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Burke said the city has received approximately $71,000 as of September 2024 and expects another $18,000 in the next payment cycle. “The way the opioid settlement works is you receive payments through every year until 02/1938,” Burke told the committee, adding that cumulative payments to the city are expected to total just under $300,000 by that date but that funds are distributed annually rather than as a single lump sum.

Burke said City Clerk Dean recommended a grant‑style process modeled on the city’s human‑services disbursement: create a volunteer advisory committee of five to seven community members with a council‑member liaison; advertise for proposals; have the committee evaluate applications and then make recommendations to the council for approval. “This committee could advertise that we’re seeking proposals, and then they would be the ones that would look at the proposals and then make a recommendation to council,” Burke said.

The committee discussed the mechanics: the city will receive annual settlement payments; the advisory committee’s recommendations would go to council for allocation decisions; and the amount awarded can vary by proposal and does not have to expend the entire yearly payment. Council Member Cotton and others indicated interest in participating and asked about practices used in other municipalities; Burke said she has seen similar models used successfully elsewhere.

Discussion versus formal action: no formal council vote established the advisory committee at this meeting. The committee signaled support for the proposed process and for returning with a formal framework for committee appointments and an application timeline for council approval.

Next steps described: staff will return with a proposed advisory‑committee charter, application timeline and recommended council liaison(s) and appointment process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-05-19 Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City Attorney Burke and City Clerk Dean told the committee the city has received approximately $71,000 as of Sept. 2024, expected to receive another $18,000 in the near term, and recommended a volunteer advisory committee to solicit proposals and recommend spending of opioid‑settlement dollars.","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},6231471,"Fire chief reports steady call volume, mutual aid figures and June delivery for new engine",1148,1392000,2540000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3431288-40a97059613689c0ac0c9062e6261e03&start=1392&end=2540","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3431288-40a97059613689c0ac0c9062e6261e03/thumbnail_1392000.jpg","/articles/6231471/Snoqualmie/King-County/Washington/Fire-chief-reports-steady-call-volume-mutual-aid-figures-and-June-delivery-for-new-engine","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231471-c62c9050ed60065479e643aa6d24bc7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775337489&Signature=iIbu7~Ul57vNjZa~iCI1PHCBIUlsmw1t3I1tLfHrk3j2nUXHDMeCC4mOYDrwvp0UQrRNdXGtF0wZ5ihcVPx3-PeiMO9LTGq5xhRFoIvs6VKu5WvNw4crydIehMh4S4SJTnZrX9q9QiIgyBiBdjtKi9Z0iL6WZXzYJ3BHxjcIW5Ri4qQVFhKYNw25PaIpb5D2ytQLoPE44tDQklUKvBem1LEZKbqCYufCdUn3sxtCV78xQEJxFX8oSKWNTaczkXpwXPEakgqWp-qBHRZ~nAQ2UMK1K2lZ6YsKlGr0zME1byMViQqdg8vJAOn8iZ9rPyE7UbuAc84UrZtY0EqrLT7b0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Snoqualmie Fire Chief Bailey presented the department’s first‑quarter accreditation report to the Public Safety Committee, reporting steady incident volumes, mutual‑aid activity and generally fast turnout and response times.

Chief Bailey said the department is already seeing call volumes in 2025 that match or exceed comparable months from 2024. “We’re not going down, we’re not getting any less,” he said, adding that emergency medical calls have risen slightly. He described performance measures intended for accreditation, noting turnout times are monitored and that crews must explain any turnout exceeding 1 minute 30 seconds. “We didn’t have anything above two minutes,” he said.

Mutual‑aid statistics were presented: the department supplied mutual aid an estimated 117 times to Eastside, nine times to Fall City and four times to other neighboring areas during the first quarter, Chief Bailey said. The city received mutual aid 50 times from Eastside, 14 times from Fall City and once from another department. The department recorded 84 patient transports in the first quarter and 11 transports on mutual‑aid calls outside the city; those out‑of‑city transports generate revenue to the department, he said.

Inspections and training activity were slightly reduced during the quarter because the department hired five probationary firefighters; Chief Bailey said the department will assign team leaders to strategic‑plan objectives in coming months. Property‑loss figures were small for the quarter — one minor room and contents incident with about $200 in contents lost, he reported.

The committee also received an update on the new engine. Deputy Chief Brown completed final inspections with staff and a fleet mechanic during an out‑of‑state visit; Chief Bailey said the apparatus was driven to Yakima and arrived at the dealer around April 1 for post‑delivery changes. Due to requested modifications and fabrication lead times, the delivery date was pushed to June 2; the city has scheduled a station open house and a ceremonial engine push‑in for Saturday, June 14, with an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a public program through 3 p.m.

Chief Bailey said many of the modifications to shelving, lighting and headset mounts were included in the original contingency and will not exceed the approved purchase budget. Council members asked whether equipment from the outgoing engine will transfer to the new rig; Bailey said most equipment will transfer and that larger ticket items were purchased at the end of the prior year to prepare for the new apparatus.

Discussion versus formal action: the committee heard the report and asked clarifying questions but took no formal votes regarding department operations or procurement. The committee acknowledged the operational benefit of having a second apparatus available more often and asked staff to track how frequently two rigs are simultaneously available to show the effect of new hires on coverage and mutual‑aid needs.

