2007, 09-11 Regular Meeting MinutesMayor Wilhite called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and welcomed everyone to the 123` 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, September 11, 2007
City Staff:
INVOCATION: Pastor At Hulten of the Valley Assembly gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Wilhite led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called 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:
Councilmember Schimmels: no report
Councilmember Denenny: said he attended a Core Meeting for redevelopment; and that he and
Councilmember Munson will attend an STA (Spokane Transit Authority) Seminar tomorrow;.
Deputy Mayor Taylor: reported that he attended the Washington Housing Conference this week, and
today attended the Affordable Homeownership Task Force Meeting.
Councilmember Gothmann: said he participated in the Edgeclift clean -up, which resulted in an estimated
20 large boxes of trash; that he also attended the Washington Housing Conference where there were
numerous housing providers from the supply end, but little from the "demand" end.
Councilmember Munson: reported that he chaired the STA Operations Committee meeting where they
continue to examine ways to wisely invest funds to increase ridership, they are also examining possible
new routes and new equipment; and that he participated in the Streamlined Sales Tax conference call
yesterday.
Councilmember DeVleming: no report.
COMMITTEE, BOARD, LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS: n/a
Dave Mercier, City Manager
Nina Regor, Deputy City Manager
Mike Connelly, City Attorney
Ken Thompson, Finance Director
Neil Kersten, Public Works Director
Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner
Carolbelle Branch, Public Information Officer
Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk
MAYOR'S REPORT: Mayor Wilhite reported that she also attended the Affordable Housing
Conference.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Wilhite invited general public comments.
Chuck Hafner, 4710 S Woodruff: he extended his thanks to Council for their time, work and hours put in
on the debate on the Uniform Development Code which is soon coming to conclusion. Mayor Wilhite
invited further comments; no comments were offered.
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1. PUBLIC HEARING: Uniform Development Code — Greg McCormick
a. Mayor Wilhite asked Attorney Connelly to be tonight's time keeper for this hearing; and she
mentioned that people may speak three minutes, and that tonight they will not be able to "give their
minutes" to other speakers. Mayor Wilhite opened the public hearing at 6:16 p.m.
b. Motion Consideration: Waiver of Rules Regarding Public Comment for Agenda Item #6
Mayor Wilhite explained that Council normally opens the floor for public comment after each action
item, but that due to tonight's public hearing, and to keep everything on this record in one area, that she
will seek a motion to waive the rules and not have public comment after tonight's agenda item #6, which
is the first reading of the ordinance to adopt the entire Uniform Development Code. It was moved by
Deputy Mayor Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to waive the rules regarding public comment
for agenda item #6 for ordinance 07 -015 regarding adoption of the UDC. Councilmember Munson
asked and received confirmation from City Attorney Connelly, that there will be public comment after the
second reading of the ordinance, which is scheduled for September 25, 2007.
c. Motion Consideration: Extending Deadline for Council to Receive UDC Written Comments to 5 p.m.
Monday, September 24, 2007.
It was moved by Councilmember Gothmann, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the deadline for
Council to receive UDC Written comments, to 5 p.m. Monday, September 24, 2007. Mayor Wilhite
explained that this extension will give people an opportunity to submit their written comments for
Council's review prior to the final reading of the ordinance to adopt the UDC.
Mayor Wilhite invited public comments on the Uniform Development Code.
1. Loyd Peterson, 3001 N Joel Court: spoke about impact fees regarding high density development and
the cost of schools caused by that development; that the UR7* in his area will have 85 sites; which means
there will be the need for a new school in a few years; that he thinks there should be a sufficient impact
fee charged against the developer and that a study be conducted to develop the proper fee.
2. John Miller, E 5817 Bernhill Road Colbert Wa, Pinecroft Business Park Manager; he thanked Council
for their work; and said he is submitting suggested specific language regarding Appendix 19A and other
parts of the UDC; but in particular he mentioned performance based zoning applications; he said that he
has since heard that Council will consider that in the future; and said that after this process is completed,
he hopes Council will consider some method for reviewing these in future, whether every six months, or
annually, or by another method.
