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Votes at a glance: Everett council approves appointments, consent items, interlocal agreement and partial settlement
Summary
At the Jan. 7 meeting the Everett City Council approved board appointments, 12 consent items, authorized participation in a downtown improvement district interlocal agreement, and approved a $318,518.10 partial settlement tied to a water-main break.
The Everett City Council recorded a series of formal actions on Jan. 7, 2026.
Appointments and consent items - The council approved appointments to the Everett Housing Authority (Paul Mansell, position 2; Corin Smith, position 3; Jason Miller, position 6) and additional appointments to the veil service commission (Charles McMurray, position 2) and the library board (Melinda Cervantes, position 2). Motions to approve were made and seconded and the council recorded affirmative roll-call votes. - The council approved 12 consent items by unanimous roll call.
Interlocal agreement - The council authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement with Snohomish County for participation in a downtown improvement district (term described in the agenda as 02/2030). The motion carried by roll-call vote.
Settlement authorization - After an executive session to discuss potential litigation under RCW 42.31.101, the council voted to authorize the mayor to execute a partial settlement for $318,518.10 stemming from damage caused by a break in a 12-inch water main near 3109 McDougall Avenue. City Attorney David Hall said additional claims (including business-interruption claims and a second incident Dec. 31) remain under review and may be presented later.
Votes and tallies recorded in the meeting transcript (selected items) - Approval of Dec. 17 minutes: 5 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain (Tuohy, Weir) — approved. - Housing authority and board appointments: roll-call recorded unanimous yes for those recorded votes. - Consent items (12): unanimous yes. - Interlocal agreement: roll-call recorded unanimous yes. - Partial settlement authorization ($318,518.10): roll-call recorded unanimous yes.
All actions described above are taken from the council’s recorded roll-call votes and motions at the Jan. 7 meeting; the transcript shows the council adhered to procedural rules including clerk roll call for each recorded vote.
