Mayor Colinas called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 7:30:09 PM and the flag salute was given.

Roll Call:                                  

PRESENT:            Mayor Colinas, Councilmember Corpron-Smith, Councilmember Kaemingk, Councilmember Morgan, Councilmember Nick and Councilmember Gem. Councilmember Krienke arrived at 7:46:52 PM.

ABSENT:            Councilmember Gipson.

STAFF:            Director of Community Development Cutts, and City Clerk-Treasurer Swisher.

Public Requests & Oral Communications: None

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

July 26^th Councilman Kaemingk attended the South Snohomish Cities meeting to review their upcoming meeting with County Officials, in addition he came to City Hall on August 13^th and reviewed the warrants.

Mayor Colinas met with Alderwood Water District on Aug 9^th regarding our impending agreement renewal.

Councilwoman Corpron-Smith reported that SeaScare was last Wednesday and it was a huge success, she thanked the councilmembers who attended for their participation.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of August 7, 2007. Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Gem, to approve the Brier City Council Minutes of August 7, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Workshop Minutes of August 7, 2007. Councilmember Nick moved, seconded by Councilmember Corpron-Smith, to approve the Brier City Council Workshop Minutes of August 7, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.

Consent Agenda:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Consent Agenda which includes Brier City Council Workshop Minutes of July 24, 2007. Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Gem, to approve the Consent Agenda which includes Brier City Council Workshop Minutes of July 24, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.

Hearings:

Mayor Colinas opened for discussion the Business License #BR07-053 by Erasmo Garcia for Evergreen Chem-Dry located at 2935 216^th St SW, Brier. Jim Cutts gave a brief overview of the application and staff recommendation was to approve.

Mayor Colinas opened the Public Hearing.

Irene Webster 2934 216^th St, Brier, had some questions regarding the business. Will there be more than two work trucks stored at the home, are there chemicals stored at the home, and how many businesses are located on their street.

Councilmember Gem moved, seconded by Councilmember Kaemingk, to close the Public Hearing. Motion Carried. There was council discussion. Councilmember Morgan stated for the record that he lives down the street from this proposed business.

Councilmember Corpron-Smith moved, seconded by Councilmember Nick, to approve Business License #BR07-053 by Erasmo Garcia for Evergreen Chem-Dry located at 2935 216^th St SW, Brier with the contingency of a limitation of 4 vehicles related to the business parked at the home at any given time and on the approval of an inspection by the Fire Marshall of chemicals stored at the home and examination of the disposal of the residue. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Colinas opened the Public Hearing at 7:59:05 PM on the proposed Six Year Street Plan for 2008-2013.

Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Corpron-Smith, to close the Public Hearing. 8:00:14 PM Motion carried unanimously. There was council discussion. Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Corpron-Smith, to adopt Resolution 495 approving the proposed Six Year Street Plan for 2008-2013. Motion carried unanimously.

Auditing of Accounts

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the July 2007 Payroll Warrants. Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Corpron-Smith, to approve the July 2007 Payroll Warrants No. 14220 through No. 14280 in the amount of $118,255.75 with Warrants No. 14261 being voided. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the July 2007 Claim Warrants. Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Gem, to approve the July 2007Claim Warrants No. 19138 through No. 19195 in the amount of $302,073.47. There was Council discussion. Motion carried unanimously.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials

Mayor Colinas handed out a memorandum that explains our annual street striping project. Councilmember Krienke moved, seconded by Councilmember Kaemingk, to approve street striping up to $3500 as outlined in memo from Rich Maag, Public Works Foreman. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Colinas has put together an official bid package for the City that will be used for small works projects.

Councilmember Nick stated he will not be in attendance next week.

Councilmember Krienke had a question about the Hammond Collier Wade invoice for Jim Cutts.

Jim Cutts answered that some of the items on the HCWL invoices are old ones that the City had the responsibility of clearing up and the cost associated cannot be passed on.

Adjournment

Councilmember Kaemingk moved, seconded by Councilmember Gem, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Colinas declared the meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM.