The Shoreline City Council met on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Shoreline City Hall, to conduct a regular meeting. The meeting included two proclamations, city manager and council reports, public comment, approval of the consent calendar, and action on two resolutions. The council approved the consent calendar unanimously, adopted the 2027-2032 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) with an amendment to reinstate the Meridian Ave N bike lane project, and voted 7-0 to place a ballot measure on the November 2026 general election to establish a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) for constructing and operating a recreational pool facility.
The Shoreline City Council regular meeting for Monday, June 1st, 2026. Will you please join counsel for the flag salute? Thank you. Will the clerk please call the role? Mayor Robertson. Present via Zoom. Deputy Mayor Pobey? Here. Councilmember Snyder. Here. Councilmember Scully? Present. Councilmember Mark? Present. Councilmember Adamasio. Present. Councilmember Roberts. Here. Thank you. June is Pride Month. I'd like to invite Roberto Lopez up to the podium while I read the proclamation. Whereas the Shoreline City Council is committed to ensuring that Shoreline is a work coming, inclusive and safe community for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, career, questioning, intersex, sexual, and to spirit plus LGBTQIA 2S people stated in Resolution No. 542. And whereas the month of June was designated, Pride Mind 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 a community in Shoreline and beyond. And whereas the struggle of 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 and therefore, I, Eben Pobi, Deputy Mayor of City of Shoreline, on behalf of the Shoreline City Council, do hereby proclaim June 2026 as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, LGBTQ Pride Month, and affirm the City of Shoreline support and acceptance for children, adults, families, and allies of the LGBTQ community. Thank you so much for inviting me. So I am speaking on behalf of No Hate in Washington State, which is a grassroots movement working to fight against anti-trans ballot initiatives in Washington State, specifically the initiatives IL2638 and IL2601. I am a former Shoreline resident and a current Shoreline public employee. This right should be defended as these students are often the most vulnerable to social isolation, poor more poor mental health and physical health if they are in an unsupportive environment. Scientific and medical knowledge are already used to approach inclusion for trans and intersex and gender non-conforming players. This work is being done as trans athletes build inroads into the world of interscholastic and competitive sports. Enforcing genital exams for minors is not only a gross invasion of medical privacy, it is unscientific and it is cruel. It stigmatizes the lives of transgender people and alienates and engenders trans youth. The second initiative, IL26001, is an initiative that seeks to remove privacy protections for LGBTQI students by forcing school counselors, teachers, and staff to out them to their family. This move could endanger the well-being of these students, putting them at risk if har at risk of harm if their families are not supportive. This type of policy would force youths back into the closet, leading to greater mental health challenges or put them at risk of physical danger or housing instability if this knowledge is used by their parents to disown them. At a time where our state is already facing significant challenges to housing and education, we can't let bigotry further impede our mission to provide an equitable education to all Washington state children. This these ballot initiatives are important to me to fight because in 2010 I was a closeted teenager in small town Georgia. I did not have the ability to come out safely, even though I knew who I was. Being closeted did not make me straight. It also did not make me cisgender. It simply alienated me and removed me from like the support resist resources that I needed. From my experience, I know how precarious the lives of transgender youth can be. Transgender youth in Washington State have an opportunity to live safer and more open lives today. Social transition is absolutely critical to their development and success. It is often the first and most celebrated step of self-expression and discovery. These initiatives work directly to erode the lives of transgender youth in Washington.