Mayor Colinas called the regular Brier City Council
Meeting to order at 7:01 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:
John Morganroth, Brier,
handed out a letter asking that the Council put a temporary ban on the ban of
fireworks for the upcoming holiday.
Kevin Davis, Brier, he supports John Morganroth's proposal for the fireworks waiver and he asked
why the skate park gate is locked. He sees lots of people in the tennis courts
and at the horse arena and he feels we should not have one closed and not the
others.
Reports of
Committees & City Officials:
Councilmember Kaemingk attended the police negations
May 4th and reviewed the claims checks May 11th.
Councilmember Gallagher on May 7th attended
the Community Transit board meeting.
Councilmember Joplin reported that he researched
Verdant and they cannot make any financial contributions to the Snohomish Health
District because the funds are only allowed to be used for the areas who pay
into the hospital district that is now referred to as Verdant. He has attended
two Snohomish Health District meetings in the past couple weeks. The Health District
is starting to see cases of COVID creep back up.
Councilmember Krienke attended the police
negotiations May 4th.
Approval
of Minutes:
Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Brier City
Council Minutes of April 28, 2020. Motion:
Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of April 28, 2020. Moved by
Councilmember Nick, Seconded by
Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.
New
Business, Petitions, Communications, Application Appeals:
Mayor Colinas opened for consideration the renewal of the license
agreement between the City of Brier and Snohomish County for the use of the
radio room and EOC for a two year period ending
December 31, 2022. Motion: Approve the
license agreement between the City of Brier and Snohomish County for the use of
the radio room and EOC for a two year period ending
December 31, 2022. Moved by
Councilmember Krienke, Seconded by Councilmember Steele. Motion Carried.
Miscellaneous
Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:
Mayor Colinas stated that we do not have any items
for the May 19th Brier City Council Workshop agenda. Motion: Cancel the May 19th
Brier City Council Workshop Meeting. Moved
by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded
by Councilmember Nick. Motion Carried.
There was discussion about whether we will put out
a newsletter in June or July and cancel
all of our
summer events or hold out to see if
SeaScare is
possible.
Auditing
of Accounts:
Mayor
Colinas opened for consideration approval of the April 2020 Payroll Checks No.
41582 through No. 41584 and EFT transactions in the amount of $123,699.08 Motion: Approve
the April 2020 Payroll Checks No. 41582 through No. 41584 and EFT transactions
in the amount of $123,699.08. Moved by Councilmember
Kaemingk, Seconded
by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.
Mayor
Colinas opened for consideration approval of the April 2020 Claim Checks No.
41607 through No. 41657 in the amount of $125,869.04 and voided check No.
41549. Motion: Approve the April 2020 Claim Checks No. 41607 through No.
41657 in the amount of $125,869.04 and voided check No. 41549. Moved by Councilmember Kaemingk, Seconded
by Councilmember Joplin. Motion Carried.
Adjournment
Mayor Colinas
declared the meeting adjourned at 7:29 PM.
