City Council
Regular MeetingOak Harbor, WA · June 4, 2024
Minutes
Oak Harbor City Council
Regular Meeting Minutes
June 4, 2024
This was both a physical meeting location and a virtual meeting. Meeting was viewable live
via YouTube at www,youtube.com/cityofoakharbor, on Facebook,
and on Cable Channel 10/HD 1090
CALL TO ORDER
Call To Order and Native Lands Acknowledgement - Mayor Wright called the meeting to order at
6:00 p.m. He included the acknowledgement that the meeting was being held on the ancestral lands of
the Coast Salish people and paid respect to those past and present.
Invocation – Pastor Josh Hubbard, Life Church
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Wright and students from Oak Harbor Elementary
ROLL CALL
City Council Present: Staff Present/Videoconference
Mayor Ronnie Wright Interim City Administrator Sabrina Combs
Mayor Pro Tem Tara Hizon Deputy City Administrator David Goldman
Councilmember Jim Woessner - absent Development Services Director David Kuhl
Councilmember Bryan Stucky Parks and Recreation Director Brian Smith
Councilmember Shane Hoffmire Police Chief Tony Slowik
Councilmember Eric Marshall Interim Fire Chief Gordon Olson
Councilmember Christopher Wiegenstein City Engineer Alex Warner
Councilmember Barbara Armes Senior Planner Ray Lindenburg
Parks Supervisor Brandon Cable
Finance Accounting Manager Ashley Ramos
Grants Administrator Wendy Horn
Communications Officer Magi Aguilar
Executive Services Administrator Macalle Finkle
City Clerk Julie Nester
Also in attendance: City Attorney
Hillary Evans of Kenyon Disend, PLLC
EXCUSE ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
Mayor Wright welcomed all in attendance. He noted Councilmember Woessner had asked to be ex-
cused. Mayor Pro Tem Hizon moved to excuse Councilmember Woessner. The motion was seconded
by Councilmember Hoffmire and passed unanimously.
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mayor Wright requested changes to the agenda. He noted Staff has requested to move item 7.a. Reso-
lution 24-19 Naming Freedom Park to follow Item 5. Mayor and Council Comments. Hearing no other
changes, he called for a motion to approve the agenda as amended.
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Motion: Councilmember Wiegenstein moved to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Coun-
cilmember Marshall. The motion carried unanimously.
2. PRESENTATIONS
a. Proclamations – None
b. Honors & Recognitions – None
c. Community Presentations – None
3. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD
Mayor Wright noted citizens may comment on Consent Agenda items or subjects of interest not listed
on the agenda at this time and that citizens would have the opportunity to comment on the remaining
Agenda items during the meeting as appropriate.
Citizens can also visit the City’s website prior to meetings for methods to submit public comment, or
contact the City Clerk, Julie Nester by phone or email. When submitting comments, please include your
name and address. Public comments sent anonymously will be shared with the Mayor and Council but
will not be displayed.
The City received a number of new public comments since the last regular meeting, some of which were
received right after the deadline for inclusion for the May 21, 2024 regular meeting. They and others
received since that date were displayed.
Online and email comments were received from:
Kristi O’Donnell of Greenbank, opposing any change to the current provision for holding an election for
the sale of a city park.
Mukunda-Krishna Tyson, of Oak Harbor supporting the North Whidbey Pool, Park, and Recreation Dis-
trict proposal to be a Metropolitan Park District
Sasha Polonko of Oak Harbor, opposing any change to the current provision for holding an election for
the sale of a city park.
Chris Collins, opposing any change to the current provision for holding an election for the sale of a city
park.
Kathryn Sharpio of Freeland, opposing any change to the current provision for holding an election for
the sale of a city park.
Michelle Harris of Oak Harbor, opposed to the Angel de la Creatividad statue
Jackie Cannizzaro of Oak Harbor, in favor of the Angel de la Creatividad statue
Gretchen Luxenberg of Freeland, opposing any change to the current provision for holding an election
for the sale of a city park.
Rusty Etheridge of Oak Harbor, opposed to the Angel de la Creatividad statue.
Marnie (no last name given), non-resident, requesting live virtual access to public meetings.
Karla Freund of Oak Harbor, in support of the Angel de la Creatividad statue.
