Everett Legislative Affairs Meeting
Monday April 13, 2026
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
JOHN37.16 BURLEY37.16 -37.16 CITY37.16 OF37.16 EVERETT37.16 -37.16 Alright.37.16 This37.96 is38.2 the38.52 city38.68 council39.09 committee39.64 of40.2 legislative40.36 elections.41 This42.2 is42.36 Monday,42.6 04/13/2026.43.48 We're45.88 at46.2 06:40.46.45
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50.18 I50.18 have50.34 councilor.50.9 53.06 SPEAKER253.06 -53.06 Present.53.06 Councilor.53.62 54.74 SPEAKER154.74 -54.74 Present.54.74 Councilor55.46 DePiro.55.94 Present.56.58 And57.14 councilor57.38 Rogers.57.86 58.42 SPEAKER358.42 -58.42 Here.58.42 59.3 BURLEY59.3 -59.3 We59.3 have59.3 four59.46 members59.7 present.60.1 We60.42 do60.5 have60.74 a60.9 quorum.60.98 We62.22 already62.45 salute62.77 the63.17 flag,63.41 so63.98 we64.3 do64.53 not64.69 need64.94 to65.25 do65.33 that.65.66 So,66.45 I'll66.69 read66.86 the67.02 first67.17 item67.58 of67.89 business.68.14 First69.58 item69.89 of70.3 business,70.45 an72.3 order72.69 offered72.69 by72.69 Stephanie72.69 Smith73.25 as73.5 President.73.73 Not74.92 a75.04 request75.16 of75.56 the75.72 confirmation75.96 of76.6 the76.68 appointment76.92 of77.64 Samuel77.88 Fern78.52 to79.64 the79.88 city80.04 of80.44 Everett80.68 licensing81.08 commission81.64 for82.76 a82.92 term83.08 not83.88 to84.12 exceed84.28 six85 years85.32 commencing86.44 04/06/202687.64 and89.56 ending89.89 04/06/2032.90.6 99.97 MICHAEL99.97 MARCHESE99.97 -99.97 LEGISLATIVE99.97 AFFAIRS99.97 COMMITTEE99.97 CHAIR99.97 -99.97 Is99.97 he101.88 here?101.88 105.52 ANTHONY105.52 DIPIERRO105.52 -105.52 LEGISLATIVE105.52 AFFAIRS105.52 COMMITTEE105.52 MEMBER105.52 -105.52 Mr.105.84 Chairman,106.16 I've106.16 reviewed106.4 the106.72 resume,106.88 and107.36 I107.6 will107.76 make107.92 a108.16 motion108.24 for108.56 a108.8 favorable108.88 recommendation.109.2 117.35 KATY117.35 ROGERS117.35 -117.35 LEGISLATIVE117.35 AFFAIRS117.35 COMMITTEE117.35 MEMBER117.35 -117.35 Through117.35 you,117.44 Mr.118 Chair.118.56 I118.56 respectfully118.88 would119.44 like119.59 to119.83 postpone120.23 this120.64 because120.88 I120.99 think121.11 the121.52 licensing121.67 board122.16 is122.47 a122.72 very122.8 important123.03 board123.52 that123.75 has123.92 a124.08 lot124.16 of124.31 power124.47 and124.72 jurisdiction,124.95 and125.44 I125.59 would125.67 really125.83 like126.08 to126.23 have126.39 a126.64 face126.72 to127.03 the127.19 person.127.44 I128.49 don't128.65 know128.73 who128.97 this129.21 person129.29 is,129.53 and129.77 I129.85 really129.93 want130.17 to130.33 know130.33 what130.57 their130.73 stance130.89 is131.13 on131.29 a131.45 couple131.53 of131.77 issues131.85 that132.17 I've132.33 had132.49 with132.65 the132.81 existing133.05 licensing133.37 board133.93 before134.65 I134.97 move135.13 forward135.37 with135.61 appointing135.77 anybody136.17 on137.21 a137.45 6-year137.93 appointment138.09 that138.57 has138.81 such139.05 huge140.09 authority141.79 in142.35 our142.51 city.142.67 So,143.07 I143.23 would143.31 respectfully143.63 make145 a145.16 motion145.23 to145.63 postpone145.88 this.146.44 146.83 DIPIERRO146.83 -146.83 I'll146.83 second147.07 that147.39 motion.147.56 149.07 MARCHESE149.07 -149.07 Motion149.07 made149.56 and149.72 seconded149.79 to150.28 postpone150.35 this150.91 appointment.151.79 