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Maple Valley council approves consent calendar, hears public comment and staff updates
Summary
Council approved vendor payments of $1,055,415.81 and multiple consent resolutions and contracts, heard a public comment on the Switchers Landing project, received staff updates on street lights and the pedestrian bridge timeline, and extended the meeting to 9:30 p.m. on a 4-2 vote.
At its March 9 meeting the Maple Valley City Council approved the consent calendar, which included approval of meeting minutes (Feb. 23, Feb. 25 and March 2), vendor and benefit checks and transfers totaling $1,055,415.81, and three resolutions: R-26-2049 adopting the city's annex element of the King County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 Update; R-26-2050 awarding an on-call fencing services contract to All Around Fence Company, Inc.; and R-26-2051 constituting final acceptance of the S-32 Maple Woods Pond Retrofit Project and authorizing staff to close out that contract.
Deputy Mayor Didem Pierson moved to approve the consent calendar and Councilmember John Herbert seconded; the motion carried, 6-0.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, Randy Bowden (Maple Valley) identified himself as a family member of the family that previously owned the Switchers Landing property and said he was "disappointed that Council is holding up the project's completion." The minutes do not record a response from council or staff.
The City Manager provided routine updates including presentation of the Golden Apple Award, and staff included an updated annual events calendar and a list of future council meeting topics in the packet. Public Works Director Tawni Dalziel briefed the council on the T-45 street light update and provided a quick update on the pedestrian bridge timeline.
Council resumed discussion of Council Rules and Procedures and agreed to return the topic to a future business meeting. Councilmember Dana Parnello moved to extend the meeting to 9:30 p.m.; Councilmember John Herbert seconded and the motion passed 4-2 with Councilmembers Victoria Schroff and Syd Dawson recorded as dissenting. Mayor Sean P. Kelly adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
The minutes do not record additional details such as dollar amounts for individual contracts beyond the vendor-payment total, nor do they record further public discussion on Switchers Landing beyond the one public comment.
