2021/05/26 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• May 26, 2021 ADMINISTRATION UPDATE Lori Cummings, Administration, thanked Council Member Vogeli for bringing up the need for public restrooms. She stated that Administration recognizes the need and the timing is good to begin further discussions with Council and the community. Lori stated that Administration would report back to Council with additional information next week. She also stated that, on behalf Mayor franklin, the Mayor would like to express her sincere gratitude and appreciation for Deputy Chief Mark St. Clair's 37 years of service and for his dedication to the City. Dan Eernissee, Economic Development, provided an update on the ongoing construction boom that is currently happening in downtown Everett, and as a result,the downtown location for the Sorticulture event will move from Wetmore Avenue to Colby Avenue, between Hewitt and Everett Avenues. If successful, he noted this may become a long-term location for Sorticulture in the future. He announced the schedule for the Sorticulture event as follows: Colby Avenue will be closed Thursday morning, June 10; Colby will be open to the public on Friday, • June 11, for three days; and the street will be reopened again on Sunday evening, June 13. The Farmers Market, located on Wetmore Avenue, and Sorticulture will be operating simultaneously on Sunday. CITY ATTORNEY City Attorney David Hall thanked Deputy Chief St. Clair for his years of service. The minutes of the May 19, 2021, City Council meeting were approved as printed. PUBLIC COMMENTS Deb Williams, Council, stated there were no written comments submitted. • 3