City Council First Tuesday Meeting

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DATE: September 2, 2025
TIME: 6:00 P.M.
ADDRESS: 4621 Tolt Ave

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1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hawkins

2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Burrell

3) ROLL CALL: City Clerk Lora Wilmes

4) APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Council

5) PUBLIC COMMENT & REQUESTS: Public comment on meeting items or other issues of note or concern. Comments may be submitted in advance by writing or e-mailing clerk@carnationwa.gov, or made in person, or by telephone or computer connection at the time of the meeting. Individual comments shall be limited to three minutes. Group comments shall be limited to five minutes.

6) CONSENT AGENDA:
a) Approval of Minutes
i) Regular Session: August 19, 2025
b) Approval of Claims
i) Check Mailing Date: August 21, 2025
(1) $64,219.81
ii) Check Mailing Date: September 3, 2025
(1) $26,339.34
c) Approval of EFT Payments
i) August 1 – August 31, 2025
(1) $148,229.34
d) Agenda Bills
i) NONE

7) PROCLAMATIONS:
a) Senior Center Month
b) Sunflower Day
c) Suicide Prevention Month

8) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a) NONE

9) PRESENTATIONS:
a) Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Update – Amy Biggs

10) COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE REPORTS AND REQUESTS: During this item, Councilmembers and committees report on activities and meetings from the previous two weeks. This space is important, as it provides an opportunity for the Council, Staff, and public to understand how the Councilmembers spend their time.

11) STAFF REPORTS & DISCUSSION ITEMS:
a) City Manager’s Office Report
i) Council Rules & Procedures
ii) Sunflower Saturday
iii) Love Snoqualmie Valley Volunteer Event
iv) Roundabout Grant Collaboration
v) Other

12) LONG RANGE VISIONING: A Council discussion on goals for 2026 and beyond.
a) NONE

13) AGENDA BILLS:
a) AB25-41 Adoption of the City of Carnation Employee Wellness Program.
b) AB25-42 An ordinance amending Carnation Municipal Code section 5.12.050.

14) OTHER: Councilmembers may introduce new topics, ask clarifying administrative questions, debate legislative issues and provide direction on new agenda items.

15) PLANNING AND PARKS BOARD MINUTES:
a) NONE

16) UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARING DATES:
a) NONE

17) EXECUTIVE SESSION: Potential action to follow.
a) RCW 42.30.11(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public.
b) RCW 42.30.110(i) To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency.

18) FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
a) Housing and Land Use
i) September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
b) Community Economic Development
i) September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
c) Public Safety
i) October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
d) Finance and Operations
i) September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM – CANCELED
e) Planning and Parks
i) September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
f) Open House
i) October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM

19) FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS:
a) September 16, 2025 – Regular Meeting
i) 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
b) October 7, 2025 – Regular Meeting
i) 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
c) October 23, 2025 – Council Priorities Study Session at 7:00 PM

20) ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Adair Hawkins