Everett City Council

November 4, 2020 President Tuohy 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. Citizens are encouraged to call or email public comments prior to the meeting. To speak under Public Comment during the meeting, calls are accepted one- half hour before the start of the meeting by calling 1. 425. 616. 3920, Conference ID 736 633 498#. Citizens may call in to listen to the Council meetings at 1. 425. 616. 3920, Conference ID: 724 887 726#, and meetings can be viewed on Everett Channel or on the City website. The regular meeting of the Everett City Council was called to order at 6: 32 p. m., November 4, 2020, 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 October 28, 2020, City Council meeting were approved as printed. Council Member Bader abstained from the vote. MAYOR Mayor Franklin had no comments. COUNCIL Council Members Roberts, Vogeli, and Bader commented on their attendance at the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly meeting last week. President Tuohy stated that Consent Item # 6 was pulled from tonight' s agenda. ADMINISTRATION UPDATE ON PRIOR BUSINESS Administration had no comments. 347  November 4, 2020 CITY ATTORNEY City Attorney David Hall had no comments. PUBLIC COMMENT Dylan Sluder and Ismail Mohammad provided written comments prior to the meeting regarding Council Bill 2009- 52. Dave Koenig, Everett, spoke on Council Bill 2009- 52. Lydia Weir, Everett, spoke on the budget. CONSENT ITEMS: Moved by Council Member Murphy, seconded by Council Member Roberts, to approve the following consent items: RESOLUTION - CLAIMS To adopt Resolution No. 7577 authorizing claims against the City of Everett in the amount of$ 898, 506. 24 for the period of October 17, 2020, through October 23, 2020. RESOLUTION — PAYROLL CLAIMS To adopt Resolution No. 7578 authorizing payroll claims against the City of Everett in the amount of$ 4, 100, 605. 81 for the period ending October 10, 2020. AGREEMENT— HOST/ OPERATOR AND LIMITED USE LICENSE To authorize the Mayor to sign the Host/ Operator Agreement and Limited Use License with Public Utility District ( PUD) No. 1 of Snohomish County. 348  November 4, 2020 AGREEMENT AMENDED— ON- CALL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES To authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 4 with GeoEngineers, Inc. to extend the contract term through December 31, 2021, for on- call engineering and design services. AGREEMENT- FFY 2021 TARGET ZERO GRANT PROGRAM To authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents and agreements with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, regarding the acceptance and utilization of the FFY 2021 Target Zero High Visibility Emphasis Grant Program. Council Member Vogeli asked about the purpose and scope of the grant, and if the funds were solely used for overtime patrols. Police Chief Dan Templeman stated that the grant focuses on traffic safety - pedestrian and bicycle safety, cell phone usage, inattentive or aggressive driving, and driving under the influence patrols. Chief Templeman stated the grant funds are for extra/ overtime patrols. AGREEMENT- FFY 2021 TARGET ZERO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM To authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents and agreements with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, regarding the acceptance and utilization of the FFY 2021 Target Zero Pedestrian Safety Grant Program. This item was pulled from the agenda. AGREEMENT- SHAKEALERT EVALUATION LICENSE To authorize the Mayor to sign the ShakeAlert Evaluation License Agreement at no cost to the city. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. 349  November 4, 2020 Motion carried. COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA: Commerce Grant on Sheltering Presented byJulie Willie, Community Development; Amy King, CEO of Pallet; and Mary Jane Brell Vujovic, Snohomish County Human Services Council Member Roberts asked about the management structure for the service provider under pallet shelters and sheltering capacity currently at the Carnegie Building. Mary Jane Brell Vujovic provided an overview of the sheltering being provided at the Carnegie building due to COVID. Council Member Vogeli asked about the continuation of the resource center at the Carnegie building. Mary Jane stated this would be maintained after COVID. Council Member Murphy asked about the relocation of the Carnegie building sheltering and what other locations outside the city were considered. He stated that he was provided information that Everett hosted 80% of the sheltering capacity of the County when the City only has 15% of the population. He also asked about the expectation of the City to provide services. Mary Jane stated that the movement of the Carnegie services would be fully funded with the County' s portion of the sheltering grant from the Department of Commerce. She also stated that County and City staff are looking for an appropriate future location. She stated that the pre- pandemic Everett shelter capacity was 348 out of 646 shelter beds in the county, or roughly 50%, and that a point- in- time County study showed 45% of the people unsheltered in the that County are living within the city of Everett. She said that during the pandemic there is an unmet sheltering need of about 35% in the County. 