2008, 07-22 Regular Meeting
AGFNDA
SPOKANE VALLFI' CI'f1' CnCiVCIL
REGUL.aR MEETING
Council NtcctinR 41
'I'uesday. Jaly22. 2QQ$ ti:Ob p.m.
Spokane Yalley City Hatl Council Chumbcrs
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C'ueuicil Reyuests Please Silr.irct Y'oki CeU Phartes Dririnq Cororc!lMerritrK
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1`VOCA'TION: Pas1ur Dn►-e Joltnskm, Valley Unitrd Metfiodist Chun:h
PLEI)CF. ()F ALL.EGIANCE:
KOLL CALL:
4!'PROVAI.OF AC;END.4:
1NTttODUC"t10N OF SPF.GIAL GUESTS ANU PRLSEhTATlUVS:
C()NB11TTFE. B4AitU. I:lA1S[>1 StiMR'[ARY RE:Pnftl'S:
MAYOR'S RF.PnRT:
PC'BLIC C()NMtEN-YS: This is an oppkirtunity for the public to spoak on nny subja:t not on tbe ogendn
fur cutiun. titi'hcn you come to the podium. piracr stbse ycnJr nnme nnd address for thc record and limit
rrmrui:s tc) threc minutrs.
1. PtJBLIC HFARING: Proposcd 2009 Rrvcnues - Krn TTromp}on
2. COtiSChT AGENDA: Consisia of items eunsiderrci routine which are approvexl ns a gmup. A
i'ounciimemtxr may rcmove an item fmm thc Consent Agendn to tx- considc•red scparately.
a_ Ap}xuvat of the fallou in¢ Claim Yattchcrs:
VOtiCfTF.It LIST VOIJCI IER #~s T0TAL VUIICF-tER
DATT•_ AMOL1N'[' I
tt'!(i1"2008 [3c ginnin w! f! 14653, entlin • wM 14725 $2: t28,446.25
f 7i0711-0(}8 I ge innin w/ P- 1.1768, endin , wff3 I4906 $2,507,51 5.lh
~ GRAND TOT11L S4y3S,961.4d
h. hlntion w Sct Appca! Nearing clute for APP-02-08 and APP-03-08 for August 26, 200$
c htavaral Appcaitttmeiit to Spoi:anc County Htiusing and Community UcYClopmcnt Advisor}•
t:ommittce
d_ Motion to Amend Previausly Adoptcd Minutcs
c. Po}rotl for pay prriod ending July 15, 2008: S243,487.66
f_ Approval of 114eeting h'Iinutrs uf July 1, 42008 Council Study Session Mrrtinc
s;. Approval of Nleeting htinutrs of luly 8.2008 rcgulnr Council Mtccting
h. Approval 01' ylefting A1inutes of July ! f. 2()08 5pccial Emcrgcney C'ouncil Mcrting
NEW I3USINESS:
3. Firit Kending Pr-opc>xcxl C?rdinance 48-0I b TelephonC '1'ax - Ken 1 hompson ipublic cau►mcnti
1. Rcsolutiiin Fneiinz Energency C'onditions of Resoluticin 08-0 t 5- Cary Thiskcll ipublIr eummcntl
Cun.l .4s.--ru,i 1--_'U$ kc~;u:sr Mt:tinb k'n~xc ( u1':
PUBLlC CnNih1EN-I'ti I hiti iti an tyEmrtunitN for dic public lu speak on any subject not tin the agen:ia
f:+r action. Nb'hcn vou corne tn thr pcxlium, plr.ax• sinte N-vur nnme and nddress for thc reconi and limit
rcmar~k: tt) thrcr minutes
AU IN'[[N IST1tATi V F: ItF.POIt'1'S:
Perwnnc( Ordinance Amendment -Ordinancr 44 Drug'fr:,iir« ["ar:
6. Yropcrty Tax I,ev}• Urdinance Review - ken nompison
T Taa Lev} ConfirtnaLicn Ordinancc RevieH - Ken Thomps,m
8. Collabomtivt Planning Uptiuns for UGAs - Mikc Basingcr
9. DraR Pmjer.t Lisi fzir't7R (irurtt Applicatinns - Stcvc Wurl:'~
10 Sprague/Applcway Revitnliration i'Ivn - Scott Kuhtu/Lc,r: H .:i l,v.
( l. Iklrptian af Authdrity - Police Emphasis C,rnnts - Chief Van I:,:
I?. Puhlic Sufeh- Frcsentatiun/frends- ChiCf Vnnl-eeuven
1NFOR111ATIUN ONI.l
13. llepartment Rcpor~~
14. rire DrpaKmenc Qua; ~
! 1 ihran (lutirtativ Rcp.,r1
~f,l~►I I:'`.~11 \0
Rcgular (.ouiicil.►leetings dre gencru!!~ helrllnd utrJ 4'` l uesda}'s. 1i1ginning ut 6:00 p.t,,
('ounci! Studt, Stssinnc ore gerlprulll, held 1". .Yle anr! Sl/r TursduY.S, beginning at G: Op r.
tit ~ 1{l't_ lnJi~ ~duail~ pl:i[uung t~~ ut[cn~i d~c in~ci~ng •ahu r;i;:liic ijKtitll dk:ISI~l1kC LJ :L.~U[UikO~L'lIC j~h~57~::1~. ~lUifl{I(j, Ui Ulhi;
1 impuimteni!L. pieas:; cnntncll}ic ('rn (lerlc at t5o9) y'I - lODU is wlc}r. as rx-v5sible so ehut arn._ngerncnis ma. ht nutdc
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
~ Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
. Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business (D public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing - 2009 revenues and expenses
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: State budget law
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: No formal council action has been taken on the 2049
budget. A proposed budget has been prepared and will be reviewed by the City Manager. The
City Manager is expected to present his preliminary budget to the council on August 12. Two
additional public hearings are planned to gather input from citizens
BACKGROUND: Each year staff prepares estimates of the proposed revenues and
expenditures for the coming year. These estimates are presented to the City Council (July 8)
and then at the public at a public hearing (July 22). State budget law requires we make our
0 projections known and conduct a public hearing to consider input from the public.
Special mention is required of the property tax levy. The comparison below reflects the 2008,
and estimated 2009 property tax levies. The tax rate is expected to be near $1.53/thousand
dollars of assessed value.
2008 2009
Prop. tax levy $9,868,940 $10,500,000
Total $9,868,940 $10,500,000
These 2009 estimates reflect an increase in the dollars levied of $631,060 (6%) from 2008.
The City's actual 2009 levy may be more or less than shown.
Other significant changes in General Fund revenues include an estimated decrease in sales tax
receipts of $300,000 and an estimated decrease in gambling tax of $200,000.
OPTIONS: State law requires a hearing on 2009 estimated revenues and expenditures.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Staff recommends c4uncil direct staff to proceed
with preparation of the 2009 budget. No other action is needed at this time.
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS: This information will be incorporated into the 2009 city
~ budget and may be modified prior to budget adoption
STAFF CONTACT. Ken Thompson, Finance Director
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Public Hearing
Proposed 2009
Revenues/Exp.
Spokane Valley Council Meeting
July 22, 2008
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Budget
Total City Budget
■$87 Million - very close to 08 budget
Included:
+Loan to Street Fund
+Replenish Winter Weather Fund
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General Fund
REVENUES:
■ Sales Tax down $300,000
■ Property Tax up $630,000 -(6%) Rate est. $1.53
■ Gambling Tax down $200,000
EXPENSES:
■ Loan to Street Fund $1.175 million
. ■ Records Management $400,000
■ Replenish Winter Weather Reserve $500,000
General Fund . . . continued
■ Two new positions in the approved Bus. Plan
+ Parks & Rec. Operations Coordinator
+ Finance Admin. Assistant
■ Expenses very close to our multiyear financial
projections
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■ Expect numbers to change as we fine-tune
■ Additional public hearings in Sept., Oct.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY `Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: x consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Approva1 of the Following Vouchers:
BACKGROUND:
VOUCHCR LIST VOUCHER #s '[`O"1'AL VOUCHTR AMOUNF`I"
DATF
6/10l2008 14653 - I 4725 $2 428 446.25
7/0712003 14768 - 14906 $2,507,515.19
G1tA*NTD TOTAi,. $4,935.961.44
~ RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION:
Approve claims for vouchers as listed above.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT: Ken Thompson
ATTACHMENTS Voucher Lists
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vchlist VOUCher LISt Page: 1
06110l2008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apb8nk
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14653 602008 000230 SPQKANE CO AUDfTORS OFFICE Copies JUDGMEN7 SUNiMARY: MCMANUS 47.00
Total : 47.00
14654 61412008 000706 WSAP7 Registration 2008 SEMINAR REGISTRATIOPI: J C 40.00
Tota I : 40.00
14655 614/2008 000140 WALTS MAII_ING SERVICE Postage POSTAGE 0053 92.48
Total : 92.48
14661 66f2008 000001 SPOKANE CO. 7REASURER May 08 MAY 08: COUNTY SERVICES 1,389,885.59
Total : 1,389,885.59
14662 6110/2008 000648 AI3ADAN 118452 PINESlMAPlSFIELD SPECS #005 186.95
Total : 196.95
14663 6110l2008 001685 AICPA Membership P/IEMBERSHIP: S WILSON 255.00
Total : 255.00
14664 6/10/2008 000197 AIR INC 17648 . PRr-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING 300.00
Total : 300.00
14665 6/1012008 000150 ALLIED FIRE $ SECURITY SVC320949 SERVICE CALL: FIN 58.64
Totat : 58.64
14666 611012008 00169$ ALLSTATE INSURANCE Refund REFUMD DAMAGE DEPOSI7 49.70
Total : 49.70
14667 6/10/2008 001081 ALSCO LSP0411859 MATS: CI1Y HALL 68.73
Total : 68.73
14668 6/1012008 000030 AVIS7A 410069444 APR 08: MASTER BILUNG 20,321.83
Total : 20,321.83
14669 6/1012008 000918 BLUE RIBBON LINEN SUPPLY INC 8920244 LINEN SERVICE: CP 288.75
8922185 LINEN SERVICE: CP 432.39
S0051911 LINEN SERVICE: CP 55.39
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vchlist VouCher List Page: 2
0611012008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apbank
Voucher Dato Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14669 6/1012008 000918 000918 BLUE RIBBON LIPJrPI SUPPLY INC (Continued) Total : 776.53
14670 6/10/2008 001689 612ADSTREET, JENNIE Refund REFUND DAMAGE DEPOSIT 50.00
Total : 50.00
14671 611 Q12U08 0a0379 CITY OF SPOKANG VALLEY MAY 08 REPLENISW PEl"rY CASH 1.00
MAY 08 REPLENISH PETfY CASH 4.82
N1AY 08 REPLENISH PEl?Y CASH 0.15
Total: 5.97
14672 611012008 001697 CLARK, DAVE Refund REZONE REFUMD 2,000.00
Total : 2,000.00
14673 6/1012008 001440 CLEARPATM RE, LLC 65 CITY CEN7ER F'ROJECT: CD 3,320.00
Total : 3,320:00
14674 6/10/2008 000109 COFFEE SYSI'EP/IS INC 60409 COFFEE SERVICE: CIIY HALL 228.87
Tota I : 228.87
14675 6110/2008 00050$ CONOCOPHILLIPS FLEET 870166725805 MAY 04: FUEI_ BILL 3,311.74
Total : 3,311.74
14676 611012008 000035 CORPORATE EXPRESS 86841646 LABELS: FIN 70.17
86841653 OFFICE SUPPLIES: FIN 36.86
Total : 107.03
14677 6/101200$ 041368 CUB SCOUTS, f'ACK 420 Refund REFUND DAAAAGE DEPOSIT 80.00
Total : 80.00
14678 611012008 000683 DAVID EVANS & ASSOCIATES 247537 SHORT PLA7 REVIEW SVC 3,059.00
Total : 3,059.00
14679 611012008 001194 DrPT OF ECOLOGY INAR010146 13ARKER RD BRIDGE #003 85.16
Total : 85.16
14680 6l1012008 001280 DEPT OF LICENSING 0027578 Renevral LICENSE RENEWAL: ALDWORTH 100.00
Total : 100.00
14681 611012008 001249 DISCOUNT SCMIOOL SUPPLY P19701710101 42061 RECRFJtTIOfd CAMP SUPPLIES 357.15
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0611012008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescripUonlAccount Amount
14681 611012008 001249 001249 DISCOUNTSCHOOLSUI'f'LY (Gantinued) ' Total: 357.15
14682 611012008 000152 DOT ATB80513032 1-90 SULLIVAN PCCP REHAB tt064 155.84
Total : 155.84
14683 6110/2008 000246 EAST SPOKANE WATER pIST #1 09a06100 7814 E SPRACUE 5.00
09026100 8300 E SPRAGUE 5.00
0906E160 8325 E SPRAGUE 5.00
09078100 7711 E SPRnCUE 5.00
Total : 20.00
14684 6110/2008 000869 EVCO SOUND & ELECTRONICS 11092 CLOCK REPAIR: CP 36924
Totai : 369.24
14685 6/10/2008 001447 FRFE PRESS PUBLISHING INC 30350 LEGAL AD: PW 118.40
30354 LEGAL AD: CI7Y CLERK 36.55
30355 LEGAL AD: PIANNING 91.80
30403 LEGAL AD: CITY CLERK 25.00
30404 LEGAL AD: PLANNING 95_20
34405 LEGAL AD: PLANNING 93.50
30434 LEGAL AD: CITY C LERK 25.00
30435 LEGAL AD: CITY CLERK 33.15
30436 LEGAL AD: PLANNING 98.60
30437 LEGAL AD: PLANNING 94.35
30468 LEGAL AD: PW 137.60
Total : 849.15
14686 6/1012008 001681 FRIENDS OF THE NEZ Refund REFUND DAMAGE DEP 150_00
Total : 150.00
14687 6110f2008 000839 GEPIERAL FIRE EQUIP CO 0091342 INSPECT/SVC CALL: PRECINCT 261.67
Total : 261.67
14688 6110I2008 001652 GLATTING JACKSON KERCHER 0030139 CONTD 7RANS SUPPORT 1,750.00
Total : 1,750.00
14E89 6/10/2008 00fl011 GREA7ER SPOKANE VALLEY 201015 PAAY GOV'T AFFAIRS: TAYLOR 20.00
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vchlist Voucher List Page: 4
06I10/2008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apb2nk
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DcscriptionlAccount Amount
14689 6110/2008 000011 000011 GRGATER SPOKANE VALLEY (Continue:d) Total : 20.00
14690 6J10120Q8 001692 HILLSTEAD, JOAN Refund REFUNp DAMAGE DEPOSf7 940.00
Total : 940.00
14691 6I1012008 001682 KIRK, ALEXIS Refund REFUND DAMAGE DEP 1,320.00
Total : 1,320.00
14692 6/10f2008 001696 KJARGAARD, JUI_IE Refund REFUNp DnMAGE DEPOSI7 1,310.00
Total : 1,310.00
14693 6/1012008 001155 KLUND'f1HOSMER 11192 FACILITIES GUIDE: CP 656.50
Tota I : 656.50
14694 6110/2008 001598 KNIFE RIVER PMT #2 41953 APPLEWAY AVE CONSTRUCTION 749,784.60
Total : 749,754.60
14695 6/10I2aQ8 001684 MARKETING SOLUTIONS NW if1 CORPORATE BROCHURE: CP 850.00
#2 CORPORATE BROCHURES: CP 2,553.20
• #3 CORPORATE BROCI-IURES_ CP 7,579.00
#4 CORPORATE BROCHURGS: CP 6,255.68
5 CORPORATE BROCHURES: CP 4,783.14
Total : 22,022.02
14696 6/1012008 001695 MESSER, MICHELLE Rcfund KINqERCAMP REFUND 10.00
Total : 10.00
14697 6110/2008 000258 MICROFLEX INC. 00017774 APR 08: TA)CTOOLS SOFTWARE 342.26
Total : 342.26
14698 6/101?_00$ 000240 NA7'L LFJAGUE OF CITIES 41659 2009 MEMBERSHIP DUES 6.439.00
Total : 6,439.00
14699 6l1012008 000013 NEOPOS7, INC. 41330976 POS7AGE METER RENTAL 483.90
Total : 483.90
14700 6/10!2008 000392 NEXT IT CORPORATION 20264 INSUI7E ANPIUAL SUBSCRIPTION 1,800.00
Total : 1,800.00
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06l1012008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apbank
Voucher Datc Vendor Invoice PO # Description/Account Amount
14701 6/10/2008 000121 NORTHWEST MAILING, INC 57230 RATE CHANGE CHIP: POSTAGE Ml 583.20
Total : 583.20
14702 6f10l2008 000652 OFFICE DrPOT INC. 397228362-001 MISC OFFICE SUPPUES 164.97
428621751-001 OFFICE SUPPLIES: HR 36.00
428752196-001 OFFICE SUPPLIES: HR 57.66
429502823-001 OFFICE SUPPLIES: FIN 14.96
429739709-401 OFFICE SUPPLIES: FIN 14.77
• 430106210-001 OFFICE SUPPLIES: FIN 159.06
Total : 447.42
14703 611012008 001604 PACIFIC NW PAPER 97241 COPY PAPER 1,328.18
Totai : 1,328.16
14704 6/10/2008 001690 REID-UIRSEN, EUGENIA Refund REFUND DAMAGE DEPOSIT 200.00
Total : 200.00
14705 6/10/2008 000937 ROYAL MOVING, INC. , 2547 MOVING DEP7 OFFICES 1,304.00
Total : 1,304.00
14706 611012008 000709 SENSKE LAWM & TREE CARE IP1C. 3020524 41969 PEST CONTROL: PRECINCT 70.59
Total : 70.59
14707 6/1012008 000774 SERVATRON, INC. Refund REFUND DAMAGE DEPOStT 50.00
Total : 50.00
14708 6110/2008 000935 SERVICE PAPER COMPANY 30426272 CLEANING SUPPLIES: CP 418.89
30426274 CLFANING SUPPLIES: CP 90.60
Total : 509.49
14709 6/1012008 000172 SPOKANE CO. ENGINEER VLY0803 ENGINEERING SVC: CAPITAL PRO. 135,857.14
Total : 135,857.14
14710 6/10/2008 000090 SPOI(ANE CO. INFO SYSTEMS 50302569 APR 08: GIS BILLING 15,996.12
Total : 15,996.12
14711 6/10/2008 000001 SPOKANE C0. TREASURER 41500614 APR 08: GEIGER HOUSING 21,872.00
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vchlist Voucher List Page: 6
0611012008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptlonlAccount Amount
14711 6J10/2008 000001 000001 SPOKANE CO. TRF_ASURER (Conlinued) Total : 21,872.00
14712 6/10/2008 000323 SPOKANE CO. U7ILITIES 0153641065364 APR 08: SEWEI'2JVWAS7EWATER 24829
016631l066631 APR 08: SEWERIWASTEWATER 73.62
0170221067022 APR 08: SEWER/WASTEWATER 716.64
0244331074433 APR 08: SEWER/WAS7EWA7ER 116.64
034354/106428 A('R OS: SEWER/WASTEWATER 75.31
0370591109325 AI'R OS: SEWER/WnSTEV1lATER 150.62
Total : 781.12
14713 6/10/2008 000324 SPOKANE CO. WATER DIST. tk3 170-0040-03 MAY 08: PARK RD POOL 82.66
Total : 82.66
14714 6/10/2008 000898 SPOKANE PROCARE 206142 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CON712ACT 68.42
206143 41930 OMU3 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 55.39
206144 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING COPJTRACT 46.70
206660 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONI'RACT 76.02
208325 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 157.47
208326 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING COtdTRACT 54.30
208455 41930 OS-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 244.35
208456 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 162.90
208465 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 39.10
209325 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 32.58
209537 41930 . 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 54.30
209538 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 157.47
209812 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 244.35
209613 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 162.90
209614 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 59.73
209623 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 39.10
209962 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 58.64
209963 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRAC7 48.87
209965 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 42.35
210571 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONYRACT 157.47
210660 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACI' 244.35
210661 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING COIdTRAC7 162.90
210662 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 59.73
210676 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 39.10
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0611012008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14714 6110/2008 OOQ898 SPOKANE PROCARE (Continued)
210842 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 248.36
210866 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 58.64
210867 41930 08-003 IANDSCAPING CONTRACT 48.87
210869 41930 08-003 L1INDSCAPING CONTRAC7 42.35
8629 Interest 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 2.00
8631 Interest 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 2.00
8907 Interest 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 2.14
Total : 2,872.85
14715 611012008 000406 SPOKANE REGIONAL CVB Mar 08 MAR 08: TOURISM COtdTRACT 25,500.00
Total : 25,500.00
14716 611012008 000093 SPOKESMAN-REVIEW INC. 42801 ADVERTISING CP 69128
50$69 CLASSIFIE(7 ADS: WR 1,644.18
Total : 2,335.46
14717 6/10/2008 000065 STAPLES BUSINESS ADVANTAGE 3102232864 OFFICE SUPPLIES: CD 45.42
3102232865 OFFICE SUPPLIES: CD 53.72
3102232866 OFFICE SUPPLIES: CD 169_65
Total : 288.79
14718 6/10/2008 001691 STEPWENS-MANfd, LIND!\ Refund REFUND DAMACE DEPOSIT 130.00
Total : 130.00
14719 6110/2008 001693 SUMMERS, LAURA Refund REFUND DAMAGE DEPOSIT 710.00
Total : 710.00
14720 6/1012008 000419 SUMMIT I.AW GROUP 37570 APR 08: GEN EMPLOYMENT /1DVIC 3,336.00
Total : 3,336.00
14721 6/10/2008 001657 SUTTON, RACHEL Refund REFUtdD DAPAAGE DEPOSIT 80.00
Total: 80.00
14722 6l10/2008 000102 TRANSNATION TI7LE INSURANCE CO 20346363 UTIGATION TITLE SEARCH: WASSE 325.80
Total : 325.80
14723 611012008 001694 WA ASSOC OF FIRE MARSMAL'S 484 MEMBERSHIP DUES: SCHULTZ 40.00
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0611012008 10:21:09AM Spokane Valley
Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14723 6/1012008 001694 WA ASSOC OF FIRE 11AARSWAL'S (Continued)
485 MEMBERSHIP DUES: SERG 40.00
Total : 80.00
14724 6/10/2008 000140 WALTS MAILING SERVICE 15099 nRIN'f'ING SERVICE #067 38.58
Total : 38.88
14725 6/10/2008 001686 WSCPA Registration MEMBERSHIP: S WILSON 205.00
Total : 205.00
68 Vouchers for bank code : 8pbank Bank total • 2,428,446.25
68 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 2,428,446.25
.T„ the undex'signed, do certi.fy undrr penalty af per.jury,
thst the materials have been farniahed, the services ,
zcndex-ed, o.-r tlie ]abor pc.r..f.o.rmed. as descr.ibed hcrein
3nd that the cl:,iim is just, due and an u.npaid
obligation agai.uat the City of Spokaue Va].Iey, and tliat
,T, am authorizcd tv authentacat.e nnd cer.tifv said claiui.
Finan ' e llate
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Counci111lembe`r vate
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0710712008 11:31:48AM Spokane Valley
Bank codo : apbank
Vouchcr Date Vendor Invoice PO # Descryption/Account Amount
14768 6/2012008 001719 SPOKAMG COUNIY 06/08 APPEAL OF FILE REZ-19-07/SUB-OE 150.00
Total : 150.00
14867 6/24/2008 000001 SPOKANr C0. 7REASURER Appeal Deposit APPEAL REZ-19-07/SUI3-05-07 150.00
Total : 150.00
19868 6130/2008 000536 PLAYERS & SPECTA70RS PREPAY 42047 DAY CAMP FIELD 7RIP 234.00
Total : 234.00
14869 6130I2008 001662 BLUE DOOR THEATRE PREPAY 42039 DAY CAMI' FIELO TRIP 250.00
Total : 250.00
14870 6/34f2008 001275 JERRY CHAMBERS CHEVROLE7 W388 79469 08 CHEVY COLORADO: 40211 D 19,702.04
Total : 19,702.04
14871 6/30/2008 000230 SPOKANE CO AUDITORS OFFICE COPIES JUDGPAENT SUMMARY: HELMSERC 53.00
Total : 53.00
14872 6/3012008 0006.ri8 SPOKANE CO SUPERIOR COURT Copies JUDCMFN7 SUMMARY: WELMBERC 9.00
Total : 9.00
14873 6f30l2008 000772 TRAFFlCWARE 1724 TF2AFFICWARE: PW 3,850.16
Total : 3,850.16
14874 7/712008 000030 AVISTA . 834214315 BARKER RD BRIDGE #003 10,527.98
Total : 10,527.98
14875 7/7/2008 000193 NORTHWEST CIARISI'IAN SCHOOL INC JUL 08: RENT JULY 08: RENT 36,467.94
Tota I : 36,467.94
14876 7/7/2008 000001 SPOKANE CO. TREASURER Jun US JUNE 08: SERVICES 1,363,390.18
Total : 1,363,390.18
14877 7R/2008 000848 ABADAN 118292 PLANS/SPECS: #053 526.98
119040 I'LAPVS/SPECS: #016 38.44
119046 PLANS/SPECS: #005 187.66
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Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14877 717/2008 000648 000648 ABADAN (Continued) Total: 753.08
14878 717/2008 000150 ALLIED FIRE & SECURITY IVC20078624 KEYS: WR 26.61
Total : 26.61
14879 7/7/2008 U00030 AVISTA 410069444 MAY 08: MASTER BILLING 22,866.78
Total : 22,866.78
14880 7/7/2008 001606 BANNER B/1NK 4342 JUN 08: DENNENNY 583.42
4342 MAY 08: DENNENNY 145.00
4359 JUN 08: TAYLOR 24.70
4367 JUN 08: MUNSOPI 203.54
4383 JUId 08: ViJILWITE 22.46
43$3 MAY 08: WILWITE 216.62
4391 JUN 08: MERCIER 698.74
. 4391 MAY 08: AAERCIER 1,632.99
4433 JUN OS: V1SA 1,604.46
4433 MAY 08: VISA 2,301.68
4441 JUN 08: VISA 1,549.04
4441 MAY 0$: VISA 483.70
4458 JUN 08: PASSMORE 1,208.45
4458 AAAY 08: PASSMORE 2,240.51
4466 JUN 08: GRIFFITW 47427
4466 MAY 08: GRIFFfTW 1,751.69
4466 APR OS: GRIFFI7H 1,999.57
4474 MAY 08: TWOMPSON 33.6.ri
4474 JUN OS:'THOMpSON 0.34
Total : 17,174.83
14881 7/7/2008 OO0863 CENTURY WEST ENG CORP 023994 41996 TRAtdSPOR7A710N pLANNING SEF 112.56
Total : 112.56
14882 717/2008 000379 CI'I'Y OF SPOKANE VALLEY Jun 08 REPLENISH P.C. 14.37
Total : 14.37
14883 717/2008 000109 COFFEE SYS'fEMS INC 61121 COFFEE SERVICE: CITY HALL 259.78
Total : 259.78
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Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO tt DescriptionlAccount Amount
14884 7R/2008 000606 COLUMBIA FIBER SOLUTIONS 1646 DARK FIBGR LEASE 228.06
Total : 228.06
14885 717I2008 000508 CONOCOPhIILLIPS FLEET 8701Cr6725 JUtd 08: FLEEf FUEL 3,702.57
Total : 3,702.57
14886 717/2008 000035 CORPORATE EXPRrSS 87848209 42042 SUPPLIES: DEP CITY CLERK 68.65
Total : 68.65
14887 7/7/2008 001415 DALE S DECKER, LLC 375 DOCUMENT REVIEW: PW 300.00
Total : 300.00
14888 717/2008 0a0235 DA7A BASE RECORDS DESTRUC710N 32493 MAY 08: RECORDS DESTRUCTION 30.00
Tota I : 30.00
14889 7/7/2008 000152 DOT ATB80611101 INSPEC710N #016 109.16
Total : 109.16
14890 717/2008 001720 NEARTLAND, LLC LUNCH MEALS: CONNELLY 52.75
Total : 52.75
14891 7/7/2008 000353 IM'l TRADE nLLIANCE 0507-05 1 ST QUARTER 2008 6,250.00
0626-04 2NO QUAR7ER 20138 6,250.00
Total : 12,500.00
14$92 7/7/2008 001598 KNIFE RIVER PMT it3 41953 APPLEWAY AVE CONSTRUCTION 814,819.68
Total : 814,819.68
14893 7/7/2008 000252 LOWE'S BUSINESS ACCOUNT 10120 SUPPUES: CP 18.35
10979 SUPPLIES: PRECINCT 21.59
14984 SUPPLIES: CP 5.85
Total : 45.$9
14894 7/7Y2008 000307 OFFICE OF TFIE STATE TREASURER Apr 08 CASH RECEIP7S JOURNAL SUMW 80,351.80
Niar 48 CASH RECEIPTS JOURNAL SUMMF 76,543.89
Total : 156,895.69
14895 7/7/2008 000554 OWIO NA710NAL FINAIdCIAL SERV. 6704478 ANNUAL PREMIUM: D MERCIER 857.50
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Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14895 7/7/2008 000554 000554 OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERV. (Continued) Total : 857.50
14896 7/712008 000710 SPOKAN[ CO BAR ASSOC C88APR50 APR 08: COPIES 025
C88MAY50 MAY 08: COPIES 13.75
7ota1 : 14.00
14897 7l7/2008 aQD499 SPOKANE C0. I_IBRARY DIST. 5119108 PAST DUE PROPERTY TAX 3,660.90
Total : 3,660.90
14898 71712008 000308 SPOKANE C0. PROSECU7ING ATTY APR 08 CRIME VICTIMS COMP FUND 1,151.19
MAR 08 CRIME VICTIfU1S COMP FUND 1,160.48
Total : 2,311.67
14899 7l112008 000001 SPOKANE CO. TREASURER 41500646 MAY 08: STANDARD MOUSING 21,872.00
Total : 21,872.00
14900 7171"J_008 000324 SPOKANE C0. WATER DIST. #3 170-0044-03 JUN 08: UTILITIES 275.93
Total : 275.93
14901 7/7l2008 000898 SPOKANE P120CARE 211751 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 54.30
211752 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPINCy CONTRACT 157.47
211844 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 244.35
211816 41930 08-003 I.ANDSCAPING CONTRACT 59.73
211959 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 58.64
211971 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 158.56
211975 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 89.05
212039 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 456.12
212485 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 477.84
213106 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 89.05
213107 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 832.96
213112 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 157.47
213113 41930 0$-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 54.30
213161 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 244.35
213162 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 162.90
213163 41930 08-003 I.ANDSCAPING CONTRACT 59.73
213367 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPItdG CONTRACT 58.64
213387 41930 08-003 IANDSCAPING CONTRACT 456.12
214094 41930 08-003 IJINDSCnPING CONTRACT 59.73
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Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionfAccount Amount
14901 717/2008 000898 SPOKANE PROCARE (Continued)
214095 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 71.69
214096 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 83.62
214125 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 54.30
214126 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 157.47
214172 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 244.35
214173 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRAC7 162.90
214174 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 59.73
214211 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 259.55
214591 41934 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 58.64
214613 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CON'fRAC7 456.12
215503 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CON7RACT 157.47
215544 41930 06-063 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 244.35
215545 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 162.90
215546 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 59.73
215659 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 58.64
215583 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRJICT 456.12
215895 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 431.14
Total : 7,110.02
14902 7/7/2008 00089$ SPOICANE PROCARE 211841 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 39.10
211960 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 48.87
211981 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 42.35
41930
213176 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 39.10
213368 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 48.87
213369 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 42.35
214184 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 39.10
214592 41930 08-403 LANDSCAPING CONTR/1CT 48.87
214593 41930 08-OU3 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 42.35
215504 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING COPLTRACT 54.30
215559 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING COtdTRACT 38.10
215660 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 48.87
215661 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 42.35
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Bank code : apbank
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice PO # DescriptionlAccount Amount
14902 71712008 000898 SPOICANE PROCARE (Cantinued)
Finance Charge 41930 08-003 I.ANDSCAPINC CONTRACT 2.00
1=inance Charge 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING COPITRACT 2.00
41930
Finance Charge 41930 08-003 LANDSCAPING CONTRACT 2.00
41930
Total : 581.58
14903 717r200e 000420 SPOKANE REGIONAL NEALTM DIST 5$-6713 SITF EVAL: PARK RD BATH HOUSE 427.50
Total : 427.50
149U4 717120138 000063 TAYLOR, STEVE Mileage TRAVEL IXPENSES 37.88
Total : 37.88
14905 7R12008 000676 TWOA4SON WrS7 816129468 AAAY 08: LEGAL SUBSCRIPTION 514.42
Total : 514.42
14906 7/7/2008 000089 XO COMMUNICATIONS 0223744910 INTERPJE'flDA7A: APR-JUN 5,107.03
Total : 5,107.03
41 Vouchers for bank code - apb2nk Bank total : 2,507,515.19
Total vouchers : 2,507,515.19
the u.udersignecl, do certify wnder penalty of perjury,
thst the mal:eriaLs hwve been fii.r.nished, the sen*iocs
rendexed, or, tlie l.abor performed as describecl herein
and th.}t t;he Glaim ifi jurt, due and an unpv.d
obligfltion sgainst t:be City of Spakane Va.l.ley, and Y.hat
T. am autbori?ed. to uthenticate aud certi:fy said claim.
I'inanee Director Date
Ma,yar Date
Cotmcil Membqr Date
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Request for Council Action Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: 0 consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Setting Public Hearing for Appeals APP 02-08 and APP 03-08
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Spokanc Valley Municipal Code 17.90.080 Appeal revicw process for
city council:
The City Council, at its nett regular meeting following receipt oF the transcript and record from the
hearing examiner, will schedule a closed-reeord hearing on the appeal.
