By Mellow DeTray

The Normandy Park City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, addressed an array of community priorities, from high-tech security concerns to milestone celebrations.

Key discussions focused on the transparency and data-sharing policies of the city’s Flock safety cameras—specifically regarding potential state legislation to protect privacy—as well as the significant costs associated with specialized graffiti removal on the Sylvester Bridge.

Additionally, the council looked ahead to the nation’s 250th anniversary, weighing the logistics of a local “Third of July” fireworks display, while leadership urged residents to provide feedback through this year’s Citizen Satisfaction Survey.

Flock Camera Questions

One public commenter shared her concerns over the city’s two Flock cameras, which she worried could be used by ICE to target people. Later in the meeting, Councilmember Shawn McEvoy inquired about this issue. Chief Dan Yourkoski explained that the cameras only see license plates, not the driver or passengers of vehicles. In addition, footage from the city’s Flock cameras is only ever shared with Des Moines and SeaTac, in order to do things like recover stolen vehicles. Nothing is shared with ICE or any federal agencies.

Mayor Eric Zimmerman shared that there is new legislation currently being discussed at the state level that would require deletion of all footage from these cameras after three weeks. In addition, the new bill would prohibit any Flock footage from being shared with the federal government, and requires vendors to restrict software upgrades to those that respect established sharing settings. Private citizens will also not have access to Flock footage.

Citizen Satisfaction Survey

City Manager Amy Arrington shared that the annual Citizen Satisfaction Survey is live, and so far there have been 30 responses. She hopes that residents will tell their neighbors about this, because the more responses they get, the better. The survey can be found at this link, or on the city website.

Third Of July Celebration

A discussion took place regarding a possible 3rd of July celebration, in cooperation with The Cove, in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary. This date was chosen because all the pyrotechnicians are already booked up for the 4th. The cost for the celebration could be $35,000 to $50,000, with most of that money going to a 12 to 15 minute fireworks display.

Sylvester Bridge Graffiti Removal

Public Works Director Ken Courter shared that the bid for removal of graffiti on the Sylvester Bridge is going to cost $8,000. The high cost is due to a difficult to access location above a ravine, so the city must contract the job to a company with special equipment. This graffiti, Director Courter explained, is really only visible by one resident, but the city has received several complaints about it.