2002, 10-24 Candidates Meeting Minutes City of Spokane Valley
City Council Candidates Meeting
Freeway Center
Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 6 p.m.
The City Council Candidates Meeting was called to order by the volunteer Facilitator,
Gregg Dohrn, and commenced at 6:40 p.m. A quorum was present.
There were 13 of the 14 of the City Council candidates present at the meeting:
Diana Wilhite — Position 1 Gary Schimmels — Position 4
Ed Mertens— Position 2 Richard (Rich) Munson — Position 5
Steve Taylor— Position 2 Joan McCurdy — Position 5
John G. Kailas — Position 3 Janine Eldredge-Underdahl — Position 6
Mike DeVleming — Position 3 Mike Flanigan — Position 6
Dick Collins — Position 4 Dick Denenny— Position 7
Louis Sims — Position 7
Absent due to an injury was:
Deanna Hormann — Position 1
The Candidates had made an agreement at a previous meeting that they all must be in
attendance, therefore this meeting was canceled. The agenda items will be carried over to
next week's meeting.
Prior to the meeting, there was a presentation on the District Courts.
Meeting Tonics of Discussion:
1. Tour of Freeway Center, 11604 East Indiana
Rob Amsden, who represented the property manager, led a group tour.
2. Approval of the Minutes from October 17, 2002 (held at the new Valley
Sheriff's Substation)
The Minutes were not approved this week and therefore will be on the Agenda for
next week's meeting.
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3. Other Possible City Hall Facilities to Tour:
There was a short discussion regarding other possible City Hall facilities. Ed Mertens
said that he had talked with Jim Quigley about the former Home Base was now being
offered at $2.50 a square foot with little office space and that they are very willing to
arrange a tour. Steve Taylor asked about touring U-City. Gary Schimmels said he
talked to Orville Barnes recently and he has a map of the building. They are making
some modifications to the building and the bottom floor of the Crescent Building is
available; Mr. Barnes is willing to give a presentation, upon request. John Kailas
inquired about the old Rite Aid building. Gary Schimmels said that the owner of the
building has a plan on it, but they aren't willing to make modifications unless a renter
shows up, and therefore not likely to be a feasible site. Mike DeVleming replied he
thought it was being torn down. Joan McCurdy asked about the former K-Mart on
Sprague. The Safeco building on Sprague was also mentioned, but due to security
issues with the building, it is not being considered. Diana Wilhite said that she would
make the necessary arrangements, should it be decided to tour any other facilities.
Please call Diana in the next week if there are additional thoughts on possible facilities
to tour.
4. Next Candidate Meeting Date/Time
The next Candidate Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 31, at 6 u.m.,
Gateway Corporate Park, 10102 East Knox, Phase II. Someone will be available
to provide direction to this location, since there are several offices in this office
complex.
5. FollowuD Items
Diana Wilhite said she had received additional information from attorneys who were
interested in providing legal services and distributed this information to the
Candidates. They include Rocky Treppiedi from Perkins Coie; Foster Pepper &
Shefelman; and Cary Driskell, who is interested in the permanent City Manager
position. Jim Kaufman expressed interest in providing attorney services and he will
bring copies of his resume next week. Dale Strom, a local public administrator and a
Valley City resident, is interested in creating a local team of administrators to serve on
an interim basis.
Diana also mentioned that she heard from the law firm of Herman, Herman &Jolly
and they are not interested in providing services at this time and hasn't been able to
reach Paine Hamblen as yet.
