2008, 06-24 Regular Meeting MinutesAttendance:
Rich Munson, Mayor
Dick Denenny, Deputy Mayor
Rose Dempsey, Councilmember
Bill Gothmann, Councilmember
Steve Taylor, Councilmember
Diana Wilhite, Councilmember
Absent:
Gary Schimmels, Councilmember
MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mayor Munson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and welcomed everyone to the 139th meeting.
City Staff:
Dave Mercier, City Manager
Mike Connelly, City Attorney
Ken Thompson, Finance Director
Neil Kersten, Public Works Director
Kathy McClung, Community Dev. Director
Mike Jackson, Deputy City Manager
Mike Stone, Parks & Recreation Director
Mike Basinger; Senior Planner
John Whitehead, Human Resources Manager
Rick Van Leuven, Police Chief;
Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner
Bill Miller, IT Specialist
Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk
INVOCATION: Pastor Manuel Denning of Fountain Ministries gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Wilhite led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called roll; all Councilmembers were present except
Councilmember Schimmels. It was moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded, and unanimously agreed
to excuse Councilmember Schimmels from tonight's meeting
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded and unanimously
agreed to approve the agenda.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS: n/a
COMMITTEE, BOARD, LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS:
Councilmember Taylor: no report.
Deputy Mayor Denenny: reported that he attended the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) meeting
in Yakima; and gave his compliments and kudos to Mayor Munson for emceeing many times during the
convention; regarding the Spokane River, he asked everyone to note that effective July 1 in Spokane
County, it will be illegal to sell dishwashing detergent containing .5% phosphorus or more by weight.
Councilmember Dempsey: no report.
Councilmember Gothmann: said that the Panhandling Committee met this past week and had members of
law enforcement come in to discuss the legal issues, and the next meeting will include the topic of
availability of social services; that he attended the Housing Community Development Advisory
Committee; and the AWC Conference in Yakima.
Councilmember Wilhite: reported that she also attended the AWC Conference in Yakima.
MAYOR'S REPORT: Mayor Munson reported that he attended the June 11 rally at Joe's Sport Store
on Indiana where a group of representatives from a motorcycle club met to escort the Vietnam Memorial
Wall to Moses Lake; he attended the gifting of the memorial piece of the old highway to the local
Museum; he was a judge at last Friday's Coffee Clutch, which is a program to keep kids out of jail and
into rehab programs; he attended the cancer walk at East Valley High School; the AWC Conference;
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signed a letter to the Washington, D.C. delegation asking for more help for the purchase and operation of
the radio system just approved as part of the recent interoperability ballot issue; and mentioned that the
911 Committee meeting was held today where they discussed how to implement the 911 improvements
and new radio towers; and he attended a luncheon with several independent realtors regarding the
Sprague /Appleway Revitalization Plan. Mayor Munson said that he would like to schedule a joint
meeting with the City of Spokane Council, and asked our Council which dates they preferred: July 29 or
30; or another date. Councilmembers concurred that July 29, from noon to three would work well for
such a meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Munson invited general public comment.
Dick Behm, 9405 E Sprague Avenue: as part of the Spokane Valley Business Association, he read his
June 24, 2008 letter to the Mayor and Councilmembers regarding being in a period of economic down
turn and the hiring of a consultant to study the city police department with the goal of determining if the
city should form its own police department; he said that he cannot attend the July 1 meeting; so he wanted
to add his comments tonight; that prior to the incorporation of the City, he experienced four or five
burglaries weekly in the Dishman area; but this has not been the case in the last five years; and he has an
outstanding respect for the City Police Department, and the letter asks the Council not to approve the City
Manager's request.
Deanna Hormann 1319 S Shamrock: as mentioned in her handout with the subject: "Rvalley Acres —
Councilman Bill Gothmann — Police Services Document" she mentioned her disapproval of the proposal
to have an assessment of the Police Department at a cost of $130,000; and rebuked the City Manager's
goal and the goal of at least three Councilmembers to get rid of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office as
the City of Spokane Valley's law enforcement provider; she quoted statistics prepared by Councilmember
Gothmann that the City of Spokane Valley has the lowest cost per capita for law enforcement of the
twenty cities included in the documentation; stated that the Valley City Manager, his staff and members
of the Council had previously stopped the Sheriff from using Valley facilities and said that that training
has moved from our jurisdiction to elsewhere, as have the dollars; that the City has not taken the Sheriff's
Office offer of having classes aimed at making our roads safer; she stated that Sheriff Knezovich was
instrumental in bringing back Crime Check; she lauded the work of Chief VanLeuven but said that the
City Manager won't let the Chief speak to the Community without the City Manager's permission; and
said that the City Manager seems only to be interested in control and micromanagement. Councilmember
Taylor stated a correction to Ms. Hormann's statement and said that it was Council's and not the City
Manager's decision regarding not housing the Sheriff Office training at CenterPlace, to which Ms.
Hormann responded that Council should have found a way to make it work as she felt Council erred in
that decision.
Garth Warner, 17415 E 17th Avenue: also spoke regarding the pending Sheriff Office /Police Department
independent assessment; said that he has been recently ashamed with what's happening in the City, that
the Sheriff's office meets with business people; that he is ashamed with the snow plowing and the threat
of turning off street lights; that businesses are in dire straights and are suffering; that they don't know if
the couplet is going through or the light rail to Liberty Lake; that this needs to be adjusted; and if all this
means dissolving the City of Spokane Valley, then so be it.
Mary Pollard, 17216 E Baldwin Avenue: gave a handout of a picture of a target with a message on it;
said that the target was put on a fence on private property and people had been shooting nail guns in a
horse pasture; construction workers were urinating in public; and that one of her neighbors was told that
the police were instructed not to come to the neighborhood; but since Sheriff Knezovich came on board,
he came out and talked to neighbors and they have peace; and that the former Chief of Police Cal Walker
told the neighbors he could not write a letter because Dave Mercier told him not to; and mentioned that
the police chief should not be treated like a lackey; and she encouraged Council to keep the structure we
have.
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Ray Perry, 2020 N Ely: said he agreed with the contents of Dick Behm's letter, and said we should not
hire a group of people from someplace else to tell us how to run our Sheriff Office and Police.