350  November 4, 2020 Council Member Stonecipher asked how many people would be able to be sheltered in the daytime vs. nighttime and about the allocation of the grant funds. Mary Jane said about 50- 60 people would be housed overnight in the permanent, overnight sheltering facility. Mary Jane and Julie provided an overview of the hotel voucher program and the distribution of grant funds throughout the County. Council Member Bader expressed concern over Everett being the main service provider in the County. Council Member Tuohy asked about the timeline to bring the grant back to Council for action. Julie anticipated the grant approval would be back to council within the next month, and then they would bring a project proposal to Council for action. Council Member Stonecipher asked about the number of people who have been identified to be supported in the sheltering facilities. Mary Jane stated they are identified by law enforcement or from community agencies. Council Member Murphy asked if Council would be expected to approve the grant prior to having a proposed project and a proposed location, and if Council would have any action on the proposals. Julie stated it would depend on the proposals that are received. Mayor Franklin stated this would depend on the location and whether it would fall in City zoning rules. Nick Harper stated that Council would be asked to act if the proposal falls outside of actions council has already taken on current land use code or development regulations. Council Member Vogeli stressed the importance of housing. COUNCIL BILL 2010- 56 FIRST READING: AN ORDINANCE appropriating the budget for the City of Everett for the year 2021 in the amount of$ 651, 875, 477 Discussed was deferred until the Budget hearing. 351  November 4, 2020 PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL BILL 2009- 51: President Tuohy opened the public hearing on Council Bill 2009- 51. David Stalheim, Planning, stated that Council was provided a memo regarding updates to Council Bills 2009- 51 and 2009- 52, which explained three amendments containing corrective issues and clarification that were provided to Council via email. This was received under Public Comment. Moved by Council Member Moore, seconded by Council Member Roberts, to close the public hearing. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. Motion carried. COUNCIL BILL 2009- 51 THIRD AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter One, Introduction, and Chapter Two, Land Use Element of the Everett Comprehensive Plan Moved by Council Member Vogeli, seconded by Council Member Roberts, that this is declared to be the third and final reading of Council Bill No. 2009- 51, and the City Clerk is directed to call the roll for the final disposition of the ordinance. AYES: Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Vogeli, Bader, Stonecipher, Tuohy NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Ordinance 3773- 20 adopted. 352  November 4, 2020 PUBLIC HEARING — COUNCIL BILL 2009- 52: President Tuohy opened the public hearing on Council Bills 2009- 52. Moved by Council Member Roberts, seconded by Council Member Bader, to close the public hearing. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. Motion carried. COUNCIL BILL 2009- 52 THIRD AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE amending Title 2 ( Chapter 2. 96, Historical Commission), Title 13 ( Chapter 13. 68, Street Construction and Private Construction), Title 15 ( Local Project Review Procedures), Title 18 ( Land Division), Title 19 Zoning) and Title 20 ( Chapter 20. 04, Environmental Policy) Council members asked about building heights, public notification for variances, minimum lot sizes, the new online mapping system, high capacity streets, and temporary shelters. David provided clarification on requirements on building heights, minimum lot sizes, temporary shelter, and streets. He also explained the online public system for access to projects. Council Member Roberts asked President Tuohy for further discussion, consistent with these updates, on climate action plan, housing, and transportation issues. Moved by Council Member Roberts, seconded by Council Member Vogeli, that this is declared to be the third and final reading of Council Bill No. 2009- 52, as amended, and the City Clerk is directed to call the roll for the final disposition of 353  November 4, 2020 the ordinance. AYES: Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Vogeli, Bader, Stonecipher, Tuohy NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Ordinance 3774- 20 adopted. ACTION ITEMS: RESOLUTION — 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKET REVIEW Moved by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Roberts, to adopt Resolution No. 7579 declaring the 2020 Comprehensive Plan docket review complete. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. Motion carried. COUNCIL BILL 2010- 53 THIRD AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE vacating the north- south alley together with the southern east- west alley in the 2900 Block lying between Pine Street and Maple Street Moved by Council Member Roberts, seconded by Council Member Bader, that this is declared to be the third and final reading of Council Bill No. 2010- 53, and the City Clerk is directed to call the roll for the final disposition of the ordinance. AYES: Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Vogeli, Bader, Stonecipher, Tuohy NAYS: None 354  November 4, 2020 EXCUSED: None Ordinance 3775- 20 adopted. CHANGE ORDER— GRAND AVENUE PARK BRIDGE Moved by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Moore, to authorize the Mayor to sign Change Order No. 25 with Interwest Construction Inc. for the Grand Avenue Park Bridge in the amount of$ 560, 015. 61. Council Member Roberts asked about the additional costs and why the costs were not anticipated. Ryan Sass, Public Works, stated that the additional concrete was required to address ADA requirements. Council Member Murphy asked about the total revised contract costs and the additional time added to complete the project. Ryan stated that the cost for this change order is still within the project budget and that the additional days added coincides with substantial completion being complete a few weeks back. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. Motion carried. AGREEMENT AMENDED— LEASE SPACE AT 2730 WETMORE AVENUE Moved by Council Member Murphy, seconded by Council Member Roberts, to authorize the Mayor to sign the lease renewal and Amendment No. 3 with Village Theatre for lease of space at 2730 Wetmore Avenue. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. Motion carried. 