn it in to the City Clerk. To participate online, please register your request with the City Clerk at 425.233.6410 or email dnations@medina-wa.gov and leave a message before 2PM on the day of the Council meeting; please reference Public Comments for the Council meeting on your correspondence. The City Clerk will call you by name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak. You will be allotted 3 minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach the 3-minute limit. The city will also accept written comments to Council@medina-wa.gov at any time.
None.
Time Estimate: 20 minutes
RCW 42.30.140(4)(a)
Collective bargaining sessions with employee organizations, including contract negotiations, grievance meetings, and discussions relating to the interpretation or application of a labor agreement; or (b) that portion of a meeting during which the governing body is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the course of any collective bargaining, professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or reviewing the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings while in progress.
Time Estimate: 10 minutes
Time Estimate: 5 minutes
Consent agenda items are considered to be routine and will be considered for adoption by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or City staff requests the Council to remove an item from the consent agenda.
Recommendation: Approve.
Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director
Recommendation: To adopt Resolution No. 463 to expand the ACH payment capabilities of staff to include all eligible vendors.
Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1060 clarifying and amending MMC Chapter 6.04 relating to animal control and expressly adopting King County Code Title 11, entitled “Animal Care and Control,” subject to local modifications and exclusions.
Staff Contacts: Jeff Sass, Police Chief, Jennifer S. Robertson, City Attorney
Recommendation: Approve.
Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director
Recommendation: Approve.
Staff Contact: Jeff Sass, Police Chief
None.
Recommendation: This matter requires two readings and a public hearing. The public hearing will be held on July 27th after which the Council may review and discuss the franchise. The franchise will be brought back for passage at the August City Council meeting.
Staff Contacts: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director, Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney
Time Estimate: 10 minutes
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing, discussion and potential adoption.
Staff Contact: Steve Wilcox, Development Services Director, Kim Gunderson, Consultant
Time Estimate: 60 minutes
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing.
Staff Contact: Steve Wilcox, Development Services Director, Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney
Time Estimate: 5 minutes
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1059 to extend and renew the interim official control which was adopted on February 23, 2026 under Ordinance No. 1052.
Staff Contacts: Jennifer S. Robertson, City Attorney, Steve Wilcox, Development Services Director, Kim Gunderson, Planning Consultant
Time Estimate: 20 minutes
a) Council Reports
b) Requests for future agenda items.
Comment period is limited to 10 minutes. Speaker comments are limited to one minute per person.
None.
Next regular City Council Meeting: August 24, 2026, at 5 PM.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Public documents related to items on the open session portion of this agenda, which are distributed to the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be available for public inspection at the time the documents are distributed to the Council. Documents are available for inspection at the City Clerk's office located in Medina City Hall.
The agenda items are accessible on the City’s website at www.medina-wa.gov on Thursdays or Fridays prior to the Regular City Council Meeting.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (425) 233-6410 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Monday, August 24, 2026 - City Council Meeting- Retreat (5:00 PM)
Monday, September 14, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, September 28 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, October 12, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, October 26 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, November 9, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, November 16, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, December 14, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, December 28, 2026 - City Council Meeting Canceled
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
The agenda for Monday, July 27, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at City Hall of the City of Medina, 501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, WA 98039. The agenda is also available on the city website at www.medina-wa.gov.