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Coverage of city of Burien government. Account run by deposed former planning commission chair Charles Schaefer.

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Planning Commission unanimously recommends to council adoption of the proposed "clean up" amendments to the Tree Code, Burien Municipal Code 19.26

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Human Services Commission has decided to postpone making their final funding recommendation to council until their 11/4 meeting.

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Note that next month's Human Services and Planning Commission meetings are moving up a week to the first Wednesday (11/4, day after election day) due to the Veteran's Day holiday.

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Two public comments at Human Services tonight (an unusually high number):

Someone from Salvation Army speaking to their funding application and Charles Schaefer (it's me, hi) speaking as a Tukwila Pantry board member about the Pantry's application

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Here for the Human Service Commission meeting where it's mostly going to be allocating funding to agencies that have applied.

Agenda: https://t.co/j6TiL7UFm7

Planning Commission is at 5:30 and it's just Tree Code tonight.

https://t.co/1T1K4uyNfl

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Council will meet in an executive (closed) session, estimated to return at 8:22 pm.

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Consent agenda approved unanimously

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Barbara McMichael, Defenders of Highline forest: supports updates to tree code, encourages city to keep protecting tree canopy, shares Denizens of Highline Forest program coming up

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Public comment time!

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Dave Kaplan, Port of Seattle: supports Burien tree code but expresses concerns the Port has

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Presentation of the Proposed Changes to Fiscal Policies, including a new Investment Policy

Casey Headley, Finance Director

https://t.co/GsDJQoxSei

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6c. Presentation and Discussion of the 2027–2028 Preliminary General Fund Operating Budget

Casey Headley, Finance Director

https://t.co/QJQn2wX1At

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6b. Presentation of Resolution No. 541, 2027 City of Burien Fee Schedule Briefing

Casey Headley, Finance Director
Brian Tornow, Development Manager
Chaney Skadsen, Senior Planner

https://t.co/GKLmX57OIA

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6a. 2026 Tree Code Cleanup

Josh Petter, Urban Forest Planner
Chaney Skadsen, Senior Planner
Brian Tornow, Public Works Development Manager

https://t.co/hcBMrq1Ims

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Hudson & Mendez unanimously excused.

Mendez walked in immediately after being excused.

Agenda confirmed unanimously.

City manager announced that Hudson has joined online.

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There is a council meeting starting!

Agenda is here: https://t.co/P0kD69YV1w

Present: Moore, Garcia, Andrade, DeVito, Schilling (via zoom)