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Council tables youth council ordinance; schedules follow-up on opioid and housing funding
Summary
The Lynnwood City Council tabled a proposed youth council ordinance to July 14 and discussed scheduling follow-up work sessions on opioid-settlement funding and a potential allocation from SHB 1406 funds to offset permit fees for Housing Hope's Scriber Place project.
The Lynnwood City Council on June 23 tabled a proposed ordinance establishing a youth council and scheduled additional work for July to finalize the draft ordinance and related details.
A motion to table the youth council vote to the July 14 business meeting passed 6-1. Councilmembers said staff needs time to align the draft ordinance to the agreed framework and to give councilmembers adequate time to review the final language.
Councilmembers also discussed allocation of opioid settlement funds and a request to support the CHANGE program, which is awaiting clearer information about how the county courts, police department and provider partners would coordinate service delivery. Councilmember Hurst said the police chief requested more time; Council President Coelho said staff is working to schedule a presentation at the July 7 work session and a potential July 14 vote if the administration and partners resolve outstanding eligibility and contracting questions.
Separately, a councilmember asked the body to place consideration of SHB 1406 fund (fund 146) allocations on a future work session agenda to discuss using those state-shared sales-tax dollars to offset some city permits and fees for Housing Hope's Scriber Place affordable housing project. The speaker said city permits, connection charges and impact fees on that project total more than $900,000 to date; the councilmember asked staff to return with options. Two councilmembers indicated support to place that item on the next work session agenda.
Council members also noted existing opioid-settlement allocations previously approved by the council (roughly $450,000 allocated earlier for medication-assisted treatment and a shared social-worker agreement with a neighboring city). Several members stressed the need for a clear, transparent process for allocating discretionary city funds and asked staff to return with recommended criteria and procedures.
Why it matters: the youth council ordinance would create a formal advisory structure for young people. Funding decisions involving opioid settlement and state-share funds can determine whether community treatment and affordable-housing projects can proceed at current service levels.
