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2008, 08-19 Study Session MinutesATTENDANCE: Council Rich Munson, Mayor Dick Denenny, Deputy Mayor [arrived 6:15 p.m.] Bill Gothmann, Councilmember Gary Schimmels, Councilmember Steve Taylor, Councilmember Diana Wilhite, Councilmember Absent: Rose Dempsey, Councilmember (Approximately 80 people in attendance) MINUTES Spokane Valley City Council Study Session Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:00 p.m. CenterPlace, Great Hall, 2426 N Discovery Road Staff Mayor Munson called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. Mike Jackson, Deputy City Manager Mike Connelly, City Attorney Ken Thompson, Finance Director Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner Kathy McClung, Community Dev Dir Mike Stone, Parks & Rec Director Rick VanLeuven, Police Chief Neil Kersten, Public Works Director Greg Bingaman, IT Specialist Bill Miller, IT Specialist Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk Roll Call: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all Councilmembers were present except Deputy Mayor Denenny and Councilmember Dempsey. It was moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded and unanimously agreed to excuse Deputy Mayor Denenny and Councilmember Dempsey from tonight's meeting. New Employee Introductions: Parks and Recreation Director Mike Stone introduced new Administrative Assistant Patty Bischoff, who worked for Washington State for eleven years, most recently for the Department of Transportation. Human Resources Manager John Whitehead then introduced new Human Resources Technician Sara Richardson, who recently moved here from Las Vegas with her family, including new baby. Council welcomed and greeted the new employees. 1. Economic Development Outside Agencies — Ken Thompson Finance Director Thompson explained that we have five Economic Development agencies to present tonight; that the total requested funding exceeds the amount budgeted; and that he has distributed a sheet to Councilmembers so that they may make their individual recommendations and return the form to Mr. Thompson so that allocations may be considered at the August 26 Council meeting. Mayor Munson reiterated that presentations are limited to three minutes each, and mentioned that Council has read the material; and that the three minutes does not include questions from Council. Greater Spokane, Inc — Jim Huttenmaier Mr. Huttenmaier briefly mentioned the prior funding history, spoke to the return on investments, and highlighted the materials in the council packet, including their assistance to eleven retention and expansion clients responsible for a combined payroll of $17 million, and a combined economic impact of $52 million; and said that these companies provide an annual tax revenue of just over $2 million to Spokane Valley; he said five recruitment clients located in Spokane Valley created 182 new jobs with a payroll of $6.3 million and an estimated annual tax revenue of $1 million; he said the investment request of $65,000 equates to approximately 73¢ per capita based on an 88,000 population figure; and their $2 Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 1 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 million from the retention/expansion revenue that comes to Spokane Valley equates to approximately $22.47 per capital; that the $1 million tax revenue from the recruitment clients equals about $11.23 per capita; and said the 73¢ per capita investment has a return on investment of about $33.00 per capital for Spokane Valley, which they feel is a dynamic return on the investment, and he encouraged Council's continued support. International Trade Alliance (ITA) — Mark Peters Mr. Peters introduced one of his Board Members and major clients, a gentleman with Kim Hotstart, who explained that they joined ITA with 80 employees and as of last year they now have 136 employees with $30 million in sales with $6 million in exports; he explained that ITA helped them connect with the outside world, that they put together all the companies in the area to learn from each other, connect and work and combine resources. Mr. Peters mentioned his additional handout showing performance measures and further highlights, and said they estimate that the per dollar return on export sales from ITA funding equates $5,600 in sales by manufacturers in the City. Spokane Neighborhood Economic Development Alliance (SNEDA) — Eric Loewe Mr. Loewe discussed the SNEDA mission and purpose, gave some background information on their activity and benefits to the community, and explained how their $15,000 request fits in with their budget, as shown in the materials. In response to Council question comparing SNEDA with SNAP, Mr. Lowe said they do overlap and do cross - refer, but his organization does not have income limits Spokane Site Selector — Cary Brooks, of WSU Mr. Brooks explained that they are excited to maintain their relationship with the City; and he went over the highlights of the material included in the packet; and said this relationship is a great example of local government in cooperation with public and private partnerships; and said that their website makes this region available 24/7 in the global site selection. In response to Council question, Mr. Brooks said that it is mostly the realtors who keep the webpage updated, although they do occasionally get information elsewhere about items to correct or update; and to his knowledge, all major commercial realtors participate in the Site Selector. Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce — Eldonna Shaw Chamber President and CEO Eldonna Shaw explained that their request will benefit the businesses in the Business Center Incubator; she said they helped fourteen businesses get started over the year, with such assistance including having high -speed internet available, and a furnished office where they can just come in and plug in; and that the incubator is the only one of its kind in the Valley. In response to Council question, Ms. Shaw said if the funding were less than requested, they would be able to put funds toward their marketing brochure. Mayor Munson thanked the presenters, said that no decision would be made tonight, and he encouraged Councilmembers to give their funding recommendations to Finance Director Thompson in preparation for next week's agenda item to discuss allocations of funding for all outside agencies. 2. Sprague / Bowdish Concrete Intersection Bid — Steve Worley Public Works Director Kersten, standing in for Engineer Worley, explained that this is the last touch on this project before bringing the item to Council next week for action after the bid award on Friday; that the total project budget is about $1 million, with STA funding approximately $700,000. Mr. Kersten explained that the project includes relocation of the existing Gillis Road /Sprague Avenue signal system to the Bowdish Road /Sprague Avenue Intersection. Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 2 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 Mayor Munson said there remains approximately thirty minutes before the scheduled 7:00 p.m. hearing; and mentioned that he attended several meetings over the last month with the Association of Washington Cities, and he heard reports of many distressed cities throughout the state; and said Spokane Valley has always had a balanced budget, that we spend money wisely and plan ahead, and he thanked staff for developing workable budgets and for forward budget planning. Mayor Munson called for a recess at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Munson reconvened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and opened the public hearing for Book III of the Sprague /Appleway Revitalization Plan. Mayor Munson asked speakers to please speak slowly, and said that questions will not be answered tonight, but Council may ask for clarification if necessary; and that the public's questions will be answered as Council deliberates on this Plan; and said that everyone has the opportunity to provide written comments, and that a cut -off for submitting comments may be determined later tonight. 