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Deputy City Manager Carolyn Hope presented the item and described the partnership’s purpose: USDA biologists monitor waterfowl populations (primarily at Ballinger Park), conduct scientific counts, provide annual reports, conduct community education and, if necessary and after certain thresholds are met, carry out an egg‑addling program to manage local populations. Hope said the ILA has existed since 2002 except for a brief lapse in 2024 and that the city’s cost for the annual field service agreement is $2,500 to be paid from the parks division budget.

Staff noted that geese congregating near water bodies can cause nutrient loading, shoreline damage and public‑health concerns; the city’s park maintenance staff recorded a high single‑sighting count of about 130 waterfowl during recent visual surveys. Hope referenced the Western Washington stormwater management manual, which identifies goose waste as a possible source of nutrients and pathogens that can affect water quality.

Council members asked questions about the program’s scope and effects. Council Member Sonmore asked who would receive public education; staff said community notification and USDA public education would occur if management actions were recommended. Council Member Page asked whether all eggs would be addled when an addling program occurs; staff deferred to USDA scientists for the operational detail. Council Member Murray asked about species specifics raised in public comment; staff responded that they did not observe Aleutian cackling geese on recent counts and noted that the Aleutian cackling goose had been removed from endangered status in February (as reported in public discussion).

After discussion, a motion to enter the 2025 field service agreement and rejoin the ILA carried by voice vote. Council directed staff to proceed; the $2,500 annual fee will be charged to the parks division and no additional appropriation was requested.

The ILA and annual field service agreement will require USDA staff to produce annual reports and coordinate community outreach if any active management is recommended.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mountlake Terrace City Council Meeting - May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council authorized the city manager to rejoin a regional interlocal agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for waterfowl monitoring and potential egg‑addling, approving a 2025 field service agreement of $2,500 to fund monitoring and community education.","taxTitle","Mountlake Terrace, Snohomish County, Washington","taxId",70959,"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},6239038,"Mountlake Terrace lobbyists report $500,000 for library roof; Main Street funding preserved after scope change",390,768000,1158000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3340118-b9a5e548febc42a0451df048199ef0d7&start=768&end=1158","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3340118-b9a5e548febc42a0451df048199ef0d7/thumbnail_768000.jpg","/articles/6239038/Mountlake-Terrace/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mountlake-Terrace-lobbyists-report-500000-for-library-roof-Main-Street-funding-preserved-after-scope-change","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6239038-e8aef21fea40118b35dcd76778a9eea8/orig.mp4?Expires=1776588246&Signature=lIG5GVC9Io-xZtQQxuRPc7o1YROz8W~eVwxy6Q1tNIFWNkaymxhkVqFXqMOFYvii7311wfeHsTLpaDkNbhDiz345bnW8Nv~NIqO7~WkggBk9RlDYaQIDCRVmacLHC4phjZ9i5DFKD3vbwZ0UpQ9w7PO91GoPdGRLZvUUfo1BrO5cbfoc~YTzWeKh~61aAqJHPk3uCXBDeWgX3BXjNpZNWAhoNbJ3~nJpq8Rg5SsaWFYDOgQXTmdwtbLAqV9Xmyt7kFwfHwo5MjyNZ1eKDs1Z7YjYMYrC5uSrfVP4bCw7TVcDvpy3zZLiGSwuqcR~ajJNZktQI5EPwkeROyhvz2LqtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the May 15 Mountlake Terrace City Council meeting, lobbyists from Gordon Thomas Honeywell briefed the council on outcomes from the 2025 Washington legislative session and what the results mean for the city’s priorities.

Amina, a lobbyist with Gordon Thomas Honeywell, and Shelley, a colleague from the same firm, told the council that the state’s 2025‑27 budgets were adopted April 27 and that Mountlake Terrace secured a $500,000 capital appropriation — down from the city’s $800,000 request — for roof and HVAC replacement at the Mountlake Terrace Library. Amina said the allocation was the result of coordinated advocacy with the city’s 32nd legislative delegation and described the funding as included in the final budget.

Lobbyists also said previously awarded capital funds for the Main Street revitalization project were at risk under a new budget policy that can rescind unspent projects after four years. The city submitted a scope change to make a smaller, standalone phase of Main Street ready to expend state funds; budget writers lifted the hold, reappropriated the funds and approved the revised scope. Lobbyists warned the funding will be rescinded if the city does not expend it by the end of the next biennium, making timely project delivery essential.

Shelley summarized several bills of statewide significance that the city monitored. She highlighted Senate Bill 5184, which establishes statewide limits on minimum parking requirements (noting that the bill applies only to cities with populations above 30,000 and therefore does not apply to Mountlake Terrace). She also described House Bill 1491 (supporting transit‑oriented development by requiring multifamily housing near major transit stations and establishing a grant program) and House Bill 1096 (creating an administrative process for lot splits across the state).

Shelley said the bill that promotes development near transit includes a grant program to help cities prepare for higher‑density station areas but that the 2025 budget did not include funding for that new grant program. She also told the council that the legislature added roughly $2.7 million in one‑time public‑defense grants for cities pending a state Supreme Court decision on caseload standards.

The lobbyists walked through the state budgets they described as the product of a difficult session: a $77.8 billion operating budget for 2025‑27, a roughly $7.5 billion capital budget and a $15.5 billion transportation budget. Amina and Shelley said the legislature balanced the operating budget in part by enacting about $4.3 billion in new taxes and fees over four years and left about $2.3 billion in reserves. They said the capital budget’s community project pool totaled approximately $201.3 million in 2025 and that the average award for local community projects was about $604,000.

