Everett Legislative Affairs
Monday April 27, 2026
JOHN55.5 BURLEY55.5 -55.5 CITY55.5 OF55.5 EVERETT55.5 -55.5 Alright.55.5 The55.9 city56.14 council56.38 committee56.86 on57.34 legislative57.34 affairs58.14 and58.46 elections.58.62 This59.34 is59.58 Monday,59.9 04/27/2026.60.22 We're62.55 at62.72 06:3062.95
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70.4 BURLEY70.4 -70.4 We70.4 have70.56 three70.8 members71.03 present.71.44 We71.67 do71.75 have71.92 a72.16 quorum.72.23 We72.88 do73.11 not73.28 need73.59 to74.39 salute74.55 the74.95 flag75.03 because75.27 we75.51 already75.75 did76.07 that.76.31 So77.35 we'll77.51 jump77.67 right77.99 into78.23 the78.95 items79.19 of79.51 business.79.67 First80.79 item81.11 of81.51 business,81.59 order82.15 of82.63 Councilor82.79 Stephanie83.35 Smith83.75 as84.07 president.84.07 Order85.27 requested85.75 a86.23 confirmation86.31 of86.95 the87.03 appointment87.19 of87.91 Jeremiah87.99 Sheehan88.87 to89.8 the89.95 Everett90.11 Public90.59 Works90.91 Commission,91.31 Glenwood91.88 Cemetery92.35 Commission92.91 for94.03 a94.19 term94.35 not94.83 to95.08 exceed95.31 three95.8 years,96.03 commencing97.08 on97.72 04/27/202698.03 and100.83 ending101.08 on101.55 04/27/2029.101.72
108.82 MICHAEL108.82 MARCHESE108.82 -108.82 LEGISLATIVE108.82 AFFAIRS108.82 COMMITTEE108.82 CHAIR108.82 -108.82 I108.82 believe109.14 Mr.109.46 Sheehan's109.78 in110.1 the110.26 room110.5 if110.82 you110.98 like111.06 to111.38 have111.62 him111.78 come111.94 up112.18 and112.34 say112.58 anything,112.82 ask113.3 him113.54 any113.62 questions.113.86 If115.38 not115.62
117.8 ANTHONY117.8 DIPIERRO117.8 -117.8 LEGISLATIVE117.8 AFFAIRS117.8 COMMITTEE117.8 MEMBER117.8 -117.8 Mr.118.12 Chairman,118.52 I118.52 did118.76 see118.92 Mr.119.08 Sheehan119.4 here.119.72 I119.95 do120.03 know120.19 he120.44 has120.59 prior120.83 public121.16 works121.48 experience,121.8 so122.28 I122.44 see122.59 no122.83 problem123 in123.4 supporting123.64 this124.19 appointment.124.44 That125.88 would126.03 move126.19 favorably.126.44
127.8 STEPHANIE127.8 MARTINS127.8 -127.8 LEGISLATIVE127.8 AFFAIRS127.8 COMMITTEE127.8 MEMBER127.8 -127.8 Second.127.8
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132.39 SMITH132.39 -132.39 I.132.39
132.87 MARCHESE132.87 -132.87 I132.87 opposed?135.11 Mr.135.43 Sheehan,135.43 congratulations.135.83
137.75 DIPIERRO137.75 -137.75 If137.75 I137.99 may,138.15 Mr.139.59 Chairman,140.47 to140.47 the140.63 audience,140.79 Mr.141.11 Sheehan141.35 and141.67 the141.83 rest141.91 of142.07 the142.23 appointees,142.31 there142.79 will142.95 be143.11 a143.27 formal143.35 vote143.75 at144.37 the144.44 regular144.69 council145 meeting.145.49 So145.81 you145.97 may146.13 wanna146.28 stick146.53 around146.76 to147 see147.09 the147.32 full147.41 body,147.56 but148.37 that148.53 is148.69 your148.76 prerogative.149 Yes.150.13 Thank151.17 you.151.32
155.25 BURLEY155.25 -155.25 Alright.155.25 Item155.65 2.156.13 Honor157.11 up157.23 by157.35 Councilor158.39 Stephanie158.71 Smith158.71 as158.71 president.158.79 Not159.59 a159.83 request159.91 of160.23 confirmation160.39 of161.11 the161.19 appointment161.27 of161.83 Michael162.07 Piazza162.47 to163.27 the163.43 Everett163.59 Housing163.99 Authority164.31 Board164.79 as165.59 a165.83 member165.99 for166.31 a166.47 juror166.63 not167.27 to167.35 exceed167.59 three168.47 years168.71 commencing169.43 on169.91 04/27/2026170.06 and172.31 ending172.47 on172.78 02/01/2029.172.94
