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Votes at a glance: Edmonds City Council actions, Jan. 28, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and council outcomes at the Jan. 28 Edmonds City Council meeting, including interim ordinance adoption for step housing and extensions of two interim director appointments.
The Edmonds City Council recorded the following formal actions during its Jan. 28, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript shows unanimous approval, the item is recorded as such; individual roll‑call votes were not read into the transcript for every motion.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to excuse Council member Ek due to a family emergency: moved and seconded; motion passed unanimously (recorded by council). (Motion introduced at roll call.)
- Approve agenda as amended (item to pull 8.12 to 9.7): moved and seconded; motion passed unanimously.
- Consent agenda approval (as amended): motion to approve, seconded; motion passed unanimously.
- Extension of Shane Hope as interim Planning and Development Director: motion by Council member Olsen to extend for six months or until position filled; motion passed unanimously.
- Extension of Phil (Bill) Williams as interim Public Works and Utilities Director: motion by Council member Payne to extend for six months or until position filled and to approve corresponding employment contract; motion passed unanimously.
- Adoption of interim ordinance to allow step housing into the ECDC (as amended): main motion moved by Council member Nand; council adopted two amendments (1) that nuisances and criminal behavior are subject to enforcement to the full extent of city and state law and (2) that evictions of residents for unsafe actions are not precluded by city codes; main motion as amended passed unanimously. Public hearing to be scheduled within six months.
- Selection method for special‑election pro and con committees: council adopted the randomized selection method outlined by the city clerk (randomized ordering and public vote); motion passed unanimously.
- Adoption of ordinance amending ECC 1.04 (council meeting procedures): council approved ordinance as amended (removal of proposed language B2 assigning seats); motion passed unanimously.
Procedural notes: where the transcript recorded only “moved and seconded” without a recorded seconder’s name, the second is listed as “not specified” in internal minutes. The meeting recorded all motions as passing unanimously when council voiced aye/nay and no dissent was recorded. Absent: Council member Ek (excused).
