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Oak Harbor City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 This was both a physical meeting location and a virtual meeting. Meeting was viewable via YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofoakharbor, on Facebook, and on Cable Channel 10/HD 1090 following the meeting. CALL TO ORDER Call To Order and Native Lands Acknowledgement - Mayor Wright called the meeting to order at 5:30 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 – Led by Pastor Matthew Erikson – First Reformed Church . Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Wright ROLL CALL City Council Present: Staff Present/Videoconference Mayor Ronnie Wright City Administrator Sabrina Combs Mayor Pro Tem Tara Hizon Deputy City Administrator David Goldman Councilmember Jim Woessner Public Works Director Steve Schuller Councilmember Bryan Stucky Parks and Recreation Director Brian Smith Councilmember Eric Marshall Police Chief Tony Slowik Councilmember Christopher Wiegenstein Fire Chief Travis Anderson Councilmember Barbara Armes Harbormaster Alyce Henry Councilmember James P. Marrow Administration Manager Sandra Place Finance Manager Chas Webster Finance Manager Ashley Ramos Grants Administrator Wendy Horn Communications Officer Magi Aguilar Executive Services Coordinator Macalle Finkle City Clerk Julie Nester Also in attendance: City Attorneys Hillary Evans and Soojin Kim of Kenyon Disend, PLLC EXCUSE ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS Mayor Wright greeted all in attendance. He noted all members of the City Council were present. 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Wright stated that at this time the Council would enter into an executive session per Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 42.30.110 (1) (c) to consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease when public knowledge regarding such consideration would cause a likeli- hood of decreased price. He noted the anticipated duration of the executive session was fifteen minutes Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 1 of 10 and that action might or might not be taken upon return to the open session of the meeting. Executive sessions are not open to the public. The Council entered into executive session at 5:33 p.m. for fifteen minutes to 5:48 p.m. At 5:48 p.m. the Council announced an extension of the executive session for ten additional minutes to 5:58 p.m. At 5:58 p.m. the Council announced an extension of the executive session for an additional five minutes to 6:03 p.m. At 6:03 p.m. the Council came out of the executive session and resumed the open session of the regular meeting. Mayor Wright noted no action would be taken at this time regarding the matter discussed. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Wright requested any changes to the regular agenda. Hearing none, it was approved as pre- sented. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Mayor Wright noted members of the public could comment on Consent Agenda items or subjects of interest not listed on the agenda at this time and there would be an opportunity to comment on the remaining agenda items during the meeting as appropriate. He explained the public may also visit the City’s website prior to meetings for methods to submit public comments, or contact the City Clerk, Julie Nester, by phone or email. When submitting comments, please include your name and address. Public comments sent anonymously or from a non-verifiable address will be shared with the Mayor and Coun- cil but will not be displayed. Comments on public hearing items will be taken during the public hearings portion of the meeting. The City received fourteen (14) new public comments since the last regular meeting, which were dis- played. Comments were received from: 1. Charles Niedzialkowski of Island County, past president of the Oak Harbor Racket Club, opposing the conversion of Sumner Park tennis courts to pickleball use. 2. Micahel Stilwater of Greenbank, WA , noting that the Regatta Park tennis courts are actively used for tennis and should remain as such and that there are other venues for pickleball. 3. Howard Strickland of Island County, regarding vandalism caused to Sumner Park tennis courts by tape being applied to the courts for pickleball that left adhesive residue. 4. Kathleen Slocum of Island County, noting concern over tennis court conversion to pickleball courts, the adhesive left from taping the courts, and suggesting the City work with the school district to improve courts near Rotary Park. 5. Robin Parks of Island County, regarding the damage to the tennis courts at Sumner Park from the adhesive that remains after pickleball players taped the court and made it difficult to play tennis, and noting the City needs to be fair to all sports groups. 6. Horace Mells of Island County, opposing the conversion of tennis courts at Sumner Park to pickleball courts, and stating that tennis players paid to upgrade the surface of the tennis courts and have been maintaining them. He also noted the damage done to the courts by tape leaving behind sticky residue and that these are the only tennis courts in Oak Harbor that are accessible during school hours. 