Everett City Council Ways and Means Committee
Monday June 23, 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.
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78.33 JOHN78.33 BURLEY78.33 -78.33 CITY78.33 OF78.33 EVERETT78.33 -78.33 Alright.78.33 This78.73 is78.97 the79.13 Ways79.37 and79.61 Means79.85 meeting.80.25 This80.73 is80.97 Monday,81.21 06/23/2025,81.53 and84.09 we're84.25 at84.57 05:30PM.84.73
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120.56 COUNCILOR120.56 DIPIERRO120.56 -120.56 Thank120.56 you.120.81 Councilor121.92 Chairwoman122.65 Smith122.65 should123.05 be123.2 here123.44 shortly,123.69 but124.56 we124.73 will124.81 get125.05 started125.2 in125.61 the125.69 meantime.125.84
126.5 BURLEY126.5 -126.5 We126.5 have126.66 two126.9 items127.14 on127.62 the127.86 agenda.128.02 And128.74 the128.98 first129.06 item129.46 is130.5 an130.74 order130.9 of131.38 my131.54 Councilor131.7 Stephanie132.18 Meyers'132.58 president133.06 in134.02 order134.26 to134.5 request134.66 an134.98 approval135.14 to135.62 repurpose135.78 available137.22 unencumbered137.86 balances138.66 from139.63 10140.11 completed140.67 school141.24 capital141.56 improvement142.11 projects142.59 to143.63 an143.79 additional144.28 critical144.91 and146.03 time-sensitive146.83 school147.47 capital147.88 improvement148.91 projects.149.56 We151.31 do151.56 have151.79 the152.23 superintendent152.47 in.153.75
154.07 DIPIERRO154.07 -154.07 Superintendent154.07 and154.87 some155.19 of155.43 his155.59 administration155.99 are156.71 here.156.95 Would157.19 you157.35 like157.43 to157.55 invite157.67 them?157.91
158.27 COUNCILOR158.27 PIETRANTONIO158.27 -158.27 The158.27 superintendent158.31 up.159.51
161.91 DIPIERRO161.91 -161.91 Motion161.91 made162.31 and162.55 seconded162.63 to163.11 invite163.19 the163.59 superintendent163.75 and164.71 whoever165.27 else165.67 of166.15 his166.31 administration166.47 that167.27 would168.13 like168.28 to168.44 present168.72 information.169 All169.81 those170.13 in170.28 favor?170.44 Aye.170.93 Opposed?171.56 Motion172.21 has172.6 passed.172.84
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194.56 PIETRANTONIO194.56 -194.56 Nice194.56 to194.81 see194.97 you,195.13 Mr195.6 Superintendent.196.25
196.25 WILLIAM196.25 HART196.25 -196.25 EPS196.25 -196.25 My196.25 pleasure.196.41
196.81 PIETRANTONIO196.81 -196.81 It's196.81 always196.97 a197.21 pleasure.197.28
197.76 HART197.76 -197.76 Thank197.76 you198 so198.09 much.198.32
199.28 PIETRANTONIO199.28 -199.28 Just199.28 quick199.53 question.199.76 On200.25 the201.04 stuff201.21 we're201.53 pulling201.69 the202 money202.17 away202.65 from.203.84 We're204.49 not204.72 do204.97 obviously,205.13 we're205.53 not205.76 doing205.93 the206.17 projects.206.25
207.02 HART207.02 -207.02 Some207.02 of207.1 the207.18 projects207.34 were207.66 under207.98 budget,208.22 so208.62 we208.86 have209.02 remaining209.26 funds,209.66 and210.38 other210.62 projects210.78 were211.26 not211.42 started211.74 at212.14 all212.3 because212.62 they212.94 were,213.1 I213.58 guess213.74 in213.98 my214.14 opinion,214.3 were214.7 placeholders214.86 for215.42 projects215.66 that,216.14 previous216.7 administration217.26 had217.82 thought218.06 they218.46 would218.62 like218.86 to219.02 engage219.18 in.219.58 So220.4 the220.63 monies220.88 that221.28 remain221.51 that222 were222.16 already222.31 bonded223.28 for223.75 would224.16 go224.4 to224.56 other224.72 projects224.96 that225.44 we225.68 have226.07 kind226.31 of226.56 slated226.63 already,227.12 and227.68 why228.07 rebond228.47 that229.51 kind229.75 of229.91 money230 when230.31 we230.47 have230.63 remaining231.03 funds231.51 unused?231.83 And232.56 that's232.72 really232.88 what233.12 we're233.28 trying233.35 to233.59 do,233.68 just233.91 repurpose234.16 funds.235.03