Mayor Wright noted the comment received by the City to request live virtual public comments in City
meetings. It has been the policy not to do so. He explained many cities have had to deal with not only
inappropriate language, but also nudity and inappropriate graphics by allowing live virtual public partici-
pation, including some neighboring cities and ports in Western Washington. As a result, they have
changed or are changing their procedures to not allow it. The City’s legal counsel advises the City of
Oak Harbor is a leader in this regard, and it is in the City’s best interest to continue not to allow live
virtual comments in public meetings.
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Mayor Wright opened the floor for public comment on items not on the agenda or items on the consent
agenda. Hearing no one with a desire to address the Council, the public comment period was closed.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Consent Items
a. Approval of Minutes: City Council Special Workshop of May 15, 2024, City Council Meeting
of May 21, 2024m and City Council Workshop of May 22, 2024
b. Approval of Payroll and Accounts Payable Vouchers
c. Fort Nugent Electric Flyers Annual Agreement
d. 2023 Annual Transportation Benefit District Report
Mayor Wright called for any changes to the consent agenda.
Councilmember Stucky requested to remove item d. 2023 Annual Transportation Benefit District Report.
Mayor Wright noted the other consent agenda items were approved as presented.
Councilmember Stucky requested clarification and to examine the map in the report that indicated what
work was planned for 2024.
City Engineer Warner responded to questions regarding particular streets and overlays and explained
that Island County has notified the City that they will not be doing any chip seals this year. The City is
doing watermain replacements on NE 1st and SW 4th and will be overlaying NE 5th to Whidbey, NE
7th, a portion of Heller Road and a portion of Swantown Road. Councilmember Hoffmire inquired if SE
4th is still planned for next year. City Engineer Warner noted it is on the list for inclusion in the 2025-
2026 budget discussions.
Motion: Councilmember Stucky moved to approve consent item d. 2023 Annual Transportation Benefit
District Report, seconded by Councilmember Marshall, and passed unanimously.
5. MAYOR, COUNCIL & STAFF COMMENTS
a. Mayor’s Comments
Mayor Wright provided the following comments:
• Habitat for Humanity Home Dedications: Mayor Wright noted it was his honor to participate in the
home dedications for two families on May 29th. Misty Downard and her family of Bob, Nathan and Aiden
and Jessica Poston and her family of Riley and Emmett are the owners of a new townhomes located on
SE Ely Street. Thank you to the program donors and volunteers that made this great event possible.
• Memorial Day Event: Mayor Wright noted it was his pleasure to emcee the Memorial Day Event put
on by the Northwest Naval Air Museum.
• Congratulations Graduates: Congratulations to the graduating classes of 2024! You make Oak Harbor
proud.
• Thank you from Harborview to Oak Harbor Police Department Officer Hernandez: Mayor Wright
shared this email thank you on which he was copied in:
“Officer Hernandez,
Thank you for speaking with our community this morning. You did an amazing job fielding so many
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questions from our residents. The residents really appreciated your information about things they can
do to protect themselves and others in the community. Darleen had some great ideas to add about using
a home fire extinguisher for an intruder and also using an air horn to notify other residents when one of
us needs assistance in the community. If you put together the brochure about home safety, we definitely
need copies for our residents. Beware of dog signs, video camera signs and no trespassing signs need
to be posted in our community. I will ask Island management for more lighting in specific areas too.
Hopefully, they can help install more signs around our entrance and add a no trespassing sign to the
gravel walkway. We always appreciate seeing OHPD cars in our neighborhood. We always welcome
your visits to help keep our community and neighbors safe.”
• All-Staff event May 29th: We also had a terrific All-Staff meeting the morning of the 29th at our Clean
Water Facility Interpretive Center. A majority of our staff were in attendance and enjoyed a pancake
breakfast. Mayor Wright noted he shared his vision and goals for the City and celebrated incoming
Communications Officer Magi Aguilar on her first day, and outgoing Building Official Ginger Pennington
on her retirement.
Highlights of the meeting included a presentation on our updated accident prevention program and a
first ever safety fashion show, with staff members from each of the City’s departments and work areas
demonstrating safety gear they use every day. Mayor Wright offered special thanks to the Wellness
Committee, the Safety Committee, his executive team, the City leadership team, the wonderful models,
and to Councilmembers Armes, Marshall and Stucky for their attendance. He noted he had received a
lot of positive feedback about the all-staff meeting and appreciated the community understanding the
closure of City offices for a short time.
