Mayor Colinas called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 7:04 PM and the flag salute was given.

Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Colinas, Councilmembers Gallagher, Joplin, Kaemingk, Krienke, Nick, Steele and Thorpe,

Staff: Clerk-Treasurer Swisher.

Public Requests & Oral Communications:

Kitty Rutherford, Brier, handed out a sheet with an email on it and read the contents to Council regarding the redevelopment or potential accessory dwelling unit on the property.

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Councilmember Joplin met with the County Performance Audit committee on January 7^th.

Mayor Colinas reported that the Sno911 board will meet this Friday to reappointment a new representative in the wake of the passing of Mayor Smith of Mountlake Terrace. The Mayor is currently the alternate and will be carrying the City's vote forward and expects that he will be nominated.

Mayor Colinas read into the record the Annual Comprehensive Plan Update notice; the deadline for filing is March 29, 2019.

Councilmember Steele reviewed the first batch of claim checks on December 24^th and the second batch on January 5^th.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of December 18, 2018. Motion: Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of December 18, 2018. Moved by Councilmember Nick, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Consent Agenda:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Consent Agenda which includes; approval to authorize the Mayor's signature on the contract with FCS Group for an amount not to exceed $20,580.00, authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract the National Maintenance for Janitorial Services and authorize the release of the Performance Bond for the Miyata/Murphy Short Plat SP16-02 in the amount of $45,945.00. Motion: Approve the Consent Agenda as stated. Moved by Councilmember Kaemingk, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. There was discussion regarding the items on the consent agenda. Motion Carried.

New Business, Petitions, Communications, Application Appeals:

Mayor Colinas brought forward the agreement with Department of Ecology for the grant to retrofit the Brierwood Park pond. Motion: Approve the agreement with Department of Ecology for the Brierwood Park pond retrofit. Moved by Councilmember Nick, Seconded by Councilmember Joplin. Motion Carried.

Mayor Colinas brought forward the appointment of Margot Hanson to the Library Board. Motion: Approve the Mayor's appointment of Margot Hanson to the Library Board. Moved by Councilmember Steele, Seconded by Councilmember Kaemingk. Motion Carried.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration the appointment of Mayor Pro-Tem. Councilmember Kaemingk was Nominated by Councilmember Steele, Seconded by Councilmember Nick. Council voted unanimously to approve the nomination. Motion Carried.

Ordinances, Resolutions & Orders:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of Resolution No. 573, establishing the Part-Time seasonal salary plan. Motion: Approve Resolution No. 573, establishing the Part-Time seasonal salary plan. Moved by Councilmember Joplin, Seconded by Councilmember Krienke. Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:

Councilmember Nick will be attending the Library Board meeting tomorrow evening and he knows the main topic will be the new signage for the library.

Mayor Colinas asked if there was any interest in cancelling the workshop meeting for next week. Motion: Cancel the January 15^th Brier City Council Workshop meeting. Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Nick. Motion Carried.

Auditing of Accounts:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the December 2018 Payroll Checks. Motion: Approve the December 2018 Payroll Checks No. 40218 through No. 40220 and No. 40270 through No. 40280 and EFTs in the amount of $135,411.94. Moved by Councilmember Steele, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the December 2018 Claim Checks.Motion: Approve the December 2018 Claim Checks No. 40264 through No. 40269 and No. 40282 through No. 40319 in the amount of $94,917.67. Moved by Councilmember Steele, Seconded by Councilmember Kaemingk. Motion Carried.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the December 2018 Claim Checks.Motion: Approve the December 2018 Claim Check No. 40320 and No. 40323 through No .40346 in the amount of $16,534.36. Moved by Councilmember Steele, Seconded by Councilmember Joplin. Motion Carried.

Adjournment

Mayor Colinas declared the meeting adjourned at 8:01 PM.