HomeMy WebLinkAboutSigned Minutes 11-22-21Minutes of the Arlington
City Council Zoom Workshop
Monday, November 22, 2021
Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Marilyn Oertle, Debora Nelson, Don Vanney,
Jan Schuette, Michele Blythe, and Heather Logan.
Council Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Mayor Barb Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Kristin Garcia, Bryan Terry, Tony Orr, Marc
Hayes, Jim Kelly, City Attorney Steve Peiffle, and Wendy Van Der Meersche.
Also Known to be Present: Four YouTube viewers.
Mayor Barb Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm, and the Pledge of Allegiance and
roll call followed.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tern Jan Schuette moved to approve the agenda as presented. Councilmember
Marilyn Oertle seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous vote.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS
None.
WORKSHOP ITEMS - NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
Development Agreement with N.W. Custom Aircraft Hangars, LLC
City Attorney Steve Peiffle reviewed the proposed development agreement with N.W.
Custom Aircraft Hangars, LLC, related to the planned construction of aircraft hangar
buildings on Lot 404-B and Lot 404-C, leased parcels on the airport. The City wishes to enter
into this agreement to ensure that the multi -year construction of the hangar project will be
conducted in a timely and organized manner acceptable to the City of Arlington. Per AMC
20.39.040, a public hearing will be conducted in Zoom format at the City Council meeting on
December 6, 2021. Discussion followed with Mr. Peiffle answering Council questions.
Gilman Walk Final Plat
Planning Manager Amy Rusko reviewed the final plat of Gilman Walk unit lot subdivision,
termination of easements, dedications of right of way and tracts for city signatures and
recording at Snohomish County Auditor's Office per AMC 20.16.360 and AMC 20.16.380. All
performance bonds and maintenance bonds have been submitted and approved by the city.
This final plat is related to the Gilman Walk unit lot subdivision approved by the hearing
examiner on March 4, 2020. The building designs were approved by the design review board
on January 28, 2020, and the development agreement was approved by City Council on
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July 7, 2020. All city code requirements have been met to proceed with final plat. The
termination of easement agreement removes previous roadway easements from 1930,1968,
2009, and 2011. The resolution accepts the dedication of right of way, utility easements and
open space tracts to the City of Arlington for public right of ways, and access to utilities and
public open space, as shown on the final plat map.
Prairie Creek/Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Culvert Design Contract
Public Works Director Jim Kelly reviewed a proposal from Murraysmith (MSA) to update the
final design for the BNSF culvert on Prairie Creek, in order to complete the final culvert in
the Prairie Creek culvert project.
In 2012, the city began working to mitigate flooding impacts to businesses along 204th St.
and in the Jensen Business Park that were caused by a developer's rerouting of a drainage
way into Prairie Creek. The culverts at 71st Ave, 74th Ave, 204th Ave, BNSF, and 69th Ave
were undersized to pass the increased flow. The city contracted with Murraysmith in 2012
for analysis, permitting and design of larger fish -passable culverts and channel restoration
to resolve the flooding issue and make this creek capable of passing 100-yr storm event.
All culvert replacement and creek restoration work has been completed except for
replacement of the culvert crossing beneath the BNSF railroad tracks and restoration of the
creek channel immediately upstream from the culvert. The city applied for and received a
grant from FEMA to fund this final flooding and creek restoration work. Phase 1 is for the
design phase, and the city has elected to continue with the original design firm, MSA, for the
final design. This project is on a tight timeline, because the design must be completed,
permits renewed, the project bid, and a contractor on board ready to perform work for the
2022 fish window (August 2022). Discussion followed with Mr. Kelly answering Council
questions.
Ordinance Amending the 2021 Budget and Modifying the 2022 Budget
Finance Director Kristin Garcia reviewed the ordinance amending the 2021 budget and
modifying the 2022 budget. A public hearing will be held December 6, 2021, to allow for
public comments on the budget amendments and modifications. Following the public
hearing on December 6, 2021, the Council will be asked to take action on the ordinance.
A draft of 2021 proposed budget amendments were reviewed with Council on September
27, 2021. A draft of 2022 proposed budget modifications were reviewed with Council on
October 26, 2021.
October Financial Report
Finance Director Kristin Garcia reviewed the October monthly report.
October Community and Economic Development Report
Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes reviewed the October monthly
report.
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IT Security Awareness Training
IT Technician Tony Orr provided security awareness training with the use of a PowerPoint
presentation.
ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF REPORTS
City Administrator Paul Ellis reminded Council Members that Monday, November 29 is the
fifth Monday, and there will be no Council meeting.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Tolbert invited everyone downtown for the Christmas tree lighting in Legion Park on
Saturday.
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
Council Member Debora Nelson stated that this year's online National League of Cities
Summit was interesting.
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers had nothing to report this evening.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
Councilmembers discussed and agreed to put the following item on the Consent Agenda for
the December 6, 2021 Council meeting:
2. Gilman Walk Final Plat
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
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