Stanwood, WA

Community Development Committee

Public Works and Parks Committee

General

Public Safety Committee

City Council

Planning Commission

Economic Development Board

Parks and Trails Advisory Committee

City Council

General

Finance & Personnel Committee

Community Development Committee

Public Works and Parks Committee

Public Safety Committee

City Council

Planning Commission

City Council

Finance & Personnel Committee

Parks and Trails Advisory Committee

Community Development Committee

Planning Commission

City Council

Parks and Trails Advisory Committee

Economic Development Board

City Council

Finance & Personnel Committee

Public Works and Parks Committee

City Council

Planning Commission

Public Works and Parks Committee

Planning Commission

Economic Development Board

City Council

Planning Commission

City Council

Planning Commission

Economic Development Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Finance & Personnel Committee

The Stanwood Finance & Personnel Committee will meet in person at City Hall to address one new business item. The sole decision on the agenda is the Paid Time Off Accrual Conversion Election for Non-Represented Employees. No other substantive items, contracts, or ordinances are listed.

• Paid Time Off Accrual Conversion Election for Non-Represented Employees

City Council

City Council

The Stanwood City Council is meeting to handle routine business, including approving vouchers, minutes, and several agreements. Key items include authorizing the mayor to sign a Floodplains By Design Grant Agreement and a Rodriguez Settlement Agreement. The council will also receive a police Compstat report and various committee minutes.

• Authorize Mayor to sign Floodplains By Design Grant Agreement
• Authorize Mayor to sign Rodriguez Settlement Agreement
• Approve vouchers and payroll
• Police Compstat Report - July 2026
• Committee minutes from Economic Development, Finance & Personnel, Parks and Trails, and Public Works

City Council

The Stanwood City Council is holding a workshop to review the draft 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan update. This is a discussion item only, with no formal action scheduled. The agenda is otherwise limited to procedural items, and two future workshop dates are noted.

• Review of draft 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan update

Public Safety Committee

Planning Commission

Community Development Committee

The Stanwood Community Development Committee will hold a regular meeting on August 6, 2026, at City Hall. The committee will review the unfinished Climate Assessment and Public Survey under unfinished business.

The Community Development Committee discussed the Planning Commission's proposed policy direction for the climate element. Members provided feedback, including adding solar energy incentives, prioritizing dike repair and flooding, and reconsidering a ban on data centers to allow small-scale ones for essential services. No formal decisions were made; the meeting was for discussion and feedback.

• Discussed the Planning Commission's proposed policy direction for the climate element and provided feedback.
• Suggested interviewing police, transit, schools, senior housing, and large employers for the public survey.
• Recommended adding solar energy and efficiency incentives to the Energy Efficiency focus area.
• Recommended making dike repair, flooding, and hazard mitigation a top priority in the Climate Resilience focus area.
• Recommended reconsidering the ban on data centers to allow small-scale ones for essential services.

Public Works and Parks Committee

The Stanwood Public Works and Parks Committee will meet in person to discuss two new items: a grant agreement for the Flood Plains by Design Phase 4 project and a change order for the Cedarhome Water project. No decisions are listed on this agenda.

• Flood Plains by Design Phase 4 Grant Agreement
• Cedarhome Water Change Order

Finance & Personnel Committee

The Finance & Personnel Committee will meet to review the finance report for the second quarter of 2026. No other substantive business is listed on the agenda.

• Finance Report - 2nd Quarter 2026

City Council

The Stanwood City Council will review its 2nd Quarter 2026 finance report and hear committee updates from the Economic Development Board and Planning Commission. A public hearing will consider the first reading of Ordinance 1564 (Permitted Use Matrix and Development Standards) and Ordinance 1565 (Adult Entertainment Business License Requirements). The council will also vote on the mayor's appointments to the Historic Preservation Commission and approve routine items on the consent agenda.

• Finance Report – 2nd Quarter 2026
• Economic Development Board Minutes – March 20, 2026
• Planning Commission Minutes – June 8, 2026
• Public Hearing: First Reading of Ordinance 1564 and Ordinance 1565
• Approve Mayor's Appointments to the Historic Preservation Commission

The Stanwood City Council approved the first readings of Ordinance 1564 (Permitted Use Matrix and Development Standards) and Ordinance 1565 (Adult Entertainment Business License Requirements) after a public hearing that remains open until August 2. The council also approved appointments to the Historic Preservation Commission and the consent agenda. No other substantive decisions were made; the meeting included an executive session on litigation with no action taken.

• Approved first reading of Ordinance 1564 Permitted Use Matrix and Development Standards (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 1565 Adult Entertainment Business License Requirements (unanimous)
• Approved appointments to Historic Preservation Commission: Tim Pearce, Elizabeth Callaghan, Joan Andrews, Melissa Overbeck, Meri McCormick (unanimous)
• Approved consent agenda: vouchers, payroll, and July 9, 2026 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved agenda as amended to add executive session and move New Business (unanimous)

Parks and Trails Advisory Committee

The Parks and Trails Advisory Committee is meeting to review previous minutes and discuss City Park Walks. The meeting includes a period for public comments.

