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Washougal City Council Regular Meeting – November 3, 2025

City Council — Monday, November 3, 2025
BodyWashougal, Washington
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, November 3, 2025
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Speaker 1

0:03

Thank you.

Unassigned speaker

0:05

No,

Speaker 1

0:05

I didn't get it.

0:07

Thank you.

0:07

No.

0:08

We probably have to do it.

0:10

Yeah.

Speaker 2

0:12

Okay.

Speaker 1

0:13

Ready?

Speaker 2

0:15

Yeah.

0:17

Okay.

0:18

Um, I would like, well, first I'd like to introduce her.

0:22

So would you please come forward?

0:26

And we're very informal.

Unassigned speaker

0:29

And

Speaker 2

0:30

thanks for being here.

Speaker 3

0:31

Thank you for having me.

0:33

Very blessed to be here.

0:35

And just gonna say a quick prayer over everybody.

0:38

Thank you.

0:39

Appreciate it.

0:39

Lord, I I come to you first of all, and just thank you for these servants.

0:43

I think I'm so blessed today just to see even Ernie come here with um just all his heart and effort to serve this city and just the friendships that I'm witnessing as I see them

Unassigned speaker

0:55

and

Speaker 3

0:55

their camaraderie, Lord.

0:56

Just thank you for

Unassigned speaker

0:57

them.

Speaker 3

0:58

Thank you, Lord, for the tone that they said, just like a woman sets a tone for their home, this council and their kindness, sets a nice tone for this town.

1:07

And I really pray a blessing on them.

1:09

I pray a blessing on their family, Lord.

1:12

I pray that your heart would work through their hearts.

1:14

I pray for integrity and character to be strengthened and strategies to be revealed to

Unassigned speaker

1:20

them

Speaker 3

1:21

for this city.

1:22

I thank you for everything that they do.

1:24

I pray for all of our firefighters and police, all of the school staff,

Unassigned speaker

1:29

uh

Speaker 3

1:29

just all the staff of this city, Lord.

1:31

I pray that they would be blessed by this council and their decisions that they make.

1:36

I just thank you for them and I pray a blessing upon them in Jesus' name.

Speaker 4

1:50

My dad has uh

Speaker 3

1:51

dementia, so I will be just being having California.

1:54

We're not in Southern California.

Unassigned speaker

1:57

I

Speaker 1

1:57

grew up in Long Beach, Long Beach, California.

Unassigned speaker

2:01

Yes,

Speaker 2

2:01

all right.

2:02

Well, thank you.

2:02

Save Robinson, safe travels.

2:06

Yes, you'll have nice work.

Speaker 1

2:08

Yes,

Speaker 2

2:11

sorry.

2:12

Thank you.

2:13

Okay, I would like to uh Michelle hold this uh city council meeting to order this uh November 3rd, 7.

Unassigned speaker

2:24

Oh

Speaker 2

2:24

hi yeah, I

Speaker 1

2:26

got

Speaker 2

2:28

um

Unassigned speaker

2:29

would

Speaker 2

2:29

everybody please rise and follow me and please

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Community Engagement██████████████████████22%
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Summary of Proceedings

Washougal City Council Regular Meeting – November 3, 2025

The Washougal City Council met in regular session on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 7:02 PM via Zoom webinar. Mayor David Stuebe presided. Present were Mayor Pro Tem David Fritz and Councilmembers Molly Coston, Julie Russell, Ernie Suggs, Michelle Wagner, and Tia Robertson (by Zoom); Student Representative Jake Larzalere was absent. The meeting opened with an invocation by Sonia Freeman, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The Council approved the consent agenda, adopted the 2025 Supplemental Budget #1, issued a Veterans Remembrance Month proclamation, and later entered executive session before adjourning at 7:55 PM.

Proclamations

  • Councilmember Michelle Wagner, an Air Force veteran, read the proclamation designating November 2025 as “Veterans Remembrance Month.” Although the agenda listed the item as "Veteran's Day," the proclamation recognized all veterans and honored the community's debt to those who served.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public provided comments.

Consent Calendar

  • Councilmember Suggs moved for unanimous consent to approve the consent agenda as read; no objections were raised.
  • Approved items included: Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2025; Council Minutes of October 27, 2025; Payroll Claims of October 31, 2025 totaling $630,640.42; Accounts Payable for August EFT and October 23-30 totaling $3,959,222.73; Agenda Bill #48-2025 setting a public hearing for the 2026 Property Tax Levy (ad valorem); and Agenda Bill #49-2025 setting a public hearing for the 2026 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Levy.

