The Shoreline City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting included a proclamation of Jewish American Heritage Month, reports from the City Manager and Councilmembers, public comment, unanimous approval of the consent calendar, and a detailed discussion of Resolution No. 562 to place a ballot measure for a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) to fund a new indoor pool facility. No action was taken on the resolution; it is scheduled to return for a vote on June 1, 2026.
Good evening. I now call to order the Shoreline City Council regular meeting for Monday, May 11th, 2026. Will you please join council for the flag salute? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the Republic for which it stands under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Would the clerk please call the roll? Mayor Robertson here. Deputy Mayor Poby. Here. Councilmember Snyder. Here. Councilmember Scully. Present. Councilmember Mark. Present. Councilmember Adamasu. Present. Council Member Roberts. Here. May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and I would like to invite three guests up to the podium to accept a proclamation this evening. Rabbi Sadia Davidoff of the Chabad Jewish Center of Shoreline, Jacksis Pinkus, Assistant Director of the American Jewish Committee, and Nivette Basker, co-chair of Washingtonians for a Brighter Future. And if you could please join me up at the podium while I read the proclamation. I don't know what my career makes me imagine. Okay. Nivette is on her way. All right. Whereas Jewish American Heritage Month is a national month of recognition and celebration held each May by Presidential Proclamation, a tradition that began in May 2006. And whereas Jews have endured anti-Semitism for thousands of years, reaching a new height with the Holocaust from 1833 to nineteen thirty-three to nineteen forty-five, which resulted in the institutional exclusion of Europe's 9.5 million Jews from economic, political, and cultural life, the murder of six million Jews, and the displacement of millions of others, many of whom immigrated to the United States. And whereas there had been a sharp increase in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States, with 9,354 anti-Semitic incidents recorded in 2024, an increase of 344% over the past five years. And whereas we celebrate the resilience of Jewish people and recognize their profound impact on American history and culture, and whereas sharing the true diverse, joyful and powerful stories of American Jewish life across nearly four centuries counters myths and misinformation about Jews and offers an antidote to anti-Semitism. And whereas the City of Shoreline encourages the community to learn about the valuable impacts and current work of Jewish communities that Jewish communities are engaged in, and about anti-Semitism through reading a book, watching a film, visiting a museum, such as the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle, or attending a local cultural event. Now, therefore I, Betsy Robertson, mayor of City of Shoreline, on behalf of the Shoreline City Council, do hereby proclaim May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month in the City of Shoreline and encourage all to celebrate and learn more, not only in May, but throughout the year, yeah, yeah. Okay. Um is she almost here? Okay. Where's it? John. Thank you. I got pictures. Here guys, let's come over here. Come on over here. Right here on the car. Thank you. Yes, please let me take it over. Thank you. Mayor Robertson, distinguished council members, some of whom I know here tonight, um, and distinguished guests. Um, thank you so so much for proclaiming uh Jewish American Heritage Month here at Shoreline. I want to also uh recognize the uh the AJC organization who is here tonight, uh, who have helped spearhead this proclamation be done over here in the city of Shoreline. Thank you very much. Mayor Robertson mentioned here tonight that for a considerable amount of time since 1933, there has been some hatred towards our people.