3. Madeline Phelps, 3807 N Edgerton Road: she explained that she lives east of Felts Field, a block from
the end of it; and she is opposed to a 2.5 acre lot for houses; that she doesn't think there are many 2.5 acre
lots in that area; that she has a big lot but not 2.5 acres; her lot has a 200' frontage and she doesn't intend
to divide the lot further; but she is concerned about 2.5 acres; she said she has lived there for numerous
years and there has never been a plane crash and that the area is very safe.
4. Don Manfred, 3311 W Packmuele Lane, Deer Park: discussed the Permit Use Matrix and the office
designation; said he sent a letter last March concerning this and putting showrooms in the office
designation; that his business is an interior design business and approximately two- thirds of the office is
showrooms, that it is a low impact business, and there other businesses similar to his, like the affordable
custom cabinets business which makes their cabinets off -site, or the Steinway Piano Gallery that wants to
put in a showroom, and that now their only option is to go in a commercial zone.
5. Ron Oman, 4337 S Farr Road: stated that his neighborhood is established with one acre lots or more;
and that needs to be retained in the Uniform Development Code; he spoke of several reasons why there
has been a lack of citizen participation during this action and the Comprehensive Plan, such as people's
extremely busy lives; he mentioned he is anticipating approval of the 40,000 square foot zoning for
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Ponderosa and Rotchford and that this would meet the expectations of the majority of the populations on
those areas; and he asked Council to pay attention to the community and respect their neighborhoods.
6. Van Spradley, 9518 E 44th Avenue: said to force established neighborhoods to fragment into a density
that destroys the existing character in the name of supplying affordable housing, is not fair; said that those
who support density are the developers and selfish interest groups; and that there are other areas that can
be developed without destroying established neighborhoods.
7. Pete Miller, 18124 E Mission: said she listened to tapes of last Wednesday's meeting regarding title 20;
that they chose wisely to keep the 40,000 square foot lots in the Ponderosa; but Greenacres is a different
story; that the Planning Commission felt the Greenacres community was entitled to keep the change they
paid for in the zone change from UR7* to UR 3.5; and she said that the tape has Mr. Taylor stating the
rezone was only temporary; that she also heard on the tape that mentioned from Council that the area is
ripe for re- development and that two councilmembers were joking in the background about that; that
maintenance of the area is not very high; and that residents in the area are not visualizing the difference
between four or six homes per acre; and that Mr. Taylor said the he recommended the zoning changes
based on a lack of citizen input, although she reported that Mr. Gothmann said there were 700 comments
supporting the 10,000 square foot zone; and she asked that Council not create or go in search of a
regulation to deprive North Greenacres of the 10,000 square foot zoning recommendation.
8. Ericka Johnson, 17112 E Baldwin: explained that she tried to get a group of her peers together to attend
today, that they all agreed they don't like it, they don't want to be stuck with it, but all said why go
because no one would listen as the decision has already been made; she said that neighbors put together
dollars to keep the neighborhood the way it is but to no avail; and she asked Council to consider the
neighbors' feeling about what they want.
9. Kimberly Rasp, 12819 E llh: stated that she has worked for a low income housing developer
downtown with about 500 affordable units; that she'd be proud to be someone's neighbor as she takes
good care of the property; she's also a homeowner living on a one -third acre, a single mom, and that she
has worked hard to maintain the look and feel of her neighborhood; and she asks council to be conscious
of all opinions.
10. Ruth Mattox, 917 N Burns Road: said that three years ago, there were eight acres behind them that
was going to be re -zoned for multi- housing; and that the neighbors gathered 200 signatures and council
kept the zoning to single housing; but with the new zoning issue, she sees that eight acres going from four
houses per acre to more than 30 houses behind them; and she said she wants to protect what they bought
into, and asked Council for consideration.
11. Alice Beattie, 17324 E Montgomery, stated that she is against the rezoning, area -wide of the
Greenacres area from the North Greenacres; that Council has been playing with this for years now and
that it is exhausting; she said that Mary Pollard carried the banner for a lot of them, and many feel the
waffling has to stop; that the area started with one acre, then 3.5, then 7.5, or 6.5 then back to 3.5 and that
that is waffling without consideration of an established neighborhood; that she understands the need for
low income housing and they want to be good neighbors, but they bought into the dream, and if they
wanted to live in a high density area they would have moved into the proper area. She said that "toe -
tapping" with developers brings money but brings disgrace as well, and she asked Council to keep this
neighborhood; and make the newer areas the more dense areas.
