General Legislative Session - Regular Meeting

Good morning, everyone. We'll call to order the Snohomish County Council for our general legislative session. Today is Wednesday, 04/22/2026 at 9AM. We're meeting in the Jackson Boardroom and also remotely. I'll read the script for public comment, and then we'll our clerks will take roll. We'll take public comment beginning in person and then remotely in Zoom. Click on the hand icon to raise your hand. If you're calling in by phone, press 9 to raise your hand and 6 to unmute. Each speaker will have three minutes to speak. And please start your comment with your name and city of residence. Next is roll call.

Chair Dunn. Here. Vice Chair Lo.

Present.

Councilmember Nearing.

Here.

Councilmember Mead.

Here.

Councilmember Peterson.

Here.

Chair, we have five members present.

Thank you. Next is our Pledge of Allegiance, and we've asked Council Member Lowe to please lead us in the pledge. Thank you. Next is public comment. Did anyone wish to provide public comment today? Okay. I see none in person. Anybody online?

No hands raised.

Okay. So we'll close public comment and move on. And first, we have three resolutions. So first, we'll hear resolution 20 six-thirteen.

Council considers Resolution 20 six-thirteen, recognizing 04/22/2026 as Earth Day in Snohomish County.

Thank you. Any comments from council? Okay. Is there a motion?

I move approval of Resolution 20 six-thirteen.

Second. It's been properly moved and seconded to approve Resolution 20 six-thirteen. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Chair votes aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes five to zero. Next is Resolution 20 six-fourteen.

Council considers Resolution 20 six-fourteen, recognizing 04/24/2026 as Arbor Day in Snohomish County.

Thank you. Any comments from counsel? Okay. Is there a motion?

I move approval of resolution 20 six-fourteen.

Second. It's been properly moved and seconded to approve resolution 20 six-fourteen. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Chair votes aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes five to zero. Next is resolution 26 dash zero one five.

Council considers resolution 26 dash zero one five, recognizing 04/28/2026 as Workers Memorial Day in Snohomish County. Thank you. Any comments

from council? Yep. Councilmember Lowe?

Yeah. I appreciate the opportunity for us to do this every year. I try to go out to it every year. I appreciate our workers memorial that we hear have here on campus. And, you know, it is somber because it is recognizing those that we've lost over the last year all across the state, but it's definitely needed, and we definitely need to remember those who've worked hard for us here in Stomach County and Washington State and appreciate the families who have lost their loved ones during this time. Thank you.

You. Councilmember Nearing?

Yeah. Thanks, Chair Dunn. Glad that we get to recognize Workers Memorial Day again this year and just wanted to be sure to extend an invitation for those who are interested to attend the Workers Memorial. That's this evening at 5PM in the Mission Building Courtyard.

Thank you. Any other comments? I did have a comment. We asked representatives from the Snohomish Island Labor Council to attend. They weren't able to attend, but I'll just read a quick statement from them.

So each day, more than three eighty workers are killed and more than eight thousand six hundred suffer injury and illness because of dangerous working conditions that are preventable. Unions and allies, like our county council, have fought hard to ensure that every worker has the right to a safe job. Together, as we observe Workers' Memorial Day, Day, we hold the line in the halls of government and on the shop floor to protect our fundamental right to a safe job. Snohomish County depends on safe workplaces and workers who can return home to their families at the end of each shift. And with that, I'll see if there's a we'll move to a motion.

I move approval of Resolution 20 six-fifteen. Second.

It's been properly moved and seconded to approve Resolution 20 six-fifteen. Any other discussion? I did want to note, Councilmember, Lowe and I will be presenting this, resolution to the event tonight as well. So all in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Chair votes aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes five to zero. Next is the consent agenda.

I move approval of the consent agenda items one through eight. Second.

It's been properly moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Chair votes aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, the passes five to zero. Next is administrative matters, motion 20 six-one 177.

I move approval of administrative matters, motion 20 six-one 177. Second.

Been properly moved and seconded to approve the Administrative Matters Motion 20 six-one 177. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please say

aye. Aye.

Chair votes aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes five to zero. Next, we'll hear items on action on, committee. And first, we'll do public, infrastructure and conservation ordinance 26 dash zero zero nine. Did you wanna hear all three of these?

Yes. I was just gonna ask.

Okay. So if we can read, items a through c into the record.

K. Council considers ordinance 26 dash zero zero nine relating to the Snohomish County Transportation Benefit District amending chapter 2.85 Snohomish County code, Ordinance 20 six-ten, relating to the Snohomish County Transportation Benefit District, Chapter 2.85 Snohomish County Code. Notice of intent to assume an assumption of the rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of the Snohomish County Transportation Benefit District and Ordinance 20 six-eleven. Notice of intent to conduct a hearing concerning the assumption of the rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of the Snohomish County Transportation Benefit District. The proposed action today for all three is to set time and date for a public hearing.

Suggested date is 05/13/2026.

Good morning. Thank you, chair Dunn, council members for the record Deb Bell, council staff. Council was briefed with the public works presentation on all three transportation benefit district or TBD ordinances. That's ordinance 26 dash zero zero nine, 26 dash zero one zero, and 26 dash zero one one at the March 17, Public Infrastructure and Conservation Committee meeting. And this was continued at the April 21 Public Infrastructure and Conservation Committee meeting.

Yesterday, council was briefed on the three proposed ordinance and moved to GLS today. The requested action is to set time and date for public hearing for ordinance 26 dash zero zero nine, 26 dash zero one zero, and 26 dash zero one one with a suggested date of May 13 at the hour of 10:30AM. This concludes my staff report, I'm available for any questions.

Thank you. Questions from counsel? Okay. Is there a motion?

Can I do all three under one motion? Yes. It is. Thank you. I move to set time and date, for ordinances 26 dash zero zero nine, 26 dash zero one zero, 26 dash zero one one for the hour of 10:30AM on Wednesday, 05/16/2026. Second.

Chair, May 13.

How did I

You said sixteenth.

Alright. 05/13/2026. My apologies. Second.

Okay. Motion has been properly made and seconded to set time and date for a public hearing on those three ordinances. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Chair votes aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion passes five to zero. That concludes our agenda. We have no public hearings for today, and council is, recess for the day.