Mayor Kaemingk called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 PM and the flag salute was given.

Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Kaemingk, Councilmembers Allen, Gallagher, Krienke, Marley, Othman and Rosman.

Absent: Councilmember Lockhart.

Staff: City Clerk-Treasurer Swisher, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Snowden, City Planner Michaelis and Police Chief Hawley.

Public Requests & Oral Communications: None

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Mayor Kaemingk is having continuing discussions with Councilmember Jared Mead and Senator Stanford regarding funding for the Brier Park restrooms and also met with City Engineer John Forba from Pace Engineering regarding the budget, location and design of the Amphitheater.

Councilmember Gallagher sat in the radio room, attended a community transit meeting and stated that the public works department is short an employee again.

Councilmember Rosman attended a meeting at the Snohomish County Health Department conference.

Police Chief Hawley gave an update on staffing in the Police Department.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of September 24, 2024. Motion: Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of September 24, 2024. Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Allen. Motion Carried.

New Business:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the listed Bond Releases for Vine 13, LLC located at 2588 Vine Road:

a.     Maintenance assurance in the amount of $250,855.20.

b.     Performance assurance in the amount of $98,868.20.

c.     Maintenance assurance for the final grind & overlay in the amount of $84,870.00.

City Planner Michaelis gave a brief overview of the bonds being released. Motion: Approve the listed Bond Releases for Vine 13, LLC located at 2588 Vine Road. Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Rosman. Motion Carried.

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the First Amendment to Enhanced Service Level Agreement with Sno911. Motion: Approve the First Amendment to Enhanced Service Level Agreement with Sno911. Moved by Councilmember Allen, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:

Councilmember Krienke wanted to say thank you to the staff for the traffic count information.

Councilmember Rosman wanted to remind fellow councilmembers to not speak on the ballot initiatives when at city council meetings but can share information provided by AWC, who is a neutral source of information and also wanted to know if there could be a discussion during the Council Workshop meeting next week regarding city wide legislative priorities for next year.

Auditing of Accounts:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the September 2024 Payroll Checks. Motion: Approve September 2024 Payroll Checks No. 46008 through No. 46011 and EFT transactions in the amount of $206,467.30. Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the September 2024 Claim Checks. Motion: Approve September 2024 Claim Checks No. 46048 through No. 46085 in the amount of $154,181.72. Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Marley. Motion Carried.

Executive Session:

Mayor Kaemingk stated that we would go into executive session as allowed by RCW 42.30.110(g) to evaluate the qualifications or review the performance of a public employee business at 7:23 PM. Motion: Approve to move into executive session to evaluate the qualifications or review the performance of a public employee for 30 minutes with the possibility of returning for business. Moved by Councilmember Krienke, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Mayor Kaemingk resumed the meeting at 7:57 PM. Motion: Allow Police Chief Hawley to hire a seventh police officer for the remaining of 2024 and year 2025. Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Krienke. Motion Carried.

Adjournment:

Mayor Kaemingk declared the meeting adjourned at 7:59 PM.