MAYOR | Jessica Rossman
DEPUTY MAYOR | Randy Reeves
COUNCIL MEMBERS | Joseph Brazen, Laura Bustamante, Harini Gokul, Michael Luis, Heija Nunn
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.
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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.
Time Estimate: 50 minutes
The Regular meeting will start at 6:00 PM.
Council Members Brazen, Bustamante, Gokul, Luis, Nunn, Reeves, Rossman
Individuals wishing to speak live during the Virtual City Council meeting may register their request with the Acting 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 Acting City Clerk will call on 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.
Time Estimate: 5 minutes
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: Adopt Ordinance No. 1051.
Staff Contacts: Jeff Swanson, City Manager and Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney
None.
a) Requests for future agenda items.
Comment period is limited to 10 minutes. Speaker comments are limited to one minute per person.
Tie Estimate: 15 minutes
RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i)
To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency; and
Time Estimate: 30 minutes
RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g)
To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public.
No action will be taken following Executive Sessions.
Next regular City Council Meeting: February 9, 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, February 9, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, February 16, 2026 - Presidents' Day - City Hall Closed
Monday, February 23, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, March 9, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, March 23, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, April 13, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, April 27, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, May 11, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day - City Hall Closed
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, June 8, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Friday, June 19, 2026 - Juneteenth - City Hall Closed
Monday, June 22, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Friday, July 3, 2026 - Independence Day - City Hall Closed
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
The agenda for Monday, January 26, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, January 22, 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.