235.03 PIETRANTONIO235.03 -235.03 Okay.235.28 So235.44 in236.21 your236.37 opinion,236.61 we237.57 need237.81 to237.97 move238.13 this238.29 money238.53 from238.93 the239.09 mother239.25 projects239.49 to239.97 this240.13 project.240.29
241.09 HART241.09 -241.09 Correct.241.09
241.73 PIETRANTONIO241.73 -241.73 Okay.241.73 Alright.242.37 Thank242.69 you.242.85
243.17 HART243.17 -243.17 You're243.17 welcome.243.33
244.77 DIPIERRO244.77 -244.77 Are244.77 there244.93 any245.01 further245.25 questions?245.49
249.95 PIETRANTONIO249.95 -249.95 And249.95 favorable250.35 action.250.75 I'd251.79 like252.03 to252.11 make252.19 a252.35 motion252.44
253 DIPIERRO253 -253 I253 think253 we're253 gonna253.07 keep253.31 the253.47 superintendent253.63 here254.28 because254.59 he's254.91 for255.16 the255.39 next255.47 item255.72 as256.04 well.256.27 But,257.15 the259.63 action259.79 you260.19 make260.35 a260.51 motion260.6 for260.83 favorable261 action.261.48 And261.95 is262.19 there262.35 a262.6 second?262.68 Motion263.65 made263.97 and264.21 seconded264.37 for264.69 favorable265.01 action265.49 to265.89 refer266.13 to266.45 the266.53 body266.61 favorably.266.93 Do268.61 we268.69 need268.85 a269.01 roll269.09 call269.25 in269.49 committee,269.57 Mr.270.13 Burley?270.61
270.61 BURLEY270.61 -270.61 No.270.61 Just270.69 which271.41
273.57 DIPIERRO273.57 -273.57 All273.57 those273.73 in273.97 favor?274.13 Aye.274.61 Opposed275.17 motion275.81 has276.21 passed,276.53 and276.85 there'll277.09 be277.33 a277.49 full277.57 roll277.89 call278.13 before278.37 the278.77 full278.85 council.281.37
281.37 BURLEY281.37 -281.37 Alright.281.93 Item283.69 number284.25 2,284.64 order285.93 of286.32 by286.4 council's286.64 Tiffany287.05 Myers287.44 as287.76 president.287.93 Not288.49 a288.64 request288.73 approval289.13 that289.69 2,000,000,000290 be291.13 appropriated291.29 by291.93 bottom292.08 room292.4 for292.64 major292.81 repairs293.13 to293.98 the294.22 Whittier294.3 School294.78 HVAC295.1 system,295.9 which296.94 includes297.26 installation297.9 of298.94 new299.18 electrical299.5 panels,299.98 wiring,300.62 and301.18 equipment.301.34 These302.38 repairs,302.7 for304.06 essential304.38 and304.86 time305.1 sensory305.34 repairs305.9 to306.22 the306.38 HVAC306.54 system307.26 at307.98 the308.22 Whittier308.3 School.308.78
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314.44 PIETRANTONIO314.44 -314.44 Mr.314.44 superintendent,314.83 is315.31 this315.56 for315.79 heat316.19 and316.68 air317.56 condition,317.79 AC318.19 for318.75 both?318.91
319.31 HART319.31 -319.31 Yes.319.31 The319.63 system,319.79 we320.19 believe,320.44 is320.75 the320.83 original321 system321.48 from321.88 a322.12 50322.86 plus323.1 year323.5 old323.66 school,323.82 and324.62 when324.78 we325.02 turned325.18 the325.34 AC,325.58 on326.46 for326.62 our326.86 summer327.1 programming,327.42 we327.9 realized328.14 that328.54 we328.62 were328.78 hugely330.46 in331.18 need331.42 of331.58 replacement331.82 ASAP.332.62 We333.18 do333.34 operate333.74 programs334.14 in334.62 the334.78 summer334.94 at335.26 that335.42 school,335.58 so336.81 we336.88 are337.37 currently337.61 using338.08 temporary338.49 HVAC339.2 or339.85 temporary340.08 AC340.56 to340.88 keep341.05 the341.2 rooms341.37 cool341.69 while341.93 we342.17 operate342.32 summer342.64 school,342.88 which343.13 starts343.44 next343.69 week,343.93 but344.81 has345.13 no345.37 heat,345.61 and346.32 all346.49 the346.64 electrical346.81 panels347.29 that347.61 would347.69 support347.93 a348.25 new348.32 system348.49 just348.96 they350.12 just350.2 couldn't350.36 they350.92 couldn't351.08 have351.32 that351.56 capacity,351.8 so352.52 it's352.76 a353.08 whole353.48 redo.353.88