7 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING: Sprague /Appleway Revitalization Plan Book III Scott Kuhta Mr. Kuhta said that tonight's focus is Book III: City Actions, which include the street center, street network and streetscape improvements; per Mr. Kuhta's August 19, 2008 Memorandum, he briefly explained about the City center section 3.1, and the list of strategies used to attract developers; that the City actions include recommendations on street network improvements, which includes the one- way /two- way issue, and desired transportation system; he said there were intensive interactive workshops in 2006 on circulation and street design to gather ideas on the kinds of streets desired to match the city center concept; and concerning that workshop, Mr. Kuhta said that out of fourteen tables of individuals with a total of approximately 100 individuals, only one table wanted one -way; while the remainder wanted the two ways on both Sprague and Appleway. Mr. Kuhta explained about the recommendations to complete the two -way conversion of Appleway and Sprague and said that will help enable the city center and strengthen businesses along the corridor as it establishes a clear gateway to the city, and that it would also eliminate confusion related to a one -way system, all while maintaining the desirable level of service, and that this is the concept for twenty years hence. Mr. Kuhta then briefly explained the various stages needed to accomplish this Plan. Mr. Kuhta said in response to Mayor Munson's question about funding, that we have to have a plan before we determine how to pay for this; and said that regarding the figures from Spokane Regional Transportation Commission, it is important to get the capacity figures at the intersections correct to ensure congestion is addressed. Mayor Munson invited public comment, emphasized that no decisions have been made on this plan, and reminded everyone that Council will continue to accept written comments. 1. Bill Berry, 16010 E Sprague: said that the last time he spoke he stated that he owns three commercial properties in what will be the new zoning and the new street situation; that in concentrating on the property at 16010 E Sprague, he said his three properties will end up in four different zones with this particular property having two zones; that currently is it community commercial which allows the business and improvements for additions to the current operation in the buildings, but under the proposal it would be the new lesser zoning, which will put the current structure in nonconformance; he said on this property, there is a pre - located street shown going through the rear half of this property; the property is 565 feet deep, the road is proposed about the middle of that which is at the end of the current existing structures; he said he can't get answer from the Planning Department or from the City on two things: when or where will the prelocated street be placed; and he said dozens of other properties are facing similar pre - located street issues; as a hypothetical case, he said if he were to bring in an acceptable permitted plan to build a house, a four -plex, a business office or whatever is allowed; and he spent the money and even put in the street that is shown as a pre - located street; how would he access whatever he would build; he said if he puts the street in there and Appleway is not done, even if this is some fifteen to twenty years out; will that property be held in abeyance and nothing done with it? 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Jack Riley, 8122 E Sprague: said he has concerns about re -zones on his property as well as his neighbor's property, that he is confused about this; he understands he will be downzoned; he said if he has a commercial restaurant which is currently closed, it's been a restaurant since 1939, and for them to downzone their property, he said if he can't lease the restaurant to another person and is forced to sell it to a car dealership whether new or used, and the property is rezoned not allowing him to have a car lot in there, he doesn't know where to go from there; he said if the property is downzoned the value will be cut in half; and he asked if taxes would also drop; but he said if businesses are closed there are no sales taxes collected for the city, property values will go down, which will end up as a domino effect, and said if you can't collect money to run the city, then property taxes will have to be raised on homes. 3. Dick Behm, 9405 E Sprague: said he is representing Spokane Valley Business Association (SVBA): he said that the majority of the members of the SVBA are business and property owners on Pines and Third; and they also have members across the valley including residential property owners; he said they are in favor of the traffic revision as planned for the reasons testified to previously; he previously sent Council an e -mail which they should have, and said that the public has had unprecedented opportunity to participate in this plan; there have been more than 136 news media items on this project since the project began; the Plan was covered by the Valley News Herald, the Spokesman Review, Journal of Business, Building Magazine and various radio and telephone stations; there is a link to information on the front page of the City's website, surveys were conducted by mail and telephone asking citizens what their vision is for the new city; he said the answers were seriously considered and many citizen ideas were incorporated into the plan by the Consultants; that as of today, there have been twenty -four public meetings and presentations to the City Council, which does not include all the Planning Commission meetings during their deliberations, nor does it include all the public workshops held by the Consultants, which hundreds of citizens attended, and presentations made to organizations like Kiwanis, Rotary and the Chamber; he said all those meetings were well attended and the majority of those attending approved the plan; he said it is expected not everyone will be in favor of all aspects of the plan, but the majority are in favor; he said that now is not the time for opposition; everyone has had more than enough time to voice their concerns; he said as the plan is implemented, there will be problems, and there will be flexibility to address those at the time; and those who have legitimate concerns had the opportunity and were invited to participate, and those who did not should not complain but should work with the City to resolve those problems; and he said that staff is more than willing to work with everyone here who has a problem; and he's never met any staff who was not willing to bend over backwards to help resolve a problem. 4. Dean Grafos, 16120 E Sprague: said he is opposed to the imposition of the city's corridor plan; as a taxpayer with commercial property which will be downzoned and become nonconforming, he asked Council to address the following issues: street construction calls for expenditures in 2007 dollars in excess of $41 million; he said this is an unfunded mandate and obviously this means a tax increase; he said the City's website's street fund problem #2 explains a shortfall in funding over the next several years of $10 million annually in the street fund to maintain and repair the existing roads, and he questioned how we will fund maintenance on existing streets without tax increases; not to mention the streets which don't yet exist; he asked how the city plans to fund the millions of dollars for the revision of off -ramps at I -90 proposed by the Transportation Plan, when a letter from the Washington State Department of Transportation sent to the Planning Staff, not only states there is no funding available from either the DOT or from federal highways, but that the letter stated that the City was told to cease and desist from portraying this modification as a WSDOT improvement; he said this March 12, 2008 letter was addressed to Senior Planner Scott Kuhta; he said obviously tax increases will be required by this grandiose plan and won't be shared by the City Manager whose residence is in Battleground, Washington; or the City Community Development Director who lives in Liberty Lake, or by Senior Planner Scott Kuhta who is said to reside on Spokane's South Hill; but it does affect People who live and own property here. 