2014/01/15 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

January 15, 2014 The regular meeting of the Everett City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m., January 15, 2014 in the City Council Chambers of the Everett City Hall, Council President Moore presiding. Upon roll call it was found that Council Members Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Gipson, Bader, Stonecipher and Anderson were present. Mayor Stephanson was excused Council Member Stonecipher led the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the January 8, 2014 City Council meeting were approved as printed. Council Member Stonecipher abstained from the vote. COUNCIL Council Member Gipson reported on his attendance at the Martin Luther King celebration, Prodigy for Peace, at the Senior Center. He also thanked the staff and volunteers at the Carl Gipson Senior Center for all their hard work organizing his father's 90th birthday party. Council Member Roberts stated that the Transportation Policy Board of PSRC moved forward funding recommendations last week. He remarked that there was a lively discussion regarding taking money from the transportation budgets to grow transit communities. He stated that there is also continuing discussion going on for long range, high capacity, transit development, ST3. He thanked the staff members who have been working to develop an approach and a set of recommendations on behalf of the city. Council Member Murphy reported on his attendance at the monthly meeting of the Snohomish Health District Board. The meeting included the swearing in of four new board members and a review of the legislative agenda for the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials. Council Member Stonecipher questioned the reserved parking spaces for police and fire vehicles along the Wall Street Building on Hewitt and its impact on public parking. CAA/CFO Bryant stated that she would work with staff and report back. 6