Chuck Hafner, 4710 S Woodruff: said in speaking with people, he wanted to make sure he had the facts
correct; that he understands this will be discussed at the July 1 meeting, to look at a motion to hire ICMA
to undertake an assessment of the law enforcement services presently serviced by the Sheriff Office at a
cost of about $126,000; that the City Manager is a member of this ICMA and has been since 1976; that he
feels there are a number of "whys" that need answers, such as why spend that money for an unnecessary
study; there have been no complaints about the Sheriff Office services; we have been rated #4 on crimes
and second in crime reduction, and why spend money when we are rated the #1 department in cost; and
why does Council continue to put up hurdlers; that Crime Check was a four to three vote by Council
because of budgetary concerns, and that this is why residents of Spokane Valley are beginning to hate
City Hall. Mayor Munson responded that he and the members of the public will get a lot of answers at
the July 1 meeting; and we can provide members of the public with the information used at the retreat
concerning this discussion; and said that it was not the City Manager who came up with this proposal but
Council; and was done to ensure we are getting our money's worth; that this is not a wasteful task but a
prudent one; and said that no action has been taken at this point in looking at the police contract.
Janice Cooperstein, 9716 E 45 regarding the police matter, she supports the statements made regarding
this study; and said she is concerned for those same stated reasons; that the citizens elect the sheriff now;
and the citizens like the current situation and would hate to see it change.
Marilyn Cline, 13303 E 10` said she was asked by neighborhood businesses and home owners to speak
on this subject about the police representation we have; and that they feel it is good and they are happy;
and she said she wanted to know what kind of police protection Dave Mercier had at Battleground for his
family; that Council is not listening to the people's wishes, and she asked Council if they want them to
picket as residents are upset; she said the patrol and protection is good; but police morale goes down
when we examine the contract and therefore public safety is at risk; she said Rick VanLeuven is
wonderful; but people don't get to hear from him; she said they are satisfied with the Sheriff's Office; and
she said she had been asked how many cities in the US do not get to vote for their manager or their
mayor; and said these residents don't get to vote for either as they are picked among the council and
people live with the results.
Chuck Simpson, E 9003 Cataldo: speaking to this same issue, he mentioned the Sheriff's Office contract;
said he has been in business for 39 years and has seen about five different Sheriffs; and that Sheriff
Knezovich is the best as is the Spokane City police chief; that there is good police response when calling;
that he liked to listen to Mark Furman on the radio and liked to listen when they had Ann Kirkpatrick on;
but we won't allow our police chief to talk on the ration station; and that he hopes Council uses wisdom
to see how the operation is with Sheriff's office and keep the contracts going.
CONSENT AGENDA: Consists of items considered routine which are approved as a group. A
Councilmember may remove an item from the Consent Agenda to be considered separately.
a. Approval of Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2008 Council Study Session
b. Approval of Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2008 Council Special Meeting, Executive Session
c. Approval of Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2008 Regular Council Meeting
It was moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent
Agenda.
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NEW BUSINESS:
2. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 08 -011 Amending Comp Plan Text and Map — Greg McCormick
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilmember Taylor and
seconded, to advance Ordinance 08 -011 to a second reading. Via his PowerPoint presentation, Senior
Planner Basinger gave an overview of the proposed amendments and mentioned that there have been no
new slides since the first iteration; and at Mayor Munson's prompting, Mr. Basinger also gave an
overview of his June 24, 2008 Memorandum concerning findings associated with CPA 03 -08. In
response to Councilmember Dempsey's question concerning the distance from a senior housing project
and retail, Mr. Basinger said that seniors prefer using transit systems, and this proposal would be close to
a medical center, and is on the transit corridor, which is in keeping with policies. Mayor Munson added
that residents would be eligible for para- transit services as well in that area. Mr. Basinger reminded all
that there is no guarantee that the actual property will be used for assisted living, even though that is the
current plan, adding that this will also require Type 1 landscaping. Mayor Munson asked for public
comment on anything other than 03 -08, as he would take those comments separately.
Dick Behm 3626 S Ridgeview Drive: gave a brief history on the Argonne Mullan corridor, and mentioned
that Spokane County had promised it wouldn't go more than a half mile deep in that area; and said that
people don't move out very often, as the area has affordable housing and meets people's needs, and added
that it is important to also consider what kind of neighborhood will be encroaching into the area, and said
that people depend on zoning to protect their property.
Mayor Munson said there are several people who indicated they would like to speak concerning 03 -08;
asked if one person wants to speak for the group, that person will be given five minutes; others will be
given three minutes each, and he asked people to please not repeat what has already been stated.
Kathryn Mann, 505 N Marguerite Road; she read her written statement concerning Marguerite Road, and
said the proposed rezone to Garden Office is of no benefit to the residents of the existing neighborhood;
that they are a moderate income area; the roads are narrow with no white line running down the middle,
no sidewalks, and the traffic is local; and she asked Council to respect the many residents living there and
support the intention of the neighborhood to remain residential, and to uphold the municipal code already
in place as the guideline for determining the best plan for our city.
Michael Mann, 505 N Marguerite Road: said he observed with the one way streets and how convenient it
is to go either way; and said that will happen to Marguerite; he stated his concern that a change will make
his road into another Willow Street; he feels it is the wrong place to this put [development] but would
support the transition of multi family 1 but not low density to office.
Kevin Pereira, 8821 E Valley Way: he stated that Chapter 10 of our comp plan discusses preserving and
protecting the neighborhoods; but this change would have serious repercussions and threaten the character
of the neighborhood; it would allow commercial development to continue along Marguierte and open the
west side to multi - family development; and would be setting a precedent; and if approved, this would
mean Council would have to approve garden office across the street, and he mentioned the developer's
mention in the May 8 planning commission meeting of the possibility of a public restaurant; and he stated
that this is not the place for one; it could bring 160 new residents, and increased traffic along their narrow
streets; and he feels the correct zoning would be multi family; he said of the eleven retirement
communities in our city, nine are zoned multi family, two are commercial around the hospital, so they are
surrounded by commercial designations.
