City Council — Lynnwood, WA
Date: 2026-04-16

LYNNWOOD CITY COUNCIL Business Meeting
 City Hall Council Chambers 19100 44th Ave W Lynnwood WA 98036
 MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026 6:00 PM



1. CALL TO ORDER

2. FLAG SALUTE

3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

4. ROLL CALL

5. MESSAGES AND PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR

6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS - up to 30 minutes

8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 9.A Minutes Approval - 5 minutes
 Darcy Kirschner, Interim City Clerk

10. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA

 10.A Contract Supplement: 44th Ave W Underpass Pedestrian and Bicycle
 Improvements - 0 minutes
 Amie Hanson, Project Manager; and David Mach, City Engineer

 10.B Voucher Approval - 0 minutes
 Michelle Meyer, Finance Director

11. BUSINESS ITEMS AND OTHER MATTERS

 11.A Ordinance: Unified Development Code Miscellaneous Update 2 - 5 minutes
 Zack Spencer, Planner; Karl Almgren, AICP, Communnity Planning Manager

 11.B Briefing: Youth Council Progress - 45 minutes
 Kelly Schudde, Recreation Superintendent

 11.C Briefing: 4th Quarter 2025 Financial Report - 20 minutes

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 Michelle Meyer, Finance Director

 11.D Briefing: Follow-Up Information: 2025-2026 Budget - 20 minutes
 Michelle Meyer, Finance Director

 11.E Resolution: General Fund Minimum Fund Balance Policy Update - 20 minutes
 Michelle Meyer, Finance Director

12. NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURN




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CITY OF LYNNWOOD
 CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
 March 23, 2026




1. CALL TO ORDER

 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm

2. FLAG SALUTE

3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

4. ROLL CALL

 Present:
 Mayor George Hurst
 Council President Nick Coelho
 Council Vice President Derica Escamilla
 Councilmember Robert Leutwyler
 Councilmember Isabel Mata
 Councilmember Bryce Owings
 Councilmember David Parshall
 Councilmember Chelsea Wright

 City Attorney Soojin Kim

5. MESSAGES AND PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR

6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

 Written communications were provided by 2 community members.

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 Public Comment was given by 4 community members.

8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 Moved by Council Vice President Escamilla to approve the minutes of the
 February 9, 2026 City Council Business Meeting, March 2, 2026 City Council
 Work Session, March 9, 2026 City Council Business Meeting, and the March 16,
 2026 Work Session. The motion passed unanimously.

10. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA

 The following items were approved by Unanimous Consent:

 10.A Contract Supplement: 44th Ave W Underpass Pedestrian and Bicycle
 Improvements

 Authorize the Mayor to enter into and execute on behalf of the City, a
 supplement to an existing contract with Perteet Inc. for Construction
 Management and Construction Administration Services related to the 44th
 Ave West Underpass Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements, in an amount
 not to exceed a total contract value of $840,000, including a Management
 Reserve of $74,000.

 10.B Voucher Approval

 Approve claims in the amount of $1,508,707.27 for the period of 3/2/26
 through 3/15/26.
 Approve payroll in the amount of $1,774,799.46 dated 3/6/26.

11. BUSINESS ITEMS AND OTHER MATTERS

 11.A Ordinance: Unified Development Code Miscellaneous Update 2

 Moved by Councilmember Leutwyler to approve Ordinance 3507 an
 Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lynnwood, Washington
 adopting miscellaneous amendments to the Lynnwood Municipal Code
 including chapter 1.12 notices – posting, chapter 1.40 code enforcement,
 chapter 8.20 street and neighborhood design, chapter 8.30 subareas and
 zoning districts, 8.35 use regulations, chapter 8.40 development
 standards, chapter 8.90 administration and permit processes, chapter 8.99
 definitions and title 21 zoning providing for severability, establishing an
 effective date and providing for summary publication.

 Voted For: Nick Coelho, Robert Leutwyler, Derica Escamilla, David
 Parshall, Isabel Mata, Chelsea Wright, Bryce Owings

 Voted Against: None

 Motion Passed: 7-0
 11.B Briefing: Youth Council Progress

 Recreation Superintendent Kelly Schudde briefed the council on the
 current progress of the creation of the Youth Council.

 11.C Briefing: 4th Quarter 2025 Financial Report

 Finance Director Michelle Meyer briefed the council on the 4th Quarter
 2025 Financial Report.

 11.D Briefing: Follow-Up Information: 2025-2026 Budget

 Finance Director Michelle Meyer briefed the council on the updated
 tracker for remaining 2025-2026 budget gap.

 11.E Resolution: General Fund Minimum Fund Balance Policy Update

 Moved by Council President Coelho to adopt Resolution 2026-06, a
 Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lynnwood, Washington
 amending the City of Lynnwood financial policies to remove the end date
 for the general fund reserve policy.

 Voted For: David Parshall, Bryce Owings, Robert Leutwyler, Nick Coelho,
 Isabel Mata, Derica Escamilla, Chelsea Wright

 Voted Against: None

 Motion Passed: 7-0

12. NEW BUSINESS

 ADJOURNMENT

 The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 pm