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

Roll Call:

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

Absent: Councilmember Parsons.

Staff: City Clerk-Treasurer Swisher

Public Requests & Oral Communications:

Jim Miller, Brier- Shared that there will be a quarterly radio room exercise on May 30^th starting at 9am and the high frequency radio antenna will be fixed next Tuesday.

Colden Brown, Public Affairs Specialist with Small Business Administration (SBA)-Introduced himself and shared what SBA Relief was available for long term recovery for disasters for Washington businesses, private nonprofits and residents.

Rayne Engle, Brier-She was in attendance with a group of 7 as part of the Traffic Safety on Brier Road group. They had a meeting last Thursday, which had about 20 attendees and they were working on raising money for blinking light crosswalk signals for Brier Terrace Middle School and the Library.

Marilyn Joplin, Brier-Lives on Brier Rd/Brier Way and has seen an increase in motorcycles and cars zooming up from Kenmore. Her daughter lives off Old Poplar Way and has also seen an increase in traffic and speeders.

Robert Crumbly, Brier-Asked if the city collects money from traffic violations and why the city cannot comment on the traffic situation.

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Mayor Kaemingk, Councilmember Parsons and Clerk Treasurer Swisher met with Congresswomen DelBene at City Hall and took her on a mini tour around City Hall. He also shared that Chief Hawley has graduated from Northwestern University Center of Public Safety.

Councilmember Krienke attended the Library Board meeting, and they had a 30-year celebration and discussed an upcoming Library Levy.

Councilmember Marley attended a Snohomish County Fire meeting with Mayor Kaemingk and Councilmember Parsons and shared that Snohomish County Fire will be seeking a $419,000,000 bond to provide 4 new stations and help with seismic retrofitting.

Councilmember Gallagher attended the Community Transit meeting and reviewed checks.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of April 28, 2026. Motion: Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of April 28, 2026, Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:

Clerk Treasurer Swisher told Council that there will be a Workshop meeting next Tuesday.

Auditing of Accounts:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the April and May 2026 Claims Checks, Payroll Checks and Electronic Payments.

April 28 Claims Checks Numbers: 47555 through 47598, totaling $202,347.64. Motion: Approve April 28 Claims Checks Numbers: 47555 through 47598, totaling $202,347.64, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Marley. Motion Carried.

April 28 Claims Electronic Payments, totaling $665.13. Motion: Approve April 28 Claims Electronic Payments, totaling $665.13, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Lockhart. Motion Carried.

May 12 Claims Checks Numbers: 47599 through 47627, totaling $87,122.27. Motion: Approve May 12 Claims Checks Numbers: 47599 through 47627, totaling $87,122.27, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Marley. Motion Carried.

May 12 Claims Electronic Payments, totaling $15,029.33. Motion: Approve May 12 Claims Electronic Payments, totaling $15,029.33, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Krienke. Motion Carried.

April Payroll Checks Numbers: 47552 through 47554, totaling $1063.26. Motion: Approve April Payroll Checks Numbers: 47552 through 47554, totaling $1063.26, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Krienke. Motion Carried.

April Payroll Electronic Payments, totaling $271,723.55. Motion: Approve April Payroll Electronic Payments, totaling $271,723.55, Moved by Councilmember Gallagher, Seconded by Councilmember Krienke. Motion Carried.

Adjournment

Mayor Kaemingk declared the meeting adjourned at 7:29 PM.