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Council approvals and motions at March 10 meeting: consent agenda, mutual assistance, corridor design modification and shared public defense interlocal
Summary
The council passed the consent agenda, authorized an interlocal with Mount Vernon for striping services, approved a contract modification for the Commercial Avenue corridor design, and approved an interlocal for shared indigent defense services with three neighboring cities.
At its March 10 meeting the Anacortes City Council approved several formal actions and carried four recorded motions.
Consent agenda - Motion: Approve consent agenda items 5A–5F. - Mover/Second: Motion by Mr. McDougall; second by Mr. Young. - Outcome: Motion passed (voice vote). No detailed roll call recorded on the transcript.
Interlocal agreement with Mount Vernon (mutual assistance for striping) - Motion: Approve interlocal agreement with Mount Vernon for striping and related mutual assistance. - Mover/Second: Motion by Mr. Walters; second by Mr. Young. - Vote: Roll call recorded — Mr. Young: Yes; Mr. Walters: Yes; Ms. Cleland McGrath: Yes; Mr. McDougall: Yes; Ms. Moulton: Yes; Ms. Hubick: Yes; Mr. Fantini: Yes. - Outcome: Approved (7–0). - Notes: Staff said Mount Vernon has a roughly $400,000 pavement‑marking machine and can complete long center‑line and fog‑line work much faster than in‑house equipment; the interlocal includes a council notification requirement for costs exceeding $485,000.
Contract modification — Commercial Avenue corridor (Alta Planning & Design) - Motion: Authorize mayor to execute contract modification with Alta Planning & Design for design services covering Eleventh–Thirteenth Streets (Commercial Avenue phase 1). - Mover/Second: Motion by Mr. Walters; second by Mr. McDougall. - Vote: Roll call recorded — Mr. Walters: Yes; Ms. Moulton: Yes; Ms. Cleland McGrath: Yes; Mr. McDougall: Yes; Ms. Hubick: Yes; Mr. Fantini: Yes; Mr. Young: Yes. - Outcome: Approved (7–0). - Notes: The modification adds $103,898 to the contract, bringing the contract total to $994,530 to complete full design and provide construction support for the chosen signalized intersection alternative; an engineer’s estimate for construction was given at $1,843,704.
Interlocal for shared indigent defense services - Motion: Authorize mayor to execute interlocal cooperative agreement (25‑085DEF001) among the cities of Anacortes, Mount Vernon, Burlington and Cedar‑Sammamish/Cedar‑Sewalley [as transcribed]. - Mover/Second: Motion by Mr. McDougall; second by Mr. Walters. - Vote: Roll call recorded — Miss Moulton: Yes; Miss Cleland McGrath: Yes; Mr. McDougall: Yes; Miss Hubick: Yes; Mr. Fantini: Yes; Mr. Young: Yes; Mr. Walters: Yes. - Outcome: Approved (7–0). - Notes: The interlocal creates a joint procurement and contract for indigent defense services with a single selected law firm and a shared auditor service. Cost allocation for the initial year is based on 2024 case counts; Anacortes’ initial share was reported as approximately 22% of the combined bill under the proposed formula.
All recorded motions on the transcript passed; several items included follow‑up directions to staff (for example, the Alta contract subject to final approvals with WSDOT/TIB and the Mount Vernon striping work to be scheduled).
