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Staff said public concern centered on slurry-seal failures where a cold, wet application earlier had compromised the binder. The contractor and subcontractor agreed to perform a full re-seal of the streets the contractor previously treated, with the work scheduled for July 14 and dependent on warm, dry weather conditions. “We have made provisions that it must be on a warm day with at least 50 degree temperatures, and it must be forecasted to be dry for the next 2 days,” the city engineer said.

Council members also asked whether manhole and valve-box elevations and depressed utility covers will be adjusted; the engineer confirmed those items are on the contractor punch list and that coordination with utility companies (Alderwood and Silver Lake were named in the meeting) will move forward so utility elements are adjusted to grade.

Staff said the contractor is completing other punch-list items this summer, including irrigation repairs and restriping, and that the city will run an outreach program with neighborhood notices for upcoming work.

Ending: The council received the update; staff will monitor the July re-seal, perform neighborhood outreach and confirm utility adjustments as part of project closeout.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Meeting - 01 July 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City engineer reported public complaints about the 2024 slurry-seal work and said the contractor agreed to re-seal affected streets on a warm, dry day; remaining punch-list items — irrigation repairs, striping and manhole/utility adjustments — will be completed this summer.","taxTitle","Mill Creek, Snohomish County, Washington","taxId",71062,"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},6180723,"Mill Creek reports year-to-date surplus after first levy distribution; sales tax slightly down",243,3291000,3534000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116843-25e49cb02e41a18aa7cbb1204457af08&start=3291&end=3534","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116843-25e49cb02e41a18aa7cbb1204457af08/thumbnail_3291000.jpg","/articles/6180723/Mill-Creek/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mill-Creek-reports-year-to-date-surplus-after-first-levy-distribution-sales-tax-slightly-down","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180723-0c9fabba583d099a7051c7d68a1c65d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160684&Signature=Wl68aSytyUqquszpvp8QfV0UCRogIq9VlObJx5~080Vr9bOm0oT-WCjpsYeidq8qy8I1I11I22FFw5vQytV~r7fTrDTCbyAH6v2gTJ14-qlh-GgodT5lHbA0xXP-tlsgiEZOigDelPc6KgODOaHURSNCQSvnQkcw6jFml6kW8SCdGcXpfgk8b9AKceJmxBU5JlQsOQphbNaF7y3wPtRIwJIcAS0iU16lq6sbEsGZfqsvQGzKFKJBWpqOIfTtHRanYday5HUWDVg66UikWUy5hEB8mcyVK8-cFIlYUkjw07envd9p0aOdCaj3ssf9IOc5dt5zpyKJTVNVo70YsnMhwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The city’s finance director briefed the Mill Creek City Council on May financials, reporting that year-to-date revenues exceeded expenditures by about $235,000 after the first cash distribution from the 2025 levy.

The director said the city received roughly 52% of the 2025 levy amount in the first distribution. Sales-tax receipts were about $5,000 below expectations, which the director attributed in part to a lower regional consumer-price index (Seattle CPI about 1.7% versus national 2.4%). Offsetting that, charges for services (including recreation and passport fees) rose with summer activity, licenses and permits were up, and miscellaneous investment income was stronger than expected; the LGIP rate cited was 4.37%.

The report noted that general-fund expenses remain below benchmark and that salaries and benefits account for a substantial share of the budget. The finance director also highlighted REIT revenues, which are about $600,000 year-to-date and roughly $90,000 higher than the same period last year. Surface-water fees were reported higher than budgeted as well.

Ending: The finance director offered to answer council questions; council members praised the finance team’s projections and said overall financial indicators showed no immediate fiscal risk.","Finance director told the council the city’s revenues exceeded expenditures for the first time in the fiscal period after receiving the first 2025 levy distribution; sales tax is slightly below expectations while REIT and charges-for-service were up.",{"_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},6180728,"Mill Creek parks board outlines volunteer, maintenance and capital priorities; youth board reports 1,837 hours",394,2879000,3273000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116843-25e49cb02e41a18aa7cbb1204457af08&start=2879&end=3273","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116843-25e49cb02e41a18aa7cbb1204457af08/thumbnail_2879000.jpg","/articles/6180728/Mill-Creek/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mill-Creek-parks-board-outlines-volunteer-maintenance-and-capital-priorities-youth-board-reports-1837-hours","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180728-2616dec8ef6f46861ddea0d7fda73c32/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160684&Signature=e3ZmYLFiyMRTnORleE1CzznvZ0ahGG6SYRH03vcwV7GgOpfYGziRxr5vtGitZV7YCfkXkqzfL6BGkvJ-zySIlY72T7ZTayL0Gkb9j8e08SHh9697a-OZiNLTC6S97bxCX7QnqZYkIRwC0Dw0vaDvKRgy75PRFS4G4atQCYLLumkUmQX1GEw7uACOpe90oxavnHeAcJ9F~isupx9uaZ2a-erOoX2~ahbscxf-LC3QzPz7I2XfwDOlGZfTBsIpAKSIgIb85gC2Z~37Y8lvY3m8oKXBs1QSiwJbecIRTWxwcplJH0gRy8t1JwWiC58rjT0vKdorc6CDp2mkU~r9slkS-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday provided a quarterly update to the City Council highlighting volunteer activity, event recaps and a prioritized list of park projects for 2025.

