CITY OF BLAINE
Council Chambers and Zoom
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Monday, April 11, 2022
6:00 PM
Mary Lou Steward – Mayor
Richard May – Mayor Pro Tem
Due to Governor Inslee’s proclamation in response to COVID-19, this City Council meeting will be conducted in-person and virtually. Councilmembers and the public will be in attendance in the City Council Chambers. Those wishing to listen or watch the meeting live will be able to call one of the numbers below, or click the link to watch the live stream. Other than the audience participation portion or a public hearing, all callers will be muted during the meeting. All City Council meeting recordings are on the City’s website. Instructions on how to listen live to the City Council meeting are below:
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Meeting ID: 632 636 5553
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A. CALL TO ORDER:
Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Steward
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS: Garth Baldwin, Eric Davidson, Kerena Higgins, Mike Hill, Rhyan Lopez, Richard May, and Mary Lou Steward.
B. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION - Sign-up/Comment Sheet is located in the Council Chambers before the meeting. Members of the audience will have three minutes to speak. If you plan on commenting remotely via Zoom, instructions on how to comment are included at the bottom of the agenda. Audience members speaking remotely will be asked to participate first. After the remote audience participation is over, in-person speakers will be asked to speak.
C. PRESENTATION – Community Assistance Program (CAP) – presented by Dan Dement.
D. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – Representative Rule
E. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1. Letter dated March 30, 2022, from Inger Brockman, regarding the sewer project.
F. CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed below will be enacted by one motion. If separate discussion is desired on an item, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda at the request of a Councilmember.
1. Voucher Memo:
Approval of Bills: $243,133.71
2. Wire Register: $527,209.60
3. Advance Pay: $485.18
4. Approval of Payroll: $706,527.03
5. Approval of March 28, 2022, City Council Minutes.
G. COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS
1. Resolution 1883-22, Updating the Unified Fee Schedule for 2022. (Heverling)
2. Ordinance 22-2973, Amending sections of Title 13 of the Blaine Municipal Code to authorize local facility fees to be applied prior to connection to the City’s water, sewer, and electrical utility systems, to correct Scriveners errors in existing code sections, to allow for a local utility fee credit, and to clarify the municipal code. (Jones)
H. COMMISSION, COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS
1. Small Cities Caucus – Mary Lou Steward/Michael Jones
2. County Mayoral Meeting– Mary Lou Steward
I. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
1. City Manager – Michael Jones
a. City Manager’s Report
b. Banner Bank Building rentals update
2. Public Works – Bernie Ziemianek
a. Electric meter supply chain issue
J. CALENDARS
Due to Governor Inslee’s proclamation in response to COVID-19, this City Council meeting will be conducted in-person and telephonically. Information on how to watch to the meeting live will be on the City Council agenda which is located on the City’s website homepage under Your Government, City Council, City Council Agenda. Please check the agenda prior to each meeting as the location may change.
Monday, April 11
6:00pm – City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 12
8:30am – Blaine Tourism Advisory Committee Meeting - CANCELED
Thursday, April 14
9:00am – Park and Cemetery Board Meeting
6:00pm – Planning Commission Meeting
Monday, April 25
6:00pm – City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 26
3:00pm – Civil Service Commission Meeting
Thursday, April 28
6:00pm – Planning Commission Meeting
Contact information for staff and Councilmembers can be found on the City’s website.
K. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
L. COUNCIL NEW BUSINESS
1. Consideration of creating a committee of the City Council for consideration of land use and development topics of special interest to the city Council (Higgins/Lopez/Baldwin)
M. EXECUTIVE SESSION: approximately 6:30 PM – to discuss potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (I)(iii) with no action to be taken.
N. ADJOURN
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirement: The meeting location is accessible. If you require a special accommodation during your attendance at any public meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office (360) 332-8311 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date you will be attending. Thank you.
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Meeting ID: 632 636 5553
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Passcode: 427636
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All callers will be placed on mute until called upon to speak. Otherwise, callers will be placed on mute for the entirety of the meeting.