HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-29-2024 Special Minutes * _==_�'�` Special City Council Meeting
CITY OF -. * February 29, 2024 - 5:00 PM
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- _ Prairie Convention Room, 2402 Auburn
* WASHINGTON Way South INUTES WA 98002
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. at the
Muckleshoot Casino Resort, 2402 Auburn Way South,Auburn, WA 98002.
II. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ill. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
1. Public Participation
The Special City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually.
IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Mayor Backus' State of the City Address
Mayor Backus provided her State of the City Address and thanked the City
Council, Junior City Council, City staff,Auburn's public schools, Valley
Regional Fire Authority, other elected officials,family, and friends for their
service to the community. She also discussed the City's growth, including
population,the Downtown Plan, local businesses, and the Bridges
Neighborhood; she discussed safety, including Police Department hiring,
the Officer Wellness Program, crime and arrest statistics, and the Anti-
Homelessness Department; and shared elements of the City's vibrancy,
including new playgrounds and recent additions to Auburn parks, the
Auburn Golf Course, Mountainview Cemetery, City recreation programs
and events, the Postmark Center for the Arts, the "Muckleshoot:Alive and
Strong" art exhibit, and a video on the Parks,Arts, and Recreation
Department staff and events. She also included an overview of the Auburn
School District and Green River Community College,foundation elements
including community improvements, equity elements including the Inclusive
Auburn initiative and obtaining an official"Welcoming City" certification, and
community elements including the City's internship program, Juneteenth,
the Emergency Management Department and their Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT)training program,the Auburn Magazine, and the
Junior Achievement BizTown program.
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V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
APPROVED this 18th day of March, 2024.
i
N NCY B US, MAYO Rebecca Wood-Pollock,
Deputy City Clerk
Agendas and minutes are available to the public at the City Clerk's Office, on the City website
(http://www.auburnwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review
at the City Clerk's Office.
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