Recap of Wednesday's City Council regular meeting. (Times shown indicate when an item starts in the recording.) 

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Public Comments

• Thanks to City Council; contractor parking; Whitman/Division intersection; annexation concerns; City response to climate change; development concerns (8:28)
• Responses to public comments (34:02)  

Consent Agenda

• Adoption of fees, contract approval, City Manager authorization, acceptance of grants, 10/30 and 11/1 minutes (35:27) (approved, 7-0)

Active Agenda

• Resolution 2023-115: Accepts a federal Local Bridge Program grant of up to $7,768,000 for the 6th Avenue bridge project; and Resolution 2023-116: Accepts a federal Local Agency Bridge Program grant of up to $5,659,000 for the 4th Avenue bridge replacement project. (47:36) (both approved, 7-0, 7-0)
• Resolution 2023-117: Authorizes renewal of a recycling collection services agreement with Basin Disposal of Washington (1:01:54) (approved, 7-0)
• Resolution 2023-118: Regarding collection of glass for recycling (rejected, 3-4)
• Resolution 2023-119: Regarding collection of plastics for recycling (approved, 7-0)
• Ordinance 2023-27: Adopts Recycling Rates for 2024 (2:13:14) (approved, 7-0)
• Adopts the 2024 property tax levy ordinances (2:16:12)
  • Ordinance 2023-21 - Police Debt Bond (approved, 7-0)
  • Ordinance 2023-22 - Pool Debt Bond (approved, 7-0)
  • Ordinance 2023-23 - Tax Refund (approved, 7-0)
  • Ordinance 2023-24 - Regular Property Tax (approved, 5-2)
• Resolution 2023-120: Accepts 2024 funding recommendations by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (2:27:00) (approved, 7-0)
• October 2023 payroll certification (2:51:42) (approved, 7-0)
• Approves October 2023 AP Register checks totaling $7,106,985.87. (2:53:16) (approved, 7-0, 5-0)

Council Member Meeting Reports (2:54:44)

New and Unfinished Business

• Modification of the previously adopted public comments criteria (3:02:30) (approved, 7-0)
• Resolution 2023-121: Interlocal agreement with Washington State Department of Ecology (3:19:15) (approved, 7-0)
• Comments from City Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain (3:22:28)