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Smith said her fiance, named in her remarks as Angela (\"Ange\") Kaylee Lonnie Silva, left their home March 2 at 4:22 p.m. during an acute mental-health crisis. Smith told the council she called the Everett Police Department and told dispatchers her fiance had expressed intent to kill herself and had access to a firearm. Smith said a rookie officer, Tyson Johnson, called her back but declined to initiate an immediate search and told her searching would not begin for a minimum of 30 days, that adults have the right to leave, and that she should call back later if dissatisfied. Smith said later contact with an officer identified as Chan (also transcribed as Chen) produced no progress; she said she later learned the firearm at her fiance’s mother’s home was missing and that her fiance was found deceased less than 12 hours after a detective arrived at the family home.

\"A timely search could have saved her,\" Smith said, attributing the outcome to what she described as systemic failures in responding to mental-health crises and insufficient interagency coordination. She urged the city and partner law-enforcement agencies to address policy, practice and resource gaps, including the potential use of real-time license-plate tracking.

Council members expressed condolences and said they would follow up. Council Member Metrui asked that the Health and Safety Committee review the city’s processes and procedures for responding to mental-health crises at its next meeting; the request was framed as a councilmember request rather than a formal vote. Council Member Voguely said she hoped Mayor Cassie Franklin would respond about Everett Police Department policy decisions. Council members also referred to community resources for suicide prevention and noted the need to examine procedures and available tools.

What was said and what the council will do: Smith provided a detailed timeline in public comment and specifically named officers and departments involved in attempts to locate her fiance. Members of the council requested a staff review at the Health and Safety Committee; no formal ordinance or budget action was taken at the March 12 meeting. Smith named concrete changes she sought, including more compassionate and proactive welfare checks, better phone-tracking practices and consideration of technology such as license-plate readers to speed searches. The council did not commit to a particular policy or procurement action during the meeting.

Why it matters: Smith’s testimony raised concerns about how Everett and its partner agencies respond to people in active mental-health crises and the intersection of welfare checks, interagency transfers (for example, Bothell and Kirkland police involvement), and available investigative tools. The council’s next steps will determine whether formal policy reviews, training, or resource requests follow.

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The three ordinances were introduced as Council Bill 2502-14 (Forest Park entry driveway repay project), Council Bill 2502-15 (Lowell Park playground replacement) and Council Bill 2502-16 (Parks and Downtown Restrooms Access Control Project). Council members voted in favor of all three measures during the meeting’s action-items segment. The Forest Park project will accumulate design and permitting costs; the Lowell Park project will accumulate project costs of $575,000; and the restrooms project will cover access-control work and related costs across park facilities and some downtown restrooms.

Council members briefly discussed the restroom access-control project after the motion. Council Member Drake asked which restrooms are included. Bob Leonard, parks and facilities, replied that the program \"involves most all of the restrooms,\" while noting some exceptions: certain athletic-field restrooms that are not regularly used, a vault toilet at Rotary Park and the main restroom at Howarth Park (which lacks electrical and other amenities) are not part of the current scope and would be addressed separately if and when upgrades occur. Leonard said athletic fields would likely receive a different treatment, such as locks distributed to user groups.

Roll-call votes recorded \"yes\" from Vice President Zorlingo, Council Member Bader, Council Member Ryan, Council Member Voguely, Council Member Tuohy and President Schwab for each of the three ordinances (six yes votes). No no-votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded in the roll calls for these items.

The council also placed other park-related business on the schedule: an earlier first reading announced an amendment to a prior ordinance for Thornton A. Sullivan Park floating-dock repairs with a third and final reading set for March 26.