• Ferries Systemwide meetings scheduled for mid-June: WSF will host two virtual public meetings to
share the latest updates about crewing, hybrid-electric vessels and efforts to restore service. The meet-
ings will give riders and community members the opportunity to ask a panel of WSF directors their
questions. Participants will need to register ahead of time for the noon Monday, June 17, and 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18, meetings on Zoom. email wsfcomms@wsdot.wa.gov.
• Office Closure: City Offices will be closed on June 19th in observance of Juneteenth.
• Proposal to change meeting times: Mayor Wright noted he will be bringing an item for Council consid-
eration to our June 26th Workshop to propose a change in the start times for our Council meetings and
workshops. He believed it would be in the best interest of all participants to begin regular City Council
meetings at 5:00 p.m. instead of 6:00 p.m., and to begin regular Council workshops at 12:00 noon in-
stead of 2:00 p.m. He noted he would look forward to this discussion. If favorable, he will place it on a
July agenda.
• Upcoming Special Meeting: The City Council will hold a special meeting for the purpose of holding an
Executive Session prior to the Council workshop on June 26th. The special meeting will be from 1:45-
2:00 p.m. The purpose of the executive session is to discuss the lease or purchase of real property and
the consideration of price. Executive sessions are not open to the public.
• Boards & Commissions: Thank you to the response for the City’s request to fill many of our Boards
and Commissions positions. The City still has volunteer positions to fill. Please see our website to apply.
• Still Hiring: The City has openings for employment in several areas, including seasonal positions and
the recruitment process has begun for our next Fire Chief. See the website for a complete listing.
• Local Events: There are several terrific special events happening in our area, many of which were
displayed on the screen.
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b. Councilmembers
Councilmember Stucky asked for clarification to note the purpose of the Hearing Examiner’s meeting
earlier that afternoon was due solely to review the height of the Angel de la Creatividad statue and not
about the City accepting it. Interim City Administrator Combs confirmed this and noted the resolution
passed by the City to accept the statue was completed some time ago.
7. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS
a. Resolution 24-19: Naming Freedom Park
Parks and Recreation Director Smith reviewed the resolution. He explained that the City is starting work
on the design of a new trail system at the Harbor Heights property that will open the 75-acre greenspace
to the public. The property was once referred to as the Harbor Heights business park, zoned as a
Planned Industrial Park (PIP) before being purchased and designated as parkland by the City with Res-
olution 21-15. With the planned installation of walking trails and a disc golf course, the City has been
considering an appropriate designation for the City's largest and most forested park.
Oak Harbor Elementary School was selected to host the 2024 Arbor Day Celebration and the concept
of officially naming the Harbor Heights property as a competition leading up to the Arbor Day Celebration
was discussed at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting and a special process for a naming
campaign was discussed with the Oak Harbor School District, the Parks and Recreation Commission,
Mayor Wright and Council leading up to the event. Parks and Recreation Director Smith noted our parks’
biggest fans are our smallest residents, and shared information on naming requirements and other cri-
teria for parks per Resolution 21-19.
Classes at Oak Harbor Elementary School held activities to nominate a park name as their class sub-
mission. Park name nominations were announced by Mayor Wright at the Arbor Day Celebration. Nom-
inations were then presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission for review and selection of the
winner based on the City’s policies and procedures relating to the naming of public parks and park and
recreation facilities.
After careful consideration "Freedom Park" was chosen as the recommended designation. Oak Harbor
Elementary students are known as “Eagles” and have a strong affiliation to the symbolism of freedom
associated with their mascot and our military supported community. Comments from the Commission-
ers and the Mayor included thoughts that Freedom Park gives a sense of stewardship both to the stu-
dents who stand as a symbol of freedom to care for the natural spaces around them as well as the Na-
val Sailors who volunteer service hours that will help maintain Freedom Park, the closest City park to
the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island. “Freedom Park" was submitted by Mrs. Nuqui and Mrs. Shep-
erd's 1st Grade Class, and the educational nature trail to be named "Slippery Squirrel Trail" was sub-
mitted by Mr. Woodard's 3rd Grade Class at Oak Harbor Elementary School.
Mayor Wright confirmed no public comments had been received and called upon those members of the
public present for their comments.
