Please explain your motion, Mr. Wambolt.

Edmonds City Council Meeting Minutes November 2, 2009 -

At 6:30 p.m., Mayor Haakenson announced that the City Council would be meeting in executive session to receive legal advice regarding pending or threatened litigation. He stated that the executive session was scheduled to last approximately 30 minutes and would be held in the Jury Meeting Room, located in the Public Safety Complex. No action was anticipated to occur as a result of meeting in executive session. Elected officials present at the executive session were: Mayor Haakenson, Councilmembers Orvis, Wambolt, Plunkett, Bernheim, Peterson. Olson and Wilson. Others present were City Attorney Scott Snyder, Attorney Stephanie Croll, and City Clerk Sandy Chase. At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Haakenson announced to the public that an additional 15 minutes would be needed in executive session. At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Haakenson again announced to the public that an additional 15 minutes would be needed in
executive session. The executive session concluded at 7:25 p.m.


1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

COUNCILMEMBER WAMBOLT MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILSON,
TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, REMOVING ITEM 9 FROM THE AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.


9. REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT RESERVED BY ORDINANCE NO. 3729. THE
EASEMENT INVOLVES THE VACATED RIGHT OF WAY OF A PLATTED BUT UNBUILT
PUBLIC ALLEY LYING BETWEEN THE 700 BLOCK OF 8TH AVE. N AND 9TH AVE. N AND
PARALLEL TO AND NORTH OF DALEY STREET. THE RESERVED CONSTRUCTION
EASEMENT IS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A DRIVEWAY AND RETAINING WALL ON
PROPERTY LYING NORTH OF THE ALLEY AND EAST OF 8TH AVE. N.
This item was removed from the agenda via motion under Agenda Item 1.


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Ron Wambolt has been publicly requesting the current city council explain the reason for voting on certain subjects - appointment of a council vacancy, interim ordinance to Chapter 20, approval of the Mayor's candidate for appointment to the Planning Board. He claims the Council is meeting in secret and making decisions outside an open public meeting.

Did the Mayor ask for your vote Ron to remove Agenda Item 9 at before the November 2, 2009 City Council Meeting? You didn't state your reason for removing this published and scheduled item. There were over 50 citizens that wanted to testify and provide public comment that evening.

The Mayor in his announcement of the Executive Session said no council action would be taken. But from the meeting minutes a reasonable person could assume there was a vote taken to remove agenda item 9 prior to the Council reconvening in the Council chambers.

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