City Council Third Tuesday Meeting
6:00pm - 9:30pm
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DATE: September 16, 2025
TIME: 6:00 P.M.
ADDRESS: 4621 Tolt Ave
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1) CALL TO ORDER: Acting Mayor Ribail
2) ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: City Clerk Lora Wilmes
a) Electing a Council Chairperson who shall have the title of Mayor for the remaining 2025-2026 term.
3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Merizan
4) ROLL CALL: City Clerk Lora Wilmes
5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Council
6) 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.
7) CONSENT AGENDA:
a) Approval of Minutes
i) Regular Session: September 2, 2025
b) Approval of Claims
i) Check Mailing Date: September 17, 2025
(1) $210,686.56
c) Approval of EFT Payments
i) NONE
d) Agenda Bills
i) NONE
8) PROCLAMATIONS:
a) Week Without Driving
9) PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a) NONE
10) PRESENTATIONS:
a) Volunteer Day October 4th– Danielle Cox, Executive Director of Love Snoqualmie Valley
b) Sno-Valley Pride, Carnation Cares Grant – Greg Jamiel
11) 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.
12) STAFF REPORTS & DISCUSSION ITEMS:
a) City Manager’s Office Report
i) New Home Co. Development Update
13) LONG RANGE VISIONING: A Council discussion on goals for 2026 and beyond.
a) NONE
14) AGENDA BILLS:
a) AB25-43 Authorizing City Manager Ender to sign and submit the Claim for Damages to the City of Seattle.
15) OTHER: Councilmembers may introduce new topics, ask clarifying administrative questions, debate legislative issues and provide direction on new agenda items.
16) PLANNING AND PARKS BOARD MINUTES:
a) August 26, 2025
17) UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARING DATES:
a) The Carnation City Council will hold a public hearing to consider RCW 84.55.120 tax revenue.
i) October 21, 2025
18) EXECUTIVE SESSION: Annual Review of City Manager Ender. 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.
19) FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
a) Community Economic Development
i) September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
b) Planning and Parks
i) September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
c) Public Safety
i) October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
d) Finance and Operations
i) October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
e) Housing and Land Use
i) November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
20) HEARING EXAMINER HEARINGS:
a) Carnation Townhomes, New Home Co.
i) October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
21) FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS:
a) October 7, 2025 – Regular Meeting
i) 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
b) October 21, 2025 – Regular Meeting
i) 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
c) October 23, 2025 – Community Open House
i) 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
d) October 23, 2025 – Special Meeting
i) 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
22) ADJOURNMENT: Acting Mayor Jim Ribail