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Key items listed on the consent agenda (as read into the record): claim vouchers (amounts read during the meeting), City Council meeting minutes for 02/06/2025 and 02/10/2025, the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, Vision Zero resolution, the 2025 AC watermain and sewer manhole replacement project recommendation to award, the West Spruce Street parking lot recommendation to award, amendments to Sequim Municipal Code (SMC) 3.78 (bonding code correction), SMC amendments regarding city clerk duties and functions, and Sequim Arts Commission appointments via resolution.

Council action: A councilor moved to accept the consent agenda as presented; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

Clarifying note on amounts: The clerk read multiple figures for claim vouchers during the meeting record. The packet listed claim vouchers totaling $1,400,595.05; a later reading from the clerk during the meeting included a different figure that appeared to be a misread aloud and not the packet total. Staff should ensure the published minutes and voucher register match the official accounting records when finalizing the minutes.

Ending: With the consent agenda adopted, council moved on to general-business items including a municipal funding update and code-amendment first touch.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Executive Session & Regular Session - February 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Sequim City Council adopted its consent agenda, which included claim vouchers, meeting minutes, project award recommendations and code amendments; details were read into the record and the motion passed by voice vote.","taxTitle","Sequim, Clallam County, Washington","taxId",72051,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6306346,"Council moves renaming of Sequim skatepark to next meeting after unanimous support in comments",105,5787000,5892000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8&start=5787&end=5892","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8/thumbnail_5787000.jpg","/articles/6306346/Sequim/Clallam-County/Washington/Council-moves-renaming-of-Sequim-skatepark-to-next-meeting-after-unanimous-support-in-comments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306346-1c90d5e4417be828be5e6014a8d927e9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157210&Signature=IZFquz-FRhp-PSZyl4a~xwuCHe4ejrsxECuJFAesD-XsugKovza-tqiuNSfpvt9vfjDMToFx1XN1quN09ltI~8fGDZfNOPxNI332II7r0KijTKX3keBjQOPBKxl9VV4OhFrxTu~oZ8fFf-BLvYt2xDMhEZ4vMhVi-X4DofwdJXRipqE2Zfy0VdkU7W7xJMoBswJQnBSdU1Yd-bHvcLrs8RFxyw5hPGU2JfJ7R12xCvuauDWOBg505o87dTKZl9N7X4FY9OASFEYprXRFiImVk6tvb~ndHAkBchv~u~3VTivheTEd7DIWUkMzv59lh7~xL62OUlsNMqr8LXhSBVB-eQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sequim City Council on Feb. 24 voted to place a proposed renaming of the Sequim skatepark on the next council meeting agenda and to allow council members time to reach out to family members and community stakeholders.

What happened: No public commenters signed up for the specific renaming public-comment period. Councilor [unnamed in transcript] moved to bring the renaming of the skatepark forward as a regular-business agenda item at the next meeting; the motion was seconded and passed with no opposition.

Why it matters: Councilors said the majority of written comments they've received have been affirming of the renaming and asked staff to add the item so the council can discuss details and give staff an opportunity to notify the family referenced in the packet.

Next steps: The item will appear on the next regular meeting agenda for discussion; councilors indicated staff should contact the family (identified in council discussion) in advance so members can be notified of the upcoming consideration.

Ending note: Council did not take final renaming action at the Feb. 24 meeting; the matter will return for formal consideration.","Council unanimously approved a motion to bring the proposal to rename the Sequim skatepark back as a regular-business agenda item at the next meeting so staff can consult with the family and provide a formal process.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6306351,"Sequim council approves city manager salary adjustment after executive session",2958,212000,3170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8&start=212&end=3170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8/thumbnail_212000.jpg","/articles/6306351/Sequim/Clallam-County/Washington/Sequim-council-approves-city-manager-salary-adjustment-after-executive-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306351-a30f0436bec6d71a5e191e831f101ddf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157210&Signature=dTbJrm8pyWa-M1goNEU41nldixtc~TdUEXg1TCh5~hY7qf9M1j-jjUlUGQjH8d0LL5idLDQStGsN2~7GnEtR0OtScWBP3GkLr51FQiGPk2AhFv6uYfjq1ESpjHt1wzf-tFYQhhRx72V-5zHKOUJdqmJKkWeeBmSg~~haHMGtUU7dINsBgRcetj45NXFVTKyFIlPjm6vLV9GY~tRqoqYlPIKETDfunqamdCpk2TdUOkkkl3jtegBr88KKAb6DGiajWxv9HtVae~7iSGishy3-8vW0xX2WBrqG4Ip7z3vdloaQSITqOF~hQGKRjdeOcqZ~O8tzS321kB--IApkAvYFYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After returning from an executive session on Feb. 24 to review the performance of a public employee, Sequim City Council moved and approved an adjustment to the city manager's salary consistent with the employment agreement and equal to the percentage of the annual cost-of-living adjustment granted to non-represented staff.

