Lake Stevens council authorizes mayor to sign sale of remnant city property to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue

Following an executive session on litigation and property matters, the Lake Stevens City Council on Feb. 3 voted to authorize the mayor to sign a purchase-and-sale agreement with Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue for a city-owned remnant parcel.

Council President Jorstad returned the meeting to open session and described the action as authorizing ‘‘the mayor to sign the real estate purchase and sale agreement with the Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue.’’ The motion was seconded, the council called for the question and the motion passed on a voice vote; the transcript records an ‘‘aye’’ and ‘‘Motion passes’’ but does not include a roll-call tally or recorded individual votes.

Council discussed that the parcel is a leftover remnant from prior street work and not a property the city has current plans to develop; staff said state statute allows the city to execute a purchase-and-sale agreement with another municipality without additional publication steps in this circumstance.

The council gave direction to proceed with the sale; staff did not provide further parcel details, such as sale price or precise parcel identification, during the public session. The agreement signing was authorized as the next procedural step.

The council took the vote immediately after returning from executive session; no additional public hearings or motions were recorded during the session.

Next steps: staff said they will finalize the purchase-and-sale paperwork for the mayor’s signature and will provide any required public records or disclosures consistent with state law.