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John Kearnes, 11128 E Sprague: said he is concerned that taxes will have to be increased substantially to fund these improvements; he said many businesses along Sprague are struggling now and an increase in property taxes will probably force some to relocate or go out of business; and this won't have a positive affect on the city; he said another huge potential cost is the requirement that landowners will only be able to invest 15% of their property's assessed value in renovating their property, or they'll have to bring their buildings up to the plan's standards; which will be an insurmountable cost to most landowners; and he asked who will choose not to renovate their buildings; he said no one will want to incur the expense of adding to their buildings in order to move them closer to the street right -of -way; and the cost associated with the road improvement in front of their property will be expensive, and said the burden will be increased by the demand that the landowners create landscaped area and plant trees that they'll have to maintain; he said landowners with more than four acres, and potentially others as well, will be responsible for giving up a portion of their land and build interior roads that meet city standards; he asked Council to consider the cost of adhering to this requirement; and said this raises the issue of condemnation without compensation; he said the same is for property owners on the proposed Appleway corridor as they get downzoned from commercial to residential; and he said the whole concept of a central core is a great dream but unrealistic; he said we are not San Francisco or Seattle and there are no attractions to draw people in; and said he is opposed to the plan for the cost. Councilmember Taylor asked if Mr. Kuhta could give an explanation of the 15% rule which the Planning Commission changed to 20 %., and to explain what triggers the regulations. Mr. Kuhta explained that the draft included a 15% rule and the Planning Commission increased that to 20 %; that exterior improvements — the outside of buildings like a facelift or changing the windows, that meet 20% of the assessed value or the appraised value, will need to conform, but that only includes the architectural requirements of the plan, which means buildings will not have to be moved to the corner or do anything else other than the architectural standards. In reading from the draft plan, "Interior tenant improvements shall not be required to conform to the requirements of this Code" — so if there is a change inside, he explained, nothing needs to be done regarding the code; but if there is a building addition which is greater than 20% of the floor area of the building, then the requirements of the Code must be met. Mayor Munson reiterated that if one does a cosmetic change to the outside of the building, there is no requirement to move the building; and if that change is 20% of the value of the building, then it must conform to the code for the standards, not by moving the building. Mr. Kuhta agreed and said that it includes only the architectural standards; 20% of the appraised or assessed value of the building and the land. Councilmember Taylor asked if Mr. Kuhta would explain about the down zoning especially referring to the residential corridors /strip; and if Mr. Kuhta would explain what uses are allowed under the residential boulevard, so it's not taking a commercial area and just saying you can only put up single - family housing. Mr. Kuhta explained that the Appleway Boulevard District zone, which runs along both frontages of Appleway as proposed, allows residential, which is multi - family, townhouses, all kinds of residential developments, it allows office uses, and corner store retail up to 5,000 square feet in a mixed use building, which would be office on the upper floor or residential and retail on the ground floor. Councilmember Taylor asked if the type of office seen along the Argonne /Mullan corridor are the types of buildings allowed along this residential boulevard, and Mr. Kuhta said yes, as well as office buildings along Evergreen; they would be allowed. 6. Richard Bryant, 12025 East 3 said he is a member of the Inland Empire Rail Transit Association for rail transportation in the metropolitan area; he said the plan for transportation is a workable plan, but there is a problem in that the corridor is designed to go all the way to Sullivan, but said the City doesn't own the property, and he asked how the City will acquire the property; he said the deed states that the property is reserved for high - capacity transit; he said this is a superb chance to become a model city as the corridor could include light rail, electrified system powered by the waste to energy plant, it would never run out of Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 5 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 power as it would be powered by garbage; and explained that there is a national organization called Rails to Trails which is in the process of creating a national bike trail from Chicago to Seattle through the old Milwaukee corridor, which runs through Spokane, which would be a boon for the city to have a green belt of light rail, which would improve air quality standards, and he said the EPA is in the process of making the air standards stricter; and his question is how is the City going to acquire that property that the City does not own but plans to put a road through, which is reserved for high - capacity transit. 7. Richard Harmon, 17610 E Mission: he said that in reference to #1 of "identifying opportunities for public information and involvement," that the public has given up; they've told Council a hundred times they don't want half of what we are trying to get and they don't even come to the meetings any more; he suggested putting the plan to a public vote, which would be public service; and he suggested not ramming this through as that would be a public disservice; and regarding the City's vision of zoning; he asked about the public's vision; he said people have come to meetings and people don't come as the people get worn down when Council keeps having numerous meetings; he said the public can't come every week; that Council wants support for purchase of a site for a City Hall; and said Council wants support for a county library; but he said that the County library was voted down primarily because the Council was trying to use that as an anchor for a City Hall that people don't want; he said this is not because people don't want a library, but it is because they don't want to help Council do these things that Council wants to do and use a library as a means to the end. He also said he does not want the streets to change back to two -way as now the traffic is easy; the people are used to it; he said it was bad in the beginning, but now people are used to it and they want it; he feels that anything that comes up in all Council's meetings should be put to a vote. 8. Jack Bean, 11717 E 25` — Avenue: he said this is not his first meeting on this issue; he said that every meeting he has come to, the majority of people are not in favor of this; that they don't want to spend money; and believe the couplet is a good people mover; he said in looking at the difference on the couplet; and the time you get off the freeway from the time you get to the end at University; then go down on Sprague and head to Sullivan; he said people run red lights because they are tired of being jammed in traffic; people sit at traffic lights with cars running; he said that earlier Council mentioned about half of the cities in Washington are in trouble financially, and he suggested we not follow them and said there is no financing for a city hall; he said there is no draw for a downtown; he said this area has little communities, like where City Hall is now — the Alton Community, and he said that people will not come down and walk around the streets, they have their neighborhoods which is the draw of the Valley; he said people won't come down to the City Center and it won't be used in the way it is being sold to the public; and said that the people have said no over and over; and said that he will remember each Councilmember and next time they run for election he'll remember; and the only way to get the people's way done is to vote these Councilmembers out. 9. Art Britton, 18812 E Euclid: said he agrees with the previous speaker; said he has never been on that stretch of road when it's been congested; not like Sprague north on Sullivan which is highly congested; he said there is no point in tearing up streets that are handling traffic; that the University Center is not the place for the City Hall; that the Valley is growing the opposite way; he said the this area here [CenterPlace] would be a good place for a City Hall; he said that University City went down the tube several years ago, and that will not come back up again and City Center is not the way to do it. 10. Joe Delay, 5426 S Quail Ridge Circle, Spokane: he said he is speaking on behalf of two properties on east Sprague; the fist property is located at East 23 and E 8125 Sprague, which he said is the Pizza Hut at Vista and Sprague and is now