What happened: The council convened an executive session, citing RCW language permitting review of public-employee performance. After the closed session the council reconvened in open session and a council member moved \"to adjust the city manager salary as allowed pursuant to section x3 of the employment agreement and the same percentage as the annual cost of living adjustment provided to non-represented staff as calculated from January 1.\" The motion was seconded, no opposition was recorded, and the motion passed.

Legal basis: Council announced the executive session under Washington state law (the transcript records RCW references during the session announcement). Council discussed the adjustment in open session and enacted the salary change by motion; the council did not state the final percentage in the public record during the Feb. 24 motion.

Ending note: Council adjourned and reconvened for the regular meeting after the executive session; the salary adjustment was approved in open session by voice vote with no recorded opposition.","Following an executive session to review a public employee's performance, the Sequim City Council approved an adjustment to the city manager's salary consistent with the employment agreement and aligned to the non-represented staff cost-of-living increase.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6306356,"Sequim council directs staff to define indirect costs and limit municipal funding support to 15% for overhead",830,6175000,7005000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8&start=6175&end=7005","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8/thumbnail_6175000.jpg","/articles/6306356/Sequim/Clallam-County/Washington/Sequim-council-directs-staff-to-define-indirect-costs-and-limit-municipal-funding-support-to-15-for-overhead","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306356-96ca7b91a72df9b3631763a0359abb22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157210&Signature=adgIQsxSeN~xI57ZPm1sLUddAUBxzW5xV36VLYpU70~7sOp4wGBZM51VUWJ5qEJG9wj75UBP93E4qaTEKpzk1N0lhamCfxwae1TUmIZwBtdiV4dYzBVS9xnzMiGFD5~PspLaJ7ljGVgEZv6li1246eD2intYcwaHI1vT6-rImBrL~PxSFTI0rXFFfjLWzoQUGYdliAfVCefTCfnQ3CILbSylw7W3EPqAtAvjTt5~PED-Ali8ReVJyry44MbADN~SCgCtfF4A0MemGrIK18Wn0X9oSwUfOhn-UlJGLG9P1etNbw3ObtMXNLzd9FF4NlZh~g6lCzktZJaOg~aLUUc6dQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sequim City Council on Feb. 24 gave staff direction to revise municipal funding guidance so applicants submit itemized budgets and staff can track administrative time and overhead. Councilors and staff discussed whether municipal funds may pay for organizational overhead, salaries and indirect expenses and settled on returning with a recommended definition and a 15% cap.

What council directed: Staff will come back with revised guidelines that clarify the difference between direct program costs and indirect or administrative costs, require itemized budgets from applicants, and implement a 15% cap on indirect costs as the working guidance for this municipal funding cycle.

Why it matters: The city's municipal funding program has been available since 2020; staff found Washington law (as researched) is vague about whether municipal funds may support an organization generally versus a discrete program or project. Staff reported (citing a prior review) that municipal funds may support a project or program but not the organization writ large; if a project includes staff time, that time must be tracked.

Staff presentation and council discussion: A staff member leading the municipal funding program said the city has typically seen municipal awards applied to administrative costs and that the new guidance needs to make clear how applicants account for staff time and overhead. The staff member summarized the legal research: \"municipal funds may not go to support an organization but may go to support an organization's project or program,\" and if staff time is included it must be tracked.

Several councilors noted the difficulty small nonprofits face funding administrative costs and supported allowing a reasonable indirect-cost allowance so projects can be administered effectively. One councilor said the federal de minimis indirect-cost rate currently used by some grant programs is 15% and suggested aligning the municipal guidance to that benchmark. Councilors asked staff to require itemized budgets and indicated a preference for a 15% cap on indirect costs (defined for staff to return with wording consistent with 2 CFR Part 200 guidance).

Next steps: Staff will revise the municipal funding guidelines and application to require itemized budgets, propose a definition distinguishing direct program costs from indirect/administrative costs (using standard federal guidance as a reference as appropriate), and present a draft to council at the next meeting so applicants can be notified before the June 15 application deadline.

Ending note: Council asked staff to prepare a webinar and offer applicant meetings after the guidelines are posted so applicants can adjust proposals to the clarified rules.

