Public Works Committee - Regular Meeting

Morning. Welcome to the Snohomish County Council Public Infrastructure and Conservation Committee for Tuesday, January 20 at 10AM. We're meeting in the Jackson Boardroom and remotely today. Before we take public comment, I do wanna read a public comment script. We'll take public comment beginning with in person and then remotely. In Zoom, click on the hand icon to raise your hand. If calling by phone, press 9 to raise your hand. And when called upon, press 6 to unmute. Each speaker will have up to three minutes to speak. And please start your comment with your name and city of residence. And with that, we'll go ahead and do roll call.

Committee Chair Lo?

Present.

Vice Chair Dunn? Here. Committee Member Nearing?

Here.

Committee Member Mead? Here. Committee Member Peterson? Chair, there are four members present.

Great. Thank you. Next on the agenda is public comment. Anybody in person wishing to do public comment today? All right. Do we have anybody on, line with their hand raised?

No hands are raised.

Okay. We'll go ahead and close public comment and move into our action items today. First on the agenda is Motion 20 Six-seventeen.

Thank you. For the record, Heidi Bazizo. The rental of a front end loader at the Cathcart Way Recycling And Transfer Center, what occurred while a new hybrid loader was on order. And what occurred is that it exceeded approval authority due to the need for specialized services on that new hybrid equipment. So, while they were waiting for the new equipment to be online, they incurred expenses above and beyond the approval authority. Motion 20 six-seventeen requests retroactive approval of the rental costs above that approval authority in the amount of $10,582.70. So the request today is for council to move the motion to GLS on January 28 for consideration.

All right. Any comments or questions from council members? We'll go ahead and do consent on this semester's objection. Hearing none, we'll put this on consent for January 28 and move to motion 20 six-thirty nine.

The Larson Road Bridge 101 seismic retrofit was included in the twenty sixthirty one Six Year Transportation Improvement Program adopted on 11/05/2025, by Budget Motion 20 five-four 51. The project requires temporary easements on five parcels beginning this year. Motion twenty six zero three nine approves the right of way plan for this project authorizes the County Executive to do the same. It also authorizes the County Engineer to acquire uneconomic remnants or additional impact property necessary to implement the plan. The anticipated cost of the easements is $106,000 over two years, with the dollars coming from a combination of federal bridge dollars and a $12,960 county match from the Road Fund in 'twenty seven. The request today is to move this motion to GLS on January 28 for consideration.

All Alright. Any comments or questions from council members? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and move this to consent on January 28 unless there's objection. Hearing none, we'll move that to consent and move to motion 26 Dash007. And welcome, Cynthia. It's great to see you.

Thanks so much. For the record, Cynthia Foley, council staff, the proposed interlocal agreement would allow for a new agreement whereby the county will perform traffic signal, flashing crosswalk, beacon, radars, radar speed sign, and streetlight maintenance services within the county bound within the city boundary of Lake Stevens. The city of Lake Stevens will reimburse all county costs incurred. Estimated costs for 2026 are $43,548. Motion 26 dash zero zero seven authorizes the Snohomish County executive to execute the agreement. The request is to move motion 26 dash zero zero seven to the GLS agenda for council consideration.

Alright. Any comments or questions from council members? Hearing none, we'll go ahead and then move that to consent on January 28 unless there's objection. Hearing none, we'll go ahead and move that to consent and go to motion 26 dash zero two zero.

Thank you. Snohomish County code requires the council review and approve, the the 2026 office plan. Attachment a to the motion includes a detailed description of changes in use or configuration of county office space. All projects are at the request of the department, and funding is approved during the budget process. Motion 26 dash zero two zero approves the count 2026 county office space plan. The request is to move motion 26 dash zero two zero to the GLS agenda for council consideration.

Alright. Any comments or questions from council members? Hearing none, we'll go ahead and move that to consent on January 28 unless there's objection. Hearing none, we'll move that to consent and go to motion 26 dash zero three seven.

Great. Motion 26 dash zero three seven approves amendment one to the agreement for professional services for a digital wellness platform and associated amendments between Snohomish County and the nav and Navigate Wellness LLC. Amendment one to the agreement for for a digital wellness platform increases the not to exceed amount by $220,000, bringing the contract total to $420,000, extends the expenditure period by two years, and increases the per employee per month fee from $2.25 to $2.36. The request is to move motion 26 dash zero three seven to the GLS agenda for council consideration.

Alright. Any comments or questions from council members? Hearing none, we'll go ahead and move this to consent on January 28 unless there's objection. Hearing none, we'll move that to consent. And that concludes our public infrastructure meeting today and we'll be in recess until our planning community development committee at eleven a. AM. Thank you.