HomeMy WebLinkAboutSigned Minutes 01-08-18Minutes of the Arlington
City Council Workshop
Council Chambers
110 East Third Street
January 8, 2015
Councilmembers Present: Mike Hopson, Marilyn Oertle, Debora Nelson, Jesica Stickles, Sue
Weiss, Joshua Roundy and Jan Schuette.
Council Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Paul Ellis, Marc Hayes, Jim Kelly, James Trefry,
Jonathan Ventura, Dave Kraski, Sheri Amundson, Kristin Banfield, Kurt Patterson, and City
Attorney Steve Peiffle.
Also Known to be Present: Heather Logan, Snohomish PUD Commissioner Sid Logan,
Lindsay Dunn, Casey Cowan.
Mayor Tolbert called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm, and the pledge of allegiance followed.
Mayor Tolbert called for a moment of silence in honor of Pierce County Sheriffs Deputy
Daniel McCartney, who was killed in the line of duty today.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson 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
Acceptance of donation of an All -Terrain Vehicle (ATV) from Cascade Valley Health
Foundation
Police Chief Jonathan Ventura requested permission to accept the donation of an All -Terrain
Vehicle from Cascade Valley Health Foundation to assist the Arlington Police Department in
patrol of difficult to reach terrain. Chief Ventura recognized CVH Foundation for their
generous donation and invited Heather Logan to say a few words. Ms. Logan recognized the
donors to the CVH Foundation that made the donation possible. Discussion followed. This
item will be placed on the Consent Agenda for approval at the next Council meeting.
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Resolution Authorizing Signing of an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for cooperative
purchasing with PEPPM
Kurt Patterson, Central Purchasing Coordinator, reviewed the proposed resolution and
Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for cooperative purchasing with PEPPM/Central Susquehanna
Intermediate Unit Cooperative Purchasing Program out of Pennsylvania. Discussion
followed. This item will be placed on the Consent Agenda for approval at the next Council
meeting.
Request to accept CERB Grant funds and authorization to spend funds - $16,667.00 for
grant match
Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes reviewed the request obligate
$16,667 in matching funds for the Arlington Marysville Manufacturing Industrial Center sub-
area plan grant received from CERB. The city is required to take formal action to obligate the
funds by January 18, 2018. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the regular
agenda for approval at the next Council meeting.
Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) Medicaid reimbursement application
and addendum to contract with Systems Design
Acting Fire Chief Dave Kraski reviewed the application for and addendum to our contract
with Systems Design for Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) Medicare
reimbursement program. The (GEMT) program allows Fire Departments to recover a
portion of the costs of treating and transporting Medicaid patients. Currently, when a fire
department responds and treats a Medicaid patient, the department only recovers a small
portion of the actual costs of the response. GEMT is a federally funded, entitled program that
has no impact to the local taxpayer or to the state. GEMT in Washington, allows fire
departments to use the same programs that public hospitals and public health care clinics
have been using for decades. This program will help offset lost revenue from Medicaid
patients, currently supplemented by the local taxpayer, and allow fire departments to
enhance their service to the citizens. Discussion followed. This item will be placed on the
regular agenda for approval at the next Council meeting.
Selection of Mayor Pro Tem
Mayor Tolbert introduced the item and briefly reviewed the process as outlined in the
Council Rules of Procedure. Discussion of the process and possible candidates followed. The
item will be placed on the regular agenda for nomination and approval at the next Council
meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Casey Cowan expressed concern of unsolicited newspaper deliveries and requested Council
review the matter to see if this practice could be stopped if requested by the homeowner or
tenant.
Lindsay Dunn discussed the upcoming improvements to 204t" St NE and requested that the
public be included in the design process.
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Public Records Act Training
With the use of an online video, City Clerk Kristin Banfield provided the Mayor, City Council
members, and city staff with public records act training in compliance with the Open
Government Trainings Act, RCW 42.30.205.
Link: littp://www.awcnet.org/TrainingEducation/eLea►•ning/praeLearning.aspx
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers Stickles, Nelson, Roundy, Oertle, Hopson, and Schuette gave brief reports,
while Councilmember Weiss had nothing further to report this evening.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
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Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
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