12. Dave Olson, 8808 E 44 —' Avenue: he asked Council to maintain the one -acre lots in established
neighborhoods and not go to four lots as stated in the August 18 newspaper article; he said that infill is
just a buzz -word for filing vacant land for the purpose of meeting state requirements, but it impacts an
established neighborhood; and that we can expect problems if this infilling occurs, such problems as
temporary service outages; soil erosion and the potential for flooded basements; noise from working
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machinery; and an increased cost to the taxpayer who will be paying for the infrastructure changes; and
he asked Council not to destroy those areas of the City.
13. Jayne House, 17406 E Montgomery, N Greenacres: she said the character of their neighborhood has
changed; that they own four properties with about 13 acres in total, and she would like to request 6,500
square foot lots.
14. Nancy Purcell, 2531 S Adams Road: she said that Councilmembers were elected to represent the best
interests of the constituents; that Council is currently working on legislation that will determine the future
of Spokane Valley; and she asked Council to consider the affect decisions will have on homeowners; and
that it is not fair to the majority of the neighbors to change the character of the area for one developer;
that overbuilding will have an affect on schools resulting in over - crowing; and over - taxing the sewers will
also have an affect on the quality of the river; she asked where will the tax dollars come from for all the
infrastructure and added services such as fire; and she mentioned that she has a petition signed by her
neighbors to restore the former zoning.
15. Eric House, 1711 N Flora Road: he explained that he is a residential new construction specialist and
has been for numerous years; that he works with a wide -array of new home purchasers; and there are
people who choose to live in higher density areas as they want smaller lots as they require less
maintenance; that the majority of people are busy and don't want to create more maintenance for their
homes; and they want to enjoy their time off; and having 10,000 square foot lots will create higher lot
prices and the majority of people won't be able to afford the homes.
16. Alden Sherrodd, 17315 E Montgomery: he said that Council has been aggravating resident land
owners as they have struggled to have the area zoned for 10,000 square feet instead of the trailer park
UR7; that they told Council their wishes and Council put them off or placed blame on GMA or
elsewhere; he said that the Planning Commission advised to zone the area 4.5, or whatever it is, but some
councilmembers appear to be true to developers, and that the existing large lots are "ripe plums ready to
be picked." He said that not everyone should live in apartment size houses; he wants the elbow room; and
economical homes is an excuse for the 6500 square feet; and that small lot size means higher prices for
developers that most councilmembers receive money from. He said Council should accept the Planning
Commission recommendations and zone for the 10,000 square foot lots; and that Council needs to show
who they work for: the people or the developers.
17. Greg Doering, E 1105 Sunview Circle: explained that he bought property next to Felts Field with the
intent to subdivide; that he went to all the City department and paid the appropriate fees to plat property;
and that he got a letter last July that he completed the mission and all was ready to go and he heard
nothing since then until a letter from an attorney indicating that if he wants to complete the plat he can,
but he can't build on it; he said he out thousands of dollars and that he was led to believe he could
develop and is now told he can't. He said a deadline date should have been sent to those in process to
develop and complete; that he followed all the rules and can't more on; and that there needs to be a cut-
off date
18. Art Britton, 18812 Euclid: said he wanted to reiterate what he said before, that he has a good size lot;
he lives close to Gary; and he agrees with what has been mentioned tonight about this mess tonight; that
he doesn't know why the west side stuck us with GMA and why we have to live by Seattle rules; and that
he bought the lot he did because he wants the space.
19. Richard Harmon, 17610 E Mission: he said that so far, 15 out of the 18 people who spoke tonight are
mad at council because Council is trying to change the zoning, and most of those are from the Greenacres
area; that he [previously] went out and got signatures to change the zoning, and about 70% of the people
signed; that he collected money and thought it was a done deal; but now he finds out it's not and that
Council is trying to change the zoning again; and he said he wonders why Council doesn't understand
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what people who live here want, and that they don't want developers to come in and make money on their
property, and changing the zoning out there will get everybody upset.
20. Joyce Kristensen, 9822 E Boone: she stated that she is in favor of small lots, and especially the 6500
square foot lots; that keeping a large lot well maintained is a lot of expense and hard on the environment;
and there are lots of retired people, or couples who both work; and she has been almost forced to move as
the maintenance is difficult to keep up.