","Council wrestled with how municipal funding grants may be used for administrative costs and asked staff to return with guidance defining direct vs. indirect/administrative expenses and a 15% cap on indirect costs as the working direction.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6306361,"Sequim council to revisit Cary Blake Park fireworks after residents cite wildlife, pollution and fire risks",1041,4402000,5443000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8&start=4402&end=5443","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438613-e18083429e0dcb17dfabaf3f104443b8/thumbnail_4402000.jpg","/articles/6306361/Sequim/Clallam-County/Washington/Sequim-council-to-revisit-Cary-Blake-Park-fireworks-after-residents-cite-wildlife-pollution-and-fire-risks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306361-e69f3bc77ba5de233e21218958bcdc52/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157210&Signature=CPZLUZjiQlMHM7DFuqnkyoCaA5v7ixoYj~c6u0LFA~Sivfdx41oFfH3gER8CgECUpUeNDugGgSQ9iqtmO29Upmhi4GDxpTNp87T9fBpVtYA7pOqKjmK55ATrj9pKUQwe5w-islj6YeQWn1nupdyTPUEndVrviL0ZgBnO8CSFmWw0edeFw31m-FiSzI~OqxUjSt7yEU58KrikD9uyczEbGjNJbtcAsKgrt1stW4x~WEERTW1XJnLA1aeQPjDC4eScrR5dUdsQpfBI6n6w8HvaiPhrA7DRiC6ldjXlugiQgngVSr-RaEZcR7ytFY3GdbjZy4U7YRcGMIWtDZeTfTzSPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sequim City Council on Feb. 24 agreed to place a detailed review of the city's commercial fireworks display at Cary Blake Park on a future regular meeting agenda after multiple residents and environmental groups urged the city to stop fireworks at the park because of wildlife, pollution and fire risks.

City Council action: Councilors asked staff to assemble alternatives, report on any legal risks and summarize contract and cost implications before the council discusses changes at a subsequent meeting scheduled in about one month.

Why it matters: Commenters said Cary Blake Park hosts large numbers of birds and other wildlife, that fireworks debris and chemical residues spread beyond the park, and that falling debris has previously sparked fires on park vegetation. Several speakers raised potential conflicts with federal bird-protection statutes and asked the city to consider lower-impact displays or moving nighttime events to the high school athletic fields.

Residents and conservation groups pressed the council over roughly 20 minutes of public comment. Susan Griffin, a Sequim resident, said her group has spent seven months preparing materials asking the city to discontinue all commercial fireworks within the city limits, specifically calling out Cary Blake Park and the Water Reuse Demonstration Facility. Griffin said the group's packet includes maps, statute summaries and a report of a young gosling found dead in a pile of feathers the morning after a July fireworks show at the park.

Jamie Porter, representing Protect the Peninsula Foundation, told the council the foundation opposes commercial fireworks at Cary Blake Park because of pollution and public-health concerns. Porter said fireworks contain chemicals such as cadmium that can spread beyond the park and that the noise is disruptive to pets and people with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Darlene Shandfald, speaking for the Sierra Club North Olympic Group, and Steve Koehler of Olympic Environmental Council both urged the council to move to drone shows or relocate the display to a site that does not attract wildlife. Joyce Volman of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society urged the council to consider nesting seasons and the documented importance of Cary Blake for birds.

Several speakers cited counts and surveys: Koehler referenced Cornell Lab of Ornithology volunteers who recorded about 45 bird species using Cary Blake Park and recent surveys noting more than 2,000 individual birds at a time. Speakers also raised the presence of an active bald eagle nest near the park and said Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has an oak-prairie restoration project immediately north of the park.

Staff and council next steps: Councilors asked staff to return to council with a clear packet including the contract status and cancellation or relocation costs, an assessment of whether the city's current plan potentially violates federal protections mentioned by speakers, and a comparison of alternatives (pros and cons, cost estimates for drone shows or relocation). City staff indicated a contract for the upcoming display included a 50% deposit already paid; staff said that amount is already sunk and that staff will research legal exposure and alternatives.

Mayor Brandon Genese and other councilors said they wanted the item formally on a future council agenda so the public could see full documentation and alternatives; Parks staff and the city manager were asked to compile the materials and return in about a month. Council did not take a final policy vote at the Feb. 24 meeting.

Ending note: Several speakers asked for the item to be scheduled as a formal agenda discussion, and council agreed to do so so the public can view staff's findings and alternatives in an open meeting.

","After an extended public comment period with conservation groups and residents urging changes, Sequim City Council directed staff to return with legal and operational options for the city's Sunshine Festival fireworks at Cary Blake Park, including alternatives such as drone shows and relocation.","actionData","errors"]

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