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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-14-2020 - Minutes MEDINA, WASHINGTON MEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Virtual/Online Monday, December 14, 2020 4:00 PM MAYOR JESSICA ROSSMAN DEPUTY MAYOR CYNTHIA F. ADKINS COUNCIL MEMBERS ROGER FREY JENNIFER GARONE HARINI GOKUL ALEX MORCOS BOB ZOOK CITY MANAGER MICHAEL SAUERWEIN CITY ATTORNEY SCOTT MISSALL CITY CLERK AIMEE KELLERMAN MINUTES 1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL Council Members Adkins, Frey, Garone, Gokul, Morcos, Rossman and Zook City Council Present via MS Teams: Adkins, Frey, Garone, Gokul, Morcos Zook, and Mayor Rossman Council Members Absent: None Staff Present via MS Teams: Sauerwein, Missall, Burns, Osada, Ketter, Keyser, Nations, Scherf, Wilcox and Kellerman 2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA ACTION: By consensus, Council approved the agenda as presented. Council moved into Executive Session at 4:05 p.m. for an estimated time of 40 minutes. 3. EXECUTIVE SESSION RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. The full Council reconvened into the regular meeting at 4:45 p.m. ACTION: Motion Frey to adopt the 2020 Medina City Manager review with attachments one and two as circulated to Council via email by City Attorney Scott Missall on Friday, December 11. This was seconded by Zook and carried by a 7:0 vote. ACTION: Motion Frey to increase the City Manager’s pay by 3% in addition to the 1% cola for a total increase of 4% to be reflected in an adjustment to the upper end of the City Manager’s salary range. This was seconded by Adkins and carried by a 7:0 vote. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Mayor Rossman opened the public comment period at 4:49 p.m. The following individual addressed the Council: • Brian Pao spoke in regard to a safety issue along Lake Washington Blvd NE curve and requested that Council look into traffic calming along the curve. Mayor Rossman closed the public comment period at 4:54 p.m. 5. PRESENTATIONS 5.1 Presentation by City Manager Michael Sauerwein of the City's Top 10 Accomplishments and Milestones in 2020. City Manager Michael Sauerwein gave a presentation on City staff’s top 10 accomplishments and milestones of 2020. 5.2 Annual Employee Recognition and Pickle Award Presentation. Mayor Rossman thanked all staff and City volunteers for managing through the duress that COVID-19 has brought on. She gave special recognition to Police Office Manager Barbara Marxer, Police Chief Steve Burns, and Development Services Permit Technician Amber Taylor who received the most nominations amongst their peers for the pickle award. Mayor Rossman also recognized the Public Works staff as a whole and read comments from peer nominations. Finally, Mayor Rossman gave one honorary pickle award to Deputy Mayor Cynthia Adkins who originated the pickle award. 5.3 Reports and announcements from Park Board, Planning Commission, Emergency Preparedness, and City Council. Park Board Sarah Gray gave a brief update from discussions from the last Park Board meeting. Discussions continue around replacing the play structure at Medina Park. Chief Burns reported that Emergency Preparedness meeting has been rescheduled to January. A notice will go out to the community in the coming weeks. 6. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: Motion Zook second Garone and carried by a 7:0 vote; Council approved the Consent Agenda. 6.1 November 2020, Check Register Recommendation: Approve. Staff Contact: Julie Ketter, Finance Director 6.2 Approved Park Board Meeting Minutes of October 19, 2020. Recommendation: Receive and file. Staff Contact: Dawn Nations, Deputy City Clerk 6.3 Approved Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of: a) October 27, 2020; and b) November 17, 2020. Recommendation: Receive and file. Staff Contact: Amber Taylor, Development Services Coordinator 6.4 Draft City Council Meeting Minutes of: a) November 9, 2020; and b) November 23, 2020. Recommendation: Adopt Minutes. Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, CMC, City Clerk 6.5 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract Amendment with PC Specialist, Inc. dba Technology Integration Group Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 415. Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, CMC, City Clerk 6.6 Ordinance Approving Upland Road Street Vacation Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 993. Staff Contact: Michael Sauerwein, City Manager 6.7 Resolution Adopting an Amendment to Financial Policies Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 414. Staff Contact: Julie Ketter, Finance Director 7. LEGISLATIVE HEARING None. 8. PUBLIC HEARING None. 9. CITY BUSINESS 9.1 State Building Code Updates Recommendation: Discussion item and direction. Staff Contact: Steve Wilcox, Development Services Director Director of Development Services Steve Wilcox gave an update on the updated 2018 State Building Codes that Council is expected to adopt at their January 11 City Council meeting and implement by February 1, 2021. ACTION: Discussion item only; no action taken. 10. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 10.1 Police, Development Services, Finance, Central Services, Public Works, City Attorney Police Chief Burns gave an update on activities in the Police Department. Director of Development Services Steve Wilcox gave an update on activities in Development Services. Director of Finance and HR Julie Ketter gave an update on the City’s finances. Director of Public Works Ryan Osada gave a brief update on the Stormwater mapping and private stormwater facilities inspections. City Manager Michael Sauerwein gave a summary of his report. 11. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND COUNCIL ROUND TABLE None. 12. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 13.ADJOURNMENT Motion Garone second Zook; Council adjourned the meeting at 8:24 p.m.