Council members thanked the lobbyists and asked staff to begin planning to spend the capital allocations. Council Member Murray asked whether the budgets were final; lobbyists said the governor had until May 20 to sign them and that the capital budget is rarely changed at signature stage, indicating that the city’s allocations were likely secure. Council members asked staff to return with plans for timely delivery of the Main Street phase and to address any remaining funding gap for the library project.

The presentation also covered parks grants: the state’s Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program will fund a $500,000 grant for the city’s Veterans Memorial Park revitalization project, and the city’s recreation and parks director had been credited for identifying and pursuing eligible grants.

The lobbyists urged continued advocacy and asked the council to consider showing appreciation to legislators; they said planning for the 2026 short session should begin in the fall.","City lobbyists from Gordon Thomas Honeywell told the council that Mountlake Terrace secured $500,000 in the 2025‑27 capital budget for the library and preserved earlier Main Street capital funds after submitting a scope change; staff warned the city must spend the appropriation by the end of the next biennium or risk rescission.",{"_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},6239043,"Mountlake Terrace council delays vote on Flock license‑plate cameras after privacy concerns",2301,106000,2407000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3340118-b9a5e548febc42a0451df048199ef0d7&start=106&end=2407","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3340118-b9a5e548febc42a0451df048199ef0d7/thumbnail_106000.jpg","/articles/6239043/Mountlake-Terrace/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mountlake-Terrace-council-delays-vote-on-Flock-licenseplate-cameras-after-privacy-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6239043-a154f2a6e59bd55768d21c84ef713eee/orig.mp4?Expires=1776588246&Signature=FtMydjWXmQxGx47UDp5fJSXdR4ltQiST7hq2zxbnqiPK78QbEx1qIgVi-f0Fs8GTsY6jJktO2e7GCup41Cl3GwQP7ToPe0n6oqYAG1cXiebHh8nI5dK7xyhjthuo0R30XCKXZZXq4It7Mwbmq5ecteGCbvKceQVd7DM~HLtzGggM2GWsQbdujX8kTYvJv9IZjTIyxwu4dzDEfO3biCTR0gBXWV9gWgoU2hkWOpyFo5~bBEyhV7eWxd7vw8OhUGWagTA-B3cuFOHAFkb~T~alEdVVTMPr3FYt9sYg09GMBSqYbEpLqoxso6isiH0zOJiAUrrNzIC2ZlLzWVPZBR~Taw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its May 15 meeting, the Mountlake Terrace City Council postponed a vote on whether to authorize the city manager to sign a master service agreement with Flock Safety, the proposed system of fixed automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) that captures rear‑of‑vehicle images and alerts police to wanted vehicles.

The council took the step after a public comment that urged caution, a vendor presentation, questions from council members and police officials, and an extended discussion about data access and contract language. The city will solicit additional public input and bring the item back to the June 5 council meeting with a plan for written and in‑person comment, officials said.

Sam Doyle, a Mountlake Terrace resident who spoke during public comment, urged the council not to vote on the purchase and said the system would “opt into a system of mass surveillance” and risk sharing data beyond the city. Doyle cited Flock’s government‑agency customer agreement and argued the company’s contractual language gives it broad rights to access and disclose footage, and raised concerns about possible data sharing with federal immigration authorities.

Kristen McLeod, public affairs manager for Flock Safety, told the council the cameras are motion‑activated, capture still images of the rear of vehicles, do not perform facial recognition and upload images to an encrypted cloud. McLeod said the system has a default 30‑day retention period for images and that law enforcement must enter a “search reason” to access footage; she also described integrations with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Commander Scott King of the Mountlake Terrace Police Department and Police Chief Pete Khan outlined operational safeguards the department plans to adopt, including a transparency portal on the police page of the city website, supervisor and command review, and audit trails tied to user IDs. Commander King said the department would tailor external access and could revoke search privileges if the city chose to do so.

Council members expressed a range of views. Council Member Sonmore argued the system is “another tool in the toolkit” to help prevent and solve crime, citing silver and AMBER alert use cases. Council Member Murray said she had grown more concerned after researching the product and highlighted the risk of outside agencies accessing Mountlake Terrace data. Council Member Ryan suggested tabling the vote until all council members could be present. Council Member Woodard proposed placing the item on the June 5 consent agenda to allow residents time to submit written comments and to pull it for discussion if needed.

After discussion the council voted unanimously to postpone the decision to June 5 and instructed staff to design a public‑engagement process that will include written comment and an opportunity for oral testimony at the June 5 meeting. The council also asked staff to provide the contract and prior presentation materials and requested that the police department describe the proposed oversight policy in detail when the item returns.

The delay means the city will not sign the master service agreement at this meeting. Council members and staff said the pause is intended to give residents time to review contract language — including a clause in Flock’s master service agreement that Doyle and others cited — and to provide feedback before the council votes.

The council’s request to solicit public input and to bring the item back for a recorded vote was unanimous.","After public comment and a lengthy council debate about data sharing, transparency and contract language, the Mountlake Terrace City Council voted unanimously to postpone a decision on a proposed Flock automated license‑plate reader system to its June 5 meeting and requested additional public outreach.","actionData","errors"]

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