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Council Chambers
110 East Third Street
February 18, 2020
Minutes of the Arlington
City Council Meeting
Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Michele Blythe, Jan Schuette, Marilyn Oertle,
Jesica Stickles, and Debora Nelson.
Council Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Mayor Barb Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Kristin Garcia, Jonathan Ventura, Jim Kelly,
City Attorney Steve Peiffle, and Wendy Van Der Meersche.
Also Known to be Present: Don Vanney, Lindsay Dunn, Sid Logan, and Heather Logan.
Mayor Barb Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and the Pledge of Allegiance and
roll call followed.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tem Jesica Stickles 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.
PROCLAMATIONS
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Carey Watson, President of Heartland Homeowners Association thanked Councilmembers
for the purchase of the sidewalk sucker. Tree roots have been a problem in his neighborhood.
He encouraged Councilmembers to pass a law regarding towing of illegally parked cars.
Lindsay Dunn, 735 E. Highland Drive, stated that Seattle just passed a ban on cold winter
evictions. He believes it's a terrible thing for landlords, and hopes we don't bring it to
Arlington.
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tem Jesica Stickles moved and Councilmember Marilyn Oertle seconded the
motion to approve the Consent Agenda that was unanimously carried:
1. Minutes of the February 3 and February 10, 2020 Council meetings
2. Accounts Payable: EFT Payments and Claims Checks #98926 through #99054 dated
February 4, 2020 through February 18, 2020 for $671,366.47; and Payroll EFT
Payments and Checks #29499 through #29507 dated January 1, 2020 through
January 31, 2020 for $1,375,253.06.
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PUBLIC HEARING
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Interlocal Agreement with Snohomish County for Embedded Social Worker Program
City Administrator Paul Ellis requested Council approve the proposed interlocal agreement
with Snohomish County.
The City of Arlington and Snohomish County are embarking on a pilot project for a Law
Enforcement Embedded Social Worker (LEESW). The goal of the LEESW program is to
provide an alternative police response to those people with social service needs within
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the purpose, activities, and commitment of resources from each agency.
Mayor Pro Tem Jesica Stickles moved and Mike Hopson seconded the motion to approve
the Interlocal Agreement with Snohomish County for Law Enforcement Embedded Social
Worker, and authorized the Mayor to sign the Agreement, subject to final review by the
City Attorney. The motion passed unanimously.
Interlocal Agreement with Snohomish County for Court Services
Chief Jonathan Ventura requested Council approve the proposed interlocal agreement with
Snohomish County to establish court services with Cascade District Court (Snohomish
County).
The City of Arlington has contracted for court and jail services with the City of Marysville
since April of 2003, but the Marysville jail has been essentially at capacity for the last two
years, and the Arlington Police Department has been backlogging arrest warrants.
Mayor Pro Tem Jesica Stickles moved and Debora Nelson seconded the motion to approve
the Interlocal Agreement with Snohomish County for District Court Services and
authorized the Mayor to sign it, subject to final review by the City Attorney. The motion
passed unanimously.
Ordinance to Update Arlington Municipal Code
Chief Jonathan Ventura requested Council approve updates to certain criminal justice
sections to the Arlington Municipal Code.
The City's misdemeanor prosecutor, Zachor Thomas is recommending updates to certain
sections of the Arlington Municipal Code (AMC).
Councilmember Marilyn Oertle moved and Jesica Stickles seconded the motion to approve
the ordinance updating the Arlington Municipal Code and authorized the Mayor to sign it,
subject to final review by the City Attorney. The motion passed unanimously.
Second Amendment to Interlocal Agreement Concerning Grant from the Office of
Public Defender
Chief Jonathan Ventura requested Council approve the Second Amendment to the Interlocal
Agreement from the office of Public Defender, accepting a grant of $44,000 over two -years
(2020-2021) to provide indigent defense social services.
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This is a local matching grant in partnership with the City of Lake Stevens. Arlington's
portion of the grant per year is 60% or $13,200 - $6,120 of that amount is paid for by the
grant and the out of pocket costs for the local match will be $7,080 per year.
Mayor Pro Tern Jesica Stickles moved and Marilyn Oertle seconded the motion to approve
the proposed Second Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Lake
Stevens to provide indigent defense social services, and authorized the Mayor to sign it,
subject to final review by the City Attorney. The motion passed unanimously.
Award to Apparent Low Bidder for Sewer Lift Station #15 Installation Project
Public Works Director Jim Kelly requested Council award the Lift #15 contract to low
bidder, Equity Builders, for the installation and testing of a prepackaged Sewer Lift Station
to be installed as part of the Baker-Mor development site, with a bid of $154,190.40.
Councilmember Debora Nelson moved and Marilyn Oertle seconded the motion to award
the Lift Station #15 Project for the installation and testing of a prepackaged Sewer Lift
Station to Equity Builders, and authorized the Mayor to sign the contract, subject to final
review by the City Attorney. The motion passed unanimously.
Design of 40th/172nd Intersection Signal Project by Perteet Engineers
Public Works Director Jim Kelly requested Council approve the contract with Perteet, Inc.
for Design and Engineering Services for the 401h Ave/SR-531 Intersection project.
Councilmember Jan Schuette moved and Mike Hopson seconded the motion to accept the
Perteet, Inc. Scope of Work and Fee for the Design and Engineering services for the
40th Avenue/ SR-531 Intersection Project, and authorized the Mayor to sign the contract,
pending final approval by the City Attorney.
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
Councilmember Debora Nelson stated that she would like Councilmembers to have an
opportunity to connect remotely to Council meetings, and would like IT, Administration, and
City Attorney Steve Peiffle bring forward this item with an update to rules and procedures,
hopefully in the spring.
ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS
City Administrator Paul Ellis spoke of the Special Council meeting tomorrow to interview
applicants for open Council Position No. 2. He stated that Wendy will have printed materials
at Councilmembers' seats.
MAYOR'S REPORT
None.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
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ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
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Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
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