All154.97 in155.05 favor?155.29 Aye.Opposed?155.93 155.93 BURLEY170.36 -170.36 I170.36 would170.53 recommend171 that171.97 you172.21 send172.53 this173.08 whole173.41 dual173.97 recommendation174.44 case175.88 the176.21 individual176.44 shows176.93 up177.16 with177.32 a177.41 regular177.49 meeting,179.25 and179.49 if179.49 he179.72 doesn't179.88 show180.13 up,180.28 then180.56 you180.64 could180.8 do180.88 whatever181.04 you181.6 feel181.84 is182.16 appropriate182.4 at182.96 that183.12 point183.28 just183.6 in183.76 case183.92 he184.08 does184.32 show184.72 up.184.88 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
185.12 I185.12 don't185.28 have185.36 a185.52 show185.92 up186.16 with186.24 the186.32 communication.186.4 So,187.36 I187.6 don't187.68 even187.84 have188 any188.16 188.32 DIPIERRO188.32 -188.32 Point188.32 of188.4 order,188.56 Mr.189.84 Chairman?189.84 In189.84 that190.8 case,191.04 in191.2 the191.36 committee191.52 structure,191.92 will192.24 we192.4 reconsider192.64 the193.12 motion193.28 as193.6 we193.76 would193.92 in194.08 a194.16 regular194.24 meeting?194.56 195.69 BURLEY195.69 -195.69 Yes.195.69 196.08 DIPIERRO196.08 -196.08 I196.49 move196.72 for196.88 reconsideration.197.04 198.41 STEPHANIE198.41 MARTINS198.41 -198.41 LEGISLATIVE198.41 AFFAIRS198.41 COMMITTEE198.41 MEMBER198.41 -198.41 Second.198.41 199.04 MARCHESE199.04 -199.04 Motion199.04 made199.44 and200.88 seconded201.28 for201.28 reconsideration.201.6 All202.49 in202.72 favor?202.81 Aye.203.36 Oppose?204.08 It's205.53 back205.69 before205.84 you.206.25 207.6 DIPIERRO207.6 -207.6 Refer207.6 to208 the208.16 full208.25 body208.41 with208.72 no208.88 recommendation.209.13 211.06 MARTINS211.06 -211.06 Second.211.06 211.54 MARCHESE211.54 -211.54 Motion211.54 made212.02 to212.26 refer212.42 the212.82 full212.98 body213.22 with213.54 no213.7 recommendation.213.94 All214.58 in214.74 favor?214.9 Aye.215.54 Opposed?216.02 219.3 BURLEY219.3 -219.3 Item219.3 number219.54 2,219.94 an224.72 order224.88 requesting224.88 the224.88 confirmation224.88 of225.44 the225.53 appointment225.69 of226.56 Antonio226.88 Cornelio227.53 to228.81 the228.88 City229.13 of229.44 Everett230.88 Public231.37 Works231.37 Commission/Glenwood231.37 Cemetery231.37 Commission232 for233.13 a233.28 term233.37 not233.84 to234 exceed234.25 three235.76 (3)236.32 years,236.32 commencing236.32 on236.32 March236.49 23,2026237.94 and239.61 ending239.85 on240.25 March246.65 23,247.85 2029.247.85 247.85 MARTINS247.85 -247.85 So,247.85 I248.09 don't248.25 see248.49 him248.65 in248.81 the248.97 audience,249.05 but249.53 he's249.77 definitely250.14 a250.46 well-known250.86 person251.18 that251.74 I251.97 personally252.22 would252.69 like252.86 to253.01 make253.09 a253.25 favorable253.34 recommendation253.74 back254.53 to254.69 the254.78 body254.94 on.255.18 257.57 ROGERS260.77 -260.77 I260.77 just261.33 have261.57 a261.74 general261.81 question262.21 regarding264.03 how264.59 many264.75 members265.87 are266.43 there266.67 already266.91 on267.23 the267.39 cemetery267.63 commission?268.19 Because268.67 I268.99 thought,269.15 if269.79 I'm269.95 not270.11 mistaken,270.35 a270.75 few270.83 years270.99 ago,271.23 there271.39 was271.55 some271.71 confusion.271.95 I272.67 wasn't273.31 really273.71 realizing274.03 that274.67 this274.83 was275.07 an275.23 active275.39 committee,275.79 and276.63 