2008, 12-02 Study Session
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~i~ ~D~~IEn FD AGENDA .
C1TY OF SPQKANT~ VALLEY
CITY COUivCIL WORKSFIE-ET
SfiIJDY SESSI0N
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 6:00 p.m.
CI1 Y liALL COUNCiL CHAME3ER5
11707 East Sprague Avenuc, First Floor
(Ple9se Silence Your Cell Yhones During the Meeting)
DiSCUSSION LEADER SiTf3JECT/ACTIVT'TY GOAL
ACT.TON II`EM:
A. Jolin Whitehead Holid9y Clnstire Approval Motion Gonsicieration
+ [public comment~
STUDY SESSIO\ ITEMS:
1. Eve \Telson. SRTC Smart Koutes Presentation/Discussion
2. Scott Kuhta Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan Deliberarion
3. Mayor Munson Advancc Agencta lliscussion/lnformation
9. Informution Only: (ivill nat be discarssed or reportetl):
a. Contract UPdares for Setiske cnul Y11CA Aquatics - Mike Stone
b, Transportation 13enefjt Disirrct Upduie - Cury Driskell
c. Draft Memorund2an of UndErstarzding for Prosec7rtor Services - Cary DriskelJ
d STi1 Fzntds Regarding Intersections - Ner! Kerslen
e. Spakcrne C'otatry I•ibrtn}j Districl 77zird Qtrcrrter Report
f. Depurlmen! Reporls
5. Mayor Munson Council Check in Aiscussion/In.formation
6. Taave Mercier Cityvlanagcr Commenls Taiscussionllnfomiation
AI7JOURN
Note: Unless othenvise aoted above, lhere will be no public comments ni Council Stud,v Sessions. Aowever, Council nhvnys resen•es the
right to rc(luest information from the public nnd stafins flppropri3te. During meeti.ngs hcld by the Ciry of Spo:kone Valley Council, the Cotimcil
reserves lhe right to take "action" un any item ]isted or subsequeady addsd to the agenda. The term "sction" means to deliberate; discuss, reti7ew,
coasider, evaluate, or make o mllective positive or negutive decisioa.
NOT1CE: Indn•iduals plsnning to attend the meeting wfio require speciel essismnce to axcxnmodnce physical, kearing, or o+her impurmrnts, ptcase contact ttie City
Clerk at (509) 921-1000 rs sooa► rs possils]e so that nrrangemenrs may be mede.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: 12-02-08 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business 0 new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: City Hall Holiday Closure Notice
BACKGROUNU:
OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Move to close City Hall Friday, December 26, 2008,
for the entire workday, and to remain open for the entire workday Wednesday, December 31,
2008.
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT: John Whitehead
ATTACHMENTS
issue whirh was presentcd at the Board af Counry Commissioner's mccting this moming as part oC the
continuing dialogue on regionai nnimnl control issurs. Mr. Memier said he met wiih the Financc
Cammittce lsst Friday and the Committce a$roed to the idea of closing the entiro dey Chrisnnas Eve,
which is a Mar►d,ay: nnd to remain open the cntire day New Year's Eve: and asked if Council would bc
amenable to placing thai an the nexi consent agectda Gaumcil coacurred. pl:ins far the w-inter reveat am
beginninp, und Mr. Mcrcier asked Council ta check iheir calendars for possible Saturday meeiing dates uf
January 12 Ar Februarv 2. We have also becn asked to consider hosting a five-member intrrnetional
group this winter from places in the warld experienring the democrntic form of governmeat for the fust
time, and Mr. Mercier said this would be an opportunity to share ow gnveruance el►perience w7th new
mayurs andfor siaffof communities wfio are trying to fiEturo this out for the first time.
Jt ivos mvved b►• Deputy Mutlor Tm-lar, sec•onded aytd rmanimauyly ugreed to exlend the meeting t0 9:10
p. M.
Public VVorl-s Director Kerste❑ mentioned that the Broadway Project three lanes wus campleted last fali
and Councii wss anticipating receiving those accidcnts statistics this Call; however, with the Sullivan ramp
overpass closed for two months, traPfic was divertai down Braadway, so those traffic numbers would nat
be the normal traffic numbers; and he said ht wauld W►c to come bacl: in six months in ardcr to get mare
viable statistics; adding that nothing more will be done to the rest of Broadw•ay until Council has had a
chanee to review the stAtistics. Council coneumed.
INFORMATION ONLY; Althnugh the fce resolution proposed amendmeats, and the Appleway Avenue
t3id Award wem informatian itcros, Deputy Mavor Taylor said he would likc to see how our fees campare
with othtr jurisdictions. Mr. Mercier mentioned sinff would be glad to comply, but had the understanding
Council was more fa:used on cost rccavery than w6at neightorhood jurisdictivns would be charging; and
A1r. 'fAylor sAid he would like to keep the fecs in balance and therifore would like to see comparisons and
cost rrcoverv frc rocommendutions.
E1►'ECUTIVE SES.SION: I.ar►d Acquisition: there was no executive session.
Thcre being no fiuther business, it was moved by Gorarcilmember Munson, seconded cmd umanimoti.slti~
agreed tn adjnunr. The meeting adjoumrd at 9:05 p.m.
Diana WilhRc, Mayor
A 1-f E S I-:
Christunc Eiainbridge. Cit}• Clerk
Council Regula Meetnig: 09-1 l-07 Page 9 of 9
Approved by Council: 09-25-07
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AGF.NU4
CITY OF SPOk.ANE VALLFN"
CITY COtTNCIL V4'ORtiSUFET
STL'DY tiF.SSIOti
Tucsdny. Dccember 2408 6:00 p.m.
CITY IiAI.L COCiNCiL CHA111BERS
11707 Eaat 5prague Avenuc, First rloar
(i'leasr Silrnce V'our Crll Phuncs During the Meeting)
UlSCUSS1()N LE4DF.R S11H.IECT/ACI"1ti'l'I1' GOAL
i. Fve Nelson, SK R' Srttart fluutrs PrcsCnt.►tion.rDiscussion
Sc,,tt Kuhla tipr:igue.Appleway RevitAIlLafii)fl E'lan f)elibcration
Mayar Munsun Ad% riruc Agcndii I)i~,cus.it~ri/lnf't)rrnatitm
4 Injnrmuliun (Ah•: (w►li nnt 1ie ,Iractcs.vedor repr)rred):
a. Contrtx:t Upclutks fur Se,uke and }:WA Aquutics - Afikr _Sinne
b. 7rcmrportulion Beneft Distrlct C~ute - Cury Uriskell
c. Druft Alerrmrandura of Lfiderstv+iding jar Prvservar Sen-lce.c - C'vrv Lyriskcll
d.57:9 Funds Regardireg Intersectinns -.Neil ll'ersten
e. Spokcme Carrnh, l.ihrvn, Ihstrwr 7hirJQua,•ter Rcpurr
Ih:partmerir Repurn
~ Mayor Munswn Counril (.'hcck in f>i>cu;~iunintornt~ti~~n
b. I>ave MLrricr l itti Man-ag-cr ('uitimcnts 1)iuus4i~rii tnt~umali~~n
AllJOUR1
tiolr Iinlas o1Aemisr nuled alw%e, Ihrrc HHI tK au putkic cawneote at Cuwxil StuJt Soswns. tluwe+rr, (:ouacll alwa}s rexnn the
right to rsqacst iaiormatioo trom the public snd saR es apprnpriafe. Duringmeetinps heid b) the City o(Spoknne Valfe) Council, the Cvuti•.,I
irsrnu ittie tiglil tn tnke "bctirn" an any ittm Il9rd4n s4N.raurn1h addc:l tn thc a~n ihe ~erm "nc:i~m" mcsn~ tu deiihera~c. di~c~~s~. rc.•ic,~.
cvnsider, cr•nlumlc, ur muke acollix-tivc pa!itivc oc rrzali.c ilcc•,wr,
h'VilCF. IaGUrlrluws p4itai,-,t ki ttlw the rtueluig wha tNuut <<ecm mintrmc: t., ac.irii~u►;atc r~n. ,j!cnl Ii.:wrr.h, :,r nt.":r ir-pn:rrir.r,tc pi=_-:c :.nvttnil Ihe
[lai u(509I 9-11 .1004 m won aM powble w tlut rrmrcmrm mny be made
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: December 2, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business Q new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: SRTC Smart Routes
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
BACKGROUND: Eve Nelson from SRTC vrrill give a presentation on Smart Routes.
~ OPTIONS:
RrCOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION:
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT:
ATTACHMENTS
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Creating a Firs#-Class WaIking and
Bicycl i r~~ ~ommu nity
Spokane County has a significant opportunity to improve quality of 1ife and
- crea~~ a more liva'hle community by decreasin~ residents' out of pocket
costs for fuel, reducing air pallution, rmpacting the soaring rates of oaesity
and s#iabetes, and pCanrrirtg for Gncreased pnputation. These irnportan[
- communil'ky goaIs can ae achteved byr increasing
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~ walking # bicyrcling ♦ corrnectin,g to transit
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Half of adi trips to work, -5chool, p1rry, ar~~ ~hoppr'ng ore ~ess thcrrr 3
rni#es and one quQrter of tHps are less tharr a mrle. Th~se distances
SnaartRoufes rs L'he Spokane can be cornpleted dn a20-minute brke rfde crr a 20-rrrrnute walk
area's,plan to stgn~fJ'can#lyr respect#vOy. Ta ~~t more peopfe to partiripote, it has to [ae srrfe and
increase trarrspor#atfort c'onv'errient,
cho'r'ces Jor 6wrrlkrrrg and
bk^ycleng by making -srrfer In 2007, the Raits to Trafls Conseruancy (RTC) invited the Spokane arca to
artd more con venr`ent tralls, partieRpate in tFreir nakionwcde effort to double the actiue transportaxion
s~~ewalks, and brke spendi ng fn the next federal Transportaticsn Budget. As part af the
f"i1ltr'es. doubring, RTC envisions a 2 billion dollars progratn senring at least 40
cornmunitiest vrith 50 rniiripn dollars per communit+~ over six ycars, #o
prc,mvte the grow#h of biEci ng, +walking, and eonnections to transit,
SmartRou#es Rartners:
Spokane Regkonal The SmartRoutes Plan will:
Transpor-tatGnn Council * Add 15 m iles of sicle+rva]!cs to connnrct people to transit, employrraent
Spokane Regionak Heaith ceAZ'tersy ~~opping lJestrnatiQnss schQolsr and entertadnment
€]estr[ct a CompNe#e crutial gaps and rernovfng hazarclous crossRngs afong tha
Inpand Northwest Tmals Centennsal Trai1
Caaririorr . Complete the Fish l.ake TraiE siection closest to 5pokane
5pokane Ciounty
City rf Spakane • lnstaFi new bicyclej;pedestrian brldges tio iricrease connec'tians and
Spokane E3icyclt Aclvl.sory 5~fety
Bcsard + Exlend artd connect actave transportatiun facililties +with under-served
The Lan& Councif cornmunitoes
Flsh Lake Trail A+rtian 15 rou p * Implernent education and encour~~ement prograrns to increase
Feiends of the Centennial traiR walking and bicycling
6reater Spokane Irreorporated
hleighaorhood alkiance For just ovef the cask of afreeway Inter-charage (the new Sprague i nter-
Bike to Work ~Campalgn li~erty ~al~e fhar~ge ++,nras $45 milJlor~), Spal~a r~e area resic#ents could sigr~if~ranliy
Chene+~ i ncrease their c~ptio~ts to sa#~ely and canveniently vr~ahk ,~nd bike.
Medieal Lalce This is a great ret~rn on an investment.
Alrwrary HeIghts
Spokane 1'rarisit Authority Turn the page to see a full map of the propased projects and the
planning prvjects. SmartRoutes rnrill include substantial education
and encouragerrtent progr°ams to increase use of th-e new fabPities,
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12 Clx+ney Eia1re anrc1 Sir3ewalk ProJce'15
13 Gcnadian Tr&I
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26 Fwwu1IF'mls'n Rid9 Cannecxin
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Major Bicycle and Pedestrian Prvject~
Dotmtomm Spokme gr'ry,ck Ak-!mr* with Trai7 jrom ftn Burr to Moran Prvirt
Pedes#r'm fmprwernertts Flewentary _&c~
EstablisFi~s ia network o# koic'ycIe IaneS and 5eparated path cnnrrecting Mnran f'rafrie
sipage In ihe Spokane Centraf Business Di5tr6ct SehGGI with 3 rteighbarhoad via Ben Burr T'raiN,
and a tonnection ta the University Distric4 via a eIfminating srhool bu5e.S and inrCvding a
new bike/pedeskrfan brfdge. Crea#es a safe crosswalk in fn0nt caf the school.
crnssing of Flamilto n Street frorn the G onzaga
Campus to student hou~i ng. TI`ke netwo rk a15o Urlrarr i'rall: Millwaod to Spokamee Vaffeyr
proviries rrrany opportWnfties tp a[[ess transi#, Establish a5-rnile separa^tet1 path using old
ONSF raiProad right-of-way and Spakane CouW
8en Su+rr Tro# conrrection to Ceni'eranial firrril sewer betvween FarSrher ~oiid to Evefgreen
Create5 deditated bkeyel~ and pedeskrian Ftoad. Will create bEke and pede5trfan trail south
facili#ies cnnnertJng the Centennial T►ail eas# of of riuer ferr easier eonnectians.
Spokane Central Busaness rore wfth the Iower
sauth hill horr4e5, and Libertyr and UrrderhilJ 37[h A v-enue Pr'ojet#fram Gn3nd to Rega!
ParkS. The.5e iacsld#ies provide the only mean3 Qf 1V9ixture of Cfass f1J, shared-u3e lanes and infilt
eonne tfion un de r the inte rstate, raiCraad 11ne, rnissirtg sldewalle5 tonttect6ng rreighbprhoods to
and rrsajorarteriais_ Trt°re eoute fallows elernentacy, middie school, and retail,
abandoned rall lirae and uzes existing streexs
where pos:sib9e. The traik ennr~ects ter ihe Mron Post3treet srr'dge
Bridge near Gonzaga Universiry, Pedestrian and bIke impeovernents to refurbish
existlng vehicular bradge slated t~ ~ecarne a
Centennicr! Trait. Mission Street Vrrderposs non-motorized 6ridge.
Constructs an underpass ko route the
Centennsa l Traik «nder M ission Ave nuaf Bkycdc 8oufevafd$ In City nf Spokarre
[omnec#[ng Mission Patk and avoid'Ing a E~evelop b"scycle boulevards to -imprave bitycie
dangerous irsterszction and raflroad erossing, eorraeraute safety and vosi9aility by calmingtraffic
using skr-eet design techniq,ues.
Kendalt h"ards t+a Boorrve & 3ummJt
E5tabllsh a cIear and sirrMpPe extensiun of the Gl~nedtn trail pavirrg pro}eft
C€ntennial Trail bekween the inteeseeti4n pf Create separax~d paths to conneet fr'rtira1 ]kriks
Boone iand Sumrriit and the proposed Kendal.t in North Spokane such as lhe Aquatac Park,
1fards developrnent, 11+1idway Elementary and Pine River Park,
F[sh toke rrall [rberfy iake Troils
Pave and ranstruct the 4.4 m€le section o# the MEsfion Arr£nue 1/2 mile sL-parated path from.
trail From the curren# paved sectivn on Spokane Liberiy lake to ValEey Way p~ovidingasafe
County north to the City af Spakane. The trail connection Ko a retail center; Spr~gue Avenue
urill connect fnto the Centennia1 Trail. Canstrutt separated paxFo from liberty I.ake to Valley Way:
as rnuch of the remalning 5eckions as ppssyble. Lakeside 5epatrated path frbrn Valfey +,Nay south
one mike: Indiana separated path Nodges to
Sidewtrlk lnfilf Prpgram Harvard Road.
Inventary and then comp1ete all rflissing
sidewwa lk segments in the City nf Spokanek Uberty Lalre 8&7ycfe Qnd Pedes#rian Bridqe
selected s'rdewa6ks in Cheney, Airw.ay Hekghu. Bicycle and pedestrian Gridge at Cor,ntryr "Jista
arxd Sp+okane VaJGey'• frorn Missaon to App9eway.
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: December 2, 2008 City Manager Sign-off
Item: Check all that apply ❑ Consent ❑ Old business E New business ❑ PuhRc Neanng
❑ Intormation ❑ Admin. Report ❑ Pending Legislatlon
AGENOA fTEM TiTLE: Sprague and Appleway Corndors Subarea Plan Deliberabons - Book II
Development Regulations
GOVERNING LEG{SIATION: The Subarea Plan must be conslstent witn the City's Comprehensive Plan
and the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). RCW 36.70A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: None
BACKGROUND On September 16, 2008, Councd dectded to adopt the "hy'r,rid" option for Sprague and
Appleway, speafically Oo malrttain the one-way couplet system between I-90 and Dishman-Mica and to
convert Sprague and Appteway fnto a two-way system east of Dishman-Mica. This deliberation sesspn
will begin by revisiting Section 2 0, Orientation StaN wilt review research companng current development
proj2cts, such as the Winco store and the rehab of the former Rite Aid store at University, wfth the
applicabil'tty sectian o( the proposed devetopment regulations Staff will also revlew non-conforming
regulations adopted by Spakane Valfey with a companson to other cities (see attached staff
memorandums)
Staff wfll then present an overvEew of the development regulaGons includina conceFt redevelopment srte
ptans prepared by ttte Spakane Valfey Chamber of Commerce SARP Task Forrx Following the
presentation, Council will then begin deliberations on specfftc requests for individuai properties to be
included ar excluded from the subarea ptan baundary. Attached to thEs RCA are letters from citizens
reques6ng changes to the subarea ptan boundary. Also attached b thls RCA are a full set of public
comments received by Council arganized by topic, allowEng Council to easily lacate letiers pertinent to
specific dellberation topics Planning Commissian meeting minutes were distributed to Council at the last
meeting-
OPT10N3: N/A
RECOMMENDEO ACTION OR MOTION: Subarea Ptan oeliteraUons will continue as dire--ted by
Council
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS- N/A
STAFF CONTACT: Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner
Attachment 1. Revised Secbon 2.0 Orientation
2 StafF Memo LandlStructure Value Comparmon
3 Staff Memo Nonconforming Regulations Compansor
4 Proposed Zoning Map
5 Development Code Review PowerPaint
6. Letters requesiing INout of subarea plan boundary.
7 Pub1EC Comment Book
I ~~~:~R~;ri►~t~+rvr-,Counci Changcs-Councill3eliberations
Spraguc/ApplCway Revitalization Plan
2008
2.0. ORIENTAT'ION
Book 11 contairts the Devclapmcat Rcgulations tbet go%vrn all futwc privste dcvelopmcnt ectians in the Spokane
VaUcy - 5prague and ApplerAity Corridors Subnma Plan Area (Pian Aroa). Thesr standnrds wiI] bc uscd to evaluatr
prn^ate development projects or improvement plans proposed for prvperties within the Plan Area. Guidellnes are
considered recammendations for new development_ The Development Regulations are presented in the following
sevrn sertions: 2.0 Orientation, 2.1. Dish-ict Zones Reguletions, 2.2 Site Develapment Regvletions, 2.3. Street and
Open Spare Regiilations, 2.4 Parkia¢ Regulatioas. 2.5Architectutal Regulatinns. und 2.6 Signartr Regulntions.
1) City Center District Zonc. 7hese rcgulu:i(ins shsll [ippl}, ta:
a Nciv coaswwdon.
b. Additions gttater tfian 20% of the building floor arsa. c. Extcrior lmprovements ("facelifls")
costing morc than 209'o of the ssse5sed or apprnised value of the building and land. Such cxtrrior
regulations shall confortn to the architecturnl regulations eoniained fn Seccion 2.5.
2) AU Othcr DisMct Zones. Thcse rcgulations shnll apply to:
a. ticw consduction.
b. Extcrior lmprovements ("ficelifts") costing marr thnn 20°K of the sssessed or oppraised ralue of
the building and lsnd. Such exterior improvements ahaU conform to the architectural regutations
Contained in Scction 2.3.
3) New Construction. New coastruccion is defined as an eatirely new swcnrre ot the reconstruction,
remodcl, rchnbilitatinn or expansion af a building costing mam than SO°b of the assessed ar aPpruised value
I of the cxistinR structrre and land.
1) Ezisting Buildings snd Compkted Applkatloas• Nothtng conteined in this sectiun shnll require am
chnnge w an existine building or structure for a•hich n tuilding pennit has been previousl}, i5surd nr
applied far in the Community Develapment Dtpattment and the applicMion is dscmcd conrpletc prior to
the effective dote of this Subam Plan.
S) Owuershipaeaant Chnnges. Changes in pcupetty owncrship or tenunts of existing tiscs sha11 likew'L~c
require na chnnge in any czisting building or structurc.
6) Limitations on Required improvemcnv Whare im}xovements and additi4ns arc mnde to existing
hncildinp, requimmcnts for trnovatifln or etlergemeais sppiy an}} to net new floor atea. Iiregulstians to be
applied W nct ncw flaor arza are not specified in thig Subarea Plan, thea the Comutunity Devtlopmeiit
Director'Designcc stwll dctermine which regulauaas shall upply.
7) Non-ron(onninQ nxs shitll be regulatcd by Spokane Valley Mnnjcipal Code (5Y11'IC) Title 19.20.060.
8) Develogzmsnt rrticulations estabtished in this Plan are specified as eithrr Slandards ar Galdrlbrrs•
Standar& sdciress tho.e sspects ot deveiupment that aro essential to achicvc the goals of the Subarea E'lan.
Tbey include specifcACions far siu devcinpmcbt and building daign. such as germitted land uses. bnilding
heigfit and setbacks. Coeformance wlth staadords is mandatorq. Such pravisions are indicased by use of
the wards "shull", "must", or "isJis not permitted"
GutdelJnes provide guidance for new dcvelopmeat In ttrms of aesthedc6 and ot6er coasidaatioas such as
district charaeteer or design drtails. Tbcy're intendcd to direct building and aite design in a wsy t6st rtsults
in the cantinuity oF the vafued charaeter of the City of Spoksne Valley. Whaeas cunformance w-ith the
Standards is mandatory, conformnnce with the Guidetines is rccommended. Provisions thaat fall into this
category are indicatrd by the use of words "should," "may" or "are eawuraged W." In various cases, t}u
Guidetines provide a choice of treatments that wlll echieve the desired effect.
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~ -ma;f ~-t-•==:_~:~-•~':~~ 'uu cJ Cluingcs - Cuuncil Delibcrations
Spragur/Applcway Rcvitalization Plan
-to r 28. 2008
1) pa rpose
l-hese ndministrstivc procedvr+es have two major putposes:
ii To ensure thst developmeat in the Plan Aroe confornu to the Ptnn's rogulatians.
ii) 7'o ensure that the l'iry's revic%% is ns expcditcd 3ti possible while rcmaining legal and proper.
2) Coator;nIty rrtth the Plan
E.ach application will be raviewed by the City for conformiry with the Subarra Plan. Conformity has twu
componenu;
0 Standards. Complianct with the Standards in the Plan is mundatory and the City msy not apgrove o
project that fails to comply with the Staadards.
ii.) Guldellnts. Canfocmance to the guidelines is rrcommended.
3) Pro)ect Rrvkw
Appiication., f'or dervlopmeut approvals shall be filed with the Community Devolopment
DirectorlUesignce. Applicatioas must mcet all items idcntified in the Plan a5 "Standards". Applicatians n711
he dcemed incampleue if they do noi conform to the Plan Standnrds a►d will be rctwned to the epplicnnt for
rcvisiort. Applications that the Communit} I?evefopmeni Director/Designee hxs determined to bt complric
consis?cr.i with S\'NtC Titles !7 :end 2: C'onformince tn the ntiid-lines ic
Tttie Developmcnt Regulations in this document nre applicd to thosr propzrtics withir, t!-_- '~;-.k:;ir, nnd ApplewAy Cnmdors Subarea Ylan Arca as indicatcd an the Plwi Area map (see F::
i) 7bc Dryelop-mept Rcgulatlaas are dlvtded lnto sis tectlans:
2.1. Uisrrier Zones Regijlcrdons tstabll.sh a scries of District Zvnes as the basi, v,~,,cu~.>>:~ Frkn~ li~;L 104 development rr.gulations ttnd set fatth standurcla aad guidelines that are specific for each Distfict 7.anr,
2.2. Sirr 1)in•elolMae,u Regulutiortr gavern pcrmittcd and condirionally permitted use catogories, minimum
and maximian buii(fing htight, huilding placcment,'dispositioq and each devefapmrnt's frontage
conditions,
2.3. 5treet and Open .Spucr• Regulatiau set fur[h minimum requirements for the pmvislon, design, and
configuratioa of ntw strects oad publicl), acressible spaces as well as regulations govrming
tandscaping of Gont, side, and rrar rards and other on-site improvements to ensare that new
dcvclopment crentcs attractivc and livablr Cit}• Centrr nnd Corridor eav'vcmments with cuncnitics for
pedestrigns.
:..t. Purking Regularloro set forch parking type, pror-ision, nnd design requirements to cnsurz thnt the
paricing providod for new development contributes to each distria's envisianed enviroament
:.5. Archtretlural Regulatlo►u' regul8[e buildittg maseing, compostrion, and design. 'itiey are provided to
ensurr thei ncw developm=nt will reinforco the essential scale and character of each district within the
Plan Area.
2.6. Srgnak'e Rcgulatiom govera signage types and their location, number and canftguration.
Q) T0FWVkvv tbC ` '
Ste Fig. 2.0.1. "Haw to Use the Development Regulations" in addition to the tcxt below for instructions nn
how to locate ond review the Dcvelopmcnt Regulations that apply to a specific property.
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Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan
~ 2008
a) ldcntify tbc propcrty'e District Zone • Locate the groperty in qaestinn on the Dtstrict 7.ones Map
(Fig.2.1), Note which Ristrict ?,one(s) the proptrcy is in.
h) Rerkv► Dlstrkt-Specific rcgolatjoos - Refer W the npprajxiatt District Zanes Regutations section in
occier to revicw Disuict-Specific srgufatioas for that District Zons(s). Thcse regulations nre provided
on the District Zoaes Regulatiom pages in Sectioas 2.1.1 - 2.1.6. The Disu-ict Zoncs Msp &
Regularions are intended as a summary and da nat encompcus all mandatory• standards praeaccd
throughout the Drvelapmont RcgulIItions. Rcferertce each appl'tcable acction on the pages that follau
for deGaitions ancl specificatioas of each regulnted elrmenG
c) Revlew repUtfons commoa to aU properties la t6e PlaA Area - Ragulations cummon to a11
propcrties in the Plen Area can bc fouad jn all sactions of the Dcvelopment Regulation-s.
d) Regulatlon oompliance - Projects must compty wish nll stnndards fn acicr co achleve appraval in thc
dc%,clopmontal review process. Projects are encourngtd to adberr to ffie rotommendatioas prescnied as
guidclincs within each section.
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ORIENTATION 10-26-08 (2).da
Wley 11707 E SpraQue Ave Suite 106 ♦ Spokane Valley WA 99206
504.921.1000 ♦ Fax: 509.921.1008 ~ cltyhall@spokanewalley.orq
Memorandum
To: Kathy McClung, Director
Scott Kuhta, Senlor Planner
From: Lori Bartow, Aasociate Planner
Data: October 27, 2008
Re: Comparlson of Bulidtng Permlt Project v.
to the 8ubarea Plan Applicability Sectfoi,
I have revieNved the projects listed below and identified the new• project value and the Spokane
County Assessed ti'alue of the existing swcture and land. The purposc was to compare the
project value to assessed values as it relates ta the applicability section of the Sprague and
Appleway Subarea Plan. The projects reviewed include the V1'inco Tenant Impmvement ( i
Carl's Jr TI, Ritc Aid (New Building), Universit), City Tl and exterior improvements, and
change of use (COU) for Sparky's Subs to an office. The table indicates that 3 out of the
prajects would have beea required to comply «ith the full extent of the developnicnt regul.::
Contained in the Subarea p1An 6ased on the applicability langunge noted in 2.0.1.(a). The
languaie states:
The fiill extent of the developmenl regulatians rontained wlthln this secrion shull apply
nnl1' fU 11fw constriiction... New construction is considered ta be un enlirely new
strurture or signiRcant reconstrurtlon ojan e.risting struclure. .SJgn f rant reconstruetion
sluill incJude remodel, rehubilftatioit op• additions costing more Ihnit SO' of the assessed
o►- aPpraised i•alue ojthe existing structure.
11'the exterior improvements for the University City site were considered separately, the}' would
not have been required to comply «7th the architectural regulations af the subarea pian, since the
project cost compared to assessed value ~N-as less than the proposed 20% threshold noted.
Section 2.0.1(b) states:
"Erlertor improvemEmts costrng more lhurr 20% of the cusessed vr appraised vulue of the
huilding und the lund, and additiau ta buildings lhat are greater than 20% oJthe
existing floor areu shall comply »-ith the architertural regulutions c•ontained in Seetion
2.5. "
1t can not be determined whether the Carl's Jr. site «•ould have been rcquirecl to comply with the
extetior regulations of the plan, since the petmit valuation included the interior and exterior
improvements as one sum. Without researching any deeper, it appears that Carl's Jr. would not
teen required to comply w7th the subareti plan. The Rite Aid site is unique in that the proposal is
ta demolish the buildings and construct a aew building, hence that project would have iriggered
the Subaren regulaiions. However, since the existing building values are relativeiy low, it is
likely that any significant improvc.~ments would have triggemd the applicabitity of tlie subarea
plan regulations .
ticw Project
Projcct # Total Velue
Address ProJect Value Spo{caae County Asses.sed Assessed comparod to
Dacription lApolBaliding Valoe Value cxisting vatues
in Percent
9724 E Spragne Ava ~~00,000 S1,132,490/4r18$,000 S5.620,49i1 110%
Winco - Tl
13920 E Sprague ~50,000 5248,660 1376,400 S625,060 40%
Carl's Jr. - TI
R3tc Ald - Demolltloa Parcel ts4521 I.OIQI 565,760 / 0 S65,780
and New Coastraction Parcel ts45211.0102 549.500/166,000 5215.500
( thc site iavph•es S Parcel q45211.0103 S25,400159,200 S94.600
separate parcel9) 52,25A,000 Parcel #45211.0104 560,4501106,800 S167.250 304016
Pstrcel #45211.01015.5101,000/106,100 $207,100
Total $740.230
10722 E Sprague
Uaivcrsity City - VI'tst 550,10 Tl
Vallev School Dbtricl TI 5543,330
TI ~ 47189(1 / 515400 $987,290 10 % E: t.
and Est 5100,000 improvemcncs
Eitcrior
Improvtmtnb
14916 F SpntQuc
COU - 5parky's tiuba $90,IN30 5161 .200/ S255,200 5416,440 22%
ta O!'flcr
Since the project value is key to the appticrsbilit}' sertion oFthe }laii, I alsa rcvie%vcd threc: recent
building petmit applir,utians sited along Spnguc Avenue. This was intended to prnvide a value
refcrence to determine whether newer constructian may be raquired to comply with the
regulatioas of the subarea plan at a later date. Based on the applicability section languagc noted
above which considers cxterior improvements custing more than 20°l0 of the esscssed value of
the building, and new ar significant conswcdon costing more than 500/o of the essesseci value of
the existing swcture, the table below idenufies the appticable doltar thresholds. The values do
not include any land valucs. With the exceptivn of the shell building, it is unlikely that newer
construction will be required to comply with regulations contained in the plan in thr event that
improvements arc propased sincc the values are so high.
PaKe ?
Eztcrior Sienltlcaat
Projcct Cost basrd oa Improvemrnts Reconstructlon
ProJeci aad iddress gplIding Pcrmit Fces ~ 20% of Strncturc SO•~ of Structurc
~ atnr, eYCludtag l.pnd Value, eicludiag Land
Value Value
Chacf: E Chcesc SI 588.000 S3I7,600 S794,0IN)
14916 F 5pr2guc
INB Bank 51.340.000 5418.600 56;50,000
15015 F. Sptagae
Dfsk BrLm (5hell- only BWa) S220,000 S44,000 5110,000
9115 E Sprnguc
I rslso reviewed the assessed pmperty values of a onz block area of land that surrounded the
intersection of Pincs and Sprague. ThiS TCVIew was intended to relate the 20% and SO%
applicability thresholds to a random selection of cacisting strurtures to determino thc potential to
be required to camply with the regulations of the sub arta plan if exterior improvements ar
significant remodels were proposed. The interseciian was chosen since it had old, ncw, and
vacant buildings.
The area is depicted in the serial below. The strect addresses and property lines are displayed.
7he table that follows indicates ihe Spukane County assessed values for stnicture and land, and
the 20% and 50 % threshold values as they relate to the property. Based on the older agc af
many of the buildings, in canjunctioa with the fact that in many cases very little improvements
have occurred, this seems a reasanable area where change consistent %vith the plan would occur.
It appears that if the thresholds ss proposed w-ere imptemented, that the oldcr and smaller
buildings are more likely to be required to comply since the value is low. Please see the table on
the follow-ing page for specific information.
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AssessW Property Values for a 1 block Area Surrounding tha
Pines and 8prague intersectlon
Bullding Land Totsl 20%150% Year
Strest Address Valus S Value $ Value $ Of TotS Value 8uilt 1 Remodeled
NW Btock
12205 E Sptague (Counry Buflet, $307,934 !$769,835 1967/ 1991
.Ioan'a, Card Snop) $1,048,700 $490,970 $1,539,670
13 N Pines (vscan4) 3,700 41,600 45,300 9.060 / 22,650
12219 E Sprague (Payday t,.oans) 182,900 71,410 254,310 50,862 / 127,155 1967
12109 E Sptague (RiteAid,Aamnsetc) 3,171,300 969,310 4,140,610 828,12212,070,305 1979/2000
12025 E sprapue ( Beyond eeads stc.) 551,800 136,000 887,800 137,560 / 343,900 1954 / 1978
12005 E Sprague (VNAMU) 1,523,900 232,430 1,762,330 352,468/881,185 1978 I 1993
S W Block
12102 E Sprague (office) 92,000 26,000 118,000 23,600 / 59.000 1841
12106 E Sprague (parking) 2,304 50,500 52,800 10,560 I 26,400
12114 E Sprague (museum) 185,800 50.500 216.300 43.2601 108,150 1909
12116 E Sprague (Ichabod's) 195.000 50,500 245,500 49,100/ 122,750 1948
12118 E Sprague ( Pete's Hardware) 127,700 49,990 177,690 35,538 / 88,845 1922
12122 E Sprague (Rhapsady Salon) 86,200 25,880 112,060 22,412 ! 56,030 1922 / 1947
12124 E Spfague (Dave's BarlGrill) 92,900 25,260 118,160 23,632 / 59,080 1921 11994
Rite Aid Site (Values nated above) 740,230 1,148,046 1370.115
SE Block
306 E Sprague (V1laigreen's) 1,253,900 385,860 1639,560 327,912 / 819,780 2003
328 E Sprague (Starbuck's) 433,700 103,380 637,060 107,412 1268,530 2004
12404 E Sprague (Taco Time) 816.540 185,730 1.002,230 200,446 / 501,115 2004
12414 E Sprague (Sirip Malq 402,900 109,440 512,240 102,448/256,120 1979 / 2006
NE Block
10 N Pines (Aibertson's) 624,700 943,600 1,568,300 313,8601784,150 1977 / 1387
6 N Pines (Denny's) 367,700 191,800 559,500 111.900 ! 279,750 1979
20 N Pines (Str+p Mall) 170,500 147.100 317,600 63,520 J 158,800 1970
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11707 E SpraQue Ave Sui[e 106 0 Spokane Valley WA 99206
509.921.1000 ♦ Fax: 509.921.1008 4 dtyhallospokanevalley.org
Memorandum
To: City Councfi; Dave Mercier, City Manager. Mike Jackson, Deputy City Manager
From: Kathy McClung. Community Development Director
Date: November 18, 2008
Re: SARP - Nonconforming Considerations
Nonconforming provisions in a zoning code are to provide some flexibilit}' for existing uses and
development after codes change. The long-term goal is to bring the nanconformences into
compliance wlth current codes. One vmy this happens is to grovide oppariunity to use the
property in its current condition, but to encourage new investment to happea under current codes.
Staffcompated the proposcd longuage for nonconformances in the Sprague Appleway
Revitalizaiion Plan (SARP) and cxisting language in thc Spokane Valley Municipal Code
(SVMC) with the Cities of Spokane, federal W'ay, Kent, and Liberty Lake. Therc were threc
areas of focus: nonconfarming use, nonconforming development and the issue of wfien a
huilding can hc reptaced after a firc or other disaster.
Tyix's of Nonconforn»nce:
(Jse- The use is no longer permiueti in the zune it is lacated in but %vas legally established prior
ta the zone change.
Detivlopment- Thcre is something about the site that does not compl)• %vith current standards i.e.
parking, landscaping, design stnndards, setbacks, etc.
Rabuilding ujter daniuge- Follnwing a fire or natural disaster, wfien can a nonconforming use or
building be rebuilt H7th the same noncanformances.
Com2mison of Codes:
SARP
Use- Refers to the SVMC. Nonconforming use must be brought into confomnance if the use is
discontinued for 12 months. Another nonconformiag use may occupy the site if director
determines that the new use is more canforming than previous use; the use has no greater
demand on traffic and use does nat adversel}' affect neightoring properties.
13evelopment- 4pplies to new canstruction and additions grcater than 20% of building's floor
area. Regulations also apply to praposed exterior improvements custing more thnn 20% of thc
assessed or appraised value of the building and land.
Damaged improvements- Refers back to SV'.viC. Damaged improvements may be replaced if:
initiated within 12 months and damage is less than 80 ° o of mar4:et value.
LIBERTY LAKE
Use- Can vansfer non-conttirming use rights as loag 3s it is not discuntinued for 121 manths. No
expansions permitted.
Development- Naneonforming swctures cannot be made niore nonconfurming.
Damageti improvements- If damage is more than SO% of thc replacement cost based an
F3uilding Code it must meet netv stnndards. Planning Director can authorize replacement if alxwe
is not practical.
FEDERAL WAY
Use- Can transfer non-conforming use right5 as lang as it is not nbandoned. vo expansion
permitted.
Development-Several triggers for bringing site into compliance, mostlv proportionate to the
unprovement proposed. Must hring imgrovement up to code if aver 50% of assessed or
appraised valuc of improvement.
Damaged impcovements- Can be rcplaced ifdamage does not exceed 75% of assessed or
appraised ralue of improvement No cost limit applies to the city center core and franie and
director may require minor upgrades to the rebuilt impmvements that are intended to achieve a
greaier level af compliance with the site and desiE,n guidelines.
SPOK.A.tiE
Use-Depends on what zone the use is in. Some zones require a conditianal use to continue atid
may have a deadline for conformance. Other Zones rrquire compliance once the use is
discontinued.
Development- Depends on the wne.
Damaged imgruvernents- Must be brought into compliance in most cases if dcinnage is more than
60°l0 of the value of the improvemeots.
KENT
Use-Can transfer non-conforming use rights. Pfanning Director can appmve expansions.
Devolopment- Must be brought up to cade if there is a change in use.
Daniaged improvements- May be replaced as long as it is «ithin one ycar.
Planning 4+rc}mmisivn Recommend'ed
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GENERAL GRAF05 INVESTMENT, INC. COMMIRESIDENTIAL ^,ONTAACTOR CONSTRUC7ION
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My name is Dean Grafos and over a period of almost 40 years I have owried and ;
developed property in the Spokane area as a business owner, Real Estate Brok.er and !
builder. i
7'he parcel whieh T would like to discuss today is located on the corner of Conklin Rd and ~
Sprague Ave, It has 635' feet of frontage on Sprague Ave, 700' feet of frontage on ,
the Appleway corridor ancl a depth of 560' feet along the Conklin Rd arterial. As such, ;
the approx. 8+ aere site zoned commercial and bordcred hy Sprague Ave on the North, ~
Conklin rd. on the East and the Appleway Couplet on the South lends itself to future I
cAmmercial activity.
The currcnt zaning on this property is now Community Commercia:l ancl has been
downzoned frotn B-3 commercial and Light Industrial as rccently a.s October 2007 as part r
af the Connty ComprehensivE plati for Spokane County. I surniise that the 2007 zonc
ehange to our property was not satisfaetory or restrietive en4ugh to accomplish the new
city's goals, as Nye are faced with anot}ier proposed downzone from current
Community Commercial zoniiig to Mixed Use a.nd Residential Boulevru•d zoning within a
one year time frame.
As a matter of interest, just a very shoi7 list of some uses chat would become non-
conforniing under the city plan are listed below:
Vetcrinary clinic
A.uto and truck sales
Boat sales mld service
Equipment rental
Garden center or nursery
Funeral home
~'Ianufactured home sales
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By the way, all oFthe above uses are permitted in the Gateway Commercial Zone (auto
row).
As we sit here in the rnidsi of ai economic dotimtum, ynu can evidently predict the
future needs for commercial property in ihe Spokanc Valley by down znning ancl restricting the approved uses for my property. These chauiges will nullify to a large
measure the significant investment made by me and my family over the last 30 plus
years.
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~ I have passed out a site plan of my specific property so that you, as a council, c.an fully
comprehend the ramifications of your plan on your fellow citizeni employq&md IIes,
taxpa,vers.
As I am limited to 3 minutes of testimony, the following issues are only a partial list of
the impacts to my property. These issues will also impact any property owner on the k
tirterial v6th similar zoning. I
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Please determine if you need a 60' right-a-way, a 75' right a way, or a 100' right a way ~
along the npplewdy corridor. Your new plan is premised on what }rou perceive as a lack
o£development, or interest in developing the properties fronting on the couplet. We have
becn wait'nQ for over 30 vears fox someone to straighten aut ihe nrotIerhX lines that
boeder these propcrties so that they can be utilized in a sound economic plan which
benef.its the community, protects the tax base of the community ancl provides jobs.
The 60' strip to be set aside in the ItE5117ENTIEIL BOULEVARD 7QNE for futtue ,
residential coiistruction is un-buildable. The required setback from a county road to
secure a builciing pennit is currcntly 25 feet. The rear yard sct-back from the re-
positioned roads required to be build at the properry oNvnezs cxRense upon
redevelopment of tiie nroperiv would also reguire a set-baek. Therefore, the realistic
residential boulevard avenue bordering the arterial would need to be at least 135' in
clepth, not 60 feet, Additionally, your development plati does not clarify if a vehicle
i . traveling east on the new couplet caii malce a left hand turn into their new residential
drivetivay, or if a new cotruner.cial building bordering the new pre-existing street can even
Access the arterial.
The city plan; as Proposed with your downzone in this single property would result in
70,000 + square feet of existing buildings anc! 164,000 square feet of valuabie
commercial properry ultimately being removed from the tax rolls. 1'he current usable
560'foot commercial depth of the property would now be reduaed to 325' -Iect, a .
reduction in size of 420/o.
Conklin Rd. is designated as a North, South arterial ancl this has prompte.d the
installation of a traffic signal at the corrser of Sprague and Conlclin to be installcd in less
than 1 year and paid for by the adjacent property owners including myself. 1'he
commercial developrnents on Broadway avenue which include Wal-Mart, the new
Lowe's super center and the Kohl department store sit at the corner of Broadway and
Coril:lin rd and txaffie moving south out of the parking lots of these major retailers moves
south on Conklin rd annd to Sprague Ave.
Lcss ihan 2%, not 200/n of the property in the City of Spokane Valley is zaned commtinity
commercial as per. the Spokane Counry comprehensive plan. 60% of the property
within the city is currently zoned residential. To remare millions of dollars in
commercial properties fram the city tax base does not seem to rne a sound economic
clecision benefiting the mx payers ancl citizens of our communiry.
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.r%Tlle removal of ancl down-zoning of commercial properties, which cven in their
interium uses are contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee salaries,
utility taxes, sales tax, B&0 taxes, supportino our local schnol bonds, library bands, fire
districts, etc., and yes, cven the salaries for the boazd niembers sitting at this mecting, is
absurd.
In F3ook #I under the heading of Community Intent, I quote:
THE LEATaERS OF TI-E NEW CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY HAVE
ESTABLISHED 'Z`I-TIS PLAN TO RE-CENTER THE COIvIMLNI'I"Y AIdONG ITS
CE'N''I'RAL SPW, AND RE-POSITIO\ PR4PERTIES 'I'0 CAPTURE AND
ENHANCE THE DEVELOPiVENT VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES CURKENTLY
' L1NING THE UN7llEVELOPED APPLEWAY CORR.IDOR, ANID TO SUPl'QR"C THE
CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF AU'CQ ROW AS THL PREiMIER
DESTINATIONT FOR AUTO SALES.
1 iv.iIGHT f1DD: SOON TO BE THE ONLY DESTINATION FOR AUTO SALES
Iagee with the city fathers, you will certainly reposition properties to capture value.
Unfortunately the majority of the propcrtics affected by the city plan are not in the higher
vaIue Gateway Commercial zoning.
We respectfiilly request that this property be rernoved from yoiir Mixed Use and
'Residcntial Boulevard downzone, and Nve retain our current Community Coinmercial
Zoning.
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C Box 183 • 205 S. Evergreen Rd. • Veradale, WA 99037 •(509) 922-3610 • TOLL FREE (866) 508-7701 • FAX (509) 922-3389
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Spokane Valley City Council Public Hearing on the SARP
TESTCMONY:
My wife and I oNtin a piece of pzoperCy at 245 S. -t-vergrF;en Road. It is currerritly zdned
community cominerciai and has been used eommercially for 68 years.
We liave oumed and operatod our business, Lark, Inc., there for nearly 30 years. We
predate Target and Safeway. This plftn takes away otxr long standing commercial z.oning
and replACes it wi.th residenrial boulevard. Your own econom.ic study says it wil.l
decrease the value of this property by as much as 801/o. This down zane also limits tlie
allowcd uses. .
{Tt is eomrnnn knowledge that the city will have to piu-chase some of our property when
Appleway is extended. For the city to dowzizone us prior to this so they can pay penaies ;
on the dollar is unconscionable and just plain wrong!
I urge you to move the soutii.ern boundary of this plan tA eaclade our pmperty as the st'a.ff
and planning commission have done for ather parcels. The consultant ba.s already stnted
that it would not he detrimenta( to the plan.
Fuzffiemiore 1 personally tlvnk that fl plan of this magnitude and this many millions of
doliars should be put to a vote of the pcople.
I thank you far this opportunity to speak to you lon. ight.
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Jim Scott
Lark, Inc.
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Quality boat docks, boat lifts, swim ladders, dock hardware and accessories. ~
Visit us at www.larkdock.com
ARAFT
tIDVANCF AGEN`DA
For Plannin~ Disciission Purposcs Qnly
as of November 25, 2008; 3:10 p.m.
Please note this is awork in praoress; itcros are tentative
To: Council & StafF
from: City ivianager
Re: Draft Schedule for Upcoming Council Meetings
December 9, 2003, Regular MeetinQ 6:00 p.m. idue date vlonday, Dec lJ
1. PiTBLIG FTEARINC: L•mergency Ordinance 08-021 Amending SVMC,; Surveying and Aur
Eleelronic Subrnittal Requirements for Subdivisions -Vlike Connelly [5 minutes]
2. Consent: Clairns, Ivlinutes, Payroll, Resolution Set Public Mearin? S'I-NI 04-08 [5 minutes]
3. Second FZeading Proposed Ord 08-024 Code Compliance t\mendment (gratYiti)-Cary Driskell [10 minutes]
4. Second Reading 1'roposed Ord 08-025 UDC Code Compliancc Related Ordinarice - Cary L7riskell[10 minutes]
5. Second Reading f'roposed Qrd 08-026 for Codc Amendments - Christina Janssen [20 minutes]
6. Second Iteflding Proposed Ord 08-027 Amending 2008 Buclget-Ken Thompson [IO rninutes]
7. Second Reading Proposed Ord 08-028 for STV-02-08 - Lori Barlow [10 minLrtes]
8. Propnsed resolution 08-021 Amendina Fee Resolution - Ken Thompson 15 minutcs]
9. Nlotiori Corisideration: Viayoral Appointments: Planning Commission (2 posiCions) - vlayar Munson [10 mins]
10. 'Motion Consideration: Hntel/A/lotel Grant rVlocations - Cuuneilmembsr Wilhitc [10 minutes]
11. Motion Consideration: AAA Sweeping Services - Tim 1Clein [10 minutes]
12. Motion Consideratian: YiwCA Aquatics Contract Renewal - Mike Stone [10 minutes]
13. Motion Consideration: Senske Conti-act Renewal - Mike Sto~nc [10 minutes]
14. A9otion Consideration: Acceptance of STA Funds rc Tntersections -Neil Kersten [I0 minutes]
15. Admin Report: MOU for Prosecutor 1nterloc:al - Cary Driskell I'S minutes]
16. Trifo Only: Finance Housekeeping Items - Ken Thompson
EXECiJTiVF. SESSIOV: I_and Acquisitian ["'estimated meeting: 150 minutcsj
Decembcr 16, 2008. Stutlv Session 6:110 n.m. [ciue dste Monday, net s]
Ac I'iON iTrMS:
1. Vlotion Consideration: MOU for Prnsecutor lnterlocal - Caay Driskell [S minutes]
2. Proposed Resolution: Finance Housekeeping ltems - Ken Thompson [5 minutes]
RI:GiJT.,AIZ S I UD1' STSSTON 11 EMS:
3. 17eliberation: SpragueJnppleNvay Revitali-r_ation Plan - Scolt Kuhia (160 minutcs)
4. Lifo Only: Response to PuUlic Cqmments 6th ancl Pines) - Inga \'ate
TQTAI:; iVI:11`UTLS: 170 minutes
Decembcr 23, 2008: No 1Vleeting - Christmas weck
Dece.mher 30,2008. Study Sesxion 6:00 p.rn. [due date Friday-llec 191
1. Action Item: Mayoral Appoint:ments: Councilmembers to Variqus Committees [10 minutes]
2. Action Item: blayornl Appointments: 3 vacaneies on Lodaitig Twx Advisory Committee [5 minutesJ
Rep_ular Studv Session items:
2. Airport Overlay Preposed Amendrnents - Karen K.cncltill (30 minutes)
3. Deliberation: SpraguelAppleway Revitalization Plan (SARP) - Scott Kuhta (120 rninutes)
4. Info Only: Uept Reporls TOTAL MLYU'1"E5: 165 minutes
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~ WittlerRetreal: COA`FIRMED: Monday. January 5.2009,5 a.m. to 9 p.m.. CenterPlace
Tenculive Tnnics : Revie►v 2009 Gnurtcr! 13trdget Gocrls; Fiiiaricial Fnrectist; Si,x-Year 13usines,c Plan; Finrdirrg
Oplior7s/Borid l.ssties; Impuc! Fee Stcrdy; 13rairtslvrming; Irrfo Only Itent: Workplcur
Draft Advance Agenda 1 1/25/2008 3:08:14 PM Page 1 of 3
Jaouary 6, 2409, Stutlv Session 6:00 p.m. [due date Manday, nec 291
Sprague/AE3pleway Revitalization Plan (this mceting decficated to t:his item only) (150 minutes)
Infa Only: Cent4lace Catering Contract - vlike Stone
Info Only: Universal Playgrround Update - Nlikc Stone
January 13, 2009, Re_ul<<r Mcctint! 6:00 P.M. [due date Monday, J.in 5]
1. PUBLIC HEAKIENG: SAItP - Scott Kutita
2. C:onsent Agenda: Claims, Payroll, Minutes [S minutes]
3. First Reading 1'roposerl0rdinance A.mending t~lirport Overlay - Karen Kendall [20 minutes]
[*eslirnatcd meetin;: minuics]
,Ianuarv 20, 20119, Sludv Session 6:00 n.m. Idue datc Munday, Jan 121
1. StreeC MasterF'lan UpdateJJU13 -Neil K.ersten (30 minutes)
2. Cit:_y I-tall Desijn Services - Neil Kersten (30 minutes)
3. CenterPlace Catcring Cant.ract- iVlike Stone (15 mintitcs)
4. Universal Playground i3pdate-Mike Stone (]5 minutes)
TUTAL MliN'[JTTS: 90 minutes
Januarl' 27, 2009, Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m, (due cfate NIonclay, Jan 1.91
1. Consent Agenda: Clairns, Yayroll, Niinutes; Finance Housekeeping Resolution ltems [5 minutes]
2. Seeond Reading Proposed Ordinanc;e Amending Airport Overlay - Karen Kendall [20 minutes]
3. First Reading Proposecl0rdinance to Amenci Comp Plan (SARP Book I) - Mike Connelly [20 minutes]
4. First Reading 1'roposed Oruinance to tlmend IJDGIAdopt Subarea Plan R Map (Booh IT)- Scott Kuhta [30 min) _
5. Motion Consideration: CenlerPlace Catering Cnntract - A1ike Stone [ 10 m inutes] 6. Motion Consideration: City Hall Design 5ervices- \seil Kersten [15 rniiiutes]
7. lnfo Only: Depaftment Repoits (*estimaled mccting: 100 minutesl
Fcbruarv 3 2009, Studv Session 6:00 n.m. [clue date Monday, Jan 261
Februar-v 10, 2009, lte,_,ular Meetittg 6:00 n.m. Iduc dute Monday, Feb Z]
1. Consent Agendl: Claims, Fayroll, ulinutes (S minutes]
2. Second Reacling I'roposcd Ordinance to Amend Comp i'lan (SAltl' Book 1)- Mike Connelly [15 minutes]
3. Seeond Fteaclina Proposed Qrdinance tt) Amend UDC/Adopl Subarea Plan & Map (Bnak ll) - S Kuhta [30 rnin]
4. Propose•d Resrihution Adopting Subarea Plan Book TII: City Actions - Vlike Connelly (20 minutes)
5. Admin Report: 2008 Accomplishments Report - Mike Jackson [30 minutes]
("`estimated rnecting: 100 niinutes]
renruarv 17, 2009, Study Session 6:00 p.m. idue clate NIonday, Feb 9J
F'ebruar-v 24, 2009, Rcgular Mcctinl,, 6:00 u.m. idue datc Monday, l+cb 16]
1. Consenl Agenda: Payroll, Cltiims, Minutes [5 rninutes]
2. Info Only: Uepartrnent Iteports •
C)rsft Adv:ince Agenda 1 1/25I200R 3:03: i4PM Page 2 of 3
March 3. 2009, Stu(lv Session 6:00 p.m. [due dale Monday, Feb 23]
OTHF,..R PENDIiNC A-NllI`OR iJPCQ►vLhNG ISSTIIZ~S/ivIEETINCS:
AcceSSOry D«rclling Units (Ord 08-006 modificat:i6n)
F3roadway/FancherlConcret:e lntersection (2009)
CcntcrPlace T'ce Structure
City Center keport to Council
City Hall Sales Purchase Agreement
Community Survey, 2005
Cornp Plan Qrtrly Update( Jan, April, July, Oct )
Cornp Plan UpdateJUCitVJPA
Concurrency
Eiist Gatewiiy Monument Striaeture n
Fmergency Qrd 08-021 cspires April 14,2009 (Arnencls SVMC, Surveying Requirements f4r Subdivisions)
G,`9A Joint F'lanning Interlocal Agreement (spring?) _
Governancc Mtinual
Impaet Fee Reque.st CenCrat Valley School lais[rict
Indiana/Argonne Intersection Follow-up
TT Specialist Classi(ie<<tion ftesolution
Joint Mecting w/City of Spokane Counci! (pnssible topics: waste ivarer claallenges; mtmicipal court challen,Qes; re.groncrl
transportatian plannin,q/soltttions; GA9A policies R implemeratatio»)
Legislative Action Conf, Olymnia, Feb 18, 19; 2009 #
Northeast Housing SolutiUns City Membersllip 9
Over,~veight/over size vehicle ordin:ance (2009)
Panhandling Ordiriance
Poe Contract, Slreet Maintenance Services
Resolution Amending Resolution 03-040, Banl:ing Audiority
Solid Waste System (May, 2009) .
Splashdowri Agreement
SCrategic Financial Plan - Dave Mcreier
Street Standards Schedule
SLu-plus ltems - Ken 1'hompson (Jan 2009)
Tramsportation Benefit laist (2009Za. Fsiablish ord.; (b) set puhlic hearing; (c) draf't resolution; (d) ballot language
Transportation Impacts
UDC Cocfe Amendments Title 20 batch
Use Agreement (Cm), L)riskell)
Awaiting action by others; * 17oes not include Cime for public comments.]
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S061raoon-oe-
Valley°
11707 E Sprague Ave Suite 106 ♦ Spokane Valley V'JA 99206
49;00
509.921.1000 ♦ Fax: 509.921.1008 ♦ ci[yhall@spokanevalley.org
Memorandum
To: City Council Members; David Mercier, City Manager
From: Nlichael D. Stone, CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation
Date: November 24, 2008
Re: Contract Amendment Updates
Staff has been working on contract amendments for 2009. These contract amendments
will be coming before the City Council on December 9 for your approval. Both of these
service providers have done an outstanding job in 2008 and their performance warrants
a one-year extension for 2009 as allowed by the original contract.
2009 Senske Maintenance Contract Amendment:
Staff is exercising the fourth and final one-year renewal option with Senske for park
, maintenance for 2009 based upon their satisfactory performance in 2008. Senske is
proposing a 2% increase from 2008 for 2009 due to increases in wages, medical
insurance, fuel, and fertilizer. As per the contract, cost changes must be justified and
mutually agreed to by the City and the Contractor (Senske). Staff has reviewed
Senske's request and feels that request is both justified and mutually agreeable. The
2008 total contract amount including the Centennial Trail addendum was $633,271.93.
The 2009 contract for City Council consideration will be adjusted by 2%.
2009 YMCA Aauatic Contract Amendment:
Staff is exercising the fourth and final one-year renewal option with the YMCA for 2009
based upon their satisfactory performance in 2008. With the addition of our new -
features at each pool, it is critical to have the YMCA operating our pools due to their
knowledge and experience with our facilities. The YMCA has been offered a
management fee of $29,000 for 2009 which is $1,000 increase over 2008 and is
consistent with our previous discussions. As per the original Agreement all other costs
will be invoiced based upon actual cost.
If you have any questions or need additional information please let me know. Thank
you.
cc: Mike ]acksan, Deputy Ciry Manager
` i Ken Thompson, Finance Director
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: December 2, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that appty: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
Z information ❑ admin. report. ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Transportation Benefit District update regarding amendment to the
Spokane Regional Transportation Council's Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: RCW 36.73
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Oiscussion at winter retreat January 12, 2008;
administrative report January 15, 2008; administrative report February 12, 2008; Council
discussion about infrastructure funding options, instruction to staff to proceed with drafting
legislation allowing for establishment of a transportation benefit district; April 8, 2008 discussion
and update on formation of TBD, discuss draft ordinance; April 15, 2008; administrative update
June 10, 2008; administrative report July 1, 2008
BACKGROUND: As the Council is aware, the Legislature recently amended RCW 36.73 to
provide that local jurisdictions may assess a car tab fee and use the funds for capital projects,
and also for maintenance of the street system so long as the applicable regional transportation
plan specifically provides for such. For Spokane Valley, it is the Metropolitan Transportation
Plan (MTP) adopted by the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC).
On June 10, 2008, staff advised the Council that we (in conjunction with the good folks at
Association of Washington Cities) were discussing potential changes with the staff at SRTC to
the 2007 MTP that would meet the statutory requirements. These proposed changes were
adopted at the November 6, 2008 SRTC Board meeting. The specific language is attached for
your review.
Local Option Vehicle Registration Fee. This local option considers the imposition
of an up to $100 (the maximum allowed under RCW 36.73) annual vehicle
registration fee for vehicles registered in Spokane County. The funds can be
used for projects or programs that support local road construction, rehabilitation,
maintenance, preservation, or the operation of local transportation systems.
These funds can also be used for state highways, bridges, regional arterials,
high capacity transportation, public transportation, and transportation demand
management purposes.
As a result of these changes, the City can adopt an ordinance allowing imposition of a vehicle
license fee increase in the future for capital projects, maintenance projects, or a combination of
the types of projects.
OPTIONS: Consider adopting ordinance authorizing City to impose vehicle license fee pursuant
to RCW 36.73.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Consensus to instruct staff to bring forward proposed
ordinance authorizing establishment of TBD.
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS: To be provided at a later date.
STAFF CONTACT: Cary P. Driskell
ATTACHMENTS:
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: December 2, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check aU that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
0 information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legisladon
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Prosecutor Interlocal Agreement - Memorandum of Understanding
Clarifying Cases Covered.
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: RCW 39.34
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Approval of the Interlocal Agreement with Spokane
County in February, 2006.
BACKGROUND: Under our Interlocal Agreement, Spokane County has represented the City
as its Prosecutor for gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors and infractions over the past several
years. Several cases have come up recently that were violations of City code, but which are
different in language from similar RCW provisions. In reviewing the contract for services to
determine if this was an issue, it became apparent that there is language in the contract that
_.could be interpreted more than one way regarding such cases.
In an effort to resolve any ambiguity as to what cases are covered and which are not, if any, the
parties decided to draft a Memorandum of Understanding clarifying these issues. This has not
created any difficulties to date, but the respective staffs wanted to resolve it prior to there being
a problem with a current case.
In short, the MOU recognizes that the City has some criminal and infraction provisions that differ
from state law. It clarifies that any cases arising from such charges would be included under
services provided under the interlocal agreement, except two specific types of cases: zoning
violations (code compliance cases that can be charged c(iminally as an altemative to our Notice
and Order provisions), and aduit entertainment cases. These are exempted out because they
invariably take a tremendous amount of time, and are vigorously defended. The parties can still
agree that these cases will be handled by Spokane County, but it would be dependant upon
their staffs availability for such a large case. If they cannot prosecute a case like this that came
up, the City would look to contract with another entity or private counsel to handle the case(s).
OPTIONS: Consensus to place on agenda for motion consideration
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: NA
BUDGETlFINANCIAL IMPACTS: NA
' STAFF CONTACT: Cary Driskell, Deputy City Attomey
ATTACHMENTS:
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l7cturn to: llaniela T:riGkson, Clerk of the Tioard
Board of County Commissiuners
11161V. Bro:tdway
Spokanc, Wttshington 99260
1NTE171:OCA.L AGKEEMT\"T F0R PROSECU'CL,~G r1'T'i'0lbiVE-Y S.r:RVICES
. iN 1'HE CITY OF SYOKA\'E: VA:LLEY
(.1anuvey 1, 2005 -Uccember 31, 2005) 6 0194
7'H:[S AGREi:;M'.EN"1', made artd entered inta by and among the Spnkane County Prosecuting
Aflorney, having offices for die transactiqn of business as 1100 West viiillon, Spokane Washington 99260-
0270, hereinafler referretl to as "PROSECUTING A"["r0'Etj\'FY," Spak:inc County, a political subdivisian
of the SUtite of 1VashinLqon, having offices for the transaction of business at Wcst 1116 Broas1way tlve11ue,
Spokanc, 1'Jashington 99260, hereinalier referred to as "COllNTY," together somctirnes referrcd to fllong
widi Ihe I'ROSECU'I'ING ATTORNEY fls "COWi TY," Find the City of Srolctine Valley, a municipa)
corporation of the State of WashingCOn, haviiig ofFces for t.he cr7nsaction of business at the Rcdwood f'laza,
11707 ,F.ast Sprague Avcnue, Suite 106, Spokane Vnlley, VI'ashington 99206, hereinafter referred to as
"CI'fY," jointly hereinafter rcfcrred to as the "PAItT113•S." 1'he PR.OSrCU"I'CNG ATTORNEY; COtlNTY
and CI'I'Y a grec as fo{lows: $F•GTION N4. 1: RFCI'i"ALS AN1) F,T.(YnI\`GS
(a) '['he Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County has the cnre of COtJ\TY
propcrty nnd thc management of COINTY funds and business undcr RC1V 36,32.120(6).
(b) Counties and cities may contract with each other to perForm eertain Funclions which each
may legally perform untler chapter 39.34 R,CW (lnterlocal Cooperaeion Act).
(c) • The City of Spokane Valley pursucmt to Lhe provisions RCW 39.34.180 is responsible for
the costs incident to (I) prosecution of misde+»ca»or ancl gross misciemeanor offenses which ar2 violations
of scate. siatutes that occur within its jurisdiction and rJiat are commieted by ad►iIts, (2) tr3ffic oFFenses
comniitted by juveniles pursuant to RCW 13.04.030(I)(e)(iii), and (3) misdemeanor or gross misclemeanor
offenses which arc n violation AfCiry of Spof:ane Vallcy ordinances and committed by adults.
(cl) The City of Spokane Valley desires to utilizC the scrvices of the Spokane County
PROSECUTING A'1'TORNF.Y for the purpose of prosecuting cases w1iere the charge is (i) an infraccion;
andlor (ii) a violatiori of a state statute pwiishable as a iiiisdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offense
committcd by an adult; :uidlor (iii) n violation of a City of Spokwie Valley zoning ordinance punishable as a
misdemeanor, aIl of whic-h occur within the .jurisdiction of the City of Spokane Valley ajid which are
forwarded to the PROSECUTIIG A"ITORNEY, hereinafter referred to as "Prosecucion Services.°
lncertocaf Agrcement, Prosecutor f'age l of 20
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SFCTIQ\' NQ. 2: DFFI1'1'1"1pNS
(a) Agreemenc; "Agreement" means this lnterlacal Agreement between the CI'I'Y and
COUNTY rcgarding public dcfcnder Ic~al scrviccs.
(b) . Citv: "CI'1"Y" means the City of Spnkitne Valley.
(c) Countv: "COIJNTY" incans Spokanc County.
(d) Maintenance and Operatinns: "vlaintenance and Operations" and "M&0" shall inean (l)
those class cAdes (3000-5999 and 7000-9999) used by Spokane County in its bud-etary proccss as
prescribed by the BARS manual adoptecl by the State of 1'Vashingfon unde-r chapter 43.88 RC«' so long as
such expeiidinires are directly attributable and proportion7fe to se.rvices reaidered to CITI' under the tcnns
of tliis Agree_menc.
(c) Serviccs: "Serviccs" mc.ans those servicts identifiu.l in Exhibit l. ,
Compensation: "Campensation" means that methodology sez forth in F_xhibit 2A, 28 and
2C used to establish the amount of mone}J which the CITY will pay the COl!\~TY for providing Services. ,
(g) Capiial Improvement: "Capital 'Improvement" shall rtiean flny expenditure in cxccss of
$1999.99 or such highe'r figure 1s set by the COUNTY as the cnpitali2ation threshold durinb the temi oF
the Agreement. The COUNTY shall give the C1TY advance notic.c. of any increase in lhe cnpitalization
thrzshold. 'Che IIARTIES agre.a to meet and cliscuss the impacts of any change in the capitalization
threshold which will cause sn increase of costs [o lhe C1TY ir► excess of 550,000.00. Any sucli .
expenditure will be caded as provided for in the BARS-m,tnua) adopted by the Stace af 1Vashington
under RCW 43.83.
(h) Uncont: Ilable Circumstances: "Uncontrollable CircumstanceS" means the follnwing
events: riot5, wars, civil dist:urbances, instirrcctions, acts of terrArism, external fires And floods, volcanic
eruptions, liglunin~ or earthqu.ikes at or ncar where the Services are performed and/or that directly 7ffect
providinJ of such Services.
(i) Report: "Ftepar[" means the Proseculoc's record managemant system commonlv ref rrecl
lo xs Cnsuman. ,
(j) Nrosccutirz3 Attqrnev: "1'rosecuting Attorncy" means that ptrson appointsd 1s a
prosecuting attorne}' under chapter 36.27 RCW ;ind his/lier depulies/assistrints sppointECl undEr 1'ZCW
36.27.04 4 and ItCW 36.16.070.
SFCT14\' \'O. 3: P'Ultl'USE
The purpose of this /1greement is to reduce to writing the PA.RYI.CS' understiinding as to the tenns and
conditions under whir.h the PROSECUTG\'G ATTORNEY will provide $e-rvices on behalf ofthe CI'!'Y, lt
is the intenc of che PA.R1'1:ES that Sm,ices to be providect by the P.ROSECUI'1'NG A'ITORNEI' will be
consistent wieh the CI'I'Y'S CouneiUManagcr form of novemment provided for in cijapter 35A. 13 KC4V.
IntcrlOCal AD reincnt, F'rosecuror Pagc 2 of20 -
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SEC"I'[ON iNO. 4: DURATlON/N1'[THDRA«'AL
This Agreement shall commence on January l, 2005, and run through Uecember 31, 2005. At the conclusion of 1.hc initial tcrm, lhis Agrecmcnt slisll automatically be renewed from yeor to ycar
flicrca(1cr cffcctive January I" to Dccembcr 31"' All renewals shall be subject to all ternis ajid condiriaru
Set forCh hCrcin cxccpt fqr fxhibit 2A, 2B and 2C.
The NA,12TfrS rocflgnize it highly unlikely thAt Cxhibit 2A, 213 and 2C setting forth the estirnatecl costs for
eath year's Services will bc 9vailablc ac the scart of any rencNvai time framc. Accordingly, until nc~~~
Exhibits 2A, 28 and 2C have been prepared and agrectl to bztwc.cn the PARTt.F_S, the PART'I.rS agrcc that
the COLJiN7'Y will bill the C1.TY and the CiTY will pay the COUNTI' at the samc mont}ily payment rate
usecl for the previous year. Upon the PA.RTIES anrecmcnl on new Exhibirs 2A, 28 and 2C, the CITl' and
COWi TY will reeoncile paymcn[s to clate under the nrcvious year's payment sclticdule with the new
payment Sthedule. Any undcrpaymcni Fqr ariy Scrvices will bc due in the first hayment duc folloNving
reconciliation. Any overpayment for any Services will be ci-edited 10 lhe first monthly paymeni due
follo%vino the rccqnciliation. The PARTI:f:S sgree that no interest shall be 0N<<ing by eithcr Party eo the othzr
Party for .3ny overpayment or underpayment determined as a result of the reconciliation.
Any 1'7rry m7y :vithdr7w at any time from this Agreement for aiiy reason whatsoever upan n minimum of
180 days written notice as provided for in Section 7 to the other Party. •
ln the e<<ent of ternination, at CI'11''S option; PROSECU'I'l\'G A"1"I"OIt1'EY shall continue to provide
ServiCes to completion for those cases filed prior to the effective datc of ttie termination.
J SEX"CCO\' NO. 5: COST OFSEMr1CES A~\`D YAYnIEn''fS
7"he C17Y shall pay dic COi.J-NOT1' the actua) costs For Services providecf Lmder this Agreernent. 7'he
cstimmcd cost for 2005 Scrvices undcr this Agreement shall be as set forch in 6xhibits 2A, 2B and 2C;
artached hereto aiid incorporatet4 hcrein by reCerence.
'C'hc metliodology usLd to arrive at fees fAr misdemeanor services in Exhibit 2A uses the last six (6)
mand►s of Itcport numbcrs for 2003 and first six (6) months of Rcport numbers for 2004 and averages
tiicm for a hvelvc (12) month tirnc Frame. Tha resulting numbcr is usecl as a basis to estiniate the 2005
cosc of service for cnisdemeflnor services in Extiibit 2A. Thc COUNTY CEO shall advise the CI'fY
lvianager as soon as rossible of any anticipated or unanticipated capital i«iprovement cosls rhat arise
during the contract period. The City Shall pay capital improvemenC costs eilher (1) under the Cost
Allocarion I"Ian as an iiidirc;ct casc amortized over the usefui life of the improvement ucilizing straigiit-
(ine depreciation and incorporating the expezted sslvagc valuc of tJic improvement al the end of its usefiil
life dr (2) as a direct cnsf in the fonn of a contribution made to the Cquipment Renuil and Revolving
Fund. The CI'1'Y sh.ill be responsible only for c<7piYal improvement costs incurred aRer ~~tarch 31, 2003.
Any portion of a capit,31 impro<<ement that was paid for or nequired thrnugh separate agreeme:nt or with
grant proceeds, bond proceeds: user Fees, donations, or any olher acquisition method that reflects a
eontribution on behalF of Cl"fY shall not be included in the depreciation scheclule applied to the CfTY.
Any capitat iiliprovemeni for which the COUNTY seeks reimbur5ement from tl►e Cl`I'Y must be
necessary io fulfill the requirements of this Agreement.
At the end of thc calendar ye.1r, using the methocfology set forth in Exhibit 2A for misdcmaanor scrvices and '
Exhibit 213 for civil infraction services, the PARTIES shall flpply du aetual expenditures and the actual
Interlocal Agrcemcnt, Proseculor Yage 3 of 20
usage percentage, wliere applicable, to cieterniine the final cost. There is no adjustment for Fxhibit 2C for ,
Civil 17epartment rnisdemeaiior zoning ordinance services in as much as they are billed otit on an hourly
ratc. 'It is the }'A.~"I'I:FS intent that. any ndjuslment t~►ke place as soan iis pos5ible and ac:cortfingly will use
their respective bea~t efforts to timely prePare; disseminate and review all expcnditure dacumentation. Thc
CITY will liave sixty (60) calender days frorn iis receipt of the expendicLire dacumentatian to providc the
CQUNTY %airh any writ2en objections(s) to such documenta[ion, lfie written objection(s) must spccifically
idcntify the cxpcnditurc(s) in question. Thc COUNTY agrees to con$ider aII written qbjections reccived '
from the CIT'Y within thiriy (30) calendar days oi' rcccipt of the objecl.ions(s). (.n the eveni thai the
PA.RTIFS cannot mucually resolve anv written objection(s) submitted by the CITY within the thirty (30)
calenditr clays [ime Crnme, or such other time fcame as the PAtTIES may mutually agee, the objections
shall be resolvecl ptirsuant to the Dispute Resolution provisions set farch in Secrion \to. 17. Pending
resnlution of the objections(s), the PAR"rfES agree that the Cl'1`Y shall p7y tliat portion of the biil that is
undisputed.
To dic cxtant thni. the CITY was over billed in any ycar and the n&Teement is still in effest; the COUN'I'Y
shall credil thc CITY for such overpnyment in the nexl' monthly plymenc owing by the CITY. T'roviaed;
howcvcr, in che cvenc Lhe Aaree-meni is terminated nt such time thac the overpayrnent is determined, the
COWTI' shall rcimbursc the Ct'('l' for any overpayment within thirt}' (30) calentlar days. "1'o the exient
that the CITY was under billed in any year and the Agreement is still in ef('ect, the CI'I'Y shaU reimbursc the
COllNTY for tuiy underpayment in the nexe monthly paynent owing by the CITY. f'rovided, however, in
the event the Agreement is temiinated at such time that the underpay»ient is deiennincci, dic CITI' shall
reimbursE t11c COUNTY for any underpayment wicisin diirly (30) calendar dsys. Eithcr Parcy rnay at its sole
optian charge interast on any overpayment or tindErpayment ba.secl on Iost interest c.lming hatl Ilie amount
determined due been invested in the respective I'rVtTIES inrestrncnt pool at the cnd of the diirty (30) day
lime Prame providetl for hereiijabove to the da1e c,f payme•nt.
Any resolutinn of a disputed amount through use of the nrbitration proccSS idcntified in Sec[ion 17 shall
include at the request of either Party, a de.tefimination of whether intercsl is appropriate, including the
aniount.
The CQUN'fY will bill the C1"l'Y For the cost of services as outlined, monflhly, by the 1 SL~ of the mnneh.
Monthly pa;rments for (1) misdemeanor services fi„d (2) civil infraction scrvices will be calcutited by
dividing those anrnial costs set fnrth in Exhibiu 2A and 2B by hvelve (12). Payments b}' the C]TY will be '
duc l)y the 5'h dfly of the follU%vinb month. '1'hc COUN'I'Y, at its sole opiion, rnay char,e inicreSt on Any late
paymens calcufated on any lost interest carning had the aniount due been investecl since the dotc due to the .
date of payment. in the COUN7'Y's investment pQOI.
SEC'I'IO\' Nn. 6: RT:I.,aTF;n R,r•.sPoNS:03'I;u'l'm5 -li\` CON.IU!\`C['[OY W1TEJ, .1?:ROVIDlNG
SERVICF,S
'fhe CUUN'I'Y and I'ItOSECUTING ATTOR3,4rY or their designEes agree tn il11C11d s4aff ineetings AS
rEquested by the Cl1Y Manage.r.
The COU\TY and PFtOS1:CUTUNG ATTORN'CY or their designec aa ee to me,e-t upon rcquest by lhe
CITY Maniger or hislher desismee to cliscuss any Service provided undcr the terms of this Agrcement.
The CITY Agrecs the !'ROSLCU'T[T~G ATTORNEY may use the COUiNTY'S st,3tioncry in conjunction
,reement.
with providing Services under the ternis of diis Ap
lntcrlocal A-reement, Proseeusor Page 4 af 20
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SECT10\' NO. 7: iNOTICE ~
All notices or aiher communications given hereunder shall be deemed given on: (1) the day such notices or
other communications are rESCeived xvhen senc by pcrsonal dcliver}; or (ii) the third day followinct the dey on
which the sane have been mailed by firsr class delivery, posCabe prcpaid addressed co the COUNFTY or ihe
CI'I'Y at the address set forth belnw far such Party, or al such other address as ci[her Pariy sHall from timc-
taAime clesipace by no(ice in writing to the oiher I'~t),:
CQUNTY: Spokane County Chief Cxecuiivc Offiecr
or IiisJher authori2eci rcpresentative
1116 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, 1Vashington 99260 C1TY; City of Spokane Valley Cit~, Manager
or his/her suthorized representative
itedwood Plaza
11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suile IOG
Sppkane VaIley, Washington 99206
P}20SECUT.IiNG ATTOItNEl': Spokane Coimty Prosecuiing Attorney
i 100 West ivlallon
Spokane, Washingtan 99260-0270
SECTIU\` NO. 8: REPURTINC
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,-Itcn°rts - The PROSECUTT.NG ATl'O,RNFY shall prDVide- the Cf,TY with reporls docurnenting 3ctual
usage under this Agreement. The Partics flgrce Ihat the terniinology "reports dcKumcntinc, aciual usugc"
rneans fhal type of infomiarion provided by tltc PROSECUTI~lG ATTORNIEY to the CfT1' in the 2004
agreement for Services. An updated report shall bc submittcd quarterly unlcss othenvisc muiually agreed by
the Partics. Sttch reports shall be in a format as mu1u111y agrecd to between the 1'Firties. 1'he conlent and/or
fonnflt for such rcportS mny be changccl from time-to-time bv wriUen agreemenc between CITY and
COl1NTl'/Pf20SECUTING ATTO.R\iF.Y stAff.
Ctecords Review - The C1TY shall be allowed to conduct random revicws oF the records generated by thc
COUNTY/PR0SGCUTI?1G A"["I'OItNL'Y in pErformance of this Agrec.ment. The CfTY .vill provicle: the
COIJNTY/PROSf-_CUTfNC ATfORNEY cvilh reasonabic advance notice of the records reviEws. "I'he
!'lriies agree dhat they will mvl:e best eFforts to achieve a resolution of Any potential rccords confidencicilicy
issues, including enlering into confidentiality agreements or other similar mechanisms chat will all4w
disclosure of the necessary infonnnYinn to accurately conduct a records review. lf the CI"I'1' will be allowed
to view onl}, thdse retords directly eelaring to Services provided within CITY's corporate boundaries, then
the COUNTYlPROSECUT.I\i TG A7'I'ORMEY must keep a log oF original docunients used to charge the
CiTY, arid those c3ocuments must have identifying numbers or Ictters so the original source documents can
be easily reu-icvcd.