A. The city council shall schedule the appeal hearing no sooner dlan 30 calendar days from the
date the transcript and record were received from the he,aring examiner.
B. "fhe city council may approve a later hearing clatc upon agreement of the applieant.
C. The appellant, or a party of record in opposition to the appeal, may provide input as to the
hearing date only in person at the meeting, or by submitting a letter to the city clerk prior to the meeting.
D. The citv clerk shall mail notice of the time, place and date of the hearing to the appellant, ttie
applicant (if differerit than the appellant), and all parties of record to the hearing before the hearing
examiner, within five calen(lar days from the date tlie appeal hearing was scheduled.
~ E. Closcd recnrd appeals before thc cit)= council shall be c4ncluded within 60 days from the clatc
the transcript and record are received by die city elerk, unless the applicant agrees in writing to a longer
period.
BACKGROUND: On Jutie 20, 2008, both Tim Lewis of Ir.ewRad Development (Al'P 02-08), and Kathy
McClung of Spol:ane Valley (APP 03-03) timely filed and paid for an appeal of the Hearing Examincr
decision regarcl'►ng Case Number REZ 19-07/SUA 06-07 Summerset Estates.
As of the date of this writing (July 17), the transcript and record has nol been supplied, however, the
Hearing Ex<<miner's office has informed the City Clerk that the transcript and record will be supplied lo
the City Clerk by T'riday, July 18, 2008. Council now needs to set the matter for an appeal hearing for
August 26, 2008. lfiere will be one hearing for both appeals.
OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: vlove to set August 26, 2008, as ehe date for the eloscd
record public hearing for APP 02-08 and App 03-08,
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT: Chris Bainbridge/Mike Connell}°
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ATTACHMENTS:
~CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: 07-22-08 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: (D consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Mayoral Appointment: Re-appointment of Shane Comer to the
Spokane County Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee (HCDAC)
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
BACKGROUND: Staff was contacted by Christine Barada, Director of Spokane County
Housing and Community Development, who informed us that Mr. Comer's term had expired. It
~ is Mayor Munson's desire to re-appointment Mr. Shamer, who has indicated a willingness to
continue on the committee.
OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Confirm the Mayor's re-appointment of Shane
Comer to the Spokane County Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT:
ATTACHMENTS
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CITY OF SPOKAIVE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: 7-22-08 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: 0 consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin, report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Motion to Amend Previously Adopted Minutes
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
At the 7-6-08 Council meeting, Council approved the 6-24-08 Council Meeting Minutes.
Councilmember Gothmann, who was absent from that 7-8-08 meeting, noticed upon his return
from vacation that the minutes mentioned that Dick Behm gave a brief history of the Argonne
Mullan Corridor and mentioned that Spokane County had promised it would not go more than a
°half mile deep in 4hat area." Councilmember Gothmann asked if the text should have stated a
"half block° rather than a"half mile," and upon listening to the tape of that meeting, the reference
~ should indeed be a"half block" rather than a°half mile."
BACKGROUND: According to Roberts Rules of Order, if it becomes necessary to correct
minutes after they have initially been approved, such correction can be made by means of a
motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted. In this event, since the motion to Amend
Something Previously Adopted is a main motion, the exact wording of that motion should be
entered in the minutes of the meeting at which it was considered, and in that regard, this will be
noted in the minutes of the July 22, 2008 meeting.
OPTIONS:
RECOMMEPJDED ACTION OR MOTION: Move to Amend the Previously Adopted June 24,
2008 Council Meeting Minutes to reflect the change in the passage concerning Dick Behm's
Argonne Mullan Corridor comments, changing the reference of a"half mile" to a"haif block."
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT:
ATTACHMENTS:
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
~ Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: x consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation '
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Payroll for Period Ending July 15, 2008
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
BACKGROUND:
~ OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION:
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS:
Gross: $211,882.61
Benefits: $ 31,605.05
TOTAL PAYROLL: $243,487.66
STAFF CONTACT: Ken Thompson
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MINUTES
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CiTY CQUNCT.[. STUAY SFSSION
Tucsday, July 1, 2008
1'resent:
Councilmembers: Staff:
Rich Munson, Mayor Dave Mercier, Ciry Manager
Dick Denenny, Deputy lVlayor A/iike Jackson, Deputy Ciry Manager
ltose 17empsey, Councilmember Mihe Connclly, City Attorney
Bill Gothmann, Councilmcmber Mike Stone, Parks and Recreatian Director
Gary Schimmels, Cauncilmember Ken Thompson, Finance Director
Steve Taylor, Cnuncilmember Kathy McClung, Commuciity Taevelopment Dir.
Dia.na Wilhite, Councilmember Neil Kersten, Public Works Director
Cary Driskell, Deputy City Atiorney
Carolbcllc Branch, Public 1.nformation Officer
Bi11 Miller, I"1" Specialist
Chris Bainbridge, Citiy Clerk
vlayor Munson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Emalovee intrnductions: Public Works Jairector Kersten introduccd new Stormwater Engine,er Shilo
Sprouse, who will be with us teinporarily for six months and who formerly worked for the .T)eparlment ofi
Ecology; and introduced new Constructian Inspector Ken VanDyk, who is our tempora.ry employee for
Anpleway. Dcput), City Manager `9ike Jackson then inh•oduced his new Admini5trative Assistant
0 Michele lZasmussen, who has workecl the lasc fve years Cor a fi.naneial advisory group. Council greeted
ancl welcomed the neNv employees.
Per Mayor Munson's request, Ciry Clerk F3ainbridge called roll; all Councilmembers were present, and
they welcomed back Councilmember Schimrnels.
ACT.TO\' 1.TFMS:
1. Motion Consideriition: tlpproval of Memorandum of Understanding. WashinE,ton 'I'raffic SafetZ
Commission: Overtime Tundinp,- Rick VanLeuven
It ivas moved by Cocrncilmen:ber 'L'aylor ancl secortded to approve the Memorandzmr ('lf Understtrnding,
Wcr.shington TrcrTic Scrfety Commissron, in cm umoimi noi tu exceed $3, 000 f.nr overtime for the August
campAigrt of "Qriire Hcrmmered get Nailed" DUI E»lphasis f'atrols, cmd authorize the City A1'anager or
designee ta sign the clocturrent. Police Chief VanLcuven explained that this is for reimbursement of a
grant from the Washington State Traffe Commission, which provides overtime funding for DUI
emphasis patrol, which is a nation-wide program wfiich gets a lot of inedia attention for Chat purpose.
ivlayor Munson invited public comment; no eomments were offered. Vote by Acclamniinn: In Favor.•
Ufaanimous. Dpposed• _Norre. Absterttions: _None. Motion carried. Mr. Mercier said in relation Co this
Copic, prior to tonight, this sort of grant was directed Co the SherifPs Office which was responsible for the
related accountina which was credited to the Sheriff's Office, so Council has not had a previous rale in
accepting these kinds of grants; that there will be a series of these grant coming forward, often coming to
stiiff with a required short turn-around time; and he asked about Council's willingness to have a
delegation oF autharity to aecept these grants over time. Mayor Mtmson said he wanLs to tnake sure the
publie knows that Council is supporling these efforts, while at the same time would be wiUing to work out
a way to eYpedile approval. Mr. Mereier said that staff car► compose a list of emphasis grants cve think
may be available fnr presentation to Council for prior approval, and then if the funds come, we could
move espeditiously to capture them. Chief VanLeuven mentioned dhe type of project ~vould be similar to
thc recently implemented nighttime seal belt enforcement campaign.
$n.uty Session Meetiijg Minutes: 07-01-48 F'age 1 of 10
Approvc:d by Council:
DRA1='I
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2 Motion Consideration: Accept the ICMKA Assessment nf Law Fnforcement Services Pronosal - Dave
Mcrcier
It was nioved by Cauncilmember Tcrylor and seconded to accept t3re propuscrl fbr the .Assessnrent of Law
Erfarcement Services presented by ICiVi1 (Irtterrlatinnal Ciry/Caunty 1Vfunagemerrt AssociatiunJ, and
uuthnrize t4Je City Munager to firruliLe and execcite a conlcret for .stsch services. Ciey Manager Mercier
then gave his Powerl'oint presentation nf the proposed "Proactive Fvaluatiorl of Law Enforcement
Services for the Citirens of Spokane Valley," which inc;lucied a slide of "Practicing what We Prcach;" to
which Mr. Mercier addecl that the ParF:s ancl Recrcation MasterPlan would be included in that list as well.
Mr. Mercier's slides included a copy of the ICUTA f'roposal dated May 27, 2008, deseribing the nurpose
and scope as:
•"'rhe Primary objective of this assessment is to present to the City an unbiasecl revicw
of the positive iincl negative ramifications of eenewing its conCraet with the SMeriff's
Department versus establishing an independent police department.
• ln both cases, the City wishes to have in place processes and procedures to measure
service performancc.
• Establish currcnt levels of performance and workload; introcluee routine perfannance
measurements and identiPy opportunities for improved pcrformance.
• Determine the apnropriate staffing levels within the city's fiscal constraints and the
city's policies regarding levels of public safety service."
Mr. vlercier said that an assessment is not a new idea, that we have had a series of discussions on this
subjec:t since the day of incorporation to apply this practice to law enforcement the same as we did to
other services, that law enforcemenC is the highest factor of the City's budgct, and that the $126;500 cost
for conducting this a.ssessment is 1% of that department's budget; and dhat he is not aware af any .
gencrally accepted government accounting that would except from review, this largesl and most important part of public service.
Councilmember Gothmann asked if this is the only case where we examine the insicle of a contract; to
which Mr. Mereier replied the JLJB Strcct Master 1'larming c1ocument as well a..s the Parks and Rec
MasterPlan are two eaamples of reviewing this Cype of complex issue; but Mr. Gothma.n.n fuRher
erplained that we don't have a contractor relationship with those and asked if this is the only contractor
we ask about their hiring practices? Mr. Mercier respancled lhflt of the setvice providers for the City, wc
havc not perf'onvecl this kinci of assessment usina outside folks to look at all operational dimensions, but
what we have done often is go tv private sectors to solicit zlternate proviciers to rcduce cost and increzse
the Funount of material they can produce for this Cit?; that the isstie at present is clearly comrlex wid
sensit,ivc, and as we ]ook Io undertake a study of this naturc, we have to be practical and recogmize the
emotional aspect connected to t.hese kinds of services; that we want t:o increa,.se public confidence in the
study and to assure there is no baggage on lhosc conducting the study; anc1 that it is routine f'or
government units to go to a thirci party to make these types of assessments. M.r. 'Mercier said the police
departmeot is different as it is the highest amount of investment and represetits Council's top priority; that
in order for the assessment to crcate performance measures, it is important to look at a variety of areas of
critical functions in order to get the llolistic view; that this is not something to do an the quick and narrow
but from a wicle spectrum view of the clepartment. Mr. Mercier mentioned that as an example,
government entities are required Yo validatc prevailing wages being paid by inclepenclent contractors doing
work for the City, and we have to examine payrolls and veriFy lhey are complying with the law.
Councilmember Taylor aske_d Mr. vlercier about Morgail Koudelka's role in evaluati.no eontracts, and
what peroentage of the sherifPs office budget is our contract. Iv1r. Mercier explained that Mr. Koudelka's
role is our inCernal management analyst; [hat we ask him to examine the elements of a variety ofcontracts
oP service providers, and that he is skilled at that analysis and each year, nur eighteen coLml'y contraets i'
Suitty Sessiun Meeting Minutcr. 07-01-08 f'age 2 of 10
Approved b}' Council:
DRAFT
~ J cnmc up for sE;ttle and adjust and he reviews the data; and Chat the work of the Spokanc Valley represents
abnut 43% of the overall costs of pperatint the Sheriff's Office; and Mr. Mercier agreed with M.r.
Taylar's a..ssessment that any change in costs, such as changes in collective bargaining, of wliich we have
no control, will have an impact on our costs; and he said that Mr. Koudclka works closely with members
of tiie Sheriffi's 4ffice finance team as whatever settlement comes about, the City will pay its share of
costs.
Councilmc►nber Gothmann quoted sevcral parts from the contract we have with the Sherif=Ps officc,
ineluding portions that detail the cluties of the sheriff's office and portions that detail tlie duties of the
City; and said that there is nothi►ig in that contract mentioning the involvement of a consultant; and said
he fails to unclerstand what a consultant wnulcl do, as examining costs is up to the purview of the Sheriff's
Qffice. Mr. Mercier again went over the dual scope of the proposal as it calls on the sheriff's office to
identify all costs associated with positions being used to provide serviee in the Valle}; and in ordcr to
itemize the c•ost of establishina an independcnt police clcpartment, they would identify the cosrs to date of
officers' service in the tmit. Councilmember Gothrnann countered that it is the Sheriff office which sets
the standards. Mr. Mercier replicd that we would be asking the consultant to help us by making
suggestinns on what wquld be reasonable amendmenis to the contract, that their First tasks would be to
identify arid dncume.nt what exists-not to go in and re-order everything; ancl to compare its findings with
gcnerally accepted performanee measures to sce if there are ajry opportunities for improvement; stressing
that the consultants have no authority tio go in and re-direct the managenient nf the Sheriirs office; the
cotisaltants would assess, identify, and document what is occurring. Councilmember Dcmpssy asked
about the premise of this as Council receives monthly data from the Pplice Depart.ment alreacly, and
queslioned why pay for /his service if we alreacl}' have it. NIr. Mercier explained that the policing
operating research is a methodolop being used nationwide to examine raw data of crime statistics and
~ pass them through ne,%;~ models that are being used to help understand the nature of the crime ancl identify
strategies for dealing with it; that maybe their data is 100% correct and every interpretation is 100%
correek, but he doubted that is the casc aS data can be interpreted in many ways; and a thorough
examination will not ignore existin~ data, but such mi~ht even prove to be a terrife validation.
Couneilrnember Taylor mentioned that it appcars many of these questions are geared toward Mr. Mereier
as to why we are doing this assessment, as if it wa..s his idea; and he reminded cveryone that thc idea to
have an assessment Nvas forged at the January rctreat, and that Mr. vlercier was not at that meeting, and at
that meeting, there was council consensus to rnove forward and look at an opportimity to move towarct an
assessment of the concract and tn look for are_as of improvement, and tp have the information at hand so if
we ever do need to resort to an alternate, we .vould be prepared; but that w3s never the primary objective
to have an lssessment; and that it would be good for the public to see what value of services are we
receiving from the Sheriff's office. Councilmembcr Taylor posed the question of how can we improve
without an assess►nent; and said that we are not at the point of forming our qw-n department; but requestcd
that staff bring forxvard a prop9sal and that is what Mr. Vlercier did and he thanked Mr. Mercier for
following through on council's direetive. Coimcilmcmber Gothmann said he disaaneed «<ith the prelext of
Councilmember Taylor's interpretatinn eoncerning the January retreat and the purpose of the assessment.
Councilrnember Schimmels said that regarding the sheet handed aut at the retreat June 14, he took
e:cception to thal bccause nf the goals IisCed; but there it is in blacl: and whitc, that is part of the aim of
this study; that he initially thought that wc would compile a laundry list of the benefits and duties of our
department and at least get somethinc, on commnn g'ound for some dialogue; but said that here we are
gctting a reaetion; and chat it is nnt f3ir to the public or the Sheriff's Office or members of SCO!'E, and
that perhaps we could have such a cost down the road, but that it is not the first step.
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~ J Mayor Vlunson asked if we will share this infortnation with the Sheriff's Office, and Mr. Meroier replied
that the assessment can onty be made in close interaction with mcmbers of the Police Iaepar[ment and that
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Leonard vlatarese met widi Doua Silver who is the cusCodian of stntistics for the Shcriff's office a5 the
assessmctit would rely on the raNv data coming from diat sourcc to pump into dheir models; that such '
assessinent must have those interactions: data first, decision later. Vlayor Munson acided that sinee our
relationship with the Sheriff's Office is based on a eontract, afl;er fve years both sides fotmd Ihirigs we
like to discuss more, and knowing whcre Nve are starting from, would provide both parties with a baseline
that does not now exist, and added that this study is not trying to prediet any outcome. Mr. Mercier said
that the desired outcome is for gathering reliable data that will enable council to structure long term
strategic planning in the community.
I'U}3LTC CONBIENT:
Mayor iMunson a.sked that in the interest of time, citizens not repcat what others have previously stated,
that commcnts will bc limited to tfiree minutc.s each, thdt he asked that the comments be civil, and it was
delermined thal Council would first a..sk those tn speak who have not commented at the last meeting.
Prior to taJcing the first comment, Mayor Ivlunson asked City Clerk Bainbridge to read the statement
receivecf fmm the Pollards.
iames ancl Mary 1?nllard Julv 1. 2008 e-mail Nvas read int:o the record: in summary, that E-mail, directed
to Mayor and Council and with a clnsinc, fr4m Mary Pollard of the North Greenacres Neighborhaod askecl
Council lo support the current efi'orts of the police deprsrtmcnt and respeet the checks and balances by
having Sheriff Knczovich nversee the vtillcy police; that they are pleased with the help received in 2006,
and said that Mr. Mercier's.job should not include any purview of the police beyond fiscal malters since
he is not an elected official.
Scott Lanes North 20 Ravmoncl Raad , Sookane Vallev: said that the contraet to liave a policc departmenC
started five years ago with Sheriff Sterk; a»d thai this is not Ozzie's contract; bul since Uzzie, the '
services, attitude and respect of the comrnunity toward the police havc been shown to be an asset; that hc
hasn't hearcl council pass a resolution to do Applewa_y, or do the City Center; and that there has bcen nq
action on them, ancl most busincss people want to E:now what is going on; that Ozzie has done more for
police enforcement; and whe.n Sterk was sheriff, lv1r. I.anes said he was a sworn enem}' of every cop who
came ta his business, but such is not the case now.
Jenie Willardson 12722 East 223`d Avenue: said she has workecl for consulting firms and F:nows about
consul[ing, and there are no reasons for this as we already have one of the safest cities in the state at the
lowest cost; and that the Sheriff ha.s great citizen support; she voiced concern of why we are nnly looking
at one consulting firm; thal she is not against the idea of looking at the Sheriffls Offce, a..s it would be a
good iclea to have a baselinE study and fnd Ollt aboul the s}°stem as I.here is always room for
improvement; but it seems to be the ictca of rather I.hen improvi.ng our services we havc, the underlinino
idea is to have our owii Police Dcpartment, and she also voicecl concem with using consultants frorn areas
outside our own state.
Garth Vderner, 11415 F,ast 17ffi Ave: said he spoke last week about our tough economy, said this is a mess;
that the Sheriff's Office is cloing a great job; dhat we nced to look aC the big picture; but estimated that co
build a new police departrnent would cost bettiveen $2 and $3 millioii, then we would have to have a
contract for a jail as well and that that is ridicLilous; and everybody he knows is proud of the support the
Sheri{fs Off ce gives us now.
Falrick Martin, E 6606 7~' Avc: said he is president of Eclgeclift SCOPE, and that he is blessed to work
with dedicated volunteers who work hand in hand with mcmbers of the Sheriff's Office; and that he is
impressed by the amount of caring and concern he sees from the deputies dail?; that they risk lheir lives
for the citizens; and when his neighborhood was having problems, they took an active role to eradiate
crime from their neighbnrhood; that he understands the need to make educated decisians Nvhen dealing
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with tax dollars; and parl of h i m thinks thi5 is moot as we Iiave $ sheriff's office who is regulated by the
sial.e i-vho aokively seeks #he best palicies and pracedures as they want aL] theu members Ua come h ome
alive.
Dick Behm. 3626 S Ridaeview T)rive- said to the iv.Tayor, klr_ iVlercier, Mr_ Denenny, and i4ir_ Taylor that
they misrepresentcd this contract tonsght; t•tnd he read sections of khe cover 1eCtieT from ICMA and of l'heir
proposal concerning the delivet'}' of police services, snd t7ie aptians for the future; and said that
evidentially they [lhe consultants) weir, #o1d they had problems: and #hat the C:ity °-wishes to determine the
effectiveness af a relationship bemreeii the Caunty Sheriffs' Depmtmen# and 5pakane Valley versus
undcrstattding the ramifica#.ions of creaking its own policc forcc_" Mr_ 13ehm qaid that Council sat up
there a Few minums aga aiyd said this was to get a baseline aF informalion, and it was not a study for
creat in g a new palice force, anci yet thc contract, what it says in here is that's wliat they're h i ring them to
do, to see if we should gct a new police force at ga on and contract with the Sheriff; and that it states thal
the prEmary objecti ve of this project is "to prescnt to the cify with an unbiased review of the positive and
~ negative ramif'ications of rencwiprg its contract with the 5heriff's Departinent versus the establishinent af
an independent police depaetment." li~lr. 'Behm said, "GentEemen, you have been lying to this audience
lonighi,'° Mayor Munson replied that he hxd asked people uo be respectful and chat was not respeci, but
Mr_ Behrry furklier repiied that he was sorry but that he is angry and 5aid, "You made me that way_„
Nlayor Munsan said Che C1i air will not #olerate that language in this room,
Deanna Hormxno. 1319 S Shainrock, said slie hfls been chair af her neighborhood wa#cli and involved in
SCDPE; and that they need the 1eadetship af Ozzie as they implernent his vision for the safety of okGT
cammunity; L}lat al'lE l1fl~erSt1C1d5 YIDw t0 w43'jC wItl7 tFIeSe VQ1Ll]itee-I'Sa and that it is not veey often oiie
can ind an elected official who is intidligcnl; avisionary, a managi~r, and who puts people who can
handle a j o b in places of power; aiyd one wlyo daesn't have to rnicromanage or contro] h is peopl e; and tha#
~ ti+re n eed his lcadership-
City M,anager Mercicr brouglyt back h is previously viewed PowerPoin# slide #1 6 wli icli states #he purpose
and scope of the assessment, whi6 is just as Mr. Behm reacl, and which clet►rly poini's aui ihat purpo se;
, and Mr. Merc:ier s'Lud thc wholie text is there and available for tiie puhlic aiid that rncaning was clcarly
bfought otjt in the ol) en at tonigli#'s meeting.
Mike DeVlemin _ 341$ S Ivlelissa Dnve; s~id he encourages Catincil to mave forward and axpects
, Couoc:il to be cood stekvards af his tax dallars; whe#]iee it is in i-eviewiiig a librai-y contract, a fire
protcction contract, or any otlier cantrac#; 811~ th8t 1t 15 C04l11C11's job ta fill d au# how to ge# the best bang
for the b est buck; di at he believes l'he current arrangement is a go od one and everyone from #he Sheriffs'
Off-'ice and Police Departm ent, froin the officers to the SCOPE volunteers havc donc a fantastic job; and
that everyone is aware that sherifFs comc~ and go and this Cjty is not so€ely responsible for elecEing a
sheriff, and in the bli nk of an eye, things can change; and that it is tlie respnnsibif ity of Council to kno}W
al1 their options and get the information fro m lhe experts,
Conc~wrated C:ouncil dtscussion followed iiicluding mentioii from Councilmcmbe-r SchirFtmels that he
doesn°t think we are at thc cross-roads $t this point }Fet; that he sees too lnuch of a pattcrn ta upset thc
applecart, and won't suppoet tliat expense, Councilmember Taylor said that lie doesii't take it lightl}r
wI}en I}is snd his felEow Councilmembers' integrity is called into question; that it is clear from the slide
wIiat is being peoposed here is what ihey directed the City Alanager to do, that there is some significant
misinformation out there and it is abvious thai rnost believe chis is a foregone conclusian and that
assumption is unforhinate; that Chey rnust operate this cit}' and spend i'ax dollrus based on the best
(D information and cannot do that withoLLt having alternatives in pjace and must be ready to negotiate the
best position for citizens from a posi#ion of strength; that it has been five years since the negotiation of
thi5 coi3tract and a lot of chsnges took place; that he is happy with law enForcement services provided;
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that it can be improved, and that Council needs to support this and set the politics aside, and operate as the
professional city it is, the seventh Iargest in the st3te. Deputy Mayor Denenny mentionect the January
meeting minutes whereby it mentions he said he wanted to laAk fpr our own department; but wanted to
clarify lhal we are contracting for our services, aod his intent was to esplain thal the only aleernative to
that is our own department; lhat the options are to improve conteacts or examine the costs of operating our
own department; that they must esamine the options to determine what is best; and if someonc were to
ask him how that department is doing, he wnuld have to Say he has no idea; that the Transition Committee
suggested a 90-day eancellation clause to the negotiation changes or starting our own deparmlent, so this
is nol a ncw nroblem; that he would e:cpect lhere will be areas for improvcment, bul wc need the data to
make a proper decision, anci does not want the community to think dhis is a foregone conclusion, as that
was not the intent. Councilmember Dempsey saici that as the wife of a former career military man they
have lived in different areas and learned that humans have different thoughts and reactions; that the
January retreaC was only her second or third meeting; but her recollection was that they decided to
establish guidelines and objectives for the Ynlice DeparCment; and she quescioned how this grew into a
$130,000 assessment done by people who don't know the western ways and don't live in this arca; and
she said shc can't support this.
Councilmember Gothmann said that ivlr. "1"aylor's impression of what oceurreci at the January retreat is at
variance with h.is impression; and that his impression is solidified in the minutes; and he read a portion of
those minutes from the top of page six whcrein it discussed Councilmcmber Wilhite's suggestion of
puttina this lopic on the a;enda for June to examine how in-depth Council may want to have tllis as a
2009 goal; and further quoting frnm those meeting rnintltes; chaC "There wcrs eventuul consensirs to pirt
this as an t.rpconzing study sessiun agendcr item, and rhar Police Chief Vanl,.euven und Mr. A%Jercier coirld
give Coarncrl u list of tivhat Co:incil has corrtrol over, nnd of stiggested areas or gaals for Ima, eyiforcement
to uchieve, and that diis is separate from the contractual based issues which will come back laler."