vacant; and the second property is just west of that, which is a Kitchen Interiors; he said the other property is located at E. 10001 Sprague Avenue; which is a property now 60% occupied by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, and 40% of that is vacant; and he said the property at East 10001 Sprague has been vacant for over two years, which was formerly occupied by the Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 6 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 Casino; he said opposes this proposal although he knows that Council wants to do the best possible for the public and business property owners along that area; but the question is what benefit is there in changing the zone in this area; and said that in looking at the proposed zone change, the Washington State Liquor Control Board will be a nonconforming use; and he said they have a clause in their lease that if a municipality changes the law that does not permit their legal operation at that site, they can terminate the lease, and said there is currently a ten year lease as the Spokane Valley Planning Commission granted a building permit to remodel that store at a cost over $100,000, so the Liquor Board would have a modern facility; and he said that under the permitted uses, this Liquor Store would not be permitted nor would it be permitted under a conditional use; and that Council is here to help the public and the property owners and he asked Council to reject this proposal. He added that since the one -way was put in, Kitchen Interior's rent was reduced by 50 %; before Pizza Hut closed and before the one -way was put in, their rent was cut 33 %; and the remaining rentals in that area have been affected as well; and subsequent to doing that, he said he received a tax bill from the Spokane County Treasurer seeking to double his taxes at that location three years ago; he explained that the rent is being cut so the County determined not to raise his taxes; and he said that there are laws in this state that state that zoning laws that result in relatively little gain or benefit to the public, while inflicting serious injury or loss on the property owners, have always been held by the court to be confiscatory and void; and he said this plan is not in the benefit of the property owners or Spokane Valley or business operators. 11. Mike Delay, 1719 S Rocky Ridge Drive: said he feels Council has the public's best interest at heart; and said that it is stated that Council wants to build in cooperation with the property owners and with the support of the community, a city center, and a desirable community; and he said he wants to see that happen; he suggests there are some ways to obtain the desirable result, which can be achieved by having mixed use in the city center, maybe some people living above and retail; and that Council wants to see buildings closer to the streets and parking in the rear; and instead of increasing regulations which have the affect of down zoning or creating blight, the goal can be achieved through some tax incentives; by having commercial used for apartments or high residential use, you get deferred or suspended real estate taxes for five or ten years; and if the desire is mixed use, he suggests council think of a way to tie that into the tax structure; he said this leads to the developer working with the plan while still having a financial gain due to no one paying some taxes for a time in order to recoup what he has to do which may be not as desirable without the incentive. He thanked Council for this opportunity to speak; and mentioned "green building components" could also be added to the regulations by enticing developers, if they use the "green" components, they get a deferment or tax reduction for a short period of time. 12. Jim Golly, 1841 N Salmon River Lane: spoke in connection with moving traffic, mentioned synchronizing the valley traffic lights; that the lights can be frustrating sometimes leading to accidents due to red -light runners; and said the synchronizing of lights would also lower pollution due to less idling of cars; and he said he supports beatification and moving traffic. 13. Jane Franks, 12508 E. Skyview Avenue; she said she has attended many council meetings to see this process; as a senior she said she would like to see the one -way roads extended further; she said she is not a business owner; and said that most of the seniors would like to see it go further instead of back to two way and have to learn all over again. 14. Glenn Burdick, 16215 E Sprague: echoed the previous gentleman's appreciation to Council and thanked Council for listening and said he realizes the hard job of trying to make everyone happy; he said that he only found out about the zone change yesterday; and said that when they did a zone change on their property ten years ago, they had to give a month's notice, pay $1800, and put up a sign and mail out notice to neighbors; and he said he doesn't know how it slipped by notifying everyone, and he realizes that it is a big job; and he said that it is taking a big step for someone who has a $100,000 piece of property and knows that something was going to happen to it; he said he appreciates the idea of keeping it Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 7 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 two -way; and said that if people want a quick route east /west, that I -90 is a good way to do that; and regarding down zoning, he said when he bought his property is was zoned B2 which gave them a lot of different directions to go, but the last rezone they lost a lot of potential for the property; and going into the new zone will take away even more alternatives; he said he appreciates wanting a good looking city with trees, but agrees that maybe making tax incentives or some other way to have the people buy in would be preferable to being dictated to; and he said that he doesn't understand how with their property, someone would tell them if they want to do a tire shop you can, but not a book store; and some of those intricacies don't make sense to him and the options should be left more open. 15. Joe Jovanovich, 9610 E First: he said that many businesses depend on the efficient transportation of the couplet; he said that a two -way system on Sprague, which they had many years of unhappy experience with, will have several negative affects on the timeliness of delivering their services; he said of those wishing to go back to two way traffic, that there has been a lot of attention that the one -way traffic is the cause of the business failures; but he said there are other relevant factors which affected the businesses on Sprague; he said there are bunchings of similar retail establishments on Sprague, such as furniture stores, fast food restaurants; auto or truck accessory stores; and said that clustering similar business means that unless there is a huge and continuing demand for those services, some will fail; he suggested too many competitors and low margins had a greater negative affect on the demise of those businesses on Sprague then the one -way traffic; and added that with the requirements for landscaping, building design improvements, signage, windows, parking and other things heaped on property owners, that would cause greater rates; and asked if the current businesses have a difficult time paying rent payments now, he asked how the future under this plan would be brighter; he said there are not enough people living in the corridor area to support the businesses on those arterials; the residents are not wealthy, and said if the corridor with its safe wide lanes, limited traffic lights, is slowed down by adding two -way traffic, many motorists will look for different routes to the freeway; and therefore the desire to find alternatives to Sprague and Appleway will cause the opposite affect on the livelihood of businesses and property owners. 