MAYOR | Jessica Rossman
DEPUTY MAYOR | Randy Reeves
COUNCIL MEMBERS | Joseph Brazen, Harini Gokul, Mac Johnston, 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.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Time Estimate: 50 minutes
The Regular meeting will start at 6:00 PM.
Council Members Brazen, Gokul, Luis, Johnston, Nunn, Reeves, Rossman
Individuals wishing to speak live during the Virtual City Council meeting may register their 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 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: 10 minutes
Time Estimate: 30 minutes
Police, Development Services, Finance, Central Services, Public Works, City Attorney
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 Wagner, Finance/HR Director
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Staff Contact: Dawn Nations, Acting City Clerk
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator
a) July 14, 2025; and
b) September 8, 2025.
Recommendation: Adopt minutes.
Staff Contact: Dawn Nations, Acting City Clerk
None.
Recommendation: Receive public comment, discussion and recommendations.
Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance & HR Director
Time Estimate: 30 minutes
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1046.
Staff Contact(s): Ryan Wagner, Finance & HR Director, Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney
Time Estimate: 15 minutes
None.
a) Requests for future agenda items.
Comment period is limited to 10 minutes. Speaker comments are limited to one minute per person.
Time Estimate: 20 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.
Next regular City Council Meeting: October 27, 2025, 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, October 27, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, November 10, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - Veterans Day - City Hall Closed
Monday, November 24, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Thanksgiving Holiday - City Hall Closed
Friday, November 28, 2025 - Day After Thanksgiving Holiday - City Hall Closed
Monday, December 8, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, December 22, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Thursday, December 25, 2025 - Christmas Day - City Hall Closed
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
The agenda for Monday, October 13, 2025, Special and Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, October 10, 2025, 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.