Councilmember Gothmann 5tated that we need to define what services we want from the Sheriff's Office,
the levels of service, the cost, but that it would be wronn to no inCO the sherift's offee and ask how they
hire and assign ancl about their operational control; he said that it%4r. iMercier's studies were in-house
studies; and the slieriffls office can da that; tha[ beeausc there was a concern about goals, on Ja.nuary 12
he (Mr. Gothmann) made a list of sugge•sted goals, and included a paragraph that says: "The above
analysis suggests that we need to determine the communiCy's neecis for eaeh of the law enforcement
fiinctions; define objectives for each of these funclipns, cietermine performance mea.5urements, t:hen
measure each and compare against a defined level. Continuin ; yuoting from those minutes, Mr.
Gothmanii read that he went on to say "I believe that Shoreline's budget provides an excellent place to
start." v1r. Gothmann said he was surprised when 1CMA didn't do f►ny of that; didn't talk about goals for
cities; but only about operational goals for the sheriff's caffice. Councilmernbee Gothrnann said that at the
June retreat he made up some gnals; and he distributecl copies of "Spokane VaIley I'olice lndicators"
which shows cost~S per capital for police services, and crimes per 1000 in 2007. ]n discussing sections of
the contract with the Sheriff's Office, Councilmember Gotlimann said that concerning Section 14, it is
likely that the City of Spokane Vtilley is in violation of that contract; that he fcels this is an anti-way at
doing business; he's against the proposal; and he said that he publicly suggests that the Sheriff refuse to
dn the assessment, as it hurts his office, in that it interferes with his operation; it also sets aprecedent that
VIr. C7othmann thinks is a bad precedent. Councilmember Gothmann stated that the sheriff hires and fires;
the sheriff is in charge oF opertitions, the sheriff cletermines cost, and we need to fulfill our own
obligations, and set our owii -oals bcfore we start intivding in the sheriff's, and Councilrriember
Gothmann said t.hat he Nvrould "ask that the Sheriff just flat out refuse to, refuse to do it" and saicl that if
we wa.nt numbers from him, he'll be happy to, hut as tar as submitting to this assessment, Councilmember
Gothmann saicl hc thinl:s it's wrong.
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Councilmember Wilhite said that like the Street MasterPlan and the CiCy Center, it takes t:ime to do a ~
study to see whaC a project entails in ordcr to hawc the best plan to spend the taxpayer's mone}; that she
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believes we need to look at the police departme_nt and the services we get, and laok at what it is we want
Co provide for the citizens regarding public safety; t6at the vision Ozzie has as an clected official is the
vision for Spokane Counly; that he was elected to do fuid does do a good job; but the vision for Spokane
Va.lley is something Council should be looking for; and that it may or may not coineidc with what is
hanpening with the County; thal this is a very large part of our budget, ancl Council needs to eaamine the
study, and she suggests revicwing the scope of the proposal ancl revising what has been prescnted to us
regarding what Council wants Co look at; and that Council needs ftirther discussion on what we want to
have in conjunction with policing; that it has been said that eleeled offcials are suppnsed to Icad; and she
feels she has i'ailed because when we look to see .vho's following, she secs a big void; so she said she
feels the need to go back to the drawing table, then come fonvF►rd again with olher sugeestions; and for
this pari;icular proposal, she will vote no.
Mayor Vlunson said that this is not a populariCy contest, but is a serious matter of providing services to
the ciry and of financial services; that it is not a comment on officer performance as our officers are doino
a wonderful job; but we neecl to have alternatives as alteniatives are the strength of negntiat:ions; a.nd
added that Council has an obligation to mrske sure the largest budget atid most important priority is being
undertaken in the most efficient man.ner possible, and if we don't do that, we fail in our duty; he stated
this has nothing ta cto with Ozzie; khat we have tn examine sustainable fundina as prices are going un
faster than incomes. Mayor vlunson said one has to ask who is best suited ta aceomplish an objec:tive
study of our services; the department has its own agendas; and our staff' doesn't have the experts to do
that; and that we want someone witM aproven record of providing this type of study; that the police
departrnent could be compared wilh a combat unit which needs training, motivation, and assessmenl; that
he spent 28 years in the air force and his unit was assessed annually for operational readiness; and he
cloesn't see the policc department as being any different; and mentionect that we have not done that yet
~ and said we would be remiss in council duties to not provide that assessmciit.
City Manager Vlercier said that it is neither unusual nr unsavory for a public carporation to undertake
these kind of assessments; ancl there is a differenoc bet,,veen pea.king into the files of a privdte company
and looking at records of a public entiry; and aside from confidential information, everything public
agencies cio arc open for public examination; and mentioned that he understands Spokane County wants
to take a holistic ldok at corrections and that they investecl funds to conduct such a study.
Vote dy Acclantation to uccepllhe proposa! for tjie Assessment of Lmv Enforcentent Services presented by
ICMfl (Inlernatiofral City/County ellariagentent Assnciation), ancl truthorize the Ciry McnTager 1o finalrze
nnd execute a contact for strcl: services: In FCIVOP.' MCIyOP Mttnson, Uepury Mcrvar Denenny, and
Corrrrcifinenrber Tcrylor. Oppnsed: CouncilmembeYS Schimrnels, lfilhite, Denrpsey and Gothmunn.
Abstentior2s: None. Mntionfaifed.
Mayor Munson callea for a recess at 8:00 p.m., and it was noted that Councilmember Schimmels left the
meeting for the niDht at that time, The meeting was reconvened at 8:15 p.m.
R.F,GULAR STIJnY SESSIO\' ]7'FMS:
3 Validation of Council Budge[ Goals for 2008, 2009, 2010 - Dave Mercier
City lvlanager iMercier saicl that at the June 14 retreat, Council spent time scrutinizing the 2008 goals and
craf'ting projected 2009 goals, and even took a dip in 2010; and that he has replicated the intent of those
. proposed goals for Cnuneil review and validation, and suggested examining the goals one year at a time.
Mr. Mercier said that the 2008 goals dicl not get substantial revisions at the retreat, but chat goal 97 was
reworded to reflect the need to perform an inventory analysis. Councilmember Taylor asked about goal
#6 and Mr. Mercier rcplied thal we would need to wait for the Board of County Commissianers ro assign
the UGAs to us. Mr. Mercier asked if these 2008 gnals reflect the current ancl best thinking, and Council
indicated there were no furlher questions or objections. Concerning 2009 proposed goals, Mr. Mercier
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mentioned goal #5, which states "Evaluatc the availability, costs and effects of private sector vcndors ~performing winter road maintcnance for the City" and saicl that this would represent nn alternate analysis ~
for our winter road services. Councilmember Gothmann suggested adding the word `=goalsj' to 43 so that
it would state, "Identify perforrnance goals and perf'ormdnce measures for the Police Department and
monitor progress in their attainmenY" aild he asked what was the difference between goal #3 ancl 45; and
Vie. Mercier pointed out that goal #3 is for police dep•artment, and goal 4*5 is For street services. Mayor
Munson asked about developing various performance audits, and to try to determine how tn go about that;
and Councilmember "1"aylor responded that is reflecced in goal #5. Mr. Mercier also mentioned that if we
want a realistic looh at the environment, he suggests if we have goals articulated for tSie police
department to meet council's vision for policing, that such goals need to be articulated by council; that the
contract was written five or six years ago, and we cadt take fuiy of it to the bank as Spokane County had
never contracted any si.zeable contract with any organization prior to that coiitract; ancl trying to literalize
that contract five years later just doesn't work. Councilmember Gothmann said wt need to specify what
are our goals and level of services for each depFU-tment and for the police department, as we neECi to
specify what services to get from each cant:ractor and we can identify all Chose; but Councilmember
Taylor responded that we can't get those without having the information at hand tn detennine what level
of service we need and the cost nf that and what we can aff'ord beyond «<hat eve are currently getting now;
as the current contract doesn't allow us to get into that and we don't have the data to go into those
negotiations; but coulcl have but the prior vote was in [he negative; and we are thus defeating the purpflse
by wanting to have a handle on where our law enforcement scrvices are being provided as our hancls are
tied behind our back and have been for t:he last five years. Councilmember Gothinann said the contract
says the police chief will work with t.he city manager and he just asked tlle police chief if he would dn
that and lle said yes, so the point is we havc it. 1'here was no objection to the proposed 2009 goals as
presented, and 1vCr. Mercier said that the aoal for 2010 is mostly a holding statement for now vid the 2009
and 2010 goals will be e:camined further later this year. ,
4 '1'elephone Utilitv Tax Options - Kcn Thomason
Fioance Direetor 'I"hompson mentioned that we have knowm for a number of years that at some point Nve
tivould come upon fitiancial difficulties in the street fund; ijnd if he were to sum up the problem he would
say that revenues are coming in at about $2 million with expenses at abouC $4 rnillion; that we neecl to
look al what we nced to c1o to add another four million, as we are now approaching a time wherc w•e will
run out of funds in that steeet fund; that originally we ihought it would be in 2009; and said that the
current plan might give us another year or so, but Nve need to keep in mind there is approYimately 81/o
annual inflation giving a deficit of $2.1 million + each year; and that the sources %vith the most potential
for assistsnce are telephone utiliky tax; solid waste strect wear, and the transportation bene6t district; and
said that a 6% phone utility taa: would generate $3 million and said both Spokane and Cheney have a 6%
tax on telephone service; and Ivir. 7'hompson added that eventually we will likel_y need the utiliCy tax,
street wear agreement and maybe evcn the TRn, and thal staff is looi:ing for direction in implementine a
phone uiiliry tax. There was some discussion of loans frdm the general fund versus a trAnsfer oF funds;
and Mr. Mercier said that Council has soine latitude, in that the general fund can subsidize any enterprise
fund but not thc reverse; and that they are trying to rernain consistent with the theme that all fiinds are
stand alone funds ancl we dnn't want to rob Peter lo pay I'aul as all diat does is create greater insolvency
across the board. It was deterniined Co bring forth a 6% telephone utility tax ordinance for a firsl reading
at the July 22 Council meeting,
5 Solid Waste Options - Ken Thompson/Ca.rv Dris4:e11
ivlr. Driskell mentioned that staff has arranged a meeting with Waste Management next Wedncsday to
discuss tlie points of negotiatinn listed on the July 1 Request for Council Action report. Counailmember
Gothmann su;gested adding senior rates as well. It was tnentioned that fi►rther updates will come before
Council as the information is received.
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~ 6 Fire Department lnterlocal Apreement - Mike Connellv
City Attorney Connelly said he has supplied Couneil with a copy nf the Spokane Counl'y Agreement for
fire services, the e.cisting agreement, the proposed a&Teement, and a sample agreement from Fecleral Way,
Washington; that subsequent to the adoption of the current agreement, the parties recognized that a
number of services performed by botli the f re district and the City are not clearly delineated in the
agreemciit; and changes have been made to reflect what actually is done by each entity. Afier brief
Council cliscussion it was nAted t.hat this agreement is scheduled for a motion consideration at the July &
meeting.
7 l,ighting Standards - Kathv M.cClunp,
As the "Request far Council Action" form reilects, Cammunity Development Director McClun?
explained t.hat diere are three ways to handle code amendments: (1) citizen or business owner request via
application F►nd fee; (2) staff recommendation as they work to include amendments as a"bacch" and (3)
b y council clirection, such as the airport overla}' zone. Ms. McClung said that Council previously received
a citizen request to add restrictions for lighting in single-family neighbnncoods; an d t hat we ean procee d
as the options indicate, and that she recommends putting khis request in for the next batch, which %vAUld
not go before the Planning CQmmission prior to 2009. In respnnse to Council question concerning time
commitments for this request, v1s. VlcGung said th.is would li.kely take a month af research as it is more
of an issuc of what is ahead of it; tihat staff normally Nvrould not work this r►s a single issue but put it in
with others; and much like the airport overlly issue, this «rould go to the 1'lanning Commission in
Scptember, then to council later in the fall; ancl said this can go with the current batch or the next, with the
next batch getting to thc Pianning Commission probably the first part c2f 2009. Ms. McClung also said
staff coulcl research how extcnsive chis problem is in the City, as this is the only complaint staff has
receivcd, adding that t.hat doesn't mean it is not an issue. Councilmember Taylor said that this appears to
~ be a siViificant hole in the Code as there is not.hing prohibiting people from putting a commercial pole in
their baek yard, and Ms. McClung coneurred with that assessment. Councilmember Taylor sAid he
prefers addressing this problem this year; to which Mayor Munson added that perhaps others have this
issue but don't want to complain against their neighbors. "1"here was Council consensus to plaee this issue
with the present batch. Ln response to Deputy Mayor Denc»ny's question about vesting, City Ariorney
Connelly said a reasonable vesting period ranges from six months to a couple years; that once an
ordinance becomes effective regarding residential lightinD, the narrnal time would be to provide six
months to a year for those with nonconforming lights to adhere co t}le new regulations.
11 was irauved hy Councibnember 7"aylor, secondetl and urrcnrinrotrsly ugreed to extend the meetrng to 9:15
p. nl.
8 13arker Road Bridge Artwork - Steve VJorlev
Publie Works Director Kersten, standing in for Engineer Worlcy, explained that last November Council
selected and approved conceptual arrivork in an amount not to exceed $74,000; but at the June 3, 2008
meetino, Council awarcled the bridge construction contract to Morgan and OsNvoncl, and was i.nformed
that the artwork would esceed that $74,000; and at that time; Council determined to proceed with the
entire bid award as stated but to impose a 90-day window for Council tn re-visit the art issue and discuss
whether to remove C1; C2, andlor C3 within the nest ninety clays. After Council discussion on what
artwork aspects to keep, if any, there was Council consensus to keep C1 in an amount not to excecd
$28,000, and such motion should be placed on the next Council's consent agenda.
9 Spokane Rerional Solid Waste Audit -Nleil Kersten
Public Works Direclor Kersten explained dlat an oversight committee cAmprised of elected officials was
formed for the Spokane Regional Solid VI'aste System Performance and Financial Audit; and tbat
committee is a sub-sct of the Liaison Board with four members representing each of the va.rious
jurisdictions; and that a selection committee will be fortned comprised of staff inembers appointed by
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each of the four jurisdictions, and that the selection committee will ultimately recommend the most ~qualified firni to the Director ofthe Spokane Regional Solid Waste System; and that he recommends that
Council appoint the Public Works Director to the selection committee. Council asked Mr. Mercier for his
recommeiidation, and Mr. Mercicr recommendecl appointing Neil Kersten. It wa,s determinecf that such
appointment tivill be placed on the next Council's consent agenda.
10. Sprague/Canklin Signal Change Qrder-Nei) Kersten
Public Works lairector Kersten said this project has been in process witli the Counly for a long time; and
at present there is an approaimate $33;000 shortage, which could be paicl &om contingency funds frotn
dhe Street Capital Projecis Fund. Il was determined to place diis matter on the next Council`s consent
agenda.
11. Citv Hall Site I'lamiing Contract - Neil Kersten
Mr. Kersten said the Core Team for the Cicy Center has recommended that we e.cplore the site soudl of
f'laza Road in lieu of the site west of DarCmouth; and that on June 24, 2008, Council receivec{ a draft
proposal for ttie sit:e west oPDartmeukh; that the consultant revised his proposal ancl the recommendation
is nnw for the south side directly along tlppleway, with an estimatect cost of about $75,000; and that the
contractors could draft a time and material eontract not to e:cceed $75;000; that the proposal wnuld be just
the south side and they Would analyze where to put the city centcr plaza; and that dhis matter is also sct for
further council consideration nerC week for approval consideration of the City Hall Site Planning
Contract.
12. Advance Agenda - Mavor vlunsQn
Mr. Ivlercier mentioned that the Planning Comrnission has now completed their work on the
SpragueJ.Appleway RevitalizaCinn Ylan and the data will be delivered to council nest week; that die public
hearing is set for August but he recommends having lhe public hearing prior to council deliberation. It
was determined to move the public hearing to the July 29 meeting. Vlayor Munson 3lso mentioned the separate July 29`b meeting with the City of Spokane, which mectin; would occur from noori to 3:00 p.m.
in nur Council Chambers and would include lunch.
13. Cnuncil Check-in - MAVOr vlunson
Councilmember Taylor mentinned the upcoming .luly 4`h holiclay, ancl said that founder John Adams
agrccci that if this nation would stand; Nve would have to have a riation of educated pe•ople to provide
appropriate guidance to elected officials, and he saicl that it is important as wc dcbate- issues and take
input, that we necd to insure that proper information is disseminated in order to help educate the public
and Cauncil.
14. Cil y Mana(zer Check-in - Dave vlercier: there were no further comments.
There beinb no fiirther business, Mayor Munson adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m.
A7"I`FST:
Etichard Munson, Ivlayor
Chrisiine T3ainbriclge, City Clerk
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, City of Spok.9nc Valley
City Council Regular A'Ieeting
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Mayor Munson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and welenmed everyone to the 140th meeting.
Auendance: City Stajj
Rich Munson, Mayor Davc vJercicr, City Manager
Dick Denenny, Dcputy M.ayor Mike Connelly; City Attorney
Itose Dempsey, CnunciLmember Cary Driskell, Deputy Ciry Attorney
Stcvc Taylor, Councilmember Mike Jackson, Aeputy City Manager
laiana 1'Vilhite, Councilmember Neil Kersten, Public Works Director
Kathy YlcClung, Community Uev. Director
A135ENT: Ken Thompson, Finance llirector
Council.member Gothmann Mike Stone, Piirks & Recreation D'uE^ctor
Councilmcmber Schimmels Rick VanLeuven, Police Chief
John VVhitchead, Human Rcsources Manager
Mary Kate Martin, Building Official
Carolbelle F3ranch, PIO
Bill Ivliller, IT Specialist
Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk
INVOCATiO\T: In the absenec of a pastor, Councilmember Taylor gave the invocation.
~ PLEDCE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Munson lcd the Plcdge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called roll; all Cotulcilmembers were present except
Cotmeilmember Sehimmels and Councilmember Gothmann. It wns moved by Ueputy Mcryor Uerrenrry,
secorided and znrrniintously agreed !a Excuse Councilntember Schimmels uncl Cozarcilnrember Gothmunn
fronr taright's meelitig.
APPROVAL OF AGEIVDA: It was nanved by Councilrriennber Wilhete, seconded and :araninrously
agreed to approve the ageircla.
niTROAUCTIQN nF SPECLAL GUESTS AND PR.LSENTATIONS:
Mayor Munson read the "July is Parks and Recreation Month" proclamation, which was handed to Parks
and Recreation Director Stone, wliv tlianked Council for the proclamation, and briefly eYplainetl that this
is celebration t}lroughout the United States; and such proclamations are used to support and draw
awareness of the facilitics and programs offered by Parks and Re.creation T)epar[ments.
COMMI1'lEE, BOARn. LTATSQN SUMMARX REPORTS:
Councilmember Milhite: mentioned shc attcnded the GMA mceting.
Councilmember Dempsey: reporred that she attended one of the hospital hearings; attended her first
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency meeting where they discussecl various resolutions; attended a
meeting of the International 'I"rade Association where iN7ark Peters mentioned his hopes of further
developing tradc behvecn this aeea and parts of China and India and to develop a sister city in [ndia.
Tacputy Mayor ]aenenny: stated that lie attended a Health District Meeting but there is no further report on
the director search.
Couneil.member Taylor: no rcport.
MAYOR'S RFPORT: Mayor Munson reported that he attended the Chamber Board meeting and that
the Char»ber }las indicated the,y will sponsor the Mayor's ball nest year; attended the GMA Board
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meeting; mct with Peggy Doering regarding Valleyfe•st and then cansulted with the Police Chief regarding
the need to hire officers for the Valleyfest parade, and mentioned that he was able to donate $1,000 from
lhe Mayor's ball overage for that purpose; attended the Valley hospital hearings and testifed on behalF of
the city repeating what the previnus letter of support stated; that he attended the Mikc Fitzsimmons radio
show where they discussed current events; and attcnded the installation of the new post master of
Spokane «fiere che Sweet Adelines performect.
PTJI3LIC COMMENTS: Mayor Munson invited general public comment; no general public eomments
were offered. City Manager Mercier a..sked for and was allowed a point of privilege to speal:; and
delivered the following eomments:
"A city manager's livelihooct aiid professional success is based on their reputatioii for Competence,
credibility and, most importantly; their integrity. Last week I made a presentation before the City Council
on a proposed assessment of law enforcement services and following mV 1'owerpoint display of
information a member of the audience claimed thaC I had lied iind misrepresentecl iiiformation presented
tn [he public. However, recalling a portion of my presentation to the display screens in the Council
Chambers stiawed there was no 1'alsehood in my presentation. At the time the charges were rnade against
me, the Council Chambers were fiill oFpeople: some regular attendce.s, some who had come to their very
first city council meeting, many community volunteers, members of the media, city employees, Sheriff
Deputies who wrork in Spokane Valley and the County's rop elected law enforcement officer, among
others who had busincss before the Council lhat cvening. I believe that such false statements spoken in a
highly public setting have the effect of undermining positive perccptions in the minds of c-ammunity
members about how trustworthy and honest their c+ty manager is when conductinb city business. And,
such false allegations compromise a mana5cr's ability to effectively pursuc the best interests of the city
when interaeling or negotiating with other parties. In this country, it is a generally held belief that public
c.onfidence in government officials is bath a precious and a perishable commodity-it takes years to
build, but just moments [to] shattee. As a public. official, it is appropriate that I be held to account for my
actions in office, but it is not appropriate to have my character slanderously defa.med with reckless disregard for the tiruth, or fran.kly, any other city employee's. While this episnde is unsavory,l hope that it
will spark a realization lhat it is time for community mcrnbers to return to civil discourse on public policy
maters-once the hallmark of civic interaction at Spokane Valley City Council meetings. ThaYs all for
now Mr. Mayor. Thank you for allowing me to spea►c."
1. CONSE iYT AGEn`DA: Consists of items considered routine which are approved as a group. A
Councilmember may retnove an item fii•om the Consent Agenda lo be considered separately.
a. Approval of Claim Vouchers 14726 -14763; 14764 - 14866 totaling $832,478.98
b. Approval of Sprague/Conklin Signal Change Order
c. Approval of Specific Barker Road i3ridge Artwork in dhe amount of $28,000
d. Approval of Appointmcnt of Neil Kersten to the Spokane FZegional Solid Waste AudiC
Committee
e. PayTOll for pay periocf ending June 15, 2008: $228,493.06
f. Payroll for pay period ending June 30, 2008: $328,527.00
g, Meeting Minute•s of June 14, 2008 CounciUStaff Retreat
h. Meeting vlinutes of June 24, 2008 regular Council ~v'Ieeting
I1 ►vus moved by Cotmcihnember T-Yilhite, secorided rnrd unaninroiisly agreed to upprove the Consenl
Agenda.
NFR' BUSiNESS:
2. Motion Consideration: Fire 17epartment Interlocal Aereement - Mike Connellv
It ivas moved by Cauncilinernher Taylor trnd secarrdecl, to upprove the hzlerlocul Agreement fvr Fire
Services in the Ciry of Spokane Yulley and arilharize the crty Mrniager vr designee 's signnti.rre thereon.
Cily Attorney Connelly said that subsequent to thc adoption of lhe current agreement, the parties -
recognized that a number of services performecl by both the fire district and the City were not clcarly
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delineated in the agreement; and that changes have becn made to refleet what is actually done by each
enrity, and mentioned that tonight's copy is a clean copy of thc red-line version Council saw last week.
Mayor Vlunsnn invited public comment; no comments were offered. Yote hy Acclamalian: ln Favor:
Ununimous. UPpased: None. Abstentions: A'one. Mution carried.
3 Motion Censideration• Avnroval of Citv Hall Site Planning Contract - Neil Kersten
It ivas moved by Councilnrensber PVilhite and seconded to upprove a contracl wtth Berrcrndo Wills/GGLO
for concept sile planning as outlrned in their proposal for an umourrt not to exceed $75,000. 1'ublic
Works Airector Kersten e?tplainecl that this would be the preliminary site plaii on the new cily hall; that
the location is clirectly south ofthe city cenYer place; and this proposal will give us the information needed
tn determine size, improvement costs, and other inforrnation needed for the purchase. In response to
Council question, Mr. Kersten said there is no reason for trafTic studies and that was not included in the
scope. It was also noted in the June 1 letter to Neil from Gary Bernardo, thitt 93 meiitioned twro sites
under consideration, bul Mr. Kersten mentioned that has now been clianged to one site. Mayor Munson
invitecl public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclumulion: In fi'crvor: Uminimous.
Opposed• Arone. Abstentions: i\lorte. A9ation carried.
f'UBLIC CQMMENTS: Mayor Munson invited general public comment; no general publie comments
were offered.
ADiNIMISTRATIVE RFPQRTS:
4 Charitable Donations in the Right-of-way - Carv lariskell
Ueputy City Attorney Driskell mentioned that when this was last discussed, therc was a presentalion from
some firefighters frorn the Spokane Valley Fire District and from the Muscular llyslrophy Association
- who Nresentetl some materials from other citics regarding issucs ta consider concerning the "Fill the
Boot" campaign, and whether it should be allowed to continue as it has in the past; and that Council
directed staff tn give consideralion to the `lacoma provisions, whicn the proponents nf the Fill the Boot
showed as an exampte of an exception to lhe prohibition of solicitino funds form thc right-of-way. M.r.
Driskell explained that he contacted an attoniey for Tacoma who was involvecl iii drafting the provisions,
who advised thiil Tacoma did not specifically eYempt Pill the Boot, and mentioned that the eopy we had
of "1'acoma's pmvisions was merely a clraft. Mr. Driskell further explainecl thaC the Tacoma council
electecl to adopt a special permits events process, whicn is administered from t:heir Ciry Clerk's office,
and that he [V1r. Tariskell] has asked foe but not reeeived a copy of the permit. Mr. Driskell also mcrrtioned
that the last attomey he spoke with saicl if we were considering copying their provisions, that he would
recommend changes prior to adoption, however, he dicln't elaborate, but v1r. Ariskell speculated tihat an
appeal process mioht be soiuething to include.
Further discussinn included mention f.rom Councilmember Taylor diat he appreciatcs }:nowing that the
previously referenced `I acoma ordinance was not their final document, and dhat he lil:es the idea of a
speeial event permit, as well as acldino some qualifying criteria, such as the applicants having had trafflic
safety tr3inino. vlr. L7riskell said that our i.nsurance pro<<ider will likely give him input on this topic, as he
assumes they must have addressed this with other jurisdictions. In respnnse lo Mayor Munson's yuestion
of the Tacoma documcnt's mention of aUowing participants in the right-of-way; Mr. iariskell said the
attorney in Taeoma mentionecf a restriction to the two sidewalk lanes and not allowing people in the
center island. Mr. Mercicr brought attention to the Tacoma Municipal Code 11.15.100 concerning
Conditioiis Affecting the issuance of a speaial event permit, ancl suggested Couneil may want to consider
any of those mentioned. M.r. Driskell also retninded everyone that if we were to have legislation that only
permits one entity to eonduct such fundraising, someone may see fit to challenge that kind of leeislatinn.
Criteria for Mr. Uriskell to consider including in a draft nrclinance for next week included Mayor
- l Nlunson's preference of not allowing such aelivity at intersections wherc tbe intersections are at or near
failure; includc some type of training requirement; li.mit the participant's age to 18 or above; resCrict the
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number oP timcs a year to hold such events; and the ability to resvict location or roads based on such
things as unsafe physiail conditions. Due to the quick hirn-around neecled for tt►is ordinancc to meet the '
August 2 event, it was determined that staff will bring a draft ordinanee at khc ncYt mccting, and Council - l
can decide whal to cnact or change fi-om that draEi. Taeputy Mayor Deneiiny mentioned diat if we have a
permitting process with numerous critcria it might be so restrictive that only a few would apply, adding
his concern of if we allow one group, we must allow all groups, while also acknowledging the desire to
have code provisions for that special pracess, but with limited resuictions.
5. Pronosed Code Compliance Changes - Cary DriskelUMM Kate i~'Iartin
I7eputy City t1l'torney Driskell explained that in an cfi'ort to fix things that dari't work as intended, or
mahe the Code work better in its application to real life situations and remove unnecesstry provisions,
and based on public comment, staff constantly reviews our Code provisions, and that the attached
propnsed changes in SVMC 17 and 7.05 reflect chose efforts. After M.r. Driskell hiahlig-hted some of
those cha.nges; the questinn arose concerning not having an appeal fee as our fees are generally based on
cost recovery, but iV1r. Driskell explained that in the nature of an adjudication, legal coLmsel feels it
necesstry because if the Wearing Examiner determined we are not correet, we have forcetl an appellant to
incur a$500 fee. There was Couneil consensus ko refer these proposed changes to t}ie Planning
Commission.
6. Transportation Benefit I7istrict - Ken Thompson
Mr. Driskell reported that Aur Metropolitan Transportation Plan; which was adopted by the Spokane
R.cgional Transportation Council provides for assessing the car t<tb fee to use for capital projects and
street maintenance; and that aC ehe Jiine 10, 2008 meeting, staif'adviscd that we, in conjunetion with AWC
have been discussing potential changes with SRTC staff to the 2007 M7'P that would meet the statutory
requirements; those proposcd ebanges being as noted in his July 200$ Request for Cquncil Action
form, 2ncl that hc heard frQm Glenn Nliles, SK'fC 17irector, who also agrees with the proposed changes
and wlio stated that those changes would it in well with other chanbes bei.ng contemplatecl this year for -adoption in t.he fall.