355.08 PIETRANTONIO355.08 -355.08 So355.08 we355.24 have355.4 a355.48 summer355.56 program355.88 going356.36 on356.68 starting357.08 next357.48 week.357.64 How358.04 is358.12 that358.28 gonna358.44 affect358.68 the358.92 kids?359 Is359.24 that359.4 gonna359.48 be359.72 is359.8 it359.96 gonna360.04 be360.2 cool360.36 enough360.6 on?360.84
361.16 HART361.16 -361.16 Right.361.16 And361.32 we're361.48 gonna361.72 monitor361.96 that362.36 on362.6 a362.68 regular362.76 basis363.16 anyway,363.48 but363.8 we've,363.96 we're364.95 renting365.36 HVA365.83 portable,366.39 ACs367.44 to368 have368.07 in368.24 parts369.04 of369.27 the369.31 building369.36 that369.68 are369.75 gonna369.83 be370.07 utilized370.15 by370.56 young370.71 people.370.95
371.6 PIETRANTONIO371.6 -371.6 Okay.371.6 And371.83 this372.07 system372.31 does372.63 the372.88 whole373.04 building,373.36 the374 offices?374.24 It375.12 does375.83 everything.376.07
376.39 HART376.39 -376.39 It's376.39 the376.56 main376.63 unit377.44 that,377.83 right378.31 now378.56 is378.8 completely379.51 shot.380
380.95 PIETRANTONIO380.95 -380.95 So380.95 is381.11 it381.35 replacing381.83 the382.47 handler383.35 on383.83 the383.91 roof383.99 and384.31 everything?384.47
384.87 HART384.87 -384.87 Yeah.384.87 It's385.11 everything.385.27
385.59 PIETRANTONIO385.59 -385.59 Total.385.59 Total.385.99 Everything's387.35 everything's387.67 gonna388.07 be388.23 better.388.31
388.55 HART388.55 -388.55 Because388.55 the389.67 equipment389.83 is390.15 so390.39 old,390.55 there's390.71 nothing390.95 compatible391.27 with391.83 it.391.91 And392.07 in392.23 order392.39 to392.71 do392.79 this392.95 right,393.11 the394.09 contractors394.32 would394.88 require395.21 us395.61 to395.76 replace395.93 everything,396.32 and396.73 then396.97 the397.13 electrical397.29 to397.76 support397.93 that398.25 is398.49 certainly398.97 not399.29 a399.53 service399.69 that399.93 we400.09 currently400.25 have400.65 in400.81 that400.97 building.401.13
402.09 PIETRANTONIO402.09 -402.09 I402.09 mean,402.17 how402.56 long402.88 has403.13 this403.37 been?403.61 How404 long404.17 have404.32 we404.56 known404.73 about404.97 it?405.21
405.76 HART405.76 -405.76 Not405.76 really406 long.406.25 I406.41 mean,406.56 the406.73 heat406.88 did407.61 work,407.76 towards408.49 the409.6 end409.68 of409.84 the409.92 season.410.16 I411.2 would411.36 say411.52 it411.76 was411.84 probably412.08 not412.4 as412.56 efficient412.8 as413.12 we413.36 would413.52 want413.68 it413.84 to414 be,414.08 and414.8 it415.04 took415.12 longer415.28 for415.6 the415.76 building415.92 to416.24 warm416.4 up,416.64 and416.88 then417.12 when417.36 we417.52 went417.68 to417.92 the418 cooling418.16 part418.56 of418.8 it,418.88 it's419.12 just419.2 there419.44 was419.6 nothing.419.92 So,420.64 we422.01 can't422.25 have422.5 one422.57 or422.81 the422.98 other.423.06 We423.21 can423.38 eat423.54 both.423.62
424.33 PIETRANTONIO424.33 -424.33 Okay.424.33 And424.74 it424.98 went425.06 out425.21 to425.38 bid425.54 with425.86 the426.01 procurement,426.42 the427.06 whole427.21 thing.427.45 Everything427.69 was428.01 done428.18 procurement.428.42 It429.06
429.13 HART429.13 -429.13 They429.13 would429.13 follow429.21 all429.54 the429.62 procurement429.77 practices430.25 required430.65 by431.06 the431.21 city431.38 and431.54 the431.69 state.431.85
432.18 PIETRANTONIO432.18 -432.18 And432.18 who432.42 was432.5 the,432.65 company432.98 that433.29 won433.38 the433.62 bid?433.69
433.94 HART433.94 -433.94 I433.94 don't434.1 think434.25 that434.5 we434.65 have434.81 a435.06 bid435.21 award435.45 yet.435.77