175.5 MARCHESE175.5 -175.5 I175.5 see175.75 Mr.175.99 Piazza176.22 is176.71 in176.78 the,177.03 is178.87 before179.03 us.179.34 Do179.59 we179.75 have179.82 any179.99 questions180.22 for180.71 him?180.87
DIPIERRO186.59 -186.59 I186.59 don't186.83 think186.99 there's187.15 any187.31 questions,187.47 Mr.188.27 Chairman.190.03 You190.03 know,190.19 with190.35 the190.51 process190.67 of191.15 this191.31 seat191.55 still192.27 doesn't192.59 exactly192.91 sit193.31 well193.47 with193.71 me193.79 with194.03 the194.11 removal194.19 of194.67 the194.75 former194.91 member,195.23 but195.55 I195.71 do195.79 know195.95 Mr.196.19 Piazza.196.59 I197.21 do197.37 know197.53 he's197.69 capable197.84 of198.13 the198.41 job.198.49 And199.6 because199.84 it's200.49 him,200.81 I201.28 don't201.37 have201.53 a201.69 problem201.76 supporting202.17 it.202.49 So203.21 I203.37 would203.6 move203.93 favorably,204.25 to205.37 send205.53 a205.64 favorable205.76 recommendation206.25 to206.81 the206.97 full207.04 body.207.28
207.76 SMITH207.76 -207.76 Second.207.76
209.53 MARCHESE209.53 -209.53 Motion209.53 been210.17 seconded,210.56 favorable210.56 action.211.04 All212.98 in213.14 favor?213.3
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MARCHESE214.5 -214.5 Opposed?214.5 Congratulations,216.26 Piazza.216.98 As217.46 you217.54 know,217.7 the218.26 next218.34 vote218.66 will218.9 be219.06 with219.54 the,219.78 complete220.26 board.220.74
225.92 MARCHESE225.92 -225.92 Item225.92 number226.25 3.226.49
226.88 BURLEY226.88 -226.88 Item226.88 number227.36 3227.76 is229.04 the229.28 order229.53 of229.84 my230.08 Councilor230.25 Stephanie230.49 Smith230.97 as231.28 president.231.44 In232.32 order232.49 to232.6 request232.72 some233.04 confirmation233.28 of233.76 the233.84 appointment234 of234.41 many234.56 people234.81 to235.2 the235.53 city235.69 of236 Everett236.16 Library236.49 of236.88 Board237.84 of237.96 Trustees.238.08 Return238.8 not239.28 to239.52 exceed239.6 three240 years.240.24 Commencing241.28 04/27/2026241.76 and244.16 ending244.48 on244.88 04/27/2029.245.04
250.68 DIPIERRO250.68 -250.68 Mr.251.47 Chairman,251.72 Miss251.72 Pulio251.72 is252.19 also252.51 here,252.84 and253.63 I254.12 could254.28 not254.51 think254.83 of255.07 a255.24 more255.31 fitting255.63 board255.96 for256.27 her256.51 to256.6 serve256.75 on,257 and257.24 I257.48 would257.56 move257.71 for258.04 a258.27 favorable258.36 recommendation258.83 to259.39 the259.48 full259.63 body.259.8
260.27 SMITH260.27 -260.27 Second.260.27
261.07 MARCHESE261.07 -261.07 Motion261.07 made261.48 and261.88 seconded.263.88 All263.88 in264.04 favor?264.19
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MARCHESE267.29 -267.29 Miss267.29 Pulio,267.53 do268.41 you268.57 know268.65 this,268.89 vote269.53 will269.85 be,270.09 in270.81 with270.97 the271.21 before271.53 the272.01 entire272.17 board,272.57 tonight.273.53 Congratulations.274.65 John.277.13
277.13 BURLEY277.13 -277.13 Alright.277.77 Item282.06 number282.45 4.282.86 Another284.21 runner-up284.69 by285.25 Councilor285.42 Stephanie285.74 Smith286.13 as286.38 president.286.54 I287.1 had287.18 a287.33 request287.42 of287.74 confirmation287.89 of288.45 the288.54 appointment288.77 of289.42 Beverly289.57 London290.13 to290.94 the291.1 city291.33 of291.57 Everett291.74 Library292.13 Board292.62 of292.86 Trustees.292.94 Return294.24 not294.88 to295.04 exceed295.2 three295.52 years,295.84 commencing296.48 04/27/2026,296.96 and299.52 ending299.76 on300.08 04/27/2029.300.24