Speakers included Oak Harbor Elementary Principal Chistine Merritt and members of Mrs. Nugui and
Mrs. Sheperd’s first grade class, who introduced themselves. Miss Carsyn Finkle provided a statement
on behalf of the class. She noted, “We picked the name Freedom Park because we will be able to play
there whenever we want!”
Mayor Pro Tem Hizon noted she suspected this was the first time the City had ever considered passage
of a resolution that included the words “slippery squirrel’.
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Motion: Councilmember Wiegenstein moved to adopt Resolution 24-19, approving the Park and Rec-
reation Commission's recommendation for designating the Harbor Heights property, generally located
at 900 Gun Club Rd., as "Freedom Park" - the winning nomination by Mrs. Nuqui and Mrs. Sheperd's
1st Grade Class, and the educational nature trail to be named "Slippery Squirrel Trail" as submitted by
Mr. Woodard's 3rd Grade Class at Oak Harbor Elementary School. Councilmember Hoffmire seconded
the motion which passed unanimously.
Mayor Wright paused the meeting for photos with the students and Principal Merritt.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS & MEETINGS
a. Ordinance No. 2002: Rezone of Parcel R13202-460-1360 (427 SE Ely Street) from split-zoned
R-1, R-2 zoning to R-3
Senior Planner Lindenburg reviewed the ordinance background and information. The property is located
at the corner of Ely Street and Cabot Drive. The applicant submitted a pre-application for a potential
residential project on the subject site. At that time, city staff let the applicant know that a rezoning appli-
cation would need to be approved to allow for the density proposed and to resolve a split-zone designa-
tion on the property. Accordingly, an application was made for rezoning from the existing split R-1 and
R-2 districts to R-3 for the full parcel. This action would change the maximum unit count from seven to
eleven.
The general process to rezone property includes a hearing before the Hearing Examiner who conducts
the hearing and makes a recommendation to the City Council. The Hearing Examiner conducted a hear-
ing on April 30, 2024, after due notices were published to the newspaper and neighbors. The Hearing
Examiner took public testimony and closed the hearing. The Hearing Examiner provided a recommen-
dation for approval of the rezoning in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
The authority to establish land use control is provided by RCW Chapter 36.70A.040. The Growth Man-
agement Act requires the City to plan and to have development regulations that are consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan. The rezoning of the property by itself will not create a fiscal impact. Development
of the property into residential units will result in impact fees and property tax increases. Cost impacts
associated with additional units and citizens will be addressed during project review and permitting.
Mayor Wright opened the Public Hearing. He confirmed no public comments had been received and
requested any public comments from those gathered. Hearing none, the Public Hearing was closed.
Councilmember Marshall provided his respective questions and comments and requested information
about the continuance of sidewalks, which was addressed by Senior Planner Lindenburg.
Motion: Councilmember Stucky moved to accept the Hearing Examiner’s recommendation and adopt
Ordinance No. 2002, approving the rezoning of 0.69 acres of land, consisting of one parcel (R13202-
460-1360) from split Single Family Residential (R-1) and Limited Multiple-Family Residential (R-2) to
Multiple-Family Residential (R-3). Councilmember Marshall seconded the motion, which passed unani-
mously.
b. WA Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant Application Public Hearing
and Approval
Grants Administrator Horn and Interim Fire Chief Olson presented the grant information and application
request.
In 2022, Oak Harbor voters approved a bond and levy lid lift to design and build a second fire station,
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located in the southwest area of the city. The bond will also cover the cost of a new fire engine and
partial operations including two new firefighting positions.
There is a need for additional equipment to outfit the new station that is not covered by the bond and is
not budgeted for in the Fire Department's budget. The Washington State Department of Commerce
Community Development Block Grant program provides funding to non-entitlement units (NEUs) of gov-
ernment. As an NEU with over 50% LMI, Oak Harbor qualifies for this program. The Fire Department is
requesting approval to apply for a grant from the CDBG program to purchase an extractor and a breath-
ing air filling station. Per Department of Commerce guidance, a notice of public hearing was posted 10
days prior to this meeting and is sufficient for application to the CDBG program.
The equipment costs are approximately $120,000. If approved, staff will bring a budget amendment to
a future City Council meeting for consideration.
Mayor Wright opened the Public Hearing. He confirmed no public comments had been received and
requested any public comments from those gathered. Hearing none, the Public Hearing was closed.
Councilmember Stucky and Mayor Pro Tem Hizon provided their respective questions and comments.