PIETRANTONIO436.34 -436.34 Oh,436.34 you436.42 haven't?436.58 Okay.437.22 Alright.437.94 Right.438.58
439.06 HART439.06 -439.06 Still439.06 waiting439.38 on439.7 that.440.5 It440.66 has440.74 to440.98 come441.06 here441.22 first.441.38 You441.7 haven't?441.86 It442.5 hasn't442.66 gone442.9 out443.06 yet443.22 because443.38 we443.54 have443.7 to443.78 wait443.86 for444.1 the444.42 ability444.74 for445.14 the445.3 city445.46 to445.78 bond446.02 for446.34 this446.42 kind446.66 of446.82 an446.9 expense.447.06 So447.86 once448.1 we448.34 you448.5 get448.66 the448.9 we449.06 get449.22 the449.38 approval449.54 from449.94 the450.18 city450.26 council450.5 and451.45 the451.69 and452.1 the452.18 folks,452.33 begin453.21 the454.42 the454.5 process,454.74 we455.13 can455.29 stop455.54 the455.86 procurement456.01 process.456.57
458.01 PIETRANTONIO458.01 -458.01 So458.01 you458.25 think458.33 you're458.57 gonna458.65 you're458.81 gonna459.06 get459.29 this459.45 completed459.62 over460.01 the460.18 summer?460.33
460.65 HART460.65 -460.65 We460.65 certainly460.81 hope461.13 so.461.38 That's461.54 why461.69 we're461.94 trying462.01 to462.33 get462.42 this462.5 out462.81 to463.06 you463.13 right463.29 away.463.45 You463.77 know,463.85 at464.1 the464.25 end464.42 of464.57 the464.65 school464.74 year,464.98 we're465.21 faced465.54 with465.77 a465.87 lot466.1 of466.33 different466.56 things,466.79 but467.03 this467.26 was467.49 certainly,467.72 you467.95 know,468.18 a468.41 security468.64 as468.87 well469.11 as,469.34 you469.8 know,470.03 health470.26 and470.49 well-being470.72 of470.95 our471.19 students471.42 and471.65 staff.471.88 So472.11 we472.34 wanted472.57 it472.8 in473.03 front473.26 of473.5 you473.73 as473.96 soon474.19 as474.42 possible.474.65
475.34 PIETRANTONIO475.34 -475.34 And,475.34 obviously,475.34 you475.34 can't475.58 procure475.81 it476.04 until476.27 you476.5 get476.73 them476.96 to477.42 get477.66 the477.89 final478.12 information.478.35
478.58 HART478.58 -478.58 Yeah.478.58 Right.478.81 We479.27 have479.5 to479.74 have479.97 the480.2 funds480.43 supporting480.66 the480.89 move.481.35
PIETRANTONIO481.58 -481.58 Alright.481.58 Thank482.13 you.482.3
482.77 HART482.77 -482.77 You're482.77 welcome.482.94
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485.89 COUNCILOR485.89 HANLON485.89 -485.89 The485.89 last486.13 question486.38 was486.69 exactly486.86 what487.25 I487.42 was487.5 gonna487.65 ask,487.89 so488.13 thank488.46 you488.69 both.488.86
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495.63 DIPIERRO495.63 -495.63 Motion495.63 made496.11 and496.35 seconded496.51 to496.99 excuse497.15 the497.55 superintendent.497.71 All498.35 those498.51 in498.67 favor.498.83
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DIPIERRO500.67 -500.67 Motion500.67 has501.07 passed.501.23 Thank501.55 you501.79 very501.87 much,502.03 Mr.502.27 Hart.502.51
502.67 HART502.67 -502.67 Pleasure.502.67 Thank502.99 you503.15 so503.31 much.503.47
503.79 DIPIERRO503.79 -503.79 And503.79 councilors,503.95 your504.59 pleasure504.75 on505.15 the505.31 item.505.39
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507.44 DIPIERRO507.44 -507.44 Motion507.44 made507.83 and508.07 seconded508.15 for508.56 a508.88 favorable509.04 recommendation.509.6 All510.48 those510.71 in510.88 favor.511.04 Aye.511.6 Opposed.512.32 Motion512.88 has513.36 passed.513.6
514.32 COUNCILOR514.32 SMITH514.32 -514.32 Motion514.32 to514.72 adjourn.514.96
515.67 HANLON515.67 -515.67 Second.515.67
516.24 DIPIERRO516.24 -516.24 Motion516.24 made516.63 and516.79 seconded516.96 for517.36 adjournment.517.6 All518.15 in518.39 favor.518.55 Aye.519.04 Opposed.519.51 Motion520.24 has520.72 passed.520.96