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Mr. Dohrn said he would contact Deanna Hormann to let her_know about the brief
discussion from this meeting and the agenda items for next week's meeting.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karin Bosworth
Recording Secretary
Approved on
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Agenda Items for Candidate Meeting on October 31, 2002 —
starting at 6 PM. New location is Redwood Plaza, 11707 East Sprague:
1- Approval of the Candidate Meeting Minutes from October 17 and 24
2- Continued discussion on interim City Hall facilities
3- Continued discussion regarding Interim City Management services
4- Continued discussion regarding City Attorney services
5- Continued discussion regarding Banking services
6- Other discussion items/new business
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE SPOKANE VALLEY CiTY COUNCIL
REGARDING INTERIM ADMINISTRATION
October 24, 2002
TO: City Council Candidates, Spokane Valley, Washington
FROM: Dale L. Strom
SUBJECT: Interim Administration
I have read, and heard discussed at your meeting of October 17, 2002, consideration of
contracting with one of two personnel management companies from Western Washington
to provide interim administrative services to the new City of Spokane Valley prior to the
official date of incorporation. As a local public administrator, I propose that you consider
another option.
As the Council candidates have acknowledged, time is short to undertake the many
administrative and legislative details necessary to prepare the new city government for
launching on either of the recommended dates of February 28 or March 31, 2003. 1
believe that specific knowledge of the Spokane Valley community, it's values and
traditions, it's institutions and relationships with the larger community are an important
element of a successful beginning. The elected Council members will bring that to the
table.
However, in order to lessen the impact on the time committed by individual members,
you could chose to utilize an interim staff that has a similar knowledge base. You might
still chose to contract with a party familiar with the specific actions needed to meet
legislative mandates on new cities, but.I believe this body of knowledge is limited, and
specific in nature. Many of the other necessary steps, such as setting up temporary office
space, establishing lines of credit and warrant systems, negotiations on contracted
services with the County, Fire District, or other parties, interim and post-incorporation
budget development, etc. are matters that would benefit from staff familiarity with the
community and existing positive relationships with local decision makers. Any outside
consultant services could be limited in scope, and under the direction of'your own interim
staff.
I believe that an interim administrative team, composed of locally-experienced
governmental officials and business persons, hired on short-term personal services
contracts, can be a cost-effective way to make this transition, and relieve some of the
pressure on what will admittedly be a busy season for the newly-elected Council
members.
I have developed some ideas on how such a team could be put together, and would be
glad to discuss this if the candidates desire, and if time allows.
10/10/02
City of Spokane Valley
Administrative Research — Copiers, Office Furniture, Office Supplies,
Portable Sound Systems, Audiocassette Recording Units, Postage Machines
CASSETTE/TAPE DECK FOR
RECORDING COUNCIL MEETINGS N
Name Address Phone # Item Pricing Info.
Evco Sound & 218 North Lee 535-8718 Office Pioneer CT-W404R $250, would also need _
Electronics, Inc. Spokane, WA 99202 534-2795 FAX Double auto-reverse transcribing machine
Rich Williams, Account cassette deck
Exec. Pricing information
Attached
Kershaws 119 South Howard 456-6500 Panasonic Standard $279.95 (List Price),
Damien Mangano, Spokane, WA 99201 cassette transcriber, PCE See attached catalogues
Furniture Manager RR-830
www.kershaws-spokane.com
Office Depot 14008 East Sprague 891-8770 Panasonic Cassette $199.99,
www.officedepot.corn Avenue Transcriber PANRR830, See attached catalogues
Spokane Valley, WA #396-360-032
Staples 15224 East Indiana 927-8291 Panasonic RR-930 $209.99,
www.staples.com Avenue standard cassette See attached catalogues
Spokane Valley, WA transcriber (662841-D3,
$209.99
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City of Spokane Valley
Administrative Research — Copiers, Office Furniture, Office Supplies,
Portable Sound Systems, Audiocassette Recording Units, Postage Machines
", POSTAGE MACHINES/SCALES
Name Address Phone # Item Pricing Info.
Branco Business Products 459-4580 Postage Meter, new and
Clint, Owner pre-owned, and Service at $400/year
www.branco-bo.com Remanufactured Equipment With Pitney Bowes 5600,
by Pitney Bowes; contact them directly trN..
Also Francotype Postalia lease meter
Bullfrog Enterprises or North Division 924-5091 Postage Meter Called 10/7;
Bitteroot Office Systems will send info. In the mail
NeoPost Postage Meters
and Mailing Systems
John Allen, Sales Rep.