Board Chair Dennis Gobierski reported that the city’s youth advisory board logged 1,837 volunteer hours in the 2024–25 school year and currently has 62 members. The youth board’s top events included an “extravaganza” and trunk-or-treat, and members will conduct a city “adopt-a-street” cleanup on July 8 and participate in National Night Out on Aug. 5 and National Cleanup Day on Sept. 21.

Gobierski said the parks board has produced a month-by-month annual process document intended to better align volunteer efforts with staff schedules and upcoming events. The board’s top priorities for 2025 are collaboration with staff and council, maintenance and capital projects, and previously identified RPB projects. He said the library-park tot lot is moving forward as part of the larger library project and that staff will pilot a water-bottle filling station at the sports park.

The board also reviewed a list of potential projects that could be pursued if funding remains, including additional swings, adult fitness equipment, a dog park and improved lighting. The board is monitoring the “Friends of the Penny Creek Natural Area” group and the city’s process should that area be formally adopted into the park system.

Ending: The council received the quarterly report and had no follow-up action Tuesday. Board members asked staff to continue providing monthly updates and to bring bylaws to the board for a vote at their next meeting.","The Parks and Recreation Board reported quarterly activities, youth-advisory engagement and a renewed project calendar; board chair highlighted library-park improvements, South Town Center renovation and pilot projects such as a sports-park water-filling station.",{"_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},6180733,"Mill Creek council reviews four annexation study areas, keeps full municipal urban growth area in scope",2225,372000,2597000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116843-25e49cb02e41a18aa7cbb1204457af08&start=372&end=2597","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116843-25e49cb02e41a18aa7cbb1204457af08/thumbnail_372000.jpg","/articles/6180733/Mill-Creek/Snohomish-County/Washington/Mill-Creek-council-reviews-four-annexation-study-areas-keeps-full-municipal-urban-growth-area-in-scope","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180733-0d2c1f4f1699da37a5dc726e27fc74dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160684&Signature=IuLBCYJKkwsjz1zGfVjysB7GaOWCPDjm8yD6aYLgEnOBIKdSb3sXljcLtWMc-Ny8OmTuNxRqLUFHPcmYvdzlxTX~8nbngWtw7TT7QyT4~8rZ0MvrRXa8cOIjb0FuRfb5R4i7c5yd1w-YDGIYyqHrk8v4LGDtkujPpUJ7p26AoFfVO1azWYWFECLcQJ~ghESfq1ss2IRZ8Xsv6~q~ODxwdnW4NrE3bRh4iJGrPAo8HY0JfKmyJrSjmpzk3XfmbU0qSLcXTivP9U0NooOkNR1QUR0p4rDkx~5r5d~TC4OwbGpqVoAbwb81kvj-F07WtpQ~iRKDVpUYpoyP9aQtDqdDJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff on Tuesday presented proposed annexation study scenarios to the Mill Creek City Council and described the city’s approach for drawing study boundaries, emphasizing defensible borders and independent fiscal viability.

The presentation, led by Director Ryan of the community development department, outlined four study areas — a Martha Lake area, the 527/exit corridor, Mill Creek East and a Larch/large area — and explained that the consultant will evaluate each sector’s fiscal impacts, service needs and compatibility with Snohomish County’s boundary-review preferences. “We’re super early in the process. You know? This cake is not baked, but, hopefully, you like the flavor,” Ryan said as he opened the discussion.

Council members pressed staff on whether all four areas should be studied. Mayor Holtzclaw and others asked if studying some areas (notably the 527 corridor) could be an inefficient use of consultant time if the Boundary Review Board or other jurisdictions would likely contest an annexation. Ryan replied that the scope of work already covers the full municipal urban growth area (MOOGA) and recommended against dropping areas at this stage.

Council members and staff discussed criteria used to draw the maps: following roads and natural features to create “logical” boundaries, keeping neighborhoods intact, and avoiding irregular or “flagpole” boundaries. Ryan said the team tried to make each study area able to stand alone financially — “if we only annex this one area, would this one area be able to create revenue, or would it be something that’d be revenue positive or revenue neutral?” he said.

Specific boundary examples and assets mentioned: the Martha Lake area was described as anchored by future light-rail stations and the 164th (referred to in the presentation as the 160 fourth) corridor, and would extend to I-5 at the north; the 527/exit area was defined by the transmission corridor and the North Creek wetlands and includes the 527 commercial corridor; Mill Creek East was described as primarily newer single-family residential with limited commercial nodes (for example, the Esplanade area off 148th); the Larch area was characterized as low-density residential with parks and schools such as Lynnwood High School inside the proposed study lines.

Council members repeatedly asked for the study to include explicit analyses of service costs (police, fire, public works), school-district impacts, water/district boundaries, tax generation (property tax and REIT), and the presence or absence of subsidized housing. Ryan said those topics are part of the consultant’s work and that staff will produce a land-capacity and highest-and-best-use analysis (current zoning and assumed future development scenarios).

No motions or annexations were approved at the study session. Council members directed staff to proceed with the consultant’s analysis and return with the annexation study results, potential annexation agreements, and a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment that would include an annexation plan. Multiple council members indicated they want to review the consultant’s fiscal findings before committing to any formal annexation method, whether a county-negotiated MILA-like agreement or a petition/election route.

Ending: The council asked staff to continue refining study boundaries and to prepare the consultant’s financial analysis and service-impact assessments for future meetings; no formal annexation decision was made Tuesday.","City staff presented proposed study-area maps for annexation and answered council questions about boundaries, fiscal impacts and next steps; council did not adopt any annexation action but asked the consultant to study the full municipal urban growth area.","actionData","errors"]

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