2025-11-24_TownMeeting-0u346

Everett Legislative Affairs Meeting

Monday November 24, 2025

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JOHN40.6 BURLEY40.6 -40.6 CITY40.6 OF40.6 EVERETT40.6 -40.6 Alright.40.6 This41 is41.24 the41.41 committee41.56 of42.28 legislative42.28 affair42.92 and43.16 elections.43.41 This43.96 is44.2 Monday,44.45 11/24/2025.44.84 It47.56 worked47.73 05:4548.05 PM.50.75 I50.75 have50.99 Councilor52.27 Peter53.55 Van53.55 Campen,53.55 I53.55 have53.71 Councilor56.75 Marchese,58.19 and58.19 Councilor58.19 Rogers.58.19

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79.23 BURLEY79.23 -79.23 Alright.79.23 We79.63 have79.79 one79.95 item80.27 on80.83 the81.07 agenda,81.23 and82.27 this82.51 is82.75 an82.91 order83.31 offered83.95 by84.19 Councilor84.35 Stephanie84.83 Martins85.23 as85.47 President.86.59 An86.83 order86.83 requesting86.83 the87.39 confirmation87.55 of88.11 the88.27 appointment88.43 of89.31 Gabriel89.47 Ponce90.11 Lemus90.91 as91.97 a92.13 member92.2 of92.6 the92.69 Transportation92.84 Advisory93.56 Board94.13 for94.84 a95.08 term95.17 of95.48 one95.64 year95.88 expiring96.77 11/30/2026.97.41

102.13 ROBERT102.13 VAN102.13 CAMPEN102.13 -102.13 CITY102.13 COUNCIL102.13 MEMBER102.13 -102.13 Okay.102.13 We102.44 do102.6 have102.77 the102.92 appointee103.08 with103.64 us.103.88 Gabriel,104.74 nice105.06 to105.18 see105.3 you105.54 tonight.105.7 Long106.58 time106.82 no107.06 see.107.22 Do108.26 you108.42 wanna108.5 have108.66 the108.74 appointee108.9 before109.38 us?109.62 Would109.78 you109.94 like110.1 to110.26 hear110.34 from110.5 him110.66 or111.06 any111.38 questions?111.62

112.42 KATY112.42 ROGERS112.42 -112.42 CITY112.42 COUNCIL112.42 MEMBER112.42 -112.42 Sure.112.42 Motion112.98 to113.3 invite113.46 the113.86 appointee.113.94

114.82 MICHAEL114.82 MARCHESE114.82 -114.82 CITY114.82 COUNCIL114.82 MEMBER114.82 -114.82 Second.114.82

115.38 VAN115.62 CAMPEN115.62 -115.62 Motion's115.62 made116.02 and116.26 seconded116.42 to116.82 invite117.59 our117.92 appointee118.08 before118.47 us.118.8 All118.95 in119.11 favor?119.19 Aye.119.67 Opposed?119.83 The120.16 ayes120.31 have120.56 it.120.72 We121.44 do121.59 have124.8 Gabriel's124.8 resume,125.35 if125.91 you126.16 would,126.39 please.126.72 I132.41 just132.57 want132.73 to133.13 say,133.13 if134.25 you134.41 would134.57 indulge134.81 the135.21 chair,135.29 that136.73 I137.05 know137.13 Gabriel137.45 quite137.85 well,138.09 and138.49 I138.81 think138.89 he'd139.13 be139.29 an139.45 exceptional139.53 member140.81 of141.29 our141.45 transportation141.69 advisory142.25 board.142.81 So,143.29 I'm143.45 in143.85 favor144.01 of144.41 his144.49 appointment.144.73

148.21 ROGERS150.04 -150.04 Through150.04 you,150.21 Mr.150.6 Chair,150.76 can150.76 I151 ask151.08 a151.32 question?151.41

151.64 VAN151.64 CAMPEN151.64 -151.64 Sure.151.64

153.64 ROGERS154.69 -154.69 So,154.69 this154.69 is154.84 a155 new155.25 appointment155.41 to155.81 this155.97 board,157.16 correct?157.32

157.32 GABRIEL157.32 PONCE157.32 LEMUS157.32 -157.32 CONFIRMATION157.32 OF157.32 APPOINTMENT157.32 TO157.32 THE157.32 TRANSPORTATION157.32 ADVISORY157.32 BOARD157.32 -157.32 Yes.157.32

157.32 ROGERS157.32 -157.32 So,157.32 you'll157.32 be157.49 a157.64 new157.72 member?157.88

158.76 LEMUS158.92 -158.92 Yes.158.92

158.92 ROGERS158.92 -158.92 I158.92 don't158.96 know159 if159.32 you'd159.48 be159.64 able159.72 to159.96 answer160.04 this160.28 necessarily,160.52 but161.08 maybe161.24 somebody161.48 can.161.8 Why162.12 is162.36 it162.52 that162.68 this162.92 particular163.64 board165.08 is165.56 only165.72 a166.04 one166.2 year166.36 appointment?166.76