New Business

  • Agenda Bill #50-2025: Finance Director Daniel Layer reviewed Ordinance 2025 Supplemental Budget #1, which had been presented at workshop. The supplemental budget increased revenues by $4,020,134 and expenditures by $5,877,439. Councilmember Suggs moved to pass, post, and publish the ordinance in the usual manner; Councilmember Coston seconded. The motion passed by voice vote with no opposition.

Reports and Communications

  • City Manager David Scott said he had given his report during the Workshop meeting.
  • Mayor Stuebe reported on attending the Hyas Point “Top Out” tour on October 31, where he presented a Marine Corps flag; noted November 10 marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps; described the Downtown Halloween-Fest Main Street Trick-or-Treat event as a great success; and attended the Clark County Mayors and City Managers meeting on November 2.
  • Councilmember Suggs attended a Camas-Washougal Port meeting.
  • Councilmember Wagner announced a Flag Retirement Ceremony at Reflection Plaza with the Girl Scouts on November 8, requested an update from the recent Regional Parks meeting, and thanked organizations that participated in the Main Street Trick-or-Treat event.
  • Councilmember Russell said the ReFuel Appreciation Event will take place Saturday and noted the Ending Community Homelessness Organization (ECHO) meeting was canceled.
  • Councilmember Coston highlighted the United Methodist Church bazaar on Friday and Saturday and the Studio Artists Tour on November 7-8, sponsored by the city’s hotel/motel tax funds.
  • Mayor Pro Tem Fritz attended the Camas-Washougal Local Connections meeting, noted the Salvation Army sock drive, participated in the Hyas Point “Top Out” event and Main Street Trick-or-Treat, and listed upcoming activities including the Sister City meeting on November 4, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) meeting, Ivy League cleanup at Sandy Swimming Hole from 9 AM to noon Saturday, ReFuel dinner, and volunteering at Gateway Church’s Run for the Hungry on Thanksgiving.
  • Councilmember Robertson reported completing her certifications, planned to attend the church Christmas bazaar and the Washougal High School football playoff game Friday night.

Executive Session

  • After a five-minute break, Mayor Stuebe called an executive session at 7:25 PM to review the performance of a public employee under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and to discuss agency enforcement and potential litigation under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). No action was to follow. The regular meeting resumed at 7:55 PM.

Key Outcomes

  • The Council unanimously approved the consent agenda and adopted the 2025 Supplemental Budget #1.
  • Public hearings were set for the 2026 property tax levy and the 2026 EMS levy.
  • November 2025 was proclaimed Veterans Remembrance Month.
  • Executive session was held with no action taken, and the meeting adjourned at 7:55 PM.
  • The next regular meeting was announced as Monday, November 17, 2025, with a workshop at 5:00 PM and council at 7:00 PM. Note: the printed agenda listed "Upcoming Meetings" as November 3, 2025 (the same day), conflicting with the minutes and adjournment statement; the November 17 date is used here.

Meeting Transcript

Thank you. No, I didn't get it. Thank you. No. We probably have to do it. Yeah. Okay. Ready? Yeah. Okay. Um, I would like, well, first I'd like to introduce her. So would you please come forward? And we're very informal. And thanks for being here. Thank you for having me. Very blessed to be here. And just gonna say a quick prayer over everybody. Thank you. Appreciate it. Lord, I I come to you first of all, and just thank you for these servants. I think I'm so blessed today just to see even Ernie come here with um just all his heart and effort to serve this city and just the friendships that I'm witnessing as I see them and their camaraderie, Lord. Just thank you for them. Thank you, Lord, for the tone that they said, just like a woman sets a tone for their home, this council and their kindness, sets a nice tone for this town. And I really pray a blessing on them. I pray a blessing on their family, Lord. I pray that your heart would work through their hearts. I pray for integrity and character to be strengthened and strategies to be revealed to them for this city. I thank you for everything that they do. I pray for all of our firefighters and police, all of the school staff, uh just all the staff of this city, Lord. I pray that they would be blessed by this council and their decisions that they make. I just thank you for them and I pray a blessing upon them in Jesus' name. My dad has uh dementia, so I will be just being having California. We're not in Southern California. I grew up in Long Beach, Long Beach, California. Yes, all right. Well, thank you. Save Robinson, safe travels. Yes, you'll have nice work.

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