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Votes at a glance: Mount Vernon council approves ordinances, surplus donation and park and grant agreements
Summary
The Mount Vernon City Council approved multiple ordinances, a surplus equipment donation, park facility work and a state grant amendment during its Oct. 8 meeting.
The Mount Vernon City Council took several formal actions on Oct. 8. Listed below are the items, motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes.
Ordinance 39-20 — Adoption of the 2026–2031 Capital Improvement Plan - Motion: Move to approve ordinance 39-20 adopting the 2026–2031 CIP. - Mover: Mary Hudson. Second: Melissa Beaton. - Vote: Unanimous voice vote; motion passed. - Notes: Public hearing held prior to adoption; staff described plan and funding dependencies.
Ordinance 39-21 — Amendments to Mount Vernon Municipal Code Chapter 2.12 - Motion: Move to approve ordinance 39-21 (code updates for meetings, virtual attendance, public comment and related internal procedures). - Mover: Councilmember Gary. Second: Councilmember Edis. - Vote: Unanimous voice vote; motion passed. - Notes: Attorney summarized changes, including virtual attendance rules and insertion of "as now exists or hereafter amended" after statutory citations.
Resolution 10-84 — Surplus and donation of fire equipment to Skagit Valley College Fire Science program - Motion: Adopt resolution declaring listed fire hose, nozzles and foam tubes surplus and transfer to Skagit Valley College. - Mover: Navor. Second: Edith. - Vote: Unanimous voice vote; motion passed. - Notes: Chief Brian Harris said the items are between 10 and 20 years old, have no resale value and will be used for training by the college; an intergovernmental transfer agreement was executed.
Agreement — Romtek purchase and installation of a vault toilet at Little Mountain Park - Motion: Approve contract for replacement vault toilet at Little Mountain Park under SourceWell cooperative purchasing agreement. - Mover: Edith. Second: Navor. - Vote: Unanimous voice vote; motion passed. - Notes: Project budgeted in FY2025 CIP ($110,000 total fund), $30,000 grant received for the unit; purchase price $79,891 plus tax; city staff to perform site prep and finish work.
Agreement — Amended grant agreement with Washington State Department of Commerce (climate planning) - Motion: Approve amended grant contract for unspent portion of climate planning funds. - Mover: Mary Hudson. Second: Nicole. - Vote: Unanimous voice vote; motion passed. - Notes: Staff said the city received approximately $183,000 in the amendment and that the grant expires at year‑end; funds are for climate planning elements associated with the periodic update.
Consent agenda items (minutes, payroll, claims and agreements) were approved by unanimous voice vote earlier in the meeting.
These items were recorded as passing by voice vote with no recorded opposing votes in the meeting transcript.