Bobbi Beese, 3610 N Sargent: she said that her parents reside at E 8907 Ali, and they asked that she speak
for them tonight; she said there is no way she can make this proposed change a positive thing; she feels
this would orphan six homes, one of which is the home of her parents; they would be there with
apartments on one side and office on two sides looking at office across the street; she said that people in a
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residential area would suddenly be looking at commercial and that is a big risk concerning property value;
she mentioned regarding the possibility of demolishing historical homes, two of which are in good
condition and said that there are lots of reasons to believe this project is not beneficial; she said that the
Planning Commission suggested approval based on the planner, and the facts have determined that the
planner is a former classmate of the developer assigned to the case, which she said is an apparent conflict
of interest; that there is nothing here to make a person believe this will become a nursing home; and that
there are many different signs for office between Mission and Valley Way and that we don't need any
more office in that area; and she questioned the benefit to the rest of the city; and said that this person
[applicant] sent out a flyer for an open house, but made it the date of the last work session meeting, and
he didn't show up and there was no note of cancellation.
Joe Stoy, 1104 N Perrine: said he bas been working with the owner of Boulder Creek Development as
well as the five parcels in question for eleven years; they developed a site plan for these five lots; and said
that when owner bought the lots they were in run down condition; but that the houses now are in good
condition as the owner fixed them up to use for rentals until he could figure out what he wanted to do
with the property; and said they are planning a retirement home for this site and they plan on keeping the
huge trees; and said there will be a twenty foot greenbelt between Marguerite and any face of their
building; that they took the access off for Marguierte as the City Code said they would have to direct
traffic toward an arterial which is Argonne; he said that parking is away from Marguerite toward the
interior of the site; that if the area were zoned muti family, they could put in an apartment complex which
would be worse then a retirement home; and that this project will meet code requirements and ADA
[Americans with Disabilities Act] parking requirements; and that they will keep as much of the
landscaping as they can; that they saw one tree that was damaged which might have to be taken out; but
they want to keep the buffer between them and the residents; he also mentioned that six homes have sold
and people are moving out of this neighborhood for various reasons, and said that a retirement home is a
good use.
Greg Mott, 8907 E Alki: mentioned that very little has been said about Alki but that is a very important
street in their neighborhood; he said that other policies in the comp plan encourage rehabilitation and
upgrade and encourage neighborhood preservation, but this plan will not do that; he said that presently he
see the backs of buildings, see dumpsters being emptied and sees garbage trucks; and now they want to
build similar things one hundred feet closer to them and that will destroy their neighborhood and his way
of life; he said that it is important to stop expanding; and that this is not part of the Argonne Corridor and
that they were told way back and promised that the edge of the corridor would be a half block in, but now
it is expanding and he wondered how much further it would expand; and he asked that Council turn down
this project.
In response to a question from Council regarding height limits in Garden Office, Mr. Basinger said the
limit for Garden Office is 45', and the limit in Office is 100'.
Dwight Hume, 9101 N Mountain Dew Lane: said he is speaking on behalf of the applicant and speaks in
favor of this request; he said that those offices developed were developed under less performance
standards then the current requirements; that the purpose of garden office is to be transition into resident;
that there is existing garden office existing over to Sargent; he requested the remainder of that site be
designed office when developing the comp plan map, but a modified garden office; he said that the Use
Matrix allows universities; and said that the applicant has contiguous ownership of all five parcels; that
this could be a master plan and through SEPA and other things could be complied with, but it can't be
mitigated by using a part of office complex rather than an independent site with more intense single
family development; he said that senior family housing is the intent; but he recognizes that all uses of
garden office zone are available to them; and that they have the opportunity to do a master plan of the
whole five parcels, and that is what could happen.
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John Hamersky, 623 N Marguerite: said those office buildings have their back to the freeway; and the
streets to the west are Hutchinson; he said there are offices by the railroad tracks, and Safeway backs up
to Marguerite; and that all that traffic comes and goes off Argonne; and that Marguerite is a residential
street.
Kerry Barta, (and for Edward Barta) 8802 East Valleyway: said they are opposed to this change as it
would adversely affect the health and safety of the neighborhood; and said it would continue until the area
is completely unraveled; that the City planner responded that commercial penetrations occurred along
several places along the corridor, but they only are at Mission; and the City Planner has not fully
elaborated; as this would be a substantial departure from the existing land uses in this area.
Terry Stein, 8810 E Alki: said concern to this change and of the neighborhood integrity, said that she has
been there for sixteen years and has seen changes; that this is a peaceful place; that there is some talk
about the health and safety, but she doesn't understand how that is established if this does not meet the
needs of this particular area; that she has a has disabled son and is concerned about his safety with
additional traffic, and is concerned with new families with small kids that play in this neighborhood, and
feels it is safe to take walks now, but additional traffic would be an issue.
Dennis Raugust, owner of property in question: said of the four houses on Marguerite, two were drug
infested houses when he bought them; they had lots of garbage; and one owner had over 100 cats with
manure a foot deep; that he stressed that the plan is for all access to come off Argonne; that they own
Marilyn's hair studio and would take that down; and added that those four houses were very old with
knob and tube wiring and they are having a hard time getting insurance for them; that he has been
developing since 1997 and mentioned that the Starbucks on Broadway and Argonne is one of their
projects; as is the office building behind them.
Ryan Burtenshaw, 4212 N Vercler: said he has been looking after the property for Raugust about last six
years; they do quality buildings; they are trying to mesh with the neighborhood; condition of current
property is vacant and weeds; stone foundations that are leaking; Mr. Raugust has remodeled to make it
look nice and they screen tenants heavily; in the last year they've been active, six houses were sold, and
he has four rented, another for sale; said that they like the big beautiful trees and are trying to figure out
how to fix the one tree; he has redesigned the building to have access off Argonne; parking would come
on the west side and buffers away from the people; and their desire is to make it a pleasant neighborhood
and upgrade it from the houses that are literally falling on the ground.
Ryan Raugust, 902 East Alki: said he has been living there the last five months and that it is a nice
neighborhood; and that this project would complete the neighborhood; that he has grandparents who soon
will have to have some assistance; said that he realizes the impact on families and wants to do something;
and this will help their family and others in the community, as it is bad when people can't find housing;
and said that all the retirement centers are full or quickly filling; and this is a need not being met, and he
urged Council to vote in favor of the project.
