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Votes at a glance: Mercer Island City Council, April 15, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Mercer Island City Council on April 15, 2025, including resolutions, appropriations and motions moved and recorded during the meeting.
The Mercer Island City Council recorded the following formal actions on April 15, 2025. This list summarizes motions, movers/seconders and roll‑call tallies as captured in the meeting record.
Resolution 1673 — Commendation for Council member Jake Jacobson Motion: Approve Resolution number 1673, an acknowledgment and commendation for City Council member Jake Jacobson's service. Mover/Second: Deputy Mayor Rosenbaum / Council member Andral Vote: Approved (yes: Deputy Mayor Rosenbaum; yes: Council member Andral; yes: Council member Reynolds; yes: Council member Weicker; yes: Council member Weinberg; yes: Mayor Salim Nies) Notes: Resolution passed by unanimous vote.
Consent Agenda (as amended) Motion: Adopt the consent agenda as presented, with AB6663 (2023–2025 RAMP litter cleanup appropriation) pulled for discussion. Mover/Second: Deputy Mayor Rosenbaum / Council member Reynolds Vote: Approved (unanimous) Notes: The consent agenda covered payroll certifications, claims certification items, proclamations, minutes, project change orders and grant appropriations listed in the packet.
AB6663 — Appropriation: 2023–2025 RAMP litter cleanup grant Motion: Appropriate $60,000 from the ramp litter cleanup grant award from the Washington State Department of Ecology to conduct sweeping of the I‑90 on/off ramps on Mercer Island. Mover/Second: Council member Weinberg / Council member Reynolds Vote: Approved (unanimous) Notes: Staff advised the state conducts some ramp sweeping but frequency and coverage varies; grant funds support additional routine cleanup through the end of the grant cycle.
AB6656 — Public Safety and Maintenance (PSM) facility schematic direction Motion A: Approve revised PSM facility site layout and direct the city manager to continue project design and produce a revised schematic and cost estimate for council review in June. Mover/Second: Council member Weinberg / Council member Reynolds Vote: Approved (unanimous)
Motion B: Direct the city manager to pursue a boundary line adjustment between the city hall and public works parcels based on the final site layout and prepare and submit an application to rezone the southern City Hall parcel to the public institution zone. Mover/Second: Council member Weinberg / Council member Reynolds Vote: Approved (unanimous) Notes: Council acknowledged the rezone requires Planning Commission review and that a future council could reverse zoning only through the same legislative process.
AB6660 — Park Zone recommendation Motion: Direct the Planning Commission to complete the legislative review of the proposed Park Zone by June 2025. Mover/Second: Council member Weicker / Council member Weinberg Vote: Approved (unanimous)
AB6666 — Town Center parking ordinance (Ordinance 25 C‑03) Motion: Schedule Ordinance 25 C‑03 for second reading and adoption in May 2025 without use of a mobile parking app for on‑street Town Center parking; exclude the Town Center commuter lot (former Tully site) from that prohibition so it may use app‑based paid parking. Mover/Second: Council member Anneral / Council member Weinberg Vote: Approved 4–2 (yes: Anneral, Weinberg, Deputy Mayor Rosenbaum, Mayor Salim Nies; no: Council member Weicker, Council member Reynolds) Notes: Council directed staff to return ordinance language consistent with this direction and to proceed with signage and outreach.
AB666? — Utility billing code update (first reading scheduled) Motion: Schedule Ordinance 25 C‑09 (updates to MICC 15.12.010 related to utility billing and the utility billing manual) for second reading and adoption on May 6, 2025. Mover/Second: Deputy Mayor Rosenbaum / Council member Weicker Vote: Approved (unanimous) Notes: Council discussed manual details and requested staff follow up on look‑back periods and specific policy clarifications; manual to be finalized before May 6.
Other procedural notes - The public hearing on the 2026–2031 TIP was opened and continued to June 17, 2025. Staff will collect updated PCI data and present the street fund forecast ahead of adoption.
This roundup reflects motions and roll calls captured in the April 15 meeting transcript. For full text of ordinances, resolutions and staff reports, see the city's online agenda packet and the Planning/Community Development website.
