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City of Redmond Agenda Business Meeting Tuesday, January 4, 2022 7:00 PM City Hall: 15670 NE 85th Street; Remote: Facebook (@CityofRedmond), Redmond.gov/rctvlive, Comcast Ch. 21, Ziply Ch. 34, or 510-335-7371 City Council Mayor Angela Birney Councilmembers Jeralee Anderson David Carson Steve Fields Jessica Forsythe Varisha Khan Vanessa Kritzer Melissa Stuart REDMOND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA SECTION TITLE REFERENCE GUIDE Items From The Audience provides an opportunity for citizens to address the Council regarding any issue. Speakers must sign their intention to speak on a sheet located at the entrance of the Council Chamber, and limit comments to four minutes. The Consent Agenda consists of routine items for which a staff recommendation has been prepared, and which do not require further Council discussion. A council member may ask questions about an item before the vote is taken, or request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the regular agenda for more detailed discussion. A single vote is taken to approve all items remaining on the Consent Agenda. Public Hearings are held to receive public comment on important issues and/or issues requiring a public hearing by State statute. Citizens wishing to comment will follow the same procedure as for ‘Items from the Audience’, and may speak after being recognized by the Mayor. After all persons have spoken, the hearing is closed to public comment. The Council then proceeds with its deliberation and decision making. Staff Reports are made to the Council by the department directors on issues of interest to the Council which do not require Council action. The Ombudsperson Report is made by the Councilmember who is serving as ombudsperson. The ombudsperson designation rotates among Council members on a monthly basis. She/he is charged with assisting citizens to resolve problems with City services. Citizens may reach the ombudsperson by calling the Mayor's office at (425) 556-2101. The Council Committees are created to advise the Council as a whole. They consider, review, and make recommendations to the Council on policy matters in their work programs, as well as issues referred to them by the Council. Unfinished Business consists of business or subjects returning to the Council for additional discussion or resolution. New Business consists of subjects which have not previously been considered by Council and which may require discussion and action. Ordinances are legislative acts or local laws. They are the most permanent and binding form of Council action and may be changed or repealed only by a subsequent ordinance. Ordinances normally become effective five days after they are published in the City's official newspaper. Resolutions are adopted to express Council policy or to direct certain types of administrative action. A resolution may be changed by adoption of a subsequent resolution. Quasi-Judicial proceedings are either closed record hearings (each side receiving ten minutes maximum to speak) or public hearings (each speaker allotted four minutes each to speak). Proceedings are those in which the City Council determines the rights or privileges of specific parties (Council Rules of Procedure, Section IV., J). Executive Sessions - all regular and special meetings of the City Council are open to the public except for executive sessions at which subjects such as national security, property acquisition, contract bid negotiations, personnel issues and litigation are discussed. Redmond City Council Agendas, Meeting Notices, and Minutes are available on the City's Web Site: http://www.redmond.gov/CouncilMeetings FOR ASSISTANCE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE HEARING OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: Please contact the City Clerk's office at (425) 556-2194 one week in advance of the meeting. City Council Business Meeting Agenda Masks are required for in person attendance regardless of vaccination status. I. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY A. Poetic Introduction by New Poet Laureate Laura Da’ B. Nomination and Appointment of Council Leadership II. ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE In person public comment: Please use the speaker sign up sheet that will be provided at City Hall 30 minutes prior to the meeting, up to the start of the meeting. Masks are required for in person attendance regardless of vaccination status. Remote public comment: Please contact the Clerk's Office (cityclerk@redmond.gov) by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting with written comment (500 word limit - please label your comment as "Items from the Audience") or by providing your name and phone number for comment over the phone. III. CONSENT AGENDA A. Consent Agenda 1. Approval of the Minutes: December 7, 2021, Regular Business Meeting (recordings are available at Redmond.gov/rctv) Regular Meeting Minutes for December 7, 2021 2. Approval of Payroll/Direct Deposit and Claims Checks Payroll Check Approval Register, December 10, 2021 Payroll Check Approval Register, December 22, 2021 Council Payroll Check Approval Register, December 31, 2021 Check Approval Register, January 4, 2022 3. AM No. Approval of a Temporary Speed Reduction on 148th Ave 22-001 NE to 30 mph from February 2022 through June 2022 Department: Public Works Agenda Memo Attachment A: Limits of Proposed Speed Reduction Attachment B: Traffic Control Plan Redmond City Council Page 1 of 2 January 04, 2022 City Council Business Meeting Agenda B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda IV. HEARINGS AND REPORTS A. Public Hearings B. Reports 1. Staff Reports 2. Ombudsperson Report Carson 3. Committee Reports V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VI. NEW BUSINESS VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION VIII. ADJOURNMENT Redmond City Council Page 2 of 2 January 04, 2022