21. Janice Cooperstein, 9716 E 45 Avenue: she said that there was a previous request to Council to
maintain the one -acre lots in Ponderosa; that the fire access roads there now are inadequate for an urban
wildfire area; and in the recent hearing examiner decision, the Hearing Examiner deemed the roads were
adequate; but that even though there was a traffic engineer report, it couldn't be read by anyone except a
qualified traffic engineer; that the study showed that only about one -third of the neighborhood could be
evacuated in thirty minutes and only under very optimist conditions; and she asked Council to keep that in
mind with the additional 180 homes; and she said there is no evidence the roads are adequate.
22. Dwight Hume, Land Use Consultant, 9101 N Mt View Lane: he said that the zoning code is more
than just density issues; he suggested adjustment in the use matrix categories and said he will provide
additional written comments to this request prior to extended deadline; that he wants auto wrecking yards
allowed in light industrial zones as well as other similar uses; and he encouraged Council to re -visit that
letter; he also suggested to amend the section dealing with vocational and trade school to allow that in the
garden office category, and he gave Phoenix University as an example as they would like to expand that
facility; he said that also the market trend is changing to allow on a limited basis, exercise and gym
facilities in commercial areas.
23. Kathy Tabbert, 18505 E 4 Avenue: she said she has a busy life and can't always attend Council
meetings; and that it is distracting for Council to have their laptops up; that she has a 2.5 acre lot with a
nice house but changing that to high density now puts her autistic son in danger; and now Council is
planning to do that in the rest of the city; she said this is only place where people can bring in money and
have zoning changed; that when her kids graduate she'll move; that Central Valley High doesn't have
room for her son so she now home schools him; and that low income housing can be located elsewhere.
24. Art Sharpe, 15812 E 22 ° — Court: he stated that high density is not a shroud of profit for people in the
land development business; that statistics show trends concerning the average sale prices of lots and
houses; and that the real estate market is changed and the medium price of homes is $196,000; and that lot
prices and density are having an affect.
25. Mary Pollard, 17216 E Baldwin Avenue, Greenacres: she said she hopes Council will be merciful;
that she don't want to be enemies; that the rezone they had was a substantial change and to do this again
the matter should be treated as a comp plan amendment and sent back to the Planning Commission; and
that now is a poor time to put in higher density of any kind; and that there should have been a
transportation analysis to show concurrency.
26. Garth Werner, 11415 E 17th Avenue: said that he owns three businesses here and holds three licenses;
that he grew up here all his life and owns property off Broadway and off Barker and would love to have
that B2 and B3; and that it bothers him having people conducting business in the valley who don't live
here; and that he understands what all the people are saying about the residential areas.
27. Dave Crosby, 10421 E Sinto: said he is speaking as an affordable housing specialist realtor, not a
developer but a realtor, and said he is also on the Planning Commission; and said that Council needs to
look at the demographics of where we are today and where we are headed and how we'll get there; that
that is the task of the UDC and the Comp plan; that the baby boomers are downsizing and that'll happen
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VOUCHER LIST DATE
VOUCHER #s
TOTAL VOUCHER AMOUNT
08 -29 -2007
12599 -12684
$1,570,590.91
in large numbers over the next five to ten years; and the generations following us will have habits we
don't have and won't have.
28. Rose Dempsey, 517 N Sargent Road: said we have the opportunity to have different kinds of housing
in different areas; and that everything doesn't have to look the same; and that the people in Greenacres
feel strongly about this and she hopes Council will keep this in mind.
29. Dick Behm, 3626 S Ridgeview: said that things have changed a lot since he first came here; and if we
keep designing neighborhoods the way we are, it will make it hard to change zoning.
30. Bob Ladd, 17709 E Indiana: said he enjoyed his neighborhood until about three years ago; that little
homes are being developed and traffic has increased with more homes and it is not safe for his grandkids
to ride bikes in the neighborhood; that the lots are so small kids play in the streets; that new people move
in who don't respect others in the neighborhood; and that it is distressing that it will be carte blanch for
developers to come in and build six or seven homes per acre with no care or respect for the people; and he
doesn't want the density changed, and said there are other places for higher density homes.
