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The council first voted to approve a separation agreement described in open session as \"separation agreement 1, dated this council meeting of 02/24/2025, separating a prior member of staff from the city.\" The motion was moved and seconded in open session; the council recorded a unanimous vote in favor.

Council later moved to amend the agenda to add another separation agreement and then approved a second separation agreement dated Feb. 20, 2025. The second motion was moved by Councilor Johnson and seconded by Councilor Washington and likewise passed unanimously.

City staff stated that the matters were discussed in executive session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (litigation and personnel exceptions) and that details discussed in executive session were not released in open session. City officials present for the executive sessions included the city attorney, the city administrator and HR staff; the council noted no further action was required that evening beyond the two approved agreements.

Both motions passed by unanimous vote of members present; Councilor Christensen was excused.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-02-24 Snoqualmie City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Following an executive session on litigation and personnel matters, the Snoqualmie City Council approved two separation agreements by unanimous vote. One agreement was dated Feb. 24, 2025 (approved in open session after the executive session) and an amended agenda item approved a second agreement dated Feb. 20, 2025.","taxTitle","Snoqualmie, King County, Washington","taxId",71685,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6310735,"Snoqualmie council approves consent items, two ordinances and adds agenda bill",276,114000,390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2398665-6a8834f6440d099aefd9119dea4c007f&start=114&end=390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2398665-6a8834f6440d099aefd9119dea4c007f/thumbnail_114000.jpg","/articles/6310735/Snoqualmie/King-County/Washington/Snoqualmie-council-approves-consent-items-two-ordinances-and-adds-agenda-bill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310735-2944f70b409149134c91df15761482c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773647014&Signature=VN0FMMKnZ02StD3i8xyJ1h1-Ix97QoJGWoham~HP9SYJarh2VnowiiqKqixPaw3SKXqz0T8yVE3BuZ88A0TcTCgMmUlPKzEN84Y3PyE9DlEluV8E6f6vR2ajmvZF3oIE0MNB59L39gzu9PlwP5PnTTmJOam1ssh6o4AgVEAwKHRjQJx94lSpBLsefl8aEW6uHi1aUAdXr1oLChoXvXEcgnQSHoVQPionyNKSwSGgmz16vpIAVWiTNcc9sO3FqQ6wMJfd4MEddB3o-l1N4G4ol05w4~3qqfXZHmcg8bqVmm0-JP8Ysgd5zw7pbnofsXKMmoJbbtg4TLqJYv11XpfOzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Snoqualmie City Council on Feb. 24, 2025, approved the consent agenda, voted to add an agenda bill for consideration after the first executive session, and adopted two ordinances on second reading related to City Hall hours and code‑enforcement cost recoupment.

Votes at a glance

- Agenda amendment (add AB 25‑038 after the first executive session): Motion moved by Mayor Pro Tem Jim Holloway, seconded by Councilor Wotton; approved unanimously.

- Consent agenda: Approved unanimously. Items included approval of meeting minutes (Feb. 10, 2025), AB 25.034 (Water Reclamation Facility Phase 3 improvement project update and contract change order No. 2) and AB 20‑537 (Railroad crossing improvement design engineering contract).

- Ordinance AB 25‑025 (second reading) — City Hall hours (Ordinance 13‑04): Motion to adopt read by Mayor Pro Tem Holloway; moved by Mayor Pro Tem Holloway, seconded by Councilor Washington; approved unanimously. The ordinance amends Snoqualmie Municipal Code section 2.02.010 relating to City Hall hours.

- Ordinance AB 25‑026 (second reading) — Code enforcement and nuisance abatement cost recoupment and procedural clarifications (Ordinance 13‑05): Motion to adopt read by Councilor Washington; moved by Councilor Washington, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Holloway; approved unanimously. The ordinance amends Titles 8, 13, 15 and 17 of the Snoqualmie Municipal Code to enable the city to recoup costs for code enforcement and nuisance abatement related to water, sewer, stormwater and zoning, and to harmonize appeal and penalty processes.