304.16 MARCHESE304.16 -304.16 I304.16 see,304.56 Missus,305.2 Lennon305.2 is305.52 here305.6 tonight.305.92 Tell307.36 you307.6 if307.76 you307.92 wanna308.08 come308.48 before308.64 you.309.04 If309.91 not,310.07 I'll310.79 proceed.310.95
312.31 DIPIERRO312.31 -312.31 I312.31 move312.47 for312.71 a312.79 favorable312.88 recommendation.313.35
314.15 SMITH314.15 -314.15 Second.314.15
315.19 MARCHESE315.19 -315.19 Motion315.19 made315.6 and316 seconded316.39 for316.39 favorable316.56 action.317.03 All317.44 in317.6 favor?317.75
318.56
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320.79 MARCHESE320.79 -320.79 Miss320.79 Lennon,321.03 as321.35 you321.51 know,321.6 later321.91 tonight322.24 will322.71 be322.95 the323.12 confirmation323.27 of323.91 it.324.07
326.22 BURLEY326.22 -326.22 Alright.326.22 Item326.78 number327.1 5.327.42 Order328.22 of328.7 by328.86 Councilor329.02 Stephanie329.34 Smith329.98 as330.3 president330.46 on331.42 request331.58 of331.98 a332.14 confirmation332.3 of332.94 the333.02 appointment333.18 of333.58 Farrah333.74 Costa334.06 to334.94 the335.02 city335.26 of335.58 government335.66 licensing336.06 commission336.54 for337.42 a337.58 term337.66 not338.06 to338.22 receive338.38 six338.94 years339.18 commencing339.98 on340.22 04/27/2026,340.46 and342.86 ended343.01 on343.42 04/27/2032.343.65
348.54 MARCHESE348.54 -348.54 Miss348.54 Costa348.86 was349.25 here349.42 before349.65 you349.98 if350.13 anybody350.3 needs350.86 to351.18 ask351.33 you351.5 any351.65 questions.351.9 If352.38 not352.62
KATY354.1 ROGERS354.1 -354.1 LEGISLATIVE354.1 AFFAIRS354.18 COMMITTEE354.18 MEMBER354.18 -354.18 Can354.18 we354.18 have354.34 a354.38 motion354.42 to354.74 invite354.9 Miss355.22 Costa?355.46
356.5 MARCHESE356.5 -356.5 Motion356.5 made356.98 and357.3 second357.46 to357.7 invite357.94 Miss358.18 Costa.358.5 All359.14 in359.38 favor?359.54
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MARCHESE360.9 -360.9 I.360.9 Opposed?361.14 Hi,377.63 Miss377.96 Costa.378.27 How378.27 are378.44 you378.51 today,378.68 Miss379.07 Costa?379.4 How379.4 are379.56 you379.63 tonight?379.8 Very381.63 good.381.87 I382.83 just,382.99
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394.03 LYNN394.03 COSTA394.03 -394.03 RESIDENT394.03 -394.03 My394.03 name394.19 is394.35 Lynn394.83 Farrah395.31 Costa.395.79
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400.4 ROGERS400.4 -400.4 If400.4 you400.56 wanna400.88 start,401.29 you401.52 can401.69 just401.76 tell401.93 us402.08 maybe402.25 a402.49 little402.56 bit402.72 about402.96 what403.2 makes403.44 you403.69 interested404 in404.32 being404.56 part404.72 of404.96 the405.04 licensing405.2 board.405.6
407.37 COSTA407.37 -407.37 So407.37 I408 am409.74 here409.98 to410.3 serve410.46 my410.86 community,411.1 as,412.62 a414.78 mother415.02 and,416.06 someone417.34 who417.82 is418.22 very419.02 familiar419.42 with419.9 the420.3 area.420.54 And420.94 I421.18 walk421.88 around422.13 a422.44 lot422.61 and422.93 see,423.4 the424.52 businesses424.76 that425.17 are425.4 coming425.73 around.426.21 I'd426.61 like426.85 to427.96 have,428.05 be430.05 able430.21 to430.37 influence431.88 what432.61 is432.85 happening433.17 around433.81 the434.13 city.434.29 And435.17 I'm437.06 here437.3 to437.38 do437.46 whatever437.78 it438.1 takes.438.26 And438.9 however,439.22 I442.1 can442.26 help,442.82 I'm443.3 happy444.18 to444.74 do444.9 so.446.42
