City Council Special Hybrid Meeting

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 5:00pm

July 12 - The hybrid meeting will be broadcast live on MITV Channel 21 and live streamed on the City Council’s YouTube Channel.

Registering to Speak: Individuals wishing to speak live during Appearances or the Public Hearings will need to register their request with the City Clerk's Office at 206.275.7793 or email the City Clerk and leave a message before 4:00 PM on the day of the Council meeting. Please reference "Appearances" or "Public Hearing" on your correspondence and state if you would like to speak either in person at Mercer Island Community & Event Center or remotely using Zoom. Each speaker will be allowed three (3) minutes to speak. A timer will be visible online to speakers, City Council, and meeting participants. Please be advised that there is a time delay between the Zoom broadcast and the YouTube or Channel 21 broadcast.

Public Appearances: Notify the City Clerk in advance if you will be providing your comments in person at Mercer Island Community & Event Center or remotely using Zoom. If providing your comments using Zoom, staff will be prepared to permit temporary video access when you enter the live Council meeting. Please remember to activate the video option on your phone or computer, ensure your room is well lit, and kindly ensure that your background is appropriate for all audience ages. Screen sharing will not be permitted, but documents may be Emailed to Council.

Join by Telephone at 6:30 PM (Appearances will start sometime after 6:30 PM): To listen to the meeting via telephone, please call 253.215.8782 and enter Webinar ID 896 4654 6706 and Password 730224 if prompted.

Join by Internet at 6:30 PM (Appearances will start sometime after 6:30 PM): To watch the meeting over the internet via your computer, follow these steps:

Click this link
If the Zoom app is not installed on your computer, you will be prompted to download it.
If prompted for Webinar ID, enter 896 4654 6706 Enter Password 730224
The City Clerk will call on you by name when it is your turn to speak.
Please confirm that your audio works prior to participating.

Join in person at Mercer Island Community & Event Center at 6:30 PM (Appearances will start sometime after 6:30 PM): 8236 SE 24th Street

Submitting Written Comments: Email written comments to the City Council at council@mercerisland.gov.

Andrea Larson
City Clerk

July 12 - Notice is hereby given that the City Council will hold a Special Hybrid Meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 5:00 pm. Meeting attendees will participate remotely via Zoom and any public wishing to attend or speak in person during appearances, may join at the Mercer Island Community & Event Center at 8236 SE 24th Street, Mercer Island, WA.

Detailed instructions on how to join the meeting are available online here: https://www.mercerisland.gov/citycouncil/page/city-council-special-hybrid-meeting-7.

Andrea Larson
City Clerk

Notice:

City Council Agenda Distribution List - July 12
City Council Calendar - July 12
Website Public Notice - July 12

NOTICE OF THREE (3) PUBLIC HEARINGS:

Interim Zoning & Official Controls - Ordinance No. 23C-09
Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing at its Hybrid Meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 5pm, to receive comments on Ordinance No. 23C-09 enacting interim regulations that allow local eating and drinking establishments to expand outdoor dining into public rights-of-way (ROW) and private parking spaces. Read more here . . .

Interim Regulations on Permit Processing - Ordinance No. 23C-10
Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing at its Hybrid Meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 5pm, to receive comments on Ordinance No. 23C-10 related to interim regulations on permit processing. Read more here . . .

Interim Regulations Related to Emergency Shelters and Housing, Transitional Housing, and Permanent Supportive Housing - Ordinance No. 23C-11
Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council will hold a public hearing at its Hybrid Meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 5pm, to receive comments on Ordinance No. 23C-11, which renews Ordinance No. 22C-14, interim regulations in MICC 19.16.010 related to emergency shelters and housing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing in response to E2SHB 1220. Read more here . . .

The public hearings will be held in person and using Zoom. The public will have the opportunity to comment during the public hearings by either attending in person, calling in, or logging onto the meeting via Zoom. Written comments may be submitted to the City of Mercer Island by e-mail to council@mercerisland.gov until such time that the public hearing is adjourned.

Detailed instructions on how to comment live during the public hearings will be available online on or before July 12, 2023.

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