Mayor Wilhite invited further comments; and no further comments were offered. City Clerk Bainbridge
said that she also received a letter from Duane Halliday of Lamar Outdoor Advertising regarding cap and
replace of billboards, and an e -mail from Margaret Mortz concerning low density neighborhoods. As
there were no other public hearing comments, Mayor Wilhite closed the public hearing at 7:40 p.m., and
called for a short recess. Mayor Wilhite reconvened the meeting at 7:53 p.m.
2. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amended 2007 Budget — Ken Thompson
Mayor Wilhite opened the public hearing at 7:54 p.m. and invited Mr. Thompson to the podium. Director
Thompson explained there are three proposed budget amendments: (1) purchase the precinct building
from Spokane County for $880,000; (2) set aside funds for acquisition and construction of other cities
facilities for $553,000; and (3) set funds aside for replacement, repair or expansion of city facilities for
$397,000. Mayor Wilhite invited comments from the public; no comments were offered and Mayor
Wilhite closed the public hearing at 7:56 p.m.
3. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Preliminary 2008 Budget — Ken Thompson
Mayor Wilhite opened the public hearing at 7:57 p.m. and again welcomed Mr. Thompson to the podium.
Finance Director Thompson explained that state law requires several public hearings prior to adoption of
the 2008 budget; and that a subsequent hearing is scheduled for October 9, with the budget scheduled for
adoption late October. Mr. Thompson also explained that sales tax revenues have increased about 1.4%
from last year; and that property tax is up by about 5.6 %; that state law authorizes a tax rate of $1.60 but
the City rate is likely to actually be $1.55 due to increased assessed value. Mr. Thompson also explained
that anticipated expenses are $4,000,000 for civic facilities, $500,000 for records management, $397,000
for building replacement reserve, $150,000 for an area environmental impact study for the city center, and
$360,000 for business plan additions. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment, no comments were offered
and Mayor Wilhite closed the public hearing at 8:04 p.m.
4. 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 August 31, 2007: $256,101.73
c Minutes from August 20, 2007 Council Study Session Meeting
d. Minutes from August 27, 2007 Council Special Study Session Meeting
e. Minutes from August 28, 2007 Council Regular Meeting
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f. Minutes from September 4, 2007 Special Council Meeting, Executive Session
g. CH2MHILL Expense Approval
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent
Agenda.
NEW BUSINESS:
5. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 07 -014 Amending 2007 Budget — Ken Thompson
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor and seconded
to suspend the rules and pass Ordinance 07 -014. As this item was previously covered under item #2
above, there was no additional discussion. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment; no comments were
offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion
carried.
6. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 07 -015 Adopting Uniform Development Code (UDC) — Mike
Connelly
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor and seconded
to advance ordinance 07 -015 to a second reading. City Attorney Connelly explained that the purpose of
this ordinance is to adopt the new Uniform Development Code; he stated that the ordinance recounts the
previous ordinances created and amended dealing with the Uniform Development Code, that the UDC
will now include the section dealing with the establishment and purpose of the Planning Commission; it
mentions the adoption of the City's Comprehensive Plan; explains that current SVMC Title 10 will keep
the Commute Trip Reduction section, and the remainder of SVMC Title 10 will be repealed; that this
ordinance also adopts certain Findings of Fact, explains how the ordinance sections implements and are in
compliance with SEPA requirements; that it implements the Shorelines Management Act, Considers
Critical Areas and resource Lands, Housing and Employment Growth, and cites the dates of citizen
participation. In response to a question from Councilmember Munson, Council will have opportunity to
propose changes to this Code and he urged Council to examine the draft ordinance in detail.
Deputy Mayor Taylor mentioned the use of showrooms and the "office" designation, and said that
Council would like to hear more on that definition at the next meeting; to which Mr. Mercier responded
that 60 minutes have been set aside for next Tuesday's study session to have further UDC discussion.
Councilmember DeVleming and Deputy Mayor Taylor said that they are not pleased with some parts of
the Code, but are pleased with the majority of the material; and Councilmember Munson said he wants to
discuss the Greenacres zoning further at the next meeting. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous.
Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
7. Motion Consideration: City Hall Facilities Consultant Selection — Neil Kersten
Councilmember Munson mentioned he has been friends with Mr. Willis for approximately thirty years,
but feels that friendship will not have an affect on Mr. Munson's decision tonight. Councilmember
Gothmann also disclosed that during the last days of the Housing Convention, he meet with members of
GGLO to discuss the role and relationship between the architect and the overall architect, but feels that
conversation would not have an affect on tonight's decision. Public Works Director Kersten then
explained that staff issued an RFP for development of a City Hall facility program and that after the
selection committee met and conducted interviews, the committee ranked the written proposals as
follows: (1) Bernardo Willis Architects PC — GGLO; (2) ALSC Architects; (3) Integrus Architecture; and
(4) Madison Mitchell Evenson & Conrad PLLC. It was moved by Councilmember Munson and seconded,
to approve the ranking order of the selection committee and authorize the City Manager to proceed with
negotiations of a contract with Bernardo Willis Architects PC — GGLO for the City Hall facility program
and cost estimate. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment. Gary Bernardno of the Bernardo Willis team
said that they are excited to be able to do this project, he mentioned his background as a Valley resident;
and extended his thanks to Council for the vote of confidence.
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Mr. Kersten said they anticipate this contract to be within the City Manager's authority and will move
ahead as appropriate. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None.
Motion carried.
8. Motion Consideration: Outside Agency Allocations — Ken Thompson
a. Motion Consideration: allocated distributions for Social Services Agencies as follows
Councilmember Gothmann explained that due to the close association with Edgecliff, he recused himself
from this motion, and he left the room. Finance Director Thompson showed a breakdown of the six
requests and of the six recommendations, one from each councilmember, excluding Mr. Gothmann.
It was moved by Councilmember Munson, seconded, and (except for Mr. Gothmann who was recused)
unanimously agreed to allocate the following grant amounts:
Greater Spokane Substance Abuse: $ 2,500
Spokane Valley Partners: $ 20,000
Big Brothers /Big Sisters: $ 3,000
Meals on Wheels: $ 4,000
Arts Council: $ 5,000, for a total of
$ 34,500
There were no public comments; and Mr. Gothmann returned to the dais.
b. Motion Consideration: allocated distributions for Economic Development Agencies as follows
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to allocate the following grant
amounts:
Greater Spokane, Inc. $ 65,000
ITA: $ 25,000
Spokane Neighborhood Eco. Dev: $ 4,000
Councilmember Munson mentioned the funding previously allocated for the site selector program; and
Council briefly discussed possible uses of the remaining funds. Mayor Wilhite invited public comment.
Pam Almedia of Meals on Wheels, mentioned that $1,000 would provide meals for one person for an
entire year.
Ester Larson, of the Spokane County Sheriffs office, 1100 W Mallon; said she is the fiscal agent for the
SCOPE Edgecliff Weed and Seed Project which is part of Spokane Valley Partners; and she thanked
Council for their consideration, and for the work involved in those neighborhoods.
It was moved by Councilmember DeVleming, seconded and unanimously agreed to allocate the
remaining $1,500 to Meals on Wheels. There were no further public comments on this issue.
PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Wilhite invited general public comment; no comments were offered.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
City Manager Comments: City Manager Mercier mentioned that all documents relative to the UDC are
now on the City's website. Deputy Mayor Taylor asked that when Council has the next discussion, if
staff will be prepared to provide additional information concerning showrooms, and of the University of
Phoenix' inability to expand because of its zoning designation.
Mr. Mercier also said unless there are objections, he intends to extend the lobby contract to the same firm
for another year under the same terms and conditions as the current contract; there were no objections
voiced. Mr. Mercier brought Council attention to the CTED Grant 2007 -2009 information and the draft
letter of support requesting the Mayor's signature, and unless there is objection, the Mayor will sign the
letter; there were no objections voiced. Mr. Mercier mentioned the single page update on animal control
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issue which was presented at the Board of County Commissioner's meeting this morning as part of the
continuing dialogue on regional animal control issues. Mr. Mercier said he rnet with the Finance
Committee last Friday and the Committee agreed to the idea of closing the entire day Christmas Eve,
which is a Monday; and to remain open the entire day New Year's Eve; and asked if Council would be
amenable to placing that on the next consent agenda. Council concurred, Plans for the winter retreat are
beginning, and Mr. Mercier asked Council to check their calendars for possible Saturday meeting dates of
January 12 or February 2. We have also been asked to consider hosting a five - member international
group this winter from places in the world experiencing the democratic form of government for the first
time, and Mr. Mercier said this would be an opportunity to share our governance experience with new
mayors and /or staff of communities who are trying to figure this out for the first time.