169.72 VAN169.72 CAMPEN169.72 -169.72 Please,169.72 if170.04 you170.2 would.170.36

179.28 ERIC179.28 MOLINARI179.28 -179.28 CITY179.28 OF179.28 EVERETT179.28 -179.28 Hi.179.28 Eric180 Molinari,180.25 transportation181.6 planner182.17 in182.65 the182.88 transportation183.28 department.183.93 So,184.72 when185.13 we185.37 were185.76 putting186.17 together186.56 the186.88 legislation187.04 for187.76 the188 committee,188.17 I189.29 just189.45 wanted189.61 to189.93 make190.01 sure190.17 that190.57 I191.69 could191.85 keep192.09 people192.33 engaged,193.37 because194.73 I195.05 had195.13 to195.29 fill195.53 the195.77 committee195.85 pretty196.65 quick,196.89 and197.61 just197.77 wanted197.93 to198.25 make198.33 sure198.49 that200.09 people201.25 felt201.5 it201.81 was201.97 a202.06 commitment202.22 they202.53 could202.61 make,202.85 so203.01 I203.17 didn't203.25 want203.41 to203.57 make203.57 it203.69 longer203.81 than204.13 one204.38 year.204.53 That205.09 was205.25 kind205.5 of205.66 the205.89 thought206.06 process206.29 behind206.69 it.206.94 That's207.17 why207.41 it's207.57 only207.74 one207.97 year.208.13

209.17 ROGERS209.17 -209.17 And209.17 is209.41 that209.57 working209.89 out210.13 for210.29 you,210.38 or210.53 do210.69 you210.78 think210.85 that211.09 you211.25 would211.33 change211.57 that211.81 at212.06 any212.13 point,212.38 or212.61 would212.85 you213.09 like213.17 to213.33 keep213.41 it213.57 at213.74 one213.81 year?214.06 Because214.45 I214.78 know214.97 that215.21 this215.37 is215.53 a215.61 relatively215.85 new216.25 committee,216.41 but216.73 it's216.81 a216.97 very217.05 active217.29 one,217.93 which217.93 I'm218.17 pleased218.41 to218.65 see.218.73

219.13 MOLINARI219.13 -219.13 Yes.219.85 So220.01 far,220.25 everybody's220.57 been220.97 pretty221.13 engaged.221.45 I223.69 would223.77 be224.01 open224.09 to224.41 making224.57 it224.97 two225.37 years.225.61 I226.01 think226.09 the226.49 one227.37 thing,227.69 I227.69 have227.93 had228.09 two228.78 members229.03 of229.34 the229.43 committee229.59 who229.91 haven't230.06 been230.94 all231.34 that231.59 active,232.15 they232.38 haven't232.38 come232.63 to232.78 a232.94 lot233.03 of233.19 meetings.233.26 I234.38 haven't234.54 thought234.78 through235.03 the235.19 process235.34 of235.91 what236.15 it236.38 would236.47 take236.63 to236.94 get237.82 somebody237.99 off238.47 of238.63 the238.78 committee238.94 if239.34 they239.59 kind240.38 of240.54 failed240.78 to241.1 communicate241.26 for241.82 however242.15 so242.63 long.242.78 So,243.3 that's243.7 something243.86 I'd244.18 be244.26 open244.42 to,244.66 if245.22 you245.38 wanted245.54 to245.7 have245.86 a246.02 discussion246.1 about246.5 it.246.66

247.22 ROGERS247.22 -247.22 Okay.247.22 We247.46 can247.54 continue248.02 that248.34 later,248.5 but250.82 Councilor251.3 Van251.3 Campen252.02 has252.34 put252.34 in252.34 a252.5 good252.58 word252.74 for252.98 you,253.06 and253.3 I253.46 know253.54 that253.78 I've254.18 been254.34 to254.58 a254.66 few254.74 of254.98 the255.06 meetings,255.22 so256.11 we256.35 look256.43 forward256.67 to256.99 having257.23 you257.46 and257.63 I257.71 would257.79 make257.94 a258.19 motion258.26 to258.67 go258.82 forward259.06 with259.38 favorable259.63 action.260.19 Thank260.82 you.261.06

261.46 MARCHESE261.46 -261.46 Second.261.46

262.35 VAN262.35 CAMPEN262.35 -262.35 Thank262.35 you.262.5 Motion262.67 is262.99 made263.06 and263.23 seconded263.94 for264.19 favorable264.19 action.264.19 Actually,264.19 the264.19 appointment264.35 before264.82 we265.15 do265.63 that...265.87

265.87 ROGERS265.87 -265.87 Motion265.87 to265.87 excuse266.02 guests.266.35

266.67 MARCHESE266.67 -266.67 Second.266.67

266.67 VAN266.67 CAMPEN266.67 -266.67 All267.79 in267.94 favor?268.11 Aye.268.5 Opposed?268.75 The269.06 ayes269.23 have269.38 it.269.55 Thank269.63 you269.87 both270.11 for270.35 appearing.270.59 On272.48 the272.64 motion272.8 for273.12 favorable273.28 action273.68 on274 the274.08 appointment.274.24 All276.32 in276.56 favor?276.72 Aye.277.44 Opposed?277.76 The278.08 ayes278.24 have278.48 it.278.64 You278.8 have278.96 referred279.28 this279.68 appointment279.92 out280.4 favorably280.56 to280.96 the281.12 full281.2 city281.36 council.281.6 At283.94 this284.18 point,284.18 the284.34 Chair284.57 will284.74 entertain284.81 a285.01 motion285.21 for285.46 adjournment.285.62

286.01 MARCHESE286.1 -286.1 Motion286.1 to286.1 adjourn.286.1

286.9 ROGERS286.9 -286.9 Second.286.9

287.46 VAN287.46 CAMPEN287.46 -287.46 Motion287.46 has287.77 been287.94 made288.1 and288.34 seconded288.57 to288.57 adjourn.288.81 All289.13 in289.3 favor?289.46 Aye.289.86 Opposed?290.25 We291.3 are291.62 adjourned.291.86