Pitney Bowes 8506 North Wall 1-800-322-8000 Postage Meter and scale Left message 10/7
Spokane, WA
Inland Business Products 111 North Vista 928-3922 Left message 10/7; —
(sells Ascom Hasler Spokane called City of Federal Way
Mailing Systems) to find out how much their
Thomas Paine budget for postage is
Respectfully submitted by:
Karin Bosworth
Administration/Finance Subcommittee
999-2009 (cell)
karin_bosworth @hotmail.com or
kmbosworth@att.net
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Attachments
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City of Spokane Valley
Administration/Finance Committee
Diana Wilhite, Chair
Possible Temporary/Long-Term Office Locations for City Hall
Note: this list will frequently be updated!
Building Name Square Feet/Price Address Contact I
ct Notes
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Freeway Center 15,000 sq. ft. 11604 East Indiana Ave. J. Grant Person "Class B" office space, large parking lot
$0.40 sq. ft, NNN Tomlinson Black for 225 cars, great location, just north of
"as is" 622-3575 Pines & I-90 interchange. Building contains
computer wiring infrastructure with CAT
patch panel & wiring, surge compressor,
wire closet system rack and cabinet.
Home Base store 100,100 sq. ft. 9724 East Sprague James Quigley "Class_". Warehouse type retail. Ed
(former) $5 per sq. ft. NNN or Avenue Associate Broker Mertens has more information. Offered
$500,499 per year Kiemle & Hagood "as-is". Zoned County B-3. Could be
755-7560 subleased out to other tenants.
Inland Paper — at Mirabeau Mirabeau Point Long-term possible City Hall location;
Point proposal presented June 2002. Need to
find out costs/sq. footage in the proposal.
International Gateway 42,867 sq. ft. 10102 East Knox Mark Lucas or 2000 NNN expenses estimated at
Corporate Park, Phase II 92 cents sq. ft./mo. Tracy Lucas 15 cents/sq. ft./month. Brand new
($11 sq. ft./yr.) Kiemle & Hagood office/warehouse space. US West conduit
755-7524 is provided and tenant to provide
connections and service; conduit in for
fiber and US West can provide fiber, r
convenient location just north of I-90 nee!, .�
Are onne exit visible from freewa .
K-Mart (former) 87,405 sq. ft. 15303 East Sprague Marshall Clark Retail space, additional costs include $1.48
$3.50 per sq. ft./year, Avenue Clark Pacific Real per SF NNN for CAM and taxes;
NNN plus $1.48 per Estate Company $57,674.77 property taxes, not including
sq. ft./year NNN 325-3333 utilities, ample parking
Mullan Office Building 12,096 sq. ft. 1120 North Mullan Jeff McGougan 31 parking spaces, confidential
For Sale only @ Tomlinson Black
$800,000 622-3576 i
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CAT=Category;NNN e,taxes,Insurance,utilities(additional);
Estimate to Remodel Warehouse Space: $50 to$70 per square Foot
City of Spokane Valley
Administration/Finance Committee
Diana Wilhite, Chair
Possible Temporary/Long-Term Office Locations for City Hall
N Note: this list will frequently be updated!N
Building Name Square Feet/Price Address Contact Notes
North Fancher Business 156,854 sq. ft. +/- 2310 North Fancher Mark Lucas or Can be divided to accommodate numerous
Park 65 cents/sq. ft./ Tracy Lucas tenants. Excellent location, great freeway
month, NNN Kiemle & Hagood access, situated near Felts Field Airport.
($7.80 sq. ft./ 755-7524 Fiber available, T-1 in building. Ample
year, NNN) _ parking for 459 +/- cars.
Opportunity Township Hall Unknown— East Sprague Avenue Spokane County This building could be turned over to the
(near Pines) Parks & City for possible occupancy.
