HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-24-2005 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION MINUTES
January 24, 2005
7: 00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Medina City Hall
501 Evergreen Point Road
Mayor Odermat called the January 24, 2005 Study Session of the Medina City Council
to order at 7:11 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Mary Odermat, Deputy Mayor Todd Nunn
Council members Miles Adam, Drew Blazey, Katie Phelps, Bob Rudolph
(via conference call), and Pete Vail-Spinosa
City Staff Present: Douglas Schulze, City Manager; Wayne Tanaka and Vicki Orrico,
City Attorneys; Jeff Chen, Chief of Police; Joseph Gellings, Director of Development
Services, Rachel Baker, Administrative Assistant
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor (7:11 p.m.)
Mayor introduced new city attorneys, Wayne Tanaka and Vicki Orrico, from firm, Ogden
Murphy Wallace.
Mayor requested, and Council approved, additional items to meeting agenda:
• Newsletter Discussion
• Meeting Signage Discussion
• 501" Anniversary and Medina Days volunteer update
Council
No announcements
Staff
No announcements
DISCUSSION
Discussion of 2005 Legislative Action Plan (7:13 p.m.)
Schulze proposed list containing both high priority items, such as, streamline sales tax
issue, municipal court issues and gas tax distributions; and other priority items, including
street light utility authority, pension contributions and Growth Management Act revisions,
and requested input from Council.
Discussion followed.
Council agreed to place on February 14, 2005 Consent Agenda.
City Newsletter (7:19 p.m.)
Schulze requested from Council, policy direction to define newsletter content and
organization.
Council directed Schulze to provide suggestions for policy guidelines and recommended
future discussion. Schulze suggested scheduling on February 14, 2005 agenda.
Meeting Signage (7:30 p.m.)
Mayor recommended Council authorize City Manager to purchase four "A -Board" signs
for installation at each main Medina entrance, with appropriate signage attached, to
remind residents of upcoming meetings. Council expressed agreement for procurement
and placement of signs. Councilmembers said signs would be used in an attempt to
generate greater interest and attendance at meetings and agreed to try for a three or
four month period.
In addition, Council agreed City staff should produce and mail Medina residents a
simple postcard, clearly identifying City's web address as a reminder of City's web
resource.
50t" Anniversary and Medina Days Volunteers (7:36 p.m.)
Phelps stated she spoke with Joseph Brazen and confirmed he will pass on the Medina
Days organizational book to the next Medina Days chair. Phelps further said she
intends to contact the Meisenheimers to learn if they would be interested in volunteering
and has obtained names of two others presented as possible volunteers for either the
anniversary committee or Medina Days.
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Schulze indicated Chen provided names of two Medina residents that expressed an
interest in volunteering, if planning for both celebrations were combined into one
committee.
Discussion followed.
Schulze indicated he would confirm Medina's anniversary date.
Discussion of Options for Citizen Survey (7:42 p.m.)
Susan Bond and Paul Irby attended meeting, representing Hebert Research. Bond and
Irby requested survey ideas, suggestions and key issues from councilmembers and
explained survey processes and media forms, which would effectively serve the needs
of Medina.
Discussion followed.
Bond offered to provide sample questionnaires from other cities, and supply proposed
methodology, draft questionnaire and costs by February 6, 2005. Mayor directed Bond
coordinate with City Manager.
Councilmembers agreed to place citizen survey on February 14, 2005 agenda and
concurred input from other boards should be received by February 28, 2005, Study
Session.
Bond agreed to return for February 28th Study Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Purpose: Labor Negotiations
Schulze announced Executive Session would last approximately 20 minutes and no
action was anticipated. Rudolph declined to participate in Executive Session, and the
conference call ended.
Mayor declared a five-minute break at 8:40 p.m. Council reconvened in Executive
Session following the break.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN JANUARY 24, 2005 STUDY SESSION,
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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January 24, 2005 City Council Study Session adjourned, 9:00 p.m.
Next City Council meeting scheduled, Monday, February 14, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Mark Odermat
Attest:
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Rach4l Baker, Administrative Assistant
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