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Kenmore approves $50,000 Tomco settlement; council unanimously adopts DEIA reaffirmation resolution
Summary
At its meeting the Kenmore City Council unanimously approved a $50,000 settlement in King County case 24-2-29792-8 and adopted Resolution 25-426 reaffirming the city as a safe, inclusive and welcoming place. The consent agenda (minus one item) also passed unanimously.
The Kenmore City Council voted unanimously to accept a settlement offer from Tomco to resolve King County case number 24-2-29792-8 for $50,000, dismissable with prejudice, and authorized the city manager to execute the documents necessary to effect the settlement.
The motion — offered as the city concluded an executive session held under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and (i) — passed on a roll call vote with all seven councilmembers recorded as yes.
Earlier the council approved the consent agenda with one item removed for separate consideration. After discussion and a brief staff presentation, the council adopted Resolution 25-426 reaffirming Kenmore as “a safe, inclusive, and welcoming city for all people.” The resolution cites the city’s DEIA policy and strategic plan, the creation of a DEIA advisory committee, more than $300,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding authorized for homelessness outreach and mental-health services, and the city’s commitment to working with a developer toward affordable housing on city-owned property near City Hall.
Votes at a glance - Tomco settlement (King County case 24-2-29792-8): motion to accept $50,000 settlement in exchange for dismissal with prejudice; mover/second not specified in record; vote: Culver yes, Marshall yes, Sassen yes, Shrubnick yes, Lutzis yes, Deputy Mayor O'Kane yes, Mayor Herbig yes; outcome: approved unanimously. - Consent agenda (minus item e): motion to approve consent agenda minus item e; outcome: adopted unanimously. - Resolution 25-426: “Reaffirming the city of Kenmore as a safe, inclusive, and welcoming city for all people” — motion to adopt; second; vote: unanimous; outcome: adopted.
Garrett Oppenheim, the city’s DEIA coordinator, summarized the 2025 resolution update and listed actions it references, including the DEIA strategic plan, the DEIA advisory committee, and authorized ARPA expenditures for human services. The resolution text was read into the record before the council adopted it.
The city manager was authorized to sign settlement documents on terms acceptable to the city manager to effect the Tomco settlement.