As there were no further comments, during council discussion, it was moved by Councilmember
Gothmann and seconded to [amend the motion] to remove CPA 03 -08 from ordinance 08 -011. Discussion
of this motion included comments from Councilmember Taylor and Deputy Mayor Denenny that this
ordinance should move forward with the original motion, and then if the majority of council wants to take
more time and vote it down, that opportunity would occur at the second reading. Councilmember
Gothmann stated his reasons for the motion, such as concern about the height, new families moving into
the neighborhood, the need for low cost housing, that the area should be residential, and that Garden
Office is wrong, but it would make sense if it were zoned multi family. Councilmember Taylor countered
by stating that we are not keeping affordable housing by keeping crumbling houses; and that with the
proposed project, we will make sure the proper buffers are in place. Mayor Munson asked about the
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components of multi family and of what might be allowed if that change were to occur; to which City
Attorney Connelly said it might be best to ask staff to bring back information on the consequences of
what that change would mean. Further discussion included the need to further discuss this; and to ask
staff to prepare the aforementioned multi - family information prior to the second reading of the ordinance.
Vote to amend the motion: In Favor: Councilmember Gothmann; Opposed: Mayor Munson, Deputy
Mayor Denenny, and Councilmembers Wilhite, Dempsey, and Taylor. Abstentions: None. Motion failed.
Vote on the original motion to advance ordinance 08 -011 to a second reading: In Favor: Mayor Munson,
Deputy Mayor Denenny, and Councilmembers Taylor, Gothmann and Wilhite. Opposed: Councilmember
Dempsey. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Munson asked Council if they want to ask staff to give ideas of the implications of this property if
it were rezoned to muti - family, to which he and Councilmembers Dempsey and Gothmann concurred;
and therefore this will come back again on a future agenda. Mr. Basinger said that the applicants asked
what could they do with the recommended garden office, and he stated that designation generates less
traffic, and less noise and would have less of an impact on traffic then would multi - family.
Mayor Munson called for a recess at 8:20 p.m., and he reconvened the meeting at 8:36 p.m.
3. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 08 -012 Amending Comp Plan: Zoning Map — Greg McCormick
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilmember Taylor and
seconded, to advance ordinance 08 -012 to a second reading. Senior Planner Basinger explained that this
ordinance takes the map amendments from the comp plan and implements the subsequent zoning; and the
entire ordinance is the zoning map changes. Mayor Munson asked for public comment; no comments
were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion
carried.
4. Proposed Resolution 08 -014 Adopting 2009 -2014 TIP — Steve Worley
It was moved by Councilmember Taylor and seconded, to adopt the 2009 -2014 Six Year Transportation
Improvement Plan as presented. Engineer Worley explained that in keeping with our annual charge, this
is the six year TIP for 2009 -2014; and that we have previously held the public hearing as required, and
that since the previous review of the Plan, there is one change as Councilmember Wilhite pointed out a
project conflict as the project to concrete the intersection of Sullivan and Indiana, project #18, will
conflict as that same time we will be using this as a detour; so staff recommends switching project #18
with project #23. It was then moved by Councilmember Wilhite and seconded, to amend the motion to
change project #18 and project #23. Mayor Munson invited public comment; no comments were offered,
and the vote was unanimous to amend the motion. Vote on the amended motion to adopt the 2009 -2014
TIP changing Project #18 with Project #23: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None.
Motion carried.
5. Motion Consideration: Pines /Mansfield Contract Award — Steve Worley
It was moved by Councilmember Taylor and seconded, to award the Pines /Mansfield Corridor
Congestion Relief Project bid to the lowest responsible bidder. Engineer Worley distributed copies of the
bid tabulation, and said that staff recommends award of the bid to Inland asphalt. It was then moved by
Councilmember Wilhite and seconded to amend the motion to include the words after responsible bidder:
`Inland Asphalt in the amount of $3,061,916.95. Mayor Munson invited public comment; no comments
were offered; and the Council vote to amend the motion was unanimous. Vote on the amended motion to
award the Pines /Mansfield Corridor Congestion Relief Project bid to the lowest responsible bidder,
Inland Asphalt in the amount of $3,061,916.905. In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions:
None. Motion carried.
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6. Motion Consideration: Authorization to Submit July 1 Audit Report to State Auditors — Chris
Bainbridge
It was moved by Councilmember Taylor and seconded, to authorize the Mayor to execute the attached
Legislative Report, and have staff forward it to the State Auditor's Office as required by voter approved
Initiative 900. City Clerk Bainbridge explained that this is the last step in the Public Records Performance
Audit, and that according to initiative 900, Council must approve and submit their report. Mayor Munson
invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous.
Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried
PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Munson invited general public comment; no comments were offered.
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Denenny, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the meeting to
9:15 p.m.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
7. Bernardo Willis and GGLO, City Hall Program Report — Neil Kersten
Members of Bernardo Willis and GGLO went through their PowerPoint of the City Hall Program Report
and explained that they are not prepared to discuss where city hall will be located relative to the area, and
said that this project plan is site neutral; and said that section 2 mission statement and project goals has
not yet received formal buy -in from Council, but that it was felt the statement might be a good starting
place, and as they move forward, they would eventually like Council buy -in on the project goals as well
as the overall Program.
It was moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the meeting to 9:30
P.m.
Costs were also briefly discussed and it was mentioned Council will also eventually be asked for this
approval as well; with mention by Mr. Kersten that the document will change as we grow and move
along, that this is not a fixed document but a good guidance; and he asked that Council review the
Program and let staff know of any desired changes. Mr. Mercier mentioned that the idea is to let this plan
materialize the way presented, that there are fundamental decisions for Council to think about, and that
this will be placed on a future agenda for continued discussion.
INFORMATION ONLY: The City Hall Site Planning Contract, Spokane Regional Solid Waste Audit,
Letter of Support, and Department Reports were for information only and not reported or discussed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Land Acquisition
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Denenny, seconded, and unanimously agreed to adjourn into Executive
Session to discuss land acquisition for approximately thirty minutes or less, and that there would be no
action thereafter. Council adjourned into executive session at 9:30 p.m. Mayor Munson declared
Council out of executive session at 9:55 p.m. and it was then moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded,
and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:56 p.m.
ATTES
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
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Item: Check all that apply: ® consent ❑ old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
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AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Motion to Amend Previously Adopted Minutes
GOVERNING LEGISLATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
At the 7 -8 -08 Council meeting, Council approved they ti;- .8 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 that 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:
RECOMMENDED 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 "half block."
