We're back! Proposed Tax Assessment Settlement Agreement Adolfo Bailon, City Manager Casey Headley, Finance Director Nathan Hawthorne, Senior Paralegal burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21439… Motion in the packed approved unanimously.

2026 Arts and Culture Grant Funding Recommendations Casey Stanley, PaRCS Director Caroline Bobanick, Recreation Supervisor Peggy Cummings, Parks Recreation and Cultural Arts advisory board vice chair burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21435…

Arts funding approved 6-1. Opposed: Mora.

2026 Art in Public Places Project and Funding Plan Casey Stanley, PaRCS Director Caroline Bobanick, Recreation Supervisor Rafael Gallardo, Parks Recreation and Cultural Arts advisory board co-chair burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21434…

Art in Public Places grant recommendations placed on consent agenda for the next regular council meeting. Passed 6-1. Opposed: Mora. "We decorate our homes, this is decorating our city and making it come to life." - Councilor Andrade

2026 Mid-Biennium Budget Update Continued Casey Headley, Finance Director Connie, HR Manager Kaitlyn Graham, Senior Financial Analyst burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21436…

City manager addressing the human services budget, saying the commenter (who is a former communications director for the city) "doesn't understand how city budgets work" and that the reduction is due to loss of a grant and that the city is not proposing reducing HS funding

Introduction to Ordinance No. 882, 2026 Property Tax Levy Casey Headley, Finance Director Kaitlyn Graham, Senior Financial Analyst  burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21442…

Andrade moves to place ordinance 882, 2026 Property Tax Levy, on the consent agenda of the 11/17 meeting. Passes 5-2. Opposed: Schilling, Mora

Introduction to Ordinance No. 883, 2026 Surface Water Management Service Charges Casey Headley, Finance Director Kaitlyn Graham, Senior Financial Analyst burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21440…

Moore moves to place Ordinance No. 883, 2026 Surface Water Management Service Charges on the consent agenda of the next council meeting. Passes 6-1. Opposed: Mora.

Federal and State Legislative Agenda for 2026 Adolfo Bailon, City Manager burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21437…

Moore proposes adding bike and pedestrian infrastructure safety to the city's legislative agenda, passes unanimously. Garcia moves to add public works facility to federal legislative agenda, passes unanimously. Federal and state legislative agenda approved unanimously.

Proposed Update to Interlocal Agreement Adolfo Bailon, City Manager burienwa.civicweb.net/document/21441…

Matta moves to authorize staff to enter into a new interlocal agreement with neighboring cities concerning airport operations (paraphrase) and to place it on the consent agenda for the next meeting. Passes unanimously.

City manager shares that the city is in mediation to settle the lawsuit with King County Sheriff's Office to settle the lawsuit over enforcement of a previous version of the camping ban.

Councilors Garcia, Matta, and Andrade designated to work with staff to research how city can respond to federal immigration enforcement activities.

Akey wants "a process to equitably and fairly" bring in contractors for council oversight. Support from Garcia and Moore. (Gets the required 3 councilors)

Moore wants a discussion and information on food insecurity.

Matta requests a proclamation on Guatemala to be given to the mayor of a city in Guatemala who will be in town for the 12/8 meeting. Adjourned 9:37