16. Gene Hinkle, 11916 E Sprague: he said there are about 1300 property owners on the six miles of Sprague /Appleway and he suggested that 1000 to 1200 of these oppose this plan; he said 90% are opposed to changing the couplet and he said he doesn't know how the Planning Commission can recommend this after all the meetings that he attended, which was almost all, with about 90% testimony of don't mess with the couplet; he suggested there is no mandate for this plan; and he mentioned the law of unintended consequences; he said that 80 to 90% of the residents and business owners oppose this conversion; he said that ten years ago he worked for five years to help create this city; and perhaps this is a result of the law of unintended consequences, but he said at least we have a voice now which is better than just having one county commissioner; he said if this goes ahead, there will be a mass of opposition and we don't want to be a dysfunctional city with endless litigation; he said the plans to enhance a relatively small area from University to the freeway along Sprague to benefit a small number of businesses and property owners is way out of hand; he said the University Mall was forced to fail and that is where Council wants to locate a city center; he suggested Council drive along there and look at the businesses to see how many have shabby appearance; he said he opposes much of this plan and questions the responsibility of the City to attempt to make those property owners successful; he said your mission should be to create a level playing field; he said he went to City Hall this week and asked for a mission statement for the City of Spokane Valley and he said he was told there is none, they said you have a vision statement but not a mission statement. Mayor Munson responded that that information is incorrect; and he asked Mr. Hinkle to come back again to City Hall and he would be given a copy of the mission statement. Mr. Hinkle continued and said staff could not produce a mission statement; and he added that the City should be creating a level playing field for all legal businesses with fire, police and good roads; and said the proposed zoning laws are draconian and wrong, they downzone, they take away people's wealth; and they don't pass the KISS rule, which is keep it simple stupid. Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 8 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 17. Susan Scott, 2312 S Baldwin Road: she stated that she and her husband own Lark Incorporated at 205 S Evergreen Road; and said it has been frustrating trying to keep up with all the changes of this plan; she said she came to every workshop and meeting, and she said now we are down to the final stages with hearings on Book 3, and she asked where are sections 3.1 and 3.1.1 on the City Center and City Center Civil Facilities, and she said that they are finally here tonight; she said the planning department is more interested in fast tracking this plan to adoption than worrying about details and unintended consequences for small businesses and citizens; and that the public has had their chance to weigh -in and that the public had better "just get over it and move on;" she asked if the Planning Department has given Council satisfactory answers to Council's questions; and if they told Council how many businesses have been downzoned; or how many will be made nonconforming; or explained the impact of being nonconforming; and she asked Council if they are aware of the serious insurance and lending issues the nonconforming businesses face; she asked if mention was made about how expensive the architectural and development standards are or of the per capita income needed to make the envisioned city center successful; and she asked why millions should go forward to enrich a select few, setting them up to compete with other retail developments which were built with private dollars and exist through free markets; she asked Council to slow down and consider carefully all the plan's ramifications; and to listen to the citizens over the consultants and planning department, she asked Council not to let Spokane Valley just be another notch in a consultant's or planner's belt; and she said the best solution may be to build just a civic center, library, and a city hall on the land already owned at Mirabeau, extend the couplet and give the Comprehensive Plan just adopted a chance. 18. Mike VanDinter, 15018 East Shelley Court: he said he is the past president of Washington State Independent Auto Dealers Association, and is also a resident of the valley, he said his members are opposed to the plan as proposed mainly concerning not allowing used car dealers in auto row and the total elimination of automotive dealers on Sprague Avenue east of Auto row; he said he has previously submitted concerns in writing; but appreciates the opportunity to speak tonight. 19. Rob Nordhagen, 6708 E. Appleway: he explained that he is a car dealer, and said he would like Council to really consider the wording of that used car dealership; said concerning traffic, he is confused as Mr. Kuhta said there will be five lanes if we do this two -way thing on Sprague, with four directional and one a center -turn lane; and Appleway would be three lanes, one lane each direction with a center turn lane; and said now there are five lanes westbound on Sprague; and the proposal is three eastbound and three westbound; and said he is confused how you can move traffic when the traffic lanes are reduced; and said it makes no sense to him; he urged Council to take their time and think about having this put to the vote; he asked if the 1200 business owners have been contacted about being downgraded and the area zone changed; and said if the buildings burn down, the insurance companies won't pay the assessed value; and he asked if the 20% is based on the current value or after the downgraded and assessed value, which means if his property is worth a half million now, then it is rezoned residential and is re- assessed and he is nonconforming, it's a quarter million dollars, which is more like 10% for a remodel then; and he said there are a lot of little areas that need attention; he said he doesn't know what kind of grip the University City property owners have on Council, because they are driving that main core that has to be done, to revitalize their property, and he asked about the rest of the property owners on the rest of the corridor; he said there are no anchors or businesses committed to that U -city area, or at least he has not heard of any; he suggested getting the plan together first instead of rezoning everyone and downgrading everyone thus tying up property owner's hands for years to come. Councilmember Taylor said there have been some comments tonight regarding the availability of insurance for properties that would be put into a nonconforming statue, and he asked if it is possible to receive some research from individuals in the insurance industry to explain how coverage works for properties in that situation. Mr. Kuhta said staff can look into that and contact some insurance agencies and bankers, and appraisers to address non - conforming issues. Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 9 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 20. Grant Rodkey, 11524 E. 19` Avenue: he said he bas been to a couple meetings; and said he hopes council will listen to the taxpayers; said that referring to the meeting with the focus groups of tables of people, he said he's not sure that will show a majority of the city's population; and he asked who selected those people on the tables, and were they held on a day when businesses people were unavailable; he said regarding the list of reasons why this is a good idea, that Mr. Kuhta mentioned confusion on the one -way, and if it is worth the additional two and a half minutes; and he asked if Mr. Kuhta would be commuting on a daily basis, and said two and a half minutes on a daily basis adds up to a half -hour of wasted gas; he said the issue of having a plan before asking people for money, he said he doesn't think he has been asked for tax money; he said he thinks his property taxes have been raised, fees have been raised, and he had no say, so he said he doesn't know who is asking for the money; he said he hopes the decision will not be made in favor in spite of over - whelming testimony against; he said Broadway was turned into a congestion zone from Pines to Sullivan in contrast to Broadway west of Pines, he asked when was the last time you saw a traffic jam on either side of Pines; regarding moving traffic, he said based on the decision made with Broadway, he asked if Council cares about moving traffic, and said he doesn't even use that road anymore as that road is horrible; and said anyone driving on that can attest to the frustration of changing from a proven traffic mover to an experiment in city planning, and he said that the two main supporters of that plan were the fire department and the school, which were public entities and not the taxpayers living along Broadway, and he asked if Mr. Kuhta would be travelling this stretch as well; and he said he sometimes gets the feeling that taxpayers are a necessary inconvenience; regarding safety and confusion and one way streets, he