7. Marina Strickland of Island County, regarding pickleball and tennis courts and asking the City to work with the school district to improve and increase the existing pickleball courts and provide greater access and maintenance for both pickleball and tennis courts, as well as suggestions Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 2 of 10  for doing so. 8. Micheal Szemplinski of Oak Harbor, regarding biking infrastructure and thanking the City for developing a protected bike lane on SW Swantown Avenue between SW Fort Nugent Avenue and Heller Street and suggesting other areas for future biking infrastructure. 9. Michael Szemplinski of Oak Harbor, regarding the Active Transportation Plan and praising the vision and supporting the Council doing what it can to pay for and engineer it. 10. Aleksander Litvachuk of Oak Harbor, regarding damage to one of the Regatta tennis courts by pickleball players gluing tape over the courts, with tacky glue residue remaining after the tape was removed, rendering the court unplayable for tennis. He also opposed the permanent con- version of the courts to pickleball and asking that the City fix the damaged court. 11. Faustino Guiterrez of Oak Harbor, identifying himself as the varsity tennis coach at Oak Harbor High School, stating there is no way the students can play tennis if one of the courts is converted to a pickleball court, and noting there are four courts by the middle school which he seldom sees being used. 12. Blair Snowberger of Oak Harbor, regarding the traffic light at Swantown Avenue and Fort Nugent Avenue needing attention as it defaults to the right of way coming off Fort Nugent and causes traffic to be backed up for cars heading Southeast of Northwest on Swantown Avenue. 13. Philip Nakano of Oak Harbor, opposing a proposed Sumner (Regatta) Park tennis courts convers- ion to pickleball as these were the only tennis courts accessible during school hours and stating he encouraged pickleball facilities be created or expanded elsewhere. 14. Sheri Blessing of Oak Harbor, opposing conversion of tennis courts to pickleball courts. Mayor Wright asked if there were any members of the public present who wished to speak to any other items not listed on the agenda or on the consent agenda. He explained that if anyone present had already submitted their public comment and had it displayed, that they would not be invited to comment here a second time. He noted the Clerk would call on speakers in the order in which they signed in to speak and asked speakers to step forward to the microphone, state their name and address, and to limit comments to three minutes. City Clerk Nester noted that they first two people who had signed up to speak, Charles Niedzialkowski and Robin Parks, both in regard to Sumner Park, had already had their submitted public comments displayed this evening. Mayor Wright thanked them for their submitted and displayed comments. 1. Rusty Gagnon of Oak Harbor, addressed the Council to introduce herself and provide her wide and diverse background of twenty-seven (27) years in law enforcement as reference to her proposed appointment to the Civil Service Commission. Mayor Wright thanked Ms. Gagnon for volunteering to serve. Hearing no one else with a desire to address the Council, the public comment period was closed. 4. CONSENT AGENDA Consent Items a. Approval of Minutes: City Council Meeting of November 5, 2025 b. Approval of Payroll and Accounts Payable Vouchers c. Professional Services Agreement Amendment with FCS, A Bowman Company, for the Im- pact Fee Study d. Approval of Service Order with Astound Business Solutions, LLC for internet service e. Appointment: Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, Position 3 – Natalia Talo f. Appointment: Civil Service Commission, Position 1 – Rusty Gagnon Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 3 of 10 Mayor Wright called for any changes to the consent agenda. Hearing none, he called for a motion for approval. Motion: Councilmember Marrow moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Councilmember Wiegenstein seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. 5. MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMENTS a. Mayor’s Comments Mayor Wright displayed slides and provided the following comments: • City staff have created a Community Resource Page. It includes housing, food, and other resources for those in need of additional support during these times. • Staff and Councilmembers attended the Veterans Day program and parade last week. • City Administrator Combs was out and about speaking at various partner meetings – School District, the Military Officers Association with Councilmember Stucky and took my place (and did an amazing job) at the Rotary meeting last week. • Congratulations to the new Mr. Oak Harbor Royalty Court. The court’s photos are displayed. • If you are planning a City event make sure to attend