SF,C.T.T.ON 1i0. 9: COIT►\TTk:ltPA:127'S
This Agreement rnay he executed in .iny number of counterpartsj each of which, Nvhen so executed and
delivered; shall lze an original, but such counte•rparts shall tooe•ther constitute but one and the sarne.
Imerloca) rlgreemem, ProsecuEor Pqgc 5 of20
5El.rJ,1QN 1,O. 10: !1.?JJl7NW:.`' 1 .
'Nie Party m1y nssign in Nvhole or part its interest in chis Aereement withour ttie writtcn approval of the other
PARTY.
S:h CTIQN \'O. 11: COUi\''TY rAKFLOYLES
PROS.CUTING ATTOR,\F-Y s11n11 hire, nssign, retain and discipline all eniployees performin~ Scrvices
under this Agrccment accordinb to applicable collective bargaining aareements ancl :+pplicable state and
federnl Iriws.
PR,QSFCUI'I\'G t1"ITORIdF_Y agrees tn meet and confer Nvith the CiTY with respect to staff thal is
assigned to provide Services. lssues of discipline or perforniance will be specifically handled according to
PROSECU`I'ING A'C"I'ORNEY policies.
sr.cTIoN No. i.z: LTAJ3ri..IT1-
For the pLimosc af this Section, lhe ierminolo&y "COUINI'fY" shall als0 include the "1'KOSECUTTNG
/A'CTO R\' FY.,,
(a) 'l'he COUNTY shall indemnify and holci harniless the C11Y ancl ils Officcrs, agents, and employees,
from tiny and .ill claims, ections, suils, (iabilily, loss, costs, expenscs, and damages of any nF►ture
wfiatsoever, by any rE:ason of or arising out of any ncgligent act or omission of the COUN'fY, its oCficers,
agents and emnloyees, rellting to or arising out of perforniirig Services pursuant to thiq Agrzemene. ln che
event that any suit based upon such clainy, aetion, lo>S, ar damages is brought against the Cl'l'Y; the
COUNTI' shall deI'end thc samc at its sole cost and cxpcnse•; provicfed that the CITY reserves the right to
p:lrticipate in said suil if any principle of governmenlal or public law is involvE;t1; and if final judgment in Said suit be rcndered •igainst the CITY, and its officers, :1LEnCS, and employees, or jointly a0gain51 the C1l`l'
ancf the COUN'1'Y and their respective offiiccrs, agents, and cmployecs, the COUNTY shall satisfy the same.
(b) The Ci"("Y sh<<II indemnify and hold harmlESS thc COUNTY and its ofTicers, agents, and employees,
Crom a«y and all cluiitis, actions, suit;, linbility, loss, costs, e.xpsnscs, and darnagcs of any nature•
whatsoever, by any reason of or arisiiig out of any ncgligent acf or amission of the CITY, ils officcrS, age•nts
and cmployees, relating to or arising out of performing Services pursuant to this Asreemenl. In taie event
that any siiit based upan such cl;+im, action, loss, ar damages is brought against the COWi TY, fhe CITY
shall det'end the same at its solc cos1, and e•xpen5e; providcd that the COUNTY rescrves tlic rish< <o
participate in se+d suic if any principle of goveiiimental or public Iaw is involved; tuid if 1'inal judgment in
SAid suit be renderect ag.►inst the COl1N-C'Y, and ils of:Ficers, agents, and employees, or joincly against thc
COUNTY and thc C(TY and tlheir respcctive ofFiccrs, agents, and employees, che. CTTI' shall satisfy the
same.
(c) If the comparacive negligence of the 1'anies and their officers and employees is a cause of sutti
damage or injury, the liability, loss, cose, or expense shall be shared bctwecn the Parties in proportion to
their relalive ctesrcc of negligence ancl the riaht of indemnity shall apply to Such proportion.
(d) Where an of.Ficer or emplayee of a .Party is acting under the direction and contro) of the other
Narty, the Party directing and controlling the officer or emplo_yee in ths activity andlor omiSSion giving
rise to liability shall accept all liabilify for the other Parly's officer or employee's negligence.
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lnterlocal Agrecmcnt, Prosecuror Nage 6 of 20
(e) Eflch Party's duty to inclcmnify shall sun+ive vie terrnination or cxpiration nF the Agreemenl.
(f) 'Che foregaing indcmnity is Spccifically in[ended to constirute a waiver of eiich Party's immunity
under 1Vashington's Industrial 1.nsurance Ac:1, chapter 51 RCW, respecting tlle other party only, anef enty to
the extent necessary to provide die indemniFied Party with a ful) and complete indemnity of claims made by
ze thac these provisions Nvere specifica.lly nagotialetl
the indemnitor's employEes. The 1'A.RTI.FS acknowletlp
and agreed upon by diem.
(fi) The COUNTY ancJ the Cf`I'Y agree to either self insure or purchase policies of insur7nce coveriiig
the matters contained in this Agreement with coveruges of noi less chan $5,000,000 per occurrence with
$5,000,000 aggregnte limits including profcssionsl liability and auto liability caverages.
SECTION \'0. 13: RL•-LAT.fONSTItP Oh' TAE PAliTLF-S
'Che PARTIES intend that an indcpendent cdnlxactor relacionship will be creflted by this Agreement. The
COWi TYIPKOSFCUI`ING ATTORN LY shall be an independent contrtctor Rnd not the fineni or employec
oF the CITY, that the CI'I`Y is incerested Gnly in the results [o be achievcd and that the riaht to control the
particular ma.nner, rnethod nncl means in which che seivices.are perfornied is solely within the discretion of
the COUN"I'YlPROSECU1'rNG ATl'O1tAKEY. Any and all employees vvho provide Serviccs to the CITY
undcr this Agre£mcnt shall be dectiied employecs solely of the COUNTY/PROSFCUTING ATTORNT Y.
'I'he COL1NTY shall b£ solely respons+ble for the conduct and actions ot all emploNlees under this
AgreerrsFnc and any liability that may attach chercto. Likewise, no agent, employet, servant or
representative of the GTY sliall be dccmed to be an employee, aeent, servant• ar representative of the
C;QUNTI' for any purpose.
sr.cTioX Na. 14: Monxr: rcA,rcvV
This Agi'eement rn,iy bc madified in writing by mutual written agreement of the I'ARTlT:.S.
SCC'1'10N Nn. 15: 11120PFRTY A10 EQi)1PA-1L'\7
"I'he owrtiership of all property and equipiiient uiiliicd in conjunction wilh provi(ling the Services Shall
remain with the original owner, imless otherwise spccifiaally antl mutually agrced to by the 1'nRT1rS t4
chis Agreemerit. For the purpose oF dhis section, llle terniinology "oxNner" meAns chat Party which paici
the full purcliase price for the proRercy or equipment.
SF-CTT.ON iNO. lG: A.T.,L WEti"lI3qGS CON'CAL~1iFn iiZRl:lV/13.i\'DIlYG EFEECT
1'his Agrecment contnins terms and conditiqns agreed upon b), the PARTIFS. "fhe YAR"T'16S agee thnl
thcre arc ieo other understandings, oral or othenvise, rcgarding the subjcct matter of Ihis Agreement. Nlo
chanscs ar additions to dhis Agrecment, shall be valid or bindiiib upon tlie PAR"CI:ES unle5s such chanoe or
acldition is in vvriKin~G execuced by the I'Ait'I'I~S.
This Agree.ment shall bc binding upon the l'ARTIES hereto, their successors and assigns.
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SE010N \O. 17: DISE'UJ.'F. RESGLUTION
Any disputc behve;.•n iaie PARTfFS which cannot be resalved betwcen the PARTiE5 shai) be subject to
tirbitration. 'Except as provided far to the contrary herEin, such dispute Shflll first be rcduced to writing. If
che COUN7'Y CEO or PRO5ECUTlrlC A'l'TOR\'!:Y respectively and dic Cl'1 Y Manager eannot resolve
the dispute it will bE Submitted t4 arUitration. Tite provisians of chanter 7.04 RCW shall be ftpplicable to
aiiy arbitration proccedine.
'f'Fhc COUM'Y with regard to financial matters or PRnSECU"ff~~G A'I"l'OIL\'EY for Sentice iliatters and
the CITY shal{ have the right tn de:signate one prr5on each to act 7s an 1rbitraror. Tiie hwo selected
arbi[rators shall Ihcn ,jointly selecl- aLhird arbitrator. Ttie dezision of the arbit:ratian pane) s>>aII be binding
on che PAR'I'I'k,S und shall be subjcct co judicisl review as provided for in chapter 7.04 RCVJ. F'rovided, the
PART(rS agree that the 1'ROSCCUTING ATfOlti\~EY cannot submit to arbitration any item which
concerns his charging clecisions through cornplete dispositio» oF tlhe case, including .ippe:tls to Superiqr
Court, Wiuhington State Court of Appe€►ls; or Wasliington Sttice Supreme Court.
"11ie costs of the arbitrjlion nanel shall be equally splic betNveen the PAR"CIES.
SF-C'1`lON Nn. lA: VEs;UF- STU'tfLATTOiN
'I'his Aga-eemEnt has been and shall be construed as-having been made end delivered within Ihe State of
Washington anci it is mutually understood and agrec;d by each partl' that this Agreement shall be ,
govcrned by the lakvs of the StAte of Washington both as to interprelation nnd perfonnance. Any nction at
law, suic in equity ar judicial proceeding For the enforc_ement of this Agreemcnt, or any provision licreto;
shall be inscituted only in courts of competent jtirisdiction within SpQkane County, Washington.
SECTIUiN NO. 19: SH VFRABILI"t'Y
7'he PA17"t'l'ES a~rcc that if any parts; lerms or rro~~isions of dhis A~reemcnt arE; helcl bp die courtS [0 bC
illegal, thc validity of [hc remiiining portians or provisionS shall noC bc tiffected anc1 the rie,.}its and
obligatiori5 of the NARTICS shall not bc aPfected in regard to the rCmainder of the Agreement. If it should
ap{zear chat any part, term or provision of this Agreernent is in contlict with any statutory provision of the
State oF Washington, then the part, lcnn or provision thereof that may be in conflict shuil bc deemed
inoperative nnd null and void insofar as it mny be in conflict therewit.h and this Aereement shall be deemed
to modify to conE'orni td such statutory provision.
SrCTIU\ NQ. 20: RE: C012I)S
All public records preparecl, owncd, used or retained by [he COUNTY/nI20SECUTWG Al"C01'ta'NCY in
conjunction widi providing Scrvices under the terms of this AgreQment shall be deemed CfTY property and
shall be made availtible to tlie CI"I'Y upon re.que=t by the GTY Manager suUjECI' co the attorney cliant and
attomey work procfuct privileges set forth in st7tute, court rule or case law. 7"he
C0UNrI1'1PR0SEC*UTL~,'G A1"rORNI:Y will notify the CITY of any public disclosure request under
chapler 42.17 RCW for copics or viewing of such records as well ps tlic COl1sTl"SIPItOSECUTI\G
F1'fTpR\'EY'S response thereto.
InLerlor.al Agrecment, Prosecutor Pb~e 8 of 20 %
; SECTIOtY iNO. 21: Hk;A.I):INCS
- "fhe seclion headings appearino in this Agreement have been inserted solely for the purposc of
convenience and ready reference. l.n no «<r►y clo they purport to, and shall not be deemed to det`ine, limit
or extend the scope or intent of the secfions to which they pertain.
~~cTr4N NO. 22: TiNJI; O1z EsScNCL Op AGRr:vviEmr.
Time is of the essence of this Agreernenl and in case either Part), fails to parfonn the nbligalions on ics
part to bc perfomiod at the time fixed Cor the per('orniance of the respective obligation by the terms of this
Agreement, the other Party may, at its electioti, hold the other Party liablc for aII costs and damages
caused by such dclay.
SI;CTTQ\' \'Q. 23: UNC0NTRULLABLE Cl:E2CUN.[STriNCF,S/,[.JVTPOSSI[a11,,TTY
A delay or inrerruption in or failurc of pcrformance of all or any part of this Agreement resulting from
Uncontrollable Circumstanccs shall be deemed not a default under this Agreement.
A delay or interrvption in or failure of performance of all or any part of. I.hiS Agreement resulting from
any chanbe in or new law, order, rule or regulation of aiiy nature which renders providing of Services in
accordance with the Cerms of this Apreement legally i►npossible; and any other circumstanees beyond the
coneral of lhe COUN'1`,l'/PROSECUTI.~IG A'1"'C'OitNEY which rencfer legally impossible the
performance by the COWi TY/PROSECUTING A'I"COCtNEY of its obligations under this Anreement,
shal) be de_emed not a dcfault under this Agreement.
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This Agreement shall be filed by tlie COlJ~T1'Y with such offiees or anencics as require.tt by cltapter
39.34 RCW.
SrC'1'InN iNCa. 25: EXECI!'C10'N At\ru AYPROVAL
The PAIt'1'IES warriint thac che ot7icers exccuting below have beeii duly authori7.ed to act for and oii
behnlf of the I'arty for purposes of cOnfinninD fliis Agrccmcnc.
SEC'T[O\' NQ. 26: L\`.IT.IA'L'1.V'1:8
Tlic f'r1RT1.ES recagnize dhat revenue reducine initiative(s) passed by the votcrs of \Vttshington raiay
suhstancially reduce local operating revenue for the CITY, COIJNFTY or both AA.}t'f'i.f:S. The PA.RTI.ES
agree that it is necessary, to have flexibility to rrcluce the contractcd amount(s) in tlhis Agreement in response
to bLidget constraints resulting from the passagc of revenue reducing in+tiAtive(s). If such an event occurs,
the 1'Att71C5 agree to negotiace in good faith co Rchicvc a mu[ually agreeable resolution in a timely fashia».
STCTION NO. 21. C0M:P.LLM'CE W1TH 11AVV5
The Parties shall observe all federpls State ajid laral Iaws, ordinances and regulations; to the extent that they
may be applicable ro lhe terms ofthis Agrccmcnt.
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SEC1'10\' NO. 28: nTSCLAINIER
•Exccpt as othcnvise provided, this Agreement shall iiot be construed in eny nianner that would limit 'cil:her Part,y's a«lhority or powers under laNv.
SECTION NQ. 29: ASSURA\'CE
'Che CI'I'Y shall pay lhe COUN't'Y the tnie and fiill cast of all Services provided under this Agreement.
The intent of the !'arties is that neither Parry will subsidize the olher and that the Cl'fY will not subsidixe
any other jurisdiclion that is reeeiving similar services. '
:IiY NVJ'I'1V.I:SS 1V.E:I:F;REOF, che NAIi"1'I0 have caused this Asreement to be executed on
dace and year opposite their resnectivC SignacureS.
nATEI)~~~ ~\C~ f30ARD OF COUN'1'Y CONIMISSIONERS
OF SPOKANE COU~!'fY. WASFI'l'NGT0N
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s TOD M1ELKE, Chair
A"l'CES'C: ' ~ ~ ~
Clerk of thc Board
sF..~t..• '9 1vtARK i2JCHAR.D, Vice-Ch.tir
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Daniela rickson . 1-(ARRIS, Commissioner
UATEU: -,3//2 SPOKAN(: COUNTY PROSECUTfNG A7"1"OKNEY
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its: ~i2o l~.c7'a 1'L '
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'llATE D: 111,06 GTY Of SPOKAiNC VA.LLEY
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T)avid Ntercier, City Manuger
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Christine 13ainbridge, City Clerk
AI'1'ItUVED AS TO FORM ONI,:Y:
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1"or the purpose of this Agreement, P[tOSE:CU"1"lNG Al`t OftNE:Y Serviccs shall include proscculion Af
violations of s[ste sls[utcs ttiat arc punishablc as misdemeanor or gross mistiemeanor offenses that occur
wittiin CI`lY'S jurisdiction and that are wmmilted by adults as well as tiny appeals to Superiar Court;
1Vashingt:On State Courc of nppeal, or Washington State Supreme Court. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
relains sole proSecuYOrial discre[ion in conjtmction wich providing Services under tl-ie temis of t7his
Agreement from cht►rging tleciSionS thrbugh complete dispositian of the case, including appeals to Superior
Court, Washingion Stace Courl' of Appeafs, or Washington State Supreme Court. Provicled, however, CI"I'Y
mny take over prosecution of any misdemeanor case upon xvritten nntification to PftOSECUTCNG
ATTORNEY. For thc nurpose pf t:his pantraph, misdemeanors shall include criminal violations oFCI'I"Y
animal control ordinaiices.
PRUSECUT{NG A'IT(7R'L-'Y Agrccs to rcprcscnt CITY in contcstcd traffic infractions.
PROSECUTTNG ATTORNrY also agrecs, when requestec{ by CITY, to represent Cl7'Y xvith respecr to
criminal violatiorts of its 7Aning OrdinanceS at the hourly rare set forth in Exhibits 2A, 2B and 2C.
PROVI.DED, such rE:presentation shall not include challenges to the constitutionaiity of Any 'r.on;nfl
ordinance. "I'he CCl'Y shnlV recFiin respaiisibility for de.fending any constitucion3l chAllenbe co any zoninti ordinance or other C['C'Y ordinance which may be involved in providing Services.
C1'I"Y agrces to take appropriate accion to eitisure police oicers and CI'CY staff are available at no cost to
PR4SCCUTING ATTORNEY ror all trials or judicial proceedings wfiere PROSHCUTING A`I`I"OIt.NI:I'
determincs tlieir presence is neccssary.
All misdcmeanor, grass misdemeanor, and zoning services co bQ provided b4f Pf20SF:CU`I'I'~!G
7eement shall be provided in courts Ioccatcd wichin thc.
A'(`i'OR'EY in courts under lhe tenns of tfiis AL
Spokanc County Courthouse Complex.
A11 traffic infraction smicPS to be pravided by PR4SECUT(NG ATTORNrI' undfr the terms af chis
Agreenient shall be provided in either court.s located within the Spokane County Courthouse Complex or
caurtraom(s) in the Spokaiie Valley precinct, I.n the cveni CITY requests stich court services be providcd at
a location othcr than tliat provided fon ce-rcin, the PARTIES agree to meet and mutually negntiate
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EXN.C01T 2A ;
NliScierneanar Scnlices
Coa►puncnt A Comnonent l~ Compoocnl C
I'roscciitur i3udgct
' AUocable Perccntagc
to lVlisdemeanOr
$erviccs'' S pol:anc Vi►Iley Cunlraet Amount
Salary ' 870,965 27.64%~ 240,429.71
MRO 65,653 27.60% 18,123.45
Cupicnl -
lndirczf Cest 61,1421' r- 27.60%. 16 878. 0
997 764.~ 275,43133
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Component A represents tht amounc of Prosecutor buclget attributed to Misdemeanor Services.
Sec Nlisdemeanor Attachment A for methedology allocating ('rosecutor budget to vlisdet»eanor.
't'he percenvlge of y9isdemeanor Serxiccs auributablc to the City of Spokflne Valley +s 27.18%.
See Misdcmeanor AttaLhment 13 for misdemeiinor st. Listics.
'I"he Inclirect (Overhead) rate of 7.02% is applied to salaries only. 'fhe indirecC rate is based
on Spof:anc Couisty's QwNl.13 A-87 Cosc P11n Escalatetl 2003 fbr 2005, adjustcd to only intlude
depreciation of capital improvemcnts acquired after tha City's officiai date of incorporation,
prep.ired by PR,~4 Graup, fin independent pl,ui prcparer.
Incertocal Agree.ment, f'rosecutor Pace 12 of 20
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E XffT13,iT 2 A
Misdemeanor $ervices County $uppotted A[torneys: Criminal 39 ,
Civil 5
Grant/Other SuppoRed Attorneys: Criminal 12•8 .
. Civil Cammitment ~
Civil Family Law
Grand Total ull
atcprncys 6$.8
INiisdemcqnor S31 S i3en kT1; Adj Salary
Davis 56,822 1.00 56,822
Rasmussen 66,587 1.00 66,537
Rio 58,533 1.00 53,533
HLighes 53;533 1.00 58;533 .
Cordts 581533 1.00 58,533
Utgaard 62,823 1.00 62,823
Grigaliunas 60,604 0.60 36,362
Qbrien-Sup€rv _ 95,137 0.94 89,701
517,572 7.54 437,894 487,894
$u Liort
Wilbur 3 1,293 1.00 31,293
L.•+tus 43,662 1.00 43,662
I.,ef3:owski 37,754 1.00 37,754
~ycyers 39,742 1.00 39,742
Misterek 34,750 1.00 34,750
Nicholson 28,577 1.00 28,577
Burgner 38,746 0.80 30;997
Ornee , 36,682 1.00 36,682
Ramey 38,694 1.00 38,694
I-lansen.R 44,187 0.41 18,039
374,037 9.21 340,190 340,190
Chicf Crimina) Dcputy - stlloc:tfion ratio N'Tisd 1f I'E / Tutal Crimina1 T'fE
IDriscoll 109,913 1.00 109,913 0.14616,005
County'Yrosecufor - alluctition "ilat" 55,000 plu5 bcncfits
'I'ucker-Salary 105,972 5,000 5,000 Tucker-Benefits 14,528 5,000 0.140 700
120,800
Admin SL-kt1'- allacntion ratio i1'lisd FTT / Totil AttorneY FTL
t3owman 59,747 1.00 59,747
Kurbitz 62,895 1.00 62,898
Lundquist 46,290 0.80 37;032
Itenner ' 33,483 1.00 33,483
202,418 3.80 193,160 0.110
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lnterlocul Agreetnent, PrASccucor a
21,177
Subtotal
Sa Ia ry 870,96 5
Indirect ratc 7.02%on (otal salary And bcncft. 0.07061,142
°►v1 R O- allocation ratio Nlisd FTE / County CriminiI+Civil FTE '
. 382,975 0.17165,653
Alisdcmcanor Butlbet 9972760
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In[erlocal Agrcrmcnt, Prosccutor Pagc 14 of 20
EX7IIi3YT 2A
- M:isciemeaoor Scrviccs
2003 2004
12
I,luly Aug Sept Oct Nov Uccl Jan Feb iVlurch Apr Mny Junc 1•lonths
Spokane Valley
Cases 2S7 239 222 25S 197 248 275 226 338 292 270 192 3,044
(exc valley ti'Sn
cascs)
A!I Counry c89es 903 S7S 1033 938 755 1155 841 SS2 1096 941 895 705 11,027
(including WSP
cases) • *
. VaIIey % of all 27.2
cases 31.78 2 21.39 21.51 26.09 21.47 32.70 25.62 30.84 31.03 30.17 27.23 27.60% .
"I'ntal cnses including WSP rnusl be used ns base total number oFcases in
• " cletermining percentage servecl.
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.M.XHIBj r ZB ~
• Infraction $crvices
lnfractinn Contrnct *
Sa1ary 24;042.83
MK. O 657.99
Capita) -
Indirect Costs 1.687.81
z6,a i s.63
Nntes
* The Prosecutor's OfFce clianged the meihodology used to calculate the concract
for l.nfraction Services. See inFracl.ion Attachment C.
"7tic lndirect rate of 7.02% is applied to salarics only. The inclirect
ratc is based on Spokane Cowity's Ovl.I3 A-87 Cost Plan Escalated 2003
for 2005, adjusted to only include deprcciation of capita) improvements
acyuired afier che City's ofTicial dale of ineorporiition, prepared
by YRAM GrouP, an indeliendent plfln preparer. '
Inierlotal Agreement, Prosecutor Hage 16 of20
: EXJ:.WJT Z B
infruction $erviceS
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Spokanc Valicy Infractian 1)chuty
Deputy Average A,inual Salary& 13encFit (Cordts R
GrigaliunAS) 59,568.50
Dividc by Hours Worketl pcr Ycar 1,950
Equal :Deputy Cost per Hour 30.55
Ueputy'fime Spent at Spokane Valley:
Dijys per tiveek 1.5
Multiply by hours per day 7.5
Equals hours pe_r we.ek 11.25
vi.ultiply by weeks per year 52
Equals hours per year 585
Depoty total Cost to Spokxne Vnlley 17,870.55
S iol kane Coun", Infractiori Departrnent
Infractian Iiours per \Veek
\Valk-in Infractions (3:30 to 5:00) 7.5
Discovery 5
Motions/ Appeals . 3
(nfraction Hours per \Veck 15.5
ivlultiply by Spokane Valley 1'ercentage of .
Infractions 19.76% I
F.quals Spokflnc Vallcy H.ours per Week 3.06
Multiply by \1leeks per Year 52
Vtultiply by Deputy Cost per F-lour 30.55
Spok:►ne COunly 7.nfrutliun Cdst to Spok:inc
Vullcy 4,865.44
Supcrvisor•
Supcrvisor (0'13rien) Annual SaIary und 13rnefit 95,137.00
Supcrviscs .4 Infraction .Ucpucy out of 7
Misttcmeanor l7cputics 0.06
Equal Cast of t:nfraction Supervisinn 5;436.40
Multiply by Spokane Valley Percenkage of
InfractiAns 19.76% I
Supervisnr Cosc to Spokane Valley 1,074.28
AdminiSfrntiqn
Administratinn Annual Sz11ary anc1 Benefit 202,418
Administers .4 Infraction Depury out. of 68.8 Total
Denuries - 0.01
Equal Cost of Infriction ndmir►istralion
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1,176.85
M,ultiply by Spokane Vallcy Percenttiee of %
lnfrnctions 19.76% I
Administration C'ost fo Spokane Valley 232.56
Subtntal Salarysind
Bcncfits 245042.83
Indirect rate 7.02% (fipplied to sal:try and
benefits only) I,687.$1
Muintenancc Ant) OperationG
Total M R OBud~et 382,975.00
M&O .4 lnfrac:cion f)eputy out of 44 Civil and Ceiminal :Deputies 0.01
Equal Cost of infraction N1&O 3,451,59
Multipfy by Spokane VaIley I'ercenlagc of
InPractions 19•76% 1
Nlainten:ince Cost ta Spokaric Valley 687•99
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CONTRACT 26,438.63 District Court statisl.ics la,5t six months ef 2003 first six nionths nf 2004, scc Infraction Attaehment D. Spokane County employees work 7.5 hrsldy, 5 dyslwk, 52 wks/yr- 1,950 hrs/yr-Administracive costs
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infrstction Sen°iccs
District Court Casc Stxtistics*
Ofl'ensc Csit'eu~ry S o4:ane. Vallev Spolcanc CountY Spokane VulleY %
Infractions 11,799 59,709 0.1976
DV - vlisde-mcsnor 400 927 0.4315
DUI 178 2,793 0.0637
Criminal TratTic (less DUl) 1,661 5,443 0.305
Criminal \'T (Icss misd 749 2,776 0.2770
. DV
Subcotal 14,807 _ 71,648 -
Stacislics from last six months of 2003 t+nd firSt six rnonths of 2004
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' Lsbor NNi&O Cost
2005 Aduplecl Cost pcr 1,ndircct Pcr Per
'I'osition Costs Budget Huur Per 110ur 1lnur i•lour Senior Atiorncy-Kinri I 94,141.00 4828 3.39 4.46 56.13
Parale&fll-Hanson I 41,092.00 21.07 1.48 - 22.55
- 2 135,233.00 69.35 4.87 4.46 78.63
indirect IndirecU1-1o
Indirect Cvsls DirecUHour Ratc ur
Senior Attonicy 48.2$ 0.0702 3.339076
('aralegsl 21.07 0.0702 1.479312
Nqtc: R;ite based on indireCl:costs per A-87 Plan of 7.02%
'jvlsiintcnancc & Qperition Costs '
2005 Adoptecl M& 0 382,975.00
vivided by crim R civil anys
supporied 44.00
F_yuals MJO per atty 8,703.98
Divided by hours workcd per
year 1950
Fquals M/O hourly rate. 4.46
Annual Hour•5
Annual Flaurs Wor1:cd 1950
Note: Spokane County employees work 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per weel:, ond 1,950 hours
Einnually.
Spokflne Vulley does not use ;tn entire cieputy or paralegal with respcct to the Civil Departrnent, therefore
tin hourly rate is consistent with 1:11e Count'y recave•rino actual costs for Civil Infractions.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: December 2, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
~ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: STA Cooperative Grant Agreements
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Informational Memo regarding SRTC Call for
Projects utilizing Federal 'rransit Authority (FTA) 5307 grant funds, February 6, 2007; Study
Session reviewing proposed list of projects, February 20, 2007; Approval of list of project
applications, February 27, 2007
BACKGROUND: The City of Spokane Valley received funding from the Spokane Transit
Authority (STA) for replacing the following intersections with Portland Cement Concrete (PCC).
• Sprague Avenue and Evergreen Road
• Sprague Avenue and Pines Road
• Sprague Avenue and McDonald Road
• Indiana Avenue and Sullivan Road
• Broadway Avenue and Sullivan Road
The total grant amount for all five projects combined is $5,516,000.
Replacing the intersections with PCC ensures long term durability especially given the high
vehicle volumes and heavy truck and bus traffic these intersections receive. These projects will
also upgrade the sidewalk curb ramps to meet current ADA standards to provide safe access for
wheelchairs and visually-impaired pedestrians.
We have started the design phase of the first three projects listed above and anticipate
construction to begin by July 2009 with completion by September 2009. The last two projects
are scheduled for construction in 2010.
STA requires that a Cooperative Funding Interlocal Agreement be executed for each project.
The agreements outline the terms of receiving these grant funds. Attached is a copy the
agreement for each project. Copies of the o(ginal Project Grant Applications are also available
if needed.
Staff proposes to bring these agreements to Council for approval on December 9"'.
OPTIONS: 1) Consensus to move forward with approval and execution of agreements; 2)
Provide additional direction to staff.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Consensus to move fonward with approval and
execution of agreements and place on the December 9, 2008 Consent Agenda. • ~_J
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: These five projects and their associated STA grants have
been incorporated into the 2009-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The total
amount of city funds used as local match for these grants is estima#ed to be $1,130,800. The
three projects scheduled for 2009 are included in the adopted 2009 budget.
STAFF CONTACT: Steve M. Worley, P.E. - Senior Capital Projects Engineer
Neil Kersten, AIA - Public Works Director
ATTACHMENTS: STA Cooperative Funding Inter9ocal Agreements (5)
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Cooperative Funding Interlocal Agreement
1) Agency: Ci ty of Spokane Valley
2) Contact Person: Steve M. Worlev. Senior Engineer - Capital Proiects
3) Telephone: 509-921-1000
4) Fax: 509-921-1008
5) Address: 11707 E_ Spraque Avenue. #106
Sqokane ValleY. WA 99206
6) Project Description: Spraque and Everqreen Intersection - The intersPction will be
reconstructed with Portl2nd Cement Concrete.
~ T) Project Costs:
PE: S110.400
RW: S 0
CE: S110,400
Construction S912200
Total Cost: $1,133,000
8) Project Revenues by Source:
STA Cooperative Grant $ 900.700
SpBkane Vallev 232.3QQ
TOTAL REVEIdUE: $1.133.000
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9) Project Construction Year: 2009
10) Fund Demand:
Anticipated date(s) of reimbursemenE:
Request: September 2009 Amount: S900.700
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STA+rrill pay after 4he work has been completed and certified by the respective agency's engin2er.
6illing shouid be limited to reimbursement requests of no less than $ 50,000, or may be requested for
completion of each phase as long as the arnount requested does not exceed 79.5% of the total spent
to date.
This agreement is entered into this day of , 2008
between Spokane Transit (S7A) and Spokane Vallev in an amount not to exceed S 900.700 or 79.5
percent of the project total, whichever is less. Sqokane Valley agrees to follovr all local, state and ,
federal requirements for the project and certify same to STA upon project closeout. All projects are -
subject to prior STA approv2l of final design and location.
Please note that thrs project is suhject to S1:4 Board approval irt tdre artnual budgEl und is at
lh21Y CfLSCPE!lOYl.
By: By:
Name:
Susan Meyer, Chief Executive Officer David Mercier
Agency: Ci of S okane Vallev
Date:
Its: City Manager
Date:
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iCooperative Funding Interlocal Agreement
1) Agency: Ci ty of Spokane Valley
2) Contact Person: Steve M Worlev, Senior Engineer - Capital Prolects
3) Telephone: 509-921-1000
4) Fax: 509-921-1008
5) Address: 11707 E. Spraque Avenue, #106
Spokane Vallev, WA 99206
6) Project Description: SpraquelPines Concrete Intersection Project - Spraque Avenue at Pines
Roacf east and west approach lanes of the intersection will be reconstructed with Portland Cement
Concrete.
7) Project Costs:
PE: $75,136
RW: $ 0
CE: $75,136
Construction $591,728
Total Cost: S 742 Q00
8) Project Revenues by Source:
STA Cooperative Grant $589.900
Spokane Vallev $152.100
TOTAL REVENUE: $742 OOQ
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9) Project Construction Year: 2009
10) Fund Demand:
Anticipated date(s) of reimbursement:
Request: September 2009 Amount' S589.900
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STA will pay after the work has been completed and certified by the respective agency's engineer.
Billing snould be limiteti to reimbursement requests of no less than $ 50,000, or may be requested for
completion of eacti phase as lang as the amount requested does not exceed 80% of the total spent to
date.
This agreement is entered into this day of
between Spokane Transit (STA) and Spokane Vallev in an amount not to exceed S589,900 or 80 percent
of the project tofal, whichever is less. Spokane Vallev agrees to follow all local, state and federal ~
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requirements for the project and certify same to STA upon project ciaseout. All projects are subject to
prior STA approval of final design and location_
Ple.ase. note tliai tlrrs projec.t is subject to .STA Botu-tl trpprvval irt the cn-iriuul Grtdget and is ad
their discrelion.
By: By:
Name:
Susan Nieyer, Chief Executive Officer David Mercier
Agency: City of Spokane Vallev
Date:
Its: City Manager
Date:
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Cooperative Funding Interlocal Agreement
1) Agency: Ci ty of Spokane Vallev
2) Contact Person: Steve M. Worley, Senior Enqineer - Capital Proiects
3) Telephone: 509-921-1000
4) Fax: 509-921-1008
5) Address: 11707 E. Spra4ue Avenue, #106
Spokane Vallev, WA 99206
6) Project Description: Spraque and McDonald Intersection - The intersection will be
reconstructed vrith Portland Cement Concrete.
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T) Project Costs:
PE: $102,160
RW: $ 0
CE: $102,160
Construction $864.680
Total Cost: $ 1.069.000
8) Project Revenues by Source:
Sl'A Cooperative Grant $ 849,800
Spokane Vallev __S-219.,20U
TOTAL REVENUE: S1.069.000
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9) Project Construction Year: 2009 ~
10) Fund Demand:
Anticipated date(s) of reimbursement:
Request: September 2009 Amount: $849,800
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STA will pay after khe work has been completed and certified by the respective agency's engineer.
Billing should be limited to reimbursement requests of no less than $ 50,000, or may be requested for
completion of each phase as long as the amount requested does not exceed 79.5% of the total spent
to date,
7his agreement is entered into this day of
between Spolcane Transit (S7A) and Spokane Vallev in an amount not to exceed $ 849,800 or 79.5
percent of the project total, vi'hichever is less. Sqokane Vallev agress to follovr all local, state and
fetleral requirements for the projeci and certify same to S7A upon project closeout. All projects are -
subjeci to prior STA approval of final design and location.
Please rtote thut tliis project is stibject to STA Bnard trppraval in the nruzt.eul brcclget and is cii
their discrerioti.
By. By:
Name:
Susan Meyer, Chief Executive Officer David Mercier
Agency: City of SAOkane Vallev _
Date:
Its: City Manager
Date:
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Cooperative Funding Interlocal Agreement
1) Agency: Ci ty of Spokane ValleY
2) Contact Person: Steve M Worlev Senior Engineer - Capital Proiects
3) Telephone: 509-921-1000
4) Fax: 509-921-1008
5) Address: 11707 E. Spraque Avenue, #106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
6) Project Description: Indiana and Sullivan Intersection - The intersection will be reaonstructed
with Portland Cement Concrete.
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7) Project Costs:
PE: $125,773
RW: S 0
CE: $125,773
Construction $1,090.454
Total Cost: $ 1.342.000
8) Project Revenues by Source:
STA Coooerative Grant $1.066,900
Spokane VallsV $ 2.7-5-1QQ
TOTAL REVENUE: 51.342,000
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9) Project Construction Year: 2010
10) Fund Demand:
Anticipated date(s) of reimbursement:
Request: September 2010 Amount: S1,066.900
$
STA will pay after the wark has been completed and certified by the respective agency's engineer.
Billing should be limited to reimbursement requests of no less than $ 50,000, or may be requested for
comple[ion oi each phase as long as the amount requested does not exceed 79.5% of the to4al spent
to date.
This agreement is entered into this day af
behveen Spokane Transit (STA) and Spokane Vallev in an amounf not to exceed S1,066,900 or 79.5
percent of the project total, whichever is less. Spokane Vallev agrees to follow all local, state and
federal requirements for the project and certify same to STA upon project closeoUt. All projects are
subject to prior STA approval of final design and location.
PJease rrate that fhis project is subject to STA Board approval in the annual budgef and is at their
discretron.
By; By:
Name:
Susan Meyer, Chief Executive Officer David Mercier
Agency: Citv of Sqokane Vallev
Date:
Its: City Manager
Date:
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Cooperative Funding Interlocal Agreement
1) Agency: Ci tv of Spokane Vallev
2) Contact Persan: Steve M. Worlev. Senior Enqineer - Capital Proiects
3) Telephone: 509-921-1000
4) Fax: 509-921-1008
5) Address: 11707 E. Spraque Avenue, #106
Spokane Valiev. WA 99206
6) Project Description: Broadway and Sullivan Intersection - The intersectian will be
reconstructed with Portland Cement Concrete.
~ 7) Project Costs:
PE: $119.800
RW: 0
CE: $119.800
Construction S990.400
Total Cost: S 1230100
8) Project Revenues by Source:
STA CooAerative Grant $ 977,900
Spokane ValleY S 252.100
TOTAL REVENUE: $1.230.000
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9) Project Construction Year: 2010
10) Fund Demand:
Anticipated d2te(s) of reimbursement:
Request: September 2010 Amount: S977,900
STA will pay after the work has been completed and csrtified by the respective agency's engineer.
Billing should be limited to reimbursement requests of no less than S 50,000, or may be requested for
completion of each phass as long as the amount requested does not exceed 80% of the total spent to
date.
This agreement is entered into this day of ,
between Spakane Transit (STA) and Spokane Valley in an amount not to exceed $ 977.900 or 80
percent of the project total, whichever is less. Scrokane Vallev agrees to follow all local, state and
federal requirements far the project and certify same to S7A upon project closeout. All projec#s are
subject to prior STA approval oF final design and location.
Please rlote that this project is subject to STA Board approval in tlle annual budget and is at their
discretion.
By: By:
Name:
Susan Meyer, Chief Executive Officer David Mercier
Agency: Citv of Spokane Vallev
Date:
Its; City Manager
Date:
Spokane County Library Uistricl•
' Spokane Valley Library Services and District Support
Report to the City af Spokane Valley
3id Quarter 200$
GREATER • gRARY SERVICES
Customer use measures
Usc af the three greater Spokane Valley libraries continuES to be general.ly higher over l•he same
period in 2007 with the largcst percentage increases at Argonne. Total circulation of library materials
is up 3.3%, reference inquiries are up 12.2%, program attendance 9.5% and sofhvare station booki,ngs
3.9°/u. The door count, however, shows on.ly a 0.8% increase. For Spak3ne Va11Ey L.ibrary circulation
is up 1.9%, reference 6.0%, pragram attendance 1.4°,6, and soEhvare stakion use 2.5%; the only negative
measure is the 0.1"/a deCrease in doox count.
