City Council Regular Meeting Monday, August 24, 2026 05:00 PM Hybrid - Virtual/

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. 

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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. 1.12027 Preliminary Budget Discussion
    Recommendation: Discussion item only.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

    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, Price, Reeves, Rossman

3.APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA

4.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

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.  

5.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 5.1Reports and announcements from Park Board, Planning Commission, and Emergency Preparedness.

    Time Estimate: 10 minutes

6.CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

Time Estimate: 30 minutes

Police, Development Services, Finance, Central Services, Public Works, City Attorney

  1. 6.1aCity Manager Monthly Report

  2. 6.1bPolice Monthly Report

  3. 6.1cDevelopment Services Monthly Report

  4. 6.1dFinance Monthly Report

  5. 6.1eCentral Services Monthly Report

  6. 6.1fPublic Works Monthly Report

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. 7.1Check Register July 2026
    Recommendation: Approve.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

  2. 7.2Ezee Fiber Telecommunications Franchise
    Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1061.
    Staff Contact: Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney, Ryan Osada, Public Works Director

  3. 7.3Lake Lane Dock Repair 
    Recommendation: Approve.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director

8.LEGISLATIVE HEARING

NONE.

9.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. 9.1Ordinance No. 1059 IOC extension
    Recommendation:  Receive public testimony.
    Staff Contact: Steve Wilcox, Development Services Director, Jennifer Robertson, City Attorney

10.CITY BUSINESS

NONE.

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

None.

14.CLOSED SESSION

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.

15.RETREAT TOPIC

  1. 15.12027 Preliminary Budget Discussion Continued
    Recommendation: Discussion.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance/HR Director

    Time Estimate: 60 minutes  

16.ADJOURNMENT

Next regular City Council Meeting: September 14, 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, 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, August 24, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, August 20, 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.