Votes at a glance: Lynnwood council actions on Jan. 27 — property purchase, appointments, budgets and ordinances

At its Jan. 27 meeting the Lynnwood City Council recorded the following formal actions and outcomes. This summary lists motions, vote results and key details.

Roscoe property purchase (real estate) - Action: Motion to authorize execution of a purchase and sale agreement for the Roscoe property located at 17014 Bertola Road. - Mover: Council President Nick Coelho (requested by the mayor that the council president move the item). - Second: Recorded as “Second.” - Vote: Roll call produced six yes votes (Decker yes; Partial yes; Hurst yes; Quayle/Coelho yes; Escamilla yes; Bridal yes). - Outcome: Approved (6–0). - Notes: Item followed an executive session on potential litigation and a potential real estate transaction.

Confirmations and appointments - Brian Pouch — Tourism Advisory Committee, position No. 8 - Motion: Move to confirm Brian Pouch. - Mover: Council Member Decker. - Second: Second recorded. - Vote: Voice vote; approved by unanimous consent. - Outcome: Confirmed.

Administrative calendar items - Resolution 2025-2 — 2025 meeting schedule - Motion: Adopt resolution to establish the 2025 meeting schedule (identified in meeting as Resolution 2025-2). - Mover: Council Member Bridal. - Vote: Roll call — unanimous (6–0). - Outcome: Adopted.

- Mid-biennial budget review calendar - Motion: Move to adopt the 2025 mid-biennial budget review calendar. - Mover: Council Member Hurst. - Vote: Voice vote; approved. - Outcome: Adopted.

Consent agenda (unanimous consent) - Voucher approval: Claims in the amount of $4,818,084.62 for the period Jan. 6, 2025 through Jan. 19, 2025. - Approved payroll amounts: payroll of $100,068,6.6,885 (as listed) dated Dec. 27, 2024; and payroll of $1,000,814,.37.40 dated Jan. 10, 2025 (amounts recorded from consent-item text; format as provided in the agenda). - Interlocal: Authorize mayor to enter updated interlocal agreement with South County Fire for city-supplied fleet mechanical services (Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2027). - Equipment/services: Elevator modernization services request approved (amount: included in agenda item), purchase of Psycor International Biological Sludge Deodorizing Agent for continued use at wastewater treatment plant approved. - Event contract: Authorize mayor/designee to execute contracts with Lynnwood Event Center for State of the City address (Feb. 26, 2025) per interlocal agreement with Lynnwood Public Facilities District. - Outcome: All consent items approved by unanimous consent.

Ordinances - Ordinance 3476 — Step housing - Motion: Approve Ordinance 3476 (step housing). - Mover: Council member Benda (as recorded). - Vote: 5 yes, 1 no (Decker no). - Outcome: Adopted.

- Ordinance 3477 — 2024 comprehensive plan update (Imagine Lynnwood) - Motion: Approve Ordinance 3477 adopting Imagine Lynnwood. - Mover: Council member Hurst (as recorded). - Vote: 5 yes, 1 no (Decker no). - Outcome: Adopted.

How votes were recorded: Most contested items were decided by roll call. Several routine matters were adopted by unanimous consent or voice vote. Where roll-call tallies were recorded on the transcript, they are reproduced above.

Speakers and roles relevant to votes

- Nick Coelho — Council president (mover of Roscoe property purchase) - Christine Frizzell — Mayor (made initial announcement about executive session and verification) - Patrick Decker — Council member (recorded as voting No on two ordinances) - Josh Bridal — Council vice president

Authorities

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Provenance

Each action above is reflected in the meeting transcript; representative evidence spans (first and last mentions) are included below.

- Roscoe property purchase — topicintro: transcript block at s=1213.02 begins executive-session return and the mayor asks for a motion; topicfinish: roll-call vote lines at s=1260.995 with the tally "6 yeses." (see transcript blocks). - Ordinance 3476 — topicintro: motion introduced at s=4931.95; topicfinish: roll-call tally at s=5051.3804 showing "5 yeses 1 no." - Ordinance 3477 — topicintro: motion introduced at s=5070.955; topicfinish: roll-call tally at s=5206.6753 showing "5 Yes is 1. No." (transcript formatting preserved).

Notes

- Where the transcript recorded ambiguous spellings (for example "Linwood" and "Glenwood" in places), this summary uses the standard local spelling "Lynnwood." - For items in the consent agenda, dollar amounts and contract descriptions are reported as they appeared in the agenda text read at the meeting; if precise contract amounts or vendor names are required, the city clerk’s official agenda packet should be consulted.

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