asked Council if they have ever tried crossing Sullivan Road going north or south in the center lane with the congestion created by reducing traffic lanes, and said the current safe travel on Sprague will be changed to the opposite; regarding business access he said it is a fallacy that two -way traffic will increase business access; and he questioned if it is easier to cross congested traffic like Sullivan or to pick the left or right side of a one -way depending on a business location; and he stated that he wonders if meetings will be held until those who oppose this give up and quit voicing their opinions. He further stated that the best way to show that Council listens and shows respect to the taxpayers, is to put this to a vote, either in whole or in part. Councilmember Taylor asked if clarification could be provided on those focus groups that took place, and he asked Mr. Kuhta if it is true that all of those forums occurred in the evening during the weeknights, and not during normal business hours? Mr. Kuhta said the process was started with focus groups of key stakeholders in the community that were invited to this building, which was held during the day during the week, and had a series following that of four workshops that were open to the public and where held in the evenings at the Decades Meeting Place. Councilmember Taylor asked if the focus groups were all open to the public. Mr. Kuhta said they were not open to the public in the sense that we advertised for those meetings, but they were key stakeholders to start the process, and the open public process started after that. Mayor Munson said there were several meetings, such as the meeting on transportation that were completely open to the public. Mr. Kuhta said there were four workshops that were open to the public, and every meeting after that has been open to the public. 21. Dan Gieger, 118 S Pines: said he has no question that everyone here is well - intentioned; but as a commercial property owner, he said it is disconcerting when you realize that your property may be downzoned; that he said he heard there were a lot of meetings held about this issue; but if a notice had gone out to the property or business owners mentioning a meeting that would consider down zoning property, the attendance would have been great; he said he was not aware of any meetings held in this building; but telling property or business owners they are planning to downzone their property and reduce the property value, that gets the owner's attention; and he feels the plan paints a broad brush on people's property rights and takes away from what they can do with their property; and he asked Council to consider this plan carefully; and said that he spent three or four hours reviewing the plan and said that some of the things in that plan are ridiculous. Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 10 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 22. Chris Polito, 1313 S Mica Park Drive: explained that in looking at the plan's concept, it is nice to see interest in improving a city center, he is happy to see that the University area has been chosen as that place is in economic trouble; and the pictures makes it look wonderful and his family would actually consider living there; but his concern is with the roads, and he asked Council to just leave the roads alone; and as a person who travels the area daily, the two and a half minutes saved equals a 73% increase in his travel time; he feels is it unrealistic to think by changing the roads, businesses will magically show up; the reason is because there is no reason to go there; his parents live south of Spokane but will drive to Coeur d'Alene to go to Red Lobster; and said it doesn't matter how far, if there is somewhere people want to go, they will go; he mentioned the Cottage Cafe on the corridor, and said the place is generally packed, that the place is appealing; he said he is concerned that it appears the City is trying to micro - manage a lot of business owners concerning zoning; creating a plan and zoning the property before an idea of how it's going to happen, he feels the tax dollars should be focused on creating the core, and if you have a core, you will have a reason for people to go there; and then businesses will show up; he said he loves the one - ways, and would love to see that extended all the way to Liberty Lake; he mentioned the need for light rail, and said if we had a light rail with stops, there would be reason for people to be there and said he is a strong supporter of rail; and he said rather than spend money on re- working roads that work, it should be spent creating a destination for people to go to, like having a park in that area; or maybe renovate the old Home Base to a convention center or a stadium; or add a movie theater; more things like popular family restaurants. 23. Barbara Robbins, 11014 E 42 °n Court: she said this is a relatively new issue to her, and she is thankful she is not a property owner in that area, and is hopeful that if she had been she would have received a certified written notice or some official notice concerning this plan; she said if these properties are downsized that decreases the amount of tax revenues which rolls over to increase her property tax as money has to come from somewhere; she said we don't have big industries like other cities who have been successful with these kinds of plans; she said she drove down Garland from Wall to Ash and she amazed; that there were businesses there about fifty years ago but no one goes there anymore; and she asked if something like that will happen in the corridor, where people will avoid it by going north /south to get east /west. 24. Jim Scott, S. 2312 Bolivar: he said that in reference to the infamous fourteen table meeting, he was at that meeting as was Diana Wilhite, and he said the deck was stacked by the SVBA in that they were strategically placed at tables to get the desired outcome; and said that 70% of the people at that meeting were SVBA members and suggested checking the attendance record to confirm that; he said that he heard tonight that the city staff goes out of way to work with someone; and he said not in his experience; that Mr. Hume went to Scott Kuhta about our plan, and his response was to tell the Scotts to get over it and move on; and Mr. Scott said that "that's the last thing I'm going to do Mr. Kuhta, I'll guarantee you that." He further stated that as far as the plan is concerned, how anyone can look at this plan and place a blanket of nonconformity over the whole corridor while down zoning multiple properties down the proposed Appleway Boulevard which hasn't been built yet, from University east, and probably won't be built for at least ten or fifteen years; and to encumber all those properties, he said is almost a taking; and he said he hopes Council looks at a lot of the different negative aspects of this plan and not just the pretty pictures. 25. Mike Dalton, 8617 E Sprague: said he was going to say the same thing that Mr. Scott mentioned; he said he had plans about building out in that area and started to build on Appleway; and said when this started in 2006, he was never informed about the workshop, and he is a small business owner on Sprague, he said he spoke with people who attended those workshops and he was told the same thing as mentioned before: that the Spokane Valley Business Association was the predominant group of people there; and he said that Michael Freedman refers to the tables and the workshops and the public input, and Mr. Kuhta did as well today; and he added that there are a lot of nice people here who have been very helpful and he Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 11 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 acknowledges that a lot of work was put into this and he feels the Council has the public's best intention in mind; but he said he feels those workshops were not representative of the public, and that we got off on the wrong foot from the beginning, and he suggested checking that roster; he said he kept track tonight; that what Mr. Freedman refers to the 13 out of 14 tables at the workshops were in favor of these changes; and Mr. Kuhta expressed that as well, but tonight, if it were put to a vote, he said he comes up with twenty -two opposed and three for; and said he attended many meetings since those workshops, and suggested Council look at the input from the public, which is on the website, that those numbers show similar results. He said his main concern is the traffic but the traffic problem has been fixed and he'd like to see it stay; and if the traffic changes he'll be affected negatively; and his business is on Appleway, but if it changes, there will be no reason for people to come Appleway if they can come on Sprague and go back on Sprague. 