City Council Briefs

City’s service rated highly by residents

City manager Steve Nolen reported to the Mill Creek City Council on Tuesday that a recent customer service survey resulted in the highest rating yet for city employees.

Nolen said the city received a rating of 4.26 out of 5, and high marks were received all across the board.

Among those who received compliments from residents were city planner Christi Amrine, Cynthia Bennett, Michelle Maltby and Mike Harris.

Nolen read comments from one couple, who said the difference between dealing with the city and with Snohomish County was like “night and day.”

“This really says a lot about our staff,” Nolen said.

Council hears about LDMR ordinance

The Mill Creek City Council on Tuesday heard a summary comparing amendments the Snohomish County Council made to its single-family detached unit development ordinance to amendments that South County cities had asked for.

The developments, also known as LDMRs, have been met with resistance by South County officials and residents.

Community Development director Bill Trimm presented information on issues including pedestrian and vehicle access, emergency access, design standards and parcel sizes.

While the cities didn’t get everything they asked for, Trimm said the amended ordinance was better than before.

“Bottom line, it’s a major improvement over what existed before, which wasn’t much,” he said.

Mayor Pro Tem Terry Ryan said the cities can always go back to the county with more requests if necessary.

“It’s final as far as the county’s concerned, but it’s not final as far as the cities are concerned,” he said.

September set for document destruction

Mayor Donna Michelson said the second Document Destruction Day is scheduled for Sept. 29.

“So save up all your personal documents and bring them on down,” Michelson said.

A similar event, where residents can bring personal documents to be destroyed to help prevent identity theft, was staged last year.