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Staff said the award follows a request-for-proposals process: city staff received four proposals and recommended the North Shore YMCA. The contract will be funded with $300,000 from the general fund and $200,000 from previously appropriated opioid settlement funds.

Why it matters: city staff cited their 2024 human-services needs assessment and public and stakeholder input identifying mental-health and substance-use disorder supports as high priorities. The contract aims to expand local access, provide a navigator to connect residents to benefits and offer limited direct aid such as transportation vouchers, rental assistance and medication for substance-use treatment.

Scope and oversight
Human Services Coordinator Anand Mantri Pragada and finance analyst Miles Walker presented the contract details. Staff said the scope includes two behavioral health and substance use disorder professionals, one benefits navigator, a part‑time supervisor, administrative support and direct aid to residents (rental assistance, transportation vouchers and medications). Staff will report performance updates to council near the end of 2025 and again around June 2026.

Funding and duration
The contract is capped at $500,000 for the roughly 18‑month period (July 2025–December 2026). Staff said $200,000 will come from opioid settlement funds (which the city is drawing down with multi‑year receipts) and $300,000 from the general fund. Anand said the city intends to use opioid settlement funds first where allowed but noted those funds are restricted to certain eligible uses.

Council action and comment
Council member Jenny Aldrichs moved the resolution; Council member Amanda Dodd seconded. The resolution passed unanimously by the council members present: 6‑0 (Council member Jean Zorns absent and excused). Council members praised staff and partners, and Dodd said, “This is really important community care,” when urging support for the contract.

Follow‑up and next steps
Staff will begin contract execution and provide the scheduled updates to council. The city will evaluate contract performance and consider options for continuity in the next biennium budget process; staff noted any continued programing beyond December 2026 would be evaluated with performance data and budget constraints.

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The presentation highlighted a new joint venture with Seattle Children’s to expand pediatric specialties and neonatal services, described Evergreen as a public hospital governed by elected commissioners and flagged continued revenue pressures tied to wage inflation and proposed federal Medicaid changes.

Evergreen’s chief operating and strategy officer, Chris Bredesen, told the council the July 1 joint venture with Seattle Children’s will bring more pediatric specialists “so kids from the East Side stay on the East Side and not have to go to Seattle unless they really need that higher level of care.” He said implementation would roll out over roughly six months and that early patient volume is already rising.

Bredesen described Evergreen Health as a public hospital district that serves tens of thousands locally and noted the system delivered 4,563 babies last year—second in Washington only to Seattle Hospital. He also described community-focused work that uses levy funds, including mental-health therapists in schools, geriatric care and a community health assessment team that helps residents navigate services.

Why it matters: council members said the update helps them understand local health capacity, providers’ plans for access and the financial risks hospitals face that could shape future local policy or advocacy. Bredesen and board chair Virgil Snyder emphasized Evergreen’s desire to remain independent and locally governed as other systems consolidate.

Financial and system pressures
Bredesen said the dominant financial pressure is wage inflation, especially higher pay for travel nurses and other temporary staff, and rising supply costs paired with reduced reimbursement in some payment categories. He pointed to statewide losses for 2021–2022 and federal Medicaid changes the Washington State Hospital Association has said could reduce hospital payments if enacted. \"There's no way we can absorb this level of cuts in the Medicaid program without massive impacts to Washingtonians' access to care,\" he said, citing the association's concern.

Local implications and next steps
Council members asked about behavioral health, school partnerships and the potential for an East Side pediatric ER. Bredesen said current Seattle Children’s partnership is focused on inpatient pediatric and NICU specialties and that outpatient behavioral health for children is a longer-term discussion; he said the hospital is exploring options for future phases. Council members and Evergreen staff agreed to pursue regular, informal updates to maintain lines of communication.

The presentation also described Evergreen’s community investments—Bredesen said the commissioners set aside about $6.2 million last year from levy funds for community-focused programs—and noted awards and quality metrics the hospital has earned, including consistent Leapfrog A grades and a five-star CMS rating in prior years.

Ending
Council members thanked Evergreen for the briefing and indicated interest in more frequent, informal conversations about local health services, behavioral health integration and planned capital or programmatic changes that could affect Bothell residents.