Deputy City Administrator Goldman also responded to questions.
Motion: Councilmember Marshall moved to approve the submission of a Community Development Gen-
eral Purpose Block Grant for equipment for the new Fire Station 82. Councilmember Wiegenstein se-
conded the motion, which passed unanimously.
8. CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS
a. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Perteet, Inc. for Natural Resources Anal-
ysis
Development Services Director Kuhl presented the item. He explained the Development Services De-
partment would like to amend the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Perteet Incorporated,
the firm currently performing natural resource analysis for the City of Oak Harbor. The original PSA was
signed on October 3, 2023. The Freund Marsh analysis will take approximately six months to complete.
Island County requires approval of our vendor as part of the funding requirement for the conservation
futures money awarded by the County. The contract will expire on October 15, 2024. This PSA amend-
ment will also add an additional $40,000 to complete the work. The current contract is $20,000 and the
amendment to the PSA will make the total for the contract $60,000. Director Kuhl noted the City is under
contract to purchase three parcels from the Freund family. Island County has stipulations for the use of
the conservation futures money granted, including final input on the selection of a vendor for the analysis
and feasibility study. Director Kuhl reviewed those criteria, plus added provisions requested by the City
Council.
Mayor Wright confirmed no public comments had been received and requested any public comments
from those gathered. Hearing none, he requested Council comments.
Councilmembers Marshall and Wiegenstein provided their respective questions and comments. Both
both explained that as they had not favored the purchase of the Freund Marsh property they would not
vote in favor of the amendment.
Motion: Councilmember Hoffmire moved to approve the amendment to the Professional Services
Agreement with Perteet Incorporated for Natural Resources Analysis Services. Mayor Pro Tem Hizon
seconded the motion, which passed 4-2 with Mayor Pro Tem Hizon and Councilmembers Armes, Hoff-
mire, and Stucky in favor and Councilmembers Marshall and Wiegenstein opposed.
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b. Enterprise Resource Planning Software Contract Award
Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director David Goldman presented the item. He explained the
City’s current financial software, EDEN, is about 20 years old and does not have the advanced function-
ality found in a typical Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The City received notice from the
current vendor a couple of years ago that they would no longer be supporting the software in a few
years. Based on this, staff communicated to City Council with information regarding our current system
and what a new system could provide for us Based on this feedback, the City Council allocated $500,000
of Council Priority Project funding (total project funding $525,000) to replace the EDEN financial system
with an ERP system.
Previous Council and Citizen input was gathered on:
• January 27, 2021 City Council Workshop
• May 3, 2022 City Council Meeting
• November 29, 2023 City Council Workshop
Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director Goldman reached out to multiple cities, who use EDEN
and other ERP systems, to gather information and gain input. He also researched ERP templates,
worked with the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) on refining the Request for Proposals
(RFP) and gathering a list of vendors to send the RFP to (in addition to the standard bid publication),
and reached out to ERP vendors at the exhibit hall at the 2023 national GFOA conference in May to
submit bids.
The RFP was open from May 1, 2023 to June 12, 2023. Staff included the amount of Council Priority
Project funding allocated by the City Council in the RFP. The City received two responses. 33 staff
members (and the City’s Information Technology consultants) from every department of the City were
invited to review those responses. Both vendors were invited to the City for multiple day demonstrations
and to answer staff questions. Based on feedback, staff selected the top scoring vendor.
The Project includes six primary stages which are outlined in detail in the Statement of Work and include
important aspects such as data conversion, stakeholder feedback, process evaluation and refinement,
product setup, product testing, product production:
• Initiate and Plan
• Assess and Define
• Prepare Solution
• Production Readiness
• Production
• Close
Deputy City Administrator Goldman introduced Chris Deroche of Tyler Technologies who reviewed the
firm’s decision to sunset the Eden software after 25 years and the jump in technology provided in moving
forward with the new system. Mr. Deroche provided a brief demonstration of the system, He noted Tyler
Technologies is the largest software company in the United States which is solely focused on the public
sector, with 45% of their 1600 team members having worked in the public sector. 55 municipalities in
Washington State are utilizing the Tyler Technologies ERP system.
Deputy City Administrator Goldman reviewed the general benefits of an ERP system:
• Speed up and improve processes.
• Shared information organization wide.
• Reduce paper and chance for losses and errors.
• Enhanced financial and capital project reporting.
