First Burien City Council meeting under Acting City Manager Rod Steitzer on Monday, April 20 will tackle minimum wage, budget issues & more

The Burien City Council will consider a draft ordinance repealing and amending the city’s minimum wage law, review a preliminary first quarter budget presentation, discuss the possible creation of a transportation commission and more at its regular meeting on Monday, April 20.

This will be the first regular council meeting with acting City Manager Rod Steitzer since Adolfo Bailon was placed on paid administrative leave at the council’s April 13 special meeting.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Burien City Hall (map below), and can be viewed live on Comcast TV Channel 21, via Zoom here and via live-stream here.

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Agenda Highlights

PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• a) Small Business Week Proclamation: Councilmember Alex Andrade
• b) Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation: Councilmember Alex Andrade

COUNCIL REPORTS

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

PUBLIC COMMENT: Notice to all participants: Pursuant to RCW 42.17A.555, campaigning for any ballot measure or candidate in City Hall and/or during any portion of the Council Meeting – including the public comment period – is prohibited.

BUSINESS AGENDA

• a) 2026 Quarter 1 Preliminary Budget Presentation: Casey Headley, Finance Director
• b) Considerations for Establishing a Transportation Commission: Rod Steitzer, Public Works Director & Acting City Manager, Liz Stead, Community Development Director
• c) Discussion of Proclamations for Remainder of 2026: Devin Chicras, Communications and Public Engagement Manager
• d) Draft of Ordinance No. 892, Repealing and Amending the Burien Minimum Wage: Ann Marie Soto, Interim City Attorney, Rod Steitzer, Public Works Director and Acting City Manager
• e) Continued Discussion of Possible Violation of Executive Session: Ann Marie Soto, Interim City Attorney
• f) City Council Planning Calendar: Rod Steitzer, Public Works Director & Acting City Manager

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

• a) Executive Session per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i), to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency, with potential action to follow.
• b) Executive Session under RCW 42.30.110(g), to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment, with potential action to follow.

Public comment and hearing sign-up deadline is 4:30 p.m. on 4/20. Interpretación en español estará disponible. https://t.co/8VYr8AHmPu 2/2

— City of Burien, WA (@Burien) April 17, 2026