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2007, 07-10 Regular Meeting MinutesMayor Wilhite called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and welcomed everyone to the 119 meeting. Attendance: Diana Wilhite, Mayor Steve Taylor, Deputy Mayor Dick Denenny, Councilmember Mike DeVleming, Councilmember Bill Gothmann, Councilmember Rich Munson, Councilmember Gary Schimmels, Councilmember MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 10, 2007 City Staff: PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Wilhite invited general public comments. Dave Mercier, City Manager Nina Regor, Deputy City Manager Mike Connelly, City Attorney Ken Thompson, Finance Director Greg McCormick, Planning Manager Rick VanLeuven, Police Chief Carolbelle Branch, Public Information Officer Karen Kendall, Assistant Planner Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: Pastor Darrell Cole of Spokane Valley Wesleyan Church gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Wilhite led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all councilmembers were present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the amended agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS: n/a COMMITTEE, BOARD, LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS: Councilmember Schimmels: said he had no report Councilmember Denenny: said he attended a Health District Board meeting where they have agreed on a "headhunting" firm to begin a search for a director; and that they assume a position will be filled in approximately 120 days Deputy Mayor Taylor: said other than just becoming a father, he had no report. Councilmember Gothmann: reported that he attended a recent Chamber of Commerce meeting where they discussed marketing and also a proposal from Brad Pring; that he attended the Health District Board meeting; and traveled to the small city of Sisters Oregon where he said that they have done an outstanding job of marketing the area around them, and that he feels this is something we could also do to promote our area. Councilmember Munson: said that yesterday he attended a GMA Ad Hoc Committee where they had the task to re -write some of the County Wide Planning Policies. Councilmember DeVleming: said he had no report. MAYOR'S REPORT: Mayor Wilhite mentioned she attended a Secretary of Transportation meeting where they gave an overview of what the Secretary accomplished, and talked about some of the transportation challenges we face. Council Meeting: 07 -10 -07 Page 1 of 4 Approved by Council: 07 -24 -07 VOUCHER LIST DATE VOUCHER #s TOTAL VOUCHER AMOUNT 06 -22 -07 12007 — 12092 $346,127.95 06 -29 -07 12095 — 12140 $1,650,761.57 GRAND TOTAL $1,996,889.52 Gail Stiltner: she thanked the Council for their efforts in representing the City; and said she hopes there will come a time when more members of the public will take advantage of those neighborhood meetings. She also said she wanted to credit Council for keeping the meetings professional and showing mutual respect to all; she thanked Council for their attentiveness to neighborhoods, and said she hopes that will continue so residents will feel they have a meaningful voice. 1. 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. Following Claim Vouchers: b. Payroll for Period Ending June 30, 2007: $250,695,93 c. Resolution 07 -011 Extending Cable Franchise d. Minutes of June 26, 2007 Regular Council Meeting e. Minutes of June 19, 2007 Council Study Session Meeting f. Minutes of June 18, 2007 Special Joint Council /County Commissioner's Meeting It was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda. NEW BUSINESS 2. Second Reading Proposed Finance Ordinance # 07 -011 Amending Credit Card Limits — Ken Thompson After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor and seconded to approve ordinance 07 -011 amending credit card limits. Finance Director Thompson explained the proposed amendments to the ordinance, and said that there have been no changes since the first reading. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. 3. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 07 -012, Shannon Avenue Street Vacation STV -0207 — Karen Kendall After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor and seconded to advance Ordinance 07 -012 to a second reading. Planner Kendall went through the PowerPoint presentation explaining the proposal, and that the recommendation from the Planning Commission is to approve the street vacation subject to conditions as noted in the staff report. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment, and no comments were offered. Mayor Wilhite asked if the City received any monetary value from a previous Shannon Avenue vacation, and Ms. Kendall replied that we did not. Vote by acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. 