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CITY OF MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA November 8, 2023, 7:00 p.m. Police Court Campus, 1805 Continental Place To virtually attend the meeting, the public may: 1. Watch the meeting live on TV10: Comcast/Xfinity Channel 10 2. Watch the meeting live, online: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUob_hcQUmd4S93YkletdrA I. OPENING CEREMONIES A. Call to Order B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Roll Call of Councilmembers II. COMMUNITY COMMENTS 1. Review of Emails from the Public (Public comments may be sent via email to communitycomments@mountvernonwa.gov. The comments will be read aloud into the record during the public comment portion of the agenda. Please limit your comments to be read in three minutes or less. Email comments must be received by 4 p.m. on November 8, 2023.) 2. Public Comments (This is an opportunity for Mount Vernon residents to address their City Council. Please limit comments to three minutes or less. Under normal circumstances, the Mayor and Council will not respond immediately to Community Comments. If you would like someone to follow up with you regarding the topic of your comments, please leave your name and contact information on the form at the entrance of the Council Chambers. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to make your comments via Zoom, please submit a request to speak via email to communitycomments@mountvernonwa.gov or by telephone at 360-336-6211. Requests must be received by 4 p.m. on November 8, 2023.) III. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of October 25, 2023, Regular Council Meeting Minutes. B. Approval of November 3, 2023, payroll checks numbered 112256 – 112275 direct deposit checks numbered 96942 - 97201, and wire transfers numbered 1270 - 1274 in the amount of $1,141,609.35. C. Approval of November 8, 2023, Claims numbered 23709 - 23851 in the amount of $1,124,154.01. Mount Vernon City Council Agenda November 8, 2023 Page 2 of 3 IV. REPORTS A. Committees 1. Public Works and Library 2. Public Safety 3. Development Services B. Councilmember Comments C. Mayor’s Report D. Committee Agenda Requests V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Public Hearing – Amend Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for Years 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 (This is an open record public hearing and request for approval to substantially amend the CDBG Program for years 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023.) (required action – motion) (staff contact – Peter Donovan) B. Public Hearing and Approval of Ordinance – Rezone Parcel P82422, PLAN23-0166 (This is a closed record public hearing and request for approval of the rezone of parcel P82422 from Multi-family Residential District (R-3) to Multi-family Residential District (R- 4), PLAN23-0166, with Ordinance 3875.) (required action – ordinance) (staff contact – Stacie Pratschner) C. Public Hearing and Approval of Resolution – Plat Approval of Mountain Gate Subdivision PLAN23-0064 (This is a closed record public hearing and request for approval of the preliminary plat of Mountain Gate subdivision PLAN-23-0064 with Resolution 1045.) (required action – resolution) (staff contact – Stacie Pratschner) D. Public Hearing – 2024 City Budget Revenue Sources (This is a public hearing to present and take comment on the 2024 City Budget revenue sources) (required action – none) (staff contact – Doug Volesky) E. Approval of Agreement – Siemens Corporation (Staff is requesting approval of an agreement with Siemens Corporation for the installation of Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV) and Energy Recover Ventilators (ERV) for the Mount Vernon Library Commons Project.) (required action – motion) (staff contact – Chris Phillips) F. Approval of Agreement – Commercial Cold Storage (Staff is requesting approval of Amendment No. 3 to agreement 1797 with Commercial Cold Storage for parking lot lease. The amendment updates the monthly payment and term.) (required action – motion) (staff contact – Chris Phillips) Mount Vernon City Council Agenda November 8, 2023 Page 3 of 3 G. Approval of Agreement – Daniel Salas (Staff is requesting approval of a residential lease agreement with Daniel Salas for 3011 E. Fir Street.) (required action – motion) (staff contact – Jennifer Berner) H. Approval of Agreement – Linda and Michael Larsen (Staff is requesting approval of a residential lease agreement with Linda and Michael Larsen for 2601 LaVenture Road.) (required action – motion) (staff contact – Jennifer Berner) I. Approval of Ordinance – Mount Vernon Municipal Code 8.60 (Staff is requesting adoption of Ordinance 3876 creating Chapter 8.60 of the Mount Vernon Municipal Code regulating camping on public property and other related matters.) (required action – ordinance) (staff contact – Kevin Rogerson) J. Approval of Agreement – North Star Leadership Team of Skagit County (Staff is requesting approval of an interlocal agreement with Skagit County and the cities of Anacortes, Burlington, Mount Vernon, and Sedro-Woolley establishing the North Star Leadership Team for the study of housing, homelessness, and behavioral health.) (required action – ordinance) (staff contact – Kevin Rogerson) K. Approval of Agreement – Julota (Staff is requesting approval of an agreement with Julota to provide software for information sharing between healthcare, EMS, law enforcement, behavioral health, social services, and other organizations.) (required action –motion) (staff contact – Mike Moore) COMMITTEE MEETINGS Public Works and Library 6:00 p.m. Next Ordinance 3875 Next Resolution 1045  AGENDA ITEM: A DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Peter Donovan, Special Projects Manager SUBJECT: OPEN RECORD PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CDBG SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: A Motion, following a Public Hearing INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: As presented to Council on October 4th, this “housekeeping” item addresses clean-up of past CDBG Annual Action Plans where proposed uses have changed; or a change in the use of funds from one eligible activity to another exceeds 10% of the total current CDBG grant allocation. The City is processing this substantial amendment to reallocate unexpended funds from slow-moving and/or completed projects. The substantial amendment is necessary so that the City can meet the statutorily required expenditure ratio, as required by HUD. These substantial amendments have been publicly posted for comment from October 10 to November 8. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: The proposed amendments are: 1. To amend the 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan to: a. reallocate the remaining unexpended funds from the Friendship House Repair project in the 2018-2019 Action Plan which has not been expended by the subrecipient to a previously approved project for the acquisition of property for the purposes of providing housing for homeless persons. 2. To amend the 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan to: a. reallocate funds from Program Year 2020-2021 in the amount of $11,300.00 from the Microenterprise Assistance Project to the Section 108 Loan program (an existing activity approved in the 2020-2021 Action Plan) for the Section 108 project. 3. To amend the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan to: a. reallocate funds from Program Year 2021-2022 in the amount of $32,377.00 from the Consolidate Planning (Planning & Administration) to the Section 108 Loan program (an existing activity approved in the 2021-2022 Action Plan) for the Section 108 project. b. To reallocate funds from Program Year 2021-2022 in the amount of $40,000.00 from an ineligible project, the Food Bank Distribution Facility project in the 2021-2022 Action Plan and reallocate the funds to the Section 108 Loan program (an existing activity approved in the 2021-2022 Action Plan) for the Section 108 project. 4. To amend the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan to: a. reallocate funds from Program Year 2022-2023 in the amount of $4,343.22 from the Human Services (Volunteers of America) to the Section 108 Loan program (an existing activity approved in the 2022-2023 Action Plan) for the Section 108 project. RECOMMENDATION: --Hold an Open Record Public Hearing --A Motion to approve the proposed substantial amendment for the City’s CDBG Program ATTACHED: --CDBG Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment (PY 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23) --Notice of Public Comment  AGENDA ITEM: B DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Claire Kamak, Development Services SUBJECT: CLOSED RECORD PUBLIC HEARING FOR KULSHAN VIEW DR (P82422) REZONE, PLAN23- 0166 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that Council hold a closed record public hearing and make a motion to authorize the Mayor to sign the accompanying ordinance approving the Kulshan View Dr rezone. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: On September 28, 2023, an open record hearing was held before the Hearing Examiner for the subject rezone. The applicant, Sound Development Group, on behalf of the property owners Community Action of Skagit County, propose to rezone approximately 1.5 acres from a zoning designation of Multifamily Residential (R-3) to Multifamily Residential (R-4). The proposed zoning designation is consistent with the site’s Comprehensive Plan designation of Medium High Density Multifamily. The proposal property (P82422) is unaddressed on Kulshan View Drive within the Southwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 34 N, Range 04 E, W.M. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: The Hearing Examiner recommended approval of the rezone in a report dated October 12, 2023. No request for reconsideration of the Hearing Examiner’s recommendation. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Council move to adopt an Ordinance approving the Kulshan View Dr rezone. ATTACHED: • Proposed Ordinance • Hearing Examiner Recommendation (Included as Exhibit A to Proposed Ordinance) • Staff Report with Exhibits  AGENDA ITEM: C DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Rebecca Lowell, Development Services SUBJECT: CLOSED RECORD PUBLIC HEARING, PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF MOUNTAIN GATE, PLAN23-0064 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends Council hold a closed record public hearing and then make a motion to authorize the Mayor to sign the accompanying resolution approving the preliminary plat for the subdivision named Mountain Gate. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Proposed is a 12.7-acre preliminary plat that will create 46 detached single-family lots, ten duplex lots, and 17 tracts for stormwater infrastructure, critical areas, landscaping, open space, utilities, access, and areas to be deeded to abutting property owners. A total of 66 dwelling units will be created with this proposed subdivision. The residential lots will range in size from 2,343 square feet to 7,761 square feet in size. The Skagit County Assessor describes the site as parcels: P28018, P28021, and P27988; the site is located on the north side of East Blackburn Road and is northeast of the intersection of East Blackburn and Little Mountain Roads within a portion of the NW ¼ of Section 28, Township 34 North, Range 04 East, W.M. The general location of the project site is identified in red in the vicinity map below. The applicant/property owners for this preliminary plat are identified below: Applicant: Property Owner: SSHI, LLC NORDCO Group LLC DBA DR Horton Attention: Craig Cammock 11241 Slater Avenue NE, Suite 200 P.O. Box 2728 Kirkland, WA 98033 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 On August 31, 2023 an open record hearing was held before the Hearing Examiner for this preliminary plat. The Hearing Examiner (HE) recommended conditional approval of the application in a document dated September 27, 2023. A request for reconsideration was filed on October 5, 2023 and on October 30, 2023 the Hearing Examiner issued a decision on the Request for Reconsideration and a new Recommendation on the subject preliminary plat. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: The proposal is found to be consistent with the Mount Vernon Municipal Code and the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed preliminary plat was considered at a duly advertised public hearing before the Hearing Examiner who recommended approval of the application with conditions. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Council move to adopt a resolution approving the preliminary plat for the Mountain Gate subdivision. ATTACHED: • Proposed Resolution that includes all of the following: o Hearing Examiner’s Recommendation; o Staff Report with its associated Exhibits; and, o Notice of Reconsideration and the Request for Reconsideration  AGENDA ITEM: D DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Doug Volesky, Finance Director SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2024 CITY BUDGET REVENUE SOURCES RECOMMENDED ACTION: The City will hold a public hearing to present and take comment on the 2024 City Budget revenue sources. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: A major part of the City’s budget process is establishing revenue estimates for the budgeted year. The City’s revenue policies include: 1. Current revenues will be sufficient to support current expenditures, 2. Calculated using an objective, analytical process, and will be neither overly optimistic nor overly conservative, 3. Estimates will be performed utilizing accepted analytical techniques and shall access the full spectrum of resources available to finance City programs and services. Estimated total revenue included in the 2024 Preliminary Budget is $113,634,614. This is a decrease of $9,837,283 or -8.0% from the City’s 2023 budgeted revenue amount. This decrease is due mainly to changes in funding for major capital projects including $35,926,125 for the Mount Vernon Library Commons project. Total taxes increased $1,334,691 from the budgeted 2023 revenue amounts. Per MRSC, “As part of the budget process, the taxing jurisdiction establishes the amount of property tax revenue needed to fund the budget. That amount needed to fund the budget is called the levy. It is the total amount to be collected from the taxpayers by a taxing district. In Washington, property tax increases are not based on the increasing value of properties. They are based on last year’s property tax levy, which is simply the amount of the property taxes that were assessed in the prior year. By November 30 of each year, the amount of taxes to be levied by taxing districts are certified to the county assessor in a dollar amount. In Mount Vernon, our tax levy amount in 2023 was $8,530,277. The county assessor calculates the levy rate necessary by dividing the total levy amount by the assessed value of taxable property in the district. By law, this number is expressed in terms of a dollar rate per $1,000 of valuation. For example, a rate of $0.00025 is expressed as 25¢ per $1,000 of assessed value. The formula for property tax collections is expressed as: Levy = Levy Rate x Assessed Value (AV)”. The City of Mount Vernon is required by law to hold a public hearing to review revenue sources for the coming year and also to set property taxes for the coming year. The City’s property tax increase is limited to the lesser of one percent (1%) or the implicit price deflator (IPD) for the year. Additionally, a City may capture 100% of all new construction and may take any “banked capacity” available to them. Some important facts to consider when setting the 2024 property tax include: 1. The implicit price deflator (IPD) for the year is 3.67%, so it is more than 1%, so tax districts will be allowed to levy 1% more than they collected in 2023. A 1% adjustment to the property tax levy is $92,149. This amount has been included in the 2024 Preliminary Budget. 2. Banked Capacity. As a result of the City of Mount Vernon not taking the maximum regular tax which could lawfully be levied in past years, the City has accumulated banked levy capacity of $684,527.49. The amount of banked capacity changes each year because the highest lawful levy and the actual levy are recalculated. Having banked capacity for one year does not guarantee the city will have the same amount the following year. There is no banked capacity included in the 2024 Preliminary Budget. 3. New construction value per the County Assessor’s Office is $12.2M which will generate $19,011 of new revenue to the City in 2024. The new construction has been included in the 2024 Preliminary Budget. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: City staff recommends that City Council: - Set the property taxes in 2024 at 100% of the 2023 revenue amount plus the 1% allowed. - Take all new construction allowed to the City. - Consider using a portion of banked capacity to help balance the 2024 Budget. RECOMMENDATION: No action at this time is needed, but Council could adopt an ordinance to set the City’s 2024 property tax levy amount, or Council could choose to have further discussion and approve this ordinance at a later date. ATTACHED: 2024 Property Tax Levy amount Ordinance.  