The committee thanked the department for the report and for the upcoming community event to celebrate the new apparatus.","Fire Chief Bailey presented first‑quarter accreditation metrics showing steady or slightly higher incident volumes, mutual‑aid statistics, transport counts and turnout times; staff reported the new fire engine passed multiple inspections and a public open house and push‑in ceremony is scheduled for June 14.",{"_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},6231475,"Residents urge faster action on Park Street and Meadowbrook speeding near schools",3128,206000,3334000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3431288-40a97059613689c0ac0c9062e6261e03&start=206&end=3334","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3431288-40a97059613689c0ac0c9062e6261e03/thumbnail_206000.jpg","/articles/6231475/Snoqualmie/King-County/Washington/Residents-urge-faster-action-on-Park-Street-and-Meadowbrook-speeding-near-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231475-78bd55ce4a599874c736a8366a5f3aa2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775337489&Signature=X4dHUIC16deBK7EtGi7LL2PfQED3KBtYQdutdKgvMECPbyH028k3rpt-yxy0yt6o63Ax6PVd~WJnsSBNk-sETrTDkNpu4e7j39GwYP-anevPeoB5xUKiD5MKsCS~AMdVFecqbxvOYQRl252SNPzk6EVDnwpES8Tu6eIvFEWhpYr~JI3OqcGvpBV~FPef4SNgPcYmMiUfnQxTMIwcNhGJCva4l1wcL~S47CbkhnIuLSP0zDiDO2ixwDEuqxAKvEdx6rLy0etXDwlhRuxoeQdoyqJ-r8Tn5NL0J4J1~ErqwKkATbsAqOK5n6db~a5jFULWeAwFZT2CWR78axppucyTtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents from neighborhoods around Meadowbrook and Park Street pressed the Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee during public comment for faster measures to slow traffic near three nearby schools and parks.

The complaints came from multiple residents who described collisions, near-misses involving children and pets, and frequent high-speed traffic at the committee’s public comment period. “If the person driving the car had been driving a little slower, they probably would have been able to stop in time,” said Timothy Fiedler, a Meadowbrook resident, recounting a recent crash that totaled a vehicle. Residents asked for a mix of short-term enforcement and longer-term street redesigns, including speed cameras, flashing crosswalk lights, pedestrian islands and completed sidewalks.

The requests matter because the area is bounded by an elementary school, a middle school and a high school and is heavily used for parks and after-school activities, speakers said. “We are not only between three schools but we also are surrounded by Centennial Park,” said Fitzpatrick Jordan, who described seeing cars “fly down our road” near family gathering places. Multiple speakers reported vehicles leaving the roadway and one resident said their dog was hit and suffered a broken leg.

Residents suggested immediate steps — speed cameras, more police patrols, flashing crosswalk lights — and longer-term engineering solutions such as raised pedestrian islands and sidewalks. “I emailed about the rumble strips. I know it’s temporary, but didn’t work,” Nick Postiglione said of an earlier test. William Cleary urged caution about unintended traffic diversion, saying restrictive measures on Park Street could push high-school traffic onto smaller residential streets.

City staff and committee members described several operational responses they will test. City Administrator Chambliss said public works tested temporary rumble strips and will include “inverse rumble strips” — grooves ground into pavement that are designed to be plow-friendly — as part of this summer’s paving project. Chambliss also said installing flashing crosswalk lights near some sites would require a power source and can be a larger project, but that staff would test available equipment and configurations.

Sergeant Weiss reviewed state posting methods for school zones and described an operational step he can take immediately: “There’s three ways you can post school zones. When kids are present, with flashing lights, or with times,” he told the committee. Weiss said he can reprogram flashing school-zone lights to run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to see whether that reduces speeding in areas with frequent daytime pedestrian activity.

Committee members indicated support for focusing enforcement in the school zones and parks. Council Member Christiansen said she looks forward to traffic-camera information coming to the committee. Chair Rob Walton summarized the takeaways: coordinate school-zone timing, pursue short-term enforcement tools where feasible and advance longer-term capital improvements when funding and design work allow.

Discussion versus formal action: the meeting recorded no formal motions or votes on traffic changes. Committee directions recorded in the meeting included staff testing extended flashing-light timing at elementary school crossings and Public Works incorporating inverse rumble-strip treatments into the upcoming paving schedule. Long-term changes such as sidewalks and curb work were described as capital projects subject to grant funding and the city’s capital improvement timetable.

Residents who spoke at the meeting were thanked and encouraged to follow up; several committee members said staffing and budget constraints mean some fixes will take longer than others.

Looking ahead, the committee expects to review a formal proposal on speed cameras when staff bring it forward and will track the outcomes of the pavement and light-timing tests as part of future public-safety briefings.","Multiple Meadowbrook and Park Street residents told the Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee that speeding and unclear school-zone timing have produced crashes, near-misses and pet injuries; residents asked for cameras, flashing lights and design changes and staff described short- and long-term tests the city will run.","actionData","errors"]

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Residents urge faster action on Park Street and Meadowbrook speeding near schools