7. Preliminarv 2009 Buclect: RevenueslExpenditures - Ken "fhompson
Finance lairector Thompson explained that this is the frst Coueh toward a 2009 budget, including a
hearing set for July 22-"d' and he crplained his Powerpoint pre,sentation of proposcd 2009 revcnues and
expendicures, and said these figures c<3n be expected to change a little as, the budaet is fine-tuned; and dhat
we will hold adclitional public hefu-ings in the fall. Iv1r. 1`hompson said at tllis point there are no issues
being contemplated to add to the fall ballot.
INFORMATION ONLY: The T ett:ers of Citizen Complimcnts for Customer Service ancl WSJaOT
Agreements were for information nnly anci not reporled or diseussecl.
`I'here being no furlher busincss, it Nvas moved by Councilinember Taylor, seconded, and unanimously
aggrecd to adjourn. 'I"he meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
ATTEST:
Richarcl Munson, Mayor
Christine I3ainbridge, Cit}° Clerk ,
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w7i OK`3_L\L' ALLEY L.lrl i CV 1J11C1L
SPECIAL E1V~~GEN CY 11'TILETIN G
Friday, July 11, 2008 10:00 a.m.
Cl'~Y R,ALL CO111VC1-L CHA11rIBERS
11707 East $prague Avenue, Suite 101.
Ma}'or MnnFon ca!]ed the meeting tQ order at approximati~ ly 10;00
A#feudance: C'f1v S1aff-
Riclr Munson, Mayor Dave Mercier, City Manager
Dick .Deiyeniiy, .Deputy Mayor Cary Driskell, Depu#y C ity Attorne~ Rose Dempsey, Councilmember Neil Kerslen, Public Works Dsrector
Diana Wilhitc, Councilmcmber Lcgal J.nterrts Brian HolEeran and Dena Burke
Chris 13ainbridge; City Clerk
AQLjENli+
Councillnember Csothmann
CoUnCilmembcr SChim mels
Councilme3nber Taylor
Agcudx Tonic: To consider a resolution declaring an emergency or disaster in the City of Spokaile
Valley.- - -
~ [v1ayor Munson announced that the purpose of today'~ ~~i"tiiig is to af#irrn a proclamaiion of an
emeegency signed by Iiim last night, and he no#ed #hat one was also frorn tho Board of County
Commissioners for thc County, and said thak this deolared emergency was announced by Goveriior
~'iregoire far #his area on #lie state-wide level.
It xvas nioved by Councilrnem ber Wifiii1e and seconded to approve Resoltrtion 08-0 15 proefarrnirrg an
emergeney or itrsusler rrr the City of S'pokane Valley, Washingdon. City iNL-inger Mercier s#ated that under
Wasliington statutes, the community Mayors are ideiitified as the electcd official authoriced to create a
clecl~i rzi tion of emergency, zi nd thttt the expeu tation is that the entire legislative body and mayor reports the i
$ctik+ity and situalion, and invitcs authorization o!' Lhe entire council to suppart that ongoine resolution;
t1i at we doii't know when #he state of emergenq cw} be 1ifted, and couid continLle for another four or five.
days; and at the appropriate time %ve would rely on lhe. samc~ mechanism used in ]ifting the wintee I
erricugency dec-laratian, whic-h is, wu avi11 wait for confiTni atian fraiii #he County Sherift', vrho has lh~, dua l '
rale af S13eriff and Directot of County-wide Depart»ient of E3i3ergeiicy Manageme.nt, to deiermine ~+rhen
#he emer¢ency conditions w ill abate_
Mayor Mtuison said that he and Mr. Mercier spent inost of last nighc assessing and abserving tlie
situation, aiyd that they were irnpressed wikh thc organi'r.ai.ion; and stated that the Sherif.Vs Of#ice did a
wonderFial job in l:he evactRation proc:ess; adding that reserves were called in frorn Rosalia and Kaotenai
Count}+. Deptity City Attarney Driskell added that jie was at the s#aging area last night and while being
far from disorganized, there wete afew cammunication issues, Councilmember Wilh ite said that she was
a Iso in that vic3nity and exgressed ~pmtitude for #Jie well-organized actions of the Red Cross; ao d said that
although there wete nat a great deal of people in the hui Idina, the parking lot was qui#e fuI I of R.V's and
travel lrailers, and said ihe commkiniiy xlsa responded wel] with cornplimentary footl from AEbertson's,
and a Piz.~~ delivery, and that many people brought grocery bags filled with books, games, ai1d activities
~ fort}7e- ch ildren.
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r1Qayor Munsan expressed thanks ta Csovernor Gregoire foe flyiiig over; aitd said that he, Mr. Mercier and
tli e C',ovcmor %w nt ko the reloc,ation center and talked to folks l:t'iere, xnd lhat peoples' att itudes were very .
pasiti ve and apprecia#ive; and said that he too was impressed with th e way things v,rem c~onducted.
Me. Mercier said as is typica] with emergency responders, vve will focus on (lealing with #he sitLta#ion
until such is lii'iecl, xfter which lhere will be H t€e-briefing by sl] participating agencics to disc~uss which
lessons were learned, what went well, and what could be improved. Mr. Mercier also thanked Cary
Driskel] for his assis#ance several years ago in helpiiig to prepare thc .Emerpncy kespanse Book, ~i
comple-te with all thc apprapriaft documc~nts to initiate actians at a mament's notice, and nnentioned #hat
#he County mfly consider using our materials as~ a rnodel as Iast nig'iC lhey foiGnd aur ina#erials very
practical.
There. were no public comrnents. Vode by Acc:lamaxion: In Fm+or,• Urraniwau,s_ Opposecf, Norre.
r4bstenlrorrs: ?Vnn e_ llffotion carrrecJ
Jn closi3ig, iMr_ 1rlercier said the a#~ter wqrk will inc-lude calculat3n; [he total cos# and deterniiiyiiig how
tlia# will be divided, and said that #1i is einergency dec-laration triggers avenues of reimburseiiieiit whicli
woula not atherwise be available; thxt the effart is to get al1 the availablc resaKirc:es without cancern for
costs now; zis we citn'C cslcuiat+e cosis now, blEt W1iI Pfe51t111e 0pe3'atll7g nn tlrye leaislative intent ta take
care oft}7c danecrous situatian now and deal with cost afterwaras,
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The meeting adjourned at 10:15 a,m.
ATTEST: Richard IVfunson, ~1{Iayar '
Cli ristine Bainbridige, Cify Clerk
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~ CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
REQUEST F4R COUNCIL ACTION
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ❑ admin. report 0 pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE : First Reading Proposed Ordinance 08-018, 6%Telephone Tax
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Washington State Law
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: No formal council action has been taken. There have
been discussions between council and staff regarding the projected deficit in the Street Fund
and what could be done to balance the budget.
BACKGROUND: During 2004, a projected deficit in the street fund was identified beginning
about 2009.
~ The problem exists because revenue will be around $2.1 million (gas tax) each year and
expenses will be around $5 million plus an estimated 8% inflationary increase each year. The
Finance Committee has reviewed the implications of reducing the Street Fund budget to $2.1
million (to match expected revenue) with corresponding reductions in snow plowing, street
lighting, de-icing and pothole patching. However, the consequences of these reductions were
considered to be unacceptable.
A 6% telephone utility tax is estimated to generate between $3 and $4 million each year.
OPTIONS: 1.) Conduct the first reading of the ordinance and schedule the second reading for
August 12; 2.) Direct staff to reduce street fund expenditures to $2.1 million each year; 3.)
Consider a tax in an amount less than 6%, recognizing the tax would need to be increased
within a year or two.
RECOMMENOED ACTION OR MOTION: Move to advance Ordinance 08-018 implementing a
6% telephone utility tax to a second reading.
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS: With a 6% telephone utility tax, staff estimates the deficit in
the Street Fund could be postponed until 2014. ~ STAFF CONTACT: Ken Thompson, Finance Director
ATTACHMENTS: Draft proposed ordinance 08-018, Powerpoint Presentation
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~ Cl'1'Y OF SPOKANE VALLF:Y
SPOKA!``E COUNTY, WASIUN(7T0\`
012DT1qANCE \°O. 08-018
AN C7RllINA.i7CE OF THE C.T.TY OF SI'OKANE VAT..LEY, SYOKANF. COU\TY,
WASHTNGTUN, ESTAF3LISII1NC SPOKANF VALLEY iVWMCll'Al, CODE
CWAI'TE17 3.70 PROV[llli\TG FOR A UT[LITY TAX WITFiliN 1'HE CITY OF
SPUKANE VAi,.LEY, 1'ROVII)IXG PROCEUUlZES FOR T'HF, IlVIPLFMFNTATION
7'BFRFQF, fiNCLUn..iNG C[Vll, AND CRIMINAL YE\x4I..TIES, ANI) OTWER
iN'lAT7E125 PRQPCI2LY RELATFD TIiC12ET0.
WHEREAS; the State of VVashington pursuant to RCW 35A.82.020 and KC:1V 35.21.870 has
authorized code cilies to raise revenue for the privilege of canducting certain utility businesses in the Cit_y
and use the revenues to maintain the services, duties and obligations of the City;
W`I-IEREt1S, an excise utility tax may be imposed upon gross receipts of a business prnvidecl the
tax is uniform in its application; ancl
WI-IEREAS; the City desires to provide for a City Utility Tax as authorized by lgcv.
NOW, TI•IEIZEFORI:, the City Couneil of the City of Spokane Vslley, Spokane County,
Washington, ordains as follows:
Section 1. intent - r'he City of Spokanc Valley declares that the intent of t11is
Ordinance is to establisli Spokanc Valley Municipal Code Cltapler 3.70 to provicie authority to
~ charge a utility ta: on certain utility services.
Section 2. Creation of New Chapter Providing for Charging Utility Tax. rhe
City of Spokane Valley adopts a new chapter to the Spokane Valley Municipal Code, 3.70
entitled "Utility "I'a:c", wh_ich is set forth as follows:
3.70A10 Definitions. Unless the context clea.rly indicatcs othenvise, the words; phrases and
terms used in this Ordinance shall have the following meanings:
A. "Cellular Telephone Service" means a twro-way voice artd data
telephone/telecommunications system based in wliole or substaiitially in parc on wireless radio
comrnunications which is not subject to regulation hy the 1'Jashington State Utilitics and
Transportation Commission (VIrUTC). This includes cellular mobile serviee. Thc definition of
ecllular mobile service includes other wireless radio communications services such as spccialized
►nobile radio (SNiR), Personal communications services (PCS), and any nther evolving wireless
ridio communications technology which aecornplishes a purposc sirnilar to eellular mobile
service. Cellular Telephone Servicc is included within khc definition of "Telephone Business" fnr
the purposes of this Ordinance.
B. "City Manager"means the City Manager and desianees.
C. "Cnrnpetitive Telephone Service" means the providing by ariy Person of
telecommunications equipment or apparatus, or service related to that equipment or apparatus
such as repair or tnaintenance service, if the equipment or apparatus is of a type which ctin be
provided by Pcrsons that are not subjcct to regulation as iclephane companics under Title 80
RCW and for which a separale charge is made.
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D. "Gross Income" means tlte value proceeding or aceruing from the sale of tangible
property or service, and receipts (including all sums earned or charged, whether receivcd or n4t)
by reason of inve.stment of capital in the business cngaged in (including rentaIs, royalties, interest ~
and other emoluments hnwever ciesignated) excluding receipts or procecds from the sale or use of
real property or any interest. therein and the proceeds from the_ sale of notes, bonds, morteages, or
other evicfences Qt indebtedness, or stocks and the like and without any deducCion on acc4unt of
the cost of the prop£rty sold, cost of rnaterials used, labdr eosts, interest or discount paid, or any
expenses whatsoever, and without any decluction on account of losses. Fureher deductions and
exceptions from Gross Incame upon which the fee or tax described in khis Ordinance is computed
are set forth in SECtiori 6.
E. "1'a~er Service" cneans sen~ice providetl by means of'sn electronic deviee whicli hfls the
ability to send or receive vaice or digital messages trinsmiC[ecl through the local telephone
nehvork:; via satellite or any oIher form of vroice or data transrnission. "Pager Service" is included
within the dcfiriition Qf "Telephone Business" for purposes of this Ordinance.
F. "Person or Persons" means persons of either sex; fimis; co-parl:nerships, coi`porations,
limited liability companies, and other associatinns; whether acting by themselves or through
servants, agents or ernployees.
G. "TaxpaYer" means any 13erson liable for the license fee or tax imposed by tliis Qrdinance.
H. "Taa Ye.ir or Taxable Year" means (1) the year cornmencing January lst and endin~ on
Deccmber 31 st, of such year, or (2) the Tixpayer's fiscal year when perrr►issio►i is obtained frnm
the City `9anager to use lhA[ period as the tax year.
L "Telephone Business" means t.he business of providing aecess 1:o a lqcal telephone
nenvork, local telephone neNvork switching service, coll service or coin telephone services or
providinc, telephnnic, video, data or similar communication or transmission 1'or hire, via a local
telephone nehvork, toll line a• channel cable, microwave, or similar communiCation or
transmission system. '["he term includes cooperative or farmer line telephone conipanies or
associations operating an exchange. `('elephone Busiriess also includes CeUular Telephone
Service. Telephone Business does not include the providing of Competitive `I'elephone Service,
the providin- of Cable `1"elephone Servicc, nor the providing of broaclcast services by radio and
'I'elephone stations.
3.70.0211 Utility Tax T.,cvied - Rate. "1'here is levie(i on and shal) be callected from every Person a
tax for the act or privilege of engaging in ut:ility husinesS activities, measured by multiplying the below
respective rates <<gainst Gross Incame as fol Iows:
A. Telephone Business. Upon evcry Person engaged in or CArt'ying, on any 7'elephone
$usiness (including Cellular Telcphone Service and F'ager Service) within the Cit), a fee or tax
equal to 6% aFlhe t:otal GrASS Income from such business in The City. `I°ax liability imposed under
this Section shall not apply to t:hat portion of Gross Income clerivecl from charges to another
tclecommunications eompany, as defined in RGbV 80.04.010, for connecting fees, switching
charges, or c<irrier access charges relating to inCrastate toll telephone services, or for access to, or
charges for, interstate scrvices, or charges for network telephone service that is purchased for the
purpose of resale.
3.711.030 Allocation of lncome - Cellular'1'elephane Service. ;
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A. Service Address_ Payments by a customer foe the telephone service- frorn tekephancs
~ without a fixed loca#.ion shall be. allocated xrnong [ax.ing, jurisdictioils #o the locatioll of the
c4LstameA pr,ncip$1 service address dur3n~ [hc period for ►~~hich the t~ applies.
]3. Presuinption_ 'jhere is a presumption that the service zicldrcss a customer supplies ko ttle
Taxpayer is current and accurafe, ui3less tlie Taxpayer has actual knQwledge to the contrary-
C. Roaminsr Phones_ Wlien the service is provided while a subscriber is roaming ou#side the
su bscriber's norrnal cellular n e#work area, thQ Gross I11 c01ne sha ll be sssigned consistunl witli the
Taxpayer's accotGntin~ system to t~~e ]ocatian o~' ti~e originatiiig cel] sste oF thc call, or to lhe
lacation of lhe main cellular sw itching o!'fice that switclied the call,
D . Dispute Resolutinn_ Tf there is a dispute befween ar xmong the City and ane or mare
other cities, as to the service xddress of a customer wha is receiving Cellular Telephone Services
and the dispute is not resalved by i}egotiation among [he parties, then the dispute slryail be I
resolved by the C;ity and the othei` city or cities by submitti,ng the issue fc}r settlem~iA to #he i
Associa#ion o[' WaSh111fa'tOi3 Ci#ies (AWC), Once the taxes an tlle disptMted revenues liave been ii
paid lo on~ oftli e contesting cities, the CelI u lar Telep hone Service compan}+ sli all have no furtli er
liabilEty with respect io additional taxes on the clisputcd revenueF, so lang as ic c-hsnges its billing
records for f4Pi'4Gre rcvcnues ta comport with che settlement faci litated by AWC,
E Ciiy Mana¢e.r Autl7oritv. The Cit}' iManager is au#hori'r_,ed to represent the City iil
negotiations wi#1i other ci[ies for the prnper allocation of Cellular '1'elephone ScM, ice taxes
iinposed pursuan[ to this Ordinance_ Any agreement kv itly respect to the allocation of the Cellufar
~ Teleplione Service ta:[es shall receive the finxl ~i pprova] of die C ity Co un c-il,
3.70.040 Rerniktance,
A. M ont]i l,y IZemittance. The tax imposed by this Ordinance shall be collec;teci, reporte,d and
rernitted ta the City montlily oii or before the Iast day of the subseyuent montli. If a 1"tircpay~r
commences to engage in business at any tiiiie other tlian the first day of t17e monih, then tlie
Taxpayer's first returiy and tax payinent sha31 be hased upon and covei- i:he portioii of the month
during whicl) tiie Taxpayer engageci in business_
B, Returns. Thc remittance shall be in Ir-ga] tender and sliall be ac:companied by a return on
a foTrri to be provided and prescribed by the (;ity. The Taxpayer shal1 be required to swear ot
affiiin in wri[ing oii the return #]iat the inrormattoi} tberein given is fiMl] ai)d biLe and Ehat the '
`I'axpxyer Lnows it to he so, iF the total [ax for which any 'f°erson is liable Linder tliis Ordinance is ,
not reasonably expec[ed to exceed $100 in any monrh, die Taxpayer may file a wrirten requesl
with khe City Manager to file and pay tfces due under this Ordinzince annually. Such reyuests are
subject to approval b}+ tlie Ci#y Manziger.
3.70.050 7xpa1'er enga ed in more than one. bu;iness. Any Persoii engaged in; or carrying on
more #han one aC41vi#y pr busiuess subject to the tax impased by l'hos Ordinance, shall pay the tax so
imposed on e$ch such husiness or activity.
3.74.060 L]eductionq_ In computing ihe tax iinposed by this Ordinance, the following rnay be
dcduc.ted from the measure. oftlie tax-
~ A. Adjustjiien#s made to zi billing or to zL customer xc:caunt or to a telecomm,jnications
company accnial occotMnt in order tn reverse a billing or cliarge tha# hacl been made. as a eesuli of
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third-party Fraud or other crime and for which the TaYpayer can provide documentation to the
City• ,
B. Al) cash discnunls allowed and actually granted to eustome.rs of the Ta.xpayer during the
tax year and for which the Taxpayer can provide documentation to the City.
C. Arnounts derived from cransactions in interstate or foreign commerce, or from business
done for the government of the United States, its offieers or aaents in their oEficial capacity , and
any amount naid by the Taxpayer to the United States or the State of 1'Vashington; as excise taxes.
D. The amount of credit losse_s acCually sustained by °I'axpayers whose regular books are
kept on an accrual basis.
E. Amounts derived from business evhich the City is prohibitecl frorn taxinQ under the
Constitution or the laws nf lhis State or the United States.
3.74.070 Record Retention f'tequirements. it sllall be the duty of every Pcrson liable for payment
of the tax hereunder to obtain an occupation license, as prescribcd b}' Spokane Valley Vlunieipal Code
Chapter 5.05, and to keep and preserve far aperiod of five years sucM books and records as will
accurately reflect the amount of Gross Income from the business, and fi•om which can be cletcrmined t}ie
amount of any tax for wfiich the Person may be liablc under the provisions of this Ordinance. 1'he term
"books and records" as used in chis seclion includes but is not limited to copies of the Taxpayer's Federal
income tax returns, Pedcral excise tax returns; State of Washington excise tax returns, and copies of
income t:ax and excise tax audits made by the United States or the State of Washington and furnished tn
such Person. 'I"he TtLxpayer's books and records shall be available for exarnination at all reasnnable timcs
by the City Ibianager and his or her duly authorizecl. .
In the case of any Taxpayer who does not kecp the necessary books and records within the City
for examination; it shall be suCiicient if such Person produce the same within the City as instnieCed or
required by the City Manager
Anv T.►xpZVer who fails; ne-lects, or re(-'uses to produce such books ancl records in accordance
with this Qrdinance, or fails to file a return, in addition to being subject fo other civil and criminal
penalties prcvidecl by t.his C)rdinance, is subject ta a tax assessmcnt in an amnimt clelerrnined by the City
vianager in accordnnce with the provisions of [his Ordinance; wllich tax assessment shall be deemed
prima facie correcC :ind shall be the amotmt of fee or tAx awing to the City by the 'l'tjxpayer unless the
Peison can prove ntherwise by eompetent evidence. 7"he TsLxpayi:r shall be notified by certifieci mail of
the arnount of tax assessment impoSed pursuflni to this Section, t:o3eche;r with any penalty andlnr int.erest
due, and the total of such arnounts shall diereupon become immedil►Cely due and payable.
3.70.080 '1 ax Delinquencv iJnlawful Acts.
A. Penalties and lnterest. For eacli payment due, if such payment is not rnade by the due
date thereof, there shall be addecl penalty and interest as follows:
(1) lf paid 1- 10 clays IRte, there shall be a penalty of S% adcied to the amount of tax
clue.
(2) lf paid 1] - 20 days late, there shall hc a penalty of 7% aclded to the arnount of
tax due.
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(3) If paid 21 - 30 days late, there shall he apenalry of 10% added Io the ainount of
~ t<m due.
(4) If paid 31 - 60 clays late, there shall be a penalty of 15% adciecl Co the amount of
tax due.
(5) If paid in e.rcess of 60 days late, there shall be a penalty oF 20% added to the
~tmount oFtax due.
(6) In addition to the above pcnalty, the City shall charge the Taxpayer interest on 1ll
taNes due at the rate of one nercent (1%) per month or portion thereof that said a.mounts
are past due.
(7) The ta.i imposed by this Orclinancc, and all penalties ancl interest thereon, shall
constitute a debt to the City, and may be collected by courl proceedings in the same
manricr as any other debt which remedv shall be in addition to all other available
rernnedies. Any judgent. cntered in favor of the City may include an av"ard lo the City of
all cour[ and collection eosts inelucling attorneys' fees to the extent pennitted by law.
Amounts delinquent morc tlian sixty days mi►y be assigned to a thircl party for collection,
in which case the amount of any callection charges shall be in addition to all oCher
amounts Awed. Amounts clue sliall not be considerecl paid until the City has received
payment for the full arnount due or has dischargcd the amount due anci not paid.
B. Unlmvtul Acts. It is unlaNv~"ul for any Person liable for the tax imposecl by this Ordinance
~ to fail to pay the tax when due or for any Person, firm, or corporation to make any false or
fraudulent return or any false statement in connection with the return.
C. Criminal Penalties. Any Person who intentionally violates any provision of this
Ordinance shall bc guilty of a misclemeanor and upon conviction t.hereof punished pursuant to
state law or City ordinanee.
3.70.090 Quitting, Scllinp, or 1'ransferrin~* Business. Whenever any Taxpayer quits bu5iness, or
sells out; exchanges, or otheiwise disposes of such business, any tax payablc under this Ordinance shall
become immcdiately due ancl payable, and such "I'axpayer shall, within ten (10) days thcrcafter, make a
return and pay the tas due; and any Person «<ho becomes a successor shall become liable for the full
amount of any unpaid tat, intcrest, and penalties and shall withhold from the purchase price an amount
suffcient to pay any tax due from the Taxpayer until such time as the Taxpayer shall produce a reteipt
From the Ci .ty showing payment in full of any tax due or a certificate that no tax is due. lf sueh tax,
interest or penalty has not heen paid by the Taxpayer within 10 days fram t_he date of such sale, exchange,
or disposal, the successor shall become IiaUle for the p<<yment of the fiill am0unf Of tax, interest and
penalties. The successor's liability shall bc limited to the purchase price or fair market value of the
business purchasect iFno cash transaction took place. No successor shall be liable for any tax due from the
TaYpayer from whom the successor has acquired a busincss or stock of goods if the successor gives
written notice to the City Manager of such aequisition and no assessment is issued by the City vfanager
within six (6) months of receipt of sueh notice against the former opcrator of the business. Taxpayer's
accounl will rernain on an aclive status and be subject co all taxes, penalties, and int:erest until such time
as the Ciry Manager is noCilied irt writing that the Tatpayer has discontinued busincss activity within the
CiYy. Vothing in this Ordinance is intended nor shall it be coiistrued to prohibit the successor from
engaginn in business in the City pending resolution of the successor's tax liability.
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3.70.100 Tat Nlot haclusive. The tax Icvied herein shall be additional to any license fee or tax
imposed or levied under any other law or under any other ordinance of the City.
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3.711.1LU Kate hanRes. N' o c-ltianne iiy the rate of tax upan Persons engag ing in the bUsines5 of
furnishing utility services, slrall app1y to business activities occurrinc bcfore tile effective date oF the '
chxnge, Furthermorc, ~-xcept fnr a change in the tax rate xuihorkxed by RCW 35_21_870; no change in Che
rate of the tax on 1'eT3ons engaging in the business of providiiig utility servic[:s may take cfFeci sooner
than sixty (64) days folI owing the enactment of the ordinance cstablishin8 the changa.
3.70.7.20 Ap neal Procedure_ An}' Tt~Cpt~~+6r A~~riCvCd b}' the am0ul3# af the fee or Tax FQUnCl
the City Manager #o be reytiired uncler the provisioiis of this Qedinance rnxy, tipon ftall payrxtcnt of the
ainoun# assessetl. xppeal f'rom sucii finding hy filing a vvrirten notice of appeal with the City Clerk within
fourteen (14) days froni tlie date such Txxpayer was given notified in writing of such xmo4Gnf, The Clcrk
s1ia11, as ~,onn as pr~actic{tble, fix a time and place for the hearing of such appeal bcfore the I4earing
Examiner, whicli #inie sha11 be not morc than sixfy {60} days afteT the Filing oF fhc notice of appeal, aiid
shall cause a no[ice of the time and place thereof lo be cGelivered or mailed to the appellant. At stkch
hewinrr bcfiore the Flearing Examiner, ihe Tkxpa}'e-r shail be cntitled to be heard and to inlrocluce evidcnce
,eth er wit11 fiiidings of fact and
in h is or her own heltialf. Th e 1-Ieai- ing Examiner sha] I render a deci5ioii, too
concl4Isions of law, based upon the ev idence presented at the time of the hearing and ai l material on file in
the case, The Hearino I:,xamineils decisions shall indicate the corrcct aiiloun# of the fee or tax owing, Tho
I-iearing Exami3ier's decisiork shall be fina]_ T17e appellaii# or the Cit}` rna}' appeal thc decisian of the
Hexring Fr:am incr to tll e S upeeioe Court of Washington in and for Sp nkane County within #]i irty {30} ciays
after the date of't'he Hearino Exainiaees decisioii, 'I"he Hearing Examirker may, by sul)poena, require the
atU,ndance nf any Persan, and mxy also require himAnzr fio produce aiiy pertinent books ancE recorcls, Any
Persnn served with such subpoena shall appear at the t3rne and place #]ierein stated ancl producc (1}e books
and records req uired, if- arky, and shall testify ti-a#]i fii lly undtr oxlh administered by the Kearing Exaniiner ~
as tio any mattor required of ]7 iiiilher pert in ent to the Rppea l, and it shal] a) e uii lavwful foe h iinlher to fail or ~
refiise so #o do. '
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3.70.X3{} C)ver or Underaavment of Tax. In the event [hat any Persnn inakes an overpaymeni,
and witliin hvo years of the dute oF such overpayintnt makes applicatian for a reI'und or credit, the
Person's claI ms sh,,~ll bc allowed and a refiui d made by the Cit}' up on dinerm i iiati o n hy the C i#y h'lanager
that iio other sums are awed b}' the Person to the City_ if a Persnn determines lhat the tax I}as been
underpaid and withaut notic~e by any par[y pays tlye amount due to the City, such amount shall not be
subjecl lo penalty.
Seclion 3. Severahility- if any section, sentence, clatpse or phrase of tiiis Ordinance sliould be
hcld to be invalid ar unconstittRrionaI by a co+irt of coiiipete3it jtirisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstilulionaliC}' shal I not affect tli e vali ditv or con st3Yuiiona lity of any other section, sentence, CIa4k3e OC
ph rase ofthis 0 r(i in~i n~:e.
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Section 4 EfFec#ive 17ate, 7'his Ordinancc sliiall he in full foece and effec:t th ir[v (30) da
d~i le oF publtc$tion of tlyi s Ordi nance ar a stp m m H ry th ereof in thc ofifi cial i7ewspaper of tlie C:ity, xnd the
taxes iin posed hetein shal] take efi~ect Januar}' 1, 20V)_
PASSrD by the City C;ouncil of the City o!' Spokane VaIIc.}' on _ 2.UQ8,
Ma}'or, Richard Munson
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Cif.y Clc~rk, Christiiie 13ainbridge
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Offi ce o#'t]}e Ciky AttOrney
Dxte o£Publication;
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~ CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 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: Proposed Resolution 08-016 Encling Emergency Conditions of Resolution 08-
015
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
BACKGROUND:
The purpose a»d intent of this Resolution is to declare that the conditions whieh gave rise to thc
~ emergency proclarnations on July 10, 2008 a.nd July H. 2008, have abaCed i.n the City of Spokane Valley.
OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Move to approve resolution 08-016
BUDGETlFINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT: Cary Driskell
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution 08-016
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~ CIT'Y OF SPOKANF VALLFY,
SPUKANL COIJNTY, VVASHWGTON
RFSOLUTTO\° NO. 08-016
t1 RFSCaLiJ'I'IOY QI' THE C1TY OF SI'OKANE VALLEY, SYOICANT COUN'IY,
WASHINGTON, REVOKJNG THF FiVTERGENCY SPENDING AUTWpRITY A.ND
DECLARING THAT THE CONDITIONS GIVING RISE TO THE EMERGENCY
YROCLAAZAT'IONS O\` JUI,Y 10, 2008 AND.TULY 11, 2008, FIAVE ABATED, WI3ICH .TULY
11, 2008, EMERGENCY P1tOCLAM.ATTON WAS ENAC7'E-l) BY SPOKANF, VALLFX CTT"Y
l2ESOLUI'ION NO. 08-015.