the public meeting this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Collective. City Communications Officer Magi Aguilar is spearheading this with Main Street Association and the Chamber of Commerce. • The Wright Blend this month has been postponed until after the holidays. • We are still taking applications for Advisory Boards and Commissions. • Follow us on social media to stay connected Mayor Wright also noted that the City held its exit conference with the Office of the State Auditor today and received a glowing report. The City will be receiving a Stewardship Award from the Auditor’s Office and is one of only four (4) cities in the State of Washington that will receive this award. Mayor Wright thanked all City staff and especially the Finance Department for their work in helping the City receive this honor. State Auditor Pat McCarthy and the auditors that performed the City’s audit will arrange a time to come and present the award in person. b. Councilmembers Mayor Wright called on the Councilmembers for their comments. Councilmembers Armes and Stucky provided their respective comments. Councilmember Armes noted she had attended a recent Town Hall meeting put on by Representative Clyde Shavers, which was very informative. Councilmember Stucky asked if it would be possible to add to the public comment page of the City’s website for those making public comments online to note that their comment will either be displayed online, or may be given in person, but not both, when it is the same topic. Staff will make this addition to the online information. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS & MEETINGS a. Ordinance No. 2032: Amending Oak Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 3.98 Local Business & Occupation Tax Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 4 of 10 Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director Goldman reviewed the proposed ordinance. He ex- plained that per RCW 35.102.040, any city that adopts a Local Business & Occupation Tax (B&O) must adopt the mandatory provisions of the model Local B&O ordinance. The model ordinance is updated periodically via a process managed by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). AWC notified cities that mandatory provisions in the model ordinance have been updated primarily due to changes in law pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 5814 and that cities are required to update their Local B&O Tax ordinance to take effect on January 1, 2026. SB 5814 changed the tax classification for the following from services to retail sales: • Advertising services • Live presentations • Information technology services • Custom website development services • Investigation, security, and armored car services • Temporary staffing services • Sales of custom software and customization of prewritten software The following is a non-exhaustive list of what is considered a “Live Presentation”: • Courses, classes, seminars, workshops, or other programs for personal or professional enrich- ment such as art, music, choir, pottery, business and marketing, cooking, and CPR classes or lessons. • Continuing professional education including continuing legal education, continuing medical ed- ucation, continuing education for trades, continuing education for teachers, etc. • Driving education courses or lessons. • In-person and online instructional classes, lessons, workshops, seminars, or other programs that are provided in real time. Model ordinance updates dealt with the following areas: • Core model ordinance .030: Definition of "sale at retail": - Adds new subsection three (3) to incorporate changes to professional services. - Subsection six (6) Updates language related to custom software and customization of pre-written software. - Subsection twelve (12) Updates language related to digital goods and digital automated services. • Core model ordinance .030: Definition of “sale at wholesale” adds language to parallel updates to software in retail sales in subsection six (6). • Technical changes: .030 “sale at retail” subsection one (1) moves misplaced language to correct typo from when extended warranties were included. • Updates to definitions of digital automated services and digital goods changed by SB 5814 are not necessary. • The model ordinance incorporates the state’s definition by reference to the RCW. In addition, language has been updated to clarify that up to the first $4,000,000 per year or first $1,000,000 per quarter of gross receipts is deductible from the total gross receipts. Mayor Wright confirmed no comments had been received. He opened the public hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak on this item. Hearing no one, he closed the public hearing and turned to the Council for their questions and comments. Councilmember Woessner provided his respective questions and comments. He inquired whether this update would cause any additional businesses to be added to the matrix of those affected by the B&O Tax. Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director Goldman noted it did not add any businesses. Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 5 of 10 Motion: Councilmember Woessner moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2032: Amending Chapter 3.98 of the Oak Harbor Municipal Code pertaining to updating the Oak Harbor Local Business & Occupation Tax. Councilmember Marrow seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. 7. OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION a. Approval of Accounts Payable Vouchers – Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Wright explained this voucher list contained payment or payments to the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, of which Councilmember Marshall is the Executive Director. In order to avoid a conflict of interest, Councilmember Marshall has stated he will recuse himself from a vote on such payments, which are now a separate agenda item. Mayor Wright confirmed no public comments had been received. Hearing no comments from the public in attendance, or from the Council, he called for a motion for approval. Motion: Councilmember Woessner moved to approve the Accounts Payable Voucher List payment to the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember Wiegenstein seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 6 in favor with Councilmember Marshall abstaining. 8. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS a. Proposed Ordinance No. 2031: Adopting Oak Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 6.25 Related to Chronic Nuisances. City Attorney Hillary Evans reviewed the ordinance for the Council, which was presented at the October 28, 2025 Council workshop. She noted she had been asked by the Mayor to draft this ordinance for the Council's consideration as he knew she had done so for other cities she serves as legal counsel for. The purpose of a chronic nuisance ordinance is to address properties that regularly require police or code enforcement attention. These ordinances are designed to encourage property owners to take responsibility for maintaining their properties and to comply with community norms of maintenance and safety. A chronic nuisance code typically allows the Police Chief, or their designee, to identify properties that have significant and/or frequent criminal activity; this code would require the City to then provide notice to the property owner or person responsible. Failure to respond to the notice or correct the conditions can result in City abatement, including fines and/or closure of the property. Other cities have adopted and utilized similar chronic nuisance code provisions, such as Bremerton, Mountlake Terrace, Burien, Seattle, Spokane, and Everett. City Attorney Evans noted such ordinances are an effective and seldom used tool since most property owners and landlords are very cooperative. Mayor Wright thanked Attorney Evans for her presentation. He confirmed no public comments had been received and called for comments from those in attendance, 1. Jeff Ward of Oak Harbor addressed the Council. He noted he had been present at the workshop and thanked the Council for the great discussion then. He noted there hadn’t been a mention of Spin Café in either the workshop or this evening, but it seemed obvious to him that this was about that area. He stated he would like to know real data driven numbers of the true impact and uses of this ordinance. Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 6 of 10 Hearing no others, Mayor Wright called on the Council for their questions and comments. Councilmembers Marrow, Woessner, and Stucky provided their respective questions and comments. Councilmember Marrow asked Chief of Police Slowik to provide additional information. Chief of Police Slowik responded to Council questions and comments. He noted this ordinance was not intended for one specific business or location and that there have been several instances over the years where the City did not have this ability and could have utilized it and have had to instead rely on the Island County Health Department for action. He explained this ordinance provides the City and the Oak Harbor Police Department (OHPD) with other courses of action in providing safety for the public. Mayor Wright noted this ordinance was about the City being proactive instead of reactive and was not only in regard to Spin Café. Councilmember Woessner noted there was a house northeast of town that has been a chronic nuisance and is currently owned by the federal government. Chief Slowik noted that house was tagged for closure because of the health department. Councilmember Woessner observed that having the tool did not mean it would be used everyday and that as explained by Attorney Evans, the City would take unre- solved cases to Superior Court to provide an avenue of relief. Councilmember Stucky noted calls for aid by law enforcement do not count against a property owner. Chief Slowik explained that OHPD does not arrest the person who called for aid and that this was different than a property owner not doing anything about a chronic nuisance. Councilmember