Selected 3rd Quarter 2008 Year-to-L7atc Statishics
Circulation Door count Iteference Program Svfhvare Station
In uiries Attendance Bookin s
Yl`D 1"117 ta Y`CIa YTT) to YTD YTD tn YTD YTD to YTD YTD to
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
SCLI) 1,627,274 4.39'0 973,740 2.9% 191,231 8.73b 44,583 9.5% 179,450 3.996
S o Valle , 411,483 1.9% 231,478 - 0.7 % 61,345 6.0% 15,044 1.4% 56,660 2.5%
~ Ar onne 112,318 9,3% 63,721 5.5% 13,633 22.7°6 2,257 35.4% 1.6,755 15.8°,`0
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Otis 61.,777 2.3R'o 41,619 - 1.596 10,202 47.2% 2,752 51.6% 5,594 -112%
Subtotal 585,5783.39b 341,818 0.8% 85,180 12.235 20,047 9.5% 79,009 3.9,6
% SCLD 36.09'0 - 35.19fi - 44..5% - 45.0% - 44.0qb -
Registered Customers by Branch of Ttegistration
2008 % af YTI7 Change % Adult % Youth
YTD SCLD from 2007
$CLD 111,540 - 1.096 76.090 24.0%
S o VaUc 35,583 31.9% 0.096 77.49'0 22.6%
Ar anne 9,882 8.9% 1.496 78.2~'0 21.8%
OtiS 4,852 4.4°0 -4.7ro 71.2"l0 28.856
Subtotal 50,318 45.1 % - Q.2% - -
3rd quarter activity highlights at Greater Spokane Valley branches
Spakane Vailey [.ibranj
• Installation of a three panel,l8-foot mural in the picture book area as an Eagle Scout project was
well worth the wait; there have been many positive comments about it from customers.
• The new DVD/CD dispenser and Self checkout rnachine was plagued by technical problems
dtu•ing its first manths of aperadon, but by m.id-Septembex was operating normall}'• Providing
this type of security for high-theft items has substantially reduced their loss rate.
• Baoks-7'o-Go, m.ulkiple copies of high-demarid Uooks displayed near the checkout desk, was
implemented a.nd has proven to be popular with customers.
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• SCLIa's ValleyFest booth attracted 540 people and 50 new children's Iibrary cards were issued.
1hTe also pardcipated in the previous ewening's parade tivith a book cart• drill team. _
•$taff attend_ance at two Greater Spokare Valley Chamber "Biz Buzz" nenvorka.ng events resulted in follow ups from some non-profil groups who have contaCl•ed us about handout disiTibution `f
and pasters.
Argoririe. Library
• Ara;nrule had a.l.mnst tvviee as many children fuush Sum.mer Reading as last ye3r.
• One day there were so many people using our 41tiFi ihat wc had to cre7tE places for them to sit.
• Thc, Friends supplied funds to eonl•ribute adtilt summer reading ~ift baskets that tirere given away
at each library.
• The variety uf uses for the meeting room is illustrated by a Saturday wlten it was used first by the
Toastmasters giving speeches and then right after by family and Friends who had reserved the
room for an after-funeral reception.
Utis Orchards Libranj
• The loeal ECE.Al` teacher was contacted a.ncl a new storylime schcdule was set up.
• A stolen car plowed into the sauth Cence line, gettYng hung up on the row of shrubs that had to be
cut away from tht und.ercarriagE. The driver was found.
• We sel• up a craft tahle for iNational Date to Create (August 8) a.nd displayFd some of the artwork
i.n our display.
• A yaung girl with a tiisabilily visits using a wheelchair, and while she can'l• walk, shc ca.n sCOOt
onto the Early Literacy Statinn seat and feel normal as she pla}°s on the computer.
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Customer usc measures
We're cont7.nuu1g this year's positive statistical rall. All of our major measures are up, some
significantly. By the end af September the door cou.nt was alrEady at a]_mnst a million visits, we've
had nearly 180,000 software station baokings, and over a million web page >>iews. Reference
inquiries are holding steady at 8.7% higher year-to-date. lt's looking like 2008 circulation will fall just
shor.t of 2.2 million.
Adult services
I'rogra.mming: Final statiskic.s for Adult Summer Fcad.ing were 2,678 sign-ups ivith 648 finishers.
The 19 programs were attended by 181 people. Our collabo.ratiori with the MAC provided hvo-for-
ons visits to our ]ocal art inuscum and was wcll.received by the participants. The four book clubs
canN.nued lo mect a.nd there werc, 14 in-library computer instruction classes (total attendance of 73) as
well as one for an assisted liviclg facility with five attcndees.
Cornmunity: Staff vi.siled 36 adult faci.l.it7es during each of the two sum.mer months antl 37 in
September. The first visit to a Spokane Valley Meals on SNheels si.te was vcry successfuL Staff
pai•ticiptitccl in the Chcncy Rodeo and DEEr Park Settlers Day parades as well as sta((ing a booth at
Spokcan, a science fiction/fantasy convention held at Gonzaga Un. .iversity.
Youth services
1'rogramminn: Final youth Su.m.mer Reading statistiCS are 6,168 children's signups with 2,341
finishers, and 7,515 teens with 4$7 finishers. "C?iis is the first year su-ice 2005 thal there was a decrease
in the number finish.i.ng in spitc af an i.ncrease ul the number of signups. SPptember kicked ofF schonl
year prograrnmi.ng, with storytimes and Afterschool SpeciaIs across the District that celebrate a
diffcrent author each month. C:ommunity: lNe provided 36 storyl•i.mes at 16 different childcare faeilities in July, 21 slorydmes to 14
facilities in August, and 22 storyti.mes at 5 facilities i.n September. Youth services stafi also
partieipated ut the Cheney and Deer Park parades. Confirmation letters wEre sent to a.1J t11e daycares
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currently receiving quarterly storyiinle visits and f.lyers to the many more ch3ld.cares who have not
~ y@t signed up.
DistRI&AD •
Buard nf Tnistces action, July-September
• Approved the purchase of approxunately faur acres of l~nd at t•he corner of I-Iastings and Perry
Roads i.n the NortY► Spokane zrea as a fufiure branCh site.
• Approved a conlract wilh St-rategic ResEareh Associates for facility master planni.ng community
input.
• Approved a new I'ublic Recorcis Poliey, revisions to the Collectian qevelopment and Fund
Balance MIlnagement Policies, and reaffirmed the Custamer Use of Internet Resouxces Policy.
• Heard an overvietiv of anticipated revenue and expense changes &om 2008 for the 2009 budget.
• T'he August regular meetiing was cancellEd.
Facilities master planning
The coiYUnunity research phase of facilities master pl•in.ning, a Distxict-wide look at capital facililies
neecls ovcr the 20-year Grawth Manapement Act plan.n.ing horizon, began cdncurrendy wzth
preparataon of a ma.intena.nce study bEing caorduiated by Intea us fl.rchilecture. tiVurk also began
with Spokane County GfS on cusromer adciress and population projections mappin~;.
By the end of the third quarter., the customcr r3r►dom sample telephone survey was completed, a
community survey Uegun, and plans were made for OptionPawer regional focus group sessions to be
held in Novembcr in Cheney, North Spokane, and Spokane Valley. Commtulity leader intervictivs,
the fi.nal aspect of community research, will be held in early December.
~ Gates faundation grant
Wc'll be receivulg a Bill & Mel.i.nda Gal•es Founclation Opporiunity On1u1c n-tatdiing grant to rcplace
outdated compucers. Branches meeting the foundation's criteria for receivi.ng the equipm.ent axe
Airtivay Heights, tlrganne, Cheney, Medieal Lake, yloran Prairie, and Spakane Valley. The Gates
Foundation wiJl pravide $33,800; our match is $18,200. 7'he grant ties in nicely with our previous
plan for a large-scale replacemenl• of public computers this fall, thereby reducin& our cosl's.
Sales items in branches
Nrith an increasing number pf custoirer inquiries, we began selling Earth-friendly reusable book bags
in all branches for peoplc, who don't wanh the plastic babs that we pravide. Also, bc-cause publie
software station computers being replaced this fa]] won't have floppy disk drives far customers use
in saving files, we're goi.ng to he-gin selling low-price flash drives Eor people who don't rememUer to
bring nne and would othen>>ise lose their work.
Spokane public library reciprocal use
2007 reciprocal barrawing statistics wikh Spokane Public Library continuc to show a fairly even
balruue, with cross-use comprising 7°io-8°,6 of each system s total circulal-ion. Diskrict resident use of
Spokane Public LiUrary Uranches is evenly spread across their thxee largest branche.s: Downtown,
Shadle, and South Hill. City resident use of SCLD branches, however, is concenkrared. in h,%ro-
Moran Prairie and NQrth Spokane-khat comprise approximatcly 76% of the cross-use total.
2009 budget
Staff work on the 2009 budgEt proceeded, with ma.nager input completeci by September 29. `T'hat
information, along with the Assessor's Office pxoperty tax levy estimate, canfirmed and projected
rate increases for emplo}°ee bEnefits, majAr contractors, and utilities is being input to create the uutia.l
budget docu.menl• that will be first presented at the Octaber 21 Board meeti.ng and fine tunea over thc
nExt few months.
2010-2013 budget projechions
]7age 3 of 5
Using a conservativE scenario, il• appears thaY we will bc~ able to maintain a balanced budget thxough
2010 under the ]."w (e-vy lid, rathzr th2n only through the 2009 date orig-ulally projected in the 2006
levy lict lift plan. With a more modcrate (but still less apti.m.isYic than otu actu.al experience in recent ~
years) scenaria, the same could hold_ krue though 2012. ThP caveat cvith both scenaric,s is that they -
assume just a contuluation of Current services: no utcreases in hours, no new service programs, and
no significant inerease in current mater.ials purchasing ]evels-ordy inflationary adJustrnentis.
2009 non-resident library card fee
F1 Board of Trustees resohition adopted "ui 1999 establ.ished the formula to be used to caleulate each
year's nan-r.esident library card fee. Basical.ly, it's budgeted property taxes plus payrnents u1 lieu of
properly taxes divicled by the number of Dislrict hauseholds t•o arrive at the average annual propert},
tax paid U}, District households to support SCLD.
As SCLD's buci~et has incrcased over the past several years, particulaxly tirith the lcvy ]id lift, the fee
haS inched up ir► the Eive dollar incrEment,S required by the resolution. For 2009, lhere's anokher Five
dallar ju.mp to $100 pcr household. NotE that it's a per houschold fee, not a pcr library card fEe and
payments may be made quarterly rather tl-ian u1 a hump sum.
Collection agency continues to show results
A rECer►t periodic cumulative recovery rcport for the nine yeazs that library collection agency Unique
Management SErvices, I.nc., has handled SCIdl7 delinqucnt accounts (both nan-relurned inaterials and
fees) c4ntinuEd to show impressive result's. Tlie AssEt Return on Tnvestment (]ZOT) is 6:1, meanincr
that for cvcry dolJar we pay, wc have a$6 return in the value of lang overdue materials ar►d fees. The
total ROl includes charges thal• were waived for various reasons. Nle've paid an average of about
$18,000 per year for kheix senices. Briefly
• SCLD's share of the total $2$1,143.47 March 16 special election cost is $53,383.48. The original ;
estiniate from the Elections Office was $$5,000 to $135,000.
D
Collection Services
• prdered 4,385 titles and 19,5$5 copiES duri.ng hhird quai•tcr; 22,242 items were processed and scnt
l•o branches
o tiVe're now 10.7% ahead of last year on items added to the collection with the net increase, year-
to-dale, in the print/nonprint callECtian of 12,895 items.
• District-wide bo4k displays and book lists were: "Road Trip! Takc Off with This Nabulous
Ficlion;" "How Yow• Garden Grows;" and "O Pioncers! Take a Closcr Look at Frqnlier & Pioneer
1.ife."
• Pla.iuzing eontinued for implement2tion of iPnd-compakible audiobooks (caJled (7verDrive MI'3
Audiobooks) tentatively available ta the District's customcrs in late October. 'hutizil opening-day
colleetions of ehilciren's, teen and zdtilt Htles have been ardered.
Cominunications
• In camm.uriity relations/public in.forcnation, coordinaled ValleyFest particip2tion; continuEd
planning Eor the fall first grade librai-y card drive; provided Unity in the Commuiuh, with neNv
early learnuzg signs, Flyers, and promo items; illet ;h'1tll youth services team to rcvicw Su_mmer
Reading 2008 and begin planning for 5ummer Reading 2009; worked tizth Cheney and Deer Park
staff on ariniversai-y promotion ideas.
• ln media relatians/publicity, discussed early results oi Sum.mer Reading with Spokesmtnz-Revietl►;
provided lrclrrn(ler with fall programm,ing highlights for the Fall Arts Previe-.v issue.
• Carried out planning and publicil), for October Spoknrce is Rprrdirtp activities with authar Sherman
Alexie.
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Human Resou.rces
• Recnutmcnt taak placc for foLu positians, there were seven employment rermi.nations, five stafF
~
' were hired, l•here was one transfer and one promotion.
• Spokane Teaehcrs Credit Union presented a breakfast session, "Saving on aBudget," to h>>enty
SCLD cmployees.
InformaNan 1'echnology
• As part of the p1anning for public website enhancEments, usability tests were conducted with
customer volunteers.
• The new Medical Lzke znd Cheney fiber optic circuits were tYirned on in mid-July, with only 17eer
Park ancl Fairfield remaining an the older point-to-pnint lines.
• A Sunday powe.r outage that includ.ed the 5pokane VallEy LiUrary Uuild'u1g clnsed down
computer operations and phone sysl•em.S for the f7ve branchcs opcn on that ciay. Bcsides
providuzg an opporttulity to rewisit our procedures for events such as hhis, il caused us to L-ike
anather look at backup power, especially fox the communieation eqtupment.
• Thc staff nloiutor replacement-a dlxee year project-was completed.
Cinance, Facilities, & Ptuchasing
• hz facility maultenance,l7eer Park branch exterior painting was completed; ivark on a i7istrict-
wide facility maintenance shidy projECt bEgan, with the rcport completion targeted for late
Septernber; a second air conclitioning unit was inst-alled in the IT scrvcr room to bettcr handle
peak cooling needs.
0 1"he car thal hit the fence and shrubs at C7kis Orchards caused $900 in damage to the landscapinp
and shnibs and anathEr $1,400 in damage to the fence.
•"L'he second. mid-year budget review tivas com.pleted, with revision recommendations to be
presented at the October Board af Trustees ineeting; the firsl• draEt of the 2009 General Operatinp
- Fund budget is approximatcly 95% complEte.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
moi
LONG RANGE PLANNING:
Planning Commbaton
The Spokene VaUey Planning Commission met twice dunng the rnflnth o! Octobar. The Planning
Commission conducted public heerings on proposed emendmertta to the Alrpat Hazard Overtey aree and
a proposed street vacation tar e portion of 5°i Avanue near Progreas Road.
SpraguelApplowsy Revitsllzatlon Plan
Council cantinued with deliberatlons on the Sprague and Appleway Corridors Subaroa Plan, finishing
Book I: Community iritent, moving on to Book Ii: Deveiopment Regulations. The Community
Development Web site now incfudes a aeparate page on the SARP, with dowments, videos and other
lmpoRartt informatian In one location
City Certtef Project
Nell Kersten presented altemative Ciry Hail sites tor Council considerabm. Council directed Mr. Kersten
to proceed wtth detalled slte planntng for a new location wlthin the U-City MsJI site, roughly east of Percy's
and south of les Schwab. City He11 property negotiations continued during the month of Odober
CTED Reglonal Collaboratlon Orartt Pro)ect
On October 1, a Luncheon was held st Certter Place to get though's and suggestion5 on various aspeds
of the Collabarative Planning Grant. There was a presentstion on the proposed development regulations
end rovlew process for the Metro Urtian Grnwth Area.
Orowth Management 8teeNng Canmtttee of Elected Officiala
The Steering Commtttee of Elected Offidals (SCEO) met on Odober 1 to continue the publlc hearing on
Spokene County'a 2008 Annual Compreherrsive Plan Amendmenta. The Steenng Cammlttee
recommended egainst 08-CPA-06 thal would have in eifed expanded the Urban Growth Area and
concurrerttly desfgnated the property Low DensRy Residential (LOR).
2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendmettts/Updates
The City of Spokane Valley will accept applications for the 2009 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle
untll Novembef 1, 2009. The Spokene Valley Comprehensive Plen fncludes en annual amendment cycle
thet runs from November 2 to Navamber 1, of the tollawing yerar. The Ptanning Commiss'son conslders
applications received prior to November 1. In late winter/earty spring of the foilawing year, with e dedsion
by City Council in late spring/earty summer.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
CURRENT PLANNING:
Revenue for the Pianning
revenue for the Planning Division' is $34,746 which is a 7.87% inctease for the month. The yeat-ta-tfete
total revenue for Planning ia $236,256; the year to day tatal fw 2007 through October was $276,511
which shows a percant of change of -14 5,~°S for tfie year-tadate
2008 Planning Revenues
s6o.oo0
f30.000 _ ~ `
520000
$10.000
~ so
Jan Feh AAar Apri May June Lly Aup Sept QCt tbv 4C
;
I ~ O Rerenue 2008 , Ftevenue 2007 -6- Rerenue 2006
QU'IfIQ ti1e r1Jr;rCi C, ;IQbetf F'Ic!+1f11""~ 1)I'JIS'=ir! Slcl`i f'cic c1 v:if1ll11~f=i-~Z. Fifc-cj'plI`'cl'iCn f11eE'I7g5 af1C
revlewed 6 commercia: bwld+ng permits Rre-appficaUons inctuded a 4,8+70 sf siorage butldirtg wloffire
space and 5,000 sf siloJwarehouse tor Asiin Ffnch. Planning Oivis)on staffi epproved 12 commercic
building permits, whlch includes a 45,000 sf officeJlnrarehouse for Intermountein Suppty at 7017 E Mlssier-
Ave., the rebuilding of Savageland Pizze located et 700 N. Dishman Rosd, and 18,855 sf office/labarator,
for WashinQton State Department of Fish 8 Wildlrfe located at 2315 N. Disoovery Lsne. Six SEPt
determinations were Lssued Including 2 plets with a total of 34 lots. The Divislan answered 237 phon•_
c211s in lhe permtt center, and helped 232 customers et the a►untev. Aa of Odober, the Department ha<
Issued e total of 205 Commercial Building permits for the year 2008, compared to 191 for 2007. 7h _
Indicates ar increase of 7 33% percent of change between the two year5.
2008 Commercisi Petmfta laaued ~
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CiTY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
In the moMh of Ociober, Plannfng Departrnent stePf axepted fnre boundery tine adjustments and one
Temporary Use PeRnit The Departmortt also completed one final short plat, one final plK one binding
slte pien and three preliminary short plats. StafF conducted aeven land use pro-application meetmgs and
there were two public hearinga conducted by the Hearing Examiner tn Octobet. The Planning
Department haa (ssued a total of 105 Lend Use permits for 2008 which !s a:s5 98% decrease from ttie
same period Iast year.
2008 Now Land Use Actions
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The Building Division issued 318 peRnits in October 2008, compared with 471 for the same period last
year. One of the building permits issued was the addition ot the Fish 8 WiIdINe ofice. Neiw ene and two
dwelling unit structure permits tota{ed 28 end new commerclal siructure permtts totaled 8 for the month of
Octaber This is a' r` percentage of change for tne yezr-to-date.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
In October 2008, buildmg inspectora perfortned 1,212 inspections In 22 days which averages 52.7
inspedions per day. Four hundred and seventy-nine Right-of-Way inapections were performed for the
month Plens Exeminers revlewed 79 proJects in the month of October and 19 projecis wsre aweRing
review at the end of month. Staff also isaued three over-thc-counter permite for the month of October. A
Certificate of Occupancy was lasued for L&W Supply
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The reported value of construCtion, ir,c;udiro new structures and add.lions'alteration is shown in the
fallowing chart, campanng these values witn 2007 Ne:vo value far Octeber, 2008, totais 56.237,228.00.
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8uilding revanues for the month of Octaber were $180,869. Revenue for October last year was $191,164
which ts a-11 75°,: percentage of char,ge For a year-tn-date figure, 2008 as ai OctQber is S2,038.820
ovet 2047 et $1.161,595. Although the month is dawr, the year ta date total Is up at 26.12%
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
IF CODE COMPUANCE:
The number of 'Vloletions Reported' on the following chart reflects actual Spokane Veliey Zoning Code
violatlons, plus camplaints recefved which were not violations. The camplaints received are added to the
totai because they reflect Ume officers spertt in the field conduciing irnesdgetions. In addition, the
'Invnstigated' and 'Pending' calumns accuratety teflect Code Compliance'e current ebility to process and
invastigate backlog cases. The total number oi violedons reported for October is 91.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
The following chart provides a monihly comparisan of the typss of Spokane Vai{ey Code violatiQns
moRed. Violations are reported based on the primary compkaint received, rather than the number a1
add'Rional violations Ideritified on any fndivldual premfsea. The investigation oi a complafnt oi )unk
vehides, for example, mlght elso resuft In identification of addkionai vfoletions such es the accumutetion
of trash or harbaring of Iiveatock. These are not included in the summary. A total of 81 new complefnts
were processed 1n October. Total yeer-to-ctmte reported vlolatiens are 885 compared to 625 for the s8me
period laet year.
~
2008 Code Total Vblations RepoKed • by Cetegory
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120 - - -
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80 - - - -
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D y~ 7 72 40 » D t~_ fi 96 40 62 ~
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antmel and nuisance violations), Property (Right of Way, property use, dangerous bwlding,
landlordhenant, iilegal business and slgnage violations); Junk Auto - SoJid Waste (solid waate, Iltegel
dumping, and houaehold waste violations); and Clearview Trrangfe arrd Complalnt.
The Spokane Valley Police Department, in conjunction with SCOPE, has requested the assisEence oi
Code Compliance in identifying junk vehicles abandoned wftfiln the right-0f-way. SCOPE volunteera tag
the vehicles Vehides which have not been moved by the following Fnday are towed.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
,=OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
DEVFLOPMENT ENCINEERINQ:
The Development Engineera processed 30 files In Ottober. The significant files are 9 commercial
eppNcatfons, which include e 8,500 st roataurant rebuild for Savagaland Piua and a 5,000 ai warehouae
for AP) Orywall. Eleven commercial pre-application files were raviewed Induding a 5,275 af
officeMrarehouse for Andersori Masonry and a 4,840 sf storage buitding with futuro offlce space for
Jennifeee Auto StoraSe, Phsse II oi Granke Pofnte Apartments which Includee a 240 unit, 10 building
epartment compiex. Mro finel plat spp(lcetfons, five (snd use pre-appa, and three ahort ptat final
spplicat3ons.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OCTOBER 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Permk Center
The Permit Center staff assisted 727 customers at the courtter and handled 632 customers' Inquires by
phone in the permit cerrier.
Building PermFta
The fullawing teble summanzes the performance of the Permit Certter for those permits entered in lhe
PLUS system, measured from the time tfiet the applicstlon is deemed "countef-complete' to the time that
e permit is issued.
COMMERCIAL TIMEFRAME SUMMARY
Submittal to tssuance
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Apt 3 Slary or leu CvAR:.,r,c5 2 S65.892 Uu 25 .5 24 _
Industri8l Bull 2 5435.00000 34 23 47
Mi¢oellsneous FOUNOATION 2 5672.600 04 35 17 52 I
OfAtelF'ro'easlann~ - 2 1,550,82, 00 64 'r 67 7;
Halpitalllnefstuban , 1 540.60G GC 79 79
IndusVisl BuUd 2 S6b,092 GO ' 21 15 16
_Memarttlle OTC 3 54,500.00 3 2 4
G'~-z'Prottesicrol E $575.L00 ~JO 20 3 •n
I S:tu~tuto 1 11 S14.5fJ0 G= 48 dE 41
Fd ~cati~~nal - FubTic 1 25 L~r:1.tiU _ _5'S jj 57 53 I
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UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST:
November 1 Deadilne to submit 2009 Comprehensive Plan Amendmenta
November 6 Public Hearing - FEMA Preliminary Map Revtslons
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S`p61&ne -
~ - % Val.le y
11707 E Sprague Ave Suite 106 ♦ Spokane Valley ti"!A 99206
569.921.1000 ♦ Fax: 509.921.1008 0 cityhall@spokanevalley.org
Memorandum
To: Dave Mercier, City Nianager, Mike Jackson, Dep. City Manager
From: Ken Thompson, Finance Director
Dat@: November 25, 2008
Re: October Report .
October highlights in Finance included:
F-inancial reporis
Reports showuig a comparison of revenues and expcnditures, to the 200$ Budget, are attached.
Sales tax revenue is down around 5% for the year ($14,684,040 in 07 compared to S 14,025,150
in 04). I-Iowcver, Nove.mber salcs tax receipts will show a steeper year-to-date decline (6°/u?).
}3egimling Fund Balance was signiFclntly greater than expccted which vvill offset che sales tax
revenue dccrease.
Gencral Fund expenditures wiU likely be le5s than our buciget which -"iTill help offset the dccrease
i.n revenue mentioned above as well.
The investnaeni reAort is attached fqr your rcview.
Street fund revenue source
A tclephone utility tax was passed by the eouncil in August. Organizations providing telcphane
services were advised by letter of thc January 1, 2009 e~tective datc. Additional follow-up with
telephone companies will tAkc place during the next few months. This tax will be dedicated to
the Street Ftuid.
l
2009 bud~:et prenaration . .
The 2009 Buciget was adpptcd in October. 'Ihe total budget of Sl 1 l million is $5 rnillion greatcr
than the 2005 amended budget due primarily to changes in the budgeting proccsses. "I'he $111
million total budget is also within the limits nf' our rnulti-year projections.
2007 ailnual fuiancial report & audit
R.epreseutatives of the state auditor's office will re.turn after the first of the year tn finish their
review of ciiy tinancial statements. .
, tax for tourism promolion
Allocations of lodging
°1 he T..odging ~ldvisory Committee has fanvarded thcir recorrunendations for lc~dging ta~~
allocations to the City Council. Thc City Council will art on the recommendations on Uecciuber
9.
Capital pro4ect accounting
"1'his arEa seems to suffer every time. wc have tLirnover in the department. Adding to the problem
are aclciitional projecls in bnth public works and parks wid reereation. FinaneE goals for 2009
include updating this accoiznting system for mUre efficientuse. Ciood prvgress is be.ing made in this area vid we expeci to be up-to-dace by the enci of the current
ye.ar or early in 2009.
Nlulti-year financial proiections
These projcctions need updating prior to the council retreat in early January. We know thcre are
reductions in gambling Uu and sales tax. 1 douht these will be significant because our savings in
expenditures each year, Nvill likcly offset revenue decrcases.
. City of Spokane Valley
. . General Fund
Budget Variance Report
For the Period Ended October 31, 2008
Tentative
Amended
Budget Octaber YTD Unrealized Percent
2008 svenues Revenues Revensre Realized
General Fund Revenues:
Begining Fund Balance $ 5,167,000 $ - $ 12,000,000 $ (6,833,000) 232.24% 8
Property Tax 10,496,500 136,736 5,563,027 4,833,473 53A0% 4
Sales Tax 19,165,800 1,549,522 14,025,150 5,140,651 73.18%
Gambling Tax 720,000 143,640 565,192 154,808 78.50%
Franchise Fees/Business Licenses 853,450 236,957 749,378 104,072 87.81 %
Stafe Shared REVenues 1,320,550 171,605 11,091,830 228,720 82.68%
Planning & Building Fees 1,965,000 131,936 1,774,308 190,692 90.300/o
Fines anrJ ForfeiFures 1,300,000 543,304 1,309,539 (9,539) 14Q.73%
Recreation 8 Centerplace Fees 507,000 56,769 624,000 (117,040) 923.08% 19
Investmenf Interest 414,100 39,267 382,997 31,903 92.49%
Opera#ing 7ransfers 165,000 - 40,000 125,000 2424% 3
Total General Fund Revenues: $ 42,074,400 $ 2,609,738 $ 38,125,421 $ 3,948,979 90.61°h
Amended
- Budget October YTD Unrealized Percent
) 2008 Exoenditures ~end' ur F_xt~enditurES Re2lized
%`ueneral Fund Expenditures:
Legislative Branch 319,991 18,251 215,952 104,039 67.49%
Executive & Legislative Suppori 997,076 85,539 740,734 256,342 74.29%
Public Safety 19,297,300 1,597,839 14,553,753 4,743,547 75.42%
Operaiions 8 Administrativ2 Svcs 1,855,707 112,232 1,024,484 631,223 61.88%
Public Works 956,437 521,871 660,132 296,305 69.02%
Planning & Community Dev. 3,713,139 307,553 2,640,366 1,072,773 71.11%
Library Services 20,000 - 3,661 16,339 18.30% 7
Parks & Recreation 2,644,420 28-13,044 2,D48,654 595,566 77.48%
General Govemment 3,417,988 271,757 1,572,054 1,845,934 45.99%
Total General Fund Expenditures: $ 33,022,058 S 21803,486 5 23,459,990 $ 9,562,068 71.04%
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City of Spokane Valley
Other Funds
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Budget Variance Report
For the Period Ended October 31, 2008 Tentative
lvnended
9udget October YTD UnreaGzed Percent
20Q8 Revenqes Revenues Revenue R.e i7ed
Othcr Funds Revenucs:
Stresi Fund S 5,922,972 $ 986,964 $ 1,573,668 $ 4,349,304 26.57% 13
Arterial Street Fund 850,000 1,941 14,116 835,884 1.869fo 5
Trails and Paihs 30,000 87 843 29,157 2.8196 6
HotelAl4otel Furuf 668,080 61,624 375,518 292,482 56.2295
Civic Faciliues Replacement 397,000 804 404,899 (7,899) 101.99%9
Debt Sarvice - LTGO 43 600,000 - 203,436 396,564 33.95°6
CapiiaJ Pro3ectS Fund 4,420,000 73,819 790,913 3,629,087 17.89% 5
Special Capital Proyects Fund 4,420,000 74,968 7a6,696 3,633,304 17.8096 5
Street Capital Projects 7,354,023 77,517 671,338 6,682,685 9.13% 5
Mirabesu Paint ProyeG 454,000 732 7,595 446,805 1.5896 6
Community Developmt B7ock Grnts 245,000 - - 245,000 0.00°fa 5
Capital Granis Fund 11,347.000 - 359,841 10,887,159 3.17% 5
Satker Bridge Reconstructio,l 5,862,800 - 75,202 5,787,598 1,28°!0 5
Storm-.vater A4gm1 Furtid 3,160,000 14,371 1,018,580 2,145,420 32.23% 13
Eguip. Rental & Repfacement 780,000 1,681 16,546 763,454 2.1296 13
Risk hAanageifiien! 217,109 29 188.252 28.818 86.7396 12
Reserves:
Centerplace Operating 335,000 678 6,686 328,314 2.0095 9
Senrice Level Stabilization 5,400,000 10,501 103,205 5,296,795 1.91% 9
WinterVeather 560,000 5.124 11,052 548,948 1.97%9
i'arxs Capital 4,260,000 384 35,012 4,224,988 0.82% 9
C+vic Buildings 5,085,000 11,411 112,587 4,972.413 2.21% 9
Total Other Funds Revenues: 62 36, 8,,~9' S 517.835 S 6.755,613 $ 55.612.282 10, 8.31n
Amended
&idget Odober YTD Unreafized Perceni
2008 E-gr2eroditures Exasnttitures Exoenditures Realized
Othor Funds Expenditures:
Sireet Funci $ 4,242,304 $ 355,315 S 3,660,732 $ 581,572 86.29%2
Arerial Street Fund 850,000 - - 850,000 0.0096 5
7raits and Paths 30,000 - - 30,000 0.0096 6
HQiellMotel Funcl 668,000 30,0D0 296,551 371,449 44.3996 1
Civic FadlitLls Replacernent 397,000 - - 397,460 0.00°6 6
DEbt Service LTGO 03 600,000 - 203,436 396,564 33.91% 16
Capiial ProyeCtS Fund 4,420,4Q6 - 22,338 4,397,662 0.5196 5
Special Gapital ProyeGs Fund 4,420,000 - 22,338 4,397,662 4.5196 5
Street Capital Projects 7,354,023 617,356 2,709,606 4,644,497 36.8596 5
hlirabeau Point Praject 454,000 - - 454,000 0A096 6
Street 6ond CapOal Prajects - - - - 0.00%
Community Developmt 8lack Grnls 245,000 - - 245,aa0 0.00%6
Capital Grants Fund 1 i,347,40D 1,547,989 5,069,518 6,277,482 44.68°k 5
Barkor Bridge Reconstruclion 5,862,800 C~8,881 152,755 5,710,045 2.61%5
Stormvrater Mgmt Fund 1,983,944 90,385 952,135 1,031,809 47.99% 13
Equip. Rent?I 8 Replacemnt 780,000 - - 780,000 0.0496 14
Risk A4anagement 217,100 - 187,048 30,052 86.16°k 12
Reserves:
Centerplace Operating 335,000 - - 335,000 0.0095 S7
Service Level Stabilization 5,400,000 - - 5,400,000 0_00°r6 6
Wintec Weather• 560,000 - - 560,006 0.00°,6 18
Parks Gapflal 4,260,000 727,575 1,596,270 2,663,730 37.47%5
Civic Facilities Capital 5,895,000 12,662 97,559 4,987,441 1.9296 5
Total Other Funds Exponditures: ~ 59.511.171 8 3.450.761 E 14.970.286 S 44.540.8$5 25.16ek
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City of Spokane Valley
Investment Report
For the Month of October 2008
Balances Are Tentative
Total
LGIP' BB Nioney Mkt B8 CD Investments
Beginning $ 42,048,887.07 S 1,660,830.07 $ 1,063,340.92 $ 44,773,058.06
Deposits 2,048,478.63 - - 2,048,478.63
Withdrawls (4,900,000.00) - - (4,900,000.00)
Interest - 2,785.29 - 2,785.29
Ending $ 39,197,365.70 $ 1,663,615.36 $ 1,063,340.92 $ 41,924,321.98
(prepared 11125l2008)
Balances bY Fund
001 General Fund $ 14,987,618.64
101 Street Fund 1,688,006.66
102 Arterial Street 580,729.36
103 Paths & Traiis 24,242.64
105 Hotellil4otel 464,207.99
120 CenterPiace Operating Reserve 345,252.08
121 Service Level Stabilization Reserve 5,346,105.21
122 Winter Weather Reserve 572,480.91
= r 123 Civic Facilities Replacement 409,155.56
301 Capital Projects 3,808,751.08
302 Special Capital Projects 4,483,277.11
304 Mirabeau Point Project 372,684.37
309 Parks Capital Project 195,514.47
310 Civic Buildings Capital Projects 5,809,541.68
402 Stormwater Management 2,035,565.76
501 Equipment Rental & Replacement 785,454.19
502 Risk Management 14,872.18
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"Local Government Investment Pool Banner Bank
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FOOTNOTES
1 Most costs are typically late in the year.
2 Winter weather & costs in January and February were excessive.
3 7ransfers made in October.
4 Large property tax receipt expected in November.
5 Capital pro}ects often take a number of years to plan, engineer, acquire right of wa}r and construct.
6 No projects planned in 2007.
7 Small amount of 05 library tax due district. Budgeted amount is too high.
8 Estimated, pending 07 revievr.
9 Int2rest earnings.
10 Most equipment fully funded in late 05.
12 Ins premium paid in Jan.
13 Beg. Bal. included which understates realized amounts and
14 For replacement of vehicles & computers.
15 For capital projects during summer months.
16 Only interest paid at midyear.
17 required operating reserve, not likely to be expensed in a typical year.
18 Transfer to street fund pending.
19 Revenue for 2009 events will be moved to 2009.
11/2512008 11:49 APJI
iVIEMO
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FROM: Rick VanLeuven, Chief of Police
DATE: November 24, 2008 T2E: Monthly Report October 2008
Octobcr. 2008• October, 2007:
CAD incidents: 5,556 CAD incidents: 4,736
Reports taken: 1,496 Reports taken: 1,432
Traffic stops: 2,210 Tragfic stops: 1,549
Traffic reports: 329 Traffic reports: 325
CAD incidents indicate calls for service as well as self-initiated officer contacts. The
comparison of incidEnts behween October 2007 and October 2008 shows a significant increase in
both CAD incidents and traff a stops. Hot spof maps arc attached showing October residential
burglaries; October commercial burglaries; October traffic eallision hot spots and October
vehicle prowling hot spots, along with September and October stolcn vehicle hot spots. Also
attachcd are nine bar graphs for 2006, 2007 and January through October, 2008: commercial
btirglary, garage burglary, residential burglary, forgery, malicious nuschief stolen vehicles,
~ theft, vehiclc prowling, anci property crimes comparisons.
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ADINIINISTRATIVE:
♦ An Open Government Forum was held on October 2 with a panel that included
represEntatives from the Statc Attorney General's Qffice, law enforcement (Sheriff
Knezovich), the media, and attorneys, to provide an opportunity for people to ask
questions and get information regarding `Vashington State's Open Fubic Meetings anci
Pubic Records Acts, Chief Vanlleuven attended the forum.
s The 100' anniversary for Hope House; a local women's shelter begun in the late 90's
when a serial killer terrorized homeless women in Spokane, was celebrated with a
luncheon and fasluoii show fundraiser for the faeility. Law enforcement members of the
Homicide Task Force were the first models for the fashion show when the event was first
begun. Chief VanLeuven represented ihe Spokane Valley Folice Department again this
year by participating as a model in the fashion show.
♦ Occasionall}° our officers re.c•eive recognition from our citizens / conununity through
letters, e-mail or phone folloNving police contact of some type in which the ciiizens were
impressed ~,Nrith the manner in which the officer handled a situation. Jn Octobcr; Crime
Frevention Officer Greg Snyder was commended by a representative of Vera WAter and
Power for the excellent employee safety sessions he has presented to their organization.
~-1 At an October meeting of the Central Valley School Board, members rccognized School
Ttesource Officer Jeff Duncan for the "outstanding leadership, in.itiativc and
professionalism" he showed during A situation that occurred at Un.iversity High School,
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leading ta closurE of the school for student safety while the situation was further
investigated.
When our officers receive any of this type of recognition or comment, it is the ChiePs
practice to -write the officer a letiler of commendation. From January through October 2008, Chief VanLeuven has wzitten 40 commendation letters to officers of the Spokane
Valley Police Departrnent.
♦ Chief Vanl.,euven attended the monthly Citizens Advisory Board meeting.
♦ Chief VanLeuven participated in a"Vets at Risk IZou.nd Table" at the office of
Representative Cathy McMoms Rodgers; where potential solutions to problems faced by
local veterans were discussed.
♦ During the month of October, Chief VanLeuven was "on call" for a total of fourteEn
12-hour shifts for patrol lieutenants.
C011ENII7NITY ORIENTED P()LICING:
♦ 1fie annual S.C.O.P.E. Appreciation Banquet was held in October, Nuith numerous
outstanding volunteers, citizens and sheriff's office employees recagnized for ttieir
efforts in making Spokane County a safer place to work and live. A1 Fisher was .
presented the first annual "Spirit oF S.C.O.P.E. Award" for his outstandina service and
enhancement of the S.C.O.P.E. program. Several Spokane Valley residents and
volunteers were arr►ong those honored, includin€ presentation by Chief VanL,euven of
certificates of appreciation to S.C.O.P.E. Director 12ick Scott, volluiteers Paul and Linda .
Nilson, Sheryl `Vomble, Norma Rosenberger and Jerry Disotell for the many hours they
conlribute each year to work at the Spokane Valley 1'olice. Department.
♦ S.C.O.P.E. volunteers participated in the llrug-Free Sgokane Month of October Kickoff,
Nvherc Cbief VanLeuven was a guest speaker.
♦ S.C.O.P.E. volunteers xlso participated in the Spokaiie Corrununity College Learning Fair
on October 3.
o Chief VanLeuven met with S.C.O.P.E. Caordinator Rick Scott, Sheriff Kiieznvich and
Eric Walker to cliscuss graffiiti abatement. Walker is the newly appointed Graffiti
Abate,ment Coordinator who NN111 be working Narith COPS and S.C.O.P.E. through grant
funding to help combat graffiti in the Spokane city, County and Spokane Valley area.