4 355  November 4, 2020 AGREEMENT AMENDED — MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT THE EVERETT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Moved by Council Member Roberts, seconded by Council Member Murphy, to authorize the Mayor to sign the amendment to the Village Theatre Agreement for Management Services at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Roll was called with all council members voting yes. Motion carried. PROPOSED ACTION AND PUBLIC HEARING: President Tuohy opened the public hearing and stated that the public hearing for these two ordinances will remain open until the November 10 meeting. COUNCIL BILL 2010- 54 SECOND READING: AN ORDINANCE levying the regular property for the City of Everett for fiscal year commencing January 1, 2021, on all taxable property, both real and personal, subject to taxation thereon COUNCIL BILL 2010- 55 SECOND READING: AN ORDINANCE levying the EMS property taxes for the City of Everett for fiscal year commencing January 1, 2021, on all taxable property, both real and personal, subject to taxation thereon i 356  November 4, 2020 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET HEARING NO. 1 Council Member Murphy opened the budget hearing. Susy Haugen presented updates on a few of the parking lots items discussed at the budget workshop held during the October 28 meeting. COPS Hiring Grant: Susy provided an overview of the grant requirements and the funding impact of the COPS grant. Council Member Vogeli asked about the increased cost of position no. 6 on Susy' s presentation. Susy stated this was a specialty motorcycle officer position. Council Members Stonecipher, Tuohy, and Murphy asked about the COPS grant alternate hiring model and if something changed in the grant. Susy stated there were no changes in the grant, which came with non- supplanting rules and cannot be used to fill existing vacancies. Susy also explained that the Police budget is based on a fully staffed Police Department. Council Member Moore stated there was some confusion in the grant award letter provided from the Department of Justice ( DOJ). He stated he understood the City could use grant fund if the City needed to make budget cuts. Council Member Murphy concurred with Council Member Moore' s statement. Chief Templeman stated that in his conversation with the grant administrator at the DOJ office, it was made clear that due to the non- supplanting language, the City cannot reduce or eliminate positions and then expect the grant to backfill these positions. He stated that modifications to the program appropriation language may be requested, but there is no guarantee the granting agency will approve. 357  November 4, 2020 Council Member Tuohy asked about the base number of officer position in the Police Department. Chief Templeman stated that in 2016 the COET team was added, which brought the number from 201 to 206. Jail Fees by Facility: Susy presented a slide with the changes, by facility, to the 2020 and 2021 jail fees. Council Member Roberts asked Chief Templeman if there was a way to calculate and anticipate the costs of the COET team. Chief Templeman stated they don' t have a research component for the COET team. He said a study was done in 2014 that looked at the Chronic- Utilizer Alternative Response Team program, in which COET was heavily involved. Chief Templeman stated he would provide a copy of that study. Council Member Vogeli asked if the current protocols are to only book for felonies or violent offences. Chief Templeman stated this is not the current protocol. She also asked about if daily jail fees vary depending on time of day booked or released. Chief Templeman stated he did not think time of day made a difference. She also asked about the rate of incarceration for violent criminals vs. suspects of misdemeanors. Chief Templeman stated he will ask the jail if they have access to that data. Council Member Vogeli emphasized a preference for budgeting jail funds for services and housing instead of incarceration if removed from the jail budget. Council Member Moore emphasized support for a criminal justice plan. Council Member Bader asked about the utilization of Court- assigned home detention. Chief Templeman stated that home detention rates go up and down and the decision to use at- home detention is solely at the discretion of Municipal Court judges. Chief Templeman also stated that police officers prefer that jail bookings are the last resort. Council Member Stonecipher asked about the impact to daily housing fees during COVID- 19. Susy stated that COVID- 19 jail fees have increased by 33% since 2015. Council Member Stonecipher asked for the current figures on booking fees, more S 358  November 4, 2020 analysis of the volume during COVID- 19 to determine if the jail budget should be reduced. Susy stated she would provide the requested information. Council Member Murphy asked for the projected costs for 2020 due to effects from COVID- 19. Susy stated she would provide this information. Street Overlay/ Street Improvements: Susy stated that the presentation reflected the Council' s recommendation to move general funds from the streets budget due to the State Supreme Court' s decision to declare 1- 976 unconstitutional, and allow the City to collect a portion of car tab fees. Council Member Murphy asked if the Council members were all in favor of this move. All Council members concurred, except Council Members Vogeli and Bader, who stated they were uncertain based on a potential reevaluation by the State Supreme Court. Council Member Moore asked if the Transportation District Board should meet to discuss any decisions. David Hall and Ryan Sass stated they would investigate this and get back to Council. Susy provided the City deficit overview of the next five years. Council members discussed continuing the budget discussion and pondering additional changes. Council Member Roberts asked when the Fiscal Advisory Committee will be presenting to Council. Lori stated they are meeting tomorrow and will discuss potential dates. President Tuohy announced that the next meeting is a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, at 12: 30 p. m., to accommodate the Veteran' s Day holiday. Additional meeting information can be found on the City website. The City Council meeting adjourned at 9: 54 p. m. 359  November 4, 2020 Deputy City Clerk Read and approved as printed. Co cil Presidentb 61/6iZk 360