446.74 ROGERS446.74 -446.74 Thank446.74 you.446.98 So447.78 there's448.02 two448.66 points448.9 of449.22 contention449.38 that449.78 I449.94 have,450.02 particularly450.26 with450.74 the450.9 licensing451.06 board451.46 that451.7 I451.86 have451.94 to452.1 bring452.18 up.452.42 So,452.74 would453.38 you453.62 be453.77 able453.86 to454.1 support454.25 the454.65 bottle454.81 bill455.13 to455.3 make455.45 sure455.62 that455.86 nips456.1 are456.42 redeemable456.65 statewide?457.45
460.25 COSTA460.25 -460.25 I460.25 would460.42 like460.65 to460.89 hear461.06 from461.45 everyone,462.65 like,463.62 involved.463.94 I'm464.65 not464.81 really465.13 sure,465.86 like,466.25 what466.5 all466.74 the466.98 points467.29 are,467.77 but,468.58 yes,469.46 I've469.94 heard,470.58 your471.38 concerns,471.7 and,472.82 I473.94 share474.18 some474.5 of474.74 those474.82 as475.06 well,475.14 but475.46 I'd475.62 like475.78 to475.94 be476.58 able476.66 to476.9 hear476.98 what477.38 everyone477.62 has478.1 to478.34 say478.58 before479.14 I479.46 can479.62 make.479.78
481.39 ROGERS481.39 -481.39 And481.39 my481.63 other481.79 concern482.12 is,482.68 do483.15 you483.31 agree483.48 that483.71 liquor483.95 stores484.27 should484.68 not484.75 be484.92 advertising485.07 in485.71 the485.79 public486.44 parks?486.83
490.44 COSTA490.44 -490.44 I490.44 do490.83 yeah.490.83
491.15 ROGERS491.15 -491.15 Alright.491.15 Thank491.56 you.491.79
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497.94 SMITH497.94 -497.94 Thank497.94 you,498.1 Mr.498.66 Chair.498.98 And498.98 this499.14 is499.3 really499.46 about499.7 the499.94 importance500.1 of500.58 the500.74 board.500.82 I'm501.14 actually501.3 happy501.62 because501.86 I502.1 think502.18 it's502.34 the502.58 first502.74 time502.98 we503.22 might503.38 actually503.54 have503.86 a504.02 woman504.1 on504.5 the504.66 board.504.74 Right.505.54 I505.86 think506.02 we506.18 have506.34 to506.58 check506.66 which507.46 you507.82 know,507.94 John508.26 is508.5 our508.66 best508.98 historian.510.46 But,511.42 so512.7 we512.93 welcome513.1 your513.5 perspective513.89 and,514.46 it's515.01 also515.25 long515.74 term.516.05 Do517.17 you517.42 have517.58 any517.74 prior518.05 experience518.54 in519.74 business519.98 or520.77 understanding521.17 about522.13 the522.73 their522.81 licenses523.05 and523.69 serving524.41 alcohol,524.81 entertainment,525.45 the526.17 impact526.41 of526.73 neighborhoods,526.89 and527.53 also527.69 the528.01 impact528.17 to528.49 the528.65 business528.81 owners529.13 themselves,529.53 especially530.09 in530.49 a530.65 diverse530.73 community531.13 like531.61 Everett?531.85
532.57 COSTA532.57 -532.57 Yes.532.57 I533.45 don't533.69 have,534.01 like,534.67 hands534.99 on535.14 experience.535.55 I've536.35 worked,536.67 in538.59 many538.83 different,539.14 like,539.55 fields539.79 where540.11 I've540.35 had540.5 to,540.67 put541.63 together541.79 events,542.26 and542.83 I've543.07 done544.18 things544.9 on545.3 of545.55 that545.71 nature,545.95 but546.26 never,546.59 like,546.9 on547.23 a547.38 broader548.02 scale.548.59 I've550.58 read550.9 some551.46 of551.7 what551.86 it552.58 entails552.82 to553.86 be554.1 a554.18 part554.34 of554.58 this,554.74 board.555.38 I557.22 do557.62 believe557.94 with558.34 a559.94 lot560.02 of,560.18 like,560.34 communication560.66 and,561.54 more563.06 research563.3 and563.94 figuring564.18 out564.66 what564.82 the565.85 state566 laws566.57 are566.96 and567.28 what567.61 the567.76 city567.92 laws568.25 are,568.57 and568.8 I568.96 know569.04 that569.28 