Shoreline City Council Regular Meeting - June 2, 2025
Shoreline City Council Regular Meeting - June 2, 2025
The Shoreline City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber, with Mayor Chris Roberts presiding and all seven councilmembers present. The meeting included a PRIDE Month proclamation, approval of the consent calendar, public comment, and action on the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket and a $7.48 million increase for the 145th Street Corridor and I-5 Interchange Project. The meeting adjourned at 8:11 PM.
Proclamation of PRIDE Month
Mayor Roberts proclaimed June 2025 as PRIDE Month in Shoreline and invited Kristy Thompson and Margaret Stubbs to accept the proclamation. He also noted June 6 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and encouraged support for local prevention efforts.
Consent Calendar
All items passed 7-0:
- Approved regular meeting minutes of April 21 and April 28, 2025, and workshop dinner meeting minutes of April 28, 2025.
- Authorized a $200,000 professional services contract with Facet for the Tree Code Update.
- Authorized a $150,000 agreent with Miller Hayashi Architects for concept and 10% schematic design for the Shoreline Pool Facility.
- Authorized a $300,000 contract with WSP USA, Inc. for on-call surface water engineering services.
- Authorized a $277,200 amendment with KDH Consulting, Inc. (new total $862,200).
- Authorized a $194,485 agreement with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. for asset management support.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Boni Biery (Shoreline) requested that the city include trees in the asset management program with a dollar valuation, suggesting a conservative estimated value of $225,511,350 for the urban canopy.
- Krista Tenney thanked the council for the National Gun Violence Awareness Day proclamation.
- David O'Connor (Shoreline) shared his personal loss from gun violence and noted that daily gun deaths in the U.S. have increased from 89 (when he joined Moms Demand Action in 2016) to 125 today, though deaths are decreasing in Washington State.
- Jack Malek (Shoreline) expressed support for density near light rail stations and argued that tree regulations should not compromise development; he also called for the city to apply the same tree removal rules to its own capital projects as for private developers.
- Juliet Scarpa (online) thanked the council for the proclamation and encouraged people to wear orange on June 6 to honor the 125 people shot and killed daily in the U.S.
Discussion Items
2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket Senior Planner Steve Szafran presented five proposed amendments for the final docket: (1) Remove the Bike Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) table from the Transportation Element; (2) Revise the Countywide Centers Boundary; (3) Update the Town Center Plan; (4) Update the 145th Street Station Subarea Plan for connectivity; (5) Update the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan for connectivity and evaluate the area north of NE 185th Street for greater non-residential flexibility. Councilmember Robertson moved to include Amendment 1 as recommended by the Planning Commission (carried 7-0). She then moved to amend the main motion to include Amendments 2-5 as staff recommended (carried 7-0). The main motion as amended carried 7-0.
145th Street Corridor and I-5 Interchange Project Contract Increase Public Works Director Tricia Juhnke, City Engineer Elizabeth Kelly, and Engineer II Cory Nau presented an update. The original low bid was $38.2 million; total authorization was $42.3 million (including $4.1 million in change orders). Due to unforeseen utility conflicts (PSE, Lumen, SCL), permitting delays with Seattle, and additional WSDOT requirements, staff requested an additional $7,476,067.40 in change order authorization, raising the construction contract maximum to $49,785,799. A new completion date of May 2026 was announced. Staff also noted a future request for approximately $2.4 million for consultant and design services. Utility partners are expected to reimburse $3-$3.5 million; additional funding is being pursued from TIB ($750,000 overrun participation) and WSDOT (surplus unspent money). Council discussed challenges with multi-jurisdictional coordination, risk allocation, and lessons learned. Councilmember Scully moved approval (carried 7-0), urging staff to communicate issues with other agencies promptly.
Key Outcomes
- Approved the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket unanimously, including all five amendments.
- Approved a $7,476,067.40 increase in change order authorization for the Johansen Construction Company contract on the 145th Street Corridor and I-5 Interchange Project, for a total project cost authorization of $49,785,799 (7-0).
- Council expressed concerns about cost overruns and emphasized the need for improved risk-sharing with regional partners, timely notification of problems with other agencies, and careful management of remaining funds.
Meeting Transcript
Recording in progress. Good evening. I'd like to call to order the Shoreline City Council regular meeting for Monday, June 2nd, 2025. Will you please join me in the flag salute? Yes. Thank you. Will the clerk please call the roll? Mayor Roberts. Here. Deputy Mayor Mark. Present. Councilmember Ramsdale. Present. Councilmember Scully. Present. Councilmember Adamasu. Present. Councilmember Povey. Councilmember Robertson. Here. Couple things. First, uh, I did declare the month of oh shoot, I forgot which the exact title of it. Uh the month of June is uh gun violence awareness month. And um, but I would like to also proclaim the today and this month as Pride Month in the City of Shoreline. And I'd like to invite Christy Thompson and Margaret Subs up to the podium to accept the proclamation. Whereas the Shoreline City Council is committed to ensuring that Shoreline is a welcoming, inclusive and safe community for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and two spirit plus people, as stated in resolution number 542. And whereas the month of June was designated as Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1969, which was one of the major events in the LGBTQ rights movement. And whereas we recognize the valuable contributions of LGBTQ people throughout all areas of the community of Shoreline and beyond. And whereas, although substantial gains have been achieved, many LGBTQ community members face discrimination simply for being who they are and who they love. And whereas the struggle for dignity, equality, and LGBTQ rights continues to be important and necessary. And whereas in solidarity with the LGBTQ community, the progress pride flag will fly at Shoreline City Hall for the month of June. Now therefore I, Christopher Roberts, on behalf of the entire Shoreline City Council do proclaim the June 2025 as lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer pride month. Hi. I'm the president of the Shorewood Gender and Sexuality Alliance, or GSA. The activities and events that GSA runs or participates in are all centered around community and uplifting each other. And we wouldn't be able to do any of it without the support of the people around us. We wouldn't be here speaking now without the support of Mr. Wilkes. We wouldn't have been able to attend and speak at the flag raising earlier today without the support of Mary Hale. We wouldn't have gotten to spend the school day helping to educate freshman health classes about the queer about queer people without the support of the health teachers, Mr. Ely and Mr. Z. We wouldn't even be able to meet without the unwavering support of our advisor, Ms. Johnson. The support of those around us is what allows the LGBTQIA to Spirit Plus community to exist openly and participate in the world around us. It is essential. And it is so important that right now, especially we have the support of our community behind us. We deeply appreciate your show of support with the Pride Proclamation. This proclamation shows the queer people in this city and especially its youth that you support us, that you want to hear our voices, and that you are willing to stand up for us. And with everything going on in the world about queer rights, that support is so necessary.
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