Everett Special City Council Meeting
Thursday June 12, 2025
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
STEPHANIE241.9 MARTINS241.9 -241.9 CITY241.9 COUNCIL241.9 PRESIDENT241.9 -241.9 Good241.9 evening.242.14 I'd242.54 like242.62 to242.86 call242.94 the243.18 special243.42 meeting243.74 of243.98 the244.06 Everett244.14 City244.46 Council244.62 to244.94 order.245.1 Mr.245.42 Clerk,245.74 please245.98 call246.3 the246.46 roll.246.54
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290.29 ROBERT290.29 VAN290.29 CAMPEN290.29 -290.29 CITY290.29 COUNCIL290.29 MEMBER290.29 Madam290.29 Chair,290.76 I291 move291 to291 open291.17 up291.56 for291.81 public292.13 participation.292.52
293.32 HOLLY293.32 GARCIA293.32 -293.32 CITY293.32 COUNCIL293.32 MEMBER293.32 -293.32 Second.293.32
293.64 MARTINS293.64 -293.64 Motion293.64 has293.96 been294.13 made294.29 and294.52 seconded294.85 to294.85 open295.08 public295.32 participation.295.73
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299.25 MARTINS299.25 -299.25 We299.25 have299.33 opened299.57 public299.81 participation.300.13 Mr.301.49 Clerk,301.81 how302.13 many302.37 names302.77 do303.17 we303.25 have303.41 on303.57 the303.65 list?303.81
304.05 SERGIO304.05 CORNELIO304.05 -304.05 CITY304.05 OF304.05 EVERETT304.05 -304.05 We304.05 only304.21 have304.69 two304.93 speakers304.93 for306.61 public306.85 participation.307.17 Our308.21 first308.37 speaker308.61 is308.93 Peggy309.09 Serino.309.41
310.69 MARTINS310.69 -310.69 So310.69 we311 only311.32 have311.65 two311.96 members312.29 tonight.312.85 The313.32 only313.49 item313.81 on314.05 the314.21 agenda314.37 is315.17 regarding315.4 the315.88 charter316.13 review,317.73 so317.88 that's317.88 all318.13 we318.37 can318.44 talk318.61 about318.85 today.319.09 We319.4 do319.56 not319.81 have319.96 non-agenda.320.53
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336.57 PEGGY336.57 SERINO336.57 -336.57 RESIDENT336.57 -336.57 Peggy336.57 Serino,336.81 Lafayette337.29 Street.337.77 We've338.89 changed339.13 the339.45 amount339.62 of339.85 people339.94 needed340.33 for340.65 a340.89 recall341.06 of341.45 any341.62 position341.85 from342.33 20%342.57 to343.29 15%343.45 of344.25 all344.5 registered344.81 voters,345.29 and345.77 you346.01 have346.18 28346.41 days346.81 to347.13 collect347.21 the347.62 signature.347.77 Wow,349.08 isn't349.48 that349.48 wonderful?349.64 Is350.52 it350.76 because350.84 the351.24 guy351.32 in351.48 the351.64 corner351.72 office352.04 is352.28 in352.28 charge352.52 of352.76 five352.92 votes353.16 on353.48 the353.56 commission353.72 and354.36 the354.6 council354.76 only355.16 has355.4 four355.64 votes?355.96 Well,356.68 thank356.92 God357.24 this357.48 morning,357.72 Councilor358.12 Van358.52 Campen358.76 pulled359.24 his359.4 papers359.64 to359.96 run360.12 for360.36 Mayor.360.6 This361.36 means361.6 there362 is362.07 light362.24 at362.48 the362.56 end362.71 of362.88 the362.96 tunnel363.04 for363.36 the363.6 people363.68 of364 Everett.364.15 Why365.04 don't365.27 you365.44 put365.6 off365.83 the366 changes366.15 in366.63 the366.71 charter366.88 until367.27 after367.68 the367.92 election,368.07 and368.88 hopefully,369.12 we'll369.51 have369.75 a370 new370.07 Mayor.370.24 Thank370.88 you.371.12
