City Council Special and Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 27, 2025 05:00 PM Hybrid - Virtual/

MAYOR | Jessica Rossman
DEPUTY MAYOR | Randy Reeves
COUNCIL MEMBERS | Joseph Brazen, Harini Gokul, Mac Johnston, Michael Luis, Heija Nunn
INTERIM CITY MANAGER | Jeff Swanson
CITY ATTORNEY | Jennifer S. Robertson
CITY CLERK | Aimee Kellerman

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 425.233.6411 or email akellerman@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

  1. 1.1Business License Discussion
    Recommendation: Discussion item only.
    Staff Contact(s): Ryan Wagner, Finance & HR Director, Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney

    Time Estimate: 50 minutes

    The Regular Meeting will start at 6:00 PM.

2.REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

Council Members Brazen, Gokul, Luis, Johnston, Nunn, Reeves, Rossman

3.APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA

4.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Individuals wishing to speak live during the Virtual City Council meeting may register their request with the City Clerk at 425.233.6411 or email akellerman@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. 5.1Presentation by Susan Pappalardo and Nancy Wenke Price on the new Bellevue Aquatics Center and the Mission of SPLASHForward

    Time Estimate: 15 minutes

6.CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

None.

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. 7.1Exigy Consulting Invoice Approval – Interim City Manager
    Recommendation: Approval of the Invoice for Payment
    Staff Contacts: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

8.LEGISLATIVE HEARING

None.

9.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. 9.1Public Hearing Middle Housing and Unit Lot Subdivision – continued from the May 12, 2025, City Council Meeting
    Recommendation: Continue public hearings on both the middle housing and subdivision ordinances and adopt the ordinances as revised.
    Staff Contact(s): Jonathan G. Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager, Jennifer S. Robertson, City Attorney and Kirsten S. Peterson, Senior Project Manager, SCJ Alliance

    Time Estimate:  60 minutes

10.CITY BUSINESS

  1. 10.1City Manager Recruitment Update
    Recommendation: Approve Updated Timeline.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Director of Finance/HR

    Time Estimate: 15 minutes

  2. 10.2Presentation and Approval of WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement Renewal
    Recommendation: Discussion and Direction.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director

    Time Estimate:  20 minutes

11.REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

a) 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.ADJOURNMENT

Next regular City Council Meeting: June 9, 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, June 9, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Juneteenth - City Hall Closed
Monday, June 23, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Friday, July 4, 2025 - Independence Day - City Hall Closed
Monday, July 14, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, July 28, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, August 11, 2025 - City Council Meeting - Dark No Meeting
Monday, August 25, 2025 - City Council Meeting - Dark No Meeting
Monday, September 1, 2025 - Labor Day - City Hall Closed
Monday, September 8, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, September 22, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
Monday, October 13, 2025 - City Council Meeting (5:00PM)
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 Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Special and Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, May 22, 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.