BRIER CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
January 13, 2026
Mayor Kaemingk called the regular Brier City
Council Meeting to order at 7:00 PM and flag salute was given.
Roll Call:
Present: Mayor Kaemingk, Councilmembers Allen, Gallagher,
Krienke, Lockhart, Marley, Othman and Parsons.
Staff: Clerk-Treasurer Swisher
and Pace Engineer, John Forba.
Public
Requests & Oral Communications:
Steve Dekoekkoek, Brier-Wanted to inquire about
E-bike complaints.
Reports of
Committees & City Officials:
Mayor Kaemingk attended his normal meetings,
including the South County Mayor's meeting where he met the new Mayor's for
Mountlake Terrace, Mill Creek and Lynnwood. He stated that next week he will be
requesting input from Council regarding Mountlake Terrace's new pool for the
survey they sent.
Councilmember Gallagher reviewed checks and
attended the Community Transit meeting.
Councilmember Allen attended the 1st District
Legislators meeting at Bothell Library and will be attending the upcoming South
County Cities meeting.
Approval
of Minutes:
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of
the Brier
City Council Minutes of December 9, 2025. Motion:
Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of
December 9, 2025, Moved by
Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by
Councilmember Marley. Motion Carried.
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the Brier City
Council Workshop Minutes of January 6, 2026. Motion:
Approve the Brier City Council Workshop
Minutes of January 6, 2026, Moved by
Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by
Councilmember Krienke. Motion Carried.
Consent
Agenda:
Mayor Kaemingk moved consideration of the MOU with
Teamsters for the Clerk duties to a Workshop meeting at a future date.
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of
the WC3 amendment to continue Building Official/Plans Examiner/Building
Inspection Services. Motion: Approve the WC3 amendment to
continue Building Official/Plans Examiner/Building Inspection Services, Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Parsons.
There was Council discussion. Motion Carried.
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of
the Pace scope & fee for the Vine Road Overlay
Project. John Forba, with Pace Engineers, gave an overview of the project
and answered Councils questions regarding the project and grant. Motion:
Approve the Pace scope & fee for the Vine Road Overlay Project, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Parsons.
Motion Carried.
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of
the Renewal Agreement with Snohomish County for the
Ballot Box. Motion: Approve the Renewal Agreement with Snohomish County for the
Ballot Box, Moved by Councilmember
Allen, Seconded by Councilmember
Marley. Motion Carried.
New
Business:
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval to
release the Plat Improvement and Tree Protection Maintenance Bonds for Phillips
Ridge Partners, LLC in the amounts of $197,612.55 and $112,350.00. Motion: Approve to release the Plat
Improvement and Tree Protection Maintenance Bonds for Phillips Ridge Partners,
LLC in the amounts of $197,612.55 and $112,350.00, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Allen. There was Council discussion.
Motion Carried.
Mayor Kaemingk moved the
discussion and
consideration of the purchase of a new Police Vehicle to next week's Workshop
meeting.
Mayor Kaemingk moved the discussion regarding the
E-Bike & E-Motorcycle regulations to next week's Workshop meeting.
Miscellaneous
Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration nominations
for Mayor Pro-Tem.
Motion: Nomination of
Councilmember Krienke for Mayor Pro-Tem, Moved
by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded
by Councilmember Lockhart.
Motion: Nomination of
Councilmember Othman for Mayor Pro-Tem, Moved
by Councilmember Allen, Seconded by
Councilmember Parsons.
There was a roll call vote: Councilmember
Marley-Krienke, Councilmember Othman-Othman, Councilmember Krienke-Krienke,
Councilmember Gallagher-Krienke, Councilmember Allen-Othman, Councilmember
Lockhart-Krienke and Councilmember Parsons-Othman. Councilmember Krienke was
elected Mayor Pro-Tem by a vote of 4-3. Motion Carried.
Auditing
of Accounts:
Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of December 2025 and
January 2026 Claims Checks and December 2025 Payroll checks and electronic
payments.
December 23rd Claims
Check Numbers: 47227 through 47258, totaling $122,621.95.
Motion: Approve December 23rd
Claims Check Numbers: 47227 through 47258, totaling $122,621.95, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Marley.
Motion Carried.
January 13th Claims Check Number 47264, Check Numbers 47268
through 47306, totaling $135,342.13. Motion:
Approve January 13th Claims Check Number 47264, Check Numbers 47268
through 47306, totaling $135,342.13, Moved
by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded
by Councilmember Parsons. Motion Carried.
December Payroll Check Numbers 47265 through 47267, totaling
$898.06. Motion: Approve December Payroll Check Numbers 47265 through 47267,
totaling $898.06, Moved by
Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by
Councilmember Marley. Motion Carried.
December Electronic Payroll totaling $200,945.33. Motion: Approve December Electronic
Payroll totaling $200,945.33, Moved by
Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by
Councilmember Marley. Motion Carried.
Executive Session:
Mayor Kaemingk opened for Executive Session
Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(I) to discuss potential litigation with the City
Attorney. Motion: Council will go
into Executive Session Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(I) to discuss potential
litigation with the City Attorney until 8:30PM with no business afterwards, Moved by Councilmember Krienke, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher.
Motion Carried.
Mayor Kaemingk and Council returned from Executive
Session at 8:32PM.
Adjournment
Mayor Kaemingk declared the meeting adjourned at 8:32PM.
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