All recorded votes were unanimous among attending members. Councilor Christensen was excused from the meeting.

Procedural notes: The council handled the consent items and second readings during the open meeting; several items were read into the record and there was no public comment on those votes.","At its Feb. 24 meeting, Snoqualmie City Council approved the consent agenda, added an agenda bill for a later executive session, and adopted two ordinances on second reading: amendments to City Hall hours and code enforcement/nuisance abatement cost recoupment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6310739,"Snoqualmie council directs staff to draft ordinance using aggressive rate‑reduction model",1230,2056000,3286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2398665-6a8834f6440d099aefd9119dea4c007f&start=2056&end=3286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2398665-6a8834f6440d099aefd9119dea4c007f/thumbnail_2056000.jpg","/articles/6310739/Snoqualmie/King-County/Washington/Snoqualmie-council-directs-staff-to-draft-ordinance-using-aggressive-ratereduction-model","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310739-9714ca3db387378d44e115dab6961fed/orig.mp4?Expires=1773647014&Signature=aweHfZSm-Tr--2vCI48CNt5shpWJ1rZZ9bOih~0GcK70ZobtgAoBsO463D6Ck8UXxXrHlUuAHYx4NLrcERRD-hvHJGkxRYsOTprnjhg31rY5NbWG8q32hWfwdEHk28vhPAxMwQp-BnHW4j0ORPxfAzNXBOx5ghs0fe4cT7dpNw4Nm3CEJbazVkMqD5Mf09pSioc7P~A8V72uj0h~eoFz03D7-x-2T87TQKJSvp7VNnAeCeaAOWnNSH8MqxIxzxKn1WzprrtGjSxVTbj~og7teaSCfsZ49Wtkmr9Y~gEObCH7u9sj~azPkYQJpYnYN0D0qgfTcId~Ic8cvRscYH-1Nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Snoqualmie City Council on Feb. 24, 2025, directed staff to prepare an ordinance based on an \"aggressive rate reduction\" scenario for the city’s utility rate study, after reviewing three models that vary borrowing, capital timing and debt coverage assumptions.

City CIP manager Dylan Gamble and consultant Sergei (FCS Group) presented three options: the ordinance baseline, a reduced coverage scenario, and the aggressive rate‑reduction option. The aggressive option defers roughly $4 million of moderate/low‑priority projects, increases new borrowing to about $41 million and extends sewer loan amortization to 30 years to smooth near‑term rate impacts.

Gamble summarized the presentation and turned the technical details to Sergei, who provided the model comparisons. Under the aggressive scenario, staff estimated a 2025 average residential combined bill increase of roughly 6.8% (a reduction from earlier options that showed front‑loaded increases near 12%), followed by ongoing increases generally under 4% in later years. Sergei described the tradeoffs: \"The aggressive rate reduction option moves around about $4,000,000 of projects ... We are also extending the life, and the term of the sewer loan to a 30 year term to give us a little bit more of a runway,\" he said.

Finance staff and councilors discussed risk and fiscal policy. The aggressive scenario raises the projected combined borrowing and increases long‑term interest costs (presented as roughly $25 million of total borrowing cost). The sewer utility’s standalone coverage would fall below the city’s internal 1.5 target (to about 1.31 under the aggressive scenario) while the combined coverage stays slightly above 1.5 (about 1.53) in the model. Finance staff explained these are revenue bonds and not general‑obligation debt; in their words, \"we're basically only limited to the revenue that we're collecting overall.\"

Councilors pressed on distributional impacts. The cost‑of‑service analysis still guides class‑specific adjustments: commercial high customers have historically been under‑priced relative to their treatment costs, and multifamily customers have been above the zone of reasonableness; the new scenario reduces the initial impact on multifamily customers while asking commercial classes to move more slowly toward cost. Councilor Wotton asked why commercial high sees larger increases; Sergei said the cost‑of‑service analysis assigns more cost to high‑strength commercial customers because of their treatment demands.