It was roved by Deputy Mayor Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the meeting to 9:10
p.m.
Public Works Director Kersten mentioned that the Broadway Project three lanes was completed last fall
and Council was anticipating receiving those accidents statistics this fall; however, with the Sullivan ramp
overpass closed for two months, traffic was diverted down Broadway, so those traffic numbers would not
be the normal traffic numbers; and he said he would like to come back in six months in order to get more
viable statistics; adding that nothing more will be done to the rest of Broadway until Council has had a
chance to review the statistics. Council concurred.
INFORMATION ONLY: Although the fee resolution proposed amendments, and the Appleway Avenue
Bid Award were information items, Deputy Mayor Taylor said he would like to see how our fees compare
with other jurisdictions. Mr. Mercier mentioned staff would be glad to comply, but had the understanding
Council was more focused on cost recovery than what neighborhood jurisdictions would be charging; and
Mr. Taylor said he would like to keep the fees in balance and therefore would like to see comparisons and
cost recovery fee recommendations.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Land Acquisition: there was no executive session.
There being no further business, it was moved by Councilrember Munson, seconded and unanimously
agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
ATTEST:
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Council Regular Meeting: 09-11-07
Approved by Council: 09 -25 -07
Diana Wilhite, Mayor
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SCRAPS
Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service
Regional Animal Control Summary
Goal: Provide a regional animal control program for all citizens in Spokane County — to
include uniform professional enforcement of laws and public policy — holding stray pets
at one central facility while partnering with Spokaaimai and the Spokane Humane
Society to increase pet adoptions.
Current Service Area: Unincorporated Spokane Comity, Spokane VaLley, Cheney,
Millwood and Fairchild Air Force Base
Proposed Service Area: Addition of city of Spokane and as many of our small
incorporated cities as possible
City of Spokane
Start lap costs: Spokane will build and fund an addition to the current SCRAPS facility
to include kennel. office and storage space. Estimated cost of building addition is $2.6
million. An additional $300,0M will be required for additional start up costs to include
vehicles, uniforms, cages, computers. etc.
Annual expenset: Spokane will pay an estimated annual coat (includes cost allocations)
for the service approximately $1.36 million which will be offset by revenues collected
from pet licensing and other fees..
• Currently working on inter local agreement to be signed by November 1, 2007
▪ Invite small incorporated cities to participate ia program
• BaCifrig addition will take an estimated 2 years — city public works project
• Hire 21 employe and purcba.se extra vehicles, equipment and other supplies.
• Estimated date to Lake over the service will be November 1. 2009
• Interim Spokanimal will cantinac providing the service and work closely with.
SCRAPS for a smooth transition
• Creation of advisory board for new regional program
Summary:
A regional program will benefit the community and its animals providing for
uniform professional enforcement of laws and public policy while creating a central
housing location for all stray pets,
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SPOKANE COUNTY, CITY OF SPOKANE, CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY. CITY
OF LIBERTY LAKE. CITY OF AIRWAY HEIGHTS, TOWN OF MILLWOOD
2007 -2009 CTED Grant
Growth Management Act
The Growth Management Act requires the establishment of
Urban Growth Areas and policies for joint county and city
planning within UGAs " to ensure coordination between
communities and jurisdictions to reconcile conflicts ". The
Act also requires that "the comprehensive plan of each
county or city .. shall be coordinated with. and consistent
with, the comprehensive plans . of other counties, cities
with which the county or city has, in party. common borders
or related regional issues'.
Countywide Planning Policies
Spokane County's adopted Countywide Planning Policies
address the need for joint planning within UGAs and define
Joint Planning Areas as "areas designated as Urban
Growth Areas assigned to a city or town for future urban
development but located in the unincorporated county
where a coordinated planning process between the cities.
towns and the County will be conducted."