♦ S.C.O.F.E. Trentwood had three vehicles patrolli_ng and S.C.O.P.E. Edgecliff had one
vehicle patrolling on Halloween e~~ening. Trenh~vooci volunfeers gave out more than 450
safety blinking lights to children and adults at the Va11ey Elks facility and in their
neighborhood. Edgecliff volunteers opened the Edgecliff Neighborhood Center for safe
games and refreshmcnts, and reported that they had a eood turnout of children and adults.
♦ Fourteen S.C.O.P.E. Incident Response Te.am (SIR1) volunteers contributed 25 on-scene
hom-s (including travel time) in October; primarily responding to motor vEhicle accidents.
Including stand-by and training, the volunteers contributed a total of 512 hours in
Octobe.r.
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• S.C.O.P.L. voluntec:rs who monitor disubled parling in the Spokane Valle~issued 42
infractions, along with 87 waraings, in the month of 4ctaber. Eleven voluntecrs
contributcd 317.5 hours to the program this month.
♦ Forty-tine abandoned vehicles were tagged for impoundment in the Spol:ane Vallcy in
July by S.C.O.P.E. volunteers, with twclvc of the vehicles eveniually towed and twelr•e
citations issued. Fifteen vehicle hulks a•ere alsa processed in October.
♦ The four Spokane Valley S.C.O.P.E. stations contributed a total of 2,760 voluntcer hours
in October. Breakdown of the hours is as follows: Ccntral Valley, 838 hrs.; Edgecliff,
908 lus.; Trenhvood, 393 hrs.; and LJniversity, 621 hrs.
OPEFLATIUNS:
• Update an Pharmacy Robberies
After Rite-Aid pharmacies were robbed in various parts of Spokane County and ldaha,
including the City of Spokane Valley, a 23-year-old suspect w-as arrested and charged
with scveral counts of 2"4 Degnee Robbety.
During the search for the suspeet, a Spokane Valley Police offccer became suspicious
of two subjects he observed in a type of vehicle that had been mentioned in possible
connecdon w-ith the phurmacy robberies. Although the hvo tivere aot found ta be
connected with the robbcries, they were arrested in Washington after shoplifling in Coew
d'Alene. Further investigation led to inforniatian concerning prescription medicatian
theft, resulCing in a third arrest and the seizurc of S91,000 worth of prescription convolled
subsisnces, more than $13,000 iw cash, and two vehicles. Later investigation resulted in
the arrcst of a female pharmacist tech in Spokane Valley who had bt.en stcaling from the
pharmacy where she was employed, a.nd recvvtry of another S92,000 worth of
prescription medications as well as $7,500 cash and seizure of her vehicle.
• Trio Nabbed ia Vchjcle Prowling. VandQlism [ncident
After obscrr.ing a 21-year-o1d male using a flashlight to look through windows of parked
cars and then attempting to steul the rndio fram one af the cars, Spokane Vnlley Police
Officers Rustin Olson and Todd Miller arnested the malc and twa accamplices for T'heft
and Malicious Mischief. 7'he accomplices, a 20-year-old male and a 16-year-old feraalc.
had spray-painted sexusil slurs on a fence and two additional vchicle4, with totril dnmage
to thc fence and pa.inted vehicles of at least $4.400.
• Arrcst Made in U-ft{gh Tbreat Csse
A phone message left on a Univetsity High School female student's phone by a male
caller who threatened to l:ill the girl and her brother led to closure of the school for a day
while an investigation was conducted to find the caller. School Resource Officer Jeff
Duncan and Detcctive Dalc Toliver were able to determine ownership of the phone used
to make the threat, and the 15-year-old University High School male student who had
made the ralls %vas arrested, facing riva felonti• counts of Harassment-Threats to Kill.
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• Drug Traffcking Urganiz,ation Investigation
Attached to this report are photos showing drug-s and cash seized eariy in Uctober when a
large-scnle take down of the upper echelon of a very large drug trafficking organization
(DTO) was conducted. Deteetives of the Spokane Regioaal Drug Task Faree had
identified distributors of the DTO, which is bssed in central Mexico, working in thc
Spokane area who were directl}' responsible for importing approximately lOQ lbs. per
week and up to 400 lbs. per month of crystal methamphetamine. One of the principal
targets was a cesident of the City of Spokane Vtilley. Members of the Spokane DEA and
the SRD1F, assisted by a dozen other law eaforcement agencies in eastern Washington,
cxeculed 25 search warrants, 13 of which were in Spokane and the City of Spakane
\'alley, and thc other 12 in the Tri-Cities, Washington area This resulted in 24 arrests
and 34 individuals indicted. Twenty-eight and one half (28.5) Ibs. of suspected crystal
methamphetamine (Spokane street value $547,200) and 3.5 Ibs. of marijunna (Spokane
street value $9,100) were seized. Assets seized included 28 vehicles valued at over
$350,000, $224,000 in U. S. currency, and three real propeny, includine ane valued at
$300,000 located in Spakane VaIlcy.
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Januery, 2009 has been set as the goal for the retum of Crime Checl:, for reporting non-
emergency crime that does not require an officer or deputv at the scene. Fsnergencies
and crimes in progress will still require a call to 9-1•1. Staffers for 9-1-1 and Crime
Check will be cross tra.ined, sa they can fiIl either role and screen and refer c2ills that are
more appropriatc to thc other system. Crimc Check's number wiU be 456-2233, the same
as before.
• Eddie Rsy Hall Captured Once Again
Detectives assigned to the sherifl's Investigative Support Unit were conducting a
methamphetatnine investigation in the Spokane Valley when they spotted elusive fugitive
Fddie Ray Hall driving in the srea. Knowing he was wanted on a Departmerit of
Corrections warrant for Escape, the detectives attempted to stop the suspcct. in his
attempt to flee, Hall smashed into an undercover detective's vehicle that had been
positioned to block his escape. lnvestigators took Hall into custaiy. (Addtndum: At the
time of the writing of this report, news media has reported thst Hall has once again
escaped from a Yalcicna corrections facility and is probabl}• heading back to Spokane.)
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• Halloween BATI'S
Spokane Valley Police officers joined representatiN-es from odier area Iaw enfi~rcement
agencies on Halloween in working to nduce vehicle-pedestrian collisions and provide
positive c.ontacts v&ith local children and their parents. B 4TTS (Bringing Area Trick-or-
Treater Saf'ety) was started threc years ago by Spokene County Sherifl''s Traffic Unit,
with local businesses donating money to pwchase candy and glow slicks, glow nec:klaces
and bracelets aut to children. Childrzn were allowed to sit in patml cars, w1th the idea of
helping them overcome fears about cantacting police in an emergency. PedesViaa-
vehicle collisions on j-lalloween have been %-irtually etiminated since the inception of the
program.
PANHANDL1NG:
• Chief VanLcuven «•urked «ith Councilman Gothmann to discuss strAtegies to address
law enforcement methods of dealing with panhandting in the City of Spokane Valley.
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2008 OCTOBER CRIME REPORT
Oct-08 Oct-07 OS to date 07 to date 07 Total 06 Total OS Total Od ToWI
BURGLARY 56 52 637 475 584 714 744 997
FORGERY 24 27 295 325 365 334 464 465
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF 75 175 762 1.123 1,265 1,122 804 1,224
NON-CRIMINAL 101 8811 811 690 839 811 749 916
PROPERTY OTHER 67 90 716 780 890 982 1,154 1,685
RECOVERED VEHICLES 33 22 288 295 343 403 333 390
STOLEN VEHICLES 37 21 446 407 478 711 603 5T7
THEFT 185 188 1,580 1,609 1,881 1,888 2,256 2,853
UIOBC 1 1 3 6 8 11 8 10
VEHICLE OTHER 1 1 4 3 3 3 5 40
VEHICLE PROWLING 67 50 939 557 682 937 958 1,382
TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES 627 695 6,481 6,270 7,338 7,916 8,1T8 10,519
ASSAULT 64 51 734 717 853 848 894 880
DOAlSU1CIDE 30 16 206 189 221 167 159 164
DOMESTIC V10LENCE 78 68 886 726 874 738 762 755
HQNIICIDE 0 0 3 0 1 S 1 5
KIDNA.P 1 1 15 21 23 22 35 24
MENTAL 29 22 306 298 350 425 425 388
Mf' 8 7 78 88 83 88 97 108
PERSUNSOTHER 138 96 1,151 1,112 1,337 1,159 1,256 1,624
ROBBERY 7 2 67 54 60 58 56 58
TELEPHONE HARASSMENT 10 B 70 68 73 83 92 190
TOTAL MAJOR CR/MES 365 271 3,618 3,261 3,876 3,689 3.7T7 4.192
ADULT RAPE 4 5 43 37 43 29 39 37
CHILD ABUSE 5 8 124 86 104 78 101 126
CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE 14 5 70 83 92 105 88 205
SEX REGISTRATION F 0 0 3 4 4 3 6 4
INDECENT LIBERTIES 1 1 10 15 18 15 9 21
CHILD MOLESTATION 7 3 57 36 46 89 67 77
CHILD RAPE 4 2 37 24 31 62 35 30
RUNAWAY 43 28 305 257 295 349 311 437
SEX OTHER 12 12 155 163 194 203 181 162
STALKING 1 0 20 13 17 17 27 35
SUSPICfOUS PERSON 17 12 122 134 152 177 244 341
TOTAL SEX CR/MES 108 76 946 852 996 1,067 1,108 1,475
ORUG 67 65 728 686 807 665 891 999
ISU OTHER 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
TOTAL ISU 6T 65 726 687 808 665 891 1,000
TOTAL TRAFRC REPORTS 329 325 3,228 3,170 3,800 3,345 2,403 2,7T6
TOTAL REPORTS RECEiVED 1,496 1,432 14,899 14,230 11 16,817 16,682 16,357 19,962
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MONTHLY REPORT
October 2008
AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES ADOPTED AND IN OPERATION
• Street Maintenance - County Street Maintenance Interlocal
• Street Sweeping - AAA winter/spring sweeping. Spring Sweeping is complete.
• Street and Stormwater Maintenance and Repair contract -Poe Asphalt Paving Inc. worked on Street
Preservation Projects and Pavement Removal and Replacement.
• Landscaping Services - Spokane ProCare is working spring/summer 2008. Discussed multiple areas
that have swales that may be required by Home Owners Associations to maintain.
• Vactoring Contract - AAA Sweeping removed ponding water around drywells. Contract Monies are
nearly expended, working on Change Order.
• Engineering Services Support - Agreements with private engineering firms.
• Street Maintenance (Pines & Trent) - WSDOT Interlocal .
• Solid Waste - Regional Solid Waste Interlocal - Public Works was on the selection committee for the
Performance and Financial Audit for the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. Recommendations
are scheduled to be sent to the Liaison Board on September 15, 2008 for their consideration.
; ASTEWATER
" e CH2MHill was selected for the design, build and operation of the Spokane County Regional Water
Reclamation Facility. The County is currently in negotiations with that firm.
• On September 26th EPA issued a statement that the TMDL and the Idaho permits must be revised so
that the limits in the river do not exceed .20 mg/I decrease in dissolved oxygen.
CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
• Neil is a member of the Facilities Committee to assist the district in the development of a Study and
Survey of the various schools and administrative buildings. The committee meets on a monthly basis
on Wednesday evenings.
SPOKANE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AUDIT
• PVeil is a member of the Technical Work Group overseeing the performance audit. The group selected
the consultant Camp, Dresser and McKee (CDK) through an RFP process in October. The kick-off
meeting is scheduled for November 3`" and the project is expected to take 8 months.
STREET MASTER PLAN
• JUB Engineers is continuing work on the update to the Street Master Plan. They vaere scheduled to
meet with Council December 2nd but that has been postponed to January 20.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
ROAD CONSTRUCTIOId PROJECTS
• Barker Road Bridge Project (0003)
Bridge was closed starting July 7. Contractor has been acquiring materials and has mobilized
equipment to the project site. Contractor has removed barrier from the bridge. A revised Hydraulic
Project Approval was issued September 15, allowing work in the river throughout the year. The
demolition plan has been approved and the contractor is placing temporary supports under the bridge
from north to south. Girders are being fabricated and stored off-site at Central Prestress near the
Fairgrounds.
• Pines/Mansfield (0005)
Construction started July 23. Contractor has rough-graded Mansfield and has completed installation
ofdrainage pipe. The base layer of asphalt has been placed in the roundabout. The concrete
intersection at Pines and Mansfield has been fully placed; paveback to adjacent asphait will occur in
November. Work continues to place sidewalks and driveway approaches on Mansfield.
• Appleway Avenue Reconstruction - Tschirley to Hodges (0016)
Knife River was awarded the project as the low bidder for $4,565,859.95. Construction began March
17th. Project is complete. Punch list items remain. The street trees are being installed.
• 24th Avenue Reconstruction Project (0053)
Project construction is complete.
e Sprague/Appleway/Dishman-Mica ITS (0062)
Bids were opened Septernber 18 for $372,104, 33% below the Engineer's estimate. WSDOT is
administering the contract that will install fiber optic cable, a dynamic rnessage sign on Sprague Ave at
I-90 and three cameras on Appleway: Park Rd, Dishman-Mica Rd and University Rd. Delays in
material delivery have pushed start of construction to spring 2009.
• Broadway 1 Fancher PCC Intersection (0067)
Project plans are being reconfigured for a two phase construction that will close Broadway Ave but
keep Fancher Rd open continuously.
• Broadway Ave Rehab - I-90 EB Ramps to Park Rd (0068) . ,
Construction complete . .
• Signal Contraller Upgrade Project (0071)
All controllers were delivered in August. Spokane County and WSDOT signal maintenance crews will
test, program, and install new controllers under existing engineering services contracts.
• SpraguelConklin Signal (0077)
The change order has been signed by Knife River. U11ork began on October 13, 2008. The signal poles
have been ordered. All undergroung work is complete. New curb ramps have been installed. The
signal poles will be installed when delivered in the spring.
• Sprague / Bowdish, PCC Intersection (0092) Construction complete
STREET PRESERVATION PROJECTS
• Dishman Mica Rehab - Appleway Ave. to 16`" Ave. (0093)
Project is complete.
• Montgomery Ave. Rehab - Argonne Rd. to University Rd (0093)
Project is complete_
ROAD DESIGN ' . .
• 44t" Avenue Pathway- Woodruff Rd. to Sands Rd. (0054)
Starting final design. Budinger will complete pavement design by December.
• Broadway Ave Safety improvement - Park Rd to Pines Rd (0063)
Staff recommends not moving ahead with project untif more accident data can be evaluated. Council
directed staff to wait for more accident data.
• Broadway Ave. Rehab - Fancher to Thierman (0066)
Will start design early 2009 for construction in 2009. Coordinating with utilities. Qwest will move poles
on north side of Broadway out of sidewalk. SEPA complete
• Broadway Ave Reconstruction - Moore to Flora (0088)
Survey complete, Cultural Resource Survey complete, SEPA complete Starting Final Design to prepare
ROW Maps.
• Evergreen Sprague PCCP Intersection Project (0102)
USKH topo survey and GeoEngineers Geotech field work to be done on October 22nd. SEPA
complete, Survey and Pavement Design will be complete by Thanksgiving.
• McDonald Sprague PCCP Intersection Project (0104)
USKH topo survey and GeoEngineers Geotech field work to be done on October 24th. SEPA
complete, Survey and Pavement Design will be complete by Thanksgiving.
• Pines Sprague PCCP Intersection Project (0103)
USKH topo survey and GeoEngineers Geotech field work to be done on October 23rd. SEPA
complete, Survey and Pavement Design will be complete by Thanksgiving.
SEWER PROJECTS
J• Spaldings Sanitary Sewer Project (0056)
The project is 100% complete.
• Grandview Acres Sanitary Sewer Project (0057)
The contract was awarded to Knife River Co. Construction began June 5, 2007. The project is 100%
complete.
• Trentwood Sanitary Sewer Project (0058)
The contract was awarded to Knife River Co. Construction began on July 9, 2007. The project is 100%
complete.
• Rockwell/Summerfield Sanitary Sewer Project Phase I(0091)
This project bid with Summerfield. The project was awarded to Knife River. Construction began in May
2008. The project is complete_ Punchlist items remain.
• Rockwell Sanitary Sewer Project (0094)
The project was awarded to SI Construction. The project is 90% complete. Construction will resume in
the spring. Punchlist items remain on the completed roadways.
• Summerfield Sanitary Sewer Project (0084)
This project bid with Rockwell/Summerfield. Knife River was awarded the contract. 100% of the sewer
main has been placed. Punchlist items remain.
• Sutters Sanitary Sewer Project (0082)
The project was awarded to SI Construction. Construction began on May 8'~. 100% of the sewer main
has been placed. The project is 100% complete.
• White Birch Sanitary Sewer Project (0081)
Owens Construction was awarded the project. 100% of the sewer main has been placed. The project
is 100% complete.
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PARKS PROJECTS
• Old Senior Center Demolition (0072)
Contract awarded and NTP issued on 31 Oct_ NOI and Permit from CSV has been issued. Asbestos
abatement scheduled to be completed 21 Nov, demolition scheduled to start 2 Dec. KTR stockpiled fill
material.
• Park Road Swimming Pool Upgrade (0073)
The contractor has basically finished the project. A+,valk-through was held on 17 Oct 08 with
representatives from the design consultant ORB, Health District, TMCA, Parks and Recreation,
Contractor and CSV. A final punch-list has been completed and the contractor is in the process of
completing the items.
• Terrace View Swimming Pool Upgrade (0074)
The underground concrete work, wall blocks, and roof extension for the mechanical building is
complete. Contractor is installing electrical and mechanical equipment in the mechanical building. The
lazy river pool underground piping is installed, concrete floor slab has been place, outside walls are
currently being erected.
• Valley Mission Swimming Pool Upgrade (0075)
The contractor is constructing the training pool, the under ground concrete work and wall blocks for the
mechanical building is complete.
• Valley Mission Park Upgrade (0076) _
The Agreement (Contract) has been finalized and signed by CSV (20 Oct 08). Consultant (Gavin)
currently starting the design.
• Children's Universal Park (0086)
The location of the Universal Playground (new name) on the south end of the Mirabeau Point Park was
presented to Council anci approved.
e Centennial Trail Restroom Water Service
Coordinating with parks on providing water service and eliminating the well.
STORMWATER PROJECTS
• Stromwater Decant Facility
Working on project scope.
• 16th Avenue and Bettman Rd Drainage Improvements (0100)
Work to be done with 2009 sewer projects. Working on project scope. County gathering additional
drainage easement topo data. Krystal has developed preliminary stormwater rnodel
• 2008 Problematic Flood Areas Project
Worlcing on project scope. .
• West Ponderosa Drainage Improvements Work to be done with 2009 sewer projects. Working on project scope.
OTHER PROJECTS
• Sullivan Bridge #4501 Inspection over Trent(0095)
Coffman Engineers has submitted the draft report, comments from Spokane Count (Neil Carroll) and
,
CSV have been sent (16 Oct 08) to Coffman.
• City Hall Project (0089)
The City Hall Program was presented and approved by Council on June 24h. Preliminary site concepts
were presented to Council on October 215'.
• Street Maintenance Storage Facility
Working on praject scope.
• Valley Precinct Building Floor Drain (0096)
Consultant contract awarded to DEA. The 15t Phase- has been completed, the Phase 2 shall be a
complete design to dispose of the water in the sewer. Design Started for this phase on 13 Oct 08.
• Sprague ADA Improvements (0098)
Began evaluating and developing plans for 2009 construction
TRAFFIC
Starting to wark with Capital Projects on design of next year's construction projects.
• 25 New citizen requestslcomplaints were received via phone and email. These typically involve
traffic signals, stop sign requests, speeding complaints, bus stop concerns, streetlight outages,
_ requests for new streetlights, traffic count requests, and parking issues.
• Made signal timing field adjustments to several corridors to address changes in traffic pattems.
• Reducing backlog of old citizen requests and logging them into the CARs system to improve our
tracking methods.
• Working with Central Valley School District on several traffic and pedestrian safety issues.
• Updating and adding Traffic Volume, Speed Limits, No Truck Zones, and other maps to the Traffic
Engineering website.
STORMWATER
• Have done extensive research and continued planning for implementation of the NPDES Phase II
and UIC requirernents. Coordinating with Spokane County and the City of Spokane to develop a
Public Outreach Program.
• Presently wor9cing on the "Eastern Washington Stormwater Coalition Websiten ie. City County.
Projected primarily for satisfying NPDES Phase II requirements.
• Wortcing in Coordination with City of Spokane, Spokane County, APC, DEQ, and Department of
Ecology on a Stormwater atlas.
• Discussing Decant Facility options.
• Received, processed, and prioritized complaints from County and CSV for Dave Randall.
• Retained Dave Randall, P.E. to assess and propose a solution for 4 residences that have flooded
repeatedly. Agreement secured.
• Working on tax rolls.
• Working on puddle and drywell inventory field work for coordination with CIPISewer storrnwater
improvements.
v Drainwater account investigation to decide if required to collect.
• Conducted Chester Pit survey of test holes to look for silt deposits.
• Sent ProCare out to fix damaged irrigation pipes.
• Met with Budinger & Assoc to line out Full Scale Drywell Tests
• Looking into hiring consultant to provide NPDES training to City, City, County staff.
• Flooding complaint response at Raymond & Valleyway.
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STREET 8 STORMWATER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY
The following is a summary of Public WorlcslContractor maintenance activities in the Ciry of Spokane Valley for
October, 2008;
• Tom and Brant inspected contractor wor9c, trimmed bnash and patched potholes.
• AAA Sweeping is in the process of doing the Fall Sweeping Program
• Poe Asphalt graded dirt streets throughout the Valley.
• Bridge Maintenance is being reviewed. Estimates for maintenance are being prepared by Poe Asphalt
and their sub-contractor.
STREET: Through the end of October private contracts invoiced $1,199,034 and the County invoiced
$1,471,687 for a total Street Maintenance cost of $2,670,721.
STORMWATER: The County invoiced $5,033 and p(ivate contracts invoiced $681,713, for a total
Stormwater Maintenance cost of $686,746.
STREET AND STORMWATER MAINTENANCE COMPARISONS THROUGH OCTOBER
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2008 PR0.IECTS
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0016 Applovray Auaniue Reoonsbuctinn • Tsctmk:flo Hadpaa STIryV► AfIi Sep•07 10096 flJ% 12J1fOq $ E.099,568
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0ce2 SpragveJApplewayushmanRS - SDngucJAppte~,vaylDlshman G~MO Knutson 50696 0i5 411M g 830,70D
0067 BroadwaylFmidier6CC Inlarsectfan •(7foamtvA/ ntnf Frinchr,r S7fi(U) AtdNroaFh I.Iay~08 9D3b 04S 811M9 S 1,295,000
0068 F3raaclway Avc. GrindlOvartay- I-90 to Par3c Rd. (CM AtUN~orth 10096 100°s6 11I1N8 S 351.000
0075 Signe! GonCrollrJ UpOrn4c C64AQ Inpa Note 100% 4096 91l9/0A g 258,400
0077 SpraguelCon`cVn Sfgnal • SSxSgnlc andCnnkl§n Devvtopcra Mt nlo 100% SD% sf1ro9 5 300,000
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0090 Dishrn:si Idici Rchnb - Applawaq Ave ro 16Ui Ave Cily Klefn nla 0% Bf1ID6 $ 239,508
0093 A4oaqpomery Ave ReNab • luyorcrie Rd to Univctslh/ Rd Ciry Klcin nfa 046 811108 S 242,000
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0086 9roodvny Avo. Reheb - FewAer Oo Tlfteraisn (PE) STP(U) AldavoAh 596 04S flJ {A09 $ 500,000
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0057 Grandv@eN Acres - Pavehac& • Butler to Cr,mcnt, Fairvvew [o Fsnpdre Ciry Arlt AprA7 10096 100% 711106 5 7.278
0053 Tir,nfivmcl - Pamback- Vercler to Evergraeri, Trr,td po WoSlecloy City ArU Apr•07 10056 100% 7f1106 $ 8.000
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OOBt Surnmartlold - pave0adc • A.dsttik Oo 9ullivan, Tmnt to Olymplc City AAi ltyr•OA 10055 1 DD% 11f1f08 $ 150,885
0092 Sulicr.: - Pavcback - Evaryreen to Pro{yess, 162h to 8th Ciry Artt Apa08 10p96 10D3t 811548 $ 157,517
0081 ~Anise BircYi • PavebacY. - Sullivan to F'lora, 4th to BroaQNay City lutl Apr-06 10096 100SS 1111108 S 157,205
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0092 000 Seniot Centcr pcmotlion - Hdsslon and Bowalsh Parks 4VCat 100% 096 8f1108 S SD,ODD
0073 Potk Rd Satlrmttrig Poal Upgmdc - Parlt Rd. Parks West IAar-0£I 100% BS% 8P5A09
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CITY COUNCIL
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8/29/08 AUG 2 9 2008
To the Spakane Valley Ciry Council SPOKANE VALLEY
1tE: Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan Comments CoMMUNf TY DEVELOPMENT
I took advantage of the opporlunity to attend and observe all thc planning commission
deliberations on the SARP. During that time many questions came to mind that were aot
asked. There were also some questions asked thai were not adequately answered or
explained. I can appreciate that the commission is a volunteer panel of citizens who may
not have the authority to request certain things from city sta .ff•.
I have been pleased to see that you are requesting some research and comgarisons to aid
in yow delibcrations. The chart you requested comparing the currant Comprehensive
1'lan non-conforming standards Nvith the proposed applicability standards will answer a
lot of my questions. I believe you also have already requested an overlay of the existing
zoning - iacluding the parcels surrounding the subarea plan which would be extremely
heipful in determining if the proposed plan is indeed consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan. A rational for the boundaries of the plan and various c3istricts would also be
helpful.
Since this appears to be my last shot at questinns and consideratioIIS I've included list.
1. What was the criteria fnr the selection of the focus group members. What are the
names and business affiliations of those specificaily invited to the closed focus
group meetings.
2. What is your defnition of a"Stalceholder".
3. Please explain exactly how the property owners included in the SA.RP were
notified.
a. Notiv muGh was paid to Studia Cascade to provide notification?
b. What was the content of the notification?
c. When and where was the term "zone change" first used?
4. What are the effects of non-conforming status wlth regard to:
a. Commercial insurance coverage (see attached)
b. Banking and lending
c. Real estate values
d. I.,eases and tenant issues
5. What is the e4st comparisons af a project built under the currant comp plan and
~ building cades and the same project under the proposed new form based code.
Qualiry boat docks, boat lifts, swim ladders, dock hardware and accessories.
Visit us at www.larkdock.com
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6. Is there any appeal process with regard to the regulations in the plan?
7. Utilities in all the pictures appear to be buried yet this is not addressed. Will
property owncrs also have to foot that bill?
S Book 111: City Actions
a. Sections 3.1 and 3.1.1 were supposeci to be dcvcloped i.n conjunction «Tith
rcports frnm cons-altants Robert Lawson and Robert Ctibbs. So far there
are only staft'recommendations. Whcrc are the reparts?
9 Circulation
b. There seems to have been no consicleration of north/south traffic.
c. The plan does not appear to address the problem of the failing or near
failing major intersections on Sprague.
d. Was there any inpul from police, fire anci emergEncy services with regard
to the proposed traffie calming devices and lane restrictions on Sprague
and Applcway in the event of a traffic bloel:ing accidcnt?
e. Notiv about the addeci cost of snow remaval? T'he liability of snow plows
throwing snow and ice through the windows of the buildings lhat are
snuggecl up to the sidewalks.
I appreciate your time and the attention given to this deliberative proccss.
Suicerely,
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Susan Scott
Lark, Inc.
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Hi Susan, The replacement cOSt covera;e amou'nt on the building would only be paid out if you -
were to reb'ai d, o hena+ise the policy pays for the building's actual cash value of the
building at the time of the loss and would only inciude the value of the building and not
the land improvements. Further more, if you were able to get the insurance company to
rebuild at a different site the insurance policy would only replace the building. You -
vdould have to pay for-the cost of site development. . TheSe situations take into. account what would happen if your building was to burn
completely.' One other, more troublesoms situation is if you have a partial loss and the ~
City says that you can'c fix it. You should find out how they would dea.l with issuin
buildin" permits in srtuations like this.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
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6606 N. Wan, Ste 200, Spokane, Washingtan 99218 •(309) 468-9991 Fax (509) 468-2254
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IAUG 2 9 2008
DEPARTMENYLpEF
COMMUNITY OEVELOPMENT P.tt gU St 29, 2008
City Cou3ici7.
Planning Commissian
City of Spokane Va11ey
11707 Bas'C Sprague 4ve..
Spokane Val:i.ey, WA
. Re: ProposEd Zoning Changes
. Dear Gitv GounciJ. Persons and F1ann~.ng Comr;a.ssion:
'1'he undersi.gnecl oppose your proposed Amend.inents to the -zani»g .
rzgul.iza.ons e-c t1zE City of Spoka-ne *Va:l ley, a.nc:l.uclin.g hut not ^
limiied ta: 1, pne yeaT nonconforming - use. 14,-.ni tati.op,. Ther.e.. shnulcl be Gt .
le;3st s thieE t3j :>Te.ax. liiiiiration. -j't• is,rot'uriusual: along
Spr:tgue one tJajT that propertdes.'remai-ri:`vac.3nt'*for' 2- to 3 .
- years at one ti.me. . . - - • " 2. On builda.ng dest.royed by fire your. -zoning conflicts wi th most
a.nsurance poa:icies. Most insura7lce po].icies cover replacement
of the bua.lding Lhat pre-e:ixtcd the fire. i would suggest
fihat you read several policies and a.f you cl.on't replace the
bU].7.d7.ria you can onl}= recover actual cash value. Actual casn
tita7.ue caculates a substantial deduction ,f:or deprcca.c:tron.
Your p: oposa:L is not accept<<ble.
Ver.y truly yours,
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Heather Morris
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From: darmarich@juno.com
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12;26 AM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Re: Planning Commission Agenda
I still fecl Spokane Valley would be much better off if they sent Scott Kuhta back where he came from
and save the Tax Payers thousands ofdollars. The residents of S.V. know what we need and wasit. `Ve
cauld have had more done by now on the construction of the City Hall, rather than a bunch of meetines.
The Commission isn't listenin~ or hearing our ideas. I~~o ~uonder people don't attend the nieetvlgs.
The full page page letter in the Valley Voice on Thursday August 28Th, hits the nail on the head. The
Zoning is outraEeous and certainly ha,s riled up the Valley resideuts and property o\vmers. Tt is plain
stupid and out of reason.
IC.now I arn wasting my time, but thought I should put in my nickel's worth. Thanl: you for your tiuie.
Darlcne Rictunond
~Te~n is here! Click now for sim le a.nd easv Flnancial Acivice.
9/9/2008
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' August 28, 2007
City of Spokane Valley City Council
11707 E. Sprague Ave., Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
RE: Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan
Dear Honorable Mayor Munson and Councilmembers,
I appreciate the time and effort that has gone into planning.
Due to the recent Appeals Court Decision that states Spokane
County owns the Appleway right of way, I cannot support adoption of
this plan that plans what we as a City do not own.
We cannot legally plan someone else property. I believe a smaller
vision of the plan would be more in keeping with our community and
stopping the Appleway portion where there is not enough road room
to extend it any further. The fact remains this belongs to the County.
r It would be selfish of our community to ignore the overall regional
needs of keeping this transportation corridor intact, of the abandoned
railroad right of way.
I support keeping Appleway a one-way road and returning Sprague to
a two-way road since that would be helpful to Sprague Businesses.
I am object to down zoning of property since it destroys property
values and commercially owned property should be able to utilize
their property without the cloud of being "grandfathered" over their
property. That would be a distinctly negative factor in the event a
business needed to sell.
While this plan is aimed at creating a healthy future, it cannot be built
on the backs of the very owners that have paid taxes all these years
while depreciating the value of their life's work.
' I am not aware of a report that lists all effected properties and states
the impact to all properties monetarily and in uses. This vvould be a
' helpful tool in evaluating public need vs. private property rights.
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It is also troubling that as easements are created and loss of net '
property results, property tax does not go down, as mentioned by
A gentleman at August 26, 2008 City Council Meeting.
Public Projects should not be exempt from the Plan.
Wider sidewalks have nice street appeal but the problem of parking
behind buildings with alleys is a safety feature many consider
negative.
The Planning Director has been given the right to decide who is
vested and it is ambiguous.
The plan is very ambitious but is not a good fit for Spokane Valley.
Many of the business owners are unhappy with the plan. The
process has ignored the copious amount of hours that small
businesses put in to stay afloat especially in this economy. I
personally visited some of the businesses near University and they
remarked they did not have time to go to the City's meetings and if
things became too adverse, they will leave an do business i
somewhere else.
If someone buys that business and needs to remodel they will be
facing meeting the new standards that makes that initial investment
plus the criteria to meet how they must look harder to sell their
business.
Also, from the beginning the consultants stated that it is ideal to have
a freeway exit that lines up with your City Center. We do not have
that. If we come from Argonne or Pines it is more traffic than people
in a hurry care to put up with. There are many options for shopping
that are close to freeway entrances such as Spokane Valley Mall.
The plan calls for a more direct access but currently D.O.T. does not
have money to even complete sound walls along residential
neighborhoods adjacent to the freeway. This necessary piece in
place near the beginning could spell failure of businesses and detract
use of this area beyond the initial grand opening.
Considering these factors, I cannot support the plan in its present
form.
Thank you for considering our remarks. I reiterate the remarks of
Stacy Bjordahl`s legal concerns, dated July 29, 2008. These should
be noted and addressed.
In closing, I do not believe we can legally adopt a plan on dreams of
owning what does not belong to us. The plan should be scaled down
to the reality of what we do own. It would be better not to extend
beyond Evergreen. Also, how is the City going to compensate
commercial zonings that are changed to residential?
Sincerely,
James & Mary Pollard
17216 E. Baldwin Ave.,
Spokane Valley, WA 99016
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August 29, 2008
Nancy vishimura Owner
GrECn Thumb Nursery
E. 16816 Sprague
Veradale, WA 99037
509-927-0990
cell 509-475-8406
Hnme:
E. 15103 Valley Way
Veradale, WA 99037
509-928-7775
To VVhom It May Concem:
I fe.el that the issues concerning the Rcvitalization Plan for the City of Spokane Valley
are multi faceted to say the least. Thesc issues are estremely imgortant to preserving t11e
life blood ofthe business district and tax basE for the City. In so stating, they are iu need
of much more study than Nvill he able to bs complctcd before the proposed vote in
October 2008. I ain dividi.ng the issues inio the folloNving parts:
1. I think that the city should not create a residential area using the commercial property
of businesses on Sprague. 1 see this as short sighted and discrinunatory. You simply
cannot take someone's property for a project that is not yet fully formed, that urould
occur on property that the City does not yet even own (The railway cut is currently still
owned by the County, isn't that correct?) You can't expect support from the businesses,
if you are cutting off their means of livclihood. 1 see a lot of law suits in the future if'the
city pursues this course of action. Where would you he gettin; your taxes from if all of
the businesses on the North side of Sprage were changcd to residential use? NVliy would
they want to continue to suppor[ tlle city7
2. I think that the deeming of greenhousE rnusery busuiesses Aud lumber yards non-
confornun; use is absurd and discriminatory. In the past I aske_d why the city was
making it so hard for businesses to conduct business and contact their customers when 1
was on the SiLn Conunitte.e. I statied that since we seemed so urlimportant in the scheme
of tlungs that we wouldn't be missed if we went out of business; that ma}°be our tax
dallars weren't needed and therefore maybe we should therefore stop paying them. I said
this in jest, but now after you have deeined my business a second time as non-
conforming, after reassuring me that I wrouldn't be non-conformine I fcel that my
assessment of the city's attitude (cavalier) was eorrcet, and my deduction that my tax
dollars aren't important was also correct. I volunteered munerous hours to attending Sign
Committee meetings and put up with the rude behavior of tbe director and her right hand
man (D. Crosby) I think that this is incredible. You also did not let property o'Vvners
know that you werc doing the rezoning. Arz yrou aetually a monarchy?
3. I tlunk tllnt the city should have a city center. It sllould own the land. The city should i
not have a one way strect runnin~ through thE business district It has been studied and
lived tlirough and found to be horrible for business.
I have a lot more thouekits, but time is running out. Please listen to reason and slow
clo,Aii.
Thanks,
Nancy Nishimura
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~ Heather Morris From: Rick McCartney [rick.mccartney@valleybest-way.com]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:18 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: REVITALIZATION
TO MAYOR MUNSON @ COUNCIL MEMBERS
IN REGARDS TO YOUR REVITALIZATION EFFORTS. I AM OPPOSED TO YOUR EFFORT AS I THINK ITS
WAY TOO BIG OF A UNDERTAKING. THERE ISNT A CITY IN WASHINGTON THAT I KNOW OF WHO HAS
TRIED TO REVITALIZE A WHOLE CITY CORRIDOR.WE IN THE VALLEY REALLY DONT CARE TO BE THE
FIRST TO TRY SUCH AN AGGRESSIVE PLAN.
MY BUSINESS WHICH IS VALLEY BEST-WAY BUILDING SUPPLY IS LOCATED AT S 118 UNION DIRECTLY
ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PRESENT CITY HALL.
I WOULD LIKE TO TELL HOW YOU HAVE AFFECTED MY BUSINESS,FAMILY,AND EMPLOYEES.VALLEY
BEST-WAY HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS
EMPLOYING APPROX. 50-60 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR
PRESENT PROPERTY IT V11AS ZONED I-2 LIGHT IPJDUSTRIAL.WE MANUFACTURE ROOF TRUSSES
ALONG WITH A RETAIL STORE.WHEN WE WENT TO THE BANK TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY IT WAS I-
2 ZONING. BUT MUCH TO OUR DISiVIAY WE WERE DOWNZONED TO itiIXED USE ZONING,WHICH LIMITS
OUR ABILITY TO DO 1NHAT WE D0.1 AM WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE GRANDFATHERD IN
AS LOPJG AS WE DONT CHANGE ANYTHING.BUT I AM SURE YOU ARE NOT GOIMG TO LET ME RUN OUR
CRANE TRUCKS @ SEMI TRACTOR TRAILERS ON YOUR STREET WHEN WE NEED TO BLOCK TRAFFIC
TO GET INTO AND OUT OF OUR FACILITY.SO I ASK YOU AM I REALLY GRANDFATHERD IN ? I THINK I
KNOW THE ANSWER.YOUR STAFF TRIED TO CONVINCE US PROPERTY VALUES WOULD NOT BE
AFFECTED. I HAVE TALKED WITH NUMEROUS BANKS AND INDEED IT DOES HAVE AN EFFECT. WE ARE
IN NON CONFORf1flING AND ALSO WE HAVE NO I-2 ZONING.I ASK YOU WHERE DID YOUR STAFF GET
THIS IMFO.A LOT OF US ARE PROBIBLY IN DEFAULT AS THEY HAVE LOST THERE COLLATERAL.A LOT
OF US BUSINESSES PURCHASED OUR PROPERTYS TO USE FOR OUR RETIREMENT ONLY TO HAVE IT
TAKEN AWAY BY THE STROKE OF A PEN.WE HAVE NOTHING NOW DUE TO A FEW AMBITOUS PEOPLE
THIiVKING WE WANTED TO CHANGE OUR VALLEY AS VUE KNOW IT.
YOU HAVE AFFECTED MY FAPJIILY AS NOW WE CANT PASS THIS BUSINESS DOWN TO OUR K1DS @ OR
EMPLOYESS. IT APPEARS YOU HAVE RUINED A NUMBER OF LIVES WITH OUT ANY FEELING OF
REMORSE.. YOU HAVE TORN APJD DIVIDED THIS VALLEY APART IM NOT SURE HOW OR IF YOU CAN
REUNITE US AS ONE VALLEY.
WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE ARE 5 YEARS OLD NOT 50.AS V1lE TRIED TO TEACH OUR
INFANTS THAT YOU NEED TO LEARN TO WALK BEFORE YOU RUN. MAYBE THIS IS WHAT OUR NEW
CITY SHOULD SHOULD DO.
TO SUM THIS UP I HAVE COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO ASK THE COUNCIL. PLEASE ANSWER THESE TO
YOURSELVES BEFORE VOTING ON THE ISSUES
#1 WOULD YOU LIKE SOPAEONE TO COME IN AND TELL YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR
RETIREMENT AWAY AND TO JUST SUCK IT UP AND TAKE IT.
#2 WOULD YOU LIKE SOAlrEONE TO TELL YOU AFTER YOU HAVE SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS PAYING
FOR YOUR HOUSE THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR ABILITY TO SELL YOUR HOUSE FOR
YOUR PERSONAL GAIN.?
PLEASE BE VERY CERTAIN THAT YOU ARE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION AS IT HAS LASTING
EFFECTS ON ALOT OF PEOPLE
RICK MCCARTNEY
VALLEY BEST-WAY
S 118 UNION
gi9rzoos
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i, OBJECTIONS TO DOWN ZONING ALONG THE SPRAGUE/APPLEWAY COUPLET
I have no objection to the revitalization plan the City is tontemplating, but 1 do abjett to one
of the methods being employed. Historically, local governments have been able to take private property for public use. Until
the late 19'h century, the local government had to show that use of the property was either a public
nuisance or condemn the land. In a condemnation process, the local government has to pay the falr
market value of the property it takes. 2oning is a not too subtle way of taking private property
without paying for it.
In 1926, (the year I was born) the United States Supreme Court put is blessing on local zoning
ordinances provided they are not arbitrary and tapricious, and have a substantial relationship to the
public health, safety, morals or general welfare of the community.
It is difficult to see how the down zoning of so many properties along the couplet fit any of
these standards. It has nothing to do with public health or safety or morals. Perhaps with some
difficulty, an argument could be made for general welfare. And that is the point I want to make.
Ostensibly, one of the goals of the plan is to beautify the City. This is an admirable goal
because it does in some way redound to the benefit of all citizens. That being the case, how moral is it
to put the cost of the generai welfare on the backs of a few property owners. If it is in the general
~ welfare of the citizens to have the City beautified, then perhaps the citizens should step up to the
plate and purchase the private property they so dearly desire.
It is my understanding that in at least some cases, particularly along the future Appleway,
some properties that are currently being used for commercial or industrial use will be zoned into two
different zones, i. e., commercial/residential or industrial/residential. These designations may not be
accurate, but the point is that properties that are currently all one zone designation are being
bifurtated into two different zones, one of which will be non-conforming. I am sure that the
arguments have been made over and over as to how this affects the value of the property that
becomes non-tonforming, so I won't belabor the fact except to say it is true. But the fact is, the loss is
no less real to the property owner than if the property were to be at least partially condemned.
I understand that this is a long range plan and maybe some of the current uses will phase out
naturally. But that phase out will be accelerated by being non-conforming. I have lived in the Valley
long enough (Since 1942) to know that no one can look forty or fifty years into the future with any
degree of certainty. Why burden these property owners now. We don't know when, if ever, the City
will acquire ownership of the right of way for Appleway or light rail. You can say it will happen
because we are planning for it to happen, but ask the County what happened to its long range plan
when it was in control.
~ Why not wait until the roadway can be built, and then condemn the property that is needed
at that time. Don't devalue a citizen's property prematurely or on speculation.
Howard Herman
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9020 E. Sprague Avenue AUG 2 9 2008
Spokane Valley, WA 99212
OEPAA~EEN7 OF
509-327-6229 Office COMfAUNIjY DEVELOPPAENT
509-325-3504 Fax
Spokane Valley Planning Commission
11707 E. Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Re: Comments on the Sprague & Appleway Corridors SubArea Plan
Members of the Spokane Valley Planning Commissian:
What was the community's intent? My understanding, along with the vast majority of people in
the Spokane Valley was to build a new City Center and complete the SpragueJAppleway couplet.
This alone was the communitv's aspiration! i
I was shocked to discover that it also included a Corridor Subarea Plan that is'/a of an inch
thickH It also inctudes re-zoning major portions of Sprague and Appleway. T absolutely believe
most people in the Valley also don't know this. In fact, Y meet people every day that have no
idea of the scope and magnitude of the Subarea Plaa.
Parts of the Plan discriminates specifically against used-car sales. Yn the mixed-use area in
which we are located, my property would be down-zoned and become a non-conforming
business. This will create undue hardships for insurance, mortgage and future use of the
PraPertY-
I have lived in Spokane for 40 years and Sprague Avenue has always been known as the area to
shop for a car.
Yt is in my view that no zoning changes need to be implemented, since this is not what the
community intended. They wanted a City Center near University and Sprague, not an anti-
business, regulatory burdensome plan that drives businesses away_
At the meetings I attended, the overwhelming views of the people also opposed any re-zoning.
It seems that we are being sold a bill of goods. The proponents of the plan are looking through
rose-colored glasses and refusing to believe that there are consequences to the Plan and that a lot
of people will get hurt
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Not enough consideration has been given to the negative impacts because those issues such as
~ cost, down-zoning, non-campliance, traffic Gongestion, etc. are just swept under the rug.
Respe fvlly submitted
Damel Harter
Spokane Valley homeowner
Spokane Valley business owner
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August 29, 2008AUG 2 92a
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COMMUNIjY DEYELOPMENT
To the Spokane Va11ey City Council:
This letter is to reiterate our total opposition to the
Sprague/AppJ.eway Revita].a.zation Plan and the proposaY to alter
and "choke-down" traffic flow and downzone and restrict hundreds
of commercial-type properties in an over 6 mile swath through
the entire Valley.
Tt will slowly degrade and destroy the core of the Val].ey
business and commercial tax base, shzfta.ng the tax burdens more
and more to the residential parcels of the City. I cannot
imagine that anyone with any economic expertise caoul.d support
this unless our destruction is truly the goal of this proposal
in order to favor and px'omote the city center area.
Discriminatory? And, as the owners of several parcEls of
commercial-type properties, cae are totally opposed to this effort
which constitutes a"taking" of property without compensation.
We fully support true' revitalization, bua.].t by consensus ,
cahich includes economic incentives, and communication with all
of the busa.nesses and property owners affected. We also favor
limiting the scope of this $42 million plus unfunded project
; (though we a11 know it will cost much, much more!) to the
creation and development of a new city center, limited to a
specific geographic location.
In conclusion, we would like to state that we are also
"future-thinking"----our business investment demands that we
change and grow! This is our agenda, and efforts to "paint"
us as "anti-incorporation" and "negative, progress-blocking
oldtimers, is at best wrong, and at worst, poa.sonous. (Is
this how disagreeing citizens and taxpayers are treated?) We
ask you once again to reconsider the ramifications of your
actions on the community you sErve and the checks you cash.
Thank you,
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E1iza eth Grafos
Grafos Investment, Inc.
16120 E. Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, <<rA 99037
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CC-111 Heather Morris
From: info@polkadotpottery.com
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:49 PM
To: Deanna Grififith
August 29, 2008
Dear City Gouncil Niemhers,
For the past sevreral weeks I have been dealin~ ~vith a verv ill parent. This has kept n~e frc~rn dttcnding yoiv meetings.
Iwanted to take this opportunity io eaplain my position and reyuest a response regardin~ the prpposed SATZP. viy husbanci
and I oHm the property at 118 S. Pines fZoad. I also operate a business at that lacation; Poll:a Dot Pottery. This letter is
directed to you based upon our land ownership.
I liave spent much [ime and energy learning abotilt the proposed plan. This process has left me disappointed and
diseafranchised wiLh the Spokwe Valley
govemtuent. NVhile public testimony has been allowed, there has been no intenction between jovernment and citizens in a
publie forum. I realiz.z that yrou xre a new eovernrnent enticy as Spokane Valley isn't that old of a city. I have watched the
city of Spokane c4en1 with I.<'tnei Use, "/_oninE, Plann.ivg and other business
issues. Mr. Apple and many otliers in Spnkanc have t-ilceu the time to truly understand the issues that come before ibem.
They are able to spealc on subjects immediately ai the mcetings, not in private, or by letter. They know what is goine on. By
you choosing to not iuteract in public with business ancf land oNwers,
. you have caused many to feel you are erying to avoid the tou~h questions.
To keep it simple, I havre itemized the cqncecns below. Iwould appreciate a response as I feel that all are valid points. Thank
vou.
1. Pines Road is a highway. NVhy would you even consider re•r_oning my property inio Residential. If you want to add the
Residential Use to the zoning and let the market place drive demand, fine. 13ut, to dolwl zone, rexone, or what ever you want
to call it, is insanc.
2. ?3iere hsve heen dozens of changes macte to the j~rop~osed plan. Throughout this process I ha<<e watchecl Scott Kuh[a bring
changes to the plan during deliberation, and the commission okays them. [ rarely saw deliberations thaC resulted in chanees,
rather Scott's reeommendations resulting u~ changes, «'ere not diev supposed to detiberate u~ public?
3. Ivir Munson's recent interview on the radio is furiher insult to business owners. So he is able to answer questions af s
radio personality directly, but refiises to dral directlv with those that this plan will directly affcct. How is this allowed?
4. Please reconsider the s00pe of tlus plan. Offer incentives to prnperty oNvners. And keep in mind that success i;
determined on the market. A beautiful facade doesv't mean people will shop i6ere. If you are intent on spending tax pa}rers
money on a city center, then do that. If that u successful; others will fo]low.
5. I have never seen the RFP that you put out before hiring the design firm. I would lil:e to have a copy of that.
Please feel free to call me to discuss these concerns. I do believe in beauiification. I have becn complimented many times by
people regarding the things that we
did to our builcting prior to opening our business. Can the oNvners of U City say the same? Govern.rnent should nevar dictate
~ market conditions. 1klhile I have not personally met any of you, l am confident that as council memUers, you take ctus as
seriously as we do.
Dest Regards,
9/9f2008
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$OEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY DEVEIOPMENT p.U gU 5t 29, 2008
City Council
pldn:zing Commissicn
CiCy o£ Spokane Valley
11707 East Spraaue Alre.
SpOkc111° Vr1la.eV , WA
Re: Pr.oposed ZaTiing Changes
Dear City Coun.cil Parsons ?nd P1alining Comrassion: .
Thc ienders3.;ned aPpose your Proposed amenaments to the zonii;g regulati.ons o-LE t.hE Ciz>> of Spokane Va116y, ir.clud•ing but not
limited to: -
1. One Year noricoriforming use ldmi tata.or.. TherP, shoultl be a•t
' ?e:st a three (3) }'e.3:C. 1iTi1'ltr''..ti.oYI. IL :i.s ?2ot unusual alon;
Sprn _ue one w;iy that pro-perties 'remaiii vaeant for 2 ta 3
years ::t one ti.me. • .
2. C3pi building destxoyed by fire your•zoning canilicts with most
insurance pola.cies. i.9ast insur;srZCe poizcies caver replacemezit
oIL the buildir►g that pre-eaxted the fire. I would suggest
that you rend several policies and if yau don't replace -the
buildzng vou cnn only recover zctual czsh »azue. actual czsh
va].ue caculates a substanti<<1 declticrion for depreca.ation.
Your propo.;al a.s not acceptab1e.
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Po:Lar Enterprises, LL~
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E. 8121 Sprague ?lvenue
E. 8125 Sprague Avenue
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[Lur.m Smf[D, Membe. m 1~m. On August 27, 2008, the Board of Directors took action to approve the reconimendation presented by
LCi ~~mm, the Chamber's appointect taskforre, basccl on the results of a poll of mcmbers to be concfucted by email.
I'tie standard was sct at SS% of inembers ~vho responcled to the poil voting in favor of the
~~ire~ton: recommendation. The poll was elosed at 12:00 noon today with the stfandard being mct.
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Maraly Dc~pivs:l:ir,r- tVa~Nngmn Trust as the plan is implemenced. The Cliarnber recommends support for the creation of City Center without
~ Pal.,• caya;i specifyinD the exact location of City Hall or other piiblic bnildings to be pl9ced within City Center.
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Heather Morris
From: robert cann2ta [rrcan@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:12 PM
To: Deanna Griffitfi
Subject: Devitalization
I voted against incorporation for this very reason: They want to flx what isn't broke. I saw this with the small
municipalities around Seattle, Cincinnati and St. Louis. It is the nature of the political beast that it has to do
something, especially something that may further their political ambitions.
I can understand the self-interest groups such as the Realtors and Builders participation as it is their livelyhood. I
suppose the others get involved to make , eventually politics their livetyhood( EG: Nethercutt).
Incorporation was all about sraving money not empire building!
Robert R. Cannata
10920 E. 35th Ave
Spolcane, 4VA 99206
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From: Maggie Cahalan [maggie.cahalan77@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:17 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Sprague-Apple~way Revitalization Written Comment
Hello,
I would like to submit this comment to be included among the others regarding the Revitalization Plan
for the Sprague-Appleway Core.
Thank you,
Maggie Cahalan
In response to the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan: •
My involvement with the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan began this past summer when I
returned to the Spokane Valley after spending four years in Puliman studying Architecture at
Washington State University. I came across the plan when searching the City of Spokane Valley
, website, sent an email to Scott Kuhta telling him I was interested in learning more, and he instantly
responded inviting me to stop by City Hall so that he could explain the plan to me personalty. I was
definitely impressed by his level of commitment and the confidence he had in the proposed
revitalization.
My interest and concentration in architecture lies with sustainable design practices. Niore than any
other form of design, careful urban planning is essential to making a difference in globalized
sustainability. With this plan, the Spokane Valley has the chance to be at the forefront of such a
movement. A centralized, pedestrian-friendly core is exactly what needs to be in place in order to
form a community that can sustain itself, and that is what is ultimately being proposed by Kuhta and
the rest of the planning staff.
I attended the public hearing discussing the couplet and I couldn't believe the negativity in that room.
The entire point of this project is to create a livable community at the forefront of ecologically friendly
urban design, a type of design which does not give preference to vehicles. The point of such a design is
to make it less convenient for people to use cars when compared to other forms of transportation.
Furthermore, is not the point of this revitalization to create a self-sustaining city of Spokane Valley?
Why then are we concerning ourselves with easy access to Downtown? As designers it is their goal to
keep people in the Valley, to provide them with employment, entertainment, and basic needs.
In twenty years, this will not be a choice for my generation. V'Ve will be mandated to make these
changes at expenses much higher than if the decisions are made today. If there is no answer found in
~ the present, then regulations will be placed on us regardless of what we want as a community. These
changes are exactly what the people of my generation are looking for. We want forward thinkers that
consider us in their decisions. Many young adults today may not be land-owners, but that day is
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coming soon and as of now, very few have a desire to live in a place that is afraid of taking a stance
against our current environmental situation. The detrimental effects of leaving things the way they are i
will not be seen by many of the people who oppose this plan based on reasons of convenience, but
they will be seen by me, and convenience at that point will no longer factor as a choice.
It is here that the decision the council must make lies. They have to decide whether or not they are
going to initiate the strategy for change or wait until it becomes a matter of responsive tactics.
I want to conclude by thanking Scott Kuhta for making an effort to personally involve me in this
process. I think it is great that they community has the chance to voice their opinion and that the
council is taking the time to consider them. It is because of these leaders that I remain confident in the
future of the Spokane Valley.
Thank you,
Maggie Cahalan
9/9/2008
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Heather Morris
From: Janice Austin [greenacresJan@hotmail.comJ
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:36 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Re: SpraguelAppleway Revitalization Plan
Spokane Valley City Council
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
11707 E. Sprague Ave., Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Re: Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan
Dear Mayor and Niembers of the City Council,
The basic premise for incorporating this new city was that it would be founded on the wishes
of the people, that we would have 'local control.' I attended the first neighborhood focus
group meeti ngs,where citizens with no particu/ar agenda or politica/ alliance to other members
in fhegroup, were asked to list the issues that were most important to them. They were
given a list, I recall, of possible items to rank. Amongst them was 'a City Center.' Results of
group rankings were tallied by placing a colored adhesive dot on the large paper sheet
provided, all groups' results taped along the wall adjacent to each other for everyone to see.
Not a single group put City Center as the most important. In fact, it rarely got votes, period.
Surveys and comments that address the comment/question: 'Do you feel that Spofcane Valley
lacks an identity?' somehow became magically translated to mean "We want a magnificent City
Center, above all!"
Yes, we should have centralized, easily accessible city government. The current location
serves that purpose admirably. (Is annual property rent rea//ytaxpayer money poorly spent,
considering upkeep, building expenses of 'new', etc??? For a small business owner, it makes
sense to own. Nothing I've seen tells me that this City is being operated as a prudent small
business owner would! ) People were given a list of 'preferred choices' (all, curiously, along
Sprague Avenue). Interestingly, there was no mention of Center Point, which the City already
owns, and which already functions as a facility that serves multiple community groups and has
easy accessibility and which is not dumped down in the middle of a commercial area, although
almost immediately accessible to the Valley Mall, by direct roads already in place and not in
need of upgrading! This location should be a no-brainer for the City government buildings
(a.k.a. City Center). The City already pulled out all stops to bow to the development of the
Valley Mall, which contributed mightily to the decline of what remained of viable businesses
along Sprague Avenue, afrer the City did their best to put people out of business with the
changing of westbound Sprague to one-way and creating the dead-ending 'Appleway
couplet'(what did all that cost?). Personally, I hate the one-way Sprague, but to even
contemplate switching it back after all that is unconscionable!
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Who in their right mind could think that people want to have a meeting place centered around
their government buildings must live in a delusional world. No one's going to say, "I'll meet ~
you at City Hall, then we'll go over to such-and-such for espresso, shopping or whatever".
We certainly don't need to be reminded how much a part of our lives, like it or not, our
government has become! And certainly not in this manner. If anything, I would think locating
City Hall adjacent to pleasant shops/eating places/green spaces would be a gigantic deterrent
to heading there. However, if located at Center Place, they might say, "I have to run over to
City Hall, then I'll meet you at the (Valley)Mall."
In overview of these "visionaries' " view of the Revitalization Plan, this is merely a return to
the 50's! The very thing that previously 'wasn't good enough' and all the Big Boxes, etc. along
Sprague were supposed to 'cure and modernize'! With our air quality problems (air inversions
will be with us, no matter how aggressive the exhaust emissions programs get. More traffic =
more pollution. No way to 'spin' that!) They must also know of a new breed of people coming
into the Valley who will purposely want to live directly along a pollution-generating corridor,
willingly, that is. Is this to be your "affordable housing" quota?
The wonderful, expensive artist's renderings of tree-lined streets and all these spiffy buildings
is a glorious pipedream. However, if we wanted to live in Seattle/Portland or wherever else it
is that planners are picking up these grandiose ideas, we would be living there! Stop the
hemorrhage of funds for this and your destructive down zoning, split zonings, limitations on
upgrading and/or improving business owners' properties! It seems our City officials have
rapidly lost siight of the demographics of the citizens, the struggle so many with familiie sare
already having (and what about seniors on fixed incomes?), without the upcoming expenses of
winter heating and food and other utilities. The citizens don't have the option of just throwing
on a tax (unrelated to purpose even!) to cover not having made allowances for unforeseen
contingencies (ex: utility tax tied to roads! Outrageous!!) Furthermore, quickly our elected
officials seem to have shifted over into believing it all comes from a Money Tree---not out of
the pockets and on the backs of each and every citizen in the Valley, whether they can afford
it or not.
In reading through the short versions ofthis Revitalization Plan that are available via city
website, it speaksof being unfunded as well as years and years to implement. So what is
the rush to rezone anything now? You should be concentrating your efforts on locating
your City Hall ata practical location and let the rest keep until such a time as thecity itself and
the economy all over has picked up and pulled itselftogether!
You'd go a long ways to 'revitalize' Sprague by giving business owners a tax incentive to plant
trees. We'd all be appreciative.. and happy about both the means and the results = a vast
improvement!
I've read quite a number of the submitted comments and there seem to be quite a few who
are saying much the same thing on a lot of what I've covered here.
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Please listen to your constituents, as you promised when elected.
]anice Austin
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Heather Morris ~
From: Gary Austin (mobilecorral@sisna.com)
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:57 PM
To: Deanna Grifftth
Cc: Gary Austin
Subject: Revitalization Plan
Dear City Council. I am against a re zone for a 6 mile city cenfer. The logical place for a city cenier is Center
Point. It has a YMCA, walking trails and parks close by plus the senior center is therz. It looks like the grouth is
going toward the north side of the freeway between Sullivan and Pines. If you do elect to have the center at
University City then I suggest that only that portion of the center be re zoned and do everything In Phases. Once
the City center has or is close to being completed then go to the next phase of the plan but do not do a complete
zone change for the whole project. Gary R Austin 15906 E Sprague Veradale Wa
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To: City of Spokane Valley - Deanna Gri .ffit}1
Re: Sprague Aventie-Appleway CoupleUSubarea lZezoaing Plan
Dear Ivls. Griff'ith:
Avista owns approximately 3.68 acres of land situated about midway belween Farr R_oad ajid
University, and between the Applecvay Couplet and 40h Avcnue. This property, originally
intended for a substation site, had been declared surplus and readied for disposal.
During the aourse of marketing our property for sale, it eame to our attention that the COSV had
~ changed the zoning to Cr (commuiliry Facility) which was inconsistent with the zoning for the
ncighboring properties. \~~e were not aware of this chaiige and this particular zoning impe_ded our
ability to negntiate a salc.
\iow, under the Spraaue-Appleway subarea plan, Avista's property has been divided into two
different zonin~ classifications - one portion Cit~., Center vid the other Resiclential Boulevard -
with proposed access restriations to Appleway. Again, lhis scenario restricts our ability to
effectivcly market our prnperCy.
Elvista respectfully requests that our property consisting oPapproximately 3.68 acres be zoned as
one parcel undcr the City Center classification. Further, we do not supporC any restrictions to
access Applewav from the properties adjoining on the South and feel tllis fiirther impedcs
development of this propervy.
Thank you.
Ted Baker
Real Estate Representative
Avista Corporation
Real Estate .Dept. MSC-25
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, NVA 99220-3727
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SPOKANE VA4LEY DEPARTAIENT OF •
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO: SPOKANE Vr1T..T.EY COUNCIL; '
We own property in AIJTO ROW. E 8014 Sprague Ave, now rented
to Grizzly Glass Inc. We operated a Firestone Store there for 25 years. After
we sold the business, we became a landlord For thc last 18 years. We are 77 and
78 and this is our entire incomc, so to limit us to NO USED CAR LOTS (we
have rented to useci car lats two times) would limit our lea.sees. This property
has never been vacant in 18 years of rentinD. (except 2 montlis when Sprague was
under construction.
At this time in our life we do not have funds for remadeling. Please consider
r the retired people that awn property on Sprague, The meager profit we earn is
used for livinb expenses. This progerty was our savings plan for retirement. We're
too old ta find gainful employment. Yes, the center for Spokane Valley City has to revitalized, as this center was
developed 40 years abo, and in another 40 years Sullivan area will be trashed and
then where do the businesses and people go up 1vlica 1'eak and on and an and trash
as they go. Times bave changed very few can afford cars and live on ac;reage.
Too Uad but that is the way it is. There is way to do this, it will take time and
thought until everyone comes together. My first meeting was 8/26 see you on
on 9/2l08.
Henry and Evelyn HaLseth
' 3715 S Loretta Rd
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~ Heather Morris
From: HEADNiANfV@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:40 AM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: (no subject)
I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY DISAPPROVAL OF THE WHOLE SUBAREA PLAN. AS SPOKANE VALLEY
INDEPENDENT USED CAR DEALER AND RESIDENT ! WHY ARE SO MANY BUSINESS PEOPLE AGAINST
THIS PLAN ? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HELP US. AS A MATTER OF FACT , ITS WASTE TAXPAYERS
MONEY AND WILL FARTHER ORIVE BUSINESSES OUT OF BUSINESS . WHY IS THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT LISTEN TO TNE PEOPLE, WHY THE HARD STAND ? WHAT DO THEY HAVE
TO GAIN ? NO TO LOWERING PROPERTY VALUES, NO TO CHANGING SPRAGUE AVE. BACK TO A
TWO WAY, NO TO THE SWEET HEART DEAL WITH THE AUTO ROW NEW CAR DEALERS ! THERE
NEEDS TO BE A PUSLIC VOTE ON THIS PLAN. SINCERELY WILLIAM HEAD. OWNER OF HEADS UP
AUTO SALES.
IYs only a deal if iYs where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.
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August 27; 2008
City of Spokane Valley
City Council
11707 Cast Sprague
Spokanc Valley, NVA ,
City of SE►t)k:ine Valley
Planning l)ivision
11707 Cast Spraeue
Spokanc Valley, WA
Fax: 921.4008
i7ear Members of ihe City Coiuicil & 1Vlembeis of the Planning Division:
~ Plcase be advised that T am the owner of 17 parcels of commercial real estate in ihe City
co of Spokane Valley, `VA.
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~ 1"he undersigned hereby appose any wid all zone changes npw being proposcd by the City
0 of Spokatie Valley pertaining to East Spraguc Avenue.
~ I have eonsulted with my attorney and it lvs opinion that this downzonitig N,%zll
o substantially decrease the uiarket value of my commercial propcrtics.
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~ action to challenge Nveather or nol lhe downzoning constitutes tAl:ing of private pr.nperty , e.
° without compeiisation.
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~ Heather Morris
From: Kathy McClung
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:46 AM
To: Deanna Griffith
Cc: Deanna Griffith
Subject: FW: Planning Commission Agenda 8-28-08
Attachments: image003.jpg; ATT37096.htm; Deanna Griffikh (dgriffith@spokanevalley.org).vcf;
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Please add 4o commenfs.
From: Dave Paperd [mailto:dppaperd@mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:32 AM
To: Kathy McClung; Scott Kuhta
Cc: Shaun Wi Meeds
Subject: Fwd: Planning Commission Agenda 8-28-08
Kathy, Shaun's comrnents below renect the attitude that I hear from brokers, developers, and awmers.
N'Jhen I looked at the plan, I felt that the city was taking a lot of the rights of ownership. I
felt that it was going to cost a fortune to develop & re-develop properties. (huge rent increases!) I also
. felt that as a result many property olvners would not do it. That you were going to get a lot of ovvner
resistance and a lot of run ciown buildings. That if you were lucky it would get done in 30 ycars. Then
when I found out it was goin„ to cosi $40??? (my mind balks at that number, but even $4 nullion seems
too much) million to redevelop the road system. I could not imaginc gouie any further ,~Nhch the
transportation part, particiilarly since (you will not be able to get it paid for; ewer!) the way it works and
Nvill work w-hen done fi.uinels a huge amount of traffie parallel to the freeways. 1t makes sensc. The
business commtulity lost its anchor when the regional mall mnved north of the freeway. That caused a
natural inovement by all subsequcnt retailers to that area. Thc buildings along Sprague will now re-fill
through timc Nvith ciestination tenants.
The city of Spokane Valley developed as a number of major arterial's, and was never planned to be a
city with a cute central core. The idea of limitine uses along the car dealer corridor what is
that? I know from expcrience that you can get yotirself a11 excited about some use for property, and it
vvill never materialize. .
Furthcr Iwonder where ttiis iciea of havine the buildings jammed up agauist flie road came from. They
are not necessarily attractive like that. We have a ncw `Valgreen's in Libcrty Lake. The planning
departnient did that as well. Now we have a huge wall alorig our view.
Considering the rcnt resistance I am aware of from prospective tenants, I am glad that I do not own land
in the valley; that I do not have to dcvelop property i_n the Va11Ep.
' Lzissez-faire (pronunciation: French, [I€seftg] ; Fnglish, ,leisei'fE3r ) is a French phrase literally
meaningLet do ("allow to do"). From the French dictum first used by the eighteenth
century physiocrats as an injunction aeainst governnient interfErence Aith trade, it became uscd as a
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cconomic ideoloQy wluch advocates m.in.imal state intervention on the
economy. Many writers suggest that laissez-faire capitalism never existed.[2][3] It is generally i
understood to be a doctruie that maintai.ns [hat private initiative and production are best allowed a
minimal of e.conomic interveniionism and taxation by the state beyond what is nece,ssary to
inaintain individual liberty, peace, security, and property rights.[4]
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Vice President, Designnted Brnt:er
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Begin forwarded message:
From: Shaun M Ib9eeds <smeedsQptud.entialcrQs_sp4kane.com>
Date: August 22, 2008 6:43:45 PM PDT ,
To: dpRaperd@m_ac c4r,~
Subject: FW: Planning Commission Agonda 6-28-08
This plan is a disaster for thc Valley Businesses aud Real Estate in general. I would encourage
everyrone to send in comments!
Shaun M Meeds Principal Broker
Prudentiai CRES Commercial
Rea) Estate
Voice 509-216-0931
Fax 509-277-2118
From: Deanna Griffitfi [mailtodgriffith@spokanevalley.org]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:48 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Planning Commission Agenda 8-28-08
. There is nothing on the Planning Commission agenda for the regular meeting date of August
28, 2008. Consequently the meeting has been cancelled.
Note on the S ra ue Ap~leway Revitalization Plan: The City Council has determined it will
accept written comment regarding the Plan until August 29, at 5:00 p.m. Please send all
comment to dgriffith@spokanevalley.org or by mail to the address below. All comments
received by close of business on 8-29-08 regarding any aspect of the Plan will be entered into
the official record and forwarded to the City Council. All comments are currently being posted
to the City's website and can be viewed here. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you
have any questions.
Sincerely,
9/9/2008
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~ nIr.rcl3AEL J. DELav, P.s.
• A'ITORNEY AT LAW
PEYTON L;UILI)IIdG
10 NOR'Mi P037", V301
S PO}:AN@, WASt[L'JGTON 99201 R E C E I V E D
Te,lepbone 509-624-3300 Facsimile :UM24•3473
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COMMUNITY nEVEL~PMENT
Plaunule Commission Cit>> of Spokaiie Valley
11707 E. Sprague Ave.; Sic. 106
SPolcanc Valley, WA 99206
Re: Down %oning of: 8125 L. Sprague Avc.
8123 F. Spi-ague Ave..
Spokane Valle_y, WA 99212
Dear Vlembcrs of the SpokaiYe Valley T'lanning Comiuissioil_
I spoke at the hearing before the City of Spnkane Valley on Tuesday evelung, August 19, 2005.
~ 'I'hank you for allowi.ng me to address my concerns as a resident of the city nE Spolcane Valley.
I am in support of a city center f.or the Spolcane Valley. 'Che former University Cily shopping center
seerns a viable candidaic aid if built with the support oE the coinmunicy, which I do support, it Mll
be 'ai ~►-eat assct to dle city.. t1s for tlle prdposccl rLiles and regulations concerning zorung, diei-e w-e inany issues ro bc addresseci.
Cciltral to the prqposcd zonina is the clowii zoivng that occuis undei• the proposed rules ancl
regulations. Wheil I spoke `I'ue.sday even.i.ng, 1 rnentioneci thcre are mariy ways fo achieve mixed-use
dcvelopntent, green Uuild'ui- practices, and otlier desired zoninb results. Some ot the ideas I
suggested are to entice the property owners with temporary ta;x relief for converting existing
buildings aid structw-es to the uses desired. Additional e.nticemcnts, ilot limiced to tax incentives; is
co be flExible on the required nnmber of pm•Icing stAs required of the property o«mer wfien
det-elupin; hi'5 propErty for the desii-e.d Pili~Pos4J. The.;-e are rnviy ways for the Cihy to ac.h;eye t1,~
desircd result lh.rough cnticeiilents to the propei-ty oxvier that allow the Ciry to avoid eXPpsLu-e to tlie
propErt), oNvners 1'or daniages tliat occur c}u•ougti clown ioning of their property tuider the proposc.d
ZOill11b.
Under tie purposeci zoiung the propertiy refcrenced above wi11 be substailtially affccted by limiting
the usc of the properly. This lias a negative affect ou t1ie value of the property. This ]ciiid of loss 1o a
prnpe.rty owner frocn unreasonable zoiuiig result.s in vacancies and neglect of the propcirties. This is
evident in the City; today, due io the chatlge from lwo-way to one-way clirection of Sprague Ave.
i Busincsscs have hact io either sliut dnwn 4r reduce the space they occupy. This clicl occur at our
Planning Commiti;ion
~ City of Sp»lcane Valley
August 21, 2008
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lvc•ation, S 125 E. Sprague Ave., where Pizi,,:i Hut had obtainecl a rent reduckion for tlie decline in
business and tliereafter still closcd thei_c doors two montlis aa().
Very [nt y y l~rs
N[ichael J. e ay
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Heather Morris
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From: Susanne Phipps (sphipps409@earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:38 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: revitalization plan.
first of all, I definately oppose a return to the two vray streets, a deliberate move #o slow the traffic is insane!! we
don't need a city center placed in an area where efficient traffic flow is important! Our econorny is ureGk right
now and spending one penny on undoing our one-Nvay streets is irresponsble. For that matter, even considering
building a city hall in the near future is mind blowing! we need community leaders who work for the citizens. I
don't feel that you're doing this! please don't "decide' urhaYs best for us, then shove it down our fhroats.
$I(1G°f@ly,
a citizen of spokane valley
s. j. phipps
518 s. hawe rd,
spokane valley, wa
99212-0381
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~ Heather Morris
From: mndamascus@comcast.net
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:50 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Opposition to Revitalization Plan
Mr. tilayor and City Council Nlembers:
1'Je are Valley residents and taxpayers who are adamantly ogposed to the reviYali'r,ation plan as presently conceived
for numerous reasons, som$ of which we will list below:
L The plan will downzone certain prorierties, robbing owners of their commercial value.
Many businesses will become nonconforming, affecting insurance, leases, and ovcrall value.
2. The plan will impose restrictive and expensive architectural standards and zoning regulations
that severel}' limit expFUision and remodeling plans.
3. The plan is bascd on many unl:nowns and assumptions.
4. The plan will limit signage ancl the ability of businesses to adequately advertise
5. The plFUi will put our Sprague/Appleway corridor businesses at a HUGE disadvantage as they
trv to eompcte with the Valle}' Nlall and businesses 11ong north-south arterials (Sullivan,
Argonne, etc.)
6. The pla.n will result in higher property taxes for residents.
`Ve, too, want aii aestlietieally-pleasing c•ity. We want aiiice hub at University City. But stop there! See how it
goes. DO NOT encumber properfies up and doNvm the Corridor for 6 miles in order to limit competition from
i these businesses. This is unfair to the business owners who pay a variety taxes (property, B c4c O, etc.) and wfio
will be adversely affected financially. Gan cve afford to lose the revenue and hurt people in these tough economic
times? Who will make ul) the tax revenues we lose from the businesses? We have no Nficrosoft or i3oeing.
Don'i feel pressured by your consultants to go with this plan because yo« have spcnt a lot ($750,000?) in this fact-
finding phase. Take your time. Move cautiously--step-by-step. Start with the City Center, and thoughtfully
proceed.
Our preference would be tn put this plan to a vote b}' the citizenry who pay taxes and live flnd work ilere. T.n other
words, those who will be directly impacted by this plan. Wheo the people have spoken, you will be able to
proceed with a clear maiidlte. Ynu will have the backing of the community. Don't rush this thing through--it
needs to be examuied by your constihients--many of whom do not even know wliat is happening. lbtost of us have
just found out.
«'e believe you have the best interests of your citizens in mind and will not betray the trust they have put in your
leadership. We're counting on you.
T}lank you.
Sincerel}',
\Ticholas and Mary Damaseus
11121 East 48th Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
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~ Heather Morris
From: dwnanok@cs.com
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:46 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: S,pragruelAppleway Revitalization Plan
After attending the council meetings on the Revitalization Plan it should be obvious that parts of the plan are
flawed and parts are very unpopular.
The proposed zoning along the corridor is rediculous and uniair as pointed out by a number of businesses.lt
should be completly redone, or better yet, left as it is,
Changing Sprague and Appleway to two vday streets is not favored by either the public or the majority of the
business invlolved. If the intent is to attract big stores that is a pipe dream. Costco, Home Depot, Lawes and
Sams Club are not going to move nor are the stores in the Valley Mall and on Bro2day East of Sullivan.
Building a City Center Gt U City and extending Appleway beyound University does not seem to be opposed by the
people.
You had an open meeting, norv listen to the people.
David W. Orahood
10620 E. Cimmaron Dr.
Spokane Valley WA. 99206=8611
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~ Heather Morris
From: sherri judd [loopjet@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:36 PNv
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: city revitalization plan
I just evanted to add iny comments t4 the council so that my voice ean be hcard. I have been following
the revitalir.ation plan for a lone time now, and acn excited to see our city doing somethuin proactive to
both plan for futiure grawth and to unprove the quality of lifc for its citizens. Every great city must
create civic places for people to go and meet to ;etlier, the plan as it has been outluied 'ni each of the
bnoks does this for thc most part, althaugh I think there should be more public spacES such as plazas and
foluitains and par.ks for Spokane Valley residents to visit. Trcc lined streets and improve.d aesthEtics can
only attract new businesses, and create pridE in the city in w1i_ich we live. I have been disappo'vnted by
the comments of those who thinlc it should all just be left alone. Suice Spok.ane Valley is going to grow
anyway, a failure to plau isn't a plan. Peoplc wairt to feel good about where they live because it has a
city government that pays attentinn to how the commtuuty looks aiid f.eels. INvould likc to see iucer
signs welcoming people to the city sucll as thbse that Post Fa.lls is creatina - ones that show communit),
pride. I would alsh like to see somc freeway improvemenes such as plantings along the lenglh of I-90
through Spokanc Valley. Driving []trough Olympia, there are beautiful trees and plantings, and these
Nvould help Spokane Vallcy seeui uivitinj and not just an aftcr thought of the city of Spokane which we
are not. I applaud the city council for it's work and choices in planninE thus far. Please t'ollow through
NNrith ihe creation of a downrto~~-m and the SpragueJAppleyway revitalization plan. Thank you.
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Sincerely, Sherri Judd
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i To: The City Cowlcil of Spokane Valley, WA
My name is Ginger Collins. The City of Spokane Valley is where I live and something dishirbing
is happening at home.
City Planners arc prohosina a eevitalization project diat has niven risc to much disapproval.
Alarmed citizens are speal:ing out against a niunber of the proposed plan's key points at City
Council Meetings. I have an opinion for cQnsideration.
I'm not a city business o«mer. 1 don't pay my way in khis world with profits from a family o-\vncd
business I've worked 30 plus years to grow. And much to my personal embarrassment, I hadn't
known until quite recently that business families-as well as those like mine who are sustained
by monies e3rned by other means-were about to be neoatively impacted b}r wi imprudently
designed revitalization modcl. T'm «rorking on t11is but I'm late getting started. 1 should have
k.no-smi «fiat's going on at bome.
, What I've le3rned, so far is that our City Caiuicil has not only committed us to a whoppinL
$500,000 for a revitalization plan, but has set an expectation in motion assuming we will also pay
the cost for bringing that plan to eompletion. VVow. That must be some stellar plan of
achievement for one half of one million dollars! A memo you've distributed outlines a<<ague part
of ihat plan and, frankly, it reads as thoug}I it could have been produccd by a callege freslunan for
a Craction of t11e cost and, perhaps, an even better chance of realizalion.
"1'hc Revitalizatiou Plfui seems inherently problemfltic from the beginning. But, surely homework
has been done. Surely keystone retailers are lined up and lacked down for choice properties.