Recreation/County
Commissioners
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Office space across the 12-15 offices Sprague Avenue Called Rick at Web to find out about it,
street from Safeco — Gary 10/9/02
Schimmels
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CAT•Category; NNN =taxes,insurance,utilities(additional);
Estimate to Remodel Warehouse Space: $50 to$70 per square foot
City of Spokane Valley
Administration/Finance Committee
Diana Wilhite, Chair
Possible Temporary/Long-Term Office Locations for City Hall
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Building Name Square Feet/Price Address Contact Notes
Redwood Plaza up to 10,666 sq. ft., 11707 Sprague Avenue Rick Bertholf, "Class A" rated. Complimentary until
first floor Suite 106 Property Manager 3/1/03; space already has 22+ cubicles,
(formerly occupied by Complimentary or Bill Butler, large reception station, 6+ offices with
Alcatel) until 3-1-03; President cubicles &office chairs, large conference
$13/sq. ft. first year, Web Properties room, 2 conference room tables, some I.
incremental scale 533-0995 white boards. Handicapped/ADA
thereafter accessible. Well lighted parking lots in
front & back, 438 parking spaces. Security
Note: this rate system for area. Fiber optics in the
includes taxes, building. Very convenient and easy-to-find
maintenance, utilities, Valley location. Meeting/conference room
and janitorial on third floor. Bob Graham (Facilities
chair) has viewed it. Web Properties has
offered a $13 per sq. foot special rate
after 3/1/03 for the first year. Lease
options are 2, 4, and 6 years on a
negotiable scale. Across the street from
the Post Office. Tenant improvements can
be made; it can be divided/expanded an(iv
as the City grows, thereby not having to
move. This building was built to be a
future City Government building by the
original owner, Hank Grinnalds. Phone
system and computers would need to be
purchased, existing cubicles already have
the wiring in them. Option to purchase the
existing cubicles and chairs. Property Mgr.
will provide a tour on 10-10-02.
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CAT=Category;NNN =taxes,Insurance,utilities(additional);
Estimate to Remodel Warehouse Space: S50 to$70 per square foot
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City of Spokane Valley
Administration/Finance Committee
Diana Wilhite, Chair
Possible Temporary/Long-Term Office Locations for City Hall
Note: this list will frequently be updated!
Building Name Square Feet/Price Address Contact Notes
Rite Aid (former) 51,000 sq. ft. 15405 East Sprague Bill Brooks or Warehouse building, U-City shopping
$2.55 sq. ft./yr. NNN Avenue (University & Sheldon Jackson center
"as is,"$10,837/mo. Sprague) SDS Realty
624-1019
Safeco (second floor) 5,000 to 26,000 sq. ft. 14610 East Sprague Jeff Johnson "Class A" rated. Abundant parking,
$14.50/sq. ft. Avenue Kiemle & Hagood convenient location on Sprague. Well
Fully Serviced 755-7551 maintained, high quality office building.
Spokane Valley Chamber of 750 sq. feet 8817 East Mission Avenue Eldonna Gossett Includes phones and intemet capabilities.
Commerce building $500/month 924-4994 Access to kitchen, meeting rooms.
U City— Old JC Penney Up to 87,000 sq. feet Sprague & University Kiemle &Hagood Warehouse/retail building; open retail area
store $5-$6 NNN "as is" Craig Soehren only. No partitions, etc.
755-7548
Valley Substation of Sheriff's South side of Sprague, Not available, however could use Judge's
office (new) between Pines/McDonald Chambers on a temporary basis for council
meetings at no charge. Rich Munson has
viewed it.
1807 North Hutchinson 10,400 sq. ft. 1807 North Hutchinson Kiemle & Hagood 8 car parks per 1,000 sq. ft. (80 parking
Road $17/sq. ft. Road Craig Soehren spaces). Class A office for single user. Eat•
Full Service 755-7548 I-90 freeway access. "Good corporate
identity building!"
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Graham and Karin Bosworth
Facilities/Finance/Administration Committee
928-7730/999-2009
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CAT=Category; NNN o taxes,insurance,utilities(additional);
Estimate to Remodel Warehouse Space:$50 to$70 per square foot