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390.04 PAULA390.04 STERITE390.04 -390.04 RESIDENT390.04 -390.04 Good390.04 evening.390.35 Paula391.39 Sterite,391.63 100391.63 Caliva391.63 Ave.392.04 First,392.51 I392.75 want392.91 to393.24 thank393.24 all393.48 the393.71 people395.48 that396.44 were396.44 part396.6 of396.83 the396.91 commission,397.07 especially,397.63 Councilor398.91 Van399.79 Campen,400.04 Guerline401.07 Alcy,402.73 Darren402.73 Costa,403.13 and,403.85 Fred404.41 Capone,404.73 because406.09 I406.33 think406.49 they406.73 actually406.97 tried407.37 to407.69 make407.77 some408.01 significant408.25 changes408.89 in409.29 the409.53 charter.409.61 But410.09 because410.41 as410.97 Peggy411.13 said,411.93 the412.41 fundamental412.57 problem413.21 with413.69 the413.85 charter414.01 is414.41 that414.65 the414.89 Mayor415.05 controls415.53 the416.33 charter416.65 commission,417.13 and418.71 that's418.88 a419.19 problem.419.36 This420.63 is420.88 2025,421.19 and422.63 we're422.8 looking423.04 down423.44 road423.75 for424.31 five424.56 to424.96 10425.19 years,426.88 we427.04 have427.04 no427.27 remote427.44 access,429.04 we429.19 have429.19 no429.36 recordings429.6 or430.24 any430.4 meetings.430.56 So432.07 we433.5 may433.74 have433.9 a434.14 man434.22 on434.46 the434.7 moon434.78 again435.1 or435.5 maybe435.66 in435.98 Mars,436.22 but437.18 we437.42 won't437.5 have437.74 remote438.14 access438.7 or439.66 recordings439.9 of440.54 any440.78 meetings441.02 outside441.58 of442.54 the442.78 school442.94 committee443.26 and443.82 the443.98 city444.14 council444.38 meeting.444.86 How446.54 does446.7 it446.86 make447.02 any447.26 sense?447.5 The449.39 charter449.63 is450.19 stuck450.35 in450.68 the450.83 past,451.07 and452.19 the452.83 only453 way453.31 you're453.56 going453.79 to454.03 make454.03 any454.27 viable455.07 changes455.56 or456.27 meaningful456.44 changes457 is458.03 to458.27 change458.44 the459.63 structure459.88 of460.44 the460.59 commission.460.68 It461.78 should462.42 be462.66 representative462.9 of463.78 the464.26 community464.42 from465.46 each465.7 ward465.94 similar466.58 to466.98 the467.78 ward468.1 in468.5 that468.74 large468.9 folks,469.22 have470.1 it470.26 by470.42 a470.58 lottery,470.74 not471.86 by472.1 assignment472.26 by472.9 the473.06 Mayor473.22 because473.62 no474.51 matter474.68 who's474.92 in475.31 that475.56 position,475.79 no476.68 one476.92 should477.07 be477.39 a477.71 dictator477.95 to478.68 the478.83 city,479.56 and479.79 right479.79 now,480.04 we480.51 have480.75 a480.92 dictator.481.07 The481.79 city481.95 council482.27 has482.68 no482.92 control483.07 of483.71 any483.95 appointees.484.19 It485.48 could485.71 be485.88 incompetent.486.04 All487.46 you487.54 can487.7 say487.86 is488.1 no,488.42 but488.98 they489.14 still489.3 get489.54 the489.7 position.489.78 That's490.9 not491.46 right,492.66 there492.9 should492.9 be,493.14 this493.46 is493.7 a493.86 democracy,494.1 and494.74 in494.98 a495.06 democracy,495.22 there's496.34 some496.66 balance496.9 of497.38 power.497.54 In498.5 Everett,498.74 there's499.56 no499.71 democracy500.04 because500.68 there's501.07 no501.24 balance501.47 of501.88 power,502.75 we502.91 have502.91 a503.15 dictatorship,504.51 and504.91 the504.91 Charter505.07 Commission505.47 did506.19 nothing506.44 to506.83 rectify507 that.507.63 Thank508.19 you.508.44
511.47 ANTHONY511.47 DIPIERRO511.47 -511.47 CITY512.43 COUNCIL512.43 MEMBER512.43 -512.43 Move512.43 to512.43 close512.59 public512.83 participation.513.15
514.11 GARCIA514.11 -514.11 Second.514.11
514.43 MARTINS514.43 -514.43 Motion's514.43 been514.91 made515.07 and515.31 second515.47 to515.79 close516.03 public516.35 participation.516.75