AGENDA ITEM: E DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Chris Phillips, Public Works Director SUBJECT: 2023 MOUNT VERNON LIBRARY HRV AND ERV PROJECT CONTRACT RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Staff recommends City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement Siemens for a previously City Council approved ARPA expenditure of $224,267.94. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: PW General Facility Staff recommends the installation of Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV) and Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) into the current library facility to enhance air exchange systems that will increase indoor air quality and minimize heating costs. This project will supplement the existing HVAC system and increase it’s efficiency/effectiveness well beyond its current limits and increase HVAC system life expectancy an additional 20 years. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: Please see above narrative. RECOMMENDATION: City Staff recommends City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into agreement with Siemens for $224,267.94. ATTACHED: Siemens Contract Agreement  AGENDA ITEM: F DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Chris Phillips, Public Works Director SUBJECT: THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE COMMERCIAL COLD STORAGE PARKING AGREEMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Staff recommends City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement Commercial Cold Storage from Oct 2023 to Oct 2024 for the annual rate of $4,366.56, and then month-to-month option to follow for the monthly rate of $374.79. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: City staff briefed the Mayor on parking agreement pro’s and con’s and believe this contracted parking provides flexible public parking options during the transition to MVLC. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: Please see above narrative. RECOMMENDATION: City Staff recommends City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into agreement with Commercial Cold Storage. ATTACHED: Parking Agreement  AGENDA ITEM: G DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Jennifer Berner, Director Parks & Enrichment Services Department SUBJECT: RENEW VAUX HOUSE APARTMENT LEASE AGREEMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff requests approval to renew the Vaux house apartment lease agreement beginning January 1, 2024, expiring December 31, 2024. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: As stewards of Mount Vernon taxpayer dollars, it is essential that fair and equitable rental rates are established. Upon review of rental property rates in Mount Vernon, staff is recommending the rent remain the same for 2024. The current rental rate to $450 a month. Upon an annual evaluation of comparable rental rates, it was determined the monthly rental rate shall remain at $450 with $600 deducted for caretaker duties. The adjusted monthly rental rate is $1,050. Caretaker duties as defined in Exhibit “C” of the agreement include weeding planter beds, weed-eating, removal of debris from the parking lot and planter beds, pruning shrubs, and leaf removal. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: None RECOMMENDATION: Staff is requesting Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into a rental agreement for the Vaux house apartment rental property located at 3011 East Fir Street. ATTACHED: Rental Property Comparison Chart Vaux House Apartment Rental Agreement  AGENDA ITEM: H DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Jennifer Berner, Director Parks & Enrichment Services Department SUBJECT: RENEW BONNIE RAE HOUSE LEASE AGREEMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff requests approval to renew the Bonnie Rae house lease agreement beginning January 1, 2024, expiring December 31, 2024. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: As stewards of Mount Vernon taxpayer dollars, it is essential that fair and equitable rental rates are established. Upon review of rental property rates in Mount Vernon, staff is recommending the rent remain the same for 2024. The rental rate was increased in 2023 by $100 bringing the current rental rate to $1,900. Upon an annual evaluation of comparable rental rates, it was determined the monthly rental rate shall remain at $2,700 with $800 deducted for caretaker duties. The adjusted monthly rental rate is $1,900. Caretaker duties as defined in Exhibit “C” of the agreement include mowing the lawn area on a weekly basis and performing other maintenance duties such as weeding flowerbeds, weed-eating to include the ditch lines, removal of debris from the ditch lines, pruning shrubs, leaf removal and storm clean up. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: None RECOMMENDATION: Staff is requesting Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into a rental agreement for the Bonnie Rae rental property located at 2601 S. LaVenture Road. ATTACHED: Rental Property Comparison Chart Bonnie Rae Rental Agreement  AGENDA ITEM: I DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Kevin Rogerson, City Attorney SUBJECT: ORDINANCE REGULATING CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adoption INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Introduction. Unregulated camping on public property including public rights-of-way, parks, trails, city parking lots, and other public property is a public health and safety concern due to criminal activity (including theft and drug use), littering, public exposure to hazardous or dangerous materials such as used needles, other drug paraphernalia and biohazards (e.g. human waste), damage to public property and interferes with other intended