The Everett City Council met on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting included public comments on Mayor Franklin's directive regarding ICE cooperation and Flock cameras, approval of a 2026 pavement maintenance overlay project, and updates on state legislation and regional economic trends. All votes were unanimous except one abstention on the prior meeting's minutes.
Good evening, residents of Everett, Washington. I'd like to call to order the Everett City Council meeting of March 4th, 2026. For information on council meetings and how to participate, please visit Everett Wad.gov/slash city council. Clerk, will you please take the role? Mayor Franklin here. Councilmember Zarlingo. Here. Councilmember Barbano. Excuse. Councilmember Twee here. Councilmember Weir. Here. Councilmember Bader. Here. Vice President Ryan. Here. President Schwab. Here. At this time, I'd like to ask Vice President Ryan to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Please stand up your able. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. At this time, I'd like to ask Councilmember Bader to read the land acknowledgement. The City Council wishes to acknowledge the original inhabitants of this place, the Stahobsha people and their successors, the Toledo tribes. Since time immemorial, they have hunted, fished, gathered on, and taken care of these lands and waters. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water. We will strive to be honest about our past mistakes and bring about a future that includes their people, stories, and voices for more just and equitable society. Thank you. And uh begin their evening. Um good evening, Mayor. Good evening, President Schwab, Council, and community. Um, I know I will get the opportunity to see many of our council members tomorrow for our for my ninth state of the city address at the new historic Everett Theater. It's a ticketed events hosted by the Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce. It'll be a great gathering of community leaders interested in the momentum we are building for a bright future for Everett. But we also have a community edition of the event scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday at Walter Hall Golf Courses Olympic View Ballroom. This is a free event, and I hope to see many of our community members there. I also wanted to let you know that I'll be out for a few days in March, both next week and the following week, which means I will miss the next two city council meetings. The first trip is fully paid for by Yale Mayor's College, and the second is a great opportunity to be in DC along with National League of Cities and Mayors and Council members from around the country. I'll be focused on some key priorities for the City of Everett. First, advocating for the Epic Bridge with our congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Commerce. I'm uh Department of Transportation, I'm sorry. And I'm also planning to visit the Pentagon to demonstrate our support for Naval Station Everett and remind them of the national security importance of our planned fire training facility. I'll also have a chance to meet with the delegation and talk about the way they can support the pedestrian transit and bike improvements near the future outdoor event center. Um that funding can help connect folks wandering and walking around to games and events at the uh at the outdoor event center, um, going downtown and also to Everett Station. And then I just want to apologize also because I'll be leaving council early, and so I might miss part of the meeting. Thank you. Okay, well, thank you very much.