Community Development Director Gloria Hirashima talked about the desire to continue the Performance Award Program at the city. She said the program, started in 2013, follows a “private sector concept” of giving employees an incentive to go above and beyond the normal expectations, which already are excellence.

She also said the city is working with high school production classes to make videos of all the different city departments and post them on the city’s website. The first one, on the Parks and Recreation Department, features parks director Jim Ballew as the host.

“Jim is our very own Regis” Philbin, council member Kamille Norton joked.

Also at the meeting, Public Works director Kevin Nielsen said the city has obtained a $422,000 grant to help pay for traffic signals in town.

Also on the city’s website is a survey on if residents want to get rid of Fourth of July fireworks or not. The survey will advise committee members chosen to help make a decision about that prior to July 4. If the city decides on a ban, it would go into effect July 4, 2016.

The council quickly approved a number of agenda items that were discussed at the previous week’s work session.

• Amendment of sign codes that were unclear and misunderstood.

• Amendment of city code regarding commercial kennels and pet shops.

• Amendment of code regarding: parks, recreation, open space and trail impact fees; school impact fees; and traffic impact fees.

• Amendment of code regarding geologic hazards.• Reception of a grant for $136,749 to fund Grove Street sidewalk improvements from State to Cedar. The city’s cost would be $311,023.

• Termination of a six-month moratorium on Master Planned Senior Communities and removing that previously permitted use in various zones.

• Participation in a Snohomish County overlay program for roads that costs half of what traditional overlay costs.

• Approval of the 3,100 square foot addition to the police evidence building expansion at a cost of almost $104,000.

• Vacation of a stormwater detention pond near 172nd waiving compensation in exchange for new public roadway and roundabout work.

• Addition of a new beekeeping section to the city’s animal control regulations.