Administrative Session
Jackson Board Room - 8th Floor Robert J. Drewel Building & Remote Meeting
Agenda — 76 items
- 1 PRESENT:
- A. Call to Order
- B. Roll Call
- 3 Chair Dunn called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
- C. Special Reports
- D. Public Comment
- 5 The clerk called the roll and stated that all five members were present.
- E. Introduction and Assignment of Legislation to Committees
- 1. Community Safety and Justice
- a. Motion 26-276, approving an increase in the number of employees authorized in the 2025-26 Biennial Budget in the Grant Fund 130 for the Superior Court
- 8 The following individual provided public comment: Timothy McDonald, resident of the city of Arlington.
- b. Motion 26-277, approving a 2026 Budget Transfer in Superior Court Fund 130
- 9 page break
- c. Motion 26-279, approving contract with Mulligan Law to provide indigent services for the period from July 1 2026, through December 31, 2028
- d. Motion 26-280, approving contract with Obsidian Law Offices to provide indigent services for the period from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028
- 11 All items assigned as listed below:
- e. Motion 26-281, appointing Zhibin (Harrison) Yang to the Airport Commission
- 2. Finance, Budget and Administration
- a. Motion 26-282, authorizing approval of an extension and increase in compensation for Resilient Strategies, LLC
- 3. Health and Community Services
- a. Motion 26-268, reallocating Affordable Housing Behavioral Health-Capital Funding for two affordable housing projects
- 4. Planning and Community Development
- a. Motion 26-267, approving Fair Services Agreement for electronic ticketing and gate access system at the 2026 though 2030 Snohomish County Evergreen State Fairs
- 5. Public Infrastructure and Conservation
- a. Motion 26-278, approving a Budget Transfer between programs within Road Fund 102
- 6. Committee of the Whole
- 22 Items a and b were re-assigned from Community Safety and Justice Committee to Committee of the Whole and without objection moved to General Legislative Session July 15th to set time and date for a public hearing.
- a. Ordinance 26-027, relating to charges for copying public records
- b. Ordinance 26-032, relating to the 2025-2026 Budget; making a supplemental appropriation in Search and Rescue Helicopter Fund 141 to provide expenditure authority for funds received from the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
- 25 Items c through g were re-assigned from Community Safety and Justice Committee to Committee of the Whole and without objection moved to General Legislative Session July 15th for consideration.
- c. Motion 26-239, approving and authorizing the appointment Sehajbir Dhaliwal to the Civil Service Commission
- d. Motion 26-240, confirming the appointment of Pamela Morrison to the Snohomish County Children’s Commission
- e. Motion 26-250, confirming the re-appointment of Gay-Lynn Beighton to the North Sound Behavioral Health Administration Organization Advisory Board
- f. Motion 26-251, appointing Andraya Lafredo of Snohomish to the Board of Equalization
- 29 page break
- g. Motion 26-260, approving and authorizing the County Executive to execute Amendment 1 to the 2026-2027 agreement between Regional Toxicology Services, LLC d/b/a Cordant Health Solutions and Snohomish County
- 31 Item h was assigned to Committee of the Whole and without objection moved to General Legislative Session July 15th for consideration.
- h. Motion 26-269, approving and authorizing the County Executive to sign Interlocal Agreement between Snohomish County and the Tulalip Tribes of Washington for the Foye Creek Reconnection Project
- 33 Items i through m were assigned to Committee of the Whole.
- i. Motion 26-270, appointing citizens to the Proposition 1 Pro and Con Committees for a Snohomish County Charter Amendment proposed by the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission
- j. Motion 26-271, appointing citizens to the Proposition 2 Pro and Con Committees for a Snohomish County Charter Amendment proposed by the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission
- k. Motion 26-272, appointing citizens to the Proposition 3 Pro and Con Committees for a Snohomish County Charter Amendment proposed by the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission
- l. Motion 26-273, appointing citizens to the Proposition 4 Pro and Con Committees for a Snohomish County Charter Amendment proposed by the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission
- m. Motion 26-274, appointing citizens to the Proposition 5 Pro and Con Committees for a Snohomish County Charter Amendment proposed by the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission
- F. Clerk’s Report on Pending Legislation - No Report
- G. Reports of Council Committees:
- 1. Community Safety and Justice
- 42 (Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.)
- 2. Finance, Budget and Administration
- 43 Heidi Beazizo, Chief of Staff, provided a staff report and responded to questions. Without objections Items i through m, Motions 26-270 through 26-274, were moved to Administrative Session July 21st for consideration.
- 44 (Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.)
- 3. Health and Community Services
- 46 (Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.)
- 4. Planning and Community Development
- 48 (Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.)
- 5. Public Infrastructure and Conservation
- 50 (Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.)
- H. Reports of Outside Committees
- I. Chairperson’s Report
- J. Chief of Staff’s Report
- K. Full Council Action on Items from Committee of the Whole
- L. Other Business
- 1. Motion 26-275, approving Administrative Matters presented at General Legislative Session on July 15, 2026
- a. Setting a public hearing date on August 19, 2026, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. to consider the following:
- 1) Ordinance 26-025, granting a non-exclusive franchise authorizing limited use of the Public Road Rights-of-Way in Snohomish County, Washington to SQF, LLC D/B/A Verta
- 2) Ordinance 26-029, relating to Commute Trip Reduction; repealing Chapter 32.40 SCC; adopting a New Chapter 32.10 SCC; renaming Title 32 of the Snohomish County Code “Commute Trip Reduction”; and adopting the County Commute Trip Reduction Plan
- b. Receiving the following Reports:
- 1) Health Department 2026 2nd Quarter Report of executed consolidated contract amendments with Washington State Department of Health
- 2) Snohomish County Emergency Management 2025 Annual Report
- 62 Chair Dunn provided a report.
- c. Approving the following Minutes:
- 1) Council's Official Proceedings for June 2026
- M. Executive Session(s):
- 65 Heidi Beazizo, Chief of Staff, provided a reminder that Council will be on recess July 27 through August 7th.
- N. Adjourn
- 79 At 9:07 a.m., Chair Dunn recessed the Council until the 10:00 a.m. Finance, Budget and Administration Committee meeting.
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