Stucky noted Spin Café had been mentioned and inquired that since he owns a business next door to that property, whether he needed to recuse himself from voting. Attorney Evans explained that no, he did not, as the law applied equally to all and not to just one property. Motion: Councilmember Marrow moved to approve Ordinance No. 2031: Adopting Oak Harbor Munic- ipal Code Chapter 6.25 Related to Chronic Nuisances. Mayor Pro Tem Hizon seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. b. Resolution 25-25: Accepting Recommendations of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for the Funding of 2026 Multi-Year and Single Year Lodging Tax/Tourism Promotion Grant Awards. Grants Administrator Horn presented the item and reviewed the guidelines used by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) for use of Lodging Tax revenues, and the timeline and procedure for ap- plication submittals and review. City and County lodging tax revenues – including both the “basic” and “additional” lodging taxes–must generally be used for tourism promotion, acquisition of tourism-related facilities, or operation of tourism- related facilities Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 67.28.1815-.1816, including: • Tourism marketing. • Marketing and operations of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists. • Operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by a munic- ipality or a public facilities district, including repayment of general obligation bonds (RCW 67.28.150) or revenue bonds (RCW 67.28.160) for eligible capital projects. • Operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizations (but not capital expenditures). Grants Administrator Horn noted that after conferring with the State Auditor’s Office, staff have also concluded that lodging tax revenues may be used to pay for staff support of the LTAC. Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 7 of 10 Council Guidance: • Not required to fund the full list of recommendations • May not award funds to a recipient not recommended • May award amounts different from the LTAC’s recommended amounts, but only after satisfying the procedural requirements of RCW 67.28.1817(2). • Submit proposed change(s) to the LTAC for review and comment for at least 45 days before final action is taken. Lodging Tax Process: On September 2, 2025, the City Council approved the 2026 total funding of $475,000 for the Lodging Tax/Tourism Promotion grant program, $50,000 for Embrace Whidbey and Camano Islands and $17,000 for ChalkFest one-year extension. The remaining $408,000 was to be made available for new multi-year and single-year grant applications for the 2026 calendar year. Applications were accepted from September 15-26, 2025. 21 applications were received. On October 9, 2025, the LTAC met to review applications and hear presentations from applicants for the 2026 Lodging Tax/Tourism Promotion grants. On October 29, 2025, the LTAC met to discuss, deliberate and make recommendations to the City Council for the 2026 multi-year and single-year awards. The LTAC was presented with several options for funding. The LTAC passed their recommendations unanimously to approve stated funding levels and passed a motion to recommend funding levels to the City Council as listed below: MULTI YEAR CITY OF OAK HARBOR Marina Debt Service $ 24,900.50 SINGLE YEAR City of Oak Harbor Whidbey Island Marathon $ 22,500.00 Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce - Visitor Information Center and Operations $ 110,500.00 Greater Oak Harbor Chamber Of Commerce - Marketing $ 52,357.50 Island County Chauns Motorcycle Club - Island Annual Chaunsert $ 5,000.00 Island County Master Gardener Foundation - Whidbey Gardening Workshop $ 3,185.00 Oak Harbor Main Street Association - Event Promo/Visitor Info Hub/Public Restroom $ 27,472.00 Oak Harbor Main Street Association - Oaktoberfest $ 11,280.00 Oak Harbor Music Festival - Oak Harbor Music Festival $ 45,000.00 Oak Harbor Yacht Club - Hydros for Heroes $ 11,602.50 PBY Memorial Foundation - Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum $ 35,000.00 Razas Unidas - Dia de Fiesta Festival $ 13,440.00 Whidbey Health Foundation - Tour de Whidbey $ 2,762.50 Whidbey Playhouse - 2026 Performance Season $ 13,000.00 Whidbey Ren Faire - Whidbey Ren Faire $ 30,000.00 TOTAL $ 408,000.00 The estimated 2026 ending fund balance after implementing the recommendation will be approximately $497,326.39. Grants Administrator Horn reported that the Parks and Recreation Department had informed her yes- terday that they will not be pursuing bringing the previously discussed Chalkfest to Oak Harbor in 2026. The Parks and Recreation Department had requested and been approved by the LTAC for a single- year award of $17,000 for that event, which was given a one-year extension. The LTAC did not fund the full amount requested for the City of Oak Harbor Marina. Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 8 of 10 Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director Goldman reviewed the amount requested for the City of Oak Harbor Marina was $55,000. He reported that as he had proposed during earlier scenario dis- cussions for Marina dredging, if the full amount of funding was not obtained via Lodging Tax funds, the City would need to implement a Utility Tax to make up the cost. Mayor Wright confirmed no comment had been received and called for any comments from those in attendance. 1. Cheryl Grehan, Executive Director of the Oak Harbor Main Street Association, addressed the Council and thanked the LTAC committee. She noted the Oak Harbor Main Street Association was the primary advocate for the heart of the City being downtown and served to help business, promote events and visitors, and have a historic downtown to be proud of, and maintain a restroom for public use. Ms. Grehan noted expenses are rising and donations are decreasing and wanted to share the importance of the Oak Harbor Main Street receiving LTAC funds. 2. Sandi Peterson of Oak Harbor stated she had been alarmed to see that the Oak Harbor Music Fes- tival was not funded at the $50,000 amount they had requested. She noted she was glad to hear that the Council had $17,000 from the cancellation of Chalkfest to reallocate. 3. Cynthia Mason, President of the Board for the Oak Harbor Music Festival thanked the LTAC and all involved in a very competitive process. She noted she had written to the Council and to the Mayor to stress the hard work necessary to keep the Music Festival free for the community, made possible in part by the work of many volunteers and the Music Festival Board. Ms. Mason observed the Music Festival also contributes a lot back into the community. She was of the opinion that the LTAC made decisions not to award based on profit or non-profit and noted those on the LTAC with ties to an appli- cant could not vote to support it, as was the case for the Music Festival. Hearing no one else with a desire to comment, the floor was closed. Mayor Wright called on the Council for their questions and comments. Councilmembers Armes, Woessner, Marshall, Marrow, Stucky, Mayor Pro Tem Hizon, and Coun- cilmember Wiegenstein, provided their respective questions and comments. Councilmember Marrow presented a draft of his recommendations for funding. Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director Goldman and Grants Administrator Horn responded to questions. Mayor Wright noted there were two things for the Council to consider: 1. The use of the additional $17,000 previously approved for Chalkfest and now returned to the Council. 2. The gap in funding for the Marina, with a little over $30,000 more needed. Discussion among the Council, Mayor Wright, and staff continued, with clarification regarding a need to determine funding amounts prior to sending any recommendation back to the LTAC for next steps in the process and the mandatory 45-day waiting period. Motion: Councilmember Woessner moved to send the resolution back to the LTAC to review along with Councilmember Marrow’s proposal for their further determination. Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director Goldman reiterated the procedure for returning the resolution to the LTAC. Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 9 of 10 Mayor Pro Tem Hizon noted there was a motion on the floor. Councilmember Marrow seconded the motion and added to send adjusted numbers back to the LTAC plus the $17,000 previously allotted to Chalkfest. Mayor Wright re-stated the motion. Discussion continued. Councilmember Marshall stated he would recuse himself from voting due to his position as Executive Director of the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. After additional discussion, the motion on the floor failed by a vote of one (1) in favor and five (5) opposed, with Councilmember Marrow in favor, Councilmembers Armes, Wiegenstein, Woessner, Stucky, and Mayor Pro Tem Hizon opposed, and Councilmember Marshall abstaining. Motion: Councilmember Woessner moved to approve Resolution 25-25 and all of the LTAC recom- mendations for 2026 with the exception of the funding for Marina debt service, and to send that one item back with the recommendation to fully fund that debt service and allocate any additional funding to do so. Discussion continued with clarification that the funding for the debt service would come from the $17,000 not used for Chalkfest plus an additional $13,000 from Lodging Tax ending fund balance. Mayor Wright noted that the amount would be closer to $14,000 needed from fund balance. With discussion concluded the motion passed by a vote of six (6) in favor and Councilmember Marshall abstaining. ADJOURN There being no further business, Councilmember Woessner moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Councilmember Marshall. The vote on the motion was unanimous; therefore the meeting was ad- journed at 7:49 p.m. following which the Council held a closed session for the purpose of discussion of union negotiations. Closed sessions are not open to the public. Certified by Julie Nester, City Clerk Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2025 Page 10 of 10