WI-IEItEAS, the City of Spokane Valley issued an emergency proclamation on July 10, 2008 due
to fire and wind conditions which severely disrupted the healdi, safety and welfare within the City of
Spokane Valley anct eaused extensive damage in parts of the City of Spokane Valley; ancf
WI-IEREAS; the City af Spakane Valley convened a special meeting July 11, 2008, at which time
the Council formally approvecl Resolution 08-0 l 5 to proclaim the existence of a disaster or emergency in
the Ciey of Spokane Vallcy; and
WHEREAS, based upon undated report,s fram fire and emergency officials, the City Council
believe.s the conditions which gave rise to the need Co issue lhe emergency proc.lamation havc abated, and
that it is now appropriate to pass a resolution proclaiming that the conditions have abated.
\iQVV, THCIZEF'OltE, BE IT HEREBY RESOI..VF,D by the Spokatie Valley City Courncil that:
~ SECTION 1- I'urpose anci intent. The purpose and intcnt of this Resolution is to declare that
the conditions which gave rise to the emergency proclamations on July 10, 200$ and July 11, 2008, have
abatied in the City of Spokane Valley.
SF.CTTO\' 2- Authoeity for emergency spendine revroked. Any emergency powrers authorized
by Washington State law far the cxpenditure of public funds by the City in the interest of protecting the
health, safety and %velfarc ot the citizens of the City is hereby revoked. `I'his Itesolution is not intended tn
restrict any Qther statutory authority the City miiy have for expendilure of public fiinds.
SECTION 3 F.ffeckive Iaate. "I'his Resolution shall be in full fprce and effect upon adoption.
DATED this day of July, 2008.
Richard Munson, Maynr
ATTCST:
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information 0 admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Personnel Ordinance Amendment (Drug testing employees and
prospective employees)
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: SVMC 2.50.060
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: The Council adopted Ordinance 03-044, Section 6, in
2003.
BACKGROUND: In 2003, the City adopted Ordinance 03-444, which required in part that all
prospective employees of the City would be subject to a physical exam and drug screen test,
and that employees required to maintain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) would be subject
to periodic random testing as required by law.
~ Since that adoption, state and federal courts have clarified the law on this issue to state that
only certain positions within the City structure may be subject to such drug testing. The
proposed Ordinance would bring our Code into compliance with those statutes and case law.
Additionally, responsibility for compliance for these provisions would shift from the City Manager
to the Human Resources Manager.
OPTIONS: Request additional information; request additional changes to the proposed
ordinance; consensus to place on future agenda for a first reading.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Consensus to place this matter on a future agenda
for a first reading.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IAAPACTS: NA
STAFF CONTACT: Cary Driskell, Deputy City Attorney; John Whitehead, Human Resources
Manager.
ATTACHMENTS: Draft proposed ordinance 08-016 amending drug testing provisions.
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CITY OF SPOkANE VALLFt'
SPOKANE COUN71', R'ASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 08-O16
AN ORDINANCF AMENDING SPOKANE VALLEY MU':r7CIPAI. CODF SECTIOti 2.50.060
RELA7'ING TO DRUG TESTING OF EMPLOYFES, Al`D PRE•EhfPLOYMENT DRUG
TESTING FOR PROSPECTtYE EMPLOYFES, AND O'I'HER rL4Ti"ERS RELATiNG
THERETO.
WNEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley pc+eviousiy adopted rrgulatioos relating tn drug tasting of
employees and prc-employment testing for prospoctive omployecs pursuant to SVMC 2.50.060; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Vallcy secks to amend SVMC 2.50.060 to ensurc compiiance
«•ith scnte and federal laws, and designate responsibility for dutics contained thcrein.
NOW T7-IEREFORE, the City Council of the Ciry of Spokane Vallty, Spoknne County,
Washington, ordnins as follov►•s:
Section 1 Llu=~e. The purpuse of this Ordinancc is to amend SVMC 2.50A60, the
provisians relnting to drug testing for cmployees and prospectivic emplayaes.
cti . Sttokane Va1lekMunicipal Code Scction 2 50 460 is hercby amendcd a~f lo lows:
Q; The Human Resotuces Mmager shall roauirc a nrc-offer drug. ssc+em test for aU applicants and
eatploym applying fot a positioa rwuiring a commercial driver's license (CDL) or involving safct,%--
wnsitive job dutio,
A:B The ~~~Hwnan Rcsourcxs ManaAer shall roquire an apprupriate post-o itianal offer,
pre-employmcnt physical exam effd-dmig set-een iest of all prospcctive City employees,
K.. Emrloyees required to maintnin a commercial driver's licsnse (CDL) nnd emQlovees who nre
assZood safetv- sensitive job duties shall [x subjact ta periodic random drug testing as roquired by law.
FD. Upon a finding by an employee's sugervisar of rcasonable suspicion that the employce's abitin• tu
properly perform the job has been lesseaed by the use of intoxicating liquor andlor drugs, the employee
may be rcquired to submit to alcohol or drug tcsting. In eddition, an emplayee may be required to submit
to slcohol or cfrug testing if thc employee is injured or injures anolher employcc during work hours or is
involved in a work-related accident and the City reasonably, snspocts diat the employee's actions or
fAilure to act cantributcd to the injury or accident.
Section 3. Stverability. If any secNon, sentence, clAUSr or phresc of thls Qrdinance should
be held ro bt invalid ar unconstitutional by a coun of cnmpetent jurisdictiaa, sueh invalidity or
uncanstitutionality shall nat affect the validiry or constitutionalih• of any other sectian, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinancc.
Section . Effective Datc. 7'his Ordinnnce shall become effectiti,c fi%-e da4.s uftcr publication
of the ordinance, or a summary thereof, in the official newspaper of the City.
Urdinancc tlmending SVMC 2.50.060 Page 1 of 2
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Adopted this day of August, 2008.
City of Spokane Valle.y
Mayor, Richazd Ivlunson
ATTEST:
City Clerk, Christine Bainbridge
Approved ss to Form:
Office of the City Attorney
Date of Publication:
Effective Date:
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~ Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: 07122f2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information Z admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE : Proposed Property Tax Ordinance for 2009
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: State Law
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: There has been discussion regarding the anticipated
amount of property tax revenue and the property tax rate for the 2009 budget. A public hearing
was held on July 22 to review 2009 projected revenues, including the property tax levy.
Public hearings will be held in September and October to discuss the 2009 proposed budget
which includes proposed property taxes.
~ BACKGROUND: State law requires the City to pass an ordinance in order to levy property
taxes. The City is limited to a maximum of $3.60 per thousand dollars of assessed value, less
the highest levy rate authorized by a fire district within the city limits of the City of Spokane
Valley and less the library rate within the City of Spokane Valley.
The City considered levying $1.60 per thousand dollars of assessed value which is the amount
authorized under state law for municipal purposes. A review of City budget needs and the
increase in assessed value now indicates the City levy will be closer to $1.53/per thousand
dollars of assessed value. The actual rate for the City will not be known until January of 2009
vuhen final assessed value calculations are available. .
OPTIONS: An ordinance is required by law. The council could levy an amount less than that
proposed, and reduce the budget an equal amount.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: No action is necessary at this time. The first
reading of this ordinance is scheduled for September 9.
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS: This ordinance levies property tax for the City's 2009 budget
year. Staff expects property tax revenues to be near $10.5 million once growth in assessed
value and the allowable increase in the tax levy have been included. Property taxes make up
22% of General Fund revenues and beginning fund balance.
; STAFF CONTACT: Finance & Admin. Services Director, Ken Thompson
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CITY OF SPOKAiNE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHPi'GTON
ORDIlYANCF NO. 08-
AN QRD1NANCE OF TI3L C11Y OF SPOKANF VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASAPtGTON, LEVYlNG TRE REGULAR PROPERTY TAXE S FOR THE Cl"TY OF •
SPOKANE VALLEl', WASHCNGTON i.N SPOKANE COUNTY FOR TAE 1'E, AR
COMiVlEENCLYG JANUARY 1, 2009 'I`O Y1tOV1])F RFVE\'UE FOR CITY SERVICFS,
PROJECTS ANA ACTIVITIE,S AS SET FQRTI3 IN THE CtTY BiJDGET.
WHEREAS, State law authorizes the City of Spokaiie Valley to levy regular property taxes upon
the taxable properly within the corporate li►nits in order to provide revcnue for the 2009 Generil Fund
budget pf the City; and
WFIEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley is authori7,ed to lewy $3.60 per thousand dollars of
assessed valuation deducting thereFrom the highest leNry collected by a Fire District within the Spokane
Valley city limits 3nd also deducting the Spokane Valley Iribrary District levy; and
WMEItEAS, RCW 84.52.020 requires the City Council on or before the 30I' day of Novernber to
certify budget estimates to the clerk of the Spokane County Board of Commissioners including amounts
to be raised by taxing property within the limits of the City; and
~ WHEREAS, the City Council pursuant to notice, held public he•arings on July 22, 2008 and
September 9, 2008 on the proposed budget estimatcs for 2009 including revenue sources which will fund
the provision of City services, projects and activities.
NOW, Tf-IEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington; ordains as
follows:
Section 1. 200 Lev Itate. There sliall be and is hereby levied and imposed upon real _
propcrty, personal property and utility property, as defined in RCW Chapter 84.02 and 84.55.005 in the
City of Spokane Valley, Washington a regular property tax fqr the year commencing January 1, 2009 in
the total amount of $10,504,000. It is recognizecl the City of $pokane Valley can levy $3.60 per thousand
dollars of assessed value less the highest fre district levy within the City of $pokane Valley and less the
IibrYry district levy.
The regular property tax levied Chrough lhis Ordinance is for the purpose of receiving revenuc to
make payment upon the gencral indebtedness of the City of Spokane Vallcy, the general fund oUligations,
and for the payment nf services, pro,jects and activities for the City during the 2009 calendnr year. The
purpose af this ordinance is to establish the levy ainount as permitted by law.
The City eYpects the dollar amount of the propercy tax le~ry to be $10,500,000 wfiich is $631,060
greater (6.39%) chan the 2007 levry which was collectecl in 2008.
Section 2. Notiee to Spakane Coun!y. Pursuant to RCW 84.52.020, the City Clerk shall
certify to the County Legislative authority a true and correet copy of this Ordi.nance, as well as the budget
~ estimates adopted by the City Council in order tn provicle for and direct the taxes levied herein that shall
be collecied and paid tA the City of Spokane Valley at the time and in the manner provided by the laws of
` the State of V1'ashington.
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Section 3. Severabilih'. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionally of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after
publicacion of this Ordinanee or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City as provided by
law.
PASSEl7 by the City Council this da}' of , 2008.
,qayor, Richard M. Ivlunson
ATTES7:
CiCy Cleek, Christine Bainbrid?e
Approvea As To }±urm:
qffice of the City Attorney "
Date of I'ublication:
Effeetive Date:
Ordinance 08- Property Tax Page 2 of 2
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
0 admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Tax Levy Confirmation Ordinance Review: Proposed ordinance
confirming a 6.39% increase in the 2008 property tax levy for collection during the 2009
calendar year.
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: State budget law
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: The 2009 proposed revenues were presented to the
City Council at a public hearing on July 22. The public was invited to offer comment at that
hearing.
Additional public hearings will be held in September and October to consider the entire 2009
proposed budget including property tax revenues.
~ BACKGROUND: State budget law requires we make our revenue proJ'ections known and
conduct a public hearing to consider input from the public. At the public hearing on July 22,
special mention was made of property taxes.
The City is required to pass an ordinance expressing our desire to levy a 6.39% annual increase
in the property tax levy.
This 6.39% propeRy tax increase ($631,060) is included in the property tax ordinance which
was discussed earlier this evening and is scheduled for a first reading on September 9.
OPTIONS: State law requires an ordinance be passed confirrning our desire to levy the
allowable increase in property tax. A second option would be for the council to decide not to
pass the ordinance and reduce the budget accordingly.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: No action is required at this time. The first reading
of the ordinance is scheduled for September 9.
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACTS: The proposed ordinance increases the city property tax levy
by $631,060 for 2009 operations.
STAFF CONTACT: Ken Thompson, Finance Director
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Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business 0 new business ❑ public hearing
0 information ❑ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: CTED Collaborative Planning Grant - Development Regulations and
Review Process GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) - RCW
36.70A.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Council approved a CTED Collaboration Grant in
2007. ~ BACKGROUND: This grant was used to evaluate differences in land use (zoning) and
development standards, identify fiscal restraints related to annexation, and explore service
delivery options within the metropolitan Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). Based on the preceding
work consultants have developed two proposed options for compatible development regulations
and coordinated review process in the metro UGAs. Staff is providing a brief overview prior to
the official presentation on July 29 by Susan Winchell, Project Manager, and Studio Cascade.
OPTIONS: NIA
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: No action required
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: N/A
STAFF CONTACT: Mike Basinger, Senior Planner
ATTACHMENT: Memorandum - CTED Regional Collaboration Grant
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Memorandum
To: Dave Mercier, City Manager; City Council
From: Mike Basinger, Senior Planner
CC: Kathy McClung, Community Development Director
Date: July 22, 2008
Re: CTED Regional Collaboration Grant
CTED Collaborative Planning Grant Overview
The collaborative process began in 2006 with the development of a working group
comprised of Spokane County and the Cities of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake,
Miliwood, and Airway Heights. The group determined there was a need for coordinated
~ planning within their shared Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). This was an outcome of the
metropolitan cities concerns regarding development in the UGAs adjacent to their
municipal boundaries. Likewise, Spokane County has had apprehension in relation to
annexation and lost revenue that may incur.
In 2007, the work group captured funding through a competitive grant offered by the
department of Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED). Funding from
this grant was used to evaluate differences in land use (zoning) and development
standards, identify fiscal restraints related to annexation, and explore service delivery
options within the metropolitan UGAs.
The working group determined the first step in establishing a basis for coordinated
planning was the development of mutually acceptable interlocal agreements. An
outcome of this initial worlc was a comparison of existing land use and design standards
used by the county and the cities within UGAs to develop an understanding of
commonalities and differences in standards. The group thought this further
understanding would improve the level of communication between the regional elected
officials and would remove a major impediment to the development of the interlocal
agreements. The success of future interlocal agreements was determined to be
contingent upon balancing the cities desires to monitor growth and allowing the
extension of city governance in the UGAs (annexation) without negatively affecting the
County's fiscal sustainability.
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Based on the preceding work, the group determined a need to develop a foundation for ,
a service delivery and revenue solution that could put the metro cities and county in a position to be successful in the long-term. To accomplish this, the worlcgroup is
applying for a CTED Emerging Issues Grant to continue existing work outlined in the
Collaboration Grant awarded in 2007. This work will identify potential efficiencies and/or
revenue solutions that will enhance the County's fiscal sustainability and identify what
regional and Iocal services it will provide to unincorporated areas.
Development Regulations and Review Process for Metro Urban Growth Areas
Staff is providing a brief overview of the development regulations and review process for
the Metro UGAs on July 22 prior to the official presentation on July 29 by Susan
Winchell, Project Manager, and Studio Cascade.
As mentioned earlier, part of phase 1 of the CTED Collaborative Grant rvas to survey
the development regulations of each jurisdiction, then identify similarities and
differences. At this point, consultants have developed two proposed options for
compatible development regulations and a coordinated review process in the metro
urban growth area. The first option establishes various County-adopted zoning overlay
districts emulating regulations of neighboring jurisdictions. The second option is more
process-oriented, requiring the implementation of adjacent city regulations within the
metro urban grovvth area.
The first option, the zoning overlay, essentially modifies Spokane County standards to
be compatible with those of adjacent cities. In some instances, the overlay alters permitted land uses to more closely match the uses in the adjoining cities. Density
standards would be updated to match city maximum build-out. Subdivision, site design
standards, and requirements for residential, commercial, and industrial districts would
be created within the overlay. Street standards would be derived from City of Spokane
and the City of Spokane Valley. Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) will
evaluate this section to ensure consistency with their transportation analysis. In order to
implement this alternative, Spokane County would adopt the urban growth area overlay
into their zoning regulations, and would administer it similar to its other overlays.
The other option proposes using the various city codes for processing land-use permits
in the metro unincorporated urban growth area. This option would require interlocal
agreements between the County and the various cities. These agreements would
define and assign unincorporated urban growth areas to various cities. The agreements
would need to outline responsible parties for the processing and action of land use
permits. This option would involve the adoption of interlocal agreements that either
transfer authority to the cities for review or have the County adopt appropriate city
regulations for unincorporated urban growth areas. Appropriate c'rty staff would need to
be available to either review or provide technical support for permit applications
regardless of who processes the land use application.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Stgn-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ a!d business ❑ new bustness ❑ pubiic hearing
❑ information 0 admin. report ❑ pending Isgisla6on
A(3ENDA ITEM TITLE: Draft Project Llst for TIB Grant Applicatlons
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Councll adopted the 2009-2014 Six Year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) on June 24, 2007
BACKGROUND: The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) recently heid
a tunding workshop for their annual grant appiication process. Applications for the FY10
program are due August 29, 2008.
The TIB has three funding programs that are applicable to Spokane Valley;
• Urban Corridor Program (UCP) • focuses mainly on projects that provide improvements
for increased economic development. These are projects that improve street mobility
and access to employment centers. Partnerships with local developers are a key
component on UCP projects,
• Urban AKerial Program (UAP): focus is on proJects that fmprove roadway safety and
reduce the number and/or severity of collisions.
• Sidewalk Program (SP): funds the construdion of sidewalks to improve pedestrlan
safery.
The competition for funding projectB this year wfll be tough because the emount of money
avallable tor our region is less than in previous years. Below is a summary of the T16 funds
available for the FY10 program:
• UAP - Northeast Region $2,900,000
• UCP - East Region $5,200,000
• SP - East Region $313,000
See attached for maps of the different regions for the differeM fundirrg groups.
Based on the TIB criteria city staff has developed the following preliminary list of projects for this
year's round of TIB applications.
Indiana Avenue Extenslon - 3600 ft. E of Sullivan to Fiora: This project proposes to extend
Indiane Avenue east of Sullivan Road to the Interaection of Mission Avenue and Flore Road.
This will provide an altemate access to the Spokane Valley Mall area for North Greenacres
resideMs and will alleviate congestion at the SullivaNBroadway intersection. We propose to
submit thls project under the Urban Comdor Program (UCP) which will require private
RCA - Draft Project List for TIH Grant Applications Page 2 of 3
partnershipa. Since the project proposed to cross private property, staff is currently in
discussion with Centennial Properties and Hanson Industries to detennine their willingness to
partner with us on this project.
Mansfield Extension Project (UCP) Houk to Mlrabeau: The Mansfield Extension application
involves construction of a new road link on Mansfield from East of Pines Rd. to west of
Mirebeau Parkway. The roadway extension would serve new apartments under construction
and new commercial development adjacant to Mirabeau Parkway. This project would also
connect to the new Pines/Mansfield interchange project, The developers for the new
apartments are constructing a portion of the roadway that will contribute towards the matching
funds. We propose to submit this project under the Urban Corridor Program (UCP) whlch
requires private partnerships. This project Is currently on the TIP.
Flora Road tmprovements - Sprague to Mission: This project is on the current TIP and
proposes to improve Flora Road to a three lane urban arterial with curbs, gutters, sidewalks and
bike lanes. The Greenacres area is seefng a lot of development and improvements to Flora
Road are needed to accommodate this growth and provide safe transportation systems for
Increases in traffic. This project would be submitted under the Urban Arterial Program (UAP).
Spmgue Ave Rehabflitetion 8 Safety Project - Evergreen to Sulllvan: This project
proposes to construct a pavement overlay on Sprague Avenue from Evergreen to Sullivan to
improve the poor pavement condition. Sidewalks along the route would be repaired and/or
replaced as necessary and handicap ramps at intersections would be upgraded to meet current
ADA standards Thls project would be submitted under the Urban Arterial Progrem (UAP).
At this time staff daes not propose to submit any project applications tar the Sidewalk Program
this year. This decision is based on several issues: 1) the emount of funds available for this
program is so small for a large geographfcal region (S271,000) for all of eastern Washington), 2)
we have been unsuccessful in the last (ew years to get any of our sidewalk Projects scored high
enough to get funding.
We have scheduleti a Motion Consideration far approval at the August 12 Regular Meeting.
OPTIONS: Discussion only
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Discussion only
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS; TIB projects are typically funded at 80% with 20% local
match required. All but the Indiana Avenue Extension Project are currently listed in the 2009-
2014 Six Year TIP.
STAFF CONTACT: Steve M. Worley, P.E., Senior Capital Projeds Engineer
Neil Kersten, AIA, Public Worics Director
ATTACHMENTS Maps of TIB Fundfng Programs
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Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: Julv 22. 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information X[~ admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Introduction to Sprague Appleway Revitalization Plan (SARP)
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: The Subarea Plan must be consistent vuith the City's
Comprehensive Plan and the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW 36.70A.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: N/A
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BACKGROUND: The Planning Commission completed their review of the SARP in June. The
Council will have a study session July 23d with Michael Freedman and will start public hearings
on the Plan on July 29. Staff will introduce the Plan, and discuss key points of the plan and the
changes the Planning Commission is recommending.
OPTIONS: No action will be taken at this time.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: NIA
BUDGETlFINANCIAL IMPACTS:
STAFF CONTACT: Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner
ATTACHIUIENTS
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Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information E admin.report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Administrative report - Delegation of Authority-Police Emphasis
Grants
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: On July 1, Council approved a Memorandum of
Understanding, Washington Traffic Safety Commission, for overtime not to exceed $3,000 for
the August campaign of "Drive Hammered Get Nailed° DUI Emphasis Patrols for the Spokane
Valley Police Department and authorized the City Manager or designee to sign the document.
BACKGROUND:
j-~ Due to audit requirements in regard to reporting of federal pass through funds, the City of
Spokane Valley must now apply for its own overtime grants unless the program is a coordinated
program that requires multi jurisdictional efforts. Delegating authority to the City Manager or
designee to sign future Memorandum of Understanding documents and other relevant
paperwork will facilitate meeting deadlines and a timely response to other paperwork
requirements.
OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Consensus to place this item on the August 12
agenda for a motion consideration to approve delegating authority to City Manager or designee
to sign future Memorandums of Understanding and other relevant documents involving traffic
emphases overtime grants.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: No impact to the City of Spokane Valley as a"pass-through"
agency.
STAFF CONTACT: Chief Rick VanLeuven
ATTACHMENTS List of current traffic grants for the Spokane Valley Police Department
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SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEFAR'C17ENT
DRIN'E HAMMERED, GET NAILED: (Fedcral grant-- Spokane County Traffic
Safety Cc►mmission, Peggy Gillilana)
Time period of activity: August 14 - September l, 2008
Total amount of awarcl: $3,000.00
Approved by City of Spokanc Valley Council on July 1; MOU signed by Dave Mercier,
City Manager.
13egins with a state,-vride public information effort to educate motorists about the
ugcoming DUI enforcement campaign, followed with intensive pEriod of increased
enforcemcnt in weeks leadiiig up to aud throueh the Labor Day holiday weekend. Goal is
to save lives and prevcnt serious injuries on Washington's roadways by reinoving
impaired drivers from our roadways.
Documents and reyuest for reimbursement due to Pcgg,ry Cilliland before October
15, 2008.
"X-52" SUSTA,TN'ED ENFORCFM-LvNT: DUI & SFEEDPtG TI2AFFIC SAFETY
~ FvQ'kIASIS (Spokane Cnunty Traffic Safety Commission, Peggy Gilliland)
Time period of activity: February 2008 to September 30, 2008, with specified ciates i'or
Spokane Valley I'olice llepartmcnt
Total amount of award: $3;500.00
X-52 stands for extra patrols 52 weeks per year (dividcd up between counCies i.u
Washington). The goal of progratn is to reducc speeding and DUI-related ti-affic fatalities
and serious injuries on Washington's roads. These sustainecl enforcemeut patrols Nvill
spccifically target speed and llUI offcnders, as well as look for other traffic violations.
These are multi-agency patrols with matching time required for grant time.
The frst part of tbis aNuard has already been workecl. A sccond phase is scheduled f.or
this fall, aild is included in the uutial $3,500.00 award.
Documents and papenvork for overtime wc►rked behvecn Fchruary and June 30,
2008 must be sent to Peggy Gilliland before August 12.
llocuments and papenvark for overtime wc►rked betwecn July 1 and September 30,
2008 must be scnt to Peggy G. bcforc Novcmbcr 12. ,
07/08/08
STATF 170UTF, 27 (Washington State Traffic Safety Commission, Angie Ward)
Time period of aclivity: May 1 through September 30; 200$ -
Total amount of award: $12,000.00
(On October 1, 2008 this grant vvill be rencwable for 2009, again in the amount of
$12,000.00)
SR 27 Corridor consists of apProYiniately 20 miles from Rockford to Trenl Avenue (SR
290) in the City of Spokane Valley (vLP 87.70). Traffic count ranges from 5,000 to
28,000 daily; mainly cammuter and local traffic. In the three ye,ar period 2004 - 2007
there were. a total of 486 rcported collisions, 2% of which involved Fatal or ciisabling
injuries. Tbe four leading contributing circumstances of collisions are: failing to yield;
follo,Aring too close; exceeding safe speed; and disregarding signal. Under the inFluence
nf alcohol is also hi;her thAn on similar roads in region and state. Vdaslungton State
Patrol, Spokane County SheriCt's Office and Spokane Valley Police Deparhnent will
increase patrols in this area, i'ocusing on disregarding traffic lights, following too closely,
speedin~ and right-of.-~vay violations, along with increased DUI patrols.
Documents and p.ipenvork for reimbursement for uvertime worked behveen May 1
and June 30 must be reccived by Angie Ward in Ulympia bcfore August 1, 2008.
Overtime worked between .lull, J. and ScPteinber 30 must be received by Angic
Ward before Noveinber 21, 2008.
NIGH:TTIMT SEAT BELT EvFORCL+"MEnT (Washington State Traffir Safety
Comuiission)
Reczntly completed one emphasis, papenvork has been sent to the Washington State
Traffic Safety Commission in Oljmpia for reimbursemcnt. Deadline date for
panenvork was July 7.
The award was for $4,158.00, and $3,937.67 of this amount has been spent.
Another NightTimc Seat Belt Fnforcemcnt emphasis will be conducted in November,
2008. information and a new MOU form ivill be sent out for sienature, probably in late
September or early October. The new v1UU will need to be presented to City of
Spokane Valley Council for approval.
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07/08/08
0 CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 City Manager Sign-off:
Item: Check all that apply: ❑ consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information X admin. report ❑ pending legislation
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Public Safety Presentation / Trends
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
BACKGROUND: Council has requested an update and information referencing the current
crime trends in the City of Spokane Valley and what is being done to combat these trends by
the Spokane Valley Police Department. Statistical information was also requested.
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OPTIONS:
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: None
BUDGETlFINANCIAL IMPACTS: N/A
STAFF CONTACT: Chief of Police Rick VanLeuven
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
LONG RANGE PL4NNING:
Pisnnlng Commission
The Spokane Vailey Pianning Commisslon met Nvice during the month of June to detibefate on
the Sprague/Appleway Revitafization Plan (SARP). They completed their recommendation on
June 28°i and have brwatded R to the Councfl
Sptapue/Appleway Revitaltzatlon Ptsn
Ctty Center ProJect
ClearPath LLC cantinued waricing with City staff on property negotiations for a City Hall site. Staff
met wfth the properry ownera in June and continue to make progress on a DRAFT Purchase and
Sale Agreemeni.
The Ciry Councll hea authoraed e conaultant to prepare a aRe pian for the city hall proJect.
City stefl ere In negotietions for e c:antrect for the City Center Planned Action Ordinance. A Draft
scope of work hes besn prepared and will be flnaflzed in July.
CTED Reglonai Collaboration Grant Project
The Grant Committee fs continuing to work an the collaboratrve pkanning project funded by the
2007 CTED grant Addition grant moneys have rectntly become available through CTED in the
fomi of an 'Emerging lasues" grant whkh the Grant CommMee is in the process ot campleting
the requfred epplicat{on matertals. The Emerging Issues grant wfll provide a cntical {ink between
the sxisting work outlined in the Cdlaboration Grant ewarded in 2007. A pnesenietion lo Ciry
Council an the progress o1 the Callaborative Grant proJect is schedufed for July 2e.
(3rowtfi Mansgemertt Steering Committee oi Elected Officials
The Steering Committee of E{ected Officials (SCEO) met on June 25''. The SCEO voted to adopt
Planning Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) recommendation on Urban Growth Boundaries
and 24-yesr popu{ation projection, which was tonvaRied, tu the County Commisaioners for review
and edion The next SCEO meeting Is scheduled for July 16°i
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
2008 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentslUpdates
City Council was given an administrative report on June 3. City Councp delberated on the
amendments (June 24) and forvvaMed ordinance 08-011 and 08-012 tn second reading
scheduled for July 15.