uses, such as the daily operation of the City, scheduled and permitted events, recreational activities, pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic, and other public uses. The proposed ordinance places time, place, and manner restrictions on camping on public property to mitigate the foreseeable and demonstrated public safety impacts associated with the conduct. Summary. The ordinance prohibits camping or storing personal property on public property when there is available overnight shelter. “Available shelter” defined in the ordinance includes that it: i) must be shelter space open to the particular individual experiences homelessness, ii) that the city confirms that the space is available to that person at no cost, iii) that it is located nearby (20 mile radius from city hall), and iv) that it is accessible to the person either by public transportation, City provided transportation, or vehicle for hire at no cost for that person. It further addresses that shelters may have restrictions based on a member’s sex, length of stay, marital status, disability or other rules that would interfere with a person’s constitutional rights. When such rules preclude the use of that particular shelter then it is not available under the definition. If there is no available shelter, camping prohibition on City rights of way will not be enforced. If shelter is available and confirmed by staff open to the particular individual experiencing homelessness, it must be offered to the person experiencing homelessness and then refused before the ordinance may be enforced when camping on right of way. Violation of the ordinance constitutes a simple misdemeanor- 90 days in jail / 1000 fine or both. For a first offense, the maximum financial penalty is $100. The Court is authorized to allow community service in lieu of paying any fine. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: The City Council has considered this matter during a regular public meeting, has given careful review and consideration to the matter, and finds that the best interests of the City of Mount Vernon will be served by adoption of this Ordinance and that the regulatory requirements established by this Ordinance are necessary and sufficiently tailored for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare. RECOMMENDATION: Adoption ATTACHED: Ordinance  AGENDA ITEM: J DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Kevin Rogerson, City Attorney SUBJECT: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FORMALLY ESTABLISHING THE NOTH STAR LEADERSHIP TEAM RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Since July 2022 the chief executive elected officials from Burlington, Mount Vernon, Sedro- Woolley, Anacortes, and a County Commissioner have been working together informally to re- examine current systems of care in Skagit County and pursue available avenues to render them more effective in a collaborative cross jurisdiction effort. They have named this working group the North Star Leadership Team. The interlocal formalized the establishment of this joint cooperative undertaking as allowed under RCW 39.34.030(4) setting forth both the scope of its work and formation. The agreement does not create a separate legal or administrative entity, nor delegate any power or authority of the City (or any party to the agreement) to the North Star Leadership Team. This includes but is not limited to, entering into contracts, binding any party to any policy recommendation reached by the Leadership Team, hiring employees, serving as a substitute for each jurisdictions legislative processes including but not limited to the adoption of planning or development regulation processes, or in general authorize the expenditure of public funds. The Leadership Team is purely advisory and limited to the scope of work set forth in the Agreement. Any advice or recommendations by the Leadership Team board is not required, nor restricts each jurisdiction that is party to the agreement from acting on any of the subject matters detailed in the scope of work. Any party may withdraw from the agreement without cause open 30 days written notice. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: Entering into the interlocal proposed is within the interest of the City. RECOMMENDATION: Approval ATTACHED: Interlocal Agreement  AGENDA ITEM: K DATE: November 8, 2023 TO: Mayor Boudreau and City Council FROM: Police Chief Chris Cammock SUBJECT: JULOTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to authorize the Mayor to enter a agreement with Skagit County for use of the JULOTA behavioral health records management system. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: JULOTA is a proprietary web based software system designed to connect behavioral health service providers with each other to proactively manage and support individuals needing services. Skagit County Public Health agreed to fund and manage the system providing individual agencies with “spoke” access to use the system. For the past year, the Police Department and City Attorney’s Office have been working with Skagit County and representatives from the Julota network to construct the services it will offer including privacy firewalls for pertinent information, access privileges, etc.. FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: JULOTA offers the ability to transform “the disconnected patchwork of service providers into a well- coordinated network” that will provide a more effective level of service care delivery by outreach personnel, law enforcement, fire and EMS. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the above information, staff is requesting the City Council approve authorizing the Mayor to enter into an with Skagit County for use of the JULOTA behavioral health records management system. ATTACHED: Agreement