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Kathryn Henderson Mann
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Spokane Valley, Washington
June 24, 2008
Since the creation of the Argonne - Mullen Corridor years ago, Marguerite Road
has been the dedicated and accepted residential buffer on its west side. Old
growth fir trees stand as a greenbelt from the corridor and its pollution as well
as establish boulevard landscaping on Marguerite.
The proposed rezone to Garden Office is of no benefit to the residents of the
existing neighborhood nor to the larger adjacent community. We are a
moderate income area with a great appreciation of our homes and space.
We live here because we choose to. The roads are narrow with no white line
running down the middle. There are no sidewalks. The traffic is local.
It give us all a place to tend our gardens, walk our dogs and recover from the
daily rush of life.
City leaders elected to represent the diverse constituency of the Valley are
being offered the opportunity to preserve the character of our long- existing
neighborhood by creating zoning congruent with our single - family area.
According to the Spokane Valley Municipal Code a multi - family residential
District (MF -1) is the plan proposed as a transition between higher density
land uses such as commercial and office to lower density single family
neighborhoods.
We are asking the Council to respect the many Valley residents living here
and support the intention of our neighborhood to remain residential. Please
uphold the municipal code already in place as the guideline for determining
the best plan for our city.
Thank You.
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Residents of the Alki- Marguerite and extended neighborhood petition the Spokane Valley City Council to negate
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We do support appropriate rezoning on the east side of Marguerite between Alki and Valleyway that would
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Residents of the Alki- Marguerite and extended neighborhood petition the Spokane Valley City Council to negate
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CPA -03 -08 from R -3 and R-4 Single Family Residential to Garden Office.
We do support appropriate rezoning on the east side of Marguerite between Alki and Valleyway that would
protect and preserve the character of the existing neighborhood. MF -1 on the east side of Marguerite can allow
a transitional plan congruent with the commercial /office usage on Argonne and the low- density single family
neighborhood on Marguerite and beyond.
Mr. Mayor and Council Members June 24, 2008
We are in a period of economic down turn. The high cost of energy and fuel has put our
economy itldistress. There is no end in sight.
The City of Spokane Valley depends heavily on retail sales tax revenue. Retail sales are
down and the auto industry is depressed. 1 am sure the second quarter will show a sharp
decline in City revenue and I am also sure that will continue for the third and fourth
quarters.
1 would expect that Mr. Thompson will be revising the City Budget soon and presenting
it to you.
The City has recently hired many new employees and we have been a period of growth,
however it is time to pull back and reassess where we are at. We do need to become more
frugal.
Any business will review their expenses to see where they can save. That includes
everything from the utility bill to how many employees they really need. It is the
Councils responsibility to maintain oversight on the City Manager and Staff to be sure the
City is .fiscally responsible.
All that being said, we do not understand the City Manager proposing the hiring of a
consultant to study the City Police Dept. and the Sheriff's Office with the goal of
determining if the City should form its own Police Dept. That seems a little absurd in
light of the fact that the City of Spokane Valley's Police Dept is rated as one of the top
depts. in the State. This would appear to be a waste of money and time which could be
put too much better use. This City was formed on the promise of contracting for services
and limiting the growth of gov't. So far this has worked very well. if it isn't broke don't
.fix it.
The citizens and business community of the City of Spokane Valley are very proud of
their Police Dept. and the great improvements they have made in the safety of our city.
Their accomplishments should be recognized and praised. Everyone should be told that
our City is one of the safest in the State at the lowest cost per citizen.
We ask the Council to not approve the City Managers Request.
Spokane Valley Business Association
Dick Behm
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>To: sheriff n.spokanecountv.ort,
>Subject: Contruction Issues in My Neighborhood
>Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 1 1:05:04 -0700
>Dear Sherriff Knezovich,
>I am writing to you concerning the development in our area. I live in the
>Greenacres area North of 1 -90. 1, as well as my neighbors, have become
>increasingly frustrated with the subcontractors. For example, Viking Homes
>puts an outhouse at the site for approximately every four homes. However,
>these gentlemen feel they do riot need to utilize the facilities provided.
>There is nothing like being out in your yard with your kids while someone
>is reliving himself Also, there is ZERO respect for basic laws such as
>littering, speeding, and obeying traffic signs.
>My husband and I have picked up countless bags of garbage that have blown
>over from the subdivision project. The garbage is unsightly and a hazard
>to my horses. Not only can they possibly ingest it, but it can also be
>terrifying to them to have a piece of building wrap or a dishwasher box
>blowing towards them. Last month my show gelding went over the fence
>trying to flee from a piece of garbage. Luckily, the only damage sustained
>was to the panel fencing. On the subject of livestock, a neighbor across
>the street put up no trespassing signs around her pasture. The Subs use
>them for target practice with their nail guns.
>Speeding is an ever present issue. Some mornings you can hear those with
>sporty cars "run through their gears ". I am pretty sure 4th or 5th gear is
>not obeying the 25mph speed limit. My husband talked with a motorcycle
> police officer about 6 weeks ago and asked him if he could patrol by our
>house due to the issues. This police officer indicated he was in charge of
>patrolling our neighborhood and that he would increase efforts. He never
>did. If you know who he is, please thank him for doing nothing.
>Last week 1 was almost t -boned at the intersection of Arc and Baldwin. It
>seems the subs do not think they need to stop for the stop sign. This
>includes cars, trucks, trucks with trailers, and clump trucks. The last
>time I checked a stop sign means you must stop. I live on this corner and
>watch as dozens of cars run this stop sign daily. I wonder how these folks
>would feel if I ran stop signs in their neighborhoods? Many of them have
>carseats in their cars, so I know they too have kids.
>Oh, and this happened to me this morning. 1 was behind a truck pulling a
>trailer going down Arc. The gentleman driving stopped in the middle of the
>road and exited his vehicle. Of course, I could not go around because the
>other Subs vehicles line both sides of the roadway. Anyway, this gentleman
>proceeded to head to one of the houses to talk to someone. I honked to get
>his attention and asked if he could please move his vehicle. He flipped me
>W and continued into the house. Now please explain to me how that is
>acceptable?
