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Votes at a glance: Key Anacortes City Council actions, Oct. 20, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal procedural and substantive votes taken by the Anacortes City Council on Oct. 20: agenda amendment to add litigation item, authorization for litigation against David Douglas Bridal, approval of consent agenda, motion to move council procedures item to a future meeting, and contract modification with Anchor QEA.
The following formal actions were recorded during the Oct. 20, 2025 Anacortes City Council meeting.
1) Motion: Move item 7(d) (remainder discussion of city council procedures) to a future meeting. - Motion by: Mr. Fantini - Second: Mr. Young - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as “Aye”; clerk did not record roll‑call tally) - Notes: Motion directed that the remainder of item 7(d) be moved to a future meeting for discussion.
2) Motion (agenda amendment): Amend the agenda to add new item 3(b) — motion to authorize litigation. - Motion by: Mr. Walters - Second: Mr. McDougall - Outcome: Approved (voice vote) - Notes: Council then considered the added item 3(b) as new business.
3) Motion (authorization to litigate — item 3(b)): Authorize the city attorney or her designated representative to bring legal action in the name of the city and named employees against David Douglas Bridal and any other appropriate parties, including seeking an anti‑harassment order and other relief as deemed necessary. - Motion by: Mr. Walters - Second: Mr. Fantini - Outcome: Approved (voice vote; no roll call recorded) - Notes: Motion gives discretion to the city attorney to determine the scope and venue of any legal action.
4) Motion (consent agenda): Approve consent agenda items 6(a)–6(c). - Motion by: Miss Hubick - Second: Mr. Young - Outcome: Approved (voice vote) - Notes: Standard consent approval; clerk recorded “Aye” and motion carried.
5) Motion (contract modification): Authorize the mayor to sign a modification to contract 21024LEG001 with Anchor QEA in the amount of $34,690, increasing the total contract price to $2,325,623. - Motion by: Miss Moulton - Second: Mr. McDougall - Outcome: Approved (recorded roll‑call; all members present voted yes) - Vote record (as announced in meeting): Mister Fantini — Yes; Mister Young — Yes; Mister Walters — Yes; Miss Cooley McGrath — Yes; Miss Moulton — Yes; Mister McDougall — Yes; Miss Kubick — Yes. - Notes: The modification funds finalization of remedial investigation planning for the A Avenue Landfill and will be charged to the solid waste fund.
These motions are recorded in the meeting transcript and minutes. Where the meeting recorded only a voice vote and no roll call, the official minutes reflect the chair’s statement that the motion carried following the voice vote.