it's569.61 just569.76 not570 one570.8 person.571.04 It's571.45 a572.64 whole572.73 community572.96 that573.52 has573.68 to,573.92 come574.64 together574.88 and,575.52 talk576.64 about576.88 these577.2 things577.45 and577.68 figure577.85 out578.16 what's578.8 best579.2 to579.52 do579.68 for579.92 the582.37 businesses.582.61 And583.09 I583.33 know583.41 that583.57 it's583.89 like,585.41 one586.93 law587.25 doesn't587.57 dictate,587.97 like,588.29 what588.61 it589.33 applies589.49 to589.97 every590.21 single590.45 company.592.77 I593.25 know593.33 it's,593.57 like,593.73 on593.97 a,594.13 like,595.75 the596.07 individual596.23 base.596.95 So,598.87 yeah,599.5 I599.75 would599.83 have600.07 to600.23 do600.54 the600.79 research600.95 and601.35 figure602.38 out602.71 what602.87
604.23 SMITH604.23 -604.23 We604.23 definitely604.38 welcome604.95 your605.35 perspective,605.9 your606.54 voice,606.87 and607.26 you607.42 making607.66 the608.07 time608.23 with608.71 the608.95 kids609.11 to609.6 be609.84 there.610 The610.32 meetings610.56 can610.88 be611.12 long.611.28 So612.08 thank612.88 you613.04 again.613.2 Oh,613.52 thank613.76 you613.84 for614.16 having614.32 me.614.64 Thank614.8 you.615.04
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617.52 ROGERS617.52 -617.52 Second.617.52
MARCHESE619.6 -619.6 Motion619.6 been620.08 seconded620.56 to620.56 excuse620.72 Miss621.12 Costa.621.36 Thank621.76 you.622
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624.08 MARCHESE624.08 -624.08 Matters624.08 before624.39 you.624.71
625.12 ROGERS625.12 -625.12 Motion625.12 for625.43 favorable625.67 action.626.08 SMITH626.71 -626.71 Second.626.71
627.36 MARCHESE627.36 -627.36 Motion627.36 made627.67 second628 for628.24 favorable628.39 action.628.79 All629.27 in629.43 favor?629.6 I630.48 oppose.630.79
633.51 BURLEY633.51 -633.51 Alright.633.51 Item634.15 6.634.63 Order635.67 up635.91 by636.15 Councilor636.39 Stephanie636.63 Smith637.11 as637.35 president.637.59 In638.39 order638.55 requesting638.87 confirmation639.35 of639.91 the639.99 appointment640.15 of640.55 Laura640.79 Evans641.19 to641.91 the642.07 Everett642.23 Disability642.55 Commission,643.19 return644.23 doctor's644.95 seat645.43 three645.75 years,645.99 commencing646.55 04/27/2026,647.19 and649.66 ending649.9 on650.38 04/27/2029.650.54
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659.58 DIPIERRO659.58 -659.58 I659.58 would659.66 make659.83 a659.99 favorable660.07 recommendation.660.54
661.26 MARCHESE661.26 -661.26 Favorable661.26 recommendation.661.75 Do662.23 I662.38 have662.46 a662.63 second?662.71
663.26 ROGERS663.26 -663.26 Second.663.26
664.87 SMITH664.87 -664.87 Second.664.87 And665.59 if665.91 I666.07 can666.15 on666.39 the666.63 motion,666.79 we're667.83 happy668.07 to668.39 add668.63 new668.87 voices669.19 because669.67 we669.99 need670.23 the670.63 disability670.87 commission671.43 to671.91 really672.07 get672.47 moving.672.63 So673.11 welcome.673.35 Thank673.83 you.674.07
676.57 MARCHESE676.57 -676.57 You676.57 have676.57 a676.8 second676.88 on677.2 that.677.45 Motions677.92 made678.33 and678.73 seconded.679.61 All679.61 in679.85 favor?680 I.680.49 I681.04 opposed?684
DIPIERRO684 -684 Motion684 to684.4 adjourn.684.57
685.13 ROGERS685.13 -685.13 Second.685.13
685.61 MARCHESE685.61 -685.61 Motion685.61 made685.92 and686.16 seconded,687.13 to687.13 adjourn.687.37 All687.76 in687.92 favor?688.08 I.688.64 I689.13 oppose?689.28
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