• Enhanced customer experience.
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Selected Summary of new available functionality:
• Moving from paper-based timekeeping to electronic timekeeping. More accurate tracking of time and
approvals. Verifiable allocation of staff time to grants can reduce direct expenses to City funds.
• Workflow approvals in the system. Electronic approval workflows defined by department/organization
with automatic notifications lead to quicker and more efficient review and approval. Hundreds of pro-
cesses can be monitored, and flexible business rules can be applied.
• Enterprise document management system. Documents are scanned into the system and automatically
indexed with optical character recognition applied and relevant hyperlinks included to reports saved on
a highly secure storage system. Includes seamless integration between an ERP module and content
manager. Can handle multiple file types. All information relevant to a purchase, revenue, or expense is
at the users’ fingertips.
• Business/Data analytics. Toolbox can be used to create user defined views of information and can
be shared with others at the click of a button. Strategic analysis into multiple functional areas using
forecasts, trends, and government-specific metrics.
• Ability to handle program budgeting and in-system budget creation and monitoring. Creates an un-
limited number of “what if” scenarios.
• Integrated lifecycle procurement. Includes electronic purchase order/encumbrance functionality.
Tracks procurements from requisition to purchase.
• Integration with existing software. Provides data integration with other software used by the City
(LAMA, Microsoft-Excel, etc.).
• Citizen self-service. Enhanced utility billing that can show the history of usage. Single log-in. Ability
to report issues (potholes, downed power lines, etc.) that are routed directly to the relevant departments.
Deputy City Administrator Goldman reviewed the Project Budget and costs of $525,000.
• $452,650 - Tyler professional services
• $ 3,669 - Third-party hardware, software, services
• $ 24,660 – Estimated Travel Expenses
• $ 44,021 – Contingency for additional modules and training.
There is an annual SaaS licensing fee of $167,456. The new system will represent a cost increase of
$54,610 over the current system but will provide a more efficient product plus new functionality. Costs
will continue to be allocated to all funds.
Mayor Wright confirmed no public comments had been received and requested any public comments
from those gathered. Hearing none, he requested Council comments.
Mayor Pro Tem Hizon and Councilmembers Hoffmire, Stucky and Marshall provided their respective
questions and comments.
Motion: Councilmember Marshall moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the Software as a Service
(SaaS) agreement with Tyler Technologies not to exceed $525,000 and annual costs as contained in
the agreement. Mayor Pro Tem Hizon seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
9. OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
10. REPORTS & DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Traffic Calming Update
Police Chief Slowik presented the update, along with input from City Engineer Warner. He explained the
goal of the program is to increase roadway safety by implementing solutions that reduce speeding,
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collisions, injuries and fatalities. 2023 was one of the deadliest years for traffic fatalities in the State of
Washington, and there has been an increase in fatalities in Island County so far in 2024 as well.
Chief Slowik reviewed the “3 E’s” of Traffic Calming
Education
Enforcement
Engineering
He further reviewed the methods and programs utilized by the City, including:
• Paper Forms - Electronic Submittals via Web
• Education, Enforcement, Engineering
• Safe Streets & Roads For All (SS4A)
o Safety Action Plan Planning Grant
• Traffic Calming Program Safety Action Plan
o Vision Zero Network
o Rethinking our Roads
o Complete Streets
o Reactive – Proactive
• Safety Action Plan
o IRTPO selected DKS Associates
o Work to start Dec/Jan
• Crash Data Analysis
The City utilizes a variety of speed deterrents, including:
• Engineering Design for lane narrowing, speed humps, and speed flashing beacons
• Radar Trailers which have long range deployment with real time readouts, online messaging
changes and traffic counts for volume by time, speed, and areas of most enforcement need.
Future calming efforts will include:
• Police Motorcycle Officer Training
• Expansion of radar trailer program
• Incorporate traffic calming measures in roadway improvements.
• Police Department grants for traffic emphasis and education programs
Councilmembers Hoffmire, Stucky, Armes, Marshall, Wiegenstein and Mayor Pro Tem Hizon provided
their respective questions and comments.
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
Adjourn
Motion: There being no further business, Mayor Wright called for a motion to adjourn. Councilmember
Wiegenstein moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilmember Hoffmire. The motion was approved by a
unanimous vote, therefore the meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
Certified by Julie Nester, City Clerk
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