City Council

CARNATION CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular Meeting Mayor Jim Ribail, Deputy Mayor Tim Harris, Ryan Burrell, Dustin Green, Adair Hawkins DATE: November 21st, 2023 TIME: 6:00 P.M. JOIN ONLINE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3xlFY9B Meeting ID: 976 1525 3648 Passcode: 894903 Dial by Location: (253) 215 - 8782 For inquiries and/or assistance regarding how to use the City’s online meeting format please email clerk@carnationwa.gov, or call (425) 333-4192. 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jim Ribail 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Jim Ribail 3. ROLL CALL: City Manager Ana Cortez 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor and Council 5. PUBLIC COMMENT (at 6:10 P.M.): Public comment on meeting items or other issues of note or concern. Comments may be submitted in advance by writing or e-mailing clerk@carnationwa.gov, or made in person, or by telephone or computer connection at the time of the meeting. Individual comments shall be limited to three minutes. Group comments shall be limited to five minutes. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: a) Approval of Minutes for the following date(s): i. Regular Session: November 7th, 2023 b) Approval of Claims by check for dates October 24th – November 6th: i. $358,327.83 c) Approval of Payroll for the following pay period(s): i. October 1st, 2023 – October 31st, 2023: $70,642.08  November 21st, 2023 7. PROCLAMATIONS: a) None 8. PUBLIC HEARING DATE SETTING: a) None 9. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS: a) Preliminary Budget Hearing (RCW 35.33.071) 10. COUNCIL REPORTS: 11. STAFF REPORTS: a) Utilities - Utilities Manager Brandon Schell b) Community Economic Development Department Report - CED Principal Rhonda Ender c) Capital Improvement Projects / Administrative Services Department Report - Administrative Services Manager Lora Wilmes d) City Manager’s Office Report - City Manager Ana Cortez i. Seattle Dam ii. Tolt Dam FAQ iii. Tolt Dam Community Responsibilities 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION – City Manager Review RCW 42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. 13. PRESENTATIONS: a) NONE 14. AGENDA BILLS: a) AB23-95 - Ordinance 980 of the Carnation City Council of the City of Carnation, Washington relating to specifically authorizing a property tax increase in terms of both dollars and percentages, to be collected in the 2024 Tax year, as pursuant to RCW 84.55.120; adopting findings of fact; providing severability; and establishing an effective date. b) AB23-96 - Ordinance 981 of the City Council of the City of Carnation, Washington, relating to passing the regular property Tax Levy for 2023 for –2–  November 21st, 2023 collection in 2023; adopting findings of fact; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. c) AB23-97 –Ordinance 982 of the city council of the city of carnation, Washington, amending section 8.26.030 of the carnation municipal code entitled “types of nuisances” to include provisions related to City Manager designees, tire and wood accumulation, commercial buildings, and right-of- way obstruction, providing for severability and effective date. d) AB23-98 - Resolution 506 amending personnel policies to create an incentive program to allow employees who waive City medical benefit coverage to share in a portion of the cost savings the City realizes from not providing this coverage to employees. e) AB23-99 - Resolution 507 of the City Council of the City of Carnation Washington authorizing City Manager to include an annual allocation in the legislative budget under fund 001 of $1,500 for each council seat. f) AB23-107 - Resolution 508 authorizing City Manager to enter into a contract with KPG Psomas for on-call engineering services. g) AB23-108 - A motion to select Michael Pendleton as facilitator for the City of Carnation Council 2024 annual retreat. 15. DISCUSSION ITEMS: a) Procurement 16. CAPITAL PURCHASES: a) AB23-109 - Resolution 509 authorizing the City Manager to purchase valves that connect the Vac station to the sewer trunk line. 17. INFORMATION, CLARIFICATION, GENERAL DIRECTION ITEMS: 18. FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS: a) Finance & Operations i. November 27 – 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM b) Economic Development and Public Safety Committee i. December 1 – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM 19. FUTURE AGENDAS: a) Tentative agenda for the meeting of December 5th, 2023 b) Tentative agenda for the meeting of December 19th, 2023 20. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Jim Ribail –3–