Mayor Starks called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 7:34PM and the flag salute was given.

Roll Call:

Present:            Councilmembers Colinas, McClenny, Kaemingk, Corpron-Smith, Morgan, and Gipson.

Absent:             Councilmember Doolittle.

Public Requests & Oral Communications:

John Fisken – 22424 Old Poplar Way – Mr. Fisken stated that since the election, he has noticed some positive things to come from his campaign and commented on them. He had a presentation from youngsters for a skate park. Mr. Fisken stated that the City of Mount Lake Terrace is working on one, and that he would like to get one going for Brier with the help from the Park Board. He has recently viewed the construction site for the water retention pond and he felt that there was little regard for personal safety during the whole thing.

Scott Warner – 3605 219^th St SW – Asked if there was going to be a continued hearing on Brier Glen III or just a staff update. Mr. Warner stated that he would like to speak on the matter of the MDNS and the issue of re-submittal.

Ed Walker – 21206 Poplar Way – stated he would like to speak during MDNS agenda item.

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Councilmember Gipson – Attended the Library Board meeting. They are still in need of new board members. There was a question about term limits for board members. With regards to the recent smoking initiative, a question was posed about no smoking signage. Requests from Eagle Scouts for projects, and the library has a potential Eagle Scout project that if we get such a request we may want to talk with them a bit further to see what they would like to have done that would meet their requirements for an Eagle Scout project.

Councilmember Colinas – Last Friday he had a meeting with Mayor Starks for a transition period. Mayor Starks spent quite a few hours with him getting him up to speed on the issues that were at the top of his list. Councilmember Colinas thanked Mayor Starks for the time he gave him.

Councilmember Morgan – Attended the South Snohomish Alliance meeting. There was a presentation from Richard Marin, of Sound Transit, regarding what the Northgate Transit station would look like. A few cities were complaining that they have agreed to let Everett do some Sound Transit funds doing transit section from the Transit Station to the waterfront. Most cities were questioning the amount of money spent on Everett, and the most logical thing to do was to build those transit stations piece by piece coming up north. Mr. Marin explained that you have to keep Everett onboard as we build; as we take it to the voters we have to give Everett something to keep their people voting on the funding for Sound Transit. If we lose them, we may lose funding as we go farther north. If anyone has any feedback on, please relay it to him. Millcreek and Mount Lake Terrace were very adamant about how they were not supposed to give any more money to Everett. Also brought up, was that we should join forces and lobby Olympia. There is a movement underfoot for the REET funds, that go into the park it will allow us to use them for maintenance and operations. You currently can’t for the day-to-day operations of those. Millcreek wants to lobby hard, specifically the realtors against the changing. Mr. Marin asked that he be contacted if any one had any thoughts or ideas.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Starks opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of November 15, 2005. Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Colinas seconded to approve the Brier City Council Minutes of November 15, 2005. Motion Carried.

Consent Agenda:

Approve Brier City Council Minutes of November 8, 2005. Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Kaemingk seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which includes Brier City Council Minutes of November 8, 2005. Motion Carried.

Approve Planning Commissions recommendations regarding modular, mobile, and manufactured housing.  Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Kaemingk seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which includes Planning Commissions recommendations regarding modular, mobile, and manufactured housing. Motion Carried.

Unfinished Business:

Mayor Starks opened for consideration the continuation of review of the City Attorney’s comments on the platinum maintenance agreement with ThyssenKrup to service the city hall elevator.  There was council discussion. The City Attorney’s memo and the other comments will be sent to ThyssenKrup, and try to get those clarified. The next administration will then be able to take it up and deal with it from there.

Mayor Starks opened for consideration the continuation of preliminary plat hearing on Brier Glen III-Resolution No. 476 Subdivision #01-001 and Variance #V01-005, By MIR Enterprises, LLC @ 214^th and 34^th Avenue W, by Vladan Milosavljevic. Councilmember Kaemingk excused himself due to being an adjacent property owner. There was council discussion. Councilmember Colinas moved and Councilmember Corpron-Smith seconded to continue the preliminary plat hearing on Brier Glen III-Resolution No. 476 Subdivision #01-001 and Variance #V01-005, By MIR Enterprises, LLC @ 214^th and 34^th Avenue W, by Vladan Milosavljevic to the next date certain of December 13, 2005. Motion Carried.

Mayor Starks opened for consideration the re-submittal of MDNS and appointment of Mr. John Galt as hearing examiner for the appeal of McClenny Meadows subdivision. Councilmember McClenny excused himself from the discussion.  There was council discussion. The SEPA official determined that a new MDNS will be issued with regards to this plat. Scott Warner asked what the expectations of an MDNS are. Does an MDNS correct all of the deficiencies or can it be upheld and there still be dozens of deficiencies in a plat?  Councilmember Colinas moved and Councilmember Gipson seconded to continue this discussion to the next meeting of December 13, 2005.  Motion Carried.

Hearings:

Mayor Starks opened the Public Hearing on business license #BR05-051 by Mr. John Dentry at 22811 35^th Avenue West.  Councilmember Colinas moved and Councilmember Corpron-Smith seconded to open the public hearing at 8:00PM. Motion Carried.

Mr. Vladan Milosavljevic – 23423 Brier Road - Spoke in support of any small business in Brier.

Councilmember Morgan moved and Councilmember Corpron-Smith seconded to close the public hearing at 8:05PM. Motion Carried. There was council discussion.  Councilmember Colinas moved and Councilmember Morgan seconded to approve business license #BR05-051 by Mr. John Dentry.  Motion Carried.

Mayor Starks opened the Public Hearing on the proposed 2006 final budget to include the budget changes from November 15, 2005 workshop, 2006 budget Ordinance #323, and the sewer utility rate increase Ordinance #324. Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Colinas seconded to open the public hearing at 8:11PM. Motion Carried.

Ed Walker – 21206 Poplar Way – stated that he would like to see the budget itemized so that when money is taken out of sewer fund and other funds and then applied to salaries, exactly what percentage of those funds is listed for employee income.

John Fisken – 22424 Old Poplar Way – gave congratulations to a pretty closely balanced budget.

Wayne Kaske – 24024 Brier Way – stated that he would like to clarify the proposed sewer rate increase of 10 percent. He asked what increase did Metro/King County incorporate?

John Fisken – 22424 Old Poplar Way – commented on the number of customers for water and sewer and asked why they are not the same number.

Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Morgan seconded to close the public hearing at 8:18PM. Motion Carried. There was council discussion.  Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Colinas seconded to approve the proposed 2006 final budget to include the budget changes from November 15, 2005 workshop, 2006 budget Ordinance #323 with revised exhibit A with a total end fund balance being $4,680,117. Motion Carried.

Councilmember Gipson moved and Councilmember Kaemingk seconded to approve the proposed sewer utility rate increase Ordinance #324.  Motion Carried.

Mayor Starks has pulled the public hearing agenda item on the 2006 Six-Year Street Plan to include Resolution #447 due to staff needing to do more work.

New Business, Petitions, Communications, Application Appeals

Mayor Starks opened discussion to approve the release of tree bonds to Brooks Homes for the Lamb/Murphy Short Plat #SP99-02. There was council discussion. Councilmember Colinas moved and Councilmember Corpron-Smith seconded to move the discussion to release of tree bonds to Brooks Homes for the Lamb/Murphy Short Plat #SP99-02 to December 13, 2005.  Motion Carried.

Mayor Starks opened discussion to approve the release of tree bonds to Brooks Homes for the Northview Glen subdivision #SUB96-02.  There was council discussion.  Councilmember Corpron-Smith moved and Councilmember Colinas seconded to move the discussion to release of tree bonds to Brooks Homes for the Northview Glen subdivision #SUB96-02 to December 13, 2005.  Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials

There was council consensus that the date has been corrected to December 13^th, 2005 versus December 12^th, 2005.

Councilmember Gipson – Publicly thanked Mayor Starks for his time of service.

Councilmember Kaemingk – Thanked Mayor Starks for extra time and effort getting him up to speed on the City of Brier.

Councilmember Morgan – Appreciate all the hard work that Mayor Starks has done in his time in office. On the sewer fund increase, is there a way to put on statement card that the rates are going to increase in January?

Adjournment

Councilmember Colinas moved and Councilmember Gipson seconded to adjourn. Mayor Starks declared the meeting adjourned at 8:54PM.