• Discussion of City Park Walks

Economic Development Board

The Economic Development Board will review recent activity updates, including the Utility Box Art Project, Creative Arts District progress, a job fair summary, the State of the City video project, and business license statistics for March–June 2026. No formal decisions are listed; the agenda items are informational updates and public comments.

• Economic Development Activities Update
• Utility Box Art Project
• Creative Arts District Update
• Job Fair Summary
• State of the City Video Project

The board approved the minutes from the March 20, 2026, meeting. Members received updates on business attraction, the Stanwood Regional Job Fair, and the pursuit of Creative Arts District certification for west downtown. The City will also wrap three utility boxes with nature photos near QFC and Heritage Park.

• Approved March 20, 2026, meeting minutes (unanimous)

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will vote to approve the minutes from the June 8, 2026 meeting. It will continue discussion of the Climate Change Assessment Workshop under unfinished business. The commission will review the City Council's recent action on the Permitted Use Matrix. No new ordinance or contract items are listed.

• Approve June 8, 2026 Planning Commission meeting minutes
• Unfinished Business – Climate Change Assessment Workshop
• Review recent Council action on the Permitted Use Matrix

City Council

The City Council will meet to review a contract for the Diking District 7 Repair Project. The session includes a June Police Compstat Report and approval of vouchers and payroll.

• Authorization for Mayor to sign contract with Taylor's Excavators for Diking District 7 Repair Project
• June Police Compstat Report
• Approval of vouchers and payroll

The City Council unanimously authorized the Mayor to sign a contract with Taylor's Excavators for levee emergency repairs. The council also approved the consent agenda, including payroll and previous meeting minutes.

• Approved $1,475,003.50 contract with Taylor's Excavators for Diking District 7 Levee Emergency Repairs (Unanimous)
• Approved vouchers and payroll checks (Unanimous)
• Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for June 25, 2026 (Unanimous)

Public Safety Committee

The Stanwood Public Safety Committee will hear a general update from the police and review the June 2026 CompStat report. The committee will also receive an update from North County Regional Fire & EMS. No decisions or votes are listed on the agenda.

• General police update
• CompStat report for June 2026
• North County Regional Fire & EMS update

Public Works and Parks Committee

Community Development Committee

City Council

The Stanwood City Council will meet to approve vouchers and payroll, review committee minutes, and adopt an ordinance updating utility chapter 12. The meeting includes a presentation on Sno-Isle Libraries and a public hearing.

• Approve Vouchers and Payroll
• Approve Planning Commission Appointment - Josh Knabe
• Approve Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 1566 SMC Chapter 12 Utility Update
• Sno-Isle Libraries Programs and Services Presentation
• Public Hearing

The council approved the agenda as amended and unanimously adopted the consent agenda items, including vouchers, payroll, meeting minutes and a Planning Commission appointment. The council also approved the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 1566 SMC Chapter 12, which removes the door‑hanger fee, adds a fire‑sprinkler meter‑sizing provision, and lowers ADU water and sewer charges to 50% of single‑family rates. All votes were unanimous.

• Approved agenda as amended (unanimous)
• Approved consent agenda items A‑D: vouchers, payroll, meeting minutes, Planning Commission appointment (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 1566 SMC Chapter 12 Utility Update (unanimous)

Finance & Personnel Committee

City Council

The Stanwood City Council will consider a public hearing on Resolution 2026‑11 to adopt the city’s six‑year transportation improvement plan for 2027‑2032. The meeting also includes a contract authorization for Trico to replace water mains on Cedarhome Drive and Park Drive, a first‑reading approval of Ordinance 1566 (utility updates), and approval of the Twin City Plaza design concept. Additional items are routine consent agenda approvals and departmental reports.

• Adopt Resolution 2026‑11: Six‑Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2027‑2032
• Authorize Mayor to sign contract with Trico for Cedarhome Drive and Park Drive water main replacement
• Approve first reading of Ordinance 1566 SMC Chapter 12 Utility Update
• Approve Twin City Plaza design concept
• Approve vouchers, payroll, and City Council meeting minutes (consent agenda)

The council excused absent member Jeff Wheatley and approved an agenda amendment to add an interlocal grant item. It authorized the mayor to sign contracts for a water‑main replacement project and a Skagit Bay dike repair grant. The council adopted the six‑year transportation improvement plan, approved the first reading of a utility‑code ordinance, and accepted the Twin City Plaza design concept.

• Excused absent Councilmember Jeff Wheatley (unanimous)
• Approved agenda amendment adding interlocal grant item (unanimous)
• Authorized Mayor to sign Trico contract for Cedarhome Drive and Park Drive water main replacement (unanimous)
• Authorized Mayor to sign Interlocal Grant Agreement with Snohomish County for Skagit Bay Dike Repair (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 2026-11 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2027‑2032 (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 1566 SMC Chapter 12 Utility Update (unanimous)
• Approved Twin City Plaza Design Concept (unanimous)
• Approved vouchers, payroll and May 28 council minutes (unanimous)

City Council

The City Council will hold a special workshop to discuss the Planning Commission's Permitted Use Matrix and Standards Recommendation. No other agenda items are listed beyond the standard call to order and adjournment.

• Review of Planning Commission Permitted Use Matrix and Standards Recommendation

The council heard a presentation on the Planning Commission's recommended amendments to the Permitted Use Matrix and Standards. Members asked questions and commented, but no formal action, approval, or denial was recorded.

Public Safety Committee

Planning Commission

The Stanwood Planning Commission will discuss a proposed amendment to the Multimodal Level of Service Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan. Unfinished business includes a Climate Change Assessment. Recent council actions on grading, stormwater, and development standards will be reviewed. Upcoming agenda items include Development Design Standards.

• Unfinished Business – Climate Change Assessment
• New Business – Multimodal Level of Service Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendment
• Recent Council Action – Grading and Stormwater Code Amendment
• Recent Council Action – Permitted Use Matrix and Development Standards Code Amendment
• Upcoming Item – Development Design Standards

The commission approved the minutes of the April 13, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, noting a change to the roll call. No other actions were decided; the commission discussed a climate‑change assessment and a multimodal level‑of‑service ordinance, with further work slated for future meetings.

• Approved April 13, 2026 meeting minutes (with roll‑call change)

Community Development Committee

The committee will review the Percent for Arts Program and consider the Multimodal Level of Service Ordinance and related Comprehensive Plan amendment. It will also discuss a Climate Change Assessment. No other items are listed for decision or discussion.

• Percent for Arts Program
• Multimodal Level of Service Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendment
• Climate Change Assessment Discussion

The Community Development Committee approved moving the Percent for Arts Ordinance to the City Council, including the proposed updates. The committee also discussed possible changes to the Multimodal Level of Service Ordinance and the Climate Change Assessment, but no actions were taken on those items. No vote tallies were recorded.

• Moved Percent for Arts Ordinance forward to Council with updates

Public Works and Parks Committee

The Public Works and Parks Committee will meet on June 1, 2026 at the wastewater treatment plant. The agenda includes a discussion of the General Sewer Plan under New Business. The meeting also covers routine items such as Call to Order, Committee Comments, Staff Comments, and Adjournment.

• General Sewer Plan – discussion under New Business

City Council

The City Council will consider a declaration of emergency for Skagit Bay Dike erosion damage and the adoption of a Historic Preservation Ordinance. The body is also reviewing a grading and stormwater code amendment and various grant resolutions.

• Resolution 2026-10: Declaration of Emergency for Skagit Bay Dike Erosion Damage
• Adoption of Historic Preservation Ordinance and MOU with the Historical Society
• Contract with GrayMar Environmental Services for Johnson Farm Remediation
• Storefront Improvement Program Application for 8701 271st St NW
• Resolutions 2026-12 and 2026-13 for Heritage Park and Church Creek grants

The council excused absent member Darren Robb and approved the meeting agenda. They unanimously approved the consent agenda, which covered vouchers, meeting minutes, two recreation grant resolutions, a contract for the Johnson Farm remediation project, and a storefront improvement application. The council also adopted Ordinance 1562 (grading and stormwater management) and Ordinance 1563 (historic preservation) along with a related MOU. New business actions included reclassifying the senior planner position to Planning Manager and adopting a declaration of emergency for Skagit Bay dike erosion damage.

• Excused Councilmember Darren Robb (unanimous)
• Approved agenda as amended (unanimous)
• Approved consent agenda items: vouchers/payroll, meeting minutes, two grant resolutions, contract with Graymar Environmental Services, storefront improvement application (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 1562 Grading and Stormwater Management (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 1563 Historic Preservation Ordinance (unanimous)
• Approved MOU with Stanwood Area Historical Society (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 2026-09 reclassifying Senior Planner to Planning Manager, approved job description and salary range (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 2026-10 declaring emergency for Skagit Bay dike erosion damage (unanimous)

Finance & Personnel Committee

The Finance & Personnel Committee will consider a personnel reclassification. The item proposes changing the Senior Planner position to a Planning Manager role. The committee will discuss and decide on this change at the meeting.

• Reclassification of Senior Planner to Planning Manager

Parks and Trails Advisory Committee

The Parks and Trails Advisory Committee will review unfinished business items, including the 2026 Park Priority List, an update on Depot Park, and the RCO Grant Application. The meeting also includes routine items such as call to order, roll call, public comments, and approval of the March 16, 2026 meeting minutes. New business and member comments will follow the unfinished business discussion.

• Review of the 2026 Park Priority List
• Update on Depot Park
• Discussion of the RCO Grant Application
• Approval of March 16, 2026 meeting minutes
• Public comments and new business items

Economic Development Board

City Council

The Stanwood City Council is holding a special workshop to examine budget allocations. The agenda includes a review of funding for streets, parks, and facilities capital projects for fiscal years 2027‑2028. No other decisions are listed beyond the standard call to order and adjournment.

• Review of funding for 2027–2028 streets, parks and facilities capital projects

The City Council held a special workshop on May 14, 2026. Finance Director David Hammond presented an overview of funding for the 2027-2028 streets, parks and facilities capital projects. Councilmembers discussed the projects and asked questions, but no actions were approved or denied.