2021/08/25 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• August 25, 2021 President Stonecipher announced that the Council is still abiding by Governor Inslee's Healthy Washington 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 a reopening plan is being developed, and the Council will be prepared to reopen to public meetings in the future. President Stonecipher announced that citizens are encouraged to view meetings live on Comcast Channel 21, Frontier Channel 29, and on the City website at www.everettwa.gov/citycouncil. Individuals may also call in to listen to the live meeting at any point by dialing 425.616.3920, Conference ID 724 887 726#. She stated the public is welcome to provide comments on any matter via email at council@everettwa.gov, and for community members wishing to participate by phone during the meeting, a weekly conference ID number may be obtained by calling the Council office at 425.257.8703 or via email at council@everettwa.gov. She asked that comments be respectful, and remarks limited to three minutes. She added that the Council does not allow comments on certain issues such as: • campaigning of any kind — whether for or against ballot measures or candidates running for office—is legally prohibited at the meeting, and comments focused on personal matters that are unrelated to City business. The regular meeting of the Everett City Council was called to order at 12:30 p.m., August 25, 2021, Council President Stonecipher presiding. Upon roll call, it was found that Mayor Franklin and Council Members Roberts, Murphy, Vogeli, Stonecipher, and Tuohy were present. Council Member Moore was excused, and Council Member Bader was expected to be a few minutes late due to technical issues. The minutes of the August 18, 2021, City Council meeting were approved as printed. MAYOR Mayor Franklin had no comments. • 1