Votes at a glance:
- Council Bill 2502-14 (Forest Park entry driveway repay project): motion adopted; design/permitting allocation $50,000; roll call: Zorlingo, Bader, Ryan, Voguely, Tuohy, Schwab — yes (6-0-0). Outcome: approved.
- Council Bill 2502-15 (Lowell Park playground replacement): motion adopted; project allocation $575,000; roll call: Zorlingo, Bader, Ryan, Voguely, Tuohy, Schwab — yes (6-0-0). Outcome: approved.
- Council Bill 2502-16 (Parks and Downtown Restrooms Access Control Project): motion adopted; scope covers most park restrooms with documented exceptions; roll call: Zorlingo, Bader, Ryan, Voguely, Tuohy, Schwab — yes (6-0-0). Outcome: approved.

Why it matters: The projects fund maintenance and upgrades to public park infrastructure used by residents citywide. The restroom access-control measure is intended to balance public access and facility management by deploying locks or access systems for the majority of park restrooms while excluding certain low-use or infrastructure-limited facilities.

Implementation notes: Council and parks staff described follow-up steps for sites excluded from the current restroom project (athletic-field restrooms, Rotary Park vault toilet and Howarth Park main restroom). The council did not specify funding sources beyond the creation of the special improvement projects; the ordinances were described as vehicles to accumulate project costs.

—","The Everett City Council on March 12 adopted three ordinances creating special improvement projects to fund design and permitting for a Forest Park driveway ($50,000), replace Lowell Park playground ($575,000) and install access-control measures at most park and downtown restrooms; each measure passed on unanimous roll calls.",{"_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},6281260,"Everett proclaims March 25 as American Red Cross Month; local chapter thanks council",300,131000,431000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2607364-31c48629d7f17a05d115bff80bbf8a58&start=131&end=431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2607364-31c48629d7f17a05d115bff80bbf8a58/thumbnail_131000.jpg","/articles/6281260/Everett/Snohomish-County/Washington/Everett-proclaims-March-25-as-American-Red-Cross-Month-local-chapter-thanks-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281260-eee0e3058353b2461c944765f7844c4c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206229&Signature=J7FTx1s5DqgkFQs4lfTMNR8iDzauP8wxz7RcjC4V24lgUMCva~0f33ffciKnQyZvoGnmQEgluk0je~mHF6cgwRlrj0kdfiOnqQ0N0ZKvlQ8hUYoUW9Zji0bm-F-xuF0OPWuMmZy3iDWH6mCWRHfuQrksRElQxSx13LE7r73TauFiWI3rqwdHkcNvqA2VtSYjnw8oay4i94CKaDzv0fPMmBghyPZaNNAy1VNHxySIZQkE84UsE2OlbvEAM0gcANEAj~k8YMTzMposiaMl5HO2DOfVZ2CGc1QwVC-SaNJFUJGgtptUUSFZqUyvqybmvFaZvIxyBg9OZsVTNhLChsJ4aQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Everett City Council on March 12 voted to proclaim March 25 as American Red Cross Month in Everett and heard brief remarks from a chapter leader about the organization’s local activities.

Council members cited the American Red Cross’s history of disaster response, blood drives, smoke-detector installations and training in life-saving skills. The proclamation noted local volunteers’ weekly responses to home fires, support for service members and families at Naval Station Everett and contributions to national and international disasters.

Alex Newman, executive director of the Northwest Washington chapter of the American Red Cross, thanked the council and described the chapter’s local reach, saying the office is headquartered near Everett and that local volunteers responded to 70 disaster events over the last fiscal year and supported hundreds of units of blood collection in Everett. \"This really means a lot to us,\" Newman said, and added the chapter values partnerships with local governments.

The proclamation was moved and seconded and adopted by unanimous roll call. The council thanked local Red Cross volunteers and indicated continued partnership on disaster preparedness and community resilience.

—","The Everett City Council issued a proclamation declaring March 25 American Red Cross Month and heard brief remarks from Alex Newman, executive director of the Northwest Washington chapter, who described local disaster responses and volunteer efforts.","actionData","errors"]

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Family urges Everett council to review police response after delayed welfare checks in missing-person mental-health case

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Everett proclaims March 25 as American Red Cross Month; local chapter thanks council