City Council Special Meeting Wednesday, November 19, 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
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

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 425.233.6410 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

None.

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. 7.12026 Property Tax Levy Resolution
    Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 453.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance Director

8.LEGISLATIVE HEARING

None.

9.PUBLIC HEARING

None.

10.CITY BUSINESS

  1. 10.12025 Budget Amendments
    Recommendation: Discussion and feedback, to be brought back in December for approval.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance & HR Director

    Time Estimate:  15 minutes

  2. 10.22026 Final Budget and Salary Schedule
    Recommendation: Approve and adopt Ordinance No. 1047.
    Staff Contact: Ryan Wagner, Finance Director

    Time Estimate: 30 minutes

  3. 10.32026 Legislative Priorities
    Recommendation: Adopt.
    Staff Contact: Jeff Swanson, City Manager

    Time Estimate: 10 minutes

  4. 10.4Vegetation Management Reimbursement Policy
    Recommendation: Discussion and direction.
    Staff Contact(s): Jennifer S. Robertson, City Attorney, Randi Shaffer, Assistant City Attorney, and Ryan Osada, Public Works Director

    Time Estimate: 30 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.EXECUTIVE SESSION

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.

Council may take action following the Executive Session.

14.ADJOURNMENT

Next regular City Council Meeting: December 8, 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


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)
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - Team Appreciation Luncheon (12 PM)
Monday, December 22, 2025 - Canceled
Monday, December 22, 2025 - Annual Christmas Ships Event (5:30 PM)
Thursday, December 25, 2025 - Christmas Day - City Hall Closed

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA

The agenda for Wednesday, November 19, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Medina City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, November 13, 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.