2020/06/17 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• June 17, 2020 President Touhy announced that the Council is still abiding by COVID-19 shelter- in-place and social distancing orders, and as a result, City Council meetings will continue to be held remotely with all meetings scheduled at 12:30 p.m. on each Wednesday, except the first Wednesday of the month when the meeting is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Citizens are encouraged to call or email public comments. She also stated that public comment will be accepted one-half hour before the start of the meeting by calling 1.425.616.3920, Conference ID: 537 907 195#. Citizens may call in to listen to the Council meetings at 1.425.616.3920, Conference ID: 724 887 726# and meetings can be viewed on Comcast Channel 29, Frontier Channel 29, or on the City website. The Special Meeting of the Everett City Council was called to order at 6:34 p.m., June 17, 2020, Council President Tuohy presiding. Upon roll call, it was found that Mayor Franklin and Council Members Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Vogeli, Bader, Stonecipher, and Tuohy were present. • The minutes of the June 10, 2020, City Council meeting were approved as printed. Council Member Moore abstained from the vote. MAYOR Mayor Franklin proclaimed June 19, 2020, Juneteenth Day in the City of Everett and encouraged all residents to become more aware of the significance of this day in African-American history. The Mayor also shared that she issued an order to cancel a fee waiver for Everett Transit fares effective July 1. COUNCIL Council Member Moore spoke in support of the resolution adopted last week, in response to the death of George Floyd, condemning racism, and supporting peaceful protests. He also reported on his attendance at the Diversity Committee meeting. Council Member Stonecipher provided an update from the Library Board meeting. • 177