Surely the City already owns key real estates for beginning construction. Surely we're set to htre
gargantuan portions of the consumer dollar a-svay from the Valley vlall. Truly, I don't believe it
has, tliey are; we do or we can. In fact, we've no assurances, and less of aghost of any chance, of
pulling offtllis magic show.
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1'm still trying to make sense of this curiosity, so let me get this straight. By way of analogy, f
Spohane Valley residetits now have a huge, gaping hole in the wall of their "living room." '1 hey
- are paying a huge sum to have it gouged. A majority of residents disapprove ofi much thai this
hole represents-if the voices speaking Aut against it prove its undesirability. Resiclents further
believe it was a hasty and irresponsible approach to remodeling in the first plaee, gnd they say
that's not half of it. Not nnlv are gob-smacked taxpayers being told to sivallow a bulging
mouthful of existing expense, they are also being fbrce-fed an equally unpleasant and
astronomically expensive bitter future of "revitalization" and there are no coiitractprs or builders
on board to get khat job done! Well, that's A fine mess. What reasoirable homeowner manages
affairs in such a Pashion?
Analogies aside, I widerstand that our proud goal is a City Center of which we may all be proud
and directly or indirectly prosper, but at what cost and at whosc expense? Must we gain on the
backs of retailers who helped build what we eurrently have? How can we justi.f~, reclassifying
them as "non-conformin~" busiiiesses and penalizing them for being proper shops? That smacks
rudely and unconscionably of avaricE and apathy. Is that who we are? Is that how we want to be
defined? Oh; yes. 7'hat will certainly attract traclers to our markctplacc. ~
E111 due respect, I believe it is your dury to lead dhis community «rith the steady hands of
responsible stewardship, as opposcd to tlrivirrg it without your hands on the wheel! I'm clearly
feeling the push of a lacomotiv-e at my back and a long, dark and unending tunnel consumes my
view.
Ways exist to Nvork through difficulties. Lct's approve a design thst fnirly meets the needs of all
eoncemed. That's my expectation of aonflict resolution and of you. That's good govenn.nient.
And, khat's my opinion. '
Ginger Collins
13906 E 23`a Ave
SpokanE Vallcy, WA 99037-9329
509-928-5082
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~ Heather Morris
From: Paul Allison [pja2go@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:51 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Zone changes/ restrictions
As I drove down Sprgue today I taok particular note of buildings that were built nght up to the property line and
those that were set back, often with parlcing in front. I prefer the appearance when they are set back.
Paul Allison
11315 E 44 th
Spokane Valley, WA
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HECEIVED
August 18, 2008 AUG 2 1 2008 CC-60
To the Spokane Valley City Council and Mayor Munson, City of Spokane Valley
I feel there are many flaws in the proposed Sprague-Appleway revitalization plan.
Number one it has been estimated that the proposed project will cost around
$41, 000,000. Considering the economic crunch we are all in, the idea of funding
. such a project when we can't even pass a school bond seems impossible.
Having talked to the people organizing Friends of the Spokane Valley, I have
been made aware that little regard is being given to existing property owners who
have been the backbone of the valley for many years.
I am in favor of trying to beautrfy and, rebuild the old University City area but the
total plan should be put to a vote of the people. While council members are
elected to govern our city, it is the popular vote of those people they represent,
that should be required for a project of these proportions.
Sincerely,
Barbara W. Schmedding
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Christopher B Polito CC-59
1313 South Mica Park }7rive
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
- Concept (Dvivntnwn Plan Nice)
It is wronder.ful to see activc interest in a Spokane Valley Revitalization I'lari.
Happy to see the old University City Mall area selecteci as the location.
It is an area that neecis an economic boost aad is centrally Iocated.
---'1"he artistic vision of what this new City Center would look like is inspiring.
In fact my family would even be interested in residential property within this
new downtovvn given that it is realistically priced.
- IZoads (Please Lec,ve tlzem as is)
It has been indicated in the report that travcl time fi-oin Argnnne to 1-90 via
Spraguc would only ulcrease by 2'/7 minutes by making each riwo ways vs, the
current one ways. However, as one who drives this route daily from ilome this
"0iNI.Y" is 72% increasc over the current 3%z minute travel timc.
We see it as un.realistic to think that by chan,ging the traffic on Appleway and
Sprague from these wonderfully efficient one ways to cwo ways will makc
business and houses simply spring up along its route. Qver time this land
WIL:I. develop, but wc need to be fncuseci on the Revitalization of the Spoka.ne
` Valley itself anci the best ways our tax dollars can be invested to start.
rhe problem here is not Sprague and Appleway being one ways, but sunple
lack of destination. For example: Even with today's ga.s prices; my pareuts on a
routine basis vv711 travel from Soutli of Spokane to Coeur D'Alene simply to
have dinner at -Red Lobster. My family will drivc froni Dishman to the Valley
Mall and Sullivan stores due to the fact that is where the stores we shop are at.
A.n example of current success within the discussed corridor as mentioned in
the last meeting the new restaurant "Cottage Cafe" on Appleway. It has an
attractive designed and is packed when npen.
- Zaning
Why is the City trying fo micro-manage miles Qf zoning prior to the ncw
dow~-itown being developcd? Could not nne ar two niiles around the new city
center be addressed first for zoning? "I`hen, as the downtown grows readdress the
zoning outside of that area at a later time of'as requested.
- Suggestiuns (S)
If you have Federal/State funding xud authorization for the expansion of
Appleway, please espand it as a one way all the way to Liberty Lri}:e if you can
Bring in the light rail
As a city... instead of spending our tax dollars to change a worl:ine mxdway we
havc already paid for, pleaSe provide the basic builciing blpcks for our new
City Revitaliaation Plan by iiivestina the money carmarked for the Sprague
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f and Appleway rcdesign to proviae major city csntcr infiusri-Licture(s) lo draw
the people and businesses to tlie area.
How about expanding bike paths North and South that convcrge into the new
City Center wlule atso having access to link into the Centennial Trail?
Finally, provide economic: incentives to cYisting owners wikhin lhis corridor to
revitalize tfieir eYisting properties to work towards new constructian codes.
Exampdeti for City Center Infrastructtire(s)
Park
Convcntion Center (Perhaps revamp the old Nome Base)
Vtovie Cinema
Acapular Family Style L7ining (Recl Lohstcr, I'rospector'slFtusty Vioose,1`wigs)
Stadium
Parl:ingl
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KEARNS PROPERTIES, LLC
Augusc 20, 2008
Cicy of Spokane ValEey RECEIVED
Ciry Council
11707 Fast Spr•iguG.Ave., Suit:e 106 AUG 2 1 2008
Spokane Valley, Wi1 99206
Re: Pioposcd Sprague/Appleway lte.vitalization Plan City of Spokane Valley
Dear. Str. Or lk[adam:
I own two self storage propcrtics ui che Cicv of SpoRane Valley. Valley Self Storage is locatecl neir.
Universiry Ciry, which is «it#iin the core ar.ea, ancl Valley FaSC SCif Scor.age is on Appleway just outside
the easfern bound:uy oE the planncd revitalizadon arca. 1 am concerned about sevc;ral aspects oF the
plan char. I believe will have adverse eCfects on btuincsses within dic cit}'.
First, taxes ol>viousiy are going to have to bC incrcased substantially u1 ordcr to fund the
irnprovements plinned, i\4any busmesses along Sprague, as the plan indicaCes, :;re struggling npu; ary[l am
incrcasc ui pioperty raxes will prqbably For.cP sorree, to eicher relocate or go out of businGSS. '1'hat will not
have a positive :+Efect on the city.
Annther huge pocential cost is the reqi2irement t:hac landowners will only be able tn invcst up to 15
l Percetu of the property's assessed -aluc isi renovatuig r.heir Properry or they wil] have to bring theu
. btuldings up to the sra»dards ciesexibed in the plan. Tlvs will be an insurmountable bucde» for. tnosc
L1ndo,wneis, who will chaqse noG t:o renovate thrir builclings. Nlo nne will want to incur c}ie espense of
:adc~ixIg Unto tl~eii buildings u1 ordei to cnove t:hem cl~~seK to the str.eet right-oE tvav Addicionally, che
costs associaGed wir.}i CFie irnproveineat oE the roads ui front of their properties will :tlso be
earaordinarily cxpensicc. 7'lvs burden will be inereasetl by the demand that the laadowners create
landscaped arens and plar►r. t:rees that theti, w-ill havc. to maintain.
Landowners with more than Eour actcs, and potentiallF others as well, will also be responsible for
giving up a poraon of cheir land and buildi«g icit;erior r.oads t1inC mecC city standards. Think about the
casc of adher.ing to CE►is recluucment. Tlus also raises 1n issue of cpndemrlaCion Ivitliout compensauon;
which needs ro be looked at more closely. "1'his conccm holds true also foe ptoUerry owners along the
praposed Applevvay corridoi, as r.hey will exper.ience a dowruoning Erom cAmmrrcial to residenqal under
tllc plan.
The whole concept oF a centzal corc, vibrant 'With pcdcstriao activity and alive mirli civic funetions is
acz unrealistac dream, in m}* estimation. The Ciry of Spokatie Valley is riot San Fr.aocisco or Scatdc.
- 7"here ale no atuactions downtc,wn [o ciraw reople in. San Fr.incisco and Seattle have wareKfront
locauons anci many tqurist: aetraetions that act as magizcrs chat draw people into visit.ing the tore areas.
Ver.y Eew people, in my esrimarion, arc going co want to visit dowmcown Spok;►ne Valley, cven if it has a
nea, city ceiiter.
I also don't believe anpone woutd vr,►nt eo live on the second lcvcl oE a building lncated on Sprague
A<<enue. "1 hc single EarniljT homes shown in die plan appear to bc brick mansions located along a Cr.ee-
Iined boulevard. It i: apparent that r.his is the envisionett view of a residc:ntial Appleway. I don`t diink
, 3n}'one wi[h the moncj* to build a brick cnansic~ti ~vould choose to pl~tec i[ on Appleway. T tlunk it would
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be leeacecj on :t hii] wiCh a vie,,N, or along a lakc or civer. There are 3nany sites ui oudyin,s~, areas that -'vouid
~ be moce suicat>le for sucll a hoinc than ilppleway.
I dan't tlunk ie is realistic co betievc that a city centec is going co t.i•sn=_forni dus relaci<<cly low income
sren icito a Mecca oE «<inc tasting shops, eofFee bars, aud9ue stores and bagel scands that the platiners
CI74'1510C1. 1 IiIIOtV btuinesses will not,,vant to incu.c the eoscs of bringiiig this t*isiAn to liEe, and I erpcct
ar.ea residesits won't waflt theu ta-xes to increase r,o pay fox the vnpiovcmcncs eithcr.
The concepc oE a"finc-gr:sined" cicy eore is a good one for ciues ltecky enough to h:ive a populatio►i
of liigh-income individuals and pro6table businesses, borh af which this ut}* lacks. 'I'hc higlrcosC
improvemeats envisioned in the plan are beyond dic budgets oE local eitizens and shoulcln't be pla»ned.
.A rnore iricaclesc Proposal should be prep.tred thit t:ake,s inco account market foices. One tliat doe.sn't
imposc untcnably high cO5CS Un businesses or residents and one dhac is .villing to 1CCL'Elt tF1C Ciry of
Spok:tne Valley for \.vhat ir. is, noE what it cannot be.. Iwould recommenci ehar, a sealed-c3own ciry cenr.u•
be builc at the Uniccrsity City sicc;. 1t eould be integrated into a semodeled ccntcr that could bc
dc:veioped by a real escate cievzlopment co3nPanp.
,As a final pc,int; T question whetlieL or not comrnercial strip centeis :ecc r.eally a dead toneept. If
eommcrci3l strip cenCecs are incler,d clead, xhy were they built aEong Sullivan betwccn Sprague and the I-
90 Ercewaj*? Stup centcrs also secm to be the preferred choiCe fOr, eOmmPrc:ial users around the V-iiley
Ntatl anci along the norcli sicie of I-90.
Tn cnnclttsiUn, TbeliP.vC the plan, although superb u71 itself, fs unreaGsdc for the City of Spokane
Vallej*. The cit}' cannot aEford to imPleincnt the cha.nges proposed by the plan.ners Evho vvtote this plan.
A mnre modcst propnsal shOuld be pursuecl, ene dhac will tint causP the ren,aini,ig busi,iesses co lPave the
cor.e area. IE ehis plan is aclopr.ed as proposed, 1 uould Plan on ~vitnessing a conrinuing exodus oE
busuiesses frocn che ciry.
Sincexely,
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Mayor Munson
Spokane Valley City Council
CITY OF SPOgA.ArE VALLEY
11707 E. Spragcce Ave., Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Re: Sprague/Applefvay Revitalizatiai Plan
Dear vlayor tuid Members of the City Council,
This Icttcr is to express my concerns about the Revitalization 1'lan (in it's present form) and to (respectfully)
of~f'er some suggestions w-hich may go a long way to forging unity and ownership -Mthin our commtuuty.
C01°CERN'S
Restriction of Property Usage
• Doivn- zoning (which will result in)..
•Loss of praperly usages and current rights (which fvill result in)..
• Loss of proPerty valucs
.scal RAmifications
~ This is effeetivel,y an unfounded mandate (ivhich begs the question)..
• Where is the approximately $42 MNI clollars coming from (which in reality may be much more
than this figure by thc time all of the "unl:nowns" are dealt with) except throu;h a..
• Huge public investment (whicli equates to inereases in propei-ty taxes) at a time when everyone is
struggling with a..
• Weak (if not failing) economy
Public Awareness
• The case could bc made that this prnjert has noE been done in a corner somewhere but has hee.n
hroadcast in evcry venue possible. The only problem is that I just was made mvare of what this
"Revitalizarion" entailed in the latter part of April of t6is year.
Immediately 1. endeavored to educate myself on wbat was going on (including getting a copy uf the
plan from the City). lmmediatety (upon secing the ramifications)1 contacted thc lxrger clients in
our customer base about some of the items of concern.
NOT A SINGLE O1VE had any= idca this project had anything to do with t6em outsicie of the one-
way/rivo-way traffic issue and the new "City Center". This includes (but is not limited to) CEOs,
Presidents and Vice Presidents of banks, credit unions, grocery stores, etc. within the City limits.
~ Upon "raising the alarm" to my counterparts in the Advertising Industry, they found the same to
be true when they approached thcir elient base. NOT A SIiNGLE PERSOV we have brought this
up to kne,,v anything about what this plan invulved.
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hile as a small busi.ness o~vner I coulci be accused of being seliorbed, 1 do find it hard to
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believe that all of tbese othcr peaple could be painted with the same brush. As a result, Iwould
like to respectfully offer the following as what I would like to see.
SUGGESTIONS
Create a Viable City Center
• Start with just a"City Center" Campus (1 believe tbis is what the ariginal discussion was about
anyway). Tf this work.S ivell, then more could be done...
~ ln Phases. T_f tliis warks, then more parcels could be incorporated into this evolving City..
•`Vithout destroying property vnlues (and retirements). Also the Tinancing could be accomplished
gradually,..
• `Vithout large tax increases.
Get More Invotvement (and input) from the Business and 1'roperty Owner community.
• Most of the "advertisinb" of this project h~►s been in the farm of local ne~vs "~~enue" co~~crage and
on the City's website.
To really get the husiness cornmunity's invulvement I would su;gest that the City send out a letter
(on City letterhead) to all bucinesses and property owners within the "effected" area. This Ictter
would alert these partics as to what the City is considering and invite them to educate themselve.,ti
and Uerhaps attend a questinn and answer session with the City.
This approach would certainly be the must direct (ancl ef'fective) approach to getting the
businesses community's attenNon and invoh'ement.
In conclusion,l do believe that each of you care deeply about the City, the people ui ttie conimunity as well as ~
our economic viability.
Perhaps a inore cautious approach wrould ensure that yotir concern for our conununity would not get drowneci
out by anbry accusations (after the fact) of having a"ready, fire, aun" process toward this mosi important
subject.
Thank you Por your consideration.
Respectfully,
PRU SIGN
Steve tVir:eiriger
Presidet:t
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I c.an't bcgin to tcll you how fivstrating it has been to tiy to keep up with all the changes
being made in this plan.
I have availed myself to every workshop, open house, meeting, hearing and study session
in an attempt to unaerstand this plan and the masoning behind it.
We are now down to the final stages wif.h the hearings on Book 3. Wbere are sections 3.1
and 3.1.1 on the City Center and City Center Civie Facilities? These seciiuns were
mentioned in the Nov 2007 draft and were to he developed in conjunction with reparts
undenvay by cnnsultants Lawson and Gibbs. Where are they? When will r.omment be
taken on these?
In my opinion, the planning department is more interested in fast tracking this plan to
adaption than «orrying about details, and unintended consequences far small businesses
and citizens. They seem to feel the public had their chance to weigh-in at the workshops.
They have concocted their vision and we'd better "just get over it and move on."
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You as the council represent the elected voice of the peaple. Has the planning department
given you satisfactory answers ta your questions? Have they told you yet how many
businesses have been down-~..oned? Or how many businesses will be made non-
c;onforming by this plan? Have they explaincd the impact of being deemed non-
conforming under the draconian applicability standards of this plan? Are you aNvaze of
tbe serious insurance and lending issues non-conforming buildings and businesses face?
It seems the planning departments answer was to coin a new term, just far this plan,
called "the right to continued existence" just to make everyone fael good and quit asking
the hard questions.
Did they point out how incredibly expensive the axchitectural and development standard..~
are for this area? Did they mention the per capita income it will take to make their
envisioned city center successful?
Did they explain why millions in tax dollars should go towards developing the city center
district and enriching a select few, setting them up to then compete with other retail
developments that were built with private dollars and exist through free markets?.
Have we learned nothing from the River Paric Square Parking Garage fiasco?
Quality boat docks, boat lifts, swim ladders, dock hardware and accessories.
Visit us at www.larkdock.com
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Iwould implore the council to please slow down and careFully consider dll the
ramifications of this plaii. Hear the voices of your citizens over the sales pitch from tLie
consultants and planning deparimcnt. Don't let Spokane Valley just become another
notch in a consultant's or planner's belt. `Ve're the ones paying the tab in one way or
another. Not tliem.
You may find the best solution is to build a civic ecnter; library and city hall, on the land
you alreaci,y own at iMirabeau. Extend the couplet and givc the Comprehensive Plan you
just adopted a chance.
Sinc;erely,
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I.,ark, Inc.
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Land Use Planning Services
9101 N. MT. VIEW LP.NE Spokane, WA 99218
509-435-3106 (V) 569-467-0229 (F)
8-19-08
Spokane Valley City Council
E. 11707 Sprague Avenue Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Ref: Proposed Sub Area Plan
iVlembers of the Council:
I am a land use planning consultant with some 40 years of land use planning
experience within this local region and I have had personal experience with no
less than 4 comprehensive plans for the area in question where now, a fifth sub-
area plan is being proposed. I must add that while this is the most sophisticated
plan I have yet to see, it is also by far, the most difficult to comprehend and it is
at best, feared by most business owners due to this ambiguity and in some
~ cases, damaging consequences to their properties. Like you, I have attended numerous planning sessions, paid my dues to obtain a
copy of the sub-area plan text, read the same and have attended workshops
where Mr. Freedman and his entourage have added further explanation, or to my
surprise concessions, whenever, it was deemed politically prudent to do so;
which brings me to my point of greatest concern, namely; why should this plan
impose so much on so many if the master designer is so quick to concede that it
doesn't have to be this big? Shouldn't we start with a City Center and then, if all
goes well and it therefore has proven to be desirable in the market place, expand
to the west and east with phases?
Mr. Freedman has said to both the Planning Commission and the Council that he
was charged with the responsibility of creating a viable downtov+rn core and that
this required key entertainment and civic uses, which if not controlled by zoning,
could otherwise land outside the core and thus undermine the success of the
core, hence the control of all uses from Conklin to the I-90 cross-over of
Sprague. To which I would suggest the following:
1) Place an overlay zone on the remainder of the sub-area restricting these
essential uses until you feel they are of sufficient number inside the core
that you can then lift the restriction elsewhere.
' 2) Plan an aggressive and strategic street-scape program that implements
much of what this plan attempts to accomplish, namely aesthetic
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improvements to the stark urban scene of buildings and parking lots that
will otherwise, never go away.
If this were done, you would avoid:
a) non-conforming impacts from the down zones soon to occur;
b) split zoned parcels, and
c) the engagement of over 41 million dollars of urban renewal, much of
. which simply serves to implement such extravagant visions at these
business owners expense.
I would therefore urge the Council to proceed with caution and let the market
prove the success of Form Based Zoning for the City Center before imposing it
across such a vast area.
Sincerely,
OGU!lgk J'W"nle
Dwight J Hume ~
Land Use Planning Services
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Land L3se Plan.ning Sezvicos
9101 N. MT. VIEW LANE Spokane, WA 99218
509-435-3108 (V) 509-467-0229 (F)
8-19-08
Spokane Valley City Council
E. 11707 Sprague Avenue Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Ref: Proposed Sub Area Plan Split Zone Policy
Members of the Council:
Notwithstanding my recommendation to phase the plan into existence,(see other
letter of 8-19-08 addressed to Council); there is also the issue of split zones
caused by the Residential Blvd. category consuming all frontages of the
Appleway Corridor.
I would recommend that a policy be written that addresses a split parcel where a
majority of the parcel is otherwise conforming by use under the proposed zone
but has the minimum 60 ft. encroachment of Residential Blvd. along its south
border causing inflexibility for expansion and non-conformity for that portion of
the site and use.
I would suggest that a policy be written that gives the land owner the ability to
use that 60 ft. strip as if it were zoned per the remainder of the site provided that
landscaping along the Appleway frontage be provided as a screen, presumably
street tree screening. My suggested policy language would be as follows:
A split parcel having a conforming use by the majorify zone
shall be entitled to use the remainder as if it were fhe majorify
zone. Provrded that the App/eway fronfage must include street
tree plantings consistent wrth the landscape improvement
requirements of fhe Residential Blvd. zone. If such a policy were included, you would still accomplish the aesthetic affect
intended for the Appleway Corridor while avoiding the burden of split zones and
non-conformity on the last 60 ft. of the parcel.
To conclude, it is my understanding that Scott Kuhta has discussed this with Mr.
Freedman and this concept was acceptable to Mr. Freedman and Scott has
'assured me that this is the case. Nevertheless, I wish to bring this to your
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attention to make sure it is not lost and forgotten during deliberations and action
on this plan.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Dwight J Hume
Land Use Planning Services
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TO: Cl:TY OF SPOKANE VAT.,T..EY CITY C;OLJNCIL
SUI3JECT: APPLLWAY CORRIDOR PLAN .
From: Dcau Grafos
16120 C. Sprague Ave.
Spokane Valley, 1,Va 99037
I am opposed to the imposition of City of Spokane Vallcy's Corridor Sub-area
transrortation plan. As a taacpayer in the Spokane Valley with commercial property which
will be downzoned and become non-conforming under your plan, I ask that you please
address the folloxuing issues:
1. Street construction under your plan calls for expenditures in 2007 dollaes in exccss of
$41,000,000.00. T'liis is an unfunded manciate. Obvinusty, this means a tax increase for
valley propErty otivners.
ZOn your website Titlcd: Street fund problem #2 lherc is a shortfall in funding over the
ncxt several years aE$10,000,000.00 per year ju.'it to mainlain and repair the existing roads
in the Spokane Va11ey. How will you funcl thE maintenance ofjust the exiscing streets
without TaY uicreases?
f 3. 14ow does the city plan to fund the millions oFdollars #or the revisions of off-ramps at
I-90 proposed by your traosportation plan tivhen a letter from the Washiqgton State
Department of Transporlation sent to your planning stafFnot oiily 5-tates there is nu
funding availablE from either the D.O.T. Ur from FEDEItAL HIGHWAYS? You are aLscw
told to c;ea.se and desist from portraying this modification as a WSI70T improvement.
(letter to Scott Kuhta dated March 12 2008 encloscd).
Obviously, any taac increases required by this gandiose tra,nsportation schcme would not
be sharcd by our city manager whose residencc is in Battleground Wa., our City
Communitv Taevelopment 17irector who lives at Liberty Lake, or by our Senior Planner
Scatt Kuhta who is said to reside on Spokane's South I-li11.
Sincerely,
Taean Grafos
"1"axpayer
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From: Dick Behm [dick@divasales.com]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:17 AM
To: Dick Behm
Subject: Fw: Sprague/ Applevray
Importance: High
08l19108
Mayor Munson
Spokane Vailey City Council
"The Public has had unprecedented opportunity to participate in the planning of the
SpraguelAppleway Revitalization Plan. There have been more than 136 news media
items on this project since the project began. That includes stories, mentions, calendar
items, and much more. The media outlets covering it includes the Valley News Herald,
Spokesman Review, Journal of Business, Building Magazine and various radio and
television stations. In addition, there has been a link for information on the front page of
the City website. Surveys were conducted by mail and telephone asking citizens what
, their vision was for the new city of Spokane Valley. Their answers were seriously
concidered and many of the citizens idea were incorporated into the plan by the
consultants
As of August 19th there have been 24 public meetingslpresentations to the City Council.
That doesn't include all the planning commission meetings during the deliberations,
and doesn't include all the public workshops held by the consultants, which hundreds
of citizens attended and presentations made to organizations like the Kiwanis, Rotary,
Chamber, and the SVBA.
All of these meeting have been well attended and the majority of those attending have
approved of the plan. It is to be expected that not everyone is in favor of all aspects of
the plan but the majority are in favor of moving the City forward.
Now is not the time for opposition, everyone has had more than enough time to
participate in the planning and voice their concerns and many of those concerns have
been addressd. As the plan is implemented we are sure there will be problems and
there will be flexibility to address those at the time. Those who have legitamate
concerns, had the opportunity and were invited to participate in the planning and did
not, should not now complain but work with the "City" to resolve their problems.
As Larry the "Cable Guy" says "GET ER DONE!"
Spokane Valley Business Association
i Dick Behm, Treasurer
9/9/2008
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t1s a life-long Vallcy resident (CV'62), whose faniily settled hcre in the 1930's, I feel
compelled to speak to the egregious e.cercise of political power titled "revitalization" which is
about to be perpetrateci upon the property owners in the Sprague/Appleway Corridor. It is a
"stealth," hurriod campaign, burietl within the legitimate debate over a city center and thc Valley
arterial, characterized by goals emulating much wealthier suburbs like Seattle's Redmond and
A9ill Crw. k, regardless of cost and eaconomic loss.
With questionable economic principles, the plan calls for massive do%;•n-zoning of over 1300
properties i.n the Corridor, often changing la.c-rich commercial pareels to residential usages.
Properties north of Sprague are included as well as hugc ehunks of land to the south. The result
will mean significcant loss of revenue for the city and adclilional burdens on,aur residential tax base.
Questipn: Why the rush tp down-zone productivc cntities? ls it planning run amok combinoci
with eaivy for more aestheticslly pleasina communities and the need to be "visionary?" Or is it
more about accorrimodatinns for a select Pew, including new car &-derships and large developers.
1'he details are complea, but a map of the changes makes it simple to sec.
One example, our properiy: Bordered by SPrague tlvenue (north), Conklin Road (east), and
the proposed Arterial (south), it is miles from the proposed city center. It is approximately eight
acre.s, 330,000 plus square fcet of commercial type zoning. In 2007, we paid over $68,000 in
properiy and 13&O taxes. We employ 7-3 people to benefit the lacal economy. Senior planner .
Scott Kuhta proposes to take Qver 40% of this lucrstive roning and change il to residential, aclding
new, never drztwn streets crisscrossing our` entire property. Future changE:s due to cataslrophic
physical forces, or illness, market competition, etc., will restrict our use and the city wilJ lose
aeeordingly. So, when Mr. Kuhta ancl others tell you: "Don't wrony, you'll be 'grandfathereti' in
the new plan"---you should be worricd! 11'S ALL ABOUT THE "LONING! If you change your
busi.ness, build or alter to any appreciable degree, or fail to.find a like buyer, you will lose your
zoning! You will become a NOTi-CONFORIMING USrR with economic loss zind restrictions.
Another question: Why interior street,s on top of a down-z,one? Possibly because of massivc
poles supporting the 135,000 volt Avis[a main feeder lincs crossing the Valley joined by VerLi's
13,000 volt lines. Not wanting eastbound Artcrial traffic making left turns into homes, and
knowing the undesirability of huge power lines near front yards, these re,sourceful planncrs choose
instead to carve up valuable property, facing homes inward, with power lines bordering back
yarci.s and play areas. Problem solvad!
In conclusion, It3m shocked by a lack of appreciation for the Valley pr,operty owners. Most "
only want to earn a living, and leave something to thcir children. WE A_LL WANT AN
A`I'TRACTIVE C1TY! 1 Iowcver, businesses die like people. F'uture c;hallenges require cliange.
Evcn more outrageaus is that some of these hig}ily paid qfficials inaking thesc decisions do not
even live in our city and havc no stake in our future. This will poison our cammunity, shift the tax
burden to residenfial properties, and create unusable expanses of properties shunned by banks and
builders. The final irony is that this $11,000,000 plan is unfundcd--no money! It eould take ovEr
hventy years to complete. "I'here has to be a better way!
I have worked too long and investetl too much to acccpt the planners dcseription of our
community as "shabby." I recognize that the city has the power and the right to do as they desire,
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City of Spokane Valley RECEIVED
11707 E. Sprague Ave., Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206 AUG 1- 5 2008
RE: Down Zoning af SW Comer Gity pf SpOku^;; `v`a.'ey
of Sprague and V6sta
Spokane Valley, WA
My File No. 08-001
Dear Members of the Spokane Valley Planning Commission
I hereby oppose the proposed down zoning of the property at the
Southwest Corner of Sprague and Vista, Spokane Valley, V'Vashington.
This property has already been seriously affected by the one-way
traffic of Sprague Avenue. The restaurant located at the Southwest Corner
of Sprague and Vista has closed and is no longer operating out of that
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It would appear that your proposed zoning to prevent used cars and
other uses constitutes a down zoning, which will again substantially affect
the value of this property.
I wish to call your attention in determining whether invasion of
prope;ty rghts by zoning ordir!ance under ±he purported polic? power is
unreasonable and confiscatory. The courts must consider extent to which
the property values are diminished by the provisions of the ordinance anci
give due consideration in that regard.
Our Supreme Court said in Hauser v. Arness, 44 Wn.2d 358, 267 P.2d
691 (1954) at Page 369:
Zoning laws that result in relative little gain or benefit
to the public while inflicting serious injury or loss on
the property ouvner have always been held by this
Court to be confiscatory and void.
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The Spokane Valley proposed down grading of the property at E. 8122
Sprague Avenue results in little gain or benefit to the public and does inflict
serious injury and loss on the property owner.
Please consider this letter as opposed to any down grading by the
Spokane Valley-Planning Commission.
. Respectfully submitted,
, . Jack Riley
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City of Spokane Valley AUG 15 2008
1 1707 E. Sprague Ave., Suite 106 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 t.:i y' of Spokane Va(fey
RE: Down Zoning of: E. 8125 Sprague Ave.
E. 8123 Sprague Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA
My File No. 08-001
Dear Members of the Spokane Valley Planning Commission
As Manager of Polar Enterprises, L.L.C., Polar Enterprises, L.L.C. is
opposed to the proposed down zoning of the property at E. 8125 Sprague
and E. 8123 Sprague Avenue, Spokane Valley, Washington.
This property has already been seriously affected by the one-way
traffic of Sprague Avenue. The pizza hut located at 8125 E. Sprague
Avenue has closed and is no longer operating out of that location. The
tenants at E. 8123 Sprague Avenue have had a rent reduction in order to
continue their tenancy due to the one-way direction of Sprague Avenue. The
rents are decreased substantially by almost approximately 50%. This rent
decrease has taken place since one-way Sprague Avenue has been
implemented.
It would appear that your proposed zoning to prevent used cars and
other uses constitutes a down zoning, which will again substantially affect
the value of this property.
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unreasonable and confiscatory. The courts must consider extent to which
the property values are diminished by the provisions of the ordinance and
give due consideration in that regard.
Our Supreme Court said in Hauser v. Arness, 44 Wn.2d 358, 267 P.2d
691 (1954) at Page 369:
Zoning laws that result in relative little gain or benefit
to the public while inflicting serious injury or loss on the property owner have always been held by this
Court to be confiscatory and void.
The Spokane Valley proposed down grading of the property at E. 8123
and E. 8125 Sprague Avenue results in lifitle gain or benefit to the public and
does inflict serious injury and loss on the property owner.
Please consider this letter as opposed to any down grading by the
Spokane Valley Planning Commission.
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MAY 16 2008
Niay 14, 2008
City of Spokane Valley
Richard Munson, Mayor
City Council Members -
City of Spokane Vallcy
11707 E. Sprague Avc., Stc. 106 Spokane Vallcy, WA 99206 Re: Sprague & Appleway Corridor plaiming
ivlayor and City Council:
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T am writing to thank you and City staff for your hard work on tlle Sprague-
Appleway Cnnidor planning process. Over the past year, your staff and consultants have
conducted an impressive public participation process and arrived at a plan anchored in
]audable puvlic policy goals. My hope would be that this same lcvcl of thoughtfulness
and public transparency is cont'►nued as the reconunended plan movcs forward in the
legislative prncess. While some of the details of the regulatory aspccts of the plan are scill in
development, the reconfiguration of Sprague Avenue to two-way traffic has been
identified as a preferred altemative by staff. I believc that this decision should be t'ully
supported. Traffic access for businesses on Sprague Avenue would improve and, after
the reconfiguration, Appletivay woulcl be better positioned to become a primary
residential boulevard as envisionea in the FTB and Glatting-Jackson plan. I am also fully
supportive of planned sireetscape improvements on Sprague in order ta support better
pedesti-ian connections behveen what will hopefully bccome the new City Center and
residential neigliborhoods to the north. I believe that these are good policy decisions and
I would be pleased to lend nry support to thcse concepts in any manner deemed
. appropriatc, recognizing the need to be sensitive to the onaoing discussions between
Spokane Valley and U-City regarding a potential sale of land for a new City Hall and
other civic uses.
i Richard Munson, Mayor City Council Members City of Spokane Valley
'May 14; 2008
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Thank youu for your consideration and your leadetsllip with respeet to this
ciitically important initiative within the City of Spokanc Valley.
Sincerely,
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cc: Jim IZeinhardsen
Scott Kuhta ,
Kathy McClung
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From: Pappy PARDEE [pardees1 @msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:12 PM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: Your Plan
The sprague/appleway couplet works flne the way it is. I have been against spending money
changing something that was JUST CHANGED. If you want to spend money put In a Ifght rail
system. If the business owners along this area want to change it then they can pay for it. I also
feel the same way about your plan to buy up the old U City property to make a clty hall. The
owner of thls property let it go and is looking for a sugar daddy to come in and take it. We could
still have a mall if the owner would have opened his pocket book years ago.
Oh, remember the big snow last winter, we had ONE snow plow come through our neighborhood
the entire winter. The county visited more often when they were doing it. This new city is
working great!!
J. Pardee
9/9/2008
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From: GARY E WHEELDON (garyvr49_1@msn.comj
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:04 Aiy
To: Deanna GrifFith
Subject: Sprague/Appleway plan
Gary Wheeldon, COL Ret.
2111 S. St. Chorles Rd
Spokene Valley
Plense include ihese comments in the public testimony for the meeting August 19, 2008.
The Sprngue/Appleway corridor is THE major eost-wesi commuter byway, excepting I-90. To render it
nn inefficient, two-woy, traffic light riddled, 30 MPH road seems regressive in fact and lacking nny
common sense. All one needs to do is compare Sprague eost of Universi4y and ensfi of Foncher to see hoa)
trdffic is congested in these areas and not on the one-way Sprague and Appleway corridor.
Further, the consideration of building a°city center" without any of the accouterments a city center
requires; lodging, fine dining, parks, entertainmenfi and shopping; sounds like a"builci it and thEy will come"
iden. This type of tiwishful irhinking worlcs vaell in movies and books, bufi falls flat in r¢ality.
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A city center is a good idea but the location you and your consulionts have chosen is the wrong place, as I
used fo iel) al) my subordinfltes in the Army..."If it doesn't pnss the common sense test, don't do it."
Common sense says a tity center needs to be located where the previously mentioned accouterments nre
in ploce, i.e., on the properfiy the City o¢ Spoknne Valley alreQdy owns near the Valley Moll nnd Center
Place.
9/9/'2008
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From: Joe [j3judd@yahoo.comJ
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:47 AM
To: Deanna Griffith
Subject: comment on the spregue revitalization
"Without vision a people perish." First off, Iwish to compliment the Citp Council on their efforts to
improve the image and quality of life for the residents of the valley. I think they have been NNise to
select good consultants with eYperience in creating ciCy projects that are invitinb and economically
important to tlle devzlopment of the city. People need to bc able to feel gaod aboui wllere they live and
know that a proactive Mayor and City Council are constailtly looking ahead to ensure that they put in
place those things that a growing city will need (and want) in the coming years. I support the plan to
create peciestrian friendly, tree lined streets aiicl a doNNntov.rn to providc an identity and gathering place
for it's citizens. Having building ordinances that create nicer looking commercial and business
environments will artraet businesses and those interested in responsible development because thcy.«rill
wish to proteci Nvhat the city has goina for it. I bel.ieve the revitalization plan will do inuch to help
create a stronger identity for tlus cit)< we love. Just to add to what is alrcady a strong plan, Iwould also
like to see somc nicer signage,.vElcoming visitors to the city from I-90 and Sprague/Appleway. Thank
you we support your efforts.
Sincerely=;
Joseph Judd and Fainily
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Ms. Deanna Griffith
City of Spokane Valley
Corridor Plan Comments
11707 E. Sprague Ave. Suite 106
Spokane Valley, Washington 99206
I attended the last planning meeting on Tuesday, July 299(along with most of the previous
meetings). I am not sure if I can really add anything new to what was already relayed
through.the speakers that night, but I will try and address my issues and concerns in this
letter.
First, let me adamantly state that I do not see how a decision and project of this scope and
importance can be decided without putting it to a public vote. The people of Spokane
Valley need to decide this, not any one person, group or special interest.
I am a Spokane Valley citizen, born and raised. I love where I live. I do not want to live in
Anytown USA. I want to drive down the road and see unique items to Spokane Valley.
The White Elephant sign, or the castle at Vera Power & Water as examples. A speaker
the other night said that he moved here from Salt Lake City, and wanted us to be more like
that. We are who we are and that is a good thing. Adding these new buildings, signs and
zoning restrictions makes no sense to me on a community level, business level or tax
revenue level. You seem to be trying to take away any freedom or creativity that allows
Spokane Valley to have a unique identity by imposing strict building, sign and zoning
restrictions. When you think of Seattle, what is their visual identity... the Space Needle.
St Louis has the Arch. San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge, LA, the Hollywood sign.
How about Bellevue? Anybody? Anybody! Nothing, right? It is Anytown USA. You could
be in downtown Bellevue, look around, and it will look the same, and you could be in
hundreds of other so-called Modern US cities, with no identity. My point is this, don't try
and sell the same thing that everyone else is selling, sell something unique. We have
something unique now, don't take that away.
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I heard a couple Sprague building owners talk about how they need this or that change to
help their land be worth more, or to attract tenants. This is the kind of thinking that lost
them their last tenant and lowered their property values in the first place. The tax payers
of Spokane Valley should not be footing the bill to make those land owners money. Those
land owners need to invest in their own properties to attract new tenants and improve their
own property values.
Lastly, as a long time land owner and business in the Corridor, I felt it was important to
relay to you how this process has effected and is effecting us. We have been looking at
expanding our location at 13524 East Sprague, or purchasing land and building a new
Iocation for the last two years. Due to the proposed zoning changes we have chosen to
shelf any expansion plans and if we do build a new location, itwould be out of the Corridor.
The proposed sign and building restrictions would be too restrictive for the store and
signage we want to end up with. iVlany things you have heard and will hear are speculative.
