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Joelle Gibson, chairing the meeting, told commissioners the city provided a revised questionnaire (in the meeting packet) but the group should refine its goals before widely restarting business visits. \"We don't want it to become stale,\" she said about the outreach formats, and staff recommended returning a final draft of questions and a list of businesses the commissioners plan to contact.

Commissioner Nick Pastiglione described the purpose as finding issues the city can fix: \"The point of this is to be able to dig up stuff that is easily fixable ... and get it on the city's map,\" he said, citing a prior example in which business feedback led to a change in allowed downtown color palettes. Several commissioners and staff repeatedly emphasized the need to close the feedback loop — to return to merchants with what the city did in response to their concerns.

Staff reported that some roundtable outreach in prior years produced practical changes but that recent efforts had not been fully collated into a summary the city could act on. City staff and commissioners agreed the strategic plan being prepared for the city is conducting business and merchant focus groups now; commissioners suggested pausing the new one‑on‑one visits until staff can review the consultant’s questions and results to avoid duplicative outreach.

Two implementation directions emerged: staff will (1) check the strategic‑plan focus‑group questions and consolidate overlap, and (2) reach out to the City of North Bend to arrange a joint EDC meeting, tentatively for September. \"We did have James Henderson, from the City of North Bend, reach out and ask if our EDC would be interested in meeting with their EDC and having a joint meeting,\" a staff liaison said; commissioners supported pursuing a joint session.

Other recurring topics during the discussion included signage/wayfinding and a long‑standing vacancy in a grocery‑anchored retail space (the Bartels building) that had generated interest from potential tenants including pharmacies. Staff said a former city resolution authorized certain wayfinding or blade signs and that staff would pull the policy and report back. On the pharmacy vacancy, staff said the building owner’s leasing agreements and a Safeway non‑compete reduce immediate options for a traditional retail pharmacy; staff described discussions with the commercial leasing agent but said a traditional pharmacy tenant was not imminent.

The commission also discussed outreach format. Several members favored topical roundtables (permitting, signage, workforce/housing, permitting turnaround times) because they can draw multiple merchants, surface common themes and produce actionable recommendations for city departments; commissioners cautioned that summer is a poor time to start broad surveys because many small businesses have reduced staffing or are busy with seasonality.

Why it matters: commissioners framed business outreach as an accountability and relationship exercise intended to surface fixable problems (permitting, signage, walk‑in traffic) and escalate systemic issues (workforce housing, regulatory barriers) to the appropriate level of city, county or state action.

Ending: The commission tabled the one‑on‑one business‑visit plan for now, requested that staff review strategic‑plan questions and existing outreach records, and asked staff to contact North Bend about a September joint meeting. No formal motion or vote was recorded; these directions were given as staff assignments and consensus.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-06-18 Snoqualmie Economic Development Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Snoqualmie Economic Development Commission agreed June 18 to pause planned one‑on‑one business visits while the city’s strategic‑plan outreach finishes, and asked staff to review consultant questions and to contact North Bend about a joint EDC meeting.","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},6195255,"Snoqualmie Valley School District outlines CTE offerings, reports 1,475 industry certifications this year",1373,403000,1776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3862696-6bec909901ad191daa16e09d139d281d&start=403&end=1776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3862696-6bec909901ad191daa16e09d139d281d/thumbnail_403000.jpg","/articles/6195255/Snoqualmie/King-County/Washington/Snoqualmie-Valley-School-District-outlines-CTE-offerings-reports-1475-industry-certifications-this-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195255-307201474057428b609c0ffe7605ce2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175213&Signature=L6ZYQEG~oTn6K0xwem7Qr1P-sn-wLHlXcF-skpQXF1ICsmBOvvbTWw8GfhghcrqGERrkGz33aCVZFhnMtc3mxAYt2ys4sB3htvwvnQo950dR4UNseZ2xv5uc4Ey3r0uwDIUMezvqtxGC3SZ1KhjPB6RETrfRaI~MEk6eFE8HX-EIU8jqIMfXdmNgieuMNlV7trQb5VgcA83f~tjUEB1s74ez~Yg2Gox2EUDY7fuQltQmw5BgH5j98vCDi3tMYJwsM9CS190PZ1kdRyHF~Uqpo96rT0wp2dFrCw9tThg8OQqta~j7ht4qQsYe7hYCGElivKuNx5ZBfhJnWj0oWMpUNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michelle Chaney, career and technical education director for the Snoqualmie Valley School District, told the Economic Development Commission on June 18 that the district’s CTE (career and technical education) programs now include 71 courses and reach students from middle school through high school.

\"We offer 71 courses amongst many program areas and national career clusters,\" Chaney said. She told commissioners the district served 1,796 students in CTE classes in the 2024–25 school year and that the high school’s enrollment is about 2,200 students.

Chaney said Washington state requires every student to complete at least one credit of CTE to graduate (typically two semesters) and noted a 2019 change in state law that allows students who complete two or more credits in a single CTE pathway to meet a graduation pathway requirement. \"A few years ago, I think it was 2019, the state passed a law ... students who complete 2 or more credits in a CTE pathway can also use that as their graduation pathway,\" she said.

The presentation described six state career pathways offered in the district: agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, STEM, health sciences and skilled and technical sciences. Chaney said many CTE classes are \"dual credit,\" meaning they can count toward high school graduation requirements while also granting college credit.

Chaney highlighted industry-recognized credentials earned by students, and said Mount Si High School students earned 1,475 industry certifications this year. \"As of yesterday ... at Mount Si High School, 1,475 industry certifications were earned — just this year,\" she said. Examples she listed included Adobe Certified Associate credentials, CPR certifications and UScience welding credentials that document student competencies even for students under age 18.

She described extended leadership components tied to CTE — student organizations such as DECA, SkillsUSA and the Washington Sports Medicine Association — and explained that work-based learning (guest speakers, field trips, job shadows, internships and school-based enterprises such as a student-run cafe and greenhouse) is central to the program. Chaney said the district is working to expand internships and job shadows with local employers and plans to provide a QR code with contact information for businesses interested in partnering.

Commissioners asked about internship logistics, resourcing and outreach. Chaney said internships can be paid or unpaid and that the district conducts background checks and provides a worksite learning coordinator to manage placements. On resourcing and awareness, she said public outreach is ongoing: \"We do a lot of social media about our programs ... we're continually continuing to grow and do more and more and get our word, you know, get our story out there about our programs.\"

Why it matters: commissioners said the district’s CTE pipeline is directly relevant to the local labor market, workforce housing and business recruitment. Several commissioners described hiring local graduates and urged continued outreach to employers to place students in job shadows and internships.

Chaney urged commissioners or business members interested in advisory roles or internship partnerships to contact her via the Snoqualmie Valley School District website’s CTE program page. The presentation was informational; the commission took no formal action.

Ending: Chaney left commissioners with a senior survey summary showing a variety of postgraduation plans (four‑year college, community college, trade school, apprenticeships, military, gaps years and work), and repeated contact details and the QR code offering ways for businesses to connect with the district.","Michelle Chaney, career and technical education director for the Snoqualmie Valley School District, told the Economic Development Commission on June 18 that the district offers 71 CTE courses and that Mount Si High School students earned 1,475 industry certifications this year.","actionData","errors"]

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Snoqualmie EDC pauses individual business visits pending strategic‑plan work; schedules outreach to North Bend

Snoqualmie Valley School District outlines CTE offerings, reports 1,475 industry certifications this year