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Council approves settlement agreement with QMC and neighbor, enters brief executive session
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to sign a settlement between developer QMC (Cortera/QMC) and neighbor David Grampa on an appealed mixed‑use permit; City Attorney Joanna said the agreement requires no monetary concessions by the city and council recessed for a 10‑minute executive session on litigation before voting to approve Resolution 1883.
City Attorney Joanna provided the staff report on Resolution 1883 and summarized the background: developer QMC (referred to as Cortera or QMC) applied for a mixed‑use project and permits that were appealed by three parties; two appeals were dismissed and a remaining appeal by neighbor David Grampa continued. Joanna said the parties have reached a signed settlement and that city staff and the attorney reviewed the agreement. She told council that the settlement terms "are none of which are monetary on the part of the city," and recommended approval and mayoral authorization to sign.
Council recessed into a 10‑minute executive session under RCW 42.31.110(1)(i) to discuss litigation with legal counsel, returned, and then moved, seconded and passed Resolution 1883 authorizing the mayor to execute the settlement agreement. The transcript records the recommendation and subsequent motion; no monetary concessions by the city were recorded on the public record.
