Thanks for your feedback and interest in our city’s governance. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have thoughts or ideas about how we can make it easier for you to engage with the city.
In Service,
Sarah
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AGENDA: burienwa.civicweb.net/document/217...
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MEETING CENTER calendar: burienwa.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
Upcoming meetings: March 9, March 23, April 6
This will be a learning meeting for me - each topic has a different decision-making or opinion-gathering process, & in addition to reviewing the content this weekend, I also watched recorded meetings from Burien & other cities to see how others have navigated decision making scenarios.
- starting the selection process for our commissions, discussing our wishes for council rules of order, and looking at the feasibility of two items - Tax Increment Financing districts, and a Criminal Justice Sales and Use Tax, that could each have substantial impact on our budget.
Hello from Mayor Sarah,
Ramadan Mubarak to those observing, and Happy Lunar New Year!
This week’s meeting includes part of the process for setting council and Burien up for the next few years -
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For fellow 34th District residents (parts of Burien, White Center, West Seattle and Vashon — our legislators are having a town hall this coming Monday at 6:00pm
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Reps Thomas and Fitzgibbon and Senator Alvarez will be there!
In service,
Sarah
MEETING ACCESS
WATCH: Comcast Channel 21 or STREAM: Zoom link: bit.ly/2LAgoW0
AGENDA: burienwa.civicweb.net/document/216...
PUBLIC COMMENT sign up: bit.ly/BurienPublic...
MEETING CENTER calendar: burienwa.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
Upcoming meetings: February 23, March 9, March 23
This commitment would be made in a time of urgency, when federal agencies are actively seizing and incarcerating or deporting members of our immigrant and refugee communities, harming families, communities, our region and our country.
Later in the agenda we will discuss an opportunity to recommit to this claim we make about ourselves. We will review - and potentially adopt - a resolution supporting immigrants and refugees in our city. burienwa.civicweb.net/document/216...
Hello from Mayor Sarah,
This week’s meeting begins with 2 proclamations celebrating Burien as a diverse community whose strength is in the people of every race, religion, nationality who contribute to our beautiful city, as residents, workers, students, or visitors. mailchi.mp/cf253ebfdd77...
Good write up on recent vote from our last council meeting related to comp plan amendments related to density in specific neighborhoods
These students are learning how to speak up, organize, and participate in democracy skills that matter in a healthy community.
As leaders, our responsibility is to listen, keep lines of communication open, and ensure our schools remain safe spaces for learning, dialogue, and growth. ✊🏾🙌🏾👏🏾
Today, students at our local high schools participated in a walkout to make their voices heard about ICE immigration separating families and taking parents away from from school friends
Whether we agree or disagree with the message its important to recognize that civic engagement often starts young
NEW STORY // New Burien Council Takes Potential Neighborhood-wide Downzones Off the Table
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/30/n...
Upcoming meetings: February 9, February 23, March 9
PUBLIC COMMENT sign up by 4:30pm on Monday*: bit.ly/BurienPublic...
* Study session reminder: public comments are limited to topics on the agenda. This week the topic is the budget.
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WATCH: Comcast Channel 21 or STREAM: Zoom link: bit.ly/2LAgoW0
AGENDA: burienwa.civicweb.net/document/216...
MEETING CENTER calendar: burienwa.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
Council Updates for the February 2nd Study Session on the city budget: mailchi.mp/550bb1d51801...
I'm still learning and refining my role as Mayor and hope to improve with each meeting! Thank you @hugo4burien.bsky.social for the kind encouragement.
Thank you!!
As Mayor, I will preside at meetings, attend city-to-city conversations, & interface with the media & community as the representative of the city. I am still absorbing all of the details of this new responsibility & will be training with the city’s comms team to make sure I am doing the best I can.
At the Jan 12th meeting, my fellow Councilmembers selected me to serve as Mayor for the next 2 years. We are a council-manager city, so being Mayor does not give me sweeping, different powers, but will add an additional set of duties. CM @hugo4burien.bsky.social was selected as Deputy Mayor.
Tomorrow, Burien City Council will have a special meeting at 2pm and a regular meeting at 5:30pm. Read about the agenda and find links to comment, watch from home, and more, here: mailchi.mp/5c244a087524...
The Burien Severe Weather Shelter is open this week and in need of volunteers. Because the nature of severe weather shelters make opening unpredictable, it can be difficult to have volunteers ready to go on short notice. Thank you for helping our neighbors in the cold!
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Public comment link (a new link generated each meeting) forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Agenda Link (complete contents of this week’s agenda) burienwa.civicweb.net/document/215...
Meeting Center Link (navigate to agendas, notes & recordings for city meetings) burienwa.civicweb.net/.../MeetingI....
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You can watch City Council meetings in person, on Comcast channel 21 or stream them online from your phone, tablet, or computer with this Zoom Link: bit.ly/2LAgoW0
Don’t forget - if you have thought about joining an advisory board or commission, now is a great time to do so. Applications are open for five important commissions, one that might be perfect for you. The deadline is coming up soon (11:59PM on January 16th). www.burienwa.gov/news_events/...
My first newsletter of the new year! Our meeting tomorrow will focus on electing a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor, proclamations, our financial forecast, and more. Read my thoughts on the agenda and find links to watch the meeting, sign up for public comment and more: mailchi.mp/02e0503999c8...
