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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Signed Minutes 06-15-26 MeetingSyIN Council Chambers 110 East 3rd Street Monday, June 15, 2026 Minutes of the Arlington City Council Meeting Councilmembers Present: Heather Watland, Rob Toyer, Yvonne Gallardo-Van Ornam Michele Blythe, Nathan Senff, Tim Abrahamson, and Leisha Nobach. Council Members Absent: Staff Present: Mayor Don Vanney, Paul Ellis, Raelynn Jones, Jim Kelly, Shelby Burke, City Attorney Oskar Rey, Chelsea Brewer, Jonathan Ventura, Rory Bolter, Thad Newport, Amy Rusko, and Sarah Lopez. Also Known to be Present: Kathy Vanney, Randy Nobach, Steve Maisch, Holly Sloan - Buchanan, North County Fire Chief Dave Kraski, and others. Mayor Don Vanney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call followed. Mayor Don Vanney advised that the Public Comment section of the Agenda would be relocated to occur prior to the Consent Agenda approval section. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Michele Blythe moved to approve the revised agenda as presented. Councilmember Nathan Senff seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous vote. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS Mayor Don Vanney recognized volunteers from the American Legion Post 76 and Boy Scout Troop 92 and presented the groups with a Mayor's Volunteer award. PUBLIC COMMENT Nicole Ng-A-Qui, Arlington, provided comment via online. Celene Brummel, Arlington, provided comment. Jay Lindberg, Arlington, provided comment. North County Regional Fire Chief Dave Kraski, Arlington, provided comment. Mary O'Farrell, Stanwood, provided comment. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Michele Blythe moved, and Councilmember Nathan Senff seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda that was unanimously carried: 1. Minutes of the June 1 and June 8, 2026 Council meetings. Page 1 of 4 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting June 15, 2026 2. Accounts Payable: Approval of EFT/ACH Payments and Claims Checks #116099 through #116167, dated May 19th, 2026, through June 1st, 2026, in the amount of $1,004,093.03. Approval of Payroll EFT Payments and Check #30500 through #30507, dated May 1st, 2026 through May 31st, 2026, in the amount of $1,587,740.25 3. Interlocal Agreement with Arlington School District No. 16 for School Resource Officer 4. Acceptance of Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Officer Wellness Grant S. Ordinance Approving Amendment to Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 20.16 Permits and Land Division 6. Ordinance Approving Amendment to Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 20.40 Permissible Uses 7. Ordinance Approving Amendment to Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 20.110 Mixed Use Development Regulations 8. Airport On -Call Engineering Professional Services Agreement Contract Amendment PUBLIC HEARING None. NEW BUSINESS Arlington -Marysville Interlocal Agreement for Project Cascade Development Services Engineering Manager Thad Newport presents the final version of the Arlington/Marysville Interlocal Agreement for Project Cascade. Project Cascade is a proposed development of an approximate 1.2+/- million sq. ft. warehouse/distribution type facility on contiguous parcels and crosses the city limits lines of Arlington and Marysville. Since the proposed development of a single building will be built across the city limits of Arlington and Marysville, an Interlocal Agreement between Arlington and Marysville will be necessary to address several issues of jurisdiction, permitting responsibilities and development standards together with other complimentary issues. The subject site(s) is located in the southeast corner of the city within the Cascade Industrial Center. Approximately 85-+% of the project will lie within the City of Arlington and the balance within the City of Marysville. The project target opening date is 2028. Discussion followed with Mr. Newport answering Council questions. Mayor Pro Tern Michele Blyth moved, and Councilmember Yvonne Gallardo-Van Ornam seconded the motion to approve the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Arlington and Marysville related to Project Cascade and Authorize the Mayor to sign the ILA. The motion passed unanimously. Pickleball Court Project Change Order No. 2 Public Works Director Jim Kelly reviews the information relating to the request for Council to approved Change Order No. 2 for the Pickleball Court Project. Following the award of a $200,000.00 grant from Snohomish County, the City of Arlington completed and inhouse Page 2 of 4 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting June 15, 2026 design of five pickle ball courts to be constructed on property near Haller Middle School. The construction was publicly bid and awarded to the qualified low bidder, Reece Construction. Change Order #1 was issued for the project to include pedestrian curbing, safety handrail, and additional cleanouts on the storm system. This Change Order #2 will close-out this project and is needed for removal of one additional tree, extra excavation and drain rock due to design calculation error, and installation of additional topsoil and seed on Haller Middle School grounds surrounding the pickle ball court. Discussion followed with Mr. Kelly answering Council questions. Councilmember Heather Watland moved, and Councilmember Tim Abrahamson seconded the motion to approve Change Order No. 2 for the Pickleball Court project and authorize the Mayor to sign it. The motion passed unanimously. COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS Mayor Pro Tem Michele Blythe requests City Staff to update animal welfare laws and ordinances to align with Washington State laws. She provided examples of animal welfare related instances that she would like to see clarified and updated in the Arlington Municipal Code. Councilmembers Yvonne Gallardo-Van Ornam, Nathan Senff, Rob Toyer, and Tim Abrahamson were also in support of the animal welfare directive and would like to discuss further at a future Council Workshop. City Administrator Paul Ellis indicated that City Staff will add this to their work plans and get a draft ready for Council to review. Councilmember Nathan Senff indicated that he would like to ensure that mobile food vendors within the city are obtaining the proper permits and licenses to operate legally. Councilmember Yvonne Gallardo-Van Ornam reminds the community to please keep animals safe during the heat of the summer season. In addition, she would like the community to pay attention to health codes in regard to lemonade stands and pop-up vendors. ADMINISTRATOR & STAFF REPORTS None. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Don Vanney attended the Arlington Car Show over the previous weekend and noted how well it was attended by the community. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. Page 3 of 4 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Meeting _June 15, 2026 ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Coun il, the meeting was adjourned at 6:33 p.m. n E. Vanney, Mayor Page 4 of 4