>Damage to personal property is another issue. A few days ago they came
>through with a tractor and took out one of my bushes. They also hit my
>railroad ties that border my property. One is going to have to be replaced
>and the others have to be dug up and re- positioned. There is never any
>apology or offer to correct the issue. T have a call into Viking Homes,
>but they have not returned it. 1 doubt T will get that call. In addition,
>the developers brought in weeds, some are considered noxious. After being
>cited by the weed board they did finally mow down the weeds. But they left
>me with the responsibility of spraying nay field at my own expense to get
>rid of the weeds they brought in. It just doesn't seem right.
>Also, they do not obey the work times. According to Spokane Valley they
>are not supposed to work on Sunday, but yesterday they were roofing the
>house across from me. Sunday is our one day of piece, and waking at 6AM to
>the sound of nail guns and Metallica blaring just is not acceptable.
>Sheriff Knezovich, 1 do not know what you can do for us, but at least you
>can get an idea of what we are dealing with. Our own city doesn't even
>care.
>Thank you for your time,
>Erica Sphulcr
>17408 E Baldwin Ave
>Spokane Valley, \VA 99016
>509 -340 -5316
Dear Sheriff Knezovich,
17315 E. Montgomery.
Spokane Valley, WA 99016
August 6, 2006
Living in North Greenacres this summer has been a very disheartening and
frustrating existence. Because of the developers' lack of consideration for the chinas
living around their developments, and the Spokane Valley City Council's indifference,
our neighborhood has had to endure a litany of disturbances and potentially dangerous
hazards.
Imagine my surprise on my way to work one early morning in N•fay, to find that
Flora Road had been closed! None of the neighbors who use that arterial were notified of
its closure and of the necessity to fmd other routes. No signs were posted at Flora and
Montgomery to give vehicles an opportunity to see that the road ahead was closed. Flora
has been closed for 3 months now. It has often been closed for several days at a time,
with no work being done on it at all. When my husband called the City at the end of.lunc
to find out when it would be reopened he was told they had one more week of work to
go. Today, the road closure signs are still out and the final touches to the road ( striping
and backfilling the abrupt edges to the pavement) have not been done. During
construction, workers dug large holes in the mad and left them unmarked. My daughter
drove to work one afternoon and Flora was passable with no equipment in the roadway.
On her way home, (after dark), she found large holes and piles of dirt in the roadway,
with no cautionary signs at all.1, personally, have chosen not to drive Flora road during
the entirety of its construction because 1 have been worried about potential damage to my
car. My daughter and husband have occasionally attempted the road in their pick -up and
SUV.
Flora road constriction signs have been consistently inconsistent. The road
closure signs have moved to different spots...each day we see something new.
Sometimes the signs are in the center of the roadway. Sometimes the signs are moved by
the developer on Baldwin and Flora to close 13alwin, leaving Flora open. Last Monday,
the signs were pushed off the road completely to allow the estimated 100 dump trucks
that passed my house to use the road. Those dump trucks were passing my house at such
a rate of speed that they were using theirjake brakes to make the corner of Montgomery
and Flora. Those construction rigs have continued to speed on Montgomery all week.
The increased traffic flow and the speed of that traffic has been a troublesome
new development for our neighborhood. 1 have seen tractor trailers try to use Long Road
as an alternative to Barker. I have seen cars drive through people's lawns on
Montgomery and Long to get around the trucks. Drivers unfamiliar with our
neighbotiitood fail to stop at the stop signs on Long and Montgomery. The increased
traffic that we have received from Barker construction has created a hazard to our
neighbors' safety and neighborhood road conditions. Potholes abound and are growing
on Long and Mission.
In addition to the inconvenience of Flora being closed, we have also had to
maneuver around other detours as well. The sane week Flora closed, Barker road was
also closed. That left our neighborhood with one exit road.....Long to Mission. To
complicate matters more, a new development started working on the comer of Mission
and Flom, creating traffic concerns, and a private home is being built on Long, thus
creating tedious driving while trying to avoid the large equipment on all of these sites.
Today, there is also a development on Riverway and Montgomery. Montgomery has
been closed from Long to Rivcrway for several weeks, now.
Our neighborhood roads are narrow, planned originally to be used by the residents
living there. The blitz of construction projects in our area, the increased traffic due to
those projects, and the basic indifference of the City to help us have created hazards to
those of us in North Grecnacres. Speeding traffic, increased traffic flow, development
itiror'"krn c rTy`in""the`nirimii ariil'lat at night;'c`atiliep toads and detours that take one
up to 2 miles to navigate all contribute to the angst that we are feeling for our one
pastoral and quiet neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Please help us.
Gail Sherrodd tfu. ? 1 2(79.0
Alden Sherrodd
17315 B. Montgom ry
Spokane Valley, WA
509 -922 -0608
riverviewcabin@vahoo.eerm
August 3, 2006
Dear Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich:
I am writing this letter to see if we can get any help regarding safety, privacy for our
homes /property, and security, for our neighborhood. There is construction going on all
around us and it has become a huge issue. The biggest issue being safety for all of us.
1 live in the North Greenacres area — Flora, Mission, Indiana, Baldwin, Montgomery,
Riverway, Barker, Long, and Greenacres mads.
For the last 4+ months there has been construction going on, with road- blocks, detours,
huge vehicles traveling and parking on our properties — road sides blocked — and parked
on side of the roads but still 2 to 3 feet on the pavement. Large vehicles pinning stop
signs (some stop signs have been down for days) speeding, turning corners and nearly
taking down the fire hydrant by my home; trucks and cars parked part -way on the roads
making traveling traffic a problem to get through.
Other concerns are: signs down (I have gone to the construction area employees and
reported that when 1 could not lift the signs to put them back up when knocked or blown
down (too heavy) and gotten not one help with it); no cones up where danger is evident;
dirt piles in the street; huge holes in the roads, or pipes etc. sticking up in the roads with
no wa min g signs; trespassing on private property; roads completely block at one end,
v.ith no prior wanting. One of the biggest concerns is safety for our children and
families.
Please, can you help us? These construction people don't seem to have any concern for
us. These are our homes, and have been for years, and we feel invaded and a loss of
safety and concern by these people.
ou for your intereS an aelp that you can give.
Sir rely,
Judith Rigby 926 -5907
17817 E. Montgomery
Greenacres, WA 99016
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Subject: RValley Acres — Councilman Bill Gothmann -- Police Services Documents
Because of the size of the documents referenced, will be forwarded under separate cover
To My Neighbors
The CITY MANAGER and members of the Spokane Valley CITY COUNCIL wish to spend $130000.00 of YOUR tax dollars.
His ultimate goal, and the goal of at least 3 of the Valley Council, is to get rid of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office as
the City of Spokane Valley's law enforcement provider.
This decision will be made on July 1st at a Spokane Valley City Council meeting. We will have the opportunity to talk in
an open forum on June 24 and on July 1 before the vote.
The City of Spokane Valley currently contracts with the Spokane County Sheriff's Office for its law enforcement services.
The Sheriff's Office has always provided these services for the Valley. This did not change when the Valley incorporated
in 2003. Our Spokane Valley police officers are actually Sheriff's Deputies. Our Police Chief actually holds the high rank
of Inspector in the Sheriff's Office and when the Sheriff and his two Under Sheriff's are out of town our Police Chief is in
charge of not only the City of Spokane Valley Police Department but also the entire Sheriffs Office.
I am forwarding CRIME STATS & DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY Councilman Bill Gothmann and edited for accuracy by Doug
Silver of the Sheriff Office. The City of Spokane Valley is the LOWEST cost per capita for law enforcement of the 20 cities
included in the document. "The two lowest cost per citizen police departments are Shoreline and Spokane Valley, both
of which contract with their respective County Sheriff offices for service." The Sheriff's Office has been so effective that
the City of Spokane Valley crime rate dropped by 19% between 2006 and 2007. The State crime rate decreased by 10%
from 2006 to 2007 and Spokane City decreased by about 3%. The efforts of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office has
made the City of Spokane Valley the 4th safest community in the State. This is up from 7 safest in 2006. To quote
Councilman Bill Gothmann "Thus, to put it bluntly, we are now receiving the lowest cost, most effective police service
within the State of Washington"
I have known most of the following for some time, but it seemed inappropriate to be 'stirring the pot' concerning the
following if a solution could take place.
In the short time Sheriff Knezovich has been in office his staff has put us on the map with a training program that is
attended by sheriffs and police officers nationwide. This training program has allowed us to improve in a 'major' way
the training opportunities of our own officers. The attendance of law enforcement officers from across the nation pays
the bills for the training. In addition, the first year there was a projected dollar volume of ONE AND ONE HALF MILLION
dollars to be brought into the businesses of the Valley. That projected volume has increased to in excess of THREE
MILLION DOLLARS.
THE VALLEY CITY MANAGER, HIS STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL STOPPED THE SHERIFF
FROM USING VALLEY FACILITIES AND THE TRAINING HAS MOVED FROM OUR JURISDICTION TO ELSEWHERE. AS HAVE
THE DOLLARS.
Sheriff Knezovich is still interested in bringing some of those dollars back to the Valley.
Sheriff Knezovich has a traffic school for the County for persons caught for speeding and other minor traffic offences.
This program is run by the Spokane County Sheriff Department. The citizen attends the classes which are aimed at
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making our roads safer.. , YEAR AGO THE SHERIFF OF SPOKANE COUNTY OFFERED THIS PRL. __.AM TO THE CITY OF
SPOKANE VALLEY AND AS OF THIS DATE HAS NOT HEARD WORD BACK FROM THE CITY.
Sheriff Knezovich was instrumental in bringing back Crime Check. It improves the safety of our citizens by keeping 911
free. Crime Check is also a 24/7 resource for citizens to report crime. Crime reporting is, and citizen input is, critical to
crime prevention and solutions. The accumulated data helps Detectives solve crime. THREE OF THE COUNCIL DID NOT
SUPPORT CRIME CHECK. THE 3 COUNCIL PERSONS WERE DENNENY, TAYLOF AND MUNSON. HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL
HAD A 4 TO 3 VOTE TO SUPPORT CRIME CHECK. THESE SAME THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTING SPENDING
OUR TAX DOLLARS TO REVIEW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COUNCILPERSON WHILHITE HAS NOT MADE A COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORT OR NOT TO SUPPORT. COUNCILPERSONS GOTHMANN, SCHIMMELS, AND DEMPSEY WILL NOT SUPPORT
SPENDING $130000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS PROJECT.
Councilman Bill Gothmann wants the City of Spokane Valley to join the Sheriffs efforts to have a police presence in the
Valley Mall. It is his and the Sheriff's goal to reduce incidence of Gang confrontations at the Valley Mall. The Valley Mall
is working with Sheriff Knezovich to make this law enforcement presence happen. Sheriff Knezovich is moving forward
to put a storefront at the Mall The space is being donated by the Mall and will house SCOPE, Neighborhood Watch, and
a Crime Prevention Deputy. AS OF THIS DATE THE CITY MANAGER HAS NOT MADE A DECISION IF THE CITY OF SPOKANE
VALLEY WILL SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.
Chief Rick VanLeuven is a wonderful Chief of Police and very very qualified by experience and training for this position.
Over his career he was instrumental in starting some of the most productive units in the Spokane County Sheriff's
Office. OUR CITY MANAGER WILL NOT LET CHIEF VANLEUVEN SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE CITY
MANAGER'S PERMISSION.
OUR CITY MANAGER IS CERTRAINLY NOT QUALIFIED TO MAKE SAFETY DECISIONS FOR THE SHERIFF OF SPOKANE
COUNTY OR THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF SPOKANE VALLEY. it takes 4 votes from the City Council to not renew the City
Manager's contract. It will take a strong council to control the City Manager. At this point the Spokane Valley Council
does not have the strength to control the City Manager.
In a nutshell, it is Councilman Bill Gothmann's opinion that the council needs to have stats supplied by the Chief of Police
and the Sheriff, and work with both to evaluate performance of our law enforcement services. It would be Councilman
Gothmann's goal to solve issues without added cost. This process is called TEAMWORK and is in the best interest of the
Valley. OUR CITY MANAGER SEEMS TO ONLY BE INTERESTED IN CONTROL AND MICROMANAGEMENT.
We need people to show up at the meeting of the City Council on June 24, 2008 Tuesday at 6 p.m. and speak or support
speakers during the open forum. We also need citizens to show up at the July 1 City Council meeting to speak for the
safety of our Valley.
My personal testament is that I have watched our current Sheriff Knezovich as a leader, work with SCOPE volunteers to
reenergize people to reach out to the community. Sheriff Knezovich is also working with his staff, and the City of
Spokane, to improve crime management in order to move to a more proactive crime prevention effort instead of our
current reactive crime prevention model. There are changes being put into place, as we speak, to change the flow of
data and make that data current as a tool for our Deputies and Detectives to become more progressive in crime
management and prevention. We have in Sheriff Knezovich the leadership we need right now, we need to continue to
get the community involved through SCOPE and Neighborhood Watch, as well as through Crime Check for those not tied
to a program.
Our Gang Task Force, which both Sheriff Knezovich and Chief VanLeuven were instrumental in forming, has just been
recognized in the Northwest with a prestigious award, Law Enforcement Gang Unit of the Year, for their work. However,
they are still concerned about Gang growth in our community. We need to stop and reverse the Gang problem and the
Gang growth that our community is facing. Without these things happening, without strong leadership, our issues will
get worse. We need Sheriff Knezovich with his leadership strength, and we need to stop wasting his time, his staffs
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time, and OUR tax doll_. _. It is time to bring our CITY MANAGER under control and maximi. ,ur tax dollars and our
manpower resources.
Please bring your friends and neighbors on June 24 and July 1" 6:00 p.m. to the City Council meetings.
Deanna Hormann
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20 -City Average
Police service statistics- Bill Gothrnarin -- 6 -16 -08
62.62 56.26
Washington State 48.2 43.3 10.2
Percent Police
City Nome Popr+iation Crimes per WOO population Reduction Budget
Rank Rank Rank Dollars Rank
WasnIngton Cities 2006 Best =1 2007 Best =1 Best =1 Dollars per Citizen Be = 1,
Seattle 586,200 75,4 14 64.5 13 15.0 5 216,681,234 369.64 16
Spokane 202,900 64.8 11 63.0 12 2.8 18 43,902,371 21637 5 2007 budget
Tacoma 201,700 93.9 19 83.4 19 112 8 61,979,181 307.28 13
Vancouver 160,800 45.8 6 45.2 3 1.3 20 31,278,405 194.52 3
Bellevue 118,100 38.1 3 36.7 5 17 16 42,203,765 357.36 15
Everett 101,800 95.7 20 91.6 20 4.3 15 24,945,633 245.05 9
Spokane Valley 88,280 44.4 7 35.9 4 19.1 2 14,782,631 167.45 1
Federal Way 87,390 64.0 10 58.9 10 8.0 11 20,039,662 229.31 6
Kent 86,660 80.0 16 62.6 11 21.8 1 27,836,248 321.21 14
Yakima 82,940 93.7 18 75.3 18 18.6 3 21423,742 254.69 10
Bellingham 75,220 75.6 13 69.7 16 7,8 12 22,900,570 304.45 12
Renton 60,290 30.3 17 71.6 17 10.8 9 24,593,327 407.92 18
Lakewood PD 58,950 72.2 12 68.5 14 5.1 13 17,333,333 294.03 11
Shoreline 53,190 41.8 6 343 2 17.9 4 9,047,574 170.10 2
Redmond 50,680 36.2 2 34.9 3 3.6 17 26,677,871 526.40 19
Auburn 50,470 79.4 15 69.4 15 12.6 7 19,338,700 383.17 17
Pasco 50,210 41.1 4 39.2 6 4.6 14 10,223,061 203.61 4
Kirkland 47,890 41.7 5 40.9 7 1.9 19 27,183,214 567.62 20
Richland 45,070 34.9 1 30.2 1 13.5 6 10,493,762 232.83 7
Olympia 44,460 52.8 9 48.4 9 8.3 10 10,530,257 236.85 8
10.1 299.49
Goals for Spokane Valley:
Possible goals for Police Services
Bill Gothmann, 6 -12 -08
General Law Enforcement Goals:
Goal 1. To reduce incidence of gang confrontations at the Valley Mall.
Measurement: Track the number of confrontations between officers/security officials and gang
members.
Method: Provide a police presence at the Mall
Cost: 1$ per year
Goal 2: Increase the number of burglary recoveries by 5%
Measurement: Track burglaries and the number of recoveries.
Method: Assign one officer to burglary detail
Cost: If transferred, none. However, effect upon overall goals must be identified.
Goal 3: Reduce the number of speeders in Spokane Valley by 10%
Measurement: Number of speeding tickets
Method: Permit Spokane Valley residents to participate in the traffic school run by both
Spokane Police and the Spokane Sheriff
Cost: None
Goal 4: Increase the reports received by the Sheriff by 50% through the Crime Check system.
Measurement: Track crime check reports.
Method: Implement Crime Check
Cost: Covered by the 0.1% increase in taxes
Goal 1: Increase our level of partnership with the Sheriffs Office. (Note: this is a performance
goal, not a financial goal).
Measurement: Number of staff meetings attended; development of partnership methods
protocol
Method 1: Have the City Manager and the Police Chief attend the Sheriffs staff meetings.
Method 2: Develop specific partnership protocols between the Sheriff and the Administration
Goal 2: Develop goals for the Police Department
Measurement: Goals written and approved by the Council
Method: The Administration, including the Manager and the Police chief, will develop goals for
the Police department. In addition, we will conduct a focus group of citizens to review these
goals. Finally, these goals will be presented to the Council for their adoption.
Goal 3: Inform the Council concerning policy issues and Law Enforcement
Measurement: A verbal and written report.
Method: Have the Police Chief give an assessment of Law enforcement policy issues once
every six months to the Council and provide Council with policy options, along with rough
estimates of the cost of these options. Once this is done, ask the Manager to cost out the
policy options selected by the Council.
The ICMA (International City /County Management Association) Proposal states:
"The City of Spokane Valley currently contracts for police services with the Spokane County
Sheriff's Department. The primary objective of this project is to present to the City withy an
unbiased review of the positive and negative ramifications of renewing its contract with the
Sheriff's Department versus establishing an independent police department."
The eight stages of their analysis will be:
1- Preliminary on -site assessment (already completed).
2- Workload and deployment analysis
3- Police line operations assessment
4- Police Staff operations assessment
5- Financial Analysis
6 -Legal /risk management analysis
7- Community policing /internal affairs /victims services
8- Recruitment/selection
9- Ethics /training