26. Tony Lazanis, 10626 E Empire: he said he spent twenty years working for better things for the valley; and spent lots of time and money, and thousands of hours to get this city incorporated; and said he feels downgrading is not good; that we incorporated to help people and not to hurt them; that we spend a lot of money for planning, but he said he doesn't think the money is there and shouldn't stick a few people to pay for it; and said he hopes Council will forget about it; as we have to help people and businesses to do better. 27. Dan Harper 9020 East Sprague: said there have been a lot of great comments tonight; he said he grew up in the valley; said that U -city died because it wasn't hooked to the freeway; and that it was a traffic issue then (in the 60's) and will still be a traffic issue; he said Spokane's downtown city center is not six miles long; and he said he doesn't know how we got to a plan that includes six miles; he said this is a grandiose idea to make this utopia but we are going about it the wrong way; and he just knew about this before the last meeting, about the zoning issue, and that we keep discovering people who are just finding out about the zoning change; he said he has had property on east Sprague for three years and has never received anything and had no idea this had anything to do with zoning; and he thought it was about building a city center and changing the road; and he said he doesn't take the downgrading of his property very lightly; and said he views the arbitrary changing of the zoning of his property as stealing his kids' inheritance; he said if a member of the public has to petition to change their zoning, and put up a sign and notify people in the neighborhood to change the zoning, but City planning can just do it without any feedback; and said changing all the zoning in that six -mile section doesn't make sense; he said that Sprague used to be three lanes each way with a center turn lane; and now to change back to two lanes, with one center lane doesn't seem to be moving forward. 28. Gary Austin, 15906 E Sprague Avenue: he said he has been in the Spokane and Sprague Avenue business area for 38 years; said he moved further east as Eagle Hardware wanted their property; and said he signed a long term lease on his property to a large company, for twenty years, and part of that lease gives him a first right of refusal; or they can offer to buy the property from him; and he feels if we go to them now or propose they buy his property, he'd have to disclose what is going on now; he said he learned two weeks ago that his property was de -zoned from the highest and best usage down to the next lowest; and he said if he wants to build he has to petition and put a sign on his property; that he went to the City's permit center for a product that he sells, that he wanted to take a 1995 model manufactured home and put it on a lot that he has in Spokane Valley, and was told that it can only be new; so that if he has a friend who will move an old house, and he can put that 1935 model site -built home on a piece of property he owns if he brings it up to code, which he said he can do; he questioned why he can't put in a used 1995 manufactured home that meets the same codes just because it is not new. 29. Mark Henderson, 831 S Shelly Lake Lane: said he feels as elected officials, Council has to be listening carefully to these comments about people not receiving notice about something that would affect their property; and said he feels it would not be right to take action without their input; said he favors the Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Page 12 of 13 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 city center and feels it is a good idea to move in that area as it is blighted; but he is opposed to the complete rezoning of Sprague Avenue; he said he has attended several meetings and he hears people do not want Sprague put back the way it was; and he said he hopes Council will move forward by doing what the people want; he said this process has caused them to stop growth in this area; he said they are expanding in other areas and not here and find it uncomfortable they don't know what will happen with Sprague and Appleway and with their property; and won't invest more money here; and if the wrong decisions are made, he said they will leave Spokane Valley completely. Mayor Munson said it is now 9:00 p.m., and he asked for a motion to extend the meeting for ten meetings. It was moved by Councilmember Gothmann, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the meeting for ten minutes. Mayor Munson suggested Council accept written comment until August 29. It was moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded, and unanimously agreed to accept written comments on this plan, until the end of the business day, at 5:00 p.m., August 29, 2008. Mayor Munson then gave the following deliberation schedule: • August 26, 2008, begin Council deliberation to discuss and answer questions that have been given to them by the public, on Book I, and he invited everyone to come to the meeting. • September 9, 2008, Council will discuss Book II, which deals with zoning, where they will answer the questions that were asked, and he invited everyone to the meeting. • September 23, 2008, Council will continue to discuss Book II, which includes the development regulations which will include building height, public frontage, setbacks, pre- located street maps and street types. • September 30, 2008, Council will continue to discuss Book II, building mapping and composition, and architectural elements, and will look at signage and city actions for Book III. • October 14, 2008, Council may have their first reading of the ordinance at that meeting, at which time the public will be given opportunity to comment. • October 28, 2008, is scheduled as a placeholder to hold the final reading of the ordinance to adopt the plan, and will also allow opportunity for public comment. Mayor Munson emphasized that no decisions have been made yet, and public comments are very important, and Council will consider the comments and deliberate upon those considerations. There being no further business, Mayor Munson adjourned the ( —Christine Bainbridg , City Clerk Study Session Meeting Minutes: 08 -19 -08 Approved by Council: 08 -26 -08 'chard Mun ayor ting at 9:05 p.m. Page 13 of 13 S"po�l�ane 0 1111"1\11111 11116, `►alley SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Please si • n below if ou would like to speak at the S ra ue /A lewa • Revitalization flan Public Hearing PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. There may be a time limit for your comments. Any documents for Council consideration should be provided to the City Clerk for distribution. NAME PLEASE PRINT ADDRESS d i7 F TELEPHONE 99 ? -9iP/ NAME PLEASE PRINT ADDRESS TELEPHONE - C - Al i h /E //9/6E. Si 40 2 3(2' S .C', -;, > > Pii 922 /cA, s 3c�- S c tier Ark --(._ #61.r 40 I Cc ( C . 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Any documents for Council consideration should be provided to the City Clerk for distribution. ■ an� jUalley Memorandum To: David Mercier, City Manager and Members of City Council From: Scott Kuhta, Senior Planner CC: Kathy McClung, Community Development Director Date: August 19, 2008 Re: Book III: City Actions; City Center and Civic Facilities 11707 E Sprague Ave Suite 106 • Spokane Valley WA 99206 509.921.1000 • Fax: 509.921.1008 • cityhall@spokanevalley.org Book 11 1: City Actions includes placeholder pages for the intended City Actions related to the City Center and City Center Civic Facilities. The attached document proposes language for Council's consideration. Book 111: City Actions Section 3.1 The City Center Staff Recommendation Book 111: City Center August 19, 2008 The Sprague and Appleway Corridors Subarea Plan identifies the vicinity around the intersection of Sprague and University as the future City Center for Spokane Valley. The Center will be the community's living room, with shops, restaurants, civic buildings, residences and public plaza's all contributing to a new urban environment and central community gathering place. The City recognizes that the envisioned center will be built in cooperation with property owners and with support from community. Public /private partnership opportunities will be explored; however, the City does not intend to play the part of "developer ". The property owners and the City will look for investment opportunities that will have a high probability of instigating the type if development that is envisioned by this Subarea Plan and supported by the community. During development of this Subarea Plan, the City's consultant developed a conceptual master plan for the first phase of the City Center. The City will consider the following list of strategies and tools in its effort to attract developers who will transform the concept into reality: 1. Identify opportunities for public information and involvement in the design and implementation of the City Center, especially the public spaces. 