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Arts Commission chair Marybeth Turk and staff liaison Janae (Danae) McGee reviewed the commission’s program of work, including a City Hall gallery exhibit series, an ARPA‑funded creative arts grant program, a public-art walking tour and new ideas such as artist meet‑and‑greets, a “free little art gallery” display case and temporary public art for Lot E/F/G and Main Street. The commission reported it awarded 14 projects in 2023–24 and counted more than 20,000 visitors to supported events.

Why it matters: the commission seeks to expand participation, formalize funding and better coordinate public art with park projects, downtown planning and capital investments so Bothell’s cultural offerings support economic vitality and quality of life.

Programs and proposals
Commissioners described several ongoing and proposed efforts: the City Hall gallery (open-call for emerging regional artists), an arts grant program funded initially with ARPA and continued with a ‘for culture’ grant in 2025–26, a public-art walking tour, and pilot projects such as temporary murals and utility‑box artwork. Commissioner Hillary Long summarized the gallery and grant work and noted the program “offers artists the chance to show their work, and there is funding available for framing and special installations.”

Council and commission discussion
Council members suggested tactical, low‑cost public‑art installations—utility‑box wraps, decorated construction fences, themed sidewalk artwork that appears with water, neighborhood blade signs and photo‑op sculptures to draw visitors. Several council members emphasized pairing art with events (Summer Nights and Moonlite on Maine were cited) and with the downtown subarea plan and Off the Landing park work so public art and capital improvements advance together.

Funding and process
Commissioners said the Arts Commission received one‑time ARPA funding to launch the grants and that sustaining momentum will require a longer‑term funding approach. The commission highlighted the city’s existing 1% for public art fund (collected from qualifying city capital projects) and said it has an available balance to propose projects; council confirmation is required for use of those funds.

Coordination and next steps
Council encouraged regular updates from the commission, suggested clearer paths for commissioning and budget requests and asked staff and commissioners to explore a more formal cadence for reporting. Staff noted it can schedule commission presentations to council and said the city is hiring procurement capacity that could streamline project processes; commissioners asked to be engaged early in capital project planning.

Ending
Council thanked the Arts Commission and asked staff to help translate ideas into budget requests and proposals. Commissioners said they would return with specific project proposals and a preferred cadence for council updates.

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Council supporters said the changes reduce regulatory barriers for housing and small businesses; one council member opposed the parking minimum removal and voted against the ordinance.

Deputy Community Development Director and planner Jacqueline Sampson summarized the package for council, explaining the updates respond to the 2024 comprehensive plan and follow guidance from the Washington State Department of Commerce. Sampson told the council the proposed changes “include eliminating off street parking minimums as well as updating related requirements for bicycle parking and rideshare parking.” She also noted the city moved to regulate maximum hard-surface coverage rather than building coverage to simplify review.

Why it matters: removing parking minimums is intended to lower the development cost burden that can make smaller housing types and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) harder to build. The change also responds to state law and regional policy shifts.

Key votes and outcome
Council member Amanda Dodd moved the adoption; Council member Jenny Aldrichs seconded. The ordinance passed on a 6‑1 vote: Yes — Mayor Thompson; Council members Aldrichs, Kurd, Dodd, McCord and Deputy Mayor Alcavara; No — Council member Ben Manki. Council member Jean Zorns was absent and excused.

Debate highlights
Council member Manki said he supported parts of the update but opposed the complete elimination of parking minimums. “I think they're too heavy as they are right now,” he said in part, and later added he would vote no because he was “unsure” about abandoning minimums entirely given future uncertainties about transportation modes and the difficulty of adding parking later.

Supporters said the change removes a regulatory cost that effectively taxes new housing units and can make small-scale projects infeasible. Council member Karsten Kurd described the update as “a big step away from the way we've always done things toward our community's values a little bit closer,” arguing parking minimums can increase traffic and pollution and discourage smaller housing types.

Implementation and related rules
The ordinance packages other updates that implement the city’s comprehensive plan direction: a new municipal-code definition for neighborhood‑scale commercial (staff cited Bothell Municipal Code section references in their materials), elimination of maximum building-coverage limits in favor of maximum hard-surface coverage, clarifications to variance criteria, and updates to private-docketing and net-billable-area rules.

Staff noted the changes were accelerated in part by recent state law (Senate Bill 5184, enacted May 7, 2025), which prompted a reexamination of parking policy.

Ending
Council directed staff to proceed with final ordinance publication and to provide implementation guidance to applicants and staff as the new rules take effect. Staff said they would provide materials to help developers and residents understand the new parking, bicycle parking and rideshare standards.

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