4. Proposed Resolution 07 -009 Street Vacation Compensation Policy — Mike Connelly It was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor and seconded, to approve resolution 07 -009 adopting a street vacation compensation policy. City Attorney Connelly explained that he drafted the policy consistent with council discussions at the last meeting, and if Council wishes to deviate from the policy, Council can adopt Findings of Fact as stated in the resolution policy. Attorney Connelly also suggested that Section 1 verbiage be changed to read: "The cost for property received as a result of a vacation initiated by an adjacent property owner shall equal 50% of the appraised value of the vacated property received." It was then moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor and seconded to amend his motion to approve Resolution 07 -009 as amended. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation to Council Meeting: 07 -10 -07 Page 2 of 4 Approved by Council: 07 -24 -07 amend the motion: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Vote by acclamation on the amended motion: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS. Mayor Wilhite invited general public comments; no comments were offered. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 5. Advisory Vote Requirements — Chris Bainbridge City Clerk Bainbridge explained that at the June retreat, Council discussed the possibility of placing a non - binding advisory vote on the November ballot concerning the Sprague Appleway Revitalization Plan, and asked staff to determine what steps would be necessary to do so. Ms. Bainbridge explained the need to appoint two committees to prepare arguments for and against the matter, and that to meet the County's deadline for the November ballot, Council would need to consider a resolution no later than July 24. Councilmember Gothmann suggested that perhaps conducting a scientific survey would serve Council's purpose better than an advisory vote. City Attorney Connelly added that other factors to consider would be that we'd be asking the public to approve something when we don't have all the answers, nor would we have them to meet the deadline; and that we would have to have a resolution with no specificity. Councilmembers agreed meeting the short timeline would be difficult, and expressed interested in the scientific survey, and remarked that an updated community survey specifically focused on the couplet/city center issue would help council better refine what items of education are needed to better inform the public; that a survey can be more strictly focused and not so open to reader interpretation; and that Council's intention is to get this project completed within the library's timeframe. Councilmember Munson mentioned that March might be a more likely date for a vote. There was Council consensus to defer from doing something for the November ballot; and to therefore remove those ballot - related agenda items from the advance agenda. 6. Initial Legislative 2008 Agenda — Dave Mercier City Manager Mercier explained that in anticipation of the short state legislation session in January, on June 14 he and Mayor Wilhite, Councilmember Gothmann and Councilmember Munson met with our lobbyist to outline a "barebones" approach for the upcoming session; that their focus was on land use issues, the State Capital Budget, transportation, and criminal justice, as shown on the June 22 memorandum from Tim Schellberg. Councilmember DeVleming expressed interest in perhaps having more background on criminal justice in terms of the possibility of forming our own police department; and while Councilmember Gothmann mentioned he feels we have a good system now and stated his preference to have that item struck; Deputy Mayor Taylor and Councilmember Munson expressed agreement with Councilmember DeVleming in keeping that item as an option in case there is a need or desire to pursue that; and added that this is strictly an information gathering process. City Manager Mercier added that one is always more likely to receive funding assistance if such assistance is requested, and that no assistance will be given if we don't ask. Mayor Wilhite added that these are issues to keep in mind and as further ideas emerge, we will have plenty of time to send them to our legislative lobbyist for discussion with the legislators. INFORMATION ONLY: Item 7, Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Intergovernmental Agreement, and Item 8, Street Master Plan were for information only and were not reported or discussed. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pending Litigation It was moved by Councilmember Munson, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn into executive session for not more than 20 minutes, to discuss pending litigation. Council adjourned into executive session at 7:00 p.m. Council Meeting: 07 -10 -07 Page 3 of 4 Approved by Council: 07 -24 -07 Mayor Wilhite declared Council out of executive session at 7:20 p.m. It was then moved by Councilmember Denenny, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. ATTEST: hristine : ainbridge, C y Clerk GUAk \N) k,UAAil,) Diana Wilhite, Mayor Council Meeting: 07 -10 -07 Page 4 of 4 Approved by Council: 07 -24 -07 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 10, 2007 CITIZEN COMMENTS YOUR SPEAIONG TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES Sign in if you lim n ▪ to make public comments. • SIGN -IN SHEET TOPIC OF CONCERN YOU WILL SPEAK ABOUT NAME PLEASE PRINT /0 11 t ADDRESS E 4- TELEPHONE 9 - t akk