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Council learns more about small-cell wireless permitting, OKs 4th Avenue Cultural Corridor design work


Council learns more about small-cell wireless permitting, OKs 4th Avenue Cultural Corridor design work
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Councilmember Laura Johnson (bottom row – left) questions wireless industry representatives during Tuesday’s council meeting.
Installation of small-cell wireless facilities in city rights of way continued to be a focus of the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night as councilmembers held a second round of discussions on the topic. At issue is a master permit application submitted by New Cingular Wireless to install such facilities, which has raised concerns among some councilmembers and residents.
Councilmembers Tuesday night focused on two issues: the possible health effects of the radio frequency (RF) emitted by any future 5G systems installed, and the aesthetic impact if numerous small-cell facilities were installed close together in the city. ....

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During retreat, council discusses 2022 budget priorities, possible shift to two-year cycle


During retreat, council discusses 2022 budget priorities, possible shift to two-year cycle
Posted: May 9, 2021
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Meeting via Zoom Saturday, Edmonds City Councilmembers discuss the budgeting process with consultant Mike Bailey and City Finance Director Dave Turley, bottom row.
Should the City of Edmonds move from a one-year to a two-year budget cycle? How can the city better engage citizens in the budget process? What should the city prioritize and de-emphasize in the 2022 budget? Those were among the topics discussed during the Edmonds City Council’s budget retreat Saturday afternoon via Zoom.
The meeting facilitator was consultant Mike Bailey, a former finance director for the cities of Redmond, Renton and Lynnwood, who also ran a similar budget retreat for the council in 2020. ....

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Council approves contracted social worker; debates reimbursement for police chief search document


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Posted: March 10, 2021
 
Human Resources Director Jessica Neill Hoyson, bottom right, discusses with councilmembers the matrix of considerations for a contractor vs. an in-house social worker.
Story updated to clarify the amount requested for reimbursement was $337 rather than $307.
The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night agreed with a city staff recommendation to contract with a human services agency to provide a social worker rather than hire an employee to do the work.
Councilmembers also began going through amendments to the city’s just-passed tree code, although ran out of time and agreed to continue the effort at a later date. And they engaged in a sometimes heated discussion also continued to a later, yet-to-be-determined meeting about whether Councilmember Vivian Olson should be reimbursed for the $337 she spent to obtain a 67-page court document as part of her research into the background of former police chief candidate S ....

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