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2014, 11-17 Minutes Evening, formal MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Special Meeting Formal Meeting Format Monday,November 17,2014 Mayor Grafos called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Attendance: City Staff: Dean Grafos, Mayor Mike Jackson City Manager Arne Woodard,Deputy Mayor Mark Calhoun, Deputy City Manager Chuck Hafner, Councilmember Cary Driskell, City Attorney Rod Higgins, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney Ed Pace, Councilmember Eric Guth, Public Works Director Ben Wick, Councilmember John Hohman, Community Development Dir. Mike Stone, Parks & Recreation Director Absent: Lori Barlow, Senior Planner Bill Bates, Councilmember Carolbelle Branch, Public Information Officer Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: In the absence of a pastor,Mayor Grafos asked for a moment of silence. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council, Staff and the audience stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all Councilmembers were present except Councilmember Bates. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to excuse Councilmember Bates from the meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS: n/a COMMITTEE,BOARD, LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS: Councilmember Wick: reported that he attended the Valley Heritage Museum Annual Fundraiser, which included some impressive information about the history of Felts Field and the air races. Deputy Mayor Woodard: said he attended the World War II Memorial Service. Councilmember Higgins: said he attended the City's exit audit and that this city received a clean report; that he went to the Inland NW Partners meeting at Hayden and attended a session devoted to the topic of business development. Councilmember Pace: said he went to the STA (Spokane Transit Authority) Transportation Leadership Summit at the Lincoln Center where they discussed their Moving Forward Plan; also attended the STA Joint Committee meeting where he heard the result of an economic study concerning whether the center city line would increase property taxes and stimulate development, and said the results were not overwhelming; attended the Wastewater Policy Board meeting and said they recommended no rate increase for the sewer system, and that a rate study will be conducted next year. Councilmember Hafner: concerning the STA meeting, he said their Moving Forward Plan includes a proposed .30 sales tax increase for an upcoming ballot issue, said he was uncertain whether that had a sunset clause, he said about 24 projects would be involved with a capital outlay of$12-$14 million; and if it all passes it would be a great boom for the City of Spokane, adding that he wasn't sure what it would do for other areas; said he attended the Health Board meeting and mentioned the Ebola preparation efforts; said he attended the Hayden workshop where one of the speakers was a vice president from Avista, and said it would be nice to have him talk to us about economic development. Minutes Special,Formal Format Council Meeting 11-17-2014 Page 1 of 5 Approved by Council: 12-09-2014 MAYOR'S REPORT: Proclamation: Giving Tuesday Mayor Grafos reported that he attended the Ponderosa Grade School open house and heard an update on what the schools are doing; he spoke at the Toys for Tots event on Sullivan; went to the Sunshine Disposal open house; spoke with first and second graders at Summit Elementary school about such things as ecology, and only allowing rain in the drains; went to the GSI (Greater Spokane, Inc.) monthly board meeting where their legislative agenda was a topic; said he spoke against GSI choosing the Barker Grade Separation over our trail project, but was informed the direction of choices comes from WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation). Mayor Grafos then read a proclamation on "Giving Tuesday"which was accepted with thanks by Ms. Becky Duffey, who also works with Meals on Wheels, and she encouraged people to get involved with giving. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Grafos invited public comment. Diana Wilhite, Spokane Valley: said she appreciates that Council is finally looking into replacing the roof at CenterPlace; said it was brought to their attention last June; that several weeks ago during a hard rainstorm she was at CenterPlace and was appalled to see rain dripping down into several buckets; she spoke of Council moving funds from the Civic Replacement Fund; said that the roof needs to be a high priority and that Council needs to take care of the City's assets before spending money on new projects like the Appleway Trail. Said she also heard that Council is looking into a land purchase from Mr. Magnuson at the U-City area; said that previously the building reserve fund had over $5 million but that this Council has spent down those funds to just over $1 million now; and said she would like to hear an explanation of why Council wants to buy land for a new city hall. 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Shoreline Master Plan-Lori Barlow Mayor Grafos opened the public hearing at 6:26 p.m. Senior Planner Barlow explained that tonight staff will be asking Council to take two actions; first to conduct this public hearing to gather any additional public comments, and second, later in tonight's meeting, to consider the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the Shoreline Master Program. Ms. Barlow briefly went over the process undertaken so far, said this is set for ordinance approval at the December 9 Council meeting, after which it will be sent to the Department of Ecology for their adoption process. Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered and Mayor Grafos closed the public hearing at 6:34 p.m. 2. CONSENT AGENDA: Consists of items considered routine which are approved as a group. Any member of Council may ask that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda to be considered separately. Proposed Motion:I move to approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of claim vouchers on Nov. 17, 2014 Request for Council Action Form Totaling: $4,097,514.08 b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending October 31,2014: $432,781.77 c. Approval of October 21,2014 Study Session Council Meeting Minutes d. Approval of October 28,2014 Formal Format Council Meeting Minutes e. Approval of November 4, 2014 Study Session Council Meeting Minutes It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda. NEW BUSINESS: 3. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance#14-014 for 2014 Budget Amendment—Mark Calhoun After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance #14-014 amending Ordinance #13-016 which adopted a budget for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. Deputy City Manager Calhoun explained the proposed changes for the budget, all as noted on his Request for Council Action Form. Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Minutes Special,Formal Format Council Meeting 11-17-2014 Page 2 of 5 Approved by Council: 12-09-2014 4. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance#14-015 for 2015 Budget Ordinance—Mark Calhoun After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance #14-015 adopting the 2015 Budget. Deputy City Manager Calhoun said that this is the action which will adopt the budget for calendar year 2015. Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. 5. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance#14-016 Code Amendment,Definitions— Christina Janssen After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance No. 14-016 amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A. Speaking for Planner Janssen, Community Development Director Hohman said that there have been no changes since the first reading, and that this ordinance simply adds the word "indoor" under the definition of gun ranges. Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed:None. Motion carried. 6. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance#14-017 Code Amendment,Title 19—Christina Janssen After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance No. 14-017 amending Title 19 of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code. Mr. Hohman briefly went over the proposed changes and said that after further review concerning the medical and dental clinics, that the primary access shall be on an arterial, and the building size should not exceed 20% of the lot's square footage; and that he spoke to the property owner who concurs. Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. 7. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance#14-018 Code Amendment, Title 22-Christina Janssen After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance No 14-018 amending Title 22 of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code. Mr. Hohman briefly went over the proposed changes. Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed:None. Motion carried. 8. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance #14-019 Code Amendment, Manufactured Homes — Marty Palaniuk After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance 14-019. Director Hohman explained that based upon discussion during the first reading of the ordinance, staff recommends changing the carport setback to 10'; he said this could still cause some parking issues, but feels 10' is a good compromise. Mayor Grafos invited public comment. Mr. Wes Crosby: said he spoke last week; that the setback problem he sees concerns parking, and is the size of the carport, and of the possibility of double-wide homes; said the request on the park is two parking spaces per lot,and that this creates 20'easement; said 10' doesn't solve anything; said prior to changes, it was a 5' setback; said some of the carports become patios, but that is not a reason to make a change in the setback; and he questioned the imposition on manufactured housing. There were no other public comments. There was brief discussion about further changing the carport setback to 5', and Mr. Hohman said that either way,parking would be an issue and probably doesn't matter if it is 5 or 10' and if Council preferred, this could be changed tonight to 5';that if Mr. Crosby would like to have 5', staff doesn't feel strongly one way or the other, adding that Mr. Crosby's park is private. It was moved by Councilmember Higgins and seconded to amend the motion to change the setback to 5'from 10'. Vote by acclamation on whether to amend the motion:In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed:None. Motion carried. Mayor Grafos invited public comment on the amended motion; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation on the fully amended Minutes Special,Formal Format Council Meeting 11-17-2014 Page 3 of 5 Approved by Council: 12-09-2014 motion to approve Ordinance No. 14-018 amending Title 22 SVMC, and to change the setback from 10'to 5'. In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion carried. 9. First Reading Proposed Ordinance#14-020 Adopting Shoreline Master Plan—Lori Barlow After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to advance Ordinance No. 14-020, adopting the Shoreline Master Program, to a second reading. Planner Barlow explained that this ordinance is not intended to implement the Shoreline Master Plan yet as the Department of Ecology will review the plan for approval; that once approved by Ecology, the City will adopt Chapter 4 as Spokane Valley Municipal Code Chapter 21.50, and amend the Comprehensive Plan to include the Shoreline Master Program as a chapter. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed:None. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Grafos invited public comment; no comments were offered. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 10. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Recommendations—Mark Calhoun Mr. Calhoun explained that the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee(LTAC) met,heard presentations from those seeking LTAC funding, and decided upon recommended allocations as follows: Visit Spokane: $256,000 Valleyfest: $10,000 Visit Spokane(visitor center): $0 Vallleyfest,Bike Celebration: $10,000 Spokane Valley Parks&Rec(volleyball courts):$0 Spokane Sports Commission: $185,000 Spokane Valley Parks&Rec,CenterPlace: $15,000 Spokane River Forum:$1,000 Spokane Co.Fair&Expo,marketing: $28,000 Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: $15,000 Spokane Co.Fair&Expo,interim marketing: $8000 HUB Sports Center:$40,000 Spokane Co.Fair&Expo,exotic animal display: $2000 M. Calhoun also explained the difference in law from previous years; and that with the current legislation, Council can only approve or reject the amounts recommended and cannot change the recommended allocation amount; and said this is scheduled to come to Council for a motion consideration at the December 16 Council meeting. There was some Council discussion on the recommended allocations, including why the Museum's allocation is half of what they requested; and that the requested $120,000 for the volleyball courts did not receive any recommended funding. Councilmember Wick, who is also the chair of the LTAC, said that he tried to convince the committee of the need for the volleyball courts but the Committee wanted to see how those currently planned courts work out before giving them more money, and also mentioned the need for concession stands since the area would be hosting tournaments, and that the courts should be funded through the City's capital expenditures. Deputy Mayor Woodard said he did not agree with the lack of funding; that this would be the largest volleyball court in the region and would bring in a lot of traffic, thereby benefitting the local hoteliers in the valley; and said he feels the Committee was shortsighted; and that Vallleyfest deserved more; he said we are misrepresented by the downtown entities; that the committee is asking our city to give an abnormal amount of money in proportion to the other contributions; again that he thinks the committee should have funded some of the volleyball courts, and that he is disappointed. Councilmember Pace said he would prefer allocating no funds to the Sports Commission and leave the remaining recommendations as they are, or have the committee go back and do it all over. Deputy Mayor Woodard said he too would rather see it re-done and have the committee take greater consideration in their recommendations. Council also asked Mr. Calhoun if he would provide information on allocations of past years, and Mr. Calhoun said he would get that information and forward it to Council, and/or include it with the December 16 packet materials. Deputy Mayor Woodard also questioned not approving any funds for a visitor's center, and Mr. Wick explained that they were looking at partial funding, and Visit Spokane said they would not be able to accomplish their goal with partial funding, so they withdrew that request. A question arose about committee appointments as two of the members' terms are set to expire the end of the year. City Manager Jackson said that each year we hold discussion about what will bringing lodging into our valley motels, and what facility or event should we invest in to bring room nights into the valley; he said that since those two Minutes Special,Formal Format Council Meeting 11-17-2014 Page 4 of 5 Approved by Council: 12-09-2014 terms expire the end of the year, there is a potential for appointment of new members, and said he will look into that question further should this be sent back to the committee. It was again mentioned that a motion to determine the allocation of funds is scheduled for the December 16 Council meeting. 11. Stormwater Drainage Easement Modification—John Hohman Community Development Director Hohman explained that this easement was originally intended as a stormwater detention for the Ridgemont development; that over the years there were various agreements with Spokane County, and we are successors to that; that the owners seek a revised agreement as some of the conditions in the old agreement are no longer valid, and the 1994 agreement also contained some errors; he mentioned that the pond referenced is a little to the south of that and no water from that drainage gets to that point; and said ultimately this would come back for a motion to authorize Mr. Jackson to execute the agreement. Mr. Hohman said this new agreement doesn't change much but it frees up some title and other issues on the property; and said the families will continue to own, maintain, and hold the city harmless, and that it would have no impact on our drainage requirements. There was no objection to staff proceeding with this matter for a future motion consideration. 12. Advance Agenda—Mayor Grafos Councilmember Pace said he would like to have a report sometime after the first of January to discuss the ordinances banning marijuana in the city of Fife and Wenatchee to help us see if we should have a moratorium on medical marijuana, and as well to look at the retail side of marijuana. Mr. Jackson said that we could examine what Fife and Wenatchee have done, and discuss this at the agenda committee. Mayor Grafos said he would like a future agenda to include a review of the no truck zones in the city, and would like to see the criteria on those streets, such as Vista off Broadway, and compare those with other streets on the other side of the City that are having problems with trucks. INFORMATION ONLY 13.Noxious Weed Board Update was for information only and was not reported or discussed. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS City Manager Jackson said that Public Works Director Guth received notice from the Department of Ecology that our Solid Waste Plan has been approved, effective today; which he added is nice timing as the effective date is the same as our new contracts and ordinances. 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION [RCW 42.30.110(1)(i); and RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)] Potential Litigation; and Acquisition of Real Estate It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn into Executive Session for approximately sixty minutes to discuss potential litigation and acquisition of real estate, and that no action would be taken upon return to open session. Council adjourned into Executive Session at 7:39 p.m. At approximately 8:00 p.m., Mayor Grafos declared Council out of Executive Session and immediately thereafter, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. 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