CURRENT PL4NNING:
Revenue for the Planning Divislon for the month of June was 33D23C
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received 6 commeritial bulid(ng permits. Planning Divislon statF approved lwertty-four cammercia,
building permita, which fncludes e 58,202 sf aeH-service atarage building tha; will house 569
storsge untts, Change of Use for the Stsggering Ox restaurant located on Sprague Ave., and a
25.040 sf afficelwarehouse sp2u fOr L&W Sunely A Da-tprmination of Non-c~~ni`ir,ancn was
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
In the month of June, Plenning Department siafT accepted 1 boundary tine edjustmerit, 2
prellminary shoR plats, and 2 final short plats. The Department also completed 2 Final Plats:
Valley Coech (36 bta) and Prasada PIacB (40 lots). StaP1 conduded 4 land use pre-appllcafion
meztinga and tttero were not arty pubtic hearinga conducied by the Hearinp Examinef in June.
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The 6uilding Division issued 311 p4rtnita in June 2008, compered with 381 for the same period
last year. New ona snd two dwelfing unft strudure permits totaled 22 and new commercial
strudure permits totaled 23 for the month of June.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
In June 2008, buHding inapectors performed 1,038 Inspedlons In 21 days which averages 49 -
inspectbns per day. Flve hundred and slxty-efght R{ght-of-Way inspectiona were performed fo,
the mortth. Pisns Examiners reviewed 124 proJecta in the month of June end 28 projecis werf-
awa[Ung review at the end of month. Stafl also issued 4 over-the-counter pertnits for the month of
June.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
CODE COMPUANCE:
The number of 'Violetions Reported' an the foliowing chert refiects actual Spokane Valley 2cning
Code violatians, ptua comptaints rocefved which were nat viaietions. The camplafnts roceived are
edded to the tatal because they rotlect time afficera apertt in the field canducting invesUgations.
tn edditian, the 'Investigeted' end 'Pendlna' cdumns accunatety refled Code Compllance's
current abflity to process and irtvestigate backfog cases.
The follawinQ chart provides a monthly canpariaon of the types of Spokene Valley Code
vialationa roported. Yidations are reported based on the primary cemplalrtt rec:eived, rattter than
the number of additlonal violatlons identi8ed on eny Individual premisaa. The lnvestigatbn of a
camplafnt of Junk vehlclas, for example, mlghi also result In identlflcatlon of additlonal vfolaUons
such es the aaumuladon of traah or harbaring of Ilvestodc. These are not included in the
6ummary_ A totel of 95 new compleirrta were processed in Jurte.
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The Spokene Valley Polfce Department, fn conjunetlon wlth SCOPE, han requested thc
asaistance at Code Cemplience [n idendfying junk vehfclea abendoned withln the right-of-way.
SCOPE valunttera tag the vehicles. Vehicles which have not bean moved by tfie follawing Friday
are towed.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
Aciivity is conaolidated intc the following stx categories: Environmental (aewet/septlc, critical
eroas, enimal and nuisance violadona); Property (Rlght of Way, property use, dangerous bufiding,
IandlordRenant, illegal business and signage violations); Junk Auto - SoJrd Wasts (aolid waste,
illegal dumping, and household waate violatbna); end Glearvlew Tiiangle and Complsint.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
DEVELOPMENT ENQfNEER1NG:
The Devebpment Engineers processed 17 fl{es in June. The signficant fifes ere 4 commerdal
applications, including e 1Ninco Foods 111,694 sf ret$ii building, tred 4 for Argonne Vilispe, ertid e
1238 sf csrport replecemertt for Harlan Dauglass. Six commercial pre-epplication files were
raviewed including a 17,348 sf Rite Aid pharmecy with e drive-thru, a rebuild fire damaged
Savagalend Piua, a one-atory, 5,300 st Fish and Wild(ife Lab, 3 lend uee pre-apps, 2 short plat
applicsUons, and cne change ot use.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 2008, MONTHLY REPORT
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Planning
The plannir►g statf asaiated 296 walk-in customera st the counter and handlad 2+47 customers'
Inquiros by phone in the permit center.
Bulidtng Permib
The following table summarizes the performance of the Permit Center for those permits erttererJ
in the PLUS system, measured from the time that the applicatlan is deemed 'counter-complete'
to the time thet a permit is Issued.
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UPCOMlNG DATES OF INTEREST:
DATE INTERE8T
July 22 Council presentation by staff on Collaboretive Planning options
July 23 Council study sesslon on SARP with Michael Freedman
July 25 Chamber Lunch - presentation by Chamber SARP Tesk Force
July 29 Presentation to the City Councll regarding and Planning Commission
regarding Urban Growth Boundaries by Susan Winchell and Bill Grimes
November 1 Deadline to submit 2009 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MONTHLY REPORT
June 2008 AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES ADOPTED AND IN OPERATION
• Street Maintenance - County Street Maintenance Interlocal
• Street Sweeping - AAA winterlspring swveeping. 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.
• LandsGaping Senrices - 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 (nterlocal
WASTEWATER CH2MHi1l 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,
• Ecology reissued the TMDL for another 30 day comment period that ended on June 24'h . Comments
are available at their web site at:
http://www.ecy.wa.govlprograms/wq/tmdUspokaneriver/dissolved_oxygen/PublicComm2.html
CAPITAL PROJECTS • City Hall Project
The City Hall Program was presented to Council on June 24'h.
A contract for City Hall site planning was awarded by Council on June 24`h.
• Valley Corridor Project
Project on hold pending outcome of the SpragueJAppleway Corridor Sub Area Plan.
• Street Master Plan
JUB Engineers has completed evaluations on this year's residential streets and Principal Arterials and
is working on the update to the Street Master Plan.
• Broadway Ave Reconstruction - Moore to Flora (0088) Title searches are cvmplete; finalizing Skilling's Connolly, Inc. contract for Real Estate Services.
Negotiating contract with Benthin Associates for surveying services.
• AppiewaylSprague/Dishman Mica ITS (0062)
WSDOT will providE design senrices for this project; bid date scheduled for mid August. Coordinating
with Street Preservation work on Dishman-Mica to. have Conduit placed across Dishman-Mica at 8th
and 16th Aves. There will be a camera placed at ParklAppleway, Dishman-Mica/Appleway and ~
University/Appleway intersections. A dynamic message sign will be placed on Sprague Ave just east of %
I-90
• Children's Universal Park (0086)
Council reviewed and approved fee proposal from Consultant. Prepare for Public Meeting in 2 months.
CONSTRUCTION
• PineslMansfield (0005)
Contract was awarded to Inland Asphalt in for $3,061,916.95. Construction projected to start in July.
Some utility relocations still need to occur.
• Appleway Avenue Reconstruction - Tschlrley to Nodges (0016)
Knife River was awarded the project as the low bidder for $4,565,859.95. Construction began March
17th. Kni#e River completed the curbs and first lift of asphalt on the East bound lanes and moved to the
North half of the roadway. Two signal poles have been set. Landscapers are installing the irrigation
system. The concrete in the Appleway Barker intersection has been poured and will be reopened on
July 16th.
• Barker Road Bridge Project (0003)
Preconstruction meeting held June 25. Detour route revised slightly, resulting in the start rescheduled
to July 7.
• 24t' Avenue Reconstruction Project (0053) .
Project under construction with road closure and detour in effect. Contractor is currently installing
stormdrain, sewer and waterline work.
• Broadway 1 Fancher PCC Intersection (0067)
Project design is complete. Looking for additional funding.
• Sprague / Bowdish, PCC Intersection (0092)
Environmental stage complete. Working on final design plans and specifications. Bid scheduled for
August, construction in fall of 2008
• Broadway Ave Rehab - I-90 EB Ramps to Park Rd (0068)
Environment al Phase Complete. Plans sent to WSDOT for review with request for release of
construction funds. Bid Scheduled for August, construction in September and October.
• Signal Cvntroller Upgrade Project (0071)
Awaiting delivery of controllers, now expected in mid-July. Spokane County and WSDOT signal
maintenance crews will test, program, and install new controllers under existing engineering services
contracts.
• Sprague/Conklin Signal (0077)
Received estimate from Knife River (contractor for the Appleway Avenue Reconstruction Project).
Proceeding ahead with a change order.
• Broadway Ave Safety Improvement- Park Rd to Pines Rd (0063)
-Presented information to Council on results of accident reduction on three-lane Broadway between _
Pines Rd and Sullivan Rd. Staff recommends not moving ahead with project until more accident data
can be evaluated. Council directed staff to wait for more accident data.
• Swimming Pool Upgrade Project (0073, 0074, 0075)
~ Work on all three bath houses is complete. Park Road- The contractor has finished the structural for
the mechanical room and the roof extension is basically complete. Contractor has placed footings for
the slide and continues to place the slabs surrounding the slide. Contractor has installed some piping
from the slide to the Mechanical Room.
• Old Senior Center Demolition (0072)
Old Senior Center Demolition - Worked on the development of a bid package for asbestos removal and
demolition of existing building. Estimate is $130,000. Design complete, awaiting word for funding the
project.
• Valley Mission Park Upgrade (0076)
Worked with Parks Dept. on the development of a schedule and plans for work to be accomplished this
year.
• Sullivan Brldge #4501 Inspection over Trent(0095)
Consultant contract currently going around for signatures and award.n hold, reviewing options.
• 44t' Avenue Pathway- Woodruff Rd. to Sands Rd. (0054)
Spokane County is surveyed on 5/22.
• Police Precinct-Shop Drain Installation (0096)
Consultant contract awrarded DEA, 1s'Phase-consultant currently investigating options for the project,
will prepare and submit the recommendation around the 1'` of Aug.
• Barker Road Project (0004) '
Project complete. Punch list complete. Closing out Project.
~ • Spaldings Sanitary Sewer Project (0056)
The projects design is complete. This project will bid with the White Birch Project, Construction will
begin in August. .
• Trentwood Sanitary Sewer Project (0058)
The contract was awarded to Knife River Co. Construction began on July 9, 2007. The project is
approximately 100% complete.
• Grandview Acres Sanitary Sewer Project (0057)
The contract was awarded to Knife River Co. Construction began June 5, 2007. The project is
approximately 100% complete.
• RockwelUSummerField Sanitary Sewer Project Phase I(0091)
This project bid with Summerfield. The project was awarded to Knife River. Construction began in May
2008. 50% of the mainline is complete.
• Rockwell Sanitary Sewer Project (0094)
Taylor Engineering is designing the project. Bid opened May 14th. The project was awarded to SI
Constn.iction. Se►ver main placement will begin the week of July 140".
• Summerfield Sanitary Sewer Project (0084)
This project bid with RockwelUSummerfield. Knife River was awarded the contract. 25% of the sewer
main has been placed.
• Sutters Sanitary Sewer Project (0082)
The project was awarded to SI Construction. Construction began on May 8th. 70% of the sewer main
has been placed. •
• White Birch Sanitary Sewer Project (0081)
Century West Engineering designed the project. The Bids opened on May 7th. Owens Construction
was awarded the project. 40% of the sewer main has been placed.
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TRAFFIC -
• Received new traffic signal LED's to continue replacing incandescent bulbs. Spokane County has
started retrofits.
• Assisted Capital Projects with design issues on Appleway, Broadway/Par1c, SpraguelBowdish
concrete intersection, and CMAQ grants.
0 25 New citizen requests/complaints were rece'rved 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,
• Traffic Intern is working on Traffic Counts and update for our Freight and Goods Transportation
Map.
STORMWATER
• Have done extensive research and continued planning for implementation of the NPDES PhasE II
and UIC requirements. Coordinating with Spokane County and the City of Spokane to develop a
Public Outreach Program.
• HOA are protesting stormwater fees on private roads. Looking into and will be making decision
soon.
• Wor9cing in Coordination with City of Spokane, Spokane County, APC, DEQ, and Department of
Ecology on a Stormwater atlas.
• Interns are inventorying drywells for Underground Injection Control (UIC), And stormwater
conveyance systems _
• Discussed Decant Facility options. ~
• Worked on stormwater management solutions for residences that flooded Designed and developed a guide to maintaining bmp for draining swimming pools, Jacuuis, and
outdoor water features
• Currently putting together a guide for best management practices for landscapers, ie. fertilizers
runoff management.
• Looking into stormwater awareness by way of grate stenciling
• Wor4cing with IT department to develop a"stormwater hotline°
STREET & STORMWATER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY
The following is a summary of Public Works/Contractor maintenance activities in the City of Spokane Valley for
June, 2008;
1. Triple A Sweeping has completed sweeping the City once. Additionally, arterials have been swept
twice.
2. Poe Asphait and Porter Yett have completed the grind and inlay on Montgomery.
3. Geiger crews continue to provide vegetation control throughout the Valley.
4. Poe Asphalt completed grind and inlay A/C on University.
5. Cameron and Five Star Concrete have replaced several sections of broken sidewalk.
6. Cats Eye Excavating has completed installations of all listed storm water structures.
7, Triple A Vectoring has used available monies cleaning structures and are waiting for resolution on
additional funding to continue the project,
8. Poe Asphalt and Porter Yett have completed full depth A/C grind and inlay large patches on Sullivan, .
between I-90 and Trent.
9, Triple A sweepers completed re-sweep of City storm inlets as a result of a major storm and debris on top of inlets.
8TREET: Through the end of June private contracts invoiced $391,453, and the County Invoioed
$1,210,813 for a total Street Maintenance cost of $1,642,266.
STORMWATER: The County invoioed $3,873 and private contrects invoiced $438,725, for a total
Stormwater Maintenance cost of $440,598.
STREET AND STORMWATER MAINTENANCE COMPARISON3 THROUGH JUNE
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i► Road Construction Proecls Fundin Mann cr Com lete Com leto Com letlon OOpCi Berker Raad 6ddge Replaooment -Berker Rd. ot Spofcane River SR Knutson 1009b 096 12l1109 $11.317,000
0005 PinesJMansBeld ProJxt- Wibburto Pino^,, to 1-00 nercannQ Knu4son 10696 q% 1011l69 $ 5,308,143
0016 Appleway Avertve Reconstruction - Tsdilrtey tn Hodges STP(l) Arlt 10096 60% 811708 S 6.099,588
0063 24ih Avenue ReoonSUuetlon - Sullivan ta Verscreoqi 8 22nd Cily Aldvrw9h 10096 2576 011108 8 800,000
0062 SpraguelApplew:rylDishmen ITS - SpmguelApQlemaylDishman Knu4^,pn 25°.b 036 411108 S 430,700
0067 BroadwifylFancher FCC Inter;:ecUon - Broadwray and Farvdrer STP(U) Aldwofth 100% 0% 6111lafl $ 1,295,000
0069 Broadway Avo. GrindlOveday- 4-00 to Park Rd (CN) Aldhwrth Ba% 0% 10/16106 E 351,000
0071 Signal Coatroller Upgrade Inga No1p 106% 0% 11H/09 E 258,400
OD77 SpriguelGonk9n Signal - Spmgue end Conkiin Devclopers Arlt 10096 p°rb 1011100 S 360,000
OOQ12 Sprague/Bowdish PCC Intarsection - Snrague end Homxfish S7A NtS+wrth 65% 0% 10l15Ja8 S 892,000
Parks Rrojecfs
0072 Old Senior Center DemoGifoai - Mis:aon and Bawdsh Perka INe;,t lOb% 046 8/1/OB b 50,000
aD73 P:crk Rd 9ntinmirvp Pool Upgrade - Park Rd_ Pnrlcs VVest 1005b 23% 015I08
0074 Terraco View &wlmminA Pool Uppncle - 24Fh and Tartaee View Parlcs West 10096 239b 615109 $ 3,379,775
- 0075 Vality ASlssion Swrtmminp Poad Upgrade - IAis ,ion Ave. Pafks WesN 1 d096 2395 SJ5lt19
0076 Vel6ey Misaion PArk Upgrede - Mis&fon Awe. Parks AEdaorth 0i6 0?6 6115109
0086 Childron's Universaf Park - Mirabeau Parkway ParkSJState Wbrlcy 0% 0% 9/1J88 $ 1,000,000
Cenlennial Trail Ro3UOOm Water Servioo f'flrks Worley 2008
Strcet Preservation Projeets S 1,290,000
0093 Dlshanan Mica RCAab - ApPIL-Nay Ave to 16th Ava CIIy Klein Ne 0`96 811108 $ 239,988
0090 Idontpomery llve Rehab - Arpoame Rd to University Rd city Klein Na 096 81Sfd8 $ 242,000
Road DesiAn Proicct5
0054 44th Avenuo Pnthwsy - Woodruff to Sartds (Pk' STP(E7 AldvroAh 0% 095 9f1709 S 355,000
0066 Bro3cNrAy Ava. Rehab - Foncher to'Ililertnan (PE) STR(1.1) AIdwwAA S 500,000
OOHB Broadaay Ave, - Moare tn Fbra (PE, RV) TIB Aldwortfi 556 0S6 1011109 $ 2,198,000
Sewar Prolccts
0056 Spaldinps - PovebpCk - tndiene vresl oi NbnEpomery city AAt 1049fi 1 S96 1111107 5 18,043
0057 Gmntlvlew ARSes - Pavebatk - Butler to Ceman4 Fairview to Empire city Arlt 100S6 100;6 8;1 f07 8 7,278
oU58 Trenlwood - Paveback - Verdar to EvCrgreen, Treni to Wellcsloy city ArU 100i6 10096 611 N7 $ 8,000
00!►1 RockwefUSummerfiald PIk1Sfl I- Pavehaak - Rockwell, Cvergreen to SuUivan city Artt 1DD96 50% 1111108 a 63,327
0094 Rodcwell - Pave4fitCk - Avslon to Adams. Trerri to Webash Ciry MI 100% 5?6 11f1108 $ 324,500
0064 Summerfietd - Pavebarlc- Adam;s to S+jIlivan. Trenf to Orympic city AAt f00°h 2596 1111108 $ 158,885
0082 Sutters - Pavaback - Evetgreen tn Pmgress, 16th {0 8th city Aiit 106% 80% 1111f68 5 157,517
. 0091 White Birth - Paveback - Sullivon to Flora, 4!h to Broath%ay city Artt 100% 30% 11I1/08 S 157,265
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OOb'u Valboy Canbtlor Errvironmental Study- Urdvemfly En Tshirley STP(U) WoAey Jun-07 E 283,600
0023 VaUey Corridoc - Projcct 2- Unlversity to Evemrean ' STP(ln Worlsy $ 4,200,000
0035 Sutlivan Rd Bridge ovt:r 7ren1 Inspectian city West S 15,000
0088 Gty Hall PropmmminglStte F'tannGg city KCfsten
S2oQrm+mater f?ecant Fadliry (08109) city West
Sireet Maintonancc Storoge Feaility Ciry Kozsten
Ol1!6 Va10lty Prc;dnct BldA FIoaP Drain Parks West
0098 Spmgue AqA Impro•remenls COBG lUdworth 51%
' ParUnl Fundin9 Total S 42,205,329
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11707 E Sprague Ave Suite 106 ♦ Spokane Valley WA 99206
509.921.1000 ♦ Fax: 509.921.1008 ♦ cityhall@spokaneva(ley.org
Memorandum
To: Dave Mercier, City Manager, Mike Jacks4n, Dep. City Manager
From: Ken Thompson, Finance Director
Date: July 12, 2008
Re: June Report
June highliehts in I=inance included:
June financial renorts
Reports showinb a cotnparison of revenues and expenditures to the 2008 Audget are attached.
Grunbling tax receipts for 2008 are expected to bc $150;000 cn $200,000 less than budgeted. We have
three significant accpunts that have ftillen behind. We will coni:inue to monitor these accounts but full
collection is unlikely. Our budget prajections for 2008 gambling tax receipts were reduced and will be
reduced again for 2009.
~ Expenses for the year are running less than budoet whicli offsets the lower gambling tax receipt
projections.
'1'he investment report is attached for your review.
Potential street furid revenue sources
VVe are looking at potential strect fund revenue streams identified by the council at a recent eouncil
meeting. Those with thc most potcntial appear to be a vehicle tab fec, a utility tar on telephones and
agreements with solid waste companies to reimbursc the cit), for wear on our streets. The vehicle tab fee
will wait for clarification in the fall. Staff has met with solid waste representatives to discuss a
rei.mbursement process. The telephone utility tax is undergoing additional revietv with a draft ordi.nance
e.cpccted in July.
2009 budget preparation
Budget preparation usually starts in Apeil of each year for the coming year. "fhe City Managee is
reviewin~ a ciraft 2009 budget for pre}~aration of his budget messa~e.
The first of several public hearings on the 2009 budget is schedulcd for July 22.
An early review of the draft budget indieates the total budget will be very close to thc original 200$
bud~ec.
Annual financial renort - 2007
~ Staff has started this work and expects the arrival of the state aud'rtor's office around the first oP August.
City of Spokane Valley "
General Fund
Budget Variance Report
For the Period Ended June 30, 2008
Unaudited
Amentled
Budget June YTD Unrealized Peroent
2008 Revenues evenues Revenue Realized
General Fund Revenues:
Unreserved Fund Balance $ 5,167,000 $ - $ 9,000,000 $ (3,833,000) 174.18°Ja 8
Property Tax 10,495,500 791,987 5,249,620 5,246,880 50.01% 11
Sales Tax 19,165,800 1,405,784 7,622,330 11,543,470 39.77%
Gambling Tax 720,004 1,489 212,661 507,339 29.54% 2
Franchise Fees/6usiness Licenses 853,450 6,244 266,518 566,932 31.23°/a i
State Shared Revenues 1,170,550 149,096 544,036 626,514 46.48°k 1
Planning & Building Fees 2,115,000 295,763 1,194,702 920,298 55.49°/a
Fines and Forfeitures 1,300,000 129,140 753,936 546,064 58.000/a
ReueaGon Program Fees 507,000 26,198 348,964 158,036 68.63°k
Investment Interest 414,100 39,455 216,189 197,911 52.21%
Operating Trans(ers 165,000 - - 165,000 0.00% 3
Total General Fund Revenues: $ 42,074,400 $ 2,846,156 $ 25,408,956 $ 16,665,444 60.39%
Amended
Budget June YTD Unrealized Percent .
2008 Exnendkures Exoenditures Exaenditures Reali d •
General Fund Expenditures: - Legislative Branch 319,991 28,655 152,269 167,722 47.59°h 4
Execulive 8 Legisla?ive Support 997,076 68,182 435,493 561,583 43.68%
Public Safety 19,297,300 2,958,351 8,623,673 10,673,627 44.69%
Operations 8 AdminisUative Svcs 1,655,707 108,196 569,582 1,086,125 34.40%
Public Worlcs 956,437 70,164 391,970 564,467 40.98%
Planning & Community Dev. 3,713,139 243,767 1,532,510 2,180,629 41.27%
Library Services 20.000 3,661 3,661 16,339 18.31%0 7
Parks & ReueaUon 2,644,420 157,646 757,605 1,886,815 28.650/o
General Govemment 3,417,986 81,256 963,633 2,454,355 28.19%
Total General Fund Expendituros: $ 33,022,058 $ 3,719,879 $ 13,430,396 $ 19,591,662 40.67%
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; Other Funds
Budget Varlance Report
For the Period Ended June 30, 2008
Unaudited
Amendsd
8udget June YTD Unreatized Percent
0~0 Revenues Revenues Revenue Realized
Other Funds Revenues:
Streei Fund $ 5,922,972 $ 165,740 $ 838,025 $ 5,064,947 14.15% 13
Arierial Street Furtd 850,000 1,400 9,534 840,466 1.1296 5
Trai0.s and Paths 30,000 79 532 29,468 1.77°b 6
HoteUMotel Fund 668,000 37,681 163,441 504,559 24.4795
CivEc FadltUes Replacement 397,000 701 4,670 392,330 1.1896 9
Oebt Senrice - L7G0 03 600,000 158,760 203,435 396,564 33.9196
Capital Prajects Fund 4,420,000 87,305 417,476 4,602,524 9_45% 5
Special Capital ProJects Fund 41420,000 88,318 422,820 3,897,180 9.57% 5
Stree4 Capital Projects 7,354,023 (15,038) 61,438 7,272,585 1.1156 5
Mirabeau Point Project 454,000 638 4,254 449,746 0.9496 6
Coanmunity Devolopmt Block Gmts 245,000 - - 245,000 0.0096 5
Capital Grants Fund 11,347,000 - 26,925 11,320,075 0.2496 5
Barker Bridge Reconstruct6on 5,862,800 - 12,214 5,850,586 0.2196 5
Storm%vater Mgmt Fund 3,160,000 161,478 940,733 2,219,267 2917% 13
Equip. Rental 8 Replacement 760,000 1,477 9,868 770,132 1.2796 13
Risk hAanagement 217,100 25 188,165 28,935 86.67% 12
Rese es:
Centerplace Operaling 335,000 591 3,962 331,038 1.1896 9
Service Level Stabilization 5,400,000 9,153 61,624 5,338,976 1.1396 9
Winter Weathor 560,000 980 6,535 553,465 1.17°,b 9
- Parks Capital 4,260,000 1,616 30,772 4,229,228 0.7296 9
~ Gvic Buitd(ngs 5,085,000 9,968 66,721 5,018,279 1 3 9
Total Other Funds Revenues: S B2,36Z.89.5 S ZJ.0-8Z2 S 3.491545 $ 58.875.350 I=
Amended
BudgEt June YTD Unreatized Percen9
2008 6mendiluros Expendltures Qp_endituve Realized
Other Funds Expendltures:
Street Fund S 4,242,304 $ 359,148 S 2,184,210 $ 2,055,094 51.4996 13
Arterial Street Fund 850,000 - - 850,00.0 0.00% 5
TraHs and Paths 30,000 - - 30.000 0.00% 6
HoteUMatel Fund 668,000 25,500 136,299 531,701 20.4096
Civic Facilities Replacement 397,000 - - 397,000 0.00%6
Qebt Servlce LTGO 03 600,000 - 263,436 396,564 33.9196
Capital Projects Fund 4,420,000 - 22,338 4,397,662 0.5196 5
Speclal Capital PraJects Fund 4,420,000 - 22,338 4,397,682 0.51%5
Street Cepital Projects 7,354,023 151,234 325,050 7,028,973 4.42% 5
MirPbeau Point Project 454,000 - - 454,040 0.00%6
Communfry Developmt Block Gmts 245,000 - - 245,000 0_00% 15
Capi#al Granis Fund 11,347,000 1,603,835 2,003,297 9,343,703 17.6596 5
Barket Bridge ReconstruGfon 5,662,800 14,425 36.841 5,825,959 0.63%
Stomwrater Mgmt Fund 1,983,944 157,769 617,459 1,366,465 31.1296 13
Equip. Rental 8 Replacemnt 780,000 - - 784,000 0.00% 14
Risk Mana ement 217,104 - 187,048 30,052 86.16% 12
Reserves•
Centerplace Operating 335,000 - - 335,000 O,QO% 6
Servioe Level Stabilization 5,400,000 - - 5,400,000 0.00% 6
Winter Weather 560,000 - - 560,000 0.009'0
Parks Capftal 4,260,040 251,487 627,102 3,632,698 14.72% 5
Civic Buildirsgs Capital 5,085,00 6,151 75,0D0 5,010,000 1.47%
Total Other Funds Expenditures: S 59.511.171 S 2+571•549 S 6.440.418 S 53.070.753 :.Q.•sz%
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City of Spokane Valley Investment Report
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For the Month of June 2008
Total
LGIP* BB Money Mkt*' BB CD Investments
Beginning $ 41,779,869.11 $ 1,649,913.66 $ 1,048,944.59 $ 44,478,727.36
Deposits 1,765,237.27 - - 1,765,237.27
Withdrawls - - ' -
Interest 79,961.71 2,677.73 - 82,639.44
Ending $ 43,625,068.09 $ 1,652,591.39 $ 1,048,944.59 $ 46,326,604.07
Balances bv Fund
General Fund $ 16,380,009.34
Street Fund 2,886,887.81
Arterial Street 811,148.34
Paths & Trails 23,93127
HotellMotel 494,130.29
CenterPlace Operating Reserve 342,528.07
Service Level Stabilization Reserve 5,303,924.69
1Ninter Weather Reserve 567,964.06
Civic Facilities Replacement 405,927.34 . . Capital Projects 4,265,746.15
Special Capital Projects 4,950,833.01
Mirabeau Point Project 369,743.93
Parks Capital Project 936,274.69
Civic Buildings Capital Projects 5,775,675.89
Stormwater Management 2,018,348.17
Equipment Rental & Replacement 778,776.17
Risk Management 14,754.85
$ 46,326,604.07
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FOOTNOTES
1 Received quarterly
2 Three accounts in arrears
3 Transfers are pending
4 AWC membership paid in Jan.
5 Capital projects often take a number of years to plan, engineer, acquire right of way and
construct.
6 No projects planned in 2007
7 Small amount of 05 library tax due district
8 Estimated, pending 07 review
9 Interest eamings
10 Most equipment fully funded in late 05
11 Most tax received in May and Nov.
12 Ins premium paid in Jan.
13 Beg. Bal. included which understates realized amounts and %
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Memorandum
Date: Jufy 14, 2008
To: Dave Merder, Mike ]ackson, Mayor Munson and Gty Council Membefs
From: Michael D. Stone, CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation
Re: Parks and RecreatJon Second Quarter 2008
Administration and Parlcs:
• Work on the next Green Acres Nelghborhood Park Grant Is complete. Flnal
presentations will be in Olympfa in AugusC
• The consuitant contract for the Children's Universal Park Is compiete. Staff Is
currently developing a 11st of stakeholders to begin the planning and design
phase of this project.
• The pool renovations are completed on the bathhouses. Work on the new slide
at Park Road wiil continue through the summer.
• Our park maintenance Is befng severely tested with the large amounts of use and
abuse our parks are recelving. So far, the parks condnue to be fn very good
shape. Senske continues to provide outstanding servlce and results.
• Interviews for CenterPlace Maintenance Worker were heid. Chris Dobbins wiil fill
the Maintenance Worker position and will start July 7. Chris was formeriy
employed at tlie Davenport Hotel.
• The Parks and Recreatfon Administrative Asststant positlon has been fliled. Patty
Bischoff will start on ]uly 16. Pariy has been employed by the Department of
Transportation.