so276.94 I277.19 was277.35 just277.43 wondering277.67 how278.31 many278.54 members278.79 are279.11 already279.26 existing279.67 on280.14 there?288.84 6?288.84 7?289.88 Another291.16 general291.64 question292.12 is,295.64 are296.04 they296.2 responsible296.44 for297.08 maintaining297.56 the298.2 trees298.6 and299.16 the299.32 grounds299.48 of299.96 the300.12 cemetery300.28 and301 overseeing301.16 that?301.8 Because302.12 I302.36 know302.52 there's303.16 also303.56 been303.88 some305.69 confusion306.1 navigating306.57 which308.18 areas308.57 the309.06 public309.22 works309.69 department310.01 is310.5 focused310.65 on310.98 as311.13 far311.3 as311.62 those311.78 items312.1 go.312.5 315.46 MARCHESE315.46 -315.46 I315.46 wouldn't315.69 know,315.94 but317.06 we317.46 have317.69 a317.94 motion,319.52 do319.76 we319.76 have319.84 a319.92 motion320 out320.24 there320.4 for320.64 favorable320.8 action?321.2 321.68 MARTINS321.68 -321.68 Yes.321.68 Could322.96 we323.36 do323.76 a324.16 favorable324.16 action324.56 with325.28 a326.48 recommendation326.72 that327.28 we327.44 get327.6 those327.76 answers328.08 by328.4 the328.56 next328.72 meeting,328.96 by329.52 the329.68 main329.84 meeting?330 330.72 MARCHESE330.72 -330.72 But330.72 by330.96 doing331.2 that,331.44 what331.68 kind332.4 of332.56 answers332.64 are332.96 we332.96 going333.12 to333.36 get?333.36 Obviously,333.6 he's334.08 responsible334.44 for334.64 the334.85 maintenance335 of335.56 everything?336.69 337.4 MARTINS337.4 -337.4 Yes.337.4 So337.4 I337.52 think337.64 that337.96 doesn't338.2 really338.52 pertain338.76 to339.16 the339.32 individuals.339.64 342.76 BURLEY342.76 -342.76 I342.76 think343.81 that's344.2 a344.69 question344.85 that345.25 can345.4 be345.56 answered345.72 directly346.13 by346.76 a346.85 telephone347 call,348.69 and349.54 talk349.54 to349.78 Mr.349.86 Mangan.350.18 He350.42 could350.58 get350.74 you350.9 the351.06 information.351.22 So351.94 we352.18 don't352.34 want352.5 to352.74 delete352.74 this353.14 appointment353.38 with353.94 those354.1 particular355.46 questions.355.94 So357.54 I357.86 would357.94 recommend358.26 that358.74 you359.06 move359.22 favorable359.46 on360.26 the360.42 appointment,360.66 and362.34 Mr.362.98 Mangan362.98 can362.98 help363.3 you363.54 get363.69 the363.94 answers364.1 that364.42 you364.57 need364.74 or365.62 the365.77 questions365.94 that366.34 you366.5 just366.74 asked?367.06 368.18 ROGERS368.18 -368.18 Yes.368.18 If368.42 somebody368.57 could368.9 note369.21 those369.46 questions369.69 and370.01 help370.18 me370.42 get370.5 those370.65 answers,370.98 but371.38 I371.62 agree371.86 with372.25 not372.5 having372.74 to373.06 postpone373.62 the374.1 recommendation374.25 of374.74 the374.9 individual.375.06 So,375.46 I375.69 would375.86 also376.1 motion376.94 for377.26 favorable377.34 action377.9 for378.22 this378.38 individual.378.54 379.58 MARTINS379.58 -379.58 Second.379.58 380.3 MARCHESE380.3 -380.3 Motion380.3 made380.7 in380.94 seconded381.1 favorable381.42 action.381.82 All382.7 in382.94 favor?383.02 Aye.383.74 Oppose?384.14 384.14 DIPIERRO384.14 -384.14 Motion385.82 to386.14 adjourn.386.3 386.3 MARTINS386.3 -386.3 Second.386.62 387.26 MARCHESE387.26 -387.26 Motion387.26 made387.66 and388.06 seconded388.3 to388.3 adjourn.388.46 All388.86 in389.02 favor?389.1 Aye.389.66 Oppose?398.06 We398.06 are398.06 adjourned.398.06