2. Encourage private developers to involve the community in the design of the City-Center. 3. Adopt, monitor and adjust zoning controls that will allow a City Center to be built, in a form that is consistent with the City's vision. 4. Identify and pursue funding mechanisms for necessary infrastructure improvements that will support the development of City Center. 5. Prepare a SEPA/Planned Action ordinance for the area identified as the City Center. 6. Purchase a site for future City Hall. 7. Support the efforts of the Spokane County Library District to locate and construct a library as a civic anchor in the City Center. Book ID: City Actions Section 3.1.1 City Center Civic Facilities Staff Recommendation Book III: Civic Facilities August 19, 2008 The envisioned City Center will be a place where families and friends can gather, shop, dine and live. It is also a place that intends to include important public spaces, such as plazas, gardens, fountains, green spaces and outdoor seating. These areas will be designed with the intent of establishing the City Center as the place the community gathers and interacts. Therefore these public spaces will be designed and located so they are pleasant and fun to spend time in. Since these spaces will become the communities living room" where people gather and share, the City will extensively engage the residents in the design process. The City also intends to purchase land and construct a City Hall. The City Hall will help establish the civic identity for the center and it will be efficient and comfortable for people to do business. It will be constructed using sustainable "green" practices. The City will encourage other civic uses to locate in the City Center. These could include a new library, fire district offices and the offices of other government purposes. $ - $ 25,000 $ 5,000 $ 14,700 $ 3,000 $ 10,280 - $ - $ 29,825 $ 2,500 $ 8,500 WITHDREW APPLICATION $ - $ 150,000 $ 11 $ 5,500 $ 5,400 $ - $ _25,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 -- $ - 5,000 $ 36,040 $ 293 705 $ 36,040 $ 65,000 $ 65,000 $ 25,000 $ 40,000 $ 4,000 $ 15,000 - $ 21,000 $ 17,662 - $ 15,004 $ 115,000 $ 152,652 $ 11 OUTSIDE AGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS CCUNCILMEMBER AUGUST 2008 Social Services AGENCY Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern WA Arts Council Big Brothers, Big Sisters Coalition of Responsible Disabled Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Hearth Homes Meals On Wheels - Spokane Valley Project Access Spokane Valley Partners (Community Center) Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery Economic Development Total AGENCY Greater Spokane Incorporated International Trade Alliance Spokane Neighborhood Econ, Devel, Spokane Site Selector Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce Total Awarded for 2008 Awarded for 2008 RETURN TO KEN BY 8122108 WITH YOUR PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS Requested $36,000 Budgeted for 2009 2009 ALLOCATION Requested $115,000 Budgeted for 2009 2009 ALLOCATION International Sales h■ Spokane Companies • 'the dollar runt unt of taint aci tons • The nuxnt 't Or mlcrnatiotui1 transactions IT has mllueracaxl • Spokane county in 2007 will tench nenrb S I billion m exports a 5th% nu:rntic oven 2005. !Not ye't reported) Revenue Generated by ITA Programs • I'acrtdnge of funding from private sources • Intone from evcn1S and business dcvektptnetit missioa< •Revattic tram cbcni consulting ukw • 34% of ITA's budget now is derived from pnvate sextor support. up from 12% in 2007 Number of New ra Export Companies • Companies we leave helped eerier the intenaliorwl marketplace • Nutnbm of new markclt we mule act essihle for clients • Client Satisfaction of ITA Services • Overall ti du Iiiction b4 cheats of !TA's deliver) of cur>•ulurtinn. events, & artivitica • Irade Leadenhdp •Ability to conduct and dehvev the ITA EPI • Mahn nantxrn of mternata trade tinm kcal cotmnutvl.. • Number of1 bAmonhr' • 51210.000.00 5160.000.00 5140,00000 5120,00000 51(10.00000 500.000.00 560.000 00 540,000.00 520.000.00 5 Measure ITA Budget YTD Comparison RS � � International Trade Alliance 2007 Actual 2008 /cctuai 700th Budget • Membership • Programs and Lather • Public Exp lanation 350% 250% 200% 150% 100% 50% 0% -So% Performance Measures Further Highlights 2008 % Increase or Decrease In Funding Sources Other Goals/Comments • RA has applied for a three year S250,000 Fetkrat grant to enhance husinest development in Canada, Should know if funded in October ' ITA f► developing a proposal to be funded by the U.S_ State Department in the amount of 5300.000 over two years for develop redattortHhlpc v. itl; Spokane sister city partner" for the expansion oc( sales and shoring of technology and policy around clean t1 e'1npmrot and teitnnolgic to rc clu∎ r etnmttsltats and improve merry effeciencv • ITA will he leading a trade shrew delegation to the Edmonton Gil Sands shrew September 23.25 • ITA will also be leading a trade show delegation to the European Wind Energy Canter cote in March of 2009. The ITA consulting pipet project Is well underway with at least 5 projects underway of contracts almost cum rd. wu wo increase increase 2006- 2005 - 2ou', 2006 2007 Firsl Half 2007 2007 2007 Spokane, WA 5579,173,625 $691,019.666 51,000,000,000 - 5800,000,000 5600,000,000 5400,000,000 5200,000,00D $0 Spokane Metropolitan Export Value 6579.173,625 569L028.666 5900, • 2005 2006 2007 •Source: U3. Department of Commerce 2007 Numbers are projected based upon 1st half data Based upon a rough estimate of 25% exports originating from Spokane Valley companies Exports from Spokane Valley in 2007 are projected to be= $22S,000,000 Per dollar return on export sales from ITA funding: ( ether tnrough direct support or creotrng a positive trade environment_) $900,695,066 I $450,347,5331 30%1 $5,625 Working 'Together Toward Safe Communities Free From Substance Abuse August 14, 2008 Christine Bainbridge Spokane Valley City Clerk Dear Ms. Bainbridge, Sincerely, [hide' ,. 74GNi psom Linda J. Thompson Executive Director Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council's (GSSAC) Prevention Center 8104 East Sprague Avenue Spokane Valley, Washington 99212 I Phone 509- 922 -8383 Fax 509 -922 -7716 www.gssacpreventioncenter.com On behalf of the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council's (GSSAC) Board of Directors I respectfully ask that our application to the City of Spokane Valley for 2009 Social Service funding be withdrawn from the competition for funds. As 1 shared at the August l2' City Council meeting, many of our community's non profit organizations seeking funding are facing difficulties in service delivery due to rising fuel costs, limited volunteers, and increasing needs among our citizens. GSSAC has other possibilities for funding we will seek to again conduct our Community Norms Campaign done this year in partnership with Spokane Valley. T am requesting permission to use the "Safe Celebrations" billboards as currently designed with the statement of partnership between GSSAC and the City. The campaign was very successful and we want to continue encouraging families to celebrate proms and graduation alcohol -free. Please let me know if this is permissible. Please call upon me or GSSAC if we can do anything to support the work of the city in any way. Chris Bainbridge From: Saydee Wilson Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:54 PM To: Chris Bainbridge Subject: Outside Agencies Chris, Thanks, Saydee Wilson Accountant/Budget Analyst City of Spokane Valley 11707 E. Sprague, Suite 106 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 Phone: (509) 688 -0230 Fax: (509) 688 -0236 8/13/2008 Page 1 of 1 I was just informed that the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council has withdrawn their application, so they won't need to be included in Council's packets.