• Contract meetings regarding the Spiash-Down agreement have begun.
• Our Park Ambassador positlon is filled and providing vaiuable oversight of our
park reservations and park usage.
• Conducting bl-weekly individuaf as well as full staff meetings. This provldes an
excellent communication opportunity and increased our teamwork.
• Plans are being finalized for new play equlpment, picnic shelter and additional
security lighting at Valley Mission Park.
• Staff met with the Auto Row representatlves to continue the dialog regarding the
presentabon made to the City Council.
• Staff Is busy preparing to host the 2009 Washington Recreation and Partc state
conference next April.
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•]ennifer Papich our Recreation Coordinator was named the Young Professional ~
the Year at the WRPA state conference In April.
• Staff has taken 175 park resenrations so far this year compared to 163 for th
same period last year. The breakdown of resenratlons by park is as fotlows:
2008 Park Reservatlon•
80
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CenterPlace:
• The Marketing Plan is continually being implemented. The advertjsing budget is
complete and all of the available funds have been entumbered for the balance of
2008.
• New advertising will include ads In new regional magazines including: Spokane
Coeur d`Alene Living, Washington Travel and Spokane Metro.
• We are also continuing to advertise in the ]ournal of Business, North Idaho
Business ]oumal, Spokane Club's Smoke Signais and the September issue of
Alaska Air.
• The CenterPlace website is currentty being updated to include 360 degree
pictures of our event rooms and make it more user-friendly.
• Mailing Iisting have been purchased and corporate brochures with advert,,inY;
magnets w111 be mailed to 30,000 businesses in the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and
Post Falls area starting in )uly at th~ rate cF abOUt 7,000/mo. Develc.)pment of
the partner klts Is also underway.
• All staff completed cu5tomer service traiinina wfllCh V'dds conductF-d by
Community Coileges of Spokane and was held over a period of 6 twa-lhaur
sessions. The classes Included the following topics: Communication, Buii:~
High PerfQrmance Teams, How to Succeed at Leading and Managing Conflicr:.
The trafning empowered employees with the tools to provide good intemai and
extemal customer service.
• An RFP for a Food Services contract provider is being developed for CenterPla-T::.
Tf11c hP ? r'ort-f'vrlUciVp (-f)fltl';:--t Sn thGt (1r1e rrpfPrrPd vendnr rnt.!d
retommended for events. Th(s agreement wouid still ailow for potlucks or
groups to bring in their own pre-approved caterer.
• CertterPlace staff toak 218 reservations this quarter which is up from the 172
taken In the first quarter. The breakdown of 2008 events are as follows:
CenterPlau Evant &eakdown
1896 2% 5%;r2%
1% t=ky Evsnt I
o Fundraisfr
13 Graduabon Grtmony I
~ a Meftin
s Dance I
27°c ■ Private Psrty
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33ta,6E5 91 6cpenditure~
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Representative new customers booking events in 2nd Quarter of 2008
include:
Siemens Building Technoiogies NEC Cisco Securiry
ERthink,com Inland NW Chapter AACN
Horizon Buslness Development Inland NW lulce Plus
Niles Insurance/Farrners District 34 Cerium Security
The Medicine Shoppe Spokane County Communlry Se;v:ces
Mercer Health & Benefits Heart Clinics Northwest
Waste Management Illuminatvs Biovalent Systems
PacifiCAD Ailstate Insurance
Sysco Greater Spokane Substance Ahu_•--
Aflac Insurance Ameristar Meat_
Recreation & Aquatics:
• Spring Recreation Prog~._;'-:-i- _.;~,.~,;r ;
Recovery for the Quarte ;
• Hired and trained 13 Su i'z
• Staff participated in the Spokane Community College Job Fair
• Held YMCA Aquadcs Cash Register Training
• Created Cash Register and Cash Handling Manual for the 3 ouuioor pooi_.
• Pools opened June 14
1. Total Revenue for Pools June 13 - June 30' ~?3,?81 .F2 for OC?t-n -
Lessons, Swlm Team and Swim Passf_
• Summer Programs began June 16''
1. Total Number of Recreation Registrations in luub ca odtE are i-►3 airea .
23 more than in 2407
2. 625 Summer Proaram Reoistratior•.
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Senior Center:
• April 4th the Senior Center hosted a Senior Star Search awarding prizes to the
performers. This large event was sponsored in part by five local retirement
communities, a real estate company, health care representative and the senior
center. There were 200 in attendance, ticket price of $5 per person included
dinner and the entertainment.
• April was Volunteer Appreciation Month. Sullivan Park hosted a luncheon and the
Dress Barn provided clothing for a Fashion Show for the 75 volunteers who help
the senior center remain an active, vital part of our community.
• An evening class was approved for the senior center. Tai Chi for diabetes was
held from 6-7pm on Tuesday beginning April 15t".
• The Red Hat Society Ladies began playing dominoes on April 11"', since that
time, the group has grown and other people are participating. Usually about 12
join in on Friday afternoon.
• Greenhouse Sale began May 6th and continued until the greenhouse was empty
on May 16"'. This is a fund raiser for the senior center association.
• Coffee shop is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The volunteers are
doing well with it, serving Rocket Bakery items and Kona coffee. The Community
Colleges and various classes in the senior center keep the ladies busy.
o The senior center board of directors has decided to sell the 17 passenger bus.
~ • The association sponsored the annual luncheon and style show on May 9t', prior
~ to Mother's Day. The Cancer Discovery Shop provides the fashions and all is
available for purchase following the style show. The funds go to cancer research.
e N1ay 16th a creativity workshop was held in the art room. It was hosted by an
EWU student working on her masters in social work. It was therapy through
expression with watercolors.
• Valleyfest committee meetings are every two weeks, the planning continues and
the challenge is being addressed as to how to get people into CenterPlace for
activities.
• Each month the association hosts an all member potluck to welcome the new
members. It is held the fourth Friday of each month, normal attendance is
between 30-45 people.
• Volunteers continue to put together the newsletter and work on the membership
data base. They are doing a terrific job. The members comment on the
newsletter and the fact it is clearly stated and full of the information they are
interested in.
• Attendance for the Meals on Wheels is beginning to drop off. Bingo on Tuesday
is the group who takes advantage of the Meals on Wheels program in larger
numbers, recently approximately 26. Otherwise, there are times when there are
only 4-6 people in the senior dining area.
Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have questions or concerns.
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11707 E Sprague Ave. * Suite 106 9 Spokane Valley WA 99206
509.921.1000 o Fax: 509.921.1008 • cityhali aQspokanevalley.org
Memorandum
To: DaNid ivlercier, City Manager, and vlembers of Council
From: Mike Jackson, Deputy City Manager
Date: 7/3/2008
Re: Quarterly Report - Sumtnacy of April - June 2008 Activities
Human Resc►urces Rcc ruiting/Empl oprnent
Recrrtitmeiel A licau:ts Iirtervie►vs
Accountant/Bud et Analyst 18 2
Accountin Technician 57 3
Administrative Analyst 109 14
~ Administrative Assistant - Q s/Admin 416 18
Administrative Assistant -PF►rks / Rec 164 7
Associate Planner 14 4
Construction Inspector - Limited 1"erm 7 4
HR Mana er 87 7
HR Technician 93 7
IT S ecialisi 67 10
Maintenance R'orker - Facilities 58 7
Office Assistant - CD nrccruitcd 0 6
TOTAL thru June: 1090 89
Nlumbers do not reflect interns, Parks & Rec temp/seasonal, HostlI-iostess, or duplicate applications
Positiori Statcrs
Aciministrative Analyst New 200$ osition - Recruitin
Administrative Assistant -Op. and Admin Replacement - Hired
Administrative Assistant - P&R Replacement Interviejving
Database Manager New 2008 position - cieveloping job description
Engineer, Stormwater Replacement - Recruiting/Researching altematives
Human Resources Manager Replacement - Hired
Human Resources Technician Replacement - IntervieNving
Maintenance/Construction Inspeetor -
New 2008 Position - Hircd
Limited Term (Barker Bridge)
vlaintenance `Vorker - Facilities Replacement - Hired, Start date 7/7/08
Deputy City A'IAUager QuArterly Report - continued
July 3, 2008
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Public Information
Key rcporting areas:
• uledia relations
o Media contacts: 73 (does rrat include those that were suhs•equently referred to another City
resaurce)
o Media rEleases: 25, plus 24 Traffic Alerts for a total of 49
o Earned media stories: 63 (cloes not include all televisiotz/radio)
o Total metiia stories: 157 (does not incliide all television/rerdio)
• Drafted "menu" of communications options from which to draw for public information effores.
• Began planning com.mwnity survey and first draft of TtFP
• Assisted -,vith public information cfforts for summer road projects
Business Registratic►n
• 414 - Nlew registrations
0 863 - Anrlual renewals (Due annually in December)
Ca11 Volume
Call Log History - ,
Zud UBrteP 2008
•
A ri] May June Commiinity llevelo ment 803 659 683
Council 48 54 58
Fluman Resource 54 68 51
Lc al 25 62 37
Miscellaneous 271 302 306
O eratipns/Administration 158 138 133
Parks/Recreatiou 72 53 65
Public `Vorks 217 204 237
Nlonthly Total 1648 1540 1570
Web Site
Web Site Summary
2"d Quarter 2008
A ril may June Xear ta Date
Uni ue iJser Sessians 46,667 48.685 48354 143706
To Five Pa es Viewea .
Em lo rinent 8057 5974 5593 19624
Parks 1008 1058 1329 3395
GIS Ma s 1067 804 869 2740
}31d . 1107 858 644 2609
Communi r Develo ment 1099 737 715 2551
Deputy Cit} Manager Quarterty Report - continued
July 3, 2008
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Web Site Summary
2°d Quarter 2008
A ril Ma y June Year to Aate
To Five "Referrer" Web Sites
Spokane County - employment 451 515 555 1521
Ci of S okane Valle 241 292 264 797
Munici al Research (MRSC) 245 266 260 771
County Ideas 214 237 153 604
S okane County - Gov't Em lo yment 207 172 147 526
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TO: Dave Mercier, City Manxger
FROM: Rick VnnLeuven, Chief of Police
DATE: July 14, 2008
RF: Monthly Report June 2008
June, 2A0$• June, 2007: _
CAD incidents: 5,133 CAD incidents: 4,681
Reports iaken: 1,457 R.eports taken: 1;397
Traffic stops: 1,739 Traffic stops: 1;343
Traffic reports: 316 Traffic reports: 272
CAD incidents indicate calls for serNice as well as self-initiatEd officer contacts. This is the third
month in a row thal total Cf1U incidents have reached record highs of more than 5,000 for the
SpokanE Valley, compared to 4,978 for June 2008 in unincorporatcd Spokane Couniy. Hot spot
maps are attached shovving June residential burglaries, June commercial burglaries, June traffic
collision hot spots and June vehicle proNvling hot spots, along ~vrith May and June stolen vehicle
hot spots. Plea.se note the addition ofthe numerical values to the hot spot maps as requested. Also
attached are eight bar graphs for 2006, 2007 and January throueh June, 2008: Commercial
~ burglary, garage burglary, residential burglary, forgery, malicious mischicf, stolen vehicles, theft
and vehicle provvling.
ADVLINISTRATIVF:
♦ Chief VanLeuvEn gave opeivng remarks at a class on Crimuial Street Gangs, which was
attended by ]aw cnforcement officers from all over the state of Washington and also frorn
Idaho.
♦ Plans for law enforcement presence at the 100 Years Motorcycle Rally to be held in July at
the Spakane County FAirgotmds continued to be developed.
♦ Qther events and ActiNities attended by Chicf VanLeuven during June included thc City
Council Summer Staf~' Reireat and a preconstruction meeting for the Barker Road Bridge
Replacement Project. He also met with TraY~'ic Sgt. Mike Zollars, Peggy Daering and
other Valleyfiest personriel to discuss traffic control and otrier issues concerning this
upcoming evcnt.
♦ During the month of rtme, Chief VanLeuven was "on call" for a total of 11 tvvelve-bour
shifts for patrol lieutenants.
CQMM[.TNTITY ORIEYTEll POLICI~i 1G:
♦ Scout groups, day care groups and others occasionally arrange to totu the Spokane Valley
~ Police Department facility, giving the children (and accompanying adults) an opporhuzity
to -have positive contact vzth law enforcement officErs. During the firsi six months of
2008, nine groups of c•hildren were given tours of the building.
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♦ Also during the first six months of 2008, individual officers of the Spokane Valley Police .
DePartment were recognized by lctter, e-mail or phone call by citizens / community `
members for appreciation of servicc rEndered or for outstanding profcssional behavior, a ~
total of 27 times. This recognition was passed on to the individual officers through a letter
of commendation from the Chief.
♦ Chief. VanLeuven and Lt. Steve Jones attended a day-long Domestic Violence Summit
sgonsored by the Y`VCA. Also in attcndance were S.C.O.P.E. representatives, including
Director Rick Scott. The Summit was called to form a coordinated community response to
domestic violence. Presentations in the morning wcre given on domestic violence and the
criminal justice systcm, the worl.-place, and medical response. In the afternoon the
attendees met in small groups to propose ideas for action, then came together to decide on
priority actions.
• The four Spokttne Valley S.C.O.P.E. stations were very active in June, NN-ith members ,
attcnding many events throughout the County. Volunteer hotus for June for each of the
fottr Valley stations were: Central Valley, 594; Edgecliff, 670; Trenhvood, 331.5; and
jJniversity, 701.5, for a total of 2,297 hours. This aa-nounted to 36% of the overall total
hours volLUiteEred by 17 stations countywide dtuing the month of June.
♦ TNventy-cight abandoned vehicles wcre tag;ed for impoundment in the Spokane Valley in
June by S.C.O.P.E. volunteers, Nvith 14 of the vehicles eventually towed and 14 citations
issued. Eighteen vehicle hull:s were also processed in June. Totals for the first six months
of 2008 are: abandoned vehicles tagged for unpoundment, 181; vEhicles towed and . citations isstied, 79; hulks processed; 103. The total number of vchiclcs processed from -January throtigh Juue, including those that were taggeci but were gone on arrival of
unpoundment personnel, is 685.
o S.C.O.P.E. Incident Response Team (SIRT) contributed a total of 123 on-scene volunteer
]lours (including travel time) in June, responding to 9 incidents that included motor vehicle
accidents; a fire and tra -ific control. There are currently 21 active SIRT members «7th two
more in training. F'or the irst six months of 2008, ihey hawe contributed 553 on-sceile
hours in addition to 165 training hours and 219 hours for speeial events. SIRT volunleer
hours, including training, special events; adj.standby on scene and travel time for January
through June 2008 total 3,192.
♦ S.C.O.P.E. volunteers whd monitor disabled parking lll the Spokane Valley issued 27
infractions, along ~Mth 52 warnings, in the month of June. Totals for the first six months
of 2008 wrere: 294 parking infractions issued, 535 warnings; and 1,830 volunteer hours
contributed.
OPE1tATIONS:
♦ Search Ends with Theft / Urug Susrect's Arrest
A subject suspected of having stolen a pickup from his mothcr wound up being arrestecl on
ttdditional chazges after oificers went to his home and found the stolen tnick behind the
house. NVhile at the house, OfFicer Sarah StEVens observed a 2008 camper trailer that :
appeared to be new, and knowing the subject to be Lunemployed, her suspicians were azoused that the camper might be stolen. Further investigation revealed the camper trailer
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was stolen from RV's Northwest. A subsequent search warrant of the suspecY s home
revealed methamphetamine and a rifle. The suspect was charged with two fclony counts oF
Possession of Stolen Property and one count of Possession of Methamphetamine. A felony
count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm was gendine.
♦ llog iVlauls Sleeping Child
O£~'icers were called to a home where a one-}°ear-old child had been mauled by a pit bull
mix puppy, finding that the child had not received medical treatment for the injuries
suffered 12 hours earlier. The child's mother told the officer her son was sleeping in bed
with the puppy Arhen he was attacked by the dog, and the mother and a neiDhbor had
cleaned the estimated 100 puncture wounds at the home rather than seeking treatment from
doctors. Officer Ryan Smith told the mother that she was to take the child to a hospital
immediately, ~vhich she did. The child received intravenous antibiotics, and the dog was
housed elsewhere until another home for it could be arranged.
♦ Customer Interferes, Thief Escapes
A customer arriving in the parking area of the Spokane Valley Mall m.isunderstood an
incident he observed and thus interfered with the arrest of a shoplifting suspect,
inadvertently causing a head injury to a female sectuity officcr. He was eventually
arrested for 3Td Degree Assalilt and spent the night in jail. "1"he female shoplifting suspect
escaped and she and the car she was driving were described to media. Almost a month
later, the suspect was locaied, pttrtially through efforts by the interfcring customer and the
female who was with him at the Mall on the day of the incident, ancl law en:forcement was
notified. The 18-year-old female suspect was booked on a felony charge of ls` Degree
Robbery.
♦ Vandals Arrested for Defacing Concrete
Five Spokanc Vallcy tecns Nvere referred to Spokane County Juvenile Coun on felony
charges of 2"d Degree Malicious Mischief af3er a~%,ritness reported them to polict for
defacing freshly-poured concrete. The City of Spokane Valley had contracted to repair the
involved driveway and was listed as victim in the incident. Replacement cost to replace
the concretc cntryvvay was valued at $1,100.00.
♦ Employee Injurecl in Gas Rip
A thief trying to escape without paying for $$6 in gasoline dragged a convenience store
cmployee about 20 feet and also collided with anoiher vehicle, making what would
otheruise be a misdemeanor theft into a felony robbery. Thankfully; the employee's
injuries were minar. Tnvestigation by Patrol officers and Detective Roger Knight led to the
arrest of the suspect later that afternoon.
♦ Son Steals from Mom
Spokane Valley Police officers arrested a 45-year-old Vallcy resident af.ter determining
that he had stalen checks from his adoptive mother who resides in a nursing home, after
another son reported suspicious check activity for his mother's account. The suspect was
booked into jail on felony counts o£ Financial Fraud and Possession of Methamphetxmuie.
' ♦ Spouse Shoots Cat
Officers arrested a 62-year-old Spokane Valley man after he threatened to shoot his
cstrangcd Nvife and thEn shot the foot off one of his cats inside his mobile home. He was
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booked into the Spokane County Jail on felony counts of Harassment; 1S' Degree Animal
Cruelty and 2°d Degree Reckless Endangerment.
Panhandling: ~
♦ Chief VanLeuven; Corporal Mark Tiygren and Officer JamES Lbel attended a June
panhandling committee meeting and discussEd criminal justice issues dealing vvith
panhandlers, including the follovring incident described by Cpl. Nygren:
♦ Cpl. Mark Nygren and othEr deputies responded to a"Persons Bothering" call in the 15000
block of East Broadtivay. The complaint was regarding transients diaging in the garbage
bEhind the liquor store and one of the retail shops, drinking alcohol, and urinating in
public. Deputics contacted tvvo transients behind the store, one of whom was extremcly
into.ticated and was eventually transported to Detox. Cpl. Nygren contacted two subjects
in front of the business, one also very intoxicated and who was found to have felony arrest
warrants out of Florida that wcre not extraditable. Cpl. Nygren was unable to deternune
that a law violation had occurred that he could enforce; and this subject was let go without
anp enforcement action. The other subject was not actually a transient. Cpl. Nygren
identified him and learned that he was a cowricted felon with an extremely long arrest
record. He was arrested for warrants, and on the -svav to jail he talked to Nygren about his
life. He is a professional panhandler, Anth a solicitor's license thxough Spokane city. He
lives in Spokane in a motel. He takes the STA bus to thc Spokane Valley to panhandle,
where he averages $30 to $40 an hour panhandling.
♦ Deputy Todd Miller was stopped at traffic light on Sullivan at 1.ndiana, where he was _
contacted by a clriver ti>>ho tolcl the deputy he had almost hit a panhandler at the westbound I-90 off ramp. He said the panhandler was stumbling in the roadway and almost walked
into his car. Deputy Miller located the panhandler and identified him, and found him to be
highly intoxicated. Miller warned the subject about being in the roadway, and he agreed to
stay out of it.
♦ Sgt. John Nlowels tivas at Sullivan Park where he had been called about a"Person with a
weapon" and Nvhere nvo transients were supposedly fightine, one of them having a knife.
He found ttivo very intoxicated subjects, both of whom laNv enforcement has contacted for
panhajldling in the Sullivan Rd. area. Both subjects were cited for consuming alcohol in a
city park.
♦ Followring this incident; Sgt. Nlowels received a phone call from lloug King / R.ivErside
State Park, who told him that Sullivan Park is part of Centennial Trail State Park and
managed by the City of SV. I-Ie said that 1VAC 352-32-200 gives law en.forcement
auihority to trespass people ,vho are cited for all drug or alcohol related misconduct, as
long as a citation is issued. Sgt. NoNvels was able to trespass one of these subjects for 30
days and the other for 48 bours. A la«, enforcement training bulletin will be issued on this
subject in the near future.
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2008 JUNE CRIME REPORT
Jun48 Jun-07 1108 to date 07 to date 07 Total 06 Total OS Total 04 Total
BURGLARY 83 5311 347 272 584 714 744 997
FORGERY 25 3311 188 215 365 334 464 465
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF 97 11311 425 638 1.265 1,122 904 1,224
NON-CRIMINAL 78 7211 479 401 839 811 749 916
PROPERTY OTHER 80 78 420 453 890 982 1,154 1,665
RECOVERED VEHICLES 43 19 180 167 343 403 333 390
ST4LEN VEHICLES 50 33 273 251 4T8 711 603 577
THEFT 161 158 895 941 1,881 1,888 2,256 2,853
UIOBC 0 011 1 4 8 11 8 10
VEHICLE OTHER 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 40
VEHICLE PROWLING 78 5511 614 357 682 937 958 1,382
TOTAL PROPERTY CR/MES 6T1 614 3,821 3,700 7,338 7,916 8,178 10 519
ASSAULT 69 87 464 439 853 846 894 880
DOA/SUICIDE 17 20 122 118 227 167 159 164
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 90 78 528 439 874 736 762 755
HOMICIDE 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 S
KIDNAP 2 211 12 9 23 22 35 24
MENTAL 23 36 179 182 350 425 425 386
MP 10 12 45 38 83 88 97 106
PERSONS OTHER 103 123 659 662 1,337 1,159 1,258 1,624
ROBBERY 4 9 36 34 BO 58 56 58
TELEPHONE HARASSMENT 2 5 29 45 73 83 92 190
TOTAL MAJOR CR/MES 320 3T2 2,0T5 1,964 3,875 9,659 3,7T7 4,192
ADULT RAPE 5 6 27 23 43 29 39 37
CHIID ABUSE 12 5 89 60 104 78 101 126
CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE 3 11 30 42 92 105 88 205
SEX REGISTRATION F 0 0 2 1 4 3 fi 4
INDECENT LIBERTIES 0 1 8 11 18 15 8 21
CHILD MOLESTATION 8 4 33 23 46 89 67 77
CHILD RAPE 3 2 22 13 31 82 35 30
RUNAWAY 31 21 192 159 285 309 311 437
SEX OTHER 6 13 100 99 194 203 181 162
STALKING 1 1 13 8 17 17 27 35
SUSPICIOUS PERSON 10 17 68 78 152 177 244 341
TOTAL SEX CR/MES 79 61 582 617 896 1,067 1 108 1,475
DRUG 71 5811 482 426 807 865 891 999
ISU OTHER 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
TOTAt ISU T1 58 482 427 808 666 891 1,000
TOTAL TRAFFIC REPORTS 316 2T2 1,887 1,816 3 800 3,345 2,4031 2,T76
TOTAL REPORTS RECENED 1,457 1,39T 8,947 8f42411 16,817 16,582 16,357 19,962
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LETTER FROM THL CHIEF
What's in a Name?
~ Menr of the people I talk to dnn'1 quite understand vMy v,+_ are called Ihe Spokane VeAey Fire OeperUment end wanl M
conlinue 4o reter b tss es SQokene CaMy Fire DiSUict 1 Thve is the peroeption that we adopte0 au narne alter Iha
kuorporation of the Gqr of Spokane Valley and we ero tlWr line deparbMl I heve hed Ihe oppordnRy !o revlew eWe
of Ine Matary of our depeM►ent and tdt k mfght heip peopb better understand how end when ws abtairiad Ihe nerne
On No+ranber 10. 1939, Ihe Board at County Cortxrrssioners d Spoicane Counry held a heerinp an a petl6oci Oo torm
a flre pro4ectton distrid On Navember 14, Ihe Cammfssloners adoptad a ResduGon ihat read in part
NOW TNEREfORE, 8E R RESOLVED Mat the iomatlon of a ffra protedion
dishid wNl be d bendit ro Ihe IanEs hduded wfft Ihe emended boundaries o(
47e disrrid and Ihat Ihe lamadon of auch dstrfG wfll be condudve b Ihe pubdc
~
saiety, wetfere end cortvertlence. ,
5F IT FURTHER RESOLYED Ihet fhe ke protecUon district shaH be lunown es
Spokar►e VaCey Flre ProWion Dist►kt No i, and ft the boundaries d sad
~ disViU shall be as foUowS:
The resnainder d the Resaiulon desaibed 1he legal boutdaries and en eler.lbn date was set tar Tuesday. Marr,h 12, I
1840. The vat$s were oamted wlth 1,824 va4e.s 4a and 238 votes epainst Ihe famedm of lhe dmVict Wdnp IM same elecbon, E G Kemey, F.R. SaHer and O.R. Mdgs recalved the highest number d voWs fa Fte Carwnission- ~
ers and became the 6rst Baard of Frce Commissionerc tor Spoksne Vaaey Fire Protectlon District No. t.
~
As eddttlorial 6re prutecUon dmticts wene adde0 In Spokene County, a total of 13 !o be exacl ft may have been Th►e
reasan tor eact► dlsMd beiny named Spokane County Fira P►ntectlon O+atict t, 2. 3, efc. instead of by peographic
~ aress. Wlralever Ihe rewflninp was ior how lim fttricts were kater tdendfied, we were Spokate VaAey 1rom Ihe very
beginNnp. The wads'piclOon dWjW were dropped In fhe eady 70'a wilh he dsip d one d aur kst patches. ;
~ Our artent palch was desipned by ana of ow rotred mernbers, Captaln C,ary GAbdt in tha mld e0's
The conMtslon with our oRiciad rwme Aas ar►tlnued over many years. On March 19, 1697,
4v a,e abdal narne dthe departnant waa chanped b spakane vaney fke oepartrnenc and
Spokane Cw* F'ue Dtstrict t. Thts chanQe did not do much b adp darity our identlry ard
bolh nemts were btibng hlarmixad halmont evety cortesQondente o► contraii do:,umenI
.
The 8oard of Fre Cammissiotiers adopted aresoluUon on Jtxne 1, 2407, r&auestir.g tne
Spokene County Board of CortrNssloners adopt a resokuUon b afficfally change our name b
the Spoksne Vaky Firc Oeparanent On June 14, 2007, the County Board d Gonm"on-
ers adopted e reaokrtlon lo koly mefce 0e name change oAfdal snd md our iderdity aiss_
~
Som PeoP1e maY saY why is Ihis name thing such a bi9 deal TTie departrnent Aas been $ maja parl d Ihe Spoicaie ~
YaUey vaa shce 19W The tiame is part d who we sre and what otu dlizens Ihinft eboui us aa fieir fire ckpartrnent ~
Otu manbera aro vay proud d therr hisay, Oe wrvkm tliey provide, ena toe aryantzation Mey have beoome. We ~
aro tltie Spokane Velley Fke Departrnent ihig ie cortmitted b 1he cortrmxdtles we serve bo be youx all rtsic ewgency ~
~ ayency, DroWn9 uinn's livd. DmParb md 1e ernNaxrbnt tt►rouph a coel effectlve and reqponsh+e PeoPle or' ~
dnted servloe, ~
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EMS Division
i
i he Spokane Valley Fire Oepartment recenUy purchased an essortment
,f new ALS (Paramedic) tralning aids. Due to an Incneasing run volume, it ~
r-ias become difficult for indivitiual engine compenies to ieave tfieir own (
station for EMS (Emergency Medical Services) training at another loca-
tion. In order to address thls concem, Spokane Velley Ffre Department is ~
~ planning on purchasing ALS treiNng equipment br our cunent (6) ALS
stations. This will allow the ALS englne company to remein in ststion ~
more often and wiil eliminate the need to transport ali curreni trafninp
equipment from station to stetion. The equipmertt will last bnE}er and the ~
training process will be more cost effective as the pdoe of fuel increases. As of f
'today, equipment has been purchased for Station 7, located st 12th and Ever-
green. The plan is to have identical equipment fn the remalning (5) ALS stsbons ~
* by lhe mlddle oi 2009. The Rew equlpment consists of a CPRllntubatlon manikln
with an interchangeable trauma head, EKG rhythm generator, cricothyrold mem- ~
brane for the preciicing of emergency cricothyrofdotomies (surglcat airways), '
and practice bones and needles for our EZIO intrsosseous infusions (needles
that are Inserted tnto the lower leg bone or upper artn bone for fntrsvenous ac- ~
oess and the sdmintsUatbn ot drugs). , •
r fraiiiing Divisioi-
. 4..
In Aprll, the Trainiag Dlvision pmvided continuinrz -
educatlon traiaing to ell crews for emergency vehi
cle opecations, buildlng sprinkler syatems, hazard
~ous aiaterials, and arater systems. A trench aaare
ness clesa was 4lso delfvered.
During tbe month of May, 41I creas were evaluated an basic fire-
tightiag alrills and competencies ot tbe trainiag center. These
evalnatioas are nsed to identify strengths and weaknesse• in tbe
aanual training program. The iniormatlon is a valuable tool to plan
fnture traiain;. In the laat week oi May, the Wildland tlreftghtiag
aanaal retreshes conne was delivered. Duriag the tralalng, crews
recelved instrnctlon in the use aad deployment oi onr aew "nest
Qeaeratlon" fire shelten. Theae new ahelters aill be reqnired tor an
fireflghters prior to the 2009 wildfire season. Ttie creas also prac-
ticad Me lino construction, revieaed structnre protection 4nd
safety issucs during grass, brnsb a.nd wildlires.
June's training included Fire Attack, Bearch
1 and Roacne, Forcible Eatry, and VentiLtion.
` All creaa drilled on theae subjects aith an
_ emphasia on coordiaating the.se taslcs with
L ~ other crews dnring a simulated two story
-a bouse Sre with two people trapped oa the np-
per iloor.
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j~ feel UeT are ofi tke W fnt beiay prrpued. I 6dieve sow b
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rinple a, de Ioo Yrn oae tason u yaar imgle poiat oi coatut u case of tmeuescyi Ttir ~
~aRm fanuly ind (rknb to receive iifanasioa nM bit poa w}y tave to contut aae pnu to pas: tlu iefmoadoi
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I Rlat tre yoIIr travd plm tki: cmal "ao we are aot knawd for oQ nsteral disasters, yoo may be trivdiy to !
~ anv Oat keve tles. Do yn uderstnd :afetq ptutices sad evicoatir rottes far um yoa ue vititit9 a ao* to4 ~
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~In yor pnpmd to travdl Do yoa ►ave traW inti fot yotr cer tltt vn'D aDoK yot to ,
be struded doy nde tle roed fa e coa~e d IoQn? flii can be~ae yau ovn ltde r~ '
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~ diwter it yet are not popared. Ban ya aked yHrsdi tke qverifiw I[ I tee • larqe
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tlis dond, it may be bew ta pll te dh tide d tle toad ud let it pau. It t1e dddle
~ ot tlii doK pn uy 0 be tble to see tke car tltal ttopped ie tlt tmd or tke aaideit tiat jut liypenei !t yon ut
~ tevoiM 'u ei accided or dWled ani a =jar radwiY, nap mUted m yoar velkle. If pm deade to kave, pt ~
~ oB tke rodway u br upuWe. Staidmg a tke roadxap a rvn tiic dCalda n dapoai
~ Tle Spkue 9aIley rn DpuUat u a tke Oaiia9 mn for oar EepAuber CM WU dua. 'ifep wal be rtut• 1
mq ionetime mid-Sqteaba, oimy rr'ttl tke MT coatit* editcatau tniak9 dases lE yeo tn utnsted b ar Cw ~ sukT LuaDmcy RM= Teta WU dmK pleasa canm ov ddakotrttin 9 (509) M1T00,
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Outdoor Bumfng
~.We respond a few ames every week ta outdoor buming issues, most resulting in legal or ~
Illegei retxeational fires. Citizens should call their local fire department wfth questions ~
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prlor to having an outside flre. '
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Illegd Buming ~
r' Buming garbage has been prohibfted in Spokane since the 1970s. The only maierial that
may be bumed Isgally ln Washington (under spedfic guldelines and depending upon ~
where you live) Is unprocessed natural vegetaCwn. In 2000, the state legisiature banned ~
, bum barrets statewide. Therefore, even natural vegetation may not be bumed in a burn `
barrel. Smoke from burn aarrels is noxious because the fires bum at bw temperatures,
recehring very little oxygen and producing excessive smolce and otfier toxlc substanoes. ~
Recreational Flres-- are small fires, no larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in ~
height, such as campfires and cooking frres, using only these approved fuels: seasoned ~
(clean end dry) firewood, charcoal bdquettes, natural gas and pmpane.
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e Fires used fa debris disposal (even N It's natural debris from your yard and garden) are ~
nut consfdered recreational flres.
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Backyard barbecues, chimneas and other peGoldeck warmers, are considered recrea- t~
tionai fires, and are also allowed year-round, excepl during a bum ban
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s Reueatianal fires must be attended at ell times and a method for extinguishing them ~
- available at all fires (Buckets, shovels, garden hoses or a fire extingulsher). Spokane
Regional Clean Alr Agency may issue a bum ban based on a+r quality canditions. Cur- ~
- rent bans issued by Spokane Regional Ckean Alr Agency can be accessed by calling
477-4727 or www.spokariecleanalr.org. Other ernities may fssue burn bans based an ~
fire danger.
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I Many pottinq soH mlxes on Ihe marlcei 6oday oontain as much a more agsnic materEal as inorganlc malertal. Fa exemple, Dotfin9
11110111 can be made o( shro0ded wood, bark, wd/a peat moss with mhMal arnounb ot whal we cafl rea9 sail (6d). Symfoem peBet9, ~
~ perlite W vermfalte are sane at Iha other Nems lhat are oQen a0ded !o Ihe solt mbdure tor aeration and water retentlon, In addl- ~
~ tbn, meny mixNres elso f►dude dftent types ot kr6pzm. Sane fertiiftm ere cxfdizers, whidh wlll make a Nre Ihet does start r
Qrcrw at an even faster tate.
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Podinfl sdl mixtures are shlppeC motat end In plestc Dap trm Ihe manuiadm. Most peopie use Ihe CA In Ihek ptenten in Me spring, and Ihen Ihey (aQet etaul ft►►em once FeWVlnter artfves. 8aderfai decampoait}on occura wflhin Ihe mhc thai aeaiea hesi. r
Thla is Ihe 6arns prindpfe Ihs1 makea composl pka or balea o/ hay heal up. Spokane VAlley Firo DepaAment Aae respaxled b a :
~ nUmba ollfros caused aY Pladn9 dgerotEe butls In Ihe sdl d PotOn9 P" whkh can etart wfien you use Ihe d0 porik►g soil as an
' eahlrey. You rt►ay IMnk you are Puthn91our aAarette out Mto `dht' when fn fact you ae aeatlng en oppoRunfty fa bre. So the ques- r i
tw lo aslc la, 'Have you taken the ProPer ptecautlons wllh the planter pots in and around your home ta keep your fartdly and prop-
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Do nat use old planter pots that oont* pottlng wN es an ashtray.
• Keep en eshtray (metel can wlth aand) In ereas where aomeone might be smokhnp around potled plenta This is a Qmet ides 1or ~
~ WHe shoPPmfl cornplexes a your busir~esa. ~
M you have dead plants In poEs M and atoun0 yvur hane, discard Ihem propeq. Throw Ihorn oul In tlie Irash or take Ihe ad! 'i
tram ihe pots and Weed a fn Your yaraa or gwdena 1
Keep Yax Planta weN wateta! end maintained. ~
TaMc b your loCW gardener ebout proper waWN Moe0ures t
• K you keep rour poftlng 6oM in your perege a an your dedc, do not leave ri near eny oomDustbe metertal.
UtlNze a day pd Instead M plasac
PotOing wfl is typlcally made up mostly d pest moss, a brow Quffy mateftl fiat, acooMing to ctate ceneumer p►otecba►, is e ire
~ risk. Most people do not lhhk at the soa in (plastic) pob as Deing somethfig that may be Aammabia. ~
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r During Ap►d, May, and June, lhe Ptevention 8ureau epoke b over 700 atudenta at Career Falrs, taught over 130 citizem how to use ~
~ and mair►►tWn fire extlngu+shers, and had over 800 chldren go Ihrough the Fire Safety House and praciice a home fire drip. f
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• n Dep- t w 1 handied • 1 t a OutstAndin' Ckiwtt e / cwwns s
m amWng others 1 ' t o emergency.
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Tr.e Spokane VaIley Flre Department, in oormuKatlon with Dori BabCOCk oi Northwes! Health 6 Well.
ness Institute, has identifled the need for the employees of the 5pokane Valley Fre Deparbneni lo ~
-xinslder s more healthy diet_ To that end, in conjundion wftfi the Nationai Heatth, Safety and Sur- '
vival week sponsored by the Intenationaf F'rre Chlefis and the Interrational Assoclation oi Fireflght-
ers, the Spokane Valley Fire Department provlded the 6refigMers and aiministrative slaff practicai, ~
hands on tralning that induded preparing and cooking technlques that support a heahhy, nutritional
and palatable approach to on-duty meal preparation during the month af June. Alttaugh they have ~
had das,sroom Vaining on proper nutritlon and the food pyramid, the firefi9hters repated that they
need practMcal hands-an expedence on haw to implement thetr new knowledge. Naomi W. Kakiuchi, ~
of PtuCulinary, provided lhis on-ske hands-on training that includend ? days d iristrur,tion on food ser ~
lection, preparatbn, and handling.
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The department is invested In building gaod
health in thefr steft. A heatthy, dewcbous meal or
at least every shift ks a good start, We rvou,,.:
~ik8 EO 8f1C0Uf898 fifefigflt@f5 t4 Pf8p8f8 R1C r~:
~ truft, rreyetables, lean meats, bsh and less prc
esse0 (oods as part of the stafion diet St_
ce.ssiul implemerttati~on of heatthy meals oook
In the staUons wiU indude ai least one or c,
servings of (ruit and vegetables. 'fhls will p
vide a take-ofi point for empbyeas to not o:
ea1 heahhy at the s#atlon but to Uansfer thls ir i, i., t ;ht.
, their family ea±+ng haDlts when nat on dti►y
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in April 126, 51'FO's [trsl hWW iad wellnrss ttir Mas held tar emplo)tes, reiirees znd their tauities at 1'aIlov Hos-
;,iial aad Nedical f,enler s Qealth and Edur.aGun (rnier.
; n et 89 people dmpped in lo Inarn mare zbaul lht+ progmtu SVTD oQets ln assist bmllies in 3chiering and main-
Aning their good 6ealih. Bepre.centativas (rom linited BeAl6 Cue ind Wuh4tan OenW were there lo xaswer
y ,lnestiaas nd hioiiighl (eatures ol both tha emplayee and reflree health ptvns. APS dealthcue, 51T11s Emplofee
A.uislutce i'ragram (EAP). ilso bal i represr.ntitive w-ho s6ued the mim swrices inclvding the Gnanclal arvices
diat t4e EAP a6ers. AdditionO Warmztian nn the new r+ellncm pcagtm, peer fimess progrim, wills and truds
w+Ye dw 212ilable.
~As parl of the "MF 9eAth" prognm, each StiTD bmilt' receijed a copy ot the 8ealthwiu 9indbuok. a selkue Wok
, w6icb provides iniorantian oa nver 200 heaflh lopia from ear iafectinos to diibelrs to betp uuaW Iheit 6eaJth.
f ittr4oar peaple putiapaled in the "by 8eaith~ SfJEe114 i0 OOSIIe Wlh SCtOeIIIQ$ WIICTE WllClpiIIlS I4Gtl'DlfJ
their anpartant health numbers [ncluding Iheir Wood prn.ssnra blood augu, good. baA and mul cholacli+rol sad
trWycefides mmnbers.
Thanks la all ot yw whn auended zud supported lh-, I,,alt1i ; n' f,ir'
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29 SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS 1357 BllSINESSES
I 4 AIARM SYSTEMS 0 RECALLED fiPRINKLER HEADS ~
~ 44 BUILDING PLAN REVIEWS 5 FIRc WA i CN ~
1 CHAAlGE OF USE 10 FiRE ALARM ACCEPTANCE
~ 7 FIREWORKS 45 BUILDING ACCEPTANCE ~
~ 22 TENANT IMPROVEMENT 4 HOOU SYSTEM ACCEPTANGE ~
' 8 TEMPORARY STRUCTURE 11 SUPPRcSS10N ACCEFTANCE i
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164 1433
Ptespoiise Totals
TEAR , DATE RESPONSE TOTALS
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Investigations-2nd Quarteis ;
Year to Oate Investlaations ~
Incfdents: 65 Accldarnal; 22 Urdetnrmined: 3 lntantionaL 30 Inter,tional Casea Clea.*ed: 13 ,
cst:mated Tota! Lcsa: $1,415,300 Estimatcd lase to Areon: $1,161,300
7en suspecb hen►e boen tReated In 2008 for Araon and oRher crimea commftted wlthln the '
juriadiction ol the Spokane VaIlsy Firo Oapartrnent wfth sn addftlonsi elght suspeds that ~
were not trteated becius• of exceptional circumstences, I.e. Jweniles under the a9e oi (
twelve.
On June 7, 2008, an sduit male storted a flre at en elderly care facility located at 12803 Eaat t
Mlsalon, then wsrtt an to causa darrage to a new, unoccupied buslneu on Non Avenue. The ~
Indhridual was placed irno cuatody by the Spokane Vailey Poilcs Dapsrtrnent and iater
charged wlth Arson tn the Firai Degrse.
0n June 9, 2008, one idult mWe and one Jwenlle male Ignlted a car on flro In the erea of ~i
Plnea Rd and Lenon Avenue. Both indlvlduale vrere leter amested for Arson In the Second ~
Degree vft assistance ham offlcera ot the Llberty Lake end the Spokme Valiey Pollce
Depertmenta.
Flreworks are illegal to posaesa, use, or Vanaport wfthln the Clties of Spokane Valley,
LEberty Lake, Millwood, and Unincorpornted Spokene County. J
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(SVFD purchased two older 4-plexes at 3111 and 3121 South Whipple in the
summer ot 2007. This purchase was the start of a plan for the relocation of
Station #9, cumentty located in a home at 11514 E. 16'h, to a better response
location in the South Valley and to a facflity that will allow larger fire apparatus.
p After completing the design and securing voter approval for the funding, the °
plan began to move forward. In early Aprii, we went out for bids for e hnro ap-
paratus bay station with two frefighter dorms. The structure wiil be one story
with a total of 7515 sf. Meridian Construction was awarded the contrect at
$1,190,000, siated for completion in September. In mid-April, we utilized the
two structures for many different rypes of fre seivice training. This trafning was
a greai asset to the Department and flrefighter safety. In late April, the struc-
tures were demolished to prepare for the construcbon. The picture from 6-19 is
I progress to date. We appreciate the publics suppart of conUnued improvement
of SVFO facilities and Infrastructure for the decades of service to come.
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To: Mayor Richard Munson
Spokane Valley City Council
Ft2om: lvf.ike Wirt, Director
1~Am july 15, 2008
SUBJEci% GREATER SPOICAiVE VALLEY AREA LIBRARIES PI,ANT1TING
I'm writing this brief update on the District's greater Spokane Vallcy area libraries
planning at the request of Depuly City V11nager Vlike Jackson i.n licu of a more formal
presentadon at a council meeting study session.
The election
Subsequent to the March 11, 2008 Greater Spokar►e Valley Lib.rary Capital Facibty Area
election Fa.ilure, library staff reported a variety customEr comments abotit the ballot
praposa.ls. As you know, the.re were a.lso same related ]etters to tlle editor. In an
attempt to get a broader range of responses about the reasons for the very decisive
defeat, we set up a comment seetion on our web site and through an article in the Va1Ie~j
Voice invitcd voters to use it, a spccial phonE line, email, or written comments on a form
available i.n libraries. Unfortunarely, we received only a handful of responses.
Usuig the limited anecdotal infarnzati.on at ha,nd, we concluded that there were four
primary reasons for the election results. They werc concems about-
1. 1'he worsening national economy
2. Increascd propert}, taxes thcu• impaet on persanal finances
3. The need for and cost of the projects
4. Connections with the City of Spokane Val.lcy's city center projECt and Sprague-
Appleway corrid_or street dircctions
Future electinn options
Because of the mag-nitudc of the election loss and that belief that none of the above
Factors wouJ.d suUstantivcly change in the unn-iediate future (and in fact the natianal
economy has contulued to worsen), the I7istricYs Boazd of Trustees initially decided that
ifi wouldn'fi be appropriate to paace the sam@ propos,-~ls on a future 2008 ballot. h-i
discussion at a later meeking, 2010 was stated as the earliest feasibl.e date to go back to
voters, depending upon the economy and the status of the city cenl•er dCVelqpment. The
interim time could be used to review ancl make any revisians to the proposals that seem
advisable.
Library site
The qption agreement with Universily City, Inc. expires August 31., 2008 iE the
transactian asri t closed by then. Tn late March I-,vrote to Jim Magnuson proposing an7.8-
~ 24 nlonth extension with six nlont•h opt-out options for either parly. In a telephone
conversation several weeks aater Nfi•. Magnuson said that December 2008 was thc latest
commitaicnt Universit5, City could make. Since the District isri t i.n a positi.on to
complete the purchase by that date, tihere was no reason to negotiate an extension;
theretore, SCL.D will na longer control the proposed library site. Future plaiuzing for a
new Spokane Valley LiUrary will need to consider whatever site options a.re avzilable at
the time.
Future facilities planning
Rather tha.n focusing only on thc- greater Spokane Valley, over the next yeax the Bistrict
will be preparing a comprellensive 20-year library facilities master p13n that
encompasses itis entire service area. As paxi• of that eEfort, previous Spokane Valley
p13nn.ing will be reviewed, updated, and incorporated into the bigger picture. 4Ve hope
to complete this plan bp next suinmEr so in late 2009 the Board of Trustees will be ab1E to
consider election options Eor 201.0.
In the infierim
In tlle im.mediate futurc we'll continuE do whatever we can to niaintain the functionality
of Spokane Valley Library. Some of t11e steps we've al.ready taken have been to provide
aciditional sessions af popular chi.lclreri s su-innlcr programs to reduce meeting room
crowding and the need to turn kids away; eearrange space so it's used as effectively 2s
possible; and to obtain permission for staff to park south of tlie building so more library
parkung is available fQr custoalers. 4VIiile the latter might sound like a no-brainer,
several previous attempts even to lease parking Erom the shopping center owners 11ad
been refused.
With regard to future library sites, the District owns the South Conklin Road prqperty .
and will hold it tulti.l the new Uranch can be bui,lt. We'll continue to moiutor the
development of University City and surrouncling propcrty as we believe that area
rr• mains the best locakion far a new main library.
Please don't hesitate to contact mc if you have any queskions.
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Spokane County Libra.ry District
Spokane Valley Library Services and Distrirt Support
Report to the City of Spokane Valley
2nd QUaI'te2' ZOOS
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Customer usc measures
Year-to-date use of the three greater Spokane Valley libraries is gEr►erally up over the same period in 2007.
Materials circulati4n is up 2.5%, reference inquiries are up 10.9%, program attendance 22.6% and software
station bookings 7.7%. 'Che largest increases are at the Argonnc Librazy. For Spokane Valley Library
circulakion is up 0.5%, reference 6.5°fo, prog-ra.m attendance 14.6%, and softwa.re station use 5.8%; the only
negadve measure is the 1.2% decrease in daor count.
Selected 2^a Qua.rter 2008 Year-to-Date Statistics
Circulatian Door count Reference Program Sofhvare Stalion
In uiries Attenda.nce 13ookin s
YTD YTD to YI'D YTD to YTD YTD to YTI7 YI 17 to Y'['D Y'I`D to
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 ZoQS 200-7 2008 2007
SCLD 878,006 42%u 512,862 0.896 99,904 10.9%u 21,416 22.6ro 97,668 7.710
S o Valle 220,487 0.5% 123,915 -1.2% 32,543 6.5% 7,078 14.6% 31,350 5.8%
Ar on.ne 60,897 10:3% 36,959 6.1% 7,094 16.0% 1,043 -4.4% 8,997 22.59'0
Otis 34,193 2.8% 22,261 - 4.1% 5,020 39.6`Po 1,878 111.290 3,795 - 7.596
Subtotal 315,577 15% 183,135 -0.2% 44,657 10.9% 9,999 22.696 43,542 7.7 0
% SCLD 35.9% - 35.7% - 44.79b - 46.7% - 44,696 -
Registered Customers by Branch of Registration
2008 % of YT17 Change % Adult % Youth
YTD SCLU from 2007
SCLD 110,024 - - 0.4% 76.0% 24.2%
S o Valle 35,179 31.9% - 2.095 77.5% 22.5%
Ar onne 9,672 8.87o - 0.1% 78.0% 22.0%
Otis 4,858 4.49a - b.7% 71.4°jo 28.6%
Subtotal 49,650 45.1% -2.1°,4, - -
2^a quarter acNvity highlights at Greater Spokane Valley branches
Spoknrce VralletJ Litrrary
• The TaacAide program was a greaY success with 1,204 returns completed at Spokane Valley, a quarter
of which were for the economic stimulus pragzam.
• The Friends held a book sale in May al• which they aLso sold reusable book bags.
• A group of 5th graders from South Pines Elenlentary visited to get library cards, a tour, and pick out
books and there were visits by several child care facilities.
•]unE Sum.mer Read.i.ng progra.ms were well afitended, though not as full as other years because of the
additinn of another repeat program later in the week.
The Friends provided funds for Spokane is Rendirig, Summer Reading, and library hours' magnets.
• The adult bxowsing area on the first floor was rearranged to provide better access to the large print
book cAl.lection, which invalved moving five public computers to other areas of the building.
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Argorrne Library
• An April Nriends' open house featured Texry Bain, autlzor of "Yov ArE a Dag" and "We Are the Cat,"
who talked books and writing with customers. ■ Argonne was the test case for the Safe Place Program-nvt only the firsl for SCLD, but apparently one
of the first handled by the Valu.nteers of America. • Staff participated once again in the annual West Valle}' SCOPE parade.
• The Friends donated money for metal bookmarks for the adu.lt Summer Readi.ng giEt baskets.
Otis Orchartls Library
• Staff and volunteers participated in the Okis Orchaxds communiiy parade.
• The Friends helped celebrate Natior►al Librazy LVeek by supplying candy bars and daily doar-prizes,
with tivo hundred customers signing up for the first day's drawing. They also promoted Childxeri s
Book Week by ofFering candy and a daily chance to win a video store gift card; purchased local honey
for the adult 5ummer Reading gi_fY baskees; and held a book sale.
Greatcr Spokane Valley Area Libraries Project
Election cost: SCLD's cost for the Viarch 11 GS\T[..CFA election was $53,353.48. Due to the number of
items on the ballot, particularly a county-wide measure, it was less than a.nticipated.
Universifiy Cihy property: University City, J,nc. ciec.lineci SCLD's request for an 18-24 month Fxtension of
thc Purcli3se and Sale Agreement deadline Ueyond August 31.
Election feeciback: The SCLD election perspective article wril•ten in an effort to g,et so.me publ.ic feedbacl:
was published in the Salurday, April 26 Vnlley Voice, but it gEnerated only a hand.ful of comments.
Spokane Valley T.ibraxy parking
Following the March election results, thAUghks lurned to making do with the Spokane Valley Library
builtling and it,s shortCOmings-one of those its limited parking. An initial inquiry lbout using the
plenliful but hisrorically Aff-limits parkuig to it-ie south of the library resulted i.n permission from the
manager of the Washu'►gtan Mutual branch for sta.fE to use the portion of that lot adjacent to the library • ,
since iNs always empry anyway. With that wc recovcred 15-20 parking stalls for customer usc at no cost,
cikher one-time or ongoing.
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Customer use mcasu.res
All of the "rolling ttivehre nionth coinparison numbers" are positive, with the exception of ciatabase access
page views. Taoor cAUnt is up a healthy 3%, circulation 5°,6, and the refErence increase is up to 796,
rontuluing to reverse a mulki-year trend. There was also a 1% increase over last year in the number of
registered borrowers - the number of cusromer records for which tliere's been any l},pe of activity in the
last 36 months. After that time pEriod they're purged fram the database. Because libraries use diffErenh
criteria far their cardholder caunts and have difierent schedules for pu.rgulg ald records, iNs difficult to
meanulgfully compare totals or percentages of the service area population.
Adult services
1'rogramming: StafE-led book discussi.on groups met monthly at Deer Park, N[oran T'rairie, North
Spokane and Spokane Valley LiUraries. The first-ever adult Suminer Reading Progranl had 2,087
regishants by the end of June. It includes ]viaster Gardener progranls ut all branches; genealogy programs
at North Spokane and Spokane Valley, taught by members of the Eastern Washi.ngton Genealogical
Society; and a reading program at North 5pokane hosted by the Pacific Northwesti Writers group.
Outreach: An average af 35 facilities was visited each monl•h. Two new sites will be added in July: a
Me11s on Whecls lunch program and a low-income apazkment complex where residents have no easy way
of getting to the library.
Community: SCLD taok part in thc annual Eldercare Conference, away to get in touch with the oufireach
unpaid care gi<<er audieiice. Of thc 6,600 returns prepared t]Zroughout Spokane Cou.nty by 7'axAide "
volunreers, 2,900 were processed at an SCLD Uranch. In addition to the com.munity parades held in the
Spokane Valley axea, staff participated un Fairlield Flag Day's and Iviedical Lake Founders Day's evcnts.
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Youth services
Programming: The annual Summer Reading program began in June with Storytimes and special
pragrantis every week. MOBIUS and the TMAX Theater are providing free Nckets lo program finishers.
April a.nd vIay After School Specials were on the cultures of Greece and Po.lynesia. There was also a
special musical Storytime ta celebrate the opening of the Born Learnulg Trail al• Moran Frairie on Junc 10.
Outreach: 121 Storytiine programs were provided to 1,919 children in chi,ld care facilities.
Community: Promotion of the Summer Reading progran i.n schools took up most youth services staff
time in May and June; 64 elementary and middlc, schools were either visited or provided with
in.formadon to take home.
DISTRicr A •
Board of TrusYees achion, April-June
• Approved two revisions to the 2008 budget, a resoludon audlorizing interfund loans, a.n affiliate
membcrship in the Associatipn of Washington Cities L,ocal Government Personnel Institute, an update
of the director's employment agreement, and initiation of a District-wide library facilities master
pla.nning project.
• Declared a vehicle surplus.
•Awarded a contract for arehitertural v1d engineering services to prepare a long-range facilities
nlaintenance schedule.
• DECided to cancel thE August regular manthly meefiing.
•Revised lhe Board of Trustees position descriphion.
• Reaffu-med the Computer Softwarc Control Policy and Valuing and Managing Diversity Policy;
revised the Annexation of Cities a.nd Tawns to the Library District Policy and Personnel Policy and
repcaled the Statement of Values Policy.
• Hea.rd overviews nn the DistricNs intemal controls, QticstionPoint 24/7 reference service, and public
records marzagement.
Board of County Commissioners briefing
Board chair Ann Apperson anci the l7istricrs director presented the annual District Uriefing to the Board
of Counry Commassioners on june 16. It included a review of 2007 activities, what's already been
acconiplished this year, and what's coming up for the remainder of 2008.
Briefly
■ Thc Dislriet was one of three finalists in a non-profit category for Greater Spokane Incorporated's May
2$ Agora Awards.
• The Spokane ciry courici] approved the North Division annexadon mitigation agreement.
DISTRICT •
Collection Services
• Ordered 4,765 tit1ES and 1.8,784 copies ciuring scacond quarter 2008. f'}here was a net collection sice
i.ncrCase, aftcr weeding, of $,697 pru-il• and nonprint items ycar-to-date.
• District-wide book displays and Uook lists were, "Geti Lit!: Spokane's Annual Celebration of
Literat•ure" (April), "Your Number Is Up" (May), and "Here Comes the Bride" (June).
• The "books-to-go" pilot program to provide multiple copies of populaz paperback titles near checkaut
desks was launched in late May and early June and proved to be very papular in most of the five
initial lncataons, two of which were Argonne and Otis Orchards.
• Plaiu►ing continued for the unplementation of iPod-compatible OverDrive downloadable audiobooks
(callEd OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks) tentatively available to the li.brary mazket in late summer/early
;
Fall.
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Communicativns
• in community relations/publ.ic information, distributed all 5u.mmer Reading materials; added
Balanced Scorecard to website; fi.nllized four new banners for events/parades; created early learning
in,fo sYatement and flyer; began planning for the September thxough November library card campaign
and began reviewing al.l public information pieces for updates. • hZ media relations/publicity, pro-vided newspapers with GSVLCFA post Board meeting updates;
facilitated Fiiends story that was published in the Spwkane VaIiet~ Nezus Herald; facilitated children's
books story with Spukesmnn-Revietu, distributed adult Su.mmer Readi,ng and book clubs
announcemcnts and fcicilitated fuhurc area book clubs story for the Inlnrtder.
Human Resources
• Recruitment took place far four positions; three resigned; five staff were hired, therE was one transfer;
there were nv promotions.
• Complcted the first of the year's ttivo Personne.l Policy reviews and presented an overview of
recommended changes to the Board of Trustees.
• Work tiras conipleted on the revised new employee orientation program.
• During Volunteer Week, prizes and awards were given to four volu.ntecrs who donated 100 or more
hours over the past year and five with 50-99 hours.
Informadon Technology
• A month-long website user survey to collect customer com.ments to help with impravements was
completed.
• A new email spam filter was accepted and purchased.
• Ce.ntury-TEl a.nd NoaNet cornpleted their part of the installation work for the new fiber circuits at
Cheney and Medieal Lake; they're du_e to be activated in July.
• A new custiomer book xeview service for the catalog was deployed.
• Two a11C(RC optical ciisk juke box/self-check machines were install.ed the third week of May but as of
the end of June, neither machine was yet operating problem-free.
Tinance, Facilities, & Purchasing
• April was one Af the two largesti property tax calleckion months, with $3,599,084 of the $4,110,100 paid
year-lo-date.
• Because of increasing temperatures in the computer room due ullarge part tio additional equipment
that generates more heat, the exisking cooling cquipment is bEi.ng evaluated for an upgrade.
• I7epai.r work on the snow damage to tihe Deer Paxk roaf was completed and ut the near future, snoiv
breaks will be added to the roof.
• Parkulg lots at North Spokane, Spokane VallEy, DeEr Park, and Argonne were resealed and markings
repainted.
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