What I just told you is real, not speculation. We are an existing business in the Corridor
that you would be driving away by making these proposed changes.
I hope what I am saying in this letter does not fall on deaf ears.
We support completing Appleway to Liberty Lake and leaving Sprague / Appleway each
as one-way roadways. We are opposed to the proposed changes you are considering
n ow..
Thank you for your time.
Best personal regards,
Pat C. Flynn
Business Manager & Citizen of Spokane Valley
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Heather Morris
From: Ilydeemer@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:36 AM
To: Deanna Grifiith
Subject: QUESTIONS re: SpraguelAppleway Proposals
Thanks for offering to direcC my specific questions to the rzsponsible of.ficial.
1) Was the old SAFECO building ever available to the City? Tf so,why «7as it not purchased?
2-5) What are the sources for the city's conelusion khaC there is eommunity support for the proposed city
center? fte-conversion of the couplet to two-way traffic? The "re-vitalization plan° in general?
Can you provide me with copies of speci6c portions of these documents (e.g. specific survey questions
and responses) that the city interprets as evidence of such support7
6-10) i7ae.s tbe city consider residents' interest in building an "ideniity" for the valley as support for a
particLtlar plan, a particular city cenfer configuration, re-converting the couplet to t«ro-way traffic, or any
specific feature (such as the specific location of a city centcr, the unitary gateway concepi, specific
lncations Af retail clusters, the specific length of the affected area, the promotion of "auto row"
businesses, any specific level ot' fiinding to acllieve an "identity", or the enshrinement of a major policy
goal like "sustainable developmcnt")?
~ 11-12) Cost of the following: E1) RevErting the cnuple[ to rivo-way traffic?
B) Consulting fees (actual a.nd projected) for all aspects of what is
now the "redeveloPrnent plan"?
13-14) Shortfalls: A) the ge,neral budget foe 2007, 2008, 311d ZOOgry
B) snow removal and street cleaning allocation for 2007 and 2008?
I was preparcd to ask these questions at the July 29 hcarinf-, but was persuaded by your assurance thal'
specific questions wrould be answered through this submission process. "lhank you,
Larry Deemer
6008 E. 18th Avenue 99212
534-0304
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Spokane Va(ley City Council Public Hearing on the SARP 7/2912008
TESTIMOPtY:
You have heard my husband speak about the impact of the down-zoning and right-of way acquisition
for Appleway. Our business, Lark, Inc. and property at 205 S. Evergreen Rd wi[I abso have issues of
non-0onformity in use and buihiing, as well as problems with the nevi regulations for developtrzent
Because time is short i'fl only address how the ne+nr regulations wili affect us.
Our property is long and narrow bordering the proposed Appleway Boulevard on the north, and Thir+d
Avenue on the south. tt is at grade on the Appleway side but elevated above grade on Third. Our
acoESS is off Ev2rgreen on the west
Our awn plans for redeveloprnent will be rendered void by this plan. As ptanned, Appleway Boulevard
wi11 prohibit any access to the properties on the south side, at our focation. The proposrd regulations
atso specify the building to be buiit to the Rew setbacks requiring it to front Appleway. A buiEding built
to the new code wifl block our only access from Evergreen.
The cityr doesn't even own the right-of-way for the proposed raad. The consultants and planners have
stated that the project will start at the city center and then work outward. They have admitted it oould
; take years or even decades before it gets to tlhe outer reaches of the crorridor.
Wfiy encumber properties naw, with regulations that are predicated on a road that doesn't exist? It
places a cloud over the propErty that immediatety negates even the residual value left us under ths
down-zone to residentRal boulevafd.
The plan essentially ptaces an open ended moratorium on any devetopment or redevelopment of our
prop2rty. Under the new applicability standards we coutd easily be put aut of busirtess, 12ft with no
devefopment options or value what so ever.
There has been much discussion and ankering with tfie city oenter reguEations to entice development
and minimized developer risk and expense. I implore the oouncil to !oolc beyond "the vision" and see
the unintended lagistical and economic oonsequences this plan will have on ttte existing businessQs
and properties included in tfiis plan.
Due to the unique configuration and topography of our land and the inordinate number and magnitude
of negative impacts this proposal will have on us, 1 join with my husband in asking that you simpty
draw around us and take us out of the plan.
We appreciate your consideration and opportunity to voice our ooncems.
Susan Scott
Lark, Inc.
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TESTTMONY:
My wif.e and I own a piece oFproperty at 205 S. Evergreen Roarl. It is currently zoned
community cammercial and has been used commercially for 68 years.
We have owned and operated our busiuess, Lark, Inc., there for nearly 30 years. We
prcdate Target and Safeway. This plan takes av►Tay our long standing commercial zoning
and replaces it with residenrial boulevard. Your own econnmac study says it will
decrease the value of this praperty by as much as 80%. This down •r.,one also limits the
allowed uses.
` It is cammon knowledge that the city will have to purchase some of our propcrty when
Appleway is extended. For the city to downzone us prior to this so they can pay pena.ies
on the dollar is unconscionable And just plain wrong!
I urge you to move the southern boundary of this plan to exclude our property as the staff
and planning commission have done for other garcels. The consultant has already stated
thai it would not be cietrimental to the plan.
Furthermore I personally think that a plan of this magnitude and this many millions of
dollars should be put to a vote of the people.
I thank you for tvis opporiunity to speak to you tonight.
A., -3;;;~
Jim Scott
T.,ark, Inc.
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8610 E. 1st
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99206-3686
(509) 924-5939
July 29, 2008
Spokane Valley City Council
Ciiry of Spokane Va.11cy
.11707 E Sprague, Suite 106
Spokanc Valley, WA 99206
Dear Council Members,
In Regards ro the Spragtte-Apple«ray Sub Area Plan, 1 have the follo,~ving
comments, concerns and questions.
RE• No resRonse to specific technical concerns:
The property on which Walt's iVIailing Service lies has heen do«Tn-zoned
to kesidential Boulevaxd/Mixed Usc Avenue classification. Tn a letter 1
sent to the Spokanc Valley Planning Dcpartment in March, 1 asked
specific questions dircctly relating to I:hat downione and questionable
langtiagc rega.rding nur possible future expa.nsion options. Plannei- Scott
Kuhta, going over the issues witli me, stated he could nok give a definite
answer to my qucstions and encouraged rnc to direct a letter to the
Planning Departmenk. I did s4 but have yet to rcceive a rcply or
acknowledgement fhat my concerns are being considei-ed.
Overview of my concerns:
I find this plan to be averly a.mbitious and attempts to take on rnorE
challcnges l-han prudent, based on the sheei- scope oI the project. By
proposing such massive and demanding chaizges over such a largc and
diverse gcographic and mixed use area, thc plan will creake far more
demands and conQicts than are anticipated. All of these mandates anc{
the resulting fallout thEy will create arc complctely wikhout funding.
Questions about where thc money «Till come fi-om ai-e brushed aside.
Very clisturbing! The lack t>f full public di5coui-se a-nd resistance to
offering thc plan to voters for approval conjures a soviet/ technocratic
government that feels and acts as if it is smartcr than those who thcy
servc.
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Public hearing process:
I find the «hole S-A Sub Area Plan public hearing pi-ocess very troub]il1g.
It seems thac lcldership has tied their ropes to the dreams presEnted by
thEir hired consulta.nts 1nd will not consider ohvious dangers or even
contemplatc adjustment or a sca.ling down af the enormously ambitious,
fantasyla_nd-likc oUjectives/hopes of this pla_n. The process of public
involvemenr, while following the "form" of correcl-ness, is entirely driven
from the top dow-n. The planncrs/lEaders/proponents drive home tlie
same mcssage at the meetings, presenfiatipns 1nd in inclividual
discussion. "This is the plan, we're gaing wit'h it, you can comment or
ask questions." What is left unsaid and has become apparent is that
comments arE not heing seriously heard or considcrcd and questions arc
being ignored or deferred to other "expei-ts", who, using questionable
assumptions Znd projecfions, keep uttering phrases like, "This is a long
term plan, it will fall into place if you give it time." "What we did worked
at MiraUEau; this pla.n wil] work here on Sprague/Appleway too!" It is
obvious that the minds of our leaders are solidly determined to "do this
becausc they can" and will d4 all thcy can to maintain the pi-oject's
inomel7l:um. No one wil] consider the concern that the King is wearing
no clothes!
An example af the kind of inaetention to public response by pi-oponents, 1
cite the puhlic responses on the SpragueApplewa.y.com websitc. Thcrc is
~ bverwhelming public comment against returning the couplet to a two
way traffic configuration. Only a very fe«r vested intcrests demancl it.
Dozens of well informed, wcll reasoned and r-ational stateinents in
defense of the one-way traffic scheme arc being totally ignored as we
lurch on to implcmenting this project.
Funding for the project:
1t is particularly galling to have legitimate quesCions about sources of
funding for this project reb-uked so causa.lly and dismissively by
presenters and officials. If the city govea-nment finds it necessaiy to
impose a 6% tax on all phone bills in the city in order i:o pay for currcnt
sta-eet maintenance, where will the lOs or 100s of Millions of dollars be
found to fund all the different aspects of this plan? Whether khesE costs
are paid for by the city directly or propErty owners, the money all musr
come from basically the sarne sourccs: taxpa}Ters, property owners or
consumei-s un the ciky. All funds diverted from the cconamy by higher
taxes, diversion of business resourccs for mandate compliance or lost in
sales of rc-zoned property -%vhds value has plummeL'ed for this projECt arc
then not availablc for purchasing goods and serviccs in this community,
creating a downward spira.l of the local economy as we attem.pi to pay off
a hugc dept with less availa.ble income. I ask again, what are the costs
and how does the city plan to pay far them?
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The Down-Zone of entire districts of private property:
What democratic values are beinb observed in the takinb 1way of the
property values and dcvelopmen.t potential of properties down-zoned in
the corridor and transferred to thase property owners givcn favorable
treatment, either by clcsign pr geographic good fortune, by this plan?
What democratic values are Ueing observed if elected off'icials, supposedly
representing the public, hire an out'side consultant to choose the lucky
scction of the city for Lhis favorable trcatment? Why was the public not
consulted (a vote) as to possible sil'es foi- city hall and associa.ted intense
devclopment?
The Plan:
'1'his plan has all the looks of a"cookie clxtter" plan, perhaps one
originally designed for boutique tourist towns such as T've seen
implemented in I'alm Springs, CA or Aspen, CO. While it has bEen
effcctive in such small com_inunities with a tight business or corr~muniry
core of a few blocks, the huge scopE proposc.d of'slreL'ching this concept
over six plus miles of mihcd use transporfiation coi-ridor whilc sacidling sca
many properi;y owners witih the onerous burdcn af compliance costs
temps a cruel and unhappy fate.
~ History and Realit9:
Like hundreds, perhaps thousands of other communitics that the building of the Intersta.te Freeway System bynassed 50 years ago, the old
US Highway 10/Sprague Avenue strip has been replaced by new
shopping, di:ning, entertainmcnt and leisure destinations in other, morc
convenient or prafitable loca.tions. This plan seeks to slam the barn door
SO years after the horse was let out. This plan proposes ro return
vitality, by legislative fiat, to a corridor as a.ttractive to viable new
retailers and businesses as old Route 66. Spcnding millions of dollars,
clisrupting a popular and efficient craffic corridor and effecting a propercy
values and property rights gra.b anci redistribution scherne of calassal
prQportians to the bencfit of a few land owners, developers and officc
seekers is recklessness in the extreme, 13ut the sad habit of purnping
those seemingly endlessly available public funds inta ta.ntast:ic schemes
to revitalize areas long past their- primc secros to be irresi5tible.
The econemic voties of this community ha-ve long ago voted that the
centcr of the city, is at the Valley v1a11/Pines to Sullivan section of the
valley, north of the I-90 and south of the River. That is where the
development is going, based on convcniencc, room to build, access Yo the
freeway and many other factors. What if they build a citu
center/traffrc corridor revitaiization plan and no one came?
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Mp Suggestions•
1. Limit the scope of this revitalization/investment incentive
project to a sin le core city center area. If the voters agree upon
establishing a designated core area, let's fund, plan and complete
the city center area first.
2. If a core area is chosen, then, and only then, begin having
targeted, direct focus meetings with neighboring areas to begin a
staged and coordinated planning effort for incorporating design
elernents to blend into or compliinent the core area in those
neighborhoods.
3. Whatever you hope to do, be it a simple "core first" approach,
the two way traffic conversion, or the entire plan as currentlv
envisioned, take this to the voters!!! If the ideas are good, the
people will concur. If not, the whole approach will be seen as
arrogant and self-serving to the leaders and owners of the chosen
"incented" lands. The resulting project will suffer on-going
opposition and perhaps even lengthy and numerous legal challenges.
Thank you for allo«ring me io present rny sincerc opinions and concErns.
J ovanovich
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City of Spokane Valley
11707 E. Sprague, Suite 146
Spokane Vallcy, WA 99206
Dear Sir o.r Madam,
I:egarding the SprnguE dnd Applewrly C:orridors Subarea Plan,
specifically new zoning requirements.
It is my undei-standing t11at the proposed re-zQne of the AppleUjay
corridol- will spiit our prGperty locaied at 9610 E 151 Avc. into G
combination RcsidentiaI ]3oul.evard/Nlixed Use AvenLie classification. As
I understand it, the front 60 fect facing Appleway Blvd. wil] be
residential; the remainder north to lgt Avenue will hE classificd to the
n-iixed usc Zone.
I have discussed same possible rarnificaiions of fiitu.re expansion oc•
rernodeiing of our building with a cil-y planneT at City Hall the other day
in light of tt-ie proposed new builciing rcc;ui_rements the pz-ogosed coa ridar
plan would contain.
Qne troubling issue that I ask yau t'r> address is llze wording of tYie. 10
f.ooi z-ninimtan-i/20 foot maximuill set back .reaui1-ed for ner✓ construction
on streefis other ttian Sprague Avenue in the Mixeci Use zone in Section
2.2.7 of the Sprague and Appleway Corridors Subarea Plan.
Our current builcling sets back approximately 6$ feLt f.rom the cut•b on '
.1 St /1vei7ue. It appcars to me, fa-am my reading of the proposcd language
Znd ciiscussions with a planner, t.hat should we wisl-i to expand our
cura-ent buildFng norEhwards beyond its currEnt walls towards 1st ;
Avenuc, say an addiYional 20 to 40 feet, we wottld be prahibited from j
doing so by the new code. The way wc understand tl,e language in the !
proposal, any new bWlding in this Nlixed Use zone must be no further ;
back than the 20 foot street set back. A.dding aii addiCional 20 or 40 feet " :
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GENERAL GRAFOS INVESTMENT, INC. COMM/RESIDENTIAL
',ONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION
REAL ESTATE LAND DEVELOPMENT
7/29/0$
My naine is Dean Grafos and over a period of almost 40 years I have owned and
developed property in the Spokane area as a business owlzer, Real Estate Broker and
builder.
The parcel Nvhich 1woulci like to discuss today is located on the corner of Cocilclin Rd and
Sprague AvE. It has 635' feet of frontdge on Sprague Ave, 700' feet of frontagc on
the Appleway corridor and a depth of 560' feet along the Coiiklin Rd arterial. As such,
the approx. $-t- acre site zoneci commercial and bordered by Sprague Ave on thE North,
Conklin rd, on thE Easl and the flppleway Couplet on the Soutli lends itself to future
commerc:ial activity.
The current zoning on this property is now Communiry Commercial and has bccn
downzoncd from B-3 commercial ancl I.,ight Industrial as i•ecently as October 2007 as part r
of the County Comprehensive plan far Spokane County. I surnlise tliat the 2007 zone
change to our propcrty was not satisfactory or restrictive enough to accomplish che new
city's goals, as -we are faced with another proposed clovvnzone fram current
Commuriity Commercial zoning to Mixed Use and Residential }3oulevard zoning within a
one year time frane.
As a matter of inierest, just a very short list of some uses that woiild becomc non-
confonning under the city plan are listed below:
Veterinary clinic
Auto and truck sales
Boat sales and seivicc
Equipment rental
Garden center or nursery
Funeral home
Manufachu-ed home sales
l3y the way, all of the above uses arE permitted in the Gateway Cornmcrcial Zone (auto
row).
As we sit here in the midst of an economic downturn, ynu can cvidently predict the
fulure needs for commercial property in the Spokane Valley by down roning and
re.stricting the approvcd uses for my property. These changes will nullify to a large
measure the significant investment macle by me and my family over the last 30 plus
years.
16120 E. SI'RAGUE AVE. • SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99037 •(509) 922-2912 • FAX (509) 922-2933
I have passed out a site plan of my spccific property so that you, as a council, ean fully
comprehend the ramifications of your plan on your fellow citizens emplovers, and ves,
taxpayers.
As I am liinited to 3 minutes of tEStimony, the following issues are only a partial list of
the impacts to my property. These issues will also impact any property owner on the
arterial with similar zoning.
Please determine if you need a 60' right-a-way, a 75' right a way, or a 100' right a way
along the appleway corridor. Your new p11n is premised on what yau perceivc as a lack
of devclopment, or interest in dcveloping the properties fronting on the couplet. `Ve have
been waitinp- for over 30 vears for someone to straifzhten oirt the propertv lincs that
border these properties so that Ihey can bc utilized in a sound economic plan which
benefits the community, protects the tax base of the community and providcs jobs.
The 60' strip to be set Aside in the RCSIDENTIAI.. BOULFVARD 7_,ONE for fiittire
residential construction is un-buildablc. The required setback From a county road to
Secure a building permit is currently 25 feet. The rear yard set-back from the pre-
positioned roads required to be builci at the propertv owners expense unan
redevelopment of the property would also require a set-back. Thercfore, thc realistic
residential bnulevard avenue bordering the arterial would need to be at least 135' in
deptli, not 60 fe_et, Additionally, your devclopment plan cloes not clarify if a vehiclE
traveling east on the new couplet can make a left hanci turii into their new resiclential
driveway, or if a new corrunercial building bordering thc new prc-existing street can even
access the arterial.
'I'he city plan, as proposed with your down°r.one in this single propcrty would result in
70,000 + square fcet of Etiisting buildings and 164,000 square feet of valuable
commcrcial propert•y ultimately being removea from the tax rolls. The current usable
560'foot commercial depth of the praperty would now be reduced to 325' feet, a .
reduction in size of 42%.
Con}:lin 1Zd. is designated as a North, South arierial and this has prompted thc
installation of a traffic signal at thc corner of Sprague and Conklin to be installed in less
than 1 year and paid for by thc adjacent property owners including mysel£ The
commercial dcvelopments on Broadway avenue which include Wal-Mart, the ncw
Lowe's super center and the Kohl depariment store sit at the corncr of Broatiway and
Con):lin rd and traffic moving south out of the parking lots of these major retailers moves
south on Conklin rd and to Sprague Ave.
Less than 2%, not 20% of the property in the City of Spokane Valley is zoned community
cominercial as pcr. the Spokane Cotmty comprehensive plan. 60% of the property
within the city is currently zoned residential. To remove millions of dollars in
conunercial properties from the city tax base cioes not seem to me a sound economic
decision benefiting the txx payers and citizens of our community.
• • . 0 0 oThe rcmoval of and down-zoning of commercial propcrties, which Even in their
interium uses are contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars in employeE salaries,
utility taxes, sales tax, BcecO taaces, supporting our loeal sehool bonds; library bonds, fire
districts, etc., and yes, even the salaries for the board membcrs sitting at this meeting, is
absurd.
in Book #I under the heading of Community Intent, l quotc:
THE LEADERS OF THE NTW CTTY 0F SPOICANTE VALLEY HAVF
ESTABLISHED THIS PLAI~~ TO RE-CENTER TI-!C COMMUtNITY AL0NG ITS
CE'N'TRAL SPTNE AND RL-POSITIpN PROI'ERTIES TO CAP I'URE ANrD
ENHANICE THE DEVELOPMENT VALUF OF TH-E PROPERT[ES CURRENTI.Y
LINING TIIE UiNDEVELOFED APPLEVVAY CQR,Ft.IDOK, AND TO SUPPORT THE
CONTINUED GR01,VTH A~TD SUCCESS OF AUTO R01,V A5 THE PREMIER
DESTINATIQN FOR AUTO SALES.
I IvIIGHT ADD: SOON TO BE `l°HC ONLY DESTINTATIONI FOR AUT0 SALES
I agree with the city fathers, you will ccrcainly reposition properties to capture value.
Unfortunately the majority of the properties aFf'ected by the city plan are not in the higher
value Gateway Commercial zoning.
Wc respectfully request that this property be removed &om your Mixed Use and
Residential Boulevarcl downzone, and we retain our currcnt Community Commercial
Zoning.
Dean and Elizabeth Grafos
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1*1or Engineermg, Inc.
- Civil Design and Land Planru.ng l
Prinupals:
Perry, A4. Toylor, /'.E.
. Stan[ey R. Stirling
MnrkA.flrwuan, RE
JUly 29, ZOOH Uauid C. Larsen, P.E.
Konald C. Pace, f'E
Chres H. ,11ansfield, P.E.
Associates:
Mayor Munson and Members of City Council sconM. *a«sch, P.E.
City of Spokane Valley Frank Klde, a.s.rA
11707 E. Sprague Avenue 77w»,as K sr;run8
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Chief Einancial Officer:
RE: Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan Exhyin C_ N'agnrfd
Gateway Commercial Avenue Development Regulations as they Affect .
Appleway Toyota Re-Development
Mayor Munson and Members of the City Council:
Taylor Engineering has recently been retained by AutoNation to provide
assistance in redeveloping their Appleway Toyota property located at 8600 East
Sprague Avenue. The property being redeveloped includes seven acres. It tias
approximately 350 feet of frontage on Sprague Avenue and over 750 feet of
frontage on Appleway. If you recall, Appleway Toyota recently applied for and the
city council approved the vacation of First Avenue, which bisects their property.
The vacation request was due in large part to AutoNation's site standards and
Appleway's need to modernize and redevelop their site in conformance with these
standards. A copy of the Appleway Toyota.property is attached for your review.
Taylor Engineering, AutoNation and their architects, Avanessian Associates of
San Francisco, have reviewed the draft SpraguelAppleway Revitalization Plan and
applaud the city for specifically recognizing and accommodating the unique retail
needs of the automotive sales industry. With the approval of the vacation, the
team is beginning to prepare a master site plan for the Appleway Toyota property.
The-Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan will provide the development standards for the project. The Appleway Toyota project is located within the Gateway Commercial Avenue
District zone, which is largely geared towards automotive sales. The Plan
proposes many architectural and site development standards that will enhance the
appearance of retail buildings and dealerships along the SpraguelAppleway
corridor. There are a few standards, however, that would hinder Appleway
Toyota's (and other dealerships') ability to redevelop their property.
The standards in question are summarized in Matrix 2.1.5 Gafeway Commercia!
Avenue Distrrcf Zone Regulations and include Ch. 2.2.12 Frontage Coverage,
Ch. 2.3.1 2) Pre-Located Streets, and Ch. 2.3.1 3) Maximum Block Size.
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Pultman, YJA 106 W. Misssoon Avo. • Spokane, WA 99201-2345 •(509) 320-3371 Coeur d'Alene, ID
FAX (509) 328-8224 • E-MAI! spolcane@Eaylorarvgr.com
A. Frontaqe Coveraqe. The Plan requires the lengths of buildings adjacent to
Sprague Avenue to be at least 40% of the width of the lot. In Appleway Toyota's
situation, the frontage is approximately 350 feet. This requirement would mandate
that the building have at least 140' of frontage adjacent to Sprague Avenue.
Recommendation and Justification. We propose this frontage coverage
requirement be reduced to 25%. As is the case with many automotive
dealerships, their property has frontage on both Sprague Avenue and
Appleway. Appleway Toyota would like to orient their building north-south to
be more welcoming and visible to both arterials. Requiring 40% of the
Sprague frontage to be building would not enable the building to be oriented
towards both arterials. In the case of Appleway Toyota, 25% coverage would
result in at least 88 feet of building on Sprague Avenue and enable the
dealership to extend their building towards Appleway. Further, Appleway
, Toyota's lot depth varies between 450 and 550 feet. Enabling a building to
extend into the central portion of the lot makes the building more accessible to
their customers from all points of the lot.
B. Pre-Located Streets. The Plan identifies several roadways that should be
constructed as part of a proposed development action. One of these roadways is
Sipple Road.
Recommendation and Justification. We propose that Sipple Road be
removed from the list of Pre-Located Streets. The City of Spokane Valley
recently approved the First Avenue and Sipple Road vacation. This proposal
' would reverse its decision. Vista Road is situated less than 600 feet west of
the Sipple alignment and Sargent Road defines the eastern boundary of
Appleway Toyota's property. Vista and Sargent can provide adequate
vehicular connectivity and, being as this is an automotive sales use,
pedestrians will not be restricted from walking between Sprague and
Appleway.
C. Maximum Block Size. The draft Plan proposes a maxirnum block size of four
acres. The Appleway Toyota property is 6.1 acres. Adding the soon-to-be
vacated First Avenue increases the area to nearly 7 acres. This maximum block
size would require a new road to be constructed somewhere within the praject.
Recommendation and Justification. We recommend either eliminating the
maximum block size or exempting auto dealerships. Requiring a maximum
block of four acres would negate the Council's previous vacation action and
result in the dealership being bisected with a public road. This would be
unsafe for employees and customers, which is a primary reason that First
Avenue was vacated initially. The SpraguelAppleway plan contains many exciting architectural and site design
standards that Appleway Toyota has been planning to incorporate in their
redevelopment plans. A reality of new development codes/ standards is that the
ramifications of the standards are never fully realized until tested on actual
projects. This Appleway Toyota project provides a perfect opportunity to evaluate
the proposed standards on a real project - before the plan gets adopted. We
have done this and discovered only a few items worth revising.
'I~aylor Engineering, Inc. 2
Pullman, WA 106 YJ, Mlsslan Ave. • Spokane, N!A 99201•2345 •(509) 328-3371 Coeur crAlene, ID
FAX (599) 328-82241 E-MRIL spokane0tnyEorengr.com -
On behalf of Appleway Toyota and AutoNation, Thank you for ths opportunity to
provide our concems and recommendations for your consideretion.
Respectfuily submitted,
TAYLOR ENGINEERING, INC.
Frank R. Ide, ASLA
Land Pfanner
Enclosure
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f Heather Morris
From: Greg hAcCorrnick
Sent: Tuescfay, July 29, 2008 8:35 AM
To: Soott Kuhta
Cc: Deanna Grifnt?r Kathy McClung
Subject: FW: Lark Building Supply
Didn't know if you had received this.
From: Chris Thompson On Behalf Of City Hall
Sent: Tuesday, ]uly 29, 2008 8:33 AM
To: Sue Passmore
Cc: Greg Mdormick
Subject: FW: Lark Buflding Supply
Chris Thompson
City of Spokane Valley
11707 E. Sprague Ave., Ste. 106
Spokane Valley, 99206
Direct: (509) 688-0171
Fax: (509) 821-1042
cLpmoson@spokarsevalley,.4t,g
Web: tvNM/,Spokanevalley.ora
From: Topcopop@aol.com [maflto:Topcopop@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:07 AM
To: City Hall
Subjed: Lark Buflding Supply
To the Spokane Vsllsy City Council.
I recenUy talking vrith Jfm Scoft about the proposed change from oommen;ial to residential zoning for his prope►ty on S.
Evergreen. I would like to request the Council to leave Lark Building Supply zane for commercial use. There are
numerous exoeptions to the residential zoning changes along the Appleway carridor. Mr. Scott's businsss certainly
deserves to be one of those exoeptions. He has been located on S. Evergreen for more than 20 years and has been a
valuable Valley business. The city vias formed to protect ihe Valley residents and businesses from jus; such nonsense
as changing the zaniryg. Navr Mr. Scott faces the possfbility of his life long business being de-valued by the very people
w'ho were eledted to represent him in govemment. It doesn't seem right_ Please aonsider Mr. Scott's plight as a small
buslnessman and a valued Valley resident and leave Lark Building Supply zoned commerdal.
Sf ncerely,
Walter and Ginger Collins
13906 E. 23
Spokane Va11ey, WA. 930,37
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T Heather Morris From: Dick Behm [dick gdivasales.com]
~ Sent: 7uesday, July 29, 2008 5;58 PM
~ To: Qick Behm
Subject: Fw= Spraguef Appleway I
Irnportance: High '
Origina! Messagt
From: aiclc Behm
Ta: bick Bnhrrr
, Sent: Tuesday, July 2 9, 2 048 10;16 AM
Subjec4; Fw; Sp raguelApplerrjay
Mayor Munson
Spokane lfalley City Council
"The Public has had unprecedentecf opportunity #o participate in the planning of the
SpraguefApploway Revitalizatian Plan. There have been over 136 news media items ort
the plan since the praject began. That includes stories, mert#ions, calendar items, and
rnuch mare. The rnedia outlets covering it includes the Valley IJews Heraltl, Spakesman
Review, Journal of Business, Builtling Magazine and various radio and television
statiorts. [n addition, there has 6een a link for information on the front page of the City
welasite.
11s af July 22nd there have been 22 pubaic meetingslpresentations ta the City Counci1.
That doesn"t inci ude all the planning comrr3ission meetings during the deliberations,
and doesn't include the publGC worFcshops heltl by the consu€tants and presentatians
made to organizations like the Kiwanis, Rotary, Chamber, and the SIIBA.
Most all of #hese meettng have been well attended and the vast rnajority of those ~
at#ending have appraved of the plan. It is to be expected that not everyone is in favar of I
all aspects of the plan, but the majority are in favar of moving the City #orward. ~
Now is nat the time for opposition, everyone has had more than enaugh time to
patticipate in the planning and voice their concerns and many of those concerns have
been addressd. As the plan is implemented we are sure there will be problems and
.thare will be flexibility to address those at the time. Those who had #he opportunity #o
participate in the planning and did not, should not now complairt.
As Larry the "CabCe Guy" says'"GET EF2 DONEI" SVBA
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stacy A. Hjordal,i
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July 29, 2008
City of Spokane Valley City Council .
11707 F. Sprague, Suite 106 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 -
IZe: Spra,;zrelAppleivtry Revitalization Pleiri
Dear Council Membcrs: Than.k. yot2 for the opportuiuty to present testimony and %vritten commcnts regarding the .
proposed SpraDuelAppleNvay Revitalizatioii Plan ("SA12P" or "Plan"). I represent scvcral
property and businesses owners including Tdark, Inc (Jim and Susan Scott); Grafos investinents .
(Taean Grafos); and Folka llot Yottery (laan ancl Kimberly Geiger). Each of these individuals •
will testify either in writin; or verbally as to the darnaging effects the Plan will have ou thcir
, prnperties and businesses.
The purpose of this letter is to present sonie general eom.ments and legal concems regarding the
Plan. I note that this is not intended to be an exhaus[ive list, but to simply provide e:cacnplES of some of the perceive.d t7aws of the Plan.
EYemption for Public 1'rol'e C[S
7`he Plan eaempts all public projccts from the Plan, which vmulci include City Hall and all other
public projects. It is unfair that only the City's landoNvners anci businesses must comply witli the
Plan, yet the City is immune from the very same Plan it drafted ancl promotes as serving the best
. interests of the City. UnCertainty of ApplewaY Road Improvements
The Flan is premise.d on the construclion and estcnsion of Appleway. "Sprague Avenue is
poised to beeome Spokane Valley's Main Street ancl indeed is one of the primary streets of the
proposccl City Center. In order to enablc the City Center. the City will reclaun-Sprague
Avcnut to better function as an urban retail street; a.s this reclacnation hapnens, Appleway
Boulevurd inrist be Weirderl and conf Durcd to two-way kraffic to complement Spra;uc Avenue
and cnhance the overall capacity of the strcet network."
3-IoNuever, the Washinaton State CQUrt of Appeals recently issued aii opinion holding that
Spokane County, not the Cit}r of Spakane Valley, owns the Appleway right-o.f-way. Until the
City (1) either o%Nrns the Appleway riglit-of-way or has legal right to construct Appleway; ancl (2)
has funding for the construction of tlppleway for the entire Ylan area, the Plan should not be
adopted.
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The Plan proposes io downione a substalitial number of properties. Downzoning property is an
action that shoulci not bs taken liglitly alid is rarely c14ne by communities, espccially a downrone
fi-om couimercial to resiciential A ciownzonc is concrary to one of xhe most fitndamental goals
of thc CGrowth Nianagement Act: thc protection of pronerty riglrts. The GMA provides in
pertinent part: "the property rights of lanclc~,~vner.s sliall be protected from arbitrary aiid
discrim.inatory action." RCW 36.70A.020(6).
The GMA, as Nvell as the City's Comprehensive PIan, ericUUrage economic dcvelopment anei a
diversc economy. T)ow-nznnina a conunercially zcmed (and developed) parcel of property does
not promote or maiutain the economic benefits tliat the City presently enjoys in the form of
commercial propert;, ta.Y base, jobs, and sales tax.
Leaal flrpuments A. Void.f'or Vagueness
There are mauy terms or concepts througliout the Plan that would be considercd void
for vagiaeness. "1"hc purpose of the void for vagueness doclrine is to limit arbitrary
and discretionary enforcements of the law. A statute which cither forbids or requires
the doing of an act in terms so vague that men [a►id women] of common intelligence
must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application, violatcs the firs[
essentia] of due process of law. Araderson v. lssaquah, 70 VVash. App. 64 (1993).
The following are representative eYainplcs of vague terms or concepts thal may be
found in the SARP:
•"A11 new development shall be configured and design [sic] so that it
preserves/en/:airees tlre pro►ninence aiid visibility of esistuig or p/cuuTed
civic buildinSs." Seclipn 2.1, pg. 6
• Neighborhood-service retail and scrvices for which nearby resitletrlinl .
nei;hbor/roorl.s are t/re pri»tary ctrstoireers: Section 2.2; pg. 5. - -
•Business scrvices; businesses that generate a si;nificat:t amnruil nfJ'uot
traffrc. Sect'ion 2.2, pg 6
• "Medium Box"
• "Largc Scale Goods"
. • "Big BoY" wxrchouse
' In those iristances when prnperty has been downi.nncd, it is typically from a liigher density resiclential or
a?rictilhiral zone ro a less intense residential or agriculturdl zone.
Cicy Cavncil Vlembers ~
July ?9, zoas
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• lndividual uses larger than 2,500 square feet provided thai the use xc rutique
and not already provided w-ithin a 1 mile trade area. Section 2.2, pg 7.
• All fences and walls should be built xvith ttttractive, durable rnaterinl that are
rary:patible ovith the ckaracter oJSpokane Valley. Section 2.3, pg 19
B. IJnfel[ered Discretion to Dire.cto.r
• Each applicant is rEquircd to comply with the 1'lan's Guidelines; which gives
substlntial discretion to Director to evaluate project compliance. See 2.0.2 However, under 2.0.1 (f) the Plan says compliance wilh the Guidelines is only
preferred or rzcommended. Which is it?
C. Defacto Nloratorium on Development in City Cenier Designation
• The Plan iinposes a de facto moratoriuin on retai] development until there
is continuous o ound level retail linino F'laza larive from Spraaue ta the
library. Sectipn 2.1 , pg 6. There is no evidence o.f when Plaza Drive or
the ]ibrary may be constructed, or how long it will take to achieve
"continuous ground level retail" along Plaza larive. This restriction could
be indef nite.. Such a restriction would also likely violate equa) protection
rights by favoring certain properties ~Nit]iin the City Center nistrict over
others.
D. Equal Protection
. •'T'hc Plan does not provide uniformity within zoning classcs. Uses and
requirements differ within the zoning class (e.g. City Center, Mixed Use)
depending on wfiether a prpperty is on a certain sfreet, a corner lot; etc.
Requiremenls must be uniForm within azone. '
• Used car sales are prohibited in Mixed Use Retail: new car sales are .
perniittecl. It appears unreasonable to allow new car sales, but not usr;d
. cars. Car sales shpulci be nermitted regardless qf whether it is new or usecl
cars. We note thal in Gateway Corrunercial Avenue Retail, used cdrsaIcs
are perrnitted by nEw vehicle dealers.
F. InterF'erence with Vested Rights
• The 1'lati allows the DirECtor to reject, as uicoiiiplete, an application that does
not confomi to the Ylan. 2.0.2(3). Other projects are vested when a complete
applicatioil is submitted: compliance and couformity is achievcd tluough the
plan review process. Under the SARI', projecis can.not vest unle.ss the
application conforms to the Plan: this puts devclopmcnt within thE Plui xrea at
a disadvantage and subject to the whims of the City as lo Plan compliance.
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C.ir.y CUuncil Nlcmben - Jul}• 29, 2008
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Creation of Non-conformi»g Status of Businesses
As noteci abovc, maziy of the properties writhin the Plan will be do«nizoned. 1n t'act, many will be
downzoried from conunercial to residential, which recrcates sigilificant issues. A non-
conforrning stan►s is cxtremely problematic Fbr property_ owners because lenders are very
reluctant to lend muney on such property. This makes re-financing, borrowing aild selling of xhe
property very clifficulc.
In-Lieu Fce
The Plan proposcs to require properiy owners to pay an in-licu fec to fund streetscape
improvements. E1ny in-licu fec scheme is require.d to meei the requirements of RCW 82.02.020.
A blanket in-lieu fee proposal is not permitted: it must be applied on a casc by case basis aiid
rneet the statutory requiretiieiits of RCVV $2.02.020. _
Public Open Spacc 1Zequireillznt and Sh;ired Parking.
The Plan appears io rcquire open space for public u5e in residcntial developinents. Section 2.3,
pg 16. The Plan also reqttires shared parking open to the public. Section 2.4, p~. 7.
' Each of these would be an unconstiiuiional tal:iug of private property in that requires a
landowner to allow the public xo trespass on privatE property. This lias been lield
unconstitational uncler the Washington State Constittition as it deiiies a property owmer the rieht
to cxclucle othcrs: one of tbe niost es5ential sticks in the bundle of rights that are ehmmonly
characterized as property. U.S. CONS7'. amencl. V; Wt1 CONST., art. T, S l f("No pri'vate property
shall be taken or dainaged for public or privace use without just compensation having been first
roade.").
. in Guimonl v. Clurke; the Waslungton Supl-eme Court sct forth the staudard for takings analysis.
Gtrimortt v. Clut•ke, 121 Wash. 2d 586, 854 P2c1 1(1993). I'he Court creAted a twa-nrong
chreshold lest: 1) does tlie alleged tak.ings infringe upan a"fiindaiiental attribute of oNvnership,"
and 2} if'not, docs thE regulation `°go beyond preventing a public harin to producing a Public
bcnefit." Itl. at 601, eiting T'reshytery oJSeattle v King Co-unty, 114 Wash. 2d 3 )20, 787 P.2d 907
(1990) ancl 1 uerrs v.. So. Cnrolirta_Coastal. Cotrncil, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992). The Court deiined the.
"fiuidamental attr.ibute.s of ownership" as "the right to possess, lo exc.lude others, or to dispose of property." Id. at 595.
Under Guimont, any reyuirement For public open space or shared public parking in a privlte
development is a pcr se tal:ing because it infringes upon a fiuldamental at(ribute of owmership:
the priva.te owner's right to cxcludE othcrs.
Ciey Cowuil Members
J, C V \
. )Uly 29,2008
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Sttmmany
We understand and appreciate the City's goals with respect to the creatioii of a City Center and
imprdving the overall appearance of'the City. .However; we believe there ncecis to be additional
, study and consideration given to the proposed Plan and the itEms discussed above. rurthermore,
we believe that the economic burden (c.g. landscaping, arclutectural design; street
improvements) of impletiicnting tlie Ylan should not be placed upnn the few located within the
Plai, bul borne by all propcrties within the City.
`Chaii: you for your time anci consideration to ihis very important issue.
Sincercly yours,
PARS4IUS%13UR1VE71 AIDRL)ARL, ILP
Stacy A. B' rd 1