In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for Council meetings should notify the City Clerk’s Office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at 206.275.7793.
EXECUTIVE SESSION, 5PM
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL, 6:30PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA APPROVAL
SPECIAL BUSINESS
Recommended Action: Proclaim the City Council’s commitment to an inclusive community that rejects stigma and bias related to COVID-19 and urge all residents of our community to treat each other with respect and work together to overcome all expressions of hate and bigotry.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
APPEARANCES
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Report for the period ending May 15, 2020 in the amount of $620,734.18, and
B. Report for the period ending May 22, 2020 in the amount of $184,366.73
Recommended Action: Award the 2020 Watercourse Stabilization Project to Green Earthworks Const. Inc. in the amount of $160,864.79, appropriate $19,594.00 from the Stormwater Fund, set the total project budget at $309,594.00, and direct the City Manager to execute the construction contract.
Recommended Action: Ratify Council’s action taken during the Special Meeting on May 27, 2020, authorizing the City Manager to cause the publication of the Council’s letter to the Mercer Island community on the subject of Sound Transit’s Non-Compliant Bus/Rail Interchange 60% Design, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 1 to AB 5708.
Recommended Action: Ratify and confirm the civil emergency orders issued by the Mayor on June 1, 2020 and June 2, 2020, as set forth in Exhibits 1 and 2 to AB 5709.
REGULAR BUSINESS
Recommended Action:
1) Approve the Mayor’s recommendations for appointment to the Open Space Conservancy Trust for the positions expiring May 31, 2020 and 2022.
2) Approve Resolution No. 1582 appointing members to fill the vacancies on the City’s advisory boards and commissions.
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 20C-10 amending section 2.06.010 of the Mercer Island City Code to temporarily change the start time of Regular Meetings of the City Council.
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 20-08 amending the 2019-2020 budget to:
1) Memorialize the Phase 1 and Phase 2 cost saving measures totaling $2,785,600 in General Fund reductions.
2) Appropriate $496,000 in Contingency Funds to support ongoing emergency operations through August 31, 2020.
3) Authorize use of up to $300,000 in Contingency Funds to establish an Unemployment Reserve.
4) Authorize use of the Compensated Absences Reserve for one-time accrued benefit cash-outs in an amount not-to-exceed $300,000.
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 20-09 amending the 2019-2020 budget to:
1) Appropriate $329,425 of unrestricted YFS Fund Balance.
2) Authorize up to $250,000 to be used from the Contingency Fund to sustain a positive cash balance and ensure sufficient availability of working capital in the YFS Fund through August 31, 2020.
There is no agenda bill associated with this item pursuant to Section 4.2(D) of the City Council Rules of Procedure.
There is no agenda bill associated with this item pursuant to Section 4.2(D) of the City Council Rules of Procedure.
Recommended Action: Consider adopting Ordinance No. 20-12, adopting a moratorium on the acceptance of certain building permit applications in the Mercer island Town Center Zone, scheduling a public hearing, declaring an emergency, providing for severability, and establishing an immediate effective date.
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT