Mayor Kaemingk called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 6:59 PM and flag salute was given.

Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Kaemingk, Councilmembers Gallagher, Krienke, Lockhart, Marley, Moran, Nick, Rosman.

Staff: Deputy Clerk Snowden, Utility Billing Clerk Zenk, City Attorney Reitan, Police Chief Almquist.

Mayor Kaemingk opened the presentation of a Life Saving Medal ceremony. Chief Almquist introduced Officer Otake and gave a brief overview of the situation and how Officer Otake took action to revive the person in distress.

Public Requests & Oral Communications:

Maria Buell, Brier, requested to bring back the zoom meetings to allow local residents to participate in the meetings.

Bill Fulton, Brier, talked to the council regarding the increased flight times of airlines using Paine Field and he is concerned about the property values of Brier. There was council discussion.

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Mayor Kaemingk wanted to recognized Chief Almquist who was a first responder to in incident regarding a loss of an infant and how the Chief Almquist has continued his support of the family with the loss.

Chief Almquist gave a follow up from the workshop meeting in regard to reaching out to speed enforcement companies for options for photo enforcement, he has reached out to two companies and is working with American Traffic Solutions to start the process on if this is a viable option. He also gave an update on the hiring process and getting possible candidates to fill the open position in the department.

Mayor Kaemingk noted that in his previous discussions with other Mayors in the neighboring cities regarding the increased crime and in such that the Mayors have since written a letter to the Governor and Legislature regarding this. It was also brought to his attention that there is a video that has been produced showing the constraints to the officers in these situations. Chief Almquist gave an explanation of the video and stated that the video has been posted on Brier PD Facebook page. The Mayor also talked about the house fire in Brier over the weekend, mentioning the response time of fire department was less than 5 minutes and gave a list as too who responded.

Councilmember Gallagher reviewed claims checks on September 26.

Councilmember Rosman observed the Sno-Isle Library meeting on September 19^th and the Snohomish Co Planning Commission meeting on September 27.

Councilmember Lockhart attended the Parks board meeting on September 14.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of September 13^th, 2022. Motion: Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of September 13^th, 2022. Moved by Councilmember Nick, Seconded by Councilmember Lockhart. Motion Carried.

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Workshop Minutes of September 20^th, 2022. Motion: Approve the Brier City Council Workshop Minutes of September 20^th, 2022. Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Rosman. Motion Carried.

Ordinances, Resolutions & Orders:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for Public Comment on Resolution No. 592, requesting annexation into the South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Authority.

Hisham Othman, Brier, requested explanation regarding the new rates of the RFA and how that would affect the residents with paying property taxes.

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of Resolution No. 592, requesting annexation into the South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Authority. Motion: Approve Resolution No. 592, requesting annexation into the South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Authority. Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. There was council discussion. Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:

Councilmember Moran wanted to follow up regarding the traffic issues surrounding the school. Chief Almquist is working along with Councilmember Rosman to reach out to the school district to find a solution. Councilmember Rosman followed up in saying that due to a shortage of drivers, the school district is having to create routes that require the students to be on the bus over an hour so the parents are electing to drive their students. The school district is working on hiring more drivers which could prevent some of the traffic issues.

Auditing of Accounts:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the September 2022 Claim Checks. Motion: Approve the September 2022 Claim Check No. 44040 and Checks No. 44046 through No. 44077 in the amount of $380,457.06. Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Nick. Motion Carried.

Adjournment

Mayor Kaemingk declared the meeting adjourned at 7:48 PM.