Steering Committee of Elected Officials
To oversee joint planning within urban growth areas. the
Countywide Planning Policies established a Steering Com-
mrttee of Elected Officials charged with defining standards
for urban growth area delineation, minimum levels of ser-
vice, distribution of future growth, and negotiating designa-
tions for urban growth areas in the form of a recommenda-
tion to the Board of County Commissioners.
CTED Collaborative Grant —Phase I
The CTED Collaborative Grant allowed the County and af-
fected cities to lay the groundwork for coordinated planning
within the urban growth areas by evaluating the differences
in currently adopted development regulations, providing
objective data upon which to base coherent future land use
decisions. and developing alternatives for implementation.
CTED Collaborative Grant —Phase 1I
The second phase of the CTED Collaborative Grant is in-
tended to facilitate negotiations for interlocal agreements by
developing a pilot development process; providing in -depth
revenue and service delivery Information for urban growth
areas: evaluating revenue - sharing and annexation agree-
ments statewide; and developing a strategy for Spokane
County and the participating jurisdictions.
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December 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009
5150.000
Studio Cascade {Development Prose :s).
Mike McCormick f lntertocat Agreements)
Confultant 1Ftrwnctat Analyst),
Earn Washington University (interns)
Grant Technical Committee- Stews Dareuport. Spokantr County:
Ken Pellon. City at Spokane: Scott Kuhta. City of Spokane Valley:
Doug Smith. City nt Liberty Lake: Marianne Mortis. City of Airway
Height, Heather Cannon. Town of Millwood, Susan WinchelL
Boundary Review Board.
September 5, 2007
Mr Ike Nwankwo
Washington State Department of
Community, Trade and Economic Development
Davis Williams Building
906 Columbia Street SW
PO Box 42525
Olympia, WA 98504 -2525
Re Letter of support for CTED Growth Management Services 2007 GMA Regional
Collaboration Competitive Grant Application
Dear Mr Nwankwo:
Sincerely.
, Mayor /Chair BOCC
_beal
Thank you for the opportunity to apply for the Growth Management Services Regional
Collaboration Grant. As demonstrated in the application, Spokane County and the City
of Spokane, City of Spokane Valley, City of Liberty Lake, City of Airway Heights and the
Town of Millwood are interested in continuing the momentum generated as a result of
the very successful collaborative planning undertaken in the 2006-2007 CTED
Collaborative Planning Grant. We see the project we are proposing as the next step
toward establishing a basis for coordinated planning within the metro urban growth
areas.
We believe the activities proposed as a part of the grant will provide a strong foundation
for the development of mutually agreeable interlocal agreements. An outcome of our
proposal is the implementation of a pilot process for development review by the county
and the cities within the urban growth areas. In addition, negotiation and facilitation of
interlocal agreements and analysis of revenue and service delivery for urban growth
areas will be undertaken. We anticipate that this greater understanding will improve the
level of communication between our regional elected officials and will provide a major
step forward in implementation of the interlocal agreements that are so critical to our
future.
Spokane
,Val ey
September 14, 2006
11707 E. Sprague Ave, • Suite 106 • Spokane Valley, WA 99206
(509) 921 -1000 • Fax (509) 921 -1008 • cityhall @spokanevalley.org
Mr Ike Nwankwo
Washington State Department of
Community, Trade and Economic Development
Davis Williams Building
906 Columbia Street SW
PO Box 42525
Olympia. WA 98504 -2525
Re: Letter of support for CTED Growth Management Services 2007 GMA Regional
Collaboration Competitive Grant Application
Dear Mr. Nwankwo:
Thank you for the opportunity to apply for the Growth Management Services Regional
Collaboration Grant. As demonstrated in the application, Spokane County and the Cities
of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, and Airway Heights are interested in moving
forward with coordinated planning within their shared urban growth areas. The project
we are proposing is the first step toward establishing a basis for coordinated planning
within the metro urban growth areas.
The activities proposed as a part of the grant will provide a strong foundation for the
development of mutually agreeable interlocal agreements. An outcome of our proposal
is a comparison of existing and use and design standards used by the county and the
cities within the urban growth areas Out of this process, we expect a greater
understanding of commonalities and differences in these standards. This greater
understanding will improve the level of communication between our regional elected
officials and will remove a major impediment to the crafting of the interlocal agreements
that are so critical to our future.
Sincerely, •
W
Diana Wilhite, Mayor
Cc Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner
Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk