Maple Valley council approves consent items, appoints commissioner and cancels July 28 meeting

Maple Valley — The City Council’s July 14 meeting covered routine business and several notable administrative actions: the consent calendar (including vendor and benefit checks totaling $1,665,276.23 and several project resolutions), a commissioner appointment, personnel retitling, and the cancellation of the July 28 regular meeting.

The consent calendar included approval of the June 23 minutes; vendor and benefit checks, wire transfers and payroll items totaling $1,665,276.23; Resolution No. R-25-1974 accepting the Lake Wilderness Generator Project and directing closure of that project; Resolution No. R-25-1990 awarding the F-07 Permanent Message Boards Project to Active Construction, Inc., authorizing a 15% construction contingency and a future 2025 transportation budget amendment; Resolution No. R-25-1993 authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the Lake Wilderness Golf Course and Restaurant Management Agreement with Maple Valley Golf, LLC; and Resolution No. R-25-1994 entering into a King County GIS Center Project Agreement. A MOTION to approve the Consent Calendar carried 6-0.

Council approved on the record a six-month extension of an interim ordinance related to parking and storage of vehicles (Ordinance No. O-25-853) as part of the consent items. The minutes list the ordinance title but do not provide additional implementation details.

Deputy Mayor Dana Parnello moved and Councilmember Victoria Schroff seconded a motion to appoint Dr. Ginger Callison to the Economic Development Commission; the motion carried, 6-0. The minutes record the appointment but do not provide biographical detail about Dr. Callison.

Under the City Manager report, staff noted that on July 16 six motor officers will be on patrol; City Hall downstairs relocation has begun; social media protocol work and Rep’d video usage are underway; and the city will partner with the Rotary Club on the 'Run for the Gnomes' event. Council unanimously approved retitling the Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer position. Staff also noted intent to apply for a Port of Seattle grant and that Community Resources Coordinator Greta Huntley is available to review a Health Care Authority grant report.

Late in the meeting council approved a motion to extend the session first to 10:00 p.m. (motion carried 5-0, Councilmember Dawson abstained) and later to 10:15 p.m. (motion carried 5-0, Dawson abstained). The council convened into an executive session at 9:40 p.m. to discuss potential litigation under state law and reconvened to open session at 10:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.

Items that lacked detailed discussion or specifications in the minutes—such as enforcement details for the code change, technical specs for the awarded contract, or biographical details for the appointed commissioner—will require review of the full ordinance text, contract documents, or appointment materials for further detail.