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524.68 CORNELIO524.68 -524.68 Alright.524.68 Our525.08 only525.4 item525.4 this525.8 evening526.04 is526.52 an526.68 order526.76 offered527.08 by527.25 Councilor527.49 Stephanie528.04 Martins528.45 as528.85 President,528.92 an529.73 order529.96 requesting530.2 approval530.61 of531 the531.08 report531.25 and531.64 recommendations531.88 of532.52 the532.61 city532.76 of532.92 Everett533.08 2024/2025534.61 charter535.08 review535.4 committee.535.73
536.74 VAN537.54 CAMPEN537.54 -537.54 I'd537.54 move538.26 favorable538.5 action,538.82 but539.06 I539.22 do539.3 have539.46 a539.86 statement.540.02
540.42 DIPIERRO540.42 -540.42 Second.540.42
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1397.22 GOLDBERG1397.22 -1397.22 Yes,1397.22 Madam1397.78 President.1398.27 That1398.27 is,1398.42 what1398.99 I1399.23 believe1399.47 would1399.95 happen.1400.11 If1401.07 this1401.31 was1401.39 rejected1401.63 tonight,1402.11 the1402.67 work1402.75 that1402.99 the1403.23 committee1403.39 has1403.87 done1404.11 is1404.43 available1404.67 for1405.15 you,1405.79 it1406.03 could1406.03 be1406.19 submitted1406.51 as1406.99 a1407.15 new1407.23 order.1407.47 It1407.87 would1408.03 go1408.19 through1408.35 the1408.51 regular1408.67 legislative1409.15 process,1411.62 and1411.86 under1411.86 those1412.17 circumstances,1412.41 things1413.21 could1413.53 be1413.69 added,1413.86 things1414.1 could1414.34 be1414.41 taken1414.58 away.1417.53 So,1418.34 whether1418.34 this1418.65 passes1418.82 or1419.21 fails,1419.38 that1420.1 option1420.34 is1420.65 still1420.82 available1421.13 to1421.53 the1421.62 council.1421.78
1422.17 MARTINS1422.17 -1422.17 Thank1422.17 you.1422.41 So1422.58 we1422.82 did1422.89 have1423.13 a1423.29 motion1423.38 to1423.69 excuse.1424.59
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1427.31 MARTINS1427.31 -1427.31 Thank1427.31 you1427.47 so1427.63 much1427.79 again1428.03 for1428.35 your1428.51 time.1428.67 We1429.71 had1429.87 a1430.03 motion1430.11 for1430.43 approval1430.51 action1430.91 that1431.15 was1431.39 seconded.1431.63
1432.11 WAYNE1432.11 MATEWSKY1432.11 -1432.11 CITY1432.11 COUNCIL1432.11 MEMBER1432.11 -1432.11 Second.1432.11
1432.11 MARTINS1432.11 -1432.11 So,1432.11 Mr.1434.67 Clerk,1435.07 please,1435.07 call1435.63 the1435.87 roll1436.03 on1436.43 the1436.59 recommendation1436.83 to1437.55 accept1438.14 or1438.46 reject.1440.46
1440.87 VAN1440.87 CAMPEN1440.87 -1440.87 On1441.18 the1441.35 motion,1441.35 just1441.35 one1441.35 last1441.35 thing1441.66 on1442.46 really1442.63 more1442.87 of1443.02 a1443.11 personal1443.18 privilege.1443.59 I1443.98 was1445.18 remiss,1445.42 but1445.83 I1445.98 do1446.14 want1446.3 to1447.42 thank1447.42 Dave1447.83 Flood1448.22 for1449.26 almost1449.9 the1451.79 single-handed1452.43 superpower1452.99 work1453.71 that1453.95 he1454.19 was1454.35 able1454.51 to1454.75 perform1455.15 as1455.55 the1455.63 clerk1455.79 to1456.11 the1456.19 charter1456.35 committee,1457.47 the1457.71 work1457.87 was1458.59 much1458.91 appreciated.1459.15
1461.47 MARTINS1461.47 -1461.47 Okay.1461.47 So1461.71 on1462.03 the1462.19 motion1462.35 to1462.83 accept1463.87 the1463.87 recommendations1464.03 or1464.9 reject,1465.22 Mr.1466.11 Clerk,1466.9 please1466.9 call1467.22 the1467.38 roll.1467.55
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1496.66 VAN1496.66 CAMPEN1496.66 -1496.66 A1496.66 motion1496.74 to1497.07 adjourn.1497.22
1497.7 DIPIERRO1497.7 -1497.7 Second.1497.7
1498.03 MARTINS1498.27 -1498.27 Motion1498.27 has1498.27 been1498.42 made1498.59 and1498.74 seconded1498.9 to1499.14 adjourn.1499.38 All1499.63 in1499.79 favor?1499.94 Aye.1500.42 Opposed?1500.66 The1501.38 ayes1501.55 have1501.87 it.1502.11 Thank1502.35 you.1502.66 We1502.83 have1502.98 adjourned.1503.14