Several councilors requested benchmarking versus nearby, comparable jurisdictions for commercial and multifamily classes; staff explained that residential comparisons were already compiled and that class‑level comparisons to peers would require extra data and assumptions because not every utility uses the same class definitions.

After discussion, the council signaled consensus to proceed with drafting an ordinance for the aggressive rate reduction option. Mayor Pro Tem Holloway and several council members indicated support; no formal binding rate ordinance was adopted at the meeting — the council directed staff to prepare the ordinance reflecting the aggressive scenario for future formal adoption.","After lengthy discussion of three models, the council asked staff to prepare an ordinance using an \"aggressive rate reduction\" scenario that lowers near‑term rate increases by increasing borrowing and deferring lower‑priority projects; council members noted tradeoffs including higher debt and lower sewer coverage ratios.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6310743,"Snoqualmie Council adopts updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan",1474,548000,2022000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2398665-6a8834f6440d099aefd9119dea4c007f&start=548&end=2022","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2398665-6a8834f6440d099aefd9119dea4c007f/thumbnail_548000.jpg","/articles/6310743/Snoqualmie/King-County/Washington/Snoqualmie-Council-adopts-updated-Comprehensive-Emergency-Management-Plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310743-0680117075b9899b12991cdbd83218ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1773647014&Signature=U1Mqibjef6spM443dvdjprhodZLFmYEzTI9phBVMJwY5dt4ewwVQBoLSIykqCKU~8rKZB2UDwyRS~--V-Q9kWjw7oyVch130IN1E76UkzGPjrflTb6wFudu-RSv-hd3TtVwavyF7kEi6h40nla0mhxOQTfoA4YUMwD7wwG69tNoBH-fsY-9A~eTC2v33tmL9BsDGVqKsnXJVxwCK0JOqR5SQWKFmK5CbZTr5mYgO1WyDQUUvugcSybcIbSfdya8tsEckDigmbMTIt8kpwqJcnefg0Jt-atimtNkJJaDg0vAi3Cew67AbuHxXdZasmQoVhlRmUCbSOJ8rWEojZPiFSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Snoqualmie City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 17.08 on Feb. 24, 2025, approving the 2024 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and authorizing the mayor to sign after a presentation from Fire Chief Mike Bailey.

The CEMP, which the city described as a 50‑page \"living document,\" is the city’s framework for operating during emergencies and must be rewritten every five years to remain compliant with state requirements. Chief Bailey told the council the update focuses on staff training, stronger external partnerships and upgrades to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Chief Bailey said the city’s previous CEMP expired in 2024 and that the state requires a full review every five years. \"The state requires a full rewrite or a full exploration every 5 years and so that's what we've been working on the last 2 years,\" he said. He described the plan as intended to be updated annually as exercises and operations reveal needed changes: \"It's meant to be a living document.\"

In his presentation Bailey highlighted three priorities for 2025: a training program that includes four EOC trainings and ICS courses for staff; building and strengthening external relationships with partners such as North Bend and King County EOCs, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, PSE and community organizations; and reactivating and updating the CERT/CAST volunteer program and EOC equipment, including radios, antennas and a mobile trailer.

Council members and public commenters voiced support. Pastor Button — speaking during the council discussion — commended the plan and urged council participation in exercises. Councilor Cotton said the recent high river levels reinforced the need for preparedness. Councilor Benson asked whether tabletop flood exercises would scale to other incident types; Bailey replied that tabletop work primarily exercises process and roles and that plan annexes contain scenario‑specific detail.

The council voted 7‑0 to adopt Resolution 17.08 and authorize the mayor to sign. Chief Bailey said adoption allows staff to move immediately into scheduled training and EOC upgrades described in the plan.

The council packet included the full CEMP; staff said they will return to council with annual updates and will document exercises, training completion and equipment upgrades.","The Snoqualmie City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 17.08 on Feb. 24, 2025, approving the 2024 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). Fire Chief Mike Bailey outlined training, partner coordination, CERT and EOC upgrades planned under the living document.","actionData","errors"]

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