2021/01/06 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• January 6, 2021 President Touhy announced that the Council is still abiding by Governor Inslee's Safe Start guidelines, and as a result, City Council meetings will continue to be held remotely with all meetings scheduled at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday, except the fourth Wednesday of the month when the meeting is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. She stated public comments may be emailed to council@everettwa.gov prior to the meeting. President Tuohy stated that live public comment will be accepted one- half hour before the start of the meeting by calling 1.425.616.3920, Conference ID 267 290 0#. If citizens have difficulty calling in or connecting, please contact dwilliams@everettwa.gov. Individuals may also call 1.425.616.3920 to listen to the Council meetings, Conference ID 724 887 726#. Citizens are encouraged to view meetings live on Comcast Channel 21, Frontier Channel 29, and on the City website at www.everettwa.gov/council. The regular meeting of the Everett City Council was called to order at 6:34 p.m., January 6, 2021, Council President Tuohy presiding. Upon roll call, it was found that Mayor Franklin and Council Members Roberts, Murphy, Moore, Vogeli, • Bader, Stonecipher, and Tuohy were present. The minutes of the December 30, 2020, City Council meeting were approved as printed. Council Members Murphy and Moore abstained. MAYOR Mayor Franklin spoke about the devastation at the attack on the nation's Capitol building in Washington D.C. today and her hopes for peace in our country. COUNCIL Council members concurred and thanked Mayor Franklin for her comments this evening. Council Member Murphy wished everyone a happy new year. He stated he has been working with staff to reconvene the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in mid- January and he provided a plan for awarding those grants. 7 1