City Council Special and Regular Meeting Monday, April 27, 2026 05:00 PM Hybrid - Virtual/

MAYOR | Jessica Rossman
DEPUTY MAYOR | Randy Reeves
COUNCIL MEMBERS | 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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1.STUDY SESSION starts at 5:00 PM

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.

  1. 1.1Medina Days Discussion
    Recommendation: Discussion and direction.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

    Time Estimate: 50 minutes

    The Regular meeting will start at 6:00 PM.

2.REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

Council Members Bustamante, Gokul, Luis, Nunn, Reeves, Rossman

3.APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA

4.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Individuals wishing to speak live during the Hybrid 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.

5.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 5.1National Safe Boating and Paddling Week May 16- 22, 2026 Dale Vodicka, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

6.CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

Time Estimate: 30 minutes

  1. 6.1aRegional Policy Positions:
    (1) Regional Water Quality Committee – Sound Cities Association Proposed Sewer Rate Response Letter
    (2) King County Transportation District Letter from Points Communities
    (3) Eastside Transportation Partnership Support of Sound Transit 4 Line
    Recommendation: Endorsement of all three draft policy positions.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

7.CONSENT AGENDA

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.

  1. 7.1Proclamation - 57th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week May 3-9, 2026
    Recommendation: Adopt.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

  2. 7.2Proclamation - National Police Week May 10-16, 2026 - Peace Officers Memorial Day May 15, 2026
    Recommendation: Adopt.
    Staff Contact: Jeffrey R. Sass, Chief of Police

  3. 7.3Proclamation - National Safe Boating and Paddling Week May 16- 22, 2026
    Recommendation: Adopt.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

  4. 7.4Medina Park Pond Material Sampling Contract
    Recommendation: Approve.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director

8.LEGISLATIVE HEARING

None.

9.PUBLIC HEARING

None.

10.CITY BUSINESS

  1. 10.1Development Impacts Discussion
    Recommendation: Discussion and direction.
    Staff Contact: Steve Wilcox, Development Service Director, Kim Gunderson, Consultant

    Time Estimate: 45 minutes

  2. 10.2Council Personnel Committee – Council Vacancy Process Discussion
    Recommendation: Discussion and direction.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

    Time Estimate: 15 minutes

  3. 10.3Sidewalk Sweeping Machine
    Recommendation: Approve.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Direction.

    Time Estimate: 10 minutes

11.COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND ROUNDTABLE

a) Council Reports
b) Requests for future agenda items.

12.PUBLIC COMMENT

Comment period is limited to 10 minutes. Speaker comments are limited to one minute per person.

13.EXECUTIVE SESSION

Time Estimate: 10 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.

Time Estimate: 15 minutes

RCW 42.30.110(1)(h)

To evaluate the qualifications of a candidate for appointment to elective office. However, any interview of such candidate and final action appointing a candidate to elective office shall be in a meeting open to the public.

Council may take action following the Executive Session.

14.ADJOURNMENT

Next regular City Council Meeting: May 11, 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, May 11, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day - City Hall Closed
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - City Council Retreat (5:00 PM)
Monday, June 8, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Friday, June 19, 2026 - Juneteenth - City Hall Closed
Monday, June 22, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Friday, July 3, 2026 - Independence Day - City Hall Closed
Monday, July 13, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, July 27, 2026 - City Council Meeting (5:00 PM